is simply u mattor of supposed needed 
exercise, not an essential in an extra food 
supply. Cut ooi n for the silo just as it 
is commencing to glaze well. Do not let 
it wilt very much if any. j. G. 
Feed for Sheep in Summer 
There are .several special crops that 
it pays to grow for sheep to graze. Rape 
sown early will afford much food during 
the hot weather of July; sown later it 
will afford grazing during the dry time 
of Fall; sown in the standing corn at 
the time of last cultivation it will afford 
a great deal of late feed', and will usually 
last until the approach of Winter. I 
have had rape sown in corn on rich soil 
average over two feet high on the entire 
field, and be green until almost Decem¬ 
ber, although with me the ordinary sea¬ 
son is too cold in December for that. 
Oats sown on right soil, afford excel¬ 
lent grazing and are eagerly eaten by 
sheep. If clover is sown at the .same 
time it will be apt to make a stand, es¬ 
pecially if the sheep are taken off as 
soon as the clover is noticed, and given 
a start of about (10 days, when it can be 
cut for them, or grazed again with car*e. 
In fact this is really a good method of 
securing a stand of clover. 
Barley may be treated in the same way 
and is much relished by the sheep. Al¬ 
falfa is of cour.se the greatest of all for¬ 
age plants. It thrives on rich, deep soil 
full of lime; almost any soil will grow 
it if it is drained, manured and limed, 
but it will not thrive on muck land or 
where there is water close to the surface. 
On my farm it is by odds the richest 
thing that we have found, yielding the 
greatest amount of nutrients to the acre 
of any crop and costing the minimum of 
labor and cash to grow and harvest. In 
my opinion there is nothing like it for 
either Winter or Summer feeding. 
Formerly it was thought that we 
could not pasture sheep on Alfalfa, fear¬ 
ing they wmuld die of bloat, and there is 
indeed danger of this, yet the danger is 
not very serious until after frost. Last 
year my .sheep were pastured continually 
on Alfalfa all Summer, and I could not 
see any serious results. However, I have 
had some loss since pa.sturing after frost, 
but will not repeat that plan. I have 
learned that the secret of pasturing Al¬ 
falfa successfully is to turn the sheep 
on it when they are not hungry, and 
after they are once well started on it 
never take them off, especially at night. 
My reason for this is that when they 
are continually in the Alfalfa they are 
eating a little all the time, and thus 
there is not the accnmulation of so 
much succulent matter in the stomach 
and not the fermentation that causes 
bloat. 
The advantages gained by grazing Al¬ 
falfa are first there is almost no danger 
at all of communicating parasites from 
the Alfalfa plants, because the sheep eat 
the ends of the plants as high above the 
ground as they can, and this alone is a 
very great .safegu.ard, as a tiny worm 
that must be moist in order to live, and 
readily destroyed by drying, cannot crawl 
very high up from the ground, and the 
fact that sheep graze Blue grass pasture 
so very close is no doubt the reason why 
they are such ready means of communi¬ 
cating these diseases. Then there is the 
fact of the very great number of sheep 
that may be pastured per acre on the 
rape and Alfalfa. I .should say that one 
acre of Alfalfa well grown would carry 
through the .Summer about 10 ewes and 
their lambs, and they will come through 
the Summer having made great growth 
and development, far ahead of what might 
have resulted from being fed any other 
sort of forage. 
For a soiling crop there is nothing that 
equals Alfalfa, and rape too is excellent. 
It carries so much protein and makes so 
much milk in the ewes, and makes so 
much growth in the lambs, that nothing 
I have 'ever grown will equal the two. 
Red clover is next to it, and is a very 
useful crop either to feed in sheds or 
to turn the flock upon; however, there 
is the same dangers of bloating, perhaps 
in a less degree. 
It hardly seems necessary to speak of 
giving the flock at all times access to 
water, jiure and fresh. One should never 
permit himself to fall into the error of 
letting the sheep do without water, just 
simply because they can do without it 
R U R AL N E W-YO R K E R 
very well at times. ' It is perhaps true 
that they will live without it when the 
grass is fresh, and when on rape they 
will drink little water, but usually they 
will drink several times each day if they 
can get it. r. b. rushing. 
Illinois. 
Curing a Kicking Heifer 
How can I best cure a heifer, just 
fre.shened. of the habit of kicking? I 
have tried kindness, moral (and other¬ 
wise) suasion, all to no purpose. 
New York. n. u. h. 
Ruckle a wide strap or bellyband 
around the legs, just above the hocks, at 
milking time. If that does not suffice add 
a strap or rope around the body just in 
front of the udder. A. s. A. 
