1902 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
363 
PASTURE SEEDING IN NORTH. 
I have often seeded pasture land with¬ 
out plowing. I sow a mixture of Tim¬ 
othy, clover and Red-top. White clover 
comes in naturally in my pasture; other¬ 
wise I should add this to the mixture. As 
m y pasture was formerly known as 
Spruce Mountain, I need not tell you it 
could not be plowed. I have always 
sown the seed in early Spring, and 
usually upon the snow crust. It is easy 
to get around then, and I can see the 
seed on the snow. The ground often 
freezes to a depth of over two feet, and 
in early Spring, when the frost is com¬ 
ing out, the soil is soft and porous, and 
consequently much of the seed becomes 
covered. Being sown so early the young 
plants get quite a good growth before 
hot weather, and are not killed out bad¬ 
ly. I have no doubt that it would do to 
sow the seed any time after the ground 
freezes up in the Fall. Two years ago 
we had a warm spell in December, and I 
sowed some rye December 12 and 13, and 
dragged it in. The ground froze up 
again in a day or two, and I sowed the 
grass mixture on the frozen ground. I 
got an extra crop of rye next season, and 
last year I cut a good crop of hay. I 
think if grass seed was sown here in 
September, as some people advise, much 
of it would kill out. Of course I know 
that grass seed ripens and falls natural¬ 
ly there, but corn and potatoes also ripen 
about the same time, and that is no rea¬ 
son why it is the proper season to plant. 
I have often seen Timothy left to ripen 
on the ground (where it came in very 
thin) and never with good results. I 
have sown a little clover on my meadow 
in early Spring, and a reasonable 
amount of it would catch. We draw hay 
up from a barrack, about three-fourths 
of a mile distant, in Winter, as we want 
it to feed, and I have noticed, along the 
road through some woodland that there 
is a very good catch of grass seed. So I 
conclude that it is best to sow grass seed 
so late in the Fall that it. will not ger¬ 
minate, or very early in Spring. I have 
the bare spots in the pasture with 
good results. "Where land is natuially 
moist it is little trouble to seed it, if 
sown chaff from the barn floor upon 
the seed is sown early. With us we often 
have snow on the ground in April. We 
sow our oats about May 10-15 and get 
good results from seeding them, but of 
course the seed is dragged or bushed in. 
Where sown upon the ground without 
any covering it must be done while the 
ground is yet frozen. s. c. a. 
Riparius, N. Y. __ 
A COW FEUD. 
In nearly all herds of horned cows 
running in a field or yard there is a 
leader, second boss, third boss, and so 
on. When a strange animal is brought 
in she soon finds her place, or social 
standing in the line. There is always 
more or less rivalry, and it often hap¬ 
pens that a frisky underling has an ar¬ 
gument with the cow next above her, 
and becomes master. It is seldom that 
two cows develop such hatred as is de¬ 
scribed below, or, like certain characters 
in fiction and history, become sworn 
enemies, each unwilling that the other 
should have standing room on earth. 
The animals were a large Durham and 
a small grade Jersey—unevenly matched 
to all appearances. The Durham was 
constitutionally ugly, without a drop of 
cow kindness in her make-up, and took 
pains to impress this fact forcibly upon 
all underlings. If any cow ever deserv¬ 
ed to be dishorned she did, but the own¬ 
er did not believe in it, and, being a 
valuable milker, she was permitted to 
live and carry on her tyrannical ac¬ 
tions. Her enemy, the little Jersey, was 
about one-third her age, a daughter of 
the head of the herd, and the only one 
of the underlings that took exception to 
being bossed by the big brute. When 
only a year old she showed intense 
hatred. She was then too small to 
stand her ground, but when driven about 
would shake her head, glare at the Dur¬ 
ham, and talk back in language that 
was evidently well understood. She 
paid the penalty for her resentment by 
being chased and hooked more than any 
of the others. When about three years 
old, her independent ideas got so strong 
that she resisted, and every week there 
would be two or three battles. The lit¬ 
tle one was quick and wiry, and stood 
her ground well, but the row always 
ended in her getting into a corner and 
being severely punished, yet she would 
not stay whipped, and in a day or two 
would be at it again. At last she was 
cornered and her udder badly injured. 
Then it was deci ’ed to separate them 
for a time, and the Durham was shut 
up in a stable. It was thought that they 
might forget their differences, but time 
seemed only to increase their hatred. 
When let out together they would glare 
at each ether until their eyes became as 
red as those of a mad bull, paw and bel¬ 
low defiantly, and immediately have a 
battle unless prevented. There was evi¬ 
dently no use in trying to make them 
quit. As the old cow’s disposition kept 
getting worse and worse, she was dis¬ 
posed of, and everyone on the farm was 
glad to see her go. w. w. h. 
A HUNDRED USES. 
Chloro-Naptholeum has a hundred uses, such as dipping sheep j kill¬ 
ing lice on sheep, cattle, hogs and chickens; curing mange, sores 
and cuts on cattle and horses; curing roup and cholera in chickens ; 
disinfecting stables, pens and poultry houses. It prevents hog 
cholera. Prevents abortion in cows. Cures sore teats and garget. 
