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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 2, 
Live Stockand Dairy 
HOW TO HANDLE THE PICS. 
Wo have 50 three-months-old pigs in clover 
pasture with plenty good water, and wish to 
put them up to 200 pounds to sell early and 
economically. Oats 26 cents, coin 4U cents, 
bran, shorts and middllings $20 tier ton. 
Plenty of potatoes, with cooking facilities; 
could sell the potatoes at 40 cents. What 
ration would you recommend? T. D. T. 
Belmond, Iowa. 
If those pigs were mine, and I wanted 
to make pork hogs out of them as soon 
as possible on the ration mentioned, I 
would leave them in the clover pasture 
and feed a balanced ration of tbe corn, 
shorts and middlings, using the middlings 
to make a thick slop. Giving about one- 
half corn and half thick slop, together 
with the pasture, will put on a very sat¬ 
isfactory gain until about the last four 
weeks, when I would increase the corn 
ration. A. E. foush. 
Lucas Co.. Iowa. 
I should give plenty of swill, made of 
shorts or middlings, and a few dry oats 
in the morning, and as it is expected to 
sell them as soon as they reach 200 pounds 
I should feed mostly corn. As for pota¬ 
toes, better sell them. I never feed many 
potatoes when I can sell them for 20 
cents, and as you have good pasture the 
shotes will get along without the pota¬ 
toes. Give them plenty of salt and ashes 
in a trough under cover, and I think 
they will make pork. I feed my breeding 
stock plenty of oats. c« p. moore. 
Floyd Co., Iowa. 
Under the conditions named (I sup¬ 
pose your reader lias no regard for breed¬ 
ing purposes and expects to sell them for 
pork), by all means leave them on good 
pasture, as it is by far the cheapest hog 
feed in existence, but to make them fat 
I would shell the corn and soak it 12 
hours; that is, from morning till night, 
and vice versa. Begin feeding this soaked 
corn very gradually, night and morning, 
at regular hours, say 6.30 A. M. and 6.30 
F. M- Don’t guess at it, but go by tbe 
clock; regularity is one of tbe best feeds. 
At 12.30 noon, slop with sweet slop made 
up at feeding time in the morning. The 
inquirer has not named oil meal, but he 
can get it anywhere in Iowa, so he can 
well afford to mix one gallon to a barrel 
of slop made from the shorts (or even 
more). As to the amount of feed, no 
one can tell until he is doing the feeding, 
as some hogs will eat more than others, 
but start easy and increase until they have 
all they will clean up in one hour’s time. 
Mahaska Co., Iowa. o. r. phei.ps. 
THE TROUBLE WITH INCUBATORS. 
I read G. O.’s “trouble with chicks” on 
page 611, and am sure I can sympathize 
with him. having had the same trouble 
this Spring. Two of us bought what was 
advertised, and guaranteed, to be the best 
machine on the market, 120-egg size. I 
will refer to them as No. 1 and No. 2 to 
economize space: First hatch, No. 1, 20 
chicks; No. 2, 44 chicks. Second hatch. 
No. 1, 40 chicks; No. 2. 38 chicks. Third 
hatch, No. 1, 38 chicks; No. 2, 61 chicks. 
The No. 2 machine was run in a damper 
cellar, and moisture was supplied for the 
last hatch of 61 chicks; therefore we de¬ 
cided to supply moisture, although it was 
expressly given in the book of directions 
that no moisture was needed, and when 
writing to the manufacturer he said we 
should not use it. The result was electri¬ 
cal. No. 1 machine, 65 tested eggs, 53 
chicks; No. 2, 68 from 84, and we have 
since run tbe machines with the same 
good results. Remember the eggs were of 
purebred stock, and both machines were 
hatching from the same yards. Just took 
80 chicks from 08 tested eggs this morn¬ 
ing. Our trouble was exactly like G- O.’s, 
and I am positive if lie gives them more 
air and supplies moisture he will have bet¬ 
ter results. I want to add the 38 from 
100 eggs looked so pasty, stunted and 
dried that 1 was ashamed to let anyone 
see them; not so since we are getting 
good hatches. From otir experience I 
scarcely believe G. O. aired his eggs long 
enough. c. F. w. 
York, Pa. _ 
THE MORGAN HORSE IN VERMONT. 
There are not many horses of Morgan 
blood in this section. In the next county 
north, Lamoille, there are more of them. How 
pure they are I am unable to sa.v. 1 should 
think they would weigh about 000 pounds. 
There are not many Morgans being raised. A 
good’ horse of any breed will bring $130 to 
$200. it. m. n. 
Jericho, Vt. 
There are several Morgan horses in this 
neighborhood, some pure blood. I have a 
four-.vear-old mare, nearly full blood, weight 
about POO pounds. My price is $130. The 
average weight is from 930 to 1,030 pounds, 
and the price from $150 to $250. Quite a 
number are being raised in this vicinity. 
Jeffersonville, Vt. J. a. w. 
There are but few horses lwre in the ex¬ 
treme southern part of Vermont with Morgan 
blood; a few half and others with a small 
per cent. From 000 to 1,100 is the average 
weight of the grade. A young sound horse 
of this type costs $150 to $200. They make 
a very’ good general-purpose horse, but are not 
considered heavy enough for our larger farms. 
