1906. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
A DOC WITH BRAINS. 
Mrs. L. R. Whitney, of Fairfield Co., 
Conn., has cause for thankfulness in the 
possession of a little dog Jack, which has 
been trained to perform various tricks. 
We give here several pictures of Jack in 
his various acts—in one standing in his 
hoop, in another eating at his table, and 
in another holding his doll and pipe. He 
can and will do several other tricks, and. 
in addition, is a good watch dog. Mrs. 
Whitney says that both coaxing and force 
were needed to make Jack remember what 
to do. Now and then it was necessary to 
box his ears when he would not mind, and 
when he did well he was given a piece of 
meat or cake. This training of-a bright 
little dog is interesting work, and re'quires 
great patience and skill. The dog must 
have good brains to begin with. 
SOME BREEDS OF SHEEP. 
How do the Cotswold, Lincoln and Lei¬ 
cester sheep compare in size, and weight of 
fleece with the black-faced breeds? What are 
their good points, and also what are their 
failings? c. t. 
Moravia, N. Y. 
The first three breeds of sheep men¬ 
tioned are of one general type that are 
generally classed as “long-wools,” the 
Lincoln being not only the largest of the 
three, but probably the largest sheep in 
existence: full-grown sheep of this breed 
have dressed nearly 100 pounds to the 
quarter. The wool has measured nearly 
nine or 10 inches, and they have been 
9oi 
known to shear 30 pounds to the fleece. 
These, of course, are the extremes. The 
Leicester is not very common in this 
country, nor is the Lincoln. The former 
is not as large as the Lincoln, nor so 
good a shearer. The Cotswold is some¬ 
what smaller than either, but a very old 
breed of sheep, and at one time very com¬ 
mon in this country, particularly when 
their coarse long wool commanded a 
higher price than any other. Without 
doubt some of the foundation blood of the 
Shropshires, Llampshires and Oxfords 
was derived from this breed. To-day on 
account of their lack of vigor, rather light 
fleeces and failure to mature as lambs 
at an earlv age, they have been largely 
superseded by the black-faced breeds, 
particularly the Shropshires and South- 
downs. Neither of these long-wool breeds, 
for the reasons iust stated, may be called 
the farmer’s sheep. Where large flocks 
are kept with the purpose of raising ma¬ 
ture lambs or sheep, the rams of these 
breeds are particularly valuable to use 
with the finer-wooled ewes largely of the 
Merino tribe. This combination makes a 
fine first cross, the onlv cross I believe 
wise in most cases. I think it will be 
readilv seen that these excellent sheep in 
their place must necessarily have rich 
abundant pasturage in Summer, and 
abundance of proper feed in Winter to 
enable them to do their best. This is 
what has developed them to such degrees 
of perfection both in England and certain 
parts of Canada. Their open wool, not 
shedding the storm like that of the more 
closely-wooled breeds, makes them particu¬ 
larly susceptible to exposure. The failure 
to provide both sufficient and proper food 
and shelter will account for the many 
miserable specimens of these really fine 
sheep, particularly of the Cotswolds, so 
often seen as one passes through the 
countrv. To a degree the same things 
will apply to the black-faced breeds and 
one who does not intend to furnish these 
needful requisites would better turn his 
attention to fine wool sheep, the most 
hardy in existence. Of the black-faced 
breeds, the Shropshire and Southdown are 
the popular ones. Rather compact fleeces, 
the former very heavy shearers, both ma¬ 
turing a fat lamb with a heavy quarter at 
a verv early age, and both with good con¬ 
stitutions and with decent care fairlv 
hardv. Edward van alstyne. 
“Do you make plain cake, Delia?” 
“Yes’m. I make it that plain that you 
couldn’t tell it from bread.”—Cleveland 
Plain Dealer. 
Dairymen- 
Nothing To Equal It. 
Dwaarkill, N. Y. 
“I have used all kinds of feeds for my dairy, but 
have never found anything that gave as satisfac¬ 
tory results as Dried Beet Pulp. 
H. L. LOW.” 
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Have Healthier 
Cows. 
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S OME dairymen are making a 
good deal of money; some make 
a little, others hardly make 
both ends meet. 
It doesn’t matter which class you 
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Hundreds and hun¬ 
dreds of the most suc¬ 
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country are feeding 
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that Dried Beet Pulp 
has saved from 1 to 3 
cents a day per cow for 
others. 
And at the same time the cows 
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An investigation will cost you noth¬ 
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your pocket. 
It doesn’t matter what your ration 
consists of now, Dried Beet Pulp can 
be added with profit. 
Hon. James Wilson, 
U. S. Secretary of Ag¬ 
riculture says he would 
rather have a pound of 
Beet Pulp to feed a cow 
than a pound of corn. 
We have his state¬ 
ment in our valuable 
book, which is yours 
for the asking. There 
are reports from dozens 
of other men who know 
also. 
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’round. 
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Soon Pays for Itself. 
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Manufacturers of Climax Pneumatic Ensilage Cutters, Climax Feed and Litter Carriers. 
From Scrawn 
to Brawn 
mi. 
The difference Detween the scrawny animal and the thrifty 
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