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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October 25 
Live Stock and Dairy 
MAPES, THE HEN MAN . 
Water Pipes. —The pipe which leads 
the water to our barn has been doing 
continuous duty for over 25 years, but 
is not to be trusted through another 
Winter. A half-inch lead pipe was laiti 
a little over 25 years ago, and has not 
failed a single day during all that time 
to furnish us with all the water needed. 
The spring from which the water is 
drawn is about 20 rods distant, and is 
only two feet higher than the barn floor. 
We find that there are some small holes 
in the pipe, necessitating the frequent 
use of a pump to keep it running. We 
shall buy a larger pipe this time, prob¬ 
ably five-eighths-inch lead pipe. We 
have often been troubled to keep it run¬ 
ning a full stream, particularly in hot 
weather, even though there is a full sup¬ 
ply in the spring. I think the difficulty 
is caused by compressed air cushions 
forming in the high points of the pipe. 
By laying a larger pipe, and trying to 
secure a perfect grade, with no high 
ridges in it, I hope to overcome this 
difficulty. Our hot water tank in the 
feed room, connected with the Little 
Giant heater, is too high to allow of run¬ 
ning the water direct from the spring 
into it by gravity. It has to be dipped 
into it from the cold water tank which 
stands partly below the floor. While 
Jesse and I were trying to study out 
some plan to raise the surface of the 
spring, the Deacon came forward with a 
suggestion. 
“What’s the difference,” said he, 
“whether you raise the upper end of the 
pipe or drop the lower end?” 
Sure enough! the back sill of the barn 
is at least two feet higher than the 
ground. We shall build a new feed 
room, just back of the old one, and thus 
lower the floor two feet, placing the coal 
heater on this lower floor. That will 
give us fall enough to run our stream 
through the little heater in cold weath¬ 
er, turning our supply of ice cold water 
into a veritable “hot spring.” 
Handy Pig Feeding. —The buildings 
in which we keep our pigs are on the 
opposite side of a good-sized barnyard 
from this feed room. A spout will lead 
from the feed room to a long feed 
trough on the outside. About 25 pigs 
will be kept in each herd, and all will be 
fed at this one long trough. The Deacon 
says the pigs can carry the feed across 
the barnyard easier and quicker than I 
can. The feed for each pen of pigs will 
be poured into the long feeding trough, 
direct from the feed room where it is 
mixed. By the time the pigs race across 
the yard, eat their warm slop, and race 
back to their pen for the few kernels of 
corn kept handy for the purpose, they 
should be in a comfortable “glow,” even 
in midwinter; 100 pigs can be fed in this 
way in a very short time. 
Pig Profits. — I started out over a 
year ago to see whether there is any 
profit in buying western feed, and con¬ 
verting it into pork on an eastern farm. 
On page 235 I gave an account of the 
profit from our first pen of 24 pigs. They 
turned $77.20 worth of feed into $159.19 
worth of pork, in about four months 
time. We now have 11 sows, most of 
them young. From 10 litters we now 
have 82 young pigs, with one sow yet 
to farrow. These will be fed, and butch¬ 
ered as fast as they get to about 100 
pounds dressed weight. Feed is high I 
know, but so is pork. I still believe the 
man with an invention.” This comes at 
a time when I have just invested my 
money in an application for a patent, 
and is not very encouraging to me. I 
have invented a new warming and ven¬ 
tilating device, one of the inevitable ef¬ 
fects of which has, of course, been some 
air castles. This device works so per¬ 
fectly that live stock can comfortably 
warm the atmosphere of their quarters 
from the heat generated by their own 
bodies and breath, and still have an 
abundant supply of pure fresh air t.o 
breathe. No elaborate structure is need¬ 
ed, as it can be used in any old building 
having a good roof, by the use of a few 
rough boards and a few bags of chaff or 
shavings. Nearly a year ago Tiie R. N.- 
Y. saw and described a device which it 
was thought at the time would be a 
success along this line, for enabling a 
flock of hens to warm their own roost¬ 
ing quarters. “Every hen her own 
stove,” will probably be remembered by 
many. This device was a success so far 
as retaining the heat was concerned, but 
proved to be unsatisfactory in severe 
weather, on account of too much con¬ 
densation of moisture, besides being 
rather complicated and expensive. Tne 
Deacon and I tried again and by Decem¬ 
ber 15 had another device in successful 
operation, which overcame all the ob¬ 
jectionable condensation of moisture, 
and greatly simplified our first effort. 
