1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
599 
Live Stock Matters. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Selling Timothy to Buy Clover.— 
1, Will it pay me to sell Timothy hay 
with a little clover in it for $10 per ton, 
to be delivered, and buy clear clover at 
$8 ? Will a ton of clover go as far for 
feeding as a ton of Timothy ? 2. I have 
a quantity of cow peas, oats and barley ; 
how should I mix them, and what other 
grains should I mix with them to make 
a milk ration ? The amount of of butter- 
fats is not essential; I only wish to make 
legal milk. The dairy consists of com¬ 
mon cows. Could I get a cheaper sub¬ 
stitute for either of the foregoing ? 3. 
Do you consider buckwheat middlings 
good milk food ? 
Ans. —1 . Yes, it will pay “big” to 
make this change. With such Timothy 
as you describe and fair clover hay, the 
feeding values would be about 75 to 90. 
That is, 100 pounds of clover will be 
worth 15 cents more for feeding than 100 
pounds of Timothy. With the $10 which 
you receive for a ton of Timothy, you 
can buy 2,500 pounds of clover worth 20 
per cent more than that much Timothy 
for feeding. 2 A mixture of 50 pounds 
of cow peas and 100 each of oats and bar¬ 
ley ground together will make a well 
proportioned ration to feed with the 
clover. 3. Buckwheat middlings are ex¬ 
cellent for milk. 
Care of Chickens. —I set all my hens 
as nearly as I could at the same time 
so that the chicks should be of the 
same age. As soon as hatched. I took 
them from the hen and, not having a 
brooder, put them in a box and kept 
them in the kitchen until they were 10 
or 12 days old ; then I had a yard made in 
a sheltered place out-of-doors, by placing 
wide boards firmly on the ground; then I 
used a box large enough for all to sleep 
in, and fastened a heavy woolen cloth 
for a door so that they could go in and 
out at will. This box should not be any 
higher than the yard. Place it in the 
yard and cover all with wire. My yard 
is 8x12 feet. There is a narrow board 
across each way to support the wire. This 
is a nice home for the chicks. Keep feed 
and water by them all the time, and you 
will be surprised and delighled to see 
what rapid growth they make. Wheat is 
one of the best foods for them, but I use 
meal both raw and cooked. In scalded 
meal give them sulphur and Cayenne pep¬ 
per in the ratio of six parts of the first 
and one of the last, about three times 
a week. This will keep them healthy. 
If there are any lice, give them a box of 
sif’ed coal ashes to dust in, and they will 
soon be free from vermin. My roosters 
commenced crowing when they were six 
weeks old ; they are Brown Leghorns, 
liens well fed and cared for are profit¬ 
able. MRS, s. E. P. 
HAY FOR HORSES. 
1)0 FARMERS FEED TOO MUCH ? 
I think farmers, as a rule, feed too 
much hay to horses and not enough 
grain. It is neither safe nor economical 
to feed all the hay they want, or will 
eat. A horse fed all he will eat up clean 
in half or three-quarters of an hour will 
do much better than one that has hay 
in front of him all the time. Although 
I have never fed cut hay (for my large 
stock of horses and buildings occupy too 
much room), I know it is the best way to 
feed hay cut and mixed with the grain. 
j. w. AKIN. 
Yes. I do think that farmers as a rule 
feed too much hay to horses. Most good 
horses will ruin themselves in three years 
after maturity if fed all they will eat; 
we call that stuffing. A horse can safely 
be fed 15 pounds. The effect of feeding 
only cut hay enough to mix with the 
grain is capital. If not working, the 
horses should have some long hay to busy 
themselves with, given a little at a time 
and often. A b. holbert. 
Greeley, Iowa. 
Farmers usually feed horses too much 
hay for profit or the good of the animals. 
When properly fed on grain, they are in 
better condition for work on the road if 
fed not over one-half the amount of hay 
they would eat if unlimited, but hay 
mixed with ground feed with only a 
handful of dry hay makes a good feed. 
SMITHS & POWELL CO. 
THE COLUMBIAN DAIRY TEST. 
ANOTHER VIEW OF IT. 
It is disappointing to note that “ One 
Who Knows ” finds nothing to commend 
and so much to criticise in the great test 
of dairy cows now in progress at Chicago, 
as shown at page 535 of The It. N.-Y. I 
also know something about this test, and 
take a different view of it. 
