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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 1 
LIVE STOCK PROBLEMS. 
Will Separator-Skimmed Milk Keep ? 
D. W. D, Reading, Pa .—Will milk from a sepa¬ 
rator keep as well as milk hand-skimmed? The 
milk would be separated warm from the cows, 
aDd then the milk and cream cooled and aerated 
over a cooler. The hand-skimmed would be cooled 
over a cooler, and placed in four-quart cans, let 
stand until the next morning, when it would be 
skimmed by hand. We sell all our milk to the 
city trade, and if the separator milk would keep 
equally as well a9 hand-skimmed we would buy 
a separator, thereby saving time and labor. 
Ans. — Separator milk cooled and 
aerated as above, will keep equally as 
well as milk that is hand-skimmed. In 
fact, I would expect it to keep longer 
and better, for it can be kept from the 
air more securely, and placed in the cus¬ 
tomers’ hands much sooner. There is 
nothing in the separating process which 
will injure the keeping qualities of milk. 
The scuring and other changes in milk 
are caused by the presence of bacteria, 
most of which develop most rapidly at 
the temperature of 80 to 100 degrees, thus 
the necessity of cooling quickly to about 
50 degrees. l. a. 
What Makes Butter Streaked? 
C. W. G., Clinton, W. Fa.—Will churning fast 
in a barrel-churn cause the butter to look as 
though scalded ? 
Aus —Streaked butter is caused by the 
salt not being thoroughly dissolved and 
evenly distributed through the butter 
during the working process. As soon as 
the churning is completed, the salt 
should be added, and uniformly mixed 
through the butter. If the butter is 
not worked immediately, the salt will 
have time to become thoroughly dis¬ 
solved before working; but if it is worked 
as soon as churned and salted, the work- 
ing should continue until the salt is all 
dissolved, which point is easily detected 
by the disappearance of the salt grains 
on tasting. If undissolved portions of 
salt remain, these will make a strong 
brine at that point, and a deeper color 
will ensue, causing what is commonly 
known as streaked or mottled butter. 
If by “ scalded ” appearance C. G. W. 
means an effect on the butter which 
seems to have been brought about by 
too much heat, it is hardly possible that 
such would be caused by churning fast. 
It is more likely to be caused by churn¬ 
ing at too high a temperature. The fric¬ 
tion of the cream moving in the churn 
usually adds two or three degrees to the 
original temperature at which the cream 
was started. Thus if the cream was 
rather warm to begin with, by the time 
the churning is finished, the temperature 
may be such as to run the grains of but¬ 
ter together as they strike the churn. 
The same effect might be caused by 
churning so rich a cream that not 
enough buttermilk is present to float the 
cream sufficiently and keep it from hav¬ 
ing the appearance of rubbing against 
the side of the churn. l a. 
“More Dogs Than Sheep.” 
S. II, Lewis County, N. Y .—In tbis part of New 
York State, there is more or less land on almost 
every farm, that cannot be plowed or cultivated, 
which is badly infested with Paint-brush, mostly 
the yellow flowered variety. Have you had any 
experience with pasturing sheep on the weed ? 
We raise more dogs than sheep in this county. 
Ans —This weed is said to have proved 
the worst weed-pest which was ever 
introduced into the hilly portion of 
nothern Vermont It is equally bad in 
portions of northern New York. The 
two hawkweeds, Orange and Yellow, 
are spread by runners like strawberries, 
and thus a single plant will, in one sea¬ 
son, form a score of new plants, smoth¬ 
ering out the grass on all sides. They 
have shallow roots, and, if kept from 
seeding, it is easy to kill them in culti¬ 
vated ground. They are more easily 
killed by cultivation than dmdelions. 
The great danger is to rocky pastures, 
which cannot be plowed except with dif¬ 
ficulty. 
Prof. L. A. Jones, of Vermont, has 
made a careful study of these weeds, 
lie says that he has known mountain 
pastures in that State to be quite ruined 
by them, as they choke the grass out 
completely. He says the weeds can be 
killed by the prompt use of salt. No 
plant is so easily killed by salt as the 
Orange hawkweed. The salt should be 
applied dry, and best on dry, hot days. 
