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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 25, 
Live Stockand Dairy 
WHY THE PULLETS MOULTED. 
Two years ago I sent to a breeder of White 
W.vandottes for eggs, and hatched the same 
about May 10, and yet the pullets moulted 
in the Fall; consequently I did not get any 
eggs till Spring. 1 then sent to Tennessee 
for a year-old cockerel to mate with the pul¬ 
lets, which was guaranteed to he bred from 
200-egg strain. Last Spring I did not have 
any hatched out earlier than the last of 
April, and these also moulted in the Fall, 
October and November, only two laying at 
this date. Their feed as chicks was cracked 
wheat and corn and mash composed of ground 
corn, oats, shorts and meat meal. They were 
a healthy lot of chicks, as I don't remem¬ 
ber losing but two out of about 40. They 
have free range. What is the trouble that 
causes them to moult when only five months 
old? Some breeders claim that if properly 
fed they should lay at six months old. 
Gambler, Ohio. a. s. 
The inquirer has struck something new, 
at least to me. I never experienced or 
heard of such a thing as pullets moult¬ 
ing in the Fall before they had laid. If 
pullets are hatched early enough to begin 
laying in August or early September, and 
lay out the first clutch of eggs before 
cold weather they will frequently, but not 
always, moult, and if they do of course 
formation of a new set of feathers is 
all they can be expected to do for the 
next two or three months. Pullets shed 
their tail feathers a few weeks before 
they begin laying, and I always take 
that as a sure sign that they will lay 
soon, but that is very different from a 
general moullt. Some poultryme,n, to 
make hens moult early, practice putting 
them on short rations for awhile until 
they have about stopped laying, then 
feeding extra well, claiming that this 
will start them to moulting. Now, it 
occurs to me that maybe A. S. has 
perhaps unconsciously done this very 
thing. When the hens have about stopped 
laving in the Fall, and the growing pul¬ 
lets eat like hogs, and the outgo for grain 
far exceeds the income from eggs, it is 
very natural to shorten up some on the 
feed, especially if the fowls have free 
range. Then, realizing that won’t do if 
the pullets are to lay early, to feed extra 
well for a while to make up for the defi¬ 
cient period. This would produce just 
the conditions to cause the moulting he 
mentions. Whether this is the cause of 
his pullets moulting of course I do not 
know, but it is the only reason I can 
give. GEO. A. COSGROVE. 
LARGE BREEDS vs. SMALL ONES. 
Do Big Birds Eat More. 
lias any experiment station or breeder ever 
made an exact comparison of White Leg¬ 
horns with W.vandottes or Plymouth Rocks to 
see if Leghorns eat less, and if so with -what 
result as to amount of food consumed and 
eggs produced? 
We have made no comparison between 
breeds of birds. I feel very sure from 
observation, however, that the Leghorns 
do not consume so much food as the Wy- 
andottes and Rocks. I wish I could give 
you more definite information. 
Maine Exp. Station. G. m. gowell. 
I have bred Leghorns, both Browns and 
Whites; have also bred Wyandottes and 
Plymouth Rocks, and I have found that 
the Leghorns consume as much food as 
the Rocks or Wyandottes, and as layers 
take them the year round the White Ply¬ 
mouth Rocks excel them all. I have 
tested this thoroughly, and know the 
above to be facts. u. b. fishel. 
Bartholomew Co., Ind. 
