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THE BiURAL NEW-YORKER 
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T AT E are in a position to help you with your poultry, The best poultry writers in the country 
'' are ready to answer your questions, and will direct you step by step in the development and 
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their suggestions and take up a line of reading in connection with your practical work in the 
henyard. This service is free to all subscribers and their families. Make frequent use of it, and 
begin at any time. 
Intensive Poultry Keeping. 
What is the value of cob meal for 
poultry? Can it be fed to chickens 
ground corn and cob together? Is it 
practicable to do this with hand-power 
mill? I have one acre nicely adapted 
to poultry near a good market. Can I 
make a living on it? I would have to 
get about $500 per annum to pay ex¬ 
penses. I own my place and have money 
enough to establish nice little plant; 
have kept small flock with good success 
for a number of years; am a practical 
gardener. B. 
Brockton, Mass. 
The cornmeal will not only be much 
better for the hens without the cobs, 
hut will be much easier to grind ; a great 
deal of power is required to grind cobs 
line enough for feeding. But why grind 
either by hand? Your time and strength 
should be worth altogether too much to 
be used in this way. If you wish to 
utilize corn raised in your garden, feed 
it whole; its value is not enhanced a 
particle, except for small chicks, by 
grinding, or even cracking. 
It would not be unreasonable for a 
good gardener located near a good mar¬ 
ket to expect to make $500 per year 
from an acre of ground devoted to poul¬ 
try and gardening, but whether you can 
do it or not depends very largely upon 
your skill, energy, and strength, as well 
as to a considerable degree upon your 
ability as a salesman. My advice would 
be to be very niggardly in the use of your 
limited capital in building a poultry 
plant. Cut expenses on every corner un¬ 
til you become established in the busi¬ 
ness and know pretty nearly what you 
can expect in the way of income from 
your hens. Do not dream about more 
than 200 hens until you have made that 
number pay you fully as many dollars 
each year in net profits, and then, if you 
must dream about a thousand, try* to 
wake up early. h. b. d. 
The Hen With the Habit. 
inent manufacturers are well suited to 
use in such a building and do away with 
the necessity of heating the whole budd¬ 
ing. If this building has been used to 
shelter hens, you will have to take spe¬ 
cial pains to rid it of lice and mites be¬ 
fore putting young chicks in it. Chicks 
should not be kept indoors upon board 
floors for more than three weeks. Fresh 
sods and dirt for the chicks to scratch in 
are of great value in a brooder house. I 
do not care to have chicks hatched be¬ 
fore the last of March or later than June 
1. If I could arrange it to suit me ex¬ 
actly, I would have every chick on the 
farm hatched on the first day of April; 
joke, or no joke. m. b. d. 
Discolored Combs. 
I have recently purchased some White 
Wyandotte hens, and I noticed that the 
comb and wattles of one of them was 
as I thought rather dark in color, but 
as they appeared to be otherwise healthy 
I did not think any thing serious the 
matter. Now another one of them is 
afflicted in the same way, the combs and 
wattles of the two are so longer red, but 
a dark and dull purple, and they now 
appear listless and somewhat droopy. 
Can you tell me what is the matter and 
what remedy? t. a. r. 
Indiana. 
A diagnosis cannot be made from the 
discoloration of the comb alone, as this 
is a symptom common to various diseases. 
Anything that would produce obstruction 
to the circulation would cause the comb 
to turn purple. This symptom is seen in 
diseases of the respiratory apparatus 
caused by the presence of molds or fungi, 
and it would be equally prominent if the 
action of the heart were disturbed by 
some disease, or disturbance of function, 
of that organ. I would suggest that you 
remove these birds from the flock to pro¬ 
tect the rest from possible contagion, and 
watch for the development of other 
symptoms which may gi've you a clue to 
the nature of the disorder. m. b. d. 
Prolific egg production depends upon 
the individual bird herself. Certain birds 
under adverse circumstances will pro¬ 
duce more eggs than certain other birds 
that have the best of everything in the 
way of food and shelter. The persistent 
layer is qualified by inherited tendencies 
to produce eggs. No art of man can in¬ 
duce a hen to lay a large number of eggs 
unless she is that kind of a hen. Proper 
handling will induce her to do her best. 
Proper handling will induce some colts 
eventually to get a mark of 2:10. No 
amount of handling will make certain 
other colts show better than a four-min¬ 
ute gait. The same principle applies to 
the hen. 
