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"Uhe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
A Blast for the Ayrshire 
Opinion regarding the comparative 
merits of the Ayrshires and Ilolsteins for 
a man who wished to sell whole milk, is 
called for. A good illustration is just at 
hand. We received a letter from a ship¬ 
per of milk from one of the larger centers 
in this State asking if we would advise 
him where he might buy some Ayrshires. 
going on to say that in the locality where 
he lived every other farmer whose milk 
went to the same railroad station with 
his had trouble in that his milk did not 
come up to standard, but that while every 
other herd was Holstein his own was 
largely grade Ayrshires. We have had a 
great many letters from men owning 
Ilolsteins who wish to change to some¬ 
thing else for this same reason, and many 
others have purchased an Ayrshire bull to 
increase the butter-fat in the milk. 
This is one reason why Ayrshires are 
superior to Ilolsteins. and the other in my 
opinion is that they are much more easily 
kejit. It is a fact that if you turn ani¬ 
mals from both breeds into a lot together, 
and the feed is not luxuriant, the Hol¬ 
stein will lie down and wait for some¬ 
thing to be brought her. while the 
Ayrshire will immediately go hunting for 
something to eat, and not finding what 
she would prefer, will take what she can 
get, even browse, if no better offers. 
Statistics furnish plenty of proof that for 
the food consumed the Ayrshire gives 
quite an increased profit. For a hilly 
country, where food is scanty and must 
be searched for I will recommend the 
Ayrshire above any breed with which I 
am acquainted. c. M. win.slow. 
Trouble With Churning 
We are having great trouble with our 
butter-making of late. The cream posi¬ 
tively refuses to gather up and separate 
from* the milk. Why this trouble, and 
what is the remedy? E. K. s. 
Ohio. 
There are several suggestive reasons 
why the cream refused to gather into but¬ 
ter granules. One is that many of the 
cows, possibly all, are well along in lac¬ 
tation. and the butter globules are not 
amply supplied with the little adhesive 
element that surrounds them when the 
cows are fresher, and causes the globules 
to adhere together easily when the cream 
is agitated. Possibly they are harder and 
repel each other, rather than attract. A 
remedy in this case would be to add the 
cream of a fresh cow at the commencs- 
ment of churning. Another way is to 
feed the cows for a few days quite gen¬ 
erously on oil meal and change not the 
amounts of fats, but their composition 
slightly. Still another plan is to make 
up the churning of the ripened cream, 
and then add a part of cream of recent 
skimining, only slightly acid. Again it is 
possible that in some way the milk had 
become peopled with bacteria so great in 
numbers that the natural lactic acid bac¬ 
teria had been “buried in their trenches” 
and the enemy had consumed or neutral¬ 
ized the quality of butter fats that causes 
them to adhere to one another. The rem¬ 
edy then is to use a commercial starter in 
the cream. The last hint is to churn 
cream of at least 38 to 40 per cent, fat, 
and churn it somewhere around 50 de¬ 
grees. A last resort is the old New Eng¬ 
land plan of putting a red-hot horseshoe 
into the cream and “drive out the 
witches.” J. G. 
for themselve.s. rather than to depend on 
corn feeding. Down here we can make a 
greater variety of crops for the hogs than 
can be done in the North, and hence we 
should be able to raise them more econom¬ 
ically. The best plan is to have a series 
of fenced lots, about three in number. 
Sow one in rape in late August, and the 
others in a mixture of rape and Crimson 
clover. The rape will run the hogs well 
into Winter, and they can be taken off to 
give the clover a chance to grow. Then 
in Spring .sow an early variety of cow 
peas, like the New Era. on the lot first 
sown to rape after the land is warm in 
May. Tui'n on the clover lot next, and 
when that is eaten down turn it and sow 
peas on it. Turn on the third lot in 
clover and when that is eaten down, sow 
the early peas on that, too, and by that 
lime you can turn on the first lot and eat 
down each one in succession, and sow 
rape and clover again. Py the time the 
third lot is pastured you will be ready to 
feed corn for fattening. Hoav many sows 
you can keep can only be determined by 
experience. Begin with three or four, and 
increase as you find that you can provide 
feed for them, and you can from time to 
time increase the area of your pasture 
lots. I would always try for two litters a 
year. The Fall pigs will be very salable 
to people who want to make a fine sty 
hog, and the Spring litters will be the 
best for growing rapidly for Fall slaugh¬ 
ter. By all means use the serum to 
make the hogs immune and keep the buz¬ 
zards off the place, for they are the great¬ 
est carriers of the hog cholera. I once 
lost 75 out of 110, and traced the attack 
directlv to the buzzards. w. F. MASSEY. 
