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THE KUK.AE NEVY-YOKKKR 
Streaky Butter. 
C AN you tell me why my butter has 
white or light-colored streaks in it? 
I keep Jersey and Guernsey cows. 
Use a centrifugal separator, a swing 
churn and wash my butter to take out 
the buttermilk. The butter is acknowl¬ 
edged to be very good and keeps sweet 
for a long time, but I would like to elim¬ 
inate the streaked or mottled appear¬ 
ance. I do not use any coloring matter; 
if I did I should think that caused the 
trouble. Do you think it would make 
any difference if I used a butter worker 
to take out the buttermilk instead of 
washing it out? w. h. b. 
New Jersey. 
The light-colored streaks are caused by 
buttermilk in the butter. The action of 
the salt on the buttermilk turns it white, 
hence these streaks or mottles appear 
after the butter lias been worked. The 
butter should be thoroughly washed 
while in fine granules, so as thoroughly 
to remove the buttermilk. The cream 
should be churned cool enough so that t'.r 
granules will not lose their form and 
stick together at first. Washing is 
the only effective way to remove the but¬ 
termilk. C. L. M. 
ing far back in her mouth, she then man¬ 
aged to swallow. This one ailed for 
about two weeks. The others, while 
quite sick were not near so badly af¬ 
fected^ they all got better. No other 
cattle in neighborhood were sick. If 1 
were to tell the veterinarian to-day of 
my cows’ sickness he would tell me it 
was not foot and mouth disease. On the 
other hand, if I had that same disease 
among my cows to-day, he would pro¬ 
nounce it. foot and mouth disease and 
kill every head of cattle and hogs on my 
place. The quarantine that is now in 
force in Iowa is causing great loss and 
trouble to farmers, bankers and money 
lenders. The farmer cannot sell his 
stock, consequently he cannot pay the 
man he borrowed money from. His cattle 
and hogs were fat and ready for market 
weeks ago. and should have been shipped. 
He is still feeding them at a loss. 
I°Wa. BYRON DAVIS. 
17 
Pennsylvania Dairy Rations. 
T IIE following are good dairy rations 
prepared by the Pennsylvania Exper¬ 
iment Station. They cover Eastern 
conditions, and by being adopted in that 
State are doing much to assist the far¬ 
mer in efficient feeding and economical 
milk production. 
Ratio 1:3995.—This mixture to be fed 
with Timothy hay or corn stover, with 
silage as part, of the roughage, feeding 
about 10 pounds of Timothy or stover; 
125 pounds each of bran and cotton seed, 
and 100 pounds of cornmeal. In one 
pound of this feed there is 181 pound 
protein and the therms energy, .7248. 
Feed one pound grain to each three 
pounds milk. 
Ratio 1:5.—One common fault, is lim¬ 
iting variety. Only one or two grains 
are fed. and where more can be given, 
the following is good ration, and quite ac¬ 
cessible to the Pennsylvania farmer. One 
hundred pounds each of the three follow¬ 
ing grains, brewers’ grains, cotton-seed 
meal and gluten feed, and 300 pounds 
corn and cob meal, making 000 pounds. 
One pound of this contains .1402 pound 
of protein and .7328 therm energy, to be 
used with mixed hay or corn stover, and 
clover hay when silage is part of the 
roughage. Feed one pound to three 
pound milk. 
Ratio 1:5.—Another ration, 200 
pounds cotton-seed, IOO pounds buck¬ 
wheat middlings. 500 pounds corn and 
cob meal and 50 pounds linseed meal. 
One jjound equals .151 pound protein, 
and .745 therms energy. Use with mixed 
hay or clover and corn stover, with or 
without silage. One pound grain to each 
three pounds milk. 
Ratio 1:5.—Another ration of 500 
pounds cornmeal, 200 pounds cotton-seed, 
and 300 pounds distillers’ grains. In 
this ration one pound equals .17 pound 
protein and .85 thenn energy. This is 
used with mixed hay, or corn stover and 
clover with silage as part of the rough¬ 
age. Feed one pound to three of milk. 
