1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
8?3 
Live  Stock  Matters 
FORKFULS  OF  FACTS. 
Why  does  the  horn  fly  avoid  a  white 
animal  ? 
Insect  Life  records  a  reported  instance 
of  quails  that  ate  potato  bugs.  A  quail 
that  flew  up  from  a  potato  patch  struck 
the  house  and  killed  itself.  On  examin¬ 
ing  its  crop,  101  potato  bugs  were  found 
in  it. 
I  have  had  no  experience  whatever 
with  the  Dorset  sheep  so  far  as  concerns 
their  ability  to  defend  themselves  against 
dogs;  but  I  can  easily  imagine  that  a  full- 
grown  male  Dorset  would  not  yield  to  an 
attack  if  in  company  with  other  sheep.  I 
do  not  believe,  however,  that  a  flock  would 
be  able  to  maintain  themselves  against 
the  dogs  of  this  county,  i.  P.  Roberts. 
A  horse  kept  for  driving  only  would 
need  more  oats  and  less  hay  taan  one 
doing  farm  work.  I  have  always  been 
able  to  keep  my  horses  looking  and  feel¬ 
ing  well  on  4  to  G  quarts  of  oats  and  10 
to  15  pounds  of  good  hay  per  day.  I  do 
not  know  whether  a  horse  really  needs 
oats,  but  I  know  he  feels,  looks,  drives 
and  works  better  for  having  them,  with  a 
good  cleaning  every  day.  w.  e.  rines 
Here  is  a  curious  custom  : 
It  is  a  singular  custom  in  Persia  that  a 
criminal  flying  from  justice,  may  obtain 
absolute  protection  by  taking  reiuge  in  a 
stable.  It  matters  not  if  it  be  the  King’s; 
or  that  of  one  of  the  meanest  of  his  sub¬ 
jects.  The  fugitive  sleeps  at  the  foot  of 
the  favorite  horse,  and,  while  he  remains 
there,  the  owner  of  the  stable  is  obliged 
to  feed  him.  No  one  can  harm  him,  and 
even  the  sovereign  himself  must  not  touch 
a  hair  of  his  head  while  he  chooses  to 
remain  in  his  asylum. 
A  writer  in  Farm,  Stock  and  Home 
gives  this  plan  for  teaching  horses  to 
walk  fast: 
I  would  suggest  that  any  one  who  has 
a  team  of  colts  should  practice  walking 
them,  and  not  allow  them  to  trot  at  all, 
if  possible.  And  if  a  person  practices 
walking  his  mares,  while  they  are  carry¬ 
ing  their  foals,  he  will  be  very  apt  to 
have  good  walking  foals.  Perhaps  a  good 
way  wrould  be  to  break  the  colts  along 
with  a  fast  walking  horse. 
Nothing  like  teaching  colts  to  walk  be¬ 
fore  they  are  born. 
Aluminum  horseshoes  have  been  tried 
in  one  of  the  Finnish  cavalry  regiments. 
A  number  of  horses  were  shod  on  one 
fore  foot  and  one  hind  foot  with  this 
metal,  ordinary  iron  shoes  being  used  on 
the  other  feet.  At  the  end  of  six  weeks, 
during  which  time  the  animals  had  been 
moving  on  a  hard  and  stony  road,  it  was 
found  that  the  aluminum  shoes  had  worn 
rather  better  than  those  of  iron,  and  not 
one  of  the  former  had  gone  to  pieces. 
Two-Minute  Trotters. — A  reporter 
asked  Budd  Doble,  the  driver  of  Nancy 
Hanks,  if  he  thought  it  possible  for  a 
horse  to  trot  a  mile  in  two  minutes.  Mr. 
