1913. 
THIS RU R.-A.lv NEW-VORKER 
1063 
The Henyard. 
THE EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 
The forty-second week of the contest— 
ending August 31—shows a heavy drop 
in egg production, the loss being 9S. 
White Leghorns contributed rather more 
than their proper share to this loss. Their 
output, 913, is G7 less than they laid in 
the previous week. The total for the 
week is 1,749. This is 49 more than were 
laid last year during the corresponding 
week. The rate yield for the two years 
up to date is as follows: First year, 490 
layers laid in 42 weeks 63,891; in the 
second year, 500 layers laid 66,529. This 
is a gain for this year of 2,638 eggs. The 
average production to date is a fraction 
over 133 eggs from each bird; last year 
the average production to the same date 
was 130.38. The average for the entire 
year last year was 153% ; this year it 
will probably be a little higher. 
The S. C. Rhode Island Reds from Co¬ 
lonial Farm took first place last week, 
and do the trick again this week, laying 
31 eggs each week. The score runs: Last 
week, 5-7-6-7-0; this week, 5-6-6-7-7; 
showing that pullet No. 4 has not missed 
a day in the two weeks. The next high¬ 
est score for the week is 27, made by 
three pens of White Leghorns—Ingleside 
Farms Co., W. L. Sleegur’s pen, and 
Frank Toulmin’s pen. T. W. Burns’ pen 
of Silver Wyandottes laid 26; F. G. 
Yost’s pen of White Leghorn hens laid 
26; F. A. Jones’ White Leghorns laid 26, 
and C. W. Sherwood’s pen of White Leg¬ 
horns laid 26. Tom Barron’s pen laid 25, 
and Edward Cam’s pen laid the same 
number. Barron’s White Leghorns have 
now laid 1,041, Edward Cam’s 956, O. A. 
Foster’s pen 910, W. L. Sleegur’s pen 
890, Edward Cam’s White Wyandottes 
837, W. P. Canby’s 831, Frank Toulmin’s 
pen 825, Braeside Poultry Farm’s 809, 
F. A. Jones’ 817, Joseph J. Barclay’s 803. 
All of the above are White Leghorns ex¬ 
cept Edward Cam’s "White Wyandottes. 
No other pens have reached 800. Twenty- 
one pens of White Leghorns have laid 
over 700 each, and 11 pens of the other 
breeds. The total number of eggs laid to 
date is 66,529. 
CALIFORNIA EGG CONTEST. 
The end of the fifth month of the Napa 
(Cal.) egg-laying contest shows a total 
of 3,452 eggs laid by the 66 pens, of six 
hens each, for the month; an average of 
52 plus for the 31 days. The high pen 
of the contest, Blom & Son’s White Leg¬ 
horns, laid 101 eggs, a total for the five 
months of 605 eggs. They are 76 eggs 
ahead of their nearest competitor, another 
White Leghorn pen, and 119 eggs ahead 
of the third pen, also White Leghorns. 
The pen entered by the writer (Buff Wv- 
andottes) is fourth, with a total of 483 
eggs for the five months. The only trap- 
nested pen in the contest, White Leg¬ 
horns, do not figure in the first 15 high 
pens; they having laid only 36S eggs for 
the five months, and during the fifth 
month only 33 eggs. The pen of Brown 
Leghorns that were fourth last month 
dropped to thirteenth, laying only 35 eggs 
for the month. 
It is interesting to note the standing of 
the different breeds and see the tremend¬ 
ous difference between the output in eggs. 
As fresh eggs are now scarce at 40 cents 
a dozen, it may well cause y man, who 
depended on his egg production for a liv¬ 
ing, to note the difference shown by the 
Napa results; for instance, the Laken- 
velders only laid 13 eggs during the past 
month; a pen of Bull’ Orpingtons 20, an¬ 
other pen same breed 21; a pen of White 
Rocks 24; a pen of Golden Wyandottes 
^.9, and so up to the first pen of 101 eggs. 
It is also interesting to note that the 
White Leghorn is the only breed of the 
so-called strictly egg breeds that is doing 
much in the way of making a showing. 
The Minorcas, both Black and White, 
Andalusians, Anconas, Lakenvelders, etc., 
do not figure in the first 15 pens and so 
far have not done anything noticeable. 
The Barred Rocks have done well and are 
among the high scorers. 
Following are the fifteen highest pens 
for the fifth mouth. 
Blom & Son, White Leghorns, 
month, 101; five months, 605. 
