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trees serve to call timely attention to the fact that they are at 

 work), and the first sign that anything is wrong may only be 

 observed after the moth has flown. Where the moth has already 

 been at work the damage may be expected to repeat itself, and 

 this suggests special observation. 



It will be interesting, now that attention has been directed 

 to this moth, to find to what extent it has obtained a footing in 

 Britain. 



FATTENING CALVES FOR VEAL * 

 T. R. Robinson and C. W. Walker-Tisdale. 



Surplus milk on the farm is not uncommon at certain seasons 

 of the year. In some districts it is customary for cows to come 

 into profit all within a few weeks of each other and thus put a 

 large quantity of milk at the disposal of the farmer, while 

 variations in the local demand and in the supply may leave a 

 considerable surplus to be got rid of ; in such cases it is frequently 

 to the interest of the owner of the cows that the milk, or at any 

 rate the separated portion, should be kept at home. For- 

 tunately for the British producer, prime English veal and 

 dairy-fed pork, both of which are produced largely from milk, 

 have long been known for their excellence, and as yet foreign 

 competition has had little effect on their value. 



Feeding Calves for Veal. — There are two methods which may 

 be followed in feeding calves for veal, i.e., they may be fed from 

 the bucket or they may be allowed to suck direct from the 

 cows. In either case the calf from a heavy milker will not for 

 a week or two take all its mother's milk, and where this is the 

 case the cow must either be partly milked out or another calf 

 be put to her. The disadvantage of allowing two calves to 

 suck is that one of them may not get sufficient milk to fatten 

 it. Points in favour of hand milking and feeding from the 

 pail are :— (1) All the milk is withdrawn from the cow and the 

 shape of the udder is much improved by hand milking ; (2) the 

 excess milk, if any, can be put to some profitable use ; for ex- 

 ample, the milk drawn first from the udder can be used for the 

 cow's own calf, and the last drawn milk which is richer may be 

 given to an older calf ; (3) in the case of there being a deficient 



* See also a previous article on this subject, Journal, Vol. xiii, p. 727, March, 1907.. 



