1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
887 
Live  Stock  Matters 
FORKFULS  OF  FACTS. 
How  is  the  iodide  of  potassium  recom¬ 
mended  for  lump  jaw  administered — ex¬ 
ternally  or  inwardly  ?  w.  F. 
Ans. — We  believe  it  is  given,  like  other 
medicine,  through  the  mouth.  The  De¬ 
partment  of  Agriculture  at  Washington 
will  send  a  bulletin  giving  full  directions. 
Send  for  the  volume  on  cattle  diseases. 
What  Ensilage  Did. — Here  is  the 
record  of  a  New  Jersey  farmer  :  “On  215 
acres  I  keep  70  horses  and  cows,  and 
have  15  acres  of  the  farm  out  in  peach 
and  apple  trees,  and  yet  this  was  an 
‘  abandoned  farm  ’  less  than  three  years 
ago.  By  using  ensilage  I  have  doubled 
the  amount  of  stock  and  keep  them 
better  than  before.” 
What  to  Watch. — Mr.  Gilbert  at  the 
Dairy  Conference  at  Bovina  said  : — 
There  are  three  important  points  to 
watch,  viz :  the  mangers  and  feeding 
boxes  ;  the  voidings  and  the  milk  pail. 
Keep  the  former  clean  and  sweet ;  and, 
if  you  find  any  undigested  grain  in  the 
voidings,  cut  down  the  ration.  It  is  a 
mistake  to  feed  a  cow  a  spoonful  more 
than  she  can  digest  or  assimilate.  Watch 
the  milk  pail,  and,  if  the  cow  does  not 
respond  for  the  food  you  give  her,  in 
that  pail,  sell  her,  but  not  to  Gilbert. 
Don  t  make  the  mistake  of  keeping  her  a 
day,  once  you  have  “found  her  out.  ” 
A  Missouri  writer  in  Hoard’s  Dairy¬ 
man  has  this  to  say  : 
A  cow  in  this  State  is  judged  by  her 
capacity  to  produce  steer  [?  Eds.]  calves 
and  get  a  living  on  short  pastures  in  sum¬ 
mer  and  dry  stalk  fields  in  winter.  If  she 
it  reasonably  successful  in  the  first,  and 
lives  till  spring  on  the  second,  she  is 
pronounced  a  right  smart  cow. 
A  cow  judged  in  that  way  will  give  the 
dairyman  a  judgment  that  will  make 
life  a  burden  to  him. 
Balanced  Rations. — C.  B.,  Yarmouth, 
Mass. — What  is  a  well-balanced  ration 
for  milch  cows  and  horses,  composed  of 
English  hay,  corn  meal  and  wheat  bran 
or  shorts. 
Ans. — Read  the  article  on  page  685. 
That  will  give  an  idea  of  the  composi¬ 
tion  of  different  foods.  A  mixture  of  20 
pounds  of  hay,  five  pounds  of  meal,  and 
10  pounds  of  bran  will  make  a  fair  ration 
for  cows,  but  by  using  linseed  or  cotton¬ 
seed  meal  you  could  make  a  better  one. 
“  Belted”  Cattle. — Can  Tiie  Rural 
give  me  any  information  about  the 
“Swiss  Belted  Cattle  ?  ”  There  are  a 
good  many  of  them  in  Connecticut.  I 
think  they  have  a  “herd  book,”  but  I 
have  not  been  able  to  communicate  with 
any  of  the  owners.  G.  E.  h. 
Hamilton,  Ontario. 
R.  N.-Y. — You  probably  mean  Dutch 
Belted  cattle.  These  are  black  with  a 
white  belt  around  the  body.  They  have 
many  of  the  characteristics  of  the  IIol- 
steins,  only  being  smaller.  The  secretary 
of  the  D.  B.  Association  is  H.  B.  Rich¬ 
ards,  Easton,  Pa. 
Exercising  Cows. — E.  H.  M.,  Stony 
Point,  N.  Y. — Should  cows  be  turned  out 
in  the  pasture  in  winter  for  exercise 
every  day  ? 
Ans. — There  are  two  sides  to  this  ques¬ 
tion.  Cows  tied  in  stanchions  ought  to 
go  out  every  day.  Cows  loose  in  box 
stalls  or  in  wide  stalls  tied  with  halter  or 
chain  will  get  about  all  the  exercise  they 
need,  and  if  well  fed  and  brushed  and 
kept  warm  and  clean  do  not  need  to  go 
out  of  the  barn  all  winter.  So  far  as  we 
can  learn,  in  a  majority  of  the  best  pay¬ 
ing  herds  of  the  country  the  cows  do  not 
leave  the  stable.  They  are  made  com¬ 
fortable  while  in  it,  though. 
