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1913 * THE RURAL 
THE PUREBRED CHESTER WHITE. MILK AND LIVE STOCK PRICES. 
In my own locality almost everyone Every farmer in this little county is 
has the Chester White, but almost all of engaged in selling milk, either to Bordens 
them are scrubs. The farmers do not or Sheffield Farms, and the prices at both 
care what they breed from as long as plants are the same: October, $1.80 per 
the sow will have pigs and raise them hundred pounds; November, $1.90; De- 
so that they may sell them. They make ce ™^ cr - $1.90; January, $1.85; February, 
the statement that any pig is good enough ‘ » March, $1.70. Average about four 
to fatten, and that the purebred are no cen ts per quart. I am on a farm of 200 
better to fatten than the scrubs, whereas acres r *»ht here in Carmel, county seat 
I differ with them, inasmuch as the pure- Futnam Co., and can hardly make a 
bred will attain a greater size than the living. The price of milk is too low; 
scrub in most cases. Sows are brought ( lon ? t begin to get 35 cents on the dollar, 
here to be bred two and three years old an< ^ ^ I s considered to be a good farm, 
that do not weigh more than 200 or 250 1 was l**™ and brought up all my life on 
pounds; they are scrubs, but they do not this farm > 3 natural grass farm, not grain, 
cost the owners anything in the cash line ^ e farmers are all in the same boat, 
as they have raised them. Grade Holstein cows will bring from $90 
This is the reason I invested in a pure- to $190 per cow and are very scarce at 
bred animal, and later in the Fall I that price. My cows averaged last year 
bought a boar. This was three Tears or 9.000 pounds per cow ; buy about .30 tons 
NEW-YORKER 
138© 
CATTLE 
WANTED—WEANED AYRSHIRE HEIFER CALVES OR YEAR- 
LINGS— Carload, if price and quality right. 
WILLIAM HART, • Waukon, Iowa 
feed to carry through the Winter. A 
good many New Yorkers have been up 
here and bought farms, and some have 
gone back disgusted with the milk busi¬ 
ness. Potatoes are worth this Fall up 
. . . n , , . .. . , here $2.50 per barrel, not any grain 
advised sellers to keep advertising and raised here to speak of. We had a fair 
get after the people after you do get them, crop of apples this Fall and sold for $2 
I have done this, and made a lot of sales P e L barrel. X. F. K. 
so ago, and I could not get a hit more for 
my purebreds than if I had scrubs be¬ 
cause the farmers were looking for some¬ 
thing cheap, not good. Sometime ago you 
by doing so, and think if you want to 
sell let people know what you have, and 
treat them square. A. j. t.a\t 
Oneida Co., N. Y. 
Putnam Co., N. Y. 
The Cost of Milk 
The agricultural papers, and even the 
experiment stations, have been giving us 
trTiNr jur \iirw d a some figures as to the cost of producing 
SELECTING THE NEW RAM. milk. They show us that.our milk costs 
Buying a good vigorous ram for vour V s moieEo produce than we are getting 
«■» ** step to the ioo*. fairly mJkfL SIS Tn Eft 
\\ hether you get a profit out of your in- possible that we are doing business at 
vestment or not depends on the care you such a ruinous rate? It strikes me that 
give him. It is no use getting a ram ^ese are somewhat misleading. 
, . , 2 . It is quite likely that if a man were to 
u ess he is a good one. Likewise, it is hire hi s pi an t, pay interest on the cost 
no use getting a good ram unless you of his cows and equipment, buy all his 
are prepared to give him good care. I feed, hire all the labor done and sell his 
admit that a healthy vigorous ram will prevailing prices, he would come 
• , . . . . , 1 ® ^ „ out behind. And that seems to be the 
stand a lot of hard treatment. You can wa y they figure it. Bnt the farmers 
let him run with a big bunch of ewes all conditions are very different. What he 
the time. You can let him eat what he & eEs ^ or ^is m >lk is what he gets for the 
can sret alone with the of tho fWl- Produce of his farm. Be it little or 
can get along with the rest of the flock. much . he should get a fair iuteres t 0 n his 
Ion can let him have a lot of young investment, and a decent salary for his 
rams around to worry him and make labor and care. The question' is, does ' 
trouble. You can do a whole lot more get that, Would he be more likely to 
to “test” him what rlo von tin ic get it, if lie should rid himself of his cows, 
to test him W hat do you do it for? and dispose of his f arm products in some 
\\ e know he 11 stand up under such treat- other way? Some men might. Others 
ment fairly well. But why should he? w °uld not. ^ It would depend much on 
You did not buy him to wear out. You t - le aian - 9^6 milk business is a most 
c ... . simple way of disposing of farm products 
bought him for use. \ou want him to and there is no way of turning these pro¬ 
last you as long as he is a good breeder, ducts into cash as quickly as by selling 
and is equal to turning out strong, vig- 1Q ilk. The fact of the business is, here 
orous lambs. £ *J is ?’ d dairy r( I gion of v eastern 
Tr . , . Dutchess County, the farmers have had 
How are you going to manage lnm, hold of cows’ teats so long that they 
then? If he is young, you will let him have grown fast. They don’t know any 
in at times with a few ewes. You will °ther way of farming, and so they keep 
*»* »* «* «*<■« “ *-»*- *<*■> ?hey "mVr*-^r i t tha Th t e7pay t 
and form. He win need extra grain their bills, live comfortably, have mod- 
feeding. About the best thing for him era conveniences in their homes, and some 
is a pint to a quart of oats twice a 
day, with plenty of clover or other hay 
rich in protein. He is doing a valuable 
work. He needs as much care in pro¬ 
portion as a well-bred stallion. He will 
then breed willingly and vigorously. 
