1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
785 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. 
The details of a very slick real estate 
proposition have jus f reached us from the 
State of South Carolina. A bond and 
security company of New York City has 
been corresponding with a farmer in that 
State for the purchase of a farm and all 
its chattels. The negotiation finally 
reached a stage where the farmer is en¬ 
couraged to believe that a sale is prac¬ 
tically made, though, of course, no con¬ 
tract or agreement is yet made. The 
New York concern, however, alleges that 
it represents the buyer, and now proposes 
that the farmer send them in advance $-550 
to cover fee of expert who is to go to 
the farm and check up the inventories 
and estimate values. This expert is to 
represent the purchaser. 
We do not call this a confidence game. 
It may not be, but if a sharper wanted to 
work a confidence game this plan of opera¬ 
tion would no doubt appeal to him. In 
any event, the New York man would have 
his $350, if the farmer sent it to him, and 
he could then take a very nice southern 
trip at the farmer’s expense. The ad¬ 
vance fee would be sufficient to afford a 
first-class ticket, parlor car accommoda¬ 
tions and swell hotel accommodation. 
After he got there it would be the easiest 
thing in the world to dispute the value of 
the property, and refuse to make the pur¬ 
chase. The expert would have had a 
$350 outing, and the farmer would have 
had a $350 lesson. But if the alleged ex¬ 
pert failed to make the visit at all the 
farmer would be little better off. What 
possible redress would he have in such a 
case? The strangest thing about it is 
that a farmer should consider such a prop¬ 
osition for a single moment. 
GETTING RID OF HEN LICE. 
If a person should buy hens from a place 
that was infested with lice and mites, would 
running the hens through a lice killing ma¬ 
chine insure their not bringing lice or mites 
to their new home? s. w. w. 
We should say not. While the '“ma¬ 
chine” might kill most of the insects 
there would be eggs left to hatch out. 
We do not see that anyone could "guar¬ 
antee” such birds as free from insects. 
By “machine” we presume you mean a 
box or barrel in which the hens are placed 
with insect powder and turned over and 
over like a churn. 
SUNFLOWER SEED FOR FOWLS. 
What about sunflowers as food for pullets 
and for hens after the moulting season is 
over? In what quantity should they be fed, 
and what is the best method of harvesting 
them ? M. it. s. 
Silver Springs, Md. 
We like to feed about one-fifth of the 
total ration of sunflower seed. The best 
way to get the seed is to cut off the 
heads when ripe and haul them to a dry 
ventilated place. They can be fed by 
throwing the entire head for the hens to 
pick out the seed, or the seed can be 
knocked out of the head by a stick or flail. 
NOTES ON CHICKEN DISEASES. 
Treatment for the Pip. 
Will you tell me the best cure for chickens 
having the pip? 
I’leasantville, N. ,T. 
Pip is a catarrhal inflammation of the 
mouth, and not a disease in itself, but a 
symptom of some other derangement. It 
may be compared with the furry tongue of 
the human race, seen when digestion is 
imperfect. In many cases pip is caused 
by breathing through the mouth, on ac¬ 
count of some obstruction of the nasal air 
passages. First treat the cause. Vary 
the food, add some pulverized charcoal to 
the mash, provide roosting places free 
from drafts. Do not tear the scaly skin 
from the tongue. Doing so is cruel and 
injurious. Moisten the tongue often with 
equal parts glycerine and water. If there 
is much deposit on the tongue add 20 
grains of chlorate of potash to the mix¬ 
ture. This is perfectly harmless. Un¬ 
less there is some serious disease of the 
organs of respiration the fowls will rap¬ 
idly get better. The evil reputation of 
the disease or affection generally called 
pip is largely due to two causes. It fre¬ 
quently accompanies severe diseases as 
roup, etc., and the treatment often given 
has been to tear the thickened skin from 
the tongue, simply aggravating matters 
and injuring the bird. As stated above, 
pip is a symptom and not a disease of it¬ 
self. 
Outbreak of Roup 
For the last few days my chickens -have 
begun to droop. They have a roaring in 
their heads, running at the nostrils, thick 
yellow matter; seem to be choked. I hear 
them breathing at a distance. Their heads 
are red. They are fat and some are laying. 
