1164 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 2, 1919 
Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F» C. Minkier 
Why I Choose Poland Chinas 
• I bought a registered Poland China 
boar oig to grow up to head my herd of 
grade sows, and to be used to a certain 
extent by my neighbors. I put him in a 
pen with quite a run, and fed him ekim- 
milk and a little shorts. I did not feed 
him as I would have fed pork hogs, as I 
wanted him for a breeder, and guarded 
against getting him too fat. However, 
this was to a certain extent foolish, as I 
had no corn or fattening foods. I fed to 
build bone and muscle. I weighed him 
regularly; in a period of 50 days he 
gained exactly 98 lbs. For the next 12S 
days he made an average daily gain of 
1.59 lbs. per day. During this time he 
was fed skim-milk, middlings and oats. 
He weighed 450 lbs. at one year to a day, 
and was not fat by more than 100 lbs. 
When I saw the way he gained on a 
great deal less feed than our pork hogs 
were getting I decided to buy some pure¬ 
bred sows. My herd now contains six 
head, and I am increasing it as fast as 
accommodations warrant. There are 
daughters of grand champions and grand¬ 
daughters of a world’s champion repre¬ 
sented. My Spring pigs will weigh 110 
lbs. at four months. 
Poland Chinas are rapidly coming into 
favor in this section. The natural adapt¬ 
ability of our land to clover and Alfalfa, 
and the fact that we are in the corn belt, 
are just reasons why Delaware, and es¬ 
pecially Kent County, should figure in 
Eastern production of pork in the near 
future. There is some milk produced 
here, but where pastures are better and 
more plentiful it can be produced to bet¬ 
ter advantage to the farmer. What I 
want to see is a world’s champion Poland 
China come out of the “down East.’’ Co¬ 
operation, breeding, weeding and feeding 
will bring champions, whether they be of 
the world or of the State. j. E. way. 
Kent Co., Del. 
Preventing Hogs from Rooting 
Will you advise me of some hog ring 
that will “stay put”? Want one particu¬ 
larly for large swine. We shall turn our 
hogs out to pasture soon and want to take 
no chances on their rooting; also want to 
ring our Spring pigs. We feed our hogs 
charcoal, wood ashes, sulphur and salt, 
but they will root. Possibly you can ad¬ 
vise how to prevent rooting. 1 hate to 
I’ing them. A. V. K. 
New York. 
It is hard to make rings that will stay 
in noses of pigs for any length of time. 
While there are many patent devices, we 
have always secured the best results from 
the use of the ordinary double Y-shaped 
copper ring that can be purchased at any 
hardware store. These come in two sizes, 
known to the trade as the large size and 
the small size, and it is our practice to 
use two rings in each nose. For hogs 
that are persistent rooters we have found 
the practice of cutting out a little V- 
shaped portion of the flesh in the nose 
with a special cutting device the most 
efficacious. This operation creates a 
wound that is very slow in healing, and 
I doubt whether it is any more painful 
than the insertion of the ring. In a 
number of cases when ringing old sows we 
have taken a small sized wire and twist¬ 
ed this into the nose, and found that it 
often lasted two years. Of course it 
takes longer to perform this operation, 
but it is necessary sometimes. 
You will find that the practice of keep¬ 
ing before the hogs at all times a mineral 
mixture consisting of equal parts of 
ground charcoal, salt, bonemeal, ground 
limestone and acid phosphate will prove 
efficacious in preventing rooting. We feed 
this mixture in hoppers, the main point 
being to keep it dry, so that it will not 
corrode, run and harden. We do not mix 
very large amounts of this combination at 
one time, but aim to keep it before the 
hogs at all times, and they will consume 
a surprisingly large amount of the ma¬ 
terial. As for the specific make of hog 
rings I would suggest the Dana, which 
comes in two sizes and can be secured at 
any hardware store. One other sugges¬ 
tion will be helpful in controlling the root¬ 
ing habit. It is important to turn pigs 
out on forage crops at the outset when 
the ground is dry, and they should not 
be permitted to remain in this lot fol¬ 
lowing the first rain. By putting them 
in a dry lot and giving them an abundance 
of the mineral mixture, and turning them 
out the next morning after the area is dry, 
you will find this partially prevents root¬ 
ing. 
