1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
39 1 
Live  Stock  Matters 
FORKFULS  OF  FACTS. 
Be  very  wary  of  speed  in  the  dairy. 
How  the  horse  enjoys  a  bite  of  green 
grass  after  his  work  ! 
Our  driving  horse  has  at  least  three 
hours  on  grass  every  day.  Her  coat  and 
gait  are  both  better  for  it. 
In  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico,  buzzards  are 
protected  by  law,  a  fine  of  $25  being  the 
punishment  for  killing  or  injuring  one. 
They  are  the  city  scavengers  and  utilize 
garbage,  dead  animals,  etc. 
London  draymen  figure  the  cost  of 
keeping  a  horse  at  25  cents  per  wTeek  for 
each  “hand  high.”  They  consider  a  tall, 
*  rangy  ”  horse  a  harder  keeper  than  a 
blocky,”  short-legged  animal. 
Trotting  horses  are  gaining  favor  in 
England.  Naturally  Englishmen  would 
like  to  see  their  own  road  horses  beat 
the  Americans,  but  it  can’t  be  done,  be¬ 
cause  the  former  lift  their  feet  too  high 
while  the  latter  make  no  “false  motions.” 
The  last  bulletin  of  the  New  Jersey 
Station  has  some  excellent  advice  on  eco¬ 
nomical  horse  feeding.  It  is  not  abso¬ 
lutely  necessary  to  feed  a  horse  on  oats 
or  corn.  Bran,  linseed  and  gluten  meal 
are  cheaper  and  just  as  good. 
Watch  for  the  horn  fly.  It  has  already 
appeared  in  the  South.  This  is  a  dark- 
gray  insect,  somewhat  smaller  than  the 
house  fly.  It  gathers  at  the  base  of  the 
horn,  along  the  back  or  at  the  root  of 
the  tail,  annoying  cattle  greatly.  To¬ 
bacco  dust  is  good,  sifted  in  the  hair  ;  so 
is  fish  oil  or  buhacli. 
Mrs.  Kate  M.  Busick,  a  well-known 
Jersey  breeder,  thinks  highly  of  “hay 
tea  ”  for  calves.  She  chops  Timothy  hay 
up  tine  and  pours  boiling  water  over  it. 
She  prefers  Timothy  to  clover,  she  says, 
“  because  there  are  more  muscle-forming 
elements  in  the  former.”  In  this  we  think 
she  is  mistaken,  though  there  rnay  be 
more  soluble  food  in  the  Timothy. 
Foot  Rot. — No  one  has  any  business 
to  get  this  trouble  in  his  flock.  When¬ 
ever  you  see  a  lame  sheep,  give  it  imme¬ 
diate  attention,  and  if  there  is  any  proud 
flesh,  remove it  with  a  sharp  knife,  and 
then  drop  in  a  few  drops  of  “  butter  of 
antimony,”  and,  in  a  few  seconds  put  in 
a  little  lard.  One  should  do  this  every 
few  days  until  all  the  proud  flesh  is 
destroyed.  t.  s.  cooper. 
Mr.  Frederick  Asuenden,  of  New 
Jersey,  is  on  his  way  to  this  country 
with  “12  of  probably  the  finest  Hack¬ 
neys  that  ever  left  England.”  There  is 
a  big  demand  for  good  Hackneys  and 
their  grades  in  this  country.  The  trouble 
is  that  some  people  aVe  breeding  old 
and  shapeless  mares  to  Hackney  stal¬ 
lions.  Thismeansonly  a  lot  of  “misfits.” 
The  father  of  Rudyard  Kipling,  who 
recently  gained  notoriety  by  calling  New 
York  city  “a  long,  narrow  pig  trough,” 
has  written  a  book  on  animals.  He  tells 
this  story  : 
A  Yorkshire  farmer  had  a  son  who 
meddled  with  a  new-born  calf,  and  got  a 
poke  from  the  mother  for  his  pains.  A 
lady  visitor,  on  the  side  of  strong  meas¬ 
ures — as  her  sex  are  wont  to  be — urged 
the  farmer  to  flog  the  cow.  But  the 
dalesman  replied,  “  Why,  no,  marm  ;  the 
cow  were  in  her  dooty.  We  must  all 
purtect  our  young.” 
