1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
3o7 
LIVE STOCK MATTERS.—Continued. 
Horse Hair as Horse Medicine.— We use tail or 
mane hair of the horse, cut one-eighth or one- 
quarter inch long, to expel worms from our 
horses, and it works to a charm. j. s. 
Ashley, Utah. 
Rabbits and Hens.— 1. What kind of rabbits 
should I raise for meat for poultry ? 2. What is 
the best all-around fowl, both for meat and eggs ? 
New York. w. D. 
R. N.-Y.—1. We expect to have an article on this 
subject soon. 2. Probably the Plymouth Rock fowl 
will suit you. 
To Kill Horns. —Dairymen here are having 
cows dishorned, which looks barbarous. I am 
raising some calves on which I would like to kill 
the horns before they start. What can I use ? 
Smyrna, Del. A. L. h. 
R. N.-Y.—We believe in taking the horns off 
cattle. These horns are a defensive weapon, use¬ 
ful only when cattle were wild. There is no rea¬ 
son why a modern cow should fight. For use on 
the calf’s horns, the Department of Agriculture 
advises a mixture composed of 50 parts of caustic 
soda, 25 parts of kerosene, and 25 parts of water. 
Make an emulsion of the kerosene and soda by 
heating and vigorously stirring, and then dis¬ 
solving in water. Place in a bottle with a rubber 
cork. Clip the hair from around the embryo horn, 
then drop two or three drops of the mixture on 
the spot, and rub it thoroughly with the rubber 
cork. Go over each horn two or three times, but 
do not let the application run over the other parts 
of the skin. 
“ Prickley Comfrey.”-— I see in The R. N.-Y. an 
advertisement offeringprickley comfrey roots for 
sale, with the statement that it is “the best soil¬ 
ing plant.’’ I wish to say that 20 years ago, I paid 
$10 for a half cigarboxful of root cuttings, which 
I planted in extra good ground, well manured and 
cultivated it carefully. The second year, it pro¬ 
duced a wonderful amount of leaves, but neither 
animals nor insects would eat it. I kept the 
plants well cultivated for three years, liopingthat 
the horses and cattle might learn to eat it, but the 
attempt was an entire failure even when they 
were kept entirely on dry feed. We plowed the 
comfrey up, and have not heard of it since, until 
the advertisement named above came under my 
notice. v. d. b. 
West Newton, Pa. 
R. N.-Y.—Two years ago, in June, the writer 
visited the farm of W. H. Hart, of Poughkeepsie, 
N. Y., and saw prickley comfrey fed to cows, fie 
cut stalks himself, and carried to the cows—they 
ate it greedily. There was an immense growth 
of the plant, and it was cut and hauled to the 
barn every day. The cows all had to be taught to 
like the comfrey just as many people have to be 
taught to like the taste of tomatoes. The “educa¬ 
tion” consists in chopping the comfrey into small 
pieces, and mixing the grain with it. 
DUROC-JERSEY HOGS. 
On page 15, J. E. M. asks to be enlightened as 
to the good and bad qualities of Duroe-Jersey 
hogs. I have been trying them now for a year, 
and my experience may be of interest to him. In 
looking around here, to decide what pure breed 
of hogs to raise, the Duroc-Jerseys were selected, 
not because they were thought to be the best, but 
because there promised to be, for some time at 
least, a good local demand for them. This is not 
saying that they are not the best hogs, but that 
the aim was to supply the demand rather than to 
raise the perfect hog. 
Some 15 or 20 years ago, the Berkshires were the 
ruling breed here. Then a prejudice grew up 
against them, and the Poland-Chinas took their 
place, and completely drove them from the field. 
Now the same prejudice is growing in the minds 
of the farmers against the Poland-Chinas, for the 
idea is held by many, that they are losing vigor. 
A near neighbor bought a fine boar, and he was 
impotent. Another one claims that the sows are 
not nearly so prolific as they were, and so on. 
Not that there are no dissenting voices; many 
are still in favor of the Poland-Chinas, but with 
many there is a decided feeling against them. 
