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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
May 23 
Live StockandDairy 
MAPES, THE HEN MAN 
A Year’s Pig Exi’erience. —When I 
first embarked in the hen dairy scheme 
my dairy of cows was disposed of, and 
the hens were the principal dependence 
for a number of years. When my son 
concluded to come back to the farm, two 
years ago, and take an interest in the 
business, our plan was to add what cows 
the small farm would supply with hay 
and pasture, and also at least a dozen 
sows. Instead of going out and buying 
the cows anu hogs, as we might have 
dene, had our bank account been bigger, 
we started by buying three sow pigs and 
a few heifer calves from neighboring 
farmers. The calves were not pedigreed 
stock, but such as are being sold by the 
thousands annually as “bob veal” in this 
dairy section. We were novices in the 
pig business, but by the beginning of 
the second year (May 1, 1902), we had a 
little experience, and 11 sows of breed¬ 
ing age. My study has been directed to 
finding out what simple directions for 
feeding and caring for a sow can be laid 
down. Eighty-eight pigs resulted from 
our Fall litters from 11 sows. A good 
deal of the Summer feed was secured by 
free range in our pasture fields, and or¬ 
chard. This reduced the cost of pur¬ 
chased grain feed, making the food cost 
of the 88 Fall pigs considerably less than 
$1 each. One additional sow was added 
to the herd in October last, and all food 
has been bought for them since. The 
daily allowance has been three pounds 
each of a mixtui’e of wheat middlings 
and cornmeal, equal parts. This has 
been given in three equal feeds of one 
pound to each hog, generally in slop 
form, by adding two quarts of warm 
water to each pound of the grain mix¬ 
ture. After the pigs are three or four 
days old the mess is gradually increased 
to two pounds of feed and four quarts of 
w'ater three times a day. One of the 
sows failed to breed, as expected, and 
we again have just 88 pigs from 11 lit¬ 
ters. Three pounds of grain per day for 
six months, with an extra three pounds 
jier day for the last month while suck¬ 
ling pigs, takes 650 pounds of feed for 
the six months. At the prevailing price 
In our market of ?1.10 for middlings and 
81.20 for cornmeal, this brings the food 
cost of a Spring litter of six weeks old 
pigs up to ?7,48. If our experience for 
the past year is a safe indication of 
v/hat can usually be accomplished in 
this line, there is promise of a good pro¬ 
fit in breeding pigs. We thought we 
would not “put our eggs all in one bas¬ 
ket” this time, but feed part of these 
Spring pigs for Fall butchering, and sell 
part of them now to neighbors who are 
glad to pay $6 to $7 per pair for them 
in order to raise a supply of pork for 
home consumption. I consider the out¬ 
look good for high-priced pork this 
Fall, but many things may happen be¬ 
tween now and November. 'The com¬ 
mission man to w^hom our last ship¬ 
ment of pork was consigned, got 11 cents 
per pound for the lighter weights. With 
two exceptions, our sows farrowed 
strong living pigs which are growing 
thriftily. These two were kept on the 
same amount and kind of feed, for about 
a month before farrowing, given in dry 
form, allowing them free access to clean 
pure water at pleasure. A number of 
tbeir pigs were dead at birth, and oth¬ 
ers died during the first w'eek, or we 
should have had 100 pigs instead of 88. 
I am wondering whether the dry feed 
had anything to do with this result of 
want of vigor in the pigs. I have noticed 
on other occasions that a pig fed on dry 
meal drinks less water than we usually 
force them to take when feeding slop. 
Possibly the Hushing of the system with 
water during this period may be bene¬ 
ficial. 1 hope to experiment further 
along this line, and should be glad to 
learn of the experience of others in 
feeding brood sows with dry feed. It 
really looks as though any novice could 
furnish a sow with a dry comfortable 
bed and give her a slop composed of one 
pound of feed (meal and middlings) and 
two quarts of clean water three times a 
day, compelling her to take needed ex¬ 
ercise between the bed and the feed 
trough. That has been our practice in 
a nutshell. 
Bkoooer Chick Losses. —It is pleas¬ 
anter to chronicle a success than a fail¬ 
ure, and my pen is inclined to lag when 
discussing our experience with brooder 
chicks. We are losing too many again 
this season, in much the same way as 
last season. The trouble has been con¬ 
fined to three or four pens thus far. All 
seemed doing well until about a week 
ago, when I began to find four or five 
dead chicks nearly every morning in 
these few pens. The Deacon suggested 
lice. Younger anu sharper eyes than 
mine have been called into the service, 
but no lice could be found. Too many 
chicks in one brooder perhaps! This 
proposition seems untenable, because 
only 80 chicks eacn were placed in these 
brooders, while right beside them, in the 
same house, with only a baseboard sur¬ 
mounted by a partition of wire netting 
between, are two duplicate brooders con¬ 
taining 120 chicks each, with hardly a 
single dead chicK yet found in them. 
