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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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ashes and water. This makes a good 
material for patching holes in pipes, etc. 
In this case, the lye formed by the soda 
and potash in the ashes, acts chemically 
on the clay, and binds it together, mak¬ 
ing it sticky and coherent. The coal 
ashes make simply a mechanical mixture, 
but the wood ashes go beyond that and 
make a chemical combination. You 
might take coal ashes and a little fat, 
and have a mechanical mixture for wash¬ 
ing your hands ; while wood ashes and 
fat would make soap —a chemical mix¬ 
ture. The wood ashes, therefore, will 
act to cement the soil together, and 
thus make it hold moisture better. Of 
course this benefit will be most marked 
on sands or soils with an open texture, 
because they need the compacting more 
than others, and an increased capacity 
to hold water will make the improve¬ 
ment more marked. Coal ashes or leached 
wood ashes, would also benefit a stiff 
clay to some extent, by lightening it, 
but unleached ashes might make the 
stiff clay worse than ever, by changing 
it into a cement. That would be due to 
the chemical action of the potash and 
soda. The coal ashes being coarser than 
the clay particle and having only a 
mechanical effect, would make the clay 
more open and loose. Another soil effect 
of the ashes is due to the lime which they 
contain, and that we shall speak about 
next week. 
Live Stock Matters. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Serving the Sow. —The time to serve a sow is 
from three to six days after weaning the pigs. 
By having them served at this time, one can raise 
two litters a year, and allow the pigs to be two 
months with the sow. T. a. h. 
Saxonburg, Pa. 
A Worm Cure.—A cure for worms in hogs is to 
put a common fire shovel full of ashes in a pail 
of swill once a day for two or three days. It will 
do the job, and will also cure kidney worms. It 
is better and safer than turpentine. d. h. 
Marion County, Ill. 
Southern Wild Turkeys. —Tell your readers to 
go it slow on the wild turkey business. There are 
lots of wild turkeys here. I have seen flocks with 
20 or more in them this season, and they mix with 
our tame turkeys. We find that what is gained in 
hardiness, is more than lost in size, and wild tur¬ 
key blood makes wild tame turkeys. They will 
not come up of themselves, are very wild, and 
often go off entirely. I have known whole flocks 
lost in this way. o. o. G. 
Aylett, Va. 
Cotton-Seed Meal and Straw.—As the balanced 
ration seems to be a popular as well as very in¬ 
teresting subject, I would like to know what you 
think of wheat straw and cotton-seed meal as a 
ration for cattle, merely to winter on. How much 
of the latter would you recommend, if any ? 
Allensville, Ky. c. c. r. 
R. N.-Y.—We don’t think enough of it to advise 
any one to try it. The “chemical analysis” might 
be all right, but both foods are dry and constipat¬ 
ing, and the animals would not do as well as they 
should. You can “winter” a man on buckwheat 
cakes, pork and potatoes, but he will need lots of 
“spring medicine” before he does much plowing. 
Some Pig Points.— In reply to J. H. B., page 79, 
it is a fact that sows may be served the third day 
after dropping pigs ; but not many will catch at 
such service. If they fail to breed then, they 
rarely come in heat again until their pigs are 
weaned. In answer to W. O. P., the Small York¬ 
shire is probably the most meaty breed of any, 
and with fair treatment, do not require fattening; 
they are always ready for market. They can 
hardly be excelled for some special markets, 
where the best quality of pork is required, and 
fancy prices can be obtained. In the general 
market and for pork growing on a large scale, 
they can not compete with the Poland-Chinas, 
which are of much quicker growth, and, as a rule, 
better “ rustlers.” Why keep a small breed that 
require a year to reach the same weight the 
Poland-Chinas will pass in eight months ? w. 
Decorah, Iowa. 
Bran and Shorts.— On page 79 of The R. N.-Y., 
E. P. B. writes of his ration, saying wheat bran 
costs 85 cents per 100 pounds, and wheat shorts $1 
per 100 pounds, etc. The R. N.-Y. advises drop¬ 
ping the shorts and using more bran. Now will 
The R. N.-Y. or E. P. B. tell me the difference 
between bran and shorts, as to analysis and 
mechanical condition ? L. a. p. 
