1894 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
579 
Live Stock Matters. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Feeding Rye. —IIow would a mixture 
of equal parts by measure of corn and 
cob meal, rye meal, and bran, do to feed 
milch cows ? Would it be a properly 
balanced ration ? Would rye do to feed 
horses in place of oats ? Which would 
be better for me, to sell my rye for 75 
cents per bushel or feed it ? c. c. 
R N.-Y.—Rye makes an excellent feed 
for hogs, cattle or work horses. Farmers 
near the Rural Grounds grind a bushel 
of rye with a barrel of ear corn for horse 
feed. This is fed with chopped and mois¬ 
tened hay or straw. If you can obtain 
75 cents a bushel for your rye, you would 
better sell it and use the money to buy 
bran, oat feed and gluten meal, or dried 
brewers’ grains. 
Bloody Milk from a Heifer, —I have 
a three-year-old heifer that gives thick 
milk from one teat. I discovered it when 
I took the calf away. I was advised 
to put the calf with the cow, and I did 
so, but when the calf was fattened, I 
found the udder the same as before. I 
put the second calf with her and fattened 
that. I have been milking her about 
two weeks since the last calf went away. 
I find the udder the same as before— 
hard at night and the milk will be thick 
in the morning. It will be thick for two 
or three milkings, and then apparently 
all right. There is a slight tinge of 
blood in the bottom of the pan when the 
milk gets thick. The bloody appearance 
is just from the one teat. m k. 
Lowell, Mich. 
Ans —Give one pound of Epsoin salts 
with an ounce of ginger as a drench. If 
the bowels are not freely moved, repeat 
the dose in two days. Also give table¬ 
spoonful doses of nitrate of potash in 
the feed once daily. Feed little or no 
grain until the trouble is removed. 
Bathe the udder once daily, rubbing well 
in, with the compound tincture of iodine 
diluted in three or four parts of water. 
F. L. K. 
Those Lambs Again. —G. H. F., of Vir¬ 
ginia, brought his lambs up to a very 
respectable weight, and probably made 
a profit on them. As he wants criticism, 
and probably means to try it again, I 
will suggest that he do not give the 
lambs much room to wander in while 
fattening. Discriminate sharply between 
fattening lambs, and keeping in good, 
healthy stock condition. In the latter, 
abundaniroom and exercise are indis¬ 
pensable. For quick fattening, no exer¬ 
cise is needed. For 50 lambs, besides the 
200 or 300 square feet of shed room, I 
would provide a shed a trifle larger in 
which they may sun themselves, and in 
which the corn fodder may be fed and 
worked down into manure. I would 
never let them get wet, but give all the 
air they can have. In the beginning, 
dip them carefully to kill ticks. Nearly, 
all the advertised dips will do this—to¬ 
bacco stems, leaves or dust may be boiled 
up at home and used, if obtainable. I 
mean to try Thymo-Cresol this year, as 
it is used cold, while tobacco ought to be 
hot, say 115 degrees P. 
It may be very desirable to work a lot 
of corn fodder into the lambs, but it is a 
pity he has not some clover hay, or, per¬ 
haps, he has this year. I think he will 
find wheat a good feed to use this year, 
and perhaps cheaper than corn. If he 
thinks best to feed corn and corn fodder, 
he should give the lambs what wheat 
bran they will eat, and he will be sur¬ 
prised to find how much greater the 
gains will be. I would also feed more 
corn per day toward the last of the feed¬ 
ing term. By the addition of the protein 
of the bran, the lamb can make use of 
more of the carbonaceous material in the 
corn and fodder, so that it is very prob¬ 
able that he may make the lambs weigh 
up to 125 pounds this year by May 1. 
But he should not hold them too long, 
but let them go as soon as he can see a 
p ofit in them ; for lamb flesh made in 
the winter costs very nearly 63^ cents 
per pound here to produce, and probably 
fully as much in Virginia. We sell in 
March when the market just fies, and 
have held some bunches till May 8. 
