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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 23, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
COW WITH INDIGESTION. 
A fine Jersey became sick from eating 
peas. We gave her several doses of Glau¬ 
ber's salts, and injections every hour for 
a day (warm salt water), but that night 
she died. We held post mortem and found 
that the peas had swollen in her first 
stomach before the cud had been chewed, 
and she could not get them back to chew, 
Give any information you may have on the 
subject, and let us know if you know of 
anything that would have saved the cow's 
life. F. <;. m. 
North Carolina. 
Salts are very good to unload the 
stomach and bowels during steady feeding, 
but where there has been an over-feed of 
grain, raw linseed oil should be given in 
quite large doses, say about two or three 
quarts to the cow and about one-half 
of that to the horse, to check the grain 
from swelling and causing inflammation. 
It is my opinion that the warm salt water 
injections did more harm than good, as 
they may have caused acute inflamma¬ 
tion of the bowels. Instead of telling 
how to save the dead cow’s life 1 will tell 
what to do with the next horse or cow 
that gets an over-feed of grain. If you 
do not have the oil at the time do not 
wait, but give one or two quarts of lard. 
Then get the raw oil and give that 
just the same. If a horse lead him 
around a few minutes every hour 
for about 10 or 12 hours, and then 
place in a box stall, as it takes about 20 
hours for the oil to act. After you have 
given the oil, five a quart or two of 
water at a time if the animal wants it. 
In case of a cow and she is bloating place 
a stick in her mouth for a few minutes at 
a time by passing a rope from one end 
over the head to the other end of the 
stick. M. D. WILLIAMS, D. V. S. 
THE "BALKY HORSE” PROBLEM. 
Divert His Attention. 
A man to be master of a nervous or sullen 
horse must first be master of himself. To 
fly In a passion and shout and beat a horse 
is disastrous to all hope of reform in the 
animal; the man must first reform. Most 
balky horses will give you notice in advance 
of their intention to balk. This should never 
be noticed by the driver in a way to adver¬ 
tise the fact to the horse. In other words, 
never let a balky horse know or think that you 
expect him to balk and- are making prepara¬ 
tions for that event. lie will certainly balk 
if you do. Given that he has advertised his 
intention, stop him in an easy and natural 
manner and busy yourself about something 
which will attract his attention, when after 
a few minutes he will have forgotten his pur¬ 
pose and will go along. If he is actually 
“stalled” go in front of him. take hold of the 
cheek piece * of the bridle close down to the 
bit, and violently swing him from side to side, 
making him step “cross legged.” This will 
start more balky horses than any other meth¬ 
od. In one instance where all ordinary means 
failed with a veteran balker, I gathered a 
quantity of small stones, and without a word 
as to my intentions began throwing them so 
as to strike the body sharply. After a few 
minutes she concluded that a change of places 
would be to her advantage, and accordingly 
moved on. For a day or two I went loaded 
with pebbles, but had occasion to use only a 
few. I kept that mare for a time and never 
owned a surer starter or puller in any place 
than she. In one instance I Sound a 
small cord tied tightly around the base of 
one ear an effective cure. My explanation of 
the use of the cord to an inquisitive observer 
was: “The mare allows what I say to her to 
go In one ear and out the other. By tying 
one ear she retains it in her head.” It is 
apparent that the same treatment will not 
cure all cases alike, but there is one general 
rule to be observed. Do something, decent 
and human, to divert the horse from his balky 
Intention. Ingenuity and patience will con¬ 
quer where brute force will fail.” 
Connecticut. h. s. davis. 
Rule By Kindness. 
I am a firm believer in kindness in the 
training of horses or other domestic animals. 
About 40 years ago a horse trainer by the 
name of Rockwood drove into town a pair of 
spirited high-headed Morgan horses, without 
reins or bridles. He carried a long whalebone 
whip without a lash, with which he guided 
and controlled them. He drove them up and 
down a wide street, in all gaits from a walk 
to a smart run. After showing them off he 
proposed to teach anyone how to get com¬ 
plete control of a horse without any whipping 
whatever. The writer attended his lecture 
and was convinced that all horses could be 
made to obey by his treatment. All he used 
to get control of a horse was a cord the size 
of a clothesline noosed over the jaw. then 
passed over the neck, and back through the 
noose in the jaw. He handled the worst 
horse that could be produced with perfect 
success; used no whip and spoke low and 
kindly and smothered the head and neck with 
"good boy,” etc. All this confirmed my belief 
in kindness to get the best there was in a 
horse. The best horse I ever owned came 
into my possession because she would not 
stand to be harnessed. I had no trouble 
after the second trial. She proved the safest 
and knew the most of many I have owned. 
Rhode Island. i. r. wilrerson. 
Do Not Abuse Him. 
On page 770 II. of Oregon asked If his 
horse could be made to work. This brought 
one some very good suggestions on page 773. 
