1911. 
THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
IliiS 
The Henyard. 
The Hen Contest. 
We remind our readers that W. J. 
Dougan of New Jersey started on 
March 1 with pens of 10 Wyandottes 
and 10 White Leghorn hens for a year’s 
test in egg laying and selling. Here is 
the record for September: 
THE 10 WYANDOTTES. 
Herein you will find report of the Wy¬ 
andottes in contest for the month of Sep¬ 
tember. During that time they consumed 
or have left in hoppers: 
28% lbs. corn at $1.58 per cwt.-..$0.44 
8 lbs. wheat screenings at $1.45 
per cwt.12 
12 lbs. wheat bran at $1.47 per cwt.. .18 
3 lbs. beef scrap at $1.75 per cwt. . .05 
7 lbs. oyster shells at 55c per cwt... .04 
13% lbs. oats at $1.37 per bag.18 
$ 1.01 
During that time they laid 131 eggs, 
breaking three in the nests. The others 
were used in incubators. w. j. dougan. 
Up to September 1 these 10 hens had 
laid 804 eggs, with a food cost of $6.69. 
Tims the record on October 1 was 935 
eggs, with $7.70 food cost. 
THE 10 LEGHORNS. 
Herein you will find report of the Leg¬ 
horns in contest for the month of Septem¬ 
ber. During the month they have con¬ 
sumed, or have left in hoppers : 
27% lbs. corn at $1.58 per cwt.$0.43 
6 lbs. wheat screenings at $1.45 per 
cwt.09 
9 lbs. wheat bran at $1.47 per cwt.. .13 
7 lbs. oyster shells at 55c per cwt.. .04 
16% lbs. oats at $1.37 per bag.23 
$0.92 
During that time they laid 111 eggs, 
which were all set in incubators. 
W. J. DOUGAN. 
On September 1 the Leghorns had 
laid 872 eggs, costing $5.79. Now we 
have a total of 983 eggs, costing $6.71. 
As will be seen, the eggs are still 
going into the incubator. Mr. Dou- 
gan’s idea is to continue hatching until 
the hens stop laying—say December 1. 
After that the eggs will probably be 
sold. The object of this trial or con¬ 
test was to see what increase 10 hens 
will give—whether the eggs are sold 
direct or as‘broilers. No returns have 
been made for chickens thus far. After 
seven months of laying the following 
figures can be made up: 
Wyandottes. Leghorns. 
Eggs per hen. 93.5 98.3 
Feed cost per egg.82 cent .68 cent 
Feed cost per hen. ... 77 cents 67 cents 
One hen one day.034 cent .03 cent 
Feed cost per dozen.. 9.8 cents 8.1 cent 
Thus far the Leghorns have outlaid 
the Wyandottes and produced a cheaper 
egg. When the chicks are sold as broil¬ 
ers, however, the Wyandottes will gain, 
for they will weigh more. Tt will be 
seen that the egg records are not^ large, 
compared with some of the stories we 
hear. From these figures it will cost 
about one-third of a cent to feed a hen 
one day—that means $1.21 per year. To 
1 his must be added the value of labor, 
cost of housing and a fair proportion 
of loss from death. 
Breeding those Leghorn Pullets. 
Here arc more replies to the question 
asked last week about those pullets: 
If those 350 pullets were mine, were 
early hatched and well developed and lay¬ 
ing by latter part of November. I would 
not hesitate to select at least one-third of 
them for next season’s breeders, and ex- 
noct good results. Ilut they should be kept 
separate from the rest of the flock, not fed 
a forcing ration; wliqlo grain, all they 
will scratch out of deep dry litter: dry 
mash containing not over 10 per cent beef 
scrap should be kept before them all the 
time. This ration should keep them in the 
oink of condition. The amount of beef 
scrap should be increased during the hatch¬ 
ing season. Also I should mate them with 
two-vonr-old cocks if possible, and not save 
the eggs for hatching till they were out 
cn the range. This insures higher fertility 
and more livable chicks. war. m. ki.ing. 
New York. 
Mature stock is very much to be pre- 
*„rred for breeding, and it is better to buy 
‘hicks, or eggs, from mature birds than to 
i>rcc<i from pullets, but you must know you 
ere getting them from such stock. If yon 
<an be sure of getting baby chicks from 
mature birds it will be better to buy chicks 
*n the Spring of 1912 also, but if von do 
not know the stock, you may be getting 
'hicks from young birds, and vou may as 
well breed from your own pullets as to' buy 
chicks from some other person’s pullets. 
New York. FLOYD q. white. 
“Strains” of White Leghorns. 
