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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 18 
Oet Good Milking Sows. 
When buying pigs for breeders wliy 
do we not get them from sows that liave 
good milk records? When a man buys 
a calf the first thing he wants to know 
is whether it is from a good cow, but 
when he buys a pig if it looks nice it is 
what he wants, whether the sow only 
had two pigs, or not enough milk for 
one. I am no breeder and have no in¬ 
terest in this work, but I know there 
could be good work done in this line. 
I have a Chester White sow that has 
raised me three litters. I sold the first 
litter for $42, the second for $83 and the 
third for $74. These pigs were a cross 
with the Yorkshire. I sold two pigs for 
breeders and the rest for the market 
price. She has another litter now, and 
when they were only one day old they 
were out in the yard running around. 1 
have had purebr d Poland Chinas that 
breeders have pici ed out for me, saying 
they would makt good breeders that 
would have only two and not over five 
pigs in a litter, and I would have to 
take them to the house and feed them. 
If we would take as much pains in 
breeding up the big milkers with our 
sows as we do with our cows we would 
soon have better hogs and not so much 
trouble with them. wm. joilxston. 
Wisconsin. 
A WESTERN SHEEP MAN TALKS. 
We have often been asked what makes 
mutton and sheep so low. Anyone who 
has kept himself in touch with the live¬ 
stock situation of the Northwest for the 
past few years as well as the problems 
that this nation has just solved with 
Spain, understands why pork and beef 
have been relatively higher than mut¬ 
ton. It is from the fact that cholera 
swept whole sections of country in the 
hog districts of the Northwest and de¬ 
pleted the herds by many thousands, and 
at the same time our army was taking 
about 30 carloads of bacon and pork per 
week, all of which tended to enhance the 
price of pork. On the other hand, the 
severe Winters with their killing bliz¬ 
zards in the range country have killed 
tens of thousands; at the same time the 
Government contracts for beef to supply 
the army were enormous, and again the 
Government has been restocking the 
Cuban farms with animals to the extent 
of about 25,000 head. These cattle were 
all taken below the fever line, mostly if 
not all from Texas. Another factor that 
should not be overlooked is that the 
British government some months ago 
shipped 500 heifers in calf, which were 
Short-horn and Hereford grades from 
Texas, to South Africa as an experiment 
with a view to restocking the depleted 
farms of the poor Boers. The experi¬ 
ment has proved so successful and satis¬ 
factory that the government is now go¬ 
ing to restock the Transvaal with our 
southern cattle. All of the above condi¬ 
tions have tended to keep beef and p >rk 
in advance of mutton, but with th se 
conditions somewhat eliminated sue o 
are now having their innings. On the 
Chicago market March 6 Montana-fed 
lambs and wethers averaging 88 and 135 
pounds respectively, sold for $7.25 and 
$6. The following week top steers sold 
for $5.75 and hogs $7.60. Whether sheep 
are high or low they are the most pro¬ 
fitable and economical animal on the 
farm, and the greatest weed scavenger in 
the field unless it be the goat. There is 
no cleaning of stables every day, no 
milking twice a day, no pans to wash 
and no butter to churn. As a rule, the 
price of mutton sooner or later follows 
in the wake of beef and pork. The men 
who make money out of sheep and are 
the most successful shepherds are the 
men who stay by their sheep through 
thick and thin, through blizzards and 
drought, but at the same time you must 
like sheep, understand their habits, 
know how to feed and what to feed. 
Keep them in dry quarters; in fact, you 
simply want good horse sense. When 
properly handled they will return to 
their owner every 12 months 100 per 
cent on his investment, not including 
feed. If you want sheep and understand 
the business the sooner you get them 
the better, regardless of the present mar¬ 
ket value. As a rule, when sheep are 
high the Yankees are so avaricious to 
make money that they all go into the 
business, and when the bottom falls out 
of the business instead of holding on till 
the tide comes their way they are as 
anxious to let go of their holdings and 
then curse the sheep business. When 
we take into consideration che relative 
cost of producing a poun i of mutton 
with pork and beef, mutton is away in 
the lead as to profit. The great drought 
in Australia which has continued for 
such an unknown length of time has re¬ 
duced their fioclcs by the millions, so 
much that it has affected the wool mar¬ 
ket of the world. Wool is going up and 
will be higher the coming season than 
for a number of years. The price of 
sheep will advance accordingly. If you 
have any sheep hang on to them. There 
is nothing so profitable as sheep unless 
it be the oil, steel or coal trust 
Mellette, S. D. w. g. mead. 
