RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
THE  HENYARD 
Substitute  for  Oats 
Now  that  the  price  of  oats  has  gone 
skyward,  what  can  one  use  to  make  the 
same  food  value  in  the  dry  mash  for  the 
hens?  E.  s.  B. 
Connecticut. 
Tt  is  very  hard  to  substitute  anything 
in  the  dry  mash  for  fowls  to  take  the 
place  of  ground  oats,  at  least  anything 
that  is  as  cheap  or  cheaper.  Personally, 
I  should  continue  feeding  the  ground 
oats,  making  up  the  dry  mash  about  as 
follows:  Two  parts  of  wheat  bran,  two 
of  meat  scrap,  one  part  of  ground  corn, 
one  of  ground  oats,  one  of  wheat  mid¬ 
dlings,  one  of  gluten  feed,  and  one  of  Al¬ 
falfa  meal.  If  any  change  were  to  be 
made,  increase  the  middlings  and  the 
gluten  feed  each  a  half  part  in  place  of 
the  oats.  Oats  are  highly  nutritions  for 
fowls  and  cannot  be  left  out  of  the  dry 
mash  with  much  success.  w,  c.  t. 
Degree  of  Incubator  Moisture 
Have  there  ever  been  any  experi¬ 
ments  conducted  to  determine  the  proper 
amount  of  moisture,  expressed  in  per 
Cent,  of  humidity,  to  be  kept  in  the  egg- 
as  to  the  whole  flock.  Use  just  enough 
to  make  the  water  a  cherry  red  color, 
and  make  up  a  fresh  solution  each  morn¬ 
ing.  Bathe  thp  heads  of  the  sick  birds 
twice  a  day  with  a  disinfectant  solution. 
Give  soft  food.  If  the  cases  are  ad¬ 
vanced  the  birds  will  be  of  little  value 
after  curing,  as  it  saps  the  vitality  of 
the  bi,rds.  Prevent  its  spread  by  careful 
sanitation  of  the  house,  clean  litter,  pre¬ 
venting  drafts  and  excessive  moisture 
which  aggravate  the  trouble.  w.  c,  T. 
Hen  Twitches  Head 
I  have  a  hen  that  keeps  twitching  her 
head.  1  thought  maybe  it  was  St.  Vitus 
dance.  What  do  you  think?  Do  chick¬ 
ens  ever  have  such  diseases?  r.  s.  p. 
Illinois. 
In  regard  to  the  bird  which  twists  her 
head  and  neck  from  time  to  time  in  a 
very  unnatural  manner  would  say  that 
the  probable  cause  is  ptomaine  poison¬ 
ing  of  some  kind,  usually  resulting  from 
the  eating  of  stale  meat  scrap,  moldy 
grain,  or  spoiled  food  of  some  kind.  Give 
a  dose  of  one  scant  teaspoonful  of  Ep¬ 
som  salts,  dissolved  in  a  little  warm 
water  and  poured  down  the  throat.  The 
trouble  might  also  be  caused  by  a  heavy 
infestation  of  round  worms  in  tlic  intes¬ 
tines.  Watch  for  worms  of  this  kind  in 
the  droppings  of  the  fowls.  If  found, 
ARE  YOU  LOOKING  FOR  A  FOWL 
Working  Into  the  Baby-Chick  Business 
chamber  of  an  incubator,  at  the  different 
stages  of  the  hatch?  If  so,  what  were 
the  results?  A.  H.  b.  a. 
Massachusetts. 
Several  experiment  stuti.ous  have  be¬ 
gun  work  on  the  moisture  requirements 
for  successful  artificial  incubation.  From 
the  report  of  the  Oregon  Station  is  found 
the  statement  that  eggs  incubated  at  an 
approximate  moisture  degree  of  55% 
hatched  best  in  that  experiment.  I 
would  suggest  that  the  inquirer  and 
others  interested  in  this  proposition  write 
to  the  Director  of  the  Experiment  Sta¬ 
tion,  Corvallis.  Oregon,  for  Bulletin  No. 
100,  and  to  the  Director  of  the  Experi¬ 
ment  Station,  Morgantown,  W.  Va.,  for 
..Bulletin  No.  7.'5,  OS,  and  124,  Little 
careful  record  has  been  kept  of  exact 
percentages  of  moisture  used,  so  that  lit¬ 
tle  definite  information  on  this  subject  is 
at  hand.  It  is  one  of  the  many  poultry 
problems  that  await  investigation. 
w.  c.  T. 
