| Show new bulletin on raising dairy calves from iowa A bulletin which should be of much interest to dairymen has hag been published by the iowa experiment station on raising dairy dair v calves figures show that there are dairy cows in the united states the average age of these cows Is sl siv years this makes the problem of 0 raising dairy heifers heffers for repIn replacements cements an important consideration fifty four per cent of the dairy cows are used to produce whole milk in IB sections whre this Is the enge case the problem of raising dairy calves ii a greater renter problem on account of t the shortage of skim milk an ov owner ner of such a herd sony may he be content to buy Fp springers rIngers to keep up his herd or he must sacrifice some milk or raise its his calves largely by the use of calf meals I 1 the proper growth of dairy calves has an important influence on their future production calves which are stunted will not produce as much when mature as heifers heffers that have been properly grown men lien who pay to the breedl breeding ng of their eattle eattie have a greater opportunity tor for improvement pro both from the standpoint of proper growth as well as improvement in breedl breeding ng |