Their feed and care have been precisely 
the same as the pens that are dying. 
Brooders are no good! It will be re¬ 
called that I hatched a few late chicks 
with hens last season, and placed a hen 
in these same pens in charge of 15 chicks 
each, in place of a lamp and brooder. As 
a matter of fact, these chicks which had 
a natural mother in place of an artifi¬ 
cial one, did no better than the others. 
They kept dying off until about 50 per 
cent were lost. From the fact that the 
trouble spreads through the pens in 
well-defined lines, I am suspicious that 
some germ disease is at the bottom of 
the trouble; possibly some disease not 
generally understood or defined. This 
is offered in a spirit of conjecture rather 
than of confident assurance. 
O. W. MAPES. 
New York State Veterinary College 
of Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Free tnltion to New York State students. Extended 
announcement. Address 
Prof. JAMES LAW, F.R.C.V.S., Director. 
PAI VCQ Kureka Calf Grower, Sep- 
UnL V Lu arator Milk and a little hay gain as fast 
as on new milk. One package lasts three months. 
Price, ,50 cents per package. Manufactured by the 
EUREKA DAIRY CO., Westfield, Vt. 
/ ^BLATCHFORD’S 
CALF MEAL 
THE MILK SUBSTITUTE 
'There It nothing like It to raite'thrlft\ 
^Jersey Caloes.” 
ASA B. OARDNES, Eso.. OLIRCOI, I 
^Address, BLATCHFORD’S CALF MEAL 
WAUKEGAH, ILU 
sj* rA«rc I 
^^erse: 
X' 
e ‘thrifty 
NCOK, 
SPos^sQ 
MORE 
MILK 
MORE^ 
MONEY! 
ji>*! 
pfKILFLYji 
Cows will give 15 to 20 per 
cent more milk if protected 
from the torture of flies with 
CHILD'S SO^BOS'^SO KILFLY. 
Kills flies and all insects; protects horses as wel 
as cow.s. Perfectly harmle.ss to man and beast 
Rapidly applied with Child’s Electric Sprayer. 
SO to 50 cows sprayed in a few minutes. A true 
antiseptic; keeps stables, chicken houses, pig 
pens in a perfectly sanitary condition. 
Ask for Child’s SO-BOS-SO or send $2 for 1-gal. can and 
Sprayer complete, Kx. pd. any point east of the Mississippi. 
CHAS. H. CHILDS & CO., Sole Manufacturers, 
24 UFayette Street, Utica, N. Y. 
LARGE SALE 
OF 
Registered Holstein Cattle 
Do not fail to attend the Auction Sale 
of the Famous 
A. & G. HERO of 200 HEAO. 
EIGHTY HEAD of Young Stock In the Sale from 
the Very Choicest Breeding Lines. 
Sale at Syracuse, N* Y,, 
JUNE 4th and 5th NEXT. 
Catalogues ready May 26th. Address 
AVBRILL & GREGORY, 
The Yates, Syracuse, N. Y. 
COOPER 
.SHEEP DIP 
STANDARD OF THE WORLD f»r «o 
yearA. UAed on S60 millionA annually. If local 
drnicelAtcnnnot Aunnlv. Acnd 91. ?5 for #8 (lOOgd.i 
okt. to Cyphers Incxtbatob Co., 8 Park PL, N. Y. 
SpAvih 
Cvirb irj 
Spliixt 
Cure These Blemishes 
Also Ringbone, hard or soft 
enlargements. Sweeny, Kneo- 
rang.Fistnlaand Poll Evil, 
ight cost and certain cures. 
Two big booklets telling how 
to do it sent free.Writetoday. 
FLKniNO BROS., Chrml-k, 
232 ITnlnn StnckYsrds,Chicago,1 
Lee 
of Omaha 
makes the best lice and 
mite killer for poultry— 
Lee’s Lice Killer. A liquid— 
simply spray or sprinkle on 
the roosts. Nohandlingof 
fowls. No labor or bother. 
Kills both body-Ilce and 
mites. Bold In every state 
at 36 cts. per qt., «1 per gal. 
Send for free catalogue, 
poultry booklet and calen¬ 
dar, list of 3.000 agencies, etc. 
GEO. U. LEKCO., Omaha, Xcb. 
iShoo-Fly 
■.••5^' the • 
ANIMALS’ 
FRIEND 
Kills 
ever' 
fly it 
Ktrikes: 
keeps oCT 
the rest. 
