THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
737 
Live Stock Notes 
Keeping Silage in Summer. 
Wliat is the best way to keep silage 
in silo when we go into pasture, May 15, 
for about three weeks and so long use no 
silage? We have a silo of 12-foot 
diameter with a five-foot cement pit, and 
the silage is about 4^ in the pit. 
Bethel, Pa. c. r. b. 
“It’s the flip of a penny,” whether you 
cover the pit of silage for a short time 
in the Summer or not. If left with a 
smooth and undisturbed surface it will 
probably mold a couple of inches, when 
it becomes a self-sealer. You can—if 
you have it—put on two or three inches 
of wet sawdust well tramped down. A 
layer of wet straw pressed down with a 
few boards for a weight answers. Be 
sure to tuck down the edges with the 
end of a board. All these are aids, but 
there will be some loss in the first inch 
or two at best. The most serious thing 
to guard against in left-over Summer 
silage is rats burrowing into the mass in 
search of the grain. Of course every 
one has a recipe for ridding the premises 
of rats so this need not prove a serious 
affair. john gould. 
Ohio. 
Silo Construction. 
I wish to build a silo. I have a base¬ 
ment barn, and wish to put it six or eight 
feet below the surface of the ground, 
made of concrete below the ground and 
wood staves above. Will the silage keep 
well below ground if given good drain¬ 
age? R. H. 
Sugar Grove, Pa. 
Cement basements for silos is a very 
practical method of enlarging the cap¬ 
acity of the silo building so close to the 
walls of the barn basement that doors 
can be cut through both walls to facili¬ 
tate the feeding out of the silage, and 
save hoisting 30 or so tons of silage up 
over the cement walls. Silage keeps as 
well in cement walls as any structure, 
but when finished give the inside a good 
coating of hot gas tar, thus preventing 
moisture from coming through the wall. 
The uniting of the wall and the staves 
of the silo needs a little close work. 
When the cement walls are up within 
a foot of the proposed top, level them 
off true, and then enlarge the inside 
diameter of the silo by the width of the 
staves, then build on the additional foot 
of wall. This gives an inside “shoulder” 
on which to set the foot of the staves and 
gives a true inside surface without a 
“jog.” Treat the bottom ends of the 
staves with gas tar or the like and when 
through bank up on the outside with ce¬ 
ment to keep out water. Built this way 
the staves will not part company at the 
point of connection, as they would if just 
set on and tied together with “a woolen 
string.” JOHN GOULD. 
put in concrete stable floors, we hesi¬ 
tated (I don’t know just why) to put the 
horses upon it. So we embedded sleep¬ 
ers in the cement and spiked plank upon 
them. Afterwards, when the plank wore 
out, we kept the horses on the concrete 
without any bad results. For those who 
object to concrete because of the diffi¬ 
culty of keeping horses sharp-shod, we 
would suggest cresoted blocks set in a 
concrete frame or embedded in cement. 
For drainage, a slope of 1*4 to two 
inches in the length of the stall will be 
sufficient. One of the best constructed 
stables I have ever seen slopes gently 
from all directions to the center where, 
directly under the horse, is a grating 
embedded in the cement, which allows 
the liquid to drain away, and it is con¬ 
ducted underneath to the manure pit. 
The things to consider are first cost, dur¬ 
ability, sanitation and the animals’ com¬ 
fort, and welfare. Concrete with plenty 
of bedding seems to fill the bill. I like 
to use a little sawdust to absorb liquid, 
and a little acid phosphate helps to keep 
down the odor in hot weather, and is 
a valuable reinforcement to the manure. 
F. L. ALLEN. 
Risks of Fur Farming. 