It kills every plant it falls upon, by 
drawing the water out of the leaf. Scat¬ 
ter it broadcast. He found that it re¬ 
quired about 20 pounds of salt per square 
rod to exterminate this weed fully. If 
uniformly applied, this does not injure 
the grass. No wonder the weeds are 
capturing the hillsides in a country 
where they raise more dogs than sheep 
No dog was ever known to eat a weed 
unless it had been made over into the 
form of mutton. 
Rations tor Hens. 
C. A B., Kent, Conn .—What do you feed those 
hens on Hope Farm for a mash ? I fed 40 year¬ 
ling hens, half W. Wyandotte, three quarts of 
the following mixture: Bran, 100 pounds; oats 
ground, 50 pounds; corn and cob ground, 50 
pounds; Bowker’s Animal Meal, one-elghtb. 
Can I improve on that home mixture, and how ? 
Ans —Our mash is made about as fol¬ 
lows : One part by weight of wheat mid¬ 
dlings, one part of corn meal, two parts 
of wheat bran, and nearly one of ground 
meat. We consider bran very valuable 
feed for hens ; it contains more bone¬ 
forming material than any other grain. 
In our experience, hens are not particu¬ 
larly fond of it; therefore, corn meal or 
ground oats mixed with it are a great ad¬ 
vantage. The mixture you propose 
ought to give good results. Our experi- 
erce seems to show that meat in some 
form is necessary for the laying hen. 
We do not feed wheat, as we think it 
too expensive. 
The Toronto Horse Show will be held on April 
13, 14 and 15. 
The Farmers’ National Congress will be held 
at Boston, Mass., October. 3 to 6. 
Second-crop clover hay is quite likely to cause 
slobbers in a horse. Better feed it to cattle. 
The long, hard Winter on the plains, made it 
necessary to postpone the annual meeting of the 
Kansas Cattlemen’s Association. 
The second annual meeting of the National 
Horse Breeders and Dealers’ Association was 
held in Chicago, March 23 and 24. The secretary 
of the association is T. Butterworth, of 14 Union 
Stock Yards, Chicago. The object of this asso¬ 
ciation is stated as an effort to encourage 
prompt, vigorous breeding, to increase the sup 
ply, and avert the impending shortage of good 
horses. 
Hoard’s Dairyman thus discusses the problem 
of feeding fat into milk “Most of the uncer- 
Horse Owners Should. U&Q 
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Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold is Warran¬ 
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THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland, Ohio 
the Horse’s.Tail 
with The Perfection hold¬ 
fast tie. Made of polished metal 
Can’t wear out. Stood the test o f 
8 years. 500,000 sold. Nothing 
else as good. Agents wanted. 
Sample 20 cents. 
Des Moines Novelty Co., 123 \V. 4th St., Des Moines,la. 
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LEAVITT MFG. CO., 
I St., Hammond, 111., U. S. A 
NEWTON’S 
LATEST IMPROVED 
DEHORNERS 
Save time and money by dehornint 
your cattle. Write us for •peci&f 
Information on the subject* 
H. H. BROWN MFG. CO. 
DECATUR. ILL. 
HUNTER TOOTHLESS CURRY COMB 
n* the latest and 
thing of its 
kind. No teeth to 
scratch, irritate 
and Injure the skin. It’s a perfect 
ahedder, and removes all dust, dand¬ 
ruff and dirt, making a smooth and 
glossy coat. It saves time, grooms a horse 
in half the time. If your dealer doesn’t 
keep it, write us direct. Sample comb 
25c. Farm Specialty Catalog FKFE. 
HUNTER CURRY COMB CO., 107 Ann St., Racine, Wis. 
GUERNSEYS. 
225 purebred Guernseys of the best American 
and Island breeding. Butter average, whole 
herd, 318 pounds per head. No catalogue. Come 
and make your own selection. 
