1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
3r3 
LINCOLN SHEEP. 
Prior to 1890, but little was known of 
the Lincoln in the United States. There 
were a few scattering- flocks, but they 
were in the hands of people that g-ave 
them no show. Shortly after that time, 
a meeting was called at Lansing, Mich., 
of all breeders of Lincoln sheep, the re¬ 
sult of which was the organizing of the 
Michigan Lincoln Sheep-Breeders’ As¬ 
sociation. A few years later this was 
changed to the National Lincoln Sheep- 
Breeders’ Association, the only associa¬ 
tion for the Lincolns in America. In 
1893, an exhibit of Lincolns was made 
at the World's Fait- by an Ontario breeder, 
which attracted a great deal of atten¬ 
tion from Western ranchmen as well as 
sheepmen all over the United States. 
This exhibit had as much as, and per¬ 
haps more, to do in booming this noble 
breed, than any other one thing. That 
this breed of sheep has come to the 
front by practical test, and upon its 
merits alone, at a pace attained by no 
other known breed, is not disputed by 
any disinterested person who has been 
iu the sheep circle the past few years. 
The Lincoln is a wool and mutton 
sheep. A well-handled ram should weigh 
at maturity 275 to 350 pounds, and shear 
12 to 18 pounds of choice wool. Royal 
Duke, an imported ram, has weighed 400 
pounds in high tit, and shorn 20 pounds 
of wool at 12 months’ growth. Ewes 
weigh 200 to 250 pounds at mature age, 
and shear 10 to 15 pounds of wool. The 
ewes are excellent breeders, great milk¬ 
ers, and good mothers. Twins are the 
rule, but often singles and triplets will 
put in an appearance. For crossing on 
native ewes, the Lincoln has no rival •; 
from such crosses we get fine feeders and 
heavy shearers. We are often asked, 
Where do the Lincolns do the best ? 
The answer is anywhere in the United 
States where other breeds of sheep 
thrive. We have shipped the Lincolns to 
Idaho, Iowa, Montana, and several south¬ 
ern States, - as well as the Middle and 
Northern States, and in every instance, 
where known, the Lincolns are at home 
and doing well. K. P. OLIVER. 
Genesee County, Mich. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
We have people iu this country who are mak¬ 
ing a good living by breeding cats, white mice, 
or other animals that many of us consider nui¬ 
sances. They all cater to distinct tastes. Cus¬ 
tomers want cats, rats, ferrets or dogs, and these 
breeders supply what is called for. The latest 
breeding scheme is a “ Bloodhound Association ” 
in Kansas, which purposes to breed Blood¬ 
hounds for hire or for sale to officers who need 
to track criminals. Probably this industry is 
just as legitimate as any other scheme for breed¬ 
ing animals, and it ought to pay well. 
Some Ohio Hens.— Our 90 hens, from October 
15 to February 1, laid 130 dozen eggs, sold at an 
average of 15*,4 cents per dozen, $31.08. The cost 
of feed did not exceed $3.50; the first month, we 
fed nothing, as the hens have a wood-lot range, 
and also range over a weed field and pasture. Since 
November 30, we have fed 4*4 bushels of 25-cent 
corn, 150 pounds of $12-per-ton bran, and a box¬ 
ful of seed from our sorghum patch; the last 
had no market value, but, of course, would have 
to be credited with something if used in an egg 
contest. c. D. LYON. 
Ohio. 
In Australia, farmers often suffer loss from 
sheep becoming bogged in tanks or water-holes 
that a-e drying up. To avoid this difficulty, some 
of the sheep farmers make use of a small, lightly- 
fenced yard with a wooden Hoor. This is placed 
on the edge of the water-hole, the front portion 
floating on the water. When the sheep come in 
for a drink, their weight causes the floor of the 
yard to sink below the level of the water, permit- 
ting them to drink without any danger of bogging. 
As the water recedes, the apparatus can easily 
be moved. The appliance is found very useful 
in time of drought. 
Forage Notes on a Dairy Farm. —Six or eight 
years have shown a marked forward movement 
in the raising of forage on dairy farms. Rye, 
clover, oats and peas, and corn seem to have es¬ 
tablished themselves as a desirable rotation in 
the North. A comparison of the composition of 
these crops with that of the fodders they have 
supplanted shows a large increase in succulence, 
protein and independence of weather conditions. 
We have approached nearer the ideal iu succu¬ 
lence and independence of weather conditions 
than we have in the matter of protein. We must 
increase our clover and oats and p as. A wider 
study of the Soja bean is in order, and those 
nearest the band wagon will be sowing some this 
year to balance up their corn. Raising protein 
is not all clear sailing, however, for in a wet sea¬ 
son, unless the silo can be brought into play, 
the curing of protein is likely to be all rot. 
Connecticut. e. c. birqe. 
