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THE KUKA1^ NEW-YOKKEli 
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tions; hut all of thorn are susceptible of 
explanation on the basis of atavism or re¬ 
version, by which is meant harking back 
to the lost characters of some remote 
(atavism) or comparatively recent (re¬ 
version) ancestor. In conclusion it may 
he added that the myths mentioned here 
no longer are believed in by scientists 
who have made a special study of the 
Subject. A. S. ALEXANDER, M. D. C. 
University of Wisconsin. 
JUSTICE TO THE RAZORBACK. 
T III'l razorback hog is generally per¬ 
sonified as the essence of all that 
goes to make up the unregenerate scrub. 
Ilis long snout, his bristly back and gaunt 
unlovely frame, have furnished theme for 
unbroken satire and ridicule. lie ap¬ 
pears doomed to go down in history as a 
synonym of intractability and general 
worthlessness. And yet when we look 
critically into the life of the razorback 
and the conditions under which he was 
required to live, we find many redeem¬ 
ing features and are driven to conclude 
that his personality was, after all, only 
a case of the adaptation of an animal 
to its environment. The razorback, like 
certain restless human characters flour¬ 
ished only on the frontiers of civilization. 
Originally found throughout the Ohio 
River Valley States, he has gradually re¬ 
treated into the uncleared swampy bot¬ 
toms and canebrakes of the Southwest. 
Here lie can still be found, but in con¬ 
stantly diminishing numbers as his do¬ 
mains are contracted by ax and plow. 
The razorback was the natural logical 
product of his wild environments. The 
modern farmer with his sleek Berkshires 
and Poland Chinas, from whom all 
straight lines and angles have been elim¬ 
inated. is prone to regard not only the 
razorzack, but the man who claimed his 
ownership with contempt as a case of 
scrub and a master who lacked the en¬ 
ergy and thrift to improve his stock, but 
such a view would he quite unjust. The 
purebred hog of today would have been 
as glaring a misfit on the frontier as the 
razorback would be in a show pen at the 
International. The razorback was a 
veteran ranger of forest and swamp. He 
knew nothing of fat corneribs, balanced 
rationo and fine pens. Ilis body was 
seasoned by exposure against Summer 
heat and Winter frost. Ilis master, if 
he were laid claim to at all. was master 
only in a mildly nominal sense. In storm 
and drought and flood he was left to root 
out his own destiny. The reptiles and 
carnivora of the forest menaced our fear¬ 
less Berserker, but he shunned none of 
them. One night around the fire grand¬ 
father talked. 
“I have seen,” said he, “the razorback 
in all stages of civilization, in dense cane- 
brakes. as fierce and untamed as the sav¬ 
age peccaries of South America and also 
as scavengers on the outskirts of fron¬ 
tier hamlets. One day I saw on the 
back steps of a house a large cat lying 
comfortably asleep. A hungry razor- 
back came sauntering along. The back 
gate was open as he came abreast of it 
and 10 feet away lay the cat. With a 
rush the hog seized the sleeping animal, 
planted its sharp hoof upon it and with 
crunching of bone tore its body asunder. 
A few seconds more and the cat had dis 
appeared, leaving not even a scrap of 
fur behind it. Early one morning while 
breakfasting with a pioneer, the harsh 
grunting barks of a drove of razorbacks 
drew us from the table. Following the 
sound through the woods, we found the 
hogs collected around the upturned roots 
nf a large tree where a sow had been shel¬ 
tering her litter of pigs. On the top of 
the roots, six or eight feet from the 
ground, stood a wolf, treed while trying 
to carry off a pig and not daring to jump 
down into that mass of frothing jaws 
and clashing tushes. Suddenly with 
fierce grunts, an old sow was seen coming 
up with lightning speed. Comprehending 
the situation, without a pause she rushes 
at the roots and her momentum carried 
her high enough to seize the wolf by the 
foot. In a moment he was dragged 
down, covered with the raging drove, torn 
to shreds and eaten bodily up.” 
A note of alarm from a razorback was 
always sufficient to call to its assistance 
everyone of its tribe within hearing, and 
woe betake the intruder if there were no 
means of escape. Not only did the razor- 
back flourish without care, but it did an 
invaluable service in ridding the forests 
and swamps of snakes, poisonous and 
otherwise. Hogs are immune to snake 
venom, and they regard the reptile as a 
tidbit. Therefore there was enmity be¬ 
tween the razorback and snake. 
“One day,” continued grandfather, “our 
camp cook set out a pot of mush to cool. 
