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THE RURAL 
Live Stock and Dairy 
HICKORY HILL FARM NOTES. 
Out to Pasture. —May 12, the cows 
went out to pasture. We have ensilage 
enough to last about another week, and 
probably, we shall be obliged to throw 
it away. We intended to keep the cows 
up until the ensilage was gone ; but, in 
spite of everything, they were gradually 
shrinking in their flow of milk, especially 
the ones that have been milked since 
last Fall. The grass in the low patture 
is up in good shape, and we concluded 
that it would be poor policy to let the 
cows shrink to save that ensilage, while 
there is plenty of grass that will increase 
their flow of milk. 
The chemists may analyze the various 
feeds, and formulate perfect rations, but 
nothing will make the cows boom like a 
nice, fresh pasture with a few shade 
trees, and a clear stream running 
through it. 
We shall keep up the grain ration for 
the fresh cows, and shall, probably, feed 
some all Summer; but the Fall cows 
must pick their own food from now un¬ 
til they become fresh again. We expect 
to milk them until the fore part of July, 
when the fresh grass will be gone. Our 
butter market is dullest at that time, 
too, for the schools are closed in town 
where we sell our butter, and the stu¬ 
dents are away. We calculate to have 
the cows begin to come fresh about 
September 1, when the schools open 
again, but only enough to furnish our 
trade, as we prefer not to have them 
come in until cooler weather. 
Hay at Night. —When the cows came 
up to-night, they were all very full, and 
instead of their usual feed of ensilage, 
after they bad had their grain and been 
milked, they were given a light fodder¬ 
ing of hay. We like to have them eat 
as much dry food as we can get them to 
do, when first going to pasture, and are, 
also, particular to let them have plenty 
of salt. In this way, we seldom have 
any trouble with them, or a decrease in 
the milk, even with cows that are being 
forced for about all they are worth. 
I have often heard men say, “ I never 
have any trouble with my cows : they 
never have milk fever, or bloat up or 
get gargety, or lose their teats, or have 
any of those troubles that you ‘ crack ’ 
dairymen have with your cows.” 
And I always feel like answering, 
“ Yes, and you also never make any¬ 
thing out of them. They live and eat 
up your products (what they can get), 
pay you for part of them 1 , and go in debt 
for the*rest.” One is not likely to break 
his buggy while driving at a walk, or 
spoil his cow if she is kept only on half 
fare. 
The Hill Pasture —In about two 
weeks, the cows will go into the hill 
pasture nights. There is no water in 
this lot, so we turn them there when the 
dew is on. A part of this pasture is 
newly seeded to clover, and it is looking 
fine. We expect some of the cows will 
make some big records when they strike 
that clover patch. By the time 1h<=y 
have picked that down short, the early 
peas and oats will be ready—not as 
good as the clover, but a great deal bet¬ 
ter than the pasture after the clover is 
eaten. We shall feed peas and oats 
until about August 1, when we shall be¬ 
gin on a patch of millet. Some feed peas 
and oats right along; but we have never 
had good luck with the late peas, either 
in the field or garden. The millet will 
last until the corn gets quite well 
matured, and then comes the ensilage 
again, which will be most welcome 
then, although we have rather gone 
back on it with plenty of grass. 
I said that the cows were gradually 
shrinking. I should scarcely have noticed 
it, if I did not have a habit of hanging 
my milking pail on a set of spring 
scales after milking each cow, and set¬ 
ting down the weight of milk after her 
name. This can be arranged so as to 
take scarcely any time at all, and if she 
is a good cow, one gets quite a good 
deal of satisfaction in figuring up the 
weight of milk at the end of the month. 
If she is a poor one, the chances aie 
that the owner will not figure up her 
milk more than two or three months 
before there will be a vacancy in his 
cow stable. 
