1913. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1241 
The Henyard. 
THE EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 
Tho fiftieth week shows another drop 
in egg production, the loss for the week 
being 191. The number laid by the 500 
birds was 730; last year in the same week 
the number was 836. But the totals are 
73,846 for last year, and 76,964 this year, 
showing a gain so far this year of 3,118 
eggs. 
T. J. McConnell’s White Wyandottes 
laid the highest number this week, viz., 
21. White Orpingtons take second place 
with 20 eggs laid by the pen from White 
Acres Poultry Ranch. Lewis G. Tyre- 
man’s White P. Rocks laid 19, and Dr. 
J. A. Fritchey’s S. C. R. I. Reds laid 19. 
The highest number laid by any pen of 
Leghorns was 13. Nearly all the larger 
breeds are ontlaying the Leghorns now, 
and it is important to note that one egg 
now is worth two laid in the Spring. The 
average production last week of the larger 
breeds compares with the production of 
the Leghorns as follows : 
EGGS 
Leghorns . 
5.69 
Barred Rocks. 
it 
7.62 
White Rocks. 
it 
14.5 
Columbian Rocks. 
it 
9.5 
White Wvandottes. .., 
(( 
10.3 
S. C. R. i. Reds. 
<< 
10.6 
R. C. It. I. Reds. 
ft 
6.6 
White Orpingtons. 
it 
7. 
Bnff Orpingtons. 
a 
7.5 
The above shows that at this time of 
the year, when eggs are at their highest 
price, Leghorn hens do not average as 
many eggs as the larger breeds. To get 
Fall eggs from Leghorns it is necessary 
to raise early pullets hatched in March 
and April; for while it is true that some 
Leghorns lay at 4!4 to five months of age, 
the majority of a flock will not lay until 
six months old or more. But when the 
average production for a whole year is 
taken Leghorns are at the top of the list. 
In the contest at Storrs, and in the 
Missouri contest, there is no possibility 
of any pen winning the prize from Tom 
Barron’s White Leghorns. At the end 
of September his pen in the Missouri con¬ 
test was 292 eggs ahead of any other pen; 
and this is not counting over 100 soft- 
shelled eggs laid by one of his pullets. 
At the Storrs contest his pen of five are 
157 eggs ahead of the best American-bred 
White Leghorns, and SO eggs ahead of his 
English opponent, Edward Cam. Many 
people want to know “how he does it,” 
and expect to be told in a phrase, or a 
sentence. It cannot be done. It is the 
result of long years of experiment; of 
careful breeding; of unusual skill in 
selection ; of record keeping; and, more 
than all else, “the man behind the gun.” 
The poultry press, devoted mainly to 
the interest of the fancier, has been op¬ 
posed to these egg-laying contests. The 
following, from the address of Dr. Ray¬ 
mond Pearl, of the Maine Experiment 
Station, at the meeting of the American 
Poultry Association in Atlantic City, N. 
J., is worthy of special attention. 
“It is safe to say that never has there 
been so keen and widespread an interest 
in the improvement of poultry in respect 
to egg production as exists at the present 
time. There would seem to be little doubt 
that tliis awakening is due in considerable 
degree, at least, to the rapid development 
during the last 10 years of egg-laying 
contests in different parts of the world. 
We are indebted to the enterprise of 
the Australians for the inauguration 
of these contests. In recent years we 
have seen their development in this 
country. It seems likely that we 
shall see a much further growth of the 
laying contest idea in this country and 
in Europe. Some of our friends of the 
poultry press have been predicting that 
the laying competitions have about run 
their course. Unprejudiced observation, 
however, would seem to indicate that 
these contests make a strong appeal to 
the poultry public. It is difficult to con¬ 
ceive of any single measure better cal¬ 
culated to arouse general interest in 
poultry keeping, and to call attention to 
the results which follow' good care and 
breeding. In other words, the educational 
value of laying contests would seem to be 
beyond question. That they can be so 
conducted as to contribute to existing 
knowledge of the laws of egg production 
also is beyond doubt.” 
This testimony of Dr. Raymond Pearl, 
who, as a biologist and poultry investi¬ 
gator, stands second to none in this coun¬ 
try or abroad, puts the value of these 
egg-laying contests on a high plane; and 
the position of a large part of the poultry 
press, in opposition to these contests, will 
have to be changed. geo. a. cosgkove. 
A Hen and Fruit Partnership. 
I have a neighbor who is raising chick¬ 
ens and has now about 600 to 800 birds. 
His place consists of about nine acres; 
two acres were set to peach trees last 
Spring and two more acres are clear, 
which can be farmed; the other five 
acres are occupied by the houses and 
yards. He wishes me to farm these four 
acres on shares; I have the horses and 
all implements. The manure from the j 
chickens is to be put on these four acres. 
