'vTHlS RURAL NBW-YORKER 
1©7 
1913. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
r. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
One Hatch FREE 
The nqonre't incubator offer ever made. We do this be¬ 
cause we know the UNITO-INVINC1BLE HATCHER 
Hatchce More Chicks at the Least Cost Per Chick. 
Try It, and If it don’t produce more chicks, stronger 
chicks, healthier chicks at less cost 
than any other incubator — Semi it 
back. 
Writo to-day for our big money sav- 
Ing proposition. THE UNITED FAC¬ 
TORIES COMPANY, 401 United Facto¬ 
ries Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio. 
PARCEL POST 
Free delivery. FRANK H VUE, Peekskill, N. Y. 
-C h ol oe White 
Wyandottes and 
8. C. W. Leghorn 
Hatching Eggs. 
pad CAI C— Winners at Grand Central Palace. 
PUIl wMLC n. Y., 1912. White Orpingtons, 
R.&S.t'. Rhode Island Reds. Grand stock and 
eggs. Reasonable prices. Dr. Johnston, Suifern, N. V, 
T-U- R- K-E-Y-S^trTx™ 
ii -- Half wild 
CLAIRE M. GASK1LL, R. 2, Box 89, Owego, N, Yj 
B ARRED ROCK COCKERELS A I. R. Drakes, $1.60 and $3 aach. 
Eggs $1 to $3 a sitting. O. F. WILLIAMSON, Flanders, N. J. 
'lliCkS and EggS - rom T irize ~ wi - nnln K Rose C. R. 1. 
Write for prices. 
Reds. Indian Runner Luck Eggs. 
John D. Van Dyke, R. 6, Gettysburg, Pa. 
White HOLLAND TOMS 
MRS. 1C. J. RIDER, - Rodman, N. I. 
PFILE’S 65 Varieties 
T AND and Water Fowls. Farm- 
D raised stock, with eggs In season. 
Send 2c for my valuable Illustrated de¬ 
scriptive Poultry Book lor 1918. Write 
Henry Pflle, Box 671 Freeport, IU. 
B RONZE TURKEYS from Prize Winners. Eggs in sea¬ 
son. Stamp MRS.H.C'HUMBLEY, Diaper, Va, 
7C SELK C TED 8. C. W. LEGHORN 
* ® C O C K E R E 1,8 . One of the best laying 
strains in existence. Large white eggs and large 
white birds. J. M. CASE, Gllboa, N. Y. 
S C. WHITE LEGHORN BREEDING STOCK FOR SALE-Laying 
• qualities result of many years breeding. Select¬ 
ed hens and cockerels. Prices reasonable, consistent 
with quality SPECIAL OFFER— Breeding pen of 15 Hens 
&1 Cockerel for $20.00. A. K. McGRAW, Hagerstown, Md. 
CM? CAI P —MAMMOTH TIIPKFVQ— 1 Satlsfac- 
run OflLC bronze TOMS 1 unnCIOtton guar¬ 
anteed. Price, $7.00. Mrs. CARRIE ELLIOTT, Moravia, N. Y. 
S.C. Buff Orpington Cockerels 
-OTIS HESSEll, 
Demster, N. Y. 
White Holland Turkeys wd 
excellent mothers. Mrs. R0BT. T. DAVIS, Cumberland, Va. 
Thoroughbred M. B. TURKEYS 
Heavy weight. Mrs. ELOYD KIRBY, Draper, Va. 
S, C, White Leghorn Baby Chicks 10c each 
Safe arrival guaranteed. No order too large or too 
small. Hatching eggs by the setting or thousand; 
fertiiity guaranteed. Write for catalogue. 
RICHLAND FARMS - - Frederick, Md 
S. C. W. LEGHORNS 
OF UNUSUAL QUALITY AND VIGOR 
FOR SALE CHEAP—Desirous of quitting 
the Poultry Business. 
MT. PLEASANT POULTRY FARM, Havre de Grace, Md. 
