654 
Xshe RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
May 5, 1917. 
HOLSTEINS 
Purebred Registered 
HOLSTEIN 
CATTLE 
The Virginia State College and Polyteeh- 
nic Institiue liiis developed, ironi its Holstein 
herd, seven of the highest record cows in the 
state. incliKling Dione I)e Kol. holder of the 
state record for 7- andSO-days' milk and fat pro¬ 
duction. They also developed V'. P. I. Viney 
Veeman. holder of the state record for senior 
two-ye.ar-olds. 'I’he leading state colleges and 
puhlic institutions, by all tests, have found the 
Holsteins to he the best and most i>r()fltahle of 
all dairy breeds. 
Send for FREE Illustrated ‘Descriptive Booklets 
The Holstein Friesian Association of America 
F. L. Houghton, Sec'y. Box 105, Brattleboro, Vt. 
OLSTEIN BULL CALF 
Royally Bred. Reasonably Priced. 
u 
I I Combines the blood of SIK KOKNDYKE 
a PON'J’IAC AllTI.S 6 (laughters above 30 
lbs.,7 (lays; SIH VKKMAN IIINCKWKl.D, 13 
daughters above 30 lbs., and KING HKGI.S, 8 
diiughters above 30 lbs. Ills dam’s gnindsire Is 
a brother to the dam of .SJiGlS FAVNK 
JOHAISNA—The World’s Greatest Cow 
—the only ,50.1l>. one—and his dam’s dam is 
a sister of the sire of PONTIAC KOHNDYKK. 
who has 12 daughters above30 lbs. each and 39 
daughters above 40 lbs. each and two sons with 
30 daughters above 30 lbs. I n d i v i d u a 1 I y— 
very masculine — of true dairy conformation. 
Typical marking about evenly divided. A 
su)>erb animal. J’rice IS.'iO, cnitcd. All papers. 
For bulls and their pedigrees—FRKE—write 
F.C. BIGGS. TRUMANSBURG, N. Y. 
“Moheganites” 
Purebred Holstein Friesians 
Headed by Segis Pontiac Alcartra .Tohanna (1047.35) 
carrying 37^% of the same blood as the 50-lb. (3ow, 
Son of the $.50,000 hull (79602) and of the sister to 
World’.s record c w (12108.0). We refused SIO.OOO for him as 
an 8-nios. calf. His service fee SlOO to S250. U'e offer cows 
ami heifers bred to him. and bull calves sired by liim. 
MOHEGAN FARM, Box Y, PEEKSKILL, N. Y. 
C. n. Bakkr, Owner C. B. Tobias, Herd Mgr. 
I HAVE for sale a bull born Oct. 20,1916. Ho is 
a little more black than white; nicely marked, 
very well grown, and almost a perfect individual 
in every way. His sire is Korndyke Pontiac Pet, 
sire of 40 A.R.O. (laughters, and a son of the 37.68 lb. 
cow, Pontiac Pet. The dam made 21.23 lb. of butter 
and 4.57.5 Ib. of milk at 10)4 years of age. She has 
five A. R. O. dauflrhters* two with 2S.87 and 24.7 lb. and U sl»ter 
to a 26.5 lb. aenior throo-year-old heifer. This bull is eruarantrcd to 
please. Price $125 F.O.B. Sherburne. Send for pediirree and photo. 
JOHN M. HOWARD SHERBURNE, N. Y. 
East River Grade Holsteins For Sale 
1 00 I'fxtra high grade cows. Fresh and due to calve 
soon. Cows tliat are tired for milk. They fill 
tlie pail. Come and see tliem milked. 
1 2 Hog. hulls, all ages. A few Keg. cows and extra 
high heifer calves. 10 (lays old. 
JOHN B. WEBSTER 
Dept. Y Cortland, N.Y. 
Phone l4*F-5 Phone 43*F*2 McGraw 
JERSEYS 
DAIRYMENJ 
Is that great half of yonr herd, the sire, 
a half that will show thousands of 
dollars of profit? Or is lie“just a bull”? 
Run no risks. Inve.st where you know 
the breed pays and where the registry 
stands for purity of type and special, 
concentrated purpose. 
Buy a Jersey Bull 
Introduce the blood that proves ont in 
steady, jfersi.stcnt milk flow, in animals 
th’at mature early, live long, live any¬ 
where, cat most anything and produce 
most economically, the riclicst of milk. 
Read the ads of Jersey bre( 2 ders in this 
paper—write them for prices. Send for 
our free book "Story of the Jersey”, and 
plan now to build a herd you’ll be proud of. 
