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4. Feed only wholesome food, feed regularly, and feed in suffi- 

 cient quantities, but not too generously. 



CALF FEEDERS. 



A number of what are known as l calf feeders ' of various kinds 

 have been tried here, but have been abandoned after a fair trial. 

 The teaching of the calf to drink, then supplying the right quantity 

 of the proper kind of food, in the right condition as to temperature 

 and sweetness and in a clean vessel held firmly in place in such 

 position as to render the contents easily accessible to the calf, but 

 so protected as to prevent the calf getting its foot thereinto, is the 

 best plan. Calf feeders are more apt to get out of order and to get 

 dirty than are pails. Further, our experience is that they involve 

 more labour. 



CALF TIES. 



Where more than one calf is confined in a stall, the use of some 

 kind! of tie to hold the calves during and for some little time 

 immediately after feeding is very necessary. The stanchion is pro- 

 bably the best method for so tying them. They should be so placed 

 as to permit of the vessel containing the food being held firmly 

 in place in front of them. It is essential that the food be carefully 

 apportioned and fed each calf in a separate pail. 



WATER AND SALT. 



In addition to a sufficient supply of suitable food, an abundance 

 of water and a moderate amount of salt should be provided. Calves 

 frequently suffer from lack of water. If water cannot be kept in 

 front of them, they should be given an opportumity to drink at least 

 twice a day. The water offered should be potable, that is, not too 

 warm in hot weather and not too cold in cold weather. Salt can be 

 best supplied in the form of rock salt. A lump in the manger will 

 prove cheap and wholesome. 



HEIFERS, 



SELECTION. 



From every herd there are some members to be removed every 

 year, and it should be made a point that, whether the cause of 

 removal be old age or poor production, the animal being introduced 

 into the herd should be of higher merit than the retiring individual. 



