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Vhe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 12, 11*18 
'Lifltht* with a match” 
Taplex Foot Warmen are made of indotructible rteel 
bodies with nickel-plated ends. 
14 " long—with 12 bars fuel—$5.00 
in Canada 6.50 
20 " long—with 12 bars fuel— 7.50 
In Canada 9.00 
Taplex Smokeless Fuel—solid bricks, 12 to the box™* 
can be used in any foot wanner—$1 .OOper box 
In Canada— 1.25 per box 
If dealer cannot supply you, we will send postpaid on 
tecei|>t of price and dealer’s name. 
Y OU can use your auto all winter—even in the severest weather— 
without fear of getting frozen feet—frost bile—chills or the like; you 
can ride in perfect comfort in an(/ weather—if you have a 
TAPLEX 
FOOT mRMER 
Needs but a match ^ * 
It’s the only foot warmer you can put in operation at any time and 
anywhere simply by applying a match. 
You 11 find dozens of other uses, too, for the Taplex Foot Warmer and 
also for the other Taplex Warmers; Body Warmer, Bed Warmer and 
Handy Warmer. All of them are put in operation instantly merely by 
applying a match. Give out generous heat for 6 to 8 hours—no flame— 
safe, efficient, economical. All Taplex Warmers guaranteed satisfactory 
or money refunded. Sold by leading general, drug, hardware, depfirtmenl 
and automobile accessory stores. Write for descriptive folder—sent 
free on request. 
TAPLEX CORPORATION. 47 West 34th Street, New York City 
Cost $2.50 so far 
One month old, 150 lbs. 50 lbs. when born. 
Blatchford’s 
Sell your milk. Raise your calves on Blatch- 
ford’s Calf Meal at Vi the price of milk. The 
other Vi stays in your pocket as clear profit. 
Send for Pamnlilet Shown yon. how to nako 
vxeuu lor rampniei two profit* loBtoad of one. 
Blatchford C»lf Meal Co.—Dept 4787— Wankegan.lU. 
Milk Bottiini} Machines 
For Sale 
liUiUlilAUiUiiUMUUJ 
DonT Keep 
Loafer Cows 
Writo today for thla new 
freo book cxplainintr.fiuw to 
koi‘p recorfls of milk and 
butler produced by each 
cow; how to tcHt tnilk; pro¬ 
tects you Atfainst keepintf 
loafcrcows, etc. ThiafHonly 
one of the 20 equally help* 
ful articles io this free book, 
called 
20 Ways to Make the 
Farm Pay More 
We send thi.4 larfiro book 
free becauHo ft shows tho 
kind of farmfnjf socretH told 
In tho 2000 pHtfOH of FARM 
KNOWLKlK;E--tho new 
Farmers' Own Kncyclopedia, 
about which wo want you to 
know. Il^n't mins tins /res 
book. 
Write Postal Now 
Just send your name, 
taoam how to avoid Ioshos by 
kcepinff accurate record,and 
new waysto make your farm- 
iiur operations pay you more 
money. Simply say Send 
me 20 Ways to Make tho 
Farm Pay More." /t’sFVrs, 
but it may he worth many 
dollars to you. 
Seara Roebuck & Co* 
Dept. 6614 ‘t Chfeaso* 111 . 
FREE BOOK 
describes the fiowest and 
^nout tmrceaaful aecrats 
of the /ollavnny: 
1, 1 low to Make Babcock 
Tost. 
2. More Cream from wo 
Separator. 
5. Koepinjf Accurate 
Farm Accounts. 
4. Prir-o Com Crops. 
6. Greater Alfalfa Prof¬ 
its. 
C. lietter Stock Feodlntc. 
7. Caro of Sick Animals. 
8. B e s t W a y 8 to Uso 
Silos. , . - 
And other subjects of 
equal IntereHt to every 
farmer. Writo today. 
iVi * >*twi i >*w ii w ng * n iw innig i mi* * wil ! 
OA ’2 
DOWNfl 
ONE YEAR- 
TO PAY 
40*Fort Atkinson Style “ F” No. 1. 
Pint Fillers with Cases. 
Machines can be adjusted to fill 
Pint Bottles. 
Practically new and in excellent 
condition. 
Will consider offer for entire lot, or 
any part thereof. 
CHILDS COMPANY 
200 Fifth Avenue NEW YORK CITY 
JUDGING FARM ANIMALS, by C. S. 
