1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
217 
Live Stock Matters 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Progress in Verse.— As the idea of 
diversified crops is taking root in the 
minds of the Southern farmer, this little 
verse that I find floating around in the 
country papers, may please readers of 
The Rural New-Yorker, except, of 
course, the last two lines which we 
hope were used more for rythm than 
truth. 
A Georgia granger who has quit rais¬ 
ing cotton and gone to real farming, says 
he has now got: 
Com In the corn crib, 
Chickens In the yard— 
Meat In the smoke-house 
And a tub full Of lard— 
Milk In the dairy. 
Butter by the load, 
Coffee In the tin box 
And •* sugar In the gourd,” 
Cream In the pitcher. 
Honey In the mug— 
Cider in the “Jimmy John ” 
And Ucker In the lug. 
Tullahoma, Tenn. R. h. d. 
Stock in Winter.— This has been a 
Wheat-hay Cows. —B. W. H., of West 
Bloomfield, N. J., wants to know who 
can show a better record on “extra care” 
for cows than his on “straw-stack” 
feeding. This reminds me of a farmer 
in Michigan, a number of years ago, 
when thrashing was not so carefully 
done as now ; his cattle were always 
wintered on straw and corn stalks. One 
day an Eastern visitor was admiring his 
sleek, fat cows and wondering if the 
“ climate ” had anything to do with their 
fine condition. The farmer, being 
anxious to induce his friend to come to 
Michigan, remarked that he thought the 
climate had a good deal to do with their 
appearance, for they had lived on straw 
all winter — and yet it was not half 
thrashed! Wheat straw cut when the 
grain is in the milk, and kept dry and 
bright, is better feed than dead-ripe 
Timothy hay. G. w. s. 
Detroit, Mich. 
“Horse Feed” for Hens. — Some 
months ago the following note appeared 
in The R. N.-Y. I would like to know 
what is meant by “horse feed.” e. i. b. 
IN writing to advertisers please always mention 
Tmi Rural. 
Don’t YOU Need a 
GUERNSEY BULLS. 
20 Head for Immediate Bale from the 
“BABY” 
FOR SALE. 
A registered Jersey Bull, 14 months old. verv solid 
color, best butter strain. Took first prize at Wayne 
County Fair. Ills sire took First Prize at seven Fairs 
1891. B. BRADLEY, Lyons, N. Y. 
GUERNSEYS! 
The GRANDEST of DAIRY Breeds. 
Cream Separator 
ELLERSLIE HERD. 
Yearlings, 
*109 to8125. 
6 Months Old, 
8T«. 
Calves, 850. 
Choice 
Individuals. 
Well Bred. 
LEYI P. 10RTOI,] 
Proprietor. 
H. ML COTTRELL, 8upt, RhlneclllT, N. Y. 
hard winter for stock kept in cold barns, 
and which have to go out-of-doors to 
drink, and wallow in the snow two or 
three feet deep, as I saw some doing a few 
days ago. Some of the farmers water 
stock only once a day. They say the 
animals will not drink oftener than that 
when it is cold. I have water in my 
barn, and my cows drink well twice a 
day. They are kept warm and clean ; 
they have enough to eat, and do better 
in winter than at any other time of the 
year, except for a month or two after 
they are turned out in spring. If many 
of the farmers would make their barns 
warm, water in them, and give the 
same amount of hay and grain to ha 1 ! or 
two-thirds as much stock as they now 
keep, they would be much better off. I 
am tired of seeing in the farm papers 
that “stock is wintering well.” Why 
should not “ stock winter well” if they 
have enough to eat and drink and are 
kept warm ? w. E. R. 
Dover, N. H. 
Raise Your Own Cows. —It is more 
profitable to raise cows than to buy them, 
because such animals as one can raise 
are difficult to find on the market, for 
most men who own good cows keep them. 
Stock raising is receiving more attention 
at present than ever before. Yet im¬ 
provement in cattle for milk or butter is 
not keeping pace with the rapid strides 
of mechanical inventions and appliances. 
Dairymen go on year after year making 
milk or butter from stock in no way 
adapted to their requirements ; 99 out 
of 100 farmers who go out to buy cows 
are disappointed, because the animals do 
not prove to be what they are repre¬ 
sented. Raise your own heifers, and 
after they are grown, test them with the 
scales and Babcock tester. Many a man 
has paid a great price for a cow that gave 
a great quantity of milk which has been 
almost worthless for butter. A buyer 
should have the privilege of testing every 
cow before paying for her. e. a. l. lee. 
To Prevent Abortion. —G. W. Farlee, 
in the Jersey Bulletin, gives his success 
with asafoetida as a cure for abortion. 
