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THE RURAL NEW-YORK 
Live Stock and Dairy 
MAPES, THE HEN MAN. 
The “Hen Barn" Is Up. 
The Deacon is greatly interested in our 
new “hen barn,” and has lost none of his 
old habit of asking questions. The car¬ 
penters have the work well under way, 
and we hope to be ready to move in by 
November 1. 
“What are 3-011 going to use for a roof?” 
was one of the Deacon’s first questions. 
That is an important question to decide 
in planning for any structure. The life 
of the structure is determined largely by 
the roof, and the paint on the siding, if 
of wood. These protect the whole struc¬ 
ture from the outside elements. It is 
quite the fashion of the times to use some 
of the roofing felts, Ruberoid, Paroid, 
etc., on poultry houses. '1 liese have their 
advantages, chief of which is the low first 
cost. The great objection to them is the 
fact that they require such frequent at¬ 
tention about painting, etc., in order to 
keep them in order. Some of them are 
guaranteed to last five years without at¬ 
tention. They then need to be coated 
every three years at least with paint or 
coating that is expensive and anything 
but pleasant to apply. The first cost is 
usually about $3 per square of too feet. 
I have over 5,000 feet of poultry roofing 
covered with roofing felt, costing in two- 
ply 90 cents per square. This makes a 
good tight roof at very low first cost, but 
it needs to be painted every year. The 
firm that manufactures it also sells a coat¬ 
ing, composed 1 judge of the same mate¬ 
rial they use between the sheets of felt 
in making two-ply or three-ply roofing. 
This only costs 20 cents per gallon in bar¬ 
rel packages, and a 50-gallon barrel will 
about cover our 35 colony houses at an 
annual cost of $ 10 . It is not a pleasant 
job to apply it, however. Except in the 
very hottest of weather it needs to be 
heated in order to spread properly. We 
try to do this work in August, when the 
heat of the sun on the roofs enables us 
to apply it quickly without any fire. If 
the day happens to be a little cool it will 
sometimes “run” a little the first really 
hot day following, but it is so low in 
cost that this does not count much, and 
in this way we get the maximum amount 
on which the climate will allow. 
I have run away from the Deacon’s 
question, 1 see. Our present venture is a 
two-story affair, quite elaborate, and I 
am using the best Red cedar shingles. 
These cost $-1.05 per 1 , 000 , and make a 
neat looking job, which is expected to 
shed water without further attention for 
25 years or more. They are 18-inch 
stock laid five inches to the weather on 
three-inch lath. My carpenter wanted to 
lay them on a solid board sheathing, but 
1 would not allow it; 1 prefer the lath. 
I believe the shingles will dry out much 
quicker after a rain, and add a good many 
years to the life of the roof. 
The siding is of White pine novelty sid¬ 
ing, with building paper between the sid¬ 
ing and the studs. All except the south 
and east sides of the lower story is to be 
ceiled with southern pine, and the space 
of four inches between the ceiling and 
the paper stuffed with planer shavings. 
“Why don’t you double-wall all four 
sides of the lower story also?” said the 
Deacon. 
1 expect the hens to occupy the upper 
story at night, and spend most of their 
time during the day on the lower lloor. 
They will have to depend on the animal 
heat from their own bodies at night for 
warmth, but during the day this will be 
supplemented to some extent by heat 
from the sun’s rays. The sun shining 
against the side of a building that is 
double-walled and stuffed with straw or 
shavings will have but little effect on the 
inside temperature. We had a little frost 
the other morning, enough to make one’s 
fingers feel a little cold and stiff. After 
the sun had been up an hour or so I 
asked the Deacon to place his hand on the 
outside of one of the hennery doors, 
where the sun was shining on it. Sure 
enough, it felt nice and warm to his cold 
fingers. 
“Now place your hand on the inside of 
the same door.” 
“Why! that feels warm too.” 
“Now place it against the siding on the 
north side where the sun has not struck 
it, both outside and inside.” 
“Cold as a brick,” instantly came from 
the Deacon. 
You now see why I do not double-wall 
and pack the south and east sides of the 
lower story or day room. I want the in¬ 
ner surfaces of those boards to be radiat¬ 
ing heat into the interior, whenever the 
sun is shining against the outside. Of 
course the same process is going on at 
the glass of the windows in greater de¬ 
gree, but 1 can't well have the whole sur¬ 
face made of glass. 
“What’s the use of putting this paper 
under the siding so long as you are going 
to stuff the spaces between the studding 
with shavings?” 
