1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
4o7 
Live Stock Matters. 
DAIRY COWS WANTED IN WYOMING. 
Last winter I came near dropping The 
Rural. In fact, I had decided to do so 
when the announcement of the reduction 
in price appeared; I concluded to renew 
and now I would not do without it for 
five times the price. The one thing I 
like about it is that it preaches the doc¬ 
trine that the farmer’s success depends 
on the man himself. That is my view of 
it. The trouble with so many agricul¬ 
tural papers is that they give us to un¬ 
derstand that all we have to do is to join 
the Grange or Alliance or some such 
body, not forgetting to subscribe 
for the aforementioned papers, and 
then watch the political situation 
closely, and just sit around and the 
millennium will be along shortly. Now, 
while not agreeing with Fred. Grundy 
in all things, still I think that if we 
would watch the corners more closely as 
we say in this country, we would have 
less time to rail at the money-lenders 
and other sharks. I know I can see on 
looking back many places where I could 
have done better; still I hope my mis¬ 
takes in the past may help me in the 
future. 
I have been trying to work up a butter 
trade with private customers, and have 
been quite successful. Now I am going 
to try to work into a few better cows 
than we own at present. Mine are 
scrubs. We are at present making 10 
pounds of butter per week from three 
cows, besides getting milk and cream for 
a family of five. On reading in The Rural 
of April 29 about Mr. Potter’s three cows 
that averaged two pounds each per day, or 
42 pounds for the three, the difference 
between his and mine (32 pounds) seemed 
pretty large, but I am going to work to 
lessen it. If I can reduce the difference 
in the average in the next two years to 
21 pounds, making mine average one 
pound each per day, I shall be very well 
satisfied indeed. I see no reason why 
this is not as good a dairying section as 
any out-of-doors. We have abundance 
of cold, clear spring water and the finest 
of grass; while corn, millet, wheat, oats, 
barley and all kinds of roots produce 
heavy crops. Timothy, Alfalfa and clover 
take naturally to the soil. Given these 
conditions, is there anything to hinder a 
man that likes the business and has push 
to make a success of dairying? Our 
market is 14 miles away. The price of 
butter at present is 25 cents for the sum¬ 
mer season and there isn’t enough to 
supply the customers. I have wal ched 
the ensilage question and the arguments 
in The Rural pro and con with great in¬ 
terest. I had about given up all hopes, 
thinking it was beyond the reach of my 
means to buy that cutter ; but since read¬ 
ing the articles by Mr. Birge, it seems to 
me that a man may make a very good 
beginning with whole corn. 
Now for the questions I want answered: 
Are such cows as are mentioned in The 
Rural of April 29, page 298, for sale ? 
If not, might a buyer expect to get one 
or more cows that would average, say, 
one pound of butter per day when in 
milk? If such cows are to be bought, 
what is the address of a good reliable 
firm of whom I could buy young stock— 
Jerseys ? What would be the probable 
cost of a good young cow due to calve 
about August 20 ; also of a first-class bull- 
calf of a good butter strain. B. ir. 
Banner, Wyoming. 
Ans. —Such cows are not generally for 
sale except at a high price, for the men 
who breed them usually want to keep 
them for the dairy. Yes, you could buy 
such cows as you speak of, but our opin¬ 
ion is that it will pay you better to buy 
a first-class bull and breed up your own 
cows—perhaps buying one or two heifers 
with the bull. While this will be slower 
work, it will be cheaper in the end, and 
you stand the chance of getting better 
animals for less money, for you can pick 
out the heifers from your best cows, and 
give them the best of care early in life, 
which is a great advantage in developing 
dairy cows. That is the way most of the 
successful dairymen started. Read care¬ 
fully the articles on pages 124 and 346 of 
TnE R. N.-Y. Miller & Sibley, of Frank¬ 
lin, Venango County, Pa., breed Jerseys 
of the highest class. We cannot give you 
prices for good cows. Those of our read¬ 
ers having such animals to sell would do 
well to make themselves known to the 
public. There is no reason why dairying 
should not pay where you are. In fact, 
it ought to pay extra well, as you will 
have little competition to start with and 
sales both for butter and good cows will 
be sure to increase. 
STORM-BEATEN MILK. 
Do you know of any actual experiments that have 
been made to determine the effect produced upon 
the milk of cows by exposure to storms or cold wet 
rains? Is the milk yield simply decreased In quan¬ 
tity or does the quality of the mtik also suffer? 
I know of no actual experiments that 
have been made to determine the effect 
in this matter. Naturally it is an experi¬ 
ment which stations hesitate to subject 
their herds to, but it is one that it would 
be useful to have reliable data upon and 
it is possible that we may get an oppor 
tunity to make it before very long 
Judging from analogy, I should say that 
the first effect would be simply to de¬ 
crease the amount of milk but a second¬ 
ary effect might reduce the percentage 
of fat as well. h. h. wing. 