We find many of our people interested 
in fur farming. Some of them are trying 
to raise the fur-bearing animals on their 
own farms, while others have invested 
their money in various fox farms in 
Canada. We have steadily advised 
against such investments. Our judgment 
is that money based on a pair of foxes 
and a hole in the ground is a risky propo¬ 
sition. U. S. Consul Mays now writes 
from Prince Edward Island that a new 
trouble has arisen. Some of the largest 
fox ranges on the island have, this year, 
lost almost all their young foxes. The 
puppies were killed by the older foxes, 
either buried alive in the snow by their 
parents or eaten by them. There are 
also some cases where the female foxes 
have been killed by their mates, although 
this seldom occurs. When, however, 
$5000 or more are invested in a pair of 
foxes, it becomes a rather expensive 
meal when the male fox kills his mate 
and partly devours her. In order to pre¬ 
vent this trouble, it is reported that the 
breeders are filing down the sharp teeth 
of the male foxes. This gives the female 
an advantage in a fight, and there have 
been cases where these females have killed 
their mates. Filing the teeth in this way 
also reduces the danger from injury to 
the young foxes. This appears to be a 
new trouble in fox farming which has de¬ 
veloped after several years of domestica¬ 
tion. The prices for fox skins are now 
very low, as compared with former years 
and are not likely to go up until after the 
war closes. It will interest people who 
invest in these enterprises, that the law 
on Prince Edward Island does not require 
that any of the capital stock be paid in. 
Half of the stock must be subscribed, but 
there is no requirement regarding the 
ability of the subscriber to meet his ob¬ 
ligation. We have no money to invest in 
a pair of foxes and a hole in the ground. 
STANCHIONS 
are made of high carbon steel, WOOD 
LINED, chain hanging and flexible. Our 
full line of Sanitary Stalls, including 
Harris New Adjustable, stands for perfect 
cow comfort. Economical, easily installed. 
CprC ILLUSTRATED CATALOG do- 
1 XVLiL. scribesour complete line of labor- 
saving bam equipment. Write for it today. 
HARRIS MFG. CO., Box GO Salem, Ohio 
SWINE 
BERKSHIRES 
Forty rowh bred for Spring: litters to the faniou# 
Rivals Majestic Hoy 14t>40f. These nrc of the best 
type and Individuality* Write for price*. 
TOMPKINS FARM* LAN8DALE. PA. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES 
10 Bred Gilts for June farrow. 
Service Boars and March pigs. 
J. E. WATSON, - Marbledale, Ct. 
FEW PUREBRED RERKSHIRE YOUNG 
r SOWS AND BOARS left from ,last fail's lit¬ 
ters. Sows, bred or open. $15 each; boars. $12 to 
close out. First check gets them. No disease here. 
CLOYERDALE FARM, . Charlotte, N. Y. 
Pure Bred Berkshire Pigs 
for $6 each. HARRY ADAMS, Tltuivllle, Pn. 
Discriminating Buyers Satisfied Fa^'ffi’sliTms. 
All fashionable families; outstanding individuals. 
Orders for export given especial care. 
R. Y. BUCKLEY, "Woodrow”, Broad Axe, Pa. 
uCIKSHIIc rigs Also a few service boars and bred 
sows. 31. H. TAYLOR, West Alexander, Pa 
Large Berkshires at Highwood. byuTto F°i d 
Hoteware, Spokane, Wash., weighed 975 pounds, under 
two years of age. A yearling boar we sold Thomas W. 
Lawson, weighed 745 pounds t in breeding condition. 
Young boars and boar pigs of similar breeding for sale at 
reasonable prices. II. C. A II. B. IlAltl'K.MiI.XO, Dundee, N.Y. 
Pure Berkshires: Sows and Boars for Sale 
OLD ENOUGH FOR SERVICE. E.C. BOWERS,Lyneh'»,Md. 
CHOICE BERKSHIRE PIGS "a"" 
FRANK PEHKIXS, Ocean lien Farm, New hurt port, Nan, 
COR SALE—Berkshires, both sexes. Holstein Bull, 5 
1 months old. Golden Wyandotte Eggs, $1 for 15. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. UHG0II0CKEN FARMS, Wycombe, Pa. 
Bred Berkshire Sow Cheap long bodied, well 
marked; deep, prolific bow, “Premier Longfellow” blood; bred 
to Maaterpiece boar. Moving—must sell. First check for $'■>« 
takes her—worth $100. Old Landing Farms, Millsboro, Dol. 
