1894 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
323 
Live Stock Matters. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Stifle Lameness in Horse. —My horse 
became lame some two or three months 
ago. The lameness was apparently not 
serious, but I did not use him much until 
I began plowing. After a few days, he 
became so lame that I had to turn him 
out. The lameness is in the stifle of the 
left hind leg. It is somewhat swollen 
about the joint. Just below the joint 
and in the front part of the leg, a lump 
has formed since I commenced to plow, 
about as large as a hen’s egg. When 
standing with his weight on the leg, the 
lump seems hard. When resting the leg 
the lump seems soft. The lameness is 
more apparent when he trots. In stand¬ 
ing he always favors this leg. What 
shall I do ? B. E. p. 
Hillsdale, Kan. 
Ans.—I s there any tenderness to pres¬ 
sure about the stifle joint, or any diffi¬ 
culty and pain when you pick up the leg 
and flex the joint ? If so, your diagnosis 
is probably correct, but if not you will 
have to look elsewhere for the lameness. 
Apply a fly blister over the stifle, clip 
the hair and rub the blister well in. If 
not well blistered in 24 hours, rub in 
again. When blistered, carefully wash off 
with warm Castile soap-suds, and apply 
a little carbolated vaseline once daily. 
Do not omit to tie the horse’s head so 
that he cannot rub the blister with his 
mouth. F. L,. K. 
Experience With Vetch. —One of The 
R. N.-Y. correspondents asks for infor¬ 
mation about vetches (or tares). I’ll give 
my short experience. Last year I had a 
small patch sowed for trial. Although 
situated near a ditch, it made little 
growth during the summer. I think the 
man who planted it mixed too much rye 
with the seed; he claimed that it was 
necessary for the vetches to hold on to, 
but there was too much of it; so it had 
to be cut out when ripe. As soon as that 
was done and cool weather came, the 
vetches made a flne growth. In Decem¬ 
ber a horse was tethered out on the patch; 
he ate the stuff, apparently with as much 
relish as clover. During the three win¬ 
ter months, we had snow nearly all the 
time, the thermometer going as low as 
10 degrees above zero. When the snow 
was gone at the end of March, the tares 
looked as fresh as ever ; they stand from 
18 inches to two feet high, and are now 
in bloom. They are the nicest thing for 
late fall and early spring pasture which 
I have seen, and as they belong to the 
legume family, they would likely make 
good green manure. mrs. m w. e. 
Tulare County, Cal. 
Lump in Teat. —I have a cow that 
calved about a month ago. One hind 
quarter of her udder caked, but by using 
scoke root, I reduced the inflammation. 
I have to use a milking tube to milk this 
quarter. The milk appears all right. 
There seems to be a sort of pipe from the 
end of the teat, and about inch from 
the end a bunch about one-half inch 
through. The teat fills with a watery 
milk from one milking to another, buc 
after squeezing that out no more will 
flow in the teat. l. j. c. 
Baldwinsville, N. Y. 
Ans. —The lump should be cut or 
broken off with a “ teat slitter,” an in¬ 
strument made especially for that pur¬ 
pose. If a veterinary surgeon is con¬ 
venient, it would be well for you to 
employ him to operate on the teat for 
you. Some dairymen break up such 
lumps in the teats with a stiff wire, the 
size of a milker’s tube, the end of which 
is sharpened to a cutting edge. This 
wire iscarefally introduced into the teat, 
until the lump is reached, when it is cut 
through several times, so as to thor¬ 
oughly break it up. f. l. k. 
Parsnips and Sheep —Tell “ A Sub¬ 
scriber” that parsnips will bloat sheep, 
throw them into convulsions and kill 
them in 15 minutes. They are the only 
animal, that I know of, that will eat 
them. Children have been killed by eat¬ 
ing the roots. The roadsides in places 
are infested with them. There should 
be a State law to prevent their being 
allowed to go to seed. A. j. s. 
Urbana. Ill. 
R. N.-Y.—We presume you mean wild 
parsnips. Who will verify these state¬ 
ments ? 
SMALL SCALE HEN FARMING. 
While “hen farming ” on a large scale 
is coming to be such an important indus¬ 
try, much more should be said of “hen 
farming” as one of the important “lit- 
tles” that go to make up success in 
farming. If the few hens that wander 
about on so many farms without a “local 
habitation ” and considered only a nui¬ 
sance, were given a tithe of the care be¬ 
stowed on the rest of the “ stock in 
trade ” of the farm, many a welcome 
dollar would be added to its treasury. 