Arbitrary rules for care and feeding 
are not necessarily associated with large 
egg yields. The hen with the habit will 
lay anyway. And unless she has this 
inherited tendency she is not the hen to 
keep, certainly not the one to breed from. 
Success and profit result then from the 
heavy layer surrounded by ideal condi¬ 
tions. Nowadays the 200-egg hen is quite 
common throughout the country. She is 
the backbone of many a flock, and lends 
a helping hand to many a worthless sister 
hen whose body would grace the dinner 
table could she be identified. Unfor¬ 
tunately in the majority of flocks neither 
is known. What’s the answer? The 
trapnest! Starting in October with 100 
pullets and 20 trap-nests, March 1 will 
find the flock divided into say, three 
classes. The record sheet with show 
perhaps 20% that have each laid from 
18 to 25 or more eggs per month. These 
pullets if they show all the qualities 
necessary to make good breeders will be 
retained as the nucleus of a breeding 
pen. Sixty of the remaining hens will 
perhaps be productive enough to keep 
until the end of their first laying period. 
The remaining 20 will go or will have 
gone already to the poultry market. Sci¬ 
entific line-breeding follows. A strain 
of prolific egg producers is not the only 
goal. Not only must the birds be able 
to pass down to their progeny the ten¬ 
dency sought for; they must also prove 
to be birds that will transmit a sound, 
vigorous constitution. 
Henhouse for Brooding. 
Could I use my 6x12 henhouse, board 
floor, for a brooder house, heating same 
with an oil stove or lanterns? If I may 
use this house for purpose mentioned, 
when shall I start my incubator in or¬ 
der to get best results? Should I use my 
floored house as brooder house, how long 
may I keep chicks in same? Is it not 
necessary that chicks have sand or soil 
upon which to walk, to prevent leg weak¬ 
ness? II. s. 
Rhode Island! 
You can use your henhouse for a brood¬ 
er house if you warm it in some way but 
will have to have hovers of some kind 
to care for the chicks at night. The 
adaptable hovers made by several prom- 
Limberneck. 
I notice on page 164, J. W. N. has 
previously asked for a remedy for limber- 
neck in chickens. I notice that the 
answer is the ax. For six years I have 
raised each year several thousand 
chickens ; have had a few cases of limber- 
neck which I have never failed to cure 
by giving one to three doses of castor 
oil, not less than a teaspoonful at a 
dose.. If the case requires it, I give a 
dose in the morning and another at night. 
I have never given more than three or 
four doses and never had one die. 
New York. j. b. casterline. 
This treatment is a rational one. If 
limberneck is caused, as is supposed, by 
ptomaine poisoning from the ingestion 
of putrid meat, or other poisonous food, 
a flushing out of the digestive tract by 
a good cathartic is the? envious thing to 
do, and where enough of the poison has 
not already been absorbed to cause death, 
the fowl should recover. m. b. d. 
THOROUGHBRED I’OULTRY-Best 20 varia¬ 
bles. Healthy, vigorous stock. Good layers. Eggs, 
15, $i: 40.$2. Catalog. H.K. Mohr,R.No.3,Quakertown, Pa. 
MAMMOTH (I CCCC Cfi BO— 35e. each, delivered 
TOULOUSE UlCOL CUUO CRANDALL FARMS, Albion, N.Y. 
WtiitelndianRunnerDuckEggs^tVegg^^ 
$1,50 per 13. FRED S DEY0E, Hunter. Greene Co., N. v! 
Indian Runner Duck Eggs~f v ^^ r d 13 ^: 
where in U. S. CRANDALL FARMS, Albion, New York 
Indian Rlinnoro— Fawn and White. Prize winners. 
IIIUlull nil II lie lb White egg strain. Egtrs, $1.25 and $2 
per 13. Catalog fl ee. tieo. I. Williamson, Box 160, Flanders, N.J. 
THE FARMERS FAVORITE WINTER LAYERS—WHITE 0RPING- 
■ TON EGGS AND CHICKS Square Deal Guaranteed. 
Catalogue free. W. R. STEVENS, Culver Road, Lyons, N.Y. 
fin VaripfiPQ chickfns. ducks, geese, turkeys, 
UU V (11 ICIlUb GUINEAS and HARES. Stock and eggs. 60- 
page catalogue free. H.A. SOUOEIt, Box 29,Sellersville, Pa. 
—'American Dominiques 
Anconas-Marvelous Winter Layers 
Winners of more ribbons at the great Boston show 
than any other two exhibitors. Circular free. 
