1913. 
THE RU.^AIV NEW-YOKKER 
049 
BEEF CATTLE SUPPLY AND PRICES. 
Finished beef cattle have been sell¬ 
ing for good prices for some time, but 
when we consider the prices of feed 
and young stock the beef producers are 
not getting rich fast. Stocker and 
feeder cattle are held at almost prohi¬ 
bitive prices, and are very difficult to 
secure at any price. I recently paid 
$27 per head for some beef calves 
about seven months old, and though 
these calves are good individuals I am 
not expecting a big profit when sold, 
even if fat cattle should continue at 
the present high prices. 
I aim to have on hand at all times 
12 to 20 steers, and to replenish my 
herd depends largely upon the surround¬ 
ing country. Almost all our farmers 
are stocking up with Jersey cows, and 
someone else. In short the price of 
stock cattle is too high in proportion 
to the price of fat cattle and the produc¬ 
tion of Stockers ought to be highly prof¬ 
itable to the man who is equipped to do 
so, and who specializes in producing 
Stockers and does not attempt to finish 
them for beef. Just what the profit will 
be or should be I can't say or predict, 
but I believe it would be worth while. 
On many corn belt farms the produc¬ 
tion of beef calves will be tried out in 
the near future, and the results will be 
interesting. What of tariff reduction? 
If the duty on live cattle be reduced 
cattle from Canada and Mexico only 
can come in, as the South American 
cattle would be excluded owing to foot 
and mouth disease there. So the pro¬ 
ducers of Stockers here will not have 
ANGUS AND SHORT-HORN GRADES. Fig. 173. 
intend to sell separated cream, and as 
most of these cows are pure and bred 
to pure-bred registered Jersey bulls it 
can readily be seen that there is but 
little prospect for anything but veal 
calves. I have owned several steers of 
Short-horn Jersey parentage, and have 
obtained good returns from them, but 
I am afraid to experiment with pure 
Jersey steers. I could have bought a 
few days ago two Jersey steers for $18 
apiece, but I waited and bought Short¬ 
horns of same age at $27, as stated 
above, and am willing to pay $30 for 
extra individuals, especially if they have 
Angus blc^d in their make-up. I can¬ 
not see that there is likely to be any 
serious check to the change from beef 
to milk production, and believe the 
change will go on till the price for beef 
cattle will justify raising beefy calves 
from .dual purpose cows kept primarily 
for producing milk or calves from pure¬ 
bred beef herds kept largely for the 
calves of great beefing ability. Perhaps 
a goodly number of farmers will soon 
realize that there is still some profit in 
producing beef calves, and while if the 
profits are not so great as when selling 
milk from purebred dairy cows, the la¬ 
bor item more than offsets the differ¬ 
ence in returns per head. People are 
not all going to live upon butter, cheese, 
ice cream and milk; they will still de¬ 
mand good beef, and there is going to 
be some money made by the man who 
gets in shape to supply the demand dur¬ 
ing the next few years. If one consid¬ 
ers what it means to produce good milk 
and cream, and then considers what he 
can do for the same outlay, care and 
feed when producing beef, it would 
seem that beef production is as desir- 
abble as dairying. 
Prices for stocker and feeder cattle 
in Chicago are around eight cents, and 
fat cattle of good quality and weight 
about nine cents, which is not a very 
wide range in prices, and certainly not 
wide enough for a profit when corn is 
50 cents and labor so high. Stock cattle 
at eight cents ought to be profitable to 
produce, and the man with a large acre¬ 
age of pasture and sufficient good plow 
kmd should be able to produce Stock¬ 
ers and feeders at a much larger profit 
than he could get from a dairy or by 
finishing beef cattle purchased from 
serious foreign competition. The picture 
(Fig. 173) shows calves of mixed 
Angus blood. Shorthorn predominating 
—worth $25 to $30 each. 
Ohio. W. E. DUCKWALL. 
