THE RURAL* NEW-YORKER 
Handling Market Milk 
The care of cows at milking time and 
the prompt cooling of milk after it is 
drawn from the cow, does not seem to be 
carried out in some dairies as it mast be 
if this product is to reach its market in 
Boston and vicinity in proper condition 
and keep good for a reasonable length of 
time in the consumer’s hands. This is 
which seem to cause the reaction with 
alcohol. n the case of mixed market 
milk, which frequently contains many va¬ 
rieties of bacteria other than the lactic- 
acid or rennet-forming kinds, the alcohol 
test may be negative when the bacterial 
examination shows a high count. 
Lameness. 
one of the most important items in the 
dairy business and should be thoroughly 
studied by each dairyman shipping to .“>0 
or 40 miles or so, especially if shipped 
■without ice in baggage cars, as is done to 
a certain extent in Massachusetts at 
present. 
If properly cared for and cooled before 
shipping, it should go through all right if 
not delayed after reaching the railroad. 
Considerable milk is shipped in this way 
and about the above mentioned distance 
going through all right, but some does not 
because it is not in proper condition at 
the start. Dissatisfaction and hard feel¬ 
ing will surely restilt, and possible loss of 
market and a chance to be called before a 
court and pay a fine. 
All this trouble can be avoided by at¬ 
tention to the following rules or some¬ 
thing along the same line. Do not re¬ 
move manure from gutter just at milking 
time; do it 15 to 30 minutes before or 
else if obliged to postpone it until milk¬ 
ing time, simply sprinkle some clean earth 
over it. and leave it until after milking. 
Why? Because removing just at milk¬ 
ing time stirs up more odors than would 
come from the manure if left undisturbed. 
This does not mean it should be left un¬ 
der the cow’s feet because it should not, 
but should be scraped into the gutter and 
covered. All manure and dirt should be 
cleaned off the cows’ udders, flanks and 
sides, where it gathers when the cows lie 
down, at least 15 minutes before milking 
time, so that most of the dust stirred up 
by this operation may settle. Have plenty 
of fresh air in the stable, but do not have 
a draft, especially if wind is stirring out¬ 
side as dirt is likely to come in and some 
of it will land in the pail. If the above is 
practised an open pail can be used and 
still the milk will be clean. A covered 
pail may be good in some cases, but I 
prefer to have conditions so that an open 
pail is safe to use and the milk be clean. 
As each can is filled it should be placed in 
cold water at once—ice water preferred— 
as water without ice is seldom cold 
enough to cool milk down to 50 or below 
(45 is better) in a reasonable time, say 
15 minutes or so. It should be thorough¬ 
ly cool in 30 minutes and ready to ship. 
If cooled to 50 and it rises five degrees or 
more on the road it cannot be 50 when it 
reaches its destination, but if at 45 or 40 
when started it may rise several degrees 
and yet be cool enough to meet the re¬ 
quirements of the law and give satisfac¬ 
tion to the buyer, which is the important 
point. If the milk does not reach the 
buyer so as to give him satisfaction, 
somebody has to suffer and this most like¬ 
ly will be the producer. 
A good product will alway find a buyer 
at or better than the market price. A 
poor product pulls the market down and 
harms everyone concerned. a. e. p. 
The Alcohol Milk Test. 
The alcohol milk test, believed by som< 
investigators to be a quick means of test 
mg the condition and keeping quality ol 
milk, is not a satisfactory substitute foi 
bacterial examination, according to bae 
teriologists of the U. S. Department ol 
Agriculture. The alcohol test is based 
on the fact that when equal parts of 65 
per cent alcohol and milk are mixed and 
the mixture shaken gently in a test tube 
a flaky, white precipitate will form undei 
certain conditions. The occurrence oi 
this precipitate is held, by those who be¬ 
lieve in the test, to indicate that changes 
nave been produced in mixed market milk 
as a result of bacterial fermentation. The 
9 Ao Pa «frm erit ’?, investigators in bulletin 
iVTMt .» ie Aleoho1 Test in Relation tc 
Milk, however, find that alcohol will 
produce this precipitate when the mixed 
market milk contains a certain amount 
or lactic acid or rennet produced bv va- 
iieties of bacteria which form these sub¬ 
stances. As a consequence milk may be 
high in bacteria of other varieties with- 
out. showing the precipitate when alcohol 
s added. Moreover, it has been discov- 
ered that even with lactic-acid or ren- 
net-tormmg organisms present in the 
inilk, the precipitate does not show until 
these organisms have produced a consid- 
eiable amount of the special substances 
I have a nice 11-year-old mare that for 
a few years has oeasionally been lame 
in front foot. Recently her trouble has 
increased so we do not use her. The 
hoof seems dry and dead. Can you give 
a reason and a remedy? f. e. d. 
