Feed  for  Young  Chicks 
At  what  age  should  I  begin  to  feed  hen 
scratch  feed  to  chicks?  There  is  nothing 
obtainable  that  I  know  of,  in  a  mixed 
feed,  between  the  commercial  chick  feed 
and  scratch  feed.  My  chicks  are  past  six 
weeks  old  and  1  think  the  ordinary  chick 
feed  too  small.  B.  B. 
New  Jersey. 
Something  depends  upon  the  size  of  the 
grains  in  the  scratch  food,  blit  chicks 
from  four  to  six  weeks  of  age  should  eat 
whole  wheat  and  cracked  corn  as  well  as 
hulled  oats.  Yours  will  probably  eat  any 
of  t lie  commercial  scratch  feeds,  with  the 
possible  exception  of  some  of  the  largest 
pieces  of  corn,  and  at  about  eight  weeks 
they  should  eat  all  of  the  corn  as  it  is  or¬ 
dinarily  cracked  for  poultry  rations. 
Don’t  forget  to  supply  good  grit  with  the 
hard  grains.  _  M.  B.  D. 
Sickly  Chicks 
I  have  about  140  small  chicks  two 
weeks  old,  in  two  3x0  brooders.  They 
did  well  for  the  first  week,  hut  after  that 
they  commenced  to  get  weak.  They  do 
not  seem  to  have  any  use  of  their  legs. 
They  lie  on  their  sides,  usually,  some  very 
few  revive  after  a  few  days,  hut  most  of 
them  die.  I  give  them  plenty  of  fresh 
water,  grit,  charcoal  and  am  feeding  chick 
food.  They  have  plenty  of  light  and  heat. 
The  ventilation  is  none  too  good.  They 
have  not  been  out  of  the  brooders  as  yet. 
They  eat  a  large  amount  of  dry  clover 
leaves  I  put  in  as  litter.  c.  s. 
New  York. 
These  chicks  are  evidently  suffering 
from  close  confinement  in  heated  brood¬ 
ers,  and,  very  likely,  too  much  heat  and 
food.  The  first  thing  to  do  is  to  get  them 
out  of  doors  by  arranging  a  run  that  will 
allow  them  access  to  the  ground  and.  if 
possible,  to  grass;  but  ground,  anyway, 
even  if  it  has  to  he  mud.  Then,  do  not 
overheat  the  brooders,  and  do  not  over¬ 
feed  the  chicks.  A  little  direct  sunshine 
through  the  doors  of  the  brooder  will 
often  raise  the  inside  temperature  almost 
to  that  of  an  oven.  Get  down  upon  your 
knees  and  stick  your  head  through  the  big 
brooder  door  some  day  when  the  sun  is 
shining ;  you’ll  then  appreciate  the  chicks’ 
surroundings  and  will,  very  likely,  raise 
the  front  edge  of  the  brooder  cover  an 
inch  or  two.  The  dry  clover  leaves  are 
good  for  them,  but  they  should  have  some 
tender  green  stuff,  iu  addition  If  tender 
grass  is  not  available  in  their  runs,  give 
some  lettuce  from  your  early  garden  or 
pull  young  weeds;  ’most  anything,  so 
long  as  it  is  tender  and  green.  m.  B.  d. 
EGG-LAYING  CONTEST 
l  *  lb ta-rn  7  nmi  H  Ih  ■•m'k"  l-nrtlU 
\  J  eggs,  (rnarantend  Trapncslod  And  P«d- 
lKrtC''  WILLIAM  a.  WMITNtY 
tmpgrter  and  Breeder  Marltaraugb,  N  t. 
