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Half  million  used  in  New  York  City  alone  last  Tear  by 
medical  institutions  an<l  laboratories  ill  research  work. 
The  demand  cannot  be  supplied.  Women  and  Youinr 
IVnp'e  cun  earn  a  Good  Income  at  I, ll  lie  Expense 
and  Trouble.  Write  for  particulars. 
■iAMAI’U  FARMING  CO.,  lne.  SI  ONSET,  X.Y. 
Carneau  Pigeons 
Hest  Squall  I'rodueers. 
ALBIUA  FARM, 
Breeding  Stork  for  Sale. 
Nlantlc,  Conn 
60  Varieties  of  Purebred  ?ou\\rr£$*' &\TeiTn 
Hares  anil  Collie  pups.  Large  (Inscriptive  eatnlog 
Free.  Edwin  A.  Souder,  Box  K,  Telfarii,  l*a. 
9E  U1DICTICC  Fine  Chickens,  I  Mirks,  Turkeys.  Stock 
00  lAniCIICO  „nd  F.ctcs.  low  pliers.  Big  new  illus¬ 
trated  circular  free.  JOIIX  K  IIKXTW0I4C,  lt»rrl«oiilnirg,V». 
Cfl  Op-i  Rrpprf#-' Chickens,  ducks,  geese ,  turkeys, 
ou  utfoi  uiccuo  guineas.  flogs  an<l  luuvs,  Stork  /mil 
Kgg’.S.Yaluublo  rutuioguo  fl’eo.  H,  A.  Soudor,  Bax?9,SHIf!rsvillt:,Pa 
Rhode  Island  Reds 
TRAPNESTED 
Sploiidiil  chnrs  to  nurtioflnny  rich  glowing  red  ihormn:li 
bi-ptl,  hen  hAtehei).  free  ran**,  pjuttHruiii  colfiiy  Iphihi,  luutly 
fit* i(*U,  Sripnilth  «lly  line  i>r«vl  uwoy  from  broodlneim  »»»■* 
Tor  lieuvteNl  wliitOJ*  laying,  '>*•  h  Hfrlctly  MntilUiy  |>lnitf. 
IhuvlcMt  litylug  licit*  In  existence,  laying  rat'*  211 
1o  tld?  egg*.  HATCHING  K€»G8  *»*’»»  tiMKJilJkuiir, 
Idjiif,  lumly,  tflnwJll*  Nil  iham  Mint  niiiglv  iL*oftib  Jii  iih,  tint 
jiiillt-iH,  TTHiti  il  to  Kpleiulbi,  iHr%4P.  rigorous  biiniliiir  red 
malciit  tl»^iiM«*ivp#  oat  of  (rMpne«led  lie  no*  FnitlUs 
ptO  UK,  Itlltcliuhtc*  Ihi  k«>  rti(Bldliii>lH'tt  iTli*,  RftlliikfA(t  Il'iUdjj 
Ph1|t|'<"l  flKlIy,  kiiIp  ilnllvury  ft u hthh (»•*•'  1  \\ '  liltv  illurrlmru 
iihMilutcb  unknown.  FINK  ItKI.I  l>l\G  CIM'K- 
EliKhSt  curly  Imlclmrl,  hur<l>,  Vf£r»rt*u*  hlVCilM*,  uvnt 
erantllni;  Ihjik  bnckH,  low  (iiIIk,  lliOK  IcgH  u ell  f  hrllllo"t 
rh  h  glowing  rod  und  out  nl  tr»ipuc*tcd  bean.  klU.KIT 
IN G  II  ENs,  {militih,  inutvul  inoit  ami  bleeding  pern* 
Weilitp  all  ovei  TJ.  S..  Canada,  and  abroad  *<  far  an  Amt! valla 
ami  full  etfg*  ami  Murk  to  .Statra  and  i hr  1*.  S.  rttivpriminnf. 
Comreoua,  straightforward  dealings.  Satisfaction  guaran¬ 
teed.  Spring  egg  orders  now  bonking, 
1910  muting  booklet  on  requeat, 
V1BERT  RED  FARM,  Box  1,  WESTON,  N,  J. 