An inquisitive razorback caine along and 
thrust his long snout into it. In some 
way the vessel became fastened to the 
hog’s head and off it ran squealing with 
pain from the hot mush, while hard be¬ 
hind panted the cook intent on saving 
his precious kitchen utensil that he could 
not afford to lose.” It requires indeed 
no epicure to distinguish the ham of a 
razorback from that of a well-cured Tam- 
worth, but nevertheless as the frontiers¬ 
man annually replenished his rude smoke¬ 
house with the flesh of the hardy porcine 
ranger of the forest, his keen appetite 
found a satisfying relish in its nutriment 
and a strength to subdue the wilderness 
and prepare the way for the advent of the 
aristocratic purebred of today. 
L. B. JOHNSON. 
Cape Girardeau Co., Mo. 
Eastern Beef Making. 
T HE Troy Times prints a statement 
from George Hills, a farmer in Ren- 
selaer Co., N. Y., who has been ex¬ 
perimenting at beef making. We would 
like to know where Mr. 11 ills sells his 
live cattle? 
“Many of my neighbors have gone in 
for dairying. Selling milk brings a week¬ 
ly income, but I am afraid most of the 
money goes for feed and labor, and in 
this section, where competent farm help 
is scarce, dairying is not as attractive as 
it looks. Cows must be attended to twice 
a day every day in the year, and there 
is never any let-up in the work. Raising 
beef is not so confining. Raising beef 
requires no large amount of money. At 
the age of six months the calf is weaned 
and then turned out. The first Winter 
the calf is fed a small quantity of meal 
once a day and the second Winter dou¬ 
ble the quantity of meal. The calf eats 
roughage grass in Summer and hay and 
other coarse fodder in Winter. The dairy 
cow has to be constantly fed on grain, 
but the beef cattle needs no such expen¬ 
sive food. 
“I find that raising beef is as profitable 
as anything the New York State farmer 
can go into. Certainly land in New York 
is not as high-priced as Western land, 
and that should be considered in counting 
the cost. Counting my own work, the 
interest on the money invested and the 
saving in hired help and in feed bills, I 
believe New York State farmers will find 
raising beef is a business proposition and 
a good one. My neighbor, ‘Case’ Cottrell, 
told me he is going in for beef.” 
“Wiiy do you get the pretty girls jobs 
first? Is that fair?” “Best for all con¬ 
cerned,” declared the head of the school 
of stenography. “The pretty girl soon 
marries her employer, and then there's a 
permanent job for one of the plainer 
young ladies.”—Kansas City Journal. 
DAIB.X CA.TTLE 
Purobred Registered 
HOLSTEIN 
CATTLE 
Six years’ study of dairy operations on over 
twenty farms in three different parts of Minne¬ 
sota, showed Prof. Cooper of the state experi¬ 
ment station that dairying is most profitable 
in the “ Holstein section " of the state. 
In 1905, the average profit per cow was 
Si0.10. In 1909, it was $38.45 per cow 
Increase was due to improved herds, purebred 
registered Ilolsteins having been substituted 
for grades. 
When dairying is put on a systematic basis, 
the Holstein cow comes to the front. For 
facts and figures 
Send for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklets 
Holstein-Friesian flsso., f. l. Houghtoa. Scc'r 
Box 10# Brattleboro, Tt. 
rintarin Pioiia I ad—Holstein bull, born Jan. 
UniariOr ieTje Ldtl 1,1914. Well marked, fine 
individual. Sire, a 33.61 lb. bull; dam, grandly tired 
15 lb. 3-year-old. Send for pedigree. Price, $350. 
CLOVEltDALK FARM,Charlotte, New York 
FOR SALE 
Twenty Grade Guernsey Cows 
two to eight years old. Nicely marked. Coming in 
soon. James D. Gibson,Whitneys Crossing, Allegany Co .N Y. 
( Dog s andl Ferrets 
Pfll I IP PIIPG tlie intelligent kind. Also Blood 
liULLIC ruro hounds. NELSON’S. Grove City, Pa 
Newfoundland PUPPIES 
$35 each. Cl.A UK FARM, Boontou, N. J. 
Hound! Pups qnonta 
June litter. 
FARM, Portland, Conn. 
finllip Plin<rr fr °m imports stock.Bargains. Make 
UUIIIC I lipo fine drivers. Brookside Farms, Prospect, l). 
three very F I /V F 
AIREDALE PUPS for Sale 
W. T. GPPTILL, - Topsham, Maine 
FERRETS FOR, SALE- CATALOG FREE! 
