102 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February n, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
CUTTING UP A 200-POUND HOG. 
Can you give the approximate weights of 
the various parts of a 200-pound hog after 
killing? That is, how many pounds of ham, 
how many of shoulder, sausage, side meat, 
etc? What shrinkage will there he In curing 
into bacon? g. w. b. 
Pana, Ill. 
We give a memorandum which is quite 
accurate, and shows the disposition of a 
dressed hog weighing 200 pounds into cuts. 
You understand by a dressed hog we mean 
a hog from which the entrails have been 
removed and the head cut off. The aver¬ 
age hog when dressed in this mariner will 
weigh from 73 to 75 per cent of live 
weight. Replying to your question as to 
the shrinkage in smoking, no two lots of 
smoked meats will shrink alike; the 
shrinkage will vary according to the heat 
of the fire and the time in which the meat 
is left in smoke. From eight to 12 per 
cent should be a fair average. There is 
no way we can tell you how many pounds 
of sausage we figure to get from a hog, 
with the exception of pork sausage. Most 
sausages, such as bologna, frankfurts, etc., 
contain beef, so it is not possible to say 
just how much sausage could he made 
from 100 or 1,000 hogs, but the item shown 
on this memorandum as trimmings, 3 l /z 
pounds to the hog, represents the ingre¬ 
dients which enter into pork sausage. 
From 200-pound dressed hog: 
Two hams. 33 lhs. 
Feet (front and hind). 4 “ 
Pork loins . 21 “ 
Bacon bellies . 34 “ 
Spareribs . 3 “ 
Fat backs . 38 
Trimmings (for sausage). 3% “ 
Boston butts . 9% “ 
Neck bones . 2 “ 
Tails . Yj “ 
Fresh shoulders . 27 “ 
Fat (for lard). 24 Yi “ 
Total_ 200 lbs. 
Chicago. armour & co. 
A dressed hog, above weight, should 
yield 32 pounds hams, 25 pounds shoul¬ 
ders, 6 pounds lean sausage meat, 90 pounds 
side meat. The shrinkage from green to 
smoked weight would be approximately 10 
per cent. swift & co. 
Chicago. _ 
POULTRY IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA. 
That poultry do fairly well in some 
parts of Florida is proved by the fact 
that in the Summer of 1900, I bought 
fresh eggs for eight cents a dozen in 
Alachua County, of which Gainesville is 
county seat. Many locations in the State 
are too wet for chickens. Others are in¬ 
fested by wildcats, hawks, owls, opossums, 
coons of both sorts, snakes .and other 
creatures which are fond of young chick¬ 
ens. In some places mosquitoes are so 
bad, at times, as to kill poultry. Then, 
besides most of the diseases known in 
the North, we have one called “wart-eye,” 
in which warts form around the eyes, 
spread over the head and body, and the 
fowl dies. Our Summers are long and 
hot, and, unless supplied with plenty of 
shade and water, poultry must die. The 
most successful way to take care of them 
seems to be to give them plenty of food, 
water and shade; a free range, with a 
good dog as a companion, and at night, 
cool and clean quarters, securely fastened 
against prowlers of all kinds. Some peo¬ 
ple make a success with small yards, but 
it requires much more care and attention. 
Various breeds are raised, but fully half 
the hens I have seen in Florida show Ply¬ 
mouth Rock blood. The main reason for 
the neglect of the poultry business seems 
to be that people can make as much or 
more money at other things, which do 
not require as constant attention. Cotton 
and range stock, hogs and cattle, are 
profitable in the northern part of Florida; 
while in the southern part most people 
are interested in fruits and vegetables. 
Many are interested in range stock, in 
the southern part also. These lines of 
farming allow the whole family to be 
away from home, for several days at a j 
time, while poultry and dairying require 
attention every day in the year. Those 
who wish to do so, and have skill and 
capital, even a little, are making a profit 
out of both poultry and dairying in vari¬ 
ous parts of Florida. w. w. g. 
Lemon City, Fla. 
