1912. 
THE HURAI, NBW-VORKER 
1311 
A CROSS-BRED CALF. 
What is the best way of treating a heifer 
calf which we desire to raise? The mother 
is getting past her prime and we wish to 
raise a successor. While doing so we want 
as much of the mother’s milk as possible, 
as we keep only one cow—a full Jersey. 
The calf is the result of a cross with a Hol¬ 
stein bull, and by this we hope to get an 
increased amount of milk. j. r. 
Carlisle, Pa. 
If I had that cross-bred Holstein- 
Jersey heifer calf I would knock it 
on the head and not try to raise it at 
all. If you want an increase of milk, 
get a Holstein without the Jersey. The 
probabilities are that the calf will take 
after the Holsteins and give poor milk, 
and the Jerseys and give a small flow. 
Animals are apt to revert back to the 
original type, and in making this cross 
you have “kicked over’’ all that the 
breeders of each kind have accomplish¬ 
ed in long years of careful breeding. 
But if you must raise her, and only 
wish to feed her as little milk as possible, 
you can get some oil (linseed) meal and 
cook up a tablespoonful, and add water 
to make a quart of gruel. Add this to 
a quart of milk, and the calf ought to 
start to grow. Much depends on the 
size of the calf and the condition of her 
stomach. Some calves seem to be born 
to live, and will stand almost anything. 
One calf did not die—was just “dread¬ 
ful sick”—when she was fed oil meal 
just warmed up instead of actually cook¬ 
ing it. as I told her owner to do. By the 
time she is four weeks old she ought to 
begin to lick up some dry bran and 
hominry, and after that there is little 
danger of scours. Never mix raw 
grains in her drink. Either cook the 
feed or feed it dry. Later on feed her 
plenty of bulky food to develop a good 
big paunch, and we will hope that she 
will have all the good qualities and none 
of the bad of the two great dairy 
breeds. j. green morse. 
UP-TO-DATE BARN INTERIOR. 
We are often asked to print views of 
of barn interiors, showing how modern 
a cow as high as 50 pounds of silage daily, 
as you would be very likely to induce indi¬ 
gestion, and a serious loss would result 
unless your cows are extra large and 
strong, but even then, as a rule, it would 
be rather a risky experiment. Here is a 
good balanced ration for an 1,100 or 1,200- 
pound cow giving about 50 pounds of milk 
a day. Cows giving less milk will not re¬ 
quire as much : 
Digestible 
Dry Carb. 
Feeding Stuff. 
matter. Protein. & Fat. 
10 lbs. Timothy hay. 
.8.7 
.28 
4.65 
40 lbs. silage. 
.8.4 
.36 
5.16 
5 lbs. dried distillers’ 
grains . 
.4.6 
1.24 
2.76 
3 lbs. cotton-seed 
meal . 
.2.76 
1.116 
1.332 
2 lbs. corn and oats 
(ground) . 
.1.78 
.156 
1.297 
4 lbs. dried beet pulp 3.74 
.272 
2.616 
Total . 
29.98 
3.424 
17.815 
This ration has a nutritive ratio of 
1 :5.2 and will keep your cows in good con¬ 
dition, besides producing milk at a reason¬ 
able cost. Of course, if you had some 
clover or Alfalfa hay instead of Timothy 
you could get the same results with less 
expense for grain. This grain mixture 
should be divided into two equal parts and 
fed morning and evening. The dried beet 
pulp should be soaked with all the water 
it will absorb several hourg before feeding, 
and the whole mixture fed in a moist 
crumbly condition, which tempts the appe¬ 
tite and induces a large flow of milk. A 
little salt should also be added to each 
feed and care should be taken not to feed 
any corn or cotton-seed meal or gluten 
feed to cows within two or three weeks be¬ 
fore or after freshening. c. s. g. 
Milk Ration With Cornstalks. 
I would like your advice on a milk ra¬ 
tion with cornstalks for fodder; also man¬ 
gels, corn and dried brewers’ grain, g. b. 
Pennsylvania. 
To give definite advice in regard to a 
milk ration it is necessary to have a brief 
description of your herd and conditions, 
that is, the breed of cows you are keeping, 
the amount of milk they are giving, when 
they freshened, and when they are ex¬ 
pected to freshen again and what is done 
with the milk, if it is sold as such or made 
into butter. As a rule in feeding good 
fresh cows for milk production I would cut 
the cornstalks, using a machine that will 
shred them at the same time; but would 
not let this constitute more than about 
one-half of the roughage fed, using good 
clover or Alfalfa hay for the other half 
if obtainable. Your mangels should be cut 
with a root-cutter and the amount for each 
Bonsns 
Adirondack Farms, 
Glens Falls, N. Y. 
