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Show Calves Make Good Use of All Water Supplied Seven pounds of skimmilk fed twice daily to calves do not contain sufficient suffi-cient water for maximum development, develop-ment, according to Prof.' P. B. Morrison Morri-son of the animal husbandry depart-uent depart-uent of Cornell university. In two trials carried on while he was at the University of Wisconsin there was a striking difference in those calves which had all the water that they wanted twice a day, in addition skimmilk, compared to those having skimmilk onl-. The calves receiving the water had better appetites and ate quite a little more concentrates and hay. For the average of the two years, the calves fed 14 pounds of skimmilk daily to six months of age, with a good concentrate mixtcr- and hay, but without additional water, gained only 1.36 pounds daily. Those receiving, in addition, what water they cared to drink twice a day, gained 1.84 pounds. Running water, when available in the barn, makes it easier to give the calves better care and In this way secure cheaper grains. |