1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
771 
LIVE STOCK MATTERS. 
(continued.) 
Brahma pullets. In that pen are a few 
Leghorns. Here is where we keep our 
winter layers mostly. You see that the 
building is divided into four compart¬ 
ments. Each of these communicates 
with a yard on the outside.” 
“ The house is double boarded, I see.” 
“Yes. and papered between; but I 
don’t like it. If I were to build again 
for laying stock, I would not double 
board. The moisture gathers on the in¬ 
side, and when the door is opened, the 
dampness makes the room chilly. It is 
nice in windy weather, though.” 
“ Could not this be helped by the ven¬ 
tilation ? ” 
“ Perhaps ; I am not in favor of much 
ventilation in cold weather ; it makes 
the house too cold, and the hens stop 
laying. We must have the conditions as 
near like summer as possible. We had 
ventilators in the main building - one win¬ 
ter, and tore them out. They started 
near the floor and went out at the peak. 
I noticed that the hens would none of 
them stay near the ventilators, and water 
standing under them would freeze, while 
it would not do so a few feet away. 
When we took them out, our sickness 
almost entirely stopped. We don’t have 
any ventilators in our dwelling houses ; 
why should we have them in our hen¬ 
houses ? By having windows that may 
be lowered at the top and raised at the 
bottom, we can get all the ventilation 
that is needed.” 
“ How many windows would you put 
in a building, and what size ? ” 
“ I make mine of two sashes of three 
12x24 lights each, and allow one window 
for each eight feet of building, running 
measure. Some of our buildings have not 
enough, because they were put up before 
the experience we have since gained told 
us better. Some people put in too many 
windows, and they make too much differ¬ 
ence in temperature between day and 
night in the winter.” 
“ How do you care for the buildings ?” 
“ They are cleaned every day in win¬ 
ter, and once a week in summer. Fresh 
straw is used for litter, and changed 
every day, and droppings are removed 
every day. Quite often we scatter air- 
slaked lime or ashes around in them. 
The straw in the nest is changed once a 
week.” 
Feed, Care and Results. 
shells so thick that the chicks can hardly 
break out when they hatch, and one can 
handle the eggs almost like potatoes.” 
“You raise broilers, I suppose ?” 
“ Yes, we have two 200-egg incubators, 
and quite a number of brooders. Our 
brooders are of our own make, and are 
24 by 48 inches on the bottom and 16 
inches high. The pipes from the lamps 
pass through near the top. One of them 
has a return flue and does not require 
much more than half as much oil to keep 
up the temperature. These brooders 
will accommodate from 100 to 135 chicks— 
about what will hatch from a 200-egg 
incubator—for, say, three or four weeks. 
Then we put them into a brooder six 
feet long instead of four. We have little 
runs on legs, the same as the brooders, 
which we put before the opening for, 
say, two weeks, or until they begin to 
jump over the boards around the out¬ 
side. and then we take them away and 
put boards with cleats on +hem from the 
floor of the pen to the opening of the 
brooder.” 
“ I see that these houses are double 
boarded, also.” 
“ And papered, too, but then they are 
heated by those steam pipes, and that 
dries out the moisture that would gather 
on the walls and ceiling. The temper¬ 
ature for the broilerhouse should be 
from 60 to 70 degrees and of the brood¬ 
ers from 90 to 100 degrees F. The heat 
must be right, or the business will fail. 
If the chicks are too cold, they will 
crowd together and get damp, and then 
take cold and scour and die.” 
“ How do you feed your broilers?” 
“We scald corn meal, ground oats and 
bran, and then bake to dry out until 
they are old enough to eat wheat and 
cracked corn : they get this mornings, 
wheat noons, and cracked corn nights. 
Chopped onions, cabbages and mangels 
are before them all the time. I used to 
experiment with rice, and rolled oats 
and millet, but am satisfied that the 
temperature is the all-important thing. 
Of course they have fresh water, fine 
gravel, etc., all the time.” 
Mr. Fisher was married in October, 
1882, and came on the place as a renter, 
with only money enough to stock it. He 
has made the poultry nearly pay for the 
farm, which he now owns, besides all 
the buildings needed in the business, 
and at the same time supported his 
family. While the expenses have been 
large, and the mistakes (some of which 
were costly) have been numerous, the 
outlook is certainly encouraging. Ilis 
best year show - ed receipts of $1,700, and 
his poorest $1,400. This is certainly bet¬ 
ter than most 60-acre farms show while 
their owners were learning a new busi¬ 
ness. With the experience gained, it 
looks as though the poultry would take 
care of him the rest of his life if he be 
as faithful in caring for them as in the 
past. F. M. MITCHELL. 
Huron County, Ohio. 
“ How do you feed for eggs ? ” 
“ Mornings we cook about 12 quarts of 
small potatoes until they are soft, and 
mix 12 quarts of bran, ground oats, and 
corn meal (of each one-third) with them, 
so as to form a stiff mush. This makes 
a feed for, say, 325 hens, and is scattered 
in troughs. Every other morning turnips 
are substituted for the potatoes. Noons 
they get about 15 pounds of wheat scat¬ 
tered in the litter. Care is taken not to 
give them all they want till night, 
when they get all the whole corn they 
will eat up clean. In winter, 40 hens 
get a small head of cabbage daily ; the 
stump is cut off and they pull it around 
as they please. Raw mangels, cut up, 
are before them all the time. About five 
bushels of onions are fed in a winter. 
