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E>>«>  RURAL  N  E  W-  YORKER 
October  14,  1010. 
THE  IRON  CRIB  &  BIN  COMPANY  BoxEiHVOOSTER.O. 
THE 
Construction  of  Ha-ha  Fence 
T  run  planning:  a  drive  through  a  great 
pasture,  mi  both  sides  of  which  we  wish 
to  have  tiie  purebred  Jersey  cattle  ap¬ 
proach  almost  to  the  drive  without  the 
obstruction  of  fences  above  ground.  In 
order  to  do  this  I  propose  to  use  a  lia-lu 
fence,  such  as  are  so  fonimou  in  England, 
lint  arc  little  known  here.  The  sketch 
gives  you  an  idea  of  bow  I  wish  to  build 
this.  First,  how  high  must  the  fence  he 
to  prevent  the  cattle  crossing  it  V  <  >f 
course,  the  lower  I  can  have  the  fouce 
the  more  desirable  it  will  he  for  my  pur¬ 
pose.  How  wide  must  the  ditch  he  in 
which  the  fence  is  to  go,  in  order  to  pre¬ 
vent  cuttle  jumping  across  it?  Must  the 
fence  in  rhe  bottom  of  the  ditch  be  visible 
to  the  cattle,  or  can  I  plant  the  whole 
ditch  with  shrubbery  which  will  he 
dipped  off  level  with  the  ground  on  either 
side?  I  wish  also  to  have  under  this 
drive  a  subway,  so  that  the  cattle  can 
cross  front  one  side  to  the  other  without 
crossing  on  the  drive  itself.  This  sub¬ 
way  will  be  about  20  feet  long.  I  would 
like  to  know  bow  wide  it  must  be  and 
bow  liigh.  in  order  to  enable  cattle  to 
use  it  easily.  It-  is  my  uuderst  indiriv 
that  if  they  are  led  through  such  i  place 
once  or  twice,  they  learn  to  know  ir  and 
not  to  be  afraid,  especially  if  they  s-c 
good,  green  grass  on  tbc  other  side.  * 
Boston,  Mass,  F.  i,. 
A  fence  of  three  strands  of  plain  wire 
would  hold  them.  Tt  would  he  three  feet 
high.  The  steeper  the  sides,  the  less 
width  required  to  prevent  jumping.  T 
have  a  boundary  ditch  dug  2Vi<  feet  deep 
with  sides  as  steep  as  they  could  be  and 
bold,  and  grass  over.  Most,  of  the  time 
“poison,”  and  shake  it  well  before  use. 
Apply  three,  times  a  day.  if  Hies  are 
troublesome  use  dusting  powder  twice 
daily,  adding  a  dram  of  iodoform  to  two 
minces  of  the  powder  or  more  if  that  is 
not  found  sufficiently  strong  to  keep  Hies 
away.  •  s.  a. 
is  money  this  year.  It 
looks  like  $1  a  bushel  by  Jan.  1. 
You  can’t  afford  to  put  this  years’  crop  in  ^ 
cribs  where  rats  and  mice,  and  weather  and 
Worms 
T  have  two  driving  mares :  T  believe 
both  to  be  in  foal  and  they  are  troubled 
with  worms.  These  do  not  appear  to  be 
the  large  worms,  but  may  probably  be  pin 
worms.  Both  run  at  pasture  when  not 
•wing  used.  There  is  white  stuff  around 
anus.  They  keep  thin.  I  have  at  times 
given  them  each  one  pint  of  linseed  oil 
and  followed  this  with  a  tonic — equal 
Paris  powdered  gentian  root,  saltpeter 
and  sulphur,  giving  tablespoon  night  and 
morning.  This  I  continued  for  periods  of 
eight  days,  then  stop  a  while.  It  ap¬ 
peared  to  help  at.  the  time  some,  but 
when  stopped  went  back  again  to  the 
same  condition  of  things,  <  ’annot  give 
iron  ns  they  are  in  foal.  T  want  to  put 
one  of  them  in  good  condition  to  sell  as 
soon  as  possible.  There  is  u<»  whole  lin¬ 
seed  to  be  got.  here.  1‘Icase  advise  me 
tie*  best  and  quickest  course  to  pursue. 
