1914. 
THE) RURAb NEW-YORKER 
647 
The Henyard. 
SENDING EGGS TO CUSTOM HATCHERS. 
At this particular season of the year 
a good many people are planning how 
many chickens they can possibly get 
hatched, and how they will do it, with 
very little thought of how they will raise 
them. To meet this demand on the part 
of the American poultry lovers, custom 
hatcheries have sprung up all over the 
country. They have certainly filled a 
long-felt want. It is a calling that is 
full of tribulations for both hatcher and 
customer. The custom hatcher is bound 
to receive a great many complaints, even 
though he does his work with the utmost 
skill, because many people believe that an 
egg is an egg, and will hatch if properly 
incubated. This is not a fact, as the 
hatchability of the egg is influenced by 
all sorts of conditions before it reaches 
the incubator. 
The first point to insure good, strong 
fertile eggs is comfortable, well-ventilated 
Winter quarters, such quarters as will 
insure perfect health of the breeding 
fowl. In the second place, the male at 
the head of the pen or flock must be 
active, not too closely related to the hens, 
and must be a bird that matured quickly 
for the breed. 
There is a good deal said about the 
influence of feed on fertility, and the 
general opinion seems to be that a too 
heavy green bone diet reduces fertility, 
and the feeding of sprouted oats works 
just the other way. However, the feed¬ 
ing ration should be such as to supply all 
the demands for protein, carbohydrates, 
etc., and a list of such rations can be 
obtained from your experiment stations, 
and good feeding schedules are often 
given in the columns of this paper. 
It is not wise to try to hatch eggs over 
two weeks old, and eggs saved for hatch¬ 
ing should be turned at least every other 
day, handling the eggs just as little as 
possible. Again, dirty eggs are not apt 
to hatch as well, and washing them 
makes the egg porous and less apt to 
hatch, so it is best to discard the dirty 
eggs entirely. These conditions may be 
avoided by keeping the hens confined 
during muddy weather and seeing that 
the nests have clean straw and that the 
eggs are gathered every hour or so. 
Many eggs that come to the hatcher 
seem to have too hard a shell, and it is 
well not to over-feed shell-making ra¬ 
tions at breeding time. 
In spite of all these conditions, eggs 
will sometimes run very infertile and in 
such cases a change of males is probably 
the only remedy, but it is a good plan to 
make fertility tests in a small way sev¬ 
eral weeks before the bulk of the season’s 
hatch is on. p. l. w. 
Rough Eggs. 
What is the cause of my pullets lay¬ 
ing rough eggs, and can it be helped? 
Are the eggs fit to set when in that con¬ 
dition? w. Y. B. 
New York. 
I do not know that the cause of rough 
shells is known, or that anything can be 
done to help it. It would be better not to 
breed from fowls that persistently lay 
rough-shelled eggs, though an occasional 
one may be found in any Hock. I should 
see that the pullets had plenty of lime 
in the shape of oyster shells, and should 
expect that the trouble would gradually 
disappear. Very rough shelled eggs 
should not be incubated as they are more 
porous than smooth-shelled ones and it 
is possible that the tendency to lay that 
kind may be inherited. M. b. d. 
Imperfect Eggs. 
I have two chicks 4 l /> months old, 
Black Miuorcas. They lay eggs about 
the size of a pigeon’s egg and no yolk in 
it. I got one about a month ago and 
three now in four days. I feed my flock, 
mornings whole oats and buckwheat, 
scattered in litter; noon I make a mash 
with boiled barley, wheat, bran and mid¬ 
dlings and table scraps; night oats and 
buckwheat. We give them lukewarm 
water three times a day, have plenty of 
grit, old lime wall for lime, and char¬ 
coal. Is this a sickness in these chicks? 
Alpine, N. Y. n. v. 
