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Live Stock and Dairy 
A POOR MILK RATION. 
I would like advice concerning a balanced 
ration of grain for my cows. I am now 
feeding bran, gluten and oil meal. I am 
not satisfied with It; they do not give 
milk enough. ,\fy-mixture Is: bran, 150 
pounds; gluten, 100 pounds; oil meal, .‘S3 1-3 
pounds per week. Price of grain ns fol¬ 
lows per 100: bran, $1.40; gluten, $1.55; 
oil meal, $1.75. Cows are Jersey. I am 
feeding Timothy bay. I am a milk pro¬ 
ducer and wish best results for the least 
money. a. c. v. 
Olean, N. Y. 
You will never get a satisfactory milk 
yield from your dairy as long as you 
depend on Timothy hay for roughage. 
Here is where your trouble lies, as your 
grain ration would produce very good 
results if fed in proper quantities with 
clover or Alfalfa hay. As you will no 
doubt soon have green feed, cither pas¬ 
ture or soiling crops, I would not make 
any radical change in the grain ration 
at this time, but I would plan to have 
a good supply of silage and clover and 
Alfalfa hay for next Winter. We shall 
then be able to give you a formula for 
a balanced ration which you can use 
profitably for your dairy. 
C. S. GREENE. 
'THIS RURAL 
calves. But as your cows are grades 
he will probably have a greater influ¬ 
ence on the calves than their dams will 
As to breeding these heifers back to 
their sire, I can see no harm in it un 
less you cannot afford to waste time by 
taking the chances of getting anything 
in the shape of calves. As your heifers 
in all probability are not uniform, there 
can be no uniform defect to guard 
against by inbreeding. Neither can you 
expect to “fix a type” if there be no 
type to fix. 
Now I think you will see the value 
of the “papers” that go with a purebred 
cow (provided, of course, that the 
“papers fit the cow.”) Great stress is 
often placed on the milk or butter tests 
of purebred cattle and the beginner is 
apt to rely too much on these alone. 
But the fact is that he may get a bull 
from a great producer of one family, 
and a heifer from an equally great pro¬ 
ducer of another, and still when he 
mates them he may produce a very 
mediocre animal, because his animals 
did not “nick” in breeding. 
J. GRANT MORSE. 
NEW-YORKER 
May 23, 
AILING LAMBS. 
We have some lambs that are sick; they 
lose the use of their hind quarters and 
then die. We gave one lamb castor oil; 
It Is doing very well, a little sllir. They 
are about six weeks old. They are fed 
grain in a trough separate from the ewes. 
Grain Is there all the time. They have a 
limited place lo run In and out pleasant 
days. The grain Is oals ground with corn 
with bran and national stock food. Why do 
they have Iho same trouble when out to 
pasture? a. r. h. 
New York. 
1 have had a couple of lambs this 
Spring affected in the way described. I 
assign ihe cause to an excessive amount 
of highly nitrogenous food. The ewes 
arc milking heavily. The lambs eat 
freely of rich grain, which gives them 
an over-amount of blood, overtaxes 
their kidneys and a partial paralysis 
takes place. This has only come since 
the weather has become warmer. I 
have given the castor oil, about one 
dessertspoonful, in which has been put 
a teaspoonful of ginger. Then rub them 
over the loins with turpentine. I feed 
no stock food, but plenty of linseed meal. 
I have reduced the wheat bran and in¬ 
creased the cracked corn to the re¬ 
mainder of the flock and had no further 
trouble. I never knew the trouble to 
come when the lambs were on pasture, 
but have seen a stiffness, which is prob¬ 
ably rheumatism brought on by over¬ 
charged kidneys, and lying on the cold 
damp ground. At this season a little 
more exercise would be beneficial. 
EDWARD VAN AESTYNE. 
HENHOUSE OF CONCRETE BLOCKS. 
I have made and used a large quantity 
of concrete blocks, and if I was to build a 
henhouse and feed house of this description, 
I would much rather have concrete than 
frame. As the hollow concrete blocks have 
an air space from bottom to top of wall 
It makes the building damp-proof, frost 
proof and fireproof. Such a house would 
be Hiifilclcntlv dry for any purpose he may 
want, and I think It Is cheaper. In the 
first place bo should trot a concrete machine 
and make his own blocks, by doing so he 
will more than pay for his machine If he 
had to buy his block at 17 cents apiece. 
One ton of Hudson Portland cement and 
five or six tons of good sharp clean gravel 
or fine crushed stone will make 240 blocks 
8x8x16. which can ho made by two men in 
two days. The blocks are eight Inches high 
and 16 Inches long, so a henhouse 200 feet 
long and six feet high by 20 feet, wide will 
require 2,970 blocks without taking out 
for windows and doors which will make 
It less, say 2,900, which will take a trifle 
over 12 tons of cement. If lie had a gravel 
hank on Ills farm he could get the gravel 
much cheaper than to buy. l. w. 
