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AYR  SHIRES 
On  rugged  hills,  in  cold  climnt.es  they  make 
record  productions  of  milk  on  scanty  feed. 
On  good  pastures  and  high  feed  they  are  un¬ 
equaled.  Hardy,  active,  profitable.  Send 
for  information  and  nearest  breeders’  names. 
AYRSHIRE  BREEDER’S  ASS’N. 
21  PARK  STREET  .  -  BRANDON.  VT, 
GUERNSEYS 
Aberdeen  Angus 
—The  beef  breed  for  the  East. 
1  Ardson  Farm,  Armonk.N.  Y. 
HOLSTEINS 
Ontario  PietjeAlban  tegS.'kggffij; 
white:  35.61-lb. sire;  20.29-lb.  dam.  Price,$125only,for 
quick  .sale,  .Send  for  pedigree.  ClovenJalc  Firm,  Cbartfttfe,  H.V. 
Holstein  BullCalves 
registered,  1  to  18  months  old,  $30  to  $100. 
BROOKDALE  FARM  -  Greenville,  Delaware 
Choice  Cows  with  records  of 
400  to  7 00  lbs.  fat.  Daughters 
of  A.  R.  Cows.  Yearling  Bulls 
of  quality  with  A.  R.  Dams 
Send  for  List 
Oakhurst  Farm 
Millerton  -  :  -  N.  Y. 
Holstein-Friesian  Bull  Calves  Ffor0 fastep~Yf « ! 
offer.  THE  GATES  HOMESTEAD  FARM,  CTiittenanac  N.  Y. 
SUPERBLY  BRED  BULL 
whose  sire  is  n  son  of  Pontiac  Korndyko,  the  great¬ 
est  TRANSMUTING  siio  of  th o  brood,  Knglstefea.  16 
months  old.  Got  busy.  F.  H.  Wood  S  Son,  Cortland,  N.Y. 
T wo H nUt#>i n  H eilerc  live  tnon tlis old,  strnigh t, 
iwonoistemnencrs  W0ll  erow„  „e!irly 
white.  Sires  of  dams  have  25  and  2#  lbs.,  my  herd 
tests  3.8  fat  at  tlin  ornnnioi  v  right  now.  Price,  regis- 
ternd,  $75  each.  M.  It. — White  Chinese  Geese  Eggs 
25c  each.  GEO.  E.  HOWELL,  Spruce  Farm,  Howells,  N.  Y. 
ARDMORE  FARM  XT&L5 
Guernsey  Bull,  Fashion,  of  Ardmore  Farm  No. 
80506.  Sire — I.am: water  Peerless  No.  19227  has  several 
daughters  now  on  test..  His  Sire— Imp.  Yeoman, 
who  is  the  Sire  of  Dolly  Dimple,  record  at  two 
years  103.50  fut,  at  three  and  n  half  years  906.S9  fat, 
and  others.  Darn  Imp.  Daisy  du  Lubiu  11.  No.  tltiaO 
record  at  three  years  311.56  fat.  She  In  now  on  test 
again  and  will  maUn  a  tine  record.  Fashion  is  a  tine 
straight  boll  In  nil  ways,  basil  Rood  clear  nose,  two 
years  old  the  6tU  of  M arch.  Tuberculin  tested. 
ARDMORE  FARM  *  P  0.  Glen  Spey  Sullivan  County.  N.  Y 
Quit  the'Holstein  Business?  No. 
Just  Moved.  Cramped  for  Room 
Male  calves  bred  way  up  at  prices  ton  low  to  print. 
Heifer  calves,  heifers  nndcpws.  No  bluff— wemust  sell. 
F.  H.  R1VENBURGH 
Elite  Stock  Farm,  Slock  bridge,  N.  Y.,  (formerly  Miinnsville) 
GRADE  HOLSTEINS  For  Sale 
Oflfi  extra  fancy,  well  bred  and  nicely  marked 
4  uu  Cows.  A  mini  her  are  recently  fresh  and  oth¬ 
ers  due  to  freshen  within  tlu  days.  They  are  heavy 
producers  and  will  please  you.  Price  to 
wlJJS  per  head. 
mil  large,  well  bred  two  and  three  yr.  old  heifers 
hrod  to  good  registered  11.  F.  bulls.  I’:  lee  I# 05 
to  per  head.  Two  line  well  bred  heifer  calves 
and  one  pure  bred  Holstein  bull  calf  lor  (#50. 
