1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
755 
LIVE STOCK MATTERS. 
(continued.) 
ing- of 15 per cent on hogs with steers 
fed corn meal. In other words, there 
were lost 16 cents per 100 pounds of 
gain made by grinding the corn for steers 
when they were followed by hogs, as 
compared with that not ground. 
The conclusion of a third experiment 
is that when steers are fed heavily on 
shelled corn, hogs following them can 
make a gain in flesh of 100 pounds on 
less than 200 pounds of additional corn. 
Another experiment shows that four 
hogs placed with steers getting grain, 
required 92 pounds additional corn to 
make 100 pounds of gain. It may be 
said also, that 100 pounds of gain with 
steers, and 100 pounds with hogs run¬ 
ning with them, were produced from 654 
pounds of ensilage, and 669 pounds of 
corn and bran. 
The conclusion of the fifth experiment 
is that “ when feeding three-year-old 
steers, we lost 12 per cent of hay, and 
three per cent of corn and bran by grind¬ 
ing the corn.” * * * “ Furthermore, 
if we take into consideration the gain of 
the hogs, we find a loss of 53 per cent of 
the corn and bran by grinding the corn 
for steers where hogs were placed with 
them.” 
Hogs also enjoy peculiar immunity 
from sickness when following steers, 
and a bunch of shoats farrowed in Sep¬ 
tember will pass the winter with cattle 
without becoming mangy and peaked 
and stunted for want of grass. They 
come out on grass in the spring with 
large frames weighing 150 pounds, and 
feed almost like steers making a wonder¬ 
fully cheap and healthy growth to be 
finished with corn for the August mar¬ 
ket ; this is the best market of the year, 
averaging 61 cents per 100 pounds better 
in 24 years, than the November and 
December market. 
The Indianapolis market prefers a 
steer to weigh about 1,400 pounds, fat, 
smooth and blocky. 
Grass grows without costly cultivation, 
and the steer mows it free of charge. 
His molar teeth will also chop the grass 
and grind the corn, and hogs gladly 
clean up and flourish on the waste. The 
manure is absolutely saved to the land 
free of charge, nine months of the year, 
and the accumulation of bedding and 
manure in the sheds and stables, and 
about the straw stack, save the bulk of 
both liquids and solids in winter, and 
rot down a pile of bulky straw. A grain 
farm without cattle, has so much waste; 
great stacks rotting down, fodder blow¬ 
ing away, grass in fence corners and on 
rough laud. In fact, where no cows are 
kept, a few steers will pick up waste, 
will carry over a bunch of shoats for 
spring pasture, and will gradually pick 
up a margin of loss which makes their 
selling value almost clear gain. 
E. H. COLLINS. 
A LIVE STOCK COPARTNERSHIP. 
Usually I am in favor of every one 
paddling his own canoe ; but there are 
exceptions. In my neighborhood is a 
man variously known as a chicken man, 
a man with the chicken fever, a hen 
crank, etc. ; we will call him the crank. 
This man has a daughter now in her 
teens, who has been in poor health since 
she was a small child. As it was 
thought that outside exercise would be 
good for her, the crank gave her the 
care of two flocks of hens of about 40 
each, she to do all the work, he to fur¬ 
nish everything, and she to have one- 
third the eggs for her work. This bar¬ 
gain was made about three years ago. is 
still in force, and has given satisfaction. 
They settle up about once a month, and 
the crank may sometimes grumble at 
the size of her bill. During the three 
years her health has improved somewhat, 
though she is not yet very r ugged; she has 
clothed herself and saved a little money, 
and her sister says that her pocketbook 
is always full. I don’t know now ex¬ 
actly what h jr shire has amounted to. 
1 think that it does not take her over 
two hours a day to care for the hens. 
Now, girls, this method of earning 
money is a much more satisfactory way 
than to have to ask for everything you 
want. One feels independent, feels that 
she has earned it, that it is hers by right. 
Even if they had work enough in the 
house, most girls can find time to take 
care of one flock, and it will do them 
good to be out of doors. 
As to its not being nice work, I think 
that most people have more disagreeable 
work to do. If the father has always let 
his hens take care of themselves, he does 
not know the possibilities of a hen, and 
you may make a better bargain than one- 
third. I well remember when I first had 
the hen fever as a boy, and took charge 
of the farm flock of fowls consisting of 
about 35 kept in an old hovel, for the 
three winter months for one-half the 
eggs. I got $7 for my work. I and all 
the neighbors thought I did wonderfully 
well. If you can make a bargain, roll 
up your sleeves and pitch in. J. w. 
Jayne's Expectorant is both a palliative and 
curative in all Lung Complaints, Bronchitis. etc. It 
is a standard remedy for Coughs and Colds, and needs 
only a trial to prove its worth.— Adv. 
