1914. 
l'llltO RURAL NhC\V-VOKKlii>: 
lit*. 
and something put our cream test up 
when we were feeding it too. 
Now I’ve done it. I can hear some of 
your readers saying, “But you cannot feed 
cream into milk.” Very well, that is 
what the experiment stations will tell 
you, but my experience tells me that I 
can and do. Ilogs are very fond of sun¬ 
flower seed when they learn to know 
what it is, and I believe a mixture of 
sweet corn and sunflower silage would 
make great hog feed. If you buy mill 
feeds for your hogs do not leave out oil 
meal to feed with your roots and milk, 
as it is the cheapest feed we have on the 
coast today. Vetch sown early in the 
Fall will he ready to put in the silo by 
the fifteenth of May or first of June, and 
unless we have a very dry season you 
can get a good crop of corn or kale off 
the vetch ground that same year. Vetch 
makes fine silage to feed any kind of stock 
and you will find kale a great growing 
feed for hogs. ciias. h. hays. 
Oregon. 
TALKS WITH PRACTICAL FARMERS. 
Hogs in an Orchard. 
T B. WILSON of Ontario Co., N. Y., 
• said : “We allow hogs access to our 
mm - ■ 
orchard. We leave the rings from 
their noses, and I am satisfied they can 
be allowed the run of the orchard to ad¬ 
vantage up to the time the fruit is well 
matured. There may he objections to the 
practice in some cases owing to pack¬ 
ing the soil, but our farm is well under* 
drained. In fact I would not consider 
planting an orchard without thorough un¬ 
derdrainage. Apples are like Alfalfa and 
many other crops, the orchard will not 
do well with wet feet. Of course, one 
does not want too many hogs in an or¬ 
chard, and there is danger of their rub¬ 
bing the trees and in this way injuring 
them. The practice I follow is to sow 
shelled corn broadcast on the ground, al¬ 
lowing the hogs to root around and hunt 
it up. I do this in orchards where the 
trees are large, and I find the hogs dig 
up the soil. Most of my orchard is cul¬ 
tivated and I allow hogs access to this 
part as well as that which is in sod. I 
use as a cover crop two pounds of Cow- 
horn turnips, six pounds of Mammoth 
clover and a bushel of barley or oats.” 
w. J. 
Buy Springers in the Fall. 
UTAM not a cow man, and I would not 
J. follow dairying,” said Mr. O. J. Bur¬ 
ley of Monroe County, N. Y., “but last 
Fall, hay was very cheap, and I tried out 
the idea of buying some cows, keeping 
them and selling them to dairymen in the 
Spring. I visited a dealer near Rochester 
and asked for springers. The dealer is 
reliable and I based my purchase not 
only on his guarantee, but on what looked 
good to me. I could not buy high-priced 
animals; could not go as heavy as $75 or 
$N0, which our dairymen did. The first 
purchase was eight cows and I kept this 
number constant, until the first of March. 
We paid $45 each for the first eight cows, 
then we sold live of these at tin* end of 
three weeks. Of these I sold two for 
$105. I figured that we made $7.50 each 
on the first five and made quick sales. I 
went to the same dealers and secured five 
more, and I sold these in March to dairy¬ 
men for about $75 the head with calf at 
the side. These cows paid for hay, grain, 
all bran for six horses, and all other feed 
for the horses except oats, the manure 
paid for the labor, and I had one cow 
left out of eight for profit. The cows 
were not at first good lookers, but they 
responded nicely to feed, and the prices 
received measured up with the prices 
which good milch cows brought. I could 
have gone to auctions and made some 
money had I been a cow man, but I 
bought from a dealer and put up the 
proposition that they must be guaranteed 
with calf, have good teeth and good ud¬ 
ders, and I was allowed privilege of re¬ 
turn or exchange. 1 based my judgment 
on the proposition that almost any kind 
of cow that had size and would calve in 
the Spring, and could be bought for $45 
or $50 in the Fall, in the Spring when 
fresh would sell to dairymen from $75 
upward if she could be put in good condi¬ 
tion. I could have paid more for possibly 
better stock, but that would be narrow¬ 
ing my margin of profit, and secured this 
class of stock, which 1 considered would 
afford opportunity to realize not only on 
feed, but allow profit. This provided 
Winter labor, and afforded a good lot of 
manure which I applied to an old peach 
orchard. This manure was hauled out 
as fast as made and the results are strik¬ 
ing between those trees unmanured, and 
those which are given the manure. In 
fact the trees manured doubled in growth 
over their neighbors. This is just a lit¬ 
tle business deal, but we must be wide 
awake to opportunities to turn dollars our 
way. It is only business, and farmers 
must become keen business men.” 
w. j. 
