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Show danger of checking the develo, of the calf at a very important1Je of its life. Most heifers come into mil about two years of age, so a dropped calf is ready to begin wl'h. at the proper time of the year to get the best results. Geo. B. Caii Dairy Husbandman, Utah Agr. 7Lv.-periment 7Lv.-periment Station. could readily care for her offspring. With the present conditions it is much better to have the calves drop-" ped in the fall. At,. this time the farmer has more time to take care of the calf properly and it gets along practically as well on dry feed for the first few months as it does on pasture. At weaning time the calf j should be put on to the green grass, ; and there will be no check to its ' growth whatever. If the calf is drop- ped in, the spring and at weaning time given only dry feed, there is FALL CALVING BEST It the early stages of live, stock raising it was natural for the calves I to be dropped in the spring when j the mother had plenty of feed and |