The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
643 ■ 
Live Stock and Dairy 
Going Back to Sheep 
[The other day one of our Virginia 
readers wrote to tells us that one recent 
article in The R. N.-Y. was worth 10 
years’ subscription. Naturally we wanted 
to know, at once, what this article was, 
for there can be no more useful sugges¬ 
tion to au editor than this frank criti¬ 
cism by a reader. So. in reply to a ques¬ 
tion, we have the following statement:] 
In regard to the article particularly 
useful to me, and I put it mildly at worth 
20 years’ subscription, it is the sheep 
article by H. R. Perry in answer to 
query of J. B. on page 391. It is so 
concise and practical. 
I will give you a line of my fix; a 
farm of 740 acres, 340 timber, 400 cleared 
and divided into nine level tractor fields 
by good fences of eight strands. I have 
been carrying about 700 laying hens and 
a herd of Jerseys. The State has lost 
its head on road building, and pays 
such wages that I am alone except a 
couple of croppers whose land I manage 
to keep up with Crimson clover. I have 
sold the cows and bought sheep; have 
73 sheep and lambs now, and the ques¬ 
tion is how many sheep can I carry (ex¬ 
pect to buy 70 more next week)? 
I do not think it wise to carry more 
hens, as our State Co-operative Egg As¬ 
sociation, which I have signed for two 
years, is skimming the cream off the eggs 
in overhead to the tune of $2.50 per case, 
and as I average over 20 cases the month, 
you can see. 
But let’s get back to the sheep. I be¬ 
lieve I ought to be able to carry at least 
500 by using the tractor and disking in 
100 acres of small grain and having Ci'im- 
son clover and rye in corn at last work¬ 
ing. As far as hay is concerned, we usu¬ 
ally make our pea hay after wheat and 
oats and Crimson clover are off. 
I hav'e a young English farmer on the 
way over now, and if he proves all right 
will dismiss the croppers and lay near 
l he bulk of the farm to grass, and graze 
more, even if I have to buy Winter feed. 
As your H. R. Perry carries 260 on 130 
acres, it gives me the information, and 
practical at that, that I specially needed, 
and I rather think, with our milder Win¬ 
ters, our net ought to be as good. 
There is another slant, to my eyes, in 
regard to sheep. They are the only thing 
on the farm that has not slumped, and 
i here is going to be a rush for sheep later 
on. As I am stocking up at $4 to $5 per 
head it looks like a good proposition to 
me. * J. ASHTON. 
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Dry Stalks for Horses 
What about wintering horses on corn¬ 
stalks? Some of our readers say that 
it cannot be done. They claim that you 
either kill the horse or make him so poor 
that he cannot work. We find it pretty 
much a case of the way the stalks are 
handled. For the past three months our 
working horses have had no roughage 
except cornstalks. They are healthy and 
thrifty, and ready to work any day. The 
trouble is that some people feed wet ox- 
moldy stalks and feed ear corn along with 
this "fodder. The stalks must be bright 
and dry, and we find it advisable to feed 
a little" oilmeal along with the grain. That 
helps to keep the system in condition. 
Of course, the horses will not eat the en¬ 
tire stalk. They bite off the leaves and 
the top, and leave the butts if the stalks 
ai*e fed whole. Some farmers run the 
stalks through the fodder cutter but the 
trouble about that is that the sharp edges 
of the cut pieces often tear the gum and 
mouth of the horse and cause soreness. 
Shredding the stalks is much better. That 
tears them up, the horses eat most of it, 
and what they leave makes good bedding. 
There are some farmers who make what 
is called mock silage out of these dry 
stalks. They are run through a shredder 
into a tight bin or hogshead, then a quan¬ 
tity of boiling water is poured over them 
and the whole thing covered with a tight 
cover. If enough water is put in, after 
12 hours of this steaming the stalk; rre 
softened and will make a very fair sub¬ 
stitute for silage. If moldy stalks are 
fed with no other fodder, and the horses 
are given little besides ear corn, there 
will be considerable ti’ouble from colic 
and worms, and the horse will not thrive. 