Pig Feeding Questions 
I have 10 pigs about eight weeks old; 
have put rings in their noses and have 
about 1% acres of pasture divided into 
three sections by wire fences; this pas¬ 
ture is Sweet clover, Alfalfa and other 
mixed grasses in a young cherry orchard. 
The trees are large enough to make quite 
good shade. I intend to run them in each 
section about a month ; then I have an 
acre of field corn witli Soy beans in the 
hills to finish them off on. Will it pay 
me to buy a self-feeder, and what grains 
should I have in it? Corn is $2.10 per 
lui ; middlings, 82 90 per 100 lbs.; I can¬ 
not get tankage. I am buying semi-solid 
buttermilk which costs about 4 or 5c per 
gallon when reduced. Do you think I 
can get a new dollar for an old one? 
Massachusetts. 11 . o. p. 
Your 10 pigs ought to harvest consider¬ 
able forage from the 1*4 acres of Alfalfa, 
Sweet clover and mixed grasses that are 
available. As the pigs are late and will 
not reach a weight of 200 lbs. by Decem¬ 
ber 1 unless they have access to prac¬ 
tically all the grain that they will con¬ 
sume with relish, there would be many 
advantages in using the self-feeder, es¬ 
pecially by the first of September when 
the forage crop will have passed its prime, 
and when the pigs will have reached an 
age at which the self-feeder can be used 
economically. 
If you can secure buttermilk at 4 or 5c 
a gallon this would be more economical 
than tankage. This buttermilk would 
replace digester tankage or oilmeal, and 
all that you would need to feed in con¬ 
nection with the forage crop would be 
corn or hominy. 'I would not feed any 
middlings at the price quoted. I would 
limit the corn to 2 Y 2 lbs. for each 100 lbs. 
of weight until the first of September; 
then I would put in the self-feeder, still 
letting them have access to the forage 
crop until it is cleaned up, about the first 
of October. The reason that I have not 
suggested that you put in the self-feeder 
at once is that 1 Y 2 acres ought to supply 
an abundance of forage since it is Alfalfa 
and Sweet clover, and 2Yi lbs. of grain 
per day for each 100 lbs. of weight would 
be all that would be required for provid¬ 
ing a well balanced ration for growing 
pigs. 
In addition to the grain ration it is 
essential that they have access to a min¬ 
eral mixture that has been so often sug¬ 
gested in these columns. With corn at 
$2.10 a bushel and buttermilk at 4 or 5c 
a gallon, and forage crops abundant. I am 
satisfied that you will get more than a 
new dollar for an old one if the present 
price of pork continues. As you are no 
doubt aware, hogs recently in Chicago 
reached the record breaking figure of 23c 
per lb., live weight. 
Feeding Calves 
1. Will you give me information con¬ 
cerning feed for fattening calves where 
plenty of skim-milk is obtainable; also 
where there is a limited amount? 2 I 
have bought a grade Holstein cow, three 
or four years old. just fresh. Since buy¬ 
ing her I am told she is a cow that drops 
off on milk production. At present she 
gives about 35 lbs. of milk daily. Am 
giving her about 5 lbs. of following mix¬ 
ture daily: 25 lbs. ground oats, 25 lbs. 
hominy meal. 25 lbs. gluten feed. 25 lbs. 
oilmeal. Can you suggest anything that 
will increase flow of milk and help to keep 
it up? o. T. 
Oneida Co.. N. Y. 
1. One of the most satisfactory grain 
rations to use for young calves as a sup¬ 
plement to skim-milk is equal parts of 
hominy, ground oats, wheat middlings and 
oilmeal. At the outset some of this mix¬ 
ture can be dissolved in the skim-milk, or 
mechanicaly mixed with the material. 
