C. contained in the Spring of 1886 the 
names of 16,000 males and 37,000 females. It 
is estimated that of these registered auimals, 
9,000 males and £7,000 females are now alive. 
This gives one thoroughbred Jersey cow for 
every 2,200 people, and but one Jersey bull to 
every 1,300 dairy cows. Of course, this esti¬ 
mate does not include the grades which arc 
found in great numbers in many localities. 
Mr. Edward Burnett, who writes of the Early 
History and Development of Jersey Cattle, 
thinks that the foundation of the breed was a 
cross on the large, red Normandy cow with 
the small, black Brittany many centuries ago. 
In Jersey it is evident that the Brittany pre¬ 
dominated at first,and in Guernseys the reverse, 
as the Guernsey cow of to-day has the color, 
size and many characteristics of the famous 
Norm and}' cows. Owing to the difficulty of 
approach to those rock-bound islands, this 
original cross has been kept more or less intact, 
and time, coupled with good judgment, has 
formed a distinct breed of cattle. Space wiU 
not permit us to make further extracts from 
this valuable pamphlet. We heartily com¬ 
mend it to our.readers 
Hovce Reaper and Dansville Mower. 
Catalogue from Sweet, Faulkner & Co., Dans- 
ville, N. Y.—It is claimed for the Royce 
Reaper, among other things, that it has a less 
number of parts than any other reaper, and 
that it runs with the least possible power. 
These points are well illustrated aud described 
in the catalogue. The Dansville Mower pos¬ 
sesses simplicity, durability, and lightness of 
draught. It is a light, front-cut mower, drawn 
by a draught rod and chain attached to the 
double-tree. In both of these implements sim¬ 
plicity of movement and construction has 
been most sought after. The manufacturers 
very sensibly conclude that no farmer will buy 
a machine without first carefully examining 
all the various makes within reach. They 
invite suoli examination, having full confidence 
in the excellence of their implements. 
Squawk lie Hill Farm.—C atalogue from 
F. S. Peer. Mt. Morris, N. Y.—Cleveland Bay 
anti thoroughbred horses of fine quality are 
offered. The Cleveland Bay horse comes near¬ 
er the ideal ‘•general-purpose” horse than any 
breed that has ever been brought into this 
country. There is a good profit to be made 
at breeding these beautiful animals. There is 
a good market for heavy draft horses, but a 
much better one for elegant coaching or car¬ 
riage horses, and the Cleveland Bay seems 
admirably fitted to furnish the latter class. 
In fact, we cannot think of a more promising 
field for horsemen at present than the rearing 
of good grade Cleveland Bays. The animals 
at Squaw keo Hill Farm are first-class. Send 
for the catalogue. 
Fourth Annual BEPORTofthe Ohio Ag. 
Ex. Station, Ohio State University, Columbus, 
O,—This is by far the best report made by 
this station, and it is one of the most credit¬ 
able. reports we have ever looked over. A 
little more care might have been given to 
proof-reading, and the Report should huve 
been issued months ngo; but with these excep¬ 
tions, every intelligent reader, but especially 
those who have been engaged in experimental 
work, will be struck with the great amount of 
hard work and patient, careful observation 
which the Report shows. It should be in the 
hands of all progressive farmers. Address 
the Director, W. R. Lazenby, as above. 
Michigan Horticultural Society.— 
Programme of the summer meeting to be held 
at Lansing, dune IS and Hi, from C. W. Gar¬ 
field, Grand Rapids.—This meeting promis¬ 
es to la* very attractive. The programme 
is decidedly unique. We do not remember to 
have seen anything like it before. The aim is 
to exhaust a few popular subjects instead of 
trying to cover the whole range of horticul¬ 
ture. Professors Cook. Beal aud Bailey, assist¬ 
ed by classes from the Agricultural College, 
will take charge of the evening sessions. Ail 
Michigan horticulturists should attend. To 
all visitors from other States we guarantee a 
hearty reception. 
Missouri Horticulture.— The summer 
meeting of the Missouri Horticultural Society 
will lie held, no we are informed by the secre¬ 
tary, L. A. Goodman, at Louisiana, Mo., June 
8 and 9. An excellent meeting is expected, 
and a glance at the well-arranged programme 
shows that the work of preparation is thor¬ 
ough. Free entertainment will be given all 
who attend. Premiums are to lie awarded for 
best display of strawberries, cherries, currants, 
flowers, and vegetables. We are confident 
that horticulturists uud, in fact, nil who till 
the soil, will derive much profit and pleasure 
from this meeting. 
