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"Ghe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 17, 1017 
Calf Scours 
Means More Than the Loss 
of One or Two Calves 
Scouring calves indicate a germ infec¬ 
tion that is likely to run through your 
entire herd with serious losses. 
The loss of one calf is bad enough, hut 
nothing compared to your loss when the 
infection spread.s, as it will unless 
checked. Then your profits from increa.se 
of herd are likely to he entirolv lost. 
The best authorities (T. S. Govoimment 
and others) ali agree that a tliormigli sy.s- 
tein of sanitation taui the use of ti rellal)Ie 
gertnici<ie and disinfectant on vxevy farm 
is tiie-oniy way to control these diseases, 
a-ir pian is simple, practical, costs little 
aid is reliahie. It tits into ordinary farm 
conditions. Our method of handling calves 
will promi>tly stop scours and finally ban¬ 
ish It from the premises. One good calf 
.saved will repay the <‘Xpense of i)rote<ting 
your stock for a long time iigainst this dis¬ 
ease. 
Our germicide and disinfectant is es- 
pe<-ially adapted to this work. It is called 
Hacili-Kil (B-K for short). 'I’he remark¬ 
able germ-killing strength of B-K is plain¬ 
ly marked and guaranteed o!i every pack¬ 
age. B-K contains no poison, acid or oil. 
When used internally it destroys germs, 
heals inflamed membranes, relieves irrita¬ 
tion, restores healthy action. B K may be 
;;iven freely in the milk and drinking 
water. 
B-K is handy. You have in one jug your 
treatment for calves, cows and bull, also 
vour disinfectant for general-use. No .si)e- 
cial mixing of various ingredients; saves 
trouble and mistakes; insures promptness, 
accuracy, convenience and successful re- 
.sults. B-K is used so successfully by lead¬ 
ing brwslers throughout the IT. S. that the 
demand for it has increased over 4U0 jter 
cent within two years. A well-kiuiwn 
breeder of registere(l stock says : 
“My experience proves B-K a -won¬ 
derful remedy for calf scours. I had 83 
with it at one time, some too weak to 
stand, and by use of B-K for three 
weeks, I saved them all. At the end of 
that time all trace of scours was grone 
from tlie entire herd.” 
BK is sold by dairy 
and farm supply houses, 
druggists, general store.s, 
(dc., everywhere. If your 
dealer does not have it, 
send us his name. Deal¬ 
ers wanted in every town. 
Write us for more evi¬ 
dence from users and for 
our bulletin No. l.SG, “How 
to Save Every Calf.” 
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How the Boy’s Calf Happened 
'^riie boy's age is seven years, and the 
ealfs seven months./ Seven years ago, 
when father and mother decided to come 
to the mountains to live, it was a keen 
disappointment to have to part •ft’ith a 
purebred' flock of sheep. Nearly three 
years ag(t a neighbor called up on the 
’plione and .said. “Do you want a young 
iamb for tlie boy? I have one three days 
oh], -witli no milk from the ewe.” Dfotli- 
er .said, “Yes.” She na s a .special weak¬ 
ness for lambs, having spent many a day 
or niglit in the sheep barn at lambing 
time. So tlie lamb came; was kept in a 
large, portable pen where it grew and 
thrived. Tlie boy and iamb became great 
companions. Thills for- tlie express 
wagon made it possible for the lamb to 
be trained in harness, and wherever the 
boy went, the lamb was sure to go. 
One day, calling on a neighbor, they said ; 
“Diir children have a cosset but it is 
eating vegetables and flowers, in fact, 
living on the best the farm ufl'ords. They 
must .sell it, but though a butcher has 
offered a good price for it, they refuse to 
allow it to go to the shambles. Won't 
you buy iff” Father thought if one was 
good, two would be better, so allowed 
the boy to take money from his bank and 
purchase it. A .small yoke Avas made 
after the fashion (if an ox yoke, and it 
Avas hoped to teach them to drive side Ity 
side. 
The flnst iamb had never .si'en a slieeji 
.since three days old, and strange as il 
may seem, neA'er heeaine accustomed to 
the other lamb. Whether Avith iudigos- 
tioii, or because the sight or near aji- 
proach of the other harassed it as though 
chased by a dog, from some cause the 
first lamb began to run down, pine aAvay, 
and finally died.' Friendship betwiam 
the hoy and the first lamb Avas very in¬ 
tense, in faet it seemed impossible to 
love another so, and for a boy of five 
years, grief at its death Avas marked. 
