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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 10, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
MOLASSES AS STOCK FOOD. 
I would like to ask as to the value 
of molasses as a feed for stock, about the 
proportion to use and how fed, D. D. L. 
Massachusetts. 
The Massachusetts Experiment Station 
makes the following statement. We have 
found molasses fed in small quantities an 
excellent feed for old horses: 
“The residuum molasses from Porto 
Rico is at present being offered in New 
England for feeding purposes at 13 cents 
a gallon of 12 pounds. The experiments 
are sufficiently advanced to j ustify the fol¬ 
lowing statements: The molasses con¬ 
tains 24 to 28 per cent of water, 3 per 
cent of nitrogenous matter and 7 to 8 
per cent of ash; the balance consists of 
sugar and allied substances. It is a strict¬ 
ly carbohydrate feed, belonging to the 
same group as corn and hominy meals. 
Molasses is a perfectly legitimate feed 
stuff, the only questions for consideration 
relate to its relative economy and its 
suitability for different farm animals. It 
will probably be shown to contain some 
I, 200 pounds of digestible organic matter 
in a ton, against 1,500 pounds in a ton 
of cornmeal. On this basis alone it would 
have—pound for pound—80 per cent of 
the nutritive value of corn. Its value will 
probably be somewhat enhanced over this 
figure, because of its other desirable quali¬ 
ties. Molasses has failed to produce any 
particularly favorable effect upon animals 
that were previously in normal condition, 
neither has it noticeably changed the qual¬ 
ity of the milk. It has not been tried at 
this station upon horses that were not in 
satisfactory physical condition. Molasses 
may constitute one-sixth to one-fourth 
of the grain ration for horses (one pint 
to one quart daily). A larger quantity 
tends to make them logy. The same 
amount may be fed daily as a constituent 
of the grain ration for dairy stock. For 
young pigs, weighing 50 pounds, we have 
begun with an ounce daily in connection 
with sweet skim-milk and cornmeal, and 
gradually increased, until, when the pigs 
averaged 230 pounds, each was receiving 
four pounds daily. These pigs continue to 
grow well, and show no unfavorable ef¬ 
fects from the molasses ration. Whether 
it will prove more economical than corn¬ 
meal for fattening has not been demon¬ 
strated. The station intends giving this 
matter further study. Molasses being very 
deficient in nitrogenous matter must be 
fed in connection with some protein con¬ 
centrate, when used as the component of 
a ration for dairy stock and growing pigs. 
It is believed the chief use of molasses for 
northern farmers will consist in its ap¬ 
parently favorable action upon the organs 
of digestion, and in improving the pala- 
tability of corn stover, malt sprouts and 
similar feed stuffs, rather than as a nutri¬ 
ent to be fed in any large quantity in place 
of the best grades of concentrated feeds. 
(This applies particularly to horses and 
to dairy stock.) It is inconvenient to 
handle, requires more time to feed than 
ordinary grains, and in Summer attracts 
a large number of flies.” 
HOUSING SHEEP. 
It beats all how easy it is to fight bat¬ 
tles and gain victories on paper! To 
set up men of straw and knock them over 
with clubs! To lay down false premises 
and draw misleading conclusions ! Notice 
J. McCuie in Northwest Farmer says: 
“The yolk that is secreted from the skin 
of the sheep for the nourishment of the 
wool and for the prevention of felting in 
the fleece makes the skin of the sheep 
rather unsensitive to cold. The wool on 
the sheep prevents the escape of animal 
heat from the body to some extent, and 
these conditions of skin and fleece make 
it unnecessary to house sheep warmly. 
In fact, sheep do better in moderately 
cold than when kept warm.” He saj r s 
further, “The bad effects of too great 
warmth arise as follows: The moisture 
exhaled from the lungs of the sheep con¬ 
fined in a close pen makes the fleeces 
damp, and when the sheep are turned out 
into the cold air they catch cold, result¬ 
ing in catarrh or influenza, generally des¬ 
ignated ‘snuffles’ by the shepherd.” An¬ 
alyze these statements by the light of 
common sense, and what is the result? 
No animal has a skin more sensitive to 
cold than the sheep, and the thick fleece 
is for the express purpose of protection. 
From this fact we should learn that it 
pays to keep the sheep warm. Not in 
folds so close and ill-ventilated that the 
fleece becomes damp and wet, but in folds 
so well ventilated that all moisture is 
carried away, and walls kept so dry that a 
match can be ignited anywhere by scratch¬ 
ing on the wall. Nor should sheep so 
housed ever be turned out in the cold. 
We have at the present time in our sheep- 
folds about 1.000 ewes; each has a space 
of about 16 square feet of floor space in 
a nine-foot basement, and the thermome¬ 
ter is never below 50 degrees, and there 
is not nor has there been this Winter a 
single case of influenza or snuffles. A 
large part have lambs, and more are com¬ 
ing all the time, and lambs and ewes are 
as contented and happy as though running 
in a June pasture. 
