782 
7ht  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
May  2G,  1928 
n 
Giants 
in 
Strength 
When  you  build 
a  new  silo  or  rebuild 
your  old  one,  make  it 
a  Craine — the  strongest 
'S  well  as  handsomest  silo  made. 
Its  three-wall  construction  gives 
perfect  silage  protection.  Outside 
the  wall  of  upright  staves  is  an 
air-tight,  water-proof,  frost-defying 
inner  wall  ofSilafelt.  Outside  of  both 
is  the  spiral  Crainelox  covering,  cl 
giant  strength — no  hoops,  lugs,  weak 
spots,  repairs,  but  permanent  protec¬ 
tion  for  every  inch  of  wall. 
You  can  rebuild  an  old  stave  silo 
into  a  Craine  at  half  the  cost  of  a  new 
silo.  Write  for  beautifully  illustrated 
catalog  and  special  discount  on  early 
orders.  Agents  wanted. 
CRAINE  SILO  CO.,  Inc. 
Box  1  lO.  Norwich,  N.  Y. 
ORDER  DIRECT  FROM  FACTORY 
We  will  send  you  as  many  gallons  as  you 
want  of  good  quality  red  or  brown 
BARN  PAINT 
upon  receipt  of  remittance.  We  are  paint  special¬ 
ists  and  can  supply  you  with  paint  for  any  pur¬ 
pose.  Tell  us  your  wants  and  let  us  quote  you 
low  prices.  We  can  save  you  money  by  shipping 
direct  from  our  factory.  .SatisfactionGuaranteed, 
On  orders  for  thirty  (rations  or  over  we  will  prepay  the 
frelsrht  within  a  radius  of  three  hundred  miles. 
AMALGAMATED  PAINT  CO. 
Factory:  372  WAYNE  ST.,  JERSEY  CITY,  N.  J. 
More  Profits  Follow 
the  Use  of  STRUVEN’S 
because  it  supplies  the  necessary  proteins 
and  minerals.  Write  for  free 
feeding  instructions. 
CHARLES  M.  STRUVEN  &  CO. 
114-0  S.  Frederick  St.  -  Baltimore,  Md. 
24 
95  Jfm&ricaft 
Upward  CREAM 
SEPARATOR 
On  trial.  Easy  runningyeasily cleaned. 
Skims  warm  or  cold  milk.  Different 
from  picture  which  shows  larger  ca¬ 
pacity  machines.  Get  our  plan  of  easy 
MONTHLY  PAYMENTS 
and  handsome  free  catalog.  Whether 
dairy  is  large  or  Bmall.  write  today. 
AMERICAN  SEPARATOR  CO. 
Box  7075  Bainbridge,-N.  Y. 
THE  front  thatGAVE 
GRIFFIN  SILO  FAME 
AN  unobstructed  continuous  opening. 
Door*  absolutely  tight ,  but  will 
not  swell.  Permanent  steel  ladder  at¬ 
tached  to  front.  Everything  firat-cUs* 
and  prices  right.  Liberal  discount  to 
reliable  agents— Wanted  in  every  town. 
GRIFFIN  LUMBER  CO. 
BOX  11  HUDSON  FALLS,  N.  Y. 
MGreen  Mountain 
When  You  Build  That  New  Silo— USE 
LACEY’S  Improved  SILO  HOOPS 
Strong— Easy  to  Apply— Cost  Less — Floxiblo.  Made 
in  all  desired  sizes.  Write  fordeseriptive  folder  and 
price  list.  Elmer  B.  Lacey,  Mfr.,  Endicott,  N.Y. 
THE  HOPE  FARM  BOOK 
f  This  attractive  234-page  book  has  some  of  the  ^ 
best  of  the  Hope  Farm  Man’s  popular  sketches 
t — philosophy,  humor,  and  sympathetic 
human  touch.  Price  $1.50. 
For  Smle  by 
Rural  New-Yorker,  335  W.30th  St.,  NewYork 
Live  Stock  Matters 
Conducted  By  Prof.  F.  C.  Minkler 
Nuisance  from  Whey 
Is  sour  whey  from  a  cheese  factory  good 
for  milk?  A  certain  factory  discharged 
the  whey  on  my  pasture  in  an  open  ditch, 
and  as  there  was  not  water  enough  to 
carry  it  away  the  smell  was  awful.  The 
cows  scoured  and  dropped  on  their  milk, 
so  I  sold  them  all.  as  I  could  not  get 
the  owner  of  the  factory  to  stop  it.  I 
thought  if  I  begun  a  suit,  for  damages 
that  I  might  be  able  to  stop  it,  as  I 
cannot  find  any  right  has  been  given  by 
farm  owners  to  discharge  the  waste 
there.  H.  s. 