The American Jersey Catt’.e Club 
830 West 23rd Street - New York City. 
MERIDALE 
JERSEYS 
W E will glad¬ 
ly mail on 
request the 1917 
issue of “Meri- 
dale Jerseys,” the 
business story of a 
business herd. 
AYER & McKinney 
300 Chestnut Street 
Philadelphia, Px. 
- 
Eureka Stock Farm 
We now offer 9 Registered Jersey Heifers, 2 to 
18 mos. ohl; 3 liulls, 2 mos. iiml 2 yrs. old; 
Cows, 4 and 8 yrs. old; all of Lambert, Plying 
Fox and Noble of Oaklands breeding. Also 60 
Chester White Pigs, 10 wks. to 7 mos. old, eligi¬ 
ble to registry. Write for Circular and Prices. 
Edward Walter, Dept. R. West Chester, Pa. 
Fosterfield’s Herd Reg. Jerseys 
FOR SALE 
COWS, HKIFKKS and CA LVKS. Address 
Charles G. Foster,P.O.Box 173, Morristown. Morris Co.,N.J. 
Grade Holsteins for Sale 
nfin extra fancy, well bred and nicely markc-d cows. 
tUU A number are receiiUy fresh and olliei-x due to 
freshen soon. Tliey are heavy producers and will 
please you. 
inn Iki'ge, well bi-ed two and three yeai- old lieifevs 
lUU bred to good registered II. li'. bulls. AH sloek sold 
with a full guarantee. Special iiriee on car load lots. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON Sprinudale Farms, Cortland, N.Y. 
Phone llfi or HT6 M 
riSrefUlD Reg. Jersey Bull Calf 
from one of the best cows in New York State, one 
tliat produced 19h! pouiidshutterin seven d;iys wiieii 
afouryear-old. Cheap if taken atoiice. Callorwrite. 
Supt. C. O. Gates Estate, Glen Cove, Long Island 
Registered Jersey Bull Calves For Sale 
sir(Hl hy Torono Pogis of Hood Farm and out of 
high-producingcows. Prices n-asonable,quality con¬ 
sidered. William Berry, Valley View Farm, De Lancey. N.Y. 
Spot Farm Holsteins *slo° 
Holstein heifer.cnlves, SI'5 to 
each, in lots'of 6. 2 ear- 
of high grade Holst t in 
I SeW each. J o.u - 
griide Holstein. 
$100 each, 
registered Holstein 
cows and lieifors duo in 8c|)t- 
ember, $200 encli. 1 carload of 
I'cgistered heifers not bred. 
Kegistered bulls, $25 to $ 200 . 
JOHN C. REAGAN Tuliy, N.Y. 
A Grandson of the Famous $50,000 BULL 
King Segis Pontiac Alcarta 
No. 8. Born Fehi-uary 20, a splendid individual, 
about two-thirds white, out of a 22-lb. A. IL O. 
granddaughter of Pontiac Korndyke. His dam 
just completed this record and ought to increase 
it next year. Ten of his nearest tested dams 
average 29.5 lbs. of butter ill 7 days. Price $100. 
G. G. BURUNGAME, CAZENOVIA, N. Y. 
Holstein Bull Calves itf?.smiso?olfrS 
lb sire, A. B. O. dams. Easy p;iymeuts. Don’t use 
scrubs when choice ones like these sell so low. Send 
for pedigrees. CloverdaleFarm,Charlotte,N.Y. 
Holstein Bull Bargains & '-e'i-i^>-ed dams. 
lbs. milk. 
Sire's 
■33.28 lbs. Imtter, 717.8 
S. U. Heist, Center .Square, Fenna 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves vvHtfi^ir 
speci.al olfer. GATES HOMESTEAD FARM. Chittenanoo.N.Y. 
High Grade HOLSTEIN CALVES 
each. Ship anywhere. F. H. Wood, Cortland, N.Y. 
For Sale-1 50 Grade Jerseys 
Guernseys and Holsteins 
E. Ij. FOOTE - Hobart, New Y’ork 
GUERNSEYS 
are the 
— Most Fconomical Producers 
of butter fat ami butter. Study tlm re¬ 
sults of tne Pan American Paii-y ^st de¬ 
scribed in our beautiful free bcioklet Tlie 
Story of the Guernsey.” Write for it. 
BMERICSH GUERNSEY CAHLE CLUB. Box R. Peterboro.H. H. 
