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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 26 , 
Live Stock and Dairy 
CEMENT FLOORS FOR HOGS. 
On page 397 a reader from Pennsyl¬ 
vania inquires about cement floors for 
hogs. We have a basement with walls on 
three sides and cement floors. We have 
used it for six years, and have not had 
a case of rheumatism in the time. We 
use plenty of bedding, not so much at one 
time as to keep it dry. Bedding, particu¬ 
larly on cement floors, gathers moisture 
quickly, and will need cleaning and re¬ 
newing at least each week, and oftener 
if the feed is sloppy. We have learned 
from 30 years’ breeding that rheumatism 
is largely governed by the amount of 
corn; the less corn the less rheumatism. 
1 f you must feed corn, balance it with 
Alfalfa, and a dry bed. k. d. b. 
Canastota, N. Y. 
THE DOG QUESTION DOWN SOUTH. 
A number of years ago, while traveling in 
Georgia from Augusta to Atlanta, a man 
sitting near me in the railway car, gave 
interesting information as to the country we 
were passing through. lie called attention 
to the China tree, loaded with bright-yellow 
berries resembling cherries, and said the 
robins ate the berries, which caused the 
birds to stagger and lie down as if drunk, 
when the boys captured them. He pointed 
out the lace tree, with its pendent flowers 
resembling a bunch of lace, and its peculiar 
bark, which gave the impression of no bark. 
I asked the question often asked in the south 
by northerners. “Why is cotton the only crop 
raised?” ^Ile answered by stating that he I 
was the Commissioner of Agriculture of the 
State, and knew that the average crop of 
wheat was four bushels to the acre, and corn 
was not much more; that the vegetable i 
products along the coast were abundant and 
satisfactory, but that transportation and 
commission ate up all there was in it, and 
that the sure spot cash crop was cotton. 
“Could not sheep he raised to advantage?" 
He said they could, but for one important 
factor, which was the dog. Why not have 
a law to kill the dog? lie said the Legis¬ 
lature would not pass it, and if it should, 
the law would not be executed, for, said he, 
“There is an all-prevailing superstition among 
negroes, who all keep half-starved dogs, even 
five or six, some of them, that if a dog is 
killed its spirit will follow you to your 
grave, and even among white folks this 
superstition exists, and while I know better, 
I having been raised among the negroes, re¬ 
ceived the same impression, which like a 
great many superstitions received in youth 
was difficult to get rid of even where judg¬ 
ment was matured.” The absurdity of plant¬ 
ing by the moon, practiced by many farmers 
In New Jersey, is on a level with the dog 
spirit folly. Those who are tied to that 
belief, that the moon has an influence, forget 
that the moon is a reflective body giving no 
heat what ever; that the “Harvest Moon” 
and the “Hunter’s Moon” are only available 
to give light to work or hunt by. It seems 
we need more Simon Newcombs and Booker 
Washingtons to teach white folks north and 
negroes south the truth as to the moon, and 
as to dogs. b. G. w. 
BUFF ORPINGTON POULTRY. 
One of your readers makes some inquiries 
about the Buff Orpington fowl. I will tell 
of some things I have learned in regard to 
them. This breed originated in England 
from a cross of Hamburg and Dorking bred 
to a Buff Cochin. They were introduced in 
this country only a few years ago, but have 
made rapid advances in favor even in competi¬ 
tion with our many other excellent breeds. 
In size they should be a little larger than 
the Plymouth Rocks, although those raised 
by us are not as large as the standard. In 
the Fall of 1004 we were presented with two 
pullets of this breed. These two were kept 
with a flock of 15 other pullets, most of them 
purebred Barred Rocks. The Orpingtons 
were shipped to us from Ohio in October, and 
began laying in November. The Rocks, about 
the same age. in the same flock and with the 
same care, rested lazily until the middle of 
the Winter, and then laid not more than two- 
thirds as many eggs each as the Orping¬ 
tons. We were so well pleased with the busi¬ 
ness ability of these pullets that we purchased 
a male bird of the same breed. About 50 
chicks were hatched from this mating. The 
early cockerels were disposed of for broilers, 
and here another strong point asserted itself. 
The chicks were always plump, grew fast and 
made very early broilers. As a table fowl 
they are the very best, partaking of the su¬ 
perior eating qualities of the parent Dorking. 
The earlier pullets started the egg busi¬ 
ness in September, a few of the more am¬ 
bitious even in August, and by early Winter 
the latest hatched were doing duty. Never 
before were our Winter egg baskets so well 
Ailed, and we have just reason for praising 
the beautiful Buff Orpingtons. They are hus¬ 
tlers to forage, yet of a quiet disposition, and 
many people express surprise that they should 
stay inside the low fences where they are con¬ 
fined. But they have their faults. We find 
them hard to breed to color, although some 
dealers make statements to the contrary. 
