1942. 
STHE RURAL, NEW-YORKKi: 
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DRAFT HORSES IN EUROPE. WHAT AILS THE BUTTER? 
During the past two weeks it has been 
my good fortune to attend two of the larg¬ 
est of all of the European horse and live 
stock shows. The Belgian horse show was 
held at Brussels June 13 to 16 inclusive. 
The horses shown here were all Belgians, 
1058 entries, mostly in one building, which 
also contained space for four show rings 
with lots of space between, so that the 
people could watch the show in any ring 
they wished. The horses were judged and 
prizes awarded in all four rings from 9 
a. m. to about 5 p. m. the first two days. 
As some of the classes contained nearly 
100 entries they were shown before the 
three judges one at a time, and either dis¬ 
missed or marked up for the final show 
when the prizes were awarded. The owner 
allowed to show' his horse in the ring a 
second time, whether a winner of a prize 
or not, should be indeed a proud man. In 
no other country in the "world could an 
equal number of draft animals of one breed 
and of this quality and value be shown. 
The Belgian Government has encouraged in 
every way the breeders to keep their best 
stock and not to sell them even at the 
enormous prices that are offered. Some of 
the best stallions draw as high as $2000 a 
year to keep them in Belgium. Buyers were 
there from Holland, Germany, Italy, Aus¬ 
tralia and America. One order from Russia 
for 100 head of stallions and mares was re¬ 
ported. As high as $20,000 for a single 
stallion has been paid by Germany, and to 
the credit of the Belgian breeder there are 
a number of prize winners and champions 
that are not for sale at any price. For the 
purpose of giving all the breeders a fair 
chance and not to compel the owner of a 
1600 pound stallion or mare to show 
against one weighing from 2000 to 2400 
pounds, the Belgian breed is divided in 
three classes at this show, first, animals 
over 16 hands, being the heavy weights or 
Flemish type ; second, those under 16 hands, 
the medium sized blocky type; third, the 
smaller or Ardennaise type. The latter is 
a very active, useful horse, and is also 
largely raised and liked in France. I 
watched the show rings carefully and noted 
that great pains and care were taken in 
selecting the prize winners, and every op¬ 
portunity was given the breeder to show 
his horse to the best advantage. The prizes 
offered were for two. three, four and five- 
year-old stallions and mares. On Sunday, 
the 10th, the admission was reduced from 
two francs to one franc (twenty cents), to 
Can you tell me what is the matter with 
our cow that her butter is so bad? Wo 
can hardly eat it. She is a Jersey, 2*4 
years old, had her first calf last December. 
We tie her out in the field part of the day 
and then run her in the pasture. At night 
she is in the stable, but is not fed; has 
salt all the time. I keep the milk in crocks 
on top of ice box in dining room, and 
skim milk every morning. I churn twice 
and sometimes three times a week. The 
amount of butter varies—sometimes I aver¬ 
age as low as 2)4 pounds—last week if 
■was five pound|;. Will cruel treatment 
have anything to do with either taste or 
amount of butter? When I wash the but¬ 
ter. the water looks like a pond of pond- 
lilies. little specks about the size of a 
pinhead float on the top of the water look- 
in gexaetly like small pond-lilies, g. w. 
Ohio. 
I do not think that the cause of this 
butter being so unsatisfactory comes from 
any defect in health of the heifer, or 
feeding, but is a result of bacterial action 
upon the milk. The very fact that large 
flakes of sour milk, and many, appear upon 
the" wash water of the butter, suggests that 
the milk is being “seeded" with some form 
of bacteria numerous and antagonistic to 
the lactic acid bacteria desired, and by open 
setting of the milk in crocks, and* in a 
much-used room it is being constantly re¬ 
inforced by these germs of “putrefaction” 
as indicated by the writer who says that 
“the butter is so bad, we can hardly eat it.” 