Eye  Roup 
Will  you  give  remedy  for  my  turkeys 
and  chickens?  Their  heads  are  swollen 
on  both  sides  and  run  mucous.  M.  E.  M- 
The  disease  is  undoubtedly  the  com¬ 
mon  and  contagious  eye  roup,  the  main 
symptoms  of  which  arc  a  swelling  of  the 
eye  and  side  of  head,  the  accumulation 
of  cheese-like  mucus  in  the  swelling,  and 
the  discharge  of  a  bad  odor.  The  birds 
gradually  lose  their  appetites,  become 
drowsy,  and  the  feathers  of  the  lower 
neck  and  under  the  wing  become  smeared 
and  soiled.  Isolate  the  birds  from  the 
remainder  of  the  flock  at  earliest  possi¬ 
ble  moment,  placing  them  in  dry  quarters 
by  themselves  where  they  can  be  cared 
for.  Put  a  few  crystals  of  potassium 
permanganate,  which  can  be  obtained  at 
any  drug-store  locally,  in  rhe  drinking 
water  given  to  the  affected  birds  as  well 
give  a  half  teaspoonful  of  olive  oil  with 
one-half  teaspoonful  of  turpentine. 
_ _  W.  C.  T. 
Lame  Cockerel 
(’an  you  toll  me  what  is  the  matter 
with  my  young  rooster?  lie  doesn't  seem 
to  have  much  use  of  his  legs.  He  cannot 
walk  nor  stand  up  much,  but  sits  most 
of  the  tilin'.  When  he  first  gets  up, 
however,  he  can  stand  for  a  few  mo¬ 
ments  or  even  walk  with  a  wabbly  gait 
for  perhaps  a  rod  and  then  will  go  right 
down  again  as  if  the  strength  was  all 
gone  from  his  legs.  Aside  from  this  trou¬ 
ble  he  i,s  healthy  and  eats  well,  Ts  this 
trouble  anything  that  could  be  cured  and 
how?  If  not  would  he  be  fit  to  dress 
for  table  use?  0.  E.  B. 
New  York. 
The  young  cockerel  has  probably  de¬ 
veloped  too  rapidly,  so  that  bis  frame 
lias  not  kept  pace  with  the  growth  of 
the  rest  of  his  body.  This  has  undoubted¬ 
ly  led  to  the  development  of  the  symp¬ 
toms  of  rheumatism,  which  lie  has  ex¬ 
hibited.  This  consists  of  a  more  or  less 
severe  swelling  of  the  legs  and  joints,  ac¬ 
companied  with  pain  and  some  contrac¬ 
tion  of  the  muscles.  It  might  have  been 
brought  'in  also  by  subjection  to  exces¬ 
sive  moisture  conditions  in  thp  house, 
chill  drafts  of  wind,  or  other  unfavorable 
euvi rountental  conditions.  T  should  sug¬ 
gest  that  the  only  treatment  would  be 
to  keep  tile  liird  in  a  good,  clean  place 
by  himself,  giving  wholesome,  clean  food, 
and  avoiding  any  possible  causative 
agencies  from  affecting  him.  The  man¬ 
ipulation  of  the  legs  and  muscles  with 
the  hands,  applying  mild  liniment  or 
witch-hazel  will  often  relieve  the  pain 
and  strengthen  the  parts.  w.  c.  t. 
.Mr.  Citybbed  :  "Do  your  cows  give  you 
milk  V  ’  Mr.  Tallgrass :  "Xo  one  ever 
gives  me  nothin'.  I  have  to  swap  'em 
fodder  for  it.” — Credit  Lost. 