CHELDON FARM.REGISTERED DUROCS 
** Pigs of both sex. Bred Sows. Service Boars. 
Best of breeding. C. E. BARNES, Oxford. N. Y. 
nine —$10 pair. Pedigreed Buff Leghorn 
riuo Eggs, $1.50 set. S. Weeks. OeGraff, 0. 
Registered Durocsr^^Xel 
$25; and service boars, $20. Also spring pigs.$ 8 . 
Best breeding, Ogden Farms, Kinderhook, N. Y. 
Thoroughbred Berkshires—Gilts bred to farrow in 
June. One service boar—young sows and boars, 
four months old—all vigorous animals from high- 
grade stock. The New York State Training 
School for Boys, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. 
FOR PURE BRED TAMW0RTH SWINE 
write or visit WESTVIKW STOCK FARM. R. 
F. D. No. I, Winston-Salem, Nortli Carolina 
- CHESHIRES - 
THE NEW YORK FARMERS’ HOG 
Weanling pigs and young brood sows for sale. 
Department of Animal Husbandry, 
Cornell University, : Ithaca, New York 
-rour sows, 
KC.GlME.KbD 0. I. C/S SJaVs, 6 months 
old, $25 each. Three sows 5-months, $20. Pigs 
both sexes, 6 -weeks, June 15 dolivorv, $ 8 . 
HERBERT HAITI! : MANLIUS, N. Y 
Horses and Concrete Floors. 
Mon sometimes question the advisabil¬ 
ity of using concrete for a horse stable 
floor. The objections urged are coldness, 
hardness, dampness and danger of slip¬ 
ping. There seems to be little founda¬ 
tion of fact for any one of these objec¬ 
tions. Men have kept horses all their 
lives on a plank floor without ever rais¬ 
ing these objections. But how much is 
a plank floor better than a well con¬ 
structed concrete floor in any one of the 
above mentioned particulars? 
A concrete floor is cold because it is 
a good conductor of heat, but a plank 
floor that is up from the ground, so that 
the wind can blow under it, is colder. 
A cement floor built upon a crushed stone 
or a cinder foundation is as dry as a 
plank floor, unless the plank floor is 
loose, so that the water filters through. 
In that case there is a loss of fertilizing 
values and an unsanitary condition of the 
stable. Some seek to secure both warmth 
and dryness by a two-course construction 
with tarred paper between. As for hard¬ 
ness and danger of slipping, I cannot see 
much difference between concrete and 
oak plank. As a matter of fact, many 
of the best farmers and biggest breeders 
of high-grade horses are using cement 
floors, and “the concensus of opinion is 
that if plenty of bedding is used and 
proper drainage provided, they are en¬ 
tirely satisfactory.” 
Twenty-five years ago, when we first 
Every day brings us new stories of the 
wonders of Alfalfa. This time it is hogs. 
In the West, they are feeding Alfalfa hay 
to hogs and getting great results. At the 
North Dakota Experiment Station they 
cut the Alfalfa hay into one-half inch 
lengths and fed it both dry and steamed. 
Some of these people who think a hog 
cannot eat hay like a cow or horse ought 
to change their mind, because the hog 
can certainly do it. Brood sows when fed 
on Alfalfa hay with only one-third or 
one-fourth of the usual grain ration, win¬ 
tered well and gave good litters. Steamed 
Alfalfa seem to give better results than 
dried hay for a Winter ration. In order 
to get the hog started at eating the Al¬ 
falfa hay, it was necessary to cut down 
the grain so the hogs had to eat the hay 
or go hungry. Who ever saw a hog go 
hungry when food was before him? After 
they got started on the hay, they ap¬ 
peared to eat it readily and the conclu¬ 
sion was, that where Alfalfa can be 
grown on the farm or bought at a fair 
figure, that it will make a good hog feed. 
When you write advertisers mention Thb 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
ANTI-COW-KICKER 
Prepaid 
Parcel 
Post 
$1.00 £ J with sore teats, or vicious kickers. 
