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THE RURAb NEW-YORKER 
Live Stock and Dairy 
THE AYRSHIRE COW. 
Part II. 
of the general public, for the efforts of 0 f the test unless proper care is used to 
breeders and the scale of points all coincide interpret the temperatures shown. Again 
in producing a very handsome and attrac- . 7 
tive cow, but whether she will retain her a cow ma y be suffering with generalized 
shapeliness when generations of utility have tuberculosis in one of its worst forms 
forced her dairy productiveness to the point and yet give no reaction when the tu- 
As a dairy cow she is particularly which it now looks as though she would berculin test is aoolied In these cases 
adapted to the production of milk for the soon occupy, is a question that can be , . . . ' ’ 
milkman and for table use, as her medium answered only in time. however, a physical examination would 
size, vigorous appetite and easy keeping The c i a i ry future of the Ayrshire cow show her to be unhealthy. The best 
qualities make her an economical producer, j s assured, and a position of no mean order time to apply the test is in the Spring 
while her even, uniform production makes awaits her in the supply of the dairy pro- before the herd is turned out to pas- 
duct for the milk trade, also in the 
her a reliable supply, and the richness of 
her milk in total solids places it above sus¬ 
picion from city milk inspectors. Her 
milk is particularly adapted to transporta¬ 
tion, as it does not churn or sour easily, 
and when poured back and forth a few 
times will readily mix the cream back into 
the milk, which will not again readily sepa¬ 
rate, giving it a uniform quality until the 
last is sold or used. It has a good body, 
production of butter, but to obtain a 
leadership in utility she must sacrifice some 
of the beauty lines that have for so long 
attracted the eye of the beholder. It has 
been thought by some breeders that the 
Ayrshire cow might be bred for both the 
show ring and for the dairy, which is true 
when style and beauty, with an abundant 
supply of dairy yield, is the end sought; 
ture, or in the Fall after they have be"- 
come accustomed to being stabled at 
night. _ C. S. GREENE. 
THE CHEVIOT SHEEP. 
Fig. 265, page 598, shows some prize¬ 
winning young stock of this breed. The 
ranges. 
KILLING LICE ON HOGS. 
Cheviots take their name from the 
is rich looking and never looks blue. The but when the fullest capacity of the Ayr- Cheviot hills in the south of Scotland 
milk itself being evenly balanced with shire cow as a dairy cow is obtained, either where the breed orWnated About 70 
casein and butter fat is a complete food, public opinion as to the highest type in the Wllcre tl1e Dr . on & niated - About <0 
easily digested, nutritious, and is particu- Ayrshire cow must undergo a change or Y®Ars ago an importation was made to 
larly adapted to children and invalids, there will be a double standard of apprecia- this country by a New York State 
Stomachs that are weak and unable to di- tion, the cow that wears the ribbons in pub- farmer Cheviots are of medium size 
°° tm,bl<! Wl * b iyt ' C ° W ei,r “ a ‘ excellent for mutton and Iambs and fab 
I ntil recently, in Scotland, Canada and We have admitted 120 cows and heifers wo< " d producers. 1 hey are exceedingly 
the United States, the effort of breeders to advanced registry since we began, divided hardy, well adapted to hill pastures or 
of Ayrshire cattle has been directed toward as to age as follows: Four heifers, under 
a uniformly high standard of dairy produc- two years old at time of beginning the test, 
tion from the breed as a whole, little atten- gave for 3G5 consecutive days from begin- 
tion being paid to developing the individual ning the test an average of 7,09,1' pounds of 
superiority of the breed in her dairy yield, milk and 335 pounds of butter; 39 two- 
This quality of the Ayrshire, the result of year-olds gave an average of 7,127 pounds 
the general breeding, was particularly no- of milk and 329 pounds of butter; 16 
tieeable at the Pan-American Exposition in three-year-olds gave an average of 8,281 
the comparative dairy yield of the Ayrshire pounds of milk and 387 pounds of butter; 
with that of other dairy breeds. That io four-year-olds gave an average of 9,463 
test showed the least margin of difference pounds of milk and 431 pounds of butter; 
between the highest and lowest dairy yield 51 mature cows gave an average of 9,672 
in the Ayrshire of any of the breeds, show- pounds of milk and 436 pounds of butter, 
ing a uniformly high class of cows, none c M . vvinslow. 
phenomenally good, and none particularly_ 
poor, but with remarkable uniform yields. 
