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TIIE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
July 26 
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Live Stockand Dairy 
MAPES, THE HEN MAN. 
Will Mr. Mapes Rive plan of brooder 
house? I thought of building one 16 x 30 
feet, with one-slant roof. How do you 
handle, keep and apply hen manure, and 
how many acres will the manure from 
1,500 hens cover in a year? What crops 
do you use it on? a. c. p. 
Pattersonville, N. Y. 
A Desirable Brooder House. —I do 
not like the size of brooder house which 
you propose. I should prefer a house 
narrower than 16 feet, and a double 
slant roof rather than single slant. It 
is almost indispensable to have sunshine 
in a brooder house, directly on the 
chicks at times, and for this reason a 
wide house with alley-way in center and 
pens on each side is impracticable. The 
outside runs should be on the sunny side 
of building also, hence a narrower 
house, say 12 feet, with alley-way on 
north or west side, and windows and 
runways on south or east side, is pre¬ 
ferable. No building for poultry should 
be built too low for a man to stand 
erect while caring for them. On the 
other hand, it should have no very high 
spaces into which the warm air can ac¬ 
cumulate in Winter, since the floor is 
the proper place for poultry, at least 
during the day. My house is 12x60 feet, 
with seven-foot posts and double slant 
roof. I have used it two seasons, and 
would make very few changes if I were 
to rebuild. The first move 1 made after 
I decided to build was to buy my siding 
(matched pine) and have it placed in 
drying room, in order to make sure that 
cracks would not shrink open. Floor 
timbers are 4x4 inches, supported on 
stone piers about a foot high, insuring 
against rats and rotten sills. Floor is of 
Georgia pine, which makes a stiff, 
smooth floor, and costs but little more 
than hemlock with us. Sides and enas 
are lined with Cabot’s sheathing quilt, 
fastened in place by a lining of cheap¬ 
est half-inch boards I could buy. This 
protects the paper quilt completely. The 
cross girths are just high enough to 
clear a man’s head, and on them is laid 
a floor of loose cheap boards, over which 
a layer of cut straw, sawdust, etc., is 
laid. This makes a bunding cool in 
Summer, and easily warmed in Winter. 
A four-foot alley extends along the back 
and the eight-foot space in front is di¬ 
vided into 10 pens, 6x8 feet, with one 
window in each pen. 
Use ok Hen Manure. —We have a 
ready cash market for hen manure at a 
nearby tannery, where it is used for 
tanning purposes, and our practice has 
been to sell all the manure from the 
tables, using only that mixed with lit¬ 
ter on the floors for crops. We use 
planer shavings freely on the floors, 
and the manure is pretty well “diluted,” 
but its effect, when spread on meadows, 
seems to be out of all proportion to its 
chemical analysis. Its effect on grass 
seems to be about as quick as that of 
nitrate of soda. A neighbor bought a 
load of clear manure, such as we sell at 
the tannery, for use on his corn crop. 
Hr told me a few days ago that he was 
highly pleased with its effect. He com¬ 
posted it with some other material, 
which I neglected to inquire about. I 
have tried it on potatoes with unsatis¬ 
factory results. I should recommend its 
use on such crops as corn, grass, millet, 
etc. From our 1,400 hens we have sold 
700 bushels the past year, in addition to 
what we have used at home, and what 
the hens have scattered on the pastures 
while on the range. 1 should judge that 
50 bushels of clear manure, evenly dis¬ 
tributed, would make a good applica¬ 
tion for an acre of either corn or grass. 
We get 25 cents per bushel at the tan¬ 
nery, and I have always thought I could 
get better returns by investing the 
money in commercial fertilizers on other 
crops. If I were situated where I did 
not have a ready cash market for it, I 
should try using wood ashes in connec¬ 
tion with it applied separately. If they 
were not available, then dissolved bone 
black and muriate of potash. 1 took an 
enjoyable walk to-day, July 11. My 
course took me across a four-acre field 
of Timothy, in which my son was just 
starting the mower. It was seeded with 
millet several years ago, and in the nat¬ 
ural course of things, would have been 
largely daisies and sorrel by this time, 
needing reseeding. It received a top¬ 
dressing of shavings from the hennery 
floors about April 1, which has put new 
life in the Timothy, and been the de¬ 
struction of the daisies, etc. 
