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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
October 3 
Live Stock and Dairy 
The " Black and White ” Cow. 
The following lines are found in the cir¬ 
cular of Henry Stevens & Son: 
“I’d rather have one good cow than a score 
Of ordinary ones. A black-and-white 
Of royal breeding, yielding milk enough 
To fill a hogshead in a week, and make 
In seven days two dozen pounds or more 
Of gilt-edged butter—such a cow will bring 
More profit to her owner every year 
Than any common dairy; yet she takes 
The room and care and feed of only one. 
And costs no more to keep than other 
cows. 
The extra first cost is the chief expense. 
But this is soon recovered many fold 
From sale of offspring. The right kind 
will sell 
And money in them is invested well.” 
COW WITH NASAL POLYPI. 
I have a cow that has something wrong 
with her head, there seems to be an abscess 
In the nose and at intervals there is some 
discharge. It hinders her breathing. Can 
you tell me what to do? w. R. R. 
Portage Co., Ohio. 
Nasal polypi in cows belong to fibrous 
tumors and may be defined as tumors 
attached by means of a narrow pedicel. 
A polypus not infrequently occurs in 
nasal passages, often bleeding readily 
and sometimes interfering with respira¬ 
tion. The treatment of polypus is re¬ 
moval when possible. The ecraseur will 
be found a useful instrument for this 
purpose. After removal the parts should 
be frequently syringed with an antisep¬ 
tic wash, solution of carbolic acid or 
creolin. 
POLL-EVIL IN HORSE. 
I have a valuable horse eight years old 
that I have owned for three years. About 
once a year a swelling about the size of a 
hen’s egg or larger comes on her head Just 
back of ears, and seems painful while 
gathering, afterward discharging, and 
finally healing. The horse now has the 
same trouble as last Spring and the Spring 
previous; it has come later this time. This 
is the third attack. Will you please Inform 
me what it is and what is best treatment? 
I am using warm water and castile soap 
in it, also carbolic acid in warm water. 
Rossville, N. Y. s. o. w. 
Poll-evil, so called from its occurring 
in the region of the poll. It is not a con¬ 
stitutional disease, but comes, no doubt, 
from w’ell marked causes, from inflam¬ 
matory action set up, involving the mus¬ 
cles of the region of the poll, and, per¬ 
haps, the ligamentum nuchse. Owing to 
the low vitality of the parts and the mo¬ 
tion of the head in taking food, etc., the 
matter is apt to burrow deep in the mus¬ 
cles. There is more or less swelling, the 
animal stands with nose out, slight heat 
in the parts, pressure upon the parts 
causes pain. In the first stage it is mere¬ 
ly Inflammatory action. The second 
stage is suppuration, and there may be 
great swelling in some cases, when 
there is but little matter formed. In 
other cases there is diffuse suppuration 
and the matter makes its way out, dis¬ 
charges to the surface, and sinuses are 
formed extending in various directions. 
Sometimes the exudation becomes or¬ 
ganized and produces an enlargement. 
Any abscess in this region is called poll- 
evil. Before suppuration has taken place, 
while in the inflammatory stage, apply 
remedies to bring about resolution. Fo¬ 
ment and keep the animal quiet, keep 
the head tied up and poultice with lin¬ 
seed meal, bran, boiled turnips, etc., but 
do not apply a heavy poultice but just 
enough to keep moisture and warmth to 
the parts. Use a mild liniment; cam¬ 
phorated oil is good. Sometimes the in¬ 
flammatory action ceases and the skin 
remains thickened; then use a blister, 
one part each of iodine and iodide of 
potassium to four of lard is of benefit. 
But after the inflammatory process has 
terminated in suppuration the treatment 
is different. Make a free incision allow¬ 
ing the matter to escape freely. 
If this is done in proper time the sin¬ 
uses w'ill not often form. Tie the head up 
and prevent motion. If an animal is 
turned on pasture the sinuses are like¬ 
ly to form from continued motion. 
Syringe the parts out well with tepid or 
cold water, use carbolic acid, one part to 
20, 30 or 40 of water, or corrosive sub¬ 
limate, five grains to an ounce of water. 
But if sinuses are formed it is still more 
difficult. It may be treated by caustics, 
corrosive sublimate, nitrate of silver, 
etc., but I recommend the free use of the 
knife. It is generally advisable to throw 
the animal, and in cutting follow the 
course of the sinuses, and open them up 
well (sometimes a seton does very well). 
It is sometimes necessary to divide the 
ligamentum nuchae. When you do a 
great gaping wound is the result, and 
there may be new tissue formed. You 
may have to cut out some of this. Af¬ 
ter using the knife use caustics, I gen¬ 
erally use corrosive sublimate five to 10 
grains to one ounce of water, saturate 
some cotton and put in this place. De¬ 
vise some means to allow water to run 
upon it for an hour or two each day. 
