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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 21, 
Live StockandDairy 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
ENG. BERKSHIRE SWINE 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
All of the Very Highest Quality. 
If you desire the best to bo bad at a reasonable price, write ns 
at once, stating just what you want. We guarantee perfect 
satisfaction to every customer who trusts us with an order. 
E. H. KNAPP & SON, - FABIUS, N. Y. 
PUBLIC SALE 
WILL PORK-MAKING PAY? 
Would it pay me to buy six or eight pigs 
at $3 apiece to be sold in the Fall at $6.50 
per 100 pounds dressed? How high a fence 
would I need? How should I raise pigs from 
the time they are six weeks old until ready 
for the market? I have 12 acres that I 
would like to improve: if there is any money 
in them I could raise my own pigs next 
year. E. F. p. 
Massachusetts. 
It will depend upon the way you handle 
the pigs, and how much of their food you 
can grow. Early in June of last year we 
bought a pair of pigs for $7. They were 
slaughtered in January and February, 
and weighed together 412 pounds. The 
price here was eight cents a pound, 
which means $32.96. We did not keep ac¬ 
curate records of the grain aside from 
swill, but $16 is a fair estimate. At 6J4 
cents this would not leave a wide margin, 
and the only way to make pork pay at 
that price, where grain must be bought, 
would be to have a succession of pasture 
crops where the pigs can run. Many peo¬ 
ple will not understand that a pig is by 
nature just as much a grazer as the sheep 
or cow. By sowing Dwarf Essex rape 
as early as the ground can be worked we 
can get a good early pig pasture. Sow 
sorghum about the middle of May, and 
cow peas later. Have the fields arranged 
so that the pigs can be turned from one 
to another so that after they have grazed 
one down it can grow up again. The 
pigs must have an abundance of fresh 
water and access to wood ashes. Our ex¬ 
perience is that pigs pastured in this way 
will pick up about 60 per cent of their 
food, thus cutting the cost of the grain 
in two. An orchard—particularly one of 
early sweet apples—is a good run for pigs, 
especially if fields of rape or sorghum ad¬ 
join it. There is most profit in raising 
pigs on a dairy farm where there is plenty 
of skim-milk. This pushes the little fel¬ 
lows on while they are small. Without 
skim-milk there is danger that the little 
pigs will stop growing just after they 
leave the sow. We have no skim-milk 
for them, but make a thin slop of one-half 
wheat middlings and one-quarter each 
wheat bran and cornmeal. This makes a 
fair substitute for the milk if fed thin and 
given several times during the day. The 
little things soon get so they can eat 
cracked corn, and they imitate the sow in 
grazing. We should not try to buy pigs 
and fatten them in a pen. 
meat thus be more wholesome for those who 
eat it? Perhaps if this were brought to peo¬ 
ple’s notice more through the papers they 
might realize more fully a need of change in 
the situation, and take steps to give a rem¬ 
edy. Meanwhile let us talk parcels post to 
every one till we get it, for we must have it. 
Alleghany Co., N. Y. e. g. crane. 
HORSE AND COW QUESTIONS. 
1. I have a horse that has a sore breast, 
the skin is all' off larger than a silver dollar, 
and has been so for nearly two years. I have 
used every remedy I have heard of and I have 
received no benefit. 2. What feed shall I 
give to young suckling calves when the cow 
does not give milk enough to fatten the calf 
so as to weigh when six weeks old 250 
pounds? w. w M. 
New York. 
1. Take your horse to a veterinarian 
for examination. 2. The average weight 
of a calf at six weeks is about 140 to 190 
pounds. If your calf will take more milk 
than your cow will give, get the milk in 
some way, I do not know your condi¬ 
tions. You can feed a little ground oats 
and corn after the calf is a few days old. 
but it must be done with care. They will 
eat it dry from a small box. I will sug¬ 
gest that you try to feed 3 *our cow so 
that she will give more milk or get one 
that is worth keeping if she is fed well. 
