Live Stock Matters. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
A Pine Sow. — I have a Chester White that breaks 
the record; she has had five litters of pigs. The 
first, 11 ; the second, 13 ; the third, 15; the fourth, 
17 ; the fifth, 17. The last three litters were within 
one year, making 49 pigs in one year, from one 
sow. w. f. w. 
Chapmanville, Pa. 
Teats and Lice —Por a spattering teat, I take a 
flat stone and rub the end of the teat when full of 
milk. For lice on stock, I take soft soap and 
warm water, wash thoroughly twice, six to ten 
days apart, kill all the lice and improve the con¬ 
dition of the animal. j. r. a. 
Ontario, N. Y. 
Chaff in the Eye. —About the chaff in that 
cow’s eye, page 63, I don’t blame The R. N.-Y. for 
coming down with both feet on that salt remedy. 
But tell T. P. D. to use dry powdered sugar in 
the goose quiil instead of salt. I have cured 
horses and mules’ eyes that were covered by a 
film, and were nearly blind, by simply using the 
goose quill and sugar two or three times a day. 
Stuart, Mon. f. g. 
“ Shorts” for Pigs. —Where dressed pork sells 
for $6 per 100 pounds is there any profit in feeding 
hogs with shorts at $31 per ton ? c. s. m. 
Quebec. 
R- N.-Y.—The only way to answer that question, 
would be to know what other grains cost, so as 
to make comparisons, and see whether you can 
get more than $21 worth of value in other foods. 
The Best Breeds. —1. What fowls are the best 
layers ? 2. Which breed of hogs is the largest and 
easiest to fatten ? 3. Which breed of cattle is the 
greatest milk and butter producer ? I wish to 
buy some good stock, but would like to know first 
which is the best ? F. g. 
Texas. 
R. N.-Y.—1. Leghorns. 2. Berkshires, probably. 
3. Holsteins for milk, and Guernsey or Jersey for 
butter. In all cases, however, the care has more 
to do with it than the breed. 
Apples as Medicine. —Have I made a discovery? 
I have known for a good many years that feeding 
apples to cows would affect the flow of milk. If 
fed all they will eat, they will diminish the flow ; 
but if fed in small quantities, they will increase 
it. Reasoning from these facts, it occurred to me 
that a feed of apples might be good for what we 
call a caked bag. So, having a heifer this winter 
whose bag was hard for a week or 10 days after 
she calved, one night after milking, I gave her 
about four quarts of sour apples. The next 
morning, her bag was as soft as an old glove and 
has remained so ever since. a. l. s. 
Baldwinsville, N. Y. 
Feeding a Calf. —I have a heifer calf, dropped 
February 12. I took it from the cow when three 
days old. I am giving it one gallon of new warm 
milk in the morning, and one gallon at night; but 
this is expensive feed, as I can sell all the milk at 
20 cents per gallon. What is a good ration to 
feed, and how should it be prepared? How soon 
can I quit using milk in its feed without stunting 
it ? Its dam is a Snort-horn, and a splendid milk 
and butter cow. The calf is half Jersey, so I wish 
to raise it for a milch cow. w. a. mcd. 
Frank ford, Ind. 
R- N.-Y.—Whole milk is, of course, the natural 
food for a calf. In your case, it will not pay to 
feed it. If you can get skim-milk, you can easily 
manage by adding to it ground flax seed, begin¬ 
ning with a big tablespoonful, and increasing as 
the calf grows. If you cannot get skim-milk, you 
can make a tea by pouring boiling water over cut 
clover hay, and using, say, three parts of this 
tea with one part new milk and the flax seed. Or, 
you can use the calf meal sold by J. W. Bardwell, 
16 Pacific Avenue, Chicago. This can be used with 
water, and makes a gruel that is a fair substitute 
for milk for calf feeding. 
Sound Cow Talk.— Every good cow in the State 
of New York, or any other State, was born good. 
A cow is not like man; the man must be born the 
second time to become good. To try to make a 
good cow of one that was not born good, is like 
trying to make a man good without his being born 
again. There are men going about, paid with 
public money, preaching at the institutes saying, 
“ Feed the cows you now have better. This is all 
that is necessary.” This is easy preaching, be¬ 
cause nine-tenths of the dairymen believe it, and 
keep right along using the same scrub bull and 
general purpose cow. The teachers who are teach¬ 
ing this doctrine, are still in their sins. The blind 
leading the blind. 
Man is born hereditarily bad; the cow is born 
hereditarily good or bad. One can’t change the 
cow, but, the man can be changed. The average 
general purpose cow in the State of New York, 
gives 3,000 pounds of milk per year, containing 
three per cent of butter fat. With this extra feed 
spoken of, sav, $10 per year, she gives 4,000 pounds. 
