1914. 
Tt-lfS RURAL NEW-YORKER 
BIG HORSES POPULAR. 
At the International Live Stock Show, 
1913, there was one class of Percheron 
stallions in which there were entered and 
shown 149 bead. It was one of the 
greatest equine spectacles ever witnessed 
in this country. In this class a single 
Indiana breeder showed eight animals. 
There were other big classes of the heavy 
draft types, and some of the finest ex¬ 
hibits were in drivers and saddle horses. 
The whole seems to show that not only 
is there not any falling off in horse breed¬ 
ing and raising, but it is fairly galloping 
along. The exhibits this year came, in 
many instances, from farmers who are 
not breeders in a business sense, but are 
raising horses for their own use, with 
the surplus to sell. Seemingly the use 
of the automobile and motor truck has 
had but little if any effect on this branch 
of stock raising. 
The greatest showing of Shetland 
ponies ever seen at an international show 
was made at Chicago at the show just 
closed. There were more Welsh ponies 
than formerly, and an immense interest 
was stirred up. Little people, almost en¬ 
tirely. are the cause of the great demand 
for this tiny stock—at least the children 
who have well-to-do and indulgent par¬ 
ents. 
Idlefonse, the fine rercheron stallion 
shown in the picture opposite page, has 
had an unusual record in winning high 
awards. In 1911 he was third in his 
class at the International; in 1912 he 
was given second place, and in 1913 he 
was declared to be the finest specimen in 
the four-year-old class and the grand 
champion Percheron stallion at the show. 
He was imported, owned and shown by 
the Crouch’s of Indiana. Big classes at 
this show was a predominating feature; 
in fact, they were too large for the big¬ 
gest arena in Chicago to hold them. 
Chicago. J. L. GRAFF. 
REGISTRY QUESTIONS. 
Would you call a bull calf. A. R. O. 
De Kol dam, and sire Korndyke Segis, 
grandson of King Segis, a good strain 
for milking qualities? I have a good 
dairy of grade Holstein cows and heifers, 
with as good a grade bull as I could buy 
I am now going to buy a registered bull 
calf and would like to know if I bought 
one what would I have to do? I do not 
know one thing about registered stock. 
Would I have to join a breeders’ asso¬ 
ciation or something of the kind to have 
the papers? j. c. w. 
Unionville, Pa. 
The letters A. R. O. simply mean Ad¬ 
vanced Registry Official, and are appro¬ 
priately applied to dairy cows of pure 
breeding that have by performance met 
the requirements of breeders’ associations 
that have fixed definite standards of milk 
or butterfat that are required of a cow 
to be either re-entered or placed on re¬ 
cord that signify that they have been 
officially tested, and are recognized offi¬ 
cially by the association, and their names 
placed on the A. It. O. lists. With cer¬ 
tain registry associations bulls are rec¬ 
ognized in the Advanced Registry if they 
have sired a stipulated number of daugh¬ 
ters that have been entered and have met 
the requirements of the Advanced Regis¬ 
try Record Association regarding perform¬ 
ances. Breeders often state that a bull 
is an A. R. O. bull, basing their state¬ 
ments upon the fact that the bull’s dam 
was an A. R. O. cow. This is a false 
and misleading claim. Whether or not 
the bull referred to is an A. R. O. bull 
would depend upon whether he has sired 
daughters that are in the Advanced 
Registry themselves, and provided he has 
met the other requirements of the IIol- 
stein-Friesian Association of America. 
Such information could be obtained by 
writing to the secretary of the Holstein- j 
Friesian Association, F. L. Houghton. 
Brattleboro, Yt. 
It is not necessary to join any breed¬ 
ers’ association in order to Tegister pure¬ 
bred animals regularly. If a man is the 
owner of a large herd, and registers an¬ 
nually a large number of animals, it 
would be to his advantage to be a mem¬ 
ber of the particular breeders’ association. 
All associations have two rates of regis¬ 
tration, one for members and the other 
for non-members. If the inquirer is de¬ 
sirous of registering animals with the 
Holstein-Friesian Association he should 
first send to the secretary, requesting ap¬ 
plication blanks and other information 
giving definite instructions as to the pro- 
codure for appropriately identifying ani¬ 
mals, and supplying the necessary infor¬ 
mation to meet the requirements of said 
association. f. c. m. 
