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OAKWOOD FARM
roey Cottlo
1 1 re H orro
17 cows produced In 1907 1417, JJ
lbs. nutter, or an avftrncra of 383 .
lbs. per, cow; 30 of the herd made an average of
over 400 lbs. My herd was tested by a represen
tative of the U. S. Dairy Dept. I have no cows
for sale, but a nice lot of young stock from
these cows. The older heifers are bred to Em
inent X now at the head of my herd. He is a
Son of the famous Eminent sold at auction for
10,000. If you want cows that pay a profit,
Write and get prices.
It. L Shuford, :: Newton, II. C
BERKSHIRE
Spring Pigs at low prices by Lee Premier,
King Hunter Send in your order
before too late.
POULTRY
From one month old to partridge size for
sale. Barred and White Bocks. Brown
and White Leghorns.
JERSEYS
We are offering for sale at prices low for
quality 15 choice heifers, 5 being bred.
4 bulls, 3 of which are out of
tested dams.
AU Prices Unusually Attractive
Biltmore Farms, Biltmore, N. C.
$8
POLAND CHINAS
-AND-
MAMMOTH BLACKS
$8
I have more male pigs than I can
mate and for a few days will sell
at $8. OO each, former price $10.
These are very fine and will go
quick. Cash with order. Refer
ence Bradstreet and Dunn's Com
mercial Agencies. f
John A. Young,
Greensboro, N. C
The Aberdeen Angus
bread of cattle baa furnished the highest
priced carload of iteers (in Amerlca)evexy
year save one for seventeen years.
Sunny Home Farm Is headquarters in
South for cattle of this wonderful market
topping breed. Our cnlef stock bull Is a
brother of Gay Lad that was champion
bntl of America during 1896-96, and Later
old at 13050.00.
A. L. FRENCH, Propr.,
R. F. D., a, Byrdville, Va.
Farm and Station, Fitzgerald, N. C.
DUROC JERSEY
Moit ProliHc
Hog- Bred.
Virginia Dare 34800 farrowed 47 pigs last
year; 88 in 6 litters. I now have some fine pigs
ready to ship from this noted breeder. Also,
some bred gilts at a bargain.
One high bred registered boar. 2 years old;
don't want to inbreed : first $20 gets him.
ENCE SH
t-U RAY, VA.
NK,
Sunnyside -:- Berkshires
Boars in service. Dominant, sired by Premier
juongieiiow ; reeriess rremier, grandson of
ix) ra i-remier souoi ana or Premier Liongfellow;
imported Hightide Commons, one of the great
est boars that ever crossed the Atlantic. Sows
equally good, of the very bst blood and breed
ing in all the country. Pigs for sale at reason
able prices.
Headquarters for Aberdeen-Angus Cattle.
W. B. WALKER, Union, S. C.
ARROWHEAD FARM.
Red Polled Cattle Dorset Sheep, Poland Chinas,
of the best breedins.
Sam'l B. Woods, :: Charlottesville, Virgin!.
DONT BUY DUROCS
Prom cheap, inexperienced breeders; order
irom tne oia renaDie nrm
L U. WHITAKER t CO., Ualberry, Tina.,
one of the oldest breeders in the South. 60 head
of 10 to 12 weeks old pigs now ready to hip.
write ior prices. ,
XT YOU WANT THE BEST BIQISTIKED
Standard Bred .- t Essex Hnt
Horses, Jersey Jis Scotch Collie
Cattle, Black J!Si22Dom a a s
or B. P. Rocks. S. Ii. Wvandottes. S. fi ttmwn
Leghorn, Buff and Partridge Cochin Bantams
and Eggs in season, address OPEN VIEW
FARMS, Robt. L. Abemethy, Propr., Mount
Holly. N. C.
Large English Berkshires, Choice Pigs,
. Ready to ship from Imported Stock.
D. L. FARRIOR, - - Raleigh, N. C.
PIGS. -:- PIGS. -:- PIGS.