As to castration, 1 hope Mr. Woodward 
will give us a good talk about that. I 
will merely suggest that so far as I have 
known, the results are not at all sure to 
be good when lambs are six months old, 
and whenever using a knife on lambs for 
castration, or docking tails, be sure it is 
sharp and frequently disinfected. Boil¬ 
ing water is a satisfactory disinfectant. 
I have known serious results to follow 
using a knife that had been used for skin¬ 
ning dead sheep. j. e. wing. 
BREED, FEED AND CARE FOR DAIRY 
COWS. 
At the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s meet¬ 
ing last winter, Mr. H. S. Matteson, of 
New York State, gave an address from 
which I have taken the following notes : 
Farmers are looking for something 
better ; that is right. The best of every¬ 
thing should be the aim of the farmer. 
The first and most important for the 
dairy farmer is the cow. She is the 
foundation. A cow, to be A No. 1, 
must be born so. Cows, of course, can 
be fed so as to increase the quantity 
and quality of the milk. Many cows are 
kept at a loss. The good cow is not only 
obliged to pay for her keep, but she 
must also pay for the feed that her un¬ 
profitable neighbor eats. Cows must be 
tested, and then one will meet with sur¬ 
prises ; for very often the poor, scrawny 
looking cow will prove to be the one that 
pays the best. When the very best cow 
has been found, then look around for a 
sire that is what is wanted. In an ex¬ 
perience of 25 years, I have found the 
sire to give the best results. 
Don’t get wrapped up in a cow for 
looks alone. The “beauty” may have to 
be discarded. If you have the breed, the 
next important thing is feed, for very 
often you already have the cow, but she 
does not get the proper food. For butter, 
I prefer the Jersey—at least the Jersey 
in form. In Indiana, I found a herd'’all 
right in form, but giving unsatisfactory 
yields—being fed on an exclusively corn 
grain ration. I induced the owner of 
the herd to feed a more suitable ration 
to half the herd, and the result was amaz¬ 
ing. A letter from the owner of the 
herd told the story of a change for the 
better. Instead of all corn, oats, bran, 
etc., were fed. 
I would urge the importance of feed¬ 
ing the dam the proper food while in 
conception and so on all through life for 
best results. Also the great importance 
of soiling, especially at the time of short 
pasturage. As a soiling crop, I recom¬ 
mend peas and oats, followed by sweet 
corn, sowing the earlier varieties first, 
and the Evergreen or any large kind for 
latest feeding. Don’t try to get some¬ 
thing for nothing, for in dairying, as in 
all else, you will fail. Be cautious in 
feeding gluten meal, oil meal or cotton¬ 
seed meal for butter, the excessive feed¬ 
ing of which will destroy the “ standing 
up” quality of the butter, if not the 
flavor. 
Treat cows gently. Be regular in feed¬ 
ing, watering and milking. Let the 
cows know when to expect you. Let 
them have sunlight in the stable, and 
good ventilation, for bad air is largely 
the cause of so much tuberculosis. Re¬ 
member that the cow is but a machine, 
and must have proper treatment if we 
would make a success of dairying. 
I am not troubled about butter com¬ 
ing. “ Breeding is quick churning.” I 
have bred my herd to quick churning. I 
cannot always tell at what temperature 
to put the cream in the churn, because 
herds vary. I do not know the cost of 
making a pound of butter and doubt if 
any person does exactly. I prefer not to 
have cows eating while milking, g. s. 
WHEN Leaving Home fou the Summer, the 
prudent provide themselves with Dr. Ja;ne'8 Car¬ 
minative Balsam, In order to treat promptly and 
elTcCiually all attacss of Cramps, Diarrhea. Dysen¬ 
tery, Cholera Morbus, etc.—complaints more or less 
prevalent every where at this season of the year.-Act 
“DAIRY RATION.” 
