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The Henyard 
Inbreeding Turkeys 
I raised one turkey last Spriug and 
would like lo keep her for a breeder, and 
would also like to keep her sire. Would 
she be too closely related to him to be 
kept as a breeder? J. b. 
New York. 
While this mating would be vigorously 
cot detuned b.v most poultry advisers, I 
think that the objections are largely 
theoretical whert-only one generation is 
involved. I should not hesitate to mate 
it turkey hen with her sire, if both were 
vigorous, well-developed birds. M. b.d. 
2. I should not put any gentian in a 
laying ration. It is a simple vegetable 
bitter, possibly of some value in stimu¬ 
lating the digestive secretions' of the 
stomach, and harmless, but should be 
used as a drug when needed, not added 
to the regular ration. slb.d. 
^ Gosh! it’s twice as much fun as the old hand 
CpT sled. And say! for real sport you can’t beat it. 
Y^JI Very substantially made of hardwood and with 
^ runners that polish like glass. 
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TIFFANY & COMPANY - Manufacturers - CARBONDALE, PA. 
Henhouse Construction 
I am building a henhouse 60 ft. long 
and 12 ft. wide. How high should the 
front and back be built? Also, give me 
the latest improvement as to ventilation, 
light and handiness. c. s. I*. 
Don’t built it henhouse 12 fi in depth; 
this is more expensive than building a 
deeper henhouse would he. and less suited 
to the comfort and welfare of the hens. A 
building 20x2.0 ft. would give you the 
same floor space, require less material 
for the walls, and be more comfortable 
for the occupants ; 18x40 ft. would also be 
in good proportion. Ventilation is best 
secured by windows in the south wall of 
the building, these being sufficient in num¬ 
ber to Hood the interior of the building 
with light. Remove the windows iu warm 
weather, and in cold drop the tops of 
upper sashes back about a foot into the 
building, closing the side openings thus 
made with V-shaped boards fitted iu 
place. This forces incoming air to enter 
the building over the top of the sashes 
and avoids direct drafts upon the floor. 
M. B. I). 
RIVERDALE POULTRY FARM Mountain View Poultry Farm 
fORTI AND NY S. C. WHITTS LEGHORNS 
t. . (inn A. ■ . ^ u/««nI.. from selected. heavv-Uvine. 
What is the best laying mash (dry) 
for pullers and lion*? I have about 25<> 
purebred Burred Rocks. They were 
March hatch, fine healthy birds, yet 1 
do not get any egg production from them. 
One large house of lot) pullets only pro¬ 
duces two eggs per day. It is divided iu 
two large pens Fresh water iwice daily, 
mixed scratch feed, dry mash of a well- 
known brand before them c.Mstantly, 
well ventilated houses. From 250 year¬ 
ling liens and pullets I can at the best 
gel 12 eggs per day. G. 8 . 
Medway, Mass. 
If you are feeding a well-balanced ra¬ 
tion and seeing to it that your hens and 
pullets do not unbalance it by devoting 
themselves too exclusively to the whole 
grain portion. 1 know of nothing further 
that you can do in the way of feeding 
to encourage egg production. A good 
formula, frequently quoted in these col¬ 
umns. is equal parts by weight of corn- 
meal. wheat middlings, bran, ground oats 
and beef scrap, or you may add another 
part of gluten feed. Your pullets and 
liens should eat about equal parts by 
weight of whole grain and mash, a little 
less mash if not laying, a little more if 
laying heavily, and this may lie regulated 
by giving or withholding grain at the 
morning feeding. A light feeding then 
will encourage mash consumption through 
the day. while a heavy one will discour¬ 
age it. Give about a fourth of the whole 
grain in the morning and the ha’ance at 
night and as late as possible, if you do 
not use artificial lights. It is rather 
strange that your pullets are not laying 
now, though bens, of course, are raking 
their Winter rest. I can account f<>r 
it only on the ground of too much whole 
grain or loo little animal protein, like 
meat scrap or milk in seme form in the 
ration. it. b- d. 
MEMBER N. Y. S. C. P. C. A. 
R. E. NEWCOMB. Prop. C. A. ODEA. Mgr. 
Special Sale of 
&U BREEDING COCKERELS 
Tom Bairon Strain, S. C. W. L. 
March hatched Cockerel? fromcertified hen? and males 
range raised, folly matured, healthy individuals, who 
have records of 288 to ;|i>4 behind them. A few of 
the-e surplus birds «: $5.00 each. Our uktial guarantee 
of satisfaction or money back 
WEED’S WHITE LEGHORNS 
A prolific strain which began making good in the hands 
of my customers treadei e of the Bui ai New-Yorker) six 
teen years ago and have been doing so continuously 
since Matings were never better than those I have at 
present and a careful inspect inn is itinted Some good 
breeding males to sell. Fertile bn tell me eggs ready in Jau- 
uaiy. Chicks in February. Send for descriptive circular. 