The Mai-yland recipe is as follows: To 
evei-y 100 lbs. of ham, take 8 lbs. of best 
coarse salt, 2 oz. of saltpeter, 2 lbs. of 
brown sugar, 1 14 oz. of potash, and 4 
gals, of watei-. Mix the above and pour 
the brine over the meat after it has lain 
about two days in the tub. Let the hams 
remain six weeks in the brine, then dry 
several days before smoking. I have gen¬ 
erally rubbed fine salt into the meat be¬ 
fore packing it down in the tub. The 
meat should be pei-fectly cool before pack¬ 
ing. The potash prevents its drying up 
and becoming hard. The ham that won 
first premium in a contest by the Mary¬ 
land State Agricultural Society was cured 
by this recipe. 
“Chase’s Recipe Book” was published 
by its author, Dr. A. W. Chase, in 1867, 
at Ann Arbor, Mich. The book contains 
about 800 recipes that touch upon almost 
every trade, including farmers and fam¬ 
ilies ; also a large medical department. 
Often the author tells how, when or where 
the recipe was obtained. The book is ex¬ 
ceedingly interesting reading. It-ought 
to be republished, geokge a. cosgrove. 
New Jersey Local Grain and Feed Prices 
(Supplied by New Jersey State Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets.) 
The following quotations show approxi¬ 
mate cost of feed per ton and grain per 
bushel in carlots, sight draft basis, de¬ 
livered on tracks at the various stations 
given below. The quotations are based 
on sales for transit and neai-by shipments 
Monday, Mar. 31, 1924, according to the 
United States Bureau of Agricultural 
Economics co-operating. P^eed all in 100- 
lbs. sacks. Figures are for Belvidere, 
Milford, Washington, Ilighbridge, Freneh- 
town, Flemington, Passaic, Ilackefts- 
town, Belle Meade, Califon, Lebanon, 
Newton, Bi-anchville, Sussex, Lafayette, 
Hopewell, New Brunswick, Mt. Holly, 
Morristown, Dovei-, Paterson, Elizabeth, 
Somerville, Newark, Trenton, Perth 
Amboy and Montclair: 
Per bu. 
No. 2 white oats.$0.57% 
No. 3 white oats.56% 
No. 2 yellow corn.95% 
No. 3 yellow corn.92% 
Per ton 
Spring bran .$29.40 
Hard W. W. bran . 32.40 
Spring middlings . 28.40 
Red-dog flour . 37.40 
Dry brewers’ grains . 32.40 
Flour middlings . 31.40 
36% cottonseed meal . 44.90 
43% cottonseed meal . 49.90 
34% linseed meal . 43.65 
Wool Notes 
The domestic market for wool is not so 
active as in England. Some contracting 
in the West is reported, though not of 
large volume. Recent prices at Boston 
follow: New York and Michigan un¬ 
washed delaine. 54 to 55c ; fine unwashed, 
48 'to 49c; half blood, 54 to 55c; three- 
eighths blood, 55 to 56c. Ohio and Penn¬ 
sylvania, half blood combing, 56 to 57c; 
three-eighths blood, 56 to 57c. New 
England, half-blood, 53 to 54c; three- 
eighths blood, 54 to 55c; quarter blood, 
52 to 53c. Texas fine scoured basis, $1.30 
to $1.35. Oregon fine and medium comb¬ 
ing, $1.30 to $1.35. 
Transportation to Consolidated 
School 
School District No. 1 consolidates 
with District No. 2. Can District No. 
2 be compelled to provide transportation, 
to and from the school, for those pupils 
living in what was District No. 1? A 
lives about one mile from the school- 
house, B about 1 V 2 miles, while C, D 
and E each live more than three miles 
from the school. Can the district con¬ 
tract to carry C D and E’s children to 
and fi-om school, and not carry those 
of A and B? C. J. 
New York. 
The Educational Department has ruled 
that a district which is dissolved and its 
territory annexed to another district, by 
virtue of such annexation, the consoli¬ 
dated district is under the obligation to 
provide ti*ansportation for pupils in the 
dissolved district who are required to 
ti-avel an excessive distance in order to 
attend school. 
GOATS 
Curing Maryland Ham 
I note article on page 179, “A Barrel 
Smokehouse,” by Geo. A. Cosgrove. He 
mentions curing hams by Maryland recipe 
in “Chase’s Receipt Book.” Would you 
give this recipe? w. F. K. 
Plainfield, N. J. 
