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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 11, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
MANCHESTER'S DAIRY NOTES. 
While vve were milking to-night the 
first hard thunderstorm of the season 
came up. The lightning was sharp and 
the thunder unusually heavy, and the cows 
were badly frightened. We do not recall 
seeing them so excited for years. They 
are usually quiet, yet some were so ex¬ 
cited that we were unable to milk them 
for a time. At every flash they would 
jump and kick as if somebody’s dog were 
in the barn. 
This town was one oi the first boom 
towns in the Angora goat business, but 
none of the farmers to our knowledge 
is now keeping any save the boomer 
himself. They were to do wonders for 
the New England farmer, cleaning land, 
and were so easy to be cared for, and 
dogs would not touch them. Yet dogs 
have been and are killing many of them, 
causing much loss and some lawsuits. 
The State law covering damages caused 
by dogs to sheep docs not apply to An¬ 
gora goats. 
What do you think of Devons for milk ? 
Devon cows are good milkers, usually 
with good udders and teats. We have 
had a number of their grades, and have 
liked them well. They are handsome, 
clean-looking cows, and very hardy. We 
think them about the best dual-purpose 
cows, as they can readily be turned into 
beef if milking is not satisfactory. Devons 
make the handsomest of working cattle, 
with long clean horns of perfect shape 
and size, well-shaped bodies and of solid 
dark colors. This breed won the first 
prize at the Chicago World’s Fair, the 
prize pair coming from our own town. 
We had the idea that cattle were almost 
entirely being replaced by horses, but a 
five-mile drive out of a neighboring town 
convinced us that a good many farmers 
still use them. We saw at least eight or 
10 pairs inside of two hours. Some of 
our local fairs often bring out 30 to 100 
pairs from a single township. 
We haven’t any use for a dog on a dairy 
farm. We do not object to dogs; they 
are all right in their place, but do keep 
them out of the cow barn and the pasture. 
There are well-trained dogs, but those 
that will or do handle cattle properly are 
in such a small minority that they are 
rather hard to find. We have seen men 
tell how good their dogs were, yet within 
five minutes they had the cows on the 
jump as fast as they could go, the udders 
violently swaying from side to side and 
the milk Hying at every jump. Did you 
ever see a man who owned up that his 
was a poor dog? And then he saves so 
many steps. If the cows arc scattered or 
on the other side of the lot it is so much 
easier to “sic” the dog after them than to 
go yourself. We firmly believe that the 
majority of cow dogs are expensive luxu¬ 
ries that most of us can well afford to go 
without. Send the laziest man or boy on 
the farm after the cows. Don’t have 
them come in panting for breath and all 
tired out. It is better to see the cow driver 
walking beside the last one or two in the 
bunch, with no fear in their eyes. Is there 
a prettier sight than a good herd of cows 
coming home at night, stomachs full of 
fresh grass, udders full of rich milk, con¬ 
tented with everything and glad to get in 
tne barn where they can comfortably lie 
down and chew their cud? 
H. G. MANCHESTER. 
Agatha’s Flying Fox, a noted bull on the 
Island of Jersey, has been bought by Howard 
Willets. This hull is out of Agatha of Oak¬ 
land, a recent purchase of Mr. Willet’s and is 
a noted cow both here and abroad, and is 
sired by Flying Fox, who is too well known 
to need special mention. 
Cows went back to pasture in poor condi¬ 
tion. As to the feeding of grain, 1 do not 
know. The supply of milk, i judge, must be 
fully up to the average at this season, as the 
pastures are better than most Springs. There 
|ka tine prospect for fruit in this section, 
■iandor, N. Y. w. A. u. 
VOLUNTEER RYE AND CLOVER FOR 
SHEEP PASTURE. 
Wiith some farmers it is a heartbreaking 
and purse-destroying matter to let a crop 
of rye go down on the land and be gath¬ 
ered by the stock on the farm, yet it is 
the only way that T will harvest the crop, 
because in the long run there is more 
profit in doing this way than in any other. 
