THE RURAL 
NEW-YORKER 
1277 
Cost of Wintering Cows. 
One of our readers in Eastern New 
York says he has plenty of feed but no 
stock, and he would like to know the 
terms upon which cattle are wintered on 
shares. What terms would be right for 
wintering last Spring calves and two- 
year-old cattle? Would it be fair to win¬ 
ter a cow that is to freshen in the Spring 
for the calf, and the use of the cow for 
next Summer? 
This subject of wintering cattle on 
shares looks to me like a very unsatis¬ 
factory proposition. I should at least 
rather be the man to take the cattle than 
the man to furnish them. It is bad 
enough to try to get young cattle pas¬ 
tured through the Summer, to say noth¬ 
ing about getting them wintered in de¬ 
cent shape. The fact of the case is that 
a really nice heifer calf this Fall will 
sell for more money than she will next 
Spring if she is poorly wintered. A 
Spring calf will not make a satisfactory 
growth through the Winter on hay and 
fodder alone. No, not even with silage. 
She must have grain. And with the high 
prices of hay and grain, a man must be 
something of an optimist to feed a calf 
properly, and expect to get his money 
back. I really don’t believe that a bunch 
of grade heifers will pay the market price 
for the hay and grain that they will eat 
while growing. They seem to be “neces¬ 
sary evils” that we must put up with to 
keep the fertility on our otherwise poor 
farms. Probably a bunch of last Spring’s 
heifer calves would not bring over $15 
per head over their present value next 
Spring, and I would not dare suggest 
that they could be wintered for that. 
“Would it be fair to winter a cow 
that is to freshen in the Spring for the 
calf and the use of the cow next Sum¬ 
mer?” 
Well, for goodness sake, what are cows 
good for anyhow? If an owner should 
give the use of his cow a year for noth¬ 
ing, what would be the use of owning 
cows at all? She would certainly be a 
year older, and consequently a year near¬ 
er her death. A good young cow is 
worth at least $75. She will not last, 
on an average, over eight years. This 
means a depreciation of $9.37 in her 
value a year. I believe that the insur¬ 
ance companies take risks against death 
by any cause on cows at 10 per cent. So 
there is $7.50 in death chances. Now 
add the interest on $75 at 5 per cent, and 
we have $20.52 per year to keep one’s in¬ 
vestment good on a $75 cow. 
I think that these figures are indis¬ 
putable, and they certainly go to show 
that it does not pay to keep poor, or 
even ordinary cows on the farms. Nor 
does it pay to raise the calf from an or¬ 
dinary cow. And most of all it does not 
pay to raise a calf sired by a scrub bull. 
J. GRANT MORSE. 
Hitching Horses Abreast. 
The easiest way I ever saw to add more 
horses to a two-horse team is as follows: 
For each additional horse take a broom 
handle 2*4 or three feet long, bore a hole 
in each end and wire on a swivel snap. 
If you find your horse crowds use a lon¬ 
ger stick. Next, for each extra horse 
make a strap with snap on each end, total 
length about eight inches. Snap this 
strap to bit with a common harness ring 
strung on it, and swinging under jaw. 
Next supply a tie strap or about eight 
feet of small rope. Now harness and 
hitch up team just as though two were 
all you were using. Bring up the other 
horses on the side of the first two, which 
will have lines as usual, and you may 
place one, two or three on either side of 
the line team. I have worked eight 
abreast with two lines for months. 
The broomsticks (we call them jockey 
sticks) should snap into the hame ring 
(breast strap ring) on line horse and the 
other end into loose ring under jaw of 
next horse, and the tie strap extends from 
same ring back to hips of same line horse, 
and tie it so the jockey horse cannot get 
ahead of line horse. Each jockey horse is 
added the same as first one; center horse 
controls outside one and should be che 
best broke. Put colt on outside and tie 
the tie strap back to wagon or machine if 
colt pulls too hard on bit, put croupers 
on line horses. Go slow until they get 
used to it; put small horse outside; keep 
whiffletrees even. I have for years used 
this hitch on gang plow, disk, etc., and as 
there are no changing lines, just add two 
straps and one stick for each horse. It is 
quick to use from three to eight horses, 
and add or remove one in five minutes, 
and the driver cannot jerk the jockey 
horse. If your horses are used to “haw” 
and “gee” they soon drive as easily as the 
two line horses. If the disk is hard on 
their necks use a four-horse neck yoke; 
splice the tongue about 8 inches. E. H. F. 
Coming Live Stock Sales. 
Northern Pennsylvania Holstein Breed¬ 
ers’ Club sale, Dalton, Pa., Nov. 3-4. 
Herefords, dispersion sale of Clare¬ 
mont Herd, Audubon. Iowa. Nov. 3-4. 
Holsteins, Ridgefield Stock Farm, 
Howells, N. Y., Nov. 4. 
