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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 20, 
TROUBLE WITH SOW. 
I had a sow three years old that farrowed 
April 1, pigs healthy and good feeders. April 
15 they began squealing and falling over 
backward; seemed unable to stand; all dead 
but two. Sow is healthy, feed is corn and 
oats (ground) in milk. d. H. H. 
New York. 
The sow lias been in fine condition when 
she farrowed, which was all right, but the 
care afterwards was wrong. In this case 
the sow should have been several days 
getting up to full feed. But I take it she 
was highly fed from the start. The pigs 
were hearty fellows and good feeders, and 
the feed was so plentiful that they only 
had to eat, sleep and lay on fat, and took 
no exercise. The sow also was without 
inducement to take exercise, and had no 
grass. While she shows no indisposition or 
signs of illness, but rather is in perfect 
health, she fed the pigs too well, more 
than they could stand without exercise, 
and plenty of it. This trouble always fol¬ 
lows too high feeding. Sows in good 
flesh when they farrow should be brought 
to full feed slowly, taking a week or 10 
days to do it, and the pigs, if not dis¬ 
posed to take exercise, must be made to 
do it. This they will usually do if the 
sow has a lot to run in and some grass. 
But if the weather is cold and raw the 
pigs will need watching to see that they 
take the required exercise. 
JOHN M. JAMISON. 
SHEEP WITH COUGH. 
What will cure a dry cough in sheep? We 
have a pet sheep that has a cough, just a dry 
exhausting cough ; no running at the nose; 
she is kept tied most of the time. e. t. 
New York. 
It is always hard to diagnose a case at 
a distance without knowing all the 
symptoms, therefore the “absent treat¬ 
ment” may not be effective. It would 
seem as though the trouble were bron¬ 
chitis. If this is the case there should 
be some fever and rather poor appetite. 
In this case give each, day for a week one 
drachm ground ginger, one drachm salt¬ 
peter, one-half ounce Epsom salts. This 
can be mixed with a thin gruel and given 
to the sheep in a bottle. Care must be 
exercised not to strangle the sheep. Keep 
the sheep dry and quiet, with plenty of 
nourishing food and pure water. Sheep 
often have a “dry” cough from a species 
of “hair worm” (Tricocephalus') in the 
intestines. If this is the trouble there 
should also be diarrhoea. A good remedy 
is a half ounce of salt one day, and one* 
drachm of sulphate of iron the next. Con¬ 
tinue this for four days. This may be 
given with the grain. Linseed meal is an ex¬ 
cellent food in such cases. Stimulating 
and laxative roots, if they can be ob¬ 
tained, will be of good value. 
E. VAN ALSTYNE. 
On page 322 I note an inquiry regarding 
treatment for a cow with caked udder. We 
have a cow which gave birth to twin calves 
last. May and she had a very badly caked 
udder. I tried hot water which did not help 
much. I then rubbed her udder four times 
a day about 10 minutes each time with lin¬ 
seed oil, and it did wonders. She has fully 
recovered and is as well as before. i. 
Connecticut. 
On page 344 you ask “does millet injure 
horses?" Y'es, if allowed to form seed before 
it is cut. Ask F. II. M. whether his millet 
was not cut when in seed. 
Farmers here feed it to horses and mules 
with uniformly good results, but cut it while 
in bloom. Ask Prof. Ilicnebauch to investi¬ 
gate, whether those North Dakota farmers 
who had bad effects from feeding millet hay, 
did not cut the millet when in seed, and was 
not that mare fed with millet hay with the 
seed in that test that showed such bad effects 
upon her. s. f. h. 
Alabama. _ 
“It’s really very kind of you, Mr. Dum- 
ley, to give me your seat,” said Miss Koy. 
“Not at all,” replied Dumley. “We men 
are getting very tired of being accused of 
giving up our seats only to pretty girls.” 
—Philadelphia Ledger. 
“Dan; “I wonder if the Koh-i-noor is 
still the biggest diamond there is?” Fan: 
“I dono where that place Kohinoor is, but 
if th’ diamond’s any more’n 90 feet each 
way it ain’t regulation an’ oughtn’t to be 
recognized.”—Baltimore American. 
FOR SALE 
MALE AND FE- 
MALE EI.K at 
The Michigan School for the Deaf. Flint, Michigan. 
