1914. 
THE RURAL NKW-YORKBK 
646 
The Henyard. 
THE EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 
Notwithstanding the heavy gain of 
over 000 eggs in last week’s production, 
this, the twentieth week, shows a further 
gain of 264 eggs. The output for the 
week was 3,437—an average of over four 
eggs for every hen or pullet in the con¬ 
test. l’en No. 42. the “sour milk” pen 
of White Leghorns from Storrs Agricul¬ 
tural Station, takes first place for the 
week with a score of 56. This is the 
highest number yet laid by any pen in 
the contest. The individual record is, 
5, 6, 0, 7, 6, 2, 7, 5, 6, 6. This is cer¬ 
tainly good laying and this pen has laid 
well from the start, for their total score 
is 645. Only two pens exceed this, Fran¬ 
cis F. Lincoln’s White Leghorns with a 
record of 659, and Tom Barron’s White 
Wyandottes with a total of 785. Daniel 
ITine’s pen of “Dunghills” take second 
place with a score of 55, the laying being 
remarkably even, viz.: 5, 5, 5, 6. 6, 7, 
6, 5, 4. 5. But their total to date is 
only 361—less than half that of Barron’s 
Wyandottes, and it is the totals that 
count. 
Colonial Farms S. C. Reds laid 51, and 
four pons laid 50 each. They are Tom 
Barron’s White Wyandottes, Frank L. 
Tuttle’s Barred Rocks, the' White Leg¬ 
horns from Tomoka Poultry Farm. El¬ 
lington, Conn., and Tom Barron’s White 
Leghorns; 52 pens laid 40 or over dur¬ 
ing the week. For those who wish to 
compare the records I give below some 
of the weekly scores and the totals: 
BARRET) ROCKS. WK. TL. 
,T. F. Francis, New York. 42 498 
Frank I.. Tuttle, Massachusetts 50 324 
A. B. Hall, Connecticut. 42 209 
WHITE P. ROCKS. 
Storrs Agr. Sta., Connecticut. 47 406 
Fred Benton, Connecticut. 46 387 
Storrs Agr. Sta., Connecticut. 47 2S8 
Storrs Agr. Sta., Connecticut. 38 258 
Albert T. Lentzen, Massachu¬ 
setts . 44 246 
BUFF ROCKS. 
A. A. Hall Connecticut. 46 351 
W. C. Morgan, Connecticut.... 44 181 
WniTE WYANDOTTES. 
Tom Barron, England. 50 785 
Neale Bros., Rhode Island.... 48 606 
Merrythought Farm, Connecti¬ 
cut . 46 499 
D. J. Ryan & Son, Connecticut 48 420 
West Mt. Pity. Yards, Connecti¬ 
cut . 37 400 
BUFF WYANDOTTES. 
Dr. N. W. Sanborn, Massachu¬ 
setts . 40 366 
Dr. N. W. Sanborn, Massachu¬ 
setts . 40 326 
Am. Buff Wyan. Club, New 
York . 38 331 
II. L. Hamilton, Connecticut.. 35 144 
COLUMBIAN WYANDOTTES. 
Nat’l Col. Wyan Club, Massa¬ 
chusetts . 45 256 
s. c. REDS. 
Dr. ,T. A. Fritehey, Pennsyl¬ 
vania . 42 579 
Geo. P. Dearborn, Florida.... 45 501 
Pinecrest Orchards, Massachu¬ 
setts . 41 460 
A. B. Brundage, Connecticut.. 49 443 
Colonial Farm, New Hampshire 51 425 
J. S. Gillespie, Connecticut. . . 42 417 
Harry B. Cook, Connecticut. . . 39 410 
R. I. REDS. 
Glenview Pity. Farm, Connecti¬ 
cut . 46 451 
C. S. Scoville, Connecticut.... 27 296 
WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Francis F. Lincoln, Connecticut 48 659 
Storrs Agr. Sta.. Connecticut. 56 645 
Cecil Guernsey, New York. 41 538 
Storrs Agr. Sta., Connecticut. 41 483 
Tom Barron, England. 50 471 
Marwood Farm, Pennsylvania. 43 422 
Storrs Agr. Sta., Connecticut. 48 415 
Bonnie Brook Farm, New York 45 411 
Branford Farm, Connecticut.. 45 39S 
L. C. Sands, Pennsylvania.... 44 370 
Storrs Agr. Sta., Connecticut. 38 365 
P. G. Platt, Pennsylvania. 42 362 
BUFF LEGHORNS. 
