1905. 
TIIH RURAL NEW-YORKER 
IMPORTED GUERNSEY AUCTION. 
Peter C. Kellogg, auctioneer, sold for Ed¬ 
ward T. Price, at Spotswood Farm, Broad 
Axe, Pa., on May 11, 48 head of imported 
Guernsey cattle. Buyers were present from 
and cattle soltl to most of the New England 
States, to Wisconsin, West Virginia and in¬ 
termediate sections. The 48 head made a 
straight average of $308.13. E. C. Converse, 
Greenwich, Conn, was the heaviest buyer, ob¬ 
taining eleven head for $5,715, an average of 
$519.54 each, and among them the two high¬ 
est-priced animals in the sale; Geo. C. 
Thomas, Jr., Chestnut Hill, Pa., secured 
seven head at an average of $284.30 each; 
C. A. Griscom, llaverford, I’a., bought five 
which cost at an average of $271 each ; Al¬ 
fred G. Lewis, Geneva, N. Y„ bought four, 
paying an average of $431.25 each. Dr. 
Seltzer, Philadelphia, Pa., took two at $370 
each, and C. S. Carr, Wheeling, W. Va., two 
at close to $300 each. The demand for good 
animals was far from satisfied at the close of 
the sale, and a much greater number would 
have found ready market. The last cow sold 
brought $570, and her calf, dropped recently, 
brought $90. P. .T. Casey, of Springfield, 
Mass., assisted Mr. Kellogg as auctioneer. 
The following classification summarizes the 
sale: 
16 cows averaged. $486.87 each. 
16 heifers averaged.• 290.31 each. 
5 yearling bulls averaged.... 233.00 each. 
6 bull calves averaged. 78.33 each. 
5 heifer calves averaged. 144.00 each. 
Twelve of the animals brought $400 and 
upwards, reaching to $1,125 for the highest, 
as shown below : 
Golden Chance, heifer, in milk, E. C. Con¬ 
verse, Greenwich, Conn.$1,125 
Daisy 2d of Beaulieu, cow, eight years, 
E. C. Converse.. $1,025 
Zara of the Isle, cow, three years, E. C. 
Converse .$760 
Daisy of the Bordages, A. G. Lewis, Gen¬ 
eva, N. V.$860 
Rosette of (lie Gron 1st, heifer, in milk. 
C. S. Carr, Wheeling, W. Va.$570 
Ramee Lady, cow, three years, E. C. Con¬ 
verse .$540 
Esperanee of Lohiers, springing heifer, Geo. 
C. Thomas, Jr., Chestnut Hill, Pa.$525 
Pedro of tho Videclins, bull, two years, E. 
C. Converse .$475 
Pandora of Lllyvale 2d, heifer, one year. 
Geo. C. Thomas, Jr.$450 
Glen of the Isle, cow, eight years, E. C. 
Converse .$425 
Sundari 17th, cow, five years, A. G. 
Lewis .$410 
Fanny du Foulon 15th, heifer, one year, 
E. C. Converse.$400 
_ A. 
NOTES ON AILING ANIMALS . 
Mange on a Horse. 
I have a horse that has something like the 
itch. Several horses in this neighborhood 
have died with it. but it seems to be a new 
disease. Everyone pronounces it itch. Do 
you know anything of it? If so, is it con¬ 
tagious? Will other stock and human beings 
catch it from the horses? What Is the rem¬ 
edy, if any? J. w. M. 
Greenwood Depot, Va. 
It occurs to me that your horses have 
mange. Take one pound of tobacco stems and 
boil them in 12 quarts of water, and let the 
water cool. Then take a pall of soapsuds 
and wash the horse from the end of his ears 
to the ground, and then apply the tobacco 
water before he gets dry. I think it will as¬ 
sist you, but this wash must be repeated at 
least once in two weeks for about two months 
in order to get the little insects as they hatch. 
Can a Farmer Practice Dishorning? 
Can you tell me whether anyone has a 
right to buy a pair of dishorning clippers and 
dishorn cattle as a business and charge for 
the same? S. 
Wayne Co.. N. Y. 
I know of no law to prevent any person 
from buying a pair of dishorning clippers and 
using them on his own cattle, but he has no 
more right to dishorn his neighbor’s cattle 
without charging for it than he has to charge 
for it, for as soon as he takes up the work 
he takes up the veterinary profession (an oc¬ 
cupation not: agricultural or mechanical). 
The law at the present time, in the State of 
New York, says that a veterinary surgeon 
must be a graduate of a three-year veterinary 
college before he can register In the county 
he wishes to practice in. and that any person 
who has not been registered in the county 
clerk's office before he attempts to practice 
is subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both, 
if he takes up the profession without having 
registered in the county clerk’s office. 
Rye Straw and Abortion. 
Can you tell me if rye straw, with or with¬ 
out the heads on. will cause abortion in cows? 
I have a heifer which has just lost her first 
calf, and I can think of no cause excepting 
that, as I have been told such is sometimes 
the result. Also, will my heifer be likely to 
come into her milk in due time, the calf hav¬ 
ing been about eight months old, or will she 
run dry till next calf? I have never before 
had a case of premature birth among my 
cows. The heifer in question has had only 
hay, with occasional roots or potatoes, m. 