. Authorities say egg .production is more 
m the strain than in the breed. I have a 
batch of a well-known “strain” of White 
Leghorn, and would like to know what to 
exnect from them, as I want eggs. Would von 
advise mating a good cockerel of another 
strain with these pullets another year, or 
would it be best to keep each strain bv 
themselves? B 
New York. 
I believe the strain of anv variety to be 
as important as the variety itself, and in 
many instances more important. We know, 
from experience and observation, that cer¬ 
tain strains of a variety produce fancy 
fowls, while other strains of the same 
variety produce high egg-producing fowls, 
while others produce meat fowls. For in¬ 
stance, there are strains of Barred Plymouth 
Hocks which will produce individuals scor¬ 
ing high in the show room, but individuals 
which will not necessarily lay a large num¬ 
ber of eggs, nor a very high-grade, well- 
selected lot of eggs. There are other strains 
of Barred Plymouth Rocks which have 
been selected for egg production and for 
the grade of eggs which they produce, both 
as to size and color. The individuals in 
such a strain are not usually very fancy. 
There {ire also strains of Barred Plymouth 
Hocks which have been bred for meat pro¬ 
duction. These individuals do not. as a 
rule, produce very many eggs in a year, 
nor are they of the best show type. 
It should not be assumed from these 
statements, however, that if a strain has 
been selected for fancy purposes or for 
egg production it will not qualify in the 
other essentials as well. The more careful 
breeder will select for a combination of 
these desirable features and strive for a 
strain of individuals which will win in the 
show room and at the same time will 
produce a large number of eggs of good 
quality. It is a mistake for one to breed 
for any one quality without reference to 
all others. The practice of inter-breeding 
two different strains of a variety is feasi¬ 
ble when the breeder is striving to com¬ 
bine in one strain the particular merits of 
two strains. This practice, however, is not 
at all necessary when either strain pos¬ 
sesses the character for which he is aiming. 
C. A. R. 
Hen Liars Once More. 
When sensations are a little dull, and 
the baseball season is over, and the public 
will not be interested in murder trials, the 
papers get on the nest with Mrs. Business 
Hen. Here are a few : 
“San Francisco. Oct. 14.—W. H. Mc¬ 
Kay. poultry breeder, of Stockton, has been 
quietly working for some time on a breed 
of hen that will probably make him a for¬ 
tune. Speaking of the matter to-day, Mc¬ 
Kay said : “That I will eventually pro¬ 
duce a strain of chickens that can be 
taught to talk like a parrot I feel certain. 
A ready 1 have adopted a name—the pho¬ 
nograph hen.’ ”—Washington Post. 
A large game rooster owned by William 
Reaehard. of North Codorus township, is 
attracting attention nil through the neigh¬ 
borhood by its proficiency as an extermi¬ 
nator or rats and mice. The lanky fowl 
stalks for hours through the cornfields, 
watching for the rodents to run from be¬ 
neath shocks of fodder, their favorite 
haunts. Once in the open, the chase has 
only one termination in all cases, the 
rooster easily overtaking and killing his 
prey by shaking it like a terrier. Heach- 
ard also declares that the fowl, in its 
keeness for the sport, often watches rat 
holes in the barn like a cat until its vic¬ 
tims appear.—Philadelphia Record. 
Spoiled Meat Meal. 
Is a grain dealer responsible for loss of 
poultry caused by eating spoiled meat 
meal? I bought 100 pounds of meat meal 
that smelled worse than phosphate. I 
made a dry mash, using about one-eighth 
of meat meal. The result is I have a lot of 
dead poultry. ' p. p. 
Massachusetts. 
It will depend on whether there was any 
misrepresentation or not. Did the dealer 
say or guarantee that the meat meal was in 
good condition? If, as you say. the stuff 
smelled so badly and you knew it, a court 
would probably hold that you assumed the 
risk when you fed it. 
Save 25c r oL ■■ 
Feed the cob with the corn—it’s better—cheaper 
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H/TSELMAN FENCE 
Sold direct to you at factory 
prices on 30 days trial. Save 
the dealers profit. Farm, Hog 
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1 1% CENTS A ROD UP. 
All wires are heavily galvanized 
80 rod spool of Ideal galvanized 
Barbed Wire $1.40. "Write 
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100 different styles and heights of fencing 
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GREAT CROP RESULTS 
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Fertilizers force ns to operate a third factory; total 
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inn WHITE LEGHORN YEARLINGS and 50 PUI.LETS- 
I UU 25 White Orpingtons: 20 Rhode Island Reds 
Few cocks and cockerels from above strains 
E. G. TUCKER, Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., N. Y. 
PULLETS and YEARLING HENS 
dottes, single and rose comb: Brown and W. Leg- 
hornsi-R; I. Reds; from 80 emits perhea<t up. Write 
for just what you want «uk! how piueh you wish to 
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Flying Machines Will Never Fly 
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Street cars cannot run 
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Milking machines can¬ 
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INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS-t Jenuine White Egg Strain, 
I $6.00 per trio. GEO. BOWDISH. Esperance, N.Y. 
