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THE RURAL 
NEW-YORKER 
July 0. 
Live Stock and Dairy 
EXPERIENCE WITH INCUBATORS. 
\\> have bought !i first class hot water 
heated inciilialor. Have run il exactly ae 
cording in direct ions regarding ventilation, 
moisture, temperature and testing the eggs, 
so as to remove all infertile eggs, and are 
not able to hatch out more than 18 or lit» out 
of 50 eggs (averaging to fertile eggs). After 
that number have been batched out tiie rest 
die in the shell. \Ve did not open the door 
except when necessary, and when they began 
to batch left them alone and kept: the ther¬ 
mometer between 10:5 and 105, and they had 
plenty of moisture. Those that hatched out 
came out very slowly. Please tell us where 
the trouble is. A. w. j. 
Attleboro, Mass. 
liven experienced poultrynien have had 
trouble will) their hatches this year, and 
we could write a big hook on what wc 
don’t know about incubation, but there 
seem to he a few principles that arc set¬ 
tled. The temperature should be 103 
with the thermometer level with the sur¬ 
face of the eggs. Too much moisture 
is as bad as too little. They should he 
given’ plenty of air, either by leaving (be 
machine open and cooling the eggs and 
machine, or by removing eggs from ma¬ 
chine. We use hot-air machines entirely, 
but know of no reason wby a hot-water 
machine should not give good results if 
these rules are followed. Breaking any 
of them would weaken the chick and ac¬ 
count for the poor hatch. 
WHITE &• KICK. 
NOTES FROM A HEN MAN. 
Friday, June 17, I shipped the first of 
my broiler clucks; they weight 2,’4 to 2'/> 
pounds each, and at the offered price 
will come to 5(5 to (52 cents apiece. These 
chicks were hatched in an incubator March 
18, put into a brooder, and, as I was sick 
in bed at this tune, were cared for by a 
hired boy, who let I he lamp go out one 
cold night and chilled the chicks, so that 
only 18 out of 107 managed to live. There 
is one place wnerc the hen is superior to 
the brooder; nut later on, when the chicks 
are three or four weeks old, the hen often 
fails to brood the chicks wnen they are 
cold, while they can run into the brooder 
and get warmed whenever they wish. I 
tin< 1 it much better to get the chicks out 
of ihe brooder house and on the ground 
as soon as they are four or live weeks old; 
they seem to grow faster and thrive bel¬ 
ter, especially if they are allowed their 
liberty for an hour or two before dark. 
One thing I do not understand is why 
one or two chicks in a brood fail to de¬ 
velop along with the rest, but instead 
actually grow smaller day by day, until 
they are not one quarter as large as the 
rest of the same brood. For the first 
five or six weeks all seem to he of the 
same size, all thrifty and well; then there 
begins to be a difference in size, which 
becomes more marked daily. I bis is not 
accompanied by any loss of appetite; they 
eat as greedily as any, look well, are not 
lousy, but do not feather out like the 
rest, and when the majority of the brood 
will weigh I to \/ pounds each, these 
will not weigh more than live or six 
ounces. J think that tnese chicks will 
shrink in three weeks to one half their 
former size under the same conditions as 
to food and location that double the size 
of the rest of the same brood. Can any- 
quarts a da}e I find it necessary to use 
larger drinking dishes as (he weather gets 
warmer, and emcks increase in size. A 
square or rectangular tin pan (agate-cov¬ 
ered is better) with a board same size 
around the edge, on which pieces of lath 
six inches long arc nailed about two 
inches apart, to set over tue pan, so the 
chicks can stick their heads through to 
drink, but cannot soil the water; is a 
very convenient arrangement. At this 
season do not fail to look at roosts, etc., 
for lice. A two-per cent solution of Cre- 
olin makes an excellent wash for roosts 
and nests. c. a. c. 
HAMPSHIRES FOR LAMBS. 
Good I lampshire lambs, if well cared for, 
can be placed on the market at 2'/. 
months old, weighing 70 to 80 pounds 
each, or even more. Lambs must be high 
grade or purebred Hampshire, as I have 
never been able to attain the heavy weight 
with any other breed. I have raised grade 
Hampshire three-quarters and seven- 
eighths blood averaging 132 pounds at 
> ighl months, and purebred 120 pounds at 
four months. It is claimed the Hamp¬ 
shire wiil breed almost any month in the 
year, and I know they will breed and 
drop lambs in January, but I would rather 
have lambs dropped in March than earlier, 
as these lambs can be made to weigh 130 
to 150 pounds September 1. There is no 
early lamb raising in Ibis section, so do 
not know wnethcr raising baby mutton 
would pay or not, but in my opinion by 
using a good Hampshire ram (not a cull) 
anyone could make a good thing out of it. 
I would rather use this ram on some good 
grade Hampshire ewes if they could be 
had. The 1 Lampshire challenges the world 
in the production of baby mutton. 
Vicksburg, Mich. l. r. strough. 
