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Uhe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 21, 1917. 
Tht Cow Knowi-but SHE can't talk. Ask the Dealer, 
Use This on 
Your Cows 
twice a day 
SO-BOS-SO KILFLY has been used by 
thousands of farmers and dairymen all over 
the country for the past 17 years. It is a 
tried and proven preventive for flies. You 
should use SO-BOS-SO KILFLY on your 
cattle and horses if you want them to give 
the best that is in them. SO-BOS-SO KIL¬ 
FLY keeps the animals from becoming nerv¬ 
ous and irritated by keeping the flies away. 
In some cases it has been the means of in¬ 
creasing the milk production as much as 20%, 
You can buy SO-BOS-SO 
KILFLY from your dealer. 
Send for descriptive circa* 
lar telling about other farm 
uses for SO-BOS-SO KIL¬ 
FLY: also for testimonial 
from leading breeder of prize 
cattle. 
The H. E. Allen Mfg. Co., Inc. 
Carthage, N. Y., U. S. A. 
CUTS LABOR IN HALF 
D o you first disinfoct, and fhen go-over 
all surfaces again with whitewash in 
ordpt to keep your -stables., dairies 
and poultry houses bright, cheerful and 
free of hce, mites, flyeggsandthegermsof 
roup, white diarrhea, cholera, glanders, etc? 
Such a method is a waste of time, money end 
labor. Use Garbola instead—it does the two things 
at the same time. It is a disinfectant that dries 
out white—not dark and colorless—and gives much 
better results. 
Carbola is a mineral pigment combined with a 
germicide twenty times stronger than pure car¬ 
bolic acid. Comes in powder form, ready to use 
ns soon as mixed with water. Applied with brush 
or sprayer. Will not clog sprayer. Will not flake, 
blisteror peel off nor spoil by standing. No dis¬ 
agreeable odor. Absolutely safe—willnot harm 
Block if they lick surfaces painted with Carbola. 
If yonr dealer does not carry Carbola, send bis 
name with order and we will ship direct. 
10 lbs. [10 gals.1 $1 and postage. 20 lbs. 20 Igals.] 
$2 delivered. SO lbs. [SO gals.f S4 dellverea 
Trial pacfcape^-enouoh to paint onddioinfoet 
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CARBOLA CHEMICAL COMPANY 
Oept. R 7 East 42nd St.. New York City 
A Herd Record 
With a Message for 
Every Dairy Farmer 
The Cloverdale Farm Herd owned by 
A. J. Daugherity, Streator, Illinois, 
averaged for 50 cows, all ages, 15,325.5 
lbs. milk, averaging 592.3 lbs. butter. 
The fifty (year) records were made while 
feeding Unicorn Dairy Ration as the 
entire grain ration summer and winter. 
Mr. Daugherity has fed Unicorn Dairy 
Ration for eight years. He writes that 
he has found it more economical, from 
the standpoint of milk production, than 
any home ration he could combine. It 
makes more milk, takes less grain to do 
it, and keeps the cows healthy. Write 
for free Cow Testers Manual. 
Chapin & Co. 
Dept. R-11 Chicago. 111. 
FARMERS NOT A POISON 
POWERFUL DISINFECTANT 
B*K la powerful protection against 
abortloni cholera, pneumonia and scours. 
Ten times stronger than carbolic, yet not' 
a poison. Contains no acid, coal tar or' 
caustic. Safe to use. CheR)>«r because it 
goes farther. Used by leading breeders of' 
high-grade cattle. Awarded Gold Medal ^ 
at Pan. Par. Expo. Send for Bulletin 11 . 
on ^^Disinfecting,’* and Trial Offer. Go to 
your druggist or general store. Dealers 
wanted in every town. 
General Laboratories—Madison, Wis. 
2723 So. Dickinson Street 
MINERAL?^ 
HEAVE^y* 
.COMPOUND 
Booklet 
Free __ 
13 Package guaranteed to give satisfaction or monej 
hack. $1 Package snfBcient for ordinary cases. 
