T1-1RURAL 
NEVV-VORKEK 
641 
1913. 
A MICHIGAN CREAMERY ASSOCIATION. 
There is no section of Michigan where 
dairying has advanced within the last 
few years as in Hillsdale County. Good 
prices prevailing for butter fat for re¬ 
cent years have made everybody sit 
up and take notice, and for the last 
few years we have been marketing 
our own product and getting a better 
share of the dollar, receiving 34.47 
cents per pound for fat delivered at tlu 
creamery, which is five cents above the 
average Elgin price for the last year. 
Perhaps nothing shows the interest 
taken in the dairy industry more than 
a comparison of the price of cows to¬ 
day with those of several years ago. 
Seven years ago the writer came back 
to the farm and at that time purchased 
several excellent cows, fresh or soon 
to be fresh, at from $40 to $45, one of 
which I own now and could take $70 
for if I wanted to sell. Any cow that 
will give milk, if put up at auction, 
will bring $60 or better, and when a 
good high-grade herd is offered for sale 
(which is seldom), the prices will range 
from $75 to $100. Prices of feed are: 
Corn 52; oats, 28; rye, 55; bran, $28; 
middlings, $31; cotton-seed, $35; oil 
meal, $33; clover hay, $10; Timothy, 
$10. Young men are more and more 
waking up to the possibilities of dairy 
farming, and are taking charge of the 
run-down farms and bringing them back 
to a good state of fertility with dairy 
cows and commercial fertilizers and 
three-year crop rotations. They are 
reading the best dairy papers and books 
more than ever before, and profiting 
by what they read. Many are taking 
advantage of the short course given 
by our Agricultural College and com¬ 
ing back determined to make good. 
Hillsdale Co., Mich. e. e. linton. 
R. N.-Y.—The report of the Litch¬ 
field Dairy Association shows the fol¬ 
lowing figures for the year: 
Month. 
Butter 
. Amt. Rec'd. 
Exp. 
Price. 
1912. 
March 
. .21,004 
$6,469.00 
$600.00 
34c 
April . 
. .26.252 
8,708.00 
737.00 
37c 
May .. 
. .34,828 
9,779.00 
975.00 
31c 
.Tune . 
. .34,012 
9,422.00 
985.00 
30c 
July . 
. . 30,555 
8,263.00 
616.00 
30c 
August 
. .25.451 
6,786.00 
500.00 
30e 
Sept. . 
. .21,623 
6,496.00 
600.00 
33c 
Oct. .. 
..21,394 
6,740.00 
600.00 
35 c 
Nov. . 
. .19,290 
6,833.00 
578.00 
39c 
Dec. . 
. . 22,672 
8,237.00 
660.00 
40c 
1913. 
Jan. . 
. .25,928 
9,145.00 
777.00 
39c 
Feb. . 
. .26,479 
9,639.00 
794.00 
40c 
Total 
309,488 
$96,517.00 $8,422.00 
It will thus be seen that the average 
price for butter fat was 34.47 cents. 
The cost of making, including the sur¬ 
plus of 2.8 cents. During the same 
period the average price paid at Elgin 
creameries was 29.61 cents, so that the 
Litchfield Association obtained a net 
average of 4.86 cents per pound above 
Elgin for butter fat. This creamery 
was thus able to pay to its patrons 
$12,370 for butter fat above what was 
paid on the Elgin market. This would 
have been impossible but for the fair 
cooperative spirit which existed between 
the patrons and the creamery. An art¬ 
icle of the by-laws of this Dairy Asso- 
ciaiton states: 
“All persons delivering butter fat to the 
factory will be required to pay their pro¬ 
portion of the expenses, taxes, insurance, 
repairs, and seven per cent, interest on 
the stock paid in (which the board of 
directors shall ascertain at the end of 
eacli month) and receive for their butter 
whatever it nets the factory.” 
This association has been remarkably 
successful. It is in a locality where 
farmers have been able to get together 
for their mutual profit. Their experi¬ 
ence shows what can be done in this 
way when there can be found a fair 
spirit of live and let live. 
