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a ! • w , y rt« u .i ,V One man and an American Spreader will do as 
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anil do It better besides covering twice as much ground. Write 
lo * ou \ Proposition, prices and Catalog and our Free book of 
valuable Information on Fertilization. 
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163 Hastings St., Detroit, Mich. 
Our branches enable us to make prompt ship- 
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A NEW MILKING MACHINE. 
The cut at Fig. 7 shows the opera¬ 
tion of a new and simple device designed 
for the average dairyman. The vacuum 
pump is fastened to the stanchions above 
t lie cow by means of a three-eighths 
inch steel pin. It is movable and re¬ 
versible, and operated by the long drive 
rod that extends the length of the stanch¬ 
ions. The valve cylinder rests in the 
top of the pail and works automatically 
without spring or weight. The one valve 
it has is controlled by the movement of 
the pump piston. The vacuum the pump 
produces on its outward movement raises 
the valve (in the valve cylinder), locks it 
securely, draws the milk therein, and holds 
it until the inward movement of the pump 
piston weakens the vacuum sufficiently to 
allow the milk to flow into the pail. The 
instant the valve is released it forms a 
complete shut-off from the pump, so that 
t he air cannot he forced hack in contact 
with the milk. Any available power can 
lie used to operate the drive rod. Tne 
draft on this rod is made uniform by plac¬ 
ing the small vacuum pumps opposite each 
other. These 'pumps should run at 45 
strokes per minute. 
Each machine is independent and can in 
no way affect the workings of the others. 
As many can be used at one time as de¬ 
sired, one man can successfully handle 
three or four machines, milking from 20 
to 30 cows per hour. As each machine 
milks one cow at a time, it keeps the 
milk from each cow separate. 
The pails can be changed while the Qia- 
cliine is in operation without affecting its 
working. It is as easily cleaned as the 
average .cream separator. During the past 
1-1 months this machine has been in daily 
THE RURAI 
he knows at the start that there is a sys¬ 
tem of checking that is sure to bring out 
any false figures, and he is taught the rules 
of the club that clearly set forth what 
is to be done with a member who brings 
discredit on the organization. It was 
easy to see that all the men who were 
connected with the cattle club booths held 
as high as it could be held the integrity of 
their respective organizations, not only in 
perfecting tlie types and guarding purity, 
but in the admission of breeders of repu¬ 
table character to the club. Thousands of 
circulars and bulletins were distributed at 
the show, but this work was slight com¬ 
pared with what is being done at the home 
office of each club. The work of the 
Guernsey club may be taken as a fair sam¬ 
ple of what the others are doing. The 
club this year has issued 65,000 circulars 
or pamphlets giving a history of the breed, 
information about individual animals and 
tests that have been made. In addition it 
sends out a great mass of information tell¬ 
ing how an animal may be registered and 
how tests may be registered in the advanced 
registry. In the Guernsey office at I’eter- 
boro, N. II., six clerks are employed all the 
time. Two of them answer the replies that 
are sent in response to advertisements in 
the agricultural papers. To show the im¬ 
mense growth in the business of register¬ 
ing animals and tests, it need only be men¬ 
tioned that 14 years ago there was an 
annual income to the Guernsey office of 
$3,300 and a debt of $2,000. Last 
year the income was $18,000 with a 
balance of $3,000. The registration of 
animals from 3.000 14 years ago, has in¬ 
creased to 39.500, and there are now over 
200 members of the club. There are 1.400 
Guernsey breeders in the United States. 
These are the figures of but a single club. 
A SIMPLE MILKING MACHINE. Fig. 7. 
operation, and cows milked through one 
entire period of lactation show no ill-effects 
from its use. a. v. hinman. 
New York. 
GREATER CARE IN REGISTERING STOCK 
Did a great amount of good to all of 
the cattle registering concerns of this coun¬ 
try, both of dairy and beef animals, re¬ 
sult from the publicity given the notorious 
Dawle.v case by The R. N.-Y.? That is the 
way it looked to any close observer at the 
third annual National Dairy Show just 
closed in Chicago. As much care as the 
associations take to admit to and to retain 
in their memberships only fair-dealing 
breeders, there has been a great tightening 
of lines and a strengthening of systems that 
make it practically impossible for a 
crooked cattleman to get into a purebred 
cattle club and stay there. It is only in 
recent years that the different cattle clubs 
that register all of the purebred animals 
of this country have adopted the plan of 
establishing at the big dairy shows booths 
for the dissemination of literature having 
to do with their respective types of cattle. 
The Guernsey people, so it is said, were 
the first to adopt this plan and to put it 
into operation. Immediately the Jersey ad¬ 
herents followed, and so did the Holstein 
men. At the late show there were three 
big booths, each one in charge of officers 
of their respective clubs, and each with an 
immense supply of literature showing how 
the work of admitting members and regis¬ 
tering purebred cattle is handled. 
To guard the integrity of a registering 
system and to conduct it on stringent lines 
involves an amount of work that Is not 
fully understood by one out of ten men 
who do not belong to the associations. The 
three clubs that were represented at the 
show conducted during the entire time that 
the doors were open, a great school of 
greatest importance to every man who lias 
registered an animal or expects to. It was 
shown that a man who wants to put the 
name of a cow or a bull on a herd book 
must answer a whole lot of questions, and 
be prepared to prove them. If he wants to 
get in the advanced registry with a test. 
