1913. 
TPIPC Pt UKAL NKW -YORKER 
783 
Milk 
SMALL PRODUCERS IN NEW ENGLAND. 
A Hard Outlook. 
One of the best ways I know -of to get 
at real views and feeling of the average 
common farmers and milk producers of 
New England is to take a trip among 
them as a brother farmer whose troubles 
are their troubles, and who sympathizes 
with them in any effort to better con¬ 
ditions, which in too many cases are 
bad enough, and need remedying very 
much. The writer and another milk 
producer being appointed to canvass a 
section of milk producers in the interest 
of the New England Milk Producers’ As¬ 
sociation, lately organized, had a chance 
to make such a trip a few days ago, 
although this is a very busy season with 
us all, and we felt we could ill afford 
to spare this time. The knowledge of 
the feeling on the various live questions 
which are of vital importance to the 
New England farmer of to-day, the 
various ideas held by these producers and 
the general willingness to join us in the 
fight to right the wrongs and correct 
the unjust laws, which in most cases are 
entirely against the farmers’ rights and 
common interests, was very gratifying. 
Many of these small producers who only 
have a few acres and two or three cows 
could perhaps ill afford to pay the dollar 
required to join, yet few held back, and 
all seemed to feel that we are practically 
at the last ditch, and with our backs to 
the wall must fight or perish. It did 
not take very long to convince them 
that to fight alone was useless, but as 
a united army with full ranks and am¬ 
munition in the shape of dollars we could 
fight a good fight, and victory would 
crown our efforts in the end. 
In part of the section I visited that 
day the small producers were in the 
majority, and from what I learned needed 
help very. much. Many did not know 
what they would get for their milk until 
they received the contractor’s check, in 
some cases three months after, hardly 
ever less than two; in fact several we 
called on had just received their March 
check. One did not receive his Feb¬ 
ruary check in April, and wrote to the 
contractor asking for it. lie received 
no reply, and wrote again and then 
received no direct reply, only this 
through the collector, that the con¬ 
tractor did not want any more personal 
letters. It went along into the present 
month and the March check came but no 
February one. The producer wrote again 
and finally received the February check 
with the statement a mistake had been 
made. Now these are not rare cases, 
but this has been going on for years. 
With this contractor he will pay some 
dairies within a reasonable time, others 
when he gets ready. 
Take these cases, the unjust restrictions 
of our common rights in regard to game 
birds and deer on our own land, the 
refusing us the right to protect our¬ 
selves from these and from the city 
hunters and trespassers on our land ; un¬ 
just taxation; over inspection and va¬ 
rious other nuisances we are often sub¬ 
ject to. Is it any wonder these farmers 
are now ready to fight for their own? 
Petty jealousies and unwillingness to 
join in any forward movement for fear 
that some of the neighbors would get 
a little more advantage or gain than 
themselves have kept the farmers dis¬ 
rupted and suspicious of each other too 
long, and we are obliged to admit this 
has not been altogether without fact, 
but this feeling must be put aside and 
is being put aside, and united effort 
must and will take its place. Another 
point in regard to the price received by 
producers I have told of. The average 
Summer price, which we don’t know 
exactly, will range from 31 to 33 deliv¬ 
ered at station, probably eight or 10 
miles, route distance, from these farms, 
with a carting charge of six cents per 
cun, leaving the net price to these pro¬ 
ducers 25 to 27 per 814-quart can. Can 
you beat this in a territory only 30 miles 
from Boston? A. e. p. 
SOUTHERN NEW YORK NOTES. 
