MOOEE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
FILLING  UP  THE  HERDS. 
Tbk  ijrapti<^o  witli  niifliy  diiirymeu  for  a  iniin- 
ber  of  j-oars  pnat,  ha.a  btaoi  lo  fill  up  the  lierd.H  in 
spring  to  Hio  utmost  rapaeity  of  tlio  fann,  and 
not  nnfretpiently  i).a.stuies  arc  overstocked. 
Overstocking  not  only  seriou.sly  injures  the  pro- 
ductiveno.sM  of  jiasturew,  blit  it  (leere.ases  gieatlv 
the  yield  of  inilk  in  the  whoh;  lierd.  thus  making 
a  less  return  in  butter  and  cliceso  than  there 
woTild  be  if  some  t>f  the  poorer  nnimalH  of  tbe  j 
herd  had  Iteen  di«iiOHed  of  early  in  the  season 
and  more  food  left  for  the  remaiiiing  portioji. 
We  can  point  to  daiiie.s  of  common  cow.s  in 
Herkimer  County  of  -lo  uniniiils  and  njnvard  to 
the  herd,  that  made  la.st  seasf)n  an  annual  ])r()d- 
uct  of  cheos((  and  butter  ainounting  to  sJfiO  jier 
cow,  and  the  dairy  products  were  sold  at  tlie 
Little  Fall.s  market  at  the  regular  market  rates 
for  lin(!  goods.  Contrast  this  with  herds  on  over¬ 
stocked  farms,  where  the  yield  has  betui  only  .*‘25 
to  iStSO  per  Cow,  and  the  diil^-nuus!  in  jn-ofits  from 
dairy  farms  where  the  two  systenm  arc  practiced 
\^ill  be  seen  t<j  be  very  largo.  Forty  cows  aver¬ 
aging  $60  per  cow,  turn  off  the  same  amount  of 
money  a.s  KO  cows  a\X‘raging  .$,30  ptu‘  cow ;  in 
other  words,  the  extra  lO  cows  must  bo  milked 
and  cared  for  at  no  jirolit. 
Oodd  judges  in  regard  to  the  markets  ford.airy 
products  are  of  the  opinion  that  we  cannot  hoiic 
to  obtain  any  bettor  tjriccs  for  dairy  goods  the 
coming  seai>on  than  those  of  last  year ;  while  the 
impression  w  ith  some  is  Unit  prices  may  go  lowm-. 
It  behooves  dairymen  then  to  consider  well  be¬ 
fore  purchasing  cows  at  liigh  rates  to  fill  u()  their 
herds,  wliothei-  an  hicroase  of  stock  will  yield  a 
profit  or  entail  a  loss.  It  is  always  safer  to  un¬ 
derstock  a  pasture  than  to  overstock  it,  and  in 
regulating  the  size  of  the  herd  for  a  given  amount 
of  land  a  liberal  osthnate  should  he  made  to  meet 
the  exigencies  of  an  average  season  rather  than 
basing  calculations  upon  an  extra  gooil  year  for 
grass.  Above  all,  if  dairy  stock  inuHt  be  jmr- 
cliased,  avoid  enlls  and  rofu.sc  animals  that  arc 
ojdy  cows  ill  ininiu.  It  always  pays  a  dairjunau 
to  buy  the  host  cows  that  can  be  bad  even  at 
I'omijarativciy  liigh  jaices.  Poor  milkei  s  at  best 
are  only  a  burthen  and  sliordd  be  avoided  as  a 
liositivc  evil,  entailing  loss  rather  tlian  profit  to 
the  farmer. 
Wo  liave  recently  received  lellcrs  from  dah-y- 
mcn  in  different  poi-ts  of  the  country,  stating 
that  they  propose  this  yeai'  to  have  smaller  herds 
than  usual  and  to  pay  more  atUmtion  to  raising 
grain  for  home  wants  than  to  depend  on  purchas¬ 
ing  from  abroad  as  formerly.  \Ve  tliink  the  plan 
a  good  one  and  believe  tills  course  will  result  in 
more  clear  profit  at  the  end  of  the  year  tliau  in 
stocking  up  to  the  utmost  capacity  of  the  laud. 
