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Tht RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
November 13, 1920 
A farmer raised 00 hush els of corn per 
acre; his neighbor across the road got 
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only 25. The difference in yield was due ■ 
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to different methods of seeding, of pre- 
paring the soil, of harvesting. One man 
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adopted the newest successful discoveries 
of farming authorities—the unsuccessful 
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And Little Pointers That Will Increase Your Farm Profits 
Y OTT yourself know that to get the most 
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One little mistake may impoverish your soil. 
Another may waste weeks of your time and 
cost you hundreds in lost profits. Another 
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livestock. -.And, altho you may think you 
are getti J all possible profit out. of your 
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Answered by Dr. A. S. Alexander 
Cough 
I have a work horse that has a cough. 
The animal is in good llcsh. oats well 
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I keep him in a clean, light stable, and 
feed moderately of fine-quality Timothy 
bay, ground oats, oilmeal. white middlings 
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New York. 
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Change feed to whole or crushed oats and 
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Feed most of the hay at night and none 
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I have a bay horse about eight years 
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on the street, after leaving the stable in 
good shape. He had what the doctor 
called azoturia, was taken to the hospital 
in an ambulance and was there for 23 
days, kept up in a sling. Since then he 
has been on pasture, and he is still lame 
in left hip. What can I do for him, or 
do you think 4ie will ever he of any more 
good? He can get around to graze in the 
field, and is in fine spirits, and can work 
some, hut he limps or rather looks as if 
his stifle was out of place. M. 8 . 
Maryland. 
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I had seven calves; three of them d ; ed. 
The other four are very sick. They 
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