THE RURA.B* NEW-YORKER 
1001 
EGG-LAYING CONTEST 
The thirty-eighth week shows a drop 
of 119 eggs in the week’s output, the 
heavier breeds being x-esponsible for 
almost all of the loss; the White Leg¬ 
horns contributing only four eggs of the 
loss; that is they laid only four eggs less 
than last week, while the other breeds 
laid 115 less. White Leghorns also make 
all the high scores for the week, the high¬ 
est being 58 by pen No. 60 of the Storrs 
Agricultural Station, the “sour milk” 
pen. This pen is the eighth in total pro¬ 
duction, their total 1,440. Branford 
Farms pen No. 76 is second with a score 
of. 53. Five pens of Leghorns tie for 
third place with scores of 55 each ; they 
are N. W. Ilendryx’s pen from Connecti¬ 
cut, James H. Lord’s pen from Massa¬ 
chusetts, Dictograph’s pen from New 
York, and Branford Farm’s pen No. 78 
from Connecticut. 
Outside of the Leghorns the only pen 
to lay 50 or more was the pen which has 
outlaid them all; the It. I. Reds from 
Ilillview Poultry Farms, Vermont. This 
pen laid 53, and their total is 1,511. This 
is an average of almost 40 eggs every 
week since the contest began. Nearly 
everything in this world has both good 
and bad aspects. Even money, that great 
good which we all desire, ruins thousands 
of men. But I am thinking of the stone 
walls here in New England; permanent 
fences, no posts to be reset, no expense, 
but oh, what a harbor for weasels, wood¬ 
chucks, etc. Sitting calmly on my front 
porch talking with visitors, I went out 
later to find 17 of my nice Tom Barron 
Leghorn chicks killed by a weasel. So 
the stone walls, like most other things, 
are not an unmixed blessing. 
Barred Books. Week Total 
Merritt M. Clark, Connecticut. 35 1,240 
Frank L. Tuttle, Massachusetts. 25 1,143 
Francis L. Lincoln. Connecticut. 29 1,144 
Jules J. Francais, New York. 18 904 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen. Conn.. 26 884 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn.. 47 1,334 
O. A. Foster, Calfornia . 32 1.087 
White Rocks. 
Albert T. Lenzen. Massachusetts.... 30 1,018 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 43 1,060 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 47 1,222 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 34 1,055 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 26 1,003 
Buff Rocks. 
A. A. Hall, Connecticut. 20 997 
White Wyandottes. 
Tom Barron, England . 33 1,464 
Ed. Cam, England . 38 1,495 
Merrythought Farm, Connecticut.... 20 1,180 
Neale Bros., Rhode Island . 43 1.288 
Mrs. J. D. Beck, Connecticut. 46 1,193 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen. Conn.. 38 1,061 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn.. 45 1,257 
Mapledale Farm, Connecticut. 36 815 
J. F. Byron, Connecticut. 33 1,099 
Buff Wyandottes. 
Dr. N. W. Sanborn, Massachusetts... 43 1,123 
Silver Wyandottes. 
Silver Wyandotte Star, New York.... 33 935 
Columbian Wyandottes. 
Merrythought Farm, Connecticut.... 24 1,140 
Rhode Island Reds. 
Dr. J. C. Dingman, New York. 22 909 
Ilillview Poultry Furm, Vermont.... 53 1.511 
Ilomer P. Deming, Connecticut. 38 1,272 
Chas. O. Polhemus, New York. 39 1,306 
H. M. Bailey, Connecticut. 28 1,082 
John Backus, Vermont. 30 1,249 
W. H. Bumstead, Connecticut. 27 902 
Pineerest Orchards, Massachusetts... 27 1,290 
Harry B. Cook, Connecticut. 39 1.133 
Colonial Farm, New Hampshire. 30 1,284 
A. B. Brundage, Connecticut. 44 1,010 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen. Conn.. 37 1,307 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn.. 37 1,143 
Rural New-Yorker, New York City.. 10 1,104 
S. G. McLean, Connecticut. 33 991 
Springdale Farm, Connecticut. 22 1,201 
D. E. Warner, Rhode Island . 28 1,140 
H. W. Sanborn, Massachusetts. 44 1,182 
Albert It. Ford, Connecticut. 27 707 
Light Brahmas. 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn.. 37 843 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn.. 26 867 
American Dominiques. 
H. B. Hiller, Connecticut. 25 783 
White Leghorns. 
