Show 3 1 GRAIN MIXTURES FOR YOUNG DAIRy CALVES Prepared by the United State Statu Department of Agriculture Dairy calves In theIr second week will begin beg nibbling at grain It if any Is avaIlable and by the time they are one month old will often eat a half hal pound a day Young calves relIsh wheat bran which Is often used In ingrain grain mixtures at the start Corn Com has hasa a desIrable effect upon cattle ot of all ages and is available on most farms It helps to make up for the fat removed removed re- re moved from skIm milk Experiments have shown that cracked corn is better than ground corn for young calves The United States Department ot of Agriculture Agriculture Ag- Ag recommends that bran and cracked corn be made the basis or of the feed mixture whenever possible Ground oats is a Very good feed but oats are not so generally grown as corn and usually cost more per unit ot of feed than corn and bran The department department depart depart- ment recommends any of the following mixtures as suitable for tor young calves 1 Three parts cracked corn and one part wheat bran 2 Three p parts cracked corn one part wheat bran and one part ground oats 8 3 Three parts cracked corn one part wheat bran one part ground oats and one part linseed meal 4 Five parts cracked corn one part wheat bran one part ground oats and andone andone one part blood meal G. G Oats ground Some time during the third month calves will probably be eatIng about three pounds ot of grain a day When the grain Is fed with the separated milk It should never be mixed with the milk and it Is questionable whether there is any advantage In soaking or boiling |