1914. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1425 
CORN AND LINSEED FOR HOGS. DAIRY NOTES AND PRICES. 
I N what proportions should corn and 
linseed meal be given to hogs, and how 
many pounds of the combination 
should be fed per hundred weight of stock 
rhat is, to produce the most economical 
grain? With corn at a dollar a bushel 
and linseed meal at $40 the ton, and 
hogs nine cents a pound live weight— 
the prices prevailing here—what profit 
might reasonably be expected on an 
eight-months hog if fed corn and linseed 
meal according to your reply to my first 
question? The above applies to dry-lot 
feeding only, and I name linseed meal 
because in many experiments it has been 
found to be the best and cheapest sup¬ 
plementary feed. Replies to the same 
questions about all the supplementary 
feeds, including the different kinds of 
pasturage—if reliable and not theoretical 
—would be very valuable in a hog book ; 
and it is this kind of a book I should 
like to find. What is the status at pres¬ 
ent of inoculation for hog cholera? Also, 
is there a practicable hog and pig-tight 
movable fence? E. p. l. 
If E. P. L. decides to use ear corn 
supplemented with linseed meal for 
swine, the proportion should be 15% 
of linseed meal on the basis of 100 
pounds of corn. The amount to feed 
would vary materially with the age and 
purpose of the animal. Cornmeal and 
oil meal does not make a good combina¬ 
tion for growing pigs, a better mixture 
would be: 100 pounds red dog flour, 100 
pounds ground oats, 25 pounds bran, 10 
pounds tankage. However, if the in¬ 
quirer wishes to feed corn and linseed 
meal, animals under 100 pounds in 
weight, pastured on forage crops such 
as Alfalfa, rape or clover, should receive 
a pound of this mixture for each 100 
pounds of live weight. Animals weigh¬ 
ing more than 100 pounds should be 
•given all that they will eat and clean 
uip with relish. Digester tankage is 
a more economical source of protein than 
oil meal, and is not as laxative. 
With corn at a dollar a bushel and 
linseed meal at $40 a ton, and hogs sell¬ 
ing at nine cents a pound, it would be 
reasonable to expect a profit of $10 on 
an animal eight months old and weighing 
300 pounds. The cost of grains would be 
substantially reduced in case the animals 
were pastured on forage crops. Perhaps 
the one crop that every hog man should 
grow for forage purposes is Dwarf Es¬ 
sex rape. It supplies protein in an 
economical and palatable form; the cost 
of seeding is very small and the plants 
are vigorous. 
There are at least three books that 
have been published relating to swine 
production and are listed as follows: 
“Productive Swine Husbandry,” by Prof. 
Day; “The Book of Swine,” by Wm. 
Dietrich; “The Hog Book,” by Dawson. 
The use of hog cholera serum is far 
beyond the experimental stage. It is 
useful as a preventive and provides in¬ 
surance at reasonable cost. It is not re¬ 
commended that the serum be used, un¬ 
less there is an outbreak of hog cholera 
in the community. A strict quarantine 
should be maintained in case cholera 
prevails. It is possible to check its spread 
by means of utilizing serum promptly. 
The double treatment, that is the use 
of serum and virus simultaneously, es¬ 
tablishes permanent immunity in cases 
where reactions are obtained, but it has 
been found in some cases that the use 
of virus has been responsible for the 
introduction of the disease in the herd in 
case it is used with serum that does 
not protect. For this reason the use of 
virus should be limited to the use of the 
veterinarian, and it must be definitely 
known that the serum used is potent, and 
that it will actually protect. The dou¬ 
ble treatment is used to the best advan¬ 
tage and with the best results with ani¬ 
mals that are given free range and are in 
a natural, healthy and vigorous condi¬ 
tion. It is also suggested by some 
authorities that there is additional dan¬ 
ger from the use of the double treatment 
during hot weather. It can be used to 
the best advantage on pigs weighing 
from 40 to 60 pounds. 
I do not know of any practical mov¬ 
able fence for swine. In the West a 
great many swine growers take the 24- 
inch field fence, run it across the corn 
field, fastening the wire to the stalks. 
