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THE RURAI> NBW-YOKKSK 
February 13, 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Eczema. 
W E have a horse with a disease that 
puzzles us. Can you tell what it is, 
and what to do for it? Last Spring 
we noticed small lumps on his neck. We 
worked him all Summer and Fall; the 
lumps have disappeared, but he now has 
something all over his body. Ilis mane is 
nearly all out, and he is covered with a 
white substance that scales off and some¬ 
times looks like dust. We can brush him 
all day and not get him clean. It seems 
to itch, as he kicks in the stable. lie lost 
flesh during the Summer, but has gained 
some this Winter. lie eats well and is a 
willing worker, seven years old. He has 
grease heel or thrush, for which we are 
treating him. E. L. D. 
Maryland. 
Give the horse half an ounce of Fow¬ 
ler’s solution of arsenic night and in 
morning, and in 10 days increase to three 
doses a day if found necessary. Also feed 
carrots and wheat bran in addition to 
corn. Work or exercise the horse every 
day and see that the stable is kept aired 
and perfectly clean. Groom him daily. 
A. s. A. 
Suppression of Milk. 
J OWN a fine Jersey heifer 20 months 
old, fresh last October, in fine condi¬ 
tion. She does not give as much milk 
out of one forward teat as she does from 
the other. Is there anything wrong? 
Ohio. a. b. v. 
Congestion or a slight attack of garget 
may have caused the shrink in milk. 
Massage that quarter three times a day 
and at night rub it with brandy. The 
milk may then become normal in 
amount, but this may not occur before 
grass is available, and in many instances 
the milk secretion gradually ceases. 
Where that occurs there is derangement 
of the blood flow to the quarter. A. 8. A. 
Worms in Pigs; Sore Shoulder. 
W HAT can I give young pigs and 
shotes for worms? Hogs look well 
but on butchering one found large 
numbers of worms in the small intestines. 
2. I have a mare whose shoulder seems 
normal in light work, but after working in 
the plow a dry lump will come on her 
shoulder aud causes trouble as long as 
worked steady. Is there anything I can 
use on the shoulder to harden or toughen 
it before I start her at heavy work? 
Ohio. H. E. K. 
1. In severe cases the pigs should be 
starved for 18 hours or more and then 
should be given eight grains of santonine 
and five grains of calomel, in a little slop, 
for each hundred pounds of body weight. 
Divide the pigs into lots of five so that 
correct doses may more readily be given. 
Santonine is a somewhat dangerous drug 
if an overdose is given. In less urgent 
cases, when intestinal worms are known 
or thought to be present, but not seen to 
be doing much if any harm, give copperas 
(sulphate of iron) allowing one dram i>er 
hundred pounds of body eight, in slop 
for live successive mornings. Do not give 
iron to a brood sow in pig, but she 
may have two drams of sulphur instead. 
2. Work the mare in a breast collar or 
humane collar, or pad the collar so that 
it will not bear upon the tender part. 
Wash the shoulder with strong alum wa¬ 
ter or white oak bark tea twice daily. 
A. 8. A. 
Blanket-tearing. 
I HAVE a horse that tears his blanket 
from him with his teeth. Can you 
give a remedy? J. 8 . B. 
Pennsylvania. 
Tie the horse with a double halter 
strap so that he will be unable to get 
at his blanket. In all probability the 
blanket is not needed, the stable being 
comfortable, and so the horse tries to tear 
it off. A. s. A. 
Ailing Cow. 
I HAVE a very valuable cow that came 
in fresh in August. At that time she 
gave 14 quarts of milk daily. She has 
gradually gone to five quarts. She will 
not eat anything but whole corn and 
sweet potatoes, although I have tried all 
kinds of feed. This makes her so very 
constipated I have given her salts and 
linseed oil, but they do not bring her 
bowels right. The doctor says nothing 
ails her; her temperature was normal and 
there is no tuberculosis about her. She 
licks everything as if there was some¬ 
thing she wanted. We have had her 
treated for worms in the tongue and tail. 
Can you suggest something for me to do? 
New Jersey. w. L. 
No man can tell by looking at a cow 
whether tuberculosis is or is not present. 
If a cow is run down and thin, or if she 
coughs, tuberculosis may be suspected, 
and even then may not be present. The 
only way of determining the matter will 
be to have the cow tested with tubercu¬ 
lin, and that should be done by a graduate 
veterinarian. Worms in the tongue or 
tail are mythical conditions on a par 
with “hollow horn” and belief in the signs 
of the zodiac as affecting farm affairs. 
Only quacks and other ignorant people 
believe in such things today. Arrange 
to have the tuberculin test applied. 
