THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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visable. An excellent blister is made by 
mixing thoroughly two drams of cantharides, 
one ounce of lard, five grains of camphor 
gum dissolved in five to ten drops of alcohol, 
and two or three drops of oil of peppermint. 
Cut the hair from the part and applv the blis¬ 
ter, rubbing it well against the direction of 
the hair. When the blister is well raised, 
wash off with east.ile soap suds and smear the 
part daily with vaseline or fresh lard. The 
animal's head must be tied so that he cannot 
reach the blistered surface with his mouth. 
A second blister may be applied when the 
effects of the first have passed off. A rest of 
two or three months or more will be necessary. 
If this does not succeed have the spavin fired 
by a competent practitioner. Recent cases in 
young animals in good condition may be 
treated with a fair prospect of recoverv: but 
cases of old standing or on horses that are 
old or out of condition, are usually doubtful 
and mostly incurable. 
RAW AND BOILED LINSEED OIL—MANGE IN A 
HORSE. 
H. G., Amboy, N, Y. —1. What is the differ¬ 
ence between raw and boiled linseed oil if 
used as a medicine? 2. Ts the potato you men¬ 
tion as “State of Maine” the same as “Early 
Maine?” 3. Whatshould I do for a horse with 
the mange? 
Ans. —1. All the difference between a safe 
medicine and a virulent poison. Raw oil is 
just as it is pressed from the seed, and has no 
other ingredient, Boiled oil is the raw oil 
heated to a degree sufficient to scorch a feather, 
and it has a large percentage of litharge added, 
and this is a deadly mineral poison. Every¬ 
one shonld remember never to give boiled oil 
to any living being. 2. Not at all. 3- Mange 
in a horse corresponds with itch in a human 
subject, and is due to the presence of a parasitic 
insect. It is generally contracted hv contact 
with other horses previously affected by the 
same dis°ase, or with some obj°ct infected by 
them. The treatment most, cause the destruc¬ 
tion of the itch mite or acarus, which, like the 
pest in the human family, i« readily destroyed 
bv sulphur, turpentine, arsenic, hellebore and 
corrosive sublimate. The poisons, however, 
are often nearly as dangerous to the horse as 
to the insects that prey on him, so that the 
following appMcation, which is quite effi¬ 
cacious, is preferable: Take common sulphur, 
six ounces; sperm or train oil. one pint; spirits 
of turppntine, three ounces. Mix and rub well 
into the skin with a flannel, or, better, with a 
paiDter ’3 brush. The application should be 
made every third dav for three or four weeks 
in bad cases, and for two weeks io a mild one. 
Should the inflammation not have disappear¬ 
ed then, or shonld it return shortly thereafter, 
the application must he used again. All the 
stable fittines around the stall or box in which 
tbe horse has been standing, should be thor¬ 
oughly washed with a solution made in the 
following proportions; Corrosive sublimate, 
one ounce; mythylated spirits of wine, six 
ounces: water, one gallon. Dissolve the sub¬ 
limate in the spirits by ruhhing in a mortar, 
then mixwitb the water, and use with a brush, 
stirring it up eonstautlv to prevent it from 
setling. The clothing should be destroyed, as 
it is nearly impossible to free it from the para¬ 
sites: but if this is uot done, every article 
should be thoroughly washed, and, when dry, 
saturated with spirits of turpentine, 
THE CAYWOOD SYSTEM OK TRAINING GRAPE¬ 
VINES. 
M. P. C., Lnckaioanna Co., Po.—What sort 
of a grape ’rellis is that used by Mr. A. J. 
Cay vi ood. figured and described some time ago 
in the Rural? 
Ans. —’T’he plan was described in the Rural 
of Feb 17, 1883 and illustrated April 28, 1883. 
Grape posts 5^ feet high are set in the usual 
manner, the tops being spotted on one side, 
upon which boards five or six inches wide and 
three feet long are nailed, representing a 
cross Three wires are stretched at the top of 
these boards, one at either side and one in the 
center, like three telegraph wires. It is 
thought better to plant the vine close to tbe 
post., and tie those planted hetween the posts 
directly to the wires. Thus the whole space 
between the vinos is left for the passage of a 
team. A long string can be left for the 
middle vines when small. Over the upper 
Bfde of each wire off from the top of the main 
trunk, a branch is trained, which may be 
pruned in the Fall to any desired length. 