Observe that I am not saying a word against the 
breed as a whole, or even that these things are 
true of the breed here. The thing desired, was to 
find what the farmers thought about it. Whether 
or not it was true, made very little difference. It 
was found decidedly that the demand was for a 
more prolific and vigorous hog than they 
esteemed the Poland-Chinas to be, and that the 
farmers looked very favorably on the red hog. 
That was the first thing that pointed towards the 
Duroc-Jerseys. The second was the experience 
of a neighbor. He bought a sow 18 months old, 
of our Jersey breeder here, and gave his note 
for $25 payable in four months. This sow raised 
10 very fine pigs. When the note was due, the 
breeder came, looked over the litter and said, “If 
you will give me those four boars, I will give you 
back your note and $3 in cash.” The man did so. 
For the feed and care of that sow four months, he 
got the sow, six pigs and $3. Wasn’t that good 
enough ? A little further investigation convinced 
me that they were hardy and prolific. These 
were the special points emphasized in their favor. 
After satisfying myself in regard to the demand, 
and concerning these points, I was not long in 
getting a start, although having an idea that 
they must necessarily be a little deficient in fat¬ 
tening ability, for I thought that could not exist 
in its greatest perfection with vigor and espe- 
•‘The Tree is Known by the Fruit it Bears.” 
—And so Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant rests in the con¬ 
fidence of the public to-day as a Lung remedy, be 
cause, after Over Sixty Years constant use, it is 
known to be fully worthy of that confidence.— Adr. 
daily with fecundity. This extreme tendency to 
fatten, and especially to fatten early, which the 
fine-bred hog has, was thought to be rather an 
unnatural condition, and consequently at vari¬ 
ance with the most vigorous constitution. So I 
thought that some of this fattening tendency 
could be very profitably dispensed with, if there¬ 
by we could secure greater vigor. By this time, 
on account of my experience with these same red 
hogs, and also from some observations on other 
stock, this theory has got a terrible shaking up, 
and it may have to go entirely. 
In the first litter raised, was one pig which, at 
weaning time, was probably the fattest pig lever 
saw of its age. As the chances were against his 
making a good breeder, he was put in the fatten¬ 
ing pen. He grew and throve very well, but all 
the time kept excessively fat. He weighed about 
180 pounds when butchered, and I said to the man 
who helped me, “Could ‘Chubby’ have been made 
to weigh 400 pounds ?” 
“No, sir; I believe he would have choked to 
death with fat before that time.” 
Some may think that this is not a recommenda¬ 
tion for the breed ; but, be that as itmay, I started 
out to tell my experience. But it shows that the 
tendency to fatten is in the blood. Another pig 
in this same litter, for some reason best known to 
itself, got off its feed, got very poor, and nearly 
died of starvation. It was put off by itself and 
petted by feeding with milk, etc., until it began to 
thrive again, when it was put in the fattening 
pen along with “Chubby” and four Poland-China 
pigs. The way these four pigs were obtained may 
give some hint of the situation here. They were 
bought of one of our best Poland-China breeders 
at nine weeks old, for $2 a head jrst to fatten. So 
in that pen there were four purebred Poland- 
China pigs that were large for their age, thrifty 
and heartv, and two purebred Duroc-Jerseys. 
One of these had had a hard struggle to live, 
and was only just now getting a good start, and 
the other was a fat, chubby fellow that nobody 
would pick out as a grower. The red pigs, though, 
were a little the older, so that they were all very 
nearly the same weight. A chance to compare 
the breeds, but with the odds in favor of the 
black pigs. What was the result ? The red pigs 
beat the black ones very decidedly in the race. 
They were not weighed, but at the end of 100days’ 
feeding, the red pig which had once nearly starved 
to death, was about 20 pounds heavier than 
“Chubby” and 40 pounds heavier than any of the 
black ones. This showed vigor and the ability to 
fatten rapidly. While the red hogs have main¬ 
tained their reputation for hardiness and fecund¬ 
ity, they undoubtedly have shown the ability to 
fatten as readily as any other hog. Are not these 
the essential points for the money-making hog? 
