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THE Ft URAL NEW-YO RKER 
Oeto.ber 
Live Stock and Dairy 
SHEEP AND DAIRY FARMING. 
I have been quite interested in look¬ 
ing up the sheep-keeping question a lit¬ 
tle, of late. It is now a number of years 
since the dogs gave me such ample as¬ 
sistance in getting out of the sheep busi¬ 
ness, that I was able to close out my 
flock without much trouble. Since then 
I have had little inclination to start 
again. Recently I have had some con¬ 
versation with men who are more or 
less enthusiastic over sheep. One farmer 
in Pennsylvania made out a very fine 
statement for sheep, by explaining how 
little feed sheep need, and how much 
they pay. He feeds nothing but buck¬ 
wheat straw in Winter, he says. As 
soon as I commenced to question him to 
get specific information he had to get 
his team and go home for chores. I get 
many such statements, but they are too 
indefinite. The men who make these 
■statements are probably honest about it, 
but we need more definite information. 
I got into conversation with three men 
at a local fair recently who seemed to 
know something about the situation. 
“How much does it cost to winter a 
sheep,” is one of the first questions. The 
principal sheep-keeper remarked that he 
kept 14 sheep in a pen, one Winter, by 
the side of a big cow. The cow was an 
enormous eater, but he believes that 
there was little difference between the 
quantity of hay consumed by that cow 
and the 14 sheep. As a usual thing he 
thinks that the hay eaten by one cow 
estimate. If seven sheep equal one cow 
in the matter of feeds consumed, area 
required, and labor expended, it will be 
necessary for a cow to return from $14 
to $30 above the cost of feeds if she is 
to be profitable as sheep. Many cows 
do this and more, but many others do 
less. As for the land that is utilized, 
more of it would be in pasture and less 
in meadow. In regard to labor, it would 
seem as though a man might more 
easily take care of 100 sheep than of 15 
cows, the greater portion of the year. 
There is a time in Spring, when the 
lambs are coming, that a man would 
have to keep pretty busy to take care of 
a hundred sheep, but that number is the 
estimate of the sheep men to whom I 
have referred, for one man to take care 
of. For the remainder of the year the 
care of a hundred sheep must be less 
than the care of even eight cows. Dur¬ 
ing lambing time the alarm clock is set, 
and the attendant gets up at least twice 
through the night. 
A dairy farm of 125 to 150 acres has 
stabling room for 25 cows. This space 
is ample for 100 sheep, but, of course, 
should not be kept so warm for the 
sheep as it is for the dairy herd. In 
many cases the land under cultivation 
and in pasture for the dairy business 
is sufficient for the hundred sheep, but 
more of it will need to be in pasture 
for the sheep and less in meadow and 
plow land. It may be possible to dis¬ 
pense with the hired man, keep sheep, 
and clean up almost or quite as much 
money as with a moderately good herd 
of cows. There will be less manure to 
spread, and less grain to buy, less, 
OXFORD RAM 270 POUNDS BEFORE SHEARING. Fig. 512.. 
will winter seven sheep, especially, as 
the length of time that sheep are fed is 
about 20 days less than that required by 
a cow. He feeds a little grain all \\ in¬ 
ter to his sheep. He feeds about a pint 
of oats a day until the lambs are 
dropped, and then a quart a day. This 
man keeps purebred .sheep, and I sup¬ 
pose he feeds them a little better than 
most men would who have flocks of the 
common sort. From these statements it 
would seem that the hay for a sheep 
costs about $1.50, and the grain $2.50. 
In the case of the average farmer, less 
grain would he fed, and a little more 
hay; besides, I doubt if many would 
feed oats, as oats are one of the highest 
priced grains at the present time. Per¬ 
haps $3 to $3.50 might carry the average 
sheep through to grass. In Summer, 
all of these men said they fed no grain. 
One man had a pasture of seven acres. 
One year he pastured 16 sheep on that 
field with their lambs, while this year 
he has kept 11 head there. Flis estimate 
is one dollar per head for pasture. In 
our locality, we prefer giving each sheep 
an acre for pasture, but even then, on 
our cheap lands one dollar suffices as a 
pasture expense. Possibly $4.50 may be 
a fair cost to estimate for keeping a 
sheep a year. 
