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Live Stock Notes 
The Problem of the Pasture. 
An interesting study the past Sum¬ 
mer has been the pastures on the dairy 
farms of Northeastern Ohio, watching 
the production of feed, and its effect upon 
the milk supply. With many rains, cool 
weather, and a wonderful absence of fly 
tormentors, there has been an unusual 
growth of pasture grass, but whether it 
has actually cheapened the cost of milk 
making, and whether a dryish Summer is 
not quite as much a money-maker, is 
questioned. The problem is something 
like this. To make Summer milk wholly 
profitable the cow should graze on less 
acres of better stocked to grass pasture. 
I guarantee that with few exceptions, 
the cow pastures of this section cover 
age, because the pastures are “getting so 
poor.” Bigger silos are being built, more 
meadow land is being thrown into the 
pasture, but no more stock is being kept, 
though it may be better! What is the 
solution of the pasture problem? To 
improve them at once would involve a 
cost that suprises. But where is the 
farmer to get the labor to do all this? 
It is both scarce, high and pretty poor 
quality for the price, when it can be 
found, as a rule. This is patent. No 
amount of stock on a pasture can main¬ 
tain its fertility! It is only little scat¬ 
tered here and there. Unless much is 
brought from outside the pasture, there 
will be a steady depletion of the soil and 
that means less growth of grass, rapid in- 
Our Feeder is Coming. 
from four to six acres for every cow, and 
at that pretty poor pasture some of it 
is or was—and I think few will dispute 
that the pasture lands of this section 
have deteriorated fully one-half in the 
past 20 years—some say 15. Why is 
this? Certainly the dairies are no larger, 
fully half of them are no better than 
then, and why need more pasture? Thou¬ 
sands of acres of these pastures were 
never cultivated, or plowed even, in the 
100 years they have been cleared, and the 
grass was that natural seeding of June 
(Blue) grass that once sprang up spon¬ 
taneously. Year after year the cows and 
stock have roamed over them far too 
often from early April until late No¬ 
vember. Once with them were seen flocks 
of sheep, many young cattle and young 
horses not a few, but they have all gone 
now save the cows. In all these years 
not a thought has been given to the 
fertility of these grazing lands. It has 
been a consumption of grass, carrying 
away soil elements, droughts and the 
like; the eternal tramping of hoofs, the 
steady encroachment of insect pests of 
grass, and grubs below. Brush, briars, 
weeds, moonshine, brakes and brambles 
have obtained footing, and being better 
prepared to break down and exterminate 
their food from the now depleted soil 
than the grass roots they each year 
crowd out the grass, and occupy the land. 
The cows want only the sweeter feed, and 
avoid the brambles and tne ranner sour- 
ilavored grass, and so the once two acres 
for a cow, is now four and five, and 
what is worse, five years ago a cow in 
Summer was grass-fed only ; now she is 
fed grain and soiling crops every day 
from May to December, and as a rule 
all that is raised on two or more acres 
to winter her, and the grain still extended. 
Has not this five to seven acres to the 
cow, something to do with the high cost 
of making milk and the low price of 
dairy farms? If the pastures had been 
looked after, fertilized, kept clean of 
foul growths, the soil sweetened up now 
and then with lime, now and then a 
couple of hundred pounds of phosphate 
applied, the pastures mowed occasionally 
to prune the growth, to prevent weed 
seed, and harrowed once in a while, with 
a sprinkling of grass seed and stock kept 
oft' until May 10 or later, would not 
things look and be a little more profita¬ 
ble? 
The silo is only a substitute for pas¬ 
ture and meadow, and is fast coming to 
the front as the supply of Summer for¬ 
crease of the weed tribes, more briars, 
paint-brush and the like. What about 
the old pasture? Is there any answer 
but the plow? j. g. 
Ohio. 
The annual meeting of the New York 
State Breeders’ and Dairymen’s Associa¬ 
tion will be held in Rochester, December 
14 to 17, at Exposition Park. There will 
also be a large sale of Holstein cattle. 