A  Wheezing  Cow. — About  a  month 
ago  my  nine-year-old  cow  became  affected 
with  wheezing  in  breathing.  The  matter 
has  become  worse  until  respiration  is 
sometimes  checked  almost  to  the  point 
of  suffocation,  while  at  other  times  there 
is  almost  no  trouble.  Apart  from  this 
she  looks  well  and  eats  all  right. 
Ridgeville,  Ill.  carleton  gould. 
We  cannot  give  a  definite  diagnosis 
from  a  general  description  of  this  kind. 
Any  one  of  several  conditions  might  give 
rise  to  the  same  general  symptoms.  If 
there  is  no  local  swelling  or  enlargement, 
try  rubbing  the  whole  region  of  the 
throat  from  ear  to  ear  with  a  liniment 
of  equal  parts  of  sweet  oil  and  strong 
aqua  ammonia  well  shaken  together. 
Rub  the  liniment  well  in  every  other 
day  until  the  skin  becomes  blistered. 
Should  this  fail  to  blister  after  several 
applications,  add  one-fourth  part  of  oil  of 
turpentine.  If  this  treatment  fails  to 
give  any  relief,  have  the  animal  examined 
by  a  competent  veterinarian. 
Swelled  Jaw  in  Horse. — Last  Feb¬ 
ruary  a  swelling  appeared  on  my  horse’s 
neck  just  under  the  right  ear,  extending 
down  about  five  inches  just  back  of  the 
jaw-bone,  but  not  under  the  throat.  In 
a  few  days  it  broke  close  under  the  ear, 
emitting  clear  water  with  only  a  little 
matter  at  first;  afterwards  clear  water 
alone  came,  p-obably  five  quarts  a  day. 
After  about  two  weeks  the  sore  closed 
and  healed  up,  but  broke  out  again  about 
six  inches  below,  just  behind  the  jaw¬ 
bone,  running  the  same  watery  liquid. 
Now  it  is  healed  up  again,  but  is  swelling 
and  is  going  to  break  at  a  lower  point. 
The  horse  seems  to  be  in  good  health 
and  feeling  well  except  this  trouble. 
Cameron  Mills,  N.  Y.  james  e.  cole. 
The  swellings  are  due  to  inflammation 
and  suppuration  of  the  parotid,  salivary 
gland,  and  are  probably  caused  by  a 
bruise  or  other  injury  of  the  gland,  or 
by  an  obstruction  of  its  duct  (duct  of 
stenon)  which  opens  into  the  mouth. 
Poultice  the  swelling  to  favor  the  sup¬ 
puration,  and  when  it  has  pointed,  as  will 
be  shown  by  a  soft,  fluctuating  center, 
carefully  open  with  the  knife  or  lance. 
If  the  swelling  continues  hard  and  does 
not  show  indications  of  suppuration, 
paint  daily  with  the  compound  tincture 
of  iodine,  instead  of  poulticing.  Should 
the  trouble  continue,  have  the  horse  ex¬ 
amined  by  a  competent  veterinarian  to 
ascertain  the  exact  nature  of  the  diffi¬ 
culty,  and  be  careful  to  feed  mainly  on 
grass  or  other  green  food,  with  little  or 
no  grain.  dr.  f.  l.  kilborne. 
What  Sheep? — i.  Which  breed  of 
sheep  combines  to  the  greater  degree 
hardiness,  with  mutton  and  wool  produc¬ 
ing  qualities — Shropshires  or  Dorsets?  2. 
Is  there  any  other  breed  superior  to  these 
for  the  qualities  named?  h. 
Halifax  County,  Va. 
