1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
567 
Live Stock Matters. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Began Early. —This conversation is 
said to have taken place in an Illinois 
court recently : 
Q—“ What is your occupation?” 
A.—“ A farmer.” 
Q.—“ How long have you farmed ? ” 
A.—“ Ever since I was born.” 
Q —“ What did you do the first year ? ” 
A.—“ I ran a baby separaior.”- 
Separate the Barns. —On opening 
The Rural this week, the first thing I 
noticed was the building of a big barn 
for sheep, and this put me strongly in 
mind of the great holocaust at Ellerslie a 
few days ago. Would not this suggest 
to a humane mind the necessity of erect¬ 
ing separate buildings for live stock ? In 
these days of machinery, elevators, etc., 
could it not be easily arranged to convey 
hay, fodder, etc., to a separate compara¬ 
tively speaking fire-proof building ? 
A. s. M. 
Ensilage Experience. —We have made 
ensilage of clover, oats and rye, but 
never of peas. While ensilage made 
from each of these crops was edible, and 
evidently relished by the cattle, we 
would not advise their use for the silo, 
as they are very liable to ferment and 
become intensely acid and strong. Corn 
is the only fodder we have ever tried 
as ensilage, which gave absolute satis¬ 
faction. It is possible that under the 
most favorable conditions either or any 
of the soiling crops could be put into the 
silo and kept reasonably well. It is pos¬ 
sible that others will have had a differ¬ 
ent experience from ours, but ours has 
covered a number of years, and in differ¬ 
ent silos, under varied conditions. 
SMITHS & POWELL CO. 
A Fine Holstein. —Smiths & Powell, 
of Syracuse, send us this note about a 
to dissolve the oily secretion of the skin, 
so that the potash will more readily ad¬ 
here to the surface of the horn. Care 
must be taken not to moisten the skin 
except on the horn where the potash is 
to be applied, One end of a stick of 
caustic potash is dipped in water, until 
it is slightly softened. It is then rub¬ 
bed on the moistened surface of the little 
horn. This operation is repeated from 
five to eight times, until the surface of 
the horn becomes slightly sensitive. The 
whole operation need take only a few 
minutes and the calf is apparently in¬ 
sensible to it. A slight scab forms over 
the surface of the budding horn and 
drops off in the course of a month or six 
weeks, leaving a perfectly smooth poll. 
No inflammation or suppuration has 
taken place in any of the trials we have 
made.” 
That Pork Record Again. —Will R. 
A B., of Jonesville, Mich., please tell 
how his pigs were fed and the cost of 
their grain ration ? e. e. c. 
Lockport, N. Y. 
I kept five cows and fed them four 
quarts of meal composed of one-fourth of 
oats and three-fourths of corn ground 
together — making an excellent milk 
ration. The milk was set in Cooley cans 
and the skim-milk fed to the pigs while 
sweet. The first two months the sows 
had the milk together with a mixture of 
wheat bran one part, middlings three 
parts and oats ground two parts. The 
next two months after weaning one part 
of corn meal was added to the above. The 
last two months we fed in the ratio of 
two parts of oats to five of corn—all by 
measure and all ground feed. I cannot 
tell the cost per head, but they were 
ever ready for their feed. I am well 
satisfied from my bills at the mill that 
those two lots of pork did not cost over 
cents per pound each. Had I been 
feeding for a report I would certainly 
have kept a correct account of all ex¬ 
penditures. R, A BRAND. 
calf recently dropped on their farm : 
The four nearest female ancestors of this calf, in¬ 
cluding the dam and grandam, and the dam and 
grandam of the sire, all of which are of the Clo¬ 
thilda family, have made outter records which aver¬ 
age 27 pounds 1% ounces In a week, and milk records 
wh'ch average 21,429 pounds seven ounces In a year. 
We also find that the 19 nearest female ancestors In 
this country, including every female ancestor that 
has been Imported to, or bred In America, have made 
butter records which average 21 pounds 7 12-19 
ounces per week, and milk records which average 
16,976 pounds 12 12-19 ounces In a year, or virtually 
17,000 pounds per year, for the whole number. We 
believe this pedigree Is the strongest argument we 
can produce In favor of Holsteln-Frleslans surpass¬ 
ing all other breeds for the production of both milk 
and butter, for If there Is any calf that has ever been 
produced whose 19 nearest female ancestors show 
an equal production of either milk or butter we 
have failed to see mention made of the fact. 
Legality of Dishorning —A bulletin 
from the Cornell Experiment Station 
thus summarizes the legal record as re¬ 
gards the dishorning of cattle : 
In the United States, so far as we have 
been able to learn, all trials upon charges 
of cruelty to animals by dishorning have 
resulted in the acquittal of the accused 
parties. 
