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C»« RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Live Stock Notes 
Rabbit Varieties 
'I'he difference between a purebred rab¬ 
bit and a mixed one is even greater than 
between a purebred chicken and a mon¬ 
grel. Mongrel chickens, though weak 
in egg-laying ability, often have strong 
constitutions. Mixed rabbits usually have 
all of the bad and none of the good points 
of their species, and particularly are 
they subject to disease. So, when buying 
rabbits, get purebred ones. There are 
several breeds, some more popular thau 
others, but nearly all are worthy of con¬ 
sideration. The purpose for which they 
are desired will have some influence on 
choice. Rabbits are always in demand 
for pots, and just at present there is a 
wai’-time demand for them for meat. 
Twenty-five creuts a pound live weight is a 
pretty good price to obtain for a table 
rabbit, but such has been done the past 
.season. 
If pets are desired many varieties are 
available—Polish, Dutch, Himalayan, 
New Zealand, Red, English, Angora, Lop 
Ear, Flemish Giant, Bel^an hare. When 
meat is desired choice is more limited, 
for while all varieties arc suitable for 
eating, some varieties can be raised much 
more profiably than others. The Belgian 
hare is the ideal table rabbit, and it can 
be produced economically. New Zealand 
Retls and the Flemish Giant are other 
hardy rabbits, of good size, profitable on 
farms for meat. The Flemish Giant is 
the biggest of them all, reaching 10 
liounds in some instances, but he also 
eats by far the most. 
Of all rabbits save the Bfdgiau, people 
are nio.st familiar with the Ihdish, but 
comparatively few know it by that name. 
It is the all-white rabbit, with the i)ink 
eyes. It is an ideal pet, docile, intelli¬ 
gent, easy to raise. “Admiral,” a Polish 
i)uck the writer once owned, could drive 
any of the young cats of the neighbor- 
I'ood, butting them with his lowered head. 
He was nearly invincible, but I’olly, his 
mate, who.se weapon was her teeth, could 
make him flee. 
The popular demand for the beautiful 
wliite Polish is strong, so also is it for 
the Belgian hare, with which everybody 
is familiar. Another variety which ap- 
l)ea]s much to the popular fancy just at 
present, because of its immense size, is 
the Flemish (Rant, the color of which 
varies from steel gray to black. Tlie 
Flemish is a coase rabbit, usually far 
from pretty, and as a pet is vastly in¬ 
ferior to other varieties. It is in de¬ 
mand, however, and for that reason is 
profitable to lireed. New Zealand Red 
is a comparatively new variety of rabbit. 
First bred in this country in California, 
they have spread to many other States. 
Tlie New Zealand is a good-sized rab¬ 
bit. and (juite profitable for the table.. 
Dutcli rabbits made the neatest, pret¬ 
tiest pets imaginable, and they are not 
lialf .so numerous and popular as they 
ought to be and ultimately will he. Once 
.seen, a well-bred Dutcli rabbit is never 
forgotten. A compact little rabbit, weigh¬ 
ing around five pounds when mature, he 
lias a wedge-shaped patch of white on 
his forehead, a broad band of white hack 
of the ears, reaching completely and 
evenly around the body, and white hind 
paws. The other color or colors may 
lie black, blue, gray, tor.tbiseshell, yel¬ 
low, blue gray, blue fawn. ’ This rabbit 
is a spry little fellow, more spirited tlian 
the Polish, and a perfect pet for chii- 
dren. Ifutch does make excellent moth¬ 
ers. This variety is extremely numerous 
in England, where for years rabbit keep¬ 
ing has been a popular hobby. The 
breed’iig of no rabbit is more fascinat¬ 
ing that the Dutch. The many possible 
colons and the perfection of marking 
possible liiit seldom attained keeps one’s* 
interest always high. 
The Himalayan rabbit is not very com¬ 
mon in this country, but is easily bred. 
It is about the .size of the Polish, and 
when horn resembles it clo.sely. As it 
grows older, however, the ' white coat 
changes at the cans, nose, feet and tail 
to black. 
The Fnglisli rabbit is white, with si)ots 
at random. These spots may he black, 
gray, tortoise, blue or yellow. Tliis is a 
beautiful little rabbit, not hard to raise. 
It is not extensively bred in tliis country. 
In the fancy c]a.s.s, and not so prac¬ 
tical for farm raising, are the Angora 
and the Lop Far. The Angora weighs 
six to seven pouiid.s, and is white, blue 
or black usually. He is hardy enough, 
but it requires a lot of care to keep 
his coat in pre.sentable condition. Lop 
Ears are a rabbit bred foi' a long time 
for length of ear. Ixip Ears have Iieen 
jiroduced with cars 27 inches long and 
seven inches wide. They are a breed 
for the fancier, not for tiie farm, 
Rahliits inci-ea.se so fast under con- 
•scientious management that the fir.st cost 
is of little importance. On the farm a 
pair of weanlings will grow to maturity 
at the cost of a few cents. They will 
lie ready to rear young at seven months. 
Only ordinary good judgment dictates the 
purchase of good stock to begin with. 
