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** The Constitution as it is.” 
It is an acknowledged fact that a medi¬ 
cine may have a beneficial effect in one 
case, but not in another. When any 
“specific” or well known medicine fails the 
case is either pronounced “ Chronic” or the 
patient is made the subject of experiments. 
All this, of course, is “ in the interest of 
science.” And the patient 1 We had al¬ 
most lost sight of him. He is “ as well as 
could be expected.” But why is it that 
medical skill is so often set at naught, and 
why does medicine so often fail ? May it 
not be owing to the difference in the con- 
r stitutions of the patients ? Now in law, 
there is generally not more than one, or at 
least two constitutions for several millions 
of persons, but in medicine, each patient 
has one of his own. Medicines have not 
always the same effects upon different per¬ 
sons. “ One man’s meat is another man’s 
poison.” But, has no remedy been dis¬ 
covered which never injures and is alike 
beneficial to all, and is not Oxygen such a 
one ? It is the vital element of the air we 
breathe. Everybody has tried it, and it 
agrees with all constitutions. But nature 
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LIVE STOJK— Continued. 
Missouri Holstein Breeders meet at 
Marshall, Mo., April 22, to organize. 
Nelson Morris, of Chicago, secured the 
first permit for the inspection of export 
cattle under the new law. 
F. L. F., Preston Hollow, N. Y.— The 
Holstein cow, Pauline Paul, owned by J. 
B. Butcher & Co., Pawling, N. Y., gave 
1,153 pounds 15% ounces of butter in one 
year—the best record ever made. 
New Mexico has passed a law making it 
unlawful to turn loose on a common or 
public range, unspayed heifers over nine 
months old without turning loose with 
them one good bull not less than nine 
months and not over eight years old, at the 
rate of one bull to every 20 cows or heifers. 
The bulls must be at least of half pedigreed 
stock. 
Crude Petroleum.— Since Mr. Wood¬ 
ward’s article on page 223, several parties 
have written to know where the crude pe¬ 
troleum used for sheep scab can be ob¬ 
tained. Mr. Woodward’s partner, Mr. 
Jaques, writes that they buy of the Stand¬ 
ard Oil Company at Buffalo, and have had 
splendid success with this treatment for 
* both scab and ticks. Mr. Jaques says he 
has some Dorset lambs, dropped Iasi No¬ 
vember, that now weign 130 pounds. 
Angora Goats —A New York State sub¬ 
scriber sends these questions: “ Where 
can I secure three or four Angora goats ? 
Is raising them profitable in this latitude, 
and about what are the prices ? Is it mate¬ 
rial whether they have high or low land on 
which to run? Where can I secure three or 
four goats of the common breed t ” Miller & 
Sibley, of Franklin, Pa . sell Angora goats. 
Prices, we Delieve, are 125 each for “ Billy ” 
goals and less for females. They are profit¬ 
able ; the fleece is valuable, the flesh Is ex¬ 
cellent, and the animals will “ rustle” as 
sheep never could. It Is also said that dogs 
will not attack them. Any suitable pasture 
such as sheep would thrive in will suit 
them. We do not know of a breeder of 
common goats. 
Does Rye Taint Milk.— I have several 
times allowed my dairy cattle to graze on 
a patch of green rye and every time my cus¬ 
tomers complained of a strong, disagree¬ 
able flavor in the milk. Can the rye have 
caused it f L. o. j. 
Moline, Ill. 
< R N.-Y.—We have repeatedly fed cattle 
on rye, permitting them to graze on it and 
cutting It lor a soiling crop; but we have 
never heard of such effects before. Wm. 
Crozier says: “ As a feed for milch cows, 
rye produces purer milk or fat than any 
other soiling plant I Know of. ’ It is in¬ 
cluded in every list of soiling plants. There 
must be some weeds in your rye, that do 
the work. 
Milk Fever.—P revention is better than 
cure. A pregnant cow should never have 
any heavy feed for a few days before and 
after she comes in. As soon as she drops 
her calf she should have all the water she 
will drink with the chill taken off. I lost 
a cow with milk fever, and thought it was 
fpr the want of water. Another came in 
when I was from home and when I got back 
she was breathing hard and had a high 
fever. With quite an effort I got her on 
her feet, and she drank five pailfuls of 
water with the chill taken off. At 9 o’clock 
P. M. she was breathing naturally, the fever 
having nearly all left her: at 4 o’clock next 
morning she was up eating. R. s. P. 
Blissfield, Mich. 
Dishorning Pays Here.— On page 195 of 
The Rural under the heading of “Short 
Sayings About Stock,” I notice “ Against 
Dishorning” by a Manitoba correspondent. 
I quote his opening sentence: “ I don’t 
see the justice of the dishorning craze—the 
fault is generally with the handler, not the 
animal.” About December 1 I dishorned 
70 cows and heifers and two bulls. 
Why ? As this correspondent has given as 
reasons for sticking to the horns that “a 
mulley steer always kicks,” and that he 
“ had broken in one young Montana bull 
after he was considered a little dangerous,” 
it is fair that I should give my reasons for 
dispensing with horns. First, I can say 
that when the herd come home to the 
milking yard there is scarcely a night dur¬ 
ing the season when one or more are not 
marked with bloody gashes from six 
to twelve inches long, caused by the friendly 
horns of some of their companions. Again, 
among my cows there are every year sev¬ 
eral abortions caused by the vicious use of 
the useless horns. It is not through any 
fear of personal injury from horns, but for 
the peace and quietness of the herd, that I 
wonld dispense with these dangerous 
weapons. Nature doubtless gave them 
horns for defense against wild animals. 
