1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
237 
dairy AMD FEED NOTtS. 
AitTii'iriAr, Buttermilk. —We have a 
retail trade for 20 to 30 quarts of but¬ 
termilk daily, and the demand for fresh 
buttermilk increases during the Sum¬ 
mer, but as our cream then goes into 
ice cream we are short of the milk. To 
overcome this we tried last Summer the 
manufacture of buttermilk from skim- 
milk with varying success. With a 
starter of fresh buttermilk, using about 
10 per cent of the starter, and allowing 
it to ripen 18 to 24 hours, as for cream, 
then churning 20 to 30 minutes, the re¬ 
sulting product cannot be told from 
straight buttermilk by the most critical. 
Skim-milk and buttermilk have prac¬ 
tically the same composition, and the 
ripening and churning process really 
makes buttermilk. We learned to our 
sorrow that one cannot keep on using 
this skim buttermilk for a starter, as 
a different class of bacteria seems to 
result therefrom which will not prop¬ 
erly ripen the milk, and the result is a 
sour, foamy mass which is no good. By 
using fresh buttermilk each time a first- 
class product can be made. A number 
of physicians now recommend butter¬ 
milk for kidney troubles, and it is said 
to be very helpful. 
BAI.ANCING Rations. —There are a 
good many men who do not believe in 
balanced rations, yet are quite careful 
to balance their own rations. A meal 
of crackers or bread alone would not 
last, as they say, but add some cheese 
to it, and butter their bread or crack¬ 
ers, and they might make a lunch that 
they could work on a good many hours. 
'I'lie crackers or bread alone supplied 
carbohydrates, but add cheese and but¬ 
ter and we come near balancing it, as 
the cheese supplies protein and the but¬ 
ter fat. We noticed a stonemason’s din¬ 
ner pail. Probably he had never heard 
of balanced rations, but either he or his 
wife had quite happily balanced it. It 
contained a piece of meat, a large chunk 
of cheese, bread, pie, cake and a quart 
of milk. 
The Dairy Engine. —The best-paying 
and perhaps most satisfactory machine 
on our farm is a Safe engine. We know 
not whether its name was given because 
of its shape, or on account of safety. It 
has no name plate to tell where or by 
whom made. We first saw one at one 
of our fairs, and it seemed to be just 
what we needed. Ours is five horse¬ 
power, weighs 1,400 pounds, is mounted 
on small wheels, takes up a space about 
4x3, and is about 4^ feet high. It 
doesn’t require an experienced hand to 
run it, and is very economical of fuel. 
We can get up steam in 10 minutes from 
cold water, and then with very little at¬ 
tention is ready for work all day. It is 
square, box-shaped, and the flues or 
pipes set very thickly and screwed hori¬ 
zontally into a water back. These are 
set in alternate rows, so that heat 
strikes all of them. There is a fusible 
plug near the bottom, which, melting 
when water gets below that point, puts 
out the fire and prevents blowing up. A 
door in front makes it very easy to clean 
off the flues. Our engine does all the 
creamery work, such as churning, heat¬ 
ing water and milk, steaming cans, 
freezing ice cream, runs turbine sep¬ 
arator; also saws our wood and runs in 
the Winter a green-bone grinder to help 
out the chickens. By detaching one 
union we can roll it right out on a truck, 
and in the Pall use it to cut our silage. 
It does a great amount of work every 
day with but little fuel, and is a very 
satisfactory machine in all respects. 
Connecticut. h. g. Manchester. 
We have had an open Winter, stock get¬ 
ting along in good shape until recently; 
then matters changed and we have had 
very cold weather. Farmers have suffered 
on account of scarcity of water, but It ha* 
rained for two days and that will help th* 
wells, as far as surface water. Ground is 
still full of frost. E. H. s. 
Orangeville, Pa. 
Killing Sheep Ticks. 
Mow can I rid my sheep of ticks when the 
wool is on them? c. t. 
Pennsylvania. 
Last Spring, after I sheared my sheep, 
I dipped both sheep and lambs in the 
Cooper dip, and I have not seen a tick 
since, but these liquid dips are hard to 
use, when the wool is on the sheep. A 
better way is to wait until it is warmer, 
then shear the sheep, and within a few 
days after shearing dip the sheep, and 
if there are any young lambs dip them 
also, for the ticks will leave the sheep 
after being sheared and go to the lambs. 
I have used in a small way Scotch snuff 
when the wool is on the sheep. I take 
a baking powder can (a pound can), 
punch the cover fuli of small holtes, fill 
it half full of the snuff, then lay the 
sheep on its side, part the wool, and 
dust the snuff all through it. It will kill 
the ticks every time, but is a slow way 
of doctoring a very large flock. 
«. w. H. 
The Contents of a SHo. 
How many tons of corn silage will a 
round silo hold that Is 14 feet In diameter 
and 30 feet high? How many cows will It 
feed eight months, feeding twice a day? 
Geneva. N. Y. c. a. k. 
