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TIIE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 'J 
Live Stockand Dairy 
MAPES, THE HEN MAN. 
Pigs With Fits. —I wish some one 
who knows would give the cause and 
cure for fits in pigs. For want of a bet¬ 
ter name I use the term “fits” as that 
seems to describe the symptoms. Last 
Winter we had a few such cases, and it 
has appeared again. It usually strikes 
them when they come to the trough to 
drink, though I have seen it in a few in¬ 
stances at other times. The pig comes 
to the trough with the others apparent¬ 
ly all right, but as soon as an attempt 
is made to swallow the first mouth¬ 
ful it appears to choke, runs back¬ 
ward, and falls over in a fit, tum¬ 
bling and quivering in its whole 
body. Three pigs of about 50 pounds 
weight, all from one pen, have shown 
these symptoms within a few days. 
There are 20 pigs in this pen. Otherwise 
they appear all right. Another pen of 
20, separated only by an open partition 
of slats, has shown no such symptoms 
as yet. Their feed has been of the best, 
consisting of skim-milk thickened with 
wheat middlings and cornmeal, equal 
parts, what they want three times a day, 
followed by a little whole corn, but not 
more than they eat up clean each time. 
They always have a dry clean bed, and 
are otherwise thrifty. The three men¬ 
tioned were separated from the rest as 
fast as discovered, and appear to be re¬ 
covering, being now able to drink again 
without choking or going into fits, and 
have a good appetite. We shall keep 
them on short rations for a time, and 
have reduced the allowance of the re¬ 
mainder of this pen, cutting out the 
whole corn entirely for the present. Is 
tli is trouble often met with by others, 
and what is the cause? 
Butchers’ Wastes. —Last week the 
question was raised as to the compara¬ 
tive value of green cut bone and dry 
bone meal. Something like the same re¬ 
lation exists between fresh meat and the 
dry animal meal or meat meal so exten¬ 
sively used for poultry food. I was ex¬ 
tremely interested a day or two ago in 
ar. inspection of a factory a few miles 
fiom my home, where the butchers' 
wastes from a city of 14,000 inhabitants 
and also the carcasses of a good many 
horses and cow r s, are worked up into 
bone meal, tankage, soap grease, etc. 
This is said to be one of the best 
equipped plants of its kind in the coun¬ 
try, and the goods made here are often 
sold for poultry food. The meat and 
bones are first placed in large metal 
tanks, holding about a ton each, and 
steamed for five or six hours under a 
pressure of 80 pounds of steam. From 
here it goes into a powerful press work¬ 
ed with compressed air, and is pressed 
as dry as possible. These meat cakes 
are then put into a revolving drum with 
steam jacket, which dries and grinds 
them to a fine powder. This is some¬ 
times called tankage, and sometimes 
called animal meal, being very rich in 
protein and nitrogen. 
“What do you do with the juice 
squeezed out of this meat and bone?” 
“Oh,” said the proprietor, “it is col¬ 
lected in this tank and a good deal of 
valuable grease is removed from the sur¬ 
face.” 
“What becomes of the rest of it?” 
“We pull the plug and let it run away 
dowm the hill.” 
“Is there not valuable matter in that 
liquor which goes to waste?” 
“Yes, if the water could be eliminated 
without so much expense.” 
I began to get an idea. Here are bar¬ 
rels upon barrels of “beef tea” going to 
waste, carrying with it the best and 
most soluble albuminous matter of the 
bones and meat, while thousands upon 
thousands of hens, my own among the 
rest, are fed on the dry husks from this 
same press. I am not a chemist, but I 
suspect that this beef tea is also freight¬ 
ed with most of the valuable mineral 
salts which the meat contained. 
“How much will you charge me for 
some of this liquor?” 
“You are welcome to as much of it as 
you wish.” 
“He will sure kill all his hens with it.” 
This from an old German at work about 
the place. I shall risk it on a few hens 
at first, and watch results. By adding 
this beef tea to the tankage I should 
have all the strength of the fresh meat 
and bone, with the exception of the 
grease. My wife boils a soup bone in 
an open kettle, and gets a rich nourish¬ 
ing soup, and some dry tasteless meat. 
She would be considered crazy to throw 
away the soup and only eat the meat. 
This soup bone meat must be rich com¬ 
pared with the meat that has been cook¬ 
ed under 80 pounds pressure of steam, 
and pressed under 100 tons pressure. 
Winter Eggs.— During the natural 
laying season nature “puts its shoulder 
to the wheel” and helps along towards 
a full egg basket. During the Fall and 
early Winter nature seems to hold back. 
This reluctance must be overcome in 
some way, in order to secure Winter 
eggs. The white of an egg is almost 
pure albumen. It must all be deposited 
in the egg during the few hours occu¬ 
pied in passing through the oviduct. It 
may be that to keep the system satur¬ 
ated with the soluble and easily digested 
albuminous matter found in fresh meat, 
bones, milk, etc., is the best way to over¬ 
come this reluctance of nature. This is 
only a theory, yet to be tested. 
