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Live Stock and Dairy 
WARM WATER FOR COWS. 
Will a cow give more milk if she gets 
warm water to drink? I am bedding with 
sawdust; will it injure the manure any? 
Eastport, Me. j. p. 
Compared with drinking ice water, cows 
will always give more milk if the water 
is warmed a little, but it should not 
be heated above 75 or 80 degrees 
Fahrenheit. Sawdust or shavings have 
a tendency to sour the soil when ap¬ 
plied in large quantities, but I have 
never seen any serious damage done by 
a reasonable amount of either when 
thoroughly saturated with liquid manure 
and applied to cultivated crops. 
C. S. GREENE. 
BARLEY FOR HOG PASTURE. 
We confine ourselves exclusively to 
Alfalfa and clover for hog pasture in 
this locality. I have had some experi¬ 
ence in feeding barley in the sheaf, 
or bundle, to horses and cattle. The 
beards of the bearded variety collect 
around the horses’ gums, making them 
very sore and inflamed, and on that 
account is not suited for horses. Cows 
do not seem to suffer from feeding 
bearded barley. I do not understand 
why beardless barley will not fill in 
Idaho. Both bearded and beardless, as 
well as a variety known as bald barley, 
grown largely in this section for feed, 
do remarkably well. I would advise 
our friend in Idaho to try the beard¬ 
less variety and sow 10 pounds of 
Alfalfa per acre at the same time, and 
1 think his troubles for hog pasture 
will be over for all time. 
Montana. j. c. wood. 
RIDDING FOWLS OF LICE. 
Whnt is the cheapest, most practical and 
most effectual method of treatment to rid 
several hundred fowls of body lice? 
'1 he first and most important thing 
is to have a dust bath in a sunny part 
of the house, to which all the fowls 
have access. An excellent dust to use 
for this purpose is made of sifted coal 
ashes with a little land plaster added, 
although road dust or any other fine 
fluffy dust will answer the purpose. 
This is ordinarily enough to keep the 
fowls comparatively free from lice. If 
they are very thick, however, a lice 
killer may be shaken into the plumage 
of the birds. Almost any of the com¬ 
mercial “lice killers’’ are good, especially 
those containing tobacco dust or Persian 
insect powder. Another method of kill¬ 
ing lice on fowls, recommended by 
“Reliable Poultry Remedies,” is as fol¬ 
lows: lake a large box and provide 
a ’ burlap cover for it; then paint the 
bottom with a preparation made by dis¬ 
solving in kerosene all the crude naptha- 
lcne flakes that it will take up. Then 
place in the box all the birds that 
it will comfortably hold, put on the 
burlap cover and sprinkle on it a little 
of the preparation. Leave the fowls 
here for one-half to three-quarters of 
an hour, and the lice will be found 
to be nearly all killed. This should be 
repeated three times, one week apart, in 
order to kill the newly-hatched lice. The 
burlap, of course, should be coarse 
enough to admit of some ventilation. 
This same preparation can be used as 
a spray on the roosts and droppings 
boards to kill fleas and mites. If young 
chicks are troubled with head lice a 
good preparation to apply is made of 
lard with two per cent of creolin. 
C. F. B. 
the rural 
are no better—if as good—than plaster 
for drying out the manure and holding 
the ammonia, but they do add phos¬ 
phoric acid, while the plaster adds noth¬ 
ing but lime. It is not known how 
much of this phosphoric acid is made 
available, but at the prices given, the 
floats will be more economical. 
Some Forage Questions. 
1. Why is sorghum not raised much in 
the North for green fodder? 2. If Crim¬ 
son clover is sown in July, why plow it 
under in September and plant rye? Why 
not leave the clover on all Winter as cover 
crop and enrich the soil by plowing under 
in the Spring? 3. Why is Alfalfa hay 
not quoted in market quotations? Dot's it 
command no market value? 
Pennsylvania, e. w. 
Ans.— 1. Most northern farmers feel 
that good corn fodder will give „s 
much feed as any of the sorghums. We 
have grown sorghum and obtained a 
heavy yield when broadcast. It makes 
a good green fodder, but is harder to 
cure than corn. 2. The only case 
where Crimson clover should be plowed 
under in Fall is where you wish to seed 
to grain or grass. There might be a 
case where land would be bare through 
July and August. Crimson clover would 
cover it until September, and then be 
plowed under in preparing to sow 
grass. The clover is a cool weather 
plant and should grow through the 
Fall and be plowed under the follow¬ 
ing Spring. It makes a great gain 
for the soil in April and May. 3. Few 
people in the East who grow Alfalfa 
want to sell it any more than they 
would sell manure. They feed it on 
the farm. When sold, as the surplus 
is, in some sections, it brings one to 
two dollars more per ton than Red 
clover. In Syracuse at first stable men 
would not buy Alfalfa. Now they will 
pay a premium for it. In Kansas the 
business of grinding Alfalfa hay into 
meal has grown so large that an Asso¬ 
ciation of Alfalfa Millers has been 
formed. 
