1890 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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AILING ANIMALS. 
ANSWERS BT DR. F. L. KILBOBNK. 
4 Safety-Bit for a Horse. 
I have a nice Hambletonian mare, seven years 
old, that I have been drivingfor three years, and 
until recently, considered her a safe woman’s 
horse. Driving in the country, she became scared 
at some horses running in a field by the roadside, 
when she attempted to run. I checked her by 
holding on and talking to her, and after I had 
her partly under control, the king bolt broke, 
and away she went with the front wheels. Now 
I am afraid I can not manage her, unless I can 
secure some sort of a safety bit. What bit, that 
is humane, and at the same time gives control of 
the horse, can you recommend ? m. a. 
Ohio. 
I think the Jay-eye-see bit will answer 
your purpose as well as any you can get. 
When the horse is pulling, the hit closes 
in on his mouth so as to enable you to 
control him. But as soon as he ceases 
pulling, the hit opens and rests as easily 
in his mouth as a straight bit. 
4 Scabby Skin Disease of Cattle. 
I have 14 Jersey heifers, two years old, nearly 
all of which are in calf. They were stabled 
November 24. I find dry scabs around the tails, 
loins and hips. Those that have the most scabs 
are in the poorest condition. They are from 
tested cows, but have not been tested themselves. 
I have been advised to administer a wash of 
tobacco water. It seems to me that some medi¬ 
cine should be given for the blood. What should 
be done ? g. R , P , 
Connecticut. 
There are various forms of this dry, 
scaly or scabby skin disease of cattle, 
apparently due to some digestive dis¬ 
turbance. The disease usually appears 
during the Fall or early Winter, and is 
commonly accompanied by more or less 
dry sloughing of the superficial layers 
of the skin. It is rarely fatal, but the 
animals fall off in condition, and in the 
case of milch cows, may go nearly or 
quite dry. All affected cattle should be 
fed some laxative food, such as ensilage, 
roots, ground flax seed, oil meal, or bran 
mashes sufficient to keep the bowels 
moving freely. If there is constipation, 
give pint doses of raw linseed oil or two 
or three-ounce doses of Epsom salts daily 
until relieved. Medicinally, give two to 
three tablespoonfuls of the liquor ar- 
senici et hydrorgyri iodidi once daily in 
the feed or drinking water. If the 
crusts become dry and hard, or the sur¬ 
face raw from the sloughing, apply ben- 
zoated oxide of zinc ointment, or iodine 
ointment mixed with equal parts of 
vaseline. 
Cheap Eastern Pork. —Christmas Day 
found the rape on our farm still green 
and capable of yielding fair food for 
sheep or swine. It has now given feed 
steadily for nearly 200 days. We have 
not stocked it heavily. A good crop of 
Crimson clover is now growing in the 
rape—self-seeded from last year. Our 
experience with cow peas, rape and Crim¬ 
son clover during 1898 opens possibili¬ 
ties to us in the way of cheap pork mak¬ 
ing. With these quick-growing catch 
crops which may all be seeded in the 
early corn, we can feed our hogs from 
August 1 until December 1 for remark¬ 
ably little money. With the Spring 
growth of Crimson clover and early-sown 
rape, we may keep the pigs growing 
until August with little grain. This is 
one of the most hopeful outlooks for the 
eastern farmer—the cheap production of 
pigs dressing from 100 to 125 pounds. 
Many of the butchers in our towns do not 
like to handle the large western hogs. 
They are too large and too fat. The cuts 
are too large, and there is too much 
waste. The smaller pig just suits them, 
and with cheap pasture from rape, clover 
or sorghum, the farmer will have a 
chance that no dressed-beef monopoly 
can take away. Much the same thing is 
true just now of mutton and lamb. 
Polled Jebsey Cattle. —We have the 
real Polled Jerseys, hornless and traced 
back to the importation of hornless 
heads. We have endeavored to keep the 
polled feature in our herds. In color, 
form and markings, they are the same 
as the horned Jerseys, differing only in 
lack of horns. In breeding horned Jer¬ 
sey cows to Polled Jersey bulls, the 
calves are nearly all polled. The pedi¬ 
gree of one bull, Pride, shows that we 
have an excellent family of Jerseys repre¬ 
sented, that no one need be ashamed of. 
We have in our herd several tested cows 
of 14 pounds and better, by the churn 
test—not by milk test, but by actually 
churning the cream and weighing the 
butter. The American Polled Jersey 
Cattle Co. was incorporated under the 
laws of Ohio, November 16, 1895, for the 
purpose of establishing and maintaining 
a herd-book of Polled Jersey cattle, for 
the transaction of such business as may 
be necessary to advance the interests of 
the breeders of this class of cattle, and 
to improve and encourage the breeding 
of Polled Jerseys. There are now about 
100 animals recorded, with about the 
same in sight which, according to our 
rules, are required to be one year old be¬ 
fore being recorded. j. s. brown. 
Cedarville, Ohio. 
