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TH15 RURAL NEW-YORKER 
EGG-LAYING CONTEST 
The thirty-third week of the contest 
shows an output of 4,120 egg s, or 43 less 
than were laid last week. White Leg¬ 
horns had no part in this loss; they laid 
13 eggs more than in the previous week. 
The average of the 40 White Leghorn 
pens for the week is 46.9. or just 67 per 
cent. 1 wo pens of IVhite Leghorns tie 
for first place, 58 being the score: they 
were Windsweep Farm’s pen from Con¬ 
necticut, and James II. Lord’s pen from 
Massachusetts. Branford Farm’s pen 
from Connecticut takes second place with 
a score of 57. and four pens tie for third 
place with scores of 56 each. They are 
Branford Farm’s pen No. 10 of White P. 
Rocks. Storrs Agricultural Station pen 
No. 59 of White Leghorns; Geo. M. Mc- 
Millan’s pen, and W. II. Lyon’s pen of 
White Leghorns. Three pens of White 
Leghorns laid 55, and 20 pens of that 
breed laid 50 or more. Of the other 
breeds five jxms laid 50 or over. 
Last week Tom Barron’s pen led all 
the^ Leghorns; this week A. I». Robin- 
sou s poo from New \ork gained seven 
eggs, bringing his total score even with 
Barron's, each having laid 1,222. Edward 
< am s v\ bite W yandottes still lead, but 
are now only 26 eggs ahead of Barron’s 
VV yandottes. 
The contest bulletin from Storrs last 
week reported the case of a Wyandotte 
hen equipped by nature to lay two eggs a 
day, if she could have consumed and di¬ 
gested food enough. I give the report ver¬ 
batim : 
“Perhaps the most unusual incident of 
the year was the post mortem examina¬ 
tion of White Wyandotte hen No. 19-1 in 
one of the Storrs Station’s Experimental 
pens. There is nothing at all unusual 
about this hen’s egg record. She laid 23 
eggs iu January, 17 in February, 16 in 
MaTcb, 14 in April, 23 in May, but has 
never been credited with two eggs in any 
one day. In general it is not, of course, 
expected that hens will lay two eggs a day 
but the examination of this bird revealed 
a mechanism that would seem to make 
possible the regular production of two 
eggs a day. Instead of the customary 
single set of reproductive organs this heii 
had two ovaries, and two complete ovi- 
duets < and not only this but both were 
functioning. A fully-formed egg with the 
shell ou was found in the lower part of 
the left oviduct and a yolk was found in 
the upper part of the l ight oviduct. Thus 
this lieu apparently used one set of or¬ 
gans one day and the other the next. Iler 
death was due to a much enlarged liver 
which indicated perhaps that the indi¬ 
vidual did not have enough constitutional 
vigor to make the maximum use of her 
unusual equipment.” 
Barred Eocks. Week Total 
Merritt M. Clark, Connecticut. 38 1.089 
Frank I*. Tuttle. Massachusetts. 24 1,007 
Francis L. Lincoln. Connecticut. 45 961 
Jules J. Francais, New York. 33 789 
■Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pou. Conn.. 31 730 
Storrs Apr. Station, Exp. pen. Conn.. 43 1110 
1). A. Foster, California . 40 *808 
White Rocks. 
Albert T. Lenzon, Massachusetts. 47 851 
Branford Farms. Connecticut. 40 803 
Branford Farms. Connecticut. 50 975 
Branford Farms. Connecticut. 47 801 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 48 810 
Buff Rocks. 
A. A. Hall, Connecticut. 30 870 
White Wyandottes. 
Tom Barron. England . 49 1,309 
E<1. Cam. England . 43 l] 3 S 5 
Merrythought Farm. Connecticut_ 50 1.010 
Neale Bros., Rhode Island . 41 1.071 
Mrs. J. D. Beck. Connecticut. 27 993 
Storrs Agr. Station. Exp. pen, Conn.. 37 880 
Storrs Agr. Station. Exp. pen. Conn.. 40 1,042 
Mapledale Farm, Connecticut. 32 054 
J. F. Byron. Connecticut. 27 920 
Buff Wyandottes. 
Dr. N. W. Sanborn, Massachusetts... 37 958 
Silver Wyandottes. 
Silver Wyandotte Star, New York... 44 758 
Columbian Wyandottes. 
