1912. 
THE RURAR NEW-YORKEfS 
1213 
The Henyard. 
NEW YORK POULTRY SHOW. 
The twenty-fourth annual show will be 
held at Madison Square Garden, New York, 
December 31-January 4. This is consid¬ 
ered the best exhibit of its kind in the 
country, and is well worthy of the large 
attendance it attracts. Birds of all breeds 
may be studied at one’s leisure for both 
show and utility points. There will be 
incubators and brooders at work and a 
full exhibit of poultry and pet stock ap¬ 
pliances. The cat show department will 
be open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 
January 1-3. 
THE SECOND EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 
About the liveliest place in the United 
States on the night of October 31 was the 
grounds of the egg-laying contest at the 
Connecticut Agricultural College. The con¬ 
test did not—could not—close until dark 
of the last day, for some belated hen 
might lay and change the result. If two 
of Beulah Farm's Wyandottes had laid 
that afternoon it would have made a tie 
with the winning pen. When night came 
over 500 birds had to be taken out of the 
pens, put into shipping coops, the bird 
held in reserve in another building caught 
and identified by leg-band number and put 
in the shipping coop with the contest birds 
belonging to the same owner, coops ad¬ 
dressed and got ready to ship three miles 
to the express office, and it must bo done 
that night, and 500 new birds in the 
emptied pens at sunrise next morning. 
Prof. Kirkpatrick and Supt. Pollard and 
their assistants were not expected to make 
any mistakes in handling those birds, some 
of which were worth their weight in silver, 
at least. 
And think of the work of putting leg- 
bands on the 000 new birds, with different 
sets of numbers on the bands, and each 
bird’s number recorded in a book! Four 
men did the banding while Supt. Pollard 
recorded the numbers in the record book. 
To hear the numbers called off and re¬ 
peated by Mr. Pollard for verification re¬ 
minded one of the signal practice of a foot¬ 
ball team. But the task was accomplished 
and the second contest started at sunrise 
November 1, though it took heroic work 
to do it. 
There are some interesting things about 
the second contest. Both the leading pens 
are reentered for the new contest—they 
are entered as hens this time ; in addition 
Beulah Farm also enters a pen of Wyan¬ 
dotte pullets. It will be exceedingly in¬ 
teresting to note the performance of these 
two pens in their second laying season. 
The pen of White Leghorns entered by 
Thomas Barron of England have been sold 
to O. A. Foster of Santa Cruz, Cal., a 
prominent White Leghorn breeder, who has 
a pen of his own birds entered in this con¬ 
test. Mr. Foster also bought two birds 
out of the Leghorn pen of William H. 
Petersen, and two of the White Rose Farm 
pen, and one bird out of the pen entered 
by the Parker Place Farm. 
Thomas Barron is back in the contest 
with another pen of White Leghorn pul¬ 
lets. It is to be hoped that they will have 
a fair chance this time. There is another 
Barron in this year’s contest, William 
Barron, also of England. He enters a pen 
of White Leghorns and a pen of White 
Wyandottes. Edward Cam of England 
enters a pen of White Leghorns. In all 
there are five pens from England, three of 
Leghorns and two of \v yandottes. 
Mrs. K. G. Jaeger sold her non of Buff 
Leghorns to Ode P. Cramer of Oregon. One 
of the significant things about the old 
contest is that there was no case of any 
contagious disease during the entire year. 
When the birds arrived a year ago there 
were found two cases of chicken pox, but 
these were isolated, treated and soon cured. 
None of the birds that died succumbed to 
a contagious malady, and this speaks vol¬ 
umes for the open-air house, and the system 
of feeding and watchful care given the 
birds. In the White Leghorn section ad¬ 
joining pens are occupied by birds from 
California and Connecticut; thus the At¬ 
lantic and Pacific contest under the same 
roof. It is remarkable, considering the 
distances traveled—fiye pens from Eng¬ 
land, three from Canada, and others from 
California, Idaho and Far West—every 
bird arrived in good condition and not one 
died in transit; 32 of those taking part in 
the first contest have entered pens in the 
second contest. Miss Susie Abbott of Penn¬ 
sylvania has reentered her pen and also 
a pen of White Leghorn pullets. Con¬ 
necticut enters 22 pens. There are several 
breeds entered that were not in the first 
contest. They are Blue Andalusians, Black 
Orpingtons and White Laced Red Cornish. 