Small, yolkless eggs are frequently 
found when pullets begin laying and need 
cause no uneasiness. They will do better 
with a little practice, and your Black 
Miuorcas should produce large, hand¬ 
some, eggs such as are characteristic of 
this variety. m. u. D, 
The young pastor was musically in¬ 
clined, and frequently sang duets with a 
member of his choir. Recently he arose 
to announce the music for the morning 
service, and this is what he said in his 
agitation: “Miss Blank will now sing, 
‘Oh, ITad I the Wings of a Dove, I 
Would Fly Away,’ accompanied by the 
pastor.”—Credit Lost. 
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EDGE HILL SILICA ROCK CO. 
Box J New Brunswick, N. J. 
k—Five vigorous strains, 
bred to lay—S. 0. White 
Leghorn, Light Brahma, Black Langshang, Anco- 
nns, White Wyandotte—$4 per hundred; $1 per 
fifteen. KOKIN SON KUOS., Plain City, Ohio 
Single Comb Rhode Island Reds^mis%ery 
dark red birds and great layers. Eggs and chicks. 
Mating list on request. A E. ADAMS, Stony Creek,N.Y. 
T RAP-NETSKD S. C. K I. RKDS-A11 breed¬ 
ing Cockerels from over 200-egg hens. Eggs and 
chicks for sale. A. ALLAN, JR., Newport, Rhode Island 
Day-Old Chicks^Tl u£ 
horns—$9 per 100. GEO. FROST, Levanna, Cayuga Co. N Y. 
P URE ROSE C. BROWN LEGHORN COCKERELS for breed¬ 
ers. I C. HAWKINS. R. 3, Middletown. New York 
Wild Mallard Duck Eggs 
birds. $1 for 13. ARROWHEAD, Milton,Vermont 
M ammoth pekin decks eggs— n,$i; 
White China Geese, 2,5e each. 
Maude Perkins, Ocean View Farm, Newburyport, Mass. 
THE BEST ON 
LONG ISLAND 
Winners at both N. Y. shows. White Cornish fowls, 
the ideal breed for broilers. R. C. Rods— Winter lay- 
ers.Whitn Guineas and Bronr.aTurkeys. Fertile eggs 
that hatch. RIOGELEIGH F. & P. FARM. Huntington. L. |.,N Y 
PEKIN DUCKS 
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Its use revolutionizes life in the country on a farm. 
As a general thing I personally feed and water all 
my hens, for all day. between 7.30 and 9 a. m. Be- 
when price was 30 cts. doz. Some labor contrast 
between that and making $27 worth of milk a day. 
Catalogue and price list on application. 
O. W. MAl'ES, - - Middletown, N. Y. 
B ABY CHICKS—Campines, Silver-Golden. S C. 
W. Leghorns. Range raised consistent egg pro¬ 
ducers. Catalogue free. S. 0. HALL, Box N, Seville, Ohio 
Silver Campines, White Orpingtons, Anconas 
Prize stock. Extraordinary layers. Eggs, Chicks. 
ALGONQUIN FARMS, - Awesbury, Mass. 
SALE-Baby Chicks and Hatching Eggs 
Silver Campines and White Wyandottes. Good 
stock—reasonable prices. 
MOHAWK LODGE FARM. Cornwall, Conn. 
A NCONAS. WHITE GRPINGT0NS,R. I.REDS-Grand vigor¬ 
ous heavy-laying strains. Eggs, Baby Chicks. Now 
ready for Immediate Delivery. Illustrated catalogue | 
free. Silverton Poultry Farm, Box 7, East Syracuse, N. Y. 
PARKS STRAIN BARRED ROCKS 
Brooders headed by Males from the Higli Pedigree 
Pens of J. W. Parks for Eight Years. Eggs Testing 1 
over 90% giving us 00 to 7UV Hatches $3 per 50: $0 
per 100 THE M ACKEY FARMS, Gilboa, N.Y. 
BARRED ROCK BABY CHICKS 
12 CTS. EACH 
500 for $55, from large, vigorous farm range hens. 
Strong, liveable chicks. 
Miss JOSEPHINE CARPENTER, Gouverneur, N.Y. 
BARRED R0CKE6BS^^£KrJ^r B S 
$6 per 100. Fawn and White Runner Duck Eggs. $1 
per 12; $0 per 100. J. I. HERETER, R. D. 4, Gettysburg, Pa. 