The  old  stock  of  clieoso  promises  to  go  out, 
leaving  a  g(H.)il  market  and  fair  prices  for  rich, 
well  made  cheese  of  tlio  early  make  ;  hut  prices 
will  be  Ukely  to  fall  during  tlio  summer,  and 
daii-yincii  should  not  base  calculations  on  high 
rates.  There  never  was  a  time  when  good  mau- 
ageinoiit  and  economy  were  more  imperaUvo  than 
uow.  Those  who  strike  off  useless  expenses  and 
count  the  cost  of  wliat  they  buy,  will  bo  likely  to 
escape  many  of  the  troubles  incident  to  lids  ex¬ 
travagant  age. 
COWS  CALVING  IN  THE  FALL. 
1.  W.  WA.NZEit,  in  the  I'lactical  F.armer,  gives 
in  detail  tbe  usual  manner  of  managing  dairy 
cows  in  tbe  section  of  Illinois  wlierc  lie  resides. 
In  the  first  ])lace  be  says,  *•  We  arrange  so  that 
a  proportion  of  our  cows  come  in  througli  the 
fall  and  on  tbroiigb  the  winter,  thus  keeping  up 
the  dairy  supply." 
Warm  stables  are  provided  so  as  to  be  comfort¬ 
able  to  animals  and  nulkers,  and  care  is  taken 
that  the  feed  of  the  cows  bo  sucli  as  will  promote 
good  health  and  produce  tlie  largest  How’  of  milk. 
Tbe  grass— timothy  and  elovcr- -is  cut  when  in 
full  blossom,  and  care  Ls  taken  not  to  cure  it  too 
much.  For  a  change,  Hmigii Hun  grass  is  used, 
cutting  it  wlien  in  the  dough.  This  fed  part  of 
the  time,  he  thinks  is  us  good  as  a  change  of 
pasture  to  the  summer  cow.  L'orn  stalks  are  fed 
once  a  day  through  the  winter.  For  ground  feed 
an  effort  is  made  to  comliine  tlie  olemoiits  that 
will  produce  the  largest  flow  of  milk  ami  at  the 
same  time  keep  tJie  cow  in  good  condition  and 
not  too  fat.  And  it  is  fouud  that  one  part  corn 
meal,  one  part  ground  oats  and  one  part  bran, 
vdll  bi'iug  tbe  best  results.  With  the.so  conven¬ 
iences  and  kiud.s  of  hay  and  ground  feed,  good 
water  and  good  care,  a  cow  yields  as  much  milk 
ckiriug  six  raonth.s  in  winter  as  in  summer,  when 
tbe  Cow  feeds  on  gi'ans. 
Mr.  Wanzer  sajT)  iu  the  siuumer  management 
of  cows  good,  sweet,  lame  pastures  and  i»nre 
water  are  iudispeasablc.  und  he  is  of  opinion  I 
that  a  little  grain  should  lx-  fed  to  cows  aU  sum¬ 
mer.  When  tlie  millter  is  to  milk  a  cow,  he  first 
fecHis  her  and  tlion  sits  down  to  milk.  The  residt 
is,  the  cow  stands  quietly,  gives  her  milk  at  once, 
and  tlio  flow  i.«  increased.  Sowed  corn  is  consid¬ 
ered  an  important  help  to  meet  the  wants  of  the 
Jierd  in  dry  times.  Ho  estimates  the  cost,  of 
i  keejMiig  a  cow  six  months  in  winter  at  $62,  the 
items  being  for  ground  feisl  h.ay  $'20,  and 
I  care  .$6. 
This  wc  .suppose  is  for  cows  giving  a  full  supply 
of  milk.  Winter  dairying  has  been  urged  by 
some  on  the  ground  tliat  it  is  a  better  time  to 
mamifaetme  dairy  products,  as  tbere  is  not  so 
mncli  liability  of  tlieir  being  airecU'd  injuriously 
by  the  weather,  and  some  claim  that  as  largo  if 
not  larger  products  can  be  made  than  i^idcr  the 
usual  summer  dairying. 