One fault, though, has been noticed in the indi¬ 
viduals of this breed, which have come under my 
observation. Too large a proportion of them 
have poor feet. They go down instead of stand¬ 
ing up on their toes. Whether this is a fau’t of 
the breed, I cannot say ; but I intend to guard 
against it in my breeding. As indicating the cor¬ 
rectness of my view of the demand, all my pigs 
were sold last fall readily at good prices. 
Jasper County, Iowa. e. b. watson. 
SLOAN’S TREATISE ON THE HORSE, 
This is the title of an illustrated book recently 
issued by Dr. Earl S. Sloan of Boston, Mass. It 
tells about the horse in language that you can 
understand, and avoids the technical terms found 
in most books of the kind that only students and 
veterinarians understand. For a short time, this 
book will' be sent free to any reader of The R. 
N.-Y. who writes for it If you own a horse, get 
one while the offer lasts. Address Dr. Earl S. 
Sloan, Boston, Mass.— Adv. 
Horse Owners! Try 
GOIYIBAULT J S 
Caustic 
Balsam 
A Safe Speedy and PoJtive Core 
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 FIRING- 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. 
BARREN GOWS GURED 
The following is from HON. WAYNE MacVEAGH, 
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- 
Book Free. MOORE BROS., Albany, N.Y, 
GARGET, MILK FEV ER. 
SCOTT’S J Positively cures caked 
A R A BI AN /-udder and garget; 
PASTE ) will not scatter or re¬ 
duce the flow ^f milk. 50c. & $1.00 
SCOTT’S SPECIAL FEVER REMEDY cures 
milk fever; $1.00 by mail. Ask Drug¬ 
gist or Saddler. Send for circulars. 
Icott’s Hoof Paste Co., Rochester, N.Y. 
N L lu?. CaU8e STOCKMES to lose MILLIONS of 
No Files or Sores 
on IIorMi* c [ Cow 
more Milk where 
SHOO-FLY 
III UNf 
Don't wai 
Covj8 are 
, - ■ ■ o 0XO8 ar 
aud Horses poor. Send 50c. and we will exp. 1 qt. from disti 
ing point in your state. Thousands of testim's from 37 states 
lc daily. Agts.p Omo. SHOO-FLY MFG. CO. Philip 
ELLIOT’S PARCHMENT BUTTER PAPER. CDCE 
To dairymen or others who will use it. we will send half a ream, 8x11, free, If they ■ ■ * ■■ ■■ 
will forward 30 cents to pay postage. Why not try the Best Butter Wrapper? 
A. G. ELLIOT «fe CO., Paper Manufacturers, Philadelphia, Pa. 
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. 
NATIONAL LINSEED OIL CO., til Erie Bank Building. BUFFALO. N. Y. (A. C. ABBOTT, Manager.) 
Feeders of Stock 
Kindly Stop a Minute. 
We wish to remind you of the 
Importance of using liberally 
Guernsey Bulls 
FOR SALE. Best Butter Strains. 
ELLERSLIE STOCK FARM, 
OUR LINSEED OIL MEAL. 
Why does our product have 25 per cent more albumi¬ 
noids and carbohydrates than the other ? Because 
presses necessarily take from the seed much of the 
mucilage with the oil. and we take oil only. 
Many feeders find cake meal more laxative, there¬ 
fore prefer our meal. Address 
DETROIT LINSEED OIL WORKS, 
DETROIT, MICH. 
BLATCHFORD’S 
CALF MEAL. 
Perfect Substitute for Hllk In raising Calve», 
Doubled In strength this season. One lb. mak es 
one gal, of rich Qruel as n utritious as milk. 
Sample 25 lbs., $ 1 .00. Pamphl et “ How to 
Raise Calves Cheaply and Succ essfully Without 
nilk,” with lettersjrom those who have done 
»o, sen t free ._ __ 
J. W. BARWELL, 16 Pacific Ave.,Chicago, 
_Jobber of Hill Feeds, Grain, etc., _ 
Glu ten M eal . Pure Oilmeals, Undecorticated 
Cotton i-ee d fleal, Fat Stock Corn and Wheat 
Feed, Rice fleal, Corn Bran, Wheat Bran, 
fliddi.ngs, Flour, etc. of best qualities. 
