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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
August 10, 
Live Stockand Dairy 
SUCCESS WITH DRY MASH. 
Reading Mr. Mapes’s article, “An Ex¬ 
perience With Dry Mash,” on page 539, 
leads me to give my experience. I have 
been feeding dry mash about two years, 
and have had excellent results. For the 
mash, I take 200 pounds of clean bran, 
100 pounds of yellow gluten, 50 pounds 
of high grade beef scrap, and two or 
three handfuls of salt, then mix thor¬ 
oughly with a shovel. The hens have this 
before them constantly, in feeders made 
by nailing slats across boxes which are 
about seven inches deep, leaving a space 
of one and one-half inches between the 
slats. The hens waste very little when 
fed in this simple way. I now have about 
170 hens, mostly Single Comb White Leg¬ 
horns, and this is my system of feeding: 
After the hens have gone to roost for the 
night, I take a basket of mash and eight 
quarts of heavy oats, and fill the boxes 
and scatter the oats in the litter for break¬ 
fast, one handful for every five hens is 
my rule. On this trip, the houses are 
locked for the night. Early in the morn¬ 
ing, the houses are opened but the hens 
are not fed again until 5 p. m., when they 
get about seven quarts of corn and wheat, 
mostly wheat during the warm season. 
The hens have free range and oyster 
shells are before them always. In the 
Winter, they are given water and green 
food, mangels, apples or cabbage, at 8 
a. m., wheat at noon, and all the corn 
that they will eat up clean at night. I 
feed whole corn. Care should be taken 
to get heavy oats, as light oats make very 
poor hen feed. Occasionally, Kaffir corn 
or buckwheat are substituted for one of 
the other grains so as to give variety to 
the ration. This makes a practical bal¬ 
anced ration. The liens are housed in 
muslin front houses which are kept rea¬ 
sonably clean. The perches are kept free 
from mites by the use of liquid lice paint. 
This is the result, since November 1, 
1906, I have gathered: November, 201 
eggs; December, 897; January, 1,851; 
February, 1,905; March, 3,153; April, 
3,174; May, 3,443; June, 2,977; total, 
17,601 eggs. On November 1 I had 115 
pullets and 70 old hens but, as some have 
been killed and others have died, I think 
that 175 would be a fair average for the 
eight months. This makes an average of 
over 100 eggs per hen during the eight 
months. The eggs are sold for the high¬ 
est New York quotations net, and the 
actual cash income was $333.53. This 
does not include 1,100 eggs incubated or 
the eggs used by the family of five. The 
hens have not had a wet mash during this 
time, but I doubt if many who have fed 
wet mash can show better results for the 
same period. H. p. 
Burlington Flats, N. Y. 
AMOUNT OF PASTURE FOR A COW. 
I have a farm which has several cleared 
places, not cultivated, which would makegood 
pasture land for cows. I would like to know 
about how much .pasture land it takes for a 
cow throughout the year. I wish to know this 
so that I can see how many cows my land 
would support. h. p. 
Orangeburgh, N. Y. 
It is impossible to give even an approxi¬ 
mate estimate of the amount of pasturage 
required for a cow, because this varies 
within very wide limits depending upon 
the fertility of the soil, the character of 
the pasturage; i. e., the kind of grasses 
and the closeness of the stand and also 
upon the amount of rainfall for the sea¬ 
son. Out in the range country of the 
West, they commonly reckon 20 acres as 
necessary to carry a steer. As a matter 
of fact, here in the East pasture lands 
generally make less returns than any other 
portion of the farm. It is perfectly true 
that an acre of soiling crops will provide 
far more food than can be expected from 
any acre of permanent pasturage and yet 
because of the great economy in letting a 
cow gather her own food the pasturage 
system is now and probably should remain 
the most common method of Summer 
feeding. But we have made the mistake 
of letting pastures take care of themselves, 
without fertilization or reseeding. I am 
sure that there is a great field .for im¬ 
provement in this respect. Probably on 
most New York State farms it will re¬ 
quire as much as three acres of pasturage 
to provide food for the cow, for the sea¬ 
son, and then it will be first-class for only 
about six weeks of that time. There will 
be more than she can eat in June and she 
will have to eat the mature and weathered 
grass in August and September. We cer¬ 
tainly cannot expect best results from one 
pasture used continuously from Spring to 
Fall. Either it must be largely supple¬ 
mented with soiling crops, such as oats 
and peas or corn, or else we shall have to 
depend upon the aftermath of the 
meadows. I think the inquirer will do 
well to allow at least two, or better three, 
acres per cow and then expect to furnish 
some food in addition. If the season is 
moist and his land very fertile and well 
set in grass then even as little as an acre 
per cow might furnish most of the food 
required. jared van wagenen, jr. 
ADVANTAGES OR DISADVANTAGES 
OF THE MILKING MACHINES. 
