1914 . 
THE RLJRA-L, NRW-TORKH5R 
647 
SETTING A HEN. 
To set a sitting hen and induce her to 
sit on a setting of eggs is not always an 
easy matter. In the first place, she is 
liable to be set in her ways, and not 
willing to sit where she is set unless she 
is set just where she chooses to sit. Of 
all instincts, the maternal is most im¬ 
movably fixed. So, if you wish to move 
a broody hen to another place than that 
which she has chosen, go slowly. Leave 
her for two or three days until her 
broodiness has become an obsession from 
which she is not easily freed. Then, hav¬ 
ing arranged a new nest just where you 
want it, and placed within it a dcCoy of 
useless eggs, steal out quietly at night, 
without a lantern if possible, and gather 
the hen into your arms, with caressing 
touch, take her to the new location and 
put her gently into place, softly whisper¬ 
ing “cuddle doon.” She will probably 
stay while the darkness conceals the 
strange surroundings, but to make sure 
that the morning light will not bring an 
irresistible attack of homesickness, place 
a slatted potato crate over her. If you 
haven’t any potato crates at hand, you 
shouldn’t be setting hens. It is best to 
leave this potato crate in place for sev¬ 
eral days, removing it just before dark 
to feed and water the hen. Then it may 
be taken away and a dish of grain, with 
another of water, placed and kept within 
easy reach. Soft, hay makes an excellent 
nest and it is often advised that a big 
sod should be placed beneath. It is a 
question how much influence such a sod 
exerts, for the fact that a stolen nest 
upon the ground usually yields a large 
proportion of chicks may be due to other 
causes than the ground. A stolen nest 
anywhere is usually prolific. Make the 
nest wide and shallow, at any rate. A 
deep hole leads to broken eggs and 
trampled chicks. Don’t forget to dust 
the hen liberally with a good insect pow¬ 
der as soon as she has become well estab¬ 
lished ; better forget her food than this. 
Work the powder well into her feathers, 
especially about the vent, and repeat this 
at least once a week while she is upon 
the nest. A sitting hen cannot protect 
herself from vermin, and she may be 
bled, even unto death, if not protected. 
This "is the easiest time in the world to 
rid the mother of lice and protect the 
future chicks. A hen that is properly fed 
and cared for may safely be asked to 
hatch two broods of chicks before per¬ 
manently leaving her nest. But, unless 
she is fed and watered and protected 
from lice, she will leave the nest after 
six weeks of sitting an emaciated physi¬ 
cal wreck. To insure the hatching of all 
the eggs possible, it is well to remove 
the chicks as fast as they become thor¬ 
oughly dry and strong, placing them in a 
covered basket behind the kitchen stove. 
The hen will then remain upon the un¬ 
hatched eggs longer than she otherwise 
would. The large breeds are supposed to 
make the best mothers, and they certainly 
are willing to try, but this writer likes a 
mature Leghorn for this purpose. While 
not so inclined to become broody, per¬ 
haps, they are reliable when once they do 
start to replenish the earth; and being 
light of foot and active, they are not so 
apt to crush a helpless chick beneath pon¬ 
derous claws while gazing stupidly about 
wondering where those distressed cries 
come from. They have the hot Mediter¬ 
ranean blood, too. and are perfectly will¬ 
ing to fight twice their weight in tom¬ 
cats, if necessary to protect their young. 
M. B. u. 
Runt Pigs. 
r 
What is the cause of runt pigs in a 
litter of thrifty ones, and how are they 
avoided? Tried several ways and found 
only one way so far but do not know 
how long it will last. L. w. M. 
Ohio. 
