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Teaching Calf to Drink; Tomato Seeds 
Culling Pullets 
1. T linve ii ciilf fwo rnoiiflis old, and 
Ro far if has ahv.ays t.akcii milk from the 
cow. 1 would like to rais(! the <'alf, l)vit 
J do not know how to teach it to eat and 
di’itik from .a bucket .‘ihuie. What is the 
best ration for :i <-:ilf, also what «iuantit.v V 
2. How are .seeds from tomatoes tre.ated? 
o. How can one mill pullets? I.. 8. 
Millville, N. .1. 
1. While two months is a rather ad¬ 
vanced age at which to teach a calf to 
drink from a bucket, the trick can he 
done if you are jiatient. good-temjiered, 
and agile. Choose a day for the first les¬ 
son when you have jihmty of time and 
there are no idle members of the family 
about. The sense fif humor which on- 
look(>rs (lisiil.'iy at such times is discon¬ 
certing, and few men possess reputa¬ 
tions for sweetness of disposition !ind 
gentleness of speech that cannot he badly 
damaged by a robust calf at its first table 
meal. 
First, let tlie calf get liungry, flion fie 
if in a secluded jiart of the barn away 
from its motlier. Tie it where, when it 
goes into reverse, as it freipiently will, 
it will back into a tight coi-ner. i)o not 
leave slack enough in the rope t() looj) 
about your legs if the <‘aif should decide 
to abruiilly terminate the <'ourse of les¬ 
ions in oi-der to get to its own dam and 
.Mway from yours. Attire yourself sim- 
ply in your old clothes. Now, with a 
luicket of warmed milk in hand, jdaco 
yonrs(‘lf ,‘istri<Ie the calf's neck, facing for¬ 
ward. Soothing worths at this time will 
tend to allay any fears that your iinac- 
customt'd actions may liave aroused in 
the breast of the calf. With the liucket 
set beneath its nose, iilace the lingers of 
your left liand in the calf’s mouth ami 
the palm of your right firmly upon the 
top of its liead. 
If you and the bucket of milk are still 
right side u[», the second stage of the 
lesson should now begin. As the calf’s 
sliarj) teeth commence to score your fin¬ 
gers, gently lower them beneath the sur¬ 
face of the milk. If its nose does not 
readily follow, exert a little encouraging 
jiressure with your right hand. Ho not 
entirely submerge the anlmars nose, for 
the calf breathes through its nostrils, and, 
if it breathes milk in, it will breathe it 
out again with considerable force; very 
likely doing this while your head over¬ 
hangs its own and it is looking up ap¬ 
pealingly into your face. 
As the calf sucks the milk from be¬ 
tween your fingers, Avitlidraw them as 
slowly as the jiaiuful. lacerations being 
made by its teeth will permit. You will 
linve to replace them, again and again, 
until the calf learns that the bucket ami 
not your lingers is the source of its en- 
.io.vment. J'liis it will finally do, though, 
in some casc.s, only after rcjieated le.s.sons. 
T’ntil man.v successive generations of 
liaiul feeding have taught calves that the 
vigorous upward hunt iiracticod upon 
their natural mothers is not necessary 
when taking milk from a bucket, the jtosi- 
tion of instructor will he insecure, and, 
at times, uiK'omfortahle. The mutual re¬ 
lations sustained during the.se lessons, 
however, are intimate and ai»t to he pro¬ 
ductive of considerable affection—uixm 
the jiart of tlie calf. 
Teaching a calf to cat solid foods is 
simple. Nail an open box containing a 
handful or two of ground grain, oats or 
wheat bran, or a mixture of hofli, at a 
height coiivenieiit for it to get its nose 
into it. Then jdace a iif*^^le good liay 
within its reach. It will soon h*arn to 
nibble at both, and the (plantiiy of grain 
given it may he gradually increased as it 
grows older. 
2. Seeds from thoroughly ripe toinatoe.s 
should he carefully dried after removal 
and then stored in a dry place until need¬ 
ed for planting. 
2. (llo.se observation of your flock will 
enable you to pick out thost* luillets that 
are manifestly undeveloped for their age 
and lack of tin; vigor and other charac¬ 
teristics, that indicate coming iiroductiv- 
ity. Extension Bulletin No. 21 from tlic 
State Colh'ge of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. 
Y.. may he had for the asking and will 
aid you in selecting the type of bird that 
is desirable. It is diflicnlt to give ju-inted 
instructions that will he of material as¬ 
sistance in learning what only ohs(‘rva- 
tiou can really tcacli. M. n. i). 
State Sheep Breeders’ Association 
At a conference between the rejtre.senta- 
tives of 17 eounty slieep breeders’ asso¬ 
ciations of this State, held at the State 
Fair (1 rounds, Syracuse, on Sciitemher 
12, steps were taken to bring the county 
associations into closer touch with each 
other by organizing them into some sort 
of a State-wide liody. ’I’he exact form of 
the new' organization w'as left to a com- 
(uittee of seven. A. '\V. North, Walton. 
Delaware Co., N. Y., is chairman of this 
committee. 'The oth(‘r memhers are .Toliii 
Curry, Hartwick, Otsego County; E. S. 
Hill. Ereeville, Tomiikins County; H. II. 
Perry, Eagle Bridge. Washington (loniity ; 
S, E. Bndd, N(‘wark, Wayne County; E. 