Worcester, Mass. 
R- N.-Y.—“Bran” is a coarse, light product com¬ 
posed chiefly of the outer husk or covering of the 
wheat kernel. “ Shorts” or “middlings” are names 
given to an inferior portion of the flour—not white 
or fine enough to be used for the flour of com¬ 
merce. Average analyses are about as follows: 
Muscle-makers. Fat-formers. Pure fat. 
Bran.11.72 44.66 2.58 
Shorts.10.79 44.80 2.85 
The bran is coarse and more laxative than the 
finer ground “ shorts ” 
Cuds and Crosses. —1. At what hours is it nat¬ 
ural for kine to chew their cud, in summer and in 
winter, so that the time of feeding may be accom¬ 
modated to Nature ? 2. Given at the start, pure 
P. Rock hens crossed with pure White Leghorns, 
the pure white pullets alone being saved for breed¬ 
ing ; these crossed with Light Brahma—to in¬ 
crease size—the white pullets with clean legs only 
being saved. With what breed should these be 
crossed, to preserve the large size of the hens and 
to secure the most prolific laying in winter, and 
also to preserve the white plumage and yellow 
legs ? o. r. o. 
Sanderstown, R. I. 
R. N.-Y.—1. The cow has no regular hours for 
chewing the cud. She seems to make it more 
a matter of convenience than anything else. 
Observe cattle at pasture and see what they do 
under natural conditions. Cud chewing depends 
on the fineness of the food, and its taste. 2. We 
would take White P. Rocks,though we cannot see 
any advantage in so much crossing. 
A Scrub Dairy. —I have worked 54 years in and 
around the cow stable. I read on the first page 
of The R. N.-Y. for January 26, the statement by 
Mr. Glass about his dairy farm. I will give a few 
facts of a small farm of 46 acres. I have 600 
peach trees, 100 apple, 25 cherry, 55 pear, and 1J4 
acre of blackberries, besides all other small 
fruits. I raise three acres of potatoes, four to six 
of wheat, from six to nine acres of grass, four 
to six of corn, and have from six to nine of 
pasture. I keep 11 cows, 3 horses, and about 
100 hens. The cows are all scrubs except two 
—one purebred Jersey and one registered Hol¬ 
stein. I also have a registered bull, bought the 
past fall. I must speak a good word for the 
scrubs. I am vealing one calf, but from 10 cows, 
we get 40 gallons of milk a day. It is shipped 
to Washington, D. C., and nets 1354 cents per gal¬ 
lon, winter price. The feed for these cows is 
ground wheat, cotton-seed meal and corn meal, 
mixed, equal portions of each. This is fed twice 
a day, turnips twice a day, with corn fodder 
and good Timothy hay, all they can eat. 
Virginia. . benjamin kenyon. 
Potatoes for Sheep. —A few weeks ago, I called 
on Mr. J. J. Wise, a successful sheep man, and 
asked to see his lambs that he was fattening. Mr. 
Wise called the building a “ shed,” but it was 
inclosed on all sides, with a hay loft overhead—a 
nice warm place, well ventilated. There were 
30 lambs, all in thrifty condition, with good well 
water by them constantly. “ What and how much 
do you feed your lambs ? ” 
“I feed clover hay, as you see, and here is their 
grain in this barrel. It is finely-ground corn-and- 
cob meal. I feed 10 quarts, morning and evening.” 
“Then your 30 head only get about 10 quarts of 
pure corn meal.” 
“ Yes, that is all the grain they get. I feed them 
a bucketful of small, unsalable potatoes every 
noon.” 
“ Do you think it pays to pick up the small po¬ 
tatoes to feed to stock ? ” 
“Yes, I do; and I have invented a potato 
grinder. Here it is. I used the crank and shaft 
of a worn-out wringer, fitting this wood shaft, 
which is about three inches in diameter, on to the 
iron one, making a cylinder. I then put in two 
rows of spikes, diagonally from end to end. The 
spikes are No. 9 wire, they stick out one inch and 
are one inch apart. The concave has one row of 
spikes of the same length.” 
