THIS RURAL NEW-YORKER 
149 
1910. 
FEEDING COTTON SEED MEAL IN THE 
SOUTH. 
I have been feeding cotton-seed meal 
for several years, and find in all my ex¬ 
perience with other feeds it is hard to 
manage without it. I have fed as high 
as six pounds per day to a cow giving 
55 pounds of milk, but find that too 
much. The following is the most satis¬ 
factory ration I have ever fed: 100 
pounds cotton-seed meal, 100 pounds 
bran, 10 pounds oil meal (old process). 
I feed one pound of this mixture to 
every three pounds of milk the cows 
give, and increase as the cow increases 
with her milk, but after she is getting 
three pounds of cotton-seed meal I in¬ 
crease her feed to the desired amount 
with three-quarters Buffalo gluten and 
one-quarter bran. After she gets down 
to 12 pounds of milk daily I give her 
one pound extra for a maintenance ra¬ 
tion. But cotton-seed meal must not be 
fed within ten days of her freshening 
time, or there will be retention of after¬ 
birth, caked udder and garget. At that 
time I feed a ration of one-half gluten, 
one-half bran, and to this add about 20 
pounds of oil meal. I feed each cow 
from 3^ to 45 pounds of silage which 
has the corn left in it, and is cut when 
glazed, 10 to 15 pounds of hay, or when 
1 have shredded fodder, feed four 
pounds hay morning and evening and 
one bundle shredded fodder after she 
eats her hay. 
Some dairymen criticise this feeding 
as too high, but with it I have had the 
best results, as I can show by the testi¬ 
mony of the owners of the two dairy 
farms where I have managed. I have 
fed other feeds and rations, but could 
not get anything as good as the mix¬ 
ture containing the cotton-seed meal 
that I mentioned. In testing the value 
of a ration I always give two-thirds old 
ration to one-third new, and feed first 
week, two-thirds new ration to one of 
old for second week, and then new ra¬ 
tion for two weeks, feeding it to three 
or five cows, the same number being 
kept on old ration, and carefully weigh¬ 
ing and comparing the milk of each cow, 
so feel I have thoroughly tested cotton¬ 
seed meal for cows. 1 have fed one- 
half pound of cotton-seed meal to horses 
daily with good results, and one-half 
pounds daily to hogs, but always handled 
it myself, as I consider it too danger¬ 
ous a feed to be entrusted to careless 
hands. I have always let two or three 
hogs follow each cow, and have only 
found good results from cotton-seed 
meal. When carefully fed it is all 
right, but reckless feeders must leave it 
alone, or they will have trouble in near¬ 
ly every case. Though I have used it 
carefully for hogs I would not advise 
others to do so, as statistics prove it to 
be dangerous, in a large number of 
cases causing death. I have fed cotton¬ 
seed meal to chickens in the dry mash, 
10 pounds cotton-seed meal to 25 pounds 
middlings, 25 pounds cornmeal, 25 
pounds gluten, 15 pounds meat scrap. 
Maryland. r. m. janney. 
R. N.-Y.—We caution readers against 
feeding too much cotton-seed meal. Mr. 
Janney has had long experience, but 
we would not advise a beginner to feed 
as heavily as he does. 
COUNTRY FOLKS IN OLD YORK STATE. 
Farm life varies in different portions of 
our United States nearly as much as does 
the climate, and the people, too, in different 
sections, are quite unlike. Our neighbor¬ 
hood is a typical one of the northeastern 
section. The first settlers came here before 
the year 1800, mostly from the New Eng¬ 
land colonies, but some from France, Ger¬ 
many and the British Isles. The people 
here now are descendants of these. We 
have no foreigners or negroes, no very rich 
nor very poor, no large estates. The coun¬ 
tryside is quite thickly settled. There are 
three farmhouses and a school house at the 
'Corner' and 17 more houses within a 
radius of a mile all occupied by farmers. 
1 wo miles back from the “corner" is a lit¬ 
tle village of about ’20 families, two stores, 
post office, church. Grange hall, school 
house and, I am sorry to add, a hotel (sa¬ 
loon). Two miles up the Biver Hoad from 
the ‘corner,” is another little village which 
lormerly had a store and post office, but 
now consists merely of church and school 
house and some eight or 10 dwellings used 
as Summer cottages mostly, and conse¬ 
quently closed for more than half the year. 
We have the rural mail delivery and most 
of us possess telephones and pianos, as well 
as the latest improved farm machinery. 
There are some motor boats owned, but not 
yet has one of the country folks, purchased 
an automobile. Fine horses and rubber- 
tired buggies seem to be the height of our 
ambition along this line, and more in ac¬ 
cordance with our means. 
Our people are industrious and fairly 
well-to-do. A good many of the younger 
generation have gone to seek their fortunes 
elsewhere and they frequently come back to 
spend their vacations here at their old 
homes. It is a significant fact that they 
seem always able to afford to come, some 
of them thousands of miles, while we, who 
have stayed at. home here, and. I believe, 
have worked harder, seem never to have 
money to spend on such delightful trips. 