55 BREEDS 
Pure-Bred 
Chickens, Ducks, 
Geese, Turkeys, 
also Incubators, Supplies, and Collie 
Dogs. Send 4c for large Poultry book 
Incubator Catalog and Price List. 
H.H. HINIKER, Box 88 Mankato, Minn. 
IA# ANTF n— bourbon red tub- 
VV #-% II I El KEYS for breeding. 
W. J. TABER, . . . Millbrook, N. Y. 
SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORN EGGS 
Stock selected for vigor and given freerangeon large 
farm, in theCornell Breed Testing project last year 
one pullet from this flock laid 216 eggs, another laid 
212 eggs. The ten pullets laid 1739 eggs. Eggs $6.00 per 
100. Eggs that fail to hatch replaced at half price. 
Fi E. STRONG, R. D.’2, |- - - ITHACA, N. Y. 
ORDER BURNETT’S BLACK 
BEAUTIES MINORCAS EGGS 
Our stock absolutely unequaled for laying. Our 
White Holland Turkeys are direct Breed. They 
won us at Madison Square Garden. Grand Palace, 
Albany,Schenectady,Orange County Fairs, 12 years; 
also Ulster County Fair and Shows. We have the 
choicest bunch of Gobblers ever seen. Thero weight 
25 lbs. up. Our old Tom’s weight are 40 lbs. A 
beautiful lot of Mlnorcas, Cockerels, for sale yot. 
Send us a card telling wants. 
Coldenliam Poultry Yards, Rocklet, N. Y, 
BUCKEYECOCKERELS and PULLETS 
DANIEL STODDARD, - Bethel, Vt. 
Baby Chicks and Hatching Eggs 
S. C. White Leghorns exclusively. High class, free 
range utility stock. Healthy and vigorous. VAN- 
CREST POULTRY FARM. Salt Point, Dutchess Co., New York 
Giant Bronze Turkey Eggs 
$3 per 10. R. C. R. I. Red Eggs. $1 per 15. I. R. Duck 
Eggs, $1 per 10. Write H. J. VAN DYKE, Gettysburg, Pa. 
CUSTOM HATCHING 
in our Hall Mammoth Incubator, by experienced 
operator, means better chicks, free from lice and 
disease. When you want them, send us the eggs ; 
we’ll send you the chicks. $3 a compartment, hold- 
ing 150 eggs. MAPLE GLEN POULTRY FARM, Millerton.N. Y. 
Mammoth White Holland Turkeys 
pure bred, large and vigorous. White Wyandotte 
and Pekin duck eggs. H. W. Anderson, Stewartstown, Pa. 
SEVERAL f' n6 Single Comb White leghorn 
Cockerels for sale. Price, according 
to age. Address 0 RS0R POULTRY FARMS. Madison, N. J. 
BARBED ROCKS EXCLUSIVELY 
Large birds, yellow legs, perfect health. Cockerels, 
73. Eggs, $5per 100; $3 for 50: t. o. b. Washington, T). 
0. A ll free range stock. W. A. Sherman, R. 3, Vienna, Va. 
WHITE ORPINGTON COCKERELS. Kellerstrass strain. 
’ April hatched, $2 each. Indian Runner Ducks, 
white egg strain, $5 trio. Geo. Bowdish, Esperance, N. Y. 
The Henyard. 
Hens With Apoplexy. 
I have a nice flock of R. I. Reds; they 
have laid well since October. I have had 
two fall from the roost to the floor on 
their backs and flutter a little, then lie 
still, not a move for two or three minutes. 
What is the cause? They look well, their 
combs are red, the droppings look all right. 
Their feed is equal parts by weight, middl¬ 
ings, cornmeal, bran, meat scraps, grit, 
oyster shell and fresh water; oats, wheat, 
aqd whole corn at night. They are in 
coops 12x16 feet, five feet in back, six feet 
six inches front, cloth in front. Can you 
tell what to do? H. F. h. 
Connecticut. 
