1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
327 
Live Stock Matters 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Killed by Timothy. —What made the 
lambs of C. P. N., who wrote in a late 
Rural, die ? In my opinion it was not 
the grain, neither was it the salt, but I 
have no doubt that Timothy hay did the 
mischief. Some years since I lost two 
fine winter lambs four or five weeks old 
and upon investigation I found they had 
eaten Timothy hay and its sharp points 
had pierced the tender lining of the 
stomachs and caused their death, m. h. 
Tomhannock, N. Y. 
Cured A Kicker. —A late Rural told 
of a man who had a Jersey heifer which 
kicked. I had a bad case which I treated 
in this fashion : I took a long enough 
strap and put two buckles near the cen¬ 
ter so that when each end was buckled 
around one leg, the legs were six inches 
apart; then the cow could not kick and 
she soon gave it up. D. h. 
Marion County, Ill. 
A Belated Mule Colt.— Will a mare 
bred to a Jack overrun her time oftener 
than one bred to a stallion ? A mare of 
mine was bred lo a jack and her time 
was up March 30, but she has not had her 
colt yet, and the strange part is she is 
not big as she usually is with colt. I 
know she has not lost it. She is in good 
health and always ready for her work.' 
Meade, Kan. N. R b. 
Ans. —Yes, the mare usually carries 
her foal longer when bred to a jack than 
when bred to a stallion. This is prob¬ 
ably due to the fact that the period of 
gestation in the ass is a little longer than 
in the mare. If you allowed only 11 
months as the period of gestation for 
your mare, she was not due to foal March 
30 ; it would be nearer April 30. Even 
with mares bred to the stallion the aver¬ 
age period is about 11 months and 10 
days, instead of 11 months, as is usually 
allowed, while mares not infrequently 
carry their foals from 11 % to 12 months, 
and rarely from 12 to the 13th month. 
No uneasiness need be felt about a mare 
before the end of the 12th month, unless 
it is apparent that there is something 
wrong. f- l. k. 
tell us the best soil to grow them on and 
the best method of cultivation ? 
Garbutt, N. Y. d. c. mcp. 
R. N.-Y —We shall try to secure the in¬ 
formation. Let our reader send to Prof. 
Thomas Shaw, Guelph, Canada, for a 
copy of the excellent bulletin on rape 
growing. 
The Ticks Are Too Thick. 
When The Rural says, “Let it be kept 
before our readers that there is such a 
book,” (Special Report on Diseases of 
Cattle and Cattle Feeding) I respond with 
a hearty amen ; but when it says, in con¬ 
nection with the introduction of the Sim- 
menthal cattle in Virginia, that “it is 
hard to conceive of a more practical 
method of Americanizing these cows than 
by starting a herd of them on a Virginia 
stock farm,” I must beg leave to contra¬ 
dict it. The tick-infested district is the 
worst imaginable in which to begin an 
experiment on which so much may de¬ 
pend. Gladly would I welcome the Ger¬ 
man gentleman and his countrymen 
within Virginia’s hospitable borders and 
genial climate, and, if he is determined 
to come, I and hundreds of others could 
direct him to suitable tracts that can be 
purchased for one-third to one-half the 
price mentioned in his letter on page 271. 
The above-mentioned government publi¬ 
cation, page 429, says: “When cattle 
from other sections of the country are 
taken into the infected districts, they 
contract this disease, usually during 
the first summer, and, if they are adult 
animals, particularly milch cows or fat 
cattle, nearly all die. Calves are much 
more likely to survive.” If the gentleman 
is willing to “make haste slowly’’and 
import only young calves, he need not 
necessarily apprehend great loss, but if 
he tries adult stock, he will never get to 
the end of his importation rope, besides 
creating the impression that his breed is 
the sickliest on the face of the globe. 
“Bring on your calves,” would be my 
advice, “but leave their dams at home, 
or you will add many an n to them as 
one after the other is laid low by an all 
but invisible foe.” J. e. s. 