New Hampshire. j. T. bartlktt. 
Molasses for Pigs 
Gould you tell me the feeding value of 
Alfalfa and molasses for feeding pigs 
(also compared with other feeds)? Un¬ 
der the present high prices it would be 
a very cheap feed. I have made out a 
ration as follows: 4 lbs. mola.sses, 4 lbs. 
Alfalfa meal, 1,5 lbs, water, ^ lb. tank¬ 
age. Some of the pigs are six months 
old and some four months old, I also 
have a pair of young pigs 10 weeks old. 
a young boar and a young sow pig, which 
I wish to raise for breeders. Would you 
advise the Alfalfa and molasses ration 
for them or is there a better ration for 
feeding breeders from weaning time? Do 
you advise raising the boar by himself 
or let him he with the rest of the pigs 
up to breeding time? Do you think 
sweet fodder corn as good as flint for 
pig.s in the Fall and Winter when fed on 
ears? c. L. 
New Jersey. 
While personally I have never fed mo- 
la.sscs to pigs I should judge the amount 
you mention in your ration too large. 
There seems to be very little experimen¬ 
tal data on feeding molas.ses to pigs. In 
Henry’s “Feeds and Feeding” it is stated 
that in some trials at the Utah Station 
the molasses caused the pork to have an 
unsavory flavor. It states that at the 
Cornell Station overfeeding with the 
molasses causes pigs to .scour. In feeding 
five 87-ib, pigs a ration of 1.6 lbs. corn 
meal, 2.4 lbs. sugar-beet molasses, and 4 
lbs. of milk for three days, two pigs died 
suddenly and the others failed to do well. 
It would probably be safer as a trial tf> 
use one pound of moIasse.s and use in 
place of other three pounds mentioned in 
your ration one part corn and two parts 
middlings. Until you trv the molasses at 
least a better ration for your gx-owing 
breeding stock would be five parts corn- 
meal, three parts middlings, two parts 
tankage, and one part Alfalfa meal. 
I should keep the boar separate. Sweet 
corn contains slightly more digestilde nu¬ 
trients than flint corn. ii. k. ,j. 
AILING ANIMALS 
Stocked Leg 
A very good nude “stocks up” evez-y 
night in one hind leg. from lock down 
to foot. I thought that it was probably 
due to .scratches when T got him, but I 
am sure there are no scratches now. There 
seems to be no apparent cau.se. The 
.swelling comes down to very nearly nor¬ 
mal size when worked a few hours. 
What can I do to help? In Winter it 
might get uncomfortable, when he stamls 
up in .s-table. w, m. ir. 
Maryland. 
Allow the mule to occupy a I’oomy box 
stall when in the stable. Never let him 
stand without work or exercise for a sin¬ 
gle day. Each time he comes in hand- 
rub the leg thoroughly, then wrap it in 
cotton batting. Keep smoothly in place 
by means of a bandage put on spii-ally to 
cause firm but not tight pressure. Do 
not give drugs of any kind. Persistent 
treatment, such as we have prescribed, 
may in time remedy the weak condition 
wliich gives rise to the swelling. 
A. S. A. 
Worms 
Will you please t<> state what is good 
for wmrms in pigs? ,t. i*. 
■New .Jersey. 
To pigs under 75 pounds give turpen¬ 
tine in milk or slop for three successive 
mornings and again the following week. 
Allow at the rate of one teaspoonful to 
1()0 pounds of body weight. To older 
pigs other than sows in pig, giv(‘ pow¬ 
dered copperas in slop for five con.seeHtive 
mornings, allowing one level teaspoouLil 
for each 100 pounds of body weight. Re¬ 
peat this treatment in 10 days if thouglit 
necessary. Pregnant .sows may safely 
take sulphur in similar do.ses. Keep pigs 
out of dirty places and feed them from 
clean troughs. a. s. a. 
Wooden Tongue 
I liave a cow that about twm months 
ago began to drool and slaver more than 
a COW' usually does, A little while after 
this she began to shrink in her milk and 
get poor. I looked in her mouth and 
found her tongue was swollen up, seemed 
to fill her mouth full. I gave several doses 
salts and in ji few' day.s she got better, 
but the swelling did not go out of her 
tongue very much. Now she is getting 
thin in flesh again and gives hardly any 
milk. What can I do for her? 
New' York. c. R. M. 
We should judge fi'om your de.scription 
that actinomycosis of the tongue (wood¬ 
en tongue) is pre.sent, and if .so it may 
prove curable if you give one dram of io¬ 
dide of potash in water night and morn¬ 
ing for 10 days and then skip 10 days and 
repeat the treatment. The tongue also 
should be lightly scarified by a veterinar¬ 
ian and painted with tincture of iodine 
two ox- three times a week. Unfortuxiate- 
ly iodide of potash tends to cause ema¬ 
ciation aiid shx'ink in milk. It also may 
cau.se abortion if given until iodine 
poisoning |“iodism”) Is caused, but it is 
the only drug that can be considered u 
specific remedy for actinomycosis. 
a. 3. A. 
