1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
2i7 
AILING ANIMALS. 
ANSWERS BT DR. F. E. KILBORNE. 
Ringworm in Cows. 
What ails my cows? Their hair comes off 
around the eyes; skin turns whitish and 
looks scaly. What is the cause, and what 
will cure it? R. i- w. 
Beach Lake, Pa. 
Saturate the patches with the com¬ 
pound tincture of iodine. Repeat in a 
week, first rubbing off all dry scurf and 
crusts. 
Co/t Weak in Fetlocks. 
What shall I do for a 10-months-old colt 
that does not stand up straight on his hind 
feet as he should? That is, he seems to 
walk almost on his pasterns, with his toes 
pointing up. The colt is in fine condition 
and growing fast. G. u. N. 
Cheriton, Va. 
Bathe the sides and back of the leg 
from the hock to the hoof three or four 
times daily with alcohol or soap lini¬ 
ment, rubbing thoroughly with the hand 
each time, until the leg is well warmed. 
Congestion of Parturition. 
I have a young cow just in with first calf. 
Her udder began to get hard a week before 
calving, seeming to move first one side, then 
the other. She gives a good mess of milk 
freely, but the swelling does not go down. 
What is it, and what can I do for it? 
Foster, N. Y. p. h. t. 
If the heifer milks freely from all four 
teats, there is probably nothing worse 
than the congestion of the udder attend¬ 
ing parturition. Rub and knead the 
udder, firmly but gently, after each 
milking, and I think the swelMng will 
go down in a few days. If it does not, 
bathe with spirits of camphor, or rub 
with hot castor oil several times daily. 
Constipation in a Cow. 
We have a cow that Is troubled with con¬ 
stipation. We feed hay, bran, cornmeal 
and middlings, but still hei- droppings are 
very hard. She is in good health; milk 
yield is good, and milk is very rich. What 
shall we feed or give her to remedy this? 
We have no roots of any kind. w. a. k. 
Rocky Grove, Pa. 
Feed more bran, and less meal and 
middlings, especially the middlings. Add 
a half-pint to one pint oil meal to the 
grain ration night and morning, or feed 
one to two gills raw linseed oil in the 
feed twice daily. If the grain ration, 
and especially the bran, were made into 
a mash with boiling water, it will be 
more laxative. If the above feeding 
does not prove sufficient, give one of fol¬ 
lowing powders in her feed twice dally: 
Epsom salts, IG ounces; ginger and gen¬ 
tian, of each four ounces; powdered mix 
vomica, tw'o ounces; mix and divide into 
12 pow'ders. 
Lymphangitis or Farcy in a Horse. 
I would like to know what ails my mare, 
and what will cure her. One of her hind 
legs swelled at first, and .she was very 
lame and sore; then it broke out in several 
places from the hock* joint down to the 
fetlock joint. In a few days tlie sores 
stopped running, all but the one on the 
hock joint in front; that kept running for 
over two weeks, but has stopped now, and 
the lameness has also left. J. m. 
Albion, N. Y. 
The symptoms indicate lymphangitis, 
or farcy, probably the former. Give the 
following powder in ball or drench: 
Best aloes and ginger, of each one ounce, 
mix. If the bowels are not freely moved 
repeat the dose in three days. Then fol¬ 
low with a powder in the feed night and 
morning: Nitrate of potash and gen¬ 
tian, of each eight ounces; dry sulphate 
of iron and ntix vomica, of each three 
ounces, mix and divide into 16 powders. 
Should the trouble recur have the mai'e 
examined for farcy. If not at work, feed 
on a light laxative diet, with sufficient 
roots, bran mashes or some succulent 
food sufficient to keep the bowels open. 
this year because meadows were quite 
a failure, and corn was a short crop, 
making feed scarce. My method is to 
have the stack-yards in dry meadows 
or places where cattle can conveniently 
run to the ricks of straw. Then fence 
the ricks as follows: Set poles of about 
five or six inches diameter at the large 
end, and long enough to reach over the 
top of rick when planted a few inches 
in the ground. Set these poles at con¬ 
venient distances apart, say 10 feet, 
and have one of them in the middle of 
each end of rick, so that at each end 
there will be three poles thus coming 
together at the top where they must 
be fastened together with hickory withes 
or pinned or spiked together. Then fas¬ 
ten together in the same way the other 
poles, which must be placed in pairs. 
