A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



skim milk, warmed to resemble new milk. 

 Third week, one quart oi; ground feed and 

 one quart of oil meal, boiled in four quarts 

 of water for one hour, strained, and the liq- 

 uid divided amongst the day's meals. Give 

 only half the lunch feed, adding the deducted 

 quantity to breakfast and supper. Fourth 

 week, skip the nine-thirty lunch altogether. 

 Fifth week, three o'clock tea also merges 

 into supper. Keep up the three feeds a 

 day until nine weeks old, when the calf will 

 commence to nibble hay, and should have 

 a little of the best in the barn. At noon give 

 a drink of milk and water, about equal 

 parts. From this time on, the milk can be 

 gradually decreased, being replaced by more 

 well-boiled feed; but remember that it is 

 better to underfeed than to overfeed a heifer 

 calf, for the desire is to make strength and 

 bone rather than flesh. 



We teach the babies to drink by dipping 

 two fingers into- the pail and then, holding 

 the hand palm upwards, rubbing the mois- 