Virginia.  K.  m.  r. 
The  treatment  is  not  suitable  for 
won  us,  nor  can  it  be  considered  a  tonic. 
Better  keep  the  i.tare  you  wish  to  sell 
off  grass  and  feed  generously  in  a  clean, 
airy  box  stall,  allowing  exercise  daily. 
Salt  and  sulphur  may  be  mixed  in  the 
feed  night  and  morning  for  a  week,  allow¬ 
ing  two  tenspoonfuls  of  each  at  a.  dose; 
then  skip  30  days  and  repeat.  As  pin 
worms  may  be  present,  and  they  inhabit 
the  rectum  and  are  not  killed  by  internal 
treatment,  inject,  into  the  rectum  on 
three  alternate  nights  a  week  two  or  llirec 
quarts  of  soapy  warm  water  containing 
a  cupful  of  tobacco  leaf  decoction,  or  use 
a  decoction  of  four  ounces  of  quassia 
oliips  or  powder  to  the  gallon.  Be  petit  the 
following  week,  if  f bought  nec**-.  ary. 
■Fence  posture 
seaert  oa'u 
Diagram  of  Ha-ha  Fence 
there  is  no  water  in  it.  At  first  there 
was  a  two-rail  fence  on  the  outer  bank. 
The  fence  has  long  since  disappeared,  hut 
cattle  have  never  crossed  in  50  years. 
The  earth  from  the  ditch  spread  dose  to 
the  bank  increases  its  apparent  height  to 
at  least  three  feet.  Cal  tie  do  not  like  to 
jump  a  ditch  even  two  feet.  wide,  with 
nothing  especial  to  attract  them  on  the 
other  side,  and  I  think  three  feet,  width 
will  always  lmld  them.  Your  fence  in  the 
middle  of  the  wide  ditch  would  he  just 
us  effective  with  the  ditch  full  of  shrub¬ 
bery.  provided  Ihe  shrubbery  is  not  of  a 
kind  to  tempt  the  cows  to  reach  llirough 
and  over  the  feme  to  browse  the  growth 
on  the  other  side.  #  Tt  would  be  hard  to 
dean  your  ditch  with  bushes  in  it.  mid  if 
tin*  ground  is  soft  it  might  gradual!}  fill 
up.  For  that,  reason,  if  you  plant  your 
ditch  it  would  be  wise  to  make  it  wide, 
with  gently  sloping  sides,  to  prevent  till¬ 
ing  up.  A  wide,  sloping  ditch  may  he 
blown  with  dynamite,  using  one  or  two 
rows  of  cartridges,  according  to  width  of 
ditch  wanted.  Some  trimming  of  the 
floor  will  be  needed,  but  the  sides  will 
slope  enough  to  turf  over  naturally.  You 
can  easily  have  it  deep  enough  to  hide 
your  ha-ha  fence,  as  the  earth  will  he 
loosened  a  foot  below  the  holes  in  which 
the  cartridge  arc  placed.  If  you  dig  out 
a  wide  ditch,  use  plow*  and  scraper  to 
reduce  labor.  The  most  satisfactory  pas¬ 
sage  for  cows  across  and  under  the  drive¬ 
way  would  he  of  stone  and  cement, 
arched  at  the  top.  The  inside  should  be 
three  feet  wide  and  five  feet  iu  height. 
Many  such  passages  are  built  where  rail¬ 
road  embankments  cut  across  pastures, 
and  the  cows  soon  learn  to  use  them. 
G.  B.  F. 
Saddle  Sores 
I  have  a  mare  six  years  old.  She  gets 
a  swelling  under  saddle  when  in  harness, 
and  after  a  few*  days  it  bursts  open, 
which  hurts  her  very  badly,  and  T  have 
much  trouble  in  harnessing  her.  When 
that  heals  up  she  gets  another  swelling 
and  the  same  thing  happens.  T  use  her 
for  light,  work  only.  Could  you  tell  me 
cause  and  remedy  for  name.  m  k. 
New  York. 
