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Live Stock and Dairy 
WHAT PURE BLOOD DID. 
I started in in the Fall of 1S89 with 
my brother-in-law, G. M. Brown, and 
we rented a dairy near Spokane. The 
first two cows we bought were a pair 
of grade Short-horns; one was a very 
good cow, the other was as near no 
good as they make them, a regular ter¬ 
ror, but as we bought them in a drove 
we could not tell what they were until 
we got them home. I am afraid that is 
the way most people do, but 1 did not 
do that way any more; when I bought 
a cow in milk I saw her milked and 
found out what she was, what bad 
tricks she had and as near all about her 
as I could. I soon found out that there 
was a nearer way to get rich than fool¬ 
ing away time with common cattle, so 
we made up our minds to get something 
better, if it was only a good bull. We 
got a good bull, and our first lot of 
heifers were much better than the cows 
we could buy, and when we wanted to 
sell a few we could get much more for 
them. After a few years we thought 
that if half bloods were good, pure¬ 
bred cattle must be better, so we con¬ 
cluded to get some purebred cattle, but 
did not know which to get. Finally we 
got some purebred milking Short-horns, 
Jerseys, Guernseys and Holsteins. We 
kept books on the four breeds for two 
years, finally selling all but the Hol¬ 
steins, which came out ahead by $67 per 
head. Three years ago I bought the 
farm and cattle, and now have all pure 
Holsteins, which I find pay very well. 
My herd will give me about 11,000 
pounds milk per head per year, and a 
good calf that usually sells for as much 
as her milk does. Do not try to make 
money with a cow that does not pay 
for her feed; it is a very up-hill job. 
If you have three such cows sell them 
and put the money into one good one, 
and you will be surprised at the result, 
which will be some profit and much less 
work. Read your farm papers and try 
to get out of the rut of milking old 
Brindle just because your father used 
her and her mother, but cross her with 
a good dairy-bred bull and keep at it if 
3 ’ou cannot afford to kill her and buy a 
better one. JOHN l. smith. 
Washington. 
RUR.JVI* NEW-YORKEH 
June 3, 
A COMMERCIAL CLUB HELPS FARMERS. 
On page 615 is a statement of what the 
Commercial Club of Norfolk. Neb., has 
started to do in importing horses for farm¬ 
ers. The secretary of this club, Mr. G. L. 
Carlson, now gives us further details about 
this scheme: 
Two things only had we in mind when 
we first began this work; to obtain a 
better quality of mares for our farmers 
than was possible to be obtained of 
dealers, and to secure these mares at 
the lowest possible price. Last Sum¬ 
mer I visited all the horse breeding dis¬ 
tricts of Europe in the interest of our 
club, and we decided upon the Belgian 
only because of the fact that this breed 
would furnish us with a larger number 
of strictly high-class draft mares than 
any other breed. While in Belgium I 
interested some of the directors of the 
Belgian Society in our scheme, and 
much of the present work at that end is 
being done by them. Our club is giving 
its time and influence to the farmers 
free of charge, so that the mares are 
being turned over to the farmers at 
exact cost. We handle only young 
marcs, two and three years of age, and 
we are able to give our people the best 
imported mares ever imported into this 
country at a cost of $275 to $500 each. 
We are importing a uniform type also, 
both as to conformation and color, 
chestnuts and chestnut-roans only be¬ 
ing handled. This will aid much, we 
believe, in disposing of the surplus 
product in years to come. We are now 
distributing a load of 20 mares about 
every month. That we may progress in 
the way of maintaining the high quality 
of our present stock, and even improve 
them if possible, we have imported two 
of the best young stallions ever pro¬ 
duced in Belgium, “’Concurrent” and 
“Marius de Manage,” both golden 
chestnut, and horses combining size, 
bone, conformation of the best, with 
much quality. These stallions will be 
kept here for the use of our farmers 
and at a nominal fee, just enough to 
pay the cost of feed and handling. 
Next Winter we expect to add im¬ 
ported ewes to our live stock distribu¬ 
tion, and later cattle. We firmly be¬ 
lieve that an agricultural district will 
be prosperous or otherwise in proportion 
to the quality of its live stock, and the 
business men of Norfolk are a unit in 
their determination that no part of the 
United States shall ever be able to show 
better live stock than the farmers of our 
own district. g. l. carlson. 
CONNECTICUT SHEEP BREEDERS ACTIVE. 
The Connecticut Sheep Breeders’ Asso¬ 
ciation held its annual field meeting and 
sheep shearing contest May 11, on the 
farm of Perry G. Tripp in Ellington. Aside 
from the extremely dry and dusty condition 
of nature the day was perfect for such a 
meeting, and a good crowd attended. Din¬ 
ner was on the basket picnic plan -with 
plenty of delicious coffee furnished by the 
host. After dinner considerable time was 
spent in examining the flock of about 50 
high-grade Hampshire Downs, particular in¬ 
terest being shown in a lot of yearlings 
which were chased by dogs last Fall. Mr. 