Of late years the Scotch have instituted a MAKING THE TUBERCULIN TEST, 
form of test for two days, called the Derby, I am desirous of testing my cows for 
We have experimented with this ques¬ 
tion, which is an important one, for a 
number of years, and have found a method 
which is largely satisfactory—in the use 
of a sprayer and one of the coal tar dips. 
There is, of course, hut little use ridding 
the animal of lice unless his living quarters 
are also free of them. We therefore spray 
not only the animal, but the pens as well. 
We have an eight-gallon machine, which is 
large enough for practical purposes, yet not 
too heavy to be easily handled, and with 
it a man can do a great deal of work in a 
short time. The hogs are first enclosed in 
a pen, into which the attendant goes with 
the machine. The animal is then thor¬ 
oughly sprayed until wet all over, and the 
nozzle then turned on the woodwork. We 
use the solution freely, so as to destroy lice 
and disinfect the premises. We aim to do 
this every two or three months, but at all 
July 25, 
When you write advertisers mention Thh 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
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’s Sarcastic 
I.ad. We have sixty daughters of this Bull that 
will be kept in the Herd and officially tested. 
Write for description and prices. 
WOODCREST FARM, 
Rifton, Ulster County, New York. 
The BLOOMINGDALE 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 Bunn Calves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Somerville, N. J. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS 
GENIE CLOTBILDE, one of the world’s 
official record cows with 30.05 lbs. butter in seven 
days and 116.45 lbs. butter in thirty days. 
PONTIAC CHIRON, one of the best sons of 
Hengerveld De Kol. Out of a dam with a record of 
25.7 lbs. butter in seven days and with two sisters 
on the dam’s side with records of 26.39 lbs. butter at 
four years and 20.59 lbs. butter at three years of age. 
W. W. CHENEY, - Manlius, N. Y. 
ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
Send for free illustrated pamphlet describing 
this great breed of cattle. 
^^L^IOUOJHTON^^ec^-Brattleboro^Vt. 
testing the cow in the ring as a show cow, tuberculosis without employing a veterinary 
and again at home as a dairy cow, com- surgeon. Can you give me instructions 
bining the two in making the final award, how to proceed? I would also like to 
In Canada the Canadian Government has know if It makes the milk unfit for use 
recently instituted periodical tests of dif- while cow 7 is going through the test, 
ferent dairy breeds under the specific direc- Iow r a. j. A . h. 
tion of each breed through Its Association, t*. • „ . . , • - 
the expense of which is paid for bv the 14 1S " 0t necessar y f °r a person to be times to keep the pens and houses free of 
Canadian government. Under this manage- a veterinarian in order to learn to use filth of every kind - The solution we use is 
ment the Canadian Ayrshire Association the tuberculin test, but it is necessary ° ne many coal " tar by-products on the 
has recently formulated rules and regula- to obtain considerable experience in ao- ™ arket ’ ^which are considered entirely harm- 
tions for governin' 7 a series of vearlv tests , • , / experience in ap less, yet useful as vermicides and cleansers, 
for Ayrshire cows to admit them to ad- plyUlg ^ tC , St , bef ° re accllrate results costing about $1 per gallon and making 40 
vanced registry This will gradually bring can be depended upon. It would there- to 50 gallons in solution. The cost is 
to the front the best specimens ‘of the fore be advisable at least for anyone therefore comparatively small in material 
breed for dairy production, and will give intending to use the tuberculin test to the 'plan pV^ticLT’am/effe^ive 11 ^ 6 
an opportunity for progressive breeders to „ n „ tlf , o , ... , TUe plan piactical ana effective. 
bring into their lines of breeding an ad- f . ® e * Jt applie<1 by d skllled prac ’ Pennsylvania. c. E. stable. 
vancement of dairy production. titioner before attempting to follow any I use nothing but machine oil, applied 
In the United States there have been P rinte d directions. The only tool re- along the back from ears to tail, with a 
a few breeders who for a good many years quired is a graduated hypodermic sy- C0mm0Q machine oil can, and allowed to 
kept private records of the amount of milk ringe made for the mirnose The tnli^r 00ze dowu tke sides o£ tlie bogs. I have tried 
given by the individual cows in their herds, i- , , f , , a number of different kinds of lice killers, 
but until the advent of the Babcock tester f, 1 . fresh and P ut U P by etc -> and find that this is the best way 
there w 7 as no uniform method by which a reliable chemist. 1 he dose depends bill lice that I have found yet. 
the breeder could know the quality of the upon the strength of the tuberculin; ^ ew york ’ s - c. french. 
milk, consequently only one side of the yield from one-half to one cubic centimeter 
from the cow was known Since the cx- ig generally niixed with enough sterilized 
periment stations throughout the United J . . 