Hog Raising in Maryland 
I have a farm of 120 acres, about 85 
under cultivation and 10 in pastures, bal¬ 
ance in wood laud. I was thinking of 
changing my methods of grain farming to 
hog farming. I have for fixed stock 
about 70 chickens, four horses and eight 
head of cattle (six cows, one heifer and 
bull) ; grow about 45 to 50 bushels corn, 
30 bushels oats and 25 bushels wheat. 
How many brood sows will my place 
carry with litters of eight pigs? How 
many litters should I raise per year? 
Can hogs be made cholera-proof through 
serum? W. G. F. 
Maryland. 
For successful and economical hog 
raising you should depend more on a va¬ 
riety of crops that the hogs can gather 
The Future of the American Horse 
“There is still going to be demand for 
the carriage horse in spite of the popu¬ 
larity of the automobile,” .1. L. Buchanan, 
horse breeder of Ohio, states. “At the 
present time the horse business is at a 
standfstill. Just now no one seems to 
care whether or not he has a fine horse, 
provided his auto is up to the minute. I 
know doctors who are keeping $25 horses 
for lYinter service on the dirt roads, and 
perhaps next Spring will give these 
horses away. The auto has made the 
farmer careless about the style of horse 
he drives. I believe there will be demand 
a little later for carriage horses at a 
good figure, but this demand will not be 
sufficiently great to be an inducement to 
any number of farmers to produce* this 
class of animals. The farmer should 
produce good draft stock for which he 
will receive a good price. There will be 
positively no future for the inferior horse. 
I found inquiries responding to my ad¬ 
vertisements dropped off to practically 
none when the reduced price on a certain 
car was announced last August. I think 
this did more to hurt the light horse busi¬ 
ness this year than anything else. 
“Men who want horses are trying to 
buy cheaply. We are not interested in 
selling horses at money-losing prices, yet 
I have been watching the leading mar¬ 
kets of the country, and I notice that 
good draft stock is bringing better prices 
than last year. I believe that horses will 
bring a good price next Spring. Many 
fear that when the war is over the 
demand for horses will be entirely gone. I 
think that it will be 10 times as good as 
today. Many breeders have their stables 
filled with the view to export trade as 
soon as the war stops. This is particu¬ 
larly true of Belgian horses, as the breed 
must be largely re-established, and this is 
in less measure true relative to the 
Percheron breed in France. The impor¬ 
ters before the war will be exporters 
after the war. I believe shortly after the 
war closes the American farmer will find 
himself short of breeding stock, the lighter 
animals on which he might cross heavy 
sires will have largely disappeared owing 
to activity of European army buyers. I 
consider the American market for army 
horses will be unprofitable for the farmer. 
He cannot afford to produce horses at 
prices ranging from $125 to $175. The 
only section in which these horses may be 
produced profitably is in the West on the 
xauge.” w. J. 
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with 
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“The five cows which had the Nutriotone showed 
an increase of 30 lbs. of milk per day. After 
feeding Nutriotone three weeks and tested (for 
butter fat) one third higher than before.” 
De Witt Centre, N. Y. 
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If Nutriotone does not do what we claim for it 
when fed as directed, you don’t pay a cent. 
Tell us how many cows you keep and send for 
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Box 50 Syracuse, N. Y. 
JERSEYS 
She’s The 
Money Cow 
She makes use of every ounce 
of feed. Her milk is the richest 
of all the breeds in butter fat 
and solids. She is rugged and 
vigorous — will thrive in any 
climate. She milks steadily. 
She is beautiful and gentle. 
She’s the mortgage lifter. She’s 
the cow for the everyday farmer, 
yetshe’s the rich man’s/r»diV,too. 
And she’s the cow for the family. 
Our free book, “About Jersey 
Cattle,” proves these things. 
