1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
149 
LIVE STOCK MATTERS. 
(continued.) 
assured of having pork to sell at imme¬ 
diate notice, either for roasters or at 
any age, always provided that the best 
of attention is given to the feeding. 
While vigorous and growthy, they re¬ 
tain flesh, and are always heavier than 
inexperienced persons will allow when 
guessing weight on foot. The percent¬ 
age of offal is very low, as 1 have killed 
pigs of nine months that have lost less 
than 15 per cent, and were not fat, but 
nice meat. The meat is the choicest, 
and all butchers give' an advance for 
this breed. In my experience, when 
good breeders of other breeds say, “ If I 
could get a ham like a Berkshire, or a 
head, or a side, or m fact, use this breed 
as the standard,” I assume that it has 
qualities combining all the best, and, 
therefore, have never regretted that I 
became a breeder of the oldest pure 
breed of swine. The breeder who has the 
most improved and prize-winning type 
of Duroc-Jersey pigs,said tome on a fair 
ground when looking at his pens, “ Do 
you think I am improving and getting 
nearer your Berkshire type ? ” 
In the report of the Cheshire meeting, 
they advocate reducing the length of 
leg and also nose. Where do the Poland- 
Chinas get their best points from, except 
from the Berkshire ? And see how close 
they are being bred to this style. The 
Chester White and Large Yorkshire are 
slow feeders, and the offal loss is large. 
Small Yorkshires are nice for roasters, 
but there they end. Essex are fine, 
small-boned pigs, but small, the flesh is 
of only medium quality, and they are 
also nervous. The Tamworth ! Oh ! 
what a perfect cartoon they are of a 
profitable hog. They require “ two to 
cast a shadow, and three to make a 
squeal.” 
The remark that the average farmer 
cannot prevent his herd of swine “run¬ 
ning out,” is only an excuse for laziness 
and neglect, in fact, a lack of brains. 
The ordinary farmer can readily pur¬ 
chase from the best breeders and ex¬ 
hibitors, a class of pigs that are not 
fancy enough for show, or those who 
breed for breeders only, at a reasonable 
price. These are well grown, as no re¬ 
spectable breeder will sell scrubs. They 
likely will be “off on marks,” or some 
minor point. From these, the farmer 
can always get enough young stock to 
replenish his breeders, and by purchas¬ 
ing a new boar, there is absolutely no 
reason why the herd should not improve. 
As an example, buy a sow in farrow, or a 
pair when young; the first litter will sup¬ 
ply brood sows, and let them farrow not 
sooner than 12 months ; then every year, 
when the sows become two years old, 
turn them off in the fall, or at 2% years, 
and as he has kept enough young sows to 
take their place, the herd is always in 
prime condition. In my personal herd, I 
have established strains of large milking 
brood sows, and this is as marked as in 
a dairy herd of cattle. While I may be 
“called down” by the champions of 
other breeds, let them give the objec¬ 
tions to the Berkshire, and to answer 
them will be the aim of c. k. 
A Calving Cow. —Many are troubled 
with cows that retain the afterbirth. I 
have had the same trouble, but have 
had none in the last 15 years. An old 
cow doctor, now nearly 90 years old, told 
me how to manage. I always salt them 
about three times during the last 10 
days before calving. As soon as the 
Republican Nat. Convention at St. Louis in June 
“The Big Four Route ” which is the Western con¬ 
nection of the New York Central, Boston & Albany 
and Lake Shore Railroads, is the through line to St. 
Louis from all Eastern cities. The “ Southwestern 
Limited ” is a solid train from New York, Boston, and 
Buffalo daily, with through Wagner Sleeping Cars 
from these cities to St. Louis. Elegant Dining Car 
service is provided throughout and the equipment is 
unexcelled. For full particulars write C. 8. Black¬ 
man, General Eastern Agent, 40 Exchange Street- 
Buffalo, N Y.—Ad/g 
calf is dropped, 1 give the cow about 
two-thirds of a pailful of lukewarm 
water with a stove-shovelful of live coals 
and ashes in it direct from the stove. 
Leave the calf with the cow, and give 
the cow absolute quiet for the next 
three or four hours. She will gener¬ 
ally lie down and rest, and the after¬ 
birth is sure to come away. c. D. k. 
Stannards, N. Y. 
Hogs at Straw Stacks. —Mr. L. M. 
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BROODERS,VEGETABLE and 
CLOVER CUTTERS. 
BONE and GRAIN MILLS. 
A complete line of poultr y mi pi>li.-« at 
lowest price.i.Green 
cut bone will 
MAKE HENS LAY 
i in Winter and produce 
K&— ■ fertile eggs for hatch- c 
ing. Sena 4c.for catalog and valu- H 
able information on poultry raising? 
