1912. 
RURAL NEW-VORKER 
1127 
M X L EL 
N. Y. Exchange price $1.81 per_40-<juart 
can, netting 3% cents in 26-cent zone. 
The zones are fixed by the Interstate Com¬ 
merce Commission as follows: 23 cents 
for the first 40 miles from New York; 26 
cents for the next 60 miles; 29 cents for 
the next 90 miles; beyond this, 32 cents. 
The railroads allow a discount for car lots 
of 10,000 quarts of 10 and 12% per cent. 
Dissatisfied with Borden Prices. 
tendance. The sale was held on the 
County Fair grounds under a large tent, 
the cattle being led through it. Many 
women were among the crowd. So en¬ 
thusiastic have they, as well as their 
husbands, become over this great industry 
of breeding the best that they can sketch 
a calf and give the pedigree quite- as well 
as their husbands can. In this day of co¬ 
operation, which we hope will soon become 
general in every farming community, it 
must start first in the home among the 
family circle. The sale contained females 
only; lowest sale, a calf, went for $35; 
an aged cow, $70 ; highest price, $375, for 
a COW. MRS. J. L. 
Chardon, O. 
Last Fall Borden patrons were disap¬ 
pointed in the reduction of prices, but most 
of them signed the contracts, for they did 
not know what else to do. That they were 
disappointed this year would be putting it 
too lightly. They were, not a few of them, 
thoroughly dissatisfied, and in some places 
got together and tried to do something, but 
the doing, to a considerable extent, not 
only began in talk but ended in the same 
unredeemable currency, for they found it 
hard to agree what it was best to do. 
All but 13 Walton farmers refused to con¬ 
tract their milk, and are making it up at 
home, while the Borden Company dis¬ 
charged extra help, thus made idle. So 
far as I have yet learned no definite con¬ 
clusion has been reached as to whether or 
not a combined effort will he made to com¬ 
pete with the established companies except 
where some such competition already ex¬ 
ists, but it is believed Walton farmers will 
take such measures. It takes not only 
money to build and equip a creamery, but 
good management, a good buttermaker, if 
butter is made, good salesman, or a regu¬ 
lar. reliable market, satisfied patrons and 
milk that is rich enough in butter fat not 
to be made up at a loss. It is not a paying 
proposition to manufacture butter from 
milk testing only from three to four per 
cent if the same milk could be sold at the 
prevailing market prices. 
There are some very successful cooper¬ 
ative creameries in Delaware Co., some 
which, taking several years into considera¬ 
tion, have averaged well with other con¬ 
cerns, especially if we account saving in 
travel as well as actual cash, for long 
hauls of eight or 12 miles are not uncom¬ 
mon ou some routes. Where these cream¬ 
eries have been running for several years 
high-testing milk is the rule, but where 
whole milk is marketed the standard is 
usually low, and changing from one outlet 
to the other is sure to mean more or less 
loss unless one is already out of place. 
One of these creameries has sent milk to 
New York some seasons instead of manu¬ 
facturing it into butter, doing so last year, 
but the New York regulations had become 
so irksome that it was voted to make but¬ 
ter this year, but they felt they got the 
bad end of the bargain by so doing. Slight 
misunderstandings have often undermined 
cooperative plants, such as the monthly 
statement showing value of butter fat caus¬ 
ing discontent among patrons of another 
company giving out statements with value 
placed on manufactured butter. One of 
the latter comprehended the situation 
quickly enough to change wording and re¬ 
lative statement of prices in time to satisfy 
the uneasiness that was likely to cause a 
mutiny in their ranks. As soon as a mur¬ 
mur of discontent reaches the ears of one 
of the big companies it is more than Fkely 
to result in the big company sooner or 
later gaining control of the lesser one. I 
have not heard of so many changing their 
way of handling their milk in Otsego Co. 
as in Delaware, but there is a general un¬ 
dertone of dissatisfaction and some have 
gone to the independent creameries, of 
which there are several strong ones. As 
they will be obliged to sell according to 
test, they will in most instances receive 
prices below the creamery average. 
