Archive image from page 192 of The dairyman's manual a. The dairyman's manual : a practical treatise on the dairy, including the selection of the farm dairymansmanualp88stew Year: 1888 REARING CALVES FOR THE DAIRY. 187 enough ta begin with, gradually increased up to a table- spoonful daily at two months, four ounces daily at three months, eight ounces daily at five months, and a pound at six months. From three months up, six quarts of milk twice a day may be given, and at a month old the calves should have a run in a grass pasture of a quarter of an acre or so, enclosed purposelywith portab
Archive image from page 192 of The dairyman's manual a. The dairyman's manual : a practical treatise on the dairy, including the selection of the farm dairymansmanualp88stew Year: 1888 REARING CALVES FOR THE DAIRY. 187 enough ta begin with, gradually increased up to a table- spoonful daily at two months, four ounces daily at three months, eight ounces daily at five months, and a pound at six months. From three months up, six quarts of milk twice a day may be given, and at a month old the calves should have a run in a grass pasture of a quarter of an acre or so, enclosed purposelywith portable fence, which is moved to give fresh grass as may be required. At two months the calf will begin to drink a little water, which should thereafter be provided. In winter some fresh, sweet, early cut clover hay should be given after the first month, and the quantity increased gradually as the calf learns to consume it. • The gradual increase of the food should be carefully watched ; but there is no danger from an excess of hay; it is the grain food which is more apt to be given to excess and do harm. Fig. 21.—PLAN OF CALF PENS. There is a temptation when a calf is doing well to give a little more food, in the hope of making it do a little better, but it is a mistake to try to force a young animal ahead of its ability to digest. The young calf should be tied up from the first. A small halter or a leather strap around the neck, with a ring, and a light rope with a swivel snap hook in it, may be used to fasten it in the pen. Calves should never run together loose in a pen, or they will learn to suck each other, and thus contract habits which will be trouble- some afterwards. In our dairy the calf pens are divided into separate stalls, as shown at figure 21. These are
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