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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 27 
lLIVE STOCK \ 
AND DAIRY . 
MISSISSIPPI JERSt Y HEIFERS. 
GOOD ANIMALS CHEAPLY RAISED. 
Two years ago, The R. N.-Y. told its 
readers something about the business in 
breeding and selling grade Jersey heifers 
at Starkville, Miss. The business was 
begun by Col. Wm, B. Montgomery, 
who, many years ago, started a line herd 
of thoroughbred Jersey cattle. He used 
the grade Jersey—a cross of the Jersey 
bull on the common native cow—as an 
advertisement for his herd. It made a 
good one, for the difference between the 
common cow and her half Jersey daugh¬ 
ter was too remarkable to escape notice. 
The Mississippi Agricultural College is 
located near Starkville. A college cream¬ 
ery also advertised the merits of the 
Jersey grade, so that Starkville became 
noted as a market for this animal. 
Mr. D. A. Saunders handles many of 
these heifers, and we have recently had 
a chance to talk with him about them. 
The trade amounts to over 4,000 animals 
every year. They are produced from the 
best Jersey bulls crossed on native or 
grade cows. The cost of raising them is 
very light, as they run on the pastures 
and cane brakes with hardly a week's 
shelter necessary during the whole year. 
Stockmen in that country do not raise 
any grain. Alfalfa, clover and cow peas, 
or corn and sorghum for the silo, give 
them all the roughage they need, and 
cotton hulls and meal provide the grain. 
The cattle are rarely fed hay, and at two 
years old represent but a comparatively 
small expense. The best Jersey blood in 
the world is in their veins, and they in¬ 
herit from their mothers a vigor and 
hustle that give them great value. As 
a rule, these heifers are larger than 
northern-bred heifers of the same age. 
They are shipped to Mexico and as far 
north as Ohio. Around Monterey, Mex¬ 
ico, the dairy business has been devel¬ 
oped by Americans, and the Mississippi 
Jerseys prove verj’ serviceable in that 
climate. 
Some of these Jersey grades are dis¬ 
horned, but Mr. Saunders says that they 
sell much better with their horns left 
on. Many persons buy them for family 
cows, and ail such demand a handsome 
horn. In the New Orleans market there 
is a prejudice against a hornless dairy 
cow. It is well enough to dishorn a 
steer, but when the dairy cow’s horns 
are cut, the dealers think it was done to 
hide some defect. 
Formerly many southern Jersey breed¬ 
ers let the bull run in the pasture with 
their cows, and frequently never knew 
the exact date of service. If the cow 
proved with calf, it was assumed that it 
was sired by a certain bull. The Ameri¬ 
can Jersey Cattle Club finally made a 
rule compelling the breeder to make a 
report as to the actual date of the service 
before the calf could be registered. Of 
course, this does away with the former 
plan of letting the bull run with the 
cows. The cows must be kept up at time 
of service, and while this is done with 
the best cows, southern farmers cannot 
always carry out this plan. As a result, 
a good many purebred J erseys cannot be 
registered, and these are often sold with 
the grades. 
Another result of this rule is an in¬ 
crease in the use of beef bulls. Here- 
fords and Galloways are popular, The 
Herefords are considered best. They 
“ nick ” better with the common cattle, 
and give steers of good color and shape. 
Some of the Galloway crosses on the 
native cows are of poor shape, and have 
no regularity of color. At present, beef 
cattle bring good prices. A Hereford 
steer will bring about as much- as a Jer¬ 
sey heifer, while the Hereford heifer will 
bring rather more than the Jersey steer. 
Some breeders, like Mr. Saunders, keep 
both Jersey and Hereford bulls, and 
divide the cows into two general classes. 
Those that show a dairy type in size and 
shape are bred to the Jersey, while the 
beefy and heavier cows are bred to the 
Hereford. In this way, the character of 
the grade Jersey heifers is being im¬ 
proved, as only the best cows will be 
bred to Jersey bulls. It really pays bet¬ 
ter to breed the heavier cows to Here¬ 
fords, and the breeders are better off to 
have both classes of cattle for sale. 
