1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
LIVE STOCK TALK 
AT A NEW YORK INSTITUTE. 
At the Wellsburg Institute, the following points, 
among others, were made: 
Will twin calves of the same sex breed ? 
Yes, if of the same sex. If of opposite sex, 
the heifer is usually a free-martin. The bull will 
breed. Dr. Smead said that there are, he be¬ 
lieves, only four cases on record in which the 
heifer has bred. Mr. Cook would raise the heifer 
and try her, before discarding, if she were from 
a'valuable cow. 
Are dried brewers’ grains good food for cows ? 
Mr. Cook: Yes, if fed judiciously. Some will 
buy them, feed a little with good results and 
then, upon the theory that, if a little is good, 
more is better, overdo the matter. Cotton-seed 
meal and glucose cause disease if not fed with 
caution. 
What causes “ moon blindness ” in a horse ? 
Dr. Smead : No known reason. It is temporary 
and periodical at first, but may finally result in 
blindness. It seems to be an inflammation of the 
eye which can be greatly alleviated and blind¬ 
ness sometimes prevented. Remedy, whites of 
three eggs and 10 drams camphor in a half pint 
of water. Have no glaring light in the horse’s 
face in the stable. Light should come obliquely 
or from behind, if possible. Tie the horse with 
the face from the wind. Man might suffer from 
the same disease. 
Mr. Cook : For any period of ten years, nothing 
has yielded the farmer so much profit as a well- 
managed dairy. The great fault of the time is 
that most cows do not have enough to eat. Prices 
are low, and I see no reason for thinking that 
they will rule any higher in future. When at 
their lowest, farmers do not feel that they can 
afford to buy feed. A f their highest, away goes 
the farmer for a ton of feed. The next day, he 
comes to our creamery, looks at his milk record, 
sees no increase, and then accuses the weigher of 
dishonesty. The truth is that the cows have been 
starved, and when they get a chance at the feed, 
instead of increasing their flow of milk, they 
put it upon their backs to be used in the famine 
that is sure to follow. This spasmodic feeding 
is not profitable. Feed moderately and regularly, 
for it is much easier to keep the cow from shrink¬ 
ing than to restore the flow once lost. It is al¬ 
most impossible to do so unless she can have 
fresh Fall feed. The great shrinkage comes, gen¬ 
erally, in July, and a little extra feed given be¬ 
fore it occurs, makes pounds’ difference in the 
daily average during the Fall months. Sov' Can¬ 
ada field peas and oats, to be used before the 
corn is ready. Do not sow too thick. A good 
way is to sow the peas and then plow them un¬ 
der. A few days after, sow the oats. A profit is 
obtained only from cows that produce over 5,000 
pounds of milk yearly. If you fear that there 
will be too much milk and butter, make half of 
your cows produce as much as all are now doing, 
dispose of the other half, and make a greater 
profit. 
Anthrax fever was discussed. It is well to de¬ 
termine the cause of the sudden death of an 
animal. If it is anthrax, the best way to dispose 
of the carcass is to bury it deeply (on land not 
subject to overflow, as the overflow may carry 
the contagion), and use plenty of quicklime on 
the body. Put a fence around the spot, and keep 
all stock away for several years. It is best not 
to skin or open animals dying from anthrax, as 
there is danger to man if lie should cut himself, 
and opening may spread the disease. It is possi¬ 
ble that stock pasturing near a trunk-line rail¬ 
road may acquire the disease. 
If one found in Winter that sheep are lousy or 
covered with ticks, Dr. Sinead would not advise 
dipping them. However, they may be treated 
without injury. Place the sheep on its back; 
with some of the “ dips ” advertised, commence 
at the head and pour slowly the whole length of 
the sheep. The wool stands from the body at 
such an angle that the water cannot run out, but 
will follow the body right around to the back, 
where most of the vermin are found. As soon as 
the liquid begins to run out, turn the sheep on its 
feet, when the flow will cease and start back, 
giving the pests a double dose. This is like a 
man having on a wet shirt under a dry overcoat, 
and no injury is liable to follow. In answer to 
the question, What is the difference between the 
tick and louse ? Dr. Smead said that the louse is 
very small,.white, and not easily found. Pull the 
wool open, and wait a little. What at first appears 
like dandruff, will begin to seek cover. The lice 
lie motionless for a time, and one will not find 
them unless very careful. 