M. D. WILLIAMS, D. V. S. 
The Auto Robber.—N ow one word about 
automobiles; let us not rest until they are 
governed by the same laws that regulate the 
running of traction engines. If we cannot 
get them then I shall carry a double-barreled 
shot gun and well loaded at that, to be 
used in self defence. You may think me a 
little nervous, but if your wife had come as 
near being killed as mine was by causing 
m- horse to run away, then I think you would 
agree with me. A highway robber is no 
more dangerous on the road than they are, 
and should be treated alike. h. j. smith. 
PRIM WORK 
~BE - 
\SUAS AND ^ , 
1 MODK THF . Brings sore shoulders and 
1 ? urincr harness galls. Bickmore’s 
JIUUot Gall Cure will cure it while 
you work the horse. 
BICKMORE’S GALL CURE 
* is-guaranteed or xnoney back to I 
cure *U harnei* or saddle galls, | 
eracks, cut* and bruises. Look | 
fl>r the trade mark. Write today 
for our new Illustrated Horse Book 
| and large FREE sample box Gall 
' Cure, for lOo to pay postage on both, i 
Bold by dealers. 
Biokmore Gall Cure Co.. 
Box 912 Old Town, Maine 
Tuttle's Elixir 
Sovereign Horse Remedy. 
We offer $1C0. for any case of colic, curb, 
splint or lameness it fails to cure whem 
•we say cure is possible. Our great book, 
“Veterinary Experience.'* free. 100 
pages, a perfect guide. Send for copy. 
Tuttle’s Elixir Co- 
30 Beverly St., Bo.ton, Mass. 
CANADIAN BRANCH: 
82 St. Gabriel Street, Montreal, Quebec 
SETTER CARE FOR VEAL CALVES. 
Wo have read The R. N.-Y. for some time, 
and watched with interest the articles on 
parcels post, fence wire, dairying and many 
other articles. Let the good work go on, 
but there is another subject we would like 
to have considered that is of great interest 
to farmers, especially those who keep dairies; 
that is the humane treatment of veal calves. 
All through this section of the country every 
Spring large shipments of veals are made 
every week, and after they are put on the 
cars they have no more to eat, even if they 
are kept a week ; that is against the law, but 
nevertheless not always heeded. We have 
one report of calves being shipped from a 
station near here on Friday which were not 
unloaded till Tuesday afternoon in New York 
City. One calf was dead, and what must 
have been the condition of the rest of the 
carload ! Talk of humane societies and pure 
food laws! Where is there any pure whole¬ 
some meat for people to eat, after calves are 
nearly starved, feverish with fear and ex¬ 
citement from such a journey, and killed and 
dressed for market in such shape? If a 
farmer lets his stock go without feed or 
water for even a day he would be regarded 
as brutal, and perhaps locked up for 
cruelty to animals, and justly so. Other 
stock when shipped can be fed and watered, 
but not so with the veal calf. It is given 
the best of care, fattened, shiny and sleek, 
and then subjected to* cruel hunger and ex¬ 
citement ere it is relieved by death. Is 
there no way to prevent this treatment? 
Why cannot a law be passed that veals shall 
be killed and dressed ready for market and 
shipped in refrigerator cars, and slaughter 
houses be established wherever needed, say 
in each neighborhood or township, and thus 
do away with the long journey of suffering 
and hunger on the cars, and would not the 
‘SAVE-THE-HORSE” Spavin Cure 
Registered Trade Mark. ' 
“ Save-the-Horse 99 Permanently 
Cures Spavin, Ringbone (except low Ringbone), 
Curb, Thoroughpin, Splint, Shoe Boil, Wind Puff, 
Injured Tendons and all lameness without scar or 
loss of hair. Horse may work as usual. 
$ » per bottle, with a written guarantee, as 
C00 binding to protect you as the best legal 
talent could make it. Send for copy, 
booklet and letters from business men 
and trainers on every kind of case. 
At Druggists and Dealers or Express paid. 
TROY CHEMICAL CO., Binghamton, N.Y. 
ABS0RBINE 
Cures Strained Puffy Ankles, 
Lymphangitis, Bruises and 
Swellings, Lamenesa and 
Allays Pain Quickly 
without Blistering, removing the 
hair, or laying the horse up. $2.00 
per bottle, delivered, with full 
directions. Book 9 B free. 
