1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
6o7 
LIVE STOCK /HATTERS . 
(CONWNUED.) 
mally developed birds. I do not think 
that pullets can be forced too rapidly so 
far as a continual abundance of nutri¬ 
tious vegetable (grains and green stuff) 
and animal food is concerned, associated 
with free exercise ; but very high feed¬ 
ing in hot and restricted quarters ap¬ 
pears injurious. I suspect that excessive 
heat in incubators and brooders is often 
largely responsible for premature lay¬ 
ing. For the May pullets, I should suggest 
giving them large grass runs if possible, 
and separate from any cockerels. Feed 
liberally of ground grain foods moistened 
with water or sweet skim-milk. Feed 
corn meal, ground oats, wheat bran, 
wheat middlings and a little linseed 
meal. Feed occasionally some unground 
grains—wheat, cracked corn, oats, bar¬ 
ley, etc. Feed daily with a mixed grain, 
about one-tenth by weight, after they 
are accustomed to the food, of fresh 
animal meal. Add dried blood in much 
smaller proportion. If confined, feed 
liberally of green stuff. Give plenty of 
grit and fresh water. If fresh bones 
can be readily obtained, feed also about 
twice a week of cut bone. If plenty of 
sweet skim-milk is available, feed it 
liberally ; if soar, separate the curd and 
feed freely of this. Remove the pullets 
about a month before they are expected 
to lay, to the pens in which they are to 
be kept while laying, w. p. wheeler. 
Geneva Experiment Station. 
The Precocious Pullet is Puny. 
I do not believe that anything is 
gained by forcing pullets to lay before 
maturity. If it be done, it is at the 
sacrifice of normal size and condition. 
Different breeds mature at different 
ages, and there should be the same dif¬ 
ference in time of beginning to lay. I 
have known a Black Minorca pullet to 
lay when she was 71 days old, but she 
was always very small, not much larger 
than a Bantam, and laid a very small 
egg. I have had pullets in the brooder 
house being forced for broilers, lay a 
great many times, but they were useless 
to keep for layers, as they would never 
grow to normal size. I keep the pullets 
growing naturally, without forcing until 
mature, then they will have a constitu¬ 
tion that will stand a reasonable amount 
of forcing without harm. b. holmes. 
New York. 
Value of Good Stock. 
A few precocious pullets will begin to 
lay at four and five months of age, but 
the flock will not lay many eggs till six 
months old. There is considerable dif¬ 
ference in breeds, the Brown Leghorns, 
probably, leading all. I have not had 
experience enough with Brahmas or 
Plymouth Rocks to give a fair answer, 
but have not succeeded in getting eggs 
from them as early as from either Leg¬ 
horns or Minorcas. I am feeding my 
pullets a morning feed of one-fourth 
corn meal, one-fourth ground oats, one- 
half wheat bran and middlings, wet up 
with sweet skim-milk. At night, they 
have cracked corn, buckwheat, oats or 
wheat, all they will eat. We give them 
all the milk we can spare to drink, and 
free range. They are growing fast, and 
the cockerels are fat. I may have to cut 
out some of the corn from the ration. 
Some corn-fed stock, which were being 
fattened for killing, had it lying before 
them all the time ; no exercise was al¬ 
lowed, and not much other food. At 
killing, young stock grown on this food 
were small-boned, and but few perfectly 
healthy in liver and lung. A pullet 
forced to maturity by this method will 
be injured. I do not think a pullet will 
begin laying too early for best results 
Are You 
willing to roll up your sleeves and work ? If so, 
we want you to represent THE RURAL NEW- 
YORKER at your fair this year. We want a 
hustler at every fair in America this year. This 
is the time; now speak quick before the other 
fellow gets the appointment 1 
if properly matured, and will not ma¬ 
ture, with rational feeding, until old 
enough. Very few people need worry 
about getting too many pullets’ eggs be¬ 
fore December. 
