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ham left. They never will be satisfied, 
and how they will talk about me. Oh, 
dear!” 
"Well now, Sally,” said John, “use 
salesmanship. Make ’em think that ham 
is best and they’ll take it. Talk to ’em !” 
Sally was smart and a good talker. A 
group of hungry people came in and she 
went at them, tray in hand. 
“Now then, we have tonight roast beef, 
veal and ham. The ham is best of all. 
It’s home-cured by Deacon Gray and 
cooked by Mrs. Simpson. You know 
what a cook she is. I can recommend it 
in every way.” 
Now these folks had come there after 
roast beef, but Sally talked so convinc¬ 
ingly that the man of the group, who was 
in the Legislature, and a prominent citi¬ 
zen. spoke up. 
“I guess I’ll have to have some of that 
ham.” 
The rest of them figured that what was 
good enough for Squire Dean was all 
right for them, and they all ordered ham. 
The result was that Sally sold all the 
ham they had, there was enough roast 
beef left for the waiters, and everybody 
was satisfied. That was salesmanship, 
and we may well follow Sally’s plan. 
But the boys are ready to walk out and 
look over the new farm and see if they 
can beat my plan for handling it. Per¬ 
haps I can try a little salesmanship and 
show that fruit growing, as compared 
with other professions, is like Sally’s 
ham ! H. w. c. 
Cowpox 
I have several cows with sores on their 
udders. A white blister comes, then ' 
breaks leaving a sore. Can you tell me 
what it is and a cure for it? I think it 
is cowpox but am not sure. j. e. b. 
Maine. 
The symptoms certainly suggest cow- 
pox. If it is that disease you will notice 
that each pustule has a concave or de¬ 
pressed top and that the liquid or lymph 
is contained in several compartments so 
that more than one puncture has to be 
made to liberate the fluid. The disease 
is caused by a virus, as in human small¬ 
pox. A person recently vaccinated or 
convalescing from smallpox can com¬ 
municate the disease to a cow and in 
turn cowpox may infect the milker’s 
hands. If that occurs the milker is im¬ 
munized so that he w T ill not be likely to 
contract smallpox. By observing this 
fact Jenner in 1796 discovered vaccina¬ 
tion as a means of immunizing people 
against smallpox. The infection is readi¬ 
ly carried by the milker’s hands to the 
other cows he milks, therefore the first 
step should be to isolate an affected cow 
and if possible have her milked by a per¬ 
son who does not attend to the other 
cows. If that cannot be managed, at 
least have several empty stalls between 
the affected cow and the other cows and 
have her milked last. The milker should 
also wash his hands with a 2 per cent 
solution of coal tar disinfectant or with 
a similar solution of hypochloride of 
soda. When the cow has been isolated 
better cleanse, disinfect and whitewash 
the stall she has occupied, including the 
floor and gutter. As a disinfectant use 
a mixture of one part of compound cre- 
sol solution and 30 parts of water. Also 
mix 1 lb. of fresh chloride of lime with 
every three gallons of freshly made lime 
wash. Treat the cow by bathing the 
teats several times daily, with hot water 
containing all the boric acid it will dis¬ 
solve, or immersing the teats for five 
minutes, night and morning, in that so¬ 
lution. Then dry the parts and apply a 
soft paste made of subnitrate of bismuth 
and cold-pressed castor oil. If it is no¬ 
ticed that the sores tend to become in¬ 
fected. in a specially bad attack, swab 
them twice daily with a saturated solu¬ 
tion of permanganate of potash until 
healing nicely; then apply the bismuth 
paste. If a milking tube has to be used 
first cleanse it well, boil for 15 or 20 
minutes and then smear with carbolized 
vaseline before insertion in the teat. Un¬ 
less these precautions are taken the tube 
will be sure to infect the udder and 
cause ruinous mammitis (garget). 
Damp Henhouse 
Why does the straw litter in my poul¬ 
try-house get so very damp? This house 
is 40x18, with a partition through the 
center, making two houses 20x18 ft. I 
have concrete floor and four windows 
24x30 in. in each 20 ft. front. I use V- 
boards on the sides of the windows 
and leave them dropped into, the. house 
at night; also have one curtain window. 
I have another house 36x14 ft., built on 
the same plan and have no trouble with 
dampness at all. T. W. M. 
Bloomington, N. Y. 
It may be that there is seepage 
through the concrete floor, if so located 
that ground water stands about and be¬ 
neath it, and that proper insulation 
against this has not been provided by 
using a layer of stones beneath the con¬ 
crete or by raising the floor above the 
level of the surrounding ground. If 
there is possibility of this, I would sug¬ 
gest ditching around the outside of the 
building to a depth below that of the 
floor and providing for carrying away the 
ditch wafer to a lower level. If this is 
not practicable, the floor may be made 
waterproof by spreading tarred building 
paper over it, mopping it on with hot tar, 
and then placing a layer of concrete 
above this. Unless water comes through 
an improperly constructed or imperfectly 
under-drained floor, I know of no other 
source of excessive dampness than insuf¬ 
ficient ventilation. This latter is the 
usual cause, and I should make sure that 
it is not in this case, by removing the 
windows entirely for a time and noting 
the effect. Any curtained window is a 
poor ventilator. M. b. d. 