Pigs Didn’t Pay.— During the season 
of 1904 we tried keeping pigs for profit, 
but aside from experience there is noth¬ 
ing to enter on the profit side of the 
account, when the labor question is con¬ 
sidered. Two pigs eight weeks old cost 
$8; feed purchased, $9; butcher’s charges, 
$1.50; total, not including labor, $18.50. 
Sales, $14.07; pork for home use, $7.35; 
total value of pork, $21.42. Balance, 
$2.92 to cover labor. Next season we 
shall take a tin can, and on the outside 
mark “pig pen.” Into this pen cash repre¬ 
senting the market price of two pigs six 
to eight weeks old will be placed; at the 
end of each month, up to killing time, 
cash' sufficient to cover cost of feeding 
will be thrown into the pen; then $1.50 
will follow to cover the butcher’s charges, 
and our Pig Tale will read something 
like this: Cost of pigs, —; feed, —; 
labor, —; butcher’s charges, —; pork for 
home use, $3. Cash balance on hand, 
$18.42. d. s. 
Clinton, Conn. 
Florida Hens. —I have some business hens 
myself; probably you would like to know 
something of the results. December 1, 1903, I 
bought six liens, one rooster and 10 pullets 
of the Brown or Buff Leghorns. I paid $10 
for them. I only had one hen for mother 
that was any good. I now have 35 hens and 
four roosters. I sold $50 worth of eggs, in¬ 
cluding a few young cockerels. I feed whole 
wheat as grain and ground or cracked oyster 
shells as bone; let them run at large in a 
bearing orange grove of four acres. It Is a 
good all-year range. The wheat costs me $50. 
Wheat is very high here; sometimes 21-3 
cents per pound. l. n. p. 
Florida. 
Concrete Henhouse. —I am contemplating 
building a concrete henhouse. Will some one 
who has had experience with such a building 
give me information in regard to cost of con¬ 
struction, thickness of walls, etc.? Also 
whether they are healthful for fowls, and 
would a brooder house of concrete be practi¬ 
cal? p. A. B. 
Hornellsville, N. Y. 
Kentucky Jack Farm, 
A fl ne lot of Kentucky bred 
and big black Spanish jacks 
and jennets. Also one and 
two-year old jacks. Young 
stock for sale at all times. 
Write or see me before you 
buy. Come to Kentucky If 
you want a good jack. 
JOB E. WEIGHT, 
Junction City, Kentucky. 
JACKS FOR SALE. 
The finest lot of JACKS and JENNETS I ever 
owned. Some special bargains. Address, 
BAKER’S JACK FARM, 
Box 1, Lawrence, Ind. 
PERCHERON AND FRENCH 
Coach Stallions . Scotch Collie 
Pups. E.8. AKIN, Auburn. N.Y. 
F OR SALE—Thoroughbred Scotch Collie Cow dogs. 
WM. WILDGKUBE, No. Franklin, Del. Co. N. Y. 
POULTRY SUPPLIES— 
■ The Kind that Make Eggs—All per lOO lbs* 
Recleaned Ground Oyster Shells, 50c; Mico Grit for 
Poultry. 60c.; MicoGritfor Pigeons,60c ; MicoGritfor 
Chicks. 60c ; Saul’s Poultry Sc/atcning Food. $1.85; 
Saul s Poultry Mush Food $2; Saul’s Pigeon Food. $2; 
Saul’s Chick Food, $2.50; Cut Clover,$1 60; Clover Meal, 
$1.60; Pure Ground Reef 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, $4.25; Chicken Millet, $2.50. Cata¬ 
logue mailed free. 
CHAS. F. SAUL, 220-224 James Street, Syracuse, N. Y 
FOR HATCHING. Booking orders 
from best pens—White Wyandottes, 
White and Barred Plymouth Rocks, Single-Comb 
White and Brown Leghorns. No one has better 
stock. Price $1.50 per setting of 15. 
LOCUST FARM, Eatontown, N. J. 
DDCfl PftD CfiftC —Our Barred Rocks lay 256to 
DI1CU run CUUOl 278 eggs a year. Pricelist 
with facts about better methods in Breeding, Hatch¬ 
ing aud Feeding free. F. GRUNDY. Morrlsonville, 111 
Var’s Poultry, Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs, Cats. 
