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The  RUR  AL  NEW-YORKER 
March 
1923 
9 
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Si  TTli£fcs  ifu.  Cows 
C£ean 
Neighbors  who 
also  own 
Burrell  Milkers 
John  Peterson 
Chas.  O.  Nelson 
Wm.  Parsons 
R.  E.  Reid 
C.  W.  Bolcum 
Frank  Vanderhoof 
Ernest  Yars 
Erving  Mason 
Kelly  St  Simonds 
R.  W.  Engle 
Geo.  Panzer 
J.  E.  Nichols 
A.  M.  Ehle 
Pearson,  Carlson  St 
Swanson 
Preston  Weter 
St.  Bede  College 
We  Quote  Mr.  Clyde  H.  Hall  of  Illinois 
“I  have  used  Burrell  Milkers  for  18  years,  and  would 
give  up  farming  before  I  would  go  back  to  hand  milk¬ 
ing.  I  have  one  cow  [shown  in  the  extreme  right  fore¬ 
ground  of  the  picture  above]  now  15  years  old,  which 
has  been  milked  with  these  machines  for  12  years. 
She  is  a  high  testing  Guernsey,  gave  over  10,000  pounds 
of  milk  last  year,  and  still  has  a  perfect  udder. 
“Surely  this  performance  should  prove  that  the  Bur¬ 
rell  Milkers  do  not  hurt  cows.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
the  cows  like  them,  for  I  have  repeatedly  purchased 
cows  that  kicked  when  I  milked  by  hand,  and  never 
yet  have  I  had  a  single  cow  kick  or  otherwise  show 
dislike  for  the  machines. 
“The  Burrell  Milkers  save  the  dairyman’s  time,  and 
time  is  money;  they  save  in  the  amount  of  help  re¬ 
quired,  and  this,  too,  is  money;  they  make  the  help 
problem  easier,  for  men  are  much  more  ready  to  work 
on  the  dairy  farm  that  has  milking  machines;  they 
eliminate  worry,  because  even  if  all  my  men  should 
leave  at  once,  I  could,  with  my  three  dependable  Bur¬ 
rell  Milkers,  take  care  of  my  50  cows  alone. 
“  If  the  machines  are  properly  taken  care  of,  the  milk 
is  far  cleaner  and  keeps  sweet  much  longer  than  when 
the  cows  are  milked  by  hand.  I  sell  my  milk  at  retail 
and  get  a  cent  more  per  quart  than  any  other  local 
dairyman,  and  I  have  a  constant  waiting  list. 
“So  far  as  the  upkeep  of  the  Burrell  is  concerned,  it 
gives  less  trouble  than  the  gasoline  engine.  I  have 
used  my  present  Burrell  vacuum  pump  for  eleven 
years,  twice  a  day,  365  days  a  year,  with  absolutely 
nothing  spent  upon  it  except  for  lubricating  oil.  A 
man  in  town  told  me  the  other  day  that  he  knew  I  still 
used  milking  machines  because  when  he  drove  past 
in  his  automobile  the  cows  heard  his  engine,  thought 
it  was  time  to  be  milked,  and  came  to  the  gate ! 
Another  proof  that  the  cows  like  milking  machines!’* 
Remember,  the  Burrell  has  been  continuously  on  the  American  market  longer  than  any  other 
power  milking  machine.  Unless  you  know  the  Burrell,  you  do  not  know  the  full  worth 
to  you  of  a  milking  machine.  Send  for  catalog — no  obligation.  Please  address  Dept.  20. 
D.H.BiIrrell  &  Co.  Inc, 
Little  Falls.  New  York 
TRADE  MARK 
“A.CA” 
Will  Cure 
Your  Cattle 
of  * 
Lice, 
Mange, 
Itching, 
in  15  Days 
or  you  don’t 
pay  me  a 
cent ! 
I  MEAN  just  what  1 
say.  “A.O  A.”  must 
cure  in  15  days — and 
1  don't  care  ho*  bad  a 
case  you  give  me— if  it 
doesn’t  cure  in  15  days 
you  get  your  money 
back  without  question. 
Try  a  can  on  my  say  so. 
