THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
4xo 
TUNE 2i 
" Rough on Rogues." 
LOOKOUT 
ALMANAC 
LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE. 
JUNE. 
M 0 ndav kook out that you do not become 
J a gambler. There is, at present, 
a craze for speculation. Specula¬ 
tion is the school in which gamblers are 
educated. It is to be deeply regretted that 
hundreds of our leading newspapers are 
encouraging the true gambler’s spirit in 
our boys and young men. Now it is a 
guess at the attendance at a ball game, 
now it is an estimate as to the time of an 
ocean steamer crossing the Atlantic, now 
it is this, now it is that; the idea is always 
the same—the lucky number draws a prize. 
You say this is harmless enough ? You 
are mistaken; it is leading our boys and 
young men into a moral quicksand from 
which many of them will never be able to 
pull themselves. A few days ago a boy 
only 15 years old came to the writer and 
asked for his morning paper. “Why do 
you want it ?” I said. He showed me by 
cutting out this notice, which he filled out 
with his name and address, to be sent to 
the sporting editor of the paper : 
SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 
June 17, 1890. 
The following are my selections for 1st, 
2nd and 3d places: 
1 . 
2 .;. 
3 . 
Name.. 
Address. 
Date.1890. 
It is understood that a prize of $100 is to be 
divided among those who guess the names 
of the horses that win in this race. Think 
of that young boy beginning at his tender 
age to gamble on horse racing ! How long 
will it be before he will want to buy pools 
on these races, and where will the money 
that he loses come from ? Every true 
father and mother in the country may well 
shudder at the dangers that lie before this 
TllfiSd3.V t- rut; h of the matter is that 
* society seems to be crowded with 
24 - those who wish to make a living 
by fraudulent and illegal devices. Many of 
these schemes are devised with such cun¬ 
ning wickedness that those supposed to be 
strong and honest to the core are led away. 
There is only one thing for honest folks 
to do, and that is, to put their 
of fraud and deceit. The foot is the best 
part of the body to use, because all the 
weight and all the moral force is above it 
tcTmake it a perfect crusher. A person 
with a very small foot may have enough 
moral courage to make that foot weigh a 
ton in the scale of truth. 1 The neck is the 
best part of a fraud to select for a stamping 
ground, because by working there we stop 
its breath. 
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Wednesday ^ 00k °' lt J Bgal “ J for , b “ g “ 
foreign bonds Edward Ber- 
2 5* ger & Co., Traube Bros., 
Edward Sanders and S. B. Steinmann & 
Co., are some of the parties who are said to 
have been swindling poor foreigners with 
great success. These bonds are based upon 
lottery schemes and are great humbugs. 
“ Frazer & Co.” or “ William E. Gray,” of 
this city have started a new concern for 
swindling, by trying to sell " U. S. Land 
and Investment Company” bonds. Gray 
is said, by the N. Y. Sun, to be an ex-con 
vict. Invest your money at home. 
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Thursday kook out for “ Mutual Helper ” 
y- * of Zanesville, Ohio, again. We 
2U. are now informed that our old 
friend, J. M. Bain, is the original “M. H.” 
What an old humbug he is ! You want to 
keep away from his “ help.” Look out for 
breeders of bogus Indian Game chickens. 
We are told that many birds are offered 
which are not Indian Games at all. Look 
out again for German hares. These re¬ 
markable animals are again being adver¬ 
tised. Look out that you realize that five 
cents’ worth of appreciation for the living 
is worth more than a $10,000 monument for 
the dead. 
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FridilV kook out for bogus stallions. A 
J number of men are driving stal- 
2 /' lions through the West, claiming 
every excellence for their horses. The ped¬ 
igrees they show may be bogus. Just be¬ 
cause the service fee is small you think you 
can make money by patronizing the horses! 
That is where you make a great mistake. 
Look out for “Preservaline,” a “valuable 
preparation for preserving milk, cream and 
butter.” Dr. Collier writes the Orange 
County Farmer that “Preservaline” is 
nothing but powdered borax. “What’s in 
a name ?” Ten cents’ worth of borax be¬ 
comes worth $1, when boxed and labeled 
“ Preservaline.” It is like putting 50 
cents worth of plaster and Paris-green in 
a fancy package and selling it for $5. 
SflllirdilV kook out that you know what 
0 J you are doing when you take 
20- out a policy in a live-stock in¬ 
surance company. Such company in 
Pennsylvania, insured a horse which was 
killed on the railroad. After a suit, and a 
long controversy, a settlement was made. 
What we want to call attention to is the 
point contained in the following report of 
the case in a daily paper: “During the 
course of the settlement of the claim an 
interesting fact was developed which will 
no doubt cause persons who have insured 
their live stock to open their eyes. The cor¬ 
poration insures horses for a period of four 
years only. In the policies it is stipulated 
that the insurer must pay the premium 
for four years whether the animal insured 
lives or dies. This feature of the insurance 
has evoked considerable criticism at times, 
because the insurer almost invariably pro¬ 
tests against paying after his horse dies. 
It is claimed by the attorney for the com 
pany that the plan has become necessary 
on account of the numerous failures of 
horse companies.” 