Pedigree and Scales —A short time 
ago I received a letter from a nr an who 
had a few cho’ce cows to sell very cheap, 
because he was no longer able to milk 
them. Mrs. M. says that I am worse 
than any woman to be jumping after 
bargains, and maybe this is so. At any 
rate, I wrote this man asking him to 
give name and herd-register number, age. 
color, etc ; also the number of pounds of 
milk each cow gave when fresh. He 
answered all my questions all right, but 
he didn’t know how many pounds of 
milk his cows gave. He simply said 
that he had never weighed their milk, 
but they were all good milkers. These 
cows were well-bred, and there is no 
reason why they should not give a good 
lot of milk. Yet it seems to me that 
that man might have managed to buy or 
borrow some scales, and weigh the milk, 
at least once (as the cows were all fresh). 
His not doing so casts a shadow on 
those cows, and bargain or no bargain, 
I shall never buy them until that man 
devises some way of finding out bow 
many pounds of milk they will give. 
Pedigree in cattle is a good thing, but it 
won’t do to trust to pedigrees alone, and 
never test our cows. One big producer 
with a good pedigree is worth half a 
dozen poor ones with a pedigree equally 
as good. J. GRANT MORSE. 
Madison County, N. Y. 
RED POLLED CATTLE. 
I consider Red Polls superior to any 
other breed, for the general farmer, for 
the reason that they are a dual-purpose 
breed, good for both milk and beef, 
therefore, more profitable for the farmer 
than either a special dairy or special 
beef animal. They will succeed on the 
farms of our entire country under 
ordinary management. As to the pro¬ 
portion of hornless calves from horned 
cows when a Red Polled bull is used, we 
claim 85 to 90 per cent will be hornless 
I had a visit this week from a man who 
bought a bull calf from me three years 
ago. His visit was to select another 
bull calf, and he tells me that, from 39 
horned cows of different breeds, mostly 
grade Short-horns, he has 38 hornless 
calves; but one calf has horns, and they 
are very short. I know of no other 
breed of hornless bovines that are any¬ 
where near the equal of Red Polls in 
dairy qualities, as some of the individ¬ 
uals in this breed are very superior, and 
they will average fairly well. 
As to the breed, or breeds, they are 
likely to supersede, they are supplant¬ 
ing, in the greatest degree, the special 
dairy cattle which were introduced so 
largely upon the farms of our country 
during the past decade, and have been 
found wanting in economical feeding 
qualities for butcher stock. Red Polls 
are especially good in this direction. 
They are easy keepers, mature rapidly 
and produce beef of the very best qual¬ 
ity. Feeders and shippers will pay more 
for grade Red Polls than any other class 
of stock to be found in the country, as 
they “ kill out ” remarkably well. 
Delaware, 0. v. t. hills. 
NEW-YORKER. 
May 27 
At the Rose worthy Agricultural College, South 
Australia, last season, says the Melbourne 
Leader, the principal made sandwiches for his 
live stock by placing layers alternately of straw, 
kale, etc., in the silo. About a foot of kale and 
13 inches of straw was the proportion of each. 
The straw absorbed the surplus moisture of the 
kale, and the mixture was much appreciated by 
the stock, which throve well while it lasted. 
Lucern and other succulent green herbage, he 
suggests, could be used in the same way, and 
good, clean straw, cut early, would thus be con¬ 
verted into a highly nutritious fodder. 
Horse Owners! Use 
GOMBAULT’S 
Caustic 
Balsam 
A Safe Speedy and Positive Core 
The 8afe»t, Best BLISTER ever used. Takes 
the place of all liniments for mild or severe action. 
Removes Bunches or Blemishes from Horae* 
and Cattle. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY 
OR FIRING- Impossible to product scar or blemish. 
Every bottle sold is warranted to give satisfaction 
Price $ | .50 per bottle. Sold bv druggists, or 
lent by express, charge* paid, with full directions 
for it* use. Send for descriptive circulars. 
JHB LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland O. 
GUERNSEYS. 