Plumb; $2.25. A Practical Manual on tbis 
subject. For sale by Rural New-Yorker 
$38 
Buys the Hew Butterfly 
Junior No* 2K. Di^ht run¬ 
ning, easy cleaning, close 
Hkimm*ng, durable. Guaran* 
teed a lifetime against de¬ 
fects in material and workmanship. 
Made also in four larger sizes up to No. 8 
shown here. 
vniAi Kama its own cost and 
30 DAYS FREE TRIAL more by what it savoe ^ntwii 
In cream. Postal brings Freo catalogr-folder and "direct-from- 
fact/ory" offer. Buy from the manufacturer and save money. 
ALBAUGH-DOVER CO., 2171 Marshall Blvd., CHICAfiO 
DOGS and FERRETS 
Great Danes 
Corning Veal 
Will .you toll ino how to corn or pre¬ 
serve the meat of a three or four months’ 
old bull cnlfV I would like to know also 
what kind of a receptacle to use if I corn 
the same. I have two bull calves nearly 
the .same age, and contemplate using one 
now and one next Fall or Winter. Will 
the same process do for the meat of the 
older one? , F. J. s. 
Unionville, Conn. 
The most desirable rweptacle would be 
an earthen ja?-, hut a "wooden barrel or 
tub may be used so long as it is tight 
and has not been use<l for vinegar, koro- 
•sene or the like. Molasses barrels after 
being thoroughly scalded are fairly sati.s- 
factory. The method of corning that will 
be found most satisfactory i.s us follows: 
Since corned beef is used for practically 
the .same dishes as fresh beef, only whole¬ 
some, untainted meat should he used for 
this purposi*. Naturally, the choicer the 
meat that is [uit into the pickle the hotter 
will he the meat that oomo.s out. The 
ch(“ai)er cuts of beef are ordinarily used 
for coming, because the choicer cuts are 
more palatable in a fresh <'ondition. Plate, 
flank, slioulder, chuck, cross ribs, and 
nnnp are most commonly used for corn¬ 
ing. Frozen meat should not he put into 
the brine; neither should the brine he 
frozen while the meat is in it. 
Weigh (he meat. Cut it in pieces about 
six inches s(iu,ire. Place a layer of salt 
said Chester Brooks of Henderson County, 
Illinois, who has had wonderful succes.s 
W'ith his breeders. laist year he desired 
to enter the sheep business, and purcha.sed 
a load of aged Western ewes. 
“I bought the ewes about the first of 
September,” continued Mr. Brooks, ‘‘and 
they averaged 100 lbs. and cost me .$11 
per cwt. After getting them home I put 
them on Blue grass pasture and brush 
land, and changed them around ho as not 
to get the pastures wormy. 
‘T let the ewes into a small field of 
soft corn, after which they ran on small 
grain stubble and on the second mowing 
of clover. They did well. I turned in 
four purebred rams about the first of 
November. Tho ewes cleaned up all of 
the feed about the farm and I didn’t feed 
them until shortly before lambing time, 
when they received a ration of corn and 
oats. I bred the ewes so as to have lambs 
come about the first of March. Some of 
the lambs were dropped before that time, 
and I lost about *25 per cent of the crop 
due to this.” 
Mr. Brooks built a small shed, openiug 
to the south, for the sheei*. The lamb 
crop was 1>0 per cent. The ewes gave 
about seven pounds of wool, which 
brought about 02 cents per Ih. There¬ 
fore, they about i>aid for themselves and 
left the larnhs as a profit. Fiudi luul 
.about .$4 worth of wool, and this [laid for 
the feed. faki. w. gagk. 
New York._ 
Airedales and Rats 
I read on page 100.” an article under 
the heading of “A Five Woodchuck Cure,” 
by .lohn Van Tuyl. wIhi claims to have 
rifl his place of rals by keeping Airedalo.s 
(This Cow, Owned by J. IF. Mock, of Lehigh Co., Penn., TFas Fresh in July. 
Best Day’s Milk Weighed J’ounds. 
Her 
For Sale-Purebred Collie Puppies "hite. k!?. 
(;il)le to registry. MalOb, $16; Siiayud £ciualon» 912. 
WM. IIOTALIXG, - Kinderhook, N. Y. 
