Show cleanliness DAIRY IS CALF ESSENTIAL nothing but fresh pure milk and grain safe how dairy cabes may be raised from infancy to breeding age so as to return the greatest possible profit to the owner Is the subject of a new and timely extension circular recently prepared by jolin A aroy datry extension specialist at the borth caro una state college air arey tells how to care for the young calf how to him to brinl how to feed during the various stages of growth and how to mix and use the various feedstuffs feed stuffs available on the borth carolina farm it Is made clear that cleanliness Is essential for success and that this applies to feed buckets stalls and bedding but fresh clean milk and grain should be given and the hay should be fed from racks to keep it from getting soiled early de horning Is also advised cows with horns often damage each other and especially should all the herd be de horned if grade animals are used because of the attractiveness of well trained horns bleeders breeders bre eders of pure bred dairy cattle usually prefer to let them grow mr arey describes the caustic soda or potash method of de horning during the early period of growth one of the other interesting and vital parts of the publication Is the discussion of common ailments and diseases of calves common schura white scours lice ring worm stomach and lung worms are discussed and suggestions made for control cattle get tuberculosis from people or poultry an animal which reacts to the tu ber eulin test Is a potential source of danger dr R it dykstra dean of the veterinary division of the kansas state agricultural college says oftentimes although the post mortem examination will not show the presence of the disease it is actually there human beings may carry losas to cattle as will poultry doctor dykstr explained A cow which has the avain or poultry tuberculosis Is not seriously harmed but the test will nevertheless show the disease to be present this question always comes up he remarked Is the meat of a tuk tu k beroular ber cular animal ever sold it the case is a one the meat will b e sold for food because the germs in this case are isolated in one part of the body and are of no danger but it the disease is spread through the system the meat Is not sold for humin consumption but la made into the germs do no harm in the because the steam used in its manufacture kills them clover and Alfalfa Are excellent for cattle in kansas white sweet clover hay was compared with alfalfa hay using 11 cows through three 30 day periods little difference in weight wis noticed but the cows eating sweet clover consumed somewhat less hay and more grain than those receiving alfalfa hay th alfalfa fed cows produced 27 per cent more milk and 34 per cent more fat than those fed sweet clover of these two crops makes excellent feed for dairy cattle in cases where sweet clover fits into the crop system better than alfalfa sweet clover will undoubtedly prove beneficial in view of the fact that the soli are practically the same for the two crops alfalfa 13 more commonly used than was formerly the case satisfactory shelter for all dairy cattle there are a good many types of barns or sheds that can be used satisfactorily facto rily for dairy cattle perhaps tho majority of new dairy barns are of the two story ape with room for hay storage above the cows basement barns are used in the colder climates but are not as popular as formerly on account pt the difficulty of getting sufficient sunshine ventilation and sanitation the open shed may be used for dairy cogg but usually the winters are so severa that there would be little comfort for the cows or tha with such an arrangement A protected yard where the cows may be turned on bright days often serves to an advantage sheds make excellent for young stock it they are protected baom strong winds modem parasite tha latest definition of a parasite Is a man who walks through a revolving door without doing his share of the pushing but the champion parasite ial the dairy business la the roan who feeds his family oleomargarine and complains about the low price he gets for ahti butter fat iia usually keeps art underfed lot of cows and it he price of butter at takes a drop he is the farst man in the community to cry nebout alie injustice of oar mar system to the farmer |