1866 
December 11, limit 
D* RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
Feeding Nine Cows 
I am milking nine cows. Please tell 
me how to mix a grain ration for them. 
I do not care to feed heavily and want to 
feed mostly my own corn and oats. Have 
cornstalks (dry), clover hay and stock 
hay and warm stable (no silo). 
New York. e. j. ii. 
A simple home-mixed ration that would 
enable you to use the products mentioned 
would be 200 lbs. of corn meal, 200 lbs. 
of ground oats. 100 lbs. of wheat bran, 
200 lbs. of gluten, 100 lbs. of oilmeal. 
The addition of beet pulp would in¬ 
crease the palatability of this ration and 
increase the production of milk. If you 
have an abundance of clover hay it might 
not be necessary to utilize wheat bran, 
in which instance the addition of another 
100 lbs. of oats to the ration would im¬ 
prove it. In any event, give the cows 
all of the roughage, including hay and 
cornstalks, that they will clean up twice 
daily. Feed the grain ration in propor¬ 
tion to the production. 
For the dry cows I would suggest 100 
lbs. of cornmeal, 100 lbs. of oats, 100 lbs. 
of bran, 50 lbs of oilmeal. 
There is much to be gained by keeping 
the cows in good flesh and in relatively 
high condition at calving time. There is 
much evidence to substantiate the claim 
that they continue longer in their lacta¬ 
tion period and are able to withstand 
hardships that are imposed upon them 
during adverse conditions. 
Feeding Small Herd 
1. Will you send me a balanced ration 
for three grade Jersey and Guernsey 
cows? I have fine hay and Timothy, no 
clover or eilage. Oine freshened last 
.Tune, one in September and one is due 
to freshen in three weeks. I can buy 
bran, gluten, cottonseed, linseed meal, 
cornmeal, ground oats. 2. W bat is the 
best feed for molting hens? h. N. B. 
Maine. 
. 1. For the cows that are due to freshen 
within the next three weeks I would sug¬ 
gest that they be fed a ration consisting 
of equal parts of cornmeal. ground oats, 
wheat bran and gluten meal. For the 
cows now milking it would be well to 
feed 300 lbs. of cornmeal, 200 lbs. of 
ground oats, 100 lbs. of bran, 200 lbs. of 
gluten. 200 lbs. of oilmeal. 
Feed this grain in proportion to the 
production, usually 1 ib. of grain for each 
3 lbs. of milk produced per day will give 
the best results. 
2. It is customary among poultrymen 
to increase the oilmeal fed hens during 
their molting period. 
Feeding Freshening Cows 
I am feeding to fresh cows two parts 
ground barley and one of oats, eight 
quarts per day, sweet corn silage morn¬ 
ing and night, and barley straw at noon. 
Is this a good ration? W. N. s. 
New York. 
I would not consider the suggested 
ration at all suited for feeding milk cows. 
Ground oats and barley are both carbo¬ 
hydrate carriers, and in order to produce 
milk abundantly and economically it is 
necessary to add considerable oats to the 
ration. Assuming that, you have an 
abundance of oats and barley that have 
been produced on your own farm, I would 
suggest the following additional constitu¬ 
ents : 400 lbs. of ground barley, 200 lbs. 
of ground oats, 100 lbs. of bran, 200 lbs. 
of gluten, 200 lbs. of oilmeal, 100 lbs. cot¬ 
tonseed. 
Feed the cows all the silage they will 
consume night and morning. Barley straw 
is very low in digestible nutrients, and 
it does not add very much to other rough- 
age intended for dairy cows. You would 
get much better results if you fed some 
Alfalfa or clover hay to supplement the 
grain and roughage. 
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Improving Milk Flow 
1. I have a herd of grade cows, Guern¬ 
sey type predominating, which are giving 
on an average of 25 lbs. of milk a day. 
For roughage I am feeding eilage. mixed 
hay of fair quality and corn stover run 
through a cutter. The grain ration con¬ 
sists of a mixture of 400 lbs. ground corn 
and cobmeal, 300 lbs. of ground oats, 
200 lbs. gluten meal and 100 lbs. of oil¬ 
meal. In addition to roughage cows are 
fed 1 lb. of grain to 3 lbs. of milk. Can 
you suggest a better ration, keeping in 
mind that I would like to use as large a 
proportion of corn and cob meal and 
ground oats as possible? 2. I have a 
cow which was freeh October 4, and was 
giving about 28.to 30 lbs. of milk. She 
has been falling off in her milk produc¬ 
tion at the rate of about a pound a day,- 
until at present she is giving in the neigh¬ 
borhood of 10 lbs., and she is gaining 
considerably in flesh. Can you suggest 
something to increase the flow of milk? 