Our short Summers must be spent in hard 
labor if we would get enough ahead to last 
through the long, severe Winters and lay 
by a little for a rainy day. There can be 
no more beautiful country than ours. We 
live near the shore of the St. Lawrence 
River, which is about seven miles wide at 
this point. It is more than two miles across 
to Long Island, which looks from here 
like the main shore. The island is about 
a mile in width, opposite us. and the chan¬ 
nel on the other side about four miles wide. 
There are two smaller islands in sight, the 
first of the Thousand Islands. I have heard 
people ask if there really were one thou¬ 
sand of them. In fact, there are more 
than that. The rocky shores are still in 
many places clothed with. a heavy growt h 
of cedar. There are occasional boat houses 
and some farmhouses in sight, but near 
here the general effect, viewed from the 
river, is wild and rugged except where oc¬ 
casional smooth, sandy bays or clayey banks 
make a quiet change. Our fathers and 
mothers were a hardier race of people than 
the present generation. Our southern and 
western friends and cousins who come to 
visit us are as a rule taller and stronger 
than we. There are not many large fam¬ 
ilies nowadays, the average home having 
but three or four children. There were 
40 pupils in attendance at the school in this 
district 25 years ago, where now there 
are 18. 
Our social life centers around the church 
and Grange, and there is much neighbor¬ 
hood visiting. Dairying and the raising of 
hay and grain are the main features of 
farming. There is considerable market gar¬ 
dening carried on, and raising of small 
fruits. The old orchards are dying out in 
this locality, and there are not „so many 
young trees set as should l>e. Every year 
it seems to be a more difficult matter to 
get the young trees to live through the 
Winter. This is on account of the cutting 
away of nearly all the forest trees, giving 
the Winter winds a sweep which freezes 
tlic ground vpry deeply. We read the dis¬ 
cussions concerning the supposed ignorance 
and stupidity of the farmer, with amuse¬ 
ment and interest. The class of farming 
people about here are fairly well read and 
intelligent. The tendency is to give the 
children a better education and more ad¬ 
vantages than the parents had. A good 
share of the younger generation have 
studied in higher schools and institutions, 
usually specializing. There are business, 
normal and technology schools near at hand, 
and now we have the agricultural school at 
Canton lately organized, which is sure to be 
a great help toward Ix-tter methods and 
more profit in farming. 
The farmers’ wives make pleasant, com¬ 
fortable homes for husband and children, 
and as a rule the men are industrious and 
make a good living for their families. They 
do not consider their lot in life as hard 
or unpleasant. It is true that the hard 
labor of farm work is not sufficiently re¬ 
warded in dollars and cents. If the pro¬ 
ducer could get the prices for his farm prod¬ 
ucts that the consumer is obliged to pay, 
his labor would have but fair compensation. 
As it is, he gets too little for ills work. 
This is one great disadvantage which farm¬ 
ers labor under. Nowadays it takes capital 
as well as brains and muscle to run a 
farm successfully, whereas years ago but 
little besides brute strength and a love for 
hard work was necessary to carve out a 
fortune. f. 
HEAVIEST 
FENCE MADE 
HEAVIEST GALVANIZING 
Most of your neighbors have 
fence troubles. You can avoid 
them by buying Brown Wire 
Fence. Absolutely rust proof. 
15 to 35c a rod. We pay freight. 
, 160 styles, from extra close 1-inch 
spaced Poultry Fence, to the 
, strongest Horse, Cattle, Hog & 
Bull Proof Fences. Getcatalog 
v and free sample for test 
Brown Fence &. Wire Co 
Cleveland, O. 
bept. 59 
Whkx you write advertisers mention The 
I t. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
‘a square deal.” See guarantee page 1G. 
THE HUSTON 
Wire & Fence 
Splicer 
'szmza. 
Send for Sample of 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE 
We offer to send, free of charge, an ac¬ 
tual sample of Paso Woven Wire fence, 
just bh it comes from the big looms. P.acn 
one ia "a sermon in steel.’ Ihe tremen¬ 
dous success of Page Fence which is now on 
its Quarter Centennial Year, is duo to the 
fact that its makers have always given full 
measure of honest value. It ih tho old ro- 
liable time-tried wire fence that outlasts 
them all. Admitted to be the strongest 
wiro fence in existence. _ 
Send today! See tho real Page Wire! Get 
next to the “Page Knot!" Get the great 
Quarter Centennial Edition of tho Pago 
Fence Catalog nnd learn tho difference 
between Pago Fence nnd the ordinary kinds. 
Find what Page Fence means in economy. 
Write at once and both the free sample of 
Page Fence nnd the big Catalog will be sent 
promptly. Address 
Page Woven Wire Fence Co. 
Box 2S7K Adrian, Mich. 