SAH 2 GUERNSEY BULLS 
Both out of .4. R. Cows. On« 11 months. One a Grandson of 
Governor of the Chene and out of a 10.000 lb. cow. Nicely 
marked: clear nose and line straight backs. Send fur 
prices. ARDMORE FARM, Glen Spey, Sullivan Co., N.Y. 
Two Fine Reg. Guernsey Bulls Sale 
NOW HHFFDFRS WAKE UP 
No. 1—ahi years old. No. 89457 
No, 8—lig years old. No. 3.5894 
Both these bulks are perfect in marking, and out of high 
_ producing cows. Now make mo an offer. 
Weblands Farms - Pond Eddy, N. Y. 
Registered Guernsey Bull Calves 
Buy the best. Farniers’ prices. 
Broad Acres, Spring-field Center, N. Y. 
SICK BEASTS 
BOOK on treatment of Horses, Cows, 
Sheep, Dogs and other animals, sent 
free. Humphreys* Homeopathic Vet¬ 
erinary Medicines, 156 William St., N. Y. 
STANDARD LIVE STOCK BOOKS 
Types and Breeds of Farm Animals, 
Plumb . 2.00 
Diseases of Animals. Mayo. 1.60 
The Rural New-Yorker. 333 ’W, 30th Bt.. N. Y. 
GUERNSEY BULLS Send for sale list. 
Edwin B. Matile - Coatesville, Pa. 
GUERNSEY 
Prices Reasonable. SUNNY BROOK FARM, Smithtown.N.Y. 
Guernsey BULL CALVES 
two to four mouths old; rich in Glenwood and other 
A. R. blood; for sale cheap. Address 
F. & H. KEIIiEK - liutler, Pa. 
AYRSHIRES 
Ayrshire Bull Calves 
beauty our motto. 
Sire's dam 15764-lhs. milk, 
719 Ihs. butter. Production and 
ARTHUR B. RYDER. Barnerville, N. Y. 
mil: 
Live Stock and Dairy 
The Hampshire Breed of Swine 
It is only in recent ,vear.s that this very 
attractive breed of swine ha.s been brought 
prominently into public notice. As we 
tr:ice b;ick tlie history of the bnuHl, we 
find that it originated in the English 
c*ouiity of the same name. (Fariner.s’ 
Bulletin. Xo. TJ. S. Depai’tment of 
Agriculture.) From this county, speci¬ 
mens of the breed were brought into oMas- 
sacliusetts. .‘iround the .vear 1S2."». Here 
they :i(t;iiiie<l some notice, under the name 
of tlie McKay hog. from the n:ime of one 
of the i>rincipal hri'eders. A few ye:irs 
l:it(T a number of individuals of this 
breed found (heir w:iy into Boone Coun¬ 
ty. Keiifnck.v. Here, iindfu- I lie n;ime of 
stunted hy being placed for a short period 
on small rations. It is particularly noted 
as being a good grazer, having the ability 
to run in rather large herds, with little 
detriment to its health. The sows are 
very prolific, and being gofxl milkers they 
usually raise a large percentage of the 
pigs that are farrowc-d. They ;ire docile 
in disposition, and .seldom become cross, 
with advancing age. Being very active 
they rarely injure their pigs, when small. 
The hoars may he usfxl to advantage for 
crossing on grade herds. Being very jiii*- 
potent. they imiiress the gowl qualities of 
the breed upon their offspring. 
The breed is well udaiited to ;iiiy s(‘c- 
tioii of the T’uit(‘(l States. We find them 
A Characteristic Specimen of the Hampshire or Thin Rind Hog. Fig. 253 
“the thin rimi hog.’’ tlu'y became very 
l»opular, on account of their being good 
Iiasture hogs, and having the ability to 
mature to a l.-irge size, at an early age. 
From Ibis six-tion they gradually spread 
into some of the muirhy States, coining 
into favor wit’.i many iirogressive breed¬ 
ers, who, while tlu’.v as yet had no u.sso- 
ciation for the recording of pedigrees, en¬ 
deavored to hre(>d to a uniformity of ty])e, 
and who succtuKled in adding many re¬ 
finements. while still maintaining the su¬ 
perior qutilities of the hrei'd. 
In the year ISO.”, a Ki'cord Association 
was foriiKsl. ;ui(l while small progress was 
made for a mimher of ymirs, the breed 
gnidually gained recognition, and at the 
present da.v it r;inks very high among the 
lard type breeds of swine. In appear¬ 
ance the TIamiishire is very attractive. 
