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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
July 12 
Live StockandDairy 
COWS FAILING TO BREED. 
I have a number of milch cows that have 
been giving milk several months and show 
no disposition to breed. Can you tell the 
reason and give any remedy? We feed si¬ 
lage with grain ration of shorts and meal, 
hay at noon. F. r. h. 
Nashua, N. H. 
The trouble may be caused by uterine 
weakness produced by inbreeding, too 
early breeding, or cross-breeding; or it 
may follow a period of abortion. In my 
experience it usually does. If the cause 
is constitutional, as first mentioned, I 
would dispose of the cows. The use of 
silage, cotton seed, gluten, sprouts, 
brewers’ grains, etc., that are known to 
be very stimulating to the millt-produc- 
ing organs is thought by some to be 
directly responsible. I think that feed¬ 
ing them in excess, forcing the cow be¬ 
yond her normal capacity, and hence 
draining upon her vitality and previous¬ 
ly stored energy, will be conducive to 
such results, not directly oue to any pe¬ 
culiar element found in the food, but to 
the result of overtaxing one class of en¬ 
ergy at the expense of another. This 
theory cannot be supported if we ob¬ 
serve the cow under the most favorable 
natural June conditions, when she not 
so that the cow is not obliged to draw 
upon her stored material to build her 
offspring. Most of our trouble with do¬ 
mesticated animals comes from violat¬ 
ing nature’s laws. Ignorance of statute 
law does not clear a criminal. Ignor¬ 
ance of organic natural laws is even 
more certain of punishment. If these 
cows are heavy milkers and are giving 
at present a large mess, I would at once 
change the ration so tnat corn will take 
a first place, or say two-thirds corn and 
one-third bran, two-thirds of the coarse 
food hay and one-third silage, 'ihe suc¬ 
culence will keep the bowels in good 
condition, the corn and hay will no 
doubt check the milk flow, but the ten¬ 
dency will be to remedy the trouble. 
H. E. COOK. 
Fish Fed to Hogs. 
We fed the refuse from a fish market 
for several months and when we came 
to slaughter the hogs the meat was so 
completely tainted with the fish that it 
was of no use. I think fish can be fed 
to breeding stock or perhaps to young 
stock, but I should want to keep all fish 
away for at least 10 or 12 weeks before 
killing. I did not keep the hogs referred 
ELLEN AND HER PET.” Fig. 195. 
only gives a large flow, but she is quite 
inclined to breeding. We must remem¬ 
ber, however, that no one has yet suc¬ 
ceeded in artificially producing June 
conditions. The food is ideal, certain 
corrective agencies are found in the 
grasses and weeds. The pure air gives 
tone, vigor and strength to the system, 
so that there results a peculiar harmony 
and adjustment of parts. We can, of 
course, approximate closely during the 
rest of the year, if we observe the same 
general laws. Man is inclined to feed 
according to stocks on hand and market 
prices. The present method practiced on 
dairy farms, of feeding so that cows are 
dry only a very short time, tends to 
weaken the reproductive capacity of the 
cow unless a most exacting system of 
feeding is practiced, which calls for a 
ration having a nutritive ratio of 1:5 to 
1:7 according to the animal, not based 
upon the chemical analysis of the food, 
but upon the digestibility. The chemical 
analysis of a food as found in our tables, 
when applied to coarse fodders, may be 
wide of the mark. Hence the statement 
so often made that the chemist and the 
cow do not agree, in which case I much 
prefer the judgment of the cow. We 
have been severely criticised by chemists 
to wholly on fish, but they had quite a 
liberal supply. We put fish refuse in the 
compost pile, and it makes a good ferti¬ 
lizer. Of course it is good to spread 
and plow in at any time if the odor is 
not objectionable; fish is, as you know, 
a fine fertilizer. a. n. earnham. 
Connecticut. 
Scotch Collies Almost Human. 
In connection with the picture shown 
at Fig. 195 Potts Brothers send us the 
following note. From our experience 
we are inclined to indorse the senti¬ 
ment: 
“The more we know of mankind, the 
better we like dogs. This sounds a little 
rough on humanity, but the sentiment 
appeals with fervor to those who have 
owned a faithful, intelligent, canine 
companion. Human friends love us just 
so long as we are able to shower bless¬ 
ings of wealth or comfort upon their 
heads, or dispense other favors which 
appeal to their selfish interests. When 
misfortune overtakes us, these friends 
immediately forget, or what is worse, 
assail our character. They have accept¬ 
ed our favors; they have cast us off 
when we are no longer able to cater to 
their whims and fancies. How different 
is the affection of our dog! He leaves 
his kind for our companionship, accepts 
our commonest attentions with delight, 
and instead of resenting fancied slights, 
is ever ready to caress the hand that 
strikes in anger. Adversity intensifies 
this constancy. Sharing our pleasures 
and sympathizing in our time of sorrow, 
he is contented with us no matter what 
our surroundings. In our absence his 
greatest comfort is our discarded coat. 
