1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
LIVE STOCK MATTERS. 
(CONTINUED.) 
Generally, July 1, the oats are going 1 out 
of the milk and that, I think, is the 
right time to put them into the silo. 
Mow with a machine if possible. Let a 
man follow the machine with a fork and 
throw three swaths into one windrow. 
Pitch from these windrows on to the hay 
gears. After the field is cleared, rake 
with a horse rake and feed the rakings 
to the cows instead of the cutter, for 
there are likely to be stones and rubbish 
in the rakings, unfit for the cutter. 
There will probably be some waste in 
the silo, as the hot weather readily at¬ 
tacks the scattered bits and outside ; 
but the saving of labor will many times 
offset this loss. The ensilage is as pala¬ 
table to the cows as the green fodder 
and, as far as I can tell, as valuable. 
Connecticut. k. c. bikge. 
Some Short Opinions. 
Although I have had no experience 
with oats and peas for ensilage, in fact, 
with anything but corn and millet, I 
think the reader would have no trouble 
with the plan he proposes. The amount 
is rather small, but the size of his silo 
would correspond with it. I would 
earnestly advise him to fill that small 
silo this fall with good corn, and there 
will be no guess-work about it. I have 
one that holds about 40 tons, that is 
awaiting the promised drought. After 
last year’s experience in feeding ensi¬ 
lage up to the time of refilling the silos, 
I think it just fits the case. 
Pennsylvania. a. l. wales. 
Oats and peas ensiloed together do not 
usually keep as well as dees ensiloed 
corn. Even if it be a fair success, the 
top of the material will be quite moldy, 
and since plants gain nothing, but 
always lose some of their feeding value 
when put into the silo, it would be far 
better economy to sow at intervals and 
feed from the field than to store in a 
silo for subsequent use. The only thing 
that might be gained by ensiloing the 
material, would be economy in cutting 
and handling it all at one time. 
New York. [prof.] i p rorerts. 
I am of the opinion that the oats and 
peas sown at intervals and cut and fed 
green, would be more nutrici >us and 
healthful than if put into the silo to be 
fed out during the growing season. I 
look upon the silo only as a vehicle for 
late fall, winter and early spring use. 
New York o. f woodward. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
AN8WKBS BY DB. F. L. JiII.BOHNK. 
Chronic Bloat in a Cow. 
J. II. II., Ilenryellen, Ala.— My cow is badly 
swollen on the left side, and has been for two 
months. She is due to calve in a month, and 
hasn't made any showing at all towards spring¬ 
ing. She eats but very little. I have noticed her 
chewing her cud once In the past two weeks. 
Chronic tympany may be due to indi¬ 
gestion, foreign bodies in or puncturing 
the walls of the stomach, or to tuber¬ 
culosis. The two latter are incurable. 
If due to indigestion, the following 
powders should afford relief : Bicarbon¬ 
ate of soda, powdered gentian and gin¬ 
ger, of each eight ounces; powdered 
nux vomica, three ounces ; mix and 
make into 16 powders. Give one pow¬ 
der two or three times daily. 
A “ Wind Broken ” Horse. 
Q, S, Westfield. N. Y. —I bought a mare at auc¬ 
tion, thin in flesh, eight or nine yeais old. She 
breathes or blows hard when at work or trotting; 
has not the heaves, but I am told that she is 
“ wind-broken.” What is the meaning of wind- 
broken ? Can I do anything for it ? 
Wind-broken is the popular name for 
heaves, and is most commonly applied 
only to that disease. But horsemen 
sometimes apply the term wind-broken 
or broken wind to any difficulty in 
breathing that is accompanied by a blow¬ 
ing sound. If you are correct in your 
statement that the mare “ has not the 
heaves,” the trouble is, probably, due to 
some obstruction to free respiration, the 
nature of which can only be determined 
by a personal examination. I can, there¬ 
fore, only advise you to take the mare 
to a competent veterinarian for exami¬ 
nation and treatment. 
Indigestion in Pigs. 
J. M. P., Macomb, Mich. —I have had two pigs, 
one last November, the other this spring, that, 
when about seven weeks old, two weeks after 
castration, from which they seemed to recover 
all right, were ‘ aken by vomiting; then their 
bowels became very loose, and when recovered 
so that they seemed to do well for a week, they 
are taken again in the same way. The pen is 
kept clean, and the pigs are fed milk, middlings 
and corn, also have grass on which to run. Two 
others, females of the same age, were taken the 
same, but recovered at the first attack and are 
doing nicely. The one of last fall was allowed 
to become four months old and weighed about 40 
pounds when he was killed. They seem very 
sick, will not eat much and keep very poor, but 
do not seem to die. My neighbor says that it’s 
“ black tooth.” Is there any such thing any more 
than wolf-in-the-tail ? 
The trouble is due either to worms or 
to indigestion. If due to indigestion, it 
is, probably, from overfeeding at the 
time of weaning. I suspect, however, 
that worms are the cause of the trouble. 
One of the best vermicides is the oil of 
turpentine in doses of one teaspoonful 
for each 30 pounds of pig. The turpen¬ 
tine should be well shaken up in about 
four parts of castor oil or eight parts of 
milk, and administered on an empty 
stomach. The dose can be repeated in 
two or three days if desirable. The black 
teeth theory belongs to the same cl&fs 
of diseases as the wolf-in-the-tail, etc. 
See p^ge 196 of The R. N.-Y. for 1896. 
Chronic Indigestion in a Mare. 
II., Sjiarku, Mich. —My mare is about 12 years 
old. She shed off well except on the ribs on both 
sides; she is very thin in flesh, has an extra good 
appetite, eats any and everything (nearly), and 
keeps poor. The urine Is somewhat thick. She 
wrenched her back in a stump hole, and can’t 
get up without help. After working a little and 
stopping, she hangs her head as though sleeping. 
