FEEDING DAIRY CATTLE 115 



grain. The grain is best fed dry after the milk is drunk. 

 Cor i meal, linseed meal, oatmeal, or a mixture of all, serves 

 alrrnst equally well for this purpose. Where corn is grown 

 in abundance, corn meal is most commonly used as it alone 



FIG 33. The same animal shown in Fig. 32, when six years old, a good 

 milk producer but no better than the one raised on skim-milk. 



has been found equal to any other grain or any combination 

 for this purpose. The total amount of feed required for a 

 calf raised on skim-milk up to the age of six months is 

 shown by the following, which is the average amount fed to 

 seven calves. 



Whole milk 360 pounds 



Skim-milk 2804 pounds 



Hay . 270 pounds 



Grain 113 pounds 



Average weight of calves at birth .... 66 pounds 



Average weight at 180 days 303 pounds 



Average daily gain 1.3 pounds 



The skim-milk calf should have hay placed within reach 

 as soon as it is old enough to eat it, or when it is about one 