REGISTERED ANGORA GOATS.— Pairs or 
v trios. Write for prices and information. 
MELROSE STOCK FARM. Cincinnati^, N. Y. 
FOR SALE ood one._ Price $20. 
Short-horn Bull Calf. 
A. W. GKAHAIl, Cast!*!© New York. 
Choice Chester 
_ _ ___White Pigs. 
D. C. BRANDS, Delaware, New Jersey. 
0 1 Swine and Guernseys. Prices reason- 
■ li Ui able. Van Doren Bros., Lysander, N.Y. 
0.1. c. 
prices. 
Cloverdale Herd. Recorded Stock, 
ail ages. Fifty Spring Pigs. Write for 
H. L. BEADLE, Valley Falls. N. Y. 
D | SPRING FIGS, Gilts and Service 
I lj Boars. Best strains bred from 
■ ■* Wi Registered Stock, pairs not akin. 
Prices reasonable. S. T. Witmer, Union Deposit. Pa. 
Large Eng. Berkshires 
Imported and Domestic Strains. Descriptive circular 
showing pedigrees of breeding stock, and price-list 
on application. Pigs, pairs and trios not related. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg:, Pa. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES SSZSS 
hog. Pigs of all ages from Imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BKOOK STOCK FARM, Rochester, Mich • 
O. X. C. Pigs 
Registered Stock. March and April farrow. Prolific 
Strains, Mated not akin. Prices low. 
F. J. SCHWARTZ, East I’lmrsalia, N. Y. 
ST RICTLY O. I. C. 
Standard Bred Spring Pigs, for 
sale now, sired by Busy Tom, the 
great O. I. C. of to-day. M. L. 
Bowersox, R.3,Bradford,Dk,Co,0. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whites. 
8 wks. and older, mated not akin. Ser¬ 
vice Boars, have stock returned, re¬ 
fund money If not satisfactory. Reg. 
Holsteins. Heifers, Bulls and Cows 
In Calf. Hamilton & Co., Erclldoun, Chester Co., Pa. 
Springbank ,^§gS| Berkshires 
A fine lot of 7 Aug. and s e pt. Boars, 
and some fine July and Aug.Farrowed Sows, just right' 
to breed for early fall litters. Write me and state just 
what you want. J. E. Watson, Prop., Marbledale, Ct. 
Kentucky Jack Farm. 
A flnelotof Kentucky bred 
and big black Spanish jacks 
and jennets. Also one and 
two-year old Jacks. Young 
stock for sale at all times. 
Write or see me before you 
buy. Come to Kentucky if 
you want a good jack. 
JOE E. WRIGHT, 
Junction City, Kentucky. 
LAKELAND HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS 
BULLS ready for service, A. R. O. dams, breed¬ 
ing of the best. 
YEARLING HEIFERS, in calf by Mutual 
Plctertje Paul. 
A. R. O. COWS, of good breeding and in calf. 
Write for particulars. WING R. SMITH, 37 and 38 
Wleting Block, Syracuse, New York. 
Star Farm Holsteins. 
First Spring Offering. Groatest Ever Yet Made! 
rA Registered Holstein-Friesian Cows, Cfl 
UU .due this Spring. uU 
$IOO .Per head and upwards. $IOO 
C A Registered 2 year old Holstein-Friesian Cft 
DU ....Heifers,due to freshen next Fall..,. yU 
$90 Per bead and upwards. $90 
iy PJ Registered Holstein Friesian Bulls, QC 
£0 .ready for immediate service. £Q 
THE BEST EVER OFFERED AT PUBLIC SALE. 
$75 Per bead and upwards. $75 
I ft Registered Male and Female Calves, some of 
f U them grandsons and granddaughters Of Aaggie 
Cornucopia Pauline, Champion Cow of the world, A. 
R. O.; seven day record, 34.31 pounds. 
£JO A. R. O. Cows, In calf to Aaggie Cornucopia 
UU Pauline Count No. 20642; and Mercedes Julip's 
Pletertje's Paul, No. 29830; combined A. R. O. butter 
records of dams, 63.63 poundsin 7 days, average per 
cent, of fat 4.2. Greatestof any two bullsln the world. 
$50 _Calves for $50 per head and upwards—$50 
Records are Official. Greatest Opportunity Ever 
Offered. Now Is the time to start a foundation herd. 
Prices reasonable. Full guarantee on everything. 
