1898 
THE RURAI 
NEW-YORKER 
173 
A GOOD STABLE FLOOR. 
I recently came across an article in 
The R. N.-Y. of June 12, 1897, on cement 
floors in stables, over the signature of 
Charles A. Green. The writer wished a 
floor that would save the liquid manure, 
but wished his horses to stand upon 
planks. I was exactly of that mind 
several years ago when building a new 
barn, and tried a plan which pleases me 
well. My stable had a stone foundation. 
We put up the stalls and mangers, stand¬ 
ing the posts upon stones ; we then filled 
in with soil tramped hard to within 
about two inches of where we wished 
the bottom of the planks to rest, then 
we fitted in 3x4 inch pine scantlings bed¬ 
ded in cement to spike planks to, run¬ 
ning the planks lengthwise of the pas¬ 
sage behind the horses, beginning next 
the wail, we spread a strip of cement 
mortar sufficient for one plank, lay this 
on, settle down firmly and spike to the 
scantling ; then we spread more mortar, 
another plank and soon until far enough 
to start the stall planks ; these we turn 
the other way, and let them rest on top 
of the long ones at the lower end. These 
are bedded in mortar the same as the 
long ones. 
We allow about 1% inch drop to the 
stalls, and about the same from the rear 
wall to where these begin, and by scat¬ 
tering some chaff, rotten sawdust or 
other absorbent here each time the stable 
is cleaned, there is really no loss of 
liquids and very little foul smell in the 
stable. 
I have put in two floors of this sort, 
and consider them the best and cheapest 
of any T have seen. A horse cannot break 
through such a floor even though the 
planks become thin. In the last stable, 
we cut the planks short for the stalls, 
and filled in about two feet eight inches 
next the manger with stones, clay and 
gravel rammed hard; this, I think, is 
better than planks for the front feet. We 
have a drop door in the wall, directly be¬ 
hind the horses, through which the 
stables are cleaned into a pen which has 
a cement floor. Our cow stable is also 
convenient to clean into this pen. Here 
we keep our young hogs, and they seem 
to delight in mixing the manure every 
day. By this arrangement, we save all 
the manure from all the stock, and by 
using fine bedding, we have it in excel¬ 
lent condition to apply to the land. We 
haul out every three or four weeks. 
Ontario. j. L. iiilbobn. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
ANSWERS BY DR. F. I,. KILBORNK. 
Hoof Ointment; Liniment for Back Tendons. 
W. 0. P., Liberty Falls , N. Y. —1. What is the 
best to apply to a horse’s contracted hoofs to 
keep them soft? 2. What shall I do when the 
back tendons from the knee to the fetlock, are 
hard and somewhat swollen ? The horse is seven 
years old, and stands in sawdust. 
I. An excellent hoof ointment maybe made by 
melting together equal parts of pine tar and 
vaseline. Apply a fly-blister around the coro¬ 
net, ,'uid repeat two or three times at intervals 
of three or four weeks. 2. Apply soap liniment 
twice daily, rubbing it in vigorously with the 
hands for several minutes. After two or three 
weeks, blister with a liniment of equal parts of 
strong aqua ammonia and sweet oil well shaken 
together. 
Unnecessary Medication of Horses. 
J. S. F., Plainfield , N. J. —1. Is it necessary or 
advisable to give any drugs or purgatives at any 
time to a horse which is in good health and con¬ 
dition? A neighbor gives his horses salts three 
times a year, and claims that it is necessary. I 
give mine a bran mash every Saturday night, 
and he gets whole corn and bran, with hay, the 
rest of the time. He is worked only lightly every 
day. He seems to like potatoes; are these good 
for horses ? 
It is neither necessary nor desirable to give 
horses purgatives or other medicines so long as 
they are in good health and condition. It is 
always better to maintain health by a suitable 
diet and good management, than by medication. 
