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RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
May 31, 1919 
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Campaign for Better Stock 
The Delaware Farm Bureau News has 
started a campaign to put ‘“a purebred 
bull an every farm.” This is to be the 
slogan for this year. It is suggested that 
a standard signboard be put up in front 
of each farm with something like the fol¬ 
lowing printed on it: 
i A PUREBRED BTTLT, ON EVERY FARM t 
: MAPLEUREST FARM : 
; Herd Sire I 
I PONTIAC A AGGIE i 
; KORN DYKE i 
i;..... 
This sign is to be 8 ft. long by 2 ft. 
wide and posted on the road in front of 
the buildings on each farm which has a 
purebred bull. 
There is no question about the great 
advantages to be found in such a cam¬ 
paign, provided the bulls have a pedigree 
that means something. Just because a 
bull is pure blood it does not follow that 
the animal itself is superior. There are 
registered scrubs which are not much bet¬ 
ter than the tough-looking cattle which 
hang around straw stacks or deeoi’ate the 
barnyards. A purebred bull, to add any¬ 
thing to the value and credit of Dela¬ 
ware. must have a pedigree that is worth 
considering, and he must have a mother, 
grandmothers, sisters, aunts and cousins 
that have distinguished themselves as 
milk producers. One of the surest things 
about breeding dairy animals is that the 
daughters of a herd “will take after fath¬ 
ers’ folks,” so that in selecting a purebred 
bull his pedigree and the performance of 
his female relatives must be considered. 
This has all been worked out very well 
by the Delaware Farm Bureau. The 
agents thoroughly understand what is 
needed, and great care will be taken in 
the selection of these bulls. If such care 
is taken, the plan will prove of great 
benefit to Delaware. That State has 
never been appreciated for its possibilities 
as a dairv section. Tears ago The R. 
N.-Y. pointed out the fact that with 
Crimson clover, cow peas. Soy beans and 
Alfalfa, the Delaware dairyman had a 
great chance to provide a cheap ration 
for his cows. Crimson clover grows well 
in that country, and the mild Winters 
enable it to serve as pasture until late 
into the Fall, and also in early Spring. 
Corn also does well, and the silo gives ' 1 
fine opportunity for saving the crop. 
The housing problem in that State is 
not difficult, and. lying as Delaware does, 
between the extremes of heat and cold, 
the problem of caring for the stock and 
handling the milk is much easier than 
that which confronts either the Northern 
or the Southern dairyman. The State 
is small and compact and transportation 
is reasonable. If this plan suggested by 
the Farm Bureau can be carried out thor¬ 
oughly, within a comparatively few years 
Delaware will be noted for its cattle. If 
the farmers can agree upon one particu¬ 
lar breed, obtain the best possible blood of 
that breed, and handle their cattle co- 
operativelv. it will not be long before buy-, 
ers will be running to the State hunting 
for cows to carry away to other sections. 
This result has followed in many other 
localities, where the farmers got together, 
agreed upon a certain definite breed and 
a line of breeding, and then worked to¬ 
gether to produce the stock. There is no 
question but that this Delaware Farm 
Bureau has started an excellent thing 
in this plan. 
Feeding a Goat 
I have a goat about seven years old; 
her rations are as follows: When weath¬ 
er is pleasant, from Spring to July, she is 
out all dav on pasture, which is a good 
one. She' has 5 oz. oats each milking 
time (twice a day). When she cannot 
go to pasture on account of weather, is 
fed cornmeal and bran mash with a little 
salt, clover hay three times a day. as much 
as she will clean up without waste; about 
S qts. of raw potatoes and her oats. Same 
ration for Winter; as a variety, a few 
ears of corn and cornstalks. The quan¬ 
tity of oats is gradually reduced to 2 oz. 
each milking time during July and Au¬ 
gust, as she does not wish to clean up 
more. After August she gradually re¬ 
ceives more till she cleans up 5 oz. again 
(about October). After this date she is 
on pasture irregularly on account of 
weather conditions. She is bred in Oc¬ 
tober. When she freshened in April . lie 
gave 2 qts. of milk a day. I put her out 
to pasture as usual, gave her raw potatoes 
besides and oats at milking time, but 
there are times now that her apptite fails 
her and of course her milk flow decreases 
considerably. At present she refuses po¬ 
tatoes, will clean up a little cornmeal and 
bran, and lies down a great deal in the 
pasture, instead of nibbling. She seems 
to be well, but what can I do to tempt her 
appetite? She seldom drinks. What do 
vou think is troubling her? 