Not a weed was in sight, and the Tim¬ 
othy was up to my armpits on nearly the 
whole field. As I extended my arms 
above the Timothy heads in walking 
across the field, I was reminded of the 
farmer in Scripture who planned to 
build a bigger barn. May the analogy 
go no further! 
The Ego Crop. —The yield of eggs 
from our hen dairy has fallen to about 
650 a day. A good many of the hens are 
also beginning to moult. This is quite 
a drop from high-water mark, but prices 
of eggs have advanced enough to about 
counterbalance the account, as far as 
cash returns are concerned. Eggs are 
about five cents per dozen higher in 
price than they were a year ago. Meat, 
butter, grain and many other farm pro¬ 
ducts are also higher in price. I would 
like to speak a word of encouragement 
to farmers who have long been strug¬ 
gling with a big mortgage at heavy 
odds. Circumstances over which farm¬ 
ers have had little direct control kept 
the price pendulum swinging continual¬ 
ly one way from 1865 to 1898. In very 
many cases this shrinkage of values de¬ 
stroyed the farmer’s equity in his farm, 
and made the mortgagee the real owner 
of the farm. The only thing that kept 
him from taking possession, was the 
fact that he preferred to have the in¬ 
terest on the mortgage, so long as the 
farmer could pay it, rather than the rent 
which he could get for the farm if he 
foreclosed. The price pendulum is now 
swinging the other way, and tends to 
lift the mortgaged farmer on his feet 
again, as surely and as easily as he was 
before cast down. o. w. mapes. 
A Mighty Michigan Hen. 
We have a Barred Plymouth Rock hen 
that has gained a reputation with our 
family as an egg producer. She weighs 
six pounds, 15 ounces, and was hatched 
April, 1900; commenced laying the fol¬ 
lowing December. It was not until 
about the middle of April, 1901, that we 
noticed she attended strictly to produc¬ 
ing eggs, and of certain color and size. 
They weigh just two ounces, no more, no 
less. In color and specks they resemble 
a turkey egg. After we commenced to 
keep a record of her eggs she laid one 
egg each day for 29 days, and stopped 
for two days. Then repeated for 15 days 
and after one day’s rest she laid t.he fol¬ 
lowing 14 days, making a total of 58 
eggs laid in 61 days. In July, 1901, she 
wanted to sit, and it took nearly a 
month to get her out of that notion. We 
kept no account of her eggs until the 
first of October, 1901. All the rest of our 
hens were on a vacation. Since last Oc¬ 
tober sbe has the following record: Oc¬ 
tober, 1901, 24 eggs; November, 21; De¬ 
cember, 7, cold week with half feathers 
enough to keep her warm. Commenced 
laying January 21, 1902. January, 8 
eggs; February, 18; March, 25; April, 
27; May, 28; June, 26; July, 7. She be¬ 
gins to act broody again. We think this 
is fair laying for a poor hen that has to 
get along without skim-milk. She has 
had wheat and corn to help herself to 
when she so desired, and a grass run. 
Her egg shells are very thin. We in¬ 
tend to keep a record of every egg laid 
by her this year. We have chicks 75 
per cent her blood. We hope to breed 
a flock of business hens. Some of her 
pullets are proving fine, but we are not 
keeping a record of them. r. e. r. 
Adrian, Mich. 
The Cost of a Cow’s Food. 
I give you here the cost of feed and 
annual product of my herd of grade Jer¬ 
seys, 15 in number. I value silage at $3 
per ton, mixed hay, $10; bran, $25; cot¬ 
ton-seed meal, $30. For six months the 
cows are fed 40 pounds silage, eight 
pounds hay, three pounds bran and 
three pounes of cotton-seed meal per 
day. This ration costs 18 cents per day 
each. The other six months they are on 
pasture, and are fed two pounds of bran 
each per day; value of pasture five cents 
and of bran 2 y 2 cents per day, making 
$45.80 the cost of a year’s feed. They 
each produce about 150 gallons of cream 
per year, which brings me 50 cents per 
gallon when delivered five miles from 
here. That leaves me $29.20 to pay for 
the labor, interest on money and depre¬ 
ciation in value of each cow. When I 
work it out on paper the profit seems 
very good, but somehow at the end of a 
hard year’s work I find I am no better 
off. It takes about four hours each day 
to attend to the cows, wash the milk 
things, and deliver the cream, both my 
man and myself working at it Taking 
the labor and this four hours a day 
from the other farm work I can’t see 
where I am making much from the cows. 