These fowls evidently have something 
similar to epileptic attacks, caused by di¬ 
gestive disturbances, the irritation from 
intestinal parasites, or some disturbance 
of the nerve centers. The only treatment 
that we can recommend would be a tea¬ 
spoonful or two or castor oil as a physic, 
followed by a little lighter feeding. You 
are feeding pretty heavily of beef scrap, 
if, as you say, your mash contains one- 
fourth part of this by weight. M. 3. d. 
Simple Cure for Bumblefoot. 
riace some woolen rags in the saucer 
of a flower pot, pnd put some live coals 
upon them, invert the flower pot over 
them, and hold the chicken’s foot over the 
smoke. Two applications cured one of the 
worst cases I ever saw- I had ofen noticed 
the question asked. Is there a cure for 
bumblefoot? The only answer has been to 
cut it open and scrape it, which to my 
mind is cruel. In looking over some old 
papers I found among them “A sure cure 
for felon.” The thought came to me why 
is not felon and bumblefoot the same, as 
both are caused by a bruise. Having a 
chicken with a bad case of bumblefoot, 
started right in to try it. Two applica 
tions cured it, the swelling did not go 
down entirely for several weeks, but now 
there is no sign of its ever having had it. 
not even a scar, and she is laying well 
again. I once lost a valuable hen from 
bumblefoot. c. a. t. 
Scotch Plains, N. J. 
Thin-Shelled Eggs. 
P. O., Watertoion, N. Y .—What Is the 
reason that my hens lay thin-shelled eggs? 
A good many of them break and then the 
hens get the habit of eating the eggs. I 
feed a dry mash, two parts middlings, two 
parts cut bone, one part oil meal, two 
parts bran. This is before them all the 
time, also cabbage. I also feed wheat, 
corn, grits, oyster shells, ground bone meal, 
cut dry bone. 
Hens that lay thin shelled eggs do not 
have access to sufficient lime in the shape 
of crushed oyster shells, etc., or are out 
of condition from improper feeding, lack 
of exercise, or other cause. You are feed¬ 
ing too heavily of green cut bone and oil 
meal, and are furnishing an excess of lime 
in green and dry cut bone, bone meal, and 
oyster shells. We would add some oats to 
the whole grain ration, and change the 
mash formula to 60 pounds cornmeal, 60 
pounds wheat middlings, 30 pounds wheat 
bran, 10 pounds Alfalfa meal (if available). 
10 pounds oil meal, 50 pounds beef scrap, 
and one pound salt. A hopper of crushed 
oyster shells always before them should 
furnish sufficient lime, and if you desire to 
feed green cut bone, this may be given 
about twice per week, a very small hand¬ 
ful to each bird. Feed whole grain in deep 
litter night and morning, and allow fowls 
access to the mash in hoppers throughout 
the day. m. b. d. 
Turkey Questions. 
Can you give me some advice on keeping 
turkey eggs for hatching next Spring? I 
have one old hen; she lays mostly every 
other day. I had over 40 eggs last Fall 
from her, but I used some. Are they worth 
more than chicken eggs? I had 11 turkeys 
hatched out Septemb< r 10. They went 
mostly all lame and I had to kill them ; 
now I have only four left. What you think 
is is the trouble? a. f. b. 
Bloomingburg/ N. Y. 
If you refer to the eggs laid now, these 
could not be kept in a hatchable condi¬ 
tion until next Spring. Those laid in the 
Spring should be gathered as fast as laid 
and stored in the coolest place that you 
have, with an occasional turning, until you 
have enough to place under a turkey or 
hen. Eggs kept longer than two weeks lose 
their hatchability rapidly, and they should, 
therefore, not be kept longer if possible to 
avoid it. The cold wet weather of the Fall 
is not conducive to the health of young 
turkeys, and you have done well to save 
four out of 11 hatched in September. 
M. B. D. 
On page 53 D. S. Kane wishes to hear 
of other poultry fanciers with 100 or more 
birds, and what they are doing. My stock 
consists of S. and R. C. R. I. Reds, Colum¬ 
bian and Silver Laced Wyandottes and S. 
