538 
75V><?  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
March  25,  1916, 
THE  NISSEQUOGUE  FARM 
36  ACRES  DEVOTED  EXCLUSIVELY  TO 
S  r i  WHITE  IEGHORWS 
Day-old  Chicks  for  May  and  June  delivery  only.  Hatching  capacity  until  May  1st  sold  out 
SPECIAL  PRICE  ON  HATCHING  EGGS  FOR  APRIL  AND  MAY 
from  adopted  2-year-old  hens  on  free  grass  range,  mated  with  Barron  Cockerels 
from  best  imported  stock.  Eggs  now  averaging  2N  ozs.  to  the  dozen,  testing  !>3% 
fertile  (March  14th] ,  90%  fertility  guaranteed.  A  trial  shipment  will  convince 
you  of  the  superiority  of  eggs  from  2-year-old  hens  that  lnrve  not  laid  during  the 
winter.  K  To  one  customer  to  whom  1  first  sold  last  year  f  am  now  shipping  reg¬ 
ularly  in  lots  of  1.000 — another  to  whom  I  sold  500  eggs  last  year  1  am  now  ship¬ 
ping  2,500 — -a  third  reports  that  of  50  chicks  that  were  brooded  in  the  end  of  a 
barrel,  in  the  kitchen,  she  raised  47.  If  you  want  chicks  that  will  live,  hatch  them 
from  hens  kept  under  natural  conditions. 
I  have  750  breeders  on  free  grass  range,  the  pick  of  my  last  years  laying  stock  —  birds  se¬ 
lected  for  size,  Ij  pc  and  vigor— bred  for  the  past  four  year.-  from  cockerels  from  high  pro¬ 
ducing  (irap-m-Ni.  record]  hen-.  They  are  mated  this  year  with  Tom  Barron  Cockerels  from 
234-352  egg  hens,  sired  by  a  cockerel  from  a  272-egg  hen. 
1  personally  .select  nil  hatching  eggs  and  can  assure  you  of  satisfaction.  Eggs  during  April 
and  May,  $6  per  100  $50  per  1,000.  Candee  hatched  Chicks  .after  May  1st  $12  per  100. 
EDMUND  T.  SMITH,  Owner  &  Mgr.,  The  Nisssquogue-  Farm,  Si.  James  P.  0.,  L.I.,  fi.Y. 
S.  G.  WHITE  LEGHORNS 
Exhibition  and  Utility.  Book  your  orders 
early  for  Hatching  Eggs  and  Baby  Chicks 
WRITE  FOR  CATALOG  and  MATING  LIST 
Xenacre  Poultry  Fsrni,  p u in c eA  on 3 n.  j. 
Inspection  of  our  plant  solicited 
WILLIAM  THE  CONQUEROR 
One  of  Our  Prize  Winners 
S.  C,  WHITE  LEGHORN'S  F.Xf  LUStVF.LY 
QUALITY  PROMPT  DELIVERY— A  SQUARE  DEAL 
FAUR.  chicks  arc  from  selected  stock  of  high  egg  production,  bred  right  nn  our  100  acre  farm.  515.00  per 
100.  $12.50  in  lots  of  500  or  more.  Safe  arrival  and  full  count  of  good,  strong  chicks,  guaranteed.  Prices  of 
pullets  on  application.  V  Send  lor  Free  Booklet,  describing  our  plant  and  stock.  Order  Now  and  get 
What  you  want.  When  you  want  It. 
KIRKUP  BROTHERS  Dept.  R,  Mattituck,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 
HOFF’S  BABY  CHICKS 
For  over  a  quarter  of  a  century 
tile  original  "  V  ITALITS'  ” 
Ilay.old  Chicks  of  QUALITY. 
Others  imitate  my  advertising, 
but  for  the  genuine  "VITAL* 
I  T  Y  "  Q  U  A  L  I  T  Y  Clucks, 
order  of  the  originator. 
S.  C.  W1IITK  UCfillOUNS 
on.1  RHODE  ISLAND  liKU.S. 
llrtd  for  heavy  egg  production, 
quick  maturing,  strong  stamina  and  vitality.  All 
hatching  doneunder  perfectly  sanitary  conditions, 
modern  incubator  cellars,  highest  grade  of  incuba¬ 
tors  used.  T  guarantee  to  ship  properly  hatched. 
Healthy.  Vigorous  l>ai  n|<|  Chicks.  Thousand*  of  clucks 
hatching  weekly.  gta.Oil  per  its).  $8.00  per  at)1,  fjt.tt.  pee  !ii. 