A French draft and hackney are bred at pres¬ 
ent and are getting fine colts from our native 
and western mares. c. e. n. 
Pownal, Vt. 
■■ 
Color of Bi tter. —-The color of butter is 
first an inherent characteristic of tin* indi¬ 
vidual cow and breed. A large proportion of 
cows of certain breeds have higher colored 
butter than is common with cows of other 
breeds, yet there is a great variation in indi¬ 
viduals in the same breed. Secondly, color 
varies with the season ot' the year; almost 
universally darker in tbe Summer and iightei 
in the Winter. To a moderate extent, and 
varying somewhat with the individuality of 
the cows, the color may be affected by some 
feeds, the most marked effect in my own ob¬ 
servation being the lightening of color and 
hardening of texture when cotton seed meat 
is fed'. 1 know of no feed that heightens tin- 
color as much in proportion as cotton-seed 
meal lightens it. In general silage and clover 
tend to darken the color a little. At most, 
variation due to feed is slight. 
l’urdue University. it. e. van noumax. 
A Milkixg Machine.—T he Otsego Journal 
of Gilbertville, N. Y., prints tlie following 
description of a milking machine used at Ash¬ 
land Stock Farm : 
In the stable there were 114 cows, and the 
equipment for the milking machines consists 
of a one-horse power electric motor (a gaso¬ 
line engine, or horse tread, or water motor 
would serve as well), a vacuum pump, and a 
pipe from the pump running along the beam 
above the cow stanchions with a code between 
each pair of cows. This pipe also leads to a 
galvanized iron vacuum tank, to which is con¬ 
nected a safety valve to prevent the vacuum 
from running higher than desired. The ma¬ 
chine itself consists of a heavy tin pail or can. 
which is cone shaped, and will hold about 55 
pounds of milk. The cover of this pail is a 
disk in which is the vacuum motor, which pro¬ 
duces the vacuum. pulsations to draw milk 
from the teats. In use the pail is placed be¬ 
tween the pair of cows to be milked. A rub¬ 
ber tube connects the pail top with the 
vacuum cock above tlie stanchions. Opening 
the cock draws the air from the pail, when 
the motor immediately starts. The degree of 
vacuum maintained is about one-half atmos¬ 
phere, say 7 Vi pounds pressure. Leading 
from the pail cover are two flexible tubes. The 
cluster of cups is slipped over tbe teats in less 
than five seconds, and the milking starts. The 
other cluster of cups is started in the same 
way, and the milk from tbe two cows is dis¬ 
charged into the small pail. In operation the 
machines make a low clicking sound which is 
caused by the motor. The vacuum pulsations 
on the cow run from 50 to 60 a minute, and 
it is easy to adjust the speed to any number 
desired by means of the throttle. The time 
it takes to milk a pair of cows varies with 
the amount of milk which they give. A heifer 
which gives more than the average cow. was 
milked in less than four minutes from the 
time the pail was set down. For the two 
machines to milk 12 cows requires about 30 
minutes. The cows continued feeding while 
they were being milked. The milk in passing 
into tbe pail goes through glass tubes on the 
cover, which enables tbe operator to see 
when the cow has been milked, as be can at 
all times watch the amount of milk nassine. 
The cost to the dairyman having 60 to SO 
cows to milk is estimated as follows : 
Gasoline engine, two horse-power. $115 
Two-cylinder vacuum pump. 75 
Fining through the barn, sa.v. 60 
Five machines at $75 each. 375 
Total . . $625 
HILLHURST FARM HOLSTEINS 
PREMIER SIRE 
Sir Korndyke Manor DeKol, Jr., 35135 
The greatest Butter Bred Bull of the breed. 
Royally bred: large producing. Cows and Heifers 
bred to above Bull at astonishingly low prices. 
HULL CALVES AT FARMERS’ PRICES. 
Write for pedigrees and photographs, 
KIVKNBIIRG BROS., ONEIDA, N. Y 
JONES PAYS 
FREIGHT 
Wagon $ 
ON TRIAL 
ALL IRON, STEEL AND BRASS 
Jones BoxNo.331 Binghamton, n.y. 
New York State Veterinary College 
of Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Free tuition to New York State Students. Extended 
announcement. Address 
Prof. JAMES LAW, F.R.G.V.S., Director. 
Dana’SM^XEAR LABELS 
etamned with any name or address with consecutive 
numbers. I supply forty recording: associations and 
thousands of practical farmers, breeders and veteri¬ 
narians. Sample free. AgrentM Wanted. 
C. 11. DANA* 74 Main St.* W e*t Lebanon* N. II* 
NEWTON’S Heave* Cough, Dia¬ 
tom per and Indigestion Care. 
A veterinary specific for wind, 
throat and stomach troubles. 
Strong recommend*, $1.00 per 
can, of dealers, or Kxp. prepaid. 
The Newton Remedy Co.* 
Toledo* Ohio. 
MILK OIL DIP 
FOR 
Cattle, Sheep, 
Hogs. 
