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THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
April 30, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
STORIES FROM THE COW COUNTRY. 
The inspectors who go about sampling 
milk or fertilizers see strange sides of 
human nature, and run upon both com¬ 
edy and tragedy among the hills. Some 
of these things have come to our knowl¬ 
edge and we shall give them from time 
to time. 
The Kind Neighbor and Water. 
A foreigner who had been in this 
country only four years moved to a 
small dairy farm in New York. His 
desire was to own a farm where he could 
make a fair living for his family. He 
began with a small herd, and for want 
of a better market began sending milk 
to the local factory. A neighbor kindly 
came forward and offered to carry the 
milk as a favor. This went on for al¬ 
most six weeks, when a State milk in¬ 
spector called and notified our friend 
that his milk was very low in quality or 
badly watered. This inspector wanted to 
know all the facts, including the arrange¬ 
ments made with that kind neighbor. 
At milking time the inspector came 
again with the sheriff of the county. 
They saw the milk drawn, tested it and 
found it all right. They advised this far¬ 
mer to keep right on sending his milk 
by the same man —and say nothing. The 
cheese maker at the factory finally came 
in the morning, saw the cows milked, 
took samples and quietly saw it deliv¬ 
ered to that kind neighbor. When he 
sampled it at the factory, later in the 
day. the cheese maker found the milk 
badly watered. There was the “kind 
neighbor” so willing to help a newcomer 
“caught with the goods on.” He had 
taken some of the milk out on his way to 
the factory and put water in its place. 
The State took up the case and the kind 
neighbor paid $200 to settle. Here was 
a case where the inspectors did a fine 
thing. This milk had been watered day 
after day. That kind neighbor of course 
reasoned that the blame would be put on 
the stranger— a poor man and without 
influenced. The people in the neighbor¬ 
hood had already begun to suspect him 
and his reputation would have been 
ruined, Uuable to pay a fine this 
poor man would have been sent to jail 
if the inspectors had not done their duty. 
We are very glad to give them credit for 
their work. The easiest way for them 
would have been to let the kind neigh¬ 
bor alone and send the poor man to 
jail. It is good, in these days of graft 
and special privilege, to learn of a case 
of this sort. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Colt Losing Tail. 
I have a colt three years old. He lost 
his tail last Spring by getting hen-lice in 
it. I have used several remedies, but all 
seem to fail. A. h. 
New York. 
Keep the part saturated with a creamy 
mixture of flowers of sulphur and raw 
linseed oil or sweet oil. Give a through 
washing and scrubbing with castile soap 
and hot water before making the first ap¬ 
plication of oil and sulphur; but do not 
again wash the tail. a. s. a. 
Warts. 
I have a yearling heifer which had a 
large wart on udder near teat. She is a 
purebred Guernsey. I took wart off with 
cord, it healed all right. To-day I noticed 
by handling udder that one side of udder 
was covered with what seem to be a lot 
of small warts. What can I do to remove 
them? w. w. w. 
Connecticut. 
Rub the affected parts with best castor 
oil twice daily and the warty condition 
will soon subside. a. s. a. 
Mortality of Sheep. 
Please give me, if possible, the cause of 
the death rate of my sheep. I started sheep 
on a new tract, covered with brush and 
briars; they did well until the frost came, 
then they ate laurel and about 25 died. 
Since that time they have been dying con¬ 
tinuously. I have had them up and fed 
them hay (mostly Timothy) some fodder, 
250 bushels of turnips, five tons of bran, 
250 bushels of oats, 150 bushels of corn, 
but still they are poor and weak, and final¬ 
ly fall and lie with their heads turned to 
one side for several days, and run at the 
nose with streaks of blood and sometimes 
froth at the mouth, and about the time 
they are ready to Iamb, they die. About 
70 per cent of the ewes will not own their 
lambs and very few have sufficient milk for 
them. The lambs are weak and about half 
of them die. Some of them after they are 
a week old act just like the ewes. They 
seem to have fits or spasms. They are 
Delaine sheep and we started with 500 
ewes. e. e. r. 
Ohio. 
