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THE RURAL NEW-YOKKER 
October 28, 
Live Stock awd Dairy 
IMPROVEMENT IN HOGS. 
H. C. and H. B. Harpending, of Dun¬ 
dee, N. Y., sent the pictures shown at 
Figs. 424 and 425. The object was to 
show the improvement which can be 
stout rope and ties it around the cow's 
body just behind the fore legs, then puts a 
stick in it and twists it tight as a Spanish 
windlass. This gives the cow something 
to be thinking about while being milked. 
If she attempts to kick a turn of the stick 
in the rope will attract her attention, and 
finally, after several times, she will stand 
perfectly quiet if the rope is merely tied 
Write for Free Booklet 
How /) Raise Caloes Cheaply and Successfully Without Milk 
Contains full information and complete feeding directions for 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. 
No mill feed The only calf meal manufactured in an exclusive Calf Meal Factory 
Established at Leicester, England, in 18Q0,. 
Blatchford’s Calf Meal Factory, - - Waukegan, Illinois 
SIX MONTHS OLD GILTS—ONE BERKSHIRE CROSS. Fig. 424, 
made in hogs by one cross with a pure¬ 
bred sire of good quality. Fig. 424 
shows five gilts, described as follows: 
Those are the sows from a litter of 12. 
The rest were males. These gilts were far- 
around her. I had a mare that was a bad 
puller. She broke several tbree-fourths-inch 
ropes. After trying putting a rope about 
her body and under her tail it did no good; 
I finally had a small chain secured at one 
end back of her stall and hooked across so 
A GROUP OF YEARLING BERKSHIRE SOWS. Img. 425. 
rowed March 7, 1911, and September 10. 
At six months of age they weighed 1.050 
pounds, an average of 210 pounds. They 
are not fat, but well grown out. They 
have always been on range and have got 
most of tliir livelihood from pasture. The 
dam is a very plain sow, and the sire is 
Berryton Duke’s Model, one of our herd 
boars. We submit them to show the effect 
of using a purebred sire. Fig. 425 shows 
some of our purebred yearliug sows ou 
range, where they are maintained through¬ 
out the year. We had litters farrowed in 
the A-shaped pens shown in picture last 
Spring when the thermometer was six be¬ 
low and saved every one. 
There is no doubt whatever about the 
improvement which one good cross will 
make in hogs. Thousands have demon¬ 
strated it. The trouble is that some 
people expect pure blood to take the 
place of feed. It will not, but it will 
give a hog capable of making more 
pork out of extra feed. 
Breeding Shetland Ponies. 
I have an opportunity to obtain a small 
herd (six or seven head) of purebred regis¬ 
tered Shetland ponies, all of them colts 
under six months old, at a price of $60 to 
$70 each. Do you think it would pay a 
man to buy these and raise them for sale? 
Would there be a market for them in the 
city, and about what price could I expect 
to get for them at, say two years, and 
broken to harness? I have a large farm of 
225 acres, about ISO acres farm land and 
the remainder woodland, and do not believe 
they would cost a great deal more than 
sheep, but the market is the main thing. I 
have heard of them selling as high as $175. 
Is this unusual or not? A. G. z. 
Pennsylvania. 
R. N.-Y.—There is without doubt a good 
demand for Shetland ponies. We have one 
that could be sold easier than any other 
horse on the farm. While a few superior 
ponies might sell at $175, the majority 
would go for about half that figure. The 
ponies are hardy and are kept like sheep; 
but, like all dwarfs, they are not sure 
breeders. Still, we think the business 
would pay with a careful man back of it. 
Kicking Cows, Bucking Horses. 
I see in your, issue of October 7 a rem¬ 
edy for a kicking cow. I have a New Eng¬ 
land Yankee here who has cured a kicking 
cow by a most- simple method. He takes a 
that if she backed it would touch her hind 
legs just above the knees. She has forgot¬ 
ten how to pull now, and| has given no 
more trouble. h. l. howe. 
Ontario Co., N. Y. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
It. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
O 
SES 
Having Just Arrived from tlie New 
Y r ork State Fair with a Dot of 
PREMIUM HORSES 
We are now ready for business at prices never 
heard of before. We have both Imported and 
Home-Bred Registered 
PERCHERONS 
Prices—$350 to $750 on Mares, according 
to age, weight and size. 
Stallions from $500 to $3,000. 
These prices include the Great Stallion NOGEN- 
TAIS, winning first with three of his get; also the 
5-year-old Stallion ROUGE, winning the 4-year-old 
and over class with 14 animals in the ring. 
We have on hand in all about SIXTY HEAD 
Don’t wait to write—come and see us at once. No 
peaches and cream, but plenty of plums, and plumb 
good ones. 
I). J. GRINDELL, Kenton, Ohio 
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. R.R., 30 miles north of Youngstown. O, 
POM F.S—Spotted & solid col ore. Brood mares. Best paying 
stock kept on farm. Sherman Sanford, Seymour, Conn., 
STALLION FOR SALE OR TRADE. 
