RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
■■  -.i  which  are  fed  on  silage,  is  not  sour  as 
has  been  reputedly  demonstrated,  and  it 
will  not  give  an  injurious  effect  to  the 
land. 
SWINE 
30ChesferWhitePigs 
10  w«*t‘ks  old,  also  ho:n-«  Df  .*■.  .  ' 
ready  for  serviee,  sons  ^  *  •  A 
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I.inrnln  shwp,  Varivty  9 
Writi  for  circular  ami  prices. 
COWARD  WALTER.  Dept  *.  turefca  Stock  Form.  Writ  Cbeiter.  Pcnna 
Rabbits  and  Dogs 
I  am  glad  to  see  some  one  taking  the 
part  of  the  rabbit,  which  is  being  done  by 
Geo.  D.  Gideon  on  page  075.  I  am  own¬ 
er  of  a  fruit  farm,  set  out.  a  few  young 
trees  each  season,  and  while  I  occasion¬ 
ally  get  one  peeled  and  a  few  stalks  of 
clover  stripped  of  leaves  the.  damage  is 
not  great.  If  one  will  take  the  time  to 
give  these  trees  a  coat  of  cow  manure  in 
the  Fall  they  will  not  be  troubled  with 
the  rabbit,  I  keep  a  good  pack  of  bea¬ 
gles  and  some  bird  dogs  and  in  shooting 
season  with  a  few  of  my  city  friends  we 
put  in  the  month  that  Pennsylvania  sets 
aside  as  the  legal  time  to  kill  game  as 
my  recreation  period,  which  to  me  is  in¬ 
vigorating  as  well  as  to  the  friends  that 
hover  over  a  desk  most,  of’ the.  .year.  These 
friends  and  this  farm  work  together  nice¬ 
ly.  If  I  have  produce,  poultry  or  any¬ 
thing  on  the  farm  to  sell,  all  I  need  do 
is  to  mention  it  to.  some  of  these  men 
and  a  ready  sale  is  found  at  a  good 
figure. 
I  have  quit  one  farm  journal  on  ac¬ 
count  of  its  strong  opposition  to  dogs 
and  dog  owners.  I  have  good  horses  and 
other  stock  and  I  have  some  dogs  that 
could  not  be  bought  for  the  price  of  a 
good  $300  horse;  in  fact  T  have  sold  dogs 
for  from  $500  to  $1000,  and  find  there 
are  more  men  that  like  a  good  dog  than 
like  a  good  horse,  cow  or  pig. 
Clarion  Co.,  Pa.  A.  C.  peterson. 
Hogs  Eating  Chickens 
Will  hogs  or  pigs  eat  chickens?  Is  it 
advisable  to  feed  the  hogs  or  pigs  the 
chickens  that  arc  of  no  use  or  the  ones 
that  die?  G.  c. 
New  Brighton,  N.  Y. 
Certainly  hogs  or  balf-growTn  pigs  will 
eat  chickens  when  they  can  catch  them. 
They  are  as  fond  of  chicken  as  the  or¬ 
dinary  human.  Wo  have  had  many  ques¬ 
tions  from  our  readers,  asking  what  can 
be  done  to  protect  poultry  when  the  hogs 
run  near  them.  Several  devices  have 
been  printed,  showing  how  to  handle  the 
hog,  but  it  is  very  difficult  to  prevent  a 
pig  from  hunting  a  chicken  when  it  once 
gets  the  taste  of  the  flesh.  We  once  heard 
of  a  man  in  the  West  who  claimed  that 
the  only  objection  he  had  to  the  Light 
Brahma  fowl  was  that  the  feathers  on  its 
legs  become  so  muddy  and  wet  at  times 
that  the  bird  could  not  get  away  from  the 
bogs  -when  in  the  barnyard.  We  consider 
it ‘bad  practice  to  throw  dead  chickens, 
or  dead  animals,  to  the  hogs  to  eat.  It 
is  far  better  to  bury  them  by  the  side  of 
a  tree,  or  compost  them  in  the  manure 
pile. 
