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March II, 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Live Stock and Dairy] 
COW WITH MANGE. 
I have a grade Guernsey heifer four years 
old that 1 purenased two months ago. At 
the time I noticed that she had rubbed the 
hair from several spots on her neck and 
shoulders, and that she had several sores on 
hips and legs, where she came in contact 
with the floor in lying down. She continued 
to rub the hair off. I suspected lice, but 
could find none. Nevertheless I dusted her 
thoroughly with “louse killer." I consulted 
a local veterinary and he said “indigestion," 
giving washes for the sores and some pow¬ 
ders to be given in her feed. She eats well, 
eyes look bright : is giving a out two quarts 
per day of milk, and is due to calve April A. 
Her hair comes out just as though she were 
shedding it. and she licks herself and rubs as 
though lousy, but I can tin', no lice. 1 
keep her in a closed shed or box stall with 
plenty of bedding, and the sores are about 
healed, though she occasionally rubs till the 
blood starts. She was not in good flesh 
when I bought her, and her hair looked 
rough. I can see some improvement in her 
condition, but not what I would like. There 
seems to be some scurf on her skin. I am 
feeding her oats, barley and corn, ground to¬ 
gether, liberally reduced with wheat bran—- 
say about one-quarter bran, and I feed about 
four quarts to six quarts per day with corn¬ 
stalks and good hay. Do you think it can 
be from indigestion, and what would you 
advise? Would it be better to dry her off 
at once? F. M. w. 
Trumansburg, N. Y. 
You are on the right track, and all the 
trouble is that the little imps were much 
smaller than you were looking for. If 
you had taken some of the under crust of 
the dandruff front some of the hairless 
places before you applied the wash your 
veterinarian gave you no doubt would 
have found the insects. If you place the 
dandruff on some dark paper and use a 
low-power glass it may be that you can 
find them now if you will get some of 
the dandruff front places where the wash 
has not been applied. The chances are 
that the wash your veterinarian gave you 
was some antiseptic solution that would 
put the parasites out of business. This 
species of mange lives in colonies much 
like the ant, and is quite persistent in 
cold weather on young cattle, and more 
especially on calves. The trouble usually 
ceases when warm weather conies, but 
may live through the Summer on calves. 
1 have had good results from the use of 
a mixture of kerosene and lard, used once 
in three days, but if the insects get on 
the young calf it may be necessary to dip 
him in Zenoleutn, tobacco water, kerosene 
emulsion or some of the sheep scab dips. 
Preparations of mercury or arsenic 
should never be used, as they may cause 
poisoning. If you will sprinkle fine salt 
all through the hair once a week you will 
find it of much value against the exter¬ 
nal parasites. I think it best to have a 
cow go dry about four to six weeks, .and 
not feed much cornmeal, but give a hand¬ 
ful of Epsom salts in the feed" every day 
just before she comes in. 
m. it. williams., n. v. s. 
Field Beans or Cow Peas. 
IF. L. /)., Meadow View, l a .—Why is it 
that the different varieties of garden and field 
beans are not grown for hay for stock tl > 
same as cow peas? Mow do they compare 
as stock feed and soil improvers with cow 
peas? 
Ans.— The field beans are sometimes 
used for green manuring. We have known 
them to be seeded in corn in sections 
where cow peas do not grow well. Such 
bean vines are fed to sheep with success. 
Lima beans are sometimes planted with 
corn—both stalks and vines being cut into 
the silo together. The main reason for us¬ 
ing cow peas are that the vines are large, 
grow faster, are more palatable for stock 
and make faster growth in hot weather. 
Roadside Planting in Pennsylvania. 
V. A r . C., Franklin, Pa .—Can '-on inform 
us in regard to the laws in Pennsylvania 
in regard to roadside tree planting? Is there 
a reduction made in taxes for such work, 
and does it specify the kind of trees, whether 
fruit or ornamental? 
Ans.— The law on roadside tree plant¬ 
ing is as follows: “Any person liable to 
road tax, who shall transplant to the side 
of the public highway, and on his own 
premises; any fruit, shade trees or forest 
trees, of suitable size, shall be allowed 
by the supervisor of roads where roads 
run through or adjoin cultivated fields, 
in abatement of his road tax, one dollar 
for every four trees set out.” 
N. B. CRITCHFIET.D. 
Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture. 
Cow Feed in Northern New Hampshire. 
