1907. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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MORE FIELD INSTITUTES WANTED. 
Local Conditions Must be Studied. 
If two men do not get a common view¬ 
point. they will not get much good from 
discussion. I had this brought home to 
me with a good deal of force recently in 
southern Jersey. I discussed the subject 
of cattle feeds and their effect, particu¬ 
larly as it pertains to the dairy cow. 
At the institute the farmers listened, came 
up after the meeting and asked more 
questions upon the feeds mentioned, and 
there seemed to be some good there¬ 
from. After the session I was invited to 
look at a herd. What did 1 find? That 
herd and nearly every other in that neigh¬ 
borhood out of doors during the day, and 
some of them under sheds the full 24 
hours, and the temperature down nearly 
to zero. What had I been advising? 
Why, to feed gluten, distillers’ grains, 
bran, middlings and linseed meal with 
the corn, and so get a balanced ration 
and full flow of milk. What did 1 ad¬ 
vise after seeing the actual conditions? 
Just to keep on feeding as they had 
been, corn, corn, corn. They were try¬ 
ing to warm Salem County with corn. 
They have the fuel all right. No place 
in the country can show finer corn, and 
so long as they practice these methods 
of care they must not feed June feed 
in the form of protein or corn from a 
silo. Here was a lesson in institute 
work that hears directly upon my con¬ 
ception of what the movement should 
be; not to carry on meetings in nice | 
commodious halls where, of course, we 
can have a pleasant time, lots of talk and 
not hit the mark. Dairy meetings should 
for the most part he held in the stables. 
I here the speaker or teacher can have a 
chance to show the stuff that is in him, 
or if he is all talk and no business the 
listeners will have a chance to size him 
up and send him home. On the other 
hand the instructor will have an oppor¬ 
tunity to see things as they are. There 
is just as much of a chance for the lis¬ 
tener to misrepresent either purposely or 
without thought as for the speaker. Here 
there could he no question. The cow 
would show for herself here, her breed¬ 
ing would stand out and her feed and 
care show for itself. This work would 
compare to the Danish method of testing 
and grading butter, and everyone at all 
familiar with those methods and the re¬ 
sults that have followed, fully recognizes 
the value to Danish dairying. 
The trouble with our institute work 
when it is boiled down is just this; 
we talk too much and do too little. We 
can all appear wise upon the platform 
and in the seat. And so with every 
branch of farm practice; the study of 
soils, the question of fertility, should 
soils he drained. The whole horticul¬ 
tural question should be worked out in 
the field. Of course this would he a dif 
ferent scheme than our present hall work, 
hut it must come. We talked too much 
upon butter and cheese making, hut im¬ 
provement came when our experts took 
the field and spent time in the factory and 
creamery doing the work. If it is neces¬ 
sary to hold hall sessions for entertain¬ 
ment and a general rounding up of the 
whole business, have one session in each 
town for that purpose. Some field work 
has been done, hut not much. Am I 
right about this business, or am I wrong? 
If it is right and the farmers ask for it, 
they will get what they want. This les¬ 
son of southern Jersey may he duplicated 
many times in the experience of insti¬ 
tute workers. No matter how honest the 
intent, one may go astray until the local 
conditions are known. 
lo illustrate again, J. G. Curtis, who is 
doing splendid work for soils and fertil¬ 
izers, acknowledged to me after an ad¬ 
dress when he had been more thoroughly 
adused concerning local soil conditions, 
* h i i the one thing needed was drainage, 
not organic matter or commercial fertil¬ 
izers. A Summer field study would show 
up these conditions, and so I might con¬ 
tinue to elaborate upon this scheme, but 
enough for this time. h. e. cook. 
Stone Dust for Concrete. 
1'J. U., titonimjton, Mr .—Can stone dust In’ 
used in mixing cement Instead of sand? 
if so In what proportion should It lx* used 
for making cellar and henhouse floors? The 
dust Is made by stone-cutting machines, and 
la considerably liner "than sand. It can lie 
had for the hauling; sand costs in cents 
per bushel. 
A ns.— Stone dust from the stone cut¬ 
ting machines can he used perfectly well 
in making cement concrete, instead of 
ordinary sand. For making cellars and 
henhouse floors a 1-3-6 mixture will he 
all right, provided a good brand of Port¬ 
land cement is used. This means one 
part of cement by volume, three parts of 
the stone dust, and six parts of more 
coarsely broken stone or clean gravel. 