Hogs in Arkansas. — Should Poland-China 
hogs he kept in a house or covered pen ? What 
is the best feed to feed pigs for growth? k. a. c. 
Pine Bluff, Ark. 
Ans. —In this climate, hogs should not be 
housed. A cheap shed closed only on the north 
side is sufficient in Winter. Sows in Winter, 
when farrowing, should be in a dry house that 
opens into a small lot. The best crops or foods 
for pigs in this State are clover, sorghum and 
peanuts grazed by pigs in succession from March 
1 to the middle of December; then feed corn for 
four or five weeks to finish for market or slaugh¬ 
tering. The pigs should weigh from 250 to 275 
pounds gross. r. l. bennett. 
Arkansas Experiment Station. 
The Kicking Cow.— My plan is to take a small 
rope long enough to reach from the stanchion 
through a pulley overhead, to the end of the tail. 
Put a loop around the switch, draw the tail for¬ 
ward over her back and goto milking. If thisdoes 
not stop her kicking, send me word and the price 
of the cow. j. m. h. 
Seven Good Cows.- —Here is a year’s record of 
the butter made from seven cows: February, 
1897, 50 pounds; March, 22514; April, 214; May 
277‘/ 2 ; June, 349%; July, 305*4; August, 280*4; Sep¬ 
tember, 233; October, 236; November, 206; Decem¬ 
ber, 151%; January, 1898, 91%: Total, 2,618% 
pounds. w. c. L. 
Homer, N. Y. 
Remember that Bowker's Animal 
Meal is sold only in yellow bags and 
yellow packages. The original; richest 
in protein .—Adv 
Cream Separators. 
De Laval “Alpha ” and “Baby " Separators. 
First—Best—Cheapest. All 8tyles—Sizes 
Prices, $50 to $800. 
Save 110 per cow per year. Send for Catalogue. 
THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO., 
Randolph and Canal Streets, I 74 Cortlandt Street, 
CHICAGO. | NEW YORK. 
WHEELS 
MAKE A GOOD WAGON. 
Unless a wagon has good wheels it Is 
U THE ELECTRIC w*h E /els 
are good wheels and they make a wagon 
last indefinitely. They are made high oi 
low, any width of tire, to fit any skein. 
They enn’t get loose, rot or break 
down. They last ul ways. Catalog free. 
Electric Wheel Co., Box 88, Quincy, ills. 
Cheaperto buy new than repair old — H Y? 
6.50 *>uys 4 Buggy Wheels 7-8 In. Steel Tire 
5.85 hays I Carriage Wheels 1 in. Steel Tire 
Repairing soon eats up price of new. 
Our wheels stand the racket. 
We give full value for money. 
We can furnish axles and set boxes 
properly. Write for full price list 
and directions for measuring, 
ILMNOTON WHEEL CO., Wllmtngton, Del. 
* - I A. Buf{ 8y Wheels, with tire on, $5.80 
Xjjbjfc ;- “T With Axles and Boxes set, $8.20 
r'l&vk 1 make a11 sizes and grades. Carriage and 
V ymyijj/. Wagon Hardware every description. Cat. 
free. W. W.Boob,CenterHall,Dept.K,Pa. 
Farm Wagon for only $19.95. 
In order to introduce their Low Metal Wheels 
with Wide Tires, the Empire Manufacturing 
Company, Quincy, Ill., have placed upon the 
market a Farmer’s Handy Wagon, sold at the 
low price of $19.95. The wagon is only 25 inches 
high, fitted with 24 and 30-inch wheels with 4-inch 
tire. 
This wagon is made of best material throughout, 
and really costs but a trifle more than a set of 
new wheels and fully guaranteed for one year 
Catalogue giving a full description will be mailed 
upon application by the Empire Manufacturing 
Company, Quincy, Ill., who also will furnish 
metal wheels at low prices made any size and 
width of tire to fit any axle. 
Victor Corn and Oat Feed is 
blend of choice grains — base 
upon corn and oats—scientificall 
proportioned for general stoc 
Best Feed in the World for 
Beef Cattle 
Driving Horses 
Hogs and Sheep 
FOR WORK HORSES. —Victor 
Corn and Oat Feed contains 
all the nutriment necessary to 
sustain and replace muscular 
waste. It is an economical feed, 
keeps the animal in excellent 
condition, tree from colic, and 
develops endurance. Victor 
Corn and Oat Feed is kiln 
dried, sweet and palatable. It 
keeps the weight constant and 
does not make sweat. 
Sold only in Sealed and 
Branded Sacks. 
Feeding for Flesh, an invalu¬ 
able book on Horse, Cattle, Hog 
and Sheep Feeding. Sent post¬ 
paid on request. 
Our Science Department will 
freely answer all questions on 
live stock feeding. Address 
Science Department 
The American Cereal Co. 
1339 Monadnock Bldg., Chicago, III. 
| P Dw*#/cf tow 4&/vcr. err 
CONSULT OUR SCIENCE DEPT. 
ine BANNtK JUNIOR 
ea»y. Makes hens lay, broilers grow and fattens ducks. 
