THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
77i 
Live Stock Matters. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Sweet Sieos. —On page 739, K. E. H. 
wants to know whether all silos smell 
like a tanyard. I think not: I have one 
built in the barn, from which 1 am now 
feeding, and people who come into the 
barn do not notice the silo unless it hap¬ 
pens to be at the time I open it; there is 
always some on top that does not keep, 
and of course that does not smell very 
good. Is R. E. 11. a farmer ? Will he 
please tell us what liis neighbor’s silo 
was filled with ? c. m. n. 
Worcester County, Mass. 
Another Cow Monu.ment.— On page 
707, is an account of a cow belonging to 
Mr. Alex. J. Thomson, which gave 
1,099>^ pounds of milk in 30 days. Then 
there is Mr. W. R. ]\r.’s, of Oxford, N. 
Y., with a milk yield of 9,114% pounds. 
The R. N.-Y. says that cow deserves a 
monument. The total yield of milk 
from my cow for 10 months, commencing 
January 8, 1894, and ending November 
7, 189.5, is 10,886% pounds; the largest 
yield for seven days was 430 pounds. 
What about a monument for this grade 
Short-horn? j. i>. 
Portage la Prairie, Man. 
R. N.-Y.—She ought to have it by all 
means. 
Sugar Cane for Stock.— Is there any 
use in growing sugar cane for fodder for 
stock ? Seedsmen catalogue a sugar 
cane by the name of Early Amber, which 
they say will mature anywhere that 
corn will ripen. Can we grow it here ? 
Would stock eat it? Would it be any 
better than com fodder? How is it 
propagated ? I wish to grow fodder 
that will have quality as well as quan¬ 
tity, and it seems to me that the cane, 
being sweet, would make good fodder. 
Austinburg, Pa. w'. u. .j. 
R. N.-Y.—Our opinion is that Ever¬ 
green sweet corn will give you more 
and better fodder than any other corn 
or cane. 
Feeding Sun Feowers.— In The R. 
N.-Y. of October 6, G. V., Oxford, Mich., 
asks about feeding sunflower seed. I’er- 
haps my experience may help him. 
About October 1, my Jersey cow, which 
had been in milk seven months, was giv¬ 
ing two gallons a day. I began feeding 
her bran and sunflower seed, giving her 
a pint of seed at flrst, and gradually in¬ 
creasing till at the end of the flrst week, 
I was feeding a quart of seed and a quart 
of bran twice a day. Her milk increased 
from two gallons a day to four gallons a 
day. When the seeds gave out, she 
dropped back to three gallons a day, 
although the bran was increased to four 
quarts at a feed. t. e. r. 
Livermore, Cal. 
Woodchucks as Egg Producers. —T. 
Greiner, Farm and Fireside, tells how to 
make woodchucks produce eggs : 
My brother is waging a war of extermination 
against woodchucks in still another manner. He 
has learned the value of fresh meat and bones as 
food for poultry. A young woodchuck is a treat 
for fowls, and an old one is not despised. A good 
rifle of small caliber is his main reliance for catch¬ 
ing his game. Being a good marksman, he is 
pretty sure of getting every woodchuck that comes 
within a reasonable distance of the muzzle of his 
rifle. On some days he gets several, and perhaps 
60 in all during the summer. This relentless per¬ 
secution keeps the pest fpiite well in check. The 
woodchuck, as soon as killed, is skinned and taken 
home to the poultry yard. A block and an old ax 
with short handle are always in readiness. The car¬ 
cass is put upon the block and chopped up. This is 
quick work. The flesh and bones are tender. The 
flock of hens and chickens has already gathered 
around, waiting for the feast, and in a few min¬ 
utes not a particle is left of what once was a liv¬ 
ing animal and a troublesome, destructive pest. 
In the shape of eggs and chicken meat it reap¬ 
pears—a welcome transformation. 
The Biggee Horse Book. —All who 
have read the famou.s little Farm J ournal 
of Philadelphia, know of Judge Biggie. 
The judge writes well on almost all 
topics, but is especially interesting when 
he comes to discuss horses. He recog¬ 
nizes the great intelligence of the horse, 
and knows how much skillful breeding 
and care have'to’’do with i the'’develop¬ 
ment of that animal. The “ Horse Book ” 
is unique and interesting. There is noth¬ 
ing just like it in the language. We 
And in it bright, sharp talk about the 
different breeds, how to breed, feed and 
care for the horse, how to handle him in 
health or disease—in short just the in¬ 
formation you want. There are no long- 
winded sermons or jaw-bi*eaking names 
about it either, but the whole thing is 
written in plain and easy United States. 
The book costs 50 cents. We can supply 
it if you want it. 
FEMALE DOGS AND SHEEP. 
In The R. N.-Y. of November 10, my 
neighbor from North Guilford doubts 
that female dogs kill sheep. My e.xperi- 
ence teaches me that they do, for three 
times in as many years, they have been 
caught at mine. One of them never left, 
except to be buried under an apple tree 
in the adjoining orchard. The other be¬ 
longed about a mile away, and although 
a valuable setter, was freely given up by 
her owner. A small bounty brought a 
strong Irish setter to my door, that had 
I twice been with her. I also know of an¬ 
other that went several miles to a flock 
of sheep, killing one and cari’ying home 
a large piece to her pups. A boy had 
seen her cross the sti-eet near his home 
and shot her as she passed, with a flne 
leg of fresh mutton in her mouth. 
I have had more experience than most 
farmers with sheep-killing dogs and do 
not exempt any sex or size, for usually 
two dogs go together, and one as small 
as a rat-and-tan can bark at and worry, 
while his larger associate bites and kills, 
A small dog killed in one night 15 young 
lambs in a yard. One reason why so few 
bitches are caught, is because there are 
but few in number as they are heavily 
taxed, and besides their owners do not 
allow them to breed promiscuou.sly. 
I will raise one question for P. K. If., 
or any other to answer: Did you ever 
know a castrated dog to kill sheep ? I 
never did, and am inclined to believe 
that is a good method. How long would 
I be allowed to let my Devon bull run at 
large ? Who ever knew an ox or steer, 
or even gelding, to do much mischief ? 
Let the man who keeps sheep do with 
them as I do with my Cotswolds, put on 
some heavy bells, and offer S3 or S3 
bounty for every dog killed annoying 
the flock. Then bury them under the 
apple trees, as I can now show a whole 
row, and this year they were heavily 
loaded with flne fruit. Another way to 
get the vile brute, is to remove the flock 
all but one that has been killed, and set 
steel traps around that. The traps need 
not be hidden, as he is not afraid of old 
iron, or need the chains be very heavy 
as he will not pull very hard when 
caught by the toes. Three dogs met their 
fate in this way to my knowledge. 
Meriden, Conn. j. w. yaee. 
In answer to P. K. H., I will say that 
female dogs do kill sheep. I have had 
two that were sheep killers. The last, 
a cross of Newfoundland and English 
Mastiff that weighed 140 pounds when 
two years old, got to chasing sheep and 
had to be disposed of for that reason. 
Coudersport, Pa. c. E. u. 
Sooner or Eater a neglected Cold will develop 
a constant cough, shortness of breath, failing strength, 
and wasting of flesh, all symptomatic of some serious 
Lung affection, which may be avoided or palliated by 
using in time Dr. D. Jayne’s Expectorant.—Adu. 
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