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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 8, 
Live Stockand Dairy 
WESTERN HOG HOUSES. 
Bulletin No. 109 of the Illinois Exper¬ 
iment Station gives an excellent discus¬ 
sion of hoghouses. Of course, this infor¬ 
mation is especially designed for western 
farmers, most of whom live on compar¬ 
atively level, rich land, where it is possi¬ 
ble to grow corn to good advantage and 
to raise clover. We are told that the best 
location for a hoghouse should be well 
drained and well lighted. It ought to give 
access to a pasture, to good shade and to 
a stream of cool, running water. These 
seem to be essentials in the handling of 
swine on a profitable basis. A sandy or 
gravel soil is best for the house, as this 
gives a good drainage. A limestone soil 
is preferable, because the water in such a 
soil is better, and a rolling pasture is bet¬ 
ter than a level one, as it gives better 
drainage and also more exercise. If there 
is no natural stream at hand water 
pumped from a well will supply the need, 
if provided fresh. A mud wallow is 
greatly enjoyed by swine, as it keeps them 
cool, destroys lice and keeps the skin in 
good condition. There are two types of 
hoghouses, the individual house, where 
one sow and her litter can be kept, and the 
large house where a number of hogs are 
kept together. Two different forms of in¬ 
dividual houses are pictured in this bulle¬ 
tin. At Fig. 283, page 678, is one with a 
peak roof, quite popular in many places. 
The house shown at Fig. 284 is also large¬ 
ly used, and as the picture shows, can be 
easily taken apart and moved from place 
to place. The one with the sloping roof 
is moved by tipping it upon skids or a 
stone boat and then hauling to another 
part of the pasture. The arguments in 
favor of the individual houses are given 
as follows: 
Each sow at farrowing time may he kept 
alone and away from all disturbance; each 
litter of pigs my he kept and fed by itseif, 
consequently' there will not he too large a 
number of pigs in a common lot; these 
houses may be placed at the farther end of 
the feed lot, thus compelling the sow and 
pigs to take exercise, especially in Winter, 
when they come to the feed trough at the 
front end of the lot; the danger of spread¬ 
ing disease among the herd is at a minimum; 
and in case the place occupied by the cot be¬ 
comes unsanitary, it may be moved to a 
clean location. 
Various forms of large houses are used. 
We reproduce the picture shown at Fig. 
289, showing a new type of house in which 
the partitions are made of wire and pipe 
instead of being of solid wood as was 
formerly the case. The advantages of such 
an interior are thus presented in the bul¬ 
letin, and they seem to be sensible. Those 
who care to study the question in detail 
are referred to the bulletin, which is an 
excellent one. 
(1) There are no obstructions to 'light. 
The rays of light coming through the win¬ 
dows are not prevented from reaching the 
floor where they are most needed; they keep 
the floor or bed in which the pigs sleep dry, 
warm and disinfected. 
(2) By this means there is no opportunity 
for disease germs to lodge in cracks and 
crevices or to be harbored in the shadow 
of solid fence?. In case the hoghouse should 
ever become infected with disease germs of 
any kind it can be disinfected much more 
easily and thoroughly. 
(3) Wire partitions allow the hogs always 
to bo within sight of each other and of the at¬ 
tendant. By this means the sows, when 
they are shut up to farrow will not become 
estranged from one another, and will not be 
so likely to fight after returning to a com¬ 
mon pasture. 
MARYLAND FEEDING QUESTIONS. 
per ton; gluten feed, $27; bran, $20.50; 
middlings, $22. !>• B - 
Roland Park, Md. 
The feeds that make most milk will also 
make fat animals, but such feeds that are 
high in protein are usually more expen¬ 
sive than the starchy or carbonaceous 
feeds. I know of nothing in the grain 
line that in combination with the protein 
feeds will make animals fatten faster than 
cornmeal. As a rule this is less expen¬ 
sive than most feeds on the market, when 
its food value is taken account of. While 
low in protein it is rich in starch, fairly 
so in fat, and contains but little fibre or 
indigestible material. In view of the 
above, as the cows began to shrink in 
their milk so as to yield small profit as 
milkers, I would make at least half of 
their gram ration—in pounds—of corn- 
meal. Cotton-seed meal is also a food 
more than twice as rich in fat as corn- 
meal, and at $30 per ton is cheaper than 
any of the foods mentioned. Of course 
as it is very rich in blood-making elements 
it would be fed with moderation. Two 
pounds per day to an animal of the sort 
mentioned is always safe. If the green 
corn has ears on it, that in itself is a 
splendid food. Sweet corn planted for 
this purpose should make a cheap and 
most satisfactory food to finish off these 
cows. As the grass loses its virtue later 
in the season, a supply of pumpkins will 
help to fatten these dry cows at a rapid 
rate. While a good crop can often be ob¬ 
tained in and with the corn, when they 
are to be relied on as a crop it will pay to 
devote a good piece of land exclusively 
to them. 