Teaciieb: “Johnny, what are the two 
genders?” Johnny : “Masculine and fem¬ 
inine. The masculines are divided into 
temperate and intemperate and the femi¬ 
nine into frigid and torrid.”—American 
Legion Weekly. 
Lawyer: “Well, what shall we ask for 
—trial by judge or jury?” Client: “Take 
the judge, Doc. I’ve done plumbing for 
nearly everybody in this town.”—Colonel. 
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GUERNSEYS 
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GUERNSEYS 
For the Empire State 
This cow demonstrates the fact that the 
Guernsey breed combines .show ring type 
with high productiou. 
She was grand champion female at the 
National Dairy Exposition, and is also a 
former world’s record holder in the three- 
year-old class, producing over 662 pounds of 
butterfat. 
THE QUALITY-QUANTITY BREED 
For information write to 
THE AMERICAN GUERNSEY CATTLE CLUB 
Bex NY-100 Peterbero, N. H. 
CHEDCO FARM 
GUERNSEYS 
For sale cheap: Bull of serviceable 
age. Dam just completed test in Class 
B with record of 9,990 lbs. milk and 
620 lbs butter fat (unofficial). 
C. E. COTTING 
44 STATE ST. BOSTON 
Albamont Guernseys 
Federal Accredited 
Real top-notch quality. Heifers, yearlings 
and calves. Bulls ready for service and calves. 
Write for our new sales list. 
There's money in it for you,. 
J. C. HAARTZ, 138 Cambridge St., Winchester, Mats. 
Bull Calves at Bargain Prices 
We offer Farmers and Breeders of Guernseys an op¬ 
portunity to secure exceptionally bred, healthy 
bulls, from a clean, Tuberculin Tested Herd at rea¬ 
sonable prices. King of the May—Dolly Dimple- 
Golden Secret, and Glenwood breeding out of A. R. 
darns or dams that will be tested. Write for sales list 
and Pedigrees. wtw * dairy farms. 17 S. Hd St.. Phil*., Pi 
Some sale Fi rS |_ciass Reg. Guernseys 
at reasonable prices, both bulls and cows and heifers. If 
you are interested it will pay you to get in touch with 
me. Three bulls ready for service. These animals can 
enter accredited herds. 
W. ROBERT DUNLOP - West Grove, Pa. 
TARBELL FARMS GUERNSEYS 
Bull calves and bulls of serviceable age. A. K. breeding. 
Prices very reasonable. Write for pedigrees. 
SMITHVILLE FLATS Chenanoo Co. New York 
GUERNSEY BULLS s.m. 
Sired by bulls of exceptional breeding and out of A. 
R. dams whose dams and grandams have A. R. 
records. Bulls of all ages and of the best bl eeding, 
Write me what you want. Prices reasonable. Herd 
Federal Accredited. Otto W. Post, Ensenore, N. Y. 
DOGS 
DOG 
BOOK 
FREE 
82 page book—how to keep your 
' dog well — how to care for him 
when sick. Result of 36 years’ experi¬ 
ence with every known dog disease. 
Mailed FREE. Write today. Dept. 43 m 
H. CLAY GLOVER, V. S. 
129 West 24t.h St. New York 
EUREKA Collie Kennels 
Quality Puppies, 2 to 8 mos. old, farm raised, Champion 
stock. Bred for intelligence and beauty. 
L. B Walter Box 66 R West Chester, Pa. 
COLLIE PUPPIES and Grown Dogs 
Kinest'Quality. Bred for Brains and Beauty. Registered. 
Priced Low. SHERMAN BOWDEN FARM, Mansfield,Ohio 
P edigreed Collie Pups. Males, $15 and $20. Females i 
$10. KmbdenGanders, $0. PLUMMER McCULLOUGH, Merctr, Pi 
P edigreed Collie Pups. The handsome and Intelligent 
kind. Also Fox Terriers. NELSON BROS., Prove City. Pa. 
E xceptionally good litter Police Pups. Also beautiful 
7 mos. female MEAD • Amrnla, New York 
Scotch Shepard Pups 2months old 
Females, S3. F. A. SWEET 
Male, S6; 
Smyrna, N. Y. 
Pnr^afo_Airarlaloo six weeks to 1 year. Toy Irish, six 
lUl Odlc All cUdlco weeks old. Bestef pedigreed 
stock. WALTER N. SNELL Medina. N. Y. 