C. White Orpingtons. I keep in pens of 
10 to 12 each, in all 120 laying hens and 
pullets. Their record follows: Number 
eggs laid, 13,028 or 1,085Vj dozen; sold 
for eating purposes $309.75; for setting 
purposes, $7.38; for meat, $54.70; total, 
$371.83. Paid out for feed. $238.15, leav¬ 
ing balance $133.68 for year of 1912. My 
best pens averaged 147 1-5, 162% and 
154% eggs per hen. This year I am 
trap nesting and breeding from these 
pens and expect to carry (if given life and 
health) only Reds, and the year 1914 to 
increase last year’s record from one-third 
include all of $25 of fowls used on our 
own table. However, all eggs and meat 
sold were at retail prices. u. e. wood. 
Boone Co., N. Y. 
JSJfSrtSS PARTRIDGES IPHEASANST 
Capercailzies, Black Game, Wild Turkeys, Quails, 
Rabbits, Deer, etc., for stocking purposes. Fancy 
Pheasants, Peafowl, Cranes, Storks, Beautiful 
Swans, Ornamental Geese and Ducks, Foxes, 
Squirrels, Ferrets, and all kinds of birds and 
animals. Send four cents for illustrated descriptive 
circulars. Wm. J. Mackensen, successor to WENZ & 
MACKENSEN, Naturalists, Dept. 10, Yardley, Penna. 
KIRKUP’S STRAINS. G. WHITE LEGHORNS 
bred lor size, vigor and large, white, market eggs. 
Safe delivery of chix guaranteed. Send for our 
circular. t.HESTNUT POULTRY FARM 
Kirkup Bros., Props., Mattituck, L.I., N.Y. 
35 Varieties, Chickens, Ducks, Geese, 
O. I. C. Hogs. Fine stock and eggs 
reasonable. Big illustrated circular Free. 
JOHN E. HEATW0LE, Box 22, - - HARRISONBURG, VA. 
SPLENDID S. C. WHITE LEGHORN COCKERELS from thehome 
of " Queen Lul.” Record 234 eggs in 10 months 
and 13 days, $2.50 each. Shipped on approval. 
JAMES E. WALTER, Jr., Falls Church Va. 
BARRED ROCKS andS. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
FOR SALK—from stock which have won prizes at 
Madison Square and Buffalo Shows. Write for 
prices. Terms, cash, to accompany order. Birds 
shipped on approval may be returned and money re¬ 
funded, less express charges, if not satisfactory. 
H. C. SHEARS, Supt., - Hyde Park-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
S. C. W. Leghorn Chicks 
and Hatching Eggs 
^ Carefully Selected from Pure Strain Stock 
Our ©£RS guaranteed 80£ fertile ; our 
[ chicks warranted full count and vigorous. 
Buy your spring stock from us —it pay®, 
p* Chicks—$150 per 1000; $17 per 
rncesioo; $9 per 50. Eggs—$60 per 
1000 ; $7 per 100 ; $4 per 50 ; $1.50 per 15. 
Write Today for Descriptive Folder 
CROSSWICKS POULTRY FARM 
r?Tias. W* Brick, Prop., Box D, Crosswicks, N. J 
WHITE and BARRED ROCKS 
New York winners. My strain has won at New 
York, Boston and many other leading shows 
throughout the country. I have some grand pens 
mated, birds of exceptional quality and with right 
and proper breeding back of them, from the best 
blood linos in the country. I offer eggs from my best 
ns at $3 for 15 or $5 for 30. Fertiiity guaranteed, 
rite me your wants. W. H. MOORE, R. 2, Rome. N. Y. 
Hatching Eggs and Baby Chicks 
Our strains have always been known as heavy 
layers and choice market producers, Our recent 
winnings at the great shows demonstrate our exhi¬ 
bition quality. Get in on the ground floor with this 
combination. S. C. W. Leghorns, W. P. Rocks and 
Salmon Faverolles, Leghorn Cockerels for sale. 
