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November  24,  1923 
SHEEPSKIN  GOATS 
For  BOYS 
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THE  right  cold  weather  coat  for  men  and 
boys — direct  from  manufacturer  at  a  big 
saving  !  A  full-cut.  36-inch  length.  Heavy 
drab  Moleskin  Cloth  Coat,  lined  with  selected 
long  napped,  bark-tanned.  Sheepskin  pelts. 
Sleeves  lined  with  heavy  felt  and  fitted  with 
double-knitted  wristlets.  Double  breasted 
style,  with  large  beaverized  sheepskin  shawl 
collar.  Has  two  muff  pockets  and  two  flap 
pockets,  and  all  around  belt,  36  to  48  chest 
measure  for  men,  and  6  to  16  year*  for  boys, 
Give  chest  measure  for  men’s  coat,  or  age  for 
boy’s  coat.  Send  price  with  order  and  we 
will  pay  postage.  Or.  you  can  pay  for  coat 
and  postage  on  arrival.  Money  refunded  if 
not  pleased  in  every  way. 
NEW  YORK  TANNING  &  CLOTHING  CO. 
Dept.  54  Q417  Lafayette  Street 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
Dehorn  with  the  Keystone 
Dehorn  your  cattle  in 
the  modem  humane 
way.  No  crushing— a 
single  stroke  does  the 
work.  Dehorned  cows 
and  steers  are  gentler. 
The  Keystone  is  sold  on  a  money-back 
guarantee.  We  also  make  Keystone 
ull  Staffs.  Write  for  circular. 
JAS.  SCULLY 
Box  122  Pomeroy,  Pa. 
Color  Your  Butter 
Dandelion  Butter  Color”  Gives  That 
Golden  June  Shade  and  Costs 
Really  Nothing.  Read ! 
Before  churning  add  one-half  teaspoon¬ 
ful  to  each  gallon  of  cream  and  out  of 
your  churn  comes  butter  of  Golden  June 
shade  to  bring  you  top  prices.  “Dan¬ 
delion  Butter  Color”  costs  nothing  be¬ 
cause  each  ounce  used  adds  ounce  of 
weight  to  blitter.  Large  bottles  cost  only 
35  cents  at  drug  or  grocery  stores. 
Purely  vegetable,  harmless,  meets  all 
State  and  National  food  laws.  Used  for 
50  years  by  all  large  creameries.  Doesn’t 
color  buttermilk.  Absolutely  tasteless. 
Wells  &  Richardson  Co.,  Burlington,  Vt. 
MORE  DOLLARS 
FROM 
HOGS! 
Self-Feeding  will  increase  your  profit 
from  hogs.  A  recent  Official  test  showed 
that  Self-  Fed  hogs  gain  45%  more  weight 
at  25%  less  cost  and  yield  a  profit  133% 
greater  than  hand-fed  hogs. 
The  LEOLA  HOG  FEEDER  will  do  this 
for  you.  It  is  the  most  efficient  Self-Feeder 
made  and  soon  pays  for  itself  in  feed  saved. 
Write  for  description  of  Feeder  and 
30-day  Free  Trial  Plan  —  TODA  Y  / 
H.  M.  STAUFFER  &  SON,  Box  F,  Leo'a,  Pa. 
At  a  contest  held  recently  in  England, 
Hercules  all-steel  triple  power  stump 
puller  pulled  stumps  faster  than  any 
other  method.  Quick  work — low  cost 
and  one  man  does  the  job.  Hand  pow- 
$10 
oo 
FOown 
Euy  Payment, 
er  in  four  speeds,  single,  double,  triple  and  quadruple 
power.  Easy  to  pull — quick  winding  cable,  and  other 
features.  Horse  Power  Hercules  is  most  complete, 
up-to-the-minute  stump  pulling  outfit  made.  Write 
for  prices  and  catalog — get  my 
1923  introductory  offer.  Comes 
B.  A.  FULLER, 
p  _  ready  to 
*  re®*  H  use 
Hercules  Mfg.  Co. 
