THIS RUKAL NEW-VOKKEK 
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How Much Corn for Silo ? 
IIow many acres of corn, that produces 
SO to 00 bushels thrashed coni per acre, 
would it take to cut it in a silo to feed 
10 head of fresh cows, from Oct. 1 to 
April 1? What kind of corn, the yellow 
dent, or silage corn, how much per acre, 
when cut it, and put it in the silo? Must 
salt be put on it? IIow much water? 
What size silo must I have, Sx20 feet or 
larger? G. o. 
Pennsylvania. 
As there is corn and corn, it is hard to 
guess exactly how much corn can be 
grown to the acre, and just what varie¬ 
ties would be the most suitable for North¬ 
ampton, Pa., and whether the bushels to 
judge by are shelled corn, or bushel bas¬ 
kets. Good heavy, yellow dent corn 
should go 10 to 12 tons per acre net, out 
of the silo, allowing for the usual shrink¬ 
age of siloing. Be sure you plant a kind 
that will mature reasonably in your lo¬ 
cality. This idea of maturity of corn be¬ 
fore siloing, then cutting into the silo 
direct without “wilting.” is fast gaining 
ground. Here in Ohio, we drill in 10 
quarts per acre of the Blue Ridge moun¬ 
tain-grown corn of Virginia. With small¬ 
er corn you could plant the rows closer, 
hut in no event with field corn for sil¬ 
age plant more than 14 quarts per acre, 
and drill in single rows instead of hills, 
if possible to get clean cultivation. Do 
not salt the silage as it goes into the pit, 
and only use water when the silage seems 
(piite dry as it “goes up the spout.” 
Each of your cows will want from 4% to 
five tons of silage in the seven months, 
and calls, you see, for a very little silo, 50 
tons. When building, build larger—it 
costs very little more—put up 75 or 80 
tons, feed some young stock. Don’t give 
away dry cows in the Fall, feed the lat¬ 
ter silage and two pounds a day each of 
cottonseed meal, and have some fat stock 
to sell at the high prices in late March, 
and the next Winter milk 20 cows in¬ 
stead of ten. I suggest that you build 
your silo with a diameter of about 11 
feet and 24 feet in height. See late Ru¬ 
ral articles on silo building. 
JOHN GOULD. 
Some New England Milk Conditions. 
Unstable and unsatisfactory, also un¬ 
even, is about the state of the New Eng¬ 
land milk situation. Local nearby milk 
is in demand for the Summer trade, as a 
shortage, perhaps quite a large one is 
possible as a result of present conditions, 
which in themselves are caused by the 
hard times, and the small demand for milk 
the past Winter. This caused many to 
go out of business, both dealers and pro¬ 
ducers; also the foot-and-mouth disease 
has thinned the cow ranks of this State 
and others. The quarantine as a result of 
this prevents many dairymen from getting 
in fresh milkers to keep up their supply 
of milk. These last two complications have 
caused lots of trouble, as in most cases 
the herds killed were large ones and the 
product from them was sold to small 
dealers or small contractors, who when 
losing this supply must find another to 
take their place for a few months at 
least, perhaps longer. This looks easy, 
but is it? Probably this buyer runs a 
team or truck into a certain section to 
get his supply. Other buyers also get 
milk in this same section, and so no 
chance to get any milk here to take the 
place of the destroyed dairy. Probably 
the buyer will have to go into an en¬ 
tirely new section to get this milk, mean¬ 
ing an extra trip or hiring someone else 
to make it, which means extra expense 
also, and these extra expenses in any 
business are what take off the profits. 
During the past Winter the supply of 
milk delivered to dealers was in many 
cases much more than could be disposed 
of at a profit, and had to be turned into 
butter or thin cream for bakers’ and con¬ 
fectioners’ use, which in either case would 
net the dealer about half what the milk 
cost. This meant a heavy loss, of course, 
to these people, and proves the often 
made, but seldom believed claim that it 
is not all profit in a milk dealers’ busi¬ 
ness. 
One of Boston’s largest dealers told me 
recently that in January the best offer he 
could get was 28 cents per pound for 
butter, and commission came out of this, 
and as the average amount of butter from 
common grades of milk is three-quarters 
of a pound per can and the milk cost 
around ^0 cents or better per can, you 
can see where this man was losing money. 
