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AILING ANIMALS 
Answered by Dr. A. S. Alexander 
Loss of Hair 
We have a mare six years old; she is 
losing her tail. The hair is all coming 
out in bunches. What is the remedy ? 
Wayne Co., Pa. F * 
Tying the tail up tightly for too long 
a time during wet and muddy weather 
may lead to stoppage of the circulation 
and loss of hair. More commonly, how¬ 
ever, filthy conditions of the skin induce 
invasion of the part by a parasitic mite, 
and loss of hair follows. The skin of the 
tail also becomes sore and cracked and 
is so itchy that the horse rubs the part 
at every opportunity. Perfectly cleanse 
the parts with green soap and hot water. 
When dry pour on and rub in a mixture 
of one part of kerosene and two parts of 
sweet oil or cottonseed oil. Do this once 
daily for three days, and then every three 
days apply freely a mixture of two 
ounces of flowers of sulphur, half an 
ounce of coal tar dip and one pint of oil. 
treatment should help, but' if not try the 
effect of allowing him to eat-the bark of 
poplar (“popple”) boughs and stems. In¬ 
digestion usually is the cause of depraved 
appetite, and reducing the feed may help. 
Eclampsia 
I have a.sow 18 months old; was lame 
in her hind legs for two months, and now 
she has lost the use of them entirely. 
She has seven lively pigs. 
Can you give me some 
treating her, and should I 
They eat well. 
Maryland. 
Wean the pigs. at once. This nervous 
disorder, characterized by paralysis, us¬ 
ually is induced by overfeeding, lack of 
exercise, constipation and the drain and 
strain of nursing pigs. It does not attack 
robust sows raised on mixed feeds, ren¬ 
dered muscular by daily outdoor exercise 
at all times and never stuffed with corn. 
Tendency to the trouble is hereditary. 
Physic the sow with Epsom salts and 
slaughter her for meat if she gets into 
fit condition. 
five weeks old. 
directions for 
wean the pigs? 
J. N. N. 
Worms in Sheep 
We would appreciate formula and 
directions for gasoline treatment for 
worms in sheep. E. D. E. 
New York. 
Starve the sheep or lamb for 12 to 18 
hours. Slowly and carefully from a long¬ 
necked bottle pour into its mouth, a 
little at a time, a mixture of one table- 
spoonful of gasoline shaken up in a mix¬ 
ture of two tablespoonsful of raw lin¬ 
seed oil and eight to 10 tablespoonsful of 
new milk, holding the animal steady on 
all fours, not on its rump. Take great 
care to prevent choking. For an adult 
sheep increase the gasoline one-third. Re¬ 
peat the dose on three successive morn¬ 
ings. We prefer a one per cent solution 
of sulphate of copper (bluestone), the 
dose of which is from three-fourths to 
three ounces, according to age and size of 
lamb or sheep. Only one dose is neces¬ 
sary, after starving the sheep for IS 
hours or more, but keep it away from 
water for six hours after treatment. 
WANTED—A ..man of experience to manage a 
Farmers’ Co-operative Exchange; state salary 
experteir and 1 experience; reference required. 
Address F. D. MORGANS, Keene, N. H. 
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WANTED—Elderly, woman who wishes a home 
to keep house for young farmer in Rhinebeck; 
state age, references and lowest wages. ADVER¬ 
TISER 5762, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Man to take charge of three or four 
high-class purebreds (New York State) and 
give them A. It. records; every convenience 
furnished; also good home to right party; elderly 
man would <Vo. ADVERTISER 5749, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
WANTED — Dairyman-herdsman on private 
estate; small herd registered Holsteins; mar¬ 
ried man wanted, and could use son as as¬ 
sistant; man must be neat in appearance, clean 
worker and good dry hand milker: roust be good 
butter-maker and able to keep records; modem 
house provided; also fuel, milk and good wages 
to right man. H. P. BUCHAN, Supt,, West 
Park, N. Y. 
