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■Ehe  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
March  11,  1916. 
HOPE  FARM  NOTES 
Live  Stock. — The  Cherry-tops  are 
quite  excited  over  their  sudden  increase 
of  property.  The  little  Airedale  has 
presented  them  with  a  line  family  of 
eight  strong  pups.  They  are  not  pure¬ 
bred — their  pedigree  being  quickly  lost  on 
their  father's  side,  but  they  certainly 
have  a  fine  mother,  which  is  about  SO  per 
cent,  of  a  good  start  in  life.  Of  course, 
I  know  that  some  of  these  dog-haters  will 
shake  their  wise  heads  at  these  Hope 
Farmers  for  rejoicing  over  the  advent  of 
eight  more  flea  and  hydrophobia  carriers, 
hut,  ou  the  other  hand,  the  dog  lovers 
will  fully  understand.  These  little  lmlf- 
Mood  flogs  are  good  ones.  Their  older 
brothers  and  sisters  have  gone  out  into 
the  world,  and  good  reports  eome  hack 
from  them.  One  of  them  is  developing 
into  a  fine  cow  dog  and  will  do  whatever 
his  master  does.  Another  seems  to  have 
distinguished  himself  in  defending  a 
child.  In  fact  the  mother  Airedale  blood 
shows  i.n  her  children,  and  the  Cherry- 
tops  believe  they  have  property  which 
they  ran  safely  talk  about.  Surely  Mar¬ 
shall  strawberry  plants,  rustless  aspara¬ 
gus.  Airedale  blood  and  Ited  hens  make 
a  good  combination  for  business — far  bet¬ 
ter  than  scrubs.  I  have  always  tried  to 
have  the  children  understand  that  if  they 
are  to  raise  anything  at  all  it  pays  to 
have  stuff  with  a  pedigree  tied  to  it.  Not 
tied  to  it  like  a  tin  can,  but  growing  to  it 
like  a  blessing.  Little  Airedale  feels  her 
responsibility.  She  lies  in  tin*  barrel 
with  her  family  with  n  keen  eye  out  for 
intruders.  A  stranger  rooting  around 
where  she  is  would  be  likely  to  lose  some 
of  his  clothes,  but  let  a  friend  appear  and 
the  little  dog  does  everything  but  talk 
.to  express  her  pride  and  pleasure. 
Taming  Fliers. — T  sent  one  of  our 
cockerels  to  a  fruit-growing  friend  who 
wanted  to  try  a  new  breed.  Among  other 
things  my  friend  says: 
lie  is  surely  a  noble-looking  bird.  I 
hope  in  u  few  generations  be  will  have 
been  able  to  tame  the  wild  blood  of  our 
Buff  Leghorns  to  such  ud  extent  that 
they  will  land  in  the  same  township  when 
they  start  to  fly.  They  are  good  layers, 
but  are  little  hehind  the  pheasants  when 
it  comes  to  moving  about  above  the  trees. 
I  never  did  think  of  Hope  Farm  stock 
ns  carrying  any  such  nobility  of  charac¬ 
ter.  but  one  would  think  that  the  blood  of 
that  Rod  rooster  mixed  with  the  Buff 
Leghorn  would  make  a  good  farm  bird. 
It  will  be  a  “mongrel”  of  course  in  the 
eyes  of  the  fanciers,  and  it  might  be  bet¬ 
ter  to  handle  one  breed  or  strain  by  it¬ 
self.  I  know  farmers,  however,  who  like 
to  experiment  with  something  of  their 
own.  If  this  man  will  select  about  a 
dozen  of  the  best  Buffs  and  mate  them 
with  this  Red  rooster  he  will  have  a  pen 
to  start  with.  I  should  hatch  eggs  from 
this  pen  and  mate  some  of  the  best  pul¬ 
lets  with  their  father  and  so  on.  I  think 
in  this  way  one  could  produce  a  strain  of 
“mongrels”  with  a  fairly  well-fixed  type 
which  would  make  good  farm  birds. 
“New  Breeds.” — I  presume  we  all 
have  a  desire  to  start  some  “new”  breed 
or  strain  of  poultry  as  an  experiment  or 
pastime.  There  is  little  in  it  except  the 
fun  of  trying.  My  first' plan  was  to  take 
a  pen  of  our  best  Red  pullets  and  mate 
them  with  a  good  Buttercup  male.  I 
thought  this  ought  to  give  us  a  rather 
more  active  bird  with  a  white  egg  and 
earlier  maturity.  Tn  studying  the  But¬ 
tercups  I  gave  up  the  plan,  as  I  do  not 
think  the  breed  is  fully  “fixed."  An  ex¬ 
pert  suggested  a  Buff  Leghorn  male,  hut 
here  again  we  have  a  “made”  breed  which 
would  probably  show  all  sorts  of  sports  in 
the  chicks.  The  best  chance  seemed  to  be 
using  a  Brown  Leghorn  male,  but  I 
finally  gave  up  the  whole  plan  as  not 
worth  while.  For  those  who  like  that 
type  of  fowl,  as  we  do,  the  Reds  are  very 
suitable  as  they  are  and  I  think  the  best 
plan  is  to  develop  the  best  possible  egg- 
laying  family  or  strain  of  that  breed.  I 
never  would  make  any  effort  to  argue 
with  a  man  who  found  fault  with  the 
Rods.  I  fully  recognize  their  faults,  but 
they  suit  our  conditions  well.  We  also 
have  a  flock  of  fair  Leghorns,  though  we 
do  not  breed  them.  By  keeping  the  two 
breeds  we  have  a  good  egg  supply  all 
through  the  year. 