I am at a loss to know what to do for my 
chickens, as this is the Urst d.sease they 
have ever had. The old hens, roosters and 
pullets all have it. I very uneasy about my 
turkeys, as I have a line lot. What is it? 
South Park, Ky. m. j. b. 
The birds either have severe catarrh or 
an attack of roup. Read the paragraph 
in “The Business Hen” on the subject. 
Keep the turkeys and any birds not af¬ 
fected separate: use disinfectants freely 
in the house. Bury deeply, or better yet, 
burn the carcasses of any dying. Inject 
a two-per-cent solution of carbolic acid 
or creolin into the nostrils and roof of 
mouth with a syringe, or even a machine 
oil can. Feed sparingly during treat¬ 
ment. Whitewash the house to destroy 
the spores of the disease, and thus pre¬ 
vent further infection. h. j. 
Yvhen you write advertisers mention Tub 
It. N.-Y. and you'll get a Tjuick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
SCOTT’S EMULSION 
is more than a fat food. 
There is no animal fat 
that compares with it in 
nourishing- and building 
up the wasted, emaciated 
body. That is why chil¬ 
dren and anaemic girls 
thrive and grow fat upon 
it. That is why persons 
with consumptive tenden¬ 
cies gain flesh and 
strength enough to check 
the progress of the dis¬ 
ease. 
SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl Street, New York. 
Wage Earners CtL 
Pay You . . . 9 /u 
$25 upward, with- 
drawabl© on 30 
days’ notice. 
Investments bear earn¬ 
ings from day receivec 
to day withdrawn. 
Supervised by New rork 
Banking Department. 
QL'K LOANS are secured 
^ by mortgages ou suburban 
homes owned by ambitious 
wage-earners, paying all inter¬ 
est and part principle monthly. 
You would choose such invest¬ 
ments for SAFETY. We put 
them within your reach, paying 
5 p. c. per annum on sums large 
or small PttOM DAY OF RE¬ 
CEIPT TO DATE OF WITH¬ 
DRAWAL. Conservative In- 
vasters will appreciate a plan 
affording all the security and 
profit without the annoyance 
of individual mortgage loans. 
Write for particulars. 
Assets, . . . . $1,700,000 
Surplus ami Profits, . $160,000 
Industrial Savingsaud Loan Co. 
5 Times Bl’d’g, B’wy, N.Y. CItyJ 
DEATH TO HEAVES 
NKWTON’8 Heave, Cough, Dl. 
temper aud Indigestion Care. 
A veterinary specific for wind, 
f throat and stomach troubles. 
Strong fcommenda. $1.00 per 
can, of dealers, or Kxp. prepaid. 
The Newton Remedy Cu.. 
Toledo, Ohio. 
Only Sure Cure. 
Positive and Permanent. 
Absolutely Pure. 
$1.00 Package cures any 
ordinary case. 
$3.00 Package cures any 
case or money refunded. 
Sent postpaid on receipt 
of price. Agents Want¬ 
ed. liberal terms. 
Mineral Heave Remedy Co., 461 4th Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. 
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PISOS CURE FOR 
CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS 
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. 
Use in time. Sold by druggists. 
CONSUMPTION 
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THE EXTERNAL USE OF 
St. Jacobs Oil 
is the short, sure, easy cure for 
Rheumatism 
and 
Neuralgia 
It penetrates to the seat 
of torture, and relief 
promptly follows. 
Price, 25c. and 50c. 
MRS. WINSLOW’S 
SOOTHING SYRUP 
has been used by I 
children while Teething for over Fifty Years. < 
It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays < 
all pain, cures wind colic, and Is the best ( 
remedy for diarrhoea. 
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A BOTTLE 
CHAIN 
HANGING 
STANCHION 
WARRINER’S 
HOLDS THE 
ANIMALS AS 
FIRMLY 
AS RIGID 
STANCHIONS 
W. B. CRUMB, 73 Main St., Forestville,Conn. 
CHAIN-HANGING 
CATTLE STANCHIOX 
The Most Practical 
CATTLE FASTENER 
ever invented. 
Manufactured and for 
sale by 
O. H. ROBERTSON, 
ForestviUe, Conn. 