Evidently the first step in such a mat- 
. ter should be to have a careful post mor¬ 
tem examination made to determine the 
cause of death. Without such an examina¬ 
tion it would be mere guess work to diag¬ 
nose the disease. In all probability, how¬ 
ever, the sheep are infested by some in¬ 
ternal parasite, and treatment might prove 
successful were the exact parasite deter¬ 
mined in the way suggested. You do not 
say from whence you obtained the sheep, 
nor where they have been pastured. If 
from the Southwest they may harbor liver 
flukes, and for these there is no cure. I)o 
not feed Timothy hay to sheep if mixed 
or pure clover hay of good quality may be 
obtained ; or Alfalfa hay is suitable. Some 
nicely made silage would be admirable in 
the absence of roots to beep the. bowels 
active. Feed oats and bran in preference 
to corn. Write again after a post mortem 
examination has been made. If nodular 
disease is present, as likely is the case, it 
is not the cause of death. a. s. a. 
Bloody Milk. 
1. How can I cure a cow that gives 
bloody milk? 2. What can I do for a cow 
that has a sore foot? It seems to be a 
disease in cattle in this country. All 
have got well so far that have had it. 
California. m. h. s. 
1. Bathe the udder with cold water 
three times a day and theu with a solution 
of two teaspoonfuls of powdered alum to a 
pint of cold water. Mix a dram of dried 
sulphate of iron in the feed night and 
morning if the cow is not in calf. Avoid 
all causes of bruising. 2. If you care to 
describe the exact conditions present we 
may be able to help you out; but without 
such a description one could not intelli¬ 
gently prescribe treatment. a. s. a. 
Leaking Milk. 
Will you tell me how to cure a cow with 
leakage of milk, if there is such a cure? 
Massachusetts. c. t. 
Leakage of milk is due to lack of muscu¬ 
lar tone in the teats and udder. Massage 
the udder thoroughly three times a day 
after milking. This may tend to strength¬ 
en the parts by stimulating better circula¬ 
tion of blood. Wide tapes or weak rubber 
bands may be put around ends of teats 
between milking; or flexible collodion may 
be applied to the ends of the teats, layer 
by layer, to form a coating like varnish 
and so cause retention of milk. The com¬ 
mon method of making the end of the 
teat sore to stop leaking should never be 
practiced. It is apt to be followed by in¬ 
fection of the wound and then of the ud¬ 
der, so that the function of the gland may 
be lost after a severe attack of garget. 
a. s. A. 
Chronic Indigestion. 
Will you tell me what you think is the 
matter with my young horse? He is about 
three years and eight months old. Some¬ 
times when I drive him say eight or nine 
miles, put him in stable after watering 
him and then feeding him. when he comes 
out he is wet with sweat and perfectly 
cold all over; his ears especially feel like 
ice. His appetite goes and comes. When 
he has not the “lampas” he eats raven¬ 
ously and never seems to get enough to eat, 
yet he is poor and shabby and lifeless. He 
eats very, very fast; we have been feeding 
him oats and grits mixed, and corn fodder 
for roughage. His knees are in bad con¬ 
dition now. They have been a little sprung 
or “bucked,” as some call it, for some time, 
but about a month ago, he got suddenly 
worse, and almost stands on his “tip toes.” 
His knee joints slip when he walks as 
though they would slip out of socket and 
when standing still his knees tremble and 
shake. He has had a cold for about a 
month, but is much better now. He also 
seems to have an itching sensation, is con¬ 
tinually biting himself. What do you think 
about this case and would you advise me 
what to do? a. g. 
Georgia. 
The horse has chronic indigestion and 
the condition of his knees is practically 
incurable and due to overdriving when 
young. Have his teeth attended to by a 
veterinary dentist. Have the horse clipped 
and repeat the clipping in Fall. See that 
the stable is perfectly ventilated. Stop 
feeding fodder and provide good hay, and 
along with it feed whole oats and dry bran. 
Put the grain in a wide feed box, and if 
necessary put some cobble stones in the box 
to compel slow eating. A run at pasture 
would be the best possible treatment for 
both indigestion and condition of knees. 
A. S. A. 
DAIRYMEN, REDUCE THAT FEED BILL 
and increase your milk supply at the same time by feeding 
DRIED BREWERS’ GRAINS 
They are the most economical milk-producing feed you can buy_recom¬ 
mended by all who use them. Equally good for horses, sheep, etc. We 
also supply WET BREWERS’ GRAINS at nearby points, where they 
can be successfully shipped. 
It will pay any dairyman or feeder of other stock to write us at once for 
prices on Brewers’ Grains and Malt Sprouts. 