F.  P.  SAUNDERS  8  SON,  Spriiipdale  Farms,  Cortland,  N.  Y 
Registered  Guernsey  Cattle 
Bull  calves  out  of  Advanced  Register  dams  by 
GOLDEN  SECRET  of  THORNLIEBANK.  One  bull  of 
service  age.  Herd  tuberculin  tested.  May  Rose 
blood  lines.  REGISTERED  BERKSHIRE 
SW1N15.  Boars,  sows,  and  unrelated  trios. 
Approved  type  and  breeding. 
THORNLIEBANK  FARMS.  Glen  Spej,  Sullivan  Co.,  N.  Y. 
East  River  Grade  Holsteins  For  Sale 
50  Cows  just,  fresh,  the  kind  that  till  the 
pall,  come  and  see  them  milked  or  milk  them 
yourselves. 
50  Cows  due  to  calf  soon. 
10  Registered  bulls,  extra  good  breeding. 
25  Heifer  calves  ten  days  old,  all  sired 
by  registered  bulls. 
JOHN  B.  WEBSTER, 
Dopt.  Y,  Cortland,  N.  Y.  Bell  Phone  14,  F.  5 
Spot  Farm  Holsteins,  SI  5 
Holsteins  helfnr  calves,  $15 
each,  express  paid.  In  Iota  of  5. 
10  registered  heifers,  $1,000.  8 
registered  2  year  olrln,  due  in 
I  September.  $173  cnoh.  bred  to 
31  lb.  bull.  Registered  bulls,  $25 
to  $00.  2  carloads  of  high  grado 
one  and  tvvo.year-old  lieifers, 
$80  to  $40  each.  Registered  ami 
nigh  grade  cows.  10  registered 
Berkshire  Sows,  bred. 
JOHN  C.  REACAN,  Tully,  N.  Y. 
For  Sale — 2-year-old  Guernsey  Bull 
May  Rose  and  Golden  Secret  blood;  one  hundred 
dollars.  CURTIS  E  HOLLOWAY,  R.  0.  Norristown,  Pa. 
GuernsejBullCahesTnWSS^riM: 
Prices  reasonable.  SUNNVBR00K  FARM,  Sniitlilown,  N.Y. 
A  Desirable  Holstein  Baby  Bull 
A  SUPERB  INDIVIDUAL  DAIRY  TYPE 
His  lire,  n  sou  of  Pontlao  Korndyko,  greatest  tire  of 
all  time — ho  has  110  daughter:!  amt  51  son*  in  the 
advanced  order  of  registry.  Eleven  of  his  daughters 
have  records  from  30  to  38  pounds  of  butter  in  7  days 
—  1  of  them  world's  records  at  time  made  amt  his 
dam  has  a  record  of  ??.  pounds  nr  hotter  in  J  days 
at  the  tender  age  of  2  years  her  sire  is  brother  to  a 
51  pound  cow.  This  baby’s  darn’s  slrn  la  by  ft  son  of 
Defied  2<Ts  Butter  Boy  3'd  -118  daughters  and  91 
eons  in  advanced  registry — and  his  dam  is  a  16-lb  2 
year  old  hnlter,  Ban  you  ask  more?  One-half  each 
black  and  white,  tie  will  be  very  valuable  some 
day.  Price  $.'.0.00,  all  papers,  crated.  First  check 
gets  him.  Don’t,  wait  to  write.  Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
F.  C.  BIGGS  -  Trumansburg,  N.  Y. 
JERSEYS 
Purebred  Registered 
HOLSTEI  N 
CATTLE 
I  f  von  .ire  not  ready  to  buy  purebred  regis¬ 
tered  Holstein  cows  for  foundation  stock,  w  hy 
not  grado  up  your  common  cows  by  using  iv  pure¬ 
bred  Registered  Holstein  Dull/  The  Dairy  De¬ 
partment  of  the  Illinois  Agricultural  College  has 
figured  tlmt  $150  invested  in  a  good  purebred 
bull  earns  in  six  years  nearly  11100  per  cent,  pro¬ 
fit  in  the  increased  production  alone,  not  taking 
into  account  the  increased  value  of  tho  herd. 
