442 
the RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
March 12, 1021 
Patented 
Do °d£? nt More Unadillas are purchased in the 
Ladder jr ast each year than of any two other 
silos made. 
The Unadilla leads because it gives its purchasers 
most silo satisfaction. This satisfaction consists in 
perfect silage, made and kept at lowest cost, with¬ 
out waste, and in providing most safety and greatest 
convenience in the daily work. 
Send today for our catalog describing the patented, 
airtight, combination door and safety ladder, which 
more than any other one structural feature has 
given the Unadilla its leadership. 
Learn how early orders earn extra discounts; how most 
can be saved on the purchase price by ordering now. 
UNADILLA SILO CO. 
Dept. C, Unadilla, N.Y., or Des Moines, la. 
imm 
Ready for 
All-Around 
Work On 
Any Size 
Farm 
Study the work of this little tractor. See whether it does not give you 
the logical, practical answer to the power problem on your farm. We sin¬ 
cerely believe it to be the biggest success ever offered in a small tractor. 
Here’s dependable power in small size—quality construction at low cost—a complete 
power plant that can put speed and economy into practically any kind of farm work. 
It can be used profitably on any size farm. Be¬ 
sides plowing you can hitch it to your disc har¬ 
row, grain drill, mower, binder, manure spreader 
or other machines and finish your work in much 
less time and at lower cost than with animal 
power. Also runs a small thresher, silo filler and 
other belt machinery. 
One owner says: “We have never required the 
service of any of your service men and the little 
tractor has never refused to go. We are pulling 
what we consider a good six-horse load and 
seem to have plenty of reserve power.” 
It is built complete in the Avery factories. Has 
a 6-cylinder motor with extra strong crankshaft 
and connecting rods. Also centrifugal governor 
entirely enclosed running in .oil, high tension 
magneto, thermo-siphon cooling system, selec¬ 
tive sliding transmission, and is roller and ball 
bearing equipped. Platform, seat, tool box, 
drawbar, air cleaner, etc.,are regular equipment. 
Write for special circular describing this small 
tractor and also Avery Model “B” 5-10 H. P. Or 
Ask for the Avery Catalog 
showing the complete line of Avery Tractors. 
Tractor-Drawn and Tractor-Operated Machin¬ 
ery. 
AVERY COMPANY, 20 Iowa Street, PEORIA, ILLINOIS 
Avery 6-Cylinder Tractor 
with Orchard Fenders. 
Branch Houses, Distributors and Service 
Stations covering every State in the Union 
Tractors.Trucks,Motor Cultivators, 
Threshers. Plows, etc. 
When you write advertisers mention The R. N.-Y. and you'll get a 
quick reply and a “square aeal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
The Passing of a Notable Dairyman 
The recent death of Willis J. Eldridge, 
of Aurora, Portage Co., Ohio, was a dis¬ 
tinct loss to the farm and commercial 
dairy industry of northern Ohio. As a 
young man, back in about 1868, he caught 
a glint of the future dairying that was 
entirely to change the methods and prac¬ 
tices of this dairy district, and built a 
small patron o'- se ' >'Tory. Though big 
capital was nj*'t .anted, he succeeded 
beyond all prophecy, and was soon build¬ 
ing additions; bought and leased adjoin¬ 
ing farms, covered tTiein with dairies, en¬ 
tered the great markets with his produce 
and won a standing. Then he began to 
build and rent other factories, then 
changed to the exclusive buying of milk 
outright, and in time came to conduct 
over 25 factories in three or four coun¬ 
ties. and under “brand” names. The qual¬ 
ity and excellence of these different brands 
were guaranteed, and the great buyers 
began to order by brand. These came to 
have a great market value. The farms 
were added to until they covered quite 
2.000 acres, and were equipped with the 
most modern appliances. Then cnipe the 
day of milk-selling to the cities, changing 
in a few years the whole system of dairy¬ 
ing. The factories disappeared one by 
one. Then he became a cheese broker, 
buying and selling New York, Wisconsin 
and Michigan cheese by* the thousands, 
with much success. Then came failing 
health, a sudden change, and Will (he 
was Will to everyone) Eldridge has ceased 
to work and live, aged 78 years. He was 
most public-spirited, generous to a fault 
both to the public and his church. In 
business he was the soul of honor, his 
word beyond dispute, and the friend of 
everyone. His death is a public loss, 
hard to replace, and a life long to be kept 
in cherished remembrance. J. G. 
Shoes for the Oxen 
In regard to Mr. Bcrrang and his ox 
team, I would advise him to keep upon 
dirt roads as much as possible, and when 
he has to drive on the hard roads to put 
old bagging on their feet. This will pre¬ 
vent slipping, and also help to keep their 
feet from getting sore. When I was a 
boy my father had two yokes of oxen, and 
both could trot like a team of horses. We 
had a negro driver, and he would run the 
handle of ox whip between their hind 
legs, and they would trot just as fast as 
an ordinary team of horses. I am glad 
farmers of rough land are getting ahead 
to the use of oxen again. They are A1 
for rough work. I. S. w. 
New Jersey. 
