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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Live Stock Matters. 
FOKKFni^S OF FACTS. 
A WRITER in The American Sheep 
Breeder says : “ We have a National 
Delaine Merino ewe that gave birth at 
three different times inside of 12 months. 
Tell your enthusiastic Dorset friends to 
be getting out of the way.” 
Fodder after Berries. —I have two 
acres of berries that I shall plow up after 
picking, probably about July 10. What 
may I put on the ground to make cattle 
fodder in winter ? s. w. f. 
Lackawanna County, Pa. 
R. N.-Y.—We would sow sweet corn in 
drills for fodder. It will make a fair 
crop in your latitude. 
Pigs and Ski.\i-Milk —Prof. W. A. 
Henry says, in the Breeder’s Gazette : 
For young pigs nothing equals sklm-mllk. It gives 
them a start that nothing else can. For such, feed 
three pounds of Hitini-mllk to one of corn meal. A 
mixture of half corn meal and half shorts Is per 
hsps more satisfactory from a practical standpoint, 
though not theoretically. I think shorts are less 
harsh In the young pig's stomach. Certainly pigs 
fed shorts and milk do wonderfully well, while theo¬ 
retically corn meal is the complement of the milk. 
An Indiana Farmer reader gives this 
novel plan of making a ewe own her 
lamb : “ Put the dog in the stable with 
her. If the ewe is not entirely devoid of 
maternal instincts she will defend her 
lamb. If she is, she will so intently 
watch the dog that she will unconsciously 
let the lamb suck. A neighbor says that 
of several trials it proved a success every 
time.” 
Killing a Wart.— On page 313 of The 
R. N.-Y., C. W. A. inquires for a wart 
cure other than burning with caustic. 
F. L. K. advises that the surest method 
would be to cut it out. I have a much 
milder method than that, and I am sur¬ 
prised that so simple a remedy is not bet¬ 
ter known. Dip the end of the finger in 
soft lard or butter, and then dip it in 
arsenic and rub all over the wart once a 
day for three days. n. t. w. 
Cows AS Police. — The Sheep Breeder 
says : “ If a few dry cows or heifers are 
kept in the field with sheep—these are 
better than steers for this purpose—the 
dogs will seldom molest them after the 
sheep learn to recognize the value of 
their big companions as protectors. We 
have found sheep in the morning hud¬ 
dling so close around and under a friendly 
old cow she could hardly get away from 
them. She had undoubtedly saved their 
lives.” 
Guernsey Cattle Club. —The ofiBce of 
Secretary and Treasurer of the American 
Guernsey Cattle Club has been removed 
from Farmington, Conn., to Peterboro, 
N. H. All correspondence should be so 
addressed. Wm. II. Caldwell, recently 
Assistant Professor of Agriculture in the 
Pennsylvania State College, succeeds the 
late Edward Norton, who has managed 
the work of the office so ably for over 17 
years. The secretary will be pleased to 
answer any questions, or give informa¬ 
tion regarding the breed to any who may 
address him. 
The Dog Nuisance, —In regard to the 
dog nuisance among sheep, we thought 
years ago that we had the best remedy. 
The rifle is a good one, and so is a little 
piece of beef with strychnine on it, but 
these sometimes make trouble. My rem¬ 
edy was little sheep bells—one bell on 
one of the leaders or strongest ones to 
every 10 sheep. Think of a flock of 50 
sheep being started up at midnight with 
five bells all rattling at once! Do you 
think any intelligent sheep dog would 
take any chances among them ? This is 
a cheap, almost certain preventive, and 
interesting—keeps the flock together. 
Use hamestraps to fasten them on and 
a piece of string to insure safety. 
P. W. .JOHNSON. 
Sheep and Clover Notes. —1. What 
breed of ram is best with common ewes 
for early market lambs in northern 
Kentucky ? 2. Would Crimson clover, 
mixed with rye, make good winter past¬ 
ure for them ? 3. What are the bad 
points about Dorsets ? f. b. t. 
R. N.-Y.—1. Shropshire or South Down. 
Cassius M. Clay, of White Hall, Ky., has 
some fine specimens of the latter breed. 
2. We think so. 3. The horns are an ob¬ 
jection. You are not absolutely sure of 
getting good stock. Too many Dorset 
breeders are importing a low class of 
stock to sell here as thoroughbreds. Our 
dealings with the Dorset horned Breed¬ 
ers’ Association have not given us a high 
opinion of their carefulness. 
Swiss Dairying. —A company of Eng¬ 
lish dairymen have been visiting Swit¬ 
zerland to study the dairying of that 
famous country. The Farming World 
gives the following as their conclusions : 
“ The merits of the dairy produce of 
Switzerland are due to three causes : 1, 
the superiority of their two races of cat¬ 
tle—the Simmenthal or Spotted Berne 
breed, and the Schwyz or brown breed— 
the former strong in butter fat, the lat¬ 
ter perhaps excelling in the production 
of quantity, but both being healthy and 
easily fattened ; 2, the rare atmosphere 
and wonderful richness of the pasturage 
on the Alps, to which is to be attributed 
the high quality of the butter and cheese 
manufactured in the Republic; and, 
lastly, the extent to which the principle 
of co5peration has been applied alike in 
the rearing of cattle, the manufacture of 
dairy produce, and the control and over¬ 
sight of all articles purchased or sold. 