Wolverine Pity. Farm, Michigan 4S 315 
BLUE ANDALUSIANS. 
E. D. Bird, Connecticut. 44 215 
BUFF ORPINGTONS. 
O. Wilson, West Virginia.... 40 279 
WHITE ORPINGTONS. 
I*. A. Demgar, New York. 46 239 
WHITE LACED RED CORNISH. 
W. L. R. Cornish Club, Massa¬ 
chusetts . 28 97 
SILVER CAMPINES. 
W. J. II. Lobel, New Jersey.. 36 174 
DUNGHILLS. 
II. W. Collingwood, New Jersey 33 154 
Daniel Iline, Connecticut. 55 361 
Daniel Iline, Connecticut. 38 255 
MIXED BREEDS. 
Profitable Pity., Massachusetts 36 397 
Profitable Pity.. Massachusetts 37 351 
I have a very interesting report from 
the Missouri contest, which is worth a 
separate article. GEO. A. COSGROVE. 
Fat Laying Hens. 
On page 135 B. B. says if he fed R. 
I. Reds same ration as lighter breeds 
they would get so fat they would not 
lay at all. IIow fat must a hen get to 
be too fat to lay? January 24 I saw a 
hen that had been laying for over two 
months killed, dressed and weighed. This 
hen was so fat that her hind parts had 
dragged on the ground in walking, and 
I never saw so fat a hen in my life; yet 
there were eggs yet to come. I had 
always believed they could be too fat to 
lay, but this shook my belief. Breed, 
White Wyandotte, dressed seven pounds. 
Adrian, Mich. E. L. L. 
The hens that are too fat to lay are 
probably outnumbered, 10 to one, by 
those that are too thin to lay. Eggs 
will not be formed unless there is a 
surplus above the needs of the hen for 
nutrition, and any such surplus not used 
in egg production will, of course, be 
stored as fat. Old hens take on fat 
readily, and old hens, as a rule, do not 
lay well; this may be the reason that 
over fatness has been so often blamed 
for sterility, but to just what extent it 
is responsible for it probably no one 
knows. M. B. D. 
Hens Lay After Dark. 
Can you tell me why the hens lay eggs 
after dark? We have got quite a few 
after dark lately and I would like to 
know the cause. E. c. 
Massachusetts. 
For no reason, that I am aware of, 
except that the egg chances to reach com¬ 
plete development at that time and is 
extruded. Fright, or some other unusual 
condition disturbing to the hen, might 
cause her to retain a fully developed egg 
within the oviduct and deposit it after 
dark. It is supposed to require about 
16 hours for the full development of an 
egg within the oviduct but it need not be 
deposited in the nest except at the will 
of the hen. M. B. D. 
Poultry Dog; Pasture for Hens, 
1. Egg farming is my specialty; I am 
making preparations to go into the busi¬ 
ness extensively. I have imported some 
Leghorns and one Wyandotte from Eng¬ 
land. Some of my neighbors are both¬ 
ered with chicken thieves. I have no 
dog; am going to get one. Which is the 
best breed of dogs for the poultryman, 
that is to watch and give alarm after 
night? 2. There are about eight acres 
of my chicken lot that are bare, and I 
wish to get it in a permanent sod. What 
would be the best kind of grass seed to 
sow, Timothy, Blue grass or Red-top? 
Should it be sown alone? If sown this 
season, will it stand much grazing the 
same year? I am thinking of sowing 
one-half acre in Alfalfa; would the chick¬ 
ens kill it by letting them run in to 
feed at will? This is a clay soil, and is 
underlaid with limestone, and rather rich. 
Poultry has been running on it for the 
past five years. j. p. G. 
Versailles, O. 
1. The Airedales seem very popular 
with some of our readers as watch dogs, 
though I surmise that the training of 
the individual dog has as much to do 
with his usefulness as the breed. 2. I 
should sow a mixture of the grass seeds 
that you mention if I wished a perman¬ 
ent sod, but should sow Alfalfa alone. 
