Show I I WORK AGAINST CALF SCOURS On Every Farm Measures Should Be BeTaken BeTaken Taken to Prevent This Disease Disease- Many Animals Lost Thousands of calves are lost each year by what Is Js known as scours says H. H II U. Kildee University of Minnesota On every farm measures should be betaken betaken tal taken en to guard against this disease which results from a n deranged digestive digestive digestive diges diges- tive system Calves should have warm clean light and ven well ventilated pens Milk should be fed in In regular amounts at regular times at a n temperature of about 80 degrees Fahrenheit from scrupulously clean pails palls The foam which accumulates on tho the milk while It Is being separated should never be f fed d. d The time to feed the grain ration Is 18 Immediately after the milk is fed so that the calves will not suck each others others other's oth oth- ers er's ears and thus t take ke air Into the stomach which causes bloat blont and produces pro duces scours It is well to have stanchIons stanch stanch- Ions in one side of ot the pen so that the calves may be confined for a n short shori time after being fed milk Each Ench day during the winter when the weather Is favorable the calves need to be turned out Into a she sheltered yard for for- exercise which is necessary for their proper growth and health health- It is also very important that the calves from a l very early age be be- given given en all nIl the pure fresh w water ter they care to drink each day The The pens should be disinfected frequently Quicklime is excellent to sprinkle on the floor each ench time It is cleaned and a frequent spraying with some standard coal tar dip solution will prove beneficial |