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The RURAL NEW-VOR-KECR 
March 27, 
POULTRY ON THE FARM. 
There are many reasons why poultry 
raising on the farm can be made profit¬ 
able. The first and most important 
reason is that the farmer has nearly 
all of his own feed, thereby saving 
“that awful feed bill” necessary where 
one has to buy all of the feed used. 
There is much feed on the farm that 
can be converted into eggs that would 
otherwise be wasted; such can be 
counted clear gain. Then, again, the 
farm hen can go where she pleases 
without fear of trespassing, and in the 
course of the day will pick up hun¬ 
dreds of insects that would otherwise 
prove detrimental. It is very true that 
biddy and her babies' may take a par¬ 
ticular interest in the garden, but such 
things as lettuce, radishes, cucumbers 
and others of like nature can very easily 
be fenced against the mother hens, and 
the chicks will do no harm. I let my 
White and Columbian Wyandotte 
chicks run where they will from the 
time they are hatched until put in Win¬ 
ter quarters, and the damage they do 
the garden is so slight as not to be 
noticeable. So much for the farm hen; 
now for the kind of poultry usually 
kept on the farm. 
In riding through the country one 
will see all kinds of poultry of all 
sizes, shapes and colors, and the eggs 
laid are on the same style—all sizes 
and colors. I well remember when I 
first went into purebred poultry. At 
that time there was not a purebred hen 
in this section of the country, to my 
knowledge, and when I paid $5 for a 
sitting of White Wyandotte eggs it 
was the talk of the whole neighborhood. 
The neighbors thought I was crazy. 
They said I could do nothing with them; 
that they would not stand our cold 
Winters, and lots of other things that 
I have forgotten, but it was not long 
before it was my turn to laugh. When 
I began shipping fresh eggs to Boston 
and getting 45 and 48 cents per dozen 
for them they began to sit up and take 
notice. Some would come and want to 
exchange eggs, and others would want 
to exchange roosters, but, of course, I 
had no use for their stock, and was 
obliged to tell them so, at the same time 
offering to sell them eggs or stock very 
reasonably. The outcome of it was that 
inside of five years more than half of 
the farmers in this section were rais¬ 
ing purebred poultry, and to-day you 
can hardly find a flock of dunghills 
(as they are now called) in a day’s 
travel. To be sure, they are not all 
White or Columbian Wyandottes, but 
one will always find the White Wyan¬ 
dotte predominating. It was only about 
five years ago that I added the Colum¬ 
bian Wyandottes to my yards, and I 
consider them fully equal to the Whites 
in every way. If you are going to 
keep poultry, by all means keep pure¬ 
bred stock; it costs no more for feed, 
they will lay nearly twice as many eggs 
and the eggs are uniform in size and 
color; hence will bring from six to 
10 cents per dozen more on the open 
market. Your flock is all the same size 
and color; the birds look nicer; con¬ 
sequently you will give them better 
care. Result, a balance on right side 
of ledger. The farmer, as a rule, thinks 
the price of standard-bred poultry too 
high, but first-class utility stock can 
be bought from some good, reliable 
breeder very reasonably, and will prove 
a good investment. a. n. cowell. . 
St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. 
RAISING CALVES WITH LITTLE MILK. 
I have two calves a few weeks old that 
I wish to raise on as little milk as pos¬ 
sible, as I can obtain 40 cents per gallon 
for it. I understand I can obtain good re¬ 
sults by feeding linseed oil meal to some 
extent in place of milk or with it. Can 
you inform me the method that should be 
used in preparing the meal if it should he 
prepared and in what proportions as to 
quantity of the meal to he used? f. t. e. 
Mercedes, Tex. 
According to the date of your letter 
(February 25), your calves must now 
(March 27) be at least six weeks old. 
Calves of that age should soon be 
able to thrive fairly well without milk, 
although we find it difficult to make 
them do quite as well as when plenty 
of good, fresh skim-milk is available. 
One rule which always applies to calf 
feeding is to make all changes in feed 
very gradual. Each day reduce the 
amount of milk a little, not more 
than a pint, replacing it with warm 
water in order that the calf may have 
plenty of drink. Wheat middlings and 
oil meal, say four parts of the former 
to one of the latter, make an excellent 
ration for young calves. Feed dry, 
starting with a very small handful in 
the bottom of the pail just as the 
calf has finished drinking, increasing, 
the amount daily until a pint or more 
is given. Watch the condition of the 
bowels at all times, and if there is a 
tendency to scour reduce the amount 
of meal. As the calves become older 
bran or ground oats may be substituted 
for the middlings. A little bright hay, 
preferably clover or Alfalfa, should be 
within reach. Some of the advertised 
calf meals are said to give good sat¬ 
isfaction. They are rather expensive, 
compared with other feeds; but where 
only one or two calves are being raised, 
it might be less trouble to use a pre¬ 
pared food than to make up a home 
mixture. c. s. m. 
“MOLLIE OF EDGEWOOD 167956.” 
There has been so much said about 
this cow that we feel like printing her 
MOLLIE OF EDGEWOOD. FlG. 153. 
picture—which is done at Fig. 153. This 
famous Jersey cow gave in one year 
14,036.5 pounds of milk, testing 705.99 
pounds of butter fat. A reporter got 
it mixed and reported quarts instead 
of pounds, but even with the corrections 
made Mollie is a wonderful cow. 
Crimson Clover in New Hampshire. 
F. M. IT., Wilton, N. IT .—Will ■ Crimson 
clover grow here in Hillsborough County? 
Can it he seeded in the Spring on medium 
light soil that has been under cultivation 
three years, and then be plowed under in 
August to be seeded down for hay? At 
what time should it be seeded for the best 
results? Can it be seeded with Cow-horn 
turnips in corn? Will cow peas grow here? 
I was planning to plant cow peas in the 
Spring, cut a crop for hay, turn under 
and plant Winter rye, cut a crop the fol¬ 
lowing Spring and plant cow peas again 
and enrich the soil in that way. 
Ans. —Our information is that both 
Crimson clover and cow peas are too 
uncertain for New Hampshire. There 
maybe some places where they do fairly 
well, but we think Hartford, Conn., 
about the northern limit for them. The 
season is too short in New Hampshire. 
At any rate, it is a mistake to sow 
Crimson clover in Spring. This is a 
cool weather plant. To improve your 
land why not sow oats and peas early 
this Spring and add eight pounds Red 
clover ancj five pounds Alsike clover 
per acre? Cut the oats and peas early 
for hay and let the clover grow. Cut 
one crop of the clover next year and 
plow the second crop under for grass, 
seeding. 
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r Cow comfort and cow sanitation result in more 
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Bouden Sanitary Steel Stalls and Stanch¬ 
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