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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
March 8, 1919 
FOOD PRODUCTION 
MUST BE INCREASED 
The horse is a vital factor 
in such accomplishment. His 
efficiency is measured by the 
degree of fitness for constant 
use. 
Stuffed Collar Pads 
Are the only guarantee against 
bruised, galled and chafed 
shoulders. They are better 
than other kinds, being soft, 
springy and absorbent. They 
make possible the continued use of 
a horse collar long after its worn 
condition would otherwise compel 
its discontinuance. 
New Patented Hook Attachment 
(Found only on pad# mad* by u») 
Consists of wire staple with felt 
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though fabric is weakened by long 
usage. The greatest improvement 
since we invented the hook. Ask 
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Thirty-Seven Year* Making Pads 
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Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. M inkier 
Pasture and Forage Crops 
1. I have 60 acres of r.ve to seed down 
this Spring cm account of Red clover be¬ 
ing so high in price. How would a mix¬ 
ture of Alsike and Sweet clover be? If 
so. in what proportions should it be 
mixed? It is to be fed to cows and sheep. 
Land was limed last Fall. What time 
shoud it be seeded? 2. Does Sudan grass 
make a good hog pasture? Would you 
prefer it to rape, clover and oats and 
peas? % w. h. p. 
New York. 
1. With clover seed at 40 to 50 cents 
a pound it is quite natural that one scan 
the horizon for the purpose of determin¬ 
ing whether or not he can avoid the use 
of such an expensive material. Alsike 
clover is peculiarly adapted to land in¬ 
clined to he low or gravelly in nature, 
and it will no doubt endure severe Win¬ 
ter conditions much better than the Red 
clover. For permanent pasture you could 
substitute a mixture of Alsike. Sweet 
clover and Timothy for Red clover, but 
if it is your desire to use this meadow 
for the cutting of liay I would not advise 
the use of Sweet clover. I should rather 
turn to oats and Canada field peas as a 
useful roughage for idle horses, and use 
a combination of grass seeds rather than 
rely exclusively upon the Red clover. The 
following mixture has given very good 
results: Timothy, 24 lbs.; Alsike clover, 
12 lbs.; Red clover, 6 lbs.; Alfalfa, 6 
lbs.; White clover, 2 lbs. Mix the seed 
at the rate of 22 lbs. per acre, and seed¬ 
ing can be done cither in the early 
Spring with the oats, or the ground can 
be plowed in July, fallowed during the 
month of August, and seeded without a 
nurse crop during, the first or second 
week of September. 
2. I would not under any circumstances 
substitute Sudan grass for the oats, rape, 
peas and clover mixture as suggested. A 
great deal has been claimed for Sudan 
grass during the past few years, hut do 
not be deceived: it will never take the 
place of Dwarf Essex rape as a forage 
crop for swine, as it is not as palatable 
nor as nutritious as the rape, and it does 
not begin to yield as much per acre un¬ 
der average farm conditions. I am con¬ 
fident that the most promising forage 
crop mixture for swine consists of a 
mixture of two bushels of oats and peas, 
5 lbs. of Dwarf Essex rape and 8 lbs. of 
Sweet clover. I would not, under any 
circumstances, abandon this mixture for 
the use of Sudan grass. 
Feeding for Milk 
I have seven grade cows, mostly Hol- 
steins. excellent producers, in good flesh, 
and retail milk at 16c per quart. I wish 
to feed for maximum production without 
undue forcing. I buy co-operatively a 
ration 24 per cent protein. 5 per cent fat. 
14 per cent fibre; have only corn fodder 
and second-crop hay for roughage, and 
beet pulp at $2.80 per 100 lbs. . Should 
I add any protein to this ration, and 
how much beet pulp should I feed for 
maximum and economical production.' 
Would it pay one to build a silo for seven 
cows, and if so what dimensions? 
Most of my land is in fruit, so I buy 
second-crop except during Summer, when 
I grow soiling crops. I could spare two 
acres for silage. Would that be enough 
for Winter feeding? R. N. c. B. 
Massachusetts. 
The mixed feed that you are feeding 
is a very popular feed, although I am 
satisfied that you could increase your 
production by adding 25 per cent of corn- 
meal, 15 per cent of buckwheat middlings, 
and 10 per cent of cottonseed meal to 
the readymade ration. There is very 
little difference in the feeding value of 
beet pulp and cornmeal; what cornmeal 
has in added 1 carbohydrates the beet pulp 
makes up in succulence, and in increasing 
the digestibility of the other materials 
fed. As to the amount of moistened beet 
pulp to feed, assuming that one pound 
of the dry beet pulp will saturate by the 
addition of four pounds of water, the 
use of 15 or 20 pounds of the moistened 
material would be sufficient for one day’s 
feeding. It is my impression that there 
is nothing that will increase the flow of 
milk as abundantly as beet pulp, in in¬ 
stances where there is no silage available, 
and where the cows do not have access 
to wet brewery grains or mangel beets. 
