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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 24 , 
EGGS DID NOT HATCH. 
Just after Christmas I set 11 eggs from 
four different liens under a sitting hen. She 
sat steadily for three weeks, but not an egg 
hatched. So my first experience was an utter 
failure. The eggs were from my flock of 15 
two-year-old hens, and 1 think the rooster is 
the same age. We had the sitting hen in a 
comfortable room. Can you give me any 
idea why none of those eggs hatched? Could 
they have been all infertile? t\ s. m. 
Melrose, Mass. 
The eggs might all be infertile. This 
could be easily determined by breaking 
the eggs and noting whether chicks had 
begun to grow in any of them. Old roost¬ 
ers are likely to be very indifferent breed¬ 
ers in Winter, and 1 would not set eggs 
from pens where old males were kept. 
Young cockerels that have been kept from 
the flock until a week or ten days before 
time to begin saving the eggs are surest 
breeders. Possibly the eggs referred to 
had been chilled, in which case the germ 
would not develop even though the eggs 
were fertile. geo. a. cosgrove. 
CRACKED WHEAT FOR CHICKS. 
Can you inform a novice in chicken-culture 
as to the advisability of feeding cracked- 
wheat to young chicks. Would it be injuri¬ 
ous if fed clear, and constantly? 1 have 
several bushels of it. and would like to save 
it for Spring chicks, if it is desirable, thereby 
saving the expense of buying cracked corn, 
etc. J. k. s. 
Monmouth Co., N. J. 
Cracked wheat is all right for little 
chicks if the wheat is clean and sweet, 
not moldy or sour. But why feed clear 
wheat “constantly” to young chicks when 
it is better to mix it with cracked corn, 
oatmeal, etc.? Little chicks need a variety 
as much as old hens. I should certainly 
save it for Spring chicks, but mix it with 
other grain, and not feed it until chicks 
health when used in this way. Silicate of 
sodium, the material of which commercial 
water glass is a solution, is not poisonous. 
At most it is slightly caustic, but it is so 
completely washed away by rinsing the 
eggs as they are taken out of the pre¬ 
serving liquid that no danger remains. It 
has never been recommended to use metal 
containers for water glass when preserv¬ 
ing eggs. Clean wooden and stoneware 
vessels are safe. Water glass is shipped 
in barrels, bottles and tin cans. It appar¬ 
ently does not rust the latter, but we 
would not care to trust galvanized iron 
long. 
We do not know what is meant by sour¬ 
ing of eggs when preserved in this solu¬ 
tion. A soured egg is necessarily a spoiled 
egg, and should be thrown away. The so¬ 
lution throws down a white gelatinous 
precipitate during hot weather when used 
for preserving eggs, and we have known 
it to acquire a strong odor, hut the eggs 
did not appear in the least affected. It is 
well to keep the preserved eggs in the 
coolest available place. The most impor¬ 
tant matters are to have the solution of 
the proper strength—one part commercial 
solution to nine parts pure water—and to 
know that every egg is absolutely fresh 
as it enters the solution. 
The thinness of the whites of eggs 
taken from water glass solution largely 
disappears after a few days. In about a 
week after taking out the egg becomes 
quite normal, and is more satisfactory in 
aualitv than when fresh from the solu¬ 
tion. Evidently dealers object to the 
watery whites, as water-glassed eggs are 
rated by careful buyers at five or six cents 
a dozen less than fresh eggs. The great 
field for preserved eggs is in the home of 
the producer, not in the markets. 
are two or three weeks old. 
GEO. A. COSGROVE. 
QUESTIONS ABOUT DUCKS. 
I have nine White I’ekin ducks to keep over 
another year, and have one old drake and a 
very fine young one. Shall I keep both, and 
will the eggs be injured because four drakes 
have been with the ducks all Winter until 
now? Ilow long after separating my pure¬ 
bred White Wyandottes from the mixed stock 
will it be safe to save the eggs for hatching 
purebred stock ? I have six purebred hens 
and a rooster. H. l. c. 
Maryland. 
It will be all right for H. L. C. to 
breed from the ducks as mentioned for 
one year, but I should not continue to 
inbreed after the first year, as inbreeding 
frequently is the cause of weakness in the 
youngsters and infertility of the eggs. 
No harm will come from the ducks run¬ 
ning with the four drakes as mentioned. 
