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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 7, 
WESTERN STOCK NOTES. 
We are inclined to give the packers 
credit for being on our side in our 
fight with the commission men of the 
yards. The advance in price for selling 
is a small part of the complaint, nearly 
all the firms paid for their help in caring 
for stock, by giving the men who actu¬ 
ally did pay the help the chance or 
privilege of buying the cripples and 
governments, and the result was a system 
of thievery that would put your worst 
street or locality in the shade. Investi¬ 
gation by our people has shown that 
over 96 per cent of the cripples and 
governments, after being dressed by the 
cripple speculator, went back into the 
regular channels of trade, showing that 
the number of cripples was only limited 
by the needs of the speculator (so-called). 
There will soon be a co-operative com¬ 
mission association established that it is 
hoped will remedy some of the evils. 
Prominent stockmen all over the West, 
Northwest and Southwest will be con¬ 
nected with it and it will regulate the 
business if nothing more. j. s. 
Iowa. _ 
LAME MULE. 
I have a mule eight years old, in good 
flesh and health, with lameness in right leg 
or shoulder. No tenderness anywhere except 
slightly in fleshy part of shoulder. 1 do not 
know of there being any strain. Have exam¬ 
ined every joint. Can stand on leg without 
inconvenience but raises leg with care in 
walking up hilj particularly. When toe hits 
obstruction it seems to hurt. Can lie down 
and wallow, either side with no sign of any 
trouble. I have used some turpentine lini¬ 
ment and three weeks’ rest seemed to cure, 
but work caused a return. Has been simi¬ 
larly affected in one of his hind hips before 
but not recently. A spirited, easily kept 
animal. Stands on dirt floor, but not wet. 
Old Fort, N. C. c. U 
All horses will flinch when pinched on 
the shoulder a few times even if they 
are not lame, and mules especially. Nine¬ 
ty per cent of the causes of lameness are 
found below the knee. If a horse is lame 
below his knee he will rest his foot a 
little in advance of the other, and if lame 
in the shoulder it will be a little behind 
his other foot when he rests the affected 
foot. From the description I judge that 
your mule is lame in his foot and suggest 
that you get one ounce potassium iodide 
and make eight doses; that is, giving one 
drachm in water every other day, hut do 
not give over 16 doses. It is a very good 
preventive against ringbones. 
M. D. WILLIAMS, D. V. S. 
FISHNETES FOR CHICKEN HAWKS. 
Soon after we engaged in the poultry 
business we found ourselves confronted 
with a condition which promised to ex¬ 
terminate our flock of chicks. The neigh¬ 
bors had annually lost large numbers of 
chicks and it seemed as if our location 
was in a hawk belt, so numerous were 
these birds and so frequent their attacks. 
It was no unusual thing for every chicken 
in a flock to be killed as soon as they 
were liberated from the coops. Various 
remedies were suggested. One neighbor 
told us with perfect seriousness to put 
up a martin house; that no hawk would 
venture upon the martins’ territory, and 
he was losing chickens every day with a 
martin house within 50 feet of his barn. 
Another fake remedy often repeated is 
the Guinea hen. A farmer living near 
us had his flock of Guinea chicks prac¬ 
tically exterminated by hawks, and this 
occurred while they were with the mother 
hen. I had something else to do beside 
watching all the time with a gun and the 
remedy which seemed the most practical 
was a covered run. One day shortly after 
it was built a large hawk, remembering 
how frequently he had feasted upon our 
chicks, came rushing along and flying low, 
struck the side fence with full force. 
Then rising in the air he dove downward, 
again striking the wire netting. The 
second experience proved sufficient, and 
he retired. But while a run covered with 
wire fencing is all very well for a small 
flock, when the chicks number into the 
hundreds, the expense is too great not 
only for the wire, but for construction 
and the next expedient was the purchase 
of nets made of No. 15 or 16 cotton twine, 
similar to fishermen’s nets. We ordered 
them first with a six-inch mesh, but that 
was altogether too small and the next 
order was for a 24-inch mesh, 75 feet 
long and 28 feet wide. They came when 
every moment was precious, and when 
stretched, measured 50 feet long by 20 
feet wide. A vigorous protest and an¬ 
other order disclosed the fact that net 
makers have their own system of meas¬ 
urements and that the net. to fill the 
space named, must be made “to hang” 
the required distance. In hanging these 
nets which are made with double selvage, 
it is only necessary to set posts driving a 
staple in the top and tying the nets first 
on one side and drawing taut to the 
opposite posts. We set the posts about 
ten feet apart on the outside of the 
runs and the nets are so light, each one 
of size named weighing but a few pounds, 
is easily drawn tight without any support 
inside of the runs. We sometimes run 
stove wire through the staples and tie 
to that any slack parts of the net; of 
the durability of the nets I cannot speak, 
but as they are put out in April and 
taken in by the first of September, and 
as they are so light they dry out very 
quickly it would seem that they might 
last a long time. They can be procured 
of any net and twine company, through 
any hardware dealer and cost us f. o. b. 
in Boston $1.25 each for site measuring 
actually 75 feet long by 2S feet wide with 
22-inch mesh. F. c. C. 
