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Show 3RAIN IN RATION FOR CALF Equal Parts of Corn, Oats and Bran, With Small Portion of Oil Meal, . Should Be Given. A grain ration of equal parts corn, oats and bran, with a small quantity of oil meal should be provided for the calf, says H. H. Klldee of the Minnesota Minne-sota experiment station. Even when only a few weeks old a calf will begin to eat grain and nibble at hay. It Is best to feed cracked corn at first and later shelled corn. Whole oats are better than ground oats for the young calf. Clover hay, or mixed clover and alfalfa, is superior to alfalfa alone, as alfalfa alone is too rich for the kidneys kid-neys and digestive trace. Calves dropped in the fall and early winter will do well on pasture the first Bummer, If provided with some grain and shade, while calves dropped in the spring or early summer are much better bet-ter off when properly cared for In the barn during the first summer. |