While with us hens are only a side issue, 
cared for and managed by the women of 
the family, our record fcr one year, with 
29 hens, reads thus: Cash received, 
850.45; eggs sold, 221 dozens; average 
price per dozen, 17X cents; average eggs 
per hen, 113. On account of the extra 
work, we do not keep account of the 
feed, but I believe 81 per hen is consid¬ 
ered a fair estimate, and as we used 
about 45 dozen eggs, value 87.67, and had 
all the chickens we wanted to eat in a 
family of six, besides the droppings for 
fertilizing purposes, I estimate that these 
hens brought in considerably more than 
81 apiece clear profit. Much that was 
fed them would not have been utilized 
in any other way. Our hens have a com¬ 
fortable, roomy house, which is kept 
clean; have a variety of food, pure 
water to drink, and as conscientious 
care as the other stock on the farm. 
As to breed, I believe that good care 
will make a success of any breed, but 
we sometimes feel that the breed we 
value highly—the Colored Dorkings—is 
neglected in the poultry articles. We 
find them fair layers, good mothers, not 
persistent sitters, and a delicious table 
fowl, having a large percentage of white 
meat. In dressing an eight-months-old 
cockerel last winter, I was tempted by 
the size of the breast to weigh it, and 
found it weighpd one pound and a 
quarter. This breed is quite likely to 
lay while moulting, and does not stop at 
every cold snap. We prefer them to the 
so-called laying breeds, as the surplus 
cockerels will weigh two pounds when 
two months old, and can be sold to our 
local dealers at a good price. If we wish 
one for our own table, we find something 
besides bones, feathers and comb. In 
these times, success with most of us de¬ 
pends on making the most of all the 
“ littles” in farming, as but few can 
undertake the big enterprises. 
Canastota, N. Y. mbs e. c. g. 
FOR SPRING FEVER (THE LAZINB S AND 
languor Incident to spring weather) try. asanln- 
Yigoraior and Sirength-glver, Dr. D. .layne's Tonic 
Vermifuge, one of the safest, most effectual and 
cheapest of remedies, Dose for grown people one 
to two teaspoonfuls. For worms in children It Is 
unrivaled. Small bottles, 85 cents; and double size. 
50 cents each. Buy of your Druggist. Aciv. 
f ODEL MILK COOLER 
PAr.INT'O 1893:1 
H.W.OAZLAY, I 
cohtland,n.y. 
POR MICK 
price list Jo the Inventor and Maker. 
THE HOUEI, HII.E COO 
A.ND AEKATOK 
Has no equal, is 
down, gives the best 
suits, has smooth s 
face, airs and cools 
the same time, less w 
to clean, made of cop 
or heavy tin plate, w 
iron clad t 
tom, they ' 
not rust. 
Agentswa 
ed. Send 
large cuti 
H. W. GAZLAY, Cortland, N. Y. 
FEEDING ANIMALS. 
This Is a practical work of 560 pages, by Professor 
E. W. STEWART, upon the science of feeding ip a 1 
Its details, giving practical rations for all farm am 
mals. Its accuracy Is proved by Us adoption as a 
text book In nearly all Agricultural Colleges and Ex¬ 
periment Stations In America. It will pay anybody 
having a horse or a cow, or who feeds a few pigs or 
sheep to buy and study It carefully. Price, DSU.OO. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
Corner Chambers and Pearl Streets, New York. 
I PERFECT IMPREGNATOR 
made to breed regularly by its use. 
SURE, SAFF, IIAKMLKSS, 
Hundreds of Testimonials from all 
States. Guaranteed, and sent with full 
directions on receipt of price, $5.00. , 
SPECIALTY MFC. CO., 
1''0 Main St., Uarrollton, Mo. I 
Illustuatedbook on Sterility sent 
I FREE. Write for it. liefer to Com- 1 
mei-cial Bank, St. Louis; Midland Bank, 
Kan. City; and entire city of Carrollton. I 
F ARMKR 9 ILE.S, of 
Charleston, 111., the most 
noted ca>tralor l-i the world, 
will board atthe International 
Hotel New YorkCltv,through 
May and June, as ho has done for years, while cas¬ 
trating line Colts. Stallions, Kldgllngs, and Ruptured 
Colts In the Eastern States. Letters aouressed him 
there will receive prompt attention. 
XDo«.t:li oxi 3F"ly. 
The Best * 
Compound Flies Off. 
