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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 12, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
THE RED POLLED CATTLE. 
I have read The It. N.-Y. for a number 
of years, and consider it as near right as 
anything can be in this world. I have 
never seen any mention of the Ited polled 
catile in it, but from' some other sources 
have become interested in them. Here in 
New England, away from Ihe railroad, we 
must have cattle good for something be¬ 
side milk. What do you know, or think 
of the Ited Polled cattle for the small 
farmer? Are they good milkers and good 
beef cattle? E. T. w. 
Campello, Mass. 
Many others of us echo the senti¬ 
ments expressed as to The R. N.-Y. 
The writer has on more than one oc¬ 
casion had something to say relative to 
Red Polled cattle. At the close of the 
Pan-American dairy test he spoke in 
detail of their merits and the splendid 
performance they made there. The 
second best cow in the test of 50 from 
10 different breeds for net profit was a 
Red Poll, “Mayflower” by name, the 
property of Capt. Hill, of Delaware, 
Ohio. The whole herd attracted much 
attention by their large production of 
milk and butter. But it must be re¬ 
membered they were particular cows, 
selected because of their dairy rather 
than their beef qualities. They stand 
between the extreme beef breeds, like 
the Short-horn and Plereford, and the 
strictly dairy, such as the Holsteins, 
Ayrshires or Channel Islands cattle, 
not as good fbr beef as the former, 
although they have a good-sized well- 
rounded carcass, with a fair amount of 
meat on those parts of it which com¬ 
mand the highest price. They give— 
when of the dairy type—a good How of 
milk, fully four per cent butter fat and 
well colored. Really I think they come 
as near the general purpose cow as any 
ever raised. When one is situated like 
the questioner, where he can forego 
the highest production either in beef 
or dairy products in order to have 
some of both, these cattle should satisfy 
him. This fact must always be kept 
in mind: Nature seldom goes two 
ways at the same time. Only by the 
most careful selection and mating can 
either the beef or dairy type be kept 
distinct. They are liable to run in one 
direction or the other, only a few pos¬ 
sessing the quality of “mejumness,” so 
extolled by “Samantha.” One of the 
largest breeders of these cattle told the 
writer that only about half his heifer 
calves make dairy cows; the remainder 
were decidedly of the beef type. They 
are very docile, and the lack of horns 
does away with any damage horns may 
do, or trouble in removing them. 
EDWARD VAN ALSTYNE. 
THE VALUE OF A PUREBRED BULL. 
Regarding your question: “How much 
can you afford tb pay for a good bull— 
one that would give you heifers at least 
20 per cent better than their mothers?” 
I will say that that depends very much 
on what the mothers are. For instance, 
a man may own a herd of high-testing 
Holsteins with great official records, and 
in such a case $10,000 would be very 
cheap for a bull that would increase 
these records 20 per cent in the next 
generation. Or another man may own 
a herd of fancy Jerseys with great 
butter tests and show records combined. 
Such men are paying from $10,000 to 
$15,000 for bulls right along, hoping to 
increase the value of the next genera¬ 
tion at least some, if not 20 per cent. 
Then we will come down a grade to 
the more common breeder, the man who 
buys the bull calves from these great 
breeders. What can he afford to pay, and 
also, what can the great breeder afford 
to §ell for? He has to maintain an ex¬ 
pensive establishment, with high-priced 
expert help—for it would be suicidal to 
one’s business to trust to a novice. His 
cows are already expensive animals and 
are maintained at a money loss so far 
as their milk is concerned. On the 
other hand the buyer gets the product 
of this expense and labor without the 
risk. From this point of view, I, as 
one of the more common breeders, did 
not hestitate to pay $500 for a bull calf 
out of a 25-pound test cow, and a 
great sire. Of course this calf had proven 
his good individuality by winning first 
prize at a big State fair. 
Perhaps it will not be out of place 
here to touch on this matter of testing. 
