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THE RTJRA.T, NEW-YORKER 
PONY OR DONKEY FOR CHILDREN. 
When I am in doubt on any problem 
of country life I turn naturally to The 
R. N.-Y. My problem is this : What is the 
(safest and most satisfactory animal for a 
young child to learn to ride and drive? 
As there may be a number of answers to 
this question all correct for different con¬ 
ditions, let me limit it more nearly to my 
case. I have a child who will be four 
years old next Summer. I want her to 
grow up knowing how to handle animals— 
she already is fond of them. She is big 
for her age and strong; I think there is no 
reason why she might not begin this Sum¬ 
mer with a very small pony or donkey. 
I have been told that ponies are apt to 
be bad-tempered, and think that perhaps 
she should be older before she tries one, 
but as to donkeys I don't know, and wonder 
if any of your readers can give me advice 
based on actual experience. I have seen 
little donkeys in Europe which would do 
very well indeed, and understand that there 
are plenty of them to be had in Colorado, 
but do not know of any one who has them 
for sale in the East. It seems to me that 
this question—the whole question of ponies 
or donke.w> as pets for children—might 
be of interest to many of your readers. 
Vermont. JOHN r. fisher. 
We bought a pony colt for the chil¬ 
dren when they were quite small. They 
all grew up together, and tlje combina¬ 
tion has proved quite satisfactory. It 
depends much upon the way the pony 
is trained and also upon the child’s dis¬ 
position. Some children are thoughtful 
and considerate, while others are nat¬ 
urally nervous and destructive or 
thoughtless. We observe these differ¬ 
ent traits in the way the children care 
for their toys or do their work. Some 
play in an orderly way and save their 
playthings, while others break all they 
touch and have little system or care. 
We should not care to put a well-bred 
pony in charge of one of these destruc¬ 
tive children. The pony would be abused 
and ruined. For such children we sug¬ 
gest a donkey or burro, such as are 
often seen in the Far West. These pa¬ 
tient and tough animals are well suited 
to endure the treatment which thought¬ 
less children will give. For children 
who have the natural horseman’s spirit 
we prefer a good pony. This is a good 
subject for discussion. 
Garget. 
I have a cow 6% years old ; It has boon 
e little over two years since she had her 
last calf. She is due to freshen about 
the 1st of June. She has' always been 
strong and rugged in health, but lately a 
rash has formed on the back of her udder, 
and the skin is lumpy, dry and hard. The 
opening of the left hind teat was obstructed 
by a small scab which had to be removed 
before any milk would flow. The milk had 
a bad odor before straining and went 
through the strainer with difficulty. In 
milking recently a white ropy substance 
came from the left hind teat. Would it 
not be well to dry her up after curing 
her? She has been fed corn fodder morn¬ 
ing and noon and hay at night in addition 
to her milk ration (bran, shorts, etc.) In 
the beginning of Winter I fed her part 
moldy fodder and part good fodder so 
that she could select the good and trample 
Under foot the moldy, thereby increasing 
the manure yield. However, I left out 
the moldy fodder some time ago. She 
drinks cistern water. The cistern was 
thoroughly cleaned last Summer and gravel, 
charcoal and lime put in. F. a. g. 
New Jersey. 
It would be best to dry off the milk 
flow from that quarter as soon as she 
comes in. Do this by leaving some milk 
at each milking and twice daily rubbing 
with a mixture of equal parts of fluid ex¬ 
tract of belladonna leaves and camphorated 
oil. If the , milk goes bad in that quarter, 
however, it may prove necessary to milk 
out clean three or four times dally. Dam¬ 
aged feed, hy causing indigestion, may also 
Induce garget. a. s. a. 
BREEDING OF ANGORA GOATS. 
We have many questions about these 
goats. They have been classed with Bel¬ 
gian hares, ginseng and other “boom” ani¬ 
mals and crops. Extravagant stories are 
told of the great profit in Angoras. This 
is greatly overdone. We doubt if they will 
pay any better than good sheep, except 
perhaps in large flocks in the Par West. 
It would be a doubtful proposition to try 
them in small flocks on Eastern farms. The 
Arkansas Experiment Station at Fayette¬ 
ville has issued a good circular on the 
Angora. The following statements about 
breeding are taken from it: 
“This brings us to the subject of how 
to build up a herd. Some advise the pur¬ 
chase of only pure breds, and the working 
up of a good flock from these. This method 
had a disadvantage in that they are expen¬ 
sive to buy in great numbers at the begin¬ 
ning and it will take three or four years 
to get a good-sized flock. I f one is not in a 
great hurry and has browsing land for 
them to run over, this' is undoubtedly the 
best way to get started in the business. 
