by its capability of resisting the i jfluenoe of 
the seasons, and its contentedness with poor 
diet. In Moldavia and Bessarabia the cattle 
are in the fields both in Summer and in Win¬ 
ter, and are eXDosed to alt the inclemencies 
of the weather. It is asserted that this breed 
is not subject to pleuro-pneumonia, and foot 
and mouth disease affects it very slightly, 
while the cattle plague kills only from one- 
eighth to one-fifth of the btaste attacked. 
Podolian oxen are very much sought after 
for fattening purposes. Nearly seventy-five 
per cont. of the oxen slaughtered at Vienna 
belong to this race. The nrieas is very much 
esteemed, and is distinguished for Its tender¬ 
ness and agreeable flavor. The milk-pro¬ 
ducing power* of the breed are rather infe¬ 
rior, but belter care and more nutritious food 
would doubtless improve them in this respect. 
Their color is generally white or silver- 
grey, with variations passing into duik grey, 
whiob shade Is particularly seen in the bulls. 
These are darker in color than the cows, and, 
indeed, are dark-grey on the neck, dewlap 
and fore feet, passing into white towards the 
ribs. The muzzle is white, the nostrils and 
upper lip black, the back is level, the set-on 
of the tail being in the same straight line. 
We also give an illustration of the Murz- 
thal cow. The characteristic peculiarities of 
the pure Murzthal race are said to be as fol¬ 
lows;—The skin and mucous membrane are 
inch and three quarters long, and one inch or 
more in diameter, is enough to make one’s 
mouth water. It may be, however, that 
the Wilson blackberry does not grow as large 
in Maryland, as it does about New York 
City and elsewhere, hence the comparison 
with the Amazon. Of course we are bound 
to believe all that is claimed for tins new 
raspberry, because Messrs. Judefind, who 
offer the plants for sale, refer their customers 
to any and all the Ministers of M. E. Church 
of the Maryland District, and no one could 
for a moment doubt that the patron* of this 
particular church, know more about rasp¬ 
berries than those of any other. 
But it appears to us passing strange that 
no word of Indorsement of this new wonder, 
has been obtained from any of the numerous 
well known horticulturist b und fruit, grov. ers 
residing in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsyl¬ 
vania and regions routul about, to 3 ay noth¬ 
ing of those residing In other parts of the 
United Slates. Is not this a slight oversight 
on tiie part of Messrs. Judefind, or are they 
satisfied with the critical tas-e and unques¬ 
tionable high horticultural authority, found 
among the Ministers of the M. E. Church of 
Maryland } 
breeding off bonis, it will not only pave a 
great deal of "horn-ail” and fancy breeders 
the labor of scraping and polishing the horns 
of their exhibition animals, but it will great¬ 
ly aid the Society for the Prevention of 
Cruelty to Animals, by preventing goring 
and gouging among themselves. 
should * made. Whenever rn animal dies, 
mysteriously, and the cause is not apparent, 
it should be at once sought for diligently by 
dissecting the animal. The guesses of an 
editor amount to nothing. 
WARTS FROM A COW’S TEATS, 
Can you, or any of your correspondents, 
inform rue what I will do to remove warts 
from a cow’s teats, which became covered 
with them last season ? What is the cause, 
and will it be injurious to remove them ? 
—John Adams. 
Grease the warts with hogs’ lard, or paint 
them carefully with iodine, or with equal 
parts of the tincture of iodine and glycerine. 
THE DEATH OP TWO COWS 
Having lost two young cows (which had 
been fed fodder then straw and hay all win¬ 
ter) very mysteriously, I send the particulars 
to you. On March 23 of the present year 1 
turned four dry cows into a mpadow in 
which was a pile of hay left there since last 
harvest, it having too many bitter weeds in 
P0M0L0G1CAL NOTES. 
Elderberry Bushev und Plums. —Mrs. 
Weakly, at a latemeetingof the Montgomery 
[Entered according to Act ot Congress, in tbe year 1S75, bj the Kura! Publtatnnti Company, in tne office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.] 
AUSTRIAN CATTLE. 
Soke curious animals are found in Central 
Europe. Here are illustrations of some found 
in Austria. The Podolian cow, which we il¬ 
lustrate, is not so very much unlike certain 
types of cur own “native” stock, although 
the Podolian, it is asserted, is an aboriginal 
race of cattle descended from the wild Urox 
[Bos primigeniuH). This race is distinguished 
of making more and better beef at the s into 
cost, though they do not mature quite ns 
soon. They are quiet, docile, and their beef, 
he asserts, excels that of any other breed 
with which he is acquainted. If Mr. Grant’s 
experiments result iu establishing, in Kan¬ 
sas and elsewere, the wisdom and profit of 
far. If you or any of your readers can give 
an idea what caused their death, you will re¬ 
lieve the mind of au old subscriber.—D. 
Jones, Pol. Co., 0., March 2tf. 
We have no theory ; they may have eaten 
something poisonous In the swamp. In such 
cases a careful post mortem examination 
AMAZON RED RASPBERRY. 
