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was size. Those who know the history of the Ayrshire know 

 that less than one hundred years ago they were a puny lot, with 

 scarcely milk enough to raise their calves. Today you go into 

 the Ayrshire ring where you get the best type of Ayrshire cat- 

 tle and you will find them great fine, animals of size, type and 

 capacity. 



Q. What do you think about the Durhams in Pennsyl- 

 vania ? 



A. Any good milk cow is a good cow. 



Let a man get a fine, big Holstein sire and fail to feed thq 

 calves, they will not develop — the influence was good, but it 

 did not have a fair opportunity. 



Just one w^ord and I will cease. Remember that the first 

 year of the cow's life is the most important. With the calf, 

 the first year, the first six months, the first three months are the 

 most importan. You cannot raise calves, sell all your milk, start, 

 them out as young things without feed; winter them in the 

 shade of a barbwire fence, feed them on corn stalks, and make 

 good cows. Take good care of them when they are born. They 

 often get setbacks and scours due to careless methods which 

 means dirty feed pails, or milk that is insufficiently warm. Those 

 two things a young calf cannot stand. The pail should be scald- 

 ed with boiling water at least once a day. Don't fail to warm 

 the milk. These two things in connection with the raising of 

 the calf I consider the most essential things. Don't breed heif- 

 ers too young ; it is apt to give them a set back in their growth, 

 and unless one is very generous with feed one stunts them as td 

 growth and as to the real future of the calves. 



Q. With mixed hay, Sorgan hay, corn and ensilage such 

 as he made this year, what should he feed with it? 



A. One of bran, one of cottonseed meal and about three 

 parts of Schumacher Feed will give you an excellent ration. 