Peed from a high trough and feed pretty 
well, which will benefit the healing pro¬ 
cess. Use tonics, diuretics, etc., espe¬ 
cially if the limbs swell. You may have 
to remove part of the bone. There re¬ 
mains a stiff neck, but it does not inter¬ 
fere with the animal much. 
MARKETS FOR SQUABS AND 
PULLETS. 
Squabs are selling here now from $2 to 
$2.50 per dozen, and the demand exceeds 
the supply, but from the amount of Inquiry 
and the number that are going Into squab 
raising we think the business will soon bo 
overdone, as the demand here is only lim¬ 
ited. I do not know anything about the 
fancy poultry business; our best stock for 
killing purposes come from Kansas and 
Nebraska. proudfoot & armsby. 
Denver, Col. 
There is a moderate demand for fancy 
white squabs at $2.50 per dozen; they gen¬ 
erally bring more money during the Win¬ 
ter months. Dark and mixed squabs bring 
$1.50 to $2. Regarding pullets, desirable 
strains for laying purposes are not coming 
to market, and why should they? Fancy 
large white eggs are now selling at 30 
cents per dozen, produced by fancy strains 
of Black Minorca and Whit* Leghorn 
fowls, but outside of the egg producing 
qualities of the White Leghorns they do 
not amount to much, as we find them in¬ 
ferior as a table fowl to the Plymouth 
Rock and other meaty breeds. 
New York. john c. quick. 
We have handled more squabs for the 
past two or three years than ever before, 
and have found a much readier sale for 
them, and think it has been profitable to 
the grower. There Is a growing demand 
for them owing to the stringent game 
laws. With the existing laws it is almost 
Impossible for a man to handle much 
game, and squabs are taking its place. We 
have several large shippers who raise their 
own birds, and though we have not made 
any Inquli’y as to whether it is profitable, 
we feel satisfied that they are making 
money out of it. We have among our 
shippers perhaps the largest dealer in 
squabs in the United States; he is shipping 
to us alone an average of 20,000 birds per 
year. These are not all of his own raising. 
We also have one shipper who has 1,600 
pairs, and we think that he is finding it 
profitable. The secret of squab raising is 
to be able to have large birds of a light 
color when dressed. At present there are 
not any pullets for laying purposes com¬ 
ing on our market, in fact there is but 
very little nearby stock put upon our mar¬ 
ket,. the bulk of such coming from the 
West. The best chickens raised come from 
south Jersey, and are known on the New 
York market as Philadelphia chickens. 
This class of poultry at all times brings a 
premium over other stock. 
New York. smith * holdbn. 
Cutting Aspara4us Tops.— Referring to 
page 613, if these ar6 cut too early the roots 
will throw up more shoots, which would 
be the first to come up next year and 
which certainly could be no benefit to the 
plants. L J. 
Horse Owners! Use 
OOIKLBACriiT’tl 
Caustic 
Balsam 
A Safe, Speedr, and SositHa Ova 
Thesafest, Best BLISTER ever used. Takes 
the place of all Itnaments for mild or severe action. 
Removes all Bunches or Blemishes from Horses 
and Cattle, SUPERSEDES ALLCACTEBY 
OR FI RING. ImpossihU to produce scar or blemish 
Bve^ bottle sold Is warranted to give satisfaction 
Fitoe 91.50 per bottle. Sold by druggists or sent 
by express, charges paid, with full directions tat 
Its use. gend for descriptive circulars. 
THB LAWRKNCR-'WTLUAMS CO. Cleveland,©. 
Breeders’ Directory 
TO HEAVES 
HKWT05*S Heare, CoQ^hy DU* 
tamper and Indi^bUon Cara* 
A veterinary specitio for wind, 
throat and stomach troublea 
Strong rocommtndt, $1.00 per 
can. Dealers. Mail or Kx. paid. 
h’owtoD Horse liemedy Co*^ 
Toledo, Ohio* 
BEFORE YOU BUY A NEW HARNESS 
Send 4 cents postage for Illustrated Catalogue; full 
description and prices. Single and double. 
Kiiiir Harness Co.. 1 O <'hurcli Sf.. Oweeo. N. Y. 
SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE 
for “the best dairy 
cow regardless of 
breed" at Madison County Fair, September 17. was 
won by the Jersey cow, Brownell’s Kissa, No. 100167, 
In a ring full of good ones. Her bull calf dropped 
September first, was sired by the great show bull 
Queen’s Czar, No. 55573. If you w.-.nt a $100 bull calf. 
Write for photos of both parents, pedigree and full 
description. If you want a cheaper one, or a lew 
heifers, 1 have them also. 
J. GRANT MORSK, Poolville, N. Y. 
'rUBULAK CREAM 
A dozen bucket bowls 
but only one 
T\ib\ila.r. 
