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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 29, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
BETTER STOCK. 
A Farmer’s Dairy Herd. 
C. D. Dayton, of Pennsylvania, is a 
fanner who has brought about a great im- 
provement in all lines, but especially in his 
dairy. Improvement commenced about 1901. 
Before that time Mr. Dayton had been con¬ 
sidered a successful money-making farmer. 
During 1900 a neighbor from time to time 
would lend his dairy paper (Hoard’s Dairy¬ 
man) to Mr. Dayton. During that read¬ 
ing interest was aroused. January 1, 1902, 
upon looking over statements from creamery, 
it was found that average receipt per cow 
was $31 for the year. In February, 1902, 
a cream separator was installed, and since 
that time the product has been made into 
butter on the farm. A silo was built in 
1902 and has been used ever since. At 
the time of purchasing the separator, a 
Babcock tester was also purchased. Com¬ 
posite samples were taken for a week, milk 
from each cow being weighed at each milk¬ 
ing. Before the test was made it was 
proposed that cows be ranked in order as to 
test to judge by anything and everything. 
One Jersey and her daughter, giving fine 
messes of “rich,” yellow milk tested 2.9 
and 3.2 per cent.; needless to say, they 
were sold at once. A purebred Jersey 
bull was purchased. Receipts per cow for 
1902 were $45; cows milked, 30. For a 
time milk was weighed three days per 
month, samples being taken for test; re¬ 
sults multiplied by 10 gave monthly pro¬ 
duction. In the Winter of 1902-3 one son 
was sent to dairy school at Pennsylvania 
State College. Receipts for 1903 were $60 
per cow, only difference being weeding out 
poor cows. But in 1904 eight grade Jersey 
heifers from the purebred bull raised the 
average to $75, average production, 260 
pounds of butter. Poor cows were culled 
out at any price, as new stock took its 
place, all stock being raised. Average went 
to $90, then to $100 per cow; this is re¬ 
ceipts for butter alone. The average pro¬ 
duction for the herd in 1910 was 330 
pounds of butter. Now, what did this? 
Note improvement began when the owner 
was interested, in dairy literature. Since 
1900 Mr. Dayton is a subscriber and reader 
of leading agricultural journals. This led 
to purchase of a purebred sire and use of 
the scales and Babcock test. In the mind 
of the writer these three must go together 
for any marked improvement in dairy cat¬ 
tle. Butter was wholesaled at New York 
quotations, skim-milk fed to grade heifers 
and hogs; no bulls raised. This is a 
farmer’s proposition handled in a business¬ 
like manner. The entire farm shows as 
much improvement as does the herd. Lime 
is used, but no commercial fertilizer, al¬ 
though much fertility is purchased in feed 
stuffs. c. E. D. 
Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Berkshires in Connecticut. 
The Berkshire Swine Breeders’ Associa¬ 
tion of Connecticut is desirous of increasing 
its membership, and, to that end, takes this 
opportunity of calling your attention to the 
fact that there is such an organization in 
the State, for the furtherance of the in¬ 
terests of its favorite breed. There can 
be no doubt that the Berkshire is gaiuing 
in popularity in all sections of the coun¬ 
try, and with the increased interest in 
corn growing (particularly in the East) 
this is as it should be. There is no animal 
on the farm that will show as much profit, 
for the money expended, as a well-bred, well- 
fed Berkshire hog—a pedigree is, of course, 
necessary to insure purity of blood—but the 
final test is the block, and there the Berk¬ 
shire is well-nigh supreme, as the records 
of numerous stockyards and national shows 
testify. The Berkshire hog bears the same 
relationship to good and cheap pork as the 
Jersey and Guernsey cow does to the pro¬ 
duction of good butter, for the minimum of 
food and cost, and when their good points 
as grazers, their tendency to fatten easily 
when confined to small quarters, and their 
docility, are taken into consideration, there 
can be no question that they are the best 
“handlers” of any breed of hog in the 
world. _ 
Can You Name the Locality ? 
The following note is written by a breeder 
and farmer about the conditions in his 
neighborhood. Without locating the place 
how many can tell where such conditions 
are found? 
