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7ahe  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
May  27,  1916. 
Live  Stock  and  Dairy 
Oldest  Gold  Medal  Jersey 
The  picture  shows  Interested  Ore  tesla 
1KS10L  the  13-year  Jersey  who  has  re¬ 
cently  received  the  Jersey  Cattle  Club 
gold  medal  for  superior  dairy  perform¬ 
ance.  She  is  one  of  the  Meridale  Farms 
herd,  and  the  oldest  cow  to  earn  this 
medal.  Her  test  for  one  year  was  14.886 
pounds,  11  ounces  milk,  and  .823  pounds, 
four  ounces  butter.  She  gave  1046 
pounds  in  one  month  and  57  pounds  in 
tom  them  gradually  to  the  use  of  a  green 
forage  crop,  and  not  permit  them  to  pas¬ 
ture  or  forage  on  the  fields  when  the 
plants  are  covered  with  moisture.  It  is  a 
perfectly  safe  proposition  to  permit  ani¬ 
mals  to  forage  on  Alfalfa,  clover,  or 
Sweet  clover  for  say  20  minutes  to  one- 
half  hour  for  the  first  few  days,  gradually 
increasing  the  length  of  the  pasturing 
period  as  the  animals  accustom  them¬ 
selves  to  this  condition.  After  a  week  or 
Jersey  Cow  Interested  Cretesia  188104 
one  day.  When  13  years  and  three 
months  old  she  dropped  a  strong  bull 
calf. 
Interested  Cretesia  comes  from  a  line 
of  long-lived  dairy  performers.  Several 
cows  among  her  ancestors  were  doing 
good  work  at  12  and  13  years  of  age.  and 
among  her  sires  were  dependable  breed¬ 
ers  16  and  18  years  old. 
Cross  Between  Dog  and  Fox 
Do  you  think  a  red  female  fox  and  a 
French  collie  dog  would  make  a  valuable 
cross?  M.  E.  s. 
Connecticut. 
As  far  as  we  are  aware,  no  experi¬ 
ments  along  this  line  have  been  attempt¬ 
ed,  and  we  seriously  doubt  the  utility  of 
making  such  an  experiment.  It  is  very 
doubtful  if  the  animals  could  be  induced 
to  mate,  or  that  if  they  did  mate  the 
union  would  be  productive,  siuce  these 
animals  are  very  distantly  related.  Even 
if  any  offspring  should  result  we  cannot 
imagine  that  it  would  have  any  value  ex¬ 
cept  as  a  curiosity,  and  the  resulting 
cross  would  almost  certainly  be  barren. 
It  is  true  that  there  arc  numerous  in¬ 
stances  of  dogs  being  crossed  with  the 
wolf  in  Alaska  and  other  northern  re¬ 
gions,  either  in  a  state  of  nature  or  in 
confinement,  and  this  cross  is  generally 
supposed  to  have  more  hardiness  and 
endurance  than  the  dog.  In  some  cases 
these  half-bred  dogs  make  valuable  sled 
animals.  In  this  case,  however,  the  par¬ 
ents  are  comparatively  closely  related, 
belonging  to  the  same  genus,  and  the  cir¬ 
cumstances  are  quite  different  from  those 
suggested  by  this  correspondent. 
H.  W.  HENSIIAW, 
Chief,  Biological  Survey. 
Sweet  Clover  and  Bloat 
Is  it  true  that  the  chemical  ou  the  un¬ 
de!'  side  of  the  leaves  of  Sweet  clover  is  a 
preventive  to  bloat?  If  so.  will  it  pay  to 
sow  it  with  Alfalfa  for  that  purpose. 
Bloomsbury,  N.  J.  8.  A.  C. 
There  is  absolutely  no  foundation  to 
the  suggestion  that  Sweet  clover  pos¬ 
sesses  any  substance  in  or  on  the  leaf 
that  is  a  preventive  of  bloat.  Sweet 
clover  is  a  legume  that  grows  vigorously 
when  conditions  are  acceptable,  and  the 
only  property  that  it  possesses  that  would 
make  animals  feeding  ou  it  less  likely  to 
have  bloat  than  those  feeding  on  Alfalfa 
would  he  the  fact  that  it.  has  a  larger  pro¬ 
portion  of  woody  fiber,  and  consequently 
would  not  ferment  as  rapidly.  It  is  folly 
to  suppose  that  mixing  Sweet  clover  with 
Alfalfa  would  prevent  bloat  in  animals 
permitted  to  forage  at  leisure  on  the  com¬ 
bination  green  crop. 