No experiments have been made at 
this Station in which Leghorns were di¬ 
rectly compared with WyandoCtas and 
Plymouth Rocks . Very few experiments 
are on record where satisfactory com¬ 
parison has been made. In the majority 
of feeding experiments with laying hens 
that are reported Leghorns were chiefly 
used. At the Utah Experiment Station 
direct comparison was made in one or 
two experiments between Leghorns and 
Plymouth Rocks with results in favor of 
Leghorns. Less food was consumed by 
the latter. I am sure you will find that 
Plymouth Rocks or Wyandottes of stan¬ 
dard size will consume on the average 
per fowl more food than Leghorns, al¬ 
though less per pound live weight. Good¬ 
sized Leghorns, when laying heavily may 
eat more than some strains of the Wy¬ 
andottes and Rocks of small size, espe¬ 
cially when the latter are moderate lay¬ 
ers. At times for periods of several 
weeks, Leghorn hens have eaten more 
than did hens of twice their size, both on 
the same ration and in full laying, but 
this did not hold generally nor on the 
average. I do not think you will find 
more than temporary exception to the 
rule that the larger hens will consume 
more food, but less per pound live weight. 
w. P. WHEEI.ER. 
Geneva Experiment Station. 
I have a bulletin now in press at Utah, 
which among other things gives a great 
deal of data on .the point you mention, 
namely, the relative amounts of food 
eaten by different breeds of hens. We 
have found in our experiments that the 
average flock of Leghorns will lay more 
eggs on a given amount of food than 
the larger breeds. The experiments on 
which this is based extended over a num¬ 
ber of years with a great many different 
pens of fowls. At the prices of food in 
Utah the Leghorns ate from 60 to 75 
cents’ worth of food per hen during the 
year; the Wyandottes 80 or 90, and the 
Plymouth * Rocks from 90 to $1. 
Montana Station. james dryden. 
We are conducting at our Station at 
the present time an egg-laying contest, 
in which five different breeds have been 
entered; viz., Rose Comb White Leg¬ 
horns, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Light 
Brahmas, Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds 
and White Wyandottes. This contest 
started November 1, and will be contin¬ 
ued for one year. Trap-nest records are 
being kept, and also records of amount of 
food consumed. Each pen consists of 
six females and one male. It is not pos¬ 
sible as yet to state definitely regarding 
the point concerning which you inquire. 
From the results of the first few months 
I have been unable to note very great 
difference in the amount of feed con¬ 
sumed. The Leghorns apparently when 
laying heavily consume as much as the 
larger breeds. g. c. wheeler. 
Kansas Station. 
The New York Experiment Station 
supplies the following standard for egg 
production: Digestible nutrients per day 
per each 100 pounds live weight; hens 
three to five pounds each, 5.50 pounds; 
hens five to seven pounds each, 3.30 
pounds. So you see the quantity of food 
varies with the size of the fowl, more 
food being required by the larger bird, 
but much less per pound of weight. We 
breed Wyandottes, also White Leghorns. 
Our Leghorn pens contain 15 hens and 
one cockerel, weighing about 80 pounds; 
our Wyandotte pens, 12 hens and one 
cockerel, about 95 pounds. We feed each 
pen exactly the same quantity of food, 
and that is about 4V 2 pounds per day, 
so you see we do not feed our Leghorns 
as much per bird as our Wyandottes. 
Our best egg results have always been 
from our Leghorns; they are/the easier 
birds to handle in large numbers that we 
know of, are active and do not take on 
fat easily, and stand a certain amount 
of improper feeding .that a Wyandotte 
Will not. A. G. BROW-N. 
Ocean Co., N. J. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal." See guarantee, page 18. 
Cf'f'P $1 for If) $2 for 40, thoroughbred Brahmas, 
toOu Rocks,W.and Buff Wyan., Leghorns and Reds. 
14 varieties. Catalog. S. K. Mohr. Coopersburg, Pa. 
DDCn COD cmc - Our Barred Rocks 1 ay 356 to 
DllCU run CUUOl 27S eggs a year. Pricelist 
with facts about better methods in Breeding. Hatch¬ 
ing and Feeding free. K. GRUNDY. Morrlsonville, Ill 
Buff,Wyandotte Eggs for 
sale. $1 for a setting of 15, 
or $4 a 100. Chas. I. Miller, 
R.F.D.No. 1,Hudson, N.Y. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING 
Booking orders now for S. C. White and Brown Leg¬ 
horns, Black MinorcaB White Wyandottes. White 
and Barred Plymouth Rocks. $1.50 per 15. White 
Plume Strain. No one has better stock 
LOCUST FARMS. Eatontown, N. J. 
