7^4 
THE) RURAI> NEW-YORKER 
May 31, 
HORSE MANURE AND FLIES. 
J. L. S., Long Island City, N. Y .—You 
are aware that the Department of Health 
proposes to undertake a general “clean up” 
in all the boroughs of New York City at an 
early date. In Queens County the United 
Civic Associations have appointed a com¬ 
mittee of representatives from every sec¬ 
tion to co-operate with the department in 
this work. At one of the meetings of this 
committee it was clearly established that 
piles of stable manure were particularly 
good breeding places for flies, and that a 
great deal more could be accomplished by 
getting rid of manure piles than by swat¬ 
ting flies. There are still quite a number 
of small farms in operation in Queens 
County; most of them maintain a manure 
pile as a necessary adjunct to the business. 
Farmers cannot place this manure to ad¬ 
vantage as it accumulates after the plant¬ 
ing season. It is saved up for Fall or 
nest Spring use. It would be a hardship 
to compel them to dispose of it, besides 
having a more or less direct effect upon 
the high cost of living. Is there not some 
way in which the manure may be treated 
so as to prevent flies from breeding in it 
and at the same time conserve the elements 
in it that make for plant food? If the 
accumulations of a week were spread out 
evenly and then sprinkled with the proper 
quantities of nitrate of soda, potash, acid- 
phosphate and gypsum (the nitrate of soda 
and potash in solution) a pile of high-grade 
balanced fertilizer could be established 
which should be protected from the rain. 
The question is, could flies breed in manure 
treated in this way, also would it be a 
menace to health in any other way ? 
Ans. —It has been demonstrated that 
horse manure is the favorite breeding 
place for flies. While they will breed 
to some extent in other kinds of manure 
or in filth, horse manure is responsible 
for most of the fly nuisance. We have 
proved this on the farm by handling 
the horse manure so as to keep flies 
away from it. One plan is to haul the 
manure away daily and work it into the 
soil quickly. As this is seldom possible, 
another plan is to have a fly-proof room 
or house with a wire screen door and 
windows. The manure is wheeled into 
this each day and the openings are kept 
shut. As the flies cannot get to the 
manure to lay their eggs there will be 
a very small crop. The most practical 
plan is to use chemicals on the manure. 
Acid phosphate or the German potash 
salt known as kainit are good for this 
purpose. A mixture of equal parts by 
weight of the two will answer well. This 
combination will repel the flies and also 
add potash and phosphoric acid, both of 
which are needed with the manure. 
About two pounds per day of this mix¬ 
ture scattered over the manure as made 
will greatly reduce the fly crop. If these 
chemicals can be used and then the 
manure wheeled into a screened room 
there will be fewer flies and better 
manure. 
Chorea. 
A young horse picks up his hind feet 
high when stepping around in the stable, 
uses them naturally when walking. Has 
he been strained? 1 fear stringhalt. Please 
advise me what to do. c. e. s. 
Connecticut. 
The horse lias chorea (St. Vitus’ dance) 
not due to straining and it is incurable. 
Tendency to this disease is considered 
hereditary. Affected horses are called 
"shiverers” or "crampy.” in stringhalt there 
is chronic, persistent adnormal jerking up 
of one or both hind legs during motion. 
In chorea the abnormal actions are spas¬ 
modic and best seen after a rest. 
a. s. A. 
Paralysis. 
I have a Cocker spaniel 2% years old; 
she was a great house dog and pet, would 
not eat much except a little meat or cake, 
and was very fond of tea and coffee well 
sweetened, so she was very fat. A few 
days ago, without any cause, she lost the 
use of her hind legs ; they drag behind her 
if she tries to pull herself around. They 
are not sore at all, and she don't seem 
to be in any pain at all. Can you tell me 
what is the cause, or is there any cure 
for her? P. T. m. 
New York. 
A dog should always be made to live 
a natural life and eat food intended for 
a dog. The present condition comes from 
pampering, overfeeding and lack of exer¬ 
cise. In many cases the bowel is packed 
with hard feces and pressure on nerves 
induces paralysis. Recovery is unlikely. 
Physic the dog and also give rectal injec¬ 
tions of soap, warm water and glycerine 
until the bowels respond freely. Give 
strychnine under the direction of a doctor. 
a. s. A. 
Balking. 
I have a balky mare which I bought a 
few weeks ago. I have used a double bit 
in her mouth, but that does not seem to 
do any good. When she balks on a wagon 
she will throw herself or try to turn 
around in the harness. Tell me how to 
cure her? d. j. f. 
New York. 
Next time she throws herself “hog tie” 
her on the spot and leave her there alone 
for an hour or two. This often works in 
such cases, but there is no specific cure 
for balkiness. Adjust the eveners or single 
trees so that she will have to pull two- 
thirds of the load wheu harnessed double 
and she will soon tire of pulling so hard. 
A. s. A. 
Weak Mare. 