They mav he cut enough longer to contain the 
same number of buds that are left on the four 
arms of vines trained according to the 
KniffenBVstem. The vines should all ruu in 
one - direction to avoid tangliug. But few 
branches will get off or bang from the side of 
this trellis, as the vines will cling to the near¬ 
est object, and, if desired, these few can easily 
be thrown over the too. The advantages of 
this system are: the olnsters hang below the 
wire in a free oirenlatlon of air. drying 
quickly in tbe morning, thus protecting the 
bloom, and preventing rot. The grapes are 
also protected from birds, which cannot rest 
on the wing long enough to eat the fruit. The 
foliage remains green longer on these trellises 
than on viaes trained according to the side 
plan. This trellis will also stand a heavy 
wind pressure without bping thrown down. 
The grapes are protected bv the foliage dur¬ 
ing hail storms. It will cost 810 per acre for 
hoeing under the wires in the ordinary way; 
in this plan, tbe vineyard is cultivated both 
ways with a team. 
ROLLER AND STONE GROUND BRAN; ABOUT 
MIDDLINGS, ETC. 
W. II. W„ Clyde, .V Y— 1. What is the 
feeding value of bran made bv the “roller pro- 
cess”compared with that made by the old meth¬ 
od of grinding with stones? 2. Is there any 
difference in the feeding value of brown and 
white middlings? There is a difference of $3. 
per ton in the selling prices 3 Where in 
New York can I get cotton seed meal, and 
where the new process oil meal? 
Ans.— 1, The most valuable part of the 
wh“at as an animal food, is the protein or 
that part which contains the albuminoids or 
flesh and cartilage forming elements, and the=e 
are almost entirely in the bran and the germ 
or radicle, of the kernel Tu the “roller' 5 
process this little germ is mashed nr flattened, 
and does not become reduced to flour, and no 
matter bow closely it is bolted, instill goes with 
the coarsest bran. By the old process of 
stone grinding, this germ is cut by the stones 
aud rendered so fine that more or less of it 
goes with tbe flour, so that while the bran 
made in the roller process may look like mere 
shells of the wheat, and with scarcely a sus¬ 
picion of flour adberine to it, it is by far the 
most valuable part of the grain. If we ex¬ 
amine any of the analyses of the bran we 
shall find that the coarser aud lighter sorts 
made bv the “roller process” always show 
verv much larger proportions of tbe protein, 
and are really more valuable than flue flour 
or even ground wheat, for every purpose ex¬ 
cept for fattening animals. Tn an article on 
page 860, a correspondent gives taMes of ail- 
alyses of bran and other foods, and we find, 
on examination, that the bran in these tahles 
is the roller bran. 2 White and brown 
middling are only relative terms, aud without 
an analysis of the different sorts no one can 
tell which ia the better food This is owing 
to the fact that many times the shrunken 
wheat, cockle and chess are ground fine and 
mixed with the middlings. If the difference 
was caused by the amount of bran and coarse 
parts contained iu the brown middlings, then, 
of course, this would be the most valuable 
food for milb-prodneing. growing or working, 
but not. for fattening animals. 3 From Hol¬ 
lister Crane & Co., 90 Broad St., N. Y. 
FEED FOR HORSE, ETC. 
II TV. B, M.D., St. Elizabeth, Can.— 1. Is 
corn and cob meal good horse food, and if so, 
for which—work or light carriage horses? 2. 
Is wheat a good food and how much can be 
fed per dav? 3. Is buckwheat as eood a food 
as oats, and if so. in what quantity mav it be 
fed? 4. What is the roost profitable breed of 
fowls, and where can they be had? 5. How 
many cocks should there be to 100 hens? 
Ans. —1 Ree what is said on this snbject 
elsewhere in this Department, 2. Wheat, 
where not too high in price, is a fine grain for 
horses, if ground, and no rule can be given as 
to quantity. Feed only enough to keep the 
animal in good condition. 3. Buckwheat and 
oats do not vary greatly in chemical compo¬ 
sition. although oats have a little the most 
albuminoids (muscle-forming food); yet we 
should prefer the oats; and if for slow, hard 
work, these mixed with corn meal and bran. 
Whatever is fed. no rule as to quantity can be 
laid down. The judgment of the feeder must 
be used to see that enough be given to enable 
the horse to do the work and keep its flesh 
4. There is much controversy on this question 
and much depends upon location. For an all 
purpose fowl, either Plymouth Rocks or 
Wyandottes are the most desirable probably 
the former. They can be got of almost any 
hreeder anywhere. 5» If tbe hens be wanted 
for egg production only, and the eggs are to 
be used for food, cocks are of no benefit what¬ 
ever, but rather a positive damage If the 
eggs are wanted for hatching, keep one cock 
for 20 hens; or, better, two cocks for 10; keep¬ 
ing one cock constantly separated from the 
hens aud allowing the two to run on alternate 
days. 
