1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
113 
Live Stock Matters 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
THE SANITARY MILK CAN. 
Here is a sample of English poetry in 
the Farming World. A Dr. Richardson 
suggested a prize of $50 for a milk can 
that would not admit impure air : 
Ah, doctor, dear doctor, your notton is good; 
Impure air 1 r as deadly as slaughter; 
And, properly worked, it may be understood 
That your plan, like your can, would hold water. 
Both water and air are good things In their place ; 
So Is milk when quite free from Impurity; 
But If you would make a success of the case. 
You must give us a further security. 
To exclude Impure air Is an excellent plan. 
But to get at pure milk, sir, you oughter 
Attempt to procure us a can, If you can, 
That’s secured from admitting pure water! 
A Hen Story —In a late Rural is the 
question: “Is there any profit in keeping 
fowls?” April 1, 1892, I had 20 fowls, 
of which 17 were hens, valued at $5. My 
total expenses for eggs for hatching, 
feed, etc., to December 31, 1892—just nine 
months—were $33.08, plus $5, value of 
fowls, making a total of $38.08. My re¬ 
ceipts for eggs laid and chicks sold were 
as follows : Eggs, $33.43 ; 60 fowls on 
hand, $16, equal to $49.43. Thus on a 
capital of $5 through nine months of the 
poorest season of the year I secured a 
profit of $ 11 35 net, besides half a bushel of 
manure each day, which pays for the work 
Michigan. L. bathrick. 
Feeding “Red Dog” Flour. —I have 
fed several tons of “Red Dog” flour to 
cows within the last three years. I did 
not observe any difference in the yields 
of milk when feeding Red Dog, bran and 
mangels, or while feeding bran, mangels 
and middlings—feeding the same bulk, 
not the same weight—for I shipped the 
same number of cans of milk per week 
in each case. Stock does not seem to eat 
it as readily as other feed, it is so very 
sticky, unless mixed with a large quan¬ 
tity of bran or corn meal, and as it weighs 
considerably heavier than middlings and 
costs from one-fifth to one-fourth more 
per ton, it seems to me that as good re¬ 
sults could be attained with cheaper feed. 
Lemont, Ill. j. h. b. 
Snuffles in Cows. —I have never seen 
an article on this disease, its causes or 
cure, though it is met with very often 
among cows. It is always or nearly 
always caused by a stick running up the 
nose. I have taken some out from three 
up to 11% inches long. Last summer and 
spring I took out seven pieces. If ulcers 
have not yet formed in the head, the 
removal will cure if more do not get in. 
To prevent this, make a muzzle out of 
sole leather and put it in the cow’s nose. 
If a cow is troubled with the snuffles, 
take her by the head and run your fingers 
up her nostrils and you will feel the 
stick or sticks near the division between 
the nostrils. It or they can usually be 
removed with the fingers. m. n. c. 
Ontario County, N. Y. 
Green Grass Questions.— Has any 
■reader of The R. N.-Y. ever tried ensilo- 
ing corn stalks after the ears have been 
removed ? Will some one give his ex¬ 
perience in putting hay in the mow with¬ 
out curing, filling up the mow as fast as 
possible as has been recommended for 
clover ? I tried putting in early cut grass 
only a little more than wilted last season, 
and my mow is coming out in fine shape 
this winter. It takes up much less room 
in the barn, is more easily harvested and 
the cows hardly seem to care very much 
to turn to their grain ration when fed 
With it. G. A. WETMORE. 
R. N.-Y.—Stalks are often put in the 
silo without the ears. We want all the 
experience we can get on the other ques¬ 
tions 
Worms in Horses. —Tf it is known that 
the horse is troubled with worms, give a 
dose of six drams of Barbadoes aloes. 
Then, after a fast of 18 hours (plenty of 
water but no food,) give a drench of three 
ounces of oil of turpentine, well shaken 
in a quart of milk, and followed at once 
with three to five drams of aloes, accord¬ 
ing to the effect of the first dose. Give 
The Spring Curry Comb 
Clock Spring Blade. Soft as a Brush. 
Pits Every Curve. 
The Only Perfect 
Used by U. S. Army,. 
Sample mailed post paid i.»c. 
Spring Carry Comb Co. 
119 S. La Fayette St., South Bend, Ind. 
an injection of two quarts of a strong 
solution of quassia, blood-warm. Repeat 
in a week if it seems necessary. After 
the bowels move, give the usual grain 
and hay. A good “condition powder” 
for toning up the system after this treat¬ 
ment may be made as follows: Four 
ounces each of sulphate of iron and aloes, 
one-half pound each of powdered gentian, 
ginger and niter. Mix well and give 
night and morning on feed, two table¬ 
spoonfuls at a dose. 
CONDIMENTAL CATTLE FOODS.— There 
are on the market a number of brands of 
“ stock food,” which are advertised to 
give wonderful results. The Maine Sta¬ 
tion, at Orono, Me., has been examining 
two samples— Marvin’s and Pratt’s. 
Here are the analyses by the side of two 
well-known foods: 
Carbohy- 
Proteln. drates. Fat 
Marvin’s food. 36.5 37.3 2.4 
Linseed meal, new process... 33.2 38.4 3.0 
Pratt’s food . 13.7 50.8 5.4 
Wheat bran. . 15.4 63.9 4.0 
The Marvin’s food costs 50 cents a 
pound, or $1,000 per ton. The Station 
concludes that it is made of linseed meal, 
with small quantities of ginger, camphor 
and fenugreek. Yet the maker has the 
impudence to say in his circular: 
This food, fed to stock once or twice a week, will 
keep them In excellent condition. Use it for all 
causes, colds, coughs, loss of appetite, distemper, 
heaves, hide-bound, etc. For stock out of order, 
run down, or in a worn-out condition It has no 
equal. This food Is prepared from the best known 
condiments of the vegetable kingdom. 