Merrythought Farm. Connecticut. 37 1,002 
Rhode Island Reds. 
Dr. J. C. Dingnian. New York. 20 751 
Hillviow Poultry Farm, Vermont_ 51 1,300 
Homer P. Doming, Connecticut. 45 1 040 
• 'has. O. Polhemus, New York. 49 L071 
H M. Bailey, Connecticut. 52 908 
John Backus, Vermont . 33 1,080 
W. H. Bumstead, Connecticut. 20 794 
Pinecrest Orchards, Massachusetts... 33 1.118 
Harry B. Cook, Connecticut. 38 973 
Colonial Farm, New Hampshire. 33 1.114 
A. B. Bnindage. Connecticut. 39 870 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. peu. Conn.. 41 1123 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen. Conn.. 40 ‘909 
Rural New-Yorker, New York City.. 32 921 
S. G. McLean, Connecticut. 33 844 
Springdale Farm, Connecticut. 29 1,056 
l>. E. Warner, Rhode Island. 31 ’971 
H- W. Sanborn, Massachusetts. 44 972 
Albert It. Ford, Connecticut. 32 581 
Light Brahmas. 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen. Conn.. 34 710 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen. Conn.. 20 715 
n t> American Dominiques. 
H. B. nnler, Connecticut. 17 003 
White Leghorns. 
A. B. Hall, Connecticut. 17 762 
t.corge Howies, Connecticut. 48 1,035 
it 111 ® w - Bentley. New York. 37 878 
i, . , Hendryx, Connecticut. 55 1,068 
JJraeside Poultry Farm, Penn. 52 1,068 
rranelft F. Lincoln, Connecticut. 42 820 
teci! Guernsey, New York. 37 004 
Merritt M. Clark. Connecticut. 26 SG 5 
< has N. St. John, New York. 32 900 
•y’-V H. Ernisse, New York. 40 988 
. torrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen. Conn.. 50 1.047 
. torrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn.. 53 1.174 
” s - Woodruff, Conn. 50 834 
\\ indsweep Farm, Connecticut. 58 1 181 
James H. Lord, Massachusetts. 58 908 
1 ■ G. r latt. Pennsylvania . 49 1 070 
Dictograph Farm, New York. 52 954 J 
F. M. Peasley, Connecticut. 53 1,210 
Chas. Hcigl, Ohio . 50 794 
Tom Barron, England . 47 1,222 
Ed ward Cam, England . 55 912 
Oeo. M. McMillan, Missouri. 50 1,041 
Win. H. Lyon, New York. 56 923 
Happich & Danks, New York. 54 1,075 
A. I*. Robinson, New York. 54 122° 
Manor Poultry Farm, New York. 51 L06G 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 45 922 
Branford Farms, Connecticut.. 51 1,015 
Branford' Farms. Connecticut. 57 1,077 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 55 1,093 
Anna Dean Farm. Ohio. 46 ’741 
Hural New-Yorker, New York City.. 44 829 
A. S. Sondreggor, Connecticut....... 53 1,028 
S. J. Rogers, New York. 49 1002 
Stoneleigh Poultry Farm, Penn. 33 ’siT 
Mrs. W. B. Whitlock, Connecticut... 33 749 
Toth Bros.. Connecticut. 35 7 <)<j 
Janies V. Thomas. New York. 43 1 12!) 
Snnny Acres Farm, Connecticut. 43 ’880 
Rose Comb Brown Leghorns. 
The Gale Place, Connecticut. 33 609 
Buff Leghorns. 
Lakeside Poultry Farm. Michigan_ 36 703 
<). L. Magrey, Connecticut. 47 8(53 
Black Leghorns. 
J. Collinson, England . 44 1,104 
Silver Campines. 
TTicowa Poultry Yards. Connecticut.. 48 904 
Lewis E. Prlckett, Connecticut. 42 813 
Light Sussex. 
Dr. E. K. Conrad. New Jersey. 23 750 
Salmon Faverolles. 
Donghoregan Farm. Maryland.. 50 682 
White Orpingtons. 
Henry S. Pennock, Florida. 18 430 
Oiled S. Knight, Rhode Island. 24 779 
B. P. Nase, Connecticut. 37 ggj 
Buttercups. 
