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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
April 11 
RECORD OF A GOOD DAIRY HERD. 
Last Fall I sent you an article on 
how I built up my dairy. We have just 
completed a year’s work with my home 
herd, and below you will find the yield 
for the year by months. These are not 
phenomenal figures, but certainly show 
a good margin of profit and, because 
they have been obtained under every¬ 
day conditions, I send them to you that 
they may prove what I said in the ar¬ 
ticle referred to, i. e., that productive 
cows may be raised from good grades 
by proper selection and care, and that 
some one may be encouraged thereby: 
April, 7,658 pounds; May, 9,326; June, 
8,27.5; July, 9,699; August, 10,725; Sep¬ 
tember, 9,343; October, 8,672; Novem¬ 
ber, 7,771; December, 8,893; January, 
8,249; February, 7,832; March, 8,470; 
used in family and fed to calves (esti¬ 
mated), 3,650. Total, 108,563. 
On April 1 last we were milking 17 
head, three of them heifers that had 
dropped their first calves the Fall be¬ 
fore. One cow was barren and had been 
milked a year. One was a two-year-old 
that aborted in March and never gave 
over four quarts a day. These two were 
sold for beef in January. Another, a 
good cow, was sold in December. In 
June we had one additional mature cow 
freshen. The last of July and first of 
August four heifers dropped their first 
calves; another heifer in November and 
another in January, making 24 in milk 
at times during the year. As will be 
seen by the dates the heifers came 
fresh ana the two beeves were sold these 
would hardly average 20 for the year. 
This would make an average of 5,155 
pounds of milk each. The average fat 
content was five per cent, which is 
equivalent to 303 pounds of butter each. 
From April 1 to October 1 they were 
fed 5,400 pounds purchased grain to the 
amount of $83.66. In addition to the 
pasture, after they were turned out, 
they had green clover, oats and peas 
and second-growth clover. From Octo¬ 
ber 1 to April 1 they had 23,450 pounds 
of grain costing $204.39 or 1,374 pounds 
each; or an average of $13.71^^ worth. 
They had silage, oat and pea hay and 
clover hay, in addition to what they 
would eat up clean. We have sold for 
cash, cream, $1,752.80; butter, $15.69. 
Bull calves sold to fat, $18.50. Skim- 
milk sold at one cent per quart through 
December, January, February and March, 
$83.37, making a total of $1,870.36 
or $89.06 each. Deducting from this the 
cost of purchased feed, $288.05, there is 
left $1,582.31 to be credited to the farm. 
1 consider the skim-milk fed, with the 
whole milk used and fed (3,650 pounds) 
full value for all grain purchased. 
Beside the remainder of skim-milk fed 
to calves and pigs, the 3,650 pounds of 
milk used and six fine heifer calves 
raised, I find in comparison with last 
year that I have saved $132 in pur¬ 
chased grain. This came through 
abundance of green feed in Summer and 
Fall and the oat-and-pea hay referred 
to. KDWAKD VAN AXSTYNE. 
THE OUTLOOK FOR DRAFT HORSES 
I think the outlook for horse breed¬ 
ing for market has not been so bright 
for a long time as it is at the present 
day and promises for years to come. 
Normal, Ill. d. auqstin. 
The outlook was never better. The 
farmers in this locality who ought to 
have from one to 10 ready for market 
are in need of more than they have to 
do their own work. Heavy drafters, 
with quality, are the kind in the best 
demand, and the type to breed for. 
Those that fall short in size and weight 
are in good demand for farm work, ex¬ 
presses, etc. E. 8. ANGELL. 
Geneseo, Ill. 
The French or Percheron horse is in 
best demand, and weight should be 
from 1,800 to 2,000 pounds. It seems to 
us that the demand is undiminished. 
The above applies to stallions. But 
when you review the gelding or work¬ 
ing demand you cannot help saying the 
same thing. We believe they will sell 
high for some time. 
DAKBY PLAINS IMPOaTING CO. 
Mechanicsburg, Ohio. 
The prospects for breeding draft 
horses are very encouraging at the 
present time. Breed them as large as 
possible combined with style and action. 
For city trade they should weigh 1,600 
pounds and better, and the heavier 
classes bring the most money. There 
never was a better outlook for draft 
horses than at the present time. There 
certainly will be a good demand for this 
class of horses for a good many years. 
One should select the best breeding 
stock, and use sires of the various draft 
breeds weighing 1,800 pounds or more. 
What will pay a farmer better than to 
breed draft horses when he can sell 
three-year-old colts for $125 to $175 
each? 8. J. WEBEK. 
Middleville, Mich. 
The prospect for the next few years 
looks very encouraging. There is no 
great surplus of horses in the West; in 
fact, there is a comparative shortage. 
The competition of our home farmers 
for work teams frequentiy puts the 
price above shippers’ vaiues. It will 
take several years to supply the de¬ 
mand by breeding. In this section, and 
generally throughout the West, the 
preference is decidediy for the Per- 
cherons among the heavy kinds, and 
standard trotters for other purposes. 
They are the popular favorites, and wiil 
continue so in the West. The demand 
is for increased size in the trotters and 
ton stailions among drafters. Eastern 
buyers may expect to pay high prices 
for good horses for several years. 
Howard, Kan. hanna & co. 
The imported herd of Jersey cattle of 
Frank C. Ward, Millburn, N. J., soon to be 
sold at auction, is the result of six weeks 
careful search of the Island of Jersey. 
Mr. Ward says that England, France and 
Denmark are drawing heavily upon the 
Island, with the result that prices have 
advanced since last year. 
Hay-Lopt Door.— The best way to hang a 
door for the hay-loft in a barn is three 
hinges at the bottom. Attach a rope one- 
third down from top, to horse fork to 
open and shut the door. This is the cheap¬ 
est. the handiest, and the most durable 
plan, and does not catch the wind. o. E. p. 
Renwick, Iowa. 
Farm Wagon only S:S1.96. 
In order to introduce their Low Metal Wheels with 
Wide Tires, the Empire Manufacturing Company, 
Quincy, Ill., have placed upon the market a Farmer’s 
Handy Wagon, that Is only 25 inches high, fitted 
with 24 and 30 inch wheels with 4-lnch tire, and 
sold for only $21.95. 
This wagon is made of the best material through¬ 
out. and really costs but a trifle more than a set of 
new wheels, and fully guaranteed for one year. Cat¬ 
alogue giving a full description will be mailed upon 
application by the Empire Manufacturing Co., 
Qhincy. Ill., who also will furnish metal wheels 
at low prices made any size and width of tire to fit 
any axle. 
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