l86 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



have in milk and by males that have been tested, so that in buy- 

 ing males, we have no experiment. We know the records of 

 these animals, and we know that with the class of cows that we 

 have, we are bound to get results. 



In re.iring calves, if accurate rules and regulations are not 

 observed with young cattle, all our work is in vain. The most 

 critical time is from the time she is born until she is two years 

 old, after that she can, in a way, take care of herself; before that, 

 she cannot. 



My son, who is head manager, has reared 71 or 75 Jerseys 

 that we have in our herd today. There never has been any one 

 else that gave these calves a feed of milk. Think of that for a 

 record for a young man. For six or seven years, since 1898 there 

 has never been a calf fed in our barn unless my son fed it or was 

 at the feeding place when those calves were fed. He has been 

 assisted by some of the young ladies of the family in feeding 

 those calves, but been right there every 'time. He has his scales 

 and his thermometer, his individual stalls for each calf and they 

 are all fed by weight, and the temperature is the same at all 

 times. These calves are fed on whole milk for two weeks, or 

 perhaps a little longer according to their physical condition and 

 according to their size and strength. Then there is a pound of 

 skim milk added to that ration and a pound of whole milk taken 

 away, and finally they are put in full feed of skim milk. When 

 this occurs, during the time the change is being made, some feed 

 is put in their mangers after the pail is taken away. He uses 

 galvanized pails and they are scalded each time. That one thing 

 alone has caused more deaths to more calves than any other 

 thing. Filthy milk pails that the calves are fed from I mean. 

 You should use galvanized pails and scald them carefully each 

 time. After milk pail is taken away, the calves are fed sole 

 grain ration, oats or something of that kind, rich in fat and pro- 

 tein and in a very short time they commence to lick up the feed 

 in their mangers. ■ 



Here is another thing, be very careful to not allow the 

 calves to suck each others ears for that is a great source of loss. 