Chanticleer Poultry Yards, Penn. 45 70 c 
Favorite Hens. 
Rural New-Yorker, New York City.. 37 840 
_ GEO. A . COSGROVE. 
Squab Broilers. 
Will you explain to me the meaning of 
the term “squab broilers?” At what age 
would White Leghorn cockerels he so 
classed, and how do prices run? Dispos¬ 
ing of surplus cockerels of May hatched 
chickens is quite a problem with us 
New York. n. l. r. 
By squab broilers is meant chickens 
that have reached a weight of from three- 
quarters of a pound to a pound. The age 
at which they reach this weight depends 
ol course entirely upon their feed and 
care. Disposing of surplus cockerels 
hatched too late to bring them to broiler 
size before the first of July is always a 
problem, if profit is considered. m. "b. d. 
Separating Cockerels from Pullets. 
IIow can I tell White Wyandotte cock¬ 
erels from pullets at eight weeks old? 
A. g. M. 
You cannot distinguish cockerels from 
pullets until the combs, wattles, and gen¬ 
eral masculine appearance of the head 
give, you the clue. If you cannot do this 
at eight weeks, you will have to wait lon¬ 
ger. After having noted the difference in 
a few specimens, you will know what to 
look for, and the longer yonr acquaint¬ 
ance with your breed the more skillful 
you will become in separating the sexes 
at an early date. It is a matter in which 
observation rather than written directions 
will have to be your teacher. In many 
cases, cockerels of any breed are so slow 
111 developing the masculine appearance 
characteristic of them that they reach a 
very considerable development before they 
can be distinguished with any certainty. 
M. B. D. 
UAU R El LTOn 
FARMS 
S. C. White Leghorns For Sale 
5,000 
Yearling and Two-Year-Old Breeders 
These birds are specially bred for constitutional vigor and heavy 
production, and their high yield, together with the size and 
quality of the eggs, have made Laurelton Farms the largest and 
most successful poultry plant in the country. 
We also have 2,. r >00 Breeding Cockerels, hatched in March, that are 
unusually fine and showy. Price $1.50, upwards. 
We earnestly invite all prospective purchasers to visit our plant and satisfy 
' is f' ves , . af l to 1 J ?.O'lahty of the stock and the hygienic and sanitary condi- 
0,u ' birds are kept. Correspondence solicited. Prices on appli¬ 
cation. State number of birds wanted. 
LAURELTON FARMS Box H LAKEWOOD, N. J. 
ONE OP OCR PRIZE WINNERS 
TENACRE 
S. C. W. LEGHORNS 
2000 Choice 8 to 12 Weeks Old Pullets 
Bred from our own Selected heavy layers 
These are vigorous young birds raised on free range 
and are guaranteed to give satisfaction. Write 
for Catalogue and Special Prices on 100 or over 
TENACRE POULTRY FARM. R. F. D. No. 3, Princeton, N. J. 
THE HILL SELF-FEEDING, SELF-REGULATING 
COAL-BURNING COLONY BROODER 
Will Raise Your Chicks Belter Than a Hen 
* t , the only brooder equipped with safety magazine 
which absolutely prevents any gas from escaping in the house, 
and at the same time automatically feeds the lire, making 
it possible to maintain an even temperature of pure, warm air 
under ail conditions which is positively necessary to success¬ 
ful brooding. Jt is fitted witli Hansom Duplex Grate, the 
greatest grate known. The brooder is perfect In operation, 
simple hi construction, will last a lifetime and fully 
guaranteed. J 
Send for Circular Jud price list ol the brooder Hut solves the hrooding problem. 
Address, MERCER POULTRY FARM, TRENTON, N. J. 
FOR SALE-SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORN PULLETS 
. •*«">»££•'’j-sKiter.srs.^issrb.’s*“ ,heb -* 
FRANK PU ":“' *■ &£ ... yotk 
Improved Parcel Post Egg Boxes 
SEND 15 CENTS FOR SAMPLE 
New Flats and Fillers- New Egg Cases 
QPMn rnn me c /cav.i aas.^ _ _ 
SEND 15 CENTS FOR SAMPLE 
lats and Fillers-New Egg_ 
SEND FOR FREE CATALOGUE DESCRIBING OUR 
Modern Poultry Equipment 
H. K. BRUNNER, 45 Harrison Street, N.Y. 
QUEENS 
gentle, liavtly 
r .hi 
Raising Young Ducks. 