Now that the country lk civilized and wild 
animals have disappeared, horns are of no 
further use. The only valid objection that 
can be urged against dishorniug is on the 
point of cruelty. The necessary operation 
is not half as cruel as castration or mark¬ 
ing or branding, which we consider neces¬ 
sary. The painful part of the business of 
taking off a horn does not occupy upwards 
of two seconds. No ill effects appeared 
afterwards. I did not discover the least 
change in the milk supply. The herd are 
now as peaceable as a flock of sheep. We 
can and do turn in twenty or more into the 
stable as fast as they can walk in. There 
is no hooking, pushing or gouging; all move 
in peace and quietness. 1 was converted to 
dishorning wnen I first read Haaff’s book, 
and my conversion has become so intensi¬ 
fied by actual experience that I am in no 
danger of backsliding. j. b. KNAPP. 
Multnomah Co., Oregon. 
Poultry Yard. 
Dorkings in France.— It is said that 
Dorking poultry are being sold to French 
breeders in large numbers. France is the 
leading poultry nation of the world, and 
eggs and fowls represent a vast proportion 
of the flesh food of the people. Dorkings 
are used for crossing on the different French 
breeds. There can be little doubt that the 
Dorking is the finest table fowl in the 
world. For egg production it takes a low 
rank, being but a moderate layer. It is a 
fine, handsome bird and hardy if kept away 
from damp soils. 
Cheating the Egg Tariff.— An Ari¬ 
zona paper gives the following “Idea” of 
a man in that country who proposes to 
manufacture eggs and escape the tariff : 
“His proposition is to feed hens on the 
cheap grain of Mexico and have them lay 
in the Lnited States. For this purpose a 
long building will be placed on the line, 
half in Mexico and half in the United 
States. They will feed and water in the 
Mexican end, and when they want to lay 
they go to the farther end of the building, 
and in that way escape paying the duty.” 
Egg Weights and Yields. —Land and 
Water, an English paper, gives the fol¬ 
lowing figures to show its experience with 
different breeds of poultry : 
Number to 
Ltght Brahma. 7 
Dark Brahma. 8 
Partridge Cochin. 7 
Plymouth Rock. 8 
White and Buff Cochins.! 8 
Houdans . 8 
La Fleche.j 7 
Black Spanish. 7 
Dorntnques. 9 
Games. 9 
Leghorns .9 
Hamburgh. 9 
Number laid 
per year. 
8J to ltJO 
70 
90 
100 
90 
150 
150 
150 
130 
130 
150 to 200 
175 
I his statement may be a fair breed com¬ 
parison, but there is more in the hen than 
in the breed. We have Cochins that we 
feel sure will surpass the record here given 
to this breed. The Dark Brahma record 
we also consider too low. It will be no¬ 
ticed that Leghorns lay 19 pounds of eggs 
per year, while Brahmas lay 13 pounds. 
Nobody will claim that the Leghorn eats 
more food 1 Do Brahma eggs show a higher 
percentage of “ solids ” or are they more 
nutritons or of better flavor ? 
Mr. Johnson says he finds one error in 
The R. N.-Y.’s account of his poultry 
keeping. We stated that the old hens 
commence laying before the pullets, while 
the reverse of this is true. The day before 
his letter was written Mr. J. sold 140 
dozens of eggs—just one week’s laying, or 
an average of 240 per day. He has sold;$300 
worth of eggs since January 1, and prices 
are a little higher than last year. 
Tough Ducks. —An English agricultural 
paper informs us that during the late 
heavy snowstorm four ducks were missed 
from a farm, and after they had been 
searched for in every conceivable place 
they were given up for lost, but nine days 
afterwards they were observed swimming 
about on the pond, after having been 
burled underneath the snow. Except that 
their feet were sore, they were little the 
worse for their adventure. 
Minorcas and Leghorns. — In what 
respect is a Minorca superior to a Leghorn ? 
This question is frequently asked, and is 
very hard to answer. Both breeds are non¬ 
sitters, active, nervous birds, layers of 
snow-white eggs, with large combs, and 
very susceptible to cold. The laying capa¬ 
city or tendency of the two breeds seems 
about equal, the Minorca eggs being 
slightly larger. The Leghorns have been 
bred for many years in this country, and 
the chances of obtaining a good laying 
strain of the breed are better than with 
the Minorcas. The Minorcas are larger, 
heavier birds than the Leghorns, and give 
more meat when dressed. 
Dalmatian Insect Powder.— I notice an 
article in The R. N.-Y. for March 28, by 
“ Frances ” on raising turkeys, in which 
the writer stases there is too much sulphur 
in Dalmatian Insect Powder for young 
poultry. As the paragraph may mislead 
some and prevent them from using the 
most successful yet harmless remedy 
known for insect extermination, I would 
say that the insect powder known as Per¬ 
sian or Dalmatian contains no sulphur 
whatever, being nothing more or less than 
the ground blossoms or flowers of the plant 
known as Pyrethrum roseum. Evidently 
“ Frances ” has been misinformed. 
Erie County, N. Y. HORACE P. HAYES. 
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We propose to ventilate the important 
subject thoroughly. 
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