630  29th  SL 
Centerville,  Iowa 
Ailing  Animals 
Answered  by  Dr.  A.  S.  Aelxander 
Cribbing  Mare 
My  son  has  a  fine  mare  that  started  to 
crib.  He  has  to  strap  her  to  keep  her 
from  it.  Is  there  any  cure?  b.  k. 
The  vice  of  cribbing  is  indicated  by  a 
horse  habitually  taking  hold  of  the  edge 
of  the  manger  or  some  other  object  and 
biting  with  the  incisor  or  pincher  teeth, 
which  consequently  become  worn  down 
smooth.  That  is  not  the  worst  of  it,  for 
wind  sucking  is  a  common  accompani¬ 
ment  of  cribbing,  or  the  two  are  practiced 
at  the  same  time.  Some  veterinarians  are 
of  the  opinion  that  air  is  not  actually 
swallowed  during  the  “wind  sucking”  act. 
We  do  not  hold  with  that  idea,  as  swal¬ 
lowing  of  air  seems  much  more  likely  to 
be  the  fact  than  belching  of  gas,  which 
some  think  is  done.  Anyhow,  the  vice  al¬ 
ways  causes,  in  time,  lack  of  thrift,  indi¬ 
gestion,  harsh  staring  coat,  and  perhaps  a 
hidebound  condition  of  the  skin.  The  vice 
may  be  learned  by  imitation  when  a  colt 
is  stabled  next  to  a  wind-sucking  horse ; 
or  it  is  caused  by  the  colt  trying  to  ease 
the  pain  or  discomfort  in  its  gums  caused 
by  the  cutting  of  teeth.  Idleness  in  the 
stable  is  another  possible  cause.  There 
is  no  permanent  cure  for  the  vice  when  it 
is  thoroughly  established.  We  had  a 
friend  who  cured  his  riding  horse  tem¬ 
porarily  by  putting  in  a  battery  and  wir¬ 
ing  all  objects  in  the  box  stall  upon 
which  the  teeth  could  be  set  to  practice 
the  vice.  A  sharp  electric  shock  was  suf¬ 
fered  every  time  the  horse  tried  to  crib, 
but  he  started  the  practice  immediately 
he  was  turned  outdoors.  A  difficult  oper¬ 
ation  upon  certain  muscles  has  been  per¬ 
formed  by  trained  surgeons  as  a  remedy 
for  the  vice,  but  the  operation  would  be 
expensive  and  could  be  done  only  by  an 
expert.  The  common  preventive  treat¬ 
ment  is  to  buckle  a  wide  strap  fairly 
tight  around  the  neck  just  behind  the 
throat  latch.  Some  horsemen  line  the 
strap  with  felt  and  drive  tacks  through 
from  the  other  side  of  the  leather  so  that 
the  points  will  be  masked  in  the  felt  but 
prick  the  horse  when  his  neck  is  arched 
to  practice  wind  sucking.  Another  plan 
is  to  tie  one  end  of  a  small  rope  to  a  ring 
in  the  halter,  pass  the  free  end  under  the 
upper  lip,  across  the  gums,  and  then  tie 
it  to  the  other  ring  of  the  halter.  If 
made  fairly  tight  the  rope  prevents  crib¬ 
bing  and  wind  sucking.  We  do  not  en¬ 
dorse  the  cruel  practice  of  wedging  or 
sawing  between  the  incisor  teeth  to  pre¬ 
vent  the  vice.  It  is  a  good  plan  to  stable 
an  affected  horse  in  a  box  stall  from 
which  has  been  removed  everything  that 
might  be  used  by  the  horse  in  cribbing. 
Also  soap  all  manger  edges  or  planks  that 
could  be  chewed.  a.  s.  a. 
