mritj Tvrcj» j PER V EAR* 
Tfil&IILKla • Single IVo., Eight Cents* 
NEW YORK CITY AND ROCHESTER, N. Y, 
rtT*r»rr'T>c* • J ^ UeeUnmil St., New York, 
Ui ± 8a Uullalo Hi., Hoclieater. 
VOL. XXIII. NO. u. 
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 17 , 1871 . 
WHOLE NO, IMG, 
icrbsnutn. 
AYRSHIRE COWS. 
We give herewith illustrations of Ayrshire 
cows, the property of Walcott & Camp¬ 
bell, New York Mills, N. Y. They are 
from drawings by J. R. Page, Esq. 
Tibbie, 791. 
This cow is white with red spots; calved 
February 20, 18G1; bred by Wm. Craig, 
Cunningham, Baidland, Scotland; got by 
Blackthorn ; dam, Berth, by Sir Samuel, &c,, 
&c. She won first prize at the Now York 
Stale Fair in 1862 as a yearling; first in 1863 
at Utica, as a two-year-old, and was one of 
the herd which won the Gold Medal at Sara¬ 
toga in 1806. Her son, Ivanhoe, Avon first 
prize at Rochester in 1868, and headed the 
herd winning the Gold Medal. 
White 1.11 v. SI 1, 
is white, witli a little red; calved April 1, 
1852; bred by .Tames Oku, Lockridge,Scot¬ 
land. Got by a prize bull bred by Mr. Love, 
Tlueepwood. Gam, a successful prize win¬ 
ner by Mr. Looan’s Geordy. White Lily 
Avon prizes at tire New York State Fairs as 
fid lows;—In 1853, first prize as yearling; in 
1854, first us two-year-old; in 1857, first as 
best cow; in 1862, the sweepstakes as the 
best Ayrshire exhibited. She was also a 
prize winner at the United States Fair at 
Boston; also at St. Louis. Her daughters, 
Highland Mary, Jem, Mina, Bloom and Lily 
Dale, have won first prizes at Ncav York 
State Fairs. 
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NOTES FOR HERDSMEN. 
Demli from Di-opfly. 
As you solicit information in regard to 
anything new and interesting, I wish to 
nuke a statement in regard to a cow which 
1 have just lost, and ask, What ailed her 
and wlmt would have saved her ? One year 
ago she wintered well; was fat. Last fall 
she began to fail, was thin in flesh yet weak 
rather than very poor. She moved in a 
very (logy) heavy manner. In fact, she 
was much larger in the abdomen than usual; 
always ate well. I fed ber stalks and bay 
with pumpkins and roots until January, 
then a few boiled oats in the morning and a 
small mess of meal at night. She appeared 
to be doing as well on Saturday as at any 
time during the winter, ate her meal and hay 
at Night, and on Sunday morning I found 
her lying straight, bloated and dead! I 
opened her, aud examined almost every 
part. Found her full of water; it seemed a 
barrel; otherwise 1 could find nothing 
wrong. I have written thus minutely as It 
Ls a case which has baffled me and is a new 
case among us. Since losing the cow, an¬ 
other case has happened similarly in the 
town adjoining. We should be glad to know 
whut ailed the cow, and a remedy.— Sidney 
U. Webb, Cayuga Co., N. Y. 
We should think the cow died of dropsy. 
1 here is little chance for cure. Animals are 
sometimes relieved from their burthen of 
Uuid by puncturing the belly and suffering it 
to escape. This is done Avithout danger to 
1 ie animal, Any one can do it. Tie the 
animal close and put a side Hue on. Make 
1 puncture, with a lancet or trochar, under 
the belly, six or eight inches from the udder 
J", lialf 88 far from the middle line of the 
1 v on the right side, carefully avoiding the 
it' uV' 11 ltlU ' Uie artery which accompanies 
„• lhe °Pfniug should be no larger than of 
. 0 ar l hie Uttle finger. If made Avith 
J lochar, the tube may he left in until the 
, run out - There is no need to at- 
npt to close it. Give the animal a dose of 
ren. ? l tnr “® diately wfter the operation—and 
anil, "n 88 the strength of the 
whin, " • , Jjeruut—m wder that the fluid 
might otherwise begin again to fill 
the belly, may be carried off by the discharge 
thus established. Or a course of diuretic 
medicine, Avith which tonics can be com¬ 
bined, is sometimes regarded preferable in 
order to aid in the restoration of health and 
strength, purgative medicinebeiug given oc¬ 
casionally. Youatt recommends us such: 
Half an ouuce of niter, Avith a quarter of an 
ounce each of tartrate of iron, common liquid 
turpentine, gentian and ginger—given daily. 