E. Moody. Itnshville, Ontario County; 
I’.ernice W. P.nice, Albion, Orleans 
County. Every man on this committee is 
an actual farnu'r and is engaged in the 
October 5, 1918 
breeding and roaring of .sheep as pii*-! of 
his farm bu.siness. Practical sheep men 
of New York State could not he repre¬ 
sented by a better committee. 
The confei'cnce was called by the execn- 
fivo committee of the Federation of Farm 
Bureau Associations, which organization 
M’orked out the plan for the co-operative 
sales of wool in the State this Sjiring, 
under which a half million i)ounds of 
wool were sold to the financial advantage 
of those who co-opera t(*d. Seventeen 
counties—Delaware, Ot.sego, Washington, 
Es.sex, Orleans, Ontario, Columbia, 
Bonnsselaer, Cortland. Tompkins. Broome, 
Chenango, Cayuga, Albany, Yates, War¬ 
ren and Greene—sent ofiicial delegates to 
tlie conference. Several others were rep- 
resmited unofficially. 
The meeting was called to order by 
Pres. Strivings of the Federation of 
Farm Bureau As.sociations, who explained 
that the object of it was to get together 
the officials of the sheep breeders’ n.ssocia- 
tions to talk over the matter of a State 
organization which had been suggested 
from several sources. Delegates from 
several counties were then called upon, 
ami these men brought out the need of 
some .sort of a State clearing lionse which 
would he under the direction of practical 
sheep men. 
^ Marc Smith, sheep specialist of the 
College of Agriculture, was called upon 
and paid a distinct tribute to the co¬ 
operative and itrogre.ssive sjiirit of tin* 
sheep men of N(>w York State. He 
warned those lu-esent that they should 
not organize further unle.ss (hey felt a 
need for such organization and congratu¬ 
lated them upon their accom])li.shmeiits to 
date. (t. It, Wliitf^ of the I)ej)artmeiit of 
Farms and ISIarkets pointed out the jiro- 
visions of the new co-ojierativo law and 
how it aiijilied to organizations of the na¬ 
ture of County Sheep Biamders’ Associa¬ 
tions. 
Everyone present was of the opinion 
that a State-wide organization was need¬ 
ed, hut on the coiuisel of some of the 
delegates it was voted to pro(;eed slowl.v 
with the matter, and the above rej)orted 
committee was accordingl.v elected and in¬ 
structed to work on jilaiis and rej)oi't to 
a mec'ling of county association repre¬ 
sentatives, to be called at a later date. 
In the meantime, it is expected that sev¬ 
eral more county as.sociations will be or- 
giinized under the ausjtice.s of the Farm 
Biireaiis, meetings for the jmrpo.se having 
b(*en called in six other counties. u. 
Care of Pullets 
Would you advi.se as to the general care 
of 200 Plymouth Bock pullets now four 
mouths old? What would be a good type 
of house and how large should it he? 
^ylult should they he f('d for egg ])roduc- 
tiori? When should roosters he i)ut in 
for March .setting? These pullets are 
pure Barred Kock.s. What are they prob- 
abl.v worth ? u. w. jc. 
Andover, N. .T. 
The “open-front” type of house, that 
is, a Imuso facing away from the jirevail- 
ing Winter wimls, usually Ix'st a little 
to the southeast, and with a good deal of 
the front open for ventilation, is usually 
ac(.-ei)ted as the best type. You will find 
these in all poultry sections of your State, 
and can get specific plans from your 
State Experiment Station at New Bruns¬ 
wick. Your house should have from thri'e 
to four s<|uare feet of floor space per bird. 
Mixed whole grains in the litter and a 
dry mash composed of such ground grains 
as ground oats, cornmeal, wheat bran and 
middlings, gluten fe(‘d, oil meal, etc., to¬ 
gether with about 20 per cent of meat 
scraj), should he used as a laying ration, 
to he fed from now on. Good formulas 
are frefiuently jirinted in these columns, 
ami your State experiment station will 
recommend some now adapted to .vour 
needs and market conditions. Mal(*s 
should he placed in tlie breeding pens at 
least 10 days before using the eggs for 
hatching. The value of these jiuliets de- 
jieiids u|)on their breeding ard condition 
and upon local demand, vei'j probably in 
your hjculity from $1.n0 up. M. u. l). 
Cull Out the Drones 
In this year when profit in i)oultr.v 
keeping is so small, the importance of 
getting rid of the poor layers is very evi¬ 
dent, and this is the time of year to do it. 
Those that start to molt early—August 
and Sejitember—are the poorest layers. 
I’rof. Kirkpatrick of Storrs College, in 
the bulletin for .July .21, says that there 
is a steady falling olT now in the egg pro¬ 
duction, owing to the increasing number 
that are molting. These are the slackiu's. 
“Conseiiuently, from now on, it is very 
desirable that these uon-producerti he 
culled.” Of course, this cannot he done 
at Storrs, for all the birds continue 
througii the year. But private fIo(;ks can 
be culled to advantage. Prof. Kirkjiatrick 
gives an instance where a flock of 1,4(K) 
hens were culled; 82(5 birds were taken 
out, leaving 534 in the iiens; and the as¬ 
tonishing fijct was that the 534 laid 1!)5 
more eggs, in the succeeding week, than 
the whole 1,4()(> had laid the previous 
week. The figures were 2,1(K) eggs in 
the week before culling, and 2,39.3 after 
taking out the 82(! slackers. The 5.34 had 
more room, and their proportion of dain¬ 
ties—if any were fed—would he greater. 
This is the ino.st forcible illustration of 
the benefit of culling that I Iiave ever 
known. GK(». A. cosgkovk. 
