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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
November 19 , 
COSGROVE'S HEN NOTES . 
Reminiscences. —Nearly 40 years ago I 
used to breed Dominique Leghorns. One 
of my first orders for eggs was from 
Alcatraz Island (in San Francisco Har¬ 
bor). I wrapped the eggs in paper and 
packed them in sawdust in a small 
box, screwing on the cover; then 
grooved boards and paint the 'floor part 
two or three coats, so the liquid part of 
the droppings will not soak into the wood. 
By sifting an inch of dry earth on them 
and cleaning all off once a week a poultry 
house can be kept as free from foul odors 
as anyone could desire. 
GEO. A. COSGROVE. 
BEEF CATTLE IN VIRGINIA. 
cut two pieces an inch wide from an old 
garden hose, and cutting these again 
across the middle, made four half circles, 
which I screwed to the bottom of the 
box, one at each corner, so the box rested 
on the eight ends of these half circular 
pieces. There were one dozen eggs in the 
box, and the buyer got seven live chicks 
and the other five eggs had chicks in two- 
thirds grown, showing that every egg was 
good after traveling 3,000 miles. I bred 
from the darkest males and females, and 
got one clear black pullet (have done the 
same with Plymouth Rocks), which was 
the most beautiful bird I ever owned, 
and the daintiest creature, ladylike and 
refined in manner. I have actually seen 
her slightly raise her wings and step 
around a puddle of water, instead of 
plunging right through it as the other 
hens would. She was the blackest bird, 
even beak and legs were glossy black, 
with ear lobes milk white, and large red 
comb and wattles, toe nails like ivory, and 
plumage as smooth as any dove’s. I used 
to take solid enjoyment watching her 
dainty actions. She began laying in July 
when a little more than four months old, 
and I sent to Maine and bought a Black 
Leghorn cockerel to mate with her that 
Fall. I wanted to see if her chicks would 
come out black. From the eggs set I 
raised five fine black cockerels and a few 
pullets, but all the cockerels froze their 
combs in the Winter but one. That one 
won first premium at poultry shows for 
the next two or three years. Then Black 
Leghorns became my fancy, and I bred 
them for years. I found them much 
hardier, and easier to raise than White 
Leghorns, and equally good layers. 
Late in the Summer I became possessed 
of 12 Light Brahma chicks two-thirds 
grown; they were beauties, as well 
marked as any I ever saw, and the ad¬ 
miration of all my neighbors. They grew 
to weigh seven to nine pounds when I put 
them in one-half of a long poultry house, 
in the other half of which were 30 Black 
Leghorns. I would take a pan of feed 
and throw two-thirds of it to the dozen 
Brahmas, the other third to the 30 Leg¬ 
horns. The latter would give me 20 eggs 
a day,' while the Brahmas didn’t lay an 
an egg. This went on for months, until 
I despaired of their ever laying, and 
finally sold the whole of them. I have 
never wanted Light Brahmas since. 
Roost Platforms. —Some of the poul¬ 
try writers do not favor roost platforms, 
but advise separating the part under the 
roosts from the rest of the house by a 
wide board to keep the droppings from 
being scratched all over the floor. My 
objection to this is that the space under 
the roosts is thus practically lost. In one 
of my 10x10 feet houses the platform is 
4x10 feet. I should lose two-fifths of the 
floor space if there were no. platform. 