I note that Mr. J. H. Neill, in a recent 
issue of The R. N.-Y., is inclined to 
doubt the value of these great tests, and 
as a reply to him, I will ask how are we 
to know how fast we are improving 
our cattle if we do not test them? He 
presents some figures, and finally jumps 
to the conclusion that some of his cows 
ought to make 2/ pounds of butter a 
day without grain. Now this reminds 
me of a colt I once owned. He was a 
quick-stepping little fellow, and had a 
way of making one think that he was 
going fast, and where the road was quite 
rough so that the wagon jolted con¬ 
siderably, one got the impression that 
he was riding at about a three-minute 
clip. This idea got so firmly fixed on 
my mind that I took him down to the 
track one day and sent him around, and 
I am sorry to so that it took him just 
two minutes to go half a mile. If Mr. 
Neill should get so inquisitive about his 
cows as to “trot them a heat” I hope 
that they will make better time than my 
colt did. 
It is evident that cattle breeders must 
test. But it is not so evident where 
the line should be drawn as to the 
limit of forcing. I believe that there is 
no pretense that the product of these 
cows is made at a profit when they are 
being forced, but of course the profit 
comes in on the increased value of their 
relatives both before and after them. 
There is no doubt but that there is a 
greater value placed upon these big tests 
at present than there should be. This is 
especially true among the Holsteins. 
Many young breeders are pinning their 
faith to these alone, and great will be 
the falls that some of them will take in 
the future. The real value of a cow as 
a breeder can be as easily injured as 
enhanced by testing. Many of them are 
permanently injured by the forcing they 
get, and if they continue to breed at all, 
their offspring are worse than common 
scrubs. Therefore if one buys a bull 
simply on the strength of his dam’s test, 
he is not at all sure of getting his 
money’s worth. 
Now we come down to the delicate 
question of what I, or the common 
breeder, should get for bull calves sold 
to dairymen to improve grade or com¬ 
mon herds. We maintain that our cows 
pay a good return for their keeping in 
their milk yield. So we shall only lay 
claim for the use of our bull—which 
ought to be worth at least $1,000 at 
maturity, and the first cost of our cows, 
with perhaps a little added for the 
“know how” of the business. Taking 
these things into consideration I have 
placed the limit at about $50, with strong 
hopes of getting more for the best ones. 
Can the dairyman afford to pay this? 
At a single Borden milk plant in tliis ■ 
vicinity, 40 dairies were found to be be¬ 
low the legal standard of 12 per cent 
solids in their milk. They must either 
improve the quality of their milk or get 
out of business. At present they are 
scouring the country to buy cows that 
will bring up their milk to a legal point. 
They already have all the cows their 
farms will keep, and an increased stock 
will mean bigger feed bills. These men ; 
are perfectly willing to pay from $50 to : 
$75 for grade cows that will test five 
per cent fat, and the price of one of 
these cows invested a few years ago in 
a bull calf would have given them a 
whole herd of these cows at present.! 
The only question that can possibly be 
about it is, will these purebred calves 1 
do what is claimed for them? Let us 
look at this breeding business a moment 
from a primitive point of view. We will 
suppose that an old farmer gives his 
two sons 25- cows each, just old- 
fashioned scrub cows. Each takes his 
herd and settles on an island. One 
raises beef cattle and the other makes 
butter. The first selects the beefiest bull 
calf he has to head his herd, and con¬ 
tinues do so for 50 years. The other 
selects a bull from his best butter cow, 
and continues to breed for the dairy type 
for the same length of time. There is no 
doubt but that in 50 years two very dis¬ 
tinct types would be established. Now, if 
the beef business had played out, which 
would be the wiser plan, for the beef 
breeder to go his brother for dairy 
cattle, or to try to produce a dairy 
herd from his beef animals? This ques¬ 
tion is especially asked of the “dual- 
purpose,” and “dairy Short-horn” people. 
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CLARION FARM BERKSHIRES. 
Choice individuals all ages in both sexes, bred 
sows, service hours. Some hog as well as pedigree. 
State your wishes, prices reasonable considering 
quality and breeding. America’s and England’s 
prize winners and highest priced strains represented 
in our herd, all line bred in respective families. 
Sons and daughters of Lord Premier, Masterpiece, 
Lord Premier’s Rival Sensation, Premier Long¬ 
fellow, Black Robinhood, American bred. Baron 
Kitchener, Supreme Boy, Polgate, and Compton, 
English bred. Service of our herd boars for sale 
on registered sows. Catalogue and text hook, post¬ 
age lOcts. Clarion Farm, R. C. 3, Greenwich, Conn. 
