THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1525 
Live Stock Notes 
Trouble in Churning Butter 
As is usual on the approach of cold 
weather, complaints are heard on every 
hand about trouble in "getting the butter 
to come.” Only a few days since I heard 
a woman declare that she spent at least 
two hours with nearly every churning; 
and that with one she had spent a full 
half day. She expressed surprise when I 
told her I had experienced no trouble 
with mine. She said she had two new 
milch cows and could not see why she 
should have so much trouble. 
Now, there has been the same com¬ 
plaint and the remedy given—not only in 
these columns, but in nearly every farm 
paper throughout the land—times with¬ 
out number, but once more I reiterate; 
heating the milk will obviate this diffi¬ 
culty. It has been my practice in cold 
weather for many years, and I experience 
no trouble in churning. Many times the 
difficulty is attributed to the cows being 
well along in lactation ; but it is not al¬ 
ways the case. I know a woman who is 
milking but one cow ; it has given milk 
since the last of March and is coming 
fresh the middle of next March. She 
makes what butter she needs for her 
table, and says she has not had trouble 
with a single churning. She heats her 
milk, and attributes her success to that. 
The Devonshire system, or steam bath, 
has long been recommended, and the good 
results arising from its practice are well 
known by our older housewives; but there 
are always beginners. From such the 
complaints of trouble in churning gener¬ 
ally come. For their benefit I will say, 
strain the milk as soon as brought in and 
place your pan over a kettle of boiling 
water; let it remain from 20 to 30 min¬ 
utes, or until the cream is well crinkled ; 
but on no account let it come to a boil. 
When removed, place where it will have 
the lowest possible temperature without 
freezing; for success depends as much on 
the immediate and rapid reduction of tem¬ 
perature as on the steam bath. 
This process of pasteurizing not only 
obviates difficulty in churning, but has 
other important points in its favor, one 
of which is that it does away entirely 
with the white specks or mottles that are 
so annoying to the butter-maker. The 
milk being sweet when skimmed, and the 
cream when churned, remedies the evil; 
at least, that has been our experience, and 
I have yet to learn of a case of mottles 
in butter churned from sweet cream. 
Another, and perhaps the best reason 
for the steam bath, is the prevention of 
scours in calves by the use of the milk, 
and the increased feeding value over sour 
milk. Last Spring we heard of a great 
many calves dying with scours when the 
cows were first turned out on green feed, 
in many cases being fed nothing at the 
barn. One neighbor, who had lost two 
or three, said he could not see why it was, 
for the calves had had milk fresh from 
the cows; but he did not consider the 
effect of the cows’ feed on the milk. Had 
they been fed dry feed night and morn¬ 
ing, which they had been accustomed to 
through the Winter, instead of depending 
wholly on the green feed, in which there 
was yet but little virtue, much of the 
trouble might have been avoided, and al¬ 
most entirely avoided had the milk been 
heated. 
Owing to the great good arising from 
this process, we feel that too much can¬ 
not be said in its favor, yet it is practiced 
by few, comparatively; but if such an au¬ 
thority as C. P. Goodrich recommends it 
in Winter butter-making, which he once 
did, I need not hesitate to give my testi¬ 
mony. So I say to every butter-maker 
who has trouble in making her butter 
"come,” heat your milk, then give rapid 
reduction of temperature, and my word 
for it you will have no more difficulty. 
There is nothing more annoying and, I 
came near saying, so trying to one’s tem¬ 
per, as to churn for hours on a mess of 
frothy cream, and then fail to get butter. 
So let us bear it in mind that by heating 
the milk all trouble will be avoided, the 
butter will be better, and our dispositions 
sweeter. Pasteurized butter is leceiiing 
a good deal of newspaper notice, and the 
process may be found a good advertise¬ 
ment for private trade. 
JENNIE M. WILSON. 
Paralysis 
What ails this hog? I have a sow one 
year old, that has seven thrifty pigs, four 
weeks old. She seemed well and in good 
condition. I found her lying aside of her 
pen flat, and unable to get, up; tried to 
raise her up, but sffie stiffens her legs so 
I cannot raise her, but does not seem 
to be in any great pain. I feed her slop 
twice a day, one part corn, two parts 
oats, and boiled potatoes, and a couple of 
ears of corn a day. She had plenty of 
room to exercise in, a good dry nest and 
fresh water. Are potatoes boiled and 
mixed with chop good for hogs? What 
is a good ration to feed pigs at weaning 
time? F. T. 