SUERAL HEAVE BEMEOT C0„ 461 Foudh A«e.. PiHsburg. Pft 
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Live Stock, and DaiiY . 
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ANI 
ITATION 
A Good Holstein Cow 
The Holstein cow. shown on page 893, 
Fig. .374, is I-ucy Diichess I)e Kol 06348. 
8ho is a Western cow, 11 years old, and 
of good quality and reputation. She has 
a four-year-old year’s record of 16,994.0 
lbs. of milk, and ,553.74 lbs. of fat. She 
is noted as a producer of twin calves, 
having dropped seven calve'i within the 
last four years. She certainly does look 
lika a walking milk wagon, and sizes up 
to her appearance. 
Proportion of Fat in Milk 
Can you tell me what milk will test 
that will churn four pounds and eight 
ounces of butter to one hundred pounds 
of milk? D. G.. 
Delaware Co., N, Y. 
Ordinarily it is safe to figure that a 
pound of pure butterfat will make a 
pound and a sixth of butter. This being 
the ca.se 4.5 divided by one and one- 
sixth equals 3.84 pounds of fat contained 
in the 100 pounds of milk which made 
4.5 pounds of butter. This is equivalent 
to a 3.84% test. n. F. J. 
A Change in Jersey Registration Fees 
The amendments to the by-laws sub¬ 
mitted on May 15 to the members of the 
American .Jersey Cattle Club for a vote 
liave resulted in the adoption of a new 
schedule of fees covering the registra¬ 
tion of domestic-bred .Terseys. The new 
fees wdll go into efTect on September 17, 
1917, and will be as follows: 
Females one year old or under— 
To members .$ 1.00 each 
To non-members . 2.00 each 
Females over one year old and 
not more th;ni two— 
To members . 2.00 each 
To non-members . 3.00 each 
Females over two years old— 
I’o members or non-members 10.00 each 
Males one year old or under— 
I'o members . 2.00 each 
’I’o non-members . 3.00 each 
Males over one year old and 
not more than two— 
To members . .3.00 each 
'I'o non-members. 5.(X) each 
INIales over two years old— 
To members or non-members 10.00 each 
Holding Up Milk 
I have three cows, two of them three 
years old, and one is six years old. They 
were fresh early i., March. The last two 
weeks they keep their milk back. AVhat 
can I do about it, and what is the reason 
they do it? Does it harm the cows? We 
tried to give feed when we milk, but it is 
very expensive, and even then is not very 
satisfactory. A. w. 
New York. 
Most of the milk ’s elaborated in the 
udder during the process of milking. The 
cow suffers no harm for failing to elab¬ 
orate milk. That may be due to fright, 
chill or shock of some sort. Rough milk¬ 
ing and harsh treatment of the cows may 
be the cause. If the teats are sore a cow 
may also hold up her milk. Let a calf 
suck if having the cow milked by a gentle 
person, preferably a woman, does not 
mend matters. Sometimes a cow will let 
down her milk normally if her calf is 
placed in front of her at milking time. 
A. s. A. 
Death of a Calf 
I recently lost a large bull calf a week 
old, which I was fattening. He ate his 
supper of about 3^ quarts of whole milk 
which was given him a.s soon as milked 
from cow. as usual, and seemed to be all 
right. The next morning he would not 
get up to eat, and laid all stretched out, 
and during the forenoon died. Upon ex¬ 
amination I found in his stomach about 
a quart and a half of what looked to me 
like cheese curd; it was about 'the same 
color and a rubbery spongy mass. Was 
this the cause of its death? j. A. B. 
New York. 
Milk curdles naturally in the stomach 
so we cannot tell if an abnormal condi¬ 
tion was present or not. It may be that 
the calf had a fit caused by indigestion, 
or an attack of apoplexy from overfat 
condition and lack of exercise, but we 
are unable to give a confident opinion. 