The crocks in which the milk is set are 
tlie probable cause. The»glazing is prob¬ 
ably imperfect, and full of pin holes possi¬ 
bly, which allows the milk to penetrate 
the porous structure of the crocks, and 
there has decayed and no amount of wash¬ 
ing will “get at” the trouble. These bac¬ 
teria quickly inoculate the warm milk, and 
by the time the cream is up. the milk is 
contaminated, and as much milk goes into 
the cream, and by holding this cream two 
and three days in warm weather, notably 
open set cream, the lactic acid germs have 
all disappeared, and “cultured ones” have 
full possession. The milk in the cream has 
begun to take on decay, and so appears 
on the wash water as “pond lilies.” The 
remedy will be to wash milk pails and 
strainer—the latter may be the Whole 
cause of the trouble—in the hottest water 
possible. Live steam would be better, first 
PRIZE-WINNING PERCHERONS. Fig. 356. 
allow the business and working people to 
attend the show. The king and his son. 
many officers, escorted by cavalry, attended 
the show in the afternoon, when all of the 
prize winners and champions were paraded 
for his inspection. One very interesting 
part of this parade was 17 exhibits of foil? 
matched Belgian mares led together. These 
mares would average a ton each, were 
mature, large and in the pink of show 
condition. They were the grandest lot of 
draft mares I ever saw. It is a fact that 
it is very difficult for Americans to buy 
Belgian horses of the highest quality, as 
most of the other European countries are 
paying much more than the}' can be sold 
for in the United States. 
The French Government horse show, also 
their annual fat stock show of cattle, sheep 
and hogs, was held in Paris June 20 to 23; 
all classes were well filled and competition 
very strong. The strongest feature of the 
horse show was the different classes of 
French coach (demi sangs), which included 
about one half of the horses exhibited. 
These horses are the especial pride of the 
government and received the lion's share of 
the money prizes awarded. The balance of 
the show was divided up among the Fcr- 
cheron, Nivernaise, Bretonne, Bonlonnaise, 
Ardennaise and I’ostieres. The latter is a 
large, smooth, full-made heavy, active coach 
horse. The Ardennaise is a smaller type 
of the Belgian horse. The Boulonnaise are 
mostly light gray or white of the size and 
shape of the Percheron. The Bretonne 
horse is a still smaller type of the Arden¬ 
naise. The Nivernaise are large black 
horses, a little higher and a little cleaner 
boned than the Perclierons. The Percheron 
exhibit was said to be not as good as in 
former years. Practically all of the prize 
winning stallions in the classes for two, 
three and four-year-olds were sold for ex¬ 
port to the United States and South Amer¬ 
ica at from $3000 to over $4000 each. This 
included first, second and third prize win¬ 
ners. The exhibit of Percheron mares at 
this show is hardly worth mention. The 
number of entries was small and the qual- 
itv of the mares and fillies shown not good. 
The careful study of the draft horse at 
these two great shows and the conditions 
that have produced and perfected these 
most popular breeds is a liberal education 
in profitable horse breeding. I can only in¬ 
vite the farmers of the United States to 
consider the draft horses as I have found 
them in France and Belgium and then con¬ 
sider that in my State (New York) we are 
buying from 16 to 20 million dollars of 
work horses yearly, manv of them deficient 
in everything but price. ' I cannot help but 
see that our farmers are Ignoring or de¬ 
liberately throwing away one of the great¬ 
est and surest sources of profit on our 
Eastern farms. e. «. akin" 
thoroughly washing in cold water. Get 
some porcelain milk pans, instead of the 
common milk crocks, set the milk some¬ 
where else than in the dining room, churn 
oftener. churn the cream as sweet as pos¬ 
sible, if you have a way of getting the 
temperature down to somewhere about 50 
degrees. If the cause came from the heifer 
you would detect it by signs of either thick, 
stringy, or chunky milk, in which event 
a few moderate doses of salts, and letting 
a young calf draw the milk twice a day 
for a couple of weeks, would be a prac¬ 
tical remedy. joiix gould. 
Ohio. 
Summer Itch. 
What can I do for a mare 10 years old 
that for two months out of every Summer 
breaks out in big patches with some kind 
of skin disease? It causes her great itch¬ 
ing and scratching. A watery fluid oozes 
from the sores, and hair falls out. Blood 
medicine seem to give no relief. 
p. w. c. 
Have her clipped and keep her off grass. 
Do not feed corn. Feed lightly on whole 
oats, bran and Timothy hay. ’ Keep the 
stable clean, well ventilated and screened. 
If trouble starts mix half an ounce of 
granular hyposulphite of soda in her feed 
once a day. Bathe affected parts of skin 
with a solution of half an ounce of granu¬ 
lar hyposulphite of soda in a quart of cold 
water. a. s. a. 
Skin Disease in Pig. 