P atent Slow-Feed Manger; $1.00 each; Si,000 
sold. 50 Warren St., New York; 140 N. Broad St., 
Philadelphia, and 53 Kim St., Boston. Mass. 
USE 
TAYLOR’S 
FUMA 
CARBON- 
Bisulphide. 
For kUlingWoodchueks, Prairie Dogs,Gophers 
and Hats. Insects in Grain. Seeds, etc. Shipped 
in 50-pound cans by the manufacturer. 
EDWARD It. TAYLOR. Cleveland, Ohio. 
RIARN’S BONE CUTTER A 
Iry it before you pay for lU 
Nothing on earth will 
MAKE HENS LAY 
Like Green Cut Rone. Ill. catlg. tree If you name 
this paper. r.W. MANN CO.. MILFORD. MASS. 
RHINKCLIFF. N. Y. 
Granddaughters of 
Ida’s Stoke Pogis. 
FROM BUTTER COWS. $46 and upwards. Express 
charges paid. 
ROUT. F. SHANNON. Pittsburgh, Pa. 
“ Willswood Herd” 
Recorded Berksh re owine. 
Send for Catalogue. 
WILLS A. SEWARD, Budd’s Lake, N. J. 
CHE8HIRES! ,he -ED F - ,RM 
Is the Banner Herd of the world. Awarded 
more than three times as many First Premi¬ 
ums (at the World’s Fair, Chicago) as all the 
rert of the Cheshire exhibitors put together; 
17 First Premiums and Special Mention. 
Lion’s share of Fir$t Premiums and Cold 
Medal at N. Y. State Fair, 1894. Why not 
buy the best! Prices low. Correspondence 
solicited. 
B. J. HURLBUT, Clymer, N. Y. 
CHESHIRES 
from Foundation Herd. I have nmo shipped 432 times 
to men 1 had sold to before. 1 challenge any breeder in 
the world to give as good a record. K. W. DAVIS, 
Torringford, Conn., recently Oneida. N. Y. 
HHFSHIRFS choice stock. 
w 11 k V# 11111 ■■ Illustrated Catalogue.!! 
ED. S. HILL, Peruville, Tompkins County, N. Y, 
WILLIS WHINERY,Salem, 0. 
BREEDER OF IMPROVED 
CHESTER WHITE SWIHE,’ 
“The Champion Herd of the World.” 
W 
Holstein & Jersey Cattle. 
17 Varieties of POULTRY 
Fine 32 Page Catalogue FREE. 
& 
Hand Bone, Shell, and 
\ Corn Mills for Poultryinen. 
Daisy Bone Cutter. Power Mills. 
—Circular and testimonials Free. 
WILSON BROS., Easton, Pa. 
HATCH CHICKENS BY STEAM 
WITH THE MODEL 
E XCELSIOR INCUBATOR. 
“ Thousands In Hue. 
cessful Operation. 
SIMPLE, PERFECT, and 
SELF-REO ULA TIRO. 
Guaranteed to hatcha 
larger percentage of 
fertile eggs at less cost, 
than any other Incubator. 
Send 6 c. for Illus. Catalog. 
INCUBATORS!',";'";,': 
Brooders. 112 First Premiums. 
Sent for 114-page Illustrated Catalogue 
PRAIRIE STATE INCUBATOR CO. 
Homer City, pa. 
INCUBATORS&BROODERS 
Brooders only $5. Best & Cheapest 
for raising chicks. 401st Premiums 
4000Testimonials. Send forOatTg. 
G. S. SINGER, Box 714 Oardington, 0. 
D ON’T PAY #30 TO #50 FOR AN INCU¬ 
BATOR when vou can make your own for less 
than $5. Send $1 to McCORMAC & CO.. New Concord, 
Ohio, and get their full instructions how to make and 
run an incubator. Brooder instruction. $1. 
