Show GIVE FALL CALVES CHANCE TO START proper Fee feeding dirig and stabling are great essentials if one Is to have their dairy cows freshen during the fall which practical results chow allow la Is tile the most profitable then one must see that th at tile the little calves callea get a good start during the fall fail ani and winter months willie while this way may prove more difficult for some on account of the need for or better stables fall fail calves that ore are properly grown during the first winter are ready to go on grass grafts the spring and grow better than spring calves proper feeding plus proper stabling are the greatest essentials in starting fall calves when a calf la 19 first dropped it ts Is essential that it receive the milk from its mother this wilh to Is laxative in characters character and helps to clean out the calfa sy system stern where it la Is not available the calf should be given an ounce of castor oil the calf can be allowed to run with the cow for four or five days hut but the of dairymen prefer to break tt it to drink before it has nursed for any an length of time rime too much milk Is often given to young calves one abne pound of milk dally daily for every eight to ten pounds of live weight Is 13 sufficient for the first two or r three weeks the lie calves should get gei whole milk then skim milk can be gradually ira dually added br leafy hay bay should be given calves begin I 1 ning with the third week A little tracked cracked corn and ground oats may also be added to the palls after the calves finish drinking their milk As tile the calves develop they will gradually learn to eat grain and hay the milk should be continued but it should not exceed 14 to 10 16 pounds dally daily or it will nia make ke the calves pot bellied it Is better to furnish the additional nutrients needed for growth by feeding grain and good legume hay rather than to give ghe the calves too much skim milk unless t the he calves are kept in a clean sanitary place hey will not grow to tile the best advantage scours are usually the result of unsanitary feed palls or improperly managed stables calves should be turned out in a sunny pen during the day clay if they do not have the advantage of sunshine in their regular quarters utilizing surplus skim milk as poultry feed according to a recent sarv survey ey made by the united states department of agriculture there were in 1028 1928 approximately pounds of surplus our skim milk used in tile the making of concentrated sour skim at 27 different wilk plants or creameries crea meries merles located in various sections of the country the method of making this product was perfected by dr L A rogers chief of the division of dairy research laboratories in the bureau of dairy industry this product is 13 sold in only mainly as a poultry feed and affords creameries crea meries or milk plants equipped with condensing machinery a profitable means of utilizing surplus skim milk generous feed supply seen for coming year the supply of feed this coining year will be generous preliminary indications are that there will be pounds more grain feed per wilful unit titan than was available during the average year of the last five years the supply of hay per animal unit huntr will be the largest of any year as far back as 1020 with the exception of last year and 1024 unfortunately for dairymen there Is a shortage of legume bay this athla shortage of protein hays Is likely to put special stress on the supply of protein supplements and lead to higher prices for them in spite of the abundance of feed grains |