Maryland. 
Unfortunately we are unable to diag¬ 
nose the cause or location of mysterious 
lameness without making a personal ex¬ 
amination. If the lameness is in the foot 
it might be well to clip the hair from the 
hoof-head and blister several times with 
a cantharidine blistering ointment, but 
it would be best to take the advice of the 
local graduate veterinarian as to appro¬ 
priate treatment. a. s. a. 
Pinworms. 
Will you give me a remedy for pin 
worms in horses? I have IT. S. Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture book on “Diseases of 
Horses,” but it gives no remedy, only 
tells about diseases. Would a good in¬ 
jection of linseed oil be beneficial for pin 
worms? s. w. v. 
New York. 
Tin worms inhabit the rectum and may 
be destroyed by injecting soapy warm 
water, two or three quarts, and one cup¬ 
ful of decoction of tobacco leaves or 
stems. Or a decoction of four ounces of 
quassia chips to a gallon of water nmy be 
used. Some use salty warm water. The 
oil would not suffice. The book you refer 
to gives simple remedies and is well 
thought of by many. A. S. A. 
Blindness. 
A mare I have had about a year has 
been blind of one eye. The former owner 
told me the trouble developed in giving 
birth to a colt. Now the sight seems to 
be returning to the blind eye. Is there 
anything I can do to help along the im¬ 
provement? R. K. 
Virginia. 
If the eye appears cloudy wet the eye¬ 
ball once daily, for 10 days, with a solu¬ 
tion of two grains of nitrate of silver in 
an ounce of distilled water to be kept in a 
blue glass bottle. This may help a little, 
but we fear that periodic ophthalmia is 
present and will result in complete blind¬ 
ness from cataract, after repeated at¬ 
tacks. A. s. A. 
Paralysis; Indigestion. 
1. I have a hog weighing 100 pounds 
that was in good order; it slipped and 
seemed to strain its back six weeks ago, 
has not walked since. I have used dif¬ 
ferent remedies, but seem to do no good. 
It still eats well. I have been feeding 
corn, shorts and slop with range to run 
in. Can you give me a remedy? 2. I 
have an old mare that eats well and 
seems to digest feed well, but sweats 
easily and bowels are loose all the time, 
excrement sour and offensive. I am feed¬ 
ing oats and corn. j. w. H. 
Pennsylvania. 
1. Chances of recovery are so slight 
that it would be best to slaughter the 
hog and use the moat if no serious dis¬ 
ease is found present. The condition may 
be due to fracture of a bone of the pelvis 
or leg or to rickets from overfeeding and 
inadequate exercise. 2. Have the mare 
clipped and also have her teeth put in 
order by a trained veterinarian. Then 
feed lightly on whole oats and hay. Give 
the drinking water before feeding. If the 
scouring persists give a tablespoonful of 
a mixture of equal parts of prepared 
chalk, subnitrate of bismuth, powdered 
alum and powdered catechu in the feed 
twice daily. a. s. a. 
Luxation of Patella. 
Can you tell me the trouble with my 
mule? She is three years of age and is 
quite high-spirited. I have driven her 
single and double and have done a little 
work with her. When I back her out 
of the stall it seems impossible for her to 
raise the right hind foot off the floor. 
After trying she will stretch it out be¬ 
hind her and then sometimes she can 
back. In the Winter she had the same 
trouble with the other leg but it came 
out all right. Do you think her stifle 
has been strained? What can I do for 
her? r. 
