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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 2 
MAPES, THE HEN MAN. 
Cleaning the Henhouse.— Will Mapes, 
the hen man, tell the readers of The R. 
N.-Y. how he can keep his henhouse in 
a sanitary condition if he cleans the drop¬ 
pings from the tables only “five or six 
times a year?” Does he daily cover the 
droppings with plaster, dry dust or any 
deodorizer? The practice of most poultry 
keepers in this locality known to the 
writer is to clean the droppings from the 
tables and floor (or ground) everv dap, 
both Winter and Summer. Some, who wish 
to be scrupulously neat, gather the drop¬ 
pings twice daily—at least in the Winter 
when hens cannot go outdoors. 
Massachusetts. s. h. r. 
The tables beneath our perches are 30 
inches from the floor, and the perches 
are about nine inches above the tables. 
The floor is kept well littered with shav¬ 
ings from kiln-dried lumber. The drop¬ 
pings which fall into this dry litter on 
the floor are thus deodorized. This lit¬ 
ter, etc., from the floor is removed oc¬ 
casionally, before it becomes too dirty, 
and spread on grass land, usually every 
Fall and Spring. The droppings which 
fall on the table beneath the perches are 
allowed to lie right where they drop un¬ 
til we get an order for a load of hen 
manure from the tannery, when we 
drive to the houses having the largest 
deposit on the tables, and shovel it di¬ 
rect from the tables into the wagon. The 
droppings accumulate on the table so 
slowly that no disagreeable smell is 
noticeable except in very rare cases. In 
warm weather they are dried by the 
sun’s heat as fast as they accumulate, 
and in this form their presence in the 
building is entirely harmless. In Win¬ 
ter they do not dry on the table, but 
are often frozen, and no ammonia es¬ 
capes so long as they are left lying un¬ 
disturbed where they drop. Just as soon, 
however, as they are loosened from the 
tables and thrown into a loose heap, fer¬ 
mentation will begin at once. We hard¬ 
ly dare fill our wagon and let it stand 
over night, for fear it will get hot before 
it can be delivered next day. Do not 
the dry droppings on the table in Sum¬ 
mer make harboring places for mites? 
They would if the house should become 
badly infested. Keep the perches above 
where the hens sit free from lice, how¬ 
ever, and there need be no fear of lice 
on the droppings below; even if they 
are a foot thick. It would be nice to 
have the tables cleaned every morning, 
and dusted with some dry material. I 
know of no objection except the labor 
and consequent cost. I cannot afford to 
spend a dollar’s worth of time with hens 
in order to get a dollar’s worth of eggs. 
Stale Biiead. —This is often recom¬ 
mended for young chicks. We got about 
700 chicks from our three incubators 
(first hatch) and have given them little 
else as yet. One of the bakers in our 
home town often has a surplus and sells 
us a sugar-barrel full of loaves for a 
dollar, containing about 40 two-pound 
loaves. This is as cheap as ordinary 
grain food, is cooked, and is convenient. 
We formerly dried the bread in the 
warming oven of the kitchen I’ange untii 
crisp, and then reduced to crumb form 
with a rolling pin. This season we are 
cutting the loaves into thick slices, 
soaking them in a pail of water for a 
few minutes until soft, then squeeze out 
most of the water and throw into each 
pen one of the thick slices. In this form 
the chicks can easily eat it and get both 
exercise and water while doing so. As 
they grow older we shall try two feeds 
a. day of cracked corn, and one feed a 
day of the same anti-corn mash which 
v,'e give the hens. In this way they will 
get practically the same nutrients sup¬ 
plied in a balanced ration such as we 
used last year. 
good-sized building which furnished 
sleeping quarters, which were roomy 
and dry. They had to cross the pasture 
field in order to reach the gate which 
admitted them to the barnyard where 
our long feeding trough is situated. This 
insures them good exercise at least 
three times a day in all kind of weather. 
The door of their sleeping quarters was 
always kept open on the south side of 
the building, and they seldom soiled the 
inside of the building with excrement. 
