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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 21, 
SUNFLOWERS FOR SILAGE. 
]>nst Slimmer I saw a field of corn with 
sunflowers in it for silage. The grower 
said it was his first trial. I have not 
seen him since. What do the readers of 
Tun R. N.-Y. know about sunflowers for 
silage? w. i. H. 
R. N.-Y.—We have printed several 
notes about sunflowers for silage. A 
few dairymen seem to use them with 
corn, but not many. Who can give 
facts? You might obtain some infor¬ 
mation from the Vermont Experiment 
Station at Burlington. 
DO NOT MIX LIME. 
The diagram shown below is taken 
from a farmer’s bulletin issued by 
the Department of Agriculture. The 
heavy black lines connect the substances 
eUPCWrMOSPHATC 
SODIUM NiTRATC 
FERTILIZER DIAGRAM. 
which should not be mixed together. The 
lighter lines connect the substances 
which may be safely mixed. You will 
notice that the heavy lines all make 
connection with some form of lime. The 
lime should not be mixed with manure, 
blood or other organic forms of nitro¬ 
gen, because it will set the nitrogen or 
ammonia free. We have recently had a 
number of questions asking if it will not 
pay to mix hen manure with lime or 
wood ashes. This should never be 
done. One man thought it would be a 
good thing to do because he could smell 
ammonia when he did it, and thought 
that a good ammonia factory. Now he 
was losing ammonia just as he would 
have lost wheat if he had carried a bag 
of the grain on his shoulder—with a 
hole in one corner which let the grain 
run out. Never mix lime or wood ashes 
with manure. The lime should not be 
mixed with superphosphate for reasons 
given on page 99. The phosphoric acid 
in the superphosphate is soluble be¬ 
cause it has been mixed with sulphuric 
acid and thus relieved of lime. When 
you add lime you undo just what you 
have been trying to do—put the lime 
back and make the phosphoric acid less 
available. _ 
COLONY HENHOUSES. 
On page 66, this year, under “Dimen¬ 
sions of Henhouses,” Mr. Cosgrove tells 
how he would build more colony 
houses. I am going to build more 
houses and out of the many different 
styles I had planned the one shown in 
sketch. Will Mr. Cosgrove please criti¬ 
cise, remembering I do not send for 
approval, but help. This house figures 
PLAN FOR HENHOUSE. 
up about as follows: 400 cubic feet air 
space = 4 cubic feet to 1 square foot 
floor; 7 square feet glass = 1 square 
foot to 14 square feet floor; 140 square 
feet roofing = 1.4 square foot to 1 
square foot floor; 397 board feet lumber 
= 4 board feet to 1 square foot floor. 
The house about which Mr. Cosgrove 
wrote would approximately figure: 610 
cubic feet air space = 6.1 cubic feet to 
1 square foot floor; 8 square feet glass 
= 1 square foot to 12 y 2 square feet 
floor; 110 square feet roofing = 1.1 
square foot to 1 square foot floor; 524 
board feet lumber = 5.25 board feet to 
1 square foot floor. The lumber is 
figured for one inch boards all over, in¬ 
cluding floor and joist, with what 2x4 
studs seemed necessary. No double 
boarding or fittings are figured. The 
door of A house is low as shown. It 
could be raised six inches without rais¬ 
ing roof or roof could be pointed high¬ 
er to give a six-foot door, but a square 
pitch roof is cheaper and so easily built. 
Essex Co., N. Y. J. j. e. 
CEMENT BLOCK BARN. 
In 1906 The R. N.-Y. pictured a barn 
made of cement blocks for Mr. Cutshall of 
Indiana. Has this barn proved a success? 
Mr. Cutshall states his barn has been 
a perfect success in every way, as dry 
as it is possible for a building to be, 
and if he should ever build another 
barn would duplicate this one. Mr. 
Denis McNutt, on his model 200-acre 
farm in this county, has several build¬ 
ings built of hollow cement blocks. One 
of them, a large cattle barn, built two 
years ago, he states has given such per¬ 
fect satisfaction he is going to build 
another just like it this Spring. He 
states that although it has passed 
through two severe Winters, the ther¬ 
mometer registering zero and below, 
for days at a time, water did not freeze 
in it. Both Mr. McNutt and Mr. Cut¬ 
shall use the 5-1 mixture, five parts 
sand 1 part cement for the back part 
of block and the 2-1 mixture, 2 parts 
sand 1 part cement, for facing the front 
of the block that is exposed to the 
weather with a thin coat, which renders 
it impervious to water. Several busi¬ 
ness rooms here in Brazil and the Coli¬ 
seum built several years ago entirely of 
hollow cement blocks, have proven en¬ 
tirely satisfactory. In regard to plans, 
both men say to proceed precisely as 
you would with a brick or stone build¬ 
ing. b. 
