The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1361 
Live Stock Notes 
Sheep in Orchard 
I was intercstd in this inquiry concern¬ 
ing sheep in a young orchard, having had 
some experience in the matter. We have 
an orchard 35 years old, in which sheep 
have been pastured for four or five years, 
and have had no difficulty with sheep 
gnawing the trees, but have been careful 
to see that they had plenty of feed and 
access to water. This orchard is on 
stony, rough land, and is very thrifty and 
beginning to bear well. On an adjoining 
farm a young orchard eight or nine years 
old was totally ruined by sheep a few 
years ago, but I think the cause was that 
there was both a lack of feed and water. 
If I had a young orchard on heavy clay 
soil I think I should try to tile it and 
continue cultivating it. I tried this meth¬ 
od of pasturing sheep in an apple orchard 
in a clay soil, and the trees made a poor 
growth, and it was necessary to go to cul¬ 
tivating it again, george w. chapman. 
Monroe Co., N. Y. 
Old Horses and Their Teeth 
I send clipping- from local newspaper 
attributing great age to a mare but slight¬ 
ly beyond 37 years of .age. I think that 
there are many horses in the country do¬ 
ing considerable useful work that are far 
past the age of even 40 years. 
“Kitty, the little bay mare owned by 
James Flynn of North Pleasant St., and 
a long familiar figure in Canandaigua, 
was painlessly assisted to horse heaven 
today by Dr. J. J. Lindner. The animal 
was 37 years old in March. Ilorse lovers 
in this city state that its age exceeded 
that of any horse they had heard of. 
Kitty was raised by Dr. Edwin Pratt of 
Manchester, father of Dr. John Pratt, and 
had been owned by Mr. Flynn nearly 32 
years. She was admired in her young 
days, having been one of the best and 
fastest, trotters in the county.” 
I think that there would be a great 
many more if all horses had their teeth 
regularly and properly cared for. Would 
it not he a good subject for your business 
farmer’s paper to investigate a bit? I 
have not know* of a horse that I believed 
to have reached the age of 50 years. Pos¬ 
sibly there is a candidate for that honor, 
and it would be well worth knowing of 
if for no other purpose than to put to 
shame those who are responsible for the 
early disability and death of such a large 
proportion of horse kind. JOHN SHEA. 
R. N.-Y.—We learned long ago how 
many horses suffer because their teeth are 
not attended to. In some* cases some of 
the teeth grow so long that the horse 
cannot properly chew his food. In other 
cases the teeth tear and wound the gums 
and longue. The teeth should be clipped 
or filed regularly. We know of cases 
where teeth of horses have been filled, 
the same as human teeth, and at a profit, 
too. 
Breeding of Foxhounds 
Will you give me some information 
about the breeding of foxhounds; also 
what to feed the mother? J. F. 
New Rochelle, N. Y. 
Dreed as soon an possible after the fe¬ 
male arrives at maturity. It is never safe 
to breed an old female unless she has been 
previously bred, and the pups born before 
the dam is six years old are claimed to be 
better in all points than those horn later 
in life. Briefly, the points of a good fox¬ 
hound are as follows: 
Head, rather broad but long: eyebrows, 
very prominent; ears, set low, thin and 
shapely, but not large; nose, large: jaws, 
large and strong; eyes, deep set, but large 
and full, very bright and steady, and with 
such an expression of determination as to 
give the impression of fierceness; this is 
important, since it denotes the highest de¬ 
gree of courage and endurance; neck, 
clean and long, and with no ruffles of the 
skin; shoulders, wide and powerful; legs, 
large and straight; ribs, deep and fine; 
brisket, well below the elbows; back, 
straight with wide loins; hips, long and 
powerful, with lung thigh and straight 
hock; shank, short with shapely feet: 
tail, long and nearly straight; hair, hard 
and stiff, but short and very smooth; 
height of male, 23 to 24 in.; of female. 22 
to 23 in. 
I have made this description rather 
full, because this is a breed well worth 
preserving in its original purity, but which 
has degenerated until there are probably 
3.000 mongrels to one high-grade foxhound 
in the United States. A sire should be se¬ 
lected having all these points as uniformly 
developed ns can be found, and. in addi¬ 
tion, lie should be tractable, intelligent 
and well trained. After mating, the dam 
should be kept in confinement for a week 
or 30 days, and, during the entire period 
of gestation, which will vary lmt one or 
two days from nine weeks, generously fed 
with a wholesale but varied diet, in which 
there is sufficient sweet oil to keep the 
bowels free, but not too loose, and in 
which there is a liberal admixture of bone- 
meal. A diet restricted to a few articles 
of food will give the pups a weak diges¬ 
tion. and, without a strong digestion, 
strength and stamina cannot be expected. 