Maine. 
NOTES FROM HOG MEN. 
T grow rape for my hogs and find it a good 
and cheap feed, on fertile soil the crop is 
large. I pasture it down and when Rine 
grass and clover is scarce and tough rape 
is tender and at its best, lasting until 
freezing weather. I use crude petroleum, a 
low grade black oil. for killing lice and it 
is the most effective remedy I have found. 
In warm weather I apply with a sprinkler, 
in cool weather 1 use a paddle and this oil 
will keep the hogs free from lice. The hair 
and skin look a little ugly when first ap¬ 
plied. but I do not have to use it over four 
or five times a year. J. w. killam. 
Iowa. 
We have never been seriously troubled with 
lice on our hogs. We usually had the most 
trouble with the members of our herd that 
for some reason were not in a thriving condi¬ 
tion, while the thrifty ones were not af¬ 
fected. or only slightly affected. The only 
remedies that we ever used was either the 
crude petroleum or a pail of soap suds in 
which we had put a teacup of kerosene oil 
and then churned with spray pump. The 
crude oil was ipplied with a brush and the 
hog was thoroughly scrubbed with the soap 
emulsion. I liked the latter remedy better as 
the scrubbing seemed to be beneficial to the 
animals. Of course either remedy must be ap¬ 
plied every three to five days until all the 
nits on the pens and rubbing places have had 
a chance to hatch out and be killed. The 
work must be thoroughly done and stuck to 
persistently to accomplish the end. I have 
never used soiling crops for our swine as 
we had orchard runs, and labor is so high 
and scarce I did not think there would be a i 
profit. I have beard rape highly recom¬ 
mended by other breeders, but have had no 
personal experience with it. 
New York . w. a. Alexander 
We have found “Shoo-fly” sprayed over 
the cows according to directions a good 
remedy. In bulletin 68 of the Missouri 
Experiment Station (Columbia) record 
of an experiment with “Shoo-fly” is made. 
It kept the flies away from the cows. 
. 
Bill: “What’s the matter with your 
watch?” Will: “Stopped, dropped it in 
the sheen dip the other day.” Bill: 
“Killed the ticks, eh!” c. o. r. 
YOUNG MEN WANTED —To learn the 
Veterinary Profession. Catalogue sent 
free. Address VETERINARY COM EGE, 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 46 LOUIS STREET. 
SHOO-FLY 
THE 
ANIMAL8’ 
FRIEND 
Kill* every fly It •trike*. Keeps the rest off cows in 
pasture longer than any imitation. Abiolutelr harmless to 
man or beast. Cures all sores. Used by tame dairymen 
since 1885. Kills lie© and mltoa. If dealer offers sub¬ 
stitute, send us $1 for Improved 5-tube Rprayer and enough 
Rhoo-Fly t« protect 200 cow*. $ 1 returned if cows not 
protected. Name express office. Free booklet. 
Skoo-Fly Mff. Co. t 101 h Fairmoent Ave., Philadelphia 
PRIMROSE STOCK FARMTtef^nSK 
injjxn-ted stuck. A. A. BRADLEY, Frewsburg, N. \ . 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES wXC r 
Hog. 1’igs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
Meadow Brook Stock Farm, Rochester. Mich. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Bcrkshires and C. Whites. 
8 wks. and older, routed not akin. Ser¬ 
vice Boars, have stock returned, re¬ 
fund money if not satisfactory. Keg 
Holstelns. Heifers. Bulls and Cows 
in Calf. Hamilton Frcildoun, Chester t o., Pa. 
SPRINGBANK HERD 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
A fine bunch of Sows coming a year 
ojd by Grand Premier. No. 8000a, bred to Baron Duke 
85th. No. 01215. A son of Premier Longfellow. No. 
68600, Grand Champion at St. Louis in 1904. Booklet 
on application. .1, E. WATSON, Marbledale. Conn 
Large Eng. Berkshires 
Imported and Domestic Strains. Matings not akin. 
Descriptive circulars on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg-, Pa. 
ERSEY REDS, CHESTER WHITES. 
