1893 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
839 
Live  Stock  Matters 
FORKFULS  OF  FACTS. 
Make  sweet  cream  butter  when  your 
customers  want  it. 
You  can  insure  your  live  stock  by  se¬ 
curing  clubs  of  new  subscriptions  for 
The  Rural  New- Yorker  at  only  SLOG 
a  year.  See  premium  pages. 
We  hope  there  is  rye  in  the  ground  to 
feed  the  stock  a  green  bite  early  next 
spring. 
Boys  and  Sheep. — Our  boys,  aged  re¬ 
spectively  14  and  eight,  were  encouraged 
in  saving  the  pennies  and  dimes  that 
boys  usually  spend  for  nicknacks,  to  buy 
a  lamb.  Now  each  of  them  has  a  small 
flock  on  his  own  account,  and  as  they 
own  all  the  sheep  on  the  farm  they  take 
great  pride  in  them,  especially  the  lambs 
and  the  money  for  the  wool.  J.  s. 
Asked  if  a  manure  cellar  should  be 
placed  directly  under  a  cow  stable,  Mr. 
Powell  said: 
That  will  depend  upon  the  way  the 
cel  ar  is  constructed,  and  how  ti  e  man¬ 
ure  is  kept  in  it.  In  9  cases  out  of  10 
it  will  be  found  injurious.  The  gases 
and  odors  tha  rise  and  go  up  into  the 
stable  not  only  injure  the  cows,  but 
taint  t>  e  milk  also,  if  it  is  allowed  to 
stand  there  long  after  being  drawn.  I 
do  not  believe  in  bavin  manuie  cellars 
under  our  stab'es.  Th  better  way  here 
is  to  draw  the  manure  every  day,  if  pos¬ 
sible,  and  top-dress  the  meadows. 
Keep  the  manure  hauled  out  of  the 
stable. 
How  Milk  Varies  — Prof.  Robertson 
says  that  no  system  of  deep  setting  will 
enable  a  dairyman  to  recover  more  than 
two-thirds  of  the  butter  fat  in  milk  from 
cow  s  that  have  been  in  milk  for  nine 
months  or  longer.  In  his  experience, 
with  nilk  of  this  class,  shallow  pans 
gave  much  better  results.  He  has  also 
found  a  smaller  but  yet  notable  loss  in 
the  milk  of  cows  two  months  in  milk. 
These  are  important  points  for  the  dairy¬ 
man  to  remember,  and  they  emphasize 
the  value  of  the  separator,  which  will 
take  practically  all  the  cream  from  the 
milk  at  aDy  period  of  lactation.  Success¬ 
ful  dairying  points  with  unmistakable 
earnestness  to  the  more  general  use  of 
the  separator  as  the  best  of  all  methods. 
Where  it  is  practicable,  it  should  be  in¬ 
troduced. 
Cows  for  Pork  Making. — What  would 
be  the  best  breed  of  dairy  cows  to  invest 
in  where  the  milk  would  form  a  consider¬ 
able  part  of  the  profit  turned  into  pork  ? 
Huron  Co.,  Canada.  j.  k. 
Ans. — For  our  own  part  we  should 
breed  IIolstein-Friesians  in  such  a  case. 
These  cattle  give  a  large  flow  of  milk — 
the  skim-milk  of  which  would  be  excel¬ 
lent  to  mix  with  grain  for  hog  feeding. 
Get  a  first-class  bull  of  this  breed  and 
cross  him  on  the  cows  you  have,  unless 
they  aie  small  ones.  In  the  latter  case 
we  should  use  an  Ayrshire  bull.  It  is 
not  u.-ual  to  breed  cattle  with  refeience 
to  their  ability  to  provide  skim-milk  for 
pigs.  We  should  not  care  to  run  a  dairy 
unless  we  could  consider  the  skim-milk  a 
waste  product.  What  do  others  say  ? 
Another  old  Hen. — I  inclose  a  clip¬ 
ping  from  Farm  and  Ranch,  that  willpcr-- 
haps  be  interesting  to  Mr.  Stewart,  who 
recently  wrote  about  an  old  laying  hen.  I 
like  to  see  a  man  s  statements  supported 
by  such  evidence.  james  nimon. 
