1912. 
THE RURAb NEW-YORKER 
icm 
One Man and His Son 
—i MADE —i 
$12,000 
In One Year 
with Poultry 
Think of it! A good sized 
fortune made in one year, 
and the good part of it is anyone can do 
it if they follow similar successful, prac¬ 
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prominent poultrymen 
In addition there are articles on the Possi¬ 
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farm— which breeds are best—money-making 
methods of raising ducks—how to feed—breed 
—rear—market and hatch on a money-making 
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I How To Get Twice as Many Ttggs From the Same Number 
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Her. Ill—Large Sized Eggs In Demand As Well As Lots of 
Them. IV—Mating and Feeding of Fowls to Get F^rtilcEggs. 
V—Selection and Care of Eggs for Successful Hatching. VI— 
Proper Care of Fowls and Chicks with Least Amoi ntof Work. 
VII—Howto Brood Chicks Properly at Lowest Cost. VIII— 
Premium-Priced Table Poultry and Howto Produce It. 
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The Henyard. 
Coal Ashes and Poultry. 
Would you advise me as to the use of 
coal ashes for poultry? One person con¬ 
tends that it takes the place of grit in 
every respect, while another condemns it 
as injurious to chickens. c. k. 
New York. 
We do not consider coal ashes a sub¬ 
stitute for grit. It is good for the hens 
to dust in and can be sifted over the drop¬ 
pings without loss, but we should use the 
usual grit in addition. 
Bronze or White Turkeys. 
What do you know about the different 
breeds of turkeys? I want to raise a few 
on the farm so as to have one to cat oc¬ 
casionally ; do not expect to make any run 
on them. Is there any difference as to har¬ 
diness between the Bronze and White? 
So far as I have observed the Bronze are 
much the larger, but I am told they are 
much wilder and inclinded to go a good way 
afield. c. i. 
New York. 
We have found the White Hollands quite 
satisfactory. They are smaller than the 
Bronze, a little hardier, we think, and 
much more inclined to stay at home. The 
Bronze turkeys travel far. Turkey raising 
is a gamble on most farms, as the young 
birds are very delicate. 
Avoiding Vermin. 
Starting with poultry free from lice and 
mites, would the fowls always be free of 
the pests if not brought in coops by getting 
lousy birds? n. s. 
Butler, N. J. 
Starting with birds free from lice would 
certainly help greatly in keeping free from 
them, but even then they usually make an 
appearance sooner or later. Lice do not 
create from dirt or filth, but they thrive 
on it, therefore it is necessary to clean and 
disinfect the houses and fixtures often, espe¬ 
cially in Summer. Idee find their way to 
the hen roosts in various ways There is 
no reason why rats and mice or sparrows 
could not carry them from one farm to 
another, or they may be carried on the 
clothing. Therefore you should consider 
yourself very fortunate if their nomhers 
are limited in your hennery- F. T. F. 
Amount of Food Per Hen. 
I have 70 hens, S. C. W. Leghorns, one 
and two years old. My house is 30 feet 
long, 10 feet wide, six feet high at back, 
eight feet at front; south exposure witli 
glass in front; board floor covered with 
four inches of leaves; then a ruu 30 feet 
long, 10 feet wide, 4 feet at back, six feet at 
front, with glass and six inches of leaves on 
ground floor. What quantity of feed should 
I give each fowl at a meal? I have been 
feeding whole corn, cracked corn and wheat, 
and mash warmed three times a week. I 
keep bran before them all the time, with 
mangel beets hanging up. J. C. 
Pennsylvania. 
The following method of feeding fowls 
gives very good satisfaction. Each morning 
scatter just enough grain in the litter to 
give the fowls exercise, but not enough to 
satisfy their hunger. Keep a dry mash be¬ 
fore them at all times, also plenty of green 
food, grit, and shells. At night feed all the 
grain the birds will clean up. It is an 
impossibility to tell just how much to feed 
each hen. Regulate their ration so that 
an equal amount of grain and mash are 
consumed each day. The grain mixture 
should consist of three pounds wheat, two 
pounds corn, one pound oats, and one-half 
pound buckwheat (in Winter). The mash 
is composed of 12 pounds cornraeal, six 
pounds wheat bran, 12 pounds wheat mid¬ 
dlings, 10 pounds meat scraps, two pounds 
oil meal, four pounds Alfalfa meal. This 
ration is used at Cornell University with 
very good results. They advise closing the 
hoppers at night and opening them at noon 
but I find it much easier and just as satis¬ 
factory to leave them open at all times. 
F. T. F. 
Do Frozen Beets Poison Hens ? 
