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THE RURAL NEW-YOR 
October 31, 
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:: The Favorite Hen :: I 
Thirty Women Enter Birds 
......... 
A rrangements have now ail been 
made for entering the egg-laying con¬ 
test. We printed the names of the 
women who furnish these hens last 
month, and in order to make doubly sure 
that all understand, we print them again 
as follows: 
WHITE LEGHORNS. 
1. Mrs. N. D. Rand, New York. 
2. Mrs. Lewis ,T. Happich, New York. 
3. Mrs. V. D. Miller, Ohio. 
4. Mrs. A. J. Skellie, New York. 
5. Mrs. C. L. Todd, Virginia. 
6. Mrs. Walter Fletcher, Pennsylvania. 
7. Miss Tillie B. Cloud, Pennsylvania. 
8. Mrs. Josephine Hollenbach, Pennsyl¬ 
vania. 
9. Mrs. W. E. Phelps, Pennsylvania. 
10. Mrs. L. E. Ililborn, New York. 
RHODE ISLAND REDS. 
1. Mrs. Carrie Bliss, Virginia. 
2. Mrs. E. S. Marlatt, New Jersey. 
3. Mrs. T. Seliwenk, Connecticut. 
4. Miss Ethel A. Pierce, New Hamp¬ 
shire. 
5. Mrs. Samuel O. Travis, New York. 
G. Mrs. W. R. Merrick, Massachusetts. 
7. Miss Edna M. Porter, New York. 
8. Mrs. Andrew .T. Wilson, Connecticut. 
9. Mrs. E. P. Andrews, New York. 
10. Mrs. Cecil Farnham, Maine. 
THE MIXED BREED. 
1. Mrs. F. M. Earl, Connecticut, White 
Wyandotte. 
2. Mrs. A. N. Conell, New York, White 
Wyandotte. 
3. Mrs. R. W. Stevens, New York, 
White Wyandotte. 
4. Mrs. W. S. Walters, Michigan, 
Barred Rock. 
5. Mrs. G. L. Rothgeb, Virginia, Barred 
Rock. 
G. Misses Osier & Wilcox, New York, 
Barred Bock. 
7. Mrs. Robert H. Wood, New York. 
White Rock. 
8. Mrs. Joseph di Fabrizio, New Jersey, 
Black Minorca. 
9. Mrs. Emma H. Wood, New York, 
Buff Orpington. 
10. Mrs. Edwin Walker, Massachusetts. 
Buff Orpington. 
These birds will all be entered in the 
regular egg-laying contest at Storrs. 
Conn., which begins on November 1. It 
has required considerable management to 
have these entries properly made and 
classified. In order to make sure that the 
hens would not be mixed up, leg bands 
were sent to each of the parties named. 
These bands were all numbered and are 
to be put upon the left leg of the hen. 
For example, the “Leghorn” band will be 
numbered from 1 to 10 in the order here 
given. The hen belonging to Mrs. Rand 
will wear a band marked L No. 1, and so 
on through the list of hens. This number 
will also appear upon the outside of the 
crate when the hen is shipped. At the 
College the authorities will have a com¬ 
plete list of the names of the owners and 
also ot the numbers on the hens, and 
when the pen is entered the hens will 
carry the contest numbers on another 
band to correspond with their numbers in 
this list. In that way there will be no 
chance of mixing them up or not having 
them identified. 
Tags bearing the numbers were sent 
to each of the 30 women who have en¬ 
tered the contest. They are expected to 
send the birds early in the last week of 
October, so that they may reach the con¬ 
test a few days in advance of the start, 
and thus give time for safe arrival and 
a few days of rest before the contest 
opens. In this way we hope to make a 
good clear start under the best of condi¬ 
tions. Very great interest is being taken 
in this favorite hen competition, and for 
many reasons, we believe it will prove 
one of the most popular features yet in¬ 
troduced into a contest of this sort. We 
believe these hens will represent the bet¬ 
ter class of farm docks. Our understand¬ 
ing is that none of these owners can be 
called expert breeders. They have sim¬ 
ply developed good flocks in their own 
way, but yet we shall not be at all sur¬ 
prised if the outcome shows that many 
of our farm women have actually de¬ 
veloped a very superior strain of poultry. 