■aJU.  that  will  lay  chalk-white  eggs  and  large  ones,  too,  and 
Plenty  of  them?  A  Fowl,  whose  eggs  have  won  First  Prize  SjZSl 
/<®f  for  "J.nrgest  ami  Whitest"  wherever  exhibited?  A  Fowl  \ 
Wefe  '  x  with  tlle  Greatest  Prize  Record  of  any  of  its  kind  in  tins  V?  \ 
.  A  country?  If  ao.  select  Mnrtling  Silver  Camplnes.  Their  /  \  j&RiRg 
record  proves  them  Champions  of  America — Awarded  fc- 
World’s  Championship  at  I’auma-IboltM  Exposition,  alter 
a  journey  of  3,000  miles  our  list  of  winnings  is  too  long  W 
to  enumerate  here:  will  send  it  if  you  wish.  Rut  here  are  yBS^mSr 
the  totals  for  101ft:  -17  Firsts,  24  Seconds,  21  Thirds  13 
T\  Emu-ths,  0  Fifth*  and  CiO  Specials.  All  awards  ou  Cam-  F\, 
pines.  Wc  have  no  other  breed.  f  V  £ 
*' The  eldef  elmruetcristles  of  this  breed  are  Energy,  Vigor 
and  Sturdinpss,  Wo  find  they  cost  about  1-3  less  to  raise  and  keep  than  any  other"  They  mature 
rapidly.  We  sell  stock  and  EGGS  FOR  HATCHING 
Guarantee  ?whlehTw  S  -Tery  desirable  breed,  we  make  the  following 
THF  MA  D^C.%r^IST.^  AB0IJT  IT-  DO  NOT  MISS  THIS  OPPORTUNITY, 
_HE  MARTLING  HENNERY  p.  Q.  Box  4  Ridvefield.  N  .1 
S.  C.  W.  LEGHORNS 
Cyphers  and  Young  Strains 
Hatching  Eggs,  Guaranteed  0054  fertile.  $5 
per.  hundred,  $40  per  thousand.  Day-Old 
Chicks,  $12  per  hundred.  From  vigorous,  pro¬ 
lific  lienson  alfalfa  range.  Entire  Hock  milk  fed, 
WHITE  SPRINGS  FARM  ::  Geneva,  N.  Y. 
SINGLE  COMB  WHITE  LEGHORNS 
Breeder  and  importer  of  Tom  Barren  j  strain  Ex¬ 
clusively.  A  few  pullets  and  cockerels  (or  sale  at 
reasonable  priced,  considering  Quality.  Records 
and  price  list  upon  request  Won  third  prize  ribbon 
for  December  ami  January  at  Missouri  Ege Contest 
Eggs  for  hatching,  M.  J.  QUACKENBUSH.  Nutloy,  N.  J 
BARRON  LEGHORNS 
248-260-284-e«g  strain.  Imported  stock.  Rnby  chicks 
ami  hutching  eggs  from  iroo-rango  stock.  Safe  de¬ 
livery  and  satisfaction  guaranteed.  Prices  right 
Circular  tree.  PATTERSON  POULTRY  FARM,  Clayton.  N  Y. 
Literal  Guarantee  of  Absolute  Satisfaction 
We  offer  finest.  R.C.  W.  Leghorn  stock.  Prices  in  any 
quantity.  Perfect  White  Eggs,  2  oz.  and  over,®  5c. 
each;  chicks,  lie  each  Money  Buck,  inciudingKxp  res  g 
charges,  if  not  satisfied.  Mend  for  out-of-tho-ordi- 
nary  literature.  WHITMAN  FARM,  Shelburne  Falls,  Mass. 
Best  Winter-Laying 
S.  C.  W.  LEGHORNS 
14  years  breeding  for  eggs  and  vigor.  Results  shown 
at  the  laying  contest.  White  diarrhea  unknown. 
Am  booking  orderg  now  for  April  and  May  delivery 
of  eggs  ami  day-old  chicks.  12  week-old  pullets,  $t 
each.  Free  mating  list.  Frank  R  Hancock.  Jacksonville,  Vt 
S.  C.  White  Leghorns 
We  have  a  strain  GUARANTEED  TO  LAY.  Isn’t 
that  just  what  you've  been  looking  for  !  Write  for 
Free  Descriptive  Mating  List. 
Hough  Egg  F arm  Box  R  Far  Hills,  N.  J. 
Lady  Cornell  Strain 
9.  C.  White  Leghorns  on  free  range.  Eggs 
for  batching  86.00  per  100.  Day-old  chicks 
SI2  per  100. 
Oak  Grove  Poultry  Farm,  Calverton,  L.  I. 
ami  American  Shams  of  S.  C.  White  Leghorn  Chicks 
*12  per  1(10;  SUM)  per  1,000.  Eggs,  ST  per  ]5;  *i!  per  100.  Cus¬ 
tom  batching. *1.50 per 73  eggs.  J.GuyLtsher.Norihnmbedand.Pi. 
FARI  YrHiriCS-45  c- w*  L  KG  into  x 
L.rtI\E  1  VTHLAO  From  ma|Ure  Breeding  Stock 
10  or  12  well-grown,  pure-hreii  Cockerels  ready  for 
‘  ■  GJ.  Box  4  Ridgefield,  N. 
F°v  S*VT?°.  10  NEWTOWN  COLONY  BROODER,  *10. 
