The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
155 
Live Stock Matters 
By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
Ration with Good Silage 
Will you tell me what kind of feed to 
use for dairy cows, and iu what propor¬ 
tion to mix it'/ Am feeding silage twice 
a day. with lots of corn in it. Timothy 
hay with a sprinkling of Alfalfa once a 
day. G. Y. 
To supplement a ration where silage, 
Timothy hay. and Alfalfa is available, I 
should use a feed that carries 24 or 25 
per cent of protein, and then 1 should 
mix with this 15 per cent of corn meal 
and 15 per cent of ground oats. If you 
desire to use an exclusive shovel mixture. 
I would suggest a combination of: 200 
lbs. cornineal, 200 lbs. bran, 150 lbs. cot¬ 
tonseed meal, 150 lbs. linseed meal. 100 
lbs. gluten. 100 lbs. grouu<J oats, 100 lbs. 
buckwheat bran. 
So far as the corn fodder is concerned, 
there is an advantage in shredding or cut¬ 
ting this material up into inch or baif- 
inch lengths, hut the grinding of this 
roughage is out of the question. 
By mixing together equal parts of 
ground oats, corn and hurley, you would 
have a mixture that might properly be 
supplemented with cottonseed meal and 
oilmen]. However, it is a difficult matter 
to grind ear corn and whole oats and 
barley at the same operation. A better 
plan would be t.> run the ear corn through 
first and then mix the oats and barley and 
mill them. For dairy cows there is noth¬ 
ing to be gained by grinding the products 
unduly fine. 
If you have silage, it is n<>t necessary 
to use mola-ses unless it is desired to 
increase the pnlatubility and daily con¬ 
sumption of roughage. It is n>'t neces¬ 
sary with Alfalfa, and I doubt the wis¬ 
dom of putting molasses on corn fodder 
where one has silage in abundance. 
Iu a general' way allow the cows all of 
the shredded corn fodder and Alfalfa hay 
that they will clean up once or twice 
daily, and then feed 1 lb. of the grain 
mixture for each ',>}(* lbs. of milk pro¬ 
duced per cow per day. Feed the silage 
in two equal quantities morning and even¬ 
ing. A mixture consisting of 200 lbs. 
each of ground corn and oats, and 150 
lbs. each of cottonseed meal, oUmeal. an i 
bran, would provide a useful combination 
for your animals. F. C. M. 
Wintering Horses 
1. I would like some information about 
wintering six horses. The owner fur- 
ishes hay and I feed them outside pleas¬ 
ant days and put them iu the barn nights. 
What is it worth to do the above, figuring 
the manure at what it is worth to the 
average farmer'; 2. What is the proper 
temperature t• > have cream when churn¬ 
ing? 3. What is the comparative worth 
of good silage and second-cutting Alfalfa 
hay. both supplemented with a good grain 
ration? it. a. p. 
One might infer from your inquiry that 
the horses are to he wintered exclusive]; 
on hay. yet I doubt the wisdom of this 
procedure. I should allow them grain at 
least once a day. preferably a mixture of 
corn and bran or ground oats and bran. 
If the owner provides both hay and grain, 
and you are to do the feeding and to have 
the manure, I should say that a flat 
charge of $40 a month for the six animals 
would be a reasonable one. The manure 
would almost pay for the labor involved 
in the care that they would require. Dur¬ 
ing the time when grain values were much 
higher than at the present time a common 
charge fo r wintering horses in the coun¬ 
try was .$15 per animal per month. 
2. As near *50 deg. F. as possible, de¬ 
pending somewhat upon the degree of 
ripeness of the Cream. 
o. While it is difficult to compare silage 
with Alfalfa hay. since their Contribution 
to a ration varies greatly in character, it 
is possible to suggest the total digestible 
nutrients that 100 lbs. of each feed will 
yield. One hundred pounds of silage from 
well-matured corn will yield a total of 
17.7 lbs. of digestible nutrients, while 100 
Ihs. of second-cutting Alfalfa will yield 
5.1 U)s. of digestible nutrients. The Al¬ 
falfa will run about 11 per cent of pro¬ 
tein, while the silage will run slightly 
more than one per cent of protein The 
Alfalfa is high in mineral matter, while 
the silage is noted for its succulence and 
palatability. On this basis, where silage 
would be worth .$5 a ton. Alfalfa hay 
would be worth $18 per ton. This is 
about as much of a comparison as it is 
possible to suggest. F. C. M. 