Grain for Pigs on Pasture 
^ Will you give me a ration for young 
pigs, of grain, to be fed dry if suitable? 
They will be on pasture of Timothy and 
Red-top, with a miming brook. This is 
to be fed to pigs three months old, for 
four or five months. I wish if possible 
to save the trouble of making a swill, and 
let thein help themselves, putting the dry 
feed under cover in some kind of a hop¬ 
per. Thei-e will be about 25 pigs. 
New Y’ork. e. yi. B. 
While your Timothy and Red-top pas¬ 
ture will save some on the grain required 
per 100 lbs. of grain, it is of such a low 
protein nature that practically the same 
grain ration should be fed as if the pigs 
were on a dry lot. A ration such a.s 
shelled corn 75 parts, middlings 10 parts, 
and tankage 15 parts is goo<l to use in 
the self-feeder. Salt should be put in 
where pigs can get at it. ir. f. J. 
Coming Live Stock Sales 
August 7-S.—I’urebred Live Stock 
Sales (’().. Brattleboro. Yt.. Ilolsteius. 
Oct. 2-.“).—Purebred Live Stock Sales 
Co., Brattleboro, Vt.. llol.steins. 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings 
American Association of Nurserymen, 
forty-second annual meeting, Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa.. June 27-29. 
Society of American Florists and Orna¬ 
mental Horticulturists, New Y'ork City, 
August 21-23. 
Solebury Farmers’ Fxhibit, Solebury 
Deer Park, Solebury, Pa., Sept. 7-8. 
New York State P’air, Syracuse, N. Y., 
September 10-15. 
Agricultural Society of Queens-Nassaii 
Counties, seventy-sixth annual exhibition, 
Mineola, N. Y., Sept. 25-29. 
Eastern States Exposition, Springfield, 
Mass., Oct. 12-20. 
“Wei.l, little miss,” said the grocer, 
what can I do for you?” ‘‘Please, sir, 
mother wants a bottle of gooil-natured 
alcohol.”—Boston Tra n scri i)t. 
SHEEP 1 
For Sale-20 Reg. Hampshire Ewes 
TUNIS RAMS CHOICE lot. strong 
1 CROSS R R E E D E R S 
The leading breed for hot house lambs. Write for 
literature and prices to J. N. McPherson, Scottsville, N. Y. 
1 .% HORSES 
For Sale-Pure-Bred, Black Percheron STALLION 
age, 6 years; sound and a good breeder. Price, right 
0 . V. REAMS, Rox 264, Eau Claire, Mich. 
SHETLAND PONIES 
Head to select from. T w e n t y-s i x 
^ f years experience. Write Dept. L, for cata- 
" logue. THE SHAOrSIDE FARMS, North Bonlon, 0. 
SWINE j 
30 Reg. CHESTER WHITE SPRING PIGS 
All ages. Can furnish pair or trios. Not akin, 
A. A. SCIIOFELL . Heuvelton, N, Y, 
DEG. CHESTER WHITES-A prolific strain, 
“ producing largo litters. May pigs for sale. 
EHILIP PRICE, West Chester, Penna. 
CHESTER WHITE O.I.C.Purebred SERVICE BOAR 
Fine specimen. MOHEGAN FARM. Box Y, Peekskill, N.Y. 
fl 1 p ’a Two months, $12, Young service 
Ua la Uaaboar.$40. HerbertHaith, Manlius.N.Y. 
POLAND CHINA PIGS 
Pod. Mule Fool Pigs 
325 PIQS SHIPPED C. 0. D. 
125 CHESTER WHITES AND MEDIUM YORKSHIRE CROSS. 6 
weeks old. $8.50. 100 BERKSHIRE AND CHESTER WHITES 
50. 100 0. 1. C. AND LARGE YORK¬ 
SHIRE CROSS, $9.00. These Pigs are from Large, 
Growthy stock. D. REEVES. Lexington. Mass. 
FOR PURE BRED TAMWORfH SWINE 
write or visit WESTVIEW STOCI5 EARM.R. 
E. D. No. I, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Made hy 
the oldest 
and greatest 
Separator 
Factory in 
America 
Experiment stations and Separator manufac¬ 
turers all admit that all separators (except Sharp¬ 
ies) lose considerable cream when turned slow or 
unevenly. Thousands of investigations have 
proved that 19 people out of 20 turn their sepa¬ 
rators loo slow. Sharpies is the only separator that: 
•^skims clean at widely varying speeds 
—gives cream of unchanging thickness—allspeeds 
•—skims your milk quicker when you turn faster 
—has just one piece in the bowl—no discs 
—has knee-low supply tank and once-a-month 
oiling 
Over a million Sharpies users in every dair 3 nng 
country of the world. Write for catalog to De¬ 
partment 12 . 
