1907. 
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H’ THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
DELIVERING CREAM TWICE A WEEK from the system materials which it could 
I intend to sell sweet cream this Summer not assimilate. It is a very common 
to customers 11 miles away. I do not want complaint, more so with old than young 
to make more than two trips a week. What . , , 
rowls, and more with the slower, less 
is the best method of keeping it? Could I 
keep it on ice. This cream will be from 
milk run through a separator. b. c. g. 
Maine. 
To keep cream so that it may be deliv¬ 
ered only twice a week and still be in 
first-class condition for use as sweet 
active, 'heavy breeds than with others. 
There is no cure. Part of the paultry- 
man’s business is to foresee the evil and 
avoid it by killing for market all fowls 
which show a tendency to over fatness 
before fatness becomes a disease. When 
cream is no easy matter. In fact, I am a fowls of different ages are kept in sepa- 
little skeptical about doing so, unless all rate pens this is much easier to do than 
surroundings and care arc of the best. 
It is quite true that milk and cream made 
under special conditions of care and clean¬ 
liness have been shipped to Europe and 
back again, but I know by experience that 
most cream, even when held very cold, 
will begin to go off in flavor in a week. 
It is not a question merely of keeping it 
sweet. There is no trouble whatever to 
prevent the development of acidity for a 
week or more by holding it at 40 degrees, 
but the trouble is that there are some 
forms of bacteria which continue to grow 
slowly even at low temperatures, and which 
bring about bitter, undesirable flavors. 
Cream is distinctively a luxury, and the 
people who buy it are usually of discrim¬ 
inating tastes. However, the methods to 
be used are perfectly simple. It will be 
best if possible to separate night and 
morning warm from the cow, and imme¬ 
diately cool the cream to as near the tem¬ 
perature of ice as possible by running it 
into shot-gun cans surrounded by ice 
water, and stirring it for a few moments. 
Never mix two lots of cream together 
until both are thoroughly cold, and never 
let the ice get out of the surrounding 
water. In carrying the cream to town al¬ 
ways see that it is covered with a heavy 
blanket. The whole plan can be summed 
up in one sentence: Cool it very cold as 
soon as possible and keep it so until it 
reaches the consumer. It goes without 
saying that you want clean milk to begin 
with. I am sure that this plan will keep 
your cream perfectly sweet, but I am not 
so sure that it will not develop something 
of bitter or “old” flavor in four or five 
days. JARED VAN WAGENEN, JR. 
WATER-GLASS EGGS. 
I have made a careful test off eggs kept 
in water-glass for more than a year, and 
find that they do not contain a trace of 
the preservative compound. The sur¬ 
rounding sodium silicate becomes slightly 
contaminated with animal matter (not al¬ 
bumin), which I consider to be derived 
from the mucous coating that dries on the 
shell of an egg. It might please the fas¬ 
tidious to soak the eggs first in a one 
or two-per-cent solution of water-glass 
and then rinse them with cold water be¬ 
fore placing them in the final preservative 
solution. During the course of my exper¬ 
iments I found that water-glass was de¬ 
composed by the saliva, which fact would 
meet the objections of people who might 
infer that sodium silicate in minute quan¬ 
tity would traverse the shell of an egg 
and poison the contents. I venture the 
prediction that the gastric fluid of the 
stomach would decompose water-glass 
very promptly. In past years I have kept 
eggs in cold storage, and they gradually 
acquired a perceptibly stale taste that 
water-glass eggs do not have after a 
year’s time. This little discovery of 
water-glass as an egg preservative, which 
I first read in 1 he R. N.-Y., will at no 
distant time, I think, be worth millions to 
the world at large. s. R. divinX 
LIVER TROUBLE IN HENS. 
My hens get lame legs; seem to be para¬ 
lyzed, and in a few weeks they die. When 
I open them I find that the liver is about 
three times as large as it should be. Will 
you tell the cause and cure? I think it is 
irom over-feeding, like the German goose 
feed for pate de foie gras—goose liver pie. 
I have never found any cause. c. o. s. 
Trenton, Ont. 
C. O. S. is right without doubt. The 
trouble seems to be a clear case of fatty 
degeneration of the liver. 1 his organ has 
been overtaxed in its efforts to eliminate 
it is when various ages and breeds run 
together. james e. rice. 
PULLET LAYS ABNORMAL EGGS. 
I have about one dozen hens, Black 
Minorcas, Brown Leghorns and Plymouth 
Rocks, all healthy and in tine condition. I 
also have one hen (I do not know what 
breed, but it is the color of a Maltese cat) ; 
she lays every day and the egg is perfectly 
round and size of a pigeon egg and no yolk 
in it. Can you tell me the reason for this, 
as she is in tine condition? I have often seen 
the last egg small like that when they had 
laid their laying out, but this hen has laid 
only this kind of egg. She is a pullet. 