JOHN H. WEED Glcnwotxl Poultry Firm Vineland. N. i. 
S. C. W. LEGHORNS 
Now booking llioj orders for Hatching Egg*, 
.Baby Chicks or Pulleta. From flue, sturdy, 
carefully selected. 2 to 4-year old, uuliglited hens, 
exceptionally weli-mated to males from high record 
lietisiind sire*. All eggs and chicks produced on my 
own farm 58 discount on orders 1 ion ked by,tan. '.’Oth. 
BIG-LAY POULTRY FARM « VINELAND, N. J. 
Dry Mash; Sprouted Oats 
Will you tell me how lo prepare a dry 
mash; that is, what grains to use, and 
in what proportion, for 40 hens? Last 
year we fed mixed feed iu hopper with 
iiue results, but it is quite expensive. We. 
have to buy all grain. Is serateh feed 
better than cracked corn, and is there 
any way to sprout oats without the oat 
sprouters? How are the sprouted oats 
fed? a. J. K. 
A good mash to be fed dry in hoppers 
may be made from equal parts by weight, 
of eornmeal, wheat middlings, bran, 
ground oats and high-grade beef scraps. 
Three pounds of line salt may tie added 
to each 500 lbs. of the mixture. This is 
the well-known "(\irnell" formula, and I 
know of no better. Oats may be sproufed 
on the floor of any room or cellar where 
there is ample light and the temperature 
can be kept above 00 degrees. After 
soaking over night, they are spread out. 
upon the floor and kept well wetted, using 
a garden sprinkling can. and stirred daily 
until the sprouts have well begun to 
start. The secret of sprouting is to keep 
the grain warm and wet enough and in 
the light. They are fed by breaking off 
a chunk of the sprouting mass and feefl¬ 
ing once daily, as you would anj other 
green food. 31 * b. p. 
lOO CERTIFIED 
S. C. W. LEGHOI 
Yearling Hens 
('losely related to our contest winner®. %s each while 
they liv^t. Buy one or more of these males and grade up 
your flock. (EDARUTHS r POULTRY KUHI f Kahway f N. J. 
These are all high producers. For particulars write 
R. K. SCHMIDT, Phelps, N. Y. 
Member .Yen- TorJt State Co-aperntive Poultry 
Cirr fdfleaf ion .Oiwiattoii 
5Eor L 5 r * S. C. W. Leghorn Cockerels 
from heavy-laying trap-nested stock from dams 
having laid 200or more eggs. 83. S'.30 and S10 
each. Hollywood Straiu direct. 
Alto i Few Nice s A *z a £ Laying Pullets at S4 Each 
Must plenseyou or money beck. Hatching eggs now 
ready from high record trap-nested stock at. 10, 
15 and 20 dollars per hundred. None better. 
FIVE POINT LEGHORN FARM HA Ephraim, N. J. 
march a April hatched White Wyandotte Cockerels 
Tom Barron strain. Price. 85 and 810. 
Joseph Moreau, SINGLETON FARMS. Willum Like R. I 
Light BRAHMAS -Prize Winners 
Also Quality White Wyandotte? at Rea-onabie 
prices. Irving V. Dickinson, Higgnuum, Conn. 
Get my free circular before you order chicks. Telle why 
the black USNOSSls the greatest layer and meet profit 
able breed on earth. Write today 
A. C. HAMPTON Be* H flTTSTOWN, N. Jl 
White WYANDOTTE COCKERELS 
Hastening Molt; White Domb 
Why does it take so long for my males 
to molt? Is there any feed I could give 
them so they would get their feathers 
ba«k? 1 am feeding now oals, cracked 
corn and wheat twice a day. and dry 
mash all the time. Sometimes at noon I 
give them Epsom salts, for I have no 
green food to give at all, and cannot get 
any that is good. My year-old hens have 
white combs; could you tell me what I 
could do for them? c. e. b. 
ltridgepnrt. Conn. 
1 know of no way iu which you can 
hurry molting, or any reason why you 
should wish to do so. If your fowls have 
a well-balaueed ration, with a mash con¬ 
taining meat scrap in sufficient amount, 
feather* will tie reproduced without fur¬ 
ther onuecru upon your part. The addi¬ 
tion of some oilmeal to the inash fed 
molting hens is believed by some poultry- 
men t" aid in producing full and glossy 
plumage, and may be of advantage. Ep¬ 
som salts are not required unless it be¬ 
comes necessary to administer a physic. 
