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Live Stock and Dairy 
CORNSTALKS FOR HORSES. 
I would like to know the effect of feed¬ 
ing cornstalks to a horse, that is, cut stalks 
with ground feed. I have heard it is liable 
to give a horse worms. r. a. b. 
New York. 
Every Winter we feed our horses on 
dry stalks. This feeding has already be¬ 
gun this year. When large stalks are 
cut the hard pieces will sometimes tear 
or cut the horse’s mouth and gums. We 
like shredding better or the cut pieces 
may be softened by putting in a barrel 
and wetting with hot water. We have 
had no bad effects from feeding stalks 
except that they are constipating. Some 
laxative food should be given with them. 
Carrots, raw potatoes or cabbage will 
help. Wheat bran is good to feed with 
them, and a small quantity of linseed 
meal will help keep the bowels open. 
Waste or feed molasses is one of the 
best tilings to feed while horses are eat¬ 
ing stalks. Give some laxative food and 
there will be no trouble. 
THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
THE MILK ESCUTCHEON. 
A short time ago a neighbor came to 
me with a story of a great discovery he 
had purchased from a traveling man for 
With the knowledge this man sold 
him, he said he was able to pick out a 
good milch cow from a poor one with 
absolute certainty. He also offered to 
sell me the same information for a dol¬ 
lar. While a dollar is a very small 
amount to pay for such information, pro¬ 
vided it proves true, still I consider my¬ 
self a fair judge of cows, and asked my 
friend to show me my best and poorest 
milkers. He did so, and while looking 
them over I noticed he paid particular 
attention to the hind quarters, so much 
so that I asked: 
“Don’t you go by the escutcheon a 
great deal in your test?” 
He 'ooked at me blankly for a minute 
and then blurted out: 
“Where did you ever hear of the 
escutcheon ? That is the whole secret.” 
I then told him that my uncle had 
showed me the escutcheon or milk mir¬ 
ror when I was a little boy, and that I 
had read of it in a number of different 
books on judging cows. He was very 
much surprised, and departed a wiser 
but a very sad man. He also told me 
that this traveling man had shown him 
letters from prominent dairymen, en¬ 
dorsing his scheme. 
1 thought all farmers knew about the 
milk escutcheon, but upon inquiry I find 
very few of the dairymen in my neigh¬ 
borhood are acquainted with it, so I have 
concluded to give a description of this 
test to readers. The escutcheon or milk 
mirror was first discovered by M. 
Guenon, a Frenchman. In studying the 
anatomy of cows in regard to the pro¬ 
duction of milk, he concluded that the 
milk was dependent upon the circulation 
of blood to a certain extent and that the 
large artery that supplies the blood to 
the region of the udder must be in pro¬ 
portion to the amount of milk produced. 
This has been borne out by later studies 
given the matter by learned men. This 
artery also supplies blood to the skin 
around the udder and the posterior re¬ 
gion, and in consequence the hair on 
these parts is soft and short. If a per 
son would stand behind a Jersey cow 
and, holding her tail to one side, study 
the hind portion of the animal, he will 
soon notice two lines, made by the hair 
growing in different directions. These 
lines commence near the perineum and 
extend downward and outward to a 
point on the thighs, then turn sharply 
and pass inside the legs, extending well 
under the belly. The two lines form a 
shield in shape, from which the name 
escutcheon is taken. For a good milker 
this escutcheon should be large, wide at 
its corners where the hair lines change 
directions, and should extend well to¬ 
wards the front quarters. 
It is generally thought by those using 
this system that the width of the shield 
at its widest point denotes the amount 
of milk and the length, the deep milk¬ 
ing quality of the animal. That is, a 
cow showing great width of shield and 
the lines joining just forward of the 
udder, would give a large amount of 
milk, but would be more apt to go dry 
sooner than a cow having the lines ex¬ 
tending well under the body. The author 
has used this test with very good re¬ 
sults on Jerseys and Holsteins, but has 
found it hard to discern on the Durhams 
and some other breeds, owing to the 
hair on some cows being so nearly the 
same color all over. I have also seen 
the test described in a Government bul¬ 
letin, but cannot recall the number. 
F. G. TAYLOR. 
WILD HENS. 
When a man starts in to breed pure¬ 
bred stock he finds himself up against 
all sorts of problems in his efforts to 
make “the papers fit.” “Atavism” or 
breeding back may upset his plans, and 
the chicken man with a new “made 
breed” has the hardest time of all. Buy 
a sitting of eggs of R. I. Red or one of 
the new “buff” breeds, and see what you 
get in the way of colors. For startling 
novelty, however, the following letter 
received by a New York breeder comes 
close to the limit. It may be that these 
Leghorns are crossed with quail or part¬ 
ridge—but seriously, no doubt Game 
blood was used in making this strain of 
buff, and this blood is asserting itself: 
Last Spring I sent to you for two settings 
of eggs of Buff Leghorns. I had 28 eggs 
and got four chickens. I don't know what 
they are, but they are not like any domestic 
fowl that I ever saw before. I am writing 
you from curiosity to know about them. 