Louisville, Ky. c. v. l. 
The question of abnormal eggs is quite 
fully discussed in “The Business Hen.” 
1 he small round egg is frequently laid 
by the same hen, but I have never before 
heard of a hen that laid such eggs con¬ 
tinuously. The round egg without yolk 
is not necessarily laid at the end of the 
litter, but may be laid at any time during 
the litter when the yolk, which is the first 
part of the egg to be formed, fails to 
develop, and part or all of the white or 
albumen is secreted and is encased with¬ 
in the shell. It probably is due to mal¬ 
nutrition due to fright, disease, chill, 
or lack of proper food or water; any¬ 
thing which causes cessation of secro 
SEVERE ECZEMA CURED 
Southern Woman Suffered Three Years 
—Hands and Eye Affected—Gives 
Thanks Because She Tried 
Cuticura Remedies. 
“My wife was taken badly with eczema 
for three years, and she employed a doc¬ 
tor with no effect at all until she em¬ 
ployed Cuticura Soap and Ointment, One 
of her hands and her left eye were badly 
affected, and when she would stop using 
Cuticura Soap and Ointment the eczema 
came back, but very slightly; but it did 
her a sight of good. Then we complied 
with the instructions in using the entire 
set of Cuticura Remedies, and my wife is 
entirely recovered. She thanks Cuticura 
very much, and will recommend it high¬ 
ly in our locality and in every nook and 
comer of our parish. God bless you for 
the sake of suffering humanity. I. M. 
Robert, Hydropolis, La., Jan. 5 and Sept. 
1, 1906.” 
REID’S 
Hand 
Separators 
Lightest running; closest skimmers. 
Easiest to care for. Guaranteed to 
do just what is claimed or money 
refunded. 8(1 days’ free trial. If desired. 
Write for free descriptive booklet of 
Reid Hand Separators and price list 
of Dairy Supplies. 
A. II. REID CO., Philadelphia, Fa. 
Seldom See 
a big knee like this, but your horse 
may have a bunch or bruise on his 
Ankle, Hock, Btille, Knee or Throat. 
/IBSOR 
eiwE 
■will clean them oft without laying the 
horse up. No blister, no hair gone. 
$2.00 per bottle, delivered. Book 8-C 
free. ABSORBINR, JR., for mankind, 
$1.00. Removes Soft Bunches, Cures 
Varicose Veins, Varicocele, Hydrocele, 
Ruptured Muscles or Ligaments, .Enlarged 
Glands. Allays Pain. Mfd. only by 
tion. It is barely possible that the hen ... e vn „., n n „ r „„„ 
in question is abnormally developed, Wl t-YOUNG, P.D.F. 88 Monmouth St, SprlngfieM.Mass. 
having the oviduct complete for making 
the white, the shell membrane and shell, 
but does not have the ovary which fur¬ 
nishes. the yolk. I would like to know 
what is found when the fowl is killed and 
examined internally. It is an unusual 
case. I can not offer a suggestion as to 
cure. JAMES E. RICE 
PUTS AN END TO 
LICE, TICKS, MITES, 
FLEAS, MANGE, SCAB, 
RINGWORM, ALL 
SKIN DISEASES. 
Don’t waste time and money on inferior dips. 
-USE- 
NON-CARBOLIC. STAN OAROIZCD. 
Prepared in our own laboratories. Ask your 
druggist for Kreso Dip. Write us for free 
booklets telling how to use on all live stock. 
PARKE, DAVIS & CO. 
DETROIT, MICHIGAN. 
Bhaschis: New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Boston, Baltl- 
The International Silo 
An Automatic-Take-Up-Hoop. Self Adjusting. 
A Continuous, Open Door Front. An Easy 
Operating. Non-Sticking Door. A Permanent 
Ladder Selected Tank Pine and Guaranteed 
Workmanship. INTERNATIONAL SILO 
COMPANY, Box 91, Jefferson, Ohio. 
FILL THE SILO 
with modern Smalley Cutters and Blowers. 
They combine safety, speed, strength and con¬ 
venience. Many exclusive patented features 
Elevate with ease into any silo. All sizes. Also 
Carriers, Silos,Horso and Dog Powers, Threshers, Ma¬ 
nure Spreaders. Write for catalogues. 
HARDER MFG. CO., Box 11, Cobleskill, N. Y. 
sTlos 
The PHILADELPHIA, the Best on Earth 
Has the Longest Test and most in use. Continuous 
Opening from Top to Bottom. The only Opening 
Roof made. TANKS ANI) TOWERS. 
Ask for Price and Catalog. 
E. F. SCHLICHTER, 1910 Market St., Philadelphia, Penn. 
ECONOMY SILO 
No spoilt ensilage, even at the door- 
i ways—absolutely air-tight. 
