Show GIVES POINTERS ON FEEDING OF CALVES high prices on good cows puts new value on growing profitable heifers heffers Hei fers losing c culves a I 1 v e s or stunting their growth takes on a far more serious air today than it did a few ye years ars ago good milk cows can only he be de developed veloid from thrifty growing heifers heffers and higher prices for good cows has automatically put more interest and care into raising heifer calves in line with the trend of the times W rt arends well weli known dairy authority of the purina enrina mills says it has long iong boon been known that vitamin A and D are extremely essential in the ration for raising the right kind of he heifer afee now with the recent discovery of 0 concentrated vitamin A calf rals in ins has become less hazardous this concentrated vitamin A is being passed along to dairymen by the purina research farm in the form of a new ingredient gred lent called pur a tene added to eve every ry sack of purina calf feed first feed should be milk in makin making feeding recommendations tor for the first few days of a life arends says that the first food should be own mothers milk this milk is laxative and performs the job of setting the digestive system I 1 in n motion it it Is felt necessary to take the calf from its mother before nursing and if the milk Is fit arends advises milking the cow and feeding g the v calf by hand lie ile says a bottle and nipple may be necessary although many dairymen teach the calf to 1 drink I rill k from a pail tile the first feeding it if for reason of disease tile the mothers milk cannot be used milk from a cow in the firs part of her ber lactation period should he fed nature has taught the calf to look up for its milk according to arends I 1 yet when the dal dairyman ryman teaches it to drink lie he expects the calf to hold iest licad head down remember the calf must be taught every step of the way the earlier the calf is started the easier i it will be overfeeding Over feeding milk Is dangerous another condition arends points to is that the baby calf has a very dell delicate digestive system and overloading it with milk is almost sure to 10 bring 10 trouble lip ile advises advise starting with tw r J 1 faw about three pounds of milk daily for swall small breeds and bout about a four pounds daily for the larger breeds gradually increasing the mill milk up to 8 pounds dally daily by the last day of tile week for heavier breeds and 7 per pe r day for the smaller breeds along with the milk the calf should be tau taught ht to eat eai dry feed as quickly Is as possible easy way to get calves eating when tile calf is but bill 4 dabs old it should get its first solid food says arends aalf air chow in checker becker form is the ea easiest lest and S safest as ei e I dry feed on which to lo start kart the calf A few checkers should be placed in tile the mouth mouzli directly after feeding it milk with checkers and a grain ration in a trough erwig 11 before the calf at all times it will soon get the habit of t taking liking feed as li it beds it fresh clean water and good alfalfa ilay hay should be available at all times on this kind of feeding it wont be long until tile the calf Is well weil on its way to a profitable first calf licher heifer if interested more information can ne obtained on raising ra estil calves from the latest purina dairy bulletin a available val lable from f r 1111 all 11 feed stores ato es handling purina faor 1 t new 1936 stock t wall pal paper er t I 1 i paints varn varnishes ashes ent am amels els and 10 if you are going to modern modernize ize 4 0 your home this spring you w will ill surley want to see our new line v the prices are reasonable too J alice H durnford phone 44 f main st t evanston wyo o 0 when en a couple of the gifts b avs caught hin well maybe he was f ettje ditl ie scared but he yellow of horses horse s that boy no sir it took an all air awan fill lot ot or nerve for him to get back up there on that tool fool horse and rid ride again with three busted ribs inside him |