Will you tell me something about the 
eare of young ducks hatched under a hen 
in regard to the feeding, aud should they 
be allowed to get to water where they can 
swim when young? If not at what age 
should they be given a chance to get to 
water? F 
Maine. 
An ideal first feed for ducklings is 
roiled oats slightly moistened, with a 
little fme grit or sand in each mess. After 
a few days add brail, cornmeal and any 
other ground grains you may have. After 
a few weeks meat scraps in small quan¬ 
tity may be added with advantage, while 
the addition of ground clover or Alfalfa 
makes the feed more complete. Grit 
should be in all mash until the ducks are 
large enough to select what they want 
from a hopper. A pinch of salt in each 
mash is thought to be an advantage, but 
care should be taken not to allow any 
Jumps to got in. Mash for ducks should 
be moistened ouly enough to be crumbly, 
not sloppy. As they approach maturity 
some whole grain may be used but the 
principal feed should be mash. Be sure 
they have a chance to get into shade. Use 
a drinking fountain deep enough to per¬ 
mit the immersion of the entire bill, but 
do not allow them to swim until they be¬ 
gin to feather out. w h ii 
— A limited numberof 3-ISAND 
ITALIAN OUKENS.Queens 
are large, vigorous, ami pro¬ 
lific, producing bees that are 
- - and industrious. Untested, $1.00; 
tested after.Tnne 1 . $1.50. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
AY. K. ROCKWELL, - Bloomfield, Conn. 
TOM BARRON’S 
WINNING WYANDOTTE PENS 
FA. CONTEST! WINNERS in *inj« aed Tain.; 
nwr. 236. “Baroness T** laid 2N2 erjjg ; others. 274. 252 
CONN. CONTEST: WINNERS in ."in. wr. 
-OH 1 ., ; 2 nd l*ri*„ in 
MISSOURI CONTEST: Slid PRIZE, likely: 
mver. *10. Barron Irrb.irns, 284; linff Korit. 242: 
y ibert Beds, 257. I’ri/e Bouens. Bijj Toulouse Geese, 
MORRIS-FARM. R. 4, BRIDGEPORT. CONN. 
MATTITUCK WHITE LEGHORN FARM 
,P n ! ,e * 8 - 880 per 100; 3 months-old, 8100 per 
loo. All stock delivered in satisfactory condition or 
your money returned. a. ii. PENNY, Mattltuek, N. Y. 
Barr on 'sLeg h o r ns848 260-egg. Imported direct. 28 months 
old. $ 1 each; 30for 820. IS. CLAUDE JUNKS, Hilbdalr, N. r. 
CHICKS 
—6 and 8 c. 8 . C. BnfT Leghorns. 
M o n e y back for dead ones 
JACOB NEIMONO, RICHFIELD, PH. 
CHICKS 
CHICKS 
—6 and 8 c. Leghorns. Money back 
for dead ones. Circular free 
TV. A. Lanver, Box 1, Richfield. Pa. 
6 and 8c 
C. O. D. Leg- 
- - horns. Money 
back for dead ones. Pam¬ 
phlet free. f. M. I, A EVER 
Box 78, Richfield, Pa. 
TOM BARRON WHITE WYANDOTTE 
chicks 10 -daysold. 18c.; day-old chicks, 12 c.; from the 
stock I bought direct from Tom Barron. England 
Lggs tl per 15. K. E. LEWIS, Apalachiu, N. y'. 
Barron Leghorn and Wyandotte Cockerels 
early hatched high-pedigreed stock. $2 up Trap 
nested breeders Barron Farm, Connellsville. Pa- 
Colonial Reds 
A real bred-to-lay strain of national reputation. 
We offer bargains in yearling hens and cockerels. 
A fine lot of young stock coming on. Correspond¬ 
ence solicited. Honorable treatment guaranteed. 
COLONIAL FARM, Bex 0, Temple, New Hampshire 
AUSTIN'S 200-EGG STRAIN S.C.R.I.REDS 
let. AUSTIN'S POULTRY FARM, Box 17, Centre Harbor. N. H. 
In an Eastern city there was a young 
man who was not very ambitious. The 
kind of work that he was willing to do 
was not forthcoming and the result was a 
regular attendance at the cigar store. 