Duroc swine, O. P. Cramer & Son, 
Summittville, Ind., Nov. 5. 
Herefords, North Missouri breeders, 
under management of John M. Herndon, 
Centralia, Mo., Nov. 10. 
Benninger’s 4th Consignment Sale—• 
Fair Grounds, Allentown, Pa., Nov. 10- 
n. 
Duroc swine, W. E. Smiley, Payne, O., 
Nov. 13. 
The 7th Consignment Sale, Syracuse, 
N. Y., Nov. 15-16, 1915. 
The first Earlville Holstein Sale, Earl- 
ville, N. Y„ Nov. 17-18. 
Duroc swine, Bowman & Mohler, Cov¬ 
ington, O., Nov. 19. 
Shorthorns, C. A. Saunders, Manilla, 
Iowa, Dec. 14. 
Holsteins, Madison Square Garden, 
New York, Dec. 14. 
Holstein Sale, Madison Square Gar¬ 
den, New York, Dec. 15-16. 
t Guernseys, Madison Square Garden, 
New York, Dec. 17. 
Dairymen’s Sale, Exposition Park, 
Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 17. 
Sale of hogs, cows and horses at Twin 
Tree Farm, near Blue Bell, Montgomery 
Co., Pa., October 27. 
Boston Market Review. 
Prices at this time on about all farm 
crops are very satisfactory to the grow¬ 
ers who dispose of their product in this 
market by their own agents and own 
teams or autos. 
Apples have been a little slow lately, 
but finally work off at reasonable prices. 
P>arrel stock of Gravensteins bring up to 
$5; McIntosh Reds, nearly as much; 
other good apples, from $2.50 to $4. 
Fancy box stock, $1.50 to $2; common to 
fair, 50 cents to $1; crabapples, $1.50 
per box and $4 per barrel. Pears in good 
demand at fancy prices for fancy stock, 
as for instance Bose $4 per boxAnjou, 
$2 to $3.50; Sheldon, about the same as 
Seckel, around $4. Peaches still cheap 
and sales slow at 50c. and 75c. per one- 
half bushel basket and about $1 per 
bushel. 
Potatoes still moving up, and bringing 
$1.75 per bag for Maine stock; Sweets, 
$2.50 per barrel; string beans high and 
short at $2 to $3 per box for green or 
wax, with Limas at $1.50 to $1.75 per 
box. Good cabbage, 85 cents per barrel, 
fair, 60c. to 75c. Celery, $1 to $1.25 for 
common stock, and best, like Boston mar¬ 
ket and Tascal, $1.50 to $2 per box. Cu¬ 
cumbers in fair supply and very poor de¬ 
mand, at $4 per box best and $1 and $2 
for others. Lettuce not very fancy in 
quality, but demand good at 50 cents for 
rather poor and 75c. to $1 for best. 
Radishes, 50c. to 75c. per box; eggplant, 
$1.50 per box; cauliflower, $1.50 per 
bushel box, and $2.50 per long box; 
spinach, 50c. and 60c. per box; beets, 
75 cents; carrots, 75c. and $1. 
Ripe tomatoes, $3 per box for good and 
only fair ones at $1.50 to $2.50 with 
green stock at $1 and 75 cents. Mar¬ 
row squash, $1.25 per barrel; Turban 
and Hubbard, $1.50. Onions run small 
in size and poor in quality as the rule; 
medium, mixed with small are about $1 
per box; fairly large ones, $1.25 and bet¬ 
ter per box. 
Butter in good supply, but ranges le. 
and 2c. per pound higher; 30c. to 33c. 
per pound is obtained more easily than 
28c. and 30c. was a short time ago. A 
little export business is partly responsi¬ 
ble for this. Cheese about the same, 15c. 
to 17c. per pound. Eggs of best quality 
come in more slowly and range up to 48 
cents per dozen in most cases; fair East¬ 
ern and best Western, 42c. and 44c. 
Horse market has been very dull is 
now looking a little better. Fresh, large 
horses go at $300 and $400 each; me¬ 
diums, $200 to $250 each; second hand¬ 
ers, $50 to $150. 
Brighton market again under the ban 
as one case of foot-and-mouth disease 
from the West was found a few days ago. 
Dressed beef. 14 cents per pound for 
best; others, 9e. to 13c. Best lamb, 14c. 
per pound; good, 10c. to 12c; veal. 14c. 
to 16c. Dressed hogs, 10% cents. Live 
poultry, 14 cents for hens; broilers, 16 
cents; dressed poultry, hens, 14c. to 19c. 
per pound ; broilers, 20c. to 24c.; roast¬ 
ing chickens. 20c. and 26c. ; ducks. 17c.; 
geese, 22c.; turkeys, 22c. a. e. p. 
Dipping Hens. 