This made it comparatively easy to pro¬ 
vide a dry clean bed for them. We have 
formerly kept several sows with their 
litters in one place, after the pigs are 
a few days old. With this arrangement 
the stronger of the sows are apt to 
“play the hog’’ and get more than their 
share of the feed. The underlings, if 
any, will lose flesh very fast when suck¬ 
ling their pigs. In this new pen we 
placed a sow in each of the small com¬ 
partments a week before they were ex¬ 
pected to farrow, and do not expect to 
remove them until pigs are ready to 
wean. In this way all can be fed sep¬ 
arately, varying the amount according 
to size of litters and condition of sows 
and pigs. Small openings will be made 
to allow the pigs to come out into the 
hallway, and out of doors if they desire, 
for exercise and a chance at a special 
trough of feed placed conveniently for 
them. 
Will they get into the wrong pens in 
this way, and be hurt by the strange 
sows? 
I think not, judging by past experi¬ 
ence. We have frequently kept half a 
dozen sows with their young pigs in one 
place, and never had any trouble that 
way. Each pig knew its own mother, 
however, at meal time, and all the sows 
would allow their pigs to suck at the 
same time. No more popular show has 
ever been given to visitors at our farm 
than half a dozen sows lying in a circle 
with 50 little pigs in the ring “taking 
comfort.’’ o. w. mapes. 
Sore Shoulders 
sore neck, sore back, <S:c., result¬ 
ing from collar.saddle or harness 
gall and chafing, and all forms 
of canker, callous, Ac., are in¬ 
stantly relived and cured with 
Tuttle’s Elixir. 
Used and endorsed by Adams 
Express Company. 
Dr. S. A. Tuttle. Wolcott, Vt., July 15, 1899. 
Dear Sir;—I had a horse that had two bunches on his shoulder, 
caused by wearing a new collar. Loss than cue bottleof your Elixii 
cured it after six months’ standing. L. W. FISHER. 
Cures also curb, splint, contracted cord, all forms of 
lameness and colic, distemper, founder,pneumonia,&c. 
^ TUTTLE’S FAMilY ELIXIR cures rheumatism, sprains, 
bruises, etc. Kills pain Instantly. Our lOO-page book. 
"Veterinary Experience,” FKEE. 
Dr. S. A. TUTTLE, 30 Beverly Sf., Boston, Mass. 
Rewarp of £o-called Elixirs—none genuine but Tuttle^s. 
Avoid all blisters; they offeronly temporary relief if any 
SHOO'FLY 
THE 
ANIMALS’ 
FRIEND 
Half cent’s worth saves S quarts milk and much flesh. Kil. 
every fly it strike.s; Keeps off the rest. Harmless to man or beast 
NO LICK in poultry house or ar.y placeiti.s sprayed. Ifyour 
dealer does not keep it. send Jfl.OOfor Improved Three Tube 
Sprayer and enough Shoo-l’ly toprolcct200cows. Cash returned 
i f cows are not protected. 
SHOO-FLYMFG. CO.,1005 Fairmount Ave., Phila.,Pa. 
Above trade mark on every box. 
THE SPRING 
WORK 
Is sure to bring sore 
shoulders. You need not 
lay your horse off a day 
if you uso 
BIGKMORE’S 
It’s the sovereign remedy lor all Calls, Scratches, 
Wire Cuts, Crease Heel, etc. in horses. Torn or 
Cracked Tools, etc. in cows. Sold by local dealers 
everywhere, who are directed to refund money if it 
fails. Enclose us 10 cents for testing sample. 
8ICKM0RE GALL CURE COIVIFANY, Box SIS, Old Town, Mo. 
Brooder Lamps. —The lamps which 
we use under our brooders were for¬ 
merly fitted with tin chimneys with 
straight sides. 1 noticed last season that 
if tlie flame got turned up too high there 
was danger that the side points of the 
flame would touch the sides of these 
straight chimneys, giving rise to danger 
from smoking lamps, etc. On account 
of this danger the straight tin chim¬ 
neys were I’eplaced with others with 
bulging sides, after the pattern of the 
glass chimneys in common use. This 
gives more room for the flame to throw 
out corners without danger of its touch¬ 
ing the sides of the chimney. When this 
occurs soot is sure to form at the point 
of contact. A year’s use convinces me 
that they are safer than the tin chimney 
with straight sides in common use for 
brooders. 
Pig Notes. —A building 12x48 feet, 
formerly used for poultry, has been 
turned into a convenient pigpen in 
which to place the breeding sows at far¬ 
rowing time. An alley four feet wide 
extends the whole length and the re¬ 
mainder of the space is divided into 
eight pens 6x8 feet. The whole herd of 
12 sows were wintered in a small pas¬ 
ture field where they had access to a 
BARREN COWS OURED. 
