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THE RURAE NEW-YORKER 
January 14, 
GROWING CACTUS IN FLORIDA. 
On page 1078 I find an editorial con¬ 
cerning the commercial growing of the 
prickly pear in Texas and predicting a 
great future for the desert region where 
it best flourishes. If its successful grow¬ 
ing for feed purposes be established as 
stated, it is of equal importance to 
Florida. We have hundreds of thou¬ 
sands of acres of the same general sort 
of land you speak of upon which this 
cactus now grows and flourishes. Like 
Texas, Florida has a diversified soil, 
ranging from as-rich as there is in the 
world to supposed worthless wastes of 
large area. I write you particularly as 
to the exact method to be pursued in 
scorching off the spines. You say “you 
just go out with a burner and scorch 
off the spines and the cattle eat it down.” 
This implies that it i; done while the 
cactus is yet standing in the rows. We 
know of the value of this plant as a 
food, but we do not know of any prac¬ 
ticable method of so ridding it of its 
spines in the field that its cultivation is 
worth while. Arthur g. hamlin. 
Florida. 
R. N.-Y.—The best we can do is to 
refer to the article by Wm. Sinclair, of 
Texas, on page 601 md also on page 
1159. There are also bulletins published 
by the Department of Agriculture at 
Washington. Mr. Sinclair is a practical 
dairyman and is feeding the cactus with 
much success. As will be seen from 
his article the cactus is planted in rows 
and cultivated. When ready to feed the 
feeder goes out with a gasoline torch 
and singes the spines off the cactus as 
it stands. The cows follow and eat 
down the plant. The spines protect the 
cactus from stock or vermin, and the 
spined varieties are also hardier than 
the “spineless.” We certainly believe 
there is a future for this business. 
“Why,” asked a Missouri newspaper, 
“does our State stand at the head in 
raising mules?” “Because,” said aji' 
Iowa paper, “that is the only safe place 
to stand.”—Jack o' Lantern. 
THE WESTERN MEAT SITUATION. 
I cannot believe that the heavy grain 
crop reported has as yet had much to do 
with the price of meat, only in so much as 
the good corn crop has induced farmers to 
feed hogs longer and make them heavier. 
The year has been unusually dry from the 
Mississippi River west; pastures were short 
and cattle were sold off closer than usual, 
making the price lower, but will increase 
the scarcity later on. There is no question 
but that beef cattle, cows and steers have 
been decreasing in this State at least, at 
an increased rate for the last three years. 
With high-priced corn few'er brood sows 
were kept each Sprine for the last three, 
and last Spring, when live hogs went to 
10 cents and above, they were sold off 
closer than ever. This Fall in anticipation 
of a lower market the hogs were rushed to 
market, many only half fat. It brought 
the price down, but the market reports show 
that the pig crop is being marketed from 
six weeks to two months earlier than usual, 
which will have an effect later on. If the 
relative supply and demand governs next 
Spring, the price will be governed by the 
consumers 1 ’ ability to pay. At that time 
the meat will be in the packers’ hands. 
They got the hogs on the run by predicting 
a six-cent market, and they will stay down 
until they have the hogs, which will be 
earlier than usual on account of the un¬ 
usually good weather for feeding prevailing. 
Adams Co., Iowa. jerome smith. 
The local causes as we see them here 
are several. In the first place the last 
election had something to do with it, as 
an unrest is usually produced in financial 
circles when there is a change in political 
control. Second, this is the season of the 
year when the bulk of the poultry are 
placed on the market. Third, many west¬ 
ern cattle were shipped into this county, 
the purchasers expecting to graze them and 
put them off at a good profit this Fall. 
The season has been a very wet one and 
the pasture was practically no good, and 
many acres of corn drowned out, so they 
were forced to put cattle on the market 
and forced the price down. Fourth, the 
increase in number of hogs with the addi¬ 
tional weight they were given with old corn 
that they were fed, would produce the 
quantity with additional quality, and would 
surely cause the market to fall. In one 
day one shipper carried over 600 hogs 
which brought the farmers over .$10,000 to 
this one shipping point. Scattering cases 
of cholera among the hogs caused many 
to dispose of them ; the shipper making a 
great ado about it assisted the farmers to 
dispose of them. w. e. d. 
