1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
2l3 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
A new scheme for warming water for stock is 
reported in Hoard’s Dairyman. A Connecticut 
man heats his house by a wood furnace. At the 
top of his furnace, is a pipe coil running through 
the ground 20 rods, to the barnyard. The water 
circulates through this coil, and is thus kept 
fairly warm in the tank which stands out in the 
middle of the yard. Probably, the pipe is packed 
in sawdust or some good non-conductor as it 
passes through the ground. This man uses a 
gasoline engine for power. 
Prof. F. E. Emery, of North Carolina, tells of 
feeding steers one pound of cotton-seed meal for 
each 100 pounds of live weight, per day, for about 
20 successive weeks. That may be well enough 
for southern cattle on ensilage or pasture. For 
northern dairy cows, however, especially in 
Winter, without ensilage, we consider that 
amount of cottcn seed entirely too much. Per¬ 
sonally, we would never feed over three pounds 
per day to a dairy cow, and then only when feed¬ 
ing ensilage, or with good pasture. 
A Free-Martin.—M y neighbor had a twin calf 
that was given to him by a friend ; its mate was 
a true male. He reared his calf until nearly a 
year old, then offered it for sale. It was neither 
male nor female, and we did not know what to 
call it. I obtained the desired information 
through The R. N.-Y., the same day that we were 
talking about it, that it is a free-martin. 
Schenectedy County, N. Y. o. i. m. c. 
R. N.-Y.—There are but few cases on record 
where such free-martins have proved capable of 
breeding. 
Curing Lumpy Jaw.—I wish to tell The R. N.-Y. 
of my success with treating lumpy jaw, lately 
described in The R. N.-Y. I had a Jersey with a 
lump about the size of a small walnut on her jaw. 
I was uncertain as to what it was, until I read 
the description and treatment lately given, and 
that decided me. As the cow was just fresh, I 
disliked to give the iodide, fearing that, should 
iodism occur, it might cause her to go dry; so I 
borrowed a hypodermic needle from our doctor, 
and injected one-half dram of tincture of iodine 
into the growth, puncturing it in several places. 
It soon began to disappear, and in three weeks, 
was gone. I believe this better than giving the 
iodide, as that would affect all the glands, and 
might diminish the flow of milk. w. h. m. 
Foster, Kv. 
Beef Cure for Garget.— On page 121, is a ques¬ 
tion relating to garget in cows. In late years, 
whenever one of my cows shows a decided tend¬ 
ency to garget, I fatten and sell her for beef, and 
try some other stock or strain, for I believe this 
1 r more a question of stock and strain than of 
treatment, although I know that food and treat¬ 
ment have much to do with it. Until lately, I 
have used the Short-horn cattle for an “ all-pur¬ 
pose ” breed, and have noticed, as I think, the 
tendency to garget descending from cow to calf 
through a long succession, in one strain, while in 
another, this disposition was not so pronounced. 
I have had cows with their descendants that 
no reasonable amount *f starvation in any 
direction would free from garget. There was a 
difference, of course, but the disease would crop 
out even when on pasture and without very 
marked reference to the kind, whether clover or 
Timothy, good or poor. Usually, perhaps always, 
the older the cow, the more aggravated the dis¬ 
ease. Lately, I have had mostly the Holsteins, 
and a single instance of garget is all which a 
year’s record gives, the feed being practically 
the same as in former years. Get rid of, at best 
advantage, a persistently gargety, self-sucking 
or kicking cow; a dangerous bull or animal of 
any kind; a runaway or balky horse; a pig or 
chicken-eating hog; an egg-sucking cat, and a 
run-around, moon-barking dog. This is the 
advice of b. buckman. 
Illimois. 
Care of the Driving Horse.— A driving horse 
should, if possible, be exercised every day. If 
this is not possible, he should be kept in a large 
box-stall, and in any case, a driving horse is far 
more comfortable in a box-stall than in a narrow 
one. Clover hay is not considered as good as 
Timothy hay for a driving horse. There is great 
danger of overfeeding horses which have not 
regular and ample exercise, and there is also 
danger in feeding a driving horse so much food 
that he will become sluggish and too fat. 
