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THE RURAL 
NEW-YORKER. 
July 8 
Live Stock and Dairy 
WANTED RED HORNLESS CATTLE. 
What Breed for Beef ? 
I have on my farm about 50 cattle, young 
and old, of mixed Devon and Short-horn 
blood, from which all but the reds have 
been eliminated, until they are now of a 
uniform deep red color. I sell the young 
animals’ fat at about three years old, or a 
little more. The red color is of some profit 
to me in the local market, and I want a 
polled bull that will continue the color. 
Can I get a red Polled Durham that would 
be reasonably sure to breed red? I have 
no market for anything but beef. Would 
an ordinary Red Pollpd bull be as good as 
a Durham with that end in view? Cattle 
keep fat on pasture till late in Fall, and 
are then wintered in the stable on clover 
hay, salt marsh grass, corn fodder, corn 
meal and bran; they have sufficient of this, 
feed to keep them in good flesh and young 
ones growing all the time. Would it pay 
to grain the latter while on pasture to ma¬ 
ture them earlier? I get about four cents 
a pound for them on the farm. f. h. p. 
Maryland. 
A Red Durham. —For putting at the 
head of the herd, I would recommend a 
strain of the Red Durham. While the 
Red Durham bull will not be quite so 
sure in transmitting and perpetuating 
the red color, as would a Red Polled 
bull, yet the value of the herd for beef 
will be better maintained. The Red 
Durham bull will occasionally get a calf 
with white markings, but even with the 
Red Polled, this same thing would be 
likely to happen. In the West, there are 
many breeders who have developed a 
strain of Red Durham in which the color 
has become well fixed, l. a. clinton. 
Cornell Ex. Station. 
Feed the Steers. —The Polled Dur- 
hams and the Red Polls approach each 
other so closely in characteristics that I 
think the individual judgment of the 
person who selects a bull from either, 
would have much more to do with the 
ultimate results than the question of 
breed. We are getting excellent results 
from both our Red Polls and our Short¬ 
horns for the two purposes of butter 
and beef, and I think that, if F. H. P. 
will put his thought and attention on 
selecting the best individual for his pur¬ 
pose, it will be much more to his ad¬ 
vantage than giving much attention to 
the choice of the breed. 
I believe that it pays to feed two- 
year-olds grain on pasture, when the 
object is to finish them for early mar¬ 
ket. During the previous Winter, if the 
aim has been to furnish the steers with 
as great a variety of coarse fodder as 
possible, with such grain as snapped 
corn, they have gone on to pasture this 
past Spring in excellent condition to 
continue graining. We are practicing, 
this year, a plan of feeding snapped corn 
to our two-year-olds, until the hot dry 
season comes, and then we shall change 
to soaked corn, in addition to pasture. 
This we will continue until the steers 
are finished for market in December or 
January. When steers have been fed 
grain at this age through the Winter, 
they must have grain when on pasture, 
not only to maintain the gain that has 
already been made, but also to hurry 
them ahead for the Christmas market. 
JOHN A. CRAIG. 
Iowa Experiment Station. 
A Red Durham. —Undoubtedly, the 
Red Polled bull would be more sure to 
transmit the red color than the Polled 
Durham. On the other hand, the Red 
Polled cattle are not the beef producers 
that the Polled Durhams are, and as 
long as beef, and beef only, is the object 
sought, I would recommend a Red 
Polled Durham bull, as such a bull, 
crossed upon the cows described, would 
get a greater per cent of red calves, and 
improve the feeding qualities to a 
marked degree. I think it would pay to 
grain the calves and yearlings lightly 
while on grass, and turn them off, fat, 
at two years old. n. hayward. 
Penn. Ex. Station. 
Value of Polled Durhams. —I would 
recommend F. H. P. to purchase the 
Polled Durham, and for this reason: He 
states that he is a producer of cattle for 
beef only. The Polled Durham, thus 
far, has been rather distinctly a beef 
type, while the Red Poll has rather been 
representing the dual-purpose class, 
with a strong leaning towards heavy 
milk production with the females. The 
Polled Durham is practically a Polled 
Short-horn, for purebred registered 
Short-horns without horns are eligible 
to registry in the Polled Durham herd 
books, and he could purchase, if ne 
wished, a pure red, registered Polled 
Short-horn that would, probably, be all 
that he desired in a sire. I have had oc¬ 
casion to inspect some of the best Polled 
Durham cattle in the country, of which 
we have one fine example in this State, 
and I have seen some very handsome 
cattle among them. I would look for a 
more rapid flesh production with the 
Polled Durham than with the Red Polls. 
