Show I I BUILDING FOR CALF IS BIG ESSENTIAL Economical commercial dairying d demands de do- I mands munds that tha t tho the dairy calves bo be raised by hand rather than by nursing their I mother This fact makes It necessary necea- necea I sary to provide a place to keep tho young calves while being fed ted milk say Prof Proto 1 T P. P lastor chief of ot the dairy division Clemson college who suggests that the essentials for such quarters are ure 1 that they can be beI easily cleaned 2 provided with an I abundance of ot sunlight 3 properly drained so BO as ns to prevent any surface i water from entering or from becoming becom becom- ing damp from any cause and 4 an nn arrangement which will permit the feeding und and cure care of the calves with the least amount of ot labor In quarters quarters that give the tho calves enough h room Calves raised on skim milk In practically practically practically every case develop the habit of sucking one another's ears navels navels na na- vels and udders Immediately after being fed ted milk This habit often otten results re re- re- re suits In the udders being misshapen or entirely blind In one or more quarters quarters quarters when the lie heifer comes In milk If It this habit was limited to the period pe po- rio rio-I just after feeding milk the difficulty difficulty culty could be overcome by keeping the calves cs In stanchions for 30 minutes minutes min rain utes or more after each feeding but during the day when tho the young youn calves become hungry they will start suckIng suckIng suckIng suck- suck Ing again To prevent this tills trouble each calf should have a small pen of ot Its own This Is not as hard to provide as might seem A long pen six or seven feet teet wide can be divided Into pens by placIng placIng placing ing gates across at nt proper distances depending on the number of calves on hand and the space available a To Tomake Tomake make It easy to get the tile calves In and out of the pens and to clean clenn the toe pens these gates may bo be fitted with a acord acord acord cord In the center which passes over overa overn a n small pulley overhead and with a weight attached on the other end heavy enough to balance the gate This will allow the gate to be raised overhead out of the way when not needed The gate should be fitted Into grooves at each end formed by using a 2 by Inch 4 upright and 1 by 3 Inch slats nailed on each side to form the slot Such an arrangement Is Inexpensive InexpensIve inexpensIve Inex Inex- pensive and makes a safe and convenient convenient con can pen Den for young calves |