POLICE AND ARMY DOCS 
formally known as the German Shepherd and stock Dog:. 
Three Litters of very fine wolf-gray puppies with five 
Champions in Pedigree. 
Geo. Rauch, Catskill Mountain Stock Farm, Freehold, N. Y. 
Pair of Good Fox Hounds ^Es^U'^^WLsr^^oTRt: 
T hree Trained Rabbit Hound Iiltclie*, in whelp. 
$15 each. Chas. Toth - Henderson, Maryland 
bite Collie Pups. Pedigreed. 2 months old, $15 up. 
Chotola Konnels - Rock Creek, Ohio 
W 
For Sale-Reg. Fox Hound Pup 
4 mos. old. Male. $20. ALBERT TELEX, Chnppaqun, N. Y. 
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MISCELLANEOUS 
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USE A PURE-BRED BULL 
From time to time we have for sale bullcalves from 
dams with Advance Registry records— Ayrshires, 
Guernseys, Ifolsteins, Jerseys,Milking Short 
Horns. Price, KS50 at 30-days-old, registered, 
crated and delivered to express company. Address 
DEPARTMENT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. Cornell University, 
ITHACA NEW YORK 
Holsteins and Guernseys 
FRESH AND SPRINGERS 
Tuberculin tested. Sixty day retest guaranteed. 
Hr. J. Win. Fink, Veterinarian. Newburgh, N. Y. 
Fresh and Nearly-Cows For Sale-p e e d s e t r e il ( J 
Guernseys, Jerseys. Ayrshires and Holsteins. Al¬ 
ways 100 high-class cows to choose from. Will also 
buy on commission. JOHN F. BENJAMIN, Barre, Vermont 
Chester White Pigs, Collie, Beagle and Police Pups 
MEADOW SPRING FARM Chalfont, Pa. S. H. NULL 8 SON 
HOLSTEINS 
CATTLE FOR SALE 
SPOT FARM 
4 registered heifers, 2 years old, 
due to freshen this winter; 3 of 
them from 34-lb. sire: 1 from a 32- 
lb. dam; 1 from a 21-lb. 3-year old 
dam. Federal tested, $500 for the 
4, less than half of their value. 1 
5-year old that has given 74 lbs. of 
milk per day atI2 milkings, $ 200 . 
One 6-year old registered Belgian 
stallion. Red Roan and a show 
horse. In other business, must be 
sold this month. Spot Farm, trade 
name and sales stables also for 
sale, cheap. 
JOHN C. REAGAN, Tully, N. Y. 
MILKING SHORTHORNS 
MILKING SHORTHORN FOUNDATION 
12 mos. Red heifer, Cyrus Clay and Dairy King breed¬ 
ing. 7 mos. White bull, General Clay and Claude Clay 
breeding. First check for $800 takes the pair. 
E. J. KASTEliltUOOK - Corning, N.Y. 
IVEiHx-ixig Shorthorns 
Dual-purpose. Increase milk production by using sires 
of known heavy milking ancestry. It can be done. In¬ 
quiries invited. Walgrove Herd, Washlnglonville, N.Y. 
JERSEYS 
For Sale 11 jersey cd B.ulls, Cows, Heifers & Calves 
carrying the most popular blood lines. Send me your in¬ 
quiries. D. A. CURTIS - Jamestown, N.Y. 
Both sex. All ages. Reasonable 
price. H. *. INGALLS, Greenville, N.Y. 
AYRSHIRES 
REG. AYRSHIRES From Accredited Herd 
Bull calf, four months, mostly red, ®35, 
Bull calf, one month, mostly white. 835.' 
PERRY WARREN . Peru, Vermont 
ABERDEEN ANGUS 
leef in the East-3 Young Aberdeen-Angus Bulls 
c. c 
full of quality at attractive prices. 
TAYLOR - Lawtons, N.Y. 
SWINE 
For Attention EASTERN Breeders or Buyers of 
DUROC-JERSEY SWINE 
BRED SOWS AND GILTS 
One year and older. Bred to 
CREST DEFENDER 
Grand Champion of Connecticut 1923 
and 
ORION CHERRY LAD 
also 
LAST SPRING’S OPEN GILTS 
and this Fall’s Boar and Sow Pigs. Ail reasonably priced. 
Satisfaction Guaranteed. We solicit correspondence. 
The CREST Farm. Millbrook. N.Y. 
33UROCS 
Orion and Sensation Breed¬ 
ing. All ages for sale, 
F. M. Pattiugtou & Son Merrllield, N. Y- 
DUROCS 
Bred Sows and Gilts. Boars. Fall Pigs. 
ELM WOOD FA RMS 
P. O. Box IS Bradford. N. Y. 
FANCY O. I. C.’S 
The big, smooth type of superior quality and breed¬ 
ing. Bred gilts, service boars and Spring pigs at 
reasonable prices. VV. W. W E I M A N, P. O.» 
