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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 27, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
HUMAN NATURE OF THE HOG . 
It is a matter of regret that Ernest 
Thompson-Seton or some other student of 
nature does not write a book of life his¬ 
tories concerning our domestic animals. 
Such a work from an expert would surely 
develop stories that for interest would 
equal or surpass “Raggylug,” “Wahb” or 
“Badlands Billy.” Even the hogs, which 
are commonly supposed to know nothing 
except how to eat corn and wallow in the 
mud, would reward the nature student 
with traits of intelligence that would 
prove a surprise. Their grunts usually 
consideta/d meaningless and bordering on 
irabecil^ would prove to be a language 
whereby they readily know the difference 
between their associates and the stranger 
within the gates, and cause them instant¬ 
ly to respond to the call to meals, the 
danger call which sends the little pigs 
scurrying to hide in the straw or the call 
for help. It often happens when the 
drove is bunched in the clover in the 
Fall that it is necessary to catch at feed¬ 
ing time a certain pig to replace the ring 
in his nose. Now, if perchance this pig 
is one who has been raised with the main 
bunch his calls for help will surround the 
operator with a circle of excited hogs 
that loudly demand his gore, while if the 
outcry comes from a pig recently placed 
with the rest, the drove go on calmly eat¬ 
ing, and pay no attention to the frantic 
efforts to escape. A neighbor once came 
into our yard to “see the cattle.” He 
was accompanied by his faithful dog. A 
pig with a chip on his shoulder insulted 
the dog, who snapped at the pig, which 
at once sent a call for help. To the per¬ 
son who thinks the hog a slow, dull ani¬ 
mal it would have been a revelation to see 
how suddenly that dog was surrounded 
by a mob of raving maniacs. We fully 
expected to see him torn limb from limb, 
but a lucky jump on the pigs’ backs 
and out of a door saved him. We saw 
him at home a few days after, or we 
would have believed him to be running yet. 
Their wiles in securing feed are often 
marked. One particular pet would follow 
from box to box when we were breaking 
corn for steers, and beg for an ear. To 
attract attention he would take our boot 
strap in his mouth and give it a gentle 
pull. If this didn’t succeed—and it usu¬ 
ally did not—he would pull a little harder 
and harder, until he was rewarded with 
an ear of corn. The pig “milking a cow,” 
pictured in a former R. N.-Y., is by no 
means a novelty. In common with all 
animals pigs not only have an instinct 
of preparing for the Winter, but often 
their sagacity in foretelling a storm bor¬ 
ders on the uncanny. If one should see— 
some fine Winter day—a lot of pigs who 
have access to a straw stack busily en¬ 
gaged in pulling out straw and banking 
it on the south side of the stack he 
would better see that there is plenty of 
fire wood cut, for there is going to be do¬ 
ings. An old sow with a belated litter— 
we named them the Wordsworths, because 
they were seven—was placed one late Fall 
in a small lot containing a six-foot square 
house to spend the Winter. She soon be¬ 
gan to bring in dry grass to make a bed, 
and in a few days she made the children 
help. A more amusing sight than that 
old hog followed by her small month-old 
pigs—Indian file, grave as owls—each 
with its mouthful of dry grass, has sel¬ 
dom come to our notice. 
In every large bunch there seems to be 
some Ishmaelite who, not content with 
good feed, is always looking for a hole— 
and usually finding it. One developed a 
knack of jumping between the wires, and 
the way he could jump was a caution. 
We tightened wires in vain, and at length 
prepared a “jug.” But we had to catch 
our goose first, and many well-laid 
schemes went aglee while our intended 
victim bolted over the fence and hied his 
way to the nearest cornfield laughing at 
our feeble efforts. In fact, he might still 
have been at liberty if overconfidence— 
that bane of the whole animal race— 
hadn’t set in. When afflicted with this 
one day Beelzebub—as he was well named 
—strolled off to about the middle of a 
40-acrc meadow, doubtless to see why it 
was not fenced in so that the pigs could 
enjov the Fall feed. We seized our op¬ 
portunity and a strap, and mounting our 
best saddle horse we proceeded to move 
immediately upon his ranks. We greatly 
regret that we cannot present a series of 
moving pictures showing the chase that 
ensued, for certainly nothing wilder has 
occurred since Tam o’ Shanter. We 
stayed not for brake and we stopped not 
for stone. To the credit of the pig be it 
said that in spite of the best efforts of 
that horse he got to the fence first, and 
went through it, but he was “all in,” and 
hastily dismounting we gave a short sprint 
and an experienced twist of the foreleg— 
the strap was in his mouth and the enemy 
was ours. 