After the calf is three weeks old he will 
partake of this mixture out of the bags 
with good results. In addition to this 
grain and milk it is desirable to have the 
calves to nibble at Alfalfa leaves or clover 
leaves, for the protein received from this 
source is most nutritious, and a great 
deal of mineral matter is furnished young 
animals when fed leaves from growing 
plants that have been dried, largely be¬ 
cause of the free ash and mineral matter 
they contain. 
2. As a useful ration for the Holstein 
cow that has the reputation of a short lac¬ 
tation period, I suggest equal parts of 
corn or hominy meal, gluten, ground oats 
and oilmeal. Usually animals with a short 
lactation period flesh up pretty promptly, 
and the use of increased amounts of glu¬ 
ten and oilmeal. both being high protein 
carrying feeds, will often serve a useful 
purpose in continuing the milk flow. The 
ration you are feeding is a good one. al¬ 
though it may be necessary to substitute 
cottonseed meal for the hominy meal if 
the cow takes on an unusual amount of 
flesh. Alfalfa or clover hay should be 
used as a forage under such circum¬ 
stances. I would avoid Timothy hay as it 
is low in digestible nutrients and should 
not constitute a part of the ration for 
cows fluctuating in their milk flow. 
Handling Farrowing Sow 
I have a Berkshire sow which will far- 
row in August. Is it necessary to take 
the young away from her, and. if so, for 
how long? Is it necessary to feed the 
young, or does the mother attend to that? 
What shall I feed the mother? Will flour 
middlings be all right? Shall I stop feed¬ 
ing garbage? x. Y. z. 
New York. 
Your sow should be kept in good flesh 
previous to farrowing and she will deliver 
lier litter without assistance. A care¬ 
taker is more likely to annoy than to help 
her if he is around at farrowing time. 
Care should be exercised not to feed the 
brood sow too much previous to farrow¬ 
ing, as this will stimulate the milk flow 
to such an extent that the young pigs can¬ 
not empty the udders. Fever will follow 
and the brood sow, herself being nervous 
and feverish, may step on the pigs or 
roll on them. I would continue to feed 
the brood sow during the period of far¬ 
rowing the same as she has been fed dur¬ 
ing her gestation. Sudden changes in 
feed may cause disorders of the digestive 
system. The best proceeding is to reduce 
the feed in order to control the milk flow 
the first week following farrowing, or 
until the pigs are old enough to take all 
of the milk produced by the dam. A use¬ 
ful mixture would be equal parts of oats 
and hominy, and 5 per cent of digester 
tankage or oilmeal added. Flour mid¬ 
dlings in themselves would be constipat¬ 
ing, and should be supplemented with 
oilmeal or ground oats. .Garbage can be 
continued, although it is well to supple¬ 
ment this with some concentrated feeds 
to insure a generous flow of milk after the 
pigs are three or four weeks old. More 
injury results from over-feeding than 
otherwise during the first 10 days fol¬ 
lowing farrowing. 
BERKSHIRES 
A rare opportunity to get a good start at ridi- 
cuously low prices with 
PROLIFIC 
BERKSHIRES 
40 Spring Pigs sired by Rival Longfellow 
30411 No. 338095 and by lvarha’s Duke 
Longfellow 3rd No. 367474, at SI5 per 
pig; S37.50 per pair; S40 per trio. 
4 fourteen months old Sows still open at S70 
apiece; 3 Roars ready for service 890 apiece. 
All perfect and satisfaction guaranteed. 
Karlin. Farm 
Geo. L. Barker, Supt. Parksville, Sullivan Co., N. V. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
AT HIGHWOOD: 
SIZE, CONSTITUTION, PROLIFICACY Our First Consideration 
That this policy is in accord with popular demand 
is indicated by the fact that d.uring the past twenty 
years wo have sold more registered Berkshires than 
any other three breeders in the United States. 