Bran and malt mashes should be fed at first, 
and when the animal is turned again to grass, 
stalks, and steamed oats or barley.- If a 
competent, educated farrier is in reach, em¬ 
ploy him instead of quacking your stock.— 
Merciful Man. 
Inquiry from a Roy iiliotll Horn*. 
WIli, you, or some of your readers, please 
tell me how to make my steers’ horns grow 
evenly? I have a pair orAvhito steer calves 
a year old, so near alike that I had to tie a 
string around the neck of one so as to tell 
them apart; but now lean see that the 
of saltpetre to one of black pepper, till the 
egg is full, heating it well. Catch the animal 
affected and open its mouth; throAv down 
the egg; hold its mouth shut until stval- 
loAved. 1 have never known this remedy to 
fail. I consider it much better than bleed¬ 
ing or doctoring the ear.—W illiam B. 
Bliss, Scott County, Minnesota. 
Fotherby’s Heifer. 
I noticed in the Rural New-Yorker, 
Alay 13, mention is made of the Fotherby 
NM Al *j ' ""t-s 
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AYRSHIRE COW “TIBBIE.” 
buuiouoo r ™k ke “ U ' a ‘ tbe 1>0StUre 1bS ° 01 ’' j ,orns ‘ ,l o,w of tto® • little longer then heifer. I had one the eame wav this spring. 
but no too rank. . he other, and I would very much like to The inflammation can be removed from U.e 
But there is po certainty that cures will be know it anything can be done to keep them udder by a thorough application of cold wa 
effected; the belly frequently fills again after even. I am a little boy only thirteen years ter. For the swelling in front make a strong 
two or three weeks, and permanent health old, but I have broke my steers so that I can lye, put in a large handful of salt • rub toward 
and profit from the animal can scarcely be yoke them and hitch them to a little sled the udder. After a few applications the swel 
anticipated. and drive them anywhere I want to go.— ling will be removed.—II. T. Neat.e 
Charlie A. Tnoerson, of Mvnuwotfo __ 
xr ,IO,,OW H "1» “ r Ac,,te catarrh. - A Goo,I IW-Ycar-OLI Cow. 
Healthy cattle s horns are as hollow as We,. Remedy. Samuel H. Kinsey writes us he lias a 
diseased cattle, and need boring just as Soft soap, scraped from the upper part heifer born September 24,1866 purchased 
much—*. t\, none at all. II the animal is in | of the barrel, where it is dried on, rubbed when three months old, when she Avas poor 
JicStLllAlj; CJOVV “ WHtTL .LiLLY.” 
good flesh, and is taken suddenly, bleed, 
and purge immediately. If thin in flesh 
and Aveak, or if it has been neglected for 
several days, put the patient in a dry and 
warm but airy place. Next, in either case, 
put something upon the top of the head 
(pate;) that will irritate strongly or blister 
the skin. Give bran mashes w ith saltpeter, 
or stir some saltpeter in water, aud let them 
drink freely; feed Avith steamed hay or 
on the wen three or four times, will cure it 
without fail; rub it well in the hair; then 
wash it, off before applying the soap a sec¬ 
ond time. It has been tried in this neigh¬ 
borhood and effectually.— k. p. g. 
To Cure the Hollow ilorn. 