Neither should be pastured by hens until 
thoroughly established, and even then, if 
many fowls are permitted constant ac¬ 
cess to a small plot of any kind of grass, 
they will destroy it. By pasturing very 
lightly the first season, and to only a 
limited extent thereafter, you may be 
able to keep a sod in the native grasses 
or in Alfalfa, but it is a different matter 
to keep hens that are confined to a run 
from destroying all green stuff, and un¬ 
less your runs are large in proportion to 
the number of hens, you will not be apt 
to succeed. M. B. D. 
House for 200 Hens. 
I would like to know the best and 
cheapest way to build a henhouse that 
would accommodate about 200 hens. 
Could I use elm to an advantage? I had 
in mind to build one 7x5x12 feet and 
about 50 feet long. Would there be room 
enough for 200 hens in such a house? 
New York. M. J. s. 
Two hundred hens should have from 
600 to 800 square feet of floor space, and 
a building 12x50 feet in size would do. 
It would be more economical, however, 
to build it deeper, say 16 to 20 feet, and 
make it long enough to give the desired 
floor space. The tendency has always 
been to build poultry houses narrow and 
long, but it is considered better practice, 
nowadays, to give them much greater 
depth, thus saving material by making 
them more nearly square and providing 
other advantages also. A building 20x30 
feet would be superior to one 12x50, and 
would require less lumber in its construc¬ 
tion. Elm. or any other lumber at hand, 
may be used, the chief requisite being 
tight walls on all sides but the front, and 
that preferably of the modern open style. 
M. B. D. 
Mrs. Youngbride : “I’d like some fish, 
please. What are these in the barrel?” 
Clerk: “Salt mackerel, ma’am.” Mrs. 
Youngbride: “Are they quite fresh?”— 
Boston Transcript. 
Dune Alpin Heavy Laying 
S. C. White Leghorns 
have won more firsts, specials and other 
awards In the last four years at New York, 
Boston, Hagerstown and Philadelphia than 
all onr competitors combined. 
IIATCIIING EGGS OR DAY OL1> CHICKS 
PRICES LOW, QUALITY' CONSIDERED 
Send for catalogue. 
DUNE ALPIN POULTRY FARM 
Easthampton, L. I., N. Y. 
s. c. w. 
LEGHORNS 
R. & S. C. R. 
I. REDS, B. 
ROCKS 
S. and R. Comb Buff Leghorns 
stock for sale. Eggs for hatching from my winners 
ami layers. Eggs. $1 to $3. Mating list. 
GEO. McCANN, - It. 1). 3. Coraopolis, Pa. 
S. C. W. Leghorn Chicks & Eggs 
Purebred, largo, vigorous, tvne Leghorn type. Seven 
years’ experience. Not how many, but how good. 
Circular. VANCREST POULTRY FARM, Salt Point, New York 
•Thoroughbred, 
Strong, Livable. 
From heavy-laying, 
healthy, free range 
stock. Safe arrival 
guaranteed. 
WESLEY GRINNELL, 
Sodus N. Y 
S. GW. LEGHORNS 
En> 7., kMini. SS,t0».rip» 
We took tho prize for best butchers or vioorons, liv¬ 
able chicks in n contest covering United ‘States ami 
Canada. Be Safe ! and order from us. Make sure ! 
and order now. Thornehnven Poultry 1' arm 
Shelter Island Heiohts, N. Y The Shelter Island Hatchery 
^tSt°l r a l v?rI-W. LEGHORNS 
Headed by Tom Barron cockerels. $2 per setting; 
.1 sets. $.7; $10 per 101). Barred Rocks. $2 per setting. 
W. Rocks, $2 per setting. G. H. TURNER, Bristol, Conn. 
Dohu Phiv—S. C. White Leghorns, $10 per 100. 
Dduy lllllX s.C. R. I. Reds, $12 per 100 . I. R Duck¬ 
lings Eggs forhntehing. Old established business. 
ROCKY GLEN POULTRY FARM, Poughkeepsie, New York 
FOR SALE-Eggs and Chicks 
AND BREEDING PENS. WHITE LEGHORNS. My pen at 
Storrs’ won $50 silver cup for the most profitable 
Connecticut pen. Best ben—252 eggs in one year. 
Booklet for stamp. F M PEASLEY, Cheshire, Connecticut 
S.C. WHITE LEGHORN EGGS S, 
chicks from heavy-laying strain. Strong, healthy stock. 
