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Live Stock and Dairy 
A BEGINNER AND HIS SHEEP. 
Part II. 
I was told that it did not pa}- to 
raise lambs by hand, so I lost two be¬ 
fore 1 began any attempts at wet nurs¬ 
ing. One morning I found that my 
youngest ewe had dropped twin ewe 
lambs, one being a most forlorn 
looking beast, hardly two-thirds the size 
of its sister. The mother was too weak 
to care for them both, so I started to 
raise it. A cork, a long-necked bottle, 
and fountain pen filler for a nipple 
lilted her out. I didn't exactly put 
the woolly in a “pumpkin shell'’ but 
I did “keep her very well” in the wash 
boiler beside the kitchen range (I 
keep bachelor’s hall). Here she took a 
hold on life, throve and grew fat. first 
on whole, then on skim-milk sweetened 
with brown sugar. It ruined the boiler, 
but my brown sugar baby is now one 
THE RURAL 
a college friend and myself clubbed to¬ 
gether and bought a Dorset ram old 
enough to use on our two small flocks. 
W e selected a Dorset because from 
what we had seen of them, they were 
excellent mothers, insured partial pro¬ 
tection against dogs, which are a great 
nuisance hereabouts, and best of all, 
could be bred so as to bring the early 
lambs. My friend writes me that one 
of his Dorset ewes dropped the first 
lamb early last month, a strong, healthy 
buck. My friend and I figure on keep¬ 
ing up the partnership and building up 
our flocks with an occasional inter¬ 
change of sires, and thus eliminate the 
hazards from introducing outside blood. 
I have no Dorset ewes myself, but now 
that I have had some experience, my 
next step will be to invest in a couple 
of first-class ewes of known quality 
and breeding, and so build up my flock. 
I had also planned increasing my 
stock by a few good grade ewes, but 
a very dry season that has made all 
crops fall short in this section and has 
THE FLOCK BUILDER. YEARLING DORSET RAM. Fig. 574 . 
of the prettiest ewes in my flock. I 
have heard many complaints of what 
a nuisance a pet lamb is, but having 
taught her that she was wanted only at 
meal times, and after I quit feeding her 
on the bottle, not at all, she has given 
me no trouble, and expects no more 
attention than any other ewe in the 
flock. The master of a large flock, of 
course, could not attempt to give his 
weaklings this attention, but the begin¬ 
ner who is trying to save all he can, 
would be well repaid for his trouble, 
particularly if lambs from a valuable 
ewe. 
Although my sheep have so fat- 
proven a fairly healthy lot, I have had 
no end of trouble with one disease— 
foot rot. It became firmly established 
in my flock before I knew what it was, 
and I have had to fight it ever since, 
every one, I believe, having had it at one 
time or another. It was at its worst 
while the lambs were growing and 
played havoc with putting on the baby 
flesh, the ewes in some cases being un¬ 
willing to stand long enough to let the 
lambs suckle. For a long time I used 
the knife and carbolic acid with some 
degree of success, but never succeeded 
in stamping it out. This Fall, after 
cutting away every vestige of rot from 
the sheep’s feet, I applied unmixed sol- 
lutions of iodine and corrosive subli¬ 
mate, which react and form a coating of 
mercuric chloride right on the hoof. 
By this treatment I have reduced the 
infected number to three isolated cases, 
and believe I have it under control, al¬ 
though the unusual dry weather has 
favored success. 
During the Summer I kept my flock 
for the most part on the rough lawns 
about the house. They made a 
thorough job of it, even to eliminating 
a Hydrangea and two rose bushes 
from the landscape, beside pruning three 
choice apple trees to stubs after the 
most approved Stringfellow methods. 
But how beautifully they cleared out 
the weeds and small bushes, how evenly 
and thoroughly they distributed their 
droppings; I even believe that I will 
get a decent sod under the chestnut 
trees where a lawn had seemed impos¬ 
sible. It seems to me that if I can 
work pasture into my rotation satis¬ 
factorily, or even forage crops, that 
putting sheep on the lawn will be the 
easiest and most satisfactory method 
of manuring it. 
Of course, when I bought my ewes 
they were with lamb, but the next sea¬ 
son I had a free hand in selecting a 
sire. After studying over the problem. 
been particularly hard on my cow-pea 
hay yield, on which 1 depended for my 
Winter roughage, makes any present ad¬ 
dition inadvisable. I am afraid of over¬ 
stocking, which is so easily done and 
hard to undo. It is a habit that grows 
on one who likes stock, until like the 
boy who had to refuse his sixth help¬ 
ing of mince pie at Thanksgiving, he 
“can still chaw, but he can't swaller.” 