Few of our northern breeders realize 
how cheaply these Mississippi heifers 
can be grown to two-year-olds. The 
climate is very favorable, and food is 
abundant and cheap. The local cotton 
mills provide the cheapest of grain food 
in hulls and meal. It is quite remark¬ 
able that Delaware County, N. Y., and 
Oktebeha County, Miss., should alike 
have become famous for the production 
of high-class dairy cows. This seems to 
indicate that there is not so much in 
locality and climate as there is in the 
energy and skill of the men who push 
such enterprises along. H. w. c. 
THE AYRSHIRE COW. 
I have always been a lover of the Ayr¬ 
shire cow, and a great believer in her 
under certain conditions. Farmers and 
stock breeders of America have yet to 
learn that each breed of cattle differs 
from every other breed, and that in cer¬ 
tain localities, and under certain con¬ 
ditions, it is the best. But no breed of 
cattle is superior to every other breed in 
every place; for instance, the Small 
Yorkshire pig with a turned-up nose, 
would soon starve in the southern woods, 
where the razor-back thrives. 
Ayrshire cows, as a breed, have the 
best dairy type of any of our dairy 
breeds. Picking out at haphazard 100 
cows of Ayrshires, Jerseys, Guernseys 
and Holsteins, one will find a larger 
proportion of the Ayrshires that carry 
the double wedge shape so much desired, 
while in perfect, square udders, they far 
outrank all the others. Their most 
serious fault is short teats, and the next 
is coarseness of horns, to which a small 
percentage are prone. 
In bleak localities, where the weather 
at times is severe, where pasturage is 
scanty and poor, and where the surface 
is rough and hilly, the Ayrshire finds 
her stronghold. Under these conditions, 
she cannot be surpassed by any other 
breed. In such a place, she will produce 
more milk and more butter from the 
food that grows on a given area than 
either the Holstein or the Jersey. The 
climate and character of New England 
are exactly suited to the needs of the 
Ayrshires, and the only reason that more 
of them are not found there, is because 
so few Scotch people have settled on the 
farms. 
Ayrshire milk tests from 3.8 to 4 per 
cent of butter fat, and is the perfection 
of milk for drinking. It is not so rich 
as Jersey milk, hence agrees better with 
babies, invalids and people of weak con¬ 
stitutions. EDWIN C. POWELL. 
New York._ 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Disinfection at Fairs. —Dr. A. W. Bitting, of 
Indiana, calls attention to the great need of dis¬ 
infecting stock pens at fairs. Indiana has a 
State law regulating this matter. Here are the 
directions for doing it: “ Remove all litter, allow 
the sun to do as much as possible, and give 
everything a coat of whitewash, or apply a solu¬ 
tion of chloride of lime, four ounces to the gallon 
of water. The State law specifies that a 10-per¬ 
cent solution of carbolic acid should be used. 
Use the acid as a spray twice a day during the 
exhibition. A spray pump is the easiest means 
for applying a disinfectant.” 
Thoroughbred Live Stock.— One of our New 
York State readers sends us the following note: 
“ Don’t print any more such pictures as that on 
page 543, or half your readers will start for Texas 
at once.” Now, we purpose to go right ahead 
and print all such pictures that we can get hold 
of. We have many friends and subscribers in 
Texas, but we want to tell this man, and all the 
rest of our readers, that there are plenty of tine¬ 
looking women and elegant Jersey calves to be 
found in every State of the Union. Texas may 
have a monopoly in some things, but not in the 
two articles mentioned, and our friend would 
better put on his spectacles and look closer at 
home before he talks about taking the train for 
Texas. 
