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*THE RURA.L> NEW-YORKER 
February 13, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
SHEEP ON SHARES. 
I have four grade Shropshire ewcS and a 
registered Shropshire ram valued at .$50. 
I wish to place these sheep with a farmer 
to double. Can you tell me the old rule 
for such a case? I know the farmers used 
to take sheep in that way. f. h. d. 
Gloversville, N. Y. 
I should want to be very careful as 
to the kind of man I let have my 
sheep. A careless or indifferent one 
would get little increase, and be likely 
to let the foundation stock deteriorate. 
In putting the sheep out you are put¬ 
ting your capital against the other 
man’s feed and care. However, the 
amount of the former would be an im¬ 
portant factor. The feed and care 
might be the same, if the keeper was 
conscientious. Then, too, they might 
be kept on rough land of little value., 
fed little grain in Winter, which would 
be worth less than when they fed on 
high-priced land, and well grained. 
There is no set rule. In your case, if 
the ewes and ram are really valuable, 
as would appear, you put in more cap¬ 
ital, and the keeper will get good stock 
without expense other than his labor 
and feed. Hence he might and per¬ 
haps should be willing to give you half 
of the increase, both lambs and wool. 
If he is the right kind of a man you 
could afford to give him the wool, and 
half the lambs, the latter to be owned 
jointly until sold or finally divided. 
Sometimes, if the sheep are not very 
valuable, two-thirds of the total in¬ 
crease is retained and the original flock 
kept good from the undivided half. 
EDWARD VAN ALSTYNE. 
A WOMAN AND THE SQUAB BUSINESS. 
Can you tell me anything about squab 
raising? What are the chances for rais¬ 
ing them for an income? I see it stated 
that a woman can engage profitably in this 
business. I am a woman and as yet know 
nothing about it. c. e. h. 
Portage Co., O. 
* In June, 1903, my daughter bought 
four pairs of fine Homer pigeons as a 
nucleus from which to build up a flock. 
They were fine large birds, and for 
the price of one dollar per pair we 
thought them extremely low. The man 
who sold was disposing of all his stock 
on account of sickness. He assured us, 
however, that the birds were of best 
imported stock, and came from the 
largest importer of pigeons in this 
country. We took them home, well 
pleased with our bargain, and the 
whole family admired them. We built 
a little loft in the east corner of a 
scratch shed to accommodate them, and 
I agreed to furnish their feed until the 
flock was large enough to be put upon 
a paying basis, provided that wife and 
daughter would do the work and care 
for them. They were fed and watered 
twice every day, and cleaned out nearly 
every week. As they began to accu¬ 
mulate we built another loft in another 
scratch shed. During the Winter a 
good many young squabs were frozen, 
and eggs did not hatch. In the Sum¬ 
mer and Fall quite a number of the 
older birds died, some of them, we 
will hurt you,” so perhaps it is just as 
well. In Fall and Winter of 1906 we 
built a new house to accommodate 100 
pairs, the cost of material being be¬ 
tween $30 and $40, we doing all the 
work of building. The help was all 
furnished, and on January 1, 1907, we 
commenced to charge the grain up to 
them. A good many of the young had 
been leg-banded, and as soon as they 
could fly removed into another house. 
They were not all carefully mated, but 
a good many were left to run with the 
older birds and mated to suit them¬ 
selves. During the year 1907 there 
were saved about 20 pairs for breeders; 
the rest were all sold as squabs or 
used in the house. They are very nice 
eating, and all of our family, with the 
exception of one, are very fond of 
them; and when closing them out we 
saved eight pairs to breed squabs for 
home use. 
January 1, 1908, we had about 80 
pairs. The nests were all numbered, 
and a record was kept of all eggs 
laid, of all that hatched and when 
hatched. In ..notlier book we kept 
account of all that were sold up to 
August. During these eight months a 
great many eggs were infertile, one 
pair laying three litters before they 
hatched one pair. A number of the 
young died from neglect of parent 
birds to feed them, and some would be 
knocked out of the nest to chill to 
death upon the floor. The old birds 
seemed healthy; two or three went 
light. In July some of them began to 
moult, and quite a number had stopped 
laying. Balancing up the six months’ 
work we found the gain so small, and 
realizing that we would have to carry 
them through another moult at a loss, 
we decided to close them out and call 
it quits. By the last of August we 
sold to market 155 pigeons for the very 
munificent sum of $17.78, from which 
must be deducted 80 cents expressage. 