Wabbly  Caalf 
I  have  a  large  healthy  looking  calf  that 
came  last  March.  In  .Tune  I  discovered 
it  weak  in  hind  legs.  Some  times  it  will 
not  show  weakness ;  at  others,  when 
walking  or  running,  all  at  once  it  will 
stagger  on  hind  legs,  first  one  side  and 
then  the  other.  Sometimes  hind  parts 
will  go  nearly  to  the  ground.  This  calf 
has  always  been  staked  out.  w.  n.  c. 
Onr  first  suspicion  in  this  case  would 
be  that  the  calf  hurt  its  back  by  reason 
of  being  “staked  out.”  By  that  you  no 
doubt  mean  that  it  has  been  kept  tethered, 
and  in  that  condition  a  calf  is  liable  to 
sprain  or  otherwise  wrench  its  back  or 
even  injure  its  head  or  the  nerves  of  that 
region.  Partial  paralysis  may  result  in 
such  cases  and  that  usually  proves  to  be 
incurable.  It  is  even  more  likelv,  how¬ 
ever.  that  the  calf  is  afflicted  with ‘rickets, 
which  is  caused  by  malnutrition  or  in¬ 
complete  rations.  It  is  most  liable  to 
occur  when  a  calf  is  not  fed  sufficient 
mi'k  and  also  is  deprived  of  mixed  meals, 
salt  and  a  legume  hay.  On  general  prin 
ciples  we  should  advise  you  to  give  it  a 
dose  of  castor  oil  in  milk  to  move  the 
bowels.  Then  give  it  a  tablespoon  of  cod 
liver  oil  night  and  morning  in  any  way 
found  most  convenient.  Increase  the  dose 
of  cod  liver  oil  if  improvement  is  slow. 
In  addition  to  the  oil  give  it  small  doses 
of  fluid  extract  of  nux  vomica  twice  daily. 
Start  with  tw#  drops  and  increase  one 
drop  every  three  days.  Go  back  to  the 
original  dose  if  any  alarming  symptom  is 
caused,  such  as  great  restlessness  or  in¬ 
voluntary  twitching  of  the  muscles.  Nux 
vomica  is  a  strong  stimulant  of  the  ner¬ 
vous.  system  and  also  increases  appetite, 
but  it  is  also  a  strong  poison  and  must 
therefore  be  very  carefully  used.  As  to 
feed,  if  the  calf  is  still  drinking  skim- 
milk,  add  one  ounce  of  lime  water  per 
pint.  Also  feed  clover  or  Alfalfa  hay,  or 
hay  of  Soy  beans,  or  oats  and  peas  will  do 
fairly  well,  in  the  way  of  a  legume,  pro¬ 
vided  it  is  free  from  mold.  A  calf  of  the 
age  of  the  one  in  question  should  also  be 
allowed  all  the  oats,  bran,  shelled  corn  or 
cracked  corn  it  cares  to  eat,  and  in  addi¬ 
tion  may  have  a  little  flaxseed  meal,  espe¬ 
cially  if  a  legume  hay  cannot  be  supplied. 
Give  it  free  access  to  drinking  water,  and 
place  a  lump  of  rock  salt  or  block  salt 
where  it  can  be  licked  at  will.  A  lump 
of  chalk,  when  available,  is  also  beneficial 
in  such  cases.  When  rickets  is  known  to 
he  present,  salt,  air-slaked  lime  or  ground 
limestone  and  wood  ashes  to  steamed 
bonemeal  may  also  prove  beneficial  and 
should  be  placed  in  a  box  where  the  calf 
can  take  them  at  will. 
Countrywide  Produce  Situation 
MARKET  POSITION  OF  ONIONS  ;  POTATO 
OUTLOOK ;  INCOME  OF  ONE-MAN  FRUIT 
FARM. 
Onions  seem  to  have  about  the  best 
market  prospect  among  the  Winter  vege¬ 
tables.  The  crop  was  below  average  and 
more  than  the  average  number  of  car¬ 
loads  thus  far  have  gone  to  market, 
which  means  that  considerably  less  stock 
than  usual  is  left  in  farm  and  country 
storage.  The  price  has  held  up  well ;  a 
good  deal  better  than  potatoes  or  cab¬ 
bage. 
