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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
April 4 
MAPES, THE HEN MAN. 
Fattening Ration for Pigs.—A read¬ 
er asks the following questions about 
feeding pigs: 
In fattening pigs for market, would it 
do to keep corn by them all the time and 
let them out three times a day where they 
can drink ail the slop made from the anti¬ 
corn mixture, mentioned on page 176, and 
warm water? What is the least amount of 
feed that can safely be used in feeding a 
sow, up to the time of farrowing? 
I have never tried that method of 
feeding fattening pigs, but should ex¬ 
pect good results from it. I should 
recommend in preference, however, that 
they he allowed to help themselves to 
both the whole corn and also the mix¬ 
ture spoken of, in a dry form, with clean 
water to drink. I have tried this latter 
method to some extent with satisfactory 
results. In warm weather clean water 
should he available all the time, but in 
cold, freezing weather two or three 
times a day will be as often as they will 
care to drink. Where no skim-milk or 
whey is available as drink for pigs, I 
should recommend wheat middlings, 
with 10 per cent of its weight in animal 
meal added, in preference to the mixture 
spoken of on page 176. I have never 
been very favorably impressed with 
wheat bran for pigs. It is too coarse, 
and is not well masticated, particularly 
w'hen fed in the form of a slop. 
The amount of feed that is most pro¬ 
fitable In feeding breeding sows differs 
somewhat with age, breed and condition 
of the animal. We have fed our breeders 
tliree pounds each daily again this 
Winter, and they seem to be doing 
splendidly. We have kept the whole 12 
in one herd most of the Winter, and a 
couple of the smaller ones often were 
driven or crowded away from the trough 
at feeding time, and they show the ef¬ 
fects of trying to eat with “hogs,” but 
the remainder are in good flesh. The 
feed used has been cornmeal and wheat 
middlings, equal parts, with warm water 
added to form a slop. They have had 
little else except some hay given them 
for bedding, a portion of which is gen¬ 
erally eaten. They will begin farrowing 
about April 1, and at this writing, March 
20, look decidedly promising. We ex¬ 
pect to feed most of our Spring pigs for 
market, and did not want them farrowed 
until April and May, as our local mar¬ 
ket does not want pork until the cool 
weather of September and October ar¬ 
rives, and then not to dress more than 
about 125 pounds each. Earlier pigs 
would get too heavy by that time if 
properly fed. I do not believe it pays to 
grow pigs slowly on purchased feed. In 
special cases where a supply of rough 
home-grown food is available the case 
would be different The whole corn and 
skim-milk diet is finishing up the re¬ 
mainder of our Fall pigs in fine shape, 
and we are now butchering them as fast 
as we can find market for them. They 
are dressing from 100 to 150 pounds 
each, and the only complaint we hear 
about them is that they are “pretty 
fat.” 
How much could an energetic man make 
out of such a poultry plant as you de¬ 
scribed on page 195, by hard work? Would 
not a large orchard or fruit farm, with 
chickens, be more profitable than all chick¬ 
ens? w, H. L, 
Yonkers, N. T. 
Poultry Prospects.— I should not 
like to undertake to give a definite an¬ 
swer to the first question. So much 
would depend on the man and on the 
location witn reference to markets, price 
of feed, etc. If the house described was 
extended 300 feet farther so as to make 
room for 2,000 laying hens one energetic 
man could easily take the full care of 
them. It would be much preferable also 
to have an energetic woman in the firm, 
who would be willing to help in prepar¬ 
ing the eggs for market, caring for the 
young chicks, etc. He would only have 
to average 100 eggs a year per hen, with 
a small percentage of Winter eggs, to 
sell $4,000 worth of eggs, and feed would 
cost about $2,000 near New York City. I 
do not take any stock in the stories of 
some insiiLute workers who go about 
telling that they “keep 3,000 hens and 
they lay an average of 210 eggs each a 
year,” because the men who feed the 
hens while the boss is away talking tell 
a different story to visitors at their 
farms. Tree fruits in connection with a 
poultry farm would make a good com¬ 
bination undoubtedly, but small fruits 
cannot be successfully raised on land 
devoted to hens or chickens. The rea¬ 
son is apparent. The early biddy knows 
a good thing when she sees it, and if it 
is within reach she will not be slow to 
appropriate what she needs w'hen look¬ 
ing for “the worm.” For this reason we 
have had difficulty in selecting a loca¬ 
tion for our home supply of strawber¬ 
ries, etc., which would be outside the 
range of our hens or chickens, and still 
be convenient for us. The work in con¬ 
nection with a large flock of hens is con¬ 
stant throughout the year, and unless 
extra help can be had when wanted 1 
should not advise too much planting of 
fruit of any kind. If a tree of any kind 
stands close to the henhouse some of 
the hens and chickens will be sure to 
prefer it for roosting quarters during 
the hot nights of Summer, and they get 
so used to “going home to roost” that 
they never seem to know when Winter 
begins. For this reason it is desirable, 
in selecting a site for poultry buildings, 
to choose an open space several rods dis 
tant from any tree. Some of our hen¬ 
houses stand in an apple orchard, and I 
notice that a number of our hens are 
already roosting in the trees, after being 
shut in the houses during the entire 
Winter. o. w. mates. 
