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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 8, 1924 
Buy a Burrell 
And Be Sure of Milker Satisfaction 
THERE is no more difficulty in buying a 
milking machine that will milk than there 
is in buying an automobile that will run. 
Any milking machine on the market will 
milk* your cows —after a fashion. And 
several machines will do it pretty well, 
too. But why buy less than the best? Dif¬ 
ference in cost —if any—doesn’t justify it. 
Do you realize that, while the Burrell 
Milker had its beginning way back in 1860, 
it was not offered for sale until 1905 — that 
almost the average length of a man’s life 
was put into its development before any¬ 
one was permitted to buy? And in spite 
of that long period devoted to perfecting 
the Burrell Milker, it has been continu¬ 
ously on the American market longer 
than any other power milking machine. 
With all the time, patience and money 
back of the Burrell, it is not surprising that 
today it is generally recognized^ as the 
highest developed and most perfect milk¬ 
ing machine obtainable. You will have 
difficulty in finding a disinterested man 
who knows all the makes of milking ma¬ 
chines who will deny that Burrell is un¬ 
equalled in quality and performance. 
Most likely he will say: "Buy a Burrell 
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The Positive Relief Pulsator, the Auto¬ 
matic Controller, the Moisture Trap, the 
Air-Cushion Teat Cup —these features are 
largely responsible- for the correctness 
with which the Burrell draws the milk 
from the cow’s udder. Do you know what 
these features mean? Send for a catalog. 
c Please address Department 20. 
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D.H. BUrrell X Go. Inc. 
Little Falls. New York 
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Restless Mare; Blue Ointment for Lice 
1. What is the matter with my niue- 
year-old mare? This Winter she has 
commenced to stamp her hind feet (in 
stable) vigorously, reaching back some¬ 
times as if to bite her leg. Can find no 
sore hoof. She is fed Timothy hay, corn 
fodder, corn as grain feed (moderately). 
2. A farmer and stockman told me that 
blue ointment rubbed on neck of cattle 
would kill lice on any and all part of 
cattle—that this ointment goes through 
them and does the work. 3. Which breed 
of hogs is most suited for slaughtering at 
150 to 200 lbs dressed. I ask this ques¬ 
tion since all butchers in this locality 
prefer 150 lbs and not exceeding 200 lbs. 
Pennsylvania. R. K. 
1. We have found that in not a few 
instances a nervous horse has been 
caused to kick or stamp in the Stable at 
night by rats and mice annoying or sear¬ 
ing him at that time. This is another 
reason for keeping the horse stable and 
other farm buildings free from vermin. 
In some other cases we have found that 
the restless, or nervous horse dislikes 
its mate in the next stall and will not 
rest easily under those condition. In all 
cases of the sort you mention it always 
is well to move the animal into a box 
stall, secluded if possible, and free from 
vermin, as well as being well bedded to 
induce lying down and quiet slumber. 
If these means do not prove remedial 
there are other measures to adopt, for 
other causes are possible. The two most 
likely to cause stamping are itchy condi¬ 
tion of the legs, or udder and around 
that part in the mare. If the legs are 
hair-covered and gummy you will find 
what most horsemen term “scratches” 
causing the irritation. If so, wash the 
legs perfectly clean, dry thoroughly with 
fine sawdust well rubbed in and then do 
not repeat the washing, but every three 
days saturate the skin of the affected 
parts with a mixture of two ounces of 
flowers of sulphur, half an ounce of oil of 
tar, half an ounce of coal tar dip and one 
pint of sweet oil or cottonseed oil. In a 
week the amount of oil may be doubled, 
especially if the skin shows irritation 
from the medicine. The horse should 
also be examined or lighly worked every 
day and should not he heavily fed corn. 
Also cleanse other parts mentioned above. 
The next most common cause is presence 
of pin worms in the rectum. If they are 
there one will find a collection of scurfy 
matter around the anus. In that event 
give the mare a quart of raw linseed oil 
carefully by way of the mouth and when 
it has acted inject into the rectum, in 
the evening, two-thirds of a pail of tepid 
water containing two ounces of dried 
sulphate of iron (powdered copperas). 
Repeat the injection in three days, and 
again later, if seen to be necessary. 
2. The farmer should also have told 
you that while blue ointment (mercurial 
ointment), kills lice it is a deadly poison 
to all farm animals, when licked off and 
swallowed. We have known many fatal¬ 
ities from lack of knowledge of that fact 
followed by failure to prevent treated 
cattle from licking off the ointment. We 
know of a farmer in our locality who 
was given advice similar to that given 
you, then bought a can of the ointment, 
smeared it freely upon his lice?infested 
dairy cows, and turned them loose in the 
lot where they immediately licked one 
another with the result that seven fine 
animal? died. Do not apply blue oint¬ 
ment unless the animals can be so tied 
that they will be absolutely unable to 
lick themselves or be licked by other 
animals. It would be far safer to dust 
the infested skin with powdered saba- 
dilla, or with that and equal quantities 
of tobacco snuff and flowers of sulphur, 
then blanket the animals and groom and 
brush them thoroughly, outdoors, a few 
hours later. It it also necessary to 
cleanse, disinfect and whitewash the 
stable. Repeat the application of powder 
when seen to be necessary. 
3. This is a matter of feeding, rather 
than breed. To get early development at 
the least cost it is best to have the pigs 
graze a succession of green crops pre¬ 
ferably legumes, from Spring until they 
attain the desired weight. The first 
growth is the cheapest made. From be¬ 
fore weaning time also get the pigs to 
taking skim-milk and mixed meals and 
at all times allow free access to pure 
water, salt, air slaked lime, or ground 
limestone, wood ashes or steamed bone 
meal. A. s. A. 
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