THE RURAL NEW-YORKEK 
Live Stock and Dairy 
AYRSHIRES FOR “GRADING UP” 
I have received the following letter 
which may be of general interest to 
your readers if answered through The 
R. N.-Y.: 
We are just changing our dairy from 
grade Holsteins to full-blood Ayrshires, and 
find your article a means of encouragement. 
Our pastures are hilly and rough, and we 
believe as you say, that the Ayrshire will 
produce better results with less expense 
than the larger breeds. Will you tell me 
the cross of your grade cows? What ra¬ 
tions do you feed your milch cows? Any 
advice concerning them you might deem 
beneficial to a beginner would be appre¬ 
ciated. Do you feed silage? a. g. l. 
Grassville, N. Y. 
My dairy herd consisted formerly of 
a few grade Holsteins and a few Jer¬ 
seys, hut principally common native 
PRIZE WINNING CATTLE. 
Your article on “Prize-Winning Cattle” 
does not apply to Connecticut conditions. 
Our most important fairs in the State 
make every attempt to get competent 
judges, and I know that these judges base 
their awards upon the actual merit, so far 
as this can be determined, upon the kind 
of the animal. l. a. clinton. 
It seems to me that there is a mixture 
of truth and misunderstanding in the arti¬ 
cle on page 592. I believe, however, that 
the specific criticism applies more directly 
to the beef breeds than to milch and butter 
cows. It is surely true that in fat cattle 
and notably in sheep flesh and conditioning 
are determining factors in taking prizes. 
And it is uncontestibly true that if an ani¬ 
mal is to be judged upon its suitability 
for the production of flesh, it can only be 
judged when in prime butcher condition. 
So we can hardly find fault with the dic¬ 
tum which says that a meat animal in the 
show ring must be made fat. Of course 
this is constantly carried to extremes, and 
an animal which has been padded with 
cows. I think I would prefer these 
cows of no breed, because there would 
be less resisting force to overcome and 
one could get a more uniform herd in 
less time than by crossing on some 
established breed; but I should by no 
means discard good grades of any 
breed, using always a purebred bull of 
high individual merit. Then in raising 
the calves select not only from the best 
cows, but strong well developed calves 
with good digestion, for the way the 
calf is grown and developed largely de¬ 
termines its usefulness in the dairy. 
We are so unfortunate as to have 
two stables. In one we have a silo; 
the ration here is about one bushel 
silage immediately after milking, with 
grain thrown upon the silage, followed 
very soon by a light feeding of mixed 
hay. Nothing more is fed until after 
milking at night; then they get hay 
the last possible ounce of flesh is frequently 
injured for utilitarian purposes. With 
the dairy animal, however, I hardly think 
that there is anything incompatible between 
first-class dairy conditions and the show 
ring. A good dairy animal is generally 
fed pretty close to her capacity any way, 
and a cow which is doing first-class work 
upon a good dairy farm should so far as 
feed and condition is concerned be about 
ready for the show ring. The grooming 
and polishing and blanketing are trouble¬ 
some and expensive* but I hardly see how 
they can be called injurious. 
But I heartily agree with the article in 
this: viz., that the showing business has 
largely fallen into the hands of a few spe¬ 
cialists. We cannot really find fault with 
this condition, because the competition has 
become of that character that only the pro¬ 
fessional skilled exhibitor who has gath¬ 
ered a selected herd and has put them into 
the pink of condition by every device known 
to his kind, can hope to win out. This is 
unfortunate, but it is true. To digress 
slightly, I am inclined to be a pessimist 
on the subject of agricultural fairs. They 
A PAIR OF CHARACTERISTIC AYRSHIRES. Fig. 275. 
and grain. The grain consists of four 
pounds bran and five pounds gluten feed 
per day. This gluten feed is corn dis¬ 
tillers’ dried grains, said to analyze 33 
per cent protein, 14 per cent fat. In 
the other stable they get a little more 
bran and all the hay they will eat. 
These cows are groomed each day ex¬ 
cept Sunday, which we believe to be 
time well spent. The record is now 
complete for March. We sent to the 
creamery during that month from 29 
cows, 22,615 pounds milk, an average 
of 729 y 2 pounds per day, or 25 pounds 
per day per cowl Several heifers, which 
have freshened during April are fully 
sustaining the Ayrshire record as fine 
milkers, giving large quantities of fine 
milk. Where can you find so fine an 
udder as on an Ayrshire cow? You 
surely make no mistake in investing 
in them. The pictures show specimens 
from my herd. d. w. southard. 
may have their value as rural festivals, 
but I doubt any educational value commen¬ 
surate with the expense and effort involved. 
