1078 
o7i<? RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Sr'ptoiiilior 14, 
Rubber 
lined 
Universal 
lent cups 
Jil any cow 
Alternates, Like Milking With Hands 
Easier, Better, 730 Times a Year 
R ight now farm help is hard to 
get—all the time and effort you 
can save is good Inisiness as well as 
patriotism. 
Why stick to the old-fashioned, 
laborious, time wasting, hand milking 
method while other farmers are sa\ ing 
time and making bigger prolits by us¬ 
ing the modern Universal Natural 
Milker ? 
One Ihiiver.sal lasts a life time. 
It alternate's, milking two teats at 
a time, while it is massaging and re¬ 
lieving the other two, imitating nature 
closely. 
It issimiik', depe'iidable and always 
ready to work. Write us. 
One Man With Universal 
Worth Three Without It 
Dear Sirs: 
IVe are usinn one. of your 
viUkiun machines and are very 
tnneh pleased with it. IIV find 
that our man can vnlk three limes 
as tnany cows with Ihe machine 
as he Could by hand, and easier. 
We had VO trouble, breaking Ihe 
cows to milk, in fact, s<ime cows 
milk better with the machine than 
by hand. 
Yours very truly, 
(Signed) 11.1). Koss & Son 
Lowi'ille, New York 
The Universal Milking Machine Company 
602 Mount? Street, Columbus, Ohio 
The American 
Double Cylinder 
Bean and Pea Threshers 
'I'he Heaii and Pea Farmer’s Friend 
r.tiilt ill three si/cs—14x14 inch, 20 x 20 inch atnl 
20 X 20 inch cylinders, to meet the demands of all. 
ThresIiOH iukI nIoaiiK nil varietlou or lioaiiH iiilil |ieiiR, and 
Hlireil* their vinoK, luM t hey coiiio direct from the Mold, in 
om^ <i|M-rali<)i>. (Jiipaclly and perfect W'jmratioii i;uaran- 
IClMl, 
I^RICE D'heii yea learn the price of those thr(!Khei'ii 
1 UK BKAN and PILA FAKMKR'S 1 RU.ND’ 
Write today for cata 
.lust drop UK a (uird. 
you will he hur|>rlHed 
loi(, full imrticularu and prlcuK. 
AMERICAN CRAIN SEPARATOR 
1023 F.ssox St., S. li 
c:o. 
Minneapolis, Minn. “Does the Work of a Crew of Men” 
eight 
Hor«» 
Pow*r 
BELT POWER attachment 
Your ffood FORD engine wiUi this nttnehment 
? ’ivcs you nil the belt power you neo<l on your 
arm to run your corn slndler, snw your woou, 
cut your enailago, run your grinder, your 
find saves you oignt times its cost ngainst ino 
price of n regular fci-horso power portublo gae 
gine. Attaciiea to your FORD crunk shuit witii* 
out use of bolts, nuts or screws. 
**ON OR OFF IN 1 6 SECONDS" 
You esn readily chanso your K()RI> from tourluR car to 
Rttu tuuritu' In « fowHOcondH. Mo ouliiberHutlx* jack to 
carry arouixl. luntnnt power tiiat 
In portable any place on llie farm 
Uiat your KDUD will ro. Snvo 
ynuraelf 2200 or more on portable 
saN 4inflrtno puwor. Order an 
KLBiKX) for your FORD. 
AUTO-FEED GRINDER 
•'Grind your feed with yonr FORD.** With this 
belt power attachment you get gas engine and 
grinder all in oiio. Grinder fiiu en belt pulley 
shaft. Your FORD engine givea you ample pow* 
cr. No bolt needed. This Auto-Feed Grinoor is 
equipped with ha d indestructihlo steel burrs, 
which are adjustable for gtinding coarso or tine. 
Fits readily pulley slmlt |>owor attachment. 
"ON OR OFF IN 16 SECONDS" 
Got thlM Auto-FeodGrlndor to fit your belt powor attach 
nient. Sold under the autno iiuarantee to <io 
> nil 
tell 
FREE—SPARK PLUG TESTER 
If you own a FORD. Bond ttKlay and we will mail you 
oho, (ofrOther with plcturori anil full Inforiiiaiton 
KUMi:(. . ...‘ 
ahotit 1 
U>Koit i*ower an<l (binder al tachmont. 
you It will do. WUh a coaiploto 
bolt K>ow(7r attachinont and auto- 
fot>d srindor you got K-horHo saw 
•nirioa powor and grinder itonnco 
witii irood aix <1 srTmivr and yotxr 
Ford ODgine big enoush to run it. 
