1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
427 
Live Stock and Dairy. 
(CONTINUED.) 
readily eat the bark. Hares are some¬ 
what subject to attacks of catarrh or 
snuffles, and if neglected, the heads will 
fill up and they be suffocated. I think 
this is mostly induced by exposure to 
cold winds or dampness, and although it 
may be treated by steaming and medica¬ 
tion, I have found it best to take good 
care of the herd, and if one shows any 
attack, at once isolate it. If a bad case, 
the cheapest way to cure is to kill and 
bury the carcass. Although I believe 
the snuffles is first induced by a cold, I 
think it contagious, and the invalid 
should at once be taken entirely away 
from the herd on the first indications of 
an attack. 
Fashionable Color. — The general 
color of the Helgian is called rufous red, 
but breeders differ as to whether they 
should be light or dark. Rufous red is 
a sort of dull reddish brown, something 
of the color of a red fox, only a little 
darker. The bucks shade a little darker 
than the does of the same strain, hut I 
like a happy medium which I strive to 
attain by mating light does to a dark 
buck, and the opposite. 
One very important point in keeping 
hares, is in keeping the hutches clean 
and free from lice. In Summer, the nest 
box should he taken out and all litter 
removed at least once a month ; in Win¬ 
ter, once in two or three months will 
answer. Ily opening the door or gate, 
the front bottom board can he slipped 
up and out, of course carrying with it 
the hay rack, feed box and drinking 
dish. Then all the litter can. be hauled 
out into the alley and removed. The 
hutch should then be swept, and it is a 
good plan to wash the floor and the base 
boards all around with waver into which 
a tablespoonful of carbolic acid to a gal¬ 
lon has been stirred. Then the floor 
should he sprinkled with a liberal quan¬ 
tity of land plaster, and new litter put 
in. This will annihilate all vermin, and 
prevent any disagreeable smells. The 
hares may at once he returned to the 
hutch. „ J. S. WOODWARD. 
THE DIGNITY OF LIGHT BRAHMAS. 
My text is Dignity in Hens, R. N.-Y., 
page 339. When you wrote about that 
dignity some time ago, I remarked to my 
better half, “ If old man Collingwood 
doesn’t find out something about that 
dignity before the Summer is over, then 
I don’t know Brahma hens.” When our 
folks got the Brahma fever, they in¬ 
vested in several sittings of eggs, and 
what downy balls they did hatch, how 
soon those downy balls got baldheaded 
all over, and how fast they did grow ! 
When they got “growed up”, then the 
fun began. Why, sir, one of those 
Brahmas could tear a barn door off its 
hinges to get at the compile; two of 
’em could scratch four shocks of fodder 
off the sled in less than six minutes, and 
a nine-pound hen could squeeze through 
a 2%-inch crack to get to the strawberry 
bed ! Don’t you lay the blame on the 
poor old P. Rock hen. The Brahma can 
give the P. Rock nine points and the 
deal, and then beat her. N. B.—We sold 
the Brahmas. 
R. N.-Y.—You couldn’t buy our Brah¬ 
mas for $1 a bird, though they have 
tucked a big un onto that dignity. One 
hen smashed five of her eggs and hatched 
out only five of the rest, but she has 
gone at it again quite contentedly. The 
rooster covered himself with blood and 
foolishness by fighting all day with one 
of his rivals. Still we stand by the 
Brahma yet. 
The Government is in the market for three 
types of animals: first, a stylish, spirited horse 
of about 1,200 pounds for cavalry purposes; sec¬ 
ond, a strong, heavy horse for artillery; third, 
good-sized mules for packing purposes. 
Prof. Craig, of Iowa, says that the two most 
likely causes of trouble with lambs in the Sum¬ 
mer are the lack of milk in the ewes, a..d worms. 
In the case of worms, a spoonful of turpentine in 
at least three times as much milk, is a good dose 
for a lamb three or four months old. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
The Western Hoi.stein-Friesian Association 
has united with the Holstein-Friesian Association 
of America. 
The creamery shark seems to be making a 
poor living these days. While he occasionally 
locates a creamery at his own rates, most farm¬ 
ers seem now to be on the watch for him. 
“ Boston Chunk” is the name given an Ameri¬ 
can horse which is wanted for omnibus service 
in European cities. Just now these horses are 
in greater demand abroad than any other we can 
offer. 
The War Department at Washington spent 
half a million dollars for mules in ten days. 
Mule prices have been more than double since 
the war opened, and mule breeding has been 
greatly Increased. 
Sheepmen are all advocating the use of Dwarf 
Essex rape in the corn field. We are advised to 
sow three pounds of the rape in each acre of corn 
at the last cultivation. This makes a fair growth 
of the rape on which sheep may feed until after 
frost. 
Australian buttermakers report that butter 
made from Pasteurized cream realized, in the 
open market, four shillings per hundredweight 
more than ordinary butter, after all expenses 
were paid. A number of the large creameries 
in Victoria have decided to follow this system. 
Geo. W. Knorr tells the Holstein-Friesian 
Register that Holsteins reach their perfection on 
rich, fairly level land. They are not suited for 
rough, broken, rugged and hilly sections; in 
fact, the hilly, rough farm will usually earn more 
money with sheep than with cows. 
The American Live Stock Company has elected 
the following officers for the coming year: A. A. 
Cortelyou, Neslianie, N. J., president; Wills A. 
Seward, Budds Lake, N. J., secretary and treas¬ 
urer. This company acts as buyer or seller for 
first-class live stock, and has the facilities for 
doing a large and profitable business. 