I saw a report that some one poisoned 
stock and hogs by feeding beets that had 
been frozen. I fed beets to my hens that 
were frozen before they were pulled. I 
have lost several, and more are sick; they 
act as if poisoned (limber neck). I have 
had no trouble only with those that were 
fed beets; other ways all were fed alike. 
Can you tell me if there is anything about 
the beets that would cause the trouble? 1 
have quite a lot of them. H. H. a. 
Merchantville, N. J. 
R. N.-\ r .—It seems agreed that frozen 
beets are bad for cattle. Never heard of 
such a case with hens before. Have read¬ 
ers any experience? 
Guf.kx Food fob Chicks. —I always like 
Mr. Mapes’ articles and give them much 
thought. 1 read and re-read his article on 
page 1204. I am glad he succeeded in rais¬ 
ing lot No. 2 of those chicks. But if I had 
to follow those Cornell feeding rules I 
would have to quit growing chicks, as I 
never see my chicks from 0 a. m. to 6 
p. in. except Sundays. As for Mrs. Thatch¬ 
er’s visits to the brooder houses, after the 
first week, they are more for the purpose 
of fitting the house to suit the changeable 
weather conditions than from any neces¬ 
sity of feeding. Will Mr. Mapes tell us the 
kind and quantity of green food he fed 
those chicks in the first lot? Chicks of all 
ages need quantities of tender green feed, 
which I think is necessary to enable them 
to assimilate grain and other concentrated 
food. I have seen brooder chicks starving 
for green food on a grass range in June. 
After a few dry windy days most grass be¬ 
comes too tough for small chicks to use. 
Remember they have no mother hen to pick 
it apart or scratch up tender rootlets and 
shoots. I believe hut few brooder chicks 
get enough green food. h. b. thatch ke. 
R. N.-Y.—Let readers remember that Mr. 
Thatcher is an engineer who keeps hens 
“on the side.” 
lMaka-shil soixble 
^Roughest grit on earth. In¬ 
creases egg production. 
k The original silica grit. 
, Avoid substitutes. Ask 
| your local dealer or 
send $1.00 lor two 
100-lb. bags f. o. b. care. Agents wanted. 
EDGE HILL SILICA ROCK CO. 
Box J Now Brunswick, N. J 
GRIT 
KEYSTONE POULTRY FOODS 
Increase profits. Expert poultrymen use 
them year after year and will accept no 
substitute, l’rolit by tlieir experience. Use 
Keystone Poultry, Pigeon and Chick Foods. 
Wi|w Exactly as represented. Once tried, always 
OHR used. Write for Free Souvenir, and book- 
let. Do it now. 
Taylor Bros., IO Market St., Camden,N. J. 
Rl*an7P Tnme $7.00; R. C. R Is 1) 
uiani Dronze 10ms cockerels, $3.00 
and $5.00. H. J. VAN DYKE, Gettysburg, Pa. 
B EST WHITE HOLLAND TURKEYS, White Wyandotte Cock 
erels and Toulouse Geese, for sale. Prices low for 
quality. K. SCHIEBEK, R FI) 2, Bucyrus, O. 
P 
URE BRED BRONZE TURKEYS FOR SALE —Prize winners. 
Stamp. Mrs. Harriet OhumbueV, Draper, Va. 
WHITE HOLLAND TURKEYS 
Walnut Hill Stock Farm 
NATHANIEL BACON, Manager Talcott, W. Va. 
)URE BRED WHITE HOLLAND TURKEYS FROM PRIZEWINNERS 
Mrs. K. J, Rider, Rodman, New York 
For Sale—M. B. TURKEYS"^ »™ r |: 
ings. Stamp. Miss L. L. Kirby, Draper, Va. 
White Holland Turkejs-SftKS'-rAiS 
breeding; hundreds of unsolicited testimonials 
from all parts of U. S. Early orders for best 
prices. IT. W. ANDERSON, Stewartstown, Pa. 
Thoroughbred Mammoth Bronze Turkeys 
HEAVY WEIGHT and FINE PLUMAGE. 
Mrs. FLOVI) KIRBY, Draper, Virginia 
Mammoth Imperial PCFIKI nilPIfC 
AFTON FARM PEKINS are rLlVIll UUUIXtJ 
prize winners (see 1 
New York and Philadelphia awards) and market 
toppers Last year 500 hens avoraged over 149 eggs 
per lion. Got stock from Afton Farm. It means sue- 
coss. Write for ’Facts From Afton Farm,'* today—now 
AFTON FARM, Box D-l, YARDLEY, PA. 
MAMMOTH PEKIN DUCKS- E ‘“Y” 
ing and vigor—trio, $6.00; one drake, $4.00; dueks, 
$1.50 apiece. Trio Berkshire Pigs, 12 weeks old, 
$20.00. Cherry Hill Fruit Farm, Toboso, Lickinu Co., Ohio. 