—Here in northern New Hampshire pasture 
land is cheap, and nearly everyone relies on 
natural, pasture for Ihe Summer feed for 
Stock. A few provide soiling crops after the 
feed gets short. For that purpose corn fod¬ 
der and mown oats are used with a little 
Hungarian. Were I to practice soiling I 
would sow oats and peas as early as possi¬ 
ble, and would manage to have some well- 
cured, early-cut clover hay to feed all 
through the Summer. By sowing oats and 
peas at intervals, a succession would be pos¬ 
sible after the first. In addition, Hungarian 
and corn fodder could be used for variety, 
though the main dependence would be peas and 
oats. After the first year I should have Win¬ 
ter rye or wheat for early Spring. Were I 
where corn would usually do well, I should 
have a silo and use silage for the most part, 
thus saving the expense of daily cutting and 
carrying to the barn. With plenty of good 
silage, clover hay and mill feed one could get 
up an excellent ration, but the cost, would lie 
high unless we were on expensive land \v! 
an extra market for the produce. 
Colebrook, N. H. n. a. c. 
Warts on Cattle. —On page 45 a sub¬ 
scriber asks for the best way to remove warts 
from cattle. Dr. Williams says: “The best 
v.ay to remove warts is with a pair of 
curved scissors, or with a common pair of 
scissors, cutting out the hard parts in the 
skin when they are small.” From consid¬ 
erable experience I regard his method as a 
cruel and dangerous one, especially when a 
very simple remedy will in a majority of 
cases prove very effective. Some years since 
a friend of mine whom I was visiting called 
my attention to a cow that had about 50 
warts on her body, some of them on the 
udder. I called his attention to ihe arbor 
vitae tree, Thuja occidentals, known in 
northern New England as the cedar and 
White cedar. I told him if he would chop 
up some of the leaves so they would readily 
go in a jiint bottle, then fill the bottle with 
alcohol and let. it stand a day or two, and 
then apply tne tincture to the warts they 
would soon disappear. Some weeks after 
that, when I was visiting him again, he called 
my attention to the cow, and not a wart ap¬ 
peared on the skin. I tried the same tinc¬ 
ture on a fine Morgan mare which had a wart 
as large as the stone of a cherry under the 
saddle girth. One week's application of the 
tincture removed it completely. I have 
known the same treatment to remove warts 
on human beings, and there is absolutely no 
danger in using it. J. i>- Thompson. 
W. Virginia. 
rope $1 for 15. $2 for 40. thoroughbred Brahmas, 
LUUo Rocks, W.ami Buff Wyan.. Leghorns and Reds. 
14 varieties. Catalog. S. K. Mohr. Coopersburg. 1’a. 
k- < j • 
EGGS FOR HATCHING 
Booking orders now for S. C White and Brown Leg¬ 
horns B1 ck Minoicas. White Wyandottes, White 
and Barred Plymouth Bocks. * .50 per 15. White 
Plume Strain. No one has bett( r stock 
LOCUST FAKMS, Kaiontown, N. J. 
nnrn Cf!D CPdC —Our Barred Books liy 250 to 
DnCU run CUUOa 27s eggs a year. Pricelist 
with facts about better methods in Breeding, Hatch¬ 
ing and Feeding free. F. GRUNDY. Morrlsonville. Ill 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
won two tirst premiums at New York 8tate Fair. 1904. 
Trios, $5: Eggs, $1 per 16; *5 per 100. Catalogue fiee. 
Z1MMEB BUOS., B. D. 41, Weedsport, N. Y. 
Var's Poultry. Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs, Cats. 
Ferrets, etc. Eggs a specialty. 00 p. book, 10c. 
Bates free. J A. BEKGEY. B<v S.Tel'ord.Pa, 
BUSINESS WHITE LEGHORNS 
and unsurpassed in beauty. Send for circular. 
HILANDALE FARM, Brooklyn, Ohio. R.F.I). 2. 
MANOKIN WHITE LEGHORNS SATISFY 
Greatest Egg Producers; used exclusively on 
all large egg-farms Stock and Eggs at Farmers’ 
Prio s. It. H. PUSKY, Princess Anne, Md. 
CHICKS, White and Barred Plymouth Rocks only. 
Wyandottes. Rocks, Leghorns, Minorcas, (fame 
and Duck Kggs for Hatching. Wyandottes and Rock 
Stock for Sale. Pleasant View Farm. Seward, N. Y. 
