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Damp Henhouse. 
I have a shed-roof poultry house 100s 
14 feet, seven feet front, five feet back, 
with curtain front. I keep 500 hens in 
this house without partitions. The floor 
is made of matched lumber but the litter 
is always damp in Winter. The moist¬ 
ure seems to come from below, and the 
end where the fowls congregate the most 
gets the wettest, though the floor at this 
point is two feet above the ground. If 
I should cover the floor with one-ply tar 
felt and then lay another matched floor 
over this would it then be enough drier 
to warrant the extra expense? The 
building rests on posts 18 to 24 inches 
above well-drained ground, and is not 
enclosed under floor, thus allowing free 
circulation of air. I feel certain it is 
not caused by lack of ventilation, as we 
are very particular about this, never 
closing curtains day or night unless mer¬ 
cury goes very low. j. e. Y. 
BaldwinsviUe, N. Y. 
Excessive moisture in a house built 
above ground as yours is, is proof positive 
that the method of ventilation adopted 
does not cause a sufficiently rapid or 
complete change of air to remove the 
moisture from the house before it con¬ 
denses on floor and walls. Moisture can¬ 
not come through a floor set upon posts, 
with free circulation underneath. In all 
probability, the openings in the front of 
your house are of such size or location 
that they do not permit of sufficiently 
rapid movement of the air from within 
out; otherwise the moisture laden air 
would be driven out before it became so 
saturated as to condense upon floor and 
walls. All moisture in such a house 
comes from the bodies of the fowls, and 
it is useless to insulate floors or walls; 
more efficient ventilation is the remedy. 
M. B. D. 
Ailing Turkeys. 
What could I do for the roup? We 
have only lived here for one year, but 
the roup has been the great trouble with 
the place before. Last year I turned out 
in one brood 45 young turkeys and they 
lived and grew well until they were 
wing-feathered, and then the roup set in 
and our chickens had it too. We lost 
nearly all of them. h. h. 
McDaniel, Md. 
It is possible that your turkeys had 
“blackhead” instead of roup, as they are 
more subject to the former infection and 
are, in fact, almost impossible to raise 
in many sections because of this trou¬ 
ble. There is no cure for it, so far as 
known, though keeping them onground 
not previously roamed over by turkeys 
and other fowls, and feeding them an 
abundance of soured skim-milk from the 
start are preventives. 
True roup, the symptoms of which re¬ 
semble those of a very severe cold in 
the head, is found more often among 
liens, and is to be prevented by destroy¬ 
ing the carcasses of all fowls dead of 
the disease and thoroughly cleaning up 
and disinfecting their feeding utensils 
and living quarters. The first mentioned 
should be cleaned with boiling water, or 
a chemical disinfectant like a 5% solu¬ 
tion of carbolic acid, and the quarters 
should be whitewashed with lijiie con¬ 
taining four ounces of crude carbolic acid 
to the gallon. Care must be taken 
promptly to remove all sick birds from 
the flock, as the disease spreads from 
one fowl to another, and their living 
quarters should be such as to protect 
them from taking colds, with which the 
disease is apt to start. m. b. d. 
Leg Weakness in Chicks. 
I had six Partridge Rocks hatched 
January 29, 1914; put them outside in 
a glass house for one week. Thinking 
it was too cold I put them in a warm 
cellar, on boards, with fresh sand and 
litter. After a week, or when they were 
about two weeks old, two of them got 
weak in legs and could not walk, and 
in two more weeks or when they were 
four weeks old, the remainder were af¬ 
fected the same. I asked an old chicken 
man, and he said it was leg weakness 
from being on boards, but he had never 
seen it happen until they were eight or 
10 weeks old. Will you help me out? 
New Jersey. g. b. h. 
The loss of vitality manifesting itself as 
“leg weakness” is an almost inevitable re¬ 
sult of keeping young chickens indoors and 
under artificial conditions. It is unusually 
seen at from two to four weeks of age 
and I know of no remedy or preventive 
other than to get the chicks out of doors 
and upon the ground for at least part 
of the time. I have never been able to 
keep chicks indoors for more than three 
weeks before they began to show signs 
of failing vitality but have had no trou¬ 
ble after they were placed in outdoor 
brooders and given access to the ground. 
Proper feeding with green stuff and meat 
food, and dirt and sods to scratch in, will 
help, but I know of no real remedy for 
this condition other than the outdoor life 
natural to fowls. M. B. D. 
