1924 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 2."), 1920 
Live Stock Matters 
Conducted By Prof. F. C. Minkler 
Feeding Freshening Cow 
Will you give me a ration for a Guern¬ 
sey cow which has just freshened : f or 
roughage I have mixed hay (mostly witch 
grass) aud corn fodder. I should like to 
use in my ration some corn which I have 
grown. I have some carrots, j. H. c. 
Massachusetts. 
Perhaps the simplest ration that could 
be combined for your cow would result 
from any of the ready-mixed rations that 
analyze approximately 24 per cent pro¬ 
tein, and add to this the corn meal that you 
have produced on the farm. If you pre¬ 
fer to combine your own mixture, the ra¬ 
tion may consist of 50 lbs. corn meal. 50 
lbs. oats, 40 lbs. bran, 30 lbs. oilmeal, 40 
lbs. gluten. Feed 1 lb. of this grain mix¬ 
ture for each 3% lbs. of milk produced 
cottonseed meal. 150 lbs.; oilmeal. loO 
lbs.; gluten, 100 lbs.; bran. 100 lbs.; sal f , 
20 lbs. 
If cornmeal is lower in cost than hom¬ 
iny, it could replace the latter, while if 
any one of the so-called protein carriers is 
materially lower in cost, it is not neces¬ 
sary to use more than two of them. You 
would find it, no doubt, advantageous to 
add 150 lbs. of oats to this mixture if 
they can be purchased at a reasonable 
cost, for they would provide bulk and 
they are particularly appetizing to dairy 
cows. Pet the cows have all the silage 
that they will clean up morning and 
night, and all of the hay that they will 
clean up during the middle of the day. 
You should regulate the grain ration ac¬ 
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per day per cow, and in addition let her 
have all of the mixed hay that she will 
clean up with relish. The carrots will 
serve as succulence, but there would be 
an advantage in feeding some beet pulp 
to increase the amount of succulence. 
In case you prefer to purchase a ready- 
mixed ration, then the addition of the 
cording to production—1 lb. of the mix¬ 
ture to 3 or 4 lbs. of milk per day would 
suffice. 
Feeding Five Cows 
1. I have five Jersey cows, all fresh, 
and giving 150 lbs. of milk per day. I 
have quite a lot of corn-and-cob meal 
and ground oats, with cottonseed, gluten 
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corn with, say, 15 per cent of oilmeal 
would give you the correct proportion. 
Feed the same roughage and the same 
succulence with either grain combination. 
Ration for Guernsey Cows 
Will you give balanced ration for pure¬ 
bred Guernsey cows? I have silage and 
mixed hay for roughage: can buy bran, 
gluten, oilmeal, cottonseed meal, hominy 
and cornmeal. B. E. p. 
Cooperstown, N. Y. 
A home-mixed ration for a herd of 
purebred Guernsey cows, where silage and 
mixed hay for roughage are available, 
would result from the use of the grains 
you mentioned combined in the following 
proportions; Cornmeal, 300 lbs.; ground 
oats, 200 lbs.; hominy meal, 200 lbs.; 
meal, oilmeal, bran and middlings, aud 
most any other grains available. I want 
to use the corn and oats. Will you give 
me the best ration possible with these? 
2. What is green cow manure worth per 
ton? I have a chance to buy some. 
Vermont. s. R. X. 
1. I am assuming from your inquiry 
that you do not have any silage or roots; 
likewise that you have an abundance of 
corn and oats that are produced on the 
farm. You do not indicate what rough- 
age you have available. Hence we are 
assuming that you have mixed hay. Un¬ 
der the conditions the following grain ra¬ 
tion is suggested: 000 lbs. of corn and 
cob meal. 500 lbs. of ground oats. 200 
lbs. of wheat bran, 300 lbs. of gluten 
meal, 3(H) lbs. of oilmeal or cottonseed 
meal, 100 lbs. of middlings. 
2. At the present prices of commercial 
fertilizers you could afford to pay $2 a 
ton for the green cow manure, provided it 
does not contain too much bedding. 
Pork Is Too Soft 
For the last two years I have raised 
two pigs aud fed them on one-third 
ground oats, one-tliird flour middlings, a 
small portion of cornmeal, and two hand¬ 
fuls of oilmeal. These I scalded and 
thinned down with milk until four weeks 
from killing time, when for dinner I 
omitted the soft food and gave 2 qts. of 
cracked corn. They grew like weeds and 
weighed 207 and 204 lbs., but we were 
not pleased with the pork and bacon, as 
it was too soft. We are very fond of 
fat. hard bacon. This year I have a 
Du roc-Jersey. I have fed in the same 
manner, except that I have given more 
cornmeal than last year.; the pig is grow¬ 
ing well. lie is a little over five months 
and will weigh over 200 lbs. I want to 
kill him about the middle of January. 