Imported Jersey Cattle at Auction. 
The recent importation (75 head) of Island bred 
Jersey cattle by Mr. Frank 0. Ward, of White Oak 
Ridge Stock Farm, near Mlllburn, N. J., will be sold at 
auction Wednesday, April 15, 1903. at 10 o’clock A. M., 
atHexamer’s Riding Academy, 219 Hudson St., Hobo¬ 
ken, N. J., 20 minutes from the business centres of 
of New York by ferries from foot of Christopher and 
Barclay Streets. The cattle may now be seen at Mill- 
burn. For catalogue (ready April 5) address PETER 
C. KELLOGG, Auctioneer. i07 John St.. N. Y. (Tel. 761 
John) or FRANK C. VVARD, Owner, 26 Railroad Place, 
East Orange, N. J. (Tel. 149 East Orange, N. J.) 
Jersey-Isle Herd of Imported 
Jersey Cattle at Auction, 
commencing Tuesday. April 28, at the farm of the 
owners, CASE & WALKER, Rushville. Ind., where 
the cattle may now be seen. There will be upwards of 
100 head comprising the importations of 1900 and 1901, 
with Increase, thoroughly acclimated and in fine con¬ 
dition. None better anywhere. For synopsis (ready 
April 1) of the herd, address PETER C. KELLOGG, 
Auctioneer, 107 John St., New York. Catalogues 
(ready April 15) may be had of the owners, the auc 
tioneer, or of the Jersey Bulletin, Indianapolis, Ind. 
rAm 
iTO(l\MCN55l'rmE5 
Sheep Dips, Tanks, Worm Cures, Bar Marks, 
Punches, Tattoo Markers, Shearing Machines, 
Shears, Sheep Marking Paint, Lamb Feeders, 
Lice Paint, Poultry Supplies, Veter!iiar> 
Remedies, etc. Write for Cataiogue J. 
F. S. BURCH & CO., 144 Illinois St.,CHICAGO. 
For Lice 
and mites use Lee’s Lice Kil¬ 
ler. Simply palntorsprinkle 
on roosts for poultry; it does 
the rest. Easy to buy, easy 
to use. No handling of fowls. 
■ Certain to kill both body-lice 
' and mites. (Quarts, 35 cents; 
gallons, *1.00. Send for free 
catalogue, poultry calendar, 
and list of 3,000 agencies. 
More agents wanted. 
CEO. H. LEE CO., 
OMAHA, NEB. 
The Gem Incubators 
and Brooder* are sold at half the price of other 
makes, and are absolute y guaranteed to hatch 
crery good egg or money back. 60 e^ size $6.00. 
Brooders $4.00. ^rect from factor; to you. Write for eat^ 
lot. IP. fr«. J_ Box«8, Trotwood, 0. 
f 
oite: G-izir.’ 
hatches 1733 chicks. One woman 3496. 
One man 8632. Many others do equally 
well with the PERFECTED HATCH¬ 
ING SYSTEM. Beats incubators. Book¬ 
let fre*. P. OBUNDY. Morrisonville. IlL 
LIFE PRODUCERS 
SUCCESSFUL INCUBATORS. 
LIFE PRESERVERS 
, SUCCESSFUL BROODERS. 
I An about them ia our 156 page oatalo^e. Mailed 
_ Pfrao. l>ee Moines Incubator Co*9 
Pep^ J Dei flolnea, lowa^ or Dept« Buffalo, N. Y« 
The Sure Hatch’s Latest 
An automatic, direct acting 
regulator that surpasses any 
other Improvement ever made 
In incubators. Send for new lllus- 
itrated catalog and free trial offer. 
SURE HATCH INCUBATOR CO., 
Cliy Cinttr, N*b., or Columbus, Ohio. 
