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THE RTJR.A.L/ NEW-YORKER. 
Live Stock and Dairy 
ing. The orchard of to-day needs care 
and attention from time of setting. I 
believe the profitable orchard of the 
future is the one of moderate size—say 
20 to 40 acres—one that can be tlior- 
IRISH TERRIER DOGS. 
On page 470 will be found a picture 
of Irish terrier dogs and their mistress, oughly fertilized, cultivated and sprayed 
Miss Florence Barnes, who sends this Let me sa y frankly in conclusion that 
list of reasons why she likes the Irish jf questioner intends to live in 
terriers: Arizona, and put the farm in the hands 
Because they are intelligent. They G f tenants, he should hesitate a long 
can be taught many tricks very easily, time before investing very heavily in 
Catching rats and in fact all vermin is either sheep or orchards, unless he has 
their nature. I hey are the best of watch a man whom he knows is capable and 
dogs. 1 hey are very friendly to children willing to give the intelligent care neces 
and to their masters, but have no use for 
strangers. I am very fond of my dogs, 
and feel very sad when they have to be 
shipped away. I send them to all parts 
of the country, and am in hopes they 
find a good home.” Florence barnes. 
sary to succeed with either. 
EDWARD VAN ALSTYNE. 
POSSIBILITIES OF SHEEP. 
How many sheep can I keep on a good 
farm in Wyoming Co., N. Y.? What are 
flic relative profits between sheep and cows? 
Why have cows superseded sheep? What 
is the best kind to keep? IIow much land 
should be devoted to an apple orchard? 
Arizona. r. 
It would appear from the above that 
the aim is to make the main industry 
of the farm sheep. It is never wise to 
put '‘all the eggs in one basketsome¬ 
thing may happen to the basket, or eggs. 
We will assume that the farm is to be 
largely devoted to sheep. In that case 
there might be a flock of 200 kept. It is 
safe to reckon eight sheep as equivalent 
to one good-sized cow, although for the 
time the lambs are with them, this is 
too many. It will take at least 50 acres 
of good pasture for this number of 
sheep and their lambs. If the pasture is 
divided into two or three fields, so 
that the sheep can be frequently 
changed, the pasture will go farther, 
and the sheep will do better, for they 
soil it by running over the land. With 
the lambs disposed of before Winter, 
the ewes will require some 50 tons of 
clover or fine hay. In order to keep up 
the rotation more grain must be grown. 
They will dispose of some corn and 
fodder. Oats are an excellent feed for 
breeding ewes. To do well they must 
have some succulent food, roots or sil¬ 
age. This will allow 50 acres for gen¬ 
eral crops, including grain, with some 
land for the contemplated orchard, in 
which for the first years corn or pota¬ 
toes can be grown. 
When the labor is considered, they 
will pay better than dairy cows if they 
are good sheep, and properly attended 
to. The lambs should not average less 
than $4 each. For the past four years $5 
would be nearer. The wool will bring 
about $2, or seven pounds at 29 cents. 
This will give an income of $6 each, or 
$1200 from the 200. Twenty-five cows 
should sell at least $60 each or $1500, 
but they must be milked night and 
morning, Sundays and holidays, and 
their product carried off daily. They 
will need, too, more purchased grain, 
which will, with the labor, reduce the 
gross sales to a good hit below the 
sheep. The sheep only have to be 
milked once a year—at shearing time— 
and carried off twice annually, the 
wool and lambs. It is true sheep have 
in the past two decades largely given 
place to cows. One reason for this is 
that cows were boomed, and sheep 
were not. Another, the low price of 
wool and mutton that prevailed for a 
time. Another, the damage from dogs. 
As to the best kind to keep, that will 
depend on the owner’s taste and what 
he intends to do with their lambs. Pos¬ 
sibly, as he is a non-resident, the 
mutton Merinos will answer best. They 
are hardy, do not need so close attention 
as the English breeds, give good lambs 
for the late market, and are heavy 
shearers. 
Plow much land to devote to orchard 
will depend. There are some parts of 
Wyoming Co. where the apple does well, 
notably about the village of Wyom- 
Cows axd Limb-Sulphur. —Although the 
lime and sulphur wash may not be in¬ 
jurious to cows, look out for it if you turn 
them into an orchard that has been sprayed 
for they will lick the trees, and it makes 
the milk and butter taste. Although the,y, 
have salt before them all the time they 
seem crazy for this. We have noticed they 
will lick whitewash from stable walls. 
