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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December G 
Live Stock and Dairy 
CONTAGIOUS SCOURS IN CALVES. 
I have recently lost two young calves 
from scours, one the calf of a three-year- 
old in moderate flesh but with udder so 
distended that she was milked tne day be¬ 
fore the calf was born. The calf was 
stupid and feeble, gradually grew weaker 
and died when three days old. The other, 
a strong calf about a week old, from a 
large healthy cow, was attacked with 
scours. I gave it about a dessertspoonful 
of castor oil, and a teaspoonful of pare¬ 
goric, mixed in one-half pint of new milk. 
This calf also gradually weakened and 
died the third day, stretched at full length, 
with open mouth and heaving flanks. 
These cows were taken from a drove 
brought in the cars. Who can give a 
cause or suggest a remedy for a case like 
these? w. s. B. 
New York. 
You have a case of infectious scours, 
probably introduced by your new pur¬ 
chase. More than once I have seen this 
same malady introduced into herds by 
the purchase of infected stock from 
some stock yard. The disease once 
started in a cow stable is liable to per¬ 
sist for years until the building and its 
surroundings have been thoroughly 
cleansed and disinfected. It may be car¬ 
ried into a healthy stable by the intro¬ 
duction of a cow brought from an in¬ 
fected stable when she is closely ap¬ 
proaching calving. Another method of 
its introduction is by the purchase of a 
calf from a herd where the infection 
exists. The surroundings of the calf have 
a powerful influence in developing this 
malady. The presence in the air of car¬ 
bon dioxide, the product of breathing, 
and of the fetid gaseous products of de¬ 
composing manure, diminishes by about 
one-fourth the volume of life-giving 
oxygen and in the same ratio hinders 
aeration of the blood and the mainten¬ 
ance of vigorous health. Worse than 
this such fetid gases are usually direct 
poisons to the animal breathing them, 
lowering the general health and impair¬ 
ing digestion. Cows fed on fermented 
and sour rations have acid milk which 
readily coagulates. Old, long-kept brew¬ 
ers’ grains, swill, the refuse of glucose 
factories and silage which has been put 
up either too green or too dry will act 
in this way. The prevention of this 
malady is sometimes hard to accom¬ 
plish. The sick should be separated 
from the healthy and the buildings and 
of Moodus; retail at six cents. It takes 
two hours to deliver it; with the other 
produce it helps out quite a little. 
Moodus, Conn. g. b - h - 
There is a large hay crop, and so the 
usual number of cows will generally be 
carried through the Winter. The silage 
corn crop was largely a failure in this sec¬ 
tion, and 1 think there is a quite general re¬ 
action from the liberal use of purchased 
feeds, which never paid in cash returns. 
In my opinion, there will be less Winter 
milk made than for some years back. 
Cassville, N. Y. o. d. h. 
I do not know that there is any material 
change from a year ago. Cows are look¬ 
ing as well as usual. Most farmers have 
the usual amount of hay, I think, and a 
fair crop of corn considering the poor sea¬ 
son just past. Grain is a little easier than 
a year ago. The demand for dairy products 
in this place is on the increase, conse¬ 
quently the tendency is to increase our 
number of cows, but I find difficulty in 
getting first-class cows. h. p. b. 
New Britain, Conn 
Farmers in this section sell a great many 
cows to go to milkmen near Boston and 
other Massachusetts cities. If the price 
is high they sell more than if not so good. 
There was a large crop of hay this year, 
out comparatively a small amount is 
“market hay” on account of rainy weathdr 
in haying time, so most of it will have to 
be fed. Silos are only from one-half to 
three-fourths full, but the great amount 
of Fall feed somewhat offsets this short¬ 
age. I hardly think there are as many 
cows on hand as a year ago, as prices 
have been good for fresh milkers and also 
anything that would make beef. All stock 
is in good average condition. G. M. h. 
Charlotte, Vt. 
Prices for Winter milk are higher than 
for several years with us. There is, for the 
most part, an abundance of hay, though 
some of it is of an inferior quality, owing 
to the bad weather last haying time. 
Wheat bran can be bought more cheaply 
than a year ago, and it is believed that 
with the expected decline in the price of 
corn, gluten will drop a little. As a whole, 
then, the cost of keeping this year will not 
be so great as for the past two years. One 
would expect cows to be in better demand 
under such circumstances, and I think they 
are a little. There is not much being done, 
however, by way of buying or selling. Per¬ 
haps the demand is a little stronger for 
cows than usual. There can be little doubt 
but that the tendency to increase dairies 
would be quite strong, but it is about im¬ 
possible to get good help. Factories are 
making an opening for all the labor there 
is to let, and the most of those who work 
for wages prefer the factories to the farms 
as a place to work. In a town a few miles 
away, where prices for milk are still 
higher, considerable effort was made in 
the early Fall to procure more cows. This 
was on the Chenango River. Cows are in 
fully as good condition as usual. There 
have been abundant rains nearly all Sum¬ 
mer and feed has been good. The Fall is 
very favorable, also, and now, the last of 
November, cows are out grazing in pasture 
and meadow. Usually they have to be kept 
up soon after November 1. h. h. k 
Bainbridge, N. Y. 
