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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 6 
MAPES, THE HEN HAN. 
On page 381, last volume, Mr. Mapes de¬ 
scribed his home-made brooder. He said 
the door was 12 inches from the floor of 
the house. 1 suppose he has an inclined 
runway for the chicks to get to the floor. 
Do they find their way out and in all 
right? How would it do to have the floor 
of the hallway a foot lower than the main 
floor, projecting under far enough to get 
the lamps under the brooders? All one 
would need then would be the hovers and 
the chicks would be on the level all the 
time. What are the dimensions of your 
hover for 100 chicks, and how high is it 
from the floor? Is the hallway in your 
brooder house partitioned off with boards 
or wire netting, and how about the par¬ 
titions between the pens? v. b. 
Long Island. 
A Few Disadvantages. —While the 
arrangement of the floor suggested 
would have some advantages, there 
would also be disadvantages as an off¬ 
set. In the first place the sills and floor 
beams could not be all set on a level 
foundation, making a more difficult and 
expensive task to build. On a level site 
the whole floor of the pens would be 12 
inches higher from the ground than 
necessary, or else the floor of the hall¬ 
way would be too close to the ground. 
An inclined runway is as objectionable 
for the chicks to leave and enter the 
house, as for the brooder. The door 
from the hall into the pens should not 
extend clear down to the floor of the 
pen, as the chicks would be likely to 
steal out into the hall every time the at¬ 
tendant opens the door to enter the pen. 
A baseboard 12 inches wide under the 
door helps to avoid this. With the 
floor of the hall 12 inches lower, it 
would make a pretty high step from the 
hall into the pen, over this baseboard. 
Our hallway is partitioned off with 
boards the first 3 feet, and wire above 
that. Between the pens there is a base¬ 
board 10 inches wide, and wire above 
that. The doors leading from hall to 
pens are also wire. 
Brooder and Hovers. —The floor of 
the brooders is 3 1 / 2 x 1 feet, with the 
narrower portion or end towards the 
hall. The hover is eight inches from the 
floor, and is four feet long by 18 inches 
wide, and should be close to the back 
of the brooder, right against the wire 
of the partition between the pens. This 
gives the chicks an opportunity for fresh 
air at both front and back of hover. 
The ends of the brooder are wood, ex¬ 
tending eight inches above the brooder 
floor, the hover resting on these ends. 
This gives a floor space to the brooder 
of 4x2 feet in front of the hover. 
When the chicks are first placed in the 
brooder they should be confined within 
a few inches of the hover, until they 
learn where to look for the heat. Nail 
a block to a strip of eight-inch board of 
proper length, in order to prevent its 
falling down on the chicks, and stand 
the board on edge a few inc.hes away 
from the hover. As the chicks grow 
older, slide the board back until they 
have the whole space, 2x4 feet in 
front of the hover. By the time the 
chicks are a week or 10 days old they 
will begin to jump over the eight-inch 
fence which encloses their home, and 
they can then safely be allowed to try 
the inclined runway, by removing the 
block and board entirely. Watch them 
a little the first day, to see that they 
find their way back to the heat, and 
there will be no trouble thereafter. The 
inclined runway is 4 feet wide, extend¬ 
ing the whole length of the brooder 
floor. 
Food for Egg Quality. —Can the 
quality of the eggs be influenced by the 
feeder? Without doubt it can. The 
color of the yolk is surely influenced by 
the food. Among other experiments in 
feeding which we have been trying the 
present Winter, is that of feeding wheat 
exclusively for grain. Little else was 
fed for a time, except meat in some 
form. One of the effects was to pro¬ 
duce such pale yellow yolks that I was 
ashamed of them. I shall not discuss 
here the question of the relative merits 
of a dark yellow yolk and a pale yolk. 
The dark yolk is preferred in most mar¬ 
kets, and it is the part of wisdom to try 
to supply what your market demands. 
It is said that one reason why southern 
eggs bring less in New York market 
than western eggs, is on account of their 
pale yolks. I have noticed before, that 
wheat produces a pale yolk, and iiad 
an excellent opportunity to confirm the 
belief on this occasion. I eat at least 
one poached egg on toast every morning 
and evening, and I could see the color 
gradually fade out of my favorite dish 
as the days went by, until an abnormal¬ 
ly light-colored egg was the regular 
dish set before me. After changing the 
feed to one meal of wFeat and one of 
corn, the color has gradually stolen 
back into the bull’s-eye on my toast, 
reminding me of the bloom of health 
returning to the cheek of fhe conva¬ 
lescent. 
