1907. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
535 
THE SCOTCH TERRIER DOC. 
The little picture showing the head of 
a Scottish terrier dog was sent us by S. 
W. Harr, Riverside, Iowa, who breeds 
these dogs. Somehow these little fellows 
seem to be ver^ popular in many parts 
of the country. We frequently have peo¬ 
ple ask where such animals, can be bought. 
There must be some reason for this, and 
a study of the good qualities of these 
little fellows shows what that reason is. 
The Scottish terrier is a native of Scot¬ 
land. The color is usually brindled black 
or brown, the darker colors predominat¬ 
ing. The little dog is very hardy and 
will stand almost any degree of cold, and 
it is sakf that the Scotch terrier is the 
most useful member of the canine race. 
They are one of the oldest breeds known, 
and, as some one has said, they seem to 
grow in value and intelligence as the gen¬ 
erations multiply. They arc very wide- 
1IEAD OF A SCOTTISH TERRIER. Fig. 260. 
awake, sharp and intelligent. As pets 
they are very superior, as they can be 
taught to do all kinds of tricks, and 
thev learn to guard property or persons 
with wonderful fidelity. Their great spe¬ 
cialty is killing rats or other small ver¬ 
min, and at this work they display great 
energy and courage. It is said that they 
have no superior as a watch dog, being 
quick of scent and keen of ear, and very 
ready to give the alarm when strangers 
come on the place. They very rarely 
roam or go away from home. The Scot¬ 
tish terrier does not rank as a quarrel¬ 
some dog, but is full of pluck and nerve, 
and will defend his friends with the last 
drop of his blood. No steel trap is 
sharper as a burglar alarm, while he is 
one of the neatest dogs that can be kept 
in the house. It is said that the little 
fellow is an obstinate chap, wanting to 
have bis own way. For this reason great 
care is necessary in his training. When 
you tell him to do anything you must 
make him do it, or he will feel that his 
will is stronger than yours, and he will 
have his own way. While to many the 
Scottish terrier is an ugly and rough¬ 
looking citizen, a study of the dog will 
quickly show his good points, and his 
useful work around the house and farm 
will quickly make friends for him. 
RATIONS FOR MILCH COWS. 
Cows giving a full flow of milk, say 
25 pounds four per cent per day, require 
about the following ration: Protein 2.00, 
carbohydrates 12.50, fat .48. The use of 
considerable gluten in the ration will be 
required to get a full balanced ration for 
good results, about as follows: 18 
pounds Timothy hay, five pounds gluten, 
two pounds bran, two pounds cornmeal. 
The analysis of this ration is, protein 
2.07; carbohydrates 12.47 ; fat .52. I know 
the above ration will give good, results, 
far better than corn, as you cannot get 
good results without a certain amount of 
protein. Gluten meal has the following 
analyses: 
Digestible per 100 pounds. 
Protein.23.4 carbohydrates 50.7 fat 8.0 
I>ran, protein.12.0 “ 43 •* 2 7 
Corn, protein.. 7.0 “ 60. “ 4^3 
Tim. protein.. 2.8 “ 43. “ 1.4 
I believe gluten meal can be used with 
profit. It is considerably cheaper than 
the bran, protein value, and that is what 
the ration is lacking on page 519. I have 
not used gluten in the last four years. 
I have good Alfalfa hay and do 
not buy very much mill feed. If the 
roughage is Alfalfa hay of good quality 
there is no need of bran or gluten, except 
for dairy cows. They should have some 
concentrated protein feed if giving full 
flow of milk. The ration I use is corn 
silage 40 pounds; Alfalfa hay 15 pounds; 
cornmeal two pounds. For change some¬ 
times I had a trifle of cotton-seed meal or 
a little bran; this is for a cow giving 25 
to 30 pounds milk per day. For a cow 
giving 50 pounds of milk it would be nec¬ 
essary to add about two pounds of cotton¬ 
seed meal per day. b. f. 
Fremont, Ind. 
TWO SILO QUESTIONS. 
Stone and Mortar for Foundation. 
I have a round silo 12 feet in diameter and 
24 feet high, which I wish, to put 10 or 12 
feet under. This 10 or 12 feet will come 
under ground. I wish to know which would 
be in your opinion the cheaper, to build this 
of cement and concrete, or lay a wall in ce¬ 
ment, as we have lots of flat field stones not 
very large. Will you give the proportion to 
mix the ingredients for whichever you think 
the better and cheaper? I can get Portland 
cement for $1.75 per barrel. s. a. c. 
Troupsburg, N. Y. 
The cost would be less to build with the 
flat stone and mortar than of concrete. You 
would save the expense of the form, and 
the form would cost as much as if the en¬ 
tire silo was to be constructed. Use good 
quicklime and sand as you would for 
any wall, with the addition of one part to 
five Portland cement. Line the inside 
of the silo about one-half inch back from 
the line of the silo wall above, then when 
pointing this silo plaster it with Portland 
cement and sand one to three, so that it 
will form a perpendicular line with silo 
above. I think you can remove the tim¬ 
ber and support the silo on posts or piers 
while the work is going on. You need not 
face the outside, but bank it against the 
dirt. If the wall is one foot thick it will 
be sufficient. It will not, however, be 
much more expensive if made 15 inches, 
because the material costs only the han¬ 
dling. I believe thoroughly in concrete, 
but in this case it would probably cost 
you 25 per cent more than the common 
masonry. h. e. cook.. 
Linseed Oil for Wood Silo. 
How would a coat of raw linseed oil work 
on the Inside of my silo? It is pine, erected 
last year, and had a coat of preservative put 
on as soon as it was up. G. j. B. 
Ballston Spa, N. Y. 
The linseed oil would be a good preserva¬ 
tive for the silo, but I should prefer to 
use a wood preservative known as Car- 
bolineum. It is a thin liquid, quickly ab¬ 
sorbed when put on hot; leaves no thick 
coating on the timber, such as one finds 
with coal tar paint, and it does not there¬ 
fore permit a certain amount of moisture 
to enter the timber and hold it there, when 
decomposition takes place. I was very 
careful for a number of years not to 
recommend this preparation. While I 
thought it had merit, I did not know. I 
feel now after practical experience and 
observation that its recommendation is 
safe. I have changed my mind very ma¬ 
terially concerning proprietary goods. If 
they have no merit, say so. If they have 
merit it is to our advantage to let each 
other know it. This can be purchased, I 
think, depending upon the quantity, at 
from 80 cents to $1 per gallon. 
__H. E. COOK. 
You ask in “Brevities” how about limoid 
and kerosene. I will say that the K-L is the 
most satisfactory mixture that I have used, 
easy to mix and easy to use, and if work is 
well done sure death to scale and helps to 
eradicate Codling moth. r. p. h. 
Terryville, L. I. 
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In answer to your favor of the nth, I would say my Silo was built Septem¬ 
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Station. Gave him $2.00 per day and his fare one way, $30.00 ; lumber, 
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