More Light Wanted.— 1 have a flock of 
chickens composed of 4U last year's hens 
and 43 April and May pullets and seven 
cockerels, principally nearly pure Plym¬ 
outh Rocks and Brown Leghorns, all in a 
healthy condition, well fed and kept in a 
warm coop ever since the cold weather set 
in. I give them liberty to go out if they 
wish by a small door in the wall, but they 
seldom go out. The coop is 14x9 feet. I 
give them a mash composed of one gallon 
wheat bran, three quarts ground corn and 
one quart ground oats, well scalded wilh 
about one tablespoonful of salt, every 
o:her morning during the cold weather. 
The remainder of the time I feed whole 
corn and wheat, morning, noon and night. 
I give them seven quarts at each meal, 
wheat at morning and noon and corn at 
night; give them warm water and keep 
grit always before them, and yet they re¬ 
turn me no favors for all my hospitalities 
except one hen, which respects me enough 
to shell out one egg every alternate day. 
It may be important to state that I have 
no employment for my hens in the way 
of scratching, as I have no litter of any 
kind, and it is impossible to procure it here 
this year. Do you think it would improve 
their laying proclivities to place some kind 
of a heating apparatus in the henhouse? 
Do you know of anyone using anything of 
that kind? inquirer. 
If the above theory should prove to 
be sound it would explain this man's 
want of success, as he feeds no meat of 
any kind. It would also explain the 
want of success of others who feed dry 
animal meal, manufactured by the same 
process described above. Meat scrap 
made in the old-fashioned way in open 
kettles has always proved more satis¬ 
factory with me than the meat meals of 
recent years. Perhaps thi§ beef-tea test 
may throw' some light on a dark sub¬ 
ject. I should expect good results from 
artificial warming of the hennery, pro- 
vided""it could be done without too much 
expense. I know of no one doing it at 
preseut. o. w. mapes. 
Teacher (to class in chemistry): 
“What does sea w'ater contain besides 
the sodium chloride that we have men¬ 
tioned?” Smith minor (promptly): 
“Herrings for breakfast, sir.”—Punch. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See our guaranteeSth page. 
MILK FEVER 
WHY NOT PREVENT IT? 
PREVENTION IS CHEAPER THAN CURE. 
Write for Moore Bros. “General Cow 
Drink” Pamphlet, Free. 
Address, MOORE BROS., V. S., Albany, N. Y- 
DO YOJ KNOW 
THAT THE EMPIRE 
Stock & Poultry Food 
is guaranteed the bestor your 
money back, and Is sold 
direct to consumers at a 
saving of more than 50 percent. 
Write for circular and prices. 
EMPIRE FOOD CO- 
SI Elizabeth St., Auburn, N. Y. 
Sample Basin Sent 
On Approval 
Send forCatalogue 
and Price List. 
F . H. CHACE, 
Sherman, N. Y. 
COOK YOUR FEED and SAft 
Half the Cost—with the »- 
PROFIT FARM BOILER 
With Dumping Caldron.-^Empties Its 
kettle in one minnte. The simples 
and best arrangement for cookinj 
food for stock. Also make Dairy ait* 
Laundry Stovea, Water and Stear 
Jacket Kettlea, Hog Sealders, Ca‘ 
drona, etc. W Send for circular-. 
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Sp&vift 
Curb 
Splint 
Cure These Blemishes 
Also Ringbone, hard or soft 
enlargements. Sweeny, Knee- 
Sprung,Fistulaand Toll Evil. 
Slight cost and certain cures. 
Two big booklets telling how , 
to do it sent free.Write today. I 
Fleming brgs., cbrmi.u, 
223 Union 8toek¥arrfs,Chicago,IU. 
DEATH TO LICE 
on HENS and CHICKS, 
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our Illustrated Catalogue—it’s free for the] 
asking—it's worth having. ( 
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THE CROWN “!!!, 
bones- For the poultryman. Best in the world. 
Lowest in price. Send for circular and testi¬ 
monials. Wilson Bros., EASTON, PA. 
TEN DAYS’ 
FREE TRIAL 
of Mann's Latest Model 
Bone Cutter. No pay un¬ 
til you’re satisfied that it 
cuts easier and faster than 
any other. Catalog free. 
F.W. Mann Co.,Sox 15.NIlford. Mass. 
Breeders’ Directory 
™R_HOLSTE!N CATTLE 
Good ones, and all ages. Fine Yearling Bulls, 
ready for service. 
RAMBOUILLET SHEEP. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE. 
Write DELLHUKST FARMS, Mentor, Ohio, 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ST0BK.-SKS 
Calves for sale at very low prices. Write for list giving 
prices and breeding. W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N.Y. 
HOLSTEIN - FRIESIANS. 
Choice young stock of the best breeding for sale. 
Prices reasonable. Every animal registered. 
WOODCREST FARM, Uifton, Ulster Co., N. Y. 
FOR QAI C— Purebred Holsteln-Frleslan Bulls 
rUn uHLC from 5 to 18 months old. Improved 
Chester White Pigs of the best breeding at reasonable 
prices. CHAKLES RECORD, Peterboro, N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES. Scotch Collies, Spayed 
14 Females. SILAS DECKER, South Montrose, Pa. 
■ VI VMIVI 
Born October 4; well bred; nicely marked: lowprlce. 