FUTURE OF OHIO DAIRYING. 
In my judgment the dairy business 
can have nothing but a brilliant future, 
barring one feature. Where one is so 
situated that he has a good market at 
hand, has a good foundation herd, has 
the inclination to bear the burdens and 
the help, is available, he certainly can 
prosper in this work. From my view¬ 
point I most certainly believe the most 
interested party to the business is the 
proprietor himself and that he will see 
to it that his establishment is clean and 
healthful, his animals the same, and if 
anything gets out of condition he him¬ 
self will see to correcting the evil, and 
right here comes in that one feature 
of uncertainty, the attitude of the Fed¬ 
eral and municipal government toward 
the dairy interests. Health officers and 
others imbued with authority and spur¬ 
red on by germ and microbe cranks 
may possibly turn a paying business 
into an unprofitable one. Dairying is 
not largely carried on in this part of 
the county. Most farmers keep a few 
cows, but largely for local trade; but 
few silos. As to prices of cows and 
feed, cows have increased at least 40 to 
50 per cent., and are scarce. Rough 
feed has declined wonderfully. Clover 
hay about one year ago sold for $20 
to $22 per ton at public sales; this 
year has sold as low as $6 to $6.25, 
hardly fertilizer value. Corn, 55 to 60 
cents per bushel, oats, 30 to 32 cents, 
comparatively one cent per pound for 
both. Mill feeds and dairy feeds about 
normal, do not fluctuate like they used 
to. My best judgment is that beef cat¬ 
tle are going to be a better proposition 
than dairy; however either is all right 
if the proprietor is made up of right 
material. J. e. sidle. 
Wayne Co., O. 
Horse With Tumor. 
I have a horse 17 years old. in good con¬ 
dition, at present as frisky as when a colt. 
Some time ago (perhaps a year) a bunch 
appeared partly under and partly below 
the breast collar, directly in front. When 
it grew about as large as a duck egg an 
“ex''-veterinarian examined it and said it 
was a sac containing serum and was 
caused by a strain. ilis prescription was 
to make a small incision, expel the 
serum and inject iodine with a small rubber 
syringe. This was done and pus formed. 
The sac was (supposedly) destroyed and 
cure effected. Four to six months later 
another sac formed in the same place. The 
same treatment was tried, but without suc¬ 
cess. The bunch is smaller, but iodine has 
been injected perhaps a dozen times and 
only once or twice has produced suppura¬ 
tion, and then only for a short time, and 
serum is still secreted and discharged. It 
seems useless and cruel to continue this 
treatment longer. Can you suggest, any¬ 
thing? One party proposed inserting a 
“small stick” of caustic, but I would not 
allow anyone except a veterinarian to use 
that and" we are 12 miles from the nearest 
practicing "vet.” I think it would be un¬ 
wise to have the sac removed by using the 
knife and then drive the horse home, and 
we have no conveniences for throwing or 
managing him here. I think the trouble 
was caused each time by bruising against 
the edge of manger as the horse had the 
habit of throwing his hay out on a feed 
box and then straining forward to get the 
last mouthful. During these last treat¬ 
ments the iodine has escaped as soon as 
the syringe was withdrawn. p. h. k. 
New York. 
If a fibroid tumor has formed around the 
small secreting sac it should be removed 
by cutting and there would be no danger 
in bringing the horse home soon after the 
operation. If there is no thick fibroid 
tumor wall, open the sac freely and once 
daily pack the cavity full of oakum satu¬ 
rated in a mixture of equal parts of tur¬ 
pentine and raw linseed oil until this can 
no longer be inserted. It will soon fill up 
if so treated. Bruising, such as you sug¬ 
gest, is the common cause of such condi¬ 
tions. Prevent this from happening again. 
They do not come from strain. Iodine is 
a useful application, but caustic should not 
bo used. a. s. a. 
W iiex you write advertisers mention The 
I t. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
“EAST RIVER GRADE HOLSTEINS ” 
F O II SAI.K 
BO COWS servod to come fresh this fall and milking 
from thirty-five to forty pounds per day, now. 
