The  RURAL.  NEW-YORKER 
1029 
Notes  From  the  Ox  Team  Express — a 
Bad  Acting  Ox 
If  J.  Albert  Finkhauser  of  Maryland 
should  read  this,  I  am  sure  he  will  rave, 
•and  if  it  were  possible  for  him  to  lay 
hands  on  me  he  would  challenge  me  to 
mortal  combat.  iWhen  we  passed  through 
his  section  about  two  years  ago  he  took 
great  pride  in  showing  me  his  flock  of 
white-faced  Hereford  cattle,  and  I  will 
admit,  at  the  time,  I  was  much  pleased 
with  his  stock  ;  I  really  fell  in  love  with 
that  type,  and  as  we  saw  several  others 
at  different  points  along  the  route  of 
our  travels,  their  peculiar  markings,  the 
shape  of  horns  and  their  sturdy  shape 
of  body  enticed  my  admiration  so  much 
that  when  I  was  in  need  of  a  new  ox  to 
replace  the  one  we  lost  in  the  Spring  it 
was  an  easy  matter  for  me  to  select  one 
of  this  type  when  I  could  not  get  my  first 
choice  of  a  Holstein.  I  bought  one  of 
these  white-faced  cattle  at  the  Denver 
stockyards.  He  was  sleek,  fat,  and  ap¬ 
parently  of  good  disposition.  He  was 
a  bad  actor  when  it  came  to  work.  I 
had  no  trouble  teaching  him  the  way 
he  should  go  .under  the  yoke.  In  less 
than  15  minutes  after  the  yoke  was  on 
his  neck  he  was  on  the  road  pulling  a 
road  drag,  and  acted  just  as  though  he 
knew  how,  and  as  though  he  had  years 
of  experience.  I  thought  I  had  a  jewel, 
so  I  named  him  “Diamond.”  He  seemed 
so  well  pleased  with  his  task  when 
hitched  to  our  wagon,  or  rather  our  house 
on  wheels,  automobiles,  tramcars,  rail¬ 
road  train  or  anything  else  did  not  seem, 
to  bother  him  when  going  through  the 
streets  of  Denver,  and  for  several  weeks, 
as  long  as  we  were  on  paved  roads  it 
was  just  “fun”  for  him.  But  one  day 
it  rained  and  for  Colorado  the  amount 
■was  rather  unusual,  so  much  so,  that 
fields  were  flooded  and  roads  and  bridges 
washed  out.  After  several  days’  delay, 
as  the  water  receded  and  roads  began  to 
dry,  we  began  to  move,  and  when  we  ar¬ 
rived  at  places  where  the  roads  were  wet 
and  muddy,  Diamond  showed  he  did  not 
belong  to  the  proletariat  class.  He  was 
in  the  highbrow  class  and  real  work,  pro¬ 
ducing  work,  was  not  what  he  cared 
much  about.  If  I  wanted  him  to  go  up 
hill  he  wanted  to  go  down  ;  if  I  wanted 
him  to  go  through  mud  he  wanted  to  take 
the  dry  places,  even  the  gutters  on  the 
side  of  the  road.  If  there  were  a  few 
green  weeds  he  preferred  those  rather 
than  get  his  hoofs  wet.  By  much  per¬ 
suasion  and  cajoling  we  got  away  from 
Denver  about  60  miles, _  and  here  we  have 
been  trying  to  trade  him  off  for  another 
ox — a  real  ox  or  a  horse,  and  have  been 
hung  up  for  four  weeks  because  by  his 
bronco  tactics  he  graveled  his  hoof,  so 
we  cannot  get  rid  of  him  nor  get  any 
work  from  him.  If  anyone  should  offer 
me  a  Hereford  steer  hereafter  he  will 
harbor  trouble. 
We  are  now  in  the  foothills  of  the  big 
mountains  at  a  place  named  Ft.  Collins, 
a  very  nice  Western  town;  good  roads, 
plenty  of  green  feed  for  the  oxen,  nice 
people,  fine  scenery.  Mountains  seem  to 
touch  the  clouds,  and  in  fact  sometimes 
do ;  the  clouds  drop  way  below  the  high¬ 
est  mountains.  It  is  now  middle  of 
July  and  several  of  the  highest  moun¬ 
tains  have  15  ft.  of  snow.  When  clear 
we  can  see  Saw-tooth  mountain,  Long’s 
peak.  Estes  'Park,  a  great  Summer  re¬ 
sort  is  about  35  miles  away.  Farmers 
hereabout  are  like  those  farther  east, 
just  as  poor ;  99  cases  out  of  a  100  they 
hardly  have  two  nickels  to  rub  against 
each  other.  They  grow  some  wheat, 
barley,  oats  and  Alfalfa.  Most  of  them 
put  in  beets  to  make  the  sugar  kings 
richer,  while  the  farmer  grows  poorer. 
