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months  before  tbo  show,  to  make  the  and  extending  to  knees  and  wki 
cattle  in  the  host  possible  condition.  spersed. 
The  Angus.- -As  it  was  we  became  ^/.e^Hy'prevSing.^''1 
greatly  attached  to  the  Angus,  and  al-  (S )  Patches  of  other  colors  th 
most  wished  that  we  had  them  instead  or  white;  rod.  brown,  dun.  etc. 
of  the  Hcrefords.  until  we  learned  a  lit-  011‘1  white, 
tie  more  about  them.  We  found  that  they  The  object  of  this  rule  is  to 
were  about  the  best  killers  there  were,  the  uniformity  of  color  marking 
and  that,  they  made  fine  gains,  which  stein  cattle.  It  is  true  that  a  m 
seemed  to  us  very  important,  until  we  animals  unquestionably  from  r 
learned  more,  and  then  it  was  “no  Angus  stock  on  both  sides,  will  be  rej< 
for  us.M  While  it  is  admitted  that  the  cause  the  black  and  white  coin 
Angus  are  about  the  best  killers  of  any  beef  tribnted  upon  the  body  in  such  a 
breed,  it.  is  another  question  to  put  them  to  make  the  animal  look  like 
to  the  killing  age.  In  the  first  place  they  This  will  be  no  reflection  upon  tl 
are  poor  rustlers,  poorer  in  fact  than  the  or.  but  is  a  matter  of  preoautic 
Short-horn,  and  not  as  gentle  or  easy  to  by  the  Association  in  its  effort  to 
handle  as  the  Short-horn  or  the  Here-  the  appearance  and  the  quality 
ford,  nor  are  they  nearly  as  hardy  as 
the  Hereford.  These  things  turned  us  en¬ 
tirely  from  any  more  thoughts  of  the 
Angus.  As  for  the  Short-horn,  while  we 
like  them  extremely  well,  they  hold  sec¬ 
ond  place  in  our  estimation.  In  the  first 
place  they  are  very  large  feeders, 
are  only  fair  rustlers,  and  thus  gains  pro¬ 
duced  are  much  more  expensive.  Besides 
under  adverse  conditions  they  cannot  be¬ 
gin  to  touch  the  Hereford.  After  eight 
years’  practical  experience  here  on  Mars- 
ton  Stock  Farm,  with  Herefords  tried 
out  under  all  conditions,  and  with  con¬ 
siderable  travel,  where  we  have  mixed 
with  breeders  of  each  breed,  we  firmly  be¬ 
lieve  there  is  no  beef  animal  on  earth 
which  can  so  nearly  meet  the  require¬ 
ments  of  producing  beef  here  in  New 
England,  as  the  Hereford. 
Hereford  Advantages. — They  are  ad¬ 
mittedly  the  most  hardy  of  any  breed,  be¬ 
ing  able  to  stand  extreme  cold  and  re¬ 
main  in  fair  condition  through  the  Win¬ 
ter  when  fed  only  on  bay  and  straw. 
They  are  the  best  rustlers,  turning  every¬ 
thing  eatable  into  good  beef,  thus  mak¬ 
ing  them  the  ideal  animal  to  turn  into 
the  run-down  back  pasture  found  through¬ 
out  New  England.  They  also  will  make 
fine  gains  when  put  into  the  feed  lot  to 
finish  for  the  market,  and  besides  they 
will  briDg  the  very  top  market  prices 
for  fancy  beef.  This  can  he  amply  shown 
by  the  following  facts  and  figures:  “Dur¬ 
ing  .Tune  the  Herefords  captured  prac¬ 
tically  every  top  in  the  Kansas  City 
market.  They  were  tTie  top  prices  for 
June  for  heavy  steers,  going  at  .$0.25  per 
hundred.  Top  price  for  June  for  light 
steers  at  $9.25.  Top  price  for  June  for 
handy  weight  steers  at  $0.15.  Top  price 
for  the  year  for  quarantine  steers  at 
$K.35.  Top  price  ever  paid  for  quaran- 
tine  veals  at  $10.  Top  price  for  Colo¬ 
rado  steers  at  $0.”  Is  not  this  a  record 
to  be  proud  of?  And  the  best  of  it  is 
this  is  not  anything  unusual  for  them  to 
do.  as  the  condition  is  nearly  the  same 
every  month.  s.  b.  morrison. 
New  Hampshire. 
