Live Stock Matters 
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If you name The R. N.-Y. to our advertisers you 
may be pretty sure of prompt replies and right treat¬ 
ment. 
ELLERSLIE GUERNSEYS 
The GRANDEST of DAIRY Breeds. 
Combining the richness of the Jersey with the size 
approximate to the Holstein or Short-horn, but 
standing alone and unequaled 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 Kohim head the hard. All 
particulars in regard to Breed and Herd cheerfully 
given. S. P. TABER WILLETTS, 
“ The Old Brick,” Roslyn, L. I., N. Y. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
All the books describing early life on 
the great plains give an account of the 
hunter who winds a hair rope around him 
when he goes to sleep and thus wards off 
the rattlesnakes. It is a simple, yet ef¬ 
fective precaution. A Nevada paper thus 
explains the philosophy of it : 
The hair rope has ends of hairs sticking 
out all over it, and when the snake en¬ 
deavors to cross, those stiff hair-ends get 
between the scales of the snake and tickle 
him almost to death. He can stand an 
inch or so of the tickle, but does not 
want to go his whole length, and so he 
turns away. This is a fact. 
Killing Gophers. —A writer in the Pa¬ 
cific Rural Press gives this novel method 
of killing gophers, by taking advantage 
of their desire to fight. 
Catch an old male gopher. Tie a string 
to one hindleg to carry him by and start 
out. Find a gopher hole. Open it with 
a spade or other convenient instrument. 
Put your old gopher down near the 
mouth of the hole and go to whipping 
him. He will soon begin to squeal. Out 
will come another gopher, on the fight. 
Knock him on the head. Pick up your 
“ bait” gopher, go on and repeat the 
operation. This novel method of killing 
gophers is practiced by some little boys 
in this vicinity, who kill a great many in 
that way, and make money by it, too. 
The theory is this : The gopher is a ter¬ 
rible thing to fight—especially the old 
males, and when they hear the old 
“ bait” gopher squealing at the mouth 
of the hole, they are sure to run out and 
pitch on to him, when they are easily 
killed. 
Inspection for Tuberculosis. —As an 
official of the State Board of Health, I 
am busily engaged inspecting for tuber¬ 
culosis and believe I am building up 
quite a strong case in favor of the Board’s 
continuance of the work. While my re¬ 
sults show that the scrutiny is worth doic g 
to provide for the purity of milk, they 
also prove, even more strongly, that it 
is worth doing for the business interests 
of the farmer. The greatly exagger¬ 
ated claims of many alarmists do not 
hold true, but enough disease is found to 
guarantee a solid basis for the work. 
Albany Co., N. Y. cooper curtice. 
Quick Hog Pasture. —This winter I 
have plowed up an old sod field on which 
I shall sow half a barrel each per acre 
of oats and peas and turn hogs into it. 
I shall sow the oats first and then drill in 
the peas with clover and turnip seed. Is 
there any better pasture than this for 
hogs? i. c. 
R. N.-Y.—None that will give food so 
early. Clover is as good but you would 
get little from it the first year. 
More About Tuberculosis. 
On page 878 G. G. G. undertakes to 
support the theory that tuberculosis in 
man and cattle is the same, and cites 
a Dr. Zuill who may be excellent author¬ 
ity, but who gives no evidence whatever 
bearing on the case—only bare assertion 
As to sheep and other animals contract¬ 
ing tuberculosis from cows in the same 
pasture, that is a different thing. If man 
occupied the same pasture with tuber¬ 
culous cattle and ate grass, etc., upon 
which they may have coughed, he might 
be exposed to infection, but probably 
not otherwise. The report quoted by G. 
G. G. concludes that it is improbable that 
consumption is imparted to the human 
family through cows’ milk, as it would 
be so diluted or “ attenuated” as to 
be harmless. The whole subject is 
merely a matter of guess-work, and one 
man’s guess is good as another’s. As 
to Dr. Zuill’s statement that “ where 
cattle are not used consumption is un¬ 
known,” I do not believe it, for I have 
reliable information from travelers that 
Japan is terribly afflicted with consump¬ 
tion and cattle are not kept there. On 
many of the South Sea islands where 
cattle are unknown, consumption is ex¬ 
terminating the natives. Again, it is a 
well-known fact that those who labor 
among cattle, especially cows kept for 
milk, are, as a class, very healthy. It is 
the fashion in these days to lay every¬ 
thing to “ germs and “ bacilli,” just as 
a few years ago it was the fashion to 
extol the merits of blue glass and Brown- 
Sequard’s elixir, and to attribute cancer 
to the use of tomatoes. We must have 
something more than mere assertion to 
make out such a startling case as Dr. 