Just how to account for the decrease in 
price farmers are at a loss to understand. 
Two theories have been advanced, the re¬ 
duction in price of feed values, and the 
fear of a surplus milk supply with neces¬ 
sity of disposal at a loss. The latter 
might depend ou the former, as lower feed 
inclines to increase in quantity of product. 
But though it may be different elsewhere, 
in this vicinity there has been a decided 
tendency to fewer cows this year than 
usual. The late Spring, which compelled 
the buying of hay as well as grain, with 
failure of pastures in the Fall, determined 
this course. More will now be sold. 
The Sheffield Farms-Slawson-Deeker Co., 
with large plant at Ilobart and stations at 
other places in Delaware and Otsego,, bold 
the banner for giving liberal prices. Peo¬ 
ple beg them to establish business in their 
locality. Below are comparative schedules 
which explain themselves : 
Bordens. 
1910-11 1911-12 1912-13 
Oct.$1.90 $1.75 $1.70 
Nov. 1.95 1.90 1.80 
Dec. 2.00 1.90 1.80 
Jan. 2.00 1.85 1.75 
Feb. 1,95 1.80 1.65 
Mar. 1.75 1.65 1.60 . 
Sheffield Farms. 
1911-12 1912-13 
Oct. . .'. $1.90 $1.95 
Nov. 2.00 2.05 
Dee: . 2.05 2.05 
Jan. 2.05 2.05 
Feb. 2.05 2.00 
Mar. 1.S0 1.85 
Both companies give premiums on milk 
above the average grade. These prices were 
taken from different copies as published in 
local papers except Borden’s for 1912-13. 
These I copied directly from a contract. 
c. M. 
OHIO HOLSTEIN BREEDERS MEET. 
The Western Reserve Holstein Breeders' 
Association met at Hiram Russell's, Bur¬ 
ton, O., October 7. This meeting was de¬ 
voted to the final arrangements for the 
consignment sale held in Burton. O.. each 
year, members of the association and 
others consigning many valuable cows and 
young heifers. Every cow or heifer must 
be tuberculin tested and backed by the 
breeder’s guarantee. Some of the choice 
stock of this Holstein section was offered, 
there being 75 head at this sale. The day 
was exceedingly disagreeable, raining nearly 
all afternoon, preventing a good attend¬ 
ance. An epidemic of diphtheria at Bur¬ 
ton also probably had an effect on the at- 
The local milk condensery plant at Hel¬ 
vetia, Ohio, issued its Fall milk circular 
Tuesday and quotes prices to its patrons 
for the next six months as follows : 
Per 100 Lbs. 
October . $1.55 
November ,. 1.70 
December . 1.85 
January . 1.95 
February . 1.85 
March . 1.70 
Or an average of $1,762-3. They re¬ 
serve the usual right to pay two cents per 
100 pounds more for each one-tenth of one 
per cent that any milk may test above 4.5 
per cent and two cents less per 100 pounds 
for each one-tenth of one per cent that any 
milk may test below three per cent. J. f. 
Prices here are about as follows: Good 
cows sell to milkmen at $60 to $100 when 
fresh, a young cow that will give upward 
of 20 quarts daily readily bringing the 
latter figure. Milk sold from carts at 
seven and eight cents, probably more than 
half of it at eight cents per quart. Dairy 
butter, good, is retailing 34 to 38 cents 
per pouud. Eggs are ou the jump, retail 
44- and a few get 50 cents per dozen for 
strictly fresh. Baldwin apples are retailing 
$2.25 to $3 per barrel; a short crop lo¬ 
cally. Market men pay 65 to 70 cents a 
bushel for potatoes, 1% cents a pouud for 
squash, which they cut and retail at three 
cents. They pay one cent for cabbage. 