Brighton, Md. J. h. j. 
Twenty Leghorn fowls will not eat any 
more than 10 Wyandottes or P. Rock or 
other large fowls, and will produce more 
eggs. Leghorns will lay eggs from De¬ 
cember 30 to November. The large fowls 
produce eggs seven months in a year. 
Union Center, N. Y. l. h. k. 
R. N.-Y.—Is this statement from obser¬ 
vation merely, or from actual experiment? 
Horse Owners! Use 
GOMBAULT’S 
Caustic 
Balsam 
A Safe, Speedy, nnd Positive Cur* 
The safest. Kent BLISTER ever used. Take* 
the place of all llnainents for mild or severe action 
Removes all Punches or Blemishes from Horses 
and Cattle, SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY 
O K El KING. Impossible to produce scar or blemish 
Every bottle sold is warranted to give satisfaction 
Price Sill .50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or sent 
by express, charges paid. with full directions for 
Its use. Send for descriptive circulars. 
TIIE LAWRKNCE-WILLTAM8 CO., Cleveland. O 
Ileav*, Cough, Dis¬ 
temper unit IndlgtttlouCure. 
A veterinary ipoolllo for wind., 
throat and stomach troubles. 
Strong recommends, $1 per 
can. Dealers, mall or Kx.paid, 
hewton llorse lLeiuedy Co. 
( y ) Toledo. Ohio. 
Shoo- 
Kills 
every 
tly It 
strikes. 
■ 
off the 
Mat. 
Harmless 
to man 
Half cent’s 
worth Haves 
2 quarts 
milk and 
much flesh. 
Cures sores, hoof all* 
mentfi, etc. Shoo*Fly is the original 
stock protector used by same dairymen 
since ld>*5. ThouHunda have duplicated 10 
to f>0 gallons seven consecutive years. Beware 
or beast, of imitation* that last only a few hours and make sores. 
If your dealer does not keep Klioo-FIy send us ij»l,00 for 
latent improved double tube sprayer and enough hhoo*Fly to 
protect 200 cows, or 50c for liquid. 
Quart FICF.F to those naming tniltatlon they have used, 
and promising to pay express. To these will send Sprayer for Mo. 
BUG0LEUM 
is the most 
effectual 
SHEEP DIP 
Killsall Llee, Ticks. CurcMSi’ub* Manure, sores. The best 
known disinfectant. Prevents contagious abortion. Price $1.25 per 
gal. Add from 20 to 100 gals, water. Cattle dipped or sprayed ia 
Ktigolotim (1 to :J0) will be free of ticks and puss the quarantine. 
SHOO-FLY MFG. CO. 1005 Fairmount Ave., Phila.,Pa. 
Experience has proven Shoo*Ply to be O. K.—JiDITOIt* 
Breeders’ Directory 
Registered Jersey Bull Calves 
from Imported Golden Lad at fair prices. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
A Foundation Herd of 10 or 20 young registered 
HOLSTEIN COWS is offered at a special price 
by DELLHURBT FARM, Mentor, Ohio. 
For Sale 
—PUREBRED BERKSHIRE 
SWINE and 8COTCH COLLIE 
PUPS from registered stock. 
W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
FOR SALE 
The high-bred herd of Holsteln-Krleslans at 
the MAPLES STOCK FARM, Binghamton, N. Y. 
Address WM. ROOD, Proprietor. 
Dorset Ram Lambs .““l.iv.! 
ready for delivery now, at $10 to $15 each. Regis¬ 
tered to purchaser's name. 
MAPLEMONT SARGENT, Albany, Vt. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES S2TC2 
hog. Pigs of all ages from Imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM, Rochester, Mich 
Reg. P. Chinas, Bcrkshires and C. Whites. 
Choice Pigs. 8 weeks old, mated not 
akin. Bred Sows and Service Boars. 