In regard to dipping fowls, we dip all 
our hens, and are greatly pleased with 
the result. I use a 1 per cent, solution 
of “Liquor Cresolis Comp. U. S. P.” I 
have the dip warm, so it will penetrate 
the feathers and reach the skin quicker. 
It needs two persons to do the job well. 
One takes the fowl by the legs with one 
hand and holds its wings with the other, 
while the assistant takes the head to see 
that it doesn’t go under. While holding 
the fowl under give it a little motion 
which will help the solution to reach the 
skin. I never timed the operation, and 
couldn’t say how long it takes, but only 
a very short time. Not any longer than 
you would take to dust a fowl. When 
removing them hold them head down over 
the solution while the assistant squeezes 
out the feathers and allows it to run 
down over the neck. By taking a little 
pains you can wet the head and neck 
thoroughly to the skin, and the job is 
complete. I can dip a flock of hens just 
as easily and just as quickly as I can 
dust, and when I get through there is 
not a louse. left. There is no question 
about the dip reaching the skin if it is 
warm. 
We usually take a warm sunny day 
for this job and I never had a fowl take 
cold. We use an ordinary wash-boiler 
which seems to be about the right shape. 
I darken the henhouse when I want to 
catch hens in the daytime; it keeps them 
more quiet. e. j. hunt. 
New York. 
Given a shove, it dumps anywhere 
on the cable line and returns. Cuts 
barn help—saves manure. Track and cable 
system allows full set of switches in barn. 
Guaranteed to pass from cable to track with¬ 
out jumping. Fits any barn. Send tor free cat¬ 
alog telling all about it.. 
B DREW CARRIER 
• CO. 
148 Monroe St. 
Waterloo, Wi*. 
Combination System 
Dumps Itself 
and Returns 
New York Rop. Mr. P. C. PATCHEN. 227 East Garden Street. 
Romo, New York 
SKIM MILK POWDER 
for pigs, calvesorchickens. One pound makes 
6 liquid quarts. Low cost. 
W. A. RANDEL & CO., SE c Y <£S!’ R 
) DAIX1Y OATTUE 
Public Auction 
Thursday, Nov. 4th, 1915 
12 o’clock at farm of Owner 
55 Registered Holstein-Friesians. 35 large, 
sound, straight, well marked, young A. R. O. 
cows and two year olds; 25 due to freshen this 
winter, cows that milk 60 to 70 lbs. per day. 
normal dairy conditions; A. R. O. records of 
26 lbs. at 3 years and 19 lbs. at two years. In 
breeding world record stock. 10 Bulls 6 to 18 
months old ; good enough to head any herd. 
10 heifer calves. Sale list mailed on request. 
Entire Herd without reservation; Tuberculine 
tested. 
Chas. A. Howell, Howells, Orange Co., N. Y. 
70 mile* west of New York City, Erie R. R. 
Hereford Raffle and Berkshire Swine. Stock of 
nei CIUIU vault; all ages and both sexes for sale 
A usable Valley Farm, ivecseville, New Vork 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves F f or 0 f 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM. Chitlenanao, N. Y. 
Holstein Service Bulls KS.ffS'Si, 
up to 30 lbs. Prices moderate. Write your wants. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. H. V. BUMP, Cambridoe, N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES 
34.09, seven days, 30 days, 134.60. They are extra good 
individuals, all from A. R. O. dams. Write for pedi¬ 
grees and prices. THE YATES minis. Orchard Park, Ji, T. 
READY FOR SERVICEt prices 575 00 ,0 5150 00 
t * o , Registered Holstein and 
Jersey Bulls. Splendid individuals with great 
backing. Best blood in the land. Also younger ball 
caives. Write for list. HOMEWOOD FARMS, RYE, N. Y. 
SPRINGDALE FARMS [Hu^gr^e 
Holsteins. 300 fancy cows and heifers to select 
from. F. P. Saunders & Son, Cortland, N.Y. 
Ontario Ron Piotio - bom. Sept. 30 , 1914 .show 
UnicmUUOnrieTje Holstein; more than half 
white: ready for service. Sire. 35.61 lb. bull; dam, 
royally bred twin heifer, 18.52 lbs. at 2 yrs., 6 inns. 
Price, S250, and worth 20 ordinary bnlls. Send for 
pedigree. Cloverdale Farm, Charlotte, N. Y. 
Hnktpin Sprvipp Rllll - Grandsons of Pontiac Korn- 
nuisiein oervice dun (iyl . e and King Se gis (one 
to 16 mo. old.) If you are 1 ooking for the blood 
which prodnees world champion eows, write to 
Ira S. Jarvis, Bartwick Seminary, N. Y. Prices moderate 
East River Grade Holsteins For Sale 
120High Grade Cows. The best that can 
be found. SOME FUK8H, balance due 
Oct. and Nov. Come and look them over. 