He tried to be 'brave, then all at oiiee 
would break out AA'ith the Avail, “It just 
make.s me cry, I can’t help it.” 
A week later father dntve to a com¬ 
munity 10 miles distant and about half 
way stopped to talk with a Holstein 
breeder Avho .some years before had sa<'- 
rificed, to buy a heifer calf and hull as 
foundation for a purebred herd. Father 
had AA'atched A\’ith interest the develoj)- 
meut until tliey had increased to a Inwd 
of a dozen or fifteen. The breeder said, 
“If I had my chores done, I would go 
with you.” So donning overalls to pro¬ 
tect his Sunday pulpit trousers, laying 
off his coat tind rolling up his sleeves, he 
helped Av.ith the milking. It was a fine 
warm September CA’cmiug, and the caives 
were playing about. Said the breeder, 
“There is a little, late calf, the butt of 
the ■ .voung.ster.s. She .shifts for herself, 
has been in the kenhouse for liee. She 
isn’t doing well generally, I shall not try 
to AvinfcM- her. A drover made me a good 
offer last week, but it’s too bad to let 
her go to him, as she is eligible to regis¬ 
ter. HoAvever, lack of barn room and 
h(>r condition cannot bring me to Avin- 
tering her.” 
The next day father heard the AA'ail 
again because of the dead pet, so he 
suggested the exchange of the other 
lamb for the calf if possible, the boy to 
empty the little iron bank to pay the 
difference. A telephone call revealed the 
search of this breeder for more ewe 
lambs than he had, so he said at once, 
“Come over with the lamb, we can deal.” 
The shift in the crate was made, but 
Avheu the boy tried tg pay the difference, 
the kind-hearted breeder only said, “I 
Avouldn’t take the boy's money; an even 
exchange is no robbery, and you made 
the exchange.” 
The calf grew well, Aveighiug perhaps 
IKK) pounds Avheii freshening at 24 
months old. Noav she furnishes the fam¬ 
ily with milk. The affection for the dead 
lamb was transferred to a living thing, 
and no offer could be considered for the 
huy’s family cow. The presentation by 
her of the heifer calf shoAVu in the pic¬ 
ture doubles her A’alue, Avhile the boy at 
seven can train the calf. With a little 
assistance he didves her a mile either, 
way from home, either for the Avashiug 
or a bag of feed. It is surprising hoAV 
(piick to h'aru, and how v’ery intelligent 
is the vicll-bi’ed beast. “Topsy Colantha 
Korndyke, the same black and white 
color,” the boy says, “as the Avorld's 
great 50-pound cow.” What hedter way 
can the boy be taught to stay on the 
farm and become a lover of purebred 
stock? liKirr s. v.vx Ai.Kirr. 
AILING ANIMALS 
Worms 
Will you tell me Avliat to giA’e Avork 
horses for Avorms? E. AV. 
NeAV York. 
Mix together equal quantities of drif*d 
sulphate of iron (copperas), salt and 
sulphur by AA’eight and of this mix one 
tablespoouful • in the fecal night and 
morning for a week, then skip 10 days 
and repeat. Omit iron for a mare in 
foal, and increase the dose of salt and 
sulphur. A. 8. A. 
Warts 
I have a heifer with four or live .small 
biincdies under her neck and on her 
shoulder, about the size of hazelnuts. 
They are brown. Can you tell me if they 
are warts, and Avhat to do for them? 
Connecticut. f. v. e. 
AYarts doubtless are j)resent and are 
harmless. They may be removed by cut¬ 
ting, or by application of dilute nitric 
acid, two or three times a week, after 
applying lard to the surrounding skin. 
A. S. A. 
Ringworm 
Will you tell me what the trouble is 
with my cattle, and what to do for 
them? I have 22 cows and eight calves. 
There are four cows and one calf that 
huA^e bare spots on the top of the tail 
and on the hips, not all bare, but in 
spots, and the hair pulls out on^ the 
spots very easily. I cannot find any 
lice on them. They are outdoors all day 
and in the barn at night. E. s. 
