March 12 
i9o 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
“ What is the best kind of a churn for 
a dairy of three to five cows ? ” That 
question is frequently asked. The revolv¬ 
ing 1 or swing churns are the most used, 
and give the best satisfaction. Of these, 
the barrel churn is, probably, better than 
any other shape for a small dairy. One 
holding 15 to 20 gallons would be about 
the right size for the number of cows 
named. There is some argument as to 
how large a dairy will justify the pur¬ 
chase of a hand separator. It will re¬ 
quire about a dozen good cows to keep 
the separator going. 
It is said that the Germans buy, every 
year, 12,000,000 cows, mostly from sur¬ 
rounding countries. The price averages 
$75. Germany does not want the Ameri¬ 
can apple or hog, but she li^-s not tried 
the American dairy cow. There are no 
bugs or germs in her butter, and she can 
be guaranteed to outyield any European 
cow that can be sold at an equal prioe. 
Good dairy cows can be bred and raised 
cheaper in this country than in any part 
of Europe. The Europeans are now 
after American horses, but no one seems 
to have suggested a trade in cows. Why 
not ? 
Science is just beginning to throw 
light on the reasons why ensilage gives 
better results in feeding than the same 
kind of fodder when dried. A German 
scientist has shown that the nutritive 
effect of fodder is modified by the “ ease 
of digestion If a large amount of dry, 
tough, woody material is present in the 
food, the labor of digestion is increased; 
the energy used in working over this 
ballast while in the digestive tract is 
just so much taken from the “ produc¬ 
tive” energies of the animal. The en¬ 
silage is easily reduced to a fine condition 
with little labor, while much hard work 
is needed to bring the same amount of 
dry food material into an available form. 
The Virginia Legislature is reported 
to have passed a bill containing the fol¬ 
lowing sweeping provision : 
It shall be unlawful for any keeper or proprie¬ 
tor of any bakery, hotel, tavern, licensed board¬ 
ing house, restaurant, saloon, lunch counter, or 
place of public entertainment, to use oleomar¬ 
garine, butterine or kindred compound, either in 
baking, making or cooking of bread, cakes, pies, 
crackers, meat, fish, fowl, or other edibles, or to 
serve the same to guests or patrons without first 
posting and exhibiting in their respective baker¬ 
ies, stores, restaurants, and dining rooms, in a 
conspicuous place, in large Roman letters not 
less than one inch square, a sign or placard, with 
.the inscription, “ Imitation butter used here.” 
Some of the great daily papers are making 
a great outcry about this, but we fail to 
see how honest folks can fairly object to 
it. If “ oleo ” or other grease compounds 
cannot stand on their own merits, it is 
high time the public knew the reason 
why. If they are “ just as good ” as hon¬ 
est butter, why should a baker be afraid 
to say that he uses them ? The time has 
come for dairymen to pull the lines 
tighter than ever on bogus butter in¬ 
stead of loosening up on them. 
A FEW years ago, there was a short 
hay crop, and many farmers found them¬ 
selves unable to winter their stock. 
Some purchased grain at a loss, but 
many sold their dairy cows for very 
small sums. Good fair cows were sold 
for $8 to $10 each. The dry weather dur¬ 
ing Summer cut short the pasture, dried 
up the cows, and their owners’ profits. 
Some men lost two-thirds of their in¬ 
vested capital. This season, with hay 
abundant and cheap, these same men are 
buying back cows, at exorbitant prices, 
far beyond what the price of dairy prod¬ 
ucts warrants, to use up their surplus 
foods. Every calf of any account, in 
many sections, is being raised, and all 
are trying to get stocked up again. 
When the next dry time comes, many 
will be obliged to sacrifice their animals 
again. It would seem as though the 
lesson of providing for these disastrous 
times would be “ burned in ” by bitter 
experience, and heeded. A field of oats 
and peas, sweet corn and a silo make 
one independent of drought. The for¬ 
mer can be left out, and still be master 
of the situation. Many feeders now use 
ensilage all the year with profit. Cows 
will eat ensilage, even where grass 
is fresh and abundant. When once 
a cow fails in her flow of milk, no 
after treatment will restore her to an 
equal amount, until she is again fresh, 
no matter what the cause. To let a cow 
partially dry up, for lack of succulent 
or sufficient food in duly, cuts the rev¬ 
enue every day for the rest of the year. 
Much trouble has been experienced 
with the square or oblong silo, from 
having the ensilage decay in the corners ; 
this may be due to the fact that cracks 
often appear at those points, or it may 
be due to poor packing. The corners are 
liable to be slighted in treading. If the 
filling is done without treading, the 
material naturally lies loosely in the 
corners. A good way to overcome the 
corner-question is to have some 6x6 sticks, 
sawed diagonally, and then place these 
triangular pieces in the corners. After 
nailing securely, cover them with strong 
building paper, letting it lap several 
inches on to the sides. The covering of 
the entire inside of the silo with build¬ 
ing paper has been adopted by some as a 
means of keeping out the air, and there¬ 
by lessening fermentation and decay. 
This is, perhaps, of doubtful economy, 
as the paper must be renewed each year. 
When cracks appear in the sides, the silo 
should be resheathed, or else the cracks 
and sides filled with a coating of asphalt 
paint. 