WM& 
HEAVIEST FENCE MADE 
AllNo. 9 Steel Wire. Well Galvanized. Weighs] 
% more than most fences. 1 <» to 85c per rod 
delivered. We sell all kinds offence wireat 
wholesale prices. Write for fence book show- _ 
[ llOstyles. The Brown Fence aud^ 
Wire Do., Cleveland, Ohio* 
ANCHOR FENCE 
means fence satisfac¬ 
tion. It means a fence 
easy to put up, chat is 
made right and that 
lasts. Sold to you at manu¬ 
facturer's price. Semi to-day for Catalog 
The Anchor Fence & Mfg. Co., Cleveland, O. 
POULTRY FENCE 
that keeps stock out of your poul¬ 
try yard, stands up stiff on few 
posts and requires no top rail or 
bottom board, is our specialty. 
You can’t afford to buy poultry 
fencing without knowing more 
about the PAUE. Write us., 
Page Woven Wire Fence Co.,Box 773, Adrian,Mich. 
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Wire Fence 9Qc 
48-in. stock fence per rod only 
Best high carbon coiled steel spring wire, 
Catalog offences,toolsand supplies FREE. 
Buy direct at wholesale. Write today. 
MASON FENCE CO. Box 67, Leesburg, 0. 
EAP HEN-FOOD 
Is £reen bone fresh cut. Rich f n protein and 
I all other egg elements. Its egg producing 
| value is four times that of grain. The eggs 
are more fertile, chicks more vigorous, fowls 
heavier. This makes green bone cheap food. 
Mann’s Latest Model Bone Cutter. 
Outsail bone, meat and gristle. Never clogs. 10 DAYS 
FREE TRIAL. No money in advance. Cat'lgfree. 
F. W. MANN CO., Box IB, MILFORD, MASS. 
DAIII TD't# w °oooooo 
ruUL I n feasts:! 
>POULTRY LINE— Fencing, Feed, Incu-J 
jbators. Live Stock, Brooders—anything—, 
jit’s our business. Call or let us send you, 
jour Illustrated Catalogue—it’s free for the, 
jasking—it's worth having. 
• Excelsior Wire & Poultry Supply Co.,< 
O Dept. H.G. 26 & 28 Vesey Street. New York City. { 
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N EGG FACTORY 
A » „ _ 
™ “materials to keep going to its full 
capacity. HARVEY’S Electric 
Poultry Food will keep your hens busy in 
winter when eggs are high—lots more money 
in winter eggs; you ought to feed for it. 
Write for our free catalogue — tells how. 
Harvey Seed Co., 88 Elllcott St., Buffalo,??. Y. 
SQUABS 
are raised in one month: " j f/W\ 
bring big prices. Money 
makers for poultrymen, 
farmers, women. 
Send for our Frkf. Book and learn this 
rich industry. Correspondence inviteddYB 
(^Plymouth Rock Squab Co., V^7 
335 Howard St., Melrose, Mass. 
90 
p Var s Poultry. Pigeons, Parrots, Dogs, Cats. 
Ferrets, etc. Eggs a specialty. 60 p. book. 10c. 
Kates free. J A. BERGEY, Box 8,Telford,Pa, 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Four promising young Cockerels for $5.00. Over 
1,000 to select from. Send for circular. 
WHITE & RICE. Yorktown. N.Y. 
DOSE COMB BROWN LEGHORNS. Cocker 
l ' els from prize winning stock for sale reasonable. 
Fine large birds from an especially good laying strain. 
Money refunded, if not satisfactory. 
ERNEST R. SPENCER, Meriden. Conn. " 
250 
MANOKIN WHITE LEGHORN 
COCKERELS, 75c. each, if ordered im¬ 
mediately. R. B. Pusey.Princess Anne. Md 
Buy Union Lock Poultry Fencing 
of Case Bros., Colchester, Conn. Descriptive circular 
and price list FREE. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Won two first premiums at New York State Fair,1904. 
Cockerels and pullets, five months old. $1 each. Cata- 
logue free. C. H. ZIMMER. R.D.41. Weedsport, N.Y. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Well developed Cockerels from stock bred foi laying, 
$1 each D. F. ARNOLD, Burlington Flats. N. Y. 
WHITE WYANDOTTE* EXCLUSIVELY! 