Another small contractor for several 
months had from 500 to 700 cans, which 
bad to be made into butter at a large 
mss also. Knowing he could not stand 
this drain very long he sent out notices 
to the producers in one section where he 
bought part of his supply, saying he 
would not take their milk after April 1st, 
and if these producers had a chance to 
dispose of it before it would be accept- 
Ub i to , Now it happened that sev¬ 
eral other small dealers having lost dair- 
1 s from causes I have told of, and ex¬ 
pecting to be short in supply later in the 
season, bought most of this milk at a 
better price than the producers had re¬ 
ceived before. Meanwhile the shortage 
or a prospect of it reached the dealer who 
had formerly bought this milk and had 
discontinued it or given notice he would 
and he tried to buy it again for the Sum¬ 
mer, only to find it already engaged. 
Now from tin' above circumstance you 
would naturally think milk must net the 
producer generally more than in the past, 
but this is not to be the case for the 
general supply, as a settlement has been 
made I understand at last season’s fig¬ 
ures which are much too low to pay a 
profit to any producer who receives this 
price. The contractor’s prices, not yet 
announced, will no doubt show that those 
who have sold to small dealers who are 
reliable have a much better price to look 
to than the more unfortunate ones who 
must take the large contractors’ low price 
and produce at a loss for the coming sea¬ 
son. a. E. P. 
Indigestion. 
I have a cow which passes blood with 
droppings. She is coming three, due to 
calve next May. After passing blood the 
next day she had diarrhoea. I gave her 
a salted herring and made a dough of 
chalk and flour. I feed her mixed feed, 
also bran and corn 10 quarts a day. 
She is giving seven quarts of milk a day. 
New York. c. w. P. 
Feed not over one pound of concentrated 
feed (meals and grain) for each three 
pounds of milk produced, in addition to 
feeding plenty of mixed clover or Alfalfa 
hay, silage and fodder. Instead of corn, feed 
cornmeaj or hominy, along with wheat 
bran, oilmeal. or dried brewers’ grains. 
There is no sense in Ceding a red herring 
or in giving an artificial cud. The chew¬ 
ing of the cud (rumination) ceases when 
an animal is sick from indigestion and 
will be resumed when she recovers. 
A. s. A. 
Si 13NT 33 
TOR SALE—Berkshires, both sexes. Holstein Bull, 5 
1 months old. Golden Wyandotte Eggs, $2 for 15. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. LING0H0CKEN FARMS, Wycombe, Pa 
80 Registered 
Chester White Pigs 
10 wka. to 8 mos. old; 7 
Jersey Heifers 2 to 4 yrs. 
old; 4 bull calves 2 to *1 
mos. old. Collie Puppies. 
A variety of Poultry and 
Ekks for Hatching. Send for descriptive circular and prices. 
EDWARD WALTER, Dept. R, Eureka Stock Farm, West Chester, Penna. 
O. I. C.’s and Chester White 
PIGS FOR SALE 
Bred Sows, Young Boars for Fall 
Service, Shoats and Gilts 
Our stock is not registered. If you are a judge, 
call and inspect our herd. 
HENRY A. STANG, Inc., Pearl River, Rockland County, N.Y. 
27 Allies from Jersey City, on Erie K.R. 
OLLIN5’JERSEY RED 
the best 
Prolific, healthy swine 
—no breed thrives better. None /b 
turns cheaper feed Into finer pork. / * 
Adds weight quickly. Book Free ' 
BERKS HIRES 
Forty sows bred for Spring litters to the famous 
ltlvals Majestic Hoy 14<S40?. These arc of the best 
type and Indiv iduality. Write for prices. 
TOMPKINS FAIill, :-! LANSl> AI.E. PA. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES 
10 Bred Gilts for April farrow, 3 young Service Boars 
and 3 Sows, 3 years old, bred for March farrow. 
J. E. WATSON, - Marbledale, Ct 
PROLIFIC BERKSHIRES 
Young, strong, thoroughbred, registered stock; grazing 
practiced throughout tho year. Price Ten Dollars. 
Address Rolling Hill Farm, East Norwich, L.I, 
Discriminating Buyers Satisfied Si Kslures. 
All fashionable families; outstanding individuals. 
Orders for export given especial care. 
K. Y. BUCKLEY. ‘'Woodrow'', Broad Axe, Pa. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD 
Special offering of service boars and boar pigs. 
