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TH E) RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 2, 
Live Stock and Dairy 
THOSE CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY COWS. 
,The month of October is the least 
profitable so far reported. The cost 
and amount of production has very 
nearly reached its Winter level, while 
the product is still figured at the Sum¬ 
mer price. Cornstalks are estimated to 
be worth $3 per ton, and these cows 
were fed about 20 pounds a day in ad¬ 
dition to pasturage. Here are the fig¬ 
ures : 
Branch. 
31 days milk, 735 -As lbs. at $1.50_$11.03 
Daily average 23 pounds, 11 ounces. 
Babcock test 5.3% butter fat. 
Matilda. 
31 days milk, 735 V 2 lbs. at $1.50_$11.03 
Daily average 23 pounds, 12 ounces. 
Babcock test 4.7% butter fat. 
Cost. 
Pasture . 
Grain . 
Cornfodder, etc. 
Interest . 
$22.09 
$2.00 
4.18 
1.66 
1.00 
$8.84 
October’s net profit.$13.25 
Cost of production per hundred, 59 
cents. c. c. clement. 
Chautauqua Co., N. Y. 
HOG CHOLERA. 
Since writing the reply to the query 
of G. W. H., on page 1072, there has 
been an extensive outbreak of hog 
cholera in Highland and adjoining 
counties. Inoculation has been per¬ 
formed by both State and local men, 
and in most cases successfully. Both 
the single and double treatment have 
been used, though the cases where the 
double treatment was used were in the 
majority. In some cases whole herds 
of treated hogs have died, and it seems 
these hogs were treated with serum 
from commercial laboratories which 
have lately been producing serum be¬ 
cause the demand is far greater than 
State laboratories can supply. Inert or 
weakened serum is of course worthless 
for the single treatment, and highly 
dangerous, indirectly, in the double 
treatment, for then the disease produc¬ 
ing blood simply gives the treated hog a 
genuine case of cholera. This is writ¬ 
ten as a warning to make sure you get 
good serum, and to get a good veter¬ 
inarian to give the treatment. 
Ohio. w. e. duckwall. 
PREFERS LARGE YORKSHIRE SWINE. 
After a careful study of the various 
breeds of hogs and comparing the most 
popular ones at the different State fairs, 
I came to the conclusion that the Daige 
Improved English Yorkshire hog would be 
far the most profitable one for a general 
farmer’s use, especially in New York State. 
There are more Large Yorkshires bred in 
Canada than any other breed. This also 
is noticeably true in Denmark where the 
swine industry has become a very paying 
proposition. Several large herds are owned 
in Minnesota and as far as I am able to 
judge, there has never been a case where 
it was necessary for a breeder to hold an 
auction in order to dispose of his product. 
They are also a large white hog with a 
medium-sized head, short nose, long deep 
body of medium breadth and equally wide 
at shoulders, sides and hams, strong legs 
and good feet, capable of carrying great 
weight. They produce a much larger 
amount and better quality of bacon than 
the lard type hog. The sows are good 
mothers and you frequently find from 12 to 
15 pigs in a litter and are easily cared 
for. The young pigs mature rapidly. I 
believe that this breed of swine will do 
more to increase the profit of the farmer 
by raising either thoroughbred stock or 
crossing them with some high grade hogs. 
New York. w. allan Gardner. 
SHROPSHIRES THE GENERAL PURPOSE 
SHEEP. 
I prefer the Shropshire, because with 
wool bringing a living profit, he will bring 
the best return for a given amount of feed 
consumed, or number of acres grazed, of 
any of the breeds. They are far the most 
numerous of any breeds (counting from a 
registered standpoint) ; therefore a better 
demand for rams of this breed. It is not 
uncommon in our flock to have ewes at one 
year old weigh 155 to ICO pounds, or rams 
at the same age 175 to 200 pounds. Our 
1910 clip of wool was consigned to a manu¬ 
facturer in February, 1911, and the grading 
of the sorters was returned to me. Out of 
over SO fleeces, every fleece (except one) 
graded three-eighths-blood combing, and the 
average weight of the fleeces was above 
eight pounds each. For this I received 25 
cents per pound f. o. b. 1911 clip was con¬ 
signed to same firm, and for this I re¬ 
ceived 24 cents per pound f. o. b. These 
are fair prices for three-eighths-blood comb¬ 
ing wool, compared with the prices wool 
dealers have been paying for said grade 
since April 1, 1911, namely from 16 to 18 
cents per pound ; 25 cents per pound, how¬ 
ever, will not leave a fair profit to the 
grower of this grade of wool. ,It cannot be 
produced with a fair profit to the grower, 
at less than 30 cents per pound. With 
medium wool figured at 16 to 18 cents per 
pound I think the Southdown or the Hamp¬ 
shire would hustle the Shropshire for 
amount returned from a given amount of 
feed consumed, or like amount of land 
grazed. I have faith that the people of this 
country will not long continue a policy that 
brings starvation prices to the grower of 
wool, and I believe at no distant day the 
production of wool will be as profitable 
as the production of mutton. 