»  ♦  »  -  — 
REGULATIONS  IN  REGARD  TO  THE  DAIRY 
DISPLAY  AT  THE  CENTENNIAL. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  (.'ommittee  of 
the  fienlmmial  Dairy  Oommitteo,  held  at  Utica,- 
March  17.  regulations  in  regard  to  the  time  of 
miimi  fact  lire,  de.llvcry,  sbipmeut,  and  oUkt  dis- 
po.sitioii  of  dairy  products,  were  adopted  as  fol¬ 
lows  : 
CJieese  intended  for  exhibition  slioiikl  be  brand¬ 
ed  with  the  owner’s  name  and  the  date  of  mauii- 
faeture. 
f  flieese  for  exhibition  must  be  manufactured 
between  the  first  and  tbe  fifth  days  of  Juno, 
-iiify,  August,  HepU-mber  and  October  of  tbe 
your  1876. 
or  eheeso  one  year  or  more  of  age,  tbe  pro¬ 
cesses,  temper,atnre,  salting,  cimhig,  and  general 
b.aiidling,  must  be  described  iu  writing. 
Jluttcr  ill  packages  or  any  pat  ent  mode  of  pack¬ 
ing  sboiild  lie  accompanied  by  a  written  state- 
niont,  giving  date  of  manufactnre,  ipiantity  of 
salt  used,  and  manner  of  clmriiing,  handling, 
packing,  and  trcivtiiicnt  after  packing. 
(JhecMc  on  till-  shelves  of  the  curing  and  tlis- 
play  room  will  be  treated  in  the  same  manner  as 
upon  the  shelves  of  the  homo  I'aetory. 
•  'heeae  and  hiitter  in  all  eases  will reocivo  such 
treatment  .and  care  as  siiull  bo  required  to  keep 
nud  show  the  product  to  the  best  advautago. 
Date  of  sliipment  of  cheese  or  butter  will  be 
fixed  from  time  to  time,  and  the  parties  will  be 
notified  as  to  dates  of  forwarding  and  mode  of 
Hbipment. 
Any  nilo  liereby  adopted  will  be  subject  to 
such  ebiuige  or  alteration  as  may  from  time  to 
time  liecome  nocess.ary,  and  to  any  cliaiiges  re- 
quh-ed  by  the  riilos  and  l  egulatioiis  of  tlic  com¬ 
mission. 
The  following  cliarges  are  to  lie  demanded 
from  persons  placing  dairy  implements  and  dairy 
niacliiiiery  in  the  daily  bnikliiig  to  lie  erected  on 
tbe  grounds ;  lOir  cbeeso  vats  not  to 'exceed 
foiu’  in  number,  $80  <iai:h;  scale  for  wcigliing 
milk,  $100;  full  set  of  curd  kuives,  $5  each; 
curd  grinders,  $5  each;  weighing  can,  fauoel, 
and  conductor,  $10;  ilellvery  cans,  .$5  each; 
dairy  pans  und  coolers,  .$25  each,  not  to  exceed 
ten  in  number;  churns  $5  each,  not  to  exceed 
four  in  number ;  butter  workers,  $5  each;  but- 
Uo'  packages  or  pails,  $3  each ;  boiler  and  en¬ 
gine,  $500. 
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BUTTER  AVERAGES. 
Mkshus.  KiiiToii.s In  the  llmiAi,  of  Feb.  1!), 
Mr.  1j.  }'.  Wor.eoTT  reports  a  pound  of  butter 
irom  13  lbs.  13  ozs.  of  milk  taken  from  two  grade 
Jersey  cows  that  have  not  had  calves  for  over  a 
yeai',  and  thinks,  in  order  to  maUo  my  statement 
good.  J  ought  to  reduce  lliat  to  11  iKiunds.  1 
have  the  advantage  of  him  one  way — no  one  will 
ever  know  what  t  would  have  done  with  It,  fsiie- 
cially  as  a  uoigjibor  of  mine  claims  to  have  made 
a  ]>oiind  of  butter  from  nine  piininds  of  Jersey 
milk.  Mr.  Wolcoi't  does  not  seem  to  be  aware 
of  the  fact  that  a  cow’s  milk  liecomes  very  much 
rieber  as  slie  dries  off. 