One of the most interesting entries is that 
of Mrs. H. Francis Haynes of Idaho, who 
enters a pen of White Wyandottes. These 
birds were carried in their shipping coop 
six miles on the back of a horse, then 45 
miles by stage to the nearest railroad, and 
they arrived at Storrs in fine condition 
after 2,500 miles of railroad travel; and 
one of the hens laid an egg the day it 
arrived. This story has a human interest, 
for one cannot help sharing the feelings of 
that little woman 51 miles from the nearest 
railroad but who overcome obstacles that 
would have deterred most men, in her de¬ 
sire that her pets should have a chance 
to compete in the great international con¬ 
test of'w'hich she had heard. The perform¬ 
ance of that pen will be read with interest. 
Mr. Walter Hogan has entered a pen of 
White Leghorns from California. Mr. 
Hogan is the man who advertised that he 
had discovered a secret by which one could 
pick out laying or non-laying hens, and 
sold his discovery at .$10 per secret. We 
will see if he can pick out winners in this 
contest. geo. a. cosgrove. 
Turkeys in Confined Run. 
Can you give me any information in 
regard to keeping in partial confinement 
or restraining turkeys? In this section of 
the country many farmers are much 
troubled by foxes catching them when 
partially grown, some losing their entire 
flock. Near our house is a small pasture 
nearly covered by a growth of sumachs 
and other brush. I have wondered if by 
enclosing, say, four or five acres of that 
with a poultry fence they could be suc¬ 
cessfully raised. Of course I know that 
it would be somewhat more care and that 
they would have to be fed differently than 
when they have unlimited range. If any¬ 
one has had like experiences and has suc¬ 
cessfully solved them, I would like to hear. 
Vermont. n. f. h. 
I cannot say whether or not turkeys 
wpuld be restrained by any fence that it 
would be practicable to build about a four 
or five-acre run ; perhaps some reader who 
has tried it will report results. If suc¬ 
cessful in confining them, however, you 
will still be up against the proposition of 
saving them from the ravages of “black¬ 
head,” or infectious entero-hepatitis, a dis¬ 
ease that has made turkey raising in recent 
years about as much of a gamble as any 
venture in Wall Street. The smaller the 
runs* in which the turkeys are confined, the 
greater the danger from this infectious 
disease, and I would not advise invest¬ 
ment of any great sum in poultry fencing 
until you had demonstrated your ability to 
circumvent this scourge of the Thanksgiv¬ 
ing crop. _ M. B. D. 
Hen* Water Themselves. 
I am very much interested in the articles 
on “The Orange County Poultry House,” 
and am especially anxious to learn just 
how Mr. Mapes arranged for his water sup¬ 
ply, especially the hot water. My husband 
is building a new henhouse, and I am 
doing most of the planning. I want water 
supplied some other way than to carx-y it. 
Our henhouse will be perhaps 100 or 150 
feet from the house. We have no wind¬ 
mill, but I have a pump in the house 
connected with our well, which furnishes 
our well water. I also have hot and cold 
rain water by turning a faucet; this I 
have in the washroom and the bathroom. 
The henhouse is somewhat lower than the 
house; the ground slopes from the house to 
the henhouse, and the henhouse is between 
our farmhouse and Grand River. There is 
a spring not very far from the henhouse; 
I have thought of using a ram in that, but 
feel sure that it may be easier and cheaper 
to furnish water from the house. 
Dixuondale, Mich. i. m. p. 
The above situation is very similar to 
my own, and evidently can be handled 
quite easily from the house, if the water 
supply is large enough for both house and 
henhouse. I have a spring from which the 
water runs by gravity to my milk-room at 
the barn, the poultry buildings being on 
still lower ground. In the milk-room are 
two lai - ge tanks. One is used for cooling 
milk, and is never without ice in Summer. 
The other is elevated somewhat above the 
floor and connected with a small water 
boiler. A little coal fire in the heater 
keeps the water in the elevated tank hot all 
Winter at small expense. From this tank I 
have laid a one-inch galvanized pipe with a 
stop-cock for each house. The ground was 
first carefully graded, so there is a continu¬ 
ous fall the whole length of the pipe, and 
the pipe laid on top of the ground, or only 
slightly covered part of the way. This 
works all right in warm weather. How it 
will work in severe Winter weather is yet 
to be seen. I have no iear of its success, 
however. I plan to start up my fire each 
morning until the water in the tank boils, 
and then let it flow into the pipe below. 
The water-trough in each house will be 
filled in succession. When the last and 
lowest house is reached the faucet will be 
left running until all the water is again 
drnined out of the pipe. This may seem a 
little out of the usual arrangement of a 
water supply, but I have no fears of the 
i - esult, so long as no careless worker is 
intrusted with the job. It surely is a 
great labor saver. o. w. mapes. 