Write for Pamphlet and Testtmonlala, 
SPIafM# anef Bmst Trmutmmmt Extmntm 
A. Albany» N» V 
PRESCOTT’S $ 
WINGING 
WIVEL 
rANCIIION 
KEEPS COWS CLEA 
Swings forward while g« 
ting u(> or lying down. Loc 
back while standing. Ft 
Iiarticularsfree. PRESCOT 
59 Beverly St., Boston, Mas 
THE CHAIN-HANGING 
Cattle Stanchion 
The most practical and humane Fastener ever In¬ 
vented. Gives perfect freedom of the head. Illustrated 
Circular and Price free on application. Manufactured 
by O. H. ROBERTSON, ForestvUle, Conn. 
Wilder’s stanchion 
—beinjf an i rapro vem ent over 
Bniith’B. Liifhtest, etronj^est, 
qaickestf safest swing stancMox 
inad^ Haasteel latch and automatic 
lock.,'YBecouies stationary when 
open. Animal camiotturnltlD back- 
ingOQt. MadsofbestssasoDsdhard 
wood. Pinsforfastenlngwlthevery 
■tanchloD. Send for teetlmonUl*. 
J. K. WILDER* SONS, 
COOPER 
SHEEP 
STANDARD OF THE WORLD 
for 6o years. Used on 250 millions 
annually. Superior to all other 
kinds. No smell. Benefits while it 
cures. Keeps flock clean a long 
time. Increases growth and quality 
of wool. Used by large majority of 
sheep breeders in all countries. 
Sold by all leading druggists and 
general merchants everywhere. 
If local druggist cannot supply, 
•end $1.75 for $a (100 gal.) pkt. to 
CYrilERS INCURATOR CO., 
No. 8 l*ark Place, New York. 
DEATH TO HEAVES 
NK\> iON’8 Heave, Coagh, IMi* 
temper and IndlgeiilloB Care* 
A veterinary speciUc for windf 
f throat and stomach troubles. 
Strong recommendi. |I.U0 per 
can. Uealers. Mail or Kx. paid. 
Newton Horse Remedy Cot« 
Toledo, Ohio. 
r: 
miiMCNs smim 
Sheep Dips, Tanks, Worm Cures, Ear Marks. 
Punches, Tattoo Markers, Shearing Machines, 
Shears, Sheep Marking Paint, Lamb Feeders, 
Lie* Paint, Poultry Supplies, Veterinary 
Remsdies, etc. Write for Catalogua J. 
F. S. BURCH & CO.. 144 Illinois St., CHICAGO 
SOAVilV 
Cvirb 
Sp]li\I 
Care These Blemishes 
Alno Ringbone, hard or soft 
enlargements. Sweeny, Knee- 
Sprang.Fistnla and Poll Evil. 
Slight coat and certain onree. 
Two big booklet* telling how 
to do it aent free.Wrltetoda 
rUUIHfi BEOS., Chsabls, 
111 Caiaa Bts*kTBrdf,Chltag«,nL 
of Omaha 
makes the best ihie and 
mite killer for poultry— 
Lee’s Lice Killer. A liquid— 
simply spray or sprinkle on 
the roosts. No handling of 
fowls. No lat)or or bother. 
Kills both body-lice and 
mites. Sold in every state 
at 35 cts. per qt., *1 per giil. 
Send for free catalogue, 
poultry booklet and calen¬ 
dar, list of 3.000 agencies, etc. 
GKO. H. LEE to., Omaha, .Neb. 
DEATH TO LICE 
on HENS and CHICKt 
64-page book FREE. 
D. -I. LAMBERT Box 807 Aotionaug. R- T 
PINELAN 
n INCUBATORS 
1 1 Hatch greatest num- 
1# ber strongest chicks. 
PINELAN 
a BROODERS 
i 1 Have never been 
V equaled. 
C" 
1 o 
3 ELITY 
OD 
R 
■ B ^ Insures perfect 
1 O U n&; health and 
Chicks 
CONCISE CATALOGUE FROM 
PINELAND INCUBATOR & BROODER CO., 
Box K, -Tnmesbnrsr, N. J.. U. S. A. 