There is no cure for a “runt” pig, and 
it is good policy to kill such a pig at 
birth. It seems probable that such a pig 
fails to receive average nutrition before 
birth, and the cause may be twisting of 
the umbilical cord so that blood circula¬ 
tion is impaired; or the cell elaboration 
and growth may be imperfect from the 
first, for reasons that cannot be con¬ 
fidently assigned. Runt pigs are least 
common where sows are in healthy con¬ 
dition. The fat, sluggish, overfed and 
under-exercised sow is more likely to pro¬ 
duce runt pigs than is the sow that is 
properly fed and exercised. A. s. a. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Periodic Ophthalmia. 
I have a horse that has had sore eyes 
all Winter. First one. is affected, then 
the other, very sore and inflamed. The 
horse is in good condition. There is a 
window right in front of her. What 
would be good for this trouble? H. s. 
The disease no doubt is periodic oph¬ 
thalmia (moon blindness) and recurs at 
intervals of a month or thereabout and 
causes blindness of one or both eyes after 
successive attacks. This may be retard¬ 
ed somewhat by slightly darkening the 
stable and twice daily washing the eyes 
with 'a saturated solution of boric acid 
applied each time on a fresh swab of 
absorbent cotton. 
Lame Cows. 
I have had two cows taken with lame¬ 
ness in stifle; when cow moved could 
hear grating of the joint. Cows taken 
with the same ailment were stabled side 
by side. Age of cows eight and 10 years; 
after becoming lame they lost flesh, could 
bear hardly any weight on legs. One was 
taken lame in May, soon after calving, 
one in October soon after calving, both 
heavy milkers, high-grade Jerseys; both 
out at pasture nights when taken lame, 
but were put in the stable night and 
morning to milk. Can vou inform me 
whether there is any disease with such 
symptoms, or what do you think was the 
cause? N. ii. 
Oregon. 
No disease would be likely to cause 
such symptoms. The cows no doubt have 
injured themselves in some way on pas¬ 
ture, or by jamming in a narrow gate, or 
falling on a cement floor or other hard 
surface. The grating noise suggests 
fracture of a condyle of the femur. We 
cannot suggest treatment without an ex¬ 
amination, but such lameness in a cow 
tends to prove incurable. A. S. A. 
Diseased Udder. 
1. I have a Jersey cow about 12 years 
old. She has been giving milk since 
August, is rather thin but eats well. 
About three weeks ago milk from the 
right front quarter of her udder looked a 
little thick and dark, flesh in that quarter 
of udder seems a little thicker than re¬ 
mainder. At present the milk looks per¬ 
fectly clear and seems all right until the 
utensils are washed with soapy water 
which forms a mucous substance. Could 
this be tuberculosis of the udder? 2. A 
four-year-old cow which freshened in Oc¬ 
tober formed a habit of eating poultry 
droppings about three months ago. She 
eats well and is in pretty fair order. 
What do you advise in her case? 
Virginia. D. J. D. 
1. Tuberculosis certainly is to be sus¬ 
pected in such a case, and the cow, there¬ 
fore, should be tested with tuberculin. 
More carefully cleanse and scald all milk 
utensils, as bacteria often cause stringy 
milk. 2. Give the cow an abundance of 
wheat bran and other meals and grains 
and she will not be so likely to have a 
depraved appetite. Also allow free ac¬ 
cess to rock salt. A. s. A. 
Pig-eating Sows. 
What should be done with a brood sow 
that will eat her pigs? I have one, a 
Berkshire, farrowed her second litter 
March 8, ate one pig when they were 
one week old, and two more at two weeks 
of age. I now take the sow from her 
pigs .at night. She is in fine order, well 
housed, has been fed plenty of cabbage 
all Winter, and mixed grain chops, also 
charcoal and some salt. If no remedy I 
shall put her up at once and feed. 
Pennsylvania. w. E. c. 
The sow will be less likely to eat her 
pigs if you make digester tankage 10 
per cent, of her feed when in pig. Also 
make her take abundant exercise daily 
and regulate her bowels by feeding roots 
and Alfalfa hay. If she is not a fine 
registered sow it may pay you best to 
fatten her for slaughter, as there is no 
certainty that she will not again eat 
her pigs. A. s. A. 