H. C. & H. B. HAKFEND1NG, Dundee, N. Y. 
Berkshire Pigs - ^]'?' ee ® nes a moderate price 
sows. 
w service boars and bred 
M. H. TAYLOR, West Alexander, Pa 
5 High Grade Sows 
AND BOAR FOR SALE. 
Dr. Kucher, Rivervale, N.J. 
Woodlynn Farm Berkshrres 
John W. Cooper, 
—Bred gilts and pigs of 
all sizes. Trios not akin. 
- Pineville, Pa. 
FOR PURE BRED TAMWORTH SWINE 
write or visit WESTVIKW STOCK FARM, R. 
E. D. No. 1, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 
0.1. C.’s & Chester Whites 
Order now for Spring pigs, April, May, 
June shipment. Also choice Fall Gilts. 
Mature boars 300 to 000 lbs. at $45 each. 
VICTOR FARMS, - BELLVALE, ORANGE CO.. H. Y. 
fHESTER WHITE PIGS OF QUALITY 
\* Price on these PIGS IN PAIRS, Not Akin, «15.00. 
Send your cheek today for a pair—shipment of 
same about May 17th. Every Pig Registered in Pur¬ 
chaser's name. EUGENE T. BLACK, Scio, New York 
Berkshires 
come and see. 
WITH QUALITY, TYPE AND 
BEST OK BREEDING. A fine 
lot of stiow and breeding stock 
to offer. Write your wants or 
H. M. TERWILLIGER, Kirkville, N.Y. 
Prevent the Loss of 
“Returned Milk” 
—Do it Quickly, Easily and Cheaply 
TAON’T HAVE SOUR MILK—the waste is unnecessary. Stirring in 
a water tank takes too much valuable time—and it doesn’t “do 
the work.” The growth of bacteria produced by animal heat must 
be stopped immediately—the quicker the better. In three seconds 
you can reduce the temperature of milk from 93 degrees to 52 
degrees if you own a 
Champion milk cooler 
The milk flows over the cooling drum in a thin sheet. It is strained 
and cooled almost instantly. Needs no attention. Coldest water 
next to milk surface. Running water unnecessary, but can be used 
to good advantage if desired. No "cowy” or feed odors. Milk keeps 
sweet 48 hours longer. Cooler is washed as easily as a pail. 
Champion cooled milk makes bigger profits. No other cooler is 
more simple or efficient—and yet the Champion sells at one-fourth 
that of most cooling devices. Indorsed by health authorities. In successful 
use for many years. 
Your Dealer May Not Be In This Partial List — But He Will Supply You 
Kennedy & Parsons, 17th A Nicholas Sfs., Omaha, Neb. 
Beatrice Creamery Company, Denver, Colo. 
The L, A. Watkins .Merchandise Company, 1525-1527 
Wa7.ee St., Denver, Colo. 
Dairymen’s Supply Co., Tampa, Fla. 
Dairy and Farm Supply Co., 31 Peters St., Atlanta, Ga. 
A. H. Barber Creamery Supply Co., 223-225 W. South 
Water St., Chicago, 111. 
Davis Milk Machinery Co., North Chi Cairo, Ill. 
F. P. Smith A Co., 203 No. Delaware St., Indianapolis, Ind. 
J. G. Cherry Company, Cedar Kapids, Iowa. 
The Louhat Glassware A Cork Co., Ltd., 510-516 Bienville 
St., New Orleans, La. 
Kendall A Whitney, Federal A Temple Sts., Portland, Me. 
American Bottle Cap Company, 415 North Calvert St., 
Baltimore, Md. 
Tleiirv K, Wright .fcSons, 12 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. 
Joliu W. Ladd Co., Detroit, Mich. 
The Dairy Supply Co., 110-112 Second Street North, 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
N. A. Kennedy Supply Co., 1316-18-20 West 13th St., 
Kansas City, Mo. 
Blanke Mf£. A Supply Co., 214-16 Washington Ave., 
St. Louis, Mo. 
B. Riley Ilank Supply Co., 115-17-19 South First St., 
St. Louis, Mo. 
Dairymen’s SIfg. Co., Warren, Morgan A Bay Sts., Jersey 
City, N. J. 
Dairymen’s Supply Co., 145 Washington St., Newark, N.J. 
K. G. Wright A Co., Buffalo, N.Y. 
I). H. Burrell A Co., Little Bails, N.Y. 