The average price of this milk is one cent a pound, 
equal to $40. The average cost of keeping this 
cow one year is $30, and with the extra $10 for 
feed, is $40. At a cost of $40 to keep this cow, and 
the income from her milk being $40, there would 
be no profit. 
The cow that is born good, will not give less 
than 6,000 pounds of milk per year (some give 
twice this amount), of which 4*4 per cent is but¬ 
ter fat. With the $10 extra for feed, she will give 
8,000 pounds of milk per year. This milk is worth 
154 cent per pound, equal to $120 ; minus $40 for 
keeping, this leaves $80 for profit for the well-bred 
cow. These are conservative figures, not carried 
to extremes. I have owned 500 cows, and base 
KILL TICKS WITH LEGGETTS 
INSECT POWDER. APPLY WITH 
THE GUN "" . ' 
CAN BE USED IN 
IlewstOj 
GON./I 
my figures upon solid facts. The general-purpose 
horse is all right in its place, but there is no place 
for a general-purpose cow this side of the Rocky 
Mountains. The cow should be bred for a special 
purpose, as much as the trotting horse. The 
butter fats are born in the cow, and not in the 
feed. p. Herrick. 
ELLIOT’S PARCHMENT BUTTER PAPER. a AW CDS 
To dairymen or others who will use It, we will send half a ream, 8x11, free, If thoy ■ ■ U* 
will forward 30 cents to pay postage. Why not try the Best Butter Wrapper ? 
A. G. ELLIOT & CO., Paper Manufacturers, Philadelphia, 
A Deep-Seated Cough, cruelly tries the Lungs 
and wastes the general strength. A prudent resort 
for the afflicted is to use Dr. D. Jayne’s Expectorant, 
a remedy for all troubled with Asthma, Bronchitis, 
or any Pulmonary affection— Adv. 
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 
NATIONAL LINSEED OIL CO., 61 Erie Bank Building, BUFFALO, N. Y. (A. C. Ahhott, Manager.) 
Feeders of Stock 
Kindly Stop a Minute 
Sons and Daughters of 
one of the best sons of 
Ida’s Stoke Pogis 
at reasonable rices. 
ROUT. F. SHANNON, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Horse Owners! Try 
GOMBAULT'S 
Aw^Caustic 
IOU Balsam 
We wish to remind you of the 
importance of using liberally 
ABERDEEN-ANGUS CATTLE 
Why does our product have 25 per cent more albumi¬ 
noids and carbohydrates than tho other ? Because 
presses necessarily take from tile seed much of tho 
mucilage with the oil, and we tako oil only. 
Many feeders find cake meal more laxative, there¬ 
fore prefer our meal. Address 
DETROIT LINSEED OIL WORKS, 
DETROIT, MICH. 
TjvSESjS&SHlSisSr A Safe Speedy and Positive Cura 
The Safest, Best BLISTER ever used. Take! 
the place of all liniments for mild or severe action. 
Removes all Bunches or Blemishes from Horses 
and Cattle. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY 
OR FIRINC• Impossible to produce scar or blemish. 
Every bottle sold is warranted to give satisfaction 
Price $ 1.50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or 
Bent by express, charges paid, with full directions 
for its use. •> Send for descriptive circulars* 
THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland O. 
THOROUGHBRED AYRSHIRESKfiS 
nearly one year old, of choice breeding, and from tho 
best of stock. Price here, registered and crated, for 
the three, $75, to a quick buyer. 
D. M. CAMPBELL, Oneonta, N. Y. 
DEALING in FUTURES ! Ordering Spring Pigs from 
early litters, so as to secure the choicest selections of 
‘Willswood Herd” 
Recorded Berkshire Swine. 
Catalogue tells ALL. The BEST are cheapest. 
WILLS A. SEWARD, Budd’sLake, N. J. 
Purest and Best Condimental Tonic 
for Live Stock compounded only at tho above Farm. 
Address for samples 207 Broadway, N.Y. Agts wanted 
||ATCH CHICKENS BY STEAM 
WITH THE MODEL 
Simple, 
gl | Perfect, 
gfrf and Self- 
Pegu la ting 
“p«-F Thousands 
|| in successful 
operation. 
H Guaranteed to 
hatch a larger 
percentage of 
fertile eggs, at 
less cost than 
any other Hatcher. 
114 to 1 22 S.fith 
CHESHIRES! The -“H' E L B L D F - ARM 
Is the Banner Herd of the world. Awarded 
more than three times ns many First Premi¬ 
ums (at the World’s Fair, Chicago) ns all the 
rest of the Cheshire exhibitors put together; 
17 First Premiums and Special Mention. 
Lion’s share of hirst 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. 