C. A. MARTIN - Derry, New Hampshire 
IANT BRONZE TURKEY EGGS. $4 00 per 10 
RHODE ISLAND RED EGGS. $1.00 per 15 
INDIAN RUNNER DUCK EGGS, $1.00 per 12 
H, J. VAN DYKE, GETTYSBURG. PENNSYLVANIA 
Wild & Bronze Turkey Eggsif 
2 c. stamp, showing rmre wild gobbler from the 
mountain. VALLEY VIEW POULTRY FARM, Belleville, Pa 
WHITK HOLLAND TURKEYS AND WHITE WY 
ANDOTTES. Pekin Duck Eggs. Seven years’careful 
breeding. Hundreds of unsolicited testimonials. Sa- 
tisfaetion guaranteed. H.W. Anderson,Stewartstown. Pa. 
White Holland Turkeys! M5VK8 
pk ; R z E ? Turkey Tg^s srarc 
Duck Eggs. Mrs. H CHUM BIJB Y, Draper,Virginia 
Buff Wyandotte E^s 43^1 
strain. $2 per 16. CHAS. BERESFORD, Sandy Hook, Conn. 
RHODE ISLAND REDS 
The famous Vibert flock of beautiful, brilliant, glow¬ 
ing cherry to mahogany red-to-the-skin rose and single 
comb thoroughbreds. Not uncertain layers mated 
to males from uncertain layers,but specially selected, 
lono backed, low tailed, certified trapnested record lay¬ 
ers. scientifically line bred alono Government lines for 
heaviest winter egg production, with yearly trapnest 
layinp rates of 211 to 267 epqs; bred away from hroodiness, 
and mated to large, vigorous, brilliant red males out 
of heaviest trapnest record layers. Heaviest winter 
laying, large, hardy Beds in America, hen hatched 
and raised, on absolutely free range, in wide-open 
front colony houses, on a scientific plant absolutely 
free from roup and white diarrhoea. Highly fertile, 
clean, well shaped, unblemished eggs, gathered 
hourly, shipped daily, delivered when wanted, guaranteed 
unbroken. Vibert Vitality Hay Old Chicks. Splen¬ 
did breeding cockerels from trapnested hens, trios, 
mated breeding pens for sale, Prompt shipment, 
safe delivery all over North and South America, 
eourtcous, strictly upright dealings. Mating book¬ 
let upon receipt of stamp. 
VIBERT RED FARM, Box 1, Weston, New Jersey 
Ft.I.REDS 
Rose and Single Comb. D. & F. Strain. Heavy 
layers, and show record of 87 first in 12 years. 
Eggs, $2 per 15; $5 per 50 eggs; $9 per 100 eggs; 
$80 per 1,000 eggs. Cockerels, $3 and $5 each. Or¬ 
der direct from this ad. or send formating list. 
DOTY & FREESE, 
R. F. D. 9, Geneteo, N. Y. 
INT’L EGG LAYING CONTEST 
COLONIAL REOS WIN over every American entry of the 
American breeds. Our pen of Reds, single comb, beat 
every American entry of the American breeds, each bird 
averaged for the year, 194 EGGS. Official record. 
We offer EGGS FOR HATCHING, from our pedigreed 
stock that we honestly believe are the strongest-laying 
lines produced to date. Our mating list will tell you de¬ 
tails and prices, and will be sent on application. We prom¬ 
ise honorable treatment. We are the breeders that fur¬ 
nish all the birds that the Youth’s Companion ship out to 
their subscribers. Shipments made to forty-six States the 
past year. COLONIAL FARM, itox O, Temple, Now Hampshire 
R l Rarl fihiMre-Strong. Easy-to-Raisechaps 
• Is neu OIIILKS fl . om cllo j ce Bred-to-Lay ” 
free range stock. Also chicks from heavy-pro¬ 
ducing S. C. W. Leghorns. Circular free. Place or¬ 
der NOW. WM. W. KETCH, R. R. No. 10, Cohocton, N. Y. 
ft R finmh R I RoHc WHITE WYANOQTTES and 
0. 0n, 0UIIIU n, I. ntJUb BARRE0 ROCKS: Healthy 
Vigorous Stock. Eggs for hatching, fl.00 (13). A f ew utility birds 
—Cockerels, $3.00, Ileus, $2.o0. Semloh Farm, Groenuleh, Cona. 
QEMING'S S. C. R. I. REOS— Win 1st Pullet and 6th Pen 
M at last Madison Square Garden show. They also 
won over all Reds in 1912 contest. Average, 186 eggs 
each. Circular, giving prices of fancy and utility eggs 
for hatching, on request. H P. Doming, Robertsville, Conn. 