For  hardiness  combined  with  the  other 
qualities  we  say  Shropshires.  The  Dorsets 
are  not  as  hardy  as  the  Sbrops — they  are 
better  fitted  for  lamb  raising  under  sucli 
favorable  conditions  that  hardiness  need 
not  be  considered.  The  South  Downs 
are  better  “  rustlers  ”  and  easier  keepers 
than  either  of  these  breeds. 
Worms  in  a  Horse. — My  horses  are 
very  poor  in  flesh  and  I  cannot  make 
them  gain,  no  matter  how  much  I  feed 
them.  A  veterinary  surgeon  examined 
them  and  says  they  are  alive  with  worms. 
What  should  I  give  them?  subscriber. 
Assuming  that  the  case  is  correctly 
diagnosed,  the  following  is  the  treat¬ 
ment  recommended  by  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry  for  intestinal  worms. 
Remedies  are  much  more  efficacious  after 
a  fast.  After  at  least  one  day’s  fasting, 
give  twice  daily  for  three  or  four  days  a 
drench  composed  of  turpentine  one 
ounce,  linseed  oil  two  or  three  ounces, 
following  it  the  next  day  by  a  physic  of 
Barbadoes  aloes,  one  ounce.  Examina¬ 
tion  of  the  manure  will  probably  con¬ 
firm  or  disprove  the  correctness  of  the 
diagnosis,  as  horses  badly  infested  with 
them  void  more  or  less  almost  daily. 
The  West  Virginia  Station  is  doing 
good  work  in  collecting  information 
about  weeds.  Among  other  questions 
sent  out  was  one  about  weeds  as  fodder 
for  stock.  Seventy  farmers  replied  that 
the  common  ragweed  is  good  fodder  for 
sheep.  One  man  regularly  cuts  and 
stacks  ragweed  for  his  sheep  which,  at 
times,  prefer  it  to  hay.  So  far  as  nutri¬ 
ment  shown  by  analysis  goes,  ragweed 
is  worth  $8.25  per  ton,  when  Timothy 
hay  is  worth  $10,  but  nobody  would  think 
of  cultivating  the  weed.  The  fact  that 
sheep  like  it  is  a  good  thing,  because  it 
shows  us  one  means  of  killing  it  out.  We 
think  the  sheep  eat  the  ragweed  because 
of  a  bitter,  medicinal  principle  it  con¬ 
tains.  We  have  noticed  a  horse  while 
grazing  this  spring  take  an  occasional 
mouthful  of  dock,  plantain  and  dande¬ 
lion.  Nature  taught  the  animal  to  take 
her  medicine  that  way. 
Tobacco  for  Ticks. — Say  10  days  or 
two  weeks  after  shearing  ewes  that  have 
lambs  it  will  be  found  that  the  ticks  have 
all  gone  on  to  the  lambs  whose  fleeces  are 
longer.  Make  a  strong  tobacco  dip  by 
steeping  tobacco  stems,  or,  better  still, 
the  dust  and  refuse  from  cigar  shops,  and 
one  thorough  dipping  in  it  will  kill  all 
ticks  ;  but  if  any  should  be  left  it  would 
be  safer  to  dip  twice.  I  have  killed  all 
ticks  on  my  lambs  in  this  way  and  per¬ 
haps  any  first-class  dip,  like  Lawford’s, 
would  answer  the  same  purpose.  In  case 
no  lambs  are  with  the  tick-infested  sheep, 
it  would  be  necessary  to  dip  the  sheep  ; 
it  certainly  will  pay,  as  sheep  cannot 
thrive  with  ticks.  J.  h.  earll. 
Drugs  vs.  Common  Sense. 
LEVI  1’.  MORTON’S 
ELLERSLIE  GUERNSEYS 
Cows  give  <5,000  to  11,000  pounds  milk 
per  year  without  forcing-.  Milk  from  fresh 
cows,  4)^  to  7  per  cent.  fat. 
YOU  NEED  A  BULL  FROM  OUR  HERD. 
H.  M.  COTTRELL,  Supt..  Rliineelilf,  N.  Y 
n“"  .T"m.V  ..r  VETERINARY  SURGEONS. 
