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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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APPLE POMACE FOR COWS. 
D O you know of anyone who has had 
any experience in feeding apple po¬ 
mace, the by-product of a cider-mill 1 
Vlso can you tell me if it could be used 
in any way in a silo either exclusively 
or mixed with hay or straw? I would 
like to fill a silo with this material if it 
would be practical. E. L. p. 
Connecticut. 
Thousands of tons of good feed, worth 
many thousands of dollars, are allowed to 
go to waste almost every year, because 
of the general opinion that apple pomace 
is not fit to feed to a cow. Right now, 
with the biggest piles of apple pomace 
ever known, lying around many mills, 
where apples were plentiful this year, 
there are hundreds of farmers winter¬ 
ing a few cows on dry feed, at a loss, 
who could save feed and make money by 
using some of this waste, but they would 
probably laugh at the idea if you told 
them so. I know something about this 
side of it, for I have had men come to 
me as a friend, thinking they were doing 
me a kindness, questioning the advisa¬ 
bility of feeding apple pomace to dairy 
cows. One man even said he thought 
that feeding apple pomace was the cause 
of contagious abortion or tuberculosis, 
I forget which, but it does not matter 
much, and do not think he was alone in 
the opinion. Our feeding apple pomace 
was a joke among many farmers here 
for some years, and when we finally did 
have trouble from feeding apple pcelinc/s 
(not apple pomace) from canning fac¬ 
tory, some of them really enjoyed it, as 
we had good reason to know. 
No silo is needed to store apple pom¬ 
ace. If it can be kept under cover, or 
where it will not freeze after the pile 
loses its heat, it is more convenient to 
handle and feed. It will be found lying 
around near the cider mills wherever it 
is handy to dump it, and if the pile is 
fairly compact, but little of it may yet be 
frozen, as a large pile will hold the heat 
for a long time. As far as we have 
found, it does not matter how many 
times it freezes and thaws, nor does it 
seem to make much difference how old it 
is. We have fed pomace from piles we 
understood had been made some years 
before, and had been left fully exposed to 
the weather. The old pomace was not 
so bright, but there was no kick coming 
from the cows, and that is the test. 
A silo would be a convenient place to 
feed them, but it would not always be an 
easy place to get the pomace into, and 
is entirely unnecessary. If one has 
enough to last into warm weather, some 
of the outside will mold and discolor, so 
that for late feeding, it would be better 
to be in a compact pile, and then only a 
thin layer of the outside need be lost. 
Pomace is much nicer to handle, if hauled 
when freshly made, before soaked with 
rain, and when stored then in a good 
pile, will hold heat, and be much nicer 
to feed in cold weather. 
We have fed hundreds of tons of apple 
pomace, getting it by the carload, after 
nearby supply was cleaned up, and this 
was during years we were furnishing 
both cream and butter to a very particu¬ 
lar trade, and never had any trouble 
from feeding it, excepting to get enough 
of it. I do not know where we first 
heard about feeding apple pomace, but 
probably saw it mentioned in Tiie R. 
N.-Y., but well remember the first time 
we tried it, and the anxiety with which we 
watched the effects of feeding one buck¬ 
etful, divided among about 10 cows. Then 
when that much seemed safe, the quan¬ 
tity was gradually increased until more 
than that much was fed to each one at 
a feed. We had the satisfaction of see¬ 
ing the flow of milk increase beyond all 
expectations; and those were days when 
the increase meant much to us. We have 
never gone back on our old friend “apple 
pomace.” Indeed, it is doubtful if we 
ever could have pulled through those 
years of awful strain, but for the help 
of this good, cheap feed. 
I do not know that any bad results 
would follow the feeding of apple po¬ 
mace with moderate quantities of cotton¬ 
seed meal, but we did have trouble 
feeding cotton-seed meal with apple peel¬ 
ings and cores from canning factory. 
These were placed, while fresh, in a com¬ 
pact pile, and when fed later, were very 
much sourer than apple pomace stored 
in same way, and had a very sharp, bit¬ 
ing acid taste. We were feeding cotton¬ 
seed meal in the grain ration when we 
started to feed these peelings and we will 
not soon forget the trouble it made us, 
before we found out what caused it. It 
brought out the taste of the cotton-seed 
in a very undesirably prominent way. 
When the apple peelings and cores are 
run through the cider mill, and extra 
juice pressed out, it leaves them in same 
condition as the pomace. We fed accord¬ 
ing to the quantity we could get. If 
supply was limited, a small amount was 
a great help, and if we had plenty, fed all 
they would clean up promptly. At one 
time when we had only a few cows and 
only four milking, not all fresh, we sold 
45 pounds of butter per week, besides 
milk, cream, and butter for family of 
five, and all we fed was oat straw, apple 
pomace and grain to balance. I. C. R. 
Southern Live Stock Coming. 
