1913 . 
THE RURAt, NEW-YORKER 
617 
FEEDING SILAGE TO HORSES. 
Not long since the Bowling Green 
(Ky.) Messenger contained the follow¬ 
ing: 
Poisoned by Ensilage. 
Mr. J. R. Chaney, the welFknown 
farmer and stock raiser near Woodburn, 
on Monday lost three mules and one horse, 
valued at $1,000, by death as a result of 
eating green corn kept in a silo. 
Mr. Chaney is one of the most promi¬ 
nent and influential farmers in Ken¬ 
tucky. From previous investigation we 
felt sure this report was wrong for 
good silage has frequently been fed to 
horses with the best results. So we 
wrote Mr. Chaney and received the fol¬ 
lowing reply. It is unfortunate that 
such misleading articles should ever be 
printed. 
The Horses Had No Silage. 
We were surprised when we learned that 
the local newspapers had published an 
account of the death of our horse and mules 
as rseulting from eating silage, without try¬ 
ing to obtain the facts. We were the first 
farmers in this section of the State to build 
silos, feeding about 1,200 tons annually, ex¬ 
clusively to cattle. None of our horses or 
mules has ever been fed a single feed of 
silage. Our information has been that 
silage was not a safe feed for horses and 
mules, so we have persistently refused to 
take the risk of feeding this food to them. 
All of our silage is fed to beef cattle, with 
excellent results. We have a neighbor who 
has been feeding three or four horses and 
mules since last Fall all the silage they 
would eat, which was 12 to 15 pounds per 
head per day, with no other roughage, with 
excellent results. Over in an adjoining 
county another farmer had been feeding 
several horses and mules on silage all Win¬ 
ter. Recently four of the lot died, and 
death was attributed to silage. We now 
think our stock got in trouble from eating 
sheaf oats that had some mold in them. 
J. n. CHAXEY. 
Beardless Barley and Spelt. 
S. E. A., East Aurora , N. Y.-—Will you 
give me some information regarding bea'rd- 
less barley? How does it yield as com¬ 
pared with bearded variety? If it yields 
anything near as well as the bearded it 
would be much more desirable. Also is 
spelt a profitable crop? Some seed growers 
speak very highly of it. while others do not 
mention it. Who knows? 
Ans. —No single experience will ans¬ 
wer such a question. We have found 
beardless barley a better grain for for¬ 
age or stock food than the bearded va¬ 
rieties. It makes a good grain hay and 
usually yields more grain than oats. It 
is one of the best grains to use with a 
grass seeding. We have not compared 
the grain for malting purposes. We 
thing Spelt; better adapted to the mid¬ 
dle and far West. In the humid sec¬ 
tions along the Atlantic we think oats 
and beardless barley will prove more 
satisfactory. We would like a general 
discussion of this. 
Trouble With Cows. 
IS the silage at fault with the cows 
here? The silage was weedy, and there are 
many weed seeds in it that look like millet 
seed. When the cows are fed, every once 
in a while a cow will eat a few mouthfuls 
and then stand panting. The spell lasts 
only a while and then the cow goes on 
eating. The cows are fed Timothy hay, 
bran and a prepared feed. Water is be¬ 
fore them all the time. O. F. E. 
Michigan. 
We scarcely think it possible that weed 
seeds have anything to do with the symp¬ 
toms described. If possible, substitute 
mixed clover hay for the Timothy hay and 
do not feed stock feed. Make the cows take 
outdoor exercise daily. A. s. a. 
Garget. 
One of my cows calved about two months 
ago and caught cold, with the result that 
one quarter of her udder was caked. I put 
on linseed oil, and rubbed it every time 
I milked, but there is still a hard lump in 
that quarter about as big as my fist. Yes¬ 
terday that part of udder broke open and 
a few white lumps came out as big as finger 
nail : I bathed with hot water and sulpho- 
napthol. Cow gives good flow of milk out 
of other three teats and a little out of 
affected one. w. c. 
Rub the affected quarter twice daily 
W p*-“ ,p am phorated oil to stop all secretion 
oi milk. When milk proves unprofitable sell 
her to the butcher, or fatten for slaughter, 
as such a cow should not be retained for 
dairying. The condition of the quarter is 
incurable. a. s. a. 
they showed up, or is it possibly some 
disturbance of the blood? She has access 
to barley straw and we thought it might 
have been originally caused by the beards. 