R HODE ISLAND REDS, Lieht Brthmas. Bar¬ 
red Bocks,White andSilvtrWyandotUs; hardy, 
prolific,farm bred.pure stock. For B'BDS. moderate 
prices, or EGGS to HATCH, 6c. each, write WALTiiB 
SHERMAN,‘25 Boulevard, Middletown. B. I. 
Nothing so sure and certain as 
Pratts Hog Cholera Cure. 
Made by Pratt Food Co., Phila. Over 30 years old. 
Prevents and cures scours 
Pratts Calf Tonic. 
Made by Pratt Food Co., Phila. Over 30 ycarsold. ( 
POULTRY SUPPLIES- , 
■ The Kind that Make Eggs-All per too ll>s - 
Becleaned Ground Oyster Shell*-. 5oc; MicoGrlttor 
Poultry. 60c.: MicoGrltfor Pigeons.6uc ; MicoGrit for 
Chicks. 6* c : Saul’s Poultry Sciatcning Foou *1.85; ] 
Sauls Poult-y Mash Food *2: Saul's Pigeon Food. $2; 
Saul’s' hick Fi'od, *2.50: CutClover.il 60; Clover Meal. 
*1.60; Pure Ground Beef Scraps. *2.25: Pure Meat 
Meal. *125: Pure Meat and Bone. *2.25; Pure Poultry £ 
Bone.*2.25: Pure Bone Meal. *2.26: Hemp Seed. *3.60; < 
Sunflower Seed, *4.25; Chicken Millet, S.’.aJ. Cata- i 
logue mailed free. 
( HAS F. SAUL, 220-224 James Street. Syracuse, N Y 
Breeders’ Directory 
STAR FARM HOLSTEINS. 
First Mid-Winter Offering! 
20 Twenty Service Bulls 20 
About one year old sired by the great Mercedes 
ulip's Pietertje’s Paul, whose dam Mercedes Julip's 
J ietertje was the 1900 world’s champion butter 
ecord cow. A. K. O. 29 5 7 lbs. in seven days. 
Also by Belle Korndyke Beryl Wayne, a son of 
Jelle Kornd> ke. A. B. O. seven day record 25.12.3 los. 
the also has produced three daughters with greater 
ombined official butter records than any other cow 
n the world. These bulls are from official tested 
lams, one with a three year old record of 21.67 lbs. 
jutter in seven days, official average per cent, of 
'at 4 44 Circulars sent on application. 
HORACE L BKO.\SOX, Dept. I).. Cortland. X Y. 
Kentucky Jack Farm. K : 
A flnelotol Kentucky bred ASpMl. 
and big blnck Spanish jacks 'w 
and jennets. Also one and 
two-year old jacks. Young \ 
stock for sale at all times. A 
Write or see me before you M 
buy. Come to Kentucky if Wi f w ' 
you want a good jack. n It 
HIE BLOOMINGDALE HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN-ERI ESI ANS 
ire bred for large Production. Good Size, Strong 
Constitution. Best Individuality. 
If these are the kind you want write or come to see 
hem. 125 to select from. Animals of both sexes 
u.d all ages to offer at prices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Bri.L Calves. 
A. A. < ORTELYOU, Neshanic. N. J. 
Juuctiun City Kentucky• 
Registered HOLSTEIN-FK1ES1AN BULLS 
For Sale at Farmers’ Prices 
I have several Bulls, 12 to 15 months old;'large, 
Handsome, perfectly marked animals, ready for im- 
nediate’service, for sale. Sired by Corona Spofford 
5 ietertie. No. 30160, and selected from best dams in 
terd of over 40 head. 
Also a few FRESH COWS and a number of Heifer 
ind Bull CALVES from a few months to a few 
weeks old. For particulars inquire 
P. B. McLENNAN, Syracuse, N. Y. t or 
%. DeEorest Dorchester, Manager McLennan 
Stock Farm, Ischua. Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. 
FIFTY BLACK MAM-V 
MOTH JACKS 
Some nice jennets and sad- wP***x^B 
die staFions all registered or III UK 
subject to registry. Our prices ■ 
are as low as any firm will make 11 1 l 
them giving a responsible guar- 
antee. Write for catalog or come to see us before 
you buy. J. E. COOK & CO., 
Union Stock Yards, Lexington, Kentucky. 