New Y’ork. 
Ringworm, often called “barn itch” 
causes the bare spots. Scrub them per¬ 
fectly clean and when dry paint them 
twice daily with tincture of iodine. A 
week of treatment should suffice. If the 
disease is ringworm the affected skin 
will be crusted with warty scales and 
scabs. If that condition is not present 
the disease is alopecia areata, a myster¬ 
ious trouble which causes baldness in 
small or gradually enlarging spots and 
without crusts or scabs forming. There 
is no -specific remedy, but a daily rub¬ 
bing with pure oil of eajeput sometimes 
helps. A. s. A. 
BROADER MARKETS 
BETTER PRICES 
Part Played in Problem by 
Transportation — National 
Treatment for a National 
Enterprise. 
I N every part of the country the 
farmers are turning their attention 
to questions relating to the handling 
of their products after they leave the 
farm. Transportation is a part of 
this problem. The cost of reaching 
their markets and the ability to reach 
them promptly at the right time arc 
important factors in determining the 
returns from their crops. 
Low Freight Rates 
Fortunately the American farmer 
has at his command the lowest freight 
rates in the world. It costs no more 
to move a load of wheat 500 miles by 
rail than it does to haul it five miles 
from farm to station by team. A ton 
of farm produce of any kind can travel 
almost twice as far for the same charge 
on American railroads as on the gov¬ 
ernment owned roads of other lands. 
The cheapness of transportation is 
not the whole issue. To meet the 
needs of the farmer transportation 
facilities must be ample. There must 
be plenty of tracks and cars and loco¬ 
motives and sufficient terminals. 
Billion a Year Needed 
The railroads are anxious to pro¬ 
vide means to take care of all the 
business they can obtain. But a vast 
outlay of money is required. A billion 
and a quarter dollars a year for the 
next ten years or more must go into 
railroads to provide the necessary 
transportation facilities. 
During the past fcAV years it has 
become more and more difficult to 
obtain even in part, the money re¬ 
quired for this purpose. This has been 
due partly to the poor promise of a 
satisfactory return on the investment; 
partly to the uncertainty. created by 
numerous and conflicting regulations. 
Regulate For All the People 
Nobody seriously proposes that the 
public regulation of railroads shall be 
weakened. Certainly the railroads 
themselves do not. But it is'j a reas¬ 
onable proposal that the regulation 
of this great national business should 
be handled by national agencies, on 
national lines, in the interest of all the 
people, and not by local agencies to 
serve local or sectional ends. 
Regulation at cross purposes by 49 
masters—48 states and the federal 
government—now impose s upon the 
railroads an annual burden of many 
millions of dollars of wasteful expense, 
from which the public derives no be¬ 
nefit. It is of primary importance to 
the farmer to cut down this waste in 
order that his products may be moved 
to market at the least expense and 
with the greatest possible expedition. 
The farmer’s interest demands free 
trade among the states. 
RAILWAY EXECUTIVE’S 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
61 Broadway New York City 
FRANK TRUMBULL, Chairman 
FRANCIS H. SISSON, Assistant 
ALFRED P. THOM, Counsel 
B. F. BUSH R. S. LOVETT 
Receiver Mo. Pacific Ry. Ch. Union Pacific R. R. 
A. J. EARLING C. H. MARKHAM 
Pres. C. M. & St. P. Ry. Pres. Ill. Cent. R. R. 
HOWARD ELLIOTT SAMUEL REA 
Ch. N. Y. N. H.& H. R. R. Pres, Penn. R. R. 
W. J. HARAHAN A. H. SMITH 
Pres.SeaboardAirLineRy. Pres. N. Y. Centra! Lines 
WALKER D. HINES FRANK TRUMBULL 
Ch. A. T. &SantaFe. Ry. Ch. C. & O. Ry. 
HALE HOLDEN F. D. UNDERWOOD 
Pres. C. B. & Q. R. R. Pres. Brie R. R. 
L. F. LOREB H. WALTERS 
Pres. D. & H. Co. Ch.AtlanticCoastLincR.R. 
DANIEL WILLARD 
Pres. B. ScO. R. R. 
Topsy Colantha Korndyke, Broken to Harness 
