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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Live Stock and Dairy 
THE TAMWORTH HOG. 
The hog in Fig. 476, Jack Pratt, whose 
register number is 3974, was raised in 
Polk County, Ark., but was bred in 
Ohio. He was brought here, a pig, and 
exhibited at our county fair when he 
was 15 months old. At the close of the 
fair I bought Jiim at five cents a pound, 
and he weighed 425. After keeping him 
a year and using him as a stock hog, I 
put him on the fair again and got first 
premium. His weight at this last ex¬ 
hibit was 620, and, as the picture shows, 
he is not fat, but in fair order for breed¬ 
ing. If he will take on fat like the Po¬ 
land China or O. I. C., he can be made 
to weigh from 1,000 to 1,200. I have 26 
crosses from him, and the Poland China. 
12 of which 1 shall kill this Winter. 
These 12 were farrowed January 4 last. 
I have planned to butcher them in latter 
part of November or first part of De¬ 
cember. This will be at about 11 montlys 
of age. I am told by some that this 
breed, Tamworth, will not fatten well 
at so young an age. If I find this to be 
true, I shall discard the breed, although 
“Jack” is the prettiest, most trim-made 
big hog I ever saw. There is nothing 
awkward or clumsy about him. He can 
handle himself like an athlete. 1 have 
asked The R. N.-Y. for information on 
this breed, so that I would not have to 
decide alone on my own experiment with 
these 12 this Winter, as.to whether to 
discard the breed. It may be that I 
have something that would be a success 
under changed conditions. I have no 
clover or Alfalfa, and these shotes have 
TAMWORTH HOG JACK PRATT. Fig 476. 
lived on wild Japanese clover and sedge 
grass, with just an occasional feed of 
corn or peas. Because of this they are 
now thin, but will average about 110 
pounds. The average farmer here gives 
little attention to hogs or other live 
stock. Such animals as he has must 
“root hog or die” on the outside. All 
run together on the outside, and gather 
whatever the woods and old sedge fields 
naturally provide. During the year I 
have had “Jack” but six of my neighbors 
have patronized him at a charge of $1 a 
litter. This to me is evidence of a lack 
of interest when we remember that most 
of them have nothing but the common 
Arkansas hog. w. R. shinn. 
Arkansas. 
DRY MASH AND TRAP NEST. 
No doubt the members of The R. 
N.-Y. family who are interested in poul¬ 
try, will easily recall the revolutionary 
letter of L. R. P. on page 509, where, 
as Mr. Mapes remarks, “L. R. P. throws 
down the gauntlet on the trap-nest and 
the dry-mash hopper with a vengeance.” 
Mr. Mapes gallantly lifts the gauntlet 
in defence of the dry-mash hopper, but 
where tarries the defender of the trap- 
nest? My experience confirms Mr. 
Mapes in the matter of dry mash, al¬ 
though I feed a little differently. I like 
to scatter oats in litter in the earl}' 
morning, and do not open the mash hop¬ 
pers until noon. The hens eat greedily 
of the mash, and are equally hungry for 
their corn at night, and just before 
going to roost, the heaviest layers are 
sure to take several mouthfuls of the 
mash again, evidently to fill in the 
chinks around that corn supper. If I 
scant the mash, the egg yield lessens, 
and the shells are not as strong. A hen 
brought up from chickhood on dry 
mash seems to know how much of the 
mash her system needs, and never over¬ 
eats of it. The stock 1 started with (the 
traditional 12 hens and one rooster) was 
highly bred, and they were persistent 
layers, but they had a tendency to diar¬ 
rhoea. After a time I learned to elimi¬ 
nate that tendency by avoiding wet 
mashes, and disinfecting the hatching 
eggs, and now my chicks are as healthy 
as one could wish, and a pen of their 
grandmothers is giving a 50-per-cent, egg 
yield at this writing, although they are 
molting heavily, and the old ladies 
scratch and hunt like Spring chickens. 
I believe L. R. P. is right in denounc¬ 
ing the “forced molt.” i tried it two 
years, and became convinced the stock 
was weakened by it. Besides, it got on 
my nerves to have them waiting around 
for their accustomed meals. They 
\tould not go off and scratch, as the 
programme said they would. They just 
waited patiently until I was ashamed to 
look a hen in the face. So now I feed 
them a fair amount all Summmer, and 
it’s “up to them” to attend to their own 
molt. They have been at it all through 
August, and I am getting a nice little 
basket of eggs every day, from fowls 
that are really heavy Winter layers. 
As for trap nests, I like to band each 
pullet when she lays her first egg. She 
then takes it as a matter of course that 
she shall be lifted out of the nest, and 
her number examined, whenever she 
lays. She does not worry herself to 
death as L. R. P. thinks. The pullets 
were a cheerful, talkative bunch all 
Winter, and the eggs hatched well. 
There is much less broodiness to con¬ 
tend with when trap nests are used. 
The taking them off soon after laying 
and removing the eggs, seems to keep 
down the broody tendency. Perhaps 
Leghorns would fuss over the compli¬ 
ment; I have had no experience with 
them. Trap nests are more trouble and 
do take up one’s time, but is there any 
other sure way of eliminating drones? 