This last century has been loaded down 
with inventions, some which have proven 
to be a blessing and some a curse to the 
human race. Especially has the field of 
dairying been flooded with inventions 
that have made the lives of the people 
who follow it as a vocation not only 
more bearable, but also more profitable, 
and many is the mortgage that has been 
lifted because of the advent of the labor- 
saving machinery with which the butter 
factories, cheese factories and modern 
farm dairies of the present day are 
equipped. When I say modern I mean 
more especially the dairy consisting of 
15 cows or less, for I believe they are 
in the majority. I believe the next de¬ 
cade wil go down in history as a record 
breaker in the planning and inventing 
of labor-saving devices for the farmer 
and dairyman. Conditions demand it. 
Most of the desirable homesteads are 
taken up, the population is increasing 
rapidly by immigration and native birth 
and this all tends to more intense farm¬ 
ing to raise enough produce to satisfy 
the demands of home consumption and 
export trade. Alongside of the manure 
spreader (which the farmer looked upon 
for a long time as a needless luxury), 
like it the milking machine will become 
even to the small dairyman a blessing; 
a machine that will prove the greatest 
boon of all to him. It will be one of the 
gieatest agencies in solving the labor 
problem, of bringing about more intense 
farming. T believe the milking machine 
will not be a curse to the dairy farmer 
in that it will cut off the chance of the 
smaller dairyman, being able to compete 
with the rich, but rather a blessing in 
that he can keep as a tenant or small 
land owner on 80 acres, with a two or 
four-cow equipment, backed up with a 
silo cutter and manure spreader to milk 
without hired help (excepting when fill¬ 
ing silo), as many cows as he would in 
common way of farming with hired help 
all the time on 160 acres. Like all other 
inventions, it must have its infancy. 
When once perfected and proven suc¬ 
cessful the cost will be reduced to a 
minimum considering the results ob¬ 
tained from its use. Then its worth will 
be recognized by the average progres¬ 
sive dairyman, and with the binder, ma¬ 
nure spreader, thrashing machine, and 
all other labor-saving devices, it will aid 
in intense farming, not as a luxury, but 
as a necessity. The labor problem may 
be solved, and it will be possible for the 
small dairyman to compete with the 
more wealthy. There are two or three 
10-cow dairies in this section that are 
using milking machines and report suc¬ 
cess. . . J, T. A. 
Wisconsin. 
BABY’S ECZEMA CURED 
Grew Worse Under Care of Doctors 
and Hospitals—Parents Tried Cut- 
icura and Child Is Perfectly 
Cured At a Cost of But $1.25. 
“Eczema appeared when our child was 
three months old. We applied to several 
doctors and hospitals, each of which gave 
us something different every time, but 
nothing brought relief. At last one of 
our friends recommended to us Cuticura 
Soap and Cuticura Ointment. A few 
days afterwards improvement could be 
noted. Since then we have used noth¬ 
in' but Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint¬ 
ment, and now the baby is six months 
old and is quite cured. All that we used 
was one cake of Cuticura Soap and two 
boxes Cuticura Ointment, costing in all 
$1.25, and I recommend the Cuticura 
Remedies strongly to all mothers whose 
children suffer from such diseases. C. F. 
Kara, 343 East 65th St., New York, 
March 30, 1 906.” _ 
REGISTERED RAMBOUILLET RAMS. 
C. W. HALLIDAY, Route2, Hanunondsport, N. Y. 
COLUE PUPS 
Females and brood bitches. 
SON BROS., Grove City, Pa. 
NEL- 
1n nnn FERRETS from selected breeders. Per- 
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drive out rabbits. 48 p. Illus’d book and price 
list free. Si i aKNSIVOUTII, Middleton h, Ohio' 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal." See guarantee, page 8. 
THE Mi 
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KILLS EVERY 
FLY IT STRIKES 
. when our patent sprayer is 
••used. Keeps all Insect 
pests off cows In pasture 
longer than any imitation. 
| Used since 1885 . Absolutely 
[harmless, cures all sores, 
s Half cent’s worth saves 
quarts milk and much flesh. 
NO LICE In Poultry Jlouse, or any place it is 
sprayed. If dealer offers substitute, send $1.00 for 
Improved 3 -tube Sprayer and enough Shoo-Fly to protect 
200 cows. Name express office. #1*00 returned If 
cows not protected. Free Booklet. 
Shoo-Fly Mf|f.Co.,1018 Fairmount Ave.,PhIlada., Pa- 
HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN Bull Calf 
BORN, MARCH 2, 1907. 
Sire:— King of the Pontiacs. 
Dam:— Pietertje Mink Lady Do Kol, a fine 
well bred cow with an official record of 17.26 lb. 
butter in seven days. 
Price, $75.00. Write now. 
175 head in the herd. Females singly or in ear lots. 
HENRY STEVENS & SON, Laconn, N. Y. 
THE BLOOMING DALE HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN-FRIK8IANS. 
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 oiler at prices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Bell Calves. 
a a mu'i'TCl .von. Somerville. H . J. 
BERKSHIRES. 
American and English Breeding. Matings not akin. 
Descriptive catalogue on application. 
