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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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HOLSTEIN COW PONTIAC CALYPSO. 
The Holstein-Friesian heifer, Pontiac 
Calypso, shown at Fig. 154, page 386, 
owned by The Stevens Brothers-Hastings 
Company, Lacona, N. Y., is without doubt 
one of the most remarkable animals that 
the breed has ever produced. At two years 
old she made an official record of nearly 
16 pounds butter in seven days, which 
showed her to be a heifer of unusual ca¬ 
pacity and producing ability; but her pro¬ 
duction last Summer, during the very hot¬ 
test weather in July, of 23J4 pounds but¬ 
ter in seven days, at three years nine 
months old, places her in the front rank, 
among the greatest cows of the breed. 
In Brookside Herd are nearly 30 of her 
half-sisters, all by the noted sire, Henger- 
veld De Kol; and 10 of these have made 
official seven-day butter records as two- 
year-olds, with first calf, averaging 17J4 
pounds each. One holds the world’s rec¬ 
ord. with her production, at two years old, 
of 19.46 pounds butter in seven days, while 
another, at five years old, has an official 
record of a little over 28jHs pounds butter 
in seven day s. 
HAY DOORS IN BARN. 
There has been great trouble in finding 
a suitable method of hanging doors for 
unloading hay with fork or slings from 
the outside of building. The method de¬ 
scribed by my diagram we think the very 
best. Place your track on an incline with 
the roof, and put on rollers on the doors 
at the same incline. They will open very 
easily and shut hard, but they can easily 
be managed from inside. A. C. 
Palmyra, N. Y. 
CEMENT FLOORS FOR HOGPENS. 
Will some of those who are using cement 
floors In their stables and hogpens tell us 
whether lying on this substance, which is 
such a good conductor of heat, ever produces 
rheumatism or other ailments in their stock? 
I know that it is recommended that the 
floors be kept covered with bedding; this is 
practical in theory only, for we all know that 
both cows and hogs will frequently work the 
bedding away and lie on the solid floor. 
Lionville, Pa. k. s. 
If I should build a permanent hoghouse, 
I would most certainly floor it with ce¬ 
ment concrete. While it is a ready con¬ 
ductor of heat, it also conducts and re¬ 
tains moisture. To overcome this latter 
tendency, before putting down the floor 
I would tile-drain around the foundation 
of the building, and in filling in the ditches 
over the tile, I would use gravel or 
coarse sand, giving every facility for the 
wafer to get away quickly after all rains; 
then I would spout the building and con¬ 
nect the spouting directly with the tile 
drains. By this plan the amount of mois¬ 
ture in the soil under the floor would be 
reduced to the minimum. With plenty of 
bedding there would be little danger of 
rheumatism to the hogs. But in all cases 
I would want the hogs to have a yard 
for daily exercise, this yard having an 
earth floor. john m. jamison. 
EFFECT OF FEEDING UPON MILK. 
To what extent will the diet of a cow 
affect the quality of her milk? Encyclopedia 
Britannica informs me that cows fed still 
slop will produce milk of an inferior quality. 
I have been led to believe that feeding has 
hut little to do with the quality. t. b. n. 
Frankfort, N. Y. 
We believe that experiments at several 
experiment stations agree that the quality 
of the milk—that is, the amount of butter 
fat it conains—is determined by the char¬ 
acter of the cow and the length of time 
from calving. As we understand it, these 
experiments have shown that change of 
feed had little effect upon the per cent of 
fat in the milk. By giving a cow more 
grain they made her give more milk, and 
thus more fat, but the amount of fat in 
a single quart of milk was not increased. 
That is what scientific investigation shows, 
bu practical dairymen still claim that they 
can "feed fat into milk.” There are other 
kinds of quality which are affected by the 
feed. The Borden Company will not buy 
milk made from cows fed on silage, be¬ 
cause they claim it is affected injuriously 
by such feed. Certain feeds like swill or 
sour brewers’ grains or distillery waste 
are often prohibited by boards of health, 
because they do make unhealthy milk. 
We must understand • what we mean by 
“quality.” _ 
PURITY OF SULPHATE OF COPPER. 