Of late wool has advanced and 1 
find that dealers are inclined to believe 
that its price is to remain high. Thirty 
cents a pound is stated as a fair price, 
while six cents a pound for lambs is re¬ 
garded as a correct estimate, and 75 to 
80 pounds the usual weight for the 
lambs. Thus $6 to $8 income, or in 
some cases $0 or $10 a head, may be a 
fair income for a flock of sheep, under 
present circumstances. Thus it will be 
seen that a profit above the cost of feeds 
of from $2 to $4 is not an unreasonable 
perhaps, of added fertility to the farm. 
There will be less work, and in many 
cases less profit. It is not a course that 
I am going to advocate, nor am I ex¬ 
pecting to try it soon. There may be 
cases where such a course would be ad¬ 
visable, but that is a matter to be de¬ 
cided individually. If I were going to 
attempt it, I think I would want a (log- 
proof fence around the fields at the 
start. The advisability of the scheme 
would depend somewhat upon the kind 
of land one has, and the amount and kind 
of labor he is equipped to do. In most 
cases I fancy the dairy farmer will keep 
only a few sheep, if he keeps any, and 
will retain an interest in the dairy herd. 
Chenango Co., N. Y. h. h. lyon. 
Oxford Sheep. —The Oxford ram 
shown at Fig. 512, is owned by W. O. 
Hurst of Ohio. This sheep weighed 270 
pounds before shearing, and the fleece 
weighed 8/ pounds. We find this breed 
quite popular in some sections. It is a 
large sheep, very prolific and a good 
feeder, while the purebred rams crossed 
with common ewes give a fine grade 
sheep. 
Roubino the Cow. —The following origi¬ 
nal statement is made in the Marquette 
Morning Journal : “The high price of 
dairy products is due almost entirely to 
the increased cost of feed for catile, and 
the increased cost of cattle feed is due 
to die fact that the American people are 
robbing the cow. Nearly every family in 
Marquette is eating breakfast foods and 
other prepared foods every day which are 
made from cattle feed. For bran, middlings, 
corncobs, etc., in the form of breakfast 
foods, the people are paying from five to 
10 cents per pound, while we formerly paid 
one-half cent per pound for the same sub¬ 
stances for cattle feed. Is it any wonder 
that farmers will not sell their grains for 
the prices of 10 years ago. when patent 
food concerns are willing to pay two or 
three time as much?’’ 
When you write advertisers mention The 
I t. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
a square deal.” See guarantee page 10. 
Laurel Farm Jerseys 
For Sale at present: A Son of Fehn’s 
Jubilee, fit for service. Also younger bull 
and heifer calves. 
J. GRANT MORSE, - Hamilton, N. Y. 
JERSEYS. 
For sale, one high-bred Jersey Hull, old enough for 
service. Dam an Advanced Registry cow, testing 
462 lbs. fat in 329 days. Also, eight bred yearling 
Heifors and ton lloifer Calves. Satisfaction guar¬ 
anteed. Address E. W. MOSHER, “Brightside,” 
Aurora, N. Y. 
JERSEYS 
—Combination and Golden Lad; for 
sale, 15 cows, 16 heifers, 13 bulls. 
8. E. NIVIN, Landenburg, Pa. 
Vnn PonH AffnrrI A Grade, when I can sell 
IUU UdII I MIIUIU you a reg. Jersey bull, best 
dairy stock, ready for service at farmer’s price. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St,., Pittsburg, Pa. 
A VD0L1I DEC— Bull Calves from cows milking 
ninunlnLu over 45 lbs. per day Address 
R. TEMPLETON & SON. Ulster. Pa. 
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 type and 
backed by official records. Herd tuberculin tested. 
I,. A. KKYMANN, 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 
groat herd of producing and show animals. All 
tuberculin tested. 
For prices and further particulars, address 
W. W. BLAKE ARECOI.L, l’aoll, Pa. 
THE WOODLAWN SHORT-HORN FARM 
OFFERS FOR SALE MILKING SHORT-HORNS 
We are at- present offering for sale at reasonable prices a 
number oz good young bulls from milking Short-Horn 
Cows. Hose 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 163573, and first 
prize two year old bull at Ohio State Fair in 1908. The 
bulls range from four to eight months old. 