Colonial  Reds 
A  jvid  li  red- 1  $>-)»»*  kIixH*  « > f  kimhI  rotor,  and  iifttb  lml  i •')  lltat  boi. 
IVc  offbr  fine  ex/ ca  for  lialcblttg,  and  day  old  •  hb  lw,  fi mil  |»v»ll- 
glued  hiceder*.  WV  frxpio*!  Iigim  uml  guarantee  lioilovablo 
tp-mrwni  and  aatltfacfim*.  Th«  National  Faun  School ,  llbodo 
I  •  lit  ml  and  New  ltanifnd»ii*H  State  Collvacv  arc  recent  ru-tniio  i 
Fmi  ih  and  testimonial  letter#  Appear  In  our  new  flint  lug  IS!, 
wliMi  is  five  on  risque*!.  Fine  breeding  stock  a  opeclnltyp  at. 
i pH 'imable  pri**#H  tor  the  quality. 
COLONIAL  FA  It  11,  Kox  O/l  'emple,\ew  Hampshire 
Austin’s  200  strain  S. C.  R.  I.  Reds 
Standard  Bred,  high  record  stock,  red  to  the  skin. 
Eggs,  $1. 50  to  $,i  per  setting  (15);  utility.  $7  50  pel'  100. 
Safe  del  ivory  and  fertility  guaranteed.  Chicks,  Book¬ 
let.  AUSTIN  "POULTRY  FARM.  Box  T7,  Centre  Harbor,  N.  II. 
Rose  C.  R.  I.  Reds  Exclusively 
TOO  Corks  and  Cockerels,  $3  to  $15  each.  100  liens 
and  Pullets,  $2  to  *10  each.  These  birds  are  backed 
by  a  long  line  of  Prizewinners  and  egg  layers 
Bt'Y.  Success  will  meet  you  half-way. 
ROANOKE  POULTRY  FARM,  SEWELL.  N,  J. 
Tompkins -Colonial  Strain  R.  I.  Reds 
Hatching  eggs  from  guaranteed  heavy  fall  and  win¬ 
ter  layers.  $1 .50  per  15:  t'l  per  50:  $7.50  per  100; 
straight  colonial  strain,  $3  per  15  Address 
('.  A.  GAKI1K)  -  Marlborough,  X.  Y. 
S.  C.  Rhode  Island  Reds 
HIGH-CLASS  UTILITY  STOCK 
Pullets,  $2  each.  Cockerels, S3  each.  Day-old  Chicks, 
$15  per  hundred.  -Hatching  Bugs,  $7  per  hundred. 
75“i  fertility  guaranteed.  Prices  of  higher  grade 
stock  on  application.  OAKLAND  FARMS.  Dultlaiid .  N.  J, 
MAHOGANY  STRAIN  RED 
orl  Fnll  JUidKn  lj  Winter  lAjcrs  bn  hrecdtM 
:,o_r.O:  $rt-lUQ.  licvxlVO  B  Ql  AfKK >  HEStl.  Ibirlon,  Conti 
Trap-Nested  Single  Comb  Reds*™'*.] \ 
cockerels,  eggs  and  chicks.  Prices  reasonable  and 
satisfaction  guaranteed.  A.  ALLAN.  Jr.,  Newport.  R.  I. 
AUSTIN -V1BERT  S.  C.  REDS 
Hutching  eggs,  87  per  100.  Baby  chicks.  $0.50  per  50; 
$1$  per  10(1.  ANNA  M.  JONES,  11  it.l.siiAi.r,,  N  Y. 
Pinecrest  S.  C.  Redsl^SSiSL'™ 
ren ts of  onr high -scoring pen  atlnternatioual  Lay  ing 
Contest.  Keasonahle  prices.  Honorable  treatment. 
PINECREST  OUCH AUUS,  Box  1,  Groton,  JIass. 
O. 
si.  c. 