From the time that they were little chicks 
1 have never been able to tame them. I 
did not catch sight of them for weeks. 
They were put into the coop. As soon as 
anyone approached they vanished. 1 kept 
them in a covered coop, and when they 
were a little older they would fight like 
mad tilings to get out, climbing with feet 
and back to the wires. After awhile I let 
them out, and when they were old enough 
took the old hen away (a borrowed one). 
I had no hens because I had planned to 
keep pure Buff Leghorns. A few nights 
after they commenced roosting in the apple 
trees and that ended it. I have never been 
able to capture them. They could fly 200 
yards higher than the trees. They" have 
left, and are in a swamp about a quarter 
of a mile away. You won’t convince any¬ 
one about here that they are pure Leg¬ 
horns. 
Whether or not you start 
with one 
Sooner or Later 
you will buy a 
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WINDSOR, OHIO, 
Offers 75 Percheron Mares and Stallions at Bargain 
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We do not claim to ho the biggest in the world. But 
we do claim wo are offering more real good mares 
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BERKSHIRE PIGS 
from eight to twelve weeks old, of 
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CALVIN J. HUSON, - PENN YAN, N. Y 
SPRING8ANK BERKSHIRES. Rf,, JSJ 
in Connecticut. Sows bred for April litters all sold. 
Have 4 sows bred to farrow in July; late, to ser¬ 
vice of Watson's Masterpiece. Will book orders 
for March and April pigs now. Send for new 
Booklet. J. E. WATSON, Proprietor, Marbleriale, Conn. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
Large, strong pigs from litters averaging ten this 
fall If interested we will be glad to send you our 
catalogue. Sows bred for fall farrow all sold. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg, Pa, 
I ARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD-m 
each of the last ihree volumes of American Berkshire Hecora 
we sold ami registered more Bei k&hires than any other breeder 
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BERKSHIRE PIGS—2 to 4 mos.. $0 to $10. Collie pups, $3 
to $5. Bitches bred $10. White Holland and Bronze 
Turkeys $3.50. W. LOTHERS, Pern Lack, Pa. 
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PENNA. BERKSHIRE CO., Fannettsburg. Pa, 
CHELD0N FARM registered Durocs. Pigs of both sex. 
u Bred Sows. Service Boars Best of breeding. 
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THnRfilIRHRRFn Berkshire Pitts For Sale, 
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A special offer on some nicely bred Bull Calvks. 
A. A. CORTELYOU. Somerville. N. J. 
FOUR MONTHS OLD PONTIAC BULL 
Sire, King Pontiac Pietertje, one of bestsonsof 
King of the Pontiacs; dam, Beryl Wayno Korn- 
dyke De Kol. Calf light colored, well grown. 
Price $75, crated f. o. b. Send, for details. 
CLOVERI>ALE FARM, Clun lotte, N. Y. 
C, S. Lunt, Owner J. J. Eden, Manager 
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SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
A vn CV-TTD IP C— Bull calves from cows 
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GA| flWAY PATT p—Largest herd in Michigan. 
UALLUYVAl UM I I LC Milk and Beef strain, stock 
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Millf Prndtirprq to1 ' ^ ew York City market 
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Eleven choice yearlings Ewes, yearling Rams, 
Weight 170 to 180 lbs, choice Ram lambs. O. I .C 
service boars: are booking for fall pigs. 
CEDAR LAWN FARM, Ludlowville, New York. 
QURflDQUIREQ - 100 y ear ling ewes; 40 
dllrcUr<dl1inC.O yearling rams. Price and 
breeding right. FRED VAN VLEKT, LODI, N.Y. 
S HROPSHIRE HAMS ANI) IUM LAMBS, good and strong. 
bred from imported prize-winning stock. Prices very 
reasonable. Wellesley Island Farms, Alexandria Bay, N. Y. 
IGHLAND STOCK FARM SHROP- 
SHIRES. I off’er t'oi sale choice Registered 
Yearling Rams. Also Ram Lambs. Ewes and 
Ewe Lambs. W. F. BLACK, Hall, N. Y. 
Rams for Sale 
year-olds. E. E. STEVENS & SON, Wilson, N. Y. 
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UuLLlL rUlOeheap. Nelson Bros., Grove City, Pa. 
JCOTCH COLLIES, Spayed Females, two to 
* eight mos. Circ. SILAS DECKER, Montrose Pa. 
5000 FERRETS FOR SALE. Write for price 
list, it’s free. DE KLEINE BROS. 
Jamestown, Michigan. Box 42. 
FFRRFK- Hele ^ am a £ a ' n ’ dealing in ruff on 
rennuo rats—the ferret. Enclose stamp for 
prices. CALVIN JEWELL, SPENCER, OHIO. 