W HILE Mobile County is a blank 
space in statistics showing cotton 
production in Alabama, still we de¬ 
pend largely on it. The merchants here, 
or some of them, have turned loose the 
coin and purchased six high-grade breed¬ 
ing bulls, and will place them at points 
in the county for use of farmers to im¬ 
prove their stock, but there is a string 
to it; where a bull is placed a bath-tub 
must be provided for him, or in plain 
United States dipping vats; he can serve 
no cow not dipped and tick free. I hear 
some vats have been built and others are 
to be built as soon as possible. A com¬ 
pany has recently purchased an 8,000- 
acre tract, known as the Dicken Planta¬ 
tion, and propose to put in something 
like GOO good stock brood sows. It is 13 
miles from town. Most of the land is a 
peninsula in the bend of a creek that will 
float an ocean steamer, and it takes only 
about a mile of fence to enclose the neck, 
as nature has fenced the rest with water. 
Alabama. M. A. P. 
Making Hog Cholera Serum. 
T HE University of Missouri at Co¬ 
lumbia will soon have the most com¬ 
plete plant for providing serum to be 
found in the country. The site is 90 
acres of land. When running at full 
capacity the plant will handle 1,500 hogs 
all the time. About the same number is 
required for the production of virus to 
be used in hyperimmunizing the serum 
hogs. While the first class of hogs are 
not injured for food, those used to pro¬ 
duce virus must be destroyed. The plant 
consists of a hog serum laboratory, virus 
laboratory, infection pen and tank room. 
The hog barn is used for housing hogs 
during the process of hyperimmunization. 
It has a capacity of 1,000 hogs. It is 
divided into pens, and has an exercise 
yard opposite each pen. In the building 
there are large provision rooms and two 
pens for washing and crating the hogs be¬ 
fore they go to the laboratory. The 
serum laboratory is where the hyperim¬ 
munization is done, and where the serum 
is drawn and prepared. Hyperimmuni¬ 
zation consists of first vaccinating with 
virus and serum, giving the disease 
and the preventive at the same time. 
Later another dose of virus is given and 
after another period a large final large 
dose. After this dose has had time to 
produce the maximum immunizing effect 
the blood is ready to be drawn and pre¬ 
pared for use. When the clot is taken 
out and preservative added to it, it is 
sent to the cold storage room until test¬ 
ed. The manufacture of the virus is the 
expensive part of the process. A large 
number of hogs must be used and when 
a hog enters the infection pen his days 
are numbered. After the disease has 
reached the proper stage the hog is taken 
to the preparation room of the virus 
laboratory. This laboratory is a build¬ 
ing entirely separated from the serum 
building. In the preparation room the 
hog is washed, shaved, and shrouded in 
cloths wet in antiseptics. In the stick¬ 
ing room all the blood is drawn from him 
and the carcass goes to the tank room. 
It is heated under pressure to kill the 
disease and is used for the production 
of fertilizer. The blood virus is pre¬ 
pared for use in hyperimmunizing just as 
serum is prepared. The plant will be 
working almost to its full capacity as 
soon as it is opened. 
Worms. 
W E have a very nice six-months-okl 
colt out on pasture; he gets four 
r quarts corn and oats ground togeth¬ 
er a day. IIis hair stands up and he 
cribs somewhat. What can we do for 
him? Would dried meat scrap do? 
E. H. G. 
Worms are probably to blame for the 
lack of thrift. Cribbing is incurable 
when established. It may be due to irri¬ 
tation of teething. Mix together two 
parts of salt and one part each of sul¬ 
phur, dried sulphate of iron and ground 
gentian root and of this give the colt a 
teaspoonful in feed night and morning 
for a week ; then skip 10 days and repeat. 
Stop feeding corn and substitute one- 
fourth part of wheat bran along with the 
whole oats. Also feed mixed clover or 
Alfalfa hay, roots or a little silage. 
Sweet skim-milk may be fed in small 
quantities daily. Do not feed meat meal. 
a. s. A. 
CATTLE 
sale Purebred Ayrshire Yearlings and Heifer Calves 
General purpose stallion. 5 years, weight 1,200. 
Matched pair Percheron geldings, 5 years, weight 
2,800, Prices reasonable. J. Henry Stewart, Kanona, N.Y. 
For Sale-150 Cows and Yearlings^* 
Harry Vail, New Milford, Orange Co., N. Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM. Chittenango, N. Y. 
REGISTERED Yoorlino- Rill I Q Grand Sons of Pontiac 
HOLSTEIN 1 ed ning DULLO Korndyke from choice 
heavy milking dams, at popular prices. Write me 
what you want. DONALD F. McLENNAN, Syracuse, N.Y. 
READY FOR SERVICE 
Jersey Bulls. Splendid individuals with great 
backing. Best blood in the land. Also younger bull 
calves. Write for list. HOMEWOOD FARMS, RYE, N. Y. 