New  York. 
You  are  quite  right  in  contending  that 
the  discharge  of  whey  through  your  pas¬ 
ture  has  substantially  damaged  your 
property.  So  far  as  I  know  whey  has 
little  feeding  value  for  dairy  cows.  The 
digestive  machinery  of  a  dairy  cow  is 
constructed  to  consume  coarse  roughages 
and  concentrated  materials,  and  if  one 
should  attempt  to  feed  skim-milk  or  whey 
the  results  would  be  quite  as  you  have 
indicated.  By-products  of  this  character 
are  invaluable  for  feeding  calves,  pigs 
and  poultry.  The  by-product  should  be 
carefully  handled  and  not  discharged 
over  the  ground  as  you  have  indicated. 
It  certainly  is  a  nuisance,  and  it  seems 
reasonable  to  believe  that  the  health 
authorities  ought  to  defend  you  in  your 
claim  that  the  sewage,  for  virtually  this 
is  what  it  amounts  to,  should  be  pro¬ 
perly  disposed  of. 
Slaughtering  Unprofitable  Sow 
Sow  about  two  years  old  gave  birth  to 
a  litter  of  nine  pigs,  two  of  which  were 
born  dead  and  the  rest  she  killed.  How 
soon  can  I  kill  this  sow  and  use  her  meat? 
She  dried  up  a  few  days  after  farrowing. 
New  Gretna,  N.  J.  c.  F. 
Much  would  depend  upon  the  condition 
of  the  brood  sow  after  farrowing.  If  she 
is  thin  in  flesh  it  would  be  necessary  to 
fatten  her  in  order  to  obtain  a  carcass 
that  would  be  acceptable  for  meat.  In 
case  the  sow  is  in  good  flesh  she  could  be 
butchered  two  weeks  after  losing  her 
pigs.  You  have  the  right  idea.  A  brood 
sow  that  kills  and  eats  her  pigs  had  best 
be  butchered,  and  not  x’etained  for  breed¬ 
ing  purposes. 
Feeding  Milk  Cows 
Could  you  give  me  some  ration  best  to 
feed  milk  cows?  I  have  silo  feed  for 
twice  a  day,  and  mixed  hay,  clover  and 
Timothy.  I  have  been  feeding  about  35 
lbs.  silage  a  day  and  what  hay  they 
will  clean  up,  with  grain  ration  of  100 
lbs.  mixed  feed,  100  lbs.  Buffalo  gluten, 
100  lbs.  cornmeal,  50  lbs.  oilmeal.  They 
do  not  seem  to  do  well  on  this  ration.  I 
am  able  to  get  any  kind  of  feed.  c.  M. 
Miller’s  Mill,  N.  Y. 
Ordinarily  mixed  feed  consists  of  bran, 
middlings  and  screenings.  It  varies  ma¬ 
terially  in  composition,  and  if  the  mill 
run  of  screenings  is  proportionately  high 
the  feed  is  bitter,  unpalatable  and  not 
nutritious.  It  is  a  much  safer  proposi¬ 
tion  to  purchase  wheat  bran  to  combine 
with  ingredients  desired  to  feed  dairy 
cows.  More  variety  also  would  improve 
your  ration,  and  it  is  proposed  that 
where  you  have  silage  and  a  good  grade 
of  mixed  clover  and  Timothy  hay  the  fol¬ 
lowing  grain  ration  be  used :  250  lbs. 
bran,  250  lbs.  cornmeal,  200  lbs.  cotton¬ 
seed  meal,  150  lbs.  linseed  meal,  150  lbs. 
gluten  meal.  Continue  feeding  the  silage 
and  hay  as  you  are  now  doing,  and  allow 
1  lb.  of  this  grain  mixture  for  each  3*4 
lbs.  of  milk  produced  per  cow  per  day. 
Change  gradually  from  the  ration  that 
you  are  now  using  to  the  one  proposed, 
allowing  three  or  four  days  to  make  the 
complete  change.  If  you  have  some  of  the 
mixed  feed  on  hand  it  can  be  used  to  re¬ 
place  the  bran  in  part ;  but  future  pur¬ 
chases  would  be  more  satisfactory  if  you 
insist  upon  getting  pure  bran  and  not  tbe 
mixed  wheat  feed. 