We sell pigs, 150 to 300 pounds, dressed 
weight, at 11 cents if good, which is the 
highest yet. We have had to pay $1.85 
for cornraeal, but it has dropped 10 cents. 
Such crops as onions, celery and cauliflower 
are little grown here, though sold here 
in the markets. We ship our fowls alive 
to Boston, last shipment bringing 15 cents ; 
out of this comes express and 15 cents for 
return of crate. is. d. g. 
Ashburnham, Mass. 
Great figuring is now being done in the 
cost of producing milk. The latest figures 
are from the Ohio Agricultural College. 
An investigation made last year by the 
dairy department of this college shows that 
the average cost of producing a gallon of 
milk in Ohio is about 25 cents, or 6.25 
cents per quart, allowing 3,200 pounds per 
cow per year as the average milk produc¬ 
tion. This takes into consideration the 
cost of feeds, labor, interest on invest¬ 
ment, maintenance, insurance, taxes, etc. 
When the average milk production per cow 
is increased the cost is decreased. The av¬ 
erage cost of distribution is 3% cents per 
quart, making a total of 9.75 cents per 
quart as the cost of producing milk and de¬ 
livering it to the consumer. This means 
that when milk retails at 10 cents a quart, 
the average producer and distributor is 
making little or no profit in the transac¬ 
tion. Where high producing cows are kept 
and economic methods of handling and 
distributing ou a large scale are employed, 
the above figures are greatly reduced and 
there is a fair profit in the dairy business. 
However, it is the average producer, who 
keeps average 1 cows, the increasing cost of 
feeds and labor and the greater demand 
for sanitary conditions that are contribut¬ 
ing to the high price of milk. 
Quite a supply of milk is raised, also 
a good many eggs- shipped into city mar¬ 
kets. Until now we have been able to get 
but six cents per quart for milk, but now 
we have been forced, on account of the 
continued high grain prices, to charge 
seven .cents, retail. Cattle are fairly high. 
Good new milch cows bring from $50 to 
$75. Average is $60, though sometimes 
an old., cow can be got for $50. Very little 
purebred stock is kept. No small fruits 
to amount to anything are raised. Apples 
this year are plentiful and a good many 
trees are being set out. No. 1 and No. 
2, just as they are picked from the tree3, 
are being lot go for $1 per barrel. A few 
of the orchards have been sprayed this 
Summer and the results are excellent. Po¬ 
tatoes now 65 cents per bushel; not many 
♦aised here. I sold from my garden tur¬ 
nips- at 80 cents per bushel; cabbages, two 
cents per pound: squashes, three cents per 
pound ; beets, 80 cents per bushel ; carrots. 
$1 per bushel: cauliflower, 15 cents apiece; 
green tomatoes, $1 per bushel; shell 
beans, $1.20 per bushel; green peas. 50 
cents- a peck ; snap beans, 25 cents a peck. 
There are four or five poultry men in this 
town who raise a considerable amount of 
eggs and poultry. We get now 43 cents per 
dozen for eggs. 22 cents per pound for 
dressed fowls. Most of the poultry prod¬ 
ucts are shipped to Boston and Lowell. 
We are beginning to raise more corn. It 
grows well here, but the season is short 
and it does not always ripen well. We 
had frost every month this season, but 
have had no hard frost yet (October 20), 
and this is very unusual. f. s. m. 
Andover, N. II. 
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NEWTON’S 
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and indigestion Cure 
Cures Heaves by 
correcting the cause, 
which is Chronic 
Indigestion. Tile 
original and only 
scientific remedy 
for Heaves. Sold 
by druggists for 22 
years; used in veterinary practice over 30 years. 
One to three $1.00 cans cures heaves. Money 
refunded if results are not satisfactory after 
using two cans. 
Free Booklet explains about the Wind, Throat, Stomach 
and Blood. A Grand Conditioner and Worm Expeller. 
Economical to use: dose is small. Safe for the colt, 
adnlt or mare in foal. $1.00 per can at Dealers’or 
express prepaid. 
