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'THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 18, 
THE JOURNEY OF A CALF. 
The picture at Fig. 592 shows still an¬ 
other use for the auto for a farmer. 
Mr. W. H. Price, an Ohio breeder of 
Jersey cattle, sold a bull calf to another 
breeder a few miles away. The calf was 
crated for shipment and carried to the 
express office for delivery. The agent 
refused to send the calf unless a man 
were sent in charge. Rather than be 
held up for this unnecessary expense, 
Mr. Price loaded the crate on his auto¬ 
mobile and made the trip overland, sav¬ 
ing the expressage and demonstrating 
his independence. 
HOGS IN THE ORCHARD. 
Experience in Illinois. 
After reading what is said in The R. 
N.-Y. on sod culture of orchards, I 
except while apples are fit to use. I 
have the orchard in two lots, divided 
with wire fence, early apples one side, 
late on the other, so one or the other 
has hogs in most of the time. I have 
not missed a good apple crop in 10 years. 
In thinning apples all drop and wormy 
apples are eaten by the hogs; less worms 
for next crop. Every dollar’s worth of 
time spent in thinning apples makes two 
to five dollars for this year’s crop, be¬ 
sides the benefits derived for next year’s 
crop, buds being so much stronger. It 
takes about as much strength to mature 
the seeds in a small fruit as a good one. 
I have not missed spraying for 10 years 
two or three times, nor have I missed a 
crop of apples. I had $2,500 worth this 
year, the off year with most of my 
neighbors. I never allow grass or weeds 
BREAKING DOWX-AN EXPRESS HOLD-UP. Fig. 592. 
remember, when a boy of about 15, no¬ 
ticing an orchard owned by a German 
neighbor, which was pastured with hogs. 
It was an old orchard, and always 
seemed to be loaded with apples. There 
was very little grass or weeds growing 
in it, and I never remember of its being 
plowed or cultivated. At the age of 22 
years my brothers and I set an orchard 
of a few acres; raised corn, potatoes, 
beans and so forth. We trimmed and 
cared for the trees as well as we knew 
how for eight years, then I sold out to 
to grow within three feet of the tree. 
Lots of people tell me at our horticul¬ 
tural meetings if I want to kill my or¬ 
chard keep my hogs in it. I see no dam¬ 
age so far to trees, and fruit is No. 1; 
I got over 50 premiums at our State fair 
this year. s. G. soverhill. 
Tiskilwa, Ill. 
R. N.-Y.—You cannot call Mr. Sover¬ 
hill a new subscriber. He won a prize 
for getting up a club for The R. N.-Y. 
50 years ago. 
TURKEY RAISING. 
In caring for turkeys, like any other 
business, you must be particular in every 
detail. I am particular to have their 
food clean and good, fresh water when 
they can get it at all times. Never keep 
young turkeys confined: they will not 
do well. They want their liberty. Never 
let them go while the dew is on the 
grass. After the sun gets up and the 
dew is gone let them go, but keep watch 
that they do not get too far away, and 
after they get a little older they will stay 
around the house. When they get old 
enough to leave the coop let them roost 
in trees, I think it makes them stronger 
and healthier. When the weather gets 
cold and stormy they are housed in a 
clean dry building. Some peoole think 
a turkey can get its own living and 
never needs to be fed. My turkeys are 
always fed regularly, and that encour¬ 
ages them to come home or stay near 
the buildings. 
Raising turkeys will surely pay if you 
can raise them, but so many fail while 
the poults are young. This has been the 
general complaint the past year. People 
write me or tell me “I did as you direct¬ 
ed, but they all died.” I cannot explain 
it. Some people cannot raise them. Still, 
you let a hen turkey go to the fields or 
woods and lay and sit, and invariably 
she will raise them all. There are not 
many turkeys raised in this immediate 
section but 100 miles north of here they 
are raised in great numbers for the 
eastern markets. The average farm 
could carry from 50 to 100 turkeys, pro¬ 
vided you could keep them at home. A 
turkey has no regard for a line fence. 
Some people are very bitter against tur¬ 
keys: they seem to think that if they 
step on their premises they will be 
ruined, but many people think they are a 
benefit to the farmer, as they destroy 
insects, worms and even small snakes. 
They will trample down ripened grain, 
or if they can get into the garden they 
are fond of cabbage. I think the White 
Holland turkeys more domesticated. I 
believe there was a reply to my article 
last year saying the writer did not agree 
with me on that subject. I have raised 
both White and Bronze, and been in 
the business 20 years. I find in my ex¬ 
perience the White Holland are quieter, 
lay earlier, make better mothers and are 
better all-around turkeys. 
MRS. E. J. RIDER. 
Jefferson Co - ., N. Y. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee page 10. 
LOOK 
H. A. Moyer, Syracuse, 
N. Y., says “ they 
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in feed in one winter.” 
Send address for speci- 
of inexpensive 
yet sanitary cow stable to 
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and has twice the skimming 
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I he lower picture shows a common, 
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Simplicity is only one of many 
Tubular advantages. Do you 
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e more 
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my brothers and I went West. After a 
few years lie turned the orchard into a 
hog pasture, and it has remained so at 
least for 30 years. He hauls some cow 
manure, straw, or coarse hay, spreads 
under trees and to-day it is one of the j 
finest orchards in Wayne County, New 
York, set out 51 years ago. 
I moved to Illinois, set an orchard of 
500 or GOO trees, cultivated and cared 
for it the best I knew how, and as di¬ 
rected by my neighbors. I set only 24 
feet apart each way, and was troubled 
somewhat with blight. The years 1879 
and 1880 were very severe Winters, very 
dry Fall, very little moisture in the 
ground, and one year after that most of 
my orchard was dead and dying. I was 
almost discouraged from growing apples 
in Illinois. Then the Russian hardy 
varieties were the talk, I started a new 
orchard; several varieties of the Rus¬ 
sians such as Wealthy, Mann. Pewaukee, 
Wolf River and Transoarent. Two years 
after 1 finished out with Ben Davis, Sa¬ 
lome, Jonathan, Grimes Golden. McIn¬ 
tosh, and Tolman Sweet, with several 
other varieties. I set 33 feet apart each 
way, every tree trimmed breast high 
and trimmed every year since with a cer¬ 
tain idea in mind. I cultivated every 
year till 12 years old. Some blight was 
showing itself; Pewaukee bad, Yellow 
Transparent on twigs. I quit cultivation, 
seeded to clover, mowed twice a year if 
very heavy; saved first crop for hay, 
second crop spread under the trees that 
were fullest of apples, to save their 
bruising; could sell nearly all for pres¬ 
ent use of drop apples. Wealthy is bad 
on that account. I haul some straw and 
coarse manure, spread under trees, not 
close; 80 to 100 hogs and pigs have run 
in the orchard for the last eight years, 
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