The greatest Breeding 
Establishment in the East. 
Champion Stud of Perch- 
eron and Belgian Stallions 
and Mares. 
Catalogue if interested 
Cf)R <1/1! C-team op young, sound 
rUfl wHLE MULES, four and five years old. 
Price, $500.00. Will exchange toward 1’ercheron 
mares. Address, J. R. BAUGH, Middleorove, N, Y. 
P crcheron and Beloian Stallions and Mares for sale 
at farmers’ prices. A. W. GREEN, Route 1, 
Middlefteld, O. Railroad station, East Orwell, O., 
on Penna. R.R., 30 miles north of Youngstown, O. 
Dogs ancl Ferrets 
pni I 1C PIIDC— The Intelligent kind. Also Shet- 
uULLil rUiO land Ponies. Nelson’s, Grove City, Pa. 
FERRETS FOR SALEiSif,“WSli&^ 
catalogue and price list. KEEFER BROS., Greenwich, 0. 
SHEEP 
|C SHROPSHIRE EWE LAMBS FOR SALE 
Also Yearling Rams. H. B. COVERT, Lodi, N. Y 
Registered Shropshire Rams for Sale^f 
LAMBS. E. E. STEVENS'& SON, Wilson, N. Y. 
TIINK <1HFTP The leading breed for early 
luilioonccr market Lambs. All af 
Both sexes. Prices reasonable. J. N. Mac] 
SON, Pine View Farm, Scottsville, N. Y. 
HIGHLAND STOCK FARM OFFERS 
SHR0PSHIRES—RAMS AND EWES 
bred from British Yeoman Rams, finest quality 
_ W, F. BLACK, Hail, N, Y, 
Shropshire and Hampshire Sheep sale 
Have sold all our ewes except six good young 
Shropshires. Price for six, $60 ; $12 each. Six 
Hampshires. Price, $50 ; $10 each. Several are im¬ 
ported. Twenty rams and ram lambs, both breeds, 
at $3 to $10 each. Ewe iambs, $8 each. Also an im¬ 
ported Stephens Hampshire ram, 2 years old, a 
great individual and sire, for $50; cost us $100. All 
sheep registered and ewes believed to be bred. For 
catalog address W. BARLOW OlINLAP, Amsterdam, N. Y. 
SWI3NTE 
DUROC PIGSl PKDIGBEED * 
Sereno O. Weeks, DeOra 
per pair. 
4raff, O. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
DAIRY OATTIiE 
Breed Up—Not 
buy. Superior dairy dams. No better sires. It. F. 
SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
ONTARIO MYNHEER CORNUCOPIA 
Holstein bull, born Aug. 10; rich breeding; well 
marked. Price, $50 for quick sale. Send for pedi¬ 
gree and details. CL0VERDALE FARM, Charlotte, N. Y. 
'TOMPKINS CO. BREEDERS’ ASSOCIA- 
— TION, Box B, Trumansburg, N. Y.—Breeders 
of Holstein, Jersey & Guernsey cattle and the lead¬ 
ing breeds of sheep and swine. Write for sale list. 
for the Official Sales 
of the NEW YORK 
Box 96, Peekskill, N. Y. 
SIX HEIFER CALVES 
- . 6 TO 16 MONTHS OLD 
(rood grades. Four have registered sires. $150 
takes the bunch. F. R. LAWRENCE. Chester, Mass. 
If You Want Guernseys Td 
GUERNSEY BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION, 
C3r uernseys 
Several Bulls nnd Bull Calves at prices within 
the reach of farmers who want to raise grades. 
J. L. HOPE, FL0RHAM FARMS, Madison, New Jersey 
FOR QAI E— Herd Reg.Jersey Cattle, established 
I Utl dHLt 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 bo given with eacii pur¬ 
chase. • J. ALDUS HERR, Lancaster, Pa., R. D. No. 4. 
For Sale—Thoroughbred Jersey Bulls 
and Hampshire Pigs. Best strain in existence. Write 
for particulars. J. H. ZIEGLER, Rowenna, Pa. 
Berkshire s—Sheldoncroft—Jerseys 
Cows on authenticated test. Young Bulls for sale. 
Berkshire Pigs, either sex. True to type. $10,00. 
AYRSHIRES 
We have a small but select Ayrshire herd for sale. 
Head of herd sired by Home's Majestic No. 10900. 