The wet brewers’ grains are O. K. :f 
sweet, and if 32 quarts are obtained as a 
bush'el they are a very cheap and whole¬ 
some food. I have fed as high as five 
pounds a day to an animal of cotton-seed 
meal when I was feeding wet brewers’ 
grains. I speak of 32 quarts to the bushel 
from the fact that at one brewery where 
I used to buy them the price was uni¬ 
formly 10 cents per bushel, but the bushel 
varied. We glways got four shovelfuls 
for a bushel, but when they were scarce 
the shovel used had little to commend it 
beside a handle. 
If the cows are well fed and have 
enough succulence to keep their bowels 
right and digestive apparatus in good or¬ 
der, no stock food will be of any value. 
Really they are not foods, as the analysis 
will show, but medicines. The same in¬ 
gredients can be purchased for one-quar¬ 
ter the money. Sixty per cent of the best 
of them are linseed meal, which seldon; 
goes above $3.0 per ton. Then why pay 
$200 per ton for what we can buy for so 
much less? “Corn chop” is as uncertain 
as the size of a piece of chalk, or the 
length of a string. Usually it is very low 
in food nutrients. I would certainly buy 
cornmeal instead, and it should cost no 
more per ton. Gluten feed is all right, 
but at that it should contain not less than 
27 per cent of protein. It is, however, a 
very poor food to make fat from. Bran 
and middlings at over $20. per ton are 
very ' expensive feeds. If the brewers’ 
grains wet or dry are obtainable I would 
spend but little money for either, partic¬ 
ularly for cows that are to be killed, when 
there is no need to build a healthy frame 
or develop a calf. E. van alstyne. 
COTTAGE GROVE STOCK FARM 
has for sale Jersey Bulls from one to nine months 
old, St Lambert Strains. Oxford Down Sheep. Poland 
China Swine. S. E. GILLETT, Ravenna, Ohio. 
What is the best and quickest way to fat¬ 
ten a cow that is nearly milked out? I do 
not keep them over; I sell after they cease to 
milk sufficient to pay. I cut green corn with 
a cutter and mix bran and corn chop with 
it. and feed it in the stable. What feeds 
should I use with the green corn and pasture 
to give the best results? I have to use wet 
brewers’ grains to keep up the supply of milk 
for the Summer. The brewers' grains sell 
for 10 cents per bushel wet, Corn chop, $24 
CnD 0 A | C— Bfolstein-Friesinn Spring Bill] 
rUri OH LL Calves, from advanced registry dams 
Prices low considering quality. Write promptly. 
W. W. CHENEY. Manlius. N. Y. 
AYRSHIRE CATTLE AVON. 
I have a very fine bunch of calves, male and female, 
sired from imported dam and sire, others from 
American bred dams and imported sires. Bulls one 
to two years old, American and imported bred, and 
females of all ages. 
W. P. SCHANCK, Avon, New York. 
The hot, sultry days of summer are very trying to 
young growing calves. If they are to grow and 
thrive, they must have rich pastures, cool shade, pure 
running water, and—Swift’s Soluble Blood Flour. 
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Stunted, poorly nourished calves, lacking milk or grass, 
can be kept right on growing by feeding them 1/4 
pound or more per day of Swift’s Soluble Blood Flour 
(Protein 87%) mixed with any suitable meal feed. 
It means money for you. Write us for prices. 
Swift & Company, U. S. A. 
Animal Food Department, Desk 3 
Union Stock Yards CHICAGO 
OAKHURST FARM 
PRINCE ALBAN De KOL OAKHURST, 
No. 41782. Born, October 8. 1904. 
Sire BROOKSIDE KING De KOL, 27209. He by 
De Kol 2d’s Butter Boy 3d., 23200. 
Dam SAUCY CLARA BARTON, 44000. A. R. O. 
4651. Milk, 393 lbs.; Butter, 15 lbs. 5.2 oz.: Pat, 12.258 
lbs.; per cent 3.1. First check for $50 takes him. 
E0NA De KOL BURKE HERO, 
No. 42035. Born, April 19, 1905. • 
Sire HERO I)e KOL BURKE. He by De Kol 
Burke, A. R. O. 22991. 27 A. R. O, Daughters. 
Dam MARSHLAND EONA, 72589. A. R. O. 4000. 
