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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 11, 
ANOTHER MUCK CARRIER. 
Referring to the inquiry of H. D. W. 
on page 703, I enclose a rough sketch, 
,, Fig. 461, showing how a very cheaply 
constructed crane might be used for 
getting the muck out of the pond in 
question. This could easily be moved 
from point to point, and would have a 
pretty large range for each setting. If 
a tripping bucket could be secured 
such as is used for unloading coal, the 
work would be greatly facilitated. The 
bucket need only be raised high enough 
A HOMEMADE CRANE. Fig. 461. 
to clear the bank, and the crane then 
swung around and bucket dumped. A 
double block could be used at end of 
swinging arm, thus making the power 
necessary to raise the bucket only 
about one-half. a. d. m. 
Washington, D. C. 
CEMENT FLOORS; HOGHOUSES. 
1 . Is a cement floor in a poultry house in¬ 
jurious to chickens? 2. I am building a 
hoghouse over my horse manure so they 
can work same. Some say they never do 
well, and others say it is according to the 
breed. What is your opinion? a. e. o. 
Jamestown, N. Y. 
1. Cement floors are injurious to 
poultry only when they are used too 
quickly, before the cement has become 
thoroughly dry, or when they are not 
covered with sand or litter. A cement 
floor which is kept properly covered 
with dry sand and litter to a depth of 
four to six inches cannot possibly in¬ 
jure any kind of poultry. 2. Hogs will 
generally thrive better when allowed 
to work in horse manure than when 
kept on bare floors. Care must be 
iFtaken, however, not to let the pens get 
in a sloppy or muddy condition, and 
good ventilation must be provided at 
all times to allow the foul odors to es¬ 
cape. For this purpose a large part of 
the south or east side of the pen should 
remain open in Summer, and in Win¬ 
ter it should simply be covered with 
burlap or common cotton cloth. In 
warm weather the hogs should not be 
compelled to lie on a pile of hot horse 
manure. By using a little care and 
judgment you will have no trouble 
whatever and you will be able to turn 
out a large quantity of the best kind of 
fertilizer. c. s. greene. 
the medicine passes into the stomach, 
and not into the lungs so as to strangle 
them; as it will if the head is held very 
high or the animal is laid on its side. 
Then place in the pasture a box with a 
protection to it. but in which the sheep 
can thrust their heads and eat. In this 
keep continually some tobacco stems, cut 
into short lengths, and with them put 
enough salt to saturate them. Give no 
other salt. In a short time they will 
eat the tobacco readily. This will do 
away with the necessity of further dos¬ 
ing the affected sheep. The probability 
is that the remainder of the flock, espe¬ 
cially the lambs, have taken the worms 
into their stomachs, with the grass con¬ 
taminated by the voidings of the af¬ 
fected sheep, and at this stage of the 
proceedings the tobacco, if kept before 
them constantly, will doubtless rid them 
of the parasites. e. van alstyne. 
A SICK CAT. 
Could you tell me what is the matter 
with my kitten, a valuable one which I 
am very anxious to raise? He is four 
months old, and until a month ago was 
very healthy. Since then he has had a 
cough and sneezes some; at times croak¬ 
ing in the throat can be heard. I thought 
at first that it was a cold, but as it does 
not get any better, I think it is something 
else. He eats well, but not too much for 
a kitten. He was very fat, but now he 
is thin, and does not grow as fast as he 
should. He is fed fresh milk, potatoes, 
bread, string beans, gravy, etc., and oc¬ 
casionally a mouse. Can you prescribe 
anything for him? Do you think that if 
he lives he will be stunted? He has no 
lice and is washed in warm water once a 
week. e. a. g. 
As the kitten has been sick for a month 
and has run down thin despite good feed¬ 
ing and care, we incline to the belief that 
there is an incurable condition of the 
lungs or throat present and that it will 
not pay to treat the animal. Kittens fed 
on new milk straight from the cow some¬ 
times contract tuberculosis, and that, of 
course, is an incurable disease. Where 
cats die when fed milk, it always is well 
to have the cows tested with tuberculin, 
which will tell quickly, reliably and safely 
whether the disease is or is not present. 
Indeed, all cows should be tested to de¬ 
termine this before their milk is used. If 
you prefer to treat the kitten, buy some 
glyco-heroin and give small doses three 
times a day and increase doses as required. 
This is indicated for cough and may [trove 
beneficial. Meanwhile keep the kitten 
away from children, as sick beasts are un¬ 
safe' company for the little ones. Diph¬ 
theria may be contracted from coughing 
affected cats. a. s. a. 
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THIN SHEEP. 
Small flocks of sheep wintered by two 
different parties are placed in a pasture 
together. One lot looks more thrifty and 
makes much better gain than the other. 
The poorer ones show much thinner drop¬ 
pings. ghould they be treated for stom¬ 
ach worms? If so, what remedy should be 
used? G. F. M. 
Wellsboro, N. Y. 
The fact alone that two flocks of 
sheep, wintered by different parties, do 
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would not be surprising, for one might 
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The significant fact is, that the droppings 
of one lot are thinner. This would in¬ 
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