MILK NOTES 
About 100 cans of milk are taken per 
day at this date, which is less than April, 
1901. There are fewer cows and conditions 
are about an average. Several of our best 
dairymen have commenced to make up 
their milk into butter, and it is paying 
them better prices than milk. We have no 
cooperative creameries just here, but about 
us they are doing a good thing for their 
patrons. I think the supply will be less 
than last year. m. c. b. 
McGrawville, N. Y. 
The amount of milk received at the 
creamery is very small. I think they do 
not ship any at present, as it is all used 
to supply the home trade. As soon as pas¬ 
ture comes it will increase unless milk 
keeps going down and butter staying up; 
no doubt some will go to churning. There 
are no cooperative creameries in our 
neighborhood. The cattle do not seem to 
be in as good a condition as generally. We 
are having a very slow Spring; some oats 
to sow yet. It has been cool and dry. We 
had a nice rain April 26 followed by very 
hard wind. Grass and grain look well, but 
have not made much growth yet. J. w. F. 
Glen Gardner, N. J. 
The milk situation here is satisfactory to 
the patrons of cooperative creameries, but 
not so with those who sell to Exchange 
creameries. Not in many years have the 
farmers received as good prices for their 
milk as within the past year. We have 
three cooperative creameries in this town 
built by and owned exclusively by the 
farmers who are patrons. There are also 
two Exchange creameries, one of them 
about used up; can’t get milk enough to 
pay operating expenses. During January 
some patrons of one of our cooperative 
creameries received $1.76 to $1.81 for milk 
while the Exchange men paid only $1.41 
per 40-quart can, and these dairies would 
test about the same, say 5.40 per cent but¬ 
ter fat; too much difference. Our farmers 
are anxious to purchase stock, but direc¬ 
tors of cooperative creameries will not 
sell stock to men who have large dairies, 
for fear of getting too much milk to work 
off profitably, one creamery getting 250 
and the other nearly 400 40-quart cans 
daily. Our third creamery is only a but¬ 
ter factory, being about four miles from 
the railroad, but this butter is contracted 
for a year ahead all the time at a fancy 
price. outsider. 
Roxbury, N. Y. 
Seiler Bros., of Newark, N. J., took milk 
here at the station the past Winter. They 
sent out a proposition or contract on 
March 30, stating what they would give 
for milk during the coming year, but the 
farmers would not sign them, so on April 
3 they closed. Then the farmers sold their 
milk for the coming year to the Farmers’ 
Dairy Company, of Wllkesbarre, Pa., giv¬ 
ing them choice of a milk basis or a but¬ 
ter basis with privilege to change every 
three months. We are situated in the 32- 
cent zone, on the Lehigh Valley Railroad. 
The milk basis is that they are to pay us 
within 23 cents of Exchange price for the 
first six months, commencing with April, 
and within 13 cents of Exchange price for 
five months, the month of March, 1903, not 
above 2Mscents per quart. The butter basis 
is 10 per cent gain above the Babcock test, 
less 2% cents per pound than the high¬ 
est New York quotations. The farmers 
are getting more for their milk on the but¬ 
ter basis at present. The average test is 
somewhere about four per cent. Some 
dairies are making a test of five per cent. 
This pays the farmer $1.57 per 100 pounds. 
A test of four per cent pays the farmer 
$1.25 per 100, and 80 pounds of skim-milk 
back for every 100 pounds delivered free, 
while on the milk basis 97 cents per can 
or $1.13 per 100 and nothing back. There Is 
a falling off in nearly all dairies in this 
part of the State, feed being very high, 
cows brought good prices, and a good 
many have been shipped away. As a gen¬ 
eral thing cows are looking well. The 
season is rather backward, being wet and 
cold. This county is about equally divid¬ 
ed between shipping stations and cobpera- 
tive creameries. Through the Summer the 
cooperative creameries pay the best, and 
stations as a general thing best in Winter, 
although the past Winter the creameries 
paid fully up to station prices, and gave 
the skim-milk back. We are hoping for 
good prices during the coming year; not 
quite as large a supply of milk as last. 
South Montrose, Pa. h. c. w. 
Chloro-Naptholeum has stood the tests of experts, the tests of trials and 
the test of time. It is the surest, safest and cheapest disinfectant and 
cure. It, cures and prevents disease and keeps stock healthy. 
SentnJEE.our useful books, “Sheep and Cattle Diseases,” and “Swine Diseases.” 
WEST DISINFECTING CO., 4 E. 59th St., N. Y. 
Leg and Body Wash. 
When it conies to stiffness and 
soreness of muscles, tendons, 
etc., nothing equals 
Tuttle’s Elixir 
for restoring normal conditions. 
Apply to the body as a mild 
sponge bath and put on light 
^•blanket. Sponge the legs and 
s&put on light bandages. 
Used and Iindorsed by Adams 
Express Company. 
Tuttle’s American Condition Powders 
—A specific for impure blood and all diseases arising therefrom. 
TUTTLE’S FAMILY ELIXIR cures rheumatism, 
sprains, bruises, etc. Kills pain instantly. Our 100-pagc book, 
“Veterinary Experience,** FREE. 