Fighting Animals; Dogs. 
I RK AD with much interest the Hope 
Farm man’s account of an encounter 
with a savage heifer. I had a similar 
experience just two years ago, though 
mine was with a 1,000-pound Holstein 
bull. I had been grooming him prepar¬ 
atory to exhibiting at our Winchester 
Fair, and one morning, after completing 
one side, started around to opposite side. 
He turned and pinioned me in the corner 
of the stall, getting his head against my 
thighs. I thought at first he was play¬ 
ing, and tried to drive him off, but this 
seemed to encourage him, and he pressed 
harder. Considering myself in a perilous 
position I yelled, and our dog—half shep¬ 
herd, half bull—came to my rescue 
through the door, which was fortunately 
open, and jumped over the manger driv¬ 
ing the bull in a corner. It was several 
minutes before my son arrived in response 
to my call, and had it not been for my 
faithful friend I’d no doubt have been 
a goner. It was fortunate that he did 
not have his head higher, else I might 
have been injured internally. He was 
fortunately dishorned. I believe every 
farm has a place for a good dog, though 
some correspondents condemn all dog 
kind. On a previous occasion this dog 
began scratching at the door about time 
we retired. After we had retired he ran 
around the house barking and finally 
stopped under my bedroom window and 
barked. Thinking something wrong I 
got up and went to the window and saw 
a reflection causing me to think the barn 
was on fire. I ran downstairs and out 
and found a wind that had risen had 
kindled a supposedly dormant fire under 
the wash kettle. After putting out the 
fire there was no more noise from Billy 
that night. Can I be blamed for thinking 
lots of Billy? g. L. it. 
Virginia. 
Uncle Zeke Howell had spent all his 
life on a farm. One day a nephew of 
his visited the farm and during the con¬ 
versation that ensued the old man learned 
that the youth was attending college. 
“An’ so ye go ter college, Sam?” queried 
Uncle Zeke. “What might they learn 
ye there?” “Lots of things. Uncle,” an¬ 
swered the young man. “Latin, Greek, 
and. also German and algebra.” “Ye don’t 
say?” returned Uncle with a surprised 
look. “Well, now, what might he algebra 
for tu rn i ps ?”—Everybody’s. 
DAIRY CATTLE 
that for 
every dollar invested in feed you 
will secure a larger profit from 
GUERNSEYS 
Write for literature 
GUERNSEY CATTLE CLUB 
Box Y Peterboro, N. H. 
S II EER 
I 41 C 1 I-I PI A Shropshire ami Southdown 
4 sheep for sale. NIAGARA 
STOCK FAUM, J. C. Duncan, Mor., Lewiston, N. Y, 
R EGISTERED SHROPSHIRE RAMS FOR 
8AI.E— Yearling and two-year-olds, front im¬ 
ported sire. E. E. STEVENS S SON. Wilson. New York 
HAMPSHIRE RAMS-USSrftSftW, 
brooding, lowest prices. .Stock ram, sure breeder 
of good ones. HASI.ETT BROS., Seneca, N Y. 
nnRSFT RAM lambs 
DU1VJH C. 0. GREGORY, M 
—cood ones. 
Price right. 
MT. VISION, N. Y, 
TUNIS SHEEP AN1) MULE-FOOT HOGS- 
1 Registered stock. Rams and ewes all ages. Pigs 
both sexes all ages. Prices low, considering quality. 
J. N. McPHERSON, Scottaville, New York 
Owino to the loss of our barn by fire we offer our flock of 
28 Grade and 6 Registered Tunis Ewes 
6 Grade and 3 Registered Ewe Lambs 
With a Three Year Old Registered Ram for $300.00 
Not a cull or aged sheep in the lot. All our own 
raising. Edward van Alatyna & San, Sunnyiida farm, Kwdartiaak.M. T. 