ALL  EGGS  ORE-HALF  PRICE,  BALANCE  ot  SEASON 
The  thirty-third  week  of  the  contest 
shows  a  drop  of  228  eggs  in  the  produc¬ 
tion  as  compared  with  the  previous 
week.  If  the  hens  feel  the  effect  of  this 
long  continued  wet  weather  as  much  as 
humans  do,  it’s  a  wonder  they  haven’t 
dropped  off  more.  Out  of  300  hours 
hardly  five  hours  of  sunshine,  and  rain 
on  the  hay  every  single  day  for  three 
weeks.  Leghorns  make  the  high  score 
this  week.  Mrs.  Rollin  8.  Woodruff's 
pen  from  Connecticut  laying  50.  Three 
pens  tie  for  second  place  in  the  week's 
score,  with  records  of  55  each.  They 
are:  Albert  T.  Lenzen’s  White  Rocks, 
Francis  F.  Lincoln’s  White  Leghorns, 
and  I’.  G.  Platt's  White  Leghorns  from 
Pennsylvania.  Obed  G-  Knight’s  White 
Wyandot tes  still  lead  all  other  pens  in 
the  total  with  a  score  of  1,508,  with  Tom 
Barron’s  Wyandottes  second  with  a  rec¬ 
ord  of  1,407. 
At  the  Newark,  Delaware,  contest  the 
pen  of  White  Leghorns  entered  by  ex- 
Governor  Rollin  8.  Woodruff  of  Connect¬ 
icut,  .made  a  perfect  score,  every  hen  lay¬ 
ing  every  day  in  the  week.  This  is  the 
fourth  time  this  year  that  this  remark¬ 
ably  good  laying  has  occurred.  Two 
years  ago  the  average  score  for  all  the 
Prove  it  for  yourself 
Careful  feeding  means  healthy  chicks. 
Most  important,  of  course,  is  not  “  how  *' 
you  feed,  but  what  you  feed. 
Y our  best  feed  for  young  chicks  is 
About  S00  to  500  Bull;  Good  Wtyte  Leg' 
KQ  flU  horn  Chick*  every  Wednesday  in  July; 
UllU  I  $8.00  per  100;  sale  delivery  guaranteed. 
m  *  Send  $1.00,  balance  C.  0.  D.  Same  price 
Phml/A  in  August.  The  average /quality  in- 
I.  l,KS  creases  with  the  lateness  of  the  hatch- 
WIIIUIlW  es,  as  the  quantity  is  reduced  and 
eggs  from'the  best  stock  always  used.  Circular  Free 
H-O  Steam-Cooked 
Chick  Feed 
GEORGE  PHILLIPS,  R25,  Seymour,  Conn 
White  Leghorns,  PtJfoo 
BARRED  ROCKS  &  S.  C.  R.  L  REDS 
$9.00  per  lOO.  From  Bred  to  lay  yearling  hens. 
Safe  Delivtrv  Guarort-teed 
J.  CRAIG  NICHOLS,  Box  N.,  Chili  Station,  N.  Yj 
Best  because  it  is  steam-cooked  so  that 
chicks  can  digest  it  easily.  Little  ones 
thrive  on  it. 
Write  for  sample,  price*  and 
descriptive  folder. 
QUALITY  S.  C.  W.  LF.GHORIi  CHICKS 
Rocks,  $12.  R.  O.  Rad.  $13.  Not  hatchery  stock. 
Brad  by  us.  (One-week  old  Leei-iorns,  10  cts.*  two 
weeks.  17  ct8.  Leehorn  Breeders— 90  et*.  and  up. 
E.  R.  Hummer  &  Co.,  R.  D.  A.  Frenchtawn  N.  J. 
The  H  O  Company 
Mills : 
BUFFALO,  H.  Y. 
John  J.  Campbell 
General  Sales  Agent 
Chicks  that  Live-45a  per  Too 
$55  per  500.  Tiffany’s  Superior  Silver  Laced  and 
Snow  White  Wyandottes.  Pekin,  Rouen  and  Run¬ 
ner  Ducks,  $2  amt  $3  each. 
Aldham  Poultry  Farm,  R.  34.  Phoenixvilla,  Pa. 
»New  Flats  and  Fillers 
New  Ess  Cases 
Cir-Col  Leg  Bands 
Catalog  Free  on  Request 
H.  K.  BRUNNER.  45  Harrison  Street,  New  York 
SUMMER  SALE  OF 
BARRON  Leghorns  and  Wyandoftes 
Direct  imported  record  hens  and  daughters. 
THE  BARRON  FARM  -  Connellsvllle,  Ps. 