A. B. Hall, Connecticut. 47 946 
George Bowles, Connecticut . 42 1,285 
Ellis W. Bentley, New York. 25 1,057 
N. W. Hendryx, Connecticut. 55 1.340 
Braeside Poultry Farm, Penn. 53 1,327 
Francis F. Lincoln, Connecticut.... 47 1,058 
Cecil Guernsey, New York. 42 849 
Merritt M. Clark, Connecticut. 27 994 
Chas. N. St. John, New York. 28 1,113 
Jay II. Ernisse, New York. 38 1,203 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn.. 49 1,290 
Storrs Agr. Station, Exp. pen, Conn.. 58 1,440 
Mrs. Rollin S. Woodruff, Connecticut. 52 1,070 
Windsweep Farm. Connecticut. 49 1,450 
James H. Lord, Massachusetts. 55 1,178 
P. G. Platt, Pennsylvania. 50 1,329 
Dictograph Farm, New York. 55 1,235 
F'. M. Peasley, Connecticut. 54 1,476 
Chas. Heigl, Ohio . 45 1,048 
Tom Barron, England . 49 1,490 
Edward Cam, England . 50 1,182 
Geo. M. McMillan, Missouri. 37 1,282 
Win. H. Lyon, New York. 39 1,131 
Ilappich & Danks, New York. 50 1.303 
A. P. Robinson, New York. 45 1,465 
Manor Poultry Farm, New York. 46 1,304 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 44 1,142 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 56 1,268 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 52 1,342 
Branford Farms, Connecticut. 55 1,360 
Anna Dean Farm, Ohio . 45 953 
Rural New-Yorker, New York City...32 998 
A. S. Sondregger, Connecticut. 55 1,301 
S. J. Rogers, New York. 32 1.191 
Stoneleigh Poultry Farm, Penn.... 45 996 
Mrs. W. B. Whitlock, Connecticut.. 50 948 
Toth Bros., Connecticut. 32 960 
James V. Thomas, New York. 42 1,379 
Sunny Acres Farm, Connecticut.... 49 1,101 
Rose Comb Brown Leghorns. 
The Gale Place, Connecticut. 40 790 
Buff Leghorns. 
Lakeside Poultry Farm, Michigan.. 33 933 
O. L. Magrey, Connecticut. 33 1,063 
Black Leghorns. 
J. Collinson, England . 48 1,358 
Silver Campines. 
Uncowa Poultry Yards, Connecticut 39 1,158 
Lewis E. Prickett, Connecticut.,.. 47 1,022 
Light Sussex. 
Dr. E. K. Conrad, New Jersey..... 17 871 
Salmon Faverolles. 
Doughoregan Farm. Maryland. 42 887 
White Orpingtons. 
Henry S. Pennock, Florida'. 13 491 
Obed S. Knight, Rhode Island. 32 918 
B. P. Nase, Connecticut. 48 1,036 
Buttercups. 
Chanticleer Poultry Yards, Penn... 33 963 
Favorite Hens. 
Rural New-Yorker, New York City.. 28 1,010 
GEO. A. COSGROVE. 
Cleaning Feathers. 
I have an opportunity to sell some of 
our White Leghorn wings for millinery 
purposes provided I can clean them thor¬ 
oughly and dry them so there will be no 
odor. Will you please tell me how to 
clean them? What will take off blood 
and dirt stains without separating the 
feathers so they look rough and ugly? 
Is it necessary to use arsenic, and if so, 
in what form? d. d. 
Pennsylvania. 
The feathers of living fowls are 
cleansed for exhibition purposes by wash¬ 
ing the bird in warm water, using some 
good white soap. The soap is then rinsed 
out in clear water and, in the case of 
white fowls, the birds are put through a 
bluing water to give the feathers a clear 
white appearance. The fowls are then 
given a clean place in the open air in 
which to dry. I know of no reason why 
the same process would not work equally 
well with wings that it was desired to 
clean, though I cannot speak from ex¬ 
perience ; certainly, a trial would soon 
demonstrate the feasibility of the meth¬ 
od. M. B. D. 
Dark Yolks. 
We are shipping white Leghorn eggs 
to a New York commission man and they 
have always been graded “fancy,” bring¬ 
ing the highest market quotations net. 