In Canada at least two trials resulted 
in the acquittal of the accused, but in a 
third trial the conviction of the parties 
resulted in the appointment cf a Govern¬ 
ment Commission which made a report 
strongly recommending the practice and 
urging the passage of the necessary legis¬ 
lation to give it effect. 
In Great Britain there have been de¬ 
cisions on both sides, those in Ireland 
and Scotland being in favor of the legal¬ 
ity of the practice and those in England, 
notably that of Lord Chief Justice Cole¬ 
ridge and Mr. Justice Hawkins, against. 
Of 20 judges of higher courts who have 
passed upon the subject, 16 declared the 
practice to be legal, while four pro¬ 
nounced it illegal. 
The station people have also tried vari¬ 
ous substances for killing the horns on 
calves. This is the report: 
The results of all the experiments 
made at this station lead us to believe 
that the use of caustic potash is by far 
the easiest, most humane and most cer¬ 
tain method of securing hornless cattle. 
The best time to apply preventive re¬ 
agents is early in the life of the animal, 
just as soon as the little horns can be 
distinguished by the touch. The man¬ 
ner of applying caustic potash is as fol¬ 
lows : “The hair should be closely clip¬ 
ped from the skin and the little horn 
moistened with water to which soap or a 
few drops of ammonia have been added 
Some Milking Thoughts. —A. H. Hy¬ 
att, in the Breeder’s Gazette, says, among 
other things : 
In milking heifers the first year, I 
want them milked rapidly to the end and 
stop. I do not want them stripped much. 
A heifer loves to be stripped, if she is 
satisfied with her milker, and she soon 
learns to hold back the milk so as to 
make a long job of it. When she finds 
there is to be no puttering, she lets the 
milk come down to the end. 
Rapid milking satisfactory to the cow 
is what gets the milk. A cow that has 
been quickly milked often refuses to give 
half her milk to a slow milker. 
Many dairymen forbid any talking dur¬ 
ing milking. It is a pretty hard rule to 
enforce. Any talking or noise that 
cows are perfectly familiar with does no 
harm, providing the milker does not slack 
milking. Hold ! I mean any noise that 
means no harm to the cow. I believe 
with a herd of 40 good cows it would pay 
to expend $2 a day for some good music, 
both vocal and instrumental, at milking 
time, and let the milkers join in. The 
tunes, of course, should be lively. It has 
been proved to me that cows have an ear 
for good music. I can siDg : 
I’ll chase the D round a stump, 
And give him a kick at every jump, 
and my cows will just pour out the milk; 
so I sing it lively, and my hands keep 
good time. A cow will never do her best 
for a slow milker even if he claws out 
the milk. 
THAT COLUMBIAN TEST. 
I am surprised that The Rural per¬ 
mits “ One Who Knows ” to make an un¬ 
fair charge about the dairy tests at the 
great fair. He is either a “ sore-head ” 
or a wilful falsifier. First, these tests 
are unnatural, because there is no exer¬ 
cise nor seasonable feed; the cows are 
confined in hot, unshaded temporary 
build.ngs and are subject to too much to 
fret them. Are not all alike subject to 
the same rule; ? Why then does he make 
these unsupported charges? Why doesn't 
he come out like a man and sign his full 
name to his article ? Has he been in the 
barns and seen the scrupulously careful 
way in which everything is done, the 
careful weighing and mixing of the feed, 
the weighing and sampling of the milk ? 
Has he watched the churning, examined 
the butter ? Does he know what he is 
talking about ? Does he own cows ? Did 
he never have a cow that sickened and 
died, or went temporarily off her usual 
amount of milk? Mr. Caldwell is quoted 
as s ating that winter-made natural- 
color Guernsey butter was cut two points 
as too high-colored. Probably this cor¬ 
respondent prefers white butter or lard. 
I am not interested in any animal in the 
tests, and consequently am not preju¬ 
diced ; but I know that all has been done 
to give as fair ard satisfactory a trial as 
can be given under such unsatisfactory 
conditions, and I admire the pluck and 
courage of the owners of the three breeds 
of c ows who were not afraid to send them 
there on their merits. r. f. s. 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
R. N.-Y.—Of course, we would not 
print such charges from an irresponsible 
person. The party indicated is a large 
breeder and is in a position to know the 
inside facts about the test. Let us wait 
for the full particulars as to cost of feed¬ 
ing and actual methods of handling be¬ 
fore we decide. 
Ax Ugly Cough, even when It appears deep- 
seated, can be alleviated, If not Immediately re¬ 
moved by Dr. D. Jayne’s Expectorant, a popular and 
long-establlsaed remedy for Bronchial and Asth¬ 
matic Affections, and for 50 years an approved helper 
for all Lung Complaints.— Aclv. 