90 
Var's Poultry, Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs, Cats. 
Ferrets, etc. Eggs a specialty. GO p. book. 10c. 
Rates free. J A. BERGEY.Bor 8,Telford.Pa, 
BUFF, White Leghorns. Eggs 75c per 15, $1.25 per 30, 
$2 per GO. Cir. free. JOHN A. ROTH,Quakertown, Pa. 
R p Blk Minorcas. Wh. Brown and Bf Legs. Bar. 
> Ui Rocks, Wh.i Bf.Wyandottes,Reds,Sherwoods, 
Wh. Wonders. Pk Ducks. Bronze Turkeys, Cockerels; 
White Guineas. MCCAIN CO . B.. Delaware. N. J. 
PLEASANT VIEW POULTRY YARDS. Breeder 
r of White Wyandottes and R. C. Buff Leghorns. 
Eggs from Prize Winning Stock $2.00 per setting 
$6.00 and $8.00 per 100. 
ARTHUR MELBOURNE, Naugatuck, Conn. 
For horses, cows, hogs, sheep 
Pratts Vet. Worm Powder. 
Made by Pratt Food Co., Phila. Over 30 years old. 
LAFAYETTE STOCK FARM 
J. CROUCH & SON, Props., LAFAYETTE, IND. 
LARGEST IMPORTERS OF 
OLDENBURG GERMAN COACH, PERCHERON and BELGIAN 
STALLIONS. Always on hand from 150 to 200 head. 
Importations arriving every month. We now have 100 head that just arrived. 
At all the leading fairs and live stock shows in 1904 we won more prizes than 
all others combined. We have the prize winners of the World, but our prices 
are no higher than others. If your community is in need of a good stallion, 
write us. 
J. Crouch & Son, LaFayette, Ind,, Nashville, Tenn„ Sedalia, Mo., San Jose, Cal., and London, Canada 
WHITE SPRINGS FARM, 
GUERNSEY HERD. 
Headed by PETER THE GREAT OF PAXTANG 
No. 6346 and BLUE 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 one year. Azalia of Florham, 400 lbs of butter 
In one year. Lucretia 3d, 506.4 lbs. of butter in one 
year, etc., etc. 
The herd numbers about forty carefully selected 
animals. Registered and tuberculin-tested. Breed¬ 
ing stock for sale at 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 o 
first and second prizes, and one champion¬ 
ship out of 1 7 entries. Prices very reasonable. 
For further Information and catalogue, address. 
ALFRED G. LEWIS. Geneva, N.Y. 
Please mention Rubai, New Yorkkr in writing. 
Noth. 15 choice two year old heifers for sale at 
from SHOO to S300, also several mature bulls. 
THERE IS MONEY IN 
Our Improved Large English Berkshires 
and it’s easy got out. They’re the long, broad, low 
down kind that get big quick. Send for circular de¬ 
scribing our stock and farm. Get your order in early; 
we have run short of stock every spring for the last 
five year*. 
PENNA. BERKSHIRE CO., Fannettsburg. Pa. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires and C. Whites. 
8 wks. to 6 nos., mated not akin, 
service Boars, Bred sows. W rite for 
prices and description Return if not 
satisfactory; w" refund the money. 
HAMILTON & CO., Erclldpun, Chester Co., Pa. 
MEADOWBROOK BERKSHIRES. 
CHOICE ANIMALS of all ages and both sexes for 
sale. Representatives of the best English and Amer¬ 
ican strains. Prices reasonable, quality considered. 
MEADOWBKOOK FARMS, Bernardsville, N. J. 
BERKSHIRES 
if the HIGHEST BREEDING at reasonable 
irices. WILLOUGHBY FARM, Gettysburg,Pa. 
