THE RURAL NEW-YORRER 
February £3, 
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Live Stock and Dair 
CARE OF A CALVING COW. 
If a cow is a very heavy milker, and in 
high condition, it would be well to give 
her light feed for about a week before 
freshening, to thin the blood a little, as a 
preventive of milk fever. Keep close 
watch of her and put her in a box stall at 
night, so that when she does calve she 
may have her freedom. After calving 
give her a warm mash of bran, with a 
handful of salt scattered on top. Let the 
calf suck, and then strip her out and put 
her back in her stall. See that she cleans. 
Do not give her any cold water until 
after she has cleaned. Work her slowly 
on to her feed. I do not like to milk a 
heifer before calving. Let the calf suck 
once and if the heifer takes kindly to her 
milker and gives down her milk freely, 
she is just as well off back in her stall, 
but if she holds up her milk and wants 
her calf, let her have it; milk her at the 
same time of the calf sucking, until she 
takes kindly to her milker. 
Vermont. c. m. winslow. 
MAPES, THE HEN MAN. 
Not Bragging About the New House . 
A Great Subject. —Just how I hap¬ 
pened to get the title of “The Hen Man” 
I never knew. Certainly not on account 
of any great success with hens. It must 
be on account of my great enthusiasm as 
to the possibilities of the American hen. 
I have long contended that there are 
great possibilities of profit in egg pro¬ 
duction for market purposes, as soon as 
some of the great problems, as yet un¬ 
solved, are understood and solved. My 
own inability to work out these problems 
in practice has not dampened my ardor. 
One of the great advances I believe lies 
in learning how to keep hens in larger 
flocks, so as to economize in labor, which 
is the big item of expense aside from the 
food supply. J. E. White, of Glen Falls, 
N. Y., tells me of a man near him who 
built five houses 22x100 feet, and stock¬ 
ed them with 1,000 hens each, of the 
Brown Leghorn breed. These houses are 
low and have no partitions. Each flock 
of 1,000 had the run of an entire house, 
the low attic close to the roof being used 
as a scratching shed. This man made a 
success in getting Winter eggs from these 
flocks for a time, but “fell down” when 
he came to raising young stock. He 
hatched as high as 17,000 chicks in a sin¬ 
gle day, but failed to raise a profitable 
proportion of them. The whole plant is 
now idle and abandoned I believe. 
Big Flocks or Small.— Dr. Burr, of 
Maryland, is now demonstrating success- 
full}’ the possibilities of flocks of a thou¬ 
sand layers. I had the pleasure recently 
of visiting the Lakewood Poultry Farm 
in New Jersey. Mr. Brown still keeps 
his hens in small flocks of about 60, but 
the amount of floor space to each bird is 
very small. If anyone is entitled to be 
called “The Hen Man.” Mr. Brown is 
certainly “it.” He has at the present time 
7,000 hens, and every one is of last sea¬ 
son’s hatch. When I tell you that at the 
time of my visit January 15 he was 
getting 3,000 eggs a day, you are sure 
to be interested. The hens are all fine 
S. C. White Leghorns, and the eggs are 
put up in cartons of one dozen each, seal¬ 
ed with Lakewood Poultry Farm seal, 
and sold to the fancy trade of New York 
City. At 52 cents per dozen, the price re¬ 
ceived at time of my visit, the income 
for a single day’s eggs is about $130, if 
my arithmetic is not at fault. Only four 
men are employed besides the manager, 
and $30 just about pays for the feed and 
the labor, leaving $100 a day net income. 
The farm is located on cheap land in the 
sandy pine belt near the coast, and I 
doubt if the whole investment exceeds 
$20,000. Now don’t all go crazy and rush 
into the poultry business. Out of the 
thousands who have attempted to solve 
the problem of egg production in a whole¬ 
sale way, Mr. Brown is the only one I 
have had the pleasure to meet who stands 
high on the ladder of success. There is 
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Hands Raw With Eczema. 
Suffered For Ten Years—Spread to Body 
and Limbs—Cured by the Cuti- 
cura Remedies. 
“I had eczema on my hands for ten 
years. At first it would break out only 
in winter. Then it finally came to stay. 
I had three good doctors to do all they 
could, but none of them did any good. I 
then used one box of Cuticura Ointment 
and three bottles of Cuticura Resolvent, 
and was completely cured. My hands 
were raw all over, inside and out, and the 
eczema was spreading all over my body 
and limbs. Before I had used one bottle 
of Cuticura Resolvent, together with the 
Ointment, my sores were nearly healed 
over, and by the time I had used the third 
bottle I was entirely well. I had a good 
appetite and was fleshier than T ever was. 
To any one who has any skin or blood 
disease I would honestly advise them to 
get the Cuticura Remedies, and get well 
quicker than all the doctors in the State 
could cure you. Mrs. M. E. Falin, Speers 
Ferry, Va., May 19, 1905.” 
PRIMROSE STOCK FARMTJfrStXrrtS 
imported stock. A. A. BRADLEY, Frewsburg, N. Y. 