When one considers that all of the others 
are working tooth and nail in the same di¬ 
rection, some idea is given of the pure¬ 
bred cattle growth in this country in the 
last 15 years, and in this the beef as well 
as the dairy men are active. 
Illinois. J. L. GRAFF. 
A $100 CAT. 
We were all much interested In the dis¬ 
cussion in The R. N.-Y. last Winter about 
cats. It is queer what a poor idea some 
people have of the value of a good cat. We 
have one (‘•Old Tosey”) with six toes on 
each foot, about 11 years old, that we 
would not take $100 for. That sounds big 
—$100 for a cat—but she is actually worth 
it in dollars and cents. Nearly every morn¬ 
ing she will have a big rat lying on the 
porch, and mice have paid tribute by the 
hundreds. One day when we were drawing 
cornstalks, as I tipped over a shock I saw 
a mouse running and called to “Old 
Tosey” ; she ran out from under the same 
shock with two mice in her mouth and 
caught the mouse I saw. She caught 21 
mice while we were getting that load, and 
another cat that was along caught one. The 
next load she caught 40. She also catches 
squirrels and rabbits, and, I am sorry to 
say, occasionally catches or gets caught by 
a skunk! We never have any trouble in 
disposing of her kittens. Do you wonder 
that we value her highly? j. r. w. 
Ontario Co., N. Y. 
Short Orange Boxes. —I wish to call 
your attention to a fraud that is being 
perpetrated on the public by some orange 
packers in Florida. It is this: They are 
packing oranges in 11% x 11% x 27 boxes 
instead of in the 12x12x27 standard 
boxes, and I am reliably informed that the 
small difference in size makes 15 per cent 
difference in holding capacity of oranges. 
I wish you would call the attention of 
the different market packers to this size 
of box, for it is not fair to compete one 
against the other. It should be made un¬ 
lawful to put up such a package. 
North Carolina. j. p. e. 
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Steam Engines 
wherever you go. They are 
engines that insure service. 
You want an engine 
that insure* serv¬ 
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and prove Leffel 
superiority and 
show you why a 
Leffel^ Engine 
our 
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Box 219, Springfield, O. 
Stickney Gasoline Engines 
ARE THE BEST 
The engine With an outside igniter and 
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We have thousands of engines in suc¬ 
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sizes, E4 to 16 H.P. 
Send for free Catalog 
_ Catechism which 
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MAIN OFFICE & FACTORY ST. PAUL. MINN. ’V. 
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You ought to oe ashamed to make the boys haul 
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wagon, when we can furnish you a LOW-DOWN truck 
for much less money. We can fit your farm wagon 
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FKEE CATALOG, prices and measurement rules. 
Havana Metal Wheel Co., Box 17, Havana, III. 
Death the Stomach 
Worms Guaranteed 
We will Bend you 100 lbs. of DR. 
HOLLAND’S MEDICATED STOCK 
SALT on 60 days’ trial freight 
prepaid. If you derive no benettt, 
It costa you nothing; if you do, It 
costs you $5.00. Give us your or- 
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The HOLLAND STOCK REMEDY 
COMPANY, Wellington, Ohio. 
SUMMER’S 
Digestive Condiment 
Endorsed by the best veterinary surgeons of the 
country for Horsei, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. It 
gives Vim and vigor to the nnimal, promotes digestion 
and helps to fatten. It braces the constitution, puri¬ 
fies the blood and always insures a healthy condition. 
Powders can be eusily mixed with ground feed. 
Price, 1-lb. can, 35c; 3-lb. can, 3 1.00. 
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GREATEST 
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to the User of 
POUNDER®- 
FLEXIBLE HARROWS, 100,000 In us< 
No ievers. Self-cleaning in stalks and rubbish 
?SX"~S Just J n ® for ••anting teeth. Saves TIME 
LABOR and MONEY. Write now for Catalogue am 
denyered price to you to introduce in new territory 
G. H. POUNDER, No. 17 Ft. Atkinson, Wis 
COOK YOUR FEED and SAVE 
Half the Cost—with the 
PROFIT FARM BOILER 
VVith Dumping Caldron. Empties 
its kettlein one minute. The simplest 
and best arrangement for cooking 
food for stock. Also make Dairy and 
Laundry Stoves, Water and 
Steam Jacket Kettles, Hog 
Scalders, Caldrons.etc. jySend 
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D. It. SFEItltY & CO., Batavia, Ill. 
STAR BELT GRINDERS 
Capacity 8 to 10 bu. of feed per 
hour. Don't burn l'eed. Burrs eas¬ 
ily removed and replaced in 8 to 10 
minutes. Strong. Simple. Needs 
few repairs. W e make sweep mills 
as well in various styles. Write 
lor new booklet with prices. 
THE STAR MANUFACTURING CO., 
13Depot St., New Lexington, O. 
DeLOACH 
ZH to 200 H.P, 
oT E ^!^Vvi jASOL,NE AND WATER ROWE 
PLANERS, SHINGLE MILLS & CORN MILL 
WE PAY THE FREIGHT 
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NEW-YORKER 
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CREAM SEPARATOR 
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