REG.  B 
H.  GKIMSHAW 
North  East,  Pa, 
born  Jnly  20-22.  Price,  five  dollars  at  five  weeks 
old.  trood  stock;  eligible  to  registry.  Also  pure 
breed  White  Leghorn  cockerels,  May  hutched,  at 
one  dollar;  two  or  uioro  at  seventy-five  cents. 
ARTHUR  rueCMAN  -  .  Pula.kl.  N.  V. 
BERKSHIRE  and  O.  I.  C.  SWINE 
We  offer  for  sal#  Berkshire  boars,  ready  for  service, 
Berkshire  gilts.  br#d  end  open,  and  pigs  of  hoth 
breeds,  (-rood  Individuals;  excellent  breeding: 
**tisr Action  guaranteed.  Price*  reasonable. 
XABBEIX  FAKMS,  Smitlivill©  Flats,  N.  Y. 
Eighty  selected  young  lows,  safe  With  pig,  for  fall 
inters,  by  the  service  of  massive  hoars.  Many  of  the 
sows  are  themselves  from  titters  of  twelve  to  fifteen. 
Send  foiflist.  H.  C. * H.  B.  HARPENOWG,  Box  15,  Biindee  N  Y 
Chester  W.'s  and  0. 1.  C.'s  |0EWRSV„CD  Sif2flM"eD 
ENTERPRISE  DAIRY  FARM,  John  L.  Van  Horn.  Prop.,  Troy,  Pa! 
Red-top  or  Timothy  ;  Pigs  in  Orchard  cro 
1.  Can  you  advise  mo  of  the  relative  ( 
values  of  Timothy  and  Red-top  for  feed-  w}1( 
ing,  yield  and  effect  on  the  soil?  2.  Is  , 
it  safe  to  let  pigs  run  in  an  orchard  of  <mi 
young  trees  that  have  been  planted  three  of  1 
years  and  upwards?  The  trees  are  pears,  cro] 
apples,  peaches,  plums  and  cherries.  YCp, 
Also,  will  sheep  attack  trees  of  that  char-  . . 
acter  and  injure  the  bark  or  branches?  lin’ 
Rochester,  N.  Y.  j.  G.  G.  at  ; 
The  following  analysis  was  taken  from  ^0I 
Henry’s  Feeds  and  Feeding:  * 10 
„  ,  woi 
Carbo-  the 
Protein  hydrates  Fat 
Timothy  .  6.2  45  2.5 
Red-top  .  7.4  45  2.3  1 
Nei 
This  is  the  average  of  a  large  number 
of  analyses  for  each  grass.  When  cut  n 
just  before  bloom  there  would  be  more  , 
protein  in  each  kind  of  grass.  As  -le 
the  Timothy  will  give  about  one- third 
more  weight  of  hay  than  the  Red-top,  agjj 
usually  more.  They  remove  much  the  Tmr. 
same  iu  the  amount,  of  plant  food.  They 
vary,  however,  in  their  soil  requirements. 
The  Timothy  demands  an  alkaline  soil, 
and  will  not  do  well  unless  grown  either 
upon  strong  limestone  laud,  or  with  a 
careful  application  of  lime.  Red-top  on 
the  other  hand  prefers  a  I’atber  sour  soil. 
An  application  of  lime  injures  it  rather 
than  helps  it.  On  our  own  farm 
usually  sow  the  two  seeds  together.  Part 
of  the  land  is  very  sour,  and  when  we 
do  not  use  lime,  after  the  first  season, 
the  Timothy  practically  disappears,  while 
the  Red-top  comes  thickly.  Add  lime 
heavily  and  the  Timothy  comes  hack  and 
appears  to  crowd  out  the  Red-top. 
