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what seems to me a perfect solution of the problem, and place 

 it within your power to raise calves and not use to exceed one 

 dollar's worth of milk for each one. 



Here is mj method: Remove the calf from the mother 

 when it is anywhere from one to three days old, according to 

 the disposition of the mother. I prefer to remove the first 

 day, if it is the first calf, to prevent, if possible, the inclina- 

 tion of the mother to hold up her milk, which is liable to in- 

 duce a bad habit. 



When the calf is removed, feed it for three or four days 

 with the mother's milk, twice a day; then drop out a pint of 

 milk, add a pint of warm water and a teaspoonful of oil cake 

 meal. In a couple of days drop out another pint of milk, add 

 another pint of warm water and a handful of low-grade flour, 

 (costing $1.00 for 140 pounds), and so on; reducing the milk 

 every two days, until at ten or twelve days you have taken 

 away all the new milk and substituted oil cake meal one table- 

 spoonful, warm water four quarts and flour two handfuls. Put 

 whole oats and corn and hay where it can get them when first 

 removed from the mother. Do not take away all the new milk 

 until it is eating freely of the grain. Put boiling water on 

 the oil meal and flour, temper with cold water or skim milk. 

 Try to have the heifer fresh as near two years old as possible, 

 and do not allow her at any time to take on fat. A hearty, 

 growing condition is what we want. And any time you see 

 her plumping up and rounding out, shut off feed somewhere. 

 Angles are what we want, and while it will not make a picture 

 the most beautiful to look at, the credit side of her milk 

 account will grow amazingly later on, and you will have de- 

 veloped a cow that dairymen will want and will pay a good 

 price for. 



Do not discard a young cow if she does not meet your ex- 

 pectations the first year, but give her another trial. Fre- 

 quently she will double the amount of milk the second season. 

 But, if the second season is not satisfactory, sell her to the 

 butcher. Thus, my friends, you see you can raise a good 

 calf without much milk and at a very small cost, indeed — not 

 to exceed 2 cents per day. 



Now, why not buy from Iowa or the West? 



First — Because it is not profitable. 