SWINE 
When  you  write  advertisers  mention 
Hie  Rural  New-Yorker  and  you'll  get 
a  quick  reply  and  a  “ square  deal.”  See 
guarantee  editorial  Rage, 
read^  for  service^  g..w ’s 
Write  for  circular  autl  prices. 
TOWARD  WALTER,  Dept.  R,  Eureka  Slock  Farm.  West  Chester,  Pcnno 
Duroc  Jersey  Red  Swine 
of  the  choicest  breeding.  Mature  early,  are  hardy 
ami  very  jjrolific.  Pigs,  2  to  8  months  old,  at  rea¬ 
sonable  prices.  Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
K.  W.  McALLEN  .  Fannettsburg,  Pa. 
IS  THE  RELIABLE  METHOD 
FOR  PREVENTING 
FOOT  AND 
MOUTH  DISEASE 
LEE  PREMIER’S  RIVAL 
Invincible  Rival’s  Last  and  Invincible 
Rival’s  Successor  head  our  herd  of 
supremely  bred,  superior  Berkshires. 
We  can  supply  anything  in  the  Berkshire  line: 
Fall  Pigs  Boars  and  Sows 
Bred  Gilts  Open  Gilts 
Bred  Sows  Open  Sows 
Service  Boars,  Trios,  not  related,  and 
Foundation  Herds 
Satisfaction  Guaranteed.  Visitors  Welcome. 
Correspondence  Solicited. 
Address,  BRANFORD  FARMS,  Groton,  Conn. 
AND  OTHER  CONTAGIOUS 
DISEASES. 
As  everyone  knows,  sleeping  balcon¬ 
ies  for  humans  have  become  very  com¬ 
mon  during  the  last  few  years,  and  no 
doubt  have  been  useful  in  proniotiug 
good  health.  We  are  told  that  the  Human 
anatomy  is  quite  similar  in  many  re¬ 
spects  to  that  of  the  hog,  at  any  rate  the 
resemblance  in  character  is  often  re¬ 
markable.  The  genus  Sns,  or  hog.  in  its 
wild  state  is  a  hustler,  and  gives  birth 
to  much  stronger  offspring  than  our  over¬ 
coddled  domestic  swine ;  so  it.  is  not  sur¬ 
prising  that  when  we  return  in  a  meas¬ 
ure,  to  the  more  natural  conditions  of 
life  that  the  results  in  the  ease  of  brood 
sows  are  most  satisfactory. 
For  many  years  our  practice  has  been 
to  keep  our  pigs  at  pasture  as  much  as 
possible  except,  during  the  fattening  per¬ 
iod.  We  have  one  little  grass  paddock 
which  is  used  at  any  time  after  the  snow 
has  disappeared  in  the  Spring,  and  an¬ 
other  field  close  by  where  rape  and  other 
forage  crops  are  sown.  There  are,  of 
course,  fairly  tight  sheds  on  high  dry 
ground  which  act  as  sleeping  quarters 
and  shelter  from  storms.  Last  Fall  our 
pens  were  crowded  with  a  bunch  of  early 
August  pigs,  which  we  were  forcing 
along  as  fast  as  possible  in  order  to  get 
rid  of  them  before  Christmas.  The  three 
brood  sows  and  boar  had  the  run  of  the 
rape  field,  after  the  pigs  had  eaten  off 
most  of  the  rape,  and  were  allowed  to 
root  all  they  pleased.  They  were  given 
light  feeds  of  skim-milk  and  ground  oats, 
with  a  little  corn ;  so  their  appetites  were 
keen  and  they  soon  had  a  good  part  of  the 
field  “plowed.”  They  ran  here  until  the 
fifteenth  day  of  December,  which  is  pret¬ 
ty  wintry  in  this  climate.  Some  early 
snowfalls  kept  the  frost  out  of  the 
ground,  so  they  were  able  to  root  for 
part  of  their  living  Mntil  they  were 
taken  into  the  pens.  With  an  old  door 
we  shut  off  part  of  the  open  side  of  the 
shed,  and  threw  up  a  little  banking  of 
earth  around  the  bottom  boards.  In 
their  saucer-shaped  nest  which  they 
scooped  out  of  the  dry  soil,  and  which 
we  lined  with  straw,  they  seemed  as 
snug  as  the  proverbial  bug  in  a  rug. 