Otten, W. Leghorns, for month, 
five months, 529. 
Stratton, W. Leghorns, for month, 
for live months, 486. 
I'earson, Buff Wyandottes, for mo 
84 ; for five months, 483. 
Banjos, W. Leghorns, for month, 
for five months, 471. 
Blom & Son, W. Leghorns, for mo 
68; for five months, 463. 
(rr^Bintingtou, W. Leghorns, for mo: 
• or *‘ ve months, 453. 
Worrell, W. Leghorns, for month, 
tor five months, 451. 
Bates, Barred Rocks, for month, 
tor five months, 448. 
Lubben, Barred Rocks, for month, 
tor^five months. 447. 
Rutherford, White Rocks, for moi 
84; for five months, 444. 
Hunt, White Leghorns, for month, 
tor nve months, 440. 
1 erregiuro, Brown Leghorns, 
month, 45; for five months, 435. 
Kemble, White Leghorns, for moi 
00 : for five months, 433. 
* Roe, Barred Rocks, for month, 
for five months, 433. 
W. H. PEARSOri 
Eggs] in Water-glass. 
Will you print specific directions for 
packing eggs in water-glass? I do not 
know what per cent, to use nor how deep 
to cover eggs, nor whether the water 
should first be boiled, or use unboiled 
water. f. w. f. 
New York. 
Boiled water is preferable; it should 
be boiled half an hour for thorough steril¬ 
ization. When cold, dilute one pound 
water glass with nine pounds boiled 
water, and put in a glass, earthen or 
wooden container; never use metal. The 
eggs must be absolutely fresh, clean, and 
preferably infertile. Put the eggs into 
the fluid with a long-handled wooden 
spoon to avoid breakage. The depth over 
them is immaterial, but two or three 
inches is advisable. The container should 
have a closely fitting lid to keep out dust, 
and must be stored in a cool place. 
Commercial Squab Raising. 
Would like some practical information 
about raising squabs for the market. I 
hear that it is a profitable business, and 
would like to undertake it. m. f. w. 
Suffolk County, N. Y. 
There are possibilities of good profits 
from raising squabs for market. As the 
poultry business is a work of details and 
close attention, so is the squab business, 
only much more so. Only persons who 
are adapted to it, and who can get inter¬ 
ested in the life and habits of the pigeons 
should undertake it. I should say there 
were ninety-nine chances to one against 
a person making a success in squab rais¬ 
ing who goes into it on a large scale with¬ 
out a year or two of experience. The 
only possible chance to make squab rais¬ 
ing pay in a large way is to begin with a 
few and gradually year by year increase 
the number kept. A small flock kept 
for producing family table delicacies is 
another matter. They are easy to raise 
in a small way; disease rarely attacks 
small flocks and they make very interest¬ 
ing pets. A. L. CLARK. 
THE BUFFALO MARKETS. 
There has been sufficient rain of late, 
for about the first time this season, and 
the city markets are full of good fruits 
and vegetables. This is a sunny Sum- 1 
mer, such as Western New York seldom 
sees, and crops that withstood the dry 
weather have made an excellent showing. 
The feature of the market display now is 
peaches, and such will be the case while 
they last. They are plenty, third-bushel 
baskets already selling as low as 60 cents 
to consumers. Pears are also a big 
crop, so that the big prices paid till now 
for California Bartletts will soon give 
way to home-grown ones at $1 to 81.50 a 
bushel to the retailer. The apple propo¬ 
sition is not so easy to the consumer, as 
the crop is not heavy, but early apples 
of good quality are quite plenty at 30 to 
40 cents a third-bushel basket at retail. 
There are still a good many plums in 
market in reds, yellow and blue, at 10 
to 15 cents a seven-pound basket to re¬ 
tailers. The crop ought to be much more 
satisfactory than cherries, where one 
knows how to raise them, as their season 
is so much better. Besides the cost of 
picking is less. There are a few white 
California grapes in. but the quality is 
not very fine. They retail at about 10 
cents a pound. It is still hard for the re¬ 
tailer to get potatoes for less than a dol¬ 
lar a bushel, so he is obliged to ask a lit¬ 
tle more than that. The quality is good 
and it is expected that the late crop will 
be much larger than the early one was. 