-ft:  ‘feta  ft St 
White  Holland  Turkeys 
WHITE  EMDEN  GEESE.  SABLE  AND  WHITE  COLLIES-all 
purebred.  VV.  N.  EVERITT,  Flenmigton.  N.  J. 
White  Hollands^  1  ™  f, ; 
Choice  White  Holland  T urkays 
tfli/u  nntGGil.  H,  V\  .  ANDERSON,  $  thwarts  town,  Pa. 
Public  Opportunity— Headquarters  Best  White  Hol- 
land  Turkevs  1  °,wn  ,B"rneU’s  1915Prire  winners 
,  .  ,  *  mid  rights  to  fill  orders  from  these  fa¬ 
mous  in  i  ds.  Wtunei-s  twelve  years  America 's  best 
shows.  Miss  TUCKER,  Merrynnok,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 
THObRr°eoGH  WliiteHollami  Turkeys 
Barron  Wyandotte  Eggs 
283  Egg  Strain 
*-•00  per  15  eggs  until  March  20th.  Fertility 
guaranteed.  A  few  Bar  roil  Wyandotte  Cock¬ 
erels.  July  hatched,  for?2  each. 
L.  L.  STORY,  East  Fairfield,  Vermont. 
UfEIMPOKTED  DIRECT  FROM  BARRON. 
"  Leghorn  eggs,  $1  per  15:  $5  per  100.  Wyandotte, 
$3  per  15.  MAPLE  DALE  EGG  FARM,  Erin.  N.  Y. 
CARMJ  L,  NEW  YORK  R.  F.  MORRISON, 
Barron's  White  Wyandottes  'S0 
13  Eggs.  Pens  1  and  2— $3;  No.  3— $2.  Utility  Eggs, 
S3  Hundred.  Circular  Free. 
J  F.  BYRON,  75  Quarry  SI..W1LLIM  ANTIF,  CONN. 
BARRED  ROCKS 
Business  birds:  bred  to  lay  "and  they  doit."  iiatch- 
ing  eggs;  no  chicks.  "  FOUR  ACRES,'  Nutley,  N.  J. 
Barred  Rocks'_Se,fc,BI,■  Trapnesled.  Thoroughbreds, 
nu  ,  Cockerels,  S3  each-  Eggs,  $l.5U  per  fif¬ 
teen;  $6  per  hundred.  Romford  Poultry  Yards,  Ruinlord.  Me. 
Nested  S.C.  Rhode  Island  Reds 
Hatching  eggs  from  vigorous,  range-raised  stock, 
nnly  extra  good  layers  used  in  breeding  pens.  Free 
iroin  white  diarrhea.  Tested  l>y  State  College. 
I  rices  moderate  for  duality.  Write  formating  list 
f.,v.  nmflV  J-aJC.  GALBRAITH 
nsL  nmci:  farm,  .  b»x  i4«,  soutiiboro,  mass. 
HOGS  FOR  HiTCHING-^'LW.r:  S'  St 
i  n  d  Red  s,  $1  for  15. 
ALLENS  MILLS,  PA. 
PARKS’  SINGLE  COMB  WHITE  LEGHORNS 
A  re  tlmOfii'i,.i  World  UgfloWlI  iA  v  ingStraliiH  of  AMER¬ 
ICA,  ENGLAND,  AUSTRALIA  AND  NEW  ZfALANO.  tGGS  ANU 
CHICKS  for  salo,  and  the  Most  Practical  catalog  ever 
printed,  •■UIILIU  FACTS."  fi  ve.  J.  R.  PARKS,  Box  1,  Allonno.  Pa. 
20,000  S.  C.W.  Leghorn  Chicks 
from  two  and  three-year-old  stock.  Free  range  Oil- 
cular.  R It'll  PO LLTRY  FARM,  Uocakt,  N.  Y, 
rUIPVC  BR0WN  "Nil  WHITE  LEGHORNS  rocks, 
U  n  ILIY  O  R  I  RE0S,  PARTR10GE COCHINS  WHITE 
ORPINGTONS.  Catalogue  free, 
W.  F.  HILLPOT,  15ox  1,  Frenchtowu,  N.  J, 
None  BetterS.  C.  White  Leghorns 
Combinatton  of  the  best  Leghorn  qualities.  Eggs 
and  chicks  in  any  quantities  at  prices  that  are  rea¬ 
sonable.  Get  our  big  00  page  catalogue. 
SUMMIT  POULTRY  FARM,  Ritlgely,  Md. 