We  often  see  in  the  poultry  journals 
w  riters  advising  breeders  to  discard  hens 
over  three  years  old  and  get  new  stock. 
This  does  very  well ,  as  it  hei  ps  to  sell  the 
young  surplus  stock,  but  I  bought  a 
Silver  Wyandotte  hen  about  ten  years 
ago  from  George  W.  Pratt,  of  Ill.,  and 
no  hen  in  my  yard  gave  better  results. 
It  is  true  each  succeeding  moult  produces 
lighter  feathers,  but  as  for  eggs,  she  is 
up  with  the  best  young  hen  in  my  yard. 
A  neighbor’s  girl  was  married  in  1877 
and  went  to  housekeeping.  Her  husband 
bought  a  dozen  two-year-old  hens,  and 
one  old  Sumatra  Game  hen  among  them. 
The  old  hen  is  still  alive,  laying  now  like 
an  early  spring  pullet.  She  is  now  17 
years  old,  and  is  the  property  of  G.  W. 
Brittan  and  wife,  Purdon,  Tex  ,  who 
have  owned  her  all  this  loDg  time.  She 
lays  about  as  well  as  a  young  hen  and  is 
not  satisfied  unless  she  is  allowed  to 
hatch  a  spring,  summer  and  fall  brood 
of  chicks.  The  chicks  from  hens  three 
to  five  years  old  are  better  formed  and 
make  the  best  birds  if  the  male  bird  is 
all  right,  and  I  think  a  male  should  be 
two  years  old  to  give  the  best  results. 
CLOVER  AND  CORN  ENSILAGE. 
While  we  do  not  get  the  good  clover 
hay  of  our  fathers,  there  is  no  cheaper 
food  for  milch  cows  than  good  corn  en¬ 
silage  and  clover  hay  with  a  sprinkling 
of  Timothy,  for  then  the  Timothy  will 
be  cut  before  it  has  blossoired  and  will 
be  prime  feed,  and  it  is  hardly  worth 
while  for  a  farmer  to  think  of  buying  any 
other  feed.  I  often  wonder  why  farmers 
who  can  grow  a  good  crop  of  ensilage 
corn  buy  feed  for  their  cows.  I  find  one 
trouble  in  the  ensilage — my  corn  is  pretty 
rich  in  grain,  and  some  of  the  herd  fed 
on  it  are  apt  to  put  on  too  much  fat  In 
such  cases  I  have  to  feed  less  ensilage 
and  more  bran.  But  my  main  depend¬ 
ence  is  on  corn  ensilage,  and  then  I  fix 
up  the  ration  to  suit  the  cow.  If  I  had 
clover  hay  and  corn  ensilage,  I  would 
not  buy  any  other  feed.  The  present 
year,  with  my  ensilage  made  of  sweet- 
corn  stalks  after  the  ears  had  been  taken 
to  a  canning  factory,  and  every  third 
load  of  field  corn,  ears  and  all,  I  am 
obliged  to  use  something  else,  and  have 
oats  and  pfas  grown  together  on  pur¬ 
pose  for  feed.  At  present  I  am  milking 
two  fresh  cows  and  four  strippers.  Their 
feed  is  20  pounds  of  ensilage  and  what 
cut  corn  fodder  they  will  eat  up  clean, 
four  quarts  of  oats  and  peas  ground,  two 
quarts  of  bran  apiece  for  the  fresh  ones; 
and  for  the  others  two  quarts  of  oat  and 
pea  meal  and  two  of  brau  per  day,  and 
last  week  we  made  38  pounds  of  butter. 
Aurelius,  N.  Y.  A.  D.  b. 
ARE  DORSET  SHEEP  DOG-PROOF  ? 
A  man  hath  no  greater  enemy  than  he 
who  praises  him  unduly.  No  class  of 
th  roughbred  animals  escapes  more  or 
less  injury  from  those  who  make  false 
claims  for  it.  It  is  a  disgrace  to  Ameri¬ 
can  intelligence  to  see  the  false  repre¬ 
sentations  of  the  different  breed's  of  im¬ 
proved  animals  as  shown  by  the  so-called 
illustrations  of  them.  People  read  what 
is  said  of  them  and  look  at  the  pictures, 
and,  having  their  expectations  wrought 
up,  send  for  one  or  more,  and  on  arrival 
find  so  great  a  difference  between  the 
representation  aDd  description  and  the 
animals  as  received  that  they  are  thor¬ 
oughly  disgusted  and  declare  in  their 
wrath  that  “  all  men  are  liars,”  particu¬ 
larly  the  breeders  of  thoroughbred  live 
stock.  How  much  better  it  would  be, 
and  in  the  long  run  how  much  more 
profitable,  were  the  illustrations  and  de¬ 
scriptions  truthful  and  accurate. 