2.  Our  experience  with  pigs  in 
orchard  is  that  they  like  to  root  around 
the  trees,  especially  where  the  young 
trees  are  surrounded  by  a  thick  mulch.  re 
The  pigs  are  after  the  white  grubs,  and  anfl  a^so  as  a 
we  have  known  them  to  dig  over  two  feet 
into  the  ground  after  these  insects.  It  is 
necessary  to  protect  the  trees  with  some 
sort  of  a  screen.  Otherwise  the  pigs  will 
rub  or  scratch  against  them  until  they  corn  and  put  into 
wear  off  the  bark.  Sheep  will  gnaw  the  ei'ly  stamped  dow 
young  trees  unless  they  are  protected 
ring  in  the  nose  of  the  pig  will  stop  his 
rooting,  but  he  does  not  do  as  well  as  be 
would  if  his  nose  was  free, 
whole  sheep  are  much  better  for  stock¬ 
ing  a  young  orchard  than  hogs,  while  for 
the  big,  rough  trees  in  bearing  we  think 
the  hogs  are  to  he  preferred. 
SSS  PolandflMM.Semc.Boarj  SKiffiM 
yows,  bred  to  Long  Jumbo  No.  248393.  to  farrow  in 
September,  Easy  keeper*.  W  T. BRADLEY,  Batavix.  N  Y. 
FOR  PURE  BRED  TAMW0RTH  SWINE 
write  or  visit  VEflTVIKW  STOCK  FARM  R. 
E.  U.  No.  1,  Winston-Salem.  North  Carolina 
sale— Imported  Registered  Percheron  Stallion 
3  years  old.  Also  imported  registered  Breeding 
Mares,  4  years  old.  W.  F.  WENDT  FARM,  lockport.  N  L 
Shetland  PoniesiKSS'ffi;; 
hard  Iti  UicgtBt  Shetland  Producing  County  In  U.s.  $50  io  tlso 
tun  icurc  iio  tsnuu  untr  uvi  us  were  .  ,  _  xxr  it.  .  ,  •  „ 
,,  _  August  7. — Weather  very  hot  since 
thrown  over.  On  the  whole  it  looks  as  July  1.  Hay  the  largest  crop  in  years, 
if  the  Soy  beans  had  a  good  place  in  went  up  in  good  condition,  selling  at 
New  England  farming  and  many  farmers  $12  per  ton.  Wheat  not  up  to  the  aver- 
who  are  now  chaata*  or  running  after 
new  forage  crops  might  well  give  in-  gelling  about  800;  per  bushel.  Eggs%  30c. ; 
creased  attention  to  Soy  beans.  Among  butter,  35c.  Reach  crop  ligkl,  selling 
other  good  qualities  these  beans  are  con-  $LoO  to  per  bushel;  currants,  $2 
...  ,,  .  r  ,  F  ,  per  32-i  it.  crate;  blackborriss,  $-1.20;  red 
sidered  excellent  food  for  persons  who  are  {.aspb)?rl!iegi  $4.’  black  raspberries,  $3; 
afflicted  with  diabetes  and  the  meal  pre-  gooseberries.  $2 ;  early  tomatoes,  $3.50  per 
pared  in  certain  ways  has  been  highly  bushel;  apples.  $1;  corn,  25c.  per  dozen, 
praised  for  feeding  to  children.  These  are  wholesale  prices ;  dealers  sell 
_ _  at  a  small  advance.  w.  A.  F. 
....  ,  .  Beaver  Falls,  Fa. 
Wholesomeness  of  buage 
Hoes  silage  affect  the  health  of  a  cow 
in  any  way?  Is  it  a  fact  that  it.  being 
such  a  forceful  milk  producer  it  shortens 
the  milking  life  of  a  cow?  Does  the  ma¬ 
nure  of  cattle  fed  on  silage  cause  the  soil 
applied  with  it  to  sour?  I  believe  many 
we  farmers  would  find  relief  if  they  could 
arrive  at  a  definite  conclusion  regarding 
the  above  questions.  \V.  o.  K. 
Dutchess  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Every  now  and  then  some  one  comes 
claiming  that  silage  is  dangerous  feed  for 
cows,  and  when  in  cow  manure  it  will 
sour  the  land.  We  have  several  times 
tbe  shown  that  neither  statement  is  correct. 
