1014. 
THE RURAL, 
NEW-YORKER 
1019 
IS THE BERKSHIRE DISQUALIFIED? 
W E purchased a Berkshire pis from a 
breeder, a show hog. He has one 
front leg white, a white spot be¬ 
hind his leg. and a white spot on his 
shoulder. Wouldn’t this disqualify him 
in any show ring? G. B. 
Greenwich, N. Y. 
Irregular white markings on a Berk¬ 
shire do not disqualify an animal from 
registration nor from competing in the 
show ring. Color is largely a matter of 
individual preference, some breeders pre¬ 
ferring Berkshires with six white points, 
as the score card calls for, namely a spot 
in the forehead, four white feet, and white 
switch. Others do not object to white 
markings appearing on the flank, or even 
on the body. Occasionally one finds what 
is known among breeders and show-yard 
exhibitors as a “swirl,” that is, a patch 
of white hairs seemingly growing or point¬ 
ing in the wrong direction. With some 
judges this might disqualify from con¬ 
sideration, but in my judgment it would 
be foolish to discard a perfectly good ani¬ 
mal as far as conformation and quality 
is concerned, simply because his color 
markings were not just as desired. By 
way of comparison a great many Guern¬ 
sey breeders object seriously to what is 
known as a dark nose. Their official 
score card gives one point, on a basis of 
100 to the color of the nose, and yet it is 
often recorded that certain judges would 
not under any circumstances consider an 
animal whose nose happened to be other 
than flesh color. The color of the milk 
is far more important than the color of 
the nose, and while it is important to ad¬ 
here to a definite and carefully estab¬ 
lished type, in my judgment it is a mis¬ 
take to consider such points so seriously. 
In case of the Berkshire referred to if 
he has the characteristic Berkshire con¬ 
formation about the head and neck, evi¬ 
dences development of back, ham and rib 
that is desired from a butcher’s stand¬ 
point, if he shows thrift and an abund¬ 
ance of vigor and vitality, his color would 
be no objection. Of course, there are 
instances where a great deal of white 
would evidence a lack of pure breeding, 
and might indicate a dash of blood from 
some white-haired breed, and of course, 
such instances should immediately dis¬ 
qualify an animal if there is an abund¬ 
ance of evidence that the animal is not of 
pure breeding or properly registered. It 
is not uncommon to find among Berk- 
shires hair of a sandy color in spots over 
the body ,in fact a great many of the 
very best Berkshires are splashed with 
white or sandy color. 
Value of the sire depends upon what he 
is able to do or leave behind him, and not 
what he presents in the way of color and 
conformation, and while it is always good 
judgment to stay if possible within the 
bounds of the score card established by 
the various breeders’ associations for the 
different breeds, utility should be the 
dominating factor, and trivial fads or fan¬ 
cies should not be catered to. To me the 
development of those parts of the animal’s 
carcass that add to his utility value is 
far more important than trifling varia¬ 
tions in color. I do not think that any 
reasonable judge would fail to consider 
the animal referred to if he was properly 
fitted, and of suitable conformation, and 
evidenced quality to the extent that is 
desired in the modern pig. f. c. m. 
HANDLING A KICKIMG COW. 
I NOTE that II. C. II. is having trouble 
with a kicking heifer (page 938). 
I have yet to make the acquaintance 
of tin- heifer or cow which cannot be re¬ 
strained or cured by the following meth¬ 
ods. Put the animal with kicking procli¬ 
vities in a good stanchion. In the wall 
on the other side of the passage in front 
of the cows put a good strong staple and 
ring, about 3Vi or four feet from the 
floor, and directly in front of the cow 
to be dealt with. If the subject has horns 
tie a rope (strong one) around them and 
make a loop in it close up in front of her 
head. If she has no horns use a good 
stout halter and make the loop close to 
her nose. Take a pair of light tackle 
blocks, and hook one in your ring in 
the wall and the other in your halter or 
rope. Bull good and taut, and fasten with 
a slip hitch where you can readily loosen 
your rope (don’t use ratchet or self-lock¬ 
ing tackles). Sit down and milk. Your 
confirmed kicker will in all probability 
"start something” and land in a heap, 
on the floor. Loosen up, get her up, and 
tighten up and start in again. A very 
few tumbles with her neck fairly weil 
stretched will usually teach even a cow 
that it is best to keep all four feet on 
the stable floor and stand quiet. If your 
kicker begins to yield to treatment it 
may work well to bring your rope hack 
and tie it so that it will pass over your 
head and in reach of your right hand. 
