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October S, 1921 
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Live Stock Notes 
Coming Live Stock Sales 
October S—IIol.steins. Chestnut Lawn 
dispersal sale. J. 1'. Fredericks, Cana- 
johane, X. Y. 
October 10—Ilolsteins. Victory Farm 
Doylestown, Pa. 
. October 12—Jerseys. D. F. Stone, 
Ashland, O. 
October 12—Aberdeen-An gus. Indiana 
Aberdeen-Angus Breeders’ Association, 
Indianapolis, Ind. 
October 14—Guernseys. By J. C. 
Ilaartz at Blossom II ill, Winchester 
Mass. 
October 15—Guernseys. Arthur D 
Potter Estate, Greenfield Mass. 
Several important sales of Jersey cattle 
are to be held in Ohio during October. 
On October 10 the herd of J. T. Robin¬ 
son, consisting of 40 head, will be sold at 
the farm at Marysville, O. Many high- 
class cows and several well-bred bulls will 
be offered at this sale. Col. I). I,. Perry 
will be the auctioneer. 
, The Licking County Jersey Club will 
bold their annual sale of Jerseys at the 
Fair Grounds, Newark, ()., October 11. 
Many prominent Jersey breeders are con¬ 
signing high-class animals, and about 45 
head will be sold. There will he several 
R. of M. cows among the stock offered. 
October 12 there will be a Jersey sale 
at Ashland, O., consisting of the herds of 
Glen wood Farms. Ensenore, N. Y.. and 
B. E. Stone of Ashland, O. The R of 
M. bull Ixia’s Noble Raleigh, 102596. sire 
of 10 tested cows, will be offered, to¬ 
gether with other high-class animals. 
ond and third places. These were the 
Innerkill Farms, Staatsburg. X. Y.. and 
John Lucksinger’s herd, of Syracuse, re¬ 
spectively. Tliis is a very practical class 
and should receive more attention. If the 
writer’s memory serves correctly, an Ayr¬ 
shire herd won first honors hist year 
with Jerseys and Ilolsteins ranking next! 
in the order given. To an admirer of tiie 
latter breed it would seem easy or at 
least possible for a class of five good Hol- 
stems, either grades or purebreds 1o 
rank high m a contest of this sort. ’ 
I lie Jersey classes were particularly 
gm.d this year, with exhibits bv several 
et the biggest Jersey firms in the country. 
Several sales were made to Western buy- 
oellcnt. One of the greatest show herds 
ot the country was represented, owned by 
" Voi W^bm-y. 2d, of Burlington. Vt., 
and 1 II. Munro of Camillas did some¬ 
thing for the Guernsey industry of Onon¬ 
daga < ount.v when he purchased of this 
famous herd the senior and grand cham¬ 
pion Guernsey hull. 
To those interested in the outward ap¬ 
pearance of herdsmen and of general 
dairy equipment, the awarding of the herds¬ 
'll™ s prizes are of interest. For general 
neatness of uniforms, orderly, cleanly nr- 
i angement of stable, utensils and rougli- 
age, herdsmen of the Lippit Farm, of 
Hope, R. I., breeders of Ayrshires. took 
first place. The second avuard went to 
I " in Oaks Farm, Morristown, N. .T.. 
whose splendid Jerseys, owned by 1*. N. 
B Frelinghuysen, won much attention 
and many blue ribbons, took second hon¬ 
ors, and Grayfield Farms. Ilolsteins, of 
(t reemvicn, N. Y., won third place, d. 
E S. Kelly, owner of White Hall Farm, 
Yellow Springs, O., will sell his entire 
herd at auction October 24. The herd 
consists of about 125 head of registered 
Jerseys and includes many prize winners 
und high-testing R. of M. cows. The sale 
will be managed by Tom Dempsey of 
Westerville, O. 
The entire herd of the late Arthur D. 
Potter will be sold at auction at Green¬ 
field, Mass., October 15. In addition to 
the herd of 65 head of high-class Guern¬ 
sey cattle, the 345-acre farm will be sold. 
Leander F. Herrick of Worcester, Mass., 
will manage the sale. 
The State of Pennsylvania lias recently 
purchased five bred yearling Berkshire 
sows from II. C. A If. B. Ilarpending of 
Dundee, N. \ r . The sows are to be used 
ns foundation animals in tile herd which 
the State maintains at Bellefonte, Pa. 
Messrs. Ilarpending also report that they 
recently jsold the herd boar. Highland 
Rival 525, to Frostburg Berkshire Asso¬ 
ciation of Punxsutawncy, Pa., and a year¬ 
ling boar. Highland Rival 527, to the 
N\ ilgus Company, Pennsylvania, Berk¬ 
shire Breeders’ Association. 
Tlie Alta Orest Farms, Spencer, Mass., 
report the recent birth of triplet heifer 
calves from Imp. Craigle.v Lilly 4th, 
63S60, who won second prize among the 
three-year-olds at the National Dairy 
Show last year. The calves are all of 
good size and healthy condition. 