In the first place, there are now in the 
dairy barns of Jackson Park nearly 100 
cows, the equal of which in true dairy 
merits, proved daily by their record, 
never stood together before. These have 
been collected at a great cost of money 
and labor, selected by competent judges 
of the breeds represented, and it will un¬ 
doubtedly be years before such a gather¬ 
ing of dairy stock will occur again. To 
those who can afford it, and who love 
fine cattle, the sight of this remarkable 
collection of cows is alone worth a trip 
to Chicago. But, besides these, several 
hundreds of the best cattle in the coun¬ 
try will soon be brought together at the 
exposition for the general competitive 
shows. 
Next, any one who knows must confess 
that the three dairy herds in this test are 
being handled under the most unnatural 
and unfavorable conditions, but with 
rare judgment and in a most skillful 
manner; also, that the entire test is 
under the control and close supervision 
of a committee which was constituted in 
such a way as to insure the highest effi¬ 
ciency and absolute impartiality. The 
personal character and reputation of the 
members of the testing committee are 
such that, while individuals may carp 
and criticise, the great mass of breeders 
and dairymen interested in this trial have 
entire confidence in its management and 
feel sure there are good reasons for the 
decisions made on the various questions 
which arise. 
No dairy test of such magnitude, or in¬ 
volving such preparation and expense, 
was ever undertaken before ; and none 
ever received such long and careful con¬ 
sideration as to details for its conduct. 
The rules finally adopted and which now 
govern the test were the result of re¬ 
peated conferences, followed by volumi¬ 
nous correspondence, in which every 
dairy breed, and, indeed, all dairy inter¬ 
ests were represented and all opinions 
fairly treated. With such conflicting in¬ 
terests, it was not to be expected that all 
could be fully satisfied, but mutual con¬ 
cessions were made, and the result was 
such as to remove all just ground for 
complaint. The proceedings and revi¬ 
sions were animated by an honest en¬ 
deavor to do justice to all and to secure 
results which would bear the closest criti¬ 
cism. Upon this basis the rules were 
framed. An outsider who disagrees, or 
thinks he sees a flaw, will, upon investi¬ 
gation, find that the point was fully de¬ 
bated and that the decision was based 
upon reasons which commanded the 
judgment of a majority representing 
diverse interests. 
I do not wish to argue a scale of points 
on the worn subject of butter color, with 
one who cares nothing for solidity (!). 
But I may remark that while the scale of 
points adopted for judging this test but¬ 
ter does not suit me, as I would give 
three times as much value to the element 
of “ solidity,” men of far greater ex¬ 
perience decided upon it, and I accepted 
it, as “ One Who Knows ” might well do, 
as doing substantial justice to the facts. 
This test is very expensive, and where a 
saving can be made, it has to be done. 
The 150 pounds or thereabout of butter 
made daily, cannot be sacrificed. And 
made by cows subjected to the sandy 
heat and flies of Jackson Park and hav¬ 
ing only dry feed during the summer 
months, this butter would not “ natur¬ 
ally ” (under these unnatural conditions) 
have the color necessary for the market. 
Hence it was decided to have all made of 
like color, and omit this element in scor¬ 
ing. The butter color used is charged, 
and the breed which requires the least 
to bring its butter to the market stan¬ 
dard, derives a proper advantage. The 
facts, quantity and cost, are all parts of 
the record and there is no fraud or decep¬ 
tion or “ favoring of the breed deficient 
in natural coloring ability.” It is not 
true that coloring has been required. 
Although naturally agreed to most of 
the time, while all feed was dry, at least 
two of the breeds omitted coloring dur¬ 
ing a period when green (freshly cut) 
clover was supplied. Here, again, on 
tiie color question, reason and good hard 
sense, governed the action of the com¬ 
mittee, without any prejudice to results 
or the accuracy of the record. 
There is doubtless very general regret 
that only three breeds of cattle are par¬ 
ticipating in this test. No blame for this 
can be laid to the exposition authorities, 
or to the “ Columbian Dairy Associa¬ 
tion,” which voluntarily did so much to 
plan and promote the test. The repre¬ 
sentatives of the missing breeds must be 
held responsible for their unfortunate 
absence. Enough remains to be of great 
interest and importance to dairymen, and 
the record, when completed, may be im¬ 
plicitly accepted as furnishing the truth 
and the whole truth, regarding this great 
and wholly unprecedented comparative 
trial of dairy cows, henry e. alvord. 
Spring Hill Farm, Virginia 
Stop that Constant Hacking, by removing 
tlie Irritation In the throat, and subduing any ln- 
tlammatlon that may exist there, by using Dr D. 
Jayne’s Expectorant, a long established remedy for 
Throat and Lung troubles, of fifty years popularity. 
—A<lv. 
Have It Ready. 
The liniment, Phenol Sodique, 
is so good for a wound, or worn 
skin, or skin disease, that it 
ought to be kept by a horse- 
owner. 
Equally good for human flesh. 
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