February 4, 
82 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Live Stock and Dairy 
GOOD SHOWING FOR COSGROVE’S 
HENS. 
I have just been figuring up my poultry 
account for 1904, and find that it turns out 
better than I thought it was going to. 
Commencing January 1 with 380 hens and 
pullets and 37 males, the record is as fol¬ 
lows : 
Total number of eggs laid.... 40,9(50 
Cash received for eggs. .$1,072.9.") 
Expressage on eggs.49.10 
Purchased eggs.62.13 
Paid for grain. 
$9(51.72 
532.57 
Net cash for eggs. $429.15 
Poultry sold, broilers and hens 147.10 
Actual cash profit. $576.25 
increase of flock, 134 head 
(<j 05. 87.10 
Total profit. $603.35 
1 sold all the cockerels but a few for 
breeders and sold fat liens to my neigh¬ 
bors, as often called for during the Sum¬ 
mer, besides all we wanted for our own 
family, so that the number was being con¬ 
stantly reduced all the time. Consequently 
it is impossible to say exactly how many 
hens produced the above results. In No¬ 
vember about 100 old hens were sent to 
market, and in the latter part of Summer, as 
they finished laying and wanted to sit, they 
were shipped a\yay. Estimating therefore 
that there were on an average 330 during 
the year, and dividing the total profit, 
$663.35, hy that number, gives a net profit 
of a little over $2 pe'r hen. Eggs were un¬ 
usually high all last year; the lowest price 
I received was 21 cents, and the highest 
45 cents per dozen, averaging about 27 
cents for the year. In my account this 
year I have made no entry of the value ot 
the manure, letting that offset repairs and 
depreciation of plant. The increase of 
flock—134 head—I have put in at much 
less than their value; they might reason¬ 
ably he entered at $1 per head, but to make 
the total as conservative as possible I have 
put them in at what they bring sold alive 
in the market. This is not an extraor¬ 
dinary record; I have -beaten it myself in 
former years, but considering that my 
fowls have doubled the usual estimate of 
profit per fowl, viz., “$1 per head per year,’' 
I think I have reason to be satisfied with 
the showing. Except when raising little 
chicks the labor time does not exceed three 
hours per dav, the work is light and easy, 
and so far as I have seen the profit far 
exceeds that from pigs, cows or any other 
farm stock in which an equal amount of 
labor and capital might be invested. I re¬ 
member in 1898 with what pride I showed 
“the Madame” that we had made a hun¬ 
dred dollars on our hens, and as we have 
increased it every year and I have the fig¬ 
ures before me, I will transcribe them: 
Profit In 1898. $100.02 
Profit in 1899. 120.(4 
Profit in 1900. 290.14 
Profit in 1901. 320-81 
Profit in 1902. 350.49 
Profit in 1903. 420.08 
Profit in 1904. 0(53.35 
With 134 more fowls than ever before 7 
wonder if I can add $243 to that last rec¬ 
ord next year? g. a. cosgrove. 
ARE THE HENS TOO WARM? 
Is it not possible to have the henhouse 
too warm and close for the larger heavy- 
coated breeds? I have two henhouses; 
one is 9 x 12 feet, one small window and 
door, with single siding. I he other is a 
new house, twice as warm as the other, 
with five times as much glass; both on 
southeast side of barn. 1 have in each 
house 30 hens and pullets; about half hens 
from one to three years old and half pul¬ 
lets ; same number of each in each house. 
All are purebred Black Langshans. When 
I feed them mornings I open the door oi 
the old house with one window and let 
them go out if they choose to. In the 
other house, which is 12 x 12 feet, and 
plenty of glass, I keep them shut up un¬ 
less it is a very nice warm day; then I 
let them out a little while. The hens in 
both houses are fed exactly the same. I 
am getting twice the eggs from the old 
$5 per 12 
DEATH TO LICE 
90 
Var's Poultry, Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs, Cats. 
Ferrets, etc. Eggs a specialty. GO p. book. 10c. 