As has just been intimated, the small far¬ 
mer is hardly in it as an exhibitor, nor have 
I observed that the crowd as a whole had 
any particular interest in the fat beasts 
or the big pumpkins or the new implements. 
The country fair to-day is too often man¬ 
aged and controlled by the petty politicians 
and the second-rate business men of the 
town rather than the farmers. This may 
sound like a soured statement, but I think 
it will stand as a generalization. 
j. v. w., JR. 
Registering Degenerates. —I have been 
interested in that Dawley-Rogers contro¬ 
versy, and think it was settled right. But 
it seems to me it is time now to look after 
some of the—not grades, but scrubs, though 
full blooded and registered. Ought there 
not to be for each breed some authority 
to cull out and bar from registry all ani¬ 
mals that fall below some recognized stand¬ 
ard of excellence? The man who breeds 
and registers scrubs is doing as much 
harm to the breed as the man who regis¬ 
ters and sells grades. Fix some way to 
stop the registration of degenerates. 
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ine Berkshire Pigs farrowed March 23d. Highclere 
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Hawthorne Farm, Williamsviile, N. Y. 
LARGE IMPROVED ENGLISH YORKSHIRES. 
from best Importation. Address 
A. A. BRADLEY, Frewsburg, New York. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES. 
Most approved breeding. All animals guaranteed 
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H. C. & H. B. Harpending, Dundee, N. Y. 
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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. 
PINEHURST SHROPSHIRES 
Leading American Flock 
Send for descriptive circular of 60 Rams; 
gives age, weight and characteristics. Have 
60 beautiful Ewes for sale. Address Box D. 
HENRY L. WARDWELL, 
Springfield Center, Otsego Co., New York. 
LOCUST HOME BERKSHIRES 
Direct Premier Longfellow, Lord Premier and 
Masterpiece strains. Voting stock for sale. 
S. C. FRENCH, Atwater, N. Y. 
H Few Gilts For Sale, 
due to farrow between now 
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Spring pigs of both sexes. 
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acres, situated in town of Hamilton. Two 
miles from railroad. Farm all in grass and 
would make splendid Fruit and Poultry 
Plant, Come and see it. Also 
Registered Jersey Cattle For Sale 
»T. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, N. Y. 
We Would Like To Sell 
Twenty Cows—2 to 7 Years Old 
most of which are coming fresh this Fall, some 
recently fresh. Every one sound and right in every 
particular. Tuberculin tested. They are splen¬ 
didly bred, of good size, great dairy cows, and will 
please the purchasers. A great opportunity to 
secure absolutely sound cows that are wonderful 
producers at a reasonable price. 
THE STEVENS BROS.-HA STINGS CO., 
Brookside Herd, - Liverpool, N. Y. 
THE STEVENS HERD 
OFFERS 
20 REGISTERED HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN 
COWS from 2 to 6 years old. These cows are 
large producers, well bred and perfect in every 
way, some recently fresh, others due soon, others 
bred to freshen in the fall. All have A.R.O.backing. 
PRICE REASONABLE. 
Write at once for particulars, or better come and 
see them. 
HENRY STEVENS & SON,Brookside Stock Farm,Lacona,N.Y. 
Holstein Bull Calves. 
$20.00 to $25.00 
Cheaper than yon can purchase elsewhere, quality 
considered. Write for Photographs & Pedighkes. 
We also offer special bargains in cows and heifers 
bred to our great Sir Korndyke Manor DeKol 
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sired by Homestead Girl De Kol’s Sarcastic 
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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 
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A special offer on some nicely bred Buu, Calves. 
A. A. CORTKLYOU. Somerville, N. J. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS 
GENIE CLOTHILDE, one of the world’s 
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days and 116.45 lbs. butter in thirty days. 
PONTIAC CHIRON, one of the best sons of 
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four years and 20.59 lbs. butter at three years of age. 
Bull Calves For Sale. 
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ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
Send for free illustrated pamphlet describing 
this great breed of cattle. 
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JERSEY BULL CALVES AND YOUNG BULLS 
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One Heifer, five months old; three Bulls, three 
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BROOKSIDE GUERNSEYS 
We are making special offers on some nicely bred 
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breeding. Address 
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LARGE BERKSHIRES. 
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 
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Clarion Farm, R. C. 3, Greenwich, Conn. 
Large Berkshires 
American and English Breeding. Matings not akin. 
Catalogue on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM. Gettysburg, Pa. 
Duroe Jersey Red Pigs and Collie Pups. 
We have a fine lot of Red Pigs we must selj. If you 
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right. J H. LEWIS & SON, Cameron, W. Va. 
SPRINGBANK HERD 
LARGE BERKSHIRES^ 
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old by Grand Premier, No. 80005,bred to Baron Dune 
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