1913. 
THE RURAt NEW-YORKER 
485 
hicks from 140 Eggs 
This World's Championship Record is not 
uncommon with users of my Belle City incu¬ 
bator. Many are doing this right along. The 
United States government is one of my 201,840 
City users. Make Sure of Success 
using my proof-backed Belle City, 
me for all of the proofs or order direct 
from this ad. Jim Rohan. Pres. 
Bello City Incubator Co. v Racine, Wis# 
Wo ship 
'quick from 
Paul. Buffalo 
mas Cltj or 
Had no. 
Still Buys 
World’s Champion 
140-Egg Incubator 
Double eases all 
_ over; 
best copper tank; nursery, self-reg¬ 
ulating. Host 140-chick hot-wstec 
brooder, $4.85. Ordered togothor. 
$11.50... 
No machines 
any price aro 
better. Snllsfnctlon gunrnntced. 
Writefor book today or send price 
now and save time. Address 
Belle City Incubator Co..Box 
thorn 
125 Egg Incubator $ 
and Brooder “or” " 
If ordered 
I Freight paid ea«t of 
Rockies. Hot water, 
coppor tanks, douhlo 
wnlm, douhlo glass 
doors. Free catalog 
Send for it today. 
Wisconsin Incubator Co., 
Box 1 IS Racing, Wl», 
Mandy Lee 
New Principles In Incubation. 
Every feature automatically reg¬ 
ulated — heat, ventilation and 
moisture. Tho Mnndy Lee la cer¬ 
tain, simple, easy to operate. No ohanoo for mistakes, 
simply follow plain rules. Chicks largo and vigorous, 
the kind easily raised. Write for free lx>oka on incubator and 
Lee’s famous Ocrmozone, Lice Killer and Egg Maker. 
OEO. II. LEE COMPANY, 
1221 IIunity street, Omaha, Neb. 
i 
You Can Earn a Good Living 
Raising Poultry 
Cut down living expflnpoB—raise poultry for 
your own use and for nalo to neighbors. Thou¬ 
sands make money this way with 
S uccessful incubators 
UCCESSFUL BROODERS . _ 
life Producers—Life Preservers u •* 
Why don'tyou do tho same? 1-carn how easy It Is to start. Hook lot “flow to 
Raise *18 out of 60 Chicks”—lOo. Catalogue FREE. Writs today. Addres s 
Dos Hollies Incubator Co., 90 Second St., Dett Moines, I a. 
1 $ 6 ” 
120^2= POULTRY 
Tells how to succeed with D /■> kt 
poultry on the ordinary farm. D ^ ^ 
How to make a first-class ■■ M ■■ ■■ 
1 brooder out of an old piano ■■ Lr k pi 
I l>ox. What broods lay host. | || L mm 
I Plans for poultry houses, how 
[to food, breed, otc. Doscribos 
PRAIRIE STATE Incubators and Brooders 
Von will be surprised at the valuable information it con¬ 
tains. It’s free. W'rito a postal for a copy today. 
Prairie State Incubator Co., 406 Maln St., Homer City. Pa. 
THE CORNING FEED MIXER 
thoroughly mixes ttio food 
so poultry cannot sepa- 
rato it, hut must oat all of 
it. Hand and power sizos. 
Also Bone Cutters. Send 
for catalog. Manufact¬ 
ured and sold by 
WILSON BROS. 
Easton, Penna. 
The Henyard. 
I have four It. I. Rod pullets hatched 
April 24, 1912, that laid 101 eggs in the 
month of December. l. s. d. 
Warren, O. 
Pigeon Droppings. 
Some time ago I read an article in 
Tim R. N.-Y. stating tlmt pigeon drop¬ 
pings had a commercial value and were 
used in tanning leather, I have a barrel 
or more which I could collect if it would 
pa.v. a. H. T. 
New York. 
We doubt if such a small quantity of the 
droppings could be sold profitably for the 
purpose. It is more likely to be a whole¬ 
sale trade. 
Beans for Poultry. 
Poultry are extremely fond of beans 
when any are left in the stable waste. 
Rich In protein, easily grown, in fact an 
ideal food, if there is any practical way 
of cooking them. Please take this up in 
The R. N. Y. and see if some one can 
suggest a method. It would be a great 
saving in the grain bill. f. c. c. 
Maine. 
We have heard from several readers who 
speak of boiling the beans either alone or 
with potatoes. They are boiled soft and 
then mashed or mixed with wooden paddles. 
We shall be glad to hear of other methods. 
Chicken Pox. 