Next pin fast to these upright poles 
two strings of poles or strong rails 
horizontally, one about 18 inches from 
the ground, and the other about 18 
inches above that, thus leaving a place 
between the two for the stock to eat 
through, but not large enough for them 
to get through. They will eat all the 
straw for a distance of about three feet, 
and in this space all of the remainder 
of the rick can be quite conveniently 
fed out. The feeder can stand on the 
top horizontal pole, and with a pitch- 
fork can pull the sides of the rick down 
into that space, and need not untop 
the rick until at least one-half is fed 
out. We think this plan can be used 
also with hay or shredded fodder top¬ 
ped out with other mateidal, and the 
poles do not hinder driving wagons 
near enough to put on a load to haul 
away. Our thrashing is done with a 
machine, using a cyclone stacker which 
rather cuts up the straw, and although 
ricks are generally made circular in 
shape these poles will stand well and 
answer the purpose, while the short 
straw and chaff are difficult to move 
except in this way, and makes excel¬ 
lent feed fresh from the rick. Our cat¬ 
tle are all dishorned, or hornless, and 
it would be a surprise to see the num¬ 
ber that can be accommodated around 
a small rick. J. r.. n. 
Falls. W. Va. 
that runs on wheels. 
Sold Everywhere. 
Hade by STANDARO OIL. CO 
Your Corn Crop 
—all things beingequal, depends more largely upon 
good planting than anything else. If the seed is 
not put in surely and regularly there can be no per¬ 
fect germination and“even stand” of plants. If the 
seed is good, there is no replanting where the 
FARQUHAR 
KEYSTONE CORN PLANTER 
is used.Plants 10 to 13acres a day easily.Dropsin hills 
or drills any desired distance apart. Putslnasmuch 
idiosphate as you wish just where you want it. It 
can’t get out of order. Suited to all lands—all soils. 
Plants Held corn, sweet corn, ensilage corn, beans, 
peas, etc. Made the best that such an Implement 
can be made. Don’t buy a planter ofany kinduntil 
you send for our Large Illustrated Catalogue 
of machines and implements. We mall it Fit EE. 
Feeding Straw from the Stack. 
Straw is fed to cattle in this region 
to a large extent, and no doubt some¬ 
times at a loss financially, but this year 
especially cattle are doing well on ii, 
owing to a large extent to the drought 
that ran through May, causing wheat 
to be short and make a poor yield of 
grain. It is also highly appreciated 
WHY BUY 
an old-style,ont-of-date 
Hay Carrier, when you 
can get the latest 
Improved Louden, 
worth twice the money? 
Let us send Catalogue of every 
thing in Hay Tools, and circular 
of Door Hangers—Best on Eartb 
—also, How to Build Hay Barns, 
etc. 
LOUDEN MACHINERY CO. Div.J, Fairfield, Iowa. 
GOLD 
31EDAL 
OHaHA 
1898 
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When you buy a carriage, buggy or harness. Choose 
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pay only the cost of making, with but one moderate 
profit ^ded. Our plan of selling direct from the 
factory insures satisfaction—your money back if 
you’re dissatisfied with your purchase—and enables 
you to 5ay0 the dealer’s proflt- 
OuT complete illustrated catalogue, showing many styles of high grade 
vehicles, harness, robes, blankets ana horse eqnipments, with detailed de¬ 
scriptions of each, mailed free. Write for it and ieam how cheaply you can 
boy when the jobber’s and dealer’s profits are out off. vo 240 sin.ie mr.n 
THE COLUMBUS CARRIAGE AND HARNESS CO.. Box 772, Columbus, 0. Bagy^ Harueas. Price It'.SS. _ 
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No. 3034 Buggy. Price |38.30 
with leather quarter top. 
Il Let^ 6e FrienpsT 
There is certainly nn advan-1 
tage ill doing business with aiirm I 
which will give you such rare I 
value at such reasonable prices I 
that you will always feel friendly I 
toward it. 
If you buy of us 
just once 
We will Cilways 
be friends. 
OUR 10 DAYS’ FREE TRIAL PLAN 
of selling vehicles of every description, at factory prices, is constantly making us 
friends of this kind. You don’t have to buy “sight unseen” when you buy of us. 
We let you use the vehicle for 10 days before you decide to keep it And we sell 
a better vehicle for less money than any other manufacturer or dealer in the 
country. Send for our big, free catalog of vehicles and harness and think it over. 