The management is endeavoring to have 
a programme made up in the discussion 
of subjects of live interest to the dairy¬ 
men and breeders of the State. The sub¬ 
jects to be discussed are: “Butter Fat 
as a Basis for Fixing the Value of Com¬ 
mercial Milk,” by Prof. Van Slyke of 
the Geneva Experiment Station; “For¬ 
age Crops in New York,” by Prof. Wing 
of the College of Agriculture, at Ithaca; 
“A Year’s Experience with the Sanitary 
Milk Code,” by Dr. Williams, Deputy 
State Commissioner of Health; “Value of 
Farm Bureau in Developing Live Stock 
Industry” and “Cow Testing Associa¬ 
tions” will be discussed by men practi¬ 
cally familiar with the subject. There 
will also be round table discussions on 
horse breeding, sheep breeding and swine 
breeding; a round table discussion on 
cheese making, led by Mr. George Hoage; 
a round table on butter problems, a 
round table on market milk problems. 
There is also being planned a large ex¬ 
hibit of machinery and supplies which 
are of interest to the dairymen and 
breeders. 
Coming Live Stock Sales. 
Dispersal sale of registered Holstein 
cattle, Home Farm, Center Valley, Pa., 
Dec. 1. 
Ilerefords, W. E. Hemingway & Son, 
Steward, Ill., Dec. 3. 
Liverpool Sale and Pedigree Co., Hol- 
steins, Newark, O., Dec. 7-8. 
Shorthorns, C. A. Saunders, Manilla, 
Iowa, Dec. 14. 
Ilolsteins, Madison Square Garden, 
New York, Dec. 14. 
New York State Breeders’ and Dairy¬ 
mens’ Association, Exposition Park, 
Rochester, N. Y., sale of Ilolsteins, Dec. 
14-17. 
Holstein Sale, Madison Square Gar¬ 
den, New York, Dec. 15-10. 
Guernseys, Madison Square Garden, 
New York, Dec. 17. 
Dairymen’s Sale, Exposition Park, 
Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 17. 
Liverpool Sale and Consignment Co., 
Syracuse, N. Y., Ilolsteins, Jan. 17-18, 
1916. 
Liverpool Sale and Consignment Co., 
Earlville, N. Y., Ilolsteins, Jan. 19-20. 
Little Alfred was asked to write a 
composition on parents, and wrote this: 
“Parents are things which boys have to 
look after them. Most girls have par¬ 
ents. Parents consist of pas and mas. 
Pas talk a good deal about what they 
are going to do, but it’s mostly the mas 
that make you mind.”—Ladies’ Home 
Journal. 
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AJAX FLAKES 
T 
HIS valuable distillers’ grain contains about 
31% protein, 13% fat. It is twice as strong as 
bran. You cannot make milk economically if you 
use bran. One pound of AJAX FLAKES does the 
work of two pounds of bran, and saves $14 per ton. 
AJAX FLAKES 
Holds hundreds of official records and many world’s records. It is used and 
recommended by Cornell Agricultural College, Pennsylvania State College 
and prominent breeders, You should lay in your supply now, 
Send for Feeders ’ Hand Book with tables and feeding instructions 
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS 
CHAPIN & CO., Dept. R HAMMOND, IND. 
WJLAXTtXB AJULLTJH 
Protein *>• Mi 
«K? r * r *'“ wist 
Milch Goats for Sale 
2 large bucks, 4 milking Nannies, 4 doe kids. 
NOBLESTOJ1E, . Toms River, N.J. 
HOLSTEINS 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN 
CATTLE 
Breed a purebred Holstein bull on your 
grade herd. If you are not ready to buy pure¬ 
bred cows, do the next best thing, buy a re¬ 
gistered IIolstein-Fricsian bull. He will double 
the earnings of your herd of common cows and 
prove to be the pioneer for purebreds and 
greater profits. Let us tell you where to find 
the hull. Prosperity and Holsteins pair well. 
Investigate the big “Black-and-Whites.” 
Send for FREE Illustrated Descriptive Booklets 
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America 
F. L. Houghton Scc'y, Box 105, Brattleboro.Vt. 
Holstein Bulls 
pjNE G months old. Sire—Grandson of Friend 
lleilgerveld UeKol Butter Boy, the sire of three 
1200, and four 1000-lb. daughters. Dam—Nina May 
DeKoI, with a record of 22-U0jl bs. One 9 months old, 
out of a daughter of Pontiac AaggieKoi ndyko, with 
12-30-lb, daughters. Sire—a Grandson of Friend 
Kongo rveld OeKol Butter Boy. Handsomely colored. 