A  few  days  ago  Governor  Sweet  came  to 
this  town  to  tell  the  farmers  to  organize 
and  sell  their  beets  co-operatively.  At 
the  same  time  four  officials  of  the  Great 
Western  Sugar  Company  came  to  “listen 
in”  on  the  speac-h.  The  next  day  they 
gave  the  press  a  hint  they  may  pay  the 
farmers  another  bonus  on  the  1922  beet 
crop ;  i.  e.,  provided  the  sugar  sales  would 
warrant  it,  but  they  could  not  say  just 
when  the  bonus  would  become  a  real  fact 
This  to  my  mind  is  a  fly  in  the  ointment ; 
it  is  a  bait  put  out  to  keep  the  farmer 
quiet  and  at  work  cultivating  beets.  The 
average  crop  is  15  tons  per  acre.  The 
contract  price  fixed  for  1923  will  he 
$5.50  per  ton  delivered  at  the  beet  dump. 
The  average  cost  to  the  farmer  to  pro¬ 
duce  the  crop  is  about  $80  per  acre.  You 
can  figure  out  the  farmer’s  service  your¬ 
self,  but  still  they  keep  doing  it  year 
after  year.  It  is  tragical,  it  is  cruel — 
cruel  beyond  exasperation  to  see  farmers 
struggle  to  produce  a  crop,  then  have  the 
price  fixed  against  them  to  a  point  where 
they  must  live  with  their  table  set  like 
paupers,  while  they  know  those  who  take 
the  farmer’s  products  live  in  luxury.  To¬ 
day  the  quotation  of  wheat  was  passed 
along  to  the  grower ;  first-class  wheat 
would  bring  but  55c,  out  of  that  the 
farmer  must  pay  12c  per  bushel  for 
thrashing,  feed  the  help  and  horses.  This 
will  net  the  farmer  about  30  to  35c  per 
bushel,  and  the  bankers,  money-lenders, 
land-owners,  and  packing  companies  say 
to  the  farmer,  “Come  on,  be  a  sport,  do 
it  some  more,”  and  they  just  do  it. 
J.  C.  BERRANG. 
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=  Sired  by  Imp.  Border  Raider  = 
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1  ROLL  WOOD  FARM  -  -  Guilford,  Conn.  1 
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::  HOLSTEINS  :: 
OAKS  FARM  GUERNSEYS 
We  have  for  sale  at  present  several  very 
desirable  young  bull  calves  and  two  older 
ones  sired  by  our  herd  sires  and  out  of 
cows  with  or  now  making  A.  R.  records. 
If  you  are  in  the  market  for  a  bull,  write  us. 
W.  S.  KERR,  Manager  Cohasset.  Mass. 
High  Class  Holstein  Cows 
Heiiers  and  Calves S^h^ka ue 
Fresh,  springers  and  fall  cows.  Prices  very  reason" 
able  for  immediate  sale.  ELITE  STOCK  FARM, 
F.  H  RIVENBURGH,  Prop.,  Munnsville,  Madison  Co.,  N.  V. 
High  Grade  Holstein  Heifer  Calves  ^idTun 
and  heifer  calves,  825  np.  Registered  bulls  ready 
for  service,  and  cows.  Address  SPOT  FARM,  Tully,  N.V. 
SWINE 
For  Attention  EASTERN  Breeders  or  Buyers  of 
DUROC-JERSEY  SWINE 
Have  you  considered  BUTTERING  the  blood-lines  of 
your  herd  by  purchasing  a  new  Boar  (  We  have  Spring 
(1922)  Boars  by  Fail-holm  Fancy  Orion,  Fall  boars  by 
Fancy  Orion  King  34th,  this  Spring's  boars  by  Crest  De¬ 
fender,  Highland  King  Defender  and  Altamont’s  Origin¬ 
ator.  Beside  using  a  Duroc-Jersey  registered  boar  with 
their  pure  bred  sows,  many  breeders  use  theirs  for  out¬ 
crossing  with  sows  of  other  fat  breeds  for  producing 
“  Feeder  ”  pigs.  Duroc-Jerseys  introduce  the  fast  grow¬ 
ing  height  and  length  and  the  sows  supply  the  weight. 
