1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
579 
RYE FOR POULTRY. 
Summer Feed; Separating Sexes. 
We consider rye not a good feed for 
poultry by itself. As a mixture with other 
grains it is a good feed for cockerels or 
male birds, but rye is no good for laying 
hens. We find the best feed for laying 
hens is mash, for morning and noon, com¬ 
posed of soaked oats and cut clover or 
Alfalfa meal with wheat bran and mid¬ 
dlings, just dry enough to feed nicely. 
For evening feed equal parts of wheat 
and clipped oats. We feed but little corn, 
plenty of green feed. herner bros. 
Newton Falls, Ohio. 
I have never fed rye to hens. For a 
Summer feed, for mash, use half bushel 
cut clover, one peck each meal and mixed 
feed, six quarts beef scraps. Noon feed, 
wheat, oats, barley, and corn, night feed. 
Separate roosters as soon as they begin 
to crow, if you intend to fatten. Those 
I intend to use for breeders I leave with 
the pullets a few weeks longer. Then 
keep them by themselves until I want 
eggs for hatching. r. G. richardson. 
Dracut, Mass. 
I have never used rye, because I have 
always understood that it is not near as 
good as wheat. Regarding the separating 
of the roosters from the pullets as near 
as I can state the time I would say when¬ 
ever the young cockerel first begins to 
crow. I noticed in my pens to-day that 
the young cockerels were just beginning 
to crow, and I told my wife that they 
should now be separated. This lot I 
speak of are just four months old. How¬ 
ever, if you wish to sell them for early 
frying you must separate earlier. As to 
feed for hens in Summer, I feed a mix¬ 
ture composed of wheat, millet, a little 
corn, oats and a little sunflower seed, 
feeding them enough bran to keep their 
sj'cton, Henri T have had good success 
with above. ed. c. evans. 
Nelsonville, O. 
SOME SKIM-MILK CALVES 
We have had remarkable success in 
raising calves on skim-milk. Like every¬ 
thing else, it wants some one who likes 
the business well enough to take an in¬ 
terest in it. We let the calf suck for 
three days; then take it away and put it 
in a pen by itself. We begin by feeding 
three pints of new milk three times a day, 
until it is two weeks old ; then feed half 
skim-milk and half new milk, gradually 
taking away the new milk, until at one 
month old the calf is getting all skim- 
milk. When we begin feeding skim-milk 
we take a tablespoonful of oil meal, let it 
stand in a small cup of warm water on 
the back of the stove to swell, for about 
five minutes, and mix it well with the 
milk. This takes the place of the cream, 
and also aids digestion. We also grad¬ 
ually increase the amount of milk, until at 
the age of one month the calf is getting 
three quarts of milk three times a day. 
Always feed the milk at blood heat. This 
is some trouble sometimes in Summer, but 
cold milk will make a calf sick. We are 
also very careful to feed three times a 
da}', and never to overfeed. Three quarts 
is all we ever give a calf at a feed, and 
if at any time it will not drink all of its 
milk, take it away and give less next 
time until it wants more. There is a 
great difference in calves, and a good 
feeder soon notices any little peculiarity. 
We had one calf this Spring that at times 
would only drink one quart of milk at a 
time, even after he was six weeks old, but 
we have been careful not to overfeed, and 
when he was very young divided his milk 
into four rations, giving the last feed at 
bedtime. He is growing now into a 
thrifty steer, and has well repaid the trou¬ 
ble. 
Never leave the milk before the calf if 
it does not want it; throw it in the swill 
pail, and next time the calf will be hun¬ 
gry. When a month old, begin feeding a 
little whole oats and bran. Nail a small 
box on the side of the pen, and feed all 
grain dry. Begin with a little, and in¬ 
crease gradually; also a little hay. We 
have weaned at three and four months 
old, if they were thrifty and milk was 
scarce, but it is better to feed milk until 
they are six months old. We begin wean¬ 
ing by leaving off the noon feed. We are 
raising five calves from three cows, hav¬ 
ing had a chance to buy two good ones 
from neighbors. They are running now 
in the orchard, getting nothing but grass, 
skim-milk and oil meal, and are a fine lot 
of calves. mrs. k. b. 