During gestation the dam should be given 
plenty of exercise, but this should not be 
too violent or too long continued, and, if 
it can be given in the form of fox chasing, 
so much the better. As the period of par¬ 
turition approaches she should be given a 
roomy kennel, with plenty of good, fresh 
straw, which she will arrange to suit her¬ 
self. Keep plenty of clean fresh water 
within easy reach, and, about a week be¬ 
fore the pups are expected, begin'feeding 
warm, separated milk, and continue this 
until the pups are a week old, and as 
much longer as is practicable. When par¬ 
turition begins the mother should be left 
strictly to herself for 24 hours. If there 
is trouble then, a skilled veterinarian 
should be called. Pet and caress the 
mother frequently, but do not disturb the 
pups until they have their eyes open. 
Feed the mother for the production of 
milk, and, as soon as the pups are old 
enough to partake of it, keep them well 
supplied with clean, separated milk, if 
practicable. c. o. ormsbf.e. 
Alfalfa as a Pasture Plant 
We have been taught that common Al¬ 
falfa is not a good pasture plant, but our 
experience proves to the contrary. On 
this farm in the Spring of 11117, three- 
quarters of an acre of ground between 
the farm barn and the highway was 
heavily manured and planted to late po- 
totoes, planted early and dug Sept. 1. 
The yield was good. The latter part of 
April. 1938. the field was well prepared 
and seeded to common Alfalfa with bar¬ 
ley. The latter gave a good yield and 
the stand and growth of Alfalfa was 
very satisfactory. This was pastured all 
the Fall so close by the hogs that I feared 
it would be permanently injured or de¬ 
stroyed altogether, but this Spring it came 
back as vigorous as ever. Three brood 
sows and some shotes had the run of the 
lot until July 1. and since that date the 
six shotes have been pastured on it. At 
this date, Aug. 2. it is showing a strong 
growth, and the brood sows will have to 
be again turned on it to keep it down. 
Just across the highway a neighbor 
liog-pastured a lot of Alfalfa last year so 
close that it appeared entirely ruined. 
This year it has not been pastured, and 
two crops of hay has already been cut 
from it. It is our practice to sow Alfalfa 
with the clover in the Spring on the 
wheat. This inoculates the soil, insures 
a good cutting of hay, and furnishes fine 
pasture after haying. We think Alfalfa 
is a good pasture plant. ir. e. cox. 
New York. 
Buckwheat as Forage 
On page 1076 you ask for experience 
with buckwheat as a forage and hay 
plant. It has never been much used as 
such. Fed green it makes a very good 
food for cows; it makes a good amount 
of milk, and in its green state is ail eaten 
up. The milk made from it is inclined 
to be rather low in butterfat. Fed in a 
cured condition it is a failure. Cattle 
do not like it. and its food value is very 
low’. As a farm crop I do not use it 
largely, for if the grain fails to mature 
it is raised at almost a total loss. The 
grain is good feed for most animals and 
poultry, except horses. As soon as chicks 
are well feathered out there is nothing 
they like better, but it should not com¬ 
prise the whole ration. I would not raise 
it upon land that would grow other crops 
except in a limited way. J. A. M. 
Mt. Upton, N. Y. 
Buckwheat Fodder 
Under “Brevities.” page 307G. you say 
“Who can tell us about buckwheat as a 
fodder or hay crop?” After an experience 
of 15 years or more, my opinion is that 
it is the one best crop to feed green. As 
a hay crop, I have never tried it. and am 
inclined to doubt the feasibility of curing 
a plant containing so much juice, but 
have no doubt that the lmy would be very 
palatable and of high feeding value. Our 
pasture gave out entirely in June, and we 
fed green Alfalfa for 10 days or so. and 
then changed to buckwheat, and the cows 
increased in their flow. We then changed 
hack to Alfalfa, and the flow diminished, 
while a return to the buckwheat brought 
them back. We have fed continuously 
from the same sowing of buckwheat since 
June 22 (it is now July 19). and the 
cows are milking as well as at the start. 
In order to get liest results it should be 
sowed pretty thick; at least two bushels 
per acre, and more would be better. 
West Hamburg, N. Y. c. N. 
Fouls in Cattle 
We find the following treatment for 
“fouls” in cattle very effective: Clean 
the foot thoroughly and apply antiseptic 
pack. After removing pack, keep the foot 
dry and apply boric acid. 
New York. markiiam &. puffer. 
Vinegar and blue vitriol (one quart of 
vinegar and three ounces or as much blue 
vitriol as the vinegar will dissolve), used 
twice daily on parts affected. Saw a clean 
cloth between the cow’s hoofs to cleau out 
first, then apply. I have had good success 
from six to nine years old. a. a. b. 
New York. 
Black Teeth 
Are black teeth in hogs injurious to 
them and is it necessary to pull them? 
Pennsylvania. e. a. g. 
Black teeth are harmless and need not 
be cut or extracted: 
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