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you  think  it  would  prove  injurious  or 
beneficial.  The  amount  advised  was  three 
heaping  teaspoons  daily  to  six  hens.  3. 
We  have  a  house  Id  feet  wide  which  is 
unsatisfactory  in  Winter,  as  we  think, 
on  this  account.  Could  you  give  us  a 
general  idea  of  the  right  kind  of  scratch 
shed  to  put  in  front  of  it  to  improve  it 
in  this  respect  and  yet  provide  plenty  of 
light  and  air?  w.  A.  s. 
New  York. 
1.  The  mercurial  ointment  treatment 
for  hen  lice  on  hens  is  very  simple.  Take 
an  equal  quantity  of  lard  and  mix  thor¬ 
oughly  wilh  the  ointment.  This  is  best 
done  by  placing  the  two  substances  on  a 
plate  and  mixing  them  with  a  knife. 
Then  take  a  piece  about  the  size  of  a 
pea  and  rub  it  down  to  the  skin  under 
and  around  the  vent,  also  Tub  a  little 
under  each  wing.  If  there  ore  bunches 
of  "nits”  at  the  base  of  the  feathers  be¬ 
low  the  vent,  drop  a  drop  of  kerosene  oil 
on  each  bunch.  That  settles  them  at 
once.  This  mercurial  ointment  must  not 
be  used  on  hens  that  are  running  with 
little  chicks*  I  killed  a  lot  ol’  chicks 
once  by  doing  it. 
2.  1  never  had  faith  enough  in  th? -mus¬ 
tard  bran  treatment  to  give  it  a  trial, 
so  can  give  no  advice  in  regard  to  it;  but 
I  think  the.  Corning  Bros,  did  not  use  it 
very  long  themselves.  With  “three  heap¬ 
ing  teaspoons  to  six  hens”  I  think  the 
eggs  would  taste  of  mustard. 
3.  The  question  about  the  henhouse 
does  not  say  how  long  the  house  is,  it 
gives  only  the  depth  ‘TO  feet.”  A 
scratching  shed  8  or  10  feet  deep  may  be 
placed  right  in  front  of  the  maiu  house, 
if  the  front  is  high  enough  so  that  the 
shed  part  may  join  the  front  two  feet 
below  the  top.  Then  in  this  two  feet 
above  the  shed  may  be  put  a  row  of 
"cellar  windows,” — three  lights  6x7  glass 
This  gives  light  and  air  to  the  back  part 
of  the  house,  if  the  windows  are  hung — 
as  mine  are — ou  two  screws  at  the  center 
of  the  sides,  so  they  swing  like  the  win¬ 
dows  in  some  railroad  cars.  M.v  houses 
are  20x20  feet,  the  back  part  being  used 
for  roosting  and  laying  Toom,  the  front 
as  a  scratching  shed  with  about  two- 
thirds  of  the  four  feet  high  front  covered 
with  poultry  wire  netting  only.  A  win¬ 
dow  at  west  side  and  screen  door  at  east 
side,  give  plenty  of  ventilation  in  hot 
weather.  There  are  windows  near  the 
front  on  the  east  side,  giving  the  morning 
sun  directly  into  the  dust  bath  which  is 
next  these  windows.  GEO.  A.  COSGROVE. 
ReicharcTs  Beef  Scrap 
MAKES  HENS  LAY  J 
and  Chickens  Grow 
EGG-LAYING  CONTEST 
GEO.  A.  COSGROVE, 
Hiving  Bees  ;  Lame  Ducks 
1.  How  can  I  change  a  swarm  of  bees? 
I  found  a  swarm  and  had  no  hive  to 
put  them  in,  so  I  took  a  big  box  and  got 
them.  I  would  like  to  have,  them  in  a 
new  hive  that  I  made.  2.  I  have  Some 
White  Pekin  ducks;  they  become  lame  at 
firsr.  and  then  die.  I  would  like  to  know 
the  cause.  I  keep  them  in  small  coops 
with  hens;  they  have  free  range,  and  lots 
of  water  all  the  time.  Would  you. ad¬ 
vise  me  to  keep  them  on  barn  floor  or 
let  them  run?  I  am  feeding  corn  meal, 
cracked  corn  and  buckwheat.  .T.  P,  L. 
New  York. 