Will a Hen 
Lay Eggs 
When she is fed on a grain diet, 
or any diet in which she fails 
to find egg-making elements ? 
Eggs are composed largely of 
albumen; and this is furnished in 
an easily digested form in Bow- 
ker’s Animal Meal, made from 
fresh, sweet bones and fresh, 
sweet meat, thoroughly cooked, 
and pulverized into a clean, sweet 
meal which hens and chicks eat 
greedily when mixed with their 
other food. 
It makes hens lay; 
It makes chickens grow. 
Enough for io hens 3 months, $ 1 . 
B'our times as much for $ 2 . 25 . 
Little book, “ The Egg,” free. 
Bowker 43 Chatham St,, Boston. 
Established 1822. 
MAKES HENS MAKE MONEY. 
It’s wonderful flesh, hone 
and EGG producing qualities 
have made it famous. 
If your dealer don’t keep it we will send, , 
carriage paid, trial bag for $ 1 . 00 , or sufficient 
for 125 liens for a month for $2.25. 
“Points for Poultry Raisers 62 pages, mailed 1 
' free. Please mention this paper. 
JOSEPH BRECK & SONS, 
Everything in Woodenware, as well as 
“Everything for Farm, Garden and Lawn.” 
Lowest prices, wholesale and retail. 
,47 to 54 North Market Street, Boston. 
If you mention The Rural New-Yokkeu. when 
ordering, we will mail you I’oultry Marker or three 
Sweet-Scented Tulip llulbs FREE. 
OIL 
MEAL. 
/Our old\ 
V Process' 
LINSEED 
OIL 
■For Uorses. Cows, | For Ilouse, Barn. 
Sheep. Hogs, Fowls, etc. . Fence, etc. Is the life 
Health , Strength, Produc- and quality of any Paint 
live Power to animals. | or White Lead. 
Ask for “Thompson’s Oil or Oil Meal.” a reliable pure 
brand.oraddressManufacturers.TUniJDCnU fa Pfl 
ID W.Diamond St..Allegheny, Pa. I nUlmOUIl 06 OU. 
Feeders of Stock 
Kindly Stop a Minute. 
We wish to remind you of the 
importance of using liberally 
OUR LINSEED OIL MEAL. 
And, turttiermore. that the present is the most 
favorable time to lay in a stock for fall and winter 
use. Prices are exceptionally low. and must advance 
with activity in demand now so near at hand. 
If you delay too long, please remember that we 
gave you fair notice. Address 
DETROIT LINSEED OIL WORKS, 
DETROIT, MICH. 
Many thousands of 
Poultry Growers have learned to 
their great delight and large profit that they 
can secure without any extra expense or trouble 
ABUNDANT EGGS 
all through the winter months by regularly feeding 
Bradley’s Superior Meat-Meal. A trial (75c.) bag will 
demonstrate this to you. Send for free copy “ heed¬ 
ing for Eggs” and learn how they do it. 
For sale by local dealers. If not found, write 
Bradley Fertilizer Co. 
Boston. 
What a Lot of Eggs 
the hens lay when fed on Green 
Cut Bone ! With adozen hens 
Mann’s 
GREEN BONE 
Cutter 
will pay for Itself in a short time In the increase of eggs. 
$5.00 buys one. 
SENT ON TRIAL. 180 Highest Awards received. 
Catalogue free if you name this paper. 
F. W. MANN CO., MILFORD, MASS. 
5c Hand Bone, Shell, and 
O Corn Mills for Poultrymen. 
Daisy Bone Cutter. Power Mills. 
-- Circular and testimonials Free. 
FIL.SON BROS., Easton, Fa. 
* —,JHCU B A T0 RSj 
V o Warrant J 
The Reliable * 
ToITatch 80 per centSiLr Regulating 
Durable, Correct in Principle. Leader 
at World’s Fair. Gets, in stamps for » 
new 112 page Poultry Guide and C&tv ** 
'At locrue. POULTRY FOR PROFIT made plain. Bed-Rock Information. 
ft Reliable Incubator and Brooder Co.,Quincy, III. -fie 
HATCH CHICKENS WUh UiJmOWEL 
Excelsior Incubator. 
Simple, Perfect, Self-Pegu 
lacing. Thousands in success* 
ful operation. Guaranteed to 
hatch a larger percentage of 
L fertile eggs at less cost thau 
any other Hatcher. I.owest 
priced lirst-class Hatcher 
mad, . GKO. II. 8TA1IL, 
114 to 122 S. mil St., qumey, 111. 