They  kept  in  fairly  good  flesh  all  the 
Fall,  and  by  the  time.- we  were  x-eady  to 
take  them  in  they  had  developed  a  fairly 
You  caiv  make  all  live-stock 
quarters  sanitary  by  using 
The  Standardized,  Reliable 
Dip  and  Disinfectant 
Large  Berkshires  at  Highwood 
Regular  spring  offering  of  service  boars  ami  boar 
pigs.  Many  900  pound  prospects, 
H  C.  *  H.  B  HARPENUING.  Bo*  15,  Dundee,  N.  Y. 
We  will  send  you  free  a  booklet  on  the 
treatment  of  mange,  eczema  or  pitch 
mange,  arthritis,  sore  mouth,  etc. 
We  will  send  you  free  a  booklet  on 
how  to  build  a  bog  wallow,  which  will 
beep  hogs  clean  and  healthy. 
We  will  send  you  free  a  booklet  on 
how  to  keep  your  hogs  tree  from  lice  and 
parasites  and  disease. 
Write  for  them— they  are  free. 
Sired  hy  Hopeful  Lfm,  5th  $10  •noh,  registered. 
Bred  sows,  service  boars  Foundation  herds  pro¬ 
perly  mated.  H.  M,  TERWILLIGER,  Kirkviile,  New  York 
LAKESIDE  BERKSHIRES-fifcSSlSaS 
H.  GRIMSHAW,  .  North  Kast,  Fa. 
Springbank  BERKSHIRES 
Boars  and  Bred  Gilts  of  March  and  April,  1915.  far¬ 
row.  J.  JE.  WATSON,  Marbledale,  Connecticut 
FRESO  DIP  No.  1  has  been  used  at 
the  large  stale  fairs  in  the  United  States 
for  the  last  ten  years  to  prevent  the 
spread  of  contagious  disease.  It  has  done 
it.  and  KRESO  DIF  No.  1  will  do  the 
same  for  you  on  the  farm. 
KRESO  DIP  No.  1  is  Easy  to  Use— Reli¬ 
able— For  Sale  by  All  Druggists— 
Effective— Not  Expensive. 
Purebred  Berkshires  J 
Feeders  cheaper.  CLOVERDALE  FARM,  Charlotte,  N.  Y. 
PFfllfiRFFn  c’  WH,Tt  AND  0  c  SWINE,  Brood  sows, 
i  luiuiillu  service  boars  and  pigs.  Reg.  Free 
ENTERPRISE  DAIRY  FARM.  John  L.  Van  Horn.  Prop.,  Troy.  Pa 
Dep’t  Animal  Industry. 
Sows  bred  to  Successor's  Longfellow,  180594, 
admittedly  one  of  the  greatest  boars  in 
America.  Also  service  boars  and  Spring 
pigs,  both  sexes.  Write  for  circular. 
TYWACANA  FARMS 
A.  E.  Wriijht,  Snpt.  Bor  GS,  Furminsdale,  L  I.,  N.  Y. 
Green  FrJ&kt1* 
Buyer*  fare 
otters  more  Stallions  of  service, 
able  age  by  tboStU.UOO  Champion 
OA  KNOT  Mum  does  any 
Other  breeder  In  America.  For 
Bereherous,  Belgians.  Holstein 
Cattle  or  Shetland  Ponies,  write 
forcat.  Prieesright,.  Terms  to  suit, 
A.  W.  GREEN, 
Middlettekl.  Ohio  R.  K.  Station, 
East  Orwell,  O.  on  Ponns,  R,  R. 
Service  boars 
and  gilts  bred 
STONE  RIDGE.  N  Y. 
ridgely  manor  fadrm  Chester  Whiff 
to  son  of  “  W  ildwood  Prince”  No.  28531, 
_  _  1  *  _  _  — The  New  York  Farmers' 
L.nesnires  h"e- we  h»v«  s°m9/eiy 
^ mCa  young  gilts  ready  to 
breed  and  we  are  now  hooking  orders  for  pigs  f.>r 
spring  delivery.  For  particulars  address  The  Depart¬ 
ment  of  Animal  Husbandry,  Cornell  University,  Ithaca  N.  Y. 
For  Sale-Registered  O.  I.  C.  Pigs 
able.  Also  one  registered  Guernsey  Bull  calf  of 
excellent  breeding.  FO'CASTLE  FARM.  Durnt  Hills.  N.  Y. 
Highland  View  Stock  Farm 
Price,  five  dollars.  Wriln  yotir  wants.  Satisfaction 
guaranteed.  Arthur  Fvcojnau,  Pulaski,  N.  Y. 
Our  barns  are  filled  with  the  best  Percberon  and 
Belgians  at  the  lowest  prices. 
