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Live Stock and Forage Notes 
Heavy Grain Ration 
I.s it arlvisablp to feed tost rows, even 
where expense is not eonsidorod. all the 
Kiaiti they will eat four times a day when 
they are jiroducinff only from 20 to .‘tO 
pounds of milk daily? Isn't it iirobable 
tlmt they would produce its much or more 
if the amount of grain fed were reduced 
to that given in the feeding standards, 
or is it jiossihle to increase production by 
feeding more than the amount given iu 
the feeding standards? P. s. 
New York. 
I .indge your cows are not on a seven- 
day test. This being the case it would be 
better to feed grain twice daily, say at 
the rate of a pound to iU/i lbs. of milk. 
Of course, no absolute rule can he laid 
down ,‘ind production at the pail must 
largely he the guide to feeding, hut the 
iibove will be near it. It is probable that 
without further help, but of coiirse this 
will liist only a few months iit best. The 
silo enables the Florida feeders to save 
tlie entire crop iind feed sweet jiotatoes 
during the entire year. There is little 
difference in the feeding value of silage 
made from sweet potato and that made 
from corn, iilthough there is considerably 
more of the carbohydrates in the sweet 
jiotato, and also less moisture but a lit¬ 
tle more ash. 
Experience iu feeding, however, shows 
that 100 pounds of the sweet potato silage 
will replace at least 150 pounds of the 
corn silage. On ii trial of the two for 
milk production, with the grain feed the 
same, there was a slight difference in 
favor of the sweet potato crop. Of coni-se 
this w'ill have little value for the North¬ 
ern dairymen who cannot raise sweet po¬ 
tatoes properly, yet we are all interested 
iu learning of -any changes in the prob¬ 
grain is being wasted if it is being fed 
in very large amounts four times a day 
to cows milking no more than 20 to MO 
lbs. a day. H. F. J. 
A Dairy Ration 
What would he a good grain feed for a 
cow on pasture? The cow is a good- 
sized grade Guernsey. I do not know 
how many pounds of milk she gives hut I 
sent between 1,(X)0 and 1,100 pounds to 
the creamery beside what wiis used at 
jiome. I have to buy i 1 feed so wish to 
feed the best. Last year I did not feed 
any grain while she was on pasture, but 
liave been told I should. I should also 
like to know what grain she should have 
in Winter when fed cornstalks iu the 
morning and clover hay at night. 
Ohio. L. B. A. 
I judge by your letter that your cow 
is a good one ;ind nearly fresh. This be¬ 
ing the case it would he well to feed her 
a grain ration on pasture of 100 lbs. 
lem f»f feeding stock. There is sure to he 
an immense development iu dairying and 
cattle feeding throughout the Gulf States, 
iind many new feeding crops will he de¬ 
veloped there. All this will have its 
effect upon our Northern dairymen as 
the South coiitinues to increase its pro¬ 
duction of meat or milk. 
Rutherford System of Stable Ventilation 
This is a very fine system of stable 
ventilation. Prof. Grisdale, director of 
the Central Experiment Farm, Ottawa, 
think's this system, which is installed in 
iill of the station buildings, superior to 
the well-known King system. This sys¬ 
tem was invented by Prof. Rutherford, 
director of the Dominion lave Stock 
Branch, Ottawa, Out. The illustrations, 
Fig. o67 and 3G8, show the system so 
tliat there is little need of explanations. 
The ventilator may he iu the center of 
the building. It may also be at the sides, 
as shown in Fig. 3G7. If, as more fre- 
(juentl.v .seen, iu tlie center of the build- 
S^oi>/e fioor 
Stable floor 
Diagrams Showing Working of Ventilation Flues. Fig. 368, 
homiiiv or cornmoal, KK) Ihs. bran, 100 
Ihs. ii'iiddlings, and 50 lbs. cottonseed, 
pi'anut, or oilmeal. For a Winter feed 
with clover hay and corn stalks a good 
ration would he two parts dried distillers 
grains, 1 part cornmeal. 1 part mdidliiigs, 
and 1 part oil or lieannt meal. it. F. J. 
Silage from Sweet Potatoes 
A short time ago we spoke of the re¬ 
markable development of the silo, and 
how one after another many things for¬ 
merly considered as waste products are 
now being used as silage^ Now we have 
an addition to the list. 
It appears that in Floridti sweet pota¬ 
toes are being used in the silo with very 
good results. It seems that the potatoes 
are handled the same a" any other silage 
crop; that is, they are run through the 
cutter, thrown into the silo, iuid stamped 
down. The sweet potato crop has been 
grown in Florida for many years. Dur¬ 
ing all that time they have been fed. 
more or less, to live stock. The chief 
trouble has been to store them in that 
warm climate so as to feed them during 
the entire year. In many cases a drove 
of hogs will he turned right into the 
.sweet potato leld to dig out the crop 
ing, a “damper” is put in and controlled 
by ropes, as shown, which is an excellent 
feature. This damper is on the principle 
of the stovepipe damper, so indispcusible. 
This system may be installed iu a stable 
already built. I strongly recommend it 
to your leaders. J. a. Macdonald. 
