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7. Weaning and feeding the calf.— (a) The young calf should get 
the first milk (the colostrum) of the mother, and it is best to let it suck 
at least a few times. What is the practice in your vicinity? (b) When 
the calf is fed by hand it must not go hungry too long. How many times 
a day is it fed? What quantity of fresh milk? (c) At what age is the 
change made to skim-milk? When is the calf taught to eat a little 
grain? 
8. Oral or written composition. — When a study or investigation 
has been completed it is a good practice to prepare a full and interesting 
report of it. Any of the preceding projects are worthy of such a report. 
THEY ARE JERSEYS 