From weakness of the muscles and 
ligaments of the stifle joint the patella 
(knee pan or cap) slips out of place and 
while it is out the leg will be thrust 
backward. The cap may be heard to 
snap back into place in such cases when 
the animal is moved about or suddenly 
touched with a whip. Blister the stifle 
with a mixture of one part of powdered 
cantharides and three parts of lard and 
keep the mule tied up for a month. The 
blister may be repeated when the skin 
will stand it, if further treatment is 
found necessary. a. s. a. 
[dairy CATTIiE I 
16 A. R. O. Sisters 
Two-year-old Registered Holstein Bull, 
rich in Segis and Cornucopia blood. 
A. R. O. Dam, 16 A. R. O. Sisters. 
Fine, vigorous individual. Price $150. 
No disease in our locality. CLOVER 
HEIGHTS FARM, Pittsford, N. Y. 
East River Grade HolsteinsFor Sale 
100 Extra high grade Holstein cows served 
to come fresh in Aug. Sept, and Oct. 
Served to Reg. bulls. They are milking 
good now. Come and seo them milked. 
Reg. bulls ready for use. 
JOHN B. WEBSTER, 
Dep*. Y, Cortland, N. Y. Bell rhone 14. F. 5 
26 pounds of Butter 
in seven days 
is the average of dain and siro's dam of Holstein- 
Friosian bull calf which I will sell for $100. Calf is 
live months old, splendid form, nicely marked, and 
warranted to please. Others all the way down to $25. 
LAUREL FARM 
J. Grant Morse, - Hamilton, N.Y. 
Cpot Farm Holsteins 
7 registered heifer calves, 1 to 7 months old, 
2 from 20-lb. dams, 1 from 16-Ib. heifer. Bal¬ 
ance from well-bred dams, from A. R. O. sires. 
Price. $700. 10 registered hull calves, 1 to fi 
months old, $35 to $00 each. 25 registered cows, 
10 of them A. If. O.—$150 up. 12 high-grade year¬ 
lings, 12 2-year olds, 4 cows, $40 a head for the lot. 
3A Holstein heifer and hull calves, $15 each. Ex¬ 
press paid to your station iu lots of 5 of the ealves. 
ltEAGAN BROS., . Tully, N. Y. 
REG- HOLSTEI 
MALE CALVES 
Buy now when prices are low. The leading strains 
of the world. Prices, $25 and upwards. Wo breed 
for size and production. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Hillhurst Farm, F. H. RIVENBURGH, Mnnnsville. N. Y. 
Ontario Dekol Freeman 
superb Holstein bull, born Sept. 21, 1911: sire, 35.61 
lb. bull; dam, A. R. O. heifer, tine breeding; price, 
for quick sale, $200. Send for pedigree. No disease 
in our locality. Cloverdale Farm, Charlotte N Y. 
SPRINGDALE FARMS 
Holsteins. 300 fancy cows and heifers to select 
from. F. F. Saunders & Son, Cortland, N.Y. 
Hnhtpin Xprvipp Rltll - T^randsonsof Pontiac Korti- 
noisiBin oemce duii dyke and King iSeKis (one 
to lb mo. old.) If you are 1 ooking for the blood 
which produces world champion cows, write to 
Ira S. Jarvis, Hartwick Seminary, N. Y. Prices moderate 
For Sale-A Few Choice Holstein Bulls 
Grandsons of King of The Pontiac. Dams have good 
A. It. O. Records. Ages, from twelve to fifteen 
months old. Also Berkshire Pigs six weeks old. 
Prices very reasonable. Warner Stock Farm,Warner. N.Y. 
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES 
34.09, seven days 30 days, 134.66. They are extra good 
individuals, all from A. H. O. dams. Write for pedi¬ 
grees and prices. THE YATES FA inis, Oreliarrl Fark,.\,Y. 
READY FOR SERVICF -PRICES ' 575 00 ,oSI 5 fl o° 
IICH if I run ocnviut Registered Holstein and 
Jersey Bulls. Splendid individuals with great 
backing. Best blood in the land. Also younger hull 
calves. Write for list. H0MEW00U FARMS, RYE, N. Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves ^, Sa ^ 
!—Write 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, ciiit'lenaoqoVN. y! 
