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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
Ship to us this season 
and buy a fine gun 
with the extra profits 
you get for your 
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IPr$lits buy a GuiU 
RAW FURS 
_ Oar premise to pay shippers the high 
prices of the market pays you in extra profits 
and us in permanent shippers. Ship todayV 
and be convinced ! We pay all express and 
postal charges. 
Quotations on request, 
SUUDMEsBlDM’y 
CHAS* S« PORTER president and 
123 West 27th St., New Yofk 
WAR IS OVER 
I Peace brings big Pur oi tiers from Kurope. We - 
must !i;ive Skunk, Muskrat iinti Mink at once to 
fill tremeudous demand. Unlieard of prices for 
Immediate sliiimieiits. 
GET BIG PEACE PROFITS 
by sltipping to a big fur bouse in tlie world's 
biggest market. No deductions, no commis¬ 
sions, no quibbling. Just big, quick returns for 
quick shi|)ments. 
Send today for price list D 
Send for our price list today. 
Let ns prove to you that we pay 
HIGHESrPRlCES. We pay exactly 
W what we quote and know you will be 
'pleased with our LIBERAL GRADING. 
WULFSOHN 
I A house you can depend upon. 
[We make no deductions of any kind, give 
I every shipment individual consideration 
regardless of how small or large. On 
, account of our unusual outlet for 
furs, we can actually pay you 
k more money. Write for price list. 
Im Wulfsohn&Co. 
205 West 27th Street 
New York City 
SKUNK 
We pay blgliest cash price fo, 
all staple furs—Skunk, Mink. 
Muskrat, Raccoon, Red Fox- 
Fancy furs a 8i)ecialty, includ, 
Ing Silver and Cios.s Fox. 
Fislier, Marten, etc. Est. 1870. 
Our continued lu'ompt returns and lil.eral policy are 
now bringing us shipments from all North America, 
Alaska to Mexico. Send for free Price List. Address 
M. J. JEWETT & SONS, REDWOOD, N. Y. Dept. 29 
Sabo Sure Catch Trap 
for fox, coon, skunk, possum, ground 
hog, rabbit, ctc^ place in anitnal's 
burrow. S()LD DIRKCT at factory 
prices. Write for Booklet. Agents 
wanted. Siibo Trap Mfjr. Co. 
3116 W. 25(h Street CLEVELAND, OHIO 
Practical | 
Live Stock Books i 
FOR SALE 
BY RURAL NEW-YORKER 
FEEDS AND FEEDING-Hcnry . $2.50 
MANUAL OF MILK PRODUCTS- 
Slocking .. 2.00 
DISEASES OF ANIMALS-Mayo . 1.75 
PRODUCTIVE SWINE HUSBANDRY 
Day ....... 
BREEDING OF FARM ANIMALS— 
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guarantees you more money as the 
market goes up; no less if the mar¬ 
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GET MORE MONEY FOR 
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GET liberal grading. Get prompt remittance. 
Trappers all over the North American conti¬ 
nent have leamed to depend upon Prouty. It 
IS to yoMr interest to know us. When you can 
lx sure of absolutely highest cash prices, why 
delay? 
“GRANDAD SHIPPED TO PROUTY** 
The Oldest Fur House in New York 
Tbe Fur Market of the World 
Buyers are in New York now, ready to do their 
buying. Good furs were never more in demand 
and Prouty’s will continue this year as always 
to guarantee the highest prices for your furs. 
We are the oldest fur house in New York, es- 
tebnshed nearly half a century ago, backed 
by ample capital and tremendous resources. 
Jnto our status. Ask your bank about us. 
Talk to the fellows who are sending us their 
shipments regularly. Then send us your next 
shipment and be convinced. 
Let us Keep you Posted on Prices 
Get on our mailing list free. Write for latest 
Tmce list. Send for a supply of shipping tags, 
and then USE THEM! 
J. L. PROUTY’S SONS, INC., 
Dealers in Raw Furs, Ginseng Roots, and 
Golden Seal, etc. 
412 WEST BROADWAY. 
NEW YORK CITY 
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Ship YOURS to 
HERSKOVITS 
'* The House that 
Sets the Pace ” 
and be absolutely cer. 
tain of highest price!, 
A few things we do— 
Pay transportation 
charges. 