Early June has changed appearance 
and prospects somewhat. There hav 
been some _ showers, and these hav 
greatly revived vegetation, following 
somewhat protracted dry spell. A sonn 
'vhat close inspection of meadows jut 
made does not prove reassuring for a fin 
hay crop, and with a light hay cro 
much of our profits vanish. It. is sti 
possible for us to get sufficient, rai 
and warmth to give us a good cro 
°t hay, but the chances are against i 
uow. The first three weeks of Jun 
are about all that we can count on t 
, P lls °Ht when earlier conditions hav 
Peon averse, as has been the case thi 
5®£? on * Winter did not leave u 
"in as good a stand of grass roots a 
one can desire, but a more favorable sen 
J-wJ W0l, ld have partially overcome thi: 
nor. crops do not seem to have bee 
materially injured by the dry weathei 
has been a favorable time to put i 
i. °P?» an, J fully the average acreag 
as been planted. The oats crop is look 
IfJL- n ry wel1 J ust now. Most crops, es 
I' tally corn, have been slow in starting 
- 1 a 9 C0Unt of the cool weather. Th 
‘ ’ r u lS not r °ff°d in any case so fa 
r«r o „ , )w : a ?d there is a probability 
v im,. 800 *!. 8ta j4 seems to be a seaso 
• re the dairy farmer with a goo 
* m the lead. Where there is n 
silo it may not be out of place to plow 
up more and sow corn in drills for 
curing fodder. Oats and peas, if sown 
a little earlier, may be preferable, if 
one has manure to distribute over the 
field. Commercial fertilizers may be 
used to grow oats and peas, and may be 
used very advantageously for growing 
corn. It is not yet too late for corn, 
and may not be too late for some oats 
and peas. As the grass crop looks, it 
is better to get busy and put in a little 
more corn right now. 
The milk supply is fair, and while 
there is the cry of surplus in the cities, 
it looks as though there is no more milk 
produced than can readily be used. For 
example the Bordens have just issued 
extra checks for their patrons of seven 
cents a hundred for April milk. This 
is done 30 days after the milk had 
all been delivered and 15 days after their 
pay day. Why this generosity unless it 
means that they foresee a shortage it is 
difficult to determine. There is only 
one other construction possible, I believe, 
and that is the possibility that they see 
a chance to embarrass certain competi¬ 
tors, particularly the co-operative con¬ 
cerns. I have little doubt but that both 
ideas have a place in the project, but 
am inclined to give the first mentioned 
the more weight. Condensed milk is in 
short supply and in sharp demand. One 
plant where a co-operative concern took 
away fully half the patronage is handling 
80 tons of milk a day, or nearly double 
the milk formerly received, simply be¬ 
cause the concern ships in milk from a 
number of other towns to be condensed. 
This condensed milk business is thriving 
just at present. The prospect is, how¬ 
ever, that with the advent of a few 
warm days there will be such a demand 
for milk from the cities that the con- 
denseries will curtail their production 
very materially. I look for sharp de¬ 
mands in the milk trade before the sea¬ 
son ends, and it will not be surprising 
if the contract prices are now advanced 
upon during several months this Sum¬ 
mer. The dealers seem anxious to have 
farmers think so at any rate. H. H. L. 
Founder, Hard Milking Cow. 
1. I have a horse six years old, weighs 
1,400 pounds, with contracted feet; at 
least, I think that is his trouble. lie is 
quite stiff in front and stands with his 
front legs pointing ahead. I can spare 
him until July for treatment if you will 
kindly advise me. 2. Is there any way 
of making a hard milking cow milk easy. 
C. L. w. 
1. Clip the hair from the hoof-heads 
of both forefeet and blister them with 
cerate of cantharides several times, one 
at a time, at intervals of two or three 
weeks. 2. A veterinariau might help 
matters by using a sterilized teat bis¬ 
toury, by means of which to slit through 
the obstruction in the end of the teat, 
in four different directions. After the 
operation milk out a stream of milk 
frequently every day while the healing 
process is going on. a. 8. a. 
Cuts Feed Bills 
Do Yon Know That 
6 lb*, of an AJAX 
FLAKES ration will 
co*t not over 9 cents 
and make 20 to 24 
lbs. of milk ? 
This may be bard to 
believe, but if you 
will write us we 
will send yon proofs 
and a free copy of 
Feeders Handbook. 
CHAPIN & CO. 
Box R. Hammond, Ind. 
Mil If TIP If CTC —Express Prepaid. Samples Prop. 
nilL.IV I IUI\L I O Travers Brothers, Gardner, Mast* 
) DAIRY C ATTIjE 
“MASHER’S EQUAL 
breeding— three-years-old bull, by .Masher s Sequel, 
from A. R. dam. C. J. HERRICK, Delntar, N. Y. 
for the Official Sales 
of the NEW YORK 
Box 9B. Peekskill. N. Y. 
G ULRNSKYS-COWS. HEIFERS AND BOLES-Two 
bulls old enough for service. Prices. $UXI up. 
