1903 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
267 
HAULING OUT MANURE DAILY. 
I was quite a little Interested In ques¬ 
tions asked and answers given by Mr. 
Cook in “A Vermont Dairy Farm.” page 
133. Mr. Cook deplores the fact that the 
feeling exhibited at the Vermont Dairy¬ 
men's Association was against the daily 
application of farm manure. It is wholly 
impracticable to apply manure here during 
our long Winters when the ground is cov¬ 
ered with deep snow, except by dumping 
in large heaps, a practice which some fol¬ 
low, but I do not approve. His under¬ 
standing of a basement to cow barn as 
referred to by ‘‘G. L. S.,” although it 
may have been correct, was different from 
mine. I understood it as a basement for 
the storage of stable manures. My pres¬ 
ent arrangement is a manure shed along 
the .south side of my barn in which is the 
ci.'W tie-up. I keep several brood sows 
on the manure at all times, which thor¬ 
oughly work and pack it. I think I make 
practically no loss on it. But I do not 
like the arrangement, principally because 
it makes the cow tie-up dark, letting in 
no sun. I have a chance to build an D 
to my present barn for a cow stable, with 
ba.sement for manure, which I would 
cement, with little cost for excavation and 
a level haul for manure. I built a silo the 
past sea.son in the end of barn, where I 
jiropose to build Ij with that in view. In 
all the plans I have seen given in Thb R. 
N.-V. there has been none for a basement 
for this purpose, and I would like Mr. 
fook's ideas on it. e. i>. P- 
.\'u. Hermon, Me. 
1 do not know that I am warranted in 
entering into a discussion of the hand¬ 
ling of manvires at this time. 1 might 
say, however, that I live in a section of 
New York that probably has uniformly 
as much snow as any dairy section of 
the United States, but with this fre¬ 
quent drawback, seldom is it necessary 
to interfere with the daily hauling. The 
argument so often made against this 
method is not always the same. One 
man says it will lose if used upon soft 
land; another that it will waste upon 
frozen land, and another that it will all 
be lost if spread upon a side hill, or if 
hauled out upon low lands the water 
will soak it up and all will be lost. Still 
another tells us one cannot afford to 
si'cnd the time to haul it daily, and so 
all degrees between these mentioned are 
given why manure should not be daily 
spread. On the other hand, we have re¬ 
peated careful experiments to show that 
barnyard care means all the way from 
10 to 50 per cent loss. Why should we 
therefore debate the question? I do not 
like the basement for manures. We have 
one small barn of this kind in use, and 
there always was if we dropped the ma¬ 
nure into it constant decomposition tak¬ 
ing place, and it was very noticeable in 
the stable above. Several years ago we 
put hogs into this basement one Winter, 
but I concluded I did not care to con¬ 
sume pork that was housed in such a 
place, and that no one else would if they 
saw them. They may have been good 
for the manure, but not for the hog. Of 
course you can build the stable with a 
basement and a cement bottom and use 
it, but I should certainly not spend the 
money for a room that would bring me 
no prolit. n. E. cook. 
HOW TO FATTEN CAPONS. 
Will you give me information in regard 
to fattening capons? How long should 
ibey be kept up? How should they be 
fed, and should they be kept on the 
ground or in coops raised off the ground? 
bucketts, Va. j. m. f. 
We see no reason why capons should 
be cooped for fattening. They are very 
(luiet and docile as compared with cock¬ 
erels. While the exercise which they 
v/ould get in a small yard would no 
doubt take some food, the health of the 
stock would be enough better, we think, 
to justify the liberty. Experiments at 
the Maine College proved this to be 
true with cockerels in one trial. Our 
own experience with capons is limited to 
(me year with a flock of a little less than 
100. We think two feedings a day should 
be ground food, preferably morning and 
noon, and at night whole grain. As¬ 
suming that the capons are nearly 
grown and are to be fattened for mar¬ 
ket, we would advise a mixture of 100 
pounds cornmeal, 50 pounds wheat mid¬ 
dlings, 50 pounds ground oats and 25 
pounds meat scrap mixed, and as much 
fed each day with skim-railk to moisten 
it as they will eat clean within 15 min¬ 
utes, For whole grain, corn and wheat 
or corn, whqat and buckwheat Boiled 
vegetables, preferably little potatoes and 
turnips, should be mixed with the 
ground grain. Plenty of water and grit 
should be always on hand. This feed¬ 
ing should continue a month before 
killing, and individuals watched. The 
best should be sold and the others con¬ 
tinued. During the last week they may 
be hand stuffed with the dough, but it 
requires much time and some risk of 
"going off feed.” white & rice. 
Picketing Cows.—The Hope Farm man 
speaks of being short of pasture. Why don’t 
you tether out your cows? Buckle or tie a 
ring about an inch and a half in diameter 
around the cow’s leg just above the hoof. 
I>et the ring stay on night and day. 
Fasten to the ring a rope or light chain. 
Anything from 15 to 30 feet long. Fasten 
the other end of the rope to a fence, tree, 
stump or stake. When no other fastening 
convenient just drive down a stake. Un¬ 
less there is another tree or stump be¬ 
tween the ends of the rope your cow will 
graze all day without getting tangled. 
You will find it much better than tying 
t") the head. c. e. h. 
Auburn, Ala. 