ONIONS  FROM  SPAIN 
There  was  some  competition  from 
Spanish  onions,  about  the  same  quantity 
as  last  season,  but  the  rush  of  imports  is 
over  and  will  quiet  down  until  Spring. 
The  main  crop  in  Spain  is  a  Fall  prod¬ 
uct  like  our  own  onion  crop  of  the  North 
and  West.  What  has  not  been  shipped 
early,  goes  into  storage  about  this  time 
and  only  a  comparatively  small  quantity 
is  stored.  Winter  imports  are  handi¬ 
capped  by  storage  costs  as  well  as  by  the 
new  high  tariff  and  not  many  will  come 
here  unless  the  price  goes  up.  Spain  sup¬ 
plies  three-fourths  of  our  onion  imports. 
Other  onions  come  mostly  in  Spring. 
Spain  ships  some  early  onions  in  Spring 
and  Summer,  but  they  are  not  long  keep¬ 
ers  and  they  go  mostly  to  markets  of 
Europe. 
The  market  position  seems  well  bal- 
enced.  Demand  has  been  good  and  there 
are  just  about  onions  enough  in  reserve 
to  keep  the  market  firm  and  healthy  if 
supplies  are  evenly  distributed.  Lately 
the  shipments  have  been  a  little  too  heavy 
and  the  markets  are  dull.  Onions  are  one 
of  the  products  very  hard  to  sell  when 
there  are  a  few  too  many.  The  public 
will  not  buy  more,  as  they  will  when 
there  is  a  surplus  of  fruits  and  of  some 
vegetables.  If  shippers  will  watch  the  re¬ 
ports  of  carlot  shipments  and  not  rush 
the  markets,  the  situation  ought  to  work 
out. 
POTATO  PROPHETS 
Here  is  a  sure  enough  question  from 
North  Dakota :  “Please  tell  me  how 
much  potatoes  will  sell  for  and  when  to 
sell  them.”  Whoever  could  answer  it 
right  every  time  might  become  the  John 
D.  of  the  potato  business.  The  Wiscon¬ 
sin  experiment  station  at  Madison  has 
tackled  the  puzzle,  in  bulletin  form  and 
there  is  a  new  government  bulletin  on 
“Marketing  Main  Crop  Potatoes.”  The 
Wisconsin  people  put  forward  some 
figures  a  few  weeks  ago  estimating  the 
average  Winter  price  at  85  to  90c  per 
100  lbs.  which  is  about  the  present  quo¬ 
tation  at  country  shipping  points  in  that 
State.  Evidently  they  look  for  a  steady 
market  this  .season.  Their  estimate  is 
based  on  the  size  of  the  crop,  the  condi¬ 
tion  of  business,  the  comparative  value 
of  the  dollar.  The  government  bulletin 
mentioned,  advises  gradual  selling  when 
the  crop  is  about  the  average  size,  as  it 
was  this  year. 
HOW  MUCH  INCOME? 
Another  hard  question,  from  New  Jer¬ 
sey  this  time,  is :  “What  income  is  to  be 
expected  from  a  one-man  farm  planted 
to  peaches  with  small  fruits  between  and 
a  flock  of  poultry?”  The  writer  happens 
to  have  carried  on  two  farms  of  about 
that  kind  and  has  seen  many  others,  but 
the  answer  is  not  easy,  even  if  one  knew 
his  man  and  the  rest  of  the  family.  It 
is  seldom  tha  more  than  a  fair  living  is 
made  from  a  one-man  fruit  farm,  say  $1,- 
000  per  year,  besides  rent  and  other  items 
worth  say  $500  more.  Many  think  they 
are  doing  well  to  pay  their  bills  with  a 
little  surplus  in  good  years.  Peaches  are 
extremely  uncertain.  Returns  vary  from 
practically  nothing  to  $1,000  per  acre. 
