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with your norse?” 
Got a bad cut or sore? Gone lame on you? 
But “what’s the matter” is not the point. What are 
ijou doing for it? Why don’t you use HANFORD’S BALSAM OF 
MYRRH T You ought to have a bottle on hand all the time anyway. 
Then, whenever a horse gets any kind of a wound, pour on a little 
of this fine antiseptic to cleanse the wound and to prevent any future 
infection by its forming a dirt and dust-proof film over the wound. 
N Old sores, fistula, wire cuts, nail in the foot and the like—you’ll 
V be surprised at how quickly the worst of these usually yield to 
s treatment with Hanford’s Balsam. And as for lameness and stiff- 
t ness and swellings, you can nearly always get rid of them by 
k applying Hanford’s Balsam, rubbing it in thoroughly. Used by 
y Breeders and Owners for over seventy years. 
^ That you may know its merits for yourself, present this advertise- 
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from a Bone Spavin, Ring Bone, 
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troubles and gets horse going sound. 
It acts mildly but quickly and good re¬ 
sults are lasting. Does not blister 
C~ remove the hair and horse can 
be worked. Page 17 in pamphlet with 
each bottle tells how. @2.50 a bottle 
delivered. Horse Book 9 R free. 
ABSORBINE, JR., the antiseptic liniment 
for mankind, reduces Painful Swellings, En¬ 
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heal* Sores. Allays Pain. Will tell you 
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Vegetable Forcing.2.00 
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333 W. 30th St., New York 
Bone Spavin 
No matter how old the’ease, how lame the 
horse, or what other treatment failed, try 
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Watch out for sore shoulders and at once apply 
North Star Wool Fat. This natural skin food 
quickly penetrates the flesh, carrying nourishment 
which rebuilds the tissues and prevents unsightly 
scars. Keeps your horses busy when most needed. 
NORTH STAR 
antiseptic Compound 
WOOL FAT 
is also a specific for all foot troubles, such as Hard and Contracted I ect, 
Thrush, Quarter Crack, Grease Heel, Scratches and Corns. 
Always keep a box in the cow stable, too. Use it for Sore Teats. Caked 
TJdder, Cuts, Bruises, etc. It nourishes and protects injured tissues. 
- np _ ..... ..... Let us send you a liberal sample of North Star Wool Fat 
FREE TRIAL OFFER free. Write for it today. Ask also about Germ-X, the 
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Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
A Case of Cowpox 
We have a young Jersey cow with a 
bad skin eruption which appeared four 
weeks ago in a small patch on the left 
side; has since spread until entire side 
is nearly covered, and is now coming on 
body under joints of front legs: none on 
udder. The sores are cup-shaped, size ol 
pea. some larger; do not run together, 
are moist without discharging, only as 
cow licks them; itch intensely. Those 
first appearing are dried up, leaving a 
tiny black scab; hair on spot. gone. Cow 
has a good warm stable, has been fed glu¬ 
ten, oilmeal and grain twice a day, all the 
Alfalfa, clover hay and corn fodder she 
will clean up between, until one week ago, 
when we stopped milking her; due to 
freshen in three weeks. Two weeks ago 
when the trouble seemed persistent tve 
gave a full dose of Epsom salts and fol¬ 
lowed with a tablespoonful of sulphur for 
three mornings: are using sulphur oint¬ 
ment on the sores. What is the trouble, 
and can you suggest a remedy? L. E. P. 
New Jersey. 
It is evident your cow is suffering from 
a contagious disease known ns “cowpox.” 
It ordinarily runs a harmless course and 
is quite prevalent in large dairies. It is 
not transmitted except by contact. The 
virus obtained from the pustule of cowpox 
is used in inoculating man against small¬ 
pox. It is essential that a cow’s udder be 
kept clean aud dry and if she is approach¬ 
ing the end of her lactation period it 
would be best to dry off the cow. and or¬ 
dinarily the disease will check itself. 
Zinc ointment or lead ointment should be 
generously applied. Good results have 
been reported from the use of carbolized 
vaseline, or iodoform ointment. One 
should be very careful and thoroughly 
wash his hands after milking a cow with 
this disease, for it is very apt to go 
straight through the herd unless checked 
by some careful means. Keep the cow 
on a laxative diet, thin the blood down 
by the use of Epsom salts and apply 
zinc ointment to the udder aud teats 
regularly twice daily. 
Various Hog Questions 
1. What is the best mixture for pigs, 
six weeks old in May, which are to he 
butchered the following November? They 
are Berkshires. 2. May garbage take the 
place of tankage? If not, is there any 
other successful substitute? 3. How soon 
after farrowing may sows be bred again? 
Pennsylvania. ii. c. 
1. Assuming that your pigs were far¬ 
rowed about March 20. it would make 
them about six weeks old the first of May, 
and they might be fed in the following 
manner until November, the date estab¬ 
lished for butchering. I would feed the 
’brood sow during the first three weeks of 
her suckling period a grain ration con¬ 
sisting of equal parts of corn, oats and 
middlings, to which has been added five 
per cent of digester tankage. During this 
period she would receive not more than 
D /2 lbs. of grain for each 100 lbs. of live 
weight per day; in other words, if this 
brood sow weighed 300 lbs. she would re¬ 
ceive 4Yo lbs. of this mixture per day. 
