PART III 



PRODUCTIVE FEEDING OF FARM ANIMALS 



CHAPTER XXI 

 CALF FEEDING 



Feeding Standards for Calves. The following tables give the 

 feed requirements for growing cattle, according to the standards 

 of Wolff-Lehmann and of Armsby: 



/. Wolff-Lehmann Standards for Growing Cattle 1000 pounds live weight 



* Given separately by Wolff-Lehmann. 



II. Armsby Standards Per Day and Head 



Birth Weights and Gains made by Calves. New-born calves 

 weigh from 40 to over 100 pounds each, according to the size of the 

 parents. Beach gives the average birth weight of calves of the dairy 

 breeds as follows: 1 Ayrshire, 77 pounds; Guernsey, 79 pounds; 

 Holstein, 107 pounds; Jersey, 67 pounds. These weights were 7 to 



Connecticut (Storrs) Report, 1907. 



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