Can you give me a little advice about a 
boar, three years old? lie was penned up 
in a dirty place last Summer. Last 
Autumn I began to clean him up, giving 
several good washings of soap and sheep 
dip. His dirty skin did not respond as 1 
thought it should, so I took a brush and 
gave him a good oiling of petroleum or 
lamp oil, and it blistered him till hair and 
dirt all came off. He was certainly clean. 
Since that his skin gets rough and scaly 
and his hair does not seem to come very 
fast. I can wash him off and he is nice 
and clean, but in a few days his skin gets 
rough and scaly. What can I put on him 
to keep his skin soft after washing him 
and to make the hair grow? e. a. p. 
Ohio. 
Turn the boar out on grass, clover. Al¬ 
falfa, rye or rape and do not feed corn or 
other rich grain or meal ration. He may 
have light slop of sweet skim-milk, mid¬ 
dlings and add an ounce of limewater per 
quart of slop. Brush his hide once a day 
and do not apply any medicine. a. s. a. 
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MILK BOTTLES 
Perfect cap seats, color, weight, 
annealing, capacity, thickness and 
even distribution guaranteed : : : 
WISNER MFG. CO. 
230 Greenwich Street, New York 
Millf Prndnrprv f° r New ^ork City market 
iulln. fluliUtcio desiring information how to 
form brandies of tlie Dairymen’s League, write to 
the Secretary, Albert Manning Otisville, N. V. 
Breed Up--Mot Down 
-Jersey Bull Calves 
you can allord to 
buy. Superior dairy dams. No better sires. R. F. 
SHANNON, 9U7 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
D O O 
COLLIE PUPPIES 
SKEEF 
TITMK <\HFFP leading breed for early 
1 UlllO OnLLr ni a rk e t Lambs. All ages. 
Both sexes. Prices reasonable. J. N. MacPHKR- 
SON, Pine View Farm, Seottsville, N. Y. 
S HROPSHIRE YEARLING RAMS by imported sire. Price 
right. FRED VAN VLEET, Lodi, New York 
O 
SES 
Splendid Prospects 
PM I 1C PII—The intelligent kind. Females 
UULLIL ruro .-heap. NELSSN'S, Grove City, Penna. 
-$5 each and up. CLARK 
FARM, Boontou, New Jersey. 
Pfll I IF PIIPQ entitled to registry; spayed females 
UULLIL I UI 0 Circulars. SIU9 DECKER,Montrose,Pa 
percheron ami Belgian Stallions and Mares for sale 
at farmers’ prices. A W. GREEN, Route 1, 
Middlefield, O. Railroad station, East Orwell, O., 
ou Penna. R.lt., JO miles north of Youngstown, O. 
Three Perclierons Price of One 
have number registered. Black mares with filly 
foals at foot, and bred again, for sale. 
Eugene Ham, Verbank, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 
-GRADE HOLSTEINS— 
200 HEAD TO SELECT FROM 
We have some of the finest individuals and 
heaviest milking cows in Central New York. 
25 Head of Extra Fine Grade Guernseys 
due to freshen soon, also 
2 Car-Loads of Grade Holstein Heifers 
two years old, all nicely marked and in calf 
by registered bulls. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON, Cortland, N. Y. 
“ATTENTION—A BARGAIN SALE” 
5 HIGH-GKADK HOLSTEIN COWS 
Age4and 5 years old. These eowsarocapabloof giv¬ 
ing JO qts. of milk a day. These cows are all duo to 
freshen soon. Also well bred, evenly marked, Reg¬ 
istered Holscein Bull 2 years old. $800 TAKES THE LOT. 
Want anything more for your money? Write at" 
once as these cattle will not remain long unsold 
FRANK C. GOLDSMITH. Ridgeberry New York 
ONTARIO S EG IS WITHOGRN 
born Jan. 19, 1912. Superbly marked Holstein bull, 
5-6 wiiite, by King Menelik, out of A. R. (). dam. 
First check for $50 gets him. Send for pedigree, 
CLOVJSKDAI.E FARM, Charlotte, N. Y. 
HAVE SIX THOROUGHBRED - 
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES FOR SALE 
from three to six months old, from selected stock. 
Also some very fine grade HOLSTEIN HEl KERS. 
P. B. McLennan, 412 Court House, Syracuse, N. V. 
FflR Q A I F— Registered Ilolsteln-Frleslnn Hull Ciiir from 3- 
rUfl 0HLL year old cow that produced !>2t4 It,a. nillk lu 
one day; $75. Others nearly as jtoia! lor lean motley. Write for 
bargains. GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, Chlttemuigo, N. v. 