I have a mare that is about 10 or 18 
years old, in good condition, but hasn’t 
done much work all Winter. 1 have plowed 
and harrowed several days with her and 
recently went to plow with her again. She 
weighs about 950 or 1,000 pounds and 1 
work her alongside of a horse her same 
weight. She sweats very much and easily, 
and while plowing the last time she would 
stagger, then straighten up and get right 
down to work. Several times she fell right 
over. I would unhitch her, put water" on 
her head and she would go along nicely 
again. I use a side-hill plow. Is the 
plow too heavy for the team? Is it the 
heat that affects her, or is her condition the 
cause? The other horse does not show the 
least bit of trouble, except the heavy pull¬ 
ing makes her dig. h. u. 
Pennsylvania. 
The work is far too heavy for such an 
old. lightweight mare. You should use two 
heavy draft horses or three or four light 
ones to do the plowing and disking. She 
may do light work like harrowing, pro¬ 
vided she is gradually accustomed to the 
work. You started her in too quickly at 
hard labor before she had become accus¬ 
tomed to work. If her coat is long and 
rough she will do better when clipped. 
a. s. A. 
Cow Stands Abnormally. 
Can you tell me the cause of a cow 
standing with her shoulders out of place? 
She puts her front legs very wide apart, 
throwing he weight forward and the 
shoulder blades project out from her sides. 
She is very heavy, is 14 years old, and 
will be fresh in about three weeks. When 
walking the shoulders come back in place, 
but she goes very slowly, and seems almost 
lame. She can get up and down quite na¬ 
turally. Last December our stable was 
rebuilt, at a large expense, putting in 
swinging steel stanchions, with concrete 
floor, and planks under the cows. There 
are no manger boxes, the cows feeding 
from a concrete trough, or gutter, about 
four inches deep. In the old stable, with 
earth floor, the cow was perfectly sound. 
Could the swinging stanchions, or stalls, 
or feeding trough, be the cause? The two 
other cows, and calves are not yet hurt, 
but they are not' as heavy. Is there any¬ 
thing can be done for the cow now; and 
do you thing the shoulders will ever come 
back in place? a. b. g. 
New Jersey. 
Give the cow a roomy box stall in 
stable, ns she is heavy in' calf. We hav" 
never seen such a result of stanchions; but 
often have seen a cow stand and walk 
in the way described when her lungs were 
affected. If the trouble does not subside 
when she calves better have her tested with 
tuberculin, as tuberculosis possibly is pres¬ 
ent. a. s. A. 
GROW ALFALFA 
BY INOCULATION 
your seed with Ferguson’s 
FOR 
$ 2.00 
PER ACRE 
Inoculate your seed with Ferguson’s Nitrogen Bacteria and 
positively get a good "Catch.” Make a bumper crop first season. 
Practical on any soil that has been properly prepared. 
ALFALFA and CLOVERS are Big Money Crops 
Try one or two acres this season in Alfalfa, Clover, Vetch, Soy 
Beans, Peas or any legume—inoculate with Ferguson’s Bacteria and 
you)will be amply repaid. Ferguson’s Bacteria is a composite culture 
\bTFt Y which can be used upon any legume—not restricted to any one variety; 
also is a liquid culture, which affords a great deal more bacteria than 
a gelatine surface—shows highest count by government experts. In¬ 
crease plants 2556 to 60;i. Make good crops on barren soil, also improve 
crops on good land. Official reports show they store more nit¬ 
rates in the soil to the acre than several tons of average commercial 
fertilizer. Endorsed by thousands. Formula of Dr. Meade Ferguson, 
State Bacteriologist of Va. Remit $2X0 for prepaid package, enough 
to inoculate one acre (or $!».<)0 for 5 acres. Garden size, 50c.) Simple to use—mix with 
your seed. Ask your seedsman for it—if he hasn’t it, send his name and we will Rend 
through him or direct if you prefer. Live Bacteria guaranteed; fullinstructionssent. Write 
to-day for booklet and proof of results. Get posted in time to plant. Don’t put it off. 
Agents wanted. Write for proposition. 
(Laboratories Richmond, Va.) HOMEWOOD NITROGEN CO., Dept. K, 55 Liberty St., New York City. 
Alfalfa riant on loft In¬ 
oculated with FerKUflou'a 
Bacteria; on the right 
not Inoculated. From 
Government Bulletin No. 
169. 
Puts a Stop to the “Hum” 
of the Humbug Roofings 
SAVE HALF Your 
Paint Bills 
A roofing not much more expensive 
than tar paper is not much better—a 
cheap price means a cheap roof, no 
matter what the “eager” salesman tells 
you; he is looking out for his pocket, 
not yours. 
“Raintight” Rubber Roofing is com¬ 
posed of Trinidad Lake Asphalt —the 
Standard asphalt of the world—no 
other “Secret combinations” that sound 
“big” but mean little. Nature made it, 
and took her time about it. That’s 
why it lasts. 