What Breed of Horses : 
I expect to buy a team of mares this 
Spring'. As 1 know nothing about horses 
would like to have your opinion on the 
following: What breed? What weight? 
Please make a comparison of the Pereheron, 
Belgian and Morgan breeds. I would like 
to have a team of Morgans, but doubt if 
they are large enough. Do you think a 
team of Morgans could manage a riding 
plow and Cutaway harrow, double-action? 
This would be the heaviest machinery I 
should have. e. c. b. 
Pennsylvania. 
Meat and Milk from Tuberculous Cattle. 
If there is a law to prohibit the farmer 
from selling meat and milk from tubercu¬ 
lous cows, will you tell me why the State 
of New York can compel employees and 
members of a State institution to use meat 
and milk from cows condemned by a State 
veterinarian? j. c. 
New York. 
A certain proportion of cattle condemned 
as tuberculous are found upon post-mortem 
examination to be only slightly affected, and 
not at all in the portions of the carcass 
used for food. These carcasses are disposed 
of by the State for human consumption 
and it is probable that such meat may be 
used in the institutions to which you refer. 
As to the use of milk from cows condemned 
as tuberculous, we should not like to be¬ 
lieve it is done in any State institution. It 
would, of course, be illegal, and if you have 
knowledge that it is done anywhere you 
should make it known. ii. u. d. 
Ration for Cows and Calf. 
Am I feeding my cows the right balanced 
ration, or how could - I improve? I am 
feeding cut cornstalks twice a day, all that 
they will eat up clean, and seven pounds 
a day of a mixture consisting of 200 pounds 
of wheat bran, 100 pounds of distillers’ 
grains made of corn, 100 pounds of gluten. 
25 pounds of oil meal, and feeding them 
10 pounds of cabbage daily. My cows 
give about- 40 pounds of milk a day. I 
am making butter and also am raising a 
pure bred Guernsey bull, which is now three 
months old. I raised him on calf meal 
because my cows were dry at the time I got 
him, and when he was six weeks old grad¬ 
ually changed him to a mixture of one- 
third of eorn meal, one-third ground oats; 
one-third wheat bran, and a little oil meal, 
of which he is now' getting two quarts a 
day. ITe also gets clover hay, second 
growth, and cut corn stover. Let me know 
whether to start feeding him skim milk. 
Would it he better to give him his grain 
with slop or dry? At present I am feeding 
him dry. \ j s 
N. Y. ’ ' ' 
The ration you are feeding is a very 
good one, and I cannot suggest anv im¬ 
provement. The skim-milk will be all'right 
for the calf, but begin very graduailv. not 
more than two quarts at a mess at first, 
and as you increase the amount watch the 
effect ou the calf’s bowelsi. One of my 
neighbors lost three calves last Summer 
by feeding them all the skim-milk they 
Would drink when they were not accus¬ 
tomed to it. Probably six qnarts of skim- 
mllk is as much as any calf should be f.-d 
at one time. By all means feed the grain 
dr y- C. L. M. 
DAIRY CATTLE 
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 milker. 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 
324 W, 23d St.. New York 
SWINE 
JUST DROPPED 
Eighteen More of Those Berkshire Pigs 
(two litters.) Price, $10, at eight weeks old. Also 
a splendid boar, farrowed Oct. 10,1912. Price, $20.00. 
Several Jersey BULLS 
are all ready to drop off at your station at very low 
prices. Ages, from two years down to a few weeks. 
J. GRANT MORSE, Laurel Farm,Hamilton, N.Y. 
EAST RIVER HOLSTEINS 
... FOR SALE ... 
70 Cows, grade Holstein, dne to calve soon. The kind 
that fill the pail. 1 O Registered 2 and 3 year old Heifers 
bred to good sires, to Registered Bulls ready for ser¬ 
vice. with extra good breeding. 1 0 Registered Bull 
Calves. Most of these bulls have good A. U. O. Dams, 
and large record sires. 