_ 
JACKS FOR SALE. , 
The finest lot of -JACKS and .JENNETS I ever 
owned. Some special bargains. Address, 
BAIvER’S JACli. FARM, 
Box 1, Lawrence, Inti. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
FOR SALE. 
From choice A. R. O. Dams, and by such sires as 
Jeryl Waynes Paul DeKol and Sir Korndyke Manor 
JeKol. We will make attractive prices on these 
roungsters as they must be disposed of to make room 
or our crop of Winter Calves. Write for prices on 
inything needed in Holstein-Friesians. 
WOODGREST FARM. Ritton, Ulster Co.. N. Y. 
POLAND CHINAS | 
Send for Catalogue at once, this will appear but i 
once. JACOB It. MILLER, Bradford, Ohio. 
/^urcui np Young Boars, 
SI EL *31 | | EL Sows and 3-month 
Pigs of individual merit and from the best families. 
E. S. HILL. Freeville, N. Y. 
iini CTCIW Dill 1 C from 3 to 18 months old. A 
lULolLm DULLu few choice young Cows; 
mproved Chester Whites of all ages Prices rig''. 
CHARLES K. RECORD, Peterboro. N. , 
j/nm CHESTER WHITES 
f A j /> Both O. I. C. and Todd strains. 
1 Adc Standard bred pigs for sale. 
/ 1* Honest dealing my motto. M. L. 
Bowersox.B.S;Bradford.Dk.Co.O 
rnn CAI C Purebred Holstein Friesian Bull 
rUn OALl Calves and Scotch Collie Pups from 
registered stock. Prices inoderat-; write promptly. 
W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
MEADOWBROOK BERKSHIRES. 
CHOICE ANIMALS of all ages and both sexes for 
sale. Bepresentatives of the bes 1 English and Amer¬ 
ican strains. Prices reasonable, quality considered. 
MEADOWBROOK FAKMS, Bernardsvllle. N. J. 
BRILL FARM. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE. O 
Some of Lord Netherlaml DeKol. Great sire 
of high testing butter cows. Stock and prices right. 
E. Cl. BRILL, Poughquag, N. Y. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whites. 
* wks. to 6 mos.. mated not akin, j 
service Boars, Bred sows, t- Write for 
prices and description Return if not 
| | Combination and 
|iK\k V% T Golden Lad. For 
(1 L M 1 U L M k ■ _ salellcows.Uhelt- 
m ® ers and 23 bulls. 
S. E. NIVIN, LANDENBKKG, PA. 
HAMILTON & CO., Ercildpun, Chester Co., Pa. 
YOU CAN’T AFFORD A GRADE x 
when I will sell you a registered JEKSEi BULL, 
best da'ry stock; ready for service: at farmer’s price. 
B. F. SHANNON, 905 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
BERKSHIRES 
of the HIGHEST BREEDING at reasonable 
prices. WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg,Pa. 
“QUALITY.” 
Registered .Jersey Calves and Yearling; Heifers, 
bred right, raised ’right, and fi r sale right. Ask for 
pedigrees, and for prices delivered at your station 
Satisfaction guaranteed. E. W. Mosher, Aurora.N.Y 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES KSS 
hog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW 8KOOK STOCK FARM, Rochester, Mlcl 
REKIN DUCKS AND 
WHITE LEGHORN £5 
200 April hatched ducks, *1 50 to *2.50 each. D 1 k 
egg orders booked. *1 15 for 11; $8 per hundi d. 
Leghorns are the real egg machines. Eggs for incu¬ 
bating *1 for 13; *6 per hundred. Largest plant 
vicinity of New Yoik City.81 pens, 2.000 layers. Cut 
of same in Cyphers catalogue. Agent Cyphers in¬ 
cubators. brooders, etc. 
BONNIE BK IE, New Rochelle, N. Y. 
Mogisterod J©rsoys 
) Heifers. 3 to 14 mos. 5 Bulls 2 to 8 mos. old. 8t. 
Lambert Strain. “ Sire a Pure St. Lambert.’’ 
J.-ALDUS HERB, Lancaster.Pa. 
COWS FOR SALE 
Having wintered more cows than can pasture, will 
sell good milking, young, native cows, due to calve 
March and April, at $40 per single head, or $35 per 
tead in lots of ten, f. o.b. 
Route No. 1. A. W. GRAHAM. Castile. N. Y. 