The  Rural  says  “advertisers  are 
claiming  the  Dorset  sheep  to  be  dog- 
proof,”  and  asks  if  this  is  so.  It  surely 
is  not  true,  and,  what  is  more,  the  men 
who  so  advertise  know  it  is  not  true.  At 
the  same  time  the  Dorsets  are  well  sup¬ 
plied  with  horns,  and  these  are  an  evi¬ 
dence  that  they  know  how  to  use  them, 
which  is  very  true.  They  are  extremely 
pugnacious ;  not  only  do  they  fight 
among  themselves,  but  they  are  ready 
to  give  the  shtpherd  a  sly  poke,  if  pro¬ 
voked.  As  a  consequence,  they  are  quite 
ready  to  go  for  a  dog,  and  are  much  more 
able  than  other  breeds  to  defend  them¬ 
selves  from  attack.  Especially  is  this 
true  of  an  old  Dorset  ewe  with  lambs  by 
her  side  ;  still  they  are  by  no  means  dog- 
proof,  as  the  owner  will  find  to  his  sor- 
iow  who  takes  the  word  of  these  adver¬ 
tisers  and  takes  no  measures  to  protect 
his  sheep  from  the  eurs.  j.  s.  woodward. 
In  writing  to  advertisers  please  always  mention 
The  Rural. 
LINSEED  OIL  MEAL 
Please  do  not  forget  that  our  OIL  MEAL  Is 
THE  BEST  FEED 
obtainable  for 
COWS,  BEEF  CATTLE,  HOaSand  HORSES. 
Market  price  must  soon  advance,  and  wo  advise 
your  taking  In  your  winter’s  supply  now. 
UE VI  P.  MOKTOK'8 
Please  write  us  for  quotations  and  other  particulars. 
DETROIT  LIHSEED  OIL  WORKS, 
DETROIT.  MICHIGAN. 
Progressive  poultrymen  caponize. 
Why  don’t  you  ? 
Set  of  Instruments,  $2.50,  postpd. 
Or, 
If  you  don’t  understand, 
We  will  mail  you  a  book  free. 
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GUERNSEYS !  ~ 
The  GRANDEST  of  DAIRY  Breed*. 
Combining  the  richness  of  the  Jersey  with  the  size 
approximate  to  the  Holstein  or  Short-horn,  but 
standing  alone  and  UN  equaled  in  producing  the 
richest  colored  butter  In  mld-wlnter  on  dry  feed. 
Gentle  as  pels,  persistent  milkers  and  hardy  In  con¬ 
stitution,  they  combine  more  qualifications  for  the 
dairy  or  family  cow  than  any  other  breed.  In  the 
“  Old  Brick  Guernsey  Herd” 
are  daughters  and  granddaughters  of  the  renowned 
Squire  Kent,  1504  A.  G.  C.  C.  and  of  the  finest  strains 
on  Guernsey  or  in  America — Counts,  son  of  Squire 
Kent  and  Statellite,  son  of  ICohim  head  the  herd.  All 
particulars  lu  regard  to  Breed  and  Herd  cheerfully 
given.  S.  P.  TABER  WILLETTS, 
“  The  Old  Brick,”  Koslyn,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 
There  are  at 
present  twenty 
millions  milch 
cowsin  the 
United  States, 
and  every  one 
of  them  liable 
to  milk  fever, 
garget  or  caked 
udder,  unless 
proper  care  is 
given  them. 