Brush states. w. l. 
Caws give 
0,000 to 11,000 
pounds milk 
per year wlth- 
o u t forcing. 
Milk from 
fresh cows, 
to 7 per cent 
fat. 
oi man or horse or 
other animal (not ma¬ 
lignant) begins to scab 
in a night with Phenol 
Sodique. 
HANCE RROTHF.RS & WHITE, Philadelphia. 
At druggists. Take no substitute. 
BULLS ONLY 
FOB SALE. 
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 
iambs, 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 lamb 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, Pa. 
H. M. COTTRELL, Supt.. Khlneoliff, N. Y, 
Of both sexes, up to 10 months old, for sale at low 
prices by 
It. II. ALLEN, 
Chatham, Morris County, New Jorsey. 
UNSEED OIL MEAL 
Please do not forget that our OIL MEAL Is 
obtainable for 
colts with a SPRINGSTEEN BIT. 
They learn with this liit in half the time, than 
when any other is used. You can not hurt 
their mouths with a Springsteen Bit, and yet 
they hare to obey you. THAT 11AKI>- 
MOUTIIEI) HOUSE too can be brought to 
time in short order with this liit. 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 
/ /// i covered - - - - $2.50 
Iff/ ^ Best XC Plate - - - $1,50 
/) ' V „/T Finished in Japan- - $1.00 
COWS, BEEF CATTLE, HO&S and HORSES. 
Market price must soon advance, and wo advise 
your taking in your winter’s supply now. 
/w Cotswolds, 
H fl r-4 I—< Oxford Down and Shrop- 
^ * * t—**—**- shire Sheep and Lambs of 
superior breeding. We are booking orders new for 
lambs of the above breeds, We also have a choice 
lot of yearlings and two-year-olds to offer, Writa 
at once forprices and particulars. 
Please wTlte us for quotations and other particulars, 
DETUOIT. MICHIGAN 
SOUTH DOWN SHEEP 
The Spring Curry Comb 
Clock Spring Blade. Soft as a Brush. 
,, . Fits Every Curve. 
The ° n,y Perfect 
.. .. Used by U. S. Army.- 
Sample mulled postpaid 2 !i c. 
S p ring Curry Comb Co. 
119 S. La Fayette St., South Bend, Ind. 
.SPRINGSTEEN BIT' 
CASSIUS MARCELLUS CLAY, White Hall, Ky. 
HACKNEY STALLIONS 
Horse Owners! Try 
COMBAULTS 
i|||^y*Caiistic 
Iff ' n. Balsam 
FOU 8A.XjI3. 
Three Grand Imported Hackney Stallions. Write 
for description and price. 
P. A. WEBSTER, Cazenovia, N. Y. 
HIGH-CLASS SHROPSHIRE 
ALWAYS 
IN THE 
LEAD 
With best Incubator and Brooder. 
Send for Circular, free. 
PINKLAND INCUBATOR AND 
BROODER CO., 
Jamesburg, N. J. 
Imported yearling owes to lamb in February and 
March: will weigh 200 pounds, and shear 10 pounds 
at maturity. We handle nothing but Imported 
Shropshires and their progeny, 
THE WILLOWS, Paw Paw, Mich. 
A Safe Speedy and Positive Cure 
The Safest, ltent BLISTER ever used. Takes 
the place of all liniments for mild or severe action. 
Removes all Bunches or Blemishes from lloi-ses 
and Cuttle. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY 
OR FIRING. Impossible to produce scar or blemish. 
Every bottle sold is warranted to give satisfaction 
Price $1.50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or 
sent by express, charge) paid, with full directions 
for its uso. Send for descriptive circulars. 
THE LA WHENCE-WILLI AMS CO., Cleveland, O. 
OT. LAMBERT young Bulls and Heifers of the 
lo best butter blood, in-and-lnbred to Stoke 
Pogis III. (the sire of Mary Anne of St. L., 807 lbs. Of 
butter in one year) eleven times, at very low 
prices. E. L. CLARKSON, 14 W. 19th St., New York. 
BEFORE YOU BUY A NEW HARNESS 
send a 2c. stamp with your address for 72-page Illus¬ 
trated Catalogue of 85 different styles of hand-made 
J&v*. PURE OAK LEATHER 
HARNESS. Single Sets, 
Wi TV. - —— $7 up; Double Sets, $16up. 