Ans. —A fair average weight for a 
cubic foot of silage is 40 pounds. It will 
vary somewhat, but this is a fair state¬ 
ment. First find the cubic contents of 
the silo. A circle 14 feet in diameter 
contains 154 square feet, and the whole 
silo thus contains 4,620 cubic feet. If it 
were filled to the top and well stamped 
and settled down it would hold 184,800 
pounds, or 92 tons. It is not, of course, 
possible to fill every inch of the silo with 
good silage. A cow would average 35 
pounds of silage per day, which for 240 
days will mean 8,400 pounds. In theory, 
therefore, this silo would feed 22 cows. 
That is not a safe estimate, for half a 
dozen things may upset these calcula¬ 
tions. You should be satisfied if the silo 
provides good silage for 15 cows. 
Bloody' Milk. —I have had consider¬ 
able experience with bloody milk in. 
cows with large udder, in heavy flow of 
milk. A bruise may cause it, but I 
think it is very often caused by jerking 
the udder too much when milking. Bath¬ 
ing or greasing is good when swollen 
badly. I have had them so bad that it 
was diflBcult to free the udder from 
clotted blood. I consider the main thing 
to do to effect a permanent cure is to 
hold the part of the udder affected with 
one hand while milking with the other 
and especially crowd up on the udder 
with the hand milking, instead of pull¬ 
ing down, which should be continued a 
few days in mild cases, but in severe 
cases 10 or 12 days after the flow of blood 
stops. In all cases avoid pulling down 
on the teat. h. j. e. 
Clarence, N. Y. 
LOW-DOWN, BROAD-TIRE 
Farm Trucks orisinated 
with us and we still sell 
direct to farmers three- 
fourths of all that are 
used We build ten styles 
of farm wagons, we also 
build steel wheels for old 
wagons. Send for our free 
catalogue, it contains 30 
photographic scenes. 
FARMERS HANDY WAGON CO., Saginaw, Mich. 
STEEL 
WHEELS 
"FARM WAGONS 
any size wanted, any width of 
tire. Hiiba to fit any axle. 
No blankeniitli’H bill<i to pay. 
No tires to reset. Fit your old wagon 
with low steel wheels with wide 
tires at low price. Our catalogue 
tells you how to do it. Address 
EMPIRE MFG. CO., Quincy, III. 
LIGHTNING WELL MACHYil 
BS THE STA N QA„R I 
STEAM PUMPS m UFTSa^ 
GASOLINE ENGINES J 
cmCULAR [£Hf 
THE AMERICAN WELL WORKS “"“i 
LA,i.I.B.OR4^-|H. - CHICAGO- DALLAS TF.X. 
Our low prices and our Ten Days Trial plan are “forever 
in the way” of the local dealer. He doesn’t like us—naturally 
—because we let our customers take a vehicle and use it 10 
days before deciding whether they will keep it or not, 
and because we sell you better goods for les.s money tlian ho pos¬ 
sibly can. Tliere are two or three profits ou the goods he sells— 
the dealer’s, the jobber’s, the manufacturer’s. We make our owm 
goods and add but one. small profit. Iu style, finish and material 
you wont find the equal of our veliicles for the money anywhere. 
Send for big, free catalogue and particulars of our 10 days trial 
plan. We make harness too. 
KALAMAZOO CARRIAGE AND HARNESS CO., Box 30. Kalamazoo, Mich 
HOW MUCH GAN I SAVE? 
This is a question that every man should ask himself when It 
comes to a business proposition. For Instance, we manufacture 
vchlfles mid harness and sell them to you direct from our 
factory at wliolcsale prices. On this plan the saving to you is 
that is, you would have to pay a 
local 
t much more 
than you pay us for tlie same quality 
1 of goods. IS not this Item worth 
' suvliigl We make 178 styles of vehicles 
and 05 styles of harness and are the 
largest luaimfaetiirers of vekleles 
^ ,^aiid harness In the world sellliigto 
the coiisuiiier exclusively. We 
laeiory at wiioiesaie i,rices, 
about 35 per cent; 
dealer or accent abtmt that much 
No. tit—Canopy top surrey with oil evei*y article we sell and ship 
lamps. Price complete with pole or shafts,®**** 
$75. Same as sells for $35 more than our price, arrival. You 
^ have the advantage of large selection, newest 
--- - -designs, latest styles, Ac. Above ail you have 
I a guarantee of quality at a reasonable price. 144-pafl:c illustrated catalogue FHKC. 
ELKHART CARRIAGE & HARNESS MANUFACTURING CO., Elkhart, Indiana. 
harness, with nickel trim¬ 
mings. Complete with collars. 
$22. Ab good as sells for $30. 
THE WHOLE WORLD ADMIRES 
Split Hickory Vehicles, 
and the hest of it is, the closer you examine them, the better you like 
Uiem. They are built rijjht all the way through and they have a hun¬ 
dred special features—“little things” that add to their comfort, safety 
and d urability found ou no other. We sell 
DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY 
save all agent’s profits. We ship on approval. You don’t 
keep It unless you think it a bargain. Send for our Ve¬ 
hicle and Harness catalogue. It w'ill save you money. 