The ram ought not to be running with 
the flock all the time. It worries him 
and worries the ewes. He ought to be 
taken away from them, and kept quietly 
by himself part of the time. A good way 
have automobiles. If these figures tell 
the whole truth, how do thev do it? It 
makes me think of what John Wiess said 
about Sam Everett. John said: “Sam 
he got eight or 10 cows. lie make one 
can milk. He keep dot nigger. He gif 
dot nigger a dollar and a quarter a day. 
He sell his milk for a dollar. How does 
he make sometings.” h. V. L. r. 
The past two weeks have been warm 
and rainy; wheat and grass are looking 
green as in the Spring. Roads getting bad. 
Corn about all husked, selling at 75 to 
is to keep him to himself in a pen or SO cents per bushel; live stock not sell¬ 
ing so high as in the Summer. Cattle 
six to seven cents; sheep $1.50 to $3 per 
head. Apples three cents per pound; 
wheat 90; hay $2 ; potatoes $1. Chickens 
10; eggs 40; butter 22. No market for 
garden stuff. Hogs 7; farmers well along 
with their work. w » « 
Chesterhill, O. ' ' 
Wheat 90 to 95; rye 70 to 75; oats 
55; buckwheat 80: corn 75; hay, Tii 
yard during the day, and turn him in with 
the ewes at night. This gives him a 
chance to rest during the day, and a time 
for feeding quietly. This without doubt 
helps to keep him in the best of breeding 
condition. 
Another advantage of this way of hand¬ 
ling is that the owner keeps on better 
terms with his ram. The animal has lit- othy,'$18;“clover"$141“straw $12; poU- 
tle chance to get wild or bad. Being toes 90j onions 80; cattle on foot seven 
handled daily he is easy to get at with¬ 
out disturbing the ewes. The owner 
knows then exactly what condition the 
animal is in. Often a ram may be off 
his feed in the morning. By keeping him 
up and watching him the trouble may 
soon be gotten rid of. 
Still another point, a ram in good con¬ 
dition breeds much more readily than 
one that is poorly or is not being nour¬ 
ished properly. This is probably about 
the most important point. The condition 
of the ram at breeding time without ques¬ 
tion affects the lamb itself, no matter 
how well the mother may take care of 
it. That is why we find apparently have to sell the cows.'as it ’ costs "mo re to 
strong, well-nourished lambs taking little Produce milk than we get for it. We 
interest in growth or action. They 
cents: hogs, dressed 11; cows from $50 
to $80; horses dull now, not much sale, 
from $100 to $200. Shotes six weeks 
old $6 to $7; five months old $15 to $20 
Catawissa, Pa. , \y, h. 
Eggs 45; veal calves 10: potatoes 65; 
oats 40; buckwheat per 100 lbs.. $1.70; 
poultry 12; no wheat or corn for sale. 
Hay $10 to $15 per cwt.; straw $6. No 
apples; milk $1.80 per 100 pounds; pork 
$1.10. Gluten $1.60; cotton-seed meal 
f 1 -™: ° iJ meal $1-S0: bran $1.40; wheat 
feed $1.70; corn or meal $1.75; oats and 
corn ground $1.80. .Hired men by the 
year $2;> to $40 with house, garden and 
wood, and one quart milk per day. Day 
hands 20 cents per hour and very scarce 
at that, with board. I have been in the 
dairy business for 40 years; think I shall 
haven’t the vitality. Why? Because the 
ram did not have it to spare to give them. 
That is where the extra quart of oats 
gets in its work. No grist without pow¬ 
er; no digestion without vitality, r. b. 
cannot make milk now with the board of 
health restrictions for less than four cents 
from April to October and five from Oc¬ 
tober to April, so will sell cows and some 
young stock. The recent rains have 
helped the water supply, but still water 
is short now. s f k 
Tioga Oo„ N. Y. 
