900 
RURAL.  NEW-YORKER 
June  17,  1916. 
Angora  Goat  for  Milk 
Would  you  advise  about  keeping  An¬ 
gora  goat,  for  milk  supply?  We  have  a 
small  hoarding  house  and  Ilk  acre  of 
fruit  and  garden  land.  We  ctinni  r  af¬ 
ford  to  pay  $75  or  $100  for  a  cow.  then 
">ft  cents  a  week  for  pasture.  W.>  can¬ 
not  buy  milk  from  our  near  neighbors,  as 
all  have  contracts  for  butter  and  furnish 
the  cottages  along  the  lake.  Besides  an 
extra  atnounl  limit  be  kept  for  the  berry 
and  grape  pickers.  Every  farmer  here 
has  large  vineyards,  and  that  is  the  time 
I  must  have  the  largest  supply  of  milk. 
I  use  unsweetened  canned  milk  for  cook¬ 
ing.  but  it  "ill  not  do  for  table  use. 
What  does  a  goat  average  in  milk  sup¬ 
ply'.'  ( 'oiisidering  value  of  their  wool, 
would  it  he  profitable  to  buy  two  or  three 
milch  goats?  Is  their  liesh  good  for 
food ?  E. 
Angora  goats  are  not  kept  for  their 
milk,  but  for  their  wool  and  their  value 
as  brush  destroyers.  Native  goats  and 
the  imported  Saanen  and  Toggenburg 
breeds,  or  a  mixture  of  these,  are  the  best 
known  milch  goats  of  this  country. 
Milch  goats  are  easily  kept,  furnish  from 
one  to  two  quarts  of  milk  daily  for  a 
period  of  six  or  seven  months  in  the 
year,  and  are  a  valuable  substitute  for 
the  cow  where  circumstances  make  the 
keeping  of  that  animal  impracticable. 
Goats’  milk  is  rich,  but  cannot  be 
skimmed  for  cream  as  is  cows’  milk.  Eu¬ 
less  particular  care  is  taken  to  keep  the 
goats  clean  and  to  feed  them  upon  sweet, 
wholesome  food,  there  is  a  disagreeable 
“strong”  taste  to  their  milk  which  ren¬ 
ders  it  objectionable  to  most  popple. 
They  are  fed  and  pastured  practically  as 
are  cows,  it  being  usually  estimated  that 
six  goats  can  be  kept  upon  (he  rations  re¬ 
quired  by  one  cow.  Goats  may  be  teth¬ 
ered  at  pasture  where  grass  is  available 
and  they  will  browse  upon  brush  land 
where  cows  could  not  subsist.  Whether 
it  would  pay  you  to  purchase  two  or 
three  goats  for  their  milk  would  depend 
largely  upon  your  ability  to  get  them  at 
a  reasonable  price  and  your  facilities  for 
caring  for  them.  There  is  no  question 
as  to  milch  goats  being  profitable  under 
favorable  circumstances,  or  that  they  may 
be  made  to  replace  the  cow  where  only  a 
small  quantity  of  milk  is  wanted  daily. 
of  the  silo.  This  juice,  exposed  to  the 
air.  developed  the  alcohol,  and  the  man 
who  caught  it  was  really  inferior  to  the 
cattle  in  the  barn  who  ate  the  silage  and 
gave  milk  as  the  result.  It  is  true  that 
alcohol  is  developed  in  bread-making,  and 
in  many  other  of  the  ordinary  processes 
which  go  on  in  the  kitchen  or  on  the  farm, 
but  it  would  seem  to  be  a  good  plau  to 
make  the  bottom  of  the  silo  as  tight  as 
possible  in  order  to  prevent  the  hired 
i  ian.  or  eve  i  bis  employer,  from  getting 
tight  through  a  bole  in  the  silo. 
Distillers’  Grains  and  Milk  Flavor 
Answering  the  innury  of  .T.  A.  IT.,  page 
7 •"().  dried  corn  distillers’  grains  will  not 
affect  the  flavor  of  milk  and  butter  when 
fed  in  any  quantity  that  a  cow  will  cat. 