This was from the carpenter, and not 
the Deacon. I suspect lie did not like to 
handle the paper, as it smells of coal tar 
and soiled his fingers. I use this tar pa¬ 
per, as mice do not like to chew it. That 
paper is for the purpose of making an 
air-tight wall, and I put it on the outside 
of the studs rather than on the inside for 
a purpose. The cold wind is going to 
blow against the side of the building a 
gale some night when the hens inside on 
their perches are radiating and exhaling 
animal heat from their bodies, which we 
want to conserve. Those shavings in the 
double walls, with their confined air 
spaces, are designed to retain the heat 
within the building. When the cold wind 
is blowing a gale against the outside 
walls, any cracks or openings in the sid¬ 
ing will permit it to be forced into the 
comminuted spaces of the packing, thus 
cooling the walls and the room within. 
“Can’t you make that clearer?” said 
the Deacon. 
Suppose you have a thick woolen mit¬ 
ten’ on your hand, and your hands are 
cold. Place your mouth against the back 
of your mitten and blow your warm 
breath against the back of your hand. 
The warm air from your lungs passes 
through the thick mitten and feels good 
to the hand. Now lay a sheet of paper 
on the outside of the mitten, place your 
mouth against* it, and blow as before. The 
paper acts as a barrier to your warm 
breath, and it cannot pass through the 
mitten. The principle is the same, 
though warm air is employed instead of 
the cold gale. 
“I see! I see!” said he. o. w. mapes. 
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. 
■Young fine skin purebred HOLSTEIN 
BULL ready for service. Dam has an 
official record of 18 l 4 pounds. Sire's dam over 20 
pounds. First draft for $00 takes him registered and 
transferred. W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
FORSALE 
JERSEY CATTLE, 
BERKSHIRE HOGS, 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg 
Pa. 
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. 
BERKSHIRES. 
American and English Breeding; the best at reason¬ 
able prices. Matings not akin. 
Descriptive circulars on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg:, Pa. 
PRIMROSE STOCK FARI|-SiKr!SKSf,T5!S 
imported stock. A. A. BKADLEY, Frewsburg, N. Y. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES English liucon 
liog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
Meadow Brook Stock Farm. Rochester. Mich. 
A DISCUSSION OVER HOGS. 
WHY IS YOUR BREED BEST? 
Points for Poland Chinas. 
I like the disposition of the Poland 
China hog Better than any other. They 
will take on more pounds of first-class 
pork from a given amount of feed. They 
are so constituted that you can feed them 
all th’ey can eat from birth, and have 
them in good condition to go on the mar¬ 
ket in case disease strikes your part of 
the country. The sows are kind and gen¬ 
tle mothers, and will allow you to get in 
the pen and care for the pigs in bad 
weather, and thus save several hundred 
dollars’ worth oT pigs. We claim they 
have the best feet and legs, the most per¬ 
fect bodies, and that there is less waste 
In a Poland China carcass than any other. 
(Continued on next puye.) 
Reg. P. Chinas. Bcvhsbircs and C. Whites. 
8 wks. and older, mated not aklri. Ser¬ 
vice Boars, have stock returned, re¬ 
fund money if not satisfactory. Beg 
Holsteins, Heifers, Bulls and Cows 
In Calf. Hamilton & Co.. Frcildon n. Chester Co., Pa. 
O. I. C. PIGS. 
May, June, August and September farrow. Silver 
Stock. Five strains not akin. Young Boars and 
Brood Sows. All registered stock. Prices reasonable. 
F. J. SCHWARTZ, Fast Pharsalia, New York 
REG. 0. I. C. PIGS AND GILTS, 
Shropshire Yearling Rams and Ram Lambs. Can 
please the hardest to please. 
CEDAR LAWN FA KM, I.udlowville* N. Y. 
SPRINGBANK HERD 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
A fine bunch of Sows eoming a year 
old by Grand Premier. No. 8000a. bred to Baron Duke 
85th, No. 9121a. A son of Premier Longfellow, No. 
08000, Grand Champion at St. Louis in 1904. Booklet 
on application. J. E. WATSON, Marbledale, Conn. 
JERSKY RKDS GET HEAVY FAST 
It’s “Pounds that count.” Buv Jersey Red 
Pigs—the rapid growers. Strong, vigorous, 
small-boned, long-bodied. Nine months 
pigs often dress 350 lbs. Buy a pair now. 
Get quick profits. Circular Free. 
A. J. COLLINS, Box R, Moorestown, N. J. 
AT THE PRESENT’ HIGH PRICES you cannot 
** afford to keep SCRUB HOGS or raise small 
litters. O. I. (’HESTERS have large litters of 
rapid growing pigs. Order a pair from PARDY 
BROS., CROSS-ROAD FARM, Plattsburg. N. Y. 