In the expenses for the one year and 
eight months there is no account made 
of the salt, oyster shells or charcoal 
that was kept before them all the time, 
nor of the lot of wooden nest nappies 
that split and went out of commission. 
No charge is made of the boxes used 
to ship the squabs to market in. The 
total receipts, one year, eight months, 
were $145-54-, which includes the $17.78 
received for pigeons. There is about 
five dollars’ worth of manure unsold; 
total, $150.54. The expense of grain 
and expressage of squabs to market 
cost $130.65, leaving a balance of $19.89 
to pay the interest, the incidental ex¬ 
penses enumerated above and for the 
labor for five years. 
Surely this showing is not a very 
encouraging inducement for anybody to 
go into the squab raising for market. 
\\ e are told that “out of one hundred 
that start in any business only ten 
make a success.” In that case, we are 
only one out of the ninety. I certainly 
should hesitate a long time before I 
would advise anybody to go into the 
business of squab raising. I should 
want a greater knowledge of the 
worker and the field than the letter at 
hand before I should care even to give 
a guess. I presume there are people 
who can and have made it successful, 
and there will be others, too, who will 
succeed under more favorable condi¬ 
tions. With a parcels post, for in¬ 
stance, we might do well. The high 
prices of grain, the high rates of ex¬ 
pressage and other high things have 
knocked our profits sky high. 
Massachusetts. w. t. wallis. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee page 12. 
thought, by canker. Keeping feed be¬ 
fore them all the time encouraged the 
mice and a good many families of 
these moved in. These were routed 
out as soon as discovered. The rats 
acquired a taste for young squab, and 
with rat cleverness found a way to get 
to them, to our loss. These were 
trapped or caught by the dog when we 
could locate them. By the first of 
January, 1907, we had increased to 
only 60 pairs, which we saved for 
breeders, some of these being too 
young to mate. 
Up to this time we had sold very 
few and had used a few in the house. 
There had been no account of the 
grain fed, so that we never knew 
just what the flock had cost us. They 
do say “What you don’t know never 
Seldom See 
a big knee like this, but your horse 
may have a bunch or bruise on his 
Ankle, Hock, Stifle, Knee or Throat. 
AgSORBINE 
will clean them off without laying the 
horse up. No blister, no hair gone. 
$ 2.00 per bottle.deliv’d. Book 8 D free. 
ABSORBINE, JB., for mankind, $ 1 . 
Remove* Painful Swellings, Enlarged Glands, 
Goitre, Wens, Bruises, Varicose Veins, Varices- 
ities, Old Sores. Allays Pain. Book free. 
W. F. YOUNG, P.D.F., 88 Monmouth St., Springfield, Mass. 
Sound Horses 
and kept sound the world 
over by 
O UINN’S 
OINTMENT 
tlie sign. Price $ 1.00 per 
Bottle. Of druggists or by mail. 
Testimonials free for the asking. 
W. B. Eddy & Co., Whitehall, N.T. 
John Fritch, of Clarno.Wis., increased 
his. milk production 25 per cent—by 
feeding Ranger Dairy Feedtohis cows. 
He feeds Badger Dairy Feed because he 
has proven— as have many thousands of 
others—that it makes more milk— 
and better cows —at less cost than 
any other feed. And the reason why 
d^er Dairy Feed 
does this, is because it is the right combin¬ 
ation of grains mixed with a certain 
amount of pure molasses to make it pala« 
table and succulent, which are ideally 
adapted to the cow’s needs. If you’ll 
feed it 15 days, you’ 11 never feed any¬ 
thing else because no other feed will 
bring you as good results. 
Write for our new Feed Book—it’s 
free. Contains information from 
old experienced dairymen telling 
how they feed, breed, etc. 
Chas. A* Krause Milling Co.. Dept. 100. Milwaukee. Wis. 
MAPLEDALE FARM 
AUCTIOKT SALE OF 
GUERNSEY CATTLE 
AND FARM IMPLEMENTS 
Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 24-25,1909 
The proprietor of Mapledale, E. J. Clark, having 
disposed of his farm, will sell at Public Auction at 
Mapledale, his entire herd of GUERNSEYS, con¬ 
sisting of about 50 head, very fine specimens of the 
breed, besides a few high-grade Guernseys. Also 
all the Farming Utensils necessary to carry on a 
first-class dairy farm, and One Pair of Horses. 
