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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 11, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
FARMERS AND PUREBRED STOCK. 
The question often comes up whether 
the common farmer is interested in 
purebred stock. By way of reaching 
an answer it may be noted that dairy 
farmers seem to be rapidly coming to 
recognize the value of a purebred male 
to head their herds of dairy cows. Not 
a very large percentage yet own such 
animals, but the number who do is 
greatly in excess of the number owning 
such animals live years ago, or even 
two years ago. 1 look for a decided in¬ 
crease in sales of bulls to dairy farmers 
for the next few years, particularly if 
the price is not forced too high, and 
the quality is made equal to pretenses. 
A few breeders have, occasionally, done 
the business very lasting harm by sell¬ 
ing inferior animals as good ones, or by 
substituting grades for purebreds, ap¬ 
parently. 1 say “apparently,” for it is 
difficult to trace some of these deals. It- 
is certain that farmers have in occa¬ 
sional instances purchased bulls that re¬ 
sulted in anything but improved stock, 
and with every reason to believe that an 
animal of no particular breeding had 
been palmed off on them. I have per¬ 
sonally known of a few such cases. The 
result is to stop the sale of a good 
many worthy animals. 
When a man has provided himself 
with a . purebred bull, it is not a long 
step to the purchase of a purebred cow. 
This, too, is what some farmers are 
doing, but the number is not very large 
at present. It is what many breeders 
are looking forward to, I am confident. 
I hear it mentioned occasionally. Be¬ 
sides this there are in most neighbor¬ 
hoods one or two farmers who are 
either owners of purebred herds, or are 
striving to become such owners. These 
men are found to be more numerous 
than they were a few years ago. While 
farmers are not getting their proper 
share of the money paid by consumers, 
they are still more prosperous than for 
many years. This enables them to pur¬ 
chase such things as they especially de¬ 
sire to a much greater extent than was 
their custom in earlier days. Some of 
them are thus encouraged to purchase 
purebred stock. It does not seem to be 
clear to the average dairyman that pure¬ 
bred cows under ordinary farm condi¬ 
tions are materially better producers of 
milk or butter than are good grades 
procured by the use of a well-selected 
sire. For strictly dairy purposes the 
general opinion seems to be that grades 
of the right stamp are as profitable, are 
less costly to procure, and their loss, in 
case of accident, is less severely felt 
than in the case of purebred cows. If 
this view is correct it is of small use 
to purchase purebred cows unless one 
expects to sell the offspring at advanced 
prices. At present this may be done, 
seemingly, with considerable profit. If 
the opinion of many breeders is cor¬ 
rect that the next 10 years are to see 
purebred cattle quite as high-priced as 
they have ever been, then this may be 
a good time to embark in the business. 
There have been a number of auction 
sales of purebred stock this Fall, the 
increase in number being due, I pre¬ 
sume, to the scarcity and high price of 
feeds. Unfortunately some of the ani¬ 
mals offered have been of somewhat 
inferior quality and in poor flesh. The 
inferior grade of some of these offers 
has doubtless caused a decline in the 
price of the better animals in the same 
sale. For all that it is often noticed 
that when a thoroughly good individual 
is offered the price at which she is sold 
may be very satisfactory. h. h. l. 
BIG CATTLE AND BIG HORSES. 
While the agriculturist may be able to 
farm for pleasure and make the profit, if 
there is any, a secondary consideration, the 
real farmer must reverse this order and 
have profit come first, and then get what 
pleasure he can out of working 14 hours 
per day to get it. This part of the State 
is devoted principally to dairying in vari¬ 
ous forms. Some milk is sent to Buffalo, 
some separated and cream shipped, while 
quite a large part is made into cheese at 
our home factories. Most of the bull calves 
are vealed, and the best heifer calves raised 
for cows. Under these circumstances, in 
common with most dairymen, we find the 
Holstein cow best fills the bill. Her bull 
calves make large, growthy veals at four 
to six weeks old, and the heifer calves do 
well on skim-milk, and make big, fine cows 
at 24 to 30 months old. They are hearty 
feeders and heavy, persistent milkers, kind 
and gentle to handle, with udder and teats 
large enough so they can readily be found 
in the dark if your lantern goes out before 
you are quite done milking. Centuries of 
careful, intelligent breeding by the most 
patient of farmers have so fixed the deep 
milking trait in them that we think a 
greater improvement is shown when they 
are crossed with our common cows than 
has resulted from using any other breed. 