SPRINGDALE FARMS 
is the best place 
to buy grade 
Holsteins. 300 fancy cows and heifers to select 
from. F. P. Saunders & Son, Cortland, N.Y. 
O NTARIO LANNIN LAD, Holstein bull, born 
April 3,1914. Sire, 35.61 lb, bull; dam, a superbly 
bred 20ki lb. 2-year old. Price, $250 and, to head 
any herd, worth ten times any ordinary bred one. 
Send for pedigree. Cloverdale Farm, Charlotte, N.Y- 
2 Registered Heifer Calves-ffif^ 
akin, light colored, $250 . 50 high grade yearlings, 
$35 each, registered bulls, $35 to $100 each. Grade 
heifer calves, % Holstein, $15 each, express paid to 
yonr station in lots of 5. Registered and high 
grade cows at reasonable pricos. no foot and mouth 
disease in this Co, Kengan Bros, Tully, N, Y, 
Purebred Holstein Bull Calves 
The sire is half the herd and a good one is more than 
half. Let ns supply the better half of your pure¬ 
bred or grade herd. We have ten princely individ¬ 
uals—6 weeks to 6 months old—at present available 
for the purpose Brices, $60 to $350 according to 
blond. Heifers sold. Inspection invited. 
MOHEGAN FARM, Mohegan Lake, N. Y. 
REG. HOLSTEIN 
ALE CALVES 
choicely bred, fine individuals, $30 and upwards. 
Write us before you buy. (’an spare a few heifers. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. HILI,HURST FAKM, 
F. H. RIVENBURGH, Prop., Mimnsville, Madison Co., New York 
East River Grade Holsteins For Sale 
75 High Grade Cows just fresh, large producers. 
50 cows due to calve this month and next. 
40 extra nice heifer calves ten days old, sired 
by pure blooded bulls, from high producing 
dams. Registered and grade bulls all ages. 
WE TUBKRCULINE TEST. 
JOHN B. WEBSTER, 
Dapi. Y, Cortland, N. Y. Bell Phone 14. F. S. 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN 
CATTLE 
The increased recognition of the value of 
purebred registered Holstein cattle is shown 
in the number of certificates of registration 
and transfer issued by this association last 
year, as compared with the previous year. 
The increase is over 21*4 per cent., while 
the gain over 1912 is 30 4-5 per cent. The 
fact that no other dairy breed association 
approaches the number of certificates we 
have Issued, should certainly be significant 
to you if you have been “on the fence” won¬ 
dering whether or not you should buy Hol- 
steins. 
Send for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklets 
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America 
Box 105, Brattleboro, Vt. 
REGISTERED JERSEY BULL-S„V“n , ..”i'idK 
ual, W. H. WATCHERS, Barneveld, N. Y. 
FOR PRODUCTION Registered Jersey bull 
calves, only, from producing dams andhighest type 
sires. R. F. SHANNON, 603 Rensliaw Bldg., Pittsburgh. Pa. 
A Pure-bred 
Jersey 
bull counts for more than 
the dam in grading up. 
You should bo dovelopt ng 
some 400-pounds-of-buttercows. The thorough¬ 
bred bull Is worth all he costs on grade or 
full-blood Jersey cows. Like begets like. 
THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB 
324 W. 23d St., New York City. 
GUERNSEY BULL 
H. R. 26183. Age 17 months. Magnificent breed¬ 
ing. Prize winner 1913,1914. Price reasonable. 
GROTON FARMS. WESTBURY, L. I. 
BUY 
GUERNSEYS 
FOR PROFIT 
Year investment in GUERNSEYS will 
return a larger prefit than that from any 
ether dairy breed. Write fer literature. 
GUERNSEYCATTLE CLUB 
BOX Y 
PETERBORO, N. H. 
When you write advertisers mention Tiie 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
'Shrnnahiro Fwno 1'orsale at reasonable prices. Bt 
dnropsmrecwes E . E . stevens & son, wiison, n 
Bred 
Y. 
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pERCHERON STALLIONS —Buy from farmers. Onr hob- 
■ by is quality. S. Schoonmaker, Gardiner, N. Y. 
FflK f IT-Black, 5 year old, imported. 
■ Percheron stallion. Weight 
1700. Disposition _ye_rygood_._ „Of Jnrgo_boue and 
8. LI. 
sound. 
WICKS, POMFKKT, CONN. 
100 Percheron and Belgian Stallions 
MAKES AND HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Also SHETLAND PONIES. Free circular. 
A. W. GREEN, - Middlefield, Ohio 
-SHETLAND PONIES 
of quality. Prices rea¬ 
sonable. Write for Fall 
Catalog to Dept. L. 
