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THE R U RA. ®» NEW-YORKER 
DAMP CEMENT FLOORS. 
I think F. Q. White very much mistaken, 
page 595, when he says that cement floors 
keep out all dampness. Let him lay a dry 
board on the floor at night and turn it over 
in the morning and be convinced. 
Olivet, Mich. F. M. s. 
I am willing to be convinced, and per¬ 
haps it is a mistake to say that anything 
will keep out all dampness. Yet I have 
had to sprinkle the litter in some of our 
cement floored houses with water before 
we could clean them, on account of the 
choking dust which prevents our work 
otherwise. This is proof enough for me 
that these houses are practically drv. 
And after anyone has had a pest of 
brown rats, which the old board floor 
houses made ideal shelters for, he will 
be ready to use concrete floors. It 
takes months for a concrete floor to 
dry so there is no dampness in the floor 
itself, and I believe some who have 
condemned them have used them too 
SOOn. FLOYD Q. WHITE. 
Cemented Wooden Feed Boxes. 
I would like directions for coating wood 
feed boxes with cement. J. R. d. 
Itayne, La. 
Wood boxes can be covered with ce¬ 
ment to make them water tight, but in 
order to have the cement stick, there 
must be something put on the wood for 
the cement to cling to, just as lath are 
put on a wall to hold the mortar. A 
wire netting is sometimes used where 
the box is small, and some thicker ma¬ 
terial would take uo too much space; 
or if there is no object, strips of wood 
can be tacked on with a rough surface 
and the cement will work between the 
spaces, and adhere to the rough wood. 
Undoubtedly the best plan is an admix¬ 
ture of both—i.e—the lath, and on it a 
rather fine wire. The surface should 
be throughly wet. before the cement is 
put on. EDWARD VAN ALSTYNE. 
Pennsylvania. 
Floor for Stable. 
G. D. W., Branchville, Conn .—I have a 
wooden frame barn with cellar and wish 
to put in a modern stable for two cows 
and one horse, on the floor above the cellar. 
I am desirous of learning what to do with 
the floor. I want something sanitary and 
absolutely watertight so that no liquids 
or water can leak through to the cellar 
beneath. Is a concrete floor practicable? 
The present wooden floor is supported by 
wooden beams that have more or less give 
to them, and I fear a concrete floor would 
crack in time. If not a concrete floor, is 
there such a thing as a sheet-iron floor for 
stables, with a proper drain ? 
Ans. —If the joists of the floor are 
reasonably stiff it is probable that a 
concrete floor, laid directly over the 
present one, having a thickness of three 
or four inches, would be sufficiently 
strong to avoid cracking. If there is 
any doubt about this it would be safest 
to treat the floor, befOi'e laying the con¬ 
crete, with a heavy dressing of hot 
asphalt and coal tar, applying sufficient 
quantity to form a layer when hard a 
full quarter of an inch thick. The con¬ 
crete may then be laid over this to pre¬ 
vent possibility of leaking in case cracks 
should form. F. H. king. 
Millet in Horse Hay. 
M. T. M., Hudson Falls, N. Y. —Is millet 
a good horse feed? How does it compare 
with Timothy or clover? What soil will it 
thrive on? When should it be sown? Is it 
considered a profitable crop to grow for 
hay? Does it require any special care in 
curing? How should it be fed? 
Ans. —No. Millet makes a poor hay 
for horses. If cut when the seeds are 
bard millet hay is likely to cause a 
disease like rheumatism or kidney 
trouble. The hay is coarse, and is fair 
for cattle, but inferior to either Timothy 
oi* clover. It does best on strong, moist 
land. Being a rank grower and a sur¬ 
face-rooted plant, it takes available plant 
food rapidly. It may be sown any time 
from corn planting to early August. We 
like the Japanese variety best. It is con¬ 
sidered most valuable for green feeding. 
When cut green and before the heads 
are fully formed it can be fed to all 
stock. It is nearly always used when 
the “soiling” system or green feeding 
is followed. We do not consider it a 
very valuable hay crop. The stalks are 
coarse and full of sap, and the hay is 
hard to cure. 
DAIRY NOTES. 
Cows arc from $25 to $40 apiece higher 
than they were one year ago. There are a 
number of men here who make a business 
of buying and shipping cows, and as much 
as $125 has been paid for a number of 
high-grade Holstein-Friesians. Feed is from 
$1 to $4 per ton cheaper than one year ago, 
and pastures are in fair condition. The 
milk yield has been good this season for 
the number of cows, but many have sold 
their cows because of high prices offered. 
Milk prices here are higher than for some 
years, our local factory netting $1.29 per 
hundred for the first half of June, and 
dairymen are very well satisfied at present, 
but there is a strong and growing feeling 
that farmers should have something to say 
about prices received for their products 
the same as other manufacturers, or that 
at least speculation and market manipula¬ 
tion should be strictly controlled by law. 
We are now harvesting a fine crop of hay, 
and most of the other crops look well. 
Corn is very uneven, but we expect a fair 
growth. HARRY PARKER. 
Otsego Co., N. Y. 