Highland Co., O. 
Ringworm. 
Our calves are troubled with a skin 
disease of some kind. Some tell me it is 
ringworm. It usually starts around the 
eyes, the skin becomes rough and scaly and 
it spreads very fast. The hair comes out, 
and the skin is dry and rough. Can you 
tell me what it is, and give me a remedy ? 
New York. h. e. b. 
The disease is ringworm. Scrub and 
scrape all affected parts until free of scales 
and scabs, then rub in iodine ointment and 
repeat the application each other day un¬ 
til well. Clean up, disinfect, whitewash, 
ventilate and sunlight the stable, otherwise 
local treatment will only give temporary 
relief. a. s. a. 
Sick Cat. 
Can you advise me of anything that I 
can give to my cat to benefit her? Last 
Spring before she was a year old she had 
distemper and seemed to get over it, but 
every once in awhile has a touch of 
diarrhoea. She has a good appetite and 
catches plenty of food for herself, but keeps 
very thin. s. J. c. 
New York. 
Worms are the most likely cause of thin 
condition. Give fluid extract of pink root 
and senna in increasing doses every three 
hours until the bowels open freely. When 
diarrhoea is present from other causes than 
trouble named, give ten-grain doses of 
subnitrate of bismuth, following a dose of 
purgative. a. s. a. 
Congested Udder. 
Can you tell me what ails my cow? I 
find clots of blood in the milk and thought 
it was garget, but she has no irritation 
of the udder and appears perfectly normal, 
otherwise. She came in fresh in March, 
milking 23 quarts a day. She is fed cow- 
pea hay, bran, fodder, carrots besides pas¬ 
turage. The milking utensils are cleaned 
and scalded daily. She is now giving 16 
quarts a day and appears perfectly healthy 
except for the blood clots. f. b. f\ 
Small blood vessels have ruptured and 
bleeding takes place at time of milking. : 
Milk gently three times a day and then 
bathe the udder with cold water and aft¬ 
erwards with a lotion composed of two j 
teaspoonfuls of powdered alum in a pint 
of cold water. Care must be taken to , 
keen the cow protected against drafts when j 
cold bathing has been done. Such treat- i 
ment cannot well be given in cold weather, j 
unless the udder is rubbed with melted 
lard or sweet oil after bathing. If the 
cow is not in calf give her a dram of dried 
sulphate of iron in a dessertspoonful of 
salt in feed once daily. Iron is unsafe 
medicine for a cow in calf. Lessen the 
milk-making foods. See that udder is not 
bruised in any way. a. s. a. 
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R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee page 16. 
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Here Are Two 
of the Greatest 
Milk Producers On Earth 
Missy of the Glen 
18390, Adv. R. 936. 
Produced 14591.70 lbs. of Milk, 
954.76 lbs. of Butter Fat. 
M ISSY of-the Glen is a Guernsey cow—4*4 
years old at the beginning of her test. Her 
daily ration included 3 to 5 lbs. of Dried Beet 
Pulp. 
She was bred at Glen Farm, owned by Mr. 
H. A. C. Taylor, Newport, R. I.—and bas been 
raised and developed at the farm. Her sire and 
dam arc both advanced Register animals and 
noted prize winners. 
T HESE prize winners have most remarkable records. Age for age they 
excel any other similar cows in the world. Not only in milk produc¬ 
tion and butter fat records but physically as well. Health in the 
long run is the most valuable for it assures just so much net profit annually 
for a longer period of years. You can count on your income. 
These two animals are fed Dried Beet Pulp regularly like thousands and thousands 
of other cows on American farms that are establishing big milk production records. Far¬ 
mers all over are experiencing the same beneficial results. Milk is flowing freer which 
means more clear money—net profit—that can be tucked away in the bank. 