Stanley, N. Y. 
FARM AND DAIRY NOTES. 
Ration for Over-fat Cow. 
I have a grade Jersey cow six years old, 
nicely built, with a good straight back, and 
bidding fair to make an excellent cow. Last 
Summer she had her third calf, having her 
first when two years old. She gives a good 
quantity of milk, but last Summer when feed 
began to get pretty dry, she began to fall off 
in milk more and more, and to put on flesh 
until November, when she was fat as a seal, 
and but very little milk would she give. 
Can you give me a ration that will keep up 
her flow of milk through the Fall until say 
December or later? If not, ought I to breed 
her or take her to the butcher this Fall? 
North Branford, Conn. E. H. s. 
A mixture of equal parts by weight of 
coarse wheat bran, gluten feed and cot¬ 
ton-seed meal makes an excellent feed, 
and ought to help you to keep up the milk 
How. 1 must say, however, that I have 
never seen any grain ration that was 
equal to good early pasture grass. The 
mixture above supplies a large amount of 
digestible protein in palatable form, and 
makes up for the lack of protein in the 
late pasture grass. The amount I should 
feed per day would depend upon the cow, 
and whether she turned it into milk or 
flesh. I should not feed over 6 or 7 
pounds per day at the utmost. From your 
description I am inclined to think that 
your cow is one of the “nice-looking 
Kind'’ that gi\rf*2 considerable milk for tWO 
or three months and then wants to have a 
vacation the rest of the year. If so, sell 
her and get the true dairy type that puts 
all her feed into the milk pail. Early 
Summer is the poorest time of the year to 
have a cow come fresh. They are right 
in the flush of feed, and will give a lot of 
milk at first, but when feed is scarce milk 
is also, and they will not return to full 
flow of milk upon Fall feed or their Win¬ 
ter ration. I think November to Febru¬ 
ary best time to get the largest yearly 
yield. 
Flies on Stock; Bloody Milk. 
1. Is there any preparation that will effec¬ 
tively prevent flies and gnats from bothering 
stock applied, say, once or twice daily? 2. I 
have a cow that occasionally gives bloody 
milk from different teats, rarely more than 
what comes at one motion of the hand in 
milking; then it appears all right again. 
Only one teat is affected at a time, and at 
varying intervals. What can I do for the 
trouble? She is on good pasture. 
Sauk, Wash. b. e. si. 
1. There are any number of prep¬ 
arations to keep flies from stock, and 
these are largely advertised in dairy pa¬ 
pers. The R. N.-Y. has advertised sev¬ 
eral. Look through advertising columns. 
We have tried a number of them, and all 
have more or less, merit. Many of them 
seem to have little effect at first, but we 
have noticed that when applied daily after 
a few days their use seem much more ef¬ 
fectual. and sprayings can be done at 
greater intervals, and frequently only once 
or twice a week, whereas at first we 
sprayed daily and sometimes twice a day. 
Care should be observed in using them 
that the spray does not enter the eyes of 
the cow, as we have seen them with very 
sore eyes caused by the material getting 
into them. Spray long enough before 
milking so that the odor of the spray 
may be out of the barn; otherwise you 
may taint the milk. 2. Bloody milk may 
be caused by injury to udder or an in¬ 
flamed condition when fed too highly, or 
frequently just after calving. Less con¬ 
centrated feed may stop it. Bathing with 
hot water and rubbing well may help you. 
Try to find the cause and use then a pre¬ 
ventive measure. 
GRAIN TO COWS AT PASTURE. 
If one is selling milk, I know it pays to 
feed some grain, but if selling cream to 
the creamery, where they only pay at the 
rate of 18 or 20 cents for enough cream 
to make a pound of butter, I don’t think 
there would be any profit in it at the 
present price of grain. I sell milk and 
feed some grain most of the time. I 
give them salt every day, and mix it with 
the grain, and that brings them home at 
night, which suits me better than dog 
power, for I have lost two valuable cows 
that were chased by a dog a few days 
before calving. geo. b. hall. 