J. S. Biesecker, 59 Murray St., New York City. 
I>. H. Cowing A Co., 242-244 West Jefferson Street, 
Syracuse, N.Y. 
H. W. Gordfnier A Sons Co., Franklin Square, Troy, N.Y. 
The Ohio Creamery A Dairy Supply Co., 124-126 Third 
Ave. W681, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
The Ohio Creamery A Supply Co., 1372-76 East 12th St., 
N.E., Cleveland, Ohio. 
Enterprise Dairy A Creamery Supply Co., 52 West Maple 
St., Columbus, Ohio. 
Monroe A Crisell, 126 Front St., Portland, Oregon. 
Dairymen’s Supply Co., 1919 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
llucy A Philp Hardware Company, Elm A Griffin Streets, 
Dal la*, Tex. 7 
Phillips A ButtorffMfg. Co., Nashville, Tenn. 
Wisner Mfg. Co., 230 Greenwich St., Now York Cltv. 
Wiener Dairy Supply Co., 2 West Broadway, N. Y. City. 
And All Other Leading Supply Houses 
Don’t take a substitute—insist upon the Champion Label. Champion Milk Coolers are in various sizes. 
Write your own dealer or send direct for catalog and prices, giving size of your dairy. Let us prove to you 
that the Champion Cooler will save you enough this next summer to pay its original cost many times over 
CHAMPION MILK COOLER CO., CORTLAND, N.Y 
DAIRY OATTXxE ] 
C hoice registered angcs bulls- 
EOU SA LK. A. W. ROOT, Manheim, i'a. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves F f °|, 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, Chittenanoo, N. Y. 
IIP WITH A GOOD ONE. On- 
tario Baron Pietjo, born April 
19,1914. Ideal Holstein bull in color markings, breed¬ 
ing and bnild. Average of dam and sire’s dam, <j(S2 
milk, 31.14 butter in 7 days. Price, only #>500. Send 
for photo and pedigree. Cloverdale Farm, Charlotte, N Y. 
SPRINGDALE FARMS 
Uolsteins. 300 fancy cows and heifers to select 
from. E. I*. Sauiulers & Son, Cortland, N.Y. 
READY FOR qfruicf-prices, S 7 h.oo tosiso.oo 
ncHui run otnuiuc Re?isteredHolsteiuand 
Jersey Bulls. Splendid individuals witli great 
backing. Best blood in tho land. Also younger bull 
calves. Write for list. HOMEWOOD FARMS, RYE, N. Y. 
Holstein Service 
to 10 mo. old.) If yon are 1 ooking for the blood 
which produces world champion cows, write to 
Ira S. Jarvis, Hartwick Seminary, N. Y. Prices moderate 
Purebred Holstein Heifer CaIves^® v onw a 
few. First come, firstserved. F. H. Wood, Cortland. N.Y. 
SPOT FARM HOLSTEINS FOR SALE 
% Holstein heifer and bull calves.$15 each 
> Express paid to your station in lots of five. 
Registered bull calves.$35 to $50 each 
5 bulls ready for service.$100 to $200 each 
7 cows witli records ot' over 20 lbs. of butter in 7 day s 
1 18-lb. 2 year old, 1 14-lb. 2 year old, and our herd 
sire, with 6 A. R. O. daughters for.$4,000 
25 yearlings and 2 year olds for.$35 a head 
REAGAN BROS., Tally, N. Y. 
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 aud grade bulls all ages. 
WE TUBERCULINE TEST. 
JOHN B. WEBSTER, 
Dept. Y, Cortland, N. Y. Bell Phone 14, F. S. 
FOR PRODUCTION 
UP, NOT D0WN- 
Registered Jersey bull 
calves, only, from producing dams aud highest type 
sires. R. F. SHANNON, G03 Rensliaw Bliltj., Pittsburyh. Pa. 
For Sale-Registered Jersey Bull 
six years old; kind and gentle; sure stock getter; 
sire of several noted cows. Sold on account reduc¬ 
ing stock. Also two young bulls ready for service; 
solid color: from good producing dams. 
L. G. Forbes, - Man has.se t, Long Island 
“ Meridale J ersey s ” 
Our 1915 booklet is ready for distribution. 