W. ROBERT DONLOP. Trolley Station 19, Fayetteville. N. Y. 
If You Want Guernseys •fjft 
GOERNSEY BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves ^ . Sa, ^7^ r i i «1 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM. Chittenango, N. Y. 
Breed Up— Not DownTo'u e, o., B „ ul L^’S 
buy. Superior dairy (tains. No better sires. It. F- 
SHANNON. 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
HOUSES 
50 STALLIONS 
and MARES, $250 to $1000 each 
Write for my Illustrated 
Circular telling why 1 can save 
you money on the purchase ot 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 
SHETLAND PONIES 
An une«aKltiff sourr« of pleuaurt) and robust health to children. 
Safe ami Hv*l playmates. Inexpensive to keep. Highest type. 
Complete outfits. Satisfaction gUMiautecd. Illustrated Cala- 
lo*ua. BELLK MJ&AlJK FARM, Hex 20, Markhem, Y.t. 
171.53 lbs. Butter in 30 Days 
How Ss that for high? 
The Breeders and Developers of this Kind of Cows Use the 
U NITED gj 
STATES 
CREAM SEPARATOR 
«i 
I use one of your U. S. Separators for about four 
months in the summer and sell the milk the remainder 
of the year. Am very much pleased with your machine.” 
Francis M. Jones, Clinton, N. Y. 
Pontiac Lass, the new 7 and 30 day World’s 
Record Holstein, whose breeder uses 
the U. S. Separator exclusively. 
Mr. Jones is the breeder and 
developer of “Pontiac Lass”, the 
new World’s Record Holstein 
with 171.53 lbs. of butter in 30 days 
and recently sold for $10,000.00, 
as well as owner of “Agatha Pon¬ 
tiac”, the World's Champion 4- 
Year-Old, and “Tweed De Kol 
White Lady”, who gave milk 
yielding the highest per cent of 
fat ever obtained in one milking. 
Like these famous cows, United 
States Cream Separators are al¬ 
ways able to do a little more and 
better work than other separators. 
For years the United States Separator has set the pace in closest 
skimming and long wearing qualities. 
The 1913 model greatly increases the lead with its nickel silver, non- 
rusting skimming device and newly invented Mechanical Washer. 
■ No Advance ira Price $25 ir D d 
Free demonstration by asking your local U. S. dealer or writing direct. 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., Bellows Falls,Vt. Chicago, III. 
SWINE 
E ureka stock farm- 
ltegistered Jersey 
Bulls and Heifers. 
2 mors, to 2 years old. 
Chester White. Po¬ 
land China and Berk¬ 
shire Pigs, all ages. 
Collie Pups and n [_ 
variety of POULTRY. Warns ton ciut' 1 'l.AR I 
ED WARD VTALTKB. West Chester. Pa. ; 
Large Berkshires at Highwood 
Bred Sows, Service Boars, Pigs all ages. Ninety 
brood sows and seven mature herd boars in our 
broodiug herd. No animal good enough unless 
large enongh. We have the large, long-bodied and 
good-beaded kind that make good in the farrowing 
pen as well as show ring. 
H. C. & H. B. Harpeniling, Dundee. N. Y. 
DAIRY CATTLE 
Guernseys 
are large producers and are the most 
ECONOMICAL. Our literature tells all al>ont 
and where to get them. It's Free. Write 
The American Guernsey Cattle Club 
Box Y 
PETERBORO. N. H. 
!» 
Springbank Berkshire Herd 
BIG BEUKSHIRKS-I have bred more high- 
class hogs than any breeder in Connecticut. Wat¬ 
son’s Masterpiece No. 122931 at head of herd. Noth¬ 
ing for sale but March and April pigs at present. 
J. E. WATSON. Prop., Alarbleilale, Ct. 
DUROC JERSEY RED SWINE 
The most popular and profitable breed in America. 
Fancy pigs at very reasonable prices. Quality un¬ 
excelled. K. W. HcA 1.1.KN, Fauuettsburg, Pa. 
FOR SALE—OR WILL TRADE 
for Heifer Calves, Cows or Berkshire Pigs 
(sows) one A No. 1 Manure Spreader, and one 
10-horso power Church Engine, In A No. 1 order, 
and one Sulkv Plow, or will trade for poultry. 
RICHARD WAGANER. Brookfield Centre. Conn. 
Alfalfa Lodge Yorkshires 
Large English White—Short-nose type. 