New York. , B. p. 
BERKSH1RES 
Flintstone 
Berkshires 
Registered, immune boar and sow pigs, sired 
by Pearl’s Successor 8th and other good boars, 
now oircred for sale. Also a few good gilts and 
hows 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. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
2YT IIIGHWOOD 
The first prize aged sow at the National Swine Show 
and the largest and heaviest sow there was sired by a 
boar wo bred and sold for $100. She defeated sows 
that have been Grand Champions at over a dozen of 
the largest State Fairs. The heaviest Berkshire boar 
at this show was bred by us. We offer a 100 gilts and 
sows of same blood lines, bred for spring litters. 
H. C. & H. B. Harpendlna, Box 15, DUNDEE, N. V. 
The ration that you have been feeding 
your pig i« a most satisfactory one. and 
I have no doubt that he gained regularly 
and developed a pleasing carcass. There 
is no reason why the carcass from a pig 
fed in this way should be salvy. It oc¬ 
curs to me that possibly the fault might 
be in the curing rather than in the feed¬ 
ing. 
For the pig that now weighs 200 lbs. 
that you desire to kill in Januaijy. there 
is nothing that would add firmness to the 
carcass or that would give you better re¬ 
sults than a ration consisting of equal 
parts of corn, barley and oats, to which 
has been added about 5 per cent of oil¬ 
meal or digester tankage. I am including 
oats in this combination because at the 
present time they are very cheap, al¬ 
though you might find corn and barley 
more economical than oats, and if so they 
could be safely omitted. 
It is the practice of stockmen, in the 
West to grow their animals on the combi¬ 
nations about as you have indicated, and 
invariably they finish them out with bar¬ 
ley. It seems to harden the carcass, and 
do away with that salvy appearance that 
sometimes we find in a carcass. It is 
known that peanut meal, when fed ex¬ 
tensively to pigs, often causes this salvy 
condition. I should not feed any cooked 
food to this pig. for it is less digestible 
when cooked than in the raw state. Cer¬ 
tainly the combination will be palatable 
and does not need any fixing from this 
standpoint. 
BIG TYPE Chester Whites 
SPRING BOARS ANI> GILTS, FALL PIGS 
sired by Prince Big Boy, Grand Champion Chester 
White Boar of the Hast. Also Bred Sows, Bred 
Gilts. Service Boars. Prices from 81A,up. 
VICTOR FARMS - Bell vale. New York 
Reg. Big' Type Poland-China Hogs 
Pigs 10-wks. to 8 inos. old. Pairs aud Trio No kin. 
Sired by 1,000 11). Boars. ‘100 head to pick from. Boars 
a specialty JAS. W JONES. Greenfield. Onm. Route 2 
Poland-China Pigs That are Wonders 
from my 7 and 800-lb. Daughters of the World 
Famous Dialler’s Giant, Sired by my Grand Chain- 
pion Boar. ’KNOX’S BIG-BOB,” Or. Knox, Danbury. Conn. 
^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, 1020: also wonderful little 
Sow and Boar Figs, <> to 8 weeks old 
KARHA FARM 
Parksville, Sullivan County, N. Y. 
Geo. 1.. Darker, Supt. 
L°r^Itv l , e e Reg. Berkshires 
of allages. All stock shipped on approval C. O. D., in 
order that buyer may see it before paying for same; 
and return it at time of receiving it at my expense if 
not satisfactory. DAVID WIANT. Huntingdon Mills. Pa. 
Reg. BERKSHIRE PIGS s ^e r 
Two boars, ISO lbs.. $50. Two sows. 110 lbs., $45. .Sired 
by Symboleer, 25tli. As good hogs as you can find any¬ 
where. J. I.. GOO 11 IV I N, Clark* Corner, Conn. 
TUDICTV DCDPCUIDC SHOVTS for feeders. Breeding 
1 nlur I I DEfthoniRE sows and boars from SIO 
up, based on age. State your wants clearly first letter. 
CLOVKRDALK FARM, Charlotte, N. Y. 
rjrn rr c UTTI> PC Large, Typey and Prolific. 