Eggs for Food. —There is a popular 
belief that a steady diet of eggs tends 
to “biliousness.” For a number of 
years I refrained from eating eggs and 
drinking milk, except on rare occasions, 
thinking they produced this effect. I 
was all the time losing strength and 
weight, though my appetite was good, 
and I ate enough, and probably too 
much, to keep up my strength. After 
my weight got below 120 pounds, and I 
was too weak to attend to my usual 
work, I consulted a physician. He at¬ 
tributed my trouble to a catarrhal con¬ 
dition of the stomachy, and advised milk 
and eggs as a principal diet. I told him 
that they did not agree with me. 
“Drop coffee and tea and try it,” was 
his advice. This was nearly two years 
ago, and I have drunk milk freely with 
every meal since, and eaten eggs at least 
twice a day. This, with oatmeal, has 
been my principal nourishment, yet it 
has added nearly 20 pounds to my avoir¬ 
dupois,, arid caused no symptoms of 
biliousness. This bit of personal ex¬ 
perience may give an added appropriate¬ 
ness to the caption which the editor has 
placed at the head of this column. 
o. w. WARES. 
A Hen Record.—I have read reports of 
hens doing pretty well, so thought I would 
tell you about mine. I have a flock of 37 
R. I. Red pullets hatched the middle of 
April, which laid in the month of Decem¬ 
ber, 1903, 55 dozen eggs at 40 cents a dozen 
wholesale. The feed cost $3.75, making a 
profit of $18.25. w. p. h. 
Danvers, Mass. 
“Your husband seems to have an ex¬ 
alted opinion of you,” remarked the 
bride’s aunt. “He says you are his right 
hand.” “Yes,” rejoined the young wife 
with a sigh long drawn out, “but he’s 
one of those men who never let their 
right hand know what their left hand 
does.”—Chicago Daily News. 
I!*® Best Horse 
is liable to "go lame” at any 
time. C\irbs,. Splints, 
Sp&.vlns and other forms of 
L&meness yield readily 
and are cured permanently by 
Tuttle’s Elixir 
Used and Endorsed by Adams 
Express Company. 
Used internally it is infallible for 
Colic, Distemper, Founder, Pneumonia, etc. 
Tuttle’s American Condition Powders 
—A specific for impure blood and all diseases arising therefrom. 
TUTTLE’S FAMILY ELIXIR cures rheumatism, 
sprains, bruises, etc. Kills pain instantly. Our 100-page book, 
“Veterinary Experience," FREE. 
Dr. Sf A. TUTTLE, 3# Beverly St., Boston, Mass. 
Bewar* of so-called Elixirs— none genuine bnt Tuttle’s, 
▲void all blisters; they offer only temporary relict if any. 
LAFAYETTE STOCKFARM 
Lafayette, Indiana. Largest Importers in America of 
OLDENBURG, GERMAN COACH, PERCHER0N-N0RMAN 
AND BELGIAN STALLIONS 
Our last importation of 1903, consisting of 100 head of German Coach, 
Percheron and Belgian Stallions, arrived at Lafayette July 10, making three 
importations last year. Our first importation of 1904 arrived at Lafayette 
by special express January 10. Never in the history of the Lafayette Stock 
Farm have we been able to offer so great a lot of high-class stallions, three to 
five years of age. We select every horse ourselves, and buy nothing but good, sound, serviceable horses that 
will do our customers good and on which we will put a gilt-edge guarantee. We give iong time to responsible 
buyers, and our prices are as low as any responsible firm can sell them. Correspondence Invited. 
J. CROUCH c fa SOIST, PROPS., LAFAYETTE, IKTID. 
Don’t Use a 
Scrub Bull. 
Booklet B 1 
gives good rea¬ 
sons for keep- 
Ing a pure 
bred sire at 
the head of 
your herd. 
Sale List B19 
tells how you 
YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO 
may secure a 
butter bred 
bull at a rea¬ 
sonable price. If Interested write for them. 
See advertisements on page 5.62 and 76. 
