1906. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER* 
87 
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Cider Machinery—Send for Catalogue to Boomer & 
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•Var’s Poultry, Pigeons. Parrots, Dogs, 
Ferrets, etc."-Eggs a specialty. 60 p. bookyrOc. 
Rates free. J. A BERGEY, Box 8,Telford,Pa. 
90 
Bull Rocks—200 for sale: a few Solid Buff Cockerels, 
58 premiums last winter. Dr. Coolidgo, Warner, N.H, 
RUFF, Wtaiif Leghorns. Eggs 76dper 15. $1.25 per 30. 
«o —po a hOTHTQ uakertown, Pa 
$2 perGO. Cir. rec. JOHN A. Rf 
B rown Leghorn Ckls. of great egg-prodneing strains: 
also collie pups. NELSON Bros., Grove City. Pa 
Poultry Catalogue Free. Reasonable prices. Satisfac¬ 
tion guaranteed. Fairview Farm, Shrewsbury, Pa 
r-/\ D n A I ^ MALE AND JfJfi- 
r UV\ OHLEs male elk 
The Michigan School for the Deal, Flint, Michigan 
C holceStoekforSalo.—Rocks, Wyandottes, Leghorns 
M i norcas, Turkeys, Ducks and Guineas. Also, Lice 
Killing Nest Eggs. Sample mailed, 5c.; dozen, 50c 
Agents wanted. Pine Tree Farm, Jamesburg, N J 
S COTCH COLLIES, Spayed Females, two to 
eight mos. Circ. SILAS DECKER. Montrose, Pa. 
S PORTING AND PET DOGS 
of all kinds for sale. Pigeons, Ferrets, Bel- 
gian Hares and all breeds of Swine. Stamp 
for reply. Chas. G. Hoydt, Athens, Bradford Co., Pa. 
COLL! E PUPS, ^AKGAINsi' 
R. I. RED COCKERELS, pS. 
WALTER SHERMAN, 25 Boulevard, Newport, R.I. 
100 Barred and Bull Rocks, White and Partridge 
Wyandotte Cockerels at $2'00 each, also Pullets and 
Golden Seabright Bantams. Pure bred, vigorous, 
good size. UR. S. C. MOYER, Lansdale, Pa. 
MAIM White LEGHORNS SATISFY 
No experiment, bred 12 years for heavy laying, from 
best blood in America. Stock and eggs at farmers’ 
prices. It. B. PUSEY, Princess Anne, Mti. 
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THE 
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Gas and Gasoline 
Engines. 
Simple, effective, 
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Send for Catalogue 
No. 62. 
LAYING OUT A HtNHOUSE. 
D. J. C. asks, on page 928, how to lay 
out a plan for a henhouse. It is a very 
simple matter after you once see it done. 
Get posts (marked 1 on plan), three 
at each corner back about six feet from 
proposed site of building, and nail a board 
to each post about four feet above the 
ground. Drive nails in board at 2 and 
at 3; draw strong string across and 
securely fasten, then drive nails in board 
at 4 and 5, and draw another string 
from 4 to 5. To prove that strings 
are straight and at right angles, measure 
from X to Y nine feet and insert pin in 
twine. Then measure from X to Z eight 
feet and insert pin in twine; then hold 12 
foot pole one end at Y, the other end will 
just touch pin at Z. If it does not one 
of the lines much be moved till it does. 
Next stretch string from 6 to 7 and 8 to 9; 
the distance from X to L should be 100 feet 
and from X to N 15 feet. Then square the 
opposite corner marked X Y Z prime the 
same as the first. If the opposite corners are 
at right angles you have your lines perfect¬ 
ly straight. The lines should be kept in 
place till foundation is in; a plumb bob 
j hung from these lines will show just 
! where to build the wall. After sills are 
| placed use the same X Y Z rule to square 
the sills by. In regard to making straight 
rows the only practical method, up to a 
certain distance, is to use a line; it is an 
impossibility to make rows an equal dis¬ 
tance apart and have them straight if rows 
run across rises and sags of small hills. 
Lyman, N. H. c. P. 0. 
CARE OF THE FANCIER’S POULTRY. 
