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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
August 19. 
Live Stockand Dairy 
THE JERSEY. 
“Oh, John, don't sell the Jersey. 
I know she's growing old 
But still her milk so. yellow 
Helps 11 s our trade to hold." 
“Now bother take it, Mary 1 
To me it plain appears. 
You’re partial to that Jersey. 
And have been all these years.” 
“Last week I heard Miss Larkin 
Complain to Jimmy Hawk 
About the milk he brought her 
She said 'twas white as chalk.” 
“Well, well, I like to please you, 
But one cow must he sold. 
The others all are young cows. 
While this one is dead old." 
* * * 
He sold the good old Jersey. 
Their trade has gone to sticks; 
Their customers have left them. 
They’re in an awful fix. 
—Jersey Bulletin. 
BULKY RATION FOR FARM HORSES 
Our balanced ration for farm horses is 
an unusual one in this locality, and could 
not be generally recommended to farmers. 
We feel certain, however, that fanners 
situated as we arc could adopt the method 
with profit. We grow no grain, and in 
our brief experience with purchased foods, 
such as gluten and "oil meals, oats, etc., 
we found that they varied somewhat in 
quality, and also the cost was quite a large 
factor in the farm account. So we have 
adopted a ration that for our purpose is 
more simple and cheaper than one which 
includes grain. We aim to grow pure 
clover, cut when in full bloom or earlier, 
and cure mostly by fermentation. The 
average clover hay on the market would 
not do at all. It must be the straight 
goods; no admixture of weeds or grass. 
When we get the genuine article the ra¬ 
tion problem is solved for the time being; 
the little grain we feed occasionally is 
simply for variety. Our experience is with 
a type ot horse of rather large body, and 
weighing not less than 1.200 pounds, doing 
very little road work. We can grow from 
two to four times as much nutrition with 
clover as with same area in grain, while 
the former enriches and the latter impov¬ 
erishes the soil. As our soil is adapted 
to clover, we can produce it more cheaply 
per acre than we can grain ; which, taken 
with its fertilizing qualities—roots and 
stubble and bacteria—would make it at 
least a six to one favorite over any grain 
that a farmer can grow. But we do not 
always get our clover “straight"; Red-top 
and Timothy have “butted in ’ the past 
year, changing the nutritive ratio of the 
hay somewhat, so that we are now using 
when at work a little grain—temporarily 
we hope—cracked corn and coarse wheat 
bran ; equal bulk, about nine pounds daily, 
with the addition of four or five pounds of 
ruta bagas to the evening meal. We pre¬ 
fer the turnips to carrots; they seem es¬ 
pecially valuable in late Winter and 
Spring. We feel that we are not carrying 
a “balanced” conscience unless we are 
feeding some sort of succulent food the 
year round. 
The human members of our farm family 
are almost faddists on succulence. 1 hey 
are all loyal members of the A. C. L. We 
intend to substitute apples for turnips in 
the Winter ration of the horse and cow, 
as soon as we can afford to “lay in” 
enough to go around. As soon as we cut 
a swath in the young rye or clover we 
begin to feed lightly, and drop the bran 
and turnips. We arrange to have a green 
crop follow in rotation and form a part 
of the meal all Summer and Fall. We 
usually drop the grain altogether in hot 
weather. We cut no hay fodder, as we do 
not like the extra work unless we can 
see some corresponding benefit. We have 
no special Spring ration. We give a lit¬ 
tle extra grooming, and after each day’s 
work turn out in the lot for a roll and a 
shake; to help loosen the moult. We never 
use condition powders, or patent stock 
foods. We have an acre in Alfalfa. In 
our feeding experiments last year it was 
equal if not superior to Red clover, either 
for hay or soiling. Our soil seems 
adapted to it, and as it will outyield the 
other clovers we shall increase our acre¬ 
age. J. E. K. 
Cliffwood, N. J. 
MILK NOTES. 
Regarding the local milk business of this 
town, it is supplied by dairymen on nearby 
farms. We have one millionaire milkman 
and another who is rated at half that much. 