The Vermont Ayrshire Club will hold 
their second annual sale at Burlington, 
Vt., October 27. 
Use of the Word “Thoroughbred” 
V ould you express your opinion as to 
the way the word thoroughbred is com¬ 
monly used? I maintain it is the name 
of a breed of horses, just as Percheron 
is; or Jersey as a breed of cattle. Re¬ 
cently. a veterinarian inserted an adver¬ 
tisement in one of the papers, “Wanted 
thoroughbred puppies.” I wrote him, ask¬ 
ing wliat breed a thoroughbred dog was, 
calling liis attention to the mistake, and 
if purebred or full-blooded would not be 
the correct word, lie seemed peeved, and 
sent a reply, that thoroughbred was en¬ 
tirely correct, if there is no outcross of 
other breed. The school-teacher in our 
district used the word tin' same way last 
Spring, in telling the scholars about the 
pig and calf clubs. My boy argued then 
that it was not: the correct word, but was 
laughed at. T r . 
New York. 
Formerly the word “thoroughbred,” 
rightly used, referred to a breed of horses 
—the following from Webser’s Dictionary 
giving the accepted definition: 
Thoroughbred—A thoroughbred animal 
especially _ a horse. The English thor¬ 
oughbred is of a race or breed of horses 
kept: chiefly for racing (running), with 
an old recorded ancestry of unknown 
origin, probably Oriental or from crosses 
of barb, Arabian, and Turkish blood. 
'The American thoroughbred is from it 
and practically identical. 
2. A thoroughbred person. CoUoq. 
In the general growth of the language 
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Maplewood Farm. Attica, N. Y’., which 
was once famous for its fine horses, is to 
be restored to its original purpose of a 
horse breeding establishment. Of late 
years the property has been devoted to 
general farming, but F. C. Stevens, son 
of the original owner, is now planning to 
breed high-class saddle horses by blending 
the blood of the American saddle horse 
with the English hackney. 
New York Dairy Awards 
The county herd contest at the State 
Fair proved to be tlie one most popular 
feature in the dairy classes. Never per¬ 
haps has the fair seen finer entries, or 
such numbers in some of the leading 
dairy breeds. 
In Ilolsteins, Onondaga County breed¬ 
ers won first place. Washington County 
Ilolsteins took second place; Tompkins 
County third, and Madison County 
fourth. About $750 and a silver cup 
were distributed to Holdstein herds of 
these four counties. Chemung County 
breeders had a fine Holstein exhibit. 
Tn Guernseys Greene County ranked 
first, Tompkins County second, and Onon¬ 
daga County, which won first place last 
year, stood third. Cayuga County Guern¬ 
sey breeders, who have more of tlie Island 
cattle than any other county in the United 
States, excepting one, did not compete, 
as they were 'rranging a big consignment 
sale for the Monday following the fair, 
and wanted their cattle home and in 
good condition. 
In Jerseys, Greene County again scored 
first, and Onondaga County second. 
In the class for the five best cows in 
milk, any breed, there was not so much 
competition as desired, or as was seen last 
year. There were but three entries, a 
herd of Ayrshires. entered by Alta Crest 
Farms, Spencer. Mass., winning first po¬ 
sition. and two Jersey herds winning scc- 
other definitions have crept in. After a 
time a popular or general use of words 
is accepted so that in the later editions 
we found the following: 
Thoroughbred—1. Bred from tlie best 
blood through a long lino; pure-blooded; 
—said of animals. 
2. Having the characteristics of such 
breeding; high-spirited; of elegant form, 
carriage, or the like: Colloq ., having the 
characteristics of people of good birth 
and breeding. 
3. Thoroughgoing; complete. 
That would seem to justify the use. of 
the word for other purposes than a 
plain description of the racehorse. 
Plfl that Eats Chickens 
I had the same trouble as a receut cor¬ 
respondent. If you cannot shut up chick¬ 
en*, wire top of pigsty and keep them 
out of it, and then all is safe. I did this, 
and kept, both pigs and chickens. His 
pig is kept in a pen, «o I. C. W. states, 
and it seems easy to me. r. b 
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Hogs and Honeysuckle 
If H. D., Petersburg, Va. (page 925), 
will use a portable hog fence and put 
lmgs oil the wild honeysuckle he can get 
rid of it, as they did this for me on about 
one-fourth acre near the house, c. e. k. 
Fairfax, Ya. 
Small Boy ; “Lions have big appe¬ 
tites, haven’t they, daddy?” Father: 
"Yes, sonny.” Small Boy: “They’d be 
sure to go for tlie biggest piece of meat, 
wouldn't they?” Father: “Certainly.” 
Small Boy : “I’m not a bit afraid of lions 
while you’re with me, daddv!”—Passing 
Show. 