20 FRESH COWS. You will like them. Come and 
see them milked. 
25 COWS due to calve this spring—Good size and 
in fine condition. 
Rogistorod Bulls and Rogiatorod Cows also For Sale. 
Pell Phono, JOHN H. WKBRTEIt, 
No. 3II-F-5 l»ci>t. It Cortland. N. Y. 
F OR SALE OR EXCHANGE— Two fine, six months old 
Bull Calves, from registered Guernsey stock. 
Price, fifty dollars each. C. I- F. S-. Batistan Lake, N. Y. 
SWINE 
Large Berkshires at Highwood 
Bred Sows, Service Boars, Pigs all ages. Ninety 
brood sows and seven mature herd boars in our 
brooding herd. No animal good enough unless 
largo enough. We have the large, long-bodied and 
good-headed kind that make good in the farrowing 
pen as well as show ring. 
H. C. A H. B. Harpcntling, Dundee, 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 bebred 
for next Summer farrow. Write me. Address, 
J. E. WATSON, PROP., MARBLEDALE, CONN. 
Duroc March Pigsiij.S Pjg. 
OHELD0N FARM registered Durocs. Pigs of both sex 
d Bred Sows. Service Boars Best of breeding 
C. K. HAKNK8. Oxford. N. V. 
M ULEF00T HOGS are hardy, prolific and quick grow¬ 
ers. 300 head. DUNLAP, Williamsport, Ohio 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires, C. Whites. 
Fine, large strains; all ages, mated 
not akin. Bred sows service Boars, 
Jersey and Holstein Calves. Collie 
Pups,Beagles and Poultry.Write for 
pirces & circulars. Hamilton & Co.. Ercildonn, Pa- 
Alfalfa Lodge YORKSHIRES 
Large English White, short-nose type. 
Spring pigs ready. Trios not akin. 
J. G. CUltTlS. 15ox 373, Rochester, N. Y. 
DOGS 
- The kind that bring the cow 
X^OIIie Flips NELSON’S, Grove City. P 
PERCHERON BELGIAN 
STALLIONS 
We want te get 
acquainted with 
you. It will be 
interesting. 
Price and Qual¬ 
ity will be the 
c on vincin g 
argument. 
A step feward 
when buying a 
Stallion of 
GEO. W. SOUERS & SONS, Huntington, Indiana 
Branch Barn at Harrison Place, off Harrison Street, Post Office Box 333, Syracuse, N. Y. 
II 
SES 
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, O. 
R. R. Sta., E. Orwell, on Penna. Ry. 
Midway between Ashtabula & Warren 
)ERCHER0N STALII0NS, withqnalitv guaranteed, at 
farmer's prices. BONNY BROOK FARM, Gardiner, N. Y. 
Adirondack Farms, Glens Falls, N. Y, 
Tbe greatest breedino establishment 
in the East 
Percheron, Belgian and i 
Suffolk Punch Horses 
Three importations of SO head in 
seven months. Quality draft stal¬ 
lions that will make you money. 
Is there one needed in your town? 
Send for Catalogue C. 
DAIRY CA.TTLE 
CATTLE 
Just off Press 
The 1913 edition of " Meridale 
Jerseys,” just out, contains 
much practical and valuable 
information of particular in¬ 
terest to dairymen and Jersey 
breeders everywhere. 
Meridale Jerseys are a development. The 
booklet explains briefly and illustrates some of the 
policies which have governed their development. 
It also tells how we have solved some perplexing 
problems in herd building. Its statements are 
backed by facts based on accurate yearly records. 
It also describes a number of well-bred, well¬ 
born and well-grown young bulls. The proof of 
their dairy quality is evidenced by the authenti¬ 
cated records of their dams and in many cases of 
their grandams as well. Their sires are notable 
for their quality among the best known Jersey 
bulls of either Island or American breeding. 
A copy will be sent you on request. 