Milk Inspection. 
My milk was stopped. The inspector did 
not visit my barn; he took a sample of 
my morning's milk from the creamery, but 
would not have the milk emptied and mixed 
with night's milk. lie never sealed the 
sample bottles, but sent with just the 
paper covers which could very easily have 
been removed and milk fixed by anyone 
after it left the creamery. Our milk was 
tested the same week by the manager of 
the creamery and the previous week by the 
State inspector, and was pronounced all 
right by both. We had a young dairy of 
grade Holsteins; they were all five years 
old and gave a big flow of milk. The 
manager of the creamery said it was a very 
unfair test. In about two weeks from that 
time we received word not to send our 
milk any longer, as it did not stand the 
test. J. A. R. 
Delaware Co., N. Y. 
STOCK NOTES. 
Inspection of I’erciieron Horses. -From 
June 15, 1910, no imported horses will be 
accepted for record by the Pereheron Soci¬ 
ety of America until they have been in¬ 
spected and checked by an authorized rep¬ 
resentative of the Society. Such inspection 
will iuclude, at the outset, a careful com¬ 
parison of the horses and their French cer¬ 
tificates of breeding, for the purpose of 
definitely establishing the Identity of the 
horses as described in the French certifi¬ 
cates. This will be further checked by re¬ 
quiring all importers to forward the official 
invoice at the time the certificates are sent 
in, to enable Secretary Wayne Dinsmore to 
have full information as to the number of 
horses imported, before issuing American 
certificates and the customs papers which 
relieve the importer of paying duty on 
such imported horses. 
A Pictured Heifer. —Turf, Farm and 
Home tells this story of a Maine heifer. 
They have all sorts of remarkable things 
in the Contented State: 
“M. D. Holt, the well-known cattle buyer 
of Hinckley, has a freak of nature that 
some rising young faker in the show busi¬ 
ness ought to get possession of. It is a 
handsome Holstein of his own breeding, 
but on her right side she has some very 
remarkable drawings. Up near the shoulder 
is a perfect silhoutte of a negro, and the 
white outline brings the face out with per¬ 
fect exactness. Underneath well down on 
the forelegs are a pair of boxing gloves. A 
little further back on the side is a good 
representation of Peary in his Arctic uni¬ 
form, talking to Mrs. Peary, who has a fur 
cape thrown back over her shoulder in a 
very womanly way. These three figures can 
be seen at a glance with great exactness. 
It is a very unique freak of nature, and is 
well worth the price of an admission. The 
heifer is fat enough to kill, but she is 
worth ten times as much in a museum as 
she would be in a butcher shop, and that 
is where she will undoubtedly land. 
Dutch Belted Cattle.—O n May 13 
four members of the Dutch Belted Cattle 
Association came to my place from New 
York, New Hampshire and this State. 
Among them was Dr. II. W. Lance, of Pea- 
pack, who in 190G imported the only Dutch 
Belted cattle that have been brought to 
this country since 1848. I have never kept 
records of what my cows have produced 
individually except for short times. Dr. 
Lance keeps careful records of each of his 
cows every dav of every year. He urged 
me to do likewise and was confident that 
my records would fully equal his own. 1 
am now milking 12 cows, counting two 
heifers, one of which is not two years old, When you write advertisers mention The 
and the other barely two. Besides, five of R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick renly and 
these cows will be fresh in July, August "a square deal.” See guarantee page 8 
and September. They are giving me 175 
quarts per day which, I think, indicates 
that they are good to look at, especially 
at milking time. 1 have sold calves into 
24 States, young calves, less than two 
weeks old, into 20 States, and have sent 
into 10 States the first Dutch Belted calves 
ever owned in those States. 
New Jersey. g. G. gibbs. 
Chorea. 
I have a mare probable 12 or 14 years 
old which was sick two years ago and 
twitched in her sides near the hind part of 
her body. This Spring she was troubled 
again and very nervous. A veterinary 
called it hysteria, a disease peculiar to 
her sex. She is naturally nervous, but an 
extra good horse to work. Since the treat¬ 
ment by the veterinary she has had several 
quite frequent attacks. Could you tell me 
the cause and remedy if any? I do not 
like such frequent attacks and would like 
to know how to help her. The mare does 
not seem very sick usually, aside from the 
twitching of muscles, but nervous. 
Connecticut. H. h. h. 
We suspect that the twitching is the 
evidence of chorea (St. Vitus’ dance) 
which is incurable. If that disease is pres¬ 
ent she should not be used for breeding. 
If it is due to hysteria give half an ounce 
of bromide of potash twice daily at times 
of attack. a. s. a. 
Could They Be 
More Foolish? 
The best proof that common cream sepa¬ 
rators are out-ol-date is the fact that they 
contain 40 to 60 disks or other contraptions. 
They need such contraptions simply because 
they lack skimming force. Since the / lack 
skimming force, they are neither modern nor 
properly built In view of these facts, could 
any maker or agent of common cream sepa¬ 
rators be more foolish or incorrect than to 
claim that disks or other contraptions make, 
or are needed in, a modern machine ? 
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