1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
443 
Live Stock and Dairy. 
(CONTINUED.) 
of the year, we 
obtained 
the followin 
results: 
Total 
Month. 
Fat. 
solids. 
January. 
13.12 
February. 
. 4.52 
13 39 
Marcb. 
13.07 
April. 
. 3.70 
12.42 
May. 
12.23 
,T une. 
12 60 
July. 
12.86 
August. 
. 3 70 
12.34 
September.... 
12.30 
October. 
12 37 
November .... 
. 4.05 
12.96 
December. 
12 68 
The average of the dairy for the whole 
year was 3.87 of fat and 12.423 of total 
solids. 
In a somewhat similar test of the milk 
of a large herd of grade and purebred 
Guernseys, the milk was found to vary 
from 4.43 of fat in July, to 5.16 in Janu¬ 
ary, and from 13 35 per cent of total 
solids in July, to 14.66 in January. The 
average of 65 tests made during the dif¬ 
ferent months of the year was 4.80 of 
fat, and 13.98 of total solids. 
It may be of interest to R. N.-Y. read¬ 
ers to know that the results of tests 
made of the milk of 194 dealers, from 
850 different dairies, with a total of 1,895 
tests, gave us an average of 4 07 per 
cent of fat, and 12.84 of total solids. 
In testing 61 samples of milk taken 
from the wagons of dealers supplying 
Harrisburg, it was found that the aver¬ 
age of all the samples gave us 3.70 per 
cent of fat, and 12.46 of total solids ; the 
two extremes were 2.50 per cent of fat, 
and 10.73 of solids ; 5.20 per cent of fat, 
and 14.32 of total solids, the former rep¬ 
resenting the minimum and the latter 
the maximum of the tests In the Har¬ 
risburg samples, the minimum test shows 
the difficulty of obtaining reliable sam¬ 
ples except by the exercise of the great¬ 
est care ; in this sample, the examina¬ 
tion showed that the woman was in the 
habit of buying 8 to 10 quarts of milk 
for her retail sales ; this was placed in a 
large crock, and each purchaser was sup¬ 
plied by dipping out of the top of the 
crock. The sample drawn by our officers 
was taken early on the morning after 
the purchase of the milk by the dealer, 
and before the new milk had been re¬ 
ceived, and from the manner in which 
the sales had been made, was, practically, 
little but skimmed milk, the first pur¬ 
chasers having taken the cream and 
richer milk. THOS. j. edge. 
Sec. Penn. Board of Agriculture. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
ANSWERS BY DK. F. L. KILBOItNK. 
Sore Sheath on a Steer. 
My steer has a sore ou the belly caused by get- 
tiug dirty in the stable. It does not seein to im¬ 
prove much since turning him out to grass, and 
I fear there is danger of flies getting at him if 
neglected. What shall Ido? r. c. I,. 
Ohio. 
Clip the long hair around the-sheath to prevent 
an accumulation of tilth. Then sponge or syringe 
out night and morning with a two-per-cent solu¬ 
tion of carbolic acid, after which smear the parts 
with an ointment of vaseline, three parts; pine 
tar, one part; melted together: This ought to 
prevent the attacks of flies. Should the flies gain 
access to the wound, sponge out with a little 
spirits of turpentine to kill the maggots, after 
which dress as before. 
The Nodular Intestinal Disease of Sheep. 
What was the cause of so many of my sheep 
dying this Spring? I have fed them all Winter 
on mangels, hay, oats and a very little corn. A 
hard lumj) forms under the under jaw, which 
goes away in about a week, and then the sides of 
the face puff out and the sheep dies in a few days; 
all have been unable to eat. I have opened sev¬ 
eral, their stomachs and intestines were empty. 
I notice on all of those that I have opened a num¬ 
ber of small bunches all through the intestines 
which, when cut open, look like small particles 
of meal. Is it a disease, or have they been 
poisoned by eating something ? w. n. w. 
Maine. 
If the sheep are thin in flesh, amemic, and the 
swellings about the head dropsical, the deaths 
were very likely due to intestinal worms. But if 
the sheep were in good condition and the swell¬ 
ings not dropsical, death was due to some other 
eause, which I am unable to determine from the 
facts at hand. In that case, I can only advise 
calling a competent veterinarian to make a per¬ 
sonal examination, or an autopsy, if necessary. 
The nodules or bunches found ou the intestines 
are caused by embryos of a common round worm 
of sheep, the Oesophagostoma Columbianum. 
The adult worm, which is only about three- 
fourths inch in length, is found in the larger in¬ 
testine. The following course of treatment will 
prove effective for the intestinal worms: Oil of 
turjieEtine, four ounces; raw linseed oil, one 
pint; mix by shaking well together in a quart 
bottle, and make sure that the mixture is well 
shaken just before administering. This quantity 
will make 7 to 10 doses, according to the age and 
size of the sheep. Give a dose of the oils by 
drenching, preferably after a fast of 12 hours, 
and follow by a light diet for another 12 hours, 
when a mild physic should be given; either two 
to three ouuces of Epsom salts dissolved in one- 
half pint warm water, or two to three ounces 
castor oil. As a tonic and preventive against 
the worms, give a small tablespoonfnl of the fol¬ 
lowing powders to each sheep once daily in the 
grain ration: Common salt, one pound; gentiaD, 
eight ounces; powdered dry sulphate of iron, 
four ounces; mix. Free access to salt placed 
where the sheep can lick it at will, is excellent 
for them, and materially assists in preventing 
worm infection. The sheep should have access 
only to pure running water. Stagnant water is 
especially favorable to the propagation and in¬ 
troduction of nearly all intestinal worms. 
