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THE KURAL NlivV-VORKER 
Octobt, *3, 1915. 
BUY YOUR 
FEEDS DIRECT SAVK 
Millfecds, (ivain, Cottonseed, 
BARTLETT CO., 
MONEY 
Gluten. Ask Prices. 
Jackson, Mich. 
GOATS FOR SALE-feV^fSlrS 
The Sheep Outlook. 
The sheep industry of this country has 
experienced great changes during the past 
decade. In 1912 and 1913, there was 
considerable agitation concerning the fu¬ 
ture of the sheep business; an unrest, to 
a great extent, caused by the changes 
which occurred in the tariff policy of the 
Government with reference to wool. The 
farmers and sheepmen recalled the days 
of free trade, when wool sold for a few 
cents a pound. The result was that 
which might be expected. Many sheep¬ 
men went out of business. Rangemen 
who had usually held back a portion of 
their ewe lambs did not do so, and on 
September 18, 1913, one consignment of 
over 10,000 range lambs was sold to one 
house in Chicago, and it was said to be 
the largest consignment ever going to 
one house. Good prices for lambs stim¬ 
ulated the getting-out process. 
With the dawn of 1914 Schedule K 
went into effect, but at the same time in¬ 
fluence of a world-wide scarcity of meat 
and wool went into effect, with the re¬ 
sult that wool sold for a higher price 
than under a protective tariff—lambs 
also brought a remunerative price. Then, 
consistent with the practice of getting 
in on the high spot and getting out on 
the low spot, began the getting-back-into- 
the-business process which is always 
more difficult than the getting out. 
This year the prices for lambs have 
never been paralleled and wool has 
brought war-time prices. Reviewing the 
prices received for sheep products this 
year we note that the Shropshire Breed¬ 
ers’ Association of Otsego County, New 
York, sold its wool for 36 cents per 
pound; the Walnut Hall Stock Farm, of 
Kentucky, sold 34,000 pounds of Hamp¬ 
shire wool at 35*4 cents; John I). 
Waite, of Lewiston, Montana, sold 150,- 
000 pounds at 29 cents. All of this has 
encouraged men to get back into the 
sheep business, and there are those who 
believe that ere long the supply volume 
will be greatly increased. Others who 
have watched the West gradually getting 
out of the sheep business for the past few 
years believe that sheep and sheep pro¬ 
ducts will be high for years to come, as 
the “dry-landers” have infringed to a 
large extent upon the old-time sheep 
range. 
The mid-South and the East will be 
looked to as a supply factor of consider¬ 
able importance, but it will take this 
region some little time to increase their 
sheep stock to any appreciable extent. 
MARK J. SMITH. 
Kentucky Exp. Station. 
Disputed Milk Tests in New York 
During the Summer we have received 
many complaints from New York dairy¬ 
men regarding the score of their barns 
and the test of their milk. Many of 
that he is doing so. The inspector will 
come unannounced, the purpose being to 
obtain a perfectly fair sample of the 
milk, so that it cannot be tampered with 
or “doctored” in any way. The State 
will help farmers along this line, and 
our advice is, in case you think you have 
not been fairly treated, to apply quietly 
to the Department and ask them for a 
check test. 
Reaction from Tuberculin Test. 
I am thinking of putting some cattle 
into a sale, and in order to do this they 
must be tuberculin tested. They tell me 
if a cow is a reactor her temperature will 
rise two degrees above normal. Do they 
have to average two degrees above nor¬ 
mal all through the tost, or would they be 
condemned if they were at 2 p. m. sup- 
posingly 101 deg. and at 4 p. m. 103.8 
and then at six back to 102 deg. Would 
such a case as this be a tuberculosis sign? 
New York. c. 
The average temperature is not con¬ 
sidered in tuberculin testing. The nor¬ 
mal temperature of all cattle varies 
slightly from hour to hour and the max¬ 
imum normal temperature must first be 
ascertained by several readings at inter¬ 
vals of several hours before the tuberculin 
is injected. After having injected tubercu¬ 
lin, the temperatures are again taken at 
intervals for a number of hours. If there 
is a rise of temperature during this per¬ 
iod which, at its height, exceeds the max¬ 
imum normal temperature of the ani¬ 
mal, as ascertained by the preliminary 
temperature readings, by two degrees, or 
more, the test .is donsidered positive. 
Some degree of experience is needed to 
read correctly a temperature chart in > 
tuberculin testing. There are chances 
for error that only an experienced obser¬ 
ver is likely to detect. The rise and fall 
of the temperature in a tuberculous ani¬ 
mal presents a more or less characteristic 
curve which should be taken into account ! 
in drawing conclusions and merely to j 
state that a rise of two degrees in tem¬ 
perature after the injection of tubercu¬ 
lin indicates tuberculosis does not tell the 
whole story. M. B. D. 