“Any old cow or hog is good enough as 
long as they are cheap. Farmers raise no 
young stock, and as a rule any sire or boar 
is good enough so long as he gets young 
stuff. This is the case as a rule; a very 
few of the younger generation are com¬ 
mencing the purchase of purebred sires, but 
they have owned them such a short while 
that results are not apparent as yet. Most 
of the rank and file of the farmers class 
a pedigreed animal as “pet stock." smile j 
a smile of superior wisdom, and are not 
open to conviction. Should you say to one, 
My purebred cow produced 400 or 500 
pounds butter in the last 12 months and 
dropped a calf,’ he is liable to tell you that 
‘no cow on God’s green footstool can do 
so well; why I’ve owned lots of cows and I 
never had one could do it!’ I am about 
the only one of the farmers in this section 
who has purebreds to any extent. I have 
bred heifers that have at maturity made as 
much as 100 pounds more butter in a year 
than their dams and I did this by buying 
the very best dairy-bred purebred bull my 
purse would afford, economizing on the fe¬ 
males rather than the sire. In selecting my 
bull or boar, I paid more account to his 
coming from an unbroken line of perform¬ 
ers at the pail and churn, than prize-win¬ 
ning ancestry, beauty or anything else. In 
other words it was utility I bred fox 1 . I 
may be wrong, I am not infallible, and I 
am speaking from a farmer’s standpoint, 
i. e., dollai-s and cents, but I reiterate the 
best sire you can afford to buy, and follow 
on his get with another sire of equal 
excellence and you will not go very far 
wrong.” _ 
Some Good Guernseys. —I submit some 
facts regarding my herd of May Rose 
Guernseys at Linda Vista Farm. The 
Linda Vista herd had an average of 9 Ms 
cows in milk during the year 1910. I find 
that the herd produced 66,160 pounds of 
milk and 3197.83 pounds of butter fat. 
This is an average of 7,352 pounds of milk 
per cow and 357.20 pounds of butter fat 
per cow. In this statement no allowance is 
made for the fact that nearly every one 
of the cows was dry for an average of 
about six weeks previous, to calving. At¬ 
tention is also called to the fact that sev¬ 
eral of the animals were heifers in milk 
for the first time. In January, 1911, nine 
cows avei-aged 881 pounds of milk and 
44.04 pounds of butter fat, the average but¬ 
ter fat content being five per cent. In the 
28 days of February the average was 768 
pounds, and 38.60 pounds of butter fat. the 
average per cent of butter fat 5.02. Thus 
far in March the pi’oduction shows quite a 
material inci-ease, both in milk and butter 
fat. All figures given are based on actual 
weighing of the milk at each milking and 
monthly tests for butter fat, a part of them 
being based on the report of a two-days’ 
test by the official inspectoi\ I take this 
opportunity of calling to your attention the 
fact that it was largely the result of an 
answer from you to an inquiry regarding 
the different breeds of dairy cattle that I 
became so deeply interested in the Guern¬ 
sey ; and while the other bi’eeds undoubtedly 
have merit, I confess I am more than 
pleased that I selected the Guernsey as my 
choice. louis e. p. smith. 
Massachusetts. 
On page 248 I saw an article headed “A 
Good Cow,” and I thought perhaps I had 
two good ones that you would like to hear 
about. These ai - e grade Jerseys, one of 
which became fresh January 17, 1910. and 
the other March 28. 1 DIO, so both were dry 
and freshened in 1910, and from January 
1, 1910, to Jan. 1, 1911, we sold in milk 
and cream and some butter $354.46. We 
used in our family and furnished my son's 
family an average of four quarts per day, 
or 1,460 quarts at six cents per quart, the 
price we sold the milk foi - , $87.60. Butter 
made and used, 156 pounds, at 30 cents per 
pound, $46.80, making a total of $486.86 for 
the year. Customers all came to the house 
for the milk and cream. G. a. s. 
Carthage, N. Y. 
Hie Milk Pail 
Keeps 
Milk 
Clean 
Will you try 
one 10 Days 
Free ? 
We take all chances, for we know you 
will like it. Sent on trial prepaid. If not 
satisfactory, return at our expense. All 
dairymen approve it. The 
Sterilac Milk Pail 
I* the only one that Is a real success at keeping milk clean, 
'ibere is no chance tor coninniinat on. Milk, pure ami 
sweet, just as it is drawn from the cow, goes straight into 
the pali ami It Is all that does go there. ‘'Dirt shelf’ 
catches all hair, dost or tilth that falls from the cow or 
adders. Milk “keeps” lonsrer because it i< really pure. 
The pail is right shaped, strong, made to last. Easy to 
leash. You can’t know how good it Is till you see it and 
try it. I»iIce $2.50. Ask your dealer. If he hasn’t it we 
will send trial pall prepaid. Return if you don’t like it. 
STERILAC COMPANY, 5 Merchants Row, Eoston, Mass. 