He says: 
The approach of premature parturition 
is shown by inflammation and enlarge¬ 
ment of the vulva in mature cows and 
the same symptoms with enlargement of 
the udder in heifers. The cow threat¬ 
ened with the disease, should be separa¬ 
ted from the herd and made as comfort¬ 
able as possible ; she should be denied all 
relaxing or stimulating food. If in sum¬ 
mer, she should be fed only so much 
grass as is necessary to keep the bowels 
open ; the principal food being hay with 
a small ration of oats. In case of a cow 
that has aborted once before, the asafoet- 
ida should be given two or three weeks 
before the period of pregnancy at which 
she lost her calf and continued daily un¬ 
til a month after that period has passed, 
or even up to her proper time of calving. 
With the cow threatened for the first 
time the dose should be given daily un¬ 
til the symptoms disappear. The usual 
prescription is a tablespoonful of the gum 
chipped as fine a9 possible with a knife 
and mixed with the cut mess twice a day. 
In extreme cases we gave as much as 
four tablespoonfuls a day. 
Oregon. 
HENS AND HORSE FEED. 
While my neighbors have been complaining of the 
laziness of their hens in producing eggs this winter, 
our hens have been remarkably prolific. About the 
second week In December our boys began to give 
them what they called “ horse feed” every morning 
for breakfast. The stuff Is warmed and flavored 
with a small quantity of Cayenne pepper. Table 
scrapB are also given them, and they eat all with a 
good appetite. 
Now for the result: We have nine laying hens, but 
up to the time when we began to give the “horse 
feed” we got only an egg now and then. Since that 
time our success has been wonderful. During the 
last three weeks of December by the dally record we 
have gathered 86 eggs, all of good Blze. The hens 
still continue their laudable work, and yesterday 
one of my boys brought from the coop six eggs. Some 
of my friends keep from 10 to 20 hens eaoh. but bbey 
don’t get a single egg and have not for a long time. 
R. N.-Y.—“ Horse feed” is a grourd 
mixture half oats and half corn sold by 
our Eastern millers. 
DISHORNING CATTLE. 
We have experimented somewhat with 
dishorning cattle. We have on the farm 
now 27 head of all ages with smooth 
heads, and 1 do not think we would have 
horns put on them for $50. We have had 
some two-year-old cattle dishorned with 
the saw, and I think it is a very severe 
operation to say the least, and certainly 
dangerous to the animal as well. I know 
it is claimed that no injury ever results 
from it, but in our own case we had 16 
head of yearlings and two-year-olds dis¬ 
horned a year ago last fall. It was done 
with a saw as well as could be done 
under the circumstances. All the steers 
but one did well and he seemed to thrive 
well enough till along in the summer a 
little discharge began from the stump 
horn. Nothing serious was thought of it, 
but in the fall when we were feeding the 
bunch off on green corn his head swelled 
on that side until his eye was closed up. 
He got off his feed and fell away badly. 
After a while the swelling broke and 
discharged a good deal of matter and he 
did better. Of course we took a low 
price for him when we sold the bunch, 
so he caused a loss. It may not have 
been the dishorning that caused the 
trouble, but I never doubted that it was. 
Most of the cattle that we have now 
we have raised and stopped the horn 
growth when they were calves. We ex¬ 
perimented with the chemical dishorning 
fluid sold for the purpose and found it to 
work very well. Then we tried stick 
caustic potash and that was equally 
effective. But now we use the common 
concentrated lye sold in every grocery. 
It is so easily applied, so certain in its 
effects, so nearly painless to the calf 
and so cheap that I wonder every stock 
raiser does not use it. It should be ap¬ 
plied before the horn has come through 
the skin, say when the calf is two or 
three days old. Cut the hair away where 
you can feel the horn sprouting. Wet 
the skin over the horn for a space as 
large as a silver quarter would cover, 
and put on a piece of concentrated lye 
as large as a grain of corn, rubbing it in 
a little. Then let it alone. A scab will 
form which will peel off after a while, 
and the result will be a beautiful smooth 
head, and an animal unarmed and as 
harmless as a lamb. I have seen our 
cattle this winter sleeping together al¬ 
most as close as hogs, with the little 
ones in the center of the bunch. They 
can be safely confined in a small shed 
and will stand and eat at a manger as 
peaceably as sheep. We still have two 
old family cows with horns. I do not 
like to saw them off and will not, but 
when they are gone the era of horns is 
over on Woodside Farm. J. e. wing. 
Ohio. 
If you have five or more cows, a “ BABY ” cannot but 
prove a most profitable and pleasing investment. Its 
use means more and better butter, wurm skim-milk for 
feeding purposes, saving of ice, time, labor, and plant, 
and better satisfaction with dairying generally. 
Send for new “ BABY ” catalogue, giving actual expe¬ 
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. 
Combining the richness of the Jersey with the size 
approximate to the Holstein or Short-horn, but 
standing ai.onk and unkquai.kd In producing the 
richest colored butter In mid-winter on dry feed. 
Gentle as pets, persistent mllkerB 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” 
ure daughters and granddaughters of the renowned 
Squire Kent, 1504 A. G. C. C. and of the finest strains 
on Guernsey or In America—Oomus, son of Squire 
Kent and Statelllte, son of Kohlm head the herd. All 
particulars In regard to Breed and Hard oheerfully 
given. 8. P. TABER WILLETTS, 
" The Old Brick,” Roblyn, L. I., N. Y. 