Strictly dairy conformation, Prices low. 
F. S. THOMPSON, Hudson,Ohio, Crystal Spring Stock Farm 
East River Grade Holsteins For Sale 
120 High Grade Cows. The best that can 
be found. SOME FRESH, balance due 
Oct. and Nov. Come and look them over. 
Stay and see them milked. 
10 Reg. bulls ready for use. 
10 Heifer calves, (i months old. 
20 Heifer calves, 10 days old. 
JOHN B. WEBSTER, 
Dept. Y, Cortland, N. Y. Bell Phone 14. F. 5 
BROOKSIDE 
Dairy and 
Stock Farms 
Home of Good 
Holstein-Friesian Cattle 
XOO Head 
Stockforsaloof all ages. Quality and Priceright. 
L. LAWRENCE PflUMIER, Louisville,Ohio,No.1 
Why Buy at Sales? 
When you can save expense of sellers and jobbers 
profits by buying from our herd. .Must vacate one 
farm, and offer Keg. Holstein Cows, bred heifers and 
yearlings at reduced prices. Male calves, $25 and up. 
Service bull, $75. Satisfied customers everywhere. 
1111 I UI3DQT CADM F. II. KIVl'.NlU KGII 
niLLnunol rrtnlVl munnsville,n, y. 
Will Exchange a Registered HOLSTEIN BULL CALF 
for another one. Chas. R. Traver, Rhinebeck, N. Y. 
Holsteins 
BROOKDALE FARM, 
Registered bulls from 1 
to 15 months old,$30and 
up. Write for pedigrees. 
GREENVILLE. DEL. 
flntarir. Finn Pint ia—S ept. 30,1914.Show 
unianu uun rieije Holstein; morethanhalf 
white; ready for service. Sire, 35.61 lb. bull; dam, 
royally hi ed twin heifer, 18.52 lbs. at 2 yrs., 6 mos. 
Price, 8250, and worth 20 ordinary bulls. Semi for 
pedigree. Cloverdale Farm, Charlotte, N. Y. 
SPRINGDALE FARMS ‘ s 0 th b e uy be8 gr% 
Holsteins. 300 fancy cows and heifers to select 
from. F. P. Saunders & Sou, Cortland, N.Y. 
Unlefnin ^prvinn R n 11—<4 i-ancls°iis of Pontiac Korn- 
noisiein oervice duii dyke and King s; egis (one 
to 16 mo. old.) If you are 1 ooking for the blood 
which produces world champion cows, write to 
Ira S. Jarvis, Hartwick Seminary, N. Y. Prices moderate 
RFAnY FAR Cr|)lflPF- pRICES S75 °0 toS150 °0 
ntHui run otifwiut Re?istereaHolsteiIiaild 
Jersey Bulls. Splendid individuals with great 
backing. Best blood in the land. A Iso younger bull 
calves. Write for list. HOMEWOOD FARMS, RYE, N. Y. 
Sired by 
Rex Pontiac. 
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES 
34.09, seven days, 30 days, 134.66. They are extra good 
individuals, all from A. R. O. dams. Write for pedi¬ 
grees and prices. THE YATES FA It MS, Orchard Park, N.Y. 
UfAI CTPTMQ—Males ami females for sale. 
riVJL.0 1 W. T. Snider, Newburgh, N. Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves F f or 0 ? a £;Yi F a 1 
offer. THE GATES HOMESTEAD FARM, Chittenango. N. Y. 
High Grade Holstein Heifer Calves h^nTimrm 
bred sires. F. H. WOOD, Cortland, New York 
SWINE 
Two O.I.C. Hogs 
Weigh 2806 lbs. 
Why lose profits breed-^ 
Ing and feeding scrub 
hogs ? Two of our O. I. r 
C. Hogs weigh 2806 lbs. '5* — - 
Will ship you sample pair *• 
of these famous hogs on time and ^ 
give agency to first applicant. Wo are 
originators, most extensive breeders and 
shippers of pure bred hogs in the world. 
