i89i 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
i97 
LIVE STOCK— Continued. 
SHORT SAYINGS ABOUT STOCK. 
Feed While Milking.—" Do dairvmen 
agree with Mr. Stewart that, it is a bad plan 
to milk while cows are eating ?” 
At least a dozen farmers ask this ques¬ 
tion, and most of them go on to sav that 
their cows seem to like to eat. and give 
down milk at the same time. This is our 
experience. We always milk while the cow 
is eating her grain. Having tried both 
ways, we like this wav the better. There 
is probably a good deal in habit; if the cow 
is used to one plan a change would prob¬ 
ably disturb her for a time. 
Warts on A Horse. —Last season I had a 
colt out at pasture, and when brought home 
In the fall his nose and lips were a perfect 
mass of seed warts. A veterinary surgeon 
told me to use raw linseed oil. 1 did so with 
the best of results It should be used 
freelv; there is no need of being as careful 
as when using nitric acid. I consider it the 
height of cruelty to put such stuff on a 
dumb beast. s. c. 
Riverside. Mich. 
R. N.-Y.—Tf properly applied, as prescrib¬ 
ed in The R N.-Y., it doesn’t hurt, though 
of coursethereisconsiderableri.sk of bung¬ 
ling or carelessness. 
Making Milch Cows.—"What would The 
Rural breed grade Jersey cows to with the 
object of raising cows to supply milk to a 
cit.v market?” w. A. F. 
Homewood, Pa. 
Ans —If we could work un a trade in 
bottled milk, we would use a Jersey bull of 
a family noted for butter production and 
constitutional vigor. It hardly pays to 
bottle inferior milk. The richer and purer 
the milk, the better it is suited to bottling, 
because the cream makes a good showing 
through the glass and the fact that there 
is no sediment Is a further evidence of its 
purity. Tf we could not handle such a 
trade and simply wished to send milk to the 
regular city market, we would use an 
Ayrshire bull on the Jersey grades, select 
the best heifer calves and cross on them 
the best Holstein bull we could get. We 
should consider the direct cross of the 
heavy Holstein on the small Jersey grades 
too violent and likely to cause trouble. 
Against Dishorning —I don’t see the 
justice of the dishorning craz8. The fault 
is generally with the handler not with the 
animal Like Josh Billings, I want a 
finished animal; a mulley steer always 
kicks. I broke in and worked a young 
Montana bull after he was, by some, con¬ 
sidered a little dangerous ; but the worst 
beast I ever had was a grade Galloway 
heifer ; she was really unsafe to touch. A 
Leicester sheep was the next worst; but if 
a man illuses a beast or shows fear, he had 
better go to the city. My animals shall 
wear what Nature gave them. When I cut 
the lambs’ tails it will be close to the ears, 
and the horns will be cut some way behind 
them. F. H. 
Manitoba. 
Ticks on Sheep.— "I was told to-day 
that a handful of sulphur with one gallon 
of salt fed to sheep, would kill ticks: 
would it hurt the sheep and would it kill 
the ticks ? Why would not kerosene emul¬ 
sion make a good sheep dip ? ” j. j. g. 
Forest City, Iowa. 
You will do yourself or the sheep little 
good by such treatment. A year ago we 
gave the experiences of a dozen of the best 
sheepmen in the country regarding the 
means of killing ticks in winter. Most 
of them used insect powder (pyrethrum) 
believing it unsafe to dip sheep in winter. 
Scotch snuff and a tobacco decoction are 
also used. Kerosene emulsion does make 
a good sheep dip. It has been tried at 
your experiment station. Write to Prof. 
C. P. Gillette, Ames, Iowa, and he will 
send you a bulletin giving a full account 
of his experiments. 
Solomon’s Confession of Ignorance. 
" In former times there were seven wise 
men ; now you can scarcely find so many 
fools.” This was written long before our 
time, and the number of wise men, to say 
nothing of fools, has greatly Increased. 
Now, we boast that we have “ weighed 
the stars,” and there are several hy¬ 
potheses, all more or less " nebular, ” as to 
their origin. There are also numerous 
theories as to the causes of most natural 
phenomena. We can take our choice. 
After all, the wisest of men frankly ac¬ 
knowledged that there were, at least, 
“ four things ” that he did not know. 
Another wise man says : “ It is better to 
sit down in modest ignorance, than buy 
the uncertain knowledge of this life with 
sweat and vexation which death gives 
every fool gratis.” 
Yet, in spite of the unreliability of what 
we call knowledge, men continue to seek 
it, wearing out their lives and health in 
its pursuit. For such there is relief in 
Compound Oxygen. And we can furnish 
abundant evidence of the truth of this 
statement, proof enough to convince the 
most skeptical. If you wish to verify our 
assertion, send for our treatise on Com¬ 
pound Oxygen, giving a full account of 
this wonderful vitalizer, with records of 
cases cured, hundreds of testimonials. No 
other genuine. Book sent free. Address 
Drs. Starkey & Palen, 1529 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, Pa., or 120 Sutter Street, 
San Francisco, Cal.— Adv. 