Oldest American Dip. Ohenpest, 
Most Effective. Strongest obtainable. 
1 gal can $1. 62 gal. barrel $40. 
Catalog Stockmen’s Supplies Free. 
F. $. BURCH & CO.. 144 Illinois Street, CHICAGO. 
OUR BEST WISHES 
% 
KENDALL’S. 
PAYIN 
go to tbe man 
who has a lame 
horse. Lameness 
means loss-either 
utility or money. 
Save it all by using 
Kendall’s 
Spavin 
Cure __ 
the old reliable remedy for Spavins, Ringbones, 
Splints, Curbs, etc., and all forms of Lameness. 
Cures without a blemish as it does not blister. 
Price 9 1; .lx for *5. As a liniment for family use 
it lias no equal. Ask vour druggist for KENDALL'S 
SPAVIN CURE, also,‘‘A Treatise on the Horse and 
hi. Disease.,’' the book free, or address 
Dr. B. J. KENDALL CO., ENOSBURC FALLS, VT. 
| ARGE ENGLISH BERKSHIRES— 
!■ Males and females, of choicest breeding—for sale 
reasonable. NUTWOOD FARMS, 
R. F. D. No. 4, Syracuse, New York. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES 
bog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM, Rochester, Mich. 
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. Rifton, Ulster Co.. N.Y. 
FOR SALE 
MALE ANjl» FE- 
_ __M A L E Jhj hi Hl at 
The Michigan School for the Deaf. Flint, Michigan. 
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. Iteg. 
Holsteins. Heifers, Bulls and Cows 
In Calf. Hamilton &Co., Krcildoun, Chester Co., Pa. 
YOU CAN’T AFFORD A _ 
when 1 will sell you a registered JERSEY lit_, 
best dairy stock: ready for service: at farmer’s price! 
R. F. SHANNON. 905 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa 
LL, 
SPRINGBANK HERD 
of Pedigree BERKSHIRES 
FLORETTA’S litter of Pigs by Grand 
Premier, 80005 farrowed Juno 12,are beauties. Floretta 
is the dam of the Champion Boar Nutmeg, at N. 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—also 
some sows bred for Fall litters. 
J. E. WATSON, Prop., Marbledale, Conn. 
Large Eng. Berkshires 
Imported and Domestic Strai ns. Descriptive circular 
showing pedigrees of breeding stock, and price-list 
on application. Pigs, pairs and trios not related 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg', Pa. 
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. 
REGISTERED ANGORA GOATS—Pairs or 
trios. REGISTERED RAMBOUILLET RAMS. 
Write for prices and information. 
MELROSE STOCK FARM, Cincinnatns, N. Y. 
Western Horses 1 Mules 
Our sales will begin about July 1 of 
Western Horses and Mules. Most 
of them will he two to four year olds 
and unbranded. If you want 
Money Mahers 
send us your address. We will keep 
you posted as to our sales. 
J. F. COOK & COMPANY, Lexington, Ky. 
STAB 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. 
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. 
THE BLOOMINGDALE 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. 1<5 to select from. A'iuials of both sexes 
and all ages to otter at prices that will pleaBe you.^ 
A special offer on some nicely bred Boll Calves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Neshanlc, N. J 
If You Want Lots of Pigs Buy a 
JERSEY RED SOW 
The FREE Catalogue Explains, 
ARTHUR J. COLLINS, Moorestmvn, N. J. 
HOLSTEINS. 
High-Class Advanced Registry Stock only. Best 
butter families. Stock for Sale. 
WOODSIDE FARM, 
Princeton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. 
JOHN ILMARCOU. 
S COTCH COLLIES, Spayed Females, two to 
eight mos. Circ. SILAS DECKER. Montrose, Pa. 
TtTIT T.T. PARM 
Holstein Cattle. 
Home of Lord Netherland DeKol. Great sire of high 
testing butter cows. He has 24 A. R. O. daughters. 
Higli class stock at prices that will make you a profit. 
Let us quote you prices on anything you may need. 
E. C. BRILL, Foughquag, N. Y. 
ICHLAWN FARM 
HIGH CLASS HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS. 
F. P. 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. 
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 Brotliers-Hastings Company, 
BROOKSIDE HERD. Lacona, Oswego Co., N. Y. 
“Hollyrood Farm’s ” Great Dispersion Sale! 
Thursday, September 7th, at the Farm. 
Located one mile from Circleville, five miles from Middletown, Orange County, N. Y. Trains fo J 
Circleville leave Middletown at 7.35 and 11.26 a. m. Stages will meet these trains. 
100 REGISTERED HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS! 
EVERYTHING SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE. 
Best Tot of Females Ever Offered at Public Auction All young, 
good individuals, grandly bred. Representing the best milk and butter 
families of the breed. The most important sale of Black and Whites ever 
held in the State. 
DON’T MISS THIS SALE. This stock is the kind every one wants. NO 
CULLING, but the pick of this great held. SALK STARTS AT 1)30 
A.M. SHARP. For extended pedigrees and official records address, 
James H. Wallick, - - Middletown, N. Y. 