At this time of year, all breeders of swine 
should examine their herds carefully and discard 
all sows which have proved by their second lit¬ 
ters not to be prolific breeders. The first litter 
of a gilt may be small, not more than three or 
four pigs; but try her again if she is a good in¬ 
dividual and a kind mother. But at the second 
litter, if she does not produce more than six good 
pigs and raise them, put her in the fattening pen, 
for there is no profit in a poor brood sow. In the 
Miami Valley Herd, we have some very fine sows 
that are not producing as they should, and the 
pork barrel will be their end this Winter, as sows 
that do not produce large, even litters should not 
be allowed to live longer than until it can be 
found OUt. J. L. VAN DOREN. 
Ohio. 
About 12 years ago, when the practice of dis¬ 
horning cattle w'as in its infancy, advocates of 
this practice claimed that, in a few generations, 
we could breed a race of polled cattle by con¬ 
tinual dishorning. They went so far as to say 
that, by cutting the horns from three or four 
generations of animals, we could really change 
the shape of the head and reduce the growth of 
the horn. We have been at great pains to find 
out whether any progress has been made in this 
direction. We are unable to find satisfactory 
evidence that will show that dishorning has had 
any effect in this way. Dishorners are still 
hopeful that the future will produce a breed of 
polled cattle sired by the saw, but they can give 
no practical evidence to support their hopes. 
When you “ catch cold,” If the doctor isn’t handy, 
take Jayne's Expectorant. 
For Headache, take Jayne’s Bainless Sanative 
Bills.— Adv. 
Horse Owners! Use 
QOMB AULT’S 
Caustic 
Balsam 
i Sife Speedy tod foiitin Core 
The Rafeit, Beat BLISTER ever used. Takes 
the place of all llnlmenu for mild or severe action. 
Removes Bunches or Blemishes from Horses 
and Cattle. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY 
OR FIRINC- Impotsxbl* to produce tear or burnish. 
Kvery bottle sold is warranted to give satisfaction 
Price S1.50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or 
sent by express, charges paid, with full directions 
for its use. Send for descriptive circulars. 
THE T.AWRENCE-W1LUAM8 CO., Cleveland O. 
GUERNSEYS. 
236 pir«br©d Guernseys of the beat Am eric* 
and Island breeding. Butter average, who!* 
herd, 818 pounds per head. No catalogue. Core 
e nd make your own selection. 
ELLERSLIE STOCK FARM, 
RHINECXIFF. N. Y. 
P11C D || C C V Q 25 Registered Guernseys; Ulcows; 
uuennoe I O I t, r ecl heifer, soon due, 2 years; 
8 heifer calves. 2 to 8 months: 1 bull, 8 months, and 1 
two years old. A. J. SNYDER. Plumsteadville. Ba. 
AT FARMERS’ PRICES! 
Two Registered Jersey Bull Calves 
from superior dairy cows. 
R. F. SHANNON. 907 Liberty Street, Bittsburg, Pa 
I WANT ORDERS FOR 
Dutch Belted Calves 
that will be dropped in October and November. 
(i. G. GI15BS, Blairstown, N. J. 
SHROPSHIRES 
Rams, Lambs. Yearlings, and 
two-year-olds. CHESTER 
WHITES—good show pigs. All 
stock eligible to record, and sired 
by notable sires. Write for circu¬ 
lars. S. Sprague, Falconer, N. Y 
OLIVER’S s\v i n e. 
Send to-day for one. 
CATALOGUE now ready 
K. P. Oliver, Flint, Mich. 
Spring Pigs from 100 Reg. 
Poland China , llerkshire and 
Chester Whites. Mated not 
akin. Choice bred sows, Serv¬ 
ice Boars. Poultry. Write ns 
for free circular and bottom 
prices. Hamilton A Co.. Cochranville. Chester Co., Ba 
Bet Ready for the Fairs. 
Send for description of the 
FAMOUS 0.1. G. 
HOOS. 
3 Two of which weighed 2806 lbs. 
First applicant in each locality se- 
senre A PAIR CM TIME and agency. 
L. B. SILVER CO. 
135Summlt St., CLEVELAND, OHIO. 
ON THE BIAS. 