Hens like them, but too many make the 
eggs strong. I take them in my hand 
and walk through cutting off pieces and 
throwing them around as I go. They 
get fresh water three times a day in 
earthen crocks. This is warmed in winter 
and right from the well in summer. The 
crocks are washed every night. They 
get feed three times a day, winter and 
summer, but in summer they get grass 
and do not need so much vegetable food. 
They also get all the granulated bone 
they will eat once a day. The feed costs 
from 45 to 50 cents a day, and we aim to 
make them pay for it, except about a 
month in the fall. When they are laying 
freely in the spring and summer, they 
leave a good margin to pay for the care.” 
“Do you feed any cut clover ?” 
“O, yes; 300 hens will eat a bushel 
basketful every day. It makes the egg 
Asthmatic Troubles and Soreness of the Lungs 
or Throat are usually overcome by Dr. I). Jayne’s 
Expectorant—a sure curative for Colds.— Adv. 
KENDALLS m 
SPAYIN CURE® 
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL REMEDY 
n for man or beast. 
Certain In its effects andnever blisters. 
Read proofs below: 
KENDALL’S SPAVIN CURE 
Bluepoint, L. I., N. Y., Jan. 15. 1894. 
Dr. B. J. Kendall Co.—I bought a splendid bay 
horse some time ago with a Spavin. I got him 
for $30. I used Kendall’s Spavin Cure. The 
Spavin is gone now and I have been offered $150 
for the same horse. I only had him nine weeks, 
so I got $120 for using $2 worth of Kendall’s Spavin 
Cure. W. S. Marsden. 
KENDALL’S SPAVIN SURE 
Shelby, Mich., Dec. 16,1893. 
Dr. B. J. Kendall Co.—I have used your Kendall’s 
Spavin Cure with good success for Curb on two 
horses and It is the best liniment I have ever used. 
August Frederick. 
Price $1 per Bottle. 
For sale by all Druggists, or address 
1)11. li. ,T. KJUNnALL COMPANY, 
ENOSBURCH FALLS. VT. 
BEST BREEDS OF POULTRY. 
Pay better than grain or vegetables, 
Better than hon.es, hogs or cows, too. 
Secret—Pure stock and learn how. 
My circular of information costs nothing, 
v stock costs something, but not much 
Address M. SAGER, Knob Mountain Poultry 
Farm. Orangeville. Pa. 
INCUBATOR. 
A Catalogue of fit Pages. Gives 
full information of cost of raising 
poultry and at the least expense. The 
book is worth dollars to you. Address 
A.F.Williams, 54 Race St.,Bristol,Conn. 
WINTER EGGS 
CAN BE EASILY OBTAINED 
in large quantities, if during the next three 
months both pullets and hens are freely fed with 
Bradley's Superior Meat-Meal 
which supplies in the most approved form just 
the quantities of meat and bone the fowls re¬ 
quire in order to produce the most eggs. Don’t 
take our word for it, but send postal card for 
“ Feeding for Eggs,” and read for yourself 
how it is done. Address 
BRADLEY FERTILIZER CO., Boston, Mass., 
Every Horseman Should Try 
“Tuttle’s Elixir,” 
The greatest horse 
remedy In the 
world. Not simply 
guaranteed to cure 
In the advertise¬ 
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by a standing offer 
of #100 Reward 
for every failure. 
If it won’t cure 
your horse of 
Colic, Curbs. 
Splints,Con traded 
and KnottedCords, 
Shoe Bolls, when 
first started, and 
Callous of all 
kinds, you will re¬ 
ceive the above re¬ 
ward. Used and 
indorsed by Adams 
Express Company. 
Sample free for 
three two-ceut 
stamps to pay 
postage. 
Dr. S. A. Tuttle—D ear Sir: This is to certify that 
I have used “Tuttle’s Elixir,” and cured a spavin on 
a mare that had been lame more than a year, and for 
colic 1 think it is the best 1 ever saw. 
J. II. Shaw, No. Weymouth and Boston Express. 
Address Dr. S. A. TUTTLE, 27 Beverley St, 
BOSTON, MASS. 
Farm Cream Separators Send for catalogue 
P. M. SHARPLES. West Chester, Pa., Elgin, Ill. 
The “Lakeside” Herd. 
CLOTH I LI)E II. II. It. 1308. 
Milk record 26.021 pounds 2 ounces in a year. But¬ 
ter record, 28 pounds VA ounces in a week. 
We have 100 of this cow’s descendants for sale. If 
this is the class of cattle you want, write to 
SMITHS & POWELL CO., Syracuse, N.Y. 
HIGH-CLASS 
Registered Jersey Cattle. 
KOllT. F. SHANNON, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
HARRY REEDER & CO i of imported stock, 
cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, house and hunting dogs. 