Good  silage  properly  made  is  not  injur¬ 
ious  to  cattle,  on  the  other  hand  it  is  a 
markably  good  feed,  both  for  Winter 
substitute  for  pasture.  Of 
course  moldy  or  decayed  silage  would  not 
be  a  proper  food  for  any  kind  of  stock, 
any  more  than  moldy  grain  or  rotten  hay, 
but  when  silage  is  made  from  matured 
an  airtight  silo  prop- 
n,  it  is  good  feed.  This 
A  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  the  number  of 
silos  in  use  is  constantly  increasing.  Prac¬ 
tical  dairymen  are  good  judges  of  food, 
On  the  aad  good  business  men,  and  they  would 
quickly  drop  any  feed  or  any  method 
which  proved  injurious  to  their  cattle. 
Iu  these  days  a  dairyman  has  to  figure 
closely  and  study  conditions  in  order  to 
make  a  living  and  he  will  quickly  de¬ 
cide  whether  a  feed  is  injurious  or  other¬ 
wise.  The  fact  that  silos  are  increasing 
in  number  and  that  dairymen  are  feed¬ 
ing  more  and  more  silage,  show's  that  it.  is 
considered  a  profitable  and  proper  feed. 
We  should  pay  no  attention  to  the  claims 
1.  it  that  silage  of  good  quality  will  injure  a 
places  cow- 
This  for  the  manure  souring  the  land, 
grown  there  is  nothing  to  that  proposition.  Last 
dairy  year  we  had  a  thorough  discussion  of  the 
ies  of  matter  from  practical  and  scientific  men. 
ry  as  It  is  quite  likely  that  where  the  bottom 
Early  of  a  silo  is  dug  out  at  the  eud  of  the  sea- 
!  days  son  and  spread  on  a  piece  of  ground  the 
rioties  soil  would  he  made  too  sour  for  most 
;r  ya-  crops.  The  manure,  however,  from  cows 
£  T  Far*  The 
ureem-^v  & 
Buyer*  Fare 
t  rers  more  Stallions  of  service- 
j»ole  ace  by  the  *40.010  Cham  pi  on 
CARNOT  (WCStJ)  Uian  does  any 
other  breeder  in  America.  For 
Percherons.  Belgians.  Holstein 
Cattle  or  Shetland  Puuies.  write 
for  cat.  Prices  right.  Tennstosult. 
A.  W.  GREEN, 
Middletield,  Ohio  K.  K.  Station, 
Eaat  Orwell,  O.  on  Fenna.  R.  It. 
GomhauWs 
Caustic  Balsam 
Booklet  and  price  list  free 
JN0.  F.  MURRAY,  New  London.  Q 
FERRETS  FOR  SALE 
Pnr  Sal*— Eithereolnv.  any  size,  singles. 
rerreis  rurodie  pnir9  ^(,zeil  )ots  rat.-.iogua 
free.  C.  H.  KEEFER  &  CO.,  Greenwich,  O. 
either  color;  sum  I.  Mated  pairs  or  dozen  lots.  Book 
and  price  list  free.  LEWI  FARNSWORTH.  New  London,  0. 
-The  intelligent  kind.  Write 
Nelson  ltros..  Grove  City.  Pa. 
COLLIE  PUPS 
55,  Bred  females.  $15, 
ALTAVISTA  FARM.  Darlington,  Md. 
Champion  COLLIE  PUPS 
Immediate  Sale.  *10  and  *15. 
HEHRt  BREWSTER  Jr..  Cornwall.  H.  t. 
S— U  egi  ste red  puppies  from 
grand  Working  stock.  Shipped 
on  approval.  Males  $8to.SlO; 
IV m.  W.  Ketch,  Coliocton.  N.  Y. 
A.  Safe,  Speedy  and  Positive  Cure  for 
Curb.  Splint,  Sweeny.  Capped  Hock, 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  Wind 
Puffs,  and  all  lameness  from  Spavin, 
Ringbone  anti  other  bony  tumors. 
Cures  all  skin  diseases  or  Parasites, 
Thrush.  Removes  all  Bunches  from 
Horses  or  Cattle. 
As  n  Human  Remedy  for  Rheumatism, 
Sprains,  Soro  Throat,  etc.,  it  Is  Invaluable. 