Fawn and White and pure White Indian Runner Duck 
eggs for hatching. WTite today for free circular to 
Juniata Poultry Yards, Mifflintown, Pa. 
Barron Leghorns Hock ‘ ‘Storr’s” Buff Rocks 
PRIZE WINNING EXHIBITION BUFF ROCK MATINGS. Barron 
cockerels also head my American Leghorns, exclu¬ 
sively. Toulouse Geese, largest i:i America, o. L 
Rods, Rouen Ducks, Eng. Penciled Runner Ducks, Turkey 
Eggs. Farm Prices. Crr. MorrhKanii,K. 4,Bi idf*ptrt,loia. 
S. C W. LEGHORN EGGS-gS S?5I3: 
LOREN A. LEROY, It. 1, Oswego, N. Y. 
Single Comb White Leghorn Eggslf®^® tifai 
fail to hatch replaced at half price. Ten pullets 
from this flock in Experiment Station test laid 1 1 .>8 
eggs in a year. ALKEN FARM, R. D. 2, Ithaca, New fork | 
n l Tr PL;. L. OF LIVABILITY, eggs of hatchability 
Kaby CHICKS f rom ]>. W. Youngs' strain, S.C. TV. 
Leghorns, direct from bis best matings Open front 
houses. Circular. WINANS & COFFIN, Slaiifordville. N.Y. 
MOHEGAN p„rohrPft Chix flND HATCHING EGGS White 
FARM * UreDicQ vnlA Foghorns only. G,000-egg 
incubator operates until July. Standard prices. 
Guaranteed Delivery. MOHEGAN FARM, C. H. Baker, 
Peekskill, N. Y. One Hour from G. C. Sta.. N. Y City 
S. C.White Leghorn Bahy Chicks s^femri'. 
val guaranteed. No order too large. Hatching EGGS by 
tho settingor thousand: fertility guaranteed. Write 
for catalogue. RICHLAND FARMS, Box 37. Frederick. Md. 
BO YOU WANT LOTS OF EGGS ?-Brinkerhoff's famous 
“ strain of S C. WHITE LEGHORNS are heavy 
layers. I have been breeding for heavy layers for 
twenty (20) years. I have them. Do yon want 
them ? F. I). Brinkerlioff, Genoa, New York 
WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS AND EGGS 
” healthy business kindinrindh.g Barron’s strain 
that grow great layers, delivery guaranteed. For 
Circular writs, HAMILTON FARM, Huntinaton, New York 
Rabv PWltk Foot flN0 CUSTOM HATCHING-Our S- 
DanyiniCKS, Lggs \y Leghorns are bred for 
production and vigor; not for feathers and show type. 
White Orpingtons from Cooks’best. Pekin ducks. 
11. 1!. turkeys. Peaceful Valley Farm, Oxford Depot, N. Y. 
A Bargain in Hatching EggsiK^ s s 
$2.50—50: $4—100: $35—1000. Also a limited number of 
B. P. Ivoeks at $1 — 15: $5-100. 
Riverside Poultry Farm, Gilboa, New York 
EGGS FOR HATCHING^ 
laying strain of S. C. W. Leghorns, order of J. M. 
CASE, Gilboa, New York. $1 per 15: $5 per 100 
|%||| A^QlOe.—S. C. W. Leghorns. Money buck for dead ones 
l/nll/lVO Pamphlet free. C. M. Lanrur, Box 73, Richfield, Pa. 
S C W. Rnhu PhinliC * n any numbers. HENHAVEN 
LEGHORN DdUy UMIOnb POULTRY YARDS, Cortland, N. Y. 
DABY CHICKS AND EGGS— White Leghorns 
and Aneonas. from 600hens. Beauties. Write for 
booklet. EWING POULTRY FARM, Berrien Springs, Mich. 
1 INCOLN’S WINTER-LAYING LEGHORNS lead liens of all 
“ America in Storrs'con test Kggs, $6 per 100: chicks, 
$15 per 100. FRANCIS F. LINCOLN. Mt. Carmel, Connecticut 
Elizabeth Poultry Farm7ng" st ic“ £*Tor 
Hatching, and day-old baby chicks.from 1.5(>ilselect¬ 
ed breeding stock. S. C. W. Leghorns. Barred Bocks 
and Buff Orpingtons. Write for PRICES. Visitors 
are welcome to inspect our stock any day except 
Sunday. JOHN H WARFEL AND SON, Rohrers'town, Pa 
Pedigreed S. C. Buff Leghorns 
bred from hens with records between 219 and 267, 
mated to 251) record blood. Winners at Chicago, Los 
Angeles, Indianapolis, etc. Get blood of "F.gg Bred 
Winners.” Dr. L. HEASLEY, Box R. N., Dorr, Michigan 
OSCAWANA BROOK FARM’S 
S. C. W. LEGHORNS 
Bred for size and eggs! 