1 have not come to this conclusion by one 
hasty jump, but after years of experience 
and observation. To-day, May 25, I have 
on the farm a field of volunteer rye and 
clover that will give more feed than the 
first crop. From the time rye covers the 
soil after starting till it is ripe there is 
very little time that a sheep and lamb will 
not eat it. 1 am not saying that it is ad¬ 
visable to confine them to rye alone, but 
rather to give them other pasture with it, 
in which case the rye will receive its share 
of attention. I have been surprised by 
the avidity with which they eat rye just 
coming out in head, and more, that they 
do not seem to have any preference for 
any particular part of the stalk, eating the 
stalk as well as the blades. At the same 
time there is an abundance of Red clover 
in the rye ffom six inches to one foot 
high. 
It is my expectation that soon, when 
the rye comes into bloom, they will ne¬ 
glect it and give more attention to the 
clover, but a« soon as the rye begins to 
fill they will go back to it and feed on 
the heads as long as they can find any. This 
will give the clover a chance to grow and 
get on again in advance of the many 
mouths in waiting for it. I have a test 
case on my hands that will show what 
rye and clover will do. There are 73 ewes 
and 91 lambs on the farm. They have to 
carry them from May 19 till a field of rye 
is ripe, say last of June, 23 acres of Blue 
grass, four acres of thin woodland, and 
10 acres of volunteer rye and clover. 
They are not getting any grain, nor do I 
want to feed them any, nor will it be nec¬ 
essary if the weather is favorable. Be¬ 
sides the ewes and their lambs there will 
also pasture on this Blue grass range 
five horses, five cattle and six brood sows 
and about 30 pigs. Nearly' all the ewes 
are in fine butcher condition, but the 
lambs want more growth before they are 
ready, and with the growth more fat. If 
they come to the mature rye before going 
to market it will then be a question of but 
a short time till they are ready, for they 
will fatten very fast on it, especially if 
they have clover with it. With rye handled 
this way from one sowing we can have 
two good grain crops and pasture for 
nearly two years. If it is not desirable 
to pasture the second crop it can with the 
clover be cut and made into hay for Win¬ 
ter feed, the rye making it possible to 
stack it outdoors without other protection 
than the rye to turn the rain. On farms 
on which sheep are handled and wheat 
never pays it will pay to use rye instead 
and never harvest the crop with machin¬ 
ery. In many instances where wheat is 
satisfactory as a crop it will be found 
more satisfactory to use rye. Land with 
rye and clover crops fed down on it this 
way must improve, and that without labor 
outlay to the farmer and without percep¬ 
tible cost in other ways, and at the same 
time making a profit to the farmer. 
JOHN M. JAMISON. 
“That milk looks as if it were half 
water,” protested the woman at the kitchen 
door. “It is much more than that, 
ma’am,” replied the milkman, a college 
graduate in reduced circumstances. “I 
guarantee it to be 86 per cent water, 
4 per cent butter fat, 3/ per cent casein, 
and 0 J /2 per cent sugar and various salts, 
the combination resulting in the liquid 
commonly known as milk. Chemical anal¬ 
ysis of the same cheerfully furnished 
whenever desired. Good morning, ma’am,” 
Chicago Tribune. 
“The climate here is salubrious, isn’t 
it?” inquired the tourist. “Say, mister,” 
replied the native, “jest write that there 
word down fur me, will yer? I git tired 
o’ swearin’ at this climate in the same 
ole way all the time, an’ anything new in 
that line tickles me.”—Catholic Standard 
and Times. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
It. N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page S. 
L. E. OKTIZ, General Manager 
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Son of FoRFAnsumK out of Golden Stream 8 th, 
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Also Imp. CHESTER WHITES and BERKSHIRE 
PIGS. Standard-Bred BLACK MINORCAS and 
WHITE WYANDOTTES. 
BT Correspondence solicited. 
GEDNFY FARM. White Plains. N. Y. 
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FRANK H. BATTLES, 
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THE CHAIN-HANGING 
HOLSTEIN r FRIESIANS. 
Choice young stock of the best breeding for sal*. 
Prices reasonable. Every animal registered. 
WOODCREST FARM. Rifton, Ulster Co., N. T. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
Good ones, and all ages. Fine Yearling Bull* 
ready for service. 