Another point is that my platforms are 
made on legs with a six or eight-inch 
strip of inch board nailed to them on 
sides and ends; on top of these strips the 
platform of matched boards is nailed, and 
around its edges a three-inch strip is 
nailed to keep the droppings from rolling 
off. It makes a regular table with the 
legs IS inches from the ends. Fastened 
to the end pieces are three strips with a 
slot in the top to receive the roosts; these 
strips extend up through the platform 
about a foot. When complete the plat¬ 
form does not touch the house anywhere, 
so if is gets lousy the coop does not; the 
roosts can be instantly taken out of the 
slots to be examined, and the hens have 
the whole floor space, and the eggs drop¬ 
ped in the night are not broken. In ad¬ 
dition to this I find the warmest place in 
the coop is under the platform; the 
warmed air is confined so that it cannot 
rise to the top of the house, and I have 
noticed that on the coldest days the hens 
will stay under the platforms most of the 
time. Here are quite a number of reasons 
in favor, in addition to that of cleanliness, 
for where the droppings are allowed to 
fall on the floor they are not cleaned out 
as a general thing more than two or three 
times a year. I used to think any old 
boards would do for roost platforms, but 
now make them of tight tongued and 
I am very much pleased to see the in¬ 
terest people, and Virginians especially, 
are taking in purebred cattle, partic¬ 
ularly Hereforxls, because I believe they 
are best adapted to this country on ac¬ 
count of their hustling and easy-keeping 
qualities. Before we started our herd we 
went over the ground thoroughly previous 
to deciding on the Herefords, having no 
particular choice at that time between the 
Herefords, Aberdeen-Angus and Short¬ 
horn. Since then, however, the Herefords 
have come to the front rapidly, and they 
are in the lead everywhere as a beef cat¬ 
tle. It is generally acknowledged that 
they produce more and better beef from a 
given quantity of feed they consume than 
any other breed. Our own experience has 
been that the Herefords are especially 
adapted to this section and the South gen¬ 
erally. Their hustling qualities and quiet 
disposition enable them to keep fat on 
pastures where other breeds could not 
be maintained in good order. They are 
compactly built, low down and blocky. 
This, with their contented and quiet dis¬ 
position, enables them to go through the 
Winter on ordinary rough feed, and come 
out better in the Spring than other breeds 
that had special care and a grain ration. 
They are built on beef lines throughout, 
and every pound of feed consumed pro¬ 
duces beef of the very best quality. Here¬ 
ford cows are good milkers and make ex¬ 
cellent mothers. Calves mature early. 
The Hereford sire’s ability to transmit his 
own good qualities when crossed on other 
breeds and native cattle must be acknowl¬ 
edged as a strong point in his favor. A 
sire’s value depends largely on his power 
to improve the common fterd, and in this 
respect the Hereford bull is far superior 
to any of the other breeds. Cross a Here¬ 
ford bull on an indiscriminate lot of cows; 
the result will be an extremely uniform 
lot of calves, and the second cross will 
leave no trace of color or form of the 
mother stock. 
In regard to swine, we took the same 
pains and considered carefully the good 
qualities of all breeds before starting our 
herd of large English Berkshires, and are 
well pleased with our decision. Their good 
qualities are conformation, large hams, 
strong constitution, great muscular power 
and vitality, making less liable to disease; 
activity, strong assimilating and digestive 
power, hence producing maximum quan¬ 
tity of flesh and fat for food consumed. 
Their flesh is such as is in greatest de¬ 
mand, a larger per cent of marbled lean 
and fat than that of any other breed. They 
are good graziers, and will mature nicely 
on pasture, peas, sorghum and clover 
with grain, and they can be fattened with 
the minimum amount of corn in the short¬ 
est time at an early age, or fed to any 
reasonable weight from 600 to 1,000 
pounds. The Berkshire boar has the same 
valuable power as the Hereford bull to 
transmit his good qualities to his prog- 
ency when crossed to a much greater ex¬ 
tent than any other breed of hogs. Here¬ 
ford cattle and Berkshire hogs are espe¬ 
cially adapted to Virginia and the South, 
on account of their hustling and grazing 
qualities and their ability to produce the 
most and best beef and pork at a mini¬ 
mum COSt. H. H. MESCHENDORF. 
Forest Depot, Va. 
II I ft* I rt We ask only for an 
rOTTm V I rt 1/ J opportunity to cou 
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“&J?“ BLATCHFORD'S OLD ENGLISH 
TniilO will cure indigestion, constipation, -worms 
I UniU fevers, colds, and all the ordinary ailments 
of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs. Complete list of 
ingredients on every package We know that this 
is a truly superior restorative. Our customers are 
more than pleased and we wish every practical farmer 
would judge for himself its appearance, weight and 
smell. Ask your dealer or send for free sample. 
SPECIAL, TRIAL. OFFER and testimonials 
BLATCHFORD’S CALF MEAL FACTORY, 
Dept. 52, Waukegan. Ill. 
(Established at Leicester, Eng. in 1800.) 
nr itu Tft I BPE on HKNS and chicks 
UCA In lULlUC 64-page book FREE. 