FOR SALE-0ne6-Year-01dlAyrshire Cow 
No. 26.723. Due to freshen, April* 1st. A big, firm 
Cow, right every way. Also, a young Ayrshire bull, 
mostly white, born. March, 1912. A Jersey bull, 3 
months old, solid color, black tongue and switch, 
Sire and dam, registered: breeding, the best there is 
CASKEY FARMS, K ichmontlville, N, Y. 
If You Want Guernseys 
GUERNSEY BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION, Box 96, PeekskiM.N. Y. 
BUY GUERNSEYS 
BECAUSE 
At the only impartial test where all breeds 
were represented the 
RIIFRNSFY ra "ked highest, returning $1.67 
DUtnUOLl 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 tor free literature. 
The American Guernsey Cattle Club 
BOX T-PETERBORO, N. H. 
F DR SALE-MY HERO OF Also 350 
REGISTERED AND GRAOE •JetSeyS white 
Leghorn Pullets. WM. R. BECKLEY, R. 0. 3, Greene, N Y. 
FOR PR0DUCTI0N- BREED up N0T down- 
run rnuuuunun Registered Jersey bull 
calves, only, from producing dams and highest type 
sires. R. F. SHANNON, 603 Renshaw Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
FOR SALE 
—Jersey Bull calves frum im. 
ported Register of Merit 
Stock, at prices farmers 
can afford to pay tr. improve their herds. Address 
Wra. M. Harris. Deep Spring Farms, Wallpack Center, N, J. 
FOR SALE 
HIGH BRED 
JerseyBULLCALF 
popped Oct. 15th, 191?. Dam, No. 598, R. of M. test 
9,383.6 lbs, milk and 584 lbs. 3 oz. butter in one 
year. Sire, Tonono Pogis, his first daughter in 
of M. test 9,950.2 lbs. milk, 6311 lbs. 6 oz. butter, 
with first calf. He's as good as the best. Address 
E. W. MOSHER, - Aurora, N. Y. 
High-Grade 
High-Grade 
Cattle— 
Farmers 
The pure-bred 
Jersey Cow 
is one of the most high-grade animals ever developed 
by man. The high-grade farmer demands the high- 
grade cow. No breed equals the Jersey for the eco¬ 
nomical production of high-grade milk and butter. 
No breed equals the Jersey for intensive farming, 
Send for information to 
THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB 
324 W. 23d Street, New York 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves ^ , Sa ?T. Wr u 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FAR M. ChiUeHanoo" N.V 
Hudson Valley Holstein Headquarters 
MnH«M ed r* a n '« G i a ‘Jf s ' \ hour from New York. 
M0HE6AN FARM, Mohcgan Lake , PeekskiB, New York 
THE TOMPKINS CO. BREEBERS’ JOURNAL, with sale list 
of pure-bred stock, 25cts. per year. Copy free. 
\\ e have some very good offers in Holstein and Jer¬ 
sey cattle. Herman Coach Horses, Shetland Ponies, 
southdown ewes and Cheshire gilts. A two-year 
boat-, registered, $25.00. TOMPKINS CO. 
BREEDERS ASSOCIATION, Box B, Trumansburo, N. Y 
Holstein Bull 
King $egis and Pietge 22d’s Woodcrest Lad. Show 
markings :mu grand individual. Price. SI50. Don’t 
tm V scrub stock when you can get breeding like thlsat the 
Pnce. Semi lor pedigree. Clovcrdale Kurin, (Imrlotu, X. T. 
FOR SALE CHEAP 
Reg. HOLSTEIN BULL 
ready forservice Reg.MaleCalves. $25and upwards. 
S hol,, eIy bred, fine individuals. Can also furnish a 
lew cows. Satisfaction guaranteed. Write today 
HILLHURST FARM 
F. H Rivenburgh, Prop. Munnsville, N. Y. 
150 HIGH GRADE 
HOLSTEIN COWS 
Large, fine individuals, nicely marked 
and heavy producers, due to freshen in 
August, September and October. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON, Cortland, N. Y. 
EAST RIVER 
GRADE HOLSTEINS125 
BO FRESH COWS, good sire and well marked and in 
good condition: extra large producers. Come and 
see them milked. 40 COWS duo to calf soon. They 
have the size and quality you like. Registered and 
grade Bulls always ou baud. Beil Phone—14 F 5. 
JOHN B. WEBSTER, Dept. Y, Cortland, N. Y. 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN 
CATTLE 
i4 The Capital, Topeka. Kansas. June 16, said : 
“When Maid Henry, the famous 13-year-old 
Holstein owned hv the Kansas Agricultural 
College, was working so hard for the record 
of T9.(5(X) pounds of milk and 835 pounds of 
butter in a year’s time, dairymen prophesied 
that the Maid would be ruined. But Maid 
Henry returns to show that she is some cow 
even after breaking a record. She has a 114 
pound male calf, born just the other day to 
prove it,” 
Send for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklets 
Holstein-Friesian flsso., F. L. Houghton. Sec'y 
I>ox 105 Brattleboro, Yt. 
