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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 22, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
GARBAGE-FED HOGS AND CHOLERA. 
N OTE that the mule-foot hog is not 
immune' to cholera. This is a dis¬ 
ease that science seems to have made 
little headway against. Has no one de¬ 
veloped a resistant type of hog? Have 
experiments been made in sour-milk feed¬ 
ing? Sour milk is so effective against 
bacillary white diarrhoea in hens and 
against intestinal infection generally in 
the lower animals and in man. that it 
would seem as though it might be effect¬ 
ive against the cholera bacillus. 
A. COCHRAN. 
Mule-foot hogs are not immune to 
cholera. This has been demonstrated 
time and again, and it is ridiculous for 
any one to advertise mule-foot hogs as 
immune from hog cholera unless they 
have been simultaneously treated or re¬ 
get our profit in sale of stock. There are 
about three months in the year when 
there is a profit in milk, these being Jan¬ 
uary, February and June. January and 
February the price is usually 4)4 or 4Yj 
cents per quart, which is somewhat rea¬ 
sonable for grain-feeding months, but 
why in the name of common sense the 
price then begins to decrease is more than 
I was ever able to figure out, as there is 
no surplus to any great extent in New 
York City, dealers, jobbers and retailers 
receive the same price from consumers- 
as in January and February, and it also 
costs as much to produce milk as in those 
months. Still we have to take as low as 
2% cents in April, which is an actual 
loss of about one cent per quart. What 
is the result? I’ll tell you the result, 
dairymen sell some of their stock to pay 
their November, December, March and 
come and living in peace with each other 
and the world. s. B. jackson. 
Madison Co., N. Y. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Fleas on Cat. 
W ILL you tell me what we can do to 
kill fleas on a cat? A. R. 
New York. 
Put some Dalmatian insect powder into 
a gunny sack, then insert the cat, leaving 
its head outside, hold the mouth of the 
sack around the cat’s neck and shake 
to get the powder among the hair of the 
animal. Repeat the treatment as often 
as found necessary. a. s. a. 
Abnormal Breathing. 
I HAVE a bay horse six years old that 
was very sick when he was brought 
here from the West two years ago. Since 
that time be has breathed quite hard, es- 
eovered from the disease. The only ani¬ 
mals that I know of that are seemingly 
immune to cholera are those that have 
been treated with the double treatment, 
namely virus and serum simultaneously, 
and in addition those that we term “gar¬ 
bage-fed hogs,” that is, animals that have 
been fed extensively on garbage refuse 
from cities and kept continuously under 
such conditions for a considerable length 
of time. This condition of garbage-fed 
pigs exists in certain localities, and the 
only way that we can account for this 
immunity is by assuming that in the 
garbage they have been fed scraps from 
pork products that have contained the 
cholera bacillus. This fact suggests that 
there is a possibility of getting animals 
naturally immune to the disease. 
It is interesting to note that in sec¬ 
tions around Barren Island they have en¬ 
deavored to bring in breeding animals 
from outside of the district, but in every 
case they have succumbed to the disease, 
while natives not subjected to any serum 
treatment whatsoever apparently thrive, 
and show wonderful vitality. In fact at 
one of the large serum plants it is stated 
that when garbage-fed pigs are used for 
the production of serum, and injected 
with large amounts of virus without any 
protective serum whatsoever, very seldom 
is a loss reported. 
Research and investigation during the 
past three or four years relating to hog 
cholera has put forward the serum treat¬ 
ment as well as the simultaneous treat- 
A HIGH CLASS GUERNSEY COW. 
April feed bills. This is being done in 
Madison County by dairymen considered 
to be up-to-date and practical. 
A good sensible price of milk to the pro¬ 
ducer is 4*4 cents per quart in November, 
December, January, February, March 
and April, and 3*4 cents the remaining 
months of the year. If a respectable 
price is not forthcoming I can conscien¬ 
tiously say that in a few years the con¬ 
sumer will pay considerably more for 
milk than at present, caused by the deal¬ 
er giving no incentive to the farmer to 
pecially when being driven or hauling a 
heavy load. The trouble seems to be in 
his nose or nasal passage as he blows liis 
nose frequently although there is no dis¬ 
charge from it. Would you advise using 
Fowler’s solution? If so when and how 
much? o. 9. 
Give the solution if the horse is in thin 
condition. The difficulty in breathing 
ing probably is due to the pressure of a 
polypus (tumor) in nostril. If so the i 
growth could be removed by a skilled sur- | 
geon. 