GOATS 
PUREBRED REGISTERED TOGGENBURG BUCK KID 
Bargain for immediate sale. A buck is half your herd. 
This kid ready for service this Fall. Also fresh doe. 
Allen Simmons - Livingston, New York 
COATS f Nubians, Toggenbergs, pure 
breds and high grades. 
SACRIFICED I MT. KEMBLE FARMS. Morristown. N J 
Pure SWISS DOES and BUCKS. ENDRES. Westbrook, Conn. 
GUERNSEYS 
10,000 POUND COWS 
Our heifers yield this and a Roughtvood 
bull will breed the same for you. Wide 
selection. All ages and prices. 
Federal Accredited Herd 
R0UGHW00D GUERNSEY HERD 
Chestnut Hill, Mass. 
GUERNSEY BULLS 
The best breeding that money can buy. Priced for 
immediate sale. I must sell to make room. Do not 
wait. Write today and get the bargains. All ages, 
from 1 month to 2 years. Federal accredited. 
OTTO W. POST Ensenore, N. Y. 
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. 
dams or dams that will be tested. Write for sales list 
and Pedigrees. WJ|WJ1 BJURl F , tMS „ s ni s , pbj|j p> 
Tuscarora Farms Guernseys 
All ages, botli male and female, for sale. May 
Rose. Governor of the Ohene and Golden Secret 
Breeding. A. R. stock. Prices reasonable. 
John W. Hollis 102 Main St. Ilomell, N.Y. 
TARBELL FARMS GUERNSEYS 
Bull calves and bulls of serviceable age. A. R. breeding. 
Prices very reasonable. Write for pedigrees: 
SMITHVILLE FLATS Clienanpo Co. New York 
W ANTED 
Reg. Guernsey HEIFER CALVES 
for boy’s Club work. H. WIGMAN, Lansing, Michigan 
Entire Herd of Reg. Guernsey Cows llitlrs, pool'd 
$250 each. E.lM'attlson - -Mt. Morris, N.Y, 
\Uanted — Reg. Guernsey Cows. What have you to of- 
•Wfer ? FRANK LF.VINSOI1N, 715 Broadway, New York City, N.Y. 
j JERSEYS 
Bull and Heifer Calves by Masterman’s Financier 
who is of the same line of breeding as the Champion nnd 
Grand Champion females at the Syracuse National, and 
out, of K. of M. dams. We still have a few bred cows and 
heifers left. IIONO FAILH8 - Troy, Pa. 
For Sale R 7^ cd Bulls, Cows, Heifers & Calves 
carrying the mo*r. popular blood lines. Send me your in¬ 
quiries. 1). A. CUKTI8 - Jamestown, Pi*Y. 
Pedigreed Jersey Bull 
WILLIAM F. FLAGG 110 East 42nd St. New York City 
Cor Sale— Registered Jersey Heller, Inquire 
1 A. Bullock . Burlingham, N.Y. 
| HOLSTEINS 
Holstein-Friesian 
FROM AN ACCREDITED BERD 
We are offering for sale 25 splendidly bred register¬ 
ed Holstein heifers and cows from an accredited 
herd of more than 350 animals. These animals are 
rich in the blood of C0LANTHA JOHANNA LAD. The herd is 
known both for production and individuality. If you 
wish real foundation stock write DEPARTMENT OF 
AGRICULTURE, Mount HermonSchool, Mount Her in on, Mukh. 
10R.EG.1IOLSTEINS FOR SALE 
2 to 5 yrs. old ; fresh from Nov. to March : of large size, 
nicely marked, best type. Capable of milking 40 qts. per 
day. Tuberculin tested ; 60 day retest, backed by the 
largest A. R. O. records, of Ormsby, Pietje and Pontiac 
breeding, and bred to a large record grandson of May 
Echo Sylvia (world record milk cow.) Several heifer 
calves and a yearling bull for sale. OIIAS. i. IIOWEbb, 
How.lift, Orange €«., N.Y 70 miles west N. Y. C., Erie R. R. 