Breeders’ Directory 
Registered Jersey Bui! Calves 
from Imported Golden Bad at fair prices. 
R. F. SHANNON, 007 Liberty jStreet, Pittsburg, Pa. 
B p <C* —Four Grandsons of Exile, 
W E. IC EL ¥ O solid color; 2, 4, 8 and 9 
months old. Cheap for quality. 
J. ALDUS HERR, Lancaster, Pa., R. E. No. 4. 
ICPCCVQ - Brownell’s Rissa, No. 100167 A. J. C. 
wbilwb I w C. (see Rural New-Yorker, March 1, 
1902). Has dropped a beautiful cream fawn bull calf, 
and he must be sold. We can also spare a young 
family cow or a heifer or two. J. GRANT MORSE, 
Hickory Hill Farm, Poolville, N. Y. 
A Foundation Herd of 10 or 20 young registered 
HOLSTEIN COWS is offered at a special price 
by DELLHUR8T FARM, Mentor, Ohio. 
For Sale 
—PUREBRED HOLSTEIN- 
and SCOTCH COLLIE PUPS from registered stock., 
AV. AV. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
Cfll C~Holstein Bull Calves, from 7 to 20 
run vflLC months old; Chester Whites, all 
ages, either sex, best of breeding, at reasonable prices 
to a quick buyer. CHAS. RECORD, Peterboro, N. Y. 
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. 28757. Dams 
equally well bred. Extended pedigree and full in¬ 
formation furnished upon request. Inquire 
P. B. MCLENNAN, Syracuse, N. Y. 
ET ^ A I ET — A choice herd of thor- 
■ w B\ Ol hm EL oughbred, registered 
Devons. B. J. WIGHTM AN, West Eaton, N. Y. 
P| 10c Uj rQO — Spring and Fall Pigs. S. A. LITTLE, 
U11 Coil II Co Malcolm, Box A, New York. 
Excellent Berkshires at Ohio Farm, Le 
Roy, O., sired by our imported Boar, British Model 4th 
and others. M. L. & H. H. BENHAM. 
Derkshire, C.White and P. China Pigs, 2 mos. up. Also 
Collie Pups White Holland Turkeys and B.P. Rock 
Cockerels. Prices right. AV. A. Lothers, Lack, Pa. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES 
hog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM, Rochester, Mich 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whites. 
8 wks. to 6 mos., mated not akin. 
Service Boars, Bied Sows. AVrite for 
prices and description. Return if not 
satisfactory; we refund the money. 
HAMILTON & CO., Rosenvick, Chester Co., Pa. 
miTC are handsome, hardy and 
AiltlUalA UUA I d profitable. Prize stock. 
Low prices. Large cir. E. AV. Cole & Co., Kenton, O. 
CEDDCTC Some trained. Book 
£UI!U ILIlilClw and price-list free. 
N. A. KNAPP, Rochester, Ohio. 
JACKS FOR SALE. 
150 Jacks, Jennets and Mules now ready for the 
Fall trade. Some bargains. Address 
BAKER’S JACK FARM, Lawrence, Ind. 
For Sale.—Scotch Collies, magnificently 
bred. A. J. BENEDICT, Woodworth, Wis. 
FnlliA Pune - 'Spayed Females. Circulars. SILAS 
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W hite Wyandottes, Light Brahmas, $1 up. Bronze 
Turkeys, finest flock, $2 up. Italian Bees, 
Duroc-Jersey Pigs. $4 up. 
George ENTY, Templeton, Pa. 
250 Choice 
Silver Wyandottes for sale. Price reasonable. 
DR. S. C. MOYER, Lansdale, Pa. 
White Leghorn Cockerels 
We have a large flock of the finest stock we ever 
raised. Don't wait uDtil Spring to buy your breeders 
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what you want; price will suit you. 
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surroundings thoroughly disinfected. 
Drains should be cleansed and sweet¬ 
ened; have all manure heaps removed; 
and the floors and walls scrubbed. As 
disinfectant use chloride of lime, four 
ounces to the gallon of water. The 
calves should be kept apart from all 
calving cows. The utmost cleanliness of 
feeding dishes should be attended to; 
they should be scalded at least once a 
clay in hot water, and all conditions 
leading to this malady should be guard¬ 
ed against. Treatment will vary ac¬ 
cording to the nature and stage of the 
disease. If the calves are taken when 
very young I should give the cows one 
pound Epsom salts followed by one- 
half ounce of hyposulphite of soda, 
twice daily. I have pursued this treat¬ 
ment a week previous to calving with 
the best results, and give the infected 
calf one-half ounce castor oil with a 
teaspoonful of lime water three times a 
day, Avith warm drinks, such as ginger 
tea in small doses. c. e. h. 
MILK NOTES. 
Most of our people sell cream to the 
East Haddam Creamery. I do not know 
of anyone who contemplates making any 
change, but will move along about as 
usual. There has been a good supply of 
Fall feed, about the usual amount of hay 
and corn; no other grain raised here. I 
have not seen a thrashing machine for 
over 20 years. There is a very little rye 
raised ana thrashed by hand. I have a 
little milk route of 45 quarts in the village 
How to Grow Fat Cattle 
from Stringy Calves 
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