INGUBATORSI 
From 96 up. Best reasonable priced^ 
hatchers on the market n 
Broodera, 94 up. Nona better at <u>y^ 
t rice. Fully warranted. Catalog 
..A. SANTA. LIGONIER.IND.^" 
one: 
batches 1793 chicks. One woman 2406. 
One man 2632. Many others do equally 
well with the PERPBCTIID HATCH- 
INQ SYSTEM. Beats Inoubatore. Book¬ 
let free. F. O&ITNDY. MorrisonviUe, Ill. 
Q P W I PflUnQNC Select mating. 
Oi Ui TTi LLUnUnllO Eggs,$l persettiug. 
FRANK EOTSFORD, I’enn Yan, N. Y., R. D. No. 3 
COD CJll C—Pckln Duck Eggs from choice 
rulf OALC stock. $1 for 12 . 
E. P. AUOHER, New Hope, Pa. 
yniiun PUIPIfQ shipped safely any distance 
1 UUIlU UnlUlxO Try them Instead of eggs fo 
atching ViUeviHw Poultry Farm Oo., N V 
C nnDnnN charleston Four Corners, N. Y., 
■ U U n U U li ; Box 63, will spare a few Mam¬ 
moth Light Brahma Cockerels. Eggs, 75c. per 16. 
U|YJ|||nATTCQ Golden, Silver Laced and 
ff I AnUU I I bO Buff. B'ine stock and eggs at 
fair prices. Birds returnable if not O. K. Breeder 
since 1884. F. S. TENNEY, Box 14, Peterboro, N. H 
FnUfIc fni Wyan., P. Rocks and 
I UnlO lUI OulC Leghorns. Stamp. Eggs, $1 
for 13. Mbs. J. P. HELLINGS, Dover, Del. 
COCKERELS 
•Choice W. Wyan., P. Rocks 
Brahmas, Cochins, Leghorns, 
irom prize-winning stock. 23 varieties of land ana 
water fowls. Satisfaction guaranteed. Big catalogue 
fr <- VTNF TREE FAHM- Box T. .Tnmech.irir, N T 
S. C. WHITE LEGHURNS 
Hens that laj 
-- - -- --- — --- the ones that 
We breed from the large true egg type. Havel 
oreedlng nine years to make this breed perfect, 
have over 700 to select from, and offer you the bei 
01 our experience. Send for circular. 
WHITE & RICE, Box A, Yorktown. N. 
Registered Jersey Bull Calves 
from Imported Golden Lad at fair prices. 
R. P. SHANNON, 907 Liberty jStreet, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Holstein-Friesians oTtSI 
best breeding for sale. Prices reasonable. Every 
animal registered. WOODCREST FARM, Blfton, 
Ulster County, N. Y. 
^ffOLSra/V CATTLE 
Good ones, and all ages. Fine Yearling BaU% 
ready for service. 
RAMBOUILLET SHEEP. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE. 
Write DELLHURST FARMS, Mentor, Ohio. 
OAKLAND HERD 
HOLSTEIIM-FRIESLAiSiS 
will make special price on a few choice young Bulls. 
We also offer females of any ago very cheap 
Just now, as wo can winter more stock 
than we have pasture for. 
T. A. MITCHELL, AVoedsport, N. Y. 
For Scotch and A ^ LJ I |S ET C 
American-bred Y IX ' Y ■■ I 
of best dairy quality, and Shetland Ponies, gentle for 
children. Address J. F. CONVERSE & (X)., Wood- 
vUle, Jefferson County, N. Y. 
P U O* A I P Purebred Devon Calve* 
■ Li Eb at reasonable prices. 
B. J WIGHTMAN, West Baton, N. T. 
FfID Oil p—Cbolco Recorded Large English 
run vALb Berkshlr. Boars, ready for serr- 
Ice. Write your wants or come. 
E. E. HALL, Stanley, N. Y., B. F. D. 1. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES 
hog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BIU )K STOCK J&’aHM. Rochester.Mich 
DQ|.Ln|<|.Qn—Best English and American blood. 
DwInullllCO C. M. ABiiE, 309 Broadway, New York 
M- P. Chinas, BerKshires and C. Whites. 
8 wkB. to 6 mos.. mated not akin. 
Service Boars, Bred Sows. W rite for 
prices and description. Return If not 
satisfactory; we refund the money. 
