THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 8 
176 
Holstein and Ayrshire Compared. 
In The R. N.-Y., page 133, is an in- 
auiry in regard to the Holstein and 
Ayrshire under the same conditions; 
how they compare for size, whether the 
Ayrshire calves are' as rugged as the 
Holsteins, and what is the standard 
color of the Ayrshire. I am breeding 
both Holstein and Ayrshire. I find 
them good dairy cows, but the Holstein 
is not as hardy a cow as the Ayrshire 
from the fact that she in her native 
home, instead of rustling among the hills 
and mountains like the Ayrshire in 
Scotland, enjoyed wallowing in the 
clover up to her sides on the fiat lands 
of Holland. I find the Ayrshires the 
hardiest of any cow that we can get in 
this northern climate and the most eco¬ 
nomical producer, taking the cost of 
food and care into consideration. Ayr¬ 
shire and Holstein will compare about 
the same in size at maturity; the Hol¬ 
stein cow may be perhaps a little lai gei, 
especially if forced from the time of 
birth to maturity. The Ayrshire at ma¬ 
turity will average from 1,000 to 1,200 
pounds, which is plenty large enough 
for the dairyman of to-day. When I 
speak of the Ayrshire in comparison 
with the Holstein I do not refer to the 
little short-legged, short-bodied, thick- 
skinned, long-haired Ayrshire that I 
have seen in this country from import¬ 
ed stock either from Canada or Scot¬ 
land, but the large long-bodied, rangy, 
thin-skinned, short-haired cow that the 
American breeders are breeding for but¬ 
ter and cheese instead of the show ring. 
I find the Ayrshire calf as rugged as any 
that 1 ever tried to raise, and the color 
should be either red and white or brown 
and white or spotted; the predominat¬ 
ing color among the best producing Ayr¬ 
shires is red and white or spotted. 
Gainesville, N. Y. c. e. hatch, v. s. 
GOOD WORDS FOR ALFALFA. 
Alfalfa for Honey.— Apropos of the 
article entitled “Sow White and Alsike 
Clover ” by W. T. S., on page 83, I wish 
to call attention to the words of F. D. 
Coburn in his recent work on “Alfalfa” 
in regard to this crop as a honey pro¬ 
ducer. He says: “Alfalfa is the greatest 
honey plant known to modern agricul¬ 
ture. It is superior to White clover. 
Sweet clover or buckwheat, and under 
favorable conditions gives a honey flow 
from June to October. The farmers in 
the Alfalfa-growing districts are only 
beginning to appreciate their opportuni¬ 
ties for honey production.” He gives 
statistics of honey production in several 
Kansas counties from which it appears 
that Finney County, having an acreage 
of 11,687 acres of Alfalfa, yielded an 
average of 44 pounds of honey per hive 
in the three years 1897, 1898 and 1899, 
whereas Douglas County, having an 
average acreage of 530 acres of Al¬ 
falfa, yielded an average of only 10 
pounds of honey per hive during 
the same three years. Regarding the 
quality of Alfalfa honey Mr. Coburn 
says that “Dr. E. C. Franklin and 
Mr. J. C. Swayze, of the Kansas 
State University, have made chemical 
and physical tests of Alfalfa honey in 
comparison with five other common 
sorts, and Alfalfa leads the list in every 
desirable quality.” it occurs to me that 
Alfalfa can easily be made to do double 
duty. As a forage crop, and particularly 
for soiling cattle, it has no superior, and 
it is plain that where it is used for soil¬ 
ing there will be some part of the crop 
in bloom every day from June to Oc¬ 
tober, thus furnishing nectar to the bees 
almost continuously. a. d. m. 
Moore County, N. C. 
We are located 60 miles south of St. 
Louis, in the Ozark hills; soil a fair 
clay, subsoil, deep red clay, limestone, 
with flint stones and gravel mixed in 
surface soil; timber mostly oak. Red 
clover is liable to freeze out in hard 
Winters. As you know we were in the 
dry belt last Summer; had less than 
three inches of rain between April 17 
and October 10; all crops were a total 
failure except wheat, which made half 
crop. Last Spring we sowed 60 acres of 
Timothy, Red-top, Orchard grass. Red 
clover and Alfalfa, all of which were in 
fine condition on June 1. The first of 
July Orchard grass was about all dead, 
by July 15 all else with the exception 
of Alfalfa (three acres) had disappeared. 
The Alfalfa held on and grew a little 
(four to 12 inches), and when it rained 
in October it grew finely, and is all right 
at this time. I gave it a coat of manure 
in the Fall, and it stood freezing very 
well so far. I have a perfect stand, 
sowed 15 pounds of seed per acre with 
Cahoon seeder the last of March, and 
harrowed it in with Matchless harrow. 
When rains came last Fall we sowed 
three acres more, mixed seed with raw 
bone meal and sowed through fertilizer 
hopper, and harrowed. This came up 
and grew finely, but all has frozen out. 
Fall seeding is a success in Kansas, but 
I do not think it will do on our soil. 
Alfalfa is an assured success in Kansas, 
and north Missouri, and I feel confident 
that it will succeed on our soil if it does 
not freeze out the first Winter, which 
we think can be obviated by thoroughly 
preparing the soil by fertilizing, and not 
grazing first season, and by giving a 
coat of coarse manure or old straw in 
the Fall. We would not cover more 
than one-half inch. We shall sow some 
Turkestan Alfalfa alongside of the com¬ 
mon this Spring, and note the difference; 
it is said not to freeze out. wm. riehl. 
Washington Co., Mo. 
How to Keep Shredded Fodder. 
Will you ask your readers for informa¬ 
tion as to the best method of keeping 
shredded cornstalks? We have now in our 
mow a large quantity, which were put in, 
in as perfect condition as it would seem 
possible, having stood in the shock for 
six weeks of fine drying weather and sharp 
frost. We tramped them down thoroughly, 
but did not layer with straw as some 
suggested, and now the whole lot is fit only 
for bedding—it has heated so badly. We 
thought if this fodder ever kept in the mow 
that we had the best reason for expecting 
it would do so under these conditions. 
D. z. M 
Our own fodder has always kept in 
perfect condition in large box stalls. It 
was stamped down hard when put in, 
and was thoroughly dry. We want to 
hear from others. 
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