1910 . 
THE RURAb NEW-YORKER 
331 
RATES OF TAXATION. 
The rate of taxation reported by your 
correspondent on page 202, of !AF/ 2 , is 
certainly the highest yet. It would seem 
there must be a special cause for such 
a high rate. But if it is a fair sample of 
the rate in the old York State is it any 
wonder we hear of abandoned farms? 
I thought our taxes high last year, but 
shall not complain any more. The rate 
in our school district, for State, county, 
town, school and highway, was less than 
one dollar per hundred, or 88 cents on a 
full valuation, and our school district 
supports a high school and the State is 
building a new capitol. The railroads 
and express companies pay a good share 
of our State tax. G. c. H. 
Rosendale, Wis. 
R. N.-Y.—We have learned since that 
tax rate was given that valuation of land 
in that part of northern New York is 
very low—from $2 to $5 per acre 1 It is 
mostly rough pasture or timbered land. 
In those parts of New York where we 
advise purchase of farms tax rates are 
usually fair. 
Heating Capacity of a Boiler. 
G. ir. F., Durand, III .—We have a low- 
pressure steam boiler, rated capacity 2,100 
feet, in our s'ehool house. We carry 1,350 
feet and want to add 300 feet more. Will 
this boiler carry this amount properly, or 
should we enlarge the boiler for best re¬ 
sults? Some steam fitters claim that a 
boiler should not carry to exceed two-thirds 
of the listed capacity. What is the rule? 
Ans. —The several manufacturers of 
heating boilers arc each a law unto 
themselves as regards the capacity of 
their boilers. In competing for con¬ 
tracts exaggerated claims are often made, 
and frequently the boilers are too small 
for the work required. In a general 
way it is safe to say one square foot 
of heating surface iir the boiler will 
take care of 14 square feet of radiating 
surface, which includes of course the 
piping from boilers to radiator even if 
insulated. It is quite a nice job to 
calculate the heating surface, as the 
castings are of various shapes, hence 
builders quote “rated” capacity which 
is exceedingly vague, and steamfitters 
of experience have found it necessary 
to discount this rating from 33 to 50 
per cent. Hence if the boiler in ques¬ 
tion is operating with fair economy as 
to fuel, and giving good results as to 
heating at the lowest temperatures, it 
is but fair to assume that if 800 feet 
more radiation is to be added then 
proportionately more sections should be 
added to the boiler. In doing this one 
should see that the present outlets are 
large enough to care for the extra steam 
generated, or provide for this in the 
new section. If the chimney draft is 
good, it may not be necessary to increase 
the grate area. Possibly a better grade of 
fuel might be used, rather than increase 
grate area, but to get good results this 
should also be looked into. Of course 
were one experienced in such matters 
to visit and look over the plant, then 
more exact information could be given 
than the above. In our opinion based on 
the question as stated it would be best 
to add the additional sections to the 
boiler. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Fowler’s Solution of Arsenic. 
You refer to Fowler’s solution of arsenic 
for heaves. IIow much for a dose, how 
often to give it, and what does it cost? 
Pennsylvania. d. n. 
5ou can learn the cost, of Fowler's solu¬ 
tion of your druggist. The average dose 
is half an ounce, as prescribed in our re¬ 
plies in this paper, and it is given in that 
dose twice a day to an adult horse. There 
is no cure for heaves, but the arsenic solu¬ 
tion will lessen the distress. a. s. a. 
Worms in Horses. 
Please give the use of Fowler’s solution of 
arsenic. I have two mares that are in 
poor condition, and would like to put some 
flesh on them. They are always hungry 
and have a good appetite. Roth mares have 
worms and I have been trying to get rid of 
w. J. E. 
Pennsylvania. 
Fowler’s solution of arsenic will not rid 
the mares of worms, and if the mares are 
in foal no strong worm medicine should be 
given. The arsenic solution is a capital 
tonic, and we give it with impunity to mares 
in foal, so that it may be used if the mares 
are witli foal. The dose will be half an 
ounce twice daily after a few smaller pre¬ 
liminary doses. If they are not in foal 
give a dram of dried sulphate of iron and a 
tablespoonful of common salt twice daily in 
the feed for 10 days, then skip a week or 
10 days and repeat. Avoid hay from low, 
wet land. a. s. a. 
Capped Hocks. 