Ferrets, etc. Eggs a specialty. 60 p. book. 10c. 
Rates free. J. A. BEUGEY.Box 8, Tel ford. Pa, 
MANOKIN WHITE LEGHORNS SATISFY 
Greatest Egg Producers; used exclusively on 
all large egg-farms. Stock and Eggs at Farmers’ 
Prices. K. 1$. PUSEY, Princess Anne, Md. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
won two first premiums at New York State Fair. 1904. 
Trios, $5: F.ggs. $1 per 15; $5 per 1(0. Catalogue free. 
ZIMMER BROS., R. I). 41, Weedsport, N. Y. 
SIX GREAT BREEDS 
White Leghorns—White Wyandottes, 
White Plymouth Kocks—Hlaek Miuorcas, 
Barred Plymouth Kocks—Light Brahmas, 
The Pest for Pleasure and Profit. 
Beginners and enthusiasts should remember 
that a few high quality birds will produce far 
more, and win far more, than a yard full of poor 
or medium class fowl. 
Exhibition Stock that has won wherever 
shown. Mated pens for breeding, $30 to $100. 
Eggs from two special matings, each breed, 
$10 per 12 straight; from assorted pens, $5 per 12, 
$10 per 86. 
Great Fgg Producers, that have won world¬ 
wide reputations for laying. Mated pens for 
breeding, $15 to $35. Eggs, $2 per 12, $8 per 100. 
Selected Breeding Cockerels,$3to$20each. 
Descriptive 
Catalogue FREE. 
ELM 
POULTRY 
YARDS 
Box Y, 
Hartford, Conn. 
Angora Goats and 
Fox Terrier Dogs. 
(Prices on application.) 
JERSEYS! 
CHESHIRE PIGS 
and New York State Fair. 
FOR8ALE—From First-Prize 
S.G.OTIS,Sherwood,N Y. 
CHESHIRES 
t—Young Boars, 
_ ___ ' Sows and 3-month 
Pigs of individual merit and from the best families. 
E. S. HILL. Frceville, N. V. 
CHESTER WHITES 
Both O. I. C. and Todd strains. 
Standard bred pigs for sale. 
Honest dealing my motto. M. L. 
Bower80x,R.3; Bradford, Dk. Co,0 
POLAND CHINAS 
Write and describe what you want, for I am inposi- 
tPn to fill your order with up-to-date breeding- 
order a Sow bred at once for Spring farrowing. 
JACOB B. MILLER. Bradford,Ohio. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES ffiTSSS 
hog. Pigs of all ages from Imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM, Rochester, Mich 
O. I. C. PIGS. 
September farrow, registered stock, prolific strains, 
large litters, pairs and trios not akin. Prices low. 
F. J. SCHWARTZ, East Pharsalla.N. Y. 
W/YANDOTTES, White, Buff, Silver L. and Gold. 
LEGHORNS, Brown. White and Buff. PLYM. 
ROCKS, Barred, Buff and White. Brahmas. Cochins, 
R. I. Reds, Minorcas and other breeds in Cockerels 
and Hens. "Mt. Blanco Poultry Farm, Carpenter, O. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES EXCLUSIVELY! 
FOR SALE—Extra fine White Wyandotte Cockerels 
for breeding purposes. E. F. Kean, Stanley, N. Y. 
\V7HITE Wyandottes and Barred Plymouth 
** Books, thoroughbred stock. Cockerels, 
#2, Pullets, 1*1.50, Eggs, $1.50 per 15, $5 
per lOO. E. B. KETCH AM, 
546 North Shore Drive South Haven, Mich. 
TYUSTON’S W. Wyandottes, Blanchard’s W. Leg- 
horns, 8. C.& B. P. Rocks. Eggs $1.25 per 15. Or¬ 
ders booked nowfor Incubator eggs $6 per 100. HILL¬ 
TOP POULTRY FARM, Livingston Manor, N. Y. 
Q f> Blk. Minorcas, Wh. Brown and Bf. Legs. Bar. 