Barred  Plymouth  Rocks 
id  nnn  auihtfC  for  join  from  our  heavy  winter 
lUjUUU  ullll/Rw  laying  strains.  Also  Vlberl  Kol 
ami  rittsflcld  Barred  Rock  strains.  Hatching  eggs  In 
limited  quantities.  Chicks  hatched  in  Candee  Mammoth, 
carefully  inspectei!  before  shipping  And  guaranteed  to 
reach  yon  in  puff  eel  condition,  ron  muslbo  satislk-d  or 
we  ran  not  keep  ymir  money.  90  pullets  raised  from  800 
chicks  shipped  a  on  stonier  in  Virginia  last  year  gave  him 
71  eggs  Jan  Cth.  Order  now.  PLEASANT  VALEEV 
IMIl  LTK \  FA  If  \I.  I.mieiiburg,  Mass. 
BPFF,  WHITE  M  GIIORNR,  K  0.  It  I.  KBPS — Esk*,  noc  per 
16;  $1.60  per  30.  Mntllr.fl  Aurelias  111.  Muir.ivk*,  Kogs,  $1  00 
per  in;  $1.76  per  00.  (Vlnlugur  frU.  JdIiii  6  Rolh,  Ooikerlown,  Pa. 
Bred-to-Lay  R.  C.  R.  I.  REDS 
Blue  ribbon  winners,  Hagerstown.  York,  etc.  Prices 
reasonable  Freo  Booklet. 
CATALPA  POULTRY  FARM,  W.  G  Horner.  Gettysburo,  Pa. 
S.  C.  WHITE 
LEGHORNS 
Hatching  Eggs,  $5  Per  Hundred.  Day-old  chicks, 
March  hatch,  $12;  April,  $11  Per  Hundred. 
Barred  Rock  Hateliing  Eggs,  $5  Per  Hundred. 
All  Breeders  good  and  strong,  on  Free  range. 
Pickering  Valley  Poultry  Farm,  Chester  Springs,  Pa. 
Hatrliincr  Fevers  B  A  UPON  IdEGHOENS 
natemnguggs  to  2kl-egc Strain-  VYynn- 
d'lttns  from  Stovrs’ and  Missouri  Contest  pens.  Ail 
bird  Strap  nested.  Leghorn  and  Wyandottccockercls. 
JAY  H.  ERNISSE,  cor.  Hudson  and  Titus  Ave-.lrondcquoil.N.Y. 
Livable  Chicks  $15  per  1 0O 
Silver  White  and  Partridge  Wyandnttea. 
White  Leghorn  Chicks,  $12  per  TOO 
Pekin  junl  Kmten  (Ducklings  83c.  encli) 
AL0HAM  POULTRY  FARM,  R  34.  Phoenix ville  Pa. 
Pure  Rarron  Crnro~C0CKERELS,  WYANDDnE,  LEGHORN. 
rureoarroneggs  M.  i.knd^ay,  cutcHogue,  l.  j. 
White  Wyandottes-^Regal  Strain7' 
The  world  s  greatest  "Ciility  Show  Strain.*’  Eggs 
fur  hatching  from  grand  flocks  of  farm-range  Id  rets, 
$1-50  per  15;  $8  per  100.  I  shall  make  every  effort  to 
satisfy  each  customer.  E-  B.  UNDE  U  HILL, 
Old  Orchard  Farm,”  POUGHKEEPSIE,  N.  Y. 
Tom  Barron  White  Wyandotte 
cockerels  and  pullets  for  sale.  Imported  283  and 
Still-egg  stock.  Eggs  and  chicks  in  season. 
E.  K.  LEWIS,  -  APAhAfgix,  New  York 
Baby  Chix— Hatching  Eggs— Breeders^^}',:^ wRyau 
Reds.  Barred  Rucks.  Linlit  and  Dark  Brahmas.  S  C  W  and  B. 
Leuhorns.  Utility  and  Show 
Kl VEKPALE poultry 
uality.  t'atalogue  free. 
Rlverdiilc,  N.  .1 . 
quality. 
FA  KM, 
The  Lenox  Strain  of  White  Wyandottes 
Will  you  give  it  a  trial.'  Chicks,  $20  per  hundred. 
OLD  ROC-K  FARM.  LENOX  DALE,  MASS. 