The matter of graining the young ani¬ 
mals would depend very largely upon 
pasture conditions. I would not recom¬ 
mend graining if the pastures are Blue 
grass, and abundant in character. When 
the season is dry, pasture short, and 
flies abundant, then a reasonable 
amount of grain should be given to keep 
them growing, for they ought to be in¬ 
creasing in weight steadily all the time. 
If the pasture is not large or the ani¬ 
mals are remote from stables, then it 
would be a good plan to give them oats 
and peas or Indian corn for soiling dur¬ 
ing short pasturage. c. s. plumb. 
Indiana Exp. Station. 
Sow Whips Bull. —Some great sur¬ 
prise parties are often experienced when 
inoffensive-looking animals are driven 
into a corner. It is reported that a 
Devon bull belonging to James A. Bill, 
of Lyme, Conn., found this out last 
week. This bull had the pasture to him¬ 
self. He was a big, powerful animal 
with the strong horns peculiar to the 
breed. Mr. Bill also owns a sow, and 
never suspected that she possessed fight¬ 
ing qualities. The sow was turned into 
the pasture with the bull, and the Devon 
attacked her savagely. The farm hands 
expected to see the sow made into pork 
at once, but she fought the bull in a 
peculiar way. Just as the bull got close 
to her, she jumped quickly to one side 
and like a bulldog fastened her teeth in 
the jaws of the bull. He shook her off 
and came at her again, but she pursued 
the same tactics, avoiding his horns and 
setting her teeth into his neck and jaws. 
After about 10 minutes’ fight, the bull 
quit and retired to a corner of the field. 
He was covered with blood and hardly 
able to get home at night. The sow 
showed very few marks as a result of 
the battle. It certainly does not pay to 
stir up inoffensive-looking animals, 
which are attempting to mind their own 
business; better to let them mind it, and 
attend to our own affairs. 
RANon Horses in Demand. —Horse 
dealers made no mistake when they said 
that horses are going to rise in value. 
It is a mere matter of supply and de¬ 
mand. The smaller towns of Iowa and 
Illinois, 10 years ago, were a pretty sight 
on market days, with the young Per- 
cheron teams tied up in the court house 
square. To-day their places are occu¬ 
pied by old Maj. and Granny, which the 
owner thinks will last another year. 
The assessor’s returns from these States 
show a falling off of 50 per cent in colts 
returned for assessment, and most of 
these are sure to have been raised by a 
class of men who dislike to geld their 
one colt, and who invariably have one 
of these squealers on the farm. 
Most of the large horse ranches died 
out under the depression of the past five 
years, still there are a number of horses 
in the farther western States. They are 
of a better class than they were 10 
years ago. The little 650-pound cow 
pony is a thing of the past; a horse 
weighing 900 to 1,050 pounds has taken 
his place. For many years we have had 
no inquiries about horses, but last Fall, 
our hearts were cheered by the numer¬ 
ous letters from all over the country 
asking prices for horses. A very few of 
us have believed in the future of the 
horse, and have kept up our breeding, 
even though the “judgment of our 
peers” was against us. Horses weigh¬ 
ing 1,200 to 1,400 pounds have doubled 
in value here; the lighter ones have not 
felt the rise much as yet. 
Wyoming. burke & MACKENZIE. 
The Dyspeptic, despondent, overworked man, will 
find in Dr. D. Jayne’s Tonic Vermifuge a certain 
health-restorer. 
Guard the lives of your little ones by protecting 
them against colds ; but if the colds will come, cure 
them with Jayne's Expectorant. 
For constipation take Jayne’s Painless Sanative 
Pills.— Adv. 
Porter’s Humane Bridle 
NO BIT IN THE HORSES MOUTH. 
Horsemen endorse this Bridle be¬ 
cause it is the best for all horses. Itpre- 
vents frothing, lolling of tongue, &c. 
No more trouble with sore mouths. 
The hardest pullers driven with ease. 
Every lover of the horse should 
use it, because it is humane. 
EQUIPPED WITH STRAPS TO FIT ANY BRIDLE. 
Sent prepaid on receipt of $2.00 
State if von use side check, or overdraw. 
INTERNATIONAL BRIDLE CO. 
ROOM 402 SUDBURY BLD. 
BOSTON, MASS. 
Horse Owners! Use 
GOMBATTLT’S 
Caustic 
Balsam 
A Safe Speedy and Poiitin Cora 
The Safest, Beat 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 
OR FIRINC • Impossible to produce scar or blemish. 