MATERIAL FOR BARN. 
I intend to build a new barn 36x80. 
The intended new bairn will have con¬ 
crete basement, large windows on south 
and small ones on north, on account build¬ 
ing the barn to the north against a 
bank. The upper part or second-story 
is intended to be only for hay; hip roof. 
I give list which one of my neighbors 
made up for me. Will yor give me your 
advice if same is correct, or what has to 
be changed? Do you think the size of the 
roof in right proportion with the barn? 
24 basement post, 10 feet long. 8x8 inch. 
4 endsills, 20 feet long, 10x10 inch. 
8 sidesills, 22 feet long, 10x10 inch. 
4 corner posts, 15 feet long, 10x10 inch. 
5 plates, 22 feet long, SxlO inch . 
8 plates, 22 feet long, 6x10 inch. 
8idepost, 10 feet long. 10x10 inch. : 
116 rafters, 10 feet long, 2x4 inch, bass 
wood. 
116 rafters, 9 feet long, 2x4 inch, bass 
wood. 
82 studdings, 14 feet long. 2x8 inch. 
18 post, 14 feet long, 8x8 inch. 
6 cross timber. 19 feet long. 8x8 inch. 
14 sleepers, 20 feet long,10x10 inch. 
77 sleepers, 12 feet long, 2x8 inch. 
S girths, 19 feet long, 4x6 inch. 
2,400 feet flooring. 1 inch thick. 
3,040 feet roofing, 1 inch thick. e. j. 
It would be impossible to build a barn 
of the size you mention from the bill 
of lumber submitted. To mention one or 
two defects in the bill. 10 and nine-foot 
rafters are specified for one side of a 
gambrel roof which is to cover a barn 
36 feet wide; four such rafters, laid end 
to end, would span 36 feet, with one 
foot overhang at the eaves, only if the 
roof were absolutely flat. One-inch floor¬ 
ing is also specified, but barn floors should 
not be less than two inches in thickness. 
In a bill of lumber, sticks are not speci¬ 
fied in the exact lengths which are to be 
used, but in certain standard lengths 
in which they must be bought, even 
though this involves some waste in cut¬ 
ting. You should make, or have made, 
a floor plan and sketch of the barn as you 
wish it built, and submit this to any com¬ 
petent carpenter and builder, who will 
then be able to make out a bill of lum¬ 
ber for the structure. ar. b. d. 
2-in- 1 
Carrier 
Rigid and Rod Track Combined 
A combination that offers all 
the advantages of the rigid 
track inside the barn—all the 
advantages of the rod track 
outside. 
It' enables you to use, in¬ 
side the barn, the celebrated 
JAMES I-beam track, bent to 
any curve without use of heat, 
with JAMES simple switches 
and a raising and lowering 
carrier. 
“Button-on” hangers make 
the I-beam track easy to erect. 
Tub lowers by its own 
weight; is kept under perfect 
control by JAMES friction 
brake and clutch. 
While filling tub carrier “stays 
put’’—moves only when you push 
it, because track cannot sag. 
Outside the barn you use the 
rod track. Stand at the door, give 
carrier a shove; it runs out, dumps 
itself at proper point, and returns 
automatically to the barn. Never 
fails to dump. 
Cannot jump either the rigid or 
rod track. 
We make carriers for rigid track 
—carriers for rod track—also 
thiscombination;all backed 
by the proved national sue- * «. 
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Cow Stalls, Stan- 
chions, Pens, Venti- v .- ^J> 
lators, etc. 
Get the facts 
before you'in- „ 
vest a dollar 
in carriers. 
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*Originators of Sanitary Barn 
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TILE DRAIHEP LAU D IS MORE PRODUCTIVE 
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We are producers of Albany Blue Slip Clay, Hollow Brick and Blocks Deall 
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it a rule to associate only with super 
latively happy people?” Griggs: “That’s 
why I am going. You see, Mawkser left 
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One of the numerous land agents of 
California was enumerating to a nursery¬ 
man the wonderful qualities of the land 
he was trying to sell. "On this land,” he 
explained, “you could raise every Crop 
you want in your business!” “Why,” 
replied the nurseryman, “I know that 
place. You couldn’t even raise an um¬ 
brella ou that land.”—Florists’ Review. 