There's an KLMCO distributor near you, who is ready to Imake immodiato shipment. Send for his namo, 
E. F. ELMBERG GO.,' 30 Main SI, Parkers&uirg, Iowa, U.S.Aa 
Live Stock arid 
a s K s 4 
Does a “Hog Wallow” Pay? 
1. f koo]) (hroo or four hogs and di'.siio 
:iTi (‘Xpert as well as a prncticar <ti)inion 
as to wliether it would pa.v to build a 
wallow for this lumiher of sows with their 
oll'spriiig. 'I'lie Avallow (h'serila'd in oiu' 
of the eoiierete pamphlets is S ft. wide hy 
12 ft. long with .^)-ft. drying platform at 
one end. 'I’ln' walls of this wallow are IS 
inches deej) and tlie eont(‘nts I presnnu' 
would lill iihoiit 12 inches. T can con¬ 
veniently hnihl tills wallow adjoining a 
concn‘te maiinri' jiit so that contents of 
wallow would drain in tut, which strikes 
iiK' as a \(‘r.v desiral)l(‘ arrangi'ineiit. 
Would ttierc' he any si'iious objection to 
draining in the manure if I used oil or 
other ingri'flients snitahh' for disinrectiint V 
2. l)o yon reeomiiK'nd ringing small jiigs, 
or is il .‘nhis.-ilde to let them Tool? 
New I'oik. M. I., a. 
1. ’I'lier(' is an hoin'sl ditVeiH'iiei' of 
opinion concerning the hog wallow. If 
tliere is an ahnmianee of shadi' or cool r(‘- 
trents for tlie animals to enjoy tlieri' is 
no neei'ssity for Ihe wallow. I’sually tin* 
water l(eeomes stagnant ami imimri'. since 
it is apt to lie in'gh'cted. 1 would not 
advise draining in llie mannri* pit. It is 
not an easy matter lo remove the ordinary 
Tipon t,h(‘ fact that sle- is tliia at mating 
tim(‘ and that she shonld Ik* in good llesli 
at the (‘Tid of her gestation period of IIS 
days. .'\ good ration would he a mi\'tnr<' 
of eornmejt), six parts; red dog flour. 
thr(‘(‘ ]i:irts: oil meal or tankagi'. one 
jiart. (live her four ponmis of this mix¬ 
ture (l;iily for each Hm) pounds live 
Aveighf, i>rovid<‘d sin* weighs less than 200 
jioumls. ()\('r this weigiil. three pounds 
per loo will .serve, ami (>nly this amount 
in easi' the S('W is thin and does not ex- 
(•('<‘(1 tile rat(‘ of galsi noted ;il)ov(>. If yon 
lmv(‘ forage cr()i)S such as rape or clover, 
the amount of grain may he reduced to a 
2 per (’(‘III ratio, two ])onnds jx'r lOO 
lioiimls liv,> w(‘ight. At farrowing make 
(he mass more watery, incre.ase the tank¬ 
age or oil meal slightly, and lx* sur«' the 
sow is in a vigorous condition ri'siilfing 
from some exerelse and a well Hushed and 
well cooled sysp'm. 'riic amount, of grain 
should he reduced during the (>MrIy stages 
of nursing, as the jiigs do not ivunin- 
much milk until tln‘\ are two we<‘ks old. 
Iner('as(‘ the amount of feisl as tin* 
1 Banketfitl of J*or}: 
liipiids fidiii tin' pit. e\’en llioiigli a immp 
is ju'ovided, and I here* w<'nld of neei'ssity 
lie a great de;d of draimige water from 
sncli a wallow. 1 dare say il would add 
V(‘ry mueli to tin* l.tlior of emptying (he 
jti(. ami coiit I'ilmt (“ ahsolntely iiotiiing to 
liie ):ilne of tin* mainirc*. .\s far as tin* 
eianh* oil or disinfi'ctant is eoiici'rned jio 
S(*rions ol>j(‘clion eaii lx* rai.s(‘d. At the 
New .Ter.s(‘y Slalion w(' wer(‘ inadically 
without natural sliade, and liad to r('ly 
lai-gely on temporary slii'ds. I’y hiiilding 
them low W(* W('r(‘ aide to devise cool I'c- 
ti'eats and only on V(‘ry hot da,\s .ami only 
in (“xc(“|d ional cases when \(‘ry I'al or 
highly eomlil ioned was it necessary to 
puddle water for the comfort of (he ani¬ 
mals. in sncli instances (lie liei'dsman 
merely ix)nre(l a f(‘W imils of water on tin' 
ground and tin* di'sired results olitained. 