Dr. S. A. TUTTLE, 30 Beverly St., Boston, Mass, 
B«-ware of so-called Elixirs—lion© genuine hut Tuttle* a. 
Avoid all blisters; they otler only temporary relief, if any. 
Brightwood Silo Coating 
i | '■» WATER ) 
AND 
ACID ) 
IWill not scale. Perfect preservative for inside of 
silos. May be applied to new or old wood. Crane’s 
Prolific Ensilage Corn (20 tons ensilage or 180 
bushels ears per acre). Write for prices. 
THE AGRICULTURAL STORE, SpringUeld, Mass. 
Standard Fly Killer ffeas. Protects cows from 
the torture 
of flies in 
.pasture 
| whilemilk¬ 
ing; will 
, give 20 p c. 
.J^Jlmore milk. 
* Harmless 
to man and 
beast. Evenly 
applied with our 
' special Sprayer Calves 
.■■ „,,,A^jand young stock will 
u.,» thrive. Prevents disease 
and abortion, which is cansedbya germ propagated 
by unsanitary conditions For #1 we will send to 
any address a Sprayer and enough Fly Killer disin¬ 
fectant to protect, 150 cows. Agents wanted. 
D. II. SMITH & CO., Utica, N. Y., U. S. A. 
r ■ •• 
Save$ 10 per Cow 
EVERY YEAR OF USE. 
De Laval Cream Separators 
Prices, $50 to $800. 
“Alpha" and “Baby"styles. Send for Catalogue 
THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO., 
Randolph and Canal Streets, | 74 Cortlandt Street. 
CHICAGO. 
NEW YORK. 
which tells all about the 
EMPIRE Running 
CREAM SEPARATOR.. 
If you own cows it will pay you to 
read the book, whether you want 
a separator or not- Let us send it. 
U. 8.ltUTTF.lt EXTRACTOR OO. 
Kloontfield, N. »f. 
Runs lighter, skims 
closer, cleans easier, 
simplest and most 
durable—the 
NATIONAL 
HAND SEPARATOR 
These claims we are ready 
to make good by shipping, 
free, a National Hand 
Separator on ten days trial. 
Send for it and work it a 
thirdof a month—if it don’t 
keep our promises, return 
at our expense. Write 
for full particulars. 
national dairy 
machine company 
Newark, N. J. 
Shoo-Fly HE 
THE 
ANIMALS’ 
FRIEND 
Half oont’i 
worth saves 
2 quarts 
milk and 
much flesh. 
Cures sores, hoof ail- 
Shoo-Fly is the original 
stock protector used by same dairymen 
5 1885. r " . 
Kills 
every 
fly it 
strikes. 
Keeps 
off the 
rest. 
Harmless since 1^85. Thousands have duplicated 10 
toman to 50 gallons seven consecutive years. Beware 
or beast, of imitations that last only a few hours and make sores. 
If your dealer does not keep Shoo-Fly send us $1.00 for 
latest improved double tube sprayer and enough Shoo-Fly to 
protect 100 cows, or 25c for liquid. 
Quart FREE to those naming Imitation they have used, 
and promising to pay express. To these will send Sprayer for 60c. 
BUGQLEUM effectual SHEEP DIP 
Kills all Lice* Tick*. Cures Seob* Mange, sores. The best 
known disinfectant. Prevents contagious abortion. Price $1.25 per 
gal. Add from 20 tolOO gals, water. Cattle dipped or sprayed iu 
Bugoleum (1 to 30) will be free of ticks and pass the quarantine. 
SHOO-FLY MFG. CO. 1005 Fairmount Ave., Phila.,Pa. 
Experience has proven Shoo-Fly to bo O. K.— EDITOR. 
Newton's Heave, Cough, Dis¬ 
temper and Indigestion Cure* 
A veterinary specific for wind, 
throat and stomach troubles. 
Strong recommends. «i per 
can. Dealers, mail or Ex.paid. 
Newton Horse Remedy Co. 
( y ) Toledo* Ohio* 
NO SPAVINS 
• The worst possible spavin can be cared in 
45 minutes. Ringbones, Curbs and Splints 
just as quick. Not painful and never has 
failed. Detailed information about this 
new method sent free to iiorse owners. 
Write today. Ask for pamphlet No. 88 
Fleming Bros., Chemists, Union Stock Yds., Chicago. 
Up— 
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freight year in and out than the 
greatest railroad in America. That 
means many wagons, and they are 
all sold on their merits. When a 
man buys a Studebaker once he 
doesn’t change to some other make 
the next time. To know that it’s 
a Studebaker is enough. It is 
sure to have the very best of ma¬ 
terials, workmanship, finish, and be 
up to date in all things. The Stude¬ 
baker name stands for these things. 
They have been the Studebaker rule 
and guide for fifty years. 
Studebakers also make a full 
line of all kinds of vehicles, har¬ 
ness, etc. Control entire output of 
the World Buggy Co., and make 
the “Izzer Line” of vehicles. All 
dealers handle the Studebaker 
i goods. 
Write us for catalogue. 
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South Bend, Ind. 
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