^^y  stateniont  was  that  the  average  butter 
maker  with  any  method,  would  save  two  pounds 
of  rniJk  lo  llic  pound  of  liiitti-r.  The  only  qiiali- 
lieation  that  this  atatomont  needs  is  that  the  test 
should  be  a  fan'  one.  That  is,  witJi  the  full  sea¬ 
son’s  milk  of  a  lienl  of  not  less  than  ttm  cows, 
Mr.  Woi.(’<iTT  slifevs  by  tlio  manner  in  which  bo 
liaudlcH  his  milk  that  lie  is  probably  imicb  above 
the  average  butter  maker,  nor  do  I  mean  bysim- 
jily  complimenting  him  to  Leg  the  question. 
Wliat  I  mean  is  tliis:— The  best  average  from  a 
season’s  yield  of  a  liord  of  cows  known  to  ns  is 
tliat  of  Uie  Hon.  Harris  I.kwiS  of  Herkimer, 
I  which  was  23  iiounds  of  milk  to  the  pound  of 
butter  from  Short-Horns.  Now  Mr.  Lewis  is  a 
finished  butter  maker.  The  average  butter 
maker  would  probably  l•^^qairo  over  2!>  pounds  of 
milk  to  tho  pound  of  butter, 
can  do  as  well  wntb  my  method  as  Mr,  Lewis  has 
done  with  his  shallow  pans. 
Louisville,  Ky.  L.  S.  Uakdix. 
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A  NEW  WAY  OF  MOLDING  BUTTER. 
At  the  Vennonl  (ionventiou  wo  saw  a  new  de¬ 
vice  for  mokliiig  uud  puttmg  up  butter  prints,  I 
Tbe  moki  oolisisled  of  an  oblong,  briok-llke  box, 
wit  h  hinges  on  tho  sides  so  as  to  bo  opened  out. 
Tbe  butter  to  bo  molded  was  pressed  or  pounded 
into  this  Ixix  imtil  it  acquired  tho  projxT  shape 
and  then  the  sides  wero  opened  or  let  down,  thus 
allowing  the  luittor  print  to  Vie  easily  rcmoveiL 
The  mold  is  made  of  any  weight  desirable,  but  in 
order  to  make  the  jjriuts  of  suitable  size  for  tiie 
table,  a  sUver-platcd  wire  is  employed  to  cut  tbe 
blocks  of  blitter  fonned  iu  tbe  mold.  In  this 
way  tlat,  square  pieces  an  inch  or  moi  e  in  thick¬ 
ness  are  easily  made,  and  those  are  ananged  on 
tin  slides,  one  above  tlie  otlier.  in'oiind  an  ice 
box  in  the  center,  the  whole  fitting  in  a  larger 
box  and  then  sent  to  market.  Tho  plan  npix^arcd 
to  be  practical,  cheap  and  convenient,  and  tlie 
inventor  claimed  to  have  had  great  success  in 
marketing  this  new  style  of  prints. 
^^crbsmaii. 
THE  COMMON  GADFLY. 
At  this  season  of  the  year  wai'ts  or  warbles 
may  often  be  found  in  large  numbers  on  tbe  sides 
and  back  of  cattle.  On  pressing  these  bunches 
a  frothy  substance  will  be  squeezed  out,  some¬ 
times  slightly  bloody,  and,  if  pressed  very  hard, 
a  lai'ge.  blackish  gmb.  tapering  at  Loth  ends. 
This  is  the  larva  of  the  gaillly,  which  lays  its 
eggs  on  tlie  skin  in  suiiimer  and  ekrly  full.  If 
left  alone  the  larva  tfomes  out  of  itself  in  April 
or  May,  drops  on  the  mamire  pile  and  very  soon 
becomes  a  perfect  fly,  ready  to  pori.X!tuato  its 
species.  They  are  most  cifh-n  found  on  animals 
in  poor  condition,  as  such  most  frequently  have 
the  rough,  staring  coat,  iu  which  tho  fiycaii 
easily  deposit  its  egg  on  the  skin.  J’ossibly  a 
gixid  way  to  iircvent  tho  lly  from  laying  its  egg 
would  be  to  .smooth  down  tlie  hair  with  grease, 
or  apply  sonic  substanci^  which  should  bo  poison¬ 
ous  or  offensive.  A  writer  in  tho  (Jliicago  Tri¬ 
bune  argues  ttiat  tliese  insects  are  very  injurious, 
luid  wc  copy  what  ho  says  on  tliis  subject,  as  also 
liow  to  get  rid  of  them. 
