1912. 
vTH K: KUKAb HE)W-VORKER 
PENNSYLVANIA STATE CATTLEMEN’S 
ASSOCIATION. 
Dissatisfaction with the laws govern¬ 
ing the condemnation and disposal of 
tuberculous cattle and meat in Penn¬ 
sylvania, led, early in December, to the 
calling of a meeting at Harrisburg, for 
the purpose of forming an organization, 
and bringing about such changes in the 
present laws as seemed desirable. A 
discussion by those present, representing 
the cattle dealers and slaughterers, and, 
to a,less extent, the dairymen of the 
State, brought out various complaints 
against the administration of the tuber¬ 
culosis laws by the present State Live¬ 
stock Sanitary Board. It was freely 
charged that the work of the State in¬ 
spectors was inefficient, and in some 
cases, unfair. The law permitting the 
importation into the State of beef cat¬ 
tle without the tuberculin test was also 
criticised on the ground that cows were 
frequently brought in under this head 
and allowed to find their way into the 
dairy herds of the State. 
Pennsylvania slaughterers are much 
dissatisfied with the system of inspec¬ 
tion and payment for condemned car¬ 
casses, alleging that the two to four 
cents per pound allowed for them is 
insufficient, and that the provision of 
the law requiring them to show that 
the condemned animal was continuously 
within the State for four months 
previous to its slaughter, impossible to 
comply with. They also complain that 
payment for these condemned carcasses 
is frequently held up for a year or 
more on the plea of insufficient funds. 
On the part of the dairymen of the 
State, it was charged that the insuffi¬ 
cient compensation for condemned cat¬ 
tle, and delay in making payment for 
the same, tended to discourage their in¬ 
dustry by making the purchase of milch 
cows an extra hazardous investment, 
and that uncertainty as to the policy 
of the State in these matters kept many 
from increasing their herds, or replacing 
lost cows. 
After free discussion of all points 
involved, a permanent organization, 
known as the Pennsylvania State Cat¬ 
tlemen’s Association was formed, with 
C. C. Gingrich of Lawn, Pa., as presi¬ 
dent. A legislative committee consist¬ 
ing of 11 prominent cattle and dairy¬ 
men of the State was also appointed to 
draft the desired amendments to the 
present laws and secure their passage 
bv the Legislature. For the guidance 
of this committee, the following sug¬ 
gestions were made, and the committee 
was instructed to embody them in the 
proposed amendments. All female cattle 
entering the State should be tuberculin 
tested, regardless of the purpose for 
which they were consigned. When a 
test of any dairy was ordered, an ap¬ 
praisal of all the cows should be made 
before examination, and for those con¬ 
demned the owner should be paid full 
value if no disease was found, 80 per 
cent, of the appraised valuation for 
those showing only localized tubercu¬ 
losis, and 50 per cent, for those having 
the disease in generalized form. All 
cattle within the State sold for slaugh¬ 
ter should be tagged for purpose of 
identification, and, if found tuberculous 
after killing, the slaughterer should re¬ 
tain the hide and offal and assume 20% 
of the loss. The original owner should 
also assume 20% of the loss, and be 
compensated to the extent of 60% by 
the State. It was assumed that under 
this plan the slaughterer would be com¬ 
pensated by the value of the hide and 
offal and would not be compelled to 
reimburse himself by raising the price 
of other meats. m. b. d. 
Cai.f Feeding. — I notice in a late issue 
you speak of calf meal as a substitute for 
pure milk in calf rearing, and describe the 
method of using it. I think it better for 
every farmer to encourage the use of pure 
miik and lots of it to raise calves on. The 
practice of “bobbing" the bulls and raising 
the heifers on a substitute for milk is det¬ 
rimental to the best interests of the milk 
producer, because it diverts a large quan¬ 
tity of milk from its natural channel into 
an overstocked market. Milk production is 
not now and cannot be profitable when It 
sells for less than it costs to produce it. 