Lower than 
1916 Prices 
$45 per unit 
Oneida , jV. 
The oldest, simplest and most 
efficient mechanical milker can 
now be had for lower prices 
than prevailed 6 years ago! 
The Hinman was the first 
successful milker. Today there 
are more Hinmans in use than 
any other. The 
HINMAN 
MILKER 
price today is on a par with or lower 
than farm products. It takes less 
milk, butter or cheese to buy a Hin¬ 
man today than ever before. 
The Hinman Standard at $45 per 
unit, or the Hinman Complete Elec¬ 
tric Outfit l. no installing, at $150, is 
the biggest and best buy the farmer 
can make. Either outfit saves its 
cost the first year in labor and time! 
AGENTS 
WA NTED 
We have a 
money-mak¬ 
ing offer lor 
agents in 
open terri¬ 
tory ! Write 
today ! 
G'i tht Him won 1122 Ca- 
talng. It's free. Stnd lor 
it today! 
HINMAN 
Milking Machine Co. 
Fourth St. 
Oneida, New York 
GUERNSEYS 
REDVALE FARM 
Redding, Connecticut 
I GUERNSEYS OF QUALITY 
• Bull calves of exceptional breeding. Tuber¬ 
culin tested. 
: John W. German Robert B. Harris 
• _ Owner _ Sup erintendent | 
..... 
STANNOX FARM 
MAY ROSE GUERNSEYS 
Offers a few Bull Calves from 3-18 months 
old. All from high testing A. R. dams. Herd 
free from tuberculosis. Prices reasonable. 
P. r. Staples, Mgr., East Hotlision, Mass. 
- SPECIAL OFFER ="~' 
REGISTERED GUERNSEY BULLS 
M • nrt nffvnuif for tail* two rtf Utervd bulls ready 
ft r service from A. U. btoek on both *ide* for $1 50 
*ACM. A]kj two younger bulla from hix to nine 
im-nths old fur $IOO Each. Herd Federally 
Tuberculin Tested. Real opportunity foT farmers. 
THE OAKS FARM 
Walter S. Kerr, Mgr. Cohasset, Mass. 
HOLSTE1NS :: 
- FOR SALE - 
Agawam Segis De Kol 
No. 295103. Sire : King Segis Pontiac Deane 
De Kol. No. 174699. Dam : Emma Deane 2d, 
No. 197395. This three-year old bull is a 
splendid individual and a wonderful opportunity 
to secure a herd sire. 
E. Whitehouse Mgr., Manbasset, L. L , N. Y. 
:wine 
LARGE BERKS HIRES 
A T HIGH WOOD: 
The first prize Berkshire barrow, shown by Perma. 
fiitate College at the recent International hive Mock 
Exposition, ns well as Ins sire and dam were bred 
by HH. .Selected gilt* limit bred aud npeu of the same blood 
llue»now for sale. H. C. & H B. Harpending, Bo* 15, Oundee, N. Y. 
1 2 Reg Holstein Heifers-1 2 ? HADY SIDE BERKSHIRES 
® ** noisiem flcllcrs mmm l lit*. .1 mos. old, $13 each, I 5 l*ed sows, $50 and 
One to three years of nge; choicely bl ed, tine Individuals. 
All bred hut t wo; some springing. One or the lot. Priced 
to sell. Chance to make some change. 
F.H.RIVENBURGH Prop. ELITE STOCK FARM, Miinnsville.N T 
Young Holstein Bulls oul of King of the Ormsbys 
We have tox beautiful voting bull!-. Sired by Kinpnf (be 
O/mBbye, golnjr **n three mouth* old. Prices rwwmuble. 
Herd nnder State mu! ledernl Supervision. I.A1 I Si*}* 
I' OirKW OOl> K-\KMs, ^ekweiikvIDe, Pn. 
FOR SAIE—12 Perfect Reg. Rolsleijis 
3-vear-ulds, tuberculin tested, fid-day guarantee, fresh or 
soon due. Ormsby breeding- Farm for .ale, ideal 
.Summer home dairying or cattle breeding, t il A g. a . 