PEERLESS INCUBATOR Sc liKOOIIKR CO., Absolutely 
6l» M Ohio St., QUINCY, ILL. Self-Kegulating. 
Herd. 
CLOTHILDE H. H. B. 1308. 
Milk record 26,021 pounds 2 ounces In a year. But¬ 
ter record, 28 pounds 2% ounces in a week. 
We have 100 of this cow’s descendants for sale. If 
this Is the class of cattle you want, write to 
SMITHS & POWELL CO., Syracuse, N.Y. 
Van Auken gives the Breeders’ Gazette 
this opinion about the practice of letting 
hogs run at straw stacks : 
I do not consider it healthful for young hogs to 
sleep around or in a straw stack of any kind, 
especially in very cold weather. The more hogs, 
and the colder the weather, the worse it is for 
them, as they bury themselves in the straw in as 
small a space as possible for mutual warmth and 
protection, and the weaker ones are liable to be 
smothered or killed by being overlaid. But if none 
gets killed, they will work in the straw so deep 
and pile up so closely, they will come out steam¬ 
ing like a coal pit on a cold morning, and are 
very likely to take cold. But a wheat straw stack 
is preferable to a manure pile from the horse 
stable, or to the south side of a board or wire 
fence, especially if the snow is deep. 
Pleurisy Pains, and all Asthmatic and Bron¬ 
chial affections are soon relieved by that certain 
remedy for Coughs and Colds, Dr. D. Jayne’s Ex¬ 
pectorant.— Adv. 
Horse Owners!,Try 
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Removes all Bunches or Blemishes from Horses 
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Price $1.50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or 
sent by express, charges paid, with full directions 
for its use. Send for descriptive circulars. 
TIIE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO., Cleveland O. 
COW DON’T BREED? 
THOUSANDS CURED—BOOK FREE. 
MOORE BROS., ALBANY, N. Y. 
Feeders of Stock 
Kindly Stop a Minute. 
We wish to remind you of the 
Importance of using liberally 
OUR LINSEED OIL MEAL. 
Never before has linseed oil meal been anything 
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are not remunerative to the manufacturer, feeders 
can readily reason that prices must soon be higher. 
Address 
DETROIT LINSEED OIL WORKS, 
DETROIT MICH. 
Is as good for one hen as 
it is for a hundred. The 
large poultry keepers feed 
it because they know it is 
good material to make eggs 
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It makes hens lay; 
It makes chickens grow. 
Enough for io hens 3 months, $1. 
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INCUBATORS 
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Also breeder of 40 varieties of 
high-class poultry. 110 yards 
.(jiui--y imjiji -A/a. no ] lougeg , Address 
-- >, IUI6 G. S. SINGER, Cardington, 0. 
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we: 
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8000 in use. As 
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regardless of 
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• $5 
OLD 
HEN 
Brooders 
150 Chick 
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In-Door &. Out-Door Brooders. 
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Thoroughbred Jersey Cattle. 
Breeder of Thoroughbred Jersey Cattle, of the St. 
Lambert and Stoke Pogis 3rd families; and owner of 
the celebrated herd that produced 367 pounds of but¬ 
ter per cow. Calves, Yearlings, Two-year-olds and 
Full Aged Cattle for Sale. Visitors Made Welcome. 
CLOVER LAWN STOCK FARM, MYRON RKIGHT- 
iMyer. Prop., West Richmondville, Scho. Co., N. Y. 
HIGH-CLASS 
Registered Jersey Cattle. 
KOBT. IT. SHANNON, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
HARRY REEDER & CO 1 of Imported stock, 
cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, house and hunting dogs. 
Illustrated catalog free. Thorndale, Chester Co.,Pa 
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. 
Ayrshire Bull, Lord of Mt. Airy Park, No. 6741; Hol¬ 
stein Bull, Prince of Bethlehem, No. 20!X14. Dorset- 
Horn Ram and White Plymouth Rock Eggs and Cock¬ 
erels. All choice and vigorous. 
B. LUTHER SI1IMER, B. Sc., 
Mt. Airy Park Farm, Bethlehem, Pa. 
WINTER is at an END. Order your BREEDING 
STOCK before ADVANCE In prices is made. Can 
SELL GUERNSEY BULLS from Herds NEAR your 
HOME. Prices reasonable- 
WILLS A. SEWARD, 207 Broadway. New York City. 
ORDERS being BOOKED for spring pigs and calves 
from Willswood Herd, Budd’s Lake, N. J., from 
choicest strains. 
Recorded Berkshire Swine. 
Registered Guernsey Cattle. 
Scotch Shorthorns and Berkshires. 
Blue blood and as good individuals as can be found. 
State Fair winners cheap. An extra fine lot of bulls, 
serviceable age. KELLOGG STOCK FARM CO.. 