Poultry  Advertising. — A  few  weeks 
ago  I  gave  my  ideas  about  selling  eggs 
and  stock  with  a  guarantee.  It  should 
not  count  for  much,  as  ours  will  always  he 
a  small  trade,  chiefly  local — whore  people 
may  come  and  see  just  what  we  have  be¬ 
fore  buying,  My  suggestion  about  giving 
no  guarantee  seems  to  have  stirred  up 
some  of  the  chicken  men.  One  breeder  of 
long  experience  writes  about  it  as  follows : 
“For  certainly  hare  nerve,  after  listen- 
inn  so  many  chicken  complaints  to 
start  in  where  v;c  mast  all  cad — with  no 
guarantee  or  come-boclc 
I  did  not  know  l  was  noted  for  “nerve,” 
but  you  never  can  ten.  But  get  this 
thing  straight.  I  do  not  seek  any  distant 
business  and  prefer  not  to  sell  except 
when  buyers  enu  come  right  here  and 
select  the  stock.  In  case  a  distant  cus¬ 
tomer  asks  us  to  ship  we  tell  him  frankly 
that  it  is  not  likely  that  our  stock  will 
take  any  prizes  at  poultry  shows.  They 
are  not  fancy-bred,  but  they  lay  eggs. 
Their  mothers  have  a  certified  egg  record 
and  you  call  see  what,  their  sisters  are 
doing  at  the  contest.  The  stock  is  healthy 
and  well  marked,  but  we  give  no  guaran¬ 
tee  in  any  way,  shape  or  form.  Il’  you 
buy  the  stock  it  is  with  the  distinct  un¬ 
derstanding  that  you  take  what  we  send 
without  any  kick,  question  or  “conic 
back.”  If  it  is  not  wanted  on  these  terms 
do  not  touch  it.  Now  if  a  poultryman 
will  say  that  to  his  customers  before  they 
buy  and  have  it  printed  on  his  stationery 
and  circulars  there  will  lie  no  question  of 
guarantee  or  after  trouble.  Unless  the 
breeder  does  make  some  such  statement 
and  especially  where  he  makes  a  real  or 
apparent  guarantee  the  buyer  lias  a  right 
to  appeal  in  case  he  is  not  satisfied.  In 
most  of  the  troubles  which  are  put  up  to 
us,  the  breeder  seems  quite  anxious  to 
sell  and  often  leads  the  buyer  to  think 
that  a  guarantee  goes  with  the  stock.  I 
think  the  buyer  has  a  right  to  hold  the 
breeder  more  or  less  responsible  unless 
the  latter  clearly  and  distinctly  says 
something  like  what  we  do  about  the 
stock.  If  he  does  the  buyer  knows  what 
he  is  doing  and  has  no  “come  back.” 
Home  Notes. — There  can  be  no  doubt 
about  the  severity  of  this  Winter.  The 
cold  weather  continues  and  in  many  a 
household  the  severest  test  of  temper  and 
character  comes  at.  this  season.  It  is 
hardest,  as  usual,  for  the  women  crowded 
into  the  house,  often  without  conveniences 
and  usually  expected  to  serve  as  a  sort  of 
shock  absorber  for  all  sorts*  of  family 
troubles.  Oftentimes  the  women  are  not 
well  and  are  overworked  and  lorely  tried. 
Father  and  the  children  do  not  realize 
this,  and  that  makes  it  all  the  harder. 
When  the  warmer  weather  starts  and  the 
sun  gives  promise  of  Spring  we  shall  all 
feel  better,  but  right  now  is  the  trying 
time  of  the  year.  I  try  to  eat  more  apples 
at  this  season  than  at  any  other  and  it  is 
also  a  good  time  to  read  over  several  old 
books  that  you  have  often  read  before, 
but  which  keep  on  talking  to  you.  A 
roaring  open  fire  helps  us  to  burn  up  some 
of  our  troubles,  and  another  fine  thing  is 
talking  with  the  children  about  what  we 
hope  to  do  with  the  farm  this  year.  You 
and  I  may  know  we  cannot  do  it  all,  but 
its  a  fine  thing  to  talk  about  at  this  sea¬ 
son.  Some  of  us  are  so  worked  up  over 
our  supposed  misfortunes  that  we  cannot 
see  any  signs  of  prosperity  ahead.  An  in¬ 
cident  has  happened  which  brought  this 
to  mind  and  I  want  you  to  come  and  sit 
by  the  fire  soon  and  talk  it  over  with  me. 
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