Tripp has been feeding these all Winter, 
try to get them into condition for market, 
and while some of them are in good condi¬ 
tion others are very small, thin and lifeless. 
The great variation in these lambs shows 
one after effect of dogs among sheep. An¬ 
other effect was noticeable in the appear¬ 
ance of some of the Spring lambs. When 
born these had long dropping ears like a 
hound, were spotted and the wool was more 
or less hairy. The ears asumeds their nor¬ 
mal appearance after two or three weeks, 
and the hair gradually disappears in most 
cases, but the spotted lambs were still in 
evidence at the time of the meeting. 
About 1.30 o’clock the crowd was gath¬ 
ered for a group with three or four sheep 
in the foreground, after which a ring was 
formed for the shearing contest which was 
divided into classes for hand shearing, ma¬ 
chine shearing, hand shearing by boys 
under 18, machine shearing by boys under 
18, and sweepstakes for most humane shear¬ 
ing by all contestants. The score card 
gave 30 points for quality of work, 15 for 
number of cuts, 20 for speed, 20 for hand¬ 
ling sheep and shears, and 15 for market 
condition. In Class A, hand shearing, there 
were five contestants, each shearing one 
sheep which had been selected by Mr. Tripp 
to get as uniform a lot as possible. The 
quickest time in this class was 15 minutes 
bj C. A. Richards of Stafford, whose total 
score was 76, while Samuel Barr of South- 
bury sheared in 16 minutes with a total 
score of 85 and was awarded the first 
prize. In Class B, machine shearing, there 
were six contestants, each shearing two 
sheep, which had also been selected by Mr. 
Tripp. The first prize was easily won by 
Walter L. Yale of Meriden, who sheared his 
first sheep in six minutes and had the sec¬ 
ond finished and the wool rolled up at the 
end of 14 minutes. Mr. Yale not only 
sheared the quickest but did a remarkably 
good job with very few cuts on the sheep, 
securing a total score of 08. His machine 
was turned by Alfred Itooke, also of Meri¬ 
den, who showed very conclusively that 
something depends on the man at the 
crank as well as the man with the shears. 
In Class C, hand shearing by boys under 
18 years old, there were no entries. In 
Class D, machine shearing by boys under 
18 years old, there were two contestants 
each shearing one sheep. The first prize 
was won by Alfred Rooke, of Meriden, time 
16 minutes. In Class E, most humane 
shearing by all contestants, the judges were 
governed by the manner in which the sheep 
were handled as well as their condition 
after being sheared, and here again Wai¬ 
ter Yale was an easy winner. Throughout 
the contest much enthusiasm was shown, 
indicating an increasing interest in the 
important industry of sheep raising. The 
judges were Prof. II. E. Garrigus, of 
Storrs, and Freedrick Chambers, of Water- 
bury, and many thanks are due them for 
the conscientious manner in which they 
did their work. Many thanks are also due 
to Mr. Tripp and his family for the cor¬ 
dial manner in which the visitors were 
received. 
The awards were as follows: Class A, 
first prize, Samuel Barr, Southbury; sec¬ 
ond, C. A. Richards, Stafford; third, Wal¬ 
ter L. Yale, Meriden. Class B, first prize, 
Walter D. Yale, Meriden ; second, Arthur 
Savage, Storrs; third. B. P. Davis, Yautic. 
Class D, first prize, Alfred Rooke, Meriden ; 
second, Homer Shook, Ellington. Class E, 
first prize, Walter L. Yale; second, Arthur 
Savage; third, Samuel Barr. a. b. cook. 
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Box R. PETERBORO, N. H. 
HOUSES 
P ercheron and Belgian Stallions and Mares for sale 
at farmers’ prices. A. W. GREEN, Route 1. 
Middlefield, O. Railroad station, East Orwell, O., 
on Penna. lt.R., 30 miles north of Youngstown, O. 
DOGS 
p y p^—From imported stock. Females 
(cheap. Nelson Bros., Grove City, Pa. 
PUPPIES from registered stock: sable & white 
& black: $10 each. Olakk Fakm, Boonton, N. J. 
P0LLIE 
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SWIKTE 
OHELD0N FARM registered Durocs. Pigs of both sex. 
O Bred Sows. Service Boars. Best of breeding. 
C. K. BARNES, Oxford. N. Y. 
miRnpe THE BIG. DEEP FELLOWS 
UUVtUUO that grow and mature quickly. 
Pigs and Gilts for sale at all limes. 
SHENANGO RIVER FARMS, Transfer, Pa. 
CHR C AI E-2 DUROC JERSEY BOARS-One choice 
run OMLC BROOD SOW bred for 1st of Septem¬ 
ber Farrow—Some nice SPRING PIGS. Address 
J. H. LEWIS, R. F. D. No. 2, Cadiz, Ohio. 
Mil Id fnnl Dio , o~Eithersex; pure blood; Kreglow 
IY1U 1C"IUUl I I 50 strain. 1 ’rices reasonable. J. N. 