A  safer  way  of  preventing  this  condi¬ 
tion  in  farm  animals  would  be  to  aecus- 
10  days  no  difficulty  will  be  experienced 
by  permitting  animals  to  forage  at  leisure 
on  these  crops.  Certainly  it  is  a  matter 
of  judgment  rather  than  some  miraculous 
component  stored  on  the  outside  of  the 
Sweet  clover  leaf  as  suggested  by  S.  A.  C. 
F.  C.  HINKLER. 
Feed  Dealers  and  Farm  Bureaus 
The  writer  had  a  talk  with  a  whole¬ 
sale  feed  dealer  a  little  time  ago.  Me 
did  not  approve  of  the  local  feed  dealers’ 
association  dictating  to  whom  he  may 
sell  feeds.  He  admitted,  however,  that 
it  is  his  custom  to  protect  the  dealer  in 
any  locality  who  deals  with  him,  but  in¬ 
sists  that  if  he  got  into  trouble  with  the 
association  he  did  not  propose  to  back 
up  for  it.  He  says  lie  is  not  looking  for 
trouble,  but  would  accept  it  if  attacked. 
This  is  not  reassuring  to  the  farmers’ 
club  that  would  like  to  deal  direct.  Ilis 
advice  was  to  put  the  matter  into  the 
bauds  of  some  local  district  attorney  who 
might  be  looking  for  advancement.  That 
the  activities  of  the  association  are  open¬ 
ly  in  violation  of  the  laws  seems  to  him 
clear,  and  the  district  attorney  who 
makes  an  example  of  some  of  the  fellows 
who  restrain  trade  would  find  help  in  his 
next  campaign.  Already  the  matter  has 
been  taken  to  the  Commissioner  of  Agri¬ 
culture.  I  understand,  but  I  do  not  know 
what  further  may  have  been  done.  There 
are  jobbers  who  will  sell,  hut  where  the 
jobber  has  much  trade  in  a  locality  he  is 
a  hit  timid  about  doing  it.  One  has  to 
select  his  dealer  or  jobber.  There  are 
many  instances  where  the  feed  dealer 
makes  more  profit  on  the  feed  sold  the 
farmer  than  the  farmer  gets  net  for  his 
year’s  work,  from  which  to  live. 
The  farm  bureau  does  not  seem  to  be 
organized  in  such  a  way  that  it  can  help 
in  the  matter  of  buying,  and  in  a  good 
deal  of  the  selling.  It  is  supported  in 
part  by  the  railroads,  by  the  milk  deal¬ 
ers,  banks,  boards  of  trade  and  business 
men,  and  it  cannot  antagonize  these  if 
the  matter  comes  to  a  focus.  It  may  not 
be  as  had  to  have  the  bureau  under  the 
control  of  commercial  interests  as  of 
politicians,  hut  it  is  by  no  means  certain 
that  politicians  might  not  do  as  much 
for  farmers  as  the  commercial  interests 
will  do.  Some  way  it  ought  to  be  a 
farmer’s  affair,  and  perhaps  it  will  be 
when  it  is  fully  developed.  It  is  worth 
staying  by  for  the  present,  and  see  if 
something  good  will  not  come  of  it. 
Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y.  h.  h.  l. 
Clover  in  the  Silo 
There  have  been  many  questions  from 
readers  regarding  the  use  of  clover  and 
other  legumes  for  the  silo.  Some  years 
ago  the  plan  of  turning  these  legumes 
into  silage  was  usually  condemned,  but 
now  the  higher  cost  of  farm  labor  and 
the  increased  culture  of  Alfalfa  have 
made  a  change. .  Some  years  ago  the 
writer  spent  some  time  studying  condi¬ 
tions  in  Delaware  at  the  time  Crimson 
clover  was  corning  into  general  notice, 
On  "Evergreen  Farm.”  near  Camden.  E. 
II.  Bancroft  was  using  Crimson  for  Sum¬ 
mer  silage.  The  green  crop,  when  in  full 
bloom,  was  cut  into  the  silo  and  handled 
just  like  corn  silage  in  the  Fall.  It  was 
fed  out  to  dairy  c-ows  during  the  Sum¬ 
mer  as  a  substitute  for  pasture,  and  gave 
satisfaction.  That  was  15  years  or  more 
ago.  The  following  letter  from  F.  C.  Ban¬ 
croft  gives  the  sequel : 
“We  have  never  put.  Alfalfa  in  the 
silos,  but  did  for  years  follow  the  plan 
of  putting  Crimson  clover  and  other 
grasses  in  for  Summer  feeding,  and  with 
the  best,  of  results.  On  ope  or  two  occa¬ 
sions,  when  a  silo  would  be  partly  full  at 
the  time  of  the  Fall  filling,  we  would  fill 
on  top  of  this,  and  when  the  corn  would 
he  fed  off  and  we  again  reached  the  clover 
silage  in  mid-winter  it  would  he  some¬ 
what  darker,  but  cattle  ate  it  well,  and 
usually  gave  an  increase  over  corn  silage. 