PINELAND 
INCUBATORS 
Hatch greatest num¬ 
ber strongest chicks. 
PINELANO 
F 
IDELITY 
OOD 
OR 
Insures perfect 
health and 
Young 
Cihicks g(rowth. 
CONCISE CATALOGUE FBOM 
PINELAND INCUBATOR & BROODER CO., 
Box K, Jamesburg, N. J., U. S. A. 
VICTOR 
W INCUBATORS 
Batch erery fertile egg. Simpleit, 
most durable, cheapest first-class 
hatcher. Money back if not posi¬ 
tively as represented. Wepay/rcight, 
Circular free; catalogue 6o. 
I* * Ml I I I a-iimrs ron r I 
^ ■ I PFfrilUM 
BUCKEYE INCUBATOR 
$ I O'BO For 
I dd 200 Egg 
INCUBATOR 
Perfeei in eonatmotlon and 
aotlon. Hatohes every fertile 
egg. WrlM for catalog to-day, 
OEO. H. STAHL. Quincy, HI. 
INCUBATORS 
From $6 up. Best reasonable pricod 
hatchers on the market 
Brisoders, up. None better at any 
price. Fully wsLiranted. Catalog fre*. 
L. A. SANTA, LIGONIER, IND. 
Barred Rocks and White Wyandottes 
Bggs for hatching, $3 per 1(X). * 
C. A. HAIJi, Oak Hill, Greene County, N. Y. 
jPJJAQ—Bronze and Bronze x Wild Turkey,$3 per 
CUUd doz.; Wh. Wyandotte, Barred P. Rock, 81. 
Stock large, vigorous, proliflc. Utility and fancy. 
Reg. Duroo-Jersey Pigs, $5 up. Italian Bees, $4 up. 
GBORQE BNTY, Templeton, Pa. 
S. C. WHITE LEBHURNS 
We breed from the large true egg type. Have been 
breeding nine years to make this breed perfect. We 
have over 700 to select from, and offer you the benefit 
of our e xperi ence. Send for circular. 
WHITE & BICE, Box A, Yorktown, N. Y. 
MEAUOWVALE FARM dottes, Bairred 
Plymouth Rocks, Single-Comb White Leghorns 
and Pekin Ducks. Eggs and stock for sale at 
reasonabl^rlces. Address 
Ijawia E. BENEDICT. Lathervllle, Md. 
f^nPlfPDEI C-Choice W. Wyan., P. Rocks 
wUUliklidBd Brahmas, Cochins, Leghorns, 
from prlze-winiiing stock. 23 varieties of land ana 
water fowls. Satisfaction guaranteed. Big catalogue 
free. PINE TREE FARM, Box T, Jamesburg, N. J. 
CAfiC from heavy laying strains. White Wyandottes 
kiiuw and White Leghorns, 60 per cent, egg yield 
Jan. and Feb., *03. Eggs guaranteed fertile. Express 
paid. Circular. 1. J. Sxbinguam, Glen Cove. N. Y. 
HOUDANS 
Our stock direct from the greatest breeder In Franoff. 
ClioiUjtf. Ik B. HOWaTT, NewBmnswlok,K.A 
QaIa—R ose-comb Buff Leghorns, Rose-comb 
1 Ur OqIU Brown Leghorns, White Guineas. 
Eggs for hatching from the above stock and Silver 
Wyandottes. A..8.BEBKMAN.SouthBranch«N.i. 
AT alley view poultry farm, Belle- 
’ ville. Pa., llronze and Wild Turkeys. Lead¬ 
ing varieties of poultry. Prices low. Catalogue free. 
90 
varieties. Any amount Poultry, Eggs, Pigeons 
and Hares. Guide dcsc. 6U-page book, 10c. 
i. A. BERGEY, Box 8, Telford. Pa. 
Fowls for wyan., P. Rocks cand 
for 13. 
Leghorns. Stamp. Eggs, $1 
MUS. J. P. HELLINGS, Dover, Del. 
W HITE WYANDOTTES exclusively. Eggs, 15 81; 
50 82.75; 100 85. Mrs. W. Scott, Sabillasville, Md 
White Plymouth Rock Sggs for Hatch 
Ing; 13 for 60c. J. M. Thorniiey, Marietta, Ohio. 
DEED TO LAY.—S. C. W. & Br. Leg., W. Wyan. Eggs. 