States have, in their experimental work, w a£er £o mabe two cubic centimeters 
turned their attention to the skilful hand- for one dose. In practice the animal’s 
ling of milk, the Ayrshire Breeders’ Asso- temperature is taken three times about 
ciation have established a system of home t j iree hours apart during the day to as- 
dairy tests for the breed, carefully guarded . . J 
at home against mistakes, and periodically certain its normal temperature. The 
inspected by the experiment station w T here proper dose of tuberculin is then in- 
the herd is located. At the last annual jected under the skin of the neck with 
meeting the Association, in order to doubly the hypodermic syringe. This should be 
guard the work done in testing, changed . , , , 
the rules governing the tests, adopted c one abou ^ nine 0 clock at night, and 
monthly inspection by the experiment the animal’s temperature taken every 
stations and dropped all but yearly tests, three hours the next day, beginning at 
It is the belief of the Ayrshire Breeders’ 7 A. M. If any of these temperatures 
Association that while daily, weekly and show a r ; S( , of , deRrees or m0 
monthly tests are interesting, in a way, ... . . ,, ’ 
they are misleading as to the real value of w ith a gradual rise and fall, above the 
a cow, and the desire of the Association animal’s normal temperature as deter- 
is to produce and make public the real mined by averaging the three temper- 
profit derived from the cow in her normal atures take „ on the previous d it can 
condition, doing her regular dairy work of . . , , , , 
a breeding dairy cow 7 . A cow must be kept be called a leaction, provided this tem- 
the whole year at an expense, and w r hether perature reaches 104 degrees or higher, 
or not she is a paying investment depends Any temperature less than 104 degrees 
upon the receipts from her for the full must be called normal. Injecting a cow 
time she is kept. She might be forced . . . . . . , 
to a phenomenal yield for a week or a " ith tuberculin does not injure her milk 
month, which if taken as the guide for the f° r use in the least; in fact, it has no 
wTiole year would make her a very profitable effect whatever upon a healthy animal, 
cow, when in reality the short yields were and it is the on l y way to diagnose tuber- 
no guide at all for the whole time, and no ... . , , ° . 
index as to the dairy profit received from cu 0S1S 111 lts ear y stages. The animals 
the cow 7 . must be kept in the stable during the 
It is, perhaps, too soon to predict the test, and normal conditions must pre¬ 
future of the youngest of the dairy breeds vail as far as possible. Anything that 
hut the few results we have obtained from • „ , , , , r . 
„ . , . . ,, , . will tend' to the production of a fever- 
ofiicial tests since the system was inaugu- . . 1 
rated, have raised high hopes for the future isb condition of an animal which is be- 
standing of this breed in the production ing tested is liable to interfere with the 
of dairy products of a high order with a result. For instance, a cow may have a 
minimum cost tor production slight attack of indigestion, which nat- 
The show ring being the medium of pre- ° ’ 
senting the breed to the public for obser- urally produces a little fever. This 
ration, has alw r ays attracted the attention might be called a reaction on the day 
Mistress :“Jane, that’s another wine¬ 
glass you’ve broken! How did it hap¬ 
pen?” Jane (cheerfully) : “Don’t know, 
I’m sure; but I alius wipes them little 
things off their stalks.”—Punch. 
Perfection Swing Stanchion 
With Frame Fitted to Stable. 
Warranted the Best, Easiest 
to Operate and most Durable 
made. Stationary when 
Open. Noiseless. Does not 
Wear the Plate. 
BATES & SWIFT SPEC. MFG. C0„ Box 5, Cuba, N. Y. 
St. Lambert Jerseys 
One Heifer, five months old; three Bulls, throe 
to five months old. All solid color. Sire the best 
bred St. Lambert Bull in Pennsylvania. 
J. ALDUS HERR, Lancaster, Penn. 
QURflPQUIRFQ - 30 Yearling Rams, 30 Ram 
OIIHU rOllI nLu Lambs. Also Ewes and Ewe 
Lambs; 2 extra rams for show. Address 
FRED VAN VLEET, Lodi. New York. 
f'OLLIE PUPS from imported Stock. Females 
^ cheap. NELSON BROS., Grove City, Pa. 
