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THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
March 25, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
HOW CREAMERY PROMOTERS WORK. 
There is in our section a promoter look¬ 
ing to the establishment of a co-operative 
creamery to cost about $5,000, which he 
is insisting will be a profitable investment 
to the farmer stockholders of this section. 
The firm claims to have been the builders of 
many most successful plants. Can you 
give me some definite information as to 
the firm and their plans, with the pros¬ 
pects in a fruit and truck producing sec¬ 
tion with sandy soil? J. F. 
Sussex Co., Del. 
We do not know the firm. It prob¬ 
ably has a good financial rating, and 
would very likely put up a creamery if 
your people gave them $5,000. After 
you paid for the outfit you would be 
likely to find that you had a big white 
elephant on your hands in a district 
where there was no pasture for him. 
This locating creameries is a fine art and 
in many cases ranks with “horse com¬ 
pany” deals for profit—to the promoters. 
These men are shrewd, and they figure 
that a company of farmers would not 
trust each other, but that they will trust 
some oily-tongued stranger. Here is an 
extract from a letter to one of our read¬ 
ers—this being the usual way of starting; 
Active and progressive citizens are con¬ 
stantly on the lookout for staple enter¬ 
prises that are a benefit to the community. 
They can't be like Wilkins Micawber— 
“always waiting for something to turn up.” 
They must help to turn up things them¬ 
selves. The object of this letter is to turn 
up something that is a profitable thing, 
and a benefit to the whole community— 
that is a co-operative creamery. The ben¬ 
efits are numerous; the farmer gets paid 
monthly, has money ahead, is out of debt, 
lives better and easier, buys more goods, 
pays as he goes, and his farm constantly 
increases in value. 
That usually hits some farmer who is 
having a hard struggle, and as a result 
the representatives comes on. He knows 
his business, and being a good judge of 
human nature picks out one or more 
farmers to play the part of Judas and in¬ 
duce their friends to come in. As we 
have been solicited to.- 'V- this work we 
know how it operates. The local Judas 
puts his name down for several shares, 
with the understanding that they cost 
him nothing. He may also get a cash 
bonus for his work. He goes around 
with the agent and argues with his 
neighbors for a creamery—and usually 
gets it. When enough stock is signed 
for the company goes ahead and puts 
up the creamery, either getting cash for 
the shares or good paper that can be 
discounted. The outfit costs usually 40 
per cent or more above what most 
reliable manufacturers would sell it for. 
In the case of a “$5,000 creamery” we 
have no doubt the farmers could dupli¬ 
cate it for $3,500. In most cases such 
a creamery is like a business largely 
over-capitalized. It cannot pay fair 
dividends ©n the surplus capital or 
“water,” and it fails. Also those fel¬ 
lows would locate a creamery on a 
desert island where there were no cows 
at all, if they could get people to listen 
to them. If you take their word for it, 
the cows, the dairy habit, the feed and 
all the rest will appear as soon as their 
creamery is built. We should consider 
it folly to put up a $5,000 creamery in 
a sandy fruit-growing section of Dela¬ 
ware. It is not a dairy section, and 
while it is possible to grow forage crops 
and breed dairy cattle, the people have 
not yet been educated to it, and know 
little or nothing about making milk. 
Under the circumstances such an en¬ 
terprise would be doomed to failure be¬ 
fore it was started—but this would be 
all the more reason why the creamery 
sharks would stay by their game. 
Cement for a Barn Wall. 
T. A. It., Fisher’s Ferry , Pa .—How much 
cement and sand will it require to build 
a wall 24 feet square GV 2 feet high and one 
foot thick? Also one 40 feet long and two 
end walls each 23y 2 feet, 6% feet high, the 
40 foot wall battered down 18 inches at the 
bottom to one foot at the top, the end walls 
running one foot clear down? In what 
proportions should it be mixed to make a 
good substantial wall, using stone from the 
fields for a filler? 