Some potato fields are now looking very 
green and promising. The corn ears that 
come to market are mostly very short, 
whether Golden Bantam or not. They re¬ 
tail at about 20 cents a dozen, which is 
high considering size. It is very doubt¬ 
ful whether the corn crop here will re¬ 
cover from the drought. Some of it is 
not tasseled out yet and some of it is 
still worse, being so withered that it can 
never be very productive. August usually 
makes or unmakes the corn crop here, 
but sometimes September saves it. But¬ 
ter and eggs are higher, the butter ad¬ 
vance being three cents and about four 
cents in eggs, probably on account of 
smaller production from the dry season. 
Good dairy butter is now quoted at 25 
cents and best creamery 31 cents to the 
consumer. There is not much difference 
now between best eggs and the lower 
grades. j. \v. c. 
A\ iien you write advertisers mention 
The R. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply 
and a “square deal.” See guarantee edi¬ 
torial page. 
SALE-White Indian Runner Ducks~£ ire R ct Fi |H- 
Price Reasonable. Harsh Creek Poultry Kami, (jetirsburg, Pal 
Several Hundred PULLETS For Sale 
March, April, May hatches. 
Riverside Poultry Farms, - Gilbon, N.IY. 
I? 5 INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS at farmers’prices. Write 
me your wants. Geo. F. Williamson, Flanders, N. J. 
R. I. REDS FOR SALE 
THE VIBERT REDS, scientifically line bred for heavy 
wintor egg production, are widely and favorably 
known as THE HEAVIEST WINTER LAYERS. Some BEAUT¬ 
IFUL EARY PULLETS, also FEW PRIME HEAVY LAYING YEAR¬ 
LING HENS for sale. Unexcelled for winter egg pro¬ 
duction and for breeding. Magnificent breeding 
cockerols and hatching eggs from certified layers at 
half spring prices. Prompt service, strictly upright 
dealings. VIBERT REQ FARM, Box 1. Weston, New Jersey 
PULI FTS~ S - c - heds, baurkd rocks 
rULLt 1 * and S. C. VV. LKGHORNS —April 
and .May Hatches. THE MACKE Y FARMS, Gilboa, N. Y. 
Austin’s 200-Egg Strain f&gAtt 
srfc 
R. I, Reds, Houtlans, Indian Runner Ducks 
High-class stock for UTILITY, SHOW or EX¬ 
PORT. Eggs for hatching. Mating list on reqnest. 
SINCLAIR SMITH, 6IJ2 Fifth St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. 
2,000 S. C, W. LEGHORN PULLETS 
HATCHED MARCH-APRIL 15th. 
JOHN I.OKTON LEE, - Carm el, N. T. 
SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS 
2,000 yearling hens and early pullets. Quality 
kind at right prices to make room. 
SUNNY HI LI, I'AKAI, Flemington, N . J. 
S.O. White Leghorns-^^S'SiTJ” 
Pineliurst Poultry Farm, JLevanna, N. Y. 
CLEAPLING SA.LE 
Superb Stock of Silver Campine Cockerels 
Bargain prices. MOHAWK LODGE FARM, Cornwall, Conn. 
FOR SALE-S. C. ANCONAS 
Cockerels, Pullets. Yearling Hens. All from prize¬ 
winning stock. Record breaking layers. Write to¬ 
night and getfirstchoice. C.W. Simonds. Homestead, Pa. 
PARTRIDGES l PHEASANTS 
Capercailzies. Black Game, Wild Turkeys, Quaili, 
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. TVM. J. 3IACKKNSKN, Natural¬ 
ist, Department lo, Yardley, Pa. 
UEAD0WLAND FARMS REGISTERED CHESTER WHITES 
. of Sunuy Jim strain Pigs of both sex. Ser¬ 
vice boar. W. E. Shank & Son, Aubnrn, N. Y. 
Patented 
Thfc Mbit Popolaf Fountain 
on the Market. 
FILLS FROM THE TOP. 
Dead air space between cover 
and reservoir keeps water cool 
in summer and from freezing in 
winter. If not at your dealers, |rjj 
write us to send you one on ap- 
SEPLACE COVER AND YOU 
HAVE A CONTINUOUS SUPPCY 
OF PURE WATERS 
I' provai, and if you find it is tbet fountain you want, write us for a special 
pricetj^yoar-requij-ementss Manufactured in three sizes: 1, 2 and 4 
gallofo A booty tjiv each fountain for hanging up when desire& 
OTIS & MOE. 1710 Otis Building. CHICAGO. ILL. 
MAKE HENS LAYH 
more eggs; larger, more vigorous chicks; 
heavier fowls, by feeding cut bone. 
UAUII9C latest model 
rlMIlIl O BONE CUTTER 
L.. 