ABSORBINE, JR., for mankind, 
$1.00 Bottle. Cures Strains, Gout, 
Varicose Veins, Etc. Mfd. only by 
W. F.YOUNG, P.D.F., 88 Monmouth St, Springfield,Mass. 
MINERAL 
HEAVE 
REMEDY 
DON*T 
LET 
HIM 
SUFFER 
SEND 
TO-DAY 
ABSOLUTELY 
PURE 
ONLY POSITIVE 
AND 
PERMANENT 
CURE 
$3 PACKAGE 
will cure any case' 
or your money will be 
refunded. 
$1 PACKAGE Will 
cure ordinary cases. 
8ent post paid on 
receipt of price. 
AGENTS WANTED , 
MINERAL HEAVE REMEDY COMPANY 
401 Fourth Avenue. PITTSBURGH PA. 
Holstein-Friesian Cattle 
SIXTH PUBLIC SALE, 
Syracuse, New York, June 7 and 8, 1906. 
This offering consists of 30 HEAD OF PURE BRED IMPORTED 
and 130 HEAD of PURE BRED DOMESTIC, without doubt this 
will be the Best Lot of Cattle that we have ever consigned. 
BREEDERS’ CONSIGNMENT SALE COMPANY 
WOODURKST FARM. Kifton, N. Y. 
F. P. KNOWLE8, Auburn. Mass. 
T. A. MITCHELL, Weedsport, N. Y. 
A A. CORTKLYOU, Neshanic, N. J. 
STEVENS BROTHERS-HASTINGS COMPANY, 
Lacona.N. Y. 
WING K. SMITH. Syracuse. N. Y. 
H. A. MOYER, Sy acuse, N. V. 
We wish those interested to have a catalogue. The best yet. Ready May 1 5. Address 
S. D. W. CLEVELAND, Sales manager, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. 
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. 
_ Holsteins. Heifers, Bulls and Cows 
In Calf. Hamilton & Co., Ercildoun, Chester Co., Pa. 
O. I, C’s. 
Do not judge our stock by the size of our ad. Write 
for prices on pigs from very best strains. No culls 
shipped. CROSS-ROAD FARM, Plattsburg, N. Y. 
Large English Berkshires 'aIso^- 
year old Registered Sow of choicest breeding. 
NUTWOOD FARMS, Syracuse, N. Y., R. F. D. No. 4. 
O l Dir>C Reg. Stock; March and 
■ ■■ r Imo April farrow: live strains 
not akin; good thrifty stock; price reasonable. 
J. F. SCHWARTZ, East Pharsalia. N. Y. 
SPRINGBANK HERD 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
All ages and sexes, son of Lord 
Premier, No. 50001, the $1,500 Boar, at head of herd 
Send for booklst. 
{J. E. WATSON, Prop., Marbledale, Conn. 
Large Eng. Berkshires 
Imported and Domestic Strains. Matings not akin. 
Descriptive circulars on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg, Pa. 
PUCQTCQ \A/ Li ITCQ —Orders booked for Spring Pius. 
brlLOl cn II III ICO Young Sows bred for July 
farrow. Burred Plymouth Rock Eggs, 15 for $i 
Shorthorn Calves. FINE STOCK A SPECIALTY. 
SIDNEY SPRAGUE, Falconer, New York. 
I egist’d Jersey Cattle, Lin¬ 
coln, Shropshire. Hamp¬ 
shire and South Down Sheep; 
Chester White, Poland China 
and Berkshire Pigs; Scotch 
Collie Dogs and a variety of 
Poultry. Come see my 
stock and make your own 
_ .. selections. Send 2c. stamp 
Fancy o Eureka 180891 for New Catalogue. 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester, Penna. 
IT’S A FACT 
That we now have more young cows of milking age 
than we can possibly stable this coming Winter. 
They are bred to such bulls as DeKol 2d’s Butter 
Boy 3d, Beryl Wayne’s Paul DeKol, and the imported 
bull Karel Bos 1st, PRIZE and CHAMPION at the 
New York State Fair. We will make a reduction in 
price in all lines. This is an opportunity you should 
not overlook. Send for further particulars and folder. 
