Show PAW D Y 4 ROB CALF OF MOTHERS MILK expert of colorado station say says it li Is saving at the spigot and loing losing at lit the bung nya dy cronce it colorado agricultural gri cultural college tort collins we are beginning to whether after all it t pays in the long run to rob the calf of its mother a milk and try to raise the future cow on whitewash and sawdust or to express it with nith a little more tion to try to raise the calf on separator milk and patent foods certain it Is that the calf will III keep healthier and grow into a better cov cow co v or bull if given bhole milk at icat leat ica t ng as a part ration dairymen h n e fig 41 4 t feeding calves in stanchions ared it out to their satisfaction that whole milk Is too valuable to teed feed to calves and from froin the standpoint of immediate returns these figures don din t lie ile but if wo no could in some way estimate the ultimate loss in calves that die from this treatment the dt precia tion in value of mature animals that have havo been stunted in tha thier lr grou growth th and the price that most must be paid for tows los tt it wight might look dif different fereaL Is it not a case of saving at the spigot and losing at the bung BUTTER PRODUCED ON FARMS amount Is continually recreating decreasing ac cording to investigation mado made in wisconsin an investigation made la in wisconsin shows that the amount of butter produced in th fann farm dairy li Is continually decre decreasing alting and what Is produced 1 Is generally sold direct to the consumer the market butter Is 1 made in the crea creameries merles of the state 45 per cent of which are owned operatively cooperatively co by the farmers an Import important nt feature is to that the operative cooperative co crea creameries merles are the most successful ihly hey pay the farmer more for his butter fat pay the ter maker higher ages and sell the product for a higher price it costs I 1 CO cents per pound of but terent to get the cream to the cream cry and cents to make a pound of butter the charges vary from to lai 1 25 belts per pound depending upon the distance from the va market arket ahe investigation brought out tho interesting fact that for avei y pound of butter sold to the conspirer the fanner farmer received two tards a 0 the money and the retailer one tent REMOVING HORNS ON CALVES application of caustic potash when whom animal Is two cr ae three day days old it Is satisfactory dorns on calves may be removed by an application of caustic potash when the calf Is two or three days old clintha clip the bair arnin the where the tile horn buttons protrude moisten the end of a wrapped stick of caustic potash and nib rub on tho th bom horn care should be taken to eee see that all of the bom horn Is removed tn in order to the growth grouth of scum the calf should not be turned out into the rain immell after the operation ns an the caustic preparation may wash donn into the thee ejea and injure them caustic potash should be kept in an air tight container or it will absorb water and dissolve wisconsin college of agriculture SALT IS OFTEN overlooked all animal that consume large of vegetable matter require some salt an important item that if Is often overlooked in the of at dairy cowe cows Is providing them with pl panty nty of rait all animals that consume largo quan quantities titles of vege vegetable tabla require wilt palt unless cow cows receive plenty of salt they will cease to thrive and will therefore decrease in milk flow sone some dairymen mix the alt salt with the feed but the better plan Is to keep it in a conven convenient lett place where the cows may have ready access to it when vlen they BO so desire |