The Sharpies 
Branches: 
Separator Co. ... West Chester, Pa. 
Sharpies Milkers—used on over 300,000 cows daily 
Chicago San Francisco Toronto gioi 
GUERNSEYS 
3 
GUERNSEY PRODUCTS 
Unsnrposfled Flavor and Natural Golden Color 
Gaomsey Milk contains 6 per cent butter fat and over 14 
per cent total solids. Mature Guernsey cows averagre 
10200 pounds of milk a year* Such a combination of 
qualities is unequaled. 
Write for the *'Story ofth^ Guernsey.*' It*a FREE. 
Amer. Guernsey Cattle Clui>» Box Rt Peterboro» N.H. 
2 GUERNSEY BULLS 
FOR 
SALE 
Both out of A. R. Cows. One 11 mouths. One a Grandson of 
Governor of the Chene and out of a 10,000 lb. cow. Nicely 
marked; clear nose and fine straight backs. Send for 
prices. ARDMORE FARM, Glen Spey, Sullivan Co., N.V. 
CAD CAIC Two Pnre-bred Guernsey 8111.1,0, 
r IIIV J A Llj one-year-old. Exceptional individuals. 
" Closely related to NE PLUS ULTRA 
and MIRANDA of Mapleton 19600. Address— 
F. DEAN STONE, Dean Farm, Vernon, N.V. 
JERSEYS 
Jersey Bull For Sale-Brookwood Fancy Fox 
116132. One of the best bred bulls. Has a long 
line of Record of Metit ancestry. !> years 
old. Worth $,')0(). Make reasonable offer. 
ERWIN D. AVERY, Hox 1^4, Eldred, N. Y. 
Fosteriield’s Herd Reg. Jerseys 
FOR SALE 
CO\VSj a-iicl CALVES# Address 
Charles G. Foster,P.O.Box 173, Morristown. Morris Co.,N.J. 
Reduce the High Cosi of Living~je4y™cow*®and 
watch the “kiddles” thrive on tlie rich, creamy milk. 
JONES JERSEY FARM, Sauquoit, N. Y. 
Choice family cows a specialty. 
Registered Jersey Bull Calves For Sale 
sired by Toi ono Pogis of Hood Farm and out of 
bigh-producing cows. Prices reasonable,cmality con¬ 
sidered. William Berry, Valley View Farm, Oe Lancey, N.V. 
SWINE 
of SIZE 
and QUALITY 
BERKSHIRES 
The boar. Majestic Mammoth 229500, weight 
407 lbs. at 7 months of age, was bred and 
grown by us. When you want the best and 
want them big, write to 
C U A D-TCn WHITGUERN FARM 
. IT. U AK 1 tiK, WEST CHESTER, Pa. 
brge Berkshires at Highwood: 
Letter from F. I. Power, Arlington. N.Y.: "Theboar 
bought of you in 1911 has made a great record as a 
sire in this locality Several recent exportations 
to South America have cleaned us of sows; but we 
have some^outstanding boars for sale. 
H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING. Box 15, DUNDEE, N.Y. 
TARBELL FARMS BERKSHIRESl^,no7faie 
Berkshire pigs of both sexes. Good Breeding. Ex¬ 
cellent iiKlividuals. Prices low and satisfaction 
guaranteed. Tarbell Farms, Smithville Flats, N. V. 
33ERKSHIRESi«i?ov«a‘l 
Breeding) and quality unexcelled. Prices right. 
Write us your wants. H. GRIMSHAVV, North East, Pa. 
Springbank Berkshires 
Bred Sows and Gilts for March and April farrow. 
Open Gilts, June farrowed. 6 Service Boars. 
J. E. WATSON, Proprietor, Marbledale, Ct. 
Rorltohiroo lAfCO. typey fellows, MASTERPIECE LONG- 
DclKonilco fHLOW blood lines. Also Keg. Holstein- 
Friesiau hull calves, KING SEGIS and DE KOL 2d, BUTTER 
B0Y3dbreeding. Jno.C.Dream,Gettysburg, Pa. 
Registered Berkshires 
Open gilts and spring pigs, 
J. Li. LEE, Carmel, N.Y. 
HOLSTEINS 
Stevens’ Farm 
HOLSTEINS 
K Holstein heifer calves, $16 
each, two calves and 
bull calf for $60. 
heifer and bull 
ages. 
high producing dams 
H. STEVENS. Cortland, N. Y. 
East River Grade Holsteins For Sale 
100 Extra high grade cows. Fresh and due to calve 
soon. Cows that are bred for milk. They fill 
the pail. Come and see them milked. 