Personal inspection Invited. Circulars will be sc.it 
on application. _ 
HORACE L. BRONSON, Dept. D, Cortland,N. Y. 
Registered Guernseys. 
' anJson of Rutilas Gold Basis dropped August, 
ptembor, October, 1904. 
J. H. HUNTER 
Also two young cows. 
WHITE SPRINGS FARM 
GUERNSEY HERD. 
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Headed by PETER THE GREAT OF PAXTANG 
No. 6346 and BLUE BLOOD, No 6310. 
Such Cows as Imp. Deanie 7th, 502.9 lbs. of butter 
In one year,8heet Anchor’s Lassie, 4 7 6.2 lbs. of but¬ 
ter In one year, Azalia of Florbam, 400 lbs. of butter 
In one year, Lucretla 3d, 508.4 lbs. of butter in one 
year, etc., etc. 
The herd numbers about forty carefully selected 
animals. Registered and tuberculin-tested. Breed¬ 
ing stock for sale at all times, including the choicest 
of heifer and bull calves of all ages. The winnings 
at the New York State Fair for 1904 comprised 13 
lirst and second prizes, and one champion¬ 
ship out of 17 entries. Prices very reasonable. 
For further Information and catalogue, address, 
ALFRED G. LEWIS, Geneva, N. Y. 
Please mention Rural New Yorker in writing. 
Note. 15 choice two year old heifers for sale at 
from SlOO to 0300, also several mature bull*. 
PUBLIC SALE 
Holstein-Friesian Cattle 
Fourth. Public Sale 
SYRACUSE, New York, June 8 and 9, 1905 
This offering of 175 HEAD OF PURE BRED HOLSTEIN- 
FRIESIAN CATTLE cannot but please all kinds of buyers. 
BREEDERS’ CONSIGNMENT SALE COMPANY 
A. A. OORTELYOU, Noshanir, New Jersey 
T. A. MITCHELL, Weedsport, New York. 
STEVENS BROTHERS HASTINGS CO., Lacona, New York. 
F. P. KNOWLES, Auburn, Mass. 
H. L. BRONSON, Cortland, New York. 
H. A. MOYER, Syracuse, New York. 
We wish all that are interested to have a Catalog. The largest and best we have ever issued. 
ADDRESS 
S. D. W. Cleveland, Sales Manager, Syracuse, N.Y. 
A PLEASED BUYER IS THE BEST ADVERTISEMENT 
The good will, confidence and esteem of one’s friends are among the choicest things in life. I think no 
one appreciates them more highly than I do, and for that reason it is more than gratifying to see at our sales 
the same faces and names among the buyers that have been patrons at our sales for the past 25 years. This 
alone speaks for itself. I shall lie satisfied if, in the future, 1 retain the esteem of those who have had con¬ 
fidence in me in the past, as well as the class of cattle that we handle.—T. S. C. 
Those who have seen our present importation are free to admit that they are the best of any that we 
have ever imported. 
At the coming sale the "cream will ho thick,” and the chances for buying as good as at any of our former 
sales. Many of the cows and heifers will he in calf to the famous GOLDEN FERN’S LAD and his blood 
predominates. , , „ „ , , „ 
It has always boen our custom to sell no animal unless wo statod all faults, and to care for the comfort 
of the cattle, in such a manner so that when they left our stables buyers could expect reasonable 
improvement. , , , , . . 
Our most sanguine expectations have been more than realized, through letters we are receiving from 
buyers. Among the number to he sold are so many “Toppers” that we do not want to he partial, and will 
cheerfully mail the catalogue free of charge to anyone, that alone tells the tale, and from which, those that 
are interested, can mako their own preference, liar* Catalogues ready May 1, 1905. 
Address 
Mention Rural New-Yorker. 
T. S. COOPER & SONS, 
“ Linden Grove,” Coopersburg, Pa. 
For Sale Cheap 
HOLSTEIN BULL 
Two-thirds White. Bom Oct. 16.1904. Sire, “Soldene 
Olothilde Artis." Sire of 8 tested daughters. Dam, 
"Felicia 3d," 15 lbs. 15 oz. at 3 years. Avery large, 
fine cow. He will please you and you cannot afford 
to use a grade at the price l will make. 
Oakland Farm. T. A. MITCHELL, Weedsport, N. Y. 
