THE RURA.I> NEW-YORKER 
1188 
1912. 
WINTER FEEDING OF DAIRY CATTLE. 
Martin Garland, a young Maine farmer 
and a reader of The K. N.-Y., asks advice 
about the Winter feeding of his dairy- 
herd. Mr. Garland has a herd of well- 
bred grades, mostly young animals. He 
has an abundance of good, early-cut hay, 
mangel-wurzels and some carrots, with a 
fair supply of home-grown oats. He asks 
what grains he shall buy, and in what 
quantities they shall be fed in order that 
his ration may be well balanced. In 
answering these question it may be well to 
say at the outset that the old idea of 
feeding in mathematically balanced ration, 
made narrow by the addition of heavy con¬ 
centrates, is rapidly passing. Feeders are 
learning that a wider ration, one flexible 
enough to provide for the different ages 
and conditions of the animals, is wiser 
and more productive of health and pro¬ 
ductivity. The first consideration of every 
feeder should be for the health of his ani¬ 
mals, and no desire for heavy pi'oduction 
should ever influence him to overlook 
this. The healthy animal may always be 
kept at a maximum of production, and in 
condition to produce equally healthy off¬ 
spring. The weak and sickly animal, al¬ 
though she may be a source of profit for 
a time, will very soon become a burden 
herself, and at the same time be sowing 
seeds of disease and death for future gen¬ 
erations in the herd. 
Knowing Mr. Garland’s animals as 1 
do, I would advise a liberal feeding of 
hay. An abundance of roughage promotes 
health, helps in developing appetite and 
constitution, and cheapens cost of feed. 
The amount each animal shall be fed 
depends upon her capacity and appetite. 
Some cows will eat readily and give good 
returns for double the quantity that others 
will. The amount is to be governed by a 
study of the animal, feeding as much as 
each will eat with a good relish. I would 
then figure a daily ration of the roots that 
will correspond with the amount at hand 
to carry through the Winter. I would 
then compound a grain ration of corn- 
meal, cotton seed or gluten, according to 
market conditions, bran and oats, of equal 
parts by weight, and feed of this mixture 
one pound to 3% up to five pounds of 
milk produced, according to the amount of 
roots fed, the more roots the less grain, 
even if the ration is materially widened 
by so doing. If the animals should re¬ 
spond to the higher grain ration in in¬ 
creased milk flow, it is good business to 
continue it, at the same time continuing 
the feed of roots. The roots serve two 
separate and distinct uses. They afford 
feed and fine succulence, and as succulence 
is an essential in Winter feeding they may 
have a value above that found in them 
by the chemist. 
In the feeding of the young things of 
the herd I would follow the same general 
rule, except that I would drop out cotton 
seed or gluten. Cornmeal, even at pres¬ 
ent prices, may be used to good advantage 
here, as it promotes health, maintains body 
fat and gives vitality to the animal. When 
Maine feeders first became enthusiastic 
over scientific dairy feeding they dropped 
out the cornmeal, as they believed that it 
was not a milk producer) and they feared 
that the heifer as well as the full-grown 
cow might be made too fat, and many a 
Maine herd has been reduced in size, 
stamina and productivity from one genera¬ 
tion to another by this semi-starving pro¬ 
cess. The dairy-bred heifer may well bo 
kept fat while growing, and practically 
every large record for milk production 
has been obtained by taking advantage of 
a previous feeding of the animal that 
stored up much bodily fat. 
Whatever happens, let us not compare 
foods of one class with foods of another 
class as to their market prices. Cornmeal 
stands at the head of one class, cotton¬ 
seed meal at the head of another and di- I 
rectly opposite class. Cornmeal has a work 
to do that cotton-seed meal cannot do, or 
if it does, must do it at great disad¬ 
vantage and with more or less danger to 
the health of the animal and her offspring. 
A well-balanced ration is a ration bal¬ 
anced judiciously, with due consideration 
for the health and maintenance of the 
animal as well as for production. 
Maine. n. walker m’keen. 
THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY BREEDERS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
The Fall meeting of the Connecticut Val¬ 
ley Breeders’ Association was held at the 
Massachusetts Agricultural College, Novem¬ 
ber 6. The first speaker was Professor 
Haskell, who answered the question as to 
whether the value of the manure would 
pay the cost of caring for dairy stock, and 
also the question as to how much manure 
would have to be made on the farm to 
maintain its fertility. Tabulations were 
given showing the fertilizer value of com¬ 
mercial feeds which may be fed to stock, 
of various bedding materials and also of 
the plant food materials contained in dairy 
cow rations. Professor Haskell showed 
that the potential value of the manure 
from one well-fed dairy cow for a period 
of 200 days was about $18. If half of 
the liquid part of this manure was lost 
the value was reduced to about $8.50, and 
finally if the manure be stored for a 
period of three months, still reduced about 
50 per cent in value. This being the case, 
it appeared that dairy farming would not 
maintain .the fertility of the soil unless the 
greatest attention was paid to the preser¬ 
vation of the total manures. It was further 
brought about that, given perfect preserva¬ 
tion of manures, the dairy farmer who 
buys his commercial manure feeds will be 
able to maintain the fertility of the soil 
without purchasing commercial fertilizers. 
The afternoon meeting opened at two 
o’clock in Grinnell Arena. Mr. F. E. 
Duffy of West Hartford, Conn., gave a 
lecture on “Building Up a Dairy Herd.” 
Mr. Duffy has been building up a herd 
of his own for 11 years, and now has 85 
head of stock on a 66-acre farm. H3 
showed the need of constructive work in 
building up our purebred herds, and told 
of the very few farms in this country 
where one can go with the assurance of 
getting excellence in every way. It takes 
15 years to build up a dairy herd, and 
certain things are absolutely necessary; 
one should have an ideal in mind first of 
all. Study the records and be sure that 
the cow is a great producer. Study the 
show ring; it fixes the type ; lose your type 
and sooner or later you rose your produc¬ 
tion, too. Mr. Duffy told of some of his 
own mistakes, such as buying an animal 
without seeing it, or buying an animal on 
pedigree and not on individuality. He em¬ 
phasized the importance of the individual¬ 
ity and performance of a dam when buy¬ 
ing. 
Feeding a Mare. 
Will you advise on feeding a farm horse 
that is with foal about four months? This 
horse has at present a little light driving 
about all the work done now. How much 
grain and the kind to feed, also amount of 
hay and best kind to feed at a meal; also 
best feed when at hard work. T. w. s. 
A hard worked horse requires from one 
and one-fifth to one and one-third pounds 
of concentrate (grain and meals) and one 
to one and one-quarter pounds of hay per 
hundred pounds of weight as a day’s ration. 
Oats, wheat, bran and corn, along with 
mixed hay for a good ration, and these 
feeds may be given in the ratio of 10 
pounds of oats, six pounds of corn and 
three pounds of bran. Oats and bran are 
mixed hay form a good ration, and these 
fed in the ear at noon. Give a working 
horse only a pound or so of hay when 
cooling off before eating grain at noon and 
feed two-thirds of the balance of the hay 
ration at night. Give the drinking water 
before feeding. Increase the proportion of 
roughage and decrease concentrates for an 
idle mare or work horse. The mare in 
foal should be worked lightly every day, 
until within a week or so of foaling. If 
idle she may have oat straw, a little silage 
or roots in addition to mixed hay. Silage 
should only be fed during the early months 
in foal. All moldy feed should be avoided. 
In hot weather drop out the corn and in¬ 
crease the oats. Give corn chiefly in cold 
weather. Carrots, parsnips, rutabagas and 
beets are useful feeds for horses, a. s. a. 
Dog With Chorea. 
The following will give an idea of the 
trouble with my collie dog: The head 
jerking and tongue seems to go back with 
every breath ; tongue is covered with white 
and pinkish color, rough apearance, roof of 
mouth deeper red. In breathing he whines 
as though suffering; when his head jerks 
his front right foot raises all the time, 
even through the night for a time he 
walked the floor as if in pain. His gums 
were swollen and eight teeth were loose; 
these we pulled, and the others though 
tight are of a brown color and seem to 
cause him pain. His appetite has been 
good, but he can hardly swallow or lap 
anything. s. l. s . 
