Show DAIRY AND POULTRY CHAPTERS FOR OUR RURAL READERS now knelt efful 1 raburn Fart ners operate this apartment Part ment of the faran A to lew as ta to the th car care af f live stock sad 4 Foul coultry try llott on hard X inyart writing s in creamery gazette gaya says mr hir samuel biryer I 1 ryer ot of I 1 clymouth county yu writes rites 1 I lla a a tw taw year old cow and when she had a calf last fall I 1 could hardly get the milk out of one teat it milked so bard ard and it la Is hlll 1111 still that way Is there anything that I 1 cau call do to remedy it I 1 I 1 know of but one safe way to dilate the vahe valve of 0 the hard milking teat As luon soon ae an possible po sible after the cow calves milk the teat with a strong liand hand put on all the force that will do do not allow the call calf to suck the teat and anti do not get got any milk on the teat ao to the heifer every hour or two and milk borne some big streams keep tho the teat te it dilated until the udder ie Is contracted and again normal thia this biats all the bo rubber plugs and teat dilators man plan indented but it does not destroy teits I 1 believe the good authority C P goodrich ia ts right that in ili ja alsos out of a it injuries more alan an it benefits by meddling with their inside fixings I 1 go it once more I 1 hae have not used a milk tube plug or teat dilator in twenty years atil an I 1 my mind must change materially it I 1 ever do again never bevc milk a bard hard cow with w ith wet ct teats it makes them milk harder every year one of the most valuable cos I 1 hao have milked so hard w hen younger if it I 1 had not learned how to make her milk easier she must have gone dry dy by what ia Is called iloa in the bones I 1 can tell any one can tell it if they till ill try when a cow la Is near to calving and some one should be about to know that she geta gets i in timo time it needed more than halt half of my conss s are better for the assistance tit 41 SILVER LACED WYANDOTTE they ther got at the this critical time I 1 have saved the lives or of some and threat ireat sut suffering for many by seeing to it that at calving time they are not neglected I 1 say my this to show you bow how easy it is to prevent the tl e calf lucking tucking a bard hard A cow that milks so easy do so that ahe he leaks her milk can be curel generally by the ury very reverse let the calf euck suck a few day days and any milking you do do not put on much force in this way milk leaking can cart be stopped I 1 have a valuable cow that ha I 1 lir hr li h r teat stepped on while in the barbarous stanchions lor I or awhile I 1 just about gave gao the up she wis is within three months of calving and I 1 dried lr up in two weeks it would take a half hour to get a pint from that teat the very end waa was injured I 1 was curious to know whether the injured teat could eer ever be milled again bho calved and I 1 was cin n band hand and as I 1 have cut lined T sot t a wei stream from ho the Vs aured teat it never has mill cd ed quite as nice as before she waa was hurt the teat spatters considerably I 1 have tie doubt the teat would long too ago have been defunct it 1 I lad 1 ad stuck tubes plugs or dilators into it it be patient drother brother fryer milk away until she la Is dry and at the next calf try my remedy look out jut how you meddle ath aith the inside fixings of the teats of it mitch cow to ohp are wonderfully made stardard arlell of W an dottes the wyandotte Wan dotte Is another of the general purpose fowls fowl ana is 1 rated next to the plymouth Plym outa til rock I 1 rom the first they sprang into popular favor and have contin continued ed no so to the present time their origin la in comparatively recent dating back less than twenty five years yeam I 1 iney hey rame came originally from tho dark brahma silver spangled hamburg and th the a aredas a french fowl kot rot a few authorities thorit ties les say that Wyand ottea have coches blood I 1 in the them m from the fk that their ancestors produced comb combs and feathered legg legs for general purposes eca the wyandotte hai lime proved a success being of medium also size weighing on an average a pound lesa less than the plymouth Pl mouth rock fowl hardy of constitution and prolific layers they are pully cared tor for un an I 1 1 bear confinement well lor I or table purposes they are of superior worth their flesh Is sweet juicy and tender making excellent br bro llera and roasters As la era they are among the best averaging from twelve to fourteen dozens a year and as winter layers they do to well vell r ordinary circumstance are ove varieties of the wyandotte class and it ie ili only a matter of opinion aa as regards a choice of the best the general characteristic