Claridon, Geauga Co., Ohio. 
R. It. Station. East Claridon. O. 
BERKSHIRES. 
For sale, cheap, last year’s stock, to make room for 
spring litters; also, two boars, two years old. 
PARK FARM, New Brunswick, N. J. 
CHESTER WHITES 
SWEEPING REDUCTION to suit hard times, and 
reduce large stock of choice animals. You run no 
risk sending order, as I am the only breeder guaran¬ 
teeing satisfaction, and agreeing to refund money and 
pay freight both ways on any stock rejected. You are 
to be the judges. My swine are the old “ True Type,” 
having broad, dished face, lop ear, straight hair and 
back, good body, bone and ham, and are growthy, but 
not coarse. 
G. R. FOULKE, Bala Farm, West Chester, Pa. 
N OW READY. The finest 
Chester Whites I ever bred, 
2 to 6 months old, at reduced 
prices, in keeping with the 
times. Breeding stock all reg. 
In Nat’l Chester White Rec¬ 
ord. Send two-cent stamp 
for circular and price list. 
Also two litters of SCOTCH COLLIE PUPS. 
Kdw’d Walter, Eureka Stock Farm, W. Chester, Pa. 
Sir Francis2969. 
IncubatorsiBrooders 
Best in the world, hot water, pipe system. Will 
hatch chicks when others fail. Catalogue Free. 
Shoemaker Incubator Co., Kreeport, III. II. 8. A. 
opun STAMP for Illustrated Catalogue of BROOK- 
OLIlU SIDE POULTRY FARM, Columbus, N. J. 
TIIDIfEYC~ Mammoth White and Bronze, 
lUfllVUlw Toulouse Geese, White 
Guineas. The leading varieties of poultry. Choice 
young Turkeys, B. and W. P. Rock, W. Wyandotte and 
Br. Leghorn Cockerels to spare. Circular free. 
D. A. MOUNT, Lock Box 17, Jamesburg, N. J. 
PH flIP F well - l)red Bight Brahmas, Buff Coch- 
U M UIU L ins, S. C. Brown Leghorns and Indian 
Games. Write H. T. WALTER, West Chester, Pa. 
Choice Poland-Chinas 
and Berkshires. Boars „ 
Sows all ages. Sows bred. 1 
pen room for sows soon 
farrow, will fill orders vt 
_ „ reasonable. Write for prlc> 
State age. HAMILTON & CO., Coehranville, Chest 
County, Pa. 
NO W is the time To have our catalogue sent you 
HERE Is the place ■! T0 o bu / P °land-Chtna Hogs 
I Poultry and Seeds. 
WE are the firm That always please. 
E. H. GATES & SONS, Chittenango, N. Y 
Choice breeding Stock. 
Knob Mountain Poultry 
Farm, Orangeville, Pa. 
Mention this paper. 
[■ftftftfor hatching from High Grade Rose 
1 IjIjftComb White Leghorns, Rose Comb 
Brown Leghorns and Single Comb 
Brown Leghorns and Black Minorcas. Great Layers; 
la Eggs, $1; 26, $1.50. A few cockerels for sale. Send 
for circular, free. OTTAQCKCIIEE POULTRY 
YARDS, North Hartland, Vt. 
Purebred Game Poultry 
BLACKBREASTED RED, # 
BLACK JERSEY, 
WHALE BACK. 
For description and prices, address 
W. C. OAKES, Daggett. Mich. 
ELLIOT’S PARCHMENT BUTTER PAPER. CTREE 
To dairymen or others who will use It, we will send half a ream, 8x11, free, If they ■ It El 
will forward 30 cents to pay postage. Why not try the Best Butter Wrapper ? 
A. G. ELiLJOT <fe CO., Paper Manufacturers. Philadelphia. Pa. 
Farmers’ Feed. Dry Brewers’ Crains. 
Dried under new process, Otto’s Patent. No preliminary squeezing or pressing of grains neces¬ 
sary to abstract moisture. Under Otto’s Patent moisture is evaporated and no nutritious matter 
can escape with water as by otber processes. As we are taking the entire output of a number of 
WRrrEFOR e pRICEs e f ° r ° Ur DryerS ’ we can afford to seU f?rains cheu Per than all other dealers. 
F. E . OTTO, 15-25 Whitehall S t., N.Y. C ity 
Don’t You Want a Guernsey? 
COMMENCE IN A SMALL WAY The increase of my herd for sale. All bred from select 
.. ... .... and tested Dams. For richness as well as color I have 
the most uniform and beautiful herd in America. Ten extra fine Fall Calves (can be shipped cheaply by 
express), and a few grand young heifers. Write your wants to y 
ORATOR F. WOODWARD, Le Roy, Genesee County, N.^Y, 