E. C. Culbreath, Johnston. S. C.. does it. Thousands of 
others doing it. Why not you 1 Pull an acre of 
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THE CHATHAM 
Grain Grader and Cleaner 
Handles 70 Kinds of Seed Grain and Grass Seed 
From Wheat, it takes Wild Oats. Tamo 
Oats, Cockle, ltyo and Smut. 
Cleans the dirtiest Flax. Has special 
knocker and skimmer which prevents clog- 
(Other mm* hi ties choke up.) 
l'akes Dodder,Darn Yard Crass and Foxtail 
ou t of Alfalfa and Millet “slick as a whistle.’* 
Takes Buckhorn from Clover. 
>Sorts Corn for Drop Planter. 
Famous BEAN MILL. Hnitdles all varlc- 
ties, tokos out the SPLITS. Clay, Straw, ete. 
Handles Peas as well as any drain or Crass 
Seed. Removes foul weed seed and all 
shrunken, cracked and sickly grains. Takes 
out all dirt, dust and chaff. It is also a bully 
chaffer. Handles GO bushels per hour. Gas 
power or hand power. Easiest running mill. 
You can’t afford to plant common Seed 
fand take chances on a poor crop, when I 
am offering to scientifically clean and grade 
every bushel of your Seed Grain for this spring’s 
planting for one paltry dollar. 
Here’s my proposition, and if you are a smart 
man you will write me before sunrise tomorrow: 
one d°flar and I will ship you. 
FREIGHT PAID by MYSELF, this improved 
1914 Chatham Grain Grader and Cleaner, with 
all equipment. Clean your Seed Wheat, Oats, 
Flax, Barley, Peas, Beans, Corn, Grass Seed, 
etc. Then PLANT those fine seed. AFTER 
you have harvested a bumper crop, pay me 
the balance of iny low price. Not one penny 
need you pay, except the SI. until next Oc- 
toher. And by October YOUR CHATHAM 
WILL HAVE MORE THAN PAID ITS EN¬ 
TIRE COST IN INCREASED CROPS. Then 
you’ll have it to work FREE for you the rest 
of your life. 
Your Dollar Returned 
I only want the dollar as evidence of good faith—to 
protect mvsel f from mischievous hoys. I i' after 30 davs’ 
hard test, you don’t want my “Chatham.” send it back 
at my expense and I will return the dollur. 
A “Made-to-Order” Machine 
Every "Chatham” is practically a made-to-order ms- 
Chino, for I send you the exact and proper Screens. 
Kiddles. Hurdles and Sieves to grade and clean every 
Grain and Grass Seed grown in your locality. That’s 
the secret of my success. I would not be the leading 
maker of Graders and Cleaners if I had tried to make 
my equipment ht ten million farms. What would vou 
thins of a clothing maker whose suits were all one 
sizer >» ouldu t it be a miracle if he gave you a fit. Vet 
all makers of Graders and Cleaners, except me, send 
thesamo equipment, whether you live in Maine, Ohio 
or Oregon. They wouldn’t do that, if they hud my 41 
years' experience. 
Extra Screens Free 
I use, all together. SI Screens and Sieves. It 
usually requires 15 to 17 for the average farm. These 
1 select from the a. After -11 years in the business. 
1 am pretty sure to pick the exact eqnipmenc needed 
on your farm. If I shouldn’t, just drop mo a line and 
1 11 send yoiir additional requirements. There wiH 
be no charge for this. 
Samples Graded Free 
Maybe you have some Seed Grain that vou can’t 
clean or grade or separate. Send me a sample. I will 
purify it and tell you how you can do it cheaply. Mo 
charge for this. 
Seed Corn Sorted 
Mv big Corn Sorting Attachment, invented 2 vears 
ago. is a great success. Twelve thousand farmers and 
many leading Agricultural Colleges are using it. It 
is the only machine I know of which scientifically 
sorts seed corn for drop planters. 
New Book Ready 
Send me no money now—just a Postal, for the finest, 
most complete Book on Seed Selection I've ever writ¬ 
ten. After the Book comes, write me what size ma¬ 
chine you want and I’ll ship it. freight prepaid, on 
receipt of $1.00. Then clean and grade all your Seed 
Grain. If you write today, you get my Book by 
return mail. Address nearest office. 
Manson Campbell Company 
Dept. 43 
Detroit Kansas City Minneapolis 
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