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Show Many Dairy Calves Are Overlooked in Winter Maay dairy calves are neglected during the winter months because the owners feel that feed is too expensive and that It does not pay to give the calves proper care. When these same men try to buy heifers or young cows, however, they And that good ones are very expensive. Calves should have skim milk at least until they are six months old. They will come through the winter In fine shape when this is available along with a limited amount of grain and good alfalfa hay. Such calves should gain around one pound per day or slightly more. A fine heifer will result when this gain Is not lost by Improper feeding later In the life of the calf. Some of the best grains to nse along with skim milk in calf feeding are cracked corn, ground oats, ground barley and bran. These can be used alone or Id combination and supply 1 the needed fat that has been taken I out of the skim milk. Com Is espe-I espe-I ctally good as a feed to supply fat |