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The Henyard. 
THE TALE OF A HEN INSTITUTE. 
After reading the letter of E. J. W., 
on page 254, February 24 issue, about 
the Cycle Hatcher, I intended to tell 
you of my experience with said con¬ 
cern. But being partly afraid to take up 
your valuable time and partly still hop¬ 
ing to hear from the people, I desisted 
in doing so. As I have received no 
answer up to date I have decided to 
give you a condensed statement of my 
experience with the Philo people. It 
might be a warning to some trusting 
folks like myself. October 16, 1911, I 
sent post office money order for $25 to 
Philo National Poultry Institute for a 
complete corresponding course. October 
30, 1911, I sent answer sheets to first 
half of first lesson with inquiries about 
an outfit. November 1, 1911, I received 
corrected sheets with estimate for out¬ 
fit. November 23, 1911, I sent in balance 
of answer sheets to lesson one, with in¬ 
quiries as to whom I should send money 
for outfit. November 25, 1911, I re¬ 
ceived directions to send money to Cycle 
Hatcher Co., with promise to look over 
answer sheets carefully and to return 
them at an early date. November 29, 
1911, I sent P. O. order for $47.50 to 
Cycle Hatcher Co. for outfit, including 
one adjustable coop, $12; one brooder 
coop, $8; one Cycle hatcher, $6; one 
Educator brooder, $5; three fowls, $15; 
one Standard of Perfection, $1.50. 
When I gave the order I stated plainly 
that I wanted hens laying white eggs. 
December 16, 1911, I advised them of 
receipt of coops, also asking them for 
return of answer sheets to Lessons 1, 
2 and 3. December 22, 1911, I was noti¬ 
fied that they would ship fowls at once, 
would look over answer sheets and re¬ 
turn them at an early date. 
January 1, 1912, I sent a complaint 
about the hens laying dark brown eggs 
instead of white ones, also asking for 
return of sheets. January 8, 1912, I 
was advised that the fowls shipped were 
selected from a pen of birds laying very 
light colored eggs, but that I probably 
knew that Orpingtons did not lay as 
white eggs as Leghorns and Minorcas. 
No mention about the sheets. This was 
the last I heard from them. A previ¬ 
ous letter with complaint about coops 
and hatcher was not answered. 
Letter asking for advice about chick¬ 
ens and return of sheets was ignored 
in spite of inclosed stamp for reply. 
All 1 have to show for the $72.50 I paid 
to these people are two flimsily patched- 
together coops, a hatcher that is entirely 
worthless, a brooder of little account, 
three birds that I could buy elsewhere 
for less money, a Standard of Perfec¬ 
tion, and 10 lessons that they advertise 
for $5. I can't afford to lose the money, 
and if I knew of some way to get at this 
concern I would try to get redress. What 
I can’t understand is that so many prom¬ 
inent papers take their advertisement, 
as they certainly must hear complaints 
about them. j. b. schedler. 
Bergen Co., N. J. 
R. N.-Y.—Mr. Schedler did not see 
this advertisement in The R. N.-Y. We 
wrote at once to the Philo people, stat¬ 
ing what Mr. Schedler said, and asked 
them what was to be done about it. 
Our object was to give them a chance 
to make good before printing the cor¬ 
respondence. The Philo people replied 
that they would “look the matter up,” 
and write us again in a few days. We 
replied that their phrase “a few days,” 
seemed made of rubber -nd could be 
stretched into a “few years.” Mr. 
Schedler’s comment was—“This is just 
the answer I expected they would 
make. We waited a week and then 
wrote the Philo people once more, call¬ 
ing attention to another complaint from 
E. C. Erreckson of New Jersey regard¬ 
ing an incubator which proved unsatis¬ 
factory. This is the letter which the 
Philo people pronounce on page 666 as 
“not worthy of our consideration.” In 
the meantime the Philo people came out 
of their heatless brooder and wrote Mr. 
Schedler on May 4—the first he had 
heard from them in four months. They 
assumed the injured innocence attitude 
and did not believe he wrote The R. 
