Show Skim Milk Fed Calf Must Have Supply of Water ater Ca Calves Caes es need water even eyen though they are being raised on skim milk Because Because Because Be Be- cause milk Is largely made up of ot water Is no reason for not giving a calf an opportunity to drink It Is not a good practice to water a calf calt Immediately after It has hns had hail Its feed teed of ot skim milk and Is pretty well filled up The middle middie of ot the day Is a n better time After Atter a calf calt Is two weeks old It should get a little water each day On very hot summer days large amounts of ot water In the middle of ot the da day may maybe maybe maybe be followed by hy bad results On these da days s 's It Is better to water them during the lie forenoon and afternoon when they hey are out In the hot sun during the lay day Then Ihen It Is not advisable to let them A small amount a bucketful or so at a time and often otten Is tar far better than giving all at one onetime I time I a- a If f the calves have access to fresh tresh freshwater freshwater water at It t all times s time and work Is saved However vEver It Is p a poor policy polley to let the calves drink from a n stagnant stagnant stag stag- nant pool This water supply has hns' caused d. d Intestinal trouble and frequently frequent frequent- ly poisoning |