Thumps in Pigs. —A writer in Wallace’s Farmer 
says: “ It is about the time of year now for farm¬ 
ers to complain that their pigs have thumps, and 
wink out when but a week or two old, to the great 
disajjpointment and disgust of the owner. When 
pigs have the thumps, the sows are not properly 
fed or properly managed. They are fed too much 
corn and have too little exercise. Give the brood 
sow-s more oats and less corn, give them plenty 
of sunlight and exercise, and there will be very 
little trouble with thumps. Thumps are simply 
Nature’s intimation to the farmer that he is not 
thoroughly conducting his business on proper 
lines.” 
Last year, Cornell University sent one of its 
graduates, G. D. Brill, to take charge of a Chi¬ 
nese Agricultural College. Now another grad¬ 
uate, J. W. Gilmore, is to go as assistant. The 
best opening at this Chinese school appears to 
be in developing the dairy and cattle business. 
Many Chinese have never tasted butter or cheese, 
but the demand for them is now rapidly growing, 
especially in districts where foreigners are go¬ 
ing. The native cows are small—snneof them 
giving but two quarts of milk per day. It is pro¬ 
posed to take out Jersey cattle to cross on the 
native stock, though we should consider a breed 
like the Ayrshire better for such a purpose. 
Ducks in Large Flocks.—I have two flocks of 
Pekin ducks containing 35 ducks and drakes 
each. Will it be safe to turn the two flocks to¬ 
gether, if they could have an unlimited range? 
Warren, Me. a. w. b. 
Ans. —It is perfectly safe for A. W. B. to turn 
his two flocks of 35 ducks each together; in fact, 
they will do much better if they have free range 
than iu confinement in smaller flocks. It re¬ 
quires much more care and experience to keep 
poultry of any kind in confinement successfully 
than when allowed unlimited range. The advan¬ 
tage of the confinement plan is that we can keep 
large numbers conveniently iu a small space. 
J. e. s. 
Caustic Potash for Dishorning.—How are the 
horns on young calves destroyed ? F. n. w. 
Midland, Va. 
The chemical used to kill the horn on a young 
calf is caustic potash, which can, probably, be 
purchased at any drugstore. This caustic potash 
is used to kill the horn itself. The calf should 
be operated on when about one month old. Clip 
the hair closely around the horn, and moisten 
the horn with water to which soap or a little am¬ 
monia has been added. Keep one end of a stick 
of caustic jiotash in water until it is slightly 
softened, then rub it on the moistened surface of 
the little horn, rubbing this from five to eight 
times until the horn becomes slightly sensitive. 
Do not let any of the potash get on the flesh sur¬ 
rounding the horn. It is a good plan to rub a 
little lard on the surrounding flesh to protect it 
from the potash. 
Farmer Hopkins’ Evidence. 
HE TELLS ABOUT THE SUFFERING OF HIS 
DAUGHTER. 
A Victim of Nervous Prostration and Neuralgia, 
Saved After Her Physician Abandoned Hope. 
From the Republican, Columbus, Ind. 
While iu the neighborhood of Rugby, Indiana, 
recently, a reporter was told that Miss Clara 
Ilopkins, daughter of Mr. Dennis Hopkins, 
a prominent farmer of Bartholomew County, 
had been the subject of a remarkable transfor¬ 
mation. The reporter decided to investigate and 
learn the particulars. He was driven to Mr. Hop¬ 
kins’ splendid country home, where he had an 
interesting conversation with that gentleman 
regarding the illness of his only daughter. 
“ You have been correctly informed,” said Mr. 
Hopkins, “ for Clara has indeed had a severe 
siege. She tried Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale 
People, and they did her more good than all other 
medicines together that she ever took. A few 
boxes of that medicine accomplished the cure of 
a case in a few months which had balfied physi¬ 
cians for years. 
“ About three years ago her health began to 
fail. The doctor who attended her said this was 
caused by weak digestion. This produced ner¬ 
vousness, which was accompanied by neuralgic 
troubles, which at first was located in the nerves 
about the heart. Of course this was a dangerous 
location for any such trouble, and she rapidly 
grew worse, notwithstanding that the physician 
was treating her. This continued till a year ago 
last November, at which time she was almost 
constantly confined to her bed. 
“ The neuralgia became gradually worse, and 
finally she was a confirmed victim to it. 
“ Nervous prostration set in, and she was soon 
all run down. Her blood was impure and watery, 
and her complexion became sallow and colorless. 
She had no strength, and the least noise irritated 
her, she was so nervous. We had another physi¬ 
cian, and he treated her steadily for a year with¬ 
out doing her any good. In fact, it seemed that 
she was continually becoming worse. He finally 
gave up the case as hopeless, and advised us to 
get Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People for 
her, as he said that they were the only thing 
that would benefit her. 
“ I procured a couple of boxes of the pills, and 
found that their use helped her considerably. 
She kept on taking them till she used about a 
dozen boxes, with the result that she was entirely 
well, and since then there has been no symptoms 
whatever, of her old trouble. Dr. Williams’ Pink 
Pills are certainly a wonderful medicine, which 
did a wonderful good in Clara’s case, doing what 
several physicians failed to accomplish.” 
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