1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
295 
Live Stock Matters 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
My rooster has two single combs that 
spread apart so as to form a cup or crown 
on his head ; is there a breed with such 
combs ? c. R. w. 
A ns. —We think that bird must be a 
“ sport”—his comb the result of some 
freak or variation in breeding. 
Value of Barley Meal. —1. What is 
barley meal worth per barrel for milch 
cows? 2. Is there any difference between 
white and yellow corn for feeding them ? 
Pella, la. a. e. r. 
Ans.— 1. Barley meal is worth 81.02 per 
100 pounds when corn meal is worth $1.03, 
whole barley $1.04, or clover hay 77 cents 
for the same weight. These are, of 
course, comparative prices only. For but¬ 
ter making, the barley will not give as 
good quality as will the corn meal. 2. 
Very little. An average of 78 analyses 
of yellow dent gave a feeding value of 
$1.13, while 70 analyses of flint (white 
mostly) gave $1.12. 
Weakness in Pigs. —I have two shotes 
weighing about 75 pounds each. Their 
feed is wheat bran and meal. About four 
weeks ago, one showed signs of stiffness 
in the hind legs, and continued to grow 
worse; now she can not stand up on her 
hind legs at all. Her appetite is as 
good as the other’s. She seems to be 
weak in the loins. w. h. c. 
Northport, N. Y. 
Ans. —Pigs frequently get in this con¬ 
dition when confined in small pens on 
hard floors. Place on aground floor, and 
reduce the feed until they have regained 
their strength. Rub the loins with a lin¬ 
iment composed of equal parts of oil of 
turpentine, strong aqua ammonia and 
sweet or linseed oil, well shaken to¬ 
gether. F. L. K. 
Slaked Lime in Hen’s Mouth. —Is 
fresh unslaked lime hurtful to poultry ? 
After some of my hens ate it greedily, 
they became “droopy,” refusing to eat, 
and, when caught, a watery substance 
ran out of their mouths. Before that they 
were well, and I cannot account for their 
condition in any other way. mrs. e. j. g. 
Grantsdale, Mont. 
Ans. —The lime burnt the hens as 
though you had poured boiling water 
down their throats. If you want to see 
how they suffered, moisten your finger 
and stick it into unslakecllime. In “slak¬ 
ing,” or making a chemical combination 
with water, quick lime gives off a fierce 
heat. We have seen a workman put his 
pail of coffee into a lot of slaking lime 
and bring it nearly to a boil. No wonder 
the hens are “ droopy.” 
SoRGHua* Or Corn Fodder? —What is 
tl e feeding value of sorghum ? It does 
much better on “ dry ranches” here than 
corn, and stock seem to like it better. 
Beulah, Wyoming. a. w. 
Ans. —Compared with corn fodder, the 
feeding value of the sorghum is as fol¬ 
lows : 
Carbo- Comparative 
Protein, hydrates. Fat. value. 
Corn fodder.... 1.62 10.02 0.41 10 
Sorghum. 1.10 13.08 0.36 16 
In other words one is about as valu¬ 
able as the other, though the corn fod¬ 
der has more protein. The sorghum is 
sweeter—probably the stock prefer it for 
that reason. As compared with corn, 
sorghum seed is valued as follows: 
Carbo- Comparative 
Protein, hydrates. Fat. value. 
Sorghum seed. 8.88 71.27 3.05 . 90 
Com kernels.. 10.58 69.81 5.46 1.15 
On this basis wheat middlings are 
worth $1, or clover hay 77 cents. 
Sick Mare and Cow.—1. I have an eight- 
year-old mare that passes yellow water 
only a little at a time, but from four to 
six times a day. She does very little 
work. Her feed is mostly hay and sheaf 
oats. I think she is in foal. What is 
the trouble ? 2. My Holstein cow has 
something like mange. Her hair comes 
off and little scabs as large as a dime 
appear on the white parts. The skin 
cracks. e. a. marshall. 
Ans. —1. Rub well into the hair over 
the whole region of the loins, a half 
pound of ground mustard wet up with 
warm water to the consistency of sweet 
cream. Cover with a blanket and allow 
to remain for one to two hours, then 
wash off. Repeat every second or third 
day until the skin is slightly blistered. 
2. Paint with the compound tincture of 
iodine, using a small brush or swab. 
Then dress daily with iodine ointment 
until the scabs soften and shed. 
F. L. KILBORNR. 
What Killed the Cows? —1. Why 
does food clog and dry in a cow’s stomach? 