Can  you  invest  $11)0  or  $2110  so  tluit  it  will  pay 
you  more  profit?  investigate  the  big  “  Black- 
ami*  Whites. ’’ 
Send  for  FREE  Illustrated  Descriptive  Booklets 
The  Holstein-Friesian  Association  of  America 
F.  L.  Houghton,  Sec’y,  Box  105,  Brattleboro.Vt. 
Beginning  With  Sheep 
I  am  thinking  of  trying  the  sheep  busi¬ 
ness  on  a  small  scale,  I  only  intend  to 
buy  two  owes  at  this  time  but  would 
like  to  know  the  best  kind  fo»  me  to  buy 
for  this  locality.  G.  0.  M. 
Oswego  Co.,  N.  Y. 
There  are  many  indications  that  the 
sheep  industry  is  again  about  to  receive 
the  attention  which  it.  deserves,  in  New 
York  and  other  Eastern  States,  after  a 
period  of  comparative  neglect.  This  is 
easily  accounted  for  hy  considering  for 
a  moment  the  prices  which  all  sheep  pro¬ 
ducts  arc  bringing  in  our  markets,  for 
seldom  if  ever  before  bas  dressed  lamb  or 
mutton  commanded  tho  price  which  it 
does  at  this  time.  And  it  has  been  many 
years  since  wool  tyas  quoted  as  high  as 
it  is  today.  Therefore  it  is  very  natural 
that  many  of  our  enterprising  farmers 
should  be  interesting  themselves  in  the 
sheep  business. 
In  the  first  place  the  sheep — our  oldest 
of  domesticated  animals — serves  more 
purposes  than  our  other  livestock,  for 
from  it  we  derive  some  of  our  choicest 
meat  products,  and  also  the  material 
from  which  our  warmest  garments  are 
made,  as  well  as  the  hide  which  gives  us 
a  fine  quality  of  leather.  No  other  ani¬ 
mal  will  bring  us  such  quick  returns  for 
the  cash  invested,  with  the  possible  ex¬ 
ception  of  the  milch  cow.  Another  point 
worth  considering  is  the  minimum 
amount  of  labor  which  the  sheep  require 
for  their  care,  although  they  will  respond 
to  a  little  extra  attention  just  as  any 
animal  will. 
There  is  opportunity  in  sheep  growing 
to  specialize  along  several  different  lines, 
mutton  or  lamb  on  the  hoof  or  dressed, 
hothouse  lambs,  purebred  stock  for  breed¬ 
ing  and  exhibition  purposes,  and  always 
with  this  important  item  in  mind,  the 
annual  wool  crop.  Sheep  may  also  very 
frequently  be  utilized  in  greatly  aiding 
the  clearing  up  of  wild  or  waste  land : 
the  assistance  they  can  render  in  clean¬ 
ing  new  land  preparatory  to  breaking 
up  is  of  great  value,  as  they  are  good  for¬ 
agers.  and  will  browse  on  young  brush 
and  sprouts,  and  help  kill  them  out. 
Of  course  as  in  any  other  line  of  work, 
there  are  some  obstacles  to  overcome  in 
sheep  growing ;  foremost  among  these  is 
the  dog  nuisance,  and  this  is  not  easily 
overcome  by  any  means.  About  the  sur¬ 
est  way  is  for  the  sheep  owner  to  own  a 
good  gun  and  know  how  to  use  it. 
Other  things  to  contend  with  are  ticks, 
lice,  worms,  grub-in-tbe-liead,  and  some 
other  troubles  to  which  sheep  and  lambs 
are  subject.  But  they  arc  no  more  sus¬ 
ceptible  to  these  ailments,  than  other 
stock  arc  to  their  natural  enemies  and 
diseases,  and  with  the  high  prices  pre¬ 
vailing  for  sheep  and  their  products  it 
would  seem  that  many  of  our  farmers, 
particularly  those  living  in  our  rough 
hilly  sections,  would  enter  this  field  of 
opportunity,  which  is  certainly  very  prom¬ 
ising. 
There  is  no  best  breed  of  sheep,  any 
more  than  there  is  a  best  breed  of  cows, 
horses  or  poultry.  Some  broods  excel 
others  for  certain  purposes — there  are 
the  large  framed  mutton  types,  then  the 
heavy  shearing  Merino  type,  and  some 
that  have  a  tendency  to  breed  out  of  the 
natural  season,  which  is  necessary  for 
hothouse  lamb  production,  like  the  Dor¬ 
set.  So  anyone  entering  this  business 
must  determine  for  himself  the  purpose 
for  which  he  is  to  grow  them,  and  then 
select  his  stock  with  that  object  and  the 
size  of  his  pocketbook  before  him,  al¬ 
ways  bearing  in  mind  that  it  costs  no 
more  to  feed  and  house  purebred  stock 
than  scrubs,  and  that  the  opportunities 
for  profit  are  vastly  greater.  I.  O.  H.  c. 