One hundred feet of cheapest rough lum¬ 
ber and a few dry shavings, sawdust or 
chaff are all that are needed for an ordi¬ 
nary flock of hens. It is well-known that 
if a can or box with perforated bottom is 
filled with dirty water, first covering the 
bottom of the box with a layer of sand, 
the water will be forced down out of the 
box, leaving its dirt behind, by reason of 
the force of gravity. If provision is 
made for renewing the supply as fast as 
it is forced down out of the box, the 
water in the box will not become stag¬ 
nant. In much the same way the Dea¬ 
con and I forced the air in the roosting 
quarters of the hens up through the 
comminuted spaces of the non-conduct¬ 
ing material overhead, by reason of the 
buoyant force of the warm air from the 
bodies and breath of the hens. The heat 
is filtered out, and radiated back into 
the warm space. The principle is just 
the reverse of a water filter. With warm 
air, the force is upward. With water the 
force is downward. No cover is needed 
to keep the water in the can, and no 
bottom is needed to keep the warm air 
in the enclosed space. The hens can 
enter and fly down and up at pleasure. 
With an inlet tube for fresh air, opening 
at a point lower than the space to be 
warmed and ventilated, the same prin¬ 
ciple can be employed for warming a 
stable, sleeping room or railroad coach. 
One of the air castles has been a ride in 
a steam car on a cold Winter day, 
crowded with passengers, without any 
of the old-time bad air, drafts or cin¬ 
ders. The Deacon’s hen roost is no air 
castle at any rate. The hens furnished 
enough heat to prevent the droppings 
from freezing on the table below the 
perches, with a large window wide open 
all night during the whole of last Win¬ 
ter. Of course it was still warmer 
higher up, where the hens were sitting 
on the perches. It seemed to me that 
this invention promised so much for 
farmers and their live stock, that I pro¬ 
posed to the Department of Agriculture 
that it be given to the public, through 
margin of profit is greater than in feed- a bulletin issued by the Department, if 
mg cows. 
Inventions.— Imagine if you can my 
feelings as the Hope Farm man threw 
his wet blanket over me. He says, page 
059, that “one of ihe most pathetic 
things in life is the picture of a poor 
satisfactory compensation could be ar¬ 
ranged for. Dr. Salmon, chief of the 
Bureau of Animal Industry, declined, 
however, and advised me to “take out a 
patent and handle it commercially.” If 
I have made a mistake I suppose I shall 
have plenty of company, o. w. mares. 
Prices for American Mutton. 
Dressed mutton has not materially in¬ 
creased in retail price, not on a par with 
beef and pork. Consumption of mutton is 
largely increased, and more people are 
adopting it as their meat ration. Sheep 
on foot have increased in price owing to 
the demand of mutton. 
MORTIMER LEVERING. 
Sec'y American Shropshire Registry As¬ 
sociation. 
The sheep trade has not been as good 
in proportion as cattle and hogs, neither 
have fat sheep had the value they should. 
However, the American people are learning 
to eat mutton, and if there were more of 
the mutton breeds used for stock sheep 
the qualitv of mutton would be much im¬ 
proved. As long as the big slaughtering 
plants have mainly to kill fine wool sheep, 
instead of Southdowns, Shropshires, etc., 
the quality of mutton will not be the best 
to attract the public taste. There is no 
more comparison between good mutton 
and poor than between coarse wool and 
merino or fine. c. j. stuckey. 
Mechanicsburg, Ohio. 
The price of mutton sheep has increased 
in sympathy with other meats, and a per¬ 
son with a good flock who feeds the in¬ 
crease is on the high road to prosperity. 
No meat can be made as cheaply as mut¬ 
ton, and none is wholesomer. A cross-bred 
lamb (Lincoln Merino) five months old, 
well cooked, it will tickle the palate 
of an epicure. Some claim the Lincoln too 
large for the ideal mutton sheep; if this 
were a fact they are not too large when 
crossed on the Merino, and no breed 
crosses better on all other short or me¬ 
dium wooled breeds than the majestic Lin¬ 
coln. No time in the last 50 years has 
been more favorable to engage in the pro¬ 
duction of mutton than the present. 