characteristics are the same in all the differt neo in color of plumage being the only distinguishing mark the bliver laced vyan aall dotte dotto is of a allver white plumage with regularly marked white lacing on breast and a generous distribution of 0 white aud and black throughout the entire ene tir e body the lock cock had las a IL silver white heal rose comb silver hackle with a black stripe down the center of each feather silvery white back saddle same as hackle breast black with white ditc center tall black julns half black and half halt white or rather black edged with white when hon wing Is folded there should be a well de fined bar across the wing shanks and toes rich allow tree free from fLa feathering therin the hen of the silver laced variety rg fig 5 Is marked similarly to the cule male excepting the he back and win wins which w aich are whiter in ili male than in female the bre breist of female Is ot of m ich importance in breeding good lords the lacing should be large and distinct the white centers of 0 each feather to bo be tree free from black oy or brodu penciling tent test lit I 1 krince I 1 r inre tho the trench gi gu v eminent has recently issued a decree that will affect all ship pers of cattle to that country the order being in effect that no cattle can be lm ported and retained unless they have ban tested on the frontier by the tuberculin ber culin test and found tree free of tuberculosis this measure has become lm I 1 lve owing to the alLn alimo e of the above e disease among bovine stocks the serious loss that has resulted to stock owners and the menace to public health the order particularly affects tho the import ot of british breeding sleek stock in the past few years a syndicate 0 of french breeders of shorthorns hat through the aid of the french government purchased numbers of highbred high bred shorthorns in great britain with the object of improving the cattle of that breed in their own country among their purchases have been some of the best abor shorthorn t hor bu bulls 18 brought out at the shows of the royal agricultural Agri cultura I 1 so S 0 clea ciet of england under the new regu lation of the french government the above syndicate finds it must refuse to purchase any cattle that will not come out clear from the tuberculin test recent experience under this order brings out this emphatic refusal to or three of tho the bulls purchased in lia great britain having proved and having to be destroyed one of these was lord polwarth a nonsuch champion cham plon at the koyal royal show at leicester Le leester and purchased at a st price closely approaching 5 under the circumstances the decision of the syndicate Is hardly su ahe example of the brench brenc h government has been followed by the canadian that no cattle shall be imported into the dominion unless warranted tree free of tuberculosis as tested by the tuberculin test the poultry editor of the banners Fan FAr ners mera review believes that mixed flocks cocks of general purpose fowls do not average more than eggs per ear per bird and ills his belet belief Is based on figures of egg production carefully kept for cara ears therefore select the birds and choose a special fowl for a apeci special 1 purpose the farmer who Is 18 feeding a scrub cow kind guessing that she pays be said to be gambling in stock may it a eort sort of board of s trade business bu sl ties that Is ahe she trades a very snail lot I 1 ot of milk m ilk for f or her board and leaves poor dealer short on butter and the long ong on an endurance 1 word for dock under favorable condition conditions th breeding brooding of duck ducks is very profitable profet ay says a writer in the poultry mon and there are few farm farms or email small cou try place upon which a few ducks d cannot be kept with both pleasure ind profit of course these birda birds belong be to the classes of water fowl and there tl fore it Is desir desirable thle to have a pora t spring brook lake or some bnell clean body of water ater la in which the ike butk d may bathe and freshen their blui which soon becomes soiled and dirty dl as well as secure considerable food too in tho the shape of water plants I 1 ing a get is worms etc wherever N a duck plant 1 located near an arm of the sea abi ducks secure much food in shap shape of fish clams etc at each 44 tide but notwithstanding the d ability of water privileges dutka ducks jiin get along and do very well with only enough water for drinking purposes burp and indeed thousands upon thousand thaus of ducks that have graced table tables of hotels ept epil curea cures and others never more water than their drinking dishes dl held from time of 0 hatch hatching lug until dearil d ended all that roast