J. T. F. 
Many goats are naturally small caters, 
but am inclined to believe that your goat 
is too fat. At any rate, clover hay, corn¬ 
meal and potatoes are all fattening. It 
has been proven by some that potatoes are 
of no value as a food for cows, and by 
others that they are a benefit, so that one 
does not know what to advise. Person¬ 
ally I do not like them for any kind of 
animal, although Italians cook the skins 
with macaroni and feed hot to their goate 
with good results. Feed as much oats 
and bran (dry, no salt) twice a day as 
she will clean up in a reasonable time. 
Keep a salt brick where she can lick it 
as she requires it. When you offer her 
water, be sure that it is fresh and that 
the container is really clean, as the goat 
is most particular. While on pasture, 
and especially if turned out before the 
dew is off the grass, a goat will drink 
very little. In Winter warm her water 
to about 95 degrees and you will be sur¬ 
prised at the quantity she will drink. 
In Summer she needs no vegetables, but 
in Winter a few carrots or a soft cabbage 
every day will help to keep her in good 
health, indeed, with clover hay you will 
find that your goat will winter in good 
condition if fed about 2 qts. of carrots a 
day, in place of the grain.. She will not 
tire of these for a steady diet, as she will 
with any other vegetable. If her appetite 
does not improve after removing the po¬ 
tatoes and cornmeal from her ration, give 
her an opportunity to browse in a thicket 
for an hour or two each day. Loaves are 
the goat’s natural food, and where there 
are a variety of bushes she will probably 
find something which will stimulate her 
appetite. Unless really sick I do not be¬ 
lieve in medicine, for, if she has the 
chance, Nature will do more than a whole 
drugstore. M. G. s. 
Horse Breeding in the East 
Years ago. when the blood of Win- 
throp Morrill. Daniel Drew. Mambriuo. 
Patchen and Gen. Knox flowed freely in 
the State of Maine, it stood at the head as 
a horse breeding State in the East. Later 
came the blood of Fearnaught, Ifamble- 
tonian 10 and others, and the craze for 
speed was like an epidemic of smallpox; 
it just swept over the whole country. 
When the bubble burst the good brood 
mares, carrying the blood of the founders 
of that family of choice road horses for 
which this section was noted, were nat¬ 
urally the first to be sacrificed, because 
the only ones which would sell at any 
price. Their going left us desolate, and 
men turned to the Western chunk, not 
the best grade, for something of size and 
work qualities. The French Coach. Hack¬ 
ney and Cleveland Bay were imported, and 
breeding farms established, but these have 
not met the expectations of the founders, 
chiefly perhaps for want of proper brood 
mares. The craze for speed still clings, 
and here and there some little breeding is 
being done, but practically all of the big 
stables have gone by the board. It is 
easy to read the history of the past, for it 
tells of the sacrifice of everything to speed, 
and the total want of that continuity of 
breeding necessary for establishment of 
any fixed standard. It was a hit-or-miss 
leapfrog method of breeding, and there¬ 
fore left failure in its wake. 
All this time here and there a Per- 
cheron or Clyde stallion could be found, 
and in those sections a different story can 
be told. Here was where those female 
Western chunks did good service, and are 
doing it today. Those who held to the 
horse of size and substance for work, or 
driving, have had no cause to regret the 
policy. The trotting horse craze brought 
ruin, the road horse and work horse has 
given good profit. Unfortunately we have 
been cursed by a lot of syndicate stal¬ 
lions sold at big money, but lacking abil¬ 
ity to transmit with any degree of uni¬ 
formity. The number of yearling colts in 
the State today is so small as to be a 
negligible quantity, yet there is no branch 
of breeding certain to yield good returns 
to him who will care for mare and off¬ 
spring. 