R egist'd Jersey Cattle, Lin¬ 
coln, Shropshire, Hamp¬ 
shire and South Down Sheep; 
Chester White, Poland China 
and Berkshire Pigs; Scotch 
Collie Dogs and a variety of 
Poultry. Come see my 
stock and make your own 
selections. Send 2c. stamp 
F»ncy of Eureka 180891 f or New Catalogue. 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester, Penna 
BRILL FARM. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Home Of Lord Netherland DeKol. Great sire 
of high testing butter cows. Stock and prices right. 
E. C. BRILL, Ponghquag, N. Y. 
Registered HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN BULLS 
For Sale at Farmers’ Prices 
I have several Bulls, 12 to 15 months old: large, 
handsome, perfectly marked animals, ready for im¬ 
mediate service, for sale. Sired by Corona Spofford 
Pietertje, No. 30160, and selected from best dams in 
herd of over 40 head. 
Also a few FRESH COWS and a number of Heifer 
and Bull CALVES from a few months to a few 
weeks old. For particulars inquire 
P. B. MeLENNAN, Syracuse, N. Y., or 
R. DeForcat Dorchester, Manager McLennan 
Stock Farm, Ischua, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
FOR SALE. 
From choice A. R. O. Dams, and by such sires as 
Beryl Waynes Paul DeKol and Sir Korndyke Manor 
DeKol. We will make attractive prices on these 
youngsters as they must be disposed of to make room 
for our crop of Winter Calves. Write for prices on 
anything needed in Holstein-Frlesians. 
WOODCREST F ARM, Rilton, Ulster C0..H.Y. 
_ i* Sale 
ire bred Holstein-Friesian Bull and Heifer Calves 
am registered and record stock. Prices moderate, 
rite promptly. W. W- CHENEY, Manlius. N. Y. 
from 3 to 18 months old. A 
few choice young Cows; 
Improved Chester Whites of all ages. Prices right. 
CHABLES K, RECORD, Peterboro, N.Y- 
HOLSTEIN BULLS 
THE BLOOMINGDALE HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS 
are bred for large Production, Good Size, Strong 
Constitution, Best Individuality. 
If these are the kind you w ant write or come to see 
them. 125 to select from. Animals of both sexes 
and all ages to offer at prices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Bull Calves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Neshanic, N. J 
OEDXBY FARM 
L. E. ORTIZ, General Manager 
HIGHEST GLASS JERSEYS 
GOLDEN STREAMER 65000 
Son of Forfarshire out of Golden Stream 8th, 
born Feb. 22,1901, and considered the best Jersey bull 
that ever crossed the Atlantic as a two-year old. 
A few choice Bull Calves for sale by GOLDEN 
STREAMER and GOLDEN FERN'S LAD out of Im¬ 
ported cows. 
Specialty— Young Bulls and Heifers, all ages. 
Also Imp. CHESTER WHITES and BERKSHIRE 
PIGS. Standard-Bred BLACK MINORCAS and 
WHITE WYANDOTTES. 
%W Correspondence solicited. 
GKDNKY FARM, White Plains, N. Y. 
YOU CAN’T AFFORD A GRADE 
en I will sell you a registered JERSEY BC 
KrtalrV Rt.fB'k T TttRflv for HfirvifRP! at, fftHTlPr 
BULL, 
Rogistorod «Terseys 
9 Heifers, 3 to 14 mos. 6 Bulls 2 to 8 mos. old. St 
Lambert Strain. “ Sire a Pure St. Lambert.’’ 
J. ALDUS HERR, Lancaster. Pa 
Good health for calves 
Pratts Calf Tonic. 
Made by Pratt Food Co., Phila. Over 30 years otd. 
LAFAYETTE STOCK FARM 
J. CROUCH & SON, Props., LAFAYETTE, IND. 
LARGEST IMPORTERS OF 
OLDENBURG GERMAN COACH, PERCHER0N and BELGIAN 
STALLIONS. Always on hand from 150 to 200 head. 
Importations arriving every month. We now have 100 head that just arrived. 
At all the leading fairs and live stock shows in 1904 we won more prizes than 
all others combined. We have the prize winners of the World, but our prices 
are no higher than others. If your community is in need of a good stallion, 
write us. 
J,Crouch & Son, LaPayette, Ind., Nashville, Tenth, SedaIla,Mo., San Jose, Cal,, and London, Canada 