I have just seen for the first time the 
score-card of the New York Board of 
Health. There is nothing impossible about 
it, after looking it over and noting its re¬ 
quirements, I figured it would cost the 
producer 75 cents per hundred pounds to 
live up to it and get the 10 cents premium; 
you put in 75 and take out 10. The Louis¬ 
iana Lottery people did no worse. Each 
day I pass farms where the cows are 
turned in the mowing lots, getting the very 
last blade of grass on the place in “the 
hope of increasing the milk supply, jeopar¬ 
dizing the market of all for personal gain. 
Each contract day I hope to see the mass 
of milk-producing farmers rise up and say 
how much they will sell their milk for or 
not make any, but I am afraid other mira¬ 
cles will come to pass before that time ar¬ 
rives. H. 
x New York. 
M I L Ii 
In effect Nov. 11, different exchange 
prices were made for N. Y. City Board ot 
Health, grades B and C : B (selected raw 
and pasteurized), $2.11 per 40-quart can; 
C (for cooking and manufacturing), $2.01. 
to shippers in 26-cent zone. 
The zones are fixed by the Interstate 
Commerce 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. 
THE MASSACHUSETTS MILK SITUAUION. 
On page 1192 H. II. L. gives some rea¬ 
sons why the price of milk is so low. He 
has failed to mention one reason which 
seems to me a weighty one, and that is be¬ 
cause the producers are willing to ship a 
liberal supply of milk for the prices that 
are paid at the present time. What is the 
remedy? There is only one, and the milk 
producers have that in their keeping. _ Let 
every producer reduce his shipments 25 per 
cent, and see if somebody wouldn't take 
notice. But, says the producer, what will 
we do with the 25 per cent we do 
not ship? I would suggest that you do 
not make it. Turn into beef those cows 
that you are satisfied you have been keep¬ 
ing at a loss. There are but few herds 
that could not be reduced from 20 to 25 
per cent, with pro°t to the owner. 
Columbia Co., N. Y. amos smith. 
The milk situation in Massachusetts is 
coming along about as we expected. The 
high butter prices are keeping any surplus 
milk out of the market, and dealers are not 
getting any more than they can use, as a 
rule, and in some cases they are not getting 
enough. Prices have advanced slightly in 
some sections and are holding firm in all. 
II. P. Hood announced prices for the Win¬ 
ter about the 1st of October, an average of 
38 cents in the nine-cent, or middle, zone. 
This meant 40 cents in this zone at the 
depot, netting the producer from two to 
three cents per can less, as he has to pay 
this in most cases to get his product de¬ 
livered at the depot. As has been the 
rule in the past with all the large con¬ 
tractors, this price is graded and they pay 
40 cents in the nine-cent zone for Novem¬ 
ber and December, then drop to 38 cents 
in January, 37 cents in February, and only 
35 cents in March, which will at that time 
net the producer only 32 or 33 cents at the 
door. This means a small price when 
the hay mows are getting low. We do not 
believe this is right. The fairer way is to 
pay the average price every month that 
the contract runs. The Deer Foot Farm 
Co. and some others do this, and we believe 
the B. C. M. P. Co. should take up this 
point and demand a straight price and not 
a graded one from every buyer. The B. C. 
M. 1’. Co. has been working to get a re¬ 
duction in freight rates on some of the 
rairoads, but as yet have not met with 
much success. The railroads always find 
an easy excuse for hoisting rates, but when 
it comes to reducing rates they look through 
another pair of glasses. The present rate 
of live cents a can of 8% quarts for a haul 
of about 3(i miles is outrageous, especially 
in Winter, when there is no expense for 
icing. 
The C. Brigham Co. are announcing their 
prices for each month as it comes; for 
November and December they pay in this 
zone 40% cents at the car, an average of 
37% cents at the farm. The Deer Foot 
Farm Co. pays 40 cents at the car and 38 
cents at the farm for all months of con¬ 
tract; this,, of course, includes December. 
Most of their milk is bought in this and 
the next zone, namely the seven and eight- 
cent ones. Peddlers buying milk in the 20- 
mile section are paying as high as 43 cents 
per can at the farm in some cases. 