84 Cows averaged 399 pounds 
butter each in 1898 Some 
choice young stock for sale. 
ELLERSLIE STOCK FARM, 
RHINKCLIFF, N. Y 
Registered Guernseys. 
Seven cows ; four heifers springing ; three 13 
raos,, five 4 to 8 mos. Two bulls: One 1 mo., one 
6 mos. A. J. SNYDER, Plumsteadville, Pa. 
Registered Jersey Cattle 
For Milk and Butter. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
C HENANGO VALLEY STOCK FARMS, Greene, N 
Y.—Dutch Belted and Jersey Cattle; Dorset and 
itambonlllet Sheep; Poland-Chtna, Jersey Red and 
Suffolk Pigs; White and Bronze Turkeys, Peafowls, 
and Blooded Chickens. J. D. VAN VALKKNBURGH. 
WILLSWOOD FARM. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE. 
GUERNSEY CATTLE. 
Order all ages and bath sexes swine. Bull Calves. 
Choicest selections to EXPAND your herds. Reason¬ 
able prices. WILLS A. SEWARD, Budd’s Lake, N.J. 
SHEDDING HORSES 
need something to 
and start 
This 
HUNTER 
TOOTHLESS CURRYCOMB is almost 
equal to a clipper. It makes the “fur 
fly.” Being without teeth it doe* not 
scratch, irritate or Injure skin. Taket 
out all dirt, dust and dandruff. Sold as 
your dealer’s or sent by us, ‘25c. prepaid. 
Agent*—catalogue of specialties free. 
HUNTER CURRY COMB C0„ 107 Ann St„ Racine, Wis. 
; Galled Horses f 
< Breasts, Backs, Mouths, etc., stained, J 
1 ' healed, toughened and CURED WHILE AT WORK. > 
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will try CALL POWDER. 60 cents by mail. \ 
> MOORE BROS. ALBANY N. Y. < 
25 gallon packet, 60 cents; 100 gallon, $2 If drug¬ 
gist cannot supply, send $1.75 for 100 gallon packet to 
CYRIL FRANCKLYN, 
Cotton Exchange, Hanover Square, New York City 
SUCCESSFUL DAIRYMEN use 1 cents worth 
SHOO-FLY 
Saves 3 quarts milk daily il used in time. 
NO FLIES, TICKS, VERMIN OR SORES ON COWS. 
Thousands duplicate 10 gallons. Beware of imitations. 
“ I have used several so-called * Cattle Comforts ' 
none equal to 'SHOO-FLY. It is effective and 
cheap. Used 100 gallons.” H.W. Comfokt, Falls- 
ington, Pa., President Pennsylvania Dairy Union. 
Send 25c. Money refunded if cow is not protected. 
SHOO-FLY MFG. CO., 1005 Fairnionnt Ave., PHILA, PA. 
KILFLY. 
A harmless liquid applied to cows with a CHILDS 
ELECTRIC SPRAYER, that protects them from flies, 
increasing the amount of milk, making comfort for 
cows and milkers. Sample lot—One gallon can Kilfly 
and one Sprayer, securely packed, expressed to any 
address (except in State of Maine), charges prepaid, 
upon receipt of $2.00. Special prices for quantity. AtlKNTS 
tVANTKIl KVKKYWKKK. 
CHARLES II. ClIILIIS Jk CO.. Utica, N. Y. 
LOUSY SITTING HENS 
will leave their nesta at every op¬ 
portunity, grow thinner and thinner— 
often die before hatching time. 
Lambert’s Death to Lice 
will clean a hen, Bitting or standing, the 
minute yon put it on. It will not injure 
eggs or little chickens. Trial al*e 10* 
post paid. 64-page POULTRY 
BOOK FREE. 
