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that a fall calf is superior to a spring oalf. It 

 can be kept growing through, the winter, and 

 when the grass comes in the spring it can be 

 weaned, if there is not milk to feed it longer. 

 There usually is unless the skim-milk is wanted 

 for young pigs. The winter calf will as a rule 

 get better care than a spring calf; it will not 

 have the flies to contend with until it is several 

 months old and strong enough to withstand the 

 annoyance better than the youngster can. As a 

 rule the fall calf will be the larger and worth 

 more money when it is a year old than a spring 

 calf. 



With a warm, light, well ventilated stable and 

 plenty of the right food, the cow will keep up a 

 good flow of milk until she is put to pasture and 

 then she will increase in her flow of milk to 

 nearly the amount she gave when fresh. There 

 is an old saying that a cow fresh in the fall is 

 fresh twice in the season, and it is sO' nearly 

 true that I am reminded of it every year. Under 

 these conditions the cow will milk as near to the 

 time of parturition as she ought and in many 

 oases the persistent milkers cannot be dried off 

 without great care to prevent their udders be- 

 ing damaged so much that when they calve we 

 find one quarter or more that will not furnish 

 milk. 



Withdrawing Grain on Grass. — As soon as 

 the cows get full pasture I cease to give them 