Farm Fabor.— A young farmer from New 
Jersey recently went to the Emigrant 
Aid Society after a good farm hand. This 
is his report: “They had lots of applica¬ 
tions, but no men; said I would have to 
wait three weeks and then pay $25 a month, 
board and lodging. At that rate It would 
pay much better to let the farm, and go 
to work myself, so I will do what I can in 
a small way and save all I make. ' 
No Idle Hens.— On page 243 Grant Davis, 
of New Jersey, comments on Mr. Mapes’s 
experiments in feeding for egg.s in Summer; 
he states in part that by feeding hens for 
egg production in Summer they will not lay 
in Winter. I think if Mr. Davis would be¬ 
gin with this Spring’s chickens and feed 
so as to have them begin laying in De¬ 
cember. and feed them from that time until 
next Pall for the greatest egg production 
possible, then sell them to the butcher and 
have another lot of chickens to take their 
place, he would not be keeping his hens 
idle half the year so as to get eggs the 
other half, and he would find his profits 
increased by one-third at the end of the 
year. h. d. m. 
Boonvllle. N. J. 
You Lose Money 
eveiytime your horse is laid up 
with Sore SKovjlders, Neck 
>r back. 
Tuttle’s Elixir 
cures them and Cvirb, SpHr\t, 
SprairvedCord.Spa-vln.etc. 
Given internally it is unequalcd forColic, 
^Distemper, Founder, Fneumonia, etc. 
Usid and Endorsed by Adatns 
Express Company, 
Tuttle’s American Condition Powders 
—A specific forimpure blood and all diseases arising therefrom. 
TUTTLE’S FAMILY ELIXIR cures rheumatism, 
sprains, bruises, etc. Kills pain instantly. Our lOO-page book, 
“V'eterinary Experience,” FIIEE* 
Dr. S. A. TUTTLE, 30 Beverly Si., Boston, Mass. 
Beware of so-called Elixirs—none genuine but Tuttle’., 
oil Sluters- thev offer only temiwrary relief. If any. 
BARREN COWS OUREO^ 
Write for Pamphlet and Testimonials. 
OldMt mnd Bmmi Trmatmmat Eximnt. 
Moore Brosm, V. SmAlbrnny, N. Y 
SllAVilV 
Care Tbeae Blemishes 
Also Ringbone, hard or soft 
enlargements. Sweeny. Enee- 
^ V ’ enla.KVU..7U.D, ....w- 
f T»r^ 8pmng,Fistnla and Poll Evil. 
Slight 0 (^ imdoertain onres^ 
_ ig no 
to do It sent free.Write today. 
ruane bkob., chmut., 
nt DbIsb BtMkTard.,CUs.gs,ni. , 
|r||VII Tft I UKKS and CHICK? 
luA I II I U LluC 64-page book FREE. 
O. J. LAM BERT. Box 307. Auponaug, R. T 
THE SUCCESSFUL 
Incubator and Brooder 
Made for folk, who Buoooed. Perfect regulaffon, 
perfect hatehee. Don’t eiperlmant, getamaohlne 
that you can know about. Send for 
llnoubator book, IM papie. Book. In Uto laa- 
Iguage.. Write for the one you want. ^ 
Den Moines Incubator 
LifNew Regulator 
on the Sure Hatch iM really auto¬ 
matic and direct acting-greatest 
improvement of years Don’t pay 
double price for old sty le'machlnes. 
fflet our book aiiij free trial offer. 
SURE HATCH. INCUBATOR CO., 
Clay Center, Neb., or Columbue, Ohio. 
