BeckerVs Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



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POULTRY SUPPLIES 



CAPONIZERS 



_ CORNELL 



CAPQNiZlNGSEr 



New Philadelphia 

 Caponizing Set 



Tliis set has many admirers. 

 It consists of a knife, for making 

 the incision; the spreader, for 

 holding sides open; sharp hook, 

 for piercing skin; the Lansdowne 

 Remover, for removing the 

 testicles. Cords with hooks are for holding the bird. Cup forceps 

 for removing any foreign matter. They arc fine instruments of 

 the best workmansiiip. Prices (postpaid), in velvet-lined case 

 $2.75; Ln pasteboard box $2.50. 



Pilling Special Caponizing Set 



The finest set in the world for the price. It is used just the 

 same as other Caponizing Sets, except that the testicle remover 

 cuts, like a pair of scissors, the cord of the testicle clean and clear 

 as a whistle. The instruments in this set are put up in oak case 

 sent postpaid with full, easy-to-use directions on recept of $4, 

 postpaid. 



Cornell Caponizing Set 



Experiments in the use of various 

 caponizing instruments recently car- 

 ried on by E. W. Benjamin, instruc- 

 tor in the Department of Poultry 

 Husbandry at Cornell University, 

 have resulted in the manufacture by 

 us of the Cornell Caponizing Set. 



This set — two testicle removers, 

 Pilling-Farmer twisting scoop, and 

 Pilling-Miles remover — sells for the 

 reasonable price of $5, postpaid. 



Lansdowne Caponizing Set 



Lansdowne Automatic Tes- 

 ticle Remover is, as its name im- 

 plies, automatic — quick, easy to 

 use, and just the remover for the 

 beginner. 



Does not have a lot of unnec- 

 essary springs which are liable to 

 get out of order. The grasping 

 loops are exactly same principle 

 as the Miles Remover, which has 

 been in use for fifty years, but 

 our patent feature has made it 

 perfect as to simplicity of the 

 operation and to prevent making slips. $3, postpaid. 



Moe's Egg-Tester 



Used with an ordinary lamp (No. 2 burner) in a dark room. 

 It will illuminate the interior of the egg, and show if the chick 

 is alive, and also show the size of air-cell in the egg. 



Each Postpaid 



No. 48 $0 35 $0 45 



Glass Nest Egg 



Natural in appearance and uni- 

 form in size. Will not easily break. 



They induce the hen to lay where 

 she should — in the nests provided for 

 her. 



Very popular, and the cleanest 

 nest-egg used. 4 cts. each, 30 cts. 

 per doz. ; postpaid, 40 cts. per doz. 



Pilling French Poultry Killing Knife 



Every poultry-raiser should have one of our Killing Knives. 

 They are made of finely tempered instrument steel, with nickel 

 handle; will last a lifetime. Don't wait! Send for one nowl 

 Sent securely packed. 50 cts., postpaid. 



C FRENCH S^<Fi:-EDGl£ KILLUJC KtllFE $^ ^ 

 PILL-ING - PHILM. 



Safe-Edge Killing Knife 



Exactly the same as French Killer except it cuts on one side 

 only. 50 cts., postpaid. 



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X' ANGULhB POULTRY KILLER 

 Sy PILLING-PHILA. 



Pilling Angular Killing Knife 



By simply turning the wrist the juglar vein and spinal cord 

 are cut, thereby bleeding the fowl, allow ing the featners to be ' 

 removed without using water. 50 cts., postpaid. 



Philadelphia Gape Worm Extractor 



25 cts., postpaid. 



Wire Hens' Nests 



Made of coppered steel wire, with flat 

 steel ribs, and heavy top wire, all copper 

 finish. 



Provides a clean, sanitarj' nest for the 

 setting hen. Easily kept free from vermin. 

 Intended to fasten to wall with nails or screw-hooks, 

 readily changed and filled with fresh straw or hay. 



Each Postpaid Doz. Postpaid 



No. 300. 12 in. X 61/2 in $0 20 $0 30 $2 20 $2 40 



No. 301. 14 in. X 7 in 25 35 2 75 3 00 



Moe's Pigeon Nests 



Made of galvanized iron. Di- 

 ameter 8 inches, with a small hole 

 punched in center so it can be tacked 

 to a board. Generally used in pairs. 



Light in weight, yet substantial, 

 and easily cleaned. Each Doz. 

 $0 15 $1 60 



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No. 107. 



Chatfield Nest Eggs 



A naphthaline egg that w ill keep the nest clean and pure. They 

 are also used as ncstcggs, but care should be taken not to let 

 them come in contact with the eggs for any length of time, as 

 the hen's eggs will become tainted. For this reason we recom- 

 mend that tliev be put under the nesting material. Postpaid, 

 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz. By express, 6 cts. each, 65 cts. 

 per doz. 



The Basic Laying Ration 



With the application of intelligence on the part of the feeder, 

 constitutes what well may be termed an insurance policy of 

 success. 



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