Two weeks after mating fowls is usu¬ 
ally considered safe for hatching pure 
stock, although in some instances they 
have been known to throw crossbred 
stock after that time. j. e. s. 
FACTS ABOUT WATER GLASS AND 
EGGS. 
M. C., Cato, N. Y .—Will water glass solu¬ 
tion for keeping eggs keep well in galvanized 
iron vessels? What remedy is there for the 
souring of eggs when preserved in this way? 
Is the thinness of the whites of eggs pre¬ 
served in water glass objectionable to deal¬ 
ers? 
D. H. IF., Paterson, N, J. —'Are the fresh 
eggs preserved by water glass, when done 
with care, good to boil or use any other way 
that eggs fresh from the hen could be used? 
Is the water glass in any way detrimental to 
the health when used in the preserving of 
eggs? I put up some in water glass last sea¬ 
son, but did not take any notice, and do not 
remember if they were specially fine or not. 
I know there was no fault found with them. 
If they were put up fresh do you know if 
they would rank next in quality to an ey 
fresh laid and better than a cold storage or 
stale egg? 
Ans. —The water glass method of pre¬ 
serving eggs is so generally successful 
that it is well to bear in mind its limita¬ 
tions. A preserved egg is not a fresh-laid 
egg, and though it may be used with much 
satisfaction for all cooking and baking 
operations, is not as agreeable when 
boiled or directly served in any of the 
usual ways as an entirely fresh egg, 
though immeasurably superior to the usual 
cold-storage article. Water glass has 
never been considered detrimental to 
The Banner Hen Record. — I have 60 
Single Comb White Leghorn hens and 
pullets. They laid yesterday (February 
1) 35 eggs, which 1 sold to day for $1.02 
(35 cents per dozen). The cost of feed 
for these hens and a half-dozen roosters 
was about 18 or 20 cents. If any of your 
readers have a better day‘s record it 
would be of interest to us all, who are 
trying to develop Winter layers. 
Chester. N. J. f. w. r. 
R. N.-Y.—This is the best story yet. 
If any hen man or rooster man can give 
a larger one inside the facts we will listen 
to it. 
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Suffered For Ten Years—Spread to Body 
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“I had eczema on my hands for ten 
years. At first it would break out only 
in winter. Then it finally came to stay. 
I had three good doctors to* do all they 
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C hoiceStockforSale.—Hocks. Wyandottes. Leghorns 
Minorcas. Turkeys. Ducks and Guineas. Also Lice 
Killing Nest Eggs. Sample mailed. 5c.; dozen. 50c 
Agents wanted. Pine Tree Farm, Jamesburg, N. J 
C nr Cn[p 100 W. Wyandottes and W. P. R. 
1 U 1 OdlC Eggs $1.50 for 26. Incubator Eggs $4.00 
per 100. MRS. J. P. HELLINGS, Dover. Del. 
Maple Villa Poultry Yards—Eggs and stock guaran¬ 
teed. Hamburgs. Leghorns. Andalusians. Minorcas, 
Wyandottes, Rocks, Anconas. W.G.mosher, B.vivania, p». 
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. Marietta, Lancaster Co., Penna. 
MANOKIN White LEGHORNS SATISFY 
No experiment, bred 12 years for heavy laying, from 
best blood in America. Stock and eggs at farmers’ 
prices. It. B. Pl’SEY, Princess Anne, Md, 
EGGS FOR HATCHING. Smith’s Immaculate 
” Strain S. C. White Leghorns, winners at Madison 
Square Garden, New York in 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906. 
$1.50 and $2.00 per 15 eggs, $6.00 per 100 eggs. 
S. E, SMITH, Prop. J. E. MAPES, Mgr, 
Volley View Farm, Norwich, N. Y. 
More 
Pounds 
of Rich 
Butter 
can be made in any given time, 
from any given herd of any given 
breed— if thecowsregularlyreceive 
small doses of Dr. Hess Stock 
Pood, night and morning. Feeding 
cows to the limit of their digestion, 
which is so essential, is attended 
with no bad results, and stock of 
all kinds put on increased weight 
when fed 
D B HESS 
STOCK FG3D 
the prescription of Dr. Hess(M.D., 
DA ,S.). It contains tonics for the 
digestion, iron for the blood, ni¬ 
trates to expel poisonous materials 
from the system, laxatives to regu¬ 
late the bowels. The ingredients of 
Dr. Hess Stock Food have the en¬ 
dorsement of the Veterinary Col¬ 
leges and the Farm Papers. Recog¬ 
nized as a medicinal tonic and lax¬ 
ative by our own Government, and 
sold on a written guarantee at 
5 ^i p oS.r^ n J K "T ,n , fanad ‘ 
A tablespoonful per day for the 
average hog. 