Take a good egg, make a small hole in 
the small end and pour out all the white, 
but leave in the yolk; add two teaspooufuls 
and weak and lousy; got rid of lice and she 
began to thrive. Dropped her first calf, July 
4, 1868; May 20, i860, dropped a pair of 
twins; April 7,1870, dropped her fourth calf, 
and March 20,1871, dropped another. J8ho 
is good size; splendid cow for milk and but¬ 
ter; can be milked np to time of dropping 
her calf. All her calves have been large and 
strong. He would like to knoAV who has a 
i four-year-old coav that will beat her. 
Industrial C opies. 
LEARN TO BE A GARDENER. 
While many young men in all parts of 
the country are looking for situations for 
something to do—Avithout being able to find 
a remunerative employment, Ave have not 
found one, of all tho large number inquiring, 
Avho was a good, practical gardener. Such 
men (or boys, even, who understand it pret ty 
well) never find it necessary to hunt a situa¬ 
tion for the reason that nine times out often 
the situation hunts them. This being true, 
it seems strange to me that so few young 
men seek to learn this beautiful and useful, 
as well as popular, avocation. Besides this, 
the Avages of a gardener are alivuys much 
belter—frequently three or four times greater 
—than the wages of a merely ordinary farm 
hand; the work is much lighter, more en¬ 
nobling, and involves more intelligence. 
Frequently, the skilled gardener is able to 
Command a very high salary —often from 
$5b0 Lo $1,500 per annum, according to skill, 
experience, and ability; and even the man 
of ordinary average ability in the art gels 
from $20 to $40 per month, Avhile the ordi¬ 
nary farm hand gets from $10 to $30 per 
month. 
Surely, these facts should be sufficient lo 
induce‘•many young men to enter at once 
into the business with a skilled foreman, and 
learn the matter thoroughly. In addition 
to this encouraging fact, it is also true that 
the demand for men of this class far exceeds 
the supply. In almost every city daily 
paper we take up, there are found advertise¬ 
ments for gardeners; and around all large 
towns there are numerous families in want 
of intelligent, Industrious young men to 
Avork as gardeners and arouml ornamental 
grounds. These situations, too, throw young 
men into good society in the family, em¬ 
ploying them, as a general thing, where 
hooks, papers, magazine^, &c., are to tie 
found,and comfortable beds and a good table 
are prepared for all. 
The field is a wide and inviting one for 
all who desire to enter its charming enclo¬ 
sure, and go Avhere he may in after life, he 
will find Avork to do at remunerative wages. 
Then let the young man reflect that the 
stores arc full, the workshops croAvded, the 
professions overrun, and turn his mind aud 
heart in the direction avc have thus pointed 
out, and in after years ho will have abun¬ 
dant cause to bless the day he finally made 
up his mind to engage in the captivating 
pursuit of a vegetable aud flower gardener, 
tan ford, Ky. Woodman, 
-- 
Ohio Gneriage and Reaper Timber. 
From u deferred letter from Col. S. D. 
Harris, we make this extract:—“On this 
lineof railway between Marion and Rcllcfon- 
taine, O., and in the woody country adjoin¬ 
ing, of Hardin and Wyandot, is now U.e 
great timber mart for the supply of light ash 
and other woods for carriage and reaper 
work. This timber is sawed out on the spot, 
in large plank and scant ling, and shipped by 
rail, far and near, supplying the great facto¬ 
ries of Ohio and even of Lho Eastern States. 
For light, hard timber, the wood of Ohio is 
superior.” 
-- 
A Woman’s Opinion of California Husband¬ 
men. 
Mrs. M. A. Sheldon, San Francisco, Cal., 
writes the Farmer’s Club that in her opinion 
the husbandmen in California farm twice the 
land they ought to. They plow from three to 
five inches, and, as they have in wet years 
1 reaped a bountiful harvest from such slovenly 
cultivation, they have grown careless and 
trust, a great deal to the smiles ol Providence, 
Avhen if they would put in the plow beam 
deep, and follow up with a sub-soil plow, 
Providence would “grin right out” in a dry 
year. 
[Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by D. D. T. MooitE, til the office of the Librarian of Conffress, at Washington.] 