FOR SALE 
Otterkill F arm Ayrshires 
15 young bulls, all ages, and well bred, from import¬ 
ed sire Howies Predominant, imported three years 
ago, who was bred by Robert Wallace Auchenbrain. 
lleisalsoforsale. Prices to snit the buyer. Address 
RUDOLPH HESS, Mgr., Washingtonville, Orange Co. N. Y. 
FOR SALE— Five Young Imported Jersey 
PnuuQ AM prood show animals and producers. 
VU Wo. All bred, duo to calf before the big shows. 
All will be sold under &r unran tee. Write for 
particulars and price. JERSEY GLEW KA1U1S, PerLaslp, Pa, 
Three Purebred Guernsey Bulls 
12 to 14 months old; ready for service. They are all 
out of A. R. Cows and are of the very best breeding. 
Prices on request. Ardiuore Farm, Glen Spey, Sullivan Co., N. Y. 
O■ I DFnCDl/C ^ few registered Guernsey 
^* I3C y O bulls from 2 to 18 months 
old; also a few heifers; from A. R. stock. Regis¬ 
tered Ilerkshire pigs; fail boars at farmer's prices. 
Herd beaded by Masterpiece Premier C1808U0. 
ELLENWOOl) FA KM, _ Ilatboro, Pa. 
Guern<?PvBllll -Twent y months old. Number or 
uUclItsBj DUII breeding. Georoe Osborne, Conic. N. I 
FAR F Registered JERSEY BUM., 7 montl 
i vn un LL old, by Karnacks Noble ex. Meada 
Queen of Allendale. Also two registered JERSEY HEIFER 
Effingham Lawrence, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Islat 
FOR CAIF* p OUR young jersey bull 
iUH tfHLCi Sired by Oxford You’l Do, Cora 
Noble Gamboge, Valentine’s Actor. Will sell cheap 
turn quick. Write JERSEY Of.EN FARMS, I'erLarte, F 
Fosterfields Herd 
HEIFER CAI.VKS— fOR 
CHARLES (1. FOSTER, 
REGISTERED JERSEYS 
COWS, HEIFERS A NI 
SALE. Prices reasonable 
llox 173 , Morristown, New Jersey 
FOR PRODUCTION S'LL;, BLTRi 
calves, only, from producing dams and highest typ. 
sires. H. F. SHANNON, 603 Renshaw Bldo-. Pittsburgh. Pa 
SIIEE 
Zl 
saie- 25 Registered Hampshire Ewes, 40 Lambs 
very fine, heavy young ewes. Some State Pair Win¬ 
ners. G. BRUN0AGE, Salisbury Mills, Oranae Co.. N Y. 
Tunis Rams for Salft -A,so Muiefoot Pigs. Write 
i unis ndms mr oaie for bookl6t of in f wn ^ ation and 
prices to J. N. McPherson, Scottsville, N. Y. 
813 
Meridale Jerseys 
For Sale; Excellent Bull Calf 
combining the blood of Spermfield Owl, 
(icimboge’s Knight, and Interested Prince. 
His sire is bred along the same lines as 
Spermfield Owl’s Eva, 16,457 lbs. milk, 
1168 lbs. butter, last year. His dam 
qualified for the Register of Merit in 
two-year-old form, with the remarkably 
rich fat test of 6.1% for the year, carrying 
a cal f 206 days of her test. 
He is solid fawn in color, 
a fine itidividuakand ready 
for immediate service. 
ayer & McKinney 
300 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
OTISES 
WELSH AND SHETLAND 
PONIES FOR SALE 
Ideal for children’s and ladies* use. Also money-making 
herds lor breeders, Including prize-winning stallions, 
MONTROSE PONY FARM, Cartersville, Va. 
Highland View Stock Farm 
Our barns are filled with the best Percheron and 
Belgians at the lowest prices. 
0. N. WILSON, Prop., - Kittanning, Pa. 
100 Percheron and Belgian Stallions 
MAKES ANI) HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Also SHE rijANT) PONIES. Free circular. 
