THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1328 
November 7, 
The Henyard. 
THE EGG-LAYING CONTEST. 
T HE contest is getting exciting. With 
only one week more to go Tom Bar¬ 
ron’s White Wyandottes have gained 
steadily every week lately, until now they 
are only six eggs behind Francis F. Lin¬ 
coln’s White Leghorns. As Barron’s pen 
gained 11 eggs over Lincoln’s pen this 
week, the probability is that Barron’s 
White Wyandottes will win this contest. 
Barron’s Wyandottes gained eight eggs on 
Lincoln’s pen last week, and 13 the week 
before, and 10 the week before that; they 
are certainly walking up towards the 
front at a good pace, and stand more than 
an even chance of winning this contest. 
In the next contest at Storrs there will 
be a larger variety of breeds than have 
ever been entered before, also a larger 
number of birds. A feature of great in¬ 
terest will be the 30 single birds entered 
by The Rural New-Yorker for 30 of its 
woman readers. 
The Rhode Island Reds from Glenview 
Poultry Farm make the highest score this 
week viz., 33; Tom Barron’s White Wy¬ 
andottes tie for second place in the week’s 
record, with Dr. N. \V. Sanborns I>ufi 
Wyandottes, each pen laying 29. Neale 
Bros.’ White Wyandottes are third, with 
a score of 28, and .Tules F. Francais’ pen 
of Barred Rocks tie with Storrs Agricul¬ 
tural Station pen of White Leghorns, 
each scoring 25. The total for the week 
has dropped down to less than 1.000, the 
record for the week being 969. r l he total 
number laid to date is 117,059. I Ins is 
an average of about 143 eggs per bird, 
with one more week’s output to add to 
that. This is far above the average lay¬ 
ing of outside poultry. The record for 
the week follows: 
Barred P. Kooks. Week Total 
A. R. Hall, Connecticut. 
Frank L. Tuttle. Massachusetts- 
Wavenv Farm, Connecticut. 
Jules F. Francais, New York. 
White P. Kocks. 
Mbert T. Lenzen. Massachusetts... 
Fred II. Renton. Connecticut. 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut- 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut.... 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut- 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut- 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut.... 
Buff P. Kocks. 
A. A. Hall. Connecticut. 
W. C. Morgan, Jr., Connecticut.... 
White Wyandottes. 
Tom Rarron. England . 
West Mt. Pity. Yards. Connecticut.. 
Merrythought Farm, Connecticut.... 
Neale Bros., Rhode Island. 
D. J. ltyan & Son, Connecticut. 
Buff Wyandottes, 
Dr. N. J. Sanborn, Massachusetts... 
Dr. N. .T. Sanborn. Massachusetts... 
Am. Buff Wvan. Club, New York... 
H. L. Hamilton, Connecticut. 
Columbian Wyandottes. 
Natl Col. Wy. Club, Massachusetts 
Single Comb Reds. 
Robert Seaman, New York. 
J. S. Gillespie, Connecticut. 
Dr. .1. C. Dtngman. New York. 
Burnham Pity. Farm, Massachusetts 
H. P. Doming, Connecticut. 
Geo. r. Dearborn. Florida. 
Dr. J. A. Fritchey. Pennsylvania... 
Ernest Underhill,' New Jersey. 
W. H. Rumsted. Connecticut. 
Pinecrest Orchards. Massachusetts.. 
Hnrrv B. Cook. Connecticut. 
Colonial Farm. New Hampshire. 
A. B. Brundage, Connecticut. 
Rose Comb Reds. 
Glenview Pity. Farm, Connecticut.. 
C. S. Scoville, Connecticut. 
White Leghorns. 
Storrs Agr. Station. Connecticut.... 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut.... 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut.... 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut.... 
Storrs Agr. Station, Connecticut.... 
Rraeside Pity. Farm, Pennsylvania.. 
Glenview Pltv. Farm. Connecticut.. 
Manor Pity. Farm. New York. 
A. B. Hall. Connecticut. 
Marwood Pity. Farm, Pennsylvania. 
Geo. M. Harris. Connecticut. 
Bonnie Brook Farm, New York. 
N. W. Hendryx. Connecticut. 
J. J. Linehan. Massachusetts. 
Francis F. Lincoln. Connecticut.... 
Cecil Guernsey. New York. 
Thos. W. Moore. Connecticut. 
Clias. N. St. John. New Y r ork. 
Clias. W. Sherwood. Connecticut.... 
I, . E. Sands, Pennsylvania. 
Tomoka Pity. Farm. Connecticut.... 
Venture Pity. Farm. New York.... 
Mrs. K. E. Woodruff. Connecticut... 
V/indsweep Farm, Connecticut. 
C. H. Savage. Connecticut. 
r. G. Platt. Pennsylvania. 
Ilencta Bone Co.. New Jersey. 
F. M. Peasley. Connecticut. 
Chas. Heigl, Ohio . 