Others claim that the best way is to get 
some does from common stock and mate 
them to good bucks. This will give goats 
that have inferior mohair until several 
generations have passed. There is then not 
very much gained by the latter method in 
the production of good mohair. Local con¬ 
ditions will determine which method is 
best to be used in any particular district. 
“Angora goats will breed at six months 
of age or earlier, but this practice is a poor 
one. It is far better to wait until they have 
reached maturity at about from 16 to 18 
months, before breeding should be begun, 
floats are in their prime between the ages 
of two and six years. They will produce 
young up to an older age, but the quality 
of their fleeces hardly warrants keeping 
them to a very old age. It is said that 
the average length of life of a goat is 12 
years. Inbreeding is to be guarded against, 
unless done by people who are experienced 
in the breeding of stock. 
“A doe will produce a kid, the name used 
for a young goat, in about 150 days. Dur¬ 
ing the breeding season both male‘and fe¬ 
male should be given extra feed and care. 
Oats and good Alfalfa or clover hay are 
good feeds to use. In Winter a shelter 
with good ventilation, which is dry and 
protected, should be afforded the goats. 
Never let the flock stay out in soaking, 
cold rains. Angora goats need pasture that 
is free from swampy, wet land. Thev need 
a larger amount of salt than sheep and 
also clean water. It is due to the fact 
that they live on high, dry land, and are 
so careful about the water they drink that 
goats are not so liable to disease as are 
sheep. Tuberculosis is scarcely known 
among them.” 
Ringworm. 
I have two cows that have some skin 
disease, and from what I have read think 
it is ringworm. In several places on the 
side of the one cow the hair has come off 
and it seems itchy, when I turn them out 
they lick it and cause it to bleed. The 
spots are now about the size of a dollar 
and are getting larger, I am using lard, 
sulphur and carbolic acid mixed together 
and rub it on at night. What is the cause 
of this disease? I keep my barn clean, 
also clean my cows as well as most people 
clean ^ their horses. I cannot account for 
It. No other cows have been near them 
and they are in good flesh, eat well and 
look well. c. w. e. 
Pennsylvania. 
Skin disease of cattle, such as you de¬ 
scribe, is called ringworm and this is due 
to the presence of a vegetable parasite. 
The parasite not only lives upon the skin 
of an animal, but likewise can exist upon 
damp wood walls, fences, mangers and 
feed boxes. It is commonly most trouble¬ 
some in dark, damp, hot', dirty, poorly 
ventilated stables, and basement stables are 
most likely to be infested. Try to remove 
these causes and also clean up, disinfect 
and whitewash the stable. Treat spots 
about the face and head by scrubbing and 
scraping clean; then rub in a little iodine 
ointment each other day until well. Af¬ 
fected patches upon the skin of the body 
are best treated by thorough cleansing and 
then wetting several times a week with a 
solution of two pounds of sulphate of cop¬ 
per to a gallon of water used as hot as 
the hand will bear. Isolate affected cattle 
as the disease is contagious. a. s. a. 
YOU a Veterinarian 
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demand than ever. Send today for 
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Great opportunity for you. Atidrwa 
GRAND RAPIDS VETERINARY COLLEGE 
161 Louis St. t _Grand Rapids, Mich. 
Dogs and Ferrets 
Collie Pups 
-The kind that bring the cows. 
NELSON’S, Grove City, Pa. 
F o R_Cn(y||oh Roaoiac a11 a & es - Also Eggs for 
sale Lllgllall DCdglCo setting from thorough¬ 
bred White Leghorns and Rhode Islandtteds. Fer¬ 
tility guaranteed. GARRETT’S KERNELS, West Chester. Pa. 
PHI I 1C Oil DC entitled to l-egistry; spared females 
UULLlL ruro Circulars. SILAS lMSVEKK, Montrose, Pa 
DAIRY CATTLE 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, Chittenango, N. Y. 
Some Special Offersi H E rG T uTi fl c D AL U v E i3: 
Berkshire Boars, >25 each. Southdown Ewes. Per- 
clieron Stallions. Cheshire Gilts. Eggs and Baby 
Chicks. Tompkins Co. Breeders’ Journal, witli sale 
list of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine and Poultry, 
25 cents per year Sample copy free. 