Toggenl 
IIARO 
LI> E. KELLEY, - DeLancey, N. Y. 
Dogs aucl Ferrets 
FERRETS FOR SALE~ r f r ^ 
C. I). MURRAY, - R. 2, New London, Ohio 
Fprrpte fnr 8a ' 1 h 6 '' color, large or 
a ci i cio ioi oaic small; mated pairs or dozen 
lots. Choice stock. C. H. Keefer & Co . Greenwich. Ohio 
QAAA rrDDTTC FOR SALE. Fine stock. II- 
OUUU T LiyIyJLj 1 iJ lustrated catalog five 
cents. Price list free. 
C. M. SACKETT, - Dept. R, Ashland, Ohio 
For Sale Ferrets, Guinea Pigs, Rabbits, Toulouse 
GEESE AND PEKIN DUCKS. C. JEWELL, Spencer, O. 
rropryo {TAD Ofll C Booklet and pricelist free. 
rl.nnC.IO run JHLL JNO. F. MURRAY, New London, d. 
flnllio Pnno— The intelligent kind. Also Blood- 
UOIlie rups } 10Unc ] s Kelson’s, Grove City, Pa. 
Pedigreed Airedale Pups 
Price reasonable. J. Lawson, Stewartsville. N. J. 
P EDIGREED COLLIE PUPS #5. Bred females 
cheap. Altavista Farm, Darlington, Md. 
IX H IE 
sale 1 -! 0 Good Hampshire Down Ram Lambs 
II. W. ALLISON, Route No. 1, Mercer, Pa. 
sale— Registered Hampshire Ram "JH A™,® 8 ,; 
cockerels. G. Brumlage, Salisbury Mills, N.Y. 
I)filoSnA Rome—The wool mid mutton combi* 
vcldlllc ndllla nation. Also ewes. Good ones. 
Priced low. Weatlierby & Son, Trumansburo. N. Y. 
Registered Shropshires^g 
I F vou want to buy the best SHROPSHIRE 
or .SOUTHDOWN SHEEP. Send for •■book¬ 
let” and prices. NIAGARA STOCK FARM, Lewiston, N.Y. 
F OR SALE— 17 Choice voting Registered Shropshire 
Hires, Ewe lambs, Shropshire, Hampshire and Ox¬ 
ford Uains. Moderate prices. E. J. COLBERT, East Chatham, N.Y. 
CIFTEEN THOROUGHBRED REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE EWES 
> for sale. LYMAN REED, West Winfield, N. Y. 
Registered Shropshire Rams 2wl ra ami l! ewe S jamf»s 
for sale. E. E. STEVENS & SONS,'Wilson, N.Y. 
Registered Yearling Shropshire Rams 
Also Ewes. Best of breeding. Prices right. 
J. A. LEGEItWOOD, - Hall, N. Y. 
Pleasant Ridge Stock Farm ^’^Jii-'Wambonb 
Jett, Dorset, Lincoln, Cotswold and ('heviotRams and 
Ewes ever offered. Also Poland, Duroc and Essex 
sows and hoars, all ages. Priees right. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. D. H. TOWNSEND & SON. Interlaken, N. Y. 
The Old English Shepherd Dog. 
Will some reader or readers write their 
experiences with the old English shep¬ 
herd dogs as cow dogs? A year ago I 
purchased a pair of Scotch collie pups, 
paying $17 for them, including registra¬ 
tion. I bought those pups with the idea 
that they would make me a good pair of 
cow dogs. They are uow a year old, and 
have not proved to be any stock drivers. 
They are very bright and intelligent dogs. 
One of the dogs, I believe, would be a 
very good .stock dog if be would only 
bite the cows enough to make them afraid 
of him,- but as it is neither one of them 
will bite, and the stock is not afraid. 
These are kennel dogs. 
I have read that the old English shep¬ 
herd dog would attack stock at the heels, 
1 XI ORSES _ 
ShetlandPon i esiS Z 0 E “ B & 
herd in biggest Shetland Producing County in U. S. $50 to $150. 
FOR SALE AVery Fine Cob7“~ow , '. 1 Sf 
linn—weight, 945 lbs. For further particulars write to 
George A. Mclieen, Farmington Falls, Me. 
ONEREGISTERED PERChIrON STALLION 
color, grey; weight. 1,701) lbs.; age, 28 months. This 
is a fine show horse ami is fit to head a hand of good 
mares. ARDMORE FARM, P. 0. Glen Spey, Sullivan Co.. N.Y. 
100 Percheron and Belgian Stallions 
MARES ANI) HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Also SHETLAND PONIES. Free circular. 