C. I>. MURRAY, New London, Ohio 
S TI IE E 
HAMPSHIRE-DOWN SHEEPi»™i r B »si‘ 
Write for prices. KL.L.IS TIGER, Gladstone, N. J. 
TTHTH Cl Shropshire and Southdown 
1 sheep for sale. NIAGARA 
STOCK FARM, J. C. Duncan, Mgr., Lewiston, N. Y. 
DKGISTKliEI) SHROPSHIRE RAMS FOIL 
SALK— Yearling and two-year-olds, from im¬ 
ported sire. E. E STEVENS & SON, Wilson, New York 
j DAIH-Y CATTXiE 
FOR PR0DUCTI0N BREED up N0T down- 
run rnuuuuiiun Registered Jersey bull 
calves, only, from producing dams and highest type 
sires. R. F. SHANNON, 603 Rensliaw Bldo.. Pittsburgh, Pa- 
GliFRNSFY RIIM 3 years old. Dam 
A BARGAIN A UULIINOLI DULL gj re j n ad¬ 
vanced Registry, Excellent Show Animal, for particulars 
address ROBERT DOUGLAS, Mgr., Beacon Farms, Northport, L. I., N. Y 
You will succeed 
in the 
DAIRY 
BUSINESS 
MERCEDES 
CORNUCOPIA 
KORN I)YK E 
KING SEGIS 
JOHANNA 
PONTIAC 
These noted Holstein families 
make up our pnre-bred herd. Or¬ 
ders taken for this year's bull calves 
• at $150 to $500. Send for booklet No. 4. 
M0HEGAN FARM, - Peekskill, N Y. 
Hudson Valley Holstein Headquarters 
CHAS. H. BAKER. Owner 
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 AND GUARANTEED. 00 yearling heifers. 
40 two-year old h--ifers ail sired by pore blooded 
bulls from high producing dams, 10 extra well-tired 
registered bulls. PONTIAC BREEDING, from A. It. O. 
Dams, If you are looking for extra good dairy cows, 
visit tile EAST RIVER IIOI.STEINS. Special price for the 
next 30 fiuys. WE TUBERCULIN TEST. JOHN B. 
WEBSTER, Dopt, Y, Corlland, N. Y. Bell Phone 14, F.S. 
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. 
Yon can pay moro but you can t buy better 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON, Certland, N. Y. 
Office, 50 Clinton Avc. 
IT IS DOUBTFUL 
If there was over better value offered in 
young registered HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN 
BULLS than there is in the half dozen we 
are offering right now. They are sired by 
King Pontiac Segis Korndyke No. 84703, 
whose dam was a 30-lb. daughter of Piet- 
ertje Hengerveld Count I>e Kol: she milked 
over 100 lbs. per day. These bulls are from 
nice young cows with A.K.O. records, and 
when you write us for special price on them 
you will be surprised to learn how low it is. 
Write to-day; to-morrow may be too late to 
secure one of them at this special price. 
SOMERSET HOLSTEIN BREEDERS CO. 
Lock Drawer I - Somerville, N. J. 
BROWN SWISS FOR SALE 
COWS,HEIFERS,BULLS 
also 
Grade Brown Swiss & Guernsey Heifers 
Enquire of 
E. A. HAGAMAN, 883 Madison Ave., Albany, N.Y. 
ORSES 
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. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, Chittenanoo, N.‘y. 
READY FOR SERUICE- pRICES S75 00 to ST50 oo 
nCHUl run OCItVU/L Registered Holstein and 
Jersey Bulls. Splendid individuals with great 
backing. Best blood in the land. Also younger bull 
calves. Write for list. HOMEWOOD FARMS, RYE, N. Y. 
HOLSTEINS FOR SALE 
Reg. Holstein bulls for S50 each. 
7 registered heifers ior S900. 
100 high grade and registered caws. 100 high grade year¬ 
lings and 2-year-olds. S40 to S60 each. 
Heifer calves, 7-8 Holstein, $15 oach. 
It KAGAN BHOS., - Tully, New York 
5°heav e y Percheron Draft Horses~ndTSnu 
weighing 1,709 to 3,000 pounds. Young, handsome, 
hard and sound. M0HEGAN FARM, Peekskill. New York 
50 STALLIONS 
and MARES, $250 to $1000 each 
Write for my Illastrated 
Circular telling why I can save 
you money on the purchase of a Per- 
chcron or Belgian Stallion or Mare. 
A.W. Green, Middlefield,0. 