She is about two years old, will be fresff 
for the first time in a few days and is 
a Holstein. Whatever the trouble is, the 
animal doesn’t act as though it hurt her 
much, for in treating it, she stands per¬ 
fectly quiet. One of the smaller ones we 
lanced and a couple of days later the dis¬ 
charge began. j. n. 
Ohio. 
Chains of boils form from the first one, 
the infective matter running in the con¬ 
nective tissue under the skin. Swab with 
tincture of iodine both before and after 
opening each boil. If this does not suf¬ 
fice rub in citrine ointment as soon as boil 
is seen to be starting. A. s. a. 
Cat With Worms. 
I would like to have you publish a treat¬ 
ment suitable for a cat troubled with 
worms. Our pet cat has shown symptoms 
of this trouble for some time. He does not 
have fits, but coughs a great deal and occa¬ 
sionally passes worms, and his eyes run. 
Several pe'rsons have told us these are 
symptoms of worms, but no one has been 
able to suggest a remedy. a. c. h. 
.. New York. 
Give three grains of santonin and five 
drops of turpentine, in cream or milk, after 
starving the cat for 24 hours. Follow in 
an hour with a full dose of castor oil 
shaken up in milk. The dose prescribed 
here is for a large, full-grown cat. 
A. S. A. 
Salivation. 
I have a yearling heifer that waters out 
of the mouth just at eating times, comes 
out in streams. She has been like this all 
Winter. I have tried everything but all 
have failed. What do you think is the 
matter with her? J. f. 
New York. 
Have the teeth looked to; or there may 
be sores on the tongue requiring attention. 
If no such causes are found swab mouth 
with strong alum water twice a day and 
if that does not suffice mix a little alum 
in the feed. a. a. a. 
Indigestion. 
Would you advise as to feeding one 
of my horses? He is very thin and his 
appetite is very poor; hay he will not 
touch. I have cut same up and put 
molasses in it; he will eat at times and 
again not. When working now and then 
he will sweat heavily, in the stable. He 
will lie down half a" dozen . times during 
the day. His stomach seems to roll most 
of the time. I have had his teeth tended 
to. I feed morning and night three quarts 
of grain, two quarts cornmeal, one quart 
bran with cut hay and one quart of molas¬ 
ses; at noon one-half bushel of carrots. I 
have given some tonic such as Fowlers’ 
solution, but his appetite does not increase 
and he keeps poor. He is able to eat ear 
corn. f. w. e. 
New York. 
Have the horse clipped at once, or at 
least clip the hair from the belly to a 
line with straps of breast collar and 
breeching, and from legs above knees and 
hock. Stop feeding cornmeal, cut hay, 
molasses and carrots. Feed five parts 
whole oats and one part wheat bran along 
with mixed clover hay. Give the drinking 
water before feeding. Allow one pound 
each of grain mixture and hay per 100 
pounds of body weight as a day’s ration. 
Make the horse work or exercise every day. 
A. S* A* 
Barx Iceiiouse. —Will you ask the read¬ 
ers of The R. N.-Y. what success they 
have had using a part of a barn for an 
icehouse? If reasonably sure of success 
we could partition off the northwest corner 
of our barn. Outside is a thick stone wall. 
New York. b. s. l. 
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is a very profitable 
business 
The growing season is such that a 
milch cow can be kept at her best for one 
year on one acre of ground, and she 
will earn you $10 a month. 
Alfalfa, which here finds a congenial 
home, is the best possible food for dairy 
stock. 
Expensive shelter for the animals is 
not necessary. 
Local creameries take the cream at 
top prices. Last year the average price 
paid for butterfat was about 32J4 cents 
per pound. 
No room here to tell the whole story. 
Send for our new book, “ Dairying in 
the San Joaquin Valley.” It goes into 
detail, and is interesting to read. 
C. L. Seagraves, General Colonization Agent. 
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Boils. 
m„ My , he l fe ^ has a sore her left hind 
mg, about six inches above the hoof. There 
Were several which looked like boils, and 
irorn some a core has come. None of them, 
Sl er ’ ' vas much larger than one’s 
t umb. Another has uow started just 
above the gambrel joint and is about as 
v,„ l «e as a dollar. The lower sores we 
nave cleaned daily with warm carbolic 
a hi water, painting around it with iodine 
tnrn^« now kee P‘ n S white vaseline and 
W.fa M Ue on * J* y° u tbiuk we have 
loued the sores from the first place where 
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