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l'HE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 10, 
Live Stockand Dairy 
THE PRICE OF FAT CATTLE 
So far the strike has not affected the mar¬ 
ket very much, as the farmers are holding on 
to their stock, expecting every day to hear of 
these troubles being settled, but I think it will 
have quite an effect here after awhile, as the 
stock will have to be sold later on, whatever 
the market may be, as the grass in pasture is 
pretty badly dried up and feed is going to be 
scarce. Feeders will have to sell cheap. 
Blanchardvillc, Wis. m. bainbridge. 
The loss occasioned by the late butchers’ 
strike to the live stock feeders of the \Vest is 
indded a serious matter. Corn-fed cattle have 
declined 75 cents per 100, and grass cattle 
even more, chiefly on account of labor disturb¬ 
ances. The unjust part of it is innocent per¬ 
sons (the producers) have to pay the bill. 
We do not profess to know who is right or 
wrong in this matter, but we do think con¬ 
sumers as well as the producer ought to be 
protected some place or somewhere, if no 
other way by National arbitration. The pros¬ 
pect for feeders is indeed bad. 
Paris, Mo. j. w. warren. 
DAIRY NOTES. 
The pastures in this locality are very good 
indeed. I think that nearly all dairymen are 
feeding lightly of grain, but cows at present 
are shrinking badly. I think that there will 
be about the usual number of cows kept the 
coming Winter if the Borden contract prices 
nearly correspond with same months one year 
ago. Feeds are high ; bran, $23 ; gluten, $23 ; 
hominy, $22; meal, $25; mixed feed, $25; 
middlings, $24 ; cotton-seed, $27.50; oil meal, 
$27; corn, 65 cents per bushel. The oat crop 
Is very nice, but much rainy weather to cure 
them. Silage corn is showing good growth ; 
rather late in maturing. On the whole, con¬ 
sidering the prices of feed stuffs, farm help 
wages, and the milk outlook, judging from 
the prices of butter, I do not think the Out¬ 
look for dairying quite up to the standard of 
one year ago. j. w. h. 
Sidney Center, N. Y. 
1 /AN ALSTYNE’S SHEEP NOTES. 
The Age of a Sheep. 
I would like to know how to tell the age of 
a sheep. Are the teeth a sure indication? 
G. A. E. 
Under ordinary conditions it is safe to 
take the teeth as a sure indication of a 
sheep’s age. Of course with some breeds 
or individuals that mature early there 
might be a little variation. The follow¬ 
ing are the accepted rules, and may be 
found useful in determining the age of a 
sheep: At one month there are eight 
temporary front teeth or incisors (al¬ 
ways in lower jaw) and three temporary 
molars on each side of each jaw. At three 
months there will be added a permanent 
molar to the three temporary ones. At 
nine months there will appear the second 
permanent molar. At from 12 to 14 months 
the first pair of permanent incisors or 
front teeth appear. At 18 months there 
will be the thnu permanent molar. At 
from 21 to 22 months there will be four 
permanent incisors. At 27 months the 
temporary molars drop out, and perma¬ 
nent ones take their place. At 30 months 
there will be the six permanent incisors. 
At from three years and four to six 
months all the eight permanent incisors 
have appeared, and the sheep may be said 
to have a full month. After this it is not 
so easy to tell, hut if the teeth are even, 
and the mouth full one may take it to be 
between four and five years. From this 
time on the general condition of the sheep, 
and the good or bad state of the teeth, will 
indicate whether the sheep can be profit¬ 
ably kept or no. Those accustomed to 
them can very readily pick out an old sheep 
by the look of its face. When the teeth 
begin to get short or the face begins to 
take on an aged look they would better 
be disposed of. Nor is it wise to wait 
that time. After a sheep gets five years 
or past and is fat, never give them an op¬ 
portunity to get poor. 
Grub in the Head. 
Is there any remedy for the gad fly that 
lays its egg in the sheep's nostril? Is it the 
cause of grub in the head, and is this usually 
fatal? Many sheep die in this locality every 
Spring, it is said with this disease. 