We  also  still  have  a  few  bred  gilts  for  sale  for  K K l“- 
TEMlIEIt  FARROWING.  All  stock  is  Double  Im- 
mnned.  We  invite  correspondence  or  better  still,  inspec¬ 
tion  of  our  herd.  Farm  situated  on  State  road  14  miles 
East  of  Poughkeepsie. 
The  CREST  Farm,  Millbrook,  N.  Y.J 
Large  BERKSHIRES 
AT  HIGHWOOD: 
Largest  herd  in  America.  Grand  Champion 
breeding.  Special  offering  of  young  bred  sows 
and  unrelated  boar  pigs  at  Summer  prices. 
II.  C.  &  H.  B.  HARPENDING  Box  15  Dundee,  N.Y. 
STONE’S  BERKSHIRES 
MID-SUMMER  SPECIAL  SALE — lOO  Spring  Shoats  and 
May  Weanlings,  both  sex.  Also  30  Sows  and  Gilts 
safe  in  pig  for  A  ugust  and  September  farrowing. 
Recorded  and  EXPRESS  PAID  within  five  hundred 
miles  for  prompt  shipment. 
KICHARI)  H.  STONE,  Trumansburg,  N.Y. 
BERKSHIRES  —Bred  sows  and  young  service  boars- 
good  quality  at  fair  prices.  PATMOOR  FARMS,  Harllield.  N.Y. 
100  FEEDING  PIGS 
7  to  9  Weeks  Old,  $5.50  Each 
These  pigs  are  first  cross  between  Yorkshire  and 
Berkshire  large  type  swine,  are  healthy,  husky,  fa*t 
growers.  Can  send  Sows  or  Barrows.  Also  Pure  Bred 
Yorkshire  or  Berkshire  Pigs,  li  to  8  weeks  old,  $8 
each.  All  pigs  sent  C.  O.  D.  on  approval. 
Dr.  P.  F.  WALLINGFORD,  M.  D.  V.,  Box  51.  Waltham,  Mass. 
BIG  TYPE  DUROCS 
We  will  not  hold  a  fall  sale  but  offer  privately 
30  choice  yearlings  bred  for  fall  litters.  They 
are  mated  to  Walt’s  Col.  Fannie  15th.  and 
Fairliolme  Pathfinder.  We  also  offer  service 
boars  and  open  gilts.  Write  for  particulars. 
GOBEL  FARMS  -  -  Annandale,  N.  J. 
Extra  hardy,  well  grown  stock  of  the 
choicest  breeding  from  O  o  1  o  n  e  1 1 , 
Sensations  and  Defender  strains.  1 
Come  and  inspect  the  herd  or 
write  yonr  wants.  Catalogue  on  request. 
BELLE  MEADE  FARM  Dept.  0  Belle  Meade.  Virginia 
3  GUERNSEY  BULLS 
Of  Serviceable  Age,  12  to  18  months 
old.  Individually  acceptable.  Dams  have 
records  of  773.39  lbs.  fat  at  2 *2  years  ;  731.01  lbs. 
5  years  and  650  lbs.  at  2  years.  By  A.  R.  Sires 
of  Ne  Plus  Ultra  breeding.  Priced  so  any  farmer 
interested  in  increased  production  can  buy  them. 
Write  for  particulars 
HIGH  POINT  SPRINGS  FARM 
Olive  Bridge  Ulster  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Highly  Bred  Registered  l^fttVa^vV^and^nr 
yearlings  and  two-yr.-old.  SPIUNOUALE  FARM, Oregon,  I'#’ 
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JERSEYS 
Reg.  Jersey  Heifer 
6  months  old;  beautiful  type;  Raleigh-Noble  blood 
lines.  J108.  Lydia  W.Hellings, Trenton,  N.J.  R.1 
■  Ml  I  Orion  and  Sensation  Breed- 
drrr?r  ■J'***®  in*.  All  ages  for  sale. 