A. S. A. 
Stringy Milk 
Can you advise me what to do for my 
milk? The cream sets very thin, and 
is stringy. What causes it? ir. ii. 
This question could be better answered 
by knowing the number of cows in the 
herd. If there are but one or two cows 
it may be that they are so advanced in 
lactation as to make their milk abnormal. 
It might be due to a cow having garget 
or other udder trouble. Another [lossi- 
ble cause is that utensils are infected 
with a bacterium which causes this 
stringy condition. Careful sterilization 
of the utensils may overcome the diffi¬ 
culty. If not the other possible causes 
mentioned should be investigated. It is 
really a trouble that can be cleared up 
only by a little investigation and experi¬ 
mentation along the lines mentioned. 
_ n. F. J. 
Dyeing the Horse 
Many people prefer a v/hite horse or a 
light gray if they can get him. We 
knew one farmer who always kept white 
horses because he said it was easy to 
tell whether the boys had done their duty 
in bedding the horse and cleaning him off 
properly. In war, however, the light- 
colored horse is a w'eakness of the army. 
Visibility is a word much used in war 
reports, especiallv naval affair.s. Battle¬ 
ships are painted gray or a light green so 
as to give them a low visibility with the 
water for a background. The light col¬ 
ored horse, and especially the white 
horse, is easily seen on the battlefield, 
and attracts attention from the gunners 
on the other side. The French and Eng¬ 
lish are trying to avoid this difficulty by 
dyeing the war horses, especially the light 
ones, so as to give a dark brown chestnut 
color. _ A mixture of chemicals is used 
for this purpose, usually a salt of potash, 
and a neutral acetate of lead. These 
salts are dissolved in water separately. 
One solution is poured .lowly in a small 
quantity over the horse and c<arefully 
I’ubbed in, rubbing being done in the di¬ 
rection of the hairs. Hard rubbing is 
not necessary, but the whole horse has to 
be covered. After fully drying the other 
solution is poiu’ed on in the same way 
and rubbed in. Then the horse is ex¬ 
posed to the sunshine for a time, and 
taken back to the larn. The next day 
his coat, whatevei it was before, is a dark 
chestnut color, and this color remains 
until the hairs are shed or drop out. 
Here is an opportunity for jockeys and 
fakers to color up a stolen horse and 
palm him off perhaps upon the very man 
from whom he was stolen. 
Healing a Horse’s Neck 
One of our draft honses had a sore on 
top of his neck for over four months, 
which the driver trie to heal. Rut noth¬ 
ing did much g(X)d, until he used mutton 
tallow; I cured it in a short time. I 
hope it will help others. mbs. c. l. 
New York. 
Remedy for Scours 
Regarding treatment given on page 
824 I take <a shovel or spade and cut a 
piece of turf about 10 to 12 inches 
square, turn it upside down where the 
calf can get at it. This will usually 
effect a cure. A bone burned and pulver¬ 
ized is a remedy for extreme cases, but 
not too much bone dust, as that will stop 
everything if overdone. These may help 
until one can get a prescription filled. 
Leave the dirt with the turf roots as 
the calf will lick it as well as chew the 
roots. K. M. u. 
Massachusetts. 
Castor Oil for Warts 
Castor oil will remove warts if used 
freely and persistently; and for the one 
as large as a hen’s egg on the leg of a 
horse, recently mentioned in The R. N.- 
Y. it would seem an easy matter to cover 
tlie wart with cotton batting and then 
cloth, and tie down about the base, and 
then keep it constantly satin-ated with 
castor oil. Castor oil will kill a wart 
gradually, the first indication may be a 
slight irritation, then dry ridges or 
rough surface, then a generiil shrinkage, 
then the wart has fallen off, leaving a 
clean smooth depression, for warts are 
only skin deep—when treated safely with 
castor oil. medora cobbett. 