WYANDOTTE 
COCKERELS 
WE  IMPORTED  DIRECT  FROM  BARRON 
Wyandotte  eggs,  $8  per  15.  Leghorn,  $1  per  15;  $5  per 
10(1.  MAPJLEDALK  EGG  FA  KM,  Erin,  NY. 
WhHpWvanrfnt♦p<^-Q'mlit5'',”‘p',  ,!‘ws.  McConnell 
mmenjianuones  slniin.  closing-out  sale.  $i.50to 
$3  each.  OWNLAND  FARM.  Bax  497,  Sonlh  Hammond.  N.  Y. 
Uaiehim-rFrrnc  from  vigorous,  yvell-hred  Stock.  \V. 
naicnmgcggs  Wyandotte, Barred  and  Buff  Rocks, 
$2  per  15.  Order  early.  Or  S  C.  Muyer,  Lansdale,  Penna. 
White  Wyandottes  R,ir,0,-'-strnin’  Wll-ite  0r,,ine* 
Chicks. 
tons,  Kellerstrass,  Eggs,  Baby 
Bonnie  View  Poultry  Farm,  Montoomery,  N-  V 
Tom  Barron  Wyandottes  and  Leghorns 
Hatching  eggs  from  breeders  with  Trapnest  rec¬ 
ords.  Write  for  prices.  C.W. TURNER,  West  Hartford,  Conn. 
White  Wyandotte  Cockerels”^1  "a f8M  yies 
orons,  farm-raised-  $2  and  $3.  L.  0-  Quioley,  Goshen,  N. Y. 
Big.Husky.Black  Langshan  BreedingCockerels,S5 
Eggs,  $2  per  15  Circular.  Orchard  Hill  Farm,  Guilford,  Ct 
Thoroughbred  Poultry  c\Le°i  v 
I‘4tg,  15,  $1;  40,  S2.  Catalog; free.  Henry  K  Mohr.  Qunkerlown-  Pi 
Fifteen  Most  Popular  Breeds  of  Poultry 
Eggs,  chicks  and  Breeders.  Send  for  catalogue. 
SUSQUEHANNA  POULTRY  FARM,  Box  10,  Hackensack.  N.  J. 
DIICC  DrtOlfC— Cooks— Hens— C  o  c  k  er  o  I  s— 
DUrr  nGGIVO  jruxiet&,  FIELD, Somers,  Connecticut 
i  BARBED  PLYMOUTH  ROCKS 
/  S.  C.  WHITE  AND  BROWN  LEGHORNS 
Satisfaction  guaranteed.  Circular  free. 
Cyclone  Hatchery,  Route  2.  Box  B,  Richfield,  Pa. 
BARRED  PLYMOUTH  ROCKS 
EGGS — Single  Cumb  Rhode  Island  Rods,  White  Or¬ 
pingtons.  $2.25  per  31):  $5  per  100.  Best  strains.  Cir¬ 
cular  free.  SUNNYSIDE  POULTRY  FARMS,  Pittsville,  Md 
Barred  Rocks 
Eggs,  $1  per  In;  $5  per  TOO.  Day-old  chicks,  fill  por 
10U.  A.  C.  JONES.  Marvel  Homestead,  Georgetown.  Delaware 
LOOK 
BARRED  ROCKS.  S.  C  R  I  REDS  AND  S.  C  W.  LEGHORNS 
Males  and  Females,  $2  up  Eggs.  $1.50  per  15;  $0  per 
11)0.  JONAB  HAYNER,  Mgr.,  Livingston,  N  Y 
WlhPljBiMkRooh-M^arfKaaS 
order  now.  Mrs.  R.  C.  BEERS,  Ticonderogn.  N  Y. 
Utility  Barred  Rocks 
See  their  record  in  last,  year's  contest  at  Storrs,  Free 
rungs  cockcrnls.  Hatching  eggs. White  Leghorn  cock- 
eiels  and  eggs.  Merritt  M.  Clark,  Bruoklield  Center,  Conn. 
