DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



seek the trough. For the first few days grain should be kept before the calf all 

 the time. After it has commenced eating it should get only what it will eat at 

 each meal. Grain should not be left in the trough to sour. At six weeks old about 

 ^ Ib. of grain a day will be eaten; at the end of two months 1 Ib. a day; arid at 

 three months and "later about 2 Ib. per day is euotfgh. Some suitable mixtures 

 follow. 



GRAIN FOR CALVES GETTING SKIM-MILK. 



It is better to feed a mixture of two or tLree grains than one. but a large variety 

 Ls not necessary. A number of calf meals are on the market, but they do not possess 

 any particular merit over a good combination of farm-grown grains. It is not 

 advisable to mix grain with the milk. It needs to be chewed and mixed with the 

 saliva. For this reason the best plan is to feed grain right after the milk, when 

 the saliva of the mouth is running freely. 



Holstein-Friesian bull, " Johanna de Pauline 2d's Lad." 



Some suitable grain mixtures are as follows : 



(1.) Oats, 4 parts; bran, 2 parts; linseed-oil meal, 1 part. 



(2.) Oats. 2 parts; corn, 1 part. 



(3.) Oats, 5 Ib. ; bran, 3 Ib. ; corn-meal, 1 Ib. ; linseed-meal, 1 Ib. 



(4.) Oats, ground barley, and bran. 



There is little danger of the calf fed skim-milk eating too much grain. Liberal 

 feeding pays in the case of all young growing animals. The calf is possessed of a 

 good set of grinders and can digest whole oats very well. 



ROUGHAGE FOB CALVES. 



Calves will begin to eat hay as soon as they will eat grain. The hay should be 

 of good quality. In summer they can be turned out to pasture to get what roughage 

 they need, provided the change is made gradually. There is danger of scours when 

 put on pasture suddenly. If shade from the hot sun is not available, they will do 

 better inside eating hay or soiling crops up to six months of age. Corn silage and 

 roots are also good feeds for calves. 



