1899 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
205 
LAMBS IN COLD WEATHER. 
GIVE THEM A WARM RECEPTION. 
A Kansas Blizzard. —We have had 
unusually cold weather here this Win¬ 
ter. I have kept a record for 27 years, 
and 15 degrees below zero was the cold¬ 
est ever reached here until this Winter, 
when the needle in the alcohol thermom¬ 
eter was drawn down to 27 degrees be¬ 
low zero, and the daily mean for the 
coldest day was 15 degrees below. It is 
said that all fruit is killed except straw¬ 
berries. During that cold spell, rolls of 
ice stayed on the horses’ eyelids all day, 
without melting. I have seen some 
very cold weather in the Pine Tree State, 
have skated on the salt water harbor 
in the old Bay State, and have skated 
many miles on the Ohio and Miami Rivers 
in the Buckeye State, but I never before 
experienced such extreme cold as we had 
here this Winter on these high, level 
prairies. 
The Lambs Came. —During this cold 
spell of 10 days’ duration, my beautiful 
black-faced Shropshires were busy drop¬ 
ping lambs. Three lambs froze to death, 
taking only about five minutes to do it 
in ; but I saved all the rest, and now have 
section of a barrel, about a foot tall, or 
a box, and sink it in the bedding some ; 
put the hot rock in the box, and cover 
with dry bedding. Put the young lamb 
in the box, and just as soon as it feels 
the warmth from the rock, it will lie 
down contented, and if it tries to get 
away, it cannot get out of the box or 
out of the range of the warmth, and its 
mother can lick it at all times. This is 
the best brooder for lambs I have ever 
tried in cold weather, and is worth an¬ 
other lifetime subscription to The R. 
N.-Y. One of my purebred Shropshire 
ewes had twins, one well marked, and 
the other coal black. Has any one ever 
had the same experience ? What shall 
I do with it? Shall I register it and 
breed it ? c. N. 
Kansas. _ 
SHEEP COLLARS FOR DOGS. 
Now that sheep are becoming popular 
again, the old question of trouble from 
dogs is coming to the front. One man 
in New York State writes that his pas¬ 
tures are becoming covered with noxious 
weeds. In former years, sheep kept 
down these weeds; but now his country 
raises more dogs than sheep, and the re- 
THE DEVON LONG-WOOL LAMB. Fig. 77. 
quite a respectable flock of them all 
docked and using the creep to help them 
cut their jaw teeth on shelled corn. Of 
course, I kept a hot fire in the house day 
and night, and took the lambs in the 
house to dry them off. All shepherds 
know that this plan sometimes causes 
annoyance by the ewe refusing to own 
her lamb when returned to her. It is 
said that she cannot detect her own 
scent on the lamb. 
We all know that the ewe does not 
seem to go by sight much, but must in all 
cases touch the lamb with her nose, and 
probably, decides by the scent. Ever 
since Abel kept, sheep, it has been the 
aim of all shepherds to discover just how 
to apply this peculiar personal scent to 
a lamb so that a sheep would own it, 
whether it was hers or not. Some say 
put some strong scent, such as camphor, 
on the sheep’s nose, and also on the lamb; 
others sew the skin of a dead lamb on to 
a living one. In what form does the 
newly-born lamb receive its mother’s 
scent ? It is from the liquid matter born 
on it. This scent is also retained by the 
ewe’s external organs and the wool 
around the tail. Just rub the lamb 
thoroughly over the ewe’s external or¬ 
gans, and the ewe will immediately 
own the lamb, no matter whether it is 
her own lamb or not. 
A Lamb Brooder —When lambs are 
expected, m cold weather, always keep a 
hot rock on the stove, and when it is 
taken off, put another rock on. Take a 
suit is that the weeds prosper, as no dog 
was ever known to destroy a weed. 