Schap-I’ilk lion. I have had lying in the 
scrap pile tor 20 yours the top leaf of a 
four-loafed wagon spring. It has boon ol 
no use all of these years. 1 picked it up 
about 10 days ago, and the thought came l<> 
me to have a hoe made of it, believing It 
would be a good tiling in onions and straw 
berries. 1 took il. to our blacksmith, and 
had him punch a square hole in il and make 
ii shank for it. lie cut threads on the 
shank so a nut could he put on the back of 
the hoe to keep it tight. He cut one end 
of the hoe square, leaving the other end 
pointed. II has proven the best Implement 
I ever had In the garden. I hoe between 
the onions with the pointed end, and a care 
less man cannot: cut the onions off. It will 
save DO per con I of the linger work there. 
Von can use Ihe pointed end for a plow and 
do more work, and easier, than with a 
push plow. The square end is good for all 
purposes that a wide hoe is, and Is the 
best thing I ever saw to cut dock and 
thistles. Sugar beet growers ought to have 
it. A. C. 
Bourbon, 111. 
Litti.e Wilije: “I say, Pa, what is n 
luxury?” Pa: “A luxury, my son, is 
anything you happen to want when you 
haven’t got the price.”—Melbourne 
1 .ruder. 
Smai.l Tommy: “The teacher wanted 
lo box my ears this morning.” Grandma: 
“I low do you know he did?” Small 
Tommy: “’Cause he wouldn’t have boxed 
’em if he hadn’t wanted lo.”—Jit-Bits. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
It. N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
•‘a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
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hoof ailments,etc Eradieatesall l.u Kami JllTKS wherever 
found Don’t wail until flies canse eows to grow poor and 
dry. If your dealer offers a substitute (ihcre i, no F.qtinl) 
semi ns A 1.00 for latest improved 3-tube sprayer am 
enough "Shoo Fly” to protect 200 cows. IE NOT I’KO 
11 TED, MONEY REFUNDED. Thousands duplicate 
I'Unffl (rations 9 consecutive years. 
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Em JE. ORTIZ, General Manager 
HIGHEST GLASS JERSEYS 
GOLDEN STREAMER 05000 
Son of Foiifabshxkk out of Golwkn Stream 8th, 
born Feb. 22,J 901, and considered the best Jersey bull 
that ever crossed the Atlantic as a two-year old. 
Specialty- Yoiiiik Bulls and Heifers, all ages. 
Also Imp. CHESTER WHITES and BERKSHIRE 
J’IG8. Standard-Bred BLACK MINOKCAS and 
WHITE WYANDOTTKS. 
I*f~ Correspondence solicited 
GKDNKY FA KM, White Plains. N. Y. 
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THE CHAIN-HANGING 
Cattle Stanchion 
The most practical and humane Fastener ever In¬ 
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Circular ami Price freeon application. Manufactured 
by O. II. ROIIERTSON, ForestvIUc, Conn. 
Sample Busin Sent 
On Approval 
Scud forCatalogue 
and Price List. 
F . R. CHACE, 
Sherman, N. Y. 
Breeders’ Directory 
FOR HOLSTEIN CATTLE 
Good ones, and all ages. Fine Yearling Bulls 
ready for service. 
RAMBOUILLET SHEEP. 
BERKSHIRE SWINE. 
Write UELLJHIRST FARMS, Mentor, Ohio. 
HOLSTEIN - FRIESIANS. 
Choice young stock of the best breeding for sa'e 
Prices reasonable. Every animal registered. 
WOODCKK8T FARM. Hlftnn Ulster Co.. N Y 
J-|OTjSTKIN BULL CALV Kb. .semen Comes, opa.vm 
** Females. SILAS DECKER, South Montrose, i’a 
PUREBRED HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, 
^ Cheater Whites, all ages: best of breeding, Korsale 
at reasonable prices. Chas. K. Record, Pctorboro.N.Y 
Combination and 
Gold. 11 Lad. For 
sale 16 cows. 8 heif¬ 
ers. and 23 hulls. 
S. K. NTVIN, LAN HEN ItU KG , I’A 
PCI COT Guernsey Bulls & Heifers 
lJLLLw I from one to I!) months old. W. A. 
ALEXANDER. Union Springs. N. V. 
Jersey Bulls, Berkshire Boars 
Good Ones Registered -Cheap. 
R. F. SHANNON. WII7 Liberty Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
--Stock Boar. Sows tired. March 
JllLOninLOi gilts. 8 Barred Rock Hons.$8. St. 
ambert Jerseys. SARA A. LITTLE, Clyde. N. Y. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshircs and C. Whites. 
8 wks. to 6 mos.. mated not akin. 
Servlco Boars, Rred Sows. Write foi 
prices and description Return If not 
satisfactory; we refund the money. 
HAMILTON A CO.. Erelldoun, Chester Co., I’a. 
CHESTER WHITES 
Both 0. I. C. and Todd strains. 
Standard bred pigs for sale. 
Honest dealing my motto. M. L. 