East Sautucket, N. Y. m. e. l. 
Whole Corn in the Silo. —I'rof. Mas 
sey (page 359), is utterly opposed to the 
filling of silos with whole corn because he 
once saw a silo that had been filled in the 
wrong way. Many farmers know that there 
is no difficulty in getting the silage out of 
the silo if the corn is packed in bundles 
just as the harvester left them. (We mean 
flint corn six to seven feet high.) Of 
course it is better to cut the silage if the 
farmer owns his power and cutter or can 
hire them at a reasonable price, and has 
plenty of help to keep the cutter busy. 
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COR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR SHORT- 
1 HORN OR HOLSTEIN COWS. -A private 
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Churn, 25 gallon Cream Ripening Vat: Shafting, 
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G RANDSONS of the noted sires DEKOL 
BURKE and PAUL BEETS DEKOL, 
from choice cows, for sale cheap, with certifi¬ 
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Reg^P. Chinas, Berkshires, C. Whites. 
Fine large strains; all ages, mated 
not akin. Bred sows, service Boars, 
Guernsey and Holstein calves. Collie 
Pups, Beagles and Poultry. Write for 
prices & circulars. Hamilton & Co., Middletown,Pa. 
LARGE WHITE YORKSHIRE PIGS. 
Young Boars, Bred Gilts, and weaning Pigs, from 
prolific and prize-winning stock. 
SAMUEL FRASER, Geneseo, New York. 
LARGE IMPROVED ENGLISH YORKSHIRES. 
from best Importation. Address 
A. A. BRADLEY, Frewsburg, New York. 
DUR0CS~ SerViC6 ^ oars ' sows bred, or bred to 
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J. W. CAM- 
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A T C PIGS, Mar. and April farrow. Mated not 
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DRIVING Angora Goats; Milch Goats. 
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C OLLIE PUPS from imported Stock. Females 
cheap. NELSON BROS., Grove City, Pa. 
S COTCH COLLIE Dog Pups 10 months old, 
beauties, $8. Berkshire Swino all ages, Pigs $0. 
Jersey bull and Heifer calves. Wanted Registered 
Shropshire ewes. Prairie Farm, Atwater, N. Y. 
HORSES 
Going Blind, Bary Co,, 
Iowa City, la. Can Cure 
DON’T MIX. 
SALT ONLY 
SALT AND FEED 
when taste craves. Place Compressed Pure-Salt 
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BELMONT STABLE SUPPLY CO., 
Station C, Brooklyn, New York. 
PERCHERON and 
FRENCH COACH 
STALLIONS 
for sale. Help the far¬ 
mers make money with 
better horses. Make a 
big profit yourself with 
a good Stallion. Write 
Elwood S. Akin, 
Auburn, N. Y, 
VILLAGE FARM 
JERSEY HERD 
H. V. PRENTICE, Prop., Worcester', Mass. 
HERD HEADED BY 
THE GREAT FOHTAIHE FERN BULL 
GOIOBN FERN’S 
GEEY FONTAINE 
a son of GOLDEN FERN’S LAD. 
Dam Fontaine of St. Saviour, with a butter 
test of 16 lbs. 12 ozs. This herd contains nine 
daughters of Golden Fern’s Lad and several 
daughters of Eminent 2d, Blue Bell’s Blue 
Fox.Caiest, Maple’s Poet, Stoekwell and other 
noted sires. 
FERN’S JUBIEEE No. 73852 
HEADS THE 
LAUREL FARM JERSEY HERD 
SIRE—Louisiana Purchase, out of the great 
St. Louis test cow Blossom of Florence, No. 
166108. DAM—Fern of Florence, No. 164625. 
Test, 25 lbs. 8 ozs., in 7 days: 93 lbs. 4 ozs. in 30 
days; 330 lbs. butter in 120 days. 
Increase of Herd for Sale. 
J. GRANT MOUSE, Hamilton, N. Y. 
JERSEY BULL CALVES AND YOUNG BULLS 
Grandsons of Golden Lad, Eminent, and 
King of St. Lambert. Over 200 head of Regis¬ 
tered stock to select from. ST. LAMBERT 
DAIRY CO., Georgesville, Ohio. 