Feeding Laying Ducks. 
I wish to know the proper rations and 
quantity to be fed to 25 Indian Runner 
ducks, to produce the best results in lay¬ 
ing season. My ducks have a good range, 
and are stuffed with bran, cornmeal and 
middlings mash, yet are not laying at 
all now, although they began laying first 
of December. I wish to know what they 
lack, or if it is possible to overfeed. 
Chambersville, Ya. J. c. C. 
I would suggest the following. A mash 
mixed to moist or crumby consistency 
made as follows: Two parts wheat mid¬ 
dlings, two parts ground oats, one part 
cornmeal, one part meat meal, 10 per 
cent by weight of grit, 10 per cent by 
weight oyster shell. Mix with these 
equal parts by bulk of some finely 
chopped green food and feed it in long 
troughs, so that all fowls can get access 
to it at the same time. Feed this mix¬ 
ture three times a day, giving enough 
each time so that the birds will clean it 
up in 15 minutes. A. L. c. 
Feeding Green Bone. 
Will it be safe and good for little 
chicks when about three weeks old to 
give them about three to four times a 
week some green cut bones? How much 
should be fed each time to about 100 
chicks or would beef scraps be better 
for them? Please advise about same for 
laying hens. e. F. 
New York. 
A good grade of beef scraps is to be 
preferred to green cut bone for young 
chicks, though the latter may be spar¬ 
ingly fed after the chicks are two or 
three weeks old. A “pinch” to each 
chick, gradually increasing the amount 
as they become older, may be given two 
or three times weekly. It is a better 
food for laying hens, though they may 
be overfed upon it if judgment is not 
used. Perhaps a half ounce per hen, 
twice a week, would usually be about 
right. Cutting bone is an exceedingly 
laborious job and where power is not 
at hand for this purpose few poultrymen 
will overfeed of it for any great length 
of time. m. B. D. 
Mating Breeding Pens. 
How many two-year-old R. I. Reds 
can I use for breeders with two cockerels, 
changing once a week in the same coop? 
One breeder tells me 50. w. J. w. 
Connecticut. 
Two vigorous cockerels should be suf¬ 
ficient for 50 hens of the larger breeds, 
though if only one is permitted in the 
pen at a time, I should change them 
oftener than once a week. Every day, 
or every other day, would be better. If 
these hens have the liberty of a yard, I 
should consider it as well to keep both 
cockerels with the flock, but if they are 
closely confined, better results might be 
obtained from alternating them. 
M. B. D. 
White or Brown Eggs. —Last season 
country egg buyers in this locality dis¬ 
criminated between white and brown or 
mixed eggs. Previously no difference 
had been made to the producer, so people 
with small flocks of white-egg hens could 
not realize the advantage which white 
eggs hold above other eggs. People with 
large flocks crate and ship their own eggs. 
The demand for white eggs has been ex¬ 
treme this year and flocks of white-egg 
hens are far in excess of other kinds, yet 
few eggs could be obtained. At one time 
50 cents a dozen was paid for white eggs, 
while 46 cents was given for brown and 
mixed eggs. An occasional buyer who 
had special contracts, offered 75 cents 
a dozen for choice white eggs. Con¬ 
sumers, knowing of these prices, thought 
poultrymen must be getting rich, but 
though prices were high, few producers 
got much money, for they did not have 
the eggs. One flock of R. I. Reds in 
our neighborhood gave good returns of 
brown eggs during all the period of high 
places. Prices have dropped now and 
are running from 28 to 32 cents. 
New York. c. M. 
Mrs. Newlygilt : “That’s a pretty 
good-lookin’ one. Show me that.” The 
Piano Salesman: “That’s one of our 
finest instruments. I sold one just like it 
to Mrs. De Frazzle. Solid mahogany, 
seven and a half octaves.” Mrs. Newly- 
gilt: “Seven and a half? Send me one 
with eight.”—Cleveland Plain Dealei\ 
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POULTRY ADVOCATE, Dept 88, Syracuse, S.T. 
Jocoy’s Setting' Hen Breaker - *”®! 
work without shutting her up, His R. I. Whites 
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Booklet free. JOCOY’S POULTRY FARM, Towanda, Pa. 