BELL PHONE JOHN B. WKHSTER 
311-F-5 Dept. R, 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. 
Breed Up—Not Down 
offer. 
B. Mcl 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
A Richly Bred Bull 
Springbank Berkshire Herd 
Has bred more high-class bogs 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 Sommer farrow. Write me. Address 
J. E. WATSON, PROP., MAliBLEDALE, CONN. 
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. 
WILLOWDALE FARM, H. S Green, POWHATAN, OHIO 
Large Berkshires at Highwood 
Bred Sows, Service Boars, Pigs all ages. Ninety 
brood sows and seven mature herd boars in onr 
brooding herd. No animal good enough unless 
large enough. We have the large, long-bodied and 
good-headed kind that make good in the farrowing 
pen as well 5s show ring. 
H. C. & H. B. Harpending, Dundee, N. Y. 
E ureka stock farm- 
ltegistered Jersey 
Bulls and Heifers. 
2 mos. to 2 years old. 
Chester White, Po¬ 
land China and Berk¬ 
shire Pigs, all ages. 
Collie Pups and a[_ 
variety of POULTRY, white fob Cikcclak. 
EDWARD WALTER, West Chester. Fa. 
-FARM registered Durocs. Pigs of both sex 
Bred Sows. Service Boars. Best of breeding 
C. K. BAKNES. Oxford, N. Y. 
Durac March Pigsit»aifmKSf-.gtf 
MCI-E-FOOT HOGSarehardy,prolific and quick 
m growers. DUNLAP, Boy. HI, Williamsport, O. 
-Jersey Bull Calves 
, you can afford to 
buy. Superior dairy dams. No better sires. R. F. 
SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves F f 8 o t Sa sV Write 
THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, Chittenwioo! V. y! 
O ntario pieter menelik —Holst«in Bull, born Oct. 5 , 1912. 
Nearly all white. Sired by a grandson of King Segia and 
Homestead Girl De Kol Sarcastic Lad. Dam of sire tests 4.12. 
Price $100. First check gets him. Send for pedigree. 
CLOVERDALE FARM. - CHARLOTTE. N. Y. 
If You Want Guernsevs I^V^^I^ew^ymk 
GUERNSEY BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION, Box 96. PeeksKill, N Y* 
Ffir ^31p~—yOUNG JERSEY BULLS, from Register of 
' ;' °!r Merit at prices you can afford. 
JONES JERSEY FAK1I, Sauquoit, N. Y- 
C(ID C A I C—Two handsome registered Holstein yearling 
I Ull vnLL bulls sired by Oakhtirst Paul PeKol Aaggie, 
No. 66,977, one mostly white, from heavy milking, vigorous, 
youngcows. Also a few registered male calreaby Colonel Korn- 
d\koL>eKol,No. 77,226,onoofthe best sous c .’ontlac Korndyke, 
having74 A. R. O. sisters, 3 above37 lbs. and 39 above 20 lbs. of 
butter lu 7 days. A rare importunity to get the best at a reason¬ 
able price. . Morgan Farm, North Cuba, N. V. 
D. F. MCLENNAN, Syracuse, N. Y. 
yhornnl^H Registered Holstein Bulls 
for sale cheap at farmer's prices. One born July 
4. 1912: others from two weeks to two months old. 
AH well-grown, perfectly marked, well-bred and 
;uaranteed right in every particular. 
.iLENNAN. 
Meridale Farms offers 
a young bull of distin¬ 
guished ancestry. 
His sire, 7 "he Imported. 
Jap , traces seven times 
to Golden Lad, and is an 
Island bull of the best 
type. His fine finish, good size and 
splendid show type are reflected to a 
remarkable degree in all his get. His 
sons are proving themselves dairy sires, and 
his daughters, without exception, show 
higher fat percentages than did their dams, while 
their notable uniformity of conformation and 
udder development mark their sire as a most 
prepotent bull. 