For particulars and prices , address 
€. P. WEST A SOX, Iiox 86, Kloominghiirg, O. 
20 Cows W anted 
I wish to purchase choice young 
Holstein Cows due to freshen this 
fall. When you write give breed¬ 
ing, age, size, condition, when 
due, price. C. F. BEDELL, Salis¬ 
bury Mills, Orange Co., New York. 
60 POLLED JERSEYS 
and private sale. CHAR. S. HATFIELD, Sec’y, 
Box 10, Route 4, Springfield, Ohio.l 
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 llomcsloud <Jirl l)e Kol's Snrrustic 
I.mi. We have sixty daughters of this Bull that 
will lie kept in the Herd and officially tested. 
Write for description and prices. 
WOODCREST FARM, 
Rifton, Ulster County, New York. 
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES 
FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT. 
Finely bred bull calves at reasonable prices. 
Write for list which will please you. 
VV. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN BULLS 
FOR SALE AT FARMERS’ PRICES. 
Have two yearling bulls, ready for immediate 
service, and four hull calves, from six to ten 
months old ; all large, handsome, well-grown 
animals. Address P. B. McLENNAN, Syracuse, N. Y. 
The BLOOMINGDALE HERD OF 
HOESTEIN-FKIESIANS 
are bred for large production. Good size, Strong 
Constitution, Best Individuality. 
If these are the kind you want write or conio 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 tired BUM, CALVES. 
A. A. CORTKLYOU, Somerville, N. J. 
BARGAINS IN BULLS 
Holstein Bull one month old; sire, Spruce Johanna 
Artis Paul, Dam Plattekill Peggie Pietertje. Price 
$50. Bull calf, same sire, Dam Plattekill Aaggie 
l’ietertje Keys, white predominating, price $25. 
Bull calf, sired by Sir Pontiac Parthenea Henger- 
veld, Dam Witkop Artis, price $40. Also a 
yearling show bull out of this cow at $100; regis¬ 
try and transfers free to buyers. 
Chester White Pigs from registered first prize 
stock, $5 each. S. C. Buff Leghorn cockerels, $1 
each. Circular free. 
GEO. E. HOWELL, Howells, N. Y. 
GUERNSEY BULL CALVES. 
One month to one year old. Quality, breeding and 
prices the best. W. A. ALEXANDER, Union Springs, N. Y. 
will buy a two-year-old purebred regis¬ 
tered SHOUT HORN HULL. Color 
red. Bred by William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska. 
He is fit to head any herd of Milking Short Horns. 
Address Ryerson W. Jennings, Mt. Pocono, Pa. 
MILK PRODUCERS for New York City market 
lT1 desiring information how to form branches 
of the Dairymen’s League, write to the Secretary, 
ALBERT MANNING, Otisville, N. V. 
BAD LEGS-, 
made sound. Spavin, curb, splint, 
knotted cords, ring hone, etc., quick¬ 
ly yield to the unequaled curative 
powers of 
TUTTLE’S ELIXIR 
Considered a nocessltj on thousands of farm*. 
Don’t experiment Get Tuttle'B and be lure. 
Veterinary Book Free. Care of the horae 
In sickness and health. Good as a Veterinary 
in the house. Write for it today. 
TUTTLE’S ELIXIR CO. 
30flevcrly Street. Boston. Mass. 
^vm tii the wiviiicivll 
Worms Guaranteed 
Wo will Bond j'utl 100 Ibn. of DIt. 
HOF,LAND’S MEDICATED STOCK 
HALT 011 60 <l<iyn’ trial freight, 
prepaid. If you derive no benetlt, 
It cofltB you nothing; if yon do, It 
eoBtB you $0.00. Give ns your or¬ 
der at once. 
The HOLLAND STOCK REMEDY 
COMPANY, Wellington, Ohio. 
is the Most Economical Producer of Dairy Pro¬ 
ducts of the Highest Quality. 
•Pie MONTHLY GUERNSEY BULLETIN and 
information regarding the- breed free by addressing 
GUERNSEY CLUB, Box R, Peterboro, N. H. 
SHROPSHIRES 
Good yearlings at prices you can afford to buy. 
Address J. C. DUNCAN, Mgr., Lewiston, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—I offer some very 
fine imported and home bred 
Yearling Rams. Also Ram and F.we Lambs bred 
from imported stock. W. F. BLACK, Halls Corners, N. Y. 