THE NEWTON REMEDY CO., Toledo, Ohio. 
DAIRY CA TTLE 
East River Grade Holsteins 
... FOR SALE... 
40 Cows just Fresh 50 Holstein Heifers 2 yrs. old 
30 “ due in Aug. 40 Yearling Heifers 1 yr. Did 
100 " due Sept., Oct., Nov. 5 Reg. Bulls ready for service 
All the Cows and Heifers are 
High Gradesnnd will please you. 
BELT, PHONE JOHN 15. WEBSTER 
311-F-5 Dept. It, Cortland, N. Y. 
50 Grade Holsteins 
An entire dairy of 50 large, fine cows, all young, 
nicely marked and extra heavy milkers. Tu¬ 
berculin tested. Price, $100.00 each. 
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DAIRIES 
IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON, Cortland, N. Y. 
IF'or Sale 
Registered Holstein Male Galt 
Choicely bred, fine individual, attractively marked. 
$25—with all papers. 
Also choice young cows at reasonable prices. 
HILLHURST FARM, F. H. RIVENBURGH, Munnsville. 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 HEIFERS. 
P. B. McLexnan. 412 Court House, Syracuse, X. Y. 
RARE OPPORTUNITY 
We will sell three A. R. O. Holsteins for herd foun¬ 
dation cows, bred to a 35.61 lb. bull. Send for 
pedigrees and prices. 
CLOVEHDAI.E FARM, Charlotte, N. Y. 
ttolstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, Chittenanoo, N. Y. 
CAR F —Hesd-Reg.JerseyCattle,established 
l VII vnl.b 1888, 35 head, 20 cows, 8 of the cows 
have just freshened. Also heifer and bull calves, 
good individuals and fine condition. Reason for 
selling—do-not haver competent help. Come and see 
them. Short pedigree will, be given witli each pur¬ 
chase. - J. ALDUS HERR, Lancaster, Pa., R. D. No. 4. 
FOR SALE 
Thoroughbred Jersey Bulls and Hampshire Pigs 
Prices reasonable. J. H: ZIEGLER, Rowenna, Pa. 
A FINE ST, LAMBErVjERSEY BULL 
of good size. A sure breeder; of kind disposition. 
A fine individual. Recorded iit the A. J. C. C. 
A. D. SWEITZER, Box 230, Alliance, O. 
Breed Up-Not 
buy. Superior dairy dams. No better sires. R. F. 
SHANNON. 007 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
If You Want Guernseys , S;', r V h «h. 01 S l yo»1 
GUERNSEY BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION, Box 96, Peekskill, N. Y. 
'Tompkins co. i 
* TK)N, Box B, Tru 
BREEDERS’ ASSOCIA- 
•umansburg, N.. Y.—Breeders 
of Holstein, Jersey & Guernsey cattle and the lead¬ 
ing breeds of sheep and swine. Write for sale list. 
Millr Prn/TiTPPrc for New York City market 
mllK rnumbers desiring information how to 
form branches of the Dairymen’s League, write to 
the Secretary. Albert Manning Otisviile, N. Y. 
HD IE 
Dorset Rams for Sale 
Cheap. H. 
ties. 
-From, imported, prize¬ 
winning stock. Beau- 
C. PRATT, Canandaigua, N. Y. 
s 
HR0PSHIRE YEARLING RAMS by imported sire. Price 
right. FRED VAN VLEET, LoDr. New York 
FOR SALE- 30 3 EweSl ' K;im, registered Hamp- 
■ wii *'HhL shire Sheep,from imported stock 
HOWARD VAN SYCKLE, Lebanon, N. J. 
1C SHROPSHIRE EWE LAMBS FOR SALE 
Also Yearling Rams. H. B. COVERT, Lodi, N. Y 
Registered Shropshire Rams for SaleT^x 
LAMBS. E. E. STEVENS & SON, Wilson, N. Y. 