Is a feed based on sclentldc principles, with the 
end In view of making a oa.anced ration for mlicn 
cows. Every pound of this ration ltd will show in 
the mllit-pali and In the sood condition of the cow. 
It IS prepared from the best of material, and put up 
in lUU pound sacks. 
Samples delivered f. o. b. cars New York lor $1.26 
per sack, payable la advance. Write for prices by 
Ihecar load NATHANIEL C. HALL, 
No. 15 Wbltenali Street, New kork City. 
A Complete Creamery 
IN ONE MACHINE. 
The Butter Accumulator 
Has now been Thoroughly Tested and the 
following facts fully proven ; 
It gives more butter and better butter, 
Rklins cleaner and ruus smoother. It Is sim¬ 
pler ill construction and easier cleaned than 
any other machine of Us kind In existence. 
It will Save Us Own Price either lu Reduction of 
First Cost, In its Increase in Yield, or in Us 
Saving: of Labor. 
C!IEAMERY PACKAGE MFG. CO., 
I, 3 & 5 Washington St, Chicago, Ill., Sole Agts. 
County and State Agents wanted in 
every part of the United States. 
Swedish Cream and Butter Separator Co., 35 William 
Street, New York. 
cSTreJe'-^Jf VETERINARY SURGEONS 
Lectures will begin OOTOItERiJ, 1894. For 
Circular, address H. 1). GIIiL,‘V. 8.. Secretary, 
332 E. 27tb Street, New York City. 
Hoof Ail, 
Fouls and Foot Rot 
cannot exist where VVlnc of I’oopcr is applied. 
It Instantly destroys, without Injury to flesh or hair, 
all inlcrobet*, germs, and iiarasltes that cause the 
disease. By mall, postpaid, .50 cents. Warranted. 
Write for circular and tesilmoulnls. Address 
THE CORl’KU CURE CO., Cortland, N. Y. 
TH[PRIZ[ 
on GREEN BONE CUTTERS 
at the World’s Fair, was 
awarded Webster & Uannnm. 
Get circular. 
WEBSTER & HANNUM, Cazenovla, N. Y. 
JERSEYS, 
From Miller & Sibley's herd, will be tuhercuHn tested 
before sole if desired. 
Our bull, Ida’s Rioter of St. L., has 19 daugh¬ 
ters tested, averaging over 19 lbs. 3 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 I’ogis won first prize at Pennsyl¬ 
vania State Fair In 1893. Sired by Stoke Pogls 5th, 
who had 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 $209. Specify what 
you want. Mention this paper. 
MILLER & SIBLEY. Franklin, Venango Co.. Pa. 
GUERNSEYS! 
The GBANDEST of DAIBY Breeds. 
Combining the richness of the Jersey with the size 
approximate to the Holstein or Short-horn, but 
standing alonb and unbqualbu in producing the 
richest colored bntter In mid-winter on dry feed. 
Gentle as pets, persistent milkers and hardy In con¬ 
stitution, they combine more qualifications for the 
dairy or family cow than any other breed. In the 
“ Old Brick Guernsey Herd” 
are danghters and granddaughters of the renowned 
Squire Kent, 1604 A. G. C. 0. and of the finest strains 
on Guernsey or In Ametioa—Comns, son ofSqnlre 
Kent and Statelllte, son of Kohlm bend the herd. All 
parttonlars In regard to Breed and Herd cheerfully 
given. 8. P. TABHR WILLETTS, 
“ The Old Brick,” BOSLTN, L. I., N. Y 
Aberdeen-An^us Cattle 
J. P. HINK. Shlnrock. Krie Co., O. 
FOR SALE. 