Kentucky Jack Farm, 
A tine lot of 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 IE E. WRIGHT, 
Junction City Kentucky. 
FIFTY BLACK MAM¬ 
MOTH JACKS 
Some nice jennets and sad¬ 
dle stallions all registered or 
subject to registry. Cur prices 
are as low as any tirm will make 
them giving a responsible guar¬ 
antee. Write for catalog or come to see us before 
you buy. J. F. COOK & CO.. 
Union Stock Yards, Lexington, Kentucky. 
JACKS FOR SALE. 
The finest lot of JACKS and JENNETS I ever 
owned. Some special bargains. Address, 
BAKER’S JACK FARM, 
Box 1, Lawrence, Ind. 
HIGH CLASS 
PERCHERON AND FRENCH 
Coach Stallions Scotch Collie 
Pups. E.S. AKIN, AuDurn. N.Y. 
REGISTERED ANGORA GOATS.—Pairs or 
^ trios. Write for prices and information. 
MELROSE STOCK FARM, Oincinuatus, N. Y. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Eggs for hatching from mature birds. We have been 
breeding "Business Leghorns” for 10 years. Send for 
circular and prices. White & Rice, Yorktown, N. Y. 
Leghorn, S.C. White and Buff and White 
n nr L 0 Great Layers and Prize Winners. Eggs, $2 
llUlmO per 15; $8 per 1U0. A fair hatch guaranteed. 
JOS. ANTHONY, R. 4, East Berlin, Pa. 
BUSINESS WHITE LEGHORNS 
and unsurpassed in beauty. Send for circular. 
HILANDALE FARM, Brooklyn, Ohio. R.F.D. 2. 
MANOKIN WHITE LEGHORNS SATISFY 
Greatest Egg Producers; used exclusively on 
all large egg-farms. Stock and Eggs at Farmers' 
Pricts. K. B. PUSEY, Princess Anne, Md. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
won two first premiums at New York State Fair, 1904. 
Trios, $5; F.ggs. $1 per 15; $5 per 100. Catalogue free. 
ZIMMER BROS.. R. D. 41. Weedsport, N. Y. 
R HODE ISLAND REDS, Light Brahmas. Bar¬ 
red Kocks,White andSilverWyandottes; hardy, 
prolific,farm bred.pure stock. For BIRDS, moderate 
prices, or ^GGS to HATCH, 6c. each, write WALTER 
SHERMAN ,‘25 Boulevard, Middletown, R. I. 
I 1GHT BRAHMA COCKERELS, PRIZE STOCK. 
L C. GORDON, Box 63, Charleston 4 Corners, N. Y. 
WRIGHT’S WHITE WYANDOTTES 
(Duston Strain) Eggs, 75 cts. per 15; $4 per 100. 
Grandview Farm, Stanfordville, N. Y. 
THE BLOOMINGDALE HERD OF 
HOLSTEIN-FRIES IA NS 
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. A"imals of both^sexes 
ai.d all ages to offer at prices that will please you. 
A special offer on some nicely bred Bull Calves. 
A. A. CORTELYOU, Neshanic, N. J. 
Registered HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN BULLS 
For Sale at Farmers’ Prices 
I have several Bulls, 12 to 15 months old; large, 
handsome, perfectly marked animals, ready for im¬ 
mediate service, for sale. Sired by Corona Spofford 
Pietertje, No. 30160, and selected from best dams in 
herd of over 40 head. 
Also a few FRESH COWS and a number of Heifer 
and Bull CALVES from a few months to a few 
weeks old. For particulars inquire 
P. B. MCLENNAN, Syracuse, N. Y., or 
R. DeEorest Dorchester, Manager McLennan 
Stock Farm, Ischua, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. 
FOR SALE 
stock. 
-Purebred Holstein-Frieslan Bull 
Calves and registered and record 
Prices moderate; write promptly. 