Doble  said  : 
To  doubt  the  possibility  of  this  would 
be  to  put  no  faith  in  the  signs  of  the 
times.  I  remember  when  the  first  horse 
beat  2:20  as  if  it  were  only  yesterday, 
and  had  any  one  told  me  then  that  one 
day  I  would  have  in  my  stable  a  horse 
that  would  go  in  2:04,  and  two  others 
that  would  beat  2:09  in  a  race,  I  would 
have  considered  it  impossible.  Since 
then  we  have  secured  better  tracks,  bet¬ 
ter  appliances,  better  methods  of  train¬ 
ing,  and  it  is  only  a  question  of  time  when 
two  minutes  will  be  reached.  I  do  not 
like  to  predict,  but  I  would  not  be  surpris¬ 
ed  to  see  it  reached  next  year.  Nancy 
Hanks,  before  she  is  retired,  ought  to 
reach  two  minutes,  or  more  nearly  ap¬ 
proach  it,  and  I  hope  that  she  will  have 
the  chance,  for  after  a  mare  has  been  re¬ 
tired  there  is  a  good  deal  to  make  over 
again. 
Old-Time  Geese. — In  an  old  English 
book  printed  in  1G15,  these  statements 
are  made : 
Geese  are  a  fowle  of  great  profit  many 
waies,  as  first  for  food,  next  for  their 
feathers,  and  lastly  for  their  grease. 
They  are  held  of  husbandmen  to  bee 
fowle  of  two  lives,  because  they  live 
both  on  land  and  in  water ;  and  there¬ 
fore  all  men  must  understand  that  ex¬ 
cept  he  have  eyther  ponde  or  streame, 
he  can  never  keep  geese  well.  They 
are  so  watchful  and  careful  over  them¬ 
selves  that  they  will  prevent  most  dan¬ 
gers  ;  grasse  also  they  must  necessarily 
have,  and  the  worst  and  that  which  is 
most  uselesse  is  the  best,  as  that  which 
is  moorish,  rotten,  and  that  which  is  un¬ 
savoury  for  cattell.  To  good  grasse 
they  are  a  great  enemy,  for  their  dung 
and  treading  will  putrifie  it  and  make  it 
worse  than  barraine.  Now  for  the 
choyse  of  geese  :  the  largest  is  the  best, 
and  the  colour  would  be  white  or  gray, 
all  of  one  paire,  for  pyde  are  not  so  pro¬ 
fitable,  and  blacks  are  worse.  Your 
gander  would  be  knavish  and  hardy,  for 
he  will  defend  his  goslings  the  better. 
Why  Not  Feed  Rice  ?— On  page  688  it 
is  asked  why  do  not  the  Louisiana  stock- 
men  feed  rice  to  their  horses  instead  of 
oats,  which  are  dearer  than  the  broken 
rice  from  the  local  rice  mills  ?  It  is  not 
safe  to  question  the  wisdom  of  local  prac¬ 
tices  until  one  has  lived  awhile  among 
the  people  and  had  opportunities  for 
learning  the  true  inwardness  of  things. 
Oats  are  a  good  food  for  horses  because 
they  are  a  well-balanced  food  with  a 
good  nutritive  ratio,  viz  :  one  of  nitro¬ 
genous  to  six  of  carbonaceous  matter ; 
while  rice  has  a  ratio  of  one  to  nearly 
eleven.  Compare  the  two  grains  thus : 
Rice.  Oats. 
Albuminoids .  7.7  12.9 
Carbohydrates .  75.2  55.7 
Fat .  0.4  0.1 
ltatlo  . 1  to  10.7  1  to  0.0 
Moreover,  oats  have  a  large  proportion 
of  husk  which  is  necessary  for  horses  to 
insure  digestion  of  the  food,  while  waste 
broken  rice  has  none,  and,  if  it  had,  the 
husks  are  so  hard  and  flinty  as  to  be  cer¬ 
tainly  injurious  to  horses  and  mules  ; 
and,  without  husks,  rice  becomes  im¬ 
pacted  in  the  stomach  and  is  thus  indi¬ 
gestible.  H.  STEWART. 
Gluten  or  Corn  Meal. 
C.  G.  N.,  West  Charleston,  Vt.~ Which 
is  the  more  valuable  for  feeding  milch 
cows  for  butter,  Buffalo  gluten  feed,  or 
corn  meal,  and  how  do  dried  brewers’ 
grains  compare  in  value  with  the  above 
by  weight  ? 