When  you  last  visited  us  we  were  experi¬ 
menting  with  other  grasses  to  keep  the 
clover  from  lodging  so  hadl.v,  and  have 
now  cut  out  everything  but  wheat.  I  did 
try  adding  a  little  vetch  last  Fall,  with 
the  sole  idea  of  increasing  the  yield,  and 
it  is  certainly  looking  fine.  We  are  not 
using  Summer  silage  at  present,  as  most 
of  the  farm  is  now  in  bearing  apples,  and 
the  filling  so  seriously  interferes  with  our 
spraying  and  other  orchard  work  when 
teams  are  as  busy  as  can  he.” 
F.  C.  BANCROFT. 
A  Wonderful  Butter  Cow 
I  am  enclosing  herewith  a  clipping 
from  a  recent  issue  of  the  Yew  York 
Commercial.  If  1  read  the  article  right, 
I  think  it  would  be  a  good  scheme  for 
some  of  the  enterprising  citizens  of  New 
York  to  buy  this  cow,  for  use  in  connec¬ 
tion  with  that  pipe  line  scheme  for  sup¬ 
plying  your  city  with  milk.  It  is  just 
such  articles  as  this  one  that  make  the 
people  not  wLse.  to  farming  think  the 
farmer's  life  is  ou  flowery  beds  of  ease. 
Erie,  Fit.  w.  H. 
The  article  referred  to  reads  as  fol¬ 
lows  : 
The  production  of  35.310  pounds  of 
butter  in  seven  days  by  a  registered  Hol¬ 
stein  cow  owned  by  Dr.  J.  (4.  Whitney 
of  Montpelier,  Yt.,  was  declared  by  offi¬ 
cials  to  be  a  world's  record  for  a  one 
week  test. 
There  is  no  question  about  this  being  a 
“world’s  record.”  It  rne.-ius  5045  pounds 
of  butter  in  one  day,  200  pounds  per  hour, 
nearly  3  1-3  every  minute,  or  nearly  one 
ounce  each  second!  Of  course  this  is 
an  error  in  proof  reading,  but  it  is  true 
that  some  would-be  back-to-the-landers 
will  actually  believe  it ! 
HOLSTEINS 
Purebred  Registered 
HOLSTEI  N 
CATTLE 
lleNf  i-iu  merit  tile  tm»Ie  principle.  The  sound 
admini-i  ration  ot  tlie  Hnlhteiii-Frltuijvi  Association 
sin  re  |x?l.  has  been  the  hrlpful  influence,  the  educa¬ 
tional  advance  agent.  nml  not  the  basic  principle, 
for  the  basic  principle  of  Holstein  prosperity  i>  the 
genuine  and  demonstrated  superiority  of  the  pure¬ 
bred  registered  JTiilsIciini  as  thr  largest  and  most 
economical  producers  of  milk  and  the  most  profit¬ 
able  dual  purpose  breed.  Allot  the  clever  exloltn- 
tion  and  the  most  prolific  advertising  la  the  world 
would  ind  have  placed  the  Black -aml-White  breed 
where  il  i  had  not  genuine  superior  merit  been  Its 
foundation.  Im  cstlgaU!  the  big  "IllUcli -nml -Whites.” 
Send  fop  FREE  111  astro  led  Dewrtptlw  Booklets 
The  Holstein- Friesian  Association  of  America 
F.  L.  Houghton,  Sec’y,  Box  105,  Brattleboro.Vt. 
GRADE  HOLSTEINS  For  Sale 
Oflfl  extra  fancy,  well  bred  and  nicely  marked 
sw"  cows.  A  number  are  recently  fresh  and  oth¬ 
ers  due  to  freshen  within  till  days.  They  are  heavy 
producers  aud  will  please  you.  Price  Site  to 
i«tl35  per  head.  ^ 
Ifln  large,  well  bred  two  and  three  yr.'bld  heifers- 
IUU  pi-cul  to  good  registered  Tl .  F.  bulls.  1”.  ice #65 
to  SB  7  5  per  head.  Two  tine  welt  bred  heifer  calves 
and  one  pure  bred  Ilolslein  bull  calf  for  IB5«. 