duck la Is fine flao eat ing cannot be dented denied and that dack eggs are large and very ery nutritious A W cannot be gainsaid hence a flock hue of a dozen or less of ducts will go a distance in keeping the family fatuity la in till best of provisions one very imbor la tant item about the duck la Is that isbit properly cared for in a small 11 flock fl ahe will continue laying tor for thre three or cur months a fine large egg jua jug L true as the day comes aroun I 1 hen Is satisfied to la every other day or even less but the duck carries 0 a active business every day it Is 18 not n L good plan to pen ducks in very larg 1 flocks twenty die five ducks to a pen pe 4 plenty and anti tour four lively drakes about a right for tent five ducks du during tho the lading season keep the ducks con fined during the forenoon when ts eggs will have been about all dropped drop then set get them at liberty during the afternoon ducks are great eaters but luckily not 01 cr ar they seem s to crave erase bulky filling food so boll roots for them such as beets carrots an onions potatoes and arid turnips thee the e and add a mixture of ground arc grain comp oed of bran ground aau cornmeal and linseth meal mix tho grain something as follows one peck j of bran one peck of oata oats one peck pec of cornmeal and two tuo pet ka of alln linseed meal do not forget oyster shells for grit ind to help form the egg shells sh for tho the making malting of which a great deg of carbonato cir bonato of lime Is 1 needed the oung ducklings aro are at first quite ten der and must be hept from rain i water and all dampness feed them t milk with till the regular foods if 1 pw sible and force rapid growth As soon i aa a they acquire feather tbt I 1 ire are hardy aid toul touch ii proper raising of dairy cows co here farmers have hae intelligence oli poor BOIU soil and must struggle for existence tiley vey bly milk t cows more human food comes from plants by feeding them to the with cow than by disposing of baem jem in any ot other herway way the sire 1 is ohp ready meau in of improving any of ou W mals you should breta sire nt inlall dima to common buwa to 11 ane tie milking characteristic ind and thu tho mort good in the of your lire sire the surer he ill be to trana trans itil the disposition to give milk dairy cow should be raised with a view to dairying the calf should rot suck once if it does it is more difficult biffl to teach it to drink and the con cow b nervous about it you cannot afford fl to feed full new milk to it longer ahn i a few weeks we fed two heifer be calved at the iowa college for sistr tj one days on skim milk and oatmeal hatm and got a gain gala of 11 pounds lo tso 10 ca skim milk and that gained W pounds and two on an skim milk aid i cornmeal with one tenth ground 1 ft that gained pounds prof jama ju wilson uee use ot 01 milk there is nothing adi from the milk of human kindness 10 necessary to the comfort of any wall fan as the milk of a good cow it I 1 Is 1 ulf oil it poured upon the troubled watta wat of family life it Is a perfect 1001 i tor for the baby it ie Is an all excellent be b for the bilgren bil dren it furnish crean tor for the coffee butter for tit i bread and cheese for the lunch shortens bh the pie crust and tit i johnny cake even the cat and dog dot 01 i tor for it with the farmer tamer it goes still i further it raises the calf call it feed tv the pig it pleases the colt and it de i lights tho the chickens yes and if will only give her a fair chance IN I 1 caw will clothe the children buy com forts torts tor for the wife pay the t axes lizi i help to lift tho mortgage illy n currle currie cleanliness great cleanliness la 10 ra gard to in en everything ery thing connected with I 1 01 dairy fairy should prevail the atmo ot the stable should bo be pure and tm from dust u when hen ral rallying lhing Is 1 being amt 2 employed Emp loyes should carefully wipe th udders and wash their hands beam b milking and should bo in cle apin tn cloth whitewash is a good disinfectant 0 t should bo be seen in many more inure sti and land plaster should bi b about to absorb moisture and MS EX making good the rel real fr is made the first year by i not riot meant that breeding is 1 a ing n er of no importance but she cnut aade made to do good service the first arst 10 on son it she la is to keep it up be the he calf euck suck the first season orpo or V nitting t to run with the dan dam Is I 1 cry very bad way to make a good aim ex dutter butter thet la Is washed until it I 1 1643 1 nd hard bard usually lacks that binic V taste that Is in butter not so ll 11 nd bard in selecting breeding turkey 8 ajo da 00 v oj that ft a large tom mated amu small hene bens will produce ers chick ca |