1.  Protect  your  face  and  bauds  with 
veil  and  gloves  and  light  a  bee  smoker 
for  use.  Turn  the  box  containing  the 
bees  bottom  side  up,  after  having  first 
lightly  smoked  the  bees.  Remove  the 
cover  and  bottom  of  your  new  hive  and 
set  it  on  the  bottom,  now  the  top,  of  the 
box  containing  the  bees ;  mark  its  outline 
with  a  pencil;  remove  it  and  saw  about 
an  inch  within  the  square  outlined  on  the 
old  box.  This  leaves  a  square  hole,  over 
which  you  now  sot  your  new  hive  body, 
right  side  up.  Drum  ou  the  sides  of  the 
old  box  with  a  stick  and,  perhaps,  blow 
a  little  smoke  into  it  near  the  ground; 
this  to  drive  the  bees  up  into  the  new 
hive.  After  having  gotten  as  many  of 
the  bees  as  possible  into  the  new  hive, 
set  the  whole  thing  to  one  side  and  put 
your  hive  bottom  hoard  where  the  old 
box  stood,  entrance  facing  same  way  as 
the  entrance  to  the  box  did.  Now  put 
your  hive  on  its  proper  bottom  and  re¬ 
place  the  cover.  If  you  have  been  suc¬ 
cessful,  most  of  the  bees  and  tbeir  queen 
are  now  in  your  new  hive  on  the  stand 
formerly  occupied  by  the  box.  The  field 
bees  will  return  to  this  stand,  and,  if 
they  find  their  queen  there,  will  stay. 
The  old  box  may  stand,  right  side  up,  a 
few  feet  away  from  the  hive  with  its  en¬ 
trance  turned  at  right  angles  to  its  or¬ 
iginal  position.  After  three  weeks,  the 
brood  within  it  will  have  hatched  and 
may  he  drummed  out  with  the  remaining 
bees  into  another  box  and  carried  to  and 
dumped  before  the  entrance  of  the  hive, 
first  smoking  the  bees  in  the  hive  lightly. 
The  success  of  the  whole  maneuver  de¬ 
pends  upon  your  getting  the  queen  into 
the  new  hive  at  the  first  drive;  without 
her,  the  bees  will  leave  and  return  to  the 
old  box. 
2.  Keep  your  ducklings  upon  the 
ground  and  give  them  plenty  of  grass  and 
tender  green  stuff  with  a  very  limited 
amount  of  cornmeal  and  other  grain. 
Ducklings  are  not  grain  eaters,  as  are 
young  chicks,  and  many  are  lost  by  ama¬ 
teurs  through  feeding  them  too  much 
grain  and  too  little  green  stuff. 
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FAT  10  TO  12  % 
Fiber  2  to  3  % 
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liens— .rejected  from  thousands  of  pullets 
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breeds.  Healthy.  Oy-poTtutdf y  for  V>eclr» tier.  60c. oath  forth*  Jot, 
"Write  for  particulars.  MOKELL  SMITH,  Sapt.,  M onha*9«t,  Y, 
Box  40  ,  Tiohrers town.P*. 
STEVENS  AMERICAN  STRAIN 
Hens,  Pullets  and  Cockerels  for  Sale,  at 
reasonable  prices.  Watch  our  pen  No. 
?A  atStorr’s. 
R.W.  STEVENS,  Stillwater,  N.  Y. 
f  S.  C.  W.  Leghorns,  W.  Wyandotte*.  1 
$.  C.  R.  |.  Reds,  Buff  Orpingtons, 
AQf)  PROOF — LhI  prize  Leghorn*,  KorHi  Am.  Eire  t  -.u- 
/X  /  tent;  lu'tiH  Uhl  lUiftoiDC*  RtMlA  Ut  JirlM,  five 
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fc(j  VOUf#  HggHj  OVI *v  3nO-*K>C  avernr**. 
p.  r  n  pr**ll!gLI«  poultry  known.  Trice*  **u 
r  t  K  Bi»i  .Hun  Stork,  Hat  Wit  to.-  ICjtk*  ^  Price;  Bal»y 
yp.  *v  <-I»Jck».  Wrilv  for  Fter  Book,  Story  of  the  2QQ. 
ifcAK  ^99  Heo.M  ouiTaino  valuable  Information  that 
will  lucreaHO  your  egg  yield. 
PENNA.  POULTRY  FARM.  Box  P,  Doctor.  Pa. 
PULLETS-S.  C.  W.  Leghorns 
May  Hatches" 
Fine,  rangv  birds.  A  lot  hatched  June  1st  at  60c. 
each.  Booklet.  The  Mackey  Farms,  Gilboa,  N.  Y, 
C  n  W  |  oohnrno  YEARLINGS. PULLETS  AMO  COCKERELS 
O.u.n,  Lognurns  p rices  right.  Write  jrour  wants. 
Satisfaction  guaranteed.  Just-a-Mere-Farm. 
