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amount. It is well to add one teaspoonful per pint of milk 

 fed of a mixture of one half ounce of formaline in 15|- ounces 

 of water. After two or three feeding periods, the milk given 

 may again be increased to the usual quantity. The for- 

 maline should be given for two or three days at least. 



When a severe case of scours appears, the feed should be 

 at once reduced. A drench of three ounces of castor oil in a 

 pint of milk may be then given with advantage. This may 

 be followed by a teaspoonful of a mixture of one part salol 

 and two parts subnitrate of bismuth three times daily two or 

 three days until the condition of the animal improves. It 

 is well to give the formaline mixture for several days while 

 recovering from a severe attack. 



Veal Production. The production of veal is a question 

 of minor importance at present, as far as American condi- 

 tions are concerned. The veal supply of the American 

 markets, as a rule, is irregular and inferior in quality. It is 

 produced mostly as incidental to milk production, and not 

 as a specialty, as is the case to a considerable extent in 

 Europe. The chief supply for the city markets comes from 

 the same herds that furnish the city with milk. When the 

 whole milk is sold, most of the male calves, and too often 

 the heifers, are sold for veal or disposed of in some way, and 

 not raised. 



The abundance and cheapness of other meats has resulted 

 in a comparatively small demand for veal. As a result, the 

 price has been low and the quality as a rule unsatisfactory. 

 The dairyman selling market milk rightfully raises the 

 question if he can afford to supply the milk necessary to 

 feed the calf until it is of suitable age for veal. When 

 cream or butter is sold, the margin is somewhat wider. 