Hello, Jim. solicitously remarked a 
friend, meeting the young man on the 
street one afternoon, “have you got that 
position yet?” “No,” responded the 
youth, with an appropriate sigh, “posi¬ 
tions seem to be very scarce just now ” 
Still, I wouldn’t give up, old boy,” 
kindly encouraged the friend. “If you 
can t get a position, why don’t you look 
around for a job?”—Philadelphia Tele¬ 
graph. 
Annual Sale of our “Perfection” Barred Rocks 
breeders at bargain prices to make room for grow¬ 
ing stock. Hens. $2.50; cocks, $5 each. Peng -4 
hens and cock, $13; 10 hens and cock, $25. These 
birds are thoroughbreds of exceptional value. 12 S 
strain, $ 10 . 
Dr.GEO.T. HAYMAfb - Doylestown, Pa. 
WHITE ROCKS- Trnp nesteti - State lest - 
7. ed for White Dillrrhoa 
Hatching eggs now $4, 100. 200-Egg Strain, now 10c 
per egg. Cockerels one-fourth fall prices. Circ.u- 
lar free, Nobscot Egg Farm, Nobscot, Mass. 
; The Farmer’s Business Hen 
: and baby clucks. RELIABLE Y ARDS, Culver Road. lyons jf.U 
Money-making Dominique:-,,, 5 ,', .Lg&UiW 
S. C. W. Leghorns- Ezra C. Garter, Marafhon, H. Y. 
My entire flock i s for sale. Write for prices. 
; For Sale: £2? White Leghorn Yearling Hens Ml 
l STONELEIGH POULTRY FARM, E. C Framplon, Solebury, Bucks Co., P«. 
WHITE LEGHORN PULLETS 
3 months old. Also cockerels, including Barron 
strain. Booking orders now. Write your wants 
HAMILTON FARM, - Huntington, N. Y. 
BARGAIN 
ROSE COMB BROWN LEGHORNS 
Fine one and two-year-old breeding hens 
at $1 each ; also cockerels, $ 1 . Circular. 
Ward W. Dasey, Box 55 , Frankford, Del. 
SHIPMENTS ON APPROVAI-s. ft w 
Chix, 10 cents each; 500 or more 9 cents ea<1i 0 - 
weeks Pullets 50 cents each; 12-weeks, $1. JUSTA 
POULTKV FARM, Southampton, New York 
PUl_|_ F T €5—Yearling Hens, S. C. W. 
o. . „ „ , ■ ^ Leghorn, Farris Wyckoff 
si’ t0 75c. each. Hens—70c. each. 
O. S. MILLER, - Rridgewater, Va. 
BARRON COCKERELS 
We will have some very choice 8. C. White Leghorn 
Cockerels for sale, the result of a cross of Cockerels 
purchased direct from Thomas Barron, Oatforth 
England, with nnr two-year-old hens which have 
been bred for heavy laying and white eggs. 
These Cockerels are March and April hatch The 
price for selected birds will be Sl.ee each, ten to 
twelve weeks old. We will also have 500 yearling 
hens and 1000 2-year-old heavy-laying a C. White 
Leghorn hens for sale. 
Yearling Hens at . . 81.00 each 
Two-year-old Hens at . .75 oach 
THE HAVEN LAKE EGG FARM. Mlltord, Delaware 
2-M0S.-0LD DUCKLINGS, $1.50 EACH 
o .Giant Ronen Ducks, 4 to 5 lbs. each 
J DAY-OLD INDIAN RUNNER DUCKLINGS, 20c. EACH 
AUlbain Poultry Farm, R 34. Phoenixville, Pa. 
IMPROVED SILVER CAMPINES 
Eggsfl per 15 or *5 per 100. SHORT & TRIPP. Cortland. HI. 
Land and Water Fowls prices. 2 ct. 
,, ,, stamp for catalogue. 
Maple Cove Poultry Yards, Ii. Athens, Pa. 
W1CHM0SS POULTRY FARM 
Guarantee safe delivery on properly-hatched. 
Healthy, vigorous chicks and ducklings. S 0 W 
Leghorns, $10.50 per 100. White Pekin Ducklings *20 
per WO. ANORESEN S AMMERMAN, Box 137, Oeinaresl, N J 