Now don’t make your hitch quite so taut 
and if your patient begins to fight take 
hold and pull firmly and quickly. Such 
a reminder of past experiences will some¬ 
times work wonders. 
Always remember that in handling 
cows, and especially kickers, you need to 
he quick to act, slow to wrath, very slow, 
and never use the “rawhide” except in 
extreme cases, and then it should be in 
the hands of a man of strong will but 
good judgment. We have handled some 
bad cases in the above manner, and when 
I tell you that we make a business of buy¬ 
ing young heifers, keeping them until 
they freshen and are well broken and 
then sell them off to make room for more, 
you will understand that I have had a 
chance to give the method described a 
good “tryout.” p. c. D. 
New York. 
T SEE that LI. C. II. asks about a kiek- 
X ing heifer. I send my remedy; it 
has been successful a number of 
times. Take a strap with a buckle or a 
rope with a loop in it, put it around the 
body just in front of the udder, and cinch 
it tight. Then when she kicks, it will 
throw her. Have it in a bow-knot or a 
buckle so it can be easily loosened. 8he 
cannot get up with it tight. After a few 
trials she will give it up. I have had 
some cases where I would have to lay the 
rope or strap across the back for a while, 
or put it on loose until they got over the 
habit. a. N. G. 
Tennessee. 
O N page 938 an inquirer asks how to 
cure a kicking heifer. Fasten her 
head up so she cannot move it much. 
Tie a rope to her left hind foot, then make 
a hitch around the right foot, so that it 
may be pulled back a little further than 
a good milking position, then fasten to a 
ring in the floor or the partition back of 
the stall. If this is done right she will 
not be able to move, and I have seen two 
very bad kickers cured by this trick. 
New York. n. w. b. 
O UR Ayrshire would look at the milker, 
and if her large black eyes discov¬ 
ered that he needed a change, she 
would land the milk pail against the rear 
wall, and that bucket never recovered; 
the milker too was lucky if he escaped a 
thump. She was young and a large milk¬ 
er, and we hardly wished to almost give 
her away. We tried this plan : First she 
was treated kindly and given feed or 
salt; was stanchioned in the old wood 
stanchion and we put a blanket on her. 
Ours is duck, about 9x6 feet. We milk 
carefully, and if she kicks, use a strap 
and use it on her leg she kicks with. Our 
strap is a part of our old halter; don’t 
spare the rod and spoil the child, put it 
on. That one was completely cured, and 
this year we have cured another promis¬ 
ing heifer and the two operations, making 
good cows from those, is worth more 
than ?100 to us. * d. c. k. 
A MILKING FAMILY.—Prof G. G. 
White of the Connecticut Agricul¬ 
tural College reports a Holstein 
family: De Kol Hubbard Pietertje now 
has a great grand-daughter. It will be 
remembered that De Kol Hubbard Pie¬ 
tertje made the State record by producing 
in one year 23,175 pounds milk and 1,038 
pounds butter. Her daughter, De Kol 
Hubbard Pietertje 2nd produced in March 
this year 2.03S pounds milk, in April 
1,835 pounds, in May 1,959 pounds and 
in June 1,767 pounds. The grand-daugh¬ 
ter. Minnie Hubbard De Kol, freshened 
at 28 months of age and in less than a 
week after freshening milked up to 3S 
pounds in a day. The great grand-daugh¬ 
ter is now only a few days old. 