To make room for spring litters we will sell a
choice lot of Berkshire pigs, 10 to 12 weeks old,
of the very best breeding, for $8.00 each, or $15.00
per pair. - .
Also two especially fine elite six and a half
months old at $20.00 each, or $35.00 for the two.
Sunnyside Rsrmo,
IP. JR. Walker, Prop'r. Union, 5, C.
and Angus Cattle.
Some choice Early Spring lambs. Ready for
immediate shipment. Pigs for May and Aug.
delivery and two choice rearline bulls. 7u
stock only.
L. G. JONES, - - Tobaceoville, N. C-.
f "ULLlkS The Kind that will
... drive your Hogs, your
Sheep, or your Cattle. The useful and
faithful FARM DOG. Our stock is the best
that intelligent breeding can produce. Pup
pies for sale, males, f 10; females, $8. We sup
ply full and correct pedigree, and copy of
the book, when requested. J The Useful Col
lie and How to Make Him 80," with each
puppy. We ship promptly upon receipt of
fa aw
VIHECRBST FARM KENNELS,
FALfLfS CHURCH. VA.
Choice Berkshire Pigs
85 BACH. MATED. NO AKIN.
Carter Townley, :: u Red Hill, Va.
My New List is Free
Twelve Southdown and Hampshire rams. $17.
50 each; forty Southdown ewes, $12.50 each; fif
ty select lambs: forty reg. Shorthorns; pure
bred and grade Angora Goats and Kids, $4.00 to
$10.00 each; forty broken fox hounds, young
dogs and pups.
WHITE FOB OTEW LIST.
J. D.ST0D6HILL.
Sheftyville, Ky.
TOBACCO FACTORY wants salesmen: good
pay, steady work and promotion: experience
unnecessary. We give full instruction. Dan
ville Tobacco Co.. Box A 44. Danville, Va.-
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In the United States to-day soil,
climate, markets,-transportation
facilities, and all considered-
ARE SOUTHERN LANDS.
They are the best and most desirable in thf
country for the truck and fruit-grower, the
stock raiser, the dairyman and general farmer
The South has quick and cheap rail access u
the greatest markets in America.
.The South has seaports and a growing f oreigt
trade. Its ports are nearest Europe, the West
Indies. South America, the Panama
Orient. : -
The South contributed nearly TOO millions r i
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The South has a mild and healthful climate
rkl0.nt.1r ftf fiiol crnnA vafa 1
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vi hub wuuuji oatououk wuggi iacuities anc
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xne soutn nas extensive forests, veins of coal
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vacant land, to raise farm stuff and sell it, and
buy wagons, implements, furniture and house
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factnrer, and business man supplied by
M. V. RICHARDS.
Land and Industrial, Agent, Southern Railway
and Mobile & Ohio Railroad,
WASHINGTON, D. C
yp I LIVE STOCKAND DAIRY. I V"
Drops of Dairy Cream.
Make conditions on the farm such
that the cows will be aided, not hin
dered, in their work.
With a silo to give cheap rough
age the use of cottonseed meal will
make glad dairy cows and a glad
dairyman.
For best results feed the dairy
bull on a ration suited to a work
horse, and Jet him have ample op
portunity to exercise." .
Do not judge a dairy cow by the
beef standard. The .conformation of
the two types are as dissimilar as
the uses to which they are put.
Clipping the long hair from the
udder and flanks and the tail and
wiping" the udder with a damp cloth
before ; milking will make a wonder
ful difference in the cleanness of the
milk.
. Too busy .to get the manure out
on time? Enough will be saved in
getting it on the land before it de
teriorates to pay the wage of some
body who might have to be hired to
get it out while it is at its best.
If a cow's decrease of milk flow
is not due to poor feeding, reduce
the amount of concentrates she is
given as the amount of her milk de
creases. Do not feed all cows alike,
orfeed the same cow alike all the
lime.