McPHERSON, Pine View Farm, Scottsville, N. Y. 
CTERLING HILL FARMS—CHESHIRE 
SWINE—Orders booked for Spring Pigs reg¬ 
istered stock and grades; large litters and best of 
breeding. Bigelow & Swain, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., N.J. 
Phoetoi* Whitoc Enquiries promptly answered. 
uIIgoIgI VV 111 Igo Eugene T. Black, Scio, N. Y. 
ngjr*rt|9inrn The white pig with erect ear, 
inrXnmr.N bright eye, active, alert, s 
U II LU li 1 11 L.U good helper in the orchard, 
M0RNINGSIDE FARM, Sylvania, Pa. 
SPRINGBANK 
BERKSHIRES.- The °" ly 
Prize Herd 
in Connecticut. Sows bred for April litters all sold. 
Have 4 sows bred to farrow in July; late, toser- 
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 ENGLISH YORKSHIRES. 
Last Fall Pigs from Prize Winning, Registered 
Stock, for sale at reasonable prices. 
SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO. 
CHAS. W. SWITZER 
Alfalfa Lodge Yorkshires 
Short Nose Typo, March Pigs. 
JOHN G. CU11TIS • - Rochester, N. V. 
DAIRY 
CATTLE 
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AT FARMER’S PRICES 
Again I am pleased to offer a well-bred, nicely 
marked Holstein Bull Calf, one month old, at $25; 
registered and transferred. This calf is Spruce 
Dichter Sir Peggie, and the average daily milk 
yield of his two grand dams is 85 lbs. 
Am short of help and will soil without resorvo 20 
Chester White Sows. Largo young sows, heavy with 
pig, $ 10.00 each. This spring’s farrow, three months 
old, $10.00 each. All registered. 
GEO. E. HOWELL 
Spruce Farm Howells, N. Y, 
BEG. HOLSTEIN MALE CALVES 
I 
Closely related to champions of the world 
at farmers’ prices. -Fine individuals, nicely 
marked. Fifty per cent below value. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. Write today. 
F. H. RIVENBURGH, HILLHURST FARM, MUNNSVILLE. N. Y. 
I 
MS'S HOLSTEINS 
are bred for large production, good size, strong 
constitution, and best individuality. The best 
sires aro used in this herd that it is possible to se¬ 
cure. A nico lot- of young bulls for sale; no females. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Somehville, N. J. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
THE MOST PROFITABLE DAIRY BREED 
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HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS’N OF AMERICA 
F.L.HOUGHTON.SEC'Y.BOXIOS.BRATTLEBORO.VT. 
AT LAUREL FARM 
we have on hand some half-dozen sons of Fern's 
Jubilee, 73852, A. J. C. C., from ten months down 
to a few days old. All out of good cows. Discount 
price for next thirty days. 
J. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, N, Y. 
Breed Up—Not Down^oT’o.? 1 ^,*., 1 ™ 
buy. Superior dairy dams. No better sires. lt.F. 
SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
FOR SALE-GRADE GUERNSEYS E E r . T?. 
ALLAMUCHY FARM HOLSTEINS 
We offer well bred bull calves out of A. R. O. 
dams at reasonable pricos. Send for list before 
placing your order. ALLAMUCHY, N. J. 
Millr Praflnrprc for New York City market 
llllln. rllHlUlfClo desiring information how to 
form branches of the Dairymen’s League, write to 
the Secretary, Albert Manning, Otisville. N. Y. 
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, Kdmkston, N. Y. 
JUNE OFFERING 
Maple Hurst Stock Farms, Guilford, Conn. 
Fantim’s Zac, Taylor, imported Guernsey bull, head 
of our herd, is offered for sale to avoid inbreeding. 
One of the grandqpt individuals in the U. S. and 
perfect in every detail. Photo, on request. 
One registered Berkshire Boar, seven months old. 
One magnificent Chester White Boar, 14 months 
old, at a sacrifice. 
Eight, four and five months old Jersey Bulls(Reg.) 
from 32-36 pound stock and Pogis blood. 
We will guarantee that the above stock is perfect 
and cannot be beat at the price, or we will refund 
your money and your carfare. 
JS-^7"I3\TDE3 
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 
REGISTERED BERKSHIRE PIGS 
From Son of Berryton Duke, Jr., 77341, and 
well bred Sows. 
JERSEY BULLS ALL SOLO. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 
CHAS. B. DAYTON, Supt. 
Sheldoncroft, - - Silver Lake, Pa. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
Not the cheapest, but the best. Special offering of 
Spring pigs, single or mated, for breeding. Cata¬ 
logue on application. 
WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg!!, Pa. 
L ARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD-Special Offering 
of Service Boars. Good useful Boars, $30 to $10. 
Fancy Boars for the breeder and exhibitor, $50 and 
up. They should develop into 800-pound hoars at 
maturity. H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING. Dundee, N. Y. 