Connecticut. 
It is very necessary that milch cows 
have all the food that they can assimilate 
in order to make the most profit for their 
owner; therefore, unless there be more 
feed in pasture than they can possibly 
use, it will pay to feed a grain ration 
while they are at pasture. We feed our 
cows about the same grain ration the year 
’round, and soiling crops and pasture 
during the Summer; silage, mangels, tur¬ 
nips, mowed oats, and hay in Winter. 
Massachusetts. l. c. m’loon. 
With grain at $20 per ton and over, 
and milk at $1 per hundred or less, I 
should not feel it was good business to 
buy grain to feed cows when at pasture, 
unless pasture was short and I had no 
green crop or silage to help out. 
Vermont. g. m. hazard. 
In our experience we find that it pays 
to feed cows grain even when on good 
pasture. The knowledge that a feed of 
grain is waiting them at the barn will 
bring them at milking time with calling, 
thus saving the trouble of going to the 
pasture for them. Of course we vary 
the amount of grain to suit the pasture 
conditions; when the pastures are very 
good we feed only a quart of wheat bran, 
but as the pastures get shorter and dry 
weather comes oil the grain ration is 
increased. Gluten feed is a good Winter 
feed, but should not be fed to a butter¬ 
making dairy in the Summer in very 
large quantities, as it tends to soften the 
butter. Cotton-seed meal will counteract 
this objection. 
Pennsylvania. r. j. weld. 
RATION FOR BULL CALF. 
1 am raising a pure-bred Holstein-Friesiau 
bull calf. lie is now about two mouths old; 
has had all the new milk from me cow that 
he wants, besides all the feed he- would eat; 
corn and cob meal, wheat middlings and bran. 
I now want to cut him off to about five or six 
quarts of new milk a day. Could you give me a 
ration in addition to what milk that he will 
get that will push him to all the growth pos¬ 
sible, and not injure bis breeding qualities? 
lie is in prime condition now, and I want 
to keep him up. j. g. d. 
Malvern, Mass. 
You can make use of Red Dog flour 
and water with just enough milk in it so 
he will drink with a relish, reducing the 
milk slowly. I his flour easily mixes with 
the milk or water, has no taste, and can 
be fed quite young. I would also feed 
dry grain, bran or oats, with perhaps a 
little corn. Dairy-bred animals, when 
young, often need corn. There is a false 
notion that corn will spoil a voting 
animal for the dairy. A calf should have 
meat enough for health, and if protein 
feeds do not do it, feed corn. You surely 
show good judgment in feeding new milk 
while young. I he only way to raise a 
good calf is to feed nature’s food, milk.; 
gradually displacing it with grain and 
hay or grass, when the calf is old enough 
to digest them, and the individual calf 
is the only one that can tell. h. e. c. 
“Do you take pains with your eating?’’ 
asked the doctor. “No,” sadly replied the 
dyspeptic; "the pains don’t come till after¬ 
ward.”—Philadelphia Record. 
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when either of our patent 
sprayers are used ; keeps off 
the rest. Shoo-Fly is the 
original stock protector, ab¬ 
solutely haimless to man or 
beast. Cures all sores, Pre¬ 
vents contagious diseases, 
used by same dairymen since 
1885, because i t protects cows 
in pasture from all insect 
pests longer than any imita- 
__ tion. Halfcent's worth saves 
3quarts milk and much flesh. NOLICEin poultry houseorany 
place it is sprayed. Ifyour dealer does notkcepShoo- Fly (made in 
Philadelphia, Pa.,) send $1.00 for Improved Three Tube Sprayer 
andenough Shoo-Fly toprotect200cows. Nameexp. office. Dol¬ 
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Compressed Air Sprayer, will spray 50cows in few minutes. 
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EDITOR knows from experience Shoo-Fly is O. K. 
It Kills every Insect. 
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His Bunches and Bruises can be re¬ 
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