For the same reason, I have purposely 
bred my ewes late this sea'son, believ¬ 
ing that it will pay me better to have 
late, well-fed lambs than to have them 
early, buy feed and run the chance of 
having to put them on short commons. 
My start with sheep has not led me 
through a garden of roses nor yet of 
thorns, and although they have not been 
an unqualified success, I believe they 
have justified their selection. I have 
learned much about them, and they 
have wonderfully increased that stock— 
invaluable to the successful farmer—my 
stock of patience. r. b. 
Brinton, Md. 
SHROPSHIRES 
Good yearlings at prices yon can afford to buy. 
Address J. 0. DUNCAN, Mgr., Lewiston, N. Y. 
RflP^HIRFQ —yearling rams, ram lambs, ewes 
onnuronmeo AND EWE LAMBS from Choice Im¬ 
ported Stock. FRED VAN VLEET, Lodi, N. V. 
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. 1*. O’HARA, Moravia, New York. 
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, *8end for booklet. 
J. E. WATSON, Proprietor, Marbledale, Conn. 
Kalorama Farm 
Has a Splendid Crop of Young 
BERKSHIRE PIGS 
ready for shipment at reasonable prices. Tliey 
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. 
Large Berkshires 
Premier Longfellow,Lord Premier and Masterpiece 
breeding. Matings not akin. Catalog on applica¬ 
tion. AVI I,LOUGH 15Y l-'A KM.Get tysburg.Pa. 
L arge berkshires at iiighyvooi*— short, 
broad heads. Mature animals welsh from 700 to 900 lbs. 
Special offering of bred sows. Sows averaged eleven to the 
litter tins spring. Write for bookiet. 
H. C. & H. li. HAltPENDING, Dundee, N. Y. 
NEW-YORKER 
December 4, 
The BLOOMINGDALE HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN-FJRIESIANS 
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 sOmo nicely bred Bum, Calves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Somerville. N. J. 
PURE BRED HOLSTEIN CALVES 
FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT. 
Finely bred bull ami heifer calves at reasonable prices. 
Write for list which will please you. 
W. IV. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
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. It. sire Noxemall, 7312. 
Young Bulls for sale, of approved type and 
backed by official records. Herd tuberculin tested. 
J,. A. REYMANX, WHEELING. W.Ya. 
_OHIO HOLSTEINS_ 
THE BAWNDAEE STOCK FARM 
Registered Holstein-Friesians Herd Founded in 1880 
Offers yearling heifers and bull calves of the 
best milking strains. Has bred and raised two 
cows which made over 32 lbs. butter, official 
test. Herd numbers 00 head. Address 
CHAS. W. HOUR, 
Wellington, Ohio. 
THE WOODLAWN SHORT-HORN FARM 
OFFERS FOR SALE MILKING SHORT-HORNS 
Wc are at present offering for wile at reasonable prices a 
number of good young bulls from milking Short-Iloin 
Cows. Rose of Sharon, Huby’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 Kail- in 1908. Tho 
bulls range from four to eight mouths old. 
For particulars and prices, address 
C. P. WEST & SON, Box 86, Bloomlngburg, O. 
ANGUS CATTLE 
Hackney and trotting bred horses, brood mares, 
colts and fillies. High class stock at reasonable 
prices. DELAWARE STOCK FARM, Bridgeville, Del. 
ILK PRODUCERS for New York City market 
desiring information bow to form branches 
of tlie Dairymen’s League, write to the Secretary, 
ALBERT MANNING, Otisville, N. Y. 
Ynil PqhH Afford A Grade, when I can sell 
I UU U a II l HIIUIU you a reg. Jersey bull, best 
dairy stock, ready for service at farmer’s price. 
R. P. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
JERSEYS 
-Combination and Golden Lad; for 
sale, 10 cows, 13 heifers, 12 bulls. 
8. E. N1V1N, Landenburg, Pa - 
RIVERLAND FARM 
OFFERS 20 HEAD OF HIGH CLASS 
REGISTERED 
PERGHERONS 
Mostly mares in foal from Two to Five years. A 
few young Stallions, all priced at their real worth. 
JAY SELDER, Kanona, N-Y. 
IN volume 32 of the American Berkshire Record, 
1 just issued, 175 Berkshires sold by us were regis¬ 
tered. This is 67 more than registered by any 
other breeder in the United States. In tho preced¬ 
ing volume No. 31 we registered 159 Berkshires sold, 
which was 40 more than any other breeder recorded 
in that volume. 
