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Ole  RURAL.  NEW-YORKER 
White  Orpingtons. 
Obed  G.  Knight,  Rhode  Island . . 
Oregons. 
Oregon  Agr.  College,  Oregon . . 
Imperial  Progressives, 
Win.  R.  Wells,  Rhode  Island  . . 
Black  Rhinelanders. 
A.  Schwarz,  California  . 
seem  to  indicate  a  preference  upon  the 
33  1,082  part  of  most  poultl'yinen  for  them.  There 
are  so  many  good  makes  of  incubators  on 
54  1.388  the_  market  that  it  would  be  unfair  to 
designate  any  one  as  “the  best.”  2.  Use 
3G  904  whitewash  upon  the  walls  and  kerosene, 
kerosene  and  crude  carbolic  acid,  or  car- 
32  l,30G  bolineum  upon  the  perches  and  in  the 
geo.  A.  Cosgrove.  cracks  about  nests  and  roosting  places, 
3.  Leghorns  are  the  best  layers;  Wynn- 
Chickens  With  Deformed  Beaks  (lot tea.  It.  I.  Reds.  Plymouth  ltocks  and 
..  other  heavy  breeds  are  considered  the 
mo  the  cause  of  trouble  general  purpose  fowls;  Brahmas,  Coeh- 
bavmg  with  her  chickens?  ins  and  Langsbans  are  the  meat  breeds. 
of  their  bills,  or  beaks,  4.  Laying  liens  should  have  from  three 
inch  faster  than  the  upper  to  four  square  feet  of  floor  space  per 
le  almost  impossible  for  fowl.  A  building  20x(J0  feet  would  ac- 
:o  eat  anything  except  a  commodate  400.  The  larger  the  yard  the 
time  orml/l  lletttn.  .  is  no  sta„(Jar(| 
Mixed  grains  in  as  large  a  variety  as 
you  hove  and  a  mash  composed  of  equal 
parts  of  cornmeal,  wheat  bran,  middlings, 
gluten  feed  and  beef  scrap,  this  latter 
kept  before  the  fowls  in  a  dry  mash  hop¬ 
per,  make  a  good  laying  ration  for  hens. 
Make  the  ration  for  fattening  roosters,  or 
they  other  fowls,  chiell.v  of  cornmeal  moistened 
,,  , .  x1  .  ,  resting  with  water  or  skim-milk.  M.  n.  d. 
Could  this  have  caused 
Ailing  Rooster 
I  have  a  valuable  White  Wyandotte 
ing  evi-  rooster,  two  years  old.  Last  year  I  used 
f  thrift  and  dr-  him  in  the  breeding  pen  and  a  large  per- 
s  may  be  cehtage  of  the  eggs  were  fertile.  This 
ere  is  no  reason  to  sus-  year  only  about  10  per  cent,  of  eggs  were 
f  heating  the  brooders,  fertile.  The  rooster  does  not  seem  so 
are  commonly  used  lively  and  active  a 8  lie  did  and  I  just 
uotieod  recently  that  there  is  a  rattling 
in  his  throat  when  he  breathes.  Can  you 
tell  me  what,  the  matter  is  and  can  I  cure 
him?  My  henhouse  was  fairly  warm 
and  comfortable  through  the  Winter. 
Hens  are  nil  healthy  and  vigorous,  and 
laying  well.  W.  H.  B. 
Mew  York. 
Tliis  rooster  may  have  a  “cold”  with 
some  bronchitis,  the  secretion  rattling  in 
his  throat  as  he  breathes,  or  he  may  have 
an  obstruction  to  breathing  caused  by  a 
fungus  growth  somewhere  in  the  respira¬ 
tory  passages.  Sometimes  a  ring  of  fun¬ 
gus  growth  may  be  seen  at  the  entrance 
of  the  windpipe  and  removed  by  the  end 
of  a  splinter  of  wood ;  If  deeper  seated, 
such  growths  cannot  be  gotten  at.  It  is 
doubtful  if  this  bird  will  be  useful  as  a 
breeder  again  and  he  probably  would 
better  not  be  depended  upon.  Only 
males  of  the  highest  vigor  should  be  used 
in  the  breeding  pen  and  if  this  one  shows 
lack  of  vitality  he  should  be  discarded. 