N.-Y. “any such letter as they say you 
did.” It would do us all good to print 
the- long letter which Mr. Schedler 
wrote in reply. It may yet be advisable 
to do so. It was a model of its kind, 
and if the Philo people have the wisdom 
of the average hen they will either sat¬ 
isfy Mr. Schedler or get into one of 
their heatless brooders and stay there. 
At this time we merely give the outline 
of this particular case. Our correspon¬ 
dence leads us to believe that there are 
many dissatisfied customers. Mr. Philo 
has been a heavy advertiser, making 
extravagant claims for his particular 
“system.” We have heard men who 
were taking his advertising money and 
booming him express themselves forci¬ 
bly in private as to his “claims.” Com¬ 
plaints made by victims rarely get past 
such champions of the hen. We intend 
to stay by the case until Philo makes 
good. 
THE HEN MAN TALKS. 
Proportion of Roosters to Flock. 
Plow many liens should one keep to each 
rooster, on a farm where the chickens are 
at large to run where they please, so as 
to insure fertile eggs? j. b. m. 
Marlton, N. J. 
The number of males required in a flock, 
to insure fertility of the eggs, depends upon 
several factors, among which may be men¬ 
tioned ago and vigor of the ‘individual 
fowls, the breed kept, kind and amount of 
food given, and amount of range afforded. 
The larger breeds of the Plymouth Rock 
type require more males in the flock than 
do the smaller and more active fowls like 
the Leghorns. Meat or other food of animal 
origin increases individual vigor, and free 
range increases the number of hens that 
may be kept with one male. A safe rule 
under ordinary farm conditions would prob¬ 
ably be one male to each 20 to 30 hens of 
the larger breeds, and for from 30 to 40 
fowls of the Mediterranean class, such as 
Leghorns and Hamburgs. m. b. d. 
Tapeworm in Fowls. 
Mill you give us information concerning 
tapeworm in chickens? Are there remedies 
that can be mixed with the feed or drink¬ 
ing water? Will lime freely applied on 
the manure kill the eggs? m. j. p. 
Atlantic Highlands, N. J. 
The following information concerning 
parasitic worms, including the tapeworm, is 
taken from “The Business Hen,” published 
by The It. N.-Y., and well worth a place 
oh the desk of every poultry keeper : “Fowls 
infected with worms become stupid and in¬ 
different, and subject to sudden fits of 
wakefulness. Their appetite often becomes 
poor and their bodies show emaciation, 
these symptoms sometimes being accom¬ 
panied by slight diarrhoea. For positive 
evidence of the presence of these parasites 
examine the digestive tract of a dead fowl.” 
The above applies to adult fowls and not 
to young chickens, similar symptoms in 
which would indicate white diarrhoea or 
other digestive disturbances. The remedy 
recommended for parasitic worms in gen¬ 
eral, is a dose of two teaspoonfuls of the 
essence of turpentine, or, as advised by 
Dr. Salmon, the mixing of a teaspoonful of 
powdered pomegranate root bark in the food 
for 50 fowls, following this with a purga¬ 
tive dose of two teaspoonfuls of castor oil 
to each fowl. I cannot say as to the 
efficacy of the suggested method of destroy¬ 
ing the eggs of these parasites, but shouid 
expect that if effectual it would require a 
very thorough application of the lime to 
reach all of the eggs. m. b. d. 
Remedy for Damp Henhouse. 
I have a henhouse 50x10 that is damp 
after every cold snap in the Winter. There 
are four windows in front and one in end. 
What will remedy this? The henhouse is 
boarded, shingled and roofed with com¬ 
mercial roofing. No partitions inside. 
Would curtains instead of windows do it? 
Woodstock, Vt. w. e. c. 