It.  N.-Y. — Corn  meal  is  worth  $1.13, 
dried  brewers’ grains  $1.23,  gluten  meal 
$1.63,  according  to  analyses  given  in 
Prof.  Stewart’s  book.  Just  which  one  or 
what  combination  you  should  use  would 
depend  on  the  character  of  the  coarse 
fodder  you  are  using.  With  Timothy 
hay  or  corn  stalks,  you  would  not  find 
corn  meal  profitable — the  ration  would  be 
highly  carbonaceous.  A  perfect  ration 
should  have  about  five  parts  of  carbo¬ 
hydrates  to  one  of  albuminoids.  Corn 
meal  has  about  9.3  to  1 ;  dried  brewers’ 
grains,  3.5  to  1;  gluten  meal,  2.5  to  1. 
With  these  figures  you  can  easily  decide 
which  is*right  for  your  purposes. 
In  writing  to  advertisers  please  always  mention 
Thb  Rural. 
Zip!  against  the  barb-wire 
fence,  and  your  horse  has  a 
bad  cut.  Apply  Phenol  So- 
dique  at  once.  In  24  hours  a 
healthy  scab  will  begin  to 
form  and  there  will  be  no  in¬ 
flammation. 
If  not  at  your  druggist’s,  send  for  circular. 
Hance  Brothers  &  White,  Pharmaceutical 
Chemists,  Philadelphia. 
Look  out  for  counterfeits.  There  is  but  one 
fenuine.  Better  cut  the  advertisement  out  and 
ave  it  to  refer  to. 
POLLED  HOLSTEINS  FOR  SALE. 
c.  Bull,  Leophellas  Prince,  No.  14970,  Vol.  7  Hol- 
stein-Frleslan  Herd  Book,  8  years  old,  weighs  1000 
lbs.  Cow  Leophelia  2nd,  No.  14618,  Vol.  4,  H.  F.  4 
years  old.  Price  $500  for  the  pair.  If  not  sold  by 
January,  the  one  making  the  best  offer  gets  them. 
Also  some  nice  grade  heifers  with  calf.  H.  T. 
GATES,  Worcester,  mass.  N.  B.-  Pictures  of  these 
cattle  can  be  seen  at  the  Studio  of  D.  B.  Jackson, 
103  Monroe  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 
ROSE  COMB  WHITE  LEGHORNS 
and  White  Wyandotte  Cockerels.  Choice  birds  at 
$2  each.  H.  G.  HAVILAND,  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y. 
r  no  CAI  C  3  Cheshire  Sows,  2  C,  Boars,  3  Extra 
lUn  OAUli  good  B.  Gobblers  (hatch  of  ’92),  5  R. 
C.  B.  and  4  R.  C.  W.  Leghorns,  10  8.  G.  Dorkings,  10 
Houdans,  12  Indian  Games,  20  Toulouse  Geese.  Good 
goods  for  quick  cash.  Circulars. 
FREEMAN  &  BUTTON,  Cottons,  Madison  Co.,  N.  Y. 
UNSEED  OIL  MEAL 
Please  do  not  forget  that  our  OIL  MEAL  is 
THE  BEST  FEED 
obtainable  for 
COWS,  BEEF  CATTLE,  HOGS  and  HORSES. 
Market  price  must  soon  advance,  and  we  advise 
your  taking  in  your  winter's  supply  now. 
Please  write  us  for  quotations  and  other  particulars. 
DETROIT  LINSEED  OIL  WORKS, 
DETROIT.  MICHIttAJI. 
Dorset  Horned  Ram  Lambs. 
[DOG-PROOF.] 
Having  sold  so  many  Ewe  lambs  In  lots  of  3  to  10  to 
different  parties,  and  only  one  ram  lamb  In  each  lot, 
It  has  left  me  quite  a  number  of  first-class  ram 
lambs,  and  these  I  will  sell,  If  taken  at  once, 
at  $15  to  $18  per  head.  Let  those  who  wish  to 
raise  early  lambs  for  the  Christmas  market  give  the 
Dorsets  a  trial,  when  I  am  certain  they  will  soon  be 
convinced  that  they  are  the  breed  they  want,  by 
their  remarkable  fecundity,  and  superiority  In  many 
other  respects  over  all  other  breeds.  Also  for  sale 
Imported  ewes  two  years  old,  due  to  Iamb  this  and 
next  month,  to  Imported  Royal  Windsor,  No.  232. 