Bowcrsox.R.8; Bradford, Dk. Co.O 
DURITAN HERD OF CHESTER WHITES.— 
* The peer of any in America. Write your wants to 
WILL W. FISHER, R 2. Watery 1 let, M ch 
THE FAMOUS 
o. 1. c. sw im;, 
SPRING PIGS, 
SERVICE Ii<»A US 
Good one* bred from registered stock. Prices reason¬ 
able. 8. T. WITHER, Union Deposit, l’a. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES KXi" 
hog. Pigs of all ages from Imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM. Rochester. Mich 
DEATH TO LICE 
on HKN8 and CHICKS 
_ 114-page hook FREE. 
D. J. LAMBERT, Box 30J, Appouaug, R. I. 
.DEATH TO HEAVES 
NKWTON’H Cough, Dio- 
temper uml Indigestion Cure. 
A veterinary Npectflo for wind, 
throat and Ktomach troubles. 
Strong recommends $1.00 per 
can. Healers. Mail or Kx. paid. 
The* Newton licniedy Co., 
Toledo, Ohio. 
FUMA 
MM kills Prairie Dogs, 
' ' Woodchucks, Gophers, 
and Grain Insects. 
“The wheels o f the 
gods grind slow but 
coeedlngly small." So the weevil, but you can stop 
10 with Ind “Fuma Garbon Bisulphide’ 
ffiDWARD R. TAYLOR, Penn Yan. N. Y. 
SPRINGBANK BERKSHIRES and Oct.boar*. 
10 Fall farrowed sows,2 yearling Boars, and Bonr2 
years old nextSept; 6 Sows bred to farrow In May 
and June for sale at prices that no man In need of 
Berksh'res can disregard. Fi-si-class Individuals In 
all respects. J. E. WATSON,Marbledale, Ct. 
EGGS 
BY HUNDREDS AND SETTINGS, 
White and Brown Leghorns, Barred 
Rocks, White Wyandottes, II. I. Reds- 
I’okl n Duck. Catalogue free. 
ARTHUR McCAIN & CO.. Delaware, N. J 
3 uff Plymouth Rocks—Choicest; highest honors 
at N.Y., Boston, Pan-American A. Rochester. Eggs 
13 per 15. Nutwood Farms. R.F D No. 4 Syracuse, N. Y 
Var’s Poultry, Pigeons. Parrots, Dogs, Cats, 
Ferrets, etc. Eggs a specialty. 6(1 p. nook, tile. 
Rates free J. A. BKRGEY. Box 8,Telford.Pa. 
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rn D CAI C —14 line trod Angora Goats. Very 
rUn oALLi reasonable. S.8. S. ,858 lttliAve., N.Y. 
SUCCESS STOCK FARM, 
SCOTCH COLLIES FOR SALE. 
Well bred ones. Drivers and Prize Winners. 
CANTON, N. Y. 
For Sale.—Scotch Collies, magnificently 
bred. A. J. BENEDICT, Bristol, Wis . It. F. I>. No. 2. 
LAFAYETTE STOCK FARM 
Lafayette, Indiana. Largest Importers in America of 
OLDENBURG, GERMAN COACH, PERCHERON-NORMAN 
AND BELGIAN STALLIONS 
Our latest Importation of F.KM consisting of 136 head of high-class Germiu 
Coach, J’ercheron and Belgian Stallions arrived at Lafayette Apill lit h 
making throe Importations this year. 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 live years of age. We Helect every horse ourselves, and buy nothing but good, sound, serviceable 
horses that will do our customers good and on which wo will put a gilt-edge guarantee. Wo give long time to 
responsible nuyers, and our prices are as low as any responsible tlrrn can sell them Correspondence tnvItoiL 
J. 
«fc> mOJST? PROPS., IiATAYtHTTE. TUMID. 
one explain the cause? Years ago there 
was a disease among children called ma¬ 
rasmus; it was accompanied with a rav 
cnous appetite, while the body actually 
became thinner, until the child seemed to 
starve to death. It was fatal in every 
case I know of. I wonder if the “going 
light” disease of fowls, in which a hen 
will shrink away until there is nothing 
left hut hones and feathers is identical 
with the marasmus of children? 
At this time of year chicks often suffer 
for water; the amount they will drink is 
surprising. I have a few, over 200, now 
in mv brooder house, and they drink 25 
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If you raise lines and sheep you are deeply concerned about how to avoid cholera and 
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Leading Breeders, Government Experiment Stations, both by preaching and practice, 
proclaim it the sovereign remedy. It is famous 
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It avoids cholera by destroying disease perms, maintains sanitary conditions, cuivh scan, Kills 
Jlee and ticks, relieves from stouinch and intestinal worms, heals Korn and wounds ,cuivh akin 
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authorities and leading breeders buy ul' 
“The Great Goal Tar Carbolic Disinfectant Dip.” 1 
Fample gallon of Zennloum by express, prepaid, VI.BO. Five gallons, 10 .::* relglit prepaid 
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