1894 
THE RURAL NEW-VORKER. 
4o3 
Live Stock Matters. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
CuBious Twixs.—We have a pair of 
twin heifer calves that are quite a curi¬ 
osity. They -were dropped September 
18. One is a solid-color fawn, black 
points, like their full-blood Jersey sire, 
while the other is red and white, like the 
mother, showing no outward sign of Jer¬ 
sey blood at all. w. o. d. 
Belleville, O. 
The Best Corn. —Is there any corn 
grown in this latitude, from an acre of 
which, fed as a soiling crop, more butter 
can be made than from the Evergreen 
sweet corn ? Is there any advantage in 
mixing white with yellow corn, to be 
raised as a grain crop ? c. H. 
Niagara County, N. Y. 
R. N.-Y.—Our answer would be “ No” 
to both questions. We are open to con¬ 
viction ! 
A Thoroughbred Ciioss.—What kind 
of cross will a Thoroughbred running 
stallion make on common mares ? lie is 
six years old and is broken to trot, but 
comes of running stock. G. f. d. 
Sullivan County, N. Y. 
R. N.-Y.—It would depend very much 
on the kind of mares used. Such a colt 
from a blocky mare not built for quick 
travel, would be of but little value. With 
lighter driving mares, this cross would 
work well. It is a favorite one with some 
breeders for developing trotting stock. 
The late Senator Stanford, of California, 
used running stallions on his trotting' 
mares quite frequently. 
A Canadian Dog Law. —The Province 
of Ontario is said to be the only State 
or Province in America that has passed 
a really restrictive dog law. The Cana¬ 
dian Live Stock Journal gives this synop¬ 
sis of it; “The law provides that any 
dog may be killed, which is found pur¬ 
suing, worrying, or injuring sheep; that 
any dog found in any enclosed field giving 
tongue and terrifying sheep, or found by 
any one straying between sunset and 
sunrise on any farm where sheep are 
kept, may be destroyed by the person 
who notices him. In order, however, to 
prevent the needless destruction of dogs, 
it is expressly provided in the law that 
dogs belonging to a neighbor are exempt, 
as are all dogs securely muzzled, or ac¬ 
companied by, or within reasonable call 
or control of, the owners or those who 
have charge of them, unless there is 
reasonable apprehension that the dogs 
in question are likely to pursue or in¬ 
jure the sheep on the farm on which 
they are trespassing. The law gives ex¬ 
plicit directions for the destruction of 
dogs whose owners have refused to pay 
the dog tax. The collector is to report 
to a justice of the peace, and said justice 
shall issue an order for the dog to be de¬ 
stroyed by his owner or by a constable, 
and the constable may enter the premises 
of the owner or possessor of the dog for 
that purpose. When it is proved that a 
dog has killed sheep, a justice of the 
peace may order the dog to be destroyed 
by his owner within three days, or, in 
default, may impose a penalty, not ex¬ 
ceeding $20 with costs. The owner of the 
sheep killed or injured by a dog may re¬ 
cover damages from the owner or pos¬ 
sessor of the dog by bringing an action 
for damages before a justice of the peace, 
and the said justice may apportion the 
damages among the respective owners of 
the dogs that worried the sheep. In 
cases where two or more dogs have been 
engaged in worrying sheep, and only one 
has been identified, the magistrate may 
apportion the damages that the owner 
of the dog identified has to pay.” 
Ayrshire Cows. —A writer in Hoard’s 
Dairyman gives this statement about 
Ayrshires—which is certainly very fair : 
“ I have in my own herd the full-bloods 
of Jersey, Guernsey and Ayrshire, and 
the more I come to see and know the 
Ayrshire, the greater is my admiration 
for her. She is the greatest forager I 
have ever seen. When the other cows 
are lying down in the shade, the Ayr¬ 
shires are busy at work, and when the 
others come to the barn with lank sides 
the Ayrshires will all come to the stable 
as full as a tick, and with their udders 
distended to their fullest capacity. 