It is well said that all animals have a 
tragic end, and unluckily the end of the 
pigs is not always on the big wheel in a 
packing plant. One year, when the drove 
numbered 160, the dreaded cholera ap¬ 
peared in the neighborhood. It was late in 
the season, and we hoped we might es¬ 
cape, but when we found the mother of a 
fine Fall litter dead by the feed trough 
we knew we were going to get “ours.” 
Sometimes in such cases the whole bunch, 
big and little, sick, dying and well, are 
hustled on a car and headed for market, 
but such money didn’t tempt us. Money 
is only a bother, anyway, so we have 
heard, and we almost believe it when we 
read the society notes from Pittsburg. So 
we took a spade and dug a large hole, 
which lengthened as the days went by— 
corded them in, sprinkled lime over the 
top, until 120, including most of the care¬ 
fully-selected breeding stock, had gone 
into the heap, when the scourge lifted as 
mysteriously as it had come, and spared 
a small number with which to start over. 
Illinois. A. E. p. 
Ailing Siiotes. —I notice on page 265 a 
question on tills subject. Tell D. E. P. to 
put 8 to 10 drops of nux vomica in feed for 
each 100 pounds weight of bog for 10 days 
or two weeks and give a handful of char¬ 
coal for each and follow Mr. Jamison’s direc¬ 
tions as to sanitary conditions, and I know 
from experience it will help him out. 
Vermont. m. m. w. 
15 YEARS OF ECZEMA 
Terrible Itching Prevented Sleep— 
Tore Bandages Away to Scratch— 
Got No Permanent Relief Until 
Cuticura Cured in 6 Days. 
“I had eczema nearly fifteen years. The 
affected parts were my hands, arms, and 
legs. They were always itchy, and I 
could not keep from scratching them. I 
had to keep both hands bandaged all the 
time, and at times I would have to tear 
everything off my hands to scratch the 
skin. I could not rest or sleep. I had 
several physicians treat me, but they 
could not give me a permanent cure, nor 
even could they stop the itching. After 
using the Cuticura Soap, one box Cuti¬ 
cura Ointment, and two bottles Cuticura 
Resolvent for about six days the itching 
had ceased, and now the sores have dis¬ 
appeared, and I never felt better in my 
life than I do now. Edward Worell, 
Band 30th, U. S. Infantry, Fort Crook, 
Nebraska.” 
S COTCH COLBIES, Spayed Females, two to 
eight mos. Circ. SILAS DECKER, Montrose, Pa. 
0 1 A JO— A fine lot of Spring Pigs from reg. 
■ Ua w stock for sale satisfaction guar¬ 
anteed. G. S. BUCHER, R. No. 1., New Carlisle, O. 
O. I. C. PIGS. 
Registered Silver Premium Stock. Mated 
not akin. Mar ch, A pril, and May farrow. 
F. J. SCHWARTZ, East Pharsalia, N. Y. 
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THE 
TUBULAR 
WAV 
PAY 
The old pan way of raising cream don't 
pay—it’s too mussy and fussy— too much 
work for the women. And it don’t pay 
in dollars and cents because you actually 
lose 50 per cent of the cream you ought to get. You 
can increase your cream product about 50 per cent over 
pan setting; 33 per cent over cans set in cold water ; 25 per 
cent over patent creamers or dilution cans by using the 
SHARPLES 
TUBULAR SEPARATOR 
Besides you can skim the milk immediately after milk¬ 
ing—save the handling and the expense of storage. A 
good milk-house costs more than 
a Tubular and isn’t half so pro¬ 
fitable—even if you already have 
the milk-house it will pay in la¬ 
bor saved, in crocks and pans saved, 
and the increase in cream will be ali 
clear profit. Of course, when you buy 
a separator, you want the one that will 
get you the most profit—you’ll want 
the Tubular— the reasons why are all 
given in a book which you will want 
and which we want to send to you 
free if you will only write for it, ask 
for book H. 153 
Mr. Mac Tuttle, Danville, Ill., says ‘‘The first week we used 
the Tubular we made a gain of 12 lbs. of butter from five cows. 
Toronto, Can. 
THE SHARPLES SEPARATOR CO., 
WEST CHESTER, PA. 
Chloago, III. 
CHESTER WHITES 
A few 8 -weeks’old pigs 
for sale. W. H. BIS¬ 
HOP,Farm School, Pa 
THE NEW YORK 
V^II coil I K FARMERS’ HOG. 
Hardy; prolific; strong fine boned; quick growers and 
easy beepers. Young stock for sale. Department of 
Animal Husbandry, Cornell University, Ithaca.N.Y. 
rnn cii C-duroc jersey bed hogs, 
rUn OALE o ne Hred sow for July lOtli farrow. 