O. W. BRUSLE, Millerton, N. Y. 
RED POLLED CALVES 
sexes. B. F. LEWIS, North Spencer, Tioga Co.. N. Y 
IFR^FY^ Fiv0 Rog ' BuUs : 7Reg.Heifers; Solid 
JLIIOL I ■* color; St Lambertst air : 2tolUmonths 
Old. J. ALDUS HERR, Lancaster, Pa. 
Registered Jersey Buil Calves 
from Imported Golden Lad at. fair prices, 
ft. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa- 
QUALITY. 
FOR SALE.—Six A. J. C. C. Yearling Heifers, 
grand daughters of Emma’s Pearl. All have been 
bred to my Imported Bull, Arthur’s Golden Marquis; 
also, two Bull Calves, by Arthur's Golden Marquis, 
out of tested dams. They are ALL bred right, raised 
right, and for sale right Money refunded If you aro 
not satisfied. Address, E.W. MOSHER, Aurora,N.Y, 
YOU GAN INCREASE 
l>i aua oaie ljisti B19. 
Wlntergreen H1U Farm, Scottsvllle, N. Y. 
G-EDKTEY FARM 
Wlxito Flains, 2 XT. "ST. 
HIGHEST GLASS JERSEYS 
THE BEST SON OF JERSEY' BEAU, 
BRIARCLIFF BEAU’S get show promise of being 
great Dairy and Show animals. Uniformity, color, 
etc . are of the finest. 
Specialty —Young Bulls from this great sire, 
hm’ CHESTER WHILES and Standard-Bred 
BLACK MINOKCAS and WHITE WYANDOTTES. 
_ _ „ 23^“Correspondence solicited. 
L. E. ORTIZ, Supt., White Plains, N. Y. 
Reg. P. Cliinas, Berkshire and C. Whites. 
8 wks to 6 mos. mated not akin. 
Service Boars, Bred Sows. Write for 
prices and description. Return if not 
satisfactory; we refund the money. 
HAMILTON & CO., Ercildoun, Chester Co.. Pa. 
DERKSHIRE and C. WHITE PIGS, 15 up. B 
*-* P. Rock Cockerels, $1.00. P. C. Service Boars, No. 
1 Stock. W. A. LOTHEHS, Lack, Pa. 
”—Cockerels, W. Wyan- 
dottes, Barred Rocks, 
B. Leghorns, R C. Black Minorcas, B. Orpingtons. R. 
I Reds, Pekin Drakes, Bronze Turkey Gobblers.* C.O. 
D. If preferred. Arthur McCain & Co., Delaware, N.J. 
Rural Poultry Farm, 
Barred and White Plymouth Rocks aud But! Cochins. 
Eggs and stock for sale. Illustrated catalogue of 
poultry houses for stamp only. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES SlfSK 
hog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM. Rochester, Mich 
Shetland Ponies. 
The largest herd of Registered Shetlands in th? 
United States. Small foundation herds a specialty. 
Illustrated catalogue and price ltst just published. 
Address, THOMSON PONY FARM, Toledo, Ohio. 
SICIIO 1 bred 18 years for EGGS. Barred Rocks 
Sfs L la d up to 273 eggs a year. Catalog free. 
“ “ *■ ■ ® “ The New System of Hatching and rais¬ 
ing chickens PAYS the best of all. Try it. 
F. GRUNDY, Morrisonville, Ill, 
CTOCK FOR SALE—Cockerels, Pullets and Hens 
^ All leading varieties, ■ Prices lower now than 
later. ' Write to-day and state your wants. 
Mr. BLANCO POULTRY FARM, Mt. Blanco, Ohio. 
For Sale.—Scotch Collies, magnificently 
bred. a. J. BENEDICT, Bristol, Wis., R. F. D. No,2, 
FA ft ft —Single Comb Brown Leghorns only, 
$1.50 per 15; $10 00 per 100. Also Pekin 
W j) uck j£ggs, $100 per 13; $8.00 per 100. 
CRYSTAL SPRING POULTRY FARM, West Cox- 
sackie,N. Y., R. F. D. 
S. C. White Leghorns. 
Var’s Poultry, Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs. Cats, 
Ferrets,etc. Eggs a specialty. 60 p. book, 10c. 
Ratesfree. 3 A BERGEY, BoxS,Telford, Pa 
We still have a few of our choice Cockerels to dis¬ 
pose of at moderate prices. 
WHITE & RICE, Box A, Yorktown, N. Y. 
X>TJ RING 1004=. 
I SHALL BE m THE FIELD! 
TO SELL YOUR CHOICE ANIMALS. 
(I Do Not Handle the Inferior Ones.) 
TO BUY FOR YOU ANY ANIMAL YOU MAY NEED OF QUALITY AND BREEDING. 
03E1X^ AT mJD HOWikTT, White Flainis, 1ST. Y. 
