RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
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Live  Stock  Notes 
Preserving  Butter  for  Home  Use 
Will  you  give  me  a  recipe  for  keeping 
butter  to  be  kept  for  two  or  three 
months?  h.  f.  s. 
When  proper  attention  is  given  to  a 
few  important  details,  butter  can  be 
stored  at  home  for  future  consumption. 
The  butter  should  be  made  from  cream 
which  has  not  become  over-ripe,  and 
which  possesses  a  clean  acid  flavor.  Any 
off  flavors  present  in  the  cream  are  very 
apt  to  become  intensified  in  the  butter. 
Extreme  care  should  be  exercised  too  in 
working  the  butter.  The  salt  should  be 
evenly  distributed  and  the  butter  worked 
free  of  all  water  or  buttermilk. 
The  butter  should  be  packed  in  pound 
or  two-pound  crocks  which  have  been 
previously  scalded  in  boiling  water.  Pack 
the  butter  firmly  in  the  crocks  and  leave 
no  air  spaces.  Wrap  each  crock  of  but¬ 
ter  with  a  piece  of  muslin  which  has 
been  previously  boiled.  Place  the  crocks 
containing  the  butter  in  a  large  crock 
which  has  been  sterilized  with  boiling 
water  and  allowed  to  cool  in  a  clean 
place.  Over  the  crocks  containing  the 
butter,  pour  brine  of  such  a  strength 
that  it  will  float  an  egg.  To  every  3  lbs. 
of  salt  used,  1  lb.  of  sugar  and  %  lb.  of 
powdered  saltpeter  should  be  added.  The 
brine  mixture  should  be  boiled,  skimmed, 
and  allowed  to  cool  before  using. 
When  crocks  are  not  at  hand  the  but¬ 
ter  may  be  made  in  prints  or  rolls  which 
For  feeding  pigs  one  must  bear  in  mind 
about  the  same  prices  as  in  the  case  of 
calf-feeding. 
For  poultry-feeding,  skim-milk  is  said 
to  be  worth  most.  In  this  case  one 
must  consider  prices  again.  The  con¬ 
sensus  of  opinion  in  poultry-feeding  is 
that  skim-milk  is  worth  up  to  60c  per 
100  lbs.  Under  average  conditions,  then, 
we  may  say  that  for  feeding  purposes 
skim-milk  is  worth  from  30c  to  60e. 
J.  W.  B. 
Semi-solid  Buttermilk 
Has  any  experiment  station  ever  tested 
out  the  value  of  semi-solid  buttermilk? 
We  have  fed  it  to  liens  for  two  years  and 
to  chickens  this  year  for  the  first  time. 
It  costs  here  5c  per  lb.  We  are  of  the 
opinion  that  the  value  is  small.  Both 
hens  and  chicks  are  fond  of  it  in  its  solid 
state.  It  is  hard  to  keep  from  molding 
and  free  from  worms  in  warm  weather, 
so  we  discontinued  its  use  for  the  hens 
early  in  the  Winter,  when  our  supply  was 
gone,  and  did  not  see  any  difference  in 
our  egg  yield.  H.  E.  B. 
Watkin,  N.  Y. 
Yes.  semi-solid  buttermilk  at  3c  per  lb. 
is  stated  by  the  Cornell  Station  to  be 
equal  in  feeding  value  to  beef  scrap  at 
from  4.5  to  5c  per  lb.  It  is  an  excellent 
food  for  both  liens  and  chicks,  but,  of 
course,  it  is  not  indispensable.  The  dif¬ 
ficulty  in  keeping  it  in  warm  weather  is 
Mr.  II.  H.  Sutliff  of  Salem  Co.,  N.  .7.,  sent  the  picture  of  the  Holstein  calf  shown 
above.  This  calf  was  six  weeks  old  when  the  picture  was  taken.  It  weighed 
69  pounds  when  dropped  and  when  pictured  weighed  215%.  This  calf  was  taken 
from  the  cow  at  once  and  has  always  been  hand-fed.  It  drank  milk  from  the  first 
day.  It  is  a  purebred  Holstein  of  good  pedigree. 
should  be  wrapped  in  butter-cloth  or  par¬ 
chment  paper  and  immersed  in  the  above 
brine. 