White its for prices on 
OYSTER SHELL LIME BONE MEAL 
CANADA AND COW PEAS 
CHICK FEED, BEEF SCRAP and CHARCOAL 
Lawn Meed, Timothy, Clover, Rape, Vetch, etc. 
CHARLES H, REEVE S CO., Inc., 179 West St., New Y*rk 
Don’t Kill Your Baby Chicks with Poor Feed 
Our SPECIAL CHICK FEED 
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Poultry Netting 
Parcel Post Egg Boxes ^ndtilleks® 
H. K. BRUNNER, 45 Harrison St.,New York 
Write for Circular Eggs for hatching. Day old 
CIPUT DDrrnc chicks and ducklings. You 
CJUni DnCCUd cannot buy stronger vitality. 
SC Af'OFC SH0H0LA FRUIT & POULTRY FARM, 
HUnLa Shohola, - • Pennsylvania 
DUFF WHITE LEU HORNS, S. 0. R. I. REDS—Eggra 90c. par 15; 
D $1.50 per 30. Mottled Anconaa, Bl. Minorcan, eggs $1.00 per 
15; $1.75 per 30. Catalogue free. John A. Roth, Quaker town, Pa. 
CGG 8 FOR HATCHING from thoroughbred stock at live 
C and let live prices. Rhode Inland Reds. Both Combs. $1 ]>er 
15 ; $3 per 50 ; $5 per 100. Sicilian Buttercups, $2 per 15. Write 
for mating list. J. M. DRI MM, Merecrsburg, Pa. 
RLUK RIBBON STRAIN WHITE WYAN- 
D DOTTIi HATCHING EGGS. $1 per dozen 
by mail. Send cheek, money or money-order. 
HESSIAN HILL FARM, Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
WhifpWvamlnttps THflT LflY Eggs from tw0 
YYUiieVYydUUOlies penS( headed by cockerels 
imported direct from Tom Barron. Also eggs from 
other pens. Circular. WM. J. THOMSON, Delhi, N. Y. 
AND s!c. W.YeGHORN tggS fOfHcitCllillg hrfd.Vnre 
stock. $1 per 15. M. W. BELL, Haddonfield, New Jersey 
W WYANflflTT F«—bred from $50 trio; elegant 
Hi n IHIIUUI Ikv shape and color. Wonder¬ 
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Silver Laced Wyandottes-Xte^isS!^ 
Send for feathers. F. M. SWART, Margaretville, N. Y. 
White Wyandottes-BSLS'' ! ir. r „i . 5 
THOMAS C. GORDON, - Brockport, N. Y. 
Whlto >nntf o«- ,, <> n honor since 1901.” Eggs, 
VTfllie UtJIieS $2-15; $7-100. Day-old chicks! 
$5—25; $9—50. AisoS. C. BUFF LEGHORNS. Eggs, $1.50— 
35; $0-100. Day-old chicks. $4-25; $7.50—50. WHITE 
FAVERQLLES. Eggs,$4-15; $7-30. LAKENVELDERS. Eggs, 
$3—15; $5—30. Remember, yonrUltimate Satisfaction 
means my Permanent Success. Matings and Price 
List free. Ownland Farm, Box 497, So. Hammond, N Y. 
0*111 BLACK LEGHORNS laid $820 worth of eggs in 
“ ■ ** one year. Circular free tolling about them. 
William C. Merrill, North Sanford, Broome Co., N.Y. 
Black Leghorns 
the kind that lay. A. E. HAMPTON, Box 205, Pittstown, N. J. 
DOSE COMB BROWN LEGHORN EGGS for hatch- 
Tl mg. One dollar for thirteen. Also could procure K. I 
Reds and White Leghorns. LEON I,. SACK, Crown Point, y.f 
THE FARMERS FAVORITE WINTER LAYERS-WHITE 0RPING- 
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Catalogue free. W. R. STEVENS, Culver Road, Lyons, N.Y. 
CGGS for HATCHING— WhiteOrpingtons,Barred Rocks, 
I- Dark Brahmas, White Pekin Ducks. Prizewin¬ 
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S. C. Buff ORPINGTONS 
scientifically line-bred for 10 years to develop size, 
color and heavy egg-production, as well as prize¬ 
winning qualities. Snnswick Orpingtons are 
great utility fowls. Cockerels make fine, largo 
liroilers and capons. Hens are great layers. 1.000 
yearling fowls now for sale at very reasonable 
prices. Eggs for Hatching amlDay-Old Chicks. Book 
your order now. Write today for FREE catalog. 