What Massachusetts milk goes to the 
Providence market is shipped in 10-quart 
cans and prices are 50 and 55 cents, ac¬ 
cording to agreement. In some cases the 
buyers who agreed on 50 cents raised to 
55; this, I understand, is for the rest of 
the season. In this immediate section 
local peddlers are nearly all buying extra 
milk to supply their customers, in many 
cases buying from small dairies that have 
in the past shipped their products to Bos¬ 
ton, as this was the only way of disposing 
of same. Many like the idea of selling to 
local parties, as they do not have to fear 
an inspector’s visit all the time, as these 
only inspect dairies selling to the Boston 
market. However, if the Ellis bill passes 
this Winter all dairies will be inspected, no 
matter where the milk is sold. Taking the j 
situation as a whole, we believe we have 
a better chance for making a little profit 
on milk this Winter than usual; still it is 
too soon to count profits, as the unexpected 
may happen any time and knock our 
chances on the head. a. e. p. 
Western Reserve Holstein Meeting. 
The Western Reserve Holstein Breeders’ 
Association gave one of the most successful 
meetings ever held in Burton, Ohio, De¬ 
cember 6. Prof. Hugh G. Van Pelt, of 
Waterloo, Iowa, one of the editors of Kim¬ 
ball’s Dairy Farmer, addressed both after¬ 
noon" and morning sessions. Prof. Van Pelt 
has traveled extensively, both in America 
and Europe, and has this season traveled 
from coast to coast and from Texas to 
Canada twice, and is one of the best posted 
speakers on dairy questions in the United 
States. He spoke on “Economical Produc¬ 
tion of Milk’’ at the morning session. About 
200 enjoyed the afternoon lecture. Prof. 
Van Pelt said the production of milk de¬ 
pended on three things, factory, utensils 
and machinery, materials, feed and barn. 
Although it was not necessary to have an 
expensive barn it must be suited to the 
production of milk. The five essentials of 
the next thing in production were, sun¬ 
shine. fresh air, temperature of 45 to 55 
degrees, variety and right kind of feed, 
warm water. During the afternoon session 
the speaker gave a practical demonstration, 
using two good cows, of what a cow should 
be, and how to judge the right cow of the 
true dairy type. Men present said the 
demonstration was worth $100 to any 
breeder. He said the successful cow de¬ 
pended on five essentials, constitution, ca¬ 
pacity, nervous temperament, circulation, 
ability. Prof. Van Pelt, in company of 
Teter Small, president of the breeders’ as¬ 
sociation, visited some of the fine dairies 
located near. lie stated that never in all 
his travels had he found so many fine 
herds of cattle in such a small territory 
as here among the members of the associa¬ 
tion, that is now known all over the United 
States, and is to-day one of the strongest 
organizations of its kind. 
Ohio. MRS. JAMES LAMPMAN. 
Wheat 95 cents; corn 55 to 60 cents; 
hay. clover. $7, Timothy, $12 per ton. Fat 
cattle, steers $6 to $6.50 heifers $4.90 to 
$5.75; cows $50 to $75 each; calves eight 
cents per pound. Milk delivered to sta¬ 
tion $1.80 per hundred. Butter 26 to 30 
cents, as to quality. Apples, to dealers, $2 
per barrel f. o. b.; barrel costs 36 cents, 
leaving $1.64 for the fruit and packing; 
culls and windfalls 40 to 55 cents per hun¬ 
dred. Potato dealers are offering 50 cents 
per bushel and selling to consumer at 60 
cents. Pears from 25 to 75 cents per 
bushel; .peaches $1.50 to $2.25 per bushel. 
Arendtsville, Pa. w. w. b. 
RAW GROUND LIME 
For use in stable cutters as an absorbent. 
F. E. CONLEY STONE CO., Dept. L, Utica, N. Y. 
P Largest Profits "./"SS P 
p livestock which is healthy and vigorous D 
J PRATTS ANIMAL REGULATOR * 
puts stock in proilt-paylng shape. “Your AA 
T money back if It fails.” 25c, 5®c, $1: 25-lb Pail, 
$3.50. Pratts Profit-sharing Booklet and 1913 • 
TP Almanac FREE. At all dealers, or T“ 
A PRATT FOOD COMPANY 0 
O Philadelphia Chicago 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. 
IE REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE EWES for sale-Bred to 
imported sire. 6 Ewe Lambs by imported sire. 