''' hat do you consider a fair proposition 
to make? The crops to be grown are 
corn, potatoes and clover. I have in the 
past farmed land on equal shares, but. 
have many times come out at the small 
' Ud. This land is like the average sandy 
loam about here, and not in a high state 
of fertility. If I did all the work, such 
as plowing, cultivating, spraying potatoes, 
ana paid half the cost of seed, would it 
be too much to ask for two-thirds of the 
crop ? reader. 
Our opinion is that “Reader” should 
receive two-thirds of the crops produced. 
The chicken manure is valuable, and 
should prove to be quite a factor in the 
raising of crops on the four acres, but it 
should be remembered that when sold it 
never brings very much. About four dol¬ 
lars a ton is a good price to receive when 
you can sell it. On many plants there is 
no demand for it at any price. We 
should say the owner should furnish the 
land and chicken manure. The writer 
should furnish labor (horses and man), 
seed and additional fertilizer. It will pay 
him to use a few hundred pounds of acid 
phosphate and potash each year to sup¬ 
plement the chicken manure. In a few 
years chicken manure should be used 
rather sparingly on the peach trees. 
Poultry Shipments. 
A large New York concern gives its 
shippers the following instructions for 
the holiday market: 
"Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, No¬ 
vember 27. If you intend making ship¬ 
ments for that holiday, they should ar¬ 
rive here by the 22nd, or not later than 
the 24tli, as those are the best two days 
for the Thanksgiving trade. 
“Large, fat turkeys are in good demand 
for the Thanksgiving market and we ad¬ 
vise to ship only that class, fattening the 
smaller and thinner ones for the trade 
later on. 
“Christmas shipments should be here 
by December 17, as the 17th, ISth, 19th. 
20th. and 22nd are the best selling days 
for that holiday. Geese are generally in 
good demand for Christmas. The poultry 
shonld be nicely dry picked and as fat 
as possible. 
“The best poultry days, irrespective 
of holidays, are Tuesday, Wednesday and 
Thursday. It will be to your advantage 
to have shipments arrive on these days.” 
The birds should have water but no 
food for about 24 hours before killing. 
Kill by sticking in the mouth and pick 
dry if possible, as dry picked poultry 
keeps in better condition. If just the 
right scald could be had there would be 
less difference, but the great majority of 
scalded poultry has the skin partly 
cooked. In an ideal scald the water is 
just under boiling and the bird dipped 
so that the feathers are saturated but 
the water barely touches the skin. The 
time will vary with the thickness of 
plumage. Of course the head and feet 
should not be scalded. Avoil bruising, 
which makes discolored spots. Hang the 
poultry in a cool place until all animal 
heat is out, otherwise it is snre to reach 
market in bad condition. Wrap heads of 
turkeys and chickens with clean, light 
brown paper; pack snugly in boxes or 
barrels lined with clean paper; boxes 
holding 100 to 200 pounds are best for 
all fowis; barrels are better for chickens 
and ducks than turkeys and geese; tur¬ 
keys and chickens show up best if the 
body and legs are straightened out; if 
possible, put only one kind in a package. 
Mark kind and weight plainly on the 
cover and send letter of advice promptly. 
Removing Roos‘er’s Spurs. 
Would you inform me the proper meth¬ 
od to follow' in cutting a rooster’s spurs. 
Binghamton, N. Y. w. c. F. 
I do not know of any method of re¬ 
moving a rooster’s spurs other than by 
amputation, not too close to the leg, by 
means of a sharp knife. If special meth¬ 
ods are required, I am not aware of it, 
though I have read somewhere that if the 
spur is inserted into a newly boiled po¬ 
tato it will be so softened by the heat and 
moisture as to be easily removed. While 
I cannot vouch for this, it is easily tried, 
and the potato need not be wasted, either. 
M. B. D. 
“I’d like to see the woman who could 
make a fool of me.” “Very well. Just 
glance at the next good-looking one you 
meet.”—Winnipeg Telegram. 
“Are you related to Barney Sullivan?” 
Patrick Sullivan was once asked. “Very 
distantly,” replied Patrick. “I was me 
mother’s first child, and Barney was the 
siventeenth.”—Woman’s Home' Compan¬ 
ion. 
YOUNG’S STRAIN 
SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS 
I HAVE NO OTHER BREEDS 
They are the standard 
for all the Leghorns of 
all A meric a, and the 
greatest layers of all 
varieties of domestic fowl. 
1 have hundreds of year¬ 
ling hens and cocks for 
sale. Mating list free. 
Address 
D. W. YOUNG, Monroe, New York 
Give Your Chickens Teeth 
Feed Grit—give the chicken H«m»*thingf th*t grinds 
. the -lain in thefernp and prepares food for proper 
k assimilation. Oyster shells and bono are too soft 
9 won’t do what Maka-Shel Grit will do. Maka- 
Shel Grit will Increase weight andegfr-Uying. l>y 
helping the chicken digest all the is ted. 200 lbs. 
