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THE ELURvYL, NEW-YORKER 
Live Stock and Dairy 
PORTABLE HOGHOUSE. 
The Colorado Experiment Station de¬ 
scribes the house shown in cut belowas 
follows: 
It is eight feet wide, eight feet long, and 
the roof is eight feet in length, making the 
building seven feet high. The door in front 
is 2% feet wide, three feet high, and an¬ 
other at the back, near the top is 12x18 
inches. The small door may be covered with 
heavy muslin, admitting air and light with¬ 
out draught. The frame is made of 2x4’s 
and is covered with drop siding. No floor 
is used. When it is desired to move the 
building, it may be tipped over onto a 
low wagon or stone boat. This is the 
house we recommend for beginners. It is 
cheap, and often old material can be used 
in building it. It is easily moved and 
easily disinfected and can be changed so 
frequently that it may be kept on clean 
ground, free from disease. When a sow 
farrows in cold weather, a lantern hung 
to the roof will keep the building suffi¬ 
ciently warm. 
A little heavier house of much the 
same pattern but with a board floor is 
used at Hope Farm. It is mounted on 
skids or runners so that it can easily 
be hauled from place to place. 
VALUE OF REGISTERED STOCK. 
Our experience dates back nearly 20 
years. At that time we had a small 
herd of cattle of mixed breeding, or 
rather no breeding. They were just 
cows, occasionally one with excellent 
milking qualities but most of them or¬ 
dinary. We raised a few calves from 
the best cows but most of the calves 
were deaconed or vealed. 
After much persuasion from a friend 
and neighbor my father bought two reg¬ 
istered Holstein cows, and later a reg¬ 
istered bull from another prominent 
breeder. All proved to be good indi¬ 
viduals, but one of the cows had the 
misfortune to lose a portion of her ud¬ 
der, and as the black-and-whites were 
not so much sought after then as at 
present, the butcher got her. The other 
cow proved quite valuable, as she an¬ 
nually dropped a heifer calf, and our 
herd gradually increased. Prospecti *e 
buyers began to ask for prices and also 
if the stock was registered. Upon be¬ 
ing informed that they were eligible, but 
not registered the sale was generally 
off. 
My father considered the subject of 
registration, but the $25 membership fee 
required by the Association seemed ex¬ 
cessive to him, as did also the non¬ 
membership fee for registration. After 
some delay I made a deal for the cattle, 
put up the $25 and joined the Associ¬ 
ation, and, needless to say, I have never 
regretted it. After much annoyance, 
both to the secretary and myself, we 
finally got the back numbers registered. 
I now realize that the money invested 
was better than money in the bank. 
Now as to the young stock. It costs 
no more to grow a pure-bred than a 
scrub. The scrub at maturity might 
bring $50, but probably less. On the 
other hand, we often refuse several 
limes that amount for a purebred, ar ' 
if I should chose to do so I could turn 
my whole herd into cash almost any 
day, at prices that look better than any¬ 
thing else I can see in agriculture. 
I once induced a friend to buy a 
young bull. A little later he came back 
and bought a couple of females. He, 
too, thought he could not afford to join 
the Association and pay registry fee. 
But a few months later when a buyer 
handed him $100 and drove away a 
couple of calves with the understanding 
that he was to have them registered he 
began to think more favorably of pure- 
breds. He soon came to me for a little 
help and eventually had his eligible 
stock all registered. The purebred 
calves are not the only benefit one reaps 
from pure-bred stock. The grade 
heifers sired by a good registered bull 
are in good demand and sell for prices 
which pay well to grow them. 
The Holstein-Friesian are not the only 
cattle in good demand. I am also breed¬ 
ing Dutch Belted, French Canadian and 
Kerry cattle. I have never been able to 
supply the demand for heifer calves, and 
have sold many bull calves at good 
prices. 
How any farmer can afford to use 
anything but a purebred bull I cannot 
understand, but that there are many 
who still persist in using the scrub is an 
undeniable fact and much to be re¬ 
gretted. f. E. s. 
Glens Falls, N. Y. 
Tuberculosis in Hogs. 
