1902 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
571 
GAS TAR FOR PAINTING. 
Tam doing some now building in addition 
to my silo. I am advised to paint the silo 
with gas tar to protect the wood; there is a 
regular formula of tar mixed with turpen¬ 
tine so it will dry. Would it do to paint all 
my barns with it; I would trim with white 
and green? Will it protect the wood as well 
as paint? Will it lose color and look worse 
than yellow or Indian red? I do not like 
the two last colors because they grow so 
dingy, and think lighter colors not suit¬ 
able or economical. The tar would be very 
cheap and it seems to me I would like the 
color if it would look like tarred roofing 
and stay so. and also protect the wood as 
well as paint. Has the thing ever been 
tried to your knowledge? What can you 
say concerning my scheme for economy? 
M. A. R. 
I have not used coal tar paint on the 
outside of a building. We painted two 
silos about 19 years ago, making the ap¬ 
plication while hot and had no trouble 
in making it stick fast. Using on the 
outside would be entirely different. You 
will observe that where this paint is 
put upon roofs where subjected to heat 
and sun the body seems soon to come 
out of it and only through fiequent re¬ 
painting is the roof kept sound. It 
would probably last longer upon the 
silo. I should not care to use it on a 
good barn or outbuilding. Try it on the 
back side first. I have yet to see a paint 
cheaper and better in the end for out¬ 
building than English Venetian red 
ground in oil, with white trimming. 
The appearance is attractive. It is not 
delicate like the lighter colors and is 
much more durable. Do not put on 
more than one coat at first. This paint 
will stand mixing thicker than ordinary 
dry red paint without coming off after 
a short time, and so the single coat will 
appear nearly equal to a double coating. 
We have a barn painted in this way in 
1888—one coat. In 1894 another coat 
was put on and it is in good condition 
to-day. Another building was painted 
a single coat three years ago, and an 
observer would credit the statement 
that two coats were put on instead of 
one. Our experience with exceedingly 
cheap paints has not been satisfactory. 
We have a quantity of “cold-water” 
paint on hand at present which is to be 
experimented with. n. e. cook. 
Clay and Gravel for Stable Floors. 
A number of years ago I saw an article 
written by J. S. Woodward teliing how to 
construct a floor of blue clay and gravel. 
Would he still recommend .a floor for cat¬ 
tle made of this material, and if so, will 
he give directions for construction? 
Belmont, N. Y. w. b. w. 
I have not changed my mind regard¬ 
ing the value of a floor for stable made 
or clay and gravel. Especially would 
I recommend such a floor where one 
has a reasonable amount of straw or 
other bedding. To make such a floor 
procure the best and toughest clay ob¬ 
tainable, and clean coarse gravel, that 
having small stones up to size of corn. 
Drive down into the ground stakes made 
of some durable wood two inches square 
and long enough to be very solid and 
stick out of ground 10 inches. If one 
can get old iron pipe 1 % to two inches 
in size for this purpose it will be much 
better than stakes. On the side of these 
stakes or pieces of pipe, next to manure 
gutter or walk, set up a 2x10 or 12-inch 
plank digging down into the ground so 
the top will come just even with top of 
stakes or pipe. Bolt these planks to the 
stakes or pipe at the top. Now fill in to 
within five inches of the top of plank 
with small stones or dirt. Stones are 
the best. On this spread the clay and 
gravel mixed two-thirds clay and one- 
third gravel, well mixed, and made of 
the consistency of thick mortar. Tamp 
it down so as to be a little above top of 
plank. Leave until it begins to show 
cracks in the surface and then ram it 
down with a rammer made of the end 
of 4x4 scantling, into which a handle 
is inserted. It should be rammed every 
day until it no longer shows any cracks. 
If well made of good material, when 
thoroughly dry it will be nearly as dur¬ 
able as a floor made of the best cement 
and be much more pleasant for the ani¬ 
mals to stand on. j. s. woodward. 
Believes in Wyandotte Poultry. 
