Show 1 AIRY f f RULES GIVEN FOR r. r RAISING CALVES r Nothing o Better for Youngsters Young Young- I Than Whole Milk I Nothing can con take the place of at whole In part nt at least In rearing good I es calves Milk contains the vitamins minerals end and proteins which promote well balanced growth While It may Abe advisable nd to use supplements tad and Ipos possibly to depend wholly upon substitutes sub sub- milk-fed milk calves always show superior quality and those who ho ap- ap predate good tood waives calves n are e apt to feed milk Many Ian dairymen men follow what Is called culled the minimum whole milk plan Dy By this J method enough Is s fed to Insure a n good calf but not enough to make the calf e expensive lensh-e. lensh As enough young youn cows cOS ate are coming on only calves cal from ancestors of ot good records may muy well go for veal enl Nothing r equals whole milk to put gains gainson on veal eul calf The prime purpose In feeding Is to give the minimum amount of ot whole milk necessary to give gh-e the calf a n good start and In th the meantime to get It to eating hay and grain Some calves es will get on un without milk at nt an earlier age than others With ordinarily I vigorous vigorous vig vig- orous calves cules the removal remo of milk from the ration ma may he begin ln at from 45 to 50 days s and the change completed In about ten days doys more With less lessI vigorous vigorous vigor vigor- I or ous calves the complete withdrawal of at milk mill should be delayed Under this plan from tOO to pounds of milk will tJ be tie enough to raise e ea a calf caU This provides for feeding about ten pounds of milk a n day In addition to the milk a calf will require about roo pounds of at grain and about pounds of hay during the first sl six months Calves Cal fed thus have hu little digestive trouble and considering the cost and the necessary care In tn using substitutes some regard such a plan of whole-milk whole feeding as ns most satis satis- factory It Is certainly preferable to the the careless or Indifferent use of at sub sub- |