bt RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1489 
Live Stock and Dairy 
The N. Y. State Dairymen 
The State dairymen’s convention held 
in Syracuse this year in November 
showed considerable increase in interest 
and activity over some of its predeces¬ 
sors. The program was somewhat va¬ 
ried but rather unusually strong. Like 
similar meetings in the past, however, 
no very considerable number of real at 
home dairy farmers made up the au¬ 
dience although there were a few of 
these present. Since the papers and lec¬ 
tures were of high grade, it seems all 
the more important that our farm pa¬ 
pers carry the message of the meeting 
to the readers about) 'the -State ’and 
further. 
Dr. G. F. Warren spoke again of the 
European situation but directed his re¬ 
marks considerably to dairying questions. 
He also discussed matters as they relate 
to different parts of this country. While 
Iowa and other States may be shifting 
to dairying it is not because they like 
to milk cows, and they will cut out the 
dairy as much and as soon as they can. 
They are grain raisers by preference. 
Europe is studying economic questions as 
closely as we are. They will not import 
more than they find necessary. They pre¬ 
fer to export. However, it seemed to 
be the opinion of Dr. Warren that if 
agriculture receives protection equivalent 
to that afforded industries there will be 
no very great importation of dairy prod¬ 
ucts. 
Our exports of dairy products have de¬ 
clined from 1918 when they were 12 
times the pre-war average until they are 
so low that we may find them down again 
to the pre-war level. None of us is in 
earnest in moving toward peace and sta¬ 
bility. There is, however, no quick so¬ 
lution for our agricultural economic dif¬ 
ficulties. It may take five or ten years 
to get our agriculture adjusted. The 
beef cattle industry in this country is 
now at a low ebb and it may take six 
or eight years to find another crest. Beef 
influences dairy for if the West can make 
money on beef they prefer it to milking 
cows. Hogs, too, have a similar influ¬ 
ence and they may be up in a year. 
That the East will always buy feeds 
is the opinion of H. E. Babcock. He 
expects that we will grow more clover 
and Alfalfa and buy somewhat less of 
protein. Perhaps a 16-per cent protein 
feed will finally be most in demand. There 
is likely to be in addition to big feed 
stores doing a credit business, many 
small stores carrying only a few tons of 
mixed feeds and doing a credit business 
on a very narrow margin. Both of 
these lines he thinks will tend to cheap¬ 
en feeds. It is the business of co-opera¬ 
tives to provide facilities for furnishing 
clover and Alfalfa seed of known origin 
and to furnish mixed feed for the local 
small business of service to farmers. He 
thinks that a 16-per cent feed can be 
made that will contain 1,600 lbs. of di¬ 
gestible nutrients. There are 20-per 
cent feeds that have only 1,113 lbs. of di¬ 
gestible material. 
According to Prof. Guthrie of Cornell 
there is a great difference in the cost of 
making butter in various co-operative 
creameries and in the big centralizers 
also according to A. C. Dahlberg of the 
Geneva Station. Figures were mentioned 
as high as 5.75 cents a pound and as 
low as 2.98 cents. Much depends upon 
the size of the business since the volume 
should be so adjusted that other expenses 
may be cut to a minimum. It seemed to 
be the opinion of speakers that the cen¬ 
tralizers are not only important factors 
in the present scheme of butter making 
but that they are likely to be continued. 
Others who are actively engaged in but¬ 
ter making held that shipping cream con¬ 
siderable distances means a lower qual¬ 
ity than they desire to put out. There is 
little doubt but that a high quality of 
butter is appreciated. Long shipments 
of cream, it was held, preclude cream 
grading. In some cases cream is shipped 
1,000 or 1,200 miles. New York still 
makes considerable butter, particularly 
in the western part of the State. Some 
of these makers ship in cream by rail and 
some do not. 
Commissioner Pyrke regards the world 
and the country as still considerably up¬ 
set. Man is the most stupid animal. He 
is the only specimen that ever attempts 
the extermination of the race. There 
is a tradition that for lasting peace a 
great war is necessary. Judged by this 
standard we should have a long season 
of peace. In this country we have abun¬ 
dant property but are short of labor. Ad¬ 
justments are coming. It will take more 
brains to be a successful. farmer than 
it has done. Quantity per unit is now 
necessarv and this applies to production 
per cow. He argues that better produc¬ 
tion may be had. In marketing milk those 
who get the fluid price are having better 
returns than those who help to take the 
surplus off the fluid market. The Com¬ 
mission advises the getting rid of low 
producers. 