After the contest starts we shall give 
from week to week or month to mouth a 
regular report of the eggs laid, the food 
consumed, and egg profit of the hens and 
many other things which will interest 
poultry people generally. We also have 
in mind several features which will be in¬ 
troduced from time to time to liven up the 
contest. 
A Pest of Fleas. 
OULD you advise me how to get rid 
of fleas? It may be your paper does 
not go into families that have such, 
but fleas are like calamities; they are 
liable to come to anyone. We never had 
them before. They seem to be quite num¬ 
erous just now. Will they go away when 
cold weather comes? We think they 
came from the cat. The cat is now under 
the sod. n. c. 
Massachusetts. 
The correspondent is undoubtedly right 
in thinking that the troublesome fleas 
came from the cat. Probably in nine 
cases > rt cf ten where fleas appear and 
become annoying in a household in the 
East, at least, they originate from some 
pet dog or cat. The afflicted pet comes 
in contact with some neglected animal of 
its kind and catches the infection of fleas. 
If the cat or dog be left without atten¬ 
tion the fleas will go on developing inde¬ 
finitely. 
The first thing to do then to get rid of 
fleas is to kill the dog or cat or free them 
absolutely from the pests. The corres¬ 
pondent followed the most sure and effect¬ 
ive method of destroying the origin of flea 
infestation when the cat was put “under 
the sod.” On the other hand, a cat or 
dog may be retained if proper care is fol¬ 
lowed in keeping them free of these pests. 
For example, a three per cent, solution 
of creolin made by putting four teaspoon¬ 
fuls in a quart of water will kill fleas on 
a dog. The animal may be bathed in this 
solution if desired. For a cat a two per 
cent, solution should be used, as its skin 
is a little more sensitive than that of a 
dog. After the animal is freed from the 
pest the house still remains a problem, 
for invariably the insects have become 
more or less scattered throughout the 
rooms frequented by the cat or dog. This 
part of the fight often becomes strenuous 
and long drawn out. 
If the infestation is severe the carpets 
should be removed from the floors and the 
latter washed with a strong solution of 
soap and water. If there are large cracks 
in the floor they should be treated with 
kerosene or gasoline and then filled with 
some crack filler. Cracks beneath the 
baseboards should be treated with gaso¬ 
line or kerosene. The carpets should be 
hung in the sunlight, beaten thoroughly 
and in extreme cases sprayed with gaso¬ 
line. One must not be deluded in believ¬ 
ing that one treatment will always suffice. 
In many instances the work may have to 
be repeated more than once, as fleas are 
persistent and increase rapidly. 
Dr. Henry Skinner of Philadelphia 
says that he has had very satisfactory 
success in destroying fleas by the use of 
naphthaline flakes. He took one room at 
a time and scattered five pounds of flake 
napthaline on the floor and then closed 
the room for 24 hours. Other rooms were 
treated in the same way, the flakes be¬ 
ing simply transfered from room to room. 
He says “it proved to be a perfect remedy 
and very inexpensive. 
The Smoke Cure for Skunks. 
NE night last week the dog had a bat¬ 
tle with a skunk, and succeeded in 
routing him, although with the usual con¬ 
sequences which follow when a skunk is 
stirred up. The dog, however, was very 
proud of his victory, and just as our peo¬ 
ple were sitting down to enjoy break¬ 
fast, the dog came running up from the 
barn wagging his tail, and saying, as only 
a dog can : “Look at me! I am a farm 
defender. I have conquered the enemy.” 
There was a bunch of flowers on the 
table, the peaches were extra fine that 
morning, and it was a breakfast to en¬ 
joy, yet there was a general stampede 
when the good dog looked in at the kitch¬ 
en door still wagging his tail. He was 
driven away with no gentle hand, and is 
probably still wondering why his humble 
efforts to please were not appreciated. 
