1894 
547 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Live Stock Matters. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Wet or Dry Feed. —Is there any ad- 
vanta^^e in wetting’ bran or ground feed 
for milch cows ? F. h. 
R. N.-Y.—We do not believe that there 
is any advantage, as a rule. We prefer 
to feed dry. 
Saltikg Cows.—I would like to know 
how to salt cows properly, with the com¬ 
mon barrel salt. d. a w. 
R. N.-Y.—We prefer to use the rock 
salt in lumps, but if that is not avail¬ 
able, we would make a little box in the 
cow’s manger and keep it filled with one- 
half each salt and wood ashes. 
Bran or Ground Wheat ?—Which is 
cheaper when feeding for butter, ground 
wheat at 50 cents for 60 pounds, or bran 
at 70 cents for 100 pounds ? w. riehl. 
Potosi, Mo. 
R. N.-Y.—Comparing average samples 
of bran and wheat, there is more nutri¬ 
ment in one dollar’s worth of bran at the 
prices named. Buy the bran, particularly 
if you can feed ensilage or corn fodder 
with it 
Black Jerseys. —Is there such a thing 
as a purebred black Jersey ? A man in 
this vicinity contends that the black 
Jersey is the most valuable of all, and, 
not having heard of it before, I am anx¬ 
ious to have more definite information. 
MRS J. w. H. 
R. N.-Y.—Jerseys vary in color all the 
way from black to silver gray. The 
color of the hair has little to do with the 
quality of the animal; that depends 
upon breeding and individual qualities. 
The members of the Coomassie family 
are usually dark, but many Jerseys that 
have given the best records are very 
light. 
The Use of Tuberculin. —Among the 
many interesting notes on the use of 
tuberculin, is the following from a friend 
in Pennsylvania : “Tuberculin may not 
be infallible, but it is evident that it will 
discover the disease with more certainty 
than any method yet known. As for the 
danger of possible inoculation, Koch 
himself says that there is none, unless 
the tuberculin be badly prepared or care¬ 
lessly kept. We run just the same 
risk of inoculation at the hands of 
our dentist or surgeon, for unless they 
disinfect their tools, they are almost sure 
to inoculate us. So an objection to a 
confessedly bad sample of medicine, 
should not affect our opinion of a perfect 
sample. It would not be reasonable to 
condemn photography as a failure, if we 
were using plates which had been ruined 
by a previous exposure to actinic light.” 
Preventing Abortion. — The Royal 
Agricultural Society of England has is¬ 
sued a circular giving the plan recom¬ 
mended by Prof. Nocard in barns and 
sheds where abortion occurs year after 
year: “ 1. Every week the places in 
which cows are kept must be well 
cleaned, and especially the part behind 
the cows, and then disinfected by a 
strong solution of sulphate of copper 
(blue vitriol), or a solution of carbolic 
acid, one to fifty of water. 2. The under 
part of the tail, the anus, vulva, and 
parts below of all the cows must be 
sponged daily with the following lotion, 
which is a strong poison : 
Rain water or distilled water.... 2 Kallons 
Corrosive sublimate. 2!^ drachms 
Hydrochloride acid.2>» ounces 
During the first season of this treatment, 
only a moderate amount of improvement 
is to be expected, but after the next sea¬ 
son abortion will cease entirely. 
Mother-Marking, —The London Live 
Stock Journal has this story to tell of i 
Australian sheep herding: “For four 
consecutive years, a boundary rider, hav- ( 
ing a quiet black dog, has looked after i 
about 800 breeding ewes in one paddock, i 
and though a different lot of ewes were i 
lambed in that paddock each year, there ; 
were always more black lambs among 
the produce than in all the other breed- ] 
ing lots on the estate put together, and 1 
they number about 4,000. This year the ^ 
boundary rider had about the same num¬ 
ber of ewes in the paddock, but his black 
dog was not there. The result is that 
there is only one black lamb in the lot. 