I«0 Days* Free Trial. No money in advance. Book free. 
IkiF.W.MANN CO., Box 15. MILFORD, MASS. 
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. 18k 
R. MacKELLAR’S SONS CO., Peekskill, N. Y. 
CASES AND CARTONS, 
* FI,ATS AND FILLERS 
H. K. BItUNNER, 45 Harrison St., N. Y. 
P 01JI TRYMFN - Send 2c stamp for Illustrated 
tier nnur... c •* Catalog describing 35 varieties 
EAST DONEGAL POULTR Y YARDS MARIETTA, PA| 
WE HAVE FOR SALE A QUANTITY OF EARLY HATCHE0 
Pekin Ducks at$l.50 each 
Also 100 Breeding Ducks at $2 each. 
WHITE HORSE FARMS, - Piioli, Pa. 
CANDEES USED IN EVERY SECTION 
FUUR COMPARTMENT, 1,200 EGG SIZE CANDEE 
T5ROBABLY there is one in your neighborhood. 
* In New York, our home State, there are more 
Candees than all other mammoths combined. 
It is the accepted standard and is worthy of im¬ 
mediate investigation for next season. 
The Candee does away with oil and is the only 
mammoth with automatic egg chamber heat 
regulation. 
Let us quote you on the 1,200 and give you a list 
of users. 
Candee Incubator and Brooder Co., 
Dept. 27, Eastwood, N. Y. 
Gilbert Hess 
Doctor o! Medicine 
Doctor Veterinary 
Science 
Hens can’t 
lay eggs 
and grow feathers T at the same time 
Feather growing saps all the nutrition of a hen’s ration. That’s why hens practically stoo 
laying eggs when moulting starts. Given their own time to moult, hens take about 100 days 
within which to shed the old leathers and grow new ones. But that hits your pocketbook hard 
because egg prices are away up high in October. November and December. Change v our 
methods to mine. I force my hens to moult early in fall, make them moult quickly and get them 
back laying again before winter sets in. To do this I rely absolutely on 
Dr. Hess Poultry 
" -A-CE-A 
Shortens Moulting Period—Makes Them Lay 
My hens get this bracing poultry tonic all year round, so that when moulting time comes along they are fit to 
stand the severe strain. Just before moulting commences 1 coniine the birds for about a week and nut them 
on half rations to reduce the fat. This dries up the quills right to the ends and it only takes an increase in pro¬ 
tein and fatty rations to make new feathers and force out the old ones. Back they go then on Pan-a-ce-a— 
this tones up the egg organs and brings back the scratch and cackle and compels each hen to lay regularly_ 
fust when eggs are at their highest price. 
My Pan-a-ce-a is a tonic—it makes poultry healthy, makes hens lay, helps chicks grow- and shortens moulting 
period. The result of my 25 years’ experience as a doctor of medicine, doctor t f veterinary science and suc¬ 
cessful poultry raiser. Ingredients printed on every package and certified to by the U. S. Dispensatory and 
Tt T Re , ad lhi ? money-back guarantee. You buy Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a of your dealer. 
iK osk 1 c ivJ° ir 't does not pay you and pan you well, he is authorized to refund vour money. 
stamp for my 1 brand-new poultry booked?s a*”tunnor\ aUd Ul ° *“ WeSt Never Sold by peddlers ' Sond L>c 
Br. HESS & CLARK, Ashland, Ohio 
Dr. Hess Stock Tonic 
This is a splendid tonic for cows off pasture, work 
horses and hogs. It contains tonics that improve 
the appetite and aid digestion, laxatives to keep 
the bowels active, and as a worm expeller there 
is absolutely nothing superior to Dr. Hess Stock 
Tonic. Not only rids your hogs of worms, but 
puts them in a clean, thriving condition, unfavor¬ 
able to worm development. I guarantee it. 25-lb. 
pail $1.60; 100-lb. sack 85.00; smaller packages as 
low as 50e, except in Canada, the far West and 
the South. 
Dr. Hess Instant Louse Killer 
Kills lice on poultry and all farm stock. Dust the 
hens and chicks with it, sprinkle it on the roosts, 
in the cracks or if kept in the dust bath the hens 
will distribute it. Also destroys bugs on cucum¬ 
ber, squash and melon vines, cabbage worms, 
etc., slugs on rose bushes, etc. Comes in handy 
sifting-top cans, 1 lb. 25c; 3 lbs. 60c. Except in 
Canada and the far West. I guarantee it. 
