Show future of dairy herds depends on heifer care declaring that the future of the dairy herd depends a great deal upon the care given the heifer calves which will be the cows of tomorrow 11 M jones dairy extension specialist nt at south dakota state college points out that the usefulness of many a good cow la Is impaired hy by neglect or mistreatment us as a calf feeding Is of prime importance he says on well managed dairy farms regularity in feeding Is the rule an and of the palls used tor for feeding calves are as clean as those into which lulia tul ls Is drawn tor for human use the dest est insurance for the health ot of the calf Is cleanliness la in quarters and feeding palls calsing liaising lia ising the calf on whole milk la Is not economical according to jones but it Is necessary that the whole milk be fed for at least the first two or three weeks of the life after that he suggests a gradual shifting of skim milk plus a grain ration of ground oats and corn tile the cause for an undersized cow he says can usually be traced to too scanty feeding during the early period of her life |