Marking  Pigs 
Last  year  I  purchased  three  young 
registered  Hampshire  pigs,  two  females 
and  one  male,  and  now  one  of  them  has  a 
litter  of  five.  Could  you  tell  me  just  how 
to  mark  them?  b.  w. 
Pennsylvania. 
Perhaps  the  most  satisfactory  method 
of  identifying  pigs  in  a  litter  consists  of 
notching  the  ears  of  the  individual  pigs. 
You  cau  go  to  any  hardware  store  and 
purchase  a  Dana  label  punch,  and  it  is  a 
simple  matter  to  chart  a  system  that  will 
identify  individual  pigs.  The  notching  is 
not  painful,  and  provides  a  permanent 
identification. 
Insufficient  Ration 
I  have  two  cows,  which  have  been  giv¬ 
ing  15  quarts  a  day,  Holstein  10.  Jersey 
five.  The  State  Inspector  last  week  said 
they  were  in  good  health.  The  Holstein 
is  fresh  three  weeks  and  the  Jersey  fresh¬ 
ened  last  October.  Two  days  ago  I  started 
ti  feed  them  the  following  ration,  and 
the  Holstein  has  fallen  two  quarts  a  day 
and  the  Jersey  has  remained  about  the 
same :  Proportionate  parts,  by  weight. 
3  lbs.  oats,  2  lbs.  bran.  1  lb.  cottonseed 
meal,  1  lb.  oilmeal,  1  lb.  cornmeal,  1  lb. 
middlings,  1  lb.  gluten,  one  quart  of 
beet  pulp  soaked  in  water  to  each  cow  a 
day.  Besides  this.  I  give  them  all  the 
hay  they  want.  The  Jersey  sometimes 
skips  a  day  without  drinking  water. 
Massachusetts.  w.  ir. 
We  believe  that  the  addition  of  more 
protein  would  make  it  possible  for  your 
Holstein  cow  to  maintain  hei*-  flow  of 
milk.  The  following  combination  would 
replace  the  ration  that  you  are  now  feed¬ 
ing  :  200  lbs.  cornmeal,  150  lbs.  bran, 
150  lbs.  oats,  200  lbs.  gluten  feed.  150 
lbs.  linseed  meal,  150  lbs.  cottonseed 
meal.  The  old  ration  carries  only  17% 
per  cent  of  protein,  while  the  one  sug~ 
gested  carries  nearly  22  per  cent.  The 
ration  that  was  quite  sufficient  for  the 
Jersey  cow  that  was  yielding  a  smaller 
amount  of  milk  a  day  did  not  make  it 
possible  for  the  Holstein  to  establish  her 
maximum  production.  One  quart  of  beet 
pulp  soaked  in  water  is  not  enough  to 
provide  a  satisfactory  amount  of  succu¬ 
lence.  Feed  as  much  as  25  lbs.  of  the 
moistened  beet  pulp  after  it  has  been 
thoroughly  saturated  with  water  to  a  cow 
giving  as  much  as  15  quarts  of  milk  a 
day. 
Add  one  and  one-half  per  cent  of  salt 
to  your  grain  ration,  and  this  will  have 
a  tendency  to  establish  a  uniform  drink¬ 
ing  habit  among  the  cows;  likewise,  when 
a  cow  fails  to  drink  plenty  of  water  it 
indicates  that  she  is  not  getting  a  suf¬ 
ficient  amount  of  roughage.  Allow  them 
all  of  the  hay  that  they  will  clean  up 
and  the  chances  are  that  they  will  par¬ 
take  frequently  of  drinking  water. 
Improving  Dairy  Ration 
Am  I  feeding  my  cows  the  proper  kind 
of  feed  for  best  results?  They  are  no 
one  breed;  have  four  Jerseys,  one  Ary- 
shire,  three  Holsteins.  I  do  not  weigh 
the  milk,  but  they  milk  about  12  quarts 
each  per  day.  I  feed  them  as  follows : 
Two  quarts  ground  corn  and  oats,  two 
quarts  bran,  one  quart  linseed  meal,  one 
quart  oilmeal,  two  quarts  gluten  feed, 
each  twice  a  day  ;  cut  cornstalks  morning 
and  night,  and  mixed  hay  at  noon. 