The Great Potato Contests. 
When Chas. B. Coy, of Aroostook County, 
Maine, received his big prize of $1,100, for 
the largest crop of potatoes grown in the 
American Agriculturist competition of 
1889, a prize that has never been equaled, 
the Bowker Fertilizer Company, manu¬ 
facturers of the celebrated and popular 
Stockbridge Potato Manure, had good 
reason for congratulation that this fertil¬ 
izer was used, no other dressing of any 
kind being used. When the 1890 contest, 
conducted by the same paper, was decided, 
it was found that the Stockbridge Potato 
Manure was again ahead, the average of 
the largest twenty crops for the two years 
being larger than that of any other fertil¬ 
izer, stable manure or both combined. 
More than two thirds of the contestants in 
the 1890 contest used the Stockbridge, thus 
showing its great popularity, and all ob¬ 
tained it. in both contests, from regular 
agents of the company in the open market. 
The immense advantage these contests 
have been to American farmers in suggest¬ 
ing new and better methods of potato 
growing, is almost incalculable.— Adv. 
VOICES FROM THE SILO. 
Whole Corn in Silo.— In a late Rural 
appeared an inquiry in regard to putting 
the corn into a silo whole. I have tried this 
plan for two years with the best success. 
I used for a silo a bay 10 by 30 and about 17 
feet deep—one side of my barn floor. There 
is an opening off the floor 3)4 feet wide 
from the floor up. The corn is laid in 
bundles as large as a man can easily handle 
when cut, drawn on a low wagon on to the 
barn floor, and with one man on the wagon 
and one in the silo it can be handled very 
fast. We begin at one end of the silo and 
place the butts against the end, and lay a 
row across. The butts of the next row are 
placed about to the middle of the first one, 
as bundles of grain are packed, and if 
proper care be taken there will be but little 
waste, and when taken from the silo each 
bundle will come out by itself if one re¬ 
members where to begin. I have visited 
several silos where the corn was cut; but 
in no case have I seen less waste than in 
ours, and the cost of ensiloing In our way 
is much less The plan is practiced alto¬ 
gether in this locality. d. b. utter. 
Madison Co , N. Y. 
Ensilage in Holes.— In 1889 I saw a 
statement in "Brevities” to this effect: 
Prof. Shelton, of the Kansas Agricultural 
College, kept perfectly sweet ensilage in a 
hole in the ground. If the method is prac¬ 
ticable it could be employed in northwest¬ 
ern Missouri, as our subsoil is very porous. 
I would like to put up some ensilage next 
summer in this way. Will The Rural give 
all the information it can on this subject ? 
Dotham, Mo. E. A. j. 
R. N.-Y.—Send to the Kansas Agricul¬ 
tural College, Manhattan, Kansas, for a 
copy of the bulletin containing Prof. Shel¬ 
ton’s ensilage matter. In the early days of 
ensilage a number of pit experiments were 
tried. Many of them succeeded ; but the 
labor of getting the product out of the pits 
was too much. Above-ground silos are 
now cheaply made. 
A Summer Mess of Milk —In The R. 
N.-Y. on page 153 "A. D. S.” of Essex 
Co., N. Y., asks for suggestions for putting 
in a silo, and states that he intends to 
change from summer to winter dairying. 
There are over 100 silos in this county. In 
nearly all cases the owners are keeping 
nearly or quite double the number of stock 
they did before building the silo. I think 
the best size for a silo is 10x12 feet, with as 
much depth as possible. This will give a 
surface which can be fed to about 15 cowSj 
by removing a layer each day. A larger sur¬ 
face leaves too much of the ensilage exposed 
to the air. 
In building the pit, girts should be placed 
not less than two-feet apart; rough hem¬ 
lock boards can then be nailed securely to 
the girts and a layer of building paper 
(tarred paper is good) tacked to the boards 
and another layer of plain hemlock boards 
nailed over the paper. About 200 cubic 
feet of ensilage is sufficient for wintering a 
cow, the amount varying somewhat with 
the depth of the silo, two feet in depth of 
ensilage at the top of a pit 20 feet deep bein g 
less than one foot on the bottom. I am get¬ 
ting nearly a summer mess of milk from my 
cows fed on 1)4 bushel of ensilage, 4 quarts 
of wheat bran and 1 pint of linseed meal 
per cow. I am making as good butter as I 
ever made from good pasture. My custom¬ 
ers pronounce it equal to any June butter 
they ever bought. 