Pennsylvania. A. h. s. 
1. 1 would suggest that you add to the 
ration mentioned an additional 100 lbs. 
of oilmeal and an additional 100 lbs. of 
cottonseed meal. Both the cornmeal and 
ground oats are carbohydrate carriers, 
and this, when supplementing silage and 
mixed hay, would be an improved combi¬ 
nation. 
2. As to the cow whose production of 
milk has been reduced from 30 to 10 lbs. 
per day, I would suggest that you try her 
on a narrower ration, made up about as 
follows: Equal parts of corn and cob 
meal, ground oats, wheat bran, gluten 
meal, oilmeal and cottonseed meal. It 
might be well to limit the amount of si¬ 
lage that she is being fed for a few days 
and increase the amount of roughage, es- 
pseially where a generous amount of the 
grain ration is being provided. It is not 
an easy matter to increase the produc¬ 
tion in such cases, for once the flow of 
milk is reduced it is difficult to return to 
a normal production. It might not be 
the feed that is causing the reduction, for 
there are certain cows that give this flush 
flow following freshening, and for one 
reason or another fall down very prompt¬ 
ly to a production that is unsatisfactory. 
If this cow continues to evidence a ten¬ 
dency to meat production, provided she 
does not have a milk production record 
worth while, I would suggest that she be 
fattened and sold for beef, and that a 
genuine dairy cow should be bought and 
placed in the stable to replace her. 
Enzootic Ophthalmia 
I have five calves that have been taken 
with eye trouble. Some have an abscess 
form in the pupil of one or both eyes. 
They were out in the pasture when I 
first noticed the trouble. I have them 
in the barn now, and all five seem to be 
totally blind. Can you tell me what the 
trouble is. or what to do for them? -The 
calves <‘at and drink and seem to be in 
good health. L. R. H. 
New York. 
The disease commonly is termed “pink¬ 
eye,” and technically enzootic or conta¬ 
gious ophthalmia. It is a germ disease, 
and spreads quickly to all of the cattle on 
a farm. Immediately isolate affected cat¬ 
tle in a darkened stable and feed soft, 
readily digested, laxative rations. Treat 
start iug cases by twice daily washing 
the eyes with a solution of all the boric 
acid water will dissolve when hot. Then 
dry gently and place a litte bit of one 
per cent yellow oxide of mercury oint¬ 
ment between the eyelids and massage 
gently to spread the ointment. If eyes 
are badly affected and a pus-like discharge 
is present, wash the eyes and three times 
daily put a drop or two of 25 per cent 
i'vgyrol solution between the eyelids. When 
discharge ceases the ointment treatment 
may be given, to prevent reinfection. If 
the case does not do well, however, and 
ulcerations threaten, wet the eyeball twice 
daily with a one per cent solution of sul¬ 
phate of zinc, and, if necessary, use a 
stronger solution. The latter cases be¬ 
ing grave, should, however, nlwavs be 
treated by a trained veterinarian, if such 
an expert is available. Also cleanse, dis¬ 
infect and whitewash the stables and keep 
cattle off low, wet pastures wheu the dis¬ 
ease is prevalent. 
Reg. Chester White Pigs frSmio&‘.!?S 
8 mo8. Largo typo. CLYDE B. TH0MA8, Boonsboro, Md 
P UCCUIDCG 1 few good pigs 
I ■ nmm ll 1 i\ Ci w and one eervico 
boar. Prize-winning stock. M0RNINGSIDE FARM, Sylvania, Pa. 
125 PIGS 
OFFERED WEEKLY 
75 Chester and Yorkshire Cross 
50 Berkshire and Chester Cross 
Barrows or sows or boars, 6 to 
7 weeks old, $0.00; 8 to 10 weeks 
Superior Cross Pigs are the i o- 
elective breeding, with big t> pe. 
have the bone, back, and barrel 
d easy, grow fast, dress high, 
‘ay C. O. O., if satisfied. Hefer- 
Bank. 
IK COMPANY. Waltham. Mass. 
old. $7.«o ; Boars, 89.00. 
stilt of several years of s 
registered boats. They 
of the pure bred; fee 
Shipped on approval. 1 
enco, Waltham Nations 
SUBURBAN LIVE ST0< 
E pochal Breeding It F. It K N II I It F KOAII8. 916 
each; shouts. 812. 8AMIJF.L GAUD, YVe.t Newbury, film,. 
Large Yorkshire Boars 
Spring boars for service this fall. Reg. Prompt 
shipment. Write. H. C. BARTON. So Amherst. Mass. 
Por-Lohirn. 12-wks. old. 8I« each. Pairs and trios 
, Uol Ko llll cl not relative. We ship C. O. D. on 
Reg 
approval. 
