The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
461 
Lambing Time 
I have letters here from readers about 
lambing troubles, and as it is an oppor¬ 
tune subject, and as our bureaus are in¬ 
tensely concerned with rebuilding a per¬ 
fect American sheep industry, I will 
write to help save every possible lamb. 
I went into the sheep business in 1S64 
by buying a little old ewe for 5<) cents. 
The owner thought site would die, and 
later, when I found she had no front 
teeth in either upper or lower jaw. I 
believed it also. I put her in the stand¬ 
ing corn, drew on father's oats, and next 
Spring she had twins, which father sold 
for $S. Iu those days it was thought 
unwise to let a buy have too much wealth, 
so he banded it to me a month later to 
go and pay the country shoemaker who 
made mv Winter boots. 
The next venture was with $4.50 of 
slow savings which I gave for a big 
Cotswold ram for speculation, but he was 
breechy. and g<>t his neck broken bv a 
big fellow with horns. The Leesville 
Cross Hoads tanner gave me $1 50 for 
the big pelt, far too much, be said, but 
he wanted it for a rug for his wife. Sinee 
then I have hail a good many ups and 
downs, but intend to keep sheep while I 
live, and expect them to be profitable, I 
as well as to the son who will follow I 
me. There is the dawn of a new ora for 
sheen. (Mir bureaus, and my evenings 
and bad days, arc used for it. We have 
got to the wool growers, and some mil¬ 
lions of the wearers, and it won't be long i 
until any man who wears shoddy is a 
chump. 
Now in regard to lambs. To grow a 
useful man you must begin some genera¬ 
tions back, and to produce a thrifty lamb 
you must begin at least a year ahead, 
even if her forebears were right. The 
ewe must be hearty before breeding, and 
both she and the coming lamb must have 
enough proper feed. Also she must not 
be knocked about by other animals, and 
not soaked with cold Fall rains, nor get 
wet with Winter storms before cold 
spells, and she must have plenty of ex¬ 
ercise on good days. 
At the lambing time she should be in¬ 
side, where easily seen and attended. 
With a few ewes, some hurdles or racks 
to pen them and their lambs ran be used, 
but with a number there should be wards, 
and herewith is our way: Each ewe and 
lamb should be separated from the flock 
so all their wants can be seen to at any 
time. We make lattes ft. high. 16 ft. 
long and 4 ft. wide, and every 4 ft. swing 
a light panel across them, giving ns 4x4 
pens. Before the lamb comes, or imme¬ 
diately afterwards, the ewe goes into a 
pen to stay a day or longer, wbou she is 
fit to turn out. She does not get with 
the original (lock, hut a small part of 
the stable is divided olT with hay racks. 
The mothers and lambs are moved along 
through these pens and let out at the tar 
ends with their mates, and as the lambing 
progress's their part of the stable is en¬ 
larged. 
It is impossible to care for new-born 
little fellows and hold the mother love 
when they are mixed w ith the flock. That 
wants to lie a fixed quantity before they 
get any freedom, and while they are con¬ 
fined every want can be seen to at any 
time. They string in at the end of these 
alleys, through the gates as they are 
ready, and there is a creep there and a 
trough in it with things lambs like, as 
soon as they want it, A few are mal¬ 
formed. a twin may be dead or too weak 
to live, the mother may not own her 
lamb, an udder may need attention, some 
poor little fellows must be helped with 
their first meals, a ewe may be sick and 
her flow of milk injured, one of the twins 
may need more care than the other, and 
sometimes with our fine sheep mother 
ami twins need it. Some lambs need hot 
water and some need drying, and if Cold 
a covering over the ward to hold the 
sheeps body heat, and there each one is 
convenient. 
It is impossible in a brief article to 
cover all the ground, but no one has any 
business about unless kind and patient. 
A girl or wife with their mother heart 
instinct makes no mistakes. Here is_ a 
lamb that must have something in its 
stomach, and must get it from its mother 
or a nearby ewe. There is a ewe that has 
lust her lamb and a lamb that has lost 
its mother. They eau be introduced, and 
may be some bother for a few days. 
Even the real mother may ignore her 
lamb, when her own may be nibbed on 
the live one. or some of her wastes will 
do. Also, the scented lamb may be rubbed 
on the ewe's nostrils, or the lamb may he 
taken from her a minute, or the dog put 
in with her. and she may be the biggest 
fool in the bunch over her adoption. 
Bottle-fed lambs cost a dollar a pound 
unless there arc children who care for 
them, so the best plan is to hold the little 
fellows with the flock. 