Whenever the system of the horse is out of order 
in any important particular, it is proper to give 
suitable remedies to endeavor to restore the 
system to its healthy condition. At any other 
time, medicines are not only useless but often in¬ 
jurious. The old practice of occasionally giving 
a horse a physic, or something for his kidneys, is 
falling into disuse. A horse on good pasture 
requires no change of diet to maintain his system 
in a healthy condition; but when confined to the 
unnatural, dry diet commonly fed, succulent or 
laxative food of some kind should be supplied 
to prevent constipation and indigestion. Your 
plan of feeding a bran mash every Saturday 
night is^an 'excellent one, and is] followed by 
many horsemen. It is, also, well to keep a sup¬ 
ply of salt before the horse where he can lick it 
at will. A few apples, potatoes, roots, ensilage 
or other succulent food is excellent, and may be 
fed two or three times a week, or even once daily, 
to advantage, taking the place of the bran mash. 
Stomach Staggers in a Mare. 
A. S., Illinois. —My five-year-old mare is fat, 
has been fed heavily, and done little work, but 
seems to have no control of herself. She stum¬ 
bles along, sometimes slips down on her knees, 
staggers against trees, but still wants to keep 
moving and feeding a little. When in the stable, 
she leans against the manger, and when she goes 
to drink, she runs her head down into the water 
as though blind. She eats about enough to keep 
her alive, and is growing thin. What can I do 
for her? A Veterinary surgeon thought she had 
stomach staggers. 
The diagnosis of the veterinary surgeon was, 
probably, correct. The mare is suffering from 
stomach staggers due to constipation, or from 
some affection of the brain. Inasmuch as im¬ 
provement followed the prescribed treatment, it 
would have been well to continue it. Give the 
mare ten drams of best aloes with two ounces 
of ginger, shaken up in one pint of cold water as 
a drench. Repeat the dose in three days if the 
bowels are not moved by the first. Also, give in¬ 
jections of two quarts of warm, Castile soap 
suds every two or three hours until freely purged. 
Give one of the following powders in the feed 
twice daily: Powdered mix vomica, three ounces; 
gentian and nitrate of potash, of each six 
ounces; sulphate of soda, 16 ounces; mix, and 
make into 24 powders. Feed largely on a bran- 
masli diet until the bowels are moving freely. 
Cows Fait to Come to their Milk. 
(I. T. L., New Jersey. —What shall I do with my 
Jersey cows to make them come up in their milk ? 
One was fresh in August, and one in December, 
at six months, and has seemed perfectly well 
ever since ; but both give only about eight quarts 
of milk per day. They have box stalls in a warm 
basement stable, plenty of hay, stalks and feed. 
My man tells me that they will not drink much 
this cold weather though they have plenty of 
salt. 
I would advise giving the cows a warm slop 
night ami morning. A mixture of two parts each 
by weight, of wheat bran and ground oats with 
one part of corn meal, would form a suitable 
ration for the slop. Give four to six quarts twice 
daily. Pour on boiling water sufficient to scald, 
after which add cold water to make 10 or 12 quarts 
of slop, and feed while warm. A little oil meal 
or cotton-seed meal may be added to advantage. 
The cow dropping the calf at six months cannot 
be expected to come to her milk as well as she 
would had she gone the full term. 
That miserable feeling; head all stopped up, fever, 
aching bones and Incapacity for work, show your need 
of a doctor’s advice, or of a doctor’s prescription like 
Jayne’s Expectorant. 
Regulate your bowels with Jayne’s Sanative Pills. 
—Adv. 
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Send for illustrated list, Just published. 
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DON’T S " HENS 
and expect thorn to do their best, un¬ 
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100 ounces, delivered to your ex- 
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D. J. LAMBERT, apXI°r 7 l 
$1,500 IN CASH 
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Send 5 cent* stamps for beat Illua- rnn CAI C 
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IGHT BRAHMA EGGS, #2 FOR 15; #3 FOB 30. 