The dog has chorea (St. Vitus’ dance) 
and that is practically incurable. In addi¬ 
tion to this disease it is evident that the 
dog has canker of the gums or “pyorrhoea,” 
and we take it that he is well up' in years. 
If he is 12 years old or over it would be 
merciful to have him chloroformed; and 
even if he is a young dog chorea will not 
prove curable. The condition of the gums 
and teeth is well treated by swabbing once 
daily with peroxide of hydrogen and twice 
a day with lavoris. Better have a local 
graduate veterinarian see the case, If you 
do not care to accept the opinion we have 
formed without seeing the dog. a. s. a. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guaran tee editorial page. 
Pure Feeding Molasses 
We are first hands and can quote you absolutely 
bottom prices, delivered your station, in lots of 
anywhere from one barrel to a train load 
THE MEADER-ATLAS CO. 
N. Y. Office, 107 Hudson Street, Now York City, 
) DAIRY CATTIiE 
Breed Up-Not DownT„T 7 o.“„ uU M S“ v S 
buy. Superior dairy dams. No better sires. H. F. 
SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street. P ittsburg, Pa. 
FOR SALE~ <;u,,;RNSEY Yearling BULL. 
' " , first premium at Perry Fair. Extra 
tine individual. High A. R. breeding. $100. Photo 
and pedigree. TABER & MIGNIN, Castile, N. Y. 
G- uernseys 
Several Bulls and Bull Calves at prices within 
the reach of farmers who want to raise grades. 
J. L. HOPE, FLORHAM FARMS, Madison, New Jersey 
^-QUALITY— 
FOR SALE—JERSEY BULL CALF 
Dropped Feb.22,1912. Sire, Tonona Pogis No. 78657, 
whose first daughter to freshen enters the Register 
of Merit with a record of over 600 lbs. butter as a 
two year old. Dam of calf is Aleamo’s Molly No. 
176488, a Register of Merit cow, having two years 
authenticated tests producing 18,385.5 lbs. milk, 
924.3 lbs. fat, equivalent to 1,087 lbs. 11 oz. butter, 85«< 
fat. He’s good enough to head any herd. For des¬ 
cription and price, address E. W. MOSHER, Aurora, N. Y. 
Avrsliirp Riill -years °ld; registered and gentle. 
nyrsmre duii Pricei $75 _ Also KOod show K s , )eci . 
men, nearly white. Lloyd Hallenbeck, Greendale, N. Y. 
For Sale—Thoroughbred Jersey Bulls 
and Hampshire Pigs. Best strain in existence. Write 
for particulars. J. H. ZIEGLER, Iiowenna, Pa. 
'TOMPKINS CO. BREEDERS’ ASSOCIA- 
* TION, Box B, Trntnansburg, N. Y.—Breeders 
of Holstein, Jersey & Guernsey cattle and the lead¬ 
ing breeds of sheep and swine. Write for sale list. 
Milk PpodllCPPQ for Kew York City market 
man riUUUUJlh desiring information how to 
form branches of the Dairymen's League, write to 
the Secretary. Albert Manning Otisville, N. Y. 
P ercheron and Beloian 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. 
m sA I E-TEAM 
OMLC MULES, 
OF YOUNG, SOUND 
. -. four and five years old. 
Price, $500.00. Will exchange toward Percheron 
mares. Address. J. R. BAUGH, Middleorove, N. Y. 
SHETLAND PONIES 
Ad unerasing eourco of pleasure and robust health to child ran* 
8aft and ideal playmates. Inexpensive to keep. Highest type. 
Complete outfits. Satisfaction guaranteed. Illustrated Cata¬ 
logue. BELLR MEADS FARM, Box 20, Markham, Va. 
Good Farming Requires 
good ensilage for winter feeding. And good ensilage demands 
THE IMPERISHABLE SILO 
The ABSOLUTELY PERMANENT silo. Built of VITRIFIED CLAY hollow 
blocks—fireproof, weatherproof, moisture resistant. Cannot blow down. 
Easily put up by any mason. Never needs painting or repairing. No staves 
to swell or shrink no hoop3 to tighten. Easy to fill and feed from. Glazed 
walls keep silage sweetand palatable. Hundreds in use and every owner satisfied. 
