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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 15, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
FRIZES FOR GRADE STOCK. 
At a meeting of a ‘‘breeders’ asso¬ 
ciation” some advisory resolutions were 
passed which certainly require some 
consideration before assenting to; 
namely, “refusing State prizes to ani¬ 
mals without the State.” “That no 
prizes be rewarded to grade animals.” 
In the writer’s judgment the adoption 
of these ideas would not only be wrong, 
but would be prejudicial and injurious 
to the true development of our agri¬ 
cultural interests. Conceding that it 
does, why does agriculture require 
State aid? Simply because some of its 
problems are too vast for individual 
effort, and also many of them are of 
such a nature that they are more 
adapted to individual research than 
for the more scientific work, requir¬ 
ing as they do an individual tem¬ 
perament and a delight in following 
out an ideal that but few men possess. 
The man who by keen observation and 
patience through a long period of time 
develops any product to its superlative 
degree deserves public recognition and 
reward. But the true seeker for truth 
never gets there; there is always one 
more trial. His nature never lets him 
put his hands in his pocket with a satis¬ 
fied air. We have but few such men; 
let us try to find them wherever tffey 
be. What is a “thoroughbred” and 
what is a grade? Very few of our 
animals trace their origin beyond im¬ 
portation, and pedigrees are a lingo 
learned by note, often without knowl¬ 
edge. But what is a grade and why 
should it be refused a prize? I can¬ 
not tell. It is a fair inference that one- 
half of our active dairymen prefer the 
high-grade animal, but how high a 
grade is the matter to be determined? 
The great cow, like the great mah, may 
be a mutation and not an evolution. 
But if by years of judicious crossing 
and selection a type of animal has be¬ 
come fixed and an animal has become 
capable of producing its like foi 1 a few 
generations, the owner is certainly 
worthy of some encouragement. We 
must remember that back of every 
good animal is the man that developed 
him. I am free to admit that an ani¬ 
mal that cost $500 in Europe may be 
worth $5,000 here; but the possibilities 
are against it, and at present we have 
no such thing as a “super’or breed.” 
The problem, to my mind, is to breed 
the world full of magnificent grades. 
j. E. DUBOIS. 
R. N.-Y.—We think the fair man¬ 
agers should shut out the grade male 
but encourage the grade female. The 
latter is the business farm animal—par¬ 
ticularly cattle. The business dairyman 
cannot be expected to keep a herd of 
purebred cows, but he wants the su¬ 
perior qualities of the purebred com¬ 
bined with the vigor of the native. 
It seems strange to us that the breed¬ 
ers of purebred stock cannot see the 
point. 
TROUBLE WITH HOGS. 
I have a small herd of pigs, feeding' four 
quarts of Alfalfa meal and four quarts 
middlings and comment mixed for each 
feed, twice and three times per day, and 
often some dry eorn. Water was' mixed 
with meal feed. This Spring I sold two- 
thirds of the herd, all seeming to have 
done nicely. Those remaining 1 turned 
into a warm lot in the woods. In this lot 
was much laurel, or as we call it ivy. All 
my pigs were sick and two died. On open¬ 
ing one I found some laurel leaves in the 
stomach, at least two quarts of food and 
in the bowels they were enlarged and the 
contents compacted. What is the nature 
of Alfalfa? Is it an astringent? Or did 
I neglect to give water enough with their 
feed? Since then the others have been 
slightly sick but recovered. I believe if I 
had fed middlings and water only a week 
before turning out, I would not have lost 
the two. B. c. 
Niantic, Conn. 
Alfalfa hay is neither an astringent 
nor a laxative in the commonly accept¬ 
ed meaning of the terms, but its action 
tends to keep the animal’s digestion in 
a normal condition. I do not know 
what effect laurel or ivy would have 
on pigs, but do not think that was the 
cause of your trouble. I am quite sure 
your trouble came from feeding too 
much dry feed—hay and grain—with¬ 
out mixing it with enough water to 
make a thin slop. If you will watch 
your pigs’ digestion and when a laxa¬ 
tive is required mix a little oil meal 
with the feed, always feeding it wet 
with warm water in Winter and cold 
water in Summer, you will have no 
further loss from this cause. 
C. S. GREENE. 
R. N.-Y.—r-Both the broad-leaved 
laurel (Kalmia latifolia) and the sheep 
laurel or lambkill (K. angustifolia) are 
extremely poisonous to sheep, goats, 
cattle and horses. We have no report 
of their effect upon pigs. The active 
principle, andromedotoxin, is present 
in all parts of the plant except the 
wood, and is even more poisonous than 
strychnine. Fowls are said to with¬ 
stand the action of the poison in a 
considerable degree, but the flesh of 
birds fed the poison appears to be dan¬ 
gerous to other animals, even when 
cooked. _ 
RATION FOR MILCH COWS. 
