November, 1912 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS iil 
on it to the depth of an inch and the wire 
then rolled into a tube, with the contents 
easily reached. 
Cabbage should be fed in moderation, for 
it does not improve the flavor of the eggs. 
Few people realize to what an extent an 
egg is affected by the food which the hen 
eats. A western state college tried feeding 
coal-tar dyes to a flock of hens as an exneri- 
ment. Within a day or two the eggs laid 
by these hens began to show strange and 
vivid hues, the yolks being red and the 
whites pink. Another college fed strong 
cheese, and no difficulty was found in identi- 
fying by the odor, the eggs from the flock 
which dined on this highly perfumed ration. 
It is important to know which hens are 
laying in order that the drones may be 
weeded out, and yet few amateurs want to 
bother with trap nests. With the theory 
that the laying hen is always and necessarily 
must be a heavy eater to work on, the poul- 
try keeper can improve his flock not a little 
by going into the hen house after dark and 
gently feeling the crops of the birds while 
they are on the perches.. A leg band may 
be placed on the legs of the hens which 
have almost empty crops and a second visit 
made a few nights later, with a third soon 
after. Ifthe banded bird continues to show 
an empty crop, the owner may feel reason- 
ably sure that she is not laying and, if he is 
wise, will permit her to grace the dining 
table in the form of a roast. With a well- 
selected flock, well-housed, the simple feed- 
ing methods outlined here may be depended 
upon to bring Winter eggs. 
RECLAIMING THE MEADOWS OF 
NEW JERSEY 
HE members of the American Peat 
Society, which recently held its annual 
convention in New York city, visited the 
Jersey meadows where they inspected sev- 
eral hundred acres of peat bog that are being 
reclaimed and cultivated. After eight years 
of development some two hundred acres 
are yielding, in lettuce and onions, from 
600 to 1,000 bushels per acre, while the 
yield of celery is said to average about 
3,000 dozen per acre. The results ob- 
tained in this locality should prove a great 
stimulus in similar work of reclamation 
on valuable but undeveloped bog lands 
throughout the country. Indeed there are 
few problems in land conservation more 
interesting to the student than that of re- 
claiming swamp and meadow lands, 
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A SIXTY-YEAR-OLD STANDARD 
In 1853 we began making coaches, 
carriages and broughams for well- 
to-do old families. Rauch & Lang 
became known for rigid standards, 
thus linking together with the name 
a great asset and a great obligation 
—and standards once attained must 
be maintained. 
That we should make electric ve- 
hicles when they were demanded 
was a natural evolution of our busi- 
ness. People who had owned our 
broughams wanted us to make them. 
So we produced some of the first 
electrics that were sold. 
Today we make them complete in 
our factory — in the same care- 
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ful substantial way that we made 
coaches in the fifties. 
The? way these cars run tells the 
story. The rich but quiet elegance 
and graceful style have made the 
Rauch & Lang the ‘‘Car of Social 
Prestige.” People of good taste and 
judgment will at once appreciate the 
beauty and value in our latest models. 
Any Rauch & Lang agent will gladly 
demonstrate. 
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