idio. 
THE RURAI; NEW-YORKER 
813 
MARKING PIGS. 
What is the best way to mark pigs at 
birth ? What marker is oil the market for 
this use to mark in ears; do not want to 
cut ears? a. m. d. 
Pennsylvania. 
There is no way pigs can be marked as 
easily as cutting small notches in the 
edges of their ears, when about two weeks 
old. I use an oval punch that I bought 
for cutting holes in cattle’s ears for in¬ 
serting tags; it cuts an oval hole. By 
using this you can cut out a V-shaped 
piece. The pigs do not mind it; they heal 
lip in two or three days, and these notches 
are where they can be readily seen. You 
need not cut out over one-half the width 
of the punch in the edge of the ear. 
Connecticut. J. d. WATSON. 
We think the most satisfactory method 
of marking pigs for the purpose of iden¬ 
tification later is by a system of ear 
notches. With us, all other methods have 
proven unsatisfactory in the long run. 
Each litter is marked when three or four 
weeks of age. A little notch is cut in the 
rim of the ear with an ordinary harness 
punch. As many as one hundred litters 
can be marked by this system without mak¬ 
ing more than five or six notches. We 
have used little aluminum •buttons, and 
have tried all the other tags that have been 
on the market within the past few years. 
These have served their purpose for a short 
time, but within a very few months have 
torn out or become bent or disflgUred so 
they were of no value. A careless person 
might so mark the little pigs even with the 
harness punch that their ears would be 
mutilated and detract from their appear¬ 
ance. This is the case when pigs arc 
marked at birth; as they grow, the holes 
get so much larger that, by the time the 
animal is half grown or matured, they are 
badly disfigured. Where the marking is 
done when the pig is about four weeks of 
age and the notch taken out only a small 
semicircle, the mutilation will be barely 
noticeable even at maturity, and yet suf¬ 
ficiently distinct so that one may readily 
identify any animal in the herd. We use 
the aluminum tags extensively when mak¬ 
ing a large shipment of swine to one per¬ 
son. and where it is only intended that 
they serve their purpose until the person 
can become thoroughly acquainted with the 
individuals; but, in the long run, in the 
herd, the notching is the only system that 
has proven satisfactory with us. 
New York. H. c. and h. d. UAUI'ENDIXG. 
Our plau of marking purebred pigs is the 
one which is in quite general use among 
breeders, I think, it is by means of notches 
in the ears made with a punch. These I 
like to make when the pigs are about a 
week or 10 days old. The punch we use 
makes a hole a trifle over one-eighth inch 
in diameter, and I aim to place it so that 
it cuts out a little more than half its 
depth from the edge of the ear. Done at 
this age tills makes a permanent record 
and does not noticeably disfigure the ani¬ 
mal. In the system we use a notch in the 
outer rim of the right ear counts one, a 
notch in the outer rim of the left ear 
counts three, one in the inner rim of the 
right car counts ten, and one in the inner 
rim of the left car counts thirty. All the 
pigs of a litter are marked with the same 
number and the litters begin at number 
one on January 1 of each year. The dif¬ 
ferent numbers are secured by adding the 
amount of the different single marks, thus 
two ones and a three count five, two threes 
and a one count seven, etc. 
Pennsylvania. fiied w. card. 
SHEEP IN CONNECTICUT. 
1 believe that the number of sheep kept 
in Connecticut is increasing a little, al¬ 
though not very fast. The high price of 
labor and the comparatively low price of milk 
is having its effect; I find much more in- 
terest shown in the sheep industry each 
year, and I look to see the numbers con¬ 
siderably increased within the next few 
years. The mutton breeds are the only 
ones kept to any extent, and of these the 
Shropshire seems to lie the most popular, 
with the Southdown next. The pastures 
are not being improved to any great ex¬ 
tent. The greatest objection farmers name 
to the sheep industry is the dog nuisance, 
and also the fact that a legal fence in tills 
State will not turn sheep, and we hope that 
both of these conditions will improve in 
the next few years. allen b. cook. 
Hartford Co., Conn. 
I regret to say I do not think the busi¬ 
ness is increasing. To answer why is 
somewhat difficult. We have a satisfactory 
dog law. We have pastures in abundance, 
especially adapted for sheep, and markets 
that cannot be excelled for all the products 
of the animal; in addition to all tills I will 
venture the statement that 75 per cent of 
the farmers of Connecticut will tell you 
“Sheep will pay better than cows.” My 
opinion is that the matter of fencing has 
much to do with the business. The pres¬ 
ent generation does not seem to have the 
required pluck to tackle the old decayed 
rail fence, now almost obscured by a 
brush hedge bordering each side, and year¬ 
ly increasing in width, and will most as¬ 
suredly cover the entire field, unless a re¬ 
turn to sheep husbandry is soon resumed. 
The grade most popular here is the Shrop¬ 
shire, and one which seems to have all the 
desired qualities for our climate and mar¬ 
kets. F. CHAMBERS. 