B f«r$l.D0 f.o, b. cars. One ton at * 7.00 f.«>. k cars, 
w Edge 11 111 Silica Rock Co., Box J,New Brunswick, Y J. 
GET MORE EGGS 
time 
you go to 
town. 
Keep Your Poultry Healthy 
During Winter 
So sure am I that Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a 
will make your hens lay and keep your poultry 
in the pink of condition, 
that I want you to cut out 
this advertisement and 
take it to my dealer in 
■Jju your town and he will give 
you a trial package abso¬ 
lutely free of charge (enough 
to feed 12 hens for two 
weeks). Be sure to get 
your trial package next 
GILBERT HES 
Doctor ol 
Veterinary Science 
Doctor ot 
Uedicine 
Dr. Hess 
Poultry 
PANACEA 
contains Tonics to tone up the dor¬ 
mant egg organs and compel hens 
to lay. Blood Builders to enrich the 
blood. Internal Antiseptics to prevent and 
cure disease. Let me warn you about Roup— 
this and the next three months is the critical 
Roup period, and as a constitutional remedy 
and preventive against Roup there is abso¬ 
lutely nothing to equal Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a. 
Now, I don’t want you to buy Dr. Hess Poultry 
Pan-a-ce-a on any claims or say-so, but on an absolutely 
unqualified Money-Back Guasantee. Here it is. 
So sure am I that Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a will make 
your hens lay and keep them healthy, that I haveauthor- 
ized your dealer to supply you with enough for your 
whole flock and if it does not do as I claim, return the 
empty packages and get your money back. 
Listen to this—Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a is never sold by peddlers, but 
only by reliable dealers whom you know and whom you can find at all 
times. 1% lbs. 25c; 5 lbs. 60c; 25-lb. pail $2.50, Except in Canada 
and the far West. 
Don’t fail to get your trial package — it’s free — 
take this advertisement to my dealer in your 
town . If no dealer in your town, send us 5c in 
stamps to pay postage, give us the name and 
address of your dealer, and we will send the 
trial package direct. 
DR. HESS & CLARK, Ashland, Ohio 
Dr. Hess 
Stock Tonic 
The change from pasture to dry 
feed is one of the most critical 
times of the year, because grain, 
hay and fodder do not contain 
the laxatives so abundantly sup¬ 
plied by grass. 
I urge you to feed Dr. Hess Stock 
Tonic to your cows, work horses 
and hogs during winter. This 
splendid tonic preparation and 
digestive makes stock healthy 
and is a positive worm expeller. 
25-lb. pail. $1.60; 100-lb. sack $5.00. 
Smaller packages as low as 50c. 
Except in Canada, the far West 
and the South. 
Dr. Hess 
Instant Louse KUIer 
Kills lice on poultry and all farm 
stuck. Dust the hens and chicas 
with it, sprinkle it on the roosts, 
in the cracks, or keep it in (he 
dust bath, the hens will distribute 
it. Sure death to hog lice. Also 
destroys bugs on cucumber, 
squash and melon vines, cabbage 
worms, slugs on rose bushes, etc. 
Comes in handy sifting-top can. 
1 lb. 25c: 3 lbs. 6Cc. Except in 
Canada and the far West. Guar¬ 
anteed. 
MAKE HENS LAY 
By feeding raw bone. Its egg-producing value is four 
times that of grain. Eggs more fertile, chicks more 
s F «f E lPurebr8dCockerels-S u M ? s "Vm« E ot: 
PINGTONS and BUFF ROCKS. JOHN D. RUE, Allentown, N J. 
R. 1. Reds. Hourtans, Indian Runner Ducks 
High-class stock for UTILITY. SHOW or EX¬ 
PORT. Eggs for hate hing. Mating list on reqnest. 
SINCLAIR SMITH, 602 Fifth St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. 
MANN’S l mod!I Bone Cutler BUB 
Cuts all bone with adhering meat and I 
gristle. Never clogs. 10 Days’ Free Trlai. » ZjBB 
ho money in advance. 
Send Today tor Free Book. 
'W. Mann Co.. Box 15 , Milford, Mass.HSHBK 
R. l. Reds—White Wyandottes™*, 3^*235; 
S. C. White ami Bd \rn Leghorns, Exhibition and utility 
quality. Young stock and yearlings* Bargain List and 
catalogue gratis. Riverdale Poultry Farm, Rivcrdalp, ?i. J. 
M.acKellar ? 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. lSli 
R. MaoKKLLAR’S SON’S CO., Peekskill. N. Y. 
Austin’s 200-E^g Strain 
high record stock. Old and young stock for sale 
AUSTIN POULTRY FARM, Box 17, Centre Harbor. N. H. 