KUSHIBO, Trotting Stallion, a first-class siring 
son of Kremlin, is offered for sale for $500, or will 
trade for a first-class “roadster automobile.” This 
stallion has a mark of 2.08, is pronounced sound 
by Dr. Edward Moore of Albany, N. Y., is guaran¬ 
teed fearless, kind and gentle in all harness, and 
has never hurt a fly. Particulars by letter. 
R. B. ANDERSON, 
Maple Hurst Stoek Farms, Guilford, Conn. 
T HAVE just 
A- arrived 
f rom Belgium, 
France and 
Germ a n y, 
where I pur¬ 
chased an ex¬ 
tra line lot of 
STALLIONS * 
and MARES 
of the differ¬ 
ent breeds, 
which will ar¬ 
rive at the 
Sharon Valley Stock Farm, 
Newark, Ohio, 
in the next ten days. Will be glad to welcome any 
customers to the farm. Will also exhibit at all the 
leading fairs in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Vir¬ 
ginia, where I will be glad to meet friends and 
customers. Col. G. W. CRAWFORD. 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
You cannot sell milk at a profit unless you cut 
your production costs by keeping cows that will 
average 7,000 lbs. per year and upwards. 
Now that the agricultural colleges and state 
experiment stations have begun to test the different 
breeds, we can supply facts and figures that will satisfy 
any open-minded business man that for every purpose, 
the Holstein is the most profitable dairy breed. 
Send for our free literature. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS’N, F. L. HOUGHTON, Sec’y. Box 105 Brattleboro, Vt. 
I T Y 
qua: 
FOR SALE-THREE HIGH BRED YOUNG JERSEY BULLS, ALL 
OUT OF REGISTER OF MERIT COWS 
Dam of No. 1, 8128.3 lbs. milk in 286 days, 
testing 527 lbs. 12 oz. butter 
Dam of No. 2, 11265.3 lbs. milk in 365 days, 
testing 701 lbs. 12 oz. butter 
Dam of No. 3, 12840.6 lbs. milk in 365 days, 
testing 803 ibs. 8 oz. butter 
We also have a nice bunch of bred heifers due to calve 
this Fall and early Winter. Write for description 
ami prices, or better yet come and see them, visitors 
always welcome. E.W. Mosher,“Briohtside,” Aurora, N.Y. 
Breeds the cattle 
that most eco¬ 
nomically turn farm produce into money— 
JERSEYS, and tlie swine that do the same 
thing—BERKSHIRES. Which do YOU want ? 
J. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, N. Y. 
Breed Up-Not Dowir^STLSK 
buy. Superior dairy dams. No better sires. It. F 
SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
LAUREL FARM 
SWI3XTE 
AYR3HIRES —Bull Calves 
Choice Individuals 
R. TEMPLETON & SON, ULSTER, PA. 
FLORHAM GUERNSEYS .... 
Several Yearling Bulls for sale at very moderate 
prices. Pedigrees and photographs furnished. 
J. J,. HOPE Madison, New .Jersey 
LWiflli 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. GORTELVOU. Somerville N. J. 
DE K0L BURKE BLOOD. 
Will sell ONTARIO COUNT DE KOL, Holstein 
Bull, half white, bor i April 25th, by America De 
Kol Burke, out of Bettina De Kol. Bargain at $75, 
f. o. b. CLOVERDALE FARM, Charlotte, N. Y. 
FOR SALE: OUR ENTIRE DAIRY 
FIFTY HIGH-GRADE HOLSTEIN COWS 
THIRTY SPRINGERS abso THREE 
GRAND YOUNG PERCHERON STALLIONS. 
JONES BROS. Dayton. N. Y. 
SHELDONCROFT 
J. T. RUSSELL, Prop. CHAS. B. DAYTON, Supt. 
SILVER LAKE, Susq. Co., Pa. 
Pure Bred Jersey Cattle. Berkshire Swine. 
Purolra Ctnolr Farm - Registered Jersey Bulls 
LUlGnd 01U Li IV I d I III and Heifers, 6 monthsto 2 
years old. Chester White, Poland China and 
Berkshire Pigs. Scotch Collie Pups and a variety 
Of poultry. Send two-cent stamp for circular. 
_EDWARD WALTER. West Chester. Pa. 
MEADOW BROOK GUERNSEYS 
Several Bull Calves from one to nine months old, 
from dams and sires that are prize winners and 
large producers. If you want quality and quantity 
write us for full particulars. Address SUPT., 
Meadow Brook Farm, Bernardsville, N. J. 
MiTLr PrnHirrprc f° r New York City market 
lulln. riUUUbClo desiring information how to 
form branches of the Dairymen’s League; write to 
tlie Secretary Abbekt Manning, Otisville, N. Y. 
CIIl HENGEBVELD- Grand Son-Born last 
^ December. For sale or exchange for good 
Heifer Calf. Write P. A. Webster, Cazenovia, N.Y. 
JERSEY HEID PIGS 
Have many superior qualities: Small frames, but lay on 
flesh fast; long-bodied, good natured, easy keepers. Sows 
have large litters and do not kill pigs at farrowing. I’igs 
grow fast—produce 350 lbs. pork at 9 months. Nothing 
slow about this breed—quick money-makex-s. Have some 
extra fine offerings now at special prices. My reputation 
as a successful breeder back of every sale. Write me today. 