We were careful in selecting breeders, but our 
chicks this Spring are not feathering as we 
should desire. Their eggs are not as large 
as some breeds lay. being only of medium 
size. They have pinkish white legs and skin, 
while the market demand is for yellow. 
Lysander, N. Y. v. k. w. 
Cube fob Jumping Cow. —I have broken 
cows from jumping fences, or opening gates 
or bars, by using a crooked stick shaped like 
an inverted bob-sleigh runner, and about 
the size of a pick handle, with a ring fas¬ 
tened with a staple to the upper side just 
where the curve commences, using a strong 
strap around the neck and through the ring, 
a surcingle around the body, and through 
another ring stapled to the stick just back 
of the front legs, the stick running between 
the legs. In feeding the front end will strike 
the ground and lop over, and not discommode 
her in the least, and a few days’ wear will 
teach her that she does not want to bother 
a fence. My neighbors used it and thought 
it* a perfect protector, and no discomfort 
to the cow. One man tried to induce me to 
have it patented. A full stomach is the 
best and most economical preventive, how¬ 
ever. K. M. B. 
Belair, Va. 
TUBULAR 
Starts Fortune 
If you had a gold mine would you 
waste half the gold? Dairies are 
mrer than gold mines, yet 
farmers without separators only half 
skim their milk. Tubular butter is 
worth 25 to 35 cents. Cream is worth 
one cent fed to stock. Are you 
wasting cream! 
harpl« s 
TUBULAR 
CREAM SEPARATORS 
Like a Crowbar 
Tubulars are regular crowbars— 
get right under the trouble. Get the 
cream—raise the quantity of butter 
—start a fortune for the owner. 
Write for catalog TJ-153 
THE SHARPIES SEPARATOR CO. 
WEST CHESTER, PA. 
T0R0HT0, CAM. CHICAGO, ILL. 
Get the 
: Cream 
GET IT ALL. GET THE 
LAST DROP. BUY DI¬ 
RECT FROM THE FAC¬ 
TORY AT FACTORY 
PRICES AND SAVE 
20% to 50% 
It’s to your interest tc 
know about the liberal 
selling plan of the 
Davis 
Cream Separator 
No other skimming device known so surely gives 
you all the cream, and none does it with so little 
work. It is absolutely the simplest and easiest 
running separator. Only 3 pieces in its bowl. 
Think of the ease of keeping such a bowl clean. 
It never can get out of balance. The tank is only 
belt high, no high lift. You should know all 
about the Davis. Investigate before you buy. 
Write to-day for money saving oatalog No. 140. 
DAVIS CREAM SEPARATOR CO. 
56A North Clinton St., Chicago, Illinois, 
COOPER 
& SHEEP PIP 
STANDARD OF THE WORLD 
years. Used on 250 millions annually. If local 
druggist cannot supply, send $1.75 for$2 (100 gal.) 
pkt. to CYRIL FRANOKLYX, 72 Beaver St., X. Y. 
S COTCH COI/LIE3, Spayed Females, two to 
eight mos. Cire. SILAS DECKER, Montrose, Pa. 
ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
8end postal card for 64 page illustrated pamphlet, 
describing this great breed of cattle. 
P. L. HOUGHTON, Sec’y, Brattleboro, Vt. 
AT COOPERS BURG. PA. 
Annual Sale of 100 Head of Choicely-Selected 
IMPORTED JERSEY CATTLE. 
A Pleased Buyer is the Best Advertisement. 
At our Annual Rale, MAY 30th (Decoration Day), the selection, as usual, will be very choice—if any¬ 
thing. "tiie cream is thicker than ever before. In the sale will lie such a selection of the blood of GOLDEN 
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Fern, and pronounce him the most successful and prepotent Jersey Bull that ever lived. He is still alive 
and useful, and his Wood breeds on. . 
The good will, confidence and esteem of one's friends are among the choicest things m life. I think no 
one appreciates them more highly than 1 do, and for that reason it is more than gratifying to see at our sales 
the same faces and names among the buyers that have been patrons at our sales for the past 20 years. This 
alone speaks for itself. 1 shall be satisfied if, in the future, 1 retain the esteem of those who have bad con¬ 
fidence in me in the past, as well as the class of cattle that we handle.—T. S. C. 
It lias always been our custom to sell no animal unless we stated all faults, and to care for the comfort 
of the cattle, in such a manner so that when they left our stables buyers could expect reasonable 
improvement. ... 