CHR. HANSEN'S 
DANISH BUTTER COLOR 
MAKES PRIZE-WINNING BUTTER 
Purely Vegetable and Guaranteed under all 
Pui-e Food Laws, State and National. 
ItENNET TABLETS and CHEESE 
COLOR TABLETS for Cheese 
Making on the Farm 
JUNKET TABLETS for dainty milk 
desserts and iee cream 
JUNKET Bit AND BUTT E K M I I. K 
TABLETS 
Manufactui’ed and put up only by 
CHR. HANSEN’S LABORATORY 
Box 1106, Little Falls, N. Y. 
Om I |P P|| DO— Front imported stock. Females 
UULLIL rUlOcheap. Nelson Bros., Grove City, Pa. 
SCAB—Cured 
CHOLERA—Prevented 
BY THE USE OF 
MINOR’S FLUID 
SHEEP AND HOG 
DIP 
Kills ticks, lice, etc. 
Cures mange, scurvy 
The W. E. Minor Disinfectant Co. 
1518 Columbus Rd. Cleveland, O. 
Keep 
Your 
Hennery 
Clean 
and 
Sweet 
Woe to the hen 
man whose neglect 
allows countless 
germs to endanger 
the lives of his fowls. 
Clean up; throw out dirty 
refuse; spray everywhere, using a 
solution of Dr. Hess Dip and Dis¬ 
infectant, 1 part Dip to 70 of water. 
Repeat in a few days and you’ll be 
free of lice. 
Dr. HESS DIP 
and Disinfectant 
prevents germ diseases of live stock— 
destroys lice, sheep ticks, fleas and 
parasitic skin diseases and is a 
reliable deodorizer. Meets the Gov¬ 
ernment requirement as a dip for 
sheep scab. 
Write for booklet. 
DR. HESS & CLARK, Ashland, Ohio. 
THE PERCHERON SOCIETY OF 
AMERICA 
Has 338 new members since December 1st, 1910, 
exclusive ot' the 137 new members added by 
taking over the -Percheron Registry Company, 
Columbus, Ohio. More than 3500 stockholders 
March 15th, 1911. The only recognized Perchex’on 
record. Good pure bred mares will do your farm 
work and raise more valuable coits than grade 
mares. For information address WAYNE 
DINS M ORE, Secretary, Union Stock Yards, 
Chicago, III. 
PH Percheron and Belgian Stallions and Mares for sale 
UU at farmers' price's. A. W. GREEN, Route 1, 
Middlefield, O. Railroad station, East Orwell, O., 
on Penna. R.R.. 30 miles north of Youngstown, O. 
ERGHERON 
STALLIONS and MARES 
Imported and home-bred. The best lot ever 
shown in this country. Quality, price, guarantee right. 
For 80 years an importer and breeder of prize winners. 
E I, W O O I) S . AKIN 
170 South Street, Auburn, N. Y. 
SWINE 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
Not tlie cheapest, but the best. Special offering of 
Spring pigs, single or mated, for breeding. Cata¬ 
logue on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburgli, Pa. 
LARGE YORKSHIRE HOGS 
Am now booking orders for ti week old Pigs, Regis- j 
tered, at $15.00 per pair. If you are looking for the j 
genuine Bacon Hog, try a pair this spring. Address 
HILLHUKST FARM, Orchard Park. N. Y. 
_ 
Reg, P. Chinas, Berkshires, C, Whites, 
Fine, large strains; all ages, mated 
not akin. Bred sows service Boars, 
Jersey and Holstein Calves. Collie 
Pups, Beagles ami Poultry. Write for 
prices & circulars. Hamilton & Co., Ercildoun Pa. 
lbs"9TToirfhs 
Jersey Reds fatten easily S quickly. 1 
Small-boned, long-bodied, vigorous I 
& prolific. Meat unsurpassed. Hovel 
some choice offerings now. Write | 
for catalog and prices. Arthur J. 
^BoxJi^loorestowiKN^J^ 
1 
DAIB-TT CATTLE 
APRIL OFFERING 
of Maple Hurst Stock Fai’ms, Guilford, Conn.: 
Fantim’s Zac Taylor, head of our Guernsey herd, 
is offex-ed for sale to avoid inbreeding; as fine an 
animal as stands in U. S.; guaranteed perfect in 
every respect. Also one Yeailing Guernsey Bull 
sired by above-named bull and from a dam produc¬ 
ing 42 44 pounds of milk per day, testing 5.4-5.6. 