The first cross is a great improvement on 
the common stock, and the second and third 
-■ cross are Holsteins for all practical dairy 
purposes. 
Since the advent of the manure spreader, 
sulky plow, hay loader and other heavy 
labor-saving machinery on our Eastern 
farms, the demand for heavier horses is 
far beyond the supply. Thu cities take all 
the big drafters at prices that put them 
beyond the reach of most farmers. If many 
of our Western New Cork farmers would 
cull out and sell one-tl.ird of their dairy 
and use only good brood mares, as they do 
in France, to do most of their farm work, 
they would soon find themselves much bet¬ 
ter off. For many years and for just cause 
it seems to us the Percheron has been the 
most popular draft horse in the United 
States; quick to mature, active and power¬ 
ful, with a kind disposition, there is pleas¬ 
ure in handling and profit in raising them, 
and in stock breeding as in other walks in 
life it is easier and more pleasant to go 
with tlie crowd if they are going your way 
While a majority of the farmers of the 
Middle West and quite a large per cent of 
those in the Eastern States are agreed that 
the I’ercheron is the farmer’s horse, there 
are a few who object that they are too big, 
too slow on the road, can't work well on 
soft ground, and are awkward and clumsy 
to handle, none of which is true of them 
as a class. These are faults of the indi¬ 
vidual, not of the breed. You will find 
just as many awkwaed, slow, tumble- 
down horses among the small horses as 
you do among the big ones, only it is not 
noticed so much. Some men grudgingly 
admit that the I’ercheron will do very well 
on a farm if you have a yoke of oxen to 
do your running around with, but then they 
never owned one in their lifes. 
This Fall we hitched a yearling and a 
two-year-old stallion together, weighing 
1,200 and 1.600 pounds respectively, to a 
light wagon with two men and a week’s 
feed in it, and drove to the Hamburg Fair, 
25 miles, in six hours, and they were in 
good enough shape so that they both took 
first premium the second day after. It is 
the same everywhere. Look at the draft 
horses at any of the large fairs, and you 
will see the ribbons are tied on the ton 
kind, with all the snap, vim and action of 
horses of half their size. Where large and 
small horses are used together on soft 
plowed land you can plainly see that the 
big horse with the big foot does not sink 
in any deeper than the small horse with 
the small foot. A great deal of the preju¬ 
dice against big horses has been caused by 
the slabsided, overgrown, ungainly misfits 
of no particular breeding that have been 
used in the cities as long as they could do 
any work there, and then sold to sbme 
farmer. They are no more like a real 
draft horse than a wheelbarrow ia like an 
automobile. 
I doubt if there is any stock on a farm 
that pays as large a premium on the in¬ 
vestment as a good pair of I’ercheron 
brood mares, either grade or purebred. 
Their colts develop very young if well fed. 
We hp.ve been working a pair of registered 
stallions this Summer that were only two 
years old last Spring. We used them half 
a day at a time, at first on plow and 
harrow, but after a little they put in a full 
day at whatever there was to do, while 
grade colts of their age and older were 
running in the pasture. Some men think 
it is wrong to work a two-year-old colt, but 
they would make a boy turn grindstone till 
his suspender buttons flew ofif and wonder 
what made him tired. A colt is like a 
boy; if he is not worked more than he ia 
able to do, he is far better off to do soma 
regular work than to l e idle. 
Cattaraugus Co., N, Y. h. f. jones. 
GREAT 
ANNUAL 
AUTUMN 
SALE! 
fifll 
TO BE HELD AT THE NOTED 
SHARON VALLEY STOCK FARM, Newark, Ohio 
On Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8th and 9th, 1911 
inn Belgian, Percheron & German nfl 
IUU Coach Stallions and Mares lUU 
Mares have all been bred, both Belgian and Per¬ 
cheron, to the very best stallions of the land. A 
large per cent of these mares have been carefully 
mated, and anyone lucky enough to get a pair of 
them has a fortune in his hand if properly taken 
care of. These mares run in age 2 and 3 years old, 
colors—bays, blacks, greys and chestnuts, weighing 
from 1500 to 1800 lbs. each. 
It is to the interest of every prosperous man to 
attend this sale. Bad weather makes no interfer¬ 
ence, as the sale is held in the barn. SIXTY head 
of these mares will arrive just four days before 
this sale. Terms will be known on day of sale. 
Send 6 cents and get Illustrated Catalogue. 