The newspapers report that the Governorship 
of Wisconsin may be decided by a cow. One side 
claims that the present Governor franked a cow 
from his home to Madison, Wis.; that is, that he 
had her carried free of cost. This the Governor’s 
friends deny, and the cow, like a wise citizen, has 
nothing to say about it. 
The Department of Agriculture at Washing¬ 
ton has Issued Farmers’ Bulletin No. 71, which 
discusses some essentials in beef production. 
The bulletin is by Prof. C. F. Curtiss, of the Iowa 
Agricultural College. The bulletin is well illus¬ 
trated with pictures of well-shaped steers, and 
steers which are likely to make bad feeders. 
Rape and Crimson Clover. —It would do you 
good to see the beautiful field of Crimson clover 
nowin full bloom, seeded with rape about the 
middle of June, and pastured with sheep from 
about the middle of August until Winter set In. 
It proved a grand success. I shall plow it in 
soon and seed to rape and clover. My lambs 
made nearly 10 percent better average than ever 
before. l. d. g. 
Chautauqua County, N. Y. 
Hemovino Ovarieh from Mares —Referring to 
the recent interview with Dr. James Law, I would 
like to ask whether the operation of removing 
the ovaries from mares is often fatal reader. 
Massachusetts. 
We have never had a death after removal of 
the ovaries through the vagina in a mare. In 
four cases operated on in the present year, three 
appeared to be all right by the next day. The 
fourth was somewhat stiff for a week, but went 
back to work at the end of that time. It is safe 
to say that the animal need not be off work for 
longer than six days. .tames law. 
W. J. Cummings Jr., of Kansas, sold 119 heifers 
at Kansas City at $4.45 per 100 pounds. They 
were bought last May and June for $3.25, and 
made an average gain of 510 pounds per head. 
Here is his account of their feeding and care: “ I 
fed them cob-meal for 60 days, then changed the 
feed to pure corn meal, chop and some linseed 
meal. They ate from boxes 16 feet long, 4 feet 
wide and 12 inches deep. At 7:30 a. m., I fed about 
eight pounds of chop and two pounds of linseed 
meal per head. At 11 a. m., I hauled out about 
three pounds of hay per head, feeding it in the 
same boxes. Then at 4:30 p. m., the same amount 
of chop and linseed meal as in the morning was 
fed. I never fed them so they could not clean 
the boxes of feed, but was always on time to feed, 
and the cattle were on hand to eat. 
Whole Ensilage.— In answering J. L., Buffalo, 
N. Y., page 385, you discourage the filling of a 
silo with long corn. You say, “Thisensilage was 
never entirely satisfactory, etc. While all you 
say is true in a sense, it should be qualified. To 
the farmer with 10 or more cattle, I would say, 
Build a silo, by all means. If nothing else, build 
up a 12 or 15-foot section of the hay bay. If the 
ensilage system is new- to you, and you don’t feel 
like buying a cutter or power, fill it with long 
corn. You may lose, probably will lose, six inches 
of ensilage around the outside, but the gain in 
other directions will overbalance this loss a good 
many times. Cut down sections with a hay knife 
or a broadax with a straight handle, and there 
will not be much trouble in taking out the ensil¬ 
age. The hay knife will do near the top, but the 
solidity of well-packed ensilage near the bottom 
makes the ax necessary. Five years of long en¬ 
silage will teach a wideawake stock feeder a 
good many lessons in fodder production. We 
filled the silo first in 1889. We put in long corn 
four or five years. We cut now because cutting, 
on the whole, is better, but would consider it no 
great hardship to be obliged to go back to long 
corn; while to go back to corn stacks would 
greatly decrease our fodder production, and de¬ 
range our whole system of farming, e. c. biiige. 
Connecticut. 
Dorset Sheep Notes.— The Continental Dorset 
Club has received the official recognition of the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture at Washing¬ 
ton. There are over 30 flocks now registering 
in the Continental Dorset Club. Interest in the 
Dorset sheep seems moving westward and south¬ 
ward. The secretary is in receipt of letters from 
as far west as California and as far south as 
Alabama. Dorsets seem to thrive well in Texas. 
The club hopes to make liberal offerings at a 
number of State fairs this season. A start has 
been made at Columbus, O., where $50 are offered 
for the first and second best pens of lambs. This 
seems a wise move, as no matter how much is 
said about the new sheep, people will go very 
slow about starting in with them until they have 
seen them and seen them in such condition as 
commands their admiration. It must be remem¬ 
bered that the Dorset lamb is the finished prod¬ 
uct. It is for this reason that the offerings are 
made on lambs. I very often receive letters ask¬ 
ing such questions as this: “ Is it true that Dor- 
sets will lamb twice a year 7 ” Yes, it is true, 
but not of all of the Dorsets, but not in all years. 
It Is not considered a good practice among good 
breeders. Dorsets should drop their lambs in 
the Fall or very early Winter, and this is not only 
possible but practical. The Tranquility Farms 
have over 100 Fall-dropped lambs, and many 
other breeders have a lesser number, j. e. w. 
lightens 
the 
load— 
shortens 
the 
road. 
Makes the wagon pull easier, 
helps the team. Saves wear 
and expense. Sold 
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Its wearing qualities are unsurpassed, actually 
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The butter fat that 
is being lost in the 
ordinary process of 
dairying is worse 
than a hole in your 
pocket and through 
which your coin 
may escape. The 
best way in the 
world to stop the 
leak s to use a 
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