ON THE MANAGEMENT OF STOCKS

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 146, 21 June 1916, Page 19

ON THE MANAGEMENT OF STOCKS

Under present methods "we are trying" to do two things at o'nee, whereas natujC provided for only one at a time. Read;; the following and judge for yoursolJ... Under natural conditions the calf dravfsT'i from the cqw somewhere about 201b J)fc, milk per diem, in small quantities, and;; at frequent- intervals, and when suifi-« ciently nourished is turned off to shltC for itself. Now consider what we atj, tempt to do. At birth the calf is takeij from the mother, .and-U fed anything up' to two gaJlons at a meal. We giXef. little thought to the strain we are iip;t posing upon its delicate digestive apga--'" ratus, or to the designs and intentionsjefi a wise, Creator.'. .Then., when indigestive and bowel troubles -'occur we wondjj" why. 0«r aim is "to feed the calf witS» as little labour as possible, and wlien^ scours,, ringivorm, and general unthrijgic.' ness make their appearance, we feel? deeply aggrieved. Now turn to thecow. She is called upon to produce huge? quantities of high-testing milk daily^; and at the same time to carry on the; functions of reproduction. To do this' properly a cow should have at least tWee heads and two stomachs, one to suppjj; the milk-producing functions, and the; other to nourish the calf yet unborn* We are calling upon her to do the two. things with ono set of tools. It-is well: known that there are several pounds-'of' mineral matter in every 10001b of milk,* and that the bones and tissue of the", embryo calf likewise require a consider--, able amount. . Under ordinary conditions this must be obtained from tha. pasture—a very desirable- state of affairs; which is not always possible. About thefifth month of gestation, in order to corS vert the-cartillageous"niatter into bone£ the unborn calf makes persistent cfe*mands for mineral matter. The cq\£ eats all she "can in. -the effort to supply; the need, at times causing undue distend tion of the stomach, and thereby pinch--ing and : confining the embryo to such'an extent that life is destroyed, and thus* we get a slip. :; ,This, .form ,of abortion,; constitutes fully 80 per-'cent, of all slips j-' and occurs from the fifth to seventh month. The contagious form almost-: always occurs in the first to third month. The moral to be dra-wn is. thai a constant supply of mineral;' matter in suitable, form should always; be before the,, caw, so that she is not wholly dependent upon the grass for.' her needs. Thus may we obviate the lack pf necessary. food .elements in the pasture, and the development of a derpraved appetitie which manifests itself, in.the craving foi bones, sticks, and unnatural quantities of grass, which •neither satisfy the aiumal nor fill h'pv requirements. Get all information about Eatjen's Cow-Lie at the stall in No.; 3 Hal], at. the Palmerston Winter ShoM' This will rid your berd of abortion and; many other serious ailments. . Supplies' from A. J. Palmer and Co., Palmevston N.; Chemical Supplies Co., Newmarket; Auckland. V V