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THE RURAL NEW-YORKE.R 
March 23 
CARE OF THE LITTLE CHICKS. 
In caring for and feeding little chicks 
it is important that they have the right 
environment, else the care and the food 
will go for naught. The brooders should 
have preferably top heat, good ventila¬ 
tion, a thermometer and a floor en¬ 
trance. This ought not to be placed out 
doors, but under shelter, with a sunny 
exposure and arranged so the chicks can 
run out of doors in pleasant weather, 
and be hustled under cover on the sud¬ 
den approach of storms. In all pur¬ 
suits there are certain laws before which 
we bow. We recognize the futility of 
combating and the necessity of conform¬ 
ing to them. This is especially the case 
with artificial poultry raising. In no 
other industry does an infringement of 
Nature’s law and her ways find a more 
persistent and obstinate resistance than 
is to be met with in the little chick. 
There is no more independent creature 
on earth. Along certain lines it will not 
and cannot be trained or coerced. When 
this is fully understood and acquiesced 
in the case becomes greatly simplified. 
For the first 10 weeks of a chick’s life, 
or until fairly well feathered, they are 
as delicate and as sensitive to atmos¬ 
pheric changes as is a little baby of the 
same age. The downy dress they first 
wear is of about the same protection 
against cold and wet as a muslin slip 
would be on an infant. It amply suf¬ 
fices for their short little runs from un¬ 
der their mother’s wings, where—if they 
get wet—they are dried and warmed be¬ 
fore they become chilled. There is some¬ 
thing so wonderfully simple and efficient 
in the combination of Nature’s mother 
and chicks that few realize how frail a 
tenure on life these healthy, happy little 
fellows have, and how dependent they 
are on just the kind of warmth and shel¬ 
ter and food they have for health and 
life. “A chilled chick is a dead chick,” 
may sound exti’eme, but for all practical 
purposes I can vouch to its truth. The 
bird may be nursed back to convales¬ 
cence, but has received a setback in 
health and growth from which it rarely 
recovers. Too much heat is almost 
equally disastrous. The temperature of 
the hen gradually lowers as the chicks 
grow older and stronger, and they make 
longer journeys away from her; also, 
as one camping spot becomes foul she 
removes to another. 
It naturally follows that our wooden 
mothers must be kept sweet and clean, 
and our temperature steady and gradu¬ 
ally lowered from 90 degrees to—at the 
close of the second week—80, and that 
of the fourth week to 70 degrees, if we 
would have our birds thrive. We must 
also watch them close and see they go 
into their hover after eating; above all 
things, do not overfeed. The old hen 
knows well this danger to her babies, 
and will gorge herself to the point of 
bursting to put out of their reach what 
will make them sick. Like little babies, 
for the first month, little chicks do best 
fed four times a day on what they will 
eat up clean in 10 or 15 minutes. Grits, 
charcoal, bone meal and water ever be¬ 
fore them, and work them into scratch¬ 
ing for their day’s rations as early as 
practicable. In a word, the closer we 
follow the ways of Nature the surer is 
our hope of successfully imitating her 
successes. f. e. w. 
Chazy, N. Y. 
Trouble Wiih ihe Eggs. 
Our hens, one-half of them on killing, 
have the eggs just yolks, some large as 
full-sized eggs, some irregularly shaped, 
and quite hard, and seem partly baked to¬ 
gether. We feed principally corn, some 
oats and table scraps, some wheat; they 
have plenty of range, comfortable house; 
are in good condition. They lay about half 
what they ought, and have been so three 
or four years. What Is the trouble? 
Renwlck, Iowa. o. B. f. 
An inflamed egg duct will cause ir¬ 
regularly shaped yolks, and a feverish, 
excited condition of the fowl will hard¬ 
en or partially cook them. Remove the 
cause for excitement, whatever it may 
be, and keep the birds peaceful and with 
plenty of exercise. Feed them in the 
litter whole grain—oats, wheat, barley 
and a little corn—about one-foui’th. Give 
them the house scraps at noon, just 
what they will eat up clean and quick, 
mixing in with it about one-fourth its 
bulk of wheat bran. They should have 
plenty of clean water, and when shut up 
or yarded sharp grit, oyster shells and 
charcoal always within reach. If the 
house and fowls are very lousy the con¬ 
dition of the yolks is accounted for. 