Higher quality of milk is demanded by 
consumers, contended Dr. Thomas P. 
Farmer, health officer of Syracuse. How¬ 
ever, in adopting somewhat higher stand¬ 
ards and in bringing the value of milk to 
the attention of the public he does not 
find any considerable increase in the con¬ 
sumption of milk in that city. It re¬ 
mains pretty steady at 75.000 quarts a 
day for the city of 180,000 population. 
This is divided into Certified, Grade A 
and Pasteurized, the latter being at least 
70,000 quarts out of the whole. In adopt¬ 
ing more stringent rules not many dairies 
have been discarded, and there has been 
no particular difficulty in bringing about 
the better conditions. This he attributes 
considerably to the tactful and qualified 
inspector who has been employer!. Pas¬ 
teurized milk brings 12 cents and Certified 
25 cents. 
A speaker from State College, Pa., 
Prof. A. A. Boreland, brought an array 
of charts and figures calculated to prove 
the profitableness of keeping high pro¬ 
ducing cows. Not only those averaging 
7,000 or 8,000 lbs. of milk a year, but 
herds averaging above 10,500 lbs. seemed 
to be advised. There were few practical 
dairymen present and their side of the 
question did not seem to be presented. 
So far as I could judge from the figures, 
none of the groups could show a profit 
on the present price of milk where full 
labor costs are included in the computa¬ 
tions. The professor made out, however, 
that costs were practically twice as high 
in the case of the very low or even the 
average herds than in the case of the very 
high producers. He made the labor cost 
no more and other costs except feeds very 
little more in one instance than the other. 
Mr. Lailly, in charge of one State dairy 
improvement associations, estimates that 
not over 1 per cent of the herds in the 
country are under inspection of these as¬ 
sociations. He finds, however, that the 
herds included in them shortly become 
better producers and show in the records 
much higher returns. 
Dr. V. A. Moore holds that only very 
careful attention to details can guarantee 
the safety of accredited herds. Con¬ 
tinued tests each year are advised if con¬ 
ditions are not ideal, and once in two 
years under the most favorable condi¬ 
tions. Sometimes more frequent tests 
than yearly are advisable if there has 
been much trouble to secure accredited 
papers. 
Prof. Ross found that there is a great 
variation in a city demand for milk from 
one month to another, and also from day 
to day. Much depends on the weather, 
and a great deal on Sundays, holidays, 
etc., when people leave for a day or more. 
When schools close many go out of town 
and they do not then depend on the city 
supply. It is difficult always to forecast 
the demand. 
Considerable discussion followed the 
regular program respecting a program to 
be worked out by which the Dairymen’s 
Association can be of most service. At 
one time there seemed to be a current 
looking towards an effort to bring groups 
together. This later turned towards what 
was called educational, and it almost 
seemed like a great feeling of relief that 
followed. Better cows and better bred 
sires were advocated as a means of lower 
cost of production. II. E. Cook believes 
that the old co-operative milk plant did 
the greatest service. Mr. Garlock holds 
for the farmer-owned plant at the present 
time. Mr. McLaury fears that there is 
too much of enmity engendered in these 
days. Mr. Nathans urges a more even 
production the year through. It was stat¬ 
ed that there is no surplus milk now in 
November, and that the market can ab¬ 
sorb 130 per cent as much in June as in 
November. There was a little said for the 
multiple price plan, but not much. No 
one seemed to be present to speak for the 
Dairymen’s League, although for a part 
of the session at least the League had 
some sympathizer’s, as well as some op¬ 
ponents. There was no direct approval 
or disapproval of this major co-operative 
association. H. 
Boston Wholesale Markets 
Apples.—Baldwin, bbl., $3 to $4.50; 
Greening, $2.50 to $3.50; King, $3 to 
$3.50. 