With 800 farms in this good town there 
are today 11 yearling colts, and this is a 
fair proportion, outside of Aroostook, for 
there are in town four or more stallions 
kept for service, all but one of trotting 
blood and in popular lines. Iu Aroos¬ 
took fViore attention has been given to 
horses, and the enterprising farmers have 
brought in some of the best. Pereheron, 
Clyde and Belgian blood to be found in 
the country, yet here the supply of horses 
on the farms comes chiefly from the West. 
Not until there is an appreciation of the 
value of a good, sound, well-bred mare of 
size and substance, and these take the 
place of the chunks now relied on. can 
there be hope for a home supply. Maine 
could easily grow the horses to supply its 
needs, but we are far below today, and 
will be for some time. Not until the 
speed craze is swept away and we get 
down to a business basis and breed sys¬ 
tematically for a single purpose, the good 
farm horse, can there he expectation of 
success. * G. M. TWITCHELL. 
Maine. 
High Price Paid for a Guernsey 
The cow shown at Fig. 247, first page, 
is Nivolette 2d, 60799. recently sold by 
Harbor Ilill Farm, of New York, to Ilerd- 
lea Farms of Pennsylvania for $6,500. 
This cow was dropped January 27, 
1913. As a junior four-year-old she made 
a record of 16,046 lbs. of milk and 758.49 
11*;. of butterfat in one year. Her sire 
was Imp. Masher’s Galore 8572, and dam 
Nivolette 16718. 
BERKSH1RES ||[ V. BERKSHIRES | 
-TIME TO BUY- 
BERKSHIRES 
SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1919, at HOOD FARM, LOWELL, MASS. 
WHERE 100 HEAD will be sold at AUCTION SALE 
Pigs all ages, both sexes. You can find, at this sale, what you require in 
swine. 
The Catalogue tells the story; it is like pulling hens’ teeth for the consignors 
to spare many of the animals, as they are the Tops of Their Herds. They 
are bred right and are The Big, Good Kind. Plan to attend this big annual 
event, pork is high and going higher, now is the time to buy good ones. If 
you want to win at the Fall Fairs you can buy winners; in fact, you can 
buy at this sale hogs that will fit your purpose, as this offering has Size, 
Type, Prolificacy and easy feeding qualities. For Catalogue write to 
J. T. HOGSETT, Sales Manager 
HOOD FARM, LOWELL, MASS. 
Stone’s Berkshires 
Twenty sows bred to farrow in 
August. 
They carry pigs by our great 
English boar 
Epochal ol Stone Farm No. 255848 
We offer 20 August and Sept¬ 
ember open sows, also 10 Fall 
boars ready for service. 
We have 100 Spring pigs sired by 
Bandsome Robin 3rd No. 222512 
and 
Superior of Stone Farm 2d No. 255848 
One makes no mistake in buying 
these pigs when two months old. 
RICHARD H. STONE 
Trumansburg, N. Y. 
BERKSHIRE COUNTY 
BERKSHIRE CLUB 
50 SALE HEAD 
Old Shade Farms, Lee, Mass. 
June 12, at 12:30 P. M. 
Bred Sows, Gilts, Boars, Sow Pigs 
These animal* are the choicest of 110 entries. 
They are typy, good individuals, best of breed¬ 
ing and are from those blood line* possessing 
prolificacy and early maturity. 
You make no mistake when jou attend the 
sales of this club. 
Plan to attond the banquet at the American 
House,Pittsfield, Mas*, the night before the sale. 
BUY BERKSHIRES FROM THE 
BERKSHIRE HILLS 
For Catalogue write to 
W. H. McKee, Sec., Pittsfield, Mass. 
Hiohicood Mollie 57th, 56 pigs in 5 litters 
FUNTST0NE BERKSHIRES 
Order your Spring pigs now from large, uniform, 
healthy litters, carrying the blood of many of the 
Breed’s greatest animals. 10 sows farrowed 94 live 
pigs, raising 82. Pigs will be of shippiso age on June 1. 
FLINTSTONE FARM DALTON, MASS. 
PROLIFIC 
BERKSHIRES 
Sired by Rival Longfellow, 20th, No. 
238095, and out of our great, prolific brood 
cows. FALL PIGS, both sexes, by the same 
boar, and GILTS bred to Karha's Duke 
Longfellow 3rd, No. 267474. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. Correspondence invited. 
