1911. 
THE) KUKAt NEW-YORKER 
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VETERAN MULES. 
Enclosed find team ticket of corn 
hauled by the writer with a team of 
mules owned and driven by him for 30 
years, 27 of which were practically all 
work and three of life in the pasture. 
When they were sold to me their age 
was given as six and seven, weight 1030 
and 960, and while they could not pull 
everything, would pull on anything. 
Never in the 30 years were they unable 
or unwilling for a day’s work. Which 
is more profitable, mules or horses? 
Lisbon, Ill. F. t. K. 
R. N.-Y.—The “ticket” shows that 
these loads often ran over 6,000 pounds. 
For an old team these mules are hard 
to beat. Where are the old horses to 
beat this record? 
A PROBLEM OF CATTLE FEEDING. 
Fattening Steers in New Mexico 
We raise Alfalfa, cotton, Kaffir corn, 
maize,' etc., but are not in the habit of ro¬ 
tating, or following Alfalfa with other 
crops, as the Alfalfa is more profitable by 
reason of the superior quality of seed we 
raise in this locality, and' the prices which 
have prevailed for several years. In order 
to continue our land in Alfalfa and get 
maximum yields of seed, fertilizer contain¬ 
ing a large per cent of phosphoric acid is 
necessary. We have been in the habit of 
selling practically all our product, but it 
has occurred to me it would be better to 
feed steers, and save our manure. What 
weight, under average conditions, is it pos¬ 
sible to put on a steer, by feeding Alfalfa 
hay, letting them run a portion of the time 
on pasture which grows almost all Winter, 
then finishing them on cotton seed (whole) 
and Kaffir corn, ground? What would be 
the best system of feeding it? Could profit¬ 
able results be secured in three months’ 
feeding? w. h. c. 
New Mexico. 
W. H. C. neglects to say what kind 
of pasture lie has, but as pasturing Al¬ 
falfa is somewhat risky one may infer 
that the pasture consists of some pasture 
grass suited to the region, Bermuda 
grass perhaps. Two-year-old cattle, 
weighing 1,000 pounds or less will gain 
on mixed pasture and Alfalfa hay from 
one to V/ 2 pound each per day, and if 
given 16 pounds per head each day, of 
the feeds he names and some Alfalfa 
hay with a little Kaffir corn stover, such 
steers will gain two pounds per day or 
better; 12 pounds of Kaffir corn, four of 
cotton seed, four of Alfalfa hay, and 
some Kaffir corn stover with some help 
from the pasture, ought to make profit¬ 
able gains on cattle so fed. Such 
amounts mean that each steer will get 
somewhat more than two pounds of 
protein and 12 of carbohydrates, includ¬ 
ing fats. The steers may be fed twice 
a day in troughs two or three feet above 
the ground and made tight so that the 
ground feed will not fall through the 
bottoms and waste. The hay may be 
fed in suitable racks. Perhaps a longer 
feeding period would be better, giving a 
larger proportion of hay and less grain. 
In 100 days or more the cattle should 
be ready for market, and they ought 
to weight 1250 or better. It seems that 
the cotton seed ought to be ground and 
mixed with the Kaffir corn meal before 
feeding, but local conditions and the 
palatability of the ration must govern 
the feeder. If cattle do not eat a ration 
with relish and thrive upon it, the feeds 
should be changed till they do. 
In view of the "high price at which 
feeder cattle are selling and the com¬ 
paratively low prices paid for fat cattle 
and the consequent demoralized market 
conditions, I earnestly advise W. PI. C. 
to let cattle alone for the present. Buy¬ 
ing feeders at present prices and finish¬ 
ing on a short feed is a gamble at which 
one is sure to lose. It would be far 
more desirable for W. H. C. to start a 
beef herd and raise his own feeders, 
which he can finish as baby beeves if he 
wishes. Whatever he does he should 
start conservatively and enlarge his 
operations as conditions dictate or as 
profits indicate. w. e. duckwall. 
Ohio. 
PRODUCTS, PRICES AND TRADE. 
Egyptian Cotton.— We import annually 
about .$16,000,000 worth of the long staple 
cotton grown in the Nile valley of Egypt. 
An effort is being made to produce part of 
the supply here, as conditions in parts of 
the Colorado River Valley are similar to 
those in Egypt where this cotton is pro¬ 
duced. 
A Big Lifter.— The most powerful crane 
ever built is now in operation on the river 
Clyde, Scotland. In working it covers any 
point within a circle 336 feet in diameter. 