F'ti  I  count  and  safe  arrival  guaranteed.  UFust  rated  hook- 
let  tree.  You  need  it  h.-loi  e  y  oti  lot  v  Pity -old  chicks.  It 
tells  how  ]  produce  chicks  free  of  White  Hiaeeiioea.  IT 
you  arc  interested  in  broouers,  ask  me  for  information. 
0.  C,  it,  HOFF.  Lock  Bax  IIS,  Neshanic  Station.  N-  J. 
Place  Your  Order  Now 
for  eggs  and  chicks  from  Laurelton  Layers 
Utility  Leghorns  Exclusively 
Our  Pure  Bred  Trap  Nested  Layers  arc 
bred  for  size,  vigor,  quality  and  heavy 
egg  production. 
Secure  Hatching  Fgrgs  and  Chicles  from 
the  strain  that  lias  inapt  the  world’s 
largest  poultry  plant  a  success. 
Send  today  for  descriptive  circular  and 
prices. 
LAURELTON  FARMS 
Box  Ff  Lakewood,  N.  J. 
LIVE 
waiter  WHITE  LEGHORNS 
DAY  OLD  CHICKS— ECOS  FOR  HATCHING 
Wears  speciality  breeders  S.  C.  White  Leghorns 
of  tne  hi  ghost  commercial  standard.  We  guaraii 
tee  safe  delivery  tv  clitekx  and  fertility  of  eggs,  also 
that  a  customer  must  he  satisfied.  Write  lor  our 
new  booklet  which  describes  one  methods,  stock 
and  plant  Hook  join  order  now  for  a  positive 
shipping  date. 
MATTITUCK  WHITE  LEGHORN  FARM 
InO  deciding  where  you  will  buy  yen*  boby  chicks  or 
pullets  you  must  have  four  principal  considerations  in 
mind,  viz.:  1.  Vigorous  stock.  2.  Stock  brod-to- 
lay.  3.  Reasonable  price.  4.  Honest  treatment. 
Out'stock  and  business  methods  fulfill  these  conditions. 
To  illustrate  :  our  flock  of  1000  pullets— Barron-Young' 
strain  were  laying  300  eggs  per  day  in  Oct.,  when  eggs 
netted  us  65c.  per  do/.,  wholesale.  By  Feb.  I5fh,  they 
wefe  laying  400,  and  even  the  snow  and  cold  of  February 
haven't  stopped  them.  And  we  do  not  force  our  hens. 
But  send  for  oureh-uiibiramt  read  the  experiences  of  oth¬ 
ers  with  «ur  stock.  M  particularly  paragraph  hearted: 
•‘200-noo  hrn»,  and  »ucfs.'*  II  mar  brills,'  up  Ideas  you 
hadn’t  considered  before.  Write  today  to 
ARTHUR  H.  PENNY,  Mattituck,  N.  X. 
SPRING  WATER  POULTRY  FARM,  Stockton,  N.  J 
None  Better  S.  C.  White  Leghorns 
Combi  nn  tii  hi  of  the  best  Leghorn  qualities.  Eggs 
ami  chieks  in  any  quantities  at  prices  that  are  rea¬ 
sonable.  tint  tmr  big  fill-page  catalogue. 
SUMMIT  POULTRY  FARM,  Kidgcly,  Mxl. 
QUALITY  and  SERVICE 
The  broad  demand  for  Kerr’s  Baby  Chicks 
intelligent,  careful  service  to  every  customer, 
THE  FAMOUS  KERR  CHICK 
TWENTY  THOUSAND  ready  for  Shipment  March  30tb  &  April  6th  &  1 3th 
I  25  Chicks  |  50  Chicks  |  100  Chicks 
$12.00 
15.00 
15.00 
15.00 
20.00 
S.  C.  Whitd  Leghorns  . 
S.  C.  Buff  L :•  g.iorns  ... 
Barred  Rocks  . 
Rhode  Islam!  Reds 
White  Plymouth  Rocks 
i  with  order.  Can  not  ship  C.  O.  D.,  but  wifi  guarantee  to  deliver  the  chicks  in  first-clas9 
If  any  arc  dead  upon  arrival  will  refund  your  money  or  replace  them  free  of  charge- 
of  getting  Kerr's  Top  Notch  Quality  Cliicks  order  now— CATALOGUE  FREE. 
25  Chicks 
50  Chicks  | 
$3.50 
$6,00 
4,25 
7.50 
4.25 
7.50 
4.25 
7.50 
5.50 
10.00 
Experience  in  Turkey  Raising 
Tart  I. 