Niagara Co., N. Y. w. s. .T. 
The last part of the question first. Tt is 
the gadfly that causes “grub in the head’' 
and most sheep suffer from it. If it was 
usually fatal 1 fear the sheep would soon 
perish off the face of the earth. As a 
matter of fact, when shpep are well kept 
I think it is very rare for one to die from 
this cause, xct as W. S. J. says, many die 
every Spring, said to suffer from this dis¬ 
ease (?). It is about as easy a diagnosis 
as “heart failure,” another very frequent 
and fatal trouble. In far too many cases 
it would be much nearer correct to name 
the cause of death “lack of grub in the 
stomach.” In most cases most any ex¬ 
tra burden, suen as the chrysalis trying to 
get out of the nostril, will put the sheep 
out of existence. The gad -flies lay their 
eggs in July and August, and when they 
can deposit them in the sheep’s nose. 
When the egg Hatches the larva crawls 
up the sheep’s nostril and remains in the 
sinuses of the head, living on the secre¬ 
tions of the mucous membrane till the next 
Spring, when the chrysalis crawls out and 
hatches into a new gadfly. Hence it will 
lie seen the difficulty is greater on old 
pastures in which sheep have run a long 
time. In entering and going cut of the 
nostril there is much annoyance, and 
doubtless some suffering to the sheep. At 
tins season of the year one will often see 
them stamp their feet and run in their 
effort to evade the pest. The remedy is to 
prevent the fly laying the eggs in the 
sheep’s nostril. If there is some loose I 
earth, such as newly plowed land, to which 
the sheep can run, and rub their noses, it 
will be an easy and partial relief. bet¬ 
ter but more troublesome way is to smear 
their noses every iew days with pine tar, 
thinned with gasoline or some such sub¬ 
stance, a thing few people can afford time 
enough to do. My own experience is that 
if the sheep are well fed and cared for, be¬ 
yond some annoyance, 1 have had no trou¬ 
ble from this cause. 
Poisoned Lambs. 
For a number of years at about tins season, 
or a little later, when running in a certain 
field I have lost some lambs. There is so far 
as I can see no disease in the flock. The 
strongest are the ones that are usually the 
sufferers. 1 have come to the conclusion that 
it must lie poison. F. u. b. 
Berkshire t'o., Mass. 
David Garrick said: “A fellow feeling 
makes one wondrous kind.” I don't know 
in this case about the kindness, but I have 
the ‘‘fellow feeling” all right, for I have 
had very nearly the same experience, and 
consequently have given some study to the 
subject. There is no question that the 
loss of lambs comes from poison, and the 
poison is a plant. The reason the strong¬ 
est are the ones affected is that in their 
vigor they are enabled to obtain the plant, 
either ahead of the rest, or get what was 
beyond their reach, or ate more of it. 
Just what the plant was in this particular 
case it would be hard to say. Probably 
the narrow-leaved laurel commonly called 
“sheep laurei or lambkill. Kalmia angus- 
tifolia, for at certain seasons of the year 
sheep will eat it, and it often proves fatal, 
usually within id or 12 hours. I hat is 
why we usuall" find them dead. The ef¬ 
fect is to make them dull, to stagger, their 
eyes get bloodshot and they froth at the 
mouth. A remedy that can be given, if 
one is so fortunate as to find them when 
first affected, is two ounces of Epsom salts 
in a pint of warm water, and a pint of 
warm water every hour for three or four 
hours afterward; also injections of warm 
soapsuds or oil. I have known poisoning 
to come from wild cherry after it had been 
cut and wilted. There are other plants 
that are poisonous at certain seasons. The 
better way is to cut aiid burn all weeds 
after harvest. Then if the difficulty con¬ 
tinues, avoid that field at this season as 
a sheep pasture. edward van alstyne. 