Then there are later trials. Too many 
Use mongrel rants, and the got is liable 
for all kinds of ailments. Then there is 
what is called 'lamb cholera'' from im¬ 
proper kind of milk, too much of it, in 
fact, indigestion, that can be helped In 
first stages hy common soda fed to the 
ewes, or a little put in the lamb's mouth. 
Again, there is lung fever from catching 
cold. The little idiots play until too 
warm, and lie down on the cold earth 
or in the cool shade. Some may be con¬ 
stipated, and can be helped with a little 
castor or linseed oil. and like other ani¬ 
mal organisms there is always a risk. 
but the man who cares for sheep so they 
are hearty and not loaded with parasites 
at breeding who feeds the ewes and lambs 
before they come, and exercises common 
sense afterwards, will save a good per 
cent, and this year is the most promising 
one to stimulate him. 
Yes, this is the Spring time to care for 
lambs. There are but 30,000.000 sheep 
in the country. The farm bloc'will in¬ 
sure a duty on wool. Almost all the wool 
is cleaned up. and they are contracting 
on the sheep’s back in the West, while 
fully one-third of the people know some¬ 
thing about the worth of wool, and the 
worthlessness of substitutes for it. The 
bloc will make a law of our fabric bill, 
and then there will be a scramble for 
wool, because the public has been fed up 
on shoddy. That scramble has begun, so 
every man who has sheep or who likes 
them can safely join in increasing them 
profitably. Our bureaus have been work¬ 
ing hat'd for this, and the prospect now 
is that it has not been in vain. Sheep 
will be the most coveted animals in the 
country before long. w. w. Reynolds. 
Ohio. 
I .*. MISCELLANEOUS .*. 
If you wish to buv clean cows 
write to the 
Vermont Commissioner 
of Agriculture 
and see how Washington County 
stands on the test. I always have 50 
to 75 Federal Tested GUERNSEYS 
and JERSEYS SPRINGERS for sale, 
also HOLSTEIN’S. 
JOHN F. BENJAMIN, Barre, Vt. 
WA NTE D-Prices on Heavy Producing Grade 
Holstein and Jersey or Guernsey Cows 
from accredited herds, or herds known to be free 
from tuberculosis. Only young and persistent 
milkers considered. State price and amount of 
milk given in first letter. 
Gould Bros.. East Hampton, L. I., N.Y. 
AhorHaan A none Ko'h sese* ; alleges. Choice 
MDerueen Angus individuals. Bred right; 
pried right. D. T. Huger*, Friendship, Sew York 
R cgl»tered Aberdeen An gun. Bull calf, * mm old. 
JAS. C. DVN'X - Franklin Pass. N. J. 
Franklin Park, N. J. 
AYRSHIRES 
SOUTH FARM 
AYRSHIRES 
We are offering animals of all ages for sale. 
Let us know your wants. Visitors welcome. 
GEORGE A. CROSS. Mgr. - Willoughby, Ohio 
| 1*1 HORSES I 
BELGIAN HORSES For Sale 
Choice Stallions and Mares, including alt my show 
stock. (We won twenty-five hundred dollars m cash 
prizes in three shows this fa 11 >. Ten brood and show 
mares weighing one ton each. 20 Stallions and fillies 
from one to three years old. tf a stallion is needed 
in your district 1 will arrange to place one there. 
My stock will please von. Terms arranged. 
DENNISON FARMS 
159 Pearl Street Bulfalo. N. Y. 
PERCHER0N HORSES ffik 
(Registered Thoroughbreds) 
Two very Choice Stallions. One Excellent 
Imported Brood Mare. Several Killies, 
one to three vears old. Gentle and Sound. 
All Fine Individuals. 
PROBASCO FARM 
Flemington New Jersey 
For Sale—BLACK PERCHERON STALLION 
Registered ; seven years old ; weight, eighteen hundred, 
good sire ; One Thousand Dollar.. Inquire 
P. E. Yeoman, 09 Clarissa Bt., Rochester, N. Y. 
Shetland Ponies.«!& 
herd in biggest Shetland Producing County in U. 6. 
DOGS and FERRETS 
GERMAN SHEPHERD S'ntft: 
Old Engltah Shepherd tings ; Brood Matrons, Pup¬ 
pies. Bred for rmui helpers. Spotted Poland Chinn 
lings. 10<* for instinctive list Nishim Collie 
Kennels, W. ft WATSON. Mgr.. Bos 1745. Macon. Mo 
Pure Breed Collie Puppies 
Beautiful Golden Yellow with white marking'. The 
intelligent kind. Yon eau learn them anything. 