In a recent number of your paper the 
question of the purity of the sulphate of 
copper used for preparing spraying solu¬ 
tions is raised by a correspondent. The 
following memorandum may prove of in¬ 
terest to you in this connection. Average 
samples were taken from carload lots of 
commercial sulphate of copper and ana¬ 
lyzed with the following results: 
Sulphate Sulphate Sulphuric 
of Copper, of Iron. Acid. 
Large crystals. .96.84 1.80 0.46 
Large crystals. .96.80 1.74 Trace. 
Small crystals. .96.51 4.44 Trace. 
Mixed large and 
small crystals. 96.87 
Mixed large and 
small crystals. 97.40 
The second sample showing 96.80 per 
cent sulphate of copper was effloresced, 
which accounts for the high percentage. 
Live Stock Records. —We keep six cows, 
two Ilolsteins give 8,000 pounds milk each per 
year; the others, Jersey and Guernseys, 
5.000 pounds each; 120 hens, seven pens B. 
Rocks (50), one R. I. Reds (15), 30 Minorcas 
one pen mixed, and they give us 50 to 60 
eggs per day. The Rocks laid best in cold 
weather, mixed and Minorcas now. R. E. n. 
Franklin Falls, N. II. 
Aiding Hens. —In one of your recent Issues 
I notice a case where it is thought the hens 
have rheumatism. My experience leads me 
to think the hens lack gravel stones in (heir 
crops. A liberal supply of gravel, coal ashes, 
or better still, crushed oyster shells, is neces¬ 
sary for all poultry that do not have a, large 
run on the ground. I have lost several young 
turkeys for want of it. D. S'. R. 
Williamson. N. Y. 
Raising a Colt. —My way of raising a 
colt to one year old is to give it plenty of 
exercise, let run with the mother until four 
or five months old. When weaning put in 
good stall by itself out of sight of dam if 
possible for a week or two. Feed a handful 
of oats three or four times a day with what 
hay and water it will want. I always let 
suckling colts run with the mother while 
working in the field, and let them eat grain 
out of the feed box when the mother Is 
eating hers. In the Winter I feed about 
one quart of oats with all the hay they 
want, and keep them in a large roomy box 
stall with ground floor, also keep manure 
cleaned out and plenty of fresh straw in 
under them, and let them out in the yard to 
run and kick up their heels; that gives them 
a good appetite and good health, w. b. 
Wellsboro, Fa. 
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HARDER MFG. CO., 
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DON’T DELAY BUYING 
-YOUR- 
CREAM SEPARATOR 
Although the cream separator is an all-the-year-round 
machine, right now is the best time to buy one if yoti have not 
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most herds will be doubled, and savings will count biggest. If 
you haven’t a separator to take care of this extra milk, a great 
percentage of your entire year’s milk profits will be lost. Any 
one who has two or more cows should by all means take steps 
to secure a good separator without delay. If you buy one at 
once it will more than half pay for itself before the middle of 
the summer. Otherwise, just so much money will he lost, 
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FEED CRAIN, LOSE MONEY E 
Grain feeding all winter makes the keeping of stock costly and unprofitable. 
It is one of the ways by which farmers lose money. Moreover it is not best for 
the stock. 
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Gives them a better balanced ration, keeps them fatter and healthier, 
you get one-fourtli more milk from every cow. save the price of grain, 
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it if you’ll write for our free Catalog H 
STODDARD MFC. CO., Rutland, Vt. 
CLIP YOUR HORSES IN THE SPRING 
the* 1 * Stowart (No. i) Clipping Machine Price only $6.75 
Clipped horses feel better, look better and work better. All 
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The International 
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Salem, Ohio. 
WOULD YOU BUY? 
If you knew for sure of a calf food that would per¬ 
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price of milk, would you buy it ? 
TRIANGLE CALF FOOD 
is that article. It means big, strong calves, and 
leaves you the whole milk. A specially prepared 
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ill 
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Out of Milk- 
Champion Milk Cooler-Aerator.re- 
moves animal heat, odors taint. 
Stops bacteria growth. Milk keeps 
24 to 48 hours louger.makos more 
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13 years on the market, thousands 
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1 1 th St., Cortland; N.Y. 
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West Lebanon, N. H. 