INDIAN RUNNER DI CKS- Fine stock laying; 
« only *4.00 a trio. Barred P. Rocks. Orpingtons. 
Langshan-.s and others. Write wants. Big new Uns- 
t rated Circular Free. John E. Heatwole, Harrisonburg, Va, 
BARRED ROCKS 
Cockerels and pullets. The finest lot I ever 
raised. If you want something good, write. 
FOUR ACRES, - Nntley, New Jersey 
TAN MAKT 5,011 attractive prices 
VV E, IUAIVE. on Malt Sprouts, Cat- 
T tie Salt, Granulated Charcoal. OYSTER 
SHELL LIME, Sunflower and Hemp Seed, Beef 
Scrap etc. CHARLES H. REEVE & CO.. 
INC., 209 Washington Street, New York. 
P0UI TRYMFN Sen,i - c stam P for Illustrated 
1 ■■ • mull price list describing 35 varie¬ 
ties. EAST DONEGAL POULTRY YARDS. MARIETTA, PA. 
1 EGRORNS — Thoroughbred Rose Comb Brown Leghorns. 
Li Hearty «fc strong. I. C. Hawkins. R. D. No,. 8, Middletown. Ji.Y. 
Fine FnalUh Paviee - Solid colors. Blacks and 
rine tngiisn vavies Reds . alI a „ es aud a few 
breeders H. E. LANE, Walton, New York 
Choices. G. White Leghorn Yearling Breeders 
*1 each. VANCREST POULTRY FARM, Salt Point, New York 
KJf'SFSSS PARTRIDGES l PHEASANTS 
Capercailzies, Black Game, Wild Turkeys, Quails, 
Rabbits, Peer, 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. WM. J. MACKENSEN, Natural¬ 
ist, Department 1 <>,. Yardley, Pa. 
DARR0NS ENGLISH LEGHORNS—World’s greatest lay- 
u ers; leaders at Connecticut and Missouri con¬ 
tests. Cockerels for sale. F. PALMER, Cos Cob. Conn. 
MAPLE COVE POULTRY YARDS 
R Nn IX Athene Pa hav ® 14 varieties cockerels, pul- 
it. nu. Htilulld, rtf. lets, breeders And a few cock birds 
for sale at living prices. Silver Campines, English type. Crystal 
Palace, New York, and St. Louis winners. Pekin ducks, bred 
from 9 and 10 IK stock. White Em den Geese, bred from 18 to 24 lb. 
stock. )n«lian Runner Ducks — highest quality. IV rite your wants. 
COR SALK—AFRICAN GRKSE. Address, 
1 WILLIAM H. WARCUP, R F 0. No. l.West Branch. N Y 
C INGLE COMB WHITE LEGllORNS-Se- 
^ leeted yearling hens for breeders. Prices quoted 
for 100 lots or -mall pens for special matings, PINE- 
HURST POULTRY FARM, Levanna. Cayuga Co., New York 
FOR SALE—Thoroughbred Bronze Turkeys, either 
ses. MATIE HOWE, Route 1, Delanson, New York 
Rhode Island Reds&Mammoth BronzeTurkeys 
"HONE’S CRESCENT STRAIN” ' 
High class breeding and exhibition birds for sale. 
Every bird shipped on approval. Early batched Red 
cockerels and pullets, bred from tested layers. 
0, R. HONE, Crescent Hill Farm, Sharon Sprinos, New York 
600 S. C. W. Leghorn Pullets 
$1.00—$1.25 each. JOHN LORTON LEE, Carmel, New York 
SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS 
2,000 yearling hens and early pullets. Quality 
kind at right prices to make room- 
SUNNY HILL I ARM, Flemington, N. J. 
RrnnTa Turkauc~ males for sale from prize- 
oruiiis tuineyb wi „ 1lin g stoc5c Thev aro 
large, vigorous birds. Send orders. Reasonable 
prices. ELLSWORTH BRUSH, R F D. No 1. Huntington, L. 1. 
50 Indian Runner Ducks for Sale“^-^’'“; 
Write me yonr wants. Geo. Williamsoa. Flanders. N. j. 
White Holland Turkeys-£.1 
R.l. RED COCKERELS 
Beautiful large birds from scientifically line bred certi¬ 
fied heaviest winter laying liues, bred to increase the eoo 
yield and improve any flock with which mated. Hen 
hatched and raised, free range, open front colony house; 
deep cherry red stock, hardy, vigorous, and of unusual 
stamina. Offered at half Spring prices, shipped with 
privilege of return at my expense and your money back 
if not suited. 1 have never had a bird returned. Dis¬ 
count on hatching egg orders booked now 
VIBERT RED FARM, Weston, N. J l!ox 1 
