CATTLE GENERAL MANAGEMENT. 777 



binding. Fine Hungarian or millet is also very good. For 

 summer feeding, about the same plan is followed, with the ex- 

 ception that the calf is allowed to run on grass, and is fed a lit- 

 tle dry hay besides. Calves intended for milkers should have 

 but very little, if any, corn during their growing period, for it 

 always has a tendency towards too much fat. Wheat-bran, 

 barley-meal, or plenty of beets, carrots, or mangel wurzel, will 

 make a good ration in winter, after the calf is weaned. We 

 have never tried the various hay teas and different kinds of 

 gruels, for the raising of young calves, and think they should 

 only be resorted to in extreme cases, to say the least. 



"Calves that scour when young should be treated without 

 delay, for if allowed to become chronic, it is much harder to 

 check. First try a fresh egg or two in the milk. If that does 

 not effect a cure, tie a half-pint of wheat flour in a rag and boil 

 it for two hours. Let it dry, and pulverize a portion each time 

 in the milk. In all cases calves should have enough suitable 

 food to satisfy hunger, and plenty of water to satisfy thirst. 

 For whatever purpose the calf is raised, strict attention to its 

 growth and health will always pay, especially in these days of 

 high prices. 



"A calf intended for veal, should always have an ample sup- 

 ply of fresh milk from the cow either fed directly after drawn, 

 or allowed to draw the milk itself. If it is fed by hand, by 

 shelling a small quantity of corn in the milk vessel, the calf 

 will very soon learn to eat, and it is a great addition to the 

 milk in forcing the calf. The writer has had some experience 

 in buying veal calves, and it is very easy to distinguish a calf 

 that receives all the fresh milk it can assimilate, and one that 

 is fed partly on skim-milk. But the production of veals, we 

 think, should not be encouraged, for the great increase in the 

 demand for veal is having an injurious effect on the production 

 of good cattle throughout the country. 



"In raising calves for breeding purposes, a full development 

 of all the parts is the main object to be sought. In such csises 

 we almost invariably let the calf take the milk fresh from the 

 cow, and very seldom let it run with its mother, but turn it 