Sale Holsfein Thorough-bred Heifer & Bull Calves 
$40 and $30, Registered. Sire, son of King of the 
Ormsby s. T. Haylor, 52 Broadway, N.Y. City 
| MISCELLANEOUS 
USE A PURE-BRED BULL 
From time to time we have for sale bull calves from 
dams with Advance Registry records — Ayrshires, 
Guernseys, Holsteins, Jerseys,Milking Short 
Horns. Price, S50 at 30-days-old, registered, 
crated and delivered to express company. Address 
DEPARTMENT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. Cornell University 
ITHACA NEW YORK 
COWS FOR SAIEho e "St e e?SS 
High grade; Tuberculin tested; fresh and spring¬ 
ers. Sold subject sixty day retest guarantee 
WOODLAWN B ARMS Fishkill, N. Y. 
2 miles on North-Road from Beacon, N. Y. 
Don’t Pay Exorbitant Prices milch cows 
100 Federal Tested and Accredited cows for sale. Or wjl. 
buy same direct from farmersou reasonable commission 
Telephone at once, my expense. JOHN F. benjamin. Birre.Vt 
Chester White Pigs, Collie, Beagle and Police Pups 
MEADOW SPRING FARM Chalfont, Pa. S. H. NULL 8 SON 
HORSES 
PAIR OF MATCHED BLACK 
PERCHERON MARES 
Seven-eighths blood, seven and nine years old, sound 
and kind, weight 3,000. Both guaranteed to be in 
foal by a Registered ton Pereheron. Price, $450 
Also a two-year old black grey Pereheron stallion, 
fifteen-sixteenth blood, weight 1,200, well built, kind, 
no blemishes. Price, $ 175 . Matched bay team, seven 
and eight, mare and horse, sound and kind, weight 
2,800, extra good, single or double. Price, $ 425 . 
Have other good, sound, young work horses. All are 
home raised. Will deliver them 50 miles. 
VERNON R. LAFLER, R. 0. No. 1.Middlesex. Yates Co .N.Y. 
Pcrrbcrnn Stallinnc 2 t0 6 yr f- o1<1 Large, drafty, 
A Cl CIlcIUIl OlalllOUS size and quality combined, 
At former grade prices. Ail first-prize winners at 6 fairs, 
3 counties. John F. Stoller & Son Gallon, Ohio 
Cor Sale— Black Mare, suitable for saddle and light 
• harness work. William Brabham Boonton, N. J. 
| SHEEP | 
W anted—26 Reg. Shropshire Sheep, 2 to 4 vf*» t s old. 
Frank Levliihohn 715 Broadway, New York City, H # T. 
SWINE 
For Attentian EASTERN Breeders ar Buyers of 
DUROC-JERSEY SWINE 
BRED SOWS AND GILTS 
One year and older. Bred to 
CREST DEFENDER 
Grand Champ. Conn. State Fair 1923. 
and 
ORION CHERRY LAD 
also 
LAST SPRING’S OPEN GILTS 
and 
This Fall’s Boar and Sow Pigs 
All reasonably priced. 
Satisfaction Guaranteed. 
We solicit correspondence. 
The CREST Farm, Millbrook, N. Y. 
lYIIDflPC Bred Sows. Bred and Open Gilts. Service 
I/ll Boars. Excellent Breeding. 
Elmwood Farms, P. 0. Box IS, Bradford, N. Y. 
OUROCS 
Orion and Sensation Breed- 
,, ... - — ing. All a g e s for sal e. 
M. Pattingtou &, Son Merriiieltl, N. Y. 
Dnrnpo Fall boars and gilts. Priced reasonably. 
UUIUUS Odflhia Farm . Stanley, N. Y. 
DUROC-JERSEY T* X G S 
The farmers’ and feeders’ favorite at farmers’ 
prices. Own a son or daughter of Rosehill Colonel, 
No. i8973o. Senior Yearling first and Junior Cham- 
pion tat Eastern States, New York States, Schenec¬ 
tady and Albany fairs. 1921. Guernsey bull calves 
1 22 n .. **deral accredited herd at farmers’ prices. 
CHENWOLD FARMS Castleton-on-Hudson, N.Y. 
FEEDING PIGS 
6 Weeks Old, $5.50 Each. 
These pigs are the first ero 
8 Weeks Old. $6.50 Each 
----- 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, ik8.00 each. Can furnish sow and unre¬ 
lated boar pigs. All pigs C.O.D. on approval. 
