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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
January 2S 
Cow Care. 
PRODUCING GUARANTEED NIILK. 
GUARDING AGAINST POSSIBLE INFECTION. 
[editorial correspondence.] 
( CONTINUED.) 
The Cows. —These are all carefully 
selected. They are mostly natives or 
grades. The object is to get a milk con¬ 
taining about four per cent of fat, hence 
many purebred Jerseys and Guernseys 
are not desired. Grades of these breeds 
are used, but they must be strong and 
healthy. As the farm has been in oper¬ 
ation such a short time, of course, all 
cows now in use were purchased; but 
some young stock is on hand, and more 
will be raised. The cows are young, are 
all bought in districts noted for healthy 
cattle, and are such as have never been 
forced or overfed. They are selected 
under the oversight of a competent vet¬ 
erinarian, and have passed the tuber¬ 
culin test for tuberculosis. After reach¬ 
ing the farm, they are quarantined long 
enough to show that they are perfectly 
free from all other diseases. Afterward, 
they are under the immediate and con¬ 
stant care and oversight of a competent 
foreman, and have the periodical attend¬ 
ance of a competent veterinarian. 
Plenty of Sun and Air. —At the time 
of my visit, the cows were all out in 
what are called the sunning yards, where 
they are turned every day in the year, 
Summer or Winter, unless in case of very 
severe storms The advocates of con¬ 
stant stabling for cows find no support 
here. The belief is that plenty of sun¬ 
shine and fresh air are necessary for the 
maintenance of perfect health. The 
stables are the most airy and light of any 
I ever saw, but it is not considered that 
the cows get enough fresh air, even in 
these. Some of the cows had been dis¬ 
horned before they were purchased, 
but the others still wore their horns. 
All had the appearance of perfect health. 
Perhaps cows don’t need as much exer¬ 
cise as a trotting horse, but it seems 
reasonable to suppose that a moder¬ 
ate amount is conducive to health, and 
they have the opportunity to secure 
it here. Everything about the stables 
and yards is with a view to keeping the 
cows in the most vigorous health. Clean¬ 
liness rules everywhere, and feed, water 
and care are under most rigid super¬ 
vision. 
The Attendants. —The average hired 
man would be likely to have a severe 
nervous shock were he subjected to the 
requirements exacted of all the help 
here, both in the dairy and the house. 
They aren’t sterilized exactly, but pretty 
near it. First, they are examined by a 
local physician who has been approved 
by the commission. They must show a 
clean bill of health, and are afterwards 
under the constant oversight of this 
physician. Any slight illness receives 
instant attention. Quarterly reports 
are made by the physician to the com¬ 
mission, of the health of the attendants 
and the general hygiene of the farm. 
There seems no possible chance of any 
infection from this source. 
The dairy attendants all wear white 
clothing, and this shows quickly any 
dirt. This clothing is all sterilized with 
live steam before each milking, and even 
the milking stools used are sterilized. 
Before beginning to milk, the men are 
required to wash thoroughly in the pres¬ 
ence of the superintendent. The cows 
must be thoroughly clean, and the milk¬ 
ing is superintended in every detail, so 
that there is no possible chance for the 
milk to be contaminated. These pre¬ 
cautions form a striking contrast to the 
practices prevailing on many farms. The 
** cowy ” odor so often referred to in con¬ 
nection with milk on the farm is not 
present here. Do these precautions pay? 
They seem to pay in this case, for a trade 
has been built up that takes all the milk 
that can be made, and a “waiting list” 
of customers stands ready to take the 
place of any who drop out. f. h. y. 
(To be continued .) 
NEW THINGS IN BARNS. 
A Wisconsin Barn. —Last Fall,we gave 
an account of a dairy barn in Connecti¬ 
cut which was made almost entirely of 
metal. The Wisconsin Experiment Sta¬ 
tion people have built a new barn, after 
studying carefully the best to be found 
in various parts of the country. They 
have decided to use metal in mak¬ 
ing the stalls, and a sample stall is 
shown at Fig. 23. The stable is arranged 
for 36 cows, 18 on each side of the center 
passage, with the two rows of cows 
facing this center passage, which is 10 
feet wide, so that a team may be driven 
through to feed the crops taken directly 
from the fields. The stalls are con¬ 
structed of gas-pipe posts with a frame¬ 
work of gates and panels of channel 
iron supporting a mesh of No. 7 woven- 
steel wire. In the picture, C shows the 
framework extending to the length of 
each row of stalls to support the front 
part of the side panels ; D is a swinging 
panel, which may be moved to suit the 
length of the cow; thus a small cow 
may be forced to stand well back in her 
stall, over the gutter. The side panels 
of the stall are hinged so as to accom¬ 
modate the milkers, and let the cows 
pass out without backing. 