Millington, Mich. h. a. daniells. 
STEEL HORSECOLLARS 
Are better nnd cheaper; no hames; 
will not gall but,cure sore shoulders. 
Sensible, practical, humane. Agents 
make big money. Write for descriptive 
catalog and free territory. 
HOWELL & SPAULDING CO. 
713 State Street, CARO, Midi. 
RIPPLEY’S 
■ 1 STEAM C 
Improved 
Combination 
_ COOKERS 
will cook 25 bushels of feed in 2 hours; 
heat water in stock tanks 250 feet »waj. 
Will heat dairy, hog and poultry houses. 
Made of boiler steel; can’t blow up; no 
flues to rust or leak- PRICES *5.00 TO 
*46.00; 5 styles *nd 15 sixes. Sold under 
a guarantee. Endorsed by Experiment 
Stations. Catalogue and prices free. 
1UPPLKY HARDWARE CO.* 
Box sat Grafton, 1 
■pOR SALE—at $2. Purebreed Cockerels, Rhode 
* Island Reds; White and Barred Plymouth Rocks; 
White Leghorns. A few pullets. All have had free 
range. Very large and healthy. Also Bantams at 
$1 each. E., Box 34, Mamaroneck, N. Y. 
White Leghorn Cockerels 
We have a large flock of the finest stock we ever 
raised. Don't wait until Spring to buy your breeders 
and then take the leavings. Write now. State just 
what you want; price will suit you. 
WHITE & RICE, Box B, Yorktown, N. Y. 
s 
END YOUR NAME 
for our special 15 day trial proposition on the 
DANDY GREEN BONE CUTTER. 
The fastest and easi^t made. It will double 
your eggf yield. Price $5 up. 
STRATTON MFG. CO.. BOX 13 ERIE, PA. 
MORE EGGS-LESSFEED 
OPEN HOPPER. 
Green Hone uml 
Vegetable bUllcr 
will double your ogg yield nnd cut your feed 
bill in half. Guaranteed to cut easier and faster 
than any other. Trial offer and catalogue free. 
HUMPHREY St SONS, Box 39, Joliet, Ill. 
KJl 
Humphrey 
? VICTOR 
V INCUBATORS 
The simplest, most durable, cheap¬ 
est first-class hatcher. Money back 
if not as represented. Circular j 
free; catalogue 6c. 3 pay the 
freight. GKO. ERTKLCO. Quine j. III. [ 
as EGG MAMS 
I Nothing equals green cut bone for hens. 
Any one can cut it with 
Mann’s £2*3 Bone Cutter. 
Op* r bopp er . Automatic feed. 10 Days’ 
J' i'ef Trial. No pay until you’re satisfied. 
ltjv v ion’t like it, return atour expense. Isn’t this 
] better for you than to pay for a machine you never 
[ tried? C«tl’ s fro*. p. w . MANN CO., 
Box 15* Milford* Mass* 
Breeders’ Directory 
Registered Jersey Bull Calves 
from Imported Golden Lad at fair prices. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty jStreet, Pittsburg, Pa. 
I E? C? —Four Grandgons of Exile, 
W Ei Bw *3 E. a solid color; 2, 4, 8 and 9 
months old. Cheap for quality. 
J. ALDUS HERR. Lancaster, Pa., R. R. No. 4. 
A Foundation Herd of 10 or 20 young registered 
HOLSTEIN COWS is offered at a special price 
by DELLHURST FARM, Mentor, Ohio. 
Q _ I PUREBRED HOLST E IN¬ 
I’ Ol OeaiJ© FRIESIAN BULL CALVES 
and SCOTCH COLLIE PUPS from registered stock.. 
W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
Holstein-Friesians 
best breeding for sale. Prices reasonable. Every 
animal registered. WOODCREST FARM, Rifton, 
Ulster County, N. Y. 
Rosa Morado Farm Holsteins. 
Young Registered Stock for sale. Some extra fine 
grade yearling heifers. 
H. W. BARNARD, Collamer, Ches. Co.. Pa. 
Mclennan brothers stock farm, 
ISCHUA, CATTARAUGUS CO., N. Y. 
Registered Holstein-Friesian Calves for Sale. 
