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Poultry Questions. 
a January hatch of White 
YV * Wyandotte chickens molt the fol- 
TT lowing Fall? What type of incu¬ 
bator is best, hot air or hot water? 
\re Wvandottes as good layers as R. I. 
Reds? * L. w. B. 
Wilton, Conn. 
White Wyandottes hatched in Janu¬ 
ary would bo almost certain to molt by 
the next November, if not earlier. If 
they are fairly well cared for they will 
begin to lay in six to seven months. I 
have had one lay occasionally at five 
months old. They will lay out their 
first “clutch” of eggs, and be almost sure 
to molt. The first part of April is the 
proper time to hatch out Wyandottes for 
Winter layers; that is with average care. 
They can be hatched out a month later 
and still be early enough for good Win¬ 
ter laying, if they are extra well cared 
for. As to the second question, probably 
there are very many more hot-air incu¬ 
bators used than hot-water ones, mainly 
on the score of convenience; also to ob¬ 
viate the trouble of leaky tanks, etc. 
jtoth kinds will do good work in compe¬ 
tent hands. Personally I prefer the hot 
air. 
The question, “Are Wyandottes as 
good as R. I. Reds?” would be a matter 
of opinion only, if we did not have the 
data of the egg-laying contest to assist 
our judgment. In these contests the 
Wyandottes certainly have averaged bet¬ 
ter than the Reds and I think broodiness 
is less prevalent with the Wyandottes 
than with the Reds. 
GEO A. COSGROVE. 
Hens With Bronchitis. 
W HAT is the trouble with my chick¬ 
ens? Their heads seem to be clean, 
only sometimes the comb gets blu¬ 
ish. They make a noise just like com¬ 
plaining, no rattle in the throat, always 
have their mouths open trying to get 
their breath; last for a few days and 
then die. E. D. V. 
New York. 
The symptoms that you describe sug¬ 
gest bronchitis from exposure to damp¬ 
ness and drafts in unsuitable quarters. 
The sick fowls should be kept in a warm, 
dry place which is free from irritating 
dust or vapors. Soft, nourishing food 
should be given and a soothing drink 
may be made by steeping a quantity of 
flaxseed in water. Medicinal treatment 
is not very satisfactory, though ten drops 
of spirits of turpentine in a teaspoonful 
of castor oil has been recommended ; this 
to be given once as early in the disease 
as possible. M. B. r>. 
Poultry With Colds. 
C AN you toll me the trouble with some 
of my Spring-hatched chickens and 
suggest a remedy? About a dozen 
chickens have not grown as fast as the 
others, are about the size of pigeons now, 
though fully feathered out. They are 
very light and weak. I killed three of 
the smallest ones and found in each case 
that the gizzard was nearly broken 
through, in one place having none of the 
thick dark muscle and in the tissues I 
found a kernel-like growth, about the 
size of a bean of a glandular structure 
when cut through and in this were three 
and four objects from half to three quar¬ 
ters of an inch long, round, size of a 
small needle and pointed at both ends. 
They looked like worms but did not seem 
to move when touched. c. w. c. 
Connecticut. 
There are several varieties of worms 
that infest the oesophagus and gizzard 
of fowls, some of them boring into the 
tissues and weakening or even destroy¬ 
ing them. The result is interference 
with nutrition and lack of development 
or emaciation of the fowls. As a remedy 
for those worms that have not hidden 
themselves in the tissues, spirits of tur¬ 
pentine mixed with an equal quantity of 
some bland oil and administered in table¬ 
spoonful doses is efficient. These affect¬ 
ed chicks should be removed from the 
flock that they do not infect others and 
the carcasses of any dying should be 
deeply buried or burned. m. b. n. 
Lamp-heated Brooder, 
I WANT to make a brooder for little 
chicks where I can use a lamp for 
heating it. Can you give me any in¬ 
formation concerning it so I will not 
infringe on any patents, as I only want 
it for my own use? F. n. 
New York. 
I do not think that you will be run¬ 
ning any risk of infringing patents if you 
construct a brooder of any pattern that 
pleases you. If there are any basic pat¬ 
ents upon brooders which would prevent 
anyone using the customary principles 
of heating, I do not know of them and I 
have never hesitated to make any style 
of brooder that I wanted and thought 
that I could make cheaper than I could 
buy it. M. b. d. 
Brooder Stoves. 
C AN you give me any information 
about brooder stoves? Are they 
practical, and if so how best used? 
