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others, again, no longer deserve the name of staple in the sense in which it is” 
used here, and the fleece has the appearance of a disorderly mass like a sheet 
‘of cotton wadding. 
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possess that tenacious strength which will enable them to persevere in a vigorous, © 
perpendicular growth on the skin. Any deviation from this ideal cylindrical © 
shatt is objectionable. 
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USEFUL ANIMALS. 
Mr. ©. L. Du Bors, ina paper read at a meeting of a branch of the South © 
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gives the premier position to poultry. He says:—Taking a dozen Minorca 
hens and one rooster, costing £2, with interest at 10 per cent., and depreciation 
at 25 per cent., 14s., and food at £2 16s. 4d., the year’s cost would be £3 10s. 4d. — 
If properly cared for, the hens should lay a minimum of 180 eggs each—they — 
usually lay 200—mostly in winter, when they sell at 10d. per dozen. This 
would give 180 dozen at 10d.—£7 10s., less keep, &c., as above, £3 10s., giving 
a profit of £4, or 6s. 8d. on each hen. Compared with this, the ewe sheep does 
not give nearly so much profit on capital and cost. ‘There is still more profit 
if the eges are turned into chickens. He then produced a lot of figures and | 
statistics concerning the imports into Britain of eggs and poultry from foreign © 
countries. Last year, from six countries alone, there were 1,680,000,000 of 
eggs and £640,000 worth of poultry imported there. Eggs are used by millions 
in the arts, sciences, and manufactures, winemakers, photographers, calico- 
printers, glove-makers, leather-dressers, and many others. Mr. F. J. Brooks 
read a paper on the same subject, giving pigs the first place for profit if well 
cared for; but if ill-bred, ill-ted, and badly housed they are anything but 
profitable. He preferred the Berkshire, or Berks crossed with Poland-China or 
“White Essex. These grow very rapidly for the first six months, especially if — 
‘they get plenty of milk. At six months the porkers should weigh not less than 
100 lb. He calculated the cost of feed for six pigs for the first six months after © 
Dirth at £3 5s. 2d.—not allowing anything for milk, slops, &e. The value of © 
‘the 6U0 1b. pork, at 4d. per Ib., would be £10, giving a profit of £6 14s. 2d. In 
discussing these papers, most of the members were agreed that the fowl is the 
more profitable on the farm. They did not think the pig is profitable if it has 
to be shut up, and they are generally a nuisance if left to run about. 
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Dairying. 
RELIEVING A CHOKING COW. 
A corresronpEent of Farm and Home writes to that journal:—Having saved 
the lives of several cows from being nearly choked by potatoes, I send my — 
remedy to you for the benefit of your readers. All that is required is a piece © 
of 3-inch rubber hose about 4 feet long, costing say 7d. per foot. When a cow ~ 
gets a potato or slice of a mangold stuck in her throat, run one end of the — 
rubber hose down her throat. No injury will be done, and the obstruction will 
be easily forced down. here will be no need to put anything into the cow’s © 
mouth to keep it open, nor is there any trouble in getting the hose down her | 
throat. Every dairy farmer ought to keep a piece of rubber hose in a handy ~ 
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