You can do the same with your herd. We’ll prove absolutely that our feed will in¬ 
crease your milk supply in a week and put your cattle in finer condition. We know this 
so well and are so positive of it that we will take any cow you pick and 
Feed Her For Three Weeks On 
lb 
At Our Risk 
Dolly Dimple 
19144, Adv. R. 628. 
Produced 18458.8 lbs. of Milk, 
906.89 lbs. Butter Fat. 
D OLLY DIMPLE is a Guernsey cow—354 
years old at the beginning of her test. 
During her test year her ration included 2537 
lbs. of Dried Beet Pulp and she produced 
18458.8 lbs. of milk, which is the highest 
record known for Guernsey of this age. Her 
butter fat record was 906.89 lbs., which is 
equivalent to 1058. lbs. of butter. 
She is the property of F. Lothrop Ames of 
Langwater Farms. North Easton, Mass., where 
they breed and sell thc“Langwater Guernseys.” 
Of course the cow must be able to give milk. 
That’s all we insist on. Give us the cow that’s a 
little shaky or weak in the knees and producing poorly 
and we’ll put her on the way to be the prizeof your 
farm. In one week we’ll show an actual increase. 
You do the judging. Weigh the milk before starting 
on your proposition and weigh it after and you’ll see 
the difference on the scale. You take no chance 
whatever. All you have to do is the milking and 
the weighing. 
Dried Beet Pulp is none other than our native 
Sugar Beet with most of the sugar and water extract-.' 
ed. All the tender nutritious vegetable tissues of the 
beet are retained. No adulteration—no fillers. It’s a 
genuine vegetable food, being just as succulent and 
palatable as your June pasture. Cows thrive wonder¬ 
fully if fed regularly with a Dried Beet pulp ration. 
They gobble it up with eagerness. 
Here's The Way To Get 
New Big Profits Right Away 
Go to your dealer, show him this advertisement, tell him you want 
to try a sack of Dried Beet Pulp at our risk. Don’t take "no” for an 
answer; you are entitled to get wbat you want. Here is our propo¬ 
sition; it involves no risk for you or the dealer. 
We will ship your dealer (if he does not already carry it in stock) 
' 500 lbs. Dried Beet Pulp so that you can try it. if after you have fed 
one sack, the cow you selected has not increased her milk production,we 
authorize the dealer to return you in full your purchase price, and we 
will in turn refund to the dealer. The decision in the matter will rest 
entirely with you; your dealings will be with the man you know and 
with whom you trade. , 
. . To dealers everywhere east of the Mississippi River 
except in states of Wisconsin and Michigan: You are author¬ 
ized to sell to any dairyman who will agree to give the feed a fair honest 
trial, one sack of our Dried Beet Pulp and to guarantee to refund the 
purchase price if after the dairyman has fed it to one cow for three 
weeks the cow has not increased her milk production; we will reimburse 
you for your expenditure. If you do not carry Dried Beet Pulp in 
stock, write us quickly for our trial offer of 500 lbs. Please mention 
this paper. 
Add Dried Beet Pulp to the ration that is being 
fed on your farm now and inside of a week each one 
of your cows will be giving more milk. Your cows 
will look better and act better. They’ll have more 
spirit and a brighter eye. It will condition your 
cattle and keep them primed. It’s nourishing and 
builds up their entire system, regulating bowels and 
kidneys. It prevents garget, lengthens the milk pro¬ 
ducing period. Stop feeding on exclusively heavy 
grain ration, lighten it up by adding the bulky suc¬ 
culent, palatable Dried Beet Pulp. 
All live dealers should carry Dried Beet Pulp. If yours does not* 
send us his name and we’ll see that he has it quickly. Act now. Scud 
today for our booklet “Feeding for i*? r ger Profits.” 
The Larrowe Milling Company 
604 Ford Bldg. Detroit, Michigan 