Ans. —The amount of cement and 
sand required to build this wall cannot 
be estimated perfectly on account of 
using the field stone for a filler, as they 
will simply be laid in the cement re¬ 
gardless of weight or measure, and the 
more of the stone used the less cement 
and sand will be required. If the field 
stone is put in sparingly the more sand 
and cement would be required. The rule 
for ordinary walls such as you propose 
building is as follows: One part cement, 
three parts clean sharp sand, seven 
parts broken stone, which will build 27 
cubic feet of wall, by using one barrel 
cement and sand and stone in propor¬ 
tionate quantities. If I have figured 
correctly on your walls it will take 
about 10 tons cement, 30 tons sand and 
nearly twice that amount of stone, and 
I think you will have a very satisfactory 
job with the field stone if they are clean 
and free from dried earth or any sub¬ 
stance to prevent the cement from hold¬ 
ing them firmly in place. I would like 
to make a few suggestions regarding 
the construction. First, be very thor¬ 
ough in regard to the foundation, keep¬ 
ing well below the frost line, proper 
drainage, etc., hammering the stone 
down perfectly solid. A wall of this 
kind cannot adjust its weight to suit 
the settling of the foundation; it must 
simply break. The construction of the 
wall should begin three to four inches 
below surface of ground unless it is to 
be filled around with earth after com¬ 
pletion. The outside of the form which 
will make face of wall should be built 
of lumber of "a uniform thickness to in¬ 
sure a nice smooth finish. The stone 
should not be laid closer than three- 
fourths to one inch of the face side of 
form; then they will never be seen, and 
you will be saved the time and expense 
of plastering the outside. w. A. b. 
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ALLAMUCHY FARM HOLSTEINS 
We offer well brod bull calves out of A. R. O. 
dams at reasonable prices. Send for list before 
placing your order. ALLAMUCHY, N. ,J. 
LAUREL FARM JERSEYS 
breed regularly, and their calves live. Pern’s Jubi- 
loo still beads the herd. What do you want ? 
Will also sell full blooded Morgan filly, coming 
2 and a beauty, at $100. 
J. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, N. Y. 
Prn/firrprv ,or ^ evr York City market 
r 1 UUUOCi a desiring information bow to 
form brandies of the Dairymen’s Dengue, write to 
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AJAX 
MOST ECONOMICAL 
A dollar’s worth of AJAX FLAKES furnishes more food 
value (net energy) and protein, than any article for sale to-day. 
It costs about one-quarter more than bran and has almost 
double the value. 
It has three times as much protein and two and three quar¬ 
ters times as much net energy as alfalfa. It is the ideal protein 
feed (because safe, coarse and palatable) to mix with home 
groVvn starchy grains. It greatly reduces the cost of feeding. 
It is used by the best breeders everywhere and by the Wis¬ 
consin, New York and Pennsylvania Experiment Stations. You 
can well afford to sell some of your corn, oats or barley and 
purchase AJAX FLAKES, the most economical feed 
on the market to-day. Ask your dealer or write us. 
CHAPIN «& CO., Dept A, Buffalo, N. Y. 
SWINE 
KALORAMA FARM 
is now offering a limited number of 
BERKSHIRE PIGS 
from eight to twelve weeks old, of 
the highest quality and breeding, 
... AT REASONABLE PRICES . . . 
CALVIN J. HUSON, - PENN YAN, N. Y 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES.™^ 
in Connecticut. Sows bred for April litters all sold. 
Have 4 sows bred to farrow in July; late, to ser¬ 
vice of Watson's Masterpiece. Will book orders 
for March and April pigs now. Send for new 
Booklet. J. E. WATSON. Piuprietor, Marbledale, Conn. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
Orders booked for Spring Pigs. August and 
September pigs from litters averaging ten. 
. . . Catalogue on application . . . 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg, Pa. 
I ARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD-Special Offering 
L of Service Boars. Good useful Boars, $30 to $40. 
Fancy Boars for the breeder and exhibitor, $50 and 
up. They should develop into 800-pound boars at 
maturity. H. C. 8 H. B. HARPENDING, Dundee, N. Y. 
A BERKSHIRE OR DTJROC PIG given for a 
-A few hours of your time. Stamp for particulars. 
PENNA. BERKSHIRE UO., Fannettsburg, Pa, 
nilDflOC THE BIG. DEEP FELLOWS 
UUllUvw that grow and mature quickly. 
Pigs and Gilts for sale at all times. 
SHENANGO RIVER FARMS. Transfer, Pa. 
LARGE YORKSHIRE HOGS 
Am now booking orders for 6 week old Pigs, Regis¬ 
tered, at $15.00 per pair. If you are looking for the 
genuine Bacon Hog, try a pair this spring. Address 
HILLHURST FARM, Orchard Park, N. Y. 
CIIELD0N FARM registered Dqrocs. Pigs of both sex. 
0 Bred Sows. Service Boars Best of breeding. 
C. K. BARNES, Oxford, N. Y. 
DOGS 
pm | 1C D| 1 DC-From imported stock. Females 
llULLIL rUrucheap. Nelson Bros., Grove City, Pa. 
CCOTCH CO LUES, Spayed Females, two to 
^ eight mos. Circ. SILAS DECKER, Montrose, Pa 
HORSES 
Pfj Percheron and Belgian Stallions and Mares for sale 
OU at farmers' prices. A W. GREEN, Route 1, 
Middlefield, O. Railroad station, East Orwell, O., 
on Penna. R.IO, 30 miles north of Youngstown, O. 