Clinice fall male pigs ready for use; a few nice fall 
Collie Pups, America’s best. Bronze 
sow pigs. 
Turkeys, some fine Toms and eggs; Partridge Wyan- 
dottes, Partridge P. Rocks, Golden Barred P. Rocks, 
R, 0. Blk. Bantams, Rouen Ducks. Eggs of above 
varieties for Sale- Prices reasonable for quality of 
stock. 
J. H. LEWIS & SON, Cameron. W. Va. 
JERSEY REDS GET HEAVY FAST 
It’s “Pounds that count.” Buy 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. 
KALORAKIA FARM BERKSHIRES 
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. HUSON, Penn Yan, New York. 
, P. Chinas, Berkshire;; and C. Whites. 
8 wks. and older, mated not aklnt Ser¬ 
vice Boars, have stock returned, re¬ 
fund money If not satisfactory. Reg 
Holsteins, Heifers, Bulls and Cow* 
M cintciua, uculidi »-***-> 
Calf. Hamilton &Co., Ercildoun, Chester Co., 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. E. WATSON, Marbledale, Conn. 
JERSEY CATTLE, 
BERKSHIRE HOGS, 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg Pa. 
ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
Send for free illustrated pamphlet describing 
this great breed of cattle. 
F. L. HOUGHTON, Sec’y.-Brattleboro. Vt. 
BERKSHIRES. 
American and English Breeding. Matings not akin. 
Descriptive catalogue on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg - ,Pa. 
LAUREL FARM 
|—REGISTERED JERSEYS 
only. Increase of herd 
for sale. Address 
J. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, New York. 
WARRINER’S h Bg STANCHION 
I. B. Calvin, Vice-Presi 
dent, State Dairy Associa¬ 
tion, Kewanno, Ind., says: 
“I think them 
PERFECT.” 
Send for BOOKLET. 
W. B. CRUMB, 
73 Main Street, 
Forestville, Conn. 
CHAIN HANGING 
CATTLE STANCHION 
The Most Practical 
CATTLE FASTENER 
ever invented. 
Manufactured and for 
colo hV 
O. H. ROBERTSON, 
Forestville, Conn. 
Pure Bred Registered Holstein-Friesian 
YEARLING BULLS 
I have several large, handsome, well-grown, thor¬ 
oughbred animals, now over a year old, ready for 
service. From choice dams and celebrated sires. 
Guaranteed perfect in every respect. At prices 
within easy reach of any farmer. Full description 
and pedigree upon request. 
HENRY LACY, Syracuse, N. Y 
STAR FARM HOLSTEINS 
SPECIAL SPRING SALE. 
One Hundred Registered Holstein Cows; 
Fifty Registered Holstein Bulls 5 
One Hundred Registered Holstein Calves. 
CUT PRICES. 
I pav the freight on carload lots east of the 
Mississippi river. Send for “BARGAIN COUNTER 
LIST ” Circulars and photographs free. Do not 
miss this sale. HORACE L. BRONSON, 
Dept. D, Cortland, N. Y. 
THE BLOOMINGDALE 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 at prices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Boll Calves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Somerville, N. J. 
Unlc-iAin Dnllc of choicest breeding, for sale at 
nUlolcin DUIIs Farmers’ Prices. Write for par¬ 
ticulars. 
Pigs. 
mi UMM0 Farmers Prices. Write tor par- 
Also large English Yorkshires, fine spring 
VALLEVISTA FARMS, Albany, N. Y. 
DISPERSAL SALE 
HIGH GLASS 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. 
RIVENBURGH BROS., 
Hillhurst Farm, Oneida, N. Y. 
F OR SALE—Pure bred Holstein Friesian Heifer 
and Bull Calves. The best goods for the least 
money. Write promptly. 
W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, New York. 
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 over 40 daughters of this Bull that 
will be kept in the Herd and officially tested. 
Write for description and prices. 
WOODCREST FARM, 
Rlfton, Ulster County, New York, 
BRILL FARM. Removal Notice. 
We will move our herd to New Jersey the first of 
April. After that date please address all communi¬ 
cations to BROADWAY, Warren Co., New Jersey. 
E. C. BRILL, Poughquag.N. Y. 
REMOVAL SALE OF HOLSTEINS 
Having sold one of our large farms at Laoona, 
preparatory to concentrating at Liverpool March 1st, 
we ought to sell at least 130 head before that date. 
We are offering special bargains and jUBt now 
can supply you with anything In high class Holsteins 
at lower prices than ever before quality considered. 
STEVENS BR0S.-HASTINGS CO., 
Brookside Herd, 
Lacuna, New York. 
