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M Pulverizing Harrow, Clod Crusher and Leveler, 
A GENERAL PURPOSE HARROW, ADAPTED TO ALL SOILS AND ALL WORK. 
The Lowest - Priced Riding Harrow on Earth, $8.00 and Up. 
WALDO F. BROWN says: “I believe that for durability, 
ease of handling to take from field to field, and satisfactory 
work, the ‘ Acme’ is the best Harrow for the money I have ever 
seen. It is unquestionably the best sod Harrow I have used, and 
lighter of draft than any Disc Harrow I have ever seen. As I have 
a chance to compare on my own farm the work of six different 
improved Harrows, I can speak intelligently about the ‘Acme.’ ” 
HENRY STEWART says: “I have 
used the ‘ Acme ’ from its first introduc¬ 
tion, and can say most truthfully that 
its cost can be fully repaid in the first 
crop grown on twenty acres by its use, by 
the increased yield alone. I have proved 
this continually in my farm work.” 
Sent 
Trial 
and may be re¬ 
turned at my 
expense if not 
satisfactory. 
Flat crusliing spurs pulverize lumps, level and smooth 
the ground, while at the same time curved coulters cultivate, 
cut, lift and turn the entire surface of the soil. The backward 
slant of the coulter prevents tearing up rubbish, and reduces 
draft. Made entirely of cast steel and wrought iron, 
and therefore praclically iude^triiclible. Variety of sizes for 
^^4 one, two, three and tour horses. 
JV. B .—I deliver, free on board at New York, Chicago, Columbus, 0., Louisville, Ky., 
Sin Francisco, Cal., and Portland, Oreg. 
DUANE H. NASH, Sole iVlfr., MILLINQTON, N. J. Branch House: 30 S. Canal St., CHICAGO. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
wire be stretched on top of them, no animal can get 
over or through it. Well made, it makes a very cheap 
and durable fence. j. s. woodward. 
Shall He Haul Salt-Water Mud P 
F. L., Stratford, Conn. —Would mud from a salt-water 
pond, that is composed of vegetable matter entirely, 
be worth carting a mile for fertilizer, and how should 
it be treated ? 
Ans. —We do not know. We find one analysis of salt 
mud which contained to the ton 8 pounds of nitro¬ 
gen, 6K of potash and 18 of lime, the whole worth 
possibly $1.50 per ton. This mud may be worth more 
than that. Mud from a fresh-water pond would prob¬ 
ably contain much more nitrogen. If you haul this 
mud, you would better either compost it with the ma¬ 
nure or spread it at once over grain or grass. 
Future of Poultry and Sheep. 
J. E. O., Moosup Valley, R. 1. —1. What is the pros¬ 
pect for the poultry business in the future ? 2. Will 
it pay as well as it has in the past few years ? I am 
about buying a farm of 65 acres, 20 miles west of the 
city of Providence, and 33^ from small villages and 
railroad. Would it pay to raise broilers here ? 3. 
Will the Wilson Bill, if passed, affect the egg business 
very much ? 4. What is the prospect of the sheep 
industry in the years to come ? What breed would 
The R. N.-Y. advise me to raise ? 
Ans.— 1. Good—for any man who will give it the 
proper attention and care. 2. We think so. The 
demand for strictly fresh eggs is always ahead of the 
supply. The best thing you can do is to write, or go 
and see Samuel Cushman, Kingston, R I., who has 
charge of the poultry department of the Rhode Island 
Experiment Station. 3. Not on strictly fresh eggs. 
It undoubtedly will affect the price of eggs that are 
shipped a considerable distance. It may also disturb 
the markets for a time, until trade and manufacturing 
settle into new conditions. 4. We shall give a series 
of articles on the sheep industry. 
How to Pick Out the Laying- Hens. 
E., Fulton, N, Y .—It is advised to weed out the non¬ 
layers among domestic fowls. How may they be 
readily found in a flock of 40 or 50 hens? 