In the matter of water, that depends very much 
upon habit. Horses watered very early in the 
morning, after a time, come to want it, but there 
is no reason why they should not do just as well 
if watered some little time after they have been 
fed. Animals in a wild state do not usually 
drink before breakfast. In practice, it is found 
to be immaterial whether the hay or the grain is 
fed first. Two things are quite necessary in the 
feeding and management of a driving horse— 
first, that a little time shall elapse between the 
meal and severe exercise; second, that soon after 
the food is taken, from half an hour to an 
hour, the horse should be offered water in order 
to promote digestion, but if the horse is very 
thirsty and the water very cold, then the water 
will arrest digestion. This can be overcome by 
practicing double watering, that is, both before 
and after feeding, or by warming the water to a 
temperature of 98 degrees. Water of this tem¬ 
perature is relished greatly by all domestic ani¬ 
mals. Where but one horse is kept the extra 
labor of double watering is but a small matter, 
but where many horses are kept, and they have 
to go to work early in the moruing, the double 
or treble watering at each meal adds greatly to 
the labor of caring for them. 
As.a'rule, l.orses want a light feed in the morn¬ 
ing and at noon when they are used reasonably 
hard either at driving or on the farm. They may 
have nearly one-half of the entire day’s food 
given to them for the evening meal. This gives 
time for digestion and assimilation of the food 
before the horse is put to severe work the follow¬ 
ing day. i. p. Roberts. 
Homemade Sheep Dip. 
Is there a homemade remedy for sheep ticks, 
that yon can recommend ? Is kerosene oil in¬ 
jurious to sheep or wool ? e. e. b. 
W. Shokan, N. Y. 
Ans.— Sheep ticks may be killed by 
dipping the sheep and lambs in a strong 
decoction of tobacco. Just what strength 
of the decoction is required, and the 
amount of tobacco to use, can be deter¬ 
mined by trial. It must be made strong 
enough to kill the ticks and the eggs. 
If a large number of sheep are to be dip¬ 
ped, it is well to have a walk arranged 
with a drip so that the sheep will pass 
through the tobacco decoction and up an 
inclined plane which will carry the drip 
back to the tank. Kerosene oil cannot 
be recommended. l. a. c. 
The Cement in a Silo. 
I wish to build a silo, and had thought of bulki¬ 
ng a stone one. What is your opinion ? You say 
in your answer to A. II., Ontario, that all cement 
or plaster should be kept away from the walls of 
a silo. Would the cement in a stone one be af¬ 
fected to any extent, I mean enough to impair 
the walls ? j. p. b. 
Staunton, Va. 
Ans.— The trouble with cement or 
plaster on the walls of a silo seems to be 
that the acid of the ensilage affects in¬ 
juriously the plaster and cement when so 
used. Another difficulty is this: It is found 
that hired help, when removing the ensil¬ 
age with a fork, frequently do not exer¬ 
cise necessary care, and the tines of the 
fork are speared through into the plaster 
on the sides, which becomes, in this way, 
loosened and peels off. If the cement 
were peeled off the inside of the stone 
silo, it would present a roughened sur¬ 
face to the ensilage, and prevent the 
proper settling. It has been our experi¬ 
ence that cement and plaster on the 
walls of a silo are a constant source of 
trouble. l. a. c. 
In its incipiency, nearly every case of Lung and 
Throat disease is curable if promptly treated with 
Jayne’s Expectorant. 
For the Liver use Jayne’s Painless Sanative Pills. 
— Adv. ' 
$100 Reward. 
For many years we have advertised 
this reward for any case that Tuttle’s 
Elixir would not cure, 
and also will refund 
your money if you are 
not satisfied in every 
possible way that your 
expenditure was a wise 
one. 
What can be fairer ? 
Used and endorsed by Could We afford to do 
the Adams Ex. Co. this> or wouM ^ 
paper admit our advertisement unless 
we can do all we claim ? 