'TOMPKINS CO. BREEDERS' ASSOCIA- 
* TION, Box ll, Tmmansburg, N. V.—Breeders 
of Holstein, Jersey & Guernsey cattle and the lead¬ 
ing breeds of sheep and swine. Write for sale list 
SWIWE 
GHESHIRES 
—GUERNSEYS—The pig for 
tlie finest meat. 
The cow tor the finest butter. 
MGRNINGSIDE FARM, Sylvauia, Pa. 
0. I. G. SWINE BOARS FOR SALE 
ready for service; of September litter. Also Guern¬ 
sey bull calf 4 months old. Grandson of Gem-go 
Washington. Those will go at a bargain as I am 
closing out my stock. All stock registered ami in 
good condition. J. PUGH. Station A. East Liverpool, Ohio. 
0.1. C.’s Of Superior Quality Service Boars, Gilts, Spring Pigs, 
~ ~~ "—~ no akin pairs, also Buff Rock 
Eggs, $1.50 per 15. Fred Nickel, Monroe, Mich., R. No. 1. 
■Mammoth Pekin 
and Indian Run- 
HOGS and POULTRY . 
nor Duck Eggs, White and Brown Leghorn Eggs 
of best strains. Bred Berkshire Sows and Pigs. 
CHERRY HILL FRUIT FARM, Toboso, Licking County, Ohio. 
E ureka stock farm- 
Registered Jersey 
Bulls and Heifers, 
2 mos. to 2 years old. 
Chester White, Po¬ 
land Chi na and Berk- 
sliire Pigs, all ages. 
Collie I J ups and a_ _ 
variety of POULTIti. VVkite you untcULAK. 
EDWAItJ) WALTER, West Chester, Pa. 
For Sale-Duroc Jersey Boan£J“l& 
choice Collie Pups, cheap. Rea ly to ship. 
J. H, LEWIS, - CADIZ, OHIO. 
S HELDON FARM registered Duroes. Pigs of both sex 
Bred Sows. Service Boars Best of breeding 
C. K. BAKNK8. Oxford, N. Y. 
PUREBRED HAMPSHIRE SWINE 
If you need a first-elasss service Boar, Bred S' ws. 
Bred Gilts, or choice Spring Pigs write ns for prices. 
WHITE BHLT FARMS, Plninville, New York 
SUNNY BANK FARM 
Si F Si SS C SB S Si F C Both sexes; Master- 
■■ ^ MM H Mu M- piece and Longfellow 
breedings; bred sows. Prices reasonable. Registration 
free. A, F, JOJiKS, I*. O. Box 117, ItridKehnmpton, ,V. Y. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIBES.-R'.fi 
in Connecticut. Bows bred for April litters all sold. 
Have 4 sows bred to farrow in July; late, toser- 
vice of Watson's Masterpieee. Will book orders 
for March and April pigs now. Send for new 
Booklet. J. E. W ATSON, Pionrietor, Marhletlale, Conn. 
FHR CAB C-GARGE BERKSHIRE SOWS. 
I Ull vHLb Safe in pig. Registered stock. $49 
apiece. Boars for breeding, $45 apiece; 2 years'old. 
CH. P. HATCH, Plum Beach Farm, Port Washington, L. I. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOQD 
Summer offering of pigs, both sexes, not akin. 
Sold out of service boars and bred sows 
H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING DUNDEE. NEW YORK 
REGISTERED YORKSHIRES 
Healthy, well-grown stock, all ages. Boars ready for 
service ami just weaned. If on arrival stock is rot 
as represented in your opinion, return same and wo 
will refund money. Raritan Valley Farms, Somerville,N.J. 
I ARGE YORKSHIRES—Sows bred for Juno and August 
L farrow. Boars ready for service. May pigs, 
order now. Glknmark Eaicm, iiobertsviilo. Conn. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS’N, 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
“ Both milk and fat are produced at lowest rate in 
general l>y the cows consuming the most fond." This 
conclusion was reached by Prof. H. H. Wing, Professor 
of dairy husbandry at Cornell, after a year's observa¬ 
tion of the University experiment station's herd. 
Holsteins are largo and healthy, capable of converting 
large quantities of coarse feed into tlie best of milk suit¬ 
able for all purposes, but particularly in demamlfor infant- 
feeding and for cheese-making. 
If you are keeping cows for profit, investigate Holsteins. 
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