SIHDV SIDE 11 I KU, Uox 115, II■(,!»rdirills. N.T. 
Duroc-Jerseys 
f and 
Profitable 
They raise biz families. Hardy, 
easy-feeding, quick maturing. 
That is why Duroc-Jerseystoday 
outnumber any other breed in 
the United States. Out of all the 
hogs marketed in 1918,51 percent 
were Durco-Jerseys. 
Are 
Prolific 
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published and mailed free by the largest swine record association in the world (over 10,000 members) for the 
benefit of hog raisers everywhere. 
THE NATIONAL 
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Dept. 140 -PEORIA, ILLINOIS 
ASSOCIATION 
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- Duroc-Jersey Breeding Stock =j] 
Sired by Belvidere Special and Pathfinder Royal, Spring Gilts 
and Boars, Maryland Blue Ribbon Herd. If you are looking 
for real Breeding stock, we have it. We have pleased over 300 
customers the past year and We Guarantee to Please You. 
BELVIDERE FARMS 
F. S. JONES, Manager 305 W. Lanvale St., BALTIMORE, MD. 
BERKSHIRES 
Stone’s Berkshires 
Special Low Price for November Shipment 
and Satisfaction Guaranteed 
Boars ready (or immediate service, $50 to $75 
Yearling Sows bred to farrow in Mar. 70 to 90 
2 Spring Gilts and 1 Service Boar 
unrelated .... 100 
3 Fall Gilts and 1 Fall Boar unrelated 50 
Boys’ Pig Club Special 
7 Fall sows and 2 Boars unrelated . . $100 
All Berkshires recorded and transferred to purchaser 
RICHARD H. STONE 
Trumansburg :: New York 
Flintstone 
Berkshires 
Registered, immune boar and sow pigs, sired 
by Pearl’s Successor 8th and other good boars, 
now offered for sale. Also a few good gilts and 
sows bred to Pearl’s Successor 8th. the Grand 
Champion boar that has proved a prepotent 
breeder. Write for sales list of our offering. 
Flintstone Farm, Box Y, Dalton, Mass. 
SWINE 
ForSale—Duroo-J orsoy Pigs 
FOUNDATION STOCK—RED. AND IMMUNE 
QUALITY, INDIVIDUALS AND BREEDING 
2 DIG BONED BOARS, breeding age. 30 PIGS, 8 
weeks old. same breeding iis our Grand Champion at Syr¬ 
acuse, 1920. Visitors welcome. Farm 3 miles from Al¬ 
bany; 4 miles from Troy, on Albany-Troy Trolley. 
A. 1$. Itor.imm, 8upt., Mtn.nd. Rosd, Albany, N. V. 
DUROC-JERSEY BOARS ft ™!<■;%“ J; 
Visitors welcome except Sunday. Farm ten miles north 
of Trenton on the stone road to Fleiningtou. 
Glen Moore, New Jersey 
JOHN H. and KENNETH HANKINS0N 
Ouroc, Kinderhook & Orion Cherry King April hoai s 
ready for service, 9155; gilts, 925. Satisfaction guaran¬ 
teed. Write your wants. ANDREW It. BECKER, Schahirie. N.Y. 
ForSale: REG. DUROC BOAR. 21 months old. weight 
400 lbs. Sire, King John’s Orion. Dam. Iowa Mold. 
Price $200. Louis W. Schelu, R. F. D., West 
Ouangk. N. J„ Phone, Orange 5686 J. 
Registered D uroc 8 
OIU II HtU NOOK FARM, C. M. Palmer. VsUtls, N. V. 
TYTTRnr' Picrc * 26 P Rir ‘ P«>i..$i3 peeing- 
17 L V7 V^< Alga 8. O. Weeks. OeGraff. Ohio 
50 Chester 
White Pigs 
eligible to registry. 6 wks. 
to 9 mos. old, line type, 
well bred, wo are offering 
at reduced prices for a quick sale. Also Reg. Jersey 
bull calf, 2 mos. old. Gamboge Knight breeding 
EUREKA STOCK FARM 
Fdwnrd Walter, llox (!6-K, West Chester, Peiuia. 
Large BERKSHIRES 
' AT HIGHWOOD: 
The largest Berkshire boars of which 
there is auy authenticated record were 
bred by us. We offer young boars that 
will equal in size and scale boars of any 
breed. Send for list. 
H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING. Box 15. DUNDEE, N. Y 
SERVICE BOARS and SOWS 
Boars six months old good length and right 
typo, now weieh about two hundred. Are from 
well-bred dams and Patmoor Rival, priced for 
November at #75.00, these boars are good 
enough for anyone. A few young sows from 
same litters, also a few mature sows bred for 
Spring farrow. 