Its lining became rotten and seemed to 
tear like wet brown paper. The animal 
would eat heartily the night before, but 
in the morning failed to eat. Several 
were affected in this way. They were 
taken sick and were dead in a short time, 
and upon opening the stomachs I found 
the hay, stalks aud straw wholly masti¬ 
cated, but dried up. r. w. 8. 
Wayne County, N. Y. 
Ans. —Your query is too indefinite to 
enable me to give a very definite answer. 
The cow has four so-called stomachs, in 
two of which, the first and third, (rumen 
and manifolds) the food frequently be¬ 
comes dry and impacted. In general 
such dryness or impaction usually re¬ 
sults from feeding too exclusively on 
dry, coarse, indigestible or innutritious 
food. A feverish condition from any 
cause, and want of good drinking water, 
would also readily cause such impaction. 
The condition of the lining of the stomach 
which you describe has no significance. 
This membrane usually peels off readily 
and becomes very friable soon after 
death from any cause. F. L. kilborne. 
Woodchucks or Ground Hogs. —These 
are great pests on all sandy land. It is 
anything but pleasant to be mowing 
along and all at once to have a horse 
drop half out of sight into the hole of 
one of these pests. It doesn’t take long, 
however, for a horse to learn to avoid 
such pitfalls. I have tried catching the 
pests with dogs, trapping them, digging 
them out, shooting them and poisoning 
them with Paris-green and London-pur¬ 
ple. I have also tried smudging them 
out with the fumes of burning sulphur, 
and killing them with the vapor of bi¬ 
sulphide of carbon, by putting this on 
old rags, dropping it into the hole and 
closing it up. You can kill more or less 
of them in all these ways, but somehow 
the more one kill* the more will come to 
fill their places. I have lately hit upon 
a method, cheap, easily applied and sure 
to kill. We had a tame one, and I no¬ 
ticed it was desperately fond of anything 
sweet. It would eat sweetened cookies 
in preference to anything else, and so I 
began to use cookies as a bait upon 
which to apply my poison, and as 1 
could buy arsenic for about 20 cents per 
pound—it cost the druggist 3% cents— 
and a pound would poison 200 wood¬ 
chuck holes, I could not get anything 
cheaper or more effectual. I have had a 
lot of cookies made, quite thin and about 
',wo inches in diameter. I smear one 
side of two of these with syrup, and dip 
the smeared sides down into the arsenic 
and put them together. Having pre¬ 
pared a lot of these, I go around to the 
holes and drop a pair of poisoned 
cookies as far down as I can, being sure 
to get the bait below the reach of any 
animal I do not wish to kill, and it is 
“ good bye woodchuck ” every time. By 
going around to all the holes on the 
premises about once a month, one will 
not be bothered with the “ varmints.” 
,J. s. WOODWARD. 
If youb Thkoat Feels Sore or uncomfort¬ 
able, use promptly Dr. Jayne's Expectorant. It will 
relieve the air-passages of all phlegm or mucus, 
allay Inflammation, and so give the affected parts a 
chance to heal No safer remedy can he had for all 
Coughs and Colds, or any complaint of the Throat or 
Lungs, and If taken in time, a short trial will prove 
Its efficacy.— Adv. 
DORSET HORN SHEEP 
D0G-PR00F. 
I offer for sale an exceptionally flue lot of Ram and 
Ewe Lambs, sired ny Imported Royal Windsor No. 
232, First I’rlze Winner Royal Show at Windsor, Eng¬ 
land, 1889, Imported Model 1’rlnce, 003, and Linden 
Prince, 1020, and all out of choice imported ewes. 
Those that wish to raise many and early lambs (as a 
lamb of 40 pounds at Christmas will bring more than 
live of same weight will bring In June) give the 
Dorsets a trial, and they will soon be convinced of 
their superiority over all other breeds. All sheep 
delivered free of expressage to the buyer. Address 
T. S. COOPER, Goopersburg, Penn. 
P. 8.—Also for sale a few very choice Jersey Bull 
calves, sired by the grand old bull Pedro, 3187, now 16 
years old, and silll In active service; he Is considered 
the best son of the famous Eurotas.—T. S. C. 
High-Class Shropshires 
We now offer 10 Imported two-year-old rams from 
the flocks of Bowen-Jones and Minton, that will 
weigh 300 pounds and shear 15 pounds or more. Also, 
10 home-bred yearling rams from Imported stock. 