Our booklet WINTER ^GGS tells all about it—sent free. 
0. E. Thompson & Sons, 17 Hirer St., Vpsllantl, Mir h. 
A FEED COOKER 
is a money saver on every farm. It 
Increases the grain you have by 
making it more palatable and dl 
gestible. THE 
FARMER’S FAVORITE 
is a thoroughly reliable cooker at a 
reasonable price. Furnace made of 
best gray iron; boiler of best gal¬ 
vanized steel. It is of special value 
for cooking feed for all kinds of 
live stock and poultry: for heat¬ 
ing water for sculdlng nogs, etc. 
Excellent for evaporating Maple 
sap, bollingdown syrap, “sugar¬ 
ing off,” ete. Just the thing ror boiling down cider. 
Don’t buy until you get our circulars and prices. 
R* LEWIS, 50 Main St., Cortland, N. Y. 
The Most Money 
obtainable from a given 
amount of feed comes from 
cooking it. It makes all 
grain entirely digestible 
—none passes through the 
animal whole. The 
and cheapest way to cook 
stock food is with a 
RELIABLE 
COOKER. 
Furnace made of best cast 
gray iron with No. 22 
vanized steel boiler. 20 gallon size 05.00— 
burns wood only. 50 gallon size 812. and 
100 gallon size 816. bum either wood or 
coal. These will please you. Write for 
descriptive circulars at once—FREE. 
Reliable Incubator and Brooder Co. Box 101. Quincy. HL 
How Much Money 
do you make from your 
cows ? No matter; you 
would make a half more 
if you used one of our 
SAFETY HAND 
SEPARATORS. 
It will not only increase 
the amount of butter 
you get from the same 
cows, but it will also 
improve the quality to 
such an extent that you 
can get a much better 
price. The skim-milk is 
always sweet and much 
better for feeding calves, 
pigs, poultry, etc., than 
skim-milk from pans, etc. 
P. M. SHARPLES, 
Branches: West Chester, I’a 
Toledo, O. Omaha, Neb. 
Elgin, Ill. St. Paul, Minn. 
Dubuque, la. San Francisco.'Cal. 
TRUE DAIRY SUPPLY GO., 
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS OP 
Butter and Cheese Factories, 
AND MANUFACTURERS OP 
Machinery, Apparatus and Supplies for 
Cheese and Butter Factories, 
Creameries and Dairies. 
303,305,307 and 309 Lock St., Syracuse, N. Y. 
References: First Nat. Bank of Syracuse: 8tate Bank 
of Syracuse: R. G. Dun & Co.’s Mercantile Agency; 
The Bradstreet Co.’s Mercantile Agency, or any Bank 
or Business House in Syracuse and adjacent towns. 
Top Price Butter. 
The kind that a fancy private 
trade demands, is colored with 
Thatcher’s Orange Butter Color — 
the color that does not contain 
any poison. Send for a sample. 
THATCHER MF8. CO., Potsdam, H.T. 
Elliot’s 
Parchment 
Butter 
Paper 
To Dairymen or HALF 
others we will _ 
send half a ream A 
8x11, free, if they REAM 
will forward :S0c. 
to pay postage. 
Try the Best But¬ 
ter Wrapper and 
avoid imitations. 
A. G. ELLIOT & CO., 
Manufacturers, 
Philadelphia, Pa 
Free 
Meat smoked in a few hoars with 
KRAUSERS’ LIQUID EXTRACT OF SMOKE. 
Made from hickory wood. Cheaper, cleaner, 
sweeter, and surer than the old way. Send for 
circular. E. K KAUSEK A Bit©., Milton, Pa. 
NEWTON’S 
LATEST IMPROVED ' 
DEHORNERS 
Save time and money by dehorning 
your cattle. Write us for special 
information on the subject. 
H. H. BROWN MFG. CO. 
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LEAVITT MFG. CO., 
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WOODWARD’S WATERING BASIN 
k »l tfll l NECESSITY. SEE WHAT OTHERS SAY OF IT 
t re illr. Fret. J. 3. WOODWARD .1 SON, LOCKPORT. N. V 
flAIRY FARM torent ’ g00dlccation ’ Miiksoia 
Until I I nil III to the consumer direct. Particu¬ 
lars address M., Box 2600, New York City. 
WHAT IS THE BEST SEPARATOR ? 
THE IMPROVED UNITED STATES. 
Why—Because it has the Triple Current Bowl 
which recovers all the cream in the milk. 
Skims Perfectly Clean ; Is Very Easy to Operate. 
T , „ „ Williamsburg, Iowa, July 28,1898. 
i ne Improved U. S. Separator is giving splendid satisfaction. 
It skims perfectly clean and is very easy to operate. We would 
not tnmk of handling any milk without the Improved U. S., 
which I consider the best separator on the market. 
J. W. THOMAS, Steward Iowa Co. Poor Farm. 
\Vrite for catalogues and further information to 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., - Bellows Falls, Vt. 