Stay and see them milked. 
10 Keg bulls ready for use. 
10 Heifer calves, 6 months old. 
20 Heifer calves, 10 days old. 
JOHN B. WEBSTER, 
Dopl. Y, Cortland, N. Y. Bell Phone 14. F. 5 
The Book of 
Dairy Books 
It’s the book, because it’s the au¬ 
thority on the breed—the beauti¬ 
ful, ever-paying Jersey. 
This book, “About Jersey Cattle,’’goes 
way back to the beginning of the breed, 
shows how it was line bred and protected 
from mixture by law, and shows why it 
has developed into the most economic 
and most persistent-mil kingof all breeds. 
It gives tests, yields, etc., proving that 
the Jersey is the money cow~the“Giant 
of The Dairy.” 
The book is free bnt worth a lot. Send 
a postal for your copy today. 
The American Jersey Cattle Chib 
330 We*t 23rd Street, New York City 
Meridale Jerseys 
For Sate: A. very handsome hull 
with 44% the blood of Spermfield 
Ozvl —practically the same as a son. 
He is ready for service, solid in color, and 
backed by unusual assurance of quality. 
His pedigree shows three crosses to 
Spermfield Owl in four generations. 
Back of him are five generations of tested 
darns without a break ; while back of 
his sire likewise are five 
generations of tested 
dams without a break. 
For particulars address 
ayer & McKinney 
300 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
FOR SALE 
THREE REGISTERED JERSEY BULLS 
One. two and fonr Tears old. Solid color. By grand¬ 
son of “Champion Flying Fox”( Lawson's ten thous¬ 
and dollar bull). Dams are among very best cows. 
Mine is a working herd, never pampered or forced 
for big record. In our county testing association 
last year it scored the highest test as a herd and for 
individual cow. Either bull is worthy of consider¬ 
ation from the most exacting buyer. Farm in Rut¬ 
land county, Vt. 1 want to buy a good young bull. 
Correspondence solicited. Address 
J. K. P. PINE, . . Troy, N. Y. 
FOR SALE 
QUALITY 
Jersey Bull, old enough for 
service; he has 8 dams with 
yearly records averaging 10.104 lbs., 2 oz. milk 
and 617 lbs., 1 oz. estimated butter; these dams 
have 14daughters with authenticated records; 
he also has 15 sires with 251 tested daughters. 
We also offer 20 heifers and lieifer calves from 
Register of Merit sires and darns. Address, 
E. W. MOSHER, Prop., or H. E. CROUCH, Mgr. 
BRIGHTSIDE FARMS, AURORA, N. Y. 
REGISTERED JERSEYS 
We have a number of beautiful heifers of the 
choicest breeding, young bulls, ball calves and a few 
mature cows. This stock is of the finest breeding 
to be had, and we will quote a low price on the same. 
H. C. WILLIAMS, Mgr., Folly Farms, Abington, Pa. 
■JEHSE 
LARGE, RICH MILKERS AND FINE TYPE. Three herd bnlls, 
a son of Imp. Combination, Noble of Oaklands and 
a splendid fet. Lambert. Each from a great dam. 
Yearly tuberculin test. LilsterUorp Farms, High, 
laud, N. Y. (One mile from Poughkeepsie Ferry.) 
FOR PRODUCTION BREED up N0T 00WM - 
run rnuuuuuun Registered Jersey bull 
calves, only, from proiincing dams and highest type 
sues. R. f. SHANNON, 603 Reirsliaw BIiIq-. Pittsburgh. Pa. 
Fosterfields Herd S5!« T S8SWHS 
HKIFfe*R CALVES—FOR SALE. Prices very reasonable. 
CliiULES G. 1' OS'i'LR, llox 17U, Siorrigtowu, New Jersey 
THE GUERNSEY •«, po pular among 
fbe dairy-men who appreciate That Eco¬ 
nomical production, richness and fine 
flavor of products lead to larger profits. 
Try Guernseys and be satisfied. 
Guernsey Cattle Club, 
Box R Peterboro, N.H. 
LEDYARD BAY GUERNSEYS 
Do yon want a bull ? I have them. Big, strong, 
growthy fellows with plenty of bone and dairy ca¬ 
pacity. I must sell to make room. Now is your 
chance to get a hull this fall at half what they are 
worth. Write now for prices and pedigree. 
OTTO W, POST, - Ensencre, N. Y. 
FOR SALE 
Otterkill F arm Ayrshires 
15 young bnlls, all ages, and well bred, from import¬ 
ed sire Howies Predominant, imjiorted 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. 
AYRSHIRES 
75 head recorded. 
None reserved. A 
car load to freshen this fall. A few bull 
calves. Foundation herds a specialty. 
HILLSIDE FARM, 6 ° u ™»«. 