Highland View Stock Farm. 
Thirty-five purebred registered Percheron Stallions 
and Mares for sale. Stallions from $300 up, mares 
from $400 up. Address all correspondence to 
O. N, WILSON, Kittanning, Pa. 
THE PERCHERON SOCIETY 
OF AMERICA 
Has just taken over all records and business 
of Percheron ltegistery Company of Colum¬ 
bus, Ohio. 215 breeders took membership in 
P. S. of A. during Dec. and January alone. 
137 more new members added thru recent ac- 
quirementnamed above. There isnow butone 
lecognized Society in the United States record¬ 
ing Percherons. For information address: 
WAYNE 0INSM0RE, Secretary, Union Stock Yards,Chicaoo,III. 
DAIRY CATTLE 
REGISTERED AYRSHIRES 
A few choice young cows, also young stock of either sox, 
from first-class milkers, at reasonable prices. Correspond¬ 
ence solicited. F. JI. Cookingham, Cherry Creek, N. Y. 
Breed Up-Not 
buy. Superior dairy dams. No better sires. H. F. 
SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
IDAIRY CATTXjE 
The Most Economical Production of the 
Highest Class of I)an*y Products, excell¬ 
ing in Natural Color and Good Flavor. 
fThe Pan American Dairy Breed Test, 
J The ion-a Dairy Cow Contest, 
*VUN ^ Iupartial Experiment Station Trials. 
Tlio Guernsey was the First Breed to establish 
an Advanced Register on basis of Years 
Records with Public Supervision. 
An average of over 1200 official yeara records show : 
8070 lbs. Milk 410 lbs. Butter Fat 
(Equivalent to IGOlbs. butter) 
AVERAGE PER CENT. BUTTER FAT 5.03 
Pull information regarding the breed by writing 
The American Guernsey Cattle Club 
Box R. PETERBORO, N. II. 
Maple Hurst Stock Farms, BmlfonJ, Conn ., offer the fol- 
— - — -——■ 1 _ ■ ~ lowing Gilt Edge Stock for 
sale. One magnificent Yearling Guernsey Bull (reg¬ 
istered); one full blooded Jersey Bull (registered). 
Dams of both extra heavy producers. Jersey 
Sire, Hood Farm Pogis; Guernsey sire. Fantim’s 
Zac Taylor (imported). One registered Berkshire 
Boar 5 mos. old, perfect form and breeding cannot 
be boat. One Chester White Boar 9 mos. old, pure 
bred, Quick and sure, an exceptional animal, price 
right. 12 Single and Double Comb R. I. Red Cock¬ 
erels $3.00 each (Tuttle Strain). Bred for utility as 
well as beauty. Full blooded Imperial Pekin Duck 
Eggs for hatching $1.00 per 13—$0.00 per hundred. 
Full blooded S. and D. C. R. I. Red Eggs for batch¬ 
ing. Guaranteed 100(4 fertility from our Utility Pens. 
$1.00 per 16—$4.00 per hundred. The above stock is 
guaranteed to be pure bred and the price is right. 
Robinson's HOLSTEINS are Producers 
They are Tuberculin Tested. Forty just fresh and 
that will freshen in the next two months, with 
milk records from 8,000 to 12,000 lbs. in the last 
year. V. D. ROBINSON, Kdmeston, N. Y. 
To Avoid Inbreeding;, We Will Sell Our 
HERD BULL 
AMERICA DE KOL BURKE, 
A great son of the great De Koi Burke. It will 
pay you to come and see him. Write for pedigree. 
Several young calves out of A. R.O. dams for sale. 
CLOYKltllALE FARM, Charlotte, N. Y. 
C. S. bunt, Owner J. J. Eden, Manager 
S‘W 5 r HOLSTEINS 
are bred for large production, good size, strong 
constitution, and best individuality. The best 
sires are used in this herd that it is possible to se¬ 
cure. A nice lot of young bulls for sale; no females. 
A. A. CORTEDYOU, Somerville, N. J. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
THE MOST PROFITABLE DAIRY BREED 
Illustrated Descriptive Booklets Free 
HOLSTEIN-FRI ESI A N ASSN OF AMERICA 
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Jersey Bulls For Spring Service 
From Son of “The Imported Jap.” Dams are 
Flying Fox, Financial King, Stoke Pogis, and 
Combination Blood. Also Fertile Eggs from 
Young's S. C. W. Leghorns, Wrights w. W.van- 
dottes, and Tuttle’s ID and S. 0. R. 1. Reds, $1.00 
per 15, $5.00 per 100 Satisfaction guaranteed. 
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