Box No. 469, Hummelstown, Pa. 
0 1 p Choice Registered 60-lb. pigs from Big Typo 
. I. U. S stock of Best Blood lines,$10 each; Bred Sows 
$35. Satisfaction or money back. R. HILL. Seneca Falls, N.Y. 
“ BIG TYPE CHESTER WHITES ” 
BOARS, SOWS. GILTS. Boars'Ready for service. Gilts 
Bred for March and April farrow to my Grand 
Champion Boar. Cholera Immune. Best blood lines. 
(OAKDALE FARM.) CLYDE B. THOMAS, Boonsboro. Maryland 
Big Type Chester Whites r 
prepaid. Sat. guaranteed. GEO. F. QlUFFIE, Newville, I*n. 
100 Pigs 
wks..old, $4 each. HOUSE 111108., Onshore, I*» 
RT 1 
stored «. I.C. mid CHESTER WHITE PIGS. 
E. P. ROGERS - Wayvii/ck, New York 
Annual Fall Sale FF.FBtNfi PlfiS 
6 Weeks Old. $3.50 Each. 8 Weeks Old. $4.50 Each 
T hese pigs are the Hi st cross between Yorkshire and 
Berkshire Large Type Swine. All healthy and fast 
growing pigs. Sows or Barrows. 
Also Purebred Yorkshire or Berkshire Pigs, 6 to 8 
weeks old, $8.00 each. Can furnish sow and unre¬ 
lated boar pigs. All pigs C.O.D. on approval. 
Dr: P. F. WALLINGFORD, M B. V., Box 51, Waltham, Mass. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
AT HIGHWOOD 
Litter of eleven, born, May 18, weighed 2364 Nov. 
17, is our offering to ton litter contest. Service 
boars and weanling pigs for quick shipment. 
H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING Box 15 Dundee, N.Y. 
YoungLargeType Berkshires noS in’ 
WIANT FA RM Huntington Mills, Pa. 
P ATMOOlt BERKSHIRES. Breeding stock of good 
quality at fair prices. PATM00R FARMS, llartfield, N. Y. 
Reg. Spotted Poland Chinasei^riceipalS^t™* 
not akin. Ship C.O.D. Write Brookside Farms,Middletown, V». 
AN1PSH IRESWINE 
If you would succeed in Hogs, try the 
meet type Hampshire. Also Guernsey 
Cattle, accredited Herd. Free Circular. 
LOCUST LAWN FA R M 
Box R - ELVERSON. PA. 
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SHEEP 
Reg.Hampshire Ewe Lambs 1 
C. P. & M. W. HIGH AM Gettysburg, Pa.' 
Registered Hampshire-down Ewes and Rams Regis¬ 
tered South-down Ewes for sale. ELLIS TIGER. Gladstone, N. J. 
R eg. Shropshire Rams and Ewes. Wooled to Nose. 
Priced Low. LeSOY €. ROWER, tndlonville, N. Y. 
Dorr Clirnn Qama imp. stk. Shipped on approval. 
neg. onrop. nams HM.UOH KARIM, Peterborough, N. II. 
R eg. Shropshire Ram Lambs for sale. Also a few good 
ewes. STEVENS BROS. Wilson, New York 
GOATS 
CflATQ fNubbins, Toggenbergi 
T* _ breds ami high grant 
s, pure 
es. 
FERRETS 
for Killing 
Rats 
FERRETS 
Hunting rabbits and other 
game. Write for pricelist. 
W. A. PECK New London.O. 
HORSES 
BELGIANS 
Two High-Class Stallions FOR SALE. 
WINNERS AT f.EAllINlI EASTERN FAIRS. 
Write or come to see them. 
HORSE DEPARTMENT, ASH GROVE FARMS 
Saratoga Springs - New York 
ForSaIe~Black Percheron Mare soun\ 
Price, $800. O, T. MOORE Germantown, N.Y. 
Winners of Every Class in Which They Were Shown at 
Recent New York State Fair, Including Both 
Grand Champion Boar and Sow 
We Breed Our Show Hogs and Show Our Breeding Hogs 
A VERAGE per litter at Resthaven Farm: In 1922, 8 pigs. In 
1923, 7/4 pigs. Average over more than 100 sow*. Rest- 
haven sows share honors with sires as best on earth. 
Satisfaction Guaranteed 
Resthaven Farm—the world’s largest Poland-China plant 
offers spring yearlings, half sisters, full sisters and litter- 
mates, fall sows of same breeding, spring boars and gilts 
at very conservative breeding. 
Catalog free. Write for it and tor description and prices 
of animals that interest you. 
RESTHAVEN FARM 
BOX 26S TROY, OHIO 