Kates free. J. A. KKUGEY. Box 8,Telford.Pa, 
nnrn COD CCHQ -Our Barred Rocks lay 250 to 
DnCU rUii CUUOi 278 eggs a year. Pricelist 
with facts about better methods In Breeding, Hatch¬ 
ing and Feeding free. F. GKUNDY. Morrisonville, 111 
FOB HATCHING. Booking orders 
t U dO from best pens—White Wyandottes, 
White and Barred Plymouth Kocks, Single-Comb 
White and Brown .Leghorns. No one has better 
stock. Price $1.50 per selling of 15. 
LOCUST FARM, Eatontown. N. J. 
BARRED ROCK COCKERELS, 
$3.00 each. 
Good ones, $1.50 to 
J. W. COX, New Wilmington, Pa. 
niriT n (ICC PERCHEKON ANT) FRENCH 
H H II la\\Coach Stallions Scotch Collie 
HlUll vL.Tl.vJvJ p U p§_ K.S. AKIN, Auburn. N. Y. 
JACKS FOR SALE. 
The finest lot of JACKS and .JENNETS I ever 
owned. Some special bargains Address, 
MAKER’S JACK FARM, 
Mox 1, Lawrence, In<l. 
Kentucky Jack Farm. 
A fine lotol Kentucky bred 
and big black Spanish jacks 
and jennets. Also one and 
two-year old jacks. Young 
stock for sale at all times. 
Write or see me before you 
buy, Come to Kentucky if 
you want a good jack. 
J.E E. WRIGHT, 
Junction City. Kentucky. 
cold house as I am from the new. Can 
anyone tell me why it is? 
I will cite another instance: I have a 
neighbor who built a new house last Fall, 
about 15 x 35 feet, with partition through 
the middle, making two nice rooms, front¬ 
ing the south, more than half glass, with 
drop doors to cover glass at night; warm 
enough inside when sun shines to live in 
without fire. He has about 80 hens and 
pullets, and about one egg a day. I know 
of another man who keeps about 70 liens; 
lias house so warm it takes nearly zero 
weather to freeze water in it. He gets 
from one to four eggs per day. I could j 
quote others in same ratio. My houses 
are not warm, and 1 have had. since the 
first day of December up to January 
13, 823 eggs. 1 do not consider this any¬ 
thing extra from 60 hens, but it is far 
ahead of what my neighbors are getting 
from their warm houses. My own experi¬ 
ence goes to show that it is not from the 
warmest houses we get the greatest num¬ 
ber of eggs, for I am getting twice the 
number from the coldest house with the 
same care and feed. geo. a. perkins. 
Ulster Co.. N. Y. 
DR. DAVID ROBERTS 
CATTLE SPECIALIST 
offers his professional advice free to readers 
of this paper. 
Is your herd on a paying basis ? If not, 
read my booklet and learn wily not. 
Hundreds of dollars can be saved and made 
every year by keeping cattle in a strong, 
healthy condition. 
ONE diseased COW endangers your whole 
herd. 
I have made a specialty of all diseases of 
cattle and have written booklets that will en¬ 
able you to prevent and cure any of the fol¬ 
lowing ailments. 
No. 1. Booklet—Abortion in Cows. 
No. 2. Booklet—Barren Cows. 
No. 3. Booklet—Retained Afterbirth. 
No. 4. Book lot—Scou rs i n (5a 1 ves. 
Also I How to make your OWN 
No. 5. Booklet—/ STOCK FOOD at home. 
These books are free. Write for them. 
Dr. David Roberts, Cattle Specialist 
415 Grand Ave., Waukesha, W5s. 1 
The “GUARANTEED 
TO HATCH” kind. 
From Highest Quality 
Exhibition Matings. 
. _ From Matings with 
8*2 nar 12 Kecord for Great Egg 
|ACI Production. 
Our Exhibition Quality Eggs have, for years, 
produced the winners at the largest shows. 
White Leghorns, White Wyandottes, White 
Rocks, Itarred Rocks, lllack Mlnorcas, Light 
Brahmas. 
ELM POULTRY YARDS 
Box Y Hartford, Conn. 
