1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
95 
Live Stock Matters 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
A Musical Dog Law. —I inclose here¬ 
with a clipping of the Nashville Banner 
of January 25, 1893. It is in reference to 
a hill introduced in the Senate on the dog 
law. The third line of section 4 is true, 
for no man in this State can hold office if 
he votes for a dog tax. It is a pity that 
this is true, for our State is eminently 
suited to the raising of sheep, f. a. r. 
Tullalioma, Tenn. 
Section 1—Be it enacted a law of the State, 
That the use of the dog is so pressing and 
great, 
That any strict law, in the light of Our 
reason, 
Abridging dog rights can be naught but 
high treason. 
Section 2—That the dog, when compared with the 
worthless old sheep, 
Has rights as lnilnlte as the great briny 
deep; 
That the dog is more valued than woman 
or child. 
And is King in all countries, enlightened 
or wild. 
Section 3—Be it further enacted, that men in this 
State 
Who aspire to positions where honors are 
great, 
Shall be solemnly sworn that most manly 
and bold 
The Inalienable rights of the dog they’ll 
uphold. 
Section 4—Be it further enacted, that any ingrate 
Who shall vote for a dog law in our b’loved 
State 
Is debarred from ail office, and the mob 
In its fury 
May Instantly hang him without judge or 
jury. 
Section 5—Be it further enacted, public welfare re¬ 
quiring, 
This act take effect, the spirit Inspiring, 
From and after its passage. And happy 
the lot 
Of the dog! This is law, enacted or not. 
Guernseys are Coming. —The follow¬ 
ing personal letter is at hand from 
Mrs. Willets, the well-known Guernsey 
breeder: 
The advertisement of my Guernsey herd placed 
recently in Tins Rural New-Yokker 1b bringing 
me many inquiries from far and near. Last week we 
shipped to Mr. E. E, Sharp of South Greece, a choice 
trio—iwo females and a young bull—the former of 
“ Kaiser IV ” and “Kohlnor” blood, the latter my 
grand young son of Squire Kent, “Lord Lofty,” 
mentioned In print before. He is out of May Queen, 
for whose dam Thos. Harvey refused $800. In quality 
he is as rich as gold, elegantly formed, conspicu¬ 
ously mature in finish and with a rare amount of 
Gov. Hoard's “nerve force” and vivacity, which 
bespeaks a perfect stock getter. He will surely make 
his mark in the dairy region of western New York if 
the neighboring farmers are wise and accept the 
opportunity offered to possess his blood. With so 
fair and unprejudiced a test of the breeds as those 
described in the reports of the New York and New 
Jersey Dairy Experiment Stations, the Guernseys 
are making a wonderful showing which speaks much 
for the breed which has pushed Itself to the front 
by sheer force of virtue and not by "booming” of 
speculators. The stock are doing finely this cold 
winter, and our butter is marvelously golden in 
color and delicious in flavor. I send you a sample as 
a proof of what ensilage-fed Guernseys produce 
with the mercury about zero. 8 . p. taber willets. 
A Pennsylvania Milk Record.—I in¬ 
close the experience of a friend with his 
dairy, clipped from a local paper. I 
think it should have a larger circulation 
as such results should stimulate all to 
greater exertions. r. l. b. 
Mr. A. J. Stone, of Forest Lake, has 
one of the best dairies in the county 
and his experience with it during the 
past year is well worth publishing, as it 
shows what may be accomplished in any 
line of business, by intelligent and care¬ 
ful attention. 
Mr. Stone commenced October 1, 1891, 
with eight cows, seven of them fresh in 
milk, and one, a two-year-old heifer, had 
been milked since the March previous. 
The Milk was sent to the Forest Lake 
creamery, with the following result: 
Pounds of Price 
Milk. Per cwt. Am’t. 
October. 6403 $1.30 $83.24 
November.5610 1.40 79.38 
December. 5192 1.32 68.53 
January. 5200 1.32 68.64 
February. 4683 1.20 56.20 
March. 4978 [on test] 1.23 9-10 61.70 
April.4142 “ .99 2-5 41.18 
May. 5050 “ .85 3-5 43.24 
June. 5188 " .82 6-10 42.89 
July. 3871 “ 1.00 2-3 38.98 
August. 1788 “ 1.23 1-5 22.03 
Seven young calves_ 9.60 
$615.51 
This is an average of $76.94 per cow, 
including the farrow heifer. In addition 
to this, all the milk needed in the family 
was used and quite a large quantity of 
skimmed milk received back. 