All foreign shipments 
U. S. Govt. Inspected 
We have bred the O. I. C. Hogs for 51 
years and have never lost a hog 
with cholera or any other con¬ 
tagious disease. 
Originators of the 
Famous O. 1. C. 
Swine 1863 
Write — to-day — 
for Free Book, "The 
Hog from Birth to Sale " 
THE L. B. SILVER CO. 
566 Vickers Building, Cleveland, Ohio 
BRANFORD FARMS 
BERKSHIRES 
Headed by the following great boars: 
LEE PREMIER’S RIVAL 
BRANFORD ARTFUL RIVAL 
HOPEFUL LEE’S SUCCESSOR 
V\7’E aro now making room for 1916 spring 
v y litters, ami offer over 100 head, includ¬ 
ing tried brood sows (open) and gilts ready 
to breed for spring litters, service boars, in¬ 
cluding Hopeful Lee’s Successor, spring and 
fall pigs at surprisingly low prices. 
We will contract to breed a limited num¬ 
ber of sows to be sold, to Lee Premier’s 
liival and'Branford Artful Rival, the latter 
used in the A. J, Lovejoy herd. 
Buy a son or daughter of Lee Premier’s 
Rival, the greatest boar we over owned. 
Bred, raised and owned by Branford Farms. 
When writing, specify what you desire us 
to price you. 
Everything High-class. 
Satisfaction Guaranteed. 
Visitors Always Welcome. 
BRANFORD FARMS, GROTON, CONN. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES 
Nothing for sale but big March and April PIGS. 
J. E. AVATSON, - Marhledale, Conn. 
Woodrow Farm Sold Out 
We beg to announce that, we have nothing to offer 
for sale until after the first of the year, when wo 
will have some outstanding bred sows and gilts. 
R. Y. Uuckley, “Woodrow” Farm, Broad Axe, Pa. 
Large Berkshires at Highwood 
Regular fall offering of selected Service Boars. 
H. C. & II. B. HARPENDING, Dundee, N. Y. 
For Sale-8 EXTRA FINE PUREBRED 0.1. C. PIGS 
three months old. Also one one-year-old O. I. C. 
Boar, registered. Has all the fine points. Prices 
right. G. B. GIFFORD, Plainville, Mass. 
For Sale- Berkshire and 0.1.0. Swine 
two to twelve months of age. Good breeding, iix- 
cellent individuals. Prices reasonable. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. TARBELL FARMS, SMITHVILLE FLATS. N Y. 
RFRKSHIRFS - The l° n c. deep, heavy, bone type. 
uk.iii\uium.u Grown for breeders and guaranteed as 
represented. Prices right. A. C. HOOPER, Bozman, Md. 
nUKEBREI) BERKSHIRE PIGS-six weeks 
■ old—sows. $6; boars, $5. Sows from last spring’s 
litters, $10. Cloverdale Farm, Charlotte, N. Y. 
O I f Surinn - ages. Prices reasonable. 
V/. 1. V,. OWine J. 0. ShelmidineS Sons, Lorraine, N.Y. 
CheshireTforSak^^r^cii^ 
Address—Department of Animal Hus. 
Un 
Pigs. 
bandry, Cornell 
niversity,Ithaca, New York 
C HESTER AYHITE—Registered Sows bred for 
spring farrow. Address, Eugene T. Black. Scio, N.Y. 
pedigree Chester Whites 
Ridgely Manor Farm, . Stone Ridge, N. Y. 
FOR PURE BRED TAMW0RTH SWINE 
write or visit WE8TVIEW STOCK FARM, R. 
E. 1). No. 1, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 
Kinderhook Duroc-Jersey Swine Asso. - ^®®^ 
in the East for registered stock of all ages. Best of 
breeding. Free from disease. Pairs not related. 
C. M. PALMER, Sec’y.Treas., Valatie, N. Y. 
nilRfinS —Nice pies; $15pair: not akin. Ped. Write 
UimUliO SERENO AVEEKS, De Graff, Ohio 
