i: ns. 
THE KUK.A.Iv NEW'-VUKKER 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Clipping the Mane Injurious. 
Is it host to keep the mane out off close 
on a horse’s neck on top, where the collar 
tits when at work? Is close cutting at any 
time likely to cause collar to make neck 
sore ? a. l. t. 
West Virginia. 
It is altogether wrong to clip off the hair 
of the mane when the parts invoiced be¬ 
come sore under the collar. The short, 
stout bristles remaining after use of the 
scissors further irritate the sores by being 
pressed inward by the collar. The latter 
might also he the cause of sore neck where 
the inane- was clipped away prior to the 
formation of sores. a. s. a. 
Doping Horses with Arsenic. 
Some time ago I read about giving Fow¬ 
ler's solution of arsenic to fatten horses. 
1 have a horse that was taken in Febru¬ 
ary with distemper and continued discharg¬ 
ing from the head until turned out to pas¬ 
ture. He became very poor from loss of 
appetite: would eat grain, but very little 
of the best of hay. llis work has been 
very light for a month, but he does not 
gain in flesh as he ought, nor in spirits, 
for he has always been full of pranks. 
1 am no jockey, and I want to know 
whether it would be advisable to admin¬ 
ister arsenic to help in putting on the flesh. 
How much should be given at a dose, and 
bow? Why should such an amount of a 
drug have so great an effect upon an ani¬ 
mal? A. Ji. 
New York. 
We are opposed to the ‘'doping” of horses 
with any drug when no medicine is needed. 
Arsenic is used by horsemen to plum]) up 
the animal temporarily. The drug acts as 
a tonic, is especially active upon the skin 
and is useful in cases of affected breathing. 
It is most used for “heaves.” and the av- 
< rage dose for an adult horse is half an 
ounce given night and morning until the 
desired results are obtained, at which stage 
the drug should be very gradually discon¬ 
tinued. as when the medicine is suddenly 
stopped the animal is apt to “go all to 
pieces.” For your horse it would -Tie best 
to give in the feed a tablespoonful night 
and morning of a mixture of equal parts 
dried sulphate of iron, powdered mix 
vomica, powdered gentian and ginger roots 
and fenugreek, than to give the arsenic. 
Also have the teeth put in order by a 
veterinary dentist. a. s. a. 
Spinal Meningitis. 
Would you tell me whether a disease com¬ 
mon among horses called spinal meningitis 
is contagious? We had a horse last Winter 
that died with that disease* We then bought 
another. Two weeks ago the second was 
taken with the same disease and died. We 
were told to disinfect the stable, which we 
did. but the horse died in spite of all the 
precautions we took. We had a lot of hay in 
the barn. If the disease is contagious, would 
not the hay be infected, although the hay 
is away up in the loft? Can you tell what 
we can do to make it safe in case disease 
is contagious? How does a horse act in 
that disease? Some say one thing, some 
another. Our horse could not swallow, and 
lost the use of his hind quarters. 
New Jersey. p. l. j. 
T ou doubtless refer to “cerebro-spinal 
meningitis,” and that, disease is indicated 
by paralysis of the throat and of the limbs, 
so that the animal, . badly attacked, can 
neither swallow nor stand, and likely will 
be delirious and have fever. The disease 
is not contagious. While its exact cause 
is not perfectly known, the concensus of 
i Xpert opinion favors the idea that the 
disease comes from some poison (toxin) 
< r bacteria present in tainted, moldy or 
leafed food or contaminated water. It 
vas right to cleanse and disinfect the sta- 
i le, but affected food, such as we have 
mentioned, should be avoided, and it also 
v ill be necessary to provide pure drinking 
wafer and to have the stable clean, dry, 
well lighted and perfectly ventilated. If 
the stable is on low, wet, malarial ground, 
or dark, damp and dirty, the disease would 
be apt to attack animals kept in such a 
piece and a new healthy stable should be 
provided. Treatment of the disease can 
only be properly given by a qualified veter¬ 
inarian. . o . 
IMPROVING THE DAIRY HERD. 