THE STEVENS HERD. Established 1876. 
HENRY STEVENS & SON, 
Brookside Stock Farm, Lacoaa, N.Y. 
EXCELSIOR SWING STANCHION, 
Warranted the Best* 
SO Days Trial. 
Unlike all others. Stationary when 
Open. Noiseless. 
The Wasson Stanchion Co. 
Box60, Cuba, N.Y* 
LABEL 
Stamped with your 
name or address, also 
numbers. The best 
mark for all live stock 
to save loss or confusion. 
Sample* Free. Agents Wanted. 
H. DANA, 74 Main St., 
West Lebanon, N. H. 
Economy Silo 
Air-tight and keeps ensilage in per¬ 
fect condition at doorways as well as 
in every other part. Continuous self 
adjusting doors that even a boy can 
open without aid of hammer or wrench 
—no complicated fastenings. 
Well hooped, and hoops form a con¬ 
venient permanent ladder. 
Easy to put up, easy to get ensilage 
in and out. Fully guaranteed. 
Write for free illustrated catalogue 
I, with experience of users. 
Economy Silo & Tank Co,, Frederick, Md 
The Edgewater Herd, 
Huntington, L. I., New York. 
Holstein cattle of the purest breeding, Chester 
White, Poland China, Berkshire, Essex, and Duroc 
Jersey Red Swine of all ages A Splendid bred lot 
of Young Stock on Hand for Sale, also Choice Grade 
Dairy Cows. Write for prices and descriptions. 
Address W. R. SELLECK, Huntington, N.Y. 
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 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, Somerville, N. J. 
Pure Bred Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
From Registered and Record Stock. INOCULATED 
ALKALI A SOIL from lots that have raised alfalfa 
for the past five years. Prices moderate. Write 
promptly. W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, New York. 
ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
3end postal card for 64-page illustrated pamphlet, 
describing this great breed of cattle. 
F. L. HOUGHTON, Sec’y, Brattleboro, Vt. 
Star Farm Holsteins 
GREAT SPECIAL $23,000 SALE NOWON. 
100 Head of Registered Holstein Cows, HeiierCafvi s 
and Service Bulls are being sold at cut prices. 
Grand Chance for all to Start Right. 
Illustrated circulars and valuable information 
sent free. HORACE L, BRONSON, Dept D, 
Cortland, New York. 
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 oa 
anything needed in Holstein-Friesians. 
WOODCREST FARM, Rifton, Ulster Co.. N.Y. 
Jersey Cattle, Berkshire Hogs, 
Rhode Island Reds. 
R. F. SHANNON, 905 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
rwt\ oALbi MALE ELK It 
I he Michigan School for the Deaf, Flint, Michigan. 
ITOR SALE Sporting and Pet Dogs. Pigeons. Fer- 
* rets, Belgium Hares and Swine. 8 cents 40-page 
Illustrated Catalog. C. G. Lloydt. Dept. K, Savre Pa 
For Sale 
JERSEY BULLS 
7 months or 1 year old; solid colored. Show animals 
out of our best cows, and sired by Rissa’s Czar, whose 
dam gave40 lbs. and his sister 48 lbs. of milk per day. 
J. GRANT MORSE, 
Laurel Farm, Hamilton, New York. 
KENTUCKY JACKS 
AND STALLIONS. 
One hundred head of 
•Jacks, Jennets. Saddle, Trotting 
and Pacing Stallions and some nice 
Poland China Hogs, We won more 
premiums on Jacks than all other 
breeders combined at Ky. State Fair 
. 1905. Write for what you want. 
J. F. COOK & COMPANY, Lexington, Ky 
Branch barn for jacks, Marion, Kansas. . 
KENTUCKY JACK FARM. 
A fine lot of big Black well-bred 
KENTUCKY JACKS, also Im¬ 
ported SPANISH JACKS, 
selected by me personally from 
the very best breeds of Jacks in 
Spain. We furnish a certificate 
of pedigree with each Imported 
Jack. Come and see me or write 
for prices. I can please you. 
JOE E. WRIGHT, Junction City, Ky. 