Cost  of  a  Weaning  Pig 
It  is  a  wonder  that  more  of  our  meat¬ 
making  of  both  pork  and  beef  has  not 
gone  to  the  Southern  States.  In  the  mild 
climate  of  the  Gulf  States  there  are  op¬ 
portunities  for  cheap  meat  which  our 
northern  people  can  never  know,  yet  it 
has  been  very  hard  to  change  from  cotton 
growing.  As  evidence  of  what  can  be 
done  in  the  South,  the  Mississippi  Agricul¬ 
tural  College  tells  of  an  experiment  with 
pigs  in  feeding  Fall  or  Winter  pasture. 
On  the  23rd  of  December  a  sow  was 
placed  out  in  a  field  where  dinner  or 
speltz  had  been  seeded.  This  grain  ap¬ 
pears  to  be  hardier  than  rye  or  wheat, 
and  gives  a  heavier  Fall  and  Winter 
growth,  Deo.  27  this  sow  farrowed  11 
pigs,  saving  10  of  them.  She  was  kept 
in  a  portable  colony  house  with  her  lit¬ 
ter.  Shortly  after  the  pigs  came,  they 
with  the  sow  received  a  daily  mixture  of 
414  pounds  each,  corn  chop  and  shorts. 
After  January  28  to  April  1st  this  feed 
was  increased  to  five  pounds  each,  so 
that  by  that  date  a  total  of  453  pounds 
of  each  feed  had  been  fed  to  sow  and 
her  pigs.  This  grain  had  a  market  value 
of  $1.75  per  100.  They  figured  the  rent 
of  the  pasture  and  labor  at  $3.  They 
figured  an  investment  of  $50  for  the  sow, 
$50  for  tho  boar,  and  $50  for  the  equip¬ 
ment,  and  charged  6%  interest  on  that. 
This  made  a  total  expense  of  $22.34  for 
raising  10  pigs  up  to  the  time  of  Wean¬ 
ing.  These  pigs  then  weighed  a  total  of 
582  pounds.  They  had  cost  $2.33  each  or 
about  four  cents  a  pound.  They  were 
purebred  animals,  and  for  breeding  pur¬ 
poses  would  have  a  value  of  $15  each. 
We  would  like  to  hear  from  Southern 
farmers  as  to  how  much  it  would  cost 
in  their  section  to  bring  a  pig  up  to  the 
time  of  weaning.  Winter  oats  or  other 
small  grain  would  have  given  good  pas¬ 
ture,  but  in  that  country  the  emmer 
seemed  to  be  better.  A  ration  of  bone, 
ashes  and  charcoal  was  kept  constantly 
before  the  sow  and  her  pigs.  The  little 
pigs  started  to  eat  the  feed  when  five 
days  old,  and  at  six  days  old  began  nib¬ 
bling  at  the  pasture.  Now  we  would  like 
to  compare  the  cost  of  raising  these  little 
fellows  with  that  of  developing  pigs  in 
other  sections. 
Horse  Breeding  in  New  York 
Only  a  few  people  in  this  State  who 
are  interested  in  agriculture  know  of  the 
many  bulletins  published  for  their  benefit 
by  tbe  Agricultural  Department,  Albany, 
N.  Y.  Two  bulletins  just  published  de¬ 
serve  the  widest  distribution.  Bulletin 
74  covers  a  wide  range  of  subjects,  soils, 
rotation,  fruits,  poultry,  dairying,  horse 
seemed  to  be  better.  A  ration  of  bone. 
Industry  of  New  York  State,”  is  devoted 
to  horse  subjects  and  is  very  complete  in 
the  history  and  description  of  the  various 
modern  useful  breeds  of  horses,  and  is 
well  illustrated  from  photographs  made 
exclusively  for  this  hook.  These  bulle¬ 
tins  are  free  to  all  who  write  for  them. 
Premiums  for  the  farm  and  draft  classes 
for  the  coming  State  Fair  have  been  re¬ 
arranged.  Some  classes  have  been  added 
as  well  a.s  16  gold  and  silver  medals  for 
all  championship  classes.  The  New  York 
State  Draft  Horse  Breeders’  Club  will 
offer  silver  cups  and  medals  to  the  value 
of  $160  for  Belgian,  Percherou  and  grade 
draft  weanling  colts  owned  in  this  State. 