The farming utensils and horses will be sold on 
the first day of sale, Wednesday, Feb. 24,1909, and 
the cattle on the second day, Thursday, Feb. 25, 
1909. Sale to commence at 10 o’clock each day. 
MAPUEDALE is located at East Onondaga, a 
suburb of Syracuse, a twenty minute trolley ride 
from the center of the city. 
Catalogues will be sent on application. Address, 
E. J. ChAKK, 
2144 South Salina St., Syracuse, N. Y. 
The GUERNSEY COW is the 
Most Economical Producer of 
Dairy Products of the Highest Quality. 
Reason WHY’—by writing 
Guernsey Club, Box R. N. Y., Peterboro, N. H 
FINE HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES ^£3*. 
Sired by "Sir Sadie Cornucopia,” No. 42152, 
whose average A.R.O. backing is 32.48 lbs. butter 
iu 7 days, which is the world’s record. Bull calf born 
May 31, 1908, Dam very choice young cow "Sadie 
Friend Mercedes,” No. 64928. A.R.C. nearly 20 lbs. 
Calf large, thrifty, evenly marked, straight in the 
back, deep in body, sound and right in every respect. 
PRICE $100.00. Have others if this fellow does 
not interest you as well as cows and heifers. For 
full information address, Quentin MeAdam, Prop , 
BROTHERTOWN STOCK FARMS, Utica, N. Y. 
G reat iiolstein bargains —Two pons of PON¬ 
TIAC CHIRON No. 39423, one of the best sons of HENGEK- 
VKI.D DKKOL, and with a record on the dam's side of 25.70 lbs. 
butter In seven days. PONTIAC CHIRON also has a sister on 
the dam's side that at four years made 26.39 lbs. and another 
sister on the dam’s side that made 20.59 lbs. at three years. One 
of these calves is out of DIXON HKNGEKVELD DKKOI,, with a 
seven-day record of 832.7 lbs. milk and 16.38 lbs. butter, and the 
other is out of DKKOL NETHERLAND PIETERTJE with a 
seven-day record of 386.9 lbs. milk and 16.43 lbs. butter. First 
check for $50 takes choice, or a check for $100 will take both. 
W. W. CHKNEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
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 l)e Kol’s Sarcastic 
had. 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. 
The BLOOMING DALE HERD OF 
HOhSTEIN-ERIESIANS 
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 agos to offer at prices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Bull Calves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Somerville, N. J. 
GET OUT OF DEBT 
Grade up your herds with Holsteins, 
the mortgage lifters. Send for free booklets. 
Holstein-Fricsian Assn.,Dept.E, Brattleboro,Vt. 
R osemount red poll bulls and 
HEIFERS for sale. The best blood of the 
breed. Address, Rosemount, Esopus, N. Y. 
CALVES. 
Raise Them Without Milk. 
Booklet Free. 
J. W. Barwell, Waukegan,Ill. 
You Can’t Afford 
JERSEYS 
A Grade, when I can sell 
you a reg. Jersey bull, best 
dairy stock, ready for service at fanner’s price. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
—Combination and Golden Lad; for 
sale, 48 cows, 4 heifers 22 bulls. 
S. E. NIVIN, Landenbnrg. Pa. 
GREEN RIVER HERD 
Registered Dutch Belted Cattle and Hampshire 
Swine; Champ. Collie and Bloodhound Pups ; 
Standard S. S. Hamburgs and S.'Seabrights. 
CHAS. STEWART DAVISON, 
60 Wall Street, New Y’orlc City 
nFPflT FARM Duroc Jerseys, Brood Sow, 
■ rHIIlfl Registered, 3 Fall Sow Pigs, 
$ 8.00 each, Spring Pigs $5,00 each, Collie Brood 
Bitches, choice Pups $5.00 each, one Pair Rouen 
Ducks, 2 Pair Mallard Ducks, few Pairs Partridge, 
and Golden Barred P. Rocks, 
J. H. JLEWIS & SON, R.F.D.No.2. Cadiz, Ohio 
KALORAMA 
BERKSHIRES 
A limited number of young sows bred to a grand 
imported boar for March and April farrow. 
Also a fine lot of fall pigs of the highest quality 
and breeding at very attractive prices. 
CALVIN J. HUSON, Penn Yan,N.Y. 