Improved  Parcel 
Post  Egg  Boxes 
»New  Flats  and  Fillers 
New  Egg  Cases 
Cir-Col  Leg  Bands 
Catalog  Free  on  Request 
H.  K.  BRUNNER,  45  Harrison  Street,  New  York 
EGG-LAYING  CONTEST 
Best  Pquab  Producers 
ALBIDA  FARM, 
Breeding  Stock  for  Sale 
■  Niantic,  Conn 
QUEENS  VIGOROUS  THREE-BAND  ITALIANS  ONLY.  ITn- 
“  tested,  $1:  return  mail.  Satisfaction 
guaranteed.  AV.  K.  Rockwell,  JSiooui  field, Conn. 
rTho  Summer  Price-list  of  Tho 
Fatuous  Martiimi  Silver  numpinei  con¬ 
tains  the  Beet  Oiler  of  tbc  season, 
A  guarantee  that  is  worth  while, 
goes  with  it,  Iieiui  whst  other  people 
say  About  how  we  "make  good"  our 
guarantee. 
The  MARTL1NG  Hennery 
P.  0.  Box  4,  Ridgefield,  New  Jersey 
7  hid-  Some  had  to  be  killed,  and  most  of 
it  .i  ^le  others  have  died;  though  not  all 
>  i('uinir:u  fj-,,Tn  that,  trouble  apparently,  as  some  of 
to.-  °f  .  tlH'in  ?ot  along  fairly  well  when  it  came 
mo,  tor  to  eating.  These  Were  incubator  chicks 
..  and  she  had  jugs  of  hot  water  for  them 
the  other  to-  huddle  around  in  the  hover 
ic  White  would  stand  with  their  bills 
or  m  the  against  the  jugs. 
•eed  ;  but  the  trouble? 
eraged  to  Vermont. 
,e  Wynn-  It  is  doubtful  if  this  deformity  can  he 
eggs  per  a8pnbed  to  any  one  cause,  it  be 
for  the  •h'Of'e  of  general  lack  o  . 
velopment  for  which  many  thing 
1  T  wrote  responsible.  Th 
united  is  pw1  the  method  o| 
L-inr  !,s  Ju^'s  °t  L<»t  water 
•ist  Sine  for  tbis  PurPos>e  and  with  good  results" 
Tlu‘ro  is  ’'lore  reason  to  believe  that 
'  .T,  either  the  parent  stock  from  which  these 
I  *  chicks  were  derived  lacked  strong  vital- 
7  f  ity  or  that  the  methods  of  hatching  were 
such  as  to  prevent  proper  development 
i  ,  i  ,  f  V  *■'*•  embryo.  Such  defects  are  not 
ne  natej-  common  in  the  progeny  of  well  developed, 
uig.  vigorous  breeders  under  natural,  or  prop¬ 
erly  conducted  artificial,  methods  of 
Week  Total  hatching,  though  some  defectives  may  be 
37  l.iis  expected  in  any  flock  and  under  any 
si  1.057  methods  of  care. 
53  1,111  _ 
3 r,  i  ,:>?7 
51  1.141  Dark  Yolks 
m  i  ^rn  have  had  trouble  lately  with  the 
52  i.4i3  C"SS  of  our  R.  I.  Reds.  The  yolk  has 
54  1,135  become  very  dark,  and  soon  get  strong 
tasting.  The  only  change  in  feed  has 
24  994  been  an  abundance  of  clover  and  less 
45  1.27G  mash.  During  the  rainy  period  they  had 
1?  !'nu  a  °bance  to  drink  some  liquid  manure 
4i  1,512  although  fresh  water  was  always  before 
them.  Can  you  tell  the  reason  for  it? 
■>g  i  mo  ,We  arG  afc  a  Joss  to  know  as  conditions 
od  i.uij  jiavP  pPPn  very  much  the  same  every 
►Spring  and  we  never  had  this  effect  be- 
27  9G9  fore.  A.  F. 
Ohio. 
36  Ross  Heavy  feeding  upon  green  clover,  rape 
33  i.r,67  and  possibly  some  other  green  foods  will 
ii  R246  cat1®£  the  yolks  of  eggs  to  become  dark, 
35  i  132  and,  in  some  cases,  will  give  them  a 
41  1.321  strong  taste.  The  remedy,  of  course,  is 
47  1  238  to  l**ii  i t  the  amount  of  these  green  foods 
u  1643  until  the  fowls  become  accustomed  to 
2.9  1,470  them  and  eat  less  of  their  own  accord 
26  1.042  „  n 
07  i  4H-*  X>,  U* 
COLONIAL  REDS 
Bargains  in  yearling  liens,  used  in  breeding  pens 
this  season.  Also  cockerels  and  cock  birds,  proven 
sires,  sons  of  pedigreed  hens.  Prices  reasonable. 