Lectures  will  begin  September  29,  1892.  For  circular 
address  SECRETARY,  332  East  27th  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 
In  a  recent  issue  of  a  Western  agricul¬ 
tural  paper,  I  found  the  following  re¬ 
quest  for  veterinary  advice  : 
We  have  a  grade  Jersey  cow  five  years  old.  Her 
body  has  been  gradually  bloating  for  three  weeks. 
She  gives  a  fair  mess  of  milk  and  appears  right  every 
other  way.  She  is  certainly  a  third  larger  than  she 
should  be.  She  does  not  calve  till  March.  Her  feed 
has  been  good  hay  once  a  day,  oat  straw  once,  and 
oat  meal  (three  pounds)  and  turnips  once. 
The  veterinary  surgeon  to  whom  the 
case  was  referred  answered  as  follows  : 
Chronic  tympanltla.  The  cause  of  the  bloating 
mentioned  Is  due  to  some  form  of  indigestion.  You 
will  have  to  be  cautious  in  feeding.  Stop  the  turnips 
until  after  calving  a  month.  Give  a  full  dose  of  Epsom 
salts— one  to  1  %  pound — two  ounces  of  the  best  ground 
ginger,  one  dram  of  pulverized  mix  vomica,  or  40 
drops  of  fluid  extract  Instead.  After  the  physic  give 
occasional  doses  of  an  ounce  of  soda.  Also  give  one 
full  tablespoonful  of  fluid  extract  of  golden  seal,  and 
two  ounces  of  tincture  of  ginger  in  six  ounces  ot 
water.  These  forms  of  medicates  are  to  be  given 
according  to  symptoms  and  not  ad  libitum,  or  even  in 
a  careless  manner.  Pour  three  pints  of  boiling  water 
over  the  salts  and  when  at  1(10  degrees  Fahrenheit, 
give  gradually  as  one  dose. 
“  Webster  defiaes  “  tympanitis”  as  an 
inflammation  of  the  lining  membrane 
of  the  middle  ear,  so  I  infer  that  the 
Doctor  intended  to  write  “tympanites,” 
which  would  be  the  proper  word,  mean¬ 
ing,  according  to  Webster,  a  flatulent  dis¬ 
tention  of  the  belly.  But  it  was  not 
*o  call  attention  to  this  little  error,  but 
to  tell  you  how  I  successfully  treated  a 
cow  which  was  affected  in  the  same  man¬ 
ner  as  the  case  described  above,  and  she 
had  been  fed  hay,  middlings  and  pump¬ 
kins.  I  shut  her  in  a  box  stall  and  took 
all  food  from  her  for  36  hours,  giving  her 
water  three  times  a  day.  I  then  gave 
her  a  small  feed  of  clover  hay  only  on 
the  second  day.  The  next  day,  I  gave 
her  two  small  feeds,  not  aggregating 
more  than  half  of  what  she  usually  ate, 
and  I  very  gradually  increased  this  ra¬ 
tion,  after  five  days  adding  a  little  grain. 
She  shrank  in  her  milk  a  good  deal,  but 
the  bloating  disappeared  and  in  two 
weeks’  time  she  was  as  well  as  ever;  in  a 
month,  she  was  giving  a  larger  mess  of 
milk  than  before.  The  lesson  I  would 
inculcate  is  to  go  slow  with  drugging  and 
use  a  little  more  common  sense  in  treat¬ 
ing  domestic  animals.  f.  e.  g. 
Ix  writing  to  advertisers  please  always  mention 
The  Rural. 
LINSEED  OIL  MEAL 
WE  THINK, 
And  upon  the  best  evidence,  that 
IN  THE  SPRING 
Our  Meal  should  be  fed  to 
Cattle,  Horses,  and  other  Domestic  Animals, 
quite  as  much  as  In  midwinter 
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market. 
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PIGS.  Jcraay,  Gsernaay  u< 
Uoliteiu  Cattle.  Thoroughbred 
Sheep.  Fancy  Poultry.  Banting 
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“  BLOOD.” 