The attention devoted by the goverment 
to fostering dairy farming by the estab¬ 
lishing of experiment stations and sta¬ 
tions for chemical research in connection 
with the University of Berne, as well as 
the extraordinary care bestowed in 
guarding the purity of the milk and pre¬ 
venting adulteration, by means of every 
available dairy test, easily account for the 
position held by Switzerland as a manu¬ 
facturing center of cheese and butter.” 
Cows AND Foul Water. —In our barn¬ 
yard we have a stream of good water, 
which is always accessible to the cows. 
Why is it that they will pass by the pure 
water and drink the flow of refuse 
kitchen slop, as well as the water in 
pools with green scum on it ? We must 
drive them away from the impure stuff. 
Is there something in the slop that spe¬ 
cially attracts ? We do not think it is 
simple thirst. How often should cows 
be watered? h. m. 
Reading, Pa. 
Ans.—T hat I have anything new to 
offer or suggest in regard to this pecul¬ 
iarity in the tastes of cows, is very doubt¬ 
ful. I have noticed the same thing times 
without number, but am *no wiser than 
before, and can only imagine that it is 
not a depraved taste, but a natural de 
sire for this water charged with the min¬ 
eral matters of the soil. In the case of 
kitchen slops, the matter is a little dif¬ 
ferent, as there is a certain amount of salt 
and grease in them, things that are dear 
to the sight and taste of a cow. This is 
another thing that we notice : in coming 
from the pasture at night, the cows 
cross a fine spring brook, but will not— 
with now and then an exception—drink, 
but hurry on to the yard, and there 
drink from the big tank filled from the 
rock well water that has stood in the 
sun all day. 
I know of no remedy, other than hav¬ 
ing no temptations of the kind in the 
way of the cows. This has been our 
remedy. I totally abolish all drinking 
holes, as well as “draws” where water 
drains away from buildings, and collects 
in pools to be covered with green scum. 
Springs dug out and piped to drinking 
troughs, Aermotors, wells, etc., are the 
best things to correct this “abnormal 
craving.” But it is pertinent to inquire 
if any injury has ever been known to 
follow where cows have so drank from 
such pools? How often should a cow 
drink? As often as she desires. Our 
cows drink, summer and winter, when 
they choose, save when they are eating. 
Then the troughs—when in the barn— 
are covered for an hour or so, that they 
may not fill them with their food. 
JOHN GOULD. 
FLIES ON STOCK. 
HOW TO KEEP THEM OFF. 
A few years ago, one summer when the 
flies were extremely bad, we put the 
cows in our cellar stables during the day, 
where the flies would not annoy them, 
and let them pasture at night. Cows 
that we have been testing and were de¬ 
sirous of securing the best results from, 
we have occasionally protected by fly 
nets. If flies were to bother our herd 
very badly again, we think we would try 
Shoo Fly, manufactured in Philadelphia, 
of which we have seen many strong 
endorsements. miller a sibley 
The Texas fly is a very troublesome 
pest, and is the only one that needs to 
be guarded against. There are various 
remedies on the market, a wash of which 
will keep them away for two or three 
days. I do not know which is the most 
effective of them. I have seen Persian 
Fly Powder used with good results, but 
it needs to be used every day or two. 
0. M. WINSLOW. 
We have as yet found no practical 
remedies for keeping away the horn 
flies. They are a great nuisance, worry 
cattle exceedingly, reducing them in con¬ 
dition, and also reducing the milk pro¬ 
duction of dairy cows; but they are in 
no sense dangerous. They are rather a 
great annoyance, and cause a reduction 
in profits in the dairy business. 
SMITHS A POWELL CO. 
Some Jersey Methods. 
I have used a weak dilution of carbolic 
acid on cows to repel the flies ; its action 
was quite perceptible for a day or two. 
Should I have occasion to fight them 
again, I would use a very weak dilution 
of creolin (about two per cent), as I 
think it would be more effective, mixes 
more easily with water, is antiseptic, 
would rapidly heal any sores on the 
cows, and is not a poison. Prof. J. B. 
Smith, of our experiment station, has 
recommended X. O. dust (manufactured 
in Baltimore, I think), in fighting the 
horn fly, but I have not tried it. With 
me, the flies are not dangermis at all. 
They annoy the cows, but with plenty 
of pasture and shade, are not trouble¬ 
some excepting on sultry days just be¬ 
fore storms ; then they sometimes cause 
considerable loss of milk. The creolin 
mixture would cost less than one cent a 
cow at each application. w. b. 
When Depkessbi) and Out of Souts, with a 
low vitality and moody eplrlte, a good Tonic, sneh as 
Dr. Jayne’s Tonic Vermifuge, will often set the sys¬ 
tem In order, and assist Nature In maintaining 
normal strength. It Is the best medicine In the 
world for curing Worms In Children, ridding their 
bodies of pests which sap their constitution, and 
which If unattended to, render their lives miserable 
by their distressing symptoms. When used as a 
Tonic, the larger-sized bottles are the cheapest 
Sold by all Druggists.-Adw. 
The “ Le Roy Mills” 
F. F. Dairy Salt 
Is preferred by the best butter and cheese-makers 
In the country, because It Is th^purest, strongest 
and best salt made. Pure white. Always uniform. 
Never gets hard. Costs no more than common salt 
Try It If von like It Insist on having It, and your 
dealer will get It. Write for circular and prices de¬ 
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Compound Flies Off. 
Sample pound by mall 25o. Write for Circular and 
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