THE RURA.T NEW -YOKKEK. 
949 
Wild Cherry Poisoning. 
We have had several references to 
cases of poisoning where live stock ate 
wilted leaves of wild cherry. Prof. Geo. 
H. Glover of the Colorado College gives 
the following statement: 
“No cases are on record where stock 
have been poisoned by eating the leaves 
of any species of wild cherry while 
still on the tree. It is only when the 
branches have been broken off and are 
partially wilted that they become dan¬ 
gerous, the reason for this being that 
during the process of wilting prussic 
acid is formed from noil-poisonous con¬ 
stituents which are always present in 
the living leaf. 
“Animals are sometimes poisoned from 
eating the partially wilted leaves of the 
wild black cherry, the common choke 
cherry, wild red cherry and what is 
known as the Western wild cherry. 
“Animals poisoned from wild cherry 
have a very perceptable odor of prussic 
acid in the breath, which is not unlike 
the odor of almonds. The symptoms are 
labored breathing, frothing at the 
mouth, numbness, diminished pulse, con¬ 
vulsions and death from paralysis of the 
lungs. Death usually takes place qAick- 
lj and remedies do not avail.” 
How can the farmer find out what silo filler is really best suited to his needs amid the clamor of con- 
claims? Here is information that should prove of value in arriving at a wise selection. 
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1 —The Company behind the cutter 
The Joseph Dick Mfg. Co. has been in business nearly 42 years. The Bliz¬ 
zard—the original cutter of the blower type—passed the experimental stage 
fifteen years ago—has been proven successful by thousands of farmers. 
2—The record of the cutter in use 
The Blizzard is in successful use all over America. Thousands have written 
of their satisfaction. Nearly 300 farmers’ letters are indexed in our book, 
“What Users Say’’ — send for it and read what they say about power needed, 
elevating ability, capacity, quality of work done, repair expense, durability, etc. 
3— How much power needed? 
The Blizzard is easy-running because cutting and elevating are both accomplished 
by one operation. The fly-wheel carries both knives and blower fans. Almost 
runs itself once in motion. B. C. Wolter & Bros., of Appleton, Wis., tell the 
story in a nutshell: “Small engines operate Blizzards of good capacity, where 
larger power would be required if any other filler was used.’’ The farmer’s 
regular gasoline engine furnishes plenty of power to run the Blizzard. 
4— How high can it elevate? 
Elevating never gives a minute’s worry to owners of the Blizzard. It’s elevating 
limit has never been found. It fills the highest silo in the world at Seven Mile, 
Ohio, 93 feet to windows, as readily as it fills 63-foot silos at Orchard Lake, 
Mich., and silos ranging from 20 to 60 feet on thousands of other farms. 
5— How about repair expense? 
The Joseph Dick Mfg. Co. are permanently established in business—ten or fifteen 
years from now, when you need repairs, you can be sure of getting them. All 
parts of wear on the Blizzard are replaceable and repair parts furnished at small 
expense. Some users of Blizzards for 10, 12, 15 years have spent not one cent 
for repairs outside of new knives. N. B. March of Loags, Pa., who makes a busi¬ 
ness of filling silos, says it costs him about 50 cents a year for repairs. 
6—How about capacity? 
To a Blizzard owner the problem is, how can 1 keep the hungry machine fed? 
Maybe you don’t rush silo filling. But it’s a good thing to know that if ever 
you do face a situation where the crop is in danger of being lost, that the 
Blizzard will simply “eat up” the corn and cut it even under every condition. 
7—Is it durable? 
There is no theory as to the durability of the Blizzard. We know of hand 
feed cutters made by Joseph Dick in use for 36 years—we know of cus- 
The Blizzard in use at the 
Michigan State 
Agricultural 
College 
arriving 
tomers who have used Blizzards each year for 15 years. Mark B. Curdy 
of Howell, Mich., has filled 8 to 12 silos per year for 9 years—James 
Edger, Lakeview, Mich., has filled his own and three neighbors for the 
past 12 years with a Blizzard. Heavy construction, good materials, 
careful workmanship, perfect balance—combine to make the Blizzard 
safe, and efficient, and very durable. 
You can’t make a mistake if you buy the 
Ensilage Cutter 
It deserves the name, “old-reliable,” because of its years of 
satisfaction. It is the ideal cutter for the farmer because so 
simple, yet so efficient that men who make silo-filling a business, 
find it without an equal. It doesn’t take a mechanic or an 
engineer to run the Blizzard. It’s as simple, in fact, more 
simple to run than a mower or a harvester. All gears, etc., are 
covered by heavy guards. At the factory each Blizzard is 
tested under double the speed of actual work. 
Your regular farm engine is plenty big enough to run the Blizzard. It’s 
a cutter and blower in one. The self-feed table saves one man’s work, 
and the load of corn can be driven right up to the table. It handles 
the corn fast as you can feed it. 
Always cuts evenly, and hustles the ensilage into the silo no matter how 
high it is. A good many farmers use the Blizzard for elevating grain. 
Talk with the Blizzard dealer 
and with Blizzard users 
There’s a Blizzard dealer near you. He knows what Blizzards have done 
for users. Talk with him. Write us for his name if you don’t know 
him. Also talk with Blizzard users. We’ll be glad to send you a list 
of Blizzard users in your neighborhood. Use the coupon. 
Write for any or all of these booklets 
— they ’re free 
“What U»en Say”— -in which nearly 300 Blizzard users tell of their experience with 
the Blizzard. "Making Silage Pay Better” —a valuable book on the preparation and 
feeding of silage. Blizzard Catalog— the new catalog for 1915, telling the whole 
6tory of the Blizzard and showing all the latest improvements. 
Send the coupon today for the booklets and valuable personal information which we 
will send when we know how many cows you feed, size of your silo, etc. 
The Joseph Dick Mfg. Company 
Box 20 Canton, Ohio 
The Joseph Dick Mfg. Company 
Box 20 Canton, Ohio (/>„ f X in squares to indicate wishes) 
Please send me, free of charge— 
I I “What Users Say” Q 1915 Blizzard Catalog 
I I “Making Silage Pay Better” 
□ Please give me the names of nearby users of the Blizzard 
Name. 
Post Office 
R. F. D.. 
State_ 
Name of dealer- 
Size of your silo. 
How many cows? 