Kalamazoo Carriage & Harness Go., Dept. 30, Kalamazoo, Mich. 
#11) OC Is ourprfee. Retails 
# I for $18.00. Hi^h 
grade single satrap driving bar- 
ueas, nick, or Davis rubber trim. 
Genuine rubber or bra<<s tr m, 
$14.75 other styles sintrle har- 
ne.HS, Prices, $4.45 to $20.50. 
#4)1) I C is our price, retails #4)| I C for a spring wagon 
I V for $30.00. Extra I W harness that retailes 
quality double buggy harness, for $30.00. X. C. plate or Japan 
nick, or D.avis'rubber trim, blind trim, traces in., wood bames 
or op* n bridles, over or round side with rings, leps collars. Price with 
checks with collars. Less collar.**, collars, $24.15. Brass or nickel 
$10.00. 25 other stvlea double trim, $2.35 extra. Breeching if 
driviughame&s. $14.50 to $60.00. wanted. Three other styles. 
We send 1 hitch strap with single harness, 2 with double harness. We ship any harness C. 0. D. subject to examination, 
wilhoul any money with order. Order by number. 8cn«l lor Free Catnloirue* It gives prices on 225 styles of harness, 
strap work, snap**, buckles, alt kind of harnes*s repairs, blankets, fly rets. Middles, etc. Write now for Free Cutnloeue 
MARVIN SMITH CO., 56-57-59 N. JEFFERSON ST., CHICAGO. ILLINOIS^ 
000 OA buys our Laee 
#£OiOU Box Loop 
hame tug heavy hook and terri t 
farm team harness, less collars. 
With collars $28,15; retails for 
35.00. A splendid farm harness 
for $18.50. 50 other styles of 
team harness $13.55 to $12.50. 
BUGGIES 
X^ot 
YOU CAN BUY FROM US AT FACTORY PRICES 
Buggles-Phaclons-Surreys-Wagoni-AII kind* of Harness 
We willselUlirecttoyou a vehicle or harness as cheap as dealers 
buytheir^oodsin car-loadlots. Don’tpay profits to middlemen. 
Our worki sallhigh-grade, correct style, and elegantly finished. 
FREE CATALOGUE 
Send 
for 
. in the United Statea. 
ill work Guaranteed and Shipped on Approval 
CONSUMERS CaRRIAGE & MFG. CO. 
282 So. Desplalnes street, CHICAGO, ILL. 
This CompanyisrcHable.—Editor. 
THE WHEEL OF TIME 
lur all time is the 
Metal Wheel. 
v\’e make them in all sizes and vari¬ 
eties, '14> EIT AJi Y AXI.E. Any 
..height, any width of tire desired. 
Ijour wheels are either direct or 
' stagger spoke. Can FIT YdUK 
WAGON perfectly without change. 
NO BREAKING DOWN. 
No dryiaz out. No resetting tires. Gheap 
because they endure. Send for cata- 
loeue and prices. Free upon request. 
Electric Wheel Co. 
Box 88 Quincy, Ills. 
THE MOST FOR THE MONEY. 
THE MOST POWER 
for the money can 
be gotten.from ourfl, 
3,3 andl-horse 
TREAD 
POWERS 
ybeeause safest 
' for dairy ma 
chlnery, out, 
ting, snelllng, 
grinding, saw- 
_ Ing, pumping, 
etc. Get our circulars and knowiall aboutithem. 
ST. ALBANS FOUNDRY CO., St. Albana, Vt. 
DIRECT TO YOU, 
Cuts Wide $V Xarrow. 
Now only $6.25. | 
3 other styles of Weeders 16 tooth complete as shown,$5.85 
n lr\,ar n f. Ar /\.\ ... ee *// At ' nt\ 
as low as kq.oo. 
Jfisk Harrow.s. 
Spike Tooth Harrows, 
Cultivators, Seeders, 
Land Rollers, 
All kinds of Agricultural 
Implements, Vehicles, Har¬ 
ness, etc., at money saving 
prices. 
18 “ ■“ “ “ 6.70 
■>0 “ “ “ “ 7.70 
34 ** ** no guard, $10.30 
16 tooth guarded and lined, $6.65 
18 “ •• “ “ 7.65 
20 “ “ '• •• 8.25 
Standard weight and length 
Spring Harrow Teeth 20c each. 