TOMPKINS CO. BREEDERS’ ASS'N, Box B, Trumansburo, N. Y 
One Holstein Bull Calf For Sale 
Fine extra large and tine markings; more white 
than black; son of Gretchen Aggie Grace and Gene 
Sogus; grandson of King Segus: born. Feb 21,1913. 
WM. S. VAN VALKENBURG, R F. 0. No. 2. Little Falls. N. T. 
Sunny Bank Farm Berkshires 
ilAKCH SPECIAL—10 Sow Figs at >7.50, 5 bred 
Gilts at $20.00: 10 bred Sows at $.’5.00. Registered. 
A. F JONES, P. O. Box 117, Brtdgehampton, N. Y. 
For Berk shire Service Boars 
inquire HUBBELL BROS., FISHS EDDY, N. Y. 
MAPLE ROW STOCK FARM AYRSHIRKS 
*" Stock of all ages for sale from good producers. 
Herd established in 1882. Correspondence solicited, 
F H. COOKINGHAM, CHERRY CREEK, N. Y. 
Butter Profits 
You ought to get more butter 
profits. Jersey Cattle mean 
more butter profits, because 
they yield more butter fat at 
less net cost of keep than any 
other breed. 
THE JERSEY 
excels In beauty of dairy type. She is a 
persistent mtlker. Jerseys are easily accli¬ 
mated. They live long and keep healthy. 
They mean steady butter profits. Write 
now for Jersey facts. Free for the asking. 
AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB 
S1« W 83d Bt„ New York 
f DAIRY CATTLE ] 
✓Calves Without Milk\ 
Cost only half as much as the milk 
raised calves. Increase your 
profits by using 
Blatchford’s Gall Meal 
DAIRYMEN 
Your Profits will be 
INCREASED by that 
MOST ECONOMICAL PRODUCER 
125 GUERNSEY COW 
If you want such, write 
The American Guernsey Cattle Club 
Box Y PETERBORO, N. H. 
IF YOU WANT A GUERNSEY BULL 
WRITE FOR OUR SALES LIST 
All ages; best of stock; prices very low. This is a 
chance for you to begin right and improve vour herd. 
BELLMATH FARMS, H. C. Crocker & Son. Box C. Sennett, N.Y. 
If Ynil Want filiorncouc send for the Official Sales 
II IUU YY dill bUernbcYb List of the NEW YORK 
GUERNSEY BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION, Box 96. Peekskill, N. Y. 
EAST RIVER HOLSTEINS 
...FOR SALE.. . 
70 Cows, prrade Holstein, due to calve soon. The kind 
that till the pail. 1 O Registered 2 and 3 year old Heifers 
bred to good sires. 10 Registered Bulls ready for ser¬ 
vice, with extra good breeding. 10 Registered Bull 
Calves. Most of these bulls have good A. R. O. Dams, 
aud large record sires. 
BKi.l. phone JOHN B. WKBSTER 
311-F-5 Dept. It, 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. 
HAVE SEVERAL TH0R0UGH8RED REGISTERED 
HOLSTEIN YEARLING BULLS 
for sale cheap at farmer's prices. All well grown, 
ready for immediate service, perfectly marked, woll 
bred and guaranteed right in every particular. 
P, B. MCLENNAN, - Syracuse, N. Y. 
HORSES 
Adirondack Farms 
GLENS FALLS, N. Y. 
The Greatest Breeding 
Establishment in the East. 
Imported and American 
bred Percheron,Belgian and 
Suffolk stallions and marea 
of unequalled quality, 
breeding, style and action, 
a new importation of forty 
head. 
Why longer neglect the 
greatest possible source of 
profit on your farm. 
Better Horse*, Better Farming, 
More Power, More Profits. 
Catalogue C, the finest ever, 
if yoa are interested. 
50 STALLIONS 
and MARES, $250 to $1000 each 
Write for my Illustrated 
Circular telling why I can save 
you money on the purchase of a Per¬ 
cheron or Belgian Stallion or Mare. 
A.W,Green,Middlefield,0, 
R. R. Sta., E. Orwell, on Penna. Ry. 
Midway between Ashtabula &Warren 
DERCHERON STALLIONS, with quality guaranteed, n$ 
r farmer’s prices BONNY BROOK FARM, Gardiner, N. V. 