Deduct no commission. 
Make immediate re. 
turns. 
Hold furs separate on 
request. (Large Ice 
lant in our own 16-story 
uilding.) 
Write for price List M 
Albert Herskovits & Son, 
44-50 W. 28thSt. 
New York 
GET THE MOST MONEY 
FOR YOUR 
RAW FURS 
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Additional on all shpiments ovor $50. I 
need all your furs to Oil waiting orders and 
will pay the highest prices to get them. 
Coon, skunk; fox, oppossum; mink; musk- 
Q rat; wolf and al! others. Send shipments at 
once. Check sent same day shipm't arrives. 
B F IVI r* n R 1\J 266 SEVENTH AVE.. 
Ei new YORK/ N. Y. 
HIGHEST PRICESRa^FurS 
Paid for all kinds of ^ 
I need large quantities of all 
kinds of furs, and it will nay 
you to get my price list. 
I especially solicit fni-s fi-oin 
all nortliern and central 
sections. Write for my price 
list and shippiniir taas today to 
O. L. SLENKER 
P.O.Box M-2, East Liberty, O. 
&:C 0 . « RAW FURS 
'< HANDSOME SOUVENIR GIVEN ON RECEIPT OF FIRST SHIPMENT 
GET VOURS EARLY. WRITE FOR OUR PRICE LIST P 
154-56 W. 27TH ST., 
He’s the man who helped make New York the world's Premier Fur Market—leader of liberal assortments— Of high 
prices — instant settle- Mr. Pfaelzer will help you buy Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps by being un- 
ments—the square deal. usually liberal for quick shipments. He needs your furs. No shipment too small. 
None too large. His money awaits your Pelts. Send for Price List and ship to 
M. F. Pfaelzer & Co. Members _ Raw Fur_ Merchants* Ass*n 
115-119 WEST 29TH STREET (Desk 17), NEW YORK 
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mE MONEY for raw 
On^ anS&B shipper alw^s an S&B shipper because the 
S&B poli^z-duarantees highest prices, liberal assortments, 
mmediate .returns. Send to-day for price list and ship to 
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Feed for Breeding and Fattening Hogs 
(Continued from page 1388) 
meal, 100 lbs.; digester tankage, 10 lbs. 
If hominy meal is considerably undersell¬ 
ing corn it can replace this grain in the 
ration, and if tankage is not available use 
15 lbs. of peanut meal or 15 lbs. of oil- 
meal with the corn or hominy. Again, 
oats when finely ground, can he fed as a 
protein carrier, although usually they are 
very expensive. A good mixture would 
be: Corn, 75 lbs.; oatmeal, 20 lbs., and 
tankage or oilmeal, 5 lbs. In addition, 
clover or Alfalfa hay should be supplied 
if available; _ furthermore, skim-milk or 
buttermilk with corn or 'hominy will re¬ 
place the oilmeal or tankage. A 1.50-lb. 
pig ought to gain the next 100 lbs. in 
about .50 days. I would give the pigs all 
they would clean up with relish twice 
daily. 
Buying Foundation Stock 
I wish to invest .$1,000 in purebred 
Holstein cattle.^ This is to be foundation 
of my herd. Would you buy one cow of 
this value, or would you buy two cows, or 
purebred calves for the amount, and take 
chances of getting stock suitable for a 
foundation herd? w. b. e. 
Pennsylvania. 
Without previous experience in either 
.selection or management of cattle, I would 
.surely not invest .$1,000 in any one ani¬ 
mal, nor in any two animals. Neither 
would I buy a group of young stock unless 
I was assured of their identity, and of the 
further fact that their parents were wor¬ 
thy as individuals and elficient as pro¬ 
ducers. If you should got say, 10 heifers 
at .$100 each, and half of them would go 
down with the te.st or prove low pro¬ 
ducers at the pail, the herd would be 
rather expensively acquired. 
