1913. 
USE OF HOG CHOLERA SERUM. 
The U. S. Live Stock Sanitary Asso¬ 
ciation, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 
makes the following important statement: 
“We recognize the Niles-Dorset serum 
for the treatment of hog cholera as the 
most valuable agent now employed for 
this purpose. We recognize that in the 
hands of competent veterinarians this 
serum may be safely administered and 
prove of great value, but that in the 
hands of the average farmer and unskilled 
operator, it may cause serious damage 
to portions of hog carcasses. Improper 
serum and dirty syringes accompanied by 
general unsanitary conditions after treat¬ 
ment will result in serious damage. As 
the proper area for inoculation is still 
an open question, we suggest that some 
THE RURAL Ni£W*YORKKR 
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NOT YET HOGS. 
place other than the ham be designated 
for the purpose. There is a probability 
of ham inoculation causing abscesses not 
discovered until the ham is sliced for 
use. So serious has the situation become, 
that one packing firm has undertaken a 
series of comparative experiments, in 
which groups of live hogs are being vac¬ 
cinated in the neck, shoulder, flank and 
ham. These groups will be slaughtered 
separately and injury to the carcasses 
carefully compared by Government in¬ 
spectors. In our opinion serum should 
be used only by competent practicing 
veterinarians. Its use by farmers and in¬ 
competent laymen should be discouraged 
as far as possible.” 
STOCK FARMING IN IOWA. 
Part II. 
The hog and cattle farmer is a still 
more expert man, as he is a good corn 
farmer and hog raiser combined, and he 
turns his cattle in the corn with the 
hogs, and lets them work together on 
his crop. He is a corn buyer from 
straight corn growers, and such men 
have advantage over straight hog and 
corn growers. The cattle take the bulk 
of the corn and the hogs the dropped 
ears, and work on the manure waste and 
clean it up. After field range and gath¬ 
ering of corn crop the cattle and hogs are 
returned to lots or feed yards, and fin¬ 
ished in close yards. The manure is all 
eaten by the hogs, and dropping grain 
from cattle eating at feed troughs. It is 
surprising how pigs thrive, grow and 
fatten in such environment, and as a 
rule are healthy and thrifty. Long ex¬ 
perience in the West has made many 
farmers rich in this operation. Others 
have lost heavily, and all they had is a 
big game and operations involving the use 
of large amounts of money on farms, 
often from $3,000 to $5,000, in many 
cases $10,000 to $20,000 in live stock 
only, corn and feed. 
Another class is the highest yet, the 
cattle and grass farmer. All his farm 
is in grass, generally Blue grass mixed 
with Timothy and clover. He never 
plows up grass land of any kind. He is 
generally a farmer with long experience, 
trader and buyer of stock, is disgusted 
with hired help aud will have it only to 
haul manure or put up hay. The most 
successful in this class pick up cattle 
from farmers in small lots, two-year-olds 
preferred, and like to buy them in 
February or March, 700 to 800 pound 
steers. He buys them with Winter 
shrink on them, when they are lightest 
in year. He turns them on Blue grass 
pasture and hays them until Summer 
grazing will carry them; lets them eat 
until September, then gets them on a 
orn ration while grazing on Blue grass 
ll 0 to 90 days. That long corning them 
will give the steers’ meat “corn finish 
take the soft greasy texture out of the 
beef and put on “corn finish.” This 
operator will hunt up a person who sells 
off pigs early and get enough put behind 
these cattle to take up waste. These 
cattle are sold before holidays in Fall 
with a gain of from 400 to 500 pounds 
increase in weight for season. If this 
operator is a shrewd buyer, gets in a 
good market, he runs least risks and gen¬ 
erally makes most money on the mini¬ 
mum of hired help. They ai'e generally 
successful, but they have to use a mint of 
money to be successful, and they have to 
scour the country and buy lots of stock 
from smaller farmers (or car lots in 
Omaha or Chicago. Such make money 
on their other operations easily, but their 
success make neighbors jealous. 