When alfalfa hay can be fed it
will give a more balanced ration to
use ground corn than if cottonseed
meal were used. " Manure will soon
make the land rich enough to make
big yields of corn. Peas can be
grown among the corn, and hay from
them ranks about the same as alfal
fa hay. V'. -
In a report on dairy investigations
in Illinois, it was shown that a pure
bred dairy bull that sired only twelve
good heifer calves a year would be
worth $450 a year through the in
creased milk production bred into
those twelve heifers. Scrub sires put
dairymen out of business.
The dairyman will do well to grow
peas this summer on land where a
trial patch of alfalfa is to be sown
this fall. Get the alfalfa seed in
the ground early enough so that the
plants will get good roots before
cold weather, and do not try too
large an acreage at the start.
; With the ordinary farmer, it ia
different; but the man who is mak
ing a specialty of dairying and does
not know how much it costs to keep
a cow a year or how much each
yields is in a guessing contest that
may land him in the poor-house. It
is his business to know these things.
Study closely the grade of what
feed may be bought, whether it be
cottonseed meal, bran, or any other
kind of feed. Neglecting to do this
may be the reason why feed bills are
uncomfortably high. The food value
may not, be in the feed that should
be; or the condition of the feed !may.
be so bad as to interfere with diges
tion. It will cost about 150 pounds of
butter to keep a cow in good pro
duction a year; and a cow that gave
uo more could not pay herjway. She
will not get in. the profit class, all
expenses considered, till she yields
200 to 240 pounds of butter fat a
year. After such an amount is reach
ed,, every additional pound will be
practically all net profit. These ex
tra pounds are what should be striv
en for.
How Shall I Change My Dairy Herd to
a Beef Type?
Messrs. Editors: The following in
quiry comes to me for answer:
"I would like an article comparing
the milking qualities of the Short
horn and Aberdeen Angus breeds of
cattle. Which is the sune rior ?
Which bull would you choose
between the two to breed to grade
Jerseys, with the aim in view of
changing your herd to a beef type?'
I am always reluctant to answer
a question of this sort that has to
do with different breeds of beef
cattle as my . readers all know. I
breed Aberdeen Angus cattle and
they may think from this fact that
my answer isjnot without prejudice,
but I will try to be fair.
Replying to the fore part of the
question, I believe taking the two
breeds as a whole that the Short
horn Is somewhat the better breed
for milk because of the fact that
there are throughout the country a
great many so-called old-fashioned
Shorthorns that have been bred for
many generations for milk produc
tion. But if we are allowed to com
pare the lately improved type of
Shorthorn with the Aberdeen Angus
we will say that our observation
leads us to believe there is little dif
ference as regards milk production.
Among individual animals of either
bree d we find those that are most
excellent milkers and a great many
also that are very poor milk pro
ducers. Thus we would pay atten
tion to the milking qualities of the
dam of the bull we were selecting
rather than put much dependence on
breed.
To the latter part of the question
I would answer that in my judg
ment the Aberdeen Angus sire will
give the better results. The Angus
bull is known to be very . prepotent
and the best specimens of best breed
ing transmit their beef qualities with
a good deal of certainty. The uni
form black color will be a very
pleasing characteristic of the off
spring of the Angus sire also and
this: uniformity of color will bring
dollars when the steers go to mar
ket. The Angus-Jersey cross is re
ceiving commendable attention from
dairymen who want to raise their
bull calves for steers. First-class
steers must not be expected from
the first cross, but if air steers may be
produced in this- way, very much su
perior to Jerseys as feeders. Some
dairymen are using the Angus sire
and making beef of the entire pro
duce of the herd both male and fe
male. Then every few years breed
the best of the old cows to a first
class Jersey sire and keep up the
number in the herd by saving the
female produce resulting.
Any honest breeder of Angus or
Shorthorn should be able to supply
bulls from good milking dams. Good
results will not be-obtained by the
above method unless the bull select
ed Is of the low blocky, strictly beef
type. ' A. L. FRENCH.
; R. F. D., Byrdville, Va.