746 
November 3 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Live Stock and Dairy 
LATE BREEDING OF JERSEY HEIFERS 
What Long Experience Shows. 
When we started into breeding Jer¬ 
seys on a big scale in 1882 we insisted 
upon constitution as a prime requisite. 
One of the means which we employed 
for obtaining constitution in our herd 
was by withholding our heifers from ser¬ 
vice until they were 18 months to two 
years old. It did not seem reasonable 
to us that heifers as yet very immature 
could share their vitality with their calf 
and their owner without being more or 
less injuriously affected by it. In our 
judgment the danger of making dairy 
heifers beefy if they are not allowed to 
conceive when young is more imaginary 
than real. Far greater danger is that 
through lack of vitality and unwhole¬ 
some surroundings the Jersey animals 
will become tuberculous, and thus be a 
loss ultimately to their owner and a 
great menace to the health of human be¬ 
ings. as all Jersey breeders are aware, 
32 of the daughters of our bull Ida’s 
Rioter of St. L., exceeded in average 
butter test any like number of the 
daughters of any other bull that ever 
lived. Their average is over 20 pounds 
of butter a week. They were tested by 
eight different owners. Among these 32 
tested daughters is Ida Marigold, who 
won the sweepstakes prize in the show¬ 
ring at the World’s Fair, and who won 
the sweepstakes prize in the 15-day 
cheese contest and the greatest net pro¬ 
fit for the combined period of the 15-day 
cheese contest and 90-day butter contest 
of any cow that reached home alive. One 
cow surpassed her in net profit for these 
two periods combined, but that cow died 
before reaching home. Hence it would 
look as though for practical considera¬ 
tions Ida Marigold was easily the win¬ 
ner. Ida Marigold dropped her first calf 
when she was two years, 10 months, and 
eight days old. 
Of the 18 daughters of this bull that 
were owned by us until they dropped 
their first calf, and remained in our pos¬ 
session until after they were tested, we 
find that two aborted, and will, there¬ 
fore, leave them out of consideration. Of 
the other 16 the average age at which 
the first calf was dropped was two years, 
10 months and 12 days. We have rea¬ 
son to believe that the average age of 
the 32 tested daughters is fully two 
years and eight months, 'ihe average 
butter test of these 16 tested daughters 
is 20 pounds 1 3-9 ounces apiece a week. 
No doubt the average butter test would 
have been much higher if the animals 
had made their records as mature cows. 
Of the 16 referred to five made tneir but¬ 
ter test before they were four years old. 
As milkers these 16 cows showed that 
they were very superior. One of them, 
that gave as high as 49% pounds of milk 
a day, aid not remain long enough in 
our possession for us to get a yearly 
milk record of her. We judge it would 
have been over 10,000 pounds. Two oth¬ 
ers were sold wiilni a year after they 
had dropped their calf, and before the 
close of their milking period. Neverthe¬ 
less, as they had each given milk for as 
much as seven months, we have con¬ 
cluded for the purpose of comparison to 
consider it as a complete year. We are 
obliged in every case but three to take 
the record with first calf, because the 
animals were either sold before another 
complete year had rolled round, or they 
were away at fairs for some time when 
no record was kept, and we do not like 
to make an estimate. The average year¬ 
ly milk record of the i5 cows is 7,164% 
pounds. Considering that 11 out of the 
15 made this record with first calf, 
and one of them with second, and 
under ordinary conditions, we doubt 
whether it has ever been equaled by a 
like number of daughters of any other 
bull. In no case did the milking period 
exceed one year, and was made in each 
case between calvings. The paternal 
granddam of all these heifers was a cow 
that had a milk record of 67 pounds a 
day and a butter test of 30 pounds 2% 
ounces in seven days, and some one may 
urge that these animals got their excel¬ 
lence by inheritance, and not by being 
withheld from early service. We are of 
the belief that both elements contributed 
to the success achieved. This much is 
certain, the late breeding of the heifers 
did not make poor dairy cows out of 
them. Of course, there is a chance of 
spoiling heifers by getting them too fat, 
but this may be caused, and generally 
is, by improper feeding. 
Venang-o Co., Pa. miller & sibley. 
Rye for Dairy Cows. 
What feeding value has rye for dairy 
cows? Are rye, corn and oats ground to¬ 
gether and mixed with bran or cotton-seed 
meal a good feed for cows? In what pro¬ 
portions would you mix them? I would 
like to feed more rye than either corn or 
oats, as we have more of it. w. e. f. 
Bridgewater, Conn. 
Rye has about the same chemical com¬ 
position as corn, and while it is not as 
palatable to most stock as corn, its feed¬ 
ing value in a combined ration would 
probably be about the same. Rye should 
be thoroughly mixed with other grains 
before feeding, because of its sticky 
nature. It is a good plan to mix it with 
whole corn and oats and have them 
ground together. A good mixture can 
be made by grinding together 200 pounds 
each of shelled corn and rye, with 100 
pounds of oats. By mixing 400 pounds 
of this mixture with 400 pounds of wheat 
bran and 100 pounds of cotton-seed meal 
a well-balanced grain ration for milch 
cows may be produced. This ration 
should ^e fea at the rate of eight to 10 
pounds per day, with plenty of good hay 
and corn stover or silage. If the rye, 
when growing, was free from the Black 
smut, known as ergot, it will be a safe 
feed for cows; otherwise it would be 
better to use it for fattening pigs. The 
ergot smut is quite common on rye, and 
many farmers fear to use it in feeding 
animals in pregnancy, because of the 
supposed danger of occasioning abor¬ 
tion. There is, however, no conclusive 
evidence that this trouble will result 
from feeding rye. Rye is claimed by 
some to produce a little flavor in butter, 
but as far as we have observed, this 
claim is unfounded, where rye is fed in 
moderate quantities. c s. phelps. 
