943 
1913. 
THE RTJRAE NEW-YORKER 
FRENCH COACH AND MORGAN HORSES. 
I have just bought a pair of 2,440 
pound Indiana mares, said by former 
residents of the North to be French Coach 
and Morgan. Would some one familiar 
with these breeds tell me of their char¬ 
acteristics and whether they are best 
adapted as roadsters, draft or general 
purposes? They are gentle and docile, 
but hitched to wagon they are very spirit¬ 
ed. and it takes one’s capacity to hold 
them down to a walk. They are sorrels 
with white faces. j. w. s. 
Waverly, Tenn. 
A combination of French coach and 
Morgan blood involves two very different 
lines of breeding. The former had its 
origin in France, and represents a breed 
established by governmental effort, after 
many years of supervision. The French 
coach originated in Northwest France, 
in v, ho.t is commonly known as Nor¬ 
mandy, although horses of this breed are 
now common in other widely separated 
parts of France. There is some variation 
in type. The breed was built up by 
using Thoroughbred sires on a light type 
of Norman mares. Some other blood 
was also used, and especially Hackney 
sires. In France this combination re¬ 
sulted in what is known as the Demi 
Sang, the French for Half blood. To¬ 
day one finds in France two rather dis¬ 
tinct classes of these horses. In Nor¬ 
mandy they incline to a size of some 
weight, many mares weighing around 
1,200 pounds, while in Central France a 
lighter type, of rather distinctive trot 
ting character is found. The heavier 
horses of Normandy have been almost ex¬ 
clusively brought to America. These are 
horses of a heavy carriage type, with 
good bone and plenty of action and 
speed. The prevailing colors are bay, 
brown, chestnut or black. France has 
promoted these horses in order to supply 
its cavalry with a superior horse for war 
service. The government has its studs 
scattered over the country, and these are 
used in public service at very low cost 
to the farmer. In 190S the writer spent 
much time in France among the French 
horse breeders, and was greatly impressed 
with the work done by the government. 
This long-continued breeding supervision 
has resulted in the French people having 
a splendid supply of high-class horses. 
These horses are not popular in our 
country, for as a rule French coach stal¬ 
lions have not mixed well with Ameri¬ 
can horse stock. At the present time 
importation from France is practically 
suspended. Even in France the general 
trade in these horses is suffering greatly, 
owing to the use of the automobile becom¬ 
ing so universal. 
The Morgan is a trotting family of 
horses that receives its name from Justin 
Morgan, a trotting stallion that was 
foaled in Massachusetts in 1793, but 
stood many years in service in Vermont, 
where he died in 1821. The original 
Morgans were short-coupled, low-set, 
compact type, such as might be called 
“cobby” to-day. These horses had con¬ 
siderable stamina and speed, and were 
used for all sorts of work in New Eng¬ 
land. They found their way into the 
West in the early settlement of Ohio and 
Kentucky, and have been in more or less 
favor. The Morgans of to-day, as pro¬ 
moted by the United States Government, 
and Morgan horse breeders, are more up¬ 
standing and more typical carriage 
horses than the early type. On the basis 
of selected stock with some Morgan 
blood, the Government is attempting to 
establish a new line of Morgan carriage 
horses as a distinctive American breed 
of horse*. 
Both the French coach type and Mor¬ 
gan are well suited to general purpose 
work, and will do good service in the 
carriage, or at much farm work common 
in the East, where very heavy service is 
not required. They may be regarded as 
active, of just moderate weight—say 
around 1,100 to 1,200—rather attractive 
in appearance, and of good temper. 
Ihese horses are more especially suited 
to a hilly region, of which we have plenty 
■n New England, the Middle Atlantic 
States and sections of the Middle West. 
Ihe demand for such horses is very 
light these days, and horsemen see little 
in American farmers breeding this type. 
During the past year the writer has seen 
Inigo numbers of these trotting or gen¬ 
eral purpose horses on our pastures, and 
certain it is, many of them will be sold 
nt a serious loss. Only exceptionally 
good individuals are in demand, and the 
call for these is very limited. This is 
due to the automobile, which is furnish¬ 
ing not only town people, but farmers, 
with a popular medium in place of the 
horse and carriage. c. s. plumb. 
ARRANGEMENT OF DAIRY BARN. 
Noticing your barn plan (page S62) 
would like to ask why it would not be 
better to have cattle face inward instead 
of outward, where hot sun could strike 
them? Could not mangers be in drive¬ 
way or have you good reason otherwise? 
New York. a. ii. g. h. 