New Hampshire. F. E. w. 
Brooder stoves for supplying heat to a 
large number of chicks in one flock are 
being successfully used by many poultry- 
men, and in competent hands, may, I 
think, be considered entirely practicable. 
They are usually installed in a poultry 
house or other building of some size as 
they are not adapted to small brooders.. 
For economical operation of such stoves, 
one should be able to hatch a large num¬ 
ber of chicks at one time as it is not wise 
to place chickens of widely different ages 
in one flock; this is particularly true 
when they are small. A neighbor of I 
mine has improvised his own stove brood- 1 
er by placing a small coal stove in one 
end of his poultry house and arranging j 
a hover very much like those sold by 
manufacturers. He used it successfully 
last season and expects to make more 
extensive use of it during the coming 
one. M. B. D. 
Average Egg Production. 
O FITE a lively discussion at the fam¬ 
ily dinner table of the “hen question” 
prompts me to ask you the following: 
What proportion of hens, all breeds, in 
flocks of 25 and more, average to lay 
over 100 eggs per hen per year? f. c. d. 
This is an interesting question, but 
one impossible of answer, for no one 
knows. The production of hens varies 
with age, breeding and feeding. As there 
is little uniformity in these respects, no 
one can give even approximate figures for 
just “hens.” 
Some very suggestive studies made by 
the Utah Experiment Station throw con¬ 
siderable light, upon the productivity of 
hens at different ages. This station 
worked with purebred White Leghorns 
of ordinary breeding, and doubtless gave 
them good care. They kept accurate indi¬ 
vidual and flock records for seven years 
and discovered, among other things, that 
four out of live flocks averaged between 
11!) and 120 eggs per hen. per year, in 
the first three years of their laying. In 
the next three years the production was 
uniform, but much below that of the 
first three; the flock hatched in 1007, for 
instance, showing a flock average of 107 ; 
135 and 117 for the first three years, re¬ 
spectively, and 7S. 87 and 03 for the sec¬ 
ond three years. So this flock aver¬ 
aged well over 100 eggs per hen 
in its first three years and consid¬ 
erably under 100 in its second three-year 
period. There is. of course, an average 
production for all hens of all ages; if one 
wishes to guess it to be in the neighbor¬ 
hood of 90, I have no objection, m. b. d. 
Plffponc For ^ arneatix, Maltese and White 
rigeons » or date Kings Utility stock, barge 
Squab producers. Mated l’airs. $3.00. Youngsters, 
$10. no dozen. John Emmeluth, Vineland, N.,J. 
CLEARV1EW FARM~ Wein,red * ,0Ultr -V' Ducks, 
iHHITI Geese, Cavies. Interesting 
Catalog and Folder. E. B. SOUOER, SOUDERTON, PA. 
G OOD ROOSTERS CHEAP —Hooks, Herts, Orpingtons, Wyandottes, 
Leghorns, Minorca*, Games and others. Write wants. Big 
Illustrated circular Fi t-'-. John E. Heatwolo, Harrisonburg, Va. 
See Our Special Offer 
ns, and get a large return for your investment. 
Send us your address. Coldenliain Poultry 
Yards, W. I,. Burnett, Prop., Montgomery, N. Y. 
S C. WHITE LEGHORNS— Cornell Expci ImsiitStatim, strain. Cork*, 
■ $3 in $10; Cockerels, $2 to $s. Hens. 60c to *1, Baliy chicks 
aft«*r Mar. l’», $12 hundred. Book chick orders now, avoid 
disappointment. L. E. Ingoidsby, Hartwick Seminary, N. Y. 
March Hatched Chicks'^ 
der at once. The Early Order gets the Chick. S. C. 
W. Leghorns or liar red Rocks. J. L. LEE. Carmel. NY. 
C ock erels-S.C. W.Leghoms 
large and heavy-laying strain $1 and up. 
J. M. CASE, . . Gilboa, N. Y 
S. 0. White Leghornsl^^.}^^ ^ 
for hatching. Baby Chicks. Wy-Har Farm, Denton, Pa. 
Barron Cockerels l'indsay, Cnfcimaue ,'ll 
—BABY CHICKS” 
From HEAVY LAYING BARRED or WHITE ROCKS 
Every chick for 1915 we guarantee to be 
the descendant of a hen with a record of 
2U0 eggs or more in her pullet rear and Tr -m 
vigorous stock. BUY THE KIND OF CHICKS THAT MAKE 
Price or day old chicks 20 rts. each, subject i.. 
t of 10 $ on orders received before Fehruai v t.Ttli. 