Reared among the hills of Ayrshire, in 
Scotland, and accustomed to seek her 
living along the rugged hillsides of that 
country, in a climate much like our own, 
she has acquired a hardy constitution 
and wiry nature that especially fits her 
for the changeable climate of the North¬ 
ern and Middle States. For steadiness 
and persistence of flow, the Aryshire is 
without an equal. Rarely going dry 
more than four to six weeks, taking the 
year together, she is the greatest average 
yielder of all the breeds, in number of 
pounds of milk, and the quality is but 
little inferior to that of the Guernsey or 
Jersey, rarely requiring more than 18 to 
20 pounds of milk to the pound of butter. 
Her hardy qualities make her a most 
desirable cross upon most other breeds. 
The Ayrshire is wonderfully prepotent 
in transmitting her hardy constitution to 
her offspring, and their uniformity of 
milk qualities equals, if it does not sur¬ 
pass, that of any other breed. I made a 
careful test of several young heifers from 
the same father and whose mothers were 
of mixed native variety. They all gave 
nearly the same amount of milk, and the 
cream and fat test of all them was sur¬ 
prisingly uniform; the difference was 
not more than any cow will vary from 
day to day. The quantity of flow was 
also nearly uniform. A cold storm or 
sudden change produces but a very slight 
effect on the quantity of milk ; and for 
the quantity of food consumed, I have 
found no breed that on the average will 
equal this for combined flow of milk and 
product of butter.” 
BREEDING OF DAIRY STOCK. 
DON T MIX BEEF AND MILK. 
The principles of the breeding of our 
dairy stock are penetrating the farming 
community and the agitation of such 
ideas in our fanners’ papers and at 
farmers’ meetings, should always be in 
order. To start right is a great way 
towards success ; for in starting a dairy 
both quality and the volume of the cow’s 
milk should be determined. Food must 
create an important part, and then feed¬ 
ing and breeding must continue. To 
raise a dairy breed of cattle without a 
definite end in view, or to attempt to 
improve our dairy stock without having 
in mind a well defined animal for the 
purpose intended, is simply haphazard 
business. Then how important that our 
stock should be adapted to the purpose 
intended ; either as milkers for the dairy 
or as beefers. Each are what they natur¬ 
ally are, from heredity. Heredity cuts 
both ways, and it applies to bad breed¬ 
ing just as clearly as to good breeding. 
It matters not which of the different 
breeds of cattle we are using for dairy 
purposes, if we have those that, in the 
milking season, lay fat on the body from 
the food consumed instead of the flow of 
milk in the pail, abandon them as milk¬ 
ers. The great milkers are produced at 
the expense of flesh and quality of milk. 
The butter cows are produced at the ex¬ 
pense of flesh and quantity of milk. The 
beef cows are produced at the expense of 
both milk and butter qualities. How 
essential that we ferret out these differ¬ 
ences in our dairy cows, and get on a 
line of breeding much better than many 
of us have at present. By making 
marked selections, the dairymen of the 
country could better themselves from 25 
to 50 per cent in a very few years. I 
wish to emphasize this care in breeding, 
that whatever the breed or cross-breed, 
those that lay on flesh, and those that 
give a good flow of milk from the food 
consumed, should never be bred together. 
An animal, from a breeder’s standpoint, 
represents its entire ancestry rolled into 
one, and breeding for the mDtherhood 
and fatherhood of our coming dairies is 
emphatically a work for the future 
Many dairy breeders claim that it is 
quite possible to breed cows that are 
suitable and adapted for both purposes, 
as milk and beef combined. My word 
for it, it can’t be done. That is where 
and how we get the go-betweens. No one 
can determine the character of a sire or 
cow by looking at the outside of the 
father or mother. The sires for our com¬ 
ing dairies should be selected with great 
care. A careful knowledge of the per¬ 
formances of the ancestors in the female 
line, will usually reveal the qualities of 
the male. He should be descended from 
a long line of dairy cows of great natural 
capacity. He should have age, from 
three years old to as old as he is of ser¬ 
vice. Some say an old bull is too danger¬ 
ous. Dishorn him : put him to work, 
then there is no danger. It is a great 
drawback to the progress of good dairy 
breeding that so large a proportion of 
the men who own the cows of the land, 
either have no idea at all about the true 
principles of dairy breeding, or else they 
are controlled by very unsound ideas. 