Special sale Boar pigs. Trios not akin. 
JOHN G. CURTIS, Box 373. Rochester,N.Y. 
Duroc March Pigsi^ENo rsfe 
S HELDON FARM registered Durocs. Pigs of both sex 
Bred Sows. Service Boars. Best of breeding 
C. K. BARNES. Oxford. N. Y. 
Plfi C $’> each Berkshire-Cbester White cross. 
rav "* 3 CLARK FARM, Boonton, N. J. 
I arttp BERKSHIRE FALL PIGS, either sex. also booking 
S c orders for early Spring Pigs: reasonable 
prices. Frank Blum, R 2, New Washington. Ohio 
C HESTER WHITE REGISTERED PIGS. 
Both Sexes. EUGENE T. BLACK, Scio, N. Y. 
$15 a pair 
DeGraff. 0. 
DOGS 
Collie Pups 
—The kind that bring the cows, 
NELSON'S, Grove City. Pa. 
“EAST RIVER GRADE HOLSTEINS 
FOR S AE E 
60 COWS served 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 <-alve this spring—Good size and 
in fine condition. 
Registered Bulls and Registered Cows also For Sale. 
Bell Phone, JOHN B. WEBSTER, 
No. 311-F-5 Dept. B Cortland, N. Y. 
The WARNERS AYRSHIRES for Sale 
UNCAS OF HICKORY ISLAND. No. 12740. dropped Decem¬ 
ber 12. 1909, by Osceola of Hickory Island, a son of 
Olga Fox. No. 18f)45. and grandson of Lttkalela, No. 
12257 (12187 lbs. milk, 543 Ins. bntter) and grandson 
of Lady Fox. No. 9669 (12299 lbs. milk, 624 lbs bnt¬ 
ter). Descended also from snch individuals as Lord 
Dudley of Drumsuie. No. 7552, Glencairu 3d and 
Kirsty Wallace of Auehentrain, champion cow in 
milk tests at Buffalo Exhibition. Young stock for 
sale. Address. MANAGER WARNERS. Ipswich, Mass. 
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES 11,’ 
marked and well-grown BOLL CALVES FOR SALE, from 
three to four months old. AH from A. R. O- dams 
with records of 19 lbs , jr- three, to 25 lbs., 5 years 
old. iSire, L’ietertje Hengerveld Segis 6ih, whose 
dam and grand-dam averaged 31.15 lbs. butter in 7 
days Average fat, 4-96. E*rice, $50.00 to $100.00. 
ELMTREE FARM, Harry Yates, Prop., Charlotte, N. Y. 
U/ POTI- the Tompkins Co. Breeders’ Ass'n, 
•* ■* * ■ “ Box B, 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. Pereberon stal¬ 
lions, Southdown ewes and Cheshire gilts. 
Ontario Oliver Segis 
Holstein bull, 6 months old, mostly white. King 
Segis on both sides pedigree. Bargain at $100. 
Send for pedigree. CL0VERDALE FARM, Charlotte. N. Y. 
TFRSFY HFTFFR^~ REGtSTERED stock 
J LRJL 1 TTILir LIvO flGES 15 TO 30 MONTHS 
Flying Fox, Financial King and Pedro blood. 
Bred to a magnificent grandson of the $15,000 
Noble of Oaklands- Prices, $75.00 to $125 00 . 
OAKWOOO FARM, R. F. 0. 3, - - Newburgh, N. Y. 
REGISTEREDJERSEYS 
. , Both sexes for sale at reasonable prices. 
L. CHENEY. Guilford, New York | B. G. WELI.S, - Wyalusing. Pa. 
COLLIE PUPS 
Dog strain. $3 each. F ' •• • 1 
PUREBRED REGISTERED 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
) Study the external form of any great producing cow; 
it reveals the manner in which she does her work You 
can learn to recognize the essential points that indicate 
great ami economical production—the evidences of con¬ 
stitution, capacity, vitality, bbKxi circulation and ability. 
These characteristics you will find more generally devel¬ 
oped among itolsteins than among other breeds. Holsteins 
are naturally large animals with an abundance of constitu¬ 
tional vitality and they have been developed by breeders 
who recognize the importance of these points. 
Send for Free Illustrated Descriptive Booklets. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS'N, ». L. HOUGHTON, S*c y. Box 105. Brattleboro, Vt 