There are more than the usual num¬ 
ber of questions about feeding rye this 
year. Asa food for cows, rye is hardly 
equal to corn. Its composition is simi¬ 
lar to that of corn, except that it con¬ 
tains much less fat. Rye is not as palat¬ 
able as corn, as it makes a pasty mass 
when chewed, that is not so agreeable to 
the animal, and appears not to be so 
readily acted upon by the digestive 
fluids. Mixed in small proportion with 
other grains, it will be well eaten by 
cows, and seems to have no injurious 
effects on the milk or butter. For fat¬ 
tening purposes, it will compare favor¬ 
ably with corn, especially for pigs. In 
the East, it is quite a common practice 
to mix about three-fourths corn and 
one-fourth rye as a food for fattening 
pigs. There is always danger in the use 
of rye for animals that are used for 
breeding. Ergot is generally known to 
be a common cause of abortion, and it is 
very commonly found on rye. Many 
farmers prefer to have the rye ground 
and bolted, using or selling the flour, 
because they consider the bran and mid¬ 
dlings a better feed than the entire 
ground grain. 
On our first page is shown a picture of 
a combination that is making Oklahoma 
a great stock country—steers, hogs and 
Kaffir corn. The mildness of the winters 
makes it unnecessary to stable the stock, 
and the adaptability of Kaffir to tlie up¬ 
lands of Oklahoma assures farmers of 
practically always having a supply of 
grain and forage of excellent quality and 
high feeding value. The picture shows 
how racks are arranged for feeding 
Kaffir stover which has been run through 
a thrashing machine to remove the grain. 
As most of our readers know, it is the 
custom on large Western farms to “ fol¬ 
low ” feeding steers with hogs, which eat 
the undigested grain in the droppings. 
In this way, all the food is utilized. 
Our picture shows two steers and a hog 
as they appear at the Oklahoma Experi¬ 
ment Station (Stillwater). At this sta¬ 
tion, Kaffir meal has given slightly bet¬ 
ter gain than ordinary corn meal. The 
Kaffir corn grows well in that country, 
and the mild climate gives a great ad¬ 
vantage over sections where cattle must 
be tied up and stabled. 
COULD NOT EAT. 
A Woman’s Strong Constitution Wrecked. 
Effects of a Treacherous Disease. 
A Wonderful Case. 
From the Bulletin. Monroe. La. 
Mrs. Stephen Robbins is the wife of a prominent 
farmer living on a large and well-kept plantation 
just at the edge of Monroe, La. They have re¬ 
sided in this community but two years, having 
moved here from Illinois. The change was made 
for the benefit of Mrs. Robbins’ health, her phy¬ 
sicians having advised her that it was the only 
hope of her ever regaining her lost health. 
“Three years ago this last winter,” said Mrs. 
Robbins, “ I was very sick with that most treach¬ 
erous disease, the grippe. I had a very severe 
time with it, but was able to get out after being 
confined to my home several weeks. I think I 
went out too soon, for I immediately contracted a 
cold and had a relapse, which is a common occur¬ 
rence with that disease. For several more weeks 
I was confined to the house; and after this I did 
not fully recover until recently. I was able to get 
out again, but 1 was quite a different woman. 
“ My former strong constitution was wrecked, 
and I was a dwindling mass of skin and bones. 
My blood was thin and I had grown pale and sal¬ 
low. My lungs were so affected that I thought I 
was going into consumption. During my illness 
I had lost thirty pounds in weight. I tried to re¬ 
gain my strength and former good health by try¬ 
ing different medicines and physicians, but noth¬ 
ing seemed to help me. My ajjpetite was gone, 
and when I ate the food it would not stay on my 
stomach. 
“The only thing my physician said for me to do 
was to take a change of climate, and on his ad¬ 
vice I came here. At first I seemed benefited, but 
to my sorrow it proved to be only temporary, and 
in a few months I was in my former condition. 
The color had left my cheeks, 1 had no energy, 
and life was a misery. I had become a burden to 
myself and family. Finally I happened to read 
in a newspaper of how Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills 
for Pale People had effected a miraculous cure 
with the same disease which a neighbor of mine 
had in Illinois. 
“ On the strength of this testimonial I decided 
at once to give the medicine a trial. I accordingly 
sent for a box of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale 
People, and gave the pills a thorough trial. I did 
not notice any change till I had tried the second 
box. I was discouraged a little with the result of 
the first box, but knowing that I should not expect 
a sudden cure of such a chronic case as mine, I 
tried the second box with the result that I imme¬ 
diately began getting better. I used five boxes of 
these pills and was completely cured, as you see 
me to-day, weighing more than ever before.” 
As evidence of the truthfulness of her story 
Mrs. Robbins volunteered to make the following 
sworn statement : 
“ I hereby affirm that the above statement is 
every word exact and true. 
“ Mrs. Stkphkn Robbins. 
“ Monroe, La., March 2, 1897.” 
“ Subscribed and sworn to before me, a notary 
public in and for the Parish of Wynn, State of 
Louisiana, this the 2nd day of March, 1897. 
Amos R. Jessups, Notary Public." 
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to give new life and richness to the blood and 
restore shattered nerves. They are also a specific 
for troubles peculiar to females, such as suppres¬ 
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They build up the blood, and restore the glow of 
health to pale and sallow cheeks. In men they 
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mental worry, overwork or excesses of whatever 
nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in 
loose bulk) at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, 
and may be had of all druggists, or direct by 
mail from Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Schenec¬ 
tady, N. Y. -Adv. 
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and will work in trash, stones 
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THE * 1 
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U DISK 
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Equipped with high 
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ranging in size from 
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Patent Bumpers, 
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rows 
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by the use of 
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_ in each standard. It works all 
™ tlie ground, having a spring 
trip center cut attach¬ 
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middle. Handy levers 
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