And there is a lot of pleasure in look¬ 
ing over your chart and observing that 
pullet No. 4 (for instance) laid 22 eggs 
her first month, and noticing that 12 of 
those eggs were laid on successive days. 
One more point in favor of trap nests. 
A healthy pullet, trained to lay in one, 
is much averse to laying anywhere else, 
and those pullets never “stole their 
nests,” although they had free run of 
an orchard, while a younger lot of pul¬ 
lets, coming into laying when I thought 
I was too busy with incubators and 
brooders to trap-nest them, laid around 
any old place, and stole their nests per¬ 
sistently, so that considerable time and 
temper was lost daily in hunting their 
eggs. 
As for incubator-hatched, brooder- 
raised chicks, that is another story, and 
one less confidently told. Last Spring, 
after losing many of the outdoor 
brooder chicks during those long, cold 
rains, I went part way “back to nature,” 
removing some of the eggs from the in¬ 
cubator on the eighteenth day, and plac¬ 
ing under broody hens, and adding to 
each hen’s family as the incubator 
hatched them. This proved very satis¬ 
factory; the hens scarcely lost a chick, 
and oh, what a relief! No more wor¬ 
rying over the temperature at night, and 
no more standing around coaxing the 
indifferent ones to eat. 
Would it really be better to go quite 
“back to nature” and let hens do the 
hatching? Or should one follow the 
Philo method of incubator-hatched 
chicks, raised out of doors, minus 
mother or heat? Will not more people 
come forward and tell us their experi¬ 
ence last Spring, and their conclusions? 
Albany Co., N. Y. c. c. fraleigh. 
R. N.-Y.—The “revolutionary article” 
by L. R. P. called out much comment. 
Now that the hen season is coming in 
use more we shall take up those articles 
—including further remarks from L. R. 
P. and others. 
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THE WOODLAWN SHORT-HORN FARM 
OFFERS FOR SALE MILKING SHORT-HORNS 
We are at present offering for Side at reasonable prices a 
number or good young bulls from milking Short-Horn 
Cows. Rose of Sharon. Ruby’s Bright Eyes, Young .Mary, 
Peerless, Nonpareil, and other well known strains repre¬ 
sented. All these bulls are sired by Orange Sultan 263522, 
son of the champion Whitehall Sultan 163678. an<l lirst 
prize two year old bull (it Ohio State Fair in 1908. The 
bulls range from four to eight months old. 
For particulars and prices, address 
C. I*. WEST A SON, Box Sfi, Blooniingburg, O. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calf For Sale, 
Sired by Royal ton Johanna I)e Kol, No. 44596, by Sir 
Johanna Gerben Do Kol, No. 40128, whose Grand dam was 
Netlierland Bessie, No. 35997, with a record of 29 lbs. 
butter in 7 days, 105 lbs. in 30 days. 
Dam—Crown Princess Do Kol Sehulling, No. 83800, 
Grand-daughter of Zorn De Kol, No. 61516, an A. K. O. cow 
with a record of 82.5 lbs. milk in one day, 22.32 lbs. butter 
in 7 days, at 4 years of age. 
This calf was born Sept. 28, 1908, is nicely marked, large 
and thrifty. Have others if this one does not suit. 
For prices address 
J. S. CUFFTON, Alvordton, Ohio. 
Laurel Farm Jerseys 
For Sale at present: A Sou of Fern’s 
Jubilee, fit for service. Also younger bull 
and heifer calves. 
J. GRANT MORSE, - Hamilton, N. Y. 
JERSEYS. 
For sale, one high-bred Jersey Bull, old enough for 
service. Dam an Advanced Registry cow, testing 
462 lbs. fat in 329 days. Also, eight bred yearling 
Heifers and ton Heiter Calves. Satisfaction guar¬ 
anteed. Address E. W. MOSHER, "Brightside,” 
Aurora, N. V. 
Ynil Pon’t Affnrrl A Grade, when I can sell 
I uu Udli l HIIUIU you a 1 -eg. Jersey hull, best 
dairy stock, ready for service at farmer’s price. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
DOSKMOUNT RED POLL CALVES and 
■* yearling bulls for sale. The best of the breed. 
Descendants of Mayflower 2nd, Eulalie and Pert, 
and of Endymion, Eyke. Dandy and Corporal. 
Address, ALEX. SMITH, Supt., Esopus, N. Y. 
JVf 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. 
BULL CALVES-YOUNG BULLS 
ready for service, that are of good size and individ¬ 
uality. All are from ollicially tested dams, and are 
sired by 11omosteati Girl Do Kol’s Sarcastic 
l.a<l. We have sixty daughters of this Bull that 
will lie kept in the Herd and ollicially tested. 
Write for description and prices. 
WOO DC REST FARM, 
Rifton, Ulster County, New York. 
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 oft'eron some nicely bred Bull Calves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Somerville, N. J. 
^Young’s Fever & 
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ami hrood mares. Should be given to horses that are 
being shipped, so as to fortify them against colds, fever, 
influenza anil similar troubles. If your horse has thick 
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try this remedy as directed on the bottle and yon will 
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bottles $ 2 , 12 oz. bottle delivered. 