Whitfield, N. Y. 
In answer to the Inquiry of J. R. B. of 
Mcrchantville, N. ,T„ I would advise him to 
build of cement blocks. I would build all 
the back, or north side of the chicken house 
out of cement blocks, and the front out 
of blocks or concrete, about two feet 
high, with curtain front all through. The 
feed room on second floor I would build 
with necessary bins to hold all the different 
feeds, with spouts to first floor, to draw 
feed from, and have the floor cemented to 
keep rats out. Have the feed room In center 
of building. r. m. c. 
Columbus, N. J. 
TENTH PUBLIC SALE 
160 HEAD PURE BRED 
Holsfein-Friesian Cattle 
SYRACUSE, N.Y., JUNE 4 and 5, 1908. 
THE BEST EVER- 
Breeders’ Consignment Sale Co., Syracuse, N. Y. 
WOODCRE 8 T FA KM. Rlfton, N. Y. WING It. SMITH, Syracuse, N. Y. 
T. A. MITCHELL,, Wuedsport, N. Y. A. A. COKTELYOU, Somerville. N. J. 
F. P, KNOW LEH, Auburn. Mass. II. A. MO Y Kit. .Syracuse. N. Y. 
STEVENS KltOTIIER 8 -HASTJNGS CO.. Liverpool, N. Y. 
A PROBLEM IN BREEDING. 
I have just started breeding Jerseys, 
and don't know much about pedigrees. I 
have a hull that shows good breeding, and 
I send you his pedigree, which I wish you 
would comment on. I have several heifers 
sired by Oils bull, and from grade cows, 
and they are beauties. I am not aiming 
to become a “breeder,” hut wish to improve 
my herd, to get as good cattle ns I can. 
Would It do to breed these heifers to their 
sire? s. B. p. 
Ohio. 
On looking over the pedigree of your 
bull I find three distinct lines of breed¬ 
ing. First, bis sire is an intensely in- 
bred St. Lambert, having 03 '/ per cent 
of the blood of King of St. Lambert, 
and backed up with other St. Lambert 
animals. But on the dam’s side I find 
two lines radically dissimilar to the St. 
Lamberts. The sire of your bull’s dam 
is an inbred “Combination” bull, while 
her dam is of “Tormentor” breeding. 
Now Tormentor was a grandson of 
Coomassic, and the Coomassies are just 
about the antipodes of the St. Lamberts 
in Jersey breeding. I should not ex¬ 
pect that such a bull would prove to be 
a prepotent animal. That is, I should 
not expect him to get a uniform lot of 
Horse Breeding. —There is no doubt 
about the value of heavy draft horses 
of good shape and breeding. They are 
a necessity in the cities, and will always 
be in demand. The advocates of race¬ 
track gambling may argue that race 
horse breeding can be hurt by legisla¬ 
tion, but no one can destroy the value 
of good drafts. The place to produce 
them is on the farm, and the closer to 
the market that they are bred and fed 
the better for 1 he breeder. Our eastern 
cities arc filled with western horses, 
while on many of our eastern farms 
there is a demand for a more profitable 
kind of live stock. Dairying gives good 
return where the conditions arc right, 
but'there is still a demand for a class 
of stock that will come nearer to tak¬ 
ing care of itself than a cow will. Good 
draft colts will fill the bill. The pro¬ 
duce from large well-shaped farm marcs 
and such a sire as is shown at Fig. 193, 
first page, will pay. This stallion, Glad- 
iatetir 47081, is an imported Black 
Percheron owned by E. S. Aiken, of 
Auburn, N. Y. Mr. Aiken is a great 
believer in the eastern draft horse bred 
and grown on eastern farms, and this 
stallion is about his idea of a sire for 
such colts. 
Johnny: “What is a bucket shop, pa?” 
Father: “A place where you get soaked.” 
—Lippincott’s. 
COL. B. Y. KELLEY,1 
COL y H C L HO hickKY. {Auctioneers. 
Columbus, O. J 
CATALOGUES 
READY 
MAY 25. 
I). W. CLEVELAND, 
Sales Manager, 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
VILLAGE FARM 
JERSEY HERD 
II. V. PRENTICE, Prop., Worcester, Mass. 
HERD HEADED BY 
THE GREAT FONTAINE FERN BULL 
(iOTjDEN PERN’S 
GREY FONTAINE 
A son of GOLDEN FERN’S LAD. 