Ore Banks, Va. 
About those Wyandottes. 
Two or Three Colds In succession, will often [ 
establish the seeds of Consumption In the system, i 
converting what was originally a simple, curable 
affection, Into one generally fatal. While ordinary 
prudence, therefore, makes It the business of every ! 
one to take care of a Cold until It Is got rid of, Intel¬ 
ligent experience presents a remedy in Dr. Jayne’s 
Expectorant, thoroughly adapted to remove speedily ; 
all Coughs and Colds, and equally effective In j 
the primary stages of Consumption, Asthma, and ! 
Bronchitis.—A dv. 
DORSET HORN SHEEP 
DOG-PROOF. 
I offer for sale an exceptionally line lot of llam and 
Ewe Lambs, sired by Imported Royal Windsor No. 
232, First Prize Winner Royal Show at Windsor, Eng¬ 
land, 1889, Imported Model Prince, (103, and Linden 
Prince, 1028, 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 expresBage to the buyer. Address 
T. S. COOPER, Coopersburg, Penn. 
P. S.—Also for sale a few very choice Jersey Bull 
calves, sired by the grand old bull Pedro, 3187, now 16 
years old, and still 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, 
40 home-bred yearling rams from Imported stock. 
Our first ’93 Importation will arrive In July. 
THE WILLOWS, Paw Paw, Mich. 
ELLERSUI GUERNSEYS. 
Largest Guernsey Herd in the World. 
63 First Prizes, 39 Second Prizes, First on Herd at 
11 Fairs. Average yearly milk yield, 6,119% lbs. per 
cow. Mixed milk, 
whole herd, 5.37 
per cent, of fat. 
First prize on 
butter U. S. Pure 
Food Show. Five 
cows In World's 
Fair Breed Test. 
BULLS 
FOR SALE,] 
LEYI P. I 0 KT 0 IJ 
Proprietor. 
H. M. COTTRELL, Smpt., Khlnecllff, N. Y. 
GUERNSEYS! 
The GRANDEST of DAIRY Breeds. 
Combining the richness of the Jersey with the size 
approximate to tho Holstein or Short-horn, but 
standing alonb and unequai.kd In producing the 
richest colored butter In mid-winter on dry reed. 
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 tho finest strains 
on Guernsey or In America—Coinus, son of Squire 
Kent and Statelllte, son of Kohlrn 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. 
KILLS AND PREVENTS INSECTS AND DISEASE. 
$2 packet makes 100 Gallons. 
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J Keeps cows clean,saves all manure, 
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EggB for hatching 81.50. Extra layers, large In size 
and choicely bred. OTISV1LLE, Orange Co., N. Y 
fflioice Jerseys. 
Different pure 
strains ; all five 
_ for $300. One cow 
lour years ; yearling bull”and heifer ; two heifer 
calves. VEKRINDKli, 62 WllliamSt., New York City 
High-Class Jersey Cattle. 
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STOCK ONLY. 
Th dam of one of our SERVICE BULLS tested 
officially 30 pounds 2H ounces butter In seven dayB, 
and gave 1891 pounds of milk In 31 dayB. For another 
bull.Blreof 19 great butter cows, we refused 810,000 
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. 
IERCCY nnuic OF stoke pogis blood, 
wEilOtl UUViO from tested dams. Young Bull, 
from dam by Stoke Pogis 5th; Heifer and Bull 
Calves; a Cow by Ida's Stoke Pogis, and one by the 
son of Mary Anne of St. Lambert. 
J. F. GULLIVER, Andover, Mass. 
CHESHIRES 
From Foundation Herd. I have now shipped 372 times 
to men I have sold to before. No other breeder can 
give such a record. Noted for gentleness, lean meat 
and quick growth. E. W. DAVIS, Oneida, N. Y. 
Lice on Dogs.—W hat will kill lice on 
dogs? c. R. w. 
