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D.  EVERETT  JONES,  Hillsdale,  N.  Y. 
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BABY  CHICKS 
Barred  Rocks,  $12  and  $15  per  100.  R  I.  Reds,  $14. 
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EGG-LAYING  CONTEST 
The  egg  output  ut  the  contest  is  steadily 
increasing,  the  gaiu  in  the  last  two  weeks 
as  compared  with  the  previous  two  weeks, 
is  1,595.  The  total  this  week  was  2,025 
or  over  42  per  pent.  The  White  Leg¬ 
horns  alone  gained  293  over  the  previous 
week. 
The  winning  pen  this  week  is  the  last 
pen  on  the  list,  the  Black  Rhinelanders 
from  California,  and  their  output  erpials 
the  highest  yet  made,  viz.,  50  eggs.  Obed 
<r,  Knight's  White  Wyandottes  tie  with 
I’iueerest  Orchard's  pen  of  R.  T.  Reds 
for  second  place,  each  laying  IT.  Four 
pens  laid  44  each :  I*.  W.  Backus’  and 
Torn  Barron's  White  Wyandottes,  llill- 
view  Poultry  Farm’s  R.  I.  Reds,  and 
Frank  R.  Hancock's  pen  of  White  Leg¬ 
horns.  The  “O logons”  from  Oregon  Agri¬ 
cultural  College  laid  43,  as  did  Marsden 
Cross’  pen  of  White  Wyandottes  and 
Branford  Farm’s  White  Rocks.  In  the 
totals  Tom  Barron's  White  Wyandottes 
still  lead  with  a  score  of  515,  Jules  F. 
Francois’  Barred  Bocks  being  second _  with 
a  record  of  499  and  Obed  G.  Knight’s 
Wyandottes  third,  score  4(U!. 
In  the  report  for  the  month  of  January 
of  the  Missouri  egg-laying  contest.  Prof. 
Patterson  gives  a  series  of  rations  to  lit* 
fed  young  chicks,  also  the  following  bal¬ 
anced  egg-laying  ration  for  laying  liens. 
Instead  of  giving  it  in  the  usual  terms  of 
protein  and  carbohydrates  he  gives  it  in 
“yolks”  and  “whites”  of  eggs,  showing 
liow  many  whites  and  yolks  each  ingred¬ 
ient  will  produce.  Evidently  such  food 
should  be  given  as  will  produce  au  equal 
nunihei’,  as  the  hen  must  have  material  to 
produce  both  yolks  and  whites,  or  her 
egg  laying  ability  will  lie  hampered  by 
tlie  lack.  The  lien  can  for  awhile  offset 
the  lack  of  the  fat-forming  food  by  using 
the  fat  of  her  own  body,  and  she  will 
do  it,  if  a  good  layer,  becoming  quite  tliiu 
iu  flesh.  The  ration  is  as  follows : 
Yolks.  Whites. 
100  lbs.  corn  . .  205  134 
loo  His.  wheat  .  243  182 
20  lbs.  oats  .  30  31 
20  lbs.  brati  .  31  41 
20  lbs.  middlings  .  41  44 
20  lbs.  corn  monl  .  50  27 
20  lbs.  beef  scraps  .  21  221 
Totals  .  080  080 
About  two  pounds  ground  charcoal  and 
one-half  to  one  pound  of  salt  should  be 
added  to  each  1(H)  pounds  of  inasli. 
Oyster  shell,  grit  and  fresh  water  at  all 
times.  Giving  the  ration  in  this  waj 
shows  very  clearly  the  necessity  of  sup¬ 
plying  the  hen  with  rations  that  have  all 
the  ingredients  she  needs  to  manufacture 
eggs. 