A  can  of  “A.C.A.”  (concentrated)  produces  5  gallons 
of  solution.  Price,  $1.00,  including  delivery  charges. 
Apply  it  with  brush,  sponge  or  spray. 
GUARANTEED  NON-POTSONOUS. 
Send  No  Money 
ery.  If  it  doesn't  cure  Lice,  Mange  or  Itch  in  15  days 
I'll  return  every  cent  you  paid.  Your  word  is  good 
enough  for  me."  Write  today  and  be  convinced. 
L.  BARON 
Baco  Laboratories 
Dept.  70  1884  Pitkin  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  A.  V. 
Delivered  prices  Quoted  on 
request. 
THE  E.  BIGLOW  CO.,  New  London,  0. 
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Galvanized  Roofing 
For  immediate  shipment  we  offer  you  First  Quality 
Galvanized  Roofing. 
29  ga. 
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A  rugged,  transportable  cooker— burn, 
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Dept.  201  Cortland.  N.  Y. 
Successor  to  Lewis  Mfg.  Co. 
Brown  Fence  &  Wire  Co. 
Gentlemen: — I  am  perfectly 
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1  could  not  have  got  one  as 
nice  here  for  three  times  the 
price. 
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100  Garfield  Av.,  Endicott,  N.  Y. 
WER  PRICE 
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THE  BROWN  FENCE  &  WIRE  COMPANY 
Dept.  4313  Cleveland,  Ohio  (13) 
Ailing  Animals 
By  Dr.  A.  S.  Alexander 
Silage  and  Tuberculosis 
I  would  like  to  ask  whether  there  has 
ever  been  a  study  made  of  the  relation 
of  feeding  silage  to  tuberculosis  in  cows. 
From  the  standpoint  of  dieticians  for 
humans,  the  feeding  of  anything  partly 
fermented  is  productive  of  much  sick¬ 
ness.  I  do  not  understand  thoroughly 
the  process  which  prevents  silage  from 
rotting  entirely,  but  it  would  seem  that 
there  xuust  be  a  low  grade  of  alcohol 
produced  by  the  heating  of  the  silage 
and  this  alcohol  prevents  decay  for  a 
time.  With  humans  we  know  that  those 
who  use  alcohol  throw  off  much  of  it 
through  the  lungs,  much  to  the  lungs’ 
detriment.  And  from  the  breath  of 
silage-fed  cows  it  would  seeem  that  the 
same  rule  applies  to  them.  That  silage 
is  a  stimulant  cannot  be  doubted,  bur 
this  would  only  prove  that  there  is  alco¬ 
hol  in  it.  That  alcohol  is  a  stimulant 
because  it  is  a  poison,  none  can  deny. 
It  seems  to  me  that  the  feeding  of  silage 
is  on  a  par  with  giving  beer  to  nursing 
mothers  to  make  more  milk.  It  does  it, 
sure  enough,  but  the  quality  of  the  milk 
is  very  evident  in  the  sickly  babies,  and 
the  mothers,  though  they  get  fat,  get 
unhealthy.  So,  also,  is  silage-fed  milk 
evident,  to  children’s  taste  and,  I  think, 
health.  At  least,  mine  have  never  failed 
to  detect  it  by  taste.  f.  w.  l. 
There  are  no  good  grounds  for  this 
accusation  against  corn  silage.  In  Wis¬ 
consin,  which  stands  in  the  van  in  dairy¬ 
ing,  silos  are  rapidly  increasing  and 
tuberculosis  as  surely  decreasing.  In 
fact,  the  State  has  now  more  accrtdited 
tuberculin-free  herds  than  any  other  in 
the  country,  and  has  also  a  iarger  pro¬ 
portion  of  silos,  in  all  probability,  ■  than 
any  other  State.  The  silo  is  now  con¬ 
sidered  a  necessity  if  milk  is  to  be  made 
profitably  on  the  dairy  farms  of  the 
State.  Tuberculosis  can  only  be  caused 
by  introduction  of  the  bacillus  or  germ 
of  the  disease.  Keep  that  out  of  the  herd 
and  the  cattle  remain  free  from  tuber¬ 
culosis,  whether  silage  is  or  is  not  fed. 