I put two or three new roosters in my 
yard and they had some fights. About a 
week or two after the heads of these roost¬ 
ers got a lot of yellow and black sores, 
causing the eyes to close; they also have 
yellow sores in the mouth. Lot me know 
what causes this and a cure for same. 
e. c. K. 
Your fowls probably have chicken pox, a 
contagious disease characterized by the ap¬ 
pearance of yellow sores upon the head, 
about the eyes, and In the mouth. These 
sores vary in size from that of a pinhead 
to that of a pea. and sometimes are sulli- 
cient In number to close one or both eyes. 
The treatment is prompt isolation of the 
affected birds, and thorough disinfection of 
their quarters. Remove nil droppings from 
the houses, and whitewash the walls, parch¬ 
es and droppings boards with a lime wash 
to which four ounces of crude carbolic acid 
to the gallon have been added. As a loeal 
treatment for the sores, anoint them with 
carbolized vaseline or sulphur ointment. 
M. B. D. 
Raising Guinea Fowls. 
Would you tell me the most satisfactory 
way to raise guineas? I have no trouble 
getting them hatched and can raise them 
if I can get them to live for 10 days, but 
they all seem to die tho first two or three 
days. h. h. 
Delaware. 
I find the most satisfactory way to raise 
Guineas Is to put the eggs under a nice 
quiet gentle hen. Newly hatched Guineas 
are much smaller than chicks and require 
frequent feedings because their crops are 
much smaller. They should he fed almost 
immediately after hatching. Rread crumbs, 
hard-boiled eggs and corn-meal make a good 
feed for them. Always have plenty of clean 
fresh water before them. Until perfectly 
sure that the little Guineas are strong they 
should be confined, as they are very sen¬ 
sitive to wet and cold. Guineas thrive best 
on insect food and do better when allowed 
to roam; however, care must be taken at 
first that the little ones do not get over¬ 
tired, allowing them their freedom only dur¬ 
ing the middle part of the day. 
G. G. i. 
KEYSTONE POULTRY FOODS 
Made of highest quality Ingredients, carefully 
mixed in proper proportions. Clean, appetizing, 
vital foods for poultry, pigeons, chicks. Per¬ 
fectly balanced, absolutely pure. Used every¬ 
where. Keystone foods make birds healthy 
and keep them so. Your dealer has them— 
tf not, write to Taylor Bros., Camden, N. J., for catalog. 
Ask Your Dealer for Keystone Foods 
MacKellar’s Charcoal 
For Poultry la best. Coarno or lino granulated, also 
powdered. Buy direct from largest manufacturers of 
Charcoal Products. Ask for prices and samples. Kst. 1814 
R. MacKELLAR’S SONS CO., Peeksklll.N. Y. 
SINGLE CGMB WHITE LEGHORN EGGS 
Stock selected for vigor and given froerungeon largo 
farm, in the Cornell Breed Testing project last year 
one pullet from this Hook laid 216 eggs, another laid 
212 eggs. The ten pul lets laid 1739 eggs. Kggs $6.Ul> per 
UK). Kggs that fall to hatch replaced at half-price. 
F. E. STRONG R. D. 2. - - - ITHACA. N. Y. 
QINGLE comb white leghorn a S. C. R. I. red eggs 
w tor hatching. Bred for size, vigor, and large 
eggs all on free range. $1.50 per 16, $0.00 per 
100. j. S. KMssi.Kit, Terryvllle, N. Y. 
KIRK.UP’S STRAIN S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
lived for size, vigor ami large, white, market eggs. 
Sale doliveiy of chix guaranteed. Send for our 
circular. UHK8TNUT I'OIILTKY FA KM 
Kirkup tiros.. Props.. .Tlutt Stuck, N.Y. 
S. G. White Leghorn Baby Chicks 10c each 
Hafo arrival guaranteed. No order too largo or too 
small. Hatching eggs by the sotting or thousand; 
fertility guaranteed. Write for catalog no. 
RIGIII.AN 1) FARMS - - Frederick, Md 
EXHIBITION BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS AND WHITE LEG- 
HORNS—Silver ('up and Blue Ribbon winners, 
utility combined breeding pens, sired by Madison 
square Garden and Philadelphia winners. My pat¬ 
rons have won prizes on birds batched from my 
eggs, why not you ) Kggs from my grand matings, 
*- 11(11 sitting; $10 per IU0. Originator of Buff Brail- 
Inas eggs. $10 per sitting; a good hatch guaranteed. 
Lluyd M. Halleubeck, Expert Poultry Judoe, Greendale, N. Y. 
