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THE RURAL NS W-YORK ER 
May 8, 1915. 
THE HENYARD 
Grain for Poultry. 
I have an acre of land, rather sandy 
loam with some clay, moderately reten¬ 
tive of moisture, on which I wish to raise 
some fine of the small grains, for my 
small flock of poultry. The land yielded 
130 bushels potatoes last year, and is 
now in Winter rye, which I shall plow 
in. What I require is some crop which 
will yield good hen food; will not require 
cultivation, and if possible, one from 
which the heads can be harvested, leav¬ 
ing the straw to be plowed in. for humus. 
I thought of millet. Would it be prac¬ 
tical to harvest the heads alone, and if 
so, wlmt variety should you advise? I 
have also thought of barley, and of trying 
Kafir corn or some one of the sorghums. 
If some plan of this kind, leaving the 
straw to be plowed in, could be worked 
out, it would be a great convenience to 
many, who, like myself, only do a little 
farming on the side, keeping a flock of 
hens for home use. H. B. B. 
Concord, Mass. 
In this case we should fit the acre well 
and sow two bushels of beardless barley. 
This grain is the best substitute for 
wheat as chicken feed that we know of. 
It will require no cultivation but may 
be cut when ripe and bound into bundles 
to be fed later, either in the straw or 
after being thrashed. The barley is a 
surer crop than Spring wheat and the 
grain will be more satisfactory for you 
than oats. Then, when the barley has 
been harvested, the soil is in fit condi¬ 
tion. and it may be promptly plowed add¬ 
ing a coat of manure if possible and seed¬ 
ed to buckwheat. With a favorable sea¬ 
son this buckwheat will mature a crop 
of grain which will also make chicken 
feed. At the time of sowing the buck¬ 
wheat, half a bushel or three pecks of 
rye may be added. Then after the buck¬ 
wheat has been cut, this rye will come 
on and give a fair covering through the 
Fall and another crop next year. Do 
not spend too much time trying to cut 
off the heads of such crops. The straw 
will all go back to the soil sooner or 
later. 
Wheat for Poultry. 
I was sorry to see that “M. B. D." 
seems to encourage the idea that wheat 
is too high to give to hens in full propor¬ 
tion. and that it might be wise to make 
barley a partial substitute. I am a thor¬ 
ough believer in the doctrine that hens 
will do the best by .you if you will do the 
best by them, and I very much doubt if 
barley is a real equivalent for wheat. It 
may be chemically, but not physiological¬ 
ly. This is shown by the difficulty in get¬ 
ting hens to eat it. Now as to the profit. 
I feed the Cornell ration as liberally as 
the hens will take it, with all the wheat 
called for. At present it costs less than 
$30 a week to feed, while they are produc¬ 
ing eggs to the value of at least $<>0. In 
those circumstances who would substitute 
barley for wheat? M. B. 
Connecticut. 
Neither do I think that barley is a full 
substitute for wheat; in fact, the latter 
grain seems to be the most nearly ideal 
single food for both growing and laying 
fowls. Whether it should be fed or not 
depends entirely upon the profit that can 
be made from it. At war time prices, 
there are many flocks that will not pay 
a profit on a wheat ration when they will 
on a less expensive one. It is sometimes 
best to be content with something less 
than the maximum production if it can be 
obtained at a minimum of expense, and 
if. as is possible, there has been a some¬ 
what exaggerated idea of the necessity of 
wheat to hens, the next year or two is 
likely to demonstrate it. Personally. I 
hope that wheat will be found less essen¬ 
tial than we have formerly thought it. 
M. B. D. 
Small Poultry House. 
Will you give a plan or suggestions for 
a good chicken house to house approxi¬ 
mately 40 Rhode Island Reds for family 
purposes? B. c. D. 
New York. 
A poultry house to hold a small family 
flock of liens may well be built very much 
according to the notions of the owner, ob¬ 
serving a few principles of construction 
necessary to the health of the fowls. A 
building 12 by 14 feet in size would give 
ample floor space, and is most easily built 
with single slope, or shed. roof. It should 
be airtight on all sid.s but one; the open 
side facing to the south or southeast. 
About one-third of this side should be 
open for ventilation, and covered with 
poultry netting; another third may be in 
glass for the admission of sunlight, and 
the balance of tightly boarded construc¬ 
tion. A concrete or board floor will be 
most satisfactory and the walls are most 
economically built of matched boards, 
placed vertically, and in single thickness. 