Long  Island.  p.  w.  s. 
The  grain  ration  that  you  are  now  feed¬ 
ing  your  dairy  cows  is  well  chosen.  I 
believe,  however,  that  you  should  provide 
some  succulence  in  the  way  of  moistened 
beet  pulp,  and  that  the  flow  of  milk 
would  be  substantially  increased  were 
you  to  use  a  better  grade  of  roughage. 
There  is  no  difference  between  linseed 
meal  and  oilmeal  as  to  feeding  value  ;  but 
for  the  sake  of  variety  it  would  be  better 
for  you  to  substitute  one  quart  of  cotton¬ 
seed  meal  for  one  quart  of  the  linseed 
meal.  Especially  would  this  be  true  after 
the  cows  are  turned  out  to  pasture.  The 
linseed  meal  is  apt  to  be  too  laxative 
when  fed  in  conjunction  with  bran  to 
cows  on  grass. 
Ration  Low  in  Protein 
1.  I  have  a  herd  of  grade  cows,  good  size, 
milking  20.  I  am  feeding  2  bn.  of  silage 
daily  and  1  lb.  of  this  ration  to  every 
3  lbs.  of  milk  made  by  each  cow  daily  ; 
200  lbs.  gluten,  200  lbs.  molasses  feed, 
100  lbs.  cornmeal,  100  lbs.  ground  oats. 
100  lbs.  bran,  50  lbs.  linseed  meal,  and 
all  the  clover  and  Timothy  hay  they  will 
consume  twice  daily.  My  silage  is  not  the 
very  best.  I  also  give  plenty  of  salt.  They 
are  milking  well.  How  could  I  improve 
this  ration?  Could  I  make  any  more 
milk,  and  as  cheaply,  by  feeding  beet 
pulp?  2.  Would  you  tell  me  the  proper  time 
for  planting  and  sowing  these  mentioned 
below  for  best  results?  Oats,  silage  corn, 
early  and  late  potatoes,  early  cabbage, 
early  tomatoes  and  early  peas,  late  cab¬ 
bage,  early  sweet  corn,  beets,  turnips, 
carrots,  onions,  celery,  etc.  o.  N. 
New  York. 
1.  It  is  clear  from  your  inquiry  that  your 
dairy  cows  are  not  being  supplied  with 
a  sufficient  amount  of  protein.  Your 
mixture  would  figure  out  about  1G  per 
cent  of  protein,  which  is  not  enough. 
Since  your  mixture  is  a  homemade  com¬ 
bination.  I  should  limit  tbe  molasses  feed 
and  stick  entirely  to  straight  ingredients 
of  average  analysis.  A  simple  combina¬ 
tion  consisting  of  200  lbs.  gluten,  150 
lbs.  linseed  meal,  100  lbs.  43  per  cent 
cottonseed  meal.  150  lbs.  bran,  100  lbs. 
oats,  200  lbs.  corn,  will  give  you  a  20 
per  cent  protein  feed.  I  believe  this 
mixture  is  superior  to  the  one  that  you 
are  now  feeding,  especially  if  it  is  fed  in 
conjunction  with  clover  hay  and  silage. 
2.  There  is  no  calendar  date  that  can 
be  mentioned  as  best  suited  for  planting 
the  several  crops  that  you  identify.  Oats 
should  be  planted  as  early  in  the  Spring 
as  it  is  possible  properly  to  prepare  the 
ground,  while  corn  is  usually  planted  in 
your  section  toward  the  second  week  in 
May.  The  dates  for  planting  the  other 
crops  mentioned  would  best  be  obtained 
from  successful  growers  in  your  terri¬ 
tory. 
Opportunity  Calls 
from  CANADA 
Visit  Canada  this  summer— see 
for  yourself  the  opportunities 
which  Canada  offers  to  both 
labor  and  capital— rich,  fertile, 
virgin  prairie  land,  near  rail¬ 
ways  and  towns,  at  $15  to  $20 
an  acre — long  terms  if  desired. 
Wheat  crops  last  year  the  big¬ 
gest  in  history;  dairying  and 
hogs  pay  well;  mixed  farming 
rapidly  increasing. 