WANTED—Married farmer-gardener on farm in 
Morris County, N. J.; also to assist with poul¬ 
try; $60 monthly with good house (modern im¬ 
provements) and privileges; pleasant location; 
one mile from station; state age, personnel of 
family and references; good place for reliable, 
conscientious man. ADVERTISER 5748, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
Pawing 
about 12 
in Stable 
He cannot be 
all hit, bedding 
sleep with his 
When working 
AY 
Horse, about 12 years old, a good 
worker and puller, got a touch of heaves 
last Summer, but now we do not know 
what is bothering him. as he digs with 
his front feet when standing in the stable, 
and will keep digging until we give him 
some corn or hay. Sometimes he stops 
' digging when eating, sometimes continues 
and begins to kick the other horses. I 
jet him out in yard; he walked around 
in a circle awhile, then began rolling 
himself. Is it right to let him lie out 
in yard in soft sand? 
quiet in stable; he digs 
under himself and will 
front knees on the floor, 
every day he seems to feel better. we 
feed all our horses about five good ears 
of corn and one quart of rye at a meal 
every day and all hay they will eat at 
night, also some hay morning and noon. 
Our hay is mostly Timothy mixed. We 
wet this horse’s hay now. B. o. 
New Jersey. 
Persistent pawing in the stable usually 
indicates constipation, which causes for- 
' mation of gas in the intestines and con¬ 
sequent distress. It may also be due to 
intestinal worms, or pinworms, and pos¬ 
sibly to bots in the stomach. At once allow 
this horse a roomy box stall in the.stable 
and bed well with planing mill shavings or 
sawdust. See that he works or is, made 
to take active outdoor exercise every day. 
Stop feeding rye. Feed ear corn at night 
and crushed oats and wheat bran at the 
two other meals. Give the drinking water 
first. Carrots would be good for him. 
If the bowels do not move normally give 
a pint dose of raw linseed oil or medi¬ 
cinal mineral oil and afterward dissolve 
two ounces of glauber salts in hot. water 
and add to the drinking water, or give 
as a drench in water when seems to be 
necessary. 
Depraved Appetite 
My 14-year-old trotting gelding, a high- 
spirited roadster, was always easily kept, 
but about three years ago began to grow 
poor and acquired the habit of eating his 
own dung, but dropped this while on. 
grass. I have tried several condition 
powders, but with no apparent result, and 
cannot get him ’n proper flesh. He is 
kept in a box stall and keeps up his dis¬ 
gusting habit. He hangs himself up too 
much when I keep him in a straight 
stall. It does not seem to affect his 
spirits, and he travels as well as ever. 
He has but light work, but there are very 
few days he does not get a short di ive 
or light work on the farm. His teeth 
have had good attention all his life, and 
I feed him about six quarts of grain a 
day, whole oats and bran, the latter 
always at night, and oftener when he 
does not get out. I feed quite liberally 
of hay. w * A - K> 
Maine. 
Red with sawdust or planing mill baled 
shavings. Remove the droppings often 
Either muzzle the horse between meals 
or sprinkle the manure with kerosene 
i until the horse lets it alone. AMoW free 
excess to rock salt and allow ear corn as 
the evening meal instead of oats. 1 bis 
Philadelphia Markets 
BUTTER. 
Best prints, 63 to 64c; tub creamery, 
best, 58 to 50c; lower grades, 50 to 53c. 
Eggs. 
Nearby, fancy, 50 to 61c; gathered, 
good to choice, 45 to 52c. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Fowfls, 37 to 38c; broilers, 33 to 37c; 
roosters, 23 to 24c; ducks, 28 to 30c; 
geese, 20c. 
DRESSED TOULTRY. 
Fowls, 34 to 30c; roosters, 24 to 25c; 
broilers, 40 to 50c; ducks, 35c; squabs, 
doz., $7.50 to $8.25. 
FRUITS. 
