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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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LARGE WHITE YORKSHIRE BOARS. 
The animal shown at Fig. 121 has won 
many prizes at English shows—he is one of 
the best bred animals in England. The 
Large Whites are very popular with many 
English breeders, as they can be fed to an 
soiling, but stock the pasture as heavily as 
it will carry during the flush of the grass, 
and when that begins to fail I feed second 
crop clover and fodder corn, in addition to 
the pasture. The only point that I am very 
particular about in turning to pa sture is 
not to allow the cows to be turned out while 
the grass or clover is wet or the cows hun 
gry, but I get them to eat all they can of hay 
and grain first; then I have no trouble with 
them. I continue the grain ration sometime 
after they go to pasture, and usually give 
a small quantity during the entire summer, 
After they have been to pasture a few days 
they will eat a small amount of hay again. 
I am particular that they shall have all 
they want. We b?gin pasturing about May 
10, allowing the cows all the pasture they 
want. The grass is Timothy and clover, or, 
more properly, clover and Timothy, always 
new seeding ; that is, the first crop is cut 
for hay, the second crop of clover—that 
which is usually left for seed—is cut for 
hay or soiling as the case may require. 
The next year I use the field for pasture. 
My rotation is such that I have a new field 
of clover and Timothy pasture each year. 
Medina Co., O GEO. BURR. 
Turn to Pasture Early. 
I make no difference in feeding my cows 
to prepare them for pasture. I practice 
only partial soiling, feeding the cows 
heavily with B. & W. Corn as soon as large 
enough—about August 10 in this latitude. 
They are turned upon pasture before grass 
is large enough for a full feed. They are 
left in the pasture half the day, and kept 
in the barn the remainder for a week with 
all of the hay they will eat and a full grain 
ration until pasturage is first cla-s By 
this plan they do not scour or drop off in 
condition as is usually the case when cows 
are first turned out. Old farmers shake 
their heads because I turn mine out so 
early, but 12 years’ experience convinces 
corn, a pound of corn ground, cob and all, 
being worth as much as a pound of pure 
corn meal. It is the custom of about six 
farmers out of ten to feed the corn as it 
grows. From the closest observation and 
practice I have concluded that the follow¬ 
ing figures are about correct, as to the 
value of corn fed in different forms : One 
bushel of corn fed on the ear makes nine 
pounds of pork ; ground and fed it makes 
12 pounds : ground and scalded it makes 16 
pounds. All of my feed is ground and 
scalded, then fed warm to bogs in a warm, 
dry house. The pork I sold was mostly at 
four cents per pound ; perhaps not more 
than one-fourth brought five cents. The 
hogs sold for $190 They were fed on corn 
at 20 cents per bushel and middlings at $18 
per ton with pumpkins at 50 cents per load 
and dish water worth perhaps $10. The 
expense altogether was about $90. Of 
course some pork was from the wheat 
stubble, but the profit was about $100. 
This came wholly from good care and 
grinding and scalding the feed. By feed¬ 
ing whole corn it would have required the 
best of care to come out even. Then I too 
might have said : “ Hogs don’t pay.” 
Breckenridge, Mich. W. E. B. 
BROWN SWISS CATTLE. 
There have been several inquiries about 
Brown Swiss cattle and the future of the 
breed in this country. The following infor 
mation is sent by the breeders of these cat¬ 
tle : 
Valuable Qualities of Brown Swiss. 
There are 600 or 700 bulls and 700 or 900 
cows of this 1 reed in America at the pres¬ 
ent time. They are scattered all over the 
United States; but probably most ar6 
owned in Connecticut, though not the fin¬ 
est herds. They will not supersede any 
other breed In my estimation. They occupy 
a position alone as general-purpose cattle 
for beef, milk and butter. They are excel 
WHITE YORKSHIRE BOAR. YOUNG CHAMPION 2. Fig. 121. 
(Re-engraved from The Mark Lane Express.) 
enormous size, and are very shapely. The 
boars are quite readily sold for stock pur¬ 
poses, quite a foreign trade having been 
built up. The Large White is quite slow 
to mature, and is disliked by many breed¬ 
ers on that account, they demanding an 
animal with an aptitude for early growth 
and quick fattening. Such persons prefer 
the Small Whiteor Small Yorkshiie, which 
matures quickly and makes excellent “pig 
pork.” Some of the Large Whites grow 
to an enormous size, weighing more than a 
small cow. The Yorkshires are “ sty pigs,” 
their short noses and dished faces unfitting 
them for grazing. 
TRAINING JERSEY COWS FOR 
PASTUKE. 
I keep my cows quite closely confined in 
a large, roomy barn, tied with ropes, (no 
stanchions are wanted on any account) un¬ 
til the pasture is sufficiently grown to fur¬ 
nish plenty of grass so that the animals do 
not have to pick long to satisfy their appe¬ 
tites. Of course, they have an hour’s exer¬ 
cise in the yard every day; and when the 
stable door is opened they are ready to come 
back into the stable to their feed of hay, 
grain and roots. I have no silo yet, but ex¬ 
pect to build one in the near future. The 
feed during the winter and preparatory to 
pasture is hay, corn fodder.roots and grain- 
bran and corn meal. I do not practice 
me that it pays when the grain ration is 
continued in full. H. c. S. 
Madison, Wis. 
HOW TO MAKE FEEDING PAY. 