“How long does it take to run a bushel 
through ? ” 
“ I don’t know. I never have timed myself, but 
it does not take long to run a bucketful through.” 
“ Have you fed raw potatoes to other stock ? ” 
“ Yes, I have, and consider them good to keep 
them healthy.” n. w. b. 
Portage County, O. 
Straining and Racking your Lungs and Throat 
with a rasping Cough, is hut poor policy. Rather cure 
yourself with Dr. D. Jayne’s Expectorant, an excel¬ 
lent remedy for Asthma and Bronchitis.— Adv. 
DISINFECTANT-VERMICIDE-ANTISEPTIC 
Kills Vermin on 
Live Stock, Poultry, 
makes Stable Ail < 
Pure and Healthy. 
ZENOLEUM 
NON-POISONOUS SHEEP DIP. 
Better and Safer than any other. Write for circulars 
and prices. 
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Book on raising Hogs, Fre> 
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101CII TCDDICDC of Choice Breeding, 
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PURE OLD PROCESS GROUND LINSEED OIL CAKE. 
No other feed for farm animals will produce so satisfactory results as our linseed meal. It supplies the 
most essential elements in which all other feeds are deficient. We do not percolate or cook our Oil Meal. 
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Horse Sizes, 50 cents and $1.00. 
Sold by all Dealers. 
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are daughters and granddaughters of tho renowned 
S,|uir Kent, 1504 A. G. C. C. and of tho finest strains 
on Guernsey or in America—Comus, son of Squiro 
Kent and Statellito, son of Kohim head t he herd. All 
particulars in regard to Breed and Herd cheerfully 
given. S P. TABER WILLETTS. 
“ The Old Brick.” Koslyn, L. I., N. Y. 
JERSEYS. 
Sons and Daughters of 
one of the best sons of 
Ida’s Stoke Pogis 
at reasonable rices. 
ROIJT. F. SHANNON, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
ABERDEEN-ANGUS CATTLE. 
,J. P. IIINE, Shinrock, Erie Co., O. 
WANTED 
A herd of well-bred cattle In 
exchange for house* and lot in 
Buffalo, N. Y. Address 
J. W. WOODRUFF, Summordale. N. Y. 
CHENANGO VALLEY E'JKZ. 
burgh, Jr., Proprietor. Dorset Horn, Shropshire and 
Rambouillet Sheep, Dutch Belted and Jersey cattlo; 
also Poland China, Jersey Bed and Sutlolk Pigs. 
Purestand Best Condimfc"tal Tonic 
Trial five pound box, express prepaid, 75 cents. Agents 
wanted. Compounded only at Willswood Farm by 
Wills A. Seward. Address for sample and circular, 
207 Broadway, New York. 
LAST CHANCE 
At tho greatest bar¬ 
gains over offered in 
high-class Shropshire 
Breoding Ewes and 
POLAND-CHINA SWINE. Write for special prices 
and Souvenir Hand-Book, FREE. 
A. H. FOSTER, Allegan. Mich. 
YOUR OWN BONE 
MEAL, OYSTER SHELLS, 
Gm ham h'lom'ami Corn, in the 
$C HAND MILL 
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WILSON BROS., Easton, Pa. 
Clarice Fall farrowed Sows, bred and fed for breeders, 
“Willswood Herd” 
Recorded Berkshire Swine. 
Order at once Pigs from the Spring litters of 1895. 
Catalogue tells ALL. 
WILLS A. SEWARD, Budd’s Lake, New Jersey. 
PANNFn MEAT ,, ’his food is nice, fresh meat, 
UnlintU IfluM I carefully cooked, ground line, 
rnn nnill TDV seasoned and hermetically 
rUn rUULI HI ■ sealed. Will keep an unlimited 
time until opened. Conveniently put up in 8-lb. cans. 
Especially adapted for chickens and moulting fowls. 