For Sale—REGISTERED COTSWOLD RAMS 
shearing a fleece from 12 to 16 lbs. Price, reasonable. 
II• H• SEEBECK, Allaben, Ulster County, New York 
UAI HOPre £ or Cattle, Horses & Hogs 
molasses 
Mil If TlfllflTTC Latest Sanitary Style 
IfllLR I Ivltk I V Express Paid Anywhere 
Samples Free. Dept. T 
I raver, Hro,.. Gmrdnar, Ueia. 
Horses and Mulei 
$3,000 P ercheron Stallion at Stud - imported and Re- 
2,020 lbs. Fee, .MOllri.u! r a uuk'.ku'h y°«*rk ; 
50 STALLIONS 
and MARES, $250 to $1000 each 
Write for my Illustrated 
Circular telling why I can gave 
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 
KENTUCKY JACK AND PERCHERON FARMS—Big bone 
Kentucky Mammoth jacks: Percheron stallions, 
mures, saddle and plantation horses. Special price* to par¬ 
ties buying in half-car or car load lots. "Write your wants 
or visit our far ms: COOK & BROWN’, Prop*., Leiiagtaa, ly 
|_ I I P—Females only. Registered stock. 
$10 and up, Clark Farm, Boontoa.N. J. 
Cf)LI IF PIIP^T^ atu , ral drivers - Also English 
UULLIL r UTO Bloodhounds, Nelson’s, Grove City,Pa 
SWINE 
Oof) OU ICK-GROWING MULEF00T HOGS FOR SALE. 
JOHN DUNLAP, Williamsport, Ohio 
DUROC-JERSEY Dnorn four mouths old, $13.50 each, 
uuuior - ■ ■ - 
(Thoroughbred)I 
1 Greenfield Farms, Center Square.Pa. 
Duroe PitrtT ? 15 per P a ‘ r - 7 to 10 waakg. 
1 * l S s S. A, WEEKS, D « Graff. O. 
CHELDON FARM REGISTERED DUROC8 
Pigs of both sex. Bred Sows. Service Boars 
Best of bleeding. C. E. BARNES, Oxford, New Terk 
DUROCS—The Big Deep Fellows 
vr A CHS/STMAS PRESENT 
Have 10 Spring gilts. Will close them out at *25 
each Bargains in Fall piss at $10, or two for $16 
until January first. Send at once—these will be 
gone in 3 weeks. SHENANGO RIVER FARMS. Transfer, P». 
CHESHI RES-Js r , u ,”.!. TV ’SfrH.’SSSC IT 
Chester V/hife«~J? egiste! ’ 0,i Young Sows of 
V^Iiesier VV nites Quality Bred for April 
Farrow. Adores*, EUGENE T. BLACK. Scio, Naw York 
Reg, P. C hinas Berksfiires, 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 
prices & circulars. Hamilton & Co.. Ercildoun. Pa- 
BERKSHIRES FOR SALE 
M. H, TAYLOR, West Alexander, Penn’a 
BERKSHI RES~J ,t(>dnl!e^, ° r th# 
‘V'V , n,r * t « best pork, ham and 
bacon. Fivst-elaas registered pigs for sale; $8 each. 
J, H. BARRON, - Nuuda, New Yorb 
FOR SALE-YOUNG BERKS HIRES 
from choicest strains. Boars ami gilts. Address, 
WM. M. HARRIS, Deep Spring Farms. Wallpack Center, N. J. 
Springbank Berkshire Herd 
BIG BEKKSHIRE8 I have bred more high- 
ciass hogs than any breeder in Connecticut. Wat¬ 
son s Masterpiece No. 123931 at head of herd. Noth- 
ipS tor sai© but March and April pigs at present 
J. E. WATSON, Prop., Marbledale, Ct. 
Large Berksfiires at Highwood 
A cordial invitation is extended to those interested 
in the care of swine to visit and inspect our herd 
and its surroundings. Over one hundred sows 
bred and open, for sale. Service boars, and pie* ali 
ages. H. C. S H. B. HARPENDING. Dundee, New Terk 
If you want the best hog 
W nte us. Our farms aro devoted exclusively to the 
production of Berkshires. Breeders in the following 
grates have been supplied from our prreat herd: N.Y. • 
Penna,; Dist. CoL; Md.;Ya.; N. C.; S. C.; Gil- La.- 
Ala. ; Miss. ; Fla. ; Tenn. ; Ky. ; Texas, and Porto Rio©.’ 
Berkshires for foundation and 
show purposes a specialty. 
THE BLUE RIDGE BERKSHIRE FARMS. Ashevillt. N. fi 
Handy „ 
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