HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-11-25, Page 7Phone 527-1390 'Main Street, Seaforth PHONE i27-0680
Losing one or two calves a
year is not only an economic loss,
but it can be a blow to a.farmer's
breeding program.
"Take the number of calves
lost in the last year, multiply
by $50. and you have some idea
of the cash value alone which is
A lost," says George Jackson,
dairy cattle specialist, Ontario
Department of Agriculture and
Food, Newmarket. It is possible
to talk of the best way to care
for and feed calves, although
there-are several ways to do the
job successfully, says Mr.
Jackson. If you have a satis-
factory system now, don't change
It unless It becomes necessary
because of disease, housing or
death losses.
Certain ,practices can help
keep calf losses to a minimum.
First of all, watch the cow and
try to be there when she calves,
even if it Is 3 o'clock in the'
morning. When the time comes,
make sure the surroundings are
clean. After the birth, treat the
calf's navel by dipping it in a 1
to 2% solution of tincture of
iodine. Wash and sanitize the
dam's udder so there is less
chance of the calf taking in die-
ease-causing bacteria.
The calf should nurse either
by itself or with assistance with-
in an hour or two after birth. The
calf's system is better able to
absorb the disease-preventing
properties of the colostrum milk
soon after birth than it is some
hours later. Do not- overfeed.
The calf should not receive more
than 4 pounds of milk at this time.
To control feed intake, as well
as safeguard the calf from
0+ possible injury and settle the cow
down sooner, Mr. Jackson
suggests taking the calf away
from the cow as soon as the calf
is dry. This may be as soon as
two to three hours after birth.
Put the calf in a clean dry pen
by itself.
The dam's milk ' should be
fed for three days and may be
continued or milk replacer may,
be substituted at that time. Feed-
ing weighed, regular =founts at
regular intervals and maintaining
a uniform temperature are good
-Management practices.
If scouring occurs, cut back
on solids by diluting the milk
with water at a ratio of about 3
to 1. This is necessary because
a scouring calf loses water
rapidly, and it must be replaced
or the animal' dehydrates. If the
calf is dried out, with dry hair
and sunken eyes, an electrolyte
solution given intravenously by a
• ,
Management
Reduces
Calf Losses
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•-..<.rveterinarian,,could help to pull
'-1.1dtt, through. Watch the calves
closely and use. a thermometer
to check the temperatures of
"off-color" calves. "
A dry feed in, the form -of
calf starter grower should be
in front of the calf from about
a week of age. Intake will
increase gradually and when the
calf is eating from 1 to 1 1/2
pounds daily, it should be weaned..
Calves on dry feed suffer from
fewer digestive 'upsets and re-
quire less labor.
It has been tne practice to
inject all- calves with an anti-
biotic, However; this should
not be necessary for all calves.
Antibiotics should be reserved
for calves that need such atreat-
ment.
Mr. Jackson , advises that, if
possible, newborn calves should
be separated from the rest of
the herd. Many dairymen are
now doing this with good results,
he said. " Young calves need
uniform temperature, in dry,
draft-free, individual Stalls or
pens.
These. steps go ,far to mini-
mize deaths, as well as to re-
duce the amount of labor in-
volved.
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In every family there seems to,
be the difficult relative of whom
we say some time in November,
"What on earth can we give Aunt
Bella for Christmas? She doesn't
need anything."
Last year I realized, with
dismay that there were four such
names on our Christmas list.
Grandma was getting into her
nineties and she already had a
bureau drawer filled with tissue
wrapped purses, slippers, and
gloves, accumulated over the last
thirty years. Uncle Wilfred was
living contentedly in the home for
retired ministers but he only had
one room for his own possess-
ions, s o they had to be kept to a
reasonable minimum. Then there
was the school-teacher aunt who
also boarded in a room and the
widowed cousin who spent a few
months in turn with each of her
children and who disliked pack-.
ing anything more thap her ne-
cessary clothing and writing
paper.