What is to be done with sheep-killing 
dogs ? Shot-guns, strychnine, and vari¬ 
ous other remedies have been proposed, 
still the dogs watch their chances, and 
get a bite of mutton when we least ex¬ 
pect them. We now learn that a firm 
in Indianapolis, Ind., has designed what 
is called the Hero sheep collar. They 
write us that this collar has been made 
and sold in the West for seven years ; 
that the low price of wool for the past 
few years took the heart out of the busi¬ 
ness. Now that sheep are picking up 
again, £hese sheep collars are again be¬ 
coming popular. The collar is composed 
of wire links made of a peculiar shape, 
and fitted at the ends with long, sharp 
points. This description of the collar is 
taken from the manufacturer’s circular : 
It cannot wear out, being made entirely of gal¬ 
vanized wire formed into links, each link having 
two sharp points (and they are very sharp) 
standing straight out from the sheep’s neck. The 
collar fits snugly around the neck, and in a few 
weeks after shearing, is covered entirely by the 
wool. In almost every case, the dog seizes the 
sheep by the neck. It is right here that the collar 
gets in its work. Instead of biting the soft neck 
of the sheep, the dog’s jaws close on the sharp 
points of the collar, and his mouth is torn and 
cut in strips. No dog will want a second dose of 
our Hero collar. 
Certainly if a dog got a taste of one of 
these sharp points in his mouth, he would 
remember it for a long time. The manu¬ 
facturers claim that sheep that wear 
these collars can be sent to some remote 
pasture with safety, and that they do 
not need to be brought in at night. The 
collar is well hidden in the sheep’s wool, 
and the dog does not know it is there, 
until he gets it between his teeth. 
Breeders’ Directory. 
This oolumn is reserved for small cards of live 
stock, Including poultry, breeders. No outs. Kates 
on application. 
TESTING THE EWES. 
A SHEEP RECORD. 
For keeping a record of my sheep, I 
use a breeding-ewe register. It is print¬ 
ed to last five years, and will record 400 
sheep. It is divided into 27 columns on 
each page. The first column is for the 
number of the sheep ; the second, for the 
age, or when dropped , the next five are 
for the weights of the fleece for the five 
years for which the record is - intended. 
The eighth column is for the date when 
coupled with the ram. The next five 
are for the numbers on her lambs. The 
fourteenth column is for the sire, the fif¬ 
teenth for the dam, the sixteenth for the 
size, the seventeenth for the form, the 
eighteenth for the quality of wool, the 
nineteenth for the length of staple, the 
twentieth for thickness of fleece, the 
twenty-first for yolkiness, the twenty- 
second for the covering of the belly, the 
twenty-third for the covering of the 
legs, the twenty-fourth for wrinkles, the 
twenth-fifth for constitution, the twenty- 
sixth for remarks. 
There is quite a good deal to this, but 
it is all very useful for the breeder or for 
the common farmer. The points to be 
grained are these: If one keeps such a 
record as this, he knows just exactly 
every year what each sheep is giving 
him in return for his labor, and if any 
are not profitable he knows each one. 
At present, I am numbering only my 
ewes. Another point of advantage, if 
they are numbered, with the owner’s 
name on the tag, they are not easily 
lost. If one wish at any time to sell 
part of the flock, this record book will 
tell just which ones to sell, as a farmer 
generally wishes to keep his best. 
Columbia Co., N. Y. G. w. higgins. 
C HENANGO VALLEY STOCK FARMS, Greene, N 
Y.—Dutch Belted and Jersey Cattle; Dorset and 
Ramboulllet Sheep; Poland-China, Jersey Red and 
Suffolk Pigs; White and Bronze Turkeys, Peafowls, 
and Blooded Chickens. J.D. VAN VALKKNBUKGH. 
Registered A. J. C. C. Young Bulls 
of the St. Lambert Butter Blood, solid color, from a 
few days to 14 months old, at farmers’prices. Also 
Duroc-Jersey Pigs. Refer by permission to The K. 
N.-Y. E. L. CLARKSON, Tivoli, N. Y. 
For Sale, at less than half its value, 
Jersey Bull Calf, Pogis and St. Lambert blood, or 
will exchange for breeding sows to farrow in April. 
D. M. WHITE, Silver Bay, Warren County, N. Y. 
For Sale—High Class Jersey s.— 
Choice fresh cows large rich milkers, suitable for 
family, butter dairy, or to improve quality for milk¬ 
men. Heifers and h« ifer calves of best breeding. 
