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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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LIVE STOCK MATTERS. 
(CONTINUED.) 
impressed with their substantial, busi¬ 
ness-like appearance and golden-colored 
products, and have drawn on the breed 
for grading up and improving their dairy 
stock. Especially is this true in the 
North and East, since the prevalence of 
tuberculosis has been so prominently 
marked out. 
Dairymen are fast realizing that the 
cross of the Guernsey on the high-grade 
Jersey, Ayrshire or Holstein cows, makes 
a superior animal, with a strong consti¬ 
tution not liable to disease, of good size 
and fine handling, which are essential 
in the farmers’ market, and the rich, 
golden milk, cream and butter so char¬ 
acteristic of the Guernsey. This rich¬ 
ness is combined with good size and con¬ 
stitution, and particularly quiet, gentle 
and tractable temperament. The pre¬ 
vailing color is a delicate shade of fawn 
with white markings. They are rangy, 
deep animals, characterized by plenty of 
udder development, with soft, silky tex¬ 
ture of skin, and creamy color. 
As four-year-olds, they are usually 
giving 16 to 18 quarts of milk during the 
first four or five months after calving, 
with ordinary keep, and are persistent 
milkers. Their milk and cream are of 
marvelous color and richness, and butter 
that in grain, flavor and golden color 
excels that of any and all other breeds. 
Their ability to produce butter fat and 
butter at a low cost, demands the care¬ 
ful attention of all dairymen. The rep¬ 
utation of the Guernsey for rare excel¬ 
lence in this respect, was signally estab¬ 
lished in the trial tests at the agricul¬ 
tural experiment stations, and also at 
the Columbian Exposition. From this 
experiment work, it is found that the 
Guernseys made more cream, and made 
more profit in selling cream, than did 
the Jerseys or any of the other breeds. 
It is truly said that the Guernsey has 
but to be tried to be appreciated. 
In this connection, it is interesting to 
note the large number of Guernsey 
breeders who formerly bred both Jerseys 
and Guernseys, the two breeds now rec¬ 
ognized as excelling all others for but¬ 
ter production, and who have so clearly 
recognized the superiority of the Guern¬ 
sey that they have discarded their 
Jerseys and now breed nothing but 
Guernseys. 
Another advantage which the Guernsey 
cow has over the Jersey, is in the size of 
her calves. The farmer who desires to 
improve his dairy animals by crossing, 
will select the Guernsey bull. The calves 
will have larger size, and be more profit¬ 
ably turned into veal, or if raised, will 
take from the potency of the Guernsey 
the marvelous richness of the breed. All 
that is needed to popularize the Guernsey 
cow among practical farmers in any sec¬ 
tion is the possession of a single herd. 
A few visits and careful watching of 
such a herd, will convince all dairymen 
of the superiority of the Guernseys. 
WM. ir. CALDWEI.L. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Curing Self-Sucking Cows.—1 would 
advise W. T. S., to try beef gall on the 
teats of the cow that is in the habit of 
sucking herself. I emptied the gall into 
a bottle, which I kept handy where I 
milked, and after milking saturated the 
teats with the gall. If it becomes dry, 
put in a little water to thin it. If W. 
T. S. will try this, 1 think that it will do 
the work. w. s. p. 
Blaine, W. Va. 
Value of Pine Tar. —Pine tar maybe 
put to handy use on the farm. In the 
fly time of last summer, I mixed about 
two parts grease with one of tar, heated 
this till it melted, then with a worn 
paint brush, applied the mixture to the 
cows, putting it on thickest where the 
flies are most accustomed to gather. 
This mixture is easily and rapidly ap¬ 
plied, and is very effective for about 
half a week. Put on twice a week, the 
cows will have quite an immunity from 
the flies, and will more than repay this 
in the larger amount of milk they will 
give. When I used a little tallow in 
place of some of the grease, I think that 
it staid on a little longer, and I think 
that if more, rather than less, tar be 
used, it will be more effective and satis¬ 
factory. 
Jnst after harvest last summer, when 
I let the cattle in on the field I had 
cleared of grain, one of my cows got her 
foot caught in an old barbed wire fence. 
She had badly torn the hoof and the 
fleshy part above and around the hoof. 
She was very lame. I put on tar the 
second day. I worked the tar into the 
wounds as well as I could once every 
morning, for one or two weeks, and 
after that at longer intervals. I attrib¬ 
ute the rapid healing of this bad wound 
to the antiseptic and healing properties 
of the tar. lewis ostenson. 
Wisconsin. 
Bone Meal for Cows.—On page 24, I 
noticed a query from a subscriber in 
New York asking what ails his cows, 
because they chew his fence. All that 
ails that man’s cows is, that they want 
something they do not get in their feed. 
