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THE RUHAB NEW-YORKER 
April 13, 
THE “PRICELESS” DRINKING FOUNTAIN. Inconsistent Egg Prices. 
As little chick season approaches it be¬ 
hooves the poultryman to be in readiness 
to care for them, as after they are here 
there will be little time to make conven¬ 
iences for their care. I would like to de¬ 
scribe a simple drinking fountain which 
tan be made up in quantities before the 
POSITION OF CAN AND SAUCER, Fig. 179. 
busy season is on. We call it the "priceless 
drinking fountain” because it costs nothing, 
and also because it is indispensable to us, 
meeting so fully the requirements of a good 
fountain, viz., easily filled and cleaned, 
keeps the water out of the way of the 
chicks except for the entrance of the bill, 
and simplicity of construction. I believe 
the principles involved have been described 
before, but the way of eliminating the cost 
of making them is the object of this de¬ 
scription. Given the materials you can 
make one complete in two minutes, at least 
1 can. Take a tomato can which is about 
four inches in diameter and with a pair of 
tin shears start at the top and cut diagon¬ 
ally down around the can, following the 
line indicated in the accompanying drawing, 
Fig. 180. When you have cut to within 
seven-eighths of an inch of bottom, follow 
around the can at that height until it is 
cut off, making a dish seven-eighths of an 
inch deep and four inches in diameter. Fol¬ 
lowing the line indicated you are able to 
do the whole cut neatly and smoothly with¬ 
out removing the shears until finished. Next 
take a can such as sweet corn is packed in, 
which is about 3% inches in diameter and 
4% inches deep. Tear out the cover, if 
HOW THE CANS ARE CUT. Fig. 180. 
any remains, and with the shears snip out 
two V-shaped pieces in the upper edge di¬ 
rectly opposite each other; make these 
notches about five-eighths inch deep. Fill 
with water, place the shallow dish over 
it, and while holding it in place quickly 
Invert the whole device. Let it down and 
push the can to one side of the dish; this 
leaves about three-fourths of an inch space 
for the chicks to insert their bills to drink. 
The water will rise as high as the notches 
and then feed automatically as the chicks 
use it until the water is exhausted. 
Connecticut. w. l. chamberlain. 
Poisoning Foxes. 
1 noticed an inquiry as to how to fix poi¬ 
son for foxes. If the inquirer wants to use 
poison he could use it on anything a dog 
would eat, as foxes eat anything dogs eat. 
I should think that would be risky business, 
as it is a heavy fine to put out poison. I 
would suggest that he and several con¬ 
venient neighbors would keep from two to 
three fox hounds each. They would have 
the sport and also get rid of foxes. Last 
Fall several in our pack could be traced 
back to over a century, and have been bred 
from the very best foxhounds obtainable. I 
have no hounds for sale; only wish I was 
convenient with my pack to help him out 
in his trouble. I would do it with pleasure. 
Esmont, Va. J. e. w. 
Should think G. H. H. would trap the 
foxes, the hides are worth from $5 to $8 
apiece. We trap them here and make nearly 
a hundred dollars a year. F. c. w. 
Massachusetts. 
On page 251 S. H. H. wishes to know 
how to poison foxes. Take a few eggs out 
to the field, preferably plowed ground, set 
egg up on end, gently press it into soil a 
little to make it stand, take 10-penny cut 
nail, make a hole in upper end of egg and 
stir in what strychnine will stick to nail 
by dipping it once in bottle of poison and 
stir up in egg. I got three foxes with one 
egg last Spring. I think you would have to 
wait until after freezing nights are past to 
have egg work well. D. s. 
Warren, Conn. 
An old friend of mine gave me the secret 
years ago. He said take pork scraps, if you 
had them, or if not some meat that you 
can mix after heating over a fire in a 
pan with grease enough to make it stick to¬ 
gether. Cut a piece of muslin round the 
size of a silver dollar; spread enough of 
the paste to make a ball the size of a 
marble, take a penknife and put a little 
arsenic in the center, then double it up in 
a round ball, roll it between your hands till 
smooth and round, lay it in a cool place. 
When hard take the muslin off; you have a 
meat ball with arsenic in the center. He 
baited tho foxes for a few nights before he 
put out the poison; do not put but one in 
a place, put them under a stone or some 
place where you can take them up in the 
morning if not found by the fox. He said 
sometimes they would only get a few feet 
away; some would carry the pill some dis¬ 
tance, then bury it. He supposed they had 
got what they wanted to eat before they 
got the pill. He hung the dead fox in 
the orchard, the crows would eat them, then 
start and fly towards the clouds until nearly 
out of sight, then drop to the ground dead. 
a. h. c. 
TP. S., Bernard’s Bay , N. Y .—I am en¬ 
closing quotations and ask you to explain 
what they mean. The quotations say: 
Fresh-gathered extras 23 to 23% cents; 
refrigerator special, charges paid, 37 to 38 
cents; nearby hennery, white fancy newly 
laid, 26 to 27 cents. Why are refrigerator 
eggs higher priced than fresh gathered or 
nearby hennery newly laid? 
Ans. —The quotations mentioned were 
from a daily paper, name and date not 
given. “Refrigerator special, charges 
paid,” means the highest grade of eggs, 
stored probably in April, when consid¬ 
ered best, and all charges paid for the 
season. If stored properly such eggs 
are worth more than what are known 
as fresh gathered, a rather indefinite 
term, which often includes the odds and 
ends of grocery store and peddlers’ 
stocks. The quotation of fancy white 
hennery at 10 cents below best storage is 
probably an error. However, the term 
hennery, like fresh-gathered, is often 
used loosely, and it is possible that those 
alleged hennery eggs were actually not 
worth within 10 cents of the choice 
storage, when the candler turned his 
light on them. The egg dealers in large 
markets have expert examiners who can 
tell very closely with regard to the egg’s 
age and previous environment. 
Scaly Leg and San Jose Scale. 
8. N., Holden , Mass .—Will you tell us If 
you think there is anything in this? I 
keep 200 or 300 hens in yard; of one-fourth 
acre; have a number of apples and six 
plum trees, all covered with San Jos6 scale 
I did not know what ailed them until last 
Fall. Is it the hens? . They have a 
scale thick on legs. I am using sulphur, 
Kerosene and grease; it works well, but 
is that what causes scale on trees? 
Ans. —If, as we understand it, you 
ask whether the scale on the tree comes 
from the scales on the hens’ legs, there 
is certainly nothing to it. Such a thing 
is impossible. The San Jose scale 
which lives on the tree is a distinct 
insect, entirely different from the small 
parasite which causes the scales on the 
legs of poultry. It would be impossible 
for one to do the work of the other. 
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