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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1997
Page
7
On Mother's Day the farm bursts with spring babies and busy life. Farmers and new mothers share energy after winter, but caring for mothers and nursing infants requires constant watchfulness and health checks to keep both safe.
Dairy calves are removed within 24 hours as cows supply milk, with calves born year round without planned timing. Beef calves are timed for spring births to match grass. mothers nurse until fall, when grass dwindles. Weanlings weigh 60 to 100 pounds at birth and 500 to 700 pounds when separated.
A playful puzzle provides special terms for animal mothers and fathers and asks to fill in the blanks with the babies’ names. It tests knowledge of terms like kitten for a baby cat and puppy for a baby dog, among other species.
Create a simple Mother's Day card plan using colored paper scissors glue and markers. Include one plan to reuse an old gardening magazine’s images if the owner agrees, offering a nature themed collage option and a short heartfelt message.
Anna Jarvis created Mother's Day to honor her mother Anna Marie Reeves Jarvis who fostered the idea that mothers deserve a special day. After her mother's 1905 death she campaigned with speeches and letters until the first service on May 10 1908 in Grafton West Virginia and national recognition followed in 1914 when President Wilson designated the second Sunday in May as the holiday which falls this year on May 11.
The article explains how animal newborns attach to mothers via a blood-carrying cord, then describes immediate care after birth. Mothers lick newborns to dry, help breathing, and start circulation. Newborns stay wet and vulnerable, must be warmed and fed promptly. Colostrum milk, rich in health-promoting factors, is produced by mothers including humans.
Lambs are born mainly in spring with one to two offspring per ewe though some breeds have up to five. Ewes carry nearly 147 days and lambs stay with mothers four to five months. Black faced ewes produce black lambs that whiten with age while white faced ewes have white lambs. Foals develop inside about eleven months and can stand within minutes of birth. Next week The Mini Page covers Hale Bopp's Earth visit.
Sows mother large litters up to 12 piglets and stay pregnant for 114 days. Piglets are ready to leave their mothers between 10 and 27 days after birth.
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