Seven Heifer and three Bull Calves. Large, hand¬ 
some, perfectly marked animals, eight to nine months 
old. All sired by Dora DeKol’s Count No. 23757. Dams 
equally well bred. Extended pedigree and full in¬ 
formation furnished upon request. Inqniro 
P. B. MCLENNAN, Syracuse, N. Y. 
Q November 1, a choice herd of thor- 
rOr da!6 oughbred, registered Devons. 
B. J. WIGHTMAN, West Eaton, N. Y. 
DAIRY SHORT=HORNS“°aled re aTstate' 
Fair winners. FLORA V. SPENCER, Spring Creek, Pa. 
O P niPO for sale at farmer’s prices. lino 
■ 1 1 U ■ ll Uu stock; none better; few as good. 
J. D. DATES, Idlewild Farm, Lansingville, N. Y. 
Berkshire and Chester White Pigs, 2 to 7 mos. old. 
Also Collie pups. White Holland Turkeys and B. P. 
Rock Cockerels. Prices right. W. A. Lothers, Lack, Pa. 
Excellent Berkshires at Ohio Farm, Le 
Roy, O., sired by our imported Boar, British Model 4th 
and others. M. L. & H. H. BENHAM. 
Pific - ® est) Duroc-Jersey Pigs, $4 each, up. 
Bronze Turkeys, $3 up. White Wyan- 
dottes, $5 trio. Italian Bees, $4. 
GEORGE ENTY, Templeton, Pa. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES 
hog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FAKM, Rochester, Mich 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whites. 
8 wks. to 6 mos., mated not akin. 
Service Boars, Bred Sows. Write for 
prices and description. Return if not 
satisfactory; we refund the money. 
HAMILTON A CO., ltosenvick, Chester Co., Pa. 
Angora Goats' 
Ten fine Angora Goats 
(Nannies). Two pure 
blooded Bucks. ERSKINE GRANGE, Stamford, Conn. 
RlirClD A OftHTC are handsome, hardy and 
HllUUnil UUft I O profitable. Prize stock. 
Low prices. Large cir. E. W. Cole & Co., Kenton. O. 
C«1 p*—Angora goats $a to $10. Scotch 
* UI Collie ptippies $5 to $8. 
J. HENRY RINES, Portland, Maine. 
No Wall Street Tip Equals the Best Farm Tip. 
BUY ANGORA COATS. 
For Registered Stock address 
JiOSWYCK FAKM, RIDGEFIELD, CONN. 
RAMS 
i—A choice lot of Delaine and 
Black-top Rams and Ewes to 
select from, will be sold cheap. 
Correspondence solicited. 
M. C. MULK.IN, Friendship, N. Y. 
For Sale.—Scotch Collies, magnificently 
bred. A. J. BENEDICT, Woodworth, Wis. 
Fnllip Pj, nc —Spayed Females. Circulars. SILAS 
L/UUIG rup DECKER, South Montrose, Pa. 
fFI?Choice stock for sale at all 
M^nMuEm m sJ times. Book and price-list free 
W. J. WOOD, New London, Ohio. 
2000 FERRETS 
Some trained. Book 
and price-list free. 
N. A. KNAPP, Rochester, Ohio. 
noath fft I EDO on HENS and CHICKS, 
U6dlll Iw LElfC &4-page Book FREE. 
D. J. LAMBERT, Box 307, Appouaug, R. I. 
Kendalls Spavin Cure 
There is no use taking chances on a lump. You 
can never tell what it may develop. If you have a 
supply of “Kendall’s” on hand you are safe from 
Spavin,Ringbone,Splints,Curb and all forms of 
Lameness. The U. S. Army knows good things and buys only the best. 
Experience of a Government Teamster. 
Wagoner, Ind. Ter., Dec. 21,1900. 
Dr. B. J. Kendall Co., Dear Sirs:—I am a teamster employed 
by the government. I have six mules and six horses under my 
care, and will say that I keep Kendall’s Spavin Cure at hand 
and have used it with good results, especially on Collar 
Sores, Sprained Joints and Kicks, as it is next to im¬ 
possible to keep mules in close quarters without some of them 
getting kicked. Yours truly, JAMES H. HENDERSON. 
_ On sale at all druggists. Price $1 • 
six bottles for $5. Unequaled lini" 
ment for family use. Book “A 
Treatise on the Horse," mailed 
free. Address 
DR. B. J. KENDALL CO. 
Enosburg Falls, Vt. 