I firmly believe that it would pay yoa 
to construct a silo, even though you keep 
only seven head of cows, and perhaps you 
could do away with the growing of soil¬ 
ing crops in case you could grow enough 
silage to feed them the year around. A 
Holstein cow will consume about 35 or 40 
pounds of silage per day, which would 
mean 1,200 pounds per month, or a little 
over seven tons during the year. A silo 
10 feet in diameter and 25 feet high 
would hold more than enough to feed this 
small herd of cattle; but you could not 
fill this silo from the corn that you could 
produce on two acres. A silo 10 feet in 
diameter and 30 feet high would hold 48 
tons of silage and, on the basis that I 
have figured, this would be quite suf¬ 
ficient for the seven cows that you are 
keeping, and would supply succulence 
during the entire year. Unless the area 
that you could spare for corn is a special¬ 
ly productive one, you could hardly ex¬ 
pect to harvest more than 10 or 15 tons 
per acre; hence in order to be on the 
safe side it would be necessary for you 
to produce four or five acres of silage 
corn. 
Death of Calves 
One year ago last July we lost a three- 
months calf in a peculiar way. It was 
in good condition, had been fed at noon, 
at three o’clock it appeared to have a 
fit. In 20 minutes it was dead. Again 
last week we lost another the same way; 
about eight hours after noon feed it died 
the same way as the other. We did not 
know but the first one had sunstroke, as 
it was very hot at that time, but this 
one died the same way as the first. Could 
you give me any advice as to these calves, 
and what to do if another is affected the 
same way? The calves are fed milk three 
times a day, with about one teaspoonful 
calf meal in each feed. Our stock is all 
purebred Guernseys, so it seems hard to 
lose them, both heifers. MRS. L. v. 
Pennsylvania. 
It is difficult to suggest just what was 
the cause of the death of the two calves 
in question. I am inclined to believe that 
it was acute indigestion. It is not un¬ 
common among calves to have their di¬ 
gestive system develop a form of bloat 
that causes just such conditions as you 
described, and it is indeed difficult to 
determine the cause. You do not state 
how much milk the calf was fed. nor do 
you indicate whether or not it had access 
to any other feeds or roughage. Calf 
meal in itself is a harmless product, and, 
if fed only in the limited quantities sug¬ 
gested, could not be held responsible for 
the death of the calves. 
Indigestion in calves may he due to 
overloading the stomach, the use of moldy 
or damaged food, drinking excessively of 
cold water after a long period of thirst, 
or from the use of milk that has soured 
or been fed from dirty pails. Any cor¬ 
rective must be aimed at the diet, and 
usually relief is obtained by administer¬ 
ing castor oil in half-pint doses, following 
this with one-fourth of an ounce of tinc¬ 
ture of opium. It is possible that the 
calves were poisoned, and that they had 
access to some vegetable or mineral prod¬ 
uct of a poisonous nature. 
Red Polled Association 
On page 2S0, the address of the secre¬ 
tary of the Red Polled Association was 
given as Lake Park, Minn. This was an 
error, as the secretary of the Association 
is ITarley A. Martin, Gotham, Wis. The 
Association has prepared for distribution 
a little pamphlet entitled “Facts and Fig¬ 
ures.” which gives detailed information 
concerning the achievements of the Red 
Polled breed of cattle. It is indeed an 
interesting citation of data relating to 
this breed of cattle, and shows that there 
are over 50,000 females and 30.000 bulls 
of this breed registered in this country. 
F. C. M. 
Warming New-born Pigs 
On page 247 you advise II .W. R. to 
put his sow iu a stove-heated room, and 
all farmers cannot do that, so here is more 
advice: Fill a jug with hot water and 
put in a barrel. If H. W. R. is on the 
job, and he should be. as soon as he can 
pick up a pig put it in the barrel. When 
all is over, the pigs will be dry and hun¬ 
gry, and he can give them to the sow one 
at a time. Handle the pigs by a hind leg 
and they will not he apt to squeal. Cover 
the sow' with blankets if she is cold. Do 
not cover barrel, as they will not dry. S. 
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HORSES 
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Color, Seal Brown. Black Points. Weight. 1,500. Age. 
7 yrs. Sound and kind. Well broken. Single or Dou¬ 
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buyer a Bargain. ED. RIFENBURGH, R. F. 0. No. 7, Germantown, N.t. 
Kentucky Jacks and Horses 
Big bone, Kentucky, Mammoth jacks, Percheron 
mares, mules, easy riding saddle horses. Liberty 
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GOATS 
SWISS GOATS»o a e!$ 40 up 
None milking to sell. Only letters enclosing stamp 
answered. S. J. Sharpies, R. D. 5. Norristown, Pa. 
SWINE 
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Washington’s Birthday. Feb. 22, 1919, 12.30 P. M. 
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DUROC-JERSEYS 
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Pork is 24c but we offer breeders of the best blood lines 
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AYC^- Wteinber sow pigs. Bred 
right, grown right. LAWRENCE IIOWAHU, Kinderhook, N.T. 
Sunny side Durocs 
September Litters. JAS. E. r 
BRED SPRING GILTSandSKR- 
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Big Western Type Poland-China KE«.°Duroc Swine 
Offer Bred Sows, Gilts, Service Boars and Pigs. 
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TAMWORTHand HAMPSHfRE SWINE 
write or visit REVNOLDS-LYBROOK FARMS COMPANY 
Successor to Wostvfew Stock Farm 
R. 1 Wiiinton-Snlcin, N. O. 
“H A M PSHIRES” 
They grow over a pound a day if fed Intel 
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Box R - Bird-In Hand, Pii. 
Reg. O.I.C.&C.W. Pigs older stock. Satisfaction and 
safe delivery guaranteed. JOHN L.’VAH HORN, Troy Brad. Co.. Pi 
For Sale—Reg, Big Type Poland China Pigs 
Best Western blood. Shipped anywhere by Express. 
Write for price* and let mo tell you about my pigs. 
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