The  Horse  Business. — Smiths  &  Powell 
write  :  “  The  demand  for  fine  Coach  and 
driving  horses  has  been  good.  We  re¬ 
cently  sold  to  Mr.  Howland,  of  Massa¬ 
chusetts,  a  fine  pair  of  four-year-old, 
closely  mated  Coach  mares  ;  also  to  Mrs. 
Norton,  of  Boston,  a  very  choice  span  of 
bay  Coach  geldings,  which  were  prize 
winners  at  the  last  New  York  State 
Fair.  To  Mr.  Irvine,  of  Minnesota,  a 
beautiful  span  of  closely  mated,  brown 
French  Coach  mares,  which  were  prize 
winners  at  the  New  York  State  Fair  two 
years  since,  and  also  a  span  of  driving 
mares,  which  won  the  first  prize  at  the 
New  York  State  Fair  this  season.  To 
C.  A.  Briggs,  of  Massachusetts,  we  have 
sold  a  fine,  bright  bay  French  Coach 
colt,  coming  one  year  old.  He  is  un¬ 
usually  handsome,  and  very  promising.” 
Early  Bird  Breakfast. — J.  H.  Dre- 
venstedt  in  the  Fanciers’  Journal  says 
this : 
A  common  mistake,  in  our  estimation, 
is  the  feeding  of  fowls  too  early  in  the 
morning.  With  Plymouth  Rocks,  Wyan- 
dottes  and  all  Asiatics  an  early  morning 
feed  is  apt  to  make  the  fowls  lazy.  This 
means  decreased  egg  production  Our 
plan  is  to  keep  the  trap-door  in  the 
hen  house  open,  so  the  fowls  can  come 
out  as  early  as  they  will  in  the  morning. 
It  is  a  pleasure  to  notice  the  athletic  ex¬ 
ercise  indulged  in  by  the  hens  before 
feeding  time.  They  scratch  up  an  appe¬ 
tite  for  breakfast.  We  feed  at  8  o’clock 
in  the  morning,  and  the  fowls  are  gener¬ 
ally  ready  for  the  food,  consisting  of 
bran,  ground  oats  and  corn  meal.  The 
afternoon  food  is  whole  corn  for  growing 
stock,  and  wheat  and  corn  alternately 
for  the  old  hens. 
Six  Points  to  Remember  ! 
1.  — Every  Subscriber  for  1893  is  en¬ 
titled  to  receive  the  premium  seeds  and 
plants,  worth  $5  to  $25  to  any  bright 
cultivator.  He  pays  for  the  mailing 
only. 
2.  — Every  Subscriber  for  1893  gets  the 
best  and  cheapest  farm  paper  in  the 
world  :  the  best  by  general  concession  ; 
the  cheapest  because  it  is  the  best.  Only 
$1  for  a  $2  paper. 
3.  — Every  Subscriber  who  sends  in  a 
club  of  five  or  more  new  names  for  1893 
will  share  pro  rata  in  the  $2,000  to  be  di¬ 
vided  May  1st 
4.  — Every  Subscriber  who  sends  in 
five  or  more  new  names  for  1893  also  se¬ 
cures  one  of  the  $3,000  worth  of  extra 
LHVI  P.  MORTON’S 
ELLERSLIE  GUERNSEYS 
Largest  Guernsey  Herd  in  the  World. 
Cows  Rive 
6,000  to  11,000 
pounds  milk 
per  year  wlth- 
o  n  t  forcing. 
Milk  from 
fresh  cows,  4)4 
to  7  per  cent 
fat. 
BULLS  ONLY 
FOR  SALE. 
H.  ML  COTTRELL,  8upt..  RhlueclifT.  N.  Y. 
High-Class  Jersey  Cattle. 
SUPERIOR  REGISTERED  A.  ,J.  C.  C. 
STOCK  ONLY. 
Tl.  dam  of  one  of  our  SERVICE  HULLS  tested 
officially  80  pounds  2)4  ounces  butter  In  seven  days, 
and  gave  1891  pounds  of  milk  In  31  days.  For  another 
bull, sire  of  1!)  (treat  butter  cows,  we  refused  KH  15,000 
In  general  no  animal  for  less  than  $200;  occasionally 
a  bull-calf  for  $100,  when  marked  with  white,  which 
Is  not  so  fashionable.  Inferior  ones  we  knock  in 
tiie  head.  No  catalogue  of  Jorseys.  Write  for 
Franklin,  Venango  County,  Pa. 