The School of Veterinary Medicine 
at the University of Pennsylvania 
trains students in ail lines of veterinary work. Fa¬ 
cilities unexcelled. For catalog, address LOUIS A. 
KLEIN, Dean, Dept. E, 39th and Woodland Ave., 
Philadelphia, 
A PAIR 0F R S| S X fl -YEAR OLD Gftiy PSTCllBrOn GSldlDgS 
WEIGHING 3,800 LBS. 
0 B. GRAHAM, - Mention, St. Joseph Co., Mich. 
SWITJE 
CHEL00N FARM registered Durocs. Pigs of both sex 
w Bred Sows. 8ervice Boars. Best of breeding 
C. K. BARNES. Oxford. N. Y. 
Springbank Berkshire Herd 
Has bred more high-class hogs than any in Connec¬ 
ticut. Have sows bred for Spring litters and some 
Summer farrowed sow pigs that are right to be bred 
for next Summer farrow. Write me. Address, 
J. E. WATSON. PROP., MARBLEDALE, CONN. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES at HIGHWOOD 
We have for sale service boars, brood sows and 
pigs, all ages. These are sired by Berry ton Duke’* 
Model, the boar that headed the first prize herd at 
the Royal in 1909; High wood 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. 
D UNLAP’S MULE-FOOT HOGS are hardy, prolific and 
quick growers. Box 441. W’illiamsport, Ohio 
C HESTKK WHITES—Two Registered Sown, 
bred for Spring farrow. Eugene T. Black, Scio, N. Y. 
E ureka stock farm- 
Uegistered Jersey 
Bulls and Heifers. 
2 mos. to 2 years old. 
Chester White. Po¬ 
land China and Berk¬ 
shire Pigs, all ages. 
Collie Pups ami 
variety of POULT 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester, Pa. 
Breed Up—Not 
buy. Superior dairy dams. No better sires. It. F. 
SHANNON. '.*07 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Ontario Oliver 
show animal in every respect. Price, $100. Send 
for pedigree. Clovekdale Farm. Charlotte, N. Y. 
Prndiir'Prv for b'etv York City market 
[lUUUOCie desiring information how to 
form branches of the Dairymen s League, write to 
the Secretary. At.bkrt Manning Otisville, N. Y. 
Mammoth Tamworth SWINE 
Two gilts of August farrow; weight, 200 lbs. 
each. Pigs equal to best of this or any 
other breed. From championship stock. 
WILL0W0ALE FARM. H. S Green, POWHATAN. OHIO 
C n I* Qalp — YOUNG JERSEY BULLS, from Register of 
I Ul oaiG Merit cows, at prices you can afford. 
JONES’ JERSEY FARM, Sauquoit, N. Y- 
F OR SALE-JERSEY BULL CALVES. 4 month*. 
old, St. Lambert breeding. $20. Write for par¬ 
ticulars. • R. D. BUTTON, Canastota, N. Y. 
PUT A MARK LIKE THIS W X on the C date D of 
MARCH 19tH 1013 
and tell your wife and family that on that date you will attend the 
Great Sale of Pure Bred Holstein-Friesian Cattle 
at TRJBKTTOKT, 3NT. J. 
100head Tuberculin-tested. The cattle will be consigned by New Jersey Breeders; they are 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Ex-President of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. 
BERNHARD MEYER, owner of the world-wonder, Valdessa Scott 2d. 
E. C. BRILL, who bred one of the most famous Sires that ever lived. 
GEORGE D. WILSON E. B. BERGEN 
AMERICAN LIVE STOCK COMPANY AND OTHERS. 
Catalogue will be ready about March 10th, aud will be mailed to all who expect 
to attend sale. Address, 
JACOB TODD, Jr., Sales Manager, SOMERVILLE, N. J. 
PUREBRED REGISTERED 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
Are your best cows paying all the bills ? Every one 
who takes up testing finds that the majority of his cows 
are unprofitable. Often those that appear beat prove 
to be the most worthless. 
The custom of testing and weighing increases the demand 
for purebred Holsteins. The man who tests is the kind of 
a man who sees the economy of keeping largo-yield cows. 
When a man’s dairy education reaches that stage, it’s a 
short step to Holsteins. 
Send for Free Illustrated • Veseriptive Booklets. 
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