D. J. LAMBERT, Box 307, Apponaug, R. I. 
PERCHERON AND FRENCH 
Coach Stallions Scotch Collie 
Pups. E S. AKIN. Auburn. N.Y. 
rnn P a I r—Very choice WHITE HOL- 
rUlf OALEL land turkeys, wish to 
loose out stock in next month. 
A. W. SPINK, Rodman, Jefferson County, N.Y. 
GEDNEY FARM 
L. E. ORTIZ, General Manager 
HIGHEST CLASS JERSEYS 
GOLDEN STREAMER 65000 
Son of Forfarsuihe out of Golden Stream 8th, 
born Feb. 22,1001, and considered the best Jersey bull 
that ever crossed the Atlantic as a t wo-year old 
Specialty— Young Bulls and Heifers, all ages. 
Also Imp. CHESTER WHITES and BERKSHIRE 
PIGS Standard-Bred BLACK M1NORCAS and 
WHITE WYANDOTTE8. 
Ey Correspondence solicited. 
GEDNEY FARM, White Plains, N. Y. 
0UCTI AMR DnUIPQ Dlsposa’sale of 70 head 
0I1LILHIHJ rUlllLOi of high grade Shetlands 
Catalogue and price list just published. Address. 
THOMSON POXY FARV. Toledo. Ohio, 
For Sale.—Scotch. Collies, magnificently 
bred. A. J. BENEDICT, Bristol, Wis . R F. D. No.2. 
FOR SALE 
A fine litter of SCOTCH COLLIE 
Male Pups, $5 each. 
J. H.VANDEN BOSCH. Jr , R D No 7, Auburn, N. Y. 
FYnUAWRC A fine lot of Rough Coated Collies, 
laUII nIIUL Pups and full grown, for equal 
values of poultry or heiter calves Early hatched 
pullets of pure or common stock particularly desired. 
State what you have and place value on same. 
Address, W. HAHMAN, Box 3, Altoona, Penn. 
EE DR PTC —Good Rat and Rabbit. Hunters at 
ILillllt I Oi Shady Lawn Ferret l-’atm. Price 
list free W J. WOOD, New London,Ohio. 
Large Improved Yorkshires 
The BEST HOG; white, easy fattening, prolific. 
Young stock; both sexes, $6 up. 
E. E STEVENS, Madison, K F D,L:ike County, 0» 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES SifSSS 
hog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM, Rochester, Mich 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES LWiSS 
10 Fall farrowed sows, 2 yearling Boars, and Boar 2 
years old next Sept; 5 Sows bred to farrow in May 
and June for sale at prices that no man in need of 
Berkshires can disregard. First-class individuals in 
all respects. J. E- WATSON, Marbledale, Ct. 
POLAND CHINAS. 
Show stock bred from show stock. Service Boars, 
Bred Sows, Fall Pigs. Low prices. 
B H, ACKLEY. Lacevville, Pa. 
Reg^P. Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whites. 
8 wks. to 6 mos.. mated not akin, 
service Boars, Bred sows. < Write for 
prices and description Return if not 
satisfactory; w'- refund the money. 
HAMILTON & CO., Ercildpun, Chester Co., Pa. 
Large English Uerkshires of choicest breeding 
for sale, males and females. Write for prices, etc., to 
NU I'WOOD FARMS, R F D. No. 4, Syracuse,N. Y. 
DUKri AN HERD OF CHESTER WHITE* 
'«T? e . er TJ a . r V'"fT erlca - Write your wants 
WILL W, FISHER, B. 2. Watervllet.Mich. 
CHESTER WHITES 
Both O. I. C. and Todd strains. 
Standard bred pigs for sale. 
Honest dealing my motto. M.L. 
Bowersox, R.3; Bradford, Dk. Co,0 
Chester Whites and Cheshires 
Choice in quality and breeding; also Hampshire 
kheep- E. S HILL, Freeville, N. Y. 
WINGOHOCKING HERD-?£KJMS 
months old; choice breeding; prices reasonable. 
F. W LEVIS, R. D. No. 1, Chadd’s Ford, Pa. 
O I I D CT D P LINCOLNS and CHESTE 
OUrCl\D WHITES and COLLIES. 