When you write advertisers mention Thb 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves ft ? a ! e “Tu! 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM. Cliittenango. N.Y. 
Herd 20 Registered AYRSHIRE CATTLE 
consistingof animals of all ages. If you are in the 
market forties i cable stock I will make prices that will 
interestyou. A. F. CURTIS, No. 131 Slate St..Boston, Mass. 
FOR SALE AT ClirpNCFY Dill I 3yearsold, Dam 
A BARGAIN A UUtKWdtT DULL Sir0 in A(i . 
vancecl Registry, Excellent Show Animal, for particulars 
address ROBERT DOUGLAS, Mgr., Beacon Farnu, Norlhporl, L. I.. N. T 
Good Guernseys for Sale 
1 Purebred cow, 4 years, fresh, S250. 1 Grade cow, 4 
years, fresh, S 1 10 1 Purebred Bull calf.Oweeks, S35. 
MOM EGAN FARM, PeeksUill, New York 
Dogs and Ferrets 
FERRETS FOR SALE-CATALOG FREE! 
C. I). MURRAY, New .London, Ohio 
Forrofc For Booklet and Price List Free 
rerreis ror dale j. f Murray, R.1, New London, 0 
PHI I It D||PC— the intelligent kind. Also Blood 
UULLIL ruro hounds. NELSON’S, Grove City, Pa 
Hound Pups 
June litter. 
0N0NTA FARM. Portland. Conn. 
Pedigreed Collie Pups-$lQ-aL f ffy 
flflilip PlinQ- from imported stock.Bargains. Make 
uuiiig i ujjo fmedriveis. Brookside Farms. Prospect, 0. 
AIREDALES OF QUALITY 
Eliminate poultry theft. Whelped, June 29, 1914. 
RegUtered. Price, $15. Send for pedigree. 
KIRCH FARMS, - Three Tuns, Pa. 
FOR SALE- AIREDALE PUPS 
Ttiroe Males, PURE BLOOD. $10 Each. Eight Weeks. 
Come quick. H. B. TAYLOR. R.F.D. 2, Box 48. Pittsfard, N.Y. 
For Sale—Litter Airedale Pups 
thoroughbred. Make fine watcli dogs- Good for 
hunting. FRANK MEAD, Amenia, New York 
SWI3NTE 
M 
ULE FOOT HOGS, Shetland Ponies and Milch Goats. Stock 
For Sale. JN0. DUNLAP, Box 441, Williamsport, Ohio 
ZZ O XL SES 
5°h e s av e * Percheron Draft Horses-^TS'ng 
weighing 1,700 to 2,000 pounds. Young, handsome, 
hard and sound. M0HEGAN FARM, Peekskill. New York 
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.O. 
R. R. Sta., E. Orwell, on Penna. Ry. 
Midway between Ashtabula & Warren 
) DAIRY CATTXjE 
Eureka Stock Farm 
Registered Jersey Cat. 
lie. 4 mos. to 2 yvs. 
old. Chester White, Po. 
land China and Berk¬ 
shire Pigs, all ages. 
Lincoln Buck Lambs. 
Variety of Poultry. 
EDWARD WALTER. DEPT. 
Write for Circular 
R. WEST CHESTER. PENNA. 
COR SALE— Young High-Grade Jersey Family 
1 Cows. Springers A. L. FITCH, Westmoreland, N. Y. 
FOR PR0DUCTI0N BREED up hown- 
run rnuuuuuun Registered Jersey bull 
calves, only, from producing dams and highest type 
sires. R. F. SHANNON, B03 Renshaw Bid a -. Pittsburgh. Pa- 
“MERIDALE FACTS” 
for 1914 presents a significant 
record of herd building. It tells 
of 135 tested cows in the Meri- 
daie Held with an average yield 
of 7982 lbs. milk, 512 lbs. butter 
per cow. 31 of them were two- 
year-olds. It shows an average 
increase of 1033 lbs, milk, 98 lbs- 
butter per cow during five con¬ 
secutive years of authenticated testing. 