Will  you  ask  some  one  of  your  contrib¬ 
utors  who  has  been  successful  iu  raising 
turkeys,  to  write  an  exhaustive  article  on 
the  subject V  We  are  baek-to-the-landers, 
and  we  wish  to  experiment  with  them, 
both  for  profit  and  pleasure.  Wo  pur¬ 
chased  a  trio  of  home-grown  turkeys,  hut 
after  two  weeks  of  what  we  called  kindly 
treatment  the  tom  bade  us  ;t_  lingering 
farewell,  but  as  ho  chose  New  Year's  Day 
for  his  demise,  we  resolved  to  buy  an¬ 
other  one  and  keep  in  the  race,  but  now 
one  of  the  hen  turkeys  is  lame,  so  we  feel 
that  we  need  help  to  go  on.  Must  be 
there  are  others  who  are  interested  on 
raising  and  earing  for  turkeys,  too. 
Michigan.  F.  B.  ic. 
Causes  of’  Trouble. — The  mueh-talk- 
od-of  turkey  disease,  “blackhead.”  has 
given  turkey  raising  a  black  eye  of  late, 
but  so  long  as  prices  keep  soaring  sky¬ 
ward  and  tbe  demand  so  far  exceeds  t lie 
supply,  there  will  always  be  many  new 
recruits.  Personally.  I  do  not  believe  there 
ate  so  many  turkeys  killed  by  blackhead 
as  by  lack  of  judgment  and  knowledge  of 
turkey  requirements  in  their  owners.  One 
cannot  expect  greater  success  in  that 
than  in  other  new  ventures,  and  in  every¬ 
thing  there  are  “bad  years.”  Learn  from 
your  own  failures,  make  good  use  of  your 
knowledge  and  keep  at  it. 
Making  a  Start. — Those  who  do  not 
wish  to  invest  much  begin  their  lloclc 
with  a  setting  of  eggs  and  that  is  also  a 
good  way  to  change  from  one  breed  to  an¬ 
other.  Turkey  eggs  for  hatching  sell  for 
MO  to  50  cents  each,  and  the  average 
hatch  front  eggs  shipped  a  long  distance 
is  about  half,  Sometimes  they  do  much 
better  than  that.  A  trio  of  young  tur¬ 
keys  makes  a  good  foundation  ami  works 
up  much  faster.  Of  course,  they  should 
he  pure  blood  and  purchased  from  a  good 
reliable  breeder  who  is  willing  to  guaran¬ 
tee  them  and  his  flock  to  be  healthy  and 
vigorous.  Such  a  trio  cannot  now  he 
bought  for  less  than  $15.  I  think.  Never 
buy  just  a  pair,  the  eggs  must  he  kept  so 
long  before  there  is  enough  for  a  setting 
that  they  do  not  hatch  well. 
Favored  Breeds, — The  three  leading 
breeds  are  Bronze.  White  Holland  and 
Bourbon  Ited.  The  Bronze  are  largest, 
and  sport  the  most  brilliant  plumage. 
The  White  Hollands  are  pure  white  with 
pink  shanks  and  black  tie.  are  quite  do¬ 
mestic  and  excellent  layers.  The  Bour¬ 
bon  Rods  are  comparatively  new.  the 
main  plumage  is  red  with  white  wings; 
they  are  also  non-wanderers  and  good 
layers.  The  cho'ce  of  variety  is  merely  a 
matter  of  individual  taste;  the  open  mar¬ 
ket  makes  very  little  distinction  except 
for  the  best  grown  and  best  finished  spec¬ 
imens. 
General  Fare. — The  tom  and  lions 
should  bo  n on-related.  Many  breeders 
are  able  to  furnish  non-relatod  stock, 
keeping  two  separate  flocks.  Purchase 
the  foundation  stock  as  early  as  possible 
before  the  flock  has  been  picked  over, 
even  as  early  as  November.  An  open 
shed  furnishes  shelter  enough  for  mature 
turkeys  and  the  perches  should  not  be 
too  high.  A  heavy  tom  will  sometimes 
cripple  himself  flying  down  from  a  high 
perch.  Their  food  should  be  wheat,  bar¬ 
ley.  oats  or  any  good  mixture  of  grains 
with  some  corn  in  the  cold  weather.  They 
also  relish  a  mash  occasionally,  but  do 
not  try  to  force  them  to  lay;  nature  at¬ 
tends  to  that  soon  enough  .  They  also  re¬ 
quire  clean  water,  grit  and  shells. 