NEW-YORKER 
KALORAMA 
BERKSHIRES 
A limited number of young sows bred to a grand 
imported boar for March and April farrow. 
Also a line lot of fall pigs of the highest quality 
and breeding at very attractive prices. 
CALVIN J. HUSON, Penn Yan, N.Y. 
SPRINGBANK HERDdlSrST.ril.' 
bred to Watson’s Charmer Duke. 100100, son of 
Charmer's Duke 23d, 84000, and out of Lady Long¬ 
fellow 19th, 97871. by Premier Duke, 700.74, and to 
Helle Premier’s Duke, son of Watson’s Charmer 
Duke and Belle Premier, 93730. she a daughter of 
Lady Premier B., 81248. The first Berkshire Sow 
that ever sold for $1000.00 at Public Auction. 
J. E. WATSON, Marbledale, Conn. 
Large Berkshires 
Berkshlres exclusively. 150 bead to select from. 
Matings not akin. Catalogue on application. 
Wil.I.OlidHllV FA it 51. Gett ysburg. Pa. 
FOR SALE CHOICE LARGE YORKSHIRES 
sows to farrow in the spring; also young boar pigs. 
These Yorkshires are from such breeding as Earl of 
Rosebury, Scott, Platt ami other. Also a choice lot 
of Chester White sows to farrow in spring. Selected 
boar pigs from large litters. Prices reasonable. 
W. H. MINER, Chazy, Clinton Co., New York. 
Reg, P. Chinas, Berkshires, C. Whites. 
1 'itte large strains; all ages, mated 
not akin. Bred sows, service Boars, 
Jersey and Holstein calves. Collie 
Pups, Beagles and Poultry. Write for 
prices & circulars. Hamilton A; Co., Middletown,Pa. 
DUROC JERSEY PIGS ’SSKIE? 
}'rom mature stock. Also Purebred high yielding 
Seed Corn. Timothy and Clover Seed. Address 
Mkadowbkook Seed Farms, Williamsport, Ohio. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
Bred sows. Pigs, all ages. Registered our expense. 
Money back if wanted. Write for booklet, H. C. & 
13. B. Harpending, “ Highwood,” Dundee, N. Y. 
BERKSHIRE PIGS for sale from imported 
uumonme riuo and American bred stock, 
either sex, not related. Prices low. 
S. S. STORY, North Stockholm, N. Y. 
You Can't Afford SSL'S!£ 
dairy stock, ready lor service at farmer’s price. 
Ii. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
Large Improved English Yorkshires 
A. A. BRADLEY, Frewsburg, N. Y. 
Angus Cattle, £ ackney and Trot - 
March 20, 
When you write advertisers mention Tub 
It. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply aud 
“a square deal.” See guarantee 
Make Big Money 
Training Horses! 
Prof. Beery,King of Horse Tamers and Trainers, 
has retired from the Arena and will teach his 
wonderful system to a limited number, by mail. 
$1200 to $3000 a Year 
At Home or Traveling 
Prof. Jesse Beery is oo- 
>/9 knowfedeed to be the world’s 
master horseman. His ex¬ 
hibitions of taming man¬ 
killing horses, andconquer- 
inghorsesof all dispositions 
have thrilled vastuudiences 
everywhere. 
He is now teaching hia 
marvelously successful 
methods to others. His sys¬ 
tem of Horse Training and 
Colt Breaking opens op a 
most attractive money-making field to the man who 
masters its simple principles. 
Competent Horse Trainers nre In domnnd every¬ 
where. People gladly pay S15 to $25 a head to have 
horses tamed, trained, cured of habits—to have colts 
broken to harness. A good trainer can always keep 
his stable full of horses. 
,5 If you love travel, here is a chance to 6ee tho 
world, giving exhibitions and making largo profits, 
you will be surprised to learn how little it costs to 
get into the Horso-Trnining profession. 
Write and Prof. Beery will send you full particu¬ 
lars and handsome book about horses—FREE. Address 
Prof. Jesse Beery, Box 57, Pleasant Hill, Ohio 
Locate Lameness 
Relieve and cure all the common 
ailments which handicap, blemish 
and decrease value of your horses. 