It  may  be  tliat  tbe  presence  of  a  few  grubs  is 
not  a  source  of  sorious  damage ;  but  it  is  an  iii- 
disputaVile  fact,  observed  quite  often,  that  iiii- 
nicHiiis  grubs,  or  larva-,  cause  nlwiiys  considera¬ 
ble  omuciution,  and,  iu  some  oases,  even  loss  of 
life.  1  myself  bad  once  an  opiHirtntiity  to  make 
a  post-mortem  examination  of  a  heifer  killed  by 
tliose  larvip.  Tho  hide,  for  at  least  a  foot  on 
I'ach  side  of  the  vertebral  column,  was  not  only 
perforated  by  a  large  niimbor  of  gi'iib-bolus,  but 
also  perfectly  separated  from  the  body ;  for  the 
tumors,  or  eavlties,  containing  the  larvie,  or  niag- 
gjots,  wen;  so  close  together  as  to  nuiko  them 
confiiieiit;  and  at  least  ono-third  of  the  whole 
surface  of  tlio  bisly  presented,  after  tlie  skin  was 
removed,  an  uiiintorruiited,  suppurating  lU-ld. 
As  no  other  morbid  changes  of  any  consequence 
lircsenUsd  themselves,  there  can  be  no  doubt  as 
to  the  cauao  of  tho  aidiiuil's  death.  Of  course, 
after  the  larvie,  or  grubs,  have  made  tin  ir  exit, 
and  after  the  tumors  have  healed,  tho  usually 
emaciated  cattle  will  improve  rapidly,  and  almost 
visibly ;  for  then  tho  fixid  conaumod  id  for  their 
eiclu.sivo  good.  This  observation  has  probably 
lead  to  the  iidstaken  idea  that  the  grubs  of  the 
gad  liy  exert  a  sauitaiy  inlliience  upon  their 
abodc-aiumals.  That  tho  constant  irria.ion  and 
the  continued  suppuration  caused  by  those  larva', 
and  their  feeding  upon  matter  und  expudatioii 
proceeding  from  the  body  of  the  abode-animal, 
must  bo  very  injurious  to  the  latter,  must  inter¬ 
fere  with  its  natural  growth  and  development, 
and,  ia  coiiseipiencc.  be  a  source  of  loss  to  the 
owner,  is  too  self-evident  to  need  any  further 
proof.  The  question  is,  How  can  snob  losses  be 
lireventiul,  and  liow  eaii  the  gad-fly,  or  its  brood, 
be  de,sti'oyed  ?  'J'o  find  the  pupa*,  tu  catch  the 
fiyiiig  insect,  or  to  prevent  it  from  depositing  its 
eggs,  is  a  matter  of  difficulty,  and  almost  impos- 
siblo  ;  but  to  destroy  tho  karvid  before  they  liave 
arrived  at  matm-ity,  is  quite  easy,— for  their  ex¬ 
act  place  beneath  tlie  skin  is  hidicated  plainly 
enough  by  tlie  presenco  of  tlio  tumors,  and  is 
easy  of  access  on  account  of  the  openings  in  the 
skin.  Tho  simplest  way  to  get  at  those  larvai, 
and  to  kill  them,  is  to  enlarge  the  opening  of 
eacli  tumor  with  a  nairijw-hliulcd  knife,  and  to 
draw  out  tho  larva  by  means  of  pincers,  or  with  a 
small  hook.  Even  a  large  herd  of  cattle  may 
thus  be  fi'eed  very  easily  from  tlie  larvic  in  one 
day  by  one  person  ;  and  if  every  farmer  would 
do  it  a  few  years  in  succession,  tbe  gad-fly  woukl 
viTv  soon  become  too  scarce  to  do  any  damage. 