O. I. C. PICS. 
September. October and November farrow. Silver 
Premium Registered Stock. Address 
F. J. SCHWAKTZ, Fast Pharsalia, New York. 
The International Silo 
An Automatic-Take-Up-Hoop. Self Adjusting. 
A Continuous, Open Door Front. An Easy 
Operating, Non-Stickipg Door. A Permanent 
Ladder Selected Tank Pine and Guaranteed 
Workmanship. INTERNATIONAL SILO 
COMPANY, Box 91, Jefferson. Ohio. 
RAISE CALVES WITHOUT MILK 
Our BOOKLET plainly tells the story of 
Blatchford’s Calf Meal with convincing testimonials 
from some of the 20.000 progressive farmers who 
have had wonderful results from this perfect 
milk substitute. Write for booklet—it’s FREE. 
Blatchford’s Calf Meal Factory Waukegan, 111, 
RELIABLE HEALTH FOOD 
For Horses, Cows, Hogs, Chickens. 
Will build up and keep healthy your horses, increase 
tbe milk output of cows, fatten your hoes, keep 
healthy and stimulate your chickens; satisfactory 
results guaranteed, put up in 25, 60 and 100-lb. bags 
and 250-lb. barrels; special rates to dealers. 
RELIABLE HORSE & CATTLE FOOD CO., 44 Pearl St., N. Y. 
Death the Stomach 
Worms Guaranteed 
We will send you 100 lbs. of I)R. 
HOLLAND’S MEDICATED STOCK 
SALT on CO days’ trial, freight pre¬ 
paid. If you derive no benefit, it 
costs you nothing; if you do, it 
costs you $f».00. Give ns your or¬ 
der at once. 
The HOLLAND STOCK REMEDY 
COMPANY, Wellington, Ohio. 
Hammond Dairy Feed will produce more milk, 
more butter and more elieese at less cost, than 
any other feed on the market. 
To demonstrate to .very Dairyman that this Is 
a fact, we are offering a Free Trial. We pay 
all costs. 
You take the feed and try It. Feed It to your 
cows and calves. If it does not prove as repre¬ 
sented and perfectly satisfactory the trial will 
not cost you one cent. If 1 1 is satisfactory we 
know you will want more and that is what we 
are banking on. 
We know that there is not a Dairyman in the 
country who will not be convinced after a fair 
trial, that Hammond Dairy Feed is the best 
and most economical feed on the market. 
HAMMOND 
DAIRY FEED 
Is guaranteed to contain 17 per cent Protein, 
3 percentFat, 66percent Carbohydrates. One 
ton of Hammond Dairy Feed equals two tons of 
Bran. It is made of pure cane molasses, prime 
cottonseed meal, gluten meal, corn, oats and 
barley. It Is kiln dried so will not loose by 
evaporation. Itis guaranteed to keep during 
all seasons, will never sour, mould or freeze. 
FREE TRIAL 
We will not attempt to describe the feed 
In detail here or to impress you with its 
superiority over other feeds — atrial will 
best do that. If you will give us your own . 
and your feed dealers name and address ! 
we will send you an ample amount to try 
which will convince you more than words, 
what the feedisand whatlt will accomplish. 
WESTERN GRAIN PRODUCTS CO. 
4 Chamber ot Commerce 
MILWAUKEE - WISCONSIN 
IMMUNITY FROM TUBERCULOSIS 
with Prof, von Behring’s BO VO VACCINE 
Over 100,000 bovovaccinations performed. Records prove complete suc¬ 
cess, and Bovine Tuberculosis, the "great white plague” finally conquered! 
BOVOVACCINE 
is easy of application and within the means of every breeder, 
dairyman, etc. Write for details. Don’t postpone. 
C. BISCHOFF & CO., 451 and 453 Washington St., N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
ENG. BERKSHIRE SWINE 
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 
The La Fayette Stock Farm, 
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. 
Largest Importers and breeders of Gorman Coach, Porcheron 
and Belgian Stallions in America in 1900. Have Imported double 
the number of any other Importer and handle nothing but the 
best young, sound stallions and can suit any buyer in horse and 
price. Always have from 100 to 300 on hand. Give long time to 
responsible buyers and horses guaranteed to be satisfactory or 
returned. Write us for full particulars. 
J. CROUCH & SON, LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. 
JERSEY REDS GET HEAVY FAST 
It’s “Pounds that count.” Buy Jersey Red 
Pie S _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. 
KENTUCKY 
JACK FARM 
We have tor sale 
JACKS, JENNETS 
and MULES. 
Our barns are full of big 
blackjacks, the kind that 
will pflease you. Write, or 
come to see us, a large lot 
to select from. 
JOE E. WltlGHT, Junction City, Kentucky. 
BERKSHIRES. 
American and English Breeding; the best at reason¬ 
able prices. Matings not akin. 
Descriptive circulars on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg-, Pa. 
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. Booklet 
on application. ,J. 1C. WATSON, Marbledale, Conn. 
