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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
Pasture and Barn Notes 
Kicking Cows. —Our experience teaches 
us that kicking cows are almost invariably 
a result of mishandling. In other words, 
in nine cases out of ten it is the man and 
not the cow that is to blame and. if prop¬ 
erly handled, the animal can be cured of 
her bad trait. We have one cow in the 
herd that has always been extremely 
nervous when the platform was scraped 
off or the bedding shaken up, and that 
finally began to kick a little. The hired 
man, as is quite often the case, was not 
careful with her, and probably at some 
time when he was alone, took out his re¬ 
sentment at her actions by giving her a 
“whaling.” as he calls it. with a pitch- 
fork. The result is he cannot get any¬ 
where near the cow at the present time, 
and while the rest of us can milk her. we 
have to be careful. The one beating, which 
was certainly not merited, practically 
spoiled a valuable animal that can he gen¬ 
tled only by quiet and careful treatment. 
Corn in Silage. —We are thoroughly 
convinced, as we have indicated before, 
that the ripe or nearly ripe grain which 
goes into a silo will not replace cornmeal 
or hominy in the grain ration. After de¬ 
pending on it for two or three disastrous 
months, we added cornmeal to the dairy 
ration, with the result that a gain of from 
10 to 20 per cent in milk was secured, and 
even more of a gain was noticeable in the 
condition of the cows. 
Calf Ration.—W o believe a good ra¬ 
tion for growing calves and, in fact, for 
all dry stock on a farm to be: 
100 lbs. ground oats. 
100 ll)s. hominy. 
100 lbs. bran. 
50 lbs. oilmeal. 
We are feeding our smaller calves, those 
that are off a milk ration, practically all 
they will eat of the grain, and they are 
doing splendidly on it. Some of our 
neighbors use corn-and-cob meal in place 
of the hominy and bran, thus making the 
ration up, with the exception of the oil- 
meal, from entirely home-grown feeds. 
Removing Rice. —This is the time of 
year when lice show up at their worst on 
dairy cattle. Pretty generally we have 
kept them so severely in check that they 
have not bothered us. 
young stock in particular shows 
evidence of being troubled by them, 
do not know a sure remedy, but have beeu 
using crude oil and kerosene, half and 
half, and brushing it into the hair lightly. 
It seems to be getting results, and has 
not blistered the cattle. We believe that 
the reason why the lice show up less on 
the milking cows is that they get brushed 
occasionally, and believe that cattle may 
be kept pretty free from lice by practicing 
a daily brushing. dajbyman. 
“Silo Juice” Again 
If I remember rightly, I read in Tite 
R. N.-Y. some time ago an item saying 
where silo juice made any one drunk. 
Attached find a clipping from the Chicago 
Daily Tribune of June 29. If this was 
chased down it 1 might prove there was 
nothing to it but a newspaper story; but 
I thought I would send it along: 
“Pittsburg, Pa.—Former Senator Wil¬ 
liam Flinn, who has a farm in O’Hara 
Township, noticed plugged holes in his 
farm silos and found a spigot in the barn. 
Investigation proved that the farm bauds 
were drawing silo juice, mixing it with 
red pepper and burnt rye. and getting a 
drink with a kick like white lightning.” 
I guess old John Barelycorn is about 
whipped, but we will probably be hearing 
stories of this kind from time to time. 
Michigan. c. r. kent. 
It is true that we have for years issued 
a standing challenge to anyone who can 
prove that silo-juice has caused intoxica¬ 
tion. Some have tried, but all have failed 
with the proof thus far. “Red pepper 
and burnt rye” is a new combination, but 
we think the story, as usual, a fake. John 
Barleycorn dies hard, hut he is going! 
Controlling Lice on Cattle 
T notice that there is much inquiry as 
to how to exterminate cattle lice. Just 
common sulphur, such as we use for mak¬ 
ing spray, will do the job. Two applica¬ 
tions rubbed into the hair thoroughly 
about 14 days apart will clean them up 
properly. I speak from experience with 
my own stock. n. h. f. 
Deposit, N. Y. 
The grocer observed that his best cus¬ 
tomer was a bit ruffled over something, 
so strove to be obliging and pleasant. 
“1 think,” he said blandly, “living is 
getting cheaper. For instapee, a year 
ago those eggs would have cost you two¬ 
pence more.” “A year ago,” replied the 
customer, “when these eggs were fresh, 
they would have beeu worth more.”— 
Loudon Farm and Home. 
Delivering Milk by Boat on the Spreetoald, Germany 
February 21, 1920 
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