EVERGREEN POULTRY FARM 
Tel. connection. Chappaqua, Westchester Co., N. Y. 
THE FARMER'S FOWL— Rose, Comb Reds, best winter 
I layers on earth. Eggs. $1.00 per 15. Catalogue 
free. THOS. WILDER. Route 1. KichTand, N. Y. 
B UFF WHITE LKGHORN9, S. C. R. I. REDS—Eggs, 90c. per 15 
$1.50 per 30. Mottled Anconas, Bl. Mlnorcae. eggs, $ 1.00 per 
15; $1.75 per 30. Catalogue free. John A. Roth, Qnakertown, Pa 
Buff Plymouth Rocks~\ n /JZl 
now. Cockerels, pullets, hens. Four Acres, Nutley, N. J 
DURE BRED 8. C.W. LEGHORN PULLETS 
~ CHOICE APRIL HATCHED COCKER. 
ELS. ORDERS TAKEN FOR APRIL DAY- 
OLD CHIX, JOHN L0RT0N LEE. Carmel, New York 
S. C. White Leghorns 3SK dS£ 
old Chicks, April 1 to 15, $15 per 100; after April 15th, 
$12 per 100. Healthy, vigorous stock. Safe delivery 
guaranteed. PIXEHURST POULTRY FARM, 
(GEO. FROST, Proprietor), Levanna, Cayuga County, N. Y. 
SALE-Silver Campine Cockerels _ Ke C n n U e S d°y 
MOHAWK LODGE FARM. 
Cornwall, Conn. 
8train. $5 each. 
J. L. MINER. Prop. 
Mammoth Toulouse Geese Eggs sale 
25c each. Am hooking orders now. Get vonrs in 
early. Beautiful stock. ROY CRANDALL, Albion, N Y. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING—White Orpingtons. 
L White Leghorns, Black Minoreas. Rhode Island 
Rods. Barred Plymouth Rocks, Price list mailed. 
TAFT POULTRY FARM, Box 237, Holland Patent, New York 
DAY-OLD CHICKS 
Healthy, vigorous, from heavy laving stock. 
Guaranteed full count and satisfactory. 
Place your order NOW—and avoid the rush. 
Hatching Eggs Breeding Stock 
S. C.W. Leghorns. White and Barred Rock*. 
Ail eggs and stock guaranteed. 
Write for big new catalog : “Tywacana, 
Quality.” Gives full description and price*. 
TYWACANA FARMS POULTRY €0. 
A. E. Wright, Supt. 
Box 88, Fanulngdal*. Lou? Island, N. Y 
m 
FARMS' 
POULTRY Ctt 
.MAKE HENS LAY! 
more eggs; larger, more vigorous chicks; 
heavier fowls, by feeding cut bone. 
MANN’S LATEST model 
I n,Hnn ^ BONE CUTTER 
1 cuts last, easy, fine; never clogs. 
B10 Day.' Free Trial. No money in advance. Book free. 
■■■F. W. MANN CO., Box. 1B, MILFORD, MASS 
MacKellar’s Charcoal 
For Poultry is best. Coarse or fine 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. 
MAKA-SHELLWoSj 
earth. Increases egg pro-1 
duction. Theorigmal sil-| 
ica grit. Avoid substl 
tutes. Ask your local I 
dealer or send $1.00 
fortwolOO-lb. bags f.o.b. cars. Agents wanted. 
EDGE HILL SILICA ROCK CO. 
Box J New Brunswick, N. J. 
GRIT 
Greider’s Fine Catalogue 
and calendar of pure-bred poultry for 1913, lnrge, 
many pages of poultry facts. 70 varieties illustrat¬ 
ed and described. Incubators and brooders, low 
price of stock and eggs for hatching. A perfect 
guide to all poultry raisers. Send 10 cents today. 
