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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
* April 5 
Live Stock and Dairy 
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Ailing Animals. 
Rheumatism Followinq Distemper. 
One year ago last January I purchased 
a colt coming three years old. I placed 
him in comfortable quarters bat soon no¬ 
ticed he was suffering from a severe cold. 
He had much difficulty in drinking, 
coughed and ate little. After a slow re¬ 
covery I gave him a short drive, and in a 
day or so he began to show stiffness, and 
moved very unnaturally in his stall. He 
now began to fail in appetite and flesh; 
had more trouble in drinking, and his skin 
roughened in sores from ears to tail and 
well down on his sides. For this I gave 
him treatment for impetigo, which ap¬ 
parently cured him, but his condition did 
not seem to improve, except that the stiff¬ 
ness was not so perceptible. On taking 
him out for another drive (Spring weather 
was now approaching), I returned him to 
stable with same results as before, much 
stiffness. After recovery I tried to exer¬ 
cise him again, but he became so frantic 
with the pain it caused him he could not 
be driven. From now on he grew so thin, 
weak and stiff that he was unable to get 
up without help for several weeks. After 
turning to pasture he got better of this, 
by midsummer was thriving, and when 
Fall came, not a trace of the stiffness re¬ 
mained. After putting into stable, he ate 
heartily and grew plump and I gave him 
an airing of 15 or 20 minutes each day. As 
the severest cold weather approached 
again I began to exercise him in harness, 
but found a return of the stiffness after 
each trial, and sometimes a little slowness 
in drinking. He perspires profusely after 
exercise. I have never yet found any 
fever or soreness in his legs, although at 
times there is apparent pain. His feed last 
Winter was hay and bran, and later an 
addition of oats; this Winter, hay, cats, 
bran and a little silage. I can give no 
cause for the horse’s ailment unless it be 
the former owner’s stable, which was very 
small, tight, dark and very damp. He is 
an exceedingly nervous animal, but kind; 
is high-bred and so promising in style and 
beauty that I am anxious to save him. 
Can a permanent cure be effected in this 
case? What is the best treatment? 
Norwood, N. T. o. B. a. 
This is a form of rheumatism follow¬ 
ing distemper, characterized by more or 
less pain, and sometimes swelling of 
the joints, but in most cases no swelling 
appears. I have seen cases where one 
hind leg and one fore leg were affected 
ac the same time. There is a great dif¬ 
ference of opinion as to the nature of 
the ailment. I believe that it comes 
from a morbid material in the system, 
having a special tendency to affect the 
coverings of muscles and tendons, caus¬ 
ing great pain and lameness, and I 
have no doubt but such is the case with 
this horse. For this form of rheuma¬ 
tism I have been very successful with 
Fowler’s solution of arsenic; half¬ 
ounce doses twice a day in bran mash. 
Give the horse good warm quarters and 
a light roomy box stall, with plenty of 
blankets. Try this treatment for two 
weeks, and if no improvement ensues 
write again. _ 
ALFALFA IN NEBRASKA. 
At the farmers’ institute held here 
February 14 and 15 a great deal of in¬ 
terest was manifested in the growing of 
Alfalfa. Mr. Bremer, of York County, 
had Alfalfa for his topic, and exhausted 
his time allowance long before his 
subject. Mr. Ernst, of Johnson County, 
followed with “Starting and Maintaining 
a Permanent Pasture,” but in response 
to some queries was soon reveling in his 
favorite theme, Alfalfa; taking it up 
where Mr. Bremer left off. Later L. D. 
Stilson, of York, gave some of his ex¬ 
periences with the plant as a dairy ra¬ 
tion. Mr. Bremer has grown Alfalfa for 
seven years, and Mr. Ernst for 20 years. 