Ratio 1 :8.—100 pounds each cornmeal 
and wheat bran. One pound equals .085 
pounds protein, and .08 therms energy. 
It requires one-half more of this feed to 
supply protein than is demanded in some 
other rations, and for that reason it is 
not economical. 
A good ration comes from Missouri; 
it is for a cow giving 25 pounds milk a 
day, and advises feeding all the rough- 
age they will eat and one pound of grain 
per day for each three pounds milk pro¬ 
duced. Ten pounds clover hay, 25 pounds 
silage, four pounds corn chops,and four 
pounds bran. 
Curing Self-sucking Cow. 
If you want to break a cow from milk¬ 
ing herself put a horse bit in her mouth ; 
the air passing through the hole in the 
side of the mouth spoils the suction. It 
is a sure cure; then the cow can eat all 
right and lick her coat; the other “con¬ 
traptions” stop her freedom and they 
never do well with them and cost $2 or 
.$3 for straps. n. B. G. 
James Island, S. C. 
Curing Balky Broncho. 
O N page 1426 I. II. W.. New Jersey, 
asks advice about a balky broncho. 
Hitch her with a good true pulling 
steady male to a wagon • without any 
load. Take half-inch good rope, tie loop 
in one end of this, put rope around the 
body of the horse just back of the back 
band and belly band. Then tie the loose 
end to the haine or shoot tug of the true 
horse. When he starts it will tighten 
the rope around the balky horse and he 
will step up, then the rope will loosen. 
He will soon learn to do this and no 
more trouble. Kindness and patience 
will do much with such horses; they will 
go usually from the start. With this 
method, kindness I would emphasize, and 
patience. E. T. c. 
Howard, S. D. 
Foot-and-mouth Disease. 
T HE foot and mouth disease now so 
widespread reminds me of a disease 
among my cows several years ago. 
I knew nothing about foot and 
mouth disease, but as a precautionary 
measure I removed the sick ones and kept 
them isolated from the well ones. Their 
symptoms were lameness, loss of appe¬ 
tite, extreme,, sore mouth with great dis¬ 
charge of saliva, great weakness and loss 
of flesh. One got so low that she could 
eat nothing except grass, which, by plac- 
IIorses That Eat Boards—I notice 
trouble of M. E. M. I have found that 
half a dozen pieces of poplar, say two 
inches in diameter and any length, will 
cure depraved appetite. One horse ate 
them nearly all up but stopped eating 
manger. Lately my horse began eating 
stall and I put poplar in, and he has 
only eaten bark but was stopped eating 
manger. c . M . G> 
Canadian Horses. —From Saskatoon, 
\\ estern Canada comes the following: 
TIon. Martin Burrell, Dominion Minis¬ 
ter of Agriculture, states that 7,500 
horses have already been purchased in 
Canada for the British War Office, and 
that in the near future, it is expected 
that General Benson, the purchasing 
agent, will resume his operations in this 
country with a view to providing for a 
regular weekly shipment of from 700 to 
900 Canadian horses. In addition, the 
Canadian Militia authorities are likely 
to require from 6,000 to 7,000 horses for 
Canadian contingents. ‘Under those cir- 
cumstances,’ the Minister adds, ‘I should 
imagine that all the available horses that 
are broken, sound and of the proper type 
will be taken from Canada before very 
long.’ The latter possibility is viewed 
with disquietitude in certain quarters. It 
is feared that farmers may be tempted 
by the generous prices offered to dispose 
of too much of their horse-power to the 
detriment of their farm operations. In 
answer to this, however, it is pointed 
out that the cavalry and artillery types 
required do not embrace heavy work 
horses, although possibly including many 
of the general purpose animals now so 
deservedly popular.” 