Still  another  method,  which  is  some¬ 
times  used  in  preserving  butter,  is  that 
of  “salting  it  down.”  Select  a  crock  or 
stone  jar  suitable  in  size  and  thoroughly 
scald  it  and  allow  to  cool.  The  butter  is 
packed  in  the  crock  in  layers  of  about  4 
in.  each.  Between  each  layer  is  placed 
a  light  covering  of  the  following  mixture: 
1  lb.  loaf  sugar,  3  lbs.  salt  and  %  lb. 
pulverized  saltpeter.  A  space  of  about 
3  in.  should  be  left  on  top  and  kept  cov¬ 
ered  with  a  strong  solution  of  brine.  Of 
the  two  methods,  the  former  is  probably 
the  better.  J.  w.  b. 
Salt  Works  Out  of  Butter 
In  butter-making  I  find  the  salt  works 
out  of  the  butter  through  the  papers, 
and  leaves  an  ugly  crust  on  each  1-lb. 
print.  Is  it  the  salt  or  papers,  or  because 
of  freezing  after  put  in  prints?  J.  H.  K. 
Mayville,  N.  Y. 
Your  difficulty  with  salt  on  butter 
wrappers  is  caused  by  the  evaporation  of 
moisture,  and  not  because  of  excessive 
salt.  Freezing,  no  doubt,  caused  the  but¬ 
ter  to  leak  moisture  more  than  ordinarily. 
As  the  moisture  evaporates  the  salt  re¬ 
mains  on  the  paper.  The  trouble  is  due 
primarily  to  insufficient  working.  As  the 
butter  is  worked  the  moisture  is  broken 
up  into  small  droplets.  Each  droplet  is 
a  salt-brine  solution.  As  these  droplets 
become  smaller  with  proper  working,  they 
will  not  “leak”  out  readily.  J.  w.  B. 
Money  Value  of  Skim-milk 
What  would  be  a  fair  price  to  pay  for 
skim-milk  by  weight?  c.  w.  K.  a. 
Maryland. 
.  It  is  difficult  to  determine  the  value  of 
skim-milk  unless  one  knows  the  uses  to 
which  it  is  to  be  put.  Perhaps  the  fol¬ 
lowing  equivalents  will  give  you  some 
idea  : 
For  cottage  cheese,  one  can  get  from 
15  to  20  lbs.  per  100  lbs.  skim-milk.  At 
5c  per  lb.  for  the  cheese,  the  milk  would 
return  from  75c  to  $1.  The  price  of 
cheese  and  production  will  cause  these 
figures  to  vary. 
For  calf-feeding  purposes  100  lbs.  of 
sweet  skim-milk  equals  in  value  a  half 
bushel  of  corn.  Here  again  the  price  of 
corn  will  determine  the  cost  value  of  the 
skim-milk. 
a  serious  disadvantage  in  its  use.  Semi¬ 
solid  buttermilk  has  the  value  of  other 
forms  of  sour  milk,  and  the  advantage 
that  it  can  be  purchased  at,  any  time  and 
kept  for  a  reasonable  length  of  time.  If 
we  had  no  other  milk  available,  at  less 
cost,  we  should  certainly  feed  the  semi¬ 
solid  buttermilk  to  growing  chicks, 
whether  or  not  we  considered  it  worth  its 
cost  to  laying  hens.  m.  b.  d. 
Coming  Live  Stock  Sales 
•Tune  20  —  Brown  Swiss.  ,T.  S.  Mar¬ 
shall,  .Tohnsonville,  N.  Y. 
June  27  —  Jerseys.  Snow'den  Farm, 
Fredericksburg,  Ya.  A.  L.  Tichane,  sales 
manager. 