S.  C.  WHITE  LEGHORNS 
Mrs.  Andreas  Brooks.  New  York .  34  91. i 
Frank  La.  Tultle.  Massachusetts... .  M  db-i 
•lules  F,  Francois.  Dung  Island .  4u 
Hampton  Institute.  Virginia  .  43  00. 
Fair  fields  Farms.  New  Hampshire .  43  1,1 -n 
o.  a.  Foster.  California  . .  2o  812 
Oregon  Am.  College.  Oregon  .  4o  1.178 
Ruck  Hose  Farm,  New  York .  4s  L--' 
Mendel ay  Poultry  Yards.  Ohio .  44  J4U 
White  Rocks. 
Branford  Fanil.  Connecticut  .  40  sG- 
Branford  Farm.  Connecticut  .  54  j.113 
Albert  T.  Pennon,  Massachusetts .  5a  1.17J 
Keweenah  Farm,  Massachusetts  •  •  -  . .  40  9ol 
llollistim  Hill  Farm,  Massachusetts .  39  1.1G9 
Buff  Rocks. 
A.  A.  Hall.  Connecticut .  38  8G8 
Columbian  Rocks 
Mrs.  Gcorgo  It:  Wilcox,  Connecticut. .  40  850 
White  Wyandottes. 
I. imc  Ridge  Farm.  New  York .  32  916 
National  White  Wvati.  Club,  Pa .  5a  899 
Obed  G.  Knight.  Rhode  Island .  51  T.-jOS 
p.  W.  Backus.  Ontario  .  4u  1.3US 
Beulah  Farm.  Ontario  .  42  1,06a 
Vine  Hill  Farm.  Massachusetts  .  47  J83 
Mrs.  R.  \V.  Bfevelia,  New  York .  48  J.170 
Everett  K.  Wheeler,  Massachusetts  .  49  1,008 
J.  E.  Watson.  Connecticut  .  34  1.052 
Tom  Barron.  England  .  43  1.467 
Marsdon  Cn»8H  I'.  fTsfixi.  England .  1.28b 
Neale  Bros..  Rhode  Island  . .  32  895 
Merrythought  Farm.  Connecticut  .  49  1.131 
Silver  Wyandottes. 
Mrs.  Lena  liray,  Missouri..... .  29  971 
Columbian  Wyandottes. 
Merrythought  Farm.  Connecticut .  25  694 
Buff  Wyandottes. 
Dr.  N.  W.  Sanborn.  Massachusetts .  42  1.025 
G.  Arthur  Cook,  Massachusetts  .  40  8GS 
Rhode  Island  Red*. 
Colonial  Farm,  New  Hampshire .  4S  1.113 
A.  B.  fin m da 80.  Connecticut . 43  1.157 
1  li II view  Poultry  Farm.  Vermont, .  31  1.118 
Homer  P  Doming,  Connecticut .  45  1.077 
Charles  <).  PolheinUB,  New  York .  42  1.183 
S.  G.  McLean.  Connecticut. . . .  33  89S 
Springdale  Poultry  Farm.  Connecticut....  47  1.221 
Laurel  Hill  Farm,  Rhode  Island .  38  998 
II.  W.  Sanborn,  Massachusetts  ..  — .  20  781 
Harry  It  Cook.  Connecticut . 3fl  935 
A.  w.  itumorv.  New  Hampshire .  38  1.2C0 
F.  D.  Clark,  Connecticut  . 82  1,138 
Allan's  llurdtotivut  Reds.  Rlmde  Island..  30  1.061 
Charles  Becker,  Connecticut  .  41  1,055 
Fatherland  Farm.  Massachusetts  .  29  1.059 
Jacob  K.  .Tan him,  Connecticut  ............  37  1.193 
11.  W.  Collingwood.  Nviv  Jersey .  31  985 
W.  H.  Bujnstcad.  Connecticut  .  28  809 
Pinccrest  Orchards.  Massachusetts  .  45  1.248 
Hampton  Institute,  Virginia  .  38  1.028 
Jos.  Brandenburg,  Michigan  . 25  1,089 
White  Leghorns. 