Hatching  Eggs 
TOM  BARRON  LEGHORNS 
Eggs  from  $12  period  tn$l  each.  Price  list  ou  request, 
E.  Y,  Watson,  The  Magnolias,  Beacon,  N  Y. 
BRED  TO  L  AY-S.  C.  White  Leghorns 
Barron  and  Young  strain.  Baby  chicks,  $12  per 
Mi).  Matching  Eggs,  $.">  m-'  Mil:  $45  par  1,000.  Cir¬ 
cular  free.  PERKY  BRIGGS.  Pleasant  Valley. N.  Y. 
Barron  Leghorn  EggslE®Uvi" 
S.C.R  I.RED  EGGS  AND  CHICKS 
THE  B^STiR  'PB^y  ^RPSf  b°W  N.  y. 
“Wichmoss  Farm  Efficiency  Chicks” 
All  from  good  vigorous  Egg  type  Breeders.  S.  C. 
W.  Leghorns,  White  Wyandottes,  S.  C.  R.  I.  Reds, 
Barred  Rocks.  Send  for  Booklet  and  prices. 
WICHMOSS  FARM,  Box  137,  Demurest,  N.  J. 
Leghoms-B  A  R  R  0  N-Wy  andottes 
Eggs  from  imported  pens.  Records:  265,  265  268 
.  208.  269,  271,  273  ;  283  cockerels. 
LllE  BARRON  FARM,  -  L'onueilsviile,  Pa. 
WhitpR  Orks — FISHEL  Direct,  200-Egg 
VV  III  IcrYLTLlva  strain.  Special  ma tings, $2. 50 
per  15  eggs.  U  tility,  $1  per  15.  Baby  chicks,  $15  per 
lull  turrular.  While  Ribbon  Poultry  Farm,  Green  Haven. N.Y 
STORRS  I  Hatching  Eggs 
Pen  I  $S-15  Ekc«;  *10—100 
8t>  I  Pedigreed  Cockerels,  $5  each.  1  Test- 
ed  Cueic  from  No.  I.',  hen,  seveiail  of 
.  ,  ,,  „  his  sisters  has  not  stopped  to  moult 
-■••-•16.  Straight  1 1 .  BLioil  only.  Trapped,  ami  Pedigreed 
breed.  Circular  Free.  No  Substitution  Stock  or  Eggs. 
JAMES  F.  HARRINGTON,  Hammonton,  N.  J. 
T.  T.  fltBBEN. 
3  200,  $1.50  per  15. 
McKeesport,  L’a. 
O  —  JL  __  P  U  *  „-S.  C.  W.  Leghorn  Chix, 
oaov  Lx  ill  X  Hatching  Eggs.  Booklet, 
‘  Huw  toGrow  Chix."  with  $10 
order.  ROKEY  GLEN  POULTRY  FARM.  Poughkeepsie,  N  Y. 
LIGHT  BRAHMAS  EXCLUSIVELY 
Fourteenth  year.  Hardy  thoroughbred  stock  Cocker¬ 
els,  $2.50  each.  Selected  eggs,  13-$l  .25.  5"  $3. 50,  lull -$6. 
Jlqyatuek  Mountain  l  ariu,  Xorfnlk,  Conn. 
Eggs  for  Hatching  tJZFIZSS&ZS 
st ruin.  lav^vs  <if  wliito  e»ifgs.  $.'»  pel* 
100.  .MOD KL  1*0 U I *TRY  i’A KM  Haimuoiiton, N. J. 
Trap-Nested  Single  Comb  Reds^J,,^ 
cockerels,  eggs  and  chicks.  Prices  raasonalde  and 
sntrsfaciion  guaranteed.  A.  ALLAN.  Jr..  Newpurt,  R.  I. 
F0R  Rrnn7P  Tnm«  ~  ■'  wild.  $5  and  $10.  Very  fine. 
SALE-Dr(jnze  loms  J  r  l,^ U KENS,  Oxford,  Peuun. 
White  Leghorns  Khlunchicks: 
Circular.  IVarnken  Poultry  Farm, Sail  Point,  N.Y. 
WhiteLeghornsKV-WloH 
Circular.  FERNW00D  POULTRY  FARM  Salt  Point,  N.  Y. 
LEVIN  PRUNER 
'T'lIE  best  Primer.  Cuts  14-inch 
A  dry  branch.  Quick,  clean, 
easy  cut.  We  will  send  it  post¬ 
paid  for  one  new  yearly  subscrip¬ 
tion  at  $1.  or  for  Club  of  10  ten- 
week  trials  at  10  cents  each. 
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place  of  cash,  for  extending  the  subscrip¬ 
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