Rose Comb Reds-Indian Runner Ducks 
High-class breeders and young stock for show, 
utility and export. -May return at my expense if not 
satisfactory, Sinclair Smith. 602 Fifth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
THE FARMER’S FOWL—Rose Comb Reds, best winter 
layers on earth. Eggs, $1.00 per 15. Catalogue 
free. THUS. WILDER, Route 1, Richland, N. V. 
B ABY CHICKS, 12c. each—from free range—Selected 
Single Comb W. Leghorns, in any quantity. 
Safe arrival guaranteed. Circular free. EGGS 
for hatching in any quantity. CHAS. it. STONE, 
Baby Chicken Farm, Staatsburg-on-Hndson, N. Y. 
M INt’ll ltltOS., Farm Bred Poultry of show Quality. Light 
Brahmas, Barred Plymouth Rock*, "White Plymouth Rocks, 
Partridge Corbins, Partridge Wyandottes. Each variety bred 
on separate farms. Breeding" stork and Eggs in season. 
MINCH BROS., BuinoKTOS, N. J. Paul G. Springer, Agent. 
Of) KtKIS $t.oo—Leading varieties, 52 breeds. Prize Ton 1- 
ZU try, Pigeons, Hares, etc. Booklet free. large illus¬ 
trated descriptive Catalog 10c. F. G. WILE, Telford, I'a. 
B ARRED ROCKS, Indian Runner Drakes, Toulonse 
Geeso. Bred-to-lay strains. Nelson's, Grove City, Pa. 
F OR SALE—1,000 March and April hatchod Pullets, 
S.C.Wh. l-ieghorns; White, Barred, Buff Rocks, 
R. J. Reds; laying now. Also 3 Prairie State, 3 
Cyphers, 1 Cornell Incubators. Prices right. Apply 
to G. A. MILLER, Supt. Alto Crest, Greenwich, Conn. 
BARRED R0CKS-S 
Danolds Strain Profitable Poultry Eggs. $3.00 a 
dozen. Danolds Farm, R. F. D. 19, Albion, N.Y. 
G uaranteed hatching eggs from high-producing 
White Leghorns. Froo from bacillary white 
diarrhoea. 35 <jc to 90 ti fertile. HOMESTEAD 
FARMS, F. T. Finch, Mgr., R.l, Lostersliire, N.Y, 
PRIZE-WINNING STRAINS 
and Dark Brahmas, Single Comb White and Brown 
Leghorns, Barred Rocks, White Wyandottes, ma¬ 
tured Cockerels and yearling Hens from $1.50 up¬ 
ward. Bargain list gratis. F.M. Prescott, Riverrfale, N.J. 
8. C. W. L. 
Baby Chicks 
Bred from hens that 
laid over 175 eggs in 
pullet year. Perfectly hatched, strong, vigorous, 
livable chicks—the kind you want—money makers. 
Will make great foundation stock. Write for free 
circular and prices today. 
PEERLESS FARMS, R. F. D. 10, Hgrthport, Long Island, N.Y. 
S, C. WHITE LEGHORNS HATCHING 'lEGGS 
Orders booked for future delivery. Young and old 
stock at attractive prices. Best laying strains. 
SUNNV HILL FARM. Fi.kmington, N. J. 
Bonnie Brae Poultry Farm 
Baby ('hicks. Ducklings anil Hatching Eggs now 
ready from selected breeders. S. (J. W. Leghorns, 
Barred and White P. Rocks, Single and Rose U. 
R. I. Reds, Imperial Pekin Ducks. Some choice 
Barred Rock and S. C. W. Leghorn Cockerels left 
It right prices. Correspondence invited. 
S. C, WHITE LEGHORNS-SSS/S' 
erels for breeding. Price right for quality. 
WHITE & me I 
YOHKTOW 
A- 
N, N. Y. 
S. C. White Leghorn BABY CHICKS 
High-class utility stock. Now booking orders for spring 
delivery. Eggs for hatching. Safe delivery guaranteed. Cir¬ 
cular. VANCKEST POULTKY FA KM, Salt Point, N.Y. 
Kirkup’s Strain S. C. White Leghorns 
Bred for size, vigjir and large white market eggs. 
If you do not know their merits, visit our farm or 
send for circular. Custom hatching a specialty. 
Baby Chicks, lOc.dach. CHESTNUT POULTRY 
FARM, Kirkup Bros., Props., Mattituck, L.I., N.Y. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
EGGS for Hatching. Cockerels for breeders 
shipped on approval. BABY CHICKS. Orders 
booked. Send for catalogue. 
Wm. W. Sterling' & Son, Cutchog'ue, L. I., N. Y. 