Tuttle’s Elixir 
cures curbs, splints, colic, all lameness, con¬ 
tracted and knotted cords, callous of all 
kinds, scratches, and all similar troubles. 
Tuttle’s Family Elixir cures Rheumatism, 
Sprains, Bruises, Pams, etc. Samples of either Elixir 
free for three 2 -cent stamps for postage. Fifty cents 
buys either Elixir of any druggist, or it will lie sent 
direct on receipt of price. Particulars free. 
£)R. S. A, TUTTLE, Sole Proprietor, 
27 Beverly Street. Boston, Mass. 
r$5 0 IN A LUMP 
That is just about t 
amount of money t 
shrewd horse buy 
wants to knock off t 
price of a good hor 
for one small lun 
011 the leg. Why n 
take off the lump at 
get the extra mone 
QUINN’S! 
♦ OINTMENT* 
. will remove all lumps and bunches perma- 1 
' nently without leaving a scar. For sale at( 
^ all drug stores at *1.50 pkg. Smaller size 50c. 
W. B. EDDY & CO., Whitehall, N. 
DON'T s "he NS 
and expect them to do their best, un¬ 
less you put a handful of 
Lambert’s Death to Lice 
on them. It’s cheaper than vermin 
any day.. Trial size, 10c. postpaid. 
100 ounces, delivered to your ex¬ 
press company, $1.00. 400K FREE. 
D.J. LAMBERT, apXIKl 
Ho Moisture Required. 
The Cyphers 
Incubator 
It outmatches all others and has a reg¬ 
ulator that regulates absolutely. 
Catalogue free. 
CYPHERS INCUBATOR CO. 
1429 So. 5th St., 
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 
Satisfaction guaranteed or money 
refunded on every 
MANILLA 
INCUBATOR & BROODER 
we sell. Are not those reasonable terms! 
That shows you how much faith we have 
in our machines. Either HOT WATER 
or HOT AIR machines. A child can work 
them. Eleventh year on the market. 
THE MANILLA INCUBATOR 00. 
4 ...lump.. Box it Marilla, N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS 
Smiths & Powell Co., Syracuse, N. Y., 
Offer a Hare 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. 
ELLERSLIE STOCK FARM, 
RHINECLIFF, N. Y. 
AFTER YOU TRY IT. 
Buy no Incubator and pay lor it 
I before civ in* ft a trial. 
We send you ours on trial. Not a cent paid 
► until tried. A child can run it with 5 minutes 
. ■"iitai J ^^ntion daily. First Prize at Worlds Fair. 
I IL I First Prize and Medal at Nashville Expo- 
V Lsltion. Our large handsomely illustinted 
1. catalogue tells all about poultry, incubators 
Pinna for Brooder#, Poultry I and the money there 
lIoiiMen, etc sent for 25 cent#. I Is In it. Sent for 5e. 
VonCulin Inch. Co. SfiiKSolCBli. 
1 
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■ .-"fcl i THE IMPROVED . 
Mgr VICTOR Incubator 
Hstchss Chlsksas by Steam , Absolutely 
I - ■■■■n self- regulating. Th« simplest, most 
’ata- F -- S reliable, and cheapest first-class Batcbar 
ague B Ng In the market. Circulars FREE. <" 
cts. a GEO. EKTEL CO., QUINCY, ILL. 
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4ATCH ChickensiKjHBSfc 
SSmSSg) EXCELSIOR Ullor 
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<«g. Tkoasands la neeeagftal 
HHEinnY T sporatlss. Lowest prised 
-Olrsmlars rrss. R | lrst-«laas Hatcher made. 
Send to. fbr H " GEO. H. STAHL 
nine. Catalogue. B114 to 1*8 8. «th St. Qnln-y.ni. 
INflTRlTORS Self-Regulating. Catalogue fret 
UlUUDlilUnO_ < j. a. BINGBR. Cardlngton, Ohio 
${T Hand Bone, Shell,Corn 
w &, Grit Mill for Poultrymen. 
i /’WBa Daisy Bone Cutter. Power Mills. 