He would rather eat a crust of bread 
from our hand than a full meal from a 
stranger. Other animals are more use¬ 
ful to man, but the intelligence of the 
Scotch collie, and his constancy, place 
him foremost in our affections.” 
A Prolific Sow.—The Jersey Advocate 
prints this note: “On April 15, on the farm 
of H. D. Iveeny, of Shrewsbury. Pa., a sow 
of Chester White stock, farrowed 23 pigs. 
Of these, 19 were alive and four were so 
weak that they died. Mr. Keeny says that 
as the sow only had 10 teats, they raised 
the balance by hand. This sow had seven 
pigs with her first litter, and 11 and 12 in 
succeeding litters, until this time she made 
the record for number.” 
The Oleo Business.—A Washington cor¬ 
respondent of the New York Evening Post 
says: “All the oleomargarine manufac¬ 
tured and delivered to dealers up to July 1 
carried the old tax of two cents a pound. 
To take advantage of this privilege, the 
factories of the country have been for 
some weeks running day and night, and 
the demand for oleomargarine stamps at 
the Internal Bureau has been unprecedent¬ 
ed. It is estimated that there will be 
enough oleomargarine in cold storage on 
July 1 to supply the demand for six 
months, and materially check the rise in 
Ihe price of butter, which is almost in¬ 
evitable under the new law. It was esti¬ 
mated by Mr. Grout, of Vermont, the au¬ 
thor of the original bill, that its passage 
would require an addition of 12 per cent in 
the number of cows. So sudden an in¬ 
crease, coupled with the demand on the 
butter market which prosperity has made, 
would be likely to maintain pretty high 
butter prices in the future; this will doubt¬ 
less be the case as soon as the present oleo¬ 
margarine supplies are exhausted. It is 
expected that the surplus stock now accu¬ 
mulated in cold storage will yield an ex:ra 
profit of considerably more than eight cents 
a pound to its owners, on account of the 
limitation in its supply.” 
Horse Owners! Use 
GOMBAULT’S 
Caustic 
Balsam 
A Safe, Speedy, and Positive Coro 
The safest. Best BLISTER ever used. Take, 
the place of nil UnamentB for mild or severe action. 
Removes all Bundies or Blemishes from Horses 
and Cattle. SUPERSEDES AM. CAUTERY 
O R II KING. Impossible to produce scar or blemish 
Every bottle sold is warranted to give satisfaction 
Price wl .50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or sent 
by express, charges paid, with full directions for 
its use. Send for descriptive circulars. 
THE T, A WHENCE-WILLI AMS CO., Cleveland. O . 
■'1X7 HITE WASH Stables and Hennery—DIs- 
vv infect Drains, etc We ship a whole barrel of 
Chanmont AVIitte Lime on receipt of SOc. 
The Adams & Duford Co., Chauniont, Jeff.Co.,N.Y. 
Kewtan’v Ileave, Cough, Dia¬ 
tom per and Indlgestloa Cure. 
A veterinary spoolflo for wind, 
throat and stomach troubles. 
Strong recommends, • I por 
can. Dealers, mail or Kx.paid. 
Kewtopi Home Kemedy Co. 
( y ) Toledo. Ohio. 
’ THE 
<?$:/& ANIMALS’ 
' "?£>. FRIEND 
Half cent’s 
worth saves 
2 quarts 
milk and 
much flesh. 
Cures sores, hoof all* 
mentg, etc. Bhoo-Fly ia the original 
stock protector used by same dairymen 
since 1885. Thousands have duplicated 10 
_to 50 gallons seven consecutive years. Beware 
. of imitations that last only a few hours and make sores. 
If your dealer does not keep Bhoo-Fly send us $ 1.00 for 
latest improved double lube sprayer and enough Shoo-Fly to 
protect 200 cows, or 50c for liquid. 
Quart FREE to those naming Imitation they have used, 
and promising to pay express. To these will send Sprayer for 60c. 
is the most 
effectual 
Kills all Lice, Ticks. Cures Scab, Mange, aorew. The best 
known disinfectant. Prevents contagious abortion. Price $1.25 per 
f al. Add from 20 tolOO gals, water. Cattle dipped or sprayed in 
SuKoleurii (1 to 30) will be free of ticks and pass the quarantine. 
SH00-FLY MFG. CO. 1005 Fairmount Ave., Phila.,Pa, 
Experience has proven Shoo-Fly to be O. K.— EDITOR. 
BUGOLEUM 
SHEEP DIP 
Breeders' Directory 
REGISTERED Jersey Bull CALVES 
from Ida 8toke Pogls and Golden Lad at fair price, 
R. F. SHANNON. 907 Liberty 8t , Pittsburg, Pa. 
A Foundation Herd of 10 or 20 young registered 
HOLSTEIN COWS is offered at a special price 
by DELLHUK8T FARM, Mentor, Ohio. 
C* „ ■ ——PUREBRED BERKSHIRE 
r or 0916 8WINE and SCOTCH COLLIE 
PUPS from registered stock. 