“Perfection”  BARRED  ROCKS  (Ringlets') 
A  few  snappy  barred  thoroughbreds  at  interesting 
prices  to  make  room  for  mating  puns.  Price  list  of 
stock  andeggs  on  request.  Dr.  Hayinan,  Doylestown.  Pa. 
Parks’  Bred-to-Lay  B.  Rocks 
eggs,  $1  50  per  15;  $7  per  100 .-  chicks,  $10  per  1 0f) ; 
liens,  $2.  BYW00D  POULTRY  YARDS,  Hillsdale,  New  York 
EGG-LAYING  CONTEST 
The  total  production  of  the  fifteenth 
week  is  2,020.  This  is  105  eggs  less  than 
last,  week,  but  it.  is  702  more  than  were 
laid  in  the  corresponding  weelv  last  year. 
The  total  number  of  eggs  laid  last  year 
up  to  and  including  the  fifteenth  week 
was  23*311;  this  year  the  total  to  the 
same  date  is  27,028;  or  4,317  more  than 
were  laid  lit  the  same  date  last  year. 
This,  week  the  highest  record  yet  made 
in  this  contest,  was  made  by  A.  W.  Hum- 
pry’s  pen  of  K.  1.  Heels,  from  New  Hamp¬ 
shire.  The  score  of  52  eggs  laid  by  the 
above  pen  is  over  70  per  cent,  of  the  pos¬ 
sible  score.  Obed  G.  Knight’s  pen  of 
White  Wyandottes  laid  III,  and  Tom  Harr 
ron’s  Wyandottes  laid  40,  A.  TL  Poun¬ 
dage's  pen  of  R,  T.  Hods  laid  45,  Clms  O. 
Polhemus’  Reds  laid  44,  and  Fatherland 
Farm’s  Reds  also  laid  44.  Sixteen  peus 
of  different  breeds  laid  40  eggs  or  over, 
including  Mottled  Ancouns  and  I>l:ick 
Rhindauders,  but  not  a  single  pea  of 
White  Leghorns  reached  that  number. 
Torn  Rarrnn’x  White  Wyandottes  still 
lead  all  other  pens  in  total  production, 
score  501,  with  .Tides  F,  Fruucais'  liar  red 
Iloeks  second,  score  5, '10.  and  Obed  (i. 
Knight’s  White  Wyandottes  third,  score 
515. 
The  little  chick  season  is  nearly  upon 
us,  and  there  is  usually  a  large  number  of 
inquiries  from  beginners  who  wish  to 
know  how  to  feed  and  what  to  feed  the 
chicks.  Below  arc  a  few  rations  that 
have  given  good  results.  First  day  after 
hatching  feed  nothing;  hut.  dip  the  chick's 
beak  a  few  times  in  sour  milk. 
First  week:  Hard-boiled  egg,  bread 
crumbs,  oat  meal;  in  equal  parts;  all 
chopped  fine  together.  Feed  on  clean 
board  nil  they  will  eat  in  10  or  15  min¬ 
utes,  five  times  a  day.  (live  sour  milk, 
and  water  in  separate  dishes.  Granite 
ware  pans  one  inch  deep,  with  one  inch 
mesh  poultry  netting  stretched  over  the 
top.  lets  the  chick  get  at  the  milk  or  water 
without  getting  wet.  Keep  fine  grit,  or 
sand  where  they  can  get  it. 
One  to  five  weeks.  Kipuil  parts  wheat 
bran,  middlings,  corn  meal,  oatmeal, 
mixed  and  fed  dry  in  hopper.  Also  any 
good  commercial  chick  feed  in  litter.  If 
litter  is  lacking,  a  heap  of  clean  sand 
with  the  grain  mixed  all  through  it  will 
give  just  as  much  exercise.  Two  pounds 
of  fine  charcoal  and  half  noand  fine  salt 
should  he  added  to  each  100  pounds  mash. 
Sour  or  sweet  milk,  and  water  before 
them  at  all  times. 
From  five  weeks  to  maturity.  75 1 mil 
parts  of  ground  oats,  middlings,  wheat 
bran,  eornmeal.  with  one-half  part  beef 
scrap,  one-fourth  part  bone  meal,  used  as 
a  masli  in  hopper.  Futial  parts  wheat 
and  cracked  corn  fed  in  litter.  (Jril.  fresh 
water  and  charcoal  provided  at  all  times. 