RAMBOUILLET SHEEP. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE. 
Write DELLHURST FARMS, Mentor, Ohio. 
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HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS 
High-class Registry Stock only. Do you want a 
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Pietkrtje Paul 29830. A. R. O. dams, of unrivaled 
milk and butter families. 
Other highly bred young stock for sale. Write for 
prices today. J. H. WALLICK, 
Middletown, Orange Co., N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES. 8cotch Collies, Spayed 
11 Females. SILAS DECKER, South Montrose, Pa. 
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN BULL 
Ready for service,*45. Improved Chester White Pigs; 
all ages. CHARLES K. RECORD, Peterboro, N. Y. 
ANGUS & HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
Registered and grades, all ages and sexes, 
and of champion blood for the beef and^mllk 
strains and at moderate prices. Also Nursery 
stock of all descriptions. < 
MYBR Cfc SON, 
Bridgeville, Delaware. 
Jersey Bulls, Berkshire Boars 
# Good Ones—Registered—Cheap. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
4 GUERNSEY HEIFERS and a BULL 
from 8 to 19 months old. The nucleus of a fine her 
W. A. ALEXANDER, Union Springs, New York. 
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prices, 
and GUERNSEY cattle of finest 
_ strains. For wle at Elkdale stock 
Superb service bulls always on hand at low 
D.L. STEVENS, Elkdale,8usquehanna Co. Pa 
Re& P. Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whites. 
8 wks. to 6 mos.. mated not akin. 
Service Boars, Bred Sows. W rite foi 
prices and description. Return if not 
satisfactory; we refund the money. 
HAMILTON & CO.. Ercildoun, Chester Co., Pa. 
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 sate at prices that no man in need of 
Berkshires can disregard. Fi-st-class individuals In 
all respects. J. K. WATSON, Marbledale, Ct. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES Ert 
hog. Pigs of all ages from Imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM, Rochester, Mich 
i IMPROVED YORKSHIRE PIGS 
Write 8. C. ARMSTRONG, Riparius, Warren Co., N.Y 
O. I -O. PIGS 
Registered stock mated, not akin; April and May 
farrow. Farmer's Prices. 
F. J. SCHWARTZ, East Pharsalia, N. Y. 
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SPRING PIGS, 
SERVICE BOARS 
Good ones bred from registered stock. Prices reason¬ 
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Sherman, N. Y. 
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Var’s Poultry, Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs, Cats 
Ferrets, etc. Eggs a specialty. 60 p. oook, 10c. 
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Bowersox,K.3; Bradford, Dk. Co,0 
WHITE WYANDOTTES ri?oo S [ for hatohlD| 
tier 100. 
.00 per sitting; $4.fi( 
C A. HALL, Oak Hill, N.Y. 
EMPIRE STATE WHITE LEGHORN FARM. 
Cockerels, *2; Pullets, $1; Eggs,$l for 15; 15 per 100. 
Heavy Winter layers. Catalogue free. 
ZIMMKB BBOS., B. D. 41, Weedsport. N. Y. 
1200 S. C. WHITE LEGHOBNS 
Eggs for hatching from ouregg-type strain. We have 
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finrrinn Box W, Charleston 4 Corners, N.Y., will 
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LAFAYETTE STOCK FARM 
Lafayette, Indiana. Largest Importers In America of 
OLDENBURG, GERMAN COACH, PERCHERON-NORMAN 
AND BELGIAN STALLIONS 
Our latest importation of 1904 consisting of 136 head of high-class Gcrmm 
Coach, Percheron and Belgian Stallions arrived at Lafayette April 15th 
making three Importations this year. Never in the history of the Lafayette 
Stock Farm have we been able to oiler so great a lot of high-class stallions, 
three to five years of ago. Wo select every horse ourselves, and buy nothing hut good, sound, serviceable 
horses that will do our customers good and on which we will put a gilt-edge guarantee. We give long time to 
responsible huyers, and our prices are as low as any responsible firm can sell them. Correspondence In vited . 
J*. ohouoh csoisr, props., lafayette, iuntjD, 