SQUABS PAY HENS 
Easier, need attention only part of 
time, bring big prices. Raised in one 
month. Money-makers for poultry- 
men, farmers,women. Send for FREE 
BOOKLET and learn this rich home 
Industry. PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB 
CO., 289 Atlantic Ave., Boston. Mass. 
i on HENS and CHICKS, 
... _ _ 64-page book FREE. 
D. J. LAMBERT. Box 307, Apponaug, R. I. 
STAR FARM H0LSTEINS 
Largest and Best Herd in the World 
250 
HEAD TO SELECT FROM 
Nothing Reserved 
250 
The herd contains Aaggie Cornucopia Pauline 
Count, No. 29642. dam Aaggie Cornucopia Paul¬ 
ine, No. 48426, the present champion butter cow 
of the world, A. R. O. seven day record 34 31 lbs. 
Second service bull Mercedes Julip’s Pietertje’s 
Paul, No. 29830, dam Mercedes Julip’s PUtertje, 
No. 39480, the 1900 world’s champion butter cow, 
A. R. O. seven day record 29.57 lbs. 
These two greatest bulls in the world 1 ave been 
maied with A. R. O. cows, and daughters, includ¬ 
ing 
Joe Uaeh Josephine, A.R.O. 
record, seven days, ‘43 lbs., 8 oz. 
Countess Dorimla DeKol,A.R.O. 
record, seven days, 20 lbs., 3 oz. 
Scotia 4th, A.R.O. record, seven 
days, 20 lbs., 3 oz. 
Netherland Fancy Rosetta, 
A.R.O. record, seven days, 20 lbs., 8 oz. 
InkaPalawan (3 yr. old), A.R.O. 
record, seven days, 19.21 lbs. 
Netherland Van Friesland Pi - 
terlje, A.R.O. record seven 
days, 19.12 lbs. 
Johanna Wit Duchess, dam’s 
test, A.R.O. record, seven 
days, 24.14 lbs. 
America Jennie Mercedes, 
dam’s test, A.R.O. record, 
seven days. 20.11 lbs.] 
Mina Ophelia (4 yr. old), A.R.O. 
record, seven days, 19.1 lbs. 
and a barn full of other most notable cows. 
Actual sales since October 1st, 1904, over $7,000. 
Mail orders a specialty. Highest, testimonials. 
You can save money by buying at Star * arm. 
Circulars sent on application. 
HOKACK L. BRONssON.Dept. D., Cortland, N. Y. 
For Quick Returns—MONEY—try a pair of 
JERSEY RED PICS 
or a SOW BRED. 
Free booklet explains. 
ARTHUR J. COLLINS, Moorestown, N. J. 
Springbank Berkshires. 
1 have some grand 11 months old Service Boars 
Some Spring Gilts and Boars, and some Yearling 
Sows; will breed them for Spring litters. All first 
class individuals. , , , _ 
J. E. W.VI SON. Proprietor. Marbledale, Conn. 
BERKSHIRES 
of the HIGHEST BREEDING 'at reasonable 
prices. WILLOUGHBY FARM. Gettysburg,Pa. 
MEADOWBROOK BERKSHIRES. 
CHOICE ANIMALS of all ages and both sexes for 
sale. UepreseDtatives of the bes; English and Amer¬ 
ican strains. Prices reasonable, quality considered. 
MEADOWBKOOK FARMS, Bernards?tile. N. ,T. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whites. 
sssssssky 8 wks. to 6 mos.. mated not akin. 
service Boars, Bred sows. Write for 
prices and description. Return if not 
_ m- satisfactory; wo refund the money. 
HAMILTON & CO., Ercildpun, Chester Co., Pa. 
OLlCeUlDC D|PQ FOR SALE - From First-Prize 
UllLonint I IUu Herd at St. Louis Exposition 
and New York State Fair. S. G. OTIS, Sherwood ,N Y. 
U ^ « U I O PQ-Tounf! Boars, 
SS ^9 I I I l\ EL Sows and 3-month 
Pics of individual merit and from the best families. 
E. S HILL. Freevilie, N. V. 
Sir 
CHESTER WHITES 
Both O. I. C. and Todd strains. 