Special offering of boars and boar pigs. 
H, C. & H. B. HARPENDING, Box 15, Dundee. N. Y. 
Record Price for Bull 
I saw on page 1112 a clipping from the 
Galloway Advertiser of Scotland that 
James Marshall, a Scottish breeder, had 
sold a bull for £10,100, or $50,500; that 
it was a “record price for any bull of any 
breed,” September, 1918. Lest your read¬ 
ers should be led to believe the statement 
true, I quote a sale at Worcester, Mass., 
June 7. 1917, more than a year before, of 
$53,200 for a five months’ old bull; also 
sale at Milwaukee, Wis., in June, 1918, 
of a six months’ old hull for $106,000. 
These last two look like records. Both 
were Ilolstcius. o. A*logan. 
New Jersey. 
Marketing the Wayne Co., N. Y., Wool 
Clip 
Members of the Wayne County. N. Y., 
Farm Bureau again pooled their wool 
clip this year. Over 200 members 
brought in 40.000 pounds, the grading 
and loading being done at Marion and 
Clyde. An average price per pound of 
57 cents was paid, while some received 
as high as 60 cents, according to quality. 
The grading of the wool was made as 
delivered and each grower had an oppor¬ 
tunity of seeing his wool graded. Fig. 
341, page 1151, shows, a part of the 
growers waiting their turn at the Marion 
cold storage plant and Fig. 340 pictures 
the grader and weigher at the scales. 
A. H. P. 
Coming Live Stock Sales 
Oct. 6-8—Ilolsteins. Quality Holstein, 
Chicago. Ill. 
Oct. 8-9—Ilolsteins. Annual Dairy¬ 
men’s Sale. E. M. Hastings Co., Lacona, 
N. Y., manager. 
Oct. 9—Central Illinois Shorthorn 
Breeders’ Association, Paris, Ill. 
“Are both those horses yours?” asked 
Benny, a precocious six-year-old, of the 
minister, when he drove up behind a 
prancing pair of bays. “Sure,” replied 
the dominie. “Why?” “Oh, nothing,” 
answered Benny, “but pa said we had 
only a one-horse preacher.”—Toronto 
Sun. 
SWINE 
VICTOR FARMS 
BIG TYPE 
CHESTER WHITES 
Spring boars by Rajah, heaviest boar at Na¬ 
tional Swine Show 1917. sire of many winners 
including famous herd boar Big Buster. Out of 
a daughter of Prince Big Bone. TI1E WIN¬ 
NING BREED —THE WINNING BLOOD 
LINES. PLENTY OF PIGS—PLENTY OF 
BORK-AND PLENTY OF PROFIT. 
Victor Farms, Bellvale, New York 
The National Chester While 
Record Association 
The Original Record for the Chester White 
Breed of Hogs, established in 1848; a purely co¬ 
operative Association. All Volumes of the 
Record free to Stockholders; pedigree blanks 
and transfer slips free to all recorders. Write 
the Secretary for instructions in recording your hogs. 
L B. WALTER, Sec’y, Box 66, Dept. R, West Chester, Pa 
VINBAR JO FARM ChesterWhites 
Now two 10-mos. boars at $50 until Aug. 10. 3- 
mos. pigs, $18. Registration included. 
VINBARJO FARM, : Hall, Onlario Co.. N. Y. 
Dan S. Bicksler, Mgr. 
Registered O.I.C.’sBred at Briarton wks.-old 
pigs, either sox. Prolific, healthy ntock, raised by up-to- 
date methods. Prices very reasonable. Absolute satisfac¬ 
tion guaranteed. NELSON N. ALEXANDER, Harrinian, Orange Co., N.T. 
Fine Chester While Boar 
Farrowed SI arch 6 tli. 1918. $40 for quick buyer. 
Need the room. SCHMITZ, Prince Bay, Richmond Co.. N.Y. 
BERKSHIRE BOARS 
All Ages—10 weeks to 15 months. 