Criticism was offered for one of the sugges¬ 
tions, and if the writer had continued and 
criticised the use of the club it would have 
been equally as applicable, but instead of 
that he goes on and gives advice equally as 
bad when he suggests the placing a slip- 
noose on the under jaw and advises “yank¬ 
ing” them, according to their stubbornness. 
It might be well for the writer to turn back 
to page 773 and read where Mr. Wolfe says 
that a horse's mouth is as sensitive as a 
telephone receiver, and if the driver becomes 
“panicky" or nervous he imparts it to his 
horse. I know this advice is one of the old- 
fashioned ways to break a colt to lead and 
many times one that gets them so afraid of 
their heads that they will break everything 
that they are hitched with, and another one 
of the old-fashioned ways to break a horse 
from pulling was to place a rope under the 
tail and hitch him with the same rope; this 
was a very good way to make a kicker of the 
horse, and I trust that no one will ever try 
either of them. Now I will try to tell yon 
how to teach a coll or horse to lead or break 
them from the habit of pulling. Take about 
25 or 30 feet of almost any kind of small 
rope and place the two ends together and then 
tie a knot in the rope about four or five feet 
from the loop end, then throw the loop over 
the hips, having the knot come where the 
back-pad comes and the loop a little below 
where the breeching comes; then pass each 
end of the rope through the halter at each 
side of the neck, and it will be found that 
one hand will lead most of them and it will 
be found a very good way to hitch a puller, 
but it should be remembered that the rope 
should be much longer if one wish to lead a 
balky horse if he is put on three legs. 
M. D. WILLIAMS, D. V. S. 
Massachusetts. 
Leader of School of Little Fishes: 
“Come on, fellers, let’s go and jolly the 
old octopus.” New Little Fish: ‘‘That’ll 
be fun. How do you do it?” “Oh, we all 
get around him, and point our fins at him 
and yell ‘Trust!’ It makes him crazy.”— 
Smart Set. 
LARGE ENGLISH YORKSHIRES 
Imported. Pedigreed. 
FOP CAI F- Youn e stock sired by Boar im- 
I LM\ 0/TL.L. ported from England last Fall. 
Mothers from-the bestOanadian and English families. 
Both sexes, 4 to 12 weeks old.^^ CT 
Mated not akin.93 cdOll, 
Write for particulars. 
BEAVER LODGE, Ransomville, N. Y. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES 
Eng. bacon 
hog. Pigs of all ages from Imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM. Rochester.Mich. 
|| Lincoln and Leicester 
UU I V WW ULUi Rams; also a few Cotswold 
ewes. L. R. KUNEY, Adrian, Michigan. 
CUQnDQUIQE DAUQ Prize winners. Im- 
onnuromnc nHIYlOi ported and home bred. 
Large and heavy wooled. 
NUTWOOD FARMS, R. F. D. 4, Syracuse, N. Y. 
COOK YOUR FEED and SAVB 
Half the Cost—with the c 
PROFIT FARM BOILER 
With Dumping Caldron. Empties its 
kettle in one minute. The simplest 
and best arrangement for cooking 
food for stock. Also make Dairy and 
Laundry Sieves, Water and Steam 
Jacket Kettles, Hog Scalders, Cal¬ 
drons, etc. 93- Send for oirculars. 
V. R. SPERRY & GO.. Batavia, Ill. 
MIX YOUR OWN STOCK 
/ " ■ FOOD 
When you buy ready mixed stock 
foods you pay at the rate of $2. r >0 per 
ton for bran meal and other Ingredients. Upon request T 
will send you, ABSOLUTELY FRKE, a prescription for 
making your own stock food. It will be far better and cost 
you far less than anv theron vhe market to-day. A postal 
card will bring this free prescription. Dr. S. H. Kent. 
Veterinary Surgeon, No. 104 Market Street, Cadiz, Ohio. 
MINERAL 
HEAVE 
REMEDY 
DONT 
LET 
HIM 
SUFFER 
SEND 
TO-DAY 
AISOLUTELV 
PURE 
ONLY POSITIVE 
AND 
PERMANENT 
'INERAL HEAVE 
fii Fourth Avenue. 
$3 PACKAGE 
will cure any case' 
or your money will be 
refunded. 
$1 PACKAGE will 
cure ordinary cases. 
Bent post paid on 
receipt of price. 
AGENTS WANTED , 
REMEDY COMPANY 
1*1 T T 8 B C R (1II V A. 
Dr. Holland’s Medi¬ 
cated Stock Salt 
has no rival as a Conditioner and 
Worm Destroyer. A true remedy 
for the ills of stock. Health,Thrift 
and Rapid Growth are the results 
of its use. Guaranteed to accom¬ 
plish what is claimed for it. Ten 
(10) feeds for a cent. 