A.  B.  Hull.  Connecticut  . 47  1.080 
Braeside  Poultry  Farm.  Pn .  44  935 
Jay  II.  Ernisse.  New  York  .  46  1,015 
Broad  Brook  Farm.  New  York .  49  893 
James  II.  Lord,  Massachusetts  .  51  899 
Mrs  Rollin  S.  Woodruff.  Connecticut _  59  1.036 
Winds  ween  Farm.  Connecticut  . .  51  1,089 
Francis  F  Lincoln.  Connecticut  .  55  1.212 
P.  G.  l’latt.  Pa .  55  1.013 
Dictograph  Poultry  Farm.  New  York .  49  893 
F.  M.  Praslny.  Connecticut  . .  51  1.118 
i 'has.  Kelgl ,  Ohio  .  39  774 
Tom  Barron.  England  .  42  1,228 
Will  Barron.  England  .  50  1.289 
J.  Col  Husnu.  England  . 46  954 
Marsdon  Crocs  P.  Farm,  England  .  51  1.107 
Biishkill  Poultry  Farm.  I’a . 40  996 
A.  P.  Robinson.  New  York  .  51  1.121 
River  Ledge  Farm.  Connecticut  . 39  987 
Frank  R  Hancock,  Vermont  . .  53  1,163 
Margaret. a  P.  Farm.  Ohio  . 40  869 
Branford  Farm.  Connecticut  .  50  959 
Branford  Farm,  Connecticut  .  31  875 
W.  E.  Atkinson.  Connecticut .  52  1,080 
Ellis  W.  Bentley.  New  York  . 40  1.116 
N.  W.  Hendry* .  Connecticut  .  45  904 
Bonnie  Brook  Poultry  Farm,  New  York...  40  1.070 
George  Phillips.  Connecticut  . .  49  1.031 
Hampton  Institute,  Virginia  .  43  1,038 
Toth  Bros.,  Connecticut  .  30  734 
White  Leghorn  Club.  Illinois  .  49  1.0C4 
Harry  Williams.  Connecticut  . . 52  1.039 
Oakcrest  Farm,  New  York  .  50  1.069 
Jag.  F.  Harrington,  New  Jersey .  51  1.076 
Summer  Grove  Farm,  Ohio  . 47  917 
Buff  Leghorns. 
L.  E.  Hoasley,  Michigan  .  42  782 
O.  L.  Magrey,  Connecticut  .  36  GSO 
Black  Leghorns. 
J.  Collinson,  England  .  47  1.15G 
Red  Sussex. 
Dr.  E.  Ii.  Conrad.  New  Jersey .  2G  619 
Mottled  Anconas. 
Claude  Clinton.  New  .Jersey  . .  47  1.049 
Elmwood  Farm,  New  York  . 49  969 
White  Orpingtons. 
Obed  C.  Knight,  Rhode  Island  .  27  953 
Oregons. 
Oregon  Agr.  College.  Oregon  .  53  1,201 
Imperial  Progressive*. 
Wm.  R.  Wells.  Rhode  Island . . .  50  759 
Black  Rhinelanders. 
A.  Schwarz,  California  .  51  1,143 
GEO.  A.  COSGROVE. 
TOM  BARRON’S 
250  egg  strain.  Long  Deep  Bodies,  ynllow  legs  ami 
beaks  and  large  red  combs  that  lop  to  one  side . 
Hatching  Eggs.  Day-old  chicks  and  pullets  all  ages. 
A.  R.  GRAVES  -  R.  D.  2,  Rexvillc.  N.  Y. 
WINNERS 
HIGHEST  BREEDERS  IN  AMERICA 
CONTEST  WYANDOTTES— 2S 3,  282,  274,  288 
WORLD  RECORD  BIRD-a  Loghorn-288 
BUFF  ROCKS— 280,  272,  265,263 
S.  C.  REOS— 243.  Catalog 
SPECIAL  STOCK  SALE 
400  High  Pedigree  Leghorn  Breeder!  1  and  2  year 
old  ana  100  High  Pedigree  Wyandotte  Breeders  1 
and  2  year.  All  reared  from  Dam*  laying  200  to  284 
egg*,  oarryins  the  blood  of  my  Barron  Contest  Pen. 