Whatever may be said of the abrupt 
changing of the dairy herd, in order 
lo get a better set of cows, there is 
reason for making a change for better 
cows on most dairy farms. In many 
cases this will be by breeding rather 
than by purchase. It may be doubted 
whether the average farmer is ready for 
purebred cows, at least for his entire 
herd. He must learn to develop his 
young animals, and he will do well com¬ 
monly to use a full blood bull of some 
’ of ,Ilc dairy breeds. There is, and has 
been for some years, an aversion to the 
purchase of a full blood animal, a part 
of which is due to the fear of getting 
victimized in making the purchase. 
This fear is probably needless, in most 
instances, for there are a great many 
breeders who will not substitute and 
who will not deceive a farmer who de¬ 
sires advice and suggestion. There is 
certainly ground for the belief that there 
are breeders who cannot be trusted, yet 
who stand well before the public, ev- 
cept when one investigates their stand¬ 
ing by private inquiry. Careful ques¬ 
tioning will usually ‘"spot” these people, 
and that should be done. In a great 
many neighborhoods there are people 
who keep purebred cows, and can sell 
purebred bulls. Xot infrequently the 
service of such a bull may be hired. 
Sometimes a three or four-year-old is 
for sale at one of these farms, it may 
he at beef prices. Tt is possible to 
ascertain what sort of stock is obtained 
from him. and if good no better pur¬ 
chase can he made. Many fine animals 
have been needlessly sacrificed, just be¬ 
cause they have reached the age of 
greatest usefulness, a fact unknown to 
their owners, who considered them too 
old to keep longer. h. h. lyon. 
SILOS AND SILO FILLING. 
I have just bought a farm of 100 acres 
and am keeping about 30 bead of cows, 
in order to run the. work on a profitable 
basis I need lots of help and advice. At 
present I am thinking of buying a silo of 
100 tons capacity; is there any loss and 
disappointment after tlx- silo is filled up? 
In order to (ill (lie silo I lliink I have to 
buy also some machinery, but as I said the 
farm that I have bought made me a little 
short of money, therefore at present I wish 
to buy only those tilings that are absolutely 
necessary. h. d. s. 
Pennsylvania. 
A good silo of 100 tons capacity, well- 
filled with properly matured corn, will 
certainly he no cause of loss or disap¬ 
pointment to the owner of :io cows. In 
filling, care should be taken to keep the 
cut corn level and thoroughly tramped, 
especially next to the walls of the silo. 
I he surface should also be tramped 
every day after the filling until it has 
finished settling. When this is done only 
a few inches of corn will decay on top 
and will act as a covering for the rest. 
If one begins to feed as soon as the 
silo is filled, there need be no loss 
whatever. A variety of corn that will 
mature plenty of good cars makes the 
best quality of silage, and will be found' 
more satisfactory than some of the 
larger growing kinds .which do not 
mature ears. There is nothing better 
than a well-constructed stone silo. Any 
of the firms advertising in The R. 
N.-Y. will be found reliable, and will 
quote prices on application. 
A complete outfit for filling a silo 
would consist of a corn harvester, a 
cutter with' elevator—length of latter 
deepnding upon height of silo, and 
some kind of power for running the 
cutter. If one wishes to economize the 
harvester may be dispensed with and 
the corn cut by hand in the field. Very 
often second-hand cutters may be pur-' 
chased at a small cost from farmers 
who have replaced them with machines 
of greater capacity. The best kind of 
power to use will depend largely upon 
circumstances. One of my neighbors 
fills a large silo very easily with a 
two-horse tread power. The silo is so 
placed that by setting his cutter on the 
barn floor he is able, with a few feet 
of elevator, to run the corn to the de¬ 
sired height When long elevators, or 
blowers, must be used, a horse power 
will be found inadequate. In such cases 
either gasoline or steam engines are 
generally used. Where electricity can 
be. supplied cheaply, electric motors are 
said to give good satisfaction. 
, When two, three or more farmers 
can combine and buy the machinery to¬ 
gether, one outfit will do the work for 
them all, and no one feel burdened by 
the outlay. A cutter of large capacity 
and a powerful engine should be pur¬ 
chased, so that by exchanging work all 
of the silos can be filled in a short time. 
If for any reason one cannot combine 
with his neighbors it will be found 
cheaper for a small farmer to hire an 
outfit than to buy all of the machinery 
required; especially is this true if one 
has to borrow the money to make the 
purchase. c. s. m. 
