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as much as it will take ; then about the third day it is 

 apt to turn sickly, scour, and refuse to take satisfactorily 

 for a time. This gorging of the calf's stomach with 

 milk often brings on "scouring," which might have 

 been avoided had the quantity been restricted. During 

 the first day, a pint each time, three times a day, is 

 quite sufficient ; and with an average Shorthorn calf of 

 about 88 Ibs. live weight at birth, 



i ! galls, of milk per day by the end of the first week, 



2 galls, per day by end of the second, 



2\ galls, per day by end of the third, and 



3 galls, per day by end of the fourth, 



is as much as the calf can economically use. 



As newly drawn milk is slightly alkaline in reaction, 

 it is not uncommon for the appetite of the calf to lose 

 its sharpness towards the third or fourth weeks when 

 receiving a liberal supply of milk. The writer found 

 it a distinct advantage to add to the sweet milk a little 

 buttermilk, a small quantity at first, increasing it to 

 about i part of buttermilk to 10 parts of sweet milk. 

 This was begun when the calves were a fortnight old, 

 and had the effect of sharpening their appetites, with 

 the result that the increases obtained during its use 

 sometimes amounted to over 20 Ibs. per week. The 

 buttermilk has no injurious effect on the quality of the 

 veal, and calves fed on milk with a little buttermilk 

 added, often scale heavier weights than one would 

 anticipate from their apparent size. 



Another point to bear in mind is that frequent 

 feeding at regular intervals is a decided advantage. 

 Average Shorthorn calves, fed three times a day, may 

 be made T 50 to 160 Ibs. (i i stones) live weight and ready 

 for the butcher by the time they are a month old ; while 