Send foritnow—a postal willdo 
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The American Jersey Cattle Club 
330 We*t 23rd Street • New York City 
Meridale Jerseys 
Bull Calf 
Reaay for service—a grandson of 
Interested Prince 58224 (Imp.), and 
backed by three generations of 
of Merit dams. He rep- 
blood lines followed at 
Meridale Farms for 
more than 28 years. 
Write for pedigree. 
AYER 6 McKlNNEY 
.SOO Chestnut St 
Register 
resents 
Phila., Pa. 
FAIRVIEW FARM 
Sophie*s Tormentor Jerseys 
**Production** our Watchword 
I^An P 11 r* No. 14B—BULL CALF. Dropped May 27. 1916, 
rllK NAI r Solid color (light fawn), black tongue 
^ vfll L/IaU1j and bwUch. 8he, Ltni'a 'i'orono 1066Uj the 
bull whose dam and two Ki amlanis average 14,261 lbs. 4 ox. milky 
966 11)8. 13 oz. butter. Dam Fiffgis 8f)th of Hood Karin 2.'«8727, a 
Register of Merit daughter of Pugis 9lh of Hood Kami. Kecord: 
6)193 11)8. 3 oz. milk, 410 lbs. butter as a two-year-old. 
RAYMOND L. PIKE, Manager - GENEVA, OHIO 
WE ARE OFFERING 
15 Reg. Jersey Heifers 
10 to 18 inontlis old; iilso 1 liULiE CAFF, 1 month 
old—all of Noble of Oakland and St. Ij.-inibert breed¬ 
ing. Also 50 Registered Chester AVhite Pigs,10 
weeks to4 niontlis old. AlsoSo'ws ready forbreed- 
iiiR and Roars for service. Write for circular 
.■dill prices. EDWARD WALTER. Dept. R, West Chester. Pa. 
For Sale—Four Registered Jersey Bull Calves 
Two months old out of a sire who has 19 daughters 
in the Advanced Registry. $35 each. 
GEO. L. FERRIS & SON . Atwaters, N. Y. 
Rarriotorori .loroouo Sophie Tormentor blood, the 
negisiereouerseys wond sbest. Youngl.uHs, heifers, 
calves, and a few good cows. D. J. KENEPP, MeVeylown, Penn's 
GUERNSEYS 
GUERNSEY BULLS send for sale list. 
Edwin B. Maude - Coatesville, Pa. 
GUERNSEYBULLS5‘,S‘r.'l;2(^.IS: 
Prices Reasonable. SUNNY BROOK FARM, SmithtDwn.N.Y. 
A GUERNSEY BULL 
in a grade herd in Minnesota, Increased its 
yearly production 24 03 . Let us tell you 
more about it. Address _ 
Am.Guernsey Cattle Club.BoxR,Peterboro,N.H.,l 
January 13, 1917, 
ANTI-COW KICKER 
Money refunded if not satisfactory 
k’ THE MOORE BROS. OF ALBANY 
NEW YORK 
HOLSTEINS 
SpotFarmHolsteins,*15 
A son of Pontiac Korndyke 
with .30-lb. dam and 26 of his 
daughters. % Holstein heifer 
calves tl5 each, express paid in 
lots of 5. OOhigh grade heifei-s, 
1 to 8 years old, to $75 each. 
20 registered heifers, 6 months 
to 1 year old, $100 each. Regis¬ 
tered cows, heifers and bulls, 
high grade cows. I.arge stock 
on hand—come and see them. 
JOHN C. REAGAN, Tully.N.Y. 
East River Grade Holsteins For Sale 
I 00 Extra high grade cows. Fresh and due to calve 
soon. Cow's that are bred for milk. They fill 
the pail. Come and see them milked. 
1 2 Reg. bulls, all ages. A few Reg. cows and extra 
high heifer calves, 10 days old. 
JOHN B. WEBSTER 
Dept. Y Cortland, N.Y. 
Phone 14-F-S Phone 43-F-2 McOraw 
Grade Holsteins for Sale 
onn e.xtra fancy, well bred and nicely marked cows. 
A number are recently fresh and others due to 
freshen within till days. They are heavy producers 
and will please you. Price S'75 to per head, 
1 nn large, well bred two and three year old heifers 
' bred to good registered H. F. bulls. Price S65 
toS75 per head. Two fine well bred heifer caives 
and one pure bred Holstein bull calf for tf>50. 