The Sharon Valley Stock Farm is so well and 
favorably known for good stallions and mares, 
with fair dealings, that any further comments are 
useless to say to the people. 
Free conveyances to and from the farm. 
Do not fail to come and bring your friends. 
COL. GEO. W. CRAWFORD 
Proprietor of Sharon Valley Stock Farm, NEWARK, OHIO 
F. W. ANDREWS, Auctioneer. 
Both Phones—Citizens 1252; Bell 651 W. 
Having Just Arrived from the New 
York State Fair with a Hot of 
PREMIUM HORSES 
We are now ready for business at prices never 
heard of before. We have both Imported and 
Home-Bred Registered 
PERCHERONS ONLY 
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 1IOUBE, winning the 4-year-old 
and over class witli 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. 
D. J. GRINDE-LL. Kenton. Ohio 
Write for Free Booklet 
How tl Raise Catoes 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 180IL 
Blatchford’s Calf Meal Factory, - - Waukegan, Illinois 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
Herbert A. Hopper, Illinois College of Agriculture, 
reports this instance: 
A few years ago the owner of a herd of grade Short¬ 
horns decided he was losing money and began to grade 
up his herd with a purebred Holstein-Friesian hull. 
With tiie third generation of cows, his most profitable 
one gave a return of $135.51 for the year. Ten others gave 
an average return of $119.39. From the whole herd the 
average return was $100 per cow. Does it pay ? 
Send for Free Illustrated Descriptive Booklets. 
They contain valuable information for any Dairy¬ 
man. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS’N, F. L. HOUGHTON, Secy, Box 105, Brattleboro, Vt. 
CATTXiE | 
If 
Young 
IVf HAVE A FEW... 
BULLS FOR SALE 
THAT ARE READY FOR SERVICE. 
THEY ARE FROM ADVANCED REGISTRY 
DAMS, AND BY ONE OF THE BEST SIRES 
OF THE HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN BREED. 
WE ARE SHORT OF ROOM AND WILL 
MAKE PRICES ON THESE FELLOWS 
THAT WILL SURELY MOVE THEM. 
Write for Pedigrees and Prices. 
WOODCREST FARM 
RIFTOIY, IM. Y. 
READY FOR SERVICE 
DE KOL 4tii, registered show Holstein, born 
Dec. 5, 1910. Nearly all white. Prize winner at 
Fall Fairs. Price, $100 f. o. b. Send for pedigree. 
CLOVEKDALE FARM, Charlotte; N. Y. 
i*'‘"“-HOLSTEINS 
dale Herd of 
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. CORTELYOU, Somerville N. J. 
MEADOW BROOK GUERNSEYS 
Several Bull Calves from one to nine mouths 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. 
SIX GUERNSEY BULL CALVES 
Prices, Quality and Breeding RIGHT. 
W. A. ALEXANDER, Union Springs, N. Y, 
FLORHAM GUERNSEYS.... 
Several Yearling Bulls for sale at very moderate 
prices. Pedigrees and photographs furnished. 
J. I.. HOPE Madison, New Jersey 
“ U A L I T Y ” 
FOR SALE-THREE HIGH BRED YOUNG JERSEY BULLS, ALL 
OUT OF REGISTER OF MERIT COWS 
Dam of No. 1, 8128.3 lbs. milk in 280 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 lbs. 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,"Brightside," Aurora, N.Y. 
Cnrnl/Q Q4nn|/ Fa mi - Registered Jersey Bulls 
Llll Glia OIULA r a 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. 
IAITRFI FARM Breeds the cattle 
BraU Ixf-iL r/AIXIVA that most eco¬ 
nomically turn farm produce into money— 
JERSEYS, and the swine- that do the same 
thing— BERKSHIRES. Which do YOU want? 
J. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, N. Y. 
Breed Up—Not Dowrf„ r rc.“ u ",S™ 
buy. Superior dairy dams. No better sires. U. F. 
SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, I’a. 
FOR QAI F-REGISTEREP jerseys-oows, 
run OHLL HEIFERS AND YOUNG BULLS; 
large selection; blue ribbon winners: won in butter 
contests. Come and see them. Full particulars of 
DAVID WALLACE, Supt. Rumsonhill Farm, Fairhaven, N. J. 
SHELDONCROFT 
J. T. RUSSELL, Prop. CHAS. B. DAYTON, Supt. 
SILVER LAKE, Susq. Co., Pa. 