20 Registered Delaine breeding and 
-quality. Also ewes. Far¬ 
mers’ prices. J. C. Weatherby & Son, Trumansburg, N. Y. 
Elm Place—Rambouillet Merino Rams 
A FEW CHOICE ANIMALS FOR SALE. 
MAKKHAK& PifPFEB, Avon, Livingston Co.,N.Y. 
The leading breed for early 
market Lambs. All ages. 
Both sexes. Priees reasonable. J. N. MacPHER- 
SON, Pine- View Parua, Scottsville, N. Y. 
TUNIS SHEEP 
For Sale—Delaine Merino Rams - ;^^ 
shearers, long, white oily wool. Also Collie Pup. 
H. J. LEWIS CADIZ. OHIO 
Seldom See 
a big knee like this, but your horse may 
have a bunch or bruise on his Ankle, 
Hock, Stifle, Knee or Throat. 
iit., will clean them, off without laying the 
oeiore Altar horse „ p . No blister, no hair gone. 
$2.00 per bottle delivered. Describe your case for 
special instructions and Book 8 E free. 
A15SORI51NE, JR., liniment for mankind. Re¬ 
moves Painful Swellings, Enlarged Glands, 
Goitre, Wens. Bruises, Varicose Veins, Varicosities, 
Old Sores. Allays Pain. Price $1 and $2 a bottle at 
druggists or delivered. Manufactured only by 
W.F. YOUNG. P.D.F., 88 Temple St., Springfield,Maw., 
YOUR OPPORTUNITY 
is NOW In the Province of 
SASKATCHEWAN 
Western Canada 
Do you desire to get a Freo 
Homestead of 160 Acres of 
that well known Wheat Land? 
The area Is becoming more lim¬ 
ited but no less valuable. 
New Districts have recently 
been opened up for settlement, 
and into these railroads are now 
. being built. The day will soon 
come when there will be no Free Home¬ 
steading-land left. 
A Swift Current. Saskatchewan farmer 
writes:—"I camo here on my homestead, 
March, 1906, with about $1000 worth of 
horses and machinery, and just $35 In cash. 
Today I have 900 acres of wheat, 300 acres 
of oats, and 60 acres of flax.” Not bad for 
six years, but only an instance of what 
may be done In Western Canada, In Mani¬ 
toba, Saskatchewan or Alberta. 
Send at once for Literature. Maps. Rail¬ 
way Rates, etc., to 
J. S. CRAWFORD, 
301 E. Genesee Street, 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
or Address. Superintendent of Immi gratlon 
Ottawa, Ont., Canada 
Ber kshi re s—Sheldoncroft—Jerseys 
Cows on authenticated test. Young Bulls for sale. 
Berkshire Pigs, either sex. True to type. $10,00. 
Y II S HIR.E SI 
We have a small hut select Ayrshiro herd for sale. 
Head of herd sired by Horrie’s Majestic No. lOiiOO. 
Address for prices. Sheldoncroft Supt,, Silver Lake, Pa. 
P erclieron amt Belgian Stallions and Mares for sale 
at farmers' prices. A. W. GREEN, Route 1, 
Middlefield, O. Railroad station. East Orwell, O., 
on Perina. R.Ii. 30 miles north of Youngstown, O. 
SWUNTE 
The Brookside Farms 
YORKSHIRES 
Registered in England and America. Purebred 
boars and sows, in fine condition for breeding. 
Some particularly good yearMng studs. For in¬ 
fo nnation and prices, address 
THE BROOKSIDE FARMS, 
Great Barrington, ... Massachusetts 
L ARGE YORKSHIRES— Sows bred for June and August 
farrow. Boars ready for service. May pigs, 
order now. Glenmauk Farm, Robertsville, Conn. 
My stock of pigs and 
hogs was never better. 