There are two sides to this question, 
like nearly all questions pertaining to 
the construction of stables, and there 
are arguments on both sides; but after 
studying both side a person must nat¬ 
urally select the type that is best suited 
to his local conditions. Where cows face 
a central feeding alley it is somewhat 
handier to feed them from a truck run¬ 
ning through the barn, but this arrange¬ 
ment requires a wider barn unless the 
cows stand so close to the wall that it 
will be continually spattered up with 
manure. A litter carrier is almost a ne¬ 
cessity in this case, while if the cows 
face out toward the wall a wagon can 
be driven through the stable each day, 
and the manure loaded on with only one 
handling. In regard to the hot sun shining 
on the cows it is customary on most farms 
through the country to let the cows run 
in the pasture during warm weather in¬ 
stead of keeping them in the barn, while 
in Winter the sun is an advantage, as it 
is easier to furnish proper ventilation 
where it is most needed. c. S. G. 
Marei for Raising Mules. 
What is the best breed of mares to 
raise mules from, and for general farm 
work? Are the Percherons good? Are 
they hardy and easy kept? What is 
their average height? a. k. 
Kentucky. 
Mares of any of the well-known draft 
breeds will produce good mules that will 
sell for high prices, but it seems to the 
writer that Percheron and Percheron 
grade mares are a little the best and have 
the further advantage of being more nu¬ 
merous in most sections. While the 
Shires or Belgians would no doubt prove 
satisfactory, I believe for average farm 
conditions that the Percherons are a little 
in the lead; they are hardy, good keep¬ 
ers and have excellent action with a fast 
gait when at work. Their height is 
around 15^ to 16*4 hands, but this de¬ 
pends on character of feeds fed when 
growing. When in fair flesh mature 
Percherons should weigh around 1,700 or 
1,S00 pounds, stallions somewhat more. 
W. E. DUCK WALL. 
Government Approves Tobacco Dip for 
Scabies in Cattle. 
The Secretary of Agriculture has 
amended Order 143, effective August 15, 
1913, relating to dips for scabies in cat¬ 
tle by permitting the use of the tobacco 
dip prepared from tobacco and suitable 
tobacco products, provided it contains not 
less than seven-hundredths of one per 
cent of nicotine. Heretofore, the require¬ 
ments have been that the tobacco dip 
should contain not less than five hun¬ 
dredths of one per cent of nicotine and 
two per cent flowers of sulphur. The to¬ 
bacco dip of the new strength need not 
contain the sulphur. The regulation re¬ 
mains unchanged regarding the lime-and- 
sulphur dip, which may be used as di¬ 
rected in the order. 
Motherless Colt. —On page S86 FI. 
G. F., Pennsylvania, asks about feeding 
orphan colt. If that foal belonged here 
it would get fed a dozen rimes a day, and 
at 12 P. M. until it is six weeks old. A 
colt will nurse its mother every hour, 
and if you let it go too long will get 
poor. Feed it the first thing in the morn¬ 
ing. and just before going to bed, i. e., 
after it gets six weeks old. A little and 
often is better than a quart three or four 
hours apart, and give one tablespoonful 
of molasses in the milk twice a day. How 
do I know? Well, just because we have 
brought up two on a bottle. 
Delaware Co., N. Y. e. e. stebbixs. 
In making a study of grazing lands on 
the national forests, 125 entirely new spe¬ 
cies of plants have been discovered by 
the government’s experts, and will be 
named and classified by the botanists of 
the Department of Agriculture. Their 
discovery came about through the col¬ 
lection of some 9,000 different plant 
specimens, with notes as to their habits 
of growth and forage value. This work 
is part of a comprehensive plan to de¬ 
termine the grazing value of every acre 
of national forest land, in which the ca¬ 
pacity of the soil to grow certain forage 
crops is to be determined and an effort 
made to decide for which class of stock— 
sheep, cattle, or goats—the range is 
best suited. 
Bred 
for Butter 
The get of Sayda’s Heir, 3d. 74817, show 
a thrift and finish which mark them as 
well-bred in every sense of the term. 
They are markedly similar in color and 
conformation. They are notably rugged 
and hardy as calves, and as they grow 
to maturity every one develops a vig¬ 
orous constitution and splendid dairy 
type. All his daughters carry excellent 
udders and large, well-placed teats. 
Their consistent breeding is re¬ 
flected in their dairy ability. The 
Sayda family in the Meridale 
Herd now includes twenty Reg- 
ister-of-Merit cows, their average 
record being 8115 lbs. milk, test¬ 
ing 5.635%, and making 557 lbs. 
butter, at an average age of 6 years 
5 months. 
A full sister-in-blood to Sayda’s Heir, 
3d, is just finishing a year of authenti¬ 
cated work at almost twelve years of 
age, and will exceed 11,000 lbs. milk 
and 800 lbs. butter. She has averaged 
over 7910 lbs. milk, 540 lbs. butter an¬ 
nually for ten years. 