Ans —Certainly it is desirable to select the best 
layers for breeders. We have asked this question of 
many careful poultrymen. They seem to watch the 
birds so carefully that they know from their looks and 
actions which are laying. A laying hen acts like a 
layer. She is busy, important, and often found on the 
nest. Her comb is usually bright red and there is a 
bustling, wide-awake air about her. Good poultrymen 
know every hen in a flock by some little peculiarity, 
and close observation soon distinguishes the drones 
from the workers. On page 863 of last year’s R. N.-Y. 
we described a little device for registering the layers. 
Mr. Wyckoff’s plan is to wait until the moulting season 
and select the few hens that lay while the rest are 
loafing. This is the easiest way to do it and in some 
respects the most effective. 
Using: Vetch for Feed. 
O. M. A., Tamaroa, 111 .—I am much interested in 
everything pertaining to the nitrogen-gathering plants. 
I notice Bulletin 61 of the Cornell Experiment Sta¬ 
tion speaks very highly of the vetih for such pur¬ 
poses ; but I would like to know more about it. Have 
you or your readers had any experience with it ? Is 
it good for feed for cows, sheep, etc., green or dry, or 
both ? If one fed the tops, would the roots alone be 
of much value to the land ? 
Ans. —Vetch is used in England for feed. It can be 
fed either green or as hay. It is said to be a good 
late feed. The root system is not large, and compara¬ 
tively little fertilizer value would be left if the tops 
were eaten off. It makes such a tangled growth that 
it would be hard to mow, and there would probably be 
difficulty in curing it in the late days of fall. I do not 
know of its having been used for feed in this country. 
D. H. DAILEY. 
How to Use Tobacco Stems. 
W. M. L., Alpena, Mich .—I have about a ton or so of 
tobacco stems and see in The R. N.-Y. that they are 
valuable as fertilizers. What process should I put 
them through in order to get the best possible results 
from them ? How should they be used ? Our soil is 
sandy with a gravelly sub-soil. 
Ans. —Tobacco stems have three values. As a direct 
fertilizer they are worth about five times as much as 
ordinary stable manure and they also kill or repel 
many insects and act as a mulch. It is a good plan, 
therefore, to use them in places like the garden or 
fruit patch where insects abound and where shade and 
moisture are needed. We would use them on top of 
the ground around the melons or similar vegetables 
If wanted for farm crops, on a larger scale, we would 
get them as fine as possible, broadcast and harrow in. 
Facts About Dishorning-. 
E. H. B., (No address ).—How close to the head is it 
best to cut the horn ? Some say one inch and others 
a quarter of an inch below the skin. What can be 
applied to stop the flow of blood Is it ever necessary 
to take up the arteries ? 
J., Saratoga County, N. Y .—Would dishorning cows 
that are with calf with a dishorning knife be liable to 
make them abort ? 
Ans. —In dishorning cattle, take off half an inch of 
hair with the horn; a little more or less will make no 
difference to speak of. A preparation of iron, carbon¬ 
ate of iron, diluted with water or ‘‘ Monsel’s salts,” or 
solution diluted, is a good application. Druggists say 
that the latter is the best. I will try it soon and know 
for myself. I have never used tweezers to take up 
arteries. I have dishorned cows for seven or eight 
years that were in all conditions, some far advanced, 
and also springers that soon come in, and never lost 
one, or had one do poorly. That is my experience, 
having dishorned for 90 or more farmers. But I 
always put a strip of tarred muslin over the wound. 
The tar is healing and the bandage shuts out the cold. 
Yet I occasionally read of cows dying from the effects 
of dishorning, but in such cases they are clipped off or 
sawed, and no protection put on the wound, which 
looks heartless and cruel to me. A farmer in an 
adjoining county in reply to my inquiry, said that ha 
lost one and had others in danger, but the man who 
did it put no bandages over the wounds. It takes 
time to do it, but my experience is, that it pays. 
M. H. C. G. 
Glanders in a Horse. 
Z. T. B., Sangamon, III .—What is the matter with 
my horse ? He breathes very hard, and sometimes 
something seems to break, and bloody matter runs 
from his nostrils. 
Ans. —The horse is probably suffering from glanders. 
0 iving to the dangerous nature of this disease, I would 
advise you to have the horse examined at once by a 
competent veterinarian, or reported to your State 
veterinarian, and if found glandered he should be con¬ 
demned and killed. f. l, k. 