The  week’s  record  follows: 
Barred  Rocks.  Week 
A.  Tt.  TTnM.  CiHUlfi-tient .  T5 
Mrs.  Andreas  Br.fbks,  New  York......  22 
Frank  T,.  Tuttle,  Massachusetts .  27 
Jules  F.  Franenis,  L‘.ng  Island .  31 
Hampton  Institute.  Virginia  . .  25 
l-’nirrtelds  Farms.  New  Hampshire....  20 
O,  A.  Foster,  California  . . .  23 
Oregon  Agr.  College.  Oregon .  20 
Book  Bose  Farm.  New  York .  35 
Monfleluj*  Poultry  Yards.  Ohio .  31 
White  Rocks. 
Branford  Farm,  f’onncetient  .  211 
Branford  Farm.  Conner Hent  .  42 
Albert  T.  Lenzeii,  Massachusetts .  31 
Keweennh  Farm.  Mas--,cinisetts .  35 
llollistoii  Hill  Farm.  Massachusetts. .  28 
Buff  Rocks. 
Tot  nl 
233 
14U 
2110 
530 
248 
370 
208 
341 
331 
351 
203 
348 
300 
243 
35  L 
A.  Hall,  Connecticut  . . 
Columbian  Rocks, 
32  22S 
Mrs.  George  1L  "Wilcox,  (Vnmeeticnt. . 
28 
131 
White  Wyandottes. 
Linn-  RiQteo  Farm .  Now  York . 
18 
253 
National  White  Wynn.  Glut*.  Fu . 
227 
Olied  G.  Knight.  Rhode  Island . 
49 
515 
)*,  W,  Backus.  Ontario  . 
Beulah  Farm.  . . 
V  ine  Hill  Farm,  Massachusetts . 
Mrs,  K.  TV.  Stevens,  New  York . 
Everett  F.  Wheeler.  Massachusetts. . . 
.3,  K.  Wnlson.  Connecticut . 
Tom  Barron,  England  . . 
Mursden  Cross  P.  l-'arm,  England" . 
Neale  Bros.,  Rhode  Island  .......... 
Silver  Wyandottes, 
Mrs.  Lena  C.  Bray,  Missouri . 
Columbian  Wyandottes. 
Merrythought  Farm,  Connecticut . 
Buff  Wyandottes. 
Dr.  X.  W.  Stillborn.  Massachusetts... 
<:.  Arthur  Cook.  Massachusetts . 
Rhode  Island  Reds. 
Colonial  Farm,  New  Hampshire . 
A.  It.  Brum] ago,  Connecticut . 
ltillview  Poultry  Farm.  Vermont . 
llomer  P.  Doming,  Connecticut . 
Charles  O.  Polhemus,  New  York., - 
S.  <;.  Mel, can,  Connecticut  . .  . . 
Spring' Valo  Poultry  Farm.  Connecticut 
Lull  ret  IIII1  Farm,  Rhode  Island  . 
H.  W.  Sanborn,  Massachusetts . 
Harry  B.  Cook,  Connecticut . 
A.  W.  Humery,  New  Hampshire . 
!•'.  p.  Clark,  Connecticut . 
Allan's  Hartohnat  I  teds,  Rhode  Island 
Charles  Becker,  Connecticut  . 
Fatherland  Farm,  7L  ssachiiselts . 
Jacob  E.  Jansen,  Connecticut . • 
II.  W.  Collingwood.  New  Jersey . 
W.  H.  Bums  tend.  Connecticut . 
Pinecrest  Orchards.  Massachusetts.... 
Hampton  Institute,  Virginia......... 
Jos.  Braudeuhiivg.  Michigan.......... 
White  Leghorns. 
A.  11.  Hall,  ConnctieVit . 
Iiraeslde  Poultry  Farm,  Pa . 
Ja.v  IT.  Ernisso,  Now  York . 
Broad  Brook  Farm,  New  York.. . 