Standard bred pigs for sale. 
Honest dealing my motto. M L. 
Bower80x,K.3; Bradford, Dk. 0o,0 
POLAND CHINAS 
Write and describe what you want, for 1 am in posi¬ 
tion to fill your order with up-to-date breeding; 
order a Sow' bred at once for Spring furrowing. 
JACOB B. MILLER. Biadford,Ohio. 
IMPROVED LARGE YORKSHIRES 53JTSSS 
hog. Pigs of all ages from imported- stock lor sale. 
MEADOW BKOOK STOCK FARM, Rochester, Mich 
O. I. C. PIGS. 
September farrow, registered stock, prolific strains. 
large litters, pairs and trios not akin. Prices low. 
F. J. SCHWARTZ. East Pharsalla.N. 
Y. 
MANOKIN WHITE LEGHORNS SATISFY 
Greatest Kgg Producers; used exclusively on 
all large egg-farms. Stock and Eggs at Farmers' 
Frices. R. li. PUSEY, Princess Anile, Md 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
won two first premiums at New' York State Fair. 1904. 
Trios, $5; Eggs. $1 per 15; $5 per 100. Catalogue free. 
ZIMMER BKOS., R. D. 41. Weedsport, N. Y. 
C hoice Stock for Sale.—Kocks, Wyandottes. Legln rns, 
Mlnorcas, Turkeys, Ducks and Guineas. Also Lice 
Killing Nest Eggs.’ sample mailed. 5c.; dozen. 50c. 
Agents wanted. Pine Tree Farm, Jamesburg, N. J. 
L IGHT Brahmas, Burred Plymouth Rocks, 
White Plymouth Rocks of Best and Purest 
stock. A limited number of each For Sale. 
J. A. ROBERTS, Malvern, Pa. 
SPECIAL BARGAINS, 
If ordered at once. In Cockerels, Pullets and 
Hens We have s. C. and K C. Brown. Bf. and White 
Leg. White, Bf. A Bid. P. KOcks, White. Bf. Silver & 
Gold Wynd., Buff Orpingtons, «. I. Reds. Mlnorcas, 
Brahmas,Cochins, PitGames, and all other breeds. 
MT. BLANCO POULTRY FARM, Carpenter, Ohio. 
300 SNOW WHITE PEKIN DUCKS 
For breeding. April hatched. $1.50 to $2 50 each. 
Egg orders booked at $1.15 for 11, $8.00 per 
hundred. 
BONNIE BRAE, New Rochelle, N, Y. 
Breeders’ Directory 
L. E. ORTIZ, General Manager 
HIGHEST GLASS JERSEYS 
GOLDEN STREAMER 65000 
Son of Forfarshire out of Golden- Stream 8 th 
born Feb. 22,1901, and considered the best Jersey bud 
that ever crossed the Atlantic as a two-year old. 
A few choice Bull Calves for sale by GOLDEN 
STREAMER and GOLDEN FERN'S LAD out of im ¬ 
ported cows. 
Specialty—Y oung Bulls and Heifers, all ages. 
Also Imp. CHESTER WHITES and BERKSHIRE 
PIGS. Standard-Bred BLACK MINOKCAS and 
WHITE WYANDOTTES. 
Correspondence solicited. 
GEI1NEY FARM, White Plains, N. Y. 
DELAWARE HERD 
Aberdeen-Angus 
Herd headed by Prince Barbara, a son of the 
Imported $9,100 Highland Champion Bull Prince Ito. 
All leading families represented. Males and Females 
for sale at business prices, that cannot be duplicated 
anywhere in the East, some of them sired by such 
noted bulls as Prince Ito and Elflock. 
MYER & SON, BrLlgeville, Del. 
Holsiein-Friesian Bull Calves 
FOR SALE. 
From choice A. R. O. Dams, and by such sires as 
Beryl Waynes Paul DeKol and 8tr Korndyke Manor 
DeKol. We will make attractive prices on these 
youngsters as they must be disposed of to make room 
for our crop of Winter Calves. Write for prices on 
anything needed in Holstein-Friesians. 