Harmless 
to man 
or beast. _ 
Shoo-Fly 
This cow was 
terror to 
I milk prior to 
.. using cents 
• worth of 8hoo-Flya Had it 
t)ccn used earlier, she would not have lost 
^mllk and flesh to theamountof $14.00. The 
ot her cow was protected early and continued 
to give 18 qts. of milk daily through fly-time. 
Ts the original stock protector used by the same 
dairy-men since 1885, after testing Imitations. It prevents contagi¬ 
ous abortion aud other diseases, cures all sore.s, scratches, skin 
diseases, hoof ailments, etc. !NO l^ICE in poultry houseoruny 
place it is sprayed. Beware of imitations that last only a few 
flours and make sores. If your dealer does not keep S^hoo-FIy 
(made in Philadelphia, Pa.,) send us $1.00 for latest Improved 
Three Tube Sprayer and enough 8hoo-Fly to protect 200 cows. 
Cash returned if cows arc not protected. 
SHOO-FLY MF'G. CO. 1005 Fairmount Ave., PhIla.,Pa. 
HOLSTEIN - FRIESIANS. 
Choice young stock of the best breeding for sale 
Prices reasonable. Every animal registered. 
WOODCREST FARM, Rifton, Ulster Co., N. Y. 
fo^-HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
Good onei, And all ages. Fine Yearling BuUa 
ready tor servlce- 
RAMBOUILLET SHEEP. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE. 
Write DEUJLiaUKST FARMS, Mentor, Oh la. 
Jersey Bull Calves, two 
^ mos. old, dams in pedigree have 
butter records of It! to ;10 lbs. in 7 days. Price 
low to quick buyer. Ira P. Watson, Fredonla, N. Y. 
Registered Jersey Bull Calves 
frorri Tmported Golden Lad at fair prices. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Lihcrlv >Sf>'eet. I’iitsliurg. Pa 
ICpCfJYQ—Solid color. One Heifer, 4 months 
llbllOlBlO old. Four Bulls, 2,5 and IS months 
old. “ Exile ” and “ St. Lambert Boy" strains. 
R. R. No. 4. J. ALDUS HERR, Lancaster, Pa. 
COD CJll C—A first-class Jersey Bull, dropped 
lUll wALC March 31, 1902; large enough fur 
service. He is a descenriant of Princess 2nd, whose 
butter test is the largest ever made, 46 lbs. 12)^ ozs. 
in 7 days. A. S. BEBKMAN, South Branch. N. J. 
FOR SALE-BULL 
Rissa’s Ideal No. 64513 A. J. C. C., dropped May 15, 
1902; solid dark color, and a fine Individual. Sired 
by Ideal Exile No. 51&03. dam Hickory's UissaNo. 
117093. Test 14 pounds 10 ounces butter from 291 
pounds milk In seven days. Also a few bull calves, 
from two to six months old, sired by the great show 
bull QUEEN’S CZAR No. 66573, and from first- 
class registered dams. Don’t be afraid to inquire. The 
prices are within your means. J. GRANT MORf7K. 
Hickory-Hill Farm, Poolviile, N. Y. 
13 ^ A I p Purebred Devon Calves 
r* at reasonable prices. 
B. J. WIGHTMAN, West Eaton, N. Y. 
ForScotchand AVDOUIDI7G 
American-bred ■ IX ^ IT I fX b W 
of best dairy quality, and Shetland Ponies, gentle fot 
children. Address J. F. CONVERSE & 00., Wood- 
vUle, Jefferson County, N V 
Reg. P. Chinas, Bcrkshircs and C. Whites. 
8 wks. to 6 mos.. mated not ak'n. 
Service Boars, Bred Sows. Write for 
prices and description Return if not 
satisfactory; wc refund the money. 
HAMILTON & CO., ErcUdiun, Chester Co., Pa. 
FOR CAI Recorded Large English 
rUn OALb Berkshlr Boars, ready for aenr 
oe. Write your wants or come. 
B. B. HALL. StanLey. N. Y., it A. D ' 
Protect Your Cattle from Flies. 
VITTI C IfAIICnDT *•' cheaply 
IVA I I Lb ivuniruil l and effectively, and 
your cows will repay you many times over. Send for 
prices and terms to agents. 
KATTLE KOMFORT CO., Columbus, N. J. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES 
hog. Pigs of all ages *rom imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM, Rochester,Mich 
C IIESHIRES—Spring Pigs. | Sara A.Litti.k, 
R. C. Brown Leghorn Hens, $1. f R. 5. Clyde,N.Y. 
B/IRREIY COWS CURED. 