This has happened with the same lot of 
ewes that last year in that paddock pro¬ 
duced 15 black lambs. The writer con¬ 
cludes that the black lambs were the 
result of the ewes seeing a black dog 
amongst them every day. He also re¬ 
marks that in those paddocks where 
foxes are troublesome, there are always 
more red and yellow colored lambs than 
in any other where ewes are lambed.” 
A Fine Jersey This.—I have a cow 
which, in my judgment, is entitled to be 
called a good one. I have kept an ac¬ 
curate account for 30 days of her milk 
yield. She is a grade Jersey seven 
years old, not grain fed. She came in 
June 20, and I noticed that she gave a 
larger quantity of milk than usual. I 
concluded to weigh it. I commenced on 
the morning of June 26, and here is her 
record: June 26, 38 pounds; 27. 37^; 
28, 35>^; 29 37^; 30, 38; July 1, 39; 2 39; 
3, 37K; 4. 39; 5, 37>^—in 10 days, 3781^ 
pounds. July 6, 39; 7, 38; 8, 39; 9, 37; 
10 37; 11, 37M; 12, 35>^: 13, 37; 14, 341^; 
15 30 (supposed to have been milked in 
the pastu’^e) —in 10 days, 365 pounds. 
July 16, 37K; 17, 35)^; 18 34}^; 19, 35X; 
20, 37; 21, 37; 22, 35; 23, 35; 24, 33; 25, 
36—in 10 days, 356 pounds. Thus mak¬ 
ing a yield in 30 days of 1,0993^ pounds 
of milk, and allowing 1% pound to a 
quart makes 586 quarts and 12 ounces 
nearly s pint, in 30 days. Who can beat 
it with a Jersey? alex ,i, Thomson. 
Some Stock Fodder —G G. G., Vail, 
N. J., asks about Millo maize. Three 
years ago, I bought a pound each of 
Kafl&r Branching corn, and Yellow Millo 
maize, and was very much disgusted when 
I received seed resembling broom corn. 
But I planted it, begrudging every inch 
of ground. I soon found that there is 
good stuff in little seeds. I furrowed 
with a plow on raw ground, sprinkled 
some manure in the furrows and sowed 
the corn thinly, I believe every seed 
came up and grew finely. The KaflQr 
corn grew from five to six feet, and all 
had big heads of corn on. The Yellow 
Millo maize grew much larger—10 to 12 
feet—and had big, full beads. I was at 
a loss to know how to house this kind of 
corn, so I let it remain on the stalks, and 
stored it in big shocks near the barn. I 
found that everything liked it, as both 
horse and cow examined each end for 
the heads before starting on the stalks, 
and my White Leghorns completely 
covered the shocks every morning as 
long as it lasted. I saved a few heads 
and sowed it July 1, last year after peas, 
with a little fertilizer and harrowed it 
in. October 1, I had as fine a lot of fod¬ 
der as one could wish, about five feet 
high. My horse seems very fond of it; 
it will eat all the leaves, then chew the 
hard stumps to a pulp, and spit them 
out. w. H. F. 
THAT KANSAS POULTRY BUSINESS. 
WHAT THE FARMERS SAY. 
How iB the baslneBB of buying poultry for the 
Armour Packing Company conducted ? Is It any 
Improvement on the old methods of selling poultry? 
This Business an Improvement. 
There are one or two men in town who 
buy chickens. They send their men with 
wagons through the country, and when 
enough are gathered for a car-load, they 
are shipped to Armour’s in Kansas City, or 
to Colorado or San Francisco. There is a 
great market here now for chickens. It 
is a great improvement on the old plan 
of selling poultry. In olden times, the 
farmers got 10 cents a pound for a 
chicken here, and now they get five cents 
a pound, and for spring chickens 25 cents 
apiece. There are about five or six times 
more chickens raised now than five or six 
years ago The desired breeds are, first, 
P. Rocks, next. Brahmas, but the P. 
Rocks beat them all. I visited the chicken 
buyer, and a woman came with 400 
, spring chickens, mostly P. Rocks, and 
^ he paid her $100 for them. Years ago, 
they would have brought about $40. 
