1902 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
237 
A POWERFUL SHEEP RECORD. 
I have a No. 7 U. S. cream separator 
and a sheep power and use a sheep to 
run my separator. I have used it about 
four years, and would not do without 
the power for twice the cost. As soon 
as we have milked a pailful of milk we 
start the sheep; we do the milking and 
the sheep does the separating, so the 
milk is drawn from the cows and run 
through the separator before it has time 
to cool, which should be done for thor¬ 
ough skimming. This will save me y 2 
hour per day; at 10 cents per hour for 
365 days this is $36.50. Cost for feeding 
sheep one pint corn per day for 365 days 
at one cent or 64 cents per bushel 
would be $3.65. This the sheep gets 
while on the power in small trough, the 
rest of the time the feed it finds run¬ 
ning with the cows, and it keeps fat. It 
weighed about 100 pounds when first 
put to work; now it weighs over 200 
pounds. Last year I sold $3.10 worth of 
wool from my sheep, which nearly pays 
for the corn; this still leaves a profit 
of $35.95. There are six separators in 
this neighborhood run by sheep. One 
has a shepherd dog to pump water for 
his stock. The dog seems to be proud 
of his work, and does not allow a stran¬ 
ger to get on the power. I prefer the 
sheep for running separator. One sheep 
alone will get attached to and run with 
the cows, so when the cows come in the 
sheep comes along. My brother used a 
calf, but it soon got too heavy, so he 
put on another, but uses a sheep now. 
His sheep after being used to work and 
being fed on the power jumped over a 
door two feet high to get on the power. 
The sheep or the calf are easily trained 
to work on the power if they are not 
frightened or abused. The first time 1 
put my sheep on it walked right off, 
and in a short time if they see you put 
the feed into the little trough they will 
get on the power themselves, s. h. m. 
Morgantown, Pa. 
ROTES OR PASTURE SEEDING. 
I have a steep hillside I wish to seed this 
Spring for a permanent sheep pasture. 
What would you advise sowing? 
If rich soil 1 would sow eight quarts 
Timothy seed per acre, if thin soil six 
quarts Timothy and six quarts clover. 
A thin coat of straw spread over the 
land as a mulch would aid very much 
in getting a catch of grass. If soil is 
loose and loamy nothing further will be 
needed, but if a compact soil it should 
be stirred in some way to cover the 
seed; I use an old-fashioned drag-tooth 
harrow. I prefer to sow Timothy in 
September or October, clover in Febru¬ 
ary or March. For sheep pasture our 
object is to get a Blue grass sod as soon 
as possible. Our native Blue grass here 
does not form seed so that we can har¬ 
vest it, but it will come naturally in 
three or four years, running out all oth¬ 
er kinds of grasses. We have frequently 
tried sowing the Kentucky Blue grass 
seed, but so far have always failed to 
get a catch. l. i\ bailey. 
Ohio. 
The land must be put in good condi¬ 
tion to receive the seed; this ought to 
be done as soon as the land can be 
worked, and make a fine seed bed. I 
would recommend the following mixture 
of grass per acre: Kentucky Blue grass, 
six pounds; Alsilte, four pounds; Or¬ 
chard-grass, five pounds; Meadow fescue, 
3y 2 pounds; Red-top, six pounds; Tim¬ 
othy, six pounds. The heavy seed like 
the clover should be sown separately 
from the light seeds, or otherwise it 
would be difficult to distribute them 
evenly over the land. I think that one 
bushel of oats or barley should be 
sowed per acre to help keep the land 
from washing, as it will start stronger 
than the grass seed. I would sow from 
200 pounds to 500 pounds per acre of 
some good fertilizer high in potash. 
New York. iba p. watson. 
What seed would you advise sowing on 
a run-out cow pasture without plowing, the 
same being rocky and stony, it being natu¬ 
rally grazing land? 
On a black sandy loam soil, very stony 
and steep, I cut the timber off, seeded 
in September to Timothy. In three 
years I had a permanent Blue grass sod. 