Every one a mammoth, grow thy animal. 
$15 to $75 ea., registered and transferred 
WHITMORE BROS. MT. MORRIS, N. Y. 
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 
See my herd at the Conn., New York, East¬ 
ern Exposition and Trenton Inter-State Fairs. 
Public Sale, Oct. 25, 1919— 30 boars, 30 gilts 
Entire offerinar cholera immune. 
C.H. CARTER, Whitguern Farm, West Chester, Pa. 
Anedjo Berkshires 
Are bred for size and quality combined 
The big, mellow, easy feeding type, with neat heads, 
broad backs and E X T HA II E A V Y II A M 8 . 
Foundation herds, service boars, brood sowsand pigs. 
H. M. TERWILLIGER, Mgr. Anedjo Farm.Webster, Mass. 
Fancy Berkshire Swine 
CHOICE BLOOD LINES 
Service Boars. Brood Rows and Pigs. Prices Rea¬ 
sonable. Visitors welcome. 
FRANCIS C. DALE, Cold Spring-on-Hudson, Putnam Co., N.Y. 
Springbank Berkshires 
Sows and gilts I am offering are bred to Symbo- 
leer’s Superb, 254336 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 podigrees and 
price. J. E. WATSON, Alnrbledale, Conn. 
BERKSHIRES 
Spring pigs of the kincT that will please you. 
Every pig guaranteed a breeder. Write for list. 
H. GRIMSHAW - - - NORTH EAST, PA. 
ERKSHIRES 1°““* 
mos., S20 each. Bred Sows for Oct. Farrow, S9d to 
S125 oaeh. Sows are bred to Clove Valley Highclere. 
an 500 lb. yearling. SHADY SIDE HERD, Madison. N. f. 
Reg. Berkshire Pigs 
shire sows, not registered, $50 eaclt, open or bred. 
Mrs. C. It. FINCH . Vienna, Virginia 
Registered BERKSHIRES 
Piprs Both Sexee—Hiprh Quality. Reasonable Prices. 
POWELL OBEBK FARMS, Mays Landing:, NT. J. 
BERKSHIRE 3E > IGS„Y,\'i.i 
registered, $10 each. BKH McKNTKKK, I.umb.r City, 1‘a. 
Rnrlt.hira— CUE8TEtt CROSS. 3H mos. pigs, sio. 
DdlCS n 116 el BRITON FARM, Darlington, Maktland 
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SWINE 
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For Sale-Reg. O-I.O. 
April and May farrow. JAY G. TOWNSEND, Memphis, N.Y. 
Registered O. I. C. SOWS 
5 mos old, $35. Largo typo; quick growors. 
B. A. Corkran - Midlothian, Va. 
O. I. C. PIG S For Sale 
Prices reasonable. WILLIS J. TOPLIFF, Unadilla, N.Y. 
.0.1. C. Pi 
not akin, BLACK PlA 
ns Threo large fine Utters of 
H 8 June farrowing. Pairs and trios 
AMOND Oil NO I to A FARM, Mt. Bethel, Fa. 
Chester White 
each. Sows or Barrows. GEO. IIF.N'BOIIF.N, Washington, N. J. 
Improved Chester Whiles & 
$15 to $30. Geo. F. Griffin, R No. 3, Newville, Pa. 
Reg. Chester White Pigs 
6 wk. old, $13 each, $25 pair; $35 trio; not akin. 
Rpring-Gilts aud Boars. A. A.SCHOFEIX. (louveltuii, N. Y. 
For Sale—Reg. Big Type Poland China Pigs 
Bost Western blood. .Shipped anywhere by Express. 
Write for prices and let mo tell you about my pigs. 
G. S. HALL, - Fiirmdnlo, Ohio 
TAMWORTHaJHAMPSHIRE SWINE 
write or visit REYNOLDS--I.YUK00K FARMS COMPANY 
Successor to Weetviow Stock burm 
I Winaton»8nIem, N. O. 