There  have  been  any  number  of  winners 
of  first  and  second  prizes,  both  in  butter 
and  milk,  where  the  cows  were  fed  on  30 
per  cent,  protein  corn  distillers’  groins, 
The  fact  that  all  agricultural  colleges  use 
this  feed  shows  that  it  lias  no  objection¬ 
able  qualities.  In  all  of  our  12  years’ 
experience,  we  have  never  beard  of  a  ease 
where  there  was  any  complaint  whatso¬ 
ever  made  about  the  flavor  of  milk  being 
affected  by  these  grains. 
The  war  has  produced  conditions  fa¬ 
vorable  to  the  farmer  in  that  it  has  caused 
the  production  of  large  quantities  of  dis¬ 
tillers’  grains  made  as  a  by-product  of 
industrial  alcohol.  Iii  live  years  this  feed 
lias  not  been  so  low  as  at  the  present 
time,  and  coming,  as  it  does,  when  all 
other  feeds  are  unusually  high,  such  as 
bran.  oats.  corn,  eotlouseed  meal,  etc.,  it 
will  greatly  reduce  the  cost  of  making 
milk.  This  large  production  is  bound  to 
come  to  an  end,  as  already  the  Allies  are 
beginning  to  produce  sufficient  alcohol  of 
their  own.  and  the  present  low  prices  will 
not  continue  forever.  Distillers’  grains 
selling  at  four  and  five  dollars  under  the 
price  ol'  oornmeal  are  a  good  bargain  at 
the  present  time.  If  the  war  ceases  the 
price  of  feeds  is  bound  to  go  up.  because 
European  countries  are  badly  in  need  of 
all  kinds  of  cattle  foods.  Linseed  meal 
and  cake  are  selling  at  $80  per  ton  in 
Scandinavia  and  other  feeds  in  propor¬ 
tion.  FEEDER. 
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95  on 
Upward  TRIAL 
FURY 
GUARANTEED 
SEPARATOR 
Are  Noted 
for  their  Economical  production  of  finest 
Dairy  Products.  _  Information  cheerfully 
sent.  TVrtto 
GUERNSEY  CLUB,  Bex  R,  Peterbero,  N.  H. 
A  SOLID  PROPOSITION  to  send 
now.  Weil  mode,  easy  nimiiuv,  perfect. 
Bklmtrling  separator  for  Slu.l)!,.  Skims 
warm  or  cold  milk;  molting  heavy  or 
liglit  cream.  Bawl  is  a  sanitary  mar¬ 
vel;  easily  cleaned. 
ABSOLUTELY  ON  APPROVAL 
Different  from  pirtur*,  which  Illustrate* 
on r  large  <  xjmeil.y  machines.  Western 
orders  filled  from  western  points. 
Whether  dairy  is  lurft*  t»P  Small  write  tor 
handsom*  free  catalog.  Address:  * 
AMERICAN  SEPARATOR  CO.  | 
Box  40t*1i  Bntnliridjgc,  N.  Y.  I 
GllPrnSPV  Rill!  CfllvP9  Tt^gfatored.  Excel  lent  breed 
uuerrisey  ouu  oaivcs  UxK  i.rnni:M.0  lfiTnonths  old 
Pru-MS  reasonable.  SI1NNYBRU0K  FARM ,  Smitlilnwn,  NY 
Cowpox 
I  had  two  cows  in  my  herd  that  had 
cowpox.  Seeing  a  prescription  in  The 
It.  N.-Y.  I  had  it  filled,  used  it  on  these 
two  cows.  One  had  just  freshened  be¬ 
fore  she  contracted  the  disease.  She  was 
giving  at  the  lime  five  gallons  of  milk  a 
day.  After  using  this  remedy  she  dried 
up  to  a  quart  a  day  and  the  flow  of  milk 
never  'returned.  Tier  udder  seems  to  be 
in  line  shape.  Cow  No.  2  freshening  when 
she  had  the  disease,  had  garget  in  two 
quarters.  Using  the  same  remedy  on  her 
dried  those  two  quarters  to  half  flow  of 
milk,  the  other  two  quarters  giving  full 
How  of  milk.  I  have  used  all  kinds  of 
high  protein  feed,  trying  to  bring  the 
flow  back.  Please  advise  me  what  causes 
this,  and  if  I  can  do  anything  to  bring 
them  back  to  the  full  flow  of  milk. 