A good grade of prepared roofing is very 
satisfactory ; .d does not necessitate 
much pitch to the roof. As a small build¬ 
ing of this kind does not usually require 
the observance of strict economy in its 
construction, it may be made to match 
the other buildings of the place in out¬ 
side appearance, the chief requisite, so far 
as the hens are concerned, being provision 
for ventilation, and, so far as the owner 
is concerned, convenience. If the building 
is long enough to accommodate a feed 
room in one end, many steps are saved. 
M. B. D. 
Tailless Pullet. 
I have a White Plymouth Rock pullet 
that never had a tail. Is that an uncom¬ 
mon thing? It has no rump or place for 
tail feathers to grow. It is about 10 
months old. laying, and weighs eight 
pounds. w. F. A. 
New York. 
Tailless fowls are not uncommon, 
though I do not know how biologists 
would explain the absence of this orna¬ 
ment. Perhaps it is reversion to type, 
some of the ancestors of our domestic 
fowls having been bereft of rudder, or 
perhaps it is merely individual deformity. 
In any event, in non-flying fowl, a tail 
seems a useless appendage and, in the 
process of evolution, all of our domestic 
birds will probably ultimately dispense 
with this first aid to the milliner. 
M. B. D. 
Poor Hatch. 
Nearly four weeks ago I put 100 eggs 
in one incubator, partlv purebred R. C. 
Black Minorcas, and partly R. C. Rhode 
Island Reds. Every egg proved to be 
fertile, and 80 per cent of the Red eggs 
hatched, but not one Minorca. IIow do 
you account for this? Both breeds had 
had exactly the same treatment, the same 
kind of feed, occupied parts of the same 
house, and all eggs were gathered several 
times per day. The Minorca eggs were 
50 per cent larger than the Reds. 
New Jersey. j. o. c. 
I cannot account for it with any cer¬ 
tainty, but the fact that eggs are fertile 
does not insure their hatching. The male 
bird with the Minorca flock may have 
been at fault, through lack of vigor, ox- 
other conditions, of which I have no 
knowledge, may have been l-esponsible for 
the failure of the Minorca eggs to hatch. 
It is not good practice to place eggs so 
markedly different in size together in an 
incubator when it can well be avoided, 
and it is barely possible that conditions 
of temperature, moisture, etc., within the 
incubator were not as well adapted to the 
large as to the small eggs. M. b. d. 
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Improved Parcel Post Egg Boxes 
SEND 15 CENTS FOR SAMPLE 
New Flats and Fillers and Egg Cases 
CATALOGUE SENT FREE ON REQUEST 
H. K. BRUNNER, 45 Harrison Street, N. Y. 
POULTRY FARM and RAILROAD 
NETTING LAWN FENCE 
WHITE FOR BARGAIN PRICES. 
Excelsior Wire Mfg. Co., 5 Cortland! St., New York 
Pohu Plilnbo— Barron S. C. W. Leghorns. Strong 
DdDjfuIlICKS chicks, $7 per 50; $12 per 100: eggs $5 
per 100. Hansom Farm, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 
B 1TF, WHITE LEGHORNS, S. C. It. I. REUS—Kgg*, 90r. per 
15; $1.50 per 30. Mottled Ancon&a, HI. Minorcas, Egga, $1.00 
]»er 15; $1.75 per 30. Catalogue free. John A, Roth. Quakertown, Pa, 
7ct. Barron’s S. G. Leghorns-Chicks ^oVhio'ks' 
G. KONTZAH.N, - Biglerville, Pa. 
H ARRINGTON STRAIN SCW. LEGHORNS. Catalogue free. 
James F. Harrington, Hammonton, N. J. 
Black Leghorns H B a a t b c y hing h Egg k s s - 
the kind that lay. A. E HAMPTON, Box R, Pittstown. N- J. 
Single Comb White Leghorns^f. 11 ^iScfe 
lar. HAZELHEOGE POULTRY YARDS,Temple Street. Avon, N.Y. 
CHICKS 
—8 and 10c. S. C. Buff Leghorns. 
Money back for dead ones. 
JACOB NEIMOND, RICHFIELD, PA. 
Single Comb Buff Leghorns aV stock 
breil for business. Bargains in eggs Also Bumpless 
Fowls Eggs. EMPIRE POULTRY YARDS, Fort Plain, N. Y. 
Tone lor Hale hi no from Selected Breeders. S. C, 
Lggs lOl naicnmg BrownandS.C.White Leghorns. 
$6.00 per 100 or $1.50 per 16, delivered to your express 
office. Also Rouen Duck Eggs, $1.50 per 12, prepaid. 