L. H. K., Union Center, N. Y., makes 
a statement in regard to Leghorns that 
does not agree with my experience. For 
a number of years I kept both Leghorn 
and Wyandotte fowls (Rose Comb 
Brown Leghorns and Silver Laced 
Wyandotte) and I found I could keep 
the Wyandottes on the same amount of 
feed as the Leghorns, and occasionally 
was compelled to feed them less than 
the Leghorn, in order to keep them from 
becoming too fat. My fowls were in 
small runs. It is possible on unlimited 
range the Leghorn would require less 
food than the Wyandotte; I cannot say 
as to that. I have had pullets of both 
breeds hatched nearly at the same time 
commence laying on the same day. I 
have always been an admirer of the Leg¬ 
horn, but find more good qualities in the 
Wyandotte, and have bred them exclu¬ 
sively for the past two years and believe 
they can produce nearly if not fully as 
many eggs during the year as the Leg¬ 
horn. This statement is made with the 
belief that L. M. K. has not tested the 
feed and egg question thoroughly, or at 
least has made them under entirely dif¬ 
ferent circumstances from mine. 
Schuyler Co., N. Y. f. j. kniffin. 
DAIRY NOTES. 
1 think the milk supply is equal to that 
of last year. The pastures are good. I 
don’t think that the farmers are feeding 
as much grain as last year; they are feed¬ 
ing mostly bran and gluten. There has 
been quite a lot of fodder planted; corn and 
millet, mostly corn. One or two whom I 
know have sown millet; it is looking good; 
in fact, .all of the grain looks well. Milk 
and butter are bringing good prices; butter 
from 22 to 25 cents, milk three and six cents 
per quart. The outlook for all grain crops 
is good; prices are high. j. k. l. 
Klnora. N. Y. 
Owing to the unusual rainfall during July 
cows are in very good condition and the 
milk supply probably up to the average 
season, although at present the quantity 
is about one-third less than during May 
and June. The pastures are flush, unless 
in some cases overstocking makes them 
otherwise. As far as I know very little if 
any grain feed is being used to produce 
milk. Considerable corn fodder and occa¬ 
sionally millet, has been planted, and some 
for early feeding. Small acreage of oats 
sown in this locality, and no peas. 
Otisviile, N. Y. g. j. b. 
The outlook in this section for milk is not 
good. Milk is very low, cows and feed very 
high. A change of some kind must come. 
Farmers, as a rule, are not holding their 
own. Haying is delayed very much by 
cloudy weather. The crop is better than 
was expected early in the season. Corn 
fodder is raised somewhat, but not to the 
extent of former years. No millet sown in 
these parts. Pastures are good, better than 
usual. Milk supply is about as last year, 
but no money in it; no grain used for cows 
this season of the year. w. s. p. 
Brewster, N. Y. 
Our cows came from barn to pasture last 
Spring in much better condition than in 
the Spring of 1901. Spring and early Sum¬ 
mer was very cold and wet; nothing grew 
but the pasture, consequently the milk flow 
has been good and continuous. There has 
never been much forage sown here, though 
each farmer has a small piece of fodder 
corn. This year four silos have gone up, 
and about eight acres have been sown of 
corn to fill each. I have one of them on 
my farm, and am hoping for good results. 
Since July 4 the weather has been warmer, 
and crops are coming on. Old meadows 
are poor; new seeded very good, and corn 
doing well. Haying is three weeks late. 
Gabriels, N. Y. m. a. r. 
Is the milk supply equal to that of last 
year at this time? Yes, • better, but not 
equal to the demand. The pastures are 
good for this time of year, better than last 
year. Farmers are not feeding much grain, 
I think; prices are too high. Most farm¬ 
ers who keep cows grow more or less fod¬ 
der for them. This county furnishes a very 
good market for milk, much of it being de¬ 
livered to customers by the producers, 
bringing a very fair price. Dairy farmers 
in this locality are almost invariably pros¬ 
perous, .although the scarcity of good help 
makes the business very confining to the 
owner. c. j. w. 
Sewickley, Pa. 