Mention  this  paper. 
Oats,  Peas  and  Cows — W.  S.  B., 
Mechanicsville,  N.  Y  — 1.  I  want  to  sow  a 
piece  of  oats  and  peas  next  spring.  How 
much  of  each  shall  I  sow?  2.  Which 
breed  of  cows  is  the  best — Holstein- 
Friesian,  Jersey  or  Guernsey  ?  3.  How 
much  would  a  cheap  silo  cost? 
Ans. — 1.  About  1%  bushel  of  each  per 
acre.  Sow  the  oats  first  and  then  drill  in 
the  peas  crosswise  of  the  oats,  putting 
the  peas  in  a  little  the  deeper.  This  of 
course  is  supposing  you  use  a  drill.  2.  It 
depends  upon  what  you  do  with  the  milk. 
If  you  send  it  to  the  ordinary  city  market 
the  Ilolsteins  are  what  you  want.  If  you 
sell  milk  for  its  fat  or  make  butter,  either 
Jerseys  or  Guernseys  will  suit.  At  pres¬ 
ent  it  will  probably  be  cheapest  to  start 
with  Jerseys.  3.  Probably  from  $50  up. 
Guaranteed  Milk. — L.  S.  Hardin  tells 
the  Jersey  Bulletin  that  he  saw  this  sign 
in  a  Brooklyn  street  car. 
From  the  Cow  to  the  Table.— Thiough  first 
hands  from  source  to  consumer.  Milk  bottled  In  the 
country,  shipped  la  refrigerator  cars  and  delivered  at 
your  door  at  8  cents  per  quart.  Good  milk  cannot  be 
supplied  for  less;  better  milk  cannot  be  had  at  any 
price.  One  trial  will  convince.  Signed, - 
“That  advertisement,”  says  Mr.  H. 
“was  acostly  one,  and  tells  a  tale  of  pro¬ 
gress  that  interests  the  Jersey-breeder  be¬ 
yond  all  things.  The  man  who  sells 
milk  in  open  cans  through  hired  drivers, 
who  treat  every  other  servant  girl  in  order 
to  hold  his  trade  (and  this  is  the  common 
rule)  must  water  his  milk.  The  introduc¬ 
tion  of  the  sealed  glass  bottle  allows  Jer¬ 
sey  milk  to  come  to  town  in  all  its  purity, 
and  that  settles  the  question,” 
That  is  correct  There  is  the  biggest 
business  chance  out  for  some  community 
premiums  for  clubs  of  5  to  100. 
5.  — That  you,  Dear  Reader,  should 
be  earning  your  proper  share  of  the 
$10,000  worth  of  cash  and  other  valuable 
premiums  to  be  sent  to  subscribers  to 
The  Rural  New-Yorker.  We  can  and 
will  help  you  to  earn  a  good  winter  in¬ 
come  if  you  will  let  us. 
6. — New  Subscribers  for  1893  will  re¬ 
ceive  the  paper  for  the  rest  of  this  year 
from  receipt  of  order,  free  of  charge;  so 
send  the  names  in  promptly. 
IN  writing  to  advertisers  please  always  mention 
The  Rural  New-Yorker. 
UNSEED  OIL  MEAL 
Please  do  not  forget  that  our  OIL  MEAL  Is 
THE  BEST  FEED 
obtainable  for 
COWS,  BEEF  CATTLE,  HOCJSand  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. 
BETROIT  L1NSEEB  OIL  WOKS, 
DETROIT,  MlUHiGAR. 
GUERNSEYS ! 
The  GRANDEST  of  DAIRY  Breed". 
HACKNEY  STALLIONS 
FOR  SAIjE. 
Three  Grand  Imported  Hackney  Stallions.  Wrlto 
for  description  and  price. 
P.  A.  WEBSTER,  Cazenovla,  N.  Y. 
SHEEP 
Cotswolds,  3outudown», 
Oifori  Down  «nd  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&CO.,PHILA.,PA. 
HIGH-CLASS  SHROPSHIRES I 
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  96 
beautiful  yearling  ewes.  Send  for  catalogue. 
THE  W1LLOW8,  Paw  Paw,  Mich. 
A  Good  Investment 
Don 
It  would  be  a  good  investment 
_  _  .  _  _  for  you  to  send  One  Dollar 
for  a  year’s  subscription  to  the  best  Horse 
Magazine  pub-  V  .  lished,  and  receive 
as  premiums,  1  OU  free  of  any  cost, 
the  following  handsome  and  useful  articles: 
/  Pat. Springsteen  Bit  $1.50  T  s  t-1} 
1  Grand  16 col. 16x24  ®  111 II IV. 
Pict.ofSunol,2:08\,$2.50&tZ  AA 
Am.  Horse  Monthly  VWivw 
for  one  year - $1.50  FOR 
Send  one  dollar  $5.  for  $1.00 
and  24  cents  for  postage  on  premiums  to 
AMERICAN  HORSE  MONTHLY, . 