Laving  Stock. — Young  hens  begin  lay¬ 
ing  the  last  of  March,  so  before  that  time 
nests  must  be  prepared  to  prevent  their 
going  away  and  hiding  their  nests.  Bar¬ 
rels  laid  down  on  the  side  are  best  for 
this  purpose  and  each  should  he  supplied 
with  an  armful  of  straw  and  a  china  nest 
egg.  Place  the  nests  around  the  build¬ 
ings.  in  fence  corners  or  any  place  where 
they  will  not  be  disturbed.  Gather  the 
eggs  every  day  to  prevent  their  chilling 
or  being  destroyed  by  crows  and  skunks. 
A  hen  will  lay  from  15  to  24  and  then  sit. 
These  may  be  given  to  a  common  ben  to 
hatch,  the  turkey  “broken  up”  and  made 
to  lay  another  dutch.  This  time  she 
should  he  allowed  In  hatch  her  own  brood. 
The  very  late  turkeys  are  almost  worth¬ 
less. 
The  Sitting  Tub  ice  y. — To  prepare  the 
nest  for  setting  pack  it  all  around  with 
straw  or  leaves  to  prevent  the  eggs  roll¬ 
ing.  Dust  the  nest  and  turkey  well  with 
insect  powder.  A  turkey  hen  will  cover 
Ifi  or  IS  eggs  and  a  common  hen  nine. 
Never  crowd  them.  During  the  long  pe¬ 
riod  of  incubation  there  is  much  danger 
of  the  nest  being  wrecked  bv  skunks, 
foxes  or  crows.  It  is  not  wise  to  close  up 
the  nest  unless  the  hen  is  very  tame;  she 
loves  freedom  and  never  stands  confine¬ 
ment  with  very  good  grace.  The  best  so¬ 
lution  is  to  fence  a  small  meadow — three 
to  five  acres — with  woven  wire  and  keep 
!be  turkeys  there  until  the  poults  are 
large  enough  to  fly.  Woven  wire  set  close 
to  the  ground  will  exclude  everything  but 
crows  and  a  few  poisoned  eggs  will  fix 
them.  Turkey  eggs  require  2S  days  for 
incubation,  and  the  hen  must  be  dusted 
twice  move  to  make  sure  there  are  no 
lice  to  welcome  the  little  poults. 
Arrangement  of  (’qdp. — In  the  mean¬ 
time  let’s  build  her  a  coop.  Buy  a  box 
at  least  three  feet  square  and  three  feet 
tall.  I  like  it  better  if  four  feet  long,  so 
Baby 
Chicks 
S .  C.  W.  Leghorns 
R.  &  S.  C.  R.  f.  Reds 
B.  Rocks 
p  r  UEBTt  E  T)  . 
*  Sttoitg,  Livable. 
From  heavy  -  laying, 
lioaltliy,  free  range 
stock,  Sale  arrival 
guaranteed, 
Wesley  Grinnell 
Sodus,  N.  Y. 
%&&**** 
vMLEGHORPIS 
“With  The  Lay  Bred  In  Them” 
Husky,  vigorous,  farm-grown  birds,  bred 
from  many  penerat-'orts.  of  pedigreed  layers 
EGGS — CHICKS — STOCK 
of  superior  quality  at  moderate  prices.  Bred 
f‘*r  business— sure  profit-payers.  Official 
Laying  Competition  records  prove  it! 
Wb  produce  on  our  own  plant  every  bird 
and  eeg  we  sell  so  can  guaranteesatisfaction 
to  each  customer. 
V  ^ ^  [It  t .It  CATALOG-  will  set  you  riplit  J 
on  Leghorns.  Write  for  It  today  l 
PINE  TREE  HATCHERY 
Over  100,000  Egg  Capacity 
It  is  where  the  shipment  of  "  Day  old  Chicks” 
originate;!  24  years  ago  by  me.  Undoubtedly 
more  chicks  have  been  shipped  from  my 
Hatchery  1  ban  any  other  in  America.  I  was 
in  the  business  for  years  before  others  knew 
or  thought  of  stlch  a  thing.  Our  Booklet  giving 
description  amt  low  prices  of  eight  of  the 
leading  breeds,  and  other  things  you  should 
know  is  free. 
JOS.  D.  WILSON.  ::  ::  Stockton.  N.  J. 
Cyphers  and  Young  Strains 
Hatciting  I-ggs,  Guaranteed  M#  tortile.  $5 
per  hundred,  $40  per  thousand.  Hay-Old 
C  hicks,  $13  per  hundred.  From  vigorous,  pro¬ 
lific  Ueusou  alfalfa  range.  Entire  flock  milk  fed. 