W. W. CHENEY, Manlius, N. Y. 
um QTEIM Dill I Q from 3 to 18 months old. A 
nULOlCin DULLO few choice young Cows; 
Improved Chester Whites of all ages Prices right. 
CHARLES K, RECORD, Peterboro, N.Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves 
FOR SALE. 
From choice A. R. O. Dams, and by such sires as 
Beryl Wavnes Paul DeKol and Sir 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, Rilton, Ulster Co,. N.Y. 
BRILL FARM. 
HOLSTEIN CATTLE. 
Home of Lord Netherland DeKol. Great sire 
of high testing batter cows. Stock and prices right. 
E, C. BRILL, Poughquag, N. Y. 
Frickason 34975 
Weight 750 lbs. A choico Individual. SIRE—Mutual 
Friend 3ds Paul, sire of 6 A. R. O. daughters, by Paul 
DeKol, and out of Mutual Friend 3d. 22 lbs. 13ozs. 
Milk testing 4.27 per cent. DAM, 13 lbs. 2.1 oz. at 3 
years. Milk testing 3.5 per cent. She by Gelche 4th’s 
Hamilton, sire of 3 A. R.O. daughters. Hewillplease 
you. Will be sold cheap. "Oakland Farm ” 
T. A, MITCHELL, Weedsport, N. Y. 
Sale 
CHOICE REGISTERED JERSEY BULL CALF, 
Beautiful Heifer Calf, Two Berkshire Sows and one 
Boar Pig. W. F. McSP ARRAN, Furniss. Pa. 
Hogistoroci Jerseys 
9 Heifers, 3 to 14 mos. 5 Bulls 2 to 8 mos. old. 8t. 
Lambert Strain. “ Sire a Pure St. Lambert.” 
J. ALDUS HERR, Lancaster. Pa. 
YOU CAN’T AFFORD A GRADE 
when I will sell you a registered JERSEY BULL, 
best dairy stock; ready for service; at farmer’sprlce. 
R. F. SHANNON, 905 Liberty St., Pittsburg. Pa. 
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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 
AYRSHIRES 
A few first-class cows and young stock, Prices rigid. 
Correspondence solicited, Maple Row Stock Farm, 
Cherry Creek, Chaut. Co., N. Y. F. H, Cookinghain. 
For Sale at Farmer’s Prices 
If purchased at once —Thoroughbred, Registered, 
Ayrshire hulls and Bull Calves. For prices and 
particulars, address, 
Manager, Hilltop Farms, Littleton, N. H. 
COWS FOR SALE 
Having wintered more cows than can pasture, will 
sell good milking, young, native cows, due to calve 
March and April, at $40 per single head, or $35 per 
li6Skd in lots of ten, f. o.h. „ . . „ 
Route No. 1. A. W. GRAHAM, Castile, Is. 4 - 
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. 
0. I, C. 
Sixty fall and spring O. I. C. pigs 
at reasonable prices. Cumber 
land Farm, Gettysburg, l’t*. 
CHESTER WHITE 
Both O. I. C. and Todd strain 
Standard bred pigs for sal 
Honest dealing my motto. M.! 
Bowersox,R.3; Bradford, Dk. Co. 
IMPROVED URGE YORKSHIRES KTSSS 
hog. Pigs of all ages from imported stock for sale. 
MEADOW BROOK STOCK FARM, Rochester, Mich 
SO—GREENWOOD HERD HOLSTEINS—60 
Write for prices for best bred and finest BULL CALVES In America. Fine show anima’s one month 
to one year old. Sire contains one-half the b’ood of Katy SPOFFORD CORONA, the World's Champion 
Heifer In her class. In private, official, show, and economic records she has no equal. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS, America’s leading strain for 22 years. ENGLISH BEKK a HIRES 
Long Distance ’Phone. E. H. KNAFF Hi SON, Fabius, N. Y. 