As the pigs increase their demand for milk 
I would gradually increase the amount of 
feed during the fourth or fifth week, until 
at the end of this period the sow would 
be on full feed. She should be given all 
of this mixture that she would clean up- 
with relish two or three times a day. 
Personally, I prefer to put brood sows 
nursing pigs on a self-feeder when the 
pigs are three weeks. old, as this method 
insures generous feeding, anti I know that 
young pigs can be fed most economically 
on milk produced by brood sows during 
the nursing period. For this reason I 
argue that a brood sow should be forced 
during her nursing period. I would let 
the pigs suckle the sow until they are 
eight or nine weeks old. depending, of 
course, upon the number, vigor and size 
of the pigs and the condition of the dam. 
If I used the self-feeder I would use 
corn, oats and tankage, aud. the pigs hav- 
inga access to the self-feeder, would be 
eating considerable solid food previous to 
weaning and would not miss their mother 
when she was taken away. At weaning 
time I would put her iu a dry yard, feed 
her nothing but Alfalfa hay and water 
until her udders were completely dried up. 
I would continue the pigs ou the self- 
feeder for 10 days or two weeks after 
weaning, after which I would gradually 
reduce their grain ration as forage crops 
came iuto use or pasture grass became 
available. From this date, say about May 
15. provided they had access to forage 
crops, I would limit them to 2 lbs. of 
grain for each 100 lbs. of live weight, and 
this grain mixture would be composed of 
10 parts of hominy or corn, three parts 
of oats and one part of tankage. I would 
continue this ration until the pigs weighed 
about 125 lbs. Then I would again grad¬ 
ually increase their ration for 10 days, 
after which I would again install the self- 
feeder and let them have all of the corn 
and tankage that they would eat until 
they reached the weight of 250 lbs., pre¬ 
paratory to slaughtering. By utilizing 
the forage crops, which should be oats, 
rape aud Sweet clover, you will have de- 
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Hampshire* of Qualify Minding 
Eight weeks old pigs now ready. Satisfaction guar¬ 
anteed or money back. M. D. PHILLIPS, North East, Pa. 
HORSES 
Kentucky Jacks and Horses 
Big bone, Kentucky, Mammoth jacks, Percheron 
mares, mules, easy riding saddle horses. Liberty 
bonds taken. We guarantee safe delivery. 
The Cook Farms, - Lexington, Ky. 
Shetland PoniesiS^ MIL 
herd in biggest Shetland Producing County in U. S. 
50 Head Shetland ages and colors. Send stamp for 
new price list. THE SHENANGO PONT FARMS. Oept. 0, Espyville, Pa 
| MISCELLANEOUS | 
Walgrove Herd Shorthorns 
OVER 60 HEAD IN HERD 
At the recent Breeders' Sale, Erie, Pa.. March 21st, 
of over 100 head, we sold the top jn'iced bull, a ten- 
mos.-old calf. Herd heading bulls our specialty. 
WALNUT GROVE FARM. Washingtonviile, N. Y. 
ForSale-A Few Fine Grade Toggenburg Kids 
Bucks, $10; Does, $15. CHAS. P. LEAKE, Newfield, N’.Y. 
SWINE 
We have a full line of 
Chester 
White 
for breeding purposes, ranging from 10 wks. to fi 
mos. old, bred from registered sires and dams. Also 
a few Reg. Jersey cows, heifers and calves. Send 
stamp for Circulars. EDWARD W ALTER. 
Dept. R, Ilox lit!. West Chester, Pennsylvania 
Yorkshire PIGS 
Foundation stock from heayy feeding strain. Growthy, vig¬ 
orous, smooth pigs from mature, prolific, pasture fed sows. 
Our colls go into sausage. You get the best. 
Well-known herd of established breeders. 
H. C. BARTON SO. AMHERST, MASS. 
MuleFoot s '$3o ,s 
registered, weigh 100 lbs. Weanlings. $13; three, 
any sex, »35. Glenwood Farm, Randall. N. Y. 
TAMWORTlfaJ HAMPSHfRE SWINE 
write or visit REYNOLDS-LYBROOK FARMS COMPANY 
Successor to Westview Stock Farm 
It. 1 \\ iiiHtoii-Snleiu, N. C. 
ForSale—Reg. Big Type Poland China Pigs 
Best Western blood. Shipped anywhere by Express. 
Write for prices and let me tell you about my pigs. 
G. S. HALL,, . Farntdale, Ohio 
DIGS—Reg. Berkshires and Chester While and Berkshire 
■ cross. SIO to #15 each. Longfellow strain. 
Some very fine breeding. Circular free. Beady for 
delivery first weok in April. Satisfaction or money 
refunded. R. W. WAGNER, Box 222N, East Northporl, L. I 
Reg 0.1. C. and Chester White Pigs tStr? 
Reg. O. I. C. PIGS Qood S broedhfg 
Prices right. C. I. 8 W A Y Z E, Ludlowvllle, N.Y. 
Reg.O.I.C.&G.W. Pigs Kst^Ia&facSonli^ 
safe delivery guaranteed. JOHN l. VAN HORN, Tror. ir»4. Co.. Pa 
Registered Poland ChinasSKS 
boars from dams that w«igh to 800. Pigs, Sows and Don 1*8 
for Service. R HOWELL, Jb,, Scottsbuhg, Virginia 