' I# you want, the best 
aTi .around breed raise 
Jersey Reds 
Fatten easily and quickly, 
sinaJ! boued r long bodied, 
vigorous, |>rolitic. Moat 
uusnrimsHcd. Choice offer¬ 
ings now. All piL'8 and hogs 
vaccinated with serum. 
Write today lor free catalog 
Arthur J. Collins, Box R, Moorestown, N. J* 
HOGS and POULTRY-Sr'iS.™;: 
ner Duck Eggs, White and Brown Leghorn Eggs 
of best strains, Bred Berkshire Sows and Pigs. 
CHERRY HILL FRUIT FARM, Tobasa, Licking County, Ohio. 
0 1 0 of Superior Quality—17 choice young 
■ I. U> o Gilts and 11 Topy young Boars; pairs; 
no akin. FRED NICKEL, Monroe, Mich. 
nimnr Pice-PFDIGREED. «18 perpair. 
UU flUu I I Do Sere no O. Weeks, IleGraff, O. 
VHELQ0N FARM registered Dnrocs. 
Bred 
Sows. 
C. K. 
Pigs of both sex 
Service Boars Best of breeding 
BARNES. Oxford. N. V. 
GHESHIRES 
—GUERNSEYS—The pig for 
the finest meat. 
The cow for the finest butter. 
MORNINGSIDE FARM, Sytvania. Pa. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires, C. Whites. 
Fine, large strains; all ages, mated 
not akin. Bred sows service Boars, 
Jersey and Holstein Calves. Collie 
—- Pups,Beagles and Poultry. Writefor 
prices <fc circulars. Hamilton & Co.. Ereildoun, Pa. 
Mill FFflflT Qfl farrowed Nov. 1911; not 
muLiruui ouno bred _ S()mepi „ s f aTro wed 
12. 1912. Both sexes. Prices reasonable. 
MacPHERSON, Pine View Farm, Scottsville, New York 
Aug. 
J. N. 
Berkshire Pigs-Both sax: sired by Longfellow’s Loyal 
i Lee; bred in Longfellow and Premier 
strain. Easy prices. JOHN A. YOUNG, Delanson, It Y. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES at HIGHW000 
We have for sale service boars, brood sows and 
pigs, all ages. These are sired by Berryton Duke’s 
Model, the boar that headed the first prize herd at 
the Royal in 1909; Highwood Duke 75th, a half- 
brother to the Grand Champion boar, at the last In¬ 
ternational, and other boar- of equal merit. 
14. €. & H. B. UARPENDING, Dundee, N. Y. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES.-f 1 ;,,"; 
in Connecticut. Sows bred for April litters all sold. 
Hare 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. W AT SON, Piourietnr, Marbledaie, Conn. 
50-BERKSHIRES-50 
Harland’s Lad No. 149390 heads the herd. 
Herman's Peggy 2d. 133723 has farrowed 14 pigs. 
Mistress Mollie, 154919 has farrowed 12, and Mistress 
Polly 2d. farrowed 11. They are big boned and 
of good form, and they surely are prolific. 
I hare been 15 years trying to get Berkshires that 
were as prolific as ordinary scrub hogs, and now I 
have succeeded. 
Figs will he sold for$10.00 each, while they last. 
J. GRANT MORSE, Laurel Farm, Hamilton, N. Y, 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS’N, 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
All over the country they are making good. 37 States, 
the District of Coiumhia and 4 Canadian provinces are 
engaged in official test-work, 
it seems now a small matter fora Holstein-Friosian 
cow to average 100 lbs. of milk per day for 7 or even 30 days; 
for (hiring the last year, two Pacific Slope cows have pro¬ 
duced their own weights in milk in 2 weeks, one producing 
over 900 lbs. in one week and over 3700 lbs. in 30 days. 
Cows that once would have seemed phenomenal are now 
within the reach of any ambitious man. 
Send for Free Illustrated Descriptive Booklets. They 
contain valuable information for any Dairyman. 
F. L. HOUGHTON. Secy, Box 105, Brattleboro, Vt. 