If horses have been exposed to the distemper, 
give one-half ounce of hyposulphite of soda three 
times a day, and the .iaine for one suffering from 
the disease. If the sufferer cannot swallow, mix 
the dose with molasses and apply to the tongue 
with a paddle. Give the horse all the water it 
wants—don’t set the pail on the ground and 
expect him to drink, for he cannot; hold it up so 
that he need not lower his head. o. a. p. 
BARNYARD FRIENDS. 
Buttermilk for Hogs.— I wish to know the 
value of buttermilk for pigs. Is it injurious to 
young pigs ? Would it be safe to feed it to brood 
sows? At 15 cents per cask (40 gallons), would 
it be profitable to use ? Where grain is used with 
the buttermilk, which would be best to use ? 
Massachusetts. K. b. s. 
Ans.—B uttermilk is a healthful and nutritious 
food for all kinds of swine. For young pigs and 
brood sows, it is especially vaJ lable, where it can 
be obtained fairly fresh. Its value depends quite 
largelyionjthe,proportion of wash water from,the 
churns that may be mixed with it ; when but 
little wash water has been added, buttermilk 
contains about eight per cent of solid food, while 
skim-milk contains about 10 per cent. The solids 
of the buttermilk contain less nitrogenous matter, 
hence are not quite equal in feeding value to 
those of the skim-milk. The latter has been esti¬ 
mated by different experimenters to be worth 
from 20 to 40 cents per hogshead. [? Ens.] Butter¬ 
milk may be safely considered equal to two-thirds 
the value of skim-milk. At 15 cents per cask of 40 
gallons, it would be a very economical food for 
young pigs and shotes. Buttermilk should be fed 
with wheat middlings or bran until the pigs are 
five months old, at which time corn meal should 
be substituted for a part of the wheat feed. The 
proportion of corn meal should be rapidly in¬ 
creased as the fattening period advances. 
prof. c. s. PHELPS. 
Tarred Paper in Silo. —Some one asked in The 
R. N.-Y. about lining a board silo with paper, 
and you said that it would have to be put on 
each year. If the inquirer will use medium- 
weight tar paper, have the sides of the silo clean 
and smooth, apply a good coat of hot coal tar all 
over the siding, and put tar paper on with light 
strips about one-half the size of lath, he will find, 
after the ensilage has once settled, that the tar 
paper is part of his silo. Paper must be put on 
up and down, and care taken not to break it in 
tramping the ensilage, as the heat makes it very 
tender the first year. v. w. v. 
Milton. N. Y. 
Bakery Siftings for Feed. — I have a chance to 
secure from a wholesale bakery which uses the 
best of patent flour, screenings from a sifter, at 
about $1 for 160 pounds at my station. Would it 
be advisable for me to feed them to milch cows 
with good At bran, and in about what proportion ? 
Elberon, N. J. c. J. 
Ans. —Without seeing a sample of the siftings, 
we should estimate them as well worth the price. 
If very tine and pasty, we would mix them with 
twice their weight of wheat bran. We would ad¬ 
vise you to send a fair sample to Prof. E. B. Voor- 
liees, New Brunswick, N. J., and ask for his 
opinion. That is a practical way of making use 
of science. 
Marino Cows “Do Better.” —How can I make 
my cows pay better? I am making separator 
butter, and sold it for 18 cents last year. I can’t 
ship my milk to the city, as we don’t have early 
trains, so have to make butter or cheese, r. t. m. 
Eagle, N. Y. 
Ans. —You are, evidently, getting a good price 
for the butter you do make. A man who is as¬ 
sured of 18 cents per pound for his butter the 
year ’round, has a good market. Prof. I. P. Rob¬ 
erts once said at a meeting of the New York Stale 
Dairymen’s Association, “What our dairymen 
need to take into their stables is the scales, Bab¬ 
cock fat test and a shot-gun.” This statement 
has more truth than fiction in it. Many dairy 
herds, if carefully tested by the scales and the 
Babcock test, would show that a few animalsare 
making all the profit, and the larger number of 
the animals are being carried at a loss. For 
you to get more profit from your cows, I would 
recommend that you put a set of milk scales in 
your stable, weigh the milk from the cows every 
day throughout the year, and keep a record. 