This is moved fcom time to time as the 
pigs clean up the area that they are hog¬ 
ging down. The expense of constructing 
a permanent fence for swine is not very 
great, and the use of the 24-inch field 
fence with a barb wire at the bottom has 
given very excellent results, f. c. m. 
«* * » •»-* . *• in f I t # 
A S to the future prospects of dairying 
in this country I believe they are good 
for any energetic young man who un¬ 
derstands dairying. I believe that Dela¬ 
ware County, N. Y., will remain in the 
dairy business, as the land is rough and 
better adapted to daii-ying than anything 
else. I think the milch cow is as profit¬ 
able as any line of dairying here, although 
some are doing well raising purebred 
stock. n. A. A. 
Bovina Center N. Y. 
F ARMERS are fairly well supplied 
with hay, but nearly all grain is pur¬ 
chased, which is not higher than for 
the past few years. There is some tenden¬ 
cy to increase rather than lessen the num¬ 
ber of cows kept, and good cows are selling 
around $30. These for the most part are 
brought in by dealers. Several farmers 
are selling to Sheffield Farms-Slawson- 
Dccker Co., and hiring the milk drawn 
about five miles; their price being consid¬ 
ered more satisfactory for the Winter 
than butter prices at the local creamery. 
Gilboa, N. Y. d. w. s. 
The price paid here for milk at whole¬ 
sale is generally 18 cents per gallon for 
use in Painesville and for shipment to 
Cleveland, out of which l^c. per gallon 
must be paid for transportation to Cleve¬ 
land. I feel safe in saying that the num¬ 
ber of cows that will be carried through 
the Winter will be practically the same 
as for some time past. There are few 
cows for sale, in fact practically none ex¬ 
cept poor cows or old ones that have to 
go for butchering. There is ample feed 
stored for Winter generally. So far as 
we are personally concerned we have just 
quit the cow business. We do not see 
enough profit in it to justify the work and 
attention required. The price of milk is 
too low. The retail price of milk on the 
other hand is high enough (seemingly to 
us). If I am not mistaken milk l’etails 
in Cleveland at 36 cents, more than dou¬ 
ble what the farmer nets. H. l. M. 
Painesville, O. 
Oct. 26. We are receiving 5 cents per 
hundred pounds of milk more than the 
best cheese factory in this locality. We 
are selling to creamery at Dayton and 
buying back skim-milk at 12 y 2 cents per 
hundred. May, 1914. $1.18 per hundred ; 
June, 1914, $1.18-1.33 per hundred; July, 
19ll, $1.24-1.34 per hundred; August, 
1914, $1.28-1.35 per hundred; September, 
1914, $1.38-1.44 per hundred ; October. 
1914. $1.46-1.54 per hundred. Most of 
the farms in Cattaraugus County have 
more or less rough laud: very few are 
level. Some can all be tilled, others are 
rough. Level laud in the valleys is often 
wet a good part of the year. Our best 
farms are rolling, gravel soil: valleys are 
subject to eavlv frosts, also highest farms. 
Dayton, N. Y. F. E. H. 
This would hardly be considered a dairy 
section yet there is some milk produced 
for local villages and the city of Roches¬ 
ter. I think there is a tendency to reduce 
the number of dairy cows owing to the 
low T price paid for the milk, the increased 
value of the cow for beef and the shortage 
of fodder with high cost of milk-producing 
grains. We have had a dry Summer for 
pastures. Farmers have been obliged to 
feed the cows some fodder the past two 
months which will materially reduce the 
fodder supply for Winter feeding. Local 
villages want milk delivered at 3% cents 
a quart. Some shippers get four cents 
net by sending to Rochester. Cows sell 
for $60 to $110 apiece. J. E. u. 
Brockport N. Y. 
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. 
Doga and r©i*rots 
Either color, large or 
1 crrclMUrOdle small: mated pairs or dozen 
lots. Choice stock. C. H. Keefer & Co., Greenwich, Ohio 
COLLIE PUPS —the intelligent kind. 
hounds. NELSON'S. 