Many of those went to old customers and this 
would seem to indicate a growing demand for Berk¬ 
shires in the East as well as satisfactory dealings 
with our customers. 
H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING, Highwood, Dundee, N. Y. 
I1KIII l5.UVI.Vv—‘wi'iee iwars. unis upon, or 
UUnUu JCnOL I 0 Bred. Pedigreed Stock. Nan-agan- 
set. Turkeys. Enquire C. C. MILLER, K. 9. Decatur. Ind 
FOR SALE _Duroc Jers ®y Red Swine; bred 
■ vii VMhu g OW s and Spring Pigs. Delaine 
Merino Sheep. Collie Dogs. A1 i first-class stock. 
J. H. LEWIS & SON, Cadiz, Ohio, R.F.D. No. 2. 
PUCCUIRCC-THE WHITE, BACON HOG, 
UMLOnillLO Long-bodied, Square-built, good 
grazers, good mothers, gentle, profitable. 
MORN1NGSIDE FARM, Sylvania, Pa. 
IMPORTATION of the best: la rge unproved 
imruniHIIUn English Yorkshires for sale. 
A. A. BRADLEY, Frewsburg, N. Y. 
IAIIRFI —registered jerseys only 
LnUllLL Fern’s Jubilee 73852, as well bred in 
F “ butter lines ” as any bull in the 
■ DM world, heads the herd. 
U n l?l STOCK FOR SALE. 
n " 1,1 J. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton. N. Y. 
BUTTER-BRED HOLSTEINS 
I am offering two very fine and three-quarter white 
Bull Calves that have 25 A. R. O. sisters, one with 
over 31 )l>s. butter in 7 days. They are one month 
old and the first draft for $50 takes one Registered 
and transferred. Also Yearling Heifers, Fresli 
Cows and Springers. 
FLOYD M. PELTON, La Grange. Ohio. 
Hill V iew Ayrshires 
FOR SALE, 
BULL CALF, sired by Dairy King of A von; dam 
Mayflower Monkland, who is the dam of tho cham¬ 
pion 4-year-old Ayrshire cow of the world. 
Also other animals of all ages for salo from my 
great herd of producing and show animals. All 
tuberculin tested. 
For prices and further particulars, address 
W. W. BLAKE ARKCOI.L, Faoli, I>n. 
BULL CALVES-YOUNG BULLS 
ready for service, that are of good size and individ¬ 
uality. All are from officially tested dams, ami :nt 
sired by Homestead Girl I)e Kill’s Sarenstic 
Fail. We have sixty daughters of this Bull that 
will l>e kept in the Herd ami officially tested. 
Write for description and .prices. 
WOODCREST FARM, 
Rifton, Ulster Comity, New York. 
IF Pll DC-From imported stock. Females 
UULLIL rUlOcheap. Nelson Bros., Grove City, Pa. 
OX, COON and RAI5I5IT 1IOUNDS- 
Lcading varieties of Poultry. Red stamp. 
P. L. YARN ELL, Shreve, Ohio. 
F OR SALE—Scotch Collie Puppies; farm bred; pa¬ 
rents registered; sable and white, with size, dis¬ 
position and show points. Murphy, Brattleboro.Vt. 
S COTCH COLLIES, Spayed Females, two to 
eight mos. Circ. SILAS DECKER. Montrose Pa. 
I 
GREAT NEW YEAR AUCTION SALE 
100-BELGIAN, PERCHERON AND GERMAN COACH STALLIONS AN0 MARES—100 
Will be held at SHARON VALLEY STOCK FARM, NEWARK. OHIO. 
■W cclwesciay, Jan. 12, 1910. 
Sale will begin at 1U o'clock sharp, rain or shine. Bad weather no 
interference as sale will bo bold in tho barn. A new importation 
of 100 stallions and mares will arrive on the S.S. St. Andrews from 
Belgium and France December 25. 1909. This will be one of tho 
st lots that have ever arrived at tho Sharon Valley Stock 
attained the fame of handling only the best. At 
, besides the imported horses, a lot of geld- 
mares. Everybody interested in draft 
attend this salo. Send six cents in stamps to pay 
postage for a fine illustrated catalogue which will be out three 
weeks before the sale. All trains met at station with tree convey¬ 
ance to and from the farm. Newark, Ohio, is centrally located in 
the state and your ticket agent can easily toll you how to arrive 
here either by steam or electric cars. 
COL. GEO. W. CRAWFORD, Prop, of Sharon Valley Stock Farm, F. W. ANDREWS, Auctioneer, Citizens Phone 266, Bell 651 W. 
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