His dam, Ruth Golden Tulip , i 3 unique in 
her breeding, and exceptionally strong in the 
blood of Golden Fern’s Lad. She is a double 
granddaughter of Carnation’s Fern Lad, a famous 
prize winner and one of the best known sons 
of Golden Fein’s Lad. Both her grandams 
were daughters of Golden Fern’s Lad. giving 
her this celebrated bull as great-grandsire 
in every line of her pedigree. Her dam was 
out of Golden Fern’s Tulip, 11,852 lbs. milk, 597 lbs. 
butter in one year, and winner of First and 
Sweepstakes, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa State 
Fairs, 1905. 
This young bull is especially attractive in 
individuality—solid dark fawn color, well develop¬ 
ed, very strong back line, neat in head and horns, 
and deep in heart girth. He is ready for im¬ 
mediate service. 
For full particulars concerning this bull and 
others equally promising, address 
ayer & McKinney 
300 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 
CHELBON 
J Bred 
New Collins Catalog, Free 
Tells how to get finest Jersey J)’ ~ 
Reds--” the perfect profit ,Ir * 
pigs ”—at big savings. 
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Adirondack Farms 
GLENS FALLS, N. Y. 
The Greatest Breeding 
Establishment in the East. 
Imported and American 
bred Pereheron,Belgian and 
Suffolk stallions and mares 
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 Horses, Better Farming, 
More Power, Mere Profits. 
Catalogue C, the finest ever, 
if you 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- 
cheroo or Belgian Scallion or Mare. 
A.W. Green, M idd lefield, O. 
R. R. Sta., E. Orwell, on Penna. Ry. 
Midway between Ashtabufa & Warren 
DERCHERON STALLIONS, with quality guaranteed, at 
I * farmer’s prices. BONNY BROOK FARM, Gardiner, N. Y. 
The School of Veterinary Medicine 
at the University of Pennsylvania 
trains students in all lines of veterinary work. Fa¬ 
cilities unexcelled. For catalog, address LOUIS A. 
KLEIN, Dean, Dept. E, 39th and Woodland Ave., 
Philadelphia, 
CATTLE 
DAIRYMEN 
You want the COW which will Produce PROFIT 
in WINTER as well as SUMMER 
THEN GET THE 
G UERNSEY 
The American Guernsey- Cattle Club 
Box Y PETERBORO, N. H. 
His 
A HOLSTEIN BBLL-8^2"* TV o 
daughters and his dam a good A. R. O. record 
Write for pedigree and price. A fine heifer bred to 
a Colantha bull, $275. Pereheron stallions and 
Southdown ewes ehenp. Tompkins Co. Breeders 
Journal, with sale list of purebred stock, 25 cents 
per year. Copy free. TOMPKINS CO. BREED¬ 
ERS’ ASSOCIATION, Box C, Trumansburg, N. Y. 
ftUKRNSKYS-COWS. HEIFERS AND BULLS-Two 
u bulls old enough for service. Prices, JUX) up. 
W. ROBERT DUNLOP, Trolley Station 19, Fayetteville, N. t. 
Doss and. 
Ferrets 
Pfil I IC Dll DC entitled to registry; spayed females 
UULLIl ruro Circulars. SILAS n. ~ 
llkCkkK,Uoulrose Pa, 
f'r-vllio The kind that bring the cows. 
tome * tips NELSON’S. Grove City. Pa, 
PUREBRED REGISTERED 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
The day is passed when milk can he produced at a 
profit by a herd of mongrel cows. Look the fact in the 
face and study the methods of progressive dairymen. 
Wherever the interest in dairying is most active and 
most intelligent, there the purebred Holstein stands first. 
And every month adds to her prestige as a money maker. 
If you mean business, why not get your start before the 
demand increases still more ? 
Send for our Free Illustrated Descriptive Booklets. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS'N, r. L. HOUGHTON, See’y, Box 105, Brattleboro, Yt. 