Also Blood- 
Grove City, Pa. 
2 Russian Wolf Hounds- 
COR SALE-THE BEST DOG OUT—Broke 
* nerfei’tly for poultry. Too large for my place. 
I. BAKER, - _ Atlanta, New York 
Farm-bred AIREDALES 
Champion King Oorang stock. 5-months puppies. 
Male and gpayed, SUMNER HAYWARD, Interlaken, N. T. 
AIREDALE TERRIERS 
Most useful, popular, profitable country dog. 
Guards h n me, stock, children: kills rats, skunks, 
weasel, fox; puppies sell readily; two litters yearly, 
strong, faithful, sensible. Sturdy, farm-raised stock, 
young and grown, from best Airedale blood in world. 
Pedigreed,certified, registered SOchampionsin pedi 
gree Folder. AT STUQ-WESTON WILLIE, a grandsire 
out of famous Champion King Oorang. Fee, $15. 
V1BERT KENNELS. Box la. Weston. N. J. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
SHEEI* 
SHROPSHIRE RAMS, yearlings and two year olds. 
w Also ewes and ewe lambs from imported sires. 
E. E. STEVENS & SON, Wilson, New York 
CUfCQ FOR ^Al C—30 Shropshire and 20 South- 
IUII mHLl downs, now being bred to 
the very best Imported rams, in lots to suit, at rea¬ 
sonable prices. J. C. DUNCAN, Lewiston, N. Y. 
High Class Hampshire Bred Ewes ^ L r^s 
at bargain prices. Buy before they go into winter 
quarters. HASLETT BROS., Seneca, N. Y. 
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE 0 N UR ° T PL ° C N E 
On account of quarantine we are pricing all rams 
previously advertised at $10 to $15. To be shipped 
as soon as quarantine is railed. Rams wei^h up 
to 200 lbs. D. H. TOWNSEND, Lodi, N. Y. 
Special Sale for Nov. and Dec. of 
Registered TunisSheep 
150 head. Both sexes. All ages. Mule-foot pigs, 
both sexes. Some bred sows. Indian Runner and 
White Brazilian drakes. White Cochin China Ban¬ 
tam Roosters. Prices low. Write for booklet of in¬ 
formation and prices. J. N. McPHERSON, Scottsville.N. Y. 
Si'W’I 3\T 33 
R egistered durocs-all ages, both sexes 
ORCHARD NOOK FARM. C. M. Palmer, Valatie, New York 
CHELDON FARM REGISTERED DUROCS 
|J Pigs of both sex. Bred Sows. Service Boars. 
Best of breeding. C. E. BARNES. Oxford, N. Y. 
?—Diirnr- lercev Piae - registered and trans- 
SALE LfurOC •»“*SCy rigs f erle d. Both sex. Pairs 
not related. Some sows bred to farrow next March. 
A few Guernsey bull ealves of choicest breeding. 
Edward van Alstyne & Son, Sunnyside Farm. Kinderhook. N.Y. 
FOR PURE BRED TAMWORTH SWINE 
write or visit WESTVIEW STOCK FARM, R. 
F. D. No. 1, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 
PEDIGREE CHESTER WHITES—Fall boars 
■ and sows; special prices. SC0II, Stone Ridoe, N Y. 
O n WHITFS -Have a htter of 10, far- 
■ l«U( Ttnll roW ed July 24th, out of A1 
matured stock. Price, $10, at 8 to 10 weeks. Regis¬ 
tered. WAYSIDE FARM. Chatham, N. J. 
Address, A. L. Page, (Owner), 62 Cortlandt St.. N. Y. City 
FOR SALE—Meadowood Chester Whites 
1 registered boar—a proven sire of quality, 20 months old, 
$40.00. 1 registered boar from a prolific strain, 15 months 
old, $30.00. Meadowood Farms, Cazenovia, X. Y. 