DODCE’S PATENT TRIPLE 
MILK STRAINER. 
Best and Only Perfect One 
In existence. Very durable. Brass 
frame; containing three separable 
wire cloths, edges neatly soldered. 
Screws on. Takes off to wash. Try 
It and you cau’t do without It. 
Send for descriptive price-list, 
and address all orders to 
CHAS. H. DODGE, Sole Mfr., 
Washington Mills, New York. 
THIS 
“ Low-Down” Milk Wagon 
IS BUILT BY TM* 
PABSONS “LOW-DOWN” WAGON 00., 
BARLV1LLE N Y. 
WyckofTs S, C. White Leghorns. 
America's Business Hen. 
Breeding stock carefully selected from over 600 extra 
layers. Eggs for hatching, $2 per 15; $8.75 per 80; 
$5 per 45; $10 per 100. Send for free Illustrated circu¬ 
lar. C. H. WYCKOFF. Groton, N. Y. 
rinil nnill TDV ERgs, 81 per sitting. 
rAnlYI rUULInT- Send for Circular. 
PINK THEE FARM, Jamesburg, N. J. 
KNOB MOUNTAIN POULTRY FARM. 
B. P. BOOKS and S. C. BROWN LEG¬ 
HORNS a specialty. Eggs and birds for sale. 
MAHLON SAGER, Orangeville, Pa. 
IflllP’C CADII POULTRY YARDS—White Ply- 
AlnU O mniH mouth Rocks, White and Laced 
Wyandottes, Lt. Brahmas and BlackMlnoreas. Eggs 
for hatching $1.50 per setting. Extra layers, large In 
size and choicely bred. G. H. KING Otlsvtlle, N. Y 
DEHORN YOUR CALVES. 
The John March Co.’s Chemical Dehomer has suc¬ 
cessfully prevented the growth of calves horns since 
1888. For sale by all druggists or sent express pre¬ 
paid for $1.00 by The John March Co., 17-19 River St., 
Chicago, Circulars free. Order and apply early. 
MOLSTEINS 
! 40 Superior Animals 
l of the Pauline Paul, 
_ _ _> Clothilde and Netherland 
smllles. Price* lew to quick buyers. 
A. C. HAWKINS, L. Box 50, Lancaster, Mass. 
High-Class Shropshires 
We now offer 50 two-year-old ewes, Imported In 
1892, and due to lamb In March, and now weighing 
from 176 to 180 pounds, and to shear 10 pounds. Also 
15 two-year-old rams from the flocks of Bowen-Jones 
and Minton. THE WILLOWS. Paw Paw, Mich. 
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE 
800 ACRE STOCK FARM 
AT RAILROAD DEPOT. 
200 Acres river and creek fiat land. Dwelling 
nine rooms. Location healthy. Title 
perfect. Particulars. 
K. B. CHAFFIN & CO., Richmond, Va. 
High-Class Jersey Cattle. 
■WCPEKIOK REGISTERED A. J. C. C. 
STOCK ONLY. 
Th dam of one of our SERVICE BULLS tested 
officially 80 poundB 2)4 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 815,000 
In general no animal for less than $200; occasionally 
a bull-calf for $100, when marked with white, whloh 
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. 
HARNESS & 
Buggy Harness, 84.95 and 
upwards. Double Harness, 
814.75 and upwards. Riding 
Saddle, 81.95 and upwards. We 
will sell everything pertaining to the Harness busi¬ 
ness direct to the consumer at factory prices. 
Illustrated Catalogue sent free. 
NATIONAL HARNESS CO., Cincinnati, Ohio 
EGGS 
R. and S. Comb White Leghorns, Tou¬ 
louse Geese, S. Comb Leghorns—C. H. 
Wyckoff stock. WM. T. SHERMAN 
Dresservllle, N. Y. 
“OUR RELIABLE INCUBATOR" 
Will be in constant operation at the World’s 
Columbian Exposition. The most practical 
machine ever offered the poultry fraternity. 
Send 4c stamps for descriptive catalogue. IT 
WILL PAY YOU. "40” Yards of High Class 
Poultry, “40.” Illustrated poultry catalogue 
Address: Reliable Incubator & Brooder Co., 
QUINCY, ILLINOIS. 
P rairie State 
Incubator Co., 
■aSttST HOMER CITY, PA. 
INVINCIBLE HATCHER $17BS5SMM5 
emulating 
Incubator, which is guarau 
teed to hatch as well as the 
highest priced Incubator made 
1 or your money refunded. Send 
4c, in stamps for No. 23 Cata¬ 
logue. Write to our customer* and 
you will use no other. 600 sold 
in 6 months, and no complaints from any customer. Address 
BUCKEYE INCUBATOR CO.. SPRINGFIELD, O. 
The Monitor Incubator. 
You can get one FREE. Gives SATISFACTION 
everywhere. Send stamp for book No. 54. Address 
A. F. WILLIAMS, Bristol, Conn. 
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