Scott’s  Arabian  Paste  will  prevent  any  of  these 
diseases,  and  cures  any  case  of  garget  or  caked 
udder  when  directions  are  followed.  Send  for  circu¬ 
lars  or  pi  leo  list,  Sent  by  mall,  1  pound,  $1 ;  4  pound, 
5(1  cents.  SCOTT’S  ARABIAN  HOOF  PASTE  CO., 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 
FOK  SALE  One  %  grade  Percheron  Horse 
■  oxt,ra  heavy,  live  years  old, 
sound,  kind  and  gentle.  Price  $250,  F.  O.  B.  Ashe¬ 
ville,  N.  C.  E.  D.  HEINEMANN 
Asheville,  N.  C. 
FARMERS  AND  FANCIERS. 
Your  attention.  Our  self-regulating  Incubator  and 
Brooder  for  $27.  Send  for  circular. 
PINELANI)  INCUBAIOR  AND  BROODER  CO., 
Jamesburg,  N.  J. 
An  INVINCIBLE  HATCHER 
1  win  make  your  Poultry 
Pay  100  per  cent,  more  on 
i  the  investment  than  any 
other  farm  product.  Send 
'  4  cents  in  stamps  for  No.  23 
Catalogue  and  Treatise  to 
BUCKEYE  INCUBATOR  CO.,  SPRINGFIELD,  OHIO. 
HOLSTEIN  COWS. 
Rocklaud  Park  Stock  Farm 
Offers  for  sale  choice  cows,  Imported  and  home-bred. 
Prices  low  to  quick  buye  s.  Rockland  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 
SOUTH  DOWN  SHEEP. 
CASSIUS  MARCELLUS  CLAY,  White  Hall,  Ky. 
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  Ronnie  Beau,  sire  of  the  English  cham- 
pton  ram  of  1892.  Prices  such  as  will  command  sMes. 
Address  RICHARD  GIBSON, 
Delaware,  Ont..  Canada. 
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ELLERSLIE  GUERNSEYS 
Largest  Guernsey  Herd  in  the  World. 
Cows  give 
6,000  to  11,000 
pounds  milk 
per  year  with- 
o  u  t  forcing. 
Milk  from 
fresh  cows,  44 
to  7  per  cent 
fat. 
BULLS  ONLY 
FOR  SALE. 
H.  M.  COTTRELL,  Bupt.,  RhlneclilT,  N.  Y. 
High-Class  Jersey  Cattle. 
SUPERIOR  REGISTERED  A.  J.  C.  C. 
STOCK  ONLY. 
Tk  dam  of  one  of  our  SERVICE  HULLS  tested 
officially  30  pounds  2.4  ounces  butter  In  seven  days, 
and  gave  1891  pounds  of  milk  In  31  days.  For  another 
bull, sire  of  19  great  butter  cows,  we  refused  *15,000 
In  general  no  animal  for  less  than  $290;  occasionally 
a  bull-calf  for  $100,  when  marked  with  white,  which 
is  not  so  fashionable.  Inferior  ones  we  knock  in 
the  head.  No  catalogue  of  Jerseys.  Write  for 
what  you  want. 
MILLER  &  SIBLEY, 
Franklin,  Venango  County,  Pa. 
Mention  this  paper. 
foyi 
Three  Grand  Imported  Hackney  Stallions.  Writ 
for  description  and  price. 
P.  A,  WEBSTER,  Cazenovla,  N.  Y. 
SHEEP 
Cotswolds,  Southdowns, 
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 
lot  of  yearlings  and  two-year-olds  to  offer.  Write 
at  once  for  prices  and  particulars. 
W.ATLEEBURPEE&C0.,PH1LA.,PA. 
HIGH-CLASS  SHROPSHIRES I 
Our  second  Importation  for  1892  Includes  30  Howen- 
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,  Paw  Paw,  Mich. 
CHOICE  SHROPSHIRES. 
A  few  good  Registered  Shropshire  Ewes  for  sale, 
from  tho  noted  Crosby  flock  of  Michigan,  and  bred 
to  a  triplet  son  of  Astral.  Roth  imported  and  homo 
bred.  Ages  from  one  to  four  years.  Catalogue  free. 
I’  M.  COLLIN,  Benton  (  entre,  Yates  County.  N.  Y. 
Eastern  Representative  of  J.  S.  &  W.  G.  Crosby.  . 
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sold  than  any  other  hatcher 
MADE.  60  in  successful  oper¬ 
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with  a  200  egg  capacity  Reli¬ 
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