I was much interested in the discus¬ 
sion last year about buying southern 
pullets, and am glad that Mr. Cottrell 
gave the figures, page 500, July 31. I do 
not see much in them to encourage the 
buying of picked-up scrub stock for egg 
production. They were seven or more 
months old before they began laying. 
I would as soon feed a full-grown hen 
as a pullet, as far as cost is concerned. 
The cost of keeping them for the year 
was, probably, 90 cents at the least, for 
food, and more if labor should be reck¬ 
oned. From the figures given, they aver¬ 
aged but 63 eggs each. For the great 
rank and file, these eggs would not sell 
for more than 15 cents per dozen, or 78 
cents per hen. This will not pay for the 
food. Suppose that he had purchased 
the surplus hens two or three years old, 
of a northern breeder, pure White Leg¬ 
horns at 50 cents each ! They would 
have laid eggs enough to pay for them¬ 
selves before December, when the pul¬ 
lets began. They would lay more eggs 
from spring till July that the pullets 
did in the whole year. They would 
easily average 125 eggs each, which 
would give a profit over food and labor. 
I have had no experience with broilers, 
but think that, if the Leghorns were 
crossed with P. Rocks as the pullets 
were, the chicks would more than equal 
them for quick growth and early ma¬ 
turity. I prefer chicks from older hens 
for raising. The southern pullets “ al¬ 
most stopped laying in very severe cold 
weather,” says Mr. Cottrell. This sug¬ 
gestive sentence becomes more so if 
rendered thus: “ All pullets near y 
stop laying if exposed to cold,” and if 
one is after best results, he will make 
the house warm before winter. 
New York. c. e. CHArMAN. 
THE DAIRY TYPE. 
This is a subject worthy the careful 
consideration of every dairyman ; for, 
while it is undoubtedly true that breed 
has a great deal to do with profitable 
production, yet there are certain facts 
which must not be lost sight of, and one 
of them is that a good dairy cow has 
certain outward and visible signs by 
way of manifesting her excellence, re¬ 
gardless of breed. Lacking these, an 
animal of even the most unexceptional 
breeding will be found also lacking in 
her ability to prove her superiority in 
the dairy. I believe in breed, but I be¬ 
lieve also that there are individuals in 
every breed which betray their superi¬ 
ority or inferiority, as the case may be, 
by the outward form or type of their 
physical construction. 
Last winter, a man came to me to pur¬ 
chase cows. He was a thorough dairy¬ 
man, and had made the dairy cow a 
study for years. With keen, practiced 
eye, he went over the herd, noting this 
point and that, some of them seemingly 
unimportant, yet in his decisions as to 
the merits of different animals, I could 
but see that he understood his business 
thoroughly. He selected what he con¬ 
sidered the best cow in the barn, and 
announced that she would make 400 
pounds of butter in a year, which I had 
very good reasons for believing. This 
cow is a purebred Guernsey, big, angu¬ 
lar, with an immense storage capacity, 
high pelvic arch, large milk veins, arch¬ 
ing thighs and a good, though rather 
too pendent udder which, when fully 
distended, will in size nearly fill a bushel 
basket. 
Another decision of this man was in 
regard to two young cows which stand 
side by side in the stable, and which, 
owing to the fact that they were only 15 
months old when they dropped their 
first calves, had been dubbed by the 
men the “ rabbits”, because they were 
so small. Of course, it is not advisable 
to permit such early maternity ; this 
case was accidental, although candidly, 
I do not see that they have in any way 
been injured by this. They have both 
been persistent and rich milkers from 
the first, rarely going dry without con¬ 
siderable effort, and while not quite so 
large, perhaps, as they otherwise would 
have been, still they show no appear¬ 
ance of being “ stunted” in growth. 
These he pronounced two of the best 
cows in the herd, and this with no other 
evidence than outward appearance. I 
knew that he was correct. The next 
day, he tested the milk from several of 
the cows for his own satisfaction ; we 
had done so frequently before. By the 
Babcock, the big Guernsey tested 5 8 
per cent ; one of the “ rabbits”, 5.4 per 
cent; the other 5 8 per cent. Other 
tests made at the same time were, 5.2 
per cent, 6, 5, 4.8, with one as low as 4 2. 