Dam Fontaine of St. Saviour, with a butter 
test of 1(1 lbs. 13 ozs. This herd contains nine 
daughters of Golden Fern's Lad and several 
daughters of Eminent 2d, Bluo Bell’s Blue 
Fox.Calest, Maple's Foot, Stoekwell and other 
noted sires. 
PERN’S .JUBTREE No. 73852 
LAUREL FARM"JERSEY HERD 
SIRE- Louisiana Purchase, out of the great 
St. Louis test cow Blossom of Florence, No. 
1(56108. HAM Fern of Florence, No. 164625. 
Test, 25 llis. H ozs., in 7 days; 93 lbs. 4 ozs. in 30 
days; 330 lbs. butter in 120 days. 
Increase of Hurd for Hale. 
.T. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, N. Y. 
JERSEY BULL CALVES AND YOUNG BULLS 
uudsons of Golden 
King of St. I.mnbert. 
to 
•ng 
roil 
stork 
LA IKY GO. 
to select from. ST. 
Georgosville, Ohio. 
Lad, Eminent, and 
Over 200 head of Rei 
igis- 
LAMBEKT 
GUERNSEY BULL DARLIUS 9556. 
A fino animal and tuberculin tested. Also somo 
Choice Chester White I’lgs of both sexes. 
Hearts Relight Farm, Cliazy, N. V. 
JERSEY CATTLE, 
BERKSHIRE HOGS, 
It. F. SHANNON, 9U7 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa, 
Stone Farm 
We Offer 
Berkshires 
li Yearling Nows, bred to ehoico 
boars for April and May farrowing. 
10 Kail Hoars and 50 Soring 
I’lgs. All at attractive prices. Address all letters 
to RICHARD II. STONE, Trumansbuig, N. Y, 
SPRINGBANK HERD 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
A fine bunch of Sows coming a year 
old by Grand Premier, No.80005,bred to Baron Duke 
85th, No. 01215. A son of Premier Longfellow, No. 
(18(500, Grand Champion at St. Louis in 1(104. Booklet 
on application. J.E. WATSON, Marbledale, Conn. 
Large Berkshires 
American and English Breeding. Matings not akin. 
Catalogue on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg, Pa. 
LOCUST HOME BERKSHIRES 
Direct Premier Longfellow, Lord Premier and 
Long! 
Masterpiece strains. Young stock for sale. 
S. C. FRENCH, Atwater, N 
Y. 
nU f) FARM Rwkshlre Hoge and Jersey 
UIIIU I Mil III Cattle; stock for sale: always 
ou band. M. L. BENHAM, Lelloy, Ohio. 
Large Berkshire Swine 
Breeding herd of 150 animals to select from. 
Botli English and American breeding. Breeding 
herd largely the get of Lord Premier 50001, Premier 
Longfellow ( 18 , 00(1 and Masterpiece 77,000. 
Correspondence solicited. 
II. C. & II. II. Hnrpeiidlng, Dundee, N. Y. 
LARGE IMPROVED ENGLISH YORKSHIRES. 
from bent Importation. Address 
A. A. BRADLEY, Frewsburg, New York. 
0 ] (! I’IGN, Mar. and April farrow. Mated not 
v * akin. Bred sows. All Registered Silver 
Premium Stock. F. J. Schwartz, E. Pharsalia.N.Y 
FOR SAI C— Choice Duroc Jersey Swine, Collie 
■ un JMLL Dogs. Also Eggs for Hatching from 
Partridge Plymouth Bocks, Golden Barred Ply¬ 
mouth Bocks, Rouen and Wild Mallard Lucks. 
All Prize Winning Stock. J. II. LEWIS & SON, 
R. I). 1, Cameron, vV. Va. 
WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION 
I D I (JC-Better than many and 
I 77 as good as any. From 
Worlds Fair winners. Prices reasonable. 
CKOSH-KOAl) FARM, I’lattsburg, N. Y. 
DRIVING GOATS?/,.VffiS&SSi 
Milch Goats. 
Y,Hartford,Ct 
gCOTCH COM.I EH 
eight mos. Oirc, 
.MEN, Spayed Females, two to 
3 . SILAS DECKER, Montrose,Pa 
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 l>e Kol’seSaicnst ie 
Lad • Wo have sixty daughters of this Bull that 
will bo kept in the Herd and officially tested. 
Write for description and prices. 
WOODCREST FARM, 
Rifton, Ulster County, New York. 
The BLOOMINGDALE HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN-FRIE8IANM 
are bred for Inrge production. Good size, Strong 
Constitution, Best Individuality. 