Heady to ship April 1st at six we.-k- old. Price, fe¬ 
males. S5; males. $10. ARTHUR ft. FREEMAN. Pulaski, N.T. 
Can Furnish Few Police Pups 
fill Imp. Flitch with enviable show record abroad 
and Imp. Male Sire of llest tr.lined dog in l" S 
for 15*21 . Priced low. ERNEST TUEWER. Freehold. N J 
For Sale-Male Collie Puppies eXnTeow 
dog*. Price ?8 each. f«o SOQOKUOW, Giltaa, H i. t. 0. I 
lirndlls* Eligible Farm raised. 812 ,tp. 
All Cud I OS (I . |{, \ en ton West It rat l leboro 
P edigreed COM.1K PI PS. The intelllgftnc kl 
NK1.SOS BROS. - Oho vie Citt, 
F E n n E T 8 
for bunting amt kilting rats. Instruction book and price 
list free. I.cil t arn.worth New London, Ohio 
~ GOATS ~ I 
Extra Quality- SWISS MILK GOATS 
Oriole Toggenburg Buck*. $S0. Pure Bucks. »5S. 
8. J. 6HAHPLES K. D. 5 Norristown. Pa. 
JERSEYS 
Hamilton Farm 
Offering their entire nerd of Jersey Cattle without 
reserve—COWS, HEIFERS ANL> BULLS. 
Noble and Oxford You’ll Do Breeding- 
Prices low fur immediate deliveries. 
HAMILTON FARM Gladstone. N. J. 
Jersey Bull and Heifer Calves 
at bargain prices for immediate 'ale. Best blood 
lines For particulars write BONO FARMS, Troy, Penn. 
Don IFDCFVC REST '»F HIIEKIUS8 
tl LilVkjIj 1 Cows. Heifers Mini C» Ives 
icnu d c idatt nu —- -- . 
SPOT FARM OFFERS 
High grade heifer calves, 815. Registered heifer calves, 
• 50 to 8125. Bull calves, $25 to 8100. Registered 
and high grade cows, and heifers and bulls, all ages. 
JOHN V. KDAGAN - Tully. New York 
H nUirlii.Krlr.Un llrlftr noil Hull I aim. Purebred register- 
ed and high grade. Splendid Individuals and breeding 
Keg. Du roe Pigs. BROWHCROFT FARMS. McBc.w, Corlland C... N.f 
FOR SALE—12 Perleet Reg. Holsteins 
S-year-olda, tuberculin tested, fill-day guarantee, fresh or 
soon due. Onu-I.y breeding. Farm for *ule, ideal 
Summer home, dairying or cattle breeding. HI AS. A. 
lion Kl. I.. Howell*, Orange to., N, Y. 70 miles 
west S, Y. L\, trie it. K. 
C nr Cain IUK 8*5,000 RTTIT 
rur 0918 Ltingwurer StendfHsi.S moe, old. L> L. LL 
$iun. Dark Hose. Dam, good Imp. Heller, milking 35 lbs. 
TV 4 Kit HOOK FAHM Loudon vllle. New York 
FOR SALE 
A DI Tf f f A 1 C Sired by a 30-lb. Son ol 
dvj LL LrtLr Kina Of iho Ponliaot 
whose sire has 247 A. R. O. daughters. Tide calf’s 4- 
ye.ir-old dan has hillkrd 1(2 lbs. a day, her milk tests 
5.2. This roll whs horn June 14. 1921 He isall white 
• xcept iwo blackens. He will make a great show 
bull. The first cheek for 875 will get him. X 
guarantee to ph ase you. 
WILLIS A. WHITE - Coneva, New York 
SWINE 
LARGE BERKS HIRES 
A T HIGH WOOD: 
Barrows and sows l-red hy us competing in Pennn. 
State feeding contest made uve: age daily gains of 
193 to 2.25 pound* per day defeating several hun¬ 
dred head nf font different breeds, i >ue of these bar- 
rows later won first at the International in f'hicago. 
II. C. A II. U. HAKEEM DING. ■»< tj. Dundee, N.Y'. 
EUREKA Stock Farm 
FOR SALE —Chester White Pigs 
eligible to registry at Farmers' Prices. 10-wkx, to 
10-mos. old. Scud 2c stamp for circular and prices. 
Edward Walter Bai 66R M eat Chester. Fa, 
Pure Bred Reg. Chester White Pigs £*". 