Our first ’93 Importation will arrive In July. 
THE WILLOWS. Paw Paw, Mich. 
KILLS AND PREVENTS INSECTS AND DISEASE. 
$2 packet makes 100 Gallons. 
R. FRANCKLYN & CO., 3 Hanover St., New York. 
CHESHIRES 
From Foundation Herd. I have now shipped :f7 2 times 
to men I have sold to before. No other breeder can 
give such a record. Noted for gentleness, lean meat 
and quick growth. B. W. DAV18, Oneida, N. Y. 
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DEHORN YOUR CALVES. 
The John March Co.'s Chemical Dehomer has sue. 
cessfully prevented the growth of calves horns since 
1888. For sale by all druggists or sent express pro< 
paid for 11.00 by The John March Co., 17-19 River SL, 
Chicago, Circulars free. Order and apply early. 
ROSE COMB B. LEGHORNS. 
Keshequa Strain, bred 10 years for size and laying 
qualities Also, W. Mlnorcas and L. Brahmas, Eggs 
from vigorous, standard bred stock, *1.60 per 15: *1 
per 45. CHA8. L. MOSHER, Nunda, N. Y, 
WjckofFs S. C. White Leghorns. 
America’s Business Hen. 
Breeding stock carefully selected from over 600 extra 
layers. Eggs for hatching, *2 per 15; *3.76 per 30; 
*5 per 45; *10 per 100. Send for free Illustrated circu¬ 
lar. C. H. WYCKOFF, Groton, N. Y. 
IMUniC CADIi POULTRY YARDS—White Ply- 
MNU O rflnm mouth Rocks, White and Laced 
Wyandottes, Lt. Brahmas and Black Minorsas. 15 
Eggs for hatching $1.50. Extra layers, large In size 
and choicely bred. OTISV1LLE, Orange Co., N. Y 
KNOB MOUNTAIN POULTRY FIRM. 
B. P. ROCKS and S. C. BROWN LEG¬ 
HORNS a specialty. Eggs and birds for sale. 
MAULON SAGER, Orangeville, Pa. 
from Choice Whito Plymouth 
Rocks, *2 per 26. Wm. J. On- 
derdonk, Mount Ivy, N. Y. 
BRONZE TURKEY EGGS FOR SALE. 
“A Farmer’s Daughter” Strain.—*5 per 13. 
CHA8. K. BARKER, Pembroke, Ky. 
J NO. D. SOUDER, Telford, Pa.— Breeder of 
W. & Sllv. Laced Wyandotte, B. Ply. Hock. B. 
S. C. Leghorn, B. Mlnorcas & L. Brahmas, Eggs, *1 
per 15; *3 per 60. Catalogue free. 
HOW TO RID BUILDINGS AND FARMS OF 
Mice, Gophers, Ground-Squirrels, 
Prairie-Dogs, Rabbits, Moles, 
7 Minks, Weasels and other pests, 
quickly and safely. How to snare Hawks and 
Owls. Valuable hints to Housekeepers, Farmers 
and Poultry Keepers.— By “Pickett.” Price, paper, 
20 cents. 
THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, 
r- 1 Times Building, New York. 
EILUSLIE GOERNSETS. 
Largest Guernsey Herd in the World. 
63 First Prizes, 39 Second Prizes, First on Herd at 
11 Fairs. Average yearly milk yield, 6,11991 lbs. per 
cow. Mixed milk, 
whole herd, 5.37 
per cent, of fat. 
First prize on 
butter U. 8. Pure 
Food Show. Five 
cows In World's 
Fair Breed Test. 
BULLS 
FOU SALE. 
LEYI P. MORTOI, 
Proprietor. 
H. M. U0TTKBLL, Snpt., Rhlnecllff, N. Y. 
GUERNSEYS! 
The GRANDEST of DAIRY Breeds. 
Combining the richness of the Jersey with the size 
approximate to the Holstein or Short-horn, but 
stundlng ai.onh and dnbqcai.kd 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 herd. All 
particulars In regard to Breed and Herd cheerfully 
given. S. P. TABER WILLETTS, 
“ The Old Brick,” Roslyn, L. I., N. Y. 
High-Class Jersey Cattle. 
; SUPERIOR REGISTERED A. J. O. C. 
STOCK ONLY. 
Th dam of one of our SERVICE BULLS 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 9015,000 
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. 
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Franklin, Venango County, Pa. 
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