F. P. SAUNDERS S SON Springdale Farms, Cortland, N Y. 
IInI ^TFIN^— np, not down. Cheap hulls 
nULw I Clliv are ybe most expensive. We offer 
registered sons of a 35.61 lb. sire, A. K. O. linnis, at 
$125, easy payments. Farmers can't afford to use 
scrubs at these prices. Send for pedigrees. 
CDOVERDADE FARM, CHARLOTTE, N. V. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
special offer. GATES HOMESTEAD FARM. Cbittenango, N.Y' 
For Sale-Holstein Heifers 
sows; not bred. HARRY VAIL, Warwich, Orange Co., N.Y. 
HORSES 
140 Head of Percheron and Belgian 
Stallions at Reasonable Prices 
I handle more Percheron and Belgian stallions at 
reasonable prices than any dealer or breeder in 
Ohio. If you are in the market for a good weanling 
or coming two-year-old stallion write me. II your 
neighborhood noeda a flrst-olaas mature atalllon be 
sure to write me. If you want a good aged tried stal¬ 
lion clieap to work and breed, write me. Have a few- 
real bargains that I have taken in on deals that I can 
sell from $300.00 to 8400.00. If you have a good tried 
stallion and want to exchan^ him for a young one 
will give a reasonable deal. Buy a good weanling or 
coming two-year-old stallion and raise him up. A 
cheap way to own a good stallion. 
Information and Pimtos furnished on request. 
ALVIN O.TRACY, Marietta, Washington County,Ohio 
Headquarters for Percheron and Belgian Slallions 
al Farmers' Prices. Sale barn in town. 
Liberal terms given to responsible buyers. 
Leading Live 
v^Xllv/ Stock Dealer. 
200 Percheron and Belgian Stal¬ 
lions. Mares, Shetland Ponies and 
Holstein Cattle. Come and see the 
$20,000 Holstein BuU. King Cham¬ 
pion Rag Apple, the greatest young 
bull on earth. Prices right. Terms 
to suit responsible parties. 
A. W. GREEN 
Middlefleld, O., R. R. Station, 
East Orwell, O.. on Peniia. R. R. 
Kentucky Jacks and Saddlers 
Big boned Kentucky mammoth jacks and jennets. 
Stiddlo and Cuban gaited stallions, mares and geld¬ 
ings. Some fancy mule teams. Write us deserihing 
your wants. Cook Farms, Box 436 L, Lexington, Ky. 
S h et I a n d Po n i esi."xShil. 
herd in biggest Shetland Producing County In U. S. $50 to 0150. 
SHEEP 
For Sale-AFewShropshire Ewes 
some over four yeais. Price, $30 Each. 
Some Herkshire Gilts, due in spring, 835 each. 
A Holstein Cow, four years old. Prom the Paul 
Beets De Kol family. This cow is worth $500. The 
first check for S’^OO takes her. All of the above 
stock pure bred. Willis A. White, Geneva, N.Y. 
25 Bred EWES Wanted 
E. SCHRADER 
Good stock at re.v 
sonable price. 
Germantown, N. Y. 
Tunis Sheep 
both sexes. Write for literature and 
prices to J. N. McPherson, Scottsville, N.Y. 
Standard Fruit Books 
Successful Fruit Culture. Maynard... .$1.00 
The Nursery Book. Bailey. 1.50 
The Pruning Book, Bailey. 1.50 
American Fruit Culturist. Thomas.... 2.50 
Citrus Fruits. Hume. 2.50 
California Fruits. 'Wickson. 3.00 
Dwarf Fruit Trees. Waugh.50 
Plums and Plum Culture, Waugh. 1.60 
Fruit Ranching in British Columbia. 
Bealby . 1.60 
Farm and Garden Rule Book . 2.00 
Live Stock — Poultry 
Types and Breeds of Farm Animals. 
Plumb .$2.00 
Poultry Feeding and Management. 
Dryden .■. 1.60 
Swine in America. Coburn. 2.50 
Diseases of Animals. Mayo. 1.60 
Principles of Breeding. Davenport.2.50 
FOR SALE BY 
Rural New-Yorker, 333 W. 30th St., NewYork 