R. N.-Y.—A bulletin entitled “Principal 
Poisonous Plants of the United States,” 
issued by the U. S. Department of Agri¬ 
culture, may be of further assistance to 
the inquirer. This bulletin may aid in 
identifying some unsuspected source of 
danger on the farm. It gives antidotes for 
cases of poisoning in domestic animals. 
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JUST 
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EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Cockerels and Pullets, five months old, $1.00 each; 
heavy Winter laying strain. Catalogue free. 
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Var’s Poultry. Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs, Cats. 
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N O MOKE BLIND HORSES.—For Specific Oph¬ 
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BARRY CO., Iowa City, Iowa, have a sure cure. 
For Sale.— Scotch Collies, magnificently 
6r®d. A. J. BENEDICT. Bristol, Wls. B- F. D. No. 2. 
fetches eggs all winter. Sent on 
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Sunflower Seed. $3.50; Chicken Millet, $2.50. 
CHAS. F. SAUL, 220-224 James Street, Syracuse, N. Y 
Send for circular. 
Now Is the time to purchase the BEST, and the 
BEST can be found at 
ALTAMONT STOCK FARM, 
Millbrook. N, Y. 
Property of G. HOWARD DAVISON. 
F OR SALE.—Shropshire Down Ram. 2 years old, 
$12. Also Ram Lambs. $10 each; full blood, but not 
registered. IraH. Hasbroucb, Box987,Kingston,N.Y. 
Vational Delaine Merino Rams for sale at reason- 
I" able prices. Ingalls & Son, Greenville, N. Y. 
LARGE YORKSHIRES; 
all ages, from Imported stock, 
atmodestprices. W.H. Fisher, 
Spahr Building, Columbus, 0. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES RrSSS 
hog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM. Rochester, Mich 
Large English Berkshires of choicest Oreeding 
for sale, males and females. Write for prices, etc. to 
NUTWOOD FARMS, R. F. D.,No. 4, Syracuse, N.Y. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES 
10 Fall farrowed sows, 2 yearling Boars, and Boar 2 
years old next Sept; 6 Sows bred to farrow in May 
and June for sale at prices that no man in need of 
Berkshires can disregard. First-class individuals in 
all respects. J. E. WATSON, Marbledale, Ct. 
CHESHIRE PIGS. 
Fine rangy Pigs at very moderate prices, 
MORNINGSIDE FARM, Sylvauia, l’a. 
CHESTER WHITES 
Both O. I. C. and Todd strains. 
Standard bred pigs for sale. 
Honest dealing my motto. M. L. 
Bowersox,R.3;llradford, Dk.Co.O 
Reg. P: Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whiles, 
8 wks. to 6 mos.. mated not akin. 
Service Boars, Bred Sows. Write for 
prices and description- Return if not 
satisfactory; weiefund the money. 
HAMILTON & CO., Krcildoun, Chester Co., Pa. 
Breeders’ Directory 
H0LLYR00D FARM HERD. 
HIGHLY BRED. ADVANCED REGISTRY. 
HOLSTEI N-FRI ESIAN CATTLE. 
All the popular families represented. Size, individ¬ 
uality, constitution and production, 
IOO Choice Animals to Select From fOO 
MATURE AND YOUNG STOCK FOR SALE. 
Few Bull Calves from 4 to 8 months old. Sired 
, by MERCEDES JULEPS 1METEKTJE 
PAUL, No. 29830. 
Dams with Official Advanced Registry Records. 
Write for description, breeding and prices: ail will 
suit you. Come and see the Herd; only two hours 
_ from New York City. 
JAMES H. WALLICK, Miudletown N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN - FRIESIAN3. 
Choice young stock of tho best breeding sale 
Prices reasonable. Every animal registered. 
WOODCUE8T FARM. Rlfton. Ulster C 0 ..N. Y. 
ro* HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
ttood onea, and all ages. Fine Yearling Bulla 
ready for servioe. 
RAMBOUILLET SHEEP. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE. 
Write DELLHPRST FARMS. Mentor, Ohio. 