Your money back if not satisfactory. 
Large English Be ksliire l’igs, Scotch Collie 
Female Pups, B. Rock and Buff Orpington Chickens. 
Stock right and prices. W. A. Bothers, Peru Lack, Pa. 
0 I C a " R- C. B. Leghorn Cock¬ 
erels 242 egg strain, at reasonable prices. 
VAN DOREN BROS., Lysander, Onon. Co., N. Y. 
egff 
able 
MILK TUBES' 
Indorsed by leading veterinary 
surgeons. Coin Silver 50c Set of four 
$2. Teat* pcner75e. Dilating Plug 25c. 
Milk Fever outfit $3. Teat Slitter 
$1.50. Postpaid on receipt of price. 
Foil directions. 
GEO. P. PILLING & SON, 2233 Arch St., Phila.,Pa. 
STAR FARM HOLSTEINS 
LEAD THE WORLD. 
THEY MAKE POOR MEN RICH. 
A WONDERFUL SHOWING! 
Head the sworn evidence of L. E. Corning. 
Lewis E. Corning being duly sworn deposes and 
says that he bought of Horace L. Bronson at Star 
Farm, registered Holsteins, paying therefor $1,530. 
Since the purchase lie lias received from the increase 
of his herd from Horace L. Bronson $2,135, from 
other parties $2,235, and has on hand $1,700; making 
a grand total of $6,070 off from an investmentof $1,530 
in Star Farm Holsteins. Not counting milk. 
Send for a sworn testimonial. Valuable information 
and illustrated circulars, all sent free. 
Horace L. Bronson, Dept. D, Cortland, N. Y. 
THE REPUTATION OF 
THE STEVENS HERD 
-OF- 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE 
is not founded on one or two phenomena] records, 
but on the continued large production and excellence 
of its members; and the satisfaction given by cattle 
from here is guaranteed by an experience of thirty 
years of careful breeding. 
A very largo percent, of the highest record cows of 
the breed, including the only three with A. R. O. 
records of over 30 pounds of butter in seven 
days, were either sold from this herd, or sired by 
hufls bred here. 
We have a large stock on hand of the very best 
quality, all ages, both sexes, and we want to reduce 
the herd. 
Get our prices before purchasing. 
HENRY STEVENS & SON, 
Brookside Stock Farm, Lacona, N. Y. 
ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
Send for free illustrated pamphlet describing 
this great breed of cattle. 
F. L. HOUGHTON, Sec’y.-Brattleboro, Vt. 
BULL CALVES and YOUNG BULLS 
ready for service, that are of good size and individ¬ 
uality. All are from officially tested dams, and are 
sired by Homestead Girl De Kol’s Sarcastic 
I,ad. We have ovor 40 daughters of this Bull that 
will he kept in the Herd and officially tested. 
Write for description and prices. 
WOODCREST FARM, 
Rifton, Ulster County, New York. 
FOR THIRTY YEARS 
BROOKSIDE HERD lias been producing and de¬ 
veloping the kind of HOLSTEINS that have helped 
to make the breed famous for Milk and Butter produc¬ 
tion. Commencing with only a pair—as g„od as could 
be bought—this herd now numbers 350 head, and for 
years has carried off the honors in the official com¬ 
petitive butter tests of the Holstein-Friesian Associa¬ 
tion. (A good herd to buy from). 
THE STEVENS BR0THERS-HAST1NGS COMPANY, 
Brookside Herd, I acomi, N, Y. 
Farms at Lacona and Liverpool (near Syracuse). 
DISPERSAL SALE 
HIGH CLASS REG. HOLSTEINS 
Scarcity of help renders it impossible to retain all 
our herd. Come and take your choice. Male calves 
at almost your own price. 
ItlVENBURGH BROS., 
Hillhurst Farm, Oneida, N. Y. 
THE BLOOMING DALE 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 atprices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Bull Calves. 
A. A. COKTELYOU. Somerville, N. J. 
Holstein cattle. 
Home of Lord Netherland 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. U. BRILL, I’oughquHg, N. Y. 
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The Right Way to Grow Hogs 
Pigs have sometimes been called “mortgage lifters,” and really it seems 
they deserve the title. What other animal from a beginning of only two pounds 
can grow to i,ooo pounds weight? And bear in mind statistics prove that it 
costs less food to grow a pound of pork than either beef or mutton. Do you 
know why ? It is because of the large digestive capacity of the hog. 
It is certain that all growth and milk production is in proportion to the 
amount of food digested and assimilated. The right way to grow hogs, there¬ 
fore, is to take proper account not only of the feed, but the digestive system. 
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- and extreme 
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