Farrow Dam. Chester Uuby No. 119822, Sli-e, Xewfane 
Chlel No, U5I575. Bol ll -ex. MtEU COI.IJ.VS, Xe»Un«, .V Y. 
BIG BERKSHIRE BARGAINS 
Brsd Sows. $50 Service Boar-, $40 Lord Master- 
hood and Epochal strains. Immune 
PEHSKURST FARM Box R Nirberth, Pa. 
SPRINGBANK BIG TYPE BERKSHIRE SOWS 
bred for Spuing, US®, litters tw a good on of Sj mboleer 
ilb. all CHOLERA IMMUNE. No. 181*00 For Price address 
J. E. >V AT'MO X - Alar bled ule. Conn. 
DUKOCS —Registered. Choice stock forsliipment. 
ELMWOOD FAKMS, P. O. Box 15, Bradlurd, N. Y. 
Big Type Durocs &X 
Bred t<> Or Orion Sensation 2nd and Jr. herd sire, Royal 
Sensation. GOBEl FARMS - Annandale, N. J. 
DUROCS 
Spring pigs for Kale 
Joe Orion Slid* C. C. K nnd Sensa¬ 
tion TU vt‘<h'*er- Soine Li* \i s nnd 
F M. PATTIN6T0N S SOU. Mtrriheid. N. T. 
Spotted Polands 
your wants. i I.Ulk Tlldm-SON. tlutinbrrvbur*, Peana. 
REDVALE FARM 
Redding, Connecticut 
GUERNSEYS OF QUALITY 
Bull calves of exceptional breeding. Tuber¬ 
culin tested. 
John W. German Robert B. Harris 
Owner Superintendent 
Florham Farm Guernseys for a ,C e b b,!‘| 
guide cow*. We have several well bred calves for 
sale at rensounhla prices. Sell the snub bull nnd 
improve the herd. R. H. ALLEN. Mgr.. Madison, N. J. 
Forestdale Farm 
May Rose-Mnsher Sequel bred bulls from A. R. 
dams, all ages, at farmers'prices. Also afewchoice 
heifers. Herd Federally tested. 
RICHARD D. Dr FOREST - Amsterdam, N. Y. 
DERRYDALE 
Honour Strain Guernseys 
ALL AM \l .41.* 1*1.AND DICED 
Herd Sire# of Masher Sequel. Gov, of the Chene. 
Valentine May Rose Breeding. Bred to imported 
cows closely related to the Island s mo»t famous 
families. Invigorate your herd bv using ahull of 
Ikl&ml Breeding from an A. R. Dam. KEKERU. TKSTHI. 
DERRYDALE FARM - Goshen. N. Y. 
SPECIAL OFFER 
REGISTERED GUERNSEY BULLS 
1V« are offering lor salt Iwo registered bulla ready 
for service f rnm A. K *tuck on both odea for Si 60 
EACH. Also two younger bulla from six to nine 
month# cld for 8100 Each Herd Federally 
Tuberculin Tested. KenI opportunity for farmer*. 
THE OAKS FARM 
Waller S. Kerr. Mgr. Cohasset, Mass. 
for I A Drr DCDYCUIpC at Henderson. Bred Sows, 
Adi* UmuL ULlUiJIllilL .Service Boars, outs and 
Trios, uut related, at bn, prices. All stock guaranteed 
CLA HENCE A. PENNEY, Henderson, N Y' 
Rnll CaIvm at Raraain Prirp« Berkshire of Size and Quality 
V^OlfLO Ul J_#aigaill A lltca Breeding nock of nil ages. (moil show record. Cholera 
We offer Farmers and Breeders of Guernsey* an op- immune. 1414 UAJID L. \\ Alt4, Lebanon, N. J. 
S oi-tunily to secure exceptionally breil, healthy —“ 7 ““' ".. 
ulls, from a clean, Tuberriilin Tested Herd at iea- D r. It K8III u E!4, Big type sows, hoars and pigs for sale, 
•onaole prices. King of the Bay—Dolly Dimple— u All spick guaranteed. KATMOOll KAKkS, llartfleld. N.T. 
Golden Secret, and fiienwooii breeding out of A. R. -- 
daniH or name that will ne tested. Write for sales Hat r»i ia W^T~> lVT/\ , T’Trf~ , ¥7 
and Pedigrees. OAlRT F4RMS. 72 t. >24 SI., Fblla., fa. Jl Iy 1. JLveJLl 
tarbell farms guernseys Unconditional Auction Sale 
Bull calves and bulls of serviceable age. A. R. breed¬ 
ing. Prlcea very reasonable. Write for pedigrees. 
