Che  RURAL.  NEW-YORKER 
Knuckling 
I  have  a  mule  whose  left  hind  foot  is 
in  very  bad  shape.  For  about  a  year 
she  has  been  gradually  getting  more  lame, 
walking  more  and  more  on  the  tip  of  the 
foot,  until  now  the  foot  is  almost,  curved 
under  and  if  she  puts  her  foot  on  the 
ground  she  stands  on  the  top  of  tin-  hoof. 
It  is  as  if  the  back  ligaments  or  tendons 
have  drawn  up,  pulling  the  foot  with  it. 
Is  there  anything  to  be  done?  c.  H. 
Virginia. 
The  only  hope  of  improving  this  con¬ 
dition  would  be  to  have  the  operation  of 
tenotomy  performed  by  a  graduate  vet¬ 
erinarian.  Select  a  trained  and  exper¬ 
ienced  expert  for  the  operation,  a.  s.  a. 
Paralysis 
I  have  a  cow  which  freshened  about  a 
week  ago.  Three  days  later  she  slipped, 
injuring  her  hind  parts  so  that  she  can¬ 
not  get  up,  although  she  can  move  her 
hind  parts  freely.  .She  can  raise  herself 
on  her  fore  legs.  She  eats  and  drinks 
well  and  apparently  is  in  good  heal th. 
Will  you  tell  me  what  the  trouble  is  and 
how  I  can  help  her?  w.  s.  w. 
In  all  probability  there  is  a  fracture 
of  the  pelvis  or  of  a  hone  of  the  hind 
leg.  but  this  we  cannot  decide  without 
making  an  examination.  A  veterinarian 
should  be  employed  to  make  the  examina¬ 
tion  and  see  if  treatment  would  give  re¬ 
lief.  A.  S.  A. 
Splints 
1.  I  have  a  two-months-old  colt  which 
from  its  birth  had  a  splint  on  each  fore¬ 
leg.  I  would  like  to  know  how  to  re¬ 
move  them.  1!.  Where  would  be  the  pro¬ 
per  place  on  the  body  to  bleed  a  horse? 
Ohio.  j,  it.  W. 
1.  The  splint  bones  simply  are  larger 
or  more  prominent  than  usual  or  you  may 
be  mistaking  the  natural  little  knob  on 
the  lower  end  of  each  splint  bone  for  a 
splint.  Treatment  is  unnecessary. 
2.  The  jugular  vein  running  in  the 
groove  (jugular  gutter)  of  the  neck,  but 
bleeding  is  rarely  done  nowadays ,  and 
is  quite  unnecessary.  A.  S.  A. 
Puffs 
Will  you  advise  me  how  to  feed  and 
manage  my  lt»-monfhs-old  filly?  She 
weighs  1.1175,  and  has  always  been  fat, 
bad  the  run  of  large  paddock.  She  now 
has  slight  puffs  on  the  hocks  (in  front). 
Would  it  be  advisable  to  make  a  slower 
growth  for  a  while?  Would  driving  her 
light  a  few  miles  a  day  be  a  benefit?  Is 
there  anything  that  could  be  rubbed  on 
the  puffs  that  would  help  any?  o.  s. 
New  York. 
I.et  the  filly  run  out  every  day,  but  do 
not  drive  her.  Standing  on  board  floors 
and  heavy  feeding  tend  to  induce  the 
puffin  ess  of  the  hocks,  or  to  aggravate 
such  u  condition.  Huh  the  hocks  once 
daily  with  10  per  cent,  iodine  petrogen 
or  vitsogen.  Let.  the  filly  occupy  a  box 
stall  when  in  the  stable,  Feed  a  lighter 
ration,  but  keep  the  filly  growing.  Plen¬ 
ty  of  hand  rubbing  proves  beneficial,  so 
massage  well  each  time  the  iodine  pre¬ 
paration  is  used.  A.  S.  A. 
Heaves 
Is  Alfalfa  bay  bad  for  horses,  espe¬ 
cially  those  with  a  touch  of  the  heaves? 
1  fed  to  one  horse  with  sound  wind  and 
it  set  him  to  coughing  and  seemed  to 
shorten  his  wind.  I  fed  to  a  man*  that 
has  a  touch  of  heaves  and  it.  made  her 
heaves  bad.  The  buy  is  good,  clean,  well 
cured,  H)T1  crop.  Their  feed  consists  of 
cracked  corn,  corn  on  ear,  whole  oats, 
ground  oats,  bran,  and  Alfalfa,  molasses 
horse  feed  as  a  change.  What  is  a  good 
remedy  for  heaves,  as  a  relief  of  course 
only.  Horses  slobber  very  much  while 
eating  whole  oats.  I  am  told  that  is  due 
to  the  fumigation  or  disinfectant  used  on 
oats  for  the  prevention  of  spread  of  the 
hoof  and  mouth  disease.  e.  l.  l. 
New  Jersey. 