Address for prices. Sheldoncroft Supt., Silver Lake, Pa. 
UOLSTEINS—For Sale—Two well-bred registered Hol- 
11 stein Heifer Calves and 1 Bull Calf, 5 mos. old. 
Address, Mr. F. J. STEINER, Massillon, Ohio. R. D. No. 4 
INTERIOR OF AN UP-TO-DATE DAIRY BARN 
dairymen arrange to handle the cows. 
In the cut is shown such a dairy 
stable—owned by L. D. O’Dell & Sons, 
of Erie, Co., N. Y. This is one of the 
most modern barns in Western New 
York, being equipped with grain and 
silage carriers running from granary 
and silo, distributing the feed through 
gangways in front of cows, and litter 
carriers conveying litter to sheds out¬ 
side. On this farm of 135 acres are 
wintered from 75 to 100 head of stock, 
mostly registered Ayrshires. The head 
of the herd, a registered Ayrshire, takes 
his exercise twice each day in a tread 
power, pumping water for the herd. 
The milk house is modern in every de¬ 
tail, being equipped with cement storage 
tanks. An aerator with running water 
is used for cooling the milk and a 
two horse-power boiler furnishes steam 
for sterilizing the cans and milking 
utensils. Milk made on this farm is 
shipped to Buffalo and sold at retail. 
The picture shows the concrete floor and 
pipe stanchon and stalls now accepted 
as the most sanitary form of dairy barn 
fittings . 
Balanced Milk Ration. 
Will you give me a balanced ration for 
cows giving from 35 to 50 pounds of milk? 
They are getting 25 pounds of silage per 
day, eight quarts of malt sprouts, four 
quarts of oats and corn, one quart of oil 
meal. How can I improve this? Would it 
be better to use wheat bran and gluten or 
beet pulp? Sprouts are .$1.25 per hundred, 
corn $1.40 and oil meal $1.90. They also 
have Timothy hay at noon. 'Would you 
also give me the ration for the same cows 
getting 50 pounds of silage daily and Tim¬ 
othy hay at noon? c. a. w. 
You are feeding fairly good ration, but 
it is entirely too expensive, especially that 
part which is composed of malt sprouts and 
oil meal. I would not advise you to feed 
cow should be determined by her appetite 
and condition ; 10 to 20 pounds per day is 
a common feed for one cow. Your corn 
should be ground and mixed with your 
dried brewers’ grains in the proportion of 
one pound corn to two pounds of dried 
grains. It would also be an improvement 
to add one or twzo pounds of otton-seed 
meal to the ration for each cow if they are 
milking heavily. c. s. G. 
A Question of Quantity. 
I have 14 tons of hay and dry corn fod¬ 
der to feed my stock six or seven weeks. 
In addition I have 17 feet in depth in a 
10-foot silo of well settled silage. Can I 
Winter out to grass nine cows, six Spring 
calves and team of horses? This is my 
first experience in feeding silage, and can¬ 
not estimate on how far it will go. 
New York. A. G. E. 
By feeding economically you will have 
enough silage to supply your nine cows 
and six calves twice a day for about 180 
days, which will bring you out very nearly 
to the 10th of May, when we expect grass 
to be ready for pasturage in your locality. 
Instead of feeding your hay all out before 
beginning to feed silage, I would reserve 
about four tons for the team and feed the 
remainder to the calves and cows, giving 
a small feed at noon each day, with silage 
night and morning, always selecting the 
best hay for the calves, as they are too 
young to eat corn fodder to good advan¬ 
tage. You will not have hay enough to 
continue feeding in this way all Winter, 
so it would be advisable to purchase enough 
to supply the deficiency, which would re¬ 
quire five to eight tons, depending upon the 
quality of the hay and how liberally it is 
used. When you have no silage or roots 
you can use dried beet pulp to furnish the 
required succulence. c. s. G. 
Prices of farm products are as follows: 
Butter, from 31 to 33 cents in prints, tubs 
from 29 to 31. Eggs, 40 cents a dozen. 
Fat cattle for beef, $8 per 100 pounds, 
dressed; cows from $25 to $35. Apples, 
from $1.50 to $2 a barrel. Potatoes, 50 
cents a bushel; beets, 50 cents a bushel; 
carrots, 50 cents a bushel; cabbage, $1 a 
dozen; onions, $1 a bushel; turnips, 50 
cents a bushel. c. L. 
East Shoreham, Vt. 
PIGS 
;—8 weeks’old Berkshire—Chester White cross 
$5 each. CLARK FARSI, Boonton, N. J. 