Butter.—Extra creamery, 43 to 43^0; 
firsts, 37 to 42c; seconds, 34 to 36c. 
Cheese.—Fresh extra, 21 1 / £ to 22c; 
firsts, 20^ to 21c. 
Eggs.—Hennery, brown extras, 82 to 
84c; white and mixed, 76 to 80c; West¬ 
ern, extra firsts, 60 to 62c; Western, sec¬ 
onds, 38 to 45c; storage, 38 to 40c. 
Various Fruits. — Pears, bu., $4 to 
$4.50; grapes, 4-lb. basket, 14 to 18c. 
Hay and Straw.—Hay, No. 1 Timothy, 
$28 to $29.50; No. 2, $25 to $26.50; No. 
3, $18 to $20; clover mixed, $22 to $25; 
swale, $16 to $18. Straw—Rye, $22 to 
$23; oat, $13 to $15; wheat, $12 to $13. 
Potatoes.—Maine, 100-lb. bag, $1.05 to 
$1.10; nearby, box, 65 to 75c. 
Live Poultry.—Fowls, 25 to 26c; chick¬ 
ens, 28 to 35c. 
Dressed Poultry.—Fowls, 26 to 32c; 
broilers, 36 to 38c; ducklings, 25 to 29c; 
old roosters, 17 to 21c. 
Vegetables.—String beans, bu., $4 to 
$5; cabbage, bbl., 75c to $1; lettuce, box, 
15 to 40c; radishes, box, $1.25 to $1.50; 
spinach, box, 50 to 75c; squash, Hubbard, 
ton. $20 to $30; tomatoes, hothouse, lb., 
25 to 30c. 
Farm For Sale 
KERHONKSON 
NEW YORK 
75 Acres on sightly location 
for summer home or board¬ 
ing house. Very comfort¬ 
able seven-room house in 
perfect condition, new barn 
and garage. Never failing 
supply of running water. 
Price low for quick sale by 
non-resident owner. 
J. D. KNIGHT 
Box No. 100, Shawsheen Village 
ANDOVER, MASS. 
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GUERNSEYS 
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TEN CENT MILK 
Would you like to produce milk which will 
bring you from 10 to 11 cents per quart, in 
cans, at your Farm Station? Breeders of 
registered Guernseys or Guernsey grades 
are receiving this price. The market for 
Guernsey milk is growing each day. One 
way to start is to purchase a young Guern¬ 
sey bull and raise your own high-grade 
Herd. We can supply you. Federal Accredited Herd. 
GEORGE N. BARRIE), Chestnut Hill, Mass. 
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. W4Wi , D/tM , T F4RMS „ f ,jg tl > pkjli r , 
Tuscarora Farms Guernseys 
All ages, both male and female, for sale. May 
Rose. Governor of the Chene and Golden Secret 
Breeding. A. R. stock. Prices reasonable. 
John W. Hollis 102 Main St.. Hornell, N Y. 
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 
LOHICERA FARMS GUERNSEYS 
Bull calves, various ages, priced to suit your purse. 
A. R. breeding. Send for list. 
H. M. LEINBACH Berks Co. Douglassville. Pa. 
JERSEYS 
For Sale-One Jersey Bull Calf 
sired by Masterman’s Financier, a grandson of Combin¬ 
ation Premier, who sold at auction June 7,1924, foi$13,600 
at 11 years of age, and a son of Masterman of Oak lands, 
who sold for $25,000. Dam—Pennsylvania’s 1923 Cham¬ 
pion Cow Over All Ages and Mature Cows. Class AAA. 
Other line calves—same Sire. R. of M. dams. Accredit¬ 
ed Plan. BONO FARMS Troy, Peiinu. 
For Sale R jer«ey ed Bulls, Cows, Heifers & Calves 
carrying the most popular blood lines. Send me your In¬ 
quiries. 1>. A. CURTIS • Jamestown, N.Y. 
FERRETS 
Parrot* F0R KILU,,G ■»«* and 
lull Bio other game. Nov. 
prices : Males—$8* Females— 
$3.50: pair, $6; one doz.—$30. 
Yearling females, $5 ea. Will 
shipC.O.D. Inst’ve book free. 