MORRIS  FARM,  R.  4, Bridgeport,  Conn. 
All  breeders  teitnd  ;  fra*  o I  whit*  diarrhea 
rtUipi/  C  10,000  Chicksf-or  July  and  An 
S.  C.  White  nml  Brown  Log- 
horns,  Barred  Rock  and  broiler  chicks,  6  cents  each 
and  up  Safe  delivery  guaranteed.  Booklet  free 
CYCLONE  HATCH FRY,  Box  B,  Richfield,  Fa, 
WHITE  LEGHORN  CHICKS 
Healthy,  business  kind',  great  Winter  layers,  trap- 
nested,  including  Barron  strain;  6-week  pullets.  Booking 
orders;  circular  t fee.  Hamilton  FARM,  Huntington,  N.Y 
-6  aud  7c.  Leghorns.  Money  re¬ 
funded  for  dead  chicks.  Circular 
free.  W.  A.  IAUVER,  McAIislerville,  Pa. 
CHICKS 
— “Rennie”— Fl" e  stock 
i  itcgcur*  from  brooding 
U.50  and  $2;  Males,  12  and  13. 
Itry  Farm,  Hopewell  Jet  , N.Y. 
White  Wyandottes 
pen*.  Yearling  hens. 
Mountain  Vietv  Foul 
PULLFTS  white  LEGHDRMS-  barred  rocks 
*  ^  1  *“*  for  delivery  during  the  coming 
month*  at  Four  and  Five  Mouths  of  ago.  Booklet. 
THE  MACKEY  FARMS  -  Gliboa,  N.  Y. 
Gapes 
I  notion  request  for  a  cure  for  gapes 
in  young  chicks.  As  I  have  been  experi¬ 
menting  with  some  of  mine  that  were 
nearly  gone  when  we  first  noticed  them, 
I  have  found  a  cure  and  feel  that  it 
might  help  someone  else.  Put  a  few 
drops  of  turpentine  in  their  feed  or 
water  aud  those  that,  are  so  bad  take  a 
feather  and  dip  in'  turpentine  and  swab 
their  throats.  That  kills  the  worm  and 
is  sure  cure,  so  much  better  than  using  a 
horsehair  as  some  do  to  get  out  the 
worm.  Coal  oil  is  good  too,  but  I  used 
the  turpentine  and  got  good  results  and 
have  not  lost  a  chick.  o.  o.  s. 
Indiana. 
The  use  of  turpentine  in  this  way  is 
a  recognized  mode  of  t  ltrnent  of  value 
where  it  is  desired  to  treat  individual 
birds.  The  end  of  the  feather  may  be 
moistened  with  turpentine  or  kerosene 
and  passed,  not  into  the  throat,  but  into 
the  windpipe  of  the  chick,  turned  about 
and  quickly  withdrawn.  This  loosens  the 
worms  which  have  attached  themselves 
to  the  interior  of  the  windpipe  and  they 
are  coughed  up.  The  worms  that  are 
expelled  should  be  destroyed  as  they  will 
reinfect  chicks  that  pick  them  up. 
rThe  Summer  Price-list  of  The 
Famous  Mulling  Silver  Campmvi  con¬ 
tains  the  Beil  Oiler  of  the  season. 
A  guarantee  that  IB  worth  white, 
goes  with  it.  Read  what  elker  people 
■ay  about  how  wt  "make  goad"  our 
guarantee. 
The  MARTLING  Hennery 
P.  0.  Box  4,  Ridgefield,  New  Jersey 
Baby  Chix— Haiching  Eggs-Breedersi^"*-’" 
Reds.  Barred  Rocks,  tight  and  Dark  Brahmas.  S.  G  VY  anil  B 
SSSSi.  SLu.a'i$?-  Catalogue  free 
ARM,  Riverdale,  N.  j 
[OTTLKD  ANCONAS — Egg*.  85e.  15.  postage 
1  paid  to  third  zone.  GEO.  K.  80W0ISH.  Esperance,  N  Y. 
chickens, rftidca}geeee,tiirkeya,giiiiiv.aa,dogB  end  beret.  Stock  eu-l 
Kgga.  New  III.  Catalog  Free.  EDWIN  ».  S0UDER.  8ea  *.  lelferd.  Fp. 