There is no trust, and the milk furnished is, 
I thinl above the average as to quality. Each 
dealer runs a cart of his own; retail price 
five cents per quart; wholesale to three 
cents. I am unable to say what average per 
cent of butter fat the milk carries. The 
bottled milk business is I think on the in¬ 
crease. There is no official inspection of the 
milk, hut there is a State appropriation for 
tuberculin test. i>. c. h. 
Bennington, Vt. 
Our cows are doing fully as well this year 
as for some time; pastures are exceedingly 
good and have been from the beginning. Mill 
feeds I think range about with other years. 
The prices for milk are much better than 
they have been in some years, Bordens’ price 
for this month is 95 cents. Quite a few 
places around here are paying within 10 cenls 
of Bordens, while the Exchange price is 91 
cents. While some farmers are claiming a 
bumper crop of hay others think they will cut 
about the average crop. Take it all in all. I 
think we will have an average crop of hay 
and grain. w. 1 . f. 
Sherburne, X. Y. 
Milk Inspection at Syracuse, N. /. 
There are at present about three farms 
which, in the near future, will sell certified 
milk. The reports will show you what we 
have accomplished in regard to examination 
of our dairy cattle for tuberculosis. Since 
then a regular veterinary has been appointed, 
who visits all our dairy farms every year, 
and inspects the cattle and reports in regard 
to the dairy stock, stables, milk houses, keep | 
ing of the milk, aeration, feed, etc. If, in his 
opinion, any cow is affected he applies the 
tuberculin test. The health officers in the 
towns supplying Syracuse with milk, and the 
physicians of the city have been requested to I 
notify our Department of Public Safety im¬ 
mediately of any case of contagious disease 
in a family producing milk or handling t 
milk supply for the city. When a case is re¬ 
ported I immediately quarantine said farm 
and family—no milk being sent to the city 
until the ease or cases of sickness on the 
farm or in the family handling the milk are 
reported by the attending physician to be out 
of danger. I have never experienced any 
difficulty in stopping the sale of such milk, 
our health officer and commissioner having 
the necessary power to do so. I have never 
kept an account of the number of quarts of 
milk condemned. When I find milk on a 
peddler's wagon below the standard or unfit 
for human consumption I condemn the milk 
and prevent its sale. The next morning I 
visit the place where the milk producer de¬ 
livers the milk to the peddler, if the former 
has no route, and examine the milk. In the 
afternoon or within a day or two I go to the 
farm and have the cows milked in my pres¬ 
ence. In each of these cases I take two sam¬ 
ples of the suspected milk, put them into 
perfectly clean and dry bottles, which are 
then corked and sealed with my official seal; 
a label is attached stating that the milk 
contained in the bottle is suspected of being 
below the standard and impure. The chem¬ 
ists who analyze the samples are requested 
to see if the official seal is intact, and not to 
detach the label from the bottle. The otbet 
set of samples I analyze, and if the percentage 
composition of the suspected milk is the 
same as that of the milk furnished by the 
cows milked in my presence no prosecution 
follows. If otherwise, the guilty party is 
fined and the fine paid to the city treasurer. 
The farmers, as far as I know, have never 
received any remuneration from the State 
for cattle killed. f. e. kngkt.uarpt.ph. r>. 
Milk Inspector and Chemist. 
A Smart Old Hex. —I have a hen that is 
14 years old. Brown Leghorn, and lays as well 
as she ever did. Her eggs hatch, every one. 
Ulster Co., N. Y. mrs. w. v. d. 
Brick Ice Hodse. —I have made a com 
plete failure in building a brick ice-house on 
my farm. I had it lined with boards, and 
placed in the house as much as 75 tons of 
ice. Result, about August no ice. r. h, 
Washington, D. C. 
Tiie Morgan Horse. —There is no breed of 
horses that possesses such qualities of endur¬ 
ance, and speed (track speed not meant) and 
general-purpose usefulness as the Morgans. 