Dracyrilark  recommends  another  method.  Ho 
ailvises  to  destroy  tho  larvie  by  injecting  into 
a  solution  of  corrosive  sublimate  or  of  sulphate 
of  copper ;  or  to  kill  the  same  by  pricking  them 
with  a  red-hot  needle.  If  injections  are  to  be 
used  for  that  purpose,  1  would  prefer  carbolic 
acid  diluted  with  about  ono  or  two  parts  of  glyc¬ 
erine.  and  two  or  tlu'ce  parts  of  water.  Still,  tho 
former  nieUiod,  consisting  in  enlarging  the  open¬ 
ings  and  extracting  the  larva,-,  deserve.s  prefer- 
eiK^e,  as  the  eonsequejit  siqipuration  willbeniiioh 
168,1  and  tho  hoaliag  much  quicker  if  tho  larvie 
have  boon  removed.] 
I  think  any  one  '  t-acli  tumor  some  coiTosive  fluid,— for  instaiiop, 
BRAN  AS  A  FEED  AND  FERTILIZER. 
Can  you  inform  mo  through  your  pajicr,  or 
otJu-i'wiso.  whetlior  Wheat  IJian  is  of  any  value 
as  a  fertilizer?  and  if  so,  wliat  is  tlie  vaine  per 
Hid  lbs.  for  this  purpose?  CL  E.  31.,  Lowell, 
Maea. 
T’horc  can  lit*  no  doubt  that  bran  possesses  very 
eoiisiderablo  fertilizing  properties.  C'liemical 
analysis  shows  that  it  abounds  in  phosphates, 
and,  in  laol,.  contains  most  of  the  elements 
which  the  wheat  gi'ain  possesses.  Aci’ording  to 
a  table  wbicb  has  been  widely  piiblisliod,  and 
which  we  pi-esnme  is  approximately  correct,  the 
manuro  from  a  ton  of  bran  is  worth  a  littlo 
more  than  $11,  wbicb  would  make  its  mannrial 
value  sonietbing  more  than  7i)c.  per  lOl)  IPs. 
Htill  we  should  not  Hiink  of  using  bran  directly 
as  a  fertilizer,  for  the  much  betti'r  way  is  tho 
cmninon  one  of  feeding  the  bran  and  using  the 
manure  thus  made.  No  doubt  cousiderablo  of 
the  brail  is  utilized  in  the  unimiil,  and  espe¬ 
cially  whore  it  is  fed  to  milcli  cows.  This  is  by 
no  means  lost,  for  eithor  meal  or  milk  is  worth 
mncli  more  than  the  bran.  Hesides,  the  fertiliz¬ 
ing  material,  in  passing  through  the  body  of  an 
animal,  absorbs  the  various  dead  matters  tbrowii 
off  from  the  body,  and  is,  besides,  pai’tially  jno- 
pared  or  “cooked"  by  aniiiial  beat,  so  as  to  be 
more  rcailily  soluble  as  plant  food. 
Dry  bran  in  tho  soil,  uiiIcsh  in  a  very  wet  and 
warm  season,  irill  not  become  fi-cely  soluble  and 
tit  for  use  by  plants.  T'be  cxperimoiit  has  been 
tried  of  using  raw  corn  meal  as  nianm-e  for  corn, 
but  wo  believe  it.  has  not  proved  prolitable. 
Bran  is  less  promising  miiterial  for  manuro  tliau 
corn  meal,  as  it  decompo.scs  mneb  li'ss  readily 
and  contains  less  iiilrogt  n. 
Wlieiievei-  bran  can  lii>  luniglit  for  $20  to  $22 
jiei-  ton,  it  is  a  profitable  feed  for  milch  cows, 
and  in  smaller  (puintilios  for  idle  horses  and 
growing  stwk.  Horses  working  nvory  day  need 
stronger  food,  but  for  horses  lying  idle  in  tho 
stable  bran  hiisau  excellent  laxative  effect,  keep¬ 
ing  tbe  bowels  in  good  condition  and  prepared 
for  tho  higher  I’ocding  which  should  always  bo 
commenced  as  tho  working  season  apjiroacbos. 
■  » - 
FEEDING  BEETS  TO  MILCH  COWS. 