Wyoming Co., N. Y. c. o. pattridge. 
Sore on Udder. 
I have a large Short-horn cow about 
nine years old. She is a good milker, calf 
about six weeks old and is in good fix. She 
eats heartily and appears healthy, except a 
small sore about the size of a 25-cent piece 
on her udder just in front of her front 
teats, in that concave. The first we noticed 
the sore was near the 20th of August. The 
sore had a bad smell. We have been doc¬ 
toring it with creoline, lime and a few other 
cheap medicines. We get it nearly well, 
then it will get as bad as ever and still has 
the bad odor. Can you tell me what it is, 
and how to treat it? We do not use her 
milk ; we turn two calves to her which she 
is raising nicely. c. k. t. 
Such sores sometimes connect with a 
fistula discharging a little bad-smelling pus 
and when that is the case the fistula has to 
be curetted by the veterinarian and then 
injected with tincture of iodine each other 
day until it fills up. If no pipe (sinus) 
is found, scrub the sore perfectly clean and 
then lightly cauterize it with a lunar caus¬ 
tic pencil. Afterward apply twice daily a 
mixture of one dram each of boric acid 
and calomel in an ounce of balsam of Peru. 
A. s. a. 
When you write advertisers mention Tiie 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
S HELlwhen you please 
Own your 
own power 
corn shell- 
er, costs less 
than half the 
price others ask. Has a feed grind¬ 
ing attachment for $11.50 more that 
does the work of the $25.00 kind. 
3 H. P. operates shellcr to full capacity. 
$25.00 at the factory is the price; add a 
little for freight, etc., to your station. You 
can afford the Watts Power Sheller, be¬ 
cause a two days good run will pay for the 
machine; 130 bushels an hour. This is made 
especially for the individual farmer to make 
him independent of contractors and elevators. 
Guaranteed satisfactory; 5 days trial. Write 
for booklet. 
Seager Engine Works 
1028 Hazel Street Lansing, Mich. 
HARVEY BOLSTER SPRINGS 
'|gr 
1 4 
A 
COOK YOUR FEED and SAVE 
Half the Cost—with the 
PROFIT FARM BOILER 
With Dumping Caldron. Emptios 
its kettle in one minute. The simplest 
and best arrangement for cooking 
food for stock. Also make Dairy anil 
Laundry Stoves, Water and 
Steam Jacket Kettles, Hog 
Scalders, Caldrons.etc. £3?”Send 
for particulars and ask for circular J 
D. It. SEE lilt Y & CO„ Batavia, xiu 
Boils 4 Bushels of Potatoes 
in lO Minutes 
and that with very little fuel. 
Farmers’ Favorite 
Feed Cooker and Agricultural Boiler 
Guaranteed to please or your money 
refunded. 25 to 100-gal. capacity, 4 sizes 
between. Write for Complete Catalog. 
Lewis Mfg. Co., Box C Cortland, N.V. 
The Sharpies Mechanical Milker 
You will value it more 
than all the rest. Let 
us give you the details. 
Write for catalogue “ E.” 
DAIRY SPECIALTY CO., Trust Building, West Chester, Pa. 
The Youngest of a 
Family of Seven 
The Self Binding Harvester. 
The Babcock Milk Tester. 
The Gasoline Engine. 
The Gang Plow. 
The Threshing Machine. 
The Cream Separator. 
Standard Veterinary Remedy 
In Use 21 Years 
Trade Mark 
Registered 
H EAVES CURED 
NEWTON’S REMEDY Coughs, Distempers. 
Safe, positive cure that is Cuaranloed for 
Hoavos. It gets at the root of the trouble. A 
scientific remedy for Indigestion, which is the real 
cause of heaves. Heaves affect the lungs only 
indirectly. Newton’s Remedy drives out lntes- > 
final worms and is an excellent stomach and’ 
bowel conditioner. Book explains fully, free. $1 
per can, at dealers’, or sent direct, prepaid. 
THE NEWTON REMEDY CO., Toledo, Ohio 
ROBERTSON’S CRAIN 
HANGING STANCHIONS 
“I have used them for mnro 
than TWENTY YEARS, and they 
have given the very best of satis¬ 
faction in every way,” write3 
Justus IT. Cooley, M.D., Plainfield 
Sanitarium, Plainfield, N. J. « 
Thirty days’ trial on application 
O. II. ROBERTSON 
Wash. St., Eorestvlllc, Conn. 
"V- 
. FOSTER STEEL... 
