The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
1393 
oC sheep is still the common practice here, 
bnt the farmers admit that the cost of 
hurdling is practically prohibitive. As a' 
result, some of the sheep growers are 
going out of the sheep business, while 
others located on the thin chalk soils, 
that presumably cannot be farmed pro¬ 
fitably without sheep-, are inclined to fence 
in the extensive sheep pastures on the 
Chalk hills. By fencing in the large 
areas and top-dressing these with basic 
slag the keeping of sheep, it is believed, 
will continue to yield a profit with the 
existing prices of mutton and wool. The 
Hampshire, or the Hampshire-Suffolk 
cross, are the prevailing types of sheep 
on the chalk soils. On the more level and 
cheaper soils of Essex and adjoining coun¬ 
ties the Suffolk seems to be the favorite 
breed. Because of his natural fondness 
body weight, in three feeds, as a day’s 
ration. A like amount of hay is about 
right, most of it to be fed at night, and 
none of it at noon, when horses are 
working hard, or only a pound or so of 
it if horses come in hot and sweaty and 
have to be cooled off before allowing them 
to drink all the water they want and then 
have their noon meal. Bran may be 
added to the oats and dampened at feed¬ 
ing time. Do not give bran mashes. They 
tend to cause colic or other forms of in¬ 
digestion. If corn is not too dear it may 
well form the evening meal, in cool 
weather, and is best fed on the ear; or 
shelled corn may be fed with whole oats 
at the rate of 10 parts oats, six parts 
corn and two parts bran. Increase grain 
and lessen hay when a horse has to work 
hard and increase hay and reduce or omit 
11 tier n sc y Com Xi volet to 2d 60799, Owned by IIevdlca> Farms, of Pennsylvania 
for sheep, the English farmer will ap¬ 
parently go to almost any length to re¬ 
tain his Hocks. This attitude is one of 
the hopeful features in English farming 
today. ,T. G. LIP MAX. 
London, England. 
Experience with Rape Seed 
On page 1218 C. II.. of Millbrook, N. 
Y., asks about Dwarf Essex rape seed. 
I had a little experience with that crop 
several years ago. I had about one-fourth 
acre that wintered through and grew a 
good lot of seed, and just about the time 
it. should have been harvested a hailstorm 
passed over my farm and thrashed the 
greater part of the seeds out. I cut the 
plants with a sickle, laid down loose in 
bunches, gathered it up, drew it to a 
tight, floor and got about two bushels of 
good seed from it. If the hailstorm had 
not. come along I think I should have had 
around 10 bushels of seed. It is about 
the easiest seed to get out of its pods? 
that I know of, easily trodden out by 
foot or flailed out. At the time I had 
that, seed I thought I should not have to 
buy any more rape seed for years, but I 
was mistaken on that point. I kept it 
in a bag, perfectly dry. but it would not 
grow after being kept two or three years. 
The seed that was left on the ground and 
turned under by the plow (I do not re¬ 
member if it went, under in the Fall or 
tin* following Spring, but l think it was 
in the Spring), laid in the ground for six 
or eight years, and then when turned to 
the surface it came up thick and strong; 
but. it is not a lasting weed. J. G. H. 
Skaueateles, N. Y. 
Feeding Horses 
Our firm employs a great many horses 
about their quarries, and as I am super¬ 
intendent of the farm department I fur¬ 
nish the feed for these horses. What is 
a good balanced ration for these horses, 
and what amount of same should be fed 
at each feeding? p. c. w. 
Maryland. 
An experienced man should he em¬ 
ployed to feed the horses. The work 
should not be left, to the drivers. Where 
one man is employed lie watches the con¬ 
dition and notes the needs of each horse, 
for all horses cannot be fed alike, as there 
are peculiarities of temperament and ap¬ 
petite to be considered, and conditions re¬ 
quiring changes of feed, etc. We do not 
know what feeds are most, readily avail¬ 
able in your district. Price also has to 
be taken into consideration when prepar¬ 
ing a bill of fare. As a rule, however, 
sound, clean old oats are the standard 
feed for horses, and one should allow 1 
lb., or a little over, for each 100 lbs. of 
■grain during idleness. Never let a horse 
stand for a single day during idleness. 