Our most sanguine expectations have been more than realized, through letters we are receiving from 
buyers. Among the number to be sold are so many "Toppers” that we do not want to be partial, and will 
cheerfully mail the Catalog free of charge to any one, that alone tells the tale, and from which those that 
are interested can make their own preference. Catalogue ready MAY 10th. 
Address 
Mention Rutm. NewYokker. 
T. S. COOPER &. SONS, 
“Linden Grove,” Coopersburg, Pa. 
An Inflamed Tendon 
NEEDS COOLING 
ABSORBINE 
Will do it and restore the circulation, 
assist nature to repair strained, rup¬ 
tured ligaments more successfully than 
Firing. No blister; no hair gone; and 
you can use the horse. 82.00 per bottle 
"delivered. Book 2-B Free. 
ABSORBINE, JR., for mankind 81.00 
Bottle. Cures Strained Torn Liga- 
_monts. Cures Varicose Veins. Allays 
pain quickly. Genuine manufactured only by 
W. F.YOUNG, P.D.F., 88 Monmouth St. Springfield,Mass. 
KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURE 
Continues tobctheonereliable 
remedy for Spavins, Ring¬ 
bones, Curbs, Splints and 
all forms of lameness. 
KENDALL’S SPAVIN CURE 
onree promptly, permanently, with¬ 
out sear. | f 1 a bottle. 6 for 95. All 
<Jru|rpi*t*. Unequalled for family u«e. 
Book, A Treatise on the Hor%<\ free. 
Dr. B. J. KENDALL CO. 
Enowburg Falla, Vtrmonl. 
Spavin, Ringbone, Splint. 
Any Swelling, Enlargement or Lameness Cured 
■without SOUK or BLEMISH $1.00 by mail. 
Trial Bottle Free. 
F. A. LeCOUNT, V. S., East Longmeadow, Mass. 
Milk Oil Dip 
For 
Cattle, Sheep, 
Hogs. 
Oldest American Dip. Cheapest, \ 
most effective, strongest obtainable. 
1 gal. can (1.00, 52 gal. barrel $40. 
Catalog Stockmen’s Supplies Free. 
F. S. BURCH & CO.. 177 Illinois Street, CHICAGO 
DUTlTOttlVESlffilHS 
Heave ano Cough Cuhe 
A Specificjor Wind and Throat 
troubles. 25 years in Veterin¬ 
ary practice, 14 years on the 
market, proves its worth. One 
to two cans will effect 
a permanent cure for 
w, Heave*. $1.00 per can. All 
dealers or sent direct, express prepaid. 
&end for booklet of endorsement*. 
THE NEWTON REMEDY CO., Toledo, Ohio 
Dr. Holland’s Medi¬ 
cated Stock Salt 
has no rival as a Conditioner and 
Worm Destroyer. A true remedy 
for the ills of stock. Health,Thrift 
and Rapid Growth are the results 
of its use. Guaranteed to accom¬ 
plish what is claimed for it. Ten 
(10) feeds for a cent. 
THF. HOLLAND STOCK REMEDY 
COMPANY. WELLINGTON. OHIO. 
J Write fur Booklet. Agents Wanted 
ERSEYS—1 Cow in profit, Bull 2^ years old. kind 
»» and sure. 2 Bulls and 4 Heifer Calves. Solid 
Color. Good. J. ALDUS HEKK, Lancaster, Pa. 
Jersey Cattle, Berkshire Hogs, 
Rhode Island Reds. 
R. F. SHANNON, 905 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
PRIMROSE STOCK FARM^f“i“ 0 'KK' ; ', 0 r;Si 
imported stock. A. A. BRADLEY^, Frewsburg, N. Y. 
F OR SALE Sporting and Pet Dogs, Pigeons. Fer¬ 
rets, Belgium Hares and Swine. 8 cents 40-page 
Illustrated Catalog. C. G. Lloydt, Dept. K, Sayre, Pa. 
O. I. C. PIGS and Fine Guernsey Bull, prices 
reasonable. VAN DOREN BROS., Lysander, N. Y. 
SPRINGBANK HERD 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
A fine bunch of Sows coming a year 
old by Grand Premier. No, 80005, bred to Baron Duke 
85tli, No. 91215, A son of Premier Longfellow, No. 
68600. Grand Champion at St. Louis in 1904. Booklet 
on application. J. E. WATSON, Marbledale, Conn. 
Large Eng. Berkshires 
Imported and Domestic Strains. Matings not akin. 