Eureka Stock Farm 
Now ready for Shipment: 
100 Registered Chester 
White Pigs, Including a 
full line 10 weeks old, that 
can be mated in pairs and 
trice not akin: aUo a tine 
lot 3 to 4, 4 to 5 and 5 to 6 
months old. Write for prices. 
EDWARD WALTER, DEPT. R, 
WEST CHESTER, PENNA. 
B@rkshirp<t ^ quality 
osnvhiures K asypa y mi 
teed as represented. 
that you can afford, 
payments if yon like. Guarau- 
A. C. HOOPER, Bozntan, Maryland 
Purebred Berkshire ?ig$ l9th Sept M , s ; 
terpieee strain. HARRY ADAMS, Titusville, Pa. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD 
Selected animals all ages for sale. 
H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING, Dundee, N.Y. 
For Sale-Registered [Berkshires 
all ages, at ORCHARD DALE FRUIT FARMS Prices reason¬ 
able. \T rite or come and see. H. L. BROWN, Carlton, N.Y. 
BERKSHIRES 
We have the large, thrifty kind, with lots of type, 
quality and breeding. Write for prices and de¬ 
scriptions. TOMPKINS FARM, Lansdale, Pa 
Springbank Herd Big Berkshires 
I have a fine lot of March and April (1914) 
Boar Pigs fit for service this Fall; of high 
class conformation and good looks. 
J. E. WATSON, MARBLEDA1.E, CONN. 
Berkshire Boars; Winter Service 
About Christmas time I will have a deluge of let¬ 
ters asking for boars tit for immediate service. The 
wise ones are buying now and putting them at once 
in their permanent quarters, so thatMr. Pig will feei 
quite at home and have his mind on business when 
the Now Year's rush is on. DON'T DELAY. BUY TODAY 
R. Y. BUCKLEY, Woodrow Farm, Broad Axe, Pa. 
Immune Berkshires 
both sexes, all ages, best of blood lines, good indivi¬ 
duals. Our sale in August averaged higher than 
any sale Feld in the blast this year. Breeding and 
quality did it. We have just purchased of Lunas and 
Gill, Huntland, Tenn., one o-f the best herds in the 
South. It includes their show herd that won firstaud 
Championship at Nashville, Tenn., this fall. Get 
your name in early for our February sale catalogue. 
White Horse Farms, Paoli, Chester County, Pa. 
Large Yorkshire Swine 
We are offering a fine lot of LARGE YORKSHIRE 
Boars, ready for service. These boars have 
large bone and are true to type. Also have a 
few young sows of splendid conformation. 
HEART’S DEUGHT FARM 
CHAZY, NEW YORK 
.f Fftf+FV WF71 ^-choice selected pigs, 8 
V t0 10 weeks o]d> 0 dollars 
each. Pairs not akin. Also older stock at reason¬ 
able prices. E. I.. ALBERTSON, Hope, N. J. 
c 
sss 
100 Percheron and Belgian Stallions 
MARES AND HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Also SHETLAND PONIES. Free circular. 
A. W. GREEN, . Mitldlefield, Ohio 
Will soil all our imported Purebred Percherons 
2 stallions, 2 mares, 1 filly coming3,—2 fillies coming 
2,—1 filly colt. All sound and handsome. These will 
prove a profitable investment, as the Percheron 
breed in France is being exterminated by the war. 
C the e m ses Mohegan Farm, Peekskill, New York 
IDAIRY CATTLE 
COR SALE— Registered brown Swiss bull calves and 1 
1 yearling bull. HILLAIRE FARM, Nashua, New Hampshire 
For Sale-150 Cows and Yearlings-^ 
Harry Vail, New Milford, Orange Co., N. Y. 