Rose Comb Reds-Indian Runner Ducks 
High-class breeders and young stock for show, 
utility and export. May return ;it my expense if not 
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T HE FARMER’S FOWL—Rose Comb Feds, best winter 
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COCHINS 
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Some good enough for exhibition, 
and all good utility stock. 
MINCH BROS., Route $, Bridgeton, N. J. 
L IGHT BRAHMAS, White and Barred Rocks— Young and 
yearling birds, all tine and pure bred. Low prices 
for fall sales. J. A. Roberts, Malvern, Pa. 
WHITE EMDEN GEESE - |§;g8; ?{$jg 
for rest of November, cash with order, F. O . B. here. 
Maple Love Poultry Yards," R, D, 24, Athens, Pa. 
9fl EfifiSil.io—Leading varieties. 52 breeds. Prize Poul- 
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PDIU TRYMPN Don tfail t0 secureStock and 
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CPPHIAI fBARRED ROCKS AND PARTRIDGE 
p u ]i e t s $2.00, Cockerels $3.60 
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Feed your hens green bone, cut with 
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you one to try, free, for the next 80 
days. 1 f your hens don’t lay lots more 
eggs, don’t pay for it. 
Write to-day for catalog and booklet, 
“How to make poultry pay.’’ 
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MAKE HENS LAY 
By feeding raw bone. Its egg-producing value Is fout 
times that of grain. Eggs more fertile, chicks more 
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profits larger. 
MANN’S l mod!L Bone Cutter 
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k The original silica grit. 
. Avoid substitutes. Ask 
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MacKellar’s Charcoal 
For Poultry is best. Coarse or fine granulated, also 
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R. MacKELLAR’S SONS CO., Peekskill, N. Y. 
Cf|nn lambed White Leghorns, Barred 
wUUU Plymouth Rocks, Imperial Pekin Ducks, 
Bronze Turkeys and Guinea Hens at 
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Order atone© for best selections. largest sueeess 
fill poultry plant in the vicinity of New York City. 
Agents Cyphers’ Incubators. 
BONNIE BRAE POULTRY FARM New Rochelle. N. Y, 
SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHOENS 
Choice lot Yearling Hens, Early Pullets and Cock¬ 
erels; any quantity at attractive prices: bred-today 
kind- _SUNNY HILL FAItM, Fleminoton, N. J. 
S.C. BROWN LEGHORN COCKERELS 
$1.00 Each, 8ix for $5.no. GOOD STOCK. 
H. A. THATCHER, Pkrulack, Pa. 
S TERLING STRAIN S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS are heavy 
layers of large, white eggs. Special sale for 
Novenilie 1 —Cockerels, $1 and $2; May hatched 
pullets, *1.25. W. Sterling & Son, Cutchogue, N.Y. 
Pullets, Large, Early, Mixed Breeds 
at 80c each in lots of 10 or more, cash with order, 
F. O.B. here. J. HARLAN, R. D. 24, Athens, Pa. 
P ULLETS FOR SALE —May hatched Wyckoff strain 
White Leghorns. Large, finely developed farm 
range stock, $1.25 each. Dr. M. B. DEAN, Candor, N. Y. 
\A/ANTPn- SIN<1, K COMR WHITE IJCG- 
11 Mil ILL) HORN HENS and PULLETS. 
Any quantity. Must l>e thoroughbred and vigor¬ 
ous. State number, age and price. 
W. C. IVORMAN, Fl.KMINGTON, N. J. 
KEAN’S WHITE WYANDOTTES 
Extra fine Cockerels ready for service, $3.00 each. 
Pullets, $2.00 each. Guaranteed to satisfy the most 
fastidious. Also Choice Indian Runner Drakes, 
$2.00 each. E. FRANKLIN KEAN, Stani.ky, N.Y. 
Snow White Wyandottes ™n^e h d re to 
lay. Circular free. Goldenrod Farm Stewartstawn, Pa. 
“PlTPERB STRAIN” WHITE WYANOOHES-Selected C0CK- 
0 ERELS for breeding, $2.00 and $3.00 each, this 
month. If they don’t please, return at our ex¬ 
pense. 0WNLAND FARM, Box 497, South Hammond, N. Y. 