James  II.  Lord,  Massachusetts . 
Mrs.  Rollln  S.  Woodruff.  Connecticut. 
Wiml’sweep  Farm.  Connecticut . 
Francis  V.  Lincoln,  Connecticut . 
P.  C.  Platt,  Pa . 
Dictograph  Poultry  Farm,  New  York. 
F.  M.  Peasley,  Connecticut . 
Clias.  Heigh  Ohio  . 
Tom  Barron,  England  . 
Will  Barron,  England  . 
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February  20,  1916. 
.T.  Collinson.  England  .  20  359 
Mursden  Cross  P.  Farm,  England .  31  3(>2 
Pushkin  Poultry  Farm,  Pa .  2S  2SS 
A.  P.  Robinson.  New  York .  30  321 
River  Ledge  Farm,  Connecticut.  _  38  252 
Frank  It.  Hancock,  Vermont .  32  300 
Margaret  a  Poultry  Farm,  Ohio .  20  152 
Branford  Farm  Connecticut .  2i  205 
Bnnifiird  T'arUi,  (\miivetieiit  .  18  245 
W,  E.  Atkinson,  Connecticut .  29  25*3 
Ellis  W.  Bentley.  New  York .  38  302 
X.  W.  Hemli-jv.  Connecticut .  30  146 
Bonnie  Brook  Poultry  Farm.  New  York  33  304 
Beorge  Phillips.  Connecticut  .  38  227 
Hampton  Institute,  Virginia  .  80  253 
Toth  Bros.,  Connecticut  .  12  100 
White  Leghorn  Club.  Illinois .  81  275 
Harry  Williams,  CoiRiectleut .  27  264 
Oakcrest  Farm,  New  York  .  26  245 
Jas.  F.  Harrington,  New  Jersey .  28  325 
Summer  Grow  Farm,  Ohio  .  22  173 
Buff  Leghorns, 
L.  E.  Hensley.  Michigan  .  12  88 
O.  I..  Magrcy.  Connecticut .  8  104 
Black  Leghorns. 
J.  Collinson,  England  .  32  329 
Red  Sussex. 
Dr.  E.  K.  Conrad.  New  Jersey .  19  96 
Mottled  Anconas. 
Clnud'e  Clint  on.  New  Jersey .  43  292 
Elmwood  Faro  New  York  .  26  194 
White  Orpingtons. 
Obed  G.  Knight,  Rhode  Island .  31  213 
Oregons. 
Oregon  Agr.  College,  Oregou .  32  349 
Imperial  Progressives. 
Wm.  R.  Wells.  Rhode  island .  13  135 
Black  Rhinelanders. 
A.  Schwarz,  California  . 41  269 
GEO.  A.  COSGROVE. 
Poultry  Troubles 
First,  what  do  you  consider  the  best 
disinfectant  for  henhouses  (price  consid¬ 
ered)  V  If  crude  carbolic  acid  and  kero¬ 
sene  were  used  wlntt  proportion  should 
they  be  mixed,  and  how  often  do  you  rec¬ 
ommend  ,  spraying  henhouses  regularly 
and  in  case  of  colds  or  roup  how  often? 
2.  What  is  the  best  remedy  to  cure  cases 
of  roup,  and  do  you  consider  hens  with 
eye  or  head  swollen,  may  or  may  not  dis¬ 
charge  at  the  nose,  may  or  may  not  have 
any  cankers;  no  roup  smell,  head  hot, 
combs  natural  color,  apparently  no  appe¬ 
tite,  cases  of  roup?  Ts  it  possible  for 
liens  to  have  roup  without  any  swollen 
parts  or  cankers,  and  no  discharge  from 
the  nose?  I>o  von  believe  roup  germs  fly 
in  the  air  or  are  given  only  through  drink 
and  feed  from  discharge  from  a  sick  bird? 
Should  you  consider  fowls  that  had  a 
slight  discharge  from  nose,  possibly  slight 
swellings  (no  canker)  or  rank  smell,  that 
had  been  treated  for  colds  a  few  days  and 
apparently-  cured,  all  right  to  put  back 
with  flock,  and  used  as  breeders?  3. 
