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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 15, 1924 
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"The Silo 
Without a Fault” 
That’s the way a prominent Wis¬ 
consin farmer describes his 
Natco Hollow 
Tile Silo 
The title fits. First cost is surpris¬ 
ingly low. And the cost of upkeep 
is exactly nothing. A Natco Silo 
is a Permanent structure. It will 
never rot, burst or blow down. 
Moreover a Natco Hollow Tile Silo 
is Efficient. Within the walls is a 
blanket of dead air which effective¬ 
ly insulates the silage against 
heat, cold and moisture. 
Wherever you are located a Natco 
Silo is easy to get—and sold on 
terms that make it easy to pay for. 
Free Farm Building Book 
Write for it. Plan for Durability. 
The strength and economy of 
Natco Hollow Tile are paying real 
dividends on many modern farms. 
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Slats, 
Live Stock Notes 
Sheep for Eastern States 
While motoring through New York and 
New England, one is surprised and de¬ 
lighted by the number of estates owned by 
wealthy non-residents. The forests on 
Ihe hillsides, brooks in the valleys, lawn¬ 
like fields, buildings, shrubbery, stone ma¬ 
sonry fences and other improvements, 
even in sections naturally fascinating, 
please the eye. Possession must be a great 
satisfaction to the owners, and the pleas¬ 
ure of vacations there great. There are 
occasionally evidences of utility. A few 
have herds of purebred cow's and equip¬ 
ments for dairying, or the owner may be 
a lover of purebred cattle for display and 
sale, but a large majority of the holdings 
are for playthings or investment. 
Formerly these had stables of fine 
horses which w’ere companionable asso¬ 
ciates, but the stalls are empty, and other 
containers are fitted for flocks of mechan¬ 
ical contrivances for locomotion. These 
graceful shortage of one of earth’s most 
essential industries, the sheep industry. 
This being the case, it is a public wel¬ 
fare work to grow wool, and part of these 
estates should be doing it. A public wel¬ 
fare movement has no harder pull on the 
owners than on common producers, but 
this truth appeals to both. There is money 
in it. Other animals, grain, fruits, vege¬ 
tables and dairying are a surplus, or near 
surplus, while wool is not half a supply. 
It is appealing to the flockmakers, and 
they are busy. 
This also will appeal: Sheep would 
innocently ramble over these estates and 
kill the brambles, weeds and briars that 
men are hired to mo'\v. They would come 
up to the owner, their kind eyes asking 
favors. They would grace the pastures, 
giving him and his friends a natural pic¬ 
ture, infinitely nicer than any artist can 
paint, and it would be framed with trees, 
sky and sunshine that he could make but 
Mr. Poynter and His Brood Mare 
machines are conveniences, but do not ap¬ 
peal to men like nice animals. It is very 
commendable to have these holdings to 
rest jaded business minds, but the element 
of utility might enter for the owner’s 
greater pleasure. 
The pastures on such estates in Great 
Britain are all graced with purebred 
herds of cattle or sheep, and the world 
has been benefited by importations from 
them. America would be much lower in 
the scale of live stock hut for them. These 
English and Scotch fanciers were public 
benefactors, while they had both pleasure 
and profit in the good work. 
A few of our capitalists have adopted 
their methods and are outstanding, useful 
men among our live stock men in Amer¬ 
ica. They enjoy the possession of nice 
animals, show them to their friends and 
at fairs, and gather premiums. 
To round out a man’s needs he must 
have animals which depend on him and 
love him. Circumstances are against the 
poor horse, dogs are ever present, cattle 
are useful, but none of them equal sheep, 
and none require less labor. The pleas¬ 
ure of the owner and the beauty of his 
estate would be enhanced by their pres¬ 
ence. More than that, it looks to a man 
who has grown good meat and fibers for 
50 years that it is a duty to utilize some 
of that expanse with sheep. The produc¬ 
tion of wool is a national and world short¬ 
age. The people are wearing this deficit 
of wool, supplemented with each other’s 
reworked rags. It is a wise judge of tex¬ 
tiles who is not garbed with some of the 
rags of others, “without regard to race, 
color or previous conditions.” 
Many woolen mills are geared to weave 
shoddy, carried by some fibers of new 
wool, and the wear of the garment shows 
the fact. Here is a printed circular in 
justification of shoddy. It estimates the 
world supply of wool and figures that 
there are but 14 ounces annually for each 
person in civilization. It also gives the 
picture of a poor fellow dressed in his 
share, somewhat smaller than a modern 
bathing suit, and while this printed ex¬ 
cuse is not intended for general circula¬ 
tion, it is truthful and shows the dis¬ 
a poor imitation of, instead of gilded lum¬ 
ber. I would rather look at our farm 
flocks than all the pictu es ever hung. 
Ohio. W. W. REYNOLDS. 
Keep Good Horses 
In reading the October 18 R. N.-Y. I 
came to Mr. Harris T. Kille’s article 
“Farming Both Ends of the Country,” 
where he said he bought three horses for 
$101. an average price of a little better 
than $83. Very good, cheap horses, but 
did Mr. Iville ever stop to think of what 
the city folks say about the farmers’ 
horses? I’ve never seen a good horse in 
good condition that sold for $33, and I 
don’t believe anybody else ha*s either. 
By my way of thinking, the farmer is 
the one that should show the city peo¬ 
ple what nice horses really look like. 
Or should the city folks show the coun¬ 
try folks what real horses look like? 
It costs no more to keep a good horse 
than it does a poor one and you get a 
lot of pleasure driving a team that peo¬ 
ple will stop to admire rather than a 
team people look at with pity, horses 
that should have been planted long ago. 
Why drive a horse you are ashamed of 
rather than a horse you are proud of? 
I think it is fun driving a horse like 
the one in the picture. It costs a little 
more than $33 but I am well satisfied. 
Why not keep a pair of mares on the 
farm, instead of a pair of geldings? The 
average farm team has nothing to do for 
three or four months in the year other 
than stand in the stable. Breed the 
mares and have them foal when not work¬ 
ing. The price of a^ colt a year helps to 
keep the horse expenses down. I have 
seen it done time and again, so know it 
pays. ■ ROBERT POYNTER. 
Bristol Co.. Mass. 
R. N.-Y.—Remember that Mr. Kille 
spends the Winter in Florida and cleans 
out his northern stock as far as possible 
ea-ch Fall. The heavy farm work is done 
by tractors and truck. Of course he 
would not use $30 horses if he remained 
on the farm all Winter. 
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