-YEARLING RAMS, RAM LAMBS, EWES 
ANB EWE LAMBS from Choice Im¬ 
ported Stock. FRED VAN VLICET, Lodi, N. V. 
S HRBP3HIRES— A few choice, heavy yearling Rams. 
Also, Ram Lambs, Ewes and Ewe Lambs. 
BERT VAN VLEET, Valois, N. Y. 
Regisfere 0 ! Sliropshires Ewes and Rams 
Inquire of H. B. COVERT. Lodi. N. Y. 
F BR SAIL— Registered Kano bout II ct Bams and O.l.C. 
Swine. C. W. Ualudav, North Chatham, N.Y. 
FOP QAI C-FIFTEEN HIGH GRADE 
« vrl DORSET EWES, bred, 
one, two and three years old; very large, heavy 
shearing ewes in fine condition. 
TRANQUILLITY FARMS, 
Arthur Dauks, Mgr., Allamuehy, N. J. 
nimnnc thk big dkkffellows, 
UUllUldO that grow and mature quickly. 
Pigs Hiid Gilts for sale at all times. Address 
SllENANUO KIVEK FARMS, Transfer, Pa. 
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 bogs are the correct type of present day 
Berkshires, combining size, symmetry, grand feed¬ 
ing quality and prolificacy, send for booklet. 
J. K. WATSON, Proprietor, Marbledale, Conn. 
Large Berkshires 
Premier Longfellow,Lord Premier and Masterpiece 
breeding. Matings not akin. Catalog ou applica¬ 
tion. \VII.LOIIOIIItY LAKM,Gettysburg,Pa. 
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 and Premier Long¬ 
fellow. Also have a few yearling sows sired by 
Hopeful Masterpiece the 2nd. 
«J. P. O’HARA, Moravia, New York. 
L AIMJE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOR—Short. 
broad lieada. Mature animals weigh from 700 to 900 Iba. 
Special offer NOW of Service Boat's, Sows averaged eleven to 
the litter this spring. Write for booklet. 
H. C. k II. B. HA It BENDING, Dundee, N. Y. 
CHESTER WHITE ANB 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. Prices Reasonable. 
Our Motto is ; To Please Our Customers At Any Cost. 
HEART’S DELIGHT FARM, CHAZY, NEW YORK 
SPECIAL OFFERING LARGE YORKSHIRES 
Boar and Sow Pigs now ready for shipment. Can 
furnish pairs not akin. All priced low to move them 
quickly. Order today. Chas. C. Allen, Greene, N.Y. 
PURITAN HERD OF CHESTER WHITES 
Established in 1895. The peer of any iu America. 
Spring and fall pigs and bred sows for sale. 
WILL W. FISHKK, Watervliet. Mich. 
HAMPSHIRE SWINE 
PIGS - BOTH SEXES. 
CHAS. STEWART DAVISON. 
60 Wall Street, .... New York City 
0,1. G. 
Pigs from mature registered stock. 
Best strains. Satisfaction guaran¬ 
teed. Send for circular and price, 
CROSS-ROAD FARM, Plattsburg. N. Y. 
CflD CAI C -REGISTERED 0. I. C. BOAR. Farrowed 
rUTl wHLC April 28th, 1908. First check for $25 
gets him. ECHO HILL FARM, Chester, Mass. 
IMPORTATION °f tho best: large improved 
IITIrun I ft I lUn English Yorkshires for snle. 
A. A. BRADLEY, Frewsburg, N. Y\ 
T WO CHESHRE BOARS, 10 and 4 mo.; 3 sows, 4 wo.: 1 
Jersey Bull Calf, St. Lambert breeding. Write 
R. D. BUTTON, Canastota, Now York. 
S OME good coon and fox dogs for sale: pedigreed: 
Birdsong and Walker strains. Sent on 10 days’ 
trial. K. F. JOHNSON, Assumption. Illinois. 
pm I IC Dll DO— From imported stock. Females 
UULLIC rUlOeheap. Nelson Bros., Grove City, Pa. 
S COTCH COI.IJKS, Spayed Females, two to 
eight mos. Oirc. SILAS DECKER, Montrose Pa 