In  certain  Western  States  where  Alfal¬ 
fa  cures  perfectly  such  hay  is  liked  for 
horses,  but  under  ordinary  circumstances 
this  hay  irritates  the  kidneys  and  loosens 
the  bowels  too  much  to  make  it  quite 
suitable  for  work  horses.  Any  bulky  feed 
is  bad  l'oi*  a  horse  affected  with  heaves, 
and  too  much  of  such  feed  is  liable  to  in¬ 
duce  heaves  in  a  susceptible  horse.  For 
the  general  feeding  of  work  horses  good 
Timothy  or  upland  prairie  hay,  or  mixed 
clover  and  Timothy  hay  that  is  well 
saved  and  free  from  dust;  or  mold,  is 
greatly  to  be  preferred  to  Alfalfa  or 
straight  clover  hay.  To  a  heavey  horse 
it  is  best  to  feed  wet  oat  straw  in  Win¬ 
ter  and  grass  in  Summer  in  prefereiwe  to 
any  other  roughage,  and  no  bulky  feed 
should  be  allowed  at  noon  when  the  horse 
has  work  to  do.  nor  should  he  be  worked 
soon  after  a  meal.  Half  an  ounce  of 
I'owbu-'s  solution  of  arsenic  given  night 
and  morning  will  relieve  the  distress  of 
heaves  and  the  dose  may  be  increased  or 
given  three  times  a  day  in  severe  cases, 
after  the  horse  has  become,  accustomed  to 
the  medicine.  The  slobbering  is  chiefly 
due  to  irregularities  of  the  teeth.  Have 
the  teeth  put  in  order  by  a  veterinarian 
and  then  feed  whole  oats  and  wheat  bran 
and  allow  a  few  ears  of  corn  at  noon,  ns 
soon  as  the  weather  becomes  cool.  a.  h.  a. 
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Florida,  theLand  of  Opportunity 
Long  known  as  the  winter  garden  of  the  Nation,,  FI  or- 
ida  is  rapidly  coming  into  her  own  along  more  substantial 
lines-of  development. 
Her  vegetables  for  1913-14  were  valued  at  over  $13,000,000, 
or  nearly  twice  as  much  as  those  of  the  preceding 
^ The  value  of  Florida's  fruits  for  1913-14 
(  was  almost  $14,000,000,  as  against  about 
$10,000,000  for  1 91 2- 13. 
Wm  Florida's  field  crops  for  1913-14  were 
worth  nearly  $19,000,000,  compared  with  i 
$16,000,000  for  the  previous  year.  % 
The  live  stock  of  the  State  had  a  value  in 
/ill vlr  I9I3'I4  about  $30,000,000,  or  more  than 
25  per  cent  greater  than  the  year  before. 
\  W The  total  agricultural  production  of  the 
V*  State  for  1913-14  was  approximately  $84,- 
000,000,  a  gain  of  more  than  $20,000,000 
^  over  1912-13.  It  is  conservatively  esti- 
mated  that  the  1 9 1 4- 1 5  crop  will  amount  m 
^  to  $100,000,000.  \ 
*4^  A  delightful  year  'round  climate,  fertile 
4\\|Sw,  soil,  an<^  a  desirable  blending  of  sunshine  and 
showers,  make  Florida  the  ideal  State  in  which 
wwfUnl/lfi *  jBnV to  live.  Nowhere  else  can  there  be  found 
WFMl  \\  mYvflNIV'  greater  opportunities  than  Florida  now  offers. 
//vMBNI  l\w\  Of  her  total  acreage  of  tillable  land,  less  than 
Ay~'rlWM  l\  |!,7/|II'  S  Per  cent  yet  under  cultivation. 
(  »['  m.  For  further  information  about  Florida  address 
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Bartow,  Florida.  Jacksonville,  Florida.  ■ 
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Owner  Very  Old-Must 
lot  of  Pic  basement  burns:  stabling  for  00  cattle; 
2  silos,-  running  water  to  buildings;  100  acres:  dog- 
proof  sheet*  fence :  land  lays  good;  very  product¬ 
ive;  hundreds  Of  acres,  meadow  and  plow  land; 
$2,000  worth  timber;  all  for  $7,000 ;  $3,000  cash:  bal¬ 
ance,  long  time*  <&  f*  par  cent,  interest.  Possibly 
the  greatest  bargain  in  stale.  Yon  will  say  so,  t<>.>. 
HAI-l/S  P,j  Fv  'I  AH  !•'  N«  Y '.  Uwegn  hogi  Co.,  New  York 
SOUTHERN  LANDS  ARE  LOW  IN  PRICE 
but  high  in  productive  value;  make  two  to  four 
crops  a  year,  and  give  largest  profit*  in  grain,  vega- 
tables,  fruits.  live  stock  ami  dairying;  unsurpassed 
climate*,  good  markets.  Publications  on  request. 
>1.  V.  KICIIAKDS,  Industrial  and  Agricultural  Com¬ 
missioner.  Runm  8/.  Southern  Railway,  Washington.  0.  C. 
Three  Hundred  Million 
Bushel  Crop  in  1 9 1 5 
Farmers  pay  for  their  land  with  one  year's  crop 
and  prosperity  was  never  so  great. 
Regarding  Western  Canada  as  a  grain  producer,  a  prom¬ 
inent  business  man  says:  “Canada's  position  today  is 
sounder  than  ever.  There  is  more  wheat,  more  oats,  more 
grain  for  feed,  20#  more  cattle  than  last  year  and  more 
hogs.  The  war  market  In  Europe  needs  our  surplus.  As 
for  the  wheat  crop,  it  is  marvelous  and  a  monument  of 
strength  for  business  confidence  to  build  upon,  exceeding  the  most  optimistic  predictions." 
Wheat  averaged  in  191 S  over  25  bushels  per  acre 
Oats  averaged  in  1915  over  45  bushels  per  acre 
Bariev  averaged  in  1915  over  40  bushels  per  acre 
Prices  are  high,  markets  convenient,  excellent  land  low  in  price  either  improved  or  other¬ 
wise,  ranging  front  $12  to  $30  per  acre.  Free  homestead  lands  are  plentiful  and  not  far 
from  railway  lines  and  convenient  to  good  schools  and  churches.  The  climate  is  healthful. 
There  is  no  war  tax  on  l«nd,  nor  ia  there  any  conscription.  For  complete  information 
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