Oct.  31 — Ayrshires.  Allegany-Steuben 
County  Ayrshire  Club,  consignment  sale, 
Ilornell,  X.  Y. 
Coming  Farmers’  Meetings 
June  29-22 — Long  Island  Potato  Grow¬ 
ers’  tour,  starting  from  Riverhead. 
June  27-29 — Farmers’  Field  Day,  New 
York  State  College  of  Agriculture,  Itha¬ 
ca.  N.  Y. 
July  30-Aug  3 — Farmers’  Week,  Con¬ 
necticut  Agricultural  College,  Storrs, 
Conn. 
Oct.  6-13 — -National  Dairy  Show  and 
World’s  Dairy  Congress,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
Nov.  27-Dec.  1 — Poultry  Show,  Wash¬ 
ington.  I).  C.  Secretary,  I).  Lincoln 
Orr,  Orr’s  Mills,  N.  Y. 
Dec.  13-15  —  North  Bergen  County 
Poultry  Association,  fifth  annual  show, 
Westwood,  N.  J. 
Jan.  23-27,  1924 — Poultry  Show,  Madi¬ 
son  Square  Garden,  New  York  City. 
Secretary,  D.  Lincoln  Orr,  Orr’s  Mills, 
N.  Y. 
FREE  TO  DOG  OWNERS 
Polk  Miller’s  famous  Dog 
Book,  64  pages,  on  care,  feed¬ 
ing  and  training,  with  ailment 
chart  and  Senator  Vest’s  cele¬ 
brated  “Tribute  to  a  Dog,” 
etc.  Also  full  list  of  Sergeant's 
Dog  Medicines — the  standard 
for  50  years.  Just  send  your 
name  and  address.  Our  free 
advice  department  will  be  pleased  to  answer  any 
question  about  your  dog’s  health  free. 
Polk  Miller  Drag  Co.,  Inc.,  ’  Governor  St.,  Richmond,  Ya. 
1 — 
JERSEYS 
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SNOWDEN  FARM 
MAJESTY  JERSEYS 
Dispersal  Sale  at  Public  Auction 
WEDNESDAY,  JUNE  27,  1923 
Fredericksburg,  Virginia 
The  best  known  herd  of  Majesty  Jerseys  in 
America  will  be  sold  entirely  at  public  auction. 
Nothing  withheld  or  reserved  ! 
Show  ring  champions,  Silver  and  Gold  medal 
winners  for  production.  Sixty  head  of  superb 
cattle  in  all. 
The  chance  of  a  life-time  to  secure  foundation 
animals  from  a  line-bred  herd  that  is  rich  in  the 
blood  of  Oxford  Majesty,  Sybil’s  Gamboge  and 
many  other  leading  bulls  of  the  Jersey  breed. 
Present  herd  bull  is  out  of  Majesty  dam  that 
gave  955  pounds  of  butterfat  in  one  year. 
Federal  Accredited  herd.  100%  perfect  health. 
Every  animal  guaranteed  to  be  as  represented. 
AH  animals  large  and  fully  developed.  Wait 
for  this  sale. 
A.  L.  TICHANE,  Sale  Manager 
Catalogs  Now  Ready — Sent  on  Request 
SNOWDEN  FARM 
Fredericksburg  Virginia 
FRANK  C,  BALDWIN,  Owner 
Fosterfields  Herd  Registered  Jerseys 
Fnr^alu  Gows,  Heifers  and  Heifer  Calves,  Tuber- 
i  ui  dale  cu|jn  tested  by  State  of  New  Jersey  and 
U.  S.  CHARLES  G.  FOSTER,  P.  0.  Box  173,  Morristown,  N.  J, 
FOR  SALE— Small  Herd  REG.  JERSEYS 
Bull  (iniported-in-dam)  son  of  Fern's  Oxford  Noble  and  a 
Register-of  Merit  grand  daughter  O  x  f  o  rd  You’ll  Do. 