White Plymouth Rocks t p r.»a ,r Siffna 
$1 her 15. $5 per 100. Isaac C. Clark, Penn Yan, N. V. 
WRIGHT’S WHITE WYANDOTTES 
(Duston Strain) Kggs, 75 cts. per 15; $4 per 100. 
Grandview Farm, Stanfordville, N. Y. 
\\/HITK Wyandottes and Barred Plymouth 
” Rocks, thoroughbred stock. Cockerels, 
$2, Pullets, IS 1.50, Eggs, 8U.50 per 15, »5 
per 100. E. B. KETCH AM, 
J 4 North Shore Drive South Haven, Mich. 
P P B.k Minorcas, Wh. Brown and Bf . Legs Bar 
O' Ut Bucks, Wli. A Bf.Wyandottes, Reds.Sherwoods. 
Wh. Wonders, Pk Ducks, Bronze Turkeys, Cockerels* 
White Guineas. MtvAIN CO . B.. Delaware, N. J. ’ 
PLEASANT VIEW POULTRY YARDS. Breeder 
of White Wyandottes and R. C. Buff Leghorns 
Eggs from Prize Winning Stock $2.00 per setting' 
$6.U0 and $8.00 per 100. v K ’ 
ARTHUR MELBOURNE, Naugatuck. Conn 
For Sale at Farmer’s Prices 
If purchased at once — Thoroughbred. Registered, 
Ayrshire Dulls and Hull Calves. For prices and 
particulars, address, 
Manager, Hilltop Farms, Littleton, N. H. 
RIDGESIDE FARM AYRSHIRES 
First prize aged and first prize young herds, and 
twenty awards on individual animals at World's 
Fair, St. Louis. Choice animals of both sexes and of 
various ages for sale. 
S. M. WELLS & SON, Newington, Conn. 
REGISTERED ANGORA GOATS.—Pairs or 
trios. Write for prices and information. 
MELROSE STOCK FARM, Cineinnatus, N. Y. 
[TirU Tl ACC pbbcheron and french 
liun LI A Ta Coach Stallions Scotch Collie 
,uuu pups k.s. AKIN,Auburn. N.Y. 
COR SAL Hi— 1 Thoroughbred Scotch Collie Cow dogs. 
< WM. WILDGKUBE, No. Franklin. De’. Co. N. Y. 
W/ Y ANDOTTES.White, Buff, Silver L. and Gold 
LEGHORN’S, Brown. White and Buff. PLYM. 
ROCK-, Barred. Buff and White. Brahmas Cochins, 
It. I. Beds, Minoicas and other breeds in Cockerels 
and Bens. Mt. Blanco Poultry Farm. Carpemer, O. 
O. 1. C. PIGS. 
September farrow, registered stock, prolific strains, 
arge litters, pairs and trios not akin. Prices low. 
F J. SCHWARTZ, East Pharsalia.N Y. 
I IGHT BRAHMA COCKERELS. PRIZE STOCK. 
*- O. GORDON, Box 63, Charleston 4 Corners, N. Y 
HUFF White Leghorns. Eggs 75c per 15, $1.25 per 3U, 
S2 per 60. Cir. free. JOHN A. ROTH.Quakertown, Pa. 
60—GREENWOOD HERD HOLSTEINS—60 
Write for prices for best bred and finest BULL CALVES in America. Fine show amima's one mouth 
to one year old. Sire contains one-half the b ood of Katy SPOFFOB1) CO ON A, the World's Champion 
Heifer in h“r c ass. In private, otlicial, show, and economic recoros she has no equal. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS, America’s leading strain for 22 years ENGLISH BEKK8H1RE8 
Lone: Distance ’Phone. k. H. KNAPP & SON, Eabius, N. Y. 
Born Feb 13 1904. Two-thirds black. Weight 750 lbs. A choice individual. SIBE—Mutual Friend 8ds 
Paul sire of 6 A. K. O daughters, by Paul DeKol, and out of Mutual Friend 3d 22 lbs 13 ozs. Milk test¬ 
ing 4.27 per cent. 
DAM. 13 lbs. 2.1 or. at 3 years. Milk testing 3.5 per cent. She by Gelche 4th's Hamilton, sire of 3 A. B. 
O. daughters HE WILL PLEASE YOU. WILL BE SOLD CHEAP. 
“ Oakland Farm / 9 T. A. Mitchell, Weedsport, A/. Y m 