Apples, bu., 50c to $1.50; peaches, 
crate. $1.50 to $4 ; huckleberries, qt., 12 
to 20c : blackberries, qt., 16 to 20c; rasp¬ 
berries^ pint, S to 15c; muskmelons, bu._, 
$2.50 to $3.50; watermelons, car, $125 
to $275. 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoes. No. 1. bbl.. $4 to $6; No. 2. 
$1 to $2.75; cabbage, bbl., $1 to $1^50; 
onions, bu., $1.50 to $1.S5. 
IIAY AND STRAW. » 
Hay, No. 2. Timothy. $36 to $37 ; No. 
3. $32 to $33; clover mixed. $31 to $36. 
Straw, rye, $13 to $13.50; oat and wheat, 
$11 to $12. 
MILKER-DAIRYMAN—Married man: Bouse, fire¬ 
wood and garden; also a single man; state 
wages expected. ADVERTISER 5759, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
WORKING FOREMAN—$70 a month, with 
house, wood for fuel and garden. ADVER¬ 
TISER 5760, care Rural New-Yorker. 
YOUNG man, 23, wishes work on general farm; 
some experience; no bad 1 habits. ADVER¬ 
TISER 5750, care Rural New-Yorker. 
Farms For Sale, to Rent, etc. 
126-ACRE farm, located near thriving Summer 
resort, in high state cultivation; a money 
maker; bargain to quick buyer, as same has to 
be sold; write for particulars. S. B. SMITH, 
Sharon Springs, N. Y. 
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; % mile 
from town of 3,500; located 1 on site of Du Pont 
Boulevard; six miles from Delaware Bay and 26 
miles from Delaware Breakwater on Atlantic 
Ocean: set in apple trees; a big bargain. THE 
DELAWARE EGG FARM, Milford, Del. 
FOR SALE—75-acre fruit farm at Rock Stream, 
Yates, County, N. Y., on west side Seneca 
Lake, six miles north of Watkins: 35 aeres ap¬ 
ples, 10 acres pears, peaches and cherries; 10 
acres grapes; nine-room house; large fruit evap¬ 
orator; two barns; tenant house; all good condi¬ 
tion; good water and iron sulphur mineral spring; 
farm three-fourths mile from Pennsylvania and 
New York Central railroads; price reasonable; 
owner too old to farm. Address GEO. I. 
EDGERTON, Rook Stream, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Very desirable 145-acre farm, with 
two houses; large barn and tobacco shed; 20 
miles from Lancaster; 40 miles from Philadel¬ 
phia: near Lincoln Highway: price $15,000. 
D. H. LEFEVRE, P. O. Box 289, Lancaster, Pa. 
Situations Wanted 
WANTED—Position as manager on poultry 
plant; 15 years’ experience: married man: no 
children; can caponize and make French Poul- 
lards: expert incubator and brooder operator. 
Address ADVERTISER 5686, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN, married, no children,- open for 
position Aug. 15; thoroughly competent to 
handle any size plant: 16 years’ experience; 
finest references. ADVERTISER 5711, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN with the experience, ability and 
brains to make plant pay, seeks position as 
working manager, on living salary and profit- 
sharing basis: expert incubator and brooder man; 
managed one plant 12 vears: American: married. 
ADVERTISER 5718, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Nine acres; nice quiet home; good 
climate: four-room bungalow, etc. Particulars 
write JOHN It MORRISON, Grottoes, Va. 
PRACTICAL farmer desires position; young 
married man of character, energy, ability; 
producer: understands general farming stock, 
crops, machinery, men, farm accounts; or would 
rent equipped farm; highest references. Mc- 
MURTRY, Ticonderoga, N. Y. 
COMPETENT and experienced young man de¬ 
sires position as working manager on a poultry 
and fruit farm. ADVERTISER 5740, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
AN UNUSUAL offer ,of well-known vegetable 
greenhouses at Plainfield, N. J., paying over 
fifty per cent in sales on investment: send for 
descriptive circular. W. K. MACKEY, Plain- 
field, N. J. 