F.  P.  SAUNDERS  &  SON,  Springdale  Farms,  Cortland.  N.  Y 
East  River  Grade  Holsteins  for  Sale 
50  Cows  just  fresh,  the  kind  that  Blithe 
pail,  come  and  see  them  milked  or  milk  them 
yourselves. 
itil  Cows  due  to  calf  soon. 
10  Uegistere.d  bnlls,  extra  good  breeding. 
25  Heifer  calves  ten  days  old,  all  sired 
by  registered  bulls. 
JOHN  8.  WEBSTER, 
D ap t.  Y,  Cortland,  N.  V.  Bell  Phone  14.  F.  5 
Spot  Farm  Holsteins,  $15 
N  Holstein  licifcr  calves,  $15 
••sch  ;  express  paid  in  lots  of  5. 
registered  e-)  car-old  heifers, 
$105 each,  p  2-ye»r  >dds,  bred  to 
SI -lb.  bull,  dim  in  Sept.,  $175 
each.  12  registered  better  calves 
will  be  sold  cheap.  Registered 
bulls  $25  to  $tiU  each.  2 car  loads 
of  one  nud  two-year -old  heif¬ 
ers,  $35  each  for  the  lot.  Regis¬ 
tered  and  high-grade  row,  and 
registered  Berkshire  Pigs. 
JOHN  C.  REAGAN,  Tully.N.  Y. 
Quit  the  Holstein  Business?  No. 
Just  Moved.  Cramped  for  Room 
Male  calves  bred  way  up  at  prices  ton  low  to  print. 
1 1  eifercalves,  heifers  ami  rows.  N>>  bin  ft'— we  must  sell. 
F.  H.  RJVF.NBURGH 
Elite  Stock  Farm,  Stockbridye,  N.  Y.,  (formerly  Munnsville  i 
Un|  CTriUC  — Breed  up,  not;  down.  Cheap  hulls 
•*1/1.0  I  Lino  avo  ,nost  expensive.  We  offer 
registered  sous  of  a  li5.fi  1  lb.  sire,  A-  It.  O.  dams,  at 
$125.  easy  payments.  Fanners  can't  afford  to  use 
scrubs  at  these  prices.  Send  for  pedigrees. 
C LOVEKDALE  FA  KM,  CHARLOTTE,  N-  \  . 
For  Sale- Buttercup  of  Sunnybrook 
Reg,  3401107.  Dropped  A pril  25,  UM4 ;  descendant  from 
I’edro,  which  sold  for  $10,00(1. .  Bred  Nov.  2,  1015,  to 
Elenthei'ia,  descendant  from  Stoke  I’ogis.  Won  1st 
Prizn  Stiff  o  in,  N.Y.,  Fair.  Due  to  calf  Sept.  Price,  $200. 
EDW*ttU  C.  Ml*,  Sunn, brook  form,  Sprin|  Vullty.  Hoeklond  Co..  N.  ». 
Holstein  Bull  Calves 
registered,  i  to  IK  months  old.  $30  to  SUM) 
BROOKDALE  FARM  •  Greenville,  Delaware 
For  Sale-Purebred  Holstein 
females.  Bull  calf,  evenly  marked.  Hull  calf,  % 
white.  Grandsons  of  King  of  the  Pontiacs  and 
Pietje  22ml  son.  KARL  DAVIS.  Newfane,  Vt. 
Wound 
We  have  a  calf  that  got  hooked  by  a 
cow.  The  horn  seemed  to  enter  only 
through  the  skin.  This  occurred  last  Oc¬ 
tober.  We  have  treated  it  with  different 
kinds  of  medicine,  but  it  runs  some  mat¬ 
ter  yet.  J-  R.  n. 
New  York. 
The  hair  should  be  clipped  off,  the 
wound  cleansed  and  then  opened  for  re¬ 
moval  of  pus  and  foreign  bodies  possibly 
present,  and  to  do  away  with  pockets  and 
pipes.  Afterwards  inject  a  little  tinc¬ 
ture  of  iodine  twice  a  week  aud  once 
daily  pack  the  cavity  with  oakum  satur¬ 
ated  with  a  mixture  of  equal  parts  of 
turpentine  and  raw  linseed  oil  until  the 
cavity  fills  up.  A,  s.  A. 
KANT-SUK”  WEANER  — safe,  hu¬ 
mane,  allows  animal  to  graze  and 
drink  but  effectually  prevents  suck¬ 
ing.  At  dealers— or,  sent  postpaid, 
calf  size,  35c,  cow  size, 45c. 