A. s. A. 
Suspected Heaves. 
ment, the former establishing immunity 
only for a short period, and the latter in 
case reactions are secured, immunizes per¬ 
manently, or for life. It would seem 
that effort should be directed toward es¬ 
tablishing immunity by increasing the re¬ 
sistance of the animals, and to this end 
it is my judgment that in the future 
larger amounts of serum may be used, and 
smaller amounts of virus, which would 
result in greater security to the swine 
grower. The use of the serum and virus 
is past the experimental stage, and is ex¬ 
tensively used in the Western States. It 
must be admitted, however, that hog 
cholera has been introduced into herds by 
means of using virus in case the serum 
accompanied its use did not protect, and 
to this end government regulation as well 
as State supervision has had the effect 
of putting the serum manufacturers on a 
more careful basis. In any event the 
serum must protect or havoc will pre¬ 
vail where the virus is used. It is 
claimed that in some cases hogs treated 
simultaneously are carriers or distributors 
of the disease. This is not probable un¬ 
less the animals actually contract the dis¬ 
ease or show an unusual re-action follow¬ 
ing injection. F. c. minkler. 
A DAIRYMAN ON MILK PRICES. 
produce milk. I do not blame the mid¬ 
dleman nor the retailer in particular, but I 
do blame the whole system, i.e., I don’t 
think the entire responsibility of price¬ 
fixing should rest in the hands of the 
middleman, a condition which now ex¬ 
ists. If prices are to be fixed months 
ahead a reliable honest commission should 
do it, composed of two producers, two 
dealers and one disinterested person who 
is a good mathematician to figure out a 
price that will be of mutual benefit to 
all and not have such a one-sided affair. 
Right here I want to ask a question: 
Is the price of milk controlled by com¬ 
petition and supply and demand, when 
the price is fixed six months ahead by a 
large corporation fast becoming a mon¬ 
opoly? Perhaps some of our trust ex¬ 
perts can answer this satisfactorily. 
I heard from good authority not long 
ago that one milk dealer who controls 
only one station, paying Borden prices, 
cleaned up over $15,000 last year from 52 
milk station patrons, or more than the 
combined net earnings of the dairymen. 
Now let’s figure here: The patrons will 
average an investment of at least $5,000 
each, which totals $260,000, which means 
an income of 5.7%, taking it for granted 
that the dairymen total a net income 
of $15,000. This dealer, I happen to 
A mare recently purchased seems to 
have a touch of the heaves now. When 
she works there seems to b.e a little too 
much of a movement in her flanks;-she 
is a little nervous and has an oceasonal 
coughing spell. I know of several things 
that are said to be good to relieve heaves 
in old horses, and I also ,know what A. 
S. A. usually recommends, Fowler’s solu¬ 
tion, damp feed and other good care. It 
seems to me there ought to be something 
better than Fowler’s solution. I know 
there are lots of horses working that have 
the heaves badly; some are using Fow¬ 
ler’s solution, and I also know that the 
ones who are having the best results are 
using something else. F. T. s. 
Pennsylvania. 
We have no way of making sure that 
heaves is present in this case, and if it 
were we should prescribe Fowler’s solu¬ 
tion, as it is quite effective, one of the 
best remedies known for the disease and 
comparatively safe, while other remedies, 
such as lobelia, digitalis, stramonium, 
chloral, etc., are too dangerous to pre¬ 
scribe through a paper for general use by 
laymen. We cannot do better than ad¬ 
vise you to treat the mare as if heaves 
were known to be present; for the feed¬ 
ing and management we prescribe are 
far more important in every case that 
the use of drugs. If our correspondent 
has any objection to the use of Fowler’s 
solution, let him use proprietary heaves 
powders, such as his other friends no 
doubt are using. They temporarily allay 
heaves. a. s. a. 
ItOBEKTSOVS CHAIN 
HAN OI NO STANCHIONS 
“I hnvo uboH (hem for more 
than TWENTY YEARS, ami they 
havo Riven the very beat of aatis- 
faeton in every way,” writes 
JiiBtiiM II. Copley, M.D., Plainfield 
Sanitarium, Plainfield, N. J. 
Thirty days’ trial on application 
O. II. RORERTROX 
Wash. St., ForestvIIIc, Conn* 
EVERY STABLE FLOOR 
and every silo, barn, parage, henbouseand piggery should 
be treated with Avenarius Carbolineum to protect wood¬ 
work against decay. 38 years demonstrated results prove 
that the natural life of timber can be doubled, Try it— 
note results. 