Buckwheat Bad for Hogs 
Inquiry has been made concerning the 
use of buckwheat as a food for hogs, and 
one reply has been noted, suggesting its 
use with a liberal amount of other feed, 
but those who have had years of exper¬ 
ience claim that it is not a safe grain 
to feed to hogs, positively dangerous, 
causing serious intestinal troubles and 
displacements, such as piles, not easily 
treated or cured. Have mercy on the 
poor pigs—let others be content with 
their buckwheat griddle cakes smothered 
in golden butter and amber Vermont ma¬ 
ple syrup. MEDOBA COBBETT. 
Cortland Co., N. Y. 
R. N.-Y.—Who is to decide this? We 
are told by others who live in the buck¬ 
wheat section that hogs do well on this 
grain. 
Sale of Currant Crop 
The Department of Foods and Markets 
closed contracts July 13 for the entire 
Hudson River currant crop. The price is 
five cents per pound f. o. b. at loading sta¬ 
tion. Purchasers are to furnish pack¬ 
ages, and they will pack in 40-lb. trays. 
For the past two years currants in the 
Hudson River section have been left on 
the bushes for lack of a market. 
IS THE RELIABLE METHOD 
FOR PREVENTING 
FOOT AND 
MOUTH DISEASE 
HOG CHOLERA 
AND OTHER CONTAGIOUS 
DISEASES. 
You can make all live-stock 
quarters sanitary by using 
KRESO DIP No. 1 
The Standardized, Reliable 
Dip and Disinfectant. 
KRESO DIP No. 1 has been used at tho 
large state fairs in the United States for 
the last ten years to prevent the spread of 
contagious disease. It has done it, and 
KRESO DIP No. 1 will do the same for 
you on the farm. 
KRESO DIP No. 1 is reliable. It is 
easy to use. It is inexpensive. 
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. 
We will send you free a booklet on the 
treatment of mange, eczema or pitch 
mange, arthritis, sore mouth, etc. 
We will send you free a booklet on how 
to build a hog wallow, which will keep 
bogs clean and healthy. 
We will send you free a booklet on how 
to protect your bogs from lice* and para¬ 
sites and disease. 
Write for them. 
PARKE, DAVIS & CO. 
Dept. Animal lndusti>. DETROIT, MICH. 
Only S2 Down 
One Year to Pay!p 
Buys the New Butter- ( 
fly Jr. No. 2. Lightrunnin^ 
easy cleaning, close skim' 
ming, durable. Guaranteed 
,a liretime. Skims 95 quarts 
f )or hour. Made also In five 
argor aizea ap toNo.Sabown bare. 
30 Days’ Free Trial '“st 
_ ^ and more by what 
I it eaves in cream. F^tal brings Proo cafce 
I alofir, folder and "dlrect-from*factory” offoTe 
Buy from the manufacturer and save money, 
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2171 Marshall Blvd. CHICAGO 
f100.0001. 
how in 
Insure 
Againsf 
Tuberculosis 
65% of tuberculosis is contracted 
tbroueh drinking water. One 
diseased cow may cause you 
to lose your entire herd. 
Write for booklet 
livestock Drinking Fountain Co. 
Box F Lynchburg. Virginia 
r 
PRICE 
$|00^ 
ANTI-COW KICKER 
DELIVERED 
Money refunded if not satisfactory 
THE MOORE BROS. OF ALBANY 
NEW YORK 
FOR SALE— 
Two COW unit. Automatic . 
vacuum and natural oirpruauure type. In flrat-class condition. 
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MILKING MACHINE 
Address E. H. HEIGHOE, SO S. 
lington, EAST ORANOl, N. J. 
PULLING BOTH WAYS 
A stout team is no use at one 
end of the rig if friction is hold¬ 
ing back at the other. Mica 
Axle Grease makes stronger 
pullers of your team. It’s the 
mica that does it. 
MICA 
AXLE GREASE 
Eureka Harness Oil 
makes harness soft, pliable end 
water-proof. 
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principal Office* ‘ 
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