Can we improve on our method of feed¬ 
ing cows in full flow of milk and how near 
is fhe ration balanced? Four pounds Ajax 
grains, three pounds cotton seed, two 
pounds old process linseed, 20 pounds 
silage. 10 to 12 pounds clover hay per day. 
Can you suggest any changes that will be 
an improvement? t. b. 
Edgemont, Pa. 
The analysis of the ration you arq 
feeding is as follows: 
Digestible Protein. Carbon 
dry matter. and fat. 
12 lbs. silage. 4.2 .18 2.58 
12 “ clover bay.. 10.164 .8856 5.0665 
4 “ Ajax flakes. 3.68 .924 2.611 
3 “ cottonseed 
meal. 2.754 1.1103 1.3447 
3 “ O. P. linseed 
meal. 1.816 .5752 .9738 
22.614 3.6751 12.576 
Nutritive ratio, 1:3.42. 
You will notice this ration is very 
narrow, having a nutritive ratio of 
only 1:3.42, while a standard ration 
should have a nutritive ratio of 1:5.4 
approximately. Therefore you shoyld 
change your ration by increasing the 
carbohydrates and diminishing the pro¬ 
tein which it contains. As I do not 
know what kinds of feeding stuff are 
most available to you, I can only make 
a few suggestions. The ration you 
are feeding is what is called a forcing 
ration, and is very expensive, and I 
would expect cows to grow very thin 
in flesh while eating a ration contain¬ 
ing such a high percentage of protein. 
If you have plenty of silage 1 would 
increase the amount fed to 40 pounds 
a day and reduce the amount of clover 
hay to about eight pounds. I would 
also discontinue feeding the linseed 
meal, unless you have money to burn, 
as you would not require any in a ra¬ 
tion containing 40 pounds of silage. 
Linseed meal being so expensive at the 
present time should not be used unless 
absolutely necessary. If, however, you 
are feeding your cows for the purpose 
of making a record, without regard to 
the cost, the ration you are feeding will 
produce a heavy flow of milk as long 
as the cows stay in condition; but it 
must be fed with extreme caution, or 
the cows’ health will be impaired if con¬ 
tinued for any great length of time. 
_C_ S. GREENE. 
Chimney in Barn. 
Reader .—Can you give me any sugges¬ 
tion on putting in a chimney into a barn 
where I want to build a room for a man to 
sleep in? I find that farm hands usually 
want heat in their rooms and I want to 
put in a stove, and ask if you can make 
any suggestions as to what would be safe 
for me to do. I don’t want to put in a 
brick chimney if I can avoid the expense, 
as it would cost a considerable sum. 
Ans. —We use a tile chimney in a 
case of this sort. The lower part of 
this chimney is made of brick, into 
which the stove pipe enters. Above the 
roof are several sections of tile ce¬ 
mented together. There is a cap at the 
top. 
Dairymen Having Ten or More Cows Need 
Mehring’s Foot Power Cow Milker 
Milks two cows at a time, 20 cows per hour. 
Describe your dairy and write to 
W. M. Mehring, York Itoad , Maryland 
18 REGISTERED PERCHERON STALLIONS 
From One to Five Years. 
Bred from the best Imported stock, closely related 
to the most famous show horses of the breed. 
Several will make ton horses, and will be priced at 
their real worth. ROBINSON & GELDEK, 
Kanona, Steuben Co., N. Y. 
S UFFOLK PUNCH HOKSES-Blue-ribbon 
stallion, 2 mares, 2 fillies. All registered. Will 
sell separately. Used daily for farm work. 
_ RECTOR K. FOX, Mt, Kisco, N. Y. 
CHOICE FOX - HOUND PUPPIES 
now ready to ship. Also a few more females. 
MKEVIN THOMAS, Wayville, Snr. Co., N. V. 
CATTLE INSTRUMENTS 
arc "Easy to Use,’ no veterinary 
experience necessary A iew dol¬ 
lars invested in our goods will save 
hundreds of dollars. Pilling Milk Fever 
Outfit for Air treatment recommended by 
U. S. Agricultural Dept., price $3.00. Silver Milk 
Tubes 50^: Teat Slitter $150; Garget Outfit $4.00; 
Capon Tools, Horse and Cattle Syringes, all sent pre 
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paid with full directions. 
0. P. Pll,I.INC. A. SON <’<>.. 
Write for free Booklet 
Arch St.. Philadelphia, P*. 