DETROIT,  MICH.  ? 
ree.  5  f 
/  uu  i  nwi  i  ,  mibri. 
^  Sample  copy  and  circular  of  BIT  free. 
“MORE  TESTIMONIALS” 
for  same  number  of  machines 
sold  than  any  other  hatoher 
MADE.  60  in  successful  oper¬ 
ation  at  Decatur,  Illinois.  228 
chicks  hatched  at  one  time 
with  a  200  egg  capacity  Reli¬ 
able  Incubator.  Send  4o 
in  stamps  for  new  illustrated 
catalogue.  Address, 
to  organize  a  first-class  bottled  milk 
trade.  There  is  even  a  bigger  chance  for 
some  one  to  sterilize  milk  for  sale. 
High-Testing  Jerseys. — The  Jersey 
Bulletin  tells  this  story  of  a  game  being 
played  by  a  creamery  sharp  in  Michigan  : 
He  picks  out  some  big  establishment 
that  is  not  paying  satisfactorily  and  pro¬ 
poses  to  take  a  big  block  of  stock  if  he 
can  sell  a  fine  lot  of  Jersey  cows.  He 
guarantees  to  sell  his  cows  at  $37.50 
apiece,  guaranteeing  to  deduct  $2.50  for 
each  one  per  cent  of  cream  they  make 
below  15  per  cent,  the  buyer  agreeing 
to  pay  $2.50  additional  for  each  per  cent 
over  15.  Two  weeks  after  the  sale  the 
cows  were  to  be  tested  and  the  cream 
ran  from  75  per  cent  to  85  per  cent ;  so 
that,  instead  of  $37.50,  the  farmers  have 
to  pay  from  $150  to  $212.50  apiece.  Of 
course  the  farmers  are  swearing  mad, 
but  the  contract  is  iron-clad,  and  they 
will  have  to  stand  by  it.  They  deserve 
no  pity,  however ;  if  they  want  Jersey 
cows,  as  every  sensible  dairyman  should, 
their  business  sense  ought  to  take  them 
to  some  of  the  many  honorable  Jersey 
breeders  in  Michigan  or  elsewhere,  where 
they  can  be  sure  of  being  dealt  with 
fairly,  and  of  getting  what  they  bargain 
for.  They  were  trying  to  play  a  skin 
game  and  their  victim  turned  out  to  be  a 
flint. 
We  would  like  to  know  how  milk  can 
give  75  per  cent  of  cream  ! 
Combining  the  richness  of  the  Jersey  with  the  size 
approximate  to  the  Holstein  or  Short-horn,  but 
standing  alone  and  unequalkd  in  producing  the 
richest  colored  butter  in  mid-winter  on  dry  feed. 
Gentle  as  pets,  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— Comus,  son  of  Squire 
Kent  and  Statelllte,  son  of  Kohlm  head  the  herd.  All 
particulars  In  regard  to  Breed  and  Herd  cheerfully 
given.  S.  P.  TABER  WILLETTS, 
“  The  Old  Brick,”  Roslyn,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 
“The  Best  Poultry  Paper, ” 
Sent  on  Tnt».  Jg  B*  Six  Months  for 
ONLY-  1  O  CENTS, 
If  yon  mention  where  you  saw  this  advertisement. 
Farm-Poultry  Is  the  name  of  our  paper.  It  teaches 
how  to  make  money  with  a  few  hens.  Sample  copy 
sent  free.  I.  8.  .I01INS03  <fc  CO.  Boston  Mass. 
POP  SALE  One  %  grade  Percheron  Horse 
extra  heavy,  five  years  old, 
sound,  kind  and  gentle.  Price  $250,  F.  O.  B.  Ashe¬ 
ville,  N.  C.  E.  D.  HEINEMANN 
Asheville,  N.  C. 
4  |  y  Self-Kcgulutliig. 
s)  I  /  Money  refunded  11  the 
INVINCIBLE  HATCHER 
lues  not  hatch  as  well  as  any 
Incubator  made.  Send  4c.  for 
No.  23  Catalogue  to  BUCKEYE 
INCUBATOit  CO. Springfield, 0. 
Reliable  Incubator  &  Brooder  Co., Quincy,  III. 
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