Ellicottville, N. Y. o. h. s 
BARREN COWS CURED. 
The foUowlntt Is from HON. WAYNE MacVEAGII 
Ambassador to Italy : 
BuoOKlflKr.i) Faum, Bryn Mawr, Pa. 
" You can quote from this note my assurance that 
your medicines always jrave me the greatest satis¬ 
faction.” 
Book Free. MOOKE BKOS., Albany, N. Y. 
Aberdeen-Angus Cattle 
J. P. HINE, Shlnrock, Frle Co., <). 
Q a T At CrystHl T.ake Farm, 
-F Ravenna, Ohio, 
Ten EleRantly Bred 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN BULLS. 
Seven to eighteen months old. Out of dams with a 
milk record of 10.000 to 18.000 pounds In one year. 
Come and see them or send for a descriptive circular 
W. J. HAYES. 
FOR SALE 
■Ten cows, fresh this fall j 
nine heifer calves undone 
bull, .lersey grades, three 
to eight months old, from a dairy tliat averages 1100 
pounds butter; price, ■12..'>0 per head. Price of cows, 
836 per head. One full-blooded .Jersey bull, Qve years 
old, will work on tread-power; price, $.35. 
D. C. SIMPSON, Jasper, N. Y. 
High-Class Shropshires 
75 yearling rams that will weigh 250 to 300 pounds 
and shear 12 to 15 pounds at maturity; and 150 year- 
1 Ing ewes, to weigh 175 to 21^,0 pounds, and shear 9 to 
12 pounds at maturity. Just arrived, recorded In Eng 
land and America. 'A grand lot.” Send for oata 
logue. THE WIL1.0W8, 
Gao. B. BRaoK, Prop. Paw Paw. Mich 
The Fkbttino of Ciitr.DREN is frequently caused 
by Worms, Irritation In stomach and bowels, a fetid 
breath, constant thirst, an Irregular and greedy ap¬ 
petite, which often craves strange things, are among 
the common symptoms. You will find Dr. Jayne's 
Tonic Vermifuge a handy remedy for them, and an 
excellent Tonic for the Dyspepsia of old and young 
Sold by all Drngglsts.-Adw. 
The Elgin Dairy Report. 
THE DAIRY MARKET PAPER. 
Gives the most complete and reliable market In¬ 
formation obtainable Published every Monday 
afternoon Immediately after the close of the Elgin 
Board of Trade. Subscjlptlon price, fl 00 per year. 
With TUB RURAL NEW-YORKER, the two 81.75. 
Address, for Sample Copy, ELGIN, ILL. 
The ” Le Roy Mills” 
F. F. Dairy Salt 
Is preferred by the best butter and cheese-makers 
In the country, because It is the purest, strongest 
and best salt made Pure white. Always uniform. 
Never gets hard, (.'osts no more than common salt 
Try It If YOU like It Insist on having It, and your 
dealer will get It. Write for circular and prices de¬ 
livered. Lk ROY SALT CO., Le Roy. N. Y. 
oix OAttle □Ply, 
The Best 
Compound 
Sample pound by mall 25c. Write for Circular and 
Price List. C. E. MILLS OIL CO., Syracuse, N. Y. 
and Jaaes n. Tamer* 
"Silos and Ensilage with Hints to Dairymen” 
By Fref. Samael Johnson „ — U^i^ Thla Ig the best work yo# 
published on tlds interest¬ 
ing and economic subject, 
and every Dairyman and 
, Stock Feeder, of whatever 
kind, should have ono. Freo 
, witliourcatalogofthe‘‘Ohlo” 
fEnsilage and Fodder Cuttera 
and Carriers,and plans f or.Suo, 
THE SILVER MFQ. CQ-, 
SALEM, - - - IHiO. 