A few weeks ago he reported “many dark 
colored yolks,” and cut the price one cent 
per dozen. On the last voucher he wrote 
“Do not allow the laying hens to eat 
grass.” Now I cannot think that eating 
grass has anything to do with this trou¬ 
ble since our fowls have for several 
years had the run of an orchard which is 
plowed every year and seeded to oats, 
wheat, clover, Alfalfa and rape. We 
feed according to the Cornell formulas 
both grain mixture and dry mash, and the 
fowls seem to be in perfect health and 
condition, unless perhaps a bit over-fat. 
New York. mbs. g. h. c. 
Excessive quantities of some green 
foods, as rape, cabbage, clover, or onions 
will sometimes cause the yolks of eggs to 
become very dark or even to possess an 
undesirable odor. It is quite possible 
that the trouble with your eggs may come 
from this source, though, if your fowls 
have had access to green stuff in abund¬ 
ance all Summer, it seems strange that 
the trouble should develop at this time. 
Rape is probably the most apt to cause 
trouble and I would suggest keeping the 
laying hens from this. M. b. d. 
Eversion of Oviduct. 
I have several hens that are affected 
by a protrusion of the intestine about 
an inch. Some have died from it. Some 
others that were affected I killed because 
I did not know its nature and thought it 
might be infectious. F. E. H. 
Maine. 
Hens and pullets are subject to pro¬ 
trusion, or eversion, of the oviduct which 
appears as a soft reddish mass projecting 
from the vent. The seriousness of the 
trouble depends upon the extent of the 
protrusion and whether or not it has be¬ 
come inflamed or picked at and torn by 
other fowls. This eversion is evidently 
due to relaxation of the parts which or¬ 
dinarily hold the oviduct in place and to 
the pressure exerted upon them by efforts 
to extrude large eggs or masses of feces 
which have accumulated near the vent. 
The remedy for the trouble when it ap¬ 
pears is to give the affected fowl a laxa¬ 
tive, like epsom salts, and to feed her on 
soft laxative food. If the protruded mass 
has not become inflamed or injured, it 
may be carefully washed in warm water, 
oiled and gently returned to its place. 
The hen should then be placed in a coop 
by herself where she will have every in¬ 
ducement to be quiet. An examination 
with clean and oiled finger should be 
made to see that there is no unextruded 
egg or hardened mass of feces which will 
cause continued straining on the part of 
the hen with a repetition of the trouble. 
Severe cases, or those in which the soft 
parts have become infected and inflamed, 
are incurable and the fowl may as well 
be killed. I know of no way of prevent¬ 
ing an occasional occurrence of this trou¬ 
ble in any laying flock. M. B. D. 
Bees Dying. 
A small swarm of bees came to us the 
latter part of May, and we hived them in 
a butter tub, first sawing a small piece 
out of the top of one of the staves for 
an entrance and turning the tub upside 
down on a board stand. They worked 
“like bees” while the blackberry and lo¬ 
custs were in blossom, but now there are 
several dead ones around the entrance of 
the hive. Do bees usually die off that 
way or have they gotten something poi¬ 
sonous? The town has lately sprayed the 
roadside but I didn’t think the bees 
worked there much, unless it was stray 
Clover blossoms near the ground. 
Massachusetts. A. D. L. 
Those lazy philosophers who have noth¬ 
ing else to do than to refer others to the 
bee as an example of productive indus¬ 
try neglect to tell us that the life of the 
working bee is very short, only a few 
weeks in the Summer. As bees are con¬ 
stantly hatching, they are as constantly 
dying and more or less of the dead may 
be found at any time about the entrance 
to the hive. Unless in excessive numbers, 
these do not indicate poisoning, but only 
the fact that those who work too hard 
don’t live long. m. b. d. 
Bedbugs in Henhouse. 
I would like to be advised by some one 
of experience how to rid a henhouse of 
bedbugs. a. s. b. 
The following is quoted from a bulle¬ 
tin of the Maine Agricultural Experi¬ 
ment Station : “The dovecot bug or ‘bed¬ 
bug’ of poultrymen, found in pigeon 
lofts, sometimes invades neighboring hen 
roosts. It probably sometimes attacks 
fowls. _ It resembles closely the bedbug 
found in dwelling houses and like this 
pest is hard to exterminate as it can 
live almost indefinitely upon dead organ¬ 
ic matter. This tick hides in cracks dur¬ 
ing the day and attacks its host only at 
night. Persistent repetition of the sprays 
recommended for hen roosts infected with 
red mites will destroy these parasites.” 
A five per cent, solution of cresol is re¬ 
commended for this purpose. m. b. d. 