[ DAirt-Y OATTI.E 1 
MERIDALE FARMS 
offer a notably well-bred bull of Sayda 
and Countess Matilda blood. The de¬ 
scendants of these cows are remarkably 
uniform in type, and have demonstrated 
their dairy capacity by repeated Register 
of Merit records through succeeding 
generations. 
He is ready for lieht service, solid fawn in 
color, and of exceptional promise individually. 
He is by Sayda’s Heir 3d 74817, sire of 16 
Register of Merit cows, and is out of Valentine’s 
Countess 198028, a Register of Merit Cow, 
granddaughter of the first cow to enter the Reg. 
ister of Merit, and dam of an excellent Register 
of Merit cow. 
ayer & McKinney, 
300 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
FOR PRODUCTION , 1 SJfa 
calves, only, from producing dams and highest type 
sires. R. F. SHANNON, G03 Renshaw Bldfl., Pittsburoh, Pa 
REGISTERED JERSEY 8ULL-KVAKS! 
ual, W. H. WATCHERS, Barueveld, N. Y. 
FOR SALE 
Otterkill Farm Ayrshires 
15 youngbulls, all ages, and well bred, from import¬ 
ed sire, Howies Predominant, imported three years 
ago, who vras bred by Robert Wallace Auchenbrain. 
He is also for sale. Prices to suit the buyer. Add ress 
RUDOLPH HESS, Mgr., Waihingtoimlle, Orange Co., N. Y. 
c 
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PHI I IF PIIP^ -the intelligent kind. Also Blood 
uULLIC rUro hounds. NELSON’S. Grove City. Pa. 
C ^\ III IT— Registered Bitches, $15. 
V/ L- L. I Cl CLARK FARM, Boonton, N.J. 
95 FinP Hnllip Pune - ’ ran - White Collars, Black 
£3 rine UOIlie flips White Collars. Black and 
Tan markings. Eligible registration. Write infor¬ 
mation. C- L. Rodman, JR. 3, ltaveuna, Ohio 
Ah AivaiIaIa for a Christmas Gift, pedi- 
Hll Hll6Qal6 greed pups for sale. W. A. 
i i. ,i. Lowber, Burlington, N.J. 
/% IRS- n as Billy Briar, 18 months old. 
# ’* r **"* #/ ’*-* - Eine watch dog. thoroughly 
house and street broken, good with children. Price 
$30.00. lilt. J. F. WAJKK, CORINTH, V. Y. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
OATTXjE 
For Sale-150 Cows and Yearling*-? * «SS*g: 
Harry Vail, New Milford, Orange Co., N. Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves ft? 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, Ciiittenanoo, N. Y. 
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULL CAIVES-Grnndsons of 
" King Segis Pontiac and Do Kol 2d s, Butter Boy 
3d. For further particulars and prices, inquire of 
C. O. TRACY, MASSKNA, NEW YORK 
HOLSTEIN BULLS - G r »"dsons of Admiral Walker 
llULOl un DULLO Pietoitje, 9 months old, nicely 
marked. Price, $75. One month old cnlf, % white. 
Price, $30, E. E. Stevens & Sons,[Wilson, N.Y. 
READY FOR SERUICE -PRIC£S ' s^.ootosiso.oo 
ntHUl run dcnvibc Registered Holstein and 
Jersey Bulls. Splendid individuals with great 
backing. Bost blood in tlm land. Also younger bull 
calves. Wr ite for list. HOMEWOOD FARMS, RYE, N. Y. 
2 Registered Heifer Calves-|, r b e $f n 9 0 r t 
akin, light colored, $250. 50 high grade yearlings, 
$35 each, registered bulls, $35 to $100 each. Grade 
hei.er calves, T4 Holstein, SISeach, express paid to 
your station in lots of 5. Registered and high 
grade cows at reasonable prices, no foot and mouth 
disease in this Co, Reagan Bros, Tully, N. Y, 
Purebred Holstein Bull Calves 
7 be sire is half the herd and a good one is more than 
half. Pot us supply the better half of your pure- 
bred or grade herd. Wo have ten princely individ¬ 
uals—6 weeks to 6 months old—at present available 
tor the purpose Prices, $iiO to $350 according to 
blood. IJeifers sold. Inspection invited. 
