1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
499 
Cultivating in a Drought. 
(CONTINUED.) 
moisture. A shower sufficient to form a 
crust, renews the capillarity. My aim 
now is again to destroy this crust, and 
no more. I believe this was the making 
of my corn last year. For weeks, we 
had no rain ; then a shower and a crust. 
I at once set to work to give my corn the 
last working. Just as I finished, we got 
another shower. I didn’t like the crust 
od the one hand, and on the other I did 
not care to put the horse in again. At 
this juncture, the delayed Crimson clover 
seed arrived from Delaware and solved 
the problem. Hy degrees, I sowed it 
right upon the crust, and put a force to 
work with iron rakes with orders to 
skim over the top, hut not to skip an 
inch. The work was easy and quickly 
done, and I found at the end of the job 
that it cost me less to rake in my seed 
than the cultivation of the corn with a 
horse would have done. One could now 
almost see that corn grow. I had an 
ideal earth mulch. As long as we have 
this, it is best to let well enough alone, 
unless we wish to apply a bona fide 
mulch in the shape of some foreign sub¬ 
stance. 
In this connection, it may not be amiss 
to say that if the assertion of those “old 
potato growers” that The R. N.-Y.’s ex¬ 
periment will result in “all vines” (which 
I do not anticipate), prove correct, it 
will not be because of the mulching sys¬ 
tem, but because rows only 15 inches 
apart are rather crowding the potato 
roots, and because for such a dry season, 
they were planted rather shallow. I 
plant five to six inches deep, covering 
only two to three inches at first. After 
a week or so, I scatter fertilizer (hen 
manure, etc.,) over this covering, then, 
as fast as I walk, drag a pronged hoe 
over. As soon as the tops of the pota¬ 
toes appear, I fill up level and cover with 
the coarse manure, corn stalks, etc., 
from the barnyard and cap the whole 
with four to five inches of forest leaves. 
I was asked this spring what I had done 
to make them all come up the same day; 
they were so uniform and regular. My 
rows are two feet apart, but the tops lap 
at that. I am not uneasy about the 
bugs, which are easily managed, but I 
like to have a little space to get at them; 
no easy matter when rows are too close, 
without tramping on the vines. 
Virginia. j. c. senger. 
Live Stock Matters. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Feeding Horses. —Our horses are in 
good condition ; we feed cut hay, mixed 
with bran, corn meal and ground oats. 
We moisten the hay and mix the chop 
through it. We feed oats at noon ; mixed 
feed twice a day. Our horses are always 
fat and sleek, while our neighbor’s horses 
are in poor shape. He feeds corn meal, 
ground oats, and bran, dry ; he does not 
mix it, but throws it in to his stock as it 
comes from the mill. Which way is best ? 
Tunkhannock, Pa. A hired man. 
R. N.-Y.—That way is always best 
which gives the best permanent results. 
In the case given, there may be a good 
many things besides the feeding that 
make the difference in the horses. Our 
own experience is that work horses do 
better when the hay and feed are mixed 
and moistened as you are doing. 
Morgan Horses. — We seldom hear 
much about the Morgans nowadays, yet 
the breed still has its friends. M. W. W. 
Stevens, of Salem, Ind., claims that the 
Morgans can still “ out-step, out-road, 
out-pull and out-style any breed of 
horses.” This is what he “ goes on to 
say” : 
Each season’s observation and experience srive 
us renewed courage in the enterprise, and more 
firmly convince us that this is the most profitable 
horse for the general breeder, and that the great¬ 
est of all road horses is the Morgan. While all 
other branches of the horse industry present a 
discouraging outlook just now, the fact remains 
that good, sound, handsome roadsters were never 
in greater demand, and the outlook for the future 
is very encouraging. The trend of the times is 
towards better roads for the entire country, and 
grand speedways for all our cities. What does 
this mean to the horse breeder ? Not that there 
is going to be an increased demand for fashion¬ 
ably-bred trotting or track horses; not that the 
demand for draft stock will be in excess of the 
supply, and surely not that the common grade 
horse will ever bring more money than he now 
does. It simply means that it has become a 
“fad,” or fashion, for wealthy men to own and 
drive for themselves, handsome, speedy horses. 
