Two weeks ago Larry Altemose noticed that one of his newborn calves had gone missing.

“We walked every inch of the property looking for the calf. But it was nowhere to be found,” said Altemose. “We did notice some unusual tracks and that some feed was also missing. So we knew someone had taken it.”With calving season just under way, the stolen calf was one of 15 born so far this year with still more to come.“I don’t think they knew what they were doing,” said Altemose. “Once a calf has nursed, they aren’t interested in a bottle and it most likely wouldn’t feed.”Altemose doubts that the calf will survive without its mother.“We didn’t even report it,” Altemose added. “But my brother’s grandsons were helping with a feed delivery and noticed the new security cameras and wanted to know what was going on and they couldn’t get it on Facebook fast enough.”Altemose has been farming for 75 years and said he doesn’t remember anyone stealing from them in the past. The family has added cameras about the property to safeguard the herd and there are three rather aggressive and noisy geese running around to help scare off anyone brave enough to try to gain access without permission.The calf that was taken was worth about $150. A full grown steer would bring about $1,500 at market.