Ohio. 
This condition, known as parturient 
eclampsia, attacks pampered sows from 
pampered stock and is brought on by the 
strain and drain of nursing pigs. The 
pigs should have been weaned at once. 
Do not feed corn or boiled potatoes to a 
nursing sow, or one in pig. Give the af¬ 
fected sow four ounces of epsom salts in a 
little slop and then feed milk, middlings 
and flaxseed meal, adding an ounce of 
limewater to each quart of slop. Rub 
liniment upon her loins twice daily. Feed 
the pigs middlings, ground oats, 
(screened) cornmeal and a little bran 
and flaxseed meal as slop, and allow 
exercise on grass, clover, Alfalfa or 
rape. a. s. a. 
Scours 
I have a calf six weeks old, good ap¬ 
petite, has had the scours for about three 
weeks, has spots ah big as one’s hand with 
no hair and very scurfy all over body. I 
am feeding eight quarts of separator milk 
and one pint of middlings per day; it 
will not eat hay. Can you tell me what 
to do to cure it of the scours and cause 
of its scurfy condition? o. J. W. 
Delaware. 
Give the calf three tablespoonfuls of 
castor oil in milk and then twice daily a 
teaspoonful of a mixture of equal parts of 
salol, subnitrate of bismuth and pow¬ 
dered alum in a little water. Increase 
to three doses a day if found necessary. 
Feed the milk at three meals and do not 
include the .foam of the milk. If the 
trouble persists mix in each pint of milk 
one teaspoonful of a mixture of half an 
ounce of formaldehyde and fifteen and 
one half ounces of distilled or freshly 
boiled water. Have the feeding utensils 
perfectly clean and sweet. This un¬ 
healthy condition of the skin may be due 
to indigestion, or to ringworm. Scrub 
the spots clean and rub in a little iodine 
ointment two or three times a week. 
A. S. A. 
Coming Live Stock Sales 
Shorthorn Sale, Ohio Shorthorn Breed¬ 
ers’ Association, Tiffin, Ohio, Jan. 12; 
W. C. Rosenburger, secretary. 
Liverpool Sale & Pedigree Co., Syra¬ 
cuse Sale Pavilion, Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 
17-18, 101(1. 
Shorthorn Sale, American Shorthorn 
Breeders’ Association, Denver, Col., Jan. 
19. 
Liverpool Sale & Pedigree Co., Hol¬ 
stein Sale Pavilion, Earlville, N. Y., Jan. 
19-20, 1916. 
Horse breeders’ sale, all breeds, Bloom¬ 
ington, Ill., Jan. 26-29 C. W. Hurt, sec¬ 
retary. 
Iowa Draft Horse Breeders’ Associa¬ 
tion, Fair Grounds, Des Moines, Iowa, 
Feb. 9-10; G. E. O’Brien, secretary. 
Shorthorn Sale, Iowa Shorthorn Breed¬ 
ers’ Association. E. R. Silliman, Colo, 
Iowa, manager, February 23. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
sale~ 50 Registered Shropshire & Southdown Ewes 
guaranteed in lamb to the very best rams. 
NIAGARA STOCK FARM, Lewiston, N. Y. 
SWISS MILCH GOATS 
TOGGENBURO SAANEN 
Yearlings an<l younger. % pure 
BUCKS, $10 and up DOES, $15 and up 
Inquiries containing stamp answered. 
SHARPLES - - Centre Square, Pa. 
SWINE 
We Will Give Special Prices on Berkshire Fall Gilts 
ANI) ROARS of the best breeding lines. Young 
boars from $15 up. Also have seventy barrels 
hand-picked York Imperial, Gano, and Fallawater 
apples, $2 50 per barrel I’’. O. B. ears, Paoli. 
TVhite Horse Farms, Faoli, Chester Co., Fa. 
S HELDON FARM REGISTERED DUROCS 
Pigs of both sex. Bred sows. Service boars. 
Best of breeding. C. E. IJARNES, Oxford, N.Y. 
Reg. Chester White Service Boar 
Bred by Victor Farms, an outstanding individual, 
$25. Winlorton Farms, Tom’s River, N. J. 