E. E. STEVENS & SON, Wilson, N. V. 
Dogs and. Ferrets 
PUPC—The intelligent kind. Also Sliet- 
l ui O land Ponies. Nelson's, Grove City, Pa. 
PHI I 1C DIIDC entitled to registry; spayed females 
UULLIC rUrO Circulars. SILAS DECKKIi, Montrose, l*n 
FOR SALF~ PED,GREED ENGLISH BEAGLES—Good 
l vll VHLL hunters; not gun-shy. Also pedi¬ 
greed pops. GARRETT’S KENNELS, West Chester, Pa. 
FERRETS FOR SALE'S," 
catalogue and price list. KEEFER BROS., Greenwich, 0. 
SES 
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SHETLAND PONIES 
An unceasing sourco of pleasure and robust health tochildrsn. 
Safs and ideal playmates. Inexpensive to keep. Highest type. 
Complete outfits. Satisfaction guaranteed. Illustrated Cata¬ 
logue. BELLK MEADE FA KM, Box 20, Markham, Va. 
For Sale—Shetland and Welsh Ponies 
spotted and solid colors. All ages. Suitable for 
Christmas presents. Nothing so much appreciated. 
SHERMAN SANFORD - Seymour, Conn. 
P ercheron and Belgian Stallions and Mares for sale 
at farmers’ prices. A W. GREEN. Rente 1, 
Middiefield, O. Railroad station, East Orwell, O., 
on Penna. lt.R., 30 miles north of Youngstown, O. 
je» "W" i n\r :e3 
LARGE BERKSHIRES at HIGHWOOD 
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 balf- 
brotlier to the Grand Champion boar, at the last In¬ 
ternational, and other hoars of equal merit. 
H. C. & H. B. DARPENDING, Dundee. N. Y. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES.- l% e j-j 
in Connecticut. Sows bred for April litters all sold. 
Havel sows bred to farrow in July; late, toser- 
yice of Watson’s Masterpiece. Will book orders 
for March and April pigs now. Send for new 
Booklet. J. E. WATSON, Piourietor, Marbledale, Conn. 
B erkshire pigs at hubbeia bros. 
Are good as some and better than others. Fall 
pigs, service boars, bred sows, FISH'S EDDY, N. Y. 
DICC— 8 weeks’ old Berkshire—Chester White cross 
r,ttd $5 each. CLARK FARM. Boonton, N. J. 
HOGS and P0ULTRY-“7Kj“X 
ner Duck Eggs, White and Brown Leghorn Eggs 
of best strains, Bred Berkshire Sows and Bigs. 
CHERRY HILL FRUIT FARM, Toboso, Licking County. Ohio. 
E ureka stock 
Registered Jersey 
Bulls and Heifers, 
2 mos. to 2 years old. 
Chester White, Po¬ 
land China and Berk¬ 
shire Bigs, all ages. 
Collie Pups and 
variety of POULTIi 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester, Pa 
I P Ip of Superior Quality—17 choice young 
Ui i> Ui O Gilts ai)( ] ii T<>py young Boars; pairs; 
no akin. FRED NICKEL, Monroe, Mich. 
Choice 0 , 1 . C. Boars 
Seven months old. R. E. 
FREAR, Tankbannock, Pa. 
Chester Whites—“ Registered ” Sows 
bred for Spring litters. Prolific strain. Special price 
for December. Address, Eugene T. Black, Scio, New York 
I ARGE YORKSHIRES—Sows bred for June and August 
L farrow. Boars ready for service. May pigs, 
order now. Glknmark Farm, Robertsville, Conn. 
OHELD0N FARM registered Durocs. Pigs of both sex 
w Bred Sows. Service Boars. Best of breeding 
C. K. BARNES. Oxford, N. V. 
DAIRY CATTLE 
Ontario Segis Burke s^i^T^s h'o?v y 
markings; rich breeding: fine individual. Price, $75. 
Send for pedigree, etc. Cloverdale Farm, Charlotte, N. Y. 
Pasteurized Milk. 
What is the demand for pasteurized milk, 
and what is it worth per can in New York 
at the present time? I was told some 
time ago that it was worth $3.15 per can. 
Could au independent concern get such 
prices by sending it to regular dealers? 
St. Johnsville, N. Y. b. k. 