• Again, he says: “While exercise and 
fresh air are at all times desirable, the 
sheds should be so made that they can 
be closed in case of extreme cold.” Who 
ever saw a mature sheep walking about 
for exercise? I have watchecf them for 
days and weeks, in fact, years ago, for 
whole Winters, and I always found them 
ready to get into some sheltered corner 
out of the wind and cold when at all 
possible. But I soon learned better, and 
now we never let. a sheep out of the 
folds, once they go in, until warm enough 
in Spring to go to the pasture. Another 
great advantage in close housing is that 
they can be sheared in Winter and will 
then need less room than when in full 
fleece, and we thus get rid of the ticks, 
for an old hen with a brood of chickens 
will pick every tick from several hundred 
shorn sheep; try it! J. s. woodward. 
THICK, SWOLLEN GLANDS 
that make a horse Wheeze, 
have Thick Wind or 
Choke-down, can he re¬ 
moved with 
ABSORBING 
or any Bunch or Swelling 
caused by strain or inflam¬ 
mation. No blister. No 
hair gone and horse kept 
at work. $2.00 per bottle, 
delivered. Book 3-B free. ABSORBIXE, JR., for 
mankind, 81.00 delivered. Cures Goitre, Tumors, 
Varicose veins, Etc. Book tree. Made only by 
W. F.YOUNG, P.D.F., 88 Monmouth Si .Springfield,Mass. 
Tuttle’s Elixir 
cures lameness, splint, curb, 
thrush, colic, founder, distem¬ 
per, etc. Standing offer, good 
everywhere: $100. for a failure 
where we say it will cure. "Vet¬ 
erinary Experience” free. 100 
pages, the perfect home horse 
doctor. Write for a copy. 
Tuttle’s Elixir Co., 
3 0 Beverly St., Boston, Mass. 
A Lady can hold him. 
of the BEERY BIT 
FOUR BITS IN ONE 
Cures Kicker., Itunsway*. Pullers, 
Shyers, cte. Send for Bit on Ten 
Bays’ Trial and circular showing 
the four distinct ways of using it. 
Prof. J.Q. Beery, Pleasant Hill, Ohio. 
DONT 
LET 
HIM 
SUFFER 
MINERAL 
HEAVE 
REMEDY 
SEND 
TO-DAY 
ABSOLUTELY 
PURE 
ONLY POSITIVE 
AND 
PERMANENT 
S3 PACKAGE 
will cure any case 
or your money will be 
refunded. 
$1 PACKAGE will 
cure ordinary cases. 
| 8 Q V™ j ip Bent post paid on 
IlnP i'TI receipt of price. 
UWIlk^f AG ENTS WANTED L 
MINERAL HEAVE REMEDY COMPANY 
461 ^ our ^ Avenue. PITTSBURGH PA# 
LABEL 
Stamped with your 
name or address, also 
numbers. The best 
mark for all live stock 
to save loss or confusion. 
Sample! Free. Agents Wanted. 
C. H. DANA, 74 Main St., 
West Lebanon, N. H. 
ALL ABOUT H0LSTEINS 
SeDd postal card for 64-page illustrated pamphlet, 
describing this great breed of cattle. 
F. L. HOUGHTON, Sec’y. Brattleboro, Vt. 
SLOANS LINIMENT 
-AND- 
VETERINARY REMEDIES 
are a necessity to every 
Farmer & Stockraiser. 
MAILED FREE. 
Sloan’s Treatise on the Horse, 
and Sloan’s Advice on the 
Care of Horses, Cattle, Hogs and 
Poultry. ^ Send your address to 
DR. EARL S. SLOAN, 615 ALBANY STREET, BOSTON, MASS. ^ 
SAVE-THE-HQRSE” Spavin Cure M 
Registered Trade Mark. 
Dillon, S .C.—Before using “Save-the-Horse” my mare went on three 
legs, now you can’t tell it. It beats anything I ever saw. A.L.BETHEA. 
aa Per Bottle. With written 
)I(|UU Guarantee—as binding to pro- 
tect you as legal talent could 
make it. Send lor copy and beoklet. 
At Dmggitt. and Doalort or Ezprcit paid. 
• , Seve•tho-Horae ,, Permanently Cures Sparin’ 
Riugbune (except low Ringboue), Curb, Thoroughpin, SpllnP 
Shoe lloil. Wind Puff, Injured Tendon, and all lamoneM, with" 
out scar or loeB of hair. Horse may work as usuaL 
TROY CHEMICAL CO„ Binghamton, N.Y. 
Formerly Troy, N- Y. 
TRADE 
MARK 
PUTS VIM INTO STOCK 
Tonic Stock Food is a condimental appetizer which puts life, 
THr vigor, muscle and bone into farm animals, when red with 
their regular food rations. Made in 4 different formulas; 
arvl for dairy cows, horses, hogs and general feeding. “Elgin 
Brand” Tonic Stock Food costs $3.50 per hundred, freight paid. 
Catalog free. If your dealerdoes not carry It, remit the money; we 
will ship direct. See that every package bears our Arrow Trade 
Mark. Address Dept, 17, and get free souvenir calendar. 