I would go to some re.sponsible breeder, 
tell him that I wanted three choice cows 
coming on with their second calves, heif¬ 
ers that had proved their worth at the 
pail with their first calves, and that were 
traceable to well-bred parents noted for 
persistent production and regular in their 
reproduction functions. In this way one 
is quite sure to get started in a way that 
will encourage his initial efforts. Con.sult 
the most successful stockman in your dis¬ 
trict and follow his best judgment when 
it comes to choosing blood lines and type. 
Milking Shorthorns 
How do milking Shorthorns eompai-e 
with the Holstein cows as to capacity to 
milk, quality, maturity and food con¬ 
sumed? K. c. c. 
New York. 
The milking Shorthorn will not yield 
as much milk as the Holstein, but she 
will rank above the black and white in 
percentage of butter fat. It is imcom- 
mon to find a full herd of Holsteins that 
will average 3.5 i)er cent, and more of the 
milking Shorthorns test above 4 per cent 
than go under this figure. One is a breed 
exclusively dairy; the other useful for 
both meat and milk. As for capacity, 
i. e., ability to consume and digest food, 
there is little, if any, difference. Mature 
Shorthorns often weigh 1.800 Ihs., as 
against 1.400 lbs. for Holsteins, while 
both breeds come into maturity at about 
the same age. As to food consumption, 
both types are good feeders and grazers. 
Holstein Cattle 
Can you tell me what the leading strain 
of Holstein cattle is today? MTiat I Avant 
is high-testing milker.s, registered stock. 
Maine. c. o. b. 
It would be both misleading and unjust 
to designate auy oue strain or blood line 
as the “leading” strain of Holstein cattle. 
Opinions differ, and rightly so, as to tbe 
most popular lines of breeding, and it is 
not within the sphere of this paper to 
boost any one family of Holsteins, or even 
to attempt to designate individual breed¬ 
ers as especially entitled to patronage. 
The advertising columns .should he relied 
upon to suggest responsible Iireeders hav¬ 
ing purebred stock for siile. Holsteins are 
not considered “high testers.” The bulk 
of milk from black and whites will test 
about 3 per cent butter fat; many cows 
go below this figure, while a few will run 
higher. The Holsteins are noted for qiiau- 
tity production rather than quality of the 
product, and if C. O. B. is desirous of 
installing really high testers let him turn 
to either the Guernseys or the .Jersey 
breed. The secretary of the Holstein- 
Friesian Association at Brattleboro, Vt., 
will gladly send a list of breeders having 
animals listed for sale and other informa¬ 
tion of special interest to beginners. This 
extension service is rendered gladly and 
without cost to the breeders. 
Identifying Purebred Cattle 
December 14, IhlS 
Guernsey Cattle Club requires that 
sketches be made withiu 30 day.s of birth 
and th.'it these sketches identifying color 
markings be filed with the ciub. The 
Ilolstein, as well as the Ayrshire associa¬ 
tions, are equally as insistent. With the 
Jerseys there are more opportunities for 
substitution, as the animals are often 
solid color, with only tongue and switch 
colors tabulated. Oue should deal only 
with responsible men and then he verv 
careful to go over the sketches on the ped¬ 
igrees aud make sure that the identity is 
absolute. Of course, where the wrong 
anmal has been recorded there is nothing 
that can be done to safeguard the pur¬ 
chaser. The breecTer can he crooked and 
got away with his goods,* yet with so many 
checks on breeding records, transfers and 
births, a relatively few will stoop to such 
a dishonest practice. The practice of 
tattooing the ears is growing in favor, 
and should be eucouraged. since it is per¬ 
manent and always easy of access for rec¬ 
ord purposes. After all. it is hard to get 
away from the crook who attempts to de¬ 
ceive, and who is willing to execute a 
false record for certification. 
Huplicate sketches may be obtained 
from any of the registry a.ssociations. and 
should be used very carefully as “checks” 
upon cattle handled by the circuit rider 
or the un.scrupulous dealer. Ear tags are 
ill suited for use, since they loosen out 
and aften become corroded to such a de¬ 
gree as to make identity impos.sible. First 
look up the man’s .standing, then one can 
take it for granted that his barn record .5 
are of the same general make-up. A few 
crooks always flourish in practicing their 
deceits and in peddling them. 