BURGER 
Ithaca, N. Y 
J 
r o s e r: com r b < red i} COCKERELS 
Big, husky, vigorous specimens. Business birds 
bred from business hens. FOUR ACRES, Nutley, N J. 
Rhode Island Reds 
TRAPNESTED 
Splendid cherry to mahogany rich glowing red, 
thoroughbred, lien hatched, free range, open- 
front-colony house, hardy stock. Scientifically 
line bred’ away from broodiness and for heaviest 
winter laying, on a strictly sanitary plant. 
Heaviest laying Reds in existence, laying rates 
211 to 267 eggs. HATCHING EGGS from mag 
nificeut, large, hardy, glowing red liens, not pul 
lets, mated to splendid, large, vigorous, burn¬ 
ing red males, themselves out of trapnested 
hens. Fertile, strong, hatchable, large, unblem¬ 
ished eggs, gathered hourly, shipped daily, safe 
delivery guaranteed. White diarrhoea absolutely 
unknown. FINE BREEDING COCKERELS, early 
hatched, large, hardy, vigorous breeders, great 
stamina; long backs, low tails, short legs well 
spread; brilliant rich glowing red 1 and out of 
trapnested hens. BREEDING HENS, pullets, 
mated trios and breeding pens. Satisfaction or 
money returned. 
We ship all over IT. S., Canada, and abroad as 
far as Australia, and sell eggs and stock to 
States and the U. S. Government. Courteous, 
straightforward dealings. Spring egg orders 
now booking. 
Mating booklet on request. 
VIBERT RED FARM. Box 1, WESTON, N. J. 
Do you remember the Studebaker 
Wagon I bought from you in No¬ 
vember, 1877 ? 
I haul ore and freight with it over 
the mountains and use it for a hay 
wagon sometimes. 
The tires have never been reset 
and it has never had any repairs to 
amount to anything and it has never 
been under shelter. 
It is a good old wagon yet and 
capable of being used for many 
years to come. 
Ray McLaughlin, 
Hayman, Col. 
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36 year old Studebaker 
hauling ore over 
mountains 
T HINK what this sturdy wagon, bought in 1877, has 
earned for its owner. 
—and think how very little he has spent on it for repairs. 
Even the tires have not had to be set. 
-and it has never been under shelter. 
What you can expect 
A remarkable story. But no more than 
is expected of a Studebaker. 
Air dried wood, tested iron and steel, 
good paint and varnish and skilled work¬ 
manship are bound to give satisfaction— 
and lasting results. 
That’s why it pays to buy a Stude¬ 
baker. 
It is true you may be offered a wagon 
represented to be "just as good" and costing 
less. But don’t be imposed upon. A wagon 
is as good as its life is long — and Stude¬ 
baker wagons are cheapest in the end. 
from a .Studebaker 
VY bat you want is a wagon that will last 
a lifetime, run easily and not cost you con¬ 
tinual small sums for repairs. 
And that is what you get when you buy 
a Studebaker. Sixty-three years of wagon 
building integrity insure you against the 
mistakes of the manufacturer who makes 
farm wagons to sell cheap. 
Remember a Studebaker is sold at the 
lowest price for which it is possible to make 
a trustworthy wagon. 
— and the same is true of Studebaker 
Harness and Buggies. 
STUDEBAKER, South Bend, Ind. 
NEW YORK CHICAGO DALLAS KANSAS CITY DENVER 
MINNEAPOLIS SALT LAKE CITY SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND. ORE. 
Arlv. 2090 
30,000 CHICKS*-; 
each and up. Safe delivery guaranteed. Book¬ 
let free. THE KEYSTONE HATCHERY. Box 35. Oriental. Pa. 
h?"k grade Bourbon Rod TURKEYS^, SIS. 
Also' Rhode Island Cockerels and Pullets. Write for 
particulars. F.M. KERN, Springville, Indiana 
Pullets, Yearling Hens, Cocks & Cockerels 
in lots to suit purchasers at attractive prices. 
MAPLE COVE POULTRY YARDS, - R. 24, Alliens, Pa. 
GIANT BRONZE TURKEYS - ^ 0 ^ 16 fr $8 p. 
and White Wyandottes. Cockerels and Pullets, $1.50 
to $3. C. A HEKSHEY, MeKniglitsLown. Pa. 