CHRONIC CATARRH OP THE VAGINA OR WOMB 
OF A MARK. 
E W.G . Webster Grove. Mo., and IT TV., 
Kalamazoo, Mich. — A mare of mine is addict¬ 
ed to self abuse or. at. any rate, she is in heat 
all the time, and semen runs from her two or 
three times a month, making her weak and 
thin: what can he done for her? 
Ans. —You are entirely wrong In supposing 
your mare to he addicted to self abuse, ahabit 
semen is a product of the male sex only, and 
cannot belong t.o any female animal. Tbe case 
is one of chronic catarrh of the vagina or 
womb, caused by some local irritation, or tbe 
result of a severe cold. With the aid of a 
catheter or other small tube, draw off any 
liquid there may be in tbe organ and then in¬ 
ject loke-warm water until the water comes 
out clear Draw off any water remaining, 
and inject tbe following solution, first making 
sure tbe zinc is well dissolved; One dram sul¬ 
phate of zinc, one half glass of glycerine and 
one pint of water. Repeat the injection once 
daily until all discharge ceases. Also give, 
internally, niibtand morning, one dram each 
of sulphate of iron and Barhadoes aloes, and 
one-half ounce each of powdered gentian and 
ginger: make into an oblong ball with sirup 
or boney:and administer by placing tbe ball 
well back on tbe tongue and holding up the 
head until swallowed. 
PIN WORMS IN A COLT. 
TV. P., Watertown, N. Y. —1. My seven 
months’ old colt has pin worms; will the 
remedy given in the Rural of August 1, 
for intestinal worms apply? 2. Since stab¬ 
ling my three year old mare tbis Fall her 
hind legs swell or stock. A little exercise re 
duoes the swelling, but it returns during a 
night. What is wrong with her, and what is 
a good remedy? 
Ax 3 —1. The treatment there prescribed is 
for removing intestinal worms from a full- 
grown horse, and is as follows; “First 
give him five drams of Barbadoes aloes to 
clear out the bowels; then give two drams 
each of tartar emetic and copperas on six sue 
cessive mornings, and on the seventh morning 
anotberdose of aloes. A course of tonics will 
now be desirable. Give twice dailv two drams 
copperas and one half ounce each of gentian 
aDd ginger. After several davs withhold the 
tonic for two or three days, and then continue 
again. If the bowels should become costive, 
add one or two drams of aloes to the tonic 
dose Free access to salt will be beneficial ” 
Tbis will do for the colt, except that uot more 
than one-eight of the above dose should be 
given. In addition, use a strong Inke-warm 
solution of quassia or wormwood as an in 
jection. Tn about two weeks it would be well 
to repeat the course of treatment to remove 
any young worms that mav have escaped tbe 
first course. 2. This subject is discussed below. 
“STOCKING” OR SWELLING OF LEGS IN A 
MARE. 
TV. T. TV., Hay City, Kans.—My mare got 
astride tbe wagon tongue in the latter part 
of August, and injured her leg; in about a 
month it was almost well, when it commenced 
to swell about the pastern joint, and in a 
short time the other leg did the same, the 
swellings disappear when she is working. 
What ails her? 
Ans.— Tbis Is stocking or swelling of tbe 
ipgs. probably brought on bv too heavy 
feeding and want of exercise while tbe ani¬ 
mal was recovering from her injury. A 
cooling, laxative diet with daily exercise or 
moderate work, may be all that is necessary. 
If this course does not prove sufficient, give 
five or six drams of Barhadoes aloes to unload 
the bowels, and, twice dailv. one-half ounce 
each of powdered gentian and niter. 
CORN-AXD-COB MEAL FOR HORSES. 
E G S . Athens. Ohio .—Is there danger of 
injury in feeling ahorse qaeal made out of 
corn and cobs ground together? 
Ans. —We think not, if they are ground 
very fine. As the horse, having a small storn 
ach, requires concentrated food, if they are 
ground very coarse we should not like to feed 
the meal to a horse of ours. As the horse 
ehews Its food only once, the coarse par¬ 
ticles of cob get very little reduction. We 
should prefer a mixture of corn meal and 
bran, or corn and rve, ground together, for 
horses for beavv work, and for light driving, 
we think it hard to get a grain so perfectly 
adapted as oats. 
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