THE MOORE BROS. OF ALBANY, N. Y 
Guaranteed Anti-Kicker. Only" de¬ 
vice for breaking heifers, cows 
" ' s kit 
IDogs and Ferrets 
Ferrule - Single, pairs and dozen lots. Stamp for 
rUlieiS p r i ce u s t. CALVIN JEWELL, Spencer. O. 
Russian Wolf Hounds 
INCERSOLL 
Chestertown, Md. 
0.1. C.’s & Chester Whites 
Spring pigs from Big, Typy, Healthy, Prolific Stock. 
$10.00 each, also Pairs and trios. A few choice bred 
gilts, also 400 pound service boars. 
VICTOR FARMS, ; BeUvale, New York 
80 Registered 
Chester White Pigs 
10 wks. to 8 mos. old; 7 
Jersey Heifers 2 to 4 yrs. 
old; 4 bull calves 2 to 4 
mos. old. Collie Puppies. 
A variety of Poultry and 
Eggs for Hatching. Send for descriptive circular and prices . 
EDWARD WALTER, Depl. R, Eureka Stock Farm, West Chester, Penna. 
[ _ xx orses _ 
FOR SALE: BELGIAN MARE USS'tfhEl 
Write me for horses. IV. M. WOOIWORTH, Cortland, O. 
IMPORTED PERCIIERON STALLION 
LANTDAIS 
Dark Grey. Age, 4 years. Weight, 1850 ibs. Fee, $25.00. 
WALNUT GROVE FARM. WaahingtoDvlile, N. T. 
100 Percheron and Belgian Stallions 
MAKES AND HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Also SHETLAND PONIES. Free circular. 
A. W. GREEN, - Muldlefield, Ohio 
Highland View Stock Farm 
Our barns are filled with the best Percheron and 
Belgians at the lowest prices. 
0. N. WILSON, Prop., - Kittanning, Pa. 
KENTUCKY JACKS AND SADDLERS 
Fine Mammoth Jacks and Jennets. Saddle Stallions, Mares 
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, Ky. 
Shetland PoniesJ/^VeTniSs: 
$50. HARTZELL BROS., Established 1883, SEBRING, OHIO 
f DAIRY CATTXjE 
Superior Quality 
in both type and production, is a uniform 
characteristic of Meridale Jerseys. May 
we send you our booklet, with facts to 
prove it? We have pleasure in offering a 
representative bull of Meridale breeding, 
ready for service, and excellent individu¬ 
ally. Sire: The Owl’s Oxford Prince 
956H9. an imported son of Oxford Lad out 
of a daughter of The Owl, and already a 
Register of Merit bull. Dam: Jap’s Lady 
Perfection 246119, a rich Register of Merit 
daughter of The Imported Jap 75265. with 
a yearly fat test of 6.284*. Class AA. 
Write for pedigree and particulars. 
ayer & McKinney 
300 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Registered Jersey Bull For Sale ke s 
born Oct. 4, 1914. A beauty and richly bred. Price! 
$50. Hillside Jersey Farm, Eugene F. Wells, Tully, N T. Stale 
1 ~ n r , W , 1 *VI1 Registered Jersey bull 
calves, only, from producing dams and highest type 
sires. R. F, SHANNON, 603 Rensliaw Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
■ ,.T,." yjyjna, MUfKits A.\L> 
HEIFER CALVES—FOR SALE. Prices reasonable. 
CIIAHLES G. POSTKK, Itox 178, Morristown, 5<■ u Jersey 
FOR Sfll F Registered JERSEY HULL, 7 months 
I wn vHLL old, by Karnacks Noble ex. Meadow 
Queen of Allendale. Also two registered JERSEY HEIFERS. 
Effingham Lawrence,‘Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island 
FOR SALE: WELL-BRED SHORTHORNS 
1 Bull 5 years old, won 3rd International Live 
Stock Show, Chicago, as a 2-year-old, bred by 
Leslie Smith, St. Cloud, Minn. 