FOR ALL KINDS OF LIVE STOCK 
STANDARDIZED 
OFFICIAL FOR f 
5 Lice mites ticks 
ERADICATES MANGE ON ALL ANIMALS. 
HEALS LEG AND LIP ULCERATION. 
KILLS DISEASE GERMS. 
FOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE. SEND FOR FREE DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLETS. 
PARKE, DAVIS & CO. 
Department of Animal Industry, 
DETROIT, MICH., U. S. A. 
Aberdeen-Angus Cattle 
Bulls for sale from 12 to 14 mos. old. Sired by 
Hal of Meadow Brook, 84018, whose grandsire was 
I. iueies Prince, the grand champion bull at the 
International for three years. These bulls are ex¬ 
ceptionally well bred, and are very fine individuals, 
smooth and low down. Good enough to head any 
herd. For prices, address 
E.H. HUTCHISON, R.F.D.5, Xenia,Ohio 
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 Kill’s Sarcastic 
J. aii. We have sixty daughters of this Bull that 
will tie kept iu tiie Herd ami officially tested. 
Write for description and prices. 
WOODCREST FARM, 
Rifton, Ulster County, New York. 
A HIGH CLASS HOLSTKIN - FRIESIAN 
BULL CALF FOIt SALE 
sired by Sir Sadie Cornucopia, 42152, whose average 
A. R. O. backing is 32.48 Ins. of butter in 7 days, 
which is the world’s record. Bull Calf horn April 
8th, 1909: Dam, Maple Ridge Pietje, 98965, a grand 
young heifer witli an A. R. O. record at 2 years of 
between 17 and 18 lbs. of butter in 7 days. The calf 
is large, thrifty, sound and right, beautifully 
marked and will be sold for $100 if taken soon. 
Have others if he does not interest you. For full 
information, address QUENTIN McADAM, Prop. 
BROTHERTOWN STOCK FARMS, UTICA, N. Y. 
SPRING HILL STOCK FARM, 
HILLSBORO, OHIO. 
BREEDERS OF SHORTHORN CATTLE AND POLAND CHINA SWINE. 
For Sale—6 Scotch and Scotch Topped Bull Calves 
from 8 mos. to 1 year old. Also one 4 year Scotch 
Bull from Imported Dam and Sired by Imported 
Bull First in the Ring. A few exceptionally well 
bred Poland China Boars and Gilts, fall farrow. 
Shorthorn Sale. June 3rd, 1909. 
For particulars address 
R. R. WESX.& SON, Hillsboro, Ohio. 
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES 
Bred in the purple from Johanna Rue 3d’s 
Lad, Jessie DeBurke Lad a son of Sarcastic 
Lad, and Pontiac Chiron a son of Heugerveld 
DeKol the greatest bull of the breed. 
PRICES LOW FOR THE QUALITY. 
W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
The BLO0MINGDALE HERD OF 
IIOLSTEIN-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 Btri.i, Calves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Somerville, N. J. 
Now is the approved time to start, double your profits 
Registered Holsteins 
Thequarantine retarded our sales. Choice cows 
at bargain prices, also heifer calves. We are fairly 
crazy with the bull fever. They range from four 
weeks up. Royally bred. Prices way below value. 
Write to-day. 
RIVENBl'RGH BROS. 
Hillhurst Farm Oneida, N. Y. 
Ynil Pa n’t Affnrfl A Grade, when I can sell 
IUU Uflll l HI I Ul U you a reg. Jersey bull, best 
dairy stock, ready for service at farmer’s price. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
Laurel Farm Jerseys 
Fern’s Jubilee, No. 73852, at the head of 
the herd. Sire: Louisiana Purchase, No. 
68494. Dam: Fern of Florence, No. 164625. 
Test 330 lbs. of Butter in 120 days. 
J, GRANT MORSE, - Hamilton, N. Y. 
REGISTERED JERSEYS 
Rich in the blood of Golden Lad P. S. 1242 H. C., 
Flying Fox P. S. 2729 H. C., Courage P. S. 1813 H. C., 
The Owl P. S. 2195 II. C. Young Bulls and a few 
Heifers for sale. Fair prices. 
M. S. BELTZHOOVER. 
Sunnyside Park, Irvington, N. Y. 
R EG. JERSEY CATTLE. Chester White, Poland 
China and Berkshire Pigs. Lincoln, Shropshire and 
Hampshire Down Sheep. Scotch Collie Dogs and a variety 
of Poultry. Send 2-cent stamp for circular. Come see 
my stock and make your own selections. Address 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester, Chester Co., Pa. 
4 ST. LAMBERT BULL CALVES FOR 
SALE. Two to ten months old. Solid color. 
Breeding the best. 