V 
ICTOR 
INCUBATORS 
b every fertile egg. Simplest, 
durable, cheapest first-class 
ter. Money back if not jxibI- 
ts represented. Wepay/reight, 
ar free; catalogue 6o. 
Ertel Co.. " ‘ ' 
PINEI 
L 
AN 
in IHCUBATORS 
|l Hatch gTc.at«.st num- 
IV ber strongest cbick.s. 
PINEI 
L, 
AN 
in BROODERS 
n 1 Have never bt^n 
11# equaled. 
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fidelity 
FOOD 
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YoungrfeiKr'" 
Chicks 
CONCISE OATALOGUH FROM 
PINELAND INCUBATOR & BROODER CO., 
Box K, Jamesburfif, N. J.. U. S. A. 
INCUBATORS 
From 96 up. Best reasonable priced 
hatchers on the market 
Brooders, 94 up. None better at any 
t rice. Fully warranted. Catalog free. 
H A. SANTA. LIQONIER.IND. 
RECUUDNt, 
. 
SPRINCtlfLO 
OMIO. 
BUCKEYE INCUBATOR CO 
ON’S GXRIm 
hatebea 1793 chioke. One woman 9496. 
One man 9639. Many others do equally 
well with the PERFECTED HATOH^. 
IKO SYSTEM. Beata Incubators. Book¬ 
let free. r.ORBKDY.MorrieonviUe.UL 
50-LB. BRONZE TURKEYS 
Fowls. First Prizes at New York State Fair and 
New York City. White Plymouth Rocks; White 
Wyandottes; White Leghorns; Barred Plymouth 
Rwks. Eggs, $2 per setting; $5 per 60. 
GEO. W. SALISBURY, Phelps, N.Y. 
Sn \M ICPUriDU^* Select mating, 
I Ui III LlUiI Un Ho Eggs. $1 per setting. 
FRANK EOTSFOKD, Penn Yan, N. Y., R. D. No. 3. 
V ALLEY VIEW POULTRY FARM, Belle¬ 
ville, Pa., Bronze and Wild Turkeys. Lead¬ 
ing varieties of poultry. Prices low. Catalogue free. 
IZmiCilP PUlDl^Q Shipped safely any distance 
I UUnU UnlulxO Try them instead of eggs foi 
satching, VUleviewPoultry Farm Co., Salem, N.Y. 
90 
varieties. Any amount Poultry, Eggs, Pigeons 
and Hares. Guide desc. 60-page book, lOo. 
J. A. BERGEY, Box 8, Telford. Pa. 
M ottled ANCONAS.—The wonderful Winter egg 
producers; frosted combs don’t stop them; non¬ 
setters; prolific 10-montti layers; eggs for hatching a 
specialty; prices reasonable. Write fsreir. Ancona 
Poultry Y'ds, Garrettsville, O. J. B. Barnard, Prop. 
HOUDANS 
Our stock direct from the greatest breeder in France. 
Circular. D. E. HOW ATT, New Brunswick, N. J. 
I Brown and White 
LLUnUnilo Leghorns are chock-fuU of business: 
standard bred also. Eggs by the set or hundred. 
C. W. PAItKINSON, Bridgewater, N. Y. 
I-—Rose-comb Buff Leghorns, Rose-comb 
lUI d9IC Brown Leghorns, White Guineas. 
Eggs for hatching from the above stock and Silver 
Wyandottes. A.&BEEKMAN.SouthBranoli,N. J. 
iifw « White Wyandottes 
It I AllUU I I Cw that win. Eggs,$1. li F.D. 
VALENTINE & SULLIVAN, Huntington, L. 1., N. Y. 
|||YJ|||nAYYr» Golden, Silver Laced and 
n I ANIIU I I kW Buff. Finestockand eggs at 
fair prices. Birds returnable if not O. K. Breeder 
since 1884. F. 8. TENNEY, Box 14, Peterboro, N. H. 