PROFIT 
IN 
SHEEP. 
There Is probably no branch of 
farming or stock-raising that Is 
BO sure to retirrn aproUtasthe 
flock of sheep, and there Is prob¬ 
ably no branch so much neg¬ 
lected. A well-kept flock would 
restore the fertility to many run 
down farms, and put their own¬ 
ers on the road to prosperity. 
But every man doesn’t know how to care for sheep, 
though he can easily learn. " Sheep Farming” Is a 
practical treatise on sheep, their management and 
diseases. It tells In plain language how to select 
and breed them, and how to care for them. It Is a 
little book worth throe times its cost to any farmer 
who raises sheep. Sent postpaid for 25 cents 
Address THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Cor. Chambers and Pearl Sts., New York. 
I AA UNREGISTERED SHROPSHIRE SHEEP 
I ^11 for sale: Lambs, Yearlings, two-year-olds 
■ and older; ewes and rams from registered 
Imported sires. Address 
G. M. VOORUEEH, Box3«l. Ypsllantl, Mich. 
Chester Vlin*, 
and Poland (’blsa 
Jersey, Quernsey and 
Hulsloln Cattle. Thoroughbred 
Fancy Psaltry. Hunting 
Dogs, Catalogue, 
Co*. Penna. 
Q A T 1? -ILeglsterod BERKSHIRE 
-1 VJlV k5T.\.J.jXli. PIGS of desirable largo 
English Strains. Send for pedigrees. 
GEO. ST&PLIN, Jit., Mannsvllle, JelT. Co., N. Y. 
A||FQ|||BpQ—Choice and Pure. Young Boars 
V IlCdlll VIC V and Sows. Pigs from mature 
stock. ED. 8. HlIiL, Peruvllle, Tompkins Co., N. Y 
WANT BUYER /,T. CHESTER WHITE 
boar pig, three months old; price reasonable. From 
fine registered sow. and sired by Keiinett Petiro 
(laofi, one of the most beautiful boars In this coun¬ 
try; also sow pig from same litter. W. S. TEATOR, 
Meadow Brook Farm, Upper Red Hook, N. Y. 
Finn POOLTRI 
All varieties 
PIGS, PUPS, 
Pea Fowls,TUR¬ 
KEYS, Pigeons, 
Ducks, etc., at FARMERS’ PRICES. 
Missouri Poultry and Pet Stoek Club, 
Klrksville, Mo. 
MUST SELL 
150 Mammoth Pekin Breeding 
Ducks to make room for young 
stock. They go at half price If 
sold quick. Will satisfy you or return your money. 
BROOK8IDE POULTRY FARM, Columbus, N. J 
DIMF TRFP FARII / KGGS for Hatching 
rlRC inCE rAlfIVI, y Prices reduced. 
Jamesburg, N. J. i 32-page catalogue free 
SHOO-FLT 
Saves Dairymen |m|l I IflllQ O’S 
and Horsemen' lillLLIURu D 
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FEEDING ANIMALS. 
This Is a practical work of 500 pages, by Professor 
E. W. STEWART, up«n the science of feeding Ip a'l 
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, W^.OU, 
TUB RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
Corner Chambers and Pearl Streets, New York. 
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Simple, Strong, Durable, Light Running. Verj 
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Our 
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SILAGE CUTTERS. IIEKOFEED MILLS, Wood 
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SEND FOR CATALOGUE AT ONCE. 
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TICKS 
ELLIOTS PARCHMENT BUTTER PAPER. ETpCE 
To dalrraen or others who will tue It, we will send hall a reain^ll,tree, U they will I Im Abi Bhi ■ 
forward SO eenta to jmr pottage. Why not try the Beet Batter Wrapper! 
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