Of coni'si* we relied nixm eitlu'r tin' si>ray 
jinmp or dipping tank to rid tin* .anhnals 
of parasiti's. .My expeiienc<‘ jirompts that 
wallows are unnecessary, and nsnall.v 
lilthy; that Ihe same amount of inoni'y 
(‘xix'uded in iiro\i(Iiiig slnuh' will jirovi; 
more (‘llVcIive and sightly. I am .sure it 
would Ix' wrong to drain such a pit into 
the mainire storag*'. 
I 2. 1 u’onhl ring pigs liy all means. 
! Rooting can he greatly controlled hy 
means of supplying tin* animals with a 
mineral ration nf siiH, charcoal, bone 
m(*al, ground limestom* and wood aslu'S, 
(‘(lual parts h.\’ wi'ight, and kejit beforo 
th(*m ill snitahh* contaiiu'rs all tin* linn*, 
llowoi’er, on I'ainy da.v s or lu'ii the 
ground is soft and easily dug tip, the pigs 
are apt to root in sidu* of this i»r»‘eantion. 
Rooting is (inito as much a haliit as :i 
vice jind rings (piitt* (‘Ilieiently di'crt'ase the 
haldt if used at tin* very ontsi't. Small 
pigs can lx* I'ung at weaning time with 
tin* best results. It may he necessary to 
r(“-ring tln'in from time to tinn* as the 
rings lose out or an* outgrown. 
K. C. Ml.NKI.KK. 
Feeding a Brood Sow 
I have .inst bought a young sow one 
month nlong with pig. Will you tell me 
the Ix'.st ha la need ration to fi'ed her be¬ 
fore and after farrowingV I am giving 
her one (piart of meal, one pint of iTd 
dog nnd one pint of linseed meal twiei* a 
day. P. F. c. 
Massaehii.si'tls. 
A lired S(''w shonld gain in weight regu¬ 
larly aft(*r she is safely sc'llled at the 
rale of one pound per day. ’I'his is based 
yonngslers grow ami es idenee a demand 
for moi'c milk. If yon have no green 
linage 1 would iVed .souk* .Mialfa or elovi'r 
ha.i or rowen. (live the jiig.s .some dry 
grain, crjieked corn .sprinkled with oil 
meal or tankage vlu'n they are jilxiut 
three weeks old. K(‘eji them growing and 
gaining, eating and .sleeping, from tin* 
very day of tlieir liirth. F. c. M. 
Slimy Cream 
'I’liis Slimmer our milk is'fusi's lo .sour 
unless ;i starter, horrowi'd from Ji lu'igh- 
ritr. is used. Tlie milk will tliickeii in 
.•ihoiit 24 hours and the cream turn slimy. 
At lirst I thought ix-rliap^ 1 li.ul not heen 
careful (‘iioughi with tin* milk and look 
(*xlra iiains to .si*ald e\«*rything ami kei'p 
it eooi, hut it has made no diirer(*ne(*. 
i:. M. 
l''roiii your de.scription .yoiir milk nn 
donhiedly gets inlVct(*d with hactoria 
wliieli I'itlier cau.se slimy and ropy milk 
■ d- els(* cans(* it to thicken witlionl going 
sour. ’I'liis latter group are t.i'iined .sw(*et 
enrdlers. While I note \ou hnvc* lu*en 
carc'fiil to .s(.*ald everything the milk conn's 
in contact witN 1 Can only say Unit in 
all itrohahilily tin* milk bi'Cumes con¬ 
taminated after ir is dravn from tin* 
eow. You <*an soon t(*ll wln'tlier your 
cow is all right by boiling a ('otijih* of 
idnt fruit jar.s and Covt'is. Ke(*p eovers 
on until milking time. (’ari'fnlly cl(*an 
tlio llank.s, udder and teats of tin* eow and 
driiw some of the lirst milk from each teat 
into the bottle until the bottle is half full 
or .so. When the milking is half over, n*- 
jieat this in another jar. Re sun* that 
the hjinds are clean .niid that no contami¬ 
nation gets into the milk fi’om the outside. 
Set the jars away a.s you do tlie r(*st of 
the milk and await resulLs. ]f hy ehaiioe 
tin* milk does thiHcen infi'Clion is most 
likely from the udder, and you should 
take a .sample as aliovi* di'.scrilx'd and 
.send it to your State Exiierirnciit Station 
at (Jeneva, N. Y., for (*xainination. If 
samiih's are all right yon enn loeali* tin* 
(rouble in a similar maiim*r. 'I'he eom- 
moii sour(*e.s of the organism causing the 
sweet curdling are the .soil, water and 
stable dirt, while those causing the slimy 
condition are found on unsterih* utensils 
ill addition to being found in stable dirt. 
Heating tin* oontHminate<I milk to 115 
degri*es while it is still fresh will piob- 
ahly lix it so it can be U8ed. While 
slimy milk is undesirable, it is uot known 
Unit it is harmful. u.F, J. 