Illustrated catalog free. Thokniiale, Chester Co.,Pa 
REGISTERED SOUTH DOWNS 
for Sale. Yearling Rams, weight. 175 to 185 pounds. 
Also, a few choice lambs of both sexes. Address 
F. S. CORLEY, Farm Superintendent Massachusetts 
Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass. 
CHENANGO VALLEY S35.3SSSB: 
burgh, Jr., Prop'ietot. Dorset Horn, Shropshire and 
Rambouillet Sheep, Dutch Belted and Jersey cattle: 
also Poland China. Jersey. Red and Suffolk Pigs. 
Give the GOLDEN color to your dairy by grading up 
the COWS. Bulls at low prices, dropped June 29, 1894. 
and May 29,1895. Write for particulars. 
Willswood Herd 
REGISTERED GUERNSEY CATTLE. 
WILLS A. SEWARD, Budd’s Lake. N. J. 
Qll MEAL, (process) UNSEED nil 
k’nr Cows I For Hnnsp K:i rn w I fci 
'For Horses. Cows, 
Sheep. Hogs, Fowls, etc. 
Health, Strength , Produc¬ 
tive, Poiver to animals. 
For House, Barn. 
Fence, etc. Is the life 
and quality of any Paint 
or White Lead. 
Ask for “Thompson’s Oil or Oil Meal.” a reliable pure 
brand.or address Mann facturers.TU nil DC fill 0 . Of) 
19 W.Diamond St..Allegheny, Pa. • nUIVirOUH Ou UUi 
Poland-China Pigs 
from the GATES HOMESTEAD STOCK 
1’AKM are always right. Send for photo of pig. 
F. H. GATES & SON, Chittenango. N. Y, 
Reg. Poland-Chinas 
Berkshires and Chester 
Whites. Choice large strains. 
8 -week pigs not akin. Boars 
and Sows all ages. Hard 
time prices. 
HAMILTON * CO., Cochranrllle, Pa 
SCC Hand Bone, Shell, and 
£ 3 . O Corn fV>ills for Poultrymen. 
Daisy Bone Cutter. Power Mills. 
Kfcite- Circular and testimonials Free..# 
WILSON BROS., Easton, L'u, 
CANNFn MFAT This food is nice, fresh meat 
UHI1I1LU IIILH I carefully cooked, ground fine 
CHD Dnill TDV seasoned and hermetically 
rUn rUUL I nli sealed. Will keep an unlimited 
time until opened. Conveniently put up in 8 -lb. cans. 
Especially adapted for chickens and moulting fowls 
Ground fine, it can be mixed with soft food, and 
fed to give each fowl an equal share. Price, 30 cents 
per can; $3 per dozen. HOLLIS DRESSED MEAT 
AND WOOL CO., 20 North Street, Boston, Mass. 
P C KJ pi STAMP for Illustrated Catalogue of BROOK- 
OLll U SIDE POULTRY FARM, Columbus, N. J. 
CHESHIRES! ,h -S 0 " RM 
Is the Banner Herd of the world. Awarded 
more than three times as many First Premi¬ 
ums (at the World’s Fair, Chicago) as all the 
rest of the Cheshire exhibitors put together; 
17 First Premiums and Special Mention. 
Lion’s share of First Premiums and Gold 
Medal at N. Y. State Fair, 1894. Why not 
buy the best! Prices low. Correspondence 
solicited. 
B. J. HURLBUT, Clymer, N. Y. 
eat AUCTION Sale 
300 HEAD OF 
iOVED CHESTEB WHITE SWINE 
n the“World’s Champion Herd” 
them at your own Express Of- 
Buy them at your own price, 
for them in your own time. All 
by mail. Bids close Nov. 11. 
•logue and Particulars free. 
WILLIS WHIfiEEY, Salem, Ohio. 
C IIKSTEK WII ITES-Have you been disappointed 
swindled in buying pigs 1 If so, try the old true 
type Chester Whites, bred by G. R. Foulkk, West 
Chester. Pa. Have broad, dished face, lop ear, straight 
hair and back, good body, bone and ham; aregrowthy, 
not coarse. Only breeder guar, satis, or frt. both ways 
FINE CHESHIRE PIGS 
Highly bred. Ready for October shipment 
Not akin in pairs. Catalogue. Address 
C. E. CHAPMAN, Peruville, N. Y. 
ith pigs; Service 
Thirty 8 -weekg 
etl rock prices. 
Tomp. Co., N. Y, 
Cheshires from Foundation Herd 
I have now shipped 440 times to men I had sold to 
before. E. W. DAVIS, Torrlngford, Conn. 
DIICCUIDCC 8ows " 
untonmto , 
W. E. MANDEVILLE, Brookton, 
FOR SALE 
■—100 S. C. W. Leghorn hens 
and pullets. Wyckoff strain, 
at farmers’ prices. 
NYE HUNGERFOKD, Kinderhook, N. Y. 
pUCCUIDCC PURE AND CHOICE. 
U n Lull III Lu ED. S. HILL, Peruville, N. Y. 