B. H. GREIDER, Box 58. Rheexns, Pa. 
Austln’s'200 
STRAIN S.C. Rhode Island Reds 
Standard bred, red to the skin. Eggs for hatching 
$3.00, $5 00 and $10.00 per set (15). Utility $6.00 per 
100. 9U< fertility guaranteed Cockerels, yearlings, 
pullets, baby chicks. 
AUSTIN'S POULTRY FARM, Box 17, Centre Harbor. N. H. 
Pullets and Yearlings For Sale 
500-April and May Single Comb White Leghorn Pnl 
lets. 700 selected yearlings. Every bird guaranteed 
purebred, healthy and vigorous. 
SUNNY HILL FARM Flemington, N. J. 
GET YOUR COCKERELS NOW 
Barred and Buff Rock, R. & S. 0. 
Reds, and White Wyandottes. 
MAPLE COVE POULTRY YARDS • R. 0. 4 - ATHENS N.Y. 
SUPERIOR BABY CHIX ? ou "E“7i„a! 
26-page booklet free. 100,000 chick capacity. Order 
early to assure prompt delivery. TAYLOR’S 
POULTRY YARDS, Box R, Lyons, New York. 
THOROUGHBRED POULTRY— Best 20 varieties. Vigor 
■ ous, healthy stock. Good layers. Eggs, 15—$1, 40 
—$2. Catalogue. H. K. MOHR, R. No. 3, Quakertown, Pa. 
WHITE WYANOOTTESifX^M'ASS 
Great laying strain. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Prices reasonable. CLARENCE H. FOGB, Bridgeton, N. J. 
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, 602 Fifth St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. 
sIlI-250 Rose and Single Comb R. I. Reds 
Yearling Cocks and Hens, Cockerels and Pullets, 
farm raised; males, $2.50 to $5.00 each; females. 
$1.50 to $3.00 each. Can be returned if not satisfac¬ 
tory. ROANOKE POULTRY FARM. Sewell. New Jersey 
Pf)l|lTR YMFII - Send 2c stamp for Illustrated 
r i n i m l. ii Catalog describing 35 varieties 
EAST DONEGAL POULTRY YARDS 
MARIETTA, PA. 
BONNIE BRAE POULTRY FARM 
NEW 
N. Y. 
ROCHELLE, 
Breeders and shippers for 20 years of high-class 8. C. W. 
Leghorns and Barred Plymouth Rocks. Baby chicks and 
hatching eggs our specialty. Correspondence invited. 
Prize Winning Strainsi™'?^ 
lings, $1.25 and upwards. White Leghorns. Brown 
Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds. Barred Rocks .White 
Wyandottes, Light and Dark Brahmas. Catalog 
gratis. F. M. PUESCOTT. Uiverdale. N. J. 
“ Vitality” Baby Chicks of Quality 
8. C. WHITE LEGHORNS and RHODE IS- 
LAND REDS—Also eggs for hatching. I can please 
you as 1 have hundreds of others Write for booklet. 
D. C. R. HOFF, Lock Box No. 115, Neshanic Station, N. J. 
Baby CHICKS 12c Each 
from free range selected S. C. White Leehorns. 
Prompt delivery. A hatch every week. Safe ar¬ 
rival guaranteed. Eggs for hatching, $6.00 per 100. 
Reductions on orders over 100. Circular free. 
CHAS. R. STONE, 
Baby Chicken Farm, Staatsburg-on-Hudson. N. Y. 
160-page Poultry-^ 
Book 10c X5__x 
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the rule when the breeding stock is in poor condition, weak 
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prsi^ Poultry Regulator 
will quickly correct thi» condition in your flock because it acts directly on the 
digestive aud reproductive organs, strengthening them, toning them up, invigorating 
them. 25c, 50c, $1; 25-lb. Pail, $2.50; 100-lb. Baga, $9. 
After the chicks are hatched you should raise them all. 
White Diarrhea Remedy 
“ 25c, 50c 
bowel troubles. Use it for all broods as a preventive. 
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makes chicks grow at an astonishing rate, with big bones, plenty of muscle and unbounded 
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