Cornell Station. 
I am unable to find any experiments 
such as you ask for, and do not know 
what the effect of rain on the quality of 
milk would be, but am disposed to 
think that the loss would be in quantity 
not quality. J will try to make a note of 
such cases as I may be able to observe this 
summer. G. h. whitoher. 
New Hampshire Station. 
Two years ago this spring we made a 
very extensive series of tests on this par¬ 
ticular point, testing the milk from about 
30 different herds separately each day for 
32 consecutive days and the milk of four 
herds separately for 42 days longer. 
During this time there occurred great 
changes in temperature, since this was 
in the spring and summer—May, June 
and July—and several quite severe storms 
occurred. We did not have at all the 
results that are popularly supposed to 
follow a storm. The Rural’s letter asks, 
‘ Is the milk simply decreased in quan¬ 
tity or does the quality of the milk also 
fall ?” showing that you take it for 
granted that exposure to storms or cold, 
rains does decrease the quantity of 
the milk. We do not find that to be the 
case. The amount of milk delivered the 
day following the storm in our tests was 
almost always larger than just preced¬ 
ing, though it is not possible to say 
whether this increase was due to water 
getting into the milk before it left the 
cows or after. We had found the same 
thing before that and have also found it 
in subsequent tests and I think we are 
justified from the records in making this 
statement that if cows have access to an 
abundance of good feed there will be no 
shrinkage in quantity of milk as the 
effect of storms or rains. This does not 
apply, of course, to cows that are being 
ill-fed, in which case it is well ascertained 
that there would be a shrinkage in the 
quantity of the milk. The theory is, and 
it seems to be borne out by the facts, 
that if a cow has a chance she will eat 
enough more during the storm to fully 
balance the increased demand of her 
system from the cold and the wet. In 
our tests we also found a queer coincid¬ 
ence—that the second day after the storm 
the quantity of milk shrank, while the 
richness of the milk increased. During 
these 74 days of test there occurred 31 
chances for comparing the quality of 
milk with the temperature and there 
seemed to be a general tendency for the 
quality of the milk to become richer 
when the temperature was falling and less 
rich during a rising temperature, and 
this was repeated so many times during 
the test that it does not seem possible 
that it could have been accidental. The 
suggested explanation is that during 
cold weather the cow actually consumes 
more food and that thus there is present 
in the system a larger amount of mater¬ 
ial from which to produce richer milk. 
Vermont Ex. Station, w. w. cooke 
Washing By Bull Power —A writer 
in Hoard’s Dairyman thus describes his 
bull laundry : “ We do our washings in 
the old 00-gallon Davis swing churn; 
run it with the tread power with the 
bull. We ca'l him Billy for convenience. 
He does splendid work ; saves all the 
rubbing and makes the clothes look very 
white. He has so much more strength 
and lots of time, it is something that 
should be done on every dairy farm, as 
the women have so much to dc.” Some 
years ago we had letters from a number 
of people who used the big dog to do the 
family washing. That is a good job for 
the yard lounger. 
IN writing to advertisers please always mention 
The rural. 
A Horse 
deserves the best reme¬ 
dy man can devise for 
his hurts. Phenol So- 
dique is that. For other 
flesh also. 
HANCE BROTHERS & WHITE, Philadelphia. 
At druggists. Take no substitute. 
LINSEED OIL MEAL 
THE BEST FEED 
obtainable lor 
COWS, BEEF CATTLE, H&'.Sand HOBBES. 
Ellerslie Guernseys. 
LARGEST GUERNSEY HERD IN 
THE WORLD. 
Choice Animals of both sexes for s* ( . 
L KVI I*. MORTON, Proprietor. 
II. M. COTTRELL, Supt., RIIINKCLIFF, N. Y. 
PONIES FOR SALE. 
Eighteen head of well broken, reliable ponies, an 
about liO head of breeding animals: Hhotlands, Welsh 
Hackney-Ponies and leelands. Address 
I)R. O. C. JACKSON, P. O. Box 1 (SI, Jamaica. L. I..N.Y. 
JERSEYS FOR SALE. 
#240 buys eight Vearllng Jerseys. Four can be 
registered, Including one male. All are bred from 
very choice stock. Average test of herd 5 .6 por cent 
fat. E. E. A M. C. HARRINGTON, Watertown, N. V. 
BARREN COWS AND MARES, 
A large percentage of animals that fatl to breed 
can be cured. Valuable circular containing testi¬ 
monials from the most prominent brooders to this 
effect, sent free. Don’t you want it ? 
MOORE LROS., ALBANY, N. Y. 
STILL leads them all. 
IT WILLOONTROLTHB MOST 
VICIOUS HORSB. 
75,000 sold In 1891. 
100,000sold In 1892. 
