ILLINOIS STATE DAIR1 MEN'S ASSOCIATION. 49, 



As to the first proposition, I think it is a generally admitted fact that 

 the cows regularly and thoroughly milked will make a greater yield dur- 

 ing the year than one whose udder is only partially emptied acording to the 

 wants of the youngster, who only draws the amount required to meet the 

 present demands, probably enough more to pay for the extra work and care 

 of handling the milk, extracting the butter fat, and returning the skim milk 

 to the calves. 



In proof of the assertion in proposition two, I wish to use some of the 

 evidence found in the Buleltin entitled "Utilization of By-Products of the 

 Dairy," by Henry A. Alvord, Chief of Dairy Division Bureau of Animal In- 

 dustry, reprint from Year Book of 1897; see pages 517 and 518. 



Skim milk for calves. Calves appear to be next in favor as profitable 

 consumers of skim milk, and some authorities conclude, after reviewing: 

 the records, that calves make greater gains than pige, from a given quantity 

 of skim 1 milk daily. There has been much prejudice on the part of some 

 against using well skimmed milk, such as comes from farm seperators, and 

 seperator creameries, especially for veal calves. But there is abunda'nt 

 evidence that good results follow proper care and judicious feeding. The 

 use of whole milk for calves, except for a week or so, is simply wasteful*. 

 One cent's worth of oil meal will do calves as much good as a pound of but- 

 ter (or butter fat in milk). Besides this, skim milk from a seperator, when 

 run through immediately after milking, and fed while warm and sweet, i& 

 better for calves than milk which is old and ; partly sour, even though the 

 latter contains a quarter of the fat originally in it." (Goodrich.) 



The Ontario experiment station of Canada reports that after twenty 

 years of careful work, it is evident that whole miik Calves cost too much* 

 adding: "Skim milk and linseed meal are a good substitute for whole milk, 

 in feeding calves." 



The Iowa experiment station, which has given particular attention tcfe- 

 calf breeding, considers oil meal as too nitrogenous, making the rations toe 

 narrow, except for very young calves. Oatmeal and corn meal are found 

 better to "balance" the skim milk after the first four weeks. The mixture 

 producing, the greatest gain at the lowest cost was found to be nine parts> 