33-ACRE fruit farm; good bearing orchard; 
quite a crop on them now; good 8-room house; 
barn, wagonlfouse. henhouse and woodhouse: the 
best of water, never failing water; no agents. 
H. A. KELP, West Coxsaekie, N. -Y. 
FOR SALE—124 acres; keeps 20-35 head: mile 
to creamery; 64 miles to New York: 20-acre 
orchard: 13-room house: two barns, silo, etc.; 
might divide: some stock, tools: price $12,500. 
PAUL BOUGHTON, New Milford, Orange Co., 
N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Exceptional farm. 70 acres, all 
tillable; 17-room house: numerous outbuildings; 
located in village near New Brunswick. N. J.: 
churches, school and stores adjoining farm; 
Penn. Railroad station direct to New York right 
at farm: equally valuable as a farm, com¬ 
muter’s home or lot proposition: price reason- 
aide: easy terms. ADVERTISER 5743, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
Subscribers’Exchange 
If vou want to buy or sell or exchansre. make it known here. 
This'Rate will be 5 Cents a word, payable in advance. The 
name and address must be counted as part of the advertise¬ 
ment. No display type used, and only Farm Products, Help 
aid 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 
POULTRYMAN — Experienced: single: good, 
steady position and gcod wag* s t** right man. 
BARROW FARMS, Napanoeb, N. Y. 
FARM manager wanted; married man; one who 
knows hogs and general farming a..<l can 
operate farm machinery, including tractor. J. 
W. McLEOD, Rowland, N. C.__ 
WANTED—A married dairyman, without chil¬ 
dren; middle-aged German or Hollander pre¬ 
ferred; woman to board help: state age and 
wages when applying. ADVERTISER 5722, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
ASSISTANT herdsman wanted, single, with ex¬ 
perience and references: wages $50 per month 
and board. FISH KILL FARMS, Hopewell Junc¬ 
tion, N. Y. 
WANTED—A good married teamster, also two 
single teamsters; must be good with horses, 
understand farm work and machinery: none but 
hustlers need apply: state wages desired, give 
age. experience and reference in first letter. 
COLVER FARMS, Colver, Cambria Co.. Pa. 
WANTED—Men and women attendants in a 
State Institution for the feebleminded: sal- 
arv $50 a month for men and’ $35 for women, 
with maintenance; state age when applying. 
Apply to SUPERINTENDENT, Letcliworth Vil¬ 
lage, TUiells, N. Y. 
WANTED—An experienced dairyman who thor¬ 
oughly understands the care of a dairy herd 
and who is capable of taking charge of and 
directing the work of others: must be a mar 
ried man. preferably without children: wife 
must be capable of taking ehargo of group of 
boys: compensation $100.00 per month with full 
maintenance: annual vacation of two weeks 
with pav; send copies of references with appli 
cation. Address SUPERINTENDENT, Thorn 
Ilill School, Warrendale. Pa. 
POULTRYMAN wanted: 
Protestant: give full par 
as to experience and wage 
TISER 5692, care Rural 
single. American 
iculars in first letter 
expected. ADVElt 
New-Yorker. 
FARM manager, extraordinary, open for posi¬ 
tion: skilled purebred stock breeder; thor¬ 
oughly qualified for large farm and dairy estab- 
ments: advanced register and show work; 
xceptional knowledge general farming: lifetime, 
practical and scientific experience all branches; 
successful business manager, executive and 
organizer: American, married. 31. total ab¬ 
stainer. Address POSTOFFICE BOX 246, Sau- 
gerties, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—35 acres; large house; numerous 
outbuildings; large brook: Newark to Trenton 
trolley passes farm; large frontage: can be cut 
up into lots, acre plots, etc., if desired: four 
miles from New Brunswick: price $7,000: $1,500 
ish, balance mortgage. ADVERTISER 5744, 
are Rural New-Yorker. 