Its most characteristic feature is the 
white belt which encircles its body iit the 
shoulders, including al.so the front legs. 
th(> rest of the body being black. This 
Ix'lt is from four to 12 inches wide, and 
makes a pleasing contrast with the laxly 
color. Ill general appo;iranee it is ratlier 
upstanding, with str:iight ilasterus, and 
rather fine hones. However, the bones 
are of such flinty hardness that it is a 
rare thing to see a broken-down or 
cnppled hog of this breed. It has a well- 
arched back, with very deep sides. While 
generally classed as belonging to the lard 
type, it makes the best of bacon. The 
head is small, as compared with the body, 
rhe jowls are light, and the snout is 
.straight and iiiediuin in length. The ears 
are rather close together, and extend for¬ 
ward, hut do not break. The ham is 
noted for being very deep and -wide, and 
the flesh has a reputation for possessing 
very high quality, running more to a 
larger percentage of lean meat, than 5s 
found in most of the breeds of this type. 
While the breed standard demands a 
mature weight in boars, of 450 pounds, 
and in sows of 400 pounds, it is not an 
nnconiinon thing to find them very much 
l;irger than thi.s. sometimes more than 
donhling the standard weight, when but 
in breeding flesh. With little crowding 
they will reach the weight of 200 pounds 
at six months of age, and pigs less than 
one year old ’will frequently reach a 
weight of 400 pounds. Look Ont Lad, 
the grand champion boar of the breed, at 
the last National Swine Show, reached a 
weight of 820 pounds when less than two 
years old. 
The Hampshire hog is noted for having 
a strong constitution, while it responds to 
liberal feeding, it is not likely to be 
in large iminbers in Northern Minnesota, 
as well as in the warmer States of Mi.s- 
sissippi and Alahttma. In Iowa l‘rof. 
Evvard, of the Iowa Experiment Station, 
Inns condnctixl some very extensive tests 
in hog fei'ding. Hiiriiig the past two 
years nearly every hog that has made the 
best feeding record was either a purebred 
or a high grade Hampshire. As the ulti¬ 
mate end of a hog is the pork barrel it is 
somewhat interesting to know that many 
proniiiHuit packt-rs have jilaced themselves 
on record as s:iying that the Hampshire 
liog Avill dress at h-ast 50c per 100 lbs, 
over any other breed. One of the rea.soiis 
for this is that the head is small as com- 
jiared to the body weight, and there is le.ss 
waste on the undesirable portions of the 
carcass. GFO. E. STARK. 
.Tackson ('ounty, Mich. 
Coming Live Stock Sales 
May 0-10—Ycrniont Breeders’ Stiles 
Co.. Kntl.-ind. Vt.. Holsteins. 
M:iy 15-17.—Steven Bros. T )I.si>ersal, 
liiverpool. N. Y.. Holsteins. 
IMay 17.—.1. 1-, Hone, ^Madison, N. .1., 
Guernseys. 
May .‘50.—F;isig-Tipton Co., riiiladel- 
phia. T’a.. Holsteins. 
May 51.-.Jnne 1 —.1. B. Sis.son's Sons, 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Holsteins. 
.Tune 7-8.—National Sales Co., Wor¬ 
cester, Mass., Holsteims. 
.Tune 8-0.—Purebred Live Stock Sales 
Co., Brattlebo.-o, Yt., Holsteins. 
•Tune 14.—New England Ayr.shire 
Club, Springfield, Ma.ss. 
August 7-8.—Purebred I.ive Stock 
Sale.s Co., Brattleboro, Yt., Holsteins. 
Oct. 2-8.—Purebred Live Stock Sales 
Co., Brattleboro, Yt., Holsteins. 
Coming Farmers' Meetings 
New York State Guernsey Breeders’ 
Association, annual meeting, IIot(4 Im¬ 
perial, New York City, May 15. 
IIolstein-Friesian Association of Amer¬ 
ica, Worcester, Mass., June t>. 
American Seed Trade Association. D(‘- 
troit, Mich., June 10 to 21. 
American Association of Nurserymen, 
forty-second annual meeting, Philadid- 
phia. Pa., .Tune 27-‘20. 
Society of American Florists and Or¬ 
namental llorticnltnri.sts, New York 
City. August 21-2.8. 
New York State Fair, Syracuse, N. Y.. 
September 10-15. 
Eastern States Exposition, Springfudd. 
Mass., Oct. 12-20. 
“I NEVER cared much to hear heaven 
too realistically and minutely described 
in the pulpit,” said a 'bishop the other 
day. “In fact, these pulpit details about 
heaven always make me think of the 
little girl who, rummaging in a drawer, 
exclaimed : ‘There ! Grandpa has goiu' td 
heaven without his spectacles I’ ”—Ar¬ 
gonaut. 