Pumpkins for Swine 
I have quite a good many pumpkins and 
would like to feed to my pigs. What is 
the host way, cook them or feed raw, cut 
up? The pigs are about three months 
old, and am going to fatten tliem. Would 
you advise feeding grain with the pump¬ 
kins? If so, what kind and how much? 
New York. n. l. ii. 
Pumpkins are not well suited for feed- 
pigs 12 week.s old. If fed raw they 
are bulky and low in feeding value, and 
contain as much as 90 per cent water. If 
cooked the_ moisture content is less, and 
if mixed with some grain (corn aud tank¬ 
age), the ration would he more nourish¬ 
ing. I would suggest the following com¬ 
bination: Stewed pumpkin pulp. 50 lbs.; 
cornmeal, 25 lbs.; digester tankage, 2 lbs. 
Mix and feed in such quantities as the 
pigs will clean up Avith relish. The meal 
should be mixed with the tankage and 
then stirred into the pulp. 
Mixing Feeds 
On page 1078, under the lieadiiur 
“Feeding a Brood Sow,” you said a good 
ration would be a mixture of coriimefil. 
G parts,^ red dog, 3 parts, tankage, one 
part. You do not say if it is parts by 
weight or by measure. Which is it? I 
have always noticed in all formulas given 
out either by farm papers or even Govern¬ 
ment bulletins, the measurements are iiev- 
ei*. or very seldom, given as per weight or 
measure. The reader is left to guess, and. 
with feed like bran and taukage, there is 
a difference if the quantities are by weight 
or measurement. g. L. 
New Jersey. 
The ration referred to as appearing on 
page 1078, intended for feeding a brood 
sow, Avas given in pounds, as are all feed 
mixtures in this department. The ration 
was: Cornmeal, six parts; red dog flour, 
three parts; tankage, one part. If given 
in this manner tbe feeds can he mixed 
and the correct quantities fed as may he 
he suggested by the aniraal’.s appetite.' If 
a mixture is giA'en iu .straight pounds 
many are apt to take this as a daily ra¬ 
tion, rather than as a suitable mixture. 
Ration for Breeding Ewes 
Will you give me a balanced ration of 
grain for ewes raising hot-house lambs? 
Our fodder consists of corn silage and 
clover hay. g. c. e. 
Ncav York. 
A flock of CAves producing hot-house 
lambs should be well fed in oi'der that the 
lambs may be supplied generously Avith 
nur.se milk. If silage is fed it should be 
mixed Avith the hay, aud not more than 
tAvo pounds fed per eAA-e per day. Eqiiiil 
parts of silage and clover hay make a 
useful mixture and should he supplement¬ 
ed with a grain ration mixed as folloAvs : 
Whole oats, 40 lbs.; Avbeat bran, 20 lbs.; 
cracked or shelled corn, 30 lbs., and oil¬ 
meal, 10 lbs. A 300-lb. ewe should be fed 
from one to 1% lbs. of this grain per day 
in addition to the silage and clover hay. 
Some clover hay may be fed in addition to 
that mixed with the silage. 
How can I tell whether the cows that 
are being sold to me are purebred and 
registered, or if papers shoAving the coavs 
are registered are given with the sale, 
hoAV can I tell that those are the cows 
and not inferior ones substituted in their 
place? r. M. 
Connecticut. 
It is not uncommon for the “papers not 
to fit the cow,” as readers of this paper 
well know who may recall the famous 
Dawley controversy. The registry asso¬ 
ciations require sketches where color 
markings are discernible, but A\'ith solid- 
colored animals one has to rely upon the 
integrity of the breeder. The American 
“When did Moses live?” asked the 
teacher. The class was silent, so the 
teacher said: “Open your bo6ks and read 
the page about Moses. What does it say 
there?” After a pause a boy replied, “It 
says Moses, 4000 B. C.” “Then why didn’t 
you knoAv when Moses lived?” demanded 
the teacher. “Well, sir,” said the boy, “I 
thought that was his telephone number.” 
—Melhourne Leader. 
Caller: “How is your ueAv office boy 
getting along these days?” Business Man : 
“Oh, fine; he’s got things so mixed up 
noAv that I couldn’t do Avithout him.”— 
London Tid-Bits. 