COMMERCIAL, greenhouse. 350x40: fully 
equipped: handy New York. Particulars 
apply -A. W. MORTON, Pyramid Farm, Mata- 
wan. N. J. 
WANTED—Position as manager and caretaker 
n gentleman's place; age 30; married: ten 
years' practical experience: up-to-date methods; 
executive ability: excellent with stock, gas-en¬ 
gines. modern machinery. ADVERTISER 5i46, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
MIDDLE-AGED widow desires housekeeper's 
position for elderly man; farm preferred; give 
description in first letter. ADVERTISER 5(56, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
TWO vonng men wish position on poultry farm 
near" New York; one without experience. 
State particulars. ADVERTISER 5(55, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
MIDDLE-AGED woman, university graduate, 
former commercial teacher and office assistant, 
desires light employment in the South for the 
Winter: Florida preferred; when replying give 
references, salary and full particulars. M. W., 
Brookhurst, Hopewell Junction. N. Y. 
WORKING farm superintendent or manager on 
gentleman’s estate: thoroughly understands all 
farm work, farm machinery, running tractor, 
gas engines, filling silo, thrashing, care horses, 
cattle, hogs and chickens: can bring son. 21. if 
wanted' life experience: steady and reliable: 
best references. ADVERTISER 5747, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
SUPERINTENDENT or working manager desires 
position on country estate or farm: practical 
knowledge all branches of dairy farming, trac¬ 
tors gas engines, etc.: married: references. 
\DYERTISER 5751, care Rural New-Yorker. 
COMPETENT American desires position on gen 
tleman’s country estate: thorough knowledge 
of estate work: married: small family. ADI El!- 
TISER 5752. care Rural New-Yorker. 
POSITION WANTED—Experienced herdsman 
dairvmau. butter-maker, creamery man: also 
general farm crops and orchard: am American 
34 . married, have family; open for engagement 
nt once or later: please state privileges ana 
salary with answer. ADI ERTISER .x53, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRY farm manager: married: proven 
ability in handling large commercial flocks 
experienced in all branches; expert in construct 
ing «nd equipping new plants; able to install 
basil.• ss methods and reorganize unprofitable 
farm: references. Address ADT ERTISER 57.>4 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Man for dairy: must be good dry 
hand, milker. Sharpies separator, etc.: also 
middle-aged man for general farm work imd 
care for four horses; state wages expected, mar¬ 
ried or single and references in first letter. 
Address <;. H. HARRIS, Manager, Providence 
Farm, Anaeostia, D. C. 
WANTED—Married man for general work 
around country house: permanent position; <0 
miles from New York: no objection to one 
child; reference. Answer ADVERTISER o(42. 
care Rural Now-Ybrker. 
GOOD Holstein man. experienced in'Advanced 
Registry work. ASHBY STOCK FARMS, 
Ashby. Mass. _ 
WANTED—Aug. 15th, two single, experienced 
men on a private estate; one dairyiiuiu and 
one poultry uian: must be good, on refill and 
willing workers; wages $75.00 per month with 
board and room: give full particulars in first 
letter. T. 1’. CONNOR. 575 Lake Shore Road, 
Grosso Poiute Shores. Mich. 
MANAGER, herdsman, teamster or poultryman 
can qualify for any position; desire large 
managership:' eight years’ practical experience 
in all branches; Cornell training and managed 
220-acre farm to date: married: no boarders: 
Southern New York preferred: references: state 
proposition. JOHN BONNER, Nassau, Rensse¬ 
laer Co., N. Y. 
WANTED—A man to work a 170-aere farm , on 
shares; stock and tools furnished: to commence 
Jan. 1, 1920. If interested write BOX 384, 
Athens, X. Y. 
FARM WANTED—75-100 acres, with or without 
stock, tools: working condition: state full 
particulars, price, etc.: near New York City. 