MOHEGAN FARM, Moliegnn I.akc, N. Y. 
ON EASY 
TERMS 
HOLSTEIN BULLS 
Your Time 4?5 Interest 
Head of the Herd an A RO Son of King of the 
Pontiars whose Dam has a 29,57 Record and 
113.90 ibs. in 30 days. Nothing but ARO cows 
on the Farm. Herd tuberculin tested‘.yearly 
for years. Write 
JUSTAMERE FARM, Middletown Springs, Vt. 
East River Grade Hoisteins 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 
clams. Registered and grade bulls all ages. 
WE TUBERCULINS. TEST. 
JOHN B. WEBSTER, 
Dopl. Y, Cortland, N. Y. Bell Phone 14, F. 5. 
DON’T THE CHANCES 
WITH FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE 
Cortlaud County is clean and hasn’t had 
even a suspicious ease. Wo furnish certificate 
of health and tuberculin test. 300 high-grade 
Hoisteins in our herd. Write for prices. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON 
Springdale Farm, . Cortland, N. Y. 
Purebred Registered 
2T HOLSTEIN 
CATTLE 
The Holstein-Friesian hull possesses a vig¬ 
orous constitution, superior, we believe, to 
that of any other dairy breed. Hence his 
value for grading up ordinary herds. A Cor¬ 
nell bulletin describes results secured iu 
grading up its herd of twenty cows. The 
cow, Freddie, three-quarters Holstein, in 
forty-five weeks produced 11,(193Vi pounds of 
milk, containing 413 pounds butter-fat, or 
3.53 per cent. Ruby, three-quarters Hol¬ 
stein, produced in forty-eight weeks, 13,574 
pounds of milk, contai ing 430 pounds of 
butter-fat, or 3.17 per cent. This stiows 
what a purebred Holstein bull will do. 
Send for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklets 
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America 
Box 105, Brattleboro, Vt. 
FOR SALE! 
—Throe purebred 
Guernsey Bull 
... , ,, „ Calves. Two to 
eight months old. One a grandson of Imp. Yeoman. 
8618. A. R. Prices and description on application to 
ARDMfiRE FARM, P. 0, GLEN SPEY, SULLIVAN COUNTY, 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- 
XX 
8E8 
PERCHERON STALLIONS—Buy from farmers. Our ho - 
by is quality. S. Schoonmaker, Gardiner, N. Y. 
100 Percheron and Belgian Stallions 
MARKS AND HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Also SHETLAND PONIES. Free circular 
A. W. GREEN, - M iddlofield, Ohio 
Great Purebred Percheron Stallion“^ 1 NO s |'! 
(856G9), (84211). Five years old. Seal brown'. Weighs 
2200 lbs. Imported by Dunhams of Illinois. State v 
• flS a a ii?i?P n 5 8, Powerful but gentle and a sure *:ett< 
viioO. Will also sell 2 heavy grad© Percheron mares* 
1 registered mare and a 1900 lb. gelding. Come ami 
see them. Moliegan Farm, Peekskill, N. V. 
JACKS,SADDLERS 
jacks, saddle’ stallions, 
AND PERCHERQNS 
marcs. Write for pictures and testimonials describing 
your wants. Home-cured blue grass seed. 
COOK FAR NTS, Box C, Lexington, Ky. 
SHROPSHIRE RAMS, yearlings and two year olds. 
Also ewes and ewe lambs from imported sires. 