Much has been said and written on 
the subject of feeding hogs; one tells us 
to let the pigs run on the grass; another 
says they must get to the ground or they 
will not do well; some, who perhaps never 
saw a hog, prescribe all kinds of knick- 
knacks. Most persons who prescribe for 
the poor hog—the most misused animal on 
the farm—do not go into facts and give 
figures to prove their theories Now I 
have learned by experience that it is not 
profitable to pasture hogs on land that 
will produce 25 bushels of wheat per acre ; 
and that it is not necessary that hogs 
should get to the ground if properly fed, 
which means that they should get the 
thing a hog’s appetite craves. That there 
is profit in hogs I can prove. Most of my 
hogs have never had their feet on the 
ground because I have no land cheap 
enough to pasture them except the stub¬ 
ble fields. I usually get quite a fine 
growth on the pigs while on these. Corn 
here is worth 25 cents per bushel, and mid¬ 
dlings $18 per ton. I usually give the 
young pigs middlings at the start. From 
grinding corn and cob together, I save 10 
pounds of corn meal on every bushel of 
lent for crossing with other cattle whether 
native stock or any of the other breeds. 
We claim for the Brown Swiss cattle, 1, 
that they have healthy and vigorous con¬ 
stitutions. For, bred in a mountain region 
and accustomed to graze on Alpine heights 
to the very limit of suitable vegetation, 
they have for generations been inured to cold 
and storms u util they have acquired the cap¬ 
ability of resisting their injurious effects. 
They have not been injured by “ fancy feed¬ 
ing.” Imported animals refuse to eat grain 
on their arrival in America. 2. That they 
have been carefully bred for years for their 
milk qualities. Their remarkable persist¬ 
ence in marked points denotes unmistak¬ 
ably the integrity and purity of the breed. 
Switzerland is admitted by the best 
authorities to furnish excellent and rich 
pastures, and its dairying reputation is un¬ 
questionable, especially that for cheese. 3. 
That for beef purposes they cannot be ex¬ 
celled. Calves when dropped are larger 
and stronger than those of any other breed 
we have ever seen. They develop rapidly 
and mature early. j. b. eldredge. 
Washington Co., N. Y. 
Swiss Cattle in America. 
Henry M. Clark, of Belmont, Mass., im¬ 
ported the first Brown Swiss cattle in 1869, 
and since then there have been numerous 
importations until at the present time 
these cattle together with their offspring, 
number about 1,300. Until within a few 
years they were nearly all owned here in 
the East; but now they are more generally 
known and scattered about in the country 
until some are to be found in nearly every 
State as well as in Mexico. They have 
been carefully bred for many years until a 
marktd characteristic type has been pro¬ 
duced. 
They are rather solid, heavily built, har¬ 
dy and active, to suit their native home. 
They are also gentle, docile and kind, ow¬ 
ing to their thorough domestication and 
close personal contact with their atten¬ 
dants. They are large milkers of rich 
milk, suitable for the manufacture of 
choice butter and cheese. Their form is 
very smooth, with light bone and heavy 
hind quarters, making them very desirable 
for general-purpose animals. They are 
valuable for crossing with other breeds as 
their characteristics generally predominate 
In the offspring. A Texas gentleman tells 
me that crossing with the native Texas cat¬ 
tle produces very fine and valuable ani¬ 
mals. He says the Swiss stand the Texas 
climate and flies as well as the natives. 
They will be apt to supersede some of the 
beef breeds in a short time, as they are 
first-class animals for all purposes,—grow¬ 
ing rapidly while young and maturing 
early. Some cows have given 30 quarts of 
milk and made three pounds of butter per 
day and would weigh about 1,400 pounds 
in good milking trim. The calves fre¬ 
quently weigh 120 pounds at birth. 
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THE RURAL PUBLISHING CO., 
Times Building, New York. 
A Rare Opportunity. 
FOR SALE.— Valuable Country Business Prop¬ 
erty, now well rented. Lease expires April I, 1892. 
Large Two-Story Store and Basement (nearly new), 
80 by 52 feet; also one New One Story Hard-wood 
Building, 15 by 10 feet, with about two acres of 
ground. Situated one-quarter of a mile from Rail 
road Station on Lebanon Springs Railroad, in Colum 
bia County, New York ; one hour from Albany, Troy 
and Hudson, N. Y.; and about four hours from New 
York City. Three trains daily each way. This prop¬ 
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has been the principal business store for the past 60 
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Address TIMPSON, 
P. O. Box 3319, New York City. 
I I50R SALE.— 30 good Missouri or Illinois 
Farms, near St. Louis, with possession, Write 
for descriptions to THOS BETTS, 525 Chestnut St., 
St. Louis, Mo. Established I860. 
275 ACRE FARM. 
Fertile, warm early soil. 
Rood Grass Land. 
Good Rutter Farm 
Good Truck Farm. 
Good Fruit Farm. 
„ . , „ . Good Poultry Farm. 
Deposit of Pink Granite. 
Deposit of Fine Molding Hand. 
Famous Hpring of Pure Water. 
Twenty-seven miles from Boston. Six good manu¬ 
facturing village markets within seven miles; one 
mile from raiiroad.statlon, post-oftlce, etc. 
tr FOR SALE AT LOW PRICE 
May be divided into two farms. Two houses, 
barn, etc. 
Address “ FARM,” care Tub Rural Nkw Yobkkr. 
Will remove May 1 to more commodious quarters a 
20 COLLEGE PL ACE, corner of Park Place. 
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