1910. 
THE RURAb NEW-YORKER 
007 
HANDLING THE MILK QUESTION. 
Thove lias been a good deal of question¬ 
ing whether dairy farmers producing milk 
for the New York market can compel 
d.aleiis to pay more equitably for the milk 
they buy. The proposition is a large one. 
Similar~ problems have been worked out 
on smaller scales, but when it comes to 
forming an association of fifty thousand 
fanners, an immense amount of work is 
involved, and exceptional executive ability 
and leadership is required. There is rea¬ 
son to believe that the magnitude of the 
undertaking has not been fully compre¬ 
hended by those who have usually entered 
into the scheme. It would hardly be wise 
to predict that the undertaking cannot be 
carried to a successful finish. It may be 
interesting to notice how the question has 
been worked out in regions where fewer 
farmers are involved. For example, in the 
Genesee Valley and vicinity, the farmers 
producing for the Rochester market have 
an organization that has done effective 
work. There is no reason, however, for 
supposing that the health department of 
Rochester or the inspection from that city 
is in any way associated with or controlled 
by the milk dealers, as it is supposed to 
be the case in the New York district. 
The main thing is to get all or practically 
all producers united in making reasonable 
demands. In the smaller district about 
Rochester this was comparatively easy of 
accomplishment. To do this a few leading 
men in the community took hold of the 
matter. These were men of means, of ex- 
g ericnce in business affairs, who were 
Down as men who had carried through 
Complicated business transactions, and 
were people in whom the public had con¬ 
fidence. Given this condition and the 
uniting of the farmers was not a difficult 
matter. Some good man was needed in 
each community to act as leader there. 
The expense was not large, but the exact 
amount I have not learned. When the 
union had been formed, a fair price was 
demanded. I am told that all but a dozen 
or so stayed by their agreement, although 
they were not held by penalties to do so. 
The few who took lower prices were suit¬ 
ably sorry for their action when they 
found that others secured the advance 
Dealers held out until the evening before 
the day of the proposed hold-up. Then 
they got busy, for they saw that the 
farmers were in dead earnest, and that they 
would get no milk unless they paid the 
price. They used telephones and the tele¬ 
graph, and they paid the price. , 
Now notice what happened. As soon 
as the farmery got an advance for milk 
delivered in the city the railroads asked 
for an advance for transportation, and of 
course they got it. City inspection of 
Rochester is known to be somewhat rigid, 
but it is commonly considered reasonable. 
It cost more tQ produce milk under this 
system of inspection, however, and the far¬ 
mers determined that if milk retailed at 
eight cents the year through, they must 
have four cents for it, delivered in the 
city. They asked for it and got it. They 
then appealed to the commission on trans¬ 
portation, and got an order placing the 
carrying charges back again at three- 
eighths of a cent a quart, where they were 
beiore the first advance. These people 
asked no more than was just, they were 
united and determined, and they got what 
they asked for. The New York territory 
farmers may do the same thing in the same 
way, but let us remember that the task 
is no small one. 
Another feature at Rochester is different 
from what we find in New York territory. 
There are very many dairymen who have 
not been visited by an inspector in a year 
and a half. Why is that7 It is because 
the milk of each individual farmer is 
sampled at frequent intervals and tested. 
If found to be good milk that is all that Is 
wanted. There is no use of going to the 
expense of sending inspectors where inspec¬ 
tion is not needed, nor insisting upon the 
observation of technical rules which are 
not needed to procure good milk. The 
milk itself tells the story, and the farmer 
is by all odds the best means to determine 
how he will bring his product up to stand¬ 
ard. It is perfectly right that the city of 
Rochester or any other city shall determine 
what sort of milk is sold there. The deal¬ 
ers ought to be required to sell the sort 
of milk determined upon, and if these deal¬ 
ers need any assistance they may and 
should call upon the Htate Department to 
help them. I am not sure that the city 
of Rochester follows this plan fully, but 
the plan is approximately more closely fol¬ 
lowed than in the New York City district. 
H. H. L. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Mare with Nose-bleed. 
I have a mare 12 years old that bleeds 
at the nose constantly. She has a sucking 
colt four months old. The blood comes in 
clots at times. Would it be advisable to 
wean the colt? Can you tell me what to 
do for her? k. c. 
Ohio. 
Examine nostrils carefully. A polypus 
(tumor) may be present in one of them and 
cause the bleeding. If so it may be re¬ 
moved by operation. If no tumor is found 
syringe out nostrils once or twice daily 
with a solution of one tablespoonful of 
tannic acid in a pint of cold water and 
twice daily give half an ounce of tincture 
of iron in a pint of flaxseed tea. Reduce 
the dose by the mouth one-half as bleeding 
lessens. Iron is scarcely safe if the mare 
happens to be in foal. Do not wean the 
foal if the mare is in good condition and is 
giving plenty of milk. 