WILLOUGHBY BARM, Gettysburg,Pa. 
Aubrey Farm Berkshires. 
Our herd is headed by Lord Premier of Aubrey, an 
own son of the Great Lord Premier. We are offering 
some of his get, also a few sows in pig to him at 
attractive prices. 
J. G. & J. L. STACEY, Geneva, N. Y. 
THOROUGHBRED CHESTER WHITE PIGS 
* for sale at Farmers’ Prices. Address 
W. P. RECTOR, Waterloo, Seneca Co., New York. 
CH ESHIRES. 
THE NEW YORK 
FARMERS’ HOG. 
Hardy: prolific; strong fine boned: quick growers and 
easy keepers. Young stock for sale. Department of 
Animal Husbandry, Cornell University, Ithaca. N. Y. 
JERSEY REDS 
200 PIGS FOR SALE. 
The right kind at 
right prices. 
It. B. HARRISON, Chesterfield, New Jersey. 
STAR FARM HOLSTEINS. 
Star Farm is selling more registered Holstein cattle 
to-day than any other two individuals or concerns in 
the United States. Hero are some of the reasons. 
First, we carry the largest stock. 
Second, we carry the best stock. 
Third, our prices are lower. 
Fourth, we have satisfied customers. 
We fully guarantee every animal sold. Tabulated 
charts, photographs and full information sent free 
on application. Address 
Horace t. Bronson, Dept. D, Cortland, N. Y. 
ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
Send for free illustrated pamphlet describing 
this great breed of cattle. 
F. L. HOUGHTON, Sec’y.-Hrattleboro, Vt. 
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 De Kol’s Sarcastic 
Lad. We have sixty 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. 
JERSEY CATTLE, 
BERKSHIRE HOGS, 
It. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg Pa. 
DUTCH RELTED BULL CALF. 
Dropped Mar. 30, 1907, by Byblis, No. 1023. Sired 
by Bloomfield, No. 474. Price $75. Address 
G. G. GIBliS, "Vail, New Jersey. 
AYRSHIRE CATTLE OF AVON. 
As I am making arrangements for my next trip to 
Scotland, I have a few very choice young Imported 
Cows, also Heifers and Bulls from Imported Sires 
and Dams, which I will offer at very attractive prices 
in order to make room for my next importation. 
Write for prices, etc., or call and see them. 
W. P. SCHANCK, Avon. New York. 
SPRINGBANK HERD 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
A fine hunch of Sows coming a year 
old by Grand Premie}-, No, 80005, bred to Baron Duke 
85th. No. 91215. A son of Premier Longfellow, No. 
68000, Grand Champion at St. Louis in 1904. Booklet 
on application. J. E. WATSCN, Marbledale, Conn. 
rnn Oil C— 1 Czar’s Rissa’s Czar No. 76,208 
rUn OALE A. J. C. C. Dropped Nov. 7, 1906. 
The best bull ever bred at Laurel Farm. Price $100. 
J. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, New York. 
R egipt’d Jersey Cattle, Lin 
coin, Shropshire. Hamp¬ 
shire and South Down Sheep; 
Chester While, Poland China 
and Berkshire Pigs; Scotch 
Dogs and a variety of 
Poultry. Come see my 
and make your own 
selections. Send 2c. stamp 
Fancy of Kureka 130891 f or New Catalogue. 
EDWARD WALTER. West Chester. Penna. 
MONEY SAVED 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires & C, Whites 
8 wks. and older, mated not akir 
Service Boars, have stock returnee 
refund money if not satisfactorj 
Reg. Holsteins, Heifers, Bulls 
H A MTT/TON A CO .Cochran villi 
Cows in Calf. HAMILTON & CO.,Oocbrauville,F 
KALORAMA FARM BERKSHIRES 
BY USING THE BEST 
Swing Cattle Stanchion 
made. Thousands in use. Made to fit any stable. 
Durable, convenient and cheap. Price and circular 
on application. Write us to-day. Manufactured by 
ROY BROTHERS, East Barnet, Vt. 
We now offer a splendid lot of Young Pigs, sired 
by imported boars of the highest type and out of a 
grand lot of mature sows, both imported and 
American bred. 
They are the best lot ever raised at Kalorama 
Farm Also a few sows bred for July farrow. 
CALVIN J. HDSON, Penn Yan, New York. 
For Sale.—DUROC JERSEY REDS. 
Sows bred for September and October farrow. Nice 
Spring Pigs. Choice Collie Dogs. 
J. H. LEWIS & SON, Cameron, W. Va. 
THE ONLY 
ALL STEEL 
STANCHION 
Write for Prices. 
ROCHESTER FARM SUPPLY CO. 
3 to 9 Frank St., Rochester, N. Y. 
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. 
IMMUNITY FROM.TUBERCULOSIS 
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Over 100,000 bovovacclnations performed. Records prove complete suc¬ 
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BOVOVACCINE 
is easy of application and within the means of every breeder, 
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C. BISCHOFF O CO., 451 and 453 Washington St., N. Y. 