I have a beautiful Percheron colt, just 
turned three years, which has developed 
capped hocks. I have had a veterinary 
blister hfm, and have used a full bottle of 
a proprietary' remedy, and several kinds of 
liniment without any results. What do you 
advise? d. ji. 
Massachusetts. 
Soothing treatment should have been 
adopted from the first, and we fear it is 
now too late to remove the enlargements. 
First remove the cause, which is bruising 
by kicking against stall posts or from in¬ 
sufficiently bedded floors. Put him into a 
roomy box stall. Twice a day patiently 
sponge the swollen parts with a mild solu¬ 
tion 0 ? concentrated lye. Gradually increase 
the strength slightly as found necessary, 
but do not get it strong enough to blister 
the parts. Each time thoroughly massage 
the swellings in every direction. 
a. s. A. 
Lameness. 
I have a mare 11 years old that is lame 
on front foot. There are cracks in hoof 
or rather on side of heel, with the appear 
ance of swelling along edge of hair above- 
cracks, and has a bluish color. It is on 
inside of foot, and she is very lame; had 
same thing last Sprhig in other foot, but 
appears worse this time. What do you 
advise? j. d. e. 
Ohio. 
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IV/T OST ready roofing’s 
■*-*-*• require special paint¬ 
ing and coating, and un¬ 
less this is done regu¬ 
larly, you are sure to have 
leaks and trouble right 
along. 
If you use Amatite, 
nothing of the sort is re¬ 
quired. You will have 
real roof protection with¬ 
out painting of any kind. 
Amatite is made to stay 
waterproof and give pro¬ 
tection year after year, 
without any thought or 
care on your part. 
First —B e c a u s e it is 
waterproofed with Coal 
Tar Pitch. 
Second —Because it has 
a real Mineral Surface. 
Amatite, owing to these 
features, is the most eco¬ 
nomical roofing made. 
Its first cost is low, and 
you are saved all future 
expense for repairs or 
paint, because it will 
need neither. 
If you haven’t seen 
Amatite, write for a 
sample to-day. From it 
you will very quickly un¬ 
derstand why it doesn’t 
require painting; why it 
does not leak; and why it 
saves you money. 
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to-day. 
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Possibly the mare is striking the affected 
parts when trotting. If so put on a boot 
when she works. Poultice the sore parts 
with antiphlogistine until the pain subsides; 
then smear with any simple greasy ointment 
to keep tlie hoof soft. If any pus is present, 
all under-run horn will have to be cut away 
and the part covered with boric acid, cot¬ 
ton batting and bandages. Such a dressing 
has to be renewed daily until no longer 
needed. a. s. a. 
Stifle Lameness. 
I have a mule that has been lame in 
his left hind leg for nearly three years. 
When first lame he would lift his leg for¬ 
ward and hold it off the ground : then when 
set on ground he rests foot on toe as much 
as he can in walking or standing; does 
not put the heel of his foot down on ground 
as he ought to. When he comes out of 
the stable door he always sticks this lame 
leg backwards just as far as he can and 
takes a good stretch: then as he steps we can 
hear his joints pop or crack a little. We 
use him a little but favor him all we can. 
When going up a hill he makes a worse job 
than on level ground. I have tried lini¬ 
ments, but they seem to do no good. About 
Christmas I got a veterinarian to work on 
him; he said his trouble was anchylosis. 
The doctor fired him, then blistered both 
sides of ankle, and also injected some kind 
of medicine in his hip in two or three 
places. The mule seems to put heel to 
ground a little better than he did at first. 
Please tell me what to do for the mule. 
Georgia. j. c. h. 
“Anchylosis” has nothing to do with the 
“ankle.” It merely means union of the 
bones forming a joint so that motion is 
wholly prevented. Were that condition pres¬ 
ent in the stifle joint the patella would not 
slip out and in as it seems to do, and then 
the rnule would go sound. The stifle corres¬ 
ponds to the human knee, is located at the 
flank and has in front of the joint the 
patella (knee cap or pan). When the 
patella is out of place the leg is thrust 
backward ; when the patella snaps back into 
place the leg can be used normally. The 
case may possibly prove curable even at this 
late day if the' mule is kept tied up in stall 
and the stifle is either repeatedly blistered 
or is properly puncture-fired and blistered. 
A. s. A. 
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