With these family records to back his 
judgment, the purchaser of a Sayda bull 
cannot well go wrong in his expectation 
of greater production and better finish 
in his herd. It is with much satisfaction 
that we offer several sons of 
Sayda's Heir, 3d, nearly ready 
for service, confident that 
their buyers will find them 
unusually profitable sires. We 
are banking on this blood. 
ayer & McKinney 
300 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, Pa. 
Mil K T|R|fCTC—Express Prepaid. Samples Free. 
ITIILIY I IUI\L I O Travers Brothers, Garduer, Jlass. 
DAIRY 
CATTIjE ] 
e— Write 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves ft , Sa !f“„ c t !U 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, ChittenanQo, N. Y. 
If You Want Guernseys 
GUERNSEY BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION, Box 96. PeeksKill. N Y 
Breed Up—Not Dowir J y e 0 T 
1 —Jersey Bull Calves 
you can afford to 
buy. Superior dairy dams. Xo better sires. K. F. 
SHANNON. 907 Liberty Street.Pittsburg, Pa. 
FOR SAlE-JsrfcSS JERSEY BULL 
dropped August. 1911. For pedigree and further par¬ 
t iculars apply H. D. K., P. 0. Box 1307. New York City 
THE TOMPKINS CO. BREEDERS' JOURNAL, with sale-list 
■ of pure-bred stock, 25cts. per year. Copy free. 
We have some very good offers in Holstein and Jer¬ 
sey cattle, German Coach Horses, Shetland Ponies, 
Southdown ewes and Cheshire gilts. A two-year 
Berkshire boar, registered, $25.00. TOMPKINS CO 
BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION, Box B, Trumanshurg, N Y. 
150 HIGH GRADE 
HOLSTEIN COWS 
Large, fine individuals, nicely marked and 
heavy producers, due to freshen in August, 
September and October. 100 two-year-old 
heifers, sired by registered Holstein bulls 
and from grade cows with large milk records. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON, Cortland, N, Y, 
EastRiverGradeHolsteins 
FOR SALE 
100 HEIFERS—1 and 2 years old; sired by full- 
blooded bulls; dams are high-grade Holsteins. 
75 COWS—due to calve this Fall. Large, heavy 
milkers. 
30 FRESH COW'S— Come and see them milked. 
10 REGISTERED BULLS —Also grade bulls. 
DEPT. Y JOHN B. W EBSTER, 
Bell Phone No. 14, F. S. Cortland, N, Y. 
ADD WATER TO MILK 
W 
Cattle that drink good water freely give 
more and better milk. Equip your 
stables with 
ACORIM COW BOWLS 
Each cow controls own supply. No dan¬ 
ger of contagion. Equally good for 
horses. Approved by agricultural col¬ 
leges. Write today. 
METAL SHINGLE CO. 
Bellevue Ave. Detroit, Mich. 
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 
large enough. We have the large, long-bodied ami 
good-headed kind that make good in the farrowing 
pen as well as show ling. 
H. C. & H. B. Harpending, Dundee, N. Y, 
Springbank Berkshire Herd 
BIG BERKSHIRES I have bred more hi<*h- 
class hogs than any breeder in Connecticut. Wat¬ 
son's Masterpiece No. 123931 at head of herd. Noth¬ 
ing for sale but March and April pigs at present. 
J. E. WATSON, Prop., Marbledale, Ct. 
O.I.C.’s and Chester WhltesiSlSte^S 
Boar pigs, 8 to 12wks. old, $10 and $12 each. Sows all 
sold. Orders for Fall sow pigs and trios taken now. 
Members O. I. C. Swine Breeders Ass'n & New Ches¬ 
ter White Record Ass n. Victor Farms, Bellvale, N. Y. 
EUREKA STOCK FARM- 
L Registered 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 
EDWARD WALTER. 
WKITE FOB LI Kel l.Alt 
West Chester, Fa. 
REGISTERED YORKSHIRE SOWS-bred to fine young 
11 boar. Sheldon H omestead, Martinsburg, N. Y. 
OHELDON FARM registered Durocs. Pigs of both sex 
° Bied Sows. Service Boars. Best or breeding 
C. K. BARNES, Oxford, N. V. 
DAIRY CATTLE 
Guernseys 
and In .T f h r e od r„S ECONOMICAL 
Our literature tells all about and where to get them. 
It’s Free. Write 
The American Guernsey Cattle Club 
Box Y PETERBORO, N. H. 