Tlie  weeks  record  follows : 
Barred  Rocks.  Week  Total 
A.  B.  Hall.  Connecticut .  12  218 
Mrs.  Andrens  Brooks,  New  York......  20  124 
Frank  I..  Tuttle.  Massachusetts .  23  233 
.lilies  F,  Frauenis,  Long  Island .  3(1  400 
Hampton  IilKtllute.  Virginia  . 21  223 
1'iiirlields  Farms.  New  Hampshire.,..  18  350 
O.  A.  Poster,  California  . .  lb  185 
Oregon  Agr.  College,  Oregon .  27  312 
Book  Rose  Farm,  N'ew  York .  37  291! 
Mendel  ay  Poultry  Yards,  Ohio  .  19  120 
Wliito  Rocks. 
Branford1  Farm,  Connecticut  . .  20  174 
Branford  Farm,  Connecticut  .  43  300 
Albert  T.  Lenr.en,  Massachusetts  .  30  209 
Ke ween. nh  F'arm,  Massachusetts  .  20  220 
Hollistou  Hill  Farm  Massachusetts....  32  323 
Buff  Rocks. 
A.  A.  Hall.  Connecticut.... .  31  196 
Columbian  Rocks. 
Mrs.  George  R.  WilcOX,  Connecticut..  25  103 
Wliito  Wyandottes. 
Lime  Ridge  Farm.  New  York .  31  235 
National  While  Wyan.  Club,  Pa .  21  205 
Obed  G.  Knight.  Rhode  Island .  47  400 
P.  IV.  Haulms.  Ontario  . .  44  424 
Beulah  Farm.  Ontario  .  21  213 
Vine  Hill  Farm.  Massachusetts .  25  210 
Mrs.  R.  W.  Steven*,  New  York .  30  377 
Everett  K.  Wheeler.  Massachusetts..,  30  327 
J.  E.  Watson,  Connecticut .  38  183 
Tom  Barron,  England  . .  34  515 
Marsden  Cross  P,  Farm,  England.....  43  392 
Neale  Bros.,  Rhode  Island .  34  192 
Merrythought  Farm,  Connecticut .  40  281 
Silver  Wyandottes. 
Mrs.  Bella  C.  Bray,  Missouri .  25  235 
Columbian  Wyandottes. 
Merrythought  Farm,  Connecticut .  25  121 
Buff  Wyandottes. 
T>r.  X.  W.  Sanborn,  Massachusetts. , . .  22  293 
G.  Arthur  Cook,  Massachusetts .  10  247 
Rhode  Island  Reds. 
Colonial  Farm,  New  Hampshire .  40  347 
A.  B.  Brlmdage,  Connecticut . .  40  201 
Hillview  Poultry  Farm,  Vermont .  44  399 
Homer  P.  Iiemtng,  Connecticut .  17  181 
Charles  O.  Polhcmus,  New  York,.,...  38  355 
S.  G.  McRouu,  Connecticut . . .  lit  122 
Springdale  Poultry  Farm,  Connecticut  37  280 
I. nurel  Hill  Farm.  Rhode  Island .  37  130 
IT.  W.  Suntiorn,  Massachusetts. ., . . . ,  21  200 
ITarry  B.  Cook,  Connecticut .  81  230 
A.  W.  Rttmory,  New  Hampshire .  35  402 
F.  B.  Clark,  Connecticut  .  33  301 
Allan’s  Hardlobcat.  Reds,  Rhode  Island  23  234 
Charles  Becker,  Connecticut  .  35  203 
Fatherland  Farm,  Massachusetts .  30  235 
Jacob  IS.  Jansen.  Connecticut .  39  424 
IT.  ML  Colllngwood.  Now  Jersey .  30  243 
tv.  H.  Itnmstcad,  Connect  lent, .  22  140 
Pincerest  Orchards.  Massachusetts....  47  309 
Hampton  Institute.  Virginia  .  32  293 
Jos.  Brandenburg,  Michigan  .  27  242 
White  Leghorns. 