HAMILTON A CO., Er-Ud,.un, Chester Co., Pa. 
0 1 0 CUUI up As good as money will buy 
■ 1 1 Ml dWv 111 b or scientific breeding pro¬ 
duce at prices that farmers can afford to pay. 
Pedigree furnished with every animal. Start right 
by ordering a bred sow or a pair of pigs. 
G. S. BENJAMIN. Rot U Portland Mich 
0 1 P for sale at farmers’prices. Fine 
■ li Ui llUO stock. None hotter; few iis goon. 
May and June delivery. J. D. DATES, Idlewlld 
Farm, R. F. D. No. 9, Ludlowvllle, N. Y. 
JACKS FOR SALE. 
160 Jacks, Jennets and Mules now ready for the 
Fall trade. Some bargains. Address 
BAKER’S JACK FARM, Lawrence, Ind. 
PRESENT BARGAINS 
In Purebred Scotch Col- 
$ 5 : dog pups, $7 to 110. First come, first served. They 
won’t last long. W. W- CHENEY, Manlius, N- Y 
For Sale.—Scotch Collies, magnificently 
tred, A. J. BENEDICT, Woodworth, Wls. 
r’nfllO Females. Circulars. SILAS 
VUlllC r Udecker, south Montrose, Pa. 
V ALLEY VIEW POULTRY FARM, Belle¬ 
ville, Pa., Bronze and AVIld Turkeys. Lead¬ 
ing varieties of poultry. Prices low. Catalogue free. 
4R nnn t^1^t>lce Fertile Eggs, for hatching, from 
&U|UUU hundreds of turkeys, chickens, ducks and 
geese. Good hatch or new eggs free. Cat. and clr. for 
postal. Orchard Fai-m Poultry Yards, MiUerton,N. Y. 
Rhode Island Reds Light Brahmas, 
Barred Rocks. Hardy, prolific, 
pure stock, bred on separate farms for eggs to hatch 
It 6 cents each. Write to WALTER SHERMAN, 
5 Boulevard, Middletown, R. I. 
Eggs, 
j W. Wyan. 
( R.I. Reds. 
I Farm Range. W. IRISH, 
( Po’keepsie, N.Y. R.F.D. 
Wliite Plymouth Rock Eggs for Hatch 
ing; 13 for 50c. J. M. Thornlley, Marietta, Ohio. 
F A AQ for batching from choice matings of Barred 
bllMw P. Rocks and White Wyandottes. $2 per 
’sitting; three sittings, $5. WOODCREST FARM, 
Rifton, Ulster County, N. Y, 
Eggs that Hatch at Cut Prices 
tDI tance no objection. We pack In cotton battln*, 
which prevents jar and chill. B. Rocks, W. Wyan- 
a-ttes, B. Leghorns. MT. BLANCO POULTRY 
fARK, Mt. Blanco, O. 
■p ^ C—Single-Comb White Leghorn, the egg- 
■CVavU producer; Partridge Wyandotte, for 
broiler and roaster, Pittsburg and Cleveland winners. 
Eggs from above Leghorns, 15 eggs, $2; 30 eggs, $3.75; 
100 eggs, $10. Partridge Wyandotte Eggs, 15 egg^ $3. 
Above stock are winners and bred from winners. Oor- 
irespondence solicited. 
J. W. WARWICK, Washington, P*. 
90 
varieties. Any amount Poultry, Eggs, Pigeon* 
and Hares. Guide desc. 60-page book, 10c. 
J. A BEKGEY, Box 8, Telford. Pa. 
Barred Rocks and White Wyandottes 
Eggs for hatching, $3 per 100. 
C. A. HALL, Oak Hill, (jreene County, jLi. Y. 
W HITE AVYANHOTTE.S, no fancy; bred for 
business; brown eggs; bread-winning strains; 
<BO0 layers; $1.50 per 16; ^5 per 100; $48 per 1,000. Stock 
(torsa'e. .T A DwMAR, Sliver l.uko Mass 
15,$1; 40, $3. Buff, Wh., Barred Bocks; Buff, 
.WWW Wh.,Br. Leghorns; Buff,Wh., Golden Wyan.; 
Hack Langshans, Buff Cochins, Lt. Brahmas, Minor 
a>, Hamburg*. Oat. H. K. Mohr, Quakertown, Pa- 
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