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Calf Rearing at Newton Rigg. 



BY TT. T. LAWEEXCE. 



The County Council of Cumberland have been in possession 

 of Newton Bigg for 13J years, during which time 265 calves 

 have been born, all except eight of which have been reared 

 successfully. These have been hand fed from birth, and with 

 as little new milk as possible. Trial has been made of various 

 substances as cream substitutes to be used with separated milk, 

 those proving most successful being (1) ground linseed and 

 flour porridge, and (2) cod-liver oil. Calves have also been 

 fairly well reared by means of a calf meal instead of separated 

 milk, to meet the case of milk-selling farms, and of whey and 

 meal for use on cheese-making farms. 



General principles. (1) Calves should be fed with great 

 regularity. 



(2) Dietary changes should be brought about gradually. 



(3) A dry and comfortable bed should always be available, 

 and this is best secured by a bottom layer of moss litter (an 

 inch or so) covered with straw. 



(4) If at any time a calf hesitates to take its milk, at once 

 remove the milk, and administer a tablespoonful of castor oil 

 shaken up with twice as much hot water ; this generally sets 

 matters right, even when "white scour " is commencing. 



I. DIETAEY FOE BUTTER-MAKING FAEMS. 



1st Week Own mother's warm milk 3 times a day, commencing with a 

 quart and increasing to 2 quarts. 



%nd Week 2 quarts of warm new milk 3 times a day. 