GUERNSEY BULL DARLIUS 9556. 
A fine animal and tuberculin tested. Also some 
Choice Chester White Pigs of both sexes. 
Hearts Delight Farm, Cliazv, N. Y. 
JERSEY CATTLE, 
BERKSHIRE HOGS, 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa« 
m il ARM Berkshire Hogs and Jersey 
I M11 111 Cattle; stock for sale; always 
on hand. M. L. BENliAM, LeRoy, Ohio. 
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. 
SPRINGDANK HERD 
LARGE BERKSHIRES^ 
A fine bunch of Sows coming a year 
oid by Grand Premier, No. 80005,bred to Baron Duke 
85th, No. 91215. A sou of Premier Longfellow, No. 
68000, Grand Champion at St. Louis in 1904. Booklet 
on application. J. E. WATSON, Marbiedale, Conn. 
Aubrey Farm Berkshires, 
Our herd is headed by Lord Premier of Aubrey, 
an own son of the Great Lord Premier. We are 
offering some of his get, also a few sows in pig to 
him at attractive prices. 
J. G. & J. L. STACEY, Geneva, N. Y. 
Stone Farm Berkshires 
\kln fl ffnr 5 Fall Sows, 5 Fall Gilts and 
VlC UNCI 50 s P rin e J ’iBS. All pedigreed 
animals and choice breeding. Ad¬ 
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RICHAK1) H. STONE, Trumansburg, N. Y. 
LOCUST HOME BERKSHIRES 
Direct Premier Longfellow. Lord Premier and 
Masterpiece strains. Young stock for sale. 
S. C. EltENCH, Atwater, N. Y. 
RARE OPPORTUNITY 
TO SECURE THOROUGHBRED STOCK. 
Chester White, Poland China and Berkshire Pigs; 
Rog. Jersey bulls and heifers; Scotch Collie Dogs: 
Turkey, Chicken and Duck eggs for hatching. Sena 
2-cent stamp for circular. 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester, Pa. 
Large Berkshires 
American and English Breeding. Matings not akin. 
Catalogue on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg, Pa. 
SOAPSTONE FARM 
Haverford, Penna. 
We will be glad to quote prices on 
GUERNSEYS, SHROPShlRES, DU= 
ROC=JERSEYS, WHITE MUSCOVYS 
AND WHITE WYANDOTTES. 
May 30, 
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 De Kol’s Sarcastic 
Lad. We have sixty daughters of this Bull tiiat 
will he kept in the Herd and officially tested. 
Write for description and prices. 
WOODCREST FARM, 
Rifton, Ulster County, New York. 
Holstein - Friesians. 
GENIE CLOTHILDE, one of the best 
world’s official record cows for one day’s 
butter production. 
PONTIAC CIITRON, oneof the best sons 
of Hengerveld DeKol. 
Bull and Heifer Calves for Sale. 
W. W. CHENEY, - Manlius, N. Y. 
The BLOOMING DALE 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 offer on some nicely bred Bum, Calves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Somerville, N. J. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN HEIFERS 
For Sale at FARMERS’ PRICES. 
I have six two-year old Registered Heifers for 
sale; largo, handsome, and perfectly marked. Due 
to calve iu May; all bred to the great BULL, Sir 
Segis Inka Posch, No 38406; also four heifers 14 
months old, all bred to same bull. Also a number 
of bull calves from one to six months old, sired by 
same bull. Pedigrees and full descriptions fur¬ 
nished on request. 
P. B. McLENNAN, Syracuse, N. Y. 
ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
Send for free illustrated pamphlet describing 
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AYRSHIRE CATTLE OF AVON. 
As I am making arrangements for my next trip to 
Scotland, 1 have a few very choice young Imported 
Cows, also Heifers and Bulls from Imported Sires 
and Dams, which 1 will offor at very attractive 
prices in order to make room for my next importa¬ 
tion. Write forpric.es, etc., or call and see them. 
IV. P. SCHANCK, Avon. New York. 
pOR SALE CHEAP.— A very fine Registered 
Guernsey Bull Calf; five months old: handsome 
and well bred, Also, young thoroughbred Ayrshires 
of both sexes. HILLTOP FARMS, Littleton,N.H. 
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