LIGHT  BRAHMAS  EXCLUSIVELY 
Fourteenth  yuan  Hardy  thoroughbred  atock.  Se¬ 
lected  eggs.  13-11.25,  50- <3. 50,  100-*6. 
Haystack  Mountain  Farm,  Norfolk,  Conn. 
PEARL  GUINEA  EGGS-Th,,iy#'v* 
L.  0.  QUIGLEY.  R.  0.  Bax  87,  6ashen,  Orange  Co  .  Hew  York 
COLONIAL  REDS 
Mammoth  Emdon  tarn  SftJSJSt  S2&"  Rtri 
Red,  Campines,  Minorcan,  Leghorns,  Wvamiotte* 
Maple  Cove  Poultry  Yards,  K.  2,  Athens,  l*a 
Bargains  m  yearling  hens,  usod  in  breeding  pen* 
this  season.  Also  cockerels  and  cock  birds,  proven 
sires,  sons  of  pedigreed  hens.  Prices  reasonable. 
Eggs  for  hatching  still  for  sale;  half  pneesuow.  No 
morn  chick*  to  sell.  Order  now  anti  save  money. 
Honorable  treatment  guaranteed. 
CO  LON  1 A  L  FA  R3I, Temple, New  Ham pshire 
Giant  Bronze  Turkey  Eggs  $2 
H.  J.  VAN  DYKE  -  Gettysburg, 
Austin's  200-Egg  Strain  S.  C.  R.  I.  Reds 
Standard  Bred,  high  record  Stuck,  red  to  the  skill, 
Olil  aud  young  stock.  Summer  prices  Booklet. 
AUSTIN  POULTRY  FARM.  Bax  17,  CENTRE  HARBOR,  N,  H. 
Best  Squab  Producers, 
ALBIDA  FARM, 
Breeding  Stock  for  Sale, 
.  Niantic,  Conn 
Highbred  French  CARNEAUX  PIGEONS  H^Ved 
pairs,  $1.50.  Hom«r  Crosses,  $1.  No  order  less  than 
three  pairs.  SWEET  BROOK  FARM.  Williamstown,  Mast. 
R.  C.  Rhode  Island  Reds  finebroedmg 
yearling  Cocks  and  one  hundred  yearling  Hens  for 
sale,  at  $2  each.  SINCLAIR  SMITH.  Bax  153,  Soulliold,  L.  I. 
treed.  81-S3  each. 
N,  West  Cornwall.  Conn 
Single  Comb 
White  Leghorn 
EXCLUSIVELY 
Lame  Rooster 
What  can  I  do  for  leg  weakness  in  a 
large  Plymouth  Rock  rooster.  He  walks 
a  little  and  then  sinks  down  on  his  knees. 
It  seems  to  hurt  him  every  time  he  raises 
a  foot  and  puts  it  down.  He  crows  and 
eats  as  usual.  l,  b. 
New  York. 
Examine  this  rooster’s  feet  carefully  for 
evidence  of  soreness  or  bumble  foot,  and 
note  whether  any  of  the  joints  of  the  legs 
are  swollen  and  hot.,  as  would  be  the  case 
in  tin  attack  of  acute  rheumatic  inflam¬ 
mation.  If  there  is  no  evidence  of  local 
trouble,  place  the  rooster  by  himself  in  a 
dry,  well-ventilated  place,  give  him  a  tea- 
spoonful  of  castor  oil  or  a  half  teaspoon¬ 
ful  of  Epsom  salts,  dissolved  in  a  little 
water,  then  feed  him  lightly  for  a  time, 
not.  omitting  plenty  of '  green  food  and 
skim-milk,  if  you  have  it.  M.  B.  D. 
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be  a  renewal  of  your  awn  subscription 
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3,900  breeders  on  free  farm  range  Special  bred  for 
Winter  eggs.  Milk  fed.  inoculated  and  free  from 
licit.  Eggs  hutching  tine.  Egg  orders  filled  on  a 
day  s  notice  ta>  $4  per  luO.  90V  fertility  guaranteed. 