Enuilo fnr Wyan., P. Rocks and 
rUnlO lUI OulC Leghorns. Stamp. Eggs, $1 
for i;4. MBS. J. P. HELLINGS, Dover, Del. 
f^nnifCDCI W. Wyan., P. Hocks 
UUuBVkRkLv Brahmas, Cochins, Leghorns 
from prize-winning stock. 2:1 varieties of land ana 
water fowls. Satisfaction guaranteed. Big catalogue 
fr e. PINK TREE FARM, Box T, Jamesburg, N. J. 
s. c. WHITE LEGHORNS 
We breed from the large true egg type. Have been 
reeding nine years to make this breed perfect. We 
hf.ve over 700 to select from, and offer you the beneUt 
'f our experience. Send for circular. 
WHITE & RICE, Box A, Yorktown. N. Y. 
Barred Rocks and White Wyandottes 
Eggs for hatching, |3 per 100. * 
C. A. HAIAi, Oak Hill, Greene County, N. Y. 
BARRED PLYMOUTH HOCKS 
vigorous stock (Kinglet strain). Eggs.15 SI; 30, $1.75; 
lOOSo. B H. ACKLEY. Soring Hill. Bradford Co. Ps 
D ADDER DROI^Q exclusively. Stock and eggs 
DMnneU nUuNO from prize-winners. Satis 
taction guaranteed. Farmers’prices. Circular Free 
J. W. COX, New Wilmington, Pa., Box H. 
.80 For 
200 Egg 
INCUBATOR 
Perfwt In oonstniction and 
ac'.loii. Hntche* every fertile 
egg. WriM fer ontnlog to-day. 
OBO. n. STAHL, Quincy, 111. 
For Lice 
and mites use Lee’s Lice Kil¬ 
ler. Simply paint orsprinkle 
on roosts for poultry J it does 
the rest. Easy to buy, easy 
to use. No handling of fowls. 
Certain to kill both body-lice 
and mites. Quarts, 35 centsi 
gallons, *1.00. Send for free 
catalogue, poultry calendar, 
and list of 3,000 agenciea 
More agents wanted. 
CEO. H., LEE CO., 
OMbH*, NCS. 
Registered Jersey Bull Calves 
from Imported Golden Lnd at fair prices. 
B. F. .SHANNON, 1)07 Liberty (Street, Pittsburg, Pa 
A \/ D C U B D P ®*’Ock of 
Ml IvOrillVbO all ages from 
choice cows, sired I'y Spotted Lad 6461. 
MAl’LK ROW STOCK FARM, Cherry Creek, N. Y. 
For Scotch and Q U I |n ^ A 
American-bred I ROlHllf^bO 
of best dairy quality, and Shetland Ponies, gentle for 
children. Address J. F. CONVERSE & CO., Wood- 
TlUe, Jefferson County, N. Y. 
Holsteiti-Friesians stock of the 
aest breeding for sale. Prices reasonable. Every 
j^nlmaX rei^lstered. WOODCRBST FAJLM: 
ClBter County, N. T. 
nRHOLSTEini CATTLE 
Good ones, and all ages. Fine Yearling Bulla 
ready for service. 
RAMBOUILLET SHEEP. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE. 
Write DELLHURST FARMS, Mentor, Ohio. 
OAKLAND HERD 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAAIS 
Will make special price on a few choice young Bulls. 
We also offer females of any ago very cheap 
just now, as we can winter more stock 
than we have pasture for. 
T. A. MITCHELL, Weedsport, N. Y. 
Registered Holstein-Friesian Bulls 
for sale cheap. Two Bulls, nearly two years old, and 
five yearlings. All large for their age; straight, hand¬ 
some, perfectly marked. Sired by DoraDeKol’s Count 
No. 23757, bred by Stevens & Sons, Lacona, N. Y. 
Dams best in herd. Also several bull calves. Address 
P. B. McLennan, Syracuse, N. Y. 
SHORT-HORNS 
Bull Lady Scott's Prince. 14 
mos., 1,120 lbs. Dark red, little 
wffiisTirRFi} Heifers, 2 and 3 
BKGIS'MBED, year8old,incalf to above bull; 
FOR SALE dark roans. All good ones. 
J. BLBKIDGB GANG, Starkey, N. Y. 
M I Purebred Devon Calves 
I* rC r\ k EL at reasonable prices. 