If Mr. Berrang would shoe his oxen 
with light-weight horseshoes of the drive 
or screw-calk type lie would overcome his 
trouble. We all know by experience an 
ox is a hard thing to shoe, as he does not 
like to have his feet picked up as you 
would a horse. Therefore we have to try 
something else. When I was a boy my 
father had oxen, and he used to shoe them 
with my help and that of my brother. 
Take a cireingle and put around the flank 
of the ox with two rings at the top of 
his hip. Sew them in about four inches 
apart, so they will not slide. Then take 
a half-inch rope about three feet long, 
with a pulley : put the pulley in the cen¬ 
ter of the rope, fasten both ends in the 
rings in the cireingle. Let it hang down 
over the tail of the ox. then buckle a 
hamo strap with a ring in it around the 
leg of the ox between hoof and dew claw. 
Take a rope 10 feet long and tie it to the 
ring in the strap around the leg: pass 
it through pulley. Tie the ox up by 
throwing the rope over a limb of a tree 
or over a beam in the barn, and pull 
gently. It will raise the hind foot so 
you can take out the calks and put in new 
ones. 
Now for the forefeet. Take a rope or 
strap, pick up the front foot and bind 
it so the hoof will hit the forearm below 
the body and between the hoof and ankle. 
The ox then will be unable to get his foot 
down until it is unfastened. Let me say 
now for the help of the farmer if he has 
a cow that is mean to milk the above fix 
on her will prevent her moving her hind 
feet much. Put the strap on the foot on 
the same side you are milking on ; it has 
saved a good many pails of milk for me. 
and others I have seen use it. It is a 
quick fix. and does not anger the cow. 1 
think if Mr. Berrang will try this, and 
sees that no dirt or mud is left between 
the quarters to cause infection, he will 
get along nicely. w. a. iiaynes. 
New York. 
A shoe for an ox has to be made in 
two parts, as the foot is divided and the 
hoof has to be pared or rasped to fit. As 
the ox cannot stand on three feet while 
being shod, in this hill country they make 
use of what is called an ox sling, which 
is simply a broad belt or sling to pass 
under the belly of the ox, not to hold him 
up in the air. but simply to help support 
him. The sling is supported from two 
upright posts. Then blocks on each cor¬ 
ner are needed to support the hoofs 
while the shoes are being nailed on. Any 
blacksmith in this part of the country 
shoes oxen. The men who use them in 
the woods generally take with them or 
make a sling. The posts need to be six 
to eight feet high two on each side, with 
a beam on top to support the sling, con¬ 
nected at the ends to steady it. Some 
have four stationary nailing blocks 
(slanting tops); some have a movable 
one. I wish I had a pattern for a single 
ox yoke such as Mr. Berrang uses; also 
smaller ones for a calf. C. F. F. 
New Hampshire. 
T HE Indiana Silo led in intro¬ 
ducing the silo principle to Amer¬ 
ican farmers. 
It leads in the number of farmers who 
own and use it—more than 60,000. It has 
always led in Silo value—in material, work¬ 
manship, most years of perfect silo service 
for the price. 
Indiana factories throughout the country 
are located near the great com growin- and 
cattle raising sections. They operate eco¬ 
nomically on a large scale and savings are 
passed on to the farmers. 
Write for the Indiana catalog, 
easy payment plan, and early 
buyers’ proposition. 
THE INDIANA SILO & TRACTOR CO. 
43 Vnlon Bldg. Anderaon, Indian* 
43 Silo Bldg. ........ Kan#iw City, Ho. 
43 Indian* Bldr.Dr» iloinas, low* 
43 Five Stoek Exehanea Bids. . Fort Worth, Texas 
Puts Horses In 
Prime Condition 
Most horses will work if they 
feel right. When you have to 
force them, something is wrong. 
No horse feels right when worked 
hard on warm spring days unless 
his heavy winter coat is clipped. 
Spring clipping is the best pro¬ 
tection against colds, stiffness 
and more serious horse ailments. 
It pays big. and progressive 
farmers do it with a Stewart 
No. 1 Ball Bearing Clipping 
Machine. Price $14 at your 
dealer’s, or we ship direct 
on receipt of $2 and you pay balance on ar- 
Bigger Wool Crop 
The wool is an important part of 
your sheep profits. Get it all. 
Hand blade shearing leaves 15% 
of the wool crop on the sheep, be¬ 
sides an uneven fleece that won’t 
bring best prices. 
This Stewart No. 9 Ball Bearing 
Machine shears quick and clean, 
leaves no ridges. Quickly pays for 
itself, even on a few sheep. 
$22 at your dealer’s, or buy direct 
from us, sending $2 and paying 
balance on arrival. 
If your flock is large, write for Catalog 
No. 69 of power shearing machines. 
Chicago Flexible Shaft Company 
Dept. AB 141 5600 Roosevelt Road, Chicago 
I. 
Grade roads, build dykes, levees with! 
Farm Ditcher | 
— and Grader 
Ik «r Works in any soil. Makes V-shaped 
I' ditch or cleans ditches up to four feet 
deep. All steel. Reversible. Adjustable. 
Write for free book and our proposition. 
Owensboro Ditcher & Grader Co., Inc. j 
Box 334 Owensboro. Ky. 
When you write advertisers mention 
The Rural New-Yorker and you’ll get 
a quick reply and a “square deal.” See 
guarantee editorial page. 