MAPLE COVE POULTRY YARDS 
K. No. 24, Athens, Pa. Breeders for 32 years of 
purebred poultry of high quality. Kggs for hatch¬ 
ing. Silver Campines, Leghorns, Minoreas, Reds, 
wyundottos,Cochins,Rocks, Geese, Ducks,Guineas. 
Pampered Hens. 
One of my neighbors, a modest man, 
with no thirst for glory by the hen con¬ 
test route, has seven R. I. Reds with a 
record worth noting. Five were late pul¬ 
lets, which in September gave little prom¬ 
ise of Winter eggs. They developed rap¬ 
idly, however, and two laid at Christmas 
time. In January they gave 90; February, 
97; and 00 up to March 14. The two 
old hens did nothing until the middle of 
February. Since then there have been six 
eggs on five different days, and seven one 
day, all having laid. These birds are fair¬ 
ly well housed. The dronings are removed 
dally and sifted coal ashes thrown under 
the roost, so that there Is no nasty smell. 
They have a well drained yard and scratch¬ 
ing shed protected on the north and west 
sides and roofed with glass. Deep litter is 
kept there, and they make things fly In 
getting the grain thrown into it. Mixed 
grain, beef scrap. Alfalfa meal, charcoal 
and oyster shells are within reach all the 
time. 
About seven o’clock at night my neigh¬ 
bor goes to the henhouse with a lantern. 
The hens at once leave the roost and there 
is a lively 10 minutes, while they gobble 
down the lunch be has brought. This varies 
with the weather. On cold nights he 
til inks a hot dose suitable, and the hens 
endorse his judgment. Bread, cake, pie. 
cheese, lettuce, chopped apple, and a num¬ 
ber of things not usually given to hens, 
have gone into tills lunch. He lias tried 
only one tiling that they refused bananas. 
They all took a taste then wiped their bills 
vigorously and wanted no more. Two of 
their special favorites are orange and 
spaghetti. They bore their bills Into the 
orange flesh and drink the juice with the 
greatest show of satisfaction. The spa¬ 
ghetti Is made soupy, so that the pieces 
are slippery and go down like worms. 
Unless tiie lunch is wet they have a drink 
afterward, and it is surprising how thirsty 
they are that time of night. Some that 
go to roost Immediately after eating are 
specially pampered by having water passed 
to them in n clam shell. Then the lantern 
Is held until all are on the roost, witli 
crops sticking out like young baseballs, and 
nearly as hard. jkrskyman. 
Concrete Chicken House, 
Dumont, N. J. 
This concrete chicken house is a good one. 
It ’Tills the hill” for Mr. Palmer. We will gladly send you 
a free blue print, showing details of construction, if you will 
write for it. 
The cement though, is what makes the concrete, and 
there’s almost as much difference in cement as in eggs. 
Some good, and some—not so good. 
Perhaps other cements may be offered you, called "just 
as good as Atlas,” which is another proof that Atlas is "The 
Standard by which all other makes are measured.” 
Have >•!! •«tr FREE f 68 page Farm Book on concrete work? W Wlf um for ti now. 
II your dealer cannot supply you with Atlas, write to 
THE ATLAS P0R I.^ CEMENT CO., Dept 22 , 30 Broad St.,N.Y 
Chicag'o — Phi I adefpKl® 
Largest productive capacity of any cement company in the world. Over 50,000 barrels per day 
ATLAS 
ATLAS 
\CE«HT* 
CEMENT 
VIGOROUS BABY CHICKS 
From healthy, purebred to lay, parents. 1000 breeders. 
Hatching capacity 60,000. Six varieties Chicks $12.00 per 
hundred. 
SEE OUR GREAT OFFER 
25 «l our best Chicks and a Breeder all for $5.00 
Safe Delivery Guaranteed. Ask for Free Catalogue C. 
THE GIBSON-FORD COMPANY 
Box 3. CLYDE, N. Y. 
IN BUSINESS SINCE 1885 
We do not know of a single failure by purchasers 
of our 
Mammoth Utility Strain of Single Comb White Leghorns 
THE FARMER S FLOCK 
PLEASED CUSTOMERS have forced the ineronse of 
our capacity FOUR TIMES ORIGINAL.SIZE. 
Baby Chicks, Eggs for hatching, etc., from vigor¬ 
ous, healthy, range-raised, heavy layers. Bred 
to the standard. Book now for lowest prices. 
THORNEHAVEN POULTRY FARM. Shelter Island Heiqhts, N. Y. 
BONNIE BRAE POULTRY FARM 
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. 
Breeders and ahippers for 20 years of high-class S. C. W. 