A Concrete Sii.o.—O n page 153 inquiry 
is made by I. D. A. in regard to using con 
Crete as part for silo. The plan is all 
right, as we are using this day right from 
a silo so built, and, in fact, the silage is 
better in the cement part that is 10 feet 
below the surface, all mason work, smooth¬ 
ly cemented inside than above, caused, we 
think, by the perfect airtight condition of 
the last 10 feet. We have one .section or 
separate silo yet untouched enough to last 
until corn cutting time again. We advise 
rounding corners inside, and use dressed 
lumber; tongue and grooved flooring is 
best, placed in, up and down. Coat all 
wood inside with two coats linseed oil, the 
only thing for dairymen. b. b. j. 
Cambridge, Ohio. 
MORE MONEY. 
Next to finding gold the best thing is 
to find something that is worth its 
weight in gold, something that will stop 
the troubles which are daily decreasing 
the profits of farmers and stockmen. 
One of the greatest sources of loss is 
contagious abortion. Chloro-Naptholeum 
Dip is unequaled for suppressing and 
eradicating this disease from the herd. 
Moreover, it kills lice, cures the mange, 
itch, scab and tick, which keep down 
the health and cause the leaks in the 
pocketbook. It is worth its weight in 
gold to every owner of cattle, sheep, 
bogs, poultry and other live stock. 
Its great advantage to the small farm¬ 
er is that he need not have a dip tank, 
but can spray it on with an ordinary 
sprayer. A very satisfactory three-gallon 
sprayer is now made to sell at |5. It is 
good for plants, animals, houses and 
stables and will wear about as long as 
the bam lasts. It bears the endorsement 
of the West Disinfecting Co., manufac¬ 
turers of Chloro-Naptholeum. 
The genuine is sold only in trade- 
marked packages, at $1.50 per gallon, five 
gallons for $6.75—^all freight charges 
prepaid. 
There is a dealer in nearly every pros¬ 
perous agricultural town in the United 
States, but if you cannot locate him con¬ 
veniently, address the West Disinfecting 
Co., 4 E. 59th St., New York. 
If anything is the matter with your 
stock you should write the Veterinary 
Department of the Company, anyhow, 
as their advice is free and they send it 
more quickly than any other bureau. 
In its use for preventing abortion in 
farm herds Chloro-Naptholeum yields 
almost instantaneous and highly satis¬ 
factory results. 
“It has not failed in any test I have 
applied it to,” says W. L. Willets, of 
Bellefontaine: “It is the farmer’s true 
friend.” 
Chloro-Naptholeum 
MMIE MONET 
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Cockerels and Pullets. 
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THE EFFICIENT HILLER 
is a labor-saving implement for 
hilliug all kinds of plants grown 
in rows from 20 up to 44 inches 
apart. The adjustable moldboards 
insure placing the soil close 
to and over the roots of 
plant at each side, protect¬ 
ing tlie plant from exces¬ 
sive moisture, drought and 
heavy winds. Point and moldboards are steel; 
designed to follow Cultivator. Write for circular. 
V. A. WHITBECK, Aquetuek. N. Y. 
BRIOH AM’S MALLEABLE SHOE 
for working horses on swamp 
land. This one shoe is adjust¬ 
able to suit the size and shape of 
any horse’s foot. Patented and 
manufactured by L. Brigham, 
Deoatur.Mich. Send for Circular. 
For Silos. 
HOOPS and LUGS. Write for Circu¬ 
lars. T. E. Cross, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
ROUND SILO 
The “Philadelphia.” 
The only Perfect Continuous 
Open Front Silo made. See our 
Patent Roof. Ask for catalog. 
E. F. SCHLICHTER, 
331 Vine Street, 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
Also made in the west by the 
MFG. CO., South 
^ DUPLEX 
Superior, Wls. 
THE CHAIN-HAKGING 
Cattle Stanchion 
The most practical and humane Fastener ever In¬ 
vented. Gives perfect freedom of the head. 1 llnstrated 
Circular and Price free on application. Manufactured 
by O. H. ROBERTSON, JForeatvUle, Conn. 
wilder’* stanchion 
^being an i mpr o vem ent over 
iSmlth’B. Lightest, Btrongest, 
quickest, safest swiug ■tauebiOK 
made. Hassteellatch and automatic 
lock*f^ Becomes statiouary when 
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'wood. Pinsforfasteuhifc with every 
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PRESCOTT’S 
WINGING 
iWIVEL 
'tanchion 
KEEPS COWS CLEAN 
Swings forward while get¬ 
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back while standing. Full 
particulars free. PRESCOTT, 
59 Beverly St., Boston, Mass. 
The heavy old milk cans are covered with dual. 
All piled up in grim array. 
Their mission is ended—on the shelf let 'em rust. 
We work in the EMPIRE WAY. 
X 5 he Caf /Ir 
Tabby, of course, does not un¬ 
derstand why it is so. Perhaps 
she remembers the days when 
Molly thought it was a day’s 
work to wash the cans and pans 
they kept the milk in. Molly 
knows though that it is the 
. m . ^ Cream 
ML/fTX^ tT^C Separator 
that lessens the work and keeps 
all the profits of the dairy right 
at home. The .sweet milk is left 
for feeding your stock. There 
is money in most separators, but 
the most money in an Empire. 
It is the simplest in construction, 
the lightest running, the easiest 
to clean—the most profitable in 
every way. We have a book 
that tells you why. Get it, 
Empire Cream Separator Co.. 
Uloomffelii, J. 
The 
New 
Way 
AGRBAT^MBrnnON! 
Good Cows 
AND A 
115. Separator 
Fill THE 
FARMER’S 
PbCKETS 
WITH 
ONLY! 
The U. S. Separator gets all the cream from the milk. 
The cream makes the butter. 
The skim-milk makes the calf. 
All bring in the cash. 
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Send for Catalogue 
VERMONT f ARM MACIliNE CO., Bellows falls, Vt. 