Perfect Roofing is the same thing, 
but has a surface that’s as good as a 
fire insurance policy. Mica flakes are 
so deeply embedded into the asphalt 
while hot that it becomes part of the 
roof—and mica is fire-resisting (You 
can’t burn it) and besides, it is a non¬ 
conductor of heat or lightning. Any 
roofing would be burned if attacked by 
a fire from underneath, but Perfect 
Roofing stands “on guard” against the 
fire from without. 
Perfect Rosin sized Sheathing and 
Perfect Tarred Felt are others of our 
specialties, and are all the name im¬ 
plies. 
If your dealer does not handle our roofing, write 
us for samples and booklets—it will pay you. 
Maurice O’Meara Co. 
448 Pearl St., New York 
I absolutely guarantee to save you $50 to 
|300 on any Galloway gasoline engine. Made in 
sizes from 1 3-4 h. p. to 15 h. p. My famous 6 h.p. engine 
— without an equal on the market— sella for $99.50 for 
the next 60 days only! Buy now! Same size costs 
$225 to $300 through your dealer. Think of it! OverSO.OOO 
tiullowny engines in uso today. All sold on same, liberal, free 90 
Day Trial Oner 1 make you—and all giving satisfaction. Isn't that 
proof enough? 
Get My Catalog and Low Direct Prices 
Write me before you buy any 
other style or make. Get my cata¬ 
log and low, direct price on the 
famous Galloway line of frost¬ 
proof, water cooled engines.Free 
Service Departmental yourdis-* 
poaal. My special 2913 offer will help (I 
you got an engine partly or wholly wiln-t 
out ooet to you. Write today. Do it n 
WILLIAM GALLOWAY COMPANY.' 
270 ’.Galloway Station* Waterloo, Iowa 
By using INGERSOLL PAINT —proved 
best by 66 years’ use. It will please you. 
Only paint endorsed by the “Grange.” 
Made in all colors—for all purposes. 
DELIVERED FREE 
From the Mill Direct to You at Factory Prices. 
INGERSOLL PAINT BOOK —FREE 
Tells all about Paint and Painting for Durability. 
How to avoid trouble and expense caused by paints 
fading, chalking and peeling. Valuable information 
free to you, with Sample Color Cards. Write me. DO 
IT NOW. I can save you money. 
O.W. IngersoM, 246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 
Tested, Proved Reliable 
by forty-four years’ use in 
nearly all parts of the world, 
men earn big incomes 
with some one of our B9 
styles and sizes. They use 
any power. Made for 
drilling earth, rock and for 
mineral prospecting. Large 
catalog No. 120 FREE. 
THE AMERICAN WELL WORKS 
Ctneral Office and Workt: 
AURORA. ILL. 
Chicago Office: First National 
Bank Building 
Complete Water 
Tower Outfit 
ONLY 
69 
High grade 1000 
gallon Cypress 
Tank and 20 ft. 
Steel Tower just 
as shown in cut. 
Tank guaranteed against decay 
for five years. Same outfit on 
credit at slightly higher price. 
Complete Water Works equip¬ 
ment. Better get our catalogue 
today and our New Way Selling 
Plan No. 25, free for the asking. 
THE BALTIMORE CO. 
Baltimore, Maryland. 
THE WATER TUBE BOILER 
THAT BACKS UP THE 
Safe 
Engine 
Automatic draft, governor, 
and oil. Best and most 
economical power on earth. 
Can be applied to every de- 
mnnd for steam and power, 
house heating included. 
Next adv. you will 6ee the 
engine sidoof the rig. 
Ontario Iron Works, 
Pulaski, - - New York 
rr ORE handsome styles shown than in 25 largest dealers’ stores. 1G0 pages bristling with buggy bargains. 
'I Just the buggy you want is pictured at a price that’ll tempt your purse. You’ll buy a Split Hickory 
Vehicle because you get 30 day Free Road Test over roughest country, money back if you’re 
ot satisfied and a 2 Year Guarantee if you buy. I’ve sold over 167,000 Farmers my famous Split Hickory 
Vehicles and fine harness. My record is 12 years of giving the best buggy values and guaranteeing to 
>eat the dealer’s prices. I sell only direct to you from my mammoth factories. Thus I can afford to 
-hop off the middlemen. ^Keep his profit in your own pocket. 
Phelps Shows You the Biggest Selection of High-Grade Buggies 
America and GUARANTEES $25 to $40 Saved! 
This fine big catalog: of mine is absolutely free to you and I’m even willing: to pay tlie postage because I Ir 
honestly believe you’ll decide in favor of my Split Hickory Vehicles when you see them pictured—and priced so \\ 
low. Send me your name and address today ou a postal card or letter and get this book immediately. / j L 
H. C. Phelps, President, THE OHIO CARRIAGE MFG. CO.. Station290. Columbus. Ohio\C / \ 
Don’t You 
Want a 30 
Days’ Free 
Road Test 
of This Auto 
Seat Baggy 
Two 
Year 
Guarantee 