Holsteins for Sale 
18 head of registered and grade Holsteins for sale, 
home tresh, others to freshen in the Fall. Also 
2-year-old heifers. Reasonable prices. Send for 
price list. WALLACE VAN COTT, Estate 
'-has. Pratt, Glen Cove, Long Island, N, Y, 
$ 
30 
.00 
B UYS REG. H OLSTEIN 
MALE CALF-born, July 25. 
1913. Exceptionally well bred, fine 
individual, attractively marked. 
Pair of show heifers, choicely bred, calved. 
December 18. 1912 and February 9, 1913. at $100.00 
each. Mature stock at reasonable prices. Satis¬ 
faction guaranteed or money refunded. 
F. H. RIVENBURGH, HILLHURST FARM. MUNNSVILLE. N. Y. 
c 
Hampshire and Shropshire Sheep^n 1 Mil 
of the above breeds for sale, also nine yearling 
Hampshire ewes. These sheep are all registered 
and are good ones. Among the rams is our imported 
flock ram, “Cooper's 4187,’ 1 bred by H. C. Stephen*. 
He is a great individual and a successful sire. Last 
Fall we disposed of our sheep farm and sold all onr 
sheep except these. Will quote low prices on them. 
W. BARLOW DUNLAP, Amsterdam, N. Y, 
FOR SALE , 1 ' 
Inquire for Supt. 
REGISTERED SHEEP. 6 
MBS, Lincoln stock R. B. WARD. 
Quaker Ridge Road, New Rochelle, N.Y. 
Hampshire-Down Sheep^gl* 6 /^ 
SALE. Write for prices. ELLIS TIGER. Gladstone. N. J." 
IMPROVE YOUR FLOCK with a good “ SHROPSHIRE " or 
1 *• snuTHnnwN •• ram from the NIAGARA STOCK FARM. 
SOUTHDOWN 
J. C. DUNCAN, Mgr. 
Lewiston, N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES 
— Six 
■ - ---nicely 
marked and yell-grown BULL CALVES FOR SALE, from 
three to four months old. All from A. R. O. dams 
with records of 19 lbs., jr. three, to 25 lbs., 5 years 
old. Sire, Pietertje Hengerveld Segis 6th, whose 
dam and grand-dam averaged 31.15 lbs. buiter in 7 
days. Average fat, 4.06. Price, $50.00 to $100.00. 
ELMTREE FARM, Harry Yates, Prop., Charlotte, N. Y. 
Ontario Pietje Segis 
born Feb. 8, 1913, grandson of King Segis and 
Pietje 22d's Woodcrest Lad. Showy markings 
white predominating. Remarkable breeding 
Price, for quick sale, $150. Send for pedigree 
CLOVERDALE FARM, - Charlotte. 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. 18545. and grandson of Lukalela, No. 
12357 (12187 lbs. milk, 543 li>s. butter) and grandson 
of Lady Fox, No. 9669 (12299 lbs. milk, 624 lbs. but¬ 
ter). Descended also from such individuals as Lord 
Dudley of Drumsuie, No. 7552, Gleneairn 3d and 
Kirsty Wallace of Auchentraiu, champion cow in 
milk tests at Buffalo Exhibition. Young stock for 
sale. Address. MANAGER WARNERS, Ipswich, Mass. 
Do; 
and Ferrets 
FOR <vA| C-TRAINED ENGLISH RAB8IT DOGS. Also 
l uii unLL pups, all ages. Honest treatment as¬ 
sured. Garrett’s Kennels, West Chester, Pa. 
BGBglG P U pS~ a K e » 2 months, $5 
EDGAR T. KING, - Peters Creek, Pa. 
flflI I IF pilDQ— Katural drivers. Also English 
uULL.IL rUlO Bloodhounds, Nelson's, Grove City. Pa. 
FprrPtQ for Quip— Either color or sex, any size,sin- 
IGIIGIO IUI uaiG gles. mated pairs and dozen lots. 
Catalogue free. C. H, KEEFER & CO., Greenwich. Ohio 
c 
SES 
D 
150 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 
PUREBRED REGISTERED 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
, Prof, Eckles of the Mo. Agricultural College in 
comparing the daughters of two sires used in the same 
herd says; "Counting the milk at $1.50 per hundred 
weight, the income from thirty daughters of one sire 
would exceed that from the same number of daughters of 
the other—$6,467 in six years." The difference in the value 
of the calves was not taken into consideration. 
A good pure-bred registered Holstein sire will transform 
the poorest herd into a profitable one within four or five 
years, and is a good investment at almost any price. 
Send tor Free Illustrated Descriptive Booklets. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASS’N, F. L. HOUGHTON. Sec y. Box 105, Brattleboro, Vt 
