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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 3, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
MAPES, THE HEN MAN. 
Animal Meal; Yarded Fowls. 
Do you use animal meal in your flocks? 
If so, how do you like it? I have been using 
it for about two years, and while it may 
increase the egg yield, still I have more 
fowls die than before I began to use it. I 
keep about 750 hens and mix 15 pounds of the 
animal meal in a mash each morning, suffi¬ 
cient for the morning and noon feed for the 
entire flock. I have always given my fowls 
entire liberty, but as they do much damage 
to my farm crops I am considering whether it 
would not be better to keep them in large 
yards. I have them in three houses at a 
distance apart, 250 in each house. My idea 
is to enclose about an acre for each house, 
divide that into two parts, and sow oats in 
first half, and then in the other to give 
them green food, so that each flock of 250 
hens would have one-half acre to run in at. 
all times. What do you think about it? 
Would I get as many eggs from the flock thus 
yarded as when they had their liberty, and 
do you think it could be done successfully? 
My fowls are S. C. W. Leghorns. J. F. 
Rockland County, N. Y. 
This letter brings up two very impor¬ 
tant questions for the men who propose 
to embark in the poultry business exten¬ 
sively to decide, and their name seems to 
be legion. Queer, isn’t it? 
In spite of two failures to one success, 
the army is constantly filling with new re¬ 
cruits. In common with this man we have 
made a practice of using animal meal in 
a mash. In common with him also, too 
many of our hens seem to die premature¬ 
ly. Jesse (my son and partner) has held 
for some time that the use of the ani¬ 
mal meal is responsible for many of said 
deaths. As this letter is received we are 
just concluding an arrangement to dis¬ 
continue its use for a time and note re¬ 
sults. We shall substitute fresh meats 
and livers for the animal meal. We can 
buy hogs’ plucks from the large beef 
concerns at a cost of about l ]/ 2 cent per 
pound. They will come in the regular 
refrigerator cars, which supply our home 
town with meat, and we will cook them 
at home. This will give us a supply of 
animal food at low cost, and it will be 
clean and sweet, and fit for either hen or 
human. While there is little question 
but what the animal meal increases egg 
production, there is some doubt in my 
mind whether it increases mortality or 
not. There is also some question whether 
the increased egg-production is due to the 
mineral matter (bone) or to the fat and 
protein. The plucks will have no bone, 
and we shall probably supply bone either 
in the form of dry cracked bone, or fine 
bone meal placed in the mash. 
What advantage has this plan over the 
common practice of securing carcasses of 
superannuated horses, cattle, etc., cooking 
them, and then running through a bone 
mill? It can be supplied the hens in con¬ 
dition not tainted with putrefaction, 
which is quite an item this hot weather. 
It can be depended on as being from 
healthy animals, which is more than can 
be said of many of the carcasses cooked 
for hens, and used in the manufacture of 
animal meal. The hens can eat it with¬ 
out grinding. This is also quite an item 
this hot weather. Bone mills generally 
arc run in “sweat-shops,” unless steam 
power is at hand. Even the lungs of 
animals are readily picked to pieces by 
hens after they are cooked, and the 
pleasure and exercise they secure in doing 
it would seem to be advantageous. 
How shall we house our hens? J. F.’s 
plan to confine his hens in yards rather 
than let them roam over valuable land 
devoted to other crops I believe to be all 
right. There are two of the accepted 
theories of the recent past that we are 
soon to outgrow: The necessity of so 
much room for exercise, and the necessity 
of small flocks. Here is one of the men 
who have made a success with hens who 
is keeping 250 hens in a flock; while many 
have believed and taught that flocks of 
12 or 15 are almost a necessity. If the 
size of the flock can safely be increased 
from a dozen to 250 why must we neces¬ 
sarily stop at 250? My dream of 1,000 
in one room and one flock seems draw¬ 
ing nearer and nearer its realization. 
o. w. MAPES. 
FEED AND CARE OF FARM TEAM. 