T1IK HOLLAND STOCK RBJIEDY 
COMPANY, WELLINGTON, OHIO. 
Write for Booklet. AimitR tVanteW 
NBWTON’H Heave, Cough, Dis¬ 
temper and Indlgestlou Cure. 
A veterinary specific for wind, 
throat and stomach troubles. 
Strong recommends, fl.00 per 
can, of dealers, or Exp. prepaid. 
TheNewton KemedyCo., 
Toledo, Ohio* 
A Lad j can hold him. 
of the BEERY Bit 
TOUR BITS IN ON£ 
Cure# Kickers, Runaways. Pullers, 
Shyers, etc. Send for Bit on Ten 
Days* Trial and circular showing 
the four distinct ways of usiner it. 
Prof. J.Q, Beery, Pleasant 11111, Ohio. 
SEND US 
A COW, 
Steer, Bull or Horse hide, 
Calf skin, Dog skin, or any 
other kind of hide or skin,and 
let us tan it with the hair on, 
soft, light,odor less and moth¬ 
proof, for robe, rug, coat or 
gloves. 
But first get our Catalogue giving 
prices, and our shipping tags and 
instructions bo as to avoid mistakes. 
We also manufacture and sell direct 
to consumer, Galloway and other fur 
coats and robes. Prices giv.n in 
catalog. We buy raw furs but no 
ginseng. Ask for raw fur price list. 
THE CROSBY FRISIAN FUR COMPANY, 
116 Mill Street, Rochester, N. Y. 
FUR ROBES, COATS, MITTENS 
at first cost. Ship us your cattle, horse, mule and 
animal skins. We tan and manufacture to order. Soft, 
pliable, wind, water and moth proof. Samples free. 
Galloway coats and robes for sale at wholesale prices. 
Milford Robe & Tanning Co..Milford,Indiana 
COTTAGE GROVE STOCK FARM 
has for sale Jersey Cattle, Poland-China Swine and 
Oxford Down Rains. Address, 
S. E. GILLETT, Proprietor, Ravenna, Ohio. 
Breeders’ Directory 
KENTUCKY JACKS 
JA AND STALLIONS. 
One hundred head of 
"WHBt Jacks, Jennets, Saddle 
t )y and Trotting Stallions, 
for sale reasonable, 
J. F. COOK & COMPANY, Lexington, Ky. 
Branch barn, Marion, Kansas. 
FOR SALE 
Registered Jersey calves of both sexes, well bred, solid 
colored and good individuals. One bull fit for service. 
J. GRANT MOKSE, 
Laurel Farm, Hamilton, N. Y. 
SPRINGBANK HERD 
of Pedigree BERKSHIRES 
FLORETTA’S litter of Pigs by Grand 
Premier, 80005 farrowed June 12.are beauties. Floretta 
is the dam of the Champion Boar Nutmeg, at N. Y. 
State Fair in 1903. Grand Premier, 80005, is the best 
bred son of N. H. Gentry's Lord Premier. 50001. They 
are all for sale—and are champion material—also 
some sows bred for Fall litters. 
J. E. WATSON, Prop. Marbledale, Conn. 
ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
Send postal card for 64-page illustrated pamphlet, 
describing this great breed of cattle. 
F. L. HOUGHTON, Sec’y, Brattleboro, Vt. 
THE BLOOMINGDALE HERD OF 
holstein-friesians 
are bred for large Production, Good Size, Strong 
Constitution, Best Individuality. 
If these are the kind you want write or come to see 
them. 125 to select from. A'jmals of both sexes 
ai.d all ages to offer at prices that will please you.^ 
A special offer on some nicely bred Bcll Cat.ves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Neshanic, N. J 
BPIIIjXj farm 
Holstein Cattle. 
Home of Lord Netherland DeKol. Great sire of high 
testing butter cows. He has 34 A. R. O. daughters. 
High class stock at prices that will make you a profit. 
Let us quote you prices on anything you may need. 
E. C. BRILL, Pougliquag, N. Y. 
HILLHURST FARM HOLSTEINS 
Premier sire, Sir Korndyke Manor DeKol Jr., 
35135. The greatest Butter Bred Bull of the breed. 
Royally bred; large producing. Cows and Heifers 
bred to above Bull at astonishingly low prices. 
BULL CALVES AT FARMERS’ PRICES. 
Write for pedigrees and photographs, 
RIVENBURG BROS., ONEIDA, N.Y. 
ICHLAWN FARM 
HIGH CLASS HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS. 
F. P. KNOWLES, Auburn, Mass. 
BULLS IN SERVICE. 
Canary Mercedes’ Son, whose dam, Canary 
Mercedes, has an official record of 25 lbs. 2 oz. Butter 
in 7 days. Her milk averaging 4.92 per cent butter 
fats and 4.5 per cent fat for 30 days. Her milk, and 
that of her five daughters, three of them with records 
over 20 lbs. all in official tests averaging 4.15 per cent 
butter fats. 