KALORAMA 
BERKSHIRES 
A limited number of young sows bred to a grand 
imported hoar 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. 
CHOICE BERKSHIRE SERVICE BOARS 
Two 3 year old and one 1 year old son of Premier 
Longfellow; one six months old son of Lord 
Premiers Rival and one son of Lord Premier 2nd; 
one 1 year old son of O. H. F. Sensation; 3 1 year 
old sons of Premier Longfellow. Several spring 
pigs, both sexes, by same boars: all are line bred 
and out of Lord Premier and Premier Longfellow 
sows. Registered and transferred free. Also 
several year old brood sows bred to above boars. 
JAMES MARSH, Greenwich, Conn. 
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. 
08000, Grand Champion at St. Louis in 1904. Booklet 
on application. J. E. WATSON, Marbledale. Conn. 
BERKSHIRES. 
HIGHCLERE & LONGFELLOW STOCK 
MARCH PIGS, 
MAY PIGS, - 
$15.00 each. 
10.00 each. 
S. S. STORY, North Stockholm, N. Y. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES. 
Most approved breeding. All animals guaranteed 
and registered free of charge. Write for prices. 
II. C. & If. II. Hiirpeiiding, Dundee, N. Y. 
Large Berkshires 
American and English Breeding. Matings not akin. 
Catalogue on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM. Gettysburg;, Pa. 
Air PIGS, Mar. and April farrow. Mated not 
v. i. a ]<j n Bred sows. All Registered Silver 
Premium Stock. F. J. Schwartz, E. Pharsalia.N.Y 
OHIO FARM Berkshire Hogs and Jersey 
On hand. M. L 
ttle; stock for sale;' always 
BENI I AM, LeRoy, Ohio. 
C OLLIE PUPS from imported Stock. Females 
cheap. NELSON BROS., Grove City, Pa. 
S COTCH COLLIES, Spayed Females, two to 
efghtmos. Circ. SILAS DECKER, Montrose,Pa. 
R egistered Morgan stallion, 
Chestnut Beauty, No. 5605. Dark chestnut with 
Star, 15.1 '-j hands, 975 pounds, foaled 1903; got by 
Thoughtful Lambert 5021. son of Thought 1531. 
Dam, dark bay, got by British Splendor, son of Old 
British Splendor. First check of $000 takes him. 
W. 11. DOW & SON, Middlebury, Vt. 
Duroc Jersey Red Pigs and Collie Pups. 
Wo have a line lot of Red Pigs we must sell. Ifyou 
want sopie nice Pigs write us; will Price them 
right. J. H. LEWIS & SON, Cameron, W. Va. 
A Few Gilts For Sale, 
due to farrow between now 
and September 15,1908; also 
Spring pigs of botli sexes. 
Write for prices to Jolin 
Oootlninc Jr.,Potomac,Yer.Co.,111. 
LOCUST HOME BERKSHIRES 
Direct Premier Longfellow, Lord Premier and 
Masterpiece strains. Young stock for sale. 
S. (L FRENCH, Atwater, 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. WARD WELL, 
Springfield Center, Otsego Co., New York. 
We Would Like To Sell 
Twenty Cows—2 to 7 Years Old 
most of which aro 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, ami will 
please the purchasers. A great opportunity to 
secuto absolutely sound cows that are wonderful 
producers at a reasonable price. 
THE STEVENS BROS.-HASTINGS CO., 
Brookside Herd, - Liverpool, N. V. 
THE STEVENS HERD 
OFFE XL S 
20 REGISTERED HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN 
COWS from 2 to (i years old. These cows are 
large producers, well bred and perfect in every 
way, some recently fresh, others duo soon, others 
bred to freshen in the fall. All have A,R.O. hacking. 
PRICE REASONABLE. 
Write at once for particulars, or better como and 
see them. 
HENRY STEVENS & SON,Brookside Stock Farm,Lacona,N.Y. 
HOLSTEIN BULL FOR SALE 
Born October 30, 1907. 
Nicely Marked. Largely Black, a Fine Individ- 
U ual. Ready for Use. 
Sire, He Kol Hengerveld Burke. 
Dam, by Canary’s Mercedes’ Sen. 
Send for printed chart showing breeding 
and records. 