Breakfast is the beginning of the day, 
and that day was spoiled for the majority 
of our people. The skunk is not a desir¬ 
able character, although in his capacity 
of grub-destroyer and worm-eater he is a 
friend of humanity. We can get rid of 
him, but what to do with the influence he 
leaves behind him is frequently a prob¬ 
lem. We have known reputable farmers 
who stood well at home, in the com¬ 
munity, and in the church, who have been 
obliged to partake of their meals out in 
the woodshed for several days after an 
encounter with a skunk. Therefore he 
who can devise some method of relieving 
such a situation is a public benefactor. 
That is what we think on receiving the 
following letter. Mr. Iluse admits that 
his statement may look “fishy,” but he is 
prepared absolutely to vouch for its suc¬ 
cess in his case. We print it as an ad¬ 
dition to the literature of the skunk, and 
there may be energetic and patriotic peo¬ 
ple among our readers who are willing to 
try this experiment and report its success 
or failure to us. 
Most of us instinctively relinquish our 
right to the road whenever we meet a 
skunk, whether we have on our best 
clothes or only old duds. The apparent 
ruining of the clothes is one of the most 
serious inconveniences of being hit. It is 
not necessary to bury the clothes in order 
to remove the odor. Smoke will do the 
trick. I had been told of its efficacy, and 
a while ago when I received a full charge 
in the face and over the entire front of 
my clothing I hastened to try it. I made 
a smudge of wet hay and stood in the 
smoke about 20 minutes in the aggregate. 
The only other thing that I did was to 
wash my hands and face in clear water 
before trying the smofce. The odor was 
removed so completely that when I went 
in to supper about two hours later, with 
the same clothes on, no one had any idea 
that I had been near a skunk. This may 
not work so well in every case, but it is 
worth trying. I jiass it along. 
v ii. nuSE. 
Lousy Poultry Can’t Pay 
Lice-infested poultry are a con¬ 
stant loss to the poultryman. Lice 
suck the rich lifeblood from poul¬ 
try, stunt the growth of young 
chicks and rob you of your well 
earned dollars. These pests re¬ 
duce the hens’ laying ability. 
Buy an effective louse killer and 
use it liberally. 
DR. HESS 
INSTANT LOUSE KILLER 
Kills Lice Instantly. Sprinkle 
it thoroughly on lousy hens, rub 
it well under the wings and neck, 
put it in the dust bath, in the 
nests, roosts and cracks. Instant 
Louse Killer also kills lice on farm 
stock, bugs on cucumber, squash 
and melon vines, cab¬ 
bage worms, slugs on 
rose bushes. Comes in 
handy sifting-top cans. 
1 lb. 25c; 3 lbs. 60c;cxcepfi 
in Canada and tar West. 
If not at your dealer’s, write— 
DR. HESS & CLARK 
Ashland, Ohio 
MAKE HENS LAY 
By feeding raw bone. Its egg-producing value is foul 
times that of grain. Eggs more fertile, chicks morn 
vigorous, broilers earlier, fowls heavier i 
profits larger. 
MANN’S l mod1l Bone Cutter 
Cuts all bone with adhering meat and 
gristle. Never clogs. 10 Days' Free Trial. 
No money in advance. 
Send Today tor Freo Book. 
MV. Mann Co.. Box 15, Mlltord, Mass. 
Improved Parcel Post Egg Boxes 
SEND 15 CENTS FOR SAMPLE 
New Flats and Fillers and Egg Gases 
CATALOGUE SENT FREE ON REQUEST 
H. K. BRUNNER, 45 Harrison Street, N. Y. 
flrr’c Pmilfrv FppHc For molting hens and lay- 
UfT S rouury reeos ingpullets. Our Digestible 
mash just fills the bill. Our poultry feed mixtures 
and straight grains, also cracked goods, are of the 
utmost in quality. For results use the be^t goods, 
and we have them. Send for circular and price list. 
W M. OK It & SONS, Box 8, Orr’s Mills, New York 
TOM BARRON’S 
CONTEST WYANDOTTE PENS 
At l'A., CONN., MO., are owned by me 
a World'* greatest winter layer* " 
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