ForSale  Registered  Guernsey  Bulls 
from  $00  up.  M.  J.  GRIMES  &  BR0..  Catawiss 
License  for  Selling  Cream 
Would  you  be  kind  enough  to  inform 
me  if  there  has  been  any  law  passed  to 
compel  farmers  to  give  license  to  soli 
cream  to  creameries  in  New  York  State? 
Clemons,  N,  Y.  u.  vr. 
I  do  not  know  of  any  law  requiring 
farmers  to  obtain  a  license  to  sell  cream 
to  creameries.  Possibly  your  correspon¬ 
dent  has  in  mind  Chapter  III  of  the  San¬ 
itary  Code,  which  requires  persons  selling 
milk  or  cream  at  retail  to  obtain  a  permit 
from  the  local  health  officer.  This  is  not 
a  license,  and  there  is  no  charge  for  it. 
LIN  SLY  R.  WILLIAMS. 
Deputy  Commissioner  of  Health. 
A  choice  lot  of  breeding  bulls,  ready  for 
service  in  the  fall,  are  offered  from  the 
Meridalc  herd  at  attractive  prices  during 
the  summer  months.  They  are  sired  by 
bulls  of  wide  reputation,  and  out  of  Reg¬ 
ister  of  Merit  dams.  The  blood  lines  back 
of  them  are  described  in  "Merklale  Jer¬ 
seys,"  a  copy  of  which  will  gladly  be 
mailed  on  request. 
AYEk  &  McKinney 
300  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Penna. 
Supply  sold  to  Aug.  1st.  Place 
you  r  order  now  for  Holstein 
bcilct  rulves,  tin  oiioh ,  express 
I  pub!  In  lol#  of  litodeliver  in  Sep- 
Itombur,  October  and  Novem- 
p>or.  12  registered  lieifers,  si.',n 
Icneli.  1 1  registered hoifercalves, 
Hou  each,  Keghncrcd  bulls,  ti'i 
up.  2  earlomis  of  hlgl,  grade 
nailers,  tegi-tered  and  high 
gi  n 1 1 a  cowsmul  lie,  Uahire  pigs. 
JOHN  C.  REACAN,  fully,  N.  Y. 
You  do  not  tell  us  what  you  applied 
but  if  it  was  a  solution  of  granular  hypo¬ 
sulphite  of  soda,  often  prescribed  here, 
that  $50.00  buys  good  conformation  and  guar¬ 
anteed  satisfaction  in  a  Holstein  Bull  Calf  two 
months  old.  Sire  a  28-lh.  hull  with  a  30-lb  sire  and 
errand  sire.  Dam  a  granddaughter  of  King  of 
the  Pontiac  who  has  the  greatest  number  of 
30-lb  and  over)  daughters  that  the  world  ha3 
produced— she  from  an  A.  R.  O.  Cow.  lO  fe¬ 
males  for  sale.  For  pedigree,  particulars  and 
markings,  write 
F.  C.  BIGGS,  TRUMANSBURG,  N.  Y. 
JERSEY  CATTLE  FOR  PROFIT 
Bull  ealves,  $25  and  up;  heifers,  850  and  up.  All 
registered.  R.  F  SHANNON,  Renshaw  Bldo..  Pittsburoli,  Pa. 
Sale-Two  (2)  V 
Registered  stock, 
mg  Jersey  Bulls 
L>  G.  FORRES,  Manhasset,  L  I, 
CHILDS 
On  Account  of  the  Destruction  of  My  Gow  Barn 
and  lack  of  sufficient  accommodation,  I  will  sell 
thirty  head  high  quality  Registered  Jersey  cows,  all 
regular  breeders,  and  tested  yearly  for  tuberculosis. 