Oakland Sir Nanette, whose dam, granddam and 
sire's dam have official butter records that averaged 
22 lbs., and whose milk averaged 4.27 per cent fats. 
Write for information and prices on choice animals. 
Pure Bred Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
From Registered and Record stock. ALFALFA 
SOIL from lots that have raise; 
five years. Prices moderate. 
W. W. CHENEY, 
—Shorthorn Cattle and 
Tunis Sheep. W. I. 
WOOD, Williamsport, 0. 
1 alfalfa for the past 
Write promptly. 
Manlius, New York. 
BERKSHIRE PIGS 
Spring and fall litters of EZITT and HIGHCLERE 
strains, for sale. B. E. HUNT, Reading Centre, N. Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
FOR SALE. 
REG. 0.1. C, SWINE 
place. CEDAR LAWN FARM, Ludlowviile, N. Y. 
O A PIGS, August and September farrow, 
■ I ■ Vi also mature sows. Bred and registered; 
choice stock, prices low. S. T. WITMER, Union 
Deposit, Pa. 
Reg. P. Chinas, BcrKshires and C. Whites. 
8 wks. aDd older, mated not akin. Ser¬ 
vice Boars, have stock returned, re¬ 
fund money if not satisfactory. Reg 
Holsteins. Heifers, Bulls and Cows 
inCalf. Hamilton & Co., Ercildoun, Chester Co., Pa. 
■ ——— ' T T —- 
O. I. C. PIGS 
Five strains not akin; Ang. and Sept, farrow. 
Registered stock; prices low. 
F. J. SCHWARTZ, East Pharsalia, N. Y. 
DEDlfCUIDE CntUC A few f? ood ones 
DCVUVOninC OUTTOl cheap from my im¬ 
ported boar and well bred dams. R. F. SHANNON, 
907 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
FOR SALE CHESHIRES; 
SOWS bred, PIGS either sex, also BARRED 
ROCK COCKERELS. 
G. E. SMITH, CASTILE, NEW YORK. 
From choice A. U. O. Dams, and by such sires as 
Beryl Waynes Paul DeKol and Sir Korndyke Manor 
DeKol. We will make attractive prices on these 
youngsters r,s they must be disposed of to make room 
for our crop of Winter Calves. Write for prices or 
anything needed in Holstein-Friesians. 
WOODCREST FARM, Rifton, Ulster Co.. N.Y. 
STAR FARM HOLSTEINS 
CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE! 
J» it 
it it 
1 have recently bought a large herd of registered 
Holsteins, some at chattel mortgage sale at a 
great bargain. I can quote these prices: 
Registered H. F. cows, value $100, my price, $75 
., ” $125, ” ” iilOO 
, ” $150, ” ” i 1125 
, ” $175, ” ” iil50 
” ’ ” ”, ” $200, ” ” $175 
Registered service bulls, value $100, my price, 
$60 to $75. 
270 Head to select from 270 
A n n Milk from herd tested over 4?S A 0 n n 
*r|Ji ui fat for the past season. *•>* p. u. 
Handsome illustrated circulars sent free. 
Horace L. Bronson, Dept. D, Cortland, N. Y 
ABERDEEN-ANGUS CATTLE. 
Seven young Bulls now ready for service. Get of 
Imp. ELFLOCK and PRINCE BARBARA. Write 
or pedigree, description and prices. 
MYER & SON, Bridgeville, Del. 
If you are going ~TT | 1 | BULL, and will write ns 
to buy a M 1 M 1 " A J. just what yon want, we will 
send full pedigrees and descriptions, together with prices that will convince you that we have high-class 
animals at low prices. The Stevens Brothers-Hastings Company, 
BROOKSIDE HERD. Lacona, Oswego Co., N. Y. 
LAFAYETTE STOCK FARM, 
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. 
J. CROUCH & SON, Proprietors 
Largest Importers of Oldenburg German Co.aeh, Pereheron and Belgian 
Stallions in America. Have Imported 357 head in the last fifteen months. 
We won all possible prizes shown for and Grand Championship with 
our German Coachers and Belgians at the Lewis & Clark Exposition, 
. Portland, Oregon, at the American Royal Live Stock Show, Kansas City 
Missouri, and at the Toronto Exposition at Toronto, Canada, and all the leading State Fairs and Horse 
Shows in the United States in the last two years. We have the prize winners of the world and our prices 
are no higher than others. Write us for further information. J. CROUCH & SON, La Fayette, 
Indiana, Staunton, Vi-ginia and Nashville, Tennessee. 
We have just receiv d in our Barns from Europe, 100 Head of HIGH CLASS GERMAN 
COACH, PERCHERON and BELGIAN STALLIONS. 
