Show I D DAIRY ll F r DRY SKIM i MILK MILI USED L IN V FEEDING Calf raising experiments at PennSylvania Penn Penn- sylvania ania State college show e excellent results using dry skim milk remised with whit water waler from the second to fifth weeks and fc fed dry with grains from then to the time end of four months Th The experiment stations station's fortieth annual report summarizes the work by Pr Professor Professor Pro Pro- r fessor lessor Bechdel as ns follows It has been known and for some time that skim milk mill powder of or good quality reconstituted with Water water wa Wa- wa-t wa ter to a n total solids Content of 9 0 p per percent percent rj cent has hns a n value equivalent to fresh tresh liquid skim milkAn milk An Investigation In was started durIng during dur dur- ing lag the time past year to determine the ad- ad lid lid-I Usability of feeding milk powder in the dry dm's l. l rather than in the liquid form forma Thirty-five Thirty grade grue Holstein calves were fed experimentally in three groups l They were weaned to a dry ration when thirty-four thirty days a s 's old oW The IThe oldest jp gro of 12 calves e om which data ata are now available made an average dally daily gain of poun pounds Si up to six months and were 7 per percent cent normal in size The milk powder powder was discontinued when they were one onee onehundred hundred and fifteen da days s 's ol old These calves es consumed consume a n total of pounds pounds' of mimic milk powder power on the aera average In addition nd ad 1 to pounds of whole milk The feeding of milk powder power In the time dry drYl rather than the liquid form affords many advantages In labor Less Less equipment Is needed also and the precautionary precautionary pre pre- cautionary measures for sanitation are reduced to the minimum The results of this work to date prompt the adrice advIce advice ad ad- vice rice that the calves be changed to the dry ration at nt six weeks of age oge after feeding feeing the powder powder power pow pow- der er In the reconstituted reconstitute form up to that time The dry ry mixture at first should contain not over 45 per cent cent milk powder power nn and preferably not over o 40 per pel cent The percentage of powder powder powder pow pow- der should be reduced reduce then as the cal calves es grow older ohler and consume more concen concentrates tm tes |