Portable Poultry Houses. —New circu¬ 
lar from the American Patent Portable House 
Co., Corona, Queens Co., N. Y.—These houses 
are growing in favor with the public. The 
small poultry houses are much admired. The 
greatest compliment that can. be paid them is 
contained in the statement that the neighbors’ 
chickens take possession of them, in the fac¬ 
tory yard, before they are finished. Those 
purchasing houses are given special discounts 
on the price of the Standard Hexagonal Wire 
Netting. The circular will be mailed free. 
Ayrshire Cattle. —Catalogue of registered 
Ayrshires from the herd of the Into Samuel 
Campbell, to be sold at public auction at New 
York Mills, Oneida Co.. N. Y., June 23.—The 
list includes 83 cows and heifers and six bulls 
—all good animals. The Ayrshires have never 
been properly appreciated. They occupy a 
worthy place in farm economy. All who de¬ 
sire to secure good specimens of the breed 
should attend the sale. 
The Great American Tea Co., 31 and 33 
Vesey Street, New York.—Circular and price¬ 
list of teas and coffees. The prices of this 
thoroughly reliable house range, for coffees, 
from 15 to 30 cents, and for teas from 30 to 80 
cents. All goods not satisfactory can be re¬ 
turned at the Company's expense both ways, 
and exchanged. 
cutter for strawberry runners. 
The most profitable system of strawberry 
culture is the hill system. The greatest objec¬ 
tion to it is the labor and trouble of keeping the 
runners off. I find a cutter made like that 
shown at Fig. 243, a very convenient arrange¬ 
ment for that purpose: Take a thin plate of 
steel two to three inches broad aud two feet 
long: sharpen one edge, bend it into a half cir¬ 
cle, rivet three shanks to it—one near each 
end and one in the middle—bring these alto¬ 
gether with a gentle curve in the center and 
weld them into a single solid shank. Then put 
a handle on this, as on an ordinary hoc. and 
your instrument is completed. Two licks with 
this will cut the runnel's completely around 
a hill of plants, aud no stooping is required 
Any blacksmith can make one. 
Freemont Co., Col. l. j. templin. 
Experiments in Silos and Silage.— The 
Weekly Press says that , as a rule, com for en¬ 
silage is planted so closely that ears in quantity 
worth preserving are not produced. But for 
two seasons past some farmers have planted 
corn as usual, and when the ears began to 
glaze they have gone through the field, picked 
them off and thrown them on the ground to 
ripen in the husk. Immediately after, while 
the stalks were yet green, they were cut and 
pitted. It. is claimed that the grain ripened 
perfectly, while the stalks made silage of the 
best quality. It should be added that it. is 
not now considered necessary to retain all the 
moisture of the stalks, Many fanners cut 
over their entire field, allowing the stalks to 
lie on the ground and cure' meanwhile if the 
weather is good and some, even stand the 
stalks up in shock before beginning to fill the 
silo. The stalks wilt, but do not ferment and 
they are lighter to handle without losing any 
of their nutritive v alue. This practice does 
not make a large force necessary, and the 
hurry and drive of the old system are escaped, 
glow filling, too, is recommended by the most 
experienced. 
Breeding from Immature Parents. —The 
above journal,commenting upon wliat. has been 
written upon this subject, says that it is often 
said that there must be a loss of stamina in 
farm stock when animals are bred so young. 
It. is argued that the offspring of atiimals yet 
growing and not having attained their full 
strength must partake of the immature quality 
of their parents and lack endurance and con¬ 
stitutional vigor. But there are no facts to 
prove that the offspring of two-year-old heifers 
are at all inferior to the offspring of fully de¬ 
veloped cows. It is the aim of poultrynien to 
huve hens lay at as early an age as possible, 
and has it been demonstrated that chicks 
from pullets are more feeble or subject to dis 
ease than those from the toughest of hens? It 
is argued that diseases of swine are more pre¬ 
valent on account of early breeding. Rut 
where is the proof? Are there any tabled 
stat istics from which comparison can be made? 
It is garued, too, that horses lack bottom from 
the same cause. But if one was asked to name 
the toughest piece of horse-flesh ever foaled, he 
would probably select Goldsmith Maid, who 
was hammered over every race-track in the 
country for years, and yet made her best time 
at 17, and kept, killing off all competitors until 
she was 20, when she was withdrawn from the 
turf sound in wind and limb and without spot 
or blemish. But Goldsmith Maid’s sire, Alex¬ 
ander’s Abdallah, was an immature three- 
year-old when he got the Maid, and Harnble- 
tonian was a half-grown two-year-old when 
he got Alexander’s Abdallah. Here was an 
immature sire and grandsire both, while the 
offspring was exceptionally sound and hardy 
Certainly it is quite “natural” for animals to 
mate just as soon as they have the desire to do 
so, and in a state of nature animals would 
breed as soon as they were able. And we know 
no facts to prove that the offspring of young 
animals are in any way more feeble than the 
offspring of animals full grown, or in their 
prime or aged. 