PATMOOR FARMS, HAKTFIELD, N.Y. 
^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, Box R, Clinton Corners, N.Y 
PROLIFIC BERKSHIRES 
A few fine strong Gilts farrowed 
in April, 1920: alio wonderful little 
Sow and Roar Pigs, O to 8 weeks old 
KARHA FARM 
Parksville, Sullivan County, N. Y. 
Geo. I., lturker, Supt. 
Reg. BERKSHIRE PIGS s F a ? e r 
Two bo na. 150 lbs.. $ 80 . Two sows. HO lbs., $46. Sired 
by Svmboleer, 85th. As good hogs as you can find any¬ 
where. J. I.. Q O O 11 \V I N, Clark* Corner, Conn. 
rnn CAI C YOUNG PIG9. weighing about 100 
lUn OHLC lbs., corn fed. Also two breed sows 
and pedigree BEHKHH1 HE BOAR. Ready for 
immediate delivery, dressed or alive. 
CORWIN, 96 Grand Street, New York City 
CAT ROCK FARM Registered Berkshires 
Special prieeB on bred sows for February and March far¬ 
row if taken at once. Also open gilts. Westwood, M»m. 
TUDICTV DrDVCUIDE s,,0 ‘ T S for feeders. Breeding 
1 niXli 1 I DLlvIVijnilxL bows and boars from $10 
up, bawd on age. State your wants dearly first letter. 
CLOVERDALE FARM, Charlotte, N. Y. 
BIG TYPE Clieslei Willies 
SPRING BOARS ANI) (JILTS, FALL PIGS 
sired by Prince Rig Boy, Grand Champion Chester 
White Boar of the East Also Bred Sows, Bred 
Gilt*. Service Boars. Prices from SI5 up. 
VICTOR FARMS - Bcllvale, New York 
Reg. Chester White Swine Z\t \' 7 
Right Blue Ribbons, Two Red Ribbons at the autumn 
Fairs this year. Write to or call upon CHARLES H. DANEN- 
SOWER, Manager Cedars Esrm, Penllyn, Pa. H- E. DRAYTON, Proprieter 
TYPE Poland-China BOARS 
t> weeks tod months old. They are dandies. 
Write for full description. 
Edward Gipp, R. D. No. 9, Ludlowville, N. Y. 
Reg. Big" Type Poland-China Hogs 
Pigs 10-wkg. to 8-mos. old. Pairs and Trio No kin. 
Sired by 1,000 lb. Boars. ‘200 head to pick from. Boars 
a specialty. JAS. W. JONES, Greenfield, Ohio. Route 2 
Poland-China Pigs That are Wonders 
from my 7 and 800-lb. Daughters of the World 
Famous Dishor’s Giant, Sired by my Grand Cham¬ 
pion Boar. "KNOX’S BIG-BOB," Or. Knox, Danbury, Conn. 
Reg. Poland-Chinas 
E. ROWELL 
Boar s—s o w s—p i g s. 
Sired by Is ton boars. 
Louisa. Virginia 
QUALITY HAN1PSHIRES 
Boars any size, pigs nny sex. by (Irami 
ChampionSirBlythedalc. Free Circular. 
LOCUST LAWN FARM 
Bird-In-Hand, Pa. - Pox R 
For Sale-Reg. HAMPSHIRE BOARS 
rendv for service, at reduced prices. 150 to 175 lbs. A 
few'September pigs at 910. Either sex. Write now. 
J. M. FARNSWORTH, Star Route, Cuba, New York 
Cine Pair o! REGISTERED II A M P8IIIH KB, S mos. 
r me ran „m -, nice belts; prize winners First check 
for 980 takes them. J. D. SHELMI0INE 8 SONS. Lsrrsins. N. V. 
For Sale—3Pi£S 
CHESTER WHITES and BERKSHIRES 
six weeks old. 1(84.00 each. 
Rouse Bros - Dushore, Pa. 
P IT K E It K E I> O. I. O. SERVICE BOA It 8. 
H mos. old ; Schoolmaster breeding. 7 mos. bonra 
and gilts. J. r>. Shelmidine & Sons. Lorraine, New York 
Reg.Chester White and 0.1. C. Pigs each, prepaid 
Address GEO. F. GKIFFIK. It. S. New vlllc. I’n. 
0 1 P Big Type. Beg. Free. Best of breeding. 5 grand 
.I.U. 9 60-lb. Sows. $15 each. Choice pigs, either sex 
$10.50 each, after 8 wks Sat. Guar. R. HILL. Seneen Falls, N Y 
Reg. 0,1.6. 
aud Chester White pigs and service boms 
Eugene p. Kogeus, Wayvtlle, N. y 