£HELD0N FARM registered Durocs. pigs of both sex 
Bred Sows. 
C. K. 
Service Boars. Best of breeding 
BARNES. Oxford, N. V. 
I ARGE YORKSHIRES—Sows bred for June and August 
l. farrow. Boars ready for service. May pigs. 
order'now. Glkxmahk Farm, Robertsville , Conn. 
0 1 P of Superior Quality— 17 choice young 
■ U. O Gilts and 11 Topy young Boars; pairs; 
no akin. FKFIl NICKEL,, Monroe, Mich. 
Chester White Young Sow Pigs, Boar Pigs, 
trios, at $5, $4 and $12. Thorobred 8 weeks 
old. O. I. C. Pigs lOweeks old. A few good ones. 
VICTOlt FARMS - Bellvale, N. Y. 
HOGS and POULTRY-Sr.r,'],.^!; 
tier Duck Eggs, White and Brown Leghorn Eggs 
of best strains, Bred Berkshire Sows and Pigs. 
CHERRY HILL FRUIT FARM, Toboso, Lickino County, Ohio. 
SUNNY BANK FARM Et™,: 
’ and True- 
worth breedings ; bred 
sows. Prices reasonable. Registration free. A. F. 
JONES, P. O. Box 117, Bridgehauipton, N. Y. 
BERKSHIRES 
worth brftfl. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES.-^^3 
in Connecticut. 8ows bred for April litters all sold. 
Have 4 sows bred to farrow in July; late, to ser¬ 
vice of Watson's Masterpiece. Will book orders 
for Match and April pigs now. Send for new 
Booklet. J. E. W ATS0N, Pionrietor, Marbledale, Conn. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires, C. Whites. 
Fine, large strains; all ages, mated 
not akin. Bred sows service Boars, 
Jersey and Holstein Calves. Collie 
gOMF Jersey and Holstein t aives. Collie 
PupsJBeagles and Poultry. Write for 
prices & circulars. Hamilton & Co.. Ercildoun, Pa. 
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. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES at HIGHW00D 
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 75tli, a half- 
brother to the Grand Champion boar, at the last In¬ 
ternational, and other boars of equal merit. 
H. O. & 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 boned, loug bodied, 
vigorous, prolific. Meat 
unsurpassed. Choice offer¬ 
ings uow. Pi ga vaccinated 
with serum at cost 
when desired. Write today 
catalog. Arthur J. Collins, Bex R, Moerestewn, N. J. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM. Chittenanao, N. Y. 
10 High Grade Holstein 2-Year-Old Heifers 
for sale; out of cows that averaged over 11,000 lbs. of 
milk per year. Bred to a grandson of King Segis. 
$50 apiece. G. G. BURLINGAME, Cazenovia, N. Y. 
For Sale 
Registered Holstein Male Calf 
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. 
—QTJAXjITY- - 
FOR SALE— JERSEY BULL CALF 
Dropped Feb.22, 1912. Sire, Tonona Pogis No. 78057, 
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 Alcamo’s Molly No. 
176488, a Register of Merit cow, having two years 
authenticated tests producing 18,385.5 lbs. milk, 
924.3 IDs. 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. 
East River Grade Holsteins 
. ..FOR SALE.. . 
GO Coxvs due to calve In the Spring 
4 0 Cows due to calve soon 
30 Cows jnst fresh 
30 Heifers one and two years old 
These cows are high-grade Holstein and best that can be 
raised. Records for past year, 9,000 to 11,000 lbs. of milk. 
BELL PIIONB JOHN B. WEBSTER 
311-F-5 Dept. K, Cortland, N. Y. 
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. 
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. 
Prnriurpn? for ^ ew ^ or ' 1 City market 
IluuubCl4 desiring information how to 
form brandies of the Dairymen’s Leaguo, write to 
the Secretary. Albert Manning Otisville, N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS'N, 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
It doesn’t cost much to make a start, but every year 
it will cost more. Some of the most successful and 
prominent Holstein men started with only a few pure¬ 
bred animals in connection with a number of good 
grades, gradually weeding out the grades and replacing 
with purebreds. 
Grade up your herd with a purebred Holstein sire. Then 
when you are satisfied that you’re on the right track, you’ll 
feel like getting a few cows. Any good Holstein does the 
work of two ordinary cows. 
Send for Free Illustrated Descriptive Booklets. They 
contain valuable information for any Dairyman. 
HOUGHTON. Secy, Box 105. Brattleboro,Vt. 