FOR PR0DUCTI0N BREED up N0T oown- 
run rnuuuuiiun Registered Jersey bull 
calves, only, from producing dams and highest type 
sires. R. F. SHANNON, 603 Renshaw Bldg., Pittsburgh.Pa. 
it 
77 
FOR SALE 
20 Jersey Heifers and Heifer Calves 
from yearly record Register of Merit dams and 
cows on test. Their grandams, sires and grand- 
sires in R.of M. Also two young builsold enough 
for service. Let us know your wants. Address, 
E. W. MOSHER, - Aurora, N. Y. 
Unquestioned Health 
The ninth annual inspec¬ 
tion of the Meridale herd 
by a representative of the 
New York State Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture has 
just been completed. The entire herd 
was carefully examined, and every animal 
of suitable age was subjected to the 
tuberculin test. 
Not a Single Animal was Questioned 
This exceptional assurance of health is just 
now of pecuTiar value to the purchaser of dairy 
stock. A few excellent bulls and heifers mav 
he selected from the herd at this time. Full 
particulars submitted on request. 
ayer & McKinney 
300 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Hoistein-Friesian Bull Calves f’orl^i ai 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM. Chittenanao, N. Y. 
CO HIGH-GRADE HOLSTEIN YEARLINGS 
$30 and $35 each. Registered bulls, $35 to $100 
each. Heifer and bull calves, % Holstein and % 
Guernsey, $15 each. REAGAN BROS., Tully, New York 
READY FOR SERVICE -PR,CES S7b 00 to $i50 00 
nLHUI run dCilVIUL 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. 
YOUNG HOLSTEIN BULLS-^B™ 
Korndyke and King Segis. 3 to 15 months old. 
A.R.O. dams. $75 to $150. Real Bargains. IRA S JAR¬ 
VIS, Riverside Fruit & Stock Farm, Hartwick Seminary, N. Y. 
For Sale-Sir Changeling Mercedes - ^’™ 11 ^ 
Colantha’ Johanna Lad. 14 months old. Color- 
more white than black. Send for special offer and 
pedigree. A. H. HAWKINS, Prospect Lake Farm,Goshen, N.Y. 
Purebred Holstein Bull Calves 
Let us supply the best half of your future herd, whether 
grade or purebred. We have 5 unsold specimens for the 
purpose at S60 to $350 according to blood. Inspection in¬ 
vited. MOHEGAN FARM, Peekskill, New York. 
Hudson Valley Holstein Headquarters 
Buy a Bull on Easy Terms 
Long Time and 4 Per Cent Interest 
Holstein bull calves, sired by a SON OF KING 
OF THE PONTIAC'S, whose dam has a record 
of 29.57 lbs. butter in 7 days and 113.96 lbs. in 30 
days, rnd out of A. li. O. DAMS. WHITE AT 
ONCE for breeding, prices, and particulars re¬ 
garding our terms. 
JUSTAMERE FARM, Middletswn Spring*, Vt. 
East River Grade Holsteins For Sale 
75 High Grade Cows just fresh, large producers. 
50 cows due to calve this month and next 
40 extra nice heifer calves ten days old, sired 
by pure blooded bulls, from high producing 
dams. Registered and grade bulls all ages. 
WE TUBKRCULINE TEST. 
JOHN B. WEBSTER, 
Dept Y, Cortland, N. Y. Bell Phone 14, F. 5. 
SPRINGDALE FARMS 
Is the best place to buy 
GRADE HOLSTEINS 
200 Cows and Heifers always on hand. Largest, 
finest Individuals, heaviest milkers. 
Registered bulls, Pontiac & Colantha breeding. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON, Certland, N. Y. 
Office, 50 Clinton Ave, 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN 
CATTLE 
Near Big Bay, Mich., is a herd of thirteen 
purebred Holsteins. Last year the average 
yield per co ■ of this herd was IS.S12 pound's 
of milk, aud 63S.57 of fat, or 3.39 per cent. 
Do yon realize the money there is in such 
cows? The average milk yield of all cows in 
this country is under 4.000 pounds. These 
thirteen cows produce as much milk as sixtv- 
two cows of the 4.000-pounds class. It would 
require twenty-eight cows giving 8,500 
pounds to equal their output. 
Why feed, milk, aud shelter scrubs? 
Send for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklets 
The Hoistein-Friesian Association of America 
Box 105, Brattleboro, Vt. 
