1899 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER] 
795 
SILO, SEPARATOR AND GAS ENGINE. 
1. Would it be practicable for me to build 
a silo, calculating to keep 15 cows, when I 
can keep but seven now? I have good 
corn land. 2. Who patented the first gaso¬ 
line engine? Should I have any trouble 
if buying from another firm, in regard to 
the patent? What size of cream separa¬ 
tor should I need for 15 cows? Would a 
gasoline engine be a satisfactory power for 
a separator? t. b. n. 
Herkimer Co., N. Y. 
1. It would not only be practicable, 
but it would seem advisable, to build 
the silo for 15 cows. The extra expense 
is not great, and then, if the herd be in¬ 
creased, as is intimated in the question, 
there will be sufficient storage capacity 
to supply the need. If only seven cows 
are kept the silo will hold enough to fur¬ 
nish ensilage for Summer feeding, which 
is a desirable thing, since ensilage is 
now being considered as valuable and 
cheap a Summer food as any soiling 
crop. 
2. The idea of gas engines has been in 
men’s minds for a century or so, but the 
modern one, in its more successful form, 
dates from about 1876, and to this many 
additions and alterations have been 
made. Gas or gasoline engines are man¬ 
ufactured by several different firms, and 
the purchaser of an engine need have no 
fear of trouble about patents in dealing 
with any of them. So far as power is 
concerned, these engines are satisfac¬ 
tory in running separators, but they do 
not furnish any steam for cleansing 
dairy apparatus. Steam is quite indis¬ 
pensable in cleaning and sterilizing the 
utensils used in handling milk, and this 
steam can be supplied cheaper in con ¬ 
nection with a steam engine than from 
a separate boiler where a gas engine is 
used. A separator to handle the milk 
from 15 cows should have a capacity of 
about 400 pounds per hour. 
L. ANDERSON. ' 
KANSAS BEEF CATTLE. 
This county has for years held -high 
rank as a producer of wellbred desira¬ 
ble feeding cattle. Corn is not grown 
here in large quantities, this being a 
wheat country. Eight years ago it was 
an easy matter to gather 1,000 first-class 
calves, yearlings, or two-year-olds, in a 
few days, at $6 to $8 for calves, $12 to 
$14 for yearlings, and $18 to $20 for 
two-year-olds, or practically two to 2% 
cents per pound, while first-class two- 
year-old heifers (bred) could be bought 
for $10 to $12 each. The business at 
these figures was ruinous to any one 
doing business on borrowed money, as 
the growth on an animal was only 
about $6 per year gross, and as a re¬ 
sult the cows and heifers were mar¬ 
keted as fast as fat, and to-day we feel 
the shortage. This shortage was first 
felt about 1895 and ’96, when many 
feeders were led to try heifers in the 
feed lot instead of steers, as there was 
so wide a difference in price. The re¬ 
sult was entirely satisfactory, and has 
been regularly practised ever since; also 
the feeding of calves, yearlings and 
two-year-olds, instead of three and 
four-year-olds, as the common custom 
then. This alone cuts a big figure, as 
it now takes three cattle of these ages to 
equal the weight of two to three years. 
To-day it is a difficult matter to buy 
100 good calves or yearlings at $20 for 
calves and $30 for yearlings, in a week’s 
time, showing an advance of over 100 
per cent in value, and a still greater 
shortage in the supply. 
There are a large number of western 
and southern cattle held in the State— 
making the cattle holdings of Kansas 
probably larger than they were eight 
years ago. But the wellbred natives 
have decreased in numlers as well as 
quality, as most breeders neglected the 
matter of choice males during the de¬ 
pression. Southern and western cattle 
held here cut a small figure, as it 
means only a transfer from their na¬ 
tive States to Kansas for grazing pur¬ 
poses. This shortage is a serious mat¬ 
ter, as the high prices now commanded 
in the beef market for “she” cattle, are a 
great temptation to breeders to part 
with this class, and the fast increasing 
population makes the catching up with 
the demand a matter of years, instead of 
months. We believe that the high point 
has not yet been reached, as the week 
just passed saw Aberdeen-Angus beeves 
sell at $6.50 per 100 pounds in Kansas 
City, and the same class of cattle at 
Chicago brought $6.85, in the face of 
record-breaking receipts. Still the beef 
packing stocks in the West show a 
marked falling-off. We look for steady 
values for several years to come. 