First  Prize  Winner  at  the  Royal  Show  of  England, 
1889.  All  stock  delivered  to  the  buyer  free  of  ex- 
pressage.  Address  T.  S.  COOPER, 
Coopersburg,  Lehigh  County,  l’a. 
CHOICE  SHROPSHIRE S. 
A  few  good  Registered  Shropshire  Ewes  for  sale, 
from  the  noted  Crosby  flock  of  Michigan,  and  bred 
to  a  triplet  son  of  Astral.  Both  imported  and  home 
bred.  Ages  from  one  to  four  years.  Catalogue  free. 
F  M.  COLLIN,  Benton  Centre.  Yates  County.  N.  Y. 
Eastern  Representative  of  J.  S.  &  W.  G.  Crosby. 
RED  POLLED  CATTLE 
Guernsey  Heifers.  Young  stock  for  sale. 
D.  L.  STEVENS,  Elkdalo,  Susquehanna  Co.,  Pa. 
“The  Best  Poultry  Paper,” 
Sent  on  Trial  &  Six.  Months  for 
ON  LY—  1  ^  CENTS, 
If  you  mention  where  you  saw  tnis  advertisement. 
Farm  Poultry  is  the  name  of  our  paper.  It  teaches 
how  to  make  money  with  a  few  hens.  Sample  copy 
sent  free.  1.  •! OHNHOM  iV  CO.  Boston  Mass. 
Berkshire,  Chester  white, 
Jersey  Red  and  Poland  China 
'PIGS.  Jersey,  Guernsey  and 
Holstein  Cattle.  Thoroughbred 
jf  Sheep.  Fancy  Poultry.  Hunting 
_ _  IT  and  House  Dogs.  Catalogue. 
8*  W.  8MIT1I.  Cochran vllle*  Cheater  to.,  Peuuu. 
SHEEP 
Cotswolds,  •Souitidov-oa 
Oxford  Down  and  Shrop¬ 
shire  Sheep  and  Lambs  of 
superior  breeding.  We  are  booking  orders  now  for 
lambs  of  the  above  breeds,  We  also  have  a  choice 
iot  of  yearlings  and  two-year-olds  to  offer.  Write 
at  once  for  prices  and  particulars. 
W.  ATLEE  BURPEE  &  CO.,  PHILA.,PAc 
US VI  F.  MOKTOIC8 
ELLERSLIE  GUERNSEYS 
Largest  Guernsey  Herd  in  the  World. 
Cows  give 
6,000  to  11,000 
pounds  milk 
per  year  wlth- 
out  forcing. 
Milk  from 
fresh  cows,  4)4 
to  7  per  cent 
fat. 
BULLS  ONLY 
FOR  SALE. 
H.  M.  COTTRELL,  Supt.,  KhlneclitT,  N.  V. 
HOLSTEIN  COWS. 
Rockland  Park  Stock  Farm 
Offers  for  sale  choice  cows,  Imported  and  home-bred. 
Prices  low  to  quick  buyers.  Kockland  Park  is  a  flag 
station  on  West  Shore  Railroad.  24  miles  from  New 
York.  For  further  particulars  call  on,  or  address 
A.  MACKELLAR,  Mgr.,  Rockland  Park,  Nyack,  N.  Y 
BEFORE  YOU  BUY  A  NEW  HARNESS 
send  a  2c.  stamp  with  your  address  for  72-page  Illus¬ 
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Mention  The  Rural  New-Yorker. 
DRIVING  STILL  LEADS  THEM  ALL. 
r>  ,  IT  WILL  CONTROL  THB  MOST 
VICIOUS  HORSE. 
75,000  sold  In  1891. 
100,000  sold  In  1892. 
THEY  ARE  KING. 
Sam plo  mailed  XCfor  ft  I  fifl 
Nickel,  $1.50. 