F.  M.  Pattmgton  &  Son  Merrifield,  N.  Y. 
Df  T  I?  /~i  E1  C  A  few  Pte8  fl'om  May  litters  for 
s\  O  sale  at  $15.  Bred  Sows  and  Gilts. 
ELMWOOD  FARMS  Box  15  BRADFORD,  NEW  YORK 
"  HAMPSHIRES  PROLIFIC” 
RECORDS  OF  HAMPSHIRE  SWINE.  Records 
Assn,  show  them  to  average  over  8  pigs 
to  litter.  Free  circular.  And  Guernsey 
Cattle.  LOCUST  LAWN  FARM 
Box  R  WHITFORD,  PA. 
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.  n»IRT  FARMS,  !2  S.  32d  SI.,  Phils.,  P«. 
TARBELL  FARMS  GUERNSEYS 
Bull  calves  and  bulls  of  serviceable  age.  A.  R.  breeding. 
Prices  very  reasonable.  Write  for  pedigrees. 
SMITHVILLE  FLATS  Chenanuo  Co.  New  York 
FORESTDALE  FARM 
Offers  May  Rose  stock,  both  sexes,  all  ages,  A.  R.  dams. 
Prices  right.  Accredited  Herd  No.  39403.  Satisfaction 
guaranteed.  Richard  D.DeForest,  Amsterdam,  N.Y. 
AYRSHIRES 
Lippitt  Farm  Ayrshires 
We  offer  twelve  good  cows  that  are  right 
in  every  way  and  priced  reasonably. 
ROBERT  L.  KNIGHT 
Lippitt  Farm  Providence,  R.  I. 
BROWN  SWISS  CATTLE 
KINNELON  HERD 
Purebred  Brown  Swiss 
BUTLEIt,  N.  J. 
Home  of  Uda’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 
MILKING  SHORTHORNS 
MILKING  SHORTHORNS  SSfgfffSi 
The  dairy  cow  of  Old  England.  Quality  milk. 
Prime  beef.  WALNUT  GROVE  FARM.  Washinqtonville,  N.Y. 
GOATS 
WANTED — 20  Hornless  or  A  ngora  Goats  for  Brush 
Lands.  WHITE  1546  llroudway.  New  York 
Pure  Toggrenburg  Buck;  proven  sire  ;  hornless;  does 
Dr.  Gordon  -  Cranbury,  N.  J. 
Two  Pair  Anglo-Hubiana 
1  do«,2kids.  Tog.  Reasonable. 
Or.  PRUOHOMM(  Thurmonl,  Md. 
Fosterfields  Herd  Registered  Jerseys 
FnrSfllp  6ows,  Heifers  and  Heifer  Calves,  Tuber- 
,  culin  tested  by  State  of  New  Jersey  and 
U.  S.  CHARLES  G.  FOSTER,  P.  0.  Box  173,  Morristown,  N.  J. 
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.  XV.  XV.  WEIMAN,  P.  O. 
Box  No.  469,  HammeUtown,  Pa. 
Regodersey  Bull  Calves «.  e.  rekhlet,  winfi.id,  pa. 
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ence  with  every  known  dog*  disease. 
Mailed  FREE.  Write  today.  Dept.  4308 
10Q  H.  CLAY  GLOVER,  V.  s! 
129  West  24th  St.  New  York 
PEDIGREED  BEAGLE  HOUNDS 
6  months  old.  bred  from  champion  Driving  Dick, 
winner  of  the  Earing  cup  in  the  Northern  Hare 
Trials  of  1921.  Males,  825.  600  pair  of  Carneaux 
large  squab  breeders,  S2  a  pair.  RELIABLE  SQUAB  FARM 
Todt  Hill  Road,  Castleton  Corners.  West  New  Brighton,  N.  Y. 
HENRY  CHRIST,  Prop. 
LOOK!  RUB  YOUR  EYES  AND  READ  AGAIN 
English  and  Welsh  Shepherd  Pupa  at  reduced  price  for 
short  time.  George  Boorman,  Marathon,  New  York 
THREE  AIREDALE  BITCHES 
8  months;  show  types:  Pedigree;  8  champions  first 
four  generations.  825—835—840. 
CHARLES  TOMSEY  Pleasant  Ave.  Englewood,  N.  J. 