Mr. Bremer told of his struggles to get 
a stand. One year his ground was all 
ready, and tnere came a slight shower; 
the seed was sown, then a long dry 
spell; the Alfalfa grew finely, but no 
weeds. Another year the ground was as 
well prepared, but when the seed had be¬ 
gun to grow wet weather set in and the 
weeds took possession, and although the 
mowing machine went over the ground 
three times before harvest, yet the Al¬ 
falfa was all killed out. Last year he 
tried sowing in the latter part of Au¬ 
gust, and obtained a fine stand and a 
growth about six inches in height, and 
at that time it seemed to be wintering 
well. Owing to some questions as to 
how it would come out in the Spring Mr. 
Stilson stated that he had practiced Fall 
sowing for three years with excellent re¬ 
sults. Mr. Bremer then gave an account 
of his 1901 crop of Alfalfa. The first and 
third cuttings each made two tons to 
the acre. The hay sold in his nearest 
town for $10, thus making a value of $40 
per acre. The second cutting was kept 
for seed, making five bushels to the acre, 
worth $6 per bushel, a total value of $70 
per acre for the season. 
“How many acres of this have you?” 
was asked. “One hundred acres,” was 
the reply. But instead of selling the hay 
he was feeding it; 30 calves fed hay and 
seven pounds of grain were making an 
average gain of 2% pounds a day, and 
he figured that made his hay worth $15 
a ton. One ton of the haulm left after 
thrashing the seed out he considered 
worth two tons of Timothy hay. Dr 
Peters, animal pathologist of the experi¬ 
ment station, tried to show that the hay 
was not fit for horses, giving them the 
heaves and other ailments. This state¬ 
ment was instantly challenged by some 
of those present. Mr. Ernst had fed it 
to his horses for 20 years, giving them 
about 12 pounds a day, and never had a 
horse sick from it. It was finally decid¬ 
ed that if the hay was good and proper¬ 
ly cured, and no excessive amounts fed, 
no bad results would follow, but that it 
was too strong a food to use carelessly. 
Mr. Stilson had been feeding his dairy 
cows shredded corn fodder, four pounds 
bran and four pounds of cornmeal for a 
day’s ration. He took a ton of Alfalfa 
and ran it through a cutting box, mak¬ 
ing it very fine. For one week he used 
four pounds of the Alfalfa daily instead 
of the bran, the second week using bran. 
This was continued for eight weeks, 
when the periods were lengthened to two 
weeks each for another eight weeks, 
making a 16-weeks’ test. The milk from 
each cow was weighed and recorded as 
soon as drawn, and the records showed 
that when Alfalfa was fed there was a 
slight gain, and when bran was fed a 
corresponding decrease. w. e. g. 
Norfolk, Neb. 
Scalding Hogs.— Referring to the dis¬ 
cussion of the proper temperature for 
scalding hogs, the contrary reports are 
not to be wondered at when we take into 
consideration the many different conditions 
of surroundings, and also the carcasses 
to be dressed. The large packing houses 
cannot be relied on for the farmers who 
scald in a barrel of 50 or 75 gallons ca¬ 
pacity, and whose hogs are brought to the 
platform covered with mud or snow. Here 
as elsewhere we must use brains in our 
work. The writer has carefully used a 
thermometer for many years, and finds 
trouble in scalding hogs with water colder 
than 168 degrees, unless the hogs are quite 
young and consequently tender. We also 
find trouble in cleaning nicely when the 
water is above 172. These limits are for 
me the two extremes, and are to be gov¬ 
erned to some extent by the age of hogs, 
the quantity of water, and the condition 
of the coat of hair we desire to remove. 
Ohio. _ w. p. m. 
If you want the best, the most im¬ 
proved and the most reliable binder in 
the world—buy the McCormick—it is 
the unit of measure in harvesting ma¬ 
chines.— Adv. 
We Purchased 
THE 
Pan-American 
250 Cockerels, Hens and Pullets. W. & Bd. Rocks, 
W. & Br. Leghorns, W. Wyandottes, Pearl Guineas. 
Eggs. $lfor26. Mrs. J. P. HELLINGS, Dover, Del. 