It can lift 200 tons 170 feet high. Its 
foundation consists of four steel tubes 15 
feet in diameter, sunk 74 feet below the 
surface. 
Fruit from Below Capricorn. —Oranges 
from Brazil and grapes from Argentina are 
on their way to New York. The grapes 
are from the highlands of western Argen¬ 
tina, at the foot of the Andes, a section 
where the vine grows well. The oranges 
were grown in Brazil, the home of the tree 
from which the California and Florida navel 
oranges originally came. The fruit will be 
in cold storage on the steamer three weeks, 
arriving at New York early in June. 
A Rough Ride.— A 1,600 mile trip with a 
loaded auto truck, weighing seven tons all 
together, has just been ended at Los An¬ 
geles, Calif. The start was made from 
Denver, Colo., and the southwestern route 
through New Mexico was taken. Very bad 
roads were found, and in four cases it was 
necessary to get mules to haul the truck 
from the axle-deep mud. The actual travel¬ 
ing time was 55 days, 13 days being spent 
in various places waiting for the mud to 
dry a little. 
Packers of canned peas, tomatoes and 
sweet corn in the East are worried over the 
poor crop outlook caused by the drought. 
Showers in Maryland and Delaware have 
been very light, so that peas are suffering 
and•corn becoming stunted. Tomatoes stand 
drought when the plants get well established 
but in some places the soil is too dry to 
set out the plants. One day of broiling 
sun will cook the plants unless well watered. 
As a rule this is not feasible, though some 
growers think they get paid for the labor 
of watering. 
To Valorize Rubber.— The Brazilian 
government is taking measures for improve¬ 
ment of the raw rubber industry in that 
country on somewhat the same plan as the 
coffee business was handled. The plan is 
to raise a large sum of money, about $30,- 
000,000, so that rubber may be bought, held 
and sold as may seem best. The idea is 
not to corner the market or force prices to 
an extravagant basis, but to help the pro¬ 
ducers to get a fair share of the profits by 
shutting out a large amount of the specu¬ 
lative element. What it amounts to is that 
the government will buy and sell the rubber. 
Naturally the speculators do not like this 
plan, and as was the case with the coffee 
deal, they are crying failure already. What¬ 
ever may be thought of this form of govern¬ 
ment paternalism, it appears to have put 
the coffee business on a better basis, for 
the planter, which was the intention of the 
act. It is doubtful whether any such plan 
would be desirable for the handling of farm 
products here, conditions being different. 
As a general principle it is better for a man 
or a business to be taught self-reliance 
rather than to be coddled. Even the Cod¬ 
ling moth gets along very well without being 
coddled. w. w. h. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Hard Hoofs. 
• 
1. What is a good remedy for hard hoofs 
on horses? I have a mare whose joints 
keep making a snapping sound when she 
lifts her forefeet while standing. Other¬ 
wise she is all right. What causes this 
snapping, and can it be helped? 2. Where 
could 1 get a good book on raising colts? 
Connecticut. E. u. L. . 
1. Soak the hoofs in cold water for an 
hour or so twice daily and then apply any 
simple greasy hoof ointment. When not 
soaking in tub let the horse stand on a 
wet clay floor, but put her in a well-bedded 
stall at night. Snapping of the joints often 
comes from lack of exercise, but it may also, 
be a symptom of chronic rheumatism. 2. 
“The Horse Book,” by J. H. S. Johnstone, 
will give you practical information on all 
matters pertaining to horse and colt rais¬ 
ing. It may be ordered through this office; 
price $2. a. s. a. 
Necrobacillosis. 
I have a sheep whose ears turned red 
about a week ago, and to-day the ears are 
cracked; they bleed and there are sores 
around the eyes and nose and other parts 
of her head. She shakes her head and runs 
and rubs against the fence, bleats, and her 
ears hang down. She has been fed mixed 
clover hay and corn in the sheaf; the sheep 
have run and eaten what they wanted out 
of a buckwheat straw stack. Is the disease 
contagious? I would like to know the 
cause and remedy. I have washed sheep’s 
head in sheep dip. My sheep will reach 
round and pull out locks of wool from 
their sides. z. F. w. 
New York. 
This no doubt is ulceration due to the 
bacillus necrophorus and it is contagious. 