Poultry Yard. 
POULTRY AT THE EXPERIMENT 
STATIONS. 
It seems that our experiment stations 
do not think sufficient interest is attached 
to poultry culture to even consider the 
advisability of determining whether to give 
it any attention or not. Yet there is no¬ 
thing of greater importance than this very 
question of raising poultry for profit. The 
following questions are often asked: 
1. What are the best breeds for egg pro¬ 
duction ? 
2. The best breeds for the general farmer? 
To determine the first question without 
bias or favor is just what is needed. 
Poultrymen, as a rule, have their own 
notions and, notwithstanding all absence 
of reliable data, rush to conclusions just as 
their eyes are saturated with the apparent 
qualities of their favorites. Leghorn 
breeders claim that the Leghorn is the best, 
Minorca breeders think the Minorcas un¬ 
excelled. Hamburgs are by many con¬ 
sidered the best egg producers. Houdans, 
Cr&ve Cceurs, Black Spanish, Red Caps, all 
come in for the lead ; yet no reliable com¬ 
petitive test has ever been made. I myself 
have made but few tests, and those with 
Brahmas, Wyandottes, Leghorns and 
Andalusians. In order to make a test 
accurate and reliable the following plan 
should be pursued : About March 15 hatch 
at the same time Brahmas, Cochins, Ply¬ 
mouth Rocks, Wyandottes and Langshans. 
About May 15 hatch Leghorns, Minorcas, 
Hamburgs, Red Caps, French and Spanish 
breeds, i. e., non-sitters kept for eggs only. 
These breeds mature earlier than Asiatics 
and Americans as a rule, and if hatched too 
early would not do as well and would lay 
too early and perhaps fall into a molt in 
winter, which is not desirable. Beginning 
with November 1st, these breeds should all 
be in laying condition—some should have 
already laid. The birds should be penned 
up in one building ; the pens should be of 
exactly the same size, as should be the 
runs. Place 10 of each breed in a pen. 
They should be carefully weighed every 
month from the date of hatching to the 
time of penning up in the fall. If possible, 
it would be desirable to keep each variety 
separate from the time of hatching to the 
beginning of the test, and to feed each all 
they will eat of bran, oats and wheat; but 
not too much corn. If they have a grass 
run they will need no other food, except a 
good supply of fresh water, which must al¬ 
ways be within easy reach. Chicks require 
water, notwithstanding all reports to the 
contrary. When ready for the test, the 
feed should be carefully prepared and as our 
stations have each a Professor of Chemistry, 
it will be desirable to have him determine the 
rations to be used. This is of vital import¬ 
ance, as much mystery is still connected 
with profitable feeding for eggs and meat. 
I would suggest a trial as follows: Soft 
feed in the morning, consisting of bran, 
ground oats, meal, mixed with either cut 
hay, cut clover or mashed potatoes and 
whole corn; wheat or buckwheat fed at 
night. These to be varied every two weeks 
in all the pens except one, the birds 
in which are to be fed uniformly 
as follows: Boiled oats in the morning, 
vegetables, such as cabbage or turnips, 
at noon, whole wheat, corn or buck¬ 
wheat at night—the grain to be placed 
before them continuously so they can help 
themselves. The birds are also to have a 
liberal supply of fresh beef bones to pick 
at. Gravel should be on the floors of all 
the pens. There being serious dissensions 
regarding the value of oyster shells and the 
use of sulphur, it will be desirable to sub¬ 
divide the pens and to give one lot oyster 
shells and the other not. Analysis should 
be made of the manure to ascertain the 
amount of carbonate of lime, also the 
weight of oyster shells should be taken, as 
well as the amount of carbonate of lime in 
the egg-shells. Sulphur will increase the 
fertility of the egg—so many claim. I 
doubt this, and do not understand the rea¬ 
son why sulphur should influence the fer¬ 
tility in any way, except to reduce the 
hen’s condition, or fat, thereby making her 
more active. All these points I consider 
valuable for experiment. The tests will 
readily determine the best fowl for the 
farmer’s use, as a hen must be both a good 
layer and table-fowl to be of any profit to a 
farmer. 
It is claimed that the Wyandottes, Ply¬ 
mouth Rocks, Light Brahmas, Dorkings, 
Langshans and Indian Games are superior 
for this purpose and the truth of the claim 
should be ascertained: 
1. Which lay the largest eggs ? 
2. Which lay the most eggs ? 
3. Which lay the best colored eggs ? 
4. Which have the best colored and fla¬ 
vored meat ? 
5. Which have the most meat and the 
least offal ? 
6. Which mature the quickest ? 
7. Which make the best broilers at 10 
weeks ? 
8. Which make the best roasters at six 
months ? 