<; r •• 
When you write advertisers mention The 
I t. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick renUr and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
EXCLUSIVE 
Perfect Separation 
Perfect separation not 
only means the “most but¬ 
ter fat,” but means the de¬ 
livery of the smoothest 
velvety cream, unfrothed 
and unchopped. 
^Exclusive Tubular Ad¬ 
vantage No. 8 is the means 
that insures “perfect sepa¬ 
ration,” both as io clean 
skimming and the produc¬ 
tion of sm oot h, velvety 
cream. Our Catalogue 
tells you the scientific and 
mechanical reasons why. 
To convince you that 
-S the Tubular skims the 
cleanest, we offer to place 
one in your dairy and guar¬ 
antee to cutin half any rec¬ 
ord any other machine may 
be able to make. 
If other makers could 
make separator bowls like 
the Tubular,there would be 
no other kinds made. It is 
a absolutely the mostperfect 
° bowl ever invented. If it 
were not, we could not 
v make such a broad guaran- 
i. sktmmad Mtik tee as stated above. 
Now you want the 
best, don’t you? A postal 
brings Catalog No. 153. 
giving more fully this 
broad guarantee. Write 
for it today. 
The SHARPLES SEPARATOR Co.. 
West Chester, Penna. 
Toronto, Can., San Francisco. Calif., Chicago. III.* 
V«nt- 2. Cream 
Vent. 3. Cream 
Screw. 4. Divid¬ 
ing Wall. 6. Howl. 
6. Bowl Bottom. 
7. Milk Inlet. 8. 
Wing. 
■w:-.THE 
[•.••ANIMALS’ 
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fauAf MAmr .' • .. 
Kills every fly It strikes. Keeps all Insert pests 
off cows in pasture longer thanany imitation. Absolutely 
harmless. Cures all sores. UBed by same dairymen 
since 188.';. Kills lire and mites. If dealer offers sub¬ 
stitute. send tt s IP 1 for Improved 3-tube Sprayer and en¬ 
ough SHOO-FLY to protect200cows. Nameexpress of¬ 
fice. $1 returned If cowsuotprotected. Freebooklet 
Shoo-Fly Mfg. Co.. 1317 N. 10th St.. l*hlla..Pa. 
The KING SEGIS 
EAR TAG 
A Patent Lock 
Tag for Live- 
Stock. Made 
OMMIK. iUiUH 
in two sizes. Send for samples. II. A. MOYKK, Syracuse, A. V 
r 
OODWARD’S WATERING BASI 
A STABLE NECESSITY. SEE WHAT OTHERS SAY OF IT. 
Circular. Free. J. 8. WOODWARD A SON. LOCKPORT. N.Y 
Would you learn WHY Harder Silos 
have Stood the test of time, while 
others have come and gone? Fend for , 
. our new Silo Book. It gives facts and tig- . 
tires about silos. It tells why Harder Silos are 
used exclusively by “Uncle Sam” and the majority 
of the Eastern State Governments. It tells why 
careful individual dairymen everywhere prefer 
them. It gives the personal experience of the old¬ 
est continuous-opening silo builders in the U. 8. 
Write today. HARDER JlKtl. COMPANY, 
Box II COBLKSKILL, NtCW YORK. 
DON’T MIX. 
SALT ONLY 
SALT AND FEED 
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. 
$rw Mills 
If you need anything in saw mills or woodworking ma¬ 
chinery, send for onr catalog. Our lino is complete. 
Goods highest quality and prices reasonable. 
American Saw Mill Mch. Co., 129Hopest.,Ifackettstown,N.J. 
New York Office, 1582 Fulton Building. 
“ONE MILLION IN USE.” 
tot; 
5 EMraT 0 R$ 
THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO 
165-167 BROADWAY, 
NEW YORK. 
42 E. MADISON ST. 
CHICAGO. 
MINERAL. 
HEAVE 
REMEDY 
NEGLECT 
Will Ruin 
Your Horse' 
Send today for 
only 
PERMANENT 
SAFE 
CERTAIN' 
Mineral Heave Remedy 
S3 PACKAGE 
will cure any case or 
money refunded. 