IIOM Kl,l„ Howell,. Orange Y, “I) mlJec 
west. N. V. c. Erie II. II. 
Registered 1 Spot Farm 1 Holsteins m?m'fhs e oia. , Vo 
cowsand 10 halls .mil's C. RE A G A V. fully, N.Y. 
FOR SALE —Pure Bred Holstein Heifer Calves 
.Ms.- r u*o-yefir-o!d Heifer* rltji* to fle-shon sc> oti. 
CARL DORN R, 1 Castleton* New York 
H olMpin-trUiiMii lltlfor iindltull rnlrci. Purebred retfister* 
edand hiprh $rradi*. Splendid individuals and brooding 
Ueg. Dll roc Pl£S. BROWHCROFT FARMS. McGraw, Cortland Co.. Ml 
SHEEP 
Fnr$alo ,{ec - 11 AM PSIIIIJK 81IEEP, It A M 8 and 
TUI ddlB KWK8. Apply Ol'llltt Him. Pim-hu', !i. T. 
R EG, SHROPSHIRE EWES, bred to Tmp. Ram. 
Also Ham- S TF. t T-V.V BROS.. Wilson. New York 
R eic. Mirop.hlre E»e«. Hr.-d. All ages. Bargain,. 
1-anibs also. IAKOV 1’. Rett felt. I.inllonilllt, Vo, York 
'' $13 each, Bred sows, $50 and 
,ho Quantity and quality >. rt.li quality above 
JJ 1 .„'\e ship< . O I>. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
b. <3. FISHER, Prop, Hamilton, N.Y. 
SPRINGBANK BIG TYPE BERKSHIRE SOWS 
In-cd for Spring. 1TC2. litters to a good on of Hymlmleer 
dll. ALL CHOLERA IMMUNE. So. 181200. For Price address 
J. E. W ATSO.V > Marbtedule, Conn. 
Berkshlres o! Size and Quality 
Ail nigifv. Spp.ml 1 ‘inoos oil br#A<l mil Kills. Good 
sliuiv record. Cholera immune. RICHARD t Wais,L ebanon, N.J 
Bream Bred Berkshire ^^ n 
•1\0. C. KliEAM OcttjHbiirg, Pn. K. I>. No. 4 
ALL AGE BERKSHIRESKW 
express paid. DAVID YVIANT, HuntiniRon Mills, Pa¬ 
li KI! RMIllfi:*-. P.!g type m>ivb, boars ami pure for sale. 
u All stock guaranteed. PaTmoOII faiims. it*rifii.id. \.Y. 
Big Type Durocs £» Z ,f S 
I>rrd 1 4i <.i Mii.ii) >eot.»Uon 2nd and Jr. herd tin* hoyni 
SonMUD.n. CQHLL F .i R MS - A nn undale. IN. J. 
Register ed Durocs 
OKIII, 1(11 Mltlk FAIdl £. M. PALMER, Prop. Yalatie. ,1.1. 
Valatie. N.Y. 
1 
DOGS and FERRETS 
AT OTim THE GOOD AIREDALE DOG 
AI blUD INDIAN TRAIL REX 
286778. a son of the great Somlim Swiveller 151)81)1. 
and Jiis dant'x sire is lnt. Mi. Kooteuia Chinook 
161)417. Fee, 8B15. Ownerof bitch to par Kxpmss 
charges liotli ways. Notify before shipping. 11 avn 
a fine litter of puppies fur sale.. Males, S'J5r 
females. &15. 