12 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-5 Phone 43-F-2 McGrow 
Spot Farm Holsteins 
$1S to $20 
K Holstein heifer calves, $16 
ito $20 each, exi)re8H paid in 
uots ot 6. 40 high grade Hol¬ 
stein heifers, being bred to 31- 
lb. bull, $60 each. 1 carload of 
registered cows, due in Sept. 
1 carload of registered heifers. 
Registered bulls, and high 
grade cows. 
JOHN C. REAGAN, Tully, N.Y. 
Grade Holsteins for Sale 
9nn fitncy, well bred and nicely marked cows. 
AUU a number are recently fresli and others due to 
freshen soon. They are heavy producers and will 
pleiiso you. 
inn 'trge, well bred two and three year old heifers 
I UU bred to good registered H. F. bulls. All stock sold 
with a full guarantee. Special price on car load lots. 
F. P. SAUNDERS & SON Springdale Farms, Cortland, N.Y. 
Phone 116 or 1176 M 
For Sale—PURE BRED HOLSTEIN BULL CALF 
Born Juno 12th, 1917. Sire’s dam has record 32-lbs. 
butter in seven days from 7()8-lbs milk. Dam an 
advanced registered cow of good individuality 
Price 9150.00 with all papers, boxing and de¬ 
livery to express station. 
H. D. SWEET, 17 Clarendon Building, Utica, N. Y. 
A Grandson of the Famous $50,000 BULL 
King' Seg'is Pontiac Alcartra 
No. 81, born May 11, 1917, is a splendid individual 
abmit evenly marked, out of a 13-lb. 2-year-old 
daugliter of .Johanna King Segis, the famous 40-lb. 
grandson of King Segis. This bull traces to King 
Segis on botli sides. 10 of his nearest tested dams 
average 29 lbs. butter in 7 days. I'lfIC'Ji $60.00. 
C. G. BURLINGAME, Cazenovla, N. Y. 
D. N. HARTT, Cazenovla, N. Y. 
Quit the Holstein Business? No. 
Just Moved. Cramped for Room 
Male calves bred way up at prices too low to print. 
Heifer calves,lieifersandcows.Nobluff-rwemustsell. 
F. H. RIVENBURGH 
Elite Stock Farm, Stockbridge, N. Y., (formerly Munnsville) 
“Moheganites” 
PUREBRED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS 
We offer ,a few well bred bull calves and heifer 
calves. Mohegan Farm, Box V, Peekskill, N.Y. 
Grade HOLSTEIN CALVES 
each. Ship anywhere. F. H. Wood, Cortland, N.Y. 
Holstein Bell Bargains & 
bs. milk. S. U. Heist, Center Square, Penua, 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves vvntlfor 
special offer. GATES HOMESTEAD FARM. Cliittenango.N.Y, 
DOGS 
Reg. Poland China Swine 
hundred. £• It O W £ £ JL, Hanover, Vlrit^liilu 
AIREDALE TERRIERS 
Puppies, and two bitclies 
in whelp. Early delivery, or no sale. Five Scotch and 
one Irish bitch. ALLSTONE, Hound Brook, N. J. 
r^RAT^ Kids from higli class 
OniOO VIUH I O Toggenburgand .Saanen 
parents. Some good Bucks. No bred or milkinc 
does to sell. SHAKPLES, Centre Square, Pa. 
"HAMPSHIRES” 
WEANLING PIGS, free circular, also 
GUERNSEY BULLS K full 6 months old 
LOCUST LAWN FARM, Bird-ln-Hand, Box R, Pa. 
HpH Fny Pimo Deal in wild animals and pet*. 
niiUrUArUpS GAUL.IMI ZOOL. COBI'AMY, Oldtowu, M81 u« 
jCHESHIRESI 
I THE NEW YORK FARMER'S HOG | 
I FOR <1AI F gilts, bred and unbred ■ 
I spring pigs, both sexes I 
I Address | 
5 Dept. Animal Husbandry | 
I Cornell University ITHACA, N. Y. ■ 
PnlliV Piin« and guinea PIGS. 
Lome rups nelson BROS., grove City, Pa. 
PprlifffPpH r.nlllp Plinn Sable & white 2 months, $5 
rBUIgieiiU UUIlie rups AliavisIsFarm, Darlinglon.Maryl»nd 
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