Sample pound bv mall 25c. Write for Circular and 
Price List. C. W. MILLS OIL CO., Ssraouse, N. Y. 
OUnn n V I’«>‘Kht8 HORSK, cow, and 
AHIIIIarl I owner. No tiles or sores; ^ more 
UIIUU I L] milk. Testimonials Agents wanted. 
fllO mo Shoo-Fly Alfg. Co., I(K)5 Kalrmount A ve., Phlla 
INVINCIBLE HATCHER 
<1> I ^ for 100 Egc Size. 
S' I # Self-liegulutlnc, 
Sund 4c. la stamps for No. !t3 
(Istalog, testimonials A treatise 
BUCKEYE INCUBATOR CO 
SI'KINGKIELD OHIO 
INCUBATORS & BROODERS 
Brooders only $5. Rest and cheapest for 
raising chicks; 40 first premiums ; 3,000 
testimonials; send for catalogue. 
G. S. SINGER, Box 1,74 , Cardington, 0 . 
Mapes’AutomaticHens’ Nest 
Eggs always clean Directions and Farm right 
reduced to .50c. O. W. MAPE3, Middletown, N. 1 . 
MAKE HENS LA'V 
by feeding green bone cut In 
M.INN’S IIGNK GIJTTKK. 
Price $li).iM) and upward Warranted Catalog 
free if this paper is named 
F.W.MANNCO,, Milford, Mass. 
Medal and Diploma World’s 
Fair. Get Circulars. 
WEBSTER & IJANNUM, 
Cazenovla, N. Y. 
Pure-bred B. & W. Mlnorcas, W. 
Wyandottes, S. C. B Leghorrs, 
W. A B. I’lymouth Rocks W. F. B. 
Spanl h I.. Brahmas - Eggs. $1.00 
per 15; $3.00 per 60 Golden and 8 I . Wyandottes. 
C. I. Gaines, Red Caps, Uoudans, W. Langshans, W. 
C. R. Polish. Buff I.pghorns— ggs, $1.60 per 15; $5,00 
per 60. Fine catalcgue free 
.JOHN 11. SOUliKR, ,Jr., Telford, Pa. 
WyckofF’s White Leghorns. 
AMERICA’S BUSINESS HEN. 
Eggs f€>r hatching, $2.00 per 15; $.3.75 per 30; $5.00 
per 45; $10.00 per 100. Illustrated and Descriptive 
Circular free. C. H. WYCKOFF, Groton, N. V. 
Single Comb Brown Leghorn Eggs, !!ftl.25. 
EDWARD LAFOT, LakeUeld, Minn. 
PINE TREE FARM, 
Jamesbnrg, N. J. 
Eggs lor Hatching, 
I 32-page catalogue free 
PFKIN nilRIf^ an*’I^anclers. Eggs, $1 
I kivin uuuivo persettlng Satisfaction guaranteed 
BROOK8IDB POULTRY FARM, Columbus, N. J. 
PEKIN DUCK eggs for hatching 
from stock that won all of the First 
Premiums at the New York Poulirv 
Show In 1893. Fertility and safe 
,- delivery guaranteed. Send for cir¬ 
cular. A. J. HALLOCK. Speonk. N. Y. 
MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEY K’oY.”" 
I.<ang8han, P. Rock, Buff and Brown Leghorns. Illus¬ 
trated Circular. 8. j. B. OUNBAH, Klkhorn. WIb. 
2 SC. for a Poultry 
MARKER 
Bookon Caponizing free. Send for Cat. 
of Poultry Specialties. C.ipon sets $2 up 
W.H.WlGMORE.ioyS.SthSt.,Pliila ,Pa. 
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IV Eil Kb W Ci Sample copy oi 
CLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 
A Handsomely Illustrated DCCCIIDDI ICC 
Magazine and Catalog, of DLL OUriLILO 
I REli. A. 1. IfOOT, Medina, O. 
1 CRYSTAL BUTTER PACKAGE | 
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Gets 5c. pound extra lor Butter. 
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CKYSTAL PACKAGE CD., 
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UB.VTO.V HAHHOH., MlCfl. 
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Butter keeps haru without Ice. 
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Buckley’s Waterins Device 
FOR WATERING STOCK IN THE STABLE 
C. E. BUCKLEY & CO., 
Patentees and Manufacturers, Dovbk Plains, N. Y 
KINGSTON FOUNDRY AND IHACHINB 
CO., Limited, Kingston, Ont., Canada, Solo Manu¬ 
facturers for the Dominion of Canada. 
tar RELIABLE AGENTS WANTED. 