R. R. Sta., E. Orwell, on Penna. Ry. 
Midway between Ashtabula &Warren 
MULE FOOT HOGS. Shetland Ponies and Milch Goats. Stock 
"* For Sale. JN0- DUNLAP, Box 441, Williamsport, Ohio 
nilRnn-NinFPIR^P^ Pedigreed. Writo 
uunuu mULriOO S. A. WEARS, DeGraff, Ohio 
C HKLDON FA KM It KG 1ST EKED DCROCS 
° Pigs of both sex. Bred Sows. Service Boars. 
Best of breeding. C. E. IfAK.NES. Oxford,'?*'. Y. 
ONONTA FARM YORKSHIRES 
registered stock 
at reasonable prices. Algo Yonug's L. C. White 
Leghorns. ONONTA FAKM, Portland, Connecticut 
English Yorkshire Pigsi&SsS fK'iv 
more. Boars and sows not related. Registered f. o. b. 
Hamilton. FRANK T00KE, Morneylight Farm, Hamilton, N Y 
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. CEItTIS Box 278 KOClIESTEB, N. Y. 
nEOISTEriEV) 
LARGE YORKSHIRE 
BOARS and SOWS 
six months old. Six-weeks-old-pigs ready Oct. 
10th, 1914. Satisfaction guaranteed 
or money refunded. 
TROVIN FARMS 
Cornwall Bridge, • Connecticut 
FOR PURE BRED TAMWORTH SWINE 
write or visit WKSTVIKW STOCK FAKM, R. 
F. I). No. 1, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 
Dedigree Chester Whites 
weeks old- Eitiier sex. 
out of excellent 
stock, from 8- 
SC0TT, Stone Ridge, N.Y. 
(JHKSTKR WHITE Registered FIGS of 
w quality—Special price on Pairs, not akin, for Oc¬ 
tober Shipment. Yours for “ Better Swine on 
every Farm.” Address, EUGENE T. BLACK, Scio. N. Y. 
:: CHESTER WHITE PUREBREDS :: 
" e have two litters, tw o broodsows and a boar of 
fancy breeding. Will sell the lot reasonably as will 
keep grades ouly. M0HEGAN FARM, Peekskill, N. Y. 
0.1. C.’s and CHESTER WHITES 
Summer and Fall pigs, bred from large, healthy, 
prolific stock. Registered in either Chester White 
Record or O. I. C. K'eeord. 
VICTOR FARMS, Bellvaie, Orange County, N. Y. 
FOR SALE 
PUREBRED REGISTERED 
O. I. C. HOGS 
Extra fine young stock for breeding pur- 
l>oses. Five sows 3}£ months old. Six sows 
ten weeks old Five boars ten weeks old. 
Select stock from our prolific, healthy herd. 
Agricultural Department, N. Y. C. & H. R. R.R. Ce. 
Grand Central Terminal, - New York City 
Eureka Stock Farm 
Registered Jersey rat. 
tie. 4 mos. to 2 yi-s. 
old. Chester White, Po¬ 
land China and Berk¬ 
shire Pigs, all ages. 
Lincoln Buck Lambs. 
Variety of Poultry. Write for Circular 
EDWARD WALTER, . DEPT. R, WEST CHESTER, PENNA 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD 
Selected animals, all ages, for sale. We have 
the Barge Berkshires with extreme length and 
mir herd is noted for the prolificacy of its sows. 
H C. <X> 11. 15, HARPENDING, Dundee,N. Y. 
i—RARE BREEDING TRIOS ! 
Aline bred Lord Pre- 
, , .. - tnier Boar, with two 
{J’hf, s b°hld ‘ nick. All of spring farrow. 
R. l. i>L (. TxLEY, Woodrow Farm. Broad Axe, Pa. 
BERKSHIRES 
Springbank Herd Big Berkshires 
I have a fine lot of March and April (19141 
Boar Bigs tit for service this Fall; of high 
class conformation and good looks. 
J. K. WATSON, M ARULKPAI.K, CONN. 
BERKSHIRES 
We have the large, thrifty kind, with iotslof type, 
quality and breeding. Write for prices and de¬ 
scriptions. TOMPKINS FARM, JLansdale. Pa 
Woodbury Farm BERKSHIRES 
Two yearling boars, fit to head any herd. 
Masterpiece blood. Priced reasonably. 
J. W. WEBB, Syosset, Long Island, N.Y. 
jUfi£und& 
Herd 
REGISTERED 
LARGE YORKSHIRE SWINE 
Pure Bred Boars and Sows For Sale 
For particulars anti prices address C. S. LEE, Flemington, N. J. 
