Show CALVES ON SEPARATED MILK no fixed rules rule of F feeding v elfing can ise bg given size and VIA cigoi of annual animal must be considered Pr prepared ePand by the U united abol states state depart meet of agriculture B I 1 at least lour fear fifth ot at nu ali dalr lot calves are raised on separated milk grain being used to supply the fat r re 11 moved 1 usually y it pays pay well wb to fec teed d whole b e ad milk k to for about two walk at the emal chrime end 0 ot f which in time separated milk may be used in part the proportion of it the latter it r may Is be gradually increased ld until 1 I 1 or at kaend the I end of the fourth week els it 1 Is used ft altogether lt 0 9 et h er io bo fixed filed rules of feeding ba based 1 d 1 upon p 11 age 11 can be given give be because a the size 1 and vigor ot of the calt calf roust must nl at ways y b be C considered ideran ceda ced A especially strong at birth way may tie be put on separated it milk entirely at t two weeks of age but abi this should h old not at I 1 be attempted with bit weak ones oe until the calf 1 Is 1 in vigor an ous and a J thrifty condition no attempts attempt should be made to ahm chaape ra to in separated milk this change should always be made gr gradually dIl for far the first tour four d davs da A fro from eight to twelve pan pounds d of mill milk fro froni the dam should be f fed ed after this it time the fiell milk may be from say any cow or cows 1 la the herd but preferably not at from U any that are nearly dry milk containing out not more are than the 4 per cent of butterfat is considered the best f for or this pur pose pa at the beginning of the third week ICCI the substitution ot of allbe skim or sc separated a milk mey commence nea at the rate late ezo tea mo of one e pound a day the all quantity t of the dally daily ration batir may bahn be increased d tw two a to four pounds pound A depending in 9 upon tha h vigor of the calf the quantity be how ever should be kept met I 1 b blow below the capacity of the calf that 1 is when 1 it 11 does not net drink eagerly what he Is I 1 offered the quantity should be cut down doon at the beginning of the fourth welli week from one halt half to thre of the milk ration should be separated milk TA harg calf so drink during the week the change should be continued mill by the end of the week ck aide separated all milk I 1 Is A fed ft ith espe iddle the claley vi vigorous greas calves the change to separated milk ai may be made beat about a week a earlier her after this time separated milk may be fed entirely unless the calf I 1 is very delite delicate the quant quantity ltv bcd can be gradually hiern increased seed until 18 to 20 pounds a day are given it I 1 Is usually not economical to feed more than this net unless milk I 1 Is very y plentiful the time that milk should be discon it linued ad wpc depends d upon I 1 its cost I 1 la tell rela it alon to the value islas of the calf its ta breed size bize vigor etc the season in which it reaches the age of six elx months and the orb other r feeds available at that hint time must ut alo alio be taken laken into consideration six months 1 Is probably a good average avenge age at which hl it to wean cut calves fro from niilo ilk when iee tha he beat of hay bay silage hg and ada a good ad variety of grains are available the calf may be weaned earlier than when such food feeds are lacking the eca am eon on of good succulent pasturage p presents cut the best beat possible condition for far weaning a calf and when hon this exists exist the calf if to can be w weaned it earlier the than when she it la is huking nuking W when an the calf 1 1 Is we two months old and ad if bitis it la cf carefully te I 1 ly watched conr on milk whether whole hot a adm or butti butter milk ilk may be fed fail without harmful re cults oil provided the change from sweet t milk is made gradually gradual li it la Is net dot well baere however to alternate ter to betge between sweet and ad A four |