1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
467 
Live Stock Matters. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Barren Cows. —The only successful 
remedy I ever tried was to let two bulls 
serve the cow, one right after the other. 
If that did not bring her around, I would 
let her go for beef. o. w. b. 
Sherman, Conn. 
Killing Woodchucks.—W ill The R. 
N.-Y. re-publish that article in regard to 
killing woodchucks, published some time 
ago? F. F. M. 
Westport, Conn. 
R. N.-Y.—About all there was to it 
was the putting some form of bisulphide 
of carbon down into the hole when you 
know the woodchuck is at home. A 
bunch of cotton batting wrapped around 
a stone and saturated with the bisul¬ 
phide is rolled down into the hole. That 
generally ends the ’chuck. The “Fuma” 
carbon bisulphide made by Edward R. 
Taylor, Cleveland, ()., is excellent for 
this purpose. 
Devon Cattle. —These trim, red ani¬ 
mals are in great demand in the south 
and west of England. They are great 
“ hustlers,” and live and thrive on steep 
hillsides and close pastures. In English 
sections where they abound, dairying is 
the chief occupation, and it is often 
asked why Jerseys or Guernseys are not 
kept instead. The Mark Lane Express 
gives this answer : 
There is a very good reason, for the Channel 
Islands cattle are indifferent graziers, and the 
cows, when dry, would not put on flesh and go to 
beef quickly, as the North Devon cattle do. Be¬ 
sides which, farmers breed from the latter, young 
steers, which are valuable for feeding and con¬ 
version to beef carriers, and when we consider 
everything, this is of no minor importance. 
The Devons are said to give a greater 
proportion of first-class beef than any 
other breed. In New England, many 
Devons are found. They make fine oxen. 
WHEN TO BREED YOUNG SOWS. 
QUESTION. 
When shall I breed young Duroc-Jersey sows 
that were farrowed in September, 1894 ? I wish 
to use or sell the pigs as breeders. 
THE ANSWERS. 
I would breed the sows so that they 
will farrow pigs when 14 or 15 months 
old. Then breed the pigs to farrow in 
the spring of 1897. I prefer to have my 
sows 12 months old when 1 breed them. 
Phlox, Ind. w. E. K. 
I do not know about Duroc-Jersey 
sows, but presume that they should be 
bred about the same as Chester White 
or Poland China sows. We breed ours 
so that they will farrow when about 12 
or 13 months old. We think that they 
have better and stronger pigs, and make 
quieter and better mothers. D. w. 
Tipton, Ind. 
It depends largely on how soon you 
wish to use them. If we were breeding 
them, and expected to keep them for our 
own use as breeders, we would not breed 
them before about November 10, 1895 ; 
as we think there is no brood sow so good 
as a fall pig kept over so as to farrow at 
from 18 to 20 months old. Give just feed 
enough to keep them in nice growing 
condition, and not let them get fat. 
At that age, they will farrow much 
stronger and thriftier pigs than they will 
under one year of age ; hence we would 
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not advise breeding before the time 
Stated. STRYKER BROS. 
Plainfield, Ill. 
To get the best results, breed them so 
that they will farrow next spring. They 
will get more pigs, and strong ones with 
lots of vitality. The sows themselves 
will be matured, and be good sucklers ; 
their succeeding litters will be stx-onger 
and better than if the sows had been 
bred early and their growth checked. A 
sow may be large enough to breed, but 
not old enough. A. w. T. 
Watliena, Kan. 
I have been a breeder of Duroc-Jersey 
swine for breeding purposes for six 
years. I bi’eed my old sows for two 
litters a year. I manage to have the 
spring litters ax-rive in April and May, 
and the fall pigs in September and 
October. I bx-eed my young sows so that 
they will farrow when they are one year 
old. To illustrate, I have some pigs far¬ 
rowed September 15, 1894. May 2(5, 1895 
I began to breed them ; those that were 
bred that day will be due to farrow the 
day that they are one year old ; the rest 
are bred as soon after as possible. If 
these young pigs do not rajse seven good 
pigs each on an average, they will not 
keep good the reputation made by their 
ancestors I do not advise breeding so 
young if not well matured ; they should 
weigh at least 200 pounds, and if they 
are good specimens of the breed, and 
have had good care, they will beat that 
weight at eight months old. Such sows 
should raise six to eight good pigs, and 
may be bred for next spring. 
Ingham Co., Mich. .j. n. bangiiart. 
I have always been stx-ongly opposed 
to breeding from immature animals, 
especially wliex-e they are to be used as 
breeders ; it has a great tendency to les¬ 
sen the vitality of the offspring, and 
when continued for several generations, 
the breed or stx-ain becomes almost 
worthless—only a disease inviter. The 
owner will find fault with the breed, or 
else attribute it to bad luck. Sows far¬ 
rowed in September, 1894, would be ex¬ 
cellent for breeding in December or 
January. At the time of farrowing, they 
then would be 18 months old, and would 
have their growth sufficient to enable 
them to bring a good, strong, healthy 
litter. Sows are not generally at their 
best until the third litter, and if they 
prove good mothers, they should be re¬ 
tained in the herd as long as they con¬ 
tinue to be so. It is often claimed that 
a young sow will do as well as an old 
one, because she has a large litter at 
first. I have had many young sows do 
well and produce some of the finest pigs 
I ever raised ; but what I object to is 
the continuance of the practice. If the 
young hogs’ sires and dams are from 
mature animals, then they are much 
safer to bi-eed young. 
When bx-eeding for breeding pux-poses, 
great care should be taken to have for 
sale stx-ong, healthy pigs, those that 
have strength and vitality to repeat then- 
offspring as a true type of the breed 
they represent. If the breeder does not 
do this, he is not only doing an injustice 
to himself, but to other breeders, and 
lastly to the breed represented. Too 
much pains cannot be taken in selecting 
young sows for breeders, as we must 
from time to time replenish our herds. 
I have always followed this practice : 
Suppose I am to keep 20 sows, I would 
add young sows every year, but in this 
way : I would carefully watch each sow > 
as a mother, nurse and suckler, and dis¬ 
card all old sows that did not come up 
to the standard I had in mind. I would 
seleet the young sows from the old sows 
that raised the largest litters, and were 
the best nurses and sucklers. In this 
way, in a few years I would build up a 
herd of swine that would prove a great 
source of profit. The milking qualities 
of a sow should be one of the principal 
features, as we all know that a sow can 
not successfully raise a litter of pigs 
without these qualifications. 
Eastman, Wis. jas. fisher .jr. 
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JERSEYS. 
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