STANCHIONS 
Increase Your Dairy Profit 
Slakes cows comfortable. Save time 
in stabling and cleaning. Easy to 
operate; cow proof; sanitary; 
strong, and durable. 
Write for our prices and illus¬ 
trated catalog before buying. 
FOSTER STEEL STANCHION CO. 
^ 90(1 Insurance it 1 lie., Rochester, N. Y. 
10 Pays’ Free Trial 
Wc Pay the Freight 
That is exactly what we mean. Just say 
you want to try one of the 44-year fa¬ 
mous Quaker City Feed Mills and we 
will ship it quick—freight paid. Use the 
Quaker City for grinding Soft, Wet or Dry 
Corn, Corn and Cob, Shuck and Kaffir Com, 
Feed and Table Meal all kinds of small grain 
separately or mixed. Can be adjust ed to grind 
fine, medium or coarse. ~~ ' | IMT 
There is not a grinder 
that ever equalled any 
of the famous 
Quaker *Trarl§r 
City 
Feed Mills 
The most complete line ever offered; 
23 styles to choose from. Thou¬ 
sands in use—none better. Convince 
yourself at our risk that Quaker City 
Mills grind faster, do the most work 
with the least power and can be depended 
on at all times and under all conditions. If 
after trial the mill is not entirely satisfacto¬ 
ry,return it at our expense. If this looks like 
a good proposition, send for our free catalog 
which also shows Engines,Cutters,Sbellers.etc, 
TIIE A. W. STRAUB COMPANY 
Dept. E, 8740 Filbert St., Philadelphia,Pa, 
l»cpt. T, 870!) So. Ashland Avc., 
Chicago, Illinois. 
EXCELSIOR SWING STANCHION 
Warranted The Best. 30 Days’ Trial 
Unlike all others. Stationary when open 
Noiseless Simple Sanitary Durable 
The Wasson Stanchion Co., 
Box 60, Cuba, N, Y. 
Wonderful Sewing Awl 
A perfect stitcher. Makes re- 
' pairs neat and quick. Mends har¬ 
dness, shoes, awnings, canvas, 
straps, pulley belts. Sew or 
Prepaid. mend anything, heavy or 
| Agts.icanted^^ light. Sells on sight. Q 
C. A. Myers Co., 6328 Lexington Ave., Chicago HI. 
Unadilla Silos 
are the best 
I 
Give superior silage. Possess best con¬ 
struction and greatest convenience. Get 
free catalogue. Agents wanted. 
Unadilla Silo Co., Box C. Unadilla, N. Y. 
SCIENTIFIC POWER MILL 
Adapted for use in any locality, but espec¬ 
ially valuable in the South¬ 
ern States, ft,-Successfully 
grinds Indian corn in the 
shuck and Kafir corn in the 
brush. Unequaled for 
grinding cob corn, with or 
without shuck; will 
also grind every kind 
of small grain includ¬ 
ing cotton seed when 
mixed with corn. 
Unlike Any Other Mill 
Ever Built 
Has all modern safety 
features and is built for 
heavy service. Pulley is 
outside of frame permitting use qf endless belts. 
This No. 103 is a general purpose mill and we stand 
back of every claim we make for it. Write for cata¬ 
log fully describing twenty-four styles and sizes. 
THE BAUER BROS. CO., Box 415 Springfield, Ohio 
ROOTS FOR STOCK 
Cannot be supplanted by any¬ 
thing else. They can be easily and 
profitably grown in any soil and 
climate. They produce wonder 
fully profitable results as a part 
ration for all kinds of livestock. 
You can prepare them best with 
THE BANNER ROOT GUTTER 
Made in 7 sizes—hand or power. They 
make the famous “banner root chips" 
—not slices or cubes—which prevents all 
choking. Shake outall dirt before cutting. Their 
first cost Is so small you cannot alford to be with¬ 
out one. Send for the Danner booklet today. 
O. E. THOMPSON & SONS, Ypsilanti, Michigan 
■ Save Money' 
on Feed 
Grind the corn and cob and your stock 
will surely produce more meat and milk. 
Nutrition alone is not enough—you must 
feed bulk also. Put your grain through a 
lleiv o/faUand 
Feed flflll 
and your stock will obtain 25# extrafeed value— 
this fattens hogs and steers quickly and ensures 
more milk in the pail. New Holland Feed Mill 
Write for wood saw 
catalog and prices. 
can bo adjusted to 
f rind coarse or fine. 
t is easy to operate 
—prices are extra 
low this year to in¬ 
duce big sales. “The 
Right Way to Feed 
Grain” is a booklet 
every fanner needs—it’s 
free. These arc the best 
and lowest priced feed 
mills on the market ; so 
write today. 
NEW HOLLAND MACHINE CO., 
BOX 41, NEW HOLLAND, PA. 