In previous year we had fallen
back on the old faithfuls of sta-
tionery and ,magazine subscrip-
tion for these relatives. But these
gifts seemed singularly lacking in
the personal touch, the very touch
.that meant so much to people
getting along in years. It was our
little five-year-old who, in a
round-about fashion, came up
with the inspiration for something
different in the way of gifts. "I
don't want just one present from
Santa Claus this Christmas -
•I'd sooner have some little ones,"
Mentally we made a note to buy
one of those red net stockings
with a dozen fascinating little
toys tucked inside.
THE "STUFFINGS"
And why not something alon'g
the same idea for those difficult
names on the Christmas list? I
started by making four stockings
of red broadcloth, the edges bound
with white tape. These can be
bought in net or plastic if pre-
ferred, but they're. simple to
make and more economical. Then
we began shopping for the "stuf-
fings." Most of the items came
friim the mail-order catalogue
or the five-and-ten, but in these
days that certainly doesn't mean
they were cheap looking or of
dubious quality. I found nail
brushes in a unique, convenient
shape, moulded with gay plastic
handles, for 19c each. Well-
bound leatherette address books
started at We found big,
attractive needle books, a little
nylon clothes whisk, small pack-
ages of cellophane-wrapped cor-
respondence cards. For Uncle
Wilfred we found a neat key ring,
a stypic stick for shaving, a
pocket screwdriVer, a small
bottle of after-shave lotion.
Elderly people have a sweet
' tooth more often than is corn-
ing:m.1y suspected. We bought
rolls of fruit drops and wrapped
them in red tissue with fringed
ends to resemble miniature
Christmas crackers. We bought
a package of plain white envelopes
and at the post offing a sheet ,of
stamps.
At home with our lot we en-
joyed filling the stockings more
than wrapping any other gifts.
The purchases were divided into
four little piles. The oldest
child in the family was allowed
to carefully address the white
envelopes into four piles and
wrapped each little package in
Christmas tissue. If these
seemed a peculiar gift, our re-
latives didn't think so at all.
The envelopes were an invitation
and a convenience when they
wanted to write us a note during
the year, They had that personal
little touch which says, "We'd
like to hear from you."
The children were able to
help with wrapping the other
small gifts. We wrapped them
simply in colored tissue but
wrapping of some kind was part
,of the plan to add to each little
surprise. The total cost of the
bulging miniature stockings was
no more than we usually budgeted
for these relative's gifts. They
took little more time to _pre-
pare but gave us all a great deal
more happiness. The youngsters
of the family were able to ac-
tively join in the pleasure of
giving and the stockings brought
unusual delight to our relations.
Now we even use the little
stocking idea through the year
when a member of the family is
ill and might welcome a little
unexpected cheer and remem-
brance. We keep a small carton in
a cupboard and from time to
time add to it a few' rolls of
fruit drops, a package of razor
blades, a cake of scented soap,
a pretty hanky. When I'm sew-
ing and come across a leftover
piece of gay printed cotton
I run up a bias-bound stocking
to put in the carton.
The quartet of relations who
received the original stockings
last year have asked for the
same gift again this year. Each
time we go to town I pick up
another small memo book, an
inexpensive plastic ball-point
pen, or a hair net of the type
Aunt Bettie uses. It makes no
difference If the articles are
sometimes unconventional , but
they must be useful. They should
be items that can be used every
day, that will save the recipient
a trip to the store some time,
and that say, "We're thinking of
you."
MY GIFT SHELF
I like to share the bounty of
our little farm with others, so
I have started a gift shelf. When
I canned, I packed pint jars of
ruits, vegetables and chicken.
When I made jelly, I used pretty
tumblers or nice jelly glasses
for my gift shelf.
If I visit the old folk's
home, I take a jar or glass of
jelly to any I know there. At
Christmas, I pack some goodies
for bachelors and shut-ins. In
these boxes goes a jar of pro-
duce,
When I visit old people in
their homes or anyone who is
ill, I have the Perfect gift at my
finger tip. We picked wild huckle-
berries. These make lovely jelly
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mail to friends . who otherwise
would never taste the delicious
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