SMITHVILLE FLATS Chenanoa Co. New York 
guernseys 
choica Bull l dives, luugiuf in ages from three 
nion'Jia to a levvicenlile age. Masher Seguelnnd May 
Rote breeding. Excellent individntim. and from 
Dams doing 400 to 5110 lbs. fur with nilliilary tnrm 
cure. These are priced to sell, Address; 
H. A Hill Kite. Money lllll Farm*. Glen.haw, I’a. 
G UERNSE Y Bulls 
during Advanced Kcgieler donn. I.ow price*. Federal 
tuberculin tested. ALBAMONI farm*. Haarli, In Ri f h Si., taatan 
For Stale: Thorough h red GUERNSEY BULLS 
a id Hull Calves, also excellent young grade cows 
Bkanui.kbhink Farm, Tel St. James, L. I. 160. 
Chas. S. Butler, owner; E. W. Opdyte, foreman. 
Friday, March 31st 
C. H. DAY, Auctioneer 
Thia sale wns advertised for March 20 th. circumstances 
make it necessary to postpone this sale until March 31st. 
Our entire herd of pure bred Tnmwuitti stock, ilie 
bacon hug. consulting uf our brood sows, splendid bred 
gills, mid vigorous boars, related and amelnlcd. 
All stock offered is pedigreed or ia eligible. Sale to 
start prompt)) at 12 u'cIik-k. nnd to be held on the faun, 
rain or shine. I arm b suited at Chester, New- Jersey, ami 
reached by the D I .V W. K. Ik, train leaving .Hoboken, 
8 29 A. M . direct to Chester, hr 9.45 to Gladstone, N. J. 
OLD LUESTEK FARMS, Cheater, N. J. 
Albamont Guernseys I'o'l. 
rich In '1*v hMuil. Her*! Kccleml ttilicrcnlin tested. 
ALBAMONT FARMS J C MAART7. T«n High St*, Boston 
SUNNYS1DE GUERNSEYSn^Zg 
ing, two to seven mouths old Prices moderate. Ac- 
crediled henl No. 10036. JAI. E. tan A11T1ME, Ainclcrhtili, M. T. 
GUERNSEYS 
Guernsey Bulls 
Serviceable A^e - Fine Individuals 
From cows with official production 
records. Popular blood lines. Herd 
under Federal supervision for tuber¬ 
culosis eradication. 
In order that you may become better 
acquainted with the high quality of 
our herd, if you will come and see 
them we will quote prices on these 
bulls so low that we would be 
ashamed to quote them by mail. 
FAIRYDALE FARM, Pawling, N. Y. 
Harlem Division N. Y. Central R. R. 
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. Price* reasonable . 
P. F. Staples, Mgr., East llolliston, Mas*. 
For Sale Reg. Guernsey BULLS 
fiom aceredileii herd. May Ko-e biood and from 
A. li. stock. Well grown—good type—price low. 
Also one son ot Lang water Africander, ready for 
service. Also offer two liog. Jersey heifers, due to 
freshen this spring. W A L DORP K ARMS, 
Nortlt UliMthnni. Columbia Co., New York 
MILKING SHORTHORNS 
MILKING SHORTHORNS ITnnflil 
The dairy tow of Old England. Qnalitv milk. 
Prime beef. WALNUT GROVE FARM Wishinoioimlle. N.Y. 
j SHEEP .% 
CarCala U». HAMPSHIRE SHEEP. HAMS ami 
roroaie ewes, apply «ph|ii k*r*. I•llrv8•«*. n.t. 
R eg. SHROPSHIRE EWES, hred lo Imp. Ram 
Also Hams STE1EXS BROS.. WUson. New York 
■•••mA«ia«MiiAMMAAaMn«H(iai«A«MaMa«au«MHtiauaat. 
BIG TYPE 
Chester Whites 
VICTOR FARMS 
Bellvale 
New York 
SACRIFICE SALE 
to farrow in April. Weight about 4lltl lb*., &90. 
Reg Du roc-Jersey Sow. to furrow April: weight 
nhout .IDO lbs SHio. Reg. Dome-Jersey Boar, 17 
tnos. oid, weight about 51)11 jhs .845. Two young 
Dnroc-Jei-sev sows, m farrow in April, $33 each. 
Wm.H, Orth Atlantic Highlands, N. J. 
HOLSTEINS 