Descriptive circulars on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg, 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 
_ _ Holsteins. Heifers, Bulls and Cow* 
in Calf. Hamilton & Co., Erclftloqn. Chester Co., Pa. 
PETEK C- KELLOGG CO. 
is Instructed by 
MR. FRANK C. WARD 
to SELL AT AUCTION, Saturday, June 2, 1906 at 
WALNUT LAWN, Montclair. N. J. 
Upwards of 90 HEAD of Imported 
JERSEY CATTLE 
Personally selected, and imported March 
30, 1906, per S. S. Minnehaha. 
The Importation includes Prize Winners in Butter 
Tests and other Island Shows, the choicest product 
of Jersey, by famous sires from dams of recognizee! 
dairy merit, the get of Hamley Mon Plaisir and Gold 
en Marquis, sons of Golden Lad; Golden Jollv, Eini-’ 
nent2d, Napoleon Bonaparte and Manser, sons of 
Golden Fern’s Lad; Oxford Lad.Mabel’s Fox, Moray 
Cannon, Shy Fox, Gen. Fox and Fox’s King, sons of 
Flying Fox: Raleigh and Ashley King, sons of Emi¬ 
nent 2d; Fereor, grandson of Uncle Peter and Bine 
Belle; Topsman, by Fereor out of the dam of Leda’s 
Golden Lad; Pilot, son of Mabel’s Poet, and others 
of like fame. Over 30 fine healthy Calves, thus far 
mostly heifers, have already arrived since importa¬ 
tion. by the most prominent young bulls of the 
Island, including Velveteen Lad and Kano, sons of 
Oxford Lad, Admiral Togo and Beechland’s Cham¬ 
pion, sons of Agatha’s FlyingFox: Mabel’s Raleigh. 
Primrose’s Raleigh and Raleigh’s Duke, sons of 
Raleigh—making one of the choicest importations, 
in merit and breeding, that ever crossed the ocean. 
Z3rr For Catalogues, address 
PETER C. KELLOGG CO. 107 John St., New York. 
UCpCCnDnC—Young Bulls and Heifers of breed- 
nentrunuo ingage for sale. Every one regis¬ 
tered and guaranteed a breeder. Call on or address, 
P. C. GREENE & BRO., Kenna, W. Va. 
The Edgewater Herd, 
Huntington, L. I., New York. 
Holstein cattle of the purest breeding, Chester 
White, Poland China, Berkshire, Fssex, and Duroc 
Jersey Bed S'vlne 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 \V. It. SELLECK, Huntington. N. Y. 
EHIXjIj J*AR]Vt 
Holstein Cattle. 
Home of Lord Netlierland DeKol. Great sire of high 
testing cows. He has 50 A. R. O. daughters and more 
that average 4# and over than any other bull. High 
class stock for sale. Let us quote you prices on any¬ 
thing you may need. 
E. C. BRILL, Poughquag, N. Y. 
Holstein Bull Calves. 
S20.00 to $25.00 
Cheaper than you can purchase elsewhere, quality 
considered. WiiteforPHO’XOGHAi’HSandPEDIGREES. 
We also offer special bargains In cows and heifers 
bred to our great .Sir Korndvke Manor He l\ol Jr 
RIVENBURGH BROS . Hillhuist Farm. Oneida. N. Y 
[Continued from previous issue.'] Reasons why 
you ought to buy Holsteins from Brookside Hera, 
owned by The Stevens Brothers-Hastings Co , La- 
cona, N. Y : 
4th. Breeding Holsteins is their business—they 
grew up in it and would not sell you a scr ub thor¬ 
oughbred for breeding purposes. 
6th. With, their large number (350 head) all under 
one management they can. afford to sell a highly 
bred and large producer for less money than other 
breeders 
6th. They guarantee every animal sold just as re¬ 
presented and are in a position to ship them cheaply 
— You get the benefit. 
THE BLOOMINGDALE HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN-FR1ESIANS. 
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. CORTEUYOU, Somerville, N. J. 
Young Holstein Butter Bred Bull. 
Out of a fine young cow, CLEOPATRA DeKOL and 
sired by a grandson of Canary Mercedes with a record 
of 25.16 lbs. butter and nearly 5# butter fat. Weight 
about 700 lbs. and will be ready for service in .June. 
Well marked and a fine individual. First Check 
for $50 Takes Him, Registered and Trans¬ 
ferred. W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, New York. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
FOR SALE. 
From choice A. B. 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 
tor our crop of Winter Calves. Write for prices oii 
anything needed in Holstein-Friesians. 
W000GBEST FARM, Riftes, Ulster Co.. H.Y, 