Tom Barron, England . 
Branford Farm. Connecticut. 
James Munn. Massachusetts. 
Geo. A. Cosgrove, Connecticut. 
Buff Leghorns. 
Wolverine Pity. Farm. Michigan... 
Blue Andalusians. 
E. D. Bird, Connecticut. 
Buff Orpingtons. 
O. Wilson, West Virginia. 
White Orpingtons. 
P. A. Demgar, New York. 
White Laced Red Cornish. 
W. L. R. C. Club, Massachusetts... 
Silver Campines. 
W. J. H. Lobel, New Jersey. 
Dunghills. 
H. W. Collingwood, New Jersey.... 
Daniel Hine, Connecticut. 
Daniel Hine, Connecticut. 
Mixed Breeds. 
Profitable Poultry, Massachusetts.. 
Profitable Poultry, Massachusetts.. 
15 
1.379 
11 
1.445 
12 
1,370 
25 
1,073 
20 
1,557 
19 
1.549 
10 
1 222 
17 
1,337 
9 
1,449 
9 
1.282 
•• 
1,071 
19 
1,524 
11 
1,170 
29 
2.072 
12 
1.203 
15 
1,890 
28 
1.899 
11 
1,3G9 
29 
1,490 
20 
1.411 
10 
1.298 
7 
1,107 
15 
1,420 
10 
1.143 
5 
1,353 
10 
1.2S0 
4 
1,015 
12 
1,305 
12 
1,474 
19 
1,602 
10 
1,205 
17 
1.028 
9 
1,557 
14 
1,308 
22 
1,439 
24 
1,859 
33 
1,445 
15 
1,023 
13 
1,571 
7 
1,020 
0 
1,580 
25 
2,001 
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1,507 
11 
1,458 
17 
1.030 
5 
1,407 
4 
1,451 
10 
1,705 
5 
1,252 
8 
1,698 
1 
1.420 
, , 
1,335 
18 
2,078 
8 
1.094 
1,548 
9 
1,003 
1 
1.420 
4 
1,441 
8 
1.328 
, , 
1.150 
17 
1,000 
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1,232 
1,475 
4 
1,084 
553 
10 
1,540 
4 
1,432 
13 
1,995 
13 
1,092 
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1,303 
12 
1,545 
12 
1,509 
12 
1,339 
3 
1,077 
8 
1,055 
6 
805 
12 
1,322 
0 
1,283 
12 
1.187 
11 
1,143 
25 
1.338 
12 
1.308 
GEO. A. COSGROVE. 
A Busy Man’s Hen Record. 
I N answer to M. M., who asked what 
profit can be made per hen per year, 
on page 1244, I will give my record. 
I do not class myself as one of the big 
ones, and I have nothing to sell. Record 
is of 450 S. C. White Leghorns, about 
one-half pallets, from Sept. 1, 1913 to 
Sept. 1, 1914. 
1913, Sept., 2.811; Get., 897; Nov., 
1,292; Dec., 1,754; 1914, Jan., 920; 
Feb., 3.186; Mar., 6.372; Apr., 8.312; 
May, 8.522; June, 7.232; July. 6.960; 
Aug., 5,838. Total eggs, 54.090—4,508 
dozen. Averagae price, per doz., 2S 
cents. 
Total amt. received from eggs $1,262.24 
Poultry sold during the year.. 171.17 
Increase of 100 pullets. 100.00 
Total receipts .$1,533.41 
Paid for feed . 750.00 
Average eggs per hen, 120. 
The feed includes all fed to young 
chicks as well as the hens. My hens are 
kept in their houses from Oct. 1 to Apr. 
1, when they are let out every after¬ 
noon. My houses are not more than 
large sheds; nothing in front, but wire 
and a bran sack curtain which I drop 
to keep out snow, and when the thermom¬ 
eter gets below zero. All shelled grain 
is fed in deep litter nights only, com¬ 
posed of good oats and cracked corn. In 
the morning they are fed all the dry mash 
they can clean up before feeding time at 
night, composed of 200 pounds mixed 
feed, 100 pounds middlings, 100 
pounds cornmeal, 100 pounds glu¬ 
ten, 100 pounds meat scrap. For 
green feed they have all the cabbage they 
can eat from Fall until Spring. Fresh 
water is before them at all times. My 
egg yield in the Winter was the poorest 
it ever was because I had not prepared 
for the blow’" 1 .,' snow which piled in and 
soaked the litter. The pullets and hens 
were kept separate, hut the records to¬ 
gether. This record includes all broken 
ones and those used in the house, also 
for setting, but not the birds eaten in 
the home. The eggs were all sold in the 
local market to one man. Eggs were 
wiped clean and put up well. I have 
sold my eggs for a flat price of 33 cents 
a dozen for the year commencing Jan¬ 
uary 1, 1915, excepting what I may use 
or sell Mr setting. I would like to hear 
from others and would be glad of any 
criticism one might offer. I run in con¬ 
nection with my hens a dairy of 20 
cows, also have some fruit; have a farm 
of 132 acres. 1 do the work with the 
help of- one good man and have time to 
go to church twice on Sunday. 