Circular and testimonials Free. 
BROS., .Easton, Pa. 
JERSEY CATTLE FOR SALE. 
I 907 Liberty St.. Pittsburgh, Pa. 
l Farm, Kdgeworth,P.F.W.&C.RR. 
R.F. SHANNON, 
Holsteins are Money Makers 
They are strong and rugged. They give a big pall 
f ull of good milk. They make the best use of the 
coarse farm fodder. They are gentle, happy, and 
Beldom sick. When done at the pall they ornament 
the butcher’s blook. 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 anc 
Rambonlllet Sheep; Poland-Chlna, Jersey Red and 
Suffolk Pigs; White and Bronze Turkeys, Peafowls 
and Blooded Chlokens. J. D. VAN VALKENBUBGH. 
Reg. P. Chinas Berkshires 
and Chester Whites. Choice 
service Boars and bred Sows, 
for 30 days, to reduce stock 
qulok. Special cut prices on 
above. Pigs all ages. Poultry. 
Hamilton & Co. Coohranvllle, Chester Co. Pa. 
fl|ipei||B£Q Lord Rex and Lady Caroline 
uncomnco stock of Cheshires. Pigs 8 , 10, 
12 weeks old. Sows bred. Service Boars. 
Blackberry, Raspberry and Currant Plants. First- 
class goods; low price. 
W. E. MANDEV1LLE. Brookton, Tompkins Co., N.Y . 
POULTRY 
We keep everything in the POULTRY LINE, ' 
Fencing, Feed, Incubators, Live Stock. Brooders ' 
—anything—it’s our business. Call or let us 1 
send you our illustrated catalogue—It’s free for ■ 
the asking—it’s worth having. 
Excelsior Wire and Poultry Supply Co., ■ 
♦ 28 Vesey Street, New York City. 
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Poultry Supplies 
Our Catalogue of Poultry Supplies Is full of 
meat. You should have It If at all Interested 
In Poultry. Sent free. 
Dutch Bulbs and Narcissus and Lillies. 
Send for Illustrated list, just published. 
JOHNSON & STOKES, 
217-219 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Vwwwwwwwwwwvvwvvwwwv 
AQAIN WB WIN Gold Special, 6 Silver Sweepstakes 
Specials and over 100 Class prizes at 
the Northern Illinois Poultry Show, 
Jan. 10-15, ’98. Our New Mammoth 
Poultn Catalogue fully illustrates and 
describes 40 of the leading varieties 
of land and water fowls, giving scores 
and prizes won for the past 3 years; 
reliable information in poultry disease 
and management; fine view of our 
poultry ranch; sent postpaid for 10 c. 
E. H. COOK, Box 4 HUNTLEY, ILL. 
VUlHMIa UllaV 1 .w earn 
ornmu rlUO *17 a pair, $25 trio, not akin. 
Best Strains. 
F. H. GATES & SONS, Cbittenengo, N. Y. 
First-Glass Poland-China Sows 
pig. Also fall pigs. Must bo sold to make room for 
spring litter. J. ,1. VAN DOltEN. Crestvue. Ohio. 
bred and 
safe in 
B ekkshibe, Chester White. 
Jersey Red A Poland China 
‘PIGS. Jersey, Guernsey A Hol¬ 
stein Cattle. Thoroughbred 
Sheep Fancy Poultry, Hunting 
and House Catalogue. 
S. W. SMITH, Coohranvllle, Chester Co., Pa. 
Hhptfpr WhitPC~ My 8trains face to Prlzo- 
,t ,h»w !, 1 " Winning herds that won *2,170 
Wor,t * 8 Fair - 189i! - If you want hogs that will 
get there and pay the mortgage on your farm, I have 
yo r*i?r, s an< l 0,(1 ones to farrow In short 
time, and will take orders for spring farrow. 
MARTIN VOGEL JR.. Fremont, O. 
SOWS 
bred; also 4 and 5 months pigs. Tbes( 
Cheshires are long, broad and deep, wit! 
fine ends, of the best breeding. 