ROSE COMB BR. LEGHORNS. 
Keshequa Strain, bred 10 years for size and laying 
qualities. Also White Minorcas. Eggs from vigoious, 
standard-bred stock. $1.50 per 15: $3.50 per 45. 
CHAS. L. MOSHER. Nunda, N. Y. 
CRRCfor hatching that will hatch. B. & W. P. Rocks, 
LUUO W Wyandottes, Indian Games. B. Minorcas. 
and P. Ducks. Satisfaction guaranteed. Send for cir¬ 
cular. BROOKSIDK POULTRY FARM. Columbus, N.J 
W. Leghorn Eggs 
nice strain, at 
$1 for 15. 
H. SAXTON, 
Varina Grove. Va 
J. A. & H. ROOF, 
Fort Plain, N. Y. 
Breeders of latest Improved 
CHESTER WHITE SWINE. 
Boar pigs, with pedigree, for 
sale. Also S. C. Brown and It. 
C.White Leghorn Chickens. Eggs for hatching, 13 for $1 
PUCCTCD U/UITEC Kor true tyi’ 0 r eg. 
UnCO I Cn VV nil CO Chester Whites, 
with broad dished face, straight backs and growthy, 
try G. II. FOUI.KE. Bala Farm, West Chester. Pa. 
You won't be disappointed. He is the onlv breeder 
guaranteeing satisfaction or freight paid both ways. 
from Registered stock, 
at farmers’ prices. 
F. C. LOUCKS. 
Hermon, N. Y. 
Reg. Poland-Chinas 
Young Sows from choice 
blood ready for service: some 
bred. Boars of all ages. Hard 
time prices. Mention paper 
HAMILTON k I 0.. Corhrmnlll**, Fa. 
I SELL 
R. C. Leghorn, W. P. Rock, and Langshan EGGS from 
EXHIBITION BIRDS. at$L Bronze Turkey Eggs at 
$ 2 ; Toulouse Geese Eggs at 25c. One Bronze Gobbler, 
1894 hatch, weight 21 pounds, $2.50. 
CHESHIRE PIGS, either sex, five months, at 
$ 12 ; sows In farrow. $15 to $ 20 . 
Circulars tell more about it. 
R. D. BUTTON, Cottons, N. Y. 
ECG8 
for hatching, $1 per 
setting, purebred B. 
Minorcas, G. Wyan¬ 
dottes, Buff and S. 
C. B. Leghorns. 
large 
Poland-China Hogs 
Send for circular. 
F. H. uAlks at SONS, 
Chlttenango, N. Y. 
Eggs that Hatch. 
Cayuga Black Duck, $1.26 per 13 ; fine Black Lang¬ 
shan, $1 per 13; Brown Leghorn, $1 per 13; Mammoth 
Bronze Turkeys, $3 per 13—all from choice stock. 
Order early. O. H. WHITE & SON, 
Miller Corners. N. Y. 
FfifiQ from Th 0 I '0UKhbred W P. Rocks, W. Leg- 
LUUO horns, Br. Leghorns and BI Minorcas. $1 a 
sitting; 30 for #2. KING’S FARM POULTRY YARDS, 
Otisville, Orange Cotinty, N. Y. 
F RR Q—26 White P. Rock eggs, $1.50; breeders care- 
LvJUO fully culled from 600 birds. 
A. M. HAKT, Meriden, Conn. 
ALMANEL GARDEN’S WYANDOTTES. 
Large ttock; large range. Eggs, $1 per 13: $2 per 23. 
ELSIE & VINNIK GOOD. Waynesboro, Franklin Co.. Pa 
America’s Business Hen still in the lead. Eggs for 
hatching, $2 per 15; $3.75 per 30; $5 per 45 $10 per 100. 
Illustrated and descriptive circular free. 
C. U. WYCKOFF, Groton, N. Y. 
BUCK LANGSHAN EGGS, 
$1 per sitting. S. DEAN, Oak Hill, N. Y. 