H. A. DANIELLS, Millington, Mich. 
THE FAMOUS 0. I. C. SWINE. 
Pall I igs. service Boars: best strains; all breC 
from recorded stock. Prices reasonable. 
8. T. WITMER, Union Deposit, Fa. 
O. I. C. PIGS. 
August and September farrow. Two Brood Sows; 
registered stock. Pairs and trios not akin. Farmer’s 
prices. F. J SCHWARTZ, East Pharsalia.N. Y. 
20 Rambouiilet Rams. 
Now ready lor service. Breeders, increase your 
wool and size, $15.00 each. Fine Angora Gouts. 
Everything thoroughbred and registered. Also 10 
female Aberdeen-Angus, 3 Keg., all t horoughbred, 
5^c. per lb. MKLKOSK STOCK FARM, Cortland, N.Y 
SHROPSHIRES—Rams & Ewes 
We have some of either sex for sale. Same breeding 
as our World’s Fair winners Address, 
J C. DUNCAN, Lewiston. N. Y. 
C() DELAINE EWES forSALE.—Fourtoseven 
wU years old; also, 3 stock Rams. All registered. 
If taken in a bunch at bargain prices. 
F. C. MULKIN, Friendship, N. Y. 
R egistered Dorset and tunis rams, #10 
each. Bonnie Brook Farm, Buffalo, N. Y. 
EMPIRE STATE S. G. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Cockerels and Pullets, five months old, $1.00 each; 
heavy Winter laying strain. Catalogue free. 
ZIMMER BROS., R. D. 41, WeedBport, N. Y. 
Breeders' Directory 
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STAR FARM HOLSTEINS. 
250 Registered Holsteins for Sale. 250 
Service Bulls, male and female Calves, Cows and 
Heifers bred to Aaggic Cornucopia Pauline Count, 
son of the world s champion cow. Aaggic Cornucopia 
Pauline, A K O seven day butter record 34.31 lb.- 
3 ib. and 0 oz in excess of any other cow in the world. 
You will save money by ordering of Star Farm. 
Circulars sent on application. 
HORACE L BRONSON, Dept D„ Cortland, N. Y. 
N. B.—A few Bull and Heifer Calves at. six months 
left, $100 takes a pair 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
FOR SALE. 
From choice A. R. O. Dams, and by such sires as 
Beryl Waynes Paul DcKol and Sir Korndyke Manor 
DeKol. We will make attractive prices on these 
youngsters as they must be disposed of to make room 
for our crop of Winter Calves Write for prices on 
anything needed in Holstein-Friesians. 
WO0DCREST FARM, Rlfton, Ulster Co.. N.Y. 
H0LLYR000 FARM HERD. 
HIGHLY BRED. ADVANCED REGISTRY. 
HOLSTE! N-FRI ESIAN CATTLE. 
All the popular families represented. Size, individ¬ 
uality, constitution and production, 
100 Choice Animals to Select From 100 
MATURE AND YOUNG STOCK FOR SALE. 
Few Hull Calves from 4 to 8 months old. Sired 
by MERCEDES JULEP* PIETEKTJE 
PALL, No. 29880. 
Dams with Official Advanced Registry Records. 
Write for description, breeding and prices: all will 
suit you. Come and see the Herd; only two hours 
from New York City. 
JAMES H. WALLICK, Middletown, N. Y. 
uni QTFIN Rill I C from 8 to 18 months old A 
ITULuIlIIi DULLOfew choice young Cows; 
Improved Chester Whites of all ages Prices right. 
CHARLES K. RECORD, Peterboro, N.Y. 
BRILL FARM. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Home of Lord Netherland DeKol. Great sire 
of high testing butter cows Stock and prices right. 
E. C. DRILL, Foughquag, N. Y. 
WHITE SRRINCS FARM 
GUERNSEY HERD. 
Headed by PETER TH E G HEAT OF PAXTANG. 
No. 6340, and BLUE BLOOD, No. 6310. 