A PERMANENT REMEDY 
against lice ami mites. One application per year rids your 
henhouse of those pests. Prevents fcaly-legs, cholera and 
other diseases. Read Bulletin S3—Write fOr it to-day 
CARBOLINEUM WOOD PRESERVING CO., T81 Franklin Street, New T.rk 
rSIIMQ’C IMPROVED 
WARRINEP 
STANCHION- 
H. A. Moyer, Syracuse, 
N. Y., says “ they 
SAVE COST 
in feed in one winter.” 
Send address for speci¬ 
fications of inexpensive 
yet sanitary cow stable to 
ALLACE U. CRUMB, Box MS, Forestvllle, Conn. 
Quinn’s Ointment 
Tfie Mild Absorbent 
Painless—safe—easy to apply—no 
scar. Horse can be worked. Use 
for splints, hot? spavins, curbs, wind 
puffs, swelling ot throat and glands 
and nil other flesh enlargements. 
Excellent for wire cuts and old sores. 
Write for information. For sale at 
druggists or direct. Price, SI.00, delivered. 
W. B. EDDY & CO., Dept. B. ALBANY. N.Y. 
MINERAL 
'"oil? HEAVE 
years REMEDY 
HEAV£s 
Booklet 
free __ 
Package CURIOS any case or money refunded. 
$1 Package CURES ordinary cases. 
Mineral Heave RemeriyCo.,46! N. Fourth Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa 
GLANDS 
THICK, SWOLLEN 
that make a horse Wheeze, 
Roar, have Thick Wind 
or Choke-down, can be 
reduced with 
^BSORBINE 
also any Bunch or Swelling. No blister, no 
hair gone, and horse kept at work. Con¬ 
centrated-only a few drops required at an 
application. $2 per bottle delivered. 
Book 3 K free. 
ABSORBINE, JR., antiseptic liniment for man- 
kind, reduces Cysts, Wens, Painful, Knotted 
Varicose Veins, Ulcers. $1 and $2 a bottle at 
dealers or delivered. Book “Evidence” free. 
W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., 88 Temple St., Springfield, Nias*. 
You apply 
Sirenia 
with a cloth 
Sirenia Oil keeps flies from Cattle and Horses; 
fleas from Hogs and Dogs; lice from Poultry; 
ticks from Sheep. It heals sores and scratches. 
Sirenia Oil Is the product of pure oils, will not 
blister, and is harmless for external use. You 
apply it with a cloth—you don’t need to buy a 
sprayer to use it. 
Ask your dealer for a 
dollar can. Just ask him 
for "Sirenia Oil,” and 
do not buy a substitute. 
If he doesn’t handle, send 
us his name and a one 
dollar bill and we will 
YOUR COW 
cannot fight files 
and produce the 
milk she ought. 
send a one dollar can, postpaid. 
We will refund your money 
if not satisfied. 
Send a dollar now ; or write us a card for the 
endorsements of users who wouldn’t be with¬ 
out It. 
_ UNITED STATES WHIP CO. 
Westfield, Mass. 
The 35-cent Dollar. 
N a recent issue of Tiie R. N.-Y., F. 
D. II. writes that the past year has 
been a record-breaker for shipping dairy 
cattle out of the State, and I want to 
state that dairy cows will go out faster 
even in the future than in the past, un¬ 
less there is a decided change in condi¬ 
tions, especially price. As a Madison Co., 
N. Y., dairy farmer, milking 50 cows the 
year around, I feel that I am in a posi¬ 
tion to state with authority that from a 
market milk standpoint, there is nothing 
in it. 
Our cows are a heavy milking strain of 
purebred Holsteins, producing from 10,- 
000 to 14,000 pounds of milk among the 
mature animals, and we figure, consider¬ 
ing the price of feed and labor also, the 
price of milk to pay expenses only, but 
know, does not have an investment of 
$7,500 in horses, cans, etc., but to make 
figuring less confusing we will call it 
that amount, which shows that his in¬ 
vestment netted him 200% last year. Is 
it any wonder that a large milk concern 
paid a dividend recently of something 
like 50%, besides putting 20 millions in 
new business? Of course I was told that 
milk dealers had bad debts, sour milk, 
etc., but don’t dairymen also have losses 
in the way of cattle diseases, dried-up 
pastures, crop failures, etc.? 
The Dairymen’s League, properly han¬ 
dled will remedy the situation in time, 
but it is too bad that iu a Christian na¬ 
tion one part of a business is forced to 
band together to fight the other part in 
order to get its just dues, instead of all 
hands getting together and figuring the 
thing out, each taking a good livable in- 
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