White Wyandottes Exclusively.—Eggs 
for hatching, from choice matings, $1 per 15. 
M. M. LAMB, Branchport, N. V. 
VullPV VlPW Pofhty Farm, Bellvil’e, Pa. Bronze 
tallCj ilCW and Wild Turkeys. Leading varieties 
of Poultry. Prices low. Catalogue free. 
Exposition, 
BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 
And offer for sale a vast quantity of ma¬ 
terial and supplies. Only those who will 
carefully study the importance of this 
proposition will be able to realize this 
gigantic undertaking. 
By our acquisition, we are able to offer 
you at EXTREMELY LOW PRICES 
33,000,000 FEET OF FINE 
SEASONED LUMBER 
consisting of Joists, timbers, flooring, 
sheathing, patent lath and in fact anything 
and everything in the lumber line. 
Now is the time to carry into execution, 
that long delayed improvement of yours. 
Think of it, 33,000,000 feet of excellent lum¬ 
ber at half of tne regular price. WHY, 
SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY MAY NEVER 
OCCUR AGAIN. Its year of service hasn’t 
injured it at all, in fact if anything, it has 
only tended to improve it. 
We exercise the greatest care in remov¬ 
ing it. Past experience has taught us many 
valuable lessons in that line. Remember, 
we have made a life-long study of the 
wrecking business. 
You must recall the fact that we were 
also the purchasers of the 
World’sColumbian Exposition 
CHICAGO, 1893. 
The Trans-Mississippi Exp’n 
OMAHA, 1897. 
The Post-Office and Sub- 
Treasury Building, 
CHICAGO, 1897, 
And a great many other institutions of 
public fame 
Send us your lumber bill for our estimate. 
Don’t wait until the material has all been 
disposed of, write us today. 
WJE ALSO OFFER FOK SALE 
2,600 feet 1% inch Are hose, 50 feet lengths. 
9,000 flag poles. 
10,000 flags. 
5,985 squares metal tile roofing. 
5,000 squares metal corrugated and flat 
roofings. 
An enormous quantity of wire. 
Embedded roofing glass. 
Translucent fibre skylight in abundance. 
Steam radiators. 
1.000 tons of standard black wrought iron 
pipe, ranging in size from % to 20 inches. 
A large quantity of steel riveted pipe from 
8 to 20 inches. 
Cast iron pipe of all sizes. 
Fittings of every kina. 
All sorts of brass valves. 
2,000,000 brick. 
1,000 wooden benches. 
250 exit stiles. 
150,000 incandescent lamps. 
300 arc lamps. 
50,000 yards cotton covered lamp cord. 
Electrical supplies of every kind consisting 
of switchboards, switches, insulators, 
knobs, cleats, carbon holders, recepta¬ 
cles, rosettes, etc. 
5.000 cedar electric light posts. 
100,000 square yards of good burlap, used 
as covering for the walls. 
Galvanized eave troughs and conductor 
pipe in all sizes. 
Structural iron of every kind. 
Two complete greenhouses. 
Three freight elevators. 
1.000 sculptural groups and figures. 
750 plaster vases of various designs and 
sizes. 
2,350 feet of garden hose. 
3,000 assorted design doors complete with 
hardware, all sizes. 
25,000 assorted design windows. 
18,000 pounds of lead 
12 gas heaters. 
All kinds of plumbing material including 
bath tubs, urinals, closets, lavatori s, sinks 
and fittings. 
100,000 feet of iron railing. 
Straight staircases of every kind 
Fancy grill work. 
Fancy railing. 
A million yards of white and colored cheese 
cloth, used for decorative purposes. 
Manilla rope in all sizes. 
Builders’ hardware. 
Tons of iron bolts. 
Tons of iron rods. 
Wooden trusses. 
Iron trusses 
Enumerating; turnstiles and ticket cutters. 