50 Giant Rouen Drakes 
Sired -by 1st Prize Drake, N. Y., 1912. at $2.50, $3.50 and 
$•>.00 each, Also line Silver Wyandotte Pullets hi $2.00 
ami $.3.(10 each. Order now. f. a. TIFFANY, Phoeniicville. r-a 
PIIRF RRFD MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS, 
1 ulVLl v ^ Silver Campines and White 
Wyandottes. Satisfaction guaranteed. Stamp. 
Irving A. Wheeler, R. F. 0.2, Maplewooil Farm, Massena.N.Y. 
LARGE WHITE PEKIN DUCKS-k^^ahl-C.- 
dollars a pair. Eggs for setting, #1.00 per J;3. 
< . ERNEST, lc. I) 41, GASPORT, N. Y. 
Bronze Turkeys and Eggs-#"”?": 
Prize winners. Mrs. H. Chumbley, Draper, Ya. 
MAMMOTH PEKIN and BUFF ORPINGTON DUCKS and DRAKES. 
m Brize winners. GEO. WILLIAMSON, FLANDERS, N. J. 
^ Hod Pullets, $1 50. 
uiamuronze i oms H j VAN dyke, Gettysburg, Pa. 
BARGAINS — African, Embden, Toulouse Geese 
Pekin, Runner,White Muscovy Ducks 
Pi’rO'n largest strain in 1 S. 
Oi \JUZ,v 1 UI Key* F . B GARNSEY, Clayton, N Y. 
1889—THERE’S OVER 25 YEARS—1915 
WHITE EMDEN GEESE^'^MX 
now. .Maple Cove Poultry Yards, R 24, Athens, Pa. 
Of careful selection, podigreeing and trnpnesting for 
eggs back of Parks' bred-to-and-do-lay Barred Ply¬ 
mouth Rocks. Big. Husky, Well Marked COCKERELS 
that stamp the lay on their off-sirring at $3 and up. 
Mr. C. A. Kanuieyer, Lancaster, Ohio, writes: — 
“Cockerel of you improved my flock 15% in laying.’’ 
Large Cockerel Circular Free. 40-page catalog a dime. 
J. VV. PARKS, ROXY, ALTOONA, PENN. 
pQP A |_p—Ten pairs African GEESE. 
1 VMkL. WM. II. WARCUP, West Branch, N. Y. 
WHITE HOLLAND TURKEYS^™- 0 ^ 
ing birds for sale. Satisfaction Guaranteed. White 
Wyandottes, Pekin Ducks. Early orders for best 
prices. Also buyer wanted for strictly fresh white 
and brown eggs. H. W. ANDERSON, Stewartstnwn Pa. 
Buff Orpington Pullets & Barred Rock Cockerels 
Hens and gullets, $1.00 to $1.60 cud). J. |. Huretcr, Cettysburq, Pa 
White Holland TURKEYS'^^, R N ,n Y ER ' 
R. C. BLACK MINORCAS-f et M t c -iS 
out prices. G. A. WILLIAMS, Box 324, WARWICK. N. Y. 
White Holland Turkeys- c S,S%PS 
GFftRGF Al I FN’S FAMOUS REDS-YYinners of 
Uluynut HLLLN medals and other prizes, 
again in North American contest; “winter eggs 
easy to get.’’ Buy fowls or eggs from ALLEN. 
I>A LE STOCK FARMS, King of Prussia, Pa. 
Address Thomas Brownlie, Manager. 
Choice Aneona*-ES8««r!!!3 
cockerels. CHARLES RISING, Rupert, Vt. 
aby Chicks 
WE ARE NOW BOOKING ORDERS FOR 1915 FOR HATCHING 
EGGS AND BABY CHICKS AT REASONABLE PRICES 
If you are iir the poultry business for profit, you have got to have egg 
producers. You can make money with the right stock, no question 
about It. We now have on onr farm for next season some of the best 
layers in the country, including 
S. C. White Leghorns, Producers of Large White Eggs 
Barred Rocks, Excellent Lavers 
White Wyandottes, Wonderful Layers 
S- C. R. I. Reds, Extra Good Layers 
Silver Campines Bred direct from English Stock (The Best) 
We still have some Barred Bock and silver Cainpine cockerels for sale. 
MERCER POULTRY FARM, 
Trenton, N. J., U. S. A. 
R. F. D. No. 1 