^ Cat. Peters. Van Schaack, Coxsackie, N, Y. 
pGGS—IjCadlng strains Barred P. Rocks, 75c. sitting; 
■*“' fresh and securely packed. Farm range. Booking 
orders for Spring Berkshires. W. A. Lothers. Lack,Pa 
Do You Want “Barred Rock” Layers? 
168 egg strain. Eggs, $2 for 13; 85 for 40; 810 for 100. 
Incubator Eggs, t6 per 100. Agent for Cypher’s Incu¬ 
bators, Brooders and Poultry Supplies. 
i. W, PARKS, Box K, Altoona. P& 
WYANDOTTES 
Golden, Silver Laced and 
_ _Buff. Fine stock and eggs at 
fair prices. Birds returnable If not O. K. Breeder 
since 1884. F. S. TENNEY, Box 14, Peterboro, N. H. 
YOUNG CHICKS Shipped safely any distance 
I UUI1W wiiiwiw Try them Instead of eggs fO’ 
hatching. VUleview Poultry Farm Co., Salem, N.Y. 
15 
Thoroughbred 
Chickens 
For 
$1.00 CentralPoultryFarm.Erle.Pa 
If you keep Poultry, have Thor¬ 
oughbreds by all means. 
Send us 81, and we will ship you 
at once a Sitting of 15 Eggs from 
prize-winning stock of White 
Wyandottes, White Leghorns or 
Barred Plymouth Rocks. Ship¬ 
ped safe any distance. Fertility 
Guaranteed. You can do no bet¬ 
ter elsewhere no matter how high 
price you pay. 
W HITE WYANDOTTES, no fancy; bred for 
business; brown eggs: bread-winning strains; 
6(X) layers; 81.50 per 15; $5 per 100; $48 per 1,(KI0. Stock 
for sale. J. A. DkMAR, Silver Lake, Mass. 
U A AQ for batching from choice matings of Barred 
CUUv P- Rocks and White Wyandottes. 83 per 
sitting; three sittings, $5. WOODCBE8T FARM, 
Rlfton, Ulster (X>unty, N. Y. 
—Best Barred and Plymouth Rook 
l^gs for hatching. Matings from 
Shoemaker and Heller strains. Free range and 
fertile eggs; 75 per cent guaranteed. Prices low. 
B. W. JENKINS, Dover, DeL 
OC nnn choice Fertile Eggs, for batching, from 
A Wf UUU hundreds of turkeys, chickens, ducks and 
feeese. Good hatch or new eggs free. Cat. and cir. for 
postal. Orchard Farm Poultry Yards, MUlerton, N. Y; 
rppQ 15,81; 40,82. Buff, Wh.,Barred Rocks; Buff, 
CUDO Wh., Br. Leghorns; Buff,Wh., Golden Wyan.; 
Black Langshans, Buff Cochins, Lt. Brahmas, Minoiv 
oaB,Hamburgs. Cat. B. K. Mohr,Quakertown,Pa. 
BARRED ROCKS 
exclusively. Stock and eggs 
faction guaranteed. Farmers’ prices. Circular Free. 
J. W. COX, New Wilmington, pa.. Box H. 
AYRSHIRES 
and Shetland Ponies, gentle for 
IPPCPYQ ^ Solid Colored Jersey Bull Calves 2)4 
JCnOE. I 0 and 3 mos. old. Sire a Double G. Bon 
of St. Lambert Boy. Sire of 64 tested cows. 
J. ALDUS HERR, Lancaster, Pa. R. R. 4. 
Registered Jersey, Bull Calves 
from Imported Golden Lad at fair prices. 
B. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty (Street, Plttsbnrg, Pa. 
AVDOUIDPO £'or sale, stock of 
tA I I^OrlirAlLO all ages from 
choice cows, sired by Spotted Lad 6461. 
MAPLE ROW STOCK FARM, Cherry Creek, N.Y. 
For Scotch and 
American-bred 
of best dairy quality, ana snetiana Ponies, gen 
children. Address J. F. CONVERSE & CO., Wood^ 
Ville, Jefferson County, N. Y. 
A Foundation Herd of 10 or 20 young reglsterea 
HOLSTEIN COWS Is offered at a special price 
by DELLHURST FABM, Mentor, Ohio. 
Holstein-Friesians ^s^g 
best breeding for sale. Prices reasonable. Every 
animal registered. W(X)DOREST FARM, BUtou, 
Ulster County, N. T. 
Registered Holstein-Friesian Bulls 
for sale cheap. Two Bulls, nearly two years old, and 
five yearlings. All large for their age; straight, hand¬ 
some, perfectly marked. Sired by Dora DeKol’s Count 
No. 23757, bred by Stevens & Sons, Lacona, N. Y. 