An Imperishable Silo Costs Less in the End 
because there are no repair bills. The Imperishable is Guaranteed. 
Write for our thirty-two page illustrated book on 
the s:lo. Full of valuable silo .facts. Will be sent 
FREE to any farmer. Send for YOUR copy TODAY. 
NATIONAL FIRE PROOFING 
COMPANY 
DEPT. L SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
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CATTLE 
SWIKTE 
FOR SALE 
24 Purebred Holsteins 
An exceptional opportunity to buy 
reasonably in a herd which includes 
14 milch cows, or separately. 
Elmhurst Dairy Farm, R. D. 35, Oakland, Me. 
G. J. STOBIE, Prop. 
1 —PKDIGRKKl). *13 
Sereno O. AVeeks. 
GRADE HOLSTEINS 
60 Extra Fine, Large, Heavy Milking Cows 
All young, nicely marked and due 
to freshen within sixty days. 
IF YOU WANT GOOD ONES COME AND 
SEE THESE COWS. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON, Cortland, N. Y. 
DUROC PIGS 
£HELD0N FARM registered Durocs, 
SI3 per pair. 
DeGraff, O. 
ALLAMUCHY FARM 
offers 
Registered HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES 
AT FARMERS* PRICES 
They are well grown and from six to ten months 
old, out of official tested dams and by hull whose 
dam has record of over 30 lbs. as a four-year-old. 
4* fat. All stock shipped on approval. 
ALLAMUCHY FARMS, - Allamuchy, N. J. 
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. old 
100 " due Sept., Oct., Nov. 5 Reg. Bulls ready for service 
All the Cows and Heifers are 
High Gradesand will please you. 
BELL PHONE JOHN B. WEBSTER 
311-F-5 _ Dept. K. Cortland. N. Y. 
10 High Grade Holstein 2-Year-Old Heifers 
for sale; out of cows that averaged over 11,000 lhs. of 
milk per year. Brod to a grandson of King Segis. 
$50 apiece. G. G. BURLINGAME, Cazenovia, N. Y. 
ONTARIO MYNHEER CORNUCOPIA 
Holstein bull, born Aug. 10; rich breeding; well 
marked. Price, $50 for quick sale. Send for pedi- 
groe and details. CL0VER0ALE FARM, Charlotte, N. Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves f 0 o r 1 . Sa ]Ve'ci«1 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, Chittenango, N. Y. 
E ureka stock farm- 
liegistered Jersey 
Bulls and Heifers, 
2 mos. to 2 years old. 
Chester White, Po¬ 
land China and Berk¬ 
shire Pigs, all ages. 
Coilie Pups and a_ 
variety of POULTRY. White run circular. 
ED WARD WALTER, West Chester, Fa. 
LAUREL FARM Breeds Registered JERSEY 
CATTLE and BERKSHIRE SWINE 
Small adv. but I will deduct from the price of the 
animal what the other fellow pays for big advertise¬ 
ments. J. GRANT MORSE, Hamilton, N, Y, 
FDR ^fll F — Herd Reg.Jersey Cattle, established 
iwll uHLb 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 have competent help. Come and see 
them. Short pedigree will be given with each pur¬ 
chase. - J. ALDUS HERR, Lancaster, Pa., R. D. No. 4. 
JERSEY BULL CALF, Registered, A. J. C. C. 
w 6 months’old; solid color; beautiful individual; 
grandly bred from a line of champions. This calf 
would be a credit to any herd of Jerseys in Amer¬ 
ica. Price, $50; worth $300. Write for his pedigree. 
VICTOR FARM S - BELL VALE, N. V. 
send for the Official Sales 
„ - _ Pigs of both sex 
Bred Sows. Service Boars. Best of breeding 
_ C. K. BAltNES, O xford. N. V. 
L ARGE YORKSHIRES— Sows bred for June and August 
farrow. Boars ready for service. May pigs. 
order now. Glknmakk Farm, Ro bertsville, Conn. 
0 1 H *0 of.Superior Quality—17 choice young 
■ it Ui o Gilts and 11 Topy young Boars; pairs; 
no akin. FRED NICKEL, Monroe, Mich. 