Blue Ointment. —On page 929 Fred 
B. Skinner claims blue ointment to be a 
failure as far as its ability to kill lice on 
hens is concerned. I would like to ask 
Mr. Skinner for a description of the kind 
of lice he was trying to kill? Henry II. 
Savage’s article in The R. N.-Y. a few 
weeks ago describing his successful use 
of this remedy was very interesting to 
me. I tried it—it has worked like a 
charm and has saved me much time and 
TOM BARRON’S 
WINNERS 
HIGHEST BREEDERS IN AMERICA 
CONTEST WYANDOTTES—283, 282, 274, 266 
WORLD RECORD BIRO—a Leghorn—288 
BUFF ROCKS—280, 272, 265, 263 
S. C. REDS—243 
Catalog 
MORRIS FARM, R. 4, Bridgeport, Conn. 
All breeders tested ; free of whito diarrhea 
TERRA NOVIA FARM 
offers 1,600 S. C. White Leghorn, White Wyandotte 
and White Rock yearling hens and pullets 
also some fine cocks and cockerels. 400 purebred 
Young strain yearling 8. C. White Leghorn hons at 
75c. each. These are large in size, have fine typo 
and shape and are in full lay hut will have to go to 
make room. These are exceptional value. Write 
and get our prices on other hens and pullets. We 
have some splendid birds on hand and will make 
you prices that will move them quickly. Address 
TERRA NOVIA FARM, - R. 2, Rome, N. Y. 
3P TJLLET £5 
S. C. W. LEGHORN—Young’s Strain. Fohrn- 
ary, March and April hatch from 200-2411-egg strain. 
$1.50, $1 and 75c. each. Parent stock, $1 each, 
BAOBA POULTRY FARM, Glen Eyre, Pa. 
PULLETS 
FOR SALE-S. C. W. LEGHORN 
Raised on unlimited range in 
orchard affording ample shade. 
Recommended for winter egg production— ROOK 
YOUR ORDER NOW. For further particulars 
apply to, GILEAD EGG FARM, Carmel. New York 
BARRON COCKERELS 
We will have some very choice S. C. White Leghorn 
Cockerels for sale, the result of a cross of Cockerels 
purchased direct from Thomas Barron, Catforth, 
England, with our two-year-old hens which havo 
been bred for heavy laying and white eggs. 
These Cockerels are March and April hatch. Tlio 
price for selected birds will be 81.00 each, ten to 
twelve weeks old. We will also have 500 yearling 
hens and 1000 2-year-old heavy-laying S. C. White 
Leghorn hens for sale. 
Yearling Hens at . . $1.00 each 
Two-yoar-old Hens at . .75 each 
THE HAVEN LAKE EGG FARM. Milford, Delaware 
HENS AND COCKERELS FOR SALE 
White, Brown, Buff Leghorns and B. P. Rocks at 
reasonable jirices. Satisfaction guaranteed. Circular 
free. Writo your wants to 0 W. GOODUNG, Oriental, Pa. 
trouble; just a little bit, a piece the size 
of a pea rubbed on the skin under the 
vent. It took but a few minutes to go 
through with the flock in comparison to 
other work which I have put in trying to 
get rid of these lice. As there are several 
kinds of lice I am wondering if the kind 
Mr. Skinner was trying to get rid of 
were different. Thomas e. ray. 
Barron’sLaghorns248-260-egg. Imported direct. 2^ months 
old. 81 each: SO for 326. 6 yearling hens and a cock for f 10. 
E. CLAUDE JOISKS, - Hillsdale, N. Y. 
ACME QUALITY PULLETS & YEARLINGS 
S. C. W. Leghorns, Heavy-laying strain. 
WY-HAR FARM, . Denton, Md. 
You Want More Profit 
WHITE LEGHORN PULLETS 
3 months old. Also cockerels, including Barron 
strain. Booking orders now. Write your wants. 
HAMILTON FARM, - Huntington, N. Y. 
Mr. Poultrykecpcr, the most vital problem 
in the path to profit is the question of strain. 
Get Tom 'Barron’s strain—the strain that 
has proved best by test at all the Great Lay¬ 
ing Competitions, including Missouri and the 
“Great American,” where his birds won both 
first prizes in two successive years. 
Note, that despite the war, the prices below 
include carriage and insurance paid, coop 
and food free to New York. White Leghorn 
or White Wyandotte Cockerel and 2 pullets 
or Hens, $30. Cockerel and 5 pullets or 
Hens, $55. Cockerel and 11 pullets or Hens, 
$90. Special prices for quantities. More 
than one cockerel can be sent in each lot in¬ 
stead of pullets or Hens if desired. 