I have succeeded well in getting a per¬ 
manent sod on run-out poor knolls, sow¬ 
ing in September Timothy seed in the 
chaff, or the sweepings of the barn floor, 
tearing the ground to some extent with 
a drag-tooth harrow and covering with 
a light straw mulch. Our land in east¬ 
ern Ohio is largely a dark sandy loam 
with clay subsoil. On other soils this 
plan may not be applicable, but I see no 
reason why Timothy or Kentucky Blue- 
grass, if you can get good seed, with a 
straw mulch, will not give a permanent 
pasture on any soil if rich enough to 
furnish sufficient plant food, otherwise 
supply plant food with stable or barn¬ 
yard manure if possible; if not, some of 
the standard brands of fertilizer. 
L. P. BAILEY. 
It is hard to reseed a run-down pas¬ 
ture without plowing, but I have seen 
it done, and make a fairly good pasture. 
I would drag it with a spike-tooth har¬ 
row and would sow the same mixture 
as above, adding three or four pounds of 
white clover, and sowing 300 pounds of 
the same fertilizer per acre. I would 
drag in seed and fertilizer with same 
harrow, and then roll down; would 
keep out stock for two months at least, 
and it is better if longer. 
New York. ika p. watson. 
HOW TO IMPROVE THE FLOCK. 
There are two ways, one is to buy 
stock birds and the other is to buy eggs. 
Both have their advantages and their 
disadvantages. In buying stock birds 
the purchaser has the advantage of see¬ 
ing what he is buying at once; with eggs 
it is often a matter of hope and expec¬ 
tation. Possibly of the two, buying 
stock birds is the more expensive, but 
surer method. There is, however, an 
element of chance in both methods. The 
eggs may not hatch, and the fine birds 
purchased at the show may not repro¬ 
duce their kind (in equal fineness), for 
it is a well-known fact that show birds 
do not necessarily produce show birds. 
Show birds often come from parents 
that to the uninitiated seem little shori 
of scrubs. This is explained by the fact 
that in mating up birds, the principle 
of compensation of defects and empha¬ 
sis of good points has to be taken into 
consideration. As this is a rather tech¬ 
nical subject I will not undertake to do 
more than to warn intending purchasers 
that they must study the principles of 
mating before expecting to raise show 
birds. On the other hand the purchaser 
in buying eggs for hatching generally 
can rely on the dealer’s mating up the 
parents properly to produce good stock. 
Without undertaking to say which is 
the better method, buying eggs or birds, 
I would give this warning: don’t buy 
cheap stock, and don’t buy cheap eggs, 
if you want good birds yourself. Of 
course you may find a man who is sell¬ 
ing out, or who is overloaded, who will 
sell fine birds at a very low figure, but 
as a general rule, the purchaser is ad¬ 
vised not to buy cheap goods in poul¬ 
try. It requires time, patience and 
great skill to grade up a flock of scrubs, 
and it is not worth doing when by the 
expenditure of a few more dollars one 
can start right. In the chicken business 
as in every other kind of business there 
are honest men and there are knaves. 
As a rule, the dishonest men do not last 
long. A safe rule, however, is to buy 
from men of established reputations, 
though, of course, there are beginners 
with equally good stock and equally 
honest intentions; the trouble is to find 
“who is who” and ‘‘which is which.” 
In shipping eggs to customers I have 
found it safest and cheapest to wrap 
each egg in excelsior and ship in a bas¬ 
ket. A common fruit basket such as a 
peach basket is best. Packing in saw¬ 
dust in a box is about the worst method, 
as the box will get banged about, and, 
as there is no “give”to the sawdust, the 
eggs will break. Nor have I ever seen 
any patent carrier that can equal the 
basket in safety and cheapness. There 
is something about the frailty of a bas¬ 
ket bearing the legend: “Eggs for Hatch¬ 
ing” that appeals to the expressman in 
a way that a stouter receptacle does not. 
If I were to give any advice to a seller 
it would be that strict honesty and ab¬ 
stinence from exaggeration together 
with a certain watchfulness for fraudu¬ 
lent purchasers is the best policy. To 
intending purchasers I would suggest 
that they should not expect to get a bird 
or eggs for prices much below the regu¬ 
lar market price for such things; that 
“dollar” birds and “dollar” eggs are all 
well enough in their way, but that they 
are probably worth just what is paid 
for them and no more. Finally, that 
the average seller is anxious to do what 
is right and that it is for his personal 
advantage to treat his customer fairly 
in hopes of selling him more eggs or 
birds in the future. e. l. c. morse. 
Illinois. 
Worth $500 to this Man. 
