1909. 
THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
283 
THE SHEEP AND THE DOG. 
The picture on the first page shows 
our correspondent, C. S. Greene, and 
two of his friends on the farm at the 
Sailor’s Snug Harbor. The little dog 
on the s 1 heep’s back is a valuable mem¬ 
ber of the farm force. Many hogs are 
kept at the Harbor, and rats swarm 
throughout the farm buildings. This 
dog is a star performer in the rat-catch¬ 
ing line. Not long ago Mr. Greene 
showed us how the dog operated. The 
little fellow ran into a grain room, nosed 
about for a moment, and then crawled 
under a bin as far as he could squeeze 
his body. Mr. Green took a broom 
handle and ran it in just beyond the 
dog. There was a squeal, a short strug¬ 
gle, and the dog backed out with a 
large rat fast in his jaws. Needless to 
say, it was a dead rat in a very short 
time. This dog has caught over 60 rats 
in a day. The men drive them out of 
their hiding places—so that the dog can 
see them. It is then all up with the 
rat. 
THE SULKY CULTIVATOR. 
I consider the riding cultivator one 
of the best tools on the farm. It has 
a wide range of usefulness besides sim¬ 
ply cultivating. There are many dif¬ 
ferent kinds now on the market, but 
it will pay the prospective purchaser 
to investigate some of the standard 
makes before purchasing. One of the 
advantages of its use is that when the 
plants are small and rows difficult to 
follow the operator has his hands free 
to guide his team, operating the ma¬ 
chine entirely with his feet. It is much 
easier on the operator than any walk¬ 
ing cultivator, and more work can be 
accomplished per day. It will also do 
better work than any walking cultiva¬ 
tor and when soil becomes baked or 
weeds get deeply rooted, it is worth 
its price on one crop. In addition to 
being the ideal cultivator it can be suc¬ 
cessfully used to mark out corn or po¬ 
tato ground by applying hillers (which 
should come with each machine) and 
running them close up together like a 
double mold-board plow. It makes a 
good hiller, and is the finest thing I ever 
used for covering seed potatoes. I also 
use mine for a digger. Taking into con¬ 
sideration the wide range of useful¬ 
ness, I consider it a very economical 
for me, and don’t know just what division 
would be right. I will furnish feed. 
West Virginia. j. c. 
This question has been asked me be¬ 
fore, and I cannot yet answer it in¬ 
telligently because so much depends on 
the stock and those caring for them. 
Poor stock is worth but little when 
raised. In this case I suppose the best 
stock will be furnished, and this stock 
can be rendered almost worthless by 
poor feeding or lack of care while 
young. So much depends on circum¬ 
stances that no one can give a rule for 
fair division. Some people having nice 
stock let their neighbors'raise chickens 
for half the number when ready for 
Winter quarters. Where fee,d is fur¬ 
nished, chicles hatched and brooded un¬ 
til three weeks old, I think one-third 
of them should belong to the caretaker 
when ready for housing. 
FLOYD Q. WHITE. 
Dishorning Calves. —We are often 
asked what will kill the budding horns on 
young calves. In a pamphlet just issued by 
the* Department of Agriculture the follow¬ 
ing advice is given : 
“The preparation of the calf consists in 
first clipping the hair from the parts, wash¬ 
ing clean with soap and warm water, and 
thoroughly drying with a cloth or towel. 
The stick of caustic should be wrapped in 
a piece of paper to protect the hands and 
fingers, leaving one end of the stick un¬ 
covered. Moisten the uncovered end 
slightly and rub it on the horn buttons or 
little points which may be felt on the calf’s 
head, first on one and then the other, al¬ 
ternately. two or three times on each, al¬ 
lowing the caustic to dry after each appli¬ 
cation. Be very careful to apply the caustic 
to the horn button only. If it is brought 
in contact with the surrounding skin it will 
cause pain. Be very careful also not to 
have too much moisture on the stick of 
caustic, as it will remove the skin if al¬ 
lowed to run down over the face. After 
treatment, keep the calf protected from 
rain, as water on the head after the appli¬ 
cation of caustic will cause it to run down 
over the face. This must be carefully 
avoided. Either caustic soda or caustic 
potash alone, without the admixture of 
other substances, answers the purpose sat¬ 
isfactorily. Some years ago, however, cer¬ 
tain preparations for ‘dehorning compounds.’ 
composed largely of one or the other of 
these caustics^ were generally used, and as 
inquiries are still occasionally received 
concerning such preparations, t lie follow¬ 
ing formula is given : Combine in an emul¬ 
sion 50 pej cent of caustic soda. 25 per 
cent of kerosene, and 25 per cent of water. 
The caustic soda is dissolved in the water 
and heated to the boiling point, then re¬ 
moved from the fire, and the kerosene 
added gradually, while the mixture is vig¬ 
orously stirred. This emulsion is applied 
in very much the same manner as the 
stick caustic, except that it is necessary 
to employ a short, stiff brush. Sometimes 
a meat skewer is used, the large end 
being mashed to form a stubby brush. Two 
or three applications should be made to 
each horn button, as in tbe case of the 
stick caustic, with intervals to allow it 
to dry.” 
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Frame 
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No bolts to shake loose. 
Extreme simplicity of construction 
combined with great strength. 
Smaller diameter of bowls. 
These are some of the reasons 
| that make the UNITED STATES 
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The perfect mechanical construction of the frame and the scientific 
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Other Separator frames are made of two or more pieces bolted to¬ 
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unsteady. 
The United States holds the World’s Record for most perfect skim¬ 
ming. This record was made in tests with the leading Cream Separa¬ 
tors of this Country and Europe. 
INo other separator can compare favorably with the UNITED STATES. 
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Slat and Fence Machines. 
J. IS. W. (No Address ).—Are the ma¬ 
chines on the market which are intended 
to build wire fences on the farm satisfac¬ 
tory? Do farmers find that the use of such 
machines and the fences made with them 
as cheap and as satisfactory as the ordin¬ 
ary wire fencing? If these fencing machines 
are satisfactory which one is the best for 
the farm? 
Ans. —We presume you refer to the 
machines for weaving wire and wooden 
slats. About 20 years ago they were 
for a time heavily advertised and sold, 
but we think the steel woven wire 
fences proved cheaper and more dur¬ 
able. Since there has been so much 
trouble with inferior wire we under¬ 
stand the slat fences are coming in 
favor again—using a more expensive 
wire. Can some one who is using them 
now tell us about it? 
Machine For Cutting Cow Peas. 
M. D„ Watervliet, Mich.—I would like to 
find a machine that will cut cow peas in 
the drill, either one or two rows at a time. 
Is there such a machine made? It might 
be on the principle of a diminutive corn 
binder without the binding attachment, or 
a long knife to cut above - grobnd much 
like the bean harvesters. 
Ans. —We have never seen such a 
machine. Can any of our readers locate 
it ? 
Raising Chicks On Shares. 
What would be a fair division in rais¬ 
ing chickens, I furnishing the stock to be¬ 
gin with, hatching the young chickens in 
the incubator and keeping them until they 
are two or three weeks old. I have a fam¬ 
ily on my farm whom i wish to raise chicks 
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