Russell, Kan. war. b. sutton & son. 
SCRAPS. 
According to the National Frovisioner, 
Great Britain imported, during the last 
year, 61,600,000 pounds of ham and bacon 
more than for the previous year. The 
greater portion of this increase came from 
the United States, although Denmark fur¬ 
nished a fair percentage. Great Britain 
also received from Australia, for the year 
ending August 31, 1899, 30.S00.000 pounds of 
rabbits. 
The Chicago Milk Dealers’ Association 
has settled upon a retail price of seven 
cents a quart, during the Winter. For 
the past two Winters, no change has been 
made, but members of the Association 
charge that agents of large dairy com¬ 
panies have been at work among the pro¬ 
ducers, urging them to demand a higher 
price. This, they claim, is an attempt to 
force the small dealers out of business, 
with the idea of forming a trust. 
Speaking of the heavy taxation in Ar¬ 
gentina, the National Provisioner states 
that on cattle brought into Buenos Ayres, 
the various National, Provincial and mu¬ 
nicipal taxes to be paid before the animal 
is sold, amount to $10 per head. This con¬ 
dition of things takes off about all the 
profit to the farmer, and the effect of 
such burdensome taxes is to restrict the 
prosperity that should come from fertile 
soil and favorable climatic conditions. 
Persistent Hens.— I read to-day in a 
back number, not more than three years 
old, of one man whose Brahma hen per¬ 
sisted in laying while on the roost. He 
anxiously queried how he was going to 
fasten the eggs to the roost, when Biddy 
wanted to sit. My Brahma hen wanted 
to sit on the buzz-saw table, and I have 
heard of a fowl using the hopper of a cider 
mill as a nest. I never had any trouble 
in persuading Madame Brahma to change 
the location, if some eggs were offered to 
bind the bargain. o. s. g. 
Newport, N. Y. 
Cheap Pullets.—A New York State 
reader says: I bought 30 White Leghorn 
pullets, June hatch, flno ones, at 20 cents 
each. Do you think I was less wise than 
the seller? 
I guess you will find it’s not "tender¬ 
ness,” but something else which is found 
in every variety of poultry, that ails your 
black hens. There is no hardier fowl 
than a Brown Leghorn. It is a grand thing 
to be able to grow chickens without loss 
c. e. c. 
Texas Farm and Ranch says that the 
veriest numskull of a broncho has better 
sense than the horse owner who punishes 
his animal for being frightened. It is un¬ 
just, cruel and useless, as -well as sense¬ 
less, and always aggravates the fault. It 
is administered to gratify the brutal in¬ 
stincts of the man who does it. He knows 
that it will make the horse worse than be¬ 
fore, and this will afford additional provo¬ 
cation for more punishment, and addi¬ 
tional pleasure to the beast at the big end 
of the whip. 
A “Grade” Animal.—A grade is the 
product of a cross between a purebred and 
a miscellaneously-bred animal. Hence, a 
non-registered purebred should not be 
considered eligible to be in the class for 
grades. I doubt the wisdom, however, of 
offering a premium on grade sheep for 
breeding purposes. It would be well 
enough to provide a class for them as fat 
sheep or for block tests. The credentials 
of purebred animals, shown for premium, 
should be forthcoming in the form of a 
certificate of registry, or at least, evidence 
should be furnished that the sire and dam 
are recorded. james withycombe. 
Corvallis, Oregon. 