8. f WIGHTMAN, West Baton, N. Y. 
BERKSHIRE PIGS^ 
FOR SALE. White 
Wyandotte eggs, 96o. 
FOR SALE 
loe. Write your w: 
;—Choice Recorded Large English 
Berkshlr- Boars, ready for serv- 
Write your wants or come. 
B. B. HALL, Stanley, N. Y., B. F. D. 1. 
MPROVtD LARGE YORKSHIRES 
nog. Pigs of all ages from Imjrorted stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM, Rochester,Mloh 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berhshires and C. Whites. 
8 wks. to 6 mos.. mated not akin. 
Service Boars, Bred Bows. W rite for 
prices and description. Return If not 
t.l Hfn.nt.nrv; we refund the money. 
0 1 n Qllfllir As good as money will buy 
■ || Ui dUINk or selentilic breeding pro¬ 
duce at prices that farmers can afford to pay. 
Pedigree furnished with eveiy animal. Start right 
by ordering a bred sow or a pair of pigs. 
G. S. BENJAMIN, Box 14, Portland, Mloh- 
JACKS FOR SALE. 
150 Jacks, Jennets and Mules now ready for the 
Fall trade. Some bargains. Address 
BAKER’S JACK FARM, Lawrence, Ind. 
PRESENT BARGAINS 'rr-rEnj;;; 
*5: dog pups, 17 to *10. First come, tlrst served. They 
won’t last long. W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N- Y. 
ColHe Pups 
—Spayed Females. Circulars. SILAS 
DECKER, South Montrose, Pa. 
For Sale.—Scotch Collies, magnificently 
bred. A. J. BENEDICT, Woodworth, Wls. 
Eggs, 4c,) 
Wyau. I Farm Range. W. IRISH, 
I. Reds, f Po’keepsie, N.Y. R.F.D. 
White Plymouth Rock Sggs for Hatch 
ing; 13 for 50c. J. M. Thorniiey, Marietta, Ohio. 
W HITE WYANDOTTES, no fancy; bred for 
business; brown eggs: bread-winning strains; 
600 layers; *1.50 per 15; *6 per 100: *48 per 1,000. Stock 
for sale. J, A. DeMAR, Silver Lake, Mass. _ 
rppQ 15,*1; 40,$2. Bufl,Wh., Barred Bocks; Bnfl, 
LUUU’Wh.,Br.Leghorns; Buff,Wh.,Golden W^^’’ 
Black Langshans, Buff Cochins,Lt. Brahmas, aUnor 
oai,HamhurgB. Cat. H. K- Mohr, Quakortown, Pa. 
OK nnn choice Fertile Eggs, for hatching, from 
4 wyUUU hundreds of turkeys, chickens, ducks and 
geese. Good hatch or new eggs free. Cat. and clr. for 
postal. Orchard Farm Poultry Yards, Millerton,N. i. 
■ f \ « —Rhode Island Reds Light Brahmas, 
Barred Rocks. Hardy, prolific, 
re slock, bred on separate farms for eggs to hatch 
6 cents each. Write to WALTER SHERMAN, 
Boulevard, Middletown, R. I. 
:gcs 
for hatching from choice matings of Barred 
P. Rocks and White Wyandottes. *2 per 
ittlng; three sittings, *5. WOOIXIBKST FARM, 
ifton, Ulster County, N. Y. _ 
iggs that Hatch at Cut Prices 
■Dl.'tance no objection- We pack In cotton^battlng 
’ prevents jar and chill. B. Bocks, W. Wyan 
B. Leghorns. MT. BLANCO POULTB^ 
Mt. Blahoo, O. 
f-v Single-Comb White Leghorn, the egg- 
vIvJ3 producer; Partridge Wyandotte, for 
iller and roaster, Pittsburg and Cleveland winners, 
gs from above Leghorns, 15 eggs, *3; 30 eggs, *3.^; 
eggs, *10. Partridge Wyandotte Bg^ 15 egg^ W- 
ove stock are winners and bred from winners, coi- 
pondence solicited. ™ w. _ v. 
J. W. WARWICK, Washington, Fa. 