This new variety iH offered to the public by 
a firm in Maryland, who assort that It is 
ahead of all other known sorts, and " three 
hundred per cent, more profitable.” The 
berries are said to be as large as those of the 
Wilson’s blackberry, which it true, must 
place the Amazon among the mammoth* of 
its kind. Just to think of a rad rasnharrvnn 
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on the tongue—blue tongue) ; muzzle dark ; 
horns are white, short, smooth and thin, but 
black at the tops, directed forwards, and 
then turned somewhat upwards ; the tail is 
long and thin, and is furnished with a black 
tuft; hoofs black ; color of the hair bright or 
dark grey, (badger grey) with brighter stripes 
round the muzzle ; color rings around the 
eyes, and dark colored belly. The calves of 
the pure breed have a dark blue tongae. 
This race is especially prized for its milk¬ 
giving properties and its suitability for draft 
purposes ; but good, sweet hay is necessary 
to their successful development. 
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BLACK ANGUS POLLED CATTLE. 
Evidently Mr. George Grant of the Vic¬ 
toria Colony, Kansas, has no partiality for 
horned cattle : at least, judging from what 
he said to us the other day, lie does not pro¬ 
pose to breed them to any large extent. He 
has imported male animals of the above 
breed and has commenced crossing them on 
what are called “ Cherokee ” heifers there ; 
but these are not what are known in the 
Eastern cattle markets as Cherokee Long- 
Horns. similar to the long horned Texans, 
luey are the "native” cattle of Kansas, be¬ 
ing the cattle of the plains bred up by cross¬ 
ing with improved breeds. The result of the 
experiment of crossing the Angus polled on 
these short-horned Cherokee heifers resulted 
In ninety per ceDt. of the calves being polled. 
Mr. Grant gives a decided preference to 
hese Angus polled cattle over Short-Horns. 
He regards them a hardier breed and capable 
iu vu uc vvui Lii uuumig iu biie mow ; aiso, a 
swamp ran through the field. The first day 
they ate at the pile and seemed all right; 
the next they were picking about the swamp. 
At three o’clock in the afternoon all seemed 
well, and at six o’clock the same evening 1 
found a fine three-year-old, within six or 
iney may be removed without injury, if care 
is taken. Any means that can be safely used 
without making a sore, that is used to re¬ 
move t hem from the hands of a person, may 
be used in case of the cow’s teat; though the 
latter isaeensltive part, and must not be in¬ 
jured, or the usefulness of the cow will be af- 
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MURZTHAL COW. 
eight week* of having her second oalf, dead 
and beginning to bloat. I then turned the 
other three into another field, and all ate 
and seemed well. Next morning r found a 
five-year-old, within three weeks of calving, 
dead, and bloated almost to bursting. She 
appeared to have dropped dead, as there was 
no indication of the least struggle. The 
other two are not affected iu any way so I 
fected. The cause of warts is not well de¬ 
fined, that we know of, but doubcle?s grows 
out of some derangement of the system. 
Keep the cow well fad and in good, healthful 
condition, and the warts will doubtless dis¬ 
appear without other intervention. 
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Thts is the Season when the very best 
feed should be fed to stock of all kinds. 
County (Ohio) Horticultural Society, being 
called upon, responded that she had a favor¬ 
ite green gaga plum tree in her yard, and 
was desirous of course, of saving the fruit. 
Happening to notice irr a horticultural publi¬ 
cation, that the branch of the elderberry 
bush cut off and hung up among the branches 
of the plum tree, would prevent the ravages 
of the ourcullo, she did as the article sug¬ 
gested. The result was she had half a 
bushel of plums from the tree treated as 
described. The fruit had already commenced 
falling from the plum tree when she first 
hung the elderberry branches on it. Dr. 
Griswold had succeeded in driving t he striped 
bug from cucumber plants by means of the 
branches of the elder plant, but was not 
aware of their efficacy In the case of the 
curculio. He had beeu accustomed to look 
upon those little fellows as our masters. 
Maldencreek Apple .—Tbe Germantown 
Telegraph saysAnd now they have an¬ 
other new apple iu Berks County, as we 
learn from the Berks and Schuylkill Journal 
Called the "Maidencreek,” a very good 
name indeed. Adam Dclsher brings it to 
light. Our cotemporary speaks of it in high 
terms. The tree is about forty years old, of 
branching habits, thick foliage, vigorous and 
hardy, bears heavy crops every alternate 
year. Last year it bore over thirty bushels 
of fruit, which is above medium in size, 
beautiful appoarance, glossy skin of light 
green, with pink stripes and a blush on the 
sun side, slightly spotted, of sprightly acid 
flavor, an excellent keeper, does not come to 
perfection before March, and promises to ba 
a fine shipping variety. 
NEW YORK, AND ROCHESTER, N. Y„ APRIL (7, 1875. 
PRICE CENTS. 
S-L.t iS PER YEAR. 
VOL,. XXXI. No. 10. I 
WHOLE No. 1310. 1 