Hartford Co., Conn. 
POTATOES AS POULTRY FEED. 
Will you give me information in regard to 
feeding boiled potatoes to laying liens and 
growing stock? Is it safe to feed, mixed 
with corn and oat chop every day for the 
noon feed? Would it be a good tiling to 
alternate the chop in the mixture with Al¬ 
falfa meal? How much Alfalfa meal can 
safely be fed, and what would be the effect? 
My flock is R. I. Red. w. G. n. 
St. Peters, Pa. 
Boiled potatoes arc a valuable addition 
to the bill of fare for either laying hens or 
growing chicks, but they must lie fed in 
combination with other feeds adapted to the 
condition of the birds. There is one prin¬ 
ciple that must not lie overlooked by the 
person who does the feeding, and that is he 
must know what condition his flock is in. 
If the birds are young and growing fast 
there is but little danger of them getting 
over-fat if they have free range as they 
should, while on the other hand, old hens 
are very apt to get too fat when fed on 
corn and potatoes. This is especially no¬ 
ticeable during the Fall when the birds 
have finished their Summer laying. Boiled 
potatoes and corn and oat chop combine to 
make a very fattening ration, and therefore 
should only be fed to young growing stock, 
and should be discontinued as soon as the 
birds' are put into Winter quarters. The 
boiled potatoes, however, may lie continued 
witli safety by simply feeding a light feed 
at noon—not over 15 per cent of the whole 
ration. The noon mash for the laying stock 
may consist of three pounds Alfalfa meal or 
cut Alfalfa soaked two hours in hot water 
and then mixed into a crumbly mash with 
two pounds wheat bran, one pound ground 
oats one pound ground barley or cornmcal, 
oik' pound wheat middlings, one pound lin¬ 
seed meal, and one pound beef scrap. The 
fowls should receive of this mixture only 
as much as they will eat in 10 or 15 min¬ 
utes. All whole or cracked grain to be 
scattered in the deep litter on the floor. 
This ration should put your flock in first- 
class condition for the production of Winter 
eggs. c. s. g. 
Ilaemoglobinuria. 
I have a young mare, seven years old, 
that has never been bred, that lias some¬ 
thing the matter with her kidneys. When¬ 
ever she makes water it is the color of 
blood. Can you tell me wliat is the matter 
with her, and what to do for her? 
Maryland. j. n. m. 
Overfeeding and lack of exorcise most 
likely cause this condition of the urine, 
which also is seen in azoturia following a 
day or more of idleness in the stable, (live 
a pint and a half of raw linseed oil as one 
dose. Stop all grain food. Allow small 
bran mashes and hay. Give gentle walking 
exercise. On recovery see that mare is 
worked or exercised every day. a. 8. A. 
Knuckling House. —I notice a query 
about a knuckling horse. I have one that 
did this, and I figured if it struck the heel 
instead of the toe it would not go over, so 
I had the too pared well down, leaving the 
heel high, and she does not travel like the 
same horse. I)o not let such a horse go too 
long without shoeing. d. h. w. 
Ithaca, N. Y. 
Hold Him 
To Facts 
Common cream separators contain 40 to 60 
disks or other contraptions simply because they 
cannot produce enough skimming force to do the 
work without them. The business of a cream 
separator is to produce skimming force. Lack of 
skimming force is sufficient proof of improper 
and out-of-date construction. Hold any agent or 
maker of common, cream separators tothoabovo 
facts if lie claims that disk-filled or otherwise 
complicated machines aro modern. “Modern” 
means greatest skimming forco, fewest parts, 
easiest to clean, greatest durability. Only 
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30 
yrs 
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GREEN MOUNTAIN 
SILOS 
Three bearings all around 
each door like a safe or re¬ 
frigerator door. Hoops arc 
stronger than others. Staves, 
doors and fronts soaked in 
preservative if you wish. 
Green Mountain Silos differ 
from other round silos. 
Free catalogue gives details. 
Post card will bring it. 
, CREAMERY PACKAOE MFG. CO., 
338 West Street, Rutland, Vt. 
BLIZZARD 
Guaranteed 
Ensilage Cutter 
| Sold on merit hacked hy 38 years* success. 
Proved strongest, most durable, smoothest 
running. Cuts groon or dry feed and elo- 
Vfttos any height. Knives adjustable at 
anytime. Perfected construction through¬ 
out. Mounted or uninountod. Ask 
J’or freo book. "Why Silage Taya ** 
Jos. Dick Mfg. Co. 
1426 W.Tutcarawas St. 
Canton, Ohio 
| Make More 
I From Your Cows 
Proper feeding moans hotter health and a lnrger 
V milk yield. Silago Is tho best substitute for green 
feed, which acts ns tonic ni d laxative and makes 
Juno butter bring top prices, You ought to feed 
ullage and you ought to out it with tho 
BLIZZARD cCueT 
which cuts either green or dry feed slick as a 
whistle, knives aro adjustable even when running 
at full speed. Elevates by draftln any direction 
anil to any height. Tho Blizzard also has the origi¬ 
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to you In only three pieces, mounted or unmounted 
ready for business and builtby tho pioneer manu 
facturers of ensllago cutters. 