S OUR MILK AND CALVES.—On 
page 915. you say : “The Department 
of Agriculture reports experiments 
in feeding sour milk to calves and that 
in no case did it cause digestive disturb¬ 
ance.” While we have successfully 
raised calves on sour milk, wo have also 
lost them by bloat. We once had a calf 
that would invariably drink so fast as to 
cause it to choke. One morning in drink¬ 
ing, it choked worse than ever, and 
frothing from the mouth. Someone ad¬ 
vised giving it soda, saying that was 
highly recommended. In my desperation 
I administered a dose, and had I taken a 
hammer and knocked that calf down, it 
could not have dropped any quicker— 
dying immediately at my feet. Moral, 
don’t give soda with sour milk. 
DAIRY CATTLE 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves F f 'o 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, Cbittenango, N. Y. 
Hnktoin Pslvoe—3 to 5 weeks old, 15-16ths pure, 
nUlolCIH uUlYOo we ]| marked. $20 each, crated for 
shipinont anywhere. Edgewood Farm. Whitewater. Wis. 
READY FOR SERVICE 
muts, 5G> UU to S13U t 
' Registered Holstein ;ir 
.Jersey Hulls. Splendid individuals with ere: 
backing, liest blood in the land. Also younger bn 
calves Write for list. HOMEWOOD FARMS, RYE, N. 
||A| CTri||®-Reeistered hull calves. $35.00 
nVLOICMO each. High grade Holstein 
heifer anil bull, calves 1 -week 
old. $15 00 each. October shipment express paid in 
lots of 5. 100 High Grade Holstein Cows; 60 Yearl¬ 
ings and 2-year olds; 60 head of Registered llol- 
steins. Reference, 1st National Hank Tnlly, N. Y. 
liE AG AN 1IKOS.. TELLY, N. Y. 
DAIRY’ CATTLE 
FOP PRnmiPTinM breed up. not down- i 
run rnUUUlMlUN Registered Jersey bull] 
calves, only, from producing dams and highest type ; 
sires. R. F. SHANNON, 603 Renshaw Bldg.. Pittsburgh. Pa- , 
Fnr Calp—GN* TW0 YEAR-010 | pr o PV Rii||c 
ror oaie_ 0NE yearling purebred «» eri>e y nuns 
Registered. Solid color Price reasonable. 
DOE iiKOTHEKS, - Bradford, Vermont ! 
DAIRY BRED SHORT HORN 
BULL CALVES FUR SALE. Fine ones, prieed right.. 
JOHN R. WILLIAMS OVIL. N. Y. 
YOUNG REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULL 
127791, now ready for sale. Well bred, handsome in¬ 
dividual. even black and white. $135. We liavo two 
others more fashionably bred and higher priced. 
MOHEGAN FARM, Hudson Valley Headquarters for Pure¬ 
bred Stock. CHAS. H. BAKER, Uwner, Peekskill, New York 
REGISTEREDHOLSTEIN YEARLING BULLS 
Sired by Colonel Korndyke He Kol, one of the best 
sons of Pontiac Korndyke. Also 4 grandsons of the 
King of the Butter Kings, from choice heavy-milk¬ 
ing dams, at popular prices. Write mo what you 
want Donald F. McLennan, Syracuse. New York 
Registered Holstein Yearling Bull 
whose 12 nearest dams have official records that 
average over 500 lbs. milk and over23 lbs. butter in 7 
days, whose sire. Admiral Walker Gelsehe. has 34 of¬ 
ficially tested daughters, the only bull in New Eng¬ 
land that has a daughter with a record over 3f) lbs. 
G. F. GREGORY, Dummerston Farms, Dummerston, Vermont 
Buy a Bull on Easy Terms 
Long Time and 4 Per Cent Interest 
Holstein hull calves, sired by a SON OF KINO 
OF THE PONTIACS, whose dam has a record 
of 29.5< lbs. butter in 7 days ami 113.96 lbs in 30 
days. S lid out of A. It. O. DAAIS. WHITE AT 
ONCE for breeding, prices, and particulars re¬ 
garding our terms. 