Jersey Bull. “Pride of Peconlc ’ 3‘2944. A. J. C. C.. 
three years old, vjry handsome and weM grown; an 
Inbred St. Lambert. Sold only to prevent further In- 
breeding. A bnrgsln to a quick buyer. Also one 
thoroughbred cow. four years old. Pedigrees on ap¬ 
plication to PECONIC FaR.M, Sag Harbor, N. Y. 
a | n n ItULT. CALF, dropped April, 1994 
. 0, U. U, sire Nancy’s Stoke Pogts 2.5U3I, pure 
Bt. Lambert; a bull of similar breeding sold at auc¬ 
tion for $1,700; calf’s dam one of our best cows by 
Lord Victor Pogls 14499 pure 8t. Lambert, son of 
Maggie Sheldon 23.583 21 lbs 5 ozs of Bu:ter In 7 
days. It Is a large, bandsome, extra good, lawn calf. 
Price reasonable. E. L ULA ItKSON, Tivoli, N. Y. 
Refer by permission to Tub Ruhai, New-Youkbu. 
HIGH-CLASS 
Rcjs^istcred .Jersey Cattle. 
ROBT. F. SHANNON, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
PKKIN DUCKS—100 choice breeders yet to go at 
price. Brookslde Poultry Farm, Columbus, N. J. 
FOR SALE. 
Large, 'I’hrlfty. 
Thoroughbred 
Poland-Ghina Hogs 
of all ages. 
F. H. GATES & SONS, Chittenango, N. Y. 
C D A A I KT-^A well-bred Stallion and 
■ ^ an Aspinwall Potato 
Planter, or would exchanso for Jersey cows. 
GEO. S. BU'TLER, Cromwell, Conn. 
FOR SALE. 
A new Harrison 16-tnch 
Burr Stone Grist Mill; 
price $7 j. Will exchange 
for Guernsev'or Jersey heifer calves or Poland-China 
Sboats. Send offers C. O. NEWTON, Homer, N. Y, 
KIRBY HOMESTEAD DUROC-JERSEY PIGS, 
from stock selected and bred by Col. F. 1. Curtis. 
These pigs are me best ever offered. Prices reason¬ 
able. Also a few very choice Jersey calves. Address 
D. C. CURTIS, Kirby Homestead, 
Charlton, Saratoga County, N. Y. 
GHESHIRES 
Pigs In pairs, not akin. 
YoungSows bred. 
Young service Boars. 
ED. 8. HILL, Tompkins County, PeruvUle, N. Y. 
Hampshire-Down Sheep. 
The best mutton breed In England or America. 
Yearling and ram lambs; also Ewes and Ev e Lambs 
for sale. Prices 20 per cent below former years. 
JNO. I. GORDON, Mercer, Pa. 
Hi^h-Class Shropshires 
70 yearling ranqs that will weigh 250 to 800 pounds, 
and shear 12 to 15 pounds at maturity; and IM year¬ 
ling ewes, to weigh 175 to 21,JD pounds, and shear 9 to 
12 pounds at maturity, Just arrived, recorded In Eng¬ 
land and America. “A grand lot.” Send for cata¬ 
logue. THE WILLOWS, 
GBO. E. Bbbok, Prop. Paw Paw, Mloh. 
Chenango Valley Stock Farms, Greene, N. Y., 
J. D. VAN VALKHNBURQH, Jb., 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 fiocks. 
T^ORSET-HORN SUEEP for Sale.— 20 
Reg’d, Imp’d and American-bred. J M. HAM, 
Lynfeld Farm, Washington Hollow, N. Y. 
PUREBRED SOUTH DOWNS. IS, 
Ewes and 
.ambs for sale 
at farmers’ prices. L. B. FREAK, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Thorndale Shropshires 
AX AUCXION I 
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The fifbt ALDuai Auction of Yearling Ewes and Rams, the produce 
of the Thorndale F.ock, will be held at THORNDALE, Millbrook P.O., 
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N. Y., 
Tuesday, September i8, at 12 o’clock. ; 
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 flock will be on exhibition at the New York State Fair, 
Syracuse, Sept. 6-13, Catalogues ready Aug 15. Write for particulars. 
OAKLEICH THORNE, Millbrook, N. Y. 