Brakel View Poultry Farms, M. F. Bolt, Cincinnatus, N.Y. 
S W White 1 eohnrn<t- STRICTL YWYCKOFF STRAIN 
O. YY . YY nue Legnorns Eggs,$4 perl00; Infertile 
eggs replaced. Stock Absolutely free from Diarr¬ 
hoea. ROBERT E. SMITH, Nassawiulox, Va. 
Pliirke Fo'oc _Sel “ tHl farm-raised 
DdDy UniCKS, L-ggS profit-paying lURUEb 
HOCKS and YOING’8 WHITE LEGHORNS, chicks, $15.00, 
$12.50, $10.00 hundred. Write today—Catalogue Free. 
SHADY HILL POULTRY FARM. Bolton. Mass. 
MAY CHICKS 
and April 
Now. 
chicks all sold. 
J. L. LEE. 
S. C W. LEG¬ 
HORNS. March 
Order May CHICKS 
Carmel, New York 
<RMs° N 
'WHITE LEGHORNS' 
FOR SALE 
5,000 Hens 
5,000 8-Weeks-0ld Pullets 
I F you know anything about Lau- 
relton Farms, you know that we 
have over 10.000 business hens 
here, that lay eggs lor the finest 
New York market. 
First and foremost, they must be 
a high average egg producing 
strain, or we couldn't make this 
Farm yield dividends to the stock¬ 
holders. 
It happens that just now we have 
a surplus of 5.000 hens and 5,000 
S-weeks-old pullets. 
It’s your chance to get some of 
these line Laurelton Layers at a 
reasonable price. 
Hens .. $1.50 each 
Special Prices on Large Lots 
Pullets . . $5 for 5 
Special Prices by 100 
BABY CHICKS 
HATCHING EGGS 
FROM OUR OWN FREE RANGE 
HEAVY LAYING SELECTED 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
FREE FROM WHITE DIARRHOEA 
Folder on application 
B 
ROOKDALE FARM 
REWSTER, NEW YORK 
E. SALINGER 
S. C. White Leghorns 
Day-Old Chix, $12.00 per 100. Eggs for 
Sitting, $1.00 for 15, $5.00 for 100. Breeding 
Stock for Sale. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 
SUNNY ACRES POULTRY FARM 
G. F. Parish, Mgr., CHESHIRE, CONN. 
ELIZABETH POULTRY FARM 
DAY-OLD CHICKS AND EGOS FOR HATCHING 
S. O. Brown Leghorns, Kulps Strain, S. O. W. 
Leghorns and Barred Plymouth Roeks. Our breed¬ 
ers we have selected with great care for which we 
claim are as fine a flock of breeders as can be had. 
We have 2,700 layers at this time on our farm. We 
are prepared to fill all orders promptly. Our hatching 
capacity 10,000. Write for Price list- Visitors 
welcome. 
JOHN II. WAKFF.L A SON, Ifohrcretown, Pa. 
Single Comb White Leghorns Only 
Baby chicks and hatching eggs from our selected heavy 
laying strain of winter layers; also hatching eggs from 
sons and daughters of tlio champion pen (Tom Barron's) 
of the Missouri laying contest 1912-1913. Send for circular. 
Ramapo Poultry & Fruit Farm, Spring Valley, N.Y. 
S. C. W. Leghorn Baby Chicks 
Barron Strain, imported direct. Also Famous American 
Bred Layers. I guarantee safe arrival of strong, properly 
hatched chicks. Can supply in thousand lots on three 
weeks’ notice. 8 CENTS EACH and up. HATCHING 
EGGS shipped promptly. WRITE FOR CIRCULARS. 
R. T. EWING, ATLANTIC, PA. 
WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS and eggs, 
* * healthy business kind, including Barron’s strain 
that grow great layers. Delivery guaranteed. Free 
circular. Write Hamilton Farm, Huntington, N.Y. 
Tom Barron's White Leghorns 
Winners at Storrs and Missouri. Trap-nested 20 
years. 282-egg strain. Pure blood, male and fe¬ 
males. Eggs, $1 per setting: $5 per 100. Special 
pens, $2. 1\ F. RAFFERTY, Marlboro, Mass, 
BARRON S. C, White Leghorn Chicks 
Also R. I. Reds and White Wyandottes, $15 per 100. 
American Leghorns, $13 per 100. All hatching eggs, 
$0 per 100. Early delivery. Send for illustrated 
catalogue W1NSOR FARM, R. F. I)., No. 
