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Show TO INSURE HEALTHY CALVES If Cow Does Not Receive Abundance of Palatable Feed, Weak, Puny Calf Results. Poorly nourished cows give birth to weak, puny calves which are hard to raise. The feeding of the calf, therefore, there-fore, begins before it is born. The food elements necessary for the development develop-ment of the calf are taken into the stomach of the cow, digested, assimilated assimi-lated and transmitted to the calf through the umbilical cord, the connection con-nection between the mother and the calf. It Is evident that if the cow does not receive food enough to keep herself in thrifty condition and at the same time develop her calf, say specialists spe-cialists of the United States Department Depart-ment of Agriculture, both she and the calf must suffer. In endeavoring to raise good, thrifty calves many dairymen handicap themselves them-selves at the start by not properly feeding the pregnant cows. Such cows should have nn ubundunce of palatable nnd succulent or juicy feed In order to Insure good hotly flesh and healthy, thrifty condition at calving time. The calves will then be well developed, strong nnd sturdy, and ready to respond re-spond normally to proper feed and care. |