Guinea Pigs and Rats.— Some time 
ago a subscriber asked, “ Will Guinea 
pigs drive away rats ? ” I have had 
four years’ experience in this line and 
have had as many as 200 “ pigs” at once, 
though I have none now. They are the 
most inoffensive little creatures I have 
ever seen. They have no spunk at all, 
and never have a fight — even with 
one another. Occasionally a male at 
certain times will drive away another 
and may bite him, but generally he pur¬ 
sues him for only a few steps. That 
rats will kill and eat them I know to be 
an indisputable fact. They will take 
the young away almost as quickly as 
they are born. Sixteen of mine have 
been killed in one night. I have seen 
the pests in the pens and also the mutil¬ 
ated pigs half pulled through rat holes. 
I lost many hundreds on this account 
while I kept them. I, too, had the idea 
that they would drive rats away, but 
experience has made me wiser. Rats 
will carry off not only the little ones, 
but full-grown bucks, and the pigs are 
frightened to death at the approach of 
their enemies. They huddle up in a 
corner while the rats walk off with as 
many as they like, and eat them all but 
bones and hair. J F. h. 
20 Head for Immediate Sale from the 
ELLERSLIE HERD. 
Yearling*. 
sioo to$125. 
0 Month* Old, 
870. 
High-Class Shropshires 
We now offer 50 two-year-old ewes, Imported in 
1892, and due to lamb In March, and now weighing 
from 175 to 180 pounds, and to shear 10 pounds. Also 
15 two- year-old rams from the (locks of Bowen-Jones 
and Minton. TIIE WILLOWS, I’aw Paw, Midi. 
Calves, 850. 
Choice 
Individuals. 
Well Bred, 
LEVI P. 
Proprietor. 
H. M. COTTRELL, 8upt., RhlnecHfT, N. Y 
B krkshirb, 5 ii»rt« vnifto, 
Jersey Rod end Pol.od Chine 
PIGS. Jer.ey, Guernsey end 
Rol.tcin Cattle. Thoroughbred 
Sheep. Fanoy Pooltry. Hunting 
tnd Boon Doga. Catalogue 
tvllia, Chester Co™ Peon*. 
J.I.C. --DRIVING ST,LL leads them all. 
U DIT l T WILL OONTROL THH MOST 
vioioub morse. 
75,000 sold In 1891. 
100,000 sold In 1892. 
332*7 THEY ARE KING. 
® Sample mailed XCfor ^ I flfl 
Nickel, $1.50. V l,uu 
Stallion Bits 50 cts. extra. 
!INE MALLEABLE IRON CO • J.P. Davie’s, Mgr. 
Horse Owners! Try 
.rtgh GOIYIBAULT J S 
aggdP^Caustic 
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A Safe Speedy and Positive Cure 
The Safest, Best BLISTER ever used. Takes 
the place of all liniments for mild or severe action. 
Removes all Bunches or Blemishes from Horse* 
and Cattle. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY 
OR FIRING. Impossible to produce sear or blemish. 
Every bottle sold is warranted to give satisfaction 
Price $1.50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or 
sent by express, charges paid, with full directions 
for its use. Send for descriptive circulars. 
THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland, O. 
SOUTH DOWN SHEEP 
CAS 8 IU 8 MARCHLLUS CLAY, White Hall, Ky. 
—jrr *C I 7 Sclf-UcgiilaUng. 
ES*! ^I /Moneyrefunded il the 
44 INVINCIBLE HATCHER 
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Japanned Finish - - - - $1.0 
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2 DETROIT, MICH 
SsaTlioiiMund* 
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W operation. 
uj Guaranteed to 
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percentage of 
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less cost than 
B Lowest priced first-class 
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Send 6o. for Catalogue. 
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With best Incubator and Brooder. 
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SPRINGSTEEN BIT 
THE CHALLENGE INCUBATOR 
» The Best Manufactured, 
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This Machine challenges competition either public 
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the market. We also furnish the best and cheapest 
beating apparatus for Brooder-Houses. Send for new 
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Our Hot Water OUR HYGROMETERS are made especially 
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particle of heat Is 
utilized, the water- /r\\ 
pot being cone- (i )} 
shaped. Is all heat- \N 
lng surface. 
The heat, after Ty _ 
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passes out over the , ''..Nj&Sk 
water - pot again, 4m Jy* 
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may be pretty »ure of prompt replies and right 
treatment. 
Saddle-horse. 
For every degree of 
back-irritation, Phenol 
Sodique. A raw place 
takes on a proper scab 
in a night. For all flesh. 
HANCE BROTHERS & WHITE, Philadelphia. 
At druggists. Take no substitute. 
UNSEED OIL MEAL 
SMITHS & POWELL CO., Syracuse, N. Y., 
offer very superior FRENCH COACH, STANDARD, CLYDESDALE, PERCHERON, 
DRIVING and MATCHED COACH HORSES (many of them 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. 
obtainable for 
OOW 3 , BEEF CATTLE, HOGS and HORSES. 
Market price must soon advance, and we advise 
your taking In your winter’s supply now. 
Please write us for quotations and other particulars. 
OBDBBS TAEIK BY THB 
BREWERS’ GRAINS. I'KSH&Sft 