A complete and interesting discussion of 
tnis subject is found in Circular 201 0 $ 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture, in 
which circular the statement is made that 
this disease is increasing in recent years, 
and that about three per cent of the hogs 
slaughtered under Federal inspection are 
found affected. It is said that few tuber¬ 
culous hogs manifest the disease before be¬ 
ing killed, and that a large proportion of 
them are among the best looking animals in 
the droves. Such indications of disease as 
are present are usually only those of a 
general lack of thrift, in no way character¬ 
istic of tuberculosis. Ilogs from sections 
where they arc almost entirely pasture fed 
show far less tubercular infection than 
those fattened in confinement, as they usual¬ 
ly are in the corn belt, or those from dairy¬ 
ing regions where skim-milk forms a large 
proportion of their rations. Tubercular in¬ 
fection of hogs has been found to be almost 
entirely through the digestive tract, and its 
chief source the skim-milk and buttermilk 
from dairies containing tuberculous cows. 
Skim-milk from hand separators, if from 
tubercular cows, may, of course, infect 
the hogs fed upon it, but the infection can¬ 
not be as widespread as in the case frf pub¬ 
lic creameries which number among their 
patrons dairies containing diseased cows. 
In public creameries where the milk of all 
the patrons is mixed together, one tuber¬ 
culous cow may infect the skim-milk dis¬ 
tributed to many farms. Second to skim- 
milk as a source of infection, are the 
droppings of tubercular cattle. 
Another prevalent source of infection is 
the custom of feeding hogs upon the car¬ 
casses of dead animals, and upon the offal 
from slaughter houses. These carcasses, 
and the offal so fed are frequently tuber¬ 
cular, and hogs eating them are quickly 
infected; moreover, such hogs are often 
killed upon the premises and sold as whole¬ 
some meat without Government inspection. 
The feeding of slaughter house offal to hogs 
is not permitted at abattoirs having Fed¬ 
eral inspection, and should be forbidden by 
State or municipal regulations elsewhere. 
Among minor sources of infection of hogs, 
are mentioned the feeding of uncooked city 
garbage, the use of diseased brood sows, 
food contaminated by the sputum of tu¬ 
berculous attendants, the feeding of fowls 
dead from tuberculosis, and infected cas¬ 
tration wounds. Extermination of hog tu¬ 
berculosis is believed to be practicable and 
relatively easy of accomplishment. To ef¬ 
fect this, it is recommended that all tuber¬ 
cular hogs and cattle be removed from 
premises where the disease is known to ex¬ 
ist, and that such premises be thoroughly 
disinfected before hogs are again bffed 
there. Skim-milk, whey, and buttermilk 
from all public creameries and cheese fac¬ 
tories should be pasteurized before being 
distributed to patrons for feeding purposes; 
milk from hand separators in private dair¬ 
ies should be scalded before being fed, 
unless it is known that the dairy is free 
from tuberculosis; hogs should be permitted 
to feed behind cattle only when the latter 
have withstood the tuberculin test, and the 
carcasses of dead animals, offal from 
slaughter houses, and city garbage should 
be fed only after having been thoroughly 
cooked. m. b. d. 
March 8, 
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The old fashioned way of dump* 
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concrete pit holds the valuable 
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10% to 50%. And 
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“The Modern Farmer,” de¬ 
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while the second, “Con¬ 
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valuable information on 
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11 mills, 11,000,000 Barrels 
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STANCHIONS 
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Makes cows comfortable. Save time 
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The Wasson 
Box 60, -l 
Saved 23% on Feed Bills 
and yet had fatter, sleeker, healthier and 
stronger animals. That’s what one man did 
who fed 
De Soto’s Brand Molasses 
Molasses is one of the best stock feeds 
—and one of the cheapest. Rich in car¬ 
bohydrate, it will supply more energy, 
proportionately, than any other feed. 
Keeps animals healthy, More work from 
horses—more milk from cows fed on mo¬ 
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and note results. Recommended by own¬ 
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tions. 
Write for Free Book, “Feeding Molas¬ 
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valuable information on feeding. 
JOHN S. SILLS 8 SONS, 612 West 37th Street 
NEW YORK CITY 
r KOBF.UTSOiV’8 CHAIN 
if HANGING STANCHIONS 
“I have used them for more 
than TWENTY YEARS, and they 
have given the very best of satis¬ 
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Sanitarium, Plainfield, N. J, 
Thirty days’ trial on application 
O. II. ROBERTSON 
Wash. St., Forcstvllle, Conn. 
You Can't Cut Out 
will clean them off permanently, and you 
work the horse same time. Does not 
blister or remove the hair. 82.00 per 
bottle, delivered. Book 4 E free. 