E.  K.  Wolle  &  Son,  Prop's.  Box  A,  Columbia  Cross  Roads,  Pa 
COCKS  head  imr  breeding  pen  past  season.  S3  and  pi.  Early 
Uatchedoockerels,  $1  up.  Circular.  Red-Leg  Poultry  Colony,  Home 
olTrajmcslrd  “Patrician"  S.  C.  R.  1,  Reds,  lOO  rqrj  itrain,  Owego.N- 
ForSale- All  of  MyS.C.W.  LEGHORNS 
AND  EQUIPMENT.  Going  chonp.  Write  for  particulars 
and  prices.  Margaret  Metzger,  1'ulan,  N.  Y. 
LINCOLN  LEGHORNS 
n  A  nn rs\T  cockerels 
DAKKUll  AND  PULLETS 
Pure  Barron  strain  Leghorns  from  pens  headed 
by  cockerels  imported  direct  from  Tom  Barron’s 
hens  that  made  records  of  272  and  278  eggs;  4 
months  old.  S2.00  each;  satisfaction  or  money  back. 
CO  DnDrrn  Lay  more  Poultry  Farm 
.  K.  IjUKvLK  Elkridg'e,  Maryland 
Winners  at  Storrs,  13-14 
See  record  in  this  year’s  contest. 
Coekerels  and  yearlines  for  sale. 
FRANCIS  F.  LINCOLN,  Mt.  Carmel,  Conn. 
Roup 
We  have  a  flock  of  300  or  400  chickens, 
White  Leghorns,  which  seem  to  be  af¬ 
fected  with  colds  in  the  head,  or  some¬ 
thing  of  that  sort.  They  seem  to  go  blind 
of  one  eye,  and  sometimes  both,  and  have 
water  runuing  from  the  eyes;  they  stand 
around  dopy.  The  combs  of  some  seem 
to  grow  black.  What  is  the  cause  o  fthe 
above  and  what  is  the  cure?  The  chick¬ 
ens  were  hatched  on  May  26.  A  great 
many  of  them  died  from  "leg  weakness” 
and  those  that  we  have  are  affected  as 
ab<>ve  mentioned.  A.  B.  M. 
New  Jersey. 
Your  description  would  indicate  roup, 
or.  at  least,  "roupy  colds”  as  the  cause 
of  tlie  conditions  you  describe.  These  af¬ 
fections  are  the  result  of  germ  infection 
in  birds  of  too  little  vitality  to  resist,  it. 
With  such  chicks,  the  value  of  treatment 
is  problematical.  A  roupy  chick,  even  if 
it  recovers,  is  an  asset  of  doubtful  value. 
The  treatment,  however,  is  isolation  of 
affected  chicks,  rigid  cleanliness  and  dis¬ 
infection  of  quarters  and  utensils,  the  use 
of  permanganate  of  potash  in  all  drinking 
water,  in  solution  as  strong  as  the  chicks 
will  drink,  complete  destruction  of  all 
birds  dying  of  the  disease  and  all  those 
measures  which  contribute  to  healthful* 
ness  in  the  flock.  m.  b.  d. 
WHITE  LEGHORN  CHICKS 
Healthy,  business  ki  ml-,  great  Win  ter  layers,  trap- 
nested, including  Barron  strain;  t-wert  pullets.  Booking 
orders-,  circular  free.  H  amiltok  Far*.  H untington ,  N.Y 
248-284-egg  strain.  G  hen#  and  a  cock  for  *10.  A  fen 
10-weei.a  pullets  to  spare.  E.  Claude  Janet.  Hillsdale. N  Y 
PULLETS  AND  COCKERELS  FOR  SALE.  High  producers 
Homer  Poultry  Farm,  b«844,  Homer,  N.  Y, 
SUMMER  SALS  OF 
LON  Leghorns  and  Wyandoiiei 
cord  hens  »ml  daughters. 
Direct  bn  ported  record  hens  and  daughters. 
THE  BAKKON  FARM  .  ConnellsvlUe,  Fa 
Vibert  strain.  Coekerels.  $2  aud  |3.  4  yearling  hens 
•ad  cockerel,  $10.  A  aim  M.  Jones,  Hillsdale.  N.  Y. 
BARRON’S  White  Wyandotte. 
I  imported  direct.  Cockerela  from  hens  with  2.75 to 
286-egg  records.  A  few  pullets  and  yearling  hei)3. 
E.  E.  LEWIS  -  Apalachin,  N.  Y. 
A  few  very  fine  3  and  4  months  S.  Cl  R.  I.  Red  Cock¬ 
erels — very  choice  stock  for  breeding — $5  each,  two 
for  *8.  Warren  Farms,  P.  0.  Drawer  8*.  Troy.  M.  Y. 