Dropped Sole. 
A friend has a valuable draft horse 
whose left front hoof is afflicted with 
falling sole. The outward hoof is con¬ 
tracted, and the sole falls so that at times 
the sole touches the ground, causing the 
animal pain. It is necessary to reset the 
shoe frequently, the blacksmith paring 
off the falling sole. The owner has been 
advised to bathe the sole frequently in 
soft soap. What can you advise? 
New York. J. E. w. 
The horse has been incurably found¬ 
ered. Let the sole absolutely alone. 
Cover it with a dressing of pine tar and 
oakum, to be covered with a thick sole 
leather pad ; then put on a wide webbed 
flat bar shoe which should rest only on 
the frog and walls. Reset the shoe once 
a month. A. s. A. 
A Little Talk on “Protein,” Etc. 
By Charles Staff, Secretary of tha Larrowe Milling Co., Detroit, Michigan, 
the World’s Largest Distributers of Dried Beet Pulp and Manufacturers of Larro-Feed 
T 
© 
Danger in 
Too Much 
PROTEIN 
Why “36% 
Protein 
Guarantee” 
Is Mislead¬ 
ing 
HAT word “PROTEIN” has undoubtedly misled more dairy¬ 
men than any other term used in dairying, because it has 
been so often misused and abused. Heralded far and wide as the 
magic key to big dairy profits, thousands of dairymen are too apt 
to measure the value of every feed simply by the percentage of 
Protein it contains. To them, the higher the protein, the better 
the ration. Nothing could be farther from the truth. 
For while a certain amount of protein is essential in 
EVERY ration, the real value of a feed cannot always be 
measured by the amount of crude protein it contains, an excess of 
Protein is as detrimental to the health of the animal as the short¬ 
age of it is detrimental to your profits. Then agair, there is a 
considerable difference between crude protein and DIGESTIBLE 
protein —a fact which should not be over-looked. 
For Example Take Linseed Meal 
There are two kinds on the market. New Process Oil Meal, 
(the kind which results from dissolving the oil in the 
crushed flaxseed with naphtha) is generally guaranteed to contain 
36% PROTEIN, whereas the OLD Process Meal (resulting from 
extracting the oil by pressure) is only guaranteed to contain 32% 
PROTEIN. 
Nevertheless the Old Process Meal is considered more val¬ 
uable and sells at a higher price in the open market, be¬ 
cause it has been found that the Protein in the Old Process Meal 
is 94% digestible as against 84% in the New Process Meal. In 
other words, reduced to real protein value as measured by digesti¬ 
bility the widely advertised 36% Protein Linseed Meal has no 
more protein value than the old process meal which tests only 32% 
protein, and contains considerably less fat. 
This goes to show the uncertainty of feed values as ex¬ 
pressed in percentages not based on digestibility. It also 
shows the risk you take, in attempting to buy not only Linseed 
meal, but all the other common ingredients in the open market, 
when you mix your feed at home. I know that thousands of 
dairymen follow the troublesome plan of mixing their own dairy 
rations, honestly believing that they are protecting themselves 
against adulteration, but, I am prepared to prove to any fair mind¬ 
ed dairyman in America, at mg risk, that there is a better, safer 
plan of selecting a feed for his cows. 
7 will prove to you on your oxen cows , at my risk, that you 
can have healthier cows, more milk and less labor by de¬ 
pending on the carefully analyzed, tested and ready mixed feed 
which we have perfected and named— 
An Ideal 
Balanced 
Ration 
A Feed 
Without a 
“Filler” 
Why We 
Use Dried 
Beet Pulp 
The Only 
Feed That's 
Guaranteed 
PEED 
We Furnish 
theFeedFer 
This Test 
The Ready-Mixed, Ready-to-Feed Ration 
We set out to make LARRO-FEED the best dairy ration 
ever produced—a ration that would not only beat anything 
already on the market, but anything that the dairyman could 
mix at home. We counseled with the greatest dairy experts, and 
conducted the most exhaustive tests under every conceivable con¬ 
dition. The result is LARRO-FEED—a better ration—a ready- 
mixed ration —a guaranteed ration-—one that not only makes you 
more money and keeps your cows healthier, but also saves you 
all the bother of mixing your feeds at home. 
