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American Agriculturist, April 5,1924 
7 spent SO 
years in perfect¬ 
ing this Tonic . 
Gilbert Hess 
M.Du D.V.S, 
Spring is Hem 
All out-of-doors is filled with the bleat of 
the lamb, the bawl of the calf, the grunt of 
the pig, and the whinny of the colt. 
Youth asserting itself everywhere! 
Keep their bodies healthy, and stomachs full. 
You can then count on good growth—quick 
development—and begin to cash in on them 
before the summer-end* 
Let 
DR. HESS STOCK TONIC 
be your insurance policy 
Sgainst disease, insurance of good appetite, 
good digestion. It keeps the worms away. 
.Then, there are the mothers: 
Your COWS need it for its system-toning, 
bowel-cleansing, appetizing effects. Puts them 
in fine condition for calving. 
Your BROOD SOWS will be relieved of con¬ 
stipation arid put in fine fettle for farrowing. 
Excellent for MARES in foal—and EWES 
at lambing time. 
It makes for good appetite, and more milk 
to nourish the offspring. 
Tell your dealer what stock ynu have. He 
has a package to suit. GUARANTEED. 
25 lb. Pail, $2.25 100 lb. Drum, $8.00 
Except in the far West, South and Canada. 
Honest goods—-honest price—why pay more? 
DR. HESS & CLARK Ashland, O. 
CATTLE 
17C GRADE HOLSTEINS EL*. C«l n 
11 0 AND GUERNSEYS TOl dale 
30 head ready to freshen, 100 head due to 
freshen during March, April and May. All 
large, young, fine individuals that are heavy 
producers. Price right. Will tuberculin test. 
A. F. SAUNDERS, Cortland, N.Y. 
GUERNSEY BULLS 
For Sale at reasonable prices, from A. R. dams with 
type and production. Sire has blood of the three 
May Rose 1,000 lb. cows close up in bis pedigree. 
May Rose—Golden Secret—King of the May—• 
Ne Plus Ultra blood. Ages: one month to one 
year. Priced right. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Accredited herd. 
FRITZLYN FARMS, PIPERSVILLE, PA. 
X* f crpi C Extra fine lot registered 
A cows fresh or soon due. 
10 registered heifers soon due. 20 registered heifers 
ready to breed. 4 high record service bulls. 
J. A. LEACH CORTLAND, N. Y. 
nn HIGH GRADE HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, 3 years 
<jU old, in pink of condition, to freshen before May 1st. 
Some have calves by their side now. The best lot of 
Heifers to be found in Cortland County. 
Fred. J. Saunders, 23 Evergreen St., Cortland, N. Y. 
Rnnictornd Ciiwncpvc Choice bull calves from A. R. 
Registered uliernseys dams at reasonable prices. 
Philbrook Farms - - Kempton, Pa. 
SPECIAL OFFERING 
GRADE HOLSTEINS 
' Car load of the finest Holsteins to be found in New York 
state. Weighing from 1200 to 1400 lbs. each, all young, 
perfect shaped udders and with milk records ranging from 
50 to 70 lbs. All due to freshen during April and May. 
Price—8125 per bead. 
You will be proud to have these cows in your stable. 
' If interested wire me at once when to expect you. 
A. F. SAUNDERS, CORTLAND, N. Y. 
ONE MAN 
Shearing Machine 
Belts to Any Engine 
Any farm hand can now shear easier and quick¬ 
er with the new Stewart one-man power shear- 
Get 15% More Wool 
This marvelous machine doe9 better work. 
Gets long, staple wool, bringing better prices. 
Sheep like it. Complete with 3 extra sets of 
cutting plates. At dealers’ $21.00; or send us 
$2 and pay balance on arrival. Guaranteed satisfac¬ 
tory or money back. If you have no engine get the 
Stewart No. 9 (hand power) Ball-bearing Shearing 
Machine. There’s a Stewart Shearing Machine,hand or 
power, for every need. Complete cata log on request. 