The Breeder’s Gazette states that, on 
account of the increasing demand for goods 
requiring yarns made of the finer wools, 
there was an unusual competition among 
buyers of- these wools at the recent Lon¬ 
don auction sales. More than 12,000,000 
pounds of Australian wools stored here in 
bond awaiting market developments, have 
been forwarded to Europe. Prices, how¬ 
ever, are advancing here. Recent sales of 
Ohio Delaine fleeces—the standard of fine 
wools in this country—showed the highest 
prices reached for several years, and the 
unusually heavy purchases prove that 
buyers are stocking up, expecting a fur¬ 
ther rise. 
Great Britain now consumes 18,000 frozen 
carcasses of mutton and lamb every day, 
and as cold-storage warehouses are being 
erected in many parts of the United King¬ 
dom, this quantity is likely to be increased. 
New Zealand rivals Australia in the mut¬ 
ton export trade, but the latter colony sends 
in the earlier lambs, which reach the Lon¬ 
don market at a time when there is no 
other supply of the same class. 
Export Butter.— For more than a cen¬ 
tury, this country has exported annually 
over 1 , 000,000 pounds of butter, and, at 
times, nearly 40,000,000 pounds. As much 
of this was of inferior quality, and shipped 
irregularly, merchants in England, the 
greatest buyers of foreign butter in the 
world, have had the impression that no 
regular supply of good butter could be ob¬ 
tained from the United States. To cor¬ 
rect this error, the Department of Agri¬ 
culture, in 1S97, arranged to have 35 of the 
best creameries, representing all parts of 
the country, supply a certain amount of 
butter for export. The Department noted 
all particulars about making, transporta¬ 
tion, exposure at terminal points, and 
handling in the English markets. Pack¬ 
ages of different sizes and shapes were 
used, and various linings were tried for 
lhe extra protection needed on the voyage. 
Full details are given in Dairy Bulletin 
No. 24, of the Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, D. C., and also in statements 
from English wholesale and retail dealers 
and consumers. Unless labeled, this butter 
was often mistaken for “Best Dorset” and 
“Danish,” the two favorite brands in that 
country. Although extra expense was in¬ 
curred in these experiments, about half of 
the butter was sold at a profit to the De¬ 
partment, and the conclusion is that, with 
care, this market can be cultivated to be¬ 
come a good outlet for our greatly increas¬ 
ing supply. 
Your Butter Money 
and cow profit may he 
greatly increased if 
you only embrace the 
means within your 
easy reach. For in¬ 
stance, if you buy a 
Little Giant Sep¬ 
arator you will not 
only get more butter 
from the same cows, 
but it will be so much 
improved in quality as to command a 
much better price. Our free Illustrated 
Catalogue, No. 25, explains the details. 
THE SHARPLES CO., P l\T. SHARPLES, 
Canal and Washington Sts., Westchester, Pa. t 
CHICAGO. U. S. A. 
THE 
WILLARD KNAPP 
Cow Tie 
Insures Cleanliness 
Health and Profit, and is 
the most durable device for 
fastening cows. We have 
never had a dissatisfied cus¬ 
tomer. We quote below a 
sample letter from a user. 
From James H. Webb, Spring Glen Farm New 
Haven, Conn.: “ We have just completed one dozen 
stalls, using your ties and following your plan. We 
are going to equip another barn with them, and want 
20 more immediately.” 
Send for Circular and Testimonials from the best 
dairymen. 
WILLARD H. KNAPP & GO., 
404 Groton Street, Cortland, N. Y. 
WILDER’S 
Swing Stanchion 
Improvement over Smith’s. 
Steel latch; Automatic 
lock. Adjusts itself when 
open soanimalcannot turn 
it in backing out. Safest 
and Quickest fastening 
made.Send for testimonials 
J. K. WILDER A SONS, 
Monroe, Mich. 