3, Acuslinet Station, Netv Bedford, Mass. 
Danish S.C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
are ty pica tin sbape, larger and more rugged than the 
American type and are noted for their Winter-lay¬ 
ing qualities. Day-old chicks and Eggs. Prompt de¬ 
livery. The W. H. Schrom Model Poultry Farm, Berwyn. Md 
Day-Old Ghix-S, G. W. Leghorn 
Our Chix are the result of attention to Details of 
Selection. Breeding. Hatching and Packing. They 
have VITALITY. That’s why they stand long JOURNEYS 
and Make Good. You need birds which go one bet¬ 
ter than Pay tlieir Board.” 1U0, $12.50 : 600. $.">8; 
1000. $115. We guarantee Count, Arrival and -A 
Square Deal. " JUSTA POULTRY FARM. Southampton, N.Y. 
WICHMOSS POULTRY FARM 
BaTjy Cliiclis 
s. c. w. 
LEGHORNS 
R. &S. C. R 
I. REDS 
Pnrebred, 
Strong, Uvalde. 
From heavy-laying, 
healthy, free range 
stock. Safe arrival 
guaranteed. 
WESLEY GRINNELL, 
Sodus, N. Y. 
Your Money Back 
IF OUR STOCK DOESN’T SATISFY YOU 
With 8,ooo lively hustling chicks in our brooders, 
with a loss of less than 10 “%, we cun safely make 
this guarantee. 
Immediate shipment in any quantity 
Chicks - - - - $10 per 100 
Pullets, 6-8 weeks, $60 per 100 
Mattituck White Leghorn Farm 
Arthur H. Penny, Owner 
Mattituck, N. Y. 
200,000 S. C. W. LEGHORN 
BABY CHICKS 
for 1915. Seven Hall Mammoth Incubators; 12,000 
chicks per week afterFebruary 15th; only No. 1.high- 
class chicks shipped; New England’s most profitable 
breed, the famous “Everlay Strain.” Reasonable 
prices; prompt service. 60-page catalog on request. 
THE EVERLAY FARM, - Box 240-E, Methuon, Mass. 
Guarantee safe delivery on properly-hatched, 
Healthy, vigorous chicks and ducklings. S. C. W. 
Leghorns. $10.50 per 100. White Pekin Ducklings. $20 
per 100. ANDRESEN 8 AMMERMAN. Box 137, Demarest, N. J. 
pmpvc tio pen mn~ SILVER LACED WYANDDTTES 
UHIUA5, 51 L rtn 1 UU s c white LEGHDRNS. Eggs, 
$6 per 100. Pekin and Rouen Ducklings, 25c each; 
$20 per 100. Eggs $9 per 100. Send for Catalogue. 
Aldham Poultry Farm, R. 34, Phoenixville, Pa 
Eggs for Hatching S.C.W. Leghorn 
Selected and packed to insure your Satisfaction not 
only when unpacked but on Hatching Day. 85?; 
Fertility guaranteed. $1.50 per 15s $6 per 100; $50 
per 1000- Our Hatching Eggs HATCH. Our Day-Old 
Chix GROW OLDER. Justa Poultry Farm, Southampton, N.Y. 
Single Comb White Leghorn Eggs 
from trap-nested, wiiite di a rhea-free stock. $s per 
100. Chicks from same strain. May hatched, $10 per 
100. Glenview Poultry Farm, Roc-kville, Conn. 
Tom Barron Strain, White Leghorns 
from 258 egg parentage. Eggs. $1 per 15; $5 per ICO. 
Chicks, $12 per 100. 
Lewis Sellen, . . Genoa, N. Y. 
Utility S. C. White Leghorns,. j,* u- ks! 
$8 30 per 100 and up. 3-months-old pullets, $1 each. 
Geo. Frost, - Levauna-on-Cayuga, N. Y. 
EFFICIENCY PULLETS 
$50 to $60 per 100, eight to ten weeks old: yearling 
hens, 911 cents each or $80 per 100, all future delivery. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS exclusively. 
DESK 3. COLUMBIA POULTRY FARM. Toms River, N. J 
500 S. C. WHITE hatched 
LEGHORN HENS april, toil 
A No. 1 stock for breeding or laying. Will sell in 
lots to suit, at a bargain, to make room for young 
stock. D. C. R. HOFF, Lock Box D5, Neshanic Station, N- J. 
PULLETS AND BABY CHICKS 
FREE FROM WHITE DIARRHEA 
Certified by State Tost. 8. C. W. Leghorn Pullets and 
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