Rickets in Pigs. 
I have some Spring pigs and some of 
them have trouble with their hind legs. 
It seems that the bone becomes enlarged 
below the knee joint, and it makes them 
lame and seems to pain them, as they hold 
up the affected member. A few have trou¬ 
ble in both hind legs. I fed them till lately 
oats dry with a little rye, at noon, in the 
evening a light feed of corn. I also gave 
at noon some tankage in oats, giving them 
at all times good swill, using bran, low- 
grade flour and some oil meal. Lately I 
fed more corn and no oats or rye, but have 
increased the feed of tankage. g. h. f. 
Iowa. 
The pigs have rachitis (rickets) which is 
due to malnutrition. It is common in pigs 
of pampered stock and worst in pigs from 
corn-stuffed parents and families. Corn 
is best not fed to breeding stock, nursing 
sows and growing pigs. Worms often bring 
about the malnutrition in well-fed pigs. 
This is to be suspected in your pigs. Rheu¬ 
matism may cause similar symptoms, but 
it is comparatively rare in pigs. Allow the 
pigs free range on grass or clover. Cut 
the rations in half. Feed light slop of 
middlings, ground (screened) oats, a little 
cornmeal and a little flaxseed meal. Add 
limewater at rate of an ounce per quart. 
Watch for worms in the droppings. If they 
are seen treat for same by dissolving sul¬ 
phate of iron in hot water and adding to 
the slop five mornings in succession and 
again the following week. Allow half a 
pound of the iron sulphate (copperas) to 
one hundred pigs. Do not put the iron in 
slop containing limewater. Rub affected 
joints once daily with iodine ointment. 
Weak Foal. 
Can you tell me what to do for a colt 
with weak ankles? The colt is three weeks 
old now, and has been troubled by weak 
front ankles since it was two days old. 
There is a soft bunch on each knee just 
where the cord on the front of the leg is 
attached to the knee, and the cord from 
tha knee to the ankle is very much swelled 
and hard. The ankles arc swollen some¬ 
what also. When it walks the colt is very 
apt to go over on its ankles, but not far 
enough so that it walks on them entirely. 
Is there any liniment which would be good 
to use? Do colts ever recover entirely 
from this trouble? If the mare was too 
fat at time of foaling, would that be a 
likely cause for the trouble? Colt is very 
bright and strong all but its ankles. 
Vermont. H. P. o. 
Foals tend to outgrow such conditions 
If well nourished. The overfat condition in 
the mare may lead to weakness in the 
foal. We cannot say, however, that this 
caused the condition in this case. Rub 
the legs three times daily with a mixture 
of equal parts of druggist’s soap liniment, 
extract or witch hazel and alcohol, at the 
same time massaging and hand-rubbing the 
swellings. If necessary put on light splints, 
cotton batting and bandages after the rub¬ 
bing. 
Osteoporosis. 
1. A colt three years old is not inclined to 
move; if forced to walk moves its hind 
legs with a jerky motion of the fetlock 
joint, if forced into a trot does better. 
Muscles of the fore and hind legs are 
swollen, also in each side of the nose 
rather below the level of the eyes. It 
eats very well. Wo feed bran and give 
water as it reaches down with difficulty 
to graze or drink. There is a discharge 
from nose. 
2. A colt two months old is right every 
way, but steps on the toe of front feet 
fetlock joint, inclining a little back, al¬ 
though scarcely noticeable. In trotting it 
puts its foot more forward and sots down 
more nearly level; is growing nicely. I 
fancy as it grows older and heavier this 
trouble will pass away. s. D. 
Virginia. 
1. We fear this is a case of osteo-porosis 
(big head) in which there is an excess of 
earthy mutter in the bones. It is practi¬ 
cally incurable. An affected animal if well 
fed and made to live an outdoor life occa¬ 
sionally throws off the disease, or improves; 
but such happy results are rare. Have a 
graduate veterinarian make qn examination, 
as he may arrive at a different conclusion 
and offer hopes of recovery. 2. Such con¬ 
ditions tend to disappear as colt grows. It 
is well, however, to make the foot assume 
a natural position, all of the sole bearing 
upon the ground two or three times daily, 
and when In this position the tendons back 
of the leg should be very thoroughly mas¬ 
saged and rubbed. It may be necessary to 
use considerable force to bring the sole and 
frog upon the ground, but it should be done. 
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