They are not satisfied with anything short of the 
very best, and when the desired animal is found, 
a long price does not stand in the way of a ready 
sale. It is to meet this increasing demand, that 
we are bending all our energies to produce the 
typical roadster. By a roadster, we mean a horse 
that stands 1514 to 16 hands high, that weighs from 
1,000 to 1,200 pounds, that is sound and straight in 
every way, level-headed and resolute, capable 
and willing to road 12 miles an hour, or 100 miles 
in 10 hours, and when put upon his speed will 
show a 2:30 gait. No one will attempt to deny 
that this is the most-sought-for horse in the mar¬ 
ket, and commands the highest price, and very 
few will controvert the assertion that the Morgan 
stands pre-eminent as a producer of the very best 
class of roadsters. 
EXPERIENCE WITH A SILO. 
In the year 1890, in re-buildiDg a barn, 
I conceived the idea of a silo and set 
about constructing two inside my barn, 
using the bay formerly used for storing 
hay, for that purpose. I used 2x4 stud¬ 
ding 1(5 inches apart, put building paper 
on the studding, furred out three-eighths 
of an inch, and ceiled the inside of each, 
putting a partition between and ceiling 
both sides of the partition. This made 
the silos 12x12 feet each way, and 18 
feet deep, with cement bottom. I used 
good matched hemlock flooring free from 
knots, six inches wide, for the inside. I 
boarded the outside of the barn with 
good matched pine eight inches wide, 
which was no extra expense on account 
of the silos. The whole cost of the silos 
was less than $50 for the two. 
The first year I filled one with B. & 
W. corn which gives a large amount of 
watery and sour ensilage here in north¬ 
ern Ohio, and is not worth the raising. 
It has a large per cent of sugar in the 
stalk when green, and a great amount 
of vinegar when taken from the silo. 
Immature corn or clover never makes 
good ensilage ; it may keep well and 
come out as green as it went in, and 
still be almost worthless and very objec¬ 
tionable to stock. 
There is no doubt about the best crop 
to raise for ensilage. The largest variety 
of corn that will mature in the climate 
where it is to be used, is by all means 
most profitable. For this State, I find 
the Learning corn the best. Many make 
mistakes in planting the crop for en¬ 
silage. They plant too much seed, and 
grow a thick mass all over the ground. 
Such a crop never makes good ensilage. 
My plan is to plant the corn in drills 
three feet eight inches apart, plants six 
to ten inches apart. In a crop grown in 
this manner, each stalk is almost sure to 
produce an ear of fair size, and the 
stalks generally grow 10 to 12 feet high. 
I cut my corn in half-inch lengths just 
as the grain is in the dent state, or two 
weeks before being fit to cut up to husk. 
A crop grown in this way, and treated 
in this manner, will winter seven cows 
from every acre of good ground if well 
tilled. The ensilage comes out just as 
fine as it went into the silos, and in far 
better condition to be digested and 
assimilated by the animals. I use no 
weight for pressing ensilage. For cover¬ 
ing, I use chaff and short straw, such as 
drops from the carrier when thrashing ; 
put it on about one foot thick, and about 
six inches of damp sawdust from the ice¬ 
house on the top of the chaff, keeping 
the whole well tramped around the edges 
while settling. While filling, I keep the 
grain well mixed through the stalks, as 
it runs or falls from the carrier. For 
taking out ensilage from the silos, I 
left a space from bottom to top, next to 
the floor, putting in sections of door as 
the filling progressed, and taking out 
from the top as we used it. w. b. 
Geauga County, -0. 
Your Best Liver Stimulant is Dr. I). Jayne’s 
Small, Sugar-Coated Sanative Pills. No nau¬ 
sea, and, in most eases, absolutely painless. At proper 
intervals, single pill doses lire usually sufficient.— Adv 
Every Horseman Should Try 
“Tuttle’s Elixir,” 
The greatest horse 
remedy in the 
world. Not simply 
guaranteed to cure 
in the advertise¬ 
ment, but backed 
bv a standing offer 
of *100 Howard 
for every failure. 
If it won't cure 
your horse of 
Colic, Curbs. 
Splints,Contracted 
and KnottedCords, 
Shoe Boils, when 
first started, and 
Callous of all 
kinds, you will re¬ 
ceive the above re¬ 
ward. Used and 
indorsed by Adams 
Express Company. 
