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we find that 97*37 lb. of milk give 6' 15 lb. of veal Now 97*37 

 lb. of milk would give lb. of cheese (taking i gallon o{ 

 milk to give i lb. of cheese), therefore 6*15 lb, of veal and g'$ 

 lb. of cheese are equivalent quantities as far as milk required 

 is concerned. Taking veal at 9d. per lb. this would be the same 

 as getting 5-82 pence per lb. for the cheese without taking 

 labour, &c., into account. It must not be forgotten that the 

 colostrum, although suitable for calf-feeding, could not be used 

 for cheese-making ; a point which makes calf-feeding compare 

 better with cheese-making than is at first apparent. 



Fattening Calves versus Butter-making, — Again assuming that 

 g\ lb. of milk is sufficient to give "6 lb. of veal, and that 2^ 

 gallons of average Shorthorn milk yield i lb. of butter, then 

 with veal at 9d. per lb. the butter from the same amount of 

 milk must realize 14*56 pence per lb. The colostrum also would 

 not be used for butter-making, although quite suitable for calf- 

 feeding. No account is taken here of the buttermilk or, in the 

 case of cheese, the whey, because it will need this to balance 

 the extra labour involved in both cheese-making and butter- 

 making. 



Conclusions. — It may be taken that 9d. per lb. for veal, 6d. 

 per lb. for cheese, and is. 3d. per lb. for butter are very approxi- 

 mately equivalent quantities This will only apply where the 

 three processes are carried out equally well. Sixpence per lb. 

 is not difficult to get for cheese, and 9d. per lb. is as much as 

 can be expected for veal : this shows that when veal drops 

 in price id. per lb. that it will no longer compare favour- 

 ably with cheese-making. Butter, on the other hand, may fali 

 considerably below is. 3d. per lb., and on this account vealing 

 calves will often pay as well as butter-making. 



Probably a month is as long as it is advisable to feed calves 

 on whole milk on a dairy farm, or until they have reached about 

 160 lb. live weight, or 96 lb. of veal. This weight may be 

 attained in a month, p;o\ ided the calves are fatted as quickly as 

 possible ; but one cannot expect to do it unless the calves are 

 fed three times a day. An effort should also be made'to have 

 the calves fat at the time veal commands a high price ; other- 

 wise the returns from vealing calves on whole milk may not be 

 at all satisfactory. John Porter. 