You should send to the Department of 
Agriculture at Washington for a pamph¬ 
let on cement work. 
Jersey and Jewel.— The picture on 
page 102, Fig. .'59, shows good represen¬ 
tatives of the herd and home of J. Aldus 
Herr, of Lancaster, Pa. He says they 
arc “both good products of Pequea Farm.” 
Among other outcomes of the pure food 
legislation will he a newer demand for 
good Guernsey and Jersey cattle. We 
think the tendency will be more and more 
to give up coloring butter and leave that 
matter to the cow and her food. The 
two breeds mentioned are admitted to he 
the best fat makers from a given quantity 
of food, and also the best alive to put 
high color into the fat. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
It. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
"a square deal." See guarantee, page 14. 
WRITE US FOR A PRICE 
In a letter or ti pontal Hay, “Bend your money but 
ing catalog and priced on your 1907 
Improved Davis 
Cream Separator” 
with the wonderful cone bowl, nmdeperfwt ,o tho* 
It lo ikiv.t iiw.iHHiirj to balance, it with «oft metal- 
Low down flujinly tunic, fdmplo enelunod gearing, 
ImHily regulated to produce heavy or thin croarn and 
bowl easily (lushed of creum at the ond of the run. 
In all the separator world there’s 
nothing to equal the Improved 1007 
Bavin. It won’t take you long to see 
Its good points. Ana we will sell It 
to you at 
Wholesale Factory 
Prices 
Saving You 20 lo 80% 
Please note cut of new model 
In tills ad. We call your 
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as It Is the result of 
many years experiment*. 
Our 1807 frao catalog 
Illustrates and explains 
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log No. 140 ItwlTlconu, 
postpaid by return mall. 
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nre stamped with any name or add roan with serial 
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The Spreader Without an Equal 
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D.parltnonl A. WORCESTER. MASS. 
RHEUMATISM 
AND 
MUMLGIA 
ST. 
JACOBS 
OIL 
The Proved Remedy 
For Over 30 Years. 
Price 25c and 50c 
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The Louse 
Question 
When your animals rub incessantly 
at this season of the yeur, look out 
for lice. 'This Is especially true of 
calves and colts. To meet this con¬ 
dition Dr. Hess (M.D., D.V.H.) for¬ 
mulated the famous Instant Douse 
K tiler, wLlch kills lice on stock and 
poultry. 
INSTANT 
LOUSE KILLER 
kills ticks on sheep. It, being a powder, 
cun he applied In zero weather. Do not 
wait for warm weather ; do not let the tick 
cat up your protits; kill him on the spot 
with limtantLouae Killer. Put up In round 
cuns with perforated top, full pound 25 eta. 
Hold on a positive written guarantee. 
He sure of the word "luatunt’’ on the 
can ; there are 26 Imitator*. 
1 lb. 25c 
3 lbs. 60c 
Except In Canada 
and extreme 
West and Houth. 
If your dealer cannot supply you we will 
forward 1 lb. by inuil or express, jm-nald, 
for 36 cents. 
Manufactured by 
DR. HESS & CLARK 
Ashland, Ohio. 
The International Silo 
An Automatic-Take-Up-Hoop. Self Adjusting. 
A Continuous, Open Door Front. An Easy 
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HORSE OWNERS! USE 
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I It cures permanently and absolutely all common I 
| horse ailments. The unfailing remedy of years 
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REMOVES 
BURSAL KNLAKdEMENTS, 
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LAMENESS, ALLAYS FAIN 
without laving 
iln or 
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MINERAL. 
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will cure any case or 
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SPAVIN CURE 
cures theao 
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ft Trat Is Mark 
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puff, Hhon Poll. Injured TiukIoiin^ ‘ 
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m Hoover Digger 
Clean. last 
work. It stands 
the wear and 
tear. 
GETS BIGGEST PROTITS EROM MILK 
The chief reason you want a separator is to get more 
cream—more money—out of your milk. Then if you want to 
get the most you’ll naturally want the separator that 
gets the most cream. That’s tho imnroved 
U.S. 
4.1 
That’s tho improved 
CREAM 
SEPARATOR 
Holds World’s Record for Cleanest Skimming. 
It’s the bowl that skims the cream. Inside the U. S. bowl 
are only two, simple, easy-to-clcan, strong parts, but it gets all 
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PItOMPT UELIVKKY. IClghteen Dl.trlhutlait Waruhou.*.. NO liKI.AY. 
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