1905. 
SHEEP QUESTIONS. 
Red Cedar Causes Death. 
Are the boughs of Ited cedar injurious to 
sheep? I had been hauling some for mine 
occasionally; one died, another one cast her 
lamb and later one evening four were sick 
with what seemed a mild case of colic. I 
discontinued the cedar and have had no 
more trouble. The one that died was well in 
the morning and was found dead late in the 
afternoon; had struggled before dying so I 
presumed it was the colic. a. r. l. 
Barboursville, Va. 
Doubtless the Red cedar boughs are 
the cause of the trouble. The sharp 
needles of cedar have penetrated the in¬ 
testines of the sheep, and this has caused 
death. I am also inclined to think that 
there is an oil in the cedar that might 
injure them. They are particularly fond 
of anything with an aromatic taste. An 
oldtime custom was to draw hemlock 
boughs for the sheep to browse on in 
Winter. It was found that the sheep 
were healthier when they had these, and 
that was all they knew about it. Doubt¬ 
less the turpentine in the hemlock de¬ 
stroyed some intestinal worms. If the 
salt, to which the sheep should have ac¬ 
cess at all times, is wet with turpentine, 
just as good or better results will be 
obtained with much less trouble. Follow 
the suggestion on page 151 as to the 
gasoline treatment. It is possible the 
sheep may have intestinal worms. 
RAISING CHICKS ON SHARES. 
A wants B to raise chicks for him. He 
has two propositions: First, A will furnish 
Incubator, brooder, eggs and feed. Chicks 
to he turned over to A when six weeks old. 
Second, B furnishes incubator and brooder, 
A the eggs and feed. Age of surrendering 
chicks six weeks. What should B get cash 
for each chick, or what per cent of chicks, 
if he prefers this mode of settlement? What 
should six weeks’ chicks sell for within 30 
miles of New York? M. s. l. 
Nyack, N. Y. 
There are so many conditions that must 
be taken in consideration that it is not 
possible to give more than an approxi¬ 
mate answer to these propositions. First, 
A is to furnish all but the labor; B’s 
success would depend on the kind of in¬ 
cubator and brooder furnished, the fer¬ 
tility of the eggs, as well as the breed 
of fowls, as some are much more difficult 
to hatch in incubators than others. Un¬ 
der the best conditions B should receive 
10 cents for each chick turned over to 
A at six weeks of age. The second prop¬ 
osition depends on the quality of plant 
owned by B, and a fair amount should 
be allowed for interest and depreciation 
of plant. If settled on a share basis, B 
should keep one-third and give A two- 
thirds when settling, floyd q. white. 
BASEMENT UNDER A BARN. 
G. W. E., page 119, asks for plans for 
basement under his barn, and I am aware 
that I am running up against a large man 
when I fail to agree with H. E. Cook. In 
the first place, I think G. W. E. would 
soon tire of carrying silage 75 feet to 
feed his cows; better build a 10 x 10 silo 
on the west side of the barn, and the 
silo in the corner 10 x 10. You need 
stairs to get up on the barn floor, and 
they would go near the horse stalls, but 
if I came in at the south door I would 
reverse the .stalls and silo so as not to 
cross the barn to go upstairs. Have the 
top of floor come about one inch above 
the bottom of the sill, and put in a short 
piece of sill for doorway, and let the top 
come level with driveway floor; then the 
main sills are always dry. Fill between 
the drops with stone and cover well with 
earth, and stock never slip; it is possible 
to draw any load out of there on sleighs 
that can be handled anywhere. I am a 
dairyman, and have been for 25 years, 
and after having for floors plank, cement 
and dirt, I would not have either of the 
former if they could be put in for noth¬ 
ing. The carpenter should set the braces 
and girths in, one inch from outside of 
posts and sill, or, if clapboarded up, set 
the studding in an inch; then nail on 
sheathing boards, then building paper, and 
finish with outside covering; then there 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
261 
is no space to fill with straw, for the 
purpose of harboring mice, vermin, or 
rats. One can put 011 the boards twice 
as fast from the outside and make a bet¬ 
ter job. Experience is a little costly, but 
I learned the above by it. dairyman. 
New York._ 
PUREBRED AND THOROUGHBRED. 
What is the difference between a pure¬ 
bred animal and a thoroughbred? Is the 
term thoroughbred proper, and does it ap¬ 
ply to all our domestic animals? h. t. j. 
Menomonee Falls, Wis. 
“Purebred” is a term given an animal 
with pure blood—that is, with ancestors 
on both sides that are registered or se¬ 
lected to a true standard. Records are 
kept of approved members of each breed. 
When an animal is registered it is record¬ 
ed in the herd record or registry. All 
pure-blooded animals are not registered. 
Some of them are not considered good in¬ 
dividuals, or for some other reason the 
recording is not done. Such animals are 
still pure blood, and a mating of two of 
them would result in a pure-blooded off¬ 
spring. “ I horoughbred” is the name given 
to a breed of running horses, and wrongly 
used when applied to other animals. We 
often hear people speak of thoroughbred 
cows or sheep or even hogs, but the word 
is the wrong one, except when applied to 
horses of that breed. 
SOW GNAWS HER PEN. 
I have a sow due to farrow about M’arch 
20 ; she gnaws the pen much of the time. I 
suppose it is due to indigestion. I have given 
her salt and charcoal ; feed slops with bran 
and middlings, no corn ; some apples and a 
few potatoes. What is the matter with her, 
and what is the remedy? Is there any dan¬ 
ger that she may eat her young on account 
of this gnawing propensity? w. w. 
Moorheadville, Pa. -I 
I do not think there is. anything seri¬ 
ously wrong with the sow. If there is in¬ 
digestion, her droppings will lie hard and 
lumpy, otherwise soft. Keep salt and 
wood ashes constantly before her, and if 
you can, give her rotten wood to chew at, 
and eat if she wants to. Give her some 
clover hay if you have it, what the other 
stock refuse, if it is scarce. In fact, give 
her something to do, besides gnawing at 
the fence about the enclosure. It, is a 
matter of habit as much as anything else. 
I notice my fattening lambs have been 
biting at the rails enclosing their yards; 
they are hearty and good feeders, and do 
this because they have much leisure, and 
I think it is this way with your sow. 
JOHN M. JAMISON. 
Acid Phosphate for Hens. 
Is acid phosphate a good dust for hens to 
wallow in? Gi Q , 
Ilornellsville, N. Y. 
No; acid phosphate will take the gloss 
off the feathers, and possibly injure tha 
hens. Sifted coal ashes or road dust will 
be much better. 
Remedy for Sucking Cow. —Should any of 
your readers be so unfortunate as to possess 
a seif-milking cow I wish they would try an 
anti-sucking bit. Having used one on a little 
Jersey cow for more than one year I can 
recommend it highly to others. Another farm 
journal, other than The It. NT.-Y., advises its 
readers to use the headstall, girth and stick, 
but we say do not, if you value the com¬ 
fort and good disposition of your dumb friend, 
the cow, even though she has tried your pa¬ 
tience sorely. m. a. banks. 
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