I do not consider my ration or treat¬ 
ment of team above criticism, but they 
keep in good spirits and fair flesh when 
the work does not “hustle” too hard. My 
team weigh 1,100 each. One is eight years 
old, an extra good road horse and a good 
worker, the other 10 years old, a good 
worker, but the road work, except at a 
slow jog, is hard for her. Their road 
work is very irregular and sometimes 
severe, as we have to go two miles to 
post office and blacksmith shop, nine miles 
to the railroad, and five to the town where 
our butter customers reside. Our hills 
are long and steep; a good deal of grain 
has to be hauled for 25 milch cows; now 
and then we like to drive to a neighbor¬ 
ing town to attend Pomona Grange meet¬ 
ing, etc. The worst of the road work is 
that it must always be done quickly, on 
account of the waiting “chores” at home. 
It sometimes happens that they do not 
leave the farm more than once during the 
week, and another week they will be 
driven daily from five miles to 40, though 
probably do not take more than three 40 
mile drives in any one year. During the 
Winter their work is light, often not 
enough for proper exercise, and they are 
fed, night and morning, two quarts of 
hominy and oats, mixed equal parts by 
measure, and two quarts of carrots at 
noon. I also give them at night, and in 
the morning, what good hay they will 
eat in an hour and a half. As soon as 
the hard Spring work begins I feed them 
two quarts of hominy and two of oats 
night and morning, and four quarts of 
oats at noon in place of the carrots. They 
are turned in the pasture nights, and idle 
times during the Summer. When I am 
so fortunate as to have enough compe¬ 
tent help (which costs more and is more 
difficult to get these days than grain) 
they are given a thorough grooming every 
morning, and I greatly regret its ever 
being slighted or omitted, as I believe it 
helps very much in keeping horses in good 
heart. I have a third horse, an elderly 
animal, that helps out when the work 
crowds too much. I cut and wet the hay 
for old horses, but not for those that have 
good grinders. I always water often when 
driving on the road, and in Summer let 
them drink freely of sun-warmed water 
when they come from the lot. In Winter 
they are watered from the well after feed¬ 
ing. These horses do the team work for 
a farm of 174 acres. I am a dairyman, 
keeping 50 head of stock, and raise no 
crops except hay, a few potatoes for 
family use, and corn for a 100-ton silo. 
Litchfield Co., Conn. f. l. ives. 
COMPUTING CATTLE RATIONS. 
To increase the digestible protein in 
cattle rations most economically is often 
difficult of determination. I have found 
the following rule computed from tables 
by Haecker, based on the value of bran, 
of service to me. I send it to you, think¬ 
ing it may be of interest to your readers. 
Multiply the following factors by the 
price of bran per ton, and you have the 
amount per bushel that you can afford to 
pay for the different concentrates. Oats 
.012; corn .021; barley .018; corn-and-cob 
meal .018; peas .047; rye .024; wheat .025. 
The same applies to the following in tons: 
Cotton-seed meal 2.56; linseed meal 2.21; 
wheat shorts .80. For instance, if bran is 
worth $23 per ton, you can afford to pay 
23 x .012 = .276 per bushel for oats. As 
sufficient protein is what the average 
farmer lacks in his home-produced ration, 
a ready and simple rule, like the above, 
for comparing the various concentrates is 
convenient to have in his note book when 
he is buying feeds. 
FREDERICK H. BENSON. 
Y\ hen you write advertisers tnenlion Tub 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
It Kills every Insect. 
Karbo. 
Blatchford’s Calf Meal Co., Waukegan, Ill. 
Sols-so 
MORE-*”' 
MILK , 
MORE* 
(fKILFLYji 
MHUCVI Cows will give 15 to 20 per i 
III UN LI I cent more milk if protected I 
from the torture of flies with | 
CHILD'S SO-BOS-SO KILFLY. 
Kills fliesand all insects; protects horses as well 
as cows. Perfectly harmless to man and beast 
Rapidly applied with Child's Electric Sprayer. 
80 to 50 cows sprayed in a few minutes. A true 
antiseptic; keeps stables, chicken houses, pig 
pens in a perfectly sanitary condition. 