0.  N.  WILSON,  Prop.,  -  Kittanning,  Pa. 
FOR  PURE  BRED  TAMWORTH  SWINE 
write  or  visit  WESTVIICW  STOCK  FARM.  R. 
IT.  D.  No  I,  Winston-Salem,  North  Carolina 
Registered  Percheron  Mare 
two  years— #300.  BELDING  FARM,  Swanzey,  N.  H. 
CHKUION  FARM  REGISTERED  DCROCS 
^  Pigs  of  both  sex.  Bred  sows.  Service  boars. 
Best  of  breeding.  C.  E.  BARNES,  Oxford.N.Y. 
COR  SALE—  One  Registered  Percheron  Stallion 
1  Grey,  three  years  old:  sound  and  right  in  every 
way.  Has  size  and  quality  and  can  win  in  any  shew 
riug.  Weight,  1.900,  Plinto  and  description  on  re¬ 
quest.  ARDMORE  FARM,  P.  0-  Glen  Spey,  Sullivan  Co.,  N  Y. 
Jersey  Red  Pigs 
EITHER  SEX,  $5  EACH. 
JOHN  P.  BARTLES,  Fleroinoton.  N-  J. 
0  1  registered.  8-10  weeks  pigs.  Either  sex, 
■  ■•V,  O  I'l-icus  right.  Stock  that  will  please. 
SPRING  VALLEY  FARM,  Memphis,  N.  Y. 
MORGAN  HORSES  FOR  SALE. 
Suitable  for  riding,  driving- am]  br<*«dtn>?  purpose*. 
L».  C.  STiLLMA>J,  16&  Broadway,  New  York. 
Thoroughbred  Mule  Foot  Pigs 
$8.00  at  two  mouths  old.  Registered  Toggen- 
burg  does.  H.  H.  STUART,  Beacon,  N.  Y 
Kentucky  Jacks  and  Saddlers 
Always  a  good  lot  of  Kentucky  Mammoth  .Tacks 
and  -Jennets.  Saddle  Stallions.  Geldings,  Mares 
and  Colts.  Write  us  fully  describing  your  wants. 
THE  COOK  FARMS,  Box  438  L,  Lexington,  Ky. 
Shetland  Ponies^K!.BS; 
hard  In  biggest,  Shetland  Producing  County  In  O.  s.  *60  to  $lso. 
y4  TOGGENBURG  14  NATIVE 
Spring  Kids— Bucks,  $7.30:_Does,$10. 
Bucks. 
Y  curlings 
SHARPLES, 
i,  $15;  Does,  $20. 
Centre  Square,  Pa. 
C*  IT  O  O  C*  T  C-Single.  Pairs,  and  Dozen 
XV  JV  12.  A  lots  Guinea  Pigs,  Rabbits. 
Toulouse  Geese.  C.  JEWELL,  Spencer,  Ohio 
i  u mo  iiflivid  Also  Mule-footHogs. 
Write  for  literatureand prices 
to  J.  N.  McPherson,  Pres.  A.T.  S  B.  Assn.,  Scottsville.  N  Y. 
-  The  intelligent  kind.  Write 
Nelson  Bros.,  Grove  City,  Pa. 
COLLIE  PUPS 
— Tho  beof  breed  for  the  East, 
Ardson  Farm,  A  rmouk.N.  Y 
Aberdeen  Angus 
"GlenaireKennels”  Airedale  Puppies 
of  quality  fiom  prize  winners.  Sharp  watch  dogs; 
best  of  ratters;  bred  for  intelligence 
R.  P.  1>.  -  Caldwell,  N.  J, 
The  World's  Record  HOLSTEIN  FAMILY 
are  POLLED  or  NATURALLY  HORNLESS.  Adam  and 
two  daughters  each  average  more  than  Stn  lbs.  far,  in  .K55 
days.  All  A.  It.  O.  POLLED  BULL  t'.VLK  will  help  de¬ 
horn  your  future  herd.  Caiulomle  for  sunup. 
GEO.  E.  STEVENSON  &  SONS  -  Clarks  Summit,  Penna. 
—Black,  with  White  Collar's,  Black 
and  Tan  Mur  kings.  Pedigree, 
stock.  C.  L.  RODMAN,  Ravenna.  0. 
“Why  do  you  dislike  your  teacher  so, 
Willie?”  “I  don’t  exactly  dislike  her, 
but  it’s  perfectly  plain  to  me  why  she 
never  got  married.” — Detroit  Free  Press. 
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