8uch Cows as Sheet Anchor’s Lassie. Imp. Deanle 
7th, Lady Myrtle of Homestead,'etc. The Herd num- 
ders about 40 carefully selected animals. Registered 
and tuberculin-tested. Breeding stock for sale at 
all times, including the choicest of Bull and Heifer 
Calves of all ages, and at reasonable prices. For 
further particulars and catalogue, address, 
ALFRED G. LEWIS, Geneva, N. Y. 
FORTY cows bred at ROE’S 
have made official butter records that average over 
22 pounds each per week. This is nearly twice as 
many as any other place in the WORLD. Is not tills 
the class of stock you wish to start your Herd 
with ? Prices reasonable for the quality. 
VISITORS WELCOME. 
H. D. ROE. Augusta, Sussex County, N. J. 
“QUALITY.” 
rnn QAI r I Jersey Bull Calf,double grandson 
rUn oHLL ■ of Emma’s Pearl57485; best211bs. 
butter In 7 days, from 365 lbs. of milk; 871bg. butter 
in30 days, from 1522 lbs. milk. The greatest Jersey 
cow that ever lived. Also heifer calves, grand 
daughters of Emma's Pearl; dams giving over 8,000 
lbs. milk a year, and making over 400 lbs. butter. 
No fancy prices. Everything guaranteed. Address, 
E. W T . MOSHER, Aurora, N. Y. 
Jersey Bulls, Berkshire Boars 
*Good Ones—Registered—Cheap. 
R. F. SHANNON. 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa 
POULTRY SUPPLIES— 
i The Kind that Make Eggs—AH per lOO lbs. 
Recleaned Ground Oyster Shells, 60c; MlcoGrltlor 
Poultry. 60c.; MicoGritfor Pigeons,60c.; MlcoGrltfor 
Chicks. 60c.; Saul’s Poultry Scratching Food.$2; Saul's 
Poultry Mash Food, $2; Saul’s Pigeon Food. $2; Saul’s 
Chick Food, $2.50; Cut Clover, $1.60; Clover Meal, 
$1.60; Pure Ground Beef Scraps, $2.25; Pure Meat 
Meal, $2 25: Pure Meat and Bone, $2.25; Pure Poultry 
Bone, $2 25; Pure Bone Meal, $2.25; Hemp Seed, $3.60; 
Sunflower Seed, $3.50; Chicken Millet, $2.50. 
CHAS. F. SAUL, 220-224 James Street. Syracuse. N. Y 
SPECIAL BARGAINS. 
If ordered at once. In Cockerels, Pullets, Trios, and 
pens of five or more. We have S. C. and R. C. Brown, 
Buff and White Leghorns, Buff Orpingtons. R. I. Reds, 
Houdans, Hamburgs, Brahmas, Pit and C. I. Games. 
White, Buff and Barred P. Rocks. Buff, Gold, Silver 
and White Wyandottes. Cochins, and ALL other 
breeds, price on application. 
MT. BLANCO POULTRY FARM, Carpenter, Ohio. 
POULTRY 
fiPOULTRYLsNE —Fencin 
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We keep ev-J 
erything in the! 
) POULTRY LINE—Fencing, Feed, Incu-J 
jbators. Live Stock, Brooders—anything— « 
jit’s our business. Call or let us send you^ 
jour Illustrated Catalogue—it’s free for the \ 
j asking—it's worth having. ( 
Excelsior Wire & Poultry Supply Co.,< 
' f © Dept. H.G. 26 & 28 Vesey Street. New York City. < 
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S. C. WHITE LEGHORN COCKERELS 
A number of very choice birds for sale at prices 
right for quality. WHITE & RICE, Yorktown, N. Y 
R A Blk. Minorcas, Wh. Brown and Bf . Legs, 
■ U ■ Bar. Rocks, Wh. and Bf. Wyandottes, Reds, 
Sherwoods, Wh. Wonders. Pk. Ducks. Bronze Turkeys, 
Cockerels. MCCAIN CO., B., Delaware, N.J. 
Var's Poultry, Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs, Cats. 
Ferrets, eto. Eggs a specialty. 60 p. book. 10c. 
Bates free. J. A. BEKGEY, Box 8,Telford,Pa, 
WHITE WYANDOTTES EXCLUSIVLY! 
FOR SALE.—A few pullets of good quality & laying 
capacity; also Cockerels. E. F. Kean, Stanley, N. Y. 