ELLERSLIE STOCK FARM, 
RHINECLIFF, N. Y. 
FLORHAM GUERNSEYS 
I offer at attractive prices TEN 
BULL CALVES from one to seven 
months old. Most of them were 
Imported in dam, and are of the 
best English and Island strains. 
J. Tj. HOPE, Farm Supt., MADISON, N. .1. 
JERSEYS. 
Most famous herd In the world. 224 First Prizes 
and Sweepstakes won. Championship milk records. 
Grandsons and granddaughters of Ida's Rioter of St. 
L., for sale. He leads every other bull In average 
weekly butter yield for 28 tested daughters, nearly 20 
pounds. No animal sold for less than $100. No cata¬ 
logue. Special literature sent if this paper men¬ 
tioned. Also for sale, Shropshire sheep and Children's 
ponies. MILLER & SIBLEY, Franklin, Venango 
County, Pa. 
Registered Jersey Cattle 
For Milk and Butter. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Willswood Farm. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE. 
GUERNSEY CATTLE SOUTHDOWN SHEEP. 
Purebred and grade ewes sold. Five 1898ram lambs 
just r4ght for fail service. Boars for immediate 
service, and also a few sows just served. Choice bull 
calf two months old. BUSINESS PRICES. 
WANTED Guernsey cows due in May. 
WILLS A. SEWARD, Budd’s Lake, N. Y. 
BLOODED LIVE STOCK 
Sheep —Oxfords, Shropshires, South- 
downs. Fancy Poultry. Pigs— 
Berksliires, Poland-Chinas, Chester 
Whites, Y orkshires. Catalogue free. 
H. L. HOLMES, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires 
and Chester Whites. 8 week 
Pigs not akin. 50 choice bred 
sows, farrow in March and 
April. Poultry. Write for hard 
times prices and free circular. 
Hamilton & Co., Coeliranville, Chester County, Pa. 
Chester Whites, 
SHROPSHIRE SHEEP. 
Orders booked for Spring 
stock. No better blood In 
America. Write for circulars. 
81dney Sprague,Falconer,N.Y 
National Duroc-Jersey Record 
ASSOCIATION. 
Vol. V closes April 15, 1899. Send your orders for ad¬ 
vertising and volumes to 
ROU’T J. EVANS, Sec., El Paso, IU. 
Proceedings of last Annual Meeting and Constitu¬ 
tion and By-Laws sent on Application. 
tainty regarding the effect of food on the com¬ 
position of milk, comes from the fact that so 
many herds are improperly or under fed. A re¬ 
turn to full feeding will frequently show a 
marked increase, both in per cent and total 
amount of fat produced ; but when once the cow 
is brought up to her normal yield, we cannot, by 
any change In the feed, go beyond this point. 
Every cow has a point beyond which she will not 
go. She may fall short of it by improper feeding, 
but cannot be forced beyond it by any combina¬ 
tion of feeds known to the dairyman.” 
BUY DIRECT 
AND SAVE MONEY. 
‘Money saved Is money earned.” We 
make a complete line of Surries, Phae¬ 
tons, Buggies, Spring Wagons and Road 
Wagons, and sell them to you direct at 
wholesale prices. 
Best Spring Wagon Made. 
Two and three seat. Some styles 
as low as $37.BO 
C. B. Maetellar, Milo , Kane., writes: “Received 
No. 918 Combination Spring Wagon in fine shape. 
Consider I saved $15.00 by dealing with you." 
'YOU are NOT too far away to do busi¬ 
ness with us and save money. Send for 
new illustrated catalogue—FREE. All 
prices marked In plain figures. Com¬ 
plete line of harness 84.80 and upward. 
EDWARD W. WALKER CARRIAGE CO., 
18 Eighth St. Goshen, Indiana. 
IT WON’T 
jump the track 
bind when door 
warped, or wall 
...._ crooked. T R 
Track Pivota 
hung to Bracke 
Hangers on bt 
sides of Door. NOI 
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replacing all oth< 
GOLD MEDAL at Omaha. Write for circular. A 
Catalogue of our Up-to-Date Hay Tools. 