W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., 88 Temple St., Springfield, Mass. 
SHROPSHIRES FOR SALE 
I offer some very fine imported and home bred 
Yearling Rams. Also Ram and Ewe Lambs bred 
from imported stock. W. F. BLACK, Halls Corners, N. Y. 
DUROGS 
THE BIG DEEP FELLOWS, 
that grow and mature quickly. 
Pigs and Gilts for sale at all times. Address 
SHENANGO RIVER FARMS, Transfer, Pa. 
SIIROP8IIIRES.— A few choice, heavy yearling 
Rams. Also, Ram Lambs, Ewes and Ewe Lambs. 
BERT VAN VLEET, Valois, N. Y. 
YEARLING RAMS, RAM LAMBS, EWES 
AND EWE LAMBS from Choice Im¬ 
ported Stock. FRED VAN VLEET, Lodi, N. Y. 
Re'gis'tere°d Shropshires Ewes and Rams 
Inquire of H. B. COVERT. Lodi. N. Y. 
F OR SALE— Registered Uambouillet Rams and O.I.C. 
Swine. C. W. Halliday, North Chatham, N.V. 
DELAINE RAMS 
Write for prices and describe the style of ram that 
you want. L. M. ADAMS, Eagle Bridge, N. Y. 
HAMPSHIRE SWINE 
PIGS —BOTH SEXES. 
CHAS. STEWART DAVISON. 
60 Wall Street, .... New York City 
■CHESTER WHITE AND LARGE YORKSHIRE 
YOUNG BOARS AND SOW PIGS FOR SALE 
SIX MONTHS OLD 
Only the best animals of these two breeds sold for 
breeding purposes. Yorkshire and Chester White 
Boars old enough for service. I’rices Reasonable. 
<iur Motto is : To Please Our Customers At Any Cost. 
HEART'S DELIGHT FARM. CHAZY, NEW YORK 
Large Berkshires 
Premier Longfellow.Lord Premier and Masterpiece 
breeding. Matings not akin. Catalog on applica¬ 
tion. WILLOUGHBY l’AKM.Geltysburjj.Pa. 
L arge Berkshire* at iiigiiwooh— sin.t. 
broad heads. Mature animals wei&h from 700 to 900 lbs. 
Special offering NOW of young pigs, pairs and trios, no akin, 
Sows averaged eleven to the litter this spring. Write for 
booklet. li. C. «fc H. B. HAKPENDING, Dundee, N. Y. 
SPRINGBANK HERD OF BIG 
BERKSHIRES. 
Am sold out of son's to farrow earlier than June 
lOlb. 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 ami proliiicaey. Send for booklet. 
J. E. WATSON, Proprietor, Marbledale, Conn. 
BROOKSIDE BERKSHIRES 
Have a choice lot of young stock ready for ship¬ 
ment, sired by Hopeful Masterpiece the 2nd and 
also a grandson of Lord Premier, and out of 
Daughters of Lord Premier ami Premier Long¬ 
fellow. Also have a few yearling sows sired by 
Hopeful .Masterpiece the 2nd. 
J. P. O’HARA, Moravia, New York. 
HILL TOP FARM AYRSHIRES 
One of the Good Herds of the Breed 
The home of the Champion two-year-old heifer and 
the ex-Champion two and three year old heifers. 
Herd headed by the great A. R. sire Noxemall, 7312. 
Young Bulls for sale, of approved typo and 
backed by official records. Herd tuberculin tested. 
L. A. REYMANN, WHEELING, W.Va. 
Hill View Ayrshires 
FOR SALE. 
BULL CALF, sired by Dairy King of Avon; dam 
Mayflower Monkland, who is the dam of the cham¬ 
pion 4-year-old Ayrshire cow of the world. 
Also other animals of all ages for sale from my 
great herd of producing and show animals. All 
tuberculin tested. 
For prices and further particulars, address 
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GUERNSEY CLUB. Box R, Peterboro, N.H. 
Great October Auctioix Sale. 
130 Belgian & Percheron Stallions Mares 
The Next Great Auction Sale will be held at the SHARON VALLEY STOCK FARM, 
Tlmrsclay, October 14. 1909 
Sale commences at 9 o'clock a.in., rain or shine. It will bo to the 
interest of every lover of a good horse to attend this sale. More 
t han half of the mares that will be sold at this sale are well mated, 
and a large number of them in foal, making a grand opportunity 
for any breeder to establish the right foundation to start in the 
horse business. The great sales that have been conducted at this 
renowned farm have now become thoroughly established, the public 
are satisfied that they have been receiving more than full value 
for their investments, and they know nothing but honesty and fair 
dealing are permitted. Send for an illustrated catalogand posters: 
they will be forwarded to you at once. Come and bring all your 
friends with you who are interested in good horses. 
COL. GEO. W. CRAWFORD, Prop, of Sharon Valley Stock Farm, NEWARK, OHIO, 
F W. ANDREWS, Auctioneer. (Citizens Phone 266. Bell 651 W.) 