JUSTAMERE FARM, Middletown Springs, Vt. 
East River Grade Holstein Cows For Sale 
100 cows served to calve in August. September and 
October, all served to registered bulls. STRICTLY 
DAIRY TYPE AM) GUARANTEED. 60 yearling heirers. 
40 two-year old heifers nil sired by pure blooded 
bulls from high producing dams. 10 extra well-bred 
registered bulls, PONTIAC BREEDING, from A. II. O. 
1)A >!S. I r* you m*e looking for extra good dairy cows, 
visit I he EAST RIVER HOI^STEIN'S. Special price for the 
next 30 .lays. WE TUBERCULIN TEST. JOHN B. 
WEBSTER, Dept. Y, Cortland, N. Y. Bell Phone 14, F.5. 
HIGH GRADE 
HOLSTEINS 
100 cows duo to freshen in Sept, and Oct. 
100 fresh cows and springers. 
PRICE, $75 to $100.00 EACH 
All large, well bred, nicely marked and heavy 
milkers. 100 2 -year-old heifers due to freshen 
this Fall, and all in calf by registered bulls. 
You can pay more but yon can't buy better. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON, Cortland, N. Y. 
Office, 50 Clinton Ave. 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN 
CATTLE 
In the production of milk and butter the 
larger the cow the larger the profit, other 
things being equal. This principle has been 
established through the investigations of gov¬ 
ernment experts and is generally recognized. 
When a cow's milking days are over, size is 
still an important factor. The big Holstein- 
Friesian, weighing anywhere from 1,000 to 
1,81X1 pounds with her clean white fat well dis¬ 
tributed through her muscular system, proves 
a most profitable dairy beef animal. 
Send for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklets 
Holstein-Friesian Asso., F. L. Houghton. Scc'y 
Box 105 Br&ttleboro, Vt. 
FALCON'S FLIGHT FARMS, Litchfield, Ct„ offer choice 
p||| | p»| urp from excellent registered Guernsey 
DULL UnLY L-0 stock for sale at reasonable prices. 
GUERNSEYS FOR SALE 
Two cows fresh this Fall: also a few heifer and 
bull calves, Sired by Prides May King of Linda 
Vista No. 18617, out of dams of best blood. 
FOX RUN FARM 
Peterboro, N. H. 
F. S. GILCHRIST 
Superintendent 
You will succeed 
in the 
DAIRY 
BUSINESS 
by choosing the breed which produces most 
economically the best grade of dairy products. 
Buy GUERNSEYS and be convinced 
Write for literature 
GUERNSEY CATTLE CLUB 
Box Y Peterboro, N. H. 
50 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,0. 
R. R. Sta., E. Orwell, on Penna. Ry. 
Midway between Ashtabula &Wsrrea 
J5» IX E IE JEF* 
FOR SALE—Cotswolds, Rams, Ewes 
and Lambs. Duroc Jersey Swine 
L. K. KUNKY ADRIAN. MICH. 
Purebred Shropshire Sheep ?,"f, B ®^ s } hi 1 r , e , s p 1 i0S t 
reasonable prices. Have never had cholera in my 
herd. WILLIS A. WHITE, Geneva, N. Y. 
HAMPSHIRE-DOWN SHEEP^'^*SE 
Write for prices. ELLIS TIGER, Gladstone, N. J. 
U1CU I" 1 ! A QQ Shropshire and Southdown 
1 l-'-L.rtJO sheep for sale. NIAGARA 
STOCK FARM, J. C. Duncan, Mgr., Lewiston, H. Y. 
SWI3NTE 
UULE FOOT HOGS Shetland Ponies and Milch Goats. Stock 
"* For Sale. JN0 DUNLAP, Box 441, Williamsport, Ohio 
MULE-FOOT BREEOING STOCK-Quatity and vigor un- 
■" surpassed. Special prices. Weaned and all ages, 
pigs. Recording papers. BERT McCONNELL, Ligonier, ind. 