’Brazil, Ind. 
THE TERMS OF “BALANCED RATIONS.” 
I note that a number are asking for 
rations, and I am not clear on terms. 
Will you explain wbat protein and carbo¬ 
hydrates are, and wbat effect they have 
on the animal? For example I quote from 
a table before me: 12 pounds clover hay; 
dry matter 10.2; protein .82; carbohy¬ 
drates 4.30; ether extract .20. What do 
these subdivisions produce in the process of 
digestion ? T. e. m. 
New Jersey. 
The word “protein” is used to desig¬ 
nate the parts of the food which con¬ 
tain nitrogen and can therefore be used 
for building muscle or tissue in the 
body. Lean meat contains nitrogen, and 
cannot be made unless that element is 
supplied in the food. A popular name 
for this protein is “muscle maker.” The 
carbohydrates consist of the starch 
gums and other food substances which 
do not contain nitrogen. These are 
made over in the body into fat, but 
they cannot make lean meat or muscle. 
The “ether extract” means the pure 
fat or oil in the food. The carbohy¬ 
drates, or as sometimes called, “fat 
formers,” can be made into fat in the 
body, but the “ether extract” or pure 
fat is already made in the food. For 
example, most people know that from 
ordinary corn, starch and a pure oil can 
be made. In the 12 pounds of hay men¬ 
tioned there are 10.2 pounds of “dry 
matter”—that is 1.8 pounds of moisture 
would be driven off by heat. There are 
.82 of a pound, or a little over 13 
ounces of muscle maker, 4.3 pounds of 
fat forming food and .20 or over three 
ounces of pure fat. Always remember 
that lean meat and muscle can only be 
made from protein, that the fat formers 
can be made into fat, and that “ether 
extract” is fat already formed. 
Charitable Man (to former blind 
beggar) “What! have you recovered 
your sight?” Beggar: “Well, you see 
it’s this way. I’ve lost my dog, and as I 
cannot longer be blind I have become a 
deaf mute.”—Puck. 
Study the subject of roofs. Send for catalogues; ask questions; investigate. 
We give you this advice because we feel sure that after you have looked into the 
matter thoroughly you will decide upon Congo. 
Congo can stand the minutest examination. In fact, we urge this method for 
our own good as well as the consumers’, because it increases trade and makes for 
us life-long friends. 
Congo deserves its leading position among ready roofings, because it has all the 
qualifications needed in a durable, waterproof roof. 
If you have a leaky roof, you can appreciate how annoying and expensive it is. 
Congo avoids all this. 
These are facts well worthy of consideration, and if you put up a new building, 
or if your old roof gives trouble, use Congo. Congo can be laid right over an old 
roof, and you can do it yourself. No special tools or skilled labor required. 
Send for Free Booklet and samples and see for yourself. 
UNITED ROOFING & MANUFACTURING COMPANY 
SUCCESSORS TO BUCHANAN-FOSTER CO. 
532 WEST END TRUST BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA. 
CHICAGO. SAN FRANCISCO. 
THICK, SWOLLEN GLANDS 
that make a horse Wheeze, 
have Thick Wind, or Choke- 
down, can be removed with 
^BSORBIne 
any 
caused by strain or inflam¬ 
mation. No blister, no 
hair sone, and horse kept 
at work. j?'-'.00 per bottle, de¬ 
livered. Hook 3-C free. 
ABSORBINE, .1 It., for mankind. jstl.00, 
livered. Cures (ioitre, Tumors, Varicose Veins, 
Hydrocele, Varicocele. Book free. Made only by 
W. F.YOUNG, P.D.F. 88 Monmouth St .Sorln field Mass 
$3 PACKAGE ^ 
will cure any case or 
money refunded. 
$1 PACKAGE 
cures ordinary cases. 
Postpaid on receipt of 
price. Agents Wanted. 
