Millard County Chronicle | 1927-10-27 | Page 3 | Attention Essential to Calf during First Year

Attention Attention Essential to First Year DurIng the first year ear the calves should be kept In the barn In the daytime day day- time In the summer and turned out to eXErcIse nt at nIght In the wInter the opposIte practice should be followed However they should not bt be exposed to severe wInds storms etc Young will do better on hay than on grass the first year Young stock should be fed to s secure cure the maximum growth from bIrth t to maturIty at no notime notime time neglecting them Heifers should be bred at the age of eighteen n months or perhaps a 8 little tittle later Inter If they have not done well durIng the earlier stages of development de Keep stables clean and dry Use disinfectant freely to rid stock of all alllice lice and vermIn and to old aid In keeping them in fn a healthy thrifty condition also to to- keep varIous dIseases away whIch mIght otherwIse affect the herd and do great damage Tho most common com com- mon ailment of calves Is scours Practically 95 5 per cent of nil all calf diseases In some way traces to scours