1 do not know what the condition you 
describe a« “white comb" is, unless your 
fowls have favus, a disease in which white 
spots appear on the comh and wattles 
and gradually spread until the entire skin 
of the head and neck may be involved. 
This is a contagious disease, caused by a 
fungus growth. Birds affected by it 
should be removed from the flock, and the 
white, scaly spots may be painted with 
tincture of iodine. Ordinarily, it is not 
a fatal disease, and mild cases recover 
without treatment. It may spread, how- 
ever, involving tin* skiu of tho body* nnu 
gradually sap the strength of th* bird. 
M. B. t). 
Large. heavy ooned. vigorous birds, from trap-ueet- 
ed hen*, laying large eggs Records to 243 Pen 
avei-ag* 174 . |- r ices 83, 87.30. 810. 
A. L. \ REELAM) - Nutley, N. J, 
LESHER’S^bT, Wyckoff Strain 
CHICKS—Tlie Profitable Klrnl 
• IS per 100, postpaid- 100< Uve delivery guaranteed. 
J. GUY LESHER Northumberland, Pa. 
Barred PLYMOUTB ROCK COCKERELS 
Biu. husky re! ow*. elegant hairing, color From 
trap-lie^ted dens. reco>ds to 254. Prices. 83. *7 50, 
810. .4. L. VREELAND . Siutlev7>. J. 
Hens with Colds 
wm yoi# tell me what to do for hens 
that have a rattling in the throat, and 
seem to choke ami sneeze? They eat 
fairly well, but breathe heavily. 
Perkiomenville, Pa. MBS. H. H. 
Your flock i< probably suffering from 
Fall colds, very prevalent at this time of 
the year. Give them clean, dry quarters, 
where they will have ample ventilation 
but will not be subjected to cold drafts 
while upon their perches. See 10 it that 
any cracks through which the wind might 
blow are stopped ami that drafts from 
open windows do not reach them directly, 
but, at the same time, do not close the 
henhouse up tightly and compel the fowls 
to breathe damp, foul air. They need as 
good, or bettor, air while suffering from 
• olds as they would if they were lipalrliy. 
Simple Fail colds are recovered from 
without any special treatment, though 
many believe in the efficacy of perman¬ 
ganate of potash added to the drinking 
water, enough of the crystals being used 
to color the water a wine red. If made 
too strong of the drug, the fowls will not 
drink the water. M. B. D. 
BOTTCHER’S LEGHORNS 
CHICKS .Hid UATCMIMS E66S for Spring’ deliver y Alsu a. few 
choice Uockei rib for ‘Mile. J. W. BO 1 1 CM Elk, Mt. Noll/, N. J . 
ERSF.Y BLACK GIANT COCKERELS. 
Pi 110 urge birds. Baby Chicks,. Setting *628 
BLACVELT - Matawan, N\ J. 
S. C. W. Leghorn Cockerels 
Bairon Strain. From trapnested liens. S2 50.S4 ami 
SG each. SUNNYBROOK FARM. EUnviRe New York R. D 
Large breeders. 
Haiti,North Falmouth, Muse, 
Jersey Giants Wanted 
500 S. C. W. LEGHORN PULLETS 
Barron strain, ready To lay. S2 each. Vo cutis. Satisfac¬ 
tion guaranteed. Also Pearl Guineas. $3 a pair. 
H. L. « A SKILL, Lock part, New Y ark. Route 8 
Rose Comb K 
JOHN D. SMITH 
Cockerels and Pullets 
- Walton. N, Y. 
S- C. RED COCKERELS and Pullets 
Viberl'a igO-rgs stjnin. From trap nested pedigreed 
liens Pullets, May hatched. *8,40each. Cockerels. * 1 . *4. 
*» each. Suun) brook Farm, Kllaavtllc, X.Y. R. I*. 
R‘lhv Phlfl-Q ‘"Wresting and profitable Catalog 
DtlU_> VjlllUlS mailed on request. Kaxdy Jan 11 th 
F. K. lit'.MMKK A: CO., FbE-V<htoyv.v. V. . 1 . ' K. So. i 
ISEAUTIFoi torn IACIt MtMUOTN HOKE Turkeys. Hralthv 
vigorous.brilliant with bronx* THOMM •ElU.PtsMuik.Mees. 
S C D* I D J Exhibition utility -train I.i’ne bred 
K I year*. Cork ere Is. |>uiiets, year- 
• '■'* *'* -took. Satisfaction giiar-antet'd. 
Hatching eggs in season. M*rLH hr*. cr»„„iek>. v J. 
Single Comb Reds 
Fair won First Young Utility: -Second anil Third 
Old Utitltv; Tliird Young Kxluhitinn. Cocker¬ 
els. 85 mid 810. ASCUTNEY FARMS. Harlland. Vermant 
horn Hens, S1.25. Write yont ivauis 
H. A. SOUDER Bo\ 29 Selle 
re White Muscovy Ducks ^ I™*}. 