“Morgan,”  Wilkes  and  Patchen 
Fillies  and  young  Stallions  supplied  from  the  above 
strains  of  blood  at  reasonable  prices.  Let  me  know 
what  you  want  In  the  Horse  line.  Canada-raised 
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JAPS  1  JAPS!  JAPS! 
I  am  also  breeding  Pit  Games  of  the  most  “  fash¬ 
ionable  strains,”  for  the  “Japs”  and  their  crosses 
win  all  the  “  mains.”  Eggs,  $2  for  13. 
A.  F.  MILES,  Stanstead,  P.  Q.,  Canada. 
KING’S  SPAVIN  CURE 
Will  cure  all  cases  of  Spavin,  Sidebone,  Curbs, 
Splints,  Sweeney,  Poll  Evil.  Grease  Heels,  Capped 
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old  sores,  and  all  bony  tumors.  Removes  all  bunches 
on  blemishes  without  leaving  any  scars.  Warranted 
to  cure  or  money  will  be  returned.  Price,  $2.  Ex¬ 
press  paid  by  us.  Write  for  book,  Diseases  of  the 
Feet,  Legs  and  Muscles,  sent  free.  Manufactured  by 
WM.  KING,  Lock  Box  2,  Blairstown,  N.  J. 
Alflflkl  Permanently  removed  by 
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■  ■  I  ■  Splint  or  Curb  Cure.  No 
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107  Duane  Street.  New  York. 
BUFF  LEGHORNS,  Eggs,  $<  per  13;  $7  per  26, 
INDIAN  GAMES,  Eggs,  S3  per  13:  J5  per  20 
MAMMOTH  LIGHT  BRAHMAS,  Eggs,  $2  per 
13;  $3  per  20.  The  Best.  Free  Circular. 
J.  I.  &  C.  B.  COLEGUOVE,  Corry,  Pa. 
T^GGS  FOR  HATCHING.— $1  for  13. 
Fresh  from  business  birds— White  Wyandottes, 
It.  C.  W.  Leghorns,  It.  C.  &  H.  0.  B.  Leghorns  and  BIk. 
Mlnorcas.  Also  extra  choice  DUItOC-JEItSEY  PIGS 
from  State  Fair  Prize  Winners. 
H.  G.  HAVILAND,  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y. 
Feeding  Animals. 
This  Is  a  practical  work  of  500  pages,  by  Professor 
E.  W.  STEWART,  upon  the  science  of  feeding  In  all 
Its  details,  giving  practical  rations  for  all  farm  ani¬ 
mals.  Its  accuracy  Is  proved  by  Its  adoption  as  a  text 
book  In  nearly  all  Agricultural  Colleges  and  Experi¬ 
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ing  a  horse  or  a  cow,  or  who  feeds  a  few  pigs  or 
sheep  to  buy  and  study  It  carefully.  Price,  l#3.00. 
Address  THE  RURAL  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 
Times  Building,  New  York. 
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Smith’s  8<eIf-Ad justing;  Swine  Stanchio* 
WTTbe  only  Practical  Swing  Stanchion  lnv*n' 
Thousands  In  use.  Illustrated  circular  free. 
F.  O.  Parsons  A  Co.,  Addison,  Stsnben  Va..  fl.  k 
HORSES  -  -  -  CATTLE. 
SMITHS  &  POWELL,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  offer  very 
superior  FRENCH  COACH,  STANDARD,  CLYDESDALE,  PERCHERON 
DRIVING  and  MATCHED  COACH  HORSES  (many  of  the  Prize  winners)  at 
very  reasonable  prices. 
Also  HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN  CATTLE,  from  the  handsomest  and  most  noted 
milk  and  butter  herd  in  the  world. 
RARE  BARGAINS  in  choice  show  animals,  and  cows  with  great  records. 
STATE  JUST  WHAT  YOU  WANT,  AND  SAVE  TIME. 