BUFFALO MARKETS. 
It is pleasant to note that Western New 
York apple raisers are beginning to show 
the right spirit and to recognize that ap¬ 
pearance is often made to go even further 
than quality in the disposal of fruit, as 
well as young ladies. There has long been 
a collection of Pacific Coast apples in the 
front windows of the offices of the Far 
Western railroads in the city. They were 
large and very high colored, seeming to 
flaunt themselves over and above anything 
that this section could produce. I had been 
hearing of late that the apple crop in 
some parts of Erie County was capable of 
making an equal show, not to mention the 
always better flavoi’, and now 1 find in 
the window of a roalroad that runs through 
the southern towns of the county a collec¬ 
tion of apples that do not need to blush 
in the presence of these Western beauties 
that have so long shamed our home fruit. 
The list includes Baldwin, Rhode Island 
Greening, Spitzenburg, Spy and some oth¬ 
ers, but the King, that ought to have made 
a better showing than any of these, was 
not shown, so it appears that we are not 
always too slow to follow the lead of our 
competitors. It is odd, though, that we 
did not understand these things without 
waiting to be taught in that way. 
Our local grape crop is now all in, and 
it proved one of the most satisfactory of 
all. One farmer turns over his crop to 
jobbers to harvest, taking half of the gross 
sales return for his part of the earning. 
This seems like giving a large percentage 
to the harvester and marketer, but the 
farmer is satisfied. He received $185 for 
two acres of grapes so handled this Fall, 
and he ought to be satisfied. The high 
price of eggs is, of course, due to the molt¬ 
ing season, but celery is so plentiful that 
it sells two bunches for five cents at retail. 
Firm pulp grapes compete with home-grown 
and will soon be all that offer. I am glad 
that Brussels sprouts are growing plentier, 
i’ctailing now at 15 cents a quart, though 
they ought to be 10, but the delicate Savoy 
cabbage is still scarce. 
JOHN' W. CHAMBERLIN. 
Our 16th Annual Poultry Course 
will be held 
Jan. 2d to Feb. 13th, 1913, inclusive 
We have some new, modern houses, new yards and 
a new text-book. We teach all branches of poultry 
keeping by lectures and demonstrations. Each 
student has incubator, brooder and pen practice. 
Terms moderate. Write for bulletin. 
Rhode Island State College, Kingston, R. I. 
THOKOUGHltltED S. C. W. 
HORN PULI,KTS— Also a few choice 
Cockerels. Write to JOHN LORTON LEE, Carmel, Ni 
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MacKellar’s Charcoal 
For Poultry is best. Coarse or fine granulated, also 
powdered. Buy direct from largest manufacturers ol 
Charcoal Products. Ask for prices and samples. Est. l&H 
R. MacKELLAR’S SONS CO., Peekskill, N. Y. 
MAKA-SHELLW„S 
GRIT 
earth. Increases egg pro-1 
duction. The original sil-1 
ica grit. Avoid substl [ 
tutes. Ask your local' 
dealer or send $1.00 
fortwo 100-lb. bags f.o.b. cars. Agents wanted. 
EDGE HILL SILICA ROCK CO. 
Box J New Brunswick, N. J. 
Purebred White Holland Turkeys 
from prizewinners. MRS. E. J. RIDER, Rodman, N. Y. 
Purebred Poultry, Light Brahmas 
White and Barred. Plymouth Rocks. No common 
birds. In trios or more. J. A. ROBERTS, Malvern, Pa. 
FOR WUifa U Tnrkove -Iieauties - Must be 
SALE-*»niie n> I limeys sokl I, ef01 . 0 Christ¬ 
mas. Leslie Vosburoh, Caitajoharie, N.Y.—R. R. Locust Place 
Toulouse Geese 
From prize winning and imported stock. 
Also a few choice White Embdens. Fancy 
White African Guineas. Prices reasonable. 
Clover Nook Stock Fabm, Chambersburg, p a . 
WHITE EMDEN GEESE 
MAPLE COVE FARM. R. D., 24, Athens, Pa. 
GrnineaFowl 
Pearl variety. Limited number young, fully domesti¬ 
cated, tiand raised specimens, from my selected 
prize-winning laying strain. Young healthy birds. 
Price, $1.25, crated. Miss Evelyn Bowen, La Salle, N. Y. 
S. C. Black Orpingtons 
Prices reasonable. E. W. SLATE, So. Hammond, N. Y. 