I know r some cases here where a 
farmer lone-handed runs 300-acre farms 
himself with hardly any help at all, and 
makes from $5,000 to $8,000 per year, 
and his farm is growing richer as he 
grows richer with manure and presence 
of animals. This class does nothing in 
way of culture of soil, hardly growing 
their gardens or potatoes. It is stock 
and cattle and nothing else. What is 
wonderful is that not over 30 years ago 
these people started on this land at $6 
to $10 per acre that now sells around 
$200 per acre; started in debt for most 
they were worth, and now have farms 
and equipment and stock that in value 
runs from $25,000 to $300,000 per farm 
and many groaning and kicking because 
times are hard and out of joint, so they 
claim. w. b. 
Harlan Co., Iowa. 
Automobile and Milk. 
We have a large horse and carriage 
barn here. 65x36 feet, running north and 
south, washstand in centre, given over to 
washing autos. We propose to alter part 
of stable end to accommodate one or more 
cows, and later on to convert carriage 
room to the south into a garage. Would 
the noise and smell of motors be detri¬ 
mental to the health of cows under the 
condition? j. b. a. 
Greenwich, Conn. 
Modern methods of milk production do 
not permit of keeping cows in a stable 
combined with a garage. The health of 
the cows would probably not be affected 
by the odors that might arise from the 
gas or other fumes, but in case milking 
was done under such conditions it is 
certain that the milk would be tainted. 
The garage should be isolated from the 
dairy building or vice versa. Horses and 
automobiles could be kept in the same 
building, but dairy cows should not be 
housed there. f. c. minkler. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY PRICES. 
Prices of milch cows in various cities: 
New York .$30.00 to $65.00 
Boston . 50.00 to 100.00 
Indianapolis . 40.00 to 80.00 
Winnipeg . 40.00 to 70.00 
Cow t s, fresh $65-$100; cows, strippers 
and dry $40-$60; horses $100-$300; pigs, 
six week, per pair $7 ; shotes. per lb. 10- 
13: chickens, live, per lb. 15-18. 
Englislitown, N. J. f. h. d. 
Stock cows, coming fresh. $60; Spring 
cows $50 to $55; Spring calves $8-$24 ; 
grass fat cows and heifers $4.75-85.50; 
young geldings, 1,000 to 1.200 pounds 
$70-$90; mares $50-$120; weaning colts 
$35-$45. c Y 
Cole, Col. 
Steers, prime, live weight, per cwt., 
$5-$6.50; cows, per cwt., $3-$5; hogs, 
per cwt., $7; sheep, per cwt., $3-$4; 
lambs, per cwt., $5.50. a. k. l. 
Cedar, Mich. 
Milch cows $65-$75; butter, per lb., 
25; cream, per lb., 28; milk, per quart, 
7; calves, per head $18-$20; hogs, live, 
per lb., 8; pigs, per head, $2. T. m. w. 
Easton, Md. 
Cattle $7.50; hogs $7.75; corn 50 to 
60; wheat 90; potatoes, practically none 
raised here, retailing at $1.25. Apples 
$1 to $1.25; butter 28 to 30; eggs 30; 
Spring chickens 12, hens 11. s. B. 
Cedarville, O. 
Creamery butter 40; milk $1.60 per 
100 ;_poultry. young. 14: eggs 40; pota¬ 
toes to: apples lo ; hay $15-$17 per ton ; 
wheat 83 cents per bushel; corn. new. 
65; oats 40; cattle $8.50 per 100 pounds; 
calves $11 per 100; hogs $11.50 per 
100. • w. j. p. 
Avondale, Pa. 
Mrs. Jones: “Why are you setting the 
alarm for lialf-past two? You surolv 
don’t want to get up at that time?” 
Jones: “No; I’d like to go to sleep at 
that time. When the baby hears that, he 
may think it’s time for him to turn in.” 