C.UAR ANTFFD Ev( ,' ry P art 18 perfect 
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the machine as a whole. Wc tost every one at 
n speed 60 per cent greater than you will over 
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Don’t purchaso any cutter until yon get 
our now catalogue showing 1 DI 0 improve 
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name and address, 
THE JOS. DICK MFG. CO. 
1426Tu«carawas St. Canton, O. A 
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™ E UNADILLA 
SILO 
The sensation of the agricultural world 
Writ a for our “TWENTY- 
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is in a class by itself. 
Extra discount for early orders. 
Agents wanted. 
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Unadilia, N. Y. 
SILOS 
The kind '‘Uncle Sam" uses. Also used bv th? States 
of Vermont, MiutHachuneLUi, Rhode Inland, Connecticut, 
New York, New Jersey, Pcnn.iylvanlii, Kansas and 
others. Farther proof of their superiority contained 
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BEFORE YOU BUY WRITE FOR 
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SILOS 
strongest built, simplest to put up and easiest operated 
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THE BETTER WAY’DISTRIBUTER 
and Steel Square Elbow is the only device that equal¬ 
ly distributes and packs the feed. It is a continuous 
tube from the blower to the surface of the ensilage and 
uses the force of wind to distribute and pack the feed. 
If yon use an elbow with an opening beneath you ren¬ 
der the distributer practically worthless. 
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED W. W. BATEMAN CO. 
or money refunded. boonville, ind. 
LISTEN TO THE MAN WHO KNOWS 
MR. V. E. FULLER 
Expert Authority on 
Dairy Cattle 
In a recent article in the Practical Dairyman of 
Every dairy farmer ought to know, it seems, that one of the 
surest money-savers lie can have is n well tilled silo, and the 
more cows he keeps tho more silage ho needs. 
Given a plentiful supply of well eared, properly stored 
silago, along with his other feeds, sueh as bran, gluten, 
mixed hay, alfalfa, linseed oil meal, Ajax, beet pulp, Suerene, 
or what his necessities call for, the dairyman is practically 
independent of the severest drought in summer as ho is of 
pasturo in winter, lie also lessens his grain bill materially. 
Some farmers get out of conceit of silngo because it spoils. 
While good silago is a blessing, had silngo is an abomination. 
A great deal depends on tho way a silo is filled, as well as on 
tho state of the corn when picked. For the best silago, the 
ears should be cut when they have begun to glaze. 
. Aii ensilage cutter which will fill a silo in such a way that 
it will be packed well and evenly, with thuuiiuimnm of labor, 
is a prime factor in the ensilage supply for the coining yoar. 
The "Papee" is a cutter which "throws as well as blows.” 
It elevates silage to a height of 50 feet easily, with no dog¬ 
ging or interruption, and with less power than any other 
blower cutter. 
which he is Editor, Mr. Valoncy E. Fuller said:— 
The chief reason why tho Papee does more work with less 
power is that it does not depend entirely upon the air blasts 
for elevation, but throws as well ns blows. Ft will throw 
silago from 15 to ‘JO feet without the application of the air 
blast. Owing to tho arrangement and angle of the fans, a 
patented feature of tho Paper, tho silago leaves the cutter at 
a point where it receives the full centrifugal force of the 
rapidly revolving knife-wheel. A powerful air blast strikes 
it while in motion, and completes the work of elevation lie- 
gun by the throw of the wheel. Neither force does all of the 
work. The cutting and elevating is done by the same wheel; 
there is no lost motion; no power is wasted. 
The Papee will cut and elevate not only corn, but clover, 
hay, pea vines and dry fodder. 
It is wise not to wait until mid-summer to prepare for fall 
filling of silos, There is no time like the present to got such 
a vital necessity as a good ensilage cutter. "A word 
to tho 
wise 
is suffi¬ 
cient.” 
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'Fbe Papee Ensilage Cutter will cut and elevate, not only corn, but clover, hay, pea 
Vines and dry fodder. 
1 lm 1'apec will cut. and elevate green silage with less power and less trouble than 
any other blower ensilage cutter. 
} .Uap 01 ’ throws as well as blows. There is no lost motion ; no power is wasted. 
“ ! 1 ‘ 1 hrow silage from 15 to 20 feet without the application of the air blast, 
l he I a pec is the most, convenient and easiest, to operate. It. never clogs, never gets 
out of order, never disappoints. It makes the best ensilage. 
If y«>» need an ensilage cutter you need a Papee. 
iho I a pec will surely increase your profits and decrease your labor. 
AVe have over '45 Distributing Agents who fill orders promptly. 
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The Worid’s Greatest Ensilage Machine 