ID U. Rocks, Wh.&Bf.Wyandottes, Reds,Sherwoods, 
Wh. Wonders,Pk Ducks, Bronze Turkeys, Cockerels; 
White Guineas. MCCAIN CO., B., Delaware, N. J. 
BARRED ROCK COCKERELS, ? ln * Iet 
$3.00 each. 
„ - Good ones, $1.50 to 
J.W. COX, New Wilmington, Pa. 
Dprl Pflllpif Cattle—Young Bulls For Sale. For 
*'-''** 1 OHVAI particulars address 
DR. D. F. BAKER, 484 The Arcade, Cleveland, O. 
Combinat ion and 
Golden Lad. For 
sale 11 cows, 11 heif¬ 
ers and 23 bulls. 
S. E. NIVIN, LANDENBERG, PA. 
Springbank Berkshires. 
I have some grand 11 months old Service Boars. 
Some Spring Gilts and Boars, and some Yearling 
Sows; will breed them for Spring litters. All flrst- 
class individuals. 
J, E. WATSON, Proprietor. Marbledale. Conn. 
BERKSHIRES 
of the HIGHEST BREEDING at reasonable 
prices. WILLOUGH BY FARM, Gettysburg, Pa. 
MEADOWBROOK BERKSHIRES. 
CHOICE ANIMALS of all ages and both sexes for 
sale. Representatives of the best English and Amer¬ 
ican strains. Prices reasonable, quality considered. 
MEADOWBROOK FARMS, Bernardsvllle, N. J. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whites. 
8 wks. to 6 mos.. mated not akin, 
service Boars, Bred sows, (s Write for 
prices and description. Return if not 
satisfactory; we refund the money. 
HAMILTON & CO., Erclldpun, Chester Co., Pa. 
Breeders’ Directory 
WHITE SPRINGS FARM, 
GUERNSEY HERD. 
Headed by PETeR THE GREAT OF PAXTANG, 
No. 6346 and BLUE BLOOD, No 6310. 
Such Cows as imp. Deanie 7th, 503.9 lbs. of butter 
inoneyear. Sheet Anchor’s Lassie, 470.3 lbs. of but¬ 
ter in one year. Azalia of Florham. 400 lbs of butter 
in one year. Lucretia 3d, 508.4 lbs. of butter in one 
year, etc., etc. 
The herd numbers about forty carefully selected 
animals. Registered and tuberculin-tested. Breed¬ 
ing stock for sale at all times, including the choicest 
of heifer and bull calves of all ages. The winnings 
at the New York State Fair for 1904 comprised 13 
first and second prizes, and one champion¬ 
ship out of 1 7 entries. Prices very reasonable, 
lor further Information and catalogue, address. 
ALFRED G. LEWIS. Geneva, N.Y. 
Please mention Rural New Yorker in writing. 
Note. 16 choice two year old heifers for sale at 
from $109 to $300, also several mature bulls. 
GUERNSEYS 
High Class Cows and Bulls 
Cows In calf to Prince Rosendale. 1st prize aged 
bull, at two Worlds’ Fairs, and sire of nearly as 
many winners at St. Louis as all the other bulls 
combined. Send for descriptive circular. Anyone 
can afford my prices. CLAYTON C. TAYLOR. 
Lawton Station, N. Y. 
/'Tuernsey Cattle—Two registered Guernsey Bulls. 
one 2 yrs. old, other 2 mos. old. Extra Individ¬ 
uals, backed by best of breeding. Write for prices 
and pedigree. TH E LINDHUKST FARM, Bolivar, O. 
FOR ^ALF — Two Pure bred Guernsey males, 3 
1 and 9 mos. old, great grandsons of 
the famous Mary Marshall; Also Foxhound dogs and 
pups. 
MELVIN THOMAS, R. F. D., No. 1, Wayville, N. Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
FOR SALE. 
From choice A. R. O. Dams, and by such sires as 
Beryl Waynes Paul DeKol 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. 
WOODCREST FARM, Rlfton, Ulster Co.. N.Y. 
THE BLOOMING DALE HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS 
are bred for large Production, Good Size, Strong 
Constitution, Best Individuality. 