Leghorns amt Barred Plymouth Rocks. Baby chicks and 
hatching eggs our specialty. Correspondence invited. 
Baby Chicks $12^2 per 100 
Brod from large, mature, and healthy S, C. White 
Leghorns (Young's strain) on free range : good lay¬ 
ers and tine-looking stock. Healthy chicks, full 
count, and safe delivery guaranteed. $12.50 per hun¬ 
dred; $50.00 per 500 Circular oil request. MATTITUCK 
WHITE LEGHORN FARM. Arthur H. Penny. Mattituck, N. Y. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Day-old Chicks, $12 per 100 j Kggs. $5 per 1()0. 
Largo, vigorous, true Leghorn typo. Persistent 
layers. Unlimited range. Hot water mammoth 
incubators used. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
VANCREST POULTRY FARM. R. D. No. 54. SALT POINT, N Y. 
^INGIF flflMR White Leghorns, WyekolT Strain. 
J IIULL UUInU Unequaled for size and egg pro¬ 
duction. Kggs 
ALDEN NODIN E, 
$1 
Elm 
per 15; $5.00 per hundred. 
Luwn Farm, Ruvonu, Now York 
Prize-Winning Poultry 
Our Pittstleld Maine-bred birds won more prizes nt the 
Boston Show than any other Barred Rocks—6 regular 
and 11 specials, including best color male. 
Day-Old Chicks and Hatching Eggs 
from Pittsfield stock cost hut little. Wo guarantee safe 
delivery. Book ordors now free. Send no money until 
just liefore shipment is wanted. Get our great book. 
*• Money-Making Poultry.” Just the help you need to 
mn*re your poultry pay better. Write for it today. 
PITTSFIELD POULTRY FARM COMPANY 
410 Main Street, Pittsfield, Maine 
Rods. Prize stock; $1(1 per 100. I. 
II. <lnek eggs. All oggs 7c. each: $5 00 per 100. 
ROCKY GLEN POULTRY FARM. - Puughkeepsie. N. Y 
Hatching Eggs and Baby Chicks 
Our strains have always been known as heavy 
layers and choice market producers. Our recent 
winnings at tho groat shows demonstrate our exhi¬ 
bition quality. Get in on tho ground floor with this 
combination. S. 0. W. Leghorns, W. P Koeks and 
Salmon Faverolles, Leghorn Cockerels for sale 
KVKRGKEKN POLII.TKY FARM 
Tel. connection. Chappaqua, Westchester Co.. N. V. 
Tom Barron’s Strain K! wmeTewS 
Winner of North American Egg' Laying' Contest for Six Winter Months, 1911-12; 
_ „2j so le « d,n P. *he Missouri and North American Egg Laying' Contest, 1912-13. 
FREE CATALOGUE Over 200 trap nests used on our farm. Individual 
EGGS I OR HATCHING records run as high as 142 eggs in 6 winter months. 
DAY-OLD CHICKS 
THE PENNA. POULTRY FARM, Lancaster, Pa. 
ILTON 
FARMS 
WH ITE 
We Guarantee 95 Per Cent. Fertility 
in our Hatching: Eggs. Because we KNOW they are finest quality— 
strong, vigorous parent, stock, and laid under sanitary conditions. 
Hamilton White Leghorn Chicks & Eggs 
bred right and carefully selected for shipment. They SATISFY. 
Open range, green feed, careful mating, perfect housing— these things 
make Hamilton Leghorns the best you can buy. Write today for 
our illustrated catalog and price list. It will save you money. 
HAMILTON FARM, Box G, Huntington, N. Y. 
ppi® 50,000 BABY CHICKS 
Pure Strain, Heavy Laying White Leghorn Stock 
f - Bred from selected, trap nestod layers. Kvnry ono of our brooders must 
r have a record of 175 eggs—most aro ‘JUU-ogg birds. 
Hatched in hot water mammoth machines, in perfectly equipped, fan- 
ventilated cellar. Careful attention and sure methods assure uniform 
hatching conditions. 
Shipped in absolutely safe carriers. Carefully inspected and packed 
before leaving. Full count ; no woaklings. 
__You can buy Baby Chicks cheaper than you can hatch them, and you get 
stronger chicks, purer strain, better results all round if you Buy Peerless Farms Baby Chicks. Place 
your order today. Our methods, equipment, stoek and prices are fully described in our illustrated 
folder. Send for copy today. It is FRKK. 
The Peerless Farms, A ' 1 n£jH oolt H. F. o. lO, Northport, Long Island, /V. V. 