We shall he glad to send you a copy, and to tell 
you of some of the bulls and heifers now for sale 
from the herd of which this steady progress is 
recorded. These youngsters are bred to work 
similar advancement for you. 
AYER & McKINNEY 
300 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
for AYRSHIRES FOR SALE 
Pedigree Chester Whites. 
QHKSTKK WHITE Registered PIGS of 
w quality— Special price on Pairs, not akin, for Oc- 
r . -prices.... 
toner Shipment. Yonrs for ** Better Swine on 
every Farm.” Ad dress. EUGENE T. BLACK, Scio, N. Y. 
:: CHESTER WHITE PUREBREDS :: 
M e have two litters, tno brood sows and a boar of 
fancy breeding. Will sell the lot reasonably as will 
keep grades only. M0HEGAN FARM. Peekskill. N. Y. 
0 I. C. WHITF^ -Have a °f 10, far- 
U. la Ua VTnll CO ,-owed July 24th, out of A1 
matured stock. Price, $10. at 8 to 10 weeks. Regis¬ 
tered. WAYSIDE FARM, Chatham, N J 
Address, A. L. P ape, (Owner), 62 Cortlandt St.. N. Y. City 
0.1. C.’s and CHESTER WHITES 
Summer and Fall pigs, bred from large, healthy, 
prolific stock. Registered ill either Chester White 
Record or O. 1. C. Record. 
VICTOR FARMS, Bellvale, Orange County, N. Y. 
YOUNfi PlflS FOU SAUK. FRANK PERKINS 
vul,u * Ocean View Farm, Newburyport, Mass. 
DUROfi-NinF Plfi's-SlGpair Pedigreed. Write 
UUIIUU IyIUL MOO s. A, WEA KS. DeGraff. Ohio 
SHELDON FARM REGISTERED DUROCS 
Pigs of both sex. Bred Sows. Service Bo ars . 
Best of breedin g. C. E. HARNES, Ox ford."N". Y. 
FOR PURE BRED TAMW0RTH SWINE 
write or visit WEST VIEW STOCK FARM, R. 
F. I>. No 1, Winston-Salem. North Carolina 
ONONTA FARM YORKSHIRES7J,‘ e T,”,.5'Sk 
at reasonable prices. Also Yonng’s L. C. White 
Leghorns. ONONTA FARM, Portland. Connecticut 
Ynrluhirp PilY*!—eight weeks old, $10 oach. 
ENGLISH I Ul liollll C rlfcO 10% discount for three or 
more. Boars and sows not related. Registered f. o b 
Hamilton. FRANK T00KE. Morneylight Farm, Hamilton, N.Y. 
8 head cows, heifers and calves, some imported, 
from imported dams and sires, 2 fresh and 2 to 
freshen before Oct. 9, 1914. In calf by prize winner 
at International Stock Show, Chicago, 1913- These 
cattle are large size, good producers, uniformly 
marked, white with fawn on head and neck. Very 
attractive. Also DUR0C PIGS and WHITE PEKIN DUCKS. 
For particulars address W. W. FAUl.KN KR, 
OAK KNOLL FARM, Bath, Steuben Co , New York 
nntarin Piotio I nt {~Holstein bull, born Jan. 
unidnu rieije LdU h ] 9 U. Well marked, fine 
individual. Sire, a 35.61 lb. bull; dam, grandly bred 
15 ID. 2-year-old. Send for pedigree. Price, $250. 
CLOVE III) A LU I’A RM, Charlotte, New Y’ork 
READY FOR SERUICE~ PRICES . szb.oo tosiso.oo 
ntHUI run ocnvioc Registered HoUtein and 
Jersey Bulls. Splendid individuals with great 
backing. Best blood in the land. Alsu younger bull 
calves. Write for list. HOMEWOOD FARMS, RYE, N. Y. 