A  futurity  class  for  Percherou  and  Bel¬ 
gian  colts  has  been  talked  of  for  tbe 
State  Fair,  hut  has  not  been  worked  out 
yet.  In  making  the  weanling  colt  classes 
one  of  the  strongest  features  of  the  horse 
department  of  the  State  Fair  a  strong 
“Selecting  and 
Developing  the 
Jersey  Herd” 
Is  a  booklet  by  Prof.  Hugh  G.  Van 
Pelt.  It  tells  how  you  can  build 
a  well-developed,  money-making 
Jersey  herd  by  proper  selection 
and  judicious  breeding.  The 
future  of  yaur  dairy  herd  de¬ 
pends  upon  how  you  select  your 
foundation  animals  and  how  they 
and  their  offspring  are  developed. 
Tti*  Jeisey  cow  combines  beauty  with 
dairy  conformation.  Healthy, vigorous 
and  profit -producing,  site  lifts  the 
mortgages  and  increases  bank  ac¬ 
counts,  Send  for  book  today. 
American  Jersey  Cattle  Club 
3*0  West  23rd  St.  New  York  City 
BEN  ROBYN  FARM  JERSEYS 
We  have  for  sale  several  promising  Bull  Calves  and 
yearling  Bulls  of  exceptional  breeding.  They  are 
sired  by  Karnak’s  Noble,  P.  4330.  H.  C.,  87952  A. 
.1.  C.  C.,  the  prize  winning  Register  of  Merit  son  of 
Noble  of  Oak  buds,  I’.  5909.  H.  C.,  95700  A.  .1.  C.  C.; 
and  Lord  Glecnie,  P,  S.  4456,  H.  C.,  90979  A.  J. 
C.  C.,  one  of  the  great  sons  of  the  grand  champion 
Raleigh’s  Fairy  Roy,P.5.3B51,  H.C., 83767  A.J.C.C. 
These  youngsters  are  out  of  Register  of  Merit  cows 
or  cows  now  under  test. 
Write  for  particulars 
BEN  ROBYN  FARM 
Woodbury,  Long  Island,  N.  Y. 
Fosterfield’s  Registered  Jerseys  for  Sale 
Cows,  Heifers  and  iMfer  calves.  Prices  low.  Gome 
and  see  them,  or  write  me  your  wants.  Charles  G. 
Foster,  P.  0.  Bex  173,  Morristown,  Morris  Co.,  N.  J. 
JERSEY  CATTLE  FOR  PROFIT 
registered.  R.  F.  SH 
nn  up; 
ANN0N, 
Renshaw  Bldo- -  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
sale— T*®  (2)  Young  Jersey  Bulh^”*{g 
Registered  stock.  L.  G.  FORIiES,  Manliasset.  L.  I, 
For  Sale-TWO  JERSEY  BULL  CALVES 
5  months  old.  out  of  a  sire  whose  mother  gave  P03 
H>s.  butter  fat  in  year.  $40  each. 
GEO.  L.  FKltRIS  &  SON  -  Atwaters,  N.  Y. 
©fcc  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
April  29,  1916. 
694 
Houstonian  Farm  are  Offering  Their  Entire 
Herd  of  Holstein-Friesian  Cattle  Consisting  of 
30  cows  and  Herd  Sire  a  son  of  Rag  Apple  Korndyke  8lh  the  $25,000.00 
bull.  Dam  a  granddaughter  of  Woodcrest  Nig  DeKol,  with  a  record  of  23.07 
lbs.  butter  and  40  7  lbs.  milk  at  3  years  of  age. 
Cj[  Among  the  cows  are  15  with  records  bora  16  to  22  lbs.,  daughters  of  Jr.  DeKol,  King  Walker, 
Belle  Korndyke,  DeKol  Hengerveld  Burke,  granddaughters  of  King  of  the  Pontiacs,  Pontiac  Hen- 
gerveld  Parthenea,  and  double  granddaughter  of  DeKol  2d  Butter  Boy  3d.  The  best  foundation 
herd  ever  offered  for  sale,  considering  Breeding,  Individuality  and  Price. 
HOUSTON  &  WATERMAN,  London,  Ohio,  No.  7 
Nearest  Station  Lafayette,  on  Ohio  Eleyffric  R.  R.  between  Springfield  and  Columbus 
Live  Stock  and  Dairy 
JERSEYS 