4 Cows bred by A. Ronick, Winchester, Ky. 
2 with calf by above bull 
1 8 mo. bull calf by same bull 
1 7-mo. heifer calf same bull 
They are all well-bred and good individuals. Am 
closing out this breed, and will sell right. Can ship 
Pa., C. R. R. of N. J., B. & O., Lehigh Valley R, R„ 
when quarantine is off. 
FAIRHOLM FARM, New Market, N. J. 
Yearling Jersey Bull 
FOR SALE 
Won third, class of eleven. New York State Fair 
last year. Sire, Island bred Dam, St. Lambert, a 
producer. Also calf, full brother to above bull. 
Write for particulars and prices. 
C. H. JENNINGS, Freehold, N. Y. 
HOLSTEIH BULL CALVES 
34.09, seven days, 30 days, 134.C6. They are extra good 
individuals, all from A. Ii. O. dams. Write for pedi¬ 
grees and prices. T1IE YATES FAltllS, Orchard I’arL, \, V. 
Ontario Dekol Freeman 
superb Holstein bull, born Sept. 21, 1914; sire. 35.61 
lb. bull; dam, A. It. O. heifer, fine breeding: price, 
for quick sale, $200. Send for pedigree. No disease 
in our locality. Cloverdale Farm, Charlotte N Y. 
Whitecroft Farms offer one Bull Calf 
Born March 13, 1915, being a son [of King Pontiac 
Artis 4th, whom is a grandson of two sires which 
have 13 thirty-pound daughters. Dam is a grand 
daughter of Sir Veeman Hengerveid, who has 7 
thirty-pound daughters. He is about half black 
and white, and a fine individual. Price, $50.00 with 
satisfaction guaranteed. Whitecroft Farms, Locke, N.Y. 
HOLSTEIN BULL CALF-?r u %“ffi!'f„S: 
From son of Hengerveid De Kol and a 22 pound 
cow. $50 takes him. Answer quick. : 
CHENANGO FARMS, HAMILTON, 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. Itegistered and grade bulls all ages. 
WE TUBERCULINE TEST. 
JOHN B. WEBSTER, 
Dept. Y, Cortland, N. Y. Bell Phone 14, F. 5. 
HOLSTEINS FOR SALE 
li Holstein heifer and bull calves $15 each, ex¬ 
press paid to your station in lots of 5. Registered 
bulls $35 to $50 each. 5 registered heifer calves $500. 
Registered bulls ready for service, registered and 
high-grade cows. Reagan Bros., Tully, N. Y. 
SPRINGDALE FARMS £‘tf “ rT,™ 
Holsteins. 300 fancy cows and heifers to select 
from. F. P. Saunders & Sou, Cortland, N.Y. 
Hnkfoin Sprvire Rnl|-Gi andsons of Pontiac Korn- 
noisiem oemce duii dyke aild Kjng ^ eKis (oue 
to 16 mo. old.) If you are looking for the blood 
which produces world champiou cows, write to 
Ira S. Jarvis, Hartwick Seminary, N. Y. Prices moderate 
READY FOR SFRVICE- pRICES . szs.oo to sisa.oo 
ncHu .1 run otnwiuc RegisteredHolstehiaud 
Jersey Bulls. Splendid individuals witli great 
backing. Best blood in the land. Also younger bull 
calves. Write for list. HOMEWOOD FARMS, RYE, N. Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves ft 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, Cliittenanqo, N. Y. 
Three Purebred Guernsey Bulls 
12 to 14 months old; ready for service. They are all 
out of A. R. Cows and are of the very best breeding. 
Prices on request. Ardmore Farm, Glen Spey. Sullivan Co., N. Y. 
GUERNSEY BULL CALF months. 
Imported dam, sire in famous herd. S100. Guaran¬ 
teed healthy, SELBOKNE FARM, Croton.on*Hudson, N. Y. 
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 Aucbenbrain. 
He is also for sale. Prices to suit the buyer. Address 
RUDOLPH HESS, Mgr., Washingtonville, Orange Co. N. Y. 