POULTRY. Write for hard times 
price, and free circular. 
HAMILTON & CO., Rosenvlck, Chester Co., Pa. 
INftnDA ftfUTC handsome, hardy and 
RnUUnR UUAIO profitable. Prize stock. 
Low prices. Large cir. E. W. Cole & Co., Kenton. O. 
For Sale.—Scotch Collies, magnifi¬ 
cently bred. A. J. BENEDICT, Woodworth, Wis. 
Collie Pups 
—Spayed Females. Clroulare. 
DECKER, South Montrose Pa. 
SILAS 
DOG FOR SALE 
St. Bernard, male, eligible 
for registration; white 
with yellow spots; house broken; good disposition; 
tlnely marked head and face. Address 
MRS. M. E. SMITH, Mount Upton, N. Y. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES ST R A ftP. 
Farm-raised; unlimited range. A few choice breed¬ 
ers, yearlings. Hens, $2 each; male birds.$2.50. Eggs 
balance of season, $1 for 16. Five hundred selected 
pullets and cockerels for sale In September. 
H. A. HATHAWAY, Groendale. N. Y. 
VIaaAL Ia I I..a on HENS and CHICKS 
1168111 10 LIC6 W-page Book FREE. 
D. J. LAMBERT, Box 307, Apponaug, R. 1. 
XK/HITE WASH Stable* and Hennery—Dla- 
vv Infect Drains, etc We ship a whole barrel of 
Chaumont White Lime on receipt of 80c. 
The Adams A Duford Co., Chaumont, Jeff.Oo.,N.Y. 
V POULTRY PROFITS; makinghonalay:getting 
rid of mites and lice;hatching;raiHing chicks; 
curing diseases; many valuable pointers sent 
free with nameof nearest agent for Lee’s Lice 
Killer, the great insecticide. Ask for new 
catalogue. OKU. II. I.KK CO., Omaha, Nebraska. 
THE CHAIN-HANGING 
Cattle Stanchion 
The most practical and humane Fastener ever In¬ 
vented. G Ives perfect freedom of the head. 1 ilustrated 
Circular and Prloe free on application. Manufactured 
by O. H. KOBEKTSON, Forestvllle, Conn. 
Wilder s stanchion 
—being:an I mpr ovement over 
Smith’s. Lightest, strongest, 
quickest, safest swing atanchloK 
made. Han steel latch and automatic 
lock. Becomes stationary when 
open. Animal cannot turn It In back- 
ingout. Made of best seasoned hard 
wood. Tins for fastening with every 
stanchion. Bend for testimonials. 
j K. WILDER & SONS, 
= NO SPAVINS = 
The worst possible spavin can bo cured in 
45 minutes. Ringbones, Curbs and Splints 
just as quick. Not painful and never has 
failed. Detailed information about this 
now method sent free to horse owners. 
Write today. Ask for pamphlet No. 88 
Fleming Bros., Chemists, Union Stock Yds., Chicago. 
CoW-FLV 
KILLER. 
Cam* <0*1 t» 
»at* Of Ink* I 
4/»t. I ha read* 
OfIhrsa Urn** 
f h* Kllkr can 
uMd lo ad.anl 
•»of *•». and for 
insscla in IN | 
ICG0ETM6R 
COW-FLY 
KILLER 
Quart, half-gallon and gal¬ 
lon cans. Gives satisfaction 
every time. Agents Wanted. 
LEGGETT & BROTHER, 
Manufacturers of the wcll- 
knov n Champion Dry 
Powder Duster 
301 Pearl St., New York. 
Standard Fly Killer Reus. Proteoteoowsfrom 
the torture 
of flies In 
pasture 
whllemllk- 
tag; will 
give 20 p 0- 
more milk. 
Harmless 
to unis and 
beast. K v e ■ 1 jr 
applied Willi our 
special Sprayer Calves 
nnd young stock will 
...rive. Prevent b disease 
and abortion, which Is cansedby a germ propagated 
by unsanitary conditions. For #1 we will send to 
uny address a Sprayer and enough Fly Killer dlsln* 
Meta nt to protect, 150 cows. Agents wasted. 
1>. 1*. bJUITll Hi CO.. Utica, N. Y.. U. A. 
