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Ans. —Our inquiries lead us to believe so. 
C. Y. O., Waldoborough, Me. — One of ray 
heifers makes an unusual noise when eating; 
is it likely to be permanent? W hat are good 
butter workers aud butter washers? 
Ans. There is no reason to suppose the 
heifer will suffer seriously from this trouble, 
which is probably due to some thicken¬ 
ing of the lining membrane of the air 
passages. The best butter worker is 
the common ladle in the hands of a 
good dairyman or woman, but it will not do 
for large quantities. There are several good 
machines for working butter; the lever work 
er, made by Cornish & Curtis, Fort Atkinson, 
W is.; the Reid worker, made in Philadel¬ 
phia, and the Blanchard worker, made at Con¬ 
cord, N. H., are all excellent machines. Bo 
are those made by the Vermont Farm Machine 
Company, Bellows Falls, Vt.; Chapin & 
Smith, Poultney, Vt., Moseley & Stoddard, 
Poultney, Vt., and W. E. Lincoln, Warren, 
Mass. 
./, H. K., Whitney's Point, N. 1 
a callus or 
by softening the skin so 
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‘bunch” be removed from a horse 
that it can pass 
through the pores without leaving a blemish? 
Ans. —It depends upon the position of the 
callus. If it is near or upon a joint, it might 
be well to leave it alone. If it is the result of 
a wound it cannot bo removed in the way 
mentioned. Generally it is safest to leave 
such things alone unless they detract from 
the usefulness of the animal and can be re¬ 
removed without much difficulty. It is not 
easy to do anything with them, even by a 
skillful expert, without leaviug a blemish. 
E. W. New Alexandria, Pa.— On a pretty 
well stocked farm of 180 acres, would it be 
profitable to invest in a feed-mill costing £30 
to $40? There are two large water-power 
mills within a mile. 
Ans. —It depends upon how many animals 
are fed, aud how much grain is ground. If 
$1,000 worth of grain is ground in a year, the 
miller’s toll would be $100. The question then 
would be. could the grain be ground at home 
for less than this cost, counting on oue side 
the time aud labor of carrying the grain to 
the mill and bringing it home. It is quite 
easy to figure up this easy problem. 
H. S., Newark, Ohio. —What is fine saw¬ 
dust, referred to iu the Querist of the Rural 
for December 8? 
Ans.— The word “fine” was a typographical 
error for pine. Pine sawdust is very light 
aud dry, aud contains very Little potash, or 
indeed ash of auy kind, aud is objectionable 
as litter; but hard-wood sawdust is heavier 
aud much more valuable for this purpose thau 
that of pine, which isnot to be recommended. 
Where it can be procured easily aud in large 
quantities, it is worth getting to burn for the 
ashes. 
J. E. D., Andes, N. Y.— A swelling about 
the size of an egg lias come on my horse’s 
neck. Hoy can it be removed? 
Ans.— It is imflamraation of the glands of 
the throat. Apply iodine ointment and bind 
a strip of flannel around the throat; give soft 
food, warm bran mash and scalded oats and 
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daily. 
Subscriber, Cushing, la. —Is there auy law 
iu this State governing the weight of a bushel 
of unshelled corn t 
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ear the weight of cob is estimated at 14 
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M. L. G., Rath, N. Y ,—How cau I get Ayr- 
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Amerieau Herd Book published? 
Ans.— Send to Chas. M. Winslow, Brau- 
dou, Vt., Secretary of Ayrshire Breeders’ 
Association. There is but oue Ayrshire herd 
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consolidated. 
W. C. Washington, Pa. —What is the ad¬ 
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