FARM DAIRYING 



the pail, or better still, a dish, to the calf, if pos- 

 sible. Never feed in wooden pails. They soon 

 sour. Always wash and scald the pails at least 

 once a day. It takes less time than to bother with 

 sick calves. 



As a rule it is a good plan to feed the calf whole 

 milk for the first three weeks, though there are 

 many strong ones which would stand the change 

 to skim-milk at two weeks. At first give from six 

 to eight pounds {2}^ to 3J^ quarts), according to 

 the size of the calf, twice daily. At the end of 

 three weeks it should get from eight to ten pounds. 



In the event of a calf, from any cause, not 

 getting the colostrum (first milk), which is very 

 laxative and intended by Nature to cleanse the 

 bowels of the young animal, it is advisable to feed 

 it with the milk from the freshest, lowest-testing 

 cow you have, at the same time watching carefully 

 to see if the bowels are acting. If not, ^ve about 

 two tablespoonfuls of warm raw linseed oil or 

 castor oil, repeating the dose if necessary. 



Jersey milk is often too rich in fat for the calf 

 to do well on it. Such milk should be diluted with 

 water. Or give the calf milk from another fresh 

 cow of low test, if you have one. 



"In feeding calves by hand," said an expert 

 stock-raiser to me, " I would never be without a 



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