Dams best in herd. Also several bull calves. Address 
P. B. MCLENNAN, Syracuse, N. Y. 
OAKLAND HERD 
HOLSTEIIM-FRIESIANS 
will make a special price on a few choice young 
Bulls. Will also offer young females very cheap 
Just now, as we can winter more stock 
than bave pasture for. 
T. A. MITCHELL. Weedsport, N. Y. 
p A I ET Purebred Devon Calves 
■ Kb at reasonable prices. 
B. J. WIQHTMAN, West Baton, N. T. 
DCDffCUlDC DIISC ^»ite 
DCniiwIllllb riUw Wyandotte eggs, 95c, 
per 15; 81.60 per 30. Mapleshade Farm, GrantsvUle, Md. 
FAQ QM| F—Choice Recorded Large English 
run OALb Berkshir-. Boars, ready for serv¬ 
ice. Write your wants or come. 
E. E. HALL, Stanley, N. Y., B. W. IX 1. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES 
hog. Pigs of all ages from Imported slock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM, Rochester, Mich 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whites. 
8 wks. to 6 mos.. mated not akin. 
Service Boars, Bred Bows. Write for 
prices and description. Return if not 
satisfactory; we refund the money. 
HAMILTON & CO., Ercildoun, Chester Co., Pa. 
0 1 0 CUflUC As good as money will buy 
■ Is Ui V Iff 111b or scientific breeding pro¬ 
duce at prices that farmers can afford to pay. 
Pedigree furnished with every animal. Start nght 
by ordering a bred sow or a pair of pigs. 
G. S. HENJAMIN, Box 14, Portland, Mich. 
JACKS FOR SALE. 
150 Jacks, Jennets and Mules now ready for the 
Fall trade. Some bargains. Address 
BAKER’S JACK F-4.RM, Law-rence, Ind. 
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The high quality and low 
prices of my 
PERCHERON 
and FRENCH 
Coach Stallions 
and MARES, and Im¬ 
ported B E R K 8 HIR B 
HOGS will surprise yon. 
Write or come to aee 
them. BLWOODAKIN, 
Sciplo, N. Y. 
PRESENT BARGAINS 
$5i dog pups, 87 to $10. First come, first served. They 
won’t last long. W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
For Sale.—Scotch Collies, magnificently 
bred. A. J. BENEDICT, Woodworth, Wls. 
AFBTII fA I lAF on HENS and CHICKS 
UbA I n I U LlUb 64-page book FREE. 
D. J. LAMBERT, Box 307, Apponang, B. L 
IQ HatchingEggs, 75c.; 26 for 81.25; Buff Rocks, Buff 
10 Logs, and R. C. R. I. Reds. From exhibition Buff 
R., 81Jia & 82 for 13. J. H. HeUerman,Doyleetown, Pa 
Cn'ft’P yin ) W. Wyan. i Farm Range. W. IRISH, 
LggO) ^Ui ( R. I. Reds. ) Po’keepsle, N.Y. R.F.D. 
Eggs that Hatch at Cut Prices 
•'Distance no objection. We pack in cotton batting, 
which prevents Jar and chlP. B. Books, W. Wya"" 
dottes, B. Leghorns. MT. BLANCO POULTB 
FARM, Mt. Blauoo,0. 
air 
T 
FAAA —From prize-winning White Wyandottes. 
CUUv heavy-laying, farm-raised stock. 81 and 
82 per 13; 85 per 100. ROBERT RICH, 
1121 Pleasant Street, Worcester, Mass. 
—Rhode Island Reds Light Brahmas, 
Barred Rocks. Hardy, proliflc, 
pure stock, bred on separate farms for eggs to hatch 
at 6 cents each. Write to WALTER SHERMAN, 
25 Boulevard, Middletown, R. I. 
^ 0—Single-Comb White Leghorn, the egg- 
CvJVl^ producer; Partridge Wyandotte, for 
luueggs, »iu. r'artriagu wyauuutte juggs, la 
Above stock are winners and bred from winners. Cor¬ 
respondence BoUolted. _ 
J. W. WARWICK, Washington, Pa. 
BARRED PLYMOUTH HOCKS ?p "A 
vigorous Stock (Ringlet strain). Bggs, 15$!; 80, $1.^* 
100 85. B. H. ACKLEY, Spring Hill, Bradford Co., PA 