SUNSWICK POULTRY FARM 
Rufus Oelafield, Owner Box N SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N. J. 
nmm/C THAT I I Vp—A limited number of day- 
UniOhO InMI Live old chicks for sale during 
April. Write to MAPLEWOOD FARM, Cheshire, Connecticut 
THOROUGHBRED POULTRY—Best 20 varie- 
* ties. Healthy, vigorous stock. Good layers. Eggs, 
15, $1: 40. $2. Catalog. H. K. Mohr, R.No.3,Quakertown, Pa. 
MAMMOTH flCCCC CBGO— 35c. each. delivered 
TOULOUSE ULCOCCUUO CRANDALL FARMS, Albion.N.Y. 
sale— Indian Runners—Fawn and White Strain 
$1.50 each. Eggs for hatching, 75c. doz.; $4 per KO. 
Also Pittsfield Barred Rocks at $1.25 per doz. 
Mrs. GEORGE DAVIDSON, R. F. 0. 1, Annapolis, Maryland 
Indian Runner Duck Eggs~ff™ ?|d 13 in?: 
where in U. S. CRANDALL FARMS, Albion, New York 
White Indian Runner Duck 
$1,50 per 13. FRED S. 0EY0E, Hunter, Greene Co., N. Y. 
INDIAN RUNNKR Dork Kggs for Hatch¬ 
ing. English pencilled, white-egg strain, $1.50 for 
13. delivered. Drakes, S1.50 each 
ROTO SALT COMPANY - Union Springs, N. Y. 
RH Variotioo chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, 
UU V dl lullGO GUINEAS and HARES. Stock and eggs. 00- 
page catalogue free. H.A. S0U0ER, Box 29,Sellersville, Pa. 
SiSAmerican Dominiques KMigK 
pjFAFOWL—100 Peafowl—beautiful birds, $15 pair. Pheas- 
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.Squirrels, Ferrets, ami all kinds of birds and 
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ties. LAST DONEGAL 
—Send 2 e stamp for Illustrated 
price list describing 35 varie- 
POULTRY YARDS, MARIETTA. PA. 
April 4, 
RHODE ISLAND REDS 
The famous Vibert flock of beautiful, brilliant, glow¬ 
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comb thoroughbreds. Not uncertain layers mated 
to males from uncertain layers, but specially selected, 
lonn backed, low tailed, certified trapnested record lay¬ 
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heaviest winter egg production, with yearly trapnest 
layinp rates nf 211 to 267 eggs; bred away from broodiness, 
and mated to large, vigorous, brilliant red males out 
of heaviest trapnest record layers. Heaviest winter 
laying, largo, hardy Reds 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, gatherea 
hourly, shipped daily, delivered when wanted, guaranteed 
unbroken. Vibert Vitality Day 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, 
eourteous, strictly upright dealings. Mating book¬ 
let upon receipt of stamp. 
VIBERT RED FARM, Box 1, Weston, New Jersey 
RJ.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; 59 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, Geneieo. N. Y. 
INT'L EGG LAYING CONTEST 
COLONIAL REOS WIN over overy 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, 1 94 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¬ 
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their subscribers. Shipments made to forty-six States the 
past year. COl.OfilAL FARM, Ho x O, Temple, Kan Hampshire 
Qino- P Pnmh RpHq— Selected Fall and Winter iay- 
OlllglC 0UIII U ncUo ols Eggs forhatchingaspecial- 
ty. II per 15; 56 per 100; Five dollars the 100 in 500lot*- 
Fertility guarantee. Laying pullets. $1.50; Cocker, 
els, $2.50 oacli. A. Quackenbush, Box 192, Darien. Conn. 
R. I. Reds, Indian Runner Ducks 
Eggs for hatching. Breeding stock. 
Sinclair Smith, 603 5th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Austin’s 200 Egg Strain S. C. R. I. Redi 
Standard bred; high record stock; red to the 
Bkin, Eggs for hatching, $1.50 to $10 per 
setting (15 ) Utility eggs, $7.50 per 100. 90% fer¬ 
tility, and safe delivery guaranteed. Chick*. 
AUSTIN S POULTRY FARM. Box 17, Center Harbor. N. H. 