Our Associate, Mr. J. S. Woodward, writing 
to the Philadelphia Press, holds that? no man 
has a moral, nor should he have a legal, right 
to permit his orchard to be a breeding ground 
for canker worms, codling moths, etc., even if 
he is too stupid to see that it would be profitable 
to clear the land of trees, and use it for farm¬ 
ing. He should be compelled to destroy the 
insects or to cut down the trees. Both Paris- 
green and London-purple are deadly poisons; 
but Mr. W. has used both for years, and has 
yet to see any ill effects to man or beast from 
their application. Of the two he prefers 
Paris-green. Although it costs a trifle more 
than the purple, it is of more uniform strength, 
aud as one-fourth pound of pure green is suf¬ 
ficient for 40 gallons of water, its cost is a 
matter of little account. It should be kept 
well stirred and applied with a nozzle, giving 
a tine spray. The Field force pump am l cyclone 
nozzle arc the best he has seen, and they are 
both cheap. For leaf eaters, apply as soon as 
they make their appearance, driving the spray 
well through the trees. For codling moth, the 
proper time to make application is just before 
the apples get large enough to hang down or 
while the calyx end is still up. This enables 
the poison to lodge in the calyx, and as the 
eggs are uniformly laid here, the young brood 
meets certain death with its first meal. If the 
orchard is used for pasturage, it is well enough 
to keep sheep or cattle out for a short time or 
until after a shower. 
Hints for the Dairy.— At the late dairy 
show in Dublin, Mr. Gilbert Murray consid¬ 
ered the Ayrshire cow as the most economical 
milk producer. She will thrive where many 
other breeds would starve. Grade Short¬ 
horns are the favorite dairy cows in England, 
being deep milkers aud easily fattened when 
discarded from the dairy. No hay was con¬ 
sidered equal to that from well saved Rye 
Grass, cut just before the flowering stage. 
Overheated hay is bad for dairy cows. Where 
the hay is saved in stacks, the best way to 
prevent this over-heatiug is to place layers of 
straw at intervals in the stack The climate 
of Ireland being moist, hay barns were re¬ 
commended. A mixture of wheat, bean or 
pea meal with a small quantity of linseed was 
considered the best food lnith for rearing 
young stock and producing first-class milk. 
The growing of flax was recommended in con¬ 
nection with dairy "farming. The disposal of 
skim-milk was considered a chief difficulty in 
Irish dairying. Specimens of dried skim- 
milk were exhibited which could be manufac¬ 
tured at a trilling cost. It promises to be 
largely used in the future both for culinary 
purposes and for stock reariug. It will keep 
for an indefinite period. It is perfectly solu¬ 
ble in hot water. 
MULTUM IN PARVO. 
Col. Curtis says, in Our Country Home, 
that “the books are a little mixed on the Poas.” 
The Colonel says that “the common idea is 
that Poh pmtensis is the botanical n nieof the 
famous Kentucky Blue Grass.” We guess 
there is no doubt about it. “Aud when Poa 
grows in the older States, it dwindles down to 
Poa compressa.” That is a piece of news to 
the R. N.-Y. “June Grass,” lie says, “islittle 
Blue Grass which grows everywhere in New 
York and New England, and this is Poa com¬ 
pressa natural to roadsides and w aste places, 
which furnishes the first bite where there is uo 
Orchard Grass.” June Grass is certainly Ken¬ 
tucky Blue Grass. Poa compressa or the grass 
to which the name “Blue” properly belongs is 
distinct from Poa pratensis in many ways, 
notably in its llatteued culm and in blooming 
a month later. Just for the once, we fancy 
the Colonel himself is “a little mixed.”. 
In ease of injury to cow's teats, Waldo F. 
Brown uses a silver milking tube which costs 75 
cents. He prefers these to 25-eeut tubes, which 
are liable to rust. So he tells the readers of 
the Press. ....... 
Remember that cabbages may be raised by 
sowing the seeds where they are to grow just 
as well as sowing in a bed and transplanting. 
Sow thick and thin out... 