Maturing is the first great item in hand¬ 
ling stock. To mature birds properly they 
should be pushed as fast as possible from 
date of birth, with plenty of green food 
and a judicious supply of meat scraps, 
with a change of grains and warm mash 
once a day, plenty of fresh water and a 
large run. In selecting, first choose 
male bird, and remember he is half of 
the flock. Follow the Standard rule in 
regard to correct weight and size, glossy 
plumage, bright red comb and wattles, 
bright eyes, erect carriage and active step, 
keeping in mind the particular variety. 
The date of birth has very little to do 
with the laying qualities of the bird. If 
the pullets are well-matured, well-grown, 
strong and vigorous, and from a healthy 
prolific flock, they will make good layers. 
If they are bred from poor stock and 
indifferent layers you need not expect 
them to prove satisfactory I would pre¬ 
fer April and May hatched birds, as Feb¬ 
ruary and March birds are very apt to 
lav during Summer and moult in the Fall, 
and not lay until Spring again. You will 
receive better results from a cock than a 
cockerel, although a cock will not care for 
as large a pen as a cockerel in producing 
fertile eggs. 
Opinions differ in regard to the amount 
of floor space per lien, but my expen 
ence has been four to five feet per hen of 
the Leghorns and small varieties is stiffi 
cient. Of course, more space is needed 
for the larger breeds; a ground or wood 
floor covered with straw and chaff, re 
moved once a week, with sufficient dust 
ing quarters, plenty of light and sun, and 
thoroughly ventilated. My method of ven¬ 
tilation is to have a floor overhead high 
enough to walk under conveniently, made 
of boards with three-inch space covered 
with straw, with doors or windows above, 
so as to give a draft above. Anyone 
trying this will find it very satisfactory. 
About feed, I would suggest wheat, 
buckwheat, oats and corn, fed alternately 
with hot mash once a day. Many differ 
in regard to time mash should be fed. 
I would recommend night, as grains 
should be scattered in straw for morn¬ 
ing and noon meals, so as to give the 
fowl sufficient exercise, with fresh green 
bone three times a week, clover hay and 
vegetables occasionally; plenty of fresh 
water, and grit, so they may help them¬ 
selves at any time; cleanliness every day 
during the whole year. The reason I 
suggest a variety of feed is that I think- 
fowls need a change the same as people. 
Renew straw in nests frequently, and 
keep your flock tame by staying with 
them enough so that they are glad to see 
you come, and do not feel afraid, as you 
will obtain much better results. By 
closely observing your flock you will find 
there is occasionally a fowl that is sim¬ 
ply sitting around taking on fat, instead 
of hustling to produce eggs. That kind 
your butcher needs, not the poultryman. 
Pennsylvania. \v. G. mosher. 
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WHITE PEKIN DUCKS 
Breeders 
of high 
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„ , ===- _and Rose 
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1905. Eggs from prize matings our very best $3 for 15, 
$15 per 100. High class utility stock, specially fed to 
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Duck Eggs ready March 1st, $8 per 100, $75 per 1.000. 
80 pens, 2,000 layers; cut of same in Cyphers Catalogue 
and their authorized agent for this soction. Bonnie 
Brae Poultry Farm, New Rochelle, N. Y. 
DEGISTERED ANGORA GOATS.-Pairs or 
trios. REGISTERED RAMBOUILLET RAMS. 
Write for prices and information. 
MELROSE STOCK FARM, Cincinnatus, N. Y. 
Darred, Buff and White Rocks, Wyandottes B. &. W. 
Minorcas and Leghorns, Mammoth Pekin Ducks. 
$3 each, $7.50 for trio. Eggs $2 for 15, $3.75 for 30. $5 
for 45. Duck eggs $1.50 for 11, $2.75 for 22, $5 for 44. 
Edward G. Noonan. Mariotta, Lancaster Co., Penna. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING. 
BARRED ROCKS —Best blood; bred for vigor 
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$1.50 per 16. Grant Davis, Whitehouse, New Jersey. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair, 1904-05. Trios, $5. Eggs 
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Barred Plymouth Rocks, 
White Wyandottes, 
White Leghorns, J SOI 
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White Wyandottes Exclusively. 
For Sale—Eggs for Hatching from standard bred 
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Also a few choice Cockerels. Address 
E. FRANKLIN KEAN. Stanley, New York. 
R0CK-H0LLAHD FARM s S$vVo , ES E ’ 
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it 
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