They lack phosphate. If he will buy 
some bone meal, that is ground for feed¬ 
ing purposes, and feed his cows a hand¬ 
ful each every day, until they don't care 
for any more, it will stop them chewing 
boards. I have had cows chew brick, 
pieces of sticks, and old bones by the 
hour ; but after feeding bone meal a few 
weeks, they would stop chewing such 
things. Wheat bran fed liberally will 
have the same effect. A few years ago, 
I moved on to a large milk farm, where 
butter and milk had been sold for 75 
years or more. I had a good deal of 
trouble this way, and also in the bones 
of the cows growing out of shape, having 
what we farmers call “ bone ail.” 1 
found that feeding bone meal and bran, 
would stop it, and I have even cured 
young heifers when their joints had 
grown out of shape, by simply feeding 
bone meal and shorts. c. w. d. 
Rutland, Mass. 
Prof. C. S. Plumb, of the Indiana Sta 
tion tells Hoard’s Dairyman, in speak 
ing of tuberculin : 
It is my intention to purchase no animal in 
future to bring on to the farm, before it has been 
tested with tuberculin, ueither shall I allow the 
use of our service bulls upon untested cows be¬ 
longing to other parties. And I will finally state 
that, were I a private stockman, I would pursui 
the above practice at my own establishment. 
Why isn’t that a sensible statement? 
If in Need of a Remedy for a Sore Throat, oi 
a Bad Cough or Cold, use promptly Dr. Jayne's Ex¬ 
pectorant, a useful medicine to keep in the house 
because of its great helpfulness in all Lung ano 
Throat troubles.— Ado. 
COW DON’T BREED? 
THOUSANDS CUBED—BOOK FREE. 
MOORE BROS., ALBANY, N. Y. 
THE 
MOSI SUCCESSFUl REMEDY 
FOR MAN OR BEAST. 
Certain in its effects and never blisters. 
Read proofs below: 
KENDALL’S SPAVIN CURE 
Siielby, Mich., Dec. 16, ’93. 
Dr. B. J. Kendall Co. 
|J Sirs :—I have used your Kendall’s |] 
Spavin Cure with good success for 
1 curbs on two horses and it is the best II 
1 Liniment I have ever used. 
Yours truly, August Fredrick. 
For Sale by all Druggists, or address || 
J)r. li. J. KENDALL COMPANY, 
ENOSBURGH FALLS, VT. |j 
What a Lot of Eggs 
the hens lay when fed on Green 
Cut Hone! With a dozen hens 
Mann’s 
GREEN BONE 
Cutter 
$5.00 buys one. 
SENT ON TRIAL. 180 Highest Awards received. 
Catalogue free if you name this paper. 
u F. W. MANN CO., MILFORD, MASS. 
DOUBLE YOUR EGG YIELD 
BY USING A WEBSTER & 
II ANNUM Green Bone Cut¬ 
ter. They are the easiest 
operated, cutting fine for 
little chicks or coarser for 
fowls. Automatic feed, leav¬ 
ing either hand free to turn. 
Has many advantages over 
any and all and the only one 
that received an award at the 
WORLD’S FAIR. Special Circulars free. 
WEBSTER & HANNUM, Cazenovia, N. Y. 
Springfield and Worcester. 
WE ARE FURNISHING 
Poultry Supplies 
From our factories in each of the above cities. Our 
<). K. FOOD is still the leading brand, fresh made, 
dry and right. If your grain dealer does not keep it. 
send to the factory nearest you. CUT GREEN 
liONE a specialty. Send for catalogue to 
C. A. BARTLETT, Worcester, Mass. 
The “Lakeside” Herd. 
CLOTH I LI) F II. II. H. 1308. 
Milk record 26.021 pounds 2 ounces In a year. But¬ 
ter record, 28 pounds 2J$ ounces in a week. 
We have 100 of this cow’s descendants for sale. If 
this Is the class of cattle you want, write to 
SMITHS & POWELL CO., Syracuse, N.Y. 
HIGH-CLASS 
Registered Jersey Cattle. 
KOBT. F. SHANNON, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
REGISTERED GUERNSEYS. 
Seven Heifers in calf, 18 to 26 months; six Cows 
three Bulls, 10 and 14 months. Address 
A. J. SNYDEK, Plumsteadville, Bucks Co.. Pa. 
rnn CSI C Registered GUERNSEY bull calf 
■ VJ*1 OflJ-IC (three months),well marked. Bight 
in color and ail points. Dam. a line butter cow with 
*• butter " ancestry; sire, equally famous for his get. 
No money could buy him it needed. His kind scarce. 
M. SAGER, Oraugovillo, Pa. 
HARRY REEDER & C0. B ;??™”oS e ”i', p S 
cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, house and hunting dogs. 
Illustrated catalog free. Tuokndalk, Chester Co.,Pa 
CHENANGO VALLEY 
burgh. Jr., Proprietor. Dorset Horn, Shropshire and 
Rambouillet Sheep, Dutch Belted and Jersey cattle; 
also Poland-China. Jersey Red and Suffolk Pigs. 
DELAYS are DANGEROUS! Orders now being booked 
for pigs from SPRING farrows. Business prices. 
WILLS WOOD HERD 
Recorded Berkshire Swine. 
WILLS A. SEWARD. Budd’s Lake. N. J. 
MILL FARM HERD OF 
CHESHIRES! 
Always ahead. Nearly all the 
1 st premiums at Chicago in 1893 
ami more than half at New York 
State Fair in 1894 and 1895 . Low 
prices. Correspondence solicited. 