Your henhouse, if kept closed, is just 
as damp between the cold snaps of Winter 
as during and after them, though you do 
not notice it at these times since the warmer 
air is capable of holding the moisture in 
suspension, instead of .allowing it to be¬ 
come deposited by condensation upon the 
cold walls of the building. If, as I assume, 
you are in the habit of keeping the windows 
closed during the cold weather the damp¬ 
ness is easily accounted for, and the trou¬ 
ble may be remedied by providing for suffi¬ 
cient ventilation. The simplest method of 
doing this would be to remove at least two 
of the windows on the same side of the 
building, and to provide muslin curtains 
that might be lowered over the openings 
in stormy weather. It will be found im¬ 
possible to keep a henhouse dry unless pro¬ 
vision is made for the removal" of the mois¬ 
ture laden air by some adequate system 
of ventilation. m. b. d. 
House for 75 Hens. 
I am planning to build a henhouse suit¬ 
able for 75 hens. What would be the 
cheapest and best way to build it? I hear 
that the best type of house is the open- 
front style. I am planning to build it 12 
feet wide and about 25 feet long, and of 
No. 1 siding. Could anybody give me a 
good style of house for 75 or 80 hens? 
Riclimondville, N. Y r . e. m. e. 
For a house to accommodate from 75 
to 100 fowls the dimensions might well he 
15x20 feet, with walls five feet high in 
the rear, and eight feet in front. These 
dimensions would afford greater economy 
in material than those suggested, and would 
provide a building of sufficient depth to 
protect its occupants from drafts if the 
open front type were adopted. The build¬ 
ing should face to the south or slightlv to 
the southeast. In this market, and verv - 
possibly in yours, the cheapest suitable 
building material would be a second grade of 
% inch matched Southern pine flooring, the 
boards of which should be placed vertically 
from sill to plate to obviate the necessity 
for studding. One thickness of this stuff, 
being air tight, makes a wall sufficiently 
warm for this latitude. The rafters should 
be of 2x6 inch stuff, spaced about two feet 
between centers, and should support a shed 
roof, boarded tight to take any good quality 
of roofing. The floor may be of dirt or 
cement as desired, the former being the 
cheapest and satisfactory if it can be kept 
dry, and the latter having the advantages 
of being vermin proof and easily cleaned. 
It would be well to divide the front about 
equally between solid wall, glass windows, 
and opening covered by wire netting. The 
bottom of this opening should be at least 
three feet above the sill and it should be 
provided with a swing curtain to be 
dropped during storms. The windows 
should extend from about two feet above 
the sill to within a few inches of the plate 
to permit the direct rays of the sun to 
penetrate to the rear of the building. The 
perches should be placed in the rear of the 
building, suspended above a platform about 
three feet wide and thirty inches from the 
floor. A roosting compartment is thus 
made, before which a curtain on a hinged 
frame may be dropped on zero nights to 
protect the fowls’ combs from freezing. 
M. B. D. 
Beans for Poultry. 
The expenses of our poultry are eating 
up all the income this year. We have 
about 200 hens. Can you give us the food 
value of beans for hens or growing chicks? 
We have a small quantity of beans which 
we boil and feed, mixing generally with 
bran. Is this a good combination, and how 
much can be fed to an advantage? Some 
years these beaus can be bought cheaply 
in this region. What is their food value 
as compared with beef scraps? After mak¬ 
ing lard there are “cracklings”, left. Could 
these be mixed with beans to an advan¬ 
tage? What is the comparative value of 
boiled potatoes? If we can buy small pota¬ 
toes for 50 cents per bushel, would it be 
better than corn at 75 cents for part of ra¬ 
tion, and what should we mix with po¬ 
tatoes? I think bran a good combination, 
but may be wrong. e. r. b. 
New Hampshire. 
Among the legumes beans rank high in 
food value, being rich in protein, or that 
constituent of food which enters largely 
into the formation of the milk of cows 
and eggs from hens. Unfortunately, how¬ 
ever, beans in their raw state do not seem 
to be relished by any of the domestic ani¬ 
mals except sheep, and the labor and ex¬ 
pense of cooking them sets an additional 
limit to their use as food for farm animals. 