If these are the kind you want write or come to see 
them. 125 to select from. Animals of both sexes 
and all ages to offer at prices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Bull Calves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Neshanic, N. J. 
LMI CTPIW Rill I ? from 3 to 18 months old. A 
nULOlLlli DULLOfew choice young Cows; 
Improved Chester Whites of all ages. Prices right. 
CHARLES K. RECORD, Peterboro, N.Y. 
FOR SALE 
Purebred Holstein-Friesian Bull 
Calves and Scotch Collie Pups from 
registered stock. Prices moderate; write promptly. 
W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
BRILL FARM. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Home of Lord Netherland DeKol. Great sire 
of high testing butter cows. Stock and prices right. 
E. C. BRILL, Poughquag, N. Y. 
STAR FARM HOLSTEINS 
Special Offering for Feb ruary, 1905 
lO Service Hulls lO 
Sired by Mercedes Julip’s Pietertje’s Paul, No. 29830. 
dam Mercedes Jullp’s Pietertje, the 1900 world’s 
champion cow with A. R. O. seven-day record of 
29.57 lbs., and Belle Korndyke Beryl Wayne. No. 
32386. dam Belle Korndyke, A. R. O. seven-day but¬ 
ter record, 25.12.3 lbs. 
Special prices also on Holstein-Friesian Cows. 
Heifers, Yearlings, and male and female Calves. 
Circulars sent on application. 
HORACE L. BRONSON, Dept. D., Cortland, N. Y. 
DELAWARE HERD 
Aberdeen-Angus 
Herd headed by Prince Barbara, a son of the 
Imported $9,100 Highland Champion Bull Pi inee Ito. 
All leading families represented. Males and Femnles 
for sale at business prices, that cannot be duplicated 
anywhere in the East, some of them sired by such 
noted bulls as Prince Ito and Elflock. 
MYER & SON, Bridgeville, Del. 
“QUALITY.” 
Registered Jersey Calves and Yearling Heifers, 
bred right, raised right, and for sale right. Ask for 
pedigrees, and for prices delivered at your station 
Satisfaction guaranteed. E. W. Mosher, Aurora.N.Y. 
YOU CAN’T AFFORD A GRADE 
when I will sell you a registered JERSEY BULL, 
best dairy stock; ready for service: at farmer’sprice. 
R. F. SHANNON, 905 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
JERSEY BULL 
years old, registered, from fine stock—to change 
the blood—price $75; or will exchange. Also, one 
BULL and HEIFKR CALF. 6 mos.. $25 each—eligible 
to registry. W. F. COOK, Box 38, Norfolk, Mass. 
JERSEYS 
Highest honors at World’s Fair, Chicago, and Pan 
American, Buffalo, were won by us. Can furnish 
young bulls of the very best breeding, and Splendid 
Individuals, at reasonable prices. 
BEECHLANDS FARM 
East Aurora New York 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN BULL 
“ FRICKASON ” 34975 
Born Feb. 13,1904, % black, well grown; a choice individual. A son of Mutual Friend 3d’s Paul (he a son 
of Paul DeKol whose dam was Pauline Paul), whose dam was Mutual Friend 3d. 22 lbs., 13 oz in 7 days, her 
milk averaged 4.27 p. c.—“Frickason s ” dam made 13 lbs. at 3 years; her milk averaged 3.5 p. e.; her sire has 
3 A. R. O. daughters. Order, and If not pleased upon arrival, return him at once at my expense and 1 M ill 
refund the purchase price, $75.00. First check takes him. 
Weedsport, N. Y. 
Oakland Farm 
T. A. MITCHELL 
SO—GREENWOOD HERD HOLSTEINS—60 
Write for prices for best bred and finest BULL CALVES in America. Fine show animals one month 
to one year old. Sire contains one-half the h ood of Katy SPOFFORD CORONA, the World's Champion 
Heifer in her class. In private, official, show, and economic records she has no equal. 
S. C. WHITE 1 EGIIOKN8, America’s leading strain for 22 vears. ENGLISH BERKSHIRES 
Long Distance ’Plume. E. H. KNAPP & SON, Eabius, N. Y. 