Cromwell, Conn., Apr. 3rd, 1900. 
I DR. B. J. KEVDALL CO. 
Hear Sirs:—I have used your Kendall’s Spavin Cure fer the 
J last five years an.l I think it has saved me $500.00 in that time. 
Respectfully yours, Henry Kelsey. 
Sucn endorsements as the above area guarantee 
| of merit. for $5. As a liniment for 
| family use it has no equal. Ask your druggist for 
i Kendal 1*m Spavin Cure, also “A Treatise on the 
| Horse,” the hook free, oraddress 
Dr. B. J. Kendall Co., Enosburg Falls Vt. 
DE LAVAL 
CREAM SEPARATORS 
which possess the patent 
protected “Alpha” disc and 
“split-wing” improvements 
Breeders’ Directory 
Six Choice, Pure Jerseys, 13 months 
to li years, bred to Flenry L. l’ogls. Lot for $300. 
8 J EMERSON. Lunenburg, Mass. 
You Can’t Afford a Grade Bull 
when I will sell you a Registered Jersey 
Bull at a reasonable price. Ida's Stoke 
Pogis or Exile stock. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
123 HOLSTEINS t'iSi 
DHLLHUR8T FARMS, Mentor, Ohio. 
Enr QoIq—POKKBRKD HOLSTEIN FRIE8IAN8. 
I UI OdiC Bargains in BULL CALVES at the pres¬ 
ent time. Also BERKSHIRE SWINE and SCOTCH 
COLLIE PUPS. W. W. CHENEY, Manlius. N.Y. 
Registered. iYyrsliiros 
Can furnish yonng animals of either sex from first- 
class milkers at reasonable prices. Correspondence 
solicited MAPLE ROW STOCK FARM, Cherry 
Creek, N. Y. 
Short-horns 
FOR SALK.— Bulls old enough 
for service. Heifers and Young 
Cows with calf at foot. W. C. BLACK, Mercer. Pa. 
Youlif? Registered Holstein-Fries- 
ian Bulls for Sale Cheap. 
I have two bulls two years old and several yearling 
bulls for sale cheap. They are large, handsome, per¬ 
fectly marked animals, all sired by Dora De Kol’s 
Oount No. 23757, and from best dams In herd. These 
animals are on McLennan Stock Farm, Ischua, N.Y. 
Inquire of P. B. MCLENNAN, Syracuse. N. Y. 
r'UENANOO VALLEY STOCK FARMS, Greene, 
N. Y.—Dutch-Belted and Jersey Cattle, Dorset 
and Rambouillet Sheep. PolandrChina and Jersey 
Red Swine; 15 varieties Land and Water Fowl. 
Eggs cheap in season. 
Ohio Karm Berkshires.—Youug- sows, 
safe in pig. Fall pigs, both sexes, all first cla 
M. L & H. H. BEN1IAM, Le Roy. Ohio. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whites. 
Choice Pigs, 8 weeks old, mated not 
akin. Bred Sows and Service Boars. 
POULTRY. Write for hard t lures 
_ _ prices and free circular. 
HAMILTON & CO., Rosenvick, Chester Co., Ps. 
ANGORA GOATS are handsome, hardy and 
Low prices. Large olr. 
_ profitable. Prize stock. 
H. W. Cole & Co., Kenton, O 
F OR SALE—Five young PERCH ERON 
Stallion, Ramoz 2d, Registered No. 20858. 5 years 
old, weight ItiOO; sound and all right; sure sire. In 
tine condition; tine action. A bargain. Address 
J. R. BEUCHLER. Leesburg, Va. 
Blatchford’s Calf Meal. 
“ We are satisfied that Calves can be raised on the 
Calf Meal and water alone. *—A Paulsen, New 
Hol-tt in, Wis. 
“ It cures scours and is just as good as new milk 
for Calves, S S. Saunders. Pecatoniea, Ill. 
Send tor Pamphlet. *‘ How to Raise f'alves Cheaply 
and Successfully Without Milk. ' Address 
THU BLATCHFORO CALF MKAL WORKS, 
Waukegan, Ill. 
Are as Much Superior 
to other Cream Separators 
as such other Separators are 
to Gravity Setting Methods. 
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Send for new “20th Century ” catalogue. 
THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR GO., 
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Positively cures tongue lolling, and will 
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this bit the most vicious and 
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