Every  bottle  of  Caustic  Balsam  sold  is 
Warranted  to  give  satisfaction.  Price 
$1.50  per  hot  tic.  Sold  by  druggists,  or 
sent,  by  express,  charges  paid,  with  full 
directions  for  Its  ns.  tar  Scud  for  descrip¬ 
tive  circulars,  testimonials,  etc.  Address 
The  lawrcnce-Williams  Co.,  Cleveland,  0. 
AIREDALE  PUPPIES  for  Sale 
Two  months  old.  Best  pedigreed  stock. 
STKAITGATE,  Flemington,  New  Jersey 
ForSaln-Airedale  Puppies  “SRKSfe 
best  pedigree.  31.  Lockhart,  Round  Itrook,  N.  J. 
Boston  Terrier  Puppies  For  Sale 
Not  toys,  hut  real  dug*,  the  product  of  mating  a 
strong,  brainy,  capable  farm-raised  female  with  a 
first  prive-wimiing  male  at  New  York  show,  1916. 
L.  C.  LITCHFIELD  .  Middlebury,  Vt. 
IviekTari'lorPiine  Sired  by  the  1910  Madison 
Irisn  I  ernerrups  Square  Garden  Champion. 
Registered;  plneky;  farm  raised.  Your  lo  ll  friend 
for  life.  (Jive  tour  bot  a  real  dog.  Fair  prices-,  satisfac. 
tion guaranteed.  MOREll  SMITH,  Long  Utan*.  n.y- 
ForSalei^Tfijf!)  Hampshire-Down  Ram  Lambs 
Price,  $20.  H.  J.  Cookinham,  122  Genesee  St.,  Utica,  N.  Y. 
Airedale  Female  Puppy 
price  for  quick  sale.  1".  31.  Peasley,  Cheshire.  Ct. 
both  sexes.  Write  for  literature  and 
prices  to  J.  N.  McPherson,  Scolis ville,  N.Y. 
Tunis  Sheep 
Airedale  Terrier  Bitch  Puppies  ^Tu'wi. 
ALLSTONE  KENNELS,  Boujid  lirook,  N 
RAMS  For  Sale* 
Stevens  Bros.,  Wilson,  N.T 
Airedale  Terrier  Puppies  BiBifr  <son  champ^nso™ 
dati  Swiveller)  Allstone  Black  Oak,  York  Master  Key 
audChampion  Harry  Joues.  Frank  P.  Mead.  Amenia.N  Y. 
Most  alert,  bravest  watch  doc  ever  bred.  Used  by  Allies  right  now  In  trenches 
for  night  sentinel  duty.  One  Airedale  bitch  once  saved  us  $S00  in  a  nitfht  and  has  since 
earned  S-400  in  pupi-i.;G  Wo  otTcr  thoroughbred,  pedigreed,  registered,  champion- 
bred.  tarm-raisea,  healthy  atock  that  wid  tw  the  some  Ter  you.  Ideal  do*  for  POUL- 
TRYktEN.  ORCHARD1STR.  STOCK  RAISERS.  HUNTERS.  Ml*r.ly  proOtuble,  pup- 
pies  raise  themr^lven.  a«-U  readily  for  high  prices.  Puppivx,  grown  dug*,  brood 
bitchtf*  for  AT  STLtD,  Havelock  Goldsmith,  tn£$nificerit,  imported  son  of 
the  internationally  famous  Champion,  Crompton  Ooranjr.  A  getter  of  Large  inters  of 
splendid  lyp«*  puppi.m,  Fee  lift.  Kxprvns  bitches  to  Weston,  N.  J.  Safe  delivery. 
Square  dealing.  WE  HAVE  NEVER  FAILED  TO  SATISFY  A  SINGLE  CUSTOMER. 
One  ton 
mixture 
One  ton 
One  ton 
3  parts 
silage 
Soy  beans 
corn 
com 
forage 
1  part  Soy 
Protein  . 
lfi.12 
70.80 
20.8 
Fiber  . 
fit;.  IS 
71.10 
G7.4 
Nitrogen- free  Extract 
180.73 
1(10.50 
182.4 
Fat  . 
5.fi>2 
14.84 
7.9 
277.  fiS 
317.24 
287.5 
Nutritive  ratios  . . . . 
l:lfi.t; 
1:3.74 
1:8.98. 