Mr. Stone has a silo and in winter feeds 
one bushel of ensilage to each cow night 
and morning, with a small ration of 
grain. At noon they get what hay they 
will eat. The grain fed consisted of 350 
pounds of buckwheat, 1,100 of bran, 1,200 
of cotton-seed meal, 1,600 of middlings 
and 1,130 of ground oats—a total value of 
$66.18, or $8.27 per cow. 
Garget Cure. —Some weeks ago 
Smiths & Powell told our readers about 
their use of poke root as a cure for garget 
in cows. In response to a request for 
further information they write : 
We purchase the tincture of poke root, or phyto- 
lacca, of our druggists. We give of it one tenspoon- 
ful twice a day to a cow, administering it by a spoon 
in the mouth. We also make a lotion by mixing one 
tablespoonful of the tincture in a pint of the extract 
of witch-hazel and applying by hand to the udder, 
rubbing it in until the udder is perfectly dry. We 
have found this treatment efficacious in many cases. 
SMITHS & POWELL CO. 
Another Garget Cure. —In the re¬ 
ports in reply to the question “ What to 
do for garget ? ” the best remedy I have 
ever used is not mentioned. I have had 
some years’ experience in the dairy busi¬ 
ness, and for caked udder I have never 
found anything to equal mother tincture 
of aconite—10 drops night and morning. 
The animals should not be exposed to 
bad weather or allowed to lie on damp 
ground. The easiest way to administer 
the dose is to fit a cork closely in the 
bottom of the neck of a fair-sized bottle, 
so that the part above the cork will hold 
nearly a tablespoonful, put the medicine 
in the neck and fill up with water. The 
dose can then be very easily poured well 
back on the tongue and is so small that 
seldom is any left. s. 
Cut Bones and “ Best Poultry.”— 
1. Can a boy of 70 pounds’ weight grind 
green bone with the Webster & Hannum 
bone cutter? 2. Which is the better fowl 
—the White or Brown Leghorn? Which 
is the best of the four—White Leghorn, 
Plymouth Rock, Langshan or Partridge 
Cochin for winter eggs or spring chicks ? 
Boonton, N. J. m. d. 
Ans. —1. Yes, but he will have to ex¬ 
ercise in a lively way and not spare his 
back. 2. The Whites are slightly larger 
than the Browns and lay a little larger 
eggs. It is claimed, however, that the 
Browns will lay more eggs and are a 
little easier keepers. If the Langshans 
had yellow skins and legs we should pre¬ 
fer them for general-purpose birds for 
providing winter eggs and meat. Our 
Langshans are excellent winter layers, 
but customers do not like their black 
legs and delicate white skin. The 
Plymouth Rocks are better in this re¬ 
spect, but we consider the Wyandottes 
better yet. 
WHOLE COTTON SEED FOR COWS. 
J. R. C., Everettstown, N. J.—In The 
Rural of December 31 reference was 
made to feeding cotton seed hulls to 
Northern cows. Some time ago I bought 
at a cotton gin in Petersburg, Va., a 
small quantity of cotton seed which I 
afterwards fed to 12 cows while it lasted. 
To each I fed two quarts dry and 
unground. Before this I had fed linseed 
cake meal and'did so again after feeding 
the cotton seed, and no difference in the 
quantity of the milk was observed. Its 
quality was not tested, as it was sold at a 
creamery. The price paid for the cotton 
seed was 15 cents per bushel of 25 pounds. 
I have conversed with many Southern 
men and one and all have praised it as a 
cheap cattle food. Why would it not 
pay to buy it for Northern cows and feed 
it whole or grind it in steel mills run by 
horse power instead of feeding the meal 
from which the oil has been extracted ? 
