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TEETH AN D TONIC hTn"s : 
PEARL GRIT i 
hens healthy and makes them lay. 
It grinds and prepares the food for 
digestion and supplies the neces¬ 
sary shell-making and egg-bnild- 
Ing elements. Write forfrce booklet 
THE OltIO MARBLE CO. 
69 Cleveland St. Piqua. Ohio 
aUALITY CHICKS 
Well hatched chicks—stur¬ 
dy. pure bred from heavy 
l.'iying strains of Kocks, 
Reds and Ijeghorns, etc. 
Kasy to grow early broilers 
and big layers from Hillpot 
chicks. Trices moderate. 
Get oxir Fit EE BOOK, 
W. F. HILLPOT 
Box 1, Frenchtown, N. J. 
36 Acres Devoted Exclusively to 
s. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Eggs and Chicks, from selected 2-year old hens— 
On Free Range Mated with Barron Cockerels 
from Best Imported Stock. 
I have 500 breeders on free range, the pick of my 
last year’s laying stock—birds selected for size, 
type and vigor—bred for the pa.st five years from 
cockerels from high producing (trap-nest record) 
hens. (They are mated this year with Tom Barron 
Cockerels from 220-245 egg hens, sired by a cocke¬ 
rel from a 283 egg hen. Full brothers of pullets 
with pen average of 21 eggs (68S) through 
December. 
Efr?3 fruaranteed satisfactory to you in appearance and size, and 
90 p.c. fertile, $7 per 100. Candee hatched Chicks after March 1st 
$15 per 100. Mating list and information upon request. 
THE NISSEQUOGUE FARM 
E. T. SMITH. Owner & Mgr. ST. JAMES P. 0.. L. 1., N. Y. 
WYANDOTTES LEGHORNS 
Choice breeding cockerels of high egg paronfrigo. 
HANSOM FAK3I . K. 1 , Geneva, Ohio 
BARRON’S White Wyandott< 
.Males and females I imported direct. Cockcrc, 
troni hens with 2;)5 to 268-egg records. Afewpnllets 
■' ” ' Apalachiii, N. y 
es 
■els 
E. E. LEWIS 
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FOR SALE—WHITE WYANDOTTE COCKERELS 
I from hens with records over 200 eggs, 1*5.Oti each: from 
' hens under 200 eggs, iJS.Ot) each. Have some pure Rarron 
■ from liens tip to 267 eggs from male, dams record 282 eggs. 
A. J. FULL. West Toiiit, PENNSVLVA.MA 
For Sale-3 White Wyandotte Cockerels 
of Barron stock. $2 each. LE ROY GRANT, Parish, N.Y. 
ruff rocks golddustlay- 
^ I>G stkajn 
J’nro Buff. FRED DEBIJAGE, Medina, N.-Y. 
BRONZE, NARRAGANSETT, WHITE HOLLAND, 
BOUliBON RED. BLACK AND SLATE BREEDING ^ UrKeyS 
from the finest Hocks in America, l-’rizo winner.s at 
the leaiiing shows. Special prices. Write .at once. 
F. A. CLARK . Freeijort, Oliio 
PuroBredMammothBronzeTurkeys 
Wolf Strain and White Wyandottes. Satisfaction 
Guaranteed. Stamp. 
I. A. WHEELER, Maplewood Farm, R. F. D. 2, Massena, N. Y. 
NON-WANDERING 
BOURBON-RED TURKEYS 
Adirondack strain. Farm raised young hens $4.00. 
A’oung toms $5.00 and gO.OO. 
JOHN Q. ADAMS Stony Creek, N. Y 
Bourbon Red TURKEYS 
Toms weighing 20 lbs. and over. Hens, 12 to 14 lbs. 
Toms, $7. Hens, $5. Mrs. John H. Janney, Brookeville, Md. 
COR SALE— INDIAN RUNNER DUCIt.S, SSI 
• apiece. V.\N RBYNOLDS, Pekkyman, JMi>. 
Colored Muscovys jk,,, «.¥. 
IMPROVE YOUR STOCK NOW 
by introducing blood of the 
FAMOUS TOM BARRON C f UT I CrunDlM 
EGG PRODUCERS^* ”• LLUllUlVlN 
We have for sale 100 Pure Bred Tom Barron Cock¬ 
erels. Pedigree guaranteed. These birds were 
hatched from the Tom Barron Prize Pen which led 
all Leghorns in the Storrs competition 1914-15, with 
a record of 2001 eggs in one year. Price, Si>5 each. 
h few extras at $10. Also hooking orders for h.atch- 
ingeggs. Helmcote Farm, Farmington, Conn. 
M. ToscAN Bennett, Owner. Myron A. Harris, Mgr. 
Light Brahmas - 
56, $1; 100, $7.50. 
_.,s for hatching. 15, $1.50; 
Haystack Mountain Farm, Norfolk, Conn. 
yUhite African Guineas, WHITE HOLLAND TOMS. 
” -Mhs. CUAKLE.S CGTTKELL, Hoosick Falls, N. Y. 
Thoroughbred Poultry, Pigeons Phoile.*^ TiTVaHe- 
ties. TViilow spring Farm, Alarietta, Pa. 
S.C.W.LeghornBreedingGocl(erelsV’rA?'S"'*/T“E''S 
STOCK. Wyckolf strain. L. C. HELPER, Minoa, N. Y. 
WARNKEN FARM, SALT POINT, N.Y. 
8. C. White Leghorns—Eggs, $0; Chicks, $12. 
free. 
Brown Leghorn Cockerels 
My Rose 
Comb 
lue better than ever this year at farmer’s prices. 
I. C. Hawkins - Sprakers, N. Y. 
S. C. W. Leghorns 
Baby chicks. Hatching eggