AILING ANIMALS 
Answered by Dr. A. S. Alexander 
* Lameness 
We have a horse that we bought in 
September, 1918; a heavy work horse. 
Me gets spells so that he cannot stand on 
one of his hind feet, and at the same 
time he sweats so that the stable is full of 
steam. It lasts about two days and then 
he is better, but still, when standing, lifts 
up his leg. He does not go very lame; 
only at the start while driving. A. M. 
The symptoms suggest embolism, or 
plugging of an artery in the hind leg by 
a clot of fibrin floating in the blood 
stream, and for which there is no remedy ; 
but examination by a qualified veterin¬ 
arian at the time of attack may show 
that it is tymphangitis ("Monday morn¬ 
ing disease”), and purely due to over¬ 
feeding during idleness. Allow the horse 
a roomy box stall when in the stable, or 
turn him loose in a shed. Never let him 
stand for a single day idle in the stable, 
and when there is no work for him to do. 
withold grain and feed hay, roots and 
bran. 
Irritated Skin 
I have a mare about 1G years old 
which is annoyed by a some skin disease. 
She seems to be covered, especially hind¬ 
quarters and abdomen, with blotches or 
pimples, which keep her rubbing most of 
the time. She also rubs her tail, but has 
no worms. Her teeth have just been fixed 
up and she eats well and seems hardy. I 
feed mixed hay, oats and corn, with a lit¬ 
tle brown middlings. Will clipping do 
any good? She had some lice, but I 
washed her with tobacco tea first, then 
whaleoil soap, and she has none now. 
Can you tell me what to do? a. it. b. 
New York. 
Clip the mare, then wash affected parts 
and dry thoroughly. Afterward, if neces¬ 
sary, apply at intervals of three days a 
mixture of two ounces of sulphur, half an 
ounce of coal tar dip and a pint of sweet 
oil, to any part that remains sore. The 
skin of the tail, where rubbed, also, should 
be kept saturated with the mixture. Stop 
feeding corn and middlings and feed oats, 
bran and hay. Have the mare work or 
take active outdoor exercise every day. 
Indigestion 
We have a mare three years old. weight 
about 1,200 lbs. We worked her hard the 
Spring that she was two years old. She 
is very thin ; eats well; have been feeding 
her clover and Timothy hay and 3 qts. of 
corn and oats per day, same as. other 
horses. They are fat and sleek: she is 
not woiking, only to draw milk. I think 
she has worms; her teeth are in good 
shape, for I have had a veterinarian fix 
them. When driving, her wind seems to be 
short: she wants to stop very often, and 
holds her head to the ground. Do you 
think she will contract the heaves? Her 
dam had heaves at the time of the colt’s 
birth. C. k. 
New York. 
Have the teeth again attended to by a 
veterinarian, as milk-tooth crowns may 
require removal. Do not give any bulky 
feed at noon, or work the filly soon after 
a meal. If worms are round in the feces, 
give the worm powders often prescribed. 
Clip her this Spring if her coat is long 
and rough. The tendency to. heaves is 
hereditary, but we cannot say if this filly 
will become affected. 
Black Teeth 
In regard to query and answer in re¬ 
cent issue about black teeth in pigs, we 
had two that had black teeth. They re¬ 
fused to eat and nearly starved to death 
before we discovered the trouble. A day 
or two after breaking off teeth they began 
to eat. Their heads were apparently very 
sore, as they would lay them on the 
ground for considerable periods at a time. 
Recently we had a young sow six months 
old which began to act the same way. On 
examining her found she also had black 
teeth ; broke them off, and she is now back 
to normal condition. The two older pigs 
were very sick. They practically lost all 
their hair; the hide took on a blistered, 
pinkish tinge, just as though they had 
been partly scalded. The teeth resem¬ 
bled the sharp end of a woman’s hatpin, 
and grew out at right angles from the 
other teeth and above them, and were so 
sharp they lacerated the whole inside of 
the skin of the mouth. We were green¬ 
horns and the two pigs got terribly sick 
and weak before we discovered the trouble. 
Neither of these pigs have made thrifty 
growth. L* h* H. 
Michigan. 
Black teeth in pigs do not in them¬ 
selves cause sickness, common belief to 
the contrary, but should such a tooth or 
any tooth lacerate the tongue or cheeks, 
that, of course, is a mechanical injury, 
and the cause should be removed. The 
black teeth usually do not lacerate the 
mouth and need not be removed. Apart 
from the injury referred to. it seems like¬ 
ly that the thriftless hogs in question may 
be afflicted with tuberculosis or some 
such disease, or possibly worms. Indeed, 
it always is well to give treatment for 
worms when a well-fed pig fails to thrive. 
If one of the pigs dies or has to be killed, 
make a careful examination and report 
what you find. 
Salivation 
WANTED — A neat, competent, trustworthy 
woman as housekeeper and cook in small pri¬ 
vate family in town of 4,000, six miles from 
city: one other girl does general work; must be 
willing and capable; no objection to woman with 
one child if not under three years; washing 
mostly sent out, but some must be done at 
home; wages $40 per month. ADVERTISER 
5481, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Assistant herdsman for purebred 1 Hol¬ 
stein herd where A. R. O. work is done; 
strictly sober; some work in field in Summer 
time. Inquire HIGH VALLEY FARM, Copake 
Falls, N. Y. 
I have a German police dog, 1 % years 
old, from one of the best strains in the 
country. Ever since last Summer the 
saliva drops from his mouth, often hang¬ 
ing in long strings. lie also remains in 
poor condition, although he gets all the 
dog biscuits he can eat. with eornmeal 
cake at night during Winter. I shall be 
grateful if you can tell me the cause, with 
remedy for same. m. d. 
New York. 
Examine the mouth carefully, as cut¬ 
ting of teeth or pressure of ulcers on the 
tongue, gums or cheeks is causing irrita¬ 
tion. Gumboils should be lanced, loose 
teeth extracted or ulcers scraped, painted 
with tincture of iodine and then twice 
daily swabbed with a two per cent solu¬ 
tion of permanganate of potash. If you 
cannot find any such cause, rinse out the 
mouth twice daily with soft water con¬ 
taining one tablespoonful of powdered 
borax to the pint, or place in the mouth 
twice daily some strained honey or mo¬ 
lasses containing a tablespoonful of pow¬ 
dered borax per cupful. As worms prob¬ 
ably keep the dog thin, it would be well 
to give worm medicine which you can 
buy at the drug store ready for use. Stop 
feeding corn bread and give all vegetables, 
soup (without potatoes), oatmeal and 
milk and raw beef bones. 
DO YOU 
NEED 
FARM 
HELP? 
We have many able-bodied 
young men. with and without 
experience, who wish to work on 
farms. If you need a good, steady, 
sober man, write for an order 
blank. Ours is a philanthropic 
organization and we make no 
charge to employer or employee. 
THE JEWISH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 
176 Second Avenue N. Y. City 
Subscribers’Exchange 
If you want to buy or sell or exchange, make it known hero. 
Thi3 Rato will be 5 Cents a word, payable in advance. Thu 
name and address must be counted a3 part of the advertise¬ 
ment. No display type used, and only Farm Products, Help 
and Positions Wanted admitted. For subscribers only. 
Dealers, jobbers and general manufacturers’ announcements 
not admitted here. Poultry, Eggs and other live stock adver¬ 
tisements will go under proper headings on other pages. 
Seed and Nursery advertisements will not be accepted for 
this column. 
Copy must reach us not later than Friday morning 
to appear in the following week's issue. 
Farm Help Wanted 
WANTED—On N. J. fruit anil poultry farm. 
working foreman; must have had experience 
operating Colony stoves; prefer man farm 
raised, with knowledge of carpentry work; per¬ 
manent job; good home; no booze or tobacco; 
state experience, age, height, weight and wages 
expected. ADVERTISER 5474, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Have good opening for first-class 
married man on farm May first; must be able 
to furnish extra man or hoard one or two single 
men; beside wages will furnish milk, firewood, 
potatoes* and house, which has all modern- im¬ 
provements; state nationality, wages, number in 
family, experience and references. ADVER¬ 
TISER 5480, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—As second man in the dairy, with 
experience; splendid opportunity for good man 
and only such need apply; modern improvements; 
registered Guernseys; quality milk for high-class 
trade; $70 to start; rent or board not provided, 
but can be had in town one-half mile distant. 
BELLE ALTO FARMS. Wernersville, Pa., M. H. 
MeCallum, Manager. 
WANTED—On gentleman’s farm, a reliable, 
steady single man, who understands growing 
vegetables and caring for farm animals; good 
wages and good living conditions for man who 
is willing to live in the country and take an 
interest in his work. M. C. GRINDLE, Sher- 
born, Mass. 
WANTED—At once, hog herdsman to take 
charge of breeding, raising, feeding and pro¬ 
ducing grain-fed hogs for market; must under¬ 
stand his work absolutely and must be able to 
guarantee himself by letters of reference; do not 
reply unless you are positive that you can make 
good and show results; a good 1 salary will be 
paid to the right man. OLD CHESTER FARM, 
Chester, N. J. 
WANTED—Couple ns cook and general house- 
worker and general useful outside man: 100 
miles from New York, in Connecticut; garden, 
poultry, etc.: state wages. ADVERTISER 5488, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
SINGLE man wanted as assistant on poultry 
farm; only those who would consider the ex¬ 
perience as part of compensation need apply. 
OSCAR & SON. New Paitz. N. Y. 
Situations Wanted 
MARRIED man wants position as caretaker of 
gentleman’s country farm or estate: life ex¬ 
perience handling stock and farm work. AD¬ 
VERTISER 5473, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WORKING FOREMAN—Married; 35 years old: 
three children; experience in all branches of 
farming; understands livestock, farm machinery: 
honest and capable; can furnish best of refer¬ 
ences; desires position as working foreman: state 
full particulars. A. WOLF, South River, Md. 
WANTED—Position as working manager of up- 
to-date fruit farm: at liberty now or future 
date: thoroughly experienced in every detail of 
growing, grading, packing, marketing, the care 
of buildings and machinery; wide experience in 
handling of help: in answering, give full par¬ 
ticulars to assure personal interview. ADVER¬ 
TISER 5457, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WHO wants to hire a good practical working 
farm manager, capable of taking full charge 
and operating farm with own family? For fur¬ 
ther particulars address W. J., F'anwood, N. J. 
WANTED—Advanceable position by agricultural 
school graduate with practical experience on 
modern general farm: state particulars in first 
letter: can furnish references. ADVERTISER 
5476, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Trustworthy, middle-aged, American 
Protestant woman who is fond of children, to 
aid in housework on farm on Long Island, ninety 
miles from New York; family, two adults and 
four children, between ages two and eleven; no 
washing required, but must help with mending, 
plain sewing anil.care of children; will be treat¬ 
ed as one of the family; only persons desiring 
permanent employment need apply; wages, $30 
per month. ADVERTISER 5458, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Good man for farm work, with good 
home, board and washing; a good chance to 
learn pure Jersey stock. VAN E. WILSON, 
Delhi, N. Y. 
WANTED—Men and women attendants iu a 
State institution for the feeble-minded; salary 
$45 a month for men and $30 for women, with 
maintenance. State age when applying. Apply 
to SUPERINTENDENT, Letchworth Village, 
Thiells, N. Y. 
POSITION WANTED—By 3-vear agricultural 
school graduate, with life experience on farm; 
single: American; 25 years of age; successfully 
managed large commercial poultry farm for 3 
years: worked 3 years on fruit farm, and longer 
experience with dairy; wages. $05 to $75 per 
month, with hoard and room: best of references. 
Address ADVERTISER 547S, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
YOUNG MAN wants work on a farm. Address 
•T. LLOYD DAVIS, Churchville, Ont., in care 
of Mr. Hall. 
WANTED—-Farm -work, June, July, August; ex¬ 
perienced 1 in farm work: no objection to hard 
work and long hours. ADVERTISER 5479, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
HERDSMAN wants position May 1st; married: 
no children: cottage furnished; best references. 
GEORGE PATRICK. R. D. 31, Basking Ridge, 
N. J. 
WANTED—Men for the following positions: 
Teamster, flower gardener and man to run 
traetor: onlv men of experience need apply. 
BAY END FARM, Buzzards Bay, Mass. 
WOMAN, reliable, for general housework on 
farm; near station. ADVERTISER 5475, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Nurse for institution; good home and 
fair salary: personal Interview required. Ad¬ 
dress ADVERTISER 5477, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—One or two good assistant, herdsmen 
to work with purebred Holstein cattle; single 
men preferred; must be good milkers. TRAN¬ 
QUILLITY FARMS, Allumucby P. O., N. J. 
GOOD, sturdy boy, about 17, on small general 
farm; good home; give age, weight, experi¬ 
ence. wages expected. CHAS. MANLEY, Brain¬ 
tree, Vt. 
WANTED—Man, at once, on general dairy farm; 
must be single and understand farming; one 
who can take interest and work in the owner’s 
absence; state wages and particulars. M. S. 
CYTOWIC, Walton, N. Y. 
POULTRYMAN of long experience wishes posi¬ 
tion at once: $70 per month and board: fine 
references. ADVERTISER 54S6, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
YOUNG single American wishes position as 
herdsman or poultryiuan: life experience: best 
reference. FRANK GATES, McDonough, N. Y. 
POULTRYMAN—First-class; thoroughly experi¬ 
enced operating incubators, brooders and the 
raising of young stock; capable taking charge 
or work under owner; open for position May 
1st: hard worker; best references. ADVER¬ 
TISER 5484, care Rural New-Yorker. 
A MARRIED man, no children, as general farmer 
or teamster, desires permanent position; state 
wages and privileges in first letter. ADVER¬ 
TISER 5485, care Rural New-Yorker. 
YOUNG MAN desires position on practical poul¬ 
try and fruit farm; have farm and poultry 
experience. EARLE RYLANCE, Saint Albans, 
L. I„ N. Y. 
POULTRY manager, married, no children, de¬ 
sires first-class position: 15 years’ experience 
in all branches; fine references. ADVERTISER 
54S7, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Woman for general housework; six 
rooms; two adults, two children. L. W. EL¬ 
LIOTT, 58 East Elm St., Greenwich, Conn. 
WANTED—Reliable young man for work on up- 
to-date .Connecticut farm; wages $35 and 
board; give references and nationality. Address 
ADVERTISER 54S3. care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Single men who desire poultry ex¬ 
perience course on large modern poultry farm; 
must mean business. SUNNY CREST COR¬ 
PORATION, East Aurora, N. Y. 
WANTED—A single man for general farm work 
and particularly for team work on a farm; a 
good place. Answer ADVERTISER 54S2, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
Farms For Sale, to Rent, etc. 
CORNELL GRADUATE, 38. with years of prac¬ 
tical experience in poultry, desires to rent 
modern equipped poultry plant on cash or share 
basis; give full particulars. Address ADVER¬ 
TISER 5470, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Poultry farm; about 15 acres; 
equipped for capacity of 4,000 hens; 6,000-egg 
Candee incubator, brooder houses, laying houses, 
etc.; large, splendidly built residence; ! 4 mile 
from town of 3,500; located on site of Du Pont 
Boulevard; six miles from Delaware Bay and 26 
miles from Delaware Breakwater on Atla ntic 
Ocean: set In apple trees; a big bargain. THE 
DELAWARE EGG FARM, Milford. Del. 
WILL BUY—Small village farm, small house, all 
improvements; Connecticut or New Jersey; 
American neighbors. A. VERNON, Syosset, 
L. I., N. Y. 
VERY smooth, extra fertile farm; 25 acres; 
large barn; 11-room house; all conveniences; 
near electric; two miles from city. JOHN B. 
DION, Nashua, N. H. 
WANTED—To buy a small place, two or three 
acres, in Westchester County or vicinity, near 
town. ADVERTISER 5454, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
$3,000 INCOME from commuting poultry farm; 
modern, new buildings, for 1,200 head; with 
non-freeze water system; concrete floors; brood¬ 
ers for 1,200; 150 15-year fruit trees, mostly 
apple; 14 acres; brook spring, artesian well; 
house, 8 rooms, steam heat, electric light; all 
improvements; 7 minutes to station; fine barn; 
sale or exchange; $9,000. BOX 99, WoodcllfE 
Lake, N. J. 
JER: EY POULTRY FARM—Main road; good 
markets; modern buildings: $4,800. E. BIGE¬ 
LOW, Belmar, N. J. 
FOR SALE—Farm, 92 acres: horses, stock, tools; 
big bargain. Enquire E. JEFFERS, R. F. D., 
Petersburg, N. Y. 
BROOKDALE FARM FOR SALE—52 acres, hav¬ 
ing unusual advantages; one mile on State 
road from Hillsdale, Michigan: county seat: fine 
city: college town; eight-room house; two barns; 
twelve acres young apple orchard, 600 trees, best 
varieties, good condition; eight acres Alfalfa; 
valuable marl bed on place, application of which 
has made big crops and best Alfalfa; cold spring 
water; trout brook through pasture: about 40 
acres under plow; owner in government service; 
20 acres near included if desired: farm, $0,000. 
W. E. STANFIELD, Prop., College of Agricul¬ 
ture, St. Paul, Minn. 
FARM for sale or to let—Bedford. Westchester 
Co., N. Y.; 84 acres; part wood: stream; 
house: barn; reasonable. R. N. KELLOGG, 
2364 Valentine Ave., New York City. 
APPLE ORCHARD—Farm 71 acres; 18 acres 
good orchard; 25 years; good commercial va¬ 
rieties: 40 miles New York City: close to shore 
markets. A. C. McLEAN, Eatontown, N. J. 
FOR SALE—Being heavily interested in ether 
business, am offering cheap for quick sale one 
of the best and most productive dairy farms in 
Delaware County, New York State: complete 
with all equipment; A-l buildings; large barn 
with stanchions for over 100 head: three large 
silos, milking machine, running water in barn, 
steam boiler, engine, power separator, churn, 
etc., in fact complete and up-to-date in every 
way: 90 head high-class, well bred, registered 
Holsteins; only a few head over three years of 
age: a high-class young dairy; a good paving in¬ 
vestment. Address OWNER, Box 23, Walton, 
N. Y. 
FRUIT AND POULTRY FARM—95 acres; good 
buildings: spring water in house: acetylene 
gas: $6,000 : 600 acres fine orchard and grass 
land; well located: well watered: small house; 
$15 per acre. W. H. ADKINS. Swoope. Va. 
FOR SALE—Fine farm and conntrv home, Dela¬ 
ware Co., N. Y. ADVERTISER 5489, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
DAIRY FARM for sale; 160 acres: tillage, hay, 
pasture; barn. 70x40: 10-room house. CORA 
LEIGHTON. Perry. Me. 
Miscellaneous 
WANTED—Woman and two children want fur¬ 
nished room on farm near New York: state 
price and full particulars. H. JOHNSON, 493 
Elton-St., Brooklyn. N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Avery 5-10 tractor: used two 
months; in good order, and a bargain at $185. 
KELLEY BROS.. Lewiston, N. Y. 
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CHOICE Vermont maple svrup. $2.25 per gal. 
here. ERNEST TOUCHETTE, Montgomery 
Center, Vt. 
BROODER STOVES—To reduce stock, 8 Liberty, 
Marvel and Perfection 42-in and 52-in. hovers, 
$13.75 apiece; 1 New-Way gasoline engine, one 
horsepower, nearly new: eight automatic gas 
savers, delivered for $2.50 apiece, for use on 
automobiles. PAUL KUHL, Copper Hill. N. J. 
FOR SALE—B-L-K milking machine, complete 
for thirty cows, including piping. $250; four 
complete Louden iron pipe cow stalls, new. $20; 
No. 17 Dp Laval Separator. $75. CHESTER- 
BROOK FARM. Peekskill, N. Y. 
PEANUTS—From grower to consumer: 5 to 15 
lbs., 20c lb.: 15 to 50 lbs., 18c lb.: over 50 
lbs.. 15e lb.; prepaid. E. S. SCHISLER, Em¬ 
poria, Va. 
ORDERS taken for home-canned vegetables, 
fruits, jams, jellies, pickles; order earlv: 
orders control planting. Write ALMA HIB¬ 
BARD. Gansevoort, N. Y. 
MAPLE SYRUP for sale; $2 per gal.: maple 
sugar in pails any size, 25c; one quart of 
syrup, one pound sugar, $1; guaranteed pure and 
forgive satisfaction. ALBERT FISHER, Rupert, 
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FOR SALE—Empire grain drill, nearly new. 
HENRY E. WHITE, Athens. N. Y. 
POPCORN—(White Rice) shelled: prepaid to 3d 
zone: 10 lbs., $2; 50 or more, 17c per lb. W. 
HALBERT, Oxford, N. Y. 
WANTED—Cutaway double action tractor har¬ 
row, 20 inches diameter: also bush and bog 
harrow; price must be right and machines in 
first-class shape. CHAS. A. PARFREY, Rich¬ 
land Center, Wis. 
VERMONT maple sugar and syrup, direct from 
the best camps to customers—Choicest new 
Vermont maple syrup in one gal. cans. $2.25; in 
one-lialf gal. cans, $1.15: Choicest new Vermont 
maple sugar. 2, 7, 13-lb. pails, at 30c per lb.: in 
1-lb. bricks, at 35c per lb.: also two, four, eight- 
oz. cakes: f. o. b. Rupert. Vt.; remit with order. 
JAY T. SMITH, Rupert, Vt. 
CHESTNUT trolley ties; carlots: loaded on Erie 
or O. & W. railroad. FRED TARBELL, 
Bloomingburg, N. Y. 
FOR SALE CHEAP—Large Newtown brooder 
stove. HARRY V. PALMER. Middleport. 
N. Y. 
PURE sugar cane syrup, $1.50 per gallon. 
JAMES F. McCALEB. Insmore. Miss. 
PRACTICALLY new. in good order, a Chicago 
Flex. Shaft Co.’s sheep shearing arm and two 
heads; all complete: works well: ready to attach 
to horse clipping machine: several extra knives. 
WOFORD WOOD, Court St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
BRAND NEW folding sawing machine; qost 
$24.75: sell $20. VIRGIL SPENCER, Friend¬ 
ship, Jf. Y. 