WAGNtR  SPECIALTY  CO.,  Dept.  M..  Burlington  WIs. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Fill*  Qnlo- 1  registered  yearling  Ayrshire  bull, 
lUI  vtilC  from  choice  dam.  1  two-moutlis-oid 
bnllcalf  from  A.  K.  Ayrshire  cow  giving  10 tw pounds 
milk  in  10  mouths.  3  young  bull  calves  from  choice 
Ayrshire  cows.  2  yearling  pure  bred  Berkshire  boars. 
3  young  pure  bred  Berkshire  sows,  Prices  low  for 
immediate  sale.  Address  BOULDER  FARM,  SuHern,  N.Y. 
JERSEYS 
5Jl Registered  Jersey  Ball 
March,  1014,  Solid  color  Sire,  BEAUTY'S  GOLDEN 
EMINENT,  Dam.  GALE'S  MELIA  ANN  MARIGOLD.  Can  he 
seen  at  Mr.  FRED  DREW  S,  Shelton,  Conn.  Lower  White  Hills 
FosterfieliTs  Registered  Jerseys  for  Sale 
Cows,  Heifers  and  Heifer  calves.  Prices  ‘nw.  Come 
mid  see  them,  or  write  me  your  wants.  Charles  G. 
foster,  P.  0.  Bo*  173,  Morristown.  Morris  Co.,  N.  J. 
sF,F£"-lwo  (2)  Young  Jersey  Bulls TSSKS’®'! 
Registered  stock.  L.  G.  F  OKIJES,  Manhasset,  L.  I 
-Write 
Holstein-Friesian  Bull  Calves  f°[, ci;il 
offer.  THE  GATES  HOMESTEAD  FARM.  Chiltenaiior  N.  Y. 
HolsteinBullCalves1-*  to 
King  Quality  Abbekerk. 
$50.  Sired  by 
STEVENS  BROS  .  Wilson.  N  Y. 
GUERNSEYS 
Grade  Up 
your  herd  by  the  use  of  a  GUERNSEY 
HULL  and  enjoy  the  profits. 
Writs  for  literature 
ruroNSFY  f  I.IIB.  Box  R.  PeterWo,  N.  H 
ARDMORE  FARM  ™RE 
Guernsey  Hull,  Fashion,  of  Ardmore  Farm  No. 
30500.  Sire  Langwiiter  Peerless  No.  19227  has  several 
daughters  now  ou  test,  ills  Sire— Imp.  V  com  an, 
who  is  the  dire  of  Uoliy  Dimple,  record  at  two 
years  705. fid  fat.  ut  three  and  a  bolt'  years  906.89  fat, 
and  othets.  Dam — Imp.  Daisy du  l.ubln  II.  No. 41650 
record  at  three  years  311.56  fut,  She  is  now  on  test 
again  and  will  make  a  tine  record.  Fashion  Isa  tine 
straight  null  iu  all  ways,  has  a  good  clear  nose,  two 
years  old  the  6th  of  March.  Tuberculin  tested. 
ARDMORE  TARM  -  P  0  Glen  Spey  Sullivan  County,  N.  Y 
Waldorf  Farm  Guernseys— Registered  Bull  Calves 
Sirn,  Clairvoyant’s  Seguel.  Yoemaa's  Waldorf,  2 
years  old:  good  mark  in  es.  Sirn.  Ynemnn's  King  of  the 
May.  Prices  Low,  WALDORF  FARM.  Nurlli  Chatham,  N,V. 
GUERNSEYS 
Three  Registered  (lien- 
wood  bull  calves,  two 
to  four  months  old.  for  sale  at,  reasonable  prices. 
Are  line.  Write  FEUD  RE  I  HER,  Bi.rtdtR,  Pa. 
For  Sale-Four  Guernsey  Bulls 
10  months  to  3  years  old.  exceptionally  well  bred, 
rich  in  blood  of  May  Rose.  Lanewater  Dictator,  and 
Dairymaid  of  Pinehurst.  Pedigrees  and  prices. 
Suniiysicle  Stock  Farm  -  Riegelsville,  Pa. 
JERSEY  CATTLE  FOR  PROFIT 
Bull  calves,  $25  ami  up:  heifers.  $50  and  dp.  All 
registered.  R.  F.  SHANNON.  Rensliaw  Bftln.  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
Registered  Jersey  Cows 
Bargain.  II.  I.Mftcomber 
Route  4,  Ithaca*  N.  Y. 
C  K..11  I  year  old:  fine  Individual; 
Guernsey  Dull  May  Uobe  sire.  A  K.  dam. 
Price, $125.  TABER  &  iUIGNIN,  Castile,  N.  Y. 
BuwnseiBulltdves-WSl^aM; 
Prices  reasonable,  SUNNYBROOK  FARM.  Sinithtawn.  N.Y. 