Agents wanted. TONIC STOCK FOOD, CO., ELGIN, ILL. 
rkUROC-JERSEY PIGS and BRED SOWS. All 
** stock eligible to registry. Write for prices. Ad- 
Iress A. B. WOODHULL, ’ 
Wading River, N. Y. 
SPRINGBANK HERD 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
All ages and sexes, son of Lord 
Premier, No. 50001, the $1,500 Boar, at head of herd. 
Send for booklet. 
J. E. WATSON, Prop., Marbledale, Conn. 
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., Ercildoun, Chester Co., Pa. 
Large English Berkshires Jg. 
year old Registered Sow of choicest breeding. 
NUTWOOD FARMS, Syracuse, N. Y., R. F. D. No. 4. 
A SHROPSHIRE BREEDING EWES FOR 
SALE—I will sell my whole Flock of 40 Reg¬ 
istered Shropshire Breeding Ewes, all safely in 
lamb by first-class ram, and in very fine condition. 
Due to iamb the first of April. Price $15 per head. 
J. M. LADD, Victor, New York. 
KENTUCKY JACK FARM. 
A fine lot of big Black well-bred 
KJCNTUCKY JACKS, alsolm- 
poYted SPANISH JACKS, 
selected by me personally from 
the very best breeds of Jacks in 
Spain. We furnish a certificate 
of pedigree with each Imported 
Jack. Come and see me or write 
for prices. I can please you. 
JOE E. WRIGHT, Junction City, Ky. 
KENTUCKY JACKS 
IK AND STALLIONS. 
One hundred head of 
Jacks, Jennets, Saddle, Trotting 
and Pacing Stallions and some nice 
Poland China Hogs, We won more 
m Vl premiums on Jacks than all other 
breeders combined at Ky. State Pair 
1905. Write for what you want. 
J. F. COOK & COMPANY, Lexington, Ky. 
Branch barn for jacks, Marion, Kansas. 
Jersey Cattle, Berkshire Hogs, 
Rhode Island Reds. 
R. F. SHANNON, 905 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
THE BLOOMING DALE HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN -FRIESIAN S 
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. 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 
STAR FARM HOLSTEINS. 
$40,000 SALES!FOR'1905. 
is ample evidence that the people appreciate fair 
dealing and square methods. Shams are ex¬ 
posed. Our books are open to inspection. 
Star Farm Leads the World 
in the sale of registered Holsteins of superior 
breeding and at reasonable prices. 190(5 WILL 
ECLIPSE ALL PAST RECORDS. 
Special prices will be made on registered Holstein 
cows, service bulls, heifers and calves. 
$5,000 Guarantee that every animal sold 
will be strictly as represented. You take no 
chances when you order at Star Farm. A postal in¬ 
quiry will bring you beautiful, illustrated circulars 
and valuable information. 
HORACE L. BRONSON, Dept. D,Cortland,N. Y 
Egg Machines— 
hens fed on Pratts 
Poultry Food. The 
reason? It makes 
every organ work and 
( the hen can’t help 
laying. Try it. 
DAI MALE AND FE- 
rUK uHLK. MALE ELK at 
The Michigan School for the Deaf. Flint, Michigan. 
Large Eng. Berkshires 
Imported and Domestic Strains. Matings not akin. 
Descriptive circulars on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg, Pa. 
Jkgist’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 
I Poultry. Come see my 
rstock and make your owu 
selections. Send 2c. stamp 
Fancy ofKureka 130891 for New Catalogue. 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester, Penua 
IT'S A FACT 
That we now have more young cows of milking age 
than we can possibly stable this coming Winter. 
They are bred to such bulls as DeKol 2d's Butter 
Boy 3d, Beryl Wayne’s Paul DeKol, and the imported 
bull Karel Bos 1st, PRIZE and CHAMPION at the 
New York State Fair. We will make a reduction in 
price in all lines. This is an opportunity you should 
not overlook. Send for further particulars and folder. 
THE STEVENS HERD. Established 1870. 
HENRY STEVENS & SON, 
Rrookside Stock Farm, Laeoua, N. Y. 
Pure Bred Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
From Registered and Record Stock. ALFALFA 
SOIL from lots that have raised alfalfa for the past 
five years. Prices moderate. Write promptly. 
W. W. CHENEY, Manlius. New York. 
The Edgewater Herd, 
Huntington, L. I., New York. 
Holstein cattle of the purest breeding, Chester 
White, Poland China, Berkshire, Essex, and Duroc 
Jersey Red Swine of all ages. A Splendid bred lot 
of Young Stock on Hand for Sale, also Choice Grade 
Dairy Cows. Write for prices and descriptions. 
Address W.;R. SELLECK, Hunting-ton, N.Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
FOR SALE. 
From choice A. R. O. Dams, and by 6uch 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-Friesians. 
WOODCREST FARM. Rifton, Ulster Co.. N.Y. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
ENG. BERKSHIRE SWINE 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
All of the Very Highest Quality. 
If you desire the best to be had at a reasonable price, write us 
at once, stating just what you want. We guarantee perteci 
satisfaction to every customer who trusts us witli an order. 
E. H. KNAPP & SON, • FABIUS, N. Y. 