Chester White Young Sow Pigs, Boar Pigs, 
trios, at $5, $4 and $12. ThoroUred 8 weeks 
old. O. I. C. Pigs 10 weeks old. A few good ones. 
VICTOR FARMS - Bellvale, N. V. 
HOGS and POULIKY-Srat'St 
ner Duck Eggs, White and Brown Leghorn Eggs 
of best strains, Bred Berkshire Sows and Pigs. 
CHERRY HILL FRUIT FARM, Tahoso, Licking County, Ohio. 
SUNNY BANK FARM 
BERKSHIRES Longfellow and True- 
UtnnOflincj worth breedings; tired 
sows. Prices reasonable. Registration free, A. F. 
JONES, P. O. Box 117, Bridgehampton, N. Y. 
FOR SYLIjE - 
Registered Chester Whites 
Two 125 lb. 6 mos. Boars. Ten 150 lb. 7 mos. sows. 
Price, $17.50 each. Write today. 
EUGENE T. BLACK - Scio, New York 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES,-}?„ 
in Connecticut. Sows bred for April litters ail sold. 
Have 4 sows bred to farrow in July; laie. toser- 
vlce of Watson's Masterpiece. Will book orders 
for March and April pigs now. Send for new 
Booklet. J. E. W ATS0N, Pioorietor, Marhledale, Conn. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES at HIGHW00D 
We have for sale service hoars, brood sows and 
S igs, all ages. These are sired by Berryton Duke’s 
lodel, 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 boars of equal merit. 
II. C. & H. B. HARPENDING, Dundee, N. Y. 
My stock of pigs and 
hogs was never better. 
If you want the best 
all-round breed raise 
Jersey Reds 
Fatten easily and quickly, 
.small boued, long bodied, 
vigorous, prolific. Meat 
unsurpassed. Choice offer- 
i ml's now. Pigs vaccinated 
with serum at cost 
when desired. Write toila/ 
catalog, Arthur J. Collins, Box R, Meerestewn, N. J. 
i r tree 
S II 23 ID 
TUNIC CLJUCD The leading breed for early 
OilEiUir market Lambs. All ages. 
Both sexes. Prices reasonable. J. N. MacPHER- 
SON, Pine View Farm, Scottsville, N. Y. 
15 
SHROPSHIRE EWE LAMBS FOR SALE 
A Iso Yearling Rams. H. B. COVERT, Lodi, N. Y 
S 
HR0PSHIRE YEARLING RAMS by imported sire. Price 
right. FRED VAN VLEET, Lodi, New York 
Registered Shropshire Rams for SaleiS 
LAMBS, E. E. STEVENS & SON, Wilson, N. Y . 
HIGHLAND STOCK FARM OFFERS 
SHR0PSHIRES—BAMS AND EWES 
bred from British Yeoman Rams, finest quality 
W. F. BLACK, Hall, N. Y. 
Dogs and Ferrets 
Pfll I 1C Dll DC entitled to registry; spayed females 
uULLIC rUlO Circulars. SILAS DECKKK, MontroM, l*it 
PHI I |C PUPC—The intelligent kind. Also Slmt- 
liULLIC lUro land Ponies. Nelson’s, Grove City, Pa. 
jnj^MtGojrisjjs*S, a ,''?f U a. 0 S' s r , o l »1 FERRETS FOR MLE-Sft'S&IWJ 
GUERNSEY BREEDERS ASSOCIATION, Box SB, Peekskill, N. Y. 1 catalogue and price list. KEEFER BROS., Greenwich, 0, 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
The census shows that the number of dairy cows per 
1000 Inhabitants lias been declining for over 20 year;-. 
Dairy experts agree that the strong demand for high 
class dairy stock, already started, will increase formany 
years. 
Get your start with Purebred Holsteins now. You’ll have 
a splendid market for any superfluous animals. Holsteins 
holdall butter and milk records both in actual quantity 
and in economy of production. Strong and healthy, they 
thrive in any climate and produce healthy calve3. 
Send for Free Illustrated Descriptive Booklets. They 
contain valuable information for any Dairyman. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS*N, F. L. HOUGHTON. Sec’y, Box 105. Brattleboro, Vt. 