That’s the secret of the 5/A Bias Girth Horse 
Blankets. The girth is on the bias—that means 
crossed. It works automatically. The blanket 
can’t slip. If you pull one side, the othrr side 
keeps the blanket from sliding, and vet it doesn't 
bind the horse. He couldn't displace it if he 
rolled in it. 
© Bias Girth 
i Horae Blankets are made in all styles—to fit any 
I horse—to suit any purse. Ask your dealer for 
5|.V Bias Girth Blankets, and look for the trade¬ 
mark. A book on the subject sent free. 
\V M. A YBE8 A SONS, Philadelphia. 
’TIS FOLLY 
To lose the use of your Horse for a single day. If the 
Horse is SORE, CHAFED or GALLED 
Moore Bros.’ Gall Powder 
Will eflect a CURE IN HARNESS, or Money Re¬ 
funded. Price 50c. and $1 per Can by mail, postpaid. 
MOORE BROS., Veterinary Surgeons, Albany, N.Y 
HOOK ON-CUT OFF 
The easiest-working, closest- 
cutting, simplest, strongest 
and handiest dehoruer 
is the latest 
ia» Q |J 40 Pigs at New York State Fair last 
tie OOlu year. Will have BOLAND-CIIINAS, 
any age. for sale at same place this year. 
F. H. GATES & SONS, Chittcnango N. Y. 
WORLD’S FAIR 
PR EMIUM 
OF THE BEST FAMILIES. 
t»~SENI> FOR CATALOGUE. 
I. N. BARKER Jc SON, - Thorntown, 
8ERKSUIRES 
Ind. 
BROWN LEGHORNS 
T. G. ASHMEAD. 
—50 Yearling Hens 
A Bargain. 
Williamson, N. Y 
CONVEX 
IMPROVED 
DEHORNER 
Never crushes the horn nor pulls it apart Mads 
on an entirely new principle. Catalogue free 
WEIISTEIt A DICKINSON, lt»x Gt> Chrlstlann, I*a. 
Western trade supplied from Chicago salesroom 
DESTROY MITES 
With LAMBERT’S DEATH TO LICE. 
SPECIAL sample, will kill a million, T.C^e. postpaid. 
Book on Poultry Keeping FKEE with every order. 
D. J. LAMBERT, Box 307, Apponaug, R. I. 
POULTRY 
' We keep everything In the POULTRY LINE,' 
Fencing, Feed, Incubators, Live Stock, Brooders ’ 
—anything—it’s our business. Call or let us < 
send you our Illustrated catalogue—It’s free for • 
the asking—It’s worth having. 
Excelsior Wire anti Poultry Supply Co., 
♦ 28 Vesey 8treet, New York City. ♦ 
chioro-NAPTHOLEUM 
KNOCKED IT OUT 
Inthe First Round. 
Microbes are responsible for 
lots of misery. They cause the 
HOC CHOLERA, 
CHICKEN ROUP, 
SHEEP SCAB and 
FOOT ROT. 
CDloroRaptboleum 
PUTS MICROBES TO SLEEP 
bo they will never wake up. 'Will heal Bores andbruleos 
quickly. We have direct branches in the principal cities 
of the U. 8. from whence goods are shipped. We will 
send you a sample gallon, freight prepaid, 
Agenoy is worth having. Write for full particulars. 
WEST DISINFECTING CO.. 212 E. 57th St.. New York. 
50c. and $1.00 
a Bottle. 
Nothing like it to cure a sore tendon, or 
to kill a spavin, curb or splint. This 
remedy is known to more drivers and 
horsemen than any other liniment, be¬ 
cause it does the work by its penetrat¬ 
ing qualities. 
Prepared by SB. EARL B. BL0AH, Boston, Mass., ft. I. A. 
Dealer* generally. 
YOUR HORSE_— 
if suffering from an enlargement can be quickly 
put on his feet. No need to blister or fire. 
The enlargement will be quickly absorbed by 
Sloan’s Liniment. 