Ground fine, it can be mixed with soft food, and 
fed to give each fowl an equal share. Price, 30 cents 
per can; $3 per dozen. HOLLIS DRESSED MEAT 
AND WOOL CO., 20 North Street, Boston, Mass. 
Sclf.Itegulutlng 
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Money refunded i f not as goo< 
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Brooders on 1 y $6. Best & Cheapest 
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machine fully Warranted. 
Write for Circulars & Prices 
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Most Perfect Machines, Best Material 
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Seif - Ketfiilatliip: 
HitOOlIKKS. 
CHESHIRES! The -S" RM 
Is the Banner Herd of the world. Awarded 
more than three times as many First Premi¬ 
ums (at the World’s Fair, Chicago) as all the 
reft of the Cheshire exhibitors put together; 
17 First Premiums and Special Mention. 
Lion’s share of First Premiums and Gold 
Medal at N. Y. State Fair, 1894. Why not 
buy the best! Prices low. Correspondence 
solicited. 
B. J. HURLBUT, Clymer, N. Y. 
CHESTER WHITES 
For true type Chester 
Whites, with broad 
dished face, straight 
backs and growthy, try G. It. FOULKE, Bala Farm, 
West Chester, Pa. You won’t be disappointed. Only 
tlrst-class reg. stock shipped. Satisfaction guaranteed 
B KRKSHIRE, Chester White, 
Jersey Red and Roland China 
'RIGS. Jersey, Guernsey anil 
Holstein Cattle. Thoroughbred 
Sheep. Fancy Poultry. Hunting 
_ _ _ and House Dogs. Catalogue. 
3. W. SMITH, Cochranvllie, Cheater Co., Peunu. 
FOR SALE. < 
Best varieties of ) 
SEED POTATOES at 
I’BICES TO SUIT > 
THE TIMES. ( 
BY 
F. H. GATES * SONS, 
HIIEKDKKS OF LARGE 
Poland-China Hogs 
Clilttenango, N. 1 
f| h j ft Poland-Chinas—Few left of Best, Spring Boars 
UIIIU and Sows bred. Write for bargains; must go. 
Summer and fall pigs. E. Weir &Son, Reinersville, O. 
YORKSHIRE PIGS 
December last, for sale cheap. 
GEO. KOONTZE 
Six choice Sows and 
one Boar; farrowed 
Georgetown, Conn. 
Seed Potatoes; Cheshire Hogs; Duck and 
Hens’ Eggs. Send for illustrated circular. 
C. E. CHAPMAN, Peruvllle, N. Y. 
You can Count your- 
CHICKENS 
Before they are Hatched 
if you will us-) a good Incubator and a good 
Thermometer—both are essential to a suc¬ 
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thermometer by express prepaid for 75e. 
Taylor Bros Go., Rochester, N, Y., 
EGGS 
culars. L 
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. H. MYERS, Bethlehem Centre, N. Y. 
TURKEYS and DUCKS. 
We offer two Yearling Half-wild Turkey Gobblers. 
Their plumage is very brilliant. Also one trio of 
Woods or Summer Ducks. The Turkeys are thor¬ 
oughly domesticated and Ducks very gentle. 
M. B. ROWE & CO., Fredericksburg, Va. 
R. C. B. LEGHORNS 
Choice breeding fowls and eggs for hatching; moderate 
prices. Six fine cockerels for crossing, $1 each. Two 
extra large W. P. Rock cockerels; a few Buff Cochins 
and one Light Brahma cockerel, $1.50 each. 
8. A. LITTLE, Malcom, Seneca County, N. Y. 
Pure Langshans 
Black and White. $2 to$5 each. 
Mrs. C. M. Kelley, Newark,N.Y 
Light Brahmas. Early and Prolific layers. Eggs, $2 
for 13, $3 for 20. Plymouth Rocks; eggs, $1.25 for 13, 
$2 for 26 V. E, HASEKICK, Lakeport, N H 
C ft Q 0 for hatching that will hatch. B. & W. P. Rocks, 
LUUO W. Wyandottes, Indian Games, B. Minorcas, 
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