—Puck. 
Mil V TIAIf ETC Latest Sanitary Style 
ITS I Lit I IvIVC I W Express Paid Anywhere 
_..__ s a m pies Free, Pept. Y 
™™Iravert Hio,., Gardn«r. Uim. 
XT o n S E s 
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SHETLAND PONIES 
An unceasing source of ploasure ami robust health to children. 
Safe aud ideal playmates. Inexpensive to keep. Highest type. 
Complete outllts. Satisfaction gun ran toed. Illustrated Cata¬ 
logue. BKLLR MEADS PAKM, BOX 20, MAKE HAM, VA. 
FOR SALE~} Percheron colt, 6 choice cows. 35 
, „ Leghorn hens, one bav of hav. 
Li-kO^N SA(»E, - Crown Point, New York 
CATTLE 
BUY GUERNSEYS 
BECAUSE 
At the only impartial test where all breeds 
were represented the 
fillFRMSFY ral ‘ked highest, returning $1.67 
uuliiiiol l for every dollar invested in food, 
ECONOMICAL PRODUCTION 
of the highest grade of DAIRY PRODUCTS is one of 
the important characteristics of the GUERNSEY. 
Write for free literature. 
The American Guernsey Cattle Club 
nnv v_ xr rv 
1SOX Y-PKTERBOUO, N. H 
If You Want Guernseys tkVrf* a?®™ s ,*o«k 
GUERNSEY BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION, Box 98, Peekskill.N. Y. 
For Sale-GUERNSEY BULL 
First prize, Mineola, 1912, 1913. Also bull calf 
first prize Mineola, 1913. Grandnm’s record, 
44 lbs. milk, 2*4 lbs. butter per day. Apply 
GROTON FARMS - Westbury. L,. I. 
FOR PRODUCTION BREED up N0T D0WN - 
run rnuuuuiiun Registered Jersey bull 
calves, only, from producing dams and highest type 
sires. R. F. SHANNON, 603 Renshaw Bldg., Pittsburgh. Pa. | 
The Jersey 
The Jersey gives richer 
milk and more butter than 
any other known breed, at a 
lower keeping cost. She does it 
continuously and persistently. 
Her milk and butter bring better 
prices than the product of any other 
dairy breed. That’s where quality 
does count. Jersey facts free. Write 
now. W e have no cows for sale. 
AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB 
324 W. 23d Street, New York 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves For Sale -write 
offer. 
THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM. Chittenanoo! H. y! 
JFftl* Salf»~ T our Heifers, One Bull, 
* registered; Dutch Belt calves. 2 
to 6 months of age. $250 for the foundation herd. 
Harry A ail, New Milford, Orange Co., N. Y. 
UOLSTEIN COWS—16 high grade, averaging 7,200 lbs. 
■■ in cow-testing association; some 9.000 1b cows- 
5 grade Ayrshire, averaging 6,200 lbs. Close spring. 
ers in each herd. BENJ . WILLIAMS, Rushford, New York 
THE TOMPKINS CO. BREEDERS’ JOURNAL, with sale-list 
■ of pure-bred stock, 25cts. per year. Copy free. 
\V e have some very good offers in Hoistein and Jer¬ 
sey cattle. German Coach Horses, Shetland Ponie*, 
Southdown ewes and Cheshire gilts. A two-year 
sale Reg. Holstein Cows 
Shortage of fodder renders it impossible for 
ine to retain all my herd. Some due this fall; 
come and take your choice ; prices reasonable 
Male calves at cut prices. HILLHURST FARM. 
F. H. RIVENBURGH, Munnsville, New York 
Buy a Bull on Easy Terms 
Long Time and 4 Per Cent Interest 
Holstein bull calves, sired by a SON OF KING 
OF THE PONTIAC'S, whose dam has a record 
of 29.57 lbs. butter in 7 davs and 113 96 lbs in 30 
days, and out of A. R, O. DAMS. WRITE AT 
ONCE for breeding, prices, and particulars re¬ 
garding our terms. 