The  harness  does  not  fit  properly,  or  is 
not  kept,  clean.  Have  it  attended  to  by 
the  harnessmaker.  Bathe  the  affected 
party  three  times  daily  with  cold  water 
containing  a  teaspoonful  of  salt  to  the 
pint.  If  a  sore  starts  paint  it  daily  with 
tincture  of  iodine  before  and  after  open¬ 
ing.  A.  «t.  A. 
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T  have  a  cow  two  years  old.  Sin* 
dropped  a  calf  a  few  months  before  she 
wus  two,  but  the  calf  was  dead  and  she 
hml  never  had  any  milk.  Would  you  ad¬ 
vise  me  to  sell  her  now  or  do  you  think 
she  will  he  all  right  the  next  time  she  is 
fresh?  ,r.  k,  t. 
yirgtnia. 
It  would  not  be  good  policy  to  keep 
such  n  cow.  Sell  her  to  the  butcher  or 
’fatten  her  for  slaughter.  Only  the  best 
of  heifers  and  cows  should  be  kept  for 
dairying,  and  with  these  it  is  difficult 
enough  to  make  a  prolit,  so  that,  in  our 
opinion,  it  never  is  well  to  make  experi¬ 
ments  with  doubtful  animals.  a.  s.  a. 
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T  have  a  heifer  that  freshened  in  .Tune. 
Her  teats  were  nice  and  smooth,  but  of 
late  many  warts  have  come  on  them.  It 
bothers  ne  to  milk.  Could  you  tell  me 
of  som  ething  to  use  without  damage  to 
her  (  ?  0.  T. 
New*  York. 
With  R*iS!  rs  snip  off,  a  few  at  a  lime, 
SIR  li  v.  a  t.i  have  long  stem  nocks,  and 
a-  ply  tincture  of  iodine  to  the  bases. 
The  bleeding  may  he  stopped  by  per¬ 
sistent.  bathing  with  hot  or  very  cold 
water.  Masses  of  small  warts  will  dis¬ 
appear  after  a  time  if  rubbed  daily  with 
best  castor  oil.  a.  s.  a. 
Hartman’s  Spsssal  Farm  Credit 
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every  two  months— giving  10  months  or 
Injured  Mule 
A  year  ago  a  mule  hmr;  h‘s  leg  under 
a  stable  door,  and  when  l.c  was  discov¬ 
ered  the  next  r  oming  1  i  I  rubbed  the 
skin  off  for  several  inches.  I  have  not 
been,  able  to  heal  this  place;  have  used 
a  healing  powder  and  dip  (one  to  50  solu¬ 
tion)  to  clejtusc  wound  ;  have  also  used 
salve.  None  of  these  remedies  has  done 
any  good.  The  bone  lias  grown  out,  and 
while  the  place  looks  healthy  enough,  it 
does  not  heal.  Ant  help  you  can  give  me 
on  this  case  will  be  very  much  appre¬ 
ciated.  J.  c.  i* 
Georgia. 
We  do  not  understand  what  is  meant 
by  the  statement  “the  hone  is  grown  out,” 
so  it  is  difficult  to  know*  just  what  to  pre¬ 
scribe.  Try  the  effect  of  simple  “white 
lotion”  composed  of  one  ounce  of  sugar  of 
lead,  six  drams  of  sulphate  of  zinc  and  tt 
pint  of  soft-  water.  Label  the  bottle 
Hardening  Horses  Shoulders 
What  can  we  use  on  horses’  breasts  i<> 
toughen  them  for  Fall  plow  ing?  We  have 
some  .voting  colts  to  put  in  that  have  been 
on  grass  all  Summer.  s.  u. 
New  Jersey. 
Bathe  with  cold  water  containing  a 
heaping  teaspoonful  of  salt  to  the  pint. 
Use  this  three  times  a  day  and  keep  the 
harness  clean ;  also  have  the  collars  tit 
properly.  If  the  skin  becomes  irritated 
dust  it  well  with  talcum  powder  before 
putting  on  the  harness.  Also  dust  the 
pow'der  in  the  collar.  Some  people  use 
finely  sifted  slaked  lime  for  such  dusting. 
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