1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
233 
the use of words by breeders. 
We get in the habit of using certain 
words, and whether right or wrong, it 
is difficult to change the custom. Yet if 
one is wrong he ought to change his 
method. I wish briefly to refer to sev¬ 
eral words, the correct use of which is 
not commonly understood, with the 
hope that the explanation may be of in¬ 
terest to some who are not already in¬ 
formed concerning them. 
The word “thoroughbred” is common¬ 
ly used in referring to stock from an¬ 
cestry of pure breeding. This is incor¬ 
rect. The word “Thoroughbred” applies 
to the race horse of that name, it being 
the name of a breed. It should not be 
used to express purity of breeding, for 
it is just as distinct a breed name as is 
Clydesdale or Percheron. What one 
should say is “purebred.” One person 
writes me that he has a “thoroughbred 
hog.” But he has not. He meant that 
he had a purebred hog. The word “pure¬ 
bred” is meant to signify that an animal 
is descended from stock frorn registered 
ancestry. At some time in the history 
of each breed the breeders of it have 
come together and established a breed¬ 
ing association of that breed. The work 
of such an association is to adopt some 
standard of purity for the breed, and to 
provide for the registration of all ani¬ 
mals of pure breeding that the members 
of the association or others may desire 
registered in flock, herd or stud-book to 
be published from time to time. Ani¬ 
mals whose ancestry traces back to the 
foundation stock of the breed, without 
admixture of foreign blood, are consid¬ 
ered purebred, and as some express it, 
are pedigreed stock. But the word “peui- 
greed” need not necessarily apply to such 
an animal, because all animals, no mat¬ 
ter how low their breeding, have pedi¬ 
grees. So, in fact, instead of saying 
"pedigreed” stock the breeder should 
term it purebred. And then, if its 
parents or grandparents are registered 
in the books of some record association 
the breeder may say that it is eligible 
to registration. Generally speaking, 
..owever, it is difficult to register an ani¬ 
mal, if either the sire or uam is not reg¬ 
istered, for one must conform exactly to 
the rules of an association when regis¬ 
tering stock. 
The words “cross bred,” properly 
speaking, should refer to an animal the 
result of crossing two distinct breeds, 
as for example, a pure Short-horn bull 
on a pure Hereford cow. If, however, a 
Short-horn bull were used on a cow that 
many grade ones. It is too bad that 
this is so, but such is the fact, as any 
person who is fair-minded, familiar with 
many purebred animals, will testify. 
Consequently, it need not imply that be¬ 
cause an animal is purebred and regis¬ 
tered it is a superior individual. It may 
may yet be a first-class scrub. 
C. S. PLUMI?. 
Buckwheat Straw.— I think there is 
more nutriment in buckwheat straw than 
in wheat or oat straw, and it is better for 
cattie and sheep. I do not think it would 
hurt horses fed in moderate quantities. We 
do not feed horses large quantities of either 
hay or straw feed; more grain and less 
coarse fodder. I am sure that buckwheat 
straw would make more milk than wheat, 
oat or rye, and therefore is worth more. 
HOMER J. BROWN. 
A New York Cow Report.— The follow¬ 
ing is the amount of butter made from 
seven cows in one year; 
1900. Pounds. 
March . 173 
April . 2501/2 
May . 291% 
June . 317 
July . 270% 
August . 243% 
September . 199% 
October . 258 
November . 207% 
December . 171% 
1901. 
January . 168% 
February . 151% 
Total .2,702% 
386 pounds per cow. w. c. L. 
Homer, N. Y. 
Timber for Silos.— I^ast Fall I put up 
a small tub silo. I cut the logs, hauled 
them to mill and had them sawed up into 
planks 2x13 inches, so I could get 3x2x4 out 
of a plank. The logs were green. Experi¬ 
ence is a dear teacher. I know a man 
who put his logs into mill and had his 
lumber cut in 2x4 lumber and stuck it up to 
dry, but when he came to build his silo 
he found his lumber all warped out of 
shape. Pie put up his tub silo; it is a 
partial failure like a great many others. 
He made a mistake in having his lumber 
sawed up ready. I have never seen advice 
in the farm papers about sawing up logs 
into planks as soon as cut, and then dried 
out and in the Fall ripped into the proper 
lumber and planed, and put up soon after. 
That is what I did and a man can use 
hemlock and make a good tight tub silo. 
I put my silo up after the plans from the 
Cornell Bulletin and The R. N.-Y. 
Chautauqua Co., N. Y. F. b. b. 
■f ag Before Buying a New 
^^rness 
■end 4 cents in stamps to 
pay postage on Illustrated 
Oatalogne. 
100 stylet to select from. 
Direct to consumer Irors 
manufacturer. 
The King Harnett Co.,Mfre. 
41 2 Church St.,Ow«go, N.Y. 