AM till—Our Hundred Varrhern Brad Wild Turkeys. 
JOMN K. GaMMBTCK. POKfAflE Htir.Hr>. AKRON. OHIO 
RHODE ISLAND RED COCKERELS 
ROSE < »> II it Good red, rboro-Breds. Big, husky 
8INGI.F. CtIMR 1 turds. Sltipped on approval. *4 Kach. 
Catnips Poultry Farm It. D. Gettysburg, Pa. 
Ailing Hens 
Can you tell me what ails 
what to do for them? They d 
get yellow scours, and after 
die. I have lost a number 
Special Prices on Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, 
Haies and lK-gs. Catalog me. II. r - 
Tiffany’s Superior 
1‘cWlu. Kour 11 11 ud l< ii 11 11 r 1 
ALOHAM POULTRY FARM 
KnrJy hatched Pullets, J2.50 nod S3 each. Yearling 
liens, S2.25 eiudi. Cockerels. S4 each Alt excellent 
breeding stoek. Circular. 8 Quaekenbush Darien Conn. 
Ii is not possilile to make a diagnosis 
from the fact of the occurrence of yellow, 
diarrhn-nl discharges alone, but this does 
not necessarily indicate any contagious 
trouble, and l think it likely that the 
deaths have come from disorders of the 
digestive system that could hardly have 
been foreseen or prevented. You should 
seee that your ration eouttiins no spoiled 
food of any kind, musty grain or spoiled 
meat, or drinking waier that lias been 
fouled and made unwholesome. .S physic, 
two teaspoons of castor oil. may be ad¬ 
ministered ro any '‘dumpy'’ fowl, and 
these should be removed from the flock 
and fed lightly until recovery or death. 
PtiaenuviUe. Pa 
RHODE ISLAND WHITES and - SINGLE 
RHODE ISLAND REDSCOMB 
Trapnested stock. Bre<! for Winter eggs Pallets. 
83 each, or 12 for 830 Cockerels, $3 to 87.50, 
O. G. L. LEWIS : Paoli, Pa. 
ERfECT 
KK IN 
H. TOM PKINS and PAYNE BROS. STRAIN 
ROSE AND SINGLE COMB REDS 
big husky, fat 111 raised eockeiets. tired for vigor, 
large sine. dn> ■- red color end heavy laying P ;ces 
reasonable. Satisfaction guaranteed. Catalog tree. 
RALPH KNICKERBOCKER R 0. 3S Pine Plains M Y. 
Mammoth Bronze Turkeys SALE 
Toms, 814 : Hens. 89 : White Plymouth Cocker¬ 
els ,85. C. IV mcKKRMAN.Hall, New York 
t tylnck * ,ut ‘ * Turkey., treeue. 1»ux-k«, 
S OIUUK Kulneua. It»mum a. Ptgeuua, Culllea. 
and egg*. Catalog. eiO.Miktt 'iK»S, lvjfard.ru 
Ready to lay. AH above 82.50 each, 
Riverdale Poultry Ferui Riverdale, N. J 
WhiteChini 6tm 
Hom's Rhode Island Rods SSSThSTteSrSJE! 
•3io$10e>. h. 1». K. Hone. Cherry Yalley, N l! 
R i tA»rgeearly-hatched pullets, bred 
• (• IVLI/iJ. t or iit*avy egg production. Hcd- 
hatched. iriH'range. Mas.» laying now. 83.00 each. 
MacPHEKSON FA KM Millington, N.J, 
m S 4 ' D ■ ™ Egg mechinr# irom 
™ high laying, |i<u* farm bird 
loj A stock. Specialists in S. C. W. 
Leghorns. K. 1 Urdu. B.F. Rock*. Sent 
n..sl 
Eggs »»»' hfreding stock Illustrated 
circular “All thel i» MW in Coulttv" FREE 
GALEN FARMS, Box 100, CLYDE, NEW YORK 
S ti n I Dud Oi.Ilal* 20. and two cvckrrels, *36 A 
.U.n.I.neurUlISla few vearltug at *l .50 «*ch. Well 
bred, clean birds, eeoeuitfv* tteca f***l. I*»b*rtrttie. * i. 
S.C.REOS-Owen Farm’s Strain taviug slraiu- 
iii C.S Coekfials, *4 : rultelg. *8.4«: Hois, t- From 
5 JI 4 to ZK'J-Cgg lien*. U. t. till 10, Bnmd.uborx, kratuaky 
ingle » ontb lltnslr Island Ked Co- kerel 
vigorous Unis. HAhttY WlLhl.N's, Piiss i* 