Seven  cows  splendidly  bred  and  due  to  calve  within  the 
nexi  3  or  4  months.  Two  heifer  calves.  One  MXJESTTjbull 
calf.  VICTOR  FARMS  Bellvale,  New  York 
GUERNSEYS 
OAKS  FARM  GUERNSEYS 
Cnpci^l  Hffpr  We  are  offering  for  sale 
0|YCLiai  vIICl  two  exceptionally  bred 
bulls  with  smutty  noses.  Sired  by  May  Rose 
bulls.  Dams  have  records  or  are  on  test.  Both 
of  these  bulls  are  good  individuals,  six  to  eight 
months  old,  and  excellent  propositions  for 
grade  herds.  Price  $150,00. 
A  Real  Chance  for  Farmers. 
W.  S.  KERR,  Manager  Cohasset,  Mass. 
WE  OFFER  FOR  SALE 
Highly  Bred 
Registered  Guernsey  Bulls 
AT  FARMERS’  PRICES 
Rollwood  Farm,  Guilford,  Conn. 
Bull  Calves  at  Bargain  Prices 
We  offer  Farmers  and  Breeders  of  Guernseys  an  op¬ 
portunity  to  secure  exceptionally  bred,  healthy 
bulls,  from  a  clean,  Tuberculin  Tested  Herd  at  rea¬ 
sonable  prices.  King  of  the  May— Dolly  Dimple — 
Golden  Secret,  and  Glenwood  breeding  out  of  A.  K. 
dams  or  dams  that  will  be  tested.  Write  for  saleslist 
and  Pedigrees.  W4WA  dairy  farms,  J2  S.  3Zd  St.  Phil,.,  P». 
TARBELL  FARMS  GUERNSEYS 
Bull  calves  and  bulls  of  serviceable  age.  A.  R.  breeding. 
Prices  very  reasonable.  Write  for  pedigrees. 
SMITHVILLE  FLATS  Chenanoo  Co.  New  York 
FORESTDALE  FARM 
Offers  May  Rose  stock  of  both  sexes,  all  ages,  from  A.  R. 
dams,  priced  for  quick  sale.  Accredited  Herd  No.  16909. 
Satisfaction  guaranteed.  RICHARD  0.  OeFO REST, Amsterdam, N.  Y. 
Reg.  Guernsey  Bull  Calf  A.  s$GGRAY”ffLf.eBro,CR!  r. 
HOLSTEINS 
For  Sak-Registered  Holstein  Bull 
2  years  old.  Tb.  tested.  Butter  records  close  up. 
Gentle.  8l  per  cent  of  his  get  females.  Bargain  to 
close  out.  Fine  saddle  and  roadster.  Third  cut¬ 
ting  alfalfa  for  sale.  JENISON,  Lock  Berlin,  New  York 
High  Grade  Holstein  Heifer  Calves 
and  heifer  calves,  825  up.  Registered  bulls  ready 
for  service,  and  cows.  Address  SPOT  FARM,  Tully,  N.Y. 
ForSale-THOBRR°EUoGH  Holstein  Heifer  and  Bull  Calves 
Sire,  son  of  King  of  theOrmsbys  by  a  28-lb.  cow,  855  and 
885.  Registered.  T.  Baylor, 52 Broadway, N.  V. City 
MILKING  SHORTHORNS 
MILKING  SHORTHORNS  dukhams 
The  dairy  cow  of  Old  England.  Quality  milk. 
Prime  beef.  WALNUT  GROVE  FARM,  Washingtonville,  N.Y. 
GOATS 
Select  Your  Toggenbnrg  BuckNs%FvRiFcflEj 
and  get  a  good  one.  840  up. 
S.  J.  Sharpies  R.  D.  5  Norristown,  Pa. 
GOATS  FOR  SALE-SIX  FEMALES  AND  ONE  MALE 
18  mos.  old  ;  well  bred  ;  dairy  type.  First  cheek  for  870 
takes  them.  An  opportunit' .  Act  quickly. 
