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1909. 
THE KCRAb NEW-VORKER 
PASTURING A “CATCH CROP.” 
In accordance with advice of The R. 
N.-Y., I sowed Crimson clover and turnips 
in my corn the last working. What do 
von think of pasturing it? What kind of 
took would you put on and at what time? 
It is coming up nicely, but as it is the 
first ever sown in this vicinity I do not 
know how it will do. As our land is 
rough and stumpy we lay our corn by about 
the middle of July. This may be too soon 
io sow Crimson clover, but is about time 
turnip generally does best. T. t. h. ' 
Spring Dale, W. Va. 
You are right in sowing the clover 
and turnips at the last working of the 
corn. We sow later because we work 
the corn later. We should prefer sheep 
to eat down the clover and turnips. 
Steers or dry cattle will do, but the tur¬ 
nips will give a bad taste to the milk. 
Sheep will gnaw down the turnips and 
leave the field in good shape. Turn 
them in when the crop has made a good 
growth—probably with you about Oc¬ 
tober 1. __ 
PLAN FOR A HENHOUSE. 
Will you give me plans for a henhouse 
90x18 feet? I would like a half story 
or feed and store room. My idea is seven 
to 5 y 2 feet height; 90x18 divided into 
yens 15x18, having alley-way three feet. 
Would it be practical, or would I lose a 
lot of floor space which would be valuable 
io the hens? What do you think of the 
White Wyandottes as broilers? Would you 
dvise me to set the incubator in July for 
Fall broilers? F. w. s. 
Gilboa, N. Y. 
I would suggest that the house be 
nade without an alley-way, thus cutting 
down the width from 18 feet to 15 feet, 
t is questionable if an alley-way saves 
much time in caring for the fowls, while 
it is expensive to build, takes up valu¬ 
able space, and gives a chance for 
drafts. I would not advise putting the 
food and then will need no condition 
powders. As a tonic a mixture of equal 
parts of dried sulphate of iron, powdered 
nux vomica and ground gentian root and 
fenugreek may be used, the dose for an 
adult horse being a tablespoonful mixed in 
the feed night and morning for two weeks. 
Omit the iron for a mare in foal. 
Stricture in Gullet. 
What ails my mare? She choked on 
dry fodder, and since then a lump has 
formed in her throat. At times it seems 
diflieult for her to swallow dry feed. 
New Jersey. j. e. h. 
A stricture may have formed in the 
gullet (oesophagus) as a result of injury 
from the choke, or there may be a tumor 
obstructing the passage. Possibly an opera¬ 
tion may be necessary. Try effects of a 
blister applied to the enlarged part after 
removal of the hair. Cerate of cantha- 
rides should prove suitable. Rub it in for 
15 minutes, a little at a time, then leave 
a smear of it over the blistered surface. 
Tie mare tip so that she cannot lie down or 
rub the part while the blister is acting. 
Wash the blister off in three days: then 
apply a little lard daily. If she is not in 
foal give her a dram of iodide of potash 
in water for four consecutive days a week 
until the enlargement subsides or it is seen 
that treatment does not avail. a. s. a. 
Navel and Joint Disease. 
I have two calves which when about 
three weeks old, became lame in the knee 
joints of the hind legs, and soon afterward 
all four legs became affected in the same 
manner. The joints were much enlarged 
and they could hardly get up when down. 
The calves were running with their mothers 
in pasture'. The sire of these calves is a 
purebred Holstein, dams grade cows. I 
would like to know cause and remedy for 
same. r. b. 
Maryland. 
The joints (hocks; not knees of hind 
legs) are enlarged from infection of the 
navel at birth. This disease is known as 
“omphalo-phlebitis'’ when confined to the 
navel and its blood vessels, and urachus 
and pyrnmia when pus absorption has 1 
taken place and abscesses appear at the 
navel and in the joints of the extremi¬ 
ties. In subacute cases pus may not form 
or be so prevalent as to necessitate use 
of the knife. The infection gradually sub¬ 
sides. but the joints may remain enlarged 
and soft (bog spavin and dropsical stifle 
in colts) and the animal fails Io thrive. 
Rickets, in severe cases, sometimes causes 
similar enlargement of the joints, but as a 
rule, there is not so much pain in this 
disease, and the trouble proves chronic or 
may result in bowed legs or actual frac¬ 
ture of the bones. In the cases in ques¬ 
tion we would rub the joints with Iodine 
ointment three times a week and give the 
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feed room oil the second floor. The 
necessity of climbing stairs at every 
feeding, in case the feed-room were on 
the second floor, would be very objec¬ 
tionable. Besides, it requires less ma¬ 
terial to add a section 15x15 feet for a 
leed-room on the first floor, than to 
build a two-story section 18x15 feet 
(the extra three feet being for a stair¬ 
way). White Wyandottes make excel¬ 
lent broilers, though the White Leg¬ 
horns are preferred by some. They 
grow fast and are of an excellent qual¬ 
ity at the bro’ler stage. Yes, plan to 
hatch the chicks from eight to twelve 
weeks before marketing. 