Prince Edward Island. 
AILING ANIMALS 
Suspicious Case 
A liorse 12 years old when iu good 
flesh will weigh iihont 1,400 lbs. This 
hor.se has a high-strung disposition, and 
when working will work till he cannot 
go any longer, just gives out, trembles, 
closes eyes and droops head toward 
ground. Horse is thin, hut not p6or; 
feed wheat bran, whole oats and corn, 
plenty of fresh water iind exercise every 
day, 'works on an average of about three 
da.vs a week. One nostril gives a white 
odorless discharge. E. C. S. 
West Virginia. 
I’he s.vmptoms tire so suggestive of 
chronic glanders, although it may turn out 
to be a case of chronic catarrh, that we 
should not feel justified in jn-escribing. 
Glanders not only is contagious and in¬ 
curable in the horse, hut communicable 
and fatal to man. An affected horse has 
to he destroyed according to State law. 
Have an examination made l)y a (pialilied 
veterinarian. He will prescribe jippro- 
priate treatment if it does not turn out to 
1)0 a case of glanders. A. s. A. 
Weak Horse 
Hor.se recently purchased is running 
down in flesh. I feed him six (piarts 
oats each meal, one quart bran each 
meal, and all the hay he can eat. I have 
used him on the road and farm and he 
has commenced to stop every little 
while, and it takes quite a while to get 
him started. My neighbor said his 
teeth need filing, and I had this at¬ 
tended to, but he has not improved. 
New York. a. a. s., jr. 
The horse probably was plumped up 
with arsenic and misses his “dope.” If 
you cannot get the dealer to take him 
back try feeding ear corn and clover hay 
and if he does not improve give one-hair 
an ounce of Fowler’s solution of arsenic 
night and morning and if necessary grad¬ 
ually increase the dose. When he is 
again in good condition very gradually 
discontinue the medicine, taking at least 
two weeks in so doing. a. s. a. 
Founder 
In a case of founder with a horse, 
which is the better to apply to the feet, 
ice cold water or hot water? We have 
a case here; the doctor directed hot 
water. I have a doctor book written by 
Robert McClure, M. D. V. S., which ad¬ 
vises cold applications. Is saltpeter 
good to give at this time? c. L. B. 
New .lersey. 
We prefer hot applications or poul¬ 
tices at first when the pain is severe; 
but cold water also seems to give good 
results. In severe founder of a heavy 
draft horse it is common to alternate hot 
and ice cold applications. Saltpeter is 
the popular remedy for founder, and is 
wonderfully effective. It may be given 
in large doses. Alum also is almost a 
specific remed.v. A. s. A. 
Worm Powders 
Would it be .safe to feed the worm 
remedy for horses referred to .some time 
ago, of salt, sulphur and copperas, to a 
mare after the colt is born? Is it fed 
once, or twice, per day? H. F. z. 
Virginia. 
The powder is only dangerous to a 
pregnant mare. Give it twice a day. A 
heavy draft horse may take a level tea- 
spoonful of copperas and two each of 
salt and sulphur tv^nce daily; or once 
daily a heaping teaspooufiil of copperas 
and a tablespoonful each of salt and 
sulphur. A. s. A. 
Tumor 
A heifer a little over two year.s old 
and not milking yet jumped a fence and 
struck her jawbone and afterward a 
large lump formed there. 'J’he veterin¬ 
arian told me to cut the hair and paint 
with iodine, but it had no results. It 
is about as big as an ordinary plate. 
Can you advise any remedy to remove 
it? J. L. 
New Y’^ork. 
Apply the tincture of iodine once daily. 
If this does no good the lump may have 
to 1)0 cut out or sloughed out by a com- 
lietent surgeon. May be lump jaw (ac¬ 
tinomycosis). A. s. A. 
Swollen Udder 
I have a heifer that has ju.st come in. 
Her udder has been very hard and fever¬ 
ish. I have been using a proprietary 
remedy. What would you recommend to 
relieve the swelling? L. D. M. 
'New Hampshire. 
We have had no experience with the 
salve mentioned. It no doubt i.s useful. 
Tlie massage mentioned also is beneficial. 
Give the treatment for garget or mam- 
mitis often prescribed here. A. s. a. 
Mange 
Last Fall I bought two dogs from a 
kennel in the West and did not know 
they had the mange. When I put them 
in with my other dogs they all got the 
mange, which has proved hard to eradi¬ 
cate. AYould you prescribe a dip that I 
could dip the whole dog in, except the 
head, that would cure mange and also 
destroy the fleas? I have a large cook¬ 
er that holds CO gallons. I could warm 
the dip and then dip them on a warm 
day. F. F. n. 
New Jersey. 
Use any one of the advertised coal 
tar dips according to directions given by 
the maker, hut add flowers of sulphur iit 
the rate of IG^ pounds for 100 gallons 
of dip solution. Repeat the treatment 
iu 10 days. Put the solution ou with a 
brush and let it dry on. Treat one dog 
exi>erimentally, then the rest when ex¬ 
perience has been gained and you find 
that the treatment is beneficial. 
A. s. A. 