DOLAND CHINA PIGS, best breeding. Pro- 
1 lific, quick maturing. March and April Pigs for 
sale. 0. O. CARMAN, R. 33, Trumansburg, N. Y. 
AYRSHIRE CATTLE OF AVON. 
As I am making arrangements for my next trip to 
Scotland, I have a few very choice young Imported 
Cows, also Heifers and Bulls from Imported Sires 
and Dams, which I will offer at very attractive 
prices in order to make room for my next importa¬ 
tion. Writo for prices, etc., or call and see them. 
W. P. SCHANCK, Avon, New York. 
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. 
JERSEY CATTLE, 
BERKSHIRE HOGS, 
It. F. SHANNON. 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa« 
KALORAMA 
BERKSHIRES 
F^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. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES. 
E America’s and England’s Leading Strains, 
all line bred and prize winners of both countries 
for sale. 3 service boars one year old by Baron 
Duke out of a Lord Premier sow, 1 two year old 
son of Premier Longfellow, 1 son of Lord Premier 
2nd. a lot of sows bred for October litters to the 
above boars and also bred to a son of Grand 
Champion Sensation, lot of Spring pigs. 
Our service boars include a son of Lord Premiers 
Rival, a son of Baron Kitchener, and Grand 
Champion Sensation; a few sows will be booked 
for service to either of them. 
Clarion Farm, R. C. 3, Greenwich, Conn. 
RARE OPPORTUNITY 
TO SECURE THOROUGHBRED STOCK. 
Chester White, Poland China and Berkshire Pigs; 
Reg. Jersey bulls and heifers; Scotch Collie Dogs; 
Turkey, Chicken and Duck eggs for hatching. Send 
2-cent stamp for circular. 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester, Pa. 
SOAPSTONE FARM 
Haverford, Penna. 
We will be glad to quote prices on 
GUERNSEYS, SHROPSH1RES, DU= 
ROC=JERSEYS, WHITE MUSCOVYS 
AND WHITE WYANDOTTES. 
LOCUST HOME BERKSHIRES 
Direct Premier Longfellow, Lord Premier and 
Masterpiece strains. Young stock for sale. 
S. C. FRENCH, Atwater, N. Y. 
0 I G BIGS, Mar. and April farrow. Mated not 
v. 1. v. a kin. Bred sows. All Registered Silver 
Premium Stock. F. J. Schwartz, E. Pharsalia.N.Y 
nmn FARM Berkshire Hogs and Jersey 
UlllU I nil III Cattle; stock for sale; always 
on hand. M. L. BENHAM, LeRoy, Ohio. 
LARGE IMPROVED ENGLISH YORKSHIRES. 
from best Importation. Address 
A. A. BRADLEY, Frewsburg, New York. 
A Few Gilts For Sale, 
due to farrow between now 
and September 15,1908; also 
Spring pigs of both sexes. 
Write for prices to Joi'n 
(Joodvvine Jr., Potomac,Ver.Co.,Ill. 
Rej^J. 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 <fe Co., Middletown,Pa. 
SPRINGBANK HERD 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
A fine bunch of Sows coming a year - 
old by Grand Premier, No. 80005,bred to Baron Duke 
85th, No. 91215. A son of Premier Longfellow, No. 
68600, Grand Champion at St. Louis in 1904. Booklet 
on application. J, E. WATSON. Marbledale. Conn. 
Large Berkshires 
American and English Breeding. Matings not akin. 
Catalogue on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM. Gettysburg, Pa. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES. 
Most approved breeding. All animals guaranteed 
and registered free of charge. Write for prices. 
H. C. & H. B. Harpending, Dundee, N. Y. 
GREENWOOD HERD HOLSTEINS. 
Headed by our famous herd Hull PRINCE YMBA SPOFFORD whose dam, Vmba Sd’s Pledge (Ilothilde sold for$ 6000 , has A.R.O- 
record of 643.9 lbs. milk, 30.38 lbs. butter I 11 7 days, 2629.3 lbs. milk, 121.34 lbs butter in 30 days, 100.5 lbs. milk lu 1 day. 
His Sire's dam Katy Spofford Corona holds World’s champion Jr. 3 year old record of 590.65 lbs. milk, 26.02 lbs. butter iu 7 days. 
Write us your needs In Ilolsteins or come and select for yourself, (either secures an houest aud satisfactory deal.) 
E, H. KNAPP & SON,.Route 1, FABIUS, N. Y. 