Notioino  tlie  statement  of  *•  A  Cientleman 
near  New  York  City”  coiiccrning  leodiug  sugar 
beiits  to  his  cows,  and  also  a  reply  by  A.  IL 
Ai.len,  I  offor  your  readers  a  bit  of  my  exixui- 
enec.  I.ast  year  I  raised  a  lot  of  mangolds  and 
carrots.  Tho  mangolds  were  gathered  first  ami 
put  in  tho  cellar;  afterward  the  carrots  were 
gathenal  and  corded  uji  on  top  of  Ihmu,  so  that 
whmi  1  began  to  fi-ed  them  hi  my  eow  the  car- 
mis  caino  first.  TTie  cow  gave  abimt  her  usual 
quantity  of  milk,  excepting  the  usual  shrinkage 
on  Uic  accession  of  cold  wnathoi-  and  being  put 
ujxiii  dry  fodder.  Fearing  lliat  tbe  beets  would 
not  keep  as  well  as  tho  caiTots,  ami  also  thinking 
that  they  posaossed  better  inilU-pi-oducing  quali¬ 
ties,  1  was  anxious  to  got  at  them.  Accordingly 
I  romovod  part  of  the  cai  i-ots  and  commenced 
feeding  beets,  when,  to  my  Kuriiri.sc,  my  cow  be¬ 
gan  to  fail  of  her  milk,  until  the  deficionoy 
reached  about  oiie-tliird.  Wisliing  to  test  tho 
matter  still  fiu'tber,  I  cliaiigcd  back  again  to 
carrots,  when  her  fnilk  increasod  to  about  the 
usual  standurd. 
TJic  quantity  fed -was  about  tbe  same  in  either 
case-  about  a  half  bushel  basket  three-quarters 
full.  If  tlicro  was  any  diffrTeiicc  it  was  in  favor 
of  the  boots,  'rills  was  a  mnltcr  of  wonder  to 
me,  and  while  1  was  cogitating  iiiion  it,  "  J7aily 
Itural’s’’  stateniont  came  to  band.  And  now  I 
have  concluded  to  boroalTer  give  carrots  more 
atteiitiun  and  boots  loss. 
I  think  tlie  dilTorence  Mr.  Ai.i.en  makes  be¬ 
tween  largo  and  small  beets  ia  altogether  too 
wide.  If  liis  statement  is  true,  wo  bad  bettor  be 
carofiil  and  not  raise  largo,  thrifty,  vegetable 
cropij  of  any  kind.  1  tliink  my  cow  would  prefer 
any  size  boots  to  chips;  am  going  to  try  her  on 
some  ll-pounders.  Probably  the  difference  be¬ 
tween  very  large  and  small  ones  is  aixmt  one- 
third.  *  PiEUBEN  Andrews. 
I'cn'y  ('enter,  N.  Y.' 
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PEDIGREE  vs.  PERFORMANCE. 
A  conuKSPONUENT  writes : — If  I  was  purchasing 
stock,  I  would  not  give  10  cents  for  the  best 
pedigree  they  could  get  up.  1  would  sooner  trust 
my  own  eyes  than  alT  tbo  pedigrees  they  can  pro¬ 
duce.  If  a  horse  wins  a  rtieA-,  llio  judges  do  not 
sbqi  to  inquire  hitohis  pedigrot;  boforc  awarding 
tbe  preiiilnm.— Y’oronVo  (llohe. 
Tbe  above  paragrajib  Ims  a  very  taldug  soniid 
and  will  quite  likely  prove  poiinlur.  But  what 
does  it  nioMii  ?  Smqiiy  this,  it  auytliing  that 
pcdigi'ce  is  no  iudicaUon  oC  value,  which  is  most 
untrue.  No  doubt,  if  a  liorso  wins  a  race,  his 
euiM-riority  In  six-cd  attests  his  \  alue ;  but  it  is 
absurd  at  this  day  to  say  that  a  carefully-bred 
horse  is  nomoroliiioly  to  win  a  race  than  a  senib. 
WtiOii  it  coine.s  to  breeding,  tlm  siijx-riority  of 
the  jiixligreod  animal  is  .still  more  iiianifest.  Thu 
accuieiital  sn))eriorily  of  an  auimal  in  any  direc¬ 
tion  is  i-arcly  pei'potuatod  in  his  (or  horj  off, 
spring.  The  su|Xuiority  wliioh  is  the  result  of 
oaiefnl  breeding  for  generations  back  is  abnost 
certain  to  bo  jHiriiL-hiated  in  stock  from  carefully- 
bred  animals. 
