FIFTIETH ANNUAL CONVENTION 



01 



Dairy Future is in Calf. 



Good Blood. 



In raising our calves let us first of all be sure that the 

 calf has a right to live, because it has flowing through its 

 veins the blood of producing ancestors. Do not fail to see 

 that the herd sire is not only a good individual, but that he 

 has "production records behind him" which will assure us 

 that he will build up our herd. 



Disinfect the Calves' Navel. 



In order to give the calf a good chance, its mother 

 must be dried off six to eight weeks before freshening. 

 This gives her a chance to feed her unborn calf well. Calves 

 out of cows which have not had a rest are usually small and 



weak* Both the cow and her calf are handicapped in such 

 cases. As soon as the calf is born, paint the navel cord with 

 iodine or dip it in some other good disinfectant of proper 

 strength. Many of the bowel troubles in young calves could 

 be avoided by disinfecting the navel cord at birth. 



