1893 
439 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Live Stock Matters. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
A Hopeless Old Mule. —This spring I 
became the owner of a male, 20 years of 
age, whose left hind leg is swollen to 
almost twice it* normal size. The swell¬ 
ing extends from about 12 inches above 
the stifle to the hoof, is quite hard, and 
occasionally breaks out with boils which 
sometimes emit a bloody fluid, and again, 
some of them are perfectly dry, not emit¬ 
ting any fluid. He has been working 
all spring, for his leg, which has been 
swollen for three years past, does not 
cause him any inconvenience. What is 
the trouble ? subscriber. 
Ans. —The mule has either farcy or 
chronic lymphangitis due to some wound 
or injury. Owing to the dangerous char¬ 
acter of farcy, being due to the same 
germ or infection as glanders, I would 
advise you to have the mule examined 
by a competent veterinarian ; and if it 
proves to be farcy the animal should be 
destroyed. In any case, it is of too long 
standing to expect satisfactory results 
from treatment. f. l. k. 
Facts About Guinea Fowls. — 1. How 
can I distinguish t e sexes in Guinea 
fowls ? 2. How many females should be 
kept to a male ? 3. How long is their 
incubation time ? geo seward. 
Ans. —1. The male has more fleshy 
excrescences on the head and wattles, and 
is more masculine in appearance. The 
Clay McDowel, and is situated one mile 
from the city of Lexington, where Dic¬ 
tator has eaten his syrup for many years 
past. THEO. CAMPBELL. 
Some Facts About Leghorns —1. How 
high should fences be to restrain Leg¬ 
horns ? 2. Should their wings be clipped? 
3. How long should April-hatched Leg¬ 
horns be in a brooder ? 4. Should oyster 
shells be burnt before they are broken 
for poultry ? * G. s. 
New York City. 
Ans.—1. and 2. I find a six-foot fence 
high enough to confine full-grown Leg¬ 
horns. It is a fact not generally known 
that pullets half or two-thirds grown are 
more inclined to fly than full-grown hens, 
and sometimes I find it necessary to clip 
the flight feathers of one set of wings to 
restrain them when first put in the parks. 
Should a hen occasionally get in the 
habit of flying over, I do not hesitate to 
clip a wing, and find that no injury re¬ 
sults from it. 3. I begin hatching about 
the middle of April and the first lot 
must leave the brooders at six weeks of 
age to make room for later hatches. I 
find no trouble in making the change 
when the chicks are strong and well- 
grown for that age ; in fact most of mine 
leave the brooders before the six weeks 
are up. 4. I buy my oyster shells already 
crushed and do not know what treatment 
they receive before crushing. No one 
with anything e'se to do, can afford to 
crush them by hand when they can be 
Babcock & Scales, Cow Detectives. Fig. 157. See page 420. 
female alone gives the sound of “ Joe 
Clark,” “Joe Clark,” so well known, the 
male giving only a clatter in a finer 
voice. 2. They will pair if sexes are 
equal, but if the females are in excess 
the male will accept them all into his 
family, as many as four or five having 
been known to be with one male and the 
eggs hatched. 3. About 28 days. They 
do not sell well in market, but are highly 
prized by some for home use. 
How Animals Drink. —A writer in the 
London Live Stock Journal tells how Mr. 
Tegetmeier, the great naturalist, criti¬ 
cises a popular picture called “ A Long 
Drink.” 
The painting is one of a tiger belly- 
deep in a pool, who is supposed to be 
drinking with his head half submerged 
in the water. Mr. Tegetmeier points out 
that the tiger could not drink in this 
manner, for all the felidce can drink only 
by lapping water, using the tongue as a 
spoon with which to raise the water into 
the mouth. Many persons imagine that 
the method of drinking is the same in 
the horse and the ox. It is not so, any 
more than their method of grazing. The 
ox sucks the water into his mouth, 
creating a vacuum therein by an act of 
respiration. The horse drinks by pump¬ 
ing the water, the tongue acting as a 
piston. He dips his lips beneath the sur¬ 
face of the water, opens them, draws his 
tongue backward, and thus closes his 
lips on the water within his mouth. He 
then pushes his tongue forward, which 
fills his mouth, and the inclosed water 
has no escape except down his gullet to 
his stomach. 
Dictator’s Home —In the article on 
Dictator in a late Rural, we are told 
that he died at Ashland, Ky. This state¬ 
ment might lead readers to believe it 
was at the town of Ashland, Ky., on the 
Ohio River. Ashland Farm, the Home of 
Henry Clay, is owned by Major Henry 
bought for three-fourths of a cent per 
pound, or less in large quantities. 
C. H WVCKOFF. 
CO-OPERATIVE HORSE BUYING. 
On December 3, 1892 we organized a 
French Coach Horse Breeders’ Associa¬ 
tion, with a capital stock of $2,600, for 
which amount we purchased from J. W. 
Akin, Scipio, N. Y., the French Coach 
stallion Kiflirs No. 911, a brown bay 16 
hands high, weighing 1,400 pounds, foaled 
May 8, 1888. The association is composed 
of 23 members; the writer has three 
shares and another member two, all the 
rest have one each at $100 apiece. The 
association is composed of the most in¬ 
telligent farmers and business men of 
this section. The stallion was bought on 
the following conditions: The associa¬ 
tion gave three joint notes, the first due 
April 1,1894, the second April 1,1895 and 
the third April 1, 1896. A few paid cash. 
The horse was selected by the writer at 
Mr. Akin’s farm. The deal was entirely 
satisfactory to the members and all are 
well pleased with the horse. The asso¬ 
ciation was organized by electing the 
writer as President, J. W. Balliet Secre¬ 
tary, Thos. Kern Treasurer, and B. F. 
Person, Collector, and three directors; 
the latter to act with the other officers as 
a board. The president is to have full 
charge of the horse and keep him, for 
which he receives $300 per annum, which 
amount is not sufficient for this section 
of the country, where our farmers have 
been in the habit of paying $3 to $5 
for breeding to scrubs, and where they 
think that raising a good colt is a streak 
of luck. The service fee is $20 for each 
colt and $15 each for two or more 
colts, if the mares are owned by one 
man. We have been obliged to canvass 
with the horse from farm to farm. We 
have so far used him with 37 mares, 35 
for $20 apiece and two for $15 each. We 
have only secured the best and surest 
mares and have enough promised to as¬ 
sure us of 50 more. This will give us 
enough money to pay for his keeping as 
well as interest and still allow us to pay 
a small dividend. The object of the as¬ 
sociation was, first, to improve the all¬ 
purpose horses of this section. There is 
a great demand in the cities also in the 
country in this State for all-purpose, up- 
headed, stylish, and active horses, as the 
land is mostly cut up in small farms, and 
farmers do not need more than two horses 
and want them for the carriage as well 
as work. The main object of forming 
the association was for the purpose of 
buying the best kind of a horse without 
o ae m^n taking such a great risk I know 
of a number of horses that Mr. Akin 
sold under similar arrangements that are 
entirely satisfactory. I would, however, 
advise farmers in buying a horse in this 
way to be sure to buy a good one and one 
suited to their section. 
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