$1 PACKAGE 
cures ordinary cases. 
Postpaid on receipt of 
price. Agents Wanted. 
Write for descriptive booklet. 
IF 8 
Co., 461 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa 
KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURE 
The world-wide remedy. 
One© used, always used. 
Cures Spavin, Splint, K'ng- 
hone, Curb, Swellings, Lame¬ 
ness. 
$1 a rottle; 6 lor $5 
All druggists. Get free book, 
“Treatise on the Horse." 
DR. B. J. KENDALL CO. 
Enosburg Falls. Vermont 
DEIffllOIIEiyiSlSHTilE! 
GUARANTEED 
Heave and Cough Cure 
A Remedy for Wind and Throat 
troubles. 2jyearsiu use pr<n #»h jf n 
worth for heaves and chronic 
cough. SI.00 per can. \Vca!*Q 
m:ikoa5')c can for Colds, Acute 
Coughs, Distemper, Worm Kx- 
peller. Blood Purifier ami grand 
. , , conditioner for borsca badly 
run down, but it does not contain enough to cure heaves. All 
dealers or sort^direct, express prepaid. Send for booklet. 
THE NEWTON REMEDY CO.,Toledo, Ohio 
Cures Strained Fuffy Ankle,. 
Lymphangitis, Bruises and 
Swellings, Bain e n ess and 
Allays Pain Quickly without. 
Blistering, removing the hair, or 
laying the horse up. Pleasant to use. 
g'.'.iio per bottle, delivered with full 
directions. Book 5-0, free. 
AB 8 ORBINE, ,TTt., for man¬ 
kind, $1.00 Bottle. Cures Strains, 
Gout, Varicose Veins, Varicocele,, 
Hydrocele, Prostatitis, kills pain. 
W. F. YOUNG, P.D.F. 33 Monmouth St,.Sui ioglield Mass 
ENSILAGE 
Use GALE-BALDWIN GUTTERS 
for fast work with 
little power 
For 
ENSILAGE 
AND DRY 
FODDER 
The Up-to-Date Cutters 
with elevators to serve the highest silo, safety fly¬ 
wheel, safety treadle lever: cut 4 different lengths. 
Cut fastest, feed easiest; strongest and most 
durable. 
With or Without Traveling Feed Table 
Just the machines for people with light power engines. Write 
for book and investigate. WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. 
THE BELCHER Sc. TAYLOR A. T. CO 
Box 75, Chicopeo Palls, Mass. 
Sa nitary S tablings, Cow Comfort 
Clean Cows 
These things with safe fastening, and perfect 
convenience in feeding, watering, cleaning 
and milking, make our 
Sanitary Stalls and 
Rotary Adjustable 
Stanchions 
Note - 
weights 
for raising 
mangers. Alineof 
15 to 30 mangers can be 
instantly raised over cows’ 
heads for cleaning and watering. 
Conerete lloor trough forms bottom of nmngers. 
the most up-to-date and practical cow 
stablings in the world. 
The Adjustable Stanchions are of 
an entirely new typo and have no 
equal. The only stanchions which 
enable you to line cows up on the gutter per¬ 
fectly. They adjust six inches either forward 
. . ,,, . , . , ... or back for cows of different lengths. They 
are steel, wood-lined, chain hanging and allow the most perfect freedom of movomentof cows,standing or 
lying down. The Mangers (furnished any length) aro strong sheet steel, reinforced by angle Iron ami pro¬ 
vide for easy cleaning ami indoor watering. Trough in cement floor forms bottom. Counter weights raise 
mangers over cows’ heads for cleaning trough and turning in water—the ideal arrungementforcleanline.il 
and convenience. Stall Partitions are l^-ineh steel pipes. No overhead bracing. Boom for alt attentions, 
cows turn easily, easily kept clean. The whole Is thamostopen. naateat, cleanest, moat convenient and sub¬ 
stantial cow stabling arrangement ever perfected, bar none. YVrite for free book of particulars. It. will 
opeu your eyes on Ideal cow stabling. We make live styles of stanchions, steel and wood stalls, and full 
line of dairy supplies. Address 
The Kent Manufacturing Co.. 130Kent St.. Fort Atkinson. Wls. 