Auk dealer for Child’s SO-BOS-SO or scud $1 (npeeiml ' 
prke) for 1-gal can and Sprayer complete by ex pres*. 
CHAS. H. CHILDS & CO., Sole Manufacturers, 
24 LaFayette Street, Utica, N. Y. 
No weak, sickly calves 
Pratts Calf Tonic. 
Made by Pratt Food Co., Phila. Over 30 years old. 
SWISS MILCH GOATS. 
My importer is sailingfor Europe personally to select 
and.bring over Saanen and Toggenburg Swiss Milch 
Goats. Prices, $35 to $40 yearlings; $25 kids under one 
year. Orders accepted now. ROBT. N. RIDDLE, 
Importer & Breeder, Swiss Milch Goats, Carteret.N.J 
BELGIAN HARES. 
Choice bred and in fine condition; 10 weeks old, $2.00 
per pair JNO. VRY, Lakeland, Minn. 
MALE AND FE¬ 
MALE ELK at 
The Michigan School for the Deaf. Flint, Michigan. 
FOR SALE 
REGISTERED ANGORA GOATS.—Pairs or 
trios. Write for prices and information. 
MELROSE STOCK FARM, Cincinnatus, N. Y. 
CCTTCD PIIDQ for sale. For prices & descriptions. 
oc 11 cn ruro wr ite w. c. todd, wmiston, Md. 
PEDIGREED COLLIE PUPS; the intelligent 
* kind. Nelson’s Collie Kennels, Grove City, Pa. 
HORSE AUCTION. 
Four Hundred Head of Draft 
and Percheron Bred Horses 
FROM TWO TO FOUR YEAR OLDS. 
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12th, 1905. 
Write or wire for circulars. 
J. F. COOK & CO., Lexington, Kentucky. 
Tliey Fatten Quick, the 
JERSEY RED PIGS 
The FREE Catalogue Explains, 
ARTHUR J. COLLINS, Moorestown, N. J. 
IMPROVED LARGE ENGLISH BERKSHIRES. 
PENNA. BERKSHIRE CO., Fannettsburg, Pa. 
Springbank i 
Berkshires 
A fine lot of 7 Aug. and Sept. Boars, 
and some fine July and Aug.Farrowed Sows, just right 
to breed for early fall litters. Write me and state just 
what you want. J. E. Watson, Prop., Marbledale, Ct. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whites. 
8 wks. and older, mated not akin. Ser¬ 
vice Boars, have stock returned, re¬ 
fund money If not satisfactory. Keg. 
Holsteins. Heifers, Bulls and Cows 
in Calf. Hamilton & Co., Ercildoun, Chester Co., Pa. 
BERKSHIRE PIGS 
Choice lot; both sexes; ready to ship from 
! ! Right Kind ! ! Right Size ! ! Right Price ! ! 
Offer a nice lot of Young Boars for Fall service. 
WILLS A. SEWARD, Budd’s Lake, N. J. 
L arge English berkshires- 
Males and females, of choicest breeding—for sale 
reasonable. NUTWOOD FARMS, 
R. F. D. No. 4, Syracuse, New York. 
Large Eng. Berkshires 
Imported and Domestic Strains. Descriptive circular 
showing pedigrees of breeding stock, and price-list 
on application._Pigs, pairs and trios not related. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg:, Pa. 
WE HAVE FOR SALE 
200 Yorkshire Pigs at $4.50 and $5.50 each, and 250 
Berkshire Pigs at $5 and $6 each. These Pigs are an 
especially nice lot six to eight weeks old out of pedi¬ 
greed stock. 
We also have three boars three months old at $15 
each, two boars six months old at $25 each, and one 
boar eight months old at $35. These are extra fine 
Berkshire Boars out of pedigreed stock. Also twenty- 
five mixed Yorkshire and Berkshire Sows with pig, 
at $15 each. Hudson Valley Farms, Glens Falls, N. Y. 