Iron chain. 
Large exit gates. 
107 Kirkwood gas burners. 
All kinds of office furniture. 
MACHINERY 
OF EVERY KIND. WRITE US YOUR WANTS 
WE HAVE PUBLISHED A COMPLETE 
CATALOGUE, containing a record of the 
material for sale. We will send it free if 
you will ask for 
CATALOGUE No. 102. 
In writing us, with reference to this ma¬ 
terial, address your letter, 
Pan-American Department, 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 
Barred Rocks Only-,r,S*I, B ’“e“‘;° e ".‘K 
bank In city. L. S. TOWNSEND, Wilmington, Del. 
R | D:.do—Farm-raised, hardy and prolific. For 
• L lttuo eggs to batch at ti cents each, send to 
Walter Sherman, 25 Boulevard, Middletown, B. 1. 
S. C. White Leg-horns. A heavy Winter 
laying strain. Cockerels and pullets $1 each. Eggs 
75 cents per 13. $4 per 100. 
ZIMMEK BKOS., Weedsport, N. Y. 
E GGS from Thoroughbred Bar. Wh. Buff Rocks, Br. 
Wh. Bull Leghorns, Gold, Wh. Buff Wyandottes, 
Langshans, Cochins, Minorcas, Hamburgs. Brahmas. 
15, $1; 40, $2. Catalog. H. K. Mohr, Quakertown, Pa. 
\X7HITE LEGHORN Eggs for Hatching. We have 
000 hens, bred for ege production; large size, 
vigor and purity of stock. Free range and food in¬ 
sures fertility. We agree to please. Write for cir¬ 
cular. WHITE & RICE, Box B, Yorktown, N. Y. 
$2 for 15. One farm devoted ex- 
EL Ll Ljl clusively to choice Barred P. 
Rocks. Free range; fertility assured. 
Dr. S. C. MOYER, Lansdale, Pa. 
EGGS 
—Fertility guaranteed. By the sit¬ 
ting or hundred. 23 varieties of 
prize-winning land and water 
fowls. Big catalog free. Our guarantee means some¬ 
thing. PINK TREK FARM. Box T, Jamesburg. N.J. 
CIll fITIVrPR Shelby vllle, Inti. Barred P. Rocks. 
0117 vvilviDIl, Cochirs. Brahmas. Langshans, 
Wyandottes (White, Sliver and Gold); Leghorns. 
Bronze Turkeys, big ones. Over 3,000 prizes. Send 
for circular. Eggs, $4 . 2,000 to sell very low. 
BARRED P. ROCK EGGS f'i° 
per 15; 30 eggs, 
$2.50 A prize-winning 
male at head of every yard, scoring 91 or better; 
large, blocky. and heavy Winter layers. S. C White 
Leghorn Eggs, same price. A few trios $7. 
BALES & CO.. 102 So. Main St., Washington. Pa. 
JOHN A. IRION, Gallipolis, Ohio, 
Breeder of Barred Plymouth Rocks; 15 choice fertile 
rggs, $1. Guaranteed to give satisfaction. 13 Pekin 
Duck eggs, $1; large strain. 
LIGHT BHAHMASlS.Sr«l?: 
els and 50 pullets for sale at reasonable prices. Also 
25 B. P. R. cockerels. All bred from Madison Square 
Garden winners. Eggs for hatching from Light 
Brahmas. Barred P. Rocks and W. Wyandottes $2 
per 15. Woodcrest Farm, Rifton, Ulster Co., N. Y. 
Money-Making Hens 
Eggs and Fowls. Partridge Wyandottes, brilliant 
plumage; Dark BrahmaWyandottcs. silver pencilled, 
beautiful soft gray; Violet Wyandottes (Bunch of 
Violets). Eight first prizes, 3rd. 4th, 5th and 0th Great 
Boston Show, 1902. C. C. Lorlng, Dedham C. H., Mass. 
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