Sample free for 
three two-cent 
stamps to pay 
postage. 
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I have used “Tuttle’s Elixir,” and cured a spavin on 
a mare that had been lame more titan a year, and for 
colic I think it is the best I ever saw. 
J. II. Shaw. No. Weymouth and Boston Express. 
Address Dr. S. A. TUTTLE, 27 Beverley St, 
BOSTON, MASS. 
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Removes all Bunches or Blemishes from Horse* 
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OR FIRItyjIQ • 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 
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THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland O. 
JERSEYS. 
Tons and Daughters of 
one of the best sons of 
Ida’s Stoke Pogis 
at reasonable prices. 
ROUT. F. SHANNON. Pittsburgh, Pa. 
A.J.C.C. JerseyCattle and Chester White Hogs, 
Ten Cows, 15 Bulls, 20Heifers, St. Lambert and Stoke 
I’ogis blood. Chester Whites, headed by Happv Me¬ 
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Jersey Bulls; three Heifers. 
C. M. ACICLEN. Alberton. Md. 
UNEXCELLED! This breed stands as the I'erfectvm 
of the breeders’ art for all purposes. Buy from 
Willswood Herd 
Recorded Berkshire Swine. 
WILLS A. SEWARD. Budd’s Lake, N. J. 
RFRUIRF^' or ^ a ' e ' f° ur Litters, four 
DCmVdninCd Boars, two years. All regis¬ 
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CHESHIRES! 
la the Banner Herd of the world. Awarded 
more than three times as many First Premi¬ 
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rest 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. 
C HEST EK VVII ITES-IIave you been disappointed 
swindled In buying pigs ? If so, try the old true 
type Chester Whites, bred by G. It. Foulke, West 
Chester, Pa. Have broad, dished face, lop ear, straight 
hair and back, good body, bone and ham: are growl hy, 
not coarse. Only breeder guar, satis or fi t. both ways 
Reg. Poland-Chinas 
and BERKSHIRES. Choice 
large strains. 8 -week pigs not 
akin. Poland-Chlna Boars 
all ages. Hard time prices. 
HAMILTON A CO.. Cocliriiiivlllr, l*». 
We have begun booking 
orders for Fall Pigs. Send 
yours. Correspondence solic¬ 
ited. 
F. H. GATES & SONS, 
Chittenango, N. Y. 
Feeders of Stock 
Kindly Stop a Minute. 
We wish to remind you of the 
Importance of using liberally 
OUR LINSEED OIL MEAL. 
The grass season is now at hand, and the experience 
of watchful stock feeders proves that the use of our 
meal is beneficial each and every month of the year. 
Writers in the trade journals often say this. Address 
DETROIT LINSEED OIL WORKS, 
DETROIT, MICH. 
BEFORE 
BUYING 
ANEW 
HARNESS 
Send 2-cent stamp for 80-page Illus¬ 
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made Oak Leather Harness, sold 
direct to consumers at wholesale 
prices. Why not buy from first 
hands and save the middleman’s 
profit. You can buy by mail as 
well as though here in person. 
Making to order a specialty. 
KING A CO., No. 10Church St., I)»t*o, N.Y. 
3A HORSE FOR 25 CENTS. 
"Same thing—When your best horse is laid 
up by a gal led shoulder and you can put him 
to work and cure him at same time by using 
Bickmore’s Call Cure- Also for Cuts, Scratches, 
Sore Teats on Cows. Sample mailed for lOcts. 
Bickmore Gall Cure Co., Box ^06. Old Town, Maine. 
BARREN COWS CURED 
'Ehe following Is from Hon. WAYNE MacVEAGH, 
Ambassador to Italy: 
Brookfield Farm, Bryn Mawr, Pa. 
“You can quote from this note my assurance that 
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Eggs that Hatch. 
Cayuga Black Duck, $1.25 per 13 ; fine Black Lang- 
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Bronze Turkeys $3 per 13—all from choice stock 
Order early. O H WHITE & SON, 
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VICTOR COW CLIP 
Holds cow's l ; l to her 
leg and keeps out of 
the milk and milker’s 
face All dealers sell it. 
30c. Single; Four$l. 
Sent by mail free 
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manufacturers, 
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