1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
787 
PERCHERON STALLION GOV. TEDDY 
This horse, pictured on our first page. 
Fig. 329, is owned by Eugene Baker, Jef¬ 
ferson Co., N. Y., who says: 
“Gov. Teddy is five years old, 16 hands 
high, weight 1,500 pounds. He has 
broad, flat, clean bone and excellent feet. 
Gov. Teddy possesses style and finish 
rarely found in stallions of so large a 
size, and is one of the most remarkable 
actors ever seen. These rare combina¬ 
tions of finish, style and action have made 
him the blue ribbon winner that he has 
been ever since he was first presented at 
Watertown. N. Y.. in his one-year-old 
form.” _ 
COW GIVES BLOODY MILK . 
What is the cause of cows giving bloody 
milk? What is a good treatment for this? 
Godard, Pa. J- S. 
It may be traced to cows having gar¬ 
get, changes of rations, new milehers not 
being cleaned by calf, and slight injuries 
due to the udder being bruised by acci¬ 
dent. I should say that your trouble is 
not chronic. If the udder appears to be 
injured it should be milked out often 
and be treated with a good hand-rubbing, 
followed by an application of warm 
water, or if the trouble seems due to 
neglect, treat by removing the cause and 
correct results will follow. s. H. D. 
FEEDING APPLES TO COWS. 
This is a great apple country, but there 
is a prejudice against feeding apples to 
mulch cows. Farmers say that it dries 
them up. It seems that it would be a good 
way to use the culls: feed is very high hero. 
Alfalfa $10 per ton, $12 per ton pressed: 
corn and cracked corn $1.40 per 100: oats, 
about the same: bran $1.25 and wheat 
$1.50 per 100. Can anyone who lias ex¬ 
perience in feeding cows on apples give the 
effect? o. E. f. 
Canyon City. Col. 
Apples make good feed for cows if fed 
in small quantities at first; begin with 
three quarts at a feed, and gradually in¬ 
crease. In this way you can work the 
cow up to half a bushel at a feed without 
injury. If the cow is given all she will 
eat at one time she will bloat and go 
down. We call such a cow drunk, but 
the scientific men claim that intoxication 
is impossible from this cause. At any 
rate the cow is very weary, stops giving 
milk, and in some cases dies. When fed 
in small quantities the milk flow increases 
and the cow does well. We like to feed 
some cornmeal when feeding apples. Be 
careful not to feed large ones, or the 
cow may choke. 
MANCHESTER’S FARM AND DAIRY 
NOTES. 
A Farrow Cow. 
I have a very good rather old cow that 
calved in May. but as yet shows no sign of 
breeding. Is there anything that can be 
given her to prolong her period of useful¬ 
ness? __ M. W. 
Let the cow remain farrow, as with 
good care and even feed she will give a 
good flow of milk for a long time. We 
have just disposed of one of this kind 
that had paid well for about two years. 
Reviving an Old Pasture. 
Will you tell me the best way to build up 
a pasture-that has grown up to pines; been 
cut off. but partially covered with pine 
needles and moss. It cannot be plowed as 
it is all knolls and hollows. C. D. O. 
Norfolk. Mass. 
I should try to burn off as many of the 
needles and as much of the moss as pos¬ 
sible. as the kind of vegetation you want 
will not thrive in either moss or pine 
needles. If possible I should then go 
over it after burning with a harrow. The 
old-fashioned “A” or peg harrow will do 
good work here, and after harrowing sow 
in rye or barley; anything to get a new 
growth started. The ashes from the 
burning will help to supply a little fer¬ 
tility. If the harrow will make no im¬ 
pression on the surface now burn and let 
it lie until Spring; then when frost be¬ 
gins to come out watch your opportunity 
and when the top has thawed for an inch 
or so. and it is hard underneath, go over 
it then with a harrow. You will be sur¬ 
prised to see how much you can scratch 
up just as frost is coming out. Then 
sow on grass seed with considerable 
clover, both Red and White. Some fer¬ 
tilizer put on at the same time will help, 
as I imagine the soil is rather light. Be 
sure to plow or prepare some kind of a 
fire line before burning, as a good many 
have got into trouble by starting such 
fires and then getting it beyond control. 
How to Feed Cows. 
I have 11 milch cows which I expect to 
winter. IIow can I get the best result 
from them? How many times do you think 
it best to feed hay per day? I have dry 
cornstalks and give hominy feed and gluten. 
Newington, Conn. c. B. 
If your hay is good, early cut. I should 
at least try the following plan: Feed 
stalks once a day and in the morning, as 
the cows are hungry then, and will be 
more apt to clean them up. If possible 
always cut them, and if convenient have 
in a pile sufficient for one day’s feeding 
the night before, and pour over these hot 
water, covering them with an old blan¬ 
ket or sacks, so they will steam and 
moisten through the night. Hominy and 
gluten feed make a good grain food, but 
are rather heavy. 1 should prefer to 
lighten the grain by using some bran, say 
two parts bran, two parts hominy and 
three parts gluten feed, feeding from four 
to nine pounds per day, depending upon 
the milk given and how long since calv¬ 
ing. Divide the grain into two feeds for 
morning and night. Feed grain first, then 
stalks in the morning; then later, say 
from 10 to 11 A. M., what hay they would 
eat up clean; at night grain and again 
what hay they would eat. Such a ration 
would figure out: 
Protein Carbohy- 
Fat 
8 lbs. corn fodder.. 
. .. .20 
d rates 
2.77 
.0!) 
15 lbs. early cut hay 
... . T •) 
5.00 
4 lbs. gluten feed . . 
. . . .05 
2.06 
.11 
3 lbs. hominy feed . 
. . . .23 
1.80 
.24 
2 wheat bran . 
.81 
.06 
Total. 
12.44 
.82 
This compares 
favorably 
with 
the 
standard ration. 
Cow Gives Bitter Milk. 
I have a cow that gives a lot of good, 
rich milk, but she has a bad fault. She has 
been fresh three or four times, and every 
time I have to dry her up about three months 
before calving, because her milk turns bit¬ 
ter. If it stands a day it is very bitter. 
She gives a nice mess too. and gets the 
same food and care as before. Is there any 
remedy? e. d. 
So. Frankfort, Mich. 
To be frank with you I don’t know the 
cause or the cure, but it is a fact that 
cows often in the later period of milk 
flow do give bitter milk. The fact that 
the milk grows more bitter after standing 
would lead one to think it was caused 
by bacteria, their rapid growth making 
the milk more bitter. If it is a bacterial 
cause I fail to see why it only appears 
two or three months before calving. If 
it is caused by bacteria one remedy given 
is to inject into the gland a solution of 
boric acid after milking, 10 grains boric 
acid to one ounce water. This can be 
done with the present style milk-fever 
outfits or by using a milking tube, a rub¬ 
ber tube three or four feet long and a 
funnel, holding the funnel just above the 
COW. H. G. MANCHESTER. 
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