The outlook is encouraging. The vield of 
milk compares favorably with last Sum¬ 
mer; the excessive rains have kept the pas¬ 
tures fresh and green. I believe farmers 
generally are not feeding as much grain as 
usual, owing probably to the high price of 
feed, but more people are raising green 
crops for Summer feeding than used to be 
the practice. The acreage of corn is much 
larger than usual this year. The show for 
grass was so poor in the Spring that much 
meadow land was put into corn, or in some 
cases to oats, or oats and peas to cure for 
hay. The long-continued wet weather is 
making it very difficult for farmers to cure 
their hay crop, and much that has been 
cut has been badly damaged before it could 
be secured. A new cheese factory and 
creamery combined was opened in our vil¬ 
lage this Spring, and those who sell milk 
are getting a higher price this season than 
last. w. c. l. 
Homer, N. Y. 
White Cattle Wanted. 
Is there such a thing as a breed of white 
cattle? If so, where can we get them? We 
are establishing a “White Farm” with all 
stock white. w. c. d. 
West Norwalk, Conn. 
There is no pure white breed in this 
country. Some Holsteins are nearly 
pure white, and by careful selection you 
might pick out and breed white animals. 
Families of Short-horns contain some 
white specimens, and by picking them 
up here and there a satisfactory herd 
might be obtained. We are told of a 
breed or class of cattle in Sweden that 
is nearly or quite pure white. 
Yield of a Steer. —The Kansas Farmer 
prints a letter from Armour & Co., of 
Kansas City, in which the following fig¬ 
ures appear. This is the way a 1,200- 
pound steer would be disposed of in the 
packing house: 
Head, feet and knuckles. 
Butter fat . 
Liver, heart and lungs. 
Cheek meat and tongue. 
Raw tallow and entrails. 
Liquid blood . 
Paunch and contents. 
Lip and weasand meat. 
Tail, trimmings and casings 
Carcass . 
Pounds. 
.,.. 75 
_ 45 
... SO 
... 35 
... 10 
... 84 
... 46 
... 106 
4 
... 1 
... 700 
Total 
1,200 
Carcass will yield— 
2 ribs . 64 
2 loins . 124 
2 rounds and rumps. 172 
2 chucks . 239 
2 plates . 55 
2 flank suet, etc. 45 
Total . 699 
When you buy a McCormick corn bin¬ 
der you can harvest your corn crop 
easily, quickly, successfully, and your 
stalks and fodder will be in excellent 
shape for shredding.— Adv. 
la the only horse remedy that haa 
stood out with special prominence 
all these years. C’ures Spavins, 
Klnsrbnnes, Splints, Curbs and 
all Lameness. $1. a boltle; f> for 
•5. All druggists. Unequaled 
for family use. Book “ATreatise 
on the Horse” sent free. Address 
Dr. B. J. Kendall Co. 
Enoabnrg Fulls, Vt. 
The Gem Full-Circle Baler, lightest, strongest, cheapest 
haler. Made of wrought steel. Operated by 1 or 2 horses. 
Bales 10 to 15 tons a day. Sold on 5 days' trial. Catalogue 
free. Address GF.O. ERTEL CO., Qulnc-y. Ill. 
15 TONS 
A DAY 
Q < sense CALF FEEDER 
Icombinos Bclentilic ar d 
practical Ideas. Over50,0U0 
i» use. No valves to get 
clogged and foul. Easily 
cleaned. Nipples are re¬ 
enforced. I're vents scours. 
Increases digestive eapac- 
]ity in tile dairy calf. Makes 
Veal worth 2c per lb. more. The only feederadopted 
by Exp. Sta. Extra gaia on one culf pays for two 
feeders. Prevents a "set. back” from the “starving 
process.” Sat Inflict ion Guaranteed or money re¬ 
funded. Awarded Gnld Medal at Pau-Am. Exp. Sold everywhere In 
U. S. and Canada. Piirc $1.50. Sent postpaid for $2.00, and a&Oo hox 
of Cows Relief free, that will euro Caked line in 12 to 24 hours. Heals 
sore teats. Send for descriptive matter and 22 roasons for using feeder. 