W. A. PECK New London, Ohio 
FFRRFTS * specialize in raising ferrets. 30 years’ 
i liuylij experience. Nov. prices. Females, $3.50 
each; males, $2.75 each. One doz., $30. Yearling fe¬ 
males, special rat catchers, *5 each. Will shipC.O.D. 
Instruction book free. LEVI FARNSWORTH, New Londen. Ohio 
FERRETS Either color or sex. Sin¬ 
gles, pairs or dozen lots. 
Price list free. Booklet, lO cents. 
C. H. KEEFER & CO. Greenwich, Ohio 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Millx.ixig Sh.orth.oms 
Our cow, “ Dairy Maid,” has just made a new Shorthorn 
milk record for the U. S. A., 19,066 lbs. We invite inqui¬ 
ries. Walgrove Herd WaHliingtoiiville, N. V. 
Registered Milking Shorthorns SwIES 
bull. $400 for the lot. R. W. Jones, Jr., Monroe. N. Y 
Don’t Pay Exorbitant Prices mu.ch cows 
100 Federal Tested and Accredited cows for sale. Or wil. 
buy same direct from farmers on reasonable commission 
Telephone at once, my expense. JOHN F. benjamin, larri.Vt 
Reg. Ayrshire Cows & Heifer Calves &££*£ 
for 5 yrs. Come and see them. PERRT warren, f.ru. Vermont 
| SHEEP 
Rambouillet and Delaine Rams 
AT PRICES SO LOW YOU 
CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT ONE 
W. H. PRESTON Springwater, N. Y. 
For Sale-Registered Southdowns 
3!S Bred Ewes, 16 Yearlings and ao Ewe 
Lambs. Formerly the Rockefeller flock. 
If. A. LEE R. F. 0 2 Hudson, N. Y. 
ForSale-Reg. Hampshire Down Ram Lambs 
We have a few extra fine individuals to offer. Prices. 
E. E. RIDOUT Ophir Farm Purchase, N.Y. 
F AINHOLME HAMPSHIRE DOWNS. The usual good quality of 
rams and ewes for sale. EARL D. BROWN, Ilian, N. (. R. 2 
n TEAR- n. tt Ram Lambs. Alsoewes 
Keg. Shropshire ling Rams stevens bros. wn»on. n.t 
n,_ Damn Different ages. 10 Ewes. Lambs 
Keg. Hampshire Kams c. p. > m. w. ugham, Geniivurg.pj,. 
SWINE 
AT “THE FOOT HILLS” 
Where you get the large type Hogs 
340 FEEDING PIGS FOR SALE-Chester and 
Yorkshire Cross, pure white. Berkshire and Ches¬ 
ter white cross, color black and white; Barrows or 
Sows, 6-8 wks. old $5; 8-10 wks. old $5.50. 
Personal attention given to all orders large or small. 
Ship C. O. D. on approval. Visit us or mail your orders to 
George Freeman, Mgr., 115 Waltham St., Lexington, Mass. 
Tel. Lex. 0202-M. When ordering Pigs, GET QUALITY. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD 
Sows and gilts bred for Spring litters. Service boars. 
Pigs all ages. Grand Champion breeding. 
H C. & H. B. HARPENOING Box 15 Dundee. N. Y. 
Registered Large Type Berkshire Pigs and Gilts 
Pay $10 for Pigs and $25 for Gilts after seeing them. Some 
sired by Ames Laurel, 4th. WIANT FARMS, Huntington Milli, P«. 
P atmoor Bsrkshlras. Sows and gilts bred to prize win¬ 
ning boar. Also young Stock. PATMOOR FARMS, HarllillH.N.Y. 
TAT JO Rilla Excellent Type and Breeding. 
LMJJVLmiv5— UIIIS Mature Stock. Young Pigs. 
Elmwood Farms P. O. Ilox 15 Bradford, N.Y. 
XDUROCS ? n r r 
F. M. Pattiugton & Son 
and Sensation Breed- 
All ages for sale. 
Merrilield, N. Y. 
Durocs 
Purebred pigs Healthy, vigorous stock. 
Both sexes. Shipped on approval. 