JUSTAMERE FARM, Middletown Springs, Vt. 
150 HiGFr 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 
aud from grade cows with large milk records. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON, Cortland, N. Y. 
EastRiverGradeHolsteins 
FOR SALE 
100 HKIFERS—1 and 2 years old: sired by fnll- 
blonded bulls; dams aro high-gradeHoisteins. 
75 CO WS—due to calve this Fall. Large, heavy 
milkers. 
30 I RESH COWS—Come and see them milked. 
lO RKGISTFREJD BU1.L.S—Also grade bulls. 
„ .. m 0EPT „ Y , . „ JOHN B. WEBSTER, 
Bell Phone No, 14, F. S. _ Cortla nd, N. Y. 
Prince Beauty Pietertje Hartog 14th 
No. 102084 2-years. Mostly black. Dam’s record 21.- 
448 lbs. butter in seven days as a three-vear-old. Gentle, 
quick and sure. P.ice. $100.00. SIR SPOFFORD 
HARTOG BURKE. No. 115032. Six months. 
Halt white. Dams record 16.25 pounds butter in seven 
days as a junior two-year-old. Very straight and handsome. 
Tnc*. $75.00. W ill register a grandson of PONTIAC 
PET, mostly white, 2 months for $50.00. 
J. GRANT MORSE, HAMILTON, N. Y. 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN 
CATTLE 
If your cows produce only about 4,000 
pounds of milk per year and 160 pounds of fat 
they are practically worthless; 350 pounds 
of fat per cow per year should be your mini¬ 
mum requirement. 
No matter how poor your present herd is, 
you can easily raise it to this standard in a few 
years by the intelligent use of a well-selected 
purebred Holstein-Friesian bull. 
Semi for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklets 
Holstein-Friesian flsso., F. L. Houghton, Sec’y 
Box 106 Brattle*>oro, Vt. 
SHEEP 
R egistered Shropshire yeari.ino 
RAMS & EWES—Cheap. Fred Van Vleet, Lodi, N. Y. 
IMPROVE YOUR FLOCK with a good " SHROPSHIRE ” or 
1 “ SOUTHDOWN ” ram from the NIAGARA STOCK FARM. 
J. C. DUNCAN, Mgr., • Uewiston, N. Y. 
OHROPSHIRE RAMS FOR SALE—Registered yearlings 
** two-year-olds and lambs from imported sires. 
E. E. STEVENS & SON, - Wilson, N. Y, 
TUNIS RAMS—MULE-FOOT HOGS 
A few choice Rams yet for sale. Also Bred 
Ewes and Ewe Lambs. Mule-foot Boar Pig*. 
Write for descriptive circular and prices to 
J. N. MacPHERSON, Scottsville, New York 
Dogs fuid PoiTets 
FARM DOGS FOR SALE 
I seful as watch-dogs, hunters of rats, mice, wood 
chucks, etc., or to drive cows or poultry. Intelli 
gent, affectionate and good-looking, Male pups— 
$10 each. Address, A. H. PENNY, Mattituck, N. Y 
nni I IF P||PS-Natural drivers. Also English 
UULLIL rUlO Bloodhounds. Nelson’s, Grove City. Pa 
Fosterfields Herd Registered Jerseys 
Cows, yearling and two-year-old heifers, some of them 
due to cnive soon. Also heifer calves, young bulls. 
Charles G. Foster, P 0. Box 173, Morristown,Morris Co.N. J. 
AIREDALE PUPPIES f„ 
very nice, well bred Airedale Puppies, both ma'e 
aud female. Hekbert Bkooke, Pittsford, N. Y. 
Ferrfits fnrSalP“T jitherco,ororsex ' any size.sin- 
I Cll Cli) IUI OOIG g es. mated pairs and dozen lots. 