Steel cllpa 20c per dozen. 
200 page catalog for the asking. Write to-day. 
CASH SUPPLY & MPQ. CO., Dept. Q, Kalamazco, Mkh. 
UfCI I DRILLING 
If ELL Machines 
Over 70 alsea and styles, for drilling either deep or 
shallow wells in any kind of soil or rock. Mounted 
on wheels or on sills. With engines or horse powers. 
Strong, simple and durable. Anv mechanlo can 
operate them easily. Bend for catalog. 
WILLIAMS BROS., Ithaca, N. V. 
TJjS 130 
lEXoxxoist 
and admit that a fence containing part large and 
part small size wires will not stand the .same ex¬ 
posure and abuse as a fence containing all large size 
wires. One will last a lifetime. Will the other? 
Send for catalogue. 
THE FROST WIRE FENCE CO., Cleveland, Ohio. 
=•!«>»-—I > « ' I yo— J ; | ^ y . .1 g. .. —. 
4~4CirCLOA/E FENCE 
gives a farmer more fence for less money, 
put up quicker and easier than apy 
other. Large steel cables and heaviest 
cross wires. Wire and all fence supplies ' 
at wholesale prices. Crimped and Spiral 
Pickets. Ornamental Fence and Oates' 
and Farm Gales. 
CYCLONE FENCE CO., Holly, Xleb. 
Branches, Cleveland, O.; M’aukegau, Ill. ‘ 
Wrtrtit 
BETTER THAN WOOD. 
/ 
/VA_ 
Costs less; looks better; lasts longer. 
HARTMAN STEEL ROD LAWN FENCE 
will neither rot nor bum. 
HARTMAN MFG. CO., Bog , g, Ellwo 4 >d City. Pa. 
Ur Uaom 70 t SOd Broadwt.,. New York City. 
The Only Trouble 
with PAGE Poultry Fence is. It looks so much like 
a stock fence that veovle will use it for a stock fence. 
Weighs 10 pounds to the rod. 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., ADRIAN, MICH. 
HOW TO BUILD 
WIUIAMI MFQ. CO.. KALAMAZOO. MIOM. 
$3J2 
LEVER HARROW 
STEELI _ 
At$8.9i$ lor each 80-tooth section, we 
offer the higbestgrade ALL-STKKL LKVKK MARKOW made, 
the equal of any steel harrow sold at double the price. 
Price for 1 section, 30-tooth, 5-foot, 132 pounds 9 8.88 
Price for 2 sections, 60-tooth, 10-foot, 245 pounds 7.84 
Price for 3 sections. 90-tooth, 15-foot, 465 pounds 11.78 
Price.for 4 sections, 120-tooth, 20-foot. 500 pounds 16.08 
SEND NO MONEY, 
if you live within 500 miles of 
Chicago, (if further sendll.OO) 
cut this ad. out and send to us, 
state whether you 
wish 1,2, Sor4 uedas 
harrow, we will 
send the bar- 
row to you by 
freightC.O. D., 
subject to oxamloslloo. 
You canexamineitat 
yourfreightdepot. and if found perfectly satisfactory, 
exactly as represented, the equal of any steel harrow 
made, and about one-half the price charged by others, 
pay ) 0 ur railroad agent QUR SPECIAL OFFER^ PRICE 
and freight charges, less $1.00 if sent with order. The 
freight will average about 40e per 100 Iba. for eaeh hOOmIleo, 
T UIC U A P D nUf l6 made for us in Ohio by the be.t 
I n.P niafsB.vW harrow maher to America, made of the 
highest grade ehaonel steel, extra strong, heavily clamped. 
Hasmalleable eye tooth fastener,extra length teeth with enlarged 
beads, self adjusting lever, adjusted so the teeth can be setaC 
any angle deslr^, backward, forward or horizontally. 
SMtionsareaelf-a^uBting, can be used in 1,2, 3 or 4 sec¬ 
tions ats desired. Bhnbodies every up-to-date feature of 
the higbestgrade nil steel lever harrows made, and put oataa. 
deronr binding guarantee. Each harrow comes wltikUraw 
bar and all connections complete. For other harrows at 
$3.68and upwards write for Harrow Catalogue. Address 
SEARS, ROEBUCK & COs, CHICAGO, ILL. 