If these are tho kind you want write or come to 
see them. 125 to sided from. Animals of both sexes 
and all ages to offer at prices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Bui.f. Cai.vkh. 
A. A. COKTELYOU. Somerville, N. J. 
Holstein - Friesians. 
GENIE CLOTIIILDK, one of tho best 
world’s official record cows for 011 c day’s 
butter production. 
PONTIAC ('111 RON, one of the best sons 
of HonjJtorveld D 0 K 0 I. 
Hull and Heifer Calves for Sale. 
W. W. CHENEY, - Manlius, N. Y. 
THE STEVENS HERD 
Oli’FE H S 
»0 KEGINTEKEL HOLSTEIN-FIIIKNIAN 
COWS from 2 to <1 years old. These cows are 
largo producers, well bred and perfect in every 
way, some recently fresh, others due soon, others 
bred to freshen in the full. All have A.R.O. backing 
PRICE REASONABLE. 
Write at once for particulars, or better como and 
see them. 
HENRY STEVENS & SON.BrooksIde Stock Farm.Lacona.N.Y. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN HEIFERS 
For Sale at FARMERS’ PRICES. 
I have six two-year old Registered Heifers for 
sale; larj'e, handsome, and perfectly marked. Duo 
to calve in May; all bred to the great BULL, Sir 
Sogis Inka Poxeh, No. 38400; also four heifers 14 
months old, all bred to same bull. Also a number 
ol bull calves from one to six months old, sired by 
same bull. Pedigrees and full descriptions fur¬ 
nished on request. 
l’. 15. MeLKNNAN, Syracuse, N. Y. 
Holstein Bull Calves. 
920.00 to $93.00 
Cheaper than you can purchase elsewhere, quality 
considered. Write for Photographs & Pkhhikkkh. 
We also offer special bargains In cows and heifers 
bred to our great Sir Keriulyke Miiniir Ilidinl 
fir. HI VI.NIHDMHI 1IUON., II111 ti ti i-.i Knrm, Oiiddii, X. Y 
HOLSTEIN BULL FOR $50. 
Born Nov. 14, '07. A splendid individual, :, .i black, 
beautifully marked. Si B E King Sogis Pontiac, a 
son of King Sogis (whose first 4 daughters to fresh¬ 
en have made official 7-day butter records, under 
2,V yrs averaging over III lb. each), and Pontiac 
Clotliilde Dukol 2d, our 28,72-lb 4-yr.-ohl. full sister 
to the noted 31-lb. $8,000 4 yr.-old Pontiac Bag 
Apple. DAM—A daughter of Toitilia Artis DeKol 
(18.12-lb. A. R. <).), and by u grandson of Netiier- 
land ilengerveld (World's Champion several years, 
20.60-11). A. R, O.) First check for $50.00 takes this 
bull, with all papers, the stevens bros.-hast- 
incs CO., Brooktlds Herd, LIVERPOOL, N. Y. 
RIVERSIDE AYRSHIRES 
Ovnr Ido hind, wllli tlm Imported Hull llunle’a Plummy, Iho 
CHAMPION uf two on■ Iiii'ii 1 h ut Iho bond. 'Ililn herd him to 
IlK credit morn CHIZH KIIIUONS time any herd In America, 
tor Hale, of Imth tiexea, hiiIiiiiiIh from Imported, advanced 
coglatry, pclzo-wfluilns Puma, ’t he hnen la full to the peak 
of 1 III* NO I CIIKItS, and we have ouc aellloK elnthea on evecy 
day (except Kunda.va). Inspection Invited. Addceaa 
J. F. Oonvkksk & Co.. Woodville, N. Y. 
ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
Scud for free illustrated pamphlet describing 
this great breed of cattle. 
P. L. HOUGHTON, Scc'y.-Brattlcboro, Vt. 
G randsons of the noted sires iiickol 
I 5IIRKE and PAUL I5EKTH DEKOL, 
from choice cows, for sale cheap, with certifi¬ 
cates of Registry. Those calves are from two to 
six months of ago. Henry Lacy, Syracuse, N. V. 
KALORAMA 
BERKSHIRES 
A limited number of young sows bred to a grand 
imported boar for March and April farrow. 
Also a fine lot of fall pigs of the highest quality 
and breeding at very attractive prices. 
CALVIN J, HUSON, Penn Yan, N.Y. 
S COTCH COLLIE Rojr Pups 10 months old, 
beauties, 98. Berkshire Swine all ages, Pigs $0. 
Jersey Dull and lleifor calves. Wanted Registered 
Shropshire ewes. Prairie Farm, Atwater, N. Y. 
f'OLLIK FIJI’S from imported Stock. Females 
^ cheap. NELSON BROS., Grove City. Pa. 