13 L, IV A JIHIVLJ Priced to sell. Write you r 
B IG TYPE BEKK8IIIKES. Good blood. Choice 
individuals. Stock forsalo. PATM00N FARMS. HarlliiM. N T. 
SWINE 
50 Chester 
White Pigs 
eligible to registry, 6 wks 
to i) inos. old, fine type, 
well bred, we are offering 
at reduced prices for a quick sale. Also Keg. Jersey 
bull calf, 2 inos. old, Gamboge Knight breediiit, 
EUREKA STOCK FARM 
Edward Walter, Bor 6S-K, We*t Chester, Penuu 
Spring Roars and Gilts, Fall pigs sired by >Id. King, Big 
Prince Ohio Giant. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
(OAKDALE FARM) Clyde B. Thomas, Boonsboro, Md. 
C LJ r C U | D ET C A few good pig* 
■ I b O n I U L 3 and one service 
boar. Prize-winning stock. MORRIKGSIDE farm, Syl»>ni«. P«. 
O. I. C.*s» Beg. Free. Best Breeding. Choice plr*. either sex 
SIO.58 < »cli. lO-wk.-old. S«t. Ouir. R. HILL, Seneca Falls, H. T 
Reg.O.I.C. 
and Chester White pigs and service boars 
Flck.ve P. Kogkks, W a will*, X. Y 
MulefootService Boar- 00 " 8 ?so 
pigs, $10 Three, $25. 
T h r e <,• mos. 
GI.F.MVIIOU mm, ltaiidull.b. T, 
For Salo-Fteg. DUROC BOAR 
IS mos. old; weight, 375 pounds. Sire—Preston's 
Top Colonel. Dam—Orion Cherry Pride 4th. Price, 
Si 125. I. C. REEI1, Ouktield, Now York 
Reg. Chester White Swine w t \II l£t" y 
Blue Ribbons, Two Red Ribbons at the autumn 
Faii> this year. Write to or call upon CHARLES H. DAHEH- 
HQWLR, Manager Cedars Farm, Penllyn, Pa. H. E- DRAYTON. Proprietor 
For Sale-Reg". HAMPSHIRE BOARS 
ready for service, at reduced prices. 150 to 175 lbs. A 
few September pigs at 810. Either sex. Write now. 
J. M. FARNSWORTH, Star Route, Cuba, New York 
QUALITY HAMPSHIRES 
9 Roars any size, pigs any sex. by Grand 
" Champion SlrBlyihedale. Free Circular 
LOCUST LAWN FARM 
A Bird-In-Hand. Pa. - Box R 
DUROC-JERSEY BOARS ^»iity individu¬ 
als and breeding. 
Visitors welcome except Sunday. Karin ten miles north 
of Trenton on the stone road to Flemtngton. 
Gleu IVIoore, New .Jersey 
JOHN H.andKENNETH HANKINSON 
Duroc, Kinderhook & Orion Cherry King a™ fa™; 
ready for service, $85; Kills, $25. Satisfaction guaran¬ 
teed. Write your wants. AXURKW It. BKC'KKK, Schoharie, N.Y.* 
DUROC Pigs 
$25 pair. Ped..$13 per pig. 
S. O. Wk.kks, DkGkaw, Ohio 
125 PIGS 
OFFERED WEEKLY 
75 Chester and Yorkshire Cross 
SO Berkshire and Chester Cross 
Barrows or sows or boars. 6 to 
7 weeks old. $6.(Hi; 8 to 10 weeks 
old. $7,110 ; Bourn, $ 0 . 00 . Superior Cross Pigs are the re¬ 
sult of several years of selective breeding, with big t> pc. 
registered hours. They have the bone, back, and barrel 
of the pure bred; feed easy, grow fast, dress high. 
Shipped on approval. Pay C, O. 1)., if satisfied. Refer¬ 
ence, Waltham National Bunk. 
SUBURBAN LIVE STOCK COMPANY. Waltham. Mass. 
Reg. Chester White and 0.1. C. Pigs *„®h S prap.!,d 
Address GEO. F. GKIFFIE, It. 8, Ncwvlllc. I’n. 
MORE 
PORK 
IN LESS TIME 
Duroc-Jersey hogs have a tendency to put on great amounts 
of pork at an early age. They are easy-feeding animals, and raise large families. 
These hogs were introduced less than 50 years ago, and yet iti 1918, 519b of all the 
hogs marketed in the country were ‘‘Duroc-Jerseys.” They are uniformly red in 
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