THEY ARE KING. 
Sam plo mailed X C for | n IT 1 
Nickel, 81.50. yl'Utt 
Stallion Bits 50 cts. extra. 
RACINE MALLEABLE IRON CO. ,3£SSjySS. 
Registered Bull calves 
i for sale by LEANDElt 
O., on B. & O. Uy. 
High-Class Shropshires 
We now offer 10 Imparted two-yeor-old rams from 
the Hocks ot Bowen Jones and Minton, that will 
weigh 300 p-HiadB and shear 16 pounds or more. Also, 
40 home-biod vearllng rams from Imported stock. 
Our ttrst ’93 Iruportatl m will arrive In July. 
’1 HE WILLOWS, Paw Paw, Mich. 
Hienter White, 
l Poland China 
Guernsey and 
Thoroughbred 
ultry. Hunting 
Catalogue. 
B erkshire, < 
Jorsey Rod anc 
PIGS. Jersey, 
Holstein Cattle. 
Sheep. Fancy Poi 
and Home Dogs, 
rnnvllle* Chester 
M£ CO. 
Polaud dauia Swine Head¬ 
quarters. D VI. MAG1E, Origina¬ 
tor, Oxford, O Send for circulars. 
DETROIT LINSEED OIL WORKS, 
DETROIT, MICHIGAN. 
pies 
Registered Berks lire Pigs for Sale, 
of desirable Lane English Strains. 
Send for pedigree. GEO. 8TAPLIN, 
Jr., Mannsvllle, J.flerson Go., N. Y. 
Horse Owners! Try 
GOMBAULT’S 
Caustic 
Balsam 
A Safe Speedy and Positive Cnre 
the place of all liniments for mild or severe action 
Removes all Bunches or Blemishes from llorsei 
eiaiuA SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY 
OR FIRING. Impossible to produce scar or blemish 
Every bottle sold Is warranted to give satlsfactloi 
Price $1.50 per bottle. 8old by druggists, o 
sent by express, charge, paid, with full direction 
for Its use. Send for descriptive circulars. 
THE LAWRENCB-WILL1AM8 CO., Cleveland, 0 
$2 packet makes 100gallons. U. Flf ANCKLYN & CO., 
3 Hanover St.. New York. Special terms to dealers. 
Hogs 
Duroc- Jerseys. Best prize stock for 
sale. 0. 8. STUCKEY, Atlanta, Ill. 
J NO. D. SOIJDliK, Telford, Pa.— Breeder of 
W. A 8 Ut. Laced Wyandotte, B. Ply. Book. B. 
8. C. Leghorn, B. Minorca* & L. Brahmas, W. C. B 
Polish, Eggs, *1 per 16; W per 60. Catalogue free. 
PLYMOUTH ROCKS.— 
Superb Yearling Hens, 
$l.f>0 each. Large .well 
barred; bargains tor quick 
buyers. Large catalogue 
for stamp. Two thoroughbred Jersey bull calves— 
eligible for registry—rich milking strains at far i ers’ 
price. Writ- C. W. E KARD & CO., Brookslde 
Poultry Farm, Columbus, N. J. 
KNOB MOiMila POULTRY FIRM. 
B. P. BOCKS and S. C. BROWN LEG¬ 
HORNS a speo alty. Eggs and birds for sale. 
MAULON SAGER, Orangeville, Pa. 
CAQEI DOIII TDV FOGS #1 per sitting;. 
I An HI rUULini. Send for Circular. 
PINE TREE FARM, Jamesburg, N. J. 
520 INVINCIBLE HATCHER. 
M AKE your poultry pay 
ORE than your wheat. 
ONEY refunded, if this 
Incubator does not hatch as 
well as any one made. Send 
4«. stamp for No. 23 catalog. 
Tmnifi.'vn iwI’iiritar C.(\ 
CHICKEN-HATUHiJVG M STEAiV 
VICTOR 
V. IMP' Bp. rO* 
lating, reliable, fully guaranteed. 
Send 4c. for illus. Catalogue. Gee 
£rtel & Co.. Hfra, Quinoy, IU.T7.8..A 
HORSES - - - CATTLE. 
SNIITH8 & POWELL CO Syracuse, N. Y., 
offer very superior FRENCH COACH, STANDARD CLYDESDALE, PERCHERON, 
DRIVING and MATCHED COACU HORSES (m-nv of them Prize winners) at 
very reasonable prices. 
Also HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE, from the handsomest and most noted 
milk and butter herd in the wonL 
RARE BARGAINS in choice show s-imals, and cows with great record*. 
STATE JUST WHAT YOU WANT, AND SAVE TIME. 
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BREWERS' GRAINS. 
OBDBBS TAKBX BY TH 1 
Long Island Drying Go., 
ii r*mi butmi, Broouya. K. t. 