GUERNSEYS! 
The GRANDEST of DAIRY Breed*. 
Combining the richness of the Jersey with the size 
approximate to the Holstein or Short-horn, bnt 
standing alonb and unbqdalbd in producing the 
richest colored bntter In mid-winter on dry feed. 
Gentle as pets, persistent milkers and hardy in eon- 
stttntlon, they combine more qualtfloatlons for the 
dairy or family cow than any other breed. In the 
“ Old Brick Guernsey Herd” 
are daughters and granddaughters of the renowned 
Squire Kent, 1604 A. G. C. C. and of the flnest strains 
on Guernsey or In America--Comns, son of Squire 
Kent and Statelllte, son of Kohlm head the herd. All 
particulars In regard to Breed and Herd cheerfully 
given. 8. P. TABER WILLETTS, 
" The Old Brick,” Boslyn, L. I., N. Y 
JERSEYS. 
The Sweepstakes Breed at the World’s Fair Dairy 
Contests for Milk, Cheese and Butter. 
2 SWEEPSTAKES PRIZES 2 
Won by Ida Marigold, bred by Miller A Sibley, 16 
daughters of her sire, Ida’s Rioter of 6t. L. 1:«’>.56, 
average over 19 pounds of butter apiece per week. 
Highest Jersev weekly, monthly and yeailymllk 
records held by oui herd. 
Only superior stock for sale. 
In general, none less than $’200; occasionally a bull 
or heifer calf cheaper. Write for what you want. 
Mention this paper. 
MILLER A SIBLEY, Franklin, Venango Co., Pa 
JERSEYS. 
Coomassie.— A.J.C.C.— St. Lambert 
ROBT. F. SHANNON, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Aberdeen-Angus Cattle 
J. F. HINF, Shlnrock, Krie Co., O. 
Hig:h-Cla88 8hrop8hire8 
76 yearling rams that will weigh 250 to 300 pounds, 
and shear 12 to 15 pounds at maturity; and 150 year¬ 
ling ewes, to weigh 175 to 21,0 pounds, and shear 9 to 
12 pounds at maturity. Just arrived, recorded In Eng 
land and America. ‘A grand lot.’' Send for oata 
logue. THE WILLOWS, 
GKO. B. BRkCK. Prop. Paw Paw, Mich 
SOUTH DOWN SHEEP. 
CASSIUS MAKCBLLU8 CLAY, White Hall, Ky. 
Now is Your Opportunity 
To select choice SCOTCH CHEVIOT SHEEP from 
the CRUMIlOliN Flock. The Cheviots are the breed 
— perfectly hardy—wool commands better pi ices than 
any other Toey are a perfect Wool and Mutton 
Breed. Reduction Sale at Special J'rlces for«0 Days. 
200 Head, both sexes, from which to select. Also, 
next 00 Days animals, both sexes, various ages, 
from my World’s Fair Champion Herd ofllOLSTEIN- 
F ill ESI ANS at Special Prices. Now Is your chance! 
Address D. F WILBER, Oneonta, N. Y. 
Why don’t you buy 
Improved Chester Whites 
or 
WILLIS WHINERY, WINONA, OHIO, 
He pays the express. He ships C. O. D. 
He will send you circulars, giving the 
Wonderful Show Record and particulars 
of this herd. 400 head for sale. 
GHESHIRES 
From Foundation Herd. I have now shipped 406 
limes to men I had sold to before. For quietness 
lean meat and quick growth, get the Cheshire. 
E. W. DAVIS, Torrlngiord, Conn., 
Formerly Oneida, N. Y. 
AUr^ll I nro—Choice and Pure Pigs from 
matuiestock. 
ED. S. HILL, Peruvllie, Tompkins Co., N. Y. 
$3.00 ECCS $1.00. 
R. 0. Leghorns. Langshans. Rouen and Cayuga 
Ducks, T. Geese. M. B 'I'utksys. gobbler weighs 40 ibs , 
hens, 17 to 20 lbs., $2 per 11. Our circular ^ives necree 
and prizes. R. D. BUTTON, Cottons, N. Y. 
EGOS 
k—The World’s best layers, Rfse Comb 
Brown Leghorns 15 choice Eggs for 
„ hatching for $1.00 Als) Plymouth 
Rocks. WM. LEHMAN, Churchvllle N. Y. 