KARHA FARM 
GEO. L. BARKER, Parksville, 
Supt. Sullivan Co., N. V. 
f Choice Berkshires > 
We have some extra nice young 
boars, sows and gilts of Masterpiece 
and Double Champion 33rd breed¬ 
ing at prices that are right. 
Webb Farms Clinton Corners, N. Y. 
Big Type BERKSHIRES 
Next Public Sale, October 25th, 1919 
Consisting of 60 head. Thirty boars ready for 
service and 30open gilts of Spring 1919 farrow. 
No hogs are sold from this herd at private sale. 
C.H. CARTER, Whitguern Farm, West Chester, Pa. 
Anedjo Berkshires 
Are bred for size and qualify combined 
The big, mellow, easy feeding type, with neat heads, 
broad backs and E X T li A HEAVY HAMS. 
Foundation herds, service boars, brood sows and pigs. 
H. M. TERW1LLIGER, Mgr. Anedjo Farm.Webster, Mass. 
Large Berkshires 
AT HIGHWOOD: 
Our customers write our advts. Letter from 
Bancroft Winsor, Acuslmet, Mass.: “/ want 
you to know that / am extremely well pleased with 
the boar. Later on I want tnore of the same stock.' ’ 
The bulk of our business is from old customers. 
H. C. & H. B. Harpending, Box 15, Dundee, N. Y. 
Springbank Berkshires 
Sows and gill* I am offering are bred 'to Symbo- 
leer’s Superb. 254:136 and Duke’s Champion 22d. 
246254. for late March and April farrow. Three June, 
1918, Service Boars out of a Charmer’s Star Master. 
No. 165723, Sow. Send for Historic pedigrees and 
price. J, E. WATSON, Marbletfale, Conn. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE 
We have some excellent registered bred sows due 
now. We nre taking orders for pigs, 8‘JO.OO up. 
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. 
LOCUST LOUSE FAUM, G. W. Kuchler. La lirnnue.llla, N. t. 
CatRockFarm Berkshires 
We have a large numberof extra fine open and bred 
gilts, du* to farrow this spring and early summer. Boars 
ready for service and a large number of boar and sow 
pigs, 10 week* to three and four months old. All large 
stock immuned from cholera. CUT ROCK FARM, Westwood, Mot*. 
BERKSHIRES 
Spring pigs of the kind that will please you. 
Every pig guaranteed a breeder. Write for list. 
H. GRIMSHAW - - . NORTH EAST, PA- 
Registered Berkshires 
Spring Pigs—Excellent individuals 
Satisfaction guaranteed—prices reasonable 
ANDERSON & BEREK, Fishkill, N. Y. 
TARBELL FARMS BERKSHIRES 
Spring and fall pig*. Good breeding. Excellent in¬ 
dividuals Price* reasonable. Satisfaction giiRran- 
teed. TARBELL FARMS, Smithvill* Flats,New Yorti 
Large Type Berkshires 
of all ages. Select you a breeder from a fourteen- 
pig litter. Pay no cash until you get the stock. 
DAVID WIANT, Huntington Mills, Pa. 
Registered BERKSHIRES 
T’igs Both Sexes—High Quality. Reasonable Prices. 
POWELL CREEK FARMS, Mays Landing, N. J. 
Dnrl/rkirne FOR BREEDERS. 6 weeks old. Either 
DclKSnirco Be- ; SIO each. Trios not akin. 
CLOYEBDALE FA KM, Charlotte, N.Y. 
Fnr Colo lOn Picrc CHESTER WHITES 
ror oalB ItMJ rigs AND rerkshires 
Six weeks old. 86 each- ready to ship. 
ROUSE BROS., - New Albany, Pa. 
BERKSHIRE PIGS 
7-wks.-old; pure bred; sired by Symboleer. Roars anil sows. 
These pigs are sure to please and will improve your pork 
factory. SIS, either sex. llOLL TOP FARM, Cheihirc, Conn 
FEEDS AND FEEDING, by Henry and 
Morrison. Price, $2.50. The best book on 
this subject. For sale by Rural New-Yorker 