OHIO CARRIAGE MANUFACTURING CO.. 
39 W. Broad Street, Colvinrvbus, OKlo. 
00. Different 
from the ordinary buggy, is our latest stylo 
for 1901. We useToiiir lAhtaiico Axlo 
_ with birll collar which keeus out all dust and 
^mud, runs 1000 miles without reoUing. Combined Quick bhift Bhuft 
' Coupler and Aiitl-J^attler, so yon can change from shaft to pole in one 
minute. With this attachment you neverhave any rattle. Wheels and Gear,every 
stick of timber Used guaranteed to be the very best of second growth hickory. Every 
forging and bolt the best Norway iron. ('Wheels furnished any size.) llody 20,22or 
24 in. wide, 55 in. long. Spring cushion and back 
k ^ W^e upholster the seat and back cushion with a Gne careen 
111 velvet with gold figure, or 'whip cord with high wings on 
iltindcfseat cushion, and line the top with a special light color top lining to match the 
^seat triinmlng. The edge of top lining is pinked, the back stays of top are pinked on 
edge and center stiched, a special design with thread to match top lining. We use a light 
color carpet for bottom and side panels of body, (or when desired will use leather or dark 
broadcloth trimniingsand dark fining in top with dark carpet to match.) 
|y|p|r|A furnishnickle dash rail, nickle rail over back of seat cushion, nlckleprop nuts,nick1e seat 
INIvHIG IflVDUlillll^ds handles, nicklehub bands. Wo piiliit tomatchtrimmings, or will paintany color tosuitpur- 
chaser. W e take special pains w'ith this buggy to sea that it is fitted with trimmings, paintings, and everything to match. 
but sell direct to you at wholesale prices We ship subject to examJno- 
mG IICItG ho and save you the middle man’s profit. llV iTlvLiCJIs lion without any money with 
order, and if you are not satisfied In every way, and do not fee 1 that we have saved you money and given you a bettei buggy than you 
could have bought elsewhere for any thing like our price, return to u» and we will pav all freight. Wo warrant every buggy for 
years and ;;iiuraiitee ftafo delivery. Do you want, or are you interested in any way in a vehicle or harness or any kiadt If 
so Mend for our new Tree vehicle Catulogrue. We have all styles at prices that will interest and save you money. 
MARVIN SMITH CO., 55-57-59 Jefferson Street, Chicago. Illinois. 
SUPPOSING YOU GOULD 
buy a cheap wire fonce for a trifle less than you can 
buy a Standard PAGK, would it i)ay? 
I'AGK WGVKV U lUK FK.NCE CD., A DRUN, MICII. 
CYCLONE 
iQr\i 
Fence 
Beuta anything ever shown, the same as the 
“Cyclone” Farm Fence excels all others. 
Don’t buy farm and lawn fence until you get our 
catalogue and wholesale wire prices. 
CYCLONE FENCE CO. Holly, Mich. 
Bbanches; Cleveland, Ohio. Waukegan, Ill. 
“Electrio”E^ 
[applieii to either 
Wheels or Wagons 
I is a guarantee of excellence. The pvih-1 
I lie appreuiates tliis fact. In 4 yeui’swe 
Isold 320.000 KlFCtricSlcid Wheels uiid 30 
1000 Klectrle Handy >Vng«»ns. We make wheels j 
I to fit any wagen. Illustrated Catalog FREE. ' 
Electric Wheel Co. Box 88, Quincy, Ills. 
THE MOST FOR THE MOHEY. 
,THE MOST POWER 
for the money can 
ho gotten.from oinjl, 
2,3 and 1-horse 
TREAD 
POWERS 
safest 
for dairy ma 
chlnery, cu- 
ting, shelling, 
grinding, saw¬ 
ing, pumping, 
our circulars and knowall about.them. 
ST. ALBANS FOUNDRY CO., St. Albans. Vt 
HORSE-HIGH! 
BULL-STROHQ ... 
our Duplex Automatic 
Bearing Woven Wire 
Fence Machine, any farmer 
can make 100 Styles, "and from 
SO to 70 rods a day 
of tlio best and most practi¬ 
cal fence on earth at a cost for 
the Wire to make It of from 
20 to 30c. per rod 
We sell Ornamental Fence 
and Gates, Form Fence and 
Gates, Plain, Barbed and 
Colled Spring Wire 
direct to the farmerat whole¬ 
sale prices. Catalogue free. 
HOG, HORSE, CATTLE, DOC, 
She^, fire and water and snow drift proof. 
The fence that fences—Cheap and lasts a lifetime— 
AMERICAN 
FIELD AHD HOG FEHOE 
If you cannot find our local agent write to 
American Steel & Wire Co., Chicago or New York. 
Mfei I DRILLING 
WELL Machines 
Over 70 sizes 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. Any mechanic can 
operate them easily. Send for catalog. 
WlIiLIAMS BB08., Ithaca, N. Y. 