FARMERS’ FEED COMPANY 
228-238 EAST 76th STREET. NEW YORK CITY 
664 
LBS. BUTTER IN ONE YEAR 
MADE BY JOHNNIE’S LUCY (JERSEY) UNDER CONNECTICUT OFFICIAL TEST ON 
UNICORN DAIRY RATION 
Write us for other records and full particulars. 
THIS IS ONLY ONE OF OUR MANY OFFICIAL YEAR RECORDS. 
CHAPIN & CO., BUFFALO, N. Y. 
THE BOSS CREAM RAISER 
Will raise all of the cream between milkings and give you sweet skim 
milk. Makes dairying a pleasure. Easy to clean, no crocks or pans to 
handle, no skimming by hand. Ice not necessary, cold well or spring 
water will do the work. We are the largest gravity separator manufac¬ 
turers in the world, making 30 different styles and sizes. Over 60,000 In 
use. Special offer on first machine. Sent on 10 DAYS FREE TRIAL. 
<P Q he AND UP. Write now for FREE CATALOGUE and full 
WUiZJ particulars. 
BLUFFTON CREAM SEPARATOR CO. BOX wBIuffton, O. 
TEST YOUR 
CATTLE WITH 
TUBERCULIN 
It increases the value 
and efficiency of the 
herd. It brings greater 
demand and higher 
price for milk. 
It removes 
danger of tuber¬ 
culosis to your¬ 
self, family, and 
your customers. 
Any careful stock- 
man can test his 
own herd with our 
Consists of Hypodermic syringe, with extra 
needles. Certified Clinical Thermometer, Anti¬ 
septic Solution, Temperature Charts, and Ten 
Test Doses of Pure Concentrated Tuberculin, 
neatly boxed with full instructions for use. Sent 
prepaid upon receipt of the price. Our laboratory 
is operated under the inspection of the United Stales 
Government. NATIONAL VACCINE AND ANTITOXIN 
INSTITUTE, 1214 N STREET, N. W„ WASHINGTON D. C. 
Bell The 
Cows 
To prevent loss, to make herd gentle 
[ and add to its attractive appearance. 
We make 8 sizes of cow bells. 
Design is patented. Nothing but 
i best Swiss bell metal used in our 
Musical Swiss 
Bells 
w Prices have been reduced. We sell through 
j^the trade but have a special introducto. 
w offer for users. Single bells or sets tuned 
| to harmony, with or without straps. 
The straps we furnish are of extra 
quality. Write today for prices and 
circulars describing cow. sheep 
■ ^ and turkey bells. Address 
Be E vi "J ro '; Mf *- Co - 
Last Hampton, Conn. 
Perfection Water Basin, 
with side Inlet and Strainer. 
Superior to all others, with 
none of their objectionable 
features Also Perfection 
Swing Stanchions, Steel Stall 
and Manger Partitions. Send 
for circulars. 
BATES S SWIFT SPECIALTY MFG. CO.. Box 5, CUBA, N. Y. 
CRD 0 Al C— Imported German Coach Stallion, 
rUn oHLL No. 989, six years old, weight 1550 
lbs.; great foal getter. Write for particulars 
E. J. TREICHLER, Sanborn, N.Y. 
100 Percheron Stallions & Mares 100 
Imported and Purebred Reg¬ 
istered Stallions from $400 to 
$ 1 , 200 . 
Mares from $250 to $600. 
WRITE FOR ART BLOTTER. 
BURTON & CO., 
KENTON, OHIO 
Large Berkshires. 
Spring Pigs for May and June delivery; matings 
not akin. Catalogue on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM. Gettysburg, Pa. 
Reg-J 5 . Chinas, Berkshires, C. Whites. 
Fine, large strains; all ages, mated 
not akin. Bred sows, service Boars, 
Jersey and Holstein Calves. Collie 
Pups, Beagles and Poultry. Write for 
prices & circulars. Hamilton &Co., Middletown,Pa. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES.-Rl, 
in Connecticut. Sows bred for April litters all sold. 
Have 4 sows bred to farrow in July; late, to ser¬ 
vice of Watson’s Masterpiece. Will book orders 
for March and April pigs now. Send for new 
Booklet. J. E. WATSON, Proprietor, Marbledale, Conn. 
COMPLETE OUTFIT 
$ 5.00 
The BLOOMING DALE HERD OF 
HOLSTKIN-I KIKSIANS 
are bred for large production. Good size. Strong 
Constitution, Best Individuality. 
If these are the kind you want write or come to 
see them. 125 to select from. Animals of both sexes 
and all ages to offer at prices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely hrerf Bum. Calves. 