• Continuous self-adjusting easy-to-open doors— 
no clumsy rods or heavy fastenings—make the 
ensilage always easy to get at. 
Hoops of sufficient number and strength not 
only to hold the silo together, but to form a per 
feet ladder. 
Handsome in design, easy to erect, guaranteed. 
Write today for free illu strated catalogue with 
experience of users. 
Economy Silo & Tank CO. 
Bo* 38J Frederick, Md. 
439 
The Cream of 
Cream Separators 
The Sharpies Dairy Tubular is the 
cream of cream separators—the pick 
of the whole bunch. Supply can waist 
low, you can fill it witti one hand. XTI 
gears enclosed, dirt free, absolutely 
self-oiling—no oil holes, no bother- 
needs only a spoonful of oil once or 
twice a week—uses same oil over and 
over. Has twice the skimming force 
of any ot her separator— skims twice as 
clean. Holds world’s r ecord f or clea n 
Bklmmlng, 
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Bowl so simple you can wash It In 3 
minutes—much lighter than others— 
easier handled. Bowl hung from a 
single frictionless ball bearing—runs 
so light you can sit while turning. 
Only one Tubular— the Sharpies. It’s 
modern, others are old style. Every 
exclusive Tubular feature an advant¬ 
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Tubular thoroughly tested in factory 
and sold under unlimited guaranty 
Write immediately for catalog J-153 | 
and ask for free copy of our valuable 
book, ‘‘Business Dairying.” 
The Sharpies Separator Co., 
West Chester, Pa. 
Toronto, Can. Chicago, III. 
\ BE SURE 
I AND WORK 
\TME HORSE. 
ICKM0RE3 
GALL CURE 
Is sold by all dealers 
and they will pay the 
jnoney back if it does 
, not care harness and 
, saddle galls, wire 
, cuts, speed cracks, 
scratches or grease 
heel while you work 
the horse. Nothing 
better for bruises, 
rope burn, old sores 
or cracked cow’s 
teats. No substitute 
one half so good. Write 
today for Bickmore’s 
Horse Book, illustrated, and large FREE 
Sample box Gall Cure for 10 cents tojpay 
?e on both. Sold by dealers._ Bick- 
more Gall Cure Co., Box 91 
l Town, Maine. 
Tuttle’s Elixir 
Sovereign Horse Remedy. 
We offer f ICO. for any caseof colic, curb, 
splinter lameness it fails to cure whem 
we say cure is possible. Our great book, 
'Veterinary Experience. 11 free. 109 
pages, a perfect guide. Send for copy. 
Tuttle’S Elixir Co., 
30 Beverly SI., Boston, Mass. 
J CANADIAN BRANCH: 
iikutMil 3- St. Gabriel Street, Montreal, Queb$0» 
DEATH TO HEAVES I newton’s 
eilADAUTccn W ' Heave and Cough Cure 
ullAnAn I ctLL>» A Specidc for Wind and Throat 
troubles. 25 years in Veterin¬ 
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market, proves its worth. One 
to two cant* will effect 
a permanent cure for 
Heaves, $1.00 per can. All 
dealers or sent direct, express prepaid. 
Send for booklet of endorsements. 
THE NEWTON REMEDY CO., Toledo, Ohio 
DQ YOUR OWN THRESHING. 
The two horse power Little Giant 
, _--Thresher and Cleaner enables the 
fanner to do his own threshing. Bare expense and thresh when you have 
th« time. No waiting for the job thresher. Thresh for yourself end your neighbor*. Clean 
threehlng, perfect cleaning. Grain ready for market. Capacity 2iJ0 to 6U0 bu. per day. 
Threshes all grain and grass seeds. Runs by steam or other power. Tread powers for 1,2 or 
3 horses. Can boused for sawing.shelling.pumplng.feed cutting,etc. Bend for catalog. Free. 
1IEEHNER tfc SONS, Kos 22 Broad St,, Lonsdale, Pa. 
FROM MEADOW TO MANGER 
From cornfield to cow, the processes that 
produce, prepare and preserve 
Green Mountain Silage 
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make it the best and most profitable of 
drought g0 through winter’s cold or summer’s 
iot, t / u lV? i , ns th . e h . ealth and vitality of the cattle; the same 
land will keep twice as much stock, and the silage makes 
25 per cent more milk than any other feed. aKea 
Agents wanted in unassigned territory. Write for free booklet B 
STODDARD MFC. CO., Rutland. Vt. 
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The three styles we build are models of up-to-date Silo construction. The cut 
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workmanship thmugho^ * every * art and 
BRUTUS, 14 ft., S9.00. 
16 ft., 10.00. 
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CAYUCA, 14 ft., $9.00. 
16 ft., 9.50. 
SENECA, 14 ft., *8.50. 
16 ff., 9.00. 
THE ABRAM WALRATH COMPANY, Box 83, Weedsportl N.Y. 