CHICAGO FLEXIBLE SHAFT COMPANY 
■664 Roosevelt Road CHICAGO, ILL, 
World 1 a Largest Makers of Clipping & Shearing Machines 
DANA’S EAR LABELS 
Are stamped with any name or address with serial 
numbers. They are simple, practical and a distinct and 
reliable mark. Samples and catalog free. 
C. H. DANA CO., 33 Main St., WEST LEBANON, N. H. 
SWINE 
PIGS FOR SALE 
Yorkshire and Berkshire cross, and Chester and York¬ 
shire cross, 6 weeks old 85 each; 7 weeks old, 85.50; 8 to 9 
weeks old 86 each; also, pure bred Yorkshires, Chesters, 
and Berkshires, 7 to 8 weeks old 87 each. Sows and 
boars, not related. Will ship any amount, C. O. D. on 
approval; no charge for crating. 
A. M. LUX 
206 Washington Street, _ WOBURN, MASS. 
DcrKTEDPn n I r and CHESTER white pigs. 
rifcbl J1 EriLLE U. I. L. E- p. ROGERS, WAYTIliLE, h. t. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD 
Grand champion breeding. Largest herd in America. FTer booklet. 
HARPENDING Box 10 DUNDEE, N. V. 
Save The Lambs 
Each One Is a “Potential Ten Dollar Bill” 
T HE well-fed By MARK J. SMITH milk arid see that 
healthy ewe natu- fhe lamb sucks is to 
rally comes to lambing time with an set the ewe on her rump bend over her 
udder full of milk and with plenty of the in a shearing position and start the milk, 
mothering instinct—it is often said that lay the newly-born lamb between the 
there is a direct relationship between the ewe’s legs, with one hand open the lamb’s 
full udder and mother love. mouth and hold the lamb’s head up to 
I recall an instance in Missouri of a the teat and with the other hand place 
flock of undernourished ewes that were the teat in the lamb’s mouth and start 
lambing before time for pasture — it was the milk. I have found that the lambs 
a rather pitiful sight—little, weazened usually suck and thereafter take care of 
faced lambs with no real vitality—the themselves. Most lambs will, pf course, 
mothers with practically no milk caring get up in due time and suck of their own 
little for the lambs—in fact it would have accord, but it does no harm to make sure 
been of no consequence if they had. The before leaving for other work. 
owners were a young couple, well meaning Better than Throwing a Ewe 
and much distressed—on going in trie . . 
house we found the kitchen full of droopy A nice way to set a ewe on her rump 
lambs in various stages of collapse — some ^nd^a better way, I think, for a ewe 
slowly going, others gone—teaspoons, nip- ^at has ]ust lambed, than picking her 
pies, bottles, warm milk, whisky, ginger UP and dropping her down as is usually 
were all of little avail. No matter how done, is to reach down and grasp the 
lavishly feed might be given, at this ewe s left leg close to the hoof with your 
stage, io such a flock of ewes satisfactory n § }lt hand, holding the foot so that the 
results could not be obtained-it is the ewe cannot step back, then with your 
small amount of grain fed uniformly left hand turn the ewe s head sharply 
throughout the winter that counts, to the right and force her back-there 
is nothing for her to do but to sit down, 
A Potential Ten Dollar Bill she can then be pulled over backward 
A vigorous newly-born lamb with its on her rump. An old shepherd taught 
stomach full of milk from a productive me to catck a ewe }} ie fla j lk tkls 
mother is, to-day, a potential ten dollar can be done very quietly and easily, 
bill. We all want to save every one that The ewe «U not struggle forward as is 
we can. The so-called pet lamb is a the case when a sheep is caught by the 
nuisance and a luxury-something to be wool be inclined to back up and 
avoided. There is perhaps no one thing sometimes lie down at your feet 
as valuable about a lambing barn at This saves a lot of effort both on the par 
this season as a new-milk cow to furnish ot the man and the sheep It is accounted 
supplementary milk for lambs that need lor by the fact that the dank is a rather 
a little help such as the weaker one of a sensitive and ticklish part of the sheep s 
pair of twins and others that do not come anatomy. 