9. Which sell best in the market ? 
10. Which consume the least feed ? 
All these sections should be scored by a 
score-card, giving each section 10 points—a 
total of 100. For example, the breed lay¬ 
ing the largest eggs gets 10 points. This is 
the standard; the eggs to be weighed by 
the dozen. For every ounce deficiency from 
the highest score for a dozen in the weight 
of a dozen eggs, deduct half a point. The 
other sections can be scored by percentages 
and comparison. The profit per hen should 
be estimated by the cost of the production 
of the eggs. The cost of raising and feed¬ 
ing the chickens should be deducted from 
the price received for the carcass when 
marketed, which determines the profit or 
loss. These are but crude suggestions; 
but they are of sufficient importance to all 
interested in poultry, and especially to 
farmers, to induce our experiment stations 
to give a little attention to such an impor¬ 
tant subject. Although the greatest pro¬ 
duct of the land, poultry and eggs are not 
receiving the study and research they de¬ 
serve. I hope the RURAL will place the 
subject fairly and justly before the public, 
and then let the public assert its rights by 
demanding recognition at the hands of the 
experiment stations. That is what all 
stations are for—to serve the public. 
J. H. DREVENSTEDT. 
NOTES. 
Fighting Hawks.— Farmers are, this 
year, complaining more than ever before 
about the depredations of hawks, and 
many questions are asked as to the best 
ways of fighting these plunderers. A good 
shot gun in the hands of an expert marks¬ 
man will put an end to many of the pests, 
but unless the marksman can do nothing 
else, his time will be worth more at some 
other work. Bushes and underbrush for 
the chickens to run under are valuable. 
Pieces of glass or bright tin hung about in 
the sun will sometimes frighten the hawks 
away. Some persons make a hawk trap by 
driving bright steel rods into a board, so 
that when the board is flat on the ground 
the rods stand upright. The upper ends of 
the rods are filed to a sharp point, and a 
live chicken is placed on the board among 
the rods. The hawk, plunging down to 
seize the chicken, pounces directly upon 
the sharp points. If he doesn’t stick there 
he carries a painful memory away with 
him. 
A friend in Catskill, N. Y., asks the 
following question: “ What is the best 
and cheapest fattening food for young 
chickens after they have got to weigh 
about one pound ?” The chickens need a 
variety of foods in which corn-meal or 
cracked corn predominates. We should 
prefer the cracked corn, and should also 
feed a little wheat with plenty of grass or 
weeds. 
It is now time to begin to sell off the fat 
old hens. The roosters, too, are of little 
service. Let them go. 
Examine the little chickens for lice. 
Dust pyrethrum over the hens. 
When the chickens are large enough to 
roost, shut them in a house and teach them 
to stay there every night. They should 
never learn to roost in boxes or on fences. 
Every one of our hens that has had a 
chance to sit on the ground has done well. 
The higher and drier we have made the 
nests the worse the failure has been. 
PisecUaneouss gUmtisinj). 
PLEASE n ention R. N.-Y. to our adver¬ 
tisers. 
LINSEED OIL MEAL, 
For Feeding all Domestic Animals. 
Use with your other feed at least One- 
Third Linseed Oil Meal. 
Write us for Prices and other particulars, and , 
mention the Rural New-Yorker. 
DETROIT LINSEED OIL CO., 
Detroit, Mich. 
HIGH CLASS JERSEY CAT¬ 
TLE—All registered In American 
Jersey Cattle Club. Bulls now In 
service are STOKE POGlSStli, 59H7, 
sire of S young cows, testing from 
_ 14 lbs. 1!^ ozs. to 22 lbs. 12 ozs. of 
butter in ? days. Full and only living brother of 
Stoke Pogls Sd, now dead, sire of 2? cows averaging 
over 20 lbs. of butter apiece per week. IDA’S RIOTER 
OF ST. L., 18656, Inbred son of Ida of St. Lambert; 
official butter test 80 lbs, 2 j$ozs. lu 7 days. No bull 
calf sold for less than $100, nor heifer for less than 
*2U0. 
Also Pure Bred ANGORA GOATS and Childr»n’s 
Ponies. State what you want. No general catalogue. 
Trotting Horse catalogue sent on application. Ten 
Sons of the great Electioneer. Mention this paper. 
MILLER «*t 8IHLKY. Franklin, Venango Co., Pa. 
SHEEP Ihkopshire! LAMBS 
COTSWOLD, OXFORD DOWN AND MERINO. Bred 
from highest clasH prize winning stock. Lambs 
ready for shipping August 1: also a few choice Rams 
and Ewes, 1, 2 and 3-year old, of all the above breeds. 
A number of prize winners ready for shipment about 
the middle of October. 
YORKSHIRE PICS. 
JERSEY REDS. CHESTER WHITE, POLAND 
CHINAS. BERKSHIRE. Spring litters ready for im 
mediate shipment. Also several Rough-Coated Scotch 
Collie Bitches, 1 to 2 years old. Write at ouee for 
prices. W. Atlee Burpee «V Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 
HOG CHOLERA AND SWINE PLAGUE 
PREVENTED 
and CURED. 
Particulars. 
and 
Information 
Free. 
AGENTS 
WANT K I>. 
W. H* DOLE, 
7 1 Clinton Street, Boston, Mass. 
THE COMING HOG. 
Not liable to Cholera. 
RAPID GROWTH. SPLENDID 
FOR EXHIBITION. MOST 
PORK FOR FOOD CONSUMED 
2 WEIGHED 2800 LBS 
L.B. Silver Co. Cleveland,0- 