AYER & McKINNEY, 300 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
UfE HAVE A YOUNG BULL FOR SALE that is a show ani 
** mal, largely white and light in every way. Born 
Oct. 31, 1912. Price, 1100. Send for pedigree 
CI.OVEKDALE FABM, - Charlotte, N, Y. 
Breed Up—Not Down' 
-Jersey Bull Calves 
you can afford to 
buy. Superior dairy dams. No better sires. U. F- 
SHANNON. 907 Liberty Street. Pittsburg, Pa. 
Registered GUERNSEY BULL 
age, 3 years: splendid individual of good breeding. 
Price reasonable. THE SABINE FARM, Richmond, Mass. 
If You Want Guernseys tlVoV 1 *?"™ 
GUERNSEY BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION, Box 96. Peekskill, N. Y. 
G mCRNSKYS—COWS. HEIFERS AN0 BULLS-Two 
bulls old enough for service. Prices, 3100 up. 
W. ROBERT DUNLOP, Trolley Station 19, Fayetteville. N. Y. 
FROM ALL OF THE BREEDS 
at the Nat'l Dairy Show, 1912 
A GUERNSEY 
was pronounced by 
Judges the Best 
Write us about her 
The American Guernsey Cattle Club 
Box Y PETERBORO. N. H. 
CHESHIRES 
—Gl’EKJi S K Y S—The pig for 
the finest meat. 
The cow for the finest butter, 
M0RNINGSIDE FARM. Sylvania, Pa. 
Registered Holstein Bulls 
for sale cheap at farmer's prices. One born July 
4. 1912; others from two weeks to two months old. 
All well-grown, iierfectly marked, well-bred and 
'uaranteed ri^ht in every particular. 
B. Me I 
IN AN, 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
\A/ □ ITP BT the Tompkins Co. Breeders’ Ass’n, 
ww I* 3 1 Ci Box Trumansburg, N. Y., for 
a copy of The Tompkins Co. Breeders' Journal 
with sale-list of pure-bred stock, or better yet, 
send 25 cents for a year’s subscription. Some 
special offers in Holstein cattle, Percheron stal¬ 
lions, Southdown ewes and Cheshire gilts. 
BIG REDUCTION IN 
REG. HOLSTEIN MALE CALVES 
Bound to close them out at once. Choicely bred, 
fine individuals; large producing dams. Satisfac¬ 
tion guaranteed. Can also spare a few cows. 
F. H RIVENBURGH, HILLHURST FARM, Muansville. N. Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves F f 0 ' 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM. Chittenanga, N. Y. 
will occur the second in a series of semi-annual consignment sales, known as 
Todd’s Interstate Consignment Sale 
This event will occur on the Interstate Fair Ground at Trenton, N. J., 
on the above date, and every person interested in the Holstein-Friesian cow is hereby invited to 
attend. About 75 head, mostly females, will be sold at this time. All over six months of age will 
have the tuberculin test applied. Among the consignors are : 
A. A. Cortelyou, Somerville. N. J. I L. E. Opie. Skillman, N. J. 
Bernhard Meyer, Finderne, N. J. I H. De Witt Terhune, Belle Mead, N. J. 
Willis E. Stryker, Belle Mead, N. J. 1 E. J. Bergen, Harlingen, N. J. 
Alvin Hill, Ringoes, N. J. ] and others. 
The above cattle are pledged to absolute sale, and we leave it all with the breeding public 
to help make this event a success. 
Yon ought to know us—to get acquainted, address 
JACOB TODD, JR., Sale Manager, Somerville, N. J. 
He hope catalog trill be ready to mail about May nth. 
PUREBRED REGISTERED 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
Are you wearing out your ambition, your strength 
ami your courage in a hopeless struggle with the scrub 
stock proposition ? 
With good purebred Holsteins, dairying pays; and the 
sale of superfluous stock nets a substantial additional profit. 
Holsteins lead, not only in milk production, lint in yield¬ 
ing the greatest profit in the production of butterfat. 
Send for our Free Illustrated Descriptive Booklets. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS'N, F. L. HOUC1ITON. Sec’y, Box 105, Brattleboro, Vt. 