Dr. P. F. WALLINGFORD. M. D. V., Box 51, Waltham, Mass. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES 
AT HIGHWOOD 
Service boars, weanling pigs, bred gilts and sows. 
We have bred the leading Grand Champion boars of 
recent years. These animals are close kin to them. 
H. C. & H. B. HARPENDING Box 15 Dundee, N.Y. 
_S TONE’S 
BERKSHIRES 
We offer Fall boars and gilts. Also March pigs, 
Doth sex. Excellent breeding. Good individuals, 
Prompt shipment. RICHARD H. STONE, Tniiuanshiiro. N Y. 
BERKSHIRES 
XT Sows and gilts bred to prize winning 
Hoar. New Spring price ready. PATM00R FARMS. Hartfield. M Y. 
LARGE TYPE REG. BERKSHIRES 
Pjgs and older stock always on hand. See stock before 
paying. WIANT FARM8. Hunlin^lan Mills.P>. 
FEEDING PIGS For Sale 
Yorkshire and Chester Cross and 
Chester and Yorkshire Cross 
6 weeks old, $5.50 each. 7 to 8 weeks old, $4, each. 
Those pigs are all weaned and eating. Size and qual¬ 
ity to start to raise a Hog. 1 will ship from 1 to 50 
C. O. D. to your approval. No charge for crating. 
WALTER LUX 388 Salem St. Woburn, Mass. 
Ted. 0086 
i»i tjci 
ll/llll >nIKh tlUu^ sows and young Pigs 
J. M. FARNSWORTH Star Route ' Cuba. N T. 
Phinnc HIGH QUALITY. BIG TYPE 
"V/UIUClo Pigs, either sex, service boars, bred 
- sows and gilts. Buy the best here 
WILVIEW STOCK FARM 
I*. O. Wilmington, Delaware 
BIG TYPE O. I. O. 
Pure bred Boar Pigs—ready for Spring service. 
Price reasonable. Swetland Farm, Mayvilie. N.V. 
..c"?;.. CHESTER 
18 service Boars. Booking orde 
CLYDE B THOMAS R. No. 3 
(IIP.’. A-l March pigs, *12. Registered Free. Order 
U.I.U. 3 now to ship May 1. R. Hill, Seneca Foils, N Y. 
stered O. I. C. and CHESTER WHITE 
P. ROGERS - Wayvilt.k, New Yoke 
WHITES 
s for Spring pigs. 
Boonsboro, Maryland 
100 Pigs 
Chester Whites and Berkshires. Duroes. # 
wks..old, $.>.50 each. HOUSE Illt08.,l)ii.liore,l’a 
DOGS 
EUREKA Collie Kennels 
quality Puppies, 2 to 6 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 
Finest Quality. Bred for Brains and Beauty. Registered 
Priced Low. SHERMAN BOWDEN FARM, Mansfield Ohio 
bite Collie Pups. Pedigreed. 2months old, $15 up. 
Chetola Kennels . Rock Creek, Ohio 
Sable & White Collie Puppies JSSft ^1.?^ 
P edigreed Collie Pups. The haimsome and Intelligent 
kind. Also Fox Terriers. NELSON BROS., Grove City, l*«. 
For Sale Great Dane Pups 52& t b K, d 
die, thorobred, and real farm dogs, the dependable'kind. 
Dogs, $40 ; bitches, $25. J. c. George, Mont Alto, Pa. 
Females, 4 mos. old. 1 dog, lk. yrs. 
old, registered. 8PK1N6IMI.K KEN ¬ 
NELS, E. II. FOOTE, Prop., JefferMD,N.V. 
Police Pups, Irish, Airedale Terriers breeds 
Muller 1569 Logan Ave. Youngstown, Ohio 
Scotch Shepard Pups M n a °"e h »«• 
Females, #3. F. A. SWEET Smyrna, N. y! 
MILKING SHORTHORNS 
MiUiing Sliortliorxis 
Dual-purpose. Increase milk production by using sires 
of known heavy milking ancestry. It can be done. In 
quilies invited. Walgrove Herd, Washingtonvllle, N Y. 
Dairy Shorthorn Bulls months. 
Best producing strains. Ib ices $50 to $1 OO. Let us tell 
you more about them. E. J. Easterbrook. Corning, N.Y. 