F. E. w. 
Alfecnon 
Exhales from children as fragrance from 
flowers. The little lips are always puck¬ 
ered to pve or take a kiss. In homes 
where there are children, love reaches 
its fairest and sweetest proportions. In 
childless homes the kiss of wife and 
husband grows formal, and presently is 
neglected ; the springs of love in the 
heart become choked for want of use 
and exercise. Childlessness is a ^eat 
sorrow to many women. It is like a 
curse from Nature, who bids all crea¬ 
tures to be fruitful. It is not a curse 
but a misfortune. Often the conditions 
which cause childlessness are removable. 
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription has 
brought joy to many a woman by giving 
her the happiness of motherhood. It 
gives to the womanly organs vigor and 
vitality, removes local obstructions, and 
practically does away with the pains and 
pangs of maternity. 
There is no alcohol or narcotic in ” Fa¬ 
vorite Prescription.” 
” I have never written you how grateful I am 
to you for your help in securing good health 
ana one of the sweetest, dearest, thirteen pound 
girls that ever came into a home," writes Mrs. 
M. Vastine, of 647 South Liberty St., Galesburg, 
Ill. «I took six Dottlea of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite 
Prescription, four of the ‘ Golden Medical Dis¬ 
covery,’ and four vials of ‘Pleasant Pellets.’ 
Before 1 had taken four bottles of the ‘ Favorite 
Prescription’ I wa.s a new woman. I cannot 
make pen describe my heart-felt gratitude.” 
To keep the bowels regular use Dr. 
Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. 
JACKS FOR SALE 
A few choice ones left. Will sell at a bargain for 
next thirty days. Write for prices. JOHN BAKKK, 
Lawrence. Ind., 8 miles northeast of Indianupolls. 
Ijk I lAA Hens and Chicks, 
1111 ID LICB H4-Dsge Book FUBB. 
THE BANTAM HATCHER 
The 50€Kicl&niachiiietbat hatches equal to 
the hiprheit priced mad®. Has ‘latched 50 
chick® from weegahundredaof 'ues. SENT 
0NS0DAYSFREETRIAl.CatalogNo.ki,^ 
Buckeye Incubator Co., Sprlngfleld, O. 
8"»K*POULTR¥ 
and Almanac fpi’ 1801. i«o pagaa, otm 
100 niaitration® of FowlSy Ineubalort, Broodtro, 
Poultry Houbo®, ote. How to ral®®cbtck«n®8accM»- 
fully, th®lr euro, diBOaso® and romediea ..Dia^raBt 
with full dooortption® of Poultry houso®. iH 
about l««nbotor% Broodor® and thoxoufhbfod 
Fowls, with lowofft prioos. Priooonly 16 oonto. 
e. C, SHOEMAKEI, »!>•. »r.ep«rt,ill. 
it 
FUMA 
OOkllls Prairie Dogs, 
' ' Woodchucks, Gophers 
and Grain Insects. 
“ The wheels of the 
Gods grind slow but 
exceeding small.” So the weevil, hut you can stop 
"Fuma Carton Bisiilpliiile”.i:"»‘o“5’ 
KUWARD K. TAYLOK, Penn Yan. N. Y. 
BEE SMOKERS 
>aii(l l)ee supplies of every kind Is our business. 
This Cornell Smoker only 7»e, 3 for (1.95; 
postage 25 cts. eu. extra. Our A. U. C. of Bee 
Culture, 500pages, 406 illustrations. I’liee, 
I $ 1 . 20 , is the liest thing ever published on the 
I subject. Circulars and sample copy of Cleuii- 
Inga In Bee Culture—semi-monthly maga¬ 
zine mailed free if you mention tliis ijaper. 
THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY Medina O. 
^ IJENTUCKY ALUMINUM 
stock label 
'C* BEST. LIGHTEST 
slaimest cheapest. 
^nJaikson^CQW.":Xx 
ROUND SILO 
THE PHILADELPHIA. 
The only perfect eontinuouB open-front Silo 
made. See Open-Top Patent Roof. Ask for 
catalogue. E. F. 8 CHLICUTER, 
321 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
ALSO made in the West by DUPLEX M 8 G. CO., 
.South Superior, Wis. 
BEAVERS z Sillier WyandoUes 
ON BEAVER HILL FARMf T.E.OPR. Prop’c 
- BEAVEB, W.D.Poolc, Sup't 
They have bees doing bniineM at the leading abowt: foor. 
pntra at IsdUnapoIia, three at Hamatown, four at Philadel¬ 
phia. four at New York, three at Chicago and nine at Pitta- 
burgh. Firit hen at New York and Pint Cock at Chicago 
ahnwa that Beaver Hill Farm U able to go in good company. 
OUR BRCCOINO PENS FOR 1R01 CONTAIN SIX 
FAMOUS PRIZC'WINNINC COCKS. 