TIIE 8IIAIIY8IIIE FARMS, North Benton, Ohio 
PONIES 
Great Purebred Percheron Stallion“^ l NO s | 1 .! 
(85669),(84211). Five years old. Seal brown. Weighs 
2200 11)8. Imported by Dunhams of Illinois. Stately 
and handsome, powerful but gentle and a sure getter 
$1750. Will also sell 2 heavy grade Percheron mares: 
1 registered mare and a 1900 lb. gelding. Como and 
see them. Mohegan Farm, Peekskill, N. Y. 
Fine Kentucky, Mammoth 
jacks, saddle stallions, 
mares and geldings. Per¬ 
cheron stallions and 
mar es. Write for pictures and testimonials describing 
your wants. Home-cured bluegross seed. 
COOK FAR MS, Box C, Lexington, Ky. 
JACKS,SADDLERS 
ANDPERCHERONS 
O Gr S 
Pm I IF PIIP^ - the intelligent kind. Also Blood. 
UULL1C ruro hounds. NELSON’S. Grove City, Pa 
C III KT— Registered Bitches, $15. 
w v ■- 1 Ci CLARK FARM. Boonlon, N.J. 
Fprrfif9 - L si,| £ 1 <*. Pairs and dozen lots. Stamp for 
i oi i oia Pnc6 list HORACE MYERS. Spencer, O. 
SWIKTE 
CHESHIRES 
R egistered ddrocs-all ages, both sexes 
ORCHARD NOOK FARM, C. M. Pal mer. Valatie, New York 
CHELOON FARM REGISTERED DUROCS 
u Pigs of both sex. Bred Sows. Service Boars. 
Best of breeding. C. E. BARNES. Oxford, N. Y. 
Duroc Jersey Red Pigs-*”?: Xtt ISfeSS: 
No man can sell you a bettor Pig than these. 
J. H. LEWIS & SONS, - CA DI/,. OHIO 
FOR PURE BRED TAMW0RTH SWINE 
write or visit WKSTVIKW STOCK FAKM, R. 
F. I>. No. 1, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 
DEDIGREE CHESTER WHITES-Fnll boars 
■ and sows; special prices. SCOTT, Stone Ridge, N. Y. 
f) I f»,-Bred Gilts. Service Boars. Fall Pigs. 
Y Pairs no akin. Pricos right. Pedigreos 
Free, KETNER FARMS. BALTIMORE, O. 
Purebred Chester White FANCY YOUNG BOARS 
True to typo. H. F. LEMMERMANN, Hillsdale, New York 
Plirehrpd 0 I ® to 10 weeks old. Bred 
\ ~" r* V U S from large, healthy, prolific 
stock, $8 each. 10# discount for 2 or more. NELSON 
N. ALEXANDER. HARRIMAN, ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK 
REGISTERED 0 I fi — 1 One boar, 4 sows, 
11 Ul ■■ d 7 months old, $25 
each. Will breed sows if desired. Pigs, 8 weeks. $10. 
HERBERT HAITH, - Manlius, New York 
—Overstocked. Must sell to 
make room. One Reg. 2- 
„ rn . year old sow bred Nov. 3, 
$50. Plenty of other stock best of breeding. Write 
your wants. G. K. SMITH. CASTILE, N. Y. 
Reg. P. Chinas Berkshires, C, Whites. 
Fine, large strains; all ages, mated 
not akin. Bred sows service Boars, 
Jersey and Holstein Calves. Collie 
Pups,Beagles and Poultry. Write for 
prices & circulars. Hamilton & Co.. Ercildoun, Pa. 
FUJI <C tk f F ~Registered English Berkshire 
" **r*K-*- Boars. Very tine and prices 
reason able WIGTON FARMS. AVONIA. ERIE CO., PA. 
For Sale-Registered Berkshires 
all ages, ut ORCHARD DALE FRUIT FARMS. Prices reason¬ 
able. Write or come and see. H. L. brown. Watcrport. N. r 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHW00D 
Special offering of service boars and boar pigs. 
H. C. & H. II. HARPENDING, Dundee, N. Y. 
For Sale—Thoroughbred Berkshire Pigs 
of the celebrated Masterpiece strain. Boars and 
sows now about 6 months old. 
E. W. ALLEN, - Erleville, New York 
Purebred Berkshire Pigs Cheap - ^, 1 ^; 
long-bodied, up-and-coming, choice pigs Quality 
breeding. Farrowed August 13th, $12.00 each—for 
quick sale. O LD LANDING FARMS, Millsboro, Delaware 
BERKSHIRES 
We have the largo, thrifty kind, with lots of type, 
quality and breeding. Write for prices and de- 
scriptions. TO MPKINS FARM, I.ansdale, Pa 
O LRGE YORKSHIRE 
BOARS 
1 
Ready for service; can make 
immediate shipment. 
HEART’S DELIGHT FARM, Chazy, N.Y. 
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