Isolate affected sheep. Scrub and scrape 
each sore clean and then swash with a 10 
per cent solution of nitric acid. Do not 
use the lotion on sores about the eyes. The 
latter may be lightly cauterized with lunar 
caustic pencil. Repeat the treatment as 
required. Keep the sheep on grass and in 
clean pens. As they pull wool they should 
be shorn and dipped as soon as the state 
of the weather will permit. Ticks, lice or 
scab cause the itching. a. s. a. 
Lameness. 
I have just bought an old mare that is 
lame behind; she has what I believe is 
called cocked ankle, tender to the pressurq 
of the fingers about two inches above the 
hoof; seems more tender at the sides than 
in front. She carries her foot a little out 
when walking; no enlargement. We have 
no veterinary here. Is there any cure, and 
can you tell me what to do for her, if any¬ 
thing can be done? G. F. M. 
Michigan. 
ruffs or “wind galls” about the fetlocks 
seldom cause lameness in an old horse, and 
we suppose, therefore, that some other 
cause, such as ringbone or spavin, is pres¬ 
ent. If you can find no other probable 
cause of lameness, clip the hair from the 
parts you suspect and blister with cerate 
of eantharides two or three times at inter¬ 
vals of three weeks. a. s. a. 
Horse with Cough. 
If you have a good remedy for a horse 
that coughs after eating grain, I would like 
to hear from you. w. j. l. 
Ohio. 
It is quite likely that irregularities of 
the teeth have something to do with the 
cough, so have the teeth attended to by a 
veterinary dentist. Wet all food. Avoid 
dusty hay. If cough continues to give 
trouble give half to one ounce of glyco- 
heroin two or three times a day as found 
necessary to allay irritation. a. s. a. 
Farmers Now 
Making Cheese 
Invention of Wonderful Com¬ 
plete Cheese-Making Outfit 
Enables Every Farm Home to 
Make Cheese at a big Profit. 
It is no longer necessary for Farmers to buy 
store cheese at a high price, or sell their milk to 
the Cheese Trust at a low price. A clever inven¬ 
tor has perfected a Complete Cheese-Making 
Outfit which enables every Farmer to make cither 
a soft, rich, granular, or American C.cddar 
cheese right at home either for his own con¬ 
sumption or for sale to Dealers, 
Outfit consists of the following: One Cheese 
Press, One Horizontal Curd Knife, One Perpen¬ 
dicular Curd Knife, One Dairy Thermometer, 
One Bottle Rennett Extract, One Bottle Col¬ 
oring Matter and One Mold. This Complete 
Cheese-Making Outfit is sold direct from factory 
to farm at one small profit over actual cost to 
manufacture. It is simple, inexpensive, easily 
operated and pays for itself in a very short time. 
Capacity of this Outfit is from 25 to 40 quarts, 
making a cheese weighing from eight to ten 
pounds. With milk selling around 80 and 90 cents 
per hundred, any Farmer can save about one- 
third of the price he pays for store cheese, and 
at the same time have an outlet for either his 
whole or skimmed milk. This excellent home¬ 
made cheese sells readily to the Dealer at a big 
profit, either for cash or in exchange for goods. 
This wonderful Complete Cheese-Making Outfit 
is manufactured by the Holland Sporting Goods 
Mfg. Co., Dept. E Holland, Mich. Every Farmer 
should write them for full description of the Out¬ 
fit, prices, etc., and exact directions telling how 
to make cheese at a profit right on the farm. 
. ..TO OUR PATRONS . .. 
CREL OLL” w afl “ 
If you ^ 4 
have any -~-—-curing 
the calves of “scours,” cows of contagious aborlien, or 
even your poultry of gapes, cholera, lice, etc., we adivse 
that you use it freely in your stables during 
FLY TIME 
and kill flies, nits, disease germs, and keep stables 
thoroughly disinfected. It requires a powerful prepara¬ 
tion to do this. Also spray all animals lightly once a 
day during hot weather. 
For summer uses special prices on quantities. 
Caledonia Chemical Co., Caledonia, N. Y. 
H ERE are some of the 
things an Olds Gasoline 
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the cost of the engine and fuel over this 
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an expense. 
Grinding feed 
Pumping water 
Sawing wood 
Husking corn 
Shredding corn 
Filling silo 
Cutting ensilage 
Cutting meat 
Spraying trees 
Filling ice house 
ad running the following: 
Thresher 
Cream separator 
Fodder mill 
Cider mill 
Hay press 
Hay hoist 
Electric light plant 
Fanning mill 
Churn • 
Grindstone 
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than the Olds; but when it comes to machinery, 
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