ABSOKBINE, JK., liniment for 
mankind, reduces Varicoso Veins. Rup¬ 
tured Musclos or Ligaments, Enlarged 
Before After Glands, Goitres, Wens, Cysts. Allays 
pain quickly. Price 81.00 and 82.00 a bot¬ 
tle at druggists or delivered. Will toll you more 
if you write. Manufactured only by 
W.F.YOUNG. P.D.F., 88TempleSt.,SprlnofieId,Ma«*. 
DEATH TO HEAVES 
Heavo, Cough, Distemper 
and Indigestion Cure 
Cures Heaves by 
correctingthe cause, 
l which is Chronic 
•, Indigestion. T li e 
original and only 
scientific remedy 
for Heaves. Sold 
by druggists for 22 
years; used in veterinary practice over 30 years. 
One to three $1.00 cans cures heaves. Money 
refunded if results are not satisfactory after 
using two cans. 
Free booklet explains about the Wind, Throat, Stomach 
and Blood. A Grand Conditioner and Worm Expeller. 
Economical to use; dose is small. Safe for the colt, 
adult or mare in foal. $1.00 per can at Dealers’or 
express prepaid. 
THE NEWTON REMEDY CO., __ Toledo, Ohio. 
NEWTON’S 
— 1 
The Backbone 
of the Farm 
The horse is the backbone and sinew of every farm—the call 
for horseflesh and muscle i3 continuous. 
This everyday utilization of tissue and muscle must be constantly repaired 
and can only be repaired by digested food. But as the horse has the smallest 
stomach of any barnyard animal of its size and its feed much more highly con¬ 
centrated, it is necessary to invigorate and tone up the horse’s digestive organs 
to make sure of his getting the good out of his dinner. 
DR-HESS STOCK TONIC 
Dr. Hess Stock Tonic 
contains: 
Nux Vomica. Digestive 
and Nerve Tonic. 
Quassia. Digestive Tonic 
and Worm Expeller. 
Sulphate of Iron. Blood 
Builder and General 
Tonic. 
Sulphate of Soda. Laxa¬ 
tive and Liver Tonic. 
Common Salt.Appctizcr, 
Cleanser. 
Epsom Salts. Laxative. 
Nitrate of Potash. Stim¬ 
ulates Kidneys. 
Charcoal. Prevents 
Noxious Gases. 
Fenugreek. Tonic and 
Aromatic. 
The above is carefully 
compounded byDr.Hess 
(M.D..D.V.S.), with just 
enough cereal meal to 
make a perfect mixture. 
is a scientific preparation formulated by Dr. Hess (M.D..D.V.S.) and com' 
posed of bitter tonics that give tone to the general system, gentle laxa¬ 
tives that regulate the bowel9 and diuretics that act gently . ___ 
on the kidneys. It not only gives the workhorse spirit and a 
stamina, but it will make your cows give more milk, your 
steers digest more food, and its results are especially 
marked when fed to hogs and pigs. It relieves the minor stock ail¬ 
ments and expels worms. 
Our proposition: If it does not give your workhorse spirit and stamina, make 
all of your stock thrive better, free from disease and free from worms, take the empty packages 
back to our dealer and get your money back. Every pound sold on this guarantee. A 25 -lb. pail 
$ 1 . 60 ; 100 -lb. sack I 5 . 00 . Except in Canada and extreme West and South. 
FREE. Dr. Hess (M.D..D.V.S.) will at any time prescribe for your ailing animals free 
of charge if you will send him full details. Mention this paper and send 
2 -cent stamp. 96 -page Veterinary Book also free. 
DR. HESS & CLARK, Ashland, Ohio. 
DR. HESS POULTRY PAN-A-CE-A. Your hens that are now laying eggs for hatching should 
be in the pink of condition, so that the offspring may have an even chance to reach maturity. Just a 
penny’s worth of Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a will feed thirty hens, which will insure red combs and plenty of hen music. 
It will make your hens lay, it will insure health in your poultry flock, excellent for little chicks, prevents those 
little bowel troubles and complications, also prevents and cures gapes, cholera, indigestion and the like. 
1 Vz lbs. 25c (mail or express 40c); 5 lbs. 60c; 12 lbs. $1.25; 25-lb. pail $2.50. Except in 
Canada and extreme West. If your dealer cannot supply you, we will. 
Send 2c for Dr. Hess 48-page Poultry Book, Free. 
INSTANT LOUSE KILLER KILLS LICE 