These cows were all about four months 
after calving, none over that, some less, 
but the main point that I wish to make 
is this : In every case, the type of the 
cow caused her selection for test. The 
fact that a man may select a cow of any 
breed possessing excellent dairy quali¬ 
ties judging her by her form and general 
appearance alone, is sometimes a great 
advantage to him. 
It will well repay any man who keeps 
a number of cows to compare them care¬ 
fully with the illustrations printed from 
time to time in the various agricultural 
papers representing noted cows, that is, 
cows whose performance has proved 
them to be superior animals. 
w. c. ROCKWOOD. 
Genesee County, Mich. 
A chronic “ tea-lng " Cough, can bo so alleviated 
that it will be scarcely felt, while the way is being 
paved for a perfect cure with Dr. D. Jayne's Ex¬ 
pectorant. 
The Best Pill—Jayne's Sanative.— Adv. 
Horse Owners Should. Use 
GOMBAULT’S 
Caustic 
Balsam 
the GREAT FRENCH VETERINARY REMEDY 
A Safe, Speedy and 
POSITIVE CURE. 
Preparod 
exclusive¬ 
ly by J. EL 
Gombault 
ex-Veterh 
nary Sur¬ 
geon to 
the French 
Goiernment 
Stud. 
: : -.. . r. 
BUPER8EDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING 
Impossible to produce any scar or blemish. The Patent 
best BLISTER ever used. Takes tho place of all lint* 
meats for mildor severe action. Itomovea all Uunchcf 
flir ISlemUhes from llorsea or Cattle* 
WE GUARANTEE caustic'bSsam.S! 
produce more actual results than a whole bottle of 
any liniment or spavin cure mixture ever made. 
. ^rybottleof Caustic Balsam sold Is Warr>n. 
ted to give satisfaction. Price $ | .50 per bottle. Sold 
by Druggists, or sent by express, charges paid , with full 
directions for its use. Send for descriptive circular*, 
testimonials, etc, Address " % 
THE LAW RENCB -WILLTAM3 CO., Cleveland. O. 
FOR MAN OR BEAST. 
."VXTflyhR No remedy is the superior 
of BICKMORE’S OALL CURE. 
. Cures Harness and Collar 
Galls, Outs, Speed OrackB, 
■ in » Grease Heel and Scratches 
/ 17SA iin horsesWHILE THEY WORK 
11 VI ...— Cracked & Chapped Tents 
in cows, and all kinds of 
’ External Sores in man. If 
^E^REANDV/ORKTHEltORSE-MntUOc^for^ria* sample! 
Bickmore Call Cure Co., Box ioo OLD TOWN, ME. 
^^"^WtvyMteep'your live stock in misery when ^ ^ 
Moore’s GALL POWDER 
will quickly cure Galls. Chafes. Cuts, Sores, 
Thrush, &c., while atwork? You make no 
mistake in sending to MOORE BROS., Alba¬ 
ny, N. Y., fora 50c. package, prepaid by mail. 
Circulars free. 
Guernseys. 
2215 purebred Guernseys of the best American and 
Island breeding. Butter average, whole herd, 318 
pounds per head. No catalogue. Come and make 
your own selection. 
ELLiERSLIB STOCK FARM, 
BHINKCLIFF, N. Y. 
It Is UNLAWFUL to color oleomargarine, but it is 
LAWFUL to use bulls of 
WIHswood Herd 
Guernsey Cattle. 
A choice bull calf, yearling heifer, and a few cows 
WILLS A. SEWARD. Budd’s Lake. N. J. 
JERSEY CATTLE FOR SALE. 
R F SHANNON 1 907 Liberty 8 t., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Ill la wnunnun, -j Farm.Edgeworth.P.F.W.&C.K.R 
FOR ^ATF, -Cholce SHKOPSHIRES—both sexes, 
lvm UflkU all ages. Apply J. c. DUNCAN, Supt., 
Wa-wa-nund, Lewiston, N. Y. 