Eggs  for  hatching  -till  for  sale;  hiilf  prices  now.  No 
more  chicks  to  sell.  Order  now  and  save  money. 
Honorable  treatment  guaranteed. 
COLONIAL  FARM, Temple,  Now  Hampshire 
PINECREST  S.  C.  REDS 
da me  blood  lines  ns  onr  high  scoring  Slows  Contest  pvu. 
Summer  prices.  Houoviibm  treat, incut. 
PINECREST  ORCHARDS,  CROTON,  MASSACHUSETTS 
Standard  Bred,  high  record  stock,  red  to  the  skin. 
Old  and  young  stock.  Summer  prices  Booklet. 
AUSTIN  POULTRY  TARM,  Box  17.  CENTRE  HARBOR,  N.  H, 
R.  C.  Rhode  Island  Reds  w.mfg 
yearling  Cocks  and  one  hundred  yearling  Hens  for 
sale,  at  12  each.  SINCLAIR  SMITH.  Box  153,  SoultiolG,  L.  I. 
A.  B.  HALL'S 
12"“*  White  Leghorn  and  Barred  Rock  Cockerels 
High  quality,-  Low  price.  Write  for  dnxeription  and 
Illustrated  Circular.  A.  li.  Hall,  Waliiaulurd,  Conn. 
M.  B.  D, 
White  Plymouth  Rocks 
Settings,  $1.50  and  $2,50  per  15.  M 
THEO.  L.  POOLE,  Dept.  R, 
Barron  Leghorns  and  Wyandotles 
els  and  pullets,  yearling  breeding  hen*  ami  cocks.  Af¬ 
fidavit  ttmnshed.  A  few  flm>  White  Orpington  cock¬ 
erels  and  pullets.  RANSUM  FARM,  Chagrin  Fails.  Ohiu 
Eversion  of  Oviduct 
My  young  one-year-old  hens  are  rapid¬ 
ly  dying  from  eversion  of  oviduct.  Their 
eyes  are  bright,  they  do  not  mope  until 
pretty  nearly  the  lust  day.  It  is  always 
the  young,  fine  laying  hens,  and  I  have 
lost  fully  15  within  the  last  six  weeks. 
I  have  about  20  hens  with  one  cook ; 
have  dry  mash  in  hopper  before  them, 
clean  water,  feed  bran  mash  with  boiled 
potato  skins,  oats  (always  soaked  first). 
When  examined,  we  found  hens  a  little 
fat,  but  not  to  excess.  Hens  have  had 
free  grass  range  up  to  about  10  days  ago. 
Are  now  Confined.  We  have  never  sep¬ 
arated  sick  fowls.  p.  n. 
New  Yurk. 
Eversion,  or  prolapse,  of  the  oviduct 
is  apparently  more  than  usually  common 
this  season,  complaints  of  this  trouble 
being  many.  The  cause  is  not  definitely 
known.  Heavy  feeding  and  close  confine¬ 
ment  through  the  Winter  may  easily  con¬ 
tribute  to  that  lack  of  stamina  and  re¬ 
laxed  condition  of  the  tissues  which  show 
themselves  in  reproductive  organs  un¬ 
able  to  stand  the  strain  of  heavy  Spring 
production.  Lack  of  bodily  vigor  duo  to 
breeding  ami  forcing  for  heavy  produc¬ 
tion  through  successive  generations  may 
also  contribute  its  share  to  the  trouble. 
If  everted  oviducts  are  discovered  early, 
before  infection  and  inflammation  have 
occurred,  the  protruding  parts  may  bo 
carefully  washed  iu  clean,  warm  water 
and  replaced.  The  hen  should  then  be 
placed  in  quarters  where  she  will  be 
quiet  and  lightly  fed  upon  soft,  laxative 
food.  Drugs  are  of  doubtful  value.  These 
protruding  organs  quickly  become  in¬ 
jured  and  inflamed  and  if  not  cured  for 
early  the  heu  dies.  They  are  very  apt, 
also,  to  start  cannibalistic  attacks  upon 
the  part  of  the  other  fowls,  and  hens  so 
affected  should  not  be  left  in  the  flock. 
