DAIRY CATTLE 367 



TYPES OF BALANCED RATIONS (CONTINUED) 



POUNDS POUNDS 



(7) Co) 



Prairie hay 18 Clover hay 16 



Wheat bran 5 Oat straw 4 



Wheat shorts 5 Oats (ground) 3 



Barley (ground) 4 



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( 8 ) Clover hay 8 



Cowpea hay 1 8 Timothy hay 8 



Corn chop 5 Sugar beets 20 



Cottonseed meal 2 Corn chop 4 



Oats (ground) 3 



(12) 



(9) Alfalfa hay 10 



Prairie hay 18 Dried beet pulp 5 



Oats (ground) 5 Corn chop 4 



Linseed meal 2 Gluten feed I 



482. Raising the calf on skim milk. When the calf is raised 

 by hand the feeding should begin when it is only two or three 

 days old. The longer the calf is allowed to run with its mother, 

 the more difficult it will be to teach it to drink. 



For the first two or three weeks, the calf should be fed 

 several times daily on whole milk fresh from its mother. The 

 amount to feed will vary from 8 to 1 2 pounds or from I to I \ 

 gallons a day. The change from whole milk to skim milk 

 should be gradual and will require about a week's time. By 

 the time the calf is four months old, it should be receiving 

 about 2 gallons of skim milk a day. The milk should be fresh 

 and should be fed at a temperature of from 90 to 95 degrees. 

 The pails used in feeding the calf must be kept clean. 



The grain ration for the calf on skim milk must be of such 

 composition as to replace at least part of the butter fat taken 

 from the milk. Corn will replace the fat in the milk fairly well. 

 At first the corn should be ground, but later shelled corn may 

 be used. The grain should always be fed dry, and never mixed 