You simply buy this perfectly balanced ration, ready-mixed 
in the sack and your cows will require nothing else except 
roughage to maintain their health and produce the maximum flow 
of milk. 
Highest in Digestibility 
We claim for LARRO-FEED the highest digestibility of any 
dairy ration possible to compound; plus perfect balance of 
protein, fat and carbohydrates, plus absolute freedom from adul¬ 
teration by weed seeds, corn cobs, oat hulls, oat clippings, mill 
sweepings, or any other filler of doubtful value; plus absolute 
uniformity both as to guaranteed food value of each ingredient 
and uniformity of mixture found in every sack. 
You will find that LARRO-FEED never varies. It is always 
the same—always good. Such uniformity is absolutely im¬ 
possible with the most carefully prepared home mixed ration. Our 
experts are constantly selecting and rejecting from the best the 
market affords. No ordinary test is sufficient—no manufacturer's 
claim is accepted. We analyze and test in our laboratories every 
carload of material to insure quality, then make a second labora¬ 
tory analysis after mixing to insure uniformity. 
What LARRO-FEED Contains! 
No other dairy feed is constituted like LARRO-FEED. It 
is really a new discovery in dairy rations, which resulted 
from the wide spread use and experiments with Dried Beet Pulp. 
Practically every dairyman in America is familiar with the ser¬ 
vice our company rendered in the development of the Dried Beet 
Pulp industry. Perhaps you know how we fought against almost 
overwhelming obstacles to establish the efficiency of Dried Beet 
Pulp, as an essential part of your dairy ration. 
We went so far as to feed hundreds of thousands of cows 
at our risk while doubting dairymen were making the test. 
We made good. We proved that Dried Beet Pulp came nearest to 
giving June pasture results. It has revolutionized the dairy ra¬ 
tion of this country. It provided just the bulkiness and succu¬ 
lence needed, giving greater palatability to the feed and practically 
removing all danger of constipation and other digestive ailments. 
Now we come to you with an ideal ready mixed ration 
called LARRO-FEED. A feed that contains just the right 
amount of the best quality, selected Dried Beet Pulp, mixed with 
choice Cottonseed Meal, Gluten Feed, Distillers’ Grains, Wheat 
Bran, Wheat Middlings, and % of 1% of salt. 
What LARRO-FEED Will Do ! 
We realize that the convenience of feeding LARRO-FEED 
right out of the sack will not alone induce you to give it a 
trial. It must prove to be a better feed, judged by what it will do 
for your cows. The convenience of the thing is a minor argument. 
The real test is whether it will produce more milk at no greater 
cost than the ration you are now using and whether it will main¬ 
tain your animals in better health. If it will do these things, 
you won’t hesitate to accept LARRO-FEED on its merit as a profit 
producer and at the same time you will appreciate the convenience 
of getting it in one sack, ready mixed and guaranteed from your 
dealer. 
How You Can Know Without Risk That 
LARRO-FEED Will Make You More Money 
Simply go to your feed dealer and tell him yon want to try 
LARRO-FEED at our risk. If he can’t supply you write us 
direct. We will arrange to let you try 2 sacks (200 lbs.) on any 
cow in your herd at our risk. You simply watch results especially 
the second week. If you don't find that LARRO-FEED beats any 
ration you ever bought as well as any ration you ever mixed at 
home return the empty sacks and no charge whatever will be 
made for what you used. 
Tiie Larrowe Milling Co. 
335 Gillespie Bldg., Detroit, Michigan 