Her feed is 20 to 30 ears of corn, three bundles of 
oats (two-tnirds ripe), three bundles of fodder 
every day, 8 to 10 pounds of shucks about three 
times a week, and one tablespoonful of linseed 
meal once a day. I do not work her much, and 
she does not take on any flesh as I can see. I 
have been battling across the loins with a mix¬ 
ture of one bottle of mustang liniment, and one- 
half this quantity each of kerosene and spirits 
of turpentine, and one ounce of laudanum. She 
is hungry all the time, but does not gnaw or bite 
wood, and drinks only a moderate quantity of 
water. 
Give the mare one of the following 
powders in her feed night and morning ; 
Sulphate of soda, one pound ; powdered 
gentian, one-half pound ; nitrate of pot¬ 
ash, four ounces; powdered nux vomica, 
three ounces; mix and make into 20 
powders. Increase the quantity of lin¬ 
seed meal to one-half pint and feed 
twice daily. Ground oats or wheat bran 
could replace one-half of the corn to 
advantage, and would, also, be conven¬ 
ient in which to feed the powders and 
linseed meal. If there is constipation, 
give pint doses of raw linseed oil once 
daily until the bowels move freely. 
How to Kill Horns. 
It. P. 8 , Niagara Falls, Ontario.—Is there an 
acid that will remove the horns from young 
calves without using a dishorning machine ? 
Ans. —Since it has been officially de¬ 
cided that dishorning is a surgical opera¬ 
tion and can be done only for pay by 
veterinary surgeons, it becomes some¬ 
what important that the farmers know 
how to prevent the growth of horns. It 
can be done easily and safely, and re¬ 
quires no expert to perform the opera¬ 
tion. Caustic potash, which may be 
purchased at any drug store, should be 
used. The following directions for ap¬ 
plying were published in this paper 
January 30, last, on page 68, but for the 
benefit of those who may not have no¬ 
ticed the article, or who may have for¬ 
gotten the directions given, it is repub¬ 
lished here. The calves should be 
operated upon when about one month 
old, or as soon as the little horns make 
their appearance. The hair should be 
closely clipped from the skin around 
the horn and the horn moistened with 
water to which soap or a little am¬ 
monia have been added to dissolve the 
oily secretion of the skin, so that the 
potash will more readily adhere to the 
horn. Care should be taken not to 
431 
moisten the skin except on the horn 
where the potash is to be applied. One 
end of a stick of caustic potash is dipped 
in water until it is slightly softened. It 
is then rubbed on the moistened surface 
of the little horn. This operation is re¬ 
peated from five to eight times until the 
surface of the horn becomes slightly 
sensitive. Care must be taken not to 
allow any of the potash to get on the 
flesh surrounding the horn, or an ugly 
sore will be produced. A little lard 
rubbed on the surrounding flesh would 
tend to protect it from the potash. 
L. A. CLINTON. 
A Silo for Five Cows. 
J. T. S., Lincoln, N. Y .— Can I build a silo for 
four or five cows to advantage? What should 
the dimensions be, and about how many acres 
of a fair corn crop would fill it ? 
Ans. —Five cows, if fed about the 
maximum amount of ensilage per day, 
would consume in six months about 
36 000 pounds. A tub silo 10 feet in 
diameter and 15 feet high, would have a 
capacity of 45,000 pounds, and would 
cost $20 to $30. It could, no doubt, be 
used to advantage even with the small 
number of cows mentioned. A smaller 
silo would have capacity sufficient, but 
it is never economical to have a depth 
of less than 15 feet. Four acres of corn 
with an average yield would fill the 
silo. l. A. c 
Something About Guinea Fowls. 
G. 8. G., Ontario, Canada.— Are all varieties of 
Guinea fowls rather wild in their habits ? What 
ones do you recommend ? Do they frighten 
hawks and crows from the farmyard ? 
Ans. —All varieties of Guinea fowls 
are of the same wild nature. The Pear 
is the mest common variety. There if- 
no perceptible difference in the varieties 
as to breeding or quality. All depend* 
on one’s fancy what variety he should 
breed. They make a great deal of noise 
when hawks, crows or any strange ani¬ 
mal comes near. j. k. s. 
About six years ago my sister oontraeted a.severe 
Cold, and was troubled with a bad Cough. She be¬ 
came very weak and delicate, and a physician was 
cal'ed In who pronounced her di'ease CONSUMP¬ 
TION. She continued to grow worse, and the doctors 
said she could not recover. A friend induced her ti 
try Jayne s Expectorant. After taking a few dcses, 
she began to improve and kept on with the medicine 
until she was entirely well, and has ever since en¬ 
joyed good health.--L. W. MILLER, Dexter, Texas. 
October 21.1895. 
For tho Liver use Jayne’s Painless Sanative Pills. - 
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describe is not incurable. Use Tuttle's Elixir. 
Horseman, Elgin, III .— There is only one sure way 
of escaping a lameness. Apply Tuttle's Elixir. 
and it will remain moist on the part affected. 
Mrs. F. S. 71 , Richmond, Fa ,— If you find a case 
of colic that 1 'uttle's Elixir will not cure, it will en¬ 
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my horse, on the twentieth day of January, 1892, ran 
away with a hitching post and injured her knees so 
hadly that she was pronounced worthless by several 
horse doctors. I tried various remedies for six weeks 
and she grew worse. I at length used Tuttle's Elixir, 
and in three weeks from the time I commenced to use 
it 1 had her on the road ready for work. The knees 
healed so nicely that it is difficult to find the scars.” 
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