180 DAIRY CATTLE AND MILK PRODUCTION 



FEED REQUIRED FOR A SKIM MILK CALF THE FIRST 180 DAYS 



The above table shows that the calf can get along with as 

 little as 90 pounds of whole milk, although more is generally 

 fed. The skim milk fed varies as a rule between 2300 and 

 3000 pounds, and, while calves can be reared without grain 

 when skim milk is fed, it is customary to feed up to 150 

 pounds per animal during the first six months. 



Fall calves need from 300 to 600 pounds of hay the first six 

 months, depending upon how much other feed is given. 

 Spring calves may be put on pasture and given no hay, or 

 they grow equally as well if kept confined the first three or 

 four months and fed hay. 



1 Annual Report Storrs Experiment Station, 1903. 2 Unpublished data. 