ARTHUR J. COLLINS, Box R, Moorcstown, New Jersey 
KALORAMA FARM 
is now offering a limited number of 
BERKSHIRE PIGS 
from eight to twelve weeks old, of 
the higiiest quality and breeding, 
... AT REASONABLE PRICES , . . 
CALVIN J. HUSON, - PENN YAN, N. Y 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires, C. Whites. 
Fine, Jarge strains; all ages, mated 
not akin. Bred sows service Boars, 
Jersey and Holstein Calves. Collie 
Pups, Beagles and Poultry. Write fox 
prices & circulars. Hamilton & Co., Ercildoun Pa. 
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, Piuprictor, Marbledale, Conn. 
CHELDON FARM registered Durocs. Pigs of both sex. 
v Bred Sows. Service Boars Best of breeding. 
C. K. BAUNKS. Oxford, N. Y. 
D UROC PIGS, SG. Growthy, Pedigreed Angora kit¬ 
tens, $3.50 each. Sereno Weeks, DeGraff, Ohio. 
HESTER WHITES— A few Choice Registered BOARS 
for salo. EUGENE T. BLACK, Scio, N. Y. 
For Sale-Registered Cheshire Whites 
Six weeks old Sows and Barrows, $7.00 to $8.00 
Eight. “ 8.00 to 9.00 
Yearling Sows, bred to our celebrated Boar, $20 00 
to $25.00. G. JASON WATERS, Fair Acre Farm, 
R. F. D. 42, Noewabk, Conn. 
BELTED HAMPSHIRE SWINE 
WELL MARKED PICS 
CHAS. STEWART DAVISON 
60 Wall St., New York City 
SIIEE 
30 
Registered Shropshire EWES for sale. Also 
yearling RAMS. H. B. Covekt, Lodi, N. Y. 
REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE RAMS Jttfcffij 
Yeoman. FRED. VAN YLEET, Lodi, N. Y. 
DAMC UriD C A I U— Registered Shropshire 
KAMd rUK oALL yearlings and two-year- 
olds. Also, one four-year-old Hanmer Ram and 
some nice Ram Lambs. E. E. StevensS Son,Wilson, N.Y. 
FOR SALE RAMBOUILLET RAMS 
J. P. TUCK, Manager, Elm Place, Avon, N. Y. 
Snowcroft Hampshire Downs 
150 Rams and Ewes from best English Foundation 
stock. All shipments guaranteed as described. 
DR. S. F. SNOW. 713 University Block, SYRACUSE. N. Y. 
IF YOU WANT 
SHROPSHIRE orSOUTHDOWN SHEEP 
of tlie best breeding and quality, write the 
NIAGARA STOCK FARM, J. C, Duncan, Mgr., 
Lewiston, N. Y. 
Uirui ANn !7APM 0flers S0lne Choice 
niUnLAllU TAIVlYl Shropshires—yearlings 
and lambs Of either sex. Bred for type and 
quality. VV ■ F. BLACK. Hall, N.Y. 
nilRnnC THE BIG. deep FELLOWS 
UUnUUO that grow and mature quickly. 
Pigs and Gilts for sale at ali times. 
SHENANGO RIVER FARMS, Transfer, Pa. 
FASHIONABLY BRED BERKSHIRES 
A few Spring and Summer PIGS for sale at rea¬ 
sonable prices. Du. J. R. ALLEN, Orwell, N. Y. 
Large Berkshires at Highwood 
. Regular Fall offering of Service Boars and 
of young Pigs in pairs and trios, not akin. 
B. C. & H. B. Harpending, Dundee, N. Y. 
M eadow Brook Berkshires 
Grand Fall Offering of large and vigorous breed¬ 
ers, both sexes, no akin, all ages. Also young 
PIGS in pairs and trios. This stock represents 
English and American best strain. Prices moder¬ 
ate. Quality guaranteed. Your address will secure 
full description and prices. Address SUPT.. 
Meadow Brook Farm, Bernardsville, N. J. 
'J'HOROUGHBRED CHESTER WHITE FALL 
PIGS and a two-year-old registered BOAR 
For Sale. C. Henry Pease, Mapleton, Cayuga Co., N. Y. 
PUCCUIRCC—Both sex. All apes. The quality 
OnConinCO herd. G. E. SMITH, Castile, N.Y. 
DOGS 
COLLIE pjj p^— From imported stock. Females 
I cheap. Nelson Bros. Grove City, Pa. 
FOR S A 1. E 
Thoroughbred Female Rabbit Hound Beagle 
S15; Pups, S3 and 55. H. BUZZEE, Westfield, Mass. 
UnilMn Dll DC— American Foxhound and Beagle 
1 IUUI 1 U rUlO Cross. OnontaFarm, Portland, Conn. 
F OR SALE —Choice pure-bred Rams—Shropshires, 
Hnmpshires and Southdowns (yearlings & lambs) 
at prices in accordance to tlie times. Correspond¬ 
ence invited. C. 0. Pattridge, Cold Spring Farm, Perry, N.Y. 
