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[Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, by D. TJ. T. Mooiik, In the ofllco of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.] 
ket; and what is the cattso of their soraggi- 
ues«? It is because they have been stinted 
and starved at some portion of their growth. 
If the calf-flesh is once lost, it oao never be 
regained. A great deal of tallow may be 
got Internally by high feeding, but the ani¬ 
mal can never again be made one that will 
bo prized by the great retail butcher.” 
have had many in the same condition, with 
never unfavorable results. This should have 
been answered before, but was overlooked. 
confinement well, is very easily kept, and 
an excellent milker when well oared for in 
proportion to the amount of food con¬ 
sumed, fattens easily and the beef is tine 
and well-flavored. .Just now more careful 
attention is being paid to the breeding of 
Kerrys than heretofore, and this “ Poor 
man’s cow ” is attracting merited attention. 
Caked TJddors.—The most efficacious 
remedies uro bleeding about one week be¬ 
fore the period of gestation expires, and 
the withdrawal of the milk from the udder 
so soon as it begins to fill to any extent. 
These apply at the time of calving; but 
signs of caked udder at other times should 
bo allayed by bleeding and a dose of one 
table spoonful of saltpetre, dissolved, and 
given in the cow’s drink or mixed with 
meal. If cows are occasionally troubled 
with caked bags, an admixture of saltpetre 
with their salt, will usually have au allaying 
effect oil the difficulty. High feed engen¬ 
ders the disease, and should be diminished 
in such case, especially just before and fol¬ 
lowing the dropping of the calf. If a fleam 
is not to be had readily, a slit in the end of 
the tall is nearly as advantageous as blood¬ 
letting with that instrument.—u. B. D. 
KERRY CATTLE 
Illustrations of Kerry cattle are given 
herewith. These Kerry cattle belong to 
the “curved or middle-horned race,” and 
are considered the sole modern representa¬ 
tives of the ancient breeds of Irish cattle. 
The true Kerry is described as “a light, 
neat, active animal, with line and rather 
long limbs, narrow rump, line, small head, 
lively, projecting eye, full of live and anima¬ 
tion, with a line white cooked horn tipped 
with black, and in color either black or 
red " — never roan. 
There are several crosses or sub-varieties 
of the breed. One, and the most prominent, 
is known as the “ Dexter," which ” has a 
round, plump body, square behind; legs 
short and thick, with the hoofs inclined to 
turn in; the head is heavy, and wanting in 
that fineness and life which the head of the 
true Kerry possesses; and the horns of 
the 'Dexter' are inclined to belong and 
straight. 4 ' It mod not, ho suppled, how¬ 
ever, that the "Dexter” is to be considered 
a spurious Kerry, although not an original 
Kerry, which is the meaning we wish to 
convey by the term “true Kerry.” 
The Kerry cow is handsome, small in 
point of size, very docile, a great pet when 
kept by owners of suburban villas, bears 
Cow that Leaks her M ilk. - Ira 
WoolhON asks for a remedy for a cow that 
leaks her milk. It is sometimes prevented 
by placing an India rubber ring around the 
teat after milking. Another way is to milk 
the cow three times a day. This wo think 
tlio better method. Another way, often 
practiced, is to apply a small quantity of 
collodion to the end of the teat after milk¬ 
ing. This forms at once a thin, tough 
membrane, or skin, which will prevent 
leakage, and is easily removed before milk¬ 
ing. Collodion may bo had at the druggists. 
NOTES FOR HERDSMEN 
A Cow that Di<l Not Clean.—I have a 
young cow that dropped her second calf on 
May 30th. She did not clean; then I gave 
her some oats and rye meal, but it did no 
good. I then got a cow doctor to take it 
away (1 mean the after-birth). The hand 
was introduced into the passage, and noth¬ 
ing found, lie said she was all right. It 
appears not, for now it is dropping away 
from her. Is there anything that will has¬ 
ten it along? She does not appear sick, but 
looks thin, and seems to eat well. Last 
Summer, after dropping the first calf, she 
gave nine quarts of milk; now she gives 
only seven. Is the milk tit to use ? 1 might 
silil that when she lays down this comes 
away from her in pale yellow matter.—A 
Reader, June 10 . 
Probably, the COW is well by this time. 
Good care and good feed is the best remedy 
we know of, letting nature work her own 
cure. It is not a dangerous condition, so 
long as the cow retains her appetite. We 
Cowh in Clover.— Nelson Junn should 
not turn his cows into fresh clover when it 
is wot; and at lirst they should only be al¬ 
lowed to remain there long enough to get a 
good feed without gorging themselves. In 
owe they bloat, turn to the Rural New- 
Yorker May 1R, 1871, page 301, follow direc¬ 
tions and learn how easy it is to make the 
money invested in this paper save you the 
prloe of a cow. _ _ 
To Stop a Horn Bleeding, cover a cloth 
with tar and bind up. Keep on till healed. 
Preserve the Cal f-Plesh.—A celebra¬ 
ted Irish farmer once gave the following 
excelt rff- advice to a young herdsman: 
“ As a breeder, you must be careful not to 
lose the calf-flesh. If you do so by starving 
the animal at anytime of his growth, you 
lose the cream—the covering of flesh so 
much prized by all our retail butchers. 
Where do all the scraggy, bad-fleshed beasts 
come from that we see daily In our fat mar¬ 