LINCOLN SHEEEP, 
Victoria <fc 'Essex 
SWINE. 
Send for catalogue. The largest breeder of Pure¬ 
bred Swine in Michigan. E. P. Oliver, Flint, Mich. 
Gheshires. Oxford Ram and Beagles. 
Cheshires all ages. One Registered Ham. five vears, 
weight, 275 pounds. Three Beatles, four months. 
nOMEK J. BROWN, Harford. N. Y. 
75 Head of R egistered Chester Whites 
now-ready for shipping, from 
two to eight months old, 
sired by my prize boars 
Chester 2nd 8017, Eureka 
King 8961, George B„ 7369 
and out of choice reg. sows 
Order soon and get the best. 
8end2-cent stamp for catalogue and prices. Come 
see my stock and select for yourself. EDWARD 
WALTER. Eureka Stock Farm. West Chester. Pa. 
Two Poland-China Sows 
bred for fall farrow, for sale at *15 each A bargain. 
F. H. GATES & SONS, Chlttenango, N. Y. 
O UR entire stock of Barred, Buff & White P. Rocks 
and 200 Selected Pekin Ducks; must be sold. Prices 
cut in two. Ground meat. *2 per 100 lbs. Stamp for 
catalogue. Brookslde Poultry Farm, Columbus. N.J 
IT DON’T PAY 
to keep hens and lice in tne (.nine coon, lou 
can separate them with LAMBERT’S 
DEATH TO LICE, a cheap and ellective 
remedy for all poultry vermin. It soon 
turns loss to proiit und saves poultrykeepers 
many times th» cost. Catalogue Free. 
Sample box 10 cents postpaid. 100 ozs. by express, *1.00. 
D. J. LAMBERT, Box 307 APPONAUC, R. L 
Crushed Oyster Shells for Poultry 
Bone Meal, Crushed Flint, Calcite, Granulated Bone, 
Ground Beef Scraps. Send for Price hint. 
YORK CHEMICAL WORKS. YORK. PA. 
wo Great EGG MAKERS 
If AIIII’C GltEEN RONE CUTTER. 
RlMnn O GRANITE CRYSTAL Writ. 
For Poultry. C. O. D. or on trial. 
F. W. MANN CO., MILFORD, MASS. 
Bone Cutter, 
If you intend 
buying a _ _ 
before doing so, send to us for our new 
catalogue, just out, giving particulars 
and a full line of testimonials. Mention 
this paper. 
STRATTON A OSBORNE, Erie, Pa. 
\ aM t A GREEN BONE CUTTER 
A WOMAN OR EVEN A CHILD CAN 
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WITH THE 
IMPROVED 
CONVEX 
KSrfto DEHORN ER 
or kind of horn without crushing. No other de- 
horner will do this. Catalogue tree. 
CJ WEBSTER & DICKINSON, Christiana. Pa. 
Milk : Making and Marketing. 
E. G. Fowler. Selling Fat and Water. An 
Illustrated account of the methods, herds 
and appliances of several remarkably suc¬ 
cessful mllk-produciD g farms .20 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, Nsw York. 
8TOP those HOC8 re «ROOTING! 
If you want to be SURE of stopping them, get the Wolverine Hog 
Ringer and Kings. For sale by all hardware stores, or we will 
send by mail, one Double Ringer and IOO Riugs on receipt of 
75 cents in stamps. Address HEESON BROS. & CO., 
Patentees and Manufacturers, Tecumseli, Mich. 
PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS 
are informed that we have been fa¬ 
vored with instructions to sell 
r , _ Percherons. Shetland Ponies, 
•Jerseys, Jersey tirades, Normandies, Holsteins, Short-horns and South-Downs. We will 
take pleasure also in purchasing any other animals you may require on you>* farm. 
AMERICAN LIVE-STOCK COMPANY, 24 State Street, New York City. 
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