What  do  you  believe  to  he  the  trouble 
with  hens  that  have  the  appearance  of 
health  (large  red  combs)  and  will  merely 
sit  on  tin*  roost  or  around  in  the  corners 
for  days,  apparently  no  ambition  or  ap¬ 
petite,  hut  look  as  if  they  ought  to  lay  an 
egg  every  (lay.  After  several  days  comb 
gradually  gets  darker  and  wilts  down 
some  and  in  time  I  think  many  die.  Can 
you  give  the  cause  ami  a  remedy?  4.  Are 
there  any  germ  destroying  properties  in 
crude  kerosene  oil?  I  can  get  crude  kero¬ 
sene  oil  here  for  J ‘2  cents  per  gallon  and 
regular  kerosene  is  101, 4  cents;  which 
would  you  recommend  for  spraying? 
New  York.  w,  ix.  D. 
1.  Probably  the  best,  disinfectant  for  hen¬ 
houses,  price  considered,  is  freshly  made 
whitewash,  made  from  unslaked  lime.  If 
not  the  best,  it  is  good  enough.  Carbolic 
acid  is  too  expensive  now  to  use  in  any 
large  quantity.  Mixed  with  kerosene  in 
the  proportion  of  one-fourth  part  crude 
carbolic  acid,  it  is  a  most  excellent  spray 
or  paint  to  kill  vermin  about  perches,  nest 
boxes,  etc.  Carbolic  acid  comes  in  differ¬ 
ent  grades,  differing  in  price.  Henhouses 
whitewashed  twice  yearly  and  sprayed  for 
vermin  as  often  as  careful  search  revealed 
any  should  lie  kept  in  good  condition.  2. 
It  is  difficult  to  distinguish  between  some 
cases  of  severe  colds  and  true  roup.  The 
evidently  greater  severity  of  roup  with 
more  foetid  discharge  and  greater  mor¬ 
tality  will  usually  distinguish  the  two 
diseases.  Simple  swelling  of  the  head, 
eyes,  etc.,  with  nasal  discharge  and  other 
evidences  of  an  inflammatory  catarrhal 
condition  docs  not  always  indicate  true 
roup;  milder  symptoms  are  slill  less  indi¬ 
cative  of  that  disease.  True  roup  is 
caused  by  a  specific  germ  which  is  con¬ 
veyed  from  one  fowl  to  another  by  direct 
contact  or  indirect  contact  through  the 
medium  of  utensils  used  in  feeding  or  for 
drinking  water.  The  theory  of  air  borne 
infection  in  any  disease  is  coming  to  be 
less  positively  held.  No  fowl  having  once 
offered  from  a  very  debilitating  disease 
should  he  used  in  the  breeding  pens.  The 
utmost  possible  in  vitality  is  none  too 
much.  The  best  cure  for  true  roup  is 
deep  burial.  3.  Hens  dying  as  you  indi¬ 
cate  frequently  do  so  from  those  vague 
conditions  known  as  “liver  trouble.”  Con¬ 
finement  and  heavy  feeding  on  rich  foods 
are  largely  responsible.  4.  Kerosene  oil 
is  not  ranked  as  a  chemical  disinfectant, 
though  it  may  be  a  physical  destroy tr  of 
germs.  The  addition  of  carbolic  acid 
makes  a  germ  destroyer  of  it  and  its  oily 
properties  make  it  fatal  to  vermin.  I  do 
not  know  that  refined  kerosene  has  any 
advantage  over  the  crude,  but  it  is  more 
easily  obtained  and  sprays  better;  being 
of  lighter  body,  it  is  not  as  lasting,  how¬ 
ever.  M.  B.  D. 
Officer  :  “How  is  this,  Murphy — the 
sergeant  complains  that  you  call  him 
names?”  Private  Murphy:  “Plaze,  suit, 
I  never  called  him  any  names  at  all.  All 
I  said  was,  'Sergeant,*  says  I,  ‘some  of 
us  ought  to  be  in  a  menagerie !’  ” — Lon¬ 
don  Punch. 