Full feed from the beginning if stock-rais 
ing is to be profitable. It is said that it is well 
to add sulphur to salt with the hay in the mow. 
It keeps it sweet... 
We are inclined to think that pyrethrum 
powder, or Ruhach, as the California article is 
called, is the very best remedy for the cabbage 
worm. Use the powder dry. blowing it on the 
plants through a bellows, or with water, a 
tablespoonful to a gallon, the powder first wet¬ 
ted with alcohol. 
More is wasted in this country than would 
keep some of the European nations, says Edi¬ 
tor Libby... 
Take one heaping spoonful of white powder¬ 
ed hellebore and put it in a pint of hot water. 
In five minutes stir it and pour it into a pail¬ 
ful of cold water. Syringe the currant and 
gooseberry bushes with this to kill the currant 
worm.... .. 
Book Agent: Now then, here, Maria Jane, 
is Bunyan’s Progress. Maria Jane: No. sar; 
I’se got two bunions already, and dey's never 
been no help to dis yer Pilgrim’s Progress. 
Mr. E. C. Parnell, in Country Home, tells 
in a few words the entire story of how to plant 
watermelon seeds. The proper preparation of 
the ground is a matter of importance, and 
should be done early in Spring, so that it will 
be ready when wanted. The ground should 
be plowed thoroughly and deeply; then har¬ 
rowed thoroughly so as to level it uieriv, when 
it should be marked off into rows about six 
feet apart each way. At each intersection 
two good shovelfuls of well-decayed manure 
are placed, and carefully incorporated with 
the soil by means of the fork, at the same time 
forming a slight hill, in the center of which 
the seeds are to be placed. 
Haven’t you ever noticed that the large 
farmer usually brags about the number of 
acres he raises, or the number of cows he keeps, 
and that the small, thorough fanner usuaUy 
tells of how many bushels he raises to the acre, 
or of how much money he gets from each cow ? 
There is a pleasure in trebh'ng the crop of 
grass or potatoes. It is the joy of conquest 
with no harm done any one—no bloodshed. It 
is a pleasure to have your work so concentrat¬ 
ed and in hand that you can avoid much of 
the worry of spread-out farming. Mr. T. B. 
Terry is credited with having written the 
above, though the paper is not mentioned. 
Pay cash for everything; keep out of debt 
if you have to borrow the money, is the advice 
of “Life.”. . 
A writer in the Indiana Farmer speaks of 
curing some sick hogs by feeding them burnt 
corn-cobs. The cobs were burned in a heap, 
salt applied as the flame stopped, and a small 
quantity of corn thrown over the whole. 
Charcoal is one of the best known absorbents 
of foul gasses It is frequently given in 
humau'practiee where the stomach is filled with 
sour gasses and undigested food. When given 
with salt or magnesia, it clears out the stom¬ 
ach aud bowels, and allays the irritation of 
the intestines by removing the cause. Hogs 
need charcoal, and this method of supplying it 
appears as feasible as any... 
In Holland, the home of the Holstein, the 
famous black-and-white cows are bred for 
beef. At the last fat stock show held at Alk- 
niaar, a six-year-old cow weighed 2,277% 
pounds, but a fraction less than the great 
Hereford steer, Regulus at Chicago last 
year... 
The Agricultural Gazette says that the or¬ 
der of the day upon the farm just now is to 
live ami not to practice what is commonly 
known as “improved agriculture.” And yet, 
it occurs to us that many farmers must im¬ 
prove their methods, or fail... 
The Husbandman justly recommends oats 
as a good crop for the dairymen to raise. 
They can be cut while the straw is still green 
and the grain is turning gray—uot yellow. At 
this stage oats are superior to hay for milk 
production... 
The Agricultural Gazette states that Am¬ 
erican horse breeders have taken the very 
cream of English horses out of the country. 
Not only has there been a lack of good stal¬ 
lions, but of brood mares as well. All the 
British breeds of horses, cattle or sheep appear 
to take on t'resh rigor and size and reach their 
highest state of perfection at the hands of Am¬ 
erican breeders. England must soon look to 
America, not only for work horses but for 
breeding stock as well.. 
A writer in the National Live Stock Jour- 
nal asks: How many stables are there that are 
properly lighted? Too many of them are 
gloomy dungeons, pervaded by a mysterious 
twilight, that might render vision clear to the 
open-eyed owl, but which requires several min¬ 
utes for the adjustment of the smaller-aper- 
tured eye of man to enable it to see objects 
even in dim outline.. 
But you keep your horse in this stable! 
When you go in, you leave thejioor open, and 