M E R C E D E Si These noted Holstein families 
CORNUCOPIA makeup our pure-bred herd. Or- 
KORNI1VK I.- I 'let's taken for this year’s bail calves 
givrYirnTc l at $150 to toOO. Send for booklet No. 4. 
t OH 4 Sv A M0HEGAN FARM. - Peekskill, N Y 
V* A ^ N A Hudson Velley Holstein Headquarters 
P O N T I A CJ CHAS. H. BAKER. Owner 
HOLSTEINS FOR SALE 
Reg. Holstein bulls for S50 each. 
7 registered heifers for S900. 
100 high grade and registered cows. 100 high gride 
yearlings and 2-year-olds, S40 to S60 each. 
Heifer calves, 7-8 Holstein, $15 oach 
REAGAN BUGS., - Tully, New York 
East River Grade Holstein Cows For Sale 
too cows served to calve in August. September and 
October, all served to registered balls. STRICTLY 
DAIRY TYPE AND GUARANTEED. 60 yearling heifers. 
40 two-year old heifers all sired by pure blooded 
bulls from high producing dams, to'extra well-bred 
registered bulls, PONT1AO BREEDING, from A. R. O. 
DAMS. If you are looking for extra good dairy cows, 
visit the EAST RIVER HOI,STEINS. Sprclal price" for the 
next 311 WE TUBERCULIN TEST. JOHN B. 
WEBSTER, Dopt. Y, Cortland, N. Y. Bell Phone 14. F.5. 
REGISTERED 
LARGE YORKSHIRE 
BOARS and SOWS 
six months old. Nix; weeks-old-pigs ready Oct. 
10th, 1914. Satisfaction guaranteed 
or money refunded. 
TROVIN FARMS 
Cornwall Bridge, - Connecticut 
LARGE BERK SHIRES AT HIGHW00D 
Selected animals, all ages, for sale. We have 
the Barge Berkshires with extreme length and 
I our herd is noted for the prolificacy of its sows. 
11 V. & H. It. HARPENDING, Dundee,N. Y. 
BERKSHIRES 
—RAPE BREEDING TRIOS ! 
Aline breil Lord Pre¬ 
mier Boar, with two 
sows that should “nick." All of spring farrow, 
li. BUCKLEY, Woodrow Farm, Broad Axe, Pa. 
registered Berkshire&O. I.C. BoarPigsr^ks* 
old. Prices reasonable. Good individuals and of ex¬ 
cellent breeding. TARBELL FARMS. Smithville Flats. N.Y. 
Springbank Herd Big Berkshires 
1 have a line lot of March and April (1914) 
Boar Pigs lit for service this Fall; of high 
class conformation and good looks. 
J. E. WATSON. MAlt HI,ERA I.E, CONN. 
BERKSHIRES 
We have the large, thrifty kind, with lots of type’ 
quality and breeding. Write for prices and de¬ 
scriptions. TOMPKINS FAUM. Lansdale, Pa 
HIGH GRADE 
HOLSTEINS 
100 cows due to freshen in Sept, and Get. 
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 ail in calf by registered bulls. 
You can pay more but yon can’t buy better 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON, Certland, N. Y. 
Office, 50 Clinton Ave. 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN 
CATTLE 
Twenty-five cows and one bull, all pure¬ 
bred registered' Holsteius, were recently un¬ 
loaded at Williams, Minn. They were pur¬ 
chased by the Security state Bank of that 
place, and sold to farmers on easy terms. 
These far-sighted financiers selected pure¬ 
bred registered Holstein cattle because they 
were sure that it was for the best financial 
interest of the community. They acted on 
their knowledge of Holsteius as producers as 
compared with other breeds. If pureoreds 
were good for them, why not for you? 
Send (or FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklets 
Holstein-Friesian Asso., F. L. Houghton, Sec'y, 
Box 105, Brattleboro, Vt. 
Day after Day. Year after Yoar, 
PRODUCTION COUNTS 
It I* not what a cow can produce In 7. 14, or SO days, even in a year that determines 
her value to the farmer. It 1* what she can do in n lifetime. 
Brown Swiss Cows rank high in average production and are regular and persistent 
breeders and producers. Year In. year out. they make good records and raise good calves 
without any coaxing or pampering. If interested, we will send you nu lllustrated booklet. 
T3ao Brown J ST w isa 
IK A INMAN, Secretary 
Cattle Association 
BELOIT, WISCONSIN 
