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B»c RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 14, 1918 
BARIUM-PHOSPHATE 
AN ALKALINE FERTILIZER 
16.00% Phosphoric Acid 7.00% Barium Sulphide 
Barium-Pliosphale if? a mixture of an alkaline salt of barium and 
phosphate of lime. 
Every farmer knows that, so long as he can 
GROW CLOVER 
he can grow any other crop, and the converse is also true, that where 
clover persistently refuses to grow, owing to acid soil conditions, 
then other crops must steadily deteriorate. 
Barium-Phosphate in addition to supplying phosphorus in a most 
desirable form 
SWEETENS THE SOIL AND INSURES A GOOD STAND OF CLOVER 
without the use of lime, which should alway.s be used liberally when 
Acid Pho.sphate is applied. 
Used with manure or plowed under with green crops Barium- 
Phosphate alone will produce most satisfactory yields and builds 
up the fertilitj’^ of your farm. 
It will pay you to Avrite for our book 
“PHOSPHORUS—THE MASTER KEY TO 
PERMANENT AGRICULTURE” 
which describes Barium-Phosphate and its uses. 
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Grow Two Hogs 
At The Cost Of One 
by adding to your grain ration ten per cent, of 
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This statement is based on information contained in Farmers’ Bulletin 411, U. S. Dept, 
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THE ASHLAND PRODUCTS CO. 
50 Virginia Avenue ASHLAND, OHIO 
Moldy Silage; Nutrient Values 
We had a new silo built this Fall. I 
expected the silo to be complete by the 
middle of September; instead it was Oc¬ 
tober. My corn was cut for September; 
by the time I got it in the silo it was on 
the dry side, with good ears of corn. The 
roof was not on the silo when we started 
to fill. When I started to nee it I found 
it all molded, in such a condition that the 
cows will hardly take it. I am afraid it 
will put them off their milk. I have only 
four cows. The silo is 20 by 10 feet, too 
large for the number of cows, but I did 
not fill it up to the top. Up to present 
time I have taken out about four feet of 
silage and it is still molded. It was 
packed well when filling it and kept the 
water hose going all the time. I w’ould 
like your advice about it. I am afraid 
it is all gone. I always like to fill the 
silo when the corn is good and green. If 
I keep throwing out so much every day 
do you think it would get better lower 
down in the silo? 
How do you read the following table? 
Carbo- 
TV/ten you write advertisers mention The R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a 
quick reply and a, square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
Amt. 
P't’n 
hyd’tes 
Fat 
Lbs. 
Ubs. 
Tvbs. 
Lbs. 
Corn. 
10 
0.71 
3.78 
0.18 
Corn silage .... 
32 
.40. 
4.54 
.22 
(^orn ground . . . 
3 
.24 
2.01 
.13 
Barley ground. . 
2 
.17 
1.31 
.03 
Oats ground .. . 
5 
2.51 
.10 
Nutrients provided 
2.05 
14.15 
0.75 
Nuti'ients required 
2.21 
14.12 
.71 
What I want to know is what 0.71 
lbs. protein mean, the same with 0.18 
lbs. fat, and so on. Is it 18 parts of a lb. 
of fat and 71 parts of a lb. protein? 
New Jersey. w. c. 
1. The moldy silage is certainly unfit 
for use. Your only hope is that a little 
deeper down the silage may have packed 
firmly enough to have excluded the air 
so that it did not mold. It would have 
been better to cut the dry corn a little 
finer. Possibly some more water and 
more treading in the silo would have 
Imlped. 
2. All feeds contain the nutrients, pro¬ 
tein, carbohydrates and fat. A certain 
per cent of these nutrients is digested 
when consumed by the animal. Clover 
hay, for example, contains according to 
figures you give 7.1 lbs. of digestible pro¬ 
tein, 87.8 lbs. of carbohydrates and 1.8 
lbs. of fat in every 100 lbs. This makes 
a total of 40.7 lbs. The remaining 53.3i 
lbs. is moisture, mineral matter, and the 
indigestible protein of the feed. The 
figures you present are obtained by re¬ 
ferring to a table showing the pounds, or 
in other words, the per cent of the nu¬ 
trients available in 100 lbs. of the various 
feeds, and multiplying this factor by the 
ainoimt of the feed used in the ration. 
Hence, in case of the clover hay 10 x .071 
equals .71 lbs. protein. 10 x .378 equals 
3.78 lbs. carbohydrates and 10 x .018 
equals .18 lbs. fat. H. F. j. 
Hard Churning 
I had two cows, one I just bought. The 
first churning since I got the new cow 
we could not get any butter. We churned 
for 6^2 hours. The cream foamed up to 
twice as much as we put in the churn. 
The new cow will be fresh shortly, and 
the other in March. Can you tell me the 
reason? We keep milk in cellar. 
Bigler, Pa. o. t. n. 
Tour difficulty in churning is due to a 
combination of circumstances. First, 
your cows ai'C both advauced in lactation 
and cream from their milk naturally 
churns with more difficulty than when 
cows are fresh. Second, judging from 
foaming you mention, the cresim was 
sweet when churned, and jiossibly the 
temperature a little low. Try lotting 
cream sour so as to make it have a sour 
taste, and then churn at a little higher 
temperature. If this does not bring it, 
keep cream sweet until day before Churn¬ 
ing. tlien pasteurize it by setting cream 
pail in vessel of hot water over the fire, 
heating cream to 145 degrees F., and 
holding there for 30 minutes. The cream 
is then cooled to 5(5 to 00. held a few 
hours, preferably overnight, and churned. 