F. J. Champlin R. D. 3 Jefferson. N.Y. 
For Sa!e-a3LlREDALE T*U PPIES 
Three mug. old. Thoroughbred dam. liou .1 type sire 
Males. $10; Kcm.ilcg. So. LESTER HOWARD, Quak.riooii. N JL 
GERMAN SHEPHERD 
OM Kngasii Shepherd dogs: Bro<nl Matrobs, Fup- 
pics. lined for Hum helpers. Spotted PC and Chin* 
Hogs. lOv for inst,motive list Niahua Collie 
Kennels. W R WATSON. Mgr . Boi 145, Macon Mo 
Scotch Collie Puppies WeU Marked 
JOHN D. SMITH - Walton, New York 
For Sale—Scotch Collie and Scotch Shepard Pups 
S wks. old. Male, fC; F<>in«l.w. »«. f. ». iweeT. tnyrn., N.T 
P vdlierrril COMAE PUPS. Ibt inte-Uig^rit kind 
XELSuX BROS. - Ukove CitT. Pa, 
F or SALI-COLUE POPS WbelfH-d, Kov.'.Yi. Markings. Brown 
and YVhitt* from Durondstrain. $5 and $lOtiu-h. Alee, 
epiiyed Airtdalt. Aeoondog. JOSEPH O'LEAgT. Wc.lMiilord. N J. 
Large Type DUROC-JERSEY HOGS 
liiltaaml hems. Rest blood lilies. Smnl fur Spring Bar¬ 
gain List. H. R BRATE. Lakemont, Hew York 
Registered Durocs "rUn 
prii.-ts. ) V r . t <■ \ ALEEV I ST A FARMS, Albany, S.Y. 
SUNNYSIDE JDurocs 
Yearling gilts to tai ■ ow in March. Also n few fall SO ws. 
JAS. h. r»s ALSTY >'E - Kj.soailiiuok, New Yokk 
DUR rtfS ° r L on - n ' J - O. C. K. and Sensat ion 
rf V Breeding Spring Buars and Bred 
Gilt-for sale. ), M. VATIISGTOJI A SOS. Mtrrifield. y V. 
FANCY O. I. C.’S 
I be big. - mi M.iii typo of superior quality and breed- 
u g. biedg.ltsaud spring pigs at leasonable prices. 
W. W. WEIMAN, P. 0. Box Hummelstown, Pa. 
C I— 9 icr<t ALL a< *es. FOR sale 
*** ,^*^ r““ ,6 s I ‘gisrt-red exira line. 
Also year-old boar, tone A smith.-, Gladstone, .N.J. 
BXG T YF E O.I.C. : s. It-g. Free. MMh. (o*sarho..ra 
W SI tench. A) I I cooing. Sat. guar. R. HILL,Seneca falls,N.y 
£vV .rra?' " hll ?J l>1 «" an ' 1 «<-“ s. 
■» LLtchSL P. hi'L.EKS - '\.tvviut. Nkw York 
UAMPSHIRES. They are 
i•»con type, eventually you will raise 
them, why rut non t Free qlreulai-. 
A. S. GRAYBILL, locust LAWN farm -~ 
KOI II . HirU l.i-IUu.l, IV 
Raff Hamn« liirae Roar Pigs; Unrelated Pairs and Trios. 
l)Sg. ndillfJSDll CS [ired sows aim gilts. Write lor 
Price*. J. >1. I ARM*WOK7 1I, Cuba, New York 
BIG TYPE 
F E R tt E T S 
for hunting ni tl killing rat.-. Instruction book and price 
list free. Levi Farnsworth New laiuilon, Ohio 
GOATS 
Extra Quality SWISS MILK GOATS 
Grade leggenburg Bucks. fiO. Pure Bucks. $75. 
S. J. SHAltPLES K. D. o Nobuistowx, Pa. 
M IXjOU GOATS 
Grade loggenberg does. Guaranteed fresh this spring. 
Moderate prices. K. N. EARRETT Amhebst, Vikuima 
.% miscellaneous 
I Have Heautiful Thoronirhbrod AN KORA CATS 
AND KITTENS forsili*. Males. $6 • Females. $ 5 , 
JOHN K AN LETT, Pine Tree Cat Farm, Kocktiile, Maine 
AYRSH1RES 
SOUTH FARM 
AYRSHIRES 
Weave offering animals nf all ages for sale. 
Let us know vour wants. Visitors weicome. 
GEORGE A. CROSS. Mgr. - Willoughby, Ohio 
CHESTER WHITES I 
A few choice Fall pigs left at $25.00 each. 
We are now booking orders for First choice 
Spring Pigs. Buy Ihe Best. We bar none. 
VICTOR FARMS 
Bell vale New York 
The National Chester White 
Record Association 
The Or ginul Record for tho t he&trr White 
Breed o: Hog*, established in 1884; purely co¬ 
operative Association. All Volumes of the 
Record free to Stockholders; pedigree blanks 
furnished in hooks of 23 and 50 each, at 25c and 
50ceach: transfe: blanks free. Write the Secre¬ 
tary for Inst fictions ill recording your hogs. 
