Show SKIM MILK IS GOOD FOR CALF FEEDING skim milk la Is the mott moet satisfactory substitute for whole milk in calf feed ing feeding directly from the separator saves labor and makes calf raising a comparatively simple matter skim milk calves make a vigorous sturdy growth of body and frame the butterfat in whole milk supplies energy and not protein and oil meal need not be substituted for it when skim milk la fit fed corn oats and other grama grains will supply the energy if the calves are taught to eat some soma legume hay bay such as clover or alfalfa at an early age by the time they are three weeks old the skim milk may bo be gradually substituted for the whole milk at the rate of one to two pounds a day until the change chango js Is made A safe eafe rule for feeding skim milk Is one pound for every eight pounds live weight this should be increased as aa the calf grows up to the point where 15 pounds Is fed dally this amount need not be increased unless there la is on an abundance of skim milk available as grain and tiny hay may generally be used tonetter to better advantage it Is a good plan to feed skim skam milk until the calves are six months of ago if possible and in some cases even up to one year freshly soured skim milk may be fed safely to calves over six dix weeks old but it must not be decayed irregular amounts of salm milk may cause digestive troubles so it Is safest to weigh the milk at each feeding both as a preventive of over feeding oad and to assure a uniform amount at each feeding over feeding causes more trouble than under feeding the belief that skim milk Is thin or lacks in food foo I 1 value Is responsible tor for feeding more than la Is necessary A uniform temperature should be maintained for all feedings body temperature pera ture Is the right warmth for skim milk fed to young calves calves aliat are over six months old may have the skim milk cold in warm weather but care should be taken to haye have the temperature pera ture uniform at each feeding separator foam should be removed in trying to drink foamy milk calves often suck in large quantities of air which causes them to bloat |