„—The only one 
tli at works 
like a rnchet 
without a 
spring. Ties knot all from one 
side of the fence as shown in 
cut. Made of malleable iron — will last a 
lifetime, will splice close wires at bottom 
as easily as top wires. Top of cut shows 
wires ready to tie, second wire shows knot 
half done. Bottom wire shows knot com¬ 
pleted. On receipt of :i0 cents in stamps or^ 
coin will send by mail to any address in U. S. 
I. C. HUSTON, Cary, Ohio. Patented Nov. 8th, 1909 
Townsend 
Wire Stretcher 
Steel grips that never slip; stretches 
to last post as well as to any; most 
easily attached or detached of any 
i mplement made. Buy it at any hard¬ 
ware store. Send for circulars. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. 
F.R.TOWNSEND. Painted Post, N.Y. 
Ornamental Fence 
Cheaper than wood for 
_ __ La wna, Churches, Cem¬ 
eteries, Public Grounds. Also Wrought Iron Fence. Catalogue 
free. iV rite lor Hpeolul OHVr. 
THE WARD FENCE CO., Box 443 Decatur, Ind. 
FROST 
WIRE FENCES 
THE FROST 
FIELD ERECTED 
AND WOVEN 
FENCES 
Cheap as Wood. 
,iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini!iiii 
•, 13 >3 >3 *3 >3 >3 >3 >3 >3 >3 >3 >3 >3 ft >3 >I< >3 >3 >3 >1 J>3*>3>3>3 
d 0 
are built of hard steel spring wire. By 
special treatment, they allow for expansion 
and contraction during all changes of the 
weather. Your fence Is a I way* tnnt, 
and is kept so without the nseof ratchets or 
any other device. The fence once erected, 
is there to ntny. Let us explain this 
further in our FREE illustrated catalog. 
It will be sent to you by mail upon request. 
Will also include prices on our entire lino. 
THE FROST WIRE EESCE CO. 
Dept. U Cleveland, Ohio 
We manufacture Lawn and Farm Fence. Sell direct 
shipping to useraonly.atrnanufacturers’ prices. So 
agents. Ourcatalog is Free. Write for it today. 
UP-TO-DATE MFG. CO, 93G 10th St., Terre Haute, Ind. 
Cents a Rod 
For 22-1 n. Hog Fence; 15 8-4e for 
25-inch; 1H 8-4e for 31-inch; 22o 
for 34-lneh; 25e for a 47-Inch 
Farm Fence. 60-lnch Poultry 
Fence 33c. Sold or 30 days 
trial. 80 rod spool Ideal Barb 
Wire $1.58 Catalogue free. 
KITSELMAN BROS., 
Box 230 MUNCIE, IND. 
LAWN FENCE 
Many designs. Cheap as 
wood. 32 page Catalogue 
free. Special Prices to 
Churches and Cemeteries. 
Coiled Spring Fence Co. 
B0X314 Winonester Ind. 
fiypI nut Ornamental Fences and Gates 
U I O LUII t will beautify your home, there¬ 
by adding to the satisfaction of living as well 
as to selling value. Our 15)10 Catalogue tells. 
The Cyclone Woven Wire Fence Co. 1241 E. 55th Street, 
Cleveland, 0. 
ORNAMENTAL FENCE 
Cheaper and more durable than wood. For 
Lawns, Churches, Cemeteries, Public 
Grounds. Also Fnrm and Poultry Frnce. 
Catalogue free. Write for Special Offer. 
The Ward Fence Co. Box 443, Decatur. Ind. 
FENCE Mado^—~ 
Madoof High Carbon Double Strength 
Colled Wire. Heavily Calvanixed to 
prevent rust. Have no agents. Sell at 
factory prices on 30 days’ tree trial. 
Wo pay al I freight. 37 heights of farm 
and poultry fence. Catalog Free. 
COILED SPRING FENCE CO. 
Box 263 Winchester, Indiana. 
p* *= > 
F= I 
mm* 
NCHOR FENCE 
Means fence satisfac¬ 
tion. A fence easy to 
put up, that is made 
light and that lasts. 
Free Sample and Catalog, 
ANCHOR FENCE** MFC. CO., 
Dept. O, Cleveland, Ohio. 
r/'f 
In comparing wire fences do not be led into the error of 
r considering weight per rod as a measure of strength. 
Remember that &% to 19 ( /o of the weight per rod of any 
wrapped or clamped fence is in t he wraps and clamps, which 
add nothing to strength, but detract from apperance, effectiveness 
and durability. The gauge of wire is the thing to judge by. 
The selling price of any other fence made from the 
same gauge wire is greater than the price of the 
“Pittsburgh Perfect” Fence 
(One Solid Piece of Steel Throughout ) 
The only fence with wires electrically welded at every contact 
point. No waste wire; no point of weakness. The weld is even 
stronger than the wire. Every wire is open hearth steel made 
in our mammoth steel plant and galvanized by our im¬ 
proved process. 
73 styles for every fence purpose. Your dealer sells it. 
Send for free catalog. 
PITTSBURGH STEEL COMPANY, 
PITTSBURGH, PA. 
iiilllllii 