Floor and Manger. —The floors of 
this stable are made of Portland cement 
and crushed granite with the surface 
sloping gently, so as to lead all water to 
the sewer drains. The manure gutters 
behind the cows are 16 inches wide with 
the bottom sloping three-fourths of an 
inch to the rear side, and 1)4 inch of 
slope to the center of the stable. The 
floor of the cow stalls is raised four 
inches above the other parts of the 
stable floor. The mangers are composed 
of the same material as the floor, and 
are built up from it. The side of the 
manger nearest the cow is eight inches 
high and three inches thick, rounded 
down to the bottom. The front of the 
manger is 16 inches high ; the manger is 
two feet six inches wide, and reaches 
from one end of the stable to the other. 
It is used both for feeding and for water. 
The water is turned into the manger on 
either end from a pipe, and as the man¬ 
gers slope towards the center from both 
ends, it is readily drained into the sewer 
by opening a valve, after the cows have 
had sufficient time to drink. It is said that 
this means of watering cows is just as 
convenient and satisfactory as any of the 
individual watering devices, while it is 
more cleanly and wholesome. 
CONNECTICUT DAIRYMEN MEET. 
The Connecticut Dairymen’s Association met 
at Hartford last week with a large attendance 
and an excellent programme. The following 
officers were elected: President, John B. Noble, 
East Windsor Hill; vice-president, Hubert F. 
Potter, Montowese; treasurer, W. I. Bartholo¬ 
mew, Putnam; directors, Richard B. Eno, Sims¬ 
bury, for Hartford County; J. G. Schwink Jr., 
Meriden, for New Haven County; I. W. Stark, 
Lebanon, for New London County; C. B. Pomeroy 
Jr., Willimantic, for Windham County. Directors 
for the other counties will be elected next year. 
President Wadsworth declined a re-election. The 
programme carried out follows: Address of 
Welcome, by the Mayor, Hon. Miles B. Preston; 
response, by the President; address, F. B. Noble, 
Dairy Commissioner; address, Wm. B. Sprague, 
Cattle Commissioner; Dairy Problems for 1899, 
N. B. Douglas; Testing and Scoring of the Ex¬ 
hibits, Judge Orrin Bent; Annual Address, by 
the President, A. R. Wadsworth; report of the 
Treasurer, W. I. Bartholomew; report of the 
Secretary, F. H. Stadtmueller; Production of 
Milk for the Retail Trade, Prof. E. B. Voorhees; 
The Evolution of the Dairy Cow, illustrated, Prof. 
C. S. Phelps; Care and Methods Id the Produc¬ 
tion of Milk and Dairy Products, F. B. Radkliffe; 
The Family Cow, H. W. Collingwood; The Prac¬ 
tical Arrangement of a Dairy Farm, Geo. L. 
Clemence; Announcement of Awards; Milk Fever, 
Dr. N. S. Mayo; The Present Status of Feeding 
Standards, Prof. W. H. Jordan; The Milk Supply 
in European Cities, Dr. H. W. Conn; Successful 
Dairying, Mrs. G. F. Douglass. 
One remarkable thing about this meeting was 
the very large attendance of young men. The 
great majority of the dairymen present seemed 
to be under 40 years old. Most western men 
seem to think dairying in New England is a 
small business, and that most of the enterpris¬ 
ing boys are leaving the farm. Such a meeting 
as that at Hartford would quickly change their 
opinion. New England, and especially Connecti¬ 
cut, is thickly covered with manufacturing towns 
and cities, which give a magnificent market for 
both milk and butter. These shrewd Yankees 
are quick to take advantage of the situation, 
and most of the dairymen seem to be feeling 
quite contented with their lot, and much more 
hopeful than they were two or three years ago. 
The milk business has been quite prosperous of 
late, especially with local milkmen who supply 
milk direct to customers in the larger towns and 
cities. The demand for richer milk is growing 
constantly, and there is a demand for smaller 
cows of the pure dairy breeds. Next week we 
hope to give something of a Btudy of the condi¬ 
tions in Connecticut, as indicated by this gath¬ 
ering. 
Dishorning. —It looks to me that, if we ever 
succeed in breeding the horns off, by dishorning, 
it will be by heading off the horns before they 
start, for a few generations, from bulls and 
heifers. One writer in The R. N.-Y. (and from 
his writing I take him to be a practical stock 
man) dishorns his Herefords at one year old. 
Why not at one or two weeks old ? It hurts less, 
and heals in one-fourth the time. I have dis¬ 
horned calves 12 hours old, and did it very suc¬ 
cessfully, from every standpoint, as far as I can 
see. As far as I know, I have had more practice 
and more persecution, dishorning, than any man 
in Iowa. I practiced on my own calves success¬ 
fully before hearing of H. H. Haaff. Yet I am 
inclined to think that getting a polled breed by 
dishorning will be like getting short-tailed sheep 
by docking. o. e. french. 
Iowa. 
GUERNSEYS. 