The cream should be stirred frequently 
during the heating and cooling processes. 
The latter method will make you a mild- 
flavored butter of good keejiing qualities. 
ir. L. J. 
regard to care and diet will be most wel¬ 
come. B. M. F. 
Ohio. 
I believe your cow would eat more 
roughage. Give her Alfalfa hay in early 
forenoon and then about 4 p. m. Feed 
cornstalks at noon and give cow a few 
after supper. In order to maintain her 
milk flow of about two gallons per day 
she ought to be getting at least three to 
four pounds of grain daily. Take KX) 
pounds hominy feed, 100 pounds bran and 
1()0 pounds linseed oil meal and dump 
into a pile on the barn floor. Add three 
pounds coarse fine salt. Shovel pile over 
two or three times to mix well. Give cow 
one and one-half to two quarts of this 
mixture, morning and evening. I note 
you mention milk is strong at times. 
This frequently happens when one cow is 
kept w'hen cow is in advanced lactation 
and on dry feed entirely. The oil meal 
and bran in the mixture will help over¬ 
come this. H. F. J. 
AILING ANIMALS 
Periodic Ophthalmia 
I have a mule eight years old that is 
nearly blind. ETe can only see a little out 
of one eye. He has been troubled for 
several yeai-s. At times he cannot see 
at all, and then he gets better, but now 
he can see but very little and does not 
improve. His eye has a blue look and 
one cannot .see the pupil. Can you tell 
mo what to do for him, as he is a very 
fine mule? j. F. c. 
Texas. 
The mule is afflicted with peidodic (or 
recurrent 1 ophthalmia ("moon blind¬ 
ness”) and it is incurable and will 
eventually cause blindness of one or both 
eyes from cataract. If taken at its start 
blindness may be retarded somewhat by 
giving a dram of iodide of potash in the 
drinking water for 10 days at times of 
attack and at such times keeping the eyes 
covered with a soft cloth to be kept wet 
with a saturated solution of boric acid. 
A. 8. A. 
Cleansing Horse’s Blood 
Will you give a remedy to cleanse a 
horde’s blood ? M. G. 
If you care to describe the symptoms 
of any ailment affecting your horse we 
shall be glad to prescribe appropriate 
treatment. It is impossible to “cleanse 
a horse’s blood.” Good feeding, pure 
water, care, .sanitary stabling and daily 
exercise by keeping the skin and excretory 
organs active and causing normal circula¬ 
tion of blood lead to it.s purification in 
the lungs. Drugs need only be given when 
some ailment is present and it should be 
prescribed by a qualified veterinarian 
after he has made a careful examination. 
A. 8. A. 
Mange in Cat 
('an you tell how to cure the mange on 
cats? I have tried a dip and disinfectant, 
hut it does no good. i. a. 
West Virginia. 
Do not use dip or carbolic preparations 
on a cat. They are liable to cause death. 
Wash the cat perfectly clean and when 
dry rub sulphur ointment into the af¬ 
fected iiarts of the skin. Repeat the ap- 
jilication every third day for two weeks 
and then wash again. Afterward go on 
using the ointment if seen to be neces¬ 
sary. Let the cat live outdoors as much 
as possible and find its own living. 
A. 8. A. 
Ration for Feeding Cow 
Will you suggest a balanced ration for 
our family Jersey? She bad her first calf 
last December and will be fi'esh again 
late in March; refuses grain during the 
pasture soa.son. When put on Winter 
diet she droi)i)ed oil' two quarts on the 
night yield; had been giving one gallon 
each milking. She gets one quart of 
hominy meal and some Alfalfa hay in the 
morning and some corn fodder and Alfalfa 
at night, often eats some of her rye .straw 
bed. I give a handful of oilmeal three 
times a week. We have only Alfalfa hay, 
rye straw and corn fodder, so buy all our 
grain. She is easily kept in good condi¬ 
tion, so am anxious not to get her too 
fat. The milk is quite rich and has a 
tendency frequently to become strong on 
dry feed. As this is the first cow I 
ever had the care of, any suggestions in 
Colic 
A long time ago I read in The R. N.-Y. 
a good old cure for horse colic, and would 
like you to give me the proper propor¬ 
tions of mixing. You say that old remedy 
is linseed oil and mix vomica. Can you 
give the proper proportions of each? 
Uennsylvauia. c. L. ii. 
We do not recollect prescribing the 
medicine yon refer to, but a mixture of 
one to two ounces of turpentine and one 
dram of fluid extract of mix vomica 
shaken up in one pint of raw linseed oil 
and given slowly and carefully by way of 
the mouth (not the nostrils) would he 
excellent for flatulent (“wind”) colic. 
It would be better, however, for you to 
give us a detailed descriptiou of the 
symptoms of an attack of colic such as 
your horses have had, and also particulars 
as to the feeds you give and the way in 
which you feed. There are several forms 
of colic, each requiring different treat¬ 
ment .and most of them preventable liy 
proper care and feeding. We take it for 
granted that you cannot employ a com¬ 
petent veterinai'ian, for of course it is 
best to call one in immediately in a case 
of colic which may quickly prove fatal 
unless relieved. a. s. a. 
A signal corps officer tells of overhear¬ 
ing the following ; Inquisitive Visitor ; 
“IIow much do you boys receive?” Bright 
Buck: “Thirty dollars a day—once a 
month, ma’am .”—Boffton Tvov.^cripf. 
