At what age are calves commonly changed from whole to skim milk?
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G.D.Rose says 2016-10-24 19:32:37 (CST)
I would say you don't. You would just wean them. But sense the question is coming from the 1920's, separating milk for the cream was very important income, so my wild guess is two weeks
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JerryHicks says 2016-10-25 05:43:29 (CST)
Two to four weeks.
Yes, this would have been a time when butter was an important income from the farm.
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