A.  B.  Hall.  Connecticut .  10  300 
Brneside  Poultry  Farm,  Pa .  10  252 
Jay  H.  Ernisse.  New  York  .  30  241 
Broad  Brook  Farm.  New  York .  25  79 
Janies  I!.  Lord.  MaSfiiaelltiset Is .  30  158 
Mrs.  Roll  in  S.  'Woodruff,  Connecticut.  42  181 
Windsweep  Farm.  Connecticut .  29  200 
Francis  F.  Lincoln,  Cmineetieut .  39  284 
P.  G,  Platt.  Pennsylvania .  25  113 
Uiotngraph  Poultry  Farm.  N.  Y .  10  143 
F.  M.  Pcasley.  Connecticut .  38  273 
('has.  Heigl,  Ohio  . .  2o  113 
’l  oin  Barron,  England  .  40  390 
Will  Barron,  England  . .  28  451 
J.  Fidliuson,  England  .  35  333 
Marsden  Cross  p.  Farm,  England .  37  331 
Bushkill  Poultry  Farm,  Pa .  35  210 
A.  P,  Robinson,  New  York..... .  32  291 
February 
19, 
1916. 
River  Lodge  Farm,  Connecticut . 
28 
214 
Frank  It.  Hancock,  Vermont . 
44 
358 
Mnrgareta  Poultry  Farm,  Ohio . 
27 
132 
Branford  Farm.  Connecticut  ........ 
31 
184 
Branford  Farm,  Connecticut . 
27 
227 
M.  E.  Atkinson.  Connecticut . 
38 
Ellis  W.  Bentley,  New  York . 
38 
2(54 
X.  W.  1  irmlYy \ .  Connecticut . 
23 
Hit 
Kvimif;  BrouL  Poultry  Farm,  X.  Y.. 
34 
271 
George  Phillips,  Connecticut . 
37 
189 
Hampton  Institute,  \  irglnia . 
85 
900 
Toth  Bros. .  Connecticut  . 
17 
ss 
White  Leghorn  Club,  Illinois . 
41 
244 
ITarry  William*.  Connecticut . 
33 
60  ~ 
(lukcrest  Farm.  New  York  . 
33 
219 
,Tas.  F.  Harrington.  New  Jersey . 
31 
207 
.Summer  Grove  Farm.  Ohio  . 
31 
151 
Buff  Leghorns. 
L.  E.  Heasley.  Michigan  . 
.  14 
74 
o.  L.  Magrey,  Connecticut . 
.  13 
90 
Black  Log-horns. 
J.  Collinsou,  England  . . 
.  42 
297 
Red  Sussex. 
Hr.  E.  K.  Conrad,  New  Jersey . 
.  14 
77 
Mottled  Anconas. 
Claude  Clinton,  New  Jersey . 
.  38 
249 
Elmwood  Farm.  New  York . 
.  27 
108 
White  Orpingtons. 
Obed  G.  Knight.  Rhode  Island . 
.  34 
182 
Oregons. 
Oregon  Agr.  College,  Oregon . 
.  43 
317 
Imperiol  Progressives. 
Win.  R.  AVells,  Rhode  Island . 
.  13 
•J  90 
Black  Rhinelanders. 
A.  Schwarz,  California  . 
.  50 
228 
GEO.  A.  COSGROVE. 
Care  of  Hen  Manure 
I  have  100  hens,  and  store  the  ma¬ 
nure  in  barrels,  cleaning  dropping  boards 
every  morning.  I  had  intended  to  cover 
eaeh  morning’s  droppings  with  coal  ash¬ 
es  after  putting  them  in  the  barrel,  but 
onr  county  agricultural  agent  advised 
very  strongly  against  it,  recommending 
dry  loam  or  road  dust.  If  I  have  read 
your  paper  correctly,  coal  ashes  are  not 
so  bad.  and  road  dust  and  loam  don’t 
look  very  good  under  a  foot  of  snow. 
What  is  the  real  answer?  E.  D.  h. 
Shelburne  Falls,  Mass. 