II. B. SMITE 
Dutchess Co., New York. 
and 1 doubt if any substance giving off , 
fumes of sufficient intensity to destroy 
lice would bo accepted by the ordinary 
lien as a proper tenant of her nest. 
M. B. D. 
Ailing Hens. 
W HAT is the trouble with my White 
Leghorns? I have some with purple 
combs; gave each of the sick ones 
liver pill, but it did not do any good. 
Chickens have free range of 30 acres. 1 
gave one of them a teaspoonful of castor 
oil and it died in a little while, f. w. m. 
Purple combs alone are not significant 
of any particular disorder as they ac¬ 
company various diseases of fowls. It is 
necessary to have a detailed description j 
of the conditions and symptoms present 
before any diagnosis as to the probable 
disorder can be made. Few people are 
accustomed to making careful observa¬ 
tions in the case of sick animals and it is 
frequently difficult to got a clue to the 
trouble present from their description. 
We make the effort, however, and hope, 
usually, with success. M. B. d. 
Buckwheat for Hens ; Apples for Pigs. 
W OULD it be advisable to feed buck- ! 
wheat in straw for litter and j 
scratch feed in Winter? What other 
grains, including buckwheat, are needed J 
for a balanced ration and in what propor- ; 
tion? Which do you consider hotter to j 
feed growing shotes, cooked or raw ap¬ 
ples? What grain and the proportion 
would you feed with the apples? 
New York. w. v. o. 
1. The only objection to feeding un¬ 
thrashed buckwheat is the difficulty in 
knowing how much the fowls are given. 
Buckwheat is one of the best grain foods 
for Winter use and should not be given 
exclusively. A good grain mixture for 
scratch feed is corn 60 pounds, wheat 00 
pounds, oats 30 pounds, buckwheat 30 
pounds. A mash, either wet or dry, con¬ 
taining meat food of some kind, should 
be given in addition. 
2. Apples are usually fed raw; there 
would probably be no gain in cooking 
that would justify the added expense. 
They are a succulent food of some value, 
but do not contain the nutrients needed j 
by growing stock. Wheat bran, mid¬ 
dlings, cornmeal, barley, ground oats 
should form the basis of the ration, given 
with skim-milk or water as slops, and 
apples in such quantities as they will 
readily eat may be added. Growing pigs 
should have pasture if they are to be eco¬ 
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Making Hens Pay. 
W OULD you advise me liow to make 
a flock of hens pay? My sister has 
a large flock consisting of Barred 
Plymouth Rocks, pure strain, and Rhode 
Island Rods. She is getting two dozen 
eggs a day and with the price of grain 
way up she finds it rather a serious mat¬ 
ter. The hens have plenty of room and 
shade, and a good new building. She 
has to buy everything they eat, as she 
raises nothing. MRS. E. F. 
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There are so many things to he consid¬ 
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hens profitable that it is utterly impos¬ 
sible to include them all in this reply. 
The most practical suggestion that I 
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sidered. M. b. D. 
Small Poultry Plant. 
I EXPECT to be interested in a small 
poultry plant for about 100 hens. 
Will you give me an idea of plan that 
would be suitable for such, and which 
would include place for storing food, etc. 
Canada. f. r. 
One hundred hens will not require very 
extensive buildings or grounds for their 
care. If a new building is to be put up, 
it should have, at least, 300 square feet 
of floor space for the fowls, and as large 
a storeroom as is desired for feed. The 
larger the run that the fowls can have in 
connection with this the better. The 
more nearly square a building, the less 
material required for the walls, and the 
greater the depth, up to eighteen or twen¬ 
ty feet, the better. A building 16x20 feet 
in size would, perhaps, be about the min¬ 
imum in the way of space requirements. 
It should have a sufficiently open front, 
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ern and southern exposures to admit what 
sunlight is available to the building. The 
general style of the building and the mate¬ 
rial for its construction may safely be left 
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Leghorn Feathers for Pillows. 
H AVING dry-picked quite a few broil¬ 
ers, White Leghorns, I proposed 
using the fluffy feathers for pillows, 
but was told they were unhealthy for 
this, causing various ills. Have you 
used these feathers for any such purpose 
and with what results? E. H. 
New York. 
There seems to be a prevailing notion 
that chicken feathers are injurious to 
health in some way when used in beds 
or pillows but that there is any founda¬ 
tion for this opinion the writer does not 
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this purpose should, of course, be perfect¬ 
ly clean and those from hens are inferior 
to geese feathers. m. b. d. 
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D O you think medicated eggs are any 
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A. R. 
I have never seen any modicatod eggs 
that were of value in destroying hen lice, 
and do not see bow any could he pre¬ 
pared. They would not necessarily come 
in contact with the lice on a hen’s bodv 
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