Homeseekers’  Rates  on 
Canadian  Railroads 
If  you  wish  to  look  over  the 
country  with  a  view  to  taking 
up  land  get  an  order  from  the 
nearest  Canadian  Government 
Agent  for  special  rates  on 
Canadian  railroads.  Make  this 
your  summer  outing— Canada 
welcomes  tourists — no  pass¬ 
ports  required  — have  a  great 
trip  and  see  with  your  own 
eyes  the  opportunities  that 
await  you. 
For  full  information,  with  free 
booklets  and  maps,  write 
to  Assistant  Deputy  Minister  of 
Canadian  Dept,  of  Immigration, 
W.  D.  SCOTT 
Room  105,  Norlite  Building 
Ottawa,  Canada 
Authorized  Canadian  Gov’t  Agt. 
Free  Booklets  Sanitation 
telling  how  to  prevent  diseases  common 
to  livestock  and  poultry  and  describing 
in  detail  the  use  of 
(standardized) 
Parasiticide  and  Disinfectant 
Write  to  Animal  Industry  Department 
Parke,  Davis  &  Company 
DETROIT,  MICH. 
Get  Jim  Bi'own's  new 
FACTORY  PRICESi 
‘Saved 
3  Write  quick  for  my  bisr 
new  book  of  monoy-aav 
0  ins  factory  price*  on  high 
\  eat  quality  Fanca,  Gatas, 
Staal  PostS'Paints, Roofing. 
_  FREIGHT  PREPAID 
.  HDon’t  pay  a  penny  more  than  Jim 
Brown’a  factory  pricea.  Hiffheat 
Quality,  backed  by  guarantaa.  Write 
for  104-pasre  money-savins:  bargain  book . 
i  Fence  &  Wire  Co.,  Deot  4302  Cleveland,  0. 
$56.00  on  l. 
f order.  I  paid  you  ’ 
37c  per  rod.  and  \ 
fence  here  no  bet¬ 
ter  is  93  3-4  cts.  ” 
-•Charles  Rowe, 
Stella.  Mo. 
Booklet 
Free 
MINE  RALE. 
.COMPOUND 
FOR 
rs"  Pkg  guaranteed  to  give  satisfaction  or  money 
back'.  81  Pkg.  sufficient  for  ordinary  cases. 
MINERAL  REMEDY  CO.  461  Fourth  Ave„  Pittsburgh,  Pa 
I  Durable,  easy  to 
^operate,  grant  ca¬ 
pacities.  Many  sizes 
_  Engine,  belt,  horse 
bo  war.  WRITE  boital 
for  cat.lof,  price  TODAY  on 41  ELL* * 
-fc-lClng  of  BaUrs." 
(COLLINS  PLOW  CO. 
2 04 ^Hampshire  St.(OulitCfJlk 
Carload  New  Wire  Fencing 
1H"  mesh,  614  ft.  high,  No.  11  gauge,  2Vi« 
sq.  ft.  Also  3"  mesh,  30"  high.  No.  0 
gauge,  galvanized,  7c  lineal  foot. 
NATHAN  KLEIN  C0„  208  Centre  St„  New  York 
WATER  POWER  KK 
Water  power  grist  mill,  saw  mill  and  poultry  farm, 
33  acres:  electric  in  all  buildings;  modern  7-rnom 
stone  bouse;  running  water  by  gravity  to  all  build¬ 
ings:  7  poultry  houses;  good  location.  Price,  onlv 
$9,500.  Write  for  new  72-page  catalog. 
REESE  &  LINDERMAN  411 -It  Bulletin  Bldg.,  Philadelphia.  Pa 
CANVAS  COVERS  ?3roTz  VrUTn 
—  “  -  ”  -  Waterproof,  se,  express  pre¬ 
paid;  Hay  Caps,  etc.  Samples  and  prices  upon  request. 
W.  W.  STANLEY  52  Whll.  St.,  New  York 
■  MAKK  A  lKM.l.AH  AN  IIOIIU.  SELL  MEN11ET8 
AeCDIS  a  patent  patch  for  instantly  mending  leak* 
Ov  w  in  all  u  ten  a  1 1  e.  Sample  package  free. 
COI.I.ETTE  MFO.  CO.,l»»pt.  108,  Ain.ter.liim.  N.Y, 
FARM  PROFIT  LEAKS 
may  be  stopped  by  practical 
co-operation.  The  new  book  : 
“Organized  Co-operation” 
by  John  J.  Dillon  tells  how. 
Price,  One  Dollar.  For  sale  by 
RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
333  West  30th  Street  New  York 