During  age  of  full  bearing  they  need  and 
take  most  of  the  moisture  and  sunshine, 
but  strawberries  and  raspberries  might 
be  grown  for  a  few  years  and  might 
bring,  if  successful,  an  average  of  $200 
per  acre.  Even  for  these  crops  it  takes 
two  years  to  get  under  way.  One  man 
would  get  swamped  with  work  at  times 
on  a  small  fruit  farm  and  he  should  be¬ 
gin  with  light  acreage,  and  plan  to  hire 
help  in  the  rush.  Ten  acres  of  trees, 
with  two  also  in  small  fruits  and  garden, 
with  200  hens,  would  keep  the  family  on 
the  jump  and  the  day  help,  too.  A 
flock  of  poultry  fairly  well  managed 
should  pay  SI  per  head  above  cost  of  feed 
and  often  does  much  better.  One  would 
need  to  write  a  book  to  discuss  all  the 
in’s  and  out’s.  Think  it  out  clear  through, 
consult  some  good  fruit  farmers  and 
play  as  safe  as  you  can  if  you  have  no 
money  to  lose.  G.  B.  F. 
A  real  estate  man  was  plainly  wor¬ 
ried,  and  his  wife  asked  him  to  tell  her 
about  the  deal.  It  seems  that  he  had  It 
fixed  up  to  sell  a  man  a  loft  building,  a 
marble  yard,  with  dock  privileges,  a  fac¬ 
tory  site,  and  a  Summer-garden,  and  to 
take  in  part  payment  a  block  of  frame 
tenements.  a  small  subdivision,  an 
abandoned  lime  kiln  and  a  farm.  “He 
assumes  a  $20,000  mortgage  on  the  loft 
building.”  explained  the  real  estate  man, 
“and  I  take  over  a  second  mortgage  on 
the  subdivision.  Get  me!”  “I  guess 
I  get  you.”  responded  his  wife.  “But 
what  is  the  hitch  about?”  “Well,  I 
want  $4  in  cash.” — Pittsburgh  Sun. 
HARDER 
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on  the  most  liberal  terms  ever  offered  to 
silo  purchasers.  You  can  meet  the  pay¬ 
ments  out  of  your  milk  checks  and  soon 
own  clear  and  free  the  best  silo  that  money  can  buy. 
The  new  patented  Harder-Victor  Front  is  the  most 
important  silo  improvement  of  recent  years. 
Write  today  for  particulars 
and  our  free  book,  “Saving 
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HARDER  MFG.  CORP. 
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Dry,  sanitary,  Hog  Houses  of  Natco  Hol¬ 
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and  comfort  advantages.  A  Natco  Hog 
House  can  be  erected  quickly  and  easily 
at  a  reasonable  first  cost  with  no  expense 
afterwards,  for  maintenance  or  repairs. 
With  walls  and  floors  of  Natco  Hollow 
Tile  the  interior  is  dry  and  healthful  at  all 
times.  The  glazed  walls  and  floors  do  not 
absorb  moisture  or  odors  of  any  kind  and 
are  easy  to  clean  and  keep  clean. 
Natco  Hollow  Tile  is  an  economical  build¬ 
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BSORBINE 
I  STOPS 
_ {LAMENESS 
from  a  Bone  Spavin,  Ring  Bone, 
Splint,  Curb, -Side  Bone,  or  similar 
troubles  and  gets  horse  going  sound. 
It  acts  mildly  but  quickly  and  good  re¬ 
sults  are  lasting.  Does  not  blister 
or  remove  the  hair  and  horse  can 
be  worked.  Page  17  in  pamphlet  with 
each  bottle  tells  how.  $2.50  a  bottle 
delivered.  Horse  Book  9  R  free. 
ABSORBINE,  JR.,  the  antiseptic  liniment 
for  mankind,  reduces  Painful  Swellings,  En¬ 
larged  Glands,  Wens,  Bruises,  Varicose  Veins; 
heals  Sores.  Allays  Pain.  Will  tell  you 
more  if  you  write.  $1.25  a  bottle  at  dealers 
or  delivered.  Liberal  trial  bottle  for  10c  stamps. 
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