Hone's Crescent Strain of RoseCombReds 
are bred for profit and pleasure. High-class breeding 
birds bred from tested layers. Can also furnish exhi¬ 
bition birds for any show. Every bird sold on ap¬ 
proval. D. R. lone, Crescent Hill Farm, Sharon Springs, N.Y. 
Pt*i 7 P Winning Strains Cockerels, pullets and 
rr , V,f, nnln *’ 0lrams yearlings, $1.25 and up¬ 
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Island Reds, Barred Rocks, White Wyandottos, 
Light and Dark Brahmas. Catalog gratis. 
I’. M. PKESCOTT . liiverdale, N. J. 
EARLYPUILETS<<<HENS 
Leghorns. Wyandottes, Rocks and P. Cochins 
MAPLE COVE POULTRY FARM - R. 0. 24 - ATHENS, PA. 
ROCK COCKERELS and Indian Runner Ducks at 
Fanners’ prices. Write G. F, Williamson, Flanders, N. J. 
PflllLTRYMFN - Send 2c stamp for Illustrated 
1 RYltll Catalog describing 25 varieties. 
EAST DONEGAL POULTRY YARDS MARIETTA, PA. 
T HE FARMER’S FOWL—Rose Conrb Reds, best winter 
layers on earth. Eggs, $1.00 per 15. Catalogue 
free. THOS. WILDER. Route 1, Hichland. N. Y. 
R. I. Reds, Houdans, Indian Runner Ducks 
High-class stock for UTILITY, SHOW or EX¬ 
PORT. Eggs for hatching. Mating list on request. 
SINCLAIR SMITH, Southold, Suffolk Co., N. Y. 
BARRED 
O Farm 
OUR HENS AVERAGED 
194 EGGS LAST YEAR 
in the International Laying Contest at Storrs, 
Conn., that closed October 31st, last. They 
made this record because 
Cullencross Certified Layers 
are sturdy, healthy,vigorous—raised in fresh air 
honses on open range, propet ly fed and housed. 
For Sale Now—A limited number of breeders, 
male and female. Also 100 June Hatched pul¬ 
lets. These won’t last long—order NOW. 
We are booking orders for Baby Chicks and 
Eggs for 1913 delivery. 
CULLENCROSS FARMS - 
Box 999 
South Columbia, N. Y. 
Austin’s200 STRAIN S.C. Rhode Island Reds 
Large, vigorous, early hatched cockerels, standard 
bred, $1.50 to $10.00. Pullets, yearlings. 
AUSTIN’S POULTRY FARM, Box 17, Centre Harbor N. H. 
jarsrijs partridges i pheasants 
Capercailzies, Black Game, Wild Turkeys, Quail 
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Swans, Ornamental Geese and Ducks, Foxes, 
Squirrels, Ferrets, and all kinds of birds ami 
animals. Send four cents for illustrated descriptive 
circulars. Win. J. Mackensen, successor to WENZ & 
MACKENSEN, Naturalists, Yardley, Penna. 
Pullets and Yearlings For Sale 
500 April and May Single Comb White Leghorn Pul¬ 
lets. 700 selected yearlings. Every bird guaranteed 
purebred, healthy and vigorous. 
SUNNY HILL FAltM Flemington, N. J. 
200 S. C. W. Leghorn Yearlings cheat?it 
taken at once. F. B. GARNSEY, Clayton, N. Y. 
100 S, C. White Leghorn Pullets-iM?,^: 
bred. 90c. each. F. WITTER, West Edmeston, N.~Y. 
IT fl THOROUGH!! It 1<J D S. C.W. LEG- 
** « HORN YEARLING HENS. 75 S. C. 
Brown, 20 S. C. Buff, 70c. each. 50 2-year-oh! S C 
W„ 50c. each. MRS. W.W. W1SOR, Catatonic, N. Y. 
S. C. W. LEGHORNS 
Choice April hatched Cockerels for breeders. Bred 
for vigor. Reared on free range. Write for prices. 
WHITE & RICE, Yorktown, N. Y. 
TR Selected S. _C. W, Leghorn Cockerels 
* w ami IOO Choice Breeding Hens, one and 
two years old. One of the best laying strains in 
existence. Large white eggs and large white birds. 
J. M. CASE, Gilboa, N. Y. 
S. C. W. LEGHORNS 
Annual Sale of Selected Yearijno Breeders. 
HENS AND COCKS, $1 EACH. 
Mt. Pleasant Poultry Farm, Havre de Grace, Md. 
BONNIE BRAE POULTRY FARM 
■-NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y.-j 
Breeders and shippers for 20 years 
of hig-h-class S. C. W. LEGHORNS 
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