A. \V, GREEN, Middle field, Ohio 
For Sale One Percheron StaIlion~'™f‘ 
ton; registered; and is sound and right. Is a sure 
breeder. Color, black; age, four years. Price, on re- 
qnest. ARDMORE FARM, P, 0. Glen Spey. Sullivan Co., N.Y. 
FOR SALE~H ratt <,olts - 3 years old, well broke. 
We.ritt 1,300 to 1,500. Mares, $75.00 
UP- W. M. WOODWORTH, Cortland; Ohio 
Wanted to Buy-A TRAINED DONKEY WITH CART 
„ ‘^‘•Wafor.niallehildwa to drive. Address. 
RARACK-MATIFF FARM, Salisbury, Coun 
SWINE ~~ 
0.1. C’s and Chester Whites 
Spring pigs at 2 months, $10.00 each, 
pairs, $20.00, trios, $25.00. Registered 
free. Also a few choice bred guts. 
VICTOR FARMS, - BELLVALE, NEW YORK 
P* . p* S 4 Dandy Sow* $25 , "each. s wui 
ffii , i , S¥'&i°ITte !0na " 0, ”^ 0 a r il£5!tt 
FOR PURE BRED TAMW0RTH SWINE 
write or visit WKSTVIFYV STOCK FARM, R. 
F. 1). No. 1, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 
CH ELDON FARM REGISTERED DUROCS 
... .°£ both sex. Bred Sows. Service Boars. 
Bestof breeding. C. E. BARN ICS, Oxford, N. Y. 
DUR0C PIGS - ® 1,! palr - Pedigreed BuiT Leghorn 
UUIIUU r IUO Kggs,$!.50 set. S. Weeks. DeGraff, 0. 
pOR SALE— Berkshires, both sexes. Holstein Bull. 5 
months old. Golden Wyandotte Eggs, $1 for 15. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. LINGOHOCKEN FARMS, Wycombe, Pa. 
Berhhirp Pigg - ones at a moderate price. 
QBI KSIIlie rigs Also „ few service boars ail( fi, red 
sows. M. II. TAYLOR, West Alexander, Fa 
Discriminating Buyers Satisfied 
All fashionable families; outstanding individuals. 
Orders tor export given especial care. 
1C. Y. BUCKLEY, “Woodrow", Broad Axe, Pa. 
CKW PUREBRED BERKSHIRE YOUNG 
SOWS AND BOARS left from last fall’s lit¬ 
ters. Sows, bred or open, *515 each*; boars, $12 to 
close out. First check gets them. No disease here. 
CLOVERDALE FARM, . Charlotte, N. Y. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD 
Eight young bred sows, sold by us to William Riis, 
of Buenos Aires, Argentina, farrowed seventy-one 
live pigs, their first litters: after being on shipboard 
sixty days and traveling9,000 miles. Selocted boars 
and bred SOWS for sale. H. C. S H. B. Hlrpemiinij, Dundee, N.y. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES 
10 Bred Gilts for Jnne farrow. 
Service Boars and March pigs. 
J. E. WATSON, - Marbledale, Ct. 
Dogs and Forroto 
fOI I IF PUPS - Pedigreed, imported stock. $5. 
CULLIL run ALTAVISTA FARM. Darlinoton, Md. 
FARMERS’ WIVES, breed the Airedale and make 
your own money. Pedigreed Female Airedale 
pups, $10 and $15 each. W. A. L0WBER. Burlinuton, N J. 
Thoroughbred Collie Pups7^ t e h e r> % 1 ,: 
and up. F* L. CHENEY) Guilford, New York 
Scotch Collie Puppies-f 
BERKSHIRE PIONEER POULTRY YARDS, Berkshire, New York 
N Pwf ftlinHIanrf— st -Bernard, Fox Terriers 
newTounaiana aiul coin© pups for sale 
Buy whore others buy. Money back if not pleased. 
Poultry catalogue free. EDWIN A. S0UDER, Telford, Pa. 
ARISTOCRATIC AIREDALES 
Bred for stamina and courage. Registered. Price, 
$18. Send for pedigree. 
BIRCH FARMS, - Three Tuns, Pa. 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 West 30th St New York City 