Every bottle sold is warranted to give satisfaction 
Price SI.50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or 
sent by express, charges paid, with full directions 
for its use. Send for descriptive circulars. 
THE LAW REN CE-WILLI AMS CO.. Cleveland O. 
25 gallon packet, 50 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. 
Breeders’ Directory. 
White Wyandottks Exclusively.— 
Write wants. Spencer’s Poultry Farm, Phenlx, R. I. 
I EPUnDNQ~ white and Bu,T - 200 Hens for 
LLUllUnilu sale at $1 each. Show birds. $2 
and $3. DKLLHURST FARMS, Mentor, Ohio. 
Uni PTC I WQ—^how animals, all ages, large rich 
nULu I Ll ll<J milking Butter-Bred Herd. 
C HENANGO VALLEY STOCK FARMS, Greene, N 
Y.—Dutoh Belted and Jersey Cattle; Dorset and 
Kamboulllet Sheep; Poland-China. Jersey Red and 
8 utIolk Pigs: White and Bronze Turkeys, Peafowls, 
and Blooded Chickens. J. D. VAN VALKKNBURGH. 
GUERNSEYS. 
84 Cows averaged 399 pounds 
butter each in 1898 Some 
choice young stock for sale. 
ELLERSLIE STOCK FARM, 
RHINECLIFF, N. Y 
Registered Jersey Cattle 
For Milk and Butter. 
R. F. 8HANNON, 907 Liberty St„ Pittsburgh, Pa. 
HAVING SOLD GUERNSEY BULL CALVES, 
WILLSWOOD FARM 
now offers at BREEDING PRICES the best lot of 
BERKSHIRE pigs ever raised here. Write what, 
you wish to purchase. 
WILLS A. SEWARD, Budds Lake. N. J. 
CONTINENTAL DORSET SHEEP. 
Of course the early lamb raiser must have Dorsets. 
that’s settled. ‘'Continental Dorsets” won the 
prizes last year, and they are as good or better this 
year. Write me for addresses of breeders nearest 
you. JOSEPH E. WING, Mechanlcsburg, Ohio. 
BLOODED LIVE STOCK 
Sheep—Oxfords, Shropshires, South- 
downs. Fancy Poultry. Plg»— 
Berkshlres, Poland-Chinas, Chester 
Whites, Yorkshires. Catalogue free. 
H. L. HOLMES, Harrlaburg, 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 & PRICK, CrystalSprlng Farm, Delaware, O. 
Dm ANH P U I W A O-Large strain. Weigh from 
lULnll U~Un I ll AO BOO to 800 lbs. The business 
farmers'hog for sale at business prices. Write for 
information. F. H. Gates A Sons, Chlttenango, N.Y 
IMPROVED CHESTER WHITES 
of the best breeding and all ages for sale at reason 
able prices. Pamphlets and prices free. 
CHAS. K. RECORD, Peterboro, N. Y 
POULTRY 
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Death to Lice 
on hens & chickens, tit-p. Book Free 
D. J.Lambert, Box307, Apponaug.H 1. 
KSLFLY. 
A harmless liquid applied to cows with a GIIILD8 
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 ifunnlily. AUKNTS 
WANTKU KVKKYWKKK. 
CHARLES II. CHILDS & C0., Ctlea, N. Y. 
"HAMMONDS 
“Cattle Comfort” 
‘‘CATTLE COMFORT” keeps off Horn Fdes. 
Gnats, Mosquitoes, etc. In use three years, and 
seems to do good work. 
Sold by Seedsmen. 
HAMMOND’S SLUG-SHOT WORKS, 
Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
SUCCESSFUL DAIRYMEN use 1 cent’s worth 
SHOO-FLY 
Saves 3 quarts uiilk daily if used in tune. 
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. Comkokt, Falls- 
i ngton. Pa., President Pennsylvania Dairy Union. 
Send !J5c. Money refunded if cow is not protected. 
SHOO-FLY MFG. CO., 1005 Fairmount Ave., PH ILA, PA. 
.Galled Horses 
~ — ‘ stained, , 
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willtryCALL POWDER. 60 centsby mail. ' 
^ MOORE BROS. ALBANY N.Y.' 
SHEDDING HORSES 
- —v -- need something to 
Wloosen up and start 
■the hair. This 
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TOOTHLESS CURRY COMB 
equal to a clipper. It makes the iur 
fly.” Beiug without teeth it does not 
scratch, irritate or Injure skin, laket 
h out all dirt, dust and dandruff. Sold as 
' your dealer's or sent by us, 25c. prepaid. 
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