Five not laaa famowa prtia'-winnlng Cookarala, and 
mere hlgh-aooring and prtxa*wtnntng famalaa than 
thoaa of any othar braadar of Sllvara In AmaHea. 
BEST or ALL. OVR. BIRDS ARE BRED TO LAY EGGS 
Twenty ycara line bred since they left the bands of the originator 
^ Wyandottea, L Whittaker. K/ar// nfCfdi of mor aco rg/r pn ktm. 
«bMiki. gsiw >««*. MrtiMU" [QOS and 3 ftw Blfds lof Salt. 
.... . . . , 
Best and Cheapeet. For Circular 
inCUDBIOl SaddresB G. 8 . 8 inger,Cardlngton ,0 
Fowls of W. &Bd. Bock, W. & Bn. Ijeg.,W.Wyan.vars., 
Eggs $1 &1.50 2 G. Stamps. Mrs.J.P.Helllngs,Dover,I)el. 
Partridge Wyandotte Hens. 
The Large Money Makers. 
Write for circular. C. G. LORING, Dedham, Mass 
'Dlanchard’s White Leghorns.—The leading 
■*^straln of heavy layers. Cockerels for sale. Eggs for 
hatching. 111 . clr. free. H. J. Blanchard, Groton, N.Y 
Varieties Choice Poultry. Eggs, Pigeons 
and Belgian Ilares. All combined and infor¬ 
mation In 60 page book, 10 cents. J. A. BKK- 
G EY, Telford. Pa. 
V|||a|#£WQ—Genuine M. Bronze, Buff Leghorns, 
lUlf^dw Buff P. Bocks. Also eggs. Circu¬ 
lar. 8 . J. B. DUNBAK, Elkhorn, Wls. 
INCUBATORS 
Frona 96.00 Up. 
BBOODEK 8 FROM 13.80 UP. 
Free Catalogue. 
I>. A. BANTA, Llgonler, Ind. 
1/ICTOR 
W INCUBATORS| 
Hatch every fertile egi;. Simplest, J 
most durable, cheapeit flrBt-cla®® : 
hatcher. Money back if not positively ^ 
as represented. Circular free; oala* a 
logue 6o. tiRO. RRTRL CO., Qniney, 111. ^ 
200-Egg Incubator 
for $ 12.00 
Perfect in oonstmotion and 
action. Hatches every fertile 
err- Write for catalogne to-day. 
GEO. H. STAHL, Quincy, III. 
H. H INlohr, Quakertown, I’a., breeds 
all varietl s thoroughbred P. Bocks. Wyandottes. 
Brahmas, Leghorns. Langshans, Cochins, .Mlnorcas, 
llamburgs. Eggs, 15, $1; 40. $2. Catalogue. 
B BOOKSIDE’S white WYANDOTTES please 
every one because they are carefully bred for 
business as well as fancy. Eggs that hatch from the 
choicest matings, $2.00 per 13. Almost their equals 
for business, $1.00 per 13 $5.00 per 100. 
J. E. STEVENSON, Columbus, N. .1. 
E ggs for hatching, 6 cents each. First class stock. 
Hlwde Inland Iteds, Brahmas, Hamburgs, and 
Rocks. W. Sherman. 25 Boulevard, Mlddlet.wn,B. I. 
p A A A—Fertility guaranteed. By the sitting 
or hundred. 23 varietlesof prlze-wlti- 
nlng land and water fowls. Big Cata¬ 
logue free. Our guarantee means something. 
PINE TREE FARM, Box T, Jamesburg, N. J 
50VARIETIES. 
I breed fine poultry on one of the beet equipped poultry 
f Arm® in the world. Sen<i 8c in stamps for new 1901 Book, 
telling all about 50 varieties, with special priceaon fowl® 
“degg*- B. H. GREIDER, Florin, Pa. 
250 Poultry Pictures 
illustrating every phase of poultryraUlngand 
224 pages of matter telling how, when and 
what. That and much more is in our **i>oflU 
iible i'uultry Keepinglii ailli« liranehes*” 
Tells also about the warranted for 10 years 
Cyphers Incubator, which b guaranteed to 
outhatch any other Incubator, or money r®- 
,«fanded. Book for 10c In stainpa. Circulars 
free. Address nearest office. Ask for book iqi 
CYPHERS INCUUATOK CO., 
Boston, Hat*®, Waylaud, h. Y. Chicago, Ill* 
uso/ 
JauFPutel^ 
1 HoisTuac. 
’-StLf- 
PCGULATINC.- 
KU-VUdlUTlNGH 
A HEN 
MMNLIKE 
IhoPIMEUkMD 
Incubator can alwav be depend 
ed upon. Wo have the most sen- I 
sitive and simple re^lator, the 
mostscientifiesyetemof ventilation,and j 
w« guarantee ourmacblne®. Our brood* j 
ers are of best construction, perfectly 
adapted and unequalled as successful 
foster mothers. iSend for catalogue. 