KALORAMA FARM BERKSHIRES 
were shipped into almost every state last year, and 
their superior qualities are recognized wherever 
they are known. 
We are now offering some choice young sows bred 
for spring farrow and guaranteed safe with pig, at 
attractive prices. Who wants them? 
CALVIN J. HUSON, Penn Van, 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. Beg. 
Bolsteins. Heifers, Bulls and Cows 
in Calf. Hamilton & Co., Ercildoun, Chester Co., Pa. 
|kgist’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 
Faucy of Eureka l3usai for New Catalogue. 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester, Penna. 
Polled Durham RnffMPl* 
Both sexes for sale! 
„ Buff Plymouth Rock Eggs 15 
$1.00. A. E. LEEDOM, Freeland, Mus. Co., Onto. 
/TUEKNStfiY and Red Polled Cattle at Elkdale Stock 
'-‘Farm. A limited numberfor sale.includ’gGuernsey 
Bulls, best strains. D.L.Stevens. prop.,Uniondale,Pa. 
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. 
JERSEY CATTLE, 
BERKSHIRE HOGS, 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg Pa. 
JACKS, JACKS 
27 Jacks 27—Newton, Has 
70 Jacks 70 | 35 .Jennets 35 
30 Saddle Stallions 30 
JO Trotting Stallions lO 
lO Pacing Stallions lO 
LEXINGTON, KY. 
We are In the greatest breeding district 
In the world for Mammoth Jacks, Saddle 
and Harness Horses, and we have the 
grandest lot to show yon of any firm In the country. It Is to your 
interest to Inspect our stock before buying. Write for catalogue 
or come to see us. J. F. COOK & CO., Lexington, Kentucky. 
BRANCH BARN, NEWTON, KANSAS. 
THE BLOOMING DALE HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS. 
re bred for large production. Good size, Strong 
Constitution, Best Individuality. 
If these are the kind you want write or come to see 
lem. 125 to select from. Animals of both sexes 
nd all ages to offer at prices that will please you. 
. • , .. . __„ TJt-ttt Pat \npa 
ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
Send for free illustrated pamphlet describing 
this great breed of cattle. 
Fj^UHOIJ^nfOfLSec^airattleboroUVt^ 
HOLSTEINS 
A FEW CHOICE 
Bull Calves for Sale 
BY AS GOOD SIRES AS THERE ARE LIVING. 
Dams With Large Official Records 
Write just what you want. 
HENRY STEVENS & SON, Lacona, N. Y. 
F OB SALE—Pure bred Holstein Friesian Heifer 
and Bull Calves. The best goods for the least 
money. Write promptly. 
W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, New York. 
TWIN BROOK FARM HOLSTEINS 
For Sale, Bull Calf year old in May. Grandson of 
Paul De Kol Sadie Vale Concordia and Count Paul 
De Kol. Also heifer calves. Address 
E. F. HANKS, 205 Sixth Ave., New York City. 
BULL CALVES 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 I)e Kol’s Sarcastic 
Lad. We have over 40 daughters of this Bull that 
will be kept in the Herd and officially tested. 
Write for description and prices. 
WOODCREST FARM, 
Rifton, Ulster County, New York. 
LAUREL FARM 
|—REGISTERED JERSEYS 
only. Increase of herd 
for sale. Address 
GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, New York. 
Thoroughbred Holsteln-Friesian 
YEARLING BULLS 
FOR SALE AT FARMERS’ PRICES. 
Perfectly marked, large, handsome animals, ready 
for immediate service. Selected from best dams in 
herd of forty head. Sired by Paul Clothilde Hartog 
DeKol, No. 33712. If pedigree and price (which will 
be furnished upon request) are satisfactory, bull will 
be sent upon approval. If not entirely as represented 
as to individual qualities, be may be returned at my 
expense. Address P. B. MCLENNAN, Syracuse. N.Y. 
LABEL! 
DANA'S EAR LABELS 
are stamped with any name or address with serial 
numbers. They are simple, practical and a distinct 
and reliable mark. Samples Free. Agents Wanted. 
C. H. DANA, 74 Main St., W6st Lebanon, N.H. 
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STAR FARM HOLSTEINS 
SIOO GIVEN AWAY $100 
DO YOU WANT IT? 
Thousands of farmers are losing money on 
their cows and do not know it. Do you know 
how much you are making or losing on 
your cows ? 
Government statistics show average gross 
income per grade cow is only $37.00. 
Cost of keep $40.00. Loss $>3.00 per cow. 
You can buy a Star Farm registered 
Holstein cow for. $150.00 
Cost to keep one year. 40.00 
Interest on cost, one year. 9,00 
Total for year. $>199.00 
My Star Farm cow will make for yon 
each year: Milk. $125.00 
Calf. 50.00 
Total.$175.00 
Profit on your investment 88$. 
$5,000.00 Guarantee on Every Animal Sold $5,000.00 
Circulars and information sent free. 
Address Dept. D. HORACE L. BRONSON, Cortlaud, N.Y. 
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