Carrots are excellent as an adjunct feed. 
In the South blackstrap molasses may be 
freely fed if it can be had at a cheap 
figure. It is readily digested and assimi¬ 
lated and is a good conditioner and heat 
and work producer. Dilute it with hot 
water and stir it. among cut hay, corn- 
meal and bran. A quart of molasses fed 
this way night and morning will prove 
beneficial, allowing whole oats at noon 
and long hay at night. Much larger 
quantities of molasses safely may be fed. 
It does not tend to cause colic or scours. 
One may have to starve the horse at first 
to take molasses feed, but soon it is taken 
with relish. a. s. a. 
Prospects for Silo Corn 
The corn crop is very good in this sec- 
lion; the silos will be filled as usual. 
Otsego Co., N. Y. a. a. t. 
The corn crop around this locality is i 
fully as good as it has been in several 
years, and I think the silos will be well 
filled. H. R. B. 
Tioga Co., N. Y. 
Some of the silo corn is good and some 
about one-third of a crop. I think the 
crop below the average in acreage and 
quantity. R. l. s. 
Green Co., N. Y. 
The corn crop through this section is 
fully as good as usual. It looks as though 
the silos could be filled in good shape. The 
flint corn is eared better than for a couple 
of years past, and if weather holds good 
it bids fair to ripen up well. x. if. B. 
Madison Co., N. Y. 
Silage corn is a fine crop in this local¬ 
ity, in most instances above the average. 
No silos filled as yet. but will commence 
at once. On the average it has been a 
very satisfactory season for this crop. 
Oats probably a light yield; potatoes in¬ 
dicate below the average. w. p. 3. 
Chenango Co., N. Y. 
The corn crop in this section is better than 
usual—-I think at least 25 per cent bet¬ 
ter. We are not in a good corn section. 
Our seasons are too short, and our alti¬ 
tude too high. Most of the coru raised 
is for silage. In the vicinity of Cortland 
the corn crop is extra good; also east 
and west of Binghamton. I have visited 
both «tf these places recently. I think the 
silos here will be well-filled. Some farm¬ 
ers think they have more than enough. 
Our season has been favorable for the 
corn crop, warmer weather and less rain 
than usual. A. o. s. 
Madison Co., N. Y. 
One Trouble with Vetch 
While much is being written in favor 
of vetch as a cover crop, let me add one 
word of caution. Do not sow more than 
you can plow under at the right time, 
for if it is not entirely covered it will 
grow and make much trouble. J. W. 
Urbana, N. Y. 
One trouble we have found with vetch 
is that it spreads over the farm and gets 
into the small grain. This does not 
trouble us, as we use it in the orchards 
and consider anything that grows, includ¬ 
ing weeds, useful as organic matter. 
Where the vetch works into the wheat 
there will be trouble in cleaning the seed 
out. 
Sale of Berkshire Swine 
The Berkshire County (Mass.) Berk¬ 
shire Club will hold a consignment sale at 
Pittsfield, Mass., November (>. About 20 
boars and 30 gilts will be offered, the ma¬ 
jority being last Fall’s breeding. The 
growth of the Berkshire swine industry 
in this county has been rapid, and the 
club is using great care to see that all 
breeding stock sent out from the county 
shall be of desirable types. Prolificacy, 
size and easy feeding and maturing quali¬ 
ties are points insisted on. The consign¬ 
ment will represent a variety of blood 
lines, which will give breeders opportunity 
to pick out the strain best suited to im¬ 
prove their breeds. 
Skin Disease 
I have a horse that has some skin 
disease, started about a year ago. At 
first he was only prickly and itchy, as if 
the flies had bitten him, but he is getting 
worse all the time, until now it extends 
all over, and the hair is rubbed off at 
spots and skin is sore. We have two- 
other horses and a mule that are starting 
with this skin disease. What can I do 
to clean my horses from this disease? 
Pennsylvania. * n. d. h. 
As other horses and the mules are 
catching this disease we think it most be 
parasitic mange, and if that is the case 
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