Milk, 386.8 lbs.; Fat, 12.597 lbs.; Butter, 15.740 lbs. at 
80 per cent. First check for $50 takes him. 
PIETERJE ARTIS PRINCE OAKHURST 
No. 41989. Born, January 11, 1905. 
Sire BROOKSIDE KING De KOL, 27209. He by De 
Kol 2d’s Butter Boy 3d, 23200. 45 A. R. O. Daughters. 
Dam PIETERJE QUEEN CUZA, 50225. A. R. O. 
5468. Butter, 20.789 lbs. In 14 days, 41.14 lbs. First 
check f or $75 takes him. 
A. L. BROCKWAY, 
ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
Send postal card for 64-page illustrated pamphlet, 
describing this great breed of cattle. 
P. 1.. HOUGHTON, Sec’y, Braftleboro, VI. 
No other breed of Pigs or Hogs breed 
and fatten like the 
JERSEY RED 
Free 48 Page Catalogue. 
ARTHUR J. COLLINS, Moorestown, N. J. 
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. 
R. F. D. No. 3. Auburn, N. Y. 
STAR FARM HOLSTEINS 
$3 for SI, $10 for $5, $ >0 for $25, $100for $50, 
$1,0 O for $500, $5,000 for $2,500. 
This represents only the fair profit in keeping reg¬ 
istered Holstein cattle such as can be bought at Star 
Farm. You take no risk. Your legitimate profits are 
greater than are offered in any other business to-day. 
Highest testimonials from those that have tried reg¬ 
istered Holsteins and made them pay. 
Illustrated circulars and valuable information sent 
free on application. 
Horace L. Bronson, I>ept. I>, Cortland, N. Y. 
Jersey Cattle, Berkshire Hogs, 
Rhode Island Reds. 
R, F. SHANNON, 905 Liberty St., Pittsburg Pa. 
The Edgewater Herd, 
Huntington, L. I., New York. 
Holstein cattle of tbe purest breeding, Chester 
White, Poland China, Berkshire, Essex, and Duroc 
Jersey Ked 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. SELJLKCK, Huntington, N. Y. 
THE BLOOMING DALE HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN S. 
are bred for large production. Good size, Strong 
Constitution, Best Individuality. 
it 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. 
Large Eng. Berkshires 
Imported and Domestic Strains. Matings not akin. 
Descriptive circulars on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg, Pa. 
IMPROVED URGE YORKSHIRES iSUW. 
Hog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale.. 
.Meadow Brook Stock Farm, Rochester. Mich. 
SPRINGBANK HERD 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
A fine bunch of Sows coming a year 
old by Grand Premier, No, 80005, bred to Baron Duke 
85th, No. 91215. A son of Premier Longfellow. No 
68600, Grand Champion at St. Louis in 1904. llooklct 
on application. J. E. WATSON, Marhledale. Conn. 
ERSEY BEDS, CHESTER WHITES. 
Choice pigs—any age of the highest standard. 
Write for prices and state age wanted. 
HOLMES SEED CO., Harrisburg, Penn. 
REGISTERED 0. I. G. PIGS 
for sale. June 19th and 24th farrow. Write 
IV. SWARTZ, Shelly, Pennsylvania. 
Kalorama Farm Berkshires 
ARE BRED RIGHT; GROWN RIGHT, AND SOLD RIGHT 
Choice Breeding Stock of the most popular imported 
and American bred strains. Would be pleased to 
describe them to you. 
CALVIN J. HUSON, Penn Yan, N. Y. 
REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE RAMS 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
FOR SALE. 
From choice A. R. O. Dams, and by such sires as 
Beryl Wavnes Paul DeKol and Sir Korndyke Manor 
Deiiol. We will make attractive prices on these 
youngsters as they must be disposed of to make rojm 
for our crop of Winter Calves. Write for prices on 
anything needed in Holstein-Friesians. 
WOODCREST FARM, Rifton, Ulster C0..N.Y. 
suitable for Farmers' flocks, in good field condition, 
at $20 each. J. C. DUNCAN, Lewiston, New York. 
R egist’d Jersey Cattle, Lin¬ 
coln, Shropshire. Hamp¬ 
shire and South Down Shcei : 
Chester White, Poland Chin i 
and Berkshire Pips; Scotch 
Collie Dogs and a variety of 
Poultry. Come see my 
stock and make your own 
selections. Send 2c stamp 
l'Hnc.v of Kurt'ku i;. rs!U for New Catalogue. 
EDWARD WALTER, W r est Chester, Penna. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
ENG. BERKSHIRE SWINE 
S. G. WHITE LEGHORNS 
All of the Very Highest Quality. 
If you desire the best to be had at a reasonable price, write us 
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. 