ROUND SILO 
was three-fourths Short-horn, I should 
call the cow a “grade,' and would say 
that this breeding was grudlng up, rather 
than crossing. But when men who have 
THE PHILADELPHIA. 
The only perfect continuous open-front Silo 
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catalogue. K. F. 8CHLICHTER, 
Poland China sows that are purebred, 
or nearly so, and they mate them with 
a Chester White boar, then they are 
crossing breeds. 
The word “scrub” is often unfairly 
used. This word is meant to apply to a 
very low-grade class of animals. There 
are many very fine grade animals, repre¬ 
senting really a good deal of careful 
breeding and possessing considerable 
fixed character. Such animals ought 
never to oe called scrubs. They are 
grades, and in cases where purebred 
males of the same breed have been used 
on the females persistently for some 
years, they are high grades, though ac¬ 
cording to the modern ideas of breeding 
associations, they will never become 
purebred. I wish to go further, how¬ 
ever, and state that the word scrub, in 
my opinion, should mean any animal of 
inferior type and character. On this 
basis, we have many purebred, register¬ 
ed animals, that are scrubs of the truest 
type, far worse in every sense than 
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Horses, Cattle,I 
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if you answer! 
4 questione: 
1st—Did you ever USB *'International Stock 
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Calves, Lambs or Pigs? 2nd—Is it for sale in 
your town in 26 lb. pails? 8rd — How 
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Samples sent postpaid upon 
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ftHENANGO VALLEY STOCK FARMS, Greene N. 
U Y.—Dutch Belted and Jersey Cattie; Dorset anc 
Kambouillet Sheep; Poland-Chlna, Jersey Red and 
Suffolk Pigs. Land and Water Fowls. Hens 
Eggs, 60c. per dozen: 10 kinds; standard bred. 
Breeders’ Directory 
Ofl fill First-class stock. Some 
&UUU Trained. New price-list free. 
N. A. KNAPP, Rochester, Lorain Co., O 
l^uddy Creek Herd of Hereford Cattle.—100 head of 
bulls, cows and heifers for sale. Write for price 
Come and see me. 8. W. Anderson, Asbury, W. Va. 
Reg. Guernseys.—Cows, calves, heifers, 
hulls. One or thirty. State your wants. Clover Knoll 
Guernsey Herd. M. SAGER, Mgr.,Orangeville, Pa. 
FOR SALE 
-THOROUGHBRED HOLSTEIN 
_bull CALVES. Well marked 
anJof best breeding Will oe sold at farmers prices. 
SALE.—Descendants 
lillDnilOLl DULLO of old Sg. Kent. All ages, 
farmer’s prices. ELMER SHARP, Barnard Cross¬ 
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HIGH-CLASS 
Registered Jersey Cattle. 
ROBT. F. SHANNON, Pittsburg:, Pa. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull 
ready for service, and a fine lot of Bull Calves. Best 
of breeding, and from deep producing families. 
C. K. RECORD. Peterboro, N. Y. 
RE6ISTERED AYRSHIRE CATTLE 
Choice Bull Calves from first class milkers. Also a 
few Cows and Heifers. Spotted Ladd, 6461, at head 
of herd. Maple Row Stock Farm, Cherry Creek. N. V 
ISO Dellhurst Holsteins 
for sale, including young Cowa, Heifers and a 
great lot of BULL CALVES—several now ready 
for service—sons of “ DeKol’s Butter Boy”, and 
the famous “ Royal Paul ” out of advanced Re 
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DELLHURST FARM, Mentor, CHiio. 
■pio-o—l^rood Sows. Collie Pups, 
A Igo PAINE, So. Randolph, Vt. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires 
and 0. fVMtes, Choice Pigs. 
8 weeks old, mated not akin. 
Bred Sows and Service Boars. 
Poultry. Write for hard times 
prices and free olrcnlar. 
HAMILTON & CO., Rosenviok, Chester Co., Pa. 
Collie Pups 
—Spayed Females. Circulars. SILAS 
DECKER, South Montrose, Pa. 
FmSS^dCOWTlE 
Holds them firmly, draws 
them forward when lying 
down, pushes back when 
standing, gives freedom 
of head, keeps them clean 
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Batavia, lU. Catalogue Free 
Tor rCEDING HOGS 
Get the pigs on Victor Corn and Oat Feed as soon 
as practicable. If you are selling shoats only, they 
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hold them over to fatten, see that they gain every 
day. Hog raising is business from the start, and 
each day should record a profit. 
Victor Corn and Oat Feed Insures a Profit. 
Friendship, N. Y. 
Gentlemen: —Your Victor Corn and Oat Feed is a first-class feed for 
stock. Have been feeding it for the past two years, and never had my 
stock do so well. 1 cannot recommend it too highly. F. C. SMALLEY. 
Sold only in Sealed and Branded Sacks. Each sack stamped with 
analysis of contents, showing guaranteed per cent, of Protein. 
If your dealer does not keep Victor Corn and Oat Feed send his name 
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