A. W. GREEN, - MhUllefieltl, 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. 
these men feel that they have not re¬ 
ceived a square deal, and of course they 
want to know what they can do to help 
themselves in the matter. We have re¬ 
ferred most of those complaints to the 
Department of Agriculture at Albany 
and the following note from the Depart¬ 
ment is typical of others. 
This complaint is along the lines of 
several other complaints relative to barn 
scores. As you are aware, nearly all 
municipalities have score cards, and milk 
coming into tlu'ir territory must meet a 
certain score on their particular score 
card, which may or may not be the same 
as the score card used by this Depart¬ 
ment. This Department has authority to 
score barns, but the different municipali¬ 
ties are not compelled to accept our 
score. As to the test of milk we have 
arranged to have one of our inspectors 
check up the test at this plant. 
E. F. BURKE. 
Chief of Bureau of Dairy Products. 
Most of the barn scores to which our 
people object seem to have been made by 
inspectors from a town or city. Of course 
the Department can give a score of its 
own, but it cannot compel the local au¬ 
thorities to accept suc-h a score. When it 
comes to a test therefore, the Department 
will if requested send an inspector to 
test the milk and give a fair report 
which can be used as a comparison with 
the test used in paying for the milk. In 
applying to the Department for a test 
of this kind a farmer should do it quiet¬ 
ly. without publishing abroad the fact 
and would attack with vigor. I would 
like to know about these dogs from those 
who have had experience, and would tell 
how they liked them. 
EVERETT K. DUNNE. 
Delaware Co., N. Y. 
Milking Shorthorn Association. 
We have had more or less to say about 
an Association of the breeders of milk¬ 
ing Shorthorn cattle. Such an organi¬ 
zation lias been formed, and E. A. Wil¬ 
son, 313 N. R. By. Bldg., St. Paul, 
Minn., is secretary. The association has 
issued a constitution and is evidently 
ready for business. It will admit as 
foundation stock high grade Shorthorns 
under the following conditions: 
“High grade Shorthorns may be re¬ 
corded that can furnish sworn testimony 
to the following: 
“1. That the animal for which applica¬ 
tion for record has been made is descend¬ 
ed from four recorded Shorthorn sires in 
the case of a female and live in the case 
of a male, beginning with a grade Short¬ 
horn foundation. 
“2. That it is the progeny of a dam 
and sire that measure up to the require¬ 
ments called for in recording the pro¬ 
geny of animals already recorded. 
“3. Before such an animal can be re¬ 
corded, it must be favorably reported on 
by an official designated by the associa¬ 
tion, who shall report upon its individ¬ 
uality with reference to Shorthorn con¬ 
formation and color.” 
All who are interested in this breed 
or strain of Shorthorn cattle may well 
write the secretary for information. 
iS "W" 11NT X3 
pedigree Chester Whites £^£1? 
Ridgely Manor Farm, - Stone Ridge, N. Y. 
S HELDON FARM REGISTERED DUROCS 
Pigs or' both sex. Bred sows. Service bonis. 
Best of breeding. G. E. BARNES, Oxford, N.\ r . 
FOR PURE BRED TAMWORTH SWINE 
write or visit WESTVIKW STOCK FA KM, R. 
F. I>. No. 1, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 
DUR0CS~ Ni - eJ ' 1?s: 
SERENO 
$15pair: notnkin. Pod. Write 
WEEKS, De Graff, Ohio 
DUROC JERSEYS 
The Big, Deep Fellows .Yn«{ le fan e ^.! 
-Spring Boars now 
ready at $1 5 and $20, 
last. Bred sows 
pigs. Write ns. 
SHENANGO RIVER FARMS, Fredonia, l’a. 
For Sale—Duroc Jerseys and 0.1. C. Pigs-*'/j„ e 
males. All from registered sire and dam, from 2 
to 12 weeks. Stoekhurst Farm, East Meredith. N Y. 
CHESHIRE SERVICE BOARSvSSriK*. we?. 
me your wants. G. E. SMITH, Castile, N. Y. 
Thoroughbred Mule-Foots h 3 h. stuart, bmcoh.n 1 
$ 10 . 
Y. 
Kinderhook Duroc-Jersey Swine Asso. ” u |, a te d r8 
in the East for registered stock of all ages. Best of 
breeding. Free from disease. Pairs not related. 
Jas. E. van Alstyne, Sec’y, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., N. Y. 
FOR SALE 
Registered O. I. C. Hogs 
Choice April Sow Pigs. Early September pigs both 
sexes open and bred sows. All stock front a prolific 
strain bred for size, early maturity and quality. 