WOODCREST FARM, Hifton, Ulster Co.. N.Y. 
THE BLOOMINQDALE HERD OF 
H OLSTEIN-FRI ESI ANS 
are bred for large Production, Good Size, Strong 
Constitution, Best Individuality. 
If these are the kind you want write or come to see 
them. 145 to select from. Animals of both sexes 
ai.d all ages to offer at prices t hat will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Bull Calves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Neshanic, N. J. 
HOLSTEINS. 
High-Class Advanced Registry Stock only. Best 
butter families. Stock for Sale. 
WOODSIDE FARM, 
Princeton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. 
JOHN B. MABCOU. 
H olstein bull calves, scotch collies,spayed 
Females. SILAS DECKER, South Montrose, Pa. 
HOLSTEIN BULLS 
from 3 to 18 months old. A 
__ few choice young Cows; 
improved Chester Whites of all ages. Prices right. 
CHARLES K. KECORD, Peterboro, N. Y. 
COD OAI C— Purebred Holstein-Friesian Bull 
lUn CALL Calves and Scotch Collie Pups from 
registered stock. Prices moderate; write promptly. 
W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
WHITE SERIAICS EARM, 
GUERNSEY HERD. 
Headed by PETER THU GREAT OF PAXTAN J, 
No. 6:146 and BLU 81 BLOOD, No 6310. 
Such Cows as Imp. Deanie 7th, 502.9 lbs. of butter 
in one year. Sheet Anchor’s Lassie, 476.2 lbs. of but¬ 
ter in ono j ear. Azalia of Klorham. 400 lbs of butter 
in one year. Lucretia 3d, 508.4 lbs. oi butter in one 
year, etc., etc. 
The herd numbers about forty carefully selected 
animals. Registered and tuberculin-tested. Breed¬ 
ing stock for sale ;,t all times, including the choicest 
of heifer and bull calves of all ages. The winnings 
at the New York State Fair for 1904 comprised 1 3 
first. an<l second prizes, and one champion¬ 
ship out of 17 entries. Prices very reasonable. 
For further Information anu catalogue, address, 
ALFRED G. LEWIS, Geneva, N.Y. 
Please mention Rural New Yorker in writing. 
Note. 15 choice two year old heifers for sale at 
from #100 to #300, also several mature bulls. 
GUERNSEYS 
High Class Cows and Bulls 
Cows in calf to Prince Rosendale. 1st prize aged 
bull, at two Worlds’ Fairs, and sire of nearly as 
many winners at St. Louis as all the other bulls 
combined. Send for descriptive circular. Anyone 
can afford my prices. CLAYTON C. TAYLOR. 
Lawton Station, N. Y. 
G uernsey Cattle—Two registered Guernsey Bulls, 
one 2 yis. old. other 2 mos. old. Extra individ¬ 
uals, backed by best of breeding. Write for prices 
and pedigree. THE LINDHUKST FARM, Bolivar, O. 
tt 
QUALITY.” 
Registered Jersey Calves and Yearling Heifers, 
bred right, raised right, and for sale right. Ask for 
pedigrees, and for prices delivered at your station 
Satisfaction guaranteed. E. W. Mosher, Aurora.N.Y. 
YOU CAN’T AFFORD A GRADE 
when 1 will sell you a registered JERSEY BULL, 
best dairy stock; readv for service; at farmer’sprice. 
R. F. SHANNON, 905 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
PpH Pnllpd Cattle—Young Bulls For Sale. For 
I\CU lUUCU particulars address 
DR. D. F. BAKER, 484 The Arcade. Cleveland, O. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull $69 
BERYL WAYNE’S SON No. 3, Born February 20, 1904. 
Sired by Beryl Wayne's Son. whose dam has an official record of 27% pounds, and his sire’s two nearest 
pams, official seven day butter records averaging over 24 pounds each, This Bull is a fine one, and is 
certainly a rare bargain at the price we name. The first order at #69 takes him. 
BROOKSIDE HERD. Toe Stevens Brotliers-Hastlngs Company, Laeona, New York. 