on just as they should. Lots of Patience Necessary 
Lambing barns or sheds should have ]q takes plenty of patience to be a 
plenty of open space, as free as possible g ooc i man J n a lambing barn. I recall 
of posts and narrow spaces where ewes ma king a midnight visit to a lambing 
heavy with lamb may get jammed.. I barn one cold night and finding two 
know of nothing that has been devised p ro bfi c Hampshire ewes with five newly- 
that is handier than the hinged-panel, j Jom l am bs—it was a complex proposi- 
for use as an individual lambing pen ^j on anc j difficult to tell who was who. 
for the ewe and lamb or lambs for a day jf ewe is put in an individual pen 
or two until it is known for sure that the as soon as she has one lamb or before, 
mother owns her offspring and that every- ^ p OSS ible, it does away with the danger 
thing is all right. The panels about four one i am b wandering away while the 
feet long can be placed alongside the mo ther is giving birth to a second lamb, 
barn, beginning at one corner, each T} ie feed of the newly-lambed ewe 
panel opened like a letter L and each s b 0 uld be very light until the lamb is 
panel, except the corner panel in which G pj enou gh to take all the milk —probably 
case the walls make two sides of the pen, u dder troubles from an excess of milk 
hooked to the adjoining panel and wall. nat taken by the lambs are as serious 
Pens four feet square are usually suf- as an y difficulties with the ewes at this 
ficient in size. season. Ewes should be gone over to 
season. _ 
find out if the lambs are taking all of 
the milk. As soon as the lamb is nicely 
It is a fundamental truth that, “Nature started on its way, the good milking 
lL - —Li ™” o«ri +Vna armlips ewe w m be much appreciated. 
There is probably no better way to 
Nature the Best Midwife 
_ utti that, “-- 
is the best midwife,” and this applies 
to the sheepfold. I think as a general mere is pi’ouctury uu ucixci waj w 
rule there is apt to be more damage rev i ve a chilled lamb than to immerse it 
done than good where ewes are assisted j n bot ‘water. If a few ewes about to 
in delivering their lambs—of course where } am b are placed in a small room in cold 
a ewe is having undue and prolonged wea ther it pays to put them there some- 
trouble some assistance is in order. There w bat in advance of the arrival of the 
are cases of mal-presentation when birth ] ain bs so that the chill will be taken off 
is impossible without aid from the shep-. by the heat from the ewes’ bodies, 
herd. The traction or pulling on the * * * 
part of the shepherd should always be • -vr v i c+ * 
in accordance with the laboring of the Many good farmers in New York State 
ewe and not during the intervals of are lambing their ewes m May because ot 
quiet The most frequent divergencies the economy and simplicity. Some 
of presentation from the normal are: sheepmen feel that early lambs are more 
head forward, one or two forelegs back— apt to be stunted somewhat. When 
head back, forelegs forward — breach lambs come on grass, they do well from 
presentation—broadside presentation— the start and continue to grow as a milk 
lamb on its back—all four feet extended, and grass proposition. However, pastures 
The pressing of the ewe usually makes it should be changed and a patch ot rape 
difficult to push the lamb back where grown if possible to keep down the miec- 
there is much more room to turn the tion by stomach worms, 
lamb into the proper position for delivery The other side of this is the cornbelt 
—lifting the rear quarters of the ewe practice of having lambs ‘come ear} 
will help to get the lamb back where it enough so that they are marketed sum- 
can be turned. ciently early to avoid the worst stomacri 
After the lamb has been born and the worm season m July and August, 
phlegm removed from its mouth, the believe that there is more apt to be 
next important thing is to see that the trouble from stomach worms in the corn- 
lamb sucks and that the tag-locks are belt climate than in our eastern climate, 
cut away from around the udder so that Then too, we can give more range, as our 
the lamb will not suck them. I think land is not so expensive. 1 like to na\e 
to save time the easiest way to start the market lambs come in May 