Ans. —There is no doubt that at the 
price of $12 a ton cotton seed is a very 
cheap food for such animals as may be 
able to digest it, with the fiber still 
attached to it. The latter is not digest¬ 
ible, and at times may gather in the 
stomach of the animals and form balls 
that do harm. But cattle or mules are 
not so subject to this danger as horses, 
and it is quite common in the South to 
feed the mules on the whole seed with 
the very best results. The whole seed 
of course contains the oil, which amounts 
to 30 or 40 per cent, and is bland and 
easily digested and of value for feeding 
to cows. As it may be easily estimated 
that the excess of oil in the seed will 
easily make up for the low value of the 
hulls, which, anyhow, are worth for 
feeding three-foui ths as much as the meal 
of the whole ear of corn, the quantity of 
kernels in the seed—which is about 600 
pounds—bought at the low price men¬ 
tioned, goes to make the whole seed an 
economical feed. It would be better to 
grind them for use, as this will make the 
feed much more digestible. 
A Slight Exposure in Bad Weather, when 
the system is out of order, often brings on a stubborn 
Cold; the attending Cough Irritates the Lungs, and 
if not promptly treated, frequently develops a ten¬ 
dency to the tuberculous condition. To avoid this 
danger, those troubled with Colds should resort at 
once to Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, which soon loosens 
and eradicates Coughs, soothes and heals inflamed 
parts, and removes all anxiety by setting the patient 
on the way to good health once more.— Adv. 
ALWAYS 
IN THE 
LEAD 
With best Incubator and Brooder. 
Send for Circular, free. 
PINELAND INCUBATOR AND 
BROODER CO., 
Jainesburg, N. J. 
A DAY. Agent samples free. Horse 
owners buy 3 to 9. 20 fast selling special¬ 
ties. E. K. Brewster, Box 612, Holly, Mich 
Don’t YOU Weed a 
“BABY” 
Cream Separator 
If yon havo five or more cows, a “ BABY ” cannot but 
prove a most profitable and pleasing investment. Its 
use means more and better butter, warm skim-milk foi 
feeding purposes, saving of ice, time, labor, and plant, 
and better satisfaction witli dairying generally. 
Send for new “BABY ” catalogue, giving actual expo 
riences of well-known users and endorsement of highest 
dairy authorities in every section, styles, capacities, 
prices, and complete information. 
THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO., 
General Offices: 
74 Cortlandt St., New York. 
THIS 
GUERNSEY BULLS. 
20 Head for Immediate Sale from the 
ELLERSLIE HERD. 
Yearlings, 
#l«0 to $ I 2ft. 
<» Months Old, 
«70. 
Calves, g,50. 
Choice 
Individuals. 
Well Bred. 
LEVI P. MORTON, 
Proprietor. 
H. M. COTTRELL, 8upt., RhlneclltT, N. Y. 
UNSEED OIL MEAL 
Please do not forget that our OIL MEAL la 
THE BEST FEED 
obtainable for 
00W3, BEEF CATTLE, HOGS and HOBSES. 
Market price must soon advance, and we advise 
your taking in your winter’s Bupply now. 
Please write ns for quotations and ether particulars. 
DETROIT LINSEED OIL WORKS. 
DETROIT. MICHIGAN. 
GUERNSEYS! 
The GRANDEST of DAIRY Breeds. 
Combining the richness of the Jersey with the size 
approximate to the Holstein or Short-horn, but 
standing alonk and unbqualbii 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 breod. 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 StateUlte, son of Koblm head the herd. All 
particulars In regard to Breed and Herd cheerfully 
given. 8. P. TABER WILLETTS, 
“ The Old Brick,” Roslyn, L. I., N. Y. 
“ Low>Down'' Milk Wagon 
IS built by thm 
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Address THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 
Times Building, New York. 
High-Class Jersey Cattle. 
SUPERIOR REGISTERED A. J. C. C. 
STOCK ONLY. 
Th dam of one of our SERVICE HULLS tested 
officially 30 pounds 2!^ 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 $200; 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. 
High-Class Shropshires 
We now offer 50 two-year-old ewes, imported in 
1892, and due to lamb in March, and now weighing 
from 175 to 180 pounds, and to shear 10 pounds. Also 
15 two-year-old rams from the flocks of Bowen-.Iones 
and Minton. THE WILLOWS, Paw Paw, Midi. 
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