A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



commences to lick it at once, scatter a little 

 salt over its body, which will attract her to 

 the duty. When the calf looks dry, remove 

 to its own stall, again offer the cow a warm 

 drink prepared as before, and let her first 

 feed consist of chopped pumpkin with bran 

 scattered over it. Rub and knead the 

 udder with a firm, gentle touch for a few 

 minutes; then milk. For a few days it will 

 be well to milk at least three times a day, 

 morning, noon, and evening. After winter 

 calving, let the return to full feed be as grad- 

 ual as was the decrease. Spring and summer 

 cows can go back on to pasture the second 

 day. 



By taking the calf right away from the cow 

 before it has nursed at all, the trouble and 

 cruelty of weaning is spared you and the ani- 

 mals. The prevailing custom of leaving the 

 calf with the cow three or four weeks, and 

 then ruthlessly separating them, should 

 never be tolerated. The first milk taken 

 from the cow must be given to the calf, as 

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