Pure Bred Jersey Cattle. Berkshire Swine. 
Millr Ppodiirnrc for New York City market 
lulln. lLUllULiClS desiring information how to 
form brandies of the Dairymen’s League, write to 
the Secretary, Albert Manning Otisville, N. Y. 
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 1’enna. R.R., 30 miles north of Youngstown, O, 
FOR SALE 
ONE MARE w K T . fl AT T TWO COLTS 
LEON SAGE. Crown Point, N. Y. 
MILCH GOATS FineToggenburg Buck, 4 yrs. 
well marked: horned 
large, vigorous; tawny color: 
. E. N. Barrett, Bedford Hills, N.Y. 
O Gr S 
pni I If PIIPQ—From imported stock. Females 
UdLLIL rUlOcheap. Nelson Bros. Grove City, Pa. 
IS "STST I 3NT 3ES 
0UpQ U i D C0—Both sex. All ages. The quality 
uncomnco herd. G. E. SMITH, Castile, N.Y. 
CHELD0N FARM registered Durocs. Pigs of both sex 
** Bred Sows. Service Boars. Best of breeding 
C. K. BAUNES. Oxford, N. Y. 
CHESHIRES —The long, deep-bodied, white bacon hog 
- prize winners at State and county fair 
Write your wants. E. K. MORSE, Moravia, N. Y. 
LARGE —BROOKFIELD FARM— YORKSHIRES 
Pigs of June or August farrow, both sexes, from 
the most improved type and registered breeding, for 
sale at $10 each f.o.b. Buffalo, crated with registered 
certificate. W. Allan Gardner, Snyder, Erie County, N.Y. 
I ARGE YORKSHIRE BOAR, registered: 18 months old; 
** a fine one; cheap. H. W. MERRIH, Syracuse, N. Y. 
UROC PIGS, SB. Growthy, Pedigreed Angora kit¬ 
tens, $3.50 each. Sereno Weeks, DeGraff, Ohio. 
nnpnpc the big. deep fellows 
UUnUUO til at grow and mature quickly. 
Pigs and Gilts for sale at all limes. 
SHENANGO RIVER FARMS, Transfer, Pa. 
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HAMPSHIRE 
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j CHAS. STEWART DAVISON ► 
] 60 Wall St., New York City \ 
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START RIGHT CET A PA,R 
OF OUR 
HIGH-BRED BERKSHIRE PIGS 
Bred for Utility of the Best Strains. 
Write for particulars. 
CHERRY HILL FRUIT FARM, Toboso, Licking Co., Ohio 
Mead ow Brook Berkshires 
Grand Fall Offering of lai-go 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 model- 
ate. Quality guaranteed. Your address will secure 
full description and prices. Address SUPT., 
Meadow Brook Farm, Bernardsville, N. J. 
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 
Large Berkshires at Highwood 
Regular Fall offering of Service Boars and 
of young Pigs in pairs and trios, not akin. 
H. C. & H. B. Harpentlintr, Dundee, N. Y. 
FASHIONABLY BRED BERKSHIRES 
A few Spring and Summer PIGS for sale at rea¬ 
sonable prices. Dlt. J. R. ALLEN, Orwell, N. Y. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires, C. Whites. 
prices & circular 
7 --y — - .. 
Fine, large strains; all ages, mated 
not akin. Bred sows service Boars, 
Jersey and Holstein Calves. Collie 
Pups, Beagles ami Poultry . Write for 
ars. Hamilton & Co., Ercildoun Pa. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES.^ 1 ;', 
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, Pioprietor, Marbledale, Conn. 
SHEEP 
9A Registered Shropshire EWES for sale. Also 
yearling RAMS. H. B. Covert, Lodi, N. Y. 
F OR SALE —Choice pure-bred Rams—Shropshires, 
Hampshires and Southdowns (yearlings & lambs) 
at prices in accordance to the times. Correspond¬ 
ence invited. C. 0. Pattridge, Cold Spring Farm. Perry, N.Y. 
IF YOU WANT 
SHROPSHIRE orSOUTHDOWN SHEEP 
of tiie best breeding and quality, write the 
NIAGARA STOCK FARM, J. C, Duncan, Mgr.. 
Lewiston, N. Y. 
I4IPHI ANTY EAPM Offers some choice 
nllinLAINLI rAKM Shropshires—yearlings 
and lambs of either sex. Bred for type and 
quality. W. F. BLACK, Hall, N. Y. 