O. H. MFG. CO., Dept. R, l yndon, Vt. 
-- - NO SPAVINS = 
The worst possible spavin can he cured in 
45 minutes. Ringbones, Curbs and Splints 
just as quick. Not painful and never has 
failed. Detailed information about this 
new method sent free to horse owners. 
Write today. Ask for pamphlet No. 88 
Fleming Bros., Chemists, Union Stock Yds., Chicago. 
FLY REMOVER 
and LICE KILLER 
RIPPLEY’S 
is best because it protects Stock from 
flies and other insects all day. while in 
pasture or stable. Fine for horses, acts 
as a disinfectant; cows sprnyed with it 
give 25 per cen t inoro milk and aro pro¬ 
tected. Sold under a guarantee. Send 
ft.00 for sprayer and enough mixturo to 
protect 150 cows, or for$2.f>5 will send 
sprayer and mixturo onough for 500 
oows. Ask your homo dealor for it. Send 
for oataloguo. 
JRIPPLKY HARDWARE CO., Mfra., Box 223, Grafton, 111b. 
SHOO-FLY 
The 
Animals' 
FRIEND 
Kills every FLY it strikes; keeps off the rest; harmless to m&a 
and beast. Cures all sores (beware of IMITATIONS that make 
sores). Half cent's worth saves 2 quarts milk and much llesh. 
Thousands have duplicated 10 to 50 gallons 7 consecutive years. 
If your dealer does not keep It, send us $1.00 for Improved Double 
Tube Sprayer and enough “8hoo-Fly ” to protect 200 cows ; or 
send 50 cents for liquid. Quart FREE—to those naming 
IMITATION they have used, and promising to pay Express; to 
these will send a spray for 60c. 
SHOO-FLY MFG. 00.1005 Fail-mount Ave. Phila. Pa. 
Experience has proven SHOO-FLY to be O. K.—KniToa. 
CoW-FlY 
killer. 
Caftl* ma, b« tpr*yt0 
tnct of l»»c t t <jj, 
*f*t. Uwroittef l»k« 
or three lime• . week 
The Killer can alto bo 
(o a4«anUge on 
hortet. and for lulling 
Intacta In lh« q.rden 
LfOCETI 4 BROTHER 
COW-FLY 
KILLER 
Agents' Sample and Sprayer 
sent on receipt of $1. It will 
please you and help your 
stork. Agents Wanted. 
LEGGETT & BROTHER, 
301 Pearl St., New York. 
DeUaVaL 
Cream Separators 
For twenty years the World’s Standard 
Send for free catalogue. 
The De Laval Separator Co., 74 Cortlandt St., N.Y 
We 
Have 
a. 
New 
Book 
which tells all about the 
EMPIRE Running 
CREAM SEPARATOR^ 
If you own cows it will pay you to 
read the book, whether you want 
a separator or not. Let us send it. 
U. S. BUTTER EXTRACTOR CO. 
Bloomfield, N. J. 
278 
WHY DO PROGRESSIVE DAIRYMEN DUY THE U. S. SEPARATOR ? 
Because they know that they will have one then that possesses more of the qualities 
that go to make up a perfect cream separator than any other make. 
I hat the U. S. Skims Cleaner is an established fact, it having proved its superiority in this 
point at the Pan-American Model Dairy, where it made the World’s Record of .0138 for an average 
of 50 consecutive runs, which has never been equalled by any other make of separator in the world. 
I bat the U. S. is more durable is being shown daily in dairies all over the country by those 
who have used other makes, hut who are now using the U. S. 
That the U. S. is more simple is easily seen by everyone who has eyes. 
I hat the U. S. is the safest, with its gears all enclosed, everyone can understand. 
That the U. S. is easy to operate is testified to by its users. 
write'for STOSSES# SSiSS" of users certifying the truth of the above statements. 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., Bellows Falls, Vt. 