Three Registered Berkshire Boars, models of per¬ 
fection in form and points, weighing from 175 to 200 
pounds each; seven months old. Four unregistered 
but full-blooded C. W. Boars, 14 months old; all 
magnificent animals; must be sold to make room. 
Guaranteed Tuttle Strain S. and D. C. R. 1. R. Eggs 
for hatching, $1.00 per 15; $5,00 per 100. Imperial 
Pekin Duck Eggs, $1.00 peril; $7.00 per 100. Two 
Registered Jersey Bull Calves, four to five months 
old, from heavy producing stock and Pogis blood. 
The First Check Gets Him . 
ONTARIO AMERICA DE KOI 
Born Feb. 19, 1911. Sire, America De Kol Burke ; 
dam, Belle Hartog De Kol, butter, seven days, 27.05; 
30 days, 106.75. Dam gave 2,439.6 lbs. milk in March. 
Price $250, crated, f. o. b. Charlotte, 
CLOVE It IX ALE FARM, Charlotte, N. Y. 
C. S. Lunt, Owner J. J. Eden, Manager 
ALLAMUCHY FARM HOLSTEINS 
We offer well bred bull calves out of A. R. O. 
dams at reasonable prices. Send for list before 
placing your order. ALLAMUCHY, N. J. 
ftWfi HOLSTEINS 
are bi’ed 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. CORTELYOU, Somerville, N. J. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
THE MOST PROFITABLE DAIRY BREED 
Illusti’ated Descriptive Booklets Free 
HOLSTEIN-FRI ESI AN ASSN OF AMERICA 
K.L. HOUGHTON, SEC’Y.BOXIOS.BRATTLEBORO.VT. 
Robinson’s HOLSTEINS are Producers 
They are Tuberculin Tested. Forty just fresli 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, Edmkston, N. Y. 
Jersey Bulls For Spring Service 
Fi-om Son of "The Imported Jap.” Dams are 
Flying Fox, Financial King. Stoko Pogis, and 
Combination Blood. Also Fertile Eggs from 
Young’s S. C. W. Leghorns, Wrights W. Wyan- 
dottes, and Tuttle’s R. and S. C. R. I. Reds, $1.00 
per 15, $5.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
SHELDONCROFT, Silver Lake, Pa. 
Clias. B. Dayton,Supt. 
LAUREL FARM JERSEYS 
breed regularly, and their calves live. Fern’s Jubi¬ 
lee still bends 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. V. 
H 
PIGS. 
omestead Herd ! 
DUROC-JERSEY RED SWINE, BRED 
GILTS, SERVICE BOARS AND SPUING 
R. W. McALLEN, Pannettsburg, Pa. 
Breed Up—Not DownTVr'™'i«SS T 5 
buy. Superior dairy dams. No better sires. It. F. 
SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Pnrolia Qtnoli Farm - Registered Jersey Bulls 
LUICIU1 OlUvn r a I III ajm Heifers, 6 monthsto 2 
years Old. Chester White, Boland China and 
Berkshire Pigs. Scotch Collie Pups and a variety 
of poultry. Send two-cent stamp for circular. 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester, Pa. 
Millr PradiiTurv for Now York City market 
lulin riUUuvGIN desiring information how to 
form branches of the Dairymen’s League, write to 
the Secretary, Albert Manning, Otisville. N. Y. 
SWIUE 
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 TAN, N. Y 
L ARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD—Special Offering 
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. S H. B. HARPENDING, Dundee, N. Y. 
SPRINGBAHK BERKSHIRES.-ft, 
in Connecticut. Sows bred for April litters ail 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. Piunrietor, Marbledala, Conn. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
Orders booked for Spring Pigs. August and 
September pigs from litters averaging ten. 
. . . Catalogue on application . . . 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg;, Pa. 
D UROC PIGS,$8. YVliite Buff Rocks and Leghorn 
eggs, $2. Serene Wicks, DeGraff, Ohio. 
S HELDON FARM registered Durocs. Pigs of both sex. 
Bred Sows. Service Boars. Best of breeding. 
C. E. BARNES, Oxford. N. Y. 
Contains full information and complete feeding directions foi using 
Blatchford’s Calf Meal—The Perfect Milk Substitute 
Three or four calves can be raised on it at the cost of one where milk is fed. 
Mo mill feed The only calf meal manufactured in an exclusive Calf Meal Factory 
Established at Leicester. England, in 180IL 
Blatchford’s Calf Meal Factory, Waukegan, Ill. 