Lowest-priced flrst-clasa 
Hatcher made. 
■ Send 6c. for Catalogue. 
Circulars free. 
Patentee and 
Man u far furor Geo. H. St? 
) Nt., Quincy, Ill, 
DIPPING 
Leggett’s Paris-Green ok Powder Gun. 
For Orchard, Vineyard, Garden or Potato Field. Dis¬ 
tributes Insect Powder, Hellebore, Paris-Green, Sul¬ 
phur, “Fungiroid,” or any dry powder. Light, Swift, 
Easy, Safe, Strong and Cheap Thousands in Use. 
Illustrated Circular on application. 
LEGGETT & BROTHER. 301 Pearl Street, New York. 
CHE8HIRES 
from Foundation Herd. I have now shipp 
to men I had sold to before. I challenge any 
tho world to give as good a record. E. ’ 
Torringford, Conn., recently Oneida, N. Y. 
INCUBATOR 
Hatches Chickens by Steam. 
Absolutely sclf-rcgi;luting. 
I bo simplest, most reliable 
md cheapest first-chins natcher 
nt 1 '®, market. Circulars free, 
tlLIj&CO., Quincyj XII. 
BY 
F. H. GATES St SONS, 
BREEDERS OF LARGE 
Poland-China Hogs 
Chlttenango, N. Y 
USE Cl I HU A CARBON- 
TAYLOR'S ■ v/ IVI Pi Bisulphide, 
For killingWoodchucks, Prairie Dogs,Gophers 
and Rats, Insects in Grain, Seeds, etc. Shipped 
in 50-pound cans by the manufacturer. 
EDWARD It. TAYLOIt, Cleveland, Ohio. 
Best varieties of 
SEED POTATOES at 
PRICES TO SUIT 
THE TIMES. 
flhin 1 ’oland-Chlnas—Few left of Best Spring Hoars 
UIIIU and Sows Irred. Write for bargains; must go. 
Summer and fall pigs. E. Weir & Son, Reinersvllle, O. 
We Warrant * 
The Reliable * 
ToFIatch 80 per cent. S«i,r Regulating 
Durable, Correct In Principle. Leader JL 
at World’s Fair. Gets, in stamps for » 
V . -- new 112 pa^e Poultry Guide and Cata- ^ 
W logue. POULTRY FOR PROFIT made plain. Bed-Rock Information. ★ 
★ Reliable Incubator and Brooder Co..Quincy, III. -k 
* uo 
l Vnrrt, 
I High i 
Jcianx" 
^ fowls 
BARREN COWS CURED 
Reg. Poland-Chinas 
Young Sows from choice 
blood ready for service; some 
bred. Boars of all ages. Hard 
time prices. Mention paper. 
HAMILTON & CO,, Corliruuviilo, Pn, 
The following Is from Hon. WAYNE MacVBAGH 
Ambassador to Italy: 
Brookfield Farm, Bryn Mawr, Pa. 
“ You can quote from this note my assurance that 
your medicines always gave me the greatest satis¬ 
faction.” 
Book Free. MOOKK DKGS., Albany, N. Y. 
INCUBAT0RS&BR00DERS 
Brooders only $5. Best & Cheapest 
for raising chicks. 401st Premiums 
4000Testimonials. Send forCat’l’g. 
G. S. SINGER, Box 714 Cardington, 0. 
Seed Potatoes; Cheshire Hogs; Duck and 
Hens’ Eggs. Send for illustrated circular. 
C. E. CHAPMAN, Peruville, N. Y. 
GARGET, MILK FEVER, 
SCOTT’S ) Positively cures caked 
ARABIAN rudder and garget* 
PASTE ) will not scatter or re¬ 
duce the flow .A milk. l>Oc. & $1.00 
SCOTT’S SPECIAL FEVER REMEDY cures 
milk fever; $1.00 by mail. AskDrug- 
igist or Saddler. Send for circulars. 
INCUBATORS !oun o a or 
Brooders. 112 First Premiums. 
Sent for 114-page Illustrated Catalogue 
PRAIIUK STATE INCUBATOR CO, 
Homer City, Pa. 
Fall Pigs in pairs not akin; Sows in farrow Six 
Beagles, six months old. It. C. White and S. C. B. Lee- 
?P. r 25 ' ?, a i nb, o'o KS ’ KgKS iu season : $1.50 for 
13; $2.50 for 26; $3 for 39. 
HOMER J. BLIOWN. Harford, Cortland Co., N. Y. 