Eggs for hatching at fanners’ prices I 
Pay for fertile eggs only. 
No day-olds shipped. 
C. KRAMERS, R2, Peekskill, N. Y. 
Single Comb White Leghorn 
FOR HATCHING 
From LA UR ELTON Layers. Bred for 
Superior Egg Production and combining 
the Finest Strains of English and Ameri¬ 
can Blood. 
$8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1,000 
Baby Chicks, $20.00 per 100 
("Orders filled promptly) 
LAURELTON FARMS 
Box A Lakewood, New Jersey 
Columbian Wyandottes 
Columbian Plymouth Rocks 
Partridge Plymouth Recks 
S. C. White and Buff 
Leghorns 
WILBURTHA POULTRY F ARMS 
■ox R, Trenton Junction, N. J. 
EGGS FOR HATCHING 
BABY CHICKS 
BREEDING STOCK 
Write for free descriptive 
circular and prices of these 
healthy and vigorous- birds 
—bred for prolific egg-pro¬ 
duction as well as to win 
at the Shows. Book your 
order for eggs or day-old 
chicks NOW. 
Leghorn Farm 
Gibson Strain Day-Old Chicks 
We ship lively, hardy chicks from our 
strain of large size, vigorous breeding 
stock of bred-to-lay S. C. White Leg¬ 
horns, Barred Plymouth Rocks and 
Rhode Island Reds. 
Write For Free Catalog-SH*?,* “'.Mt 
ings and prices of Hairy Chicks, Eggs for Hatching, 
breeding stock and Indian Runner Ducklings. 
GALEN FARMS. G. F. Gibson, Owner. Drawer G. CLYDE, N Y. 
The Reliable Spring Water Strain 
Single Comb White Leghorns 
are layers and payers. Write for Booklet. 
Lay old Chicks, Eggs for Hatching. No order is too 
large or too small. Our capacity is20,000 eggs atone 
sitting. We guarantee safe delivery of chicks, and 
fertility of our eggs. We can ami will please you. 
Send in ypur order and secure n positive delivery date. 
SPRING WATER POULTRY FARM, STOCKTON. N. J.' 
Mattituck White jolCS 
are large, healthy, vigorous, and make good layers. 
Front YOUNG'S strain. $12 tier 100 
YOUNG’S and BARRON’S cross. 15 per 100 
Address. A. H. PENNY, Mattituck, New York 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS) eggs for hatching 
Fawn & White Indian Runner Ducks / and ducklings 
heavy-laying,pure white egg strains. Circular giving 
description, record, winnings, and guarantee, sent 
free PATTERSON POULTRY FARM. Clayton, New York 
Eggs from S. C.W. Leghorns I®™ c £ e y ke * 
el. Also S. C. Reds, 11. Rocks and W. Wyandottes. 
Harry ,TL Hall. 1C. No. 3, Chester Depot, Vt. 
EZRA C. CARTER, Marathon, N. Y. 
cockerels 5, C. W. Leghorn Breeder 
CHICKS Cire. explains how to breed great layers 
S C. WHITE LEGHORN EGGS for hatching. 
■ Mating list free. JESSE HOWARD, Aberdeen, Ohio 
Hatching Eggs from S. C. W. Leghorns 
bred for heavy egg production for 20 years. Headed 
by grandson of Lady Cornell. Official record was 
257 eggs. $4—1(10: 75c. setting. Chicks, May. $9—100. 
S. L. IT'RDIU, - Genoa, New York 
WHITE WYANDOTTES 
Rest General Purpose Fowl in the World 
UTILITY AN D BEAUTY COMBINER 
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la>ers and table fowl. Eggs for hatching—reason 
able prices. Send for circular 
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Main Street, - - Greenbush. Mass. 
Ship Eggs in this Box by Parcel Post 
The New \V riff hi Lgff liox is the strongest and lightest pack¬ 
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