M.t' iV; 
NEW YORK, JUNE 9, 1894. 
VOL. LIII. No. 2315 
$1.00 PER YEAR 
FROM MEADOW TO MOW, 
DROP THE DOG 
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Intelligence of Collies. still. He would 
*• Collies” are ambitious, quick and courageous, and whistled to him, 
valuable for herding and defending the sheep. Their to him, I found 
disposition is to guard and stay with some kind of paws, but withoi 
stock. One pup always spent his days with two young praised the dog. 
calves in a yard near the house. Another spent the every other rabb. 
most of his time keeping a flock of turkeys well I have no dog 1 
bunched. They will cock the head on one side, and and hired help 
look as if every word was fully understood. I have patient boy urge 
often been surprised by their intelligence when ad- cows run and mi 
dressed in an ordinary tone, without gestures to aid cows were on th 
them. They are extremely sensitive, and resent an and feeling well 
insult even from the master. The older ones will ing up their heel 
sometimes attack him if an attempt be made to punish the level. One fi 
them without cause. the effects 
To train one successfully, requires as much knowl- 
edge and as perfect control of one’s self as to train a ep , u cannc 
child. They should never be struck; one blow has R. N.-Y.—Itis 
often spoiled a good dog for life. Only the mildest telligent animal- 
form of scolding can be used—gentle restraint and ex¬ 
ample must be the means employed. Young dogs are 
Inclined to be too fast, and should not be 
allowed to go to the field alone. Master 
and dog go quietly to one side, start one 
cow toward the barn and gradually work 
around the whole herd until all are in ^ 
motion. Silent workers are best. They Jt 
will strike the nose against a cow’s leg 
if she stops, but will not bite or scare 
her. Fannie, a yellow, long haired 
collie could not be induced to bite or pH 
hurry our own stock. If a new cow was 
purchased she had to be introduced to it 
and watched the first half day. Her litter 
of puppies were all sold but one, when 
she was sold to a neighbor only a half ^ jy 
mile away. At my command she went 
with him to his home, leaving the pup, 
Hero, behind. She stayed several days, ' , 
but the maternal instinct was too strong i 
for her sense of duty : one morning she 
came 'back and got the pup and, when 
discovered, was taking him back with 
her. She was called to the house, fed f 
some milk, and then told, “ You must go ^ 
back ; that is your home now ; you must 
not come here again.” With a look 
which brought tears to my eyes, she 
seemed to say, “ How can you be so 
cruel ? ” She slowly walked away, and 
never came back again. The pup would assist in yard¬ 
ing the hens and chickens. Many a time I have said 
to him, while sitting in the house, “ Hero, go get a 
rooster for dinner.” By what process of reasoning he 
came to know the difference, I know not, but he never 
brought a hen. He was very fond of hunting and 
would scour the hillside for hours seeking to get be¬ 
tween some unfortunate woodchuck and his hole. 
He could catch a rabbit in open field, a thing but few 
dogs can do. One day a wild one was captured and 
placed in a box by the house. Soon after Hero was 
seen smelling of the box, “ See, here ! That is my rab¬ 
bit, let it alone,” I remarked in an ordinary tone. 
He immediately walked away and made no further at¬ 
tempt to get it. The boys were divided in their 
opinion of which could run the faster. 
To settle the question, the cage was taken to the 
paiddle of a ten-acre field and the rabbit let loose. I 
held the dog until the rabbit had taken his bearings, 
and was fairly started for the wall. When the dog 
had caught up with him, a side jump w ould take him 
out of harm’s way, while the dog’s momentum would 
carry him down the hill many feet. By the time the 
idcg could stop and turn baclf) the rabbit ^ould be a 
A Specimen Collie Dog. Fig. 97, 
his master, in other words, and is a curse or a help as 
he is trained. __ 
Curing Seed Corn. —To cure sweet seed corn I made 
racks, 10x5 feet, of 2 x 4 inch sticks set edgewise. The 
bottoms are covered with poultry netting, with mesh 
fine enough to prevent the ears falling through. To 
securely hold the netting in place, after it was fast¬ 
ened on, I nailed a narrow strip of board two inches 
wide all around. I also put a piece across the middle 
of each frame to help support the bottom. I set four 
posts three feet high, capped with inverted tin pans, so 
that a frame will rest upon them at the corners. When 
the first frame is filled, I lay a small piece of inch thick 
board on each corner and put another frame on them 
directly over the first one. I fill this and repeat. When 
sufficient frames have been used, I cover the last one 
with a roof of boards, wLich project six or more inches 
on all sides. I let my stack of frames stand until the 
beginning of winter, then with a crowbar I loosen and 
take out the bits of board laid on the corners, which lets 
the frame come close together, making a fairly tight 
corn crib. Sweet corn handled in this way is far more 
certain tg dry well than when traced, mouse. 