Tuttle’s Elixir 
does these things. Has done it in 
hundreds of thousands of cases for 
many years. Wrilo for the preofs and FRKK 
VETERINARY ROOK. If your rtcalrr ennnot 
supply you, we’ll ebip by express. Pon'c ex¬ 
periment. Cse Tuttle's Remedies. 
TUTTLE’S ELIXIR CO. 
30 Beverly Si., Boston, (Maea# 
Colts for sale cheap. 
MYKR & 
ting Bred Mares and 
SON, Bridgevil’e, Del. 
JERSEYS 
—Combination and Golden Lad; for 
sale, 48 cows, 3 heifers 23 bulls. 
S. E. NIV1N, Landenburg. Pa. 
Vitrified Conduit Drains. 
B. F. V. Elkins , IF. T’a.—I wish to do 
some underdraining the coming season, and 
would like to know what you think of 
vitrified conduits for drain purposes. The 
material is very low, the cost being only 
about one-third as much as regular round 
drain file. Some people here say that it 
is not as good as the porous tiling. 
Ans.— The fact that the conduits are 
not porous is not so much evidence of 
less receiving capacity, as is their 
greater length over that of the regular 
drain tile. With these conduits, which 
are 18 inches long, a drain would have 
only two-thirds as many joints as it 
would if laid with the regular one-foot 
drain tile. The joints between the ends 
of the tiles are where a drain gets its 
water. Hence the more joints, the 
faster the water is received by the 
drain. I have laid miles of vitrified 
tile and prefer them to the porous ones, 
as there is none of the old bother of 
their being too soft by under-burning— 
hut they are made only one foot long, 
the same as porous tile. I would offer 
no other objection to the use of these 
single conduits for constructing drains 
than the one named, provided their 
form is such that this union with each 
other can be made close enough to ex¬ 
clude the dirt, and they will lie so as 
not to get out of alignment. j. f. v. 
The MOST MONKY for $1 Invested in 
Food lias been secured in impartial trials 
from THE (HIKKNSKY COW. 
Reason WHY— by writing 
Guernsey Club, Box R. N. Y„ Peterboro, N. II 
LAFAYETTE STOCK FARM. 
Largest Importers in America of Percheron, 
Belgian & German Coach Stallions & Mares. 
Our new importa¬ 
tion of 40 heatl of 
I’ercheron and Bel¬ 
gian Stallions ar¬ 
rived Fel». 10, mak- 
itiL* our first impor¬ 
tation for this year. 
We can show over 
lf»0 liead of high 
class young Perchcr- 
on, Belgian and tier- 
man Coach Stallions 
at remarkably low 
prices. Best terms 
and guarantee. 
J. CROUCH A SON, Dopt. A, La Fayotte, Indiana. 
CET OUT OF DEBT 
Grade up your herds with Holsteins, 
the mortgage lifters. Send for free booklets. 
Holstein-Friesian Assn., Dept.E, Brattleboro,Vt. 
Now is the approved time to start, double your profits 
Registered Holsteins 
The quarantine retarded our sales. Choice cows 
at bargain prices, also heifer calves. We are fairly 
crazy with the bull fever. They range from four 
weeks up. Royally bred. Prices way below value. 
Write to day. 
KI VEIN BURGH BROS. 
Hillhurst Farm Oneida, N. Y. 
R egistered ayrshires-d you want to 
improve your herd purchase cows and youngstock 
from first-class milkers of strong constitution and 
thebestdairy typo. Correspondence solicited. F. H. 
Cookinghain, Cherry Creek, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. 
Registered Holsteins For Sale. 
A splendid 2-year old son of A aggie Topsy Dekol 
and two of his hull calves,and a yearling G. son of De 
Koi 2d’s, Butter Boy 3d. C.B. Hawley, Waterford, N.Y. 
F O|{ SALE —Choice Young Fox Hounds, ready for 
business. Stamp for rep. Charlie W. Diggs. Diggs. Ya. 
A Good Madison County Farm of 
OX ACRES 
Two Miles From Depot, Etc., $1,800. 
Also a few young sons of Fern’s Jubilee, 
No. 73852, A. J. C. C . at $50.00 Each. 
.1. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, N. Y. 
10 Registered Percheron Stallions, tTV?! 
years. Splendid Individuals. Priced Reasonable. 
Robinson <fe Gelder, Kniiona, Steuben Co., X. V. 
SHETLAND PONIES 
An unceasing source of pleasure and robust 
health for chihlien. Safe. Inexpensive to 
keep. Stallions and mares for bleeding. 
Complete outfits. Wi/te today for our 
beautifully Illustrated free catalogue which 
tel is all about them. 