Barb-wire 
cuts. Apply Phenol Sodique 
before inflammation sets in. He 
will hardly know he is hurt. 
Better late than never. For 
man and all animals. 
HANCE BROTHERS & WHITE, Philadelphia. 
At druggists. Take no substitute. 
Buckley’s Watering Device 
FOR WATERING STOCK IN THE STABLE. 
C. E. BUCKLEY & CO., 
Patentees and Manufacturers, Dover Plains, N. Y 
KINGSTON FOUNDRY AND MACHINE 
CO., Limited, Kingston, Ont., Canada, Sole Manu¬ 
facturers for the Dominion of Canada. 
RELIABLE AGENTS WANTED. 
GUERNSEY BULLS. 
Imported and home-bred, from two months to 
two years old Several eligible for Show-Yard 
honors Address J. L. HOPE, 
(Supt. for II. McK. Twombly), 
Madison, N J. 0 
High-Class Shropshires 
75 yearling rams th..t will weigh 250 to BOO pounds 
and shear 12 to 15 pounds at maturity; and 150 yoar- 
ling ewes, to weigh 175 to 210 pounds, and shear 9 to 
12 pounds at maturity, just arrived, recorded In Eng¬ 
land and America. “A grand lot.” Send for cata¬ 
logue. THE WILLOWS, 
GEO. E. Bkkck, Prop. Paw Paw, Mich. 
HAMPSHIRE DOWN 
SHEEP. 
Ewes and Ewe Lambs, Yearling Rams and Ram 
Lambs for sale. None bettor In America. 
Also Cheshire Swine. 
All Stock Registered. 
JNO. I. GORDON, Mercer, Pa. 
SOUTH DOWN SHEEP. 
CASSIUS MARCHLLUS CLAY, White Hall, Ky. 
WILLIS WHINERY, WINONA, O., 
Breeder and Shipper of 
IMPROVED CHESTER-WHITE SWIHE. 
Largest and finest herd in the world. Over ;t0D head 
on hand. Special Inducements for tho next B0 days. 
Write at once for clrculais. This herd will be at tho 
World’s Fair Sept. 25 to Oct 14. See it sure. 
BARREN COWS AND MARES, 
A large percentage of animals that fall to breed 
can he cured. Valuable circular containing testi¬ 
monials from the most prominent breeders to this 
effect, sent free. Don’t you want It ? 
CriYSTAi, Lake Stock Farm, Belleville, N. Y. 
Messrs. Moore Bros.: 
Gentlemen—W e are well pleased with the Invest¬ 
ment. Yours, &c , S. Mather & Sons. 
MOORE BROS., Albany, N. Y. 
■ I 3 IV« U H I the RKST 
QUALITIES of other peteet hits 
end will eaHily control tho meat 
rielou. here* »t all timer. Uktfca 
COMMON SENSE SIT 
beceuHs It can »).» be «»e<t u a ml]« 'ML 
' £3" w XC Sample mailed $1,00,, 
« Nickel - » » 2.00. 
RACINE MALLEABLE IRON CO., 
J. P. DAVIES, RACINE, WIS. 
Keg, Hires, Beagles and Oxford Sheep, 
Twenty pigs, one to four months old, In pairs not 
akin. Six Beagle Pups, eight weeks old, eligible to 
registry. Five Oxford ltam Lambs For Sale by 
IIOMER J. BROWN, Harford, Cortland Co., N. Y. 
KNOB MOUNTAIN POULTRY FARM. 
B. P. ROCKS and S. C. BROWN LEG¬ 
HORNS a speo: alty. Eggs and blrdB for sale. 
MA HLON SAGER, Orangeville, Pa. 
FARM POULTRY- 
Circular. 
PINE TREE FARM, Jamesburg, N. J. 
Mil Ifllin TIinCQ COIN SILVER, for Sore 
IVMLIMIIU I UDlO. and Obstructed Teats, etc. 
1 H inch, 50c.; 1% Inch, 80c.; Improved Instrument for 
Opening Obstructed Teats, 75c.; Lead Probe, 25c.—all 
postp’d, with instructions. G. P. Pilling & Son, 115 
8o. 11th St., Phlla., Pa. Circulars free. Agents wanted 
FEEDING ANIMALS. 
This Is a practical work of 560 pages, by Professor 
E. W. STEWART, upon the science of feeding In all 
Its details, giving practical rations for all farm ani¬ 
mals. Its accuracy is proved by Its adoption as a 
text book In nearly all Agricultural Colleges and Ex¬ 
periment Stations In America. It will pay anybody 
having a horse or a cow, or who feeds a few pigs or 
sheep to buy and study it carefully. Price, #2.00. 
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