Pay by draft or postal order on London, 
England. 
My catalogue is yours for the asking. 
Writen pedigree sent with each consign¬ 
ment. 
Tom Barron 
Catforth, Preston, England 
I export anywhere 
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:!L?"a!; , d 1 "E d ,;a PARTRIDGES I PHEASANTS 
Capercailzies, Black Game, Wild Turkeys, Quails, 
Rabbits, Deer, etc., for stocking purposes. Fancy 
Pheasants, Peafowl, Cranes, Storks, Beautiful 
Swans, Ornamental Geese and Ducks, Foxes, 
Squirrels, Ferrets, and all kinds of birds and 
animals. YVM. ,J. MACKENSEN, Natural¬ 
ist, Department lo, Yardley, Fa. 
—S. C. \V. Leghorn, Ferris- 
Wycoff Strain. February 
and March hatched. 65c. to 80c. each. 50c. pullets all 
gone; others are going. 0. S. MILLER, Bridoewater, Va. 
Rarrnn Pnrlrerpl<t-* ,NGLE C0MB WHITE LEGHORNS 
oarron LOCKereis Pu]1 blooded (not crossod) 
from heavy-laying strain. 3)4 mo. old, large splendid 
birds, *1 each. E. R. RUSSELL. R. F. D. No. 2, Chepachet. R.l. 
Barron Leghorn and Wyandotte Cockerels 
early hatched high-pedigreed stock $2 up. Trap, 
nested breeders Barron Farm, Connellsville, Pa. 
6 and 8c no?n 3 \™? y 
back for dead ones. Pam¬ 
phlet free. C. M.LAUVEU 
Box 78, Richfield, Pa. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORN 
year-old hens, 250-egg strain. Long, deep bodies, 
yellow legs and beaks and a nice red comb that lops 
to one side. $1 each. A few 8-weeks-old pullets, 
50c. each. March and April hatched cockerels, $1 
each. Why pay $5 later ? A. R. GRAVES. Whitesville, N.Y. 
Forced, to Sell 
500 EFFICIENCY breeders—S. C. White Leghorns 
—at $75 per 100. Crates extra; returnable. 
Columbia Poultry Farm, Toms River, N. J. 
200 S. C. White Leghorn Breeding Hens 
75 cents and $1 each. 
J. L. LEE, - - Carmel, N. Y. 
S.C.mtteLeghoms-^gXti’SitSi 
for sale. Geo. Frost, Levanna-on-Cayuga, N.Y. 
Improved Parcel Post Egg Boxes 
SEND 15 CENTS FOR SAMPLE 
New Flats and Fillers- New Egg Cases 
SEND FOR FREE CATALOGUE DESCRIBING OUR 
Modem Poultry Equipment 
H. K. BRUNNER, 45 Harrison Street, N.Y. 
CHICKS 
—6 and 7c. Leghorns. Money back 
for dead ones. Circular free. 
W. A. LAUVER, Box 1, McAlisterville, Pa. 
AMERICAN DOMINIQUES 
best breeders and young stock cheap. 
HERBERT ROOKS, - MUls, ’Pa 
MODERN GASOLINE AUTOMOBILE 
— Three-Band Italians Only 
Queens are large, vigorous, and 
prolific producing bees that 
are gentle, hardy and industrious. Untested, $1.00; 
tested,$1.50: return mail. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
YV. K. ROCKWELL, - Bloomfield, Ct. 
Italian Onoone-The best stock obtainable. 
■*•^***1**** VcUCeiAS Untested, 75c.; tested, $1.25. 
FRED YAHN, . N. Haledon, N. J. 
AUSTIN’S 200-EGG STRAIN S.C.R.l.REDS 
Standard bred, high-record stock. Red to the skin. 
OLD AND Y6UNG STOCK FOR SALK. Book¬ 
let. AUSTIN'S POULTRY FARM. Box 17, Centre Harbor, N. H. 
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, Box 0, Temple, New Hampshire 
I | O—Pekin, Rouen and Indian 
Runner Ducks. $2 and $3 each. 
Aldharn Poultry Earm,R. 34, Plioenixville, Pa* 
E ARLY May Hatched White and English Penciled RUNNER 
DUCKS. Trio, $5. E F. GLEN0ENING, Delhi, New York 
Land and Water Fowls 
Maple Cove Poultry Yards, R. 2, Athens, Pa. 
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