B. J. HURLBUT, Clymer, N. Y. 
( J round Hone, Shells, Charcoal and Limestone 
X Grit and Poultry Supplies. Send for circular. 
Manufactured by J. H. SLACK, Bloomsbury, N. J. 
C HUSHED OYSTER Shells for Poultry 
100-lb. bag, 60 cents; five. {2.60; ten. $4.50 Per 
ton, $8. E. N. LEETE, Leete’s Island, Conn. 
$£T Hand Bone, Shell, and 
w Corn Mills for Poultrymen. 
Dalsy Bone Cutter. Power Mills. 
Circular and testimonials Free. 
WILSON BROS., Easton, Pa, 
INCUBATORS 
Tho OLENTANGY Incubator 
has proved to be the best. Have 
taken prize after prize. Brood¬ 
ers only 85.00. Before buying 
elsewhere, send for free de¬ 
scription and testimonials. 
Also breeder of 40 varieties of 
high-class poultry. 110 yards, 
lit) houses. Address 
G. S. SINGER, Cardlngton, 0. 
Pineland Incubators. 
Simple, durable, economical. Best workmanship 
and materials guaranteed. Most reliable and success¬ 
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brooders guarantee uniform heat. No crowding noi 
smothering. Send stamp for catalogue. Circulars free. 
PINELAND INCUBATOR & BROODER CO., 
Jamesburg, N. J. 
CHESTER WHITES 
SWEEPING REDUCTION to suit hard times, and 
reduce large stock of choice animals You run no 
risk sending order, as 1 am the only breeder guaran- 
teeingsatisfaction, and agreeing to refund money and 
pay freight both ways on any stock rejected. You are 
to be tho judges. My swine are the old “ 't rue Type," 
having broad dished face, lop ear, straight hair and 
hack, good body, bone and ham, and are grtnvthy, but 
not coarse. 
G. R. FOULKE, Bala Farm, West Chester, Pa. 
CHESHIRES 
FROM SUNNYSIDE 
STOCK FA RM —Show 
Record for H95. On ex¬ 
hibition at. five leading Fairs In N. Y. State. Showed 
in 82 Classes: won 26 First and five Second Prizes. 
Stock of all ages for sale. 
D. A. WATROUS, Ouaquaga, Broome Co., N. Y. 
CHESHIRES 
PURE AND CHOICE. 
ED. S. HILL, Peruvllle, N. Y. 
PIGS 
Prize Chester Whites, Berkshlres, Jersey 
Calves, pure Collies, Beagles, Fowls. 
61st year. F. MORRIS, Norway, Pa. 
Reg. Poland-Chinas 
Berksnlres and Cheste 
Whites. Choice large strains, 
8 -week pigs not akin. Boars 
and Sows all ages. Hard 
time prices. 
lUHILTON A CO„ fofhmnitllr.r. 
NOW is the time To have our catalogue sent you 
HERE is the place \ T ° bu ,I Poland-China Hogs 
* ( Poultry and Seeds. 
WE are the firm That always please. 
E. II. GATES & SONS, Chittenango, N. Y. 
Before sending for 
our Free Circular, or 
4c. in stamps for No. 
23 Catalogue and Treatise on Incubation. 
INVINCIBLE hatcher Old Hen Brooder 
WlWi 100 Egg. Self-regulating. 1,50 chick size. i3i 
BUCKEYE INCUBATOR CO., Springfield, Ohio. 
INCUBATORS. 
, In-Door &. Out-Door Brooders. 
139 FIRST PREMIUMS. 
_J Send for 162page Illustrated Catalogue. 
Prairie'State Incubator Co., Homer City, Pa. 
INCUBATOR. 
A Catalogue of 04 Pages. Gives 
full information of oost of raising 
poultry and at the least expense. The 
book is worth dollars to you. Address 
S.F. Williams, 54 Race St..Bristol.Conn. 
DC fill A RRfK Highland Mills, N. Y., Breeders 
HLyUH OnUOi of Belgian Hares. Breeders. $5 
pair; Guinea Pigs. $2 pair. Bantams. BulT Cochin and 
Game at rock prices. Two-cent stamp for circular. 
ORANGE COUNTY UAUE AND POULTRY FARM. 
TIIDYE YC — Mammoth W h i t e and Bronze. 
I UniVCId Toulouse Geese, White 
Guineas. The leading varieties of poultry. Choloe 
young Turkeys. B and W. P. Kock.W. Wyandotte and 
Br. Leghorn Cockerels to spare. Circular tree. 
D. A. MOUNT, Lock Box 17. Jamesburg, N. J. 
Buy Eggs and Breeding Stock 
OF THE KNOB MOUNTAIN POULTRY FARM. 
Bred for laving qualities and hardihood. All profit¬ 
able varieties. M. SAGER, Orangeville, Pa. 
Q C ftl 11 PTAMP for Illustrated Catalogue of BROOK- 
OLH U SIDE POULTRY FARM, Columbus, N. J. 
IncubatorsIBrooders 
Host in tho world, hot water, pipe system. Will 
hatch chicks when others fail. Catalogue Free. 
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