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are still introducing superior breeds of milking stock. Dairymen should 

 show their appreciation by liberally patronizing them. Let us by all means 

 stop in time, and commence the raising of our own cows, and thereby have 

 them grow better instead of worse. 



I tried the experiment, last season, of raising calves upon the skimmed 

 milk from my creamery ; and as the result of this experiment may interest 

 some of you, I will give you a few figures kept in connection with the exper- 

 iment, from which you may draw conclusions as to whether it pays to raise 

 calves in connection with creamery or not. 



JSTumber of calves put in, 120, at $4.00 each $ 480 00 



Kumber of gallons of milk fed, 67,200, at lie per gallon 1,008 00 



Oats fed, 840 bushels, at 30c 252 00 



Cost of labor in feeding 255 00 



Pasturage, stabling, etc 100 00 



Total $2,095 00 



These calves sold at an average of $21.50 each, at an average 



of seven months old 2,580 00 



Leaving a profit of $485 00 



This amount passed to the credit of the milk would bring it up to two 

 cents per gallon, which is equal to six cents per pound for cheese, and this 

 kind of cheese would not have brought three cents per pound at the season 

 I fed it, for it will be remembered that this milk set thirty-six to forty-eight 

 hours, and all the cream was taken out. 



I am so much encouraged in this way of raising calves that I expect to 

 stock up again the coming season. I have now fifty-five young calves and 

 ten older ones. Many of my neighbors and patrons are bringing their best 

 heifer calves to me, and marking them, expecting to bid them in at my sale 

 next fall, I paying the market price for them when received. 



I will conclude by expressing a hope that this discussion may beget a 

 deep interest among dairymen in the securing of good milking stock and 

 the raising of their calves. 



The topic was further discussed by E. H. Sewaed, of 

 Marengo, who said some persons thought that the quantity 

 of milk given to a calf after the cream is taken off should be 

 increased; this, in his opinion, was wrong; we should dilute 

 the milk. First feed milk a little sour; the calf will not look 

 quite so well as when sucking the cow; gradually increase 

 the quantity. It does not cost as much to raise calves as 

 people suppose; if they are pastured they soon begin to crop 

 grass. He raised calves that weighed 600 pounds without 

 feeding*grain. We sustain a great loss in killing our calves. 

 Would advise feeding grain; oil cake is also acceptable. If 