Breeders’ Directory 
, L. E. ORTIZ, General Manager 
HIGHEST GLASS JERSEYS 
GOLDEN STREAMER 65000 
Son of Forfarshire out of Golden- Stream 8th, 
Dorn Feb. 22,1901, and considered the best Jersey buli 
that ever crossed the Atlantic as a two-year old- 
few choice Hull Calves for sale by GOLDEN 
STREAMER and GOLDEN FERN'S LAD out of im¬ 
ported cows. 
Specialty- Young Bulls and Heifers, all ages 
Also Imp. CHESTER WHITES and BERKSHIRE 
PIGS- Standard-Bred BLACK MINORCAS and 
WHITE WYANDOTTK8. 
W Correspondence solicited. 
GEDNEY FA RM, White Plains, 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’s price. 
R. F. SHANNON, 905 l.iberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
R egistered jerseys- 4 Heifers, 2 to 14 mos. : 7 
Bulls, 4 to 8 mos. old, St. Lambert Strain. ''Siro 
a Pure St. Lambert.” J. Aldus Herr, Lancaster, Pa. 
HOLSTEINS. 
High-Class Advanced Registry Stock only. Best 
butter families. Stock for Sale. 
WOODSIDE FARM, 
Princeton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. 
JOHN B.MABCOU. 
THE BLOOMING DALE HERD OF 
IIO LSTEIN-FRI ESI AN S 
are bred for large Production, Good Size, Strong 
Constitution, Best Individuality. 
If these are the kind you wantwriteorcoroetose'9 
them. 125 to select from. Animals of both sexes 
ai.d 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 
HOLSTEIN BULLS 
from 3 to 18 months old. A 
-few choice young Cows; 
Improved Chester Whites of all ages Prices right. 
CHARLES K. RECORD, Peterboro. N.Y- 
GUERNSEY CATTLE ( Kxceiient 
Chester White Swine 1 stock now 
on sale. Clover Knoll Stock Farm, Orangeville, Pa. 
AYRSHIRE BULLS, COWS AND HEIFERS. 
As I am over stocked, I will sell four Bulls from 
one year old down to six weeks old; all from the beet 
Dairy Stock in America with long teats. Also two 
fine Heifer Calves and two Cows. 1 can furnish pairs 
not related. Address, 0. E. HATCH, V. S., Gaines¬ 
ville, Wyoming County, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—AYRSHIRES, 
daily choice young Bulls, ready for service. Eighty- 
five head to select from. Address, 
J. F. CONVERSE & CO., Woodvilie. New York. 
STAR FARM HOLSTEINS. 
SEND NO MONEY. 
Order a beautiful, registered, yearling, HOLSTEIN- 
FRIESIAN BULL to head your herd to day. You 
need not pay for him unless he suits you. 
$5,000 . . GUARANTEE . . $5,000 
Circulars sent on application. 
Horace L. Bronson,Dept. D, Cortland, N. Y. 
N. B.—250 Cows, Heifers and Calves for sale. 250 
You can got anything you want at Star Farm at 
satisfactory prices. 
Pure Bred Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
From Registered and Record stock. ALFALFA 
SOIL from lots that have raised alfalfa for the past 
five years. Prices moderate. Write promptly. 
W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, New York. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
FOR SALE. 
From choice A. It. 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, Rifton, Ulster Co.. N.Y. 
Registered Stock. March and April farrow. Prolific 
Strains, Mated not akin. Prices low. 
F. J. SCHWARTZ, East Pharsalia, N. Y. 
O rt —Sixteen choice April Pigs loft, $7.50 
■ li Ua each. Booking orders for Fall Pigs. 
CLOVERDALE FARM, Valley Falls. N. Y. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES gSSS 
hog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM. Rochester, Mich 
LARGE IMPROVED YORKSHIRES 
The best Hog: White, Easy Fattening, Prolific. 
Young Stock, Both Sexes, 85 up. 
E. E. STEVENS, Madison, R. F. D„ Lake Co., Ohio. 
If you are going 
to buy a 
BULL, and will write us 
just what you want, we will 
send full pedigrees and descriptions, together with prices that will convince you that we have high-class 
animals at low prices. The Stevens Brothers-Hastings Company, 
BROOKSIDE HERD, Lacona, Oswego Co., N. Y. 