Write for Pamphlets and Testimonials. 
Oldest and Best Treatment Extant, 
MOORE BROS., V. S., ALBANY, N. Y. 
N o MORE RLIND HORSES.—ForSpecifleOph¬ 
thalmia, Moon Blindness, and other Sore Byes, 
BARRY CO., Iowa City, Iowa, have a sure cure. 
90 
varieties. Any amount Poultry, Eggs, Plgeona 
and Hares. Guide desc. 60-pago book, 10c. 
J. A, BERGEY, Box 8, TellorcL Pa- 
/nilMQ PUIP^Q Shipped safely any distance 
I UUllU UnlUlxO Try them instead of eggsfoi 
itjeMns Poultry Farm Co.-, s.-Oom. 
and American blood. 
Del Itollll wu C. M. ABBE,309 Broadway, New York 
BERKSHIRES 
able. 
Choice Berkshire Pigs eligible 
to registry. Prices reason- 
8UGAR GROVE FARM, Grantsville, Md. 
For Sale.—Scotch Collies, magnificently 
bred 4. .T. RKNEDICT Woodworth. WIb. 
SCOTCH COLLIE DOGS. 
Companions, Servants and Protectors. Price at¬ 
tractive. POTTS BROS., Box P, Parkesburg. Pa. 
IQ A A B fh In purebred Scotch 
K3IX ^1 I Iw W Collie Pups. Present 
price from $5 to $10 each. Apply promptly to 
W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
A lot of fine breeding birds at reduced prices. 
Wh. Wyan., P. Rock and Leghorn EGGS. $1 for 
26. Stamp. MRS. J. P. HELLINGS, Dover, Del. 
SQUABS PAY 
BEAT 
BENS 
Easier, need attention onlv part of 
time, bring big prices. Raised i n one 
month. Money-makers for poultry- 
men, farmers, women. Send forFRBK 
BOOKLET and learn this rich home 
Industry PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB 
CO., 4A Friend Street, Boston, Mass. 
Oni^lfCDCI C—W. Wyan., P. Rocks, 
UUw^bllbLw Brahmas, Cochins, Leghorns, 
from prize-winning stock. 23 varieties of land and 
water fowls. Satisfaction guaranteed. Big catalogue 
free. PINE TREE FARM, Box T, Jamesburg, N. J. 
Cl* no hatching from choice matings of Barred 
lIUUw P. Bocks and White Wyandotte*. $2 per 
Itting; three sittings, $5. WOODCREST FARM, 
lifton, Ulster County, N. Y. 
Crvivo yin J W. Wyan. I Farm Range. W. IRISH. 
LggO) T’lii (R.l.Reds. f Po’keepsle, N.Y. B.F.D. 
AT A BARGAIN. 
Eggs remainder of season from my Cleveland 
and Pittsburg winners. 15 eggs for $1. 
JOHN AV. AVAKRICK, Washington, Pa. 
Barred Rocks and White Wyandottes 
Eggs for hatching, $3 per 100. 
C. A. HALL, Oak Hill, Greene County, N. Y. 
WHITE LEGHORN EGGS 
d 700 Big White Beauties, bred to lay Big White Eggs; 
nine years developing the strain. WHITE & RICE, 
Box A, Yorktown, N. Y. CD 
W HITE W’YANDOTTES, no fancy; bred for 
business; brown eggs: bread-winning strains; 
60C layers; $1,60 per 15; $5 per 100, $48 per 1,000. Stock 
for sale. ■ A 6 R, “I'Tor Lake Mass 
Cattle Comfort 
A RELIABLE ARTICLE. 
Keeps Cows, Horses, etc. Comfort¬ 
able in fly time. Sold by Seedsmen 
and Merehauts. For pamphlet write 
HAMMOND’S SLUG SHOT WORKS, 
FIshklll-on-Hiulsoii, N. Y. 
AT COOPERSBURG,PA 
A Pleased Buyer is the Best Advertisement 
The Cattle sold at our May, li302. Auction Sale have given universal .satisfaction. My most saiigiilae 
expectations have been more than realized. How could it be otherwise ? Individiiaily they were strictly 
First-Class. , . , .,h 
BEST OF ALL, they were bred on both dam and sires side from animals that have made the isiaua 
cattle so famous - the blood that wins at the churn and in the show-ring. 
iW Catalogues ready for distribution April ‘20th. Owing to great co.st publishing same, they will only 
be sent on application. Address T. S. COOPER, “ Linden Grove, Coopersburg, Pa. 