BllOOK»AI,e  FARM  -  Brewster,  New  York 
Two  Toggenburg  Bucks  dlmt5kidSHe,<ltis?ftp“izerNet 
York  fair.  Marie  R.  Carskaddon,  Lock  Haven,  Pa. 
Saanen  Goats  c.  j. 
Heavy  milkers.  825  to  836. 
SMITH,  26  Havens  Ave.,  Auburn,  N.  Y. 
FOR  SALE — Milk  Goat  with  2  doe  kids.2  mos.old.  Price 
$25.  John  Wllfert,  Rockland,  Sullivan  Co.,  New  York 
SWISS  MILK  GOATS.  ENORES,  Westbrook,  Conn.  Send  stamp. 
HORSES 
For  Sal  e-Shetland  Pony  outfit.  Also 
818-acre  Lake  farm.  0.  V.  N0KE8  MOM,  Waterloo,  ».  Y. 
AYRSHIRES 
Lippitt  Farm  Ayrshires 
During  June  we  offer  RINGMASTER 
bulls  of  serviceable  age,  at 
low  prices.  Write  us. 
Let  a  RINGMASTER  head  your  herd 
LIPPITT  FARM 
Robert  L.  Knight  Providence,  Rhode  Island 
BROWN  SWISS  CATTLE  | 
KINNELON  HERD 
Purebred  Brown  Swiss 
BUTLER,  N.  J. 
Home  of  Ilda’s  College  Boy  whose  dam  has  a 
record  of  13  561  lbs.  milk,  grandam  14  650  lbs. 
milk  and  great  grandam  16,225  lbs.  milk.  His 
daughters  to  come  fresh  have  milked  over 
forty  pounds  a  day.  A  young  bull  calf  by  the 
above  sire  and  out  of  a  17,139-lb.  cow  for  sale 
JOHN  C.  HESSE,  Manager 
SWINE  j 
PURE  BRED  PIGS 
AT  FEEDING  PRICES 
Either  Yorkshire  or  Berkshire  pigs,  6  to  8  weeks  old,  C. 
O.D.  on  approval  88  each.  Sows,  Barrows  or  Boars.  Bred 
from  Big  Type  Stock,  the  kind  that  grow  fast  and  big. 
50  feeding  pig-,  first  cross  between  Yorkshire  and  Berk¬ 
shire.  Big  Type  swine,  6  to  8  wks.  old,  $6.50  each.  Will 
ship  any  part  C.  O.  D.  on  approval. 
DR.  P.  F.  WALLINGFORD,  M.  D.  V.,  Box  51,  Waltham,  Mass. 
Large  BERKSHIRES 
AT  HIGH  WOOD: 
Largest  herd  in  America.  Grand  Cham 
pion  breeding.  Special  offering  of  wean¬ 
ling  pigs  in  unrelated  lots. 
H.  C.  &  H.  B.  HARPENDING  Box  IS  Dundee.  N.Y. 
STONE’S  BERKSHIRES 
We  offer  Fall  boars.  Also  Gilts  bred  to  farrow  in 
August  and  September,  and  a  choice  lot  of  Spiing 
pigs.  All  our  Berkshires  represent  the  best  large 
type.  We  guarantee  safe  arrival  and  satisfaction. 
RICHARD  H.  STONE  Trumansburg,  N  Y. 
BERKSHIRE  of  Size  and  Quality 
Bred  sows  and  gilts.  Extra  good  Spring  pigs.  High 
show  record.  Richard  E.  Wais,  Lebanon,  N.  J. 
Rnrlrohirao  Desirable  Breeding  stock  for  sale. 
UCIK9HIIC3  Patmoor  Furmn  IlartUeld,  N.  Y. 