Five-acre Poultry Farm, Cheviot-on-IIudson, N. Y. 
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R C. B. LEGHORNS, WHITE and BARKED P. 
i ROCKS, PEKIN BANTAMS, LIGHT BRAHMA 
Cockerels; ROUEN Drakes. My birds have won 34 
premiums on 30 birds at Seneca Falls and two Roches¬ 
ter shows. Birds from *1 up; Eggs, $1 per 13. 
lOO-Rgg Monitor Incubator, $5. 
8. A. LITTLE, Malcom, Seneca Co., N. Y. Box A. 
Blanchard’s White Leghorns, 
The loading strain of heavy layers. Largo, vigorous, 
early-maturing. <500 laying hens. Eggs from best 
breeders, 16. $1.50 : 30, $2.25; 100, $6.00. Circular. 
H. J. BLANCHARD, Groton, N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN-FRI ESI AN S 
Smiths & Powell Co., Syracuse, N. Y., 
Offer a Rare Collection, bred for Butter and Milk— 
SHOW ANIMALS. A lot of YOUNG BULLS, not 
excelled In America. 
Write them for particulars. 
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. 
EULERSLIE STOCK FARM, 
RIIINECLIFF, N. Y. 
JERSEY CATTLE FOR SALE. 
R C CUAHIinN i 907 Liberty 8t., Pittsburgh, Pa 
• I. ominRUIl, ) Farm, Edgeworth,P.F.W.AC.R.R 
HolsteinsareMoney Makers 
They are strong and rugged. They give a big pall 
full of good milk. They make the best use of the 
coarse farm fodder. They are gentle, happy, and 
seldom sick. When done at the pall they ornament 
the butcher’s block. They are prepotent, and always 
stamp their good qualities upon their oalves. THE 
HOLSTEIN IS THE BUSINESS COW. The 
best blood Is found In the herd of 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Neshanlc Station N.J. 
C HENANGO VALLEY STOCK FARMS, Greene, N 
Y.—Dutch Belted and Jersey Cattle; Dorset and 
Rambonlllet Sheep; Poland-Chlna, Jersey Red and 
Suffolk Pigs; White and Bronze Turkeys, Peafowls 
and Blooded Chickens. J. D. VAN VALKENBURGU. 
Hamilton A Co. 
Reg. P. Chinas. Berkshires 
and Chester Whites. Choice 
service Boars and bred Sows, 
for 30 days, to reduce stock 
quick. Special cut prices on 
above. Pigs all ages. Poultry. 
Coohranvllle, Chester Co. Pa. 
JUST ONE MORE 
Poland-Chlna Boar, 
_noarly ready for serv¬ 
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Sheep, Fancy Poultry, Hunting 
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2806 lbs. 
weight of two of the 
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PUECIIIDEC Lord Hex and Lady Caroline 
uncomnco slock of Cheshires. Pigs 8, 10, 
12 weeks old. Sows bred. Service Boars. 
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class goods; low price. 
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I nip. ChesterWhitcs; allbreeders registered; pigsdif- 
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Phactor WhitflC -My 8tralns trace to Prize- 
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at the World’s Fair, 1803. If you want hogs that will 
get there and pay the mortgage on your farm, I have 
some young sows and old ones to farrow In short 
time, and will take orders for spring farrow. 
MARTIN VOGEL JR.. Fremont, O. 
SOWS 
bred; also 4 :wid 5 months pigs. These 
Cheshires are long, broad anil deep, with 
tine ends, of tho best breeding. 
Ed. 8. Hill, Peruville, Tomp. Co., N. Y. 
Belgian Hares 
Imported Stock. 
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Loekport, N. Y. 
GEORGE W. FELTON, Babrk, Mass., Breeder of 
Belgian Hares, Golden and Buff Wyandottes. 
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Choice cockerels for sale. 20 other breeds, includ¬ 
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