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selection and improvement of their neat stock. Small hopes can be 

 entertained of this until farmers get into the habit of raising their own 

 calves. The high prices, which all kinds of stock have maintained 

 for the last two years, has induced many more farmers to do this 

 than formerly. In my opinion it ought always to be done where the 

 stock from which you propose to raise the calves, is worth continuing. 

 Tliis can be done in the interior at much less cost than is gener- 

 ally supposed, if suitable measures are taken to efiect it in the best 

 manner. 



A farmer of my acquaintance, in the interior, raises all his calves 

 from a large stock of cows. His cows are known to be of prime 

 quality- His heifers are allowed to come in at two years old, and 

 are then sold with their first calf generally for thirty-five dollars, which 

 he deems a fair compensation for the expense of raising. His calves 

 are raised mainly upon skiin-milk and whey, until they can support 

 themselves on hay and grass. His steers pay a proportional profit, 

 when sold at three to four years old. 



The English authorities say, that upon two cows calving at differ- 

 ent times, seven calves may be fattened for the butcher in the course 

 of the year. More than this may be done if the calves are to be 

 reared for stock ; and if some little addition of meal or vegetables is 

 added to their feed. 



Mr. Jaques remarks, on the subject of raising calves, that " he 

 generally lets them take a portion of milk from the cows for about 

 three months, and prefers keeping them in the stall until they are 

 about a year old, thinking that he gets better forms, rounder bar- 

 rels, straighter backs, greater broadness on the loin and hips, by this 

 management. Calves turned to grass at two and three months 

 old, become pot-bellied, their backs bent, acquire a narrowness in the 

 loins, and seldom get over the defect entirely." 



I believe that it is decidedly better to raise them in the stall or 

 yard the first season, as their feed is much more uniform, and their 

 growth not interrupted by sudden changes. They soon learn to eat 

 hay ; and carrots or potatoes cut fine for them will be found highly 

 beneficial. In all cases, the calf should be taken from the cow 

 as soon after his birth as the cow's udder is brought into good 

 condition and her milk fit for use ; and then should be fed by 

 hand. " In my opinion," says a highly intelligent farmer of Stock- 