Quality  Leghorn  Chicks,  10  c.  each 
September  delivery.  R.C,  Rod  Breeders,  $1.25  each. 
Ancones,  Black  bechnrnx  and  U.  O.  Red  Cocker¬ 
els.  $2  each.  E.  R.  HUMMER  A  CU..R.0.A,  Frenchtawa,  N.  J. 
■Ill  I  If  I C  Ilf  official  record  of 
ftILL  I  It  If  KtUO  any  K.  L  Reds.  One  hen 
lllhhlltin  2S7  eggs.  Hatched  In  Ver¬ 
mont,  reared  inCatskill  Mountains,  Cockei  els  12.  Pull.  is 
$1.50.  Healthy, Vigorous.  CAROLINE  PI  T.XEY,  Purling,  ,V>. 
L.  E.  Ingoldsby,  Pullet  Specialist.  ffiiJKedrs 
C.  W.  Leghorn  pullets,  roavod  on  new  ground, under 
mostsanitery  conditions.  Circular  andpricei  on  re¬ 
quest.  ClEARVIEW  POULTRY  FARM, H*rtwickSem;s»ry.N.Y. 
Standard  Bred,  hHli  record  Btock,  red  to  the  skin, 
Old  and  young  stock.  Summer  prices.  Booklet. 
AUSTIN  POULTRY  FARM.  Box  17.  CENTRE  HARBOR.  N.  H. 
Dill  I  CT£  for  SALE-S  C.W. LEGHORN 
f  U  I  d  March.  April  and  May  hatched. 
Raised  on  unlimited  range  iu 
well  ohaded  orchard.  Recommended  for  winter  eeg 
production.  G-ileadEggrFarm,  Carmel, N.Y. 
Champion  Heavyweight  Dark  Cornish, Choice  May 
Blrrlo  >3.00  each,  triii  For  limited 
naicneu  Olios  Uineonly.  E.  B.  SCOTT,  D.ntrllle,  .V  T. 
CHICKS  $12  per  100 
Pekin,  Rrmeu  and  Runner  Ducks.  $2  each. 
Aldham  Poultry  Fartu.R,  34,  Phoeni.vville,Pu. 
PULLETSand  YEARLINGS  For  Sale 
50  S.  O.  W.  Leghorn  pullets,  hatched  May  10th,  well 
grown.  40  yearling  hens,  strong,  healthy  stock.  All 
on  free  range.  SI  each.  O.W.  Southard  5  Son,  Gilboa,  N  Y. 
Mercurial  Ointment ;  Mustard  Bran; 
Scratching  Shed 
1.  A  few  months  ago  I  noticed  an  arti¬ 
cle  iu  The  It.  N.-Y.  concerning  the  use 
of  mercurial  ointment  in  ridding  hens  of 
lice,  but  neglected  to  dip  it.  Will  you 
reprint  this  information?  2.  Some  years 
ago  I  road  a  poultry  hook  (The  Corning 
Egg  Farm  Book)  advising  the  use  of 
mustard  bran  iu  the  mash  during  the 
Winter  months.  A<-eovdiug  to  this  book 
the  mustard  bran  increases  the  number 
of  red  blood  corpuscles  and  keeps  the 
birds  in  fine  laying  condition.  Before 
using  it  I  would  like  to  know  whether 
Wliife  Tlima  Hoate  FOR  SALE. 
w  mte  unna  Geese  marie  belts.  Hiiisdaie,  M.cii 
Mammoth  Emden  Geese  SFiSS" 
Red,  Campinas,  Minorca*,  Leghorns,  WvanilottCB 
Maple  Cove  Poultry  Varda,  K.  3,  Athens,  Pa 
Barron  Leghorn  Cockerels 
Selected  from  trap-uested  yearlings, allovev200-eggs, 
by  pedigree  sire  from  284-egg  lien.  Write  for  prices. 
Leonard  B.  Oakes,  -  Medina,  N.  Y. 
SM'YJSS  PARTRIDGES  i,  PHEASANTS 
Caperiuohies.  Black  Gums,  Wild  Turkeys,  Qualls, 
Rabbits,  Deer,  etc.,  for  stocking  purposes.  Fancy 
Pheasants,  Peafowl,  Cranes,  storks,  Beautiful 
.Swans,  Ornamental  Geese  and  Ducks,  Foxes, 
Squirrels,  Ferrets,  and  all  kinds  of  birds  and 
animals.  WM.  J.  MACKENSEN,  Natural. 
1st,  Department  10,  Yardley,  Pa. 