For  Attention  EASTERN  Breeders  or  Buyers  of 
DUROC-JERSEY  SWINE 
Before  sending  West  for  your  breeding  stock  why  not 
write  U8  your  requirements?  We  have  CUE l£ K  Y 
KING  and  DEFENDER  blood  lines,  the  chief  of  our 
Three  Herd  Boars  being  CREST  DEFEN  DEK,  litter 
brother  of  McKee  Bros’,  famous  Improved  Defender 
We  have  for  sale  plenty  of  last  Fall’s  and  this  Spring's 
gilts  and  boars  from  our  Twelve  Aged  Sows.  Beri.  es 
the  latter,  we  are  breeding,  this  Spring,  F  ifteen  Yearling 
Gilts  of  excellent  quality  for  sale  as  Bred  Gilts.  All 
stock  is  Double  Immuned.  Wo  invite  correspondence  or 
better  still,  inspection  of  our  herd.  Farm  situated  on 
State  road  It  miles  East  of  Poughkeepsie. 
The  CREST  Farm,  Millbrook,  N.  Y. 
||  1  1  D006  Orion  and  Sensation  Breed- 
f  J  .7  '»£•  All  U’ss  for  s  a  ]  e. 
F.  M.  Pattmgton  &  Son  MerritieUI,  N.  Y- 
Reg.  Duroc  Pigs  cffiS:wEST,»' 
SpottedPoland  Chinas  ™0edhe?ery 
quality  Spring  pigs  for  sale  at  very  reasonable  iu  i.  es. 
Slop  C.  O.  D.  Write  BKOOKS1DE  FARM,  Middleman,  Virginia 
Eureka  Stock  Farm 
For  Sale— Registered  Chester  White  Pigs 
10  wks.  to  10  mos.  old.  Both  sex.  Bred  for  growth 
_ quality.  Write  your  wants. 
EDWARD  WALTER  Box  SB  R  West  Chester.  Pa 
1  fin  Pitre  Chester  Whites  and  Berkshires,  6  weeks  old. 
lUUngS  85.50  each.  ROUSE  BROS  Dushore,  Pa. 
Registered  O.  I.  C.  and  CHESTER  WHITE  PIGS. 
1*  E.  P.  ROGERS  -  Wayvilue,  New  York 
|  DOGS 
RABBIT  HOUNDS 
5  mos.  old.  Good  hunting  stock.  Males,  815;  Fe¬ 
males,  810.  A.  S.  VAN  TASSEL.  N.  Germantown,  N.  Y. 
My  AIREDALES  are  DEPENDABLE 
Here  You  Get  What  You  Want. 
Hr.  KNOX  Box  50  DANBURY,  CONN. 
For  Sale-Reg.  Airedale  Bitch 
Bred  to  Ch.  Firebrand.  Also  male  Airedale,  sired  by  Cham¬ 
pion  Tip  Top.  Police  Pups.  I,.  HOVVAIth,  (juakrrtonn,  N.  J. 
Farm  Railed  Airedales  SV, , 
ISoN,FAS0b4'5  GnvmSeS„r,vSSe„*£ 
Mv  AirBlialp^fild  2yeHrso,<1-  Registered.  Oorang- 
iYiynireUdieOTUU  Swivler  Stock.  Mule  and  Female 
Pups  all  ages.  Daniel  Pomeroy,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 
Female  Airedale  Pup  mZ 
Mrs.  W  W.  NEAL  -  Killuwog,  New  York 
AT  STUD-POLICE  DOG 
pion.  Blue  Ribbon  winner.  O.  Hill,  Amenia,  N.Y. 
For  Sale-Pure  Breed  Shepherd  Spayed  Female 
two-year  old.  PETER  J.  WAGNER.  North  Branch,  N.  Y. 
Pedigreed  Collie  Pup*.  The  handsome  and  intelligent 
■  kind.  Also  Fox  Terriers.  NELSON  BROS.,  Grove  City,  P». 
1  SHEEP 
ForSale-Reg.  Hampshire  Sheep 