Price cheap enough for any Grade Herd. 
T. A. MITCHELL, 
Oakland Farm, Wcedsport, N. Y. 
BULL CALVES" YOUNG BULLS 
ready for service, that are of good size and individ¬ 
uality. All are front oflieiully tested dams, ami are 
sired by Homestead Girl De Hoi’s Sarcastic 
Lad. We have sixty daughters of this Bull that 
will he kept in tho Herd and officially tested. 
Write for description and prices. 
WOODCREST FARM, 
Rifton, Ulster County, New York. 
The BLOOMINGDALE HERD OF 
HOLSTKIN-FRIESIANS 
are bred for large production. Good size, Strong 
Constitution, Best Individuality. 
If these aro tho kind you want write or como to 
see them. 125 to select from. Animals of both sexes 
ami all ages to offer at prices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Butt CALVES. 
A. A. CORTFLYOU, Somerville, N. J. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS 
GENIE CLOTBII.DE. one of the world’s 
official record cows witli 30.05 lbs. butter in soven 
days and 116.45 lbs. butter in thirty days. 
PONTIAC CHIRON, one of the best sons of 
Hengerveld I)e 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. 
Bull Calves For Sale. 
W . W. CHENEY. - Manlius. N. Y. 
ALL ABOUT HOLSTEINS 
Send for free illustrated pamphlet describing 
this great breed of cattle. 
^^^LMiOUGHHIN^Jsec^^Brintleboro^^T 
Large Improved 
English Yorkshires 6 Holstein Cattle. 
Address A. A. BRADLEY, Frewsburg, N. Y, 
Laurel Farm Jerseys 
riTf THE PAPERS 
■ I I \ THE DESCRIPTION 
And The Price Fits The Farmer’s Pocketbook. 
J. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, N. Y. 
The GUERNSEY COW is the 
Most Eeonomicnl Producer of 
Dairy Prod,lets of the Highest Quality. 
Reason WHY—by writing 
Guernsey Club, Box R. N. Y., Peterboro, N. H. 
Aberdeen Cattle and 0. I, C, Hogs 
ORDER NOW.— I am booking orders for O. I. C. 
” Pigs, either sox, to bo shipped when six weeks 
old, f. o. b., Walker, N. Y., $5 each; eight weeks 
old, $7 each. Cash must accompany all orders. 
My breeders aro in fine condition; they have a 
large range and plenty of running water. All 
breeding stock is registered. 
ELM BANK STOCK AND FRUIT FARM, 
D. H. Hamil, Prop., 
Walker. N. Y. 
Southdown Sheep for Sale 
About 14 Fine Yearling Rams 
Having secured the entire Flock owned by tho 
late John Hobart Warren of Attwood Farm.Hoosick 
Falls. N. Y. Flock founded in 1867, imported by Mr. 
Warren from the famous Flocks of Henry Webb. 
Esq., Lord Wnlsingham, Duke of Rutland and 
others. A. GaLBKAITH, 
Supt. for J. Pierpont Morgan, Ksq., 
Highland Falls, N. Y. 
Cotswold Sheep 
We have decided to sell our entire flock of Pure¬ 
bred COTSWOLD SHEEP, consisting of breeding 
ewes and lambs. 'Phis Is an exceptional oppor¬ 
tunity to get some purebred Cotswolds cheap. Let 
us know what you want and wo will quote prices. 
Joseph Harris Co., Coldwater, N. Y. 
DORSET SHEEP. 
FOR SAI.E— Dorset Yearling and Ram Lambs 
from one of the best flocks in the United States or 
Canada. Also some very fine large Yorkshire and 
Chester White pigs of both sexes and all ages. 
Prices reasonable. Especial enre taken in shipping 
animals. W. H. Miner, Chazy, Clinton Co., N. Y. 
QURflDQUIPCQ -30 Yearling Rams, 30 Ram 
o II flU lOri 111 LO Lambs. Also Ewes and Ewe 
ambs; 2 extra rams for show. Address 
FRED VAN VLE1CT, Lodi. New York. 
COD CM C Registered kamboulllet Sheep 
rUrt oHLL and O. I. C. Swine. 
C. VV. HALLIDAY, Route 2, llaminondsport, N. Y. 
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