T Self-Rcguhithig 
Invincible Hatcher 
Money refunded! f not as goo< 
any,regardless o fprice. Sent 
4o. for No. 23 catalogue, testi¬ 
monials, Ac. BIT'KEYK IN(,T- 
BATOU CO., Springfield, 0. 
by saving labor, in¬ 
creasing ine amount of 
butter produced and 
C-JGfSGV Boar ’ one year old, $15; Pigs, 
J six months old, $7 each, 
and B. C. B. Leghorn and W. P. Bock Eggs, 
Geo. L. Ferris’ Prairie Farm, Atwaters, N.Y 
the price it will brmg^he 
"•hoiujj 
CRYSTAL CREAMERY 
It’s constructed on a new principle—is something 
you can’t afford to lie without. Our booklet, “Good 
Butter, and IIow to Make It,” free. Agent* 
wanted. 
Crystal Creamery Co., 3 Concord St., Lansing, Mich. 
THE HYDRO SAFETY LAMP 
For all Incubators and Brooders. Ther¬ 
mostatic Bars, Regulators, Brass Boilers 
, and Tanks; Thermometers and all Incu¬ 
bator Supplies. Send for catalogue to 
L. It. OAKES, Mfr., Bloomington. Ind.; 
J. P. Lucas, Western Agt., Topeka, Kan. 
S®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®® 
THE KEYSTONE 
DEHORNER 
Mammoth Bronze ; Toulouse Gee 
and Pekin Ducks. Eggs in seaso 
L. HATTON, KusselvUle. Pa. 
Cuts clean on all sides-does not crush. The 
most humane, rapid and durable knife 
made, fully warranted. Highest World’s 
Fair Award. Descriptive Circulars Free. 
A.C.BR0SIUS, CochranviHe, Pa. J 
®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®® i 
-Very large Cockerels and Eggs. 
H. H. BONNELL, Waterloo, N. Y. 
America’s Business Hen still in the lead. Eggs for 
hatching, $2 per 15; $3.76 per 30; $5 per 45; $10 per 100. 
Illustrated and descriptive circular free. 
C. H. WYCKOFF, Groton, N. Y. 
k for Incubators my specialty. From vig- 
k orous crosses at $4 per 100; also 12 varle- 
w ties purebred stock at $2 per 15. No cir- 
L. H. MYERS, Bethlehem Centre, N. Y. 
culars. 
EGGS 0 HEAP LE F A r G A ,r E H 4 
and best strains of purebred fowls. I will mail you a Hne36-natro 
Catalogue and Calendar for the year of 18!!.’,, got up in the best 
style, full of useful information, just what everybody wants far 
only 4c. in stamps. Address, IS. II. UKK1DER, FLORIN, J>a’ 
E (2 fi C f° r hatching that will hatch. B. & VV. P. Rocks, 
LUUO W. Wyandottes, Indian Games, B. Minorcas, 
and P. Ducks. Satisfaction guaranteed. Send for cir¬ 
cular. BUOOKS1DE POULTRY FARM, Columbus, N.J 
Saved by using my Forceps 
Make you the most money. 
Book on raising Hogs, Free 
J. W. REIMERS, 1107 H Street, Davenport, la. 
AND 
B. P. Rock and S. C. B. Leghorn—one sitting, 
$1.50; two sittings, $2 50. Send for list. 
DAVID DALTON, Upland, Pa. 
Don t get Eggs-cited when we tell you that hens do 
Eggs-actly as well in winter as In summer If their 
rations are Kggs-tended by using 
Green Bone Cutter.^ 
-*-<1 - Nothing on Earth will make Hens Lay and 
\ r nP l Little Chicks Grow like Green Cut Bone. 
/|sF V jj Warranted to double Egg Yield 
B fjLfl and reduce Grain Bill One-half. 
bi J Otw Green Bone Cutters are the best on 
1 earth, a/nd the ONLY ones receiving 
Xl an Award, at the World's Fair. 
,_X 53 7“ Send for Catalogues and valuable 
—article on Feed, free. 
Webster & Hannum. 107 Albany St., Cazenovia, N.Y. 
O. K. FOOD 
WHITE Plymouth Rock, 15 for $1; 
Mammoth Bronze Turkey, 13 for $3.50. 
GEO. KOONTZE, Georgetown, Conn. 
An egg cellent appetizer. 
Cures eggs-haustion. 
Makes hens Eggs-tremely profitable. 
Sample Bag One Dollar. 
137“ Send for our new catalogue. 
C. A. BAETLETT, 
Worcester, Mass. 
ET O C Golden Wyandotte, Buff and 
It. B. Leghorn, $2 tor 15. 
SCOTCH COLLIE PUPPIES for sale. Illus. circular 
free. C. W. BEMAN, Port Dickinson, N. Y. 