It tells of the breeding policies which have 
controlled the development of the Meridale 
Herd, of the four families into which the 
Herd is organized, and of the Register of 
Merit work of Meridale cows. It will 
particularly interest the man looking for a 
herd bull or for foundation cows. Address 
ayer & McKinney 
300 Chestnut Street, i Philadelphia, Pa. 
FOR SALE 
Otterkill Farm Ayrshires 
15 young bulls, all ages, and well bred, from import¬ 
ed sire Howies Predominant, imported three years 
ago, who was bred by Robert Wallace Auchenbrain. 
He Is also for sale. Prices to suit the buyer. Address 
RUDOLPH HESS, Mgr., Washingtonville, Orange Co. N. Y. 
MILCH GfiATST Fine youncToEKenbn, s buck; 
WllLWn UUH I O j 4 Mood; well marked; hornless • 
sire registered. Also % kid. E. N. Barrett, Amherst, Va. 
ix onsns 
FOR SALE 
TWO REGISTERED PERCHERON 
STALLIONS ready for service, foaled Aug. 
1912 and Jan. 1913, by Imp. Herault out 
of very fine Imp. Registered mares. Prices 
right. Raised here ; no chance of influenza. 
ALLAMUCHY FARMS, Allamuchy, N.J. 
IMPORTED BELGIAN STALLION 
Fnr Snip to Avoid Inbreeding. Registered, 
I Ml wale Fenlon I)e Beirsett. 2928. Ten years 
old, weight 1800 lbs. Will be Sold at Auction at 
Sherwood, Cayuga County, N.Y., on April 20,1915. 
EUREKA BELGIAN HORSE CO., Sherwood, N.Y. 
Highland View Stock Farm 
Our barns are filled with the best Percberon and 
Belgians at the lowest prices. 
0. N. WILSON, Prop., - Kittanning, Pa. 
100 Percheron and Belgian Stallions 
MARKS AND HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Also SHETLAND PONIES. Free circular. 
A. \V. GRKEN, - Middle field, Ohio 
KENTUCKY JACKS AND SADDLERS 
Fine Mammoth Jacks and Jennets. Saddle Stallions, Marcs 
and Geldings. Percheron Stallions and Mares. Write us 
describing your wants. Home cured Blue Grass Seed and 
Cedar fence posts. The Cook Farms, Box 436 0, Lexington, Kj. 
2 Beautiful Percheron Stallions 
Also 2 mares, 4 fillies. All imported purebreds. 
War prices discounted. M0HEGAN FARM, Peekskill, N. Y. 
Shetland Ponies;;;; 1 VSffigS: 
$50. HARTZELL BROS., Established 1883, SEBRING, OHIO 
JDogs and. Ferrets 
Rabbit and Skunk Dogs 
Goats, male and female, $28.00. Eggs, White Plymouth 
Rocks, Buff Leghorns, 13, $1.00. Catalog 25 Varieties. 
Berkshire Pioneer Poultry Yards, Berkshire, New York 
lllAMTFn A Iar S e - yo«ng, trained GREAT DANE 
H11 1 Ml DOG, Male or Female. Send plioto- 
■ V graph, if possible, with description and price. 
■ ■ L. M. BOWERS, 20* Rain Street, RI.VeUAUTON, N. X. 
Fprrpt<s~ Single, pairs and dozen lots. Stamp for 
reilBlb Pricelist. CALVIN JEWELL, Spencer, O. 
CIKLD’S Foxhound Kennels, Somers, Conn. 
* Walker Pups. Ready to hnut. Fine Bitch cheap. 
PHI 1 IF PIIP^J— the intelligent kind. Also Blood. 
UULLIC ruro hounds. NELSON'S. Grove City, Pa. 
Do you want asampleofthe chicken thief’s pants? 
Put an Airedale on the job. Pedigreed Pups. 
\V. A. Lowber, Burlington, N. J. 
QUILITV AIREDALES KUSjfam. 
nf/ip Pnn C Thoroughbred stock. Natural 
ruffs drivers; hardy, reared outside. 
PLKITY KAIUl & 1MIIIY CO., Edward Hall, EialuBeld, Con a 
¥¥ J| TEST the thing for pre- 
H 51 [I II17 ° serving files of The 
llUllUj Rural New-Yorker. Dura- 
w ble and cheap. Sent post- 
25 cents. 
DlllUvi Tbe Rural New-Yorker, 
333 W. 30th St., N. Y. City. 