45 i 
It might be that rye straw that contained 
a large amount of smut may cause abortion, 
but perhaps your trouble came from a lack 
of proper feeding. If you will compare the 
analysis of good pasture grass with the feed 
that you were giving, and take into considera¬ 
tion that the latter is not as digestible as the 
former, I think you will see your fault. A 
three-year-old must consume food to sustain 
the life and growth of the calf, and also to 
continue her own growth, in addition to sus¬ 
taining her own life. 
Value of Rye for Feeding. 
Everybody I have asked says rye is not 
good to feed to cows, chickens, pigs, etc.; in 
fact, anything that will have young. Would 
you please inform me what It is good for, and 
the best way to feed it? H. T. 
Norwalk, Conn. 
I am at a loss to know whether II. T. refers 
to the medicinal effects of smut, that some¬ 
times grows on the heads of rye and is known 
as ergot, or if he has reference to the bad 
effects that rye has when fed to various do¬ 
mestic animals. It is true that ergot, “smut," 
when in large quantities and with poor feed¬ 
ing may cause abortion, but I think this is a 
rare exception. It is a well-known fact that 
when animals are fed on a whole diet of rye 
grain or feeds, even if it does not contain the 
smut, it may cause various troubles; founder 
(laminitis) in horses, and cows may give bit¬ 
ter milk, and even the butter may have the 
same taint. Swine that are fed on rye or rye 
feeds have soft and flabby flesh, and when rye 
flour is fed to poultry it will kill them by 
collecting on the inside of the crop and bak¬ 
ing there. From what I have seen and know 
of it it is the poorest grain crop the farmer 
can grow ; in fact, I should call it a big lot 
of nothing. It can be fed to swine with very 
good results if.it is not ground too fine, and 
is mixed with other grains in order to make 
a balanced ration. 
Brittle Hoofs and Distemper in Horse. 
What is good for a split heel, and also a 
cure for brittle hoofs? What is a good rem¬ 
edy for distemper? My horse is young, only 
seven years old, and he Is very heavy. 
Muskegon, Mich. n. e. a. 
To stop the split, in the hoof take your 
horse to a veterinarian or a blacksmith, and 
have him cut the hoof straight across the 
crack about one-half inch deep just at the 
edge of the hair, and just as close to the hair 
as he can, and not make it bleed. For brittle 
hoofs use butter that has no salt in It. just 
at the top of the hoof in the hair. To stop 
his coughing give a little sugar in his feed 
and to check the heaving wet his hay. Give 
him one-half pail of water in the morning 
and at noon, and give all he wants at night. 
Lumpy Jaw in Calves. 
I have several calves that have large soft 
lumps under and on side of their jaws, also 
one or two that have small hard lumps. What 
causes it? What will cure this? I have doc¬ 
tored the calves for lice and skin disease with 
kerosene and lard. Ilair sometimes comes off 
before the kerosene and lard is applied. 
Mt. Upton, N. Y. o. u. M. 
I should judge that your calves are year¬ 
lings, and that they have actinomycosis, 
known as lump jaw. It is caused by a fun¬ 
gus that goes down to the bone by the side 
of the teeth in some way. You can try the 
iodide of potassium for a few days. The dose 
for a full-grown cow is from one to two 
drams given once a day in water. If your 
calves are yearlings you can give them about 
one-half dram once a day until the tears run 
from the eyes, and then skip a few days and 
repeat it again. I would advise you to dis¬ 
pose of all that are so affected. If you will 
wash your calves all over once in two weeks 
with tobacco water or some good sheep dip 
I do not think they will have any lice or skin 
disease. m. i>. williams, d. v. s. 
CHESTNUT FOR SHINGLES. 
Durability of Chestnut Shingles. —Re¬ 
plying to* J. F. T., page 273, in regard to 
chestnut shingles for roofing, in 1886 I had 
occasion to rebuild my farm barn and used 
chestnut shingles to cover. I assume that 
what the inquirer wants to know more than 
anything else is their durability, which is 
not what the little boy said about the chest¬ 
nut rails his father used that would last for¬ 
ever, for his father had tried it twice. In 
my own case, the barn above alluded to, I 
should think was quarter pitch and the shin¬ 
gles lasted well about 15 years. Since then 
I have been obliged to patch more or less, 
and this year I expect to replace them with 
chestnut, if I can get them sawed; If not, 
shall buy sawed hemlock. I think if the roof 
was steep and the shingles were from young 
and thrifty timber they would last 20 'vears 
or more. m. e. m. 
Guilford, N. Y. 
Years ago we here used to make chestnut 
shingles by boiling the bolts and slicing them 
off. But my uncle tells me that they were 
not very satisfactory. h. h. h. 
Milton, N. Y. 
Chestnut shingles are very serviceable, and 
when made from good sound timber will last 
from 20 to 30 years. They were in use in 
this section very extensively 40 to 50 years 
ago, but the shipbuilding Interests for which 
our section of the State is noted have worked 
into this kind of timber to such an. extent 
that their use is discontinued and cedar used 
instead. Considerable cedar is cut locally, 
but most of the shingles come from other 
States. chas. q. eldridge. 
Connecticut. 
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