If I could have my choice of a good span of 
horses, I would choose Morgans in preference 
to any other breed that exists. They are 
fast walkers, good roadsters, and have most 
remarkable endurance. They are quick, active 
and highly intelligent. I don’t know what their 
weak points are. The original Morgan stal¬ 
lion possessed such remarkable potency that 
his blood shows out plainly away beyond the 
third and fourth generations. A man who 
knows anything about Morgan horses can tell 
one as far as he can see it, even though it 
may have only a small portion of the Morgan 
blood in it. When I was down in Vermont 
last January I stopped for awhile in the 
town where the original Morgan stallion was 
owned and kept. While there I learned that 
they are breeding back, and re-establishing 
the purity of the breed, which had lapsed 
somewhat into decadence. a. r. f. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
II. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
"a square deal." See guarantee, page 8. 
SPECIAL BERKSHIRE SALE. 
FOR ONE MONTH, from Julv 29, 1905. we will 
sell six to eight weeks old Pigs, all from registered 
Boar, at $5.00 and $6.00 each. The lot also includes 
many STRAIGHT BRED PIGS, eligible for registry. 
Also YORKSHIRE PIGS out of registered Boar. 
Write for circular giving full information. 
HUDSON VALLEY FARMS, Olens Falls, N. Y. 
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 PARM, Gettysburg, Pa. 
I ARGE ENGLISH BERKSHIRES— 
L Males and females, of choicest breeding—for sale 
reasonable. NUTWOOD FARMS, 
It. F. D. No. 4, Syracuse, New Y’ork. 
For duality of Meat, as Large Producers 
and Careful Mothers, for Hardiness, 
THE JERSEY RED 
PIGS and HOGS 
are the BREED to BUY. Free booklet explains. 
ARTHUR J, COLLINS, Moorestown, N. ,J. 
WHITE STRINGS EARM 
GUERNSEY HERO 
Headed by PETER THE GREAT Of PAXTANG 
No. 6346 and BLUE BLOOD. No. 6310. 
Such Cows as Imp. Deanie 7th, 502.9 lbs. of butter 
in one year. Sheet Anchor’s Lassie, 476.2 lbs of 
butter in one year, Azalia of Florham, 400 lbs. of 
butter in one year, Lucretia 3d, 608.4 ibs. of butter 
in one year, etc., etc. 
The herd numbers about forty carefully selected 
animals. Registered and tuberculin-tested. Breeding 
stock for sale at all times, including the choicest of 
heifer and hull calves of all ages. The winnings at 
the New York State Fair for 1904 comprised 13 first 
aud^second prizes and one championship out 
of 17 entries. Prices very reasonable. For further 
information and catalogue, address, 
ALFRED G. LEVI IS, Geneva, N. Y. 
Please mention Rurai, New-Yorker in writing. 
Note. 20 choice two year old heifers for sale at 
from $150 to $300, also several mature bulls. 
GUERNSEY CATTLE I 
Chester White Swine i stock now 
on sale. Clover Knoll Stock Farm, Orangeville, Pa. 
A GREAT CHANCE. 
For the Highest Offer received within two weeks 
i will sell a high-class, two-year-old, registered Jersey 
Bull, St. Lambert blood. lam a small amateur and 
know little about the value of a really high-class bull; 
therefore, this novel, but fair method of selling an 
excellent animal. For full description of bull, address 
Eugene Luening, Jr., L. Box 581, Wauwatosa, Wis. 
YOU CAN’T AFFORD A GRADE 
when I will sell you a registered JERSEY BULL, 
best dairy stock; ready for service: ai farmer’s price. 
R. F. SB AN NON, 905 1 Iberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
R egistered jerseys- 4 Heifers. 2 to 14 mos. : 7 
Bulls, 4 to 8 mos. old, St. Lambert Strain. "Sire 
a Pure St. Lambert." J. Aldus Herr. Lancaster, Pa. 
GEDNEY FARM 
, L. E. ORTIZ, General Manager 
HIGHEST GLASS JERSEYS 
Improved Chester White Brood Sows, Sliotes ana 
Pigs. Scotch Collie Dogs and Puppies. Leading 
varieties of Poultry. D. J. KENEPP, McVoytown. Pa. 
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. Reg. 
_ Holstcins. Heifers, Bulls and Cows 
InCalf. Hamilton & Co., Ercildoun, Chester co., Pa. 
SPRINGBANK HERD 
of Pedigree BERKSHIRES 
FLORETTA'S litter of Pigs by Grand 
Premier, 80005- farrowed June 12,are beauties. Floretta 
is the dam of the Champion Boar Nutmeg, atN. Y. 