A. D. S. will save money enough to pay 
the expenses of a trip to some part of the 
State where he can see a silo and talk with 
those who have used silos. j. F. h. 
Union Square, N. Y. 
Whole Ensilage by Mail.— I send by 
this mail a sample of whole ensilage taken 
this morning from my little 8 x 12-foot 
silo. As it comes from the silo there is not 
a trace of acidity. I presume some will be 
developed before it reaches The Rural. 
It was put in whole after it had become 
pretty well glazed. This is my second 
year’s experience with this method. I don’t 
think a man should hesitate to build a 
silo because he can’t afford all the expen¬ 
sive machinery. There will be some loss at 
the ends, but not as much as if a cutter 
power, etc., were used, and I have yet to 
see a sample of ensilage cut when put in 
the silo that came out strictly sweet. A 
silo for whole ensilage need not be as strong 
as one for cut ensilage. E. D. G. 
Ashburnham, Mass. 
R. N.-Y.—The sample came in perfect 
condition—"plenty good enough to eat.” 
That silo is a success. 
PRESSING POINTS. 
Sensible Requirements for Citizens. 
—It is not too much to ask that each ap¬ 
plicant for the high privilege of citizenship 
in any country should become sufficiently 
familiar with the language of the country 
with which he seeks to ally his fortunes, to 
be able to converse easily and intelligently 
in such language.—Toledo Journal. 
An Annexation Scheme.— We have 
Brother Blaine’s word for it—although he 
passes for a high protectionist—that what 
this country needs is "annexation of trade, 
not of territory.” And we believe him. To 
annex the trade of the populous countries 
to the north and south of us by means of 
reciprocity would be a splendid thing for 
this country. It would immensely enlarge 
both our supplies and our markets, and 
make the United States of America greater 
and more prosperous than ever before, by 
land and by sea. And while we are about 
it, why not carry out Brother Blaine’s Idea 
a little further and annex likewise the 
trade of the whole world ?—Boston Globe 
(Dem.) 
A Settlement That Settles.— The only 
settlement that remains now of all “ In¬ 
dian questions,” except the settlement 
reached on the Wounded Knee, is to pay 
these Indians every cent of the money that 
is due them ; to give it to them in actual 
cash ; to give them each a homestead, and 
leave them to adapt themselves to their 
environment as best they can. Unsatisfac¬ 
tory as this is, it is better than petting 
them one day, massacreing them the next, 
and robbing them all the year round-in 
carrying out the present District of Col¬ 
umbia Race Policy.—St. Louis Republican 
(Dem.) 
Always name The R. N.-Y. in writing to 
advertisers. 
TH RES H ING-M A CH INE; 
also St raw-preserving Rye-threshers, Clover- 
hullers, Ensliageand FodderCutters, reed- 
mills, Fanning-mllls, and Wood Saw- 
machines; all oT the best in market. Hlustrated 
and descriptive catalogue of these machines, and pam¬ 
phlet showing “ Why Ensilage Pays,” sent free. 
S11NAKD Proprietor, C'oblcskiU, N. Y. 
E m 
BELT V 
P0WE 
CAR C1|C —A FARM of forty acres, more or 
run vHLCa less • half-mile from railroad station, 
Kails Church. Va , five miles from Georgetown, 1). C.: 
improved bv a fine modern dwelling of 17 rooms, a 
large barn, stable room for 25 cow* and 11 horses, 
and all ne essary outbuildings The location is high 
and healthful, commanding a beautiful view of Falls 
Church and the country: a tine lawn in front an I 
elegant shade trees around the building. The soli Is 
good and watere I by running streams Fine pear 
and apple orchard and small fruits. The farm can 
be subdivided into building lots. Inquire of 
E. A. GREENOUGH, Falls Church, Virginia. 
F OR SA EE.— Pure Bronze Turkeys, 20 cents per 
lb. Eggs in season. L. D. M. HATTON, 
Lincoln University. Pennsylvania. 
fo>\B£§T PRESSES 
[ALL STEEL PRESSES^ 
Address 
DEDERICK'S WORKS, ALBANY* N.Y. 
FARM MILLS. 
French Burh. 
OVER 20,000 NOW IN USE 
Factory Established 
_since 1851. _ 
28 SI ZES AND STYLES 
WARRANTED 
MILLS FOR GRINDING 
EAR CORN. SHELLED 
CORN, CORN and OATS, 
BUCKWHEAT and RYE. 
A BOY CAN OPERATE 
and keep in order. A complete Mill and Shel- 
ier for less than $100. Kcduced 
Prices for Fall of 1890 and 1891. 
Highest Awards 
at St. Louis, Cincinnati, New Or¬ 
leans and Iudiaunpolis Fairs and 
Expositions. Milling Book 
a»d sample of Meal sent free. 