R P Rode EXCLUSIVELY-If you want the best R. 
i\. V». ivcua (j. Rhode Island Eggs that are fully 
guaranteed, at a satisfactory price, write for cata¬ 
logue. Roiinokc Poultry Farm, Sewell, New Jersey 
S. C. Reds, Dark Brnlima cockerels, $3.50; 
S. C. I?. Leghorn cockerels, $1.50; It. C. and 
S. C. HKI) laying liens. $3.00. Won 76 ribbons (hi* 
Aeanou, including New York and Philadelphia. Kggs and chix. 
Mating list free. Illverdale Poultry Farm, Riverdale, Jf. J 
Baby Chicks & Ducklings h s or £ ^nli™!?: 
From Youngs’ strain. Prize winners at Madison 
Square Garden, 1913. Mating list free. BEAVER DAM 
POULTRY FARM, Harry Tweddle, Prop , Montgomery, N. V. 
Burnett's Special During April 
Wonderful Egg record stock. Eggs at 5 and 6 cents 
each. 100 Hons laid 90 eggs a day during very cold 
weather. See our other advertisement in this 
issue. Send for April special. Bulletin at once. 
W. L. BURNETT, Prop. Colticnham Poultry Yards. Rocklet, N.Y. 
Barred Rock EGGS 
From birds laying better than any American birds 
at Storrs’. Large, healthy, vigorous stock; good 
type and color. If you want to hatch some good 
Barred Rocks I can supply the eggs at $2 per 15: $6 
per 50. FOUR ACRES, A. L. Vreeland, PropT, Nutley, N. J. 
BARRED ROCKS 
Eggs—$1 per 15; $3.50 per 100. Baby chick*. 
B. H, IIFNION, - Brockport, New York 
PURE BRED BARRED ROCK EGGS 
E. B. Thompson's strain. 15 for $1.50; 100 for 15. 
H. W. ELMENDORF, - Raven*. N. Y. 
BARRED ROCKSTter°"i 
Borne of tho best strains. Pullet line only. Egg*. 
$1 per 15; $5 per 100 . Send for mating list. 
Gil AS. T. DOWNING, It. 1>. 8, Went Cheater, Pa. 
Fffffc fnr Hatphino— BflRRED R0CKS - G00 ° layers. 
L 550 lUI IIdlUIIIll^. Pens are headed with Cocker¬ 
els from Pittsfield Heavy-Laying strain. 80c. per 
15; $1 per 100. 8. H. MILL Kit, Hague, N. Y. 
G iant bronze turkey eggs, $ 4.00 P « 10 
RHODE ISLAND RED EGGS, $1.00 per 15 
INDIAN RUNNER DUCK EGGS, $1.00per 12 
H. J. VAN DYKE, GETTYSBURG. PENNSYLVANIA 
Wild & Bronze Turkey Eggs-ifiiK." 
2 c. stamp, showing pure wild gobbler from the 
mountain. VALLEY VIEW POULTRY FARM. Belleville, Pa. 
White Holland Turkeys F Sfl 0 L E 
Mrs ROBERT DAVIS 
Cumberland, Virginia 
MAPLE COVE POULTRY YARDS^>tM 
try; 200-egg strain: breeders and eggs. Send 2 -cenl 
stamp for illustrated catalogue. Route 24, Athens, Pa. 
Infertile Eggs REPLACED 
AT HALF PRICE. S. C. W. Leghorn hatching eggs, 
from high-producing strain, $5 and $6 per 1U0. 
lit) 'I Kit POULTRY FARM 
E. H. A C. W. Hastings, Props , Box B44, Homer. New York 
D A D V PUinirc and eggs for hatching. 
DAD I unlulvo for heavy laying S. C. 
White Leghorn Hens mated to Tom Barron cock¬ 
erels, also from one pen pure Barron stock. 
G BRUNDAGE, Salisbury Mills, Orange Co., New York 
PFSLE’S 65 Varieties 
f AND and Water Fowls. Farm. 
D raised stock, with egos In season. 
Send 2c for my valuable illustrated de¬ 
scriptive Poultry Book for 191 < Write 
Henry Pfile, Box 674 Freeport, III. 
*>C tfADICTICQ Chickens, Ducks, Geese, 
OU ¥Amt I ICd Turkeys, O. I. C. Hogs, 
STOCK AN W EGGS. REDUCED PRICES. 
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