Ed. 8 . Hill, Peruville, Torap. Co., N. Y 
I mp. ChesterWhltes; all breeders registered; pigs dif¬ 
ferent ages. Geo.W. Davis, M.D., Pleasantvilie, Md 
ENGLISH BKRKSHIRES-Pigs not akin. Angus 
L Cattle Eggs—Langshans. W. P. Rocks, Red Caps, 
etc., *1.60for 2b. Write CLARK BROS., Freeport, O. 
$1,500 IN CASH 
and 1000 Premium* were awarded my fowl* at 11 
FOWLS AND EGGS *£ 
Send 5 cents stamps for best Illns- C nn Ckl C 
trated Poultry Catalogue. Address rUn OALt 
OHAS. OAMMERDINGER, Box 86, Colombcb. O 
WHITE WYANOOTTES general purpose fow 1 
Eggs, $1.25 per 15. Stock for sale. 
D. C. BASSETTK, Farmer, N. Y. 
CnnO for Hatching.—B. and W. P. Rocks; Buff 
LUUO Leghorns and Pekin Ducks. Prize winners 
at Watertown and Rochester. Send for circular. 
M. S. GARDNER, Evans Mills, N. Y. 
FOR QIII C — GUINEA PIGS, choice stock 
rUIl wMLC F. C. SHOTWKLL, Rahway, N.J 
Maple Farm Duck Yards. 
The largest and finest Pekin Ducks on this 
Continent. We have 2,500 of these mammoth 
birds in our yards. Eggs in season, fertility 
guaranteed. The new and illustrated edition of 
our book, “ Duck Culture,” sent as a premium 
with each order for eggs or birds. Price, 25 cents. 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 
JaMES RANKIN, South Easton, Mass. 
CPRC for hatching at half price. Light Brahmas 
LUUO and B. P. Rocks. Very large and robust; 
great layers of large, brown Eggs. Circular free. 
Ottaquechee Poultry Yards, North Uartland, Vt. 
Blanchard's White Leghorns. 
The leading strain of heavy layers. Large, vigorous, 
early-maturing. 600 laying hens. Eggs from best 
breeders, 15, *1.50 : 30, *2.25; 100 . * 6 . 00 . Circular. 
H. J. BLANCHARD, Groton, N. Y. 
AKgSP 3 It is a fact that you can buy the very best 
B. P. Bocks, Wyandottes, P. Cochins, Light 
Brahmas, Brown and White Leghorns, B. Minorcas, 
Bronze Turkeys, Toulouse and Embden Geese, Pekin, 
Rouen, Cayuga and Muscovy Ducks, at reasonable 
prices from CHAS. McCLAVE, Box 200. New London, 
Ohio. 1,000 fowls for sale. Prize stock. Prompt 
service. Low express rates. Write now. 
L ight brahma eggs, »2 fob 15 ; *3 fob 30 . 
Five-acre Poultry Farm, Chevtot-on-Hudson, N. Y 
THE HATCHING HEN 
HA8 LOST HER OCCUPATION 
the production and brooding of chicks she 
>n supplanted by the better and everyway 
DCTIiDIG INCUBATORS 
RELIABLE and brooders 
Hatch and Brood when you are ready, 
lon’t get lousy. They grow the strongest 
the most of them. It takes a 224 page book 
about these machines and our Mammoth Reli¬ 
able Poultry Farms, Sent by mail on receipt of 10 cents. Send forit now. 
Reliable Incubator and Brooder Co., Quincy, Illinois. 
Have you arranged 
selllin LIVE STOC1 
about that farm ? 
We are Instructed to sell a REGISTERED SUFFOLK 
PUNCH stallion, foaled 1889, imported 1892, bright chestnut, 
weight, 1,500 pounds; gentle, sound and good foal getter. 
If not see what we have to offer. TELL us^whatiyou wish to buy or 
AMERICAN UVE-ST0CK C0„ 24 State Street, N.Y. City. 