Every harness Warranted 
|\ty and Shipped subject to ap- 
y -n . —-- rlf. proval. It costs only a 2- 
\1\ ir^NAvN f), T cent stamp to know what 
III]/ Yh/WVw we can do for you. TRY 
1 I) IT. King & Co., Wholesale 
mmsM, ]( Mfrs., No. 10 Church St., 
"f 'drJU Owego, N. Y. 
Mention The Rural New-Yorker. 
J.I.C.-BRMHB STILL LEADS THEM ALL. 
r fm E2IT itwilloontrolthb most 
I VICIOUS HORSE. 
if 75 ,C 00 sold In 1391 . 
/ 100,000 soid in 1892. 
u Th© Best Poultry Paper,” 
Sent on Tru»t Jf gf* Six. Mouths for 
ONLY- 1 d CENTS, 
It you mention where you o&.w this advertisement. 
Farm-. 1 , otjltry is the name of our paper. It teaches 
how to make money with a few hens. Sample copy 
sent free. I. 8. JOHNSON «fc CO.. Boston Maas. 
PATENTED 
AJUUJI.IB3a 
Sample mailed XC for j flfl 
Nickel, $1.50. 
Stallion Bits 50 cts. extra. 
8LEIR0NC0 ■ J. P. Davies, Mgr. 
TyERKSHIRR, Chester Wh3W 
JDJersey Rad s-ad Poland Ohm* 
PIGS. Jersey, Guernsey and 
Holstein Cattle. Thoroughbred 
Sheep. Fanoy Poultry. Hunting 
and House Dogs. Catalogue- 
ivllle. Cheater Go., Penns. 
THE GHALLENGEINCUBATOR 
The Best Manufactured. 
REMAINS UNDEFEATED. 
This Machine challenges competition either public 
or private. Record 9914 per cent, and remains unde¬ 
feated. Won First Prize at Boston 1889 and 1890; 
First at Worcester, 1890; First at Madison Square 
Garden, New York, 1891. Guaranteed to hatch a 
larger per cent of fertile eggs than any machine on 
the market. We also furnish the best and cheapest 
heating apparatus for Brooder-Houses. Send for new 
Illustrated catalogue before purchasing any other. 
OUR HYGROMETERS are made especially 
for incubators, and no person operating Incubators 
can afford to be without one. Price, $3.00. We war¬ 
rant them to give satisfaction or money refunded. 
I WSUCATORSand B ROSOL:: 
Brooders only $5.00. 1200 testimonials 
40 premiums, medals, and diplomas. 
Best machine ever invented for natch 
ing & raising chick., turkey. * dunks. Yu 1 
catalogue address Geo. S. Singer, Cardlngton, 0. 
Our Hot Water 
Heater. 
In this heater every 
particle of heat is 
utilized, the water- 
pot being cone- 
shaped, is all heat¬ 
ing surface. 
The heat, after 
being used within, 
passes out over the 
water - pot again, 
thereby heating 
both outside and 
within. It has a fine 
revolving grate, and 
a good dumping ar¬ 
rangement. 
This heater is 
warranted to 
give satisfaction 
or money re¬ 
funded. For illus- 
t r a t e d catalogue, 
etc., write to 
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INVINCIBLE HATCHER. The BEST 
. r~ - —^ r -ggs rj- Incubator ABrooder 
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sold months, * -• 'nWg ,_ ^ 
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satisfied. Send4c. in stamps £ '''A W 
for No. 23 < 'atalogue to 
BUCKEYE INCUBATOR CO. SPRINGFIELD, 0. 
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WOOD & PAIGE, 31 Sewall St., Lynn, Mass, 
ORDBRg TAKBN BY THI 
BREWERS’ GRAINS. N l!W 
HATCH CHICKENS BY STEAM 
WITH THE IMPROVED 
Simple, 
Perfect, 
and Self- 
regulating 
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 IIOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE, from the handsomest and most noted 
milk and butter herd in the world. 
RARE BARGAINS in choice show animals, and cows wi v .h great records. 
STATS JUST WMAT YOU WANT, AMi SAVa Time. 
Thousands 
'in successful 
operation. 
Guaranteed to 
'hatcha larger 
percentage of 
S Lowest priced flrst-claas 
Hatcher made. 
Send 6c. for Catalogue. 
Circulars free. 
Patentee and 
Manufacturer GEO.H. 
fertile eggs, at 
less cost'"'than 
any other Hatcher. 