Airedales and Collies o', “ati 
pups, crown <ioc8. ainl l.rood matrons, fni'ce in¬ 
structive list, ;'ic. W. R. WATSON, Box 1745, Oaklaml, Iowa 
Diane Tim Intcllivont Icirul. A Iho finiima I'Ict* 
Lome rups NKI.sa.V’H, <;r..veClty, I'll 
on the bottom of the vessel in which the 
meat is to he packed, cover this with a 
layer of meat, and sprinkle a layer of 
salt over the meat. Add alternate layers 
of iiH'iit and of salt until the meat is 
paekt'd. .Seven to niiu' pounds of .salt 
will usually be enough for 100 pounds of 
meat. Allow the meat to stand in the 
salt over night. On the following morn¬ 
ing make u brine, using live pounds of 
sugar, 2$/^ ounces of baking smia. and 
three ounces of .saltpeter for every 100 
pound.s of meat. His.solve these iiigredi- 
ients in four gallons of boiling water. Al¬ 
low the brine te cool thoroughly before 
pouring it ov'er the meat. If more or 
less than 100 pound.s of meat is to he 
cured, use llu'se proportions for the brine. 
If four gallous of brine does not entirely 
cover 100 iiouiids of meat, water may he 
added. The meat should he weighted 
down with a block or a clean stone, since 
any part that is not covered w'ith the 
brine will decomito.se very tpiickly. 
If the brine shows signs of fermenta¬ 
tion in warm weather it should he drawn 
off, boiled, strained through a clean cloth, 
and after it is thoroughly cooled, poured 
hack on the meat. 
The meat should he kept in a cool, 
dark jflace. At the end of .30 days the 
meat will be ready for use. If the pieces 
are larger than six inches sepmre a longt'r 
time may' he allowed, according to the 
size of the pieces. For furtlier informa¬ 
tion I would refer F. .1. S. to (’oriiell 
Beading Course 119. Thi.s process will 
S'crve for corning meat from he^f of any 
age. K. ,1. SKin.KK. 
I read so much about the descroyiiig of 
rats, which I find is iinjiracticahle, that I 
am led to inquire whether Airedales are 
what they are in this piece represented. 
I am troubled greatly with rats. I have 
tried all sorts of poison and all kinds of 
traps. I latidy wrote the United State.* 
Agricultui'al Deiiartment, asking if they 
could tell me how' to drive away or de¬ 
stroy rats which would not oat anything 
whicli contained poLson and which would 
not enter any kind of a trap. They sent 
me the usual circulars, telling how many 
million dollar.s’ worth of damage the raUs 
do in the United States in a year, all of 
w'hich, from niy own cxiierieuce, I be¬ 
lieved and already knew. They simply 
advised using poison and various kinds of 
(raps, .‘ill of which I have tried to no 
great account. If the Airedale will do 
what Mr. Van Tuyl claims, I would be 
tempted to try it. S. M. G, 
Bhode Island. 
We have no doubt tlie story of the Aire¬ 
dale dogs is true. We have found dogs 
of this breed natural hunters. So are tlie 
Scotch terriers. Y'ou will lind as greab 
a difference between various dogs as you 
will between men in their inclination to 
do their duty. The more fact of buying 
an Airedale and turning him loo.se in the 
liarnyard would not end the rat nuisance. 
The dog must he trained and directed in 
order to make liim efticient. We .should 
make a trial of the “rat virus.” This con¬ 
tains the germs of a disease fatal to rats 
hut not affecting other animals. It is 
given in food and we have some good re- 
[)orts from tlio.se who have* used it. 
A Letter from France 
(Continued from page 1104) 
ters. Dad was and is the best pal I’ve 
ev(‘r had. and 1 was thinking fif liim just 
now. and of the contrast 1x4ween our 
farms in Illinois and these here that has 
led me to write you the.se lines. May 
.vfiiir work iirosper and he the inspiration 
of many a young man is my wish. 
COUP. IIOWAIU) K. I'ATTKKSON. 
TAKOeT-KOOK rAKII, Iliintiii|;tun, N-vr lurk 
For Sale 
KxUiiiniimtoyour intsand save your Kiiiiii. Piico list fi-uo. 
Illustrated booUlutlOo. C. II. KEKIfKIli VO.,(ireeuwioli, Oblo 
Handling Breeding Ewes 
“For the farmm- who is thinking of 
starting into the sliee^i Innsiness, I would 
advise buying young breeding stock,” 
.Steward: “We’re held up liy a snii- 
marine, sir.” Seasick Fas.senger: “Good! 
I hope the <larn jiirate relieves this ship 
of her roll I”—Buffalo Fxiiress. 