WINTERGREEN HILL FARM, 
SCOTTSVILLE, NEW YORK. 
DO YOU KNOW 
that the empire 
Stock & Poultry Food 
is guaranteed the bestor your 
money back, and is sold 
direct to consumers at a 
savingof more than 50 per cent. 
Write for circular and prices. 
EMPIRE FOOD CO., 
64 Elizabeth St., Auburn, N. Y. 
SUGAR BEETS FOR STOCK FEED 
BETTER THAN MANGELS 
Breustedt’s “Elite” and “Elite A” Sugar Beet 
Seeds yield 1500 to 2500 bushels per acre 
M lb., 25c; 14 lb., 40c; lib.,75c; 2 lbs., $1.25; 4 lbs., 
$2.25—by mail, prepaid. 5 lbs.. $1.75; 10 lbs., $3.00; 
25 lbs.,$6.00; 50 lbs.,$11.00; 110 lbs.,$20.CO-by freight 
or express, not prepaid. Cash with order. 
E. C. POST, M.E., DUNDEE, MICH. 
Sole Agent for United States and Canada. 
COOK YOUR FEED and SAVB 
Half the Cost—with the p 
PROFIT FARM BOILER 
With Dumping Caldron, ’Emptlea tta 
kettle in one minute. The simplest 
and best arrangement for cooking 
food for stock. Also make Dairy and 
Laundry Stoves, Water and Steam 
Jacket Kettles, Hog Sealdere, Cal¬ 
drons, ate. ear Send for circular* 
D. K. SPERRY A GO- Batavia. Hi. 
MILK FEVER 
Wliito Plains, N. Y. 
HIGHEST CLASS JERSEYS 
BRIARCLIFF BEAU. 
THE BEST SON OF JERSEY BEATT. 
BRIARCLIFF BEAU’S get show promise of being 
great Dairy and Show animals. Uniformity, color, 
etc , are of the finest. 
Specialty— Young Bulls from this great sire. 
Also Imp. CHESTER WHILES and Standard-Bred 
BLACK MINOUCAS and WHITE WYANDOTTES. 
Correspondence solicited. 
L. E. ORTIZ, Supt., White Plains, N. Y. 
GNAGEY FARM 
Offers Jersey Bull Calves on approval. If you need 
one. write us at once. SAMUEL HERSHBERGER 
Manager,‘Grantsville, Md. 
Registered Jersey Bull Calves 
from Imported Golden Lad at fair prices. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa- 
HOLSTEIN - FRIESIANS. 
Choice young stock of the best breeding for sale. 
Prices reasonable. Every animal registered. 
WOODCREST FARM, Rifton, Ulster Co., N. Y. 
for HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
Good ones, and all ages. Fine Yearling Bulla, 
ready for service. 
RAMBOUILLET SHEEP. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE. 
Write DELLHURST FARMS, Mentor, Ohio, 
WHY NOT PREVENT IT? 
PREVENTION Id CHEAPER THAN CURE. 
Write for Moore Bros. “General Cow 
Drink” Pamphlet, Free. 
Address, MOORE BROS., V. S., Albany, N. Y* 
Spaviix 
Cvirbl 
Splint 
Cure These Blemishes 
Also Ringbone, hard or soft 
enlargements. Sweeny, Knee- 
~ rung,Fistula and Poll Evil. 
Ight cost and certain cares. 
Two big booklets telling how 
to do it sent free.Write today. 
FLKBINO HBOS., Cheml-U, •_ 
>33 Union StoekYards,Ckle»ro,IlL 
GREIDER’S FINE CATALOGUE 
of Standard bred ponltry fop 1904,printed in colors, 
ine ehromo, suitable for framing, illustrates and 
describe! 60 varieties. Gives reasonable prices for 
stock and eggs, tells all about poultry, their dis¬ 
eases, lice, etc. This book only 10 cents* 
B. H* CREIDER, RHEEMS, PA. 
TEN DAYS’ 
FREE TRIAL. 
of Mann’s Latest Model 
ISone Cutter. No pay un¬ 
til you’re satisfied thatit 
cuts easier and faster than 
any other. Catalog free. „ 
F. W. Mann Co.. Boi 15,Milford,Mass 
Qdlii THV 1 ® 000 ®® 000 
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^POULTRY LINE— Fencing, Feed, Incu-J 
jbators. Live Stock, Brooders—anything— / 
>it’s our business. Call or let us send youg 
)our Illustrated Catalogue—it’s free for the< 
^asking—it's worth having. < 
)Excelsior Wire & Poultry Supply Co..< 
> Dept. H.G. 26 & 28 Vesey Street. New York City. < 
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ft r ITU Til I I AC 011 HENS and CHICKS, 
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D. J. LAMBERT, Box 307, Apponaug, R. I. 