Girard, Kan. h. h. 
Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks Wanted. 
The Armour Packing Company send 
cars to this point at stated intervals and 
take what poultry the dealers have on 
hand, at the market price, so that the 
dealers save the freight; but it is no ad¬ 
vantage to the producer. They seem to 
prefer Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks, 
but the low prices prevailing have not 
increased production. Prices are about 
as follows : Hens, 33^ to 4 cents ; springs, 
13^ to 2 pounds, 123^ cents ; heavier, six 
cents; roosters, 10 to 15 cents each, and 
this includes cockerels, and in fact, any¬ 
thing that crows. e f. k. 
Eureka, Kan. 
Prices Lower Than Ever. 
I believe that farmers generally sell to 
their grocerymen or local dealers. It is 
generally believed that prices will rule 
lower for this year than formerly. Early 
spring chickens, weighing from 13>i to 2 
pounds formerly sold for 16 to 18 cents 
per pound ; this year, 12 cents was the 
highest realized. There was a large in¬ 
crease in the poultry business last year, 
in anticipation of the World’s Fair trade, 
which may account in a measure for the 
lower prices this year. Brown Leghorns 
for eggs, and Plymouth Rocks for the 
table, seem to be the most desirable 
breeds here, although nearly all kinds 
have a fair representation. Prices for 
live poultry now are from four to five 
cents per pound, and eggs five cents per 
dozen, which are lower than for several 
years. j w h. 
Humboldt, Kansas. 
A Careless Diet, a Change op water, or a 
Cold settling in the Bowels, very often brings on at 
this season of the year, an obstinate Diarrhea, or 
some serious Affection of the Stomach or Bowels, 
Imperiling the life of tte patient. If you would 
treat such complaints In a rational way. try at once 
Dr. Jayne’s Carminative Balsam, a simple, but safe j 
remedy In such attacks, and equally effectual in all i 
cases of Cramps, Cholera Morbus, Dysentery, and ] 
Summer Complaint.—Adv. j 
PKKIN DUCKS—100 choice breeders yet to go at 
Mi price. Brookslde Poultry Farm, Columbus, N. J. 
It is the 
Average Farmer 
Whom we want to Investigate the merits of the 
Duroc Jersey Swine, because the Duroc Jerseys 
where Introduced have given the greatest profit, 
and the average farmer is the man who raises 
the most Pork. Send for '• Hints on Hogs,” which 
Is a brief record of how Swine are grown, bv 
Q. MCBRIDE, Burton, Mich. 
QHAMPION HERD of CHESHIRE 
SWINE.—Boars lit for service; Sows In farrow; 
Pigs In pairs, not akin. Bred from first-prize win¬ 
ners at the World’s Colombian Exhibition atCblcago. 
LIGHT BRAHMAS and BARRED and WHITE 
PLYMOUTH ROCKS for Sale. 
L. F. DOOLITTLE, Ouaquaga, Broome Co., N. Y. 
Cf|P CJI| C ~^^^KlBtered Berkshire Boars and 
run wHLri sows, and two Reg. south Down 
Bams cheap. PARK FARM, New Brunswick, N. J. 
JERSEYS, 
From Miller & Sibley’s herd, will be tubercuUn tested 
before sale if desired. 
Our bull, Ida’s Klotcr of St. L., has 19 daugh¬ 
ters tested, averaging over 19 lbs. H oz. of butter 
apiece per week, among them Ida Marigold, who won 
two sweepstakes prizes and many other honors at 
the World’s Fair contests. 
Major Appel UorIh won first prize at Pennsyl¬ 
vania State Fair In 1893. Sired by Stoke Pcgls 5th, 
who bad 21 daughters and 51 granddaughters tested. 