Stallion  Bits  50  cts.  extra. 
RACINE,  WIS. 
J.  P.  Davies,  Mgr. 
RACINE  MALLEABLE  IRON  CO. 
EDUCATE  THE  YOUNG 
colts  with  a  SPRINGSTEEN  BIT. 
They  learn  with  this  Bit  in  half  the  time,  than 
when  any  other  is  used.  You  cun  not  hurt 
their  mouths  with  a  Springsteen  Bit,  and  yet 
they  hare  to  obey  you.  THAT  HARD- 
MOUTHED  IlOltSE  too  can  be  brought  to 
time  in  short  order  with  this  Bit.  With  it. 
Absolute  Safety  without  cruelty;  without 
it,  Runaways,  Accidents  and  Death. 
Would  you  like  our  34-page  Book  on  this 
subject?  IT’S  YOURS  FOR  THE  ASKING. 
Best  Nickel  Plated,  leather 
covered  -  -  -  -  $2.50 
Best  XC  Plate  -  -  -  $1,50 
Finished  in  Japan-  -  $1.00 
FLOYD  &  FOSTER, 
;  SPRINGSTEEN  BITj  DETROIT,  MICH.  4 
HIGH -GLASS  SHROPSHIRES  S 
Our  second  importation  for  1892  Includes  30  Bowen- 
Jones  and  Minton  yearling  rams,  now  weighing  220 
pounds  or  more,  to  shear  15  to  17  pounds.  Also  95 
beautiful  yearling  ewes.  Send  for  catalogue. 
THE  WILLOWS,  l’aw  l*aw.  Mich. 
SHROPSHIRE  SHEEP. 
Imported  Rams  and  Ewes,  also  Home-bred  Shear¬ 
lings  and  Lambs  by  The  Sort,  a  son  of  Rare  Stamp, 
the  sire  of  the  sensational  shearlings  of  1891,  and  out 
of  Ewes  by  Bonnie  Beau,  sire  of  the  English  cham¬ 
pion  ram  of  1892.  Brices  such  as  will  command  sales. 
Address  RICHARD  GIBSON, 
Delaware,  Ont..  Canada. 
HATCH  CHICKENS  BY  STEAM 
Excelsior  Incubator. 
With  the  improved 
Simple,  Perfect,  Self-Hegu - 
latino.  Thousands  in  suc¬ 
cessful  operation.  Guaran¬ 
teed  to  hatch  a  larger  per¬ 
centage  of  fertile  eggs  at 
less  cost  than  any  other 
Hatcher.  Lowest  priced 
first-class  Hatcher  made. 
GEO.  II.  STAHL,  Quincy, Ill. 
BONE  WEAL  for  poultry, 
8hells.  Flint  and  Beef  Scraps. 
i  w  prli 
YORK  CHEMICAL  WORKS,  YORK,  BA. 
IT  HAS  BEEN  PROVED 
Thatgreen  cut  bone  is  the  most 
economical  and  greatest  egg 
producing  food  known. 
MANN’S  BONE  CUTTER, 
Warranted  to  cut  greeD  bones, 
meat,  gristle,  and  all  without 
clog  or  difficulty,  or 
MONEY  REFUNDED. 
■  Ill.  catalogue  free  if  you  name  this  paper. 
F.  W.  MANN,  Milford, Mass. 
INVINCIBLE  HATCHER. The  BEST 
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BREWERS’  GRAINS. S' WSESSSl- 
HORSES  -  -  -  CATTLE. 
SMITHS  &  POWELL,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  offer  very- 
superior  FRENCH  COACH,  STANDARD,  CLYDESDALE,  PERCHERON, 
DRIVING  and  MATCHED  COACH  HORSES  (many  of  them  Prize  winners)  at 
very  reasonable  prices. 
Also  HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN  CATTLE,  from  the  handsomest  and  most  noted 
milk  and  butter  herd  in  the  world. 
RARE  BARGAINS  in  choice  show  animals,  and  cows  wiv.h  great  records. 
STATE  JUST  WHAT  YOU  WANT,  AMS  SAVE  TIMS. 