Pkof. Henry, of Wisconsin, states that thou¬ 
sands of experiments show that it does not pay 
to cook ordinary ford for live stock. Most of the 
grains give belter results when fed as raw meal. 
Potatoes are better cooked, and tough fodder 
like hard corn stalks or coarse hay, may be made 
more palatable by cooking. It may, also, pay at 
times to give the stock a warm ration. Generally 
speaking, soaked corn will prove about as satis¬ 
factory as boiled corn. 
Dirty Mii.k Bottles.— “ I notice,” says a cor¬ 
respondent in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., “that 
on page 389 you speak of a milkman who re¬ 
fills his bottles on the road, taking them as they 
come unwashed from customers. This is only 
half an argument against the use of milk bottles, 
for any man who would do such business as that, 
would be up to equally dirty processes with any 
other method of handling milk.” This corres¬ 
pondent says that no sensible man can deny 
that the milk bottle made amarked improvement 
in the delivery of milk, and if it is abused, it is 
like all other things that are bound to be abused 
by some people. 
FOR SALE 
Chronic Cough in a Heifer. 
My yearling heifer calf seems to have a terrible 
cough. Iler hair looks rough, and she seems to 
cough worse when lying down than at any other 
time. What is a remedy ? The calf was sheltered 
at night during the Winter, and has been well 
cared for all her life. l. b. 
Oregon. 
Blister the throat externally from ear to ear 
with a liniment of equal parts of strong aqua 
ammonia and sweet oil well shaken together. 
Two or three applications should be sufficient to 
blister freely. Give a teaspoonful of the follow¬ 
ing cough paste three or four times daily after 
eating, rubbing it on the tongue or back teeth to 
be swallowed at leisure: Powdered opium and 
solid extract of bellitdonna, of each one ounce; 
nitrate of potash and powdered extract of licor¬ 
ice, of each four ounces; honey, eight ounces; 
mix. If little or no improvement follow this treat¬ 
ment. have the heifer examined for tuberculosis 
by a competent veterinarian, applying the tuber¬ 
culin test if necessary. 
Fistula in a Horse. 
What is the cause and cure of fistula in a mare? 
I am told by neighbors that, if not cured per¬ 
manently, it will eat through to the internal or¬ 
gans and kill the mare. It breaks out two or three 
times a year. I have used a strong liniment on 
It, and lanced it when ready. a. j. f. 
Tennessee. 
A fistula is an abscess having a duct or pipe 
opening at the surface, from which a discharge 
is constantly taking place. A fistula may occur 
at almost any region of the body, but commonly 
occurs on the withers, the poll and about the 
feet. It is always due to an Injury, or to the 
presence of a foreign body. Since you do not 
mention the location of the fistula in this case, I 
suppose it is of the withers. The successful 
treatment of a recurring case of this kind re¬ 
quires the personal attention of a competent 
practitioner. A surgical operation may be neces¬ 
sary to remove dead tissue. If you employ the 
quack who guarantees to cure by external appli¬ 
cation, you will do well to make sure that a cure 
is effected before you pay for the treatment. It 
would be better to employ a competent veteri¬ 
nary surgeon. 
Diabetes in a Horse. 
My eiglit-year-old gelding was treated about a 
year ago. Last Fall, I had some millet that the 
thrashers would not thrash on account of small 
stones in it, so I fed it to the horses. The horse, 
apparently, was all right up to that time, after 
being treated, but after eating the millet, when 
worked hard, would urinate from three to four 
times a day, but when at light work, seemed to 
be all right. This Spring, he is growing worse, 
especially while plowing or harrowing, and the 
softer the ground the worse he seems to be. Did 
the millet hurt him ? Can he be cured, and if-so, 
what is the remedy ? a. u. B. 
New York. 
Judging from the prescription given, your horse 
was previously treated for diabetes. The recur¬ 
rence of the disease was, undoubtedly, due to the 
millet feeding. If fed for any length of time, 
millet causes an increased action of the kidneys, 
followed by lameness and swelling of the joints. 
If the feeding is continued, the animal is soon 
rendered worthless. If discontinued before struc¬ 
tural changes have taken place, the horse will 
usually recover. Repeat the course of treatment 
given before; it ought to effect a cure. Should 
it fail to do so, this time, take the horse again to 
the veterinarian who prescribed for him before. 
Prof. Henry states that, after considering the 
question of stable floors, they have decided upon 
cement as the most satisfactory for their new 
dairy barn. He says that, while no stable floor 
is entirely satisfactory, the cement floor seems, 
on the whole, the best for their conditions. 
A HERD OF THE HANDSOMEST DUTCH BELTED 
CATTLE IN THE UNITED STATES. 
Every animal registered. Most of them have 
taken first premiums at the State and County 
Fairs where they have been exhibited. The herd 
is composed of all ages and is in prime condition 
for exhibition purposes. If entered for competition 
at near-by State and County Fairs next autumn, 
Die premiums the exhibitor would receive should 
repay the cost of the herd. Every animal well 
marked and registered. The Commissioners of 
the Essex County Park have taken for park purposes 
forty acres of the Locust Grove Farm, which necessi¬ 
tates a reduction of stock. 
For lull particulars, address MICHAEL ROSNEY, 
Manager Locust Grove Farm, Pleasantdale (West 
Orange), N. J. 
This celebrated herd of cattle was illustrated 
and described in this paper in issue of Septem¬ 
ber 18, 1897. 
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Some separators are 
built to separate a 
farmer from his 
money. 
The Little Giant 
Separator 
was built to save 
every particle of 
cream and butter fat, 
and it does the work 
completely and eco¬ 
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boiler can run it; any 
intelligent boy can 
learn to operate it, and every dairy 
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Elgin, HI. 
Omaha, Neb. 
Dubuque, Iowa. 
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