Catalogue free. C. H, KEEFER & CO.. Greenwich, Ohio 
FERRETS-?' 1 T !* E THOUSANDS—First extensive 
breeder and shipper; over twenty 
e JP«;ienee. Book and price list free- 
LE\I FARNSWORTH, New London, Ohio 
FERRETS- Warranted Geed Rat & Rabbit Hunters 
Prices as low as first-class stock can be sold. Write 
for new price-list. 
Shady Lawn Ferret Farm, New London, O. 
FERRETS 
A SPECIALTY ;„V„ T .S5,; 
HUNTERS. Writ© at 'ince for prices. 
C. M. SACKETT, • Ashland, Ohio 
FERRFTS fnr Ip—Catalogue free. C. 0. MURRAY, 
rtnncio IUI OdlB R. D. No. 2. New London. Ohio 
SWI3ME 
Young Chester White Boars~f 0 e e ad ^ y fo s r en s ^; 
tional 22655. Grade Jersey Bull Calf, dropped Oct. 
15. Best of breeding. 0UVEDALE FARM. Hillsdale, N. Y. 
C HESTER WHITES—Two Choice Registered 
Boar*. Ready for Service. Eugene T. Black, Scie, N T. 
O.I.C’s^ Chester Whites 
Registered, bred from finest stock; pigs, either 
sex, 8 weeks, $10.00 each; 12 weeks, $15.00 each. 
More than one (no reduction). No old stock for 
sale. Chesters are the farmers' hog; excellent 
breeders, mothers and meat producers. De¬ 
mand for them is increasing daily. We are 
Members of The O. I. C. Swine Breeders ’Assn 
and The Chester White Record Assn, 
VJ1CTOR FARMS, BELLVALE, N. Y. 
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 
— — . .mu r uuurj. nraeior 
prices & circulars. Hamilton & Co.. Ercildoun, Pa 
Onn QUICK-GROWING MULEF00T HOGS FOR SALE 
JOHN DUNLAP, Williamsport, Ohio 
DU ROC AUfi Per pair. 7 to 10 weeks. 
UUI1UU HUO. noo s. A . WEEKS, DeGraff, O. 
CHELDON FARM REGISTERED DOKOCS 
w Pigs of both sex. Bred Sows. Service Boars 
Best of breeding. C. E. BARNES, Oxford, New York 
Springbank Berkshire Herd 
GIG BEKKSHIKKS I have bred more high 
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., Marbletlale, Ct. 
Large Berkshires at Highwood 
Sired by the largest boars of the breed (eight 
mature boars in herd) out of mammoth, prolific 
dams (ninety-five brood sows in herd.) Seventy 
selected sows and fifty high-class service boars 
(some of them show animals) for sale at reason¬ 
able prices. Visitors always welcome. 
H. C. & H. R. HARPENDING, Dundee, N, Y 
If you want the best hog 
Write us. Our farms are devoted exclusively to the 
production of Berkshires. Bl eeders in the following 
States have been supplied from our great herd- N.Y • 
J’enna,; Dist. Col.; Md.; Va.; X. C.; S. C.; Ga.; La -’ 
Ala.; Miss.; Fla.; Tenn.; Ky.; Texas, and Porto Rico.’ 
Berkshires for foundation and 
allow- purposes a specialty. 
THE BLUE RIDGE BERKSHIRE FARMS, Asheville. N. C. 
QUINS’ JERSEY RED 
You get finest Jersey Red 
Pigs at cost of common stock by 
L our New Sales Offer. 
New Illustrated Catalog FREE. 
the best 
375 lbs. in 
9 months? 
XT O 
SES 
] 
50 STALLIONS 
and MARES, $250 to $1000 each 
Write for my Illustrated 
Circular telling why 1 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 
Percheron Stud Colt 
5 months old. A fine individual. Will make a 
$1,000 stallion at 2 years. My price, $175. 
E, L. NEWBERUY, • Chartlon, Ohio 