Prices  low.  Write  or  conic  and  soo  them.  Charles 
G.  Foster,  P.  0  Box  173,  Morristown.  Morris  Co.,  N.  J. 
Silage  Juice  as  Liquor 
Every  Fall  we  find  articles  or  notes  in 
the  daily  papers  stating  that  various 
hired  men.  and  sometimes  those  who  hire 
as  well,  have  been  getting  drunk  on  the 
juice  which  flows  from  the  bottom  of  the 
silo.  These  items  are  repeated  year  after 
year,  hut  it  seems  hard  to  believe  that 
they  ctiu  he  true.  Upon  investigation, 
however,  we  find  that  there  are  really  au¬ 
thentic  reports  of  this  thing.  It  seems  to 
he  true  that  during  the  process  of  fer¬ 
menting,  a  quantity  of  alcohol  is  actually 
formed  in  silage  juice.  In  Bulletin  No. 
7i’>  from  the  Connecticut.  Experiment  Sta¬ 
tion.  Prof.  Esten  discusses  the  fermenta¬ 
tion  which  goes  on  in  the  silo.  He  found 
that  silage  juice  often  contains  about.  5 
per  cent,  of  sugar.  Apparently  at  one 
point  in  these  fernioulalions  nearly  all  of 
this  sugar  is  changed  into  alcohol.  This 
would  not  happen  rapidly  if  the  juice  was 
retained  in  the  corn,  in  the  silo,  where  the 
ail*  could  not  get  at  it.  The  fermentation 
of  the  juice  takes  place  about  as  in  the 
case  of  cider,  and  not  to  any  marked  de¬ 
gree  until  it  gets  out  of  the  silo  into  the 
air  The  total  alcohol  which  would  be 
possible  iu  the  juice  from  the  bottom  of 
the  silo  would  he  about  5  per  cent.,  or 
much  the  same  as  in  beer.  Most  people 
appear  to  he  able  to  drink  several  glasses 
of  beer  without  getting  drunk,  yet  some 
men  are  of  such  a  temperament  that  even 
a  small  amount  of  a  liquor  of  this 
strength  would  put  them  out  of  the  battle. 
There  is  a  report  from  a  man  who  con¬ 
ducts  a  cow-testing  association,  who 
states  that  he  has  actually  -seen  a  man 
completely  intoxicated  from  the  effects  of 
this  silage  juice.  This  man  was  caught 
near  a  wooden  silo  catching  the  juice  iu  a 
fruit  jar  as  it  ran  out  between  the  staves 
GRADE  HOLSTEINS  For  Sale 
>KILFLY.k 
900  <!Xtra  Dncy.  well  bred  and  nicely  marked 
u  eows.  A  number  are  recently  fresh  and  oth¬ 
ers  due  to  freshen  within  (ill  nays.  They  are  heavy 
producers  amt  will  please  you.  Brice  *75  to 
*IS5  per  bead. 
100  well  bred  two  and  three  yr.  old  heifers 
bred  to  good  registered  U.  F.  bulls.  Price  *65 
to  *75  per  head,  Two  tine  well  bred  heifer  calves 
and  one  pure  bred  Holstein  bull  calf  lor  *50. 
F.  P.  SAUNDERS  &  SDN,  Sprinodale  Farms,  Cortland,  N.  Y 
FOR  SALE 
Two  Fine  Ayrshire  Bull  Calves 
H.  J.  TEETZ  ■"  _ 
Keep  the  Flies  Away 
From  the  Cows 
Gloversville,  N.  Y 
AYRSHIRES 
50  Cows  Just  fresh,  the  kind  that  All  the 
pall,  cume  and  see  them  milked  or  milk  them 
yourselves. 
DO  Cows  due  to  calf  soon. 
IU  Registered  bulls,  extra  good  breeding. 
2o Heifer  calves  ten  days  old,  all  sired 
by  registered  bulls. 