Am  hatching  the  tteongost.  moat  vigorous  chicks  I 
evor  batched,  the  kind  that  live  if  given  half  a 
chance.  Baby  chicks  every  Tuesday  »n  July  @  $8 
per  1W.  safe  arrival  guaranteed-  No  order  too  large. 
Capacity,  I9.U0U  a  weak.  Order  direct  from  this  ariv. 
aud  save  lime.  My  Book,  “  Profits  in  Poultry  Keeping 
Solved,"  free  with  all  $10  Orders.  Circular  Free. 
Edgar  Briggs,  Box  75,  Pleasant  Valley,  N,Y, 
This  Transparent 
Handle  Name 
Knife 
Your  name  and  address  will  be 
printed  and  shown  as  sample 
IT  is  not  alone  a  novelty, 
but  it  is  a  good  Pocket 
Knife.  The  knife  has  two 
blades.  One  large  spear 
point  and  one  pen.  Half  pol¬ 
ish  German  Silver  bolster, 
brass  lining,  3%-incb  Cellu¬ 
loid  handle.  The  material  is 
of  the  very  best  quality,  the 
blades  being  made  of  highest 
grade  English  Crucible  Steel. 
Each  blade  bears  the  trade 
mark  "Keen  Kutter.”  which 
in  itself  is  sufficient  guaran¬ 
tee  that  it  contains  nothing 
but  the  very  highest  grade  of 
material,  and  Is  of  the  best 
Workmanship. 
THIS  knife  will  not  be  given  with  subsaip- 
*  lions — they  are  sent  as  rewards  oniy  (in 
place  of  casb  llo  our  subscribers  and  friends 
who,  acting  as  agents,  send  us  subscriptions 
as  indicated. 
NEW-YORKERS",*^ 
Tom  Barron's  strain  exclusively.  Breeders  for  sale, 
Also  twelve  weeks  pulioii  and  cockerels. 
M.  J.  QUACKENBUSH  .  Nudey.N.J. 
Lice  on  Setting  Hens 
On  page  71)0.  T  find  note  on  ‘‘Trouble 
With  Setting  liens.”  After  years  of 
experience  I  found  only  one  way  to  keep 
lice  off ;  have  all  nest,  boxes  loose,  take 
a  box  suitable  size  for  a  hen’s  nest,  make 
nest  of  clean  excelsior.  Htich  week  take 
box  outside,  turn  box  upside  down,  set 
the  excelsior  afire  and  burn  it  out.  It 
kills  till  lice  and  nits,  will  not.  hurt  the 
box.  Make  new  nest,  puiut  the  roost 
with  lice  killer  every  week.  Keep  it  up, 
clean  the  dropping  board  weekly,  and  no 
trouble.  If  S.  T,  had  examined  the  hen 
which  died  on  nest  he  Avould  have  found 
it  covered  with  lice.  j,  c.  H. 
Binghamton,  N.  Y. 
"A*  Good  A»  TJie  Best,"  June  delivery.  Only  2-year-old 
lie cix  need  |  these  are  tested  free  from  White  Diarrhea  by 
the  Storns Station,  and  are  mated  with  cockerels  with 
records  of  248-262.  Leaders  In  Laying  Contest.  3,000 
Chicks  per  week.  Illustrated  Circular. 
A.  B.  HALL  -  •  Wallingford,  Conn. 
lom  Barron  s  White  Leghorns 
Special — All  my  pens  arc  headed  by  Cockerels  from  Lady 
Barron,  308  eggs  Pullet  year;  280  eggs  second  year.  Mat¬ 
ed  to  best  trapuusted  liens.  Eggs  41.00  per  IS.  J5  00  per  100 
Satisfaction  guaranteed 
P.  F.  RAFFERTY  .....  MARLBORO,  MASS. 
U  I  If  C — 6c.  and  8c.  S.  C.  Buff  Leghorns, 
■■  ■  ^  IV  O  etc.  Money  Back  for  Dead  ones, 
Jacob  Neimoml,  Box  'A,  McAlisterville,  Pa. 