C. F. BOEHLEU. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Thoroughpin. 
A colt, two years old. now in pasture, 
lias a small puffy swelling on inside of 
leg, at hock joint. I noticed it first, some 
months ago, since which time it has grown 
a little smaller, not very noticeable. Do 
you think it will go away, be absorbed, or 
will you advise the treatment? It is not 
the joint, but in that thin part at 
the back where you can pinch it between 
the finger and thumb. t. h. 
Virginia. 
It is a thoroughpin and will likely prove 
permanent. A thoroughpin is a distension 
of the synovial or bursal sheath of the 
t«ndon just above point of hock joint. 
Moke a solution of two drams of tannic 
cid to a pint of water and bathe the 
part with this three times a day. 
Horse With Lice. 
1 . IIow can I rid my horse of lice? 2 . I 
would like a remedy for piiiworms and 
also a general condition powder for a horse 
that eats well but stays thin. I am feed¬ 
ing eobmeal, oats and rye ground and 
mixed together. E. R. H. 
Michigan. 
1. A kerse will soon get rid of lice if 
turned on grass and kept away from the 
infested stable. When that has been done 
cleanse the stable, fumigate, disinfect and 
Whitewash it, and afterward keep it clean, 
light and perfectly ventilated. The 
horse may be aided in getting rid of his 
pests by clipping him and washing twice a 
week with a! 1-50 solution of coal-tar dip 
to which flowers of sulphur have been 
freely added. 2. For pinworms inject into 
the rectum three nights a week a half 
gallon of soapy warm water containing a 
cupful of tobacco decoction made by steep¬ 
ing tobacco stems in boiling water. Have 
uis teeth attended to and then feed whole 
eats, bran and hay. Do not feed ground 
,iood to a horse. He should chew his 
calves two teaspoonfuls three times daily 
of a mixture of half an ounce of tincture 
of echinacea and water to make half a 
pint. In severe cases two teaspoonfuls of 
this mixture may be given every hour to a 
foal or calf at the outset of the attack 
when it is likely to prove most effective. 
It always is best to prevent this disease by 
remembering to wet the navel of 
every new-born animal at birth with a 
1-500 solution of corrosive sublimate, and 
then apply the solution twice a day until 
the cord dries up, drops off and no raw 
spot can be seen. By doing this cases of 
scours will also be greatly lessened. 
Difficult Breathing; Tumors. 
1 . I have a cow about five years old 
that seems to have some difficulty in breath¬ 
ing. When a calf she would strangle when 
drinking, and has always made quite a 
noise breathing in the Summer. She seems 
to breathe all right in the Winter, but as 
soon as warm weather comes on, she begins 
that loud breathing, and the hotter the 
weather the worse she is. She has always 
seemed to be in perfect health, is in good 
condition, and gives a good mess of milk. 
She never has any cough. Do you think 
it could be tuberculosis? If so, will you 
tell me how I can have her tested and 
what the expense will be? I spoke to the 
only veterinarian anywhere near here about 
it. and he said lx 1 did not do the work, be¬ 
cause it took so long that the expense was 
more than people were willing to pay. 2 . I 
also have, a two-year-old heifer that has 
several bunches on the outside of her bind 
'eg, just above the gambrel point. There 
has been one bunch for several weeks, and 
lately some smaller ones have come Inflow 
the large one. There seems to be no sure¬ 
ness. The first looked as though it might 
have been caused by a sting, at first, but 
it does not go away nor diminish any in 
size, fan you tell me what to do to remove 
them? A. c. G. 
Pennsylvania. 
1. In very many of such cases the cause 
is tuberculosis affecting the post-pharyn¬ 
geal glands, and it would be wise to have 
her tested with tuberculin. The veterin¬ 
arian. if not too far away, might have the 
cow brought to his own stable and there 
test her after she has settled down and 
become accustomed to the change of quar¬ 
ters. In this way the expense of testing 
would be materially reduced. Otherwise 
have her tested by some agricultural col¬ 
lege graduate or student, or do it your¬ 
self, under the directions of the veterin¬ 
arian. If the cow is tested privately, how¬ 
ever, and proves to have the disease, that 
fact will have to be reported Io the State 
veterinarian, and we suspect that no com¬ 
pensation would be allowed by the State 
unless the test is officially made. It there¬ 
fore would be best, to have her tested by 
a graduate veterinarian or deputy State 
veterinarian. If not tuberculosis the diffi¬ 
culty in breathing may come from acti¬ 
nomycosis (lumpy jaw) affecting the same 
glands, or from the presence of a polypus 
in the nostril. In the latter conditions an 
operation might succeed. 2. The tumors 
apparently involve the lymphatic vessels, 
and may be metastatic, cancerous and in¬ 
curable. It is a casx> for the veterinarian 
to examine, and treatment will not be 
likely to avail. a. s. a. 
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