E. E. STEVENS & SON, Wilson, New York 
For Sale 
—Fixtra fine lot yearling % Dorset 
Ewes. Bred for early lambs, 
TRIANGLE FARMS. Rock Stream. N Y 
EWFS FflR Qfl| C—30 Shropshire and 20 South- 
■**" »*HLL downs, now being bred 10 
the very best Imported rams, in lots to suit, at rea¬ 
sonable prices. J. (J. DUNCAN, Lewiston, N. V. 
High Class Hampshire Bred Ewes ^ 1 ramI 
at bargain prices. Huy before they go into winter 
quarters. HASLETT BROS.. Seneca, N. Y. 
SWIWE 
DUROG-NIGF PlfiS-tfepair. Pedigreed Write 
uunuu nlul: rlU0 S. A. WEARS, DeGrafl , Ohio 
UUROCS—ALL AGES, BOTH SEXES 
*■ ORCHARD NOOK FARM, C. M. Palmer, Valatie, New York 
CIIELDON FARM REGISTERED DUROCS 
, P'es of both sex. Bred Sows. Service Boat . 
Best ot breeding. C. E. BAKNE8. Oxford, N. 5. 
FOR PURE BRED TAMWORTH SWIN J 
write or visit WKSTVIEW STOCK FARM, 15. 
F. D, No. 1, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 
DEDIGREE CHESTER WHITES—Fall boars 
and sows; special pric es. SCOTT, Stone Ridije, N Y. 
FOR SAI F — Purebred Chester White pig-, 
* yrv , 0 to 15 weeks $I0 an( f„- 
oach. registered. A. J. LAM, Oriskany, N. Y. 
O I r’q-Bred Gilts. Service Boars. Fall Pigs. 
* . Pairs no akin. Prices l ight. Pedigrees 
Free. KETNEU FA RMS. BALTIMORE, O. 
0 1 I* Uf HBTCC -Sow only for sale, 
■ ■ ■ Va Viflllfcw from matured register 
. ed stock. WAYSIDE 
FARM. CHATHAM, N. J. Address A. I . 
A age, (Owner), 6a Co rtlandt St.. N. Y. City 
rurcuiocc-Overstocked. Must sell to 
make room. One Reg. 2- 
„- n „ year old sow bred Nov. 3. 
$.)U. Plenty of other stock best of breeding. Write 
your wants. G, E. SMITH, CASTILE, N. Y. 
0.1. C.^s—Chester Whites 
Typo, quality, brooding and health. Summer and 
feall pigs from largo sows and boars, prolific ami 
healthy. Registered in Chester White or <). I < 
Record, free Two months old pigs, $10 each; pairs, 
$18: trios, $25. Ready to ship. 
VICTOR FARMS, Belivaie, Orange Co., N. Y. 
Eureka Stock Farm 
Now ready for Shipment: 
100 Kexlatcred Chester 
White Pigs, Including a 
full line 10 weeks old, that 
can be mated In pair* and 
trios not akin; alaua line 
h«t 3 to 4, -1 to S and 5 to 6 
months old. Write for prices 
EDWARD WALTER, 0EPT. R. 
For Sale-Registered Berkshires 
a 1 ages, at ORCHARD DALE FRUIT FARMS Prices reason- 
able, w ri te or come and see. H. L. brown, Waterport, n r 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD 
Special offering of service boars and boar pigs. 
H. C, & H. It. HAKPKNDING. Dundee, N. Y 
Purebred Berkshire Pigs Che a ea i 1 t l v : 
Jong-bodied, up-and-coming, choice pigs Quality 
breeding. Farrowed August 13th. $12.0(1 each for 
puck sale. OLD LANDING FARMS, Millsboro, Delaware 
BERKSHIRES 
We have the large, thrifty kind, with lots of type, 
quality and breeding. Write for prices and de¬ 
scriptions^ TOMPKINS FARM, Lansdale, Pa 
LARGE YORKSHIRE 
BOARS 
Ready for service ; can make 
immediate shioment. 
HEART’S DELIGHT FARM, Chazy, N.Y. 
WEST CHESTER, PENNA. 
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