STAR FARM HOLSTEIHS 
THIRD MID-SUMMER OFFERING. 
30 Registered Holstein Cows, due to freshen within 
60 days. 20 Registered two-year-old Heifers, bred to 
Aaggio Cornucopia. Paulino Count, No. 29642, the 
Champion Bull of the World. 10 Registered Holstein- 
Friesian Service Bulls ready for immediate use. 2 
Registered Holstoin-Friesian male calves from Mer¬ 
cedes Julip’s Pletertje Paul. No. 29830. 
HORACE L. BRONSON, Dept. D . Cortland, N. Y. 
SPECIAL BARGAINS 
IN RICHLY-BRED 
HOLSTE/NS. 
Leading families. W rite me, describing what you wish. 
Will quote lowest possible prices to quick buyers 
N. F. SITOLES. 128 Bast.able Block. Syracuse, N Y 
BRILL FARM. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Home of Lord Netherland DeKol. Great sire 
of high testing butter cows. Stock and prices right. 
E. C. BRILL, Poughquag, N. Y. 
You can find Cattle at ROE’S 
that will please you. and we would like to have you 
come and look the Herd over. Herd headed by two 
of the best Bulls of the breed, 
Lilith Pauline DeKol’s Son and Alta 
Posch’s Son. 
Their dams hold World’s A. R.O. records for cows four 
years and under. H. D. ROE, Augusta, Sussex Co., N .J 
DAIRYMEN IMPROVE YOUR STOCK. 
Buy a Holstein Bull Calf with 25 per cent same blood 
as A aggie Cornucopia Pauline, World's record cow. 
Write me for low prices. 
C. H. HUNGER. Jr.. I-’erndale, N. Y. 
pUREBREU nULBlblJM BULL CALVES, 
‘ Chester Whites, all ages: best of breeding. For sale 
at reasonable prices. Chas. K. Record, Peterboro.N.Y 
EXILE OF ST. LAMBERT 
JERSEYS. 
The Herd of JERSEYS established at Staatsburgh, 
N. Y., by the late W B. DINSMORE in 1860. and now 
largely made up of the blood of Exile of St. Lam¬ 
bert, has a few surplus animals of both sexes and 
various ages to dispose of. 
Representatives of the Herd are In every State 
and Territory in the country. Apply to 
TIMOTHY HERRICK, Supt., Staatsburgh, N. Y. 
A/HITE SPRINGS PARM 
GUERNSEY HERD. 
leaded by PETER THE GREAT OF PAXTANG. 
No. 6346, and BLUE BLOOD, No. 6310. 
Such Cows as Sheet Anchor's Lassie. Imp. Deanie 
tb. Lady Mvrtle of Homestead,-etc. The Herd num- 
ers about 40 earetully selected animals. Registered 
nd tuberculin-tested. Breeding stock for sale at 
11 times, including the choicest of Bull and Heifer 
alves of all ages, and at reasonable prices. For 
urther particulars and catalogue, address, 
ALFRED G. LEWIS, Geneva, N. Y. 
L. E. ORTIZ, General Manager 
HIGHEST CLASS JERSEYS 
GOLDEN STREAMER 65000 
Son of Forfarshire out of Goi.dk v Stream 8th, 
born Feb. 22,1901, and considered the best Jersey buil 
that ever crossed the Atlantic as a two-year old. 
Specialty— Young Bulls and Heifers, alt ages. 
Also Imp. CHESTER WHITES and BKRKSHIKK 
PIGS. Standard-Bred BLACK MINORCAS and 
WHITE WYANDOTTES. 
33f~ Correspondence solicited. 
GEDNEY FARM, White Plains, N. Y. 
Jersey Bulls, Berkshire Boars 
"Good Ones—Registered—Cheap. 
R. F. SHANNON. 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Ta . 
DURITAN HERD OF CHESTER WH ITES.— 
* The peerof any in America. Write your wants to 
WILL W. FISHER. B. 2. Watervliet, Mich. 