As a part of the regular poultry rations 
they should be of value, though they will 
not replace beef scraps, the latter having 
a much higher protein content, and being a 
food of animal origin, which seems to be 
essential to the best results in poultry 
feeding. Cooked beans may be mixed with 
cornmeal, which will balance the ration 
better than would wheat bran, since corn 
is relatively rich in the fat forming ele¬ 
ments of food which beans lack. Cracklings 
from lard are also of value and may be 
fed mixed with any of the ground feeds 
given the hens. Potatoes rank about the 
lowest in food value for hens of any of 
the ordinary vegetables. They would be 
an expensive feed at 50 cents per bushel, 
by no means equal to corn at 75 cents. As 
a home-grown product boiled potatoes 
mixed with bran might serve as a small 
portion of the poultry rations, but they 
would give better returns fed to cows or 
pigs. m. b. d. 
DON'T BUY Baby Chicks or Eggs 
IF YOU CAN AFFORD BREEDING HENS 
We have to sell a fine pen 
of breeders to make room. 
SEVENTY S. C. WHITE LEGHORN TWO- Efl C-.k 
YEAR HENS AND FIVE COCKERELS AT $l>0U LdCIl 
They average 40 eggs a day. 
No better strain in New Jersey. 
BEECH CKO FT FARM, MilJburn. N. J. 
S. G. RED GHIX SEE 
LIMITED NUMBER S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS AT S9.50 PER ICO 
AFTER JUNE 10, IF ORDERED NOW 
Full count guaranteed on delivery. 
HATCHING EGGS CIRCULAR FREE 
DAVIS POULTRY FARM, Berlin, Mass. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES-?, 0 ."^!""^ 
white, vigorous birds. Customersprai.se their win¬ 
ter laying. Free range. Have won for six years. 
Eggs 85* fertility. 100, $5.00; sitting, $1.00. 
WILLIAM O. BURR, - Fairfield, Conn. 
TURKEY EGGS— B.Rcds, M.B.NarrafcanHRtt and White Hollands. 
Yard No. 1, all breeds, $3 for 12; yard No. 2, all breeds, $2.60 
for 12. B. P. Bocks, R. I. Reds and S. C. Blk. Minorcas' Eggs *5 
cents for 16, $-1 for 100; Mammoth Pekin, I. R. Duck Eggs $1 forlS. 
\V. R. CARLE, - - R« E. 1$. 1, Jncobaburg, Ohio. 
WHITE LEGHORN, RUNNER DUCK EGGS 
DUX-CHIX 
at reduced prices during June and July. Write 
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UuGUGI DiUOi Ducks. First at Madison Square 
Garden. Send for circular: prices cut in half, now. 
GAEHEL BROS., MORRISTOWN, N. J. 
THE FARMER’S FOWL— Rose Comb Reds, best winter 
1 layers on earth. Eggs, $1.00 per 15. Catalogue 
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DRIZE-WINNING S. C. REDS, Indian Runner 
* Ducks, White Orpington Barred Rocks—Eggs 
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DUFF WHITE LEGHORNS-S. C. R. I. Red Eggs, 90c. per 
D 15, $1.50 per 30, $2.75 per 60, $4.00 per 100. Cata¬ 
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pOLUMBIAN WYAND0TTES and MOTTLED ANC0NAS- 
U Great Winter Layers—bred for show and egg 
production. Eggs for hatching, $2.00 per fifteen. 
Incubator Eggs, $8.00 per hundred. WAYNE B. 
EISENHART, Box 29, Richland Center, Pa. 
0 C. WHITE LEGHORNS, the large white kind, bred 
for heavy laying. Hatching eggs, little Chicks, 
breeding stock. Estab. 1904. Price List mailed. 
Abovo Poultry Farms Co., Inc., Chatham, Morris Co.. N. J. 
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Orders booked for future delivery. Young and old 
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MATURED COCKERELS — PRIZE WINNERS 
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F. M, FliESCOTT Kiverdale, N. J. 
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From Free Range Selected 
S.C.WHITE LEGHORNS 
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