AIREDALE  FUPPIES 
On  The  Watch  For  Good  Homes. 
Nephews  and  Nieces  Of  “LADDIE  BOY  ” 
l)r.  KNOX  Box  50  HANBURY,  CONN. 
Rauiolarorl  Airodaloo  Puppies  and  grown  dogs  for  sale, 
rloglslol  Oil  Alloualoo  Two  beauties  at  stud.  Prices  rea¬ 
sonable.  LAKENWtI.D  AIIIKIHI.K  KENNELS,  Prln.eton,  Maine 
Beautiful  Prize-Winning  Eskimos  1n“°mghen“an 
J.  F.  I  MHO  IF,  Rose  Lawn  and  Wainul  Heights  Kennels,  Glassboro.N.  J. 
ChowPuppies  ofQuality  KhE'ieBeech  W  Yorii 
Scotch  Shepard  Pups  Mnafeh “We  • 
Females,  83.  F.  A.  SWEET,  Smyrna,  N.  y! 
German  Police  Dog  Puppies  beTbiSod'Tr&e 
very  reasonable  W.  Jnuda,  Huntington,  I..  I.,  N.Y. 
An  Unusually  Choice  Lifter  of  Police  Puppies 
from  imported  stock.  MEAD,  Amenia,  N.  Y. 
THOROUGHBRED  Collie  I»U  1*8  from  Reg.  Male,  2  mos.  old. 
Real  Beauties,  and  cow  dogs.  None  better.  Male,$16;  Fe¬ 
male,  $10.  F .  1.  WHITE,  Woodward  Farm,  R.  F.  0.  No.  3,L«mli«rl»ille.  N.  J. 
Pedigreed  Collie  Pups.  The  handsome  and  intelligent 
kind.  Also  Fox  Terriers.  NELSON  BROS.,  drove  City,  Pa. 
BigType  CHESTER  WHITES 
Boars,  Gilts,  from  3  to  8  mos.  Also  booking  orders 
for  pigs  September  and  October  farrow.  A  pair  I 
will  lay  the  foundation.  Sired  by  1,000  ib.  Boari. 
OAKDALE  FARM.  CLYDE  B.  THOMAS,  Prop.,  Boonsboro,  Md. 
Registered  O.  I.  C.  and  CHESTER  WHITE  PI«8.  [ 
H  E.  P.  HOGEKS  -  Wayville,  New  YORK 
100  Pigs 
Chester  Whites  and  Berkghires,  S  weeks  old. 
$6  each.  ROUHE  BROS.  Dushobe,  Pa.1 
Spotted  Poland  Chinas,  Kred  gilts,  Spring  pigs. 
8.  M.  ItOlllU  A  SON  Alfalfa  llill  Farm  Carey,  Ohio 
Reg.  Spotted  Poland-Chlnas,  the  better  kind  at  very 
reasonable  prices.  Write  BR00KSI0E  FARM.  Middletown,  Vo 
f  .%  SHEEP  H 
Shropshires  of  Merit  irom  Waver  tree  Hall 
Registered  Rams  and  early  1923  Ram  Lambs  for  sale 
fvom  $30  up.  These  are  Quality  Rams  of  choicest 
breeding  and  distinguished  Shropshire  Type. 
M.  F.  CHURCHILL  NEWCOMB  Greenwood.  Virginia 
ForSale-Reg.  Hampshire  Sheep  Purobane,  New  York 
Wanted-Reg.  Toggenburg  Buck  Naturally  hornless. 
Must  be  good  for  breedingthisFall.  Description  and  price. 
J.  BURKE  555  River  St.  PATERSON.  N.  J. 
|  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,  850  at  30-days-old,  registered, 
crated  and  delivered  to  express  company.  Address 
DEPARTMENT  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY.  Cornell  University. 
ITHACA  NEW  YORK 
Chester  WhifePigs,  Collie,  Beagle  and  Police  Pups 
MEA00W  SPRING  FARM,  Chalfont,  Pa.  S.  H,  NIECE  &  SON 
The  Farmer  His 
Own  Builder 
By  II.  Armstrong  Roberts 
A  practical  and 
handy  book  of  all 
kinds  of  building 
information,  from 
concrete  to  carpea- 
try.  Price  $1.50. 
For  sale  by 
the  , 
RURAL  NEW-YORKEB 
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