Fine Bull. Count, Gold Coast Boy 52712, two years 
old. Yearling bull, Rioter and St Lambort blood. 
Bull Calf St Lambert Dandy Boy E3634. All stock 
sound and tuberculin tested. Correspondence and 
inspection invited. 
STOUGHTON & BURNHAM, Montague, Mass. 
For Sale.—G uernsev Bull Calf. Un¬ 
usually well bred. J. P. WELSH, Bloomsburg, Pa. 
Another Good Offer !~S 
March, at 115. Just the kind you are looking for. Also 
Fall Pigs. F. H. Gates & Sons, Chlttenango, N. Y. 
Woodland Short-horns heifers (bred ) for sale 
W. 1. WOOD, Williamsport, Pickaway Co., Ohio. 
IMPROVED CHESTER WHITES 
of the best breeding and all age* for sale at reason 
able prioei. Pamphlets and prices free. 
OHA8. K. RHCORD, Peterboro, N. Y 
JERSEYS. 
Most famous herd in the world. 224 First Prizes 
and Sweepstakes won. Championship milk records. 
Grandsons and granddaughters of Ida’s Rioter of St. 
L., for sale. He leads every other bull in average 
weekly butter yield for 28 tested daughters, nearly 20 
pounds. No animal sold for less than $100. No cata¬ 
logue. Special literature sent if this paper men¬ 
tioned. Also for sale, Shropshire sheep and Children’s 
ponies. MILLER & SIBLEY, Franklin, Venango 
County, Pa. 
FumaCarbon Bisulphide 
“The wheels of the gods grind slow but exceed¬ 
ing small.” So do weevil, but don’t let them grind 
your grain, it doesn’t pay. HCIIMA Jjasothers 
KILL THEM WITH rUITlA, are doing. 
EDWARD B. TAYLOR, Cleveland, Ohio. 
The Devon Long-Wool Lamb shown 
at Fig. 77 is a local English breed de¬ 
scended, probably, from the Leicester. 
It seems to meet the requirements of 
certain localities admirably, and to that 
extent is equal if not superior to any of 
the other breeds. 
Hay Tea for Calves.—I can say from experi¬ 
ence, give the calf the mother’s milk three days, 
then boil good sweet hay and give with skim- 
milk; he will like it; it is natural food. This is 
the way we raise calves in Maine. You don’t 
want porridge and you will have no scours. A. s. 
Yorkbuire Swine —Some time since, I sent you 
a statement in reference to the Yorkshire pig, 
claiming that, in fecundity, no other b-eed 
equaled this As showing the correctness of this 
statement, one of our sows, since March 110 last, 
has farrowed 40 pigs. Her first litter on that 
date was 10 pigs, in August 13, and now has 
capped the climax in farrowing 17. Two only of 
the three lots were lost. c. hills. 
Delaware, O. 
A Kicking Cow—Tie a ling in one end of a 
hall-inch rope, pass it over the cow’s back just 
in front of the hip bones, bring it under the belly 
j ust in front of the udder ;,slip the other end of the 
rope through the ring, and draw the rope tight. 
When first put on, the cow may kick with both 
feet, but draw the rope until she quits kick¬ 
ing. In a day or two, you will not have to draw 
so tight. In a week or 10 days, you can leave It 
off entirely. w. G. J. 
Good Dairy Cows.—We send our milk to a 
creamery wnich pays 98 cents per 100 pounds for 
that which will test four per cent butter fat, by 
the Babcock test. Our cows are Jerseys, and 
their average test is about 5 23 per cent butter 
fat, for which we receive $1.28 per 100 pounds 
Would a Guernsey bull crossed with the Jerseys 
lower the per cent of butter fat ? h p. k. 
Long Island, N. Y. 
R. N.-Y.—He would have to be a good one to 
increase that per cent of fat. The Guernsey 
would give a larger animal, ard probably, a lit¬ 
tle darker colored cream and butter. Your pres¬ 
ent cows are doing so well that we would breed 
right along in the same line unless they are too 
small 
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