AM MOTH PEKIN lH’CK KGI5S-41 per 12: *3.50 
per 50. Prizewinner*. OKU.IVU.fUMSO.N, Handers, 3. J. 
Dl A f* 17 I ftklPCUAMC for Winter layers. The 
DLAulV LAnUOnAIlO coming fowl, k—s for 
hatching. $3 per setting (15). T. B. Ilt-il.h, Sandwich, Muss. 
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 
FOR 
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TOM RARLiON’S STRAIN 
S. C. W. Leghorn Eggs for Seal 
DAVID COX, - Box 83, Tyrrell, Ohio 
Single Comb White Leghorns Baby U “h e /x! 
Eggs for hatching. Send for circular. MEADOW 
VIEW POULTRY FARM. Lack Bax 106. Suffield. Connecticut 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Eggs—selected—$5—100. Chicks—selected—312—100. 
Mating list. 
J. K. CASTER I INE, Orchard Park, N. Y. 
Barron S. G. White Leghorn Cockerels 
EGGS FOR HATCHING. 
M. LINDSAY. - - Cutchogue, L. I. 
S.C.W. LEGHORN CHICKS AND EGGS 
Chicks. $10 per 100. Eggs, $5 per 100. Breeders have 
free range. 
Fernwood Poultry Farm, Box 2, Salt Point, N. Y. 
UfHITE HOLLAND TURKEYS AND WHITE WY 
■* AND0TTES. Pekin Duck Eggs. Seven years'careful 
breeding. Hundreds of unsolicited testimonials. Sa. 
tisfactiou guaranteed. II.W. Anderson, Stewartstown.Pa. 
Bully Good White LegiiornGhicks 
April 6; $15 per 100; June 29. $9.60; hatches every 
Monday; safe delivery guaranteed. Good circular 
free; with proofs of quality, and schedule or prices. 
GEORGE PHILLIPS, - R. 202, Seymour, Conn. 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
Eggs . , $ 6.00 pei 100 
Baby Chix 12.00 ** 
WHITE ROCKS 
Eggs . . $ 7.00 per 100 
Baby Chix 15.00 
4000 Hens on free range, on 
separate farms 
Safe arrival and fertility guaranteed. 
WilUatu II. Tr ii slow, Strouds burp, Pa. 
BUFF ORPINGTON EGGS 
Cook strain, at reasonable price, rest of the season. 
One dollar per setting -six for five. Silver Oampine 
eggs, two fifty iter setting. Jacobus Kennedy strain. 
Orpington, Campine and White Leghorn Cockerels. 
Charles E. Henderson, Austerlitz, Columbia Co., N. Y. 
S.C. White Leghorn Fggsfor Hatching 
by the sitting or thousand. A IsoBABY CHICKS from vi¬ 
gorous, heavy-laving stock. TOM BARRON and Wyckoff 
strains. Prices Low. Fertility and safe arrival 
guaranteed. Circulars free. R. T. EWING, Atlantic, Pa. 
—E very pan 
headed by prize¬ 
winners (Ringlet strain). Eggs, $2 per 15; 3 settings 
for $5. L’tility eggs (free range) $1 per 15. Few fine 
cockerels 43 and up. l»r. Dayman, llox R 4S, Dov lesion n. Ca. 
“Perfection” Barred Rocks 
N. A. Contest 
282 E sss 
-ENGLISH 200-EGG STRAIN- 
Mo. Contests 
258 £ gg s 
WORLD S CHAMPION LAYERS. 
Experts state this to be the most profitable poultry in America 
today. 1st Prize and Cup winners Mo. contest and Phila. 
N. A. contest, I9H. Hatching eggs and chicks-S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. WHITE WYANDOTTES. 
BUFF ORPINGTONS, S. C. R. I. REIDS. Free Catalog gives valuable information that will increase your 
egg yield. PENNA. POULTRY FARM. Office : 2029 Pearl Street, Lancaster, Pa. 