New York Central Demonstration Farm WEST H B " GEN - 
When you write advertisers mention The 
Rural New-Yorker and you’ll get a quick 
reply and a “square deal.” See guarantee 
editorial page. :::::: 
Branford Farms Berkshires 
Headed by the following GREAT BOARS : 
LEE PREMIERS RIVAL 
BRANFORD ARTFUL RIVAL 
LEE PREMIERS’ MASTERPIECE 
HOPEFUL LEE’S SUCCESSOR 
We are now offering bred and open sows— 
Service boars and pigs, both sexes. Buy a 
sow bred to. or a pig by Lee Premier’s Rival, 
the greatest boar we ever owned. Bred, raised 
and owned by Branford Farms. Daughtersof 
his will be bred to Branford Artful Rival, the 
boar who did such good work for A. J. Love- 
joy & Son. Satisfaction guaranteed. Specify 
your desires, and we will endeavor to meet 
them. Visitors always welcome. 
Branford Farms, Groton, Conn. 
TYWACANA BERKSHIRES 
50 CHOICE GILTS 
(Cholera Immune) 
Bred to our great Boar, 
Successor’s Longfellow 180,- 
594, first prize senior yearling 
hoar, 1914, at Forest City, 
Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin 
State Fairs. 
Write For Descriptive Circular and Prices 
TYWACANA FARMS, A. E. Wright, 
Supt. Box 68, Farmingdale, L.I..N.Y. 
Buy Your Boar Now 
Between Thanksgiving and Christmas I will be 
besieged by buyers looking for boars fit for imme¬ 
diate service. While I probably will be able to satis¬ 
fy their requirements, they will have been picked 
over considerably. Better buy now so that Mr. 
Man will feel at home and have his mind on busi¬ 
ness when the busy season comes. 
R. Y. RUCKLKY, Woodrow Farm, Broad Axe, Pa 
Springbank Berkshires 
Nothing for sale but big March and April PIGS. 
J. E. WATSON, - Marbledale, Conn 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD 
Eight young bred sows, sold by us to William Riis, 
of Buenos Aires, Argentina, farrowed seventy-one 
live pigs, their first litters: after being on shipboard 
sixty days and traveling 9,000 miles. Selected boars 
and bred sows for sale.H. C. a H. B. Hirpeinling, Dundee. N.Y. 
Rorlrckiro Pine—-Weaned; registered; 2 year boar, 
Del Kollll c I Igo gentle, sure,$25. Registered Morgan 
stallion, 1300 II). work mare; sell or exchange. Here¬ 
ford cattle; largest herd in east. Send name for 
special Oct. announcement. Marston Farm, Orton), N H. 
P UREBRED BERKSHIRE PIGS-six weeks 
old—sows. $6; bonrs, $5. Sous from last spring’s 
litters, $10. Cloverdale Farm, Charlotte, N. Y. 
Registered Berkshire Boars and Giltstri^TeTi 
blood lines. Forced to sell. Write J. I. HERETER, Gettysburg, P». 
RFRK'?HIRF^~ r The long, deep, heavy, bone type. 
DCnnoniriLO Qj-own for breeders and guaranteed as 
represented. P.ices right. A. C. HOOPER, Bozman, Md. 
CHOICE BERKSHIRE PIGS- 
vorking oxen; weight 
3,500. FRANK PERKINS, Ocean View Farm, Newburyport, Mass. 
LAKESIDE BERKSHIRES 
Free Catalogue. 
H. GRIMSIIAW, - North East, Pa. 
O-l-C-’s&CliesterWIiites 
All ages, from choice prolific stock. Registered 
pigs, $16 per pair. Send for reduced price list. 
VICTOR FARMS, . Bellvale, New York 
PRIZE WINNING CHESTER WHITES 
From the champion herd at tiie New York State 
Fair. The 1st Prize and Union Champion Boar pig 
of April 23d Farrow, Price, $30, First and 2nd 
Prize Sow pigs, out of the same litter. Price. $25 
each; and the 2nd Prize Boar, under one year. 
Price, $25. 6 other April gilts of the same Breeding 
at $20 each. Also 4 sow pigs of July 24th farrow, $8 
each. JOHN B. JOHNSON, It. 4, Rome, N. Y. 
100 Registered 
Chester White Pigs 
10 wks. to 8 mos. old: 6 
Jersey Cows 2 to 6 yrs. old: 
and 8 Lull calves 4 to 10 
mos.old. 50 Lincoln lambs. 
Write for descriptive circular and price 
EOWARO WALTER, Dept. R, "Eureka Stock Farm," West Chester, Penna. 
OLLINS'JERSEY RED 
the best 
Thrives from birth 
Grows quickly at low feed 
cost. Produces finest pork 
well distributed on small-boned 
frame. Get my booklet; it’s tree. 
m 
m 
375 lbs. in 
9 months! 
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Types and Breeds of Farm Animals, 
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