DOGS and FERRETS 
FPPRPTQ FOR SAL E-White or 
* “ r\ n L. ■ O brown. Guaranteed clean, 
healthy stock. Illustrated book and price list free. 
LEVI FARNSWORTH, New Loudon, Ohio 
E Hh 6 r color. l»>'ge or 
rcrrcla lOi JalC small; mated pairs or dozen 
lots. Choice stock. C. H. Keefer 8 Co.. Greenwich, Ohio 
CCDDCTC CAD C/ll C Booklet and price list free. 
renifLiO run OHLL jnO. F. MURRAY, New London, 0 
THE BEST LINIMENT 
Feeding 
HersheyHerd 
The Hershey Chocolate Company keeps a herd of more than 
fifteen hundred grade cows, headed by a ten thousand dollar 
Holstein Friesian Bull. This dairy is a business proposition, 
not a show farm. Every cow must produce milk in quantity 
and quality and at low cost. This* * is why the Hershey Herd 
is fed exclusively 
UNION GRAINS for Milk Production 
Contains protein, fat and carbohydrates in the exact proportions to keep the 
cows in prime condition, and make them give the most and richest milk at 
the lowest cost. It has the flavor, the variety, the filling qualities to give the 
cows an appetite and to satisfy it. It is the most economical dairy ration 
you can buy. Write today for our book on Economical Feeding. It is FREE. 
UBIKO MILLING COMPANY Dept. R. Cincinnati, Ohio 
SWINE 
OR PAIN KILLER FOR THE HUMAN BODY 
Gombault’s 1 
Caustic Balsam 
IT HAS NO EQUAL_ 
- A — 
Perfectly Safe 
and 
Reliable Remedy 
for 
Sore Throat 
Chest Cold 
Backache 
Neuralgia 
Sprains 
Strains 
Lumbago 
Sore Lungs 
Rheumatism 
and 
allStiffJoints 
r ^ u — it I 8 pono- 
■ Ur trating, sooth¬ 
ing and healing, and 
4 lt A * or nl1 Sores, 
me Bruises, or 
Wounds, Felons, Boils, 
U || a || Coru 9 and 
numan Bullions. 
CAUSTIC BAIaSAM lias 
P A l|ii no equal as 
DUilj a Liniment. 
We would say to all 
who buy it that it does 
not contain a particle 
of poisonous substance 
and therefore no harm 
can result from its ex¬ 
ternal use. Persistent, 
thorough use will euro 
many old or chronic 
ailments and it can be 
used on any case that 
requires an outward 
application with 
perfect safety. 
REMOVES THE SORENESS-STRENGTHENS MUSCLES 
CornhUl, Tex.—“One bottle Caustic Balsam did 
my rheumatism more good than $120.00 paid in 
doctor’s bills.” OTTO A. BEYER. 
Price $1.50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or sent 
by us express prepaid. Write for Booklet K. 
The LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS COMPANY, Cleveland,0. 
FEED WHOLESALE-SAVE MONEY ^ C T E 
Mix Cars. RARTLETT CO., Jackson. Midi 
Originators of tha 
Famous O. I. C. 
Swine 1863 
Two O.I.C. Hogs 
Weigh 2806 lbs. vV> 
Why lose profits breed-^" 
Ing and feeding scrub V 
hogs ? Two of our O. I. » TP 
C. Hogs weigh 2806 lbs. 
Will ship you sample pair 
of these famous hogs on time and 
give agency to first applicant. We are 
originators, most extensive breeders and 
shippers of pure bred hogs in the world. 
All foreign shipments 
U. S. Govt. Inspected 
We have bred the O. I. C. Hogs for 51 
years and have never lost a hog 
with cholera or any other con¬ 
tagious disease. 
Writ a— to-day— 
for Free Book, “ The 
Hog from Birth to Sale” 
THE L. B. SILVER CO. 
566 Vickera Building, Cleveland, Ohio 
pedigree Chester Whites “tSJklBffi'lex! 
Ridgely Manor Farm, - Stone Ridge, N. Y. 
0 1 P PIR^ —''30 ,,l e0< 's fino Poultry. Low Price. 
, l.u.rluo Huy your breeders now. Big Illus¬ 
trated circular Free. Julin E, Heatwole, Harrisonburo, Va. 
C HESTER WHITE—Registered Sows bred for 
spring farrow. Address, Euuene I Black. Scio, N.Y. 