90 
Var’s Poultry, Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs, Cats, 
Ferrets,etc. Eggs a specialty. 60 p book, 10c. 
Rates free. J A BERGEY, Box 8,Telford, Pa 
■JIRIIA bred 18 years for EGGS. Barred Rocks 
up to 273 eggs a year. Catalog free- 
■ S ■ ■ W rphe New System of Hatching and rais- 
l .«ti*k M .PAY8 F tb.^.n k T a n. T||1)||llli 
‘‘REASONABLE PRICES."- a 'SSSS"; 
B Leghorns, R. C Black Minorcas, B. Orpingtons, R. 
I -Reds, Pekin Drakes, Bronze Turkey Gobblers.‘ C O. 
D. if Dreferred. Arthur McCain & Co., Delaware, N 
S. C. White Leghorns. * 
We still have a few of our choice Cockerels to dls» 
pose of at moderate prices. 
WHITE & RICE, Box A, Yorktown, N. ?. 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN STOCK, 
—Heifer and 
I■ ukv ■ bm I ■■■ ,.vii... v i ..... and Bull 
Calves for sale at very low prices. Write for list giving 
prices and breeding. W. W. CHENEY,Manlius,N.Y. 
H olstein bull calves, scotch conies, spayed 
Females. SILAS DECKER, South Montrose, Pa. 
ANGUS & HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
Registered and grades all ages and sexes, 
and of champion blood for the beef and milk 
strains and at moderate prices. Also Nursery 
stock of all descriptions. 
MYEn tfc SON, 
IlridgevlUe, Delaware. 
For Sale.—Scotch Collies, magnificently 
bred. A. 1. BENEDICT, Bristol, Wie., R. F. D. No, 2, 
JACKS FOR SALE. 
The finest lot of Jacks and Jennets I ever owned. 
Some especial bargains. 25 reasons why farmers 
should raise mules. Address 
BAKER'S JACK FARM, Lawrence, Ind. 
14 to 16 pigs at one litter Is not uncommon for a 
Jersey Red Sow 
to have at second litter. Sows bred, Boars and Pigs 
For Sale. Catalogue Free 
Arthur J. Collins, Box 87, Moorestown, N.J. 
Berkshire Sows Bred for April Farrow. 
Sixteen head of sows, bred to farrow in April, 1904, 
Worthy of the consideration of any Berkshire fancier. 
Six of the number are a year old, and have produced 
fine litters InSeptember. Alsc, ,0 September farrowed 
Pigs. Tabulated pedigrees, certificates of registry 
and transfer of ownership go with each individual 
sold. J. E. WATSON, Marbledale, Ct. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berhshircs and C. Whites. 
8 wka to 6 mos. mated not akin. 
Service Boars, Bred Sows. Write for 
prices and description. Return if not 
satisfactory: we refund the money/ 
HAMILTON & CO., Ercildoun, Chester Co.. Pa. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES STS" 
hog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM. Rochester, Mien 
Single Comb Black Minorcas. bred 
_for show and laying qualities. 
Eggs from first prize pen, $1.50 for 15. Order now 
AUGUST VOGELER. Salt Lake City, Utah. 
EMPIRE SIATE WHITE LEGHORN FARM. 
Cockerels, $2; Pullets. $1.50: Eggs, $1 for 15; $5 per 
100 Heavy Winter layers. Catalogue free. • 
ZIMMER BR08- R.D.41, Weedsport, N. Y. 
LIGHT BRAHMAS 
Finely bred standard markings from finest and first 
premium old birds; have bred them 30 years. 60 for 
sale. Eggs for hatching. White Plymouth Rocks 
and eggs for sale. Large white birds, best strains. 
* J. A. ROBERTS, Malvern, Pa. 