We alone make the 
Tubular, all competi- 
tors make the old style 
bucket bowls. They 
cannot make tubular 
bowls because of our 
patents. The Tubular 
is worth fifty per cent 
more than any of the 
old style bucket bowl 
separators, as thousands of dairymen will| 
testify. Write for Catalogue No. 153 
THE SHAR^LES CO., P, M. SHARPLES, 
Chicago, llllnola. Weal Chester, Pa. 
Money Ahea.d. 
At the end of the flret rear jou can 
count up a good profit II you run an 
AMERICAN 
Cream Separator. 
The one that Is sold on test. The 
one that is sold at a low price. ^ 
One that reoelred Paris Sxposltion MeduT 
Write for catalogue. Itis 
A3IKRICAK SEPARATOR CO.* 
Box 1006 Balnhrid^e, ]V. Y. 
Reg:istered Jersey Bull Calves 
from Imported Golden Lad at fair prices. 
B. P. SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa- 
pOUK SOLID COLORED JERSEY BULLS. 
* 4, 6, 6 and 8 months old. Sire a D, G. Son of St 
Lambert Boy. Sire of 54 tested cows. 
J. A. HERR. lioiite 4. Lancaster. Pa. 
^HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
Good ones, and all ages. Fine Yearling Bulls, 
ready for service. ^ 
RAMBOUILLET SHEEP. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE. 
Write DKTXIIIIRST FARMS. Slentor, Ohio. 
RARRAIN9 In purebred Holsteln-Frleslan Bull 
U H n U n 1110 Calves. Low present prices to reduce 
stock. Write promptly. 
W, W CHENEY. Manlius. N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN - FRIESIANS. 
Choice young stock of the best breeding for sa’e 
Prices reasonable. Every animal registered. 
WOODCRE8T FARM. Rifton. Ulster Co.. N Y 
McLennan Bros. Stock Farm, 
Lyndon, Cattaraug:u8 County, N. Y’. 
Holsteln-Frleslan Bull for sale; Royal Pauline 
DeKol, No. 31.261; born May 8. 1902. Also a number 
of large, handsome, ncrfectly marked bull calves. 6 
to 8 months old, sired by Corona Spofford Pietertje. 
No. 30,160. Inquire. 
P. B. McLennan, Syracuse, N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES. Scotch Collies, Spayed 
•* ^'-'males. SILAS DECivER, South Montros,,. Pa. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berhshires and C. Whites. 
8 wkB. to 6 mos.. mated not akin. 
Service Boars, B ed Sows. "Write for 
prici's and (lescilption. Kettirnifnot 
saiisfaciory; we refund the money. 
HA.MILTON X'. CO.. Kreiblonn. ('heater Co.. Pa. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRuS Sre'^n 
bog. Pigs of all ages from Imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK ST0(’K FARM. Rochester, Mich 
'FWD c;iiE.SHlKE BOARS, 7 montus old; good 
* individuals and royal breeding, $15 each. A few 
, c-o T> n urTT'fov . c. t- Y. 
finest lot ever offered 
1 1 U U 1 1 for sale at Shady Lawn Ferret 
■■ B" K r 1 Farm Price list free. 
1 Lll II iL 1 U 'a? 
London, Ohio. 
For Sale.—Scotch Collies, magnificently 
bred. A. J. BENEDICT, Woodworth, Wls. 
^ FINE BARKED PLYMOUTH ROCK 
#11 1 B B Cockerels and Pullets; Tbompson 
MNB B M B strain, for sale at $1.5U to $5.U(). -MitS. 
■ K. E. CHRYSLER, Nevf Bruuswick, N. 
1 /All t . C, 
lA/UITC ICnUnDMC-Four Cockerels for $4 1 f 
TiiIIIL LLUnUniiO taken now. 900 beauties 
from big eggs from big hens. All purebred, without 
disqualifications. WHITE & RICE, 
|^“ Box A, Yorktown, N, Y. 
D (Tl ^ I'oultry, Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs, Cats, 
U Eggs, a specialty. 60 p. book. 10c. Rates 
free. J. A. BKRGEY. Box 8. Telford Pa. 
CTOCK FOR —(.^ocKereib,i-uiieDs and Dens. 
All leading varieties. .Prices lower now than 
Later. Writ i to-day and state your wants. 
Mr. R' ■ P()tJL'’RY FARM. ML Rlan.-o. Ohio. 
nCATU Tn I If'C on HENS and CHIOkS, 
UCiA in I U Liwb 64-page bonk FREE. 
D. J. LAMBERT, Box 307. Apponaug, K. L 
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No more lifting heavy cans. 
No more scouring dingy pans. 
Da.iry work is e,Imost plB,y. 
DcLiry feLrmer me,kes big pa,yt 
Jolly Molly—wea.lthy Da.n 
Since they use the Empire pla.n, 
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Will double the acfual profits of your herd of milch cows. It will make more 
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Cream Separator 
until you Have ^ 
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Western Office, 
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W. 
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