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are still introducing superior breeds of milking stock. Dairymen should 
show their appreciation by liberally patronizing them. Let us by all means 
stop in time, and commence the raising of our own cows, and thereby lnvp 
them grow better instead of worse. y 
. * ^ r * ec * the experiment, last season, of raising calves upon the skimmed 
milk fiom my creamery; and as the result of this experiment may interest 
some of you, I will give you a few figures kept in connection with the exper¬ 
iment, from which you may draw conclusions as to whether it pays to raise 
calves in connection with creamery or not. 
Number of calves put in, 120, at $4.00 each. 
Number of gallons of milk fed, 67,200, at He per gallon* 
Oats fed, 840 bushels, at 30c.\ • 
Cost of labor in feeding. 
Pasturage, stabling, etc. 
.$ 480 00 
. 1,008 00 
. 252 00 
. 255 00 
. 100 00 
Total. 
These calves sold at an average of $21.50 each, 
of seven months old.. 
.$2,095 00 
at an average 
2,580 00 
Leaving a profit of. $4S5 00 
This amount passed to the credit of the milk would bring it up to two 
cents per gallon, which is equal to six cents per pound for cheese, and this 
kind of cheese would not have brought three cents per pound at the season 
I fed it, for it will be remembered that this milk set thirty-six to fortv-eiWit 
hours, and all the cream was taken out. & 
I am so much encouraged in this way of raising calves that I expect to 
stock up again the coming season. I have now fifty-five young calves and 
ten older ones. Many of my neighbors and patrons are bringing their best 
heifer calves to me, and marking them, expecting to bid them in at my sale 
next fall, I paying the market price for them when received. 
I will conclude by expressing a hope that this discussion may beget a 
deep interest among dairymen in the securing of good milking stock\and 
the raising of their calves. 
The topic was further discussed by E. H. Seward, of 
Marengo, who said some persons thought that the quantity 
of milk given to a calf after the cream is taken off should be 
increased; this, in his opinion, was wrong; we should dilute 
the milk. First feed milk a little sour; the calf will not look 
quite so well as when sucking the cow; gradually increase 
the quantity. It does not cost as much to raise calves as 
peopJe suppose; if they are pastured they soon begin to crop 
grass. He raised calves that weighed 600 pounds without 
feeding grain. We sustain a great loss in killing our calves. 
Would advise feeding grain; oil cake is also acceptable. If 