This weighing may appear to be quite an extra 
chore if you have never tried it, but the scales 
are so made that they can be set to deduct the 
weight of the pail, and you can tell at a glance 
the weight of the milk. In addition to the scales, 
get a Babcock test, and once every week make a 
test of the milk from each cow. You will dis¬ 
cover very soon which are the profitable cows, 
and yon will, no doubt, find that you have some 
which should be made into beef. This is no 
theory, but has been found to be the actual ex¬ 
perience of many who have followed out the 
directions. The tests above mentioned will tell 
far more than pedigree. A good pedigree is valu¬ 
able, but unless the scales and Babcock test 
show that the cow has individual merit, you can¬ 
not afford to have her reduce the profit of the 
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NERVOUS BR EAKDOWN. 
It Comes to the Preacher from Over Study and Brain Tire—It Comes 
to Any Person, too, who Worries and Frets. 
From the Huron Tribune , Bad Axe, Mich. 
A “ breaking down of the nervous system ” is a 
modern expression,—a modern complaint. It is 
induced by prolonged strain and the overtaxing 
of the nervous system, and is a product of over 
hurry and hustle. It affects the preacher and the 
lawyer—the direct result of brain tire. It affects 
people in any walk of life, too, who worry and fret. 
It means a depleting of the nerve forces. 
It is curable by complete rest and change of 
scene, also by the use of nerve restoratives and 
nerve foods. As the first method is not within 
the reach of all, the latter offers the most uni¬ 
versal and practical method of treating the com¬ 
plaint. When it is determined that medicine is to 
be used, select that one which contains the most 
nerve-nourishing properties. Do not take nerve 
tonics. They only stimulate, and the reaction 
leaves you worse than you were before. Select 
the medicine that is to the nerves what meat is to 
the body—one that as it builds up the nerves, also 
increases your weight. The best thing for the 
purpose is Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale Peo¬ 
ple, the reputation of which is built up by solid 
and indisputable proof, and which is known in 
every hamlet in the country. 
As a proof of its merits in such cases, read the 
following letter of a clergyman : 
Dr. Williams’ Med. Co., 
Schenectady, N. Y. 
Dear Sirs :—In April, 1886,1 was a hopeless case, 
owing to a complete breaking down of my nervous 
system aud to a persistent stomach trouble. I 
had been treated by a great many physicians but, 
received no permanent benefit. I had been down 
four times with nervous prostration and twice 
with gastritis. These attacks would come with 
such violence as to throw me into spasms. The 
time came when physicians said I must stop 
preaching or die. I would be so exhausted after 
the last service on Sunday that I could scarcely 
get from the pulpit. Many a time I have had to 
sit down and rest before I could leave the church 
in order to gain a little strength. I could eat 
neither meat nor vegetables. I dared not allow 
iny bare feet to as much as touch tin: cold carpet 
or floor, to say nothing of taking a cold foot bath. 
If I did I was immediately seized with cramps. 
In this condition I commenced to take Dr. Wil¬ 
liams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. I took one box 
and felt no better—in fact worse. I said I would 
take no more, but my wife urged the matter, feel¬ 
ing my life depended upon the result, as every 
thing else had failed, and I was “used up”. I 
therefore continued to take them. Since then, 
and it has been several months, I have had but 
one slight attack and have enjoyed life. Have 
preached all summer and held revival meetings 
for fifteen weeks. During that time my wife was 
sick seven weeks, so that my rest was much 
broken. Some nights I did not sleep at all. I 
have had no muscular exercise for years until re¬ 
cently, when I have done some work in my garden, 
and my muscles stand the test remarkably well. 
I can eat anything I desire, and can now enjoy a 
cold bath daily. Every Sabbath I preach three 
times, and now think I am good for another 
twenty years if the Lord wills. I am surprised at 
myself and sometimes think it cannot be possible 
that I have accomplished what I have. 
(Signed), Rev. ,T. N. McCrkady, Elkton, Mich.” 
Find attached, the affidavit of Mr. McCready, 
made before a notary public, 
j State of Michigan, 1 
1 County of Tuscola, ( ' 
J. N. McCready, being duly sworn, says that the 
above and foregoing statements made by him are 
true. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 
23rd day of July, 1897. 
,T. D. Brookes, Notary Publi.r. 
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