BELLE MEADE FARM, 
Dept. S, lied ford, Matto. 
BULL GALVES^YOUNG BULLS 
ready for service, that are of good size and individ¬ 
uality. All are from officially lasted dams, and are 
sired by Homestead Girl i)e Kol’s Sarcastic 
Lad. We have sixt y daughters of this Bull that 
will he kept in the Herd and officially tested. 
Write for description and prices. 
WOODCREST FARM, 
Rifton, Ulster County, New York. 
one HOLSTEiN-FRIESIAN BULL CALF &“ E 
sired by “Sir Sadie Cornucopia,” No. 42152, whose 
average A.R.O. backing is 32.48 liis. butter in 7days, 
Which is the WORLD’S RECORD. 
Bull Calf born January 11 . 09; Dam, choice young 
cow, "Princess Clotliilde Johanna,’’ a nice young 
calf, well marked, sound and right in every way, 
and will he sold for $50.00 if taken soon. Have 
others if this does not suit you. 
For full information, address 
QUENTIN Me AI) A M, Prop., 
Brothertown Stock Farms, Utica, N. Y. 
The BLOOMING DALE HERD OF 
HOLSTKIN-IKIESI ANS 
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 
and all ages to offer at prices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Bull Calves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Somerville, N. .1. 
CALVES. 
Raise Them Without Milk. 
Booklet Free. 
J. W. Barwell, Waukegan,Ill. 
Floats” for Hen Manure. 
H. C. C., Marlboro, 2V. Y.—In this 
neighborhood we store our hen manure in a 
dry place until Spring, then mix it with 
land plaster (costing about $7.50 per ton) 
in about equal parts, let it lie for two or 
three weeks, cutting it over once or twice, 
then use it as a top-dressing for corn after 
it is through the ground. Do yon think 
floats would be better than plaster for this 
purpose? 
Ans.— If we could buy the “floats” at 
$10 per ton we should use them. They 
Ugly Dorsets. 
Is it a characteristic of the Dorset ram 
to be ugly with the ewes? Their horns 
certainly make them worse when they do 
strike. I ask because mine and a neigh¬ 
bor’s both have the trait. I am keeping 
mine blindfolded now. m. w. 
I do not think the Dorset ram is 
worse with ewes than one of any other 
breed, except that the horns make his 
attacks more severe; The individual ram 
of any breed may be pugnacious or mild 
as the case may be. A ram of the 
character mentioned, is likely to be a 
good stock animal. It will probably be 
better at this season to keep him sepa¬ 
rate from the ewes. 
EDWARD VAN ALSTYNE. 
Don’t Fail to Attend. 
r n™t? Q e ‘p;Vvf £ j rea J saI , e at Syracuse, April 20-21, and look over my offering. There will he 
mi, F ' LLi ) N ° ther a 'l d Wlth a record of 533 3 lbs. milk and 22.87 lbs. butter in seven days. Also a 
, of heis by a son of my great cow Genie Clothilde with a record of over 30 lbs. There will also 
Hdo"°ThBra°TOm y iI° nuae Gliirou, a son of Hengerveld De Kol and with great records on the dam’s 
side. I here will be a number of daughters from cows with official records of over 20 lbs. 
w. W. CHEJJEY, Manlins, 3NT. 
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GREAT SPRING SALE 
At the SHARON VALLEY STOCK FARM, Newark, O. 
Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16tli and 17th, 1909. 
Sale commences at 10 o’clock A. M. sharp, each day. 
150 Belgian, Percheron and German Coach Stallions and mares. 
Most of the mares have beon bred and are in foal. This new im¬ 
portation will arrive from F.nrope about March 1st. At this great 
sale can he bought home-bred draft mares, most of them in foal. 
High-acting coach stallions, fine high-bred geldings and mares. 
A lot of extra good, heavy, low-down short-backed geldings. A lot 
of Missouri and Kansas mules, bred from Spanish jacks. Do not 
fail to send for catalog; send Gets, for postage. 
Railroads—B. & O. and Pan Handle. Several interurhan roads. 
Easy place to roach. Come and bring your interested friends. 
F.W.Andrews, COL. G. w. CRAWFORD, Prop., 
Auctioneer. Sharon Valley Stock Farm, Newark, Ohio 
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NICORN DAIRY RATION 
a new feed in Ready 
to Feed Form that 
every Farmer and Stock Raiser should know all about. Robert M. Taylor, Towson, Md., 
says his milk output increased 25 gallons daily after feeding Unicorn. You can increase 
yours. Semi for hook, prices, etc. Write, CHAPIN & CO., Inc., Buffalo, N. Y. 