Walter Schodlor Catsklll, N.Y. Iloute 1 
S CHESTER WHITES 
AND HAMPSHIRES 
6-weeks-old, $8.00 each at the Farm. Pigs are Grain Fed. 
Farm 6 miles from Philadelphia on West Chester Pike 
State Highway at RITTENHOUSE FARM, Broomall, Pa. 
BUSINESS EVERY DAY. 
Big Type Chestsr Pigs 
GEO. F. GRIFFIE R. No. 3 Newvllle, Pa. 
0 1 P ’* Choice 50-lb. Registered pigs, $10 each. Pairs 
. I. U. o no akin. Excellent Type. None better bred. 
Satisfaction Guaranteed. R. HILL, Seneca Falla, N. Y. 
R egistered O. I. C. and OliesterWlilte PI/^C 
Eugene P. Rogors Wayvlllo, N. Y. 1 ivjij 
iKof Big Type CHESTER WHITES 
lO! Service Boars. Fall pigs ready for shipment 
OAKDALE FARM CLYDE B. THOMAS Boonsboro. Md. 
Chester White Pigs Bloodlines. 
10 wks. to 10 mos. old, including service boars ami 
bred sows. Come see them and select for yonrself. 
EDWARD WALTER Box 66 R West Chester, Pa. 
Pigs 
Chester Whites and Berkahlres. Duroc, 6 wks. old. 
$8.25 ea. Pigs are ready to ship. ROUSE BROS.. Duihora.Pa 
DOGS 
POLICE AND ARMY DOGS 
formally known as the German Shepherd and stock 
Dog. Six Utters of very fine wolf-gray puppies with 
four Champions in Pedigree. 
Geo. Rauch, Outskill Mountain Stork Farm, Freehold, N. Y. 
Scotch Shepard Pups 2 M m a 0 fe b «6- 
Females, »3. F. A. SWEET Smyrna, N. 
COLLIE PUPPIES and Grown Dogs 
Finest Quality. Bred for Brains and Beauty. llegiHtered. 
Priced Low. 8HERMAN BOWDEN FARM, Man*field,Ohio 
A. iredaleS 
Ten weeks old. Champions in podigree. Males. 
1S15; Females, 1810. Satisfaction or money back. 
E. HOMER ARTS Woodstock, Virginia 
Airedale Terriers of Rank 
Here Is Enviable Superiority 
For Protection And Safety. 
Dr. KNOX Box 60 Danbury, Conn. 
Airarialn Punnioc Registered stock. Pa ren ts well 
AllcUdlC rUppicS trained. Female—$10, and males— 
$15. Meadow View Poultry Farm, Strasburg, Virginia 
W hite Collie I’up*. Pedigreed. 2 months old, $16 up. 
Chetola Kennola . Rock Creek, Ohio 
P edigreed Collie Pups. The handsome and Intelligent 
kind. Also Fox Terriers. NELSON BROS., drove (Jky, Pa. 
PpHiOTPPli Pnlipp AirpHaln u,,<1 Beagle Pupa. 
ilSUIgl CGU, lUllhtS, HllcUdlo Country bred. Will ship 
C. O.D. Foster B. Cady Ilox 1453 Mlddlotown, N. Y. 
Rog. Police Puppies JOHN FENEK. Kookmin Rtf.. Summit.N.J. 
Police Dog Pupa from country’s best blood. 
Reasonable. W. Janda, Hunting-ton, L. 1 ., N.V. 
GREAT DANE POPPIES MS SS 
half mos. old. Guar¬ 
anteed Pedigreed Stock. Mbs. HENRY H. SCOTT, Cor. 
Rose and South Parsons Avenue, Flushing, L. I, N. Y. 
GOATS 
ANGORA GOATS 10 Jt? thm 
and matured does; all bred to best of Buck. Also 
Buck BEKT HADAWAY Choconut, Pa. 
TOGGENBURG BUCKS 
CENTRE 
EXTRA 
QUALITY 
8. J. 811 APPLES 
DOES Bred to 
Freshen In April. 
8<|UAItE, PA. 
For Sale-TOGGENBURG GOATS ^y n ‘ 
ROCKKIDGE FARM Zion, N. j. 
For Sale-Pure Nubians 
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