OHELDON FAKM REGISTERED DUROCS 
Pigs of both sex. Bred Sows. Service Boars. 
Best of breeding. C. E. HA It N ES, Oxford. N. T. 
0 UROC BOAR REGISTERED S25, Jersey Red sows, 5 
months, $12.50. F. HAYES, East Brookfield, Mass. 
FOR PURE BRED TAMWORTH SWINE 
write or visit WESTVIEW STOCK FAKM. R. 
F. 1). No. 1, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 
Alfalfa Lodge Yorkshires 
Large English, white, short-nose type. Special 
sale boar pigs, superior quality, fair prices. It is 
not what you pay. but what you get that counts. 
J. G. CURTIS Box 273 ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
P edigree Chester Whites J“‘ oc of k e S^ 
weeks old- Either sex. SCOTT, Stone Ridge, N Y. 
:: CHESTER WHITE PUREBREDS :: 
We have two litters, two broodsows and a boar of 
fancy breeding. Will sell the lot reasonably as will 
keep grades only. MOHEGAN FARM, Peekskill, N. Y. 
Registered Jersey Cat¬ 
tle. 4 nios. to 2 yrs. 
old. Chester White. Po¬ 
land China and Berk¬ 
shire Pigs, all ages. 
Lincoln Buck Lambs. 
Variety of Poultry. 
EDWARD WALTER, DEPT 
Write Jor Circular 
R, WEST CHESTER, PENN 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD 
Selected auitnals, all ages, for sale. We have 
the Large Berkshires with extreme length and 
our herd is noted for the prolificacy of its sows. 
H C. & H. 1J HARPENDING. Dundee, N. Y 
—RARE BREEDING TRIOS ! 
A line bred Lord Pre¬ 
mier Boar, with two 
sows that should "nick." All of spring farrow. 
R. Y. BUCKLEY, Woodrow Farm, Broad Axe, Pa. 
Springbank Herd Big Berkshires 
1 have a fine lot of March and April (1914) 
Boar Pigs tit for service this Fall; of high 
class conformation and good looks. 
J. E. WATSON, MARBLED ALE, CONN. 
WOODBURY FARM BERKSHIRES 
A few choice young boars and gilts 
of notably good breeding. Address 
J, W.WEBB, Syosset, Long Island, New York 
FOR SALE 
Young Berkshire Boars and Sows 
of tiie Famous Masterpiece Strain, traeingdirect, on 
both sides, to the great Masterpiece. Ail registered. 
E. W. ALLEN. - Erieville. New York 
BERKSHIRES 
We have fifteen line boars for sale, sired by Sepur- 
bus, 136000 and Rivals Emblem 167700, the great 
sires of Gregory Fnrm, White Hall, Ill., the home 
of the famous Masterpiece. These boars are from 
seven to twelve months of age, are trie heighth of 
breeding and type. Here is a fine chance to im¬ 
prove your herd. Write for prices and descriptions. 
TOMPKINS FARM, - Lansdale, Pa. 
DOGS 
nil no—the intelligent kind. Also Rlood- 
ruro hounds. NELSON'S. Grove City, Pa. 
UUISHAW PILOT II. COLLIES, beautifully marked. Six 
** weeks, $10; grown, $15. F. W. Dane. Douglaston, L. I 
^"-Thoroughbred AIREDALE PUPS 
Also one grown dog. Fine watch dog. 
FRANK MEAD, - A men in, New York 
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COLLIE 
Day after Day, Yoar after Ycar, 
PRODUCTION COUNTS 
It it* not what u cow can produce In 7* 14* or SO day*, oven in a year that determine* 
her value to the farmer, it 1* what *he can do hi a lifetime. 
Brown Swi** Cow* rank hijrh in average production and are regular and per*l*tent 
breeder* and producer*. Year in. year out* they make fpood record* and ral*e good calve* 
without uuy coaxing or pampering. If intere*ted, we will *end you an iUu*trated booklet. 
Tlx© Brown Swiss Cattle Association 
TRA INMAN, Secretary BELOIT, WISCONSIN 