LOUDEN MACHINERY CO., Fairfield, I: 
AGENTS WANTED 
For Economy Har¬ 
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Neatest, Rest <JUU, 
Cheapest, and hand¬ 
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position. Mends any¬ 
thing where a well- 
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the purpose. Our agents make from $5 
to $10 per day. "It’s the best seller 1 
ever handled” they all say. Send 50c. 
(In 2c. stamps) for sample, loaded (with 50 assorted 
rivets) and terms to agents. FOOTE ECONOMY CO., 
204 South Main Street, Fredericktown, O. 
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WE SAVE YOU MONEY 
OK ALL SINUS OF HAENESS. 
We sell direct to the consumer at whole¬ 
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from beat oak tanned leather. 
We are not jobbers. We make every¬ 
thing we sell and can surely save you 
-money. Send 4 cents in stamps to pay 
postage and get our 148-page illsustrated catalogue. 
KING HARNESS CO., 115 Church St., Owego, N. Y, 
Cows barren 3 years 
MADE TO BREED. 
§££ Moore Brothers, Albany, n. y. 
Meat smoked In a few hours with 
KRAUSERS’ LIQUID EXTRACT OF SMOKE. 
I Made from hickory wood. Cheaper, cleaner, 
I sweeter, and surer than the old way. Send for 
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BEE KEEPING 
and profits Is 
the theme of 
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to all who name this paper in writing. 
THE ‘A. I. ROOT CO., MEDINA, OHIO. 
No. 
storm apron, 
Price $58; same as usui 
with side curtains, 
pole or shafts, 
to $90. 
FULL VALUE Fon the Money* 
You are entitled to that. It does not mean simply that you should get the 
best goods for the money, but also that you should be saved the 
added expense of agent’s commissions, 
dealer’s profits, salesmen’s expenses, etc. 
We save you all this by selling you direct, 
from our factory at wholesale prices. 
IVe are the largest manufac¬ 
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vehieles anil harness to the 
consumer exclusively. 
We make 170 styles of vehicles and 65 
styles of harness. We ship anywhere 
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Free Illustrated Catalogue. 
No. 100 —Double Buggy 
Harness. Price, full nickel 
trimmed, $17; as good as re¬ 
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ELKHART CARRIAGE A HARNESS MFG. CO. W. B. Pratt , Sec. ELKHART, INDIANA, 
WHAT DO YOU CARE 
where your vehicle or harness comes from SO LONG AS YOU GET THE BEST VALUE EOR 
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throughout; best white poplar body, free from cracks and checks; gears of best air-sea-/ 
soiled,second growth hickory, 3 years old; all iron worn of toughest Norway iron; top L 
machine buffed leather quarters; trimmed in heavy broad cloth; primed, filled, painted! 
and then rubbed down and re-painted until it has had 16 coats; any color and striping 
you desire and hung on Eliptic, Jackson or Brewster Springs—the easy swinging 
such u buggy we can .ell uW To u nil $44.10 and Guarantee it for Five Years. 
It is in every way the equal of buggies sold for $75. We ship it to you subject to your entire approval. YOU 
TAKE NO RISK. If you find it exactly as represented you sencl us the price asked. If not. you return itat 
our expense. Could anything be more fair! 
Hand Made Harness Leaders 
We can sell you an unequaled Phaeton lor ■ $53.35 ♦ 
We lead all in OUALITY AND PRICE i An excellent Canopy-Top Surrey for $48.50 to $64.80 t 
on first quality hand made harness, j The best Platform SpringWagon you ever saw $39.80 » 
Look at th Is one $9.65. All oak 
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buggy harness 814.40. Farm and team harness 817.50. Don’t buy any of these things until 
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MARVIN SMITH CO., 55-57-59 N. Jefferson St., C-l 6 Chicago, Ills. 