FOR SALE.—Fine large COCKERELS for breeding 
purposes. E. FRANKLIN KEAN, Stanley, N.Y. 
BARGAINS IN 
O. I. C. SWINE. 
,T7^'2 l ? r Young Brood Sows, all eligible to registry. 
Weigh about 100 pounds apiece. Kept for foundation 
stock. Reason for selling, change of position. 
Will sell all for $32.00; Separate, $9.00 apiece. 
Also, 8 six-weeks-old PIGS Reasonable. 
A. P. HOPLEB, Bartley, y. J. 
RIIY WHEAT at onc e for Chickens and Pigeons, 
UU I VVIII.nl Prices will be higher later, but I 
need room. Get my quotations on choice Red Wheat, 
“d lay in a supply for Winter. WILLIS R. 
h-'O.v, 5 Newport Avenue, Intercourse, Pa 
S COTCH COLLIES, Spayed Females, two to 
eight mos. Circ. SILAS DECKER, Montrose, Pa. 
rtHfitlipric enlist before you buy 
SHADY 
— — - — v j.... ^ 
FERRET FARM, New London,Oh 
5,000 FERRETS. These animals 
exterminate Rats, drive out Rabbits. 
Prices and Circular FREE. 
Samuel Farnsworth, Middletown, O. 
AJVJAOATjlVJki/ AlVUU IViV UUA 1 3. 
l a ns 
■K trios. REGISTERED RAMBOUILLET RAM 
_ Write for prices and information. 
MELROSE STOCK FARM, Cincinnatus, N. 
A few more 
extra fine ANGORA BUCKS, 
Harris blood. Also, Good breeding DOES, not re¬ 
lated. Would like to exchange a few for registered 
SHROPSHIRE BUCK and EWES. 
WOODS FARM, Bath, N. H. 
Free Poultry Book 
Complete catalogue and poultryrnen's guide, 212 
pages (8 x 11 inches) 500illustrations. Describes 
the dard Cyphers Incubators 
price 16.60 anil up, and SO Pcultrymen'e neceisltlet. Free 
Ifyou seed addresses of two neighbors interested in good 
ponitry. Write to Cyphers Incubator Co. 
Buffalo, Boston, Chicago, hew York, Kansas 
City or 8au Francisco. 
R A DPpn HUFF and WHITE PLYMOUTH 
uruyuLtiy, R oeks , White Wyandottes, White 
Minorcas, Brown Leghorns and Mammoth Pekin 
Ducks, $3.00 each; $7.50 for trio. EDWARD G. 
NOONAN, Marietta, Lancaster County. Penna. 
■je BUFF WYANDOTTE COCKERELS for sale 
I v for October and November, at $1 to $1.50 each. 
Well bred. April and May batched. 
CHAS. I. MILLER, R. F. D. No. 1, Hudson. N. Y. 
C hoice Stock for Sa le.—Hocks. Wyandottes. Legho rn s 
Minorcas, Turkeys, Ducks and Guineas. Also Lice 
Killing Nest Eggs. Sample mailed. 5c.; dozen. 50c. 
Agents wanted. Pine Tree Farm, Jamesburg, N. J. 
MAPLE VILLA POULTRY YARDS—Breeder 
of thoroughbred stock. Barred, Buff and White 
Rocks, R. O. and S. 0. W., B. and Buff Leghorns: W. 
and B. Minorcas; Golden, Silver, Buff and W. Wyan¬ 
dottes; R. C. and S. C. Blue Andalusians, Hamburgs, 
Anconas. W. G. MOSHER, Sylvania, Penna. 
“ MAMMOTH PEKIN DUCKS.” 
Let us know your wants. We have either sex, Old or 
Young. From $1.00 to $3.00 each. 
Lauderdale Farm, Loudonville, Albany Co., N. Y. 
NEW HOTEL ALBERT 
Cor. University Place and 11th Street, 
NEW YORK CITY. 
One Block West of Broadway. European Plan 
The only absolutely, fire-proof transient hotel 
below Twenty-third Street. First-class accom¬ 
modation at moderate rates. Rooms from 
ONE DOLLAR per day up. One hundred 
rooms, with private Bath, from TWO DOL¬ 
LARS per day up. Cuisine and service un¬ 
excelled. 
L. FRENKEL, - ■> Proprietor. 