\Yrite for dosorlptivo booklot, ^ 
MINERAL 
HEAVE 
REMEDY 
NEGLECT 
Will Ruin 
YourHorse’ 
Send today for 
only Vwal 
PERMANENT \% 
SAFE 
CERTAIN' 
Mineral Heave Remedy Co., 461 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburg. Pa, 
SAVE-THE-HORSE” SPAVIN CURE 
Trade Mark 
Permanently Cures Splint, Wind- 
puff, Shoe Boil, injured Tendons 
and all Lameness. No scar or loss 
of hair. Horse works as usual, 
tfr a bottle, ‘with written bind in 
V guarantee or contract. Sen 
cures these 
V guarantee or contract, bend v7 Cr^ * r J 
for copy, booklet and letters Spav.n, Ringbo«.CuR5 Tkmmk* 
from business men and trainers - - 
ou every kind of case. All Dealers or Express paid. 
troy Chemical Co., Binghamton, N, Y. 
WIRE FENCE 
48-ln. stock fence 
per rod only 
Best high carbon coiled 6teel 
spring wire. Catalogue of 
fences, tools and supplies 
f KEK. Buy direct at whole¬ 
sale. Write to-day. 
MASON FENCE CO., 
Box flt, Leesburg, O. 
DANA’S EAR LABELS 
are stamped with any name or address with serial 
numbers. They are simple, practical and a distinct 
and reliable mark. Samples Free. Agents Wanted. 
C. H. DANA, 
74 Main Street, West Lebanon, N. H. 
SALT AND FEED 527 o m n L x y 
when taste craves. Place Compressed Pure-Salt 
Bricks in reach, animals take as they want, always 
enough, never too much. Pure refined salt, no im¬ 
purities. Convenient and cheap. Write for booket. 
BELMONT STABLE SUPPLY CO., 
Station C, Brooklyn, New York. 
Horse Sense 
Proper management of farm teams 
requires good sense on the part of the 
owner. An ignorant farm hand easily 
ruins the best horse by unwise feeding 
and mismanagement. Best results are 
obtained by keeping the system of the 
horse healthy and active, especially 
the digestive organs. Owners 
who make daily use of Dr. 
Hess Stock Food have ser¬ 
viceable, active and hand¬ 
some iiorses. It is a tonic 
which acts directly upon 
the digestion, con¬ 
tains iron for the 
blood and nitrates 
to expel poisonous 
matter. 
Professors Quit- 
man, Winslow 
and Finley Dun 
tell us that these 
things are bene¬ 
ficial to any 
animal. 
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D 8 HESS 
STOCK FOOD 
contains such elements. It helps growth 
and fattening, makes a larger milk yield 
and gives good condition to all farm 
stock. Sold on a written guarantee. 
100 lbs $5.00 ( Except in Canada 
25 lb. pail *1.60 j wSSSV 
Smaller quantities at a slight advance. 
Where Dr. Hess Stock food differs in particu¬ 
lar is in the dose—it’s small and fed but twice a 
day, which proves it lias the most digestive 
strength 10 the pound. Our Government recog¬ 
nizes Dr. Hess Stock Food as a medicinal com¬ 
pound, and this paper is back of the guarantee. 
If your dealer cannot supply you, we will. 
DR. HESS & CLARK, Ashland, Ohio. 
Also Manufacturers of Dr. Hess Poultry 
Pan-a-ce-a and Instant Louse Killer. 
w BE 
JSURE 
\AND WORK 
\TMEHORSE 
k 0ILAR CALLS 
need not interfere in the 
least with your work, if 
you will use 
BICKMOKE’S 
GALL CURE 
,— Guaranteed to euro all Larues,, 
collar and caddie gall,,,peed crack,, 
•cratch,, or greasebeel. Look for trade 
mark. T.kenoeubetltute. Bickmore’s 
th ree Book and l-o*. box Blckmore’e 
Gall Cur, FEEE for 10c to Bay Post¬ 
age. Write today. Sold by dealer,. 
Bickmore Gall Cure Co., 
Box 912, Old Town, Maine. 
REINFORCED CONCRETE FARM BUILDINGS -Comfolta V! e ’ sa " itary,flre resistinK ’ per ' 
i i i .. __ . IIIUm maneiit. First cost reasonable. Dairy, 
barn and silo plans and building. Write me your wauts. K. C. ANGEV1NJE, Coldwater, Mich. 
THE IAFAYETTE STOCK FARM, 
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. 
The Largest Importers and Breeders of German Coach, 
Percheron and Belgian Stallions in America. Have imported 
in the last eighteen weeks over 500 head of stallions and a 
large number of mares of the three breeds. Every horse fully 
guaranteed. Won more prizes in 1907 at the leading state 
fairs and stock shows than all other importers combined 
Our horses are all from threo to five years of age and we 
deliver all horses that we sell to the buyer. Write us for full 
particulars aud mention The Rural New-Yorker. 
J. CROUCH & SON, La Fayette, Indiana, U. S. A. 