Less than a penny a day for 
horse, cow or steer. 
If your dealer cannot supply 
you, we will. 
DR. HESS &. CLARK, 
Ashland, Ohio. 
Also Manufacturers of Dr. Hess 
Poultry Pan-a-ce-a ___ 
and Instant 
Louse S T 
Killer. - 
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Rose Comb White Leghorns. 
White Plymouth Koeks. 
Cockerels for sale. Eggs for Hatching. 
L. C. HILLS, Delaware, Ohio. 
DOSE COMB BROWN LEGHORNS EXCLU- 
1 SIVELY. Heaviest laying strain. Hatching eggs 
$1 per 15; $4 per 100. WM. SCHLUER, Jamesport.N.Y. 
Drown Leghorn Ckls. of great egg-producing strains; 
also collie pups. NELSON Bros., Grove City, Pa. 
Poultry Catalogue Free. Reasonable prices. Satisfac¬ 
tion guaranteed. Fairview Farm, Shrewsbury, Pa. 
Buff Rocks—200 for sale; a few Solid Buff Cockerels. 
58 premiums last winter. Dr. Coolidge, Warner, N.H. 
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. Lloydt. Athens, Bradford Co., Pa. 
R egistered angora goats—P airs or 
trios. REGISTERED RAMBOUILLET RAMS. 
Write for prices and information. 
MELROSE STOCK FARM, Cincinnatus, N. Y. 
p GAI C MALE ANu FE- 
■ OMLL MALE ELK at 
The Michigan School for the Deaf. Flint, Michigan. 
IGHT BRAHMAS, prize stock, A few good birds. 
' C. GORDON, R. F. D. 1, Sprakers, N. Y. 
BLUE RIBBON Basket.' 
Barred Plymouth Kocks, \ SURE TO GIVE 
White Wyandottes, - A 
White Leghorns. J SQUARE DEAL. 
Eggs. $1.50 per 15; $2.50 per 30. J. HOWARD 
LIPPINCOTT, P. O. Box 3, Moorestown, N. J. 
Wh.Wyandottes Exclusively h$ch!ng E f g r s 0 f m 
standard bred heavy laying stock. All infertile eggs 
replaced free. Ad. E. Franklin Kean, Stanley, N- V. 
EMPIRE STATE S, C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair, 1904-05. Trios, $5. Eggs 
for hatching, $1.00 per 15; $5.00 per 100. Catalogue 
free. C. H. ZIMMER, R. D. 41. Weedsport, N. Y. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING. 
BARKED KOCKS—Best blood; bred for vigor 
and utility. Free range and eggs of high fertility. 
$1.50 per 15. Grant Davis, Whitehouse, New Jersey. 
BLACK— ORPINGTONS- BUFF 
Eggs For Hatching and Stock For Sale. 
A customer in Peoria, Ill., writes: "How do you 
keep your birds in such perfect condition? Never 
saw a healthier looking trio in my life.” 
Woodstock House* 
(J, H. KER, Mgr.) Elmsford, N.Y. 
Choice Homer Pigeons 
FOR SQUAB BREEDING. 
JOHN M. HATHAWAY, Acushnet, Mass 
I |AJ| If you are a lover of pure blooded pool* 
wHj Bn try, if you are tired of producing inon- 
■ ■ Bbh I w grel breeds and desire the best strains of 
Barred Plymouth Rocks, Single Comb Brown Leghorns, White 
Wyandottes or White Plymouth Rocks, send for descriptive 
circular. We have bred superior birds for years. For 10c. we 
will send you a copy of Green's Book on Poultry Kaeplnfl, 
regular price 25c. Now i s the time to order birds for breeding, 
or eggs for hatching. We sell eggs for hatching at $1.00 and 
$2.00 per 13. Breeding birds $2 00 to $3.00 each. Green’s Nur*ery and Imple¬ 
ment Catalog, also copy of Green's Big Fruit Grower Magazine free on re- 
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