Great Value of a Root Cutter. 
I have used a Clark root cutter, power 
size, for the past three Winters for cut¬ 
ting Purple-top turnips for milch cows. 
The advantage is very apparent, both 
in general health and milk flow. The 
roots are cut into pieces about the size 
of a man’s thumb but somewhat thinner. 
I can see no reason why it would not 
cut potatoes, though I have never .used 
it for that purpose. We grow only tur¬ 
nips and carrots for feeding. Carrots 
are the best for horses, giving a few to 
the work horses with their grain occa¬ 
sionally, and to growing colts as a noon 
feed. I can see that our heifers are 
larger and more thrifty-looking at time 
of calving where turnips are generously 
fed to them as yearlings, than when 
confined to a dry ration of hay and corn 
fodder. Sheep and hogs also thrive bet¬ 
ter with turnips as part of the feed. If 
the turnips are to be cooked for hogs 
or poultry they will cook in half the 
time if cut fine. 
A visitor timed the machine without 
the knowledge of the feeders, and 15 
bushels were cut in 2% minutes. I like 
the power machine so well that last 
Winter I bought a smaller one to put 
on the farm where we raise our heifers; 
though but half the capacity of the oth¬ 
er it has given satisfaction and has been 
a paying investment. In my opinion, 
anything a dairyman can grow to vary 
the feed of his stock will pay him in the 
end by prolonging the usefulness of his 
cows, and I think it pays to have roots 
in the cellar even when the silos are 
full, and I use both. l. c. m’loon. 
Massachusetts. 
Milk at Concord, N. H.—The milk 
supply of Concord comes mostly from 
the adjoining farms within six miles of 
the State House. A small part is re¬ 
ceived from the cars, which pass through 
here to Boston. I do not think that 
there is any inspection; I have not 
heard of any. Most of the milk is 
raised and sold by the same man at 
wholesale and retail, each buying of or 
selling to his neighbor as occasion de¬ 
mands. i nere are a few who sell to the 
retailer exclusively in a small way. The 
price is six cents for most milkmen; a 
few are selling at five, which was the 
standard retail price till September 1. 
One man sells for seven cents for bot¬ 
tled milk. Wnolesale price is 3% cents 
per quart. There are a good many pure¬ 
bred cows, but the majority are crosses. 
Most of the milkmen keep a few good 
cows to keep up the quality of milk. 
e. w. K. 
What a Chinaman Thinks of It. 
Mr. WOO KIN SAM, Shanghai, China, March 26, 
1899, writes: 
I have for a very long time been affected with a 
troublesome cough. Hearing of Dr. Jayne’s Ex¬ 
pectorant, I bought a bottle from Don* Teh Tong. 
Since taking It, I am so much better that I gladly 
recommend it, believing that It will cure other cases, 
similar to mine. I am forty years of age.— Adv. 
A Lame Horse 
is neither valuable for use 
or sale. It is better not to 
have a lame horse. 
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cures permanently all forms of lameness, curbs, 
splints, sprains, thrush, &c. Equally good for 
internal use for colic, founder, pneumonia, dis¬ 
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Kills pain instantly. Our 100-page book, “Vet¬ 
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liewnre of so-called Klixirs—none genuine but Tuttle’ii. 
Avoid all blisters; they offer only temporary relief if any. 
Death to Heaves, 
Coughs and Distemper, 
is NEWTON’S CURE. 
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He can get the eggs sure —twice as many, if he will feed his hen. 
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The Best Dishorner. 
The easiest on both operator and cow, because it makes 
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CONVEX DISHORNER. 
My Bucker Stock Holder and calf dishorners are 
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Geo.Webster, Box 64.Christiana,Pa. 
Breeders’ Directory. 
Fine Jack and Jennet cheap. Also, 
six registered Shetland Ponies. 
L. D. ATWATER, Waverly, N. Y. 
How to Have Healthy Cbicks the 
Year Abound. Receipt for 10 cents. 
H. F. LIN DERM AN, Haysville. Pa. 
YU I Tp DTipC— Spayed Females. Circulars. 
vULLlu Ilfi) Silas Decker, South Montrose,Pa 
|Onn Ferrets for sale. Small, medium and large size 
IZUU Some trained. N. A. Knapp. Rochester, Ohio . 
Porrotc fnr Adtiress Charles smith, 
IClIblo 1U1 udlC Mainesbnrg, Tioga Co., Pa, 
— First-class stock. W. J. WOOD, 
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" birds. W. & B. Rocks: W. & Br. Leghorns: W. 
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TDerkshires, Chester W., and Poland C. Pigs. 
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Rock Cockerels at 90 cents each, write to 
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Q G. 8ons of EXILE OF ST. LAMBERT, sire Of 
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Some GOOD young 
JERSEY BULL CALVES 
FOR SALE at fair prices. No PLUGS nor an 
registered for sale at any price. 
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JERSEY BULL FOR SALE CHEAP. 
Bayard St. Lambert2nd, sired by Alfred St. Lambert 
25359, dam Oakland Lass 72384 in A. J. C. C., with test 
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$1,000. He is three years old; exhibited six times; 
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PIICDUCEV Rill I FOR SALE. — Henrye No 
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1898; sire Eristan No. 4509; dam Alwilda No. 6102 
Vet. certificate. Price $150. Address 
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150 Dellhurst Holsteins 
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the famous “ Royal Paul ” out of advanced Re¬ 
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A fine lot of young sows bred for Fall litters. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves of extra breeding 
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