LAFAYETTE STOCK FARM 
Largest Importers in America of Percheron, 
Belgian and German Coach Stallions and 
Mares 
We have over 
two hundred 
head of young 
serviceable stalk 
ions of the above 
breeds now for 
sale at moderate 
prices, reasonable 
terms and best of 
guarantee. 
If your neigh¬ 
borhood needs a 
_ . . , stallion, write us. 
J. CROUCH S SON, Dept. A, La Fayette, Indiana, 
COOKFARMS--JACKS 
Snddlc Horses, Trotting 
and Pacing Stallions. 
We are the largest Breeders and 
Importers of Jacks in America. 
Write us your wants. 
J. F. COOK & CO., 
Lexington, Kentucky. 
Branch Barn. - Wichita, Kansas 
U D C ET 6 Going Blind, Bary Co., 
• I IX EL Iowa City, la. Can Cure. 
H ORSES AND MULES FOR SALE, single and 
pairs. L. A. SMITH, 59 Front St., Winsted, Conn. 
IA HIGH CLASS PERCHERON STALLIONS 
from one to six years old. Grandly bred. Splen- 
did individuals at one-half importers prices. Writo, 
•JAY GELDER. Kanona, Steuben Co., N.Y, 
Death the Stomach 
Worms Guaranteed 
Wo will send you 100 lbs. of DR. 
HOLLAND’S MEDICATED STOCK 
SALT on 60 days’ trial freight 
prepaid. If you derive no benefit, 
it costs you nothing; If you do, it 
costs you $6.00, Give us your or¬ 
der at once. 
The HOLLAND STOCK REMEDY 
COMPANY, Wellington, Ohio. 
, Spayed Females, two to 
eightmos. Circ. SILAS DECKER, Montrose Pa. 
CCOTCH COLLIES, 
d eightmos. Circ. SIl.A 
DUROG JERSEY PIGS 
BRED GILTS 
AND SOWS. 
From mature stock. Also Purebred high yielding 
Seed Corn. Timothy and Clover Seed. Address 
Meadowbrook Seed Farms, Williamsport, Ohio. 
H U | n PA DM Berkshire Hogs and Jersey 
UniU THniVI Cattle; stock for sale; always 
on hand. M. U. BENHAM, LeRoy, Ohio. 
PUPQUIRPC— Service Boars. Sows Bred. 
oncomnLo germaine.smith, castiie, n. y. 
POLAND-CHINAS — Chief Fairbanks, second 
prize boar at Ohio State Fair, 1908, at head of herd. 
Big bone, prolific kind. Stock for sale at living 
prices. E. W. KELLER, K. 2, Tiffin, Ohio. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
Bred sows. Pigs, ali ages. Registered our expense, 
Money hack if wanted. Write for booklet, H. C. & 
H. B. Harpending, “Highwood,” Dundee, N. Y. 
Large Berkshires 
Berkshlres exclusively. 150 head to select from. 
Matings not akin. Catalogue on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM. Gettysburg-, Pa. 
FOR SALE CHOICE LARGE YORKSHIRES 
sows to farrow in the spring; also young boar pigs. 
These Yorkshires are from such breeding as Earl of 
Rosebury, Scott, Flatt and other. Also a choice lot 
of Chester White sows to farrow in spring. Selected 
boar pigs from large litters. Prices reasonable. 
W. H. MINER, Chazy, Clinton Co., New York. 
SPRINGBANK HERD„ f ITUir “ 
bred to Watson’s Charmer Duke, 106100, son of 
Charmer’s Duke 23d, 84000, and out of Lady Long¬ 
fellow 19th, 97871, by Premier Duke, 70054, and to 
Belle Premier’s Duke, son of Watson’s Charmer 
Duke and Belle Premier, 93736, she a daughter of 
Lady Premier B., 81248. The first Berkshire Sow 
that ever sold for $1000.00 at Public Auction. 
J. E. WATSON, Marbledale, Conn. 
CHAIN HANGING 
CATTLE STANCHION 
The Most Practical 
CATTLE FASTENER 
ever invented. 
Manufactured and for 
sale by 
O. H. ROBERTSON, 
Eorestville, Conn. 
WARRINER’S 
CHAIN 
HANGING 
STANCHION 
I. B. Calvin, Vice-Pres¬ 
ident, State Dairy Asso¬ 
ciation, Kewanno, lnd., 
says: 
“I think them 
PERFECT.” 
Send for BOOKLET. 
W. B. CRUMB, 
73 Main Street. 
Fnrest.ville. Conn. 