Ans. —Take one pint of cotton-seed oil 
and add to it one gill of kerosene and a 
tablespoonful of sulphur. Rub the dog 
thoroughly with this from the tip of his 
tail to the tip of his nose, being careful 
not to touch the eyes. This will rid him 
of insects of every or any description. 
We have used it for several years. 
Rape for Sheep.— On page 225 I find 
Prof. Thos. Shaw’s answer to the ques¬ 
tions as to renovating a run-down farm. 
The pasturing of sheep on crops of tares 
and rape by means of movable hurdles 
would be a rare sight in western New 
York. As it has been the general opinion 
that a crop of rape in this latitude would 
he little or no better than the common 
turnip for forage, it has not been used, 
certainly to any appreciable extent. The 
standard crop for late fall and early 
spring grazing is rye, which answers the 
purpose very well; yet an addition to 
our economic feeding plants such as these 
would give if adapted to our soil and 
climate, would be a step in the right 
direction, to say nothing of their value 
for green manure. Prof. Shaw mentions 
the Essex Dwarf rape and recommends 
it above other varieties, at the same time 
stating the fact that “ the spurious kind 
sown last year blossomed in two months 
after the seed was sown, whereas the 
Dwarf Essex does not blossom the same 
season.” Are we to infer from this state¬ 
ment that the Dwarf Essex is hardy 
enough to survive our severe winters to 
blossom and mature seed the next season, 
while another variety that “ blossoms in 
two months after sowing ” is of no use in 
the next spring for early fields ? We need 
light ! Could Prof. Shaw or some one 
familiar with the habits and value of rape 
and tares for feeding sheep and lambs 
F. H. V.—The poultry editor of the 
Fanciers’ Journal must have been using 
the wrong kind of glasses in reading 
The R.N.-Y.; smoked glasses, perhaps. 
Listen to him : 
The Rubai. Nkw-Yorkeb, In Its report of the 
Philadelphia show, remarks: “The Sliver Wyan¬ 
dottes were very poorly marked.” This Is about the 
worst libel ever written by a chicken reporter, and 
we are surprised that our esteemed contemporary 
should have been guilty of publishing what every 
Wyandotte fancier and all judges at the Philadel¬ 
phia show know to be the reverse. The majority of 
the Silver Wyandottes at Philadelphia were the 
best standard marked Wyandottes ever seen In a 
show room, and the oldest breeder of the same, and 
probably the best judge of Wyandottes in the coun¬ 
try, Irving Crocker, admitted this. Perhaps the 
Ideal of The Rural New-Yorker’s representative 
Is different from anything yet seen. At all events, 
he should explain such a sweeping statement. 
This is what I wrote, see page 158, 
issue of March 4 : “I was disappointed 
in the Silver Wyandottes. * * * * but 
while some birds were good, none was 
up to my ideal. Nearly every one bad 
scaly legs, and on many the lacing and 
wing bars were poor.” No explanation 
o f this statement is needed. There were 
some fine birds there; I haven’t said 
there were not. 
A word as to my ideal, which is prob¬ 
ably “different from anything ever 
seen.” My ideal of a Silver Wyandotte 
was first formed from the cuts published 
in the poultry papers and in catalogues 
of breeders, when the breed was first 
introduced to the public. These were 
always “ from life,” and the lacings and 
markings were as regular as though put 
on with a square and compass. I pro¬ 
cured some eggs before I had ever seen 
any of the breed, (some of them, by the 
way, from Irving Crocker, the “best 
judge of Wyandottes in the country.”) 
Needless to say, when my fowls matured 
I was much disappointed in them. They 
didn’t look like the pictures. I have 
seen hundreds of Wyandottes since, and 
my ideal is considerably modified, still 
it seems to be “different from anything 
yet seen.” But I never yet saw a fowl 
that looked like the “from life” pictures 
published in the poultry papers. Who 
is to blame for the high ideals that seem 
impossible of realization ? 
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