| Show D i s y BP at VW W 0 HOT WEATHER IS ROUGH ON CALVES feed them skim milk with I 1 legume hay and grain hot weather Is particularly trying on young soung calves cales and it Is best to keep them in a lot where they have access to shade until they are six months of age if they can have skim milk with good legume hay bay and a little grain they will do as well or petter better titan on grass states W 11 II wood woodley ley university ot of arkansas rk ansas college of agriculture extension service of six months or over should be encouraged to eat cat plenty of rough age both hay and grass as this method 0 of f feeding will develop body capacity for future production service the bull calf needs the pasture and legume hay as much enuch as the helfer heifer but the amount of each should be limited ills ilia length of service sen ice anti and potency Is lessened it if he develops too much body the roughage feed should be limited and supplemented by a liberal grain ration much of the future usefulness of both the heifer and tile bull calf depends on how they are grown out and whatever care that Is necessary to bring this growth about will pay big dividends in later profits A aall that Is 19 stinted in its growth will he be stinted in its service tind also this cindi condition tion may he be transmitted to its offspring the following conditions for care are suggested 1 fall dropped calves are probably easier eared for than spring calves as a well lighted worm warm barn and dry feed will do better titan grass 2 for the first few days eniy only the mothers milk should he be given allowing 1 pound or 1 pint of milk tor for 10 pounds of weight 3 for about two or three weeks whole milk warmed to about 00 90 degrees should be fed 4 when change cliance to separated milk Is made it should be done gradually taking away a little whole milk and adding the same amount of skim milk neep kaep the calf a little hungry 5 feed at regular intervals have nil all vessels clean feed young calves three times per day C 6 do not overfeed over feed one pound of milk to 10 pounds of weight may be the basis of feeding more vigorous calves may use a little more 7 scours are usually rilly caused boover by over feeding irregular regular li feeding unclean vessels or an abrupt change in feeds or conditions of feeding like sweet and sour milk warm and cold milk 8 in case of scours scour cut off the milk by one half ball at least alduse and use some remedy to regulate the bowels |