L B. WALTER. Sec'?, Eci 66, Depl. R. Wtst Chester, Pa. 
ft 
HORSES 
GUERNSEYS 
a 
PERCHER0N HORSES ™e 
(Registered Thoroughbreds) 
Two very Choice Stallions. One Excellent 
Imported Brood Mare. Several Fillies, 
one to three Year? old. Gentle and Sound, 
All Fine Individuals. 
PROBASCO FARM 
Flcmington New Jersey 
Bull Calves at Bargain Prices 
offer Faitnet* and Biiwdum of Hue in sc) * an op¬ 
portunity to secure uxcoptlonaUy hied, healthy 
bulls, from a clean. Tuberculin Tested Herd nt vea- 
fconuhle price- King Of tile May-Holly Dimple— 
Golden Secret, and r» I an wood breeding out of A R. 
. sins or dams that will be tested Write f»r siiles list 
and tub greys. ami fshm'. 21 1. JN It.. Pklli., g«. 
TARBELL FARMS GUERNSEYS 
Bull calves and bulls of serviceable age A. R breed¬ 
ing Prices very reasonable. Write for pedigrees. 
SMITHVIUE FLATS CheitAngo Co. New York 
Florham Farm Guernseys 
guide cows. We have several well bred calves for 
sale at reasonable prices. Sell the scrub bull and 
improve the herd. R H ALLEN. Mur , Madison N J 
Special Offer of a Young Guernsey Bull 
We offer % rotmg Guernsey Bull, three months old. Sired 
bv IMP. General Rote: Dam, IMP. Godettm'e Pride. 
Herd under State iuiaS Federal Suttarvitum. GAVIN’S 
KlMiEW OOI> FAKM S feehweiikvlll**, !►• 
For Sale Very Cheap guernsey bull 
six years old , beautiful top lino* and right in every 
way. Iiam has A. K. record of 380 pounds of fat in 
<’ln»s F. Made under ordinary farm conditions 
Write quick if interested to YY I* CRAIG, 616 
Bessemer Bldg , Pittsburgh, Us 
Kf* GUERNSEYS 
choice BuH|t'alves. ranging in ages from three 
months to a serviceable ago. Mather Sequel and May 
Rose breeding. Excellent individuals, and from 
ILirns doing 400 to fitlO lbs. fat with ordinary farm 
F or SILK—Ml LE : 4 years old ; l.OoO lbs. ; partially 
broken. *200. WALTER JONKS, Mo.nrob, N*w York 
u 
JERSEYS 
Hamilton irncrvc 
FARM JL,Ki3JL. I 
Several Great-Grandsons of 
OXFORD YOU’LL DO 
P-4075 H. l\ All out of Uegister of Merit Dams. 
Priced to SELL EM MEDI ATELY. 
HAMILTON FARM 
Gladstone, N. J 
care. These are priced to sell. Address; 
It A l*4MV KltB, Mtoncy II III Farms, tile. 
Iiaw. Fa. 
SUNNYSIDE CUERNSEYST"*?iZ$. 
ing. two to seven months old Price* moderate. Ac¬ 
credited herd No. I00M. J«S. E Mn *L*1T*I. Smfiirliogli. H T. 
2 Reg.Guernsey Cows 
May Rose bulhwbose 2 nearest dams averaged over 
700 lbs, fat. Accredited herd—no abortion. Price 
$‘i5t) each A S GRAYBILL. Bird- In-Haml. Pa. Box T 
For Salo-One Reg. Jersey Cow 
? yrs. Over nix l»*r <*eut. Gutter fat. Kino family cow. 
J 4. HROXSON 105 lynnootl *%»., Knihiood, Syracuse, N.Y 
For Sale-Jersey Heilers and Bull Calves 
four mos. old and under, uto. L. H lUUS a sox.xtwiier,H.Y. 
MILKING SHORTHORNS 
Milking Shorthorns 
for milk and meat The Durham cow of our forefathers. 
Inquiries invited. WALNUT GROVE FARM. W>skin«ian»ill>. N. f 