A. G. BARLOW, MILLERS, N. Y., 
Breeder of Mammoth Bronze Turkeys, Toulouse 
Geese, Kouen Ducks. Light Brahmas.White Plymouth 
Hocks, and Brown Leghorns A nice lot of young 
stock for sale. Winners of 15 tirst and 11 second 
Premiums at Albion and Brockport Fairs, in strong 
competition. 
SEND 
STAMP for Illustrated Catalogue of BROOK- 
SIDE POULTRY FARM, Columbus, N. J. 
Reg. Poland-Chinas 
Berkshlres and Chester 
Whites. Choice large strains. 
8 -week pigs not akin. Boars 
and Sows all ages. Hard 
time prices. 
HAHILTUN A CO., Coehranvllle, Pa 
Purebred Poland-China Spring Pigs. 
at a low tigurc, to make room for fall stock 
FHOTOttKAPH of hog quoted if asked for. 
F. H. GATES & SONS, Chittenango, N. Y. 
CHESHIRES 
PURE AND CHOICE. 
ED. S. HILL, Peruville, N. Y. 
Cheshires from Foundation Herd 
I have now shipped 440 times to men I had sold to 
before. E. W. DAVIS, Torringford, Conn. 
,,A K“ CHESHIRES 
Write for prices; all ages. 
W. E. MANDEVILLE, Brookton, Tompkins Co.. N.Y. 
The “Lakeside” Herd. 
IOT, 
CLOTHILDE II. II. B. 1308. 
Milk record 28.021 pounds 2 ounces in a year. But¬ 
ter record, 28 pounds 2 )^ ounces in a week. 
We have 100 of this cow's descendants for sale, if 
this is the class of cattle you want, write to 
SMITHS & POWELL CO., Syracuse, N.Y. 
HIGH-CLASS 
Registered Jersey Cattle. 
KOBT. F. SHANNON, Pittsburgh, Fa. 
JERSEYS 
FOR SALE.—Young Bulls 
Stoke Pogls 6 th; Ida’s Rioter of St. 1,.; Landseer’s 
Harry, etc., sire son of Prospect Rioter. 
JAS. T. ARMSTRONG. 1044 Penn Ave., Pittsburg, Pa 
Coalhill Jerseys. 
The highest class St,. Lamberts and descendants 
of Fancy’s llarrv !>777. Bargains ottered. 
JNO. O. BIGIIAM, Mlllersburg, Ohio. 
HARRY REEDER & CO i of imported stock, 
cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, house and hunting clogs. 
Illustrated catalog free. Thohndai.e, Chester Co.,Pa 
Give the GOLDEN color to your dairy by grading up 
the COWS. Bulls at low prices, dropped June 29, 1894. 
and May 29, 1895. Write for particulars. 
Willswood Herd 
REGISTERED GUERNSEY CATTLE. 
WILLS A. SEWARD. Budd’s Lake. N. J. 
CHESHIRES! the S™” 
Is the Banner Herd of the world. Awarded 
more than three times as many First Premi¬ 
ums (at the World’s Fair, Chicago) a» all the 
rest of the Cheshire exhibitors put together; 
17 First Premiums and Special Mention. 
Lion’s share of F'irst Premiums and Gold 
Medal at N. Y. Slate Fair, 1894. Why not 
buy the bestl Prices low. Correspondence 
solicited. 
B. J. HURLBUT, Clymer, N. Y. 
Great AUCTION Sale 
800 HEAD OF 
IMPROVED CHESTED WHITE SWINE 
From the“World’s Champion Herd” 
8ee them at your own Express Of¬ 
fice. Buy them at your own price. 
Pay for them in your own time. All 
bids by mail. Bids close Nov. 11. 
Catalogue and Particulars free. 
WILLIS WHIITEEY. Salem, Ohio. 
8. W. SMIT 
B erkshire, Chester White, 
Jersey Red <fc Poland China 
Pigs. .Jersey, Guernsey & Hol¬ 
stein Cattle, Thoroughbred 
Sheep, Fancy Poultry, Hunting 
and House Dogs. Catalogue, 
ochranvllie. Chester Co., Pa. 
C H EST KK Will T ES- Have you been disappointed 
swindled in buying pigs ? If so, try the old true 
type Chester Whites, bred by G. it. Foulke, West 
Chester. Pa. Have broad, dished face, lop ear, straight 
hair and back, good body, bone and ham; are growl,hy, 
not coarse. Only breeder guar, satis or frt. both ways 
30 
FINE CHESHIRE PIGS 
Highly bred. Ready for October shipment 
Not akin In pairs. Catalogue. Address 
C. E. CHAPMAN, Peruville, N. Y. 
ELLIOT’S PARCHMENT BUTTER PAPER. 
HALF A 
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will forward 30 cents to pay postage. Why not try the Best Butter Wrapper ? 
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