Restaurant keepers with a fairly good 
line of trade, and handling about two cans 
per day, pay the jobber now 6% cents, de¬ 
livered at their stores, for pasteurized milk 
—$2.50 per can. This is miik that com¬ 
plies with the City Board of Health re¬ 
quirements. It would not be feasible for 
farmers some distance away to ship direct 
to these restaurants or similar retailers, be¬ 
cause the retailers do not know even the 
night before how much they will need the 
next day. The jobber’s wagon comes 
around in the morning and they take what 
seems advisable, considering the weather 
and previous day’s sales. They pay cash 
for the milk because they have to, but 
some of them would delay paying the 
farmer or complain that the milk was bad 
when received. 
A statement that the so-called Milk 
Trust, seven members of which were in¬ 
dicted in 1910, was about to advance the 
price of milk in this city was called to 
the attention of District Attorney Whit¬ 
man December 5. The District Attorney 
said there were pending seven indictments 
against directors of the Consolidated 
Milk Exchange and that the seven men 
were still liable to be called to trial. Mr. 
Whitman said there had been no investi¬ 
gation of any new charges. There are 
two reasons why the directors of the Con¬ 
solidated Milk Exchange have not been 
brought to trial. One is that the District 
Attorney has been waiting for the decision 
in the appeal taken by the 13 members of 
the live poultry trust, as the same ques¬ 
tions raised in the poultry trust case would 
undoubtedly arise in the trial of the milk 
cases. The second reason is that while the 
cases against the Milk Exchange directors 
are considered strong, the exchange itself 
has long been dissolved and the same con¬ 
ditions do not now obtain. 
; DAIRY CA T TLE | 
“Latest Meridale Facts” 
gives some interesting figures of progress in 
herd development at Meridale Farms. A copy 
will be sent on request to any who are suffi¬ 
ciently interested to ask for it. 
AYER & McKINNEY 
300 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 
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 
If You WantGuernseys 
GUERNSEY BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION, Box 98. Peekskill.N. Y. 
—QUALITY— 
FOR SALE-JERSEY BULL CALF 
Dropped Feh.22,1912. Sire, Tonona Pogis No. 78657, 
whose first daughter to freshen enters the Register 
of Merit with a record of over <>00 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. 
Breed Up—Not 
buy. Superior duiry dams. No better sires. U. F. 
SHANNON. 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves f^. Sa lVe^u1 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM. Chittenango, N. Y. 
EAST RIVER HOLSTEINS 
... FOR SALE.. . 
70 Cows, grade Holstein, due to calve soon. The kind 
that fill the pail. IO Registered 2 and 3 year old Heitors 
bred to good sires. 10 Registered Bulls ready for ser¬ 
vice, witli extra good breeding. lo Registered Buli 
Calves. Most of these bulls have good A. it. O. Dams, 
and large record sires. 
BE Lb PHONE 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 duo 
to freshen within sixty days. 
IF YOU WANT GOOD ONES COME AND 
SEE THESE COWS. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON, Certland, N. Y. 
'I'OMPKINS CO. BREEDERS' ASSOCIA- 
* TION, Box B, Trumansburg, N. V.—Breeders 
of Holstein, Jersey & Guernsey cattle and the lead¬ 
ing breeds of sheep and swine. Write for sale list. 
Mlllf Prntltirprv for New York City market 
lllltn r 1 UUUGCI 3 desiring information bow to 
form branches of the Dairymen s League, write to 
the Secretary, Ai.bkrt Manning Otisville. N. V. 
PUREBRED REGISTERED 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
In spite of the increasing cost of feed, dairying offers 
a better opening today than it ever has in the past, 
scales and the Babcock test have systematized 
the industry until it is no tnore uncertain than any 
other business. Even city business men are awakening 
to its opportunities. 
Every year it becomes clearor that with large-yield cows, 
the cost of milk and butter production can be brought down 
to a point that makes dairying profitable. Have you ever 
figured out what your farm would be worth to you if 
stocked with purebred Holsteins ? 
Send for Free Illustrated, Descriptive Booklets. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS’N, F. L. HOUGHTON, Sec y, Box 105, Brattleboro, Vt. 