Pinilind Incubator a Brooder Co.,Boi P Jamesburg,R.J. 
Eggs and Stock For Sale 
Out of five entries at Delaware State Fair. 1900. 
we received one Second and four Ff rst^Prcmlums, 
Judged by the specialist, C. W. Pile. W. 1‘. B.. 
Barred P. B. iNonpareil strain) and 8 . C. B. L. Eggs 
26 for $1; $3 per 100. Hens and Boosters from $2 to 
$5 each. J. W. KILLEN, Felton. Del. 
INCUBATOR EGGS. 
Barred Plymouth Bocks exclusively. 
^ per 100 . 
0. A. HALT., Oak Hill, Greene Co., N. Y. 
The Star Incubator 
is best because simplest in construction 
and in operation. Hatches every hatch- 
able egg. Positive directions and no 
moisture. Perfect hatchers. 6 o-egg size, 
$ 6 . Illustrated catalogue/rrr. 
STAR INCUBATOR CO., ^ 
38 Church Street, Bound Brook, N. JL 
New York Office; 38 Vesey Street 
New Model 
No. 7 
Ball Bearing Bone Cutter 
Back Geared Three to One. 
It is geared to save power, making it the 
“asiest running, fastest cutting bone cutter 
ver built. It will cut anything a fowl will 
or dry bone, gristle, 
or vegetables. Self- 
^ It cannot be clo^^ed. 
Green cut hone brings the young chick 
) maturity quicker than any otlier food. 
Uir book, “ How to Make Poultry Pay,” 
splains how and why. Sent /ne. 
E. C. STEARNS & CO., 
;ox 30 Syracuse, N. Y. 
at — green 
leat, corn 
egulating. 
They Never Fail 
You cannot afford to risk 
good eggs in a poorlncuba- 
tor or good chicks In a poor 
brooder. There is no need 
of doing it. The 
MARILLA 
Incubators and Brooders 
never disappoint. They are made of such good 
material, In such a thorough manner, and nave 
80 perfect a system of regulatingheat and moist¬ 
ure that they are absolutely certain in results. 
They are sold on a positive guarantee. Your 
money back if you want it. Send two cents for 
catalogue and learn why they are the leaders. 
Twelve years’ success behind them. 
Marllla Incubator Co. Box 45 Rose Hill, N. Y. 
AREYOU MAKING MONEY? 
—Out of your poultry we mean. If not, there la eomethlng wrong. May bo you didn’t 
start rliht. We have a book called the 20th CENTURY POULTRY BOOR wnlch h.lps 
to atari poultry people right and then keciui them right. Tells all about the business and 
about the beet—Reliable Inenbator. and Brooders—used all over the world. Book aent 
foriOc. Order at once. Reliable Incubaior and BrooderCo.,Box hlUl Qnlncy.lil. 
ESPECIALLY VALUABLE to the farmer who 
^ wishes to drill Corn, Peas. Beans, 
etc. Will not clog In trash or foul 
ground. Full particulars about this and other 
Superior implements in Catalogue No. 44. Write 
for it; it’s FREE. A postal-card will bring it. 
THE SUPEKIOK DRILL CO. 
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 
REBUILT 
?fACHl 
UNLIMITED SUPPLIES 1 
Of B ARGAIN PRICED 
Bought at Sheriffs’ Sa 1 e—2.5.000 squares 
BRAND NEW STEEL ROOFING. Sheets come 
in assorted sizes only. \Ve sell it either 
Corrugated or “V” Crimped, complete with 
paint and nails. Per 100 Square Feet | ^ C 
We have higher grades also,* 
rope of all kinds. 
Wire, Manila, Flux, Tow. 
Sisal, Ac. Write for prices. 
IRON PIPE in all sizes ut 
saving of GO per cent. 
We have higher grades 
A million feet of Brand New and Second 
Hand RUBBER, LEATHER and COTTON 
STITCHED BELTING, bought at various 
Sales. We guarantee to save you from 2.5 to 
50 per cent. We have a job in 
ENDLESS THRASHER BELTS. 
ASK TOR FREE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE N9 57 
CHICACOHOUIEWRECKINCCO. 
WEST 35ir & IRON 5T5.. CHICAGO. 
