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duced into the ration. You can easily teach the calf 

 to eat grain by rubbing a little of it on his nose when 

 it is through drinking milk. It will quickly learn to 

 eat from the feed box if this method is employed. 

 When the calf is fed skimmed milk there is little 

 danger of its eating too much grain. In this con- 

 nection it must be remembered young calves show 

 greater gain where grain is consumed than the older 

 calves. This is an additional reason for giving them 

 all they can eat. It is a mistake to limit the grain 

 ration, because this means a loss in gain and a loss in 

 profit. The calf from four to six weeks old is pos- 

 sessed of a good set of grinder teeth and is able to 

 obtain excellent results with a grain ration at that 

 time. 



We know a number of breeders who have obtained 

 splendid results by feeding calves on whole oats. 

 When fed shelled corn or corn cobs, calves seem to do 

 better and are less subject to scours. 



It is best to grind grain that is small and hard. 

 A mixture of two or three grains rather than just one 

 grain is best whenever it is possible. Do not mix 

 the grain with the milk. This is because the calf 

 should properly masticate the food. The calf should 

 chew it well and not gulp it down, for the starchy 

 matter of the feed is acted upon by the saliva. Many 

 who have taken this precaution tell us that it prevents 

 scours. 



When calves are two or three weeks of age they 

 will eat roughage. At that time they will consume 

 about the same quantity of roughage that they will 

 of grain. 



A warning to be given here is that against sud- 