WHITE  SPRINGS  FARM  ::  Geneva,  N.  Y. 
Single  Comb  White  Leghorns  Exclusively  "s*™"""” 
ii.uOu  breeders  oil  five  lanri  Range,  51  ilk  Fed.  Spe¬ 
cial  bred  for  Winter  eggs.  laU.uOil  baby  chick*  for 
RUG  uml  BO.noo  hatching  eggs.  Now  booking  orders 
ior  baby  chick*.  March  and  April  delivery,!'?  ?l‘2per 
J OU.  No  order  too  large  or  too  small.  The  kind  that 
live  if  given  half  a  chance  (ii-t  your  orders  in 
early.  Eggs  for  hatching  now  ready,  «■  per  100  in 
;n  y  quantity.  My  Hook.  “  Profits  in  Poultry  Keeping 
Solved."  Iree  with  all  $U>  orders. 
Edgar  liriggs,  Box  75,  Pleasant  Yiriley,  N.  Y. 
BARRON 
Bred  from  imported  stock,  free  ranee,  lienlthybtrds, 
yearlings,  ifvJ.OO  each.  Eggs.  $1.00  per  13.  *0.00 
per  10U.  Chicks.  $  15.00  per  IliU.  White  Plymouth 
Uoeks,  Parks  "Tired  to  Lay"  Barred  Hoiks  and 
Ithode  Island  Rails.  Bred  for  heavy  egg  production, 
‘•.lersey  Red  Pigs"  aud  choice  nursery  stock.  Cataloo. 
EASTERN  SHORE  NURSERIES.  Denton.  Maryland 
8c.  to  1 5c.  Rocks  and  Leghorns. 
Money  back  for  dead  ones  as  far  as 
Colo.,  Tex.  and  Me.  Pamphlet  FREE 
C.  M.  LAUVER 
McAIisterville,  Pa.  ::  Box  73 
8.  C.  While  Leghorns  on 
for  hat  idling  80.00  per  luO. 
*12  per  10b. 
Oak  Grove  Poultry  Farm, 
Calverton,  L.  I. 
hatching  eggs  from  directly  imported  stock,  sired  by 
imported  males  from  260-cgu  iien.  Also  American 
bred  record  laying  stock.  Breeders  free  rangegrown, 
healthy  nnd  vigorous  Chicks  properly  hatched; 
easy  to  raise.  Capacity  2. HUO  weekly.  Safe  arrival 
guaranteed.  Prices  low.  It.  T.  i-.wing,  Atlantic,  Pa. 
We  Sold  160,000  Chicks  Last  Year 
All  S.  C.W.  LEGHORNS 
How  many  other  breeders  this  side  ot  the  Missis¬ 
sippi  River  sold  an  many!  Wo  didn't  do  this  busi¬ 
ness  by  j  allow  advertising,  or  in  anyway  misrep¬ 
resenting  our  (dock.  We  have  never  yet  claimed 
even  a  L’TI  eg.;  strain,  yot  we  have  birds  that  laid  up 
to  L'  "  eg'.'.-"  last  car  in  tin-hands  of  our  customers. 
We  hare  I  ii.it  up  this  business  steadily  from  giv¬ 
ing  custoniei'8  good  value  every  year  We  aim  to 
retain  tlio  confidence  of  our  trade  from  year  to  year, 
and  to  do  this  means  furnishing  liigh-i-lass  stock. 
We  breed  tmre  bred  American  Leghorns  only:  no 
foreign  blood  in  tdir  stock,  but  we  don't  breed  the 
little  show  type  American  Leghorns.  Ours  have  got 
size  and  stamina.  We  shall  again  sell  out  our  en- 
t  i  ro  capacity  because  our  stock  is  the  "look  well,  pay 
well"  kind,  and  our  old  customers  are  back  again 
with  orders  larger  than  ever.  Chicks  from  our 
plant  cost  you  little  if  any  more  than  from  hatcher¬ 
ies  that  pick  up  their  eggs  indiscriminately.  We 
trap-nest  every  pullet  on  our  plant  and  our  own 
breeding  stock  lias  been  bred  for  six  years  from 
nothing  but  large  white  pggs.  Wo  issue  a  catalog  of 
104  pages;  costs  us  over  14c.  each;  we  will  mail  you 
one  for  4c.  in  stamps.  Til  E  ICVKKJLAY  FA  ItM, 
(The  Lord  Farms  Box  Xo..‘J40-l'\  Methuen,  Mass. 