Choice pigs— any age of the highest standard. 
Write for prices and state age wanted. 
HOLMES SEED CO., Harrisburg, Penn. 
F OR 8AT.K Sporting and Pet Dogs. Pigeons. Fer 
rets, Belgium Hares and Swine. 8 cents 40-page 
Illustrated Catalog. C. G. Lloydt. Dept. K, Sayre, Pa. 
What kind of a herd? What kind of in¬ 
dividuals and just how do you think they 
would appear whae you could see ten 
heifers all having official records with first 
calf as 2 year olds, averaging 17.6 lbs. each 
in 7 days? Think of it! We have this kind, 
for sale, also bulls from, some of than and 
others bred in same lines. Farms at Liver¬ 
pool and. Lacona. The Stevens Brothers- 
Hastings Co., Lacona, New York. 
SPRING SALE. 
$5,000 “Eli™ $5,000 
Our herd has outgrown pasture. 
COME AND TAKE YOUR PIC 
K. 
Cows SlOO and Up. H 
Calves of either sex sired bv our great Sir Korn- 
d.vke Manor DeKol Jr. RIVENBURGH BROS., 
Hiilhurst Farm. Oneida, New York. 
ifers U*75 and Up. 
rent Sir Korn- 
PILLING 
MILK 
FEVER 
OUTFIT 
FOR AIR TREATMENT 
Postpaid with full directions $3. Most ettc-l 
censfui method known . recommended i>v| 
United States Agricultural Department; cures! 
97 per cent of the cases treated. Al*oafull| 
line of cattle instruments. Catalog free. 
Gko. P. Pilling A Son, 2233 Arch St. Phils..Pa.| 
BIIITjIj farm 
Holstein cattle. 
Home of lk>rd Netherland DeKol. Great sire of high 
testing cows. He has 50 A. R. O. daughters and more 
that average 45 and over than any other bail. High 
class stock for sale. Let us quote you prices on any¬ 
thing you may need. 
ifi. U. HKILL. Pougliquag, N. Y. 
The Eyewater 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. K. SKI,1,UCK. Huntington, N. Y. 
‘COTCH COLLIES, Spayed Females, two to 
height mos. Circ. SILAS DECKER, Montrose, Pa. 
s 
COTCH COLLIK 
also Ferrets 
>LLIK PUPS, the intelligent kind, 
s. NELSON BROS., Grove City, Pa. 
/TUERNSF.Y HULLS from 8 to 12 months old. 
Breeding, price and individuality right 
W. A. ALEXANDER, Union Springs, New York. 
THE BLOOMINGDALE HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN8. 
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 
ind all ages to offer at prices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Bull Calves. 
a a . COHTELY0U. 8omerville, N. J. 
GREAT BARGAINS IN PURE BRED 
HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN BULL CALVES 
to clean up spring stock. Write promptly for they are 
going rapidly. W. VV. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
STAR FARM H0LSTEINS. 
DEADLY TYPHOID FEVER GERMS, 
DEADLY CHOLERA INFANTUM GERMS 
are more frequently taken into the human stomach in 
milk than all other cases combined. Some cows milk 
also produces stomach trouble and acute indigestion. 
If you are an invalid or have an invalid child or 
if you arc troubled with indigestion, write and 
give me full particulars. I can furnish you with a 
registered Holstein cow giving just the proper amount 
of fat and protein. When you buy unbalanced or im¬ 
pure milk you imperil the lives of all who drink it. 
HORACE L. BRONSON, 
Department D, Cortland, 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 rojm 
for our crop of Winter Calves. Write for prices on 
anything needed in Holstein-Friesians. 
wnoDCREST FARM’Rifton, Ulster Co.. N.Y. 
ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
Send postal card for 64 page illustrated pamphlet, 
describing this great breed of cattle. 
P. L. HOUGHTON, Sec’y, Braftleboro, Vi. 
Jersey Cattle, Berkshire Hogs, 
Rhode Island Reds. 
R. F. SHANNON, 905 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
The New Way 
the Only Way 
The Old Way gave good results, but whole milk containing 
high-priced butter-fat is too expensive for calf-feeding. The 
New Way—feeding 1/4 pound Swift’s Soluble Blood Flour 
with Skim-milk produces as good results at much less cost. 
The Reason Why 
Young calves require a ration rich in digestible 
Protein so they may grow Bone and Flesh instead 
of laying on Fat. Swift’s Soluble Blood Flour 
(Protein 87%) is the richest Protein feed available. 
We have literature which tells about it. Ask for it. 
Swift & Company, U. S. A, 
Animal Food Department, Desk 3 
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