D. J. LAMBERT, 
Box SOT Appoaaag, JL L 
Lee’s Lice Killer 
don’t have to be taken on 
faith as to results. A liquid,— 
you simply paint it where the. 
fowls roost at night and next. 
day you can see the dead lice ly-- 
ing on the painted boards. It gets 
them all, body lice, mites and 
other bugs and insects, and L —■ 
shows you where the profits go. - 
Seeing is believing. Get rid of■ 
mites and lice on the old fowls and 
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Cheaper than any other method, 
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Special sample offer to points where 
we have no agent. More agents wanted. 
0E0. H. LEE CO. Omtlia Neb., or 63 Murray St. New York- 
PUBLIC SALE 
SHORT-HORN CATTLE, 
THURSDAY , JUNE 8, 1899 , 
Williamsport, Ohio. 
'Phis offering will comprise 50 head of the most de¬ 
sirable cattle, from the Woodland Herd, and will be 
held at Woodland Farm, adjoining Williamsport. 
There have been catalogued 50 head: Bulls, Cows 
and Heifers—including my entire Show Hirdof ’98. 
The great Show and Breeding Bull Valasco 21st 
117584: also Abbottsburn's Champion Mary, full 
sister to Mr. Barber's Mary Abbottsburn 7th, Cham¬ 
pion Cow of the United States. Catalogues, contain¬ 
ing terms, time table, etc.. will be furnished on ap¬ 
plication. W. I. Wood, Williamsport, O. 
(HQ uni QTE1NQ F0R SALE—Two Pauline 
lUu nULOl Llllo Paul-De Kol Bulls ready for 
service. Butter-bred Bulls as low as $50. Calves sired 
by our famous Royal Paul, and rich-milking cows and 
heifers bred to him. Dellhurst Farms, Mentor, Ohio 
Four Fine Guernsey Bulls for Sale. 
Fit to head the finest herd. 
D. L. STEVENS, Klkdale, Pa. 
Fine Holstein Bull. 20 months old. 
Price. $30. Address H. WINANS, Middlebueh, N. J. 
BLOODED LIVE STOCK 
Shoop —Oxfords,Shropshires,South- 
downs. Fancy Poultry. Pig*— 
Berkshires, Poland-Chinas, Chester 
| Whites, Yorkshires. Catalogue free. 
H. L. HOLMES, Harrisburg, Pa. 
i Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires 
I and Chester Whites. Choice 
[Spring Pigs. 8 week old, mated 
t not akin. Bred sows & service 
boars. Poultry. Write for hard 
times prices and free circular. 
Hamilton & Co., Cochranville, Chester County, Pa. 
LargeYorkshire Pigs 
THE ENGLISH BACON BREED. 
Healthy, hardy and most prolific of all breeds 
Have raised 147 pigs from four sows the past year 
Choice Boars, Gilts and bred sows for sale by 
HILLS & PRICE,CrystalSpringFarm,Delaware.O. 
FALL PIGS 
both sexes, for saie at 
rock bottom prices. Large 
strain Poland-Chinas. 
F. H. GATES & 80N8, Chlttenango, N. Y 
IMPROVED CHESTER WHITES 
of the best breeding and all age* for sal* at reason 
abl, prices. Pamphlets and prioee free. 
OHAB. K. RECORD, Peterboro, N. Y 
Pigs— Eligible to Registry, and First- 
class stock at Reduced Prices. Chester White, 
Berkshire, Poland-China and Jersey Red. 
Also, Poultry. WM. B. HARVEY, West Grove, Pa. 
Scotch Collies and Berkshire Pigs. 
Circulars free. SILAS DECKER, So. Montrose, Pa 
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Eggs, »1 for 15. JOS. P. PALMER, Geiger’s Mills, Pa. 
White Wyandottes Exclusively.— 
Write wants. Spencer’s Poultry Farm, Phenlx, R. 1. 
None Better. —Webb’s Mammoth Light 
Brahmas and White Wyandottes, bred for Eggs as 
well as fancy points. Eggs. $1.50 for 15. 
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