^ np’IP Hnmh Rprlc—Selected Fail and Winter lay- 
OIII&IC uUIIIIJ IlGUOeis. Eggsforhatchingaspeeinl- 
ty. $1 per 15; $6 per 100; Five dollars the 100 in 500 lots- 
Fertility guarantee. Laying pullets. $1.5(1: Cocker, 
els, $2.50 each. A. Quackenbush, Box 192, Darien, Conn. 
Austin’s 200 Egg Strain S. C. R. I. Reds 
Standard bred; high record stock; red to the 
«kin. Eggs for hatching, $1.50 to $10 per 
setting (15) Utility eggs, $7.50 per 100. 90% fer¬ 
tility, and safe delivery guaranteed. Chicks. 
AUSTIN'S POULTRY FARM, Box 17, Center Harbor. N. H. 
Single Comb Rhode Island Reds a \‘*ZT'7e\y 
dark red birds and great layers. Eggs and chicks. 
Mating list on request. A E. ADAMS, Stony Creek,N.Y. 
R f Rp/lc EXCLUSIVELY—If you want the best R. 
V,. iveub Ci Rhode Island Eggs that are fully 
guaranteed, at a satisfactory price, write for cata¬ 
logue. Roanoke Poultry Farm, Sewell, New Jerscy 
R.l. Reds, Houdans, Indian Runner Ducks 
High-class stock for UTILITY, SHOW or EX¬ 
PORT. Eges for hatching. Mating list on reqrtest. 
SINCLAIR SMITH, 602 Fifth St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. 
MAPLE COVE POULTRY YARDS-I^^U 1 
try; 200-egg strain: breeders and eggs. Send 2-cent 
stamp for illustrated catalogue. Rnnte 24, Athens, Pa. 
Wbitp\VvandnHp<s THaT LflY I5gKS from two 
YT mie H ydliuuiies penSi I, ea .deu by cockerels 
imported direct from Tom Barron. Also eggs from 
other pens. Circular. WM. J. THOMSON, Delhi, N Y. 
BLUE RIBBON STRAIN WHITE WVAN* 
u DOTTE HATCHING EGGS. $1 per dozen 
by mail. Send check, money or money-order. 
HESSIAN HILL FARM, Croton-on-Hodson, N. Y. 
White WyandottesT( , >5r. t VV,' < ,'‘whi’a: 
Red Eyes- Big Boned. Husky. Eggs, $2 per fifteen; 
$6 hundred. E. 0. MONTROSE. R. F. D., Ellenville, N. Y. 
DABY CHICKS —Campines, Silver-Golden, S- C. 
** W. Leghorns. Range raised consistent egg pro¬ 
ducers. Catalogue free. S. D. HALL, Box N, Seville. Ohio 
8. C. Reds, Dark Brahma cockerels, $3.50; 
S. C. B. Leghorn cockerrlg, $1.50; IL. C. and 
S. C. RED laying liens. $2.00. Won "6 ribbons this 
Be&Aort, including New York and Philadelphia. Eggs and cliix. 
Mating list free. Hiverdale Poultry Farm, Kivsrdalo, N. J 
pOULTRYMEN, ATTENTION— We guarantae safe delivery 
■ of strong, healthy S. O. W. Leghorn chicks at reasonable 
prices. 1500 each week from Hall’s Mammoth Incubator. 
They will please you. A. B. HAI.L, Box A, Wallingford, Conn, 
R ose comb brown Leghorn eggs for hatch¬ 
ing. One dollar for thirteen. Also could procure R. I- 
Reds and White Leghorns. LEON L. 8AGE, Crown Point, N.Y. 
B UFF WHITE LEGHORNS, S. C. It. I. REDS—E^ga 90r. ptr IS; 
$l.r»0 |»er 30. Mottled Anronas, Bl. Minorcan, eggs $1.00 per 
15; $1:76 per 30. Catalogue free.' John A. Roth, Quakertown, Pa. 
S.C.Brown Leghorn Eggs StfSIWSM 
farmer’s prices. J. E. WEAVER, Greensboro, Maryland 
S. and R. Comb Buff Leghorns 
stock for sale. Eggsfor hatching from my winners 
and layers. Eggs. $1 to $3. Mating list. 
GEO. McCANN, - R. I) 2, Coruopolis, l*a. 
Black LeghornsTSas/SSi 
the kind that lay, A. E. HAMPTON.Box 205, Pitlsiown, N, J. 
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