226 purebred Guernseys of the best American 
and Island breeding. Butter average, whole 
herd, 318 pounds per head. No catalogue. Come 
and make your own selection. 
ELLERSLIE STOCK FARM, 
KillNKCI.IFF, N. Y. 
PI IV A Dill I — 1 have four fine 
Ij VJ I w Li Lb calves registered 
Jerseys, Ida's Stoke Pogis or Exile breeding at 
fair prices. 
R. F. SHANNON. 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
ENGLISH SHIRE HORSES. 
STALLIONS, MARES AND COLTS 
FOR SALE. 
One Stallion and two Mares Imported, and all of 
the best breeding, and good individuals. Prices 
attractive. JNO. I. GORDON, Mercer, Pa. 
ONE EXTREME ANOTHER 
When hogs are low in price, every¬ 
body stops breeding. That forces the 
prices up and then nobody has hogs to 
sell. Breed now and by the time your 
hogs are ready to market prices will 
be up again and hogs will pay. 
THE FAMOUS 0.1. C. SWINE 
breed the best, grow the fastest and 
mature the earliest. TWO of them 
weighed 2806 LBS. Sendforcir- 
culars First order secures agency in 
your locality. L. g. SILVER CO. 
135 Summit St., Cleveland, O. 
BLOODED LIVE STOCK 
Shasp —Oxfords, Shropshires, South- 
downs. Fancy Poultry. Pigs— 
Berkshires, Poland-Chinas, Chester 
Whites, Y orkshires. Catalogue free. 
H. L. HOLMES, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires 
and Cheater Whites. Choice 
large strains. 8 week Pigs not 
akin; Service Boars and Bred 
Sows. Poultry. Write for hard 
times prices and free circular. 
Hamilton Sc Co., Cochranville, Chester Co., Pa. 
Four years ago 1 had a severe attack of La Grippe 
It ran into Pneumonia. My Cough was something 
terrible. Doctors failed to give me any relief. I be¬ 
came so weak 1 could not turn in bed. Finally my 
wife got a bottle of Jayne’s Expectorant. Befoie 1 
had used one-half of It, my Cough was easier, and I 
was soon completely restored. I have no hesitation 
in saying that YOUR EXPECTORANT SAVED MY 
LIFE, and It Is my wish that the world shall know 
of the grand medicine.—J. E. HOISLEY, Proprietor 
of the Halsey House, New Holland. O.. November 5, 
1895. 
Stimulate your Liver with Jayne’s Painless Sana¬ 
tive Pills.—Adr. 
RIIYC the best 
• • DU I O Weaver on 
earth. Charges paid. 
Stretchers, 3c.. $3 ¥ 100. 
Wire, $1.15*100. Cir. free. 
Agents wanted. Fulton 
Supply Co., Wauseon, O. 
WILLIS 
ap Spout 
piece with hook, 
from tinned mnl- 
superior to all ot hers, 
circular. Full line of other Maple Sugar Goods. 
CHARLES MILLAR A SON, UTICA, N. Y. 
WOODWARD’S WATERING BASIN 
A STABLE NECESSITY. SEE WHAT OTHERS SAY OF II. 
ClrruUn Free. J. S. WOODWARD H SON, LOCKPORT. N. V 
Horse Owners! Use 
GOMBAULT’S 
Caustic 
Balsam 
k Site Speedy and Poiitire Car* 
The Safest, Best BLISTER ever used. Takes 
the place of all liniments for mild or severe action. 
Removes Bunches or Blemishes from Horses 
and Cattle. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY 
FIRING- Impossible to produce scar or blemish. 
OR 
Every bottle sold is warranted to give satisfaction 
Price $1.50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or 
sent by express, charges paid, with full directions 
for its use. Send for descriptive circulars. 
fHB LAW REN CE-W ILL! AMS CO., Cleveland O. 
Cows barren 3 years 
MADE TO BREED. 
Moore Brothers, Albany, N. Y. 
HOOK ON-CUT OFF 
The easiest-working, cloBest- 
cutting, simplest, strongest 
and handiest dehorner 
is the latest 
IMPROVED 
DEHORNER 
1 Never crushes the horn nor pulls it apart. Mads 
on an entirely new principle. -Catalogue free. 
WEBSTER A DICKINSON, Box 68, I hriitixnx, Fa. 
Western trade supplied from Chicago salesroom. 
m : HUMANE 
of your neighbor’s herd by 
Fully Warranted. 
and remove the 
horns of your 
__herd and that 
your neighbor's herd UY USING- 
Cuts clean on all sides, does not crush. One clip and the hornsare off. 
Descriptive circulars free. A. C. BROSIUS, Coc h ra n vi 11 e, Pa. 
FARMERS 
SHOULD SEND FOR FREE COPY OF 
Bradley’s Record 
Invaluable for Farm Records. 
BRADLEY FERTILIZER GO. 
BOSTON. 