FLOUR MILLS BUILT 
BY CONTRACT. 
Nordyke &, Marmon Company, 
It is the only Disc Harrow that does not 
require weighting. 
It is the only one with Double Levers. 
It is the only one with Ball-Bearing 
Hangers. 
This Ball Bearing Hanger is the only one 
made that does not wear out, give lots of 
trouble and make heavy draft. 
It is the lightest draft Disc Harrow made. 
Send for Catalogue. 
KEYSTONE M’F’G GO., STERLING, ILL. 
Branch Houses conveniently located. 
(Mention this paper.) 
EMPIRE 
AGRICULTURAL 
WORKS. 
EATKST improver machines 
in the market. 
It pays 
to get our Illustrated 
Catalogue and prices before purchasing 
any of the following implements : Tread and 
Threshers, Separators, Cannon Corn Shellers with Cfeanerand 
Bagger, Hand Shellers, different sizes and styles, Feed Cotters 
with and without Grnsher, Feed Mills, Steel Land Boilers, Key 
stone Chilled Plows, Kraptre light-draft Mowers, Cross-cat Wood 
daws, Vertical Boilers with Engine complete, either on base 
r kte e* on four-wheel iron truck, from S to 15 horse powsr, 
ft. ICESHiNUKH <!/■ SON TataNorthamptonCa^Plfe 
WILLIS 
SUP SPOUT 
__ In one piece with hook. Hand¬ 
iest in use and will obtain more sap than any 
other. Send for circular of maple sugar goods 
CHAS. MILLAR & SON, UTICA, N.Y. 
Also Manufacturers of Cheese and itutter Making Apparatus. 
S E^D for free Catalogue of Books of Amusements, 
Speakers. Dialogues, Gymnastics, Calisthenics, 
Fortune Tellers. Dream Books, Debates, Letter 
Writers, etc. Dick & Fitzgerald, IS Ann St., N.Y. 
& |jruf I We will send on trial and refund the money 
11 L.II if not entirely satisfactory, our “Daisy 1 ’ 
HIE A Knife and Scissors Sharcener. 10 perfect 
I LI LA | sharpeners In one. Sent by mall (with guar¬ 
antee) for fifty cents. The Bradford Co., 27 School 
St., Boston, Mass. AGEATS WANTED. 
lichtinr, finely Nickeled. "A Beauty.** Shoof Vest PockotMatch 
i Safo, Weems, 2 for $1. GOLDENE FOUNTAIN PEN, nicely 
finished,Hard Rubber Holder. Ink for week’s uso one tillinr.lOo, 
12 for 81. FRANKLIN PRINTING CO, NEW HAVEN, CONN. 
575 SCRAP 
E. II. PARDEE, MONTOWESE, CONN, i 
1 UnnkeKine, 1 Bun 
Ring, and agents samples of o 
cut and finest cards, all for a 
sump. Banner Card Co, Cadiz, Ohio. 
YOUR NAME on 251ov«ly Cards.! King. ' ■BaMUHEHi 
3 PATENT FOUNTAIN PEN romI FoUUET ME NOT ALBUM 
^400 Album ail 10c. LAUREL CO.,CLINTON ViLLE.CONN* 
500j 
. SCRAP PICTURES, VERSES, &o. 
J PUZZLE, LADIES AGE RKVEALER 5 
* CALENDAR . ■ ;. ,V on KIT. __ 
All 2 ctiiia lor postage. YALE CARD CO., 24 NEW HAYEN, CONN. 
PRIZE 
■ NESS & HEAD NQISES CURED bv 
Deck’s INVISIBLE TUBULAR EAi 
___CUSHIONS. Whispers heard. Com¬ 
fortable. Successful where nil Reinedie. fail. Said by K. HISl'OX, 
»nly, 853 lir’dway, New Turk. Write for book of proof* KKKJi. 
w 
ANTED.— Mounted engine,about six h. p. and 
Long Straw Thrasher. Box 16, Branchvlllo. N.J. 
CHORTHAND^ 
alituatioiiH procured all pupils 
w end for circular. W. G. CIIAF K 
Writing thorour/hly Cauf/h. 
by mail or personally, 
iis when competent. 
'’FEE, Oswego, N.Y 
HP AN vr /■> I /N r* W Complete LADIES GC1DB 
I U rv U L U U T Alice B. Stoekham, M. D. 
The very best book for ACENTS. Sample pages free. 
t > repaid(2.75. A. B. Stoekham & to., 15 7 La Salle St. ,Chicago. 
A ROBBER OR THIEF 
Is better than the lying scale agent who tells you 
as gospel truth that the 
Jones' $60.5 Ton Wagon Scale 
is not a standard scale, and equal to any made. 
For free book and price list, address 
Jones of Binghamton, Binghamton, N.Y* 