M.  R.  D. 
I'ireet  imported  record  hens  ami  danghters. 
THE  BARRON  FARM  -  Cormellsviile,  Pa 
L.  E.  Ingoldsby,  Pullet  Specialist 
2,000 1  March  and  April  hatched  S.  C.W.  Leghorn  pnl 
Jots  for  September  deli  vary.  I'm  no  dealer;  every  pul 
lot  1  sell  I  roar  and  have  parsonal  charge  of.  I  make 
this  my  business.  Circular  and  price  list  on  request 
L  E.  INGOLDSBY,  Hartwick  Seminary,  N.Y. 
S.  C.  WHITE  LEGHORNS 
250- egg  strain.  Long  Deep  Bodies,  yellow  legs  and 
beaks  and  largo  red  combs  that  lop  to  one  side. 
Hatching  Eggs.  Day-old  chick*  and  pullets  all  ages. 
A.  R.  GRAVES  •  R.  D.  2,  Resviile,  N.  Y. 
McEIheney’s  S.  C.  White  Leghorns 
hare  excellent  egg  records.  Choice  yearlings  t’orsalo 
tomako  room,  80c.  each.  Two-year-olds  from  breed¬ 
ing  pens,  70<j.each.  Cockerels,  tl  oach  Order  at  once 
it'  yoawish  some  fine  stock  at  reasonable  prices.  N  i 
McELHENEY'S  POULTRY  FARM,  Cuba,  N  Y 
Tom  Barron’s  strain  exclusively.  Breeders forsale, 
Also  twelve  weeks  pullets  and  cockerels. 
M.  J.  QUACKENBUSH  -  Nutley.N.J, 
Bar.  Bocks,  12c. ;  R. C.  Reds,  13c-  Delivery  each  week. 
Not  hatchery  stock.  Brad  liv  us.  Reserve  your  August 
chicks  now-  E.  R.  HUMMER  &  CO.,  R.  O.A..  ErsiichtawnN  J. 
Pullets  Bred  to  Lay— S.  C,  White  Leghorns 
500  yearling  hensfor  breeders.  Order  early  for  future 
delivery  audlow  prices.  RlVERSIQE  POULTRT  ( arm.  Silbo*,  NX 
PULLETS  WHITE  LEGHORNS,  BARRED  ROCKS. 
m  u  for  delivery  during  tho  coming 
months  at  Four  and  Five  Months  of  age.  Booklet. 
THE  MACKEY  FARMS  .  Gilboa,  N.  Y. 
For  Sale-500  S.  G.  W.  Leghorn  YEARLING  HENS 
per  hundred.  Famous  Kulp  242-egg  strain. 
Uillcrest  Poultry  Farm  .  Berwyn,  MU. 
Chicks  that 
$55  Per  500.  Tiffany’s  Superior  Silver  Laced  and 
Snow  white  Wyandottes.  Pekin,  Rouen  uud  Run¬ 
ner  Ducks,  $2  and  $3  each. 
Aldham  Poultry  Farm, R, 34,  PJhoenixville.Pa 
10,000  Chicks  for  August  Delivery 
WHITE  AND  BROWN  LEGHORN.  6  cents  each.  B.  P  R  AND 
MINORCA,  Scouts  each.  BROILER  CHICKS  a  cents  each. 
Booklet  free.  KEYSTONE  HATCHERY,  Box  50.  Richfield  Pa. 
CHICK  S_Gc-  and  8e-  s- Buff  Legh 
**”  etc,  Money  Back  for  Dead 
Jacob  Seimond,  Box  3,  McAlisterville 
Tom  Barron’s  White  Leghot 
Special — 1  will  sell  my  1910  breeditur  Dens.  Laciv  R 
BARRON’S  LEGHORNS 
248-284-egg  strain.  6  hens  and  a  cock  for  $10.  A  feu 
10-wee',. s  pullets  to  spare.  E.  Claude  Jones,  Hillsdale.  N  Y 
BARRON’S  White  Wyandottes 
I  imported  direct.  Cockerel*  from  hens  with  255  to 
2113-egg  records.  A  few  pullets  and  yearling  liens. 
E.  E.  LEWIS  -  A utilachin,  N.  Y. 