State Fair in 1903. Grand Premier, 80005, is the best 
bred son of N. H. Gentry’s Lord Premier. 50001. They 
are all for sale—and are champion material—a so 
some sows bred for Fall litters. 
J. E. WATSON, Prop., Marbledale, Conn. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES Rl r 
hog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM, Rochester. Mich. 
SHROPSHIRE and SOUTHDOWN RAMS 
Prize winning; Canadian and home bred; big lofty 
fellows. 150 premiums won in 1904. 
NOAH DENNY. Route 4, Fort Recovery. O. 
BELGIAN HARES. 
Choice bred and in fine condition: 10 weeks old, $2.00 
per pair JNO. VRY, Lakeland, Minn. 
REGISTERED ANGORA GOATS.-Puirs nr 
*\ trios. REGISTERED RAMBOUILLET RAMS. 
Write for prices and information. 
MELROSE STOCK FARM, Cincinnati^, N. Y. 
D C A I C MALE AND FE- 
ryl\ OAUC MALE ELK at 
The Michigan School for the Deaf. Flint, Michigan. 
iEDIGREED COLLIE PUPS; the intelligent 
kind. Nelson's Collie Kennels, Grove City, Pa. 
S COTCH COLLIES, Spayed Females, two to 
eight mos. Circ. SILASDECKER.Montro.se, Pa. 
Western Horses 1 Mules 
R Our sales will begin about July 1 of 
Western Horses and Mules. Most 
of them will be two to four year olds 
unbranded, if you want 
Money Makers 
Mmll send us your address. We will keep 
MHBOBNIflfcyou posted as to our sales. 
J. F, COOK Si COMPANY, Lexington, Ky. 
HOLSTEINS. 
High-Class Advanced Registry Stock only. Best 
batter families. Stock for Sale. 
GOLDEN STREAMER 65000 
Son of Forfarshire out of Golden Stream 8th 
born Feb. 22.1901, and considered the best Jersey bu 1 
that ever crossed the Atlantic as a two-year old 
A few choice Bull Calves for sale bv GOLDEN 
STREAMER ar,d GULDEN 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 MINOKCAS and 
WHITE VVYANDOTTES. 
IW Correspondence solicited. 
GEDNEY FARM. White Plains, N. Y. 
briijIj 
Holstein Cattle. 
Home of Lord Netherland DeKol. Great sire of high 
testing butter cows. He has 34 A. K. O. daughters. 
High class stock at prices that will make you a profit. 
Let us quote you prices on anything you may need. 
E. C. II UILL, Poughquag, N, Y. 
ICHLAWN FARM 
HIGH GLASS HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAHS. 
F. F. KNOWLES, Auburn, Mass. 
BULLS IN SERVICE. 
Canary Mercedes’ Son, whose dam, Canary 
Mercedes, has an official record of 25 lbs. 2 oz. Butter 
in 7 days. Her milk averaging 4.92 per cent butter 
fats and 4.5 per cent fat for 30 days. Her milk, and 
that of her five daughters, three of them with records 
over 20 lbs. all in official tests averaging 4.15 per cent 
butter fats. 
Oakland Sir Nanette, whose dam, granddam and 
sire's dam have official butter records that averaged 
22 lbs., and whose milk averaged 4.27 per cent fats. 
Write for information and prices on choice animals. 
STAR FARM HOLSTEINS. 
Popular Stock. Popular Prices. 
STAR FARM leads all its competitors in supplying 
the masses with registered Holsteins. 
Circulars sent FREE on application. 
HORACE L. BRONSON, 
Department D, Cortland, 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 Holsteln-Friesians. 
WOODCREST FARM, Rifton, Ulster Go.. N. Y. 
THE bloominqdale herd of 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS 
are bred for large Production, Good Size, Strong 
Constitution, Best individuality. 
If these are the klud you want write or come to see 
them, lza 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 
Pure Bred Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
WOODSIDE FARM, 
Princeton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. 
JOHN B. M ARCOU. 
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 Vork. 
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 prloes. The Stevens Brothers-Hastlngs Company, 
BROOK8IDE HERD. Lacona, Oswego Co., N, Y. 