As  we  have  often  explained,  dry,  sift¬ 
ed  coal  ashes  do  not  contain  lime  and 
may  be  used  on  hen  manure.  These  ashes 
will  not  make  the  best  absorbent.  The 
dry  road  dust  will  be  better,  but  the  only 
Way  to  have  that  available  is  to  scrape 
it  up  in  time  of  a  Summer  drought,  and 
keep  it  in  barrels  or  bins  for  Winter  use. 
Squab  Broilers 
What  is  a  squab  broiler,  that  is,  what 
age  and  what  weight?  Is  there  much 
of  a  demand  for  them?  Where  can  I 
get  a  market  for  them?  ir.  M. 
Connecticut. 
l’lie  squab  broiler  is  a  young  fowl 
weighing  not  less  than  three-quarters  of 
a  pound  and  not  more  than  one  pound. 
Squab  broilers  are  usually  being  pro¬ 
duced  on  egg  farms  where  the  young 
cockerels  are  disposed  of  in  this  form. 
Leghorns,  which  are  used  a  great  deal 
lor  this  purpose,  reach  the  squab  broiler 
age  when  eight  weeks  old,  under  average 
conditions.  The  heavier  fowls  will  reach 
the  squab  broiler  stage  a  few  days  earl¬ 
ier.  There  have  been  several  squab 
broiler  plants  started  during  tlie  past 
few  years;  very  few  of  them  have  lasted. 
Squab  broilers  are  a  product  that  must 
be  marketed  at  a  certain  day,  as  they 
soon  outgrow  the  squab  broiler  period. 
This  means  that  a  constant  market  must 
lie  arranged  for  before  the  squab  broilers 
are  produced.  New  York  City  and  other 
large  cities  iu  the  East  here  are  good 
market  for  a  limited  number  of  squab 
broilers.  Egg  farms  usuallv  find  a  fairly 
profitable  market  for  any  squab  broilers 
which  are  a  side  product  of  their  farms. 
w.  c.  T. 
These  Hens  Do  Well 
I  commenced  poultry  keeping  on  a 
large  scale  five  years  ago.  I  had  had 
some  experience  with  small  flocks  pre¬ 
vious  to  that  time.  As  I  Jive  in  a  lo¬ 
cality  where  there  is  a  demand  for  brown 
eggs,  I  have  kept  Rhode  Island  Reds  ex¬ 
clusively.  I  have  a  flock  of  50(1;  550  of 
these  are  pullets,  the  rest  yearlings.  The 
pullets  were  hatched  in  ’.March,  April 
and  May,  and  have  laid  by  fur  the 
greater  per  cent  of  eggs  in  the  last  two 
months,  as  many  of  the  yearlings  are  in 
the  molt.  The  amount  of  money  I  re¬ 
ceived  for  eggs  sold  from  this  flock  in 
the  months  of  October,  November  and 
December  I  quote  below;  October, 
$125.4(5;  November,  $125.88;  December, 
$194.09;  total,  $410.45  for  the  three 
months. 
I  have  quite  a  large  retail  trade,  but 
£<*11  at  tlx*  regular  market  price.  I  am 
able  to  keep  my  customers  supplied 
through  the  Fall  months  from  my  own 
poultry  yards.  I  do  noL  feed  to  force 
egg  production  at  any  time,  hut  let  the 
pullets  take  their  time  to  come  into  lay¬ 
ing.  My  time  may  come,  hut  thus  far 
I  have  not  had  the  rather  discouraging 
experience  of  feeding  a  large  flock,  with 
only  a  small  egg  yield  as  a  return  for 
my  trouble  and  expense.  c.  p.  y. 
Massachusetts. 
u  GtiP  Lady  (to  wounded  soldier): 
‘Dear,  dear,  so  you’re  wounded,  William. 
W  h;it  did  it?”  The  Soldier:  “A  shell, 
mum/’  old  Lady  ;  “Dear  me,  did  it  ex¬ 
plode.''  The  Soldier:  “No  mum.  It 
just  erep’  up  be’ind  me  and  bit  me  in 
the  leg.” — Punch. 