At  the  same  time,  however,  it  is  of  the 
greatest  possible  importance  to  keep  the 
resistance  of  cows  against  disease  as 
strong  as  possible,  and  to  that  end  cor¬ 
rect  methods  of  feeding  are  imperative, 
in  addition  to  perfect  ventilation  and 
sanitation  in  the  cow  stable.  Silage  must, 
therefore,  be  fed  as  only  a  part  of  the 
ration,  the  amount  considered  correct 
being  about.  30  lbs.  daily  in  conjunction 
with  10  lbs.  or^so  of  good  clover  or  Al¬ 
falfa  hay  and  a  balanced  and  complete 
grain  or  meal  ration.  Were  silage  detri¬ 
mental  or  did  it  make  inebriates  or  sots 
of  cows  on  account  of  alcoholic  content, 
it  would  have  been  discarded  as  a  feed 
long  since  in  Wisconsin  and  other  States 
where  silos  are  now  found  on  every  up- 
to-date  farm.  To  us  the  pity  is  that  not 
every  dairy  cow  gets  a  full  allowance  of 
sound,  well-made  corn  silage.  It  is  a 
splendid  feed  ;  nothing  compares  with  it 
in  profitable  production  per  acre,  com¬ 
pactness  as  regards  storage  space  re¬ 
quired,  palatability,  healthfulness  and 
milk-producing  properties.  But  tubercu¬ 
losis  will  exist  and  increase  just  as  long 
as  men  do  not  apply  the  tuberculin  test 
intelligently,  honestly  and  persistently, 
that  every  affected  animal  may  be  detected 
and  eliminated.  Ignorance,  superstition 
and  selfishness  retard  progress  in  the 
general  adoption  of  the  tuberculin  test  as 
a  means  of  detecting  tuberculosis  and 
stamping  it  out,  just  as  they  make  the 
introduction  of  modern  sanitary  stables 
a  somewhat  slow  process ;  but  in  time 
the  disease  will  be  stamped  out,  wherever 
the  test  is  carried  out  faithfully  on  the 
area  test,  accredited  herd  plan,  and  in 
the  process  correct  methods  of  feeding 
and  housing  will  play  a  most  important 
lole.  Meanwhile  it  is  highly  important 
that  cows  should  not  be  weakened  in  re¬ 
sistant  powers  by  the  injudicious  feeding 
of  silage  or  any  other  feed. 
Calf  Scouring 
I  have  a  calf  that  has  white  scours. 
Calf  is  on  cow ;  is  six  weeks  old.  What 
remedy  can  I  use?  w.  j.  s. 
As  the  calf  is  nursing,  it  may  be  taken 
for  granted  that  the  cow’s  milk  contains 
irritating  elements  which  induce  the 
scouring.  A  change  of  feed  for  the  cow- 
may  end  the  trouble.  If  you  are  feeding 
any  roughage  or  grain  that  is  in  the 
slightest  degree  moldy  or  otherwise  dam¬ 
aged,  that  should  at  once  be  withheld. 
If  you  are  feeding  silage,  lessen  the 
quantity  and  reject  all  that  is  moldy  or 
frosted.  Also  keep  the  cow  from  pastur¬ 
ing  frozen  grass  or  eating  withered  or 
frosted  corn  stover.  Take  the  chill  off 
the  drinking  water  and  see  that  it  is 
pure.  Allow*  good  clover  or  mixed  clover 
and  Timothy  hay.  If  you  are  feeding 
nothing  but  Alfalfa  hay  it  would  be  well 
to  lessen  that  and  add  other  hay.  If 
scouring  then  persists  give  the  calf  a 
two  tablespoonful  dose  of  .castor  oil  in 
milk  and  when  it  has  operated  give  two 
or  three  times  daily  if  seen  to  be  neces¬ 
sary  one-half  to  one  teaspoonful  of  a 
mixture  of  one  part  of  salol  and  two 
parts  of  subnitrate  of  bismuth  and  bi¬ 
carbonate  of  soda,  washed  down  writh 
milk  or  water.  Triple  sulpho-carbolate 
tablets  w’ill  also  be  found  effective  in 
scours  of  calves.  Have  the  calf  occupy  a 
pen  iu  asunny,  clean,  dry  spot. 
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