JOHN  B.  WEBSTER, 
Deot.  Y,  Cortland,  N.  Y.  Bel I  Phone  14.  F.  S 
Aad  note  the.  increase  in  the  milk  production.  Cows  cannot 
give  the  maximum  amount  of  milk  when  their  energy  is 
drawn  upon  to  switch  Hies  from  their  backs.  Dairy  farmers 
know  this  and  have  striven  for  years  to  find  a  preparation 
that  would  keep  the  flies  away.  This  is  done  effectively 
You  can  buy  males  or  females,  all  ages, 
from  our  record  herd. 
HENDERSON  AYRSHIRE  FARM 
HUDSON.  OHIO 
With  SO-BOS-SO  KILFLY 
Which  is  sold  only  in  gallon  cans.  SO-BOS-SO  KILFLY  is 
the  one  ideal  preparation.  It  does  the  work;  will  not  gum 
the  hair  nor  harm  the  hide. 
SI  from  your  dealer  or  direct  from  us. 
Send  for  circular  which  tells  of  other  farm  uses  for  SO-BOS- 
SO  KILFLY  and  references  from  large  breeder  of  blooded 
cattle. 
The  H.  E.  Allen  Mfg.  Co.,  Inc.. 
Carthage,  N.Y.,  U.  S.  A. 
For  Sale  1  Registered  Ayrshire  Bull 
born  Oct.  17,  1913.  Grandson  Lessnessock  Good 
Gift  .7368,  Scottish  Champion,  and  Auchenbrain 
lirown  Kate  4rh  27943,  Champion  Ayrshire  Cow  of 
the  world.  This  bull  hasten  direct  ancestors  in  ad¬ 
vanced  registry  and  his  breeding  makes  him  fit  for 
any  herd.  Also  3  young  Bulla  and  1  llcilcr  to  freshen  July  5. 
Retiring  from  c  Attic  business 
MARY  BUCKLEY  Townsend  Harbor,  Mass. 
HOLSTEIN  BULLS  rE„EA^ 
Your  Time  Interest 
Head  of  the  Herd  an  ARO  Son  of  King  of  the 
Routines  whoso  Dnm  tins  u  Record  and 
113.06  lbs.  in  30  days.  Nothing  hut  ARO  cows 
on  the  Farm.  Herd  tuberculin  tested  [yearly 
for  years.  Write 
JUSTAMERE  FARM,  Middletown  Springs,  Vt. 
World’s  Champion  Ayrshires 
Three  of  our  cows  have  yearly  official 
records  which  average  23158  lbs.  milk, 
1060  lbs.  butter.  Choice  bull  calues  for  sale 
Penshurst  Farm  -  Narberth,  Pa. 
HOLSTEINS- Ureed  up,  not  down.  Cheap  bulls 
,uw  *  are  inn  most  expensive.  We  offer 
registered  sons  of  a  35  «J  lb.  sire.  A.  It.  O.  dams,  at 
81-5,  easy  payments.  Farmers  can't  afford  to  use 
scrubs  nt  these  prices.  Send  for  pedigrees. 
CI.OYEKIIALK  PA  KM,  CHARLOTTE,  N.  Y. 
insure  increased  profits  from  your  herd.  They 
make  cows  comfortabl  e,  are  easily  and  econom¬ 
ically  installed.  Made  of  steel,  wood-lined, 
they  will givelife-longsalisfactionand  service. 
FRFF  Illustrated  Catalog 
Holstein-Friesian  Bull  Calves  Ff" faienlYFit! 
offer.  THE  GATES  IIOMESTEAO  IARM,  CliitteiKiiinp  N.  Y. 
Holstein  Bull  Calves  B  $ 
King  Quality  Abbukoik.  STEVENS  BROS..  Wiisan,  N  Y 
*  describes  the  Harris  I-ine  of  Tabor- 
saving  ham  equipment.  Please  writofotil  today. 
The  Harris  Mfg.  Co.  50  Main  St.  Salem,  Ohio 
— The  beef  breed  for  the  Hast 
Ardson  Fa  nn,  A  ruumk.N.  Y 
Aberdeen  Angus 