For Sale—DUROC PIGS 
Ten dollars each. Three registered sows, Fifty 
lollars each. One Jersey Bull, two months, Seven¬ 
ty-live dollars. Sire, Owls Oxford Prince. O. I. O. 
pigs, three months. Eight dollars each. Some grade 
Cows and Heifers. Stockhurst Farm, East Meredith, N.Y. 
DAIRY CATTLE 
SPOT FARM HOLSTEINS 
30 registered cows $125 to $250 
each. 0 registered heifer 
calves $100 each. 5 bull 
calves $35 to $50 each. 2 
registered bulls ready for 
$100 each. 1 carload 
of heifers comings years old 
each. 1 carload of heifers 
coming 2 years old $45 each, 
all duo to freshen during 
winter and spring. 2 car¬ 
loads of fancy high grade 
cows; close springers $100 
each, others for $70 to $80. % Holstein heifer and 
bull calves $15 each, express paid to your station, 
in lots of 5; large stock on hand. 
,J. C. REAGAN, SrOT FARM, Tully, N. Y. 
“FOUNDATION HERO” 
4 Registered Holstein Calves 
($ 400 . 00 ) 
Three Heifers and One Bull 
Nicely marked ami well bred, it will pay 
you to write for particulars. We need their 
room. Will guarantee them to arrive in good 
condition and please you. 
Kinderhook Duroc-dersey Swine Asso. - JJ,?,£*.• 
in the East for registered stock of all ages. Best of 
breeding. Free from disease. Pairs not related 
C. M. PALMER, Sec’y-Treas., Valatie, N. Y' 
nilDflPQ —Nice pigs; $15pair; no 
UlmUOd SKRENO WEEKS, 
Do Graff, Ohio 
FOR PURE BRED TAMWORTH SWINE 
write or visit WESTVIFW STOCK FARM. R. 
F. 1>. No. 1, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 
LARGETYPEBERKSHIRES 
Spring boars and sows. Fall pigs. Quality and 
satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. 
N. G. Wilcox, 12 Jay St., Binghamton, N. Y. 
BERKSHIRES^ 
I offer you one of the best lots of Berkshires that I 
ever owned, an especially line showing of gilts. Come 
and make your own selections. If you can’t come, 
write your wants. H. L. Brown, Waterport, Orleans Co., N.Y. 
Large Berkshires at Highwood 
Regular fall offering of selected Service Boars. 
II. C. & II. B. HARPENDING, Dundee, N. Y. 
BERKSHIRE BOARS 
with size, quality and best of breeding. PRICES RE¬ 
DUCED. H. M. TERWILLIGER, Kirkville, N.Y. 
TRANQUILLITY FARMS, Allamuchy, N.J. 
HORSES 
100 Percheron and Belgian Stallions 
MARES AND HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Also SHETLAND PONIES. Free circular. 
A. W. GREEN, - Middlefield, Ohio 
Highland View Stock Farm 
Our barns are filled with the best Percheron and 
Belgians at the lowest prices. 
0. N. WILSON, Prop., - Kittanning, Pa. 
Kentucky Jacks and Saddlers 
Always a good lot of Kentucky Mammoth Jacks 
and Jennet*. Saddle Stallions, Geldings, Mares 
and Colts. Write us fully describing your wants. 
THE COOK FARMS, Box 436 L, Lexington, Ky. 
For Sale- Berkshire and 0.1. C. Swine 
two to twelve months of age. Good breeding. Ex¬ 
cellent individuals. Prices reasonable. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. TARBELL FARMS, SMITHVILLE FLATS N Y. 
Registered Large English Berkshires 
of all ages. Eight month pig dressed 334 lbs. Have 
shipped as far south as North Carolina. Two month 
old pigs, $5. DAVID WIANT, Huntington Mills, Pa. 
For Sale—Royal Star Brandywine 
167475 Berkshire herd boar at pork price. Will 
make you money. Write H. H. CORSON, Avondale, Pa. 
irebred BERKSHIRES^* fKrX-JbS 
pcDI/CUIDpQ—Tli® long, deep, heavy, hone type 
Dcmvonillto Grown for breeders and guaranteed as 
represented. P.ices right. A. C. HOOPER, Bozman, Md. 
LARGE SERVICE BOARS 
of March and April farrow. 
J. E. WATSON, - Marble Dale, Conn. 