Highest Jersey weekly, monthly and yearly milk 
records held by our herd. Only superior stock for 
sale. In general none less than *200. Specify what 
you want. Mention this paper. 
MILLER & SIBLEY, Franklin, Venango Co., Pa. 
GUERNSEYS! 
The OBANDEST of DAIBY Breed*. 
Combining the richness of the Jersey with the size 
approximate to the Holstein or Short-horn, but 
standing alone and unequaled in producing the 
richest colored butter in mid-winter on dry feed. 
Gentle as pets, persistent milkers and hardy In con¬ 
stitution, they combine more quallUoatlons for the 
dairy or family cow than any other breed. In the 
“ Old Brick O-uemBey Herd” 
are daughters and granddaughters of the renowned 
Squire Kent, 1504 A. G. C. C. and of the finest strains 
on Guernsey or In Amenca—Comus, son of Squire 
Kent and Statelllte, son of Kohlm head the herd. All 
particulars In regard to Breed and Herd cheerfully 
Ktven. 8. P. TABER WILLETTS, 
" The Old Brick.” Roslyn, L. I., N. Y 
Aberdeen-An^us Cattle 
P« HINK, Shlnrock, Krie Go.. O. 
JERSEY RIJEE CAEVES. 
Grandsons of Ida’s Stoke Pogis 
From dams of Individual excellence, calves, one to 
six months old. 125 each, crated and registered. 
KOBT. F. SHANNON, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
FOR SALE. 
.Jerwey Bull. “ Pride of Peconic ’ 82944, A. J. C. C., 
thrpe years old, vjry handsome and well irrown: an 
Inbred 8t. Lambert. Sold only to prevent further In- 
breeding A barKBln to a quick buyer. Also one 
thoroughbred cow. four years old. PedUrees on ap¬ 
plication to PiflOONlC FAUM, Sag Harbor^ N. y. 
Hie:h-Cla88 8hrop8hire8 
75 yearling rams that will weigh 250 to 800 ponndr, 
and shear 12 to 15 pounds at maturity; and 150 year¬ 
ling owes, 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- 
logno. THE WILLOWS, 
GEO. B. Bbeok, Prop. Paw Paw, Mloh. 
Hampshire-Down Sheep. 
The best mutton breed In England or America. 
Yearling and ram Iambs; also Ewes and Bvse Lambs 
for sale. Prices 20 per cent below former years. 
JNO. I. GORDON, Mercer, Pa. 
Chenango Valley Stock Farms, Greene, N. Y., 
J. D. VAN VALKBNBURGH, jR., Prop. 
For sale. Registered Dorset-Horn Sheep; also some 
fine grade Dorset Lambs, with many of the points of 
registered stock. Just the thing for grading up flocks. 
SOUTH DOWN SHEEP. 
CASSIUS MAUCELLU8 CLAY. White Hall. Ky 
A|JFA|J|ffipA P>K8 In pairs, not akin. 
UntOnlnfcO L7n^ 'le^vV-eVoaVs." ’ 
ED. S. DILL, Tompkins County, Peruvllle, N. Y. 
Thorndale Shropshires 
AX AUCXION I 
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The firbt Annual Auction of Yearling^ Ewes and Rams, the produce 
of the Thorndale Flock, will be held at THORNDALE, Millbrook P.O., 
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N. Y., 
Wednesday, September i 8 , at 12 o’clock. 
! 
I 100 Yearling Ewes, 50 two year-old Imported Ewes and 50 Yearling Rams 
, will be sold to the highest bidder absolutely without reserve. Represen¬ 
tatives of this fiock will be on exhibition at the New York State Fair, 
! Syracuse, Sept. 6-13. Catalogues ready Aug 15. Write for particu’irs. 
I OAKLEIGH THORNE, Nllllbrook, N. Y. 