WE ENDORSE 
HEESEN’S 
FEED 
COOKER 
There is really only one cooker for 
the practical farmer —that is, if he 
wants the most economical in first 
cost, fuel and repairs ; the most dur¬ 
able, convenient and simple; the 
quickest in heating, and absolute full 
measure—that is the Heesen. If you 
don’t believe it, let us send you 
our booklet on what a feed cooker 
should be. IVe absolutely guar¬ 
antee satisfaction. Sev¬ 
en sizes —15 to 70 gals. 
Sold only diroct from factory 
to farmers. 
HEESEN BROS. & CO., 
28 High St., Tecumseh, Mich. 
— Robber Cow 
eats up the profits of two good cows every 
year. Just so the 
“setting system”; or 
some cream separ- 
ators may leave 
enough cream in 
your milk to pay for 
two 
Empire 
Cream 
Separators 
The Empire leaves scarcely a trace of 
fat in skim milk, and is the lightest run¬ 
ning separator made. 
Six sizes of hand power machines, $40 and up. 
Illustrated catalogue, free. Agents wanted, 
U. S. Butter Extractor Co., Newark, N. J. 
NEW 20TH CENTURY 
CREAM SEPARATORS 
Sept. 1st marked the 
introduction of the Im¬ 
proved 20th Century 
“Baby” or “Dairy” sizes 
of De Laval Cream Sepa¬ 
rators and these newest 
“Alpha” disc machines 
are simply unapproach¬ 
able by anything else in 
the shape of a cream sepa¬ 
rator. Overwhelming- as 
has been the conceded su¬ 
periority of the De Laval 
machines heretofore their 
standard is now raised still 
higher and they are more 
than ever placed in a class 
b]/ themselves as regards all 
possible competition. 
Send for new catalogue. 
THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR GO. 
Randolph & Canal Sts., I 74 Cortlandt Street, 
CHICAGO. I NEW YORK. 
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 MFC. CO., Potsdam, H.Y. 
Implored CONVEX 
DISH0RNER 
Is made on a different, better, and more 
scientific principle than any other horn¬ 
cutting machine. 11 is simpler, strong 
^er, cheaper: easier to operate, cuts 
closer and more smoothly, more 
, humane. The only dishorner 
that cuts all kinds, shapes, 
and sizes of horns without 
crushing or pulling them apart. Write at once 
for illustrated book on dishorning—free. 
WEBSTER & DICKINSON, Box 64, Christiana,Pa. 
SMALL’S CALF FEEDER., 
Calves suck their milk, grow sleek, 
thrifty and very large, commanding the 
highest market prices for veal or dairy. 
Write for free circulars. 
J. B. Small & Co., Boston, Mass. 
WOODWARD'S WATERING BASIN 
A STABLE NECESSITT. SEE WHAT OTHERS SAY OK 11. 
Circular, Free. J. S. WOODWARD X SON. LOCKPORT. tf.Vj 
COOK Your FEED anti Save 
Half t he Cost—with the 
PROFIT FARM BOILER 
With Dumping Caldron. Emp¬ 
ties Its kettle In one minute. The 
simplest and best arrangement for 
cooking food for stock. Also make 
Dairy anti Laundry Stoves, 
"Water and Steam Jacket Ket¬ 
tles, Hog Sea I tiers, Caldrons, 
etc. tv Send for circulars, 
D. R. SPERRY <fc Co.. Batavia. Ill. 
EUREKA STEAM FEED 
CflfiKFR Saves 4 t0 K > our 
UUUtVb(l u( , rn an d other feed. 
Makes mouldy hay, straw and 
corn stalks sweet and digestible. 
ENA Iil.ES YOU TO MAKE 
STOCK FOOD OF POTA¬ 
TOES AND NEARLY EV¬ 
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of heavy boiler steel. Tested 
to 100 lbs. hydraulic pres¬ 
sure. Only 500 for sale. Cash 
price, *21.50. Saves you at 
least 30 per cent. Order 
now. Write for FREE cat¬ 
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