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The Purchase op Feeding Stuffs. 



place amongst the staple foods of the farm, the attention of 

 farmers may be drawn to the fact that several practical 

 experiments have been conducted, showing considerable 

 suecess from the use of this substance as a food for calves. 

 The function of the oil is to supply the place of cream when 

 rearing calves on separated or skim milk. It is given to the 

 calves after they are about six weeks old, and in quantity up 

 to 2 ozs. per head per day. The calves reared on separated 

 milk and cod-liver oil do not gain in weight so rapidly as 

 those fed on whole milk ; but they will, if proper care be 

 exercised, remain perfectly healthy, and they are reared at 

 less than half the cost. Great advantage is gained by 

 continuing to give the oil for some time after the calves 

 have been weaned. The beef from animals fed in the 

 early stages of their existence on cod-liver oil is in no sense 

 inferior in quality to that from animals reared on whole milk. 