J. ALDUS HERR, Route 4, Lancaster, Pa. 
EXCELSIOR SWING STANCHION 
Warranted the Best. 
30 Days Trial. 
Unlike all others. Stationary when 
Open. Noiseless. 
THE WASSON STANCHION CO. 
Box GO, Cuba, New York. 
Kalorama Farm 
Has a Splendid Crop of Young 
BERKSHIRE PIGS 
ready fori shipment at reasonable prices. They 
were sired by imported boars and are out of large, 
mature, prolific dams. Would be pleased to price 
them to you. 
CALVIN J. HUSON, Penn Yan, N.Y. 
SPRINGBANK HERD OF BIG 
BERKSHIRES. 
Am sold out of sows to farrow earlier than June 
10th. All stock registered and bred in fashionable 
lines. My hogs are the correct type of present day 
Berkshires. combining size, symmetry, grand feed¬ 
ing quality and prolificacy, bend for booklet. 
J. E. WATSON, Proprietor, Marbledale, Conn. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES at Highwood 
SPECIAL.— 30 Masterpiece sows bred. PUs all ages; the type 
that weighs 700 to 800 .pounds at maturity, with ahort, broad 
heads. Come and see them. If impossible, write for free book¬ 
let. H. C. k H. B. HA UPENDING, Dundee, N, Y. 
Large Berkshires 
Berkshires exclusively. 150 head to select from. 
Matings not akin. Catalogue on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM. Gettysburg, Pa. 
CHFSHTT?F<* the NEW york 
v^riEyOri uyevO farmers hog 
Hardy, prolific, light, strong bones, mature early. 
Easy keepers. Young stock for sale. Address " 
DEPARTMENT OF ANI.Vl AL.HUSBANDU F, 
Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 
0 1 O PRIZE-WINNING STRAINS. Prices 
i 1 1 Ui reasonable. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Only choice pigs shipped. Address 
_ CROSSROAD FA KM, Plattsburg, N. Y. 
REG. O. I. C. PIGSp^mw 8 
Cedar Lawn Farm, Ludlovvville, N. Y. 
DU30C JERSEY RED SWINE 
Mature Early, Hardy and Very Prolific. Choice 
Stock. Guaranteed to please. Address 
R. W. McALLEN, Fannettsburg, Pa. 
niipnpc THE IiIG DEEP fellows, 
UUnUUO that grow and mature quickly. 
Pigs and Gilts for sale at all times. Address 
SHENANGO RIVER FAKM8, Transfer, Pa. 
C AN FURNISH CLOSE SPRINGERS in 
car load lots, also young stock. F. B. DUTTON, 
Manager, Maplewood Farm, Woodstock, Vt. 
TUNIS SHEEP—Both Sexes. 
Write your wants and let me quote you prices. 
J. N. MacPHERSON, 
Pine View Farm, Scottsville, N. Y. 
ILK PRODUCERS for New York City market 
desiring information how to form branches 
of the Dairymen’s League, write to the Secretary, 
ALBERT MANNING, Otisville, N. Y. 
QU4L/TY 
F OR SALE : ( satisfaction guaranteed ) two high 
bred Jersey Bulls, one ten, one sixteen mouths 
old. Both out of Advanced Registry Cows, having 
authenticated yearly fat tests made under supei • 
vision of the State Agricultural College. Cornell 
University. For description and prices address 
THOMAS ROSE, Mgr., "Brightside,"Aurora,N.Y. 
The MOST MONEY for $1 Invested in 
Food has been secured in impartial trials 
from THE GUERNSEY COW. 
Reason YVHY—by writing 
Guernsey Club, Box R. N. Y., Peterboro, N. H 
B ROWN SWTSS BULL CALVES, three for 
sale, two to four months old, from extra good 
dairy strain, Grandsons of Hector No.219), imported 
front Switzerland. C. F. MAPE8, Mapes, N. Y. 
GET OUT OF DEBT 
Grade up your herds with Holsteins, 
the mortgage lifters. Send for free booklets. 
Holstein-Friesian Assn.,Dept.E, Brattleboro,Vt. 
Reg, P, Chinas, Berkshires, C. Whites. 
Fine large strains; all ages, mated 
not akin. Bred sows, service Boars, 
Jersey and Holstein calves. Collie 
Pups, Beagles and Poultry. Write for 
prices & circulars. Hamilton & Co., Middletown,Pa. 
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N1CORN DAIRY RATION*SJ&*£2££ 
World’s record and is the standard. The best is always imitated. Don’t be 
deceived—UNICORN RATION always looks the same and the quality never varies. 
Send for Booklet, prices, etc. CHAPIN «fc CO., BUFFALO, N. Y. 