A. 8. A. 
Skin Disease. 
1 RECENTLY purchased a pair of reg¬ 
istered Scotch collie pups. After I 
received them I discovered they have 
some skin disease, for they scratch them¬ 
selves nearly all the while. There are 
scabs back of their ears, on their heads 
and under the breast. They seem to be 
getting worse all the while. What dis¬ 
ease is this, and what should be done? 
New York. e. k. d. 
Parasitic mange may be present, or the 
disease may be eczema, or such irritation 
may be caused by fleas. It would be best 
to have the puppies treated by an edu¬ 
cated veterinarian, but if you cannot 
have this done tub them once a week in 
a bath of warm 1-100 solution of coal tar 
dip and when dry apply sulphur oint¬ 
ment freely to the sores, and repeat its 
application every other day. Make the 
puppies take plenty of exercise and feed 
them lightly. A. 8. A. 
Rheumatism. 
W E have a purebred Berkshire sow 
which has had rheumatism so badly 
as to be unable to stand, but has 
now recovered apparently. Would she 
be all right to breed, and would her get 
be predisposed to the same complaint? 
M. j. c. 
Rheumatism seldom is present in such 
cases, the inability to stand being due to 
rickets from pampering and lack of ex¬ 
ercise. Make the sow take abundant ex¬ 
ercise every day and feed her light, laxa¬ 
tive, nitrogenous feed, without corn. Add 
limewater freely to the slop and allow 
free access to slaked lime, wood ashes 
and wood charcoal. When she is quite 
strong and muscular she may be bred, 
but the tendency to rickets is hereditary. 
Hay-belly. 
W ILL all the good hay a colt eight 
months old will eat up clean injure 
him by making him what is com¬ 
monly called a hay-belly, also would it 
affect a two-year-old in the same way? 
Pennsylvania. I. w. H. 
It is a mistake to feed enough hay to 
produce a “hay belly.” A young grow¬ 
ing colt needs oats and wheat bran in 
generous amounts, and if so fed need 
only have a pound or a little more than 
that of best mixed clover hay for each 
hundred pounds of body weight as a day’s 
ration. You may also feed a little sil¬ 
age, or give roots, such as carrots. 
Bloody Milk. 
I HAVE a heifer that was fresh last 
March, is due to freshen in September. 
Recently one teat was very hard to 
milk; I got a lot of clotted blood from 
it, and since then the milk has been 
bloody from that one teat. She seems to 
be in good health and eats her feed well. 
What can I do for her? There is no 
swelling or soreness about the udder. 
Maryland. n. j. K. 
Injury causing rupture of blood ves¬ 
sels in the affected quarter, or irritation 
of growths in the milk duct by the milk¬ 
er’s hands may cause the bleeding. Bathe 
the quarter with cold water twice daily 
and with strong alum water at night. 
Milk gently. If growths are present in 
the milk duct of the teat an operation 
by an expert may have to be performed, 
and even that may not succeed. 
A. S. A. 
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Self-Adjusting Valves. Ac¬ 
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If you think of buying a Corn 
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Folder and then go to your imple¬ 
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Remember, the Superior is 
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If you have a tractor, or if you are going to buy one, remem¬ 
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depends very largely upon the machines to which it is hitched. 
The C/wtctiv&xr 
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was the first harrow built especially for engine power. It is heavy and strong 
throughout. The rigid 
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heavy angles and is stout¬ 
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The disks are extra heavy cut¬ 
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analysis and forged sharp. The 
bearings are dust- proof oil- 
soaked hardwood, perfectly lu¬ 
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to any tractor. The rigid main 
frame and axle draft rods dis¬ 
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the entire machine. 
Ask your dealer about the 
Cutaway (Clark) Double Ac¬ 
tion Engine Harrow. If he 
doesn’t sell Cutaway (Clark) 
tools, write us at once. We ship 
direct where we have no agents. 
THE CUTAWAY HARROW CO. 
Maker of the original CLARK disk harrows and plows 
839 MAIN STREET HIGGANUM, CONN. 
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are the two 14x30 Unadllla Silos on this fine New 
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Save money and get the best. Don't 
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AUBURN, MAINE 
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THE DU0F0RM CO., Dept. 20. NORTH JAVA N. Y. 
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Chain of Kilns; Atlantic to Rio Grande 
Reduce* freight cost; fire end frost-proof; weight 
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Farm and Garden Rule Book.2.00 
American Fruit Culturist. Thomas.. . 2.50 
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A Lifetime’s Profits 
are seriously dependent upon the kind of silo you build. Erect a Natco Im¬ 
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