^"tVaYn S. C.W. LEGHOYn 
Breeding Hens at low price to make room. Also 
promising Cockerels cheap in quantities. Also It. I. 
Rods Eggs for hatching. St. Moritz Farm, Ramsey, N.J. 
MacKellar’s Charcoal 
For Poultry is best. Coarse or lino granulated, also 
powdered. Buy direct from largest manufacturers of 
Charcoal Products. Ask for prices and samples. Est. 1844 
R. MacKELLAR’S SONS CO., Peekskill, N. Y. 
RlCHLAN I) FARMS 
Breeders : ml Exhibitors of 
S. C. White Leghorns, S. C. Black Orpingtons. 
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS 
We are now booking ordors for the PROFIT PAYING 
KIND of BABY CHICKS mid EGGS FOR HATCHING. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. Send for Catalogue. 
RICHLAND FARMS, FREDERICK, MD. 
onn S " c - W " LEGHORN may pullets 
X.UU at $1.00 each, to quick buyer, in lots to suit. 
Heavy layers and vigorous stock. 
J. L. ELLIOTT. F lemington, N. J. 
S. C. W. LEGHORNS 
Hatching Eggs from selected yearling breeders. 
Choice brooding stock at reasonable prices. 250 
acres devoted to Loghorus of exceptional quality 
and vigor. Send for circular. MT. PLEASANT 
FARM, Box Y, Havre ce Grace. Mb. 
GREIDER’S FINE POULTRY 
Book and calendar lor 1912 contains 200 
patjes. 72 varieties pure bred,62 colored plates. 
Many other illustrations, descriptions. 
Incubators and brooders. Low prices on all 
stock eggs. How to raise and make hena lay. 
Get my plans. They all say it's great— 
this book—only 15 cents. 
Fine Breeders For Sale-it^;, 
•Ions, 50 Pullets, 50 Cockorels, 50 Indian Runner 
pucks and 10 Drakes-ali at $2.25 each, while they 
last. SINCLAIR SMITH, 602 Fifth Street, Brooklyn, N. I. 
Lyon’s Rhode Island Reds 
Choice Pure-Blooded COCKERELS. Tompkins 
strain. L. S. LYON, Wkst Somers, N. Y. 
POP <sAl F-S.C. W. LEGHORN K 
* , ' , 'ayinK kind, $l.uu cacn; 
Cockerels, $1.50. Also one large Berkshire Boar. 
$25.00. FEMALE COLLIE PUPS. 
HENS, the 
00 each; 
GEO. L. FERRIS & SON, Atwater, N. Y. 
PULLETS and YEARLING HENS g°$* w s ,",5t 
dottes, single and rose comb; Brown and W. Log. 
horns, R. I. Reds. Write for just what you want 
and how much you wish to invest. MAPLE 
COVE POULTRY YARDS, R. 24, Athens, p A . 
FOR SAT F ® ar * Rn< * Buff P- Rock and 
A OIV O/kEPy w Wyandotte Cockerell. 
Strong, vigorous breeders of quality. Also PUL¬ 
LETS. Price reasonable. Inspection solicited. 
DR. S. C. MOYER . . LANSDALE, PA. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES-, 1 ::-*- sS ‘ 
Free range. Send for 1912 Mating List. Eggs, $1.50 
per 15; $6.00 per 100. CLARENCE H. FOGG. 
Bridgeton, N. J. li. F. D. No. 3. 
P0ULTRYMEN^t >en,i 20 staiT, p f° r illustrated 
* "'Ll* Catalog describing 35 varieties. 
EAST DONEGAL POULTRY YARDS MARIETTA, PA. 
Snow-White Wyandottes f 
cular free. Goldenrod Farm, Stewartstown, Pa. 
C P WHITE LEGHORNS, 100 Choice Yearling Hensfor 
sale. Book your orders for baby chicks with 
us. Catalog. CRAIG NICHOLS, Bax 175, Chili, N. Y. 
F arm bred poultry of Show 
Quality. Barred, White and 
Columbian. 
PLYMOUTH ROCKS 
PARTRIDGE COCHIN 
LIGHT BRAHMA 
PARTRIDGE WYANDOTTE 
PEKIN DUCKS 
Each variety bred on separate farms. 
Our matings for 1912 are now all 
made and egg orders are coming in. 
We now offer surplus stock at special 
prices. Write us your wants now. 
MINCH BROTHERS, Bridgeton, N.J. 
Sell Me Ten Minutes 
I’ll Pay In Dollars from my Low Price 
On Improved New Jewel Incubator 
An offer eclipsing anything ever before thought of. I actually 
help you buy your outfit. Get my famous, record hatching latest 
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Ml W. Savage, Pres.. 
. W. Savage Factories, Inc.. 
Dept. 157, Minneapolis Minn. 