ADVERTISER 5761, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—To lease, with option to buy. a 
farm. 15-25 acres, equipped for poultry, with 
housing capacity 500-1,000: within 75 miles New 
York City. ADVERTISER 5757, eare Rural 
New-Yorker. 
WANTED—-A small farm with buildings, prefer¬ 
ably within an hour's ride of New York City; 
have one thousand dollars cash: balance on easy 
terms. 
Yorker. 
ADVERTISER 5758, eare Rural New- 
Miscellaneous 
HONEY—White clover and basswood extracted. 
f. o. b. shipping point. 10-lb. pails. $2.20 eacli; 
5-lb. pails, in lots of 4 or more. $1.15 each; 60- 
lb. cans. $11.50 each: delivered in 2d postal 
zone. 12 lbs.. $2.85: 3d zone. $2.95: buckwheat 
honey at 15G* less than above prices. RAY C. 
WILCOX, West Danby, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Hoover potato digger, complete 
with platform for engine mounting, or equip¬ 
ped for horses: price, including both equipments, 
$130: this digger bias only dug 15 aeres: in 
first-class condition. G. B. SCHEBMERHORX, 
Keeseville, N. Y. 
TRACTOR wanted: 
VERTISER 5741, 
must be reasonable. AD- 
eare Rural New-Yorker. 
FARM tractor: owner sacrifices; kerosene, gaso¬ 
line: practically new: two-bottom plow: dou¬ 
ble disk barrow; pulley, spare piarts: price 
$550: 1919 license. BOX 83, Ho-Ho-Kus, N. J. 
FOR SALE—Oliver self-lift three-bottom 14- 
inch tractor plow, in first-class condition. 
SMITH BROS., R. 6, Penn Yan. N. Y. 
MASSACHUSETTS Agricultural College gradu¬ 
ate desires position as manager of estate, 
preferably with Guernsey herd: American; mar¬ 
ried: small family: raised on Mass, farm: quali¬ 
fied in all branches of farm, orchard and dairy 
work: lest references from college and former 
emnlovers; experienced in handling thoroughbred 
Guernseys. HUGH L. BARNES, Interlaken, 
Stoekbriilge, Mass.__ 
POULTRYMAN. 36 years old. 10 years’ practi¬ 
cal experience, wants position; expert in rear¬ 
ing vomig stock, eare. of layers, breeders, etc.; 
recently head poultry man ai the New Jersey 
State Hospital: guarantee results: best of ret- 
ernoes. L. J. UOUGET. Stockton. N. J. 
FOR SALE—Newtown Giant Incubator: six 
tboiisand-egg capacity. PROSPECT POUL¬ 
TRY YARDS CO., Inc., Vineland. N. J. 
$800 ASKED for A-l Moline tractor; plows, liar- 
rows. ADVERTISER 5745, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Double unite Empire milker, with 
new super-simple pulsator; price $125. JAMES 
GORDON. Oxford. N. Y. 
UNIVERSAL bean harvester: extra blades; good 
as new: $4e f. o. b.; cost $67: no further use. 
JAMES S. JARMAN. Nottingham, Pa. 
FOR SALE—Lehr two-liorse bean harvester: 
new: $25.CO. CALVIN MARSH. North Ben¬ 
nington, Vt. 
FOR SALE—Empire milker: used less than one 
vear: No. 2 pump: two units: O. K. in every 
way. R. K. CUMMINGS, Grove City. Mercer 
Co.'. Pa. 
FOR SALE—One 14-iueh ensilage cutter, with 
trucks, blower, pipe and traveling feed table: 
also 10-horse gas engine oil trucks; both A-l 
condition. ROUTE. 2. Box 132. Newark, N. Y. 
BEAN and grain thrasher for sale; complete; 
belts: new drive belt, etc.; price $650. S. 
MOOT, Wilson, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Oliver No. 62 3-bottom tractor 
plow $125; 1. H. C. corn husker and sheller, 
like new, $230. L. M. TAYLOR. Millerton, N. Y. 