W. W. CHENEY, Manline, N. Y. 
The high-bred herd of Holetein-Friesiane at 
the MAPLES STOCK FARM. Binghamton. N. V. 
Address WM. ROOD, Proprietor. 
has made the GUERNSEY color 
IvClltJl X? their flow of MILK, and the best 
BERKSHIKES to marble tl»elr PORK. Buy from 
W1LLSWOOD FARM recorded calves and pigs. 
WILLS A. SEWARD, Budds Lake, N. ,1. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES 
hog. Pigs of all nges from Imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM. Rochester,Mich 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whites. 
Choice Pigs. 8 weeks old, mated not 
akin. Bred Sows and Service Boars. 
POULTRY. Write for hard times 
prices and free circular. 
HAMILTON & CO., Rosenvlck, Chester Co., Pa. 
lllfifID A ftfiATC are handsome, hardy and 
AHUUflA UUA I O profitable. Prize stock. 
Low prices. Large cir. E. W. Cole & Co., Kenton. O. 
For Sale.—Scotch Collies, magnifi¬ 
cently bred. A. J. BENEDICT, Woodworth, Wis. 
Collie Pnps 
—Spayed Females. Ciroulars. 
DECKER, Soutb Montrose Pa. 
SILAS 
Afll I 1C DIIDC~ByPrize-Winning,imported 
UULLIb I Ul U Sires and Trained Dams. Fit 
for Bench, Ranch or Farm. Both sexes; all ages. 
Also a Book on the Care and Training of the COLLIE 
for all Practical Uses. Price, 50c. Book free to pur¬ 
chaser of Collie. Maplemont 8argent, Albany, Vt. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES strain! 
Farm-raised: unlimited range. A few choice breed¬ 
ers, yearlings. liens, $2 each; male birds. $2.50. Eggs 
balance of season, $1 for 15. Five hundred selected 
pullets and cockerels for sale in September. 
H. A. HATHAWAY. Greendale. N. Y. 
VIaaII* Ia I C a A on HENS and CHICKS 
1168111 IO LIC6 84-page Book FREE. 
D. J. LAMBERT, Box 307, Apponaug, R. 1. 
POULTRY PROFITS; making hens lay:getting 
rid of mites and liceihatchingjraising chicks: 
curing diseases; many valuable pointers sent 
free with name of nearest agent for Lee's I.lee 
Killer, the great insecticide. Ask for new 
catalogue. GKO. II. J.KK CO., Omaha, Nebraska. 
= NO SPAVINS.= 
The worst possible spavin can be cured in 
45 minutes. Ringbones, Curbs and Splints 
just as quick. Not painful and never has 
failed. Detailed information about this 
now method sent free to horse owners. 
Write today. Ask for pamphlet No. 88 
Fleming Bros., Chemists, Union Stock Yds., Chicago. 
THE CHAIN-HANGING 
Cattle Stanchion 
The moat practical and humane Fastener ever In¬ 
vented. Gives perfect freedom of the head. I llustrated 
Circular and Prloe free on application. Manufactured 
by O. H. ROBERTSON, Forestvllle, Conn. 
The BEST Cattle 
Fastening 
SMITH’S Self- 
Adjusting Swing 
Stanchion. The only 
Practical swing stan 
chlon invented. Thou¬ 
sands in use. Ulust'd 
Circular free. 
GLENORA MFG. CO., 
Glenora, Yates County. 
N Y Infringements 
will bo prosecuted. 
CoW- FlY 
KILLER. 
C*ft1t *»•» t* »pta*ed 
o«c* or tnlce • at 
Vit. Iheretfltr h»k« 
Of Ihrt* time * a *«(k 
the killer can alia ba 
uaao U> advantage on 
horaat. and lor killing 
•nierti In IN garden 
LEGGETT * BROTHER 
COW-FLY 
KILLER 
Quart, half-gallon and gal 
Ion cans. Gives satisfaction 
every time. Agents Wanted. 
LEGGETT & BROTHER, 
Manufacturers of the well- 
known Champion Dry 
Powder Duster 
301 Fearl St., New York. 
Standard Fly Killer fleas. Protects bows from 
• — - the torture 
Of flies In 
pasture 
wbilemllk- 
ing; will 
give 20 p c. 
more milk. 
Harmless 
to man and 
beast. Evenly 
applied with our 
special Sprayer Calves 
and young stock will 
... Prevents disease 
and abortion, which Is causedbya germ propagated 
by unsanitary conditions. For I$1 we will send to 
any address a Sprayer and enough Fly Killer disin¬ 
fectant to protect 150 cows. Agents wanted. 
1>. B. SMITH & CO., Utica, N. V., U. 8. A- 
for this statement. The cnemisi was 
right in his laboratory; the cow was 
right in her conclusions. Don’t forget 
digestibility; hulk and weight do not 
wholly count in animal economy. See 
that foods contain bone-forming matter. 
aftle Comfort 
KEEPS CATTLE COMFORTABLE IN FLY TIME 
Sold by Merchants and the Seedsmen. 
Send for Pamphlet to 
Hammond’s Slug Shot, Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. J • 
