1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
735 
ANOTHER PRECOCIOUS PULLET. 
Reading the account of 0. W. Mapes’s 
precocious pullet in The R. N.-Y., in¬ 
cites me to record a like performance of 
a Plymouth Rock pullet. But in my 
case, this pullet got one day’s start of 
Mr. Mapes’s White Leghorn at laying. 
This pullet was one of 47 chicks hatched 
in a Prairie State incubator, coming out 
March 4, and July 19, this particular 
pullet laid her first egg, which, to me, 
seemed remarkable for one of the heavy 
breed fowls ; 26 eggs were laid, and then 
she became broody. I did not, however, 
let her hatch, but had I done so, Mr. 
Mapes’s and my own records of pre¬ 
cocious pullets of the two leading light 
and heavy-weight breeds would have 
been about an equal race. 
Previous to this season, I have raised 
the White Leghorns, Wyckoff Strain, 
exclusively ; but wishing to add some¬ 
thing heavier to my stock for supplying 
a demand during the boarding season 
for roasters, I procured 100 incubator 
eggs, and the chicks grown from this lot 
of eggs have proved to be a fine lot of B. 
P. Rocks as one could wish to see. I also 
followed these, with some hatchings of 
the White Wyandottes, having a special 
leaning toward a pure white fowl; the 
latter have impressed me greatly with 
their many good points, and I think I 
shall confine myself to the two breeds— 
W. Leghorns and W. Wyandottes, as 
a well-balanced combination for my 
trade. 
This, too, is my first season’s experi¬ 
ence with incubator work ; I used one 
100-egg Prairie State machine and, like 
H. W. C., had various degrees of success 
with my hatches. But upon the whole, 
I am well satisfied with results, and 
shall tie to this machine hatching busi¬ 
ness in future chicken work. f. e. y. 
West Camp, N. Y. 
THE MAKING OF BUFF LEGHORNS. 
On page 690, Mr. F. W. Proctor stated 
that his strain of Buff R. C. Leghorns 
contains the blood of seven different 
breeds. In a recent article in the Poultry 
Monthly, Mr. Proctor has given more 
details about these birds, and we think 
that our readers will be interested in 
knowing how they were put together. 
The first Buff Leghorns brought from 
England were so high in price that Mr. 
Proctor started out to see what he could 
do by crossing. The original stock were 
a male of the Golden Penciled Hamburg 
breed, and four hens and a cockerel of 
what is known as the Buck’s County 
breed, which were very similar to the 
Buff Plymouth Rock. These hens were 
mated with the Hamburg male, while 
the cockerel was mated with a pullet 
which was a cross of S. C. Brown Leg¬ 
horn on Heathwood Game. This was in 
1891. In 1892, he secured a Golden Sea- 
bright cockerel with yellow shanks. 
This was mated with the hens, and also 
with two pullets which resulted from an 
accidental cross between the Brahma 
and the Game. Later, one of the cross¬ 
bred cockerels of the first year’s mating, 
was bred to “ a little red hen ” of Buff 
Pekin and Black-Red Game Bantam. 
The blood of these different crosses and 
matings has been put together so as to 
retain the buff color and, as nearly as 
possible, the type of the R. C. Leghorn. 
The fact that these birds have won pre¬ 
miums and made high scores at poultry 
shows, is, certainly, singular, in view of 
their makeup and breeding. What can 
be said of such poultry—are they mon¬ 
grels or thoroughbreds? They have 
been produced from the best individuals 
of blue-blooded stock, and so far as 
blood and breeding are concerned, they 
have the best that can be obtained. 
There is hardly enough Leghorn blood 
in them to shake a stick at, yet they win 
prizes and make high scores as Leghorns. 
Here is certainly an interesting problem 
for breeders, and Mr. Proctor is to be 
thanked for his frankness instating just 
what is wrapped up inside the feathers 
of his birds. 
STOCKING OF A HORSE'S LEGS. 
A. S., Tariffville, Conn. —1. What causes a 
horse’s legs to swell ? 2. Is there any remedy ? 
3. Would It be better for the horse to stand on a 
ground floor ? 
Ans.—1. The dropsical swelling of hind 
legs in horses commonly called stocking, 
usually occurs in horses with a lymphatic 
constitution and a weak circulation. It 
may, also, be due to disease of the heart, 
liver or kidneys. The conditions that 
favor stocking, are overfeeding, espe¬ 
cially on corn or similar heating grains ; 
unwholesome feed of any kind; hot, 
close or otherwise unhealthful stables, 
and idleness. 2. Nearly all cases can be 
benefited by treatment, but a permanent 
cure cannot be effected. If relieved by 
treatment, the stocking will readily re¬ 
turn wherever the conditions are favor¬ 
able. The first thing is to endeavor to 
ascertain and remove any cause that 
favors stocking. Feed moderately and 
give daily exercise when possible. Re¬ 
duce the feed when standing idle. A 
laxative diet is the most suitable, such as 
occasional bran mashes, ensilage, roots 
or other green feed sufficient to keep 
the bowels moving easily. Medicinally, 
the iodide of potash gives the best re¬ 
sults. Give two drams once daily for 
10 days or two weeks, then omit for a 
few days, and repeat if necessary. 3. 
There is no advantage in a ground floor 
to prevent stocking ; while if used with¬ 
out sufficient litter or bedding to keep 
the ground dry and clean, a ground floor 
would tend to aggravate the stocking. 
F. L. K. 
Red Polled Cattle. — An English 
breeder, in the London Live Stock Jour¬ 
nal, makes the following comparison 
between a Short-horn and a Red Polled 
cow, in favor of the latter : 
1. She will give as many pounds of milk per 
annum. 
2. The quality of her milk is superior. 
3. She eats less than a Short-horn, therefore, 
costs less to keep. 
4. She is more hardy, and her rougher coat 
enables her to resist extremes of heat and cold 
better. During the drought of last year, our Red 
Polled cows laid on flesh and looked well, while 
the Short-horns lost condition sadly. A similar 
difference was observed in very cold weather. 
5. The Red Polled also suffers far less than the 
Short-horn from the attacks of insects. 
6. The absence of horns in the Red Polled is a 
great advantage, and she is mare docile and less 
“ stingy ” in disposition. 
On the other hand, the Red Polled calf is 
smaller, and fetches less money than the Short¬ 
horn calf. Some say, also, that the aged Short¬ 
horn fattens better than the aged Red Polled. 
This, however, is not my experience. 
With the most insidious forms of disease—that of 
the Throat and LuDgs—it is not wise to trifle. Dr. D. 
Jayne’s Expectorant is the natural remedy. 
For sick headache take Jayne’s Painless Sanative 
Pills.— Adv. 
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