A. A., CORTELYOU, Somerville. N. J. 
A YOUNGSTER OF QUALITY. 
For sale—Ontario King, Holstein-Friesian Bull, 
born Jan. 20, 1910; sire. Lakeside Model King, of 
E.A. Powell herd, Syracuse; dam, Belle Hartog 
L>e Kol, butter 20.54. We treat all calves for im¬ 
munity from tuberculosis. Correspondence soli¬ 
cited. CLOVERDALE FARM, Charlotte, N. Y. 
J. J. Eden, Manager. 
RED CHOICE STOCK OF EITHER SEX 
POLLED AT SPRINGDALE FARM 
fs. m TT i c Prices reasonable 
vA I I Lb E. J. ADAMS, Adams Basin, N. Y. 
THE PLACE TO BUY 
REGISTERED H0LSTE1NS 
DON'T WAIT to send for 
detailed description, as the 
stock you would buy might 
be sold; phone or write 
n _ , v, and we will meet you at 
Cows due every month. train S1R KORNDYKE 
MANOR DEKOL, JR.. 35135, one of the greatest 
bred bulls of the breed, at head of herd. 
RIVENBURGH BROS., R. F. 0. No. 1, MUNNSVILLE, N. Y. 
Calves 
Yeaflings 
Two-year-olds 
Three-year-olds 
Cows due this mo. 
Cows due next mo. 
IAIIRFI —registered jerseys only 
LHUIILL Fern s Jubilee 73852, as well bred in 
FARM 
hotter lines ” as any bull in the 
world, heads the herd. 
STOCK FOR SALE. 
J. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, N. Y. 
Ynil Pnn*t Affnrrl A Grade, when I can sell 
IUU U0 II l HIIUIU you a leg. Jersey hull, best 
dairy stock, ready for service at farmer s price. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
—Combination and Golden Lad; for 
sale, 1 cow, 12 heifers, 0 bulls. 
S. E. N1VIN, Landenburg, Pa. 
R EG. JERSEY CATTLE. Chester White, Poland 
China and Berkshire Pigs. Lincoln. Shropshire and 
Hampshire Down Sheep. Scotch Collie Dogs and a 
variety of Poultry. Send 2-ceut stamp for circular. Come 
see my stock and make your own selections. Address 
EDWARD WALTER,WestChester,diesterCo.,Pa. 
JERSEYS FOR SALE— Two solid color Bull Calves, 
J dropped Nov. 21, ’09—Feb. 25. ’10. Sire the best 
‘ Pure St. Lambert” living. These calves are more 
than 75# pure St. Lambert; quality high. Herd 
averages a pound butter from 17 lbs. milk. 
J. ALDUS HERR, R. R. 4, Lancaster, r*a. 
MILCH GOATS 
-From choice im¬ 
ported stock. E. P. 
ROBINSON, Pack- 
erville, Connecticut. 
ANILK PRODUCERS for New York City market 
,wl desiring information how to form branches 
of the Dairymen’s League, write to the Secretary, 
ALBERT MANNING, Otisville. N. Y. 
CHESTER WHITE & LARGE YORKSHIRE 
^ WIN F — FOR SALE : Chester White and Large York- 
u vv 11 , L shire boars old enough for service : also 
young sows of both breeds that can be bred for 
Fall litters. We have the largest herd of Chester 
Whites in the East, and were awarded the Premier 
Championship for breeder and exhibitor of Large 
Yorkshires at New York State Fair. Only the best 
animals sold for breeding purposes. Address 
HEART’S DELIGHT FARM 
C. E. Hamilton, Mgr., Chazy, 1ST. V. 
Kalorama Farm Berkshires. 
Service Boars all sold. 
Bred Sows all sold. 
Fall Pigs all sold. 
Am now taking ordei-s for Spring Pigs, April and 
May delivery. 
CALVIN J. HUSON, Penn Yan, N.Y. 
| ARGE BERKSHIRES AT HI6HW00D.-Mature animals 
L weigh 600 to 900 lbs. Sows averaged eleven to 
the litter last season. Special offering of young 
pigs nine to twelve weeks old. Write for booklet. 
H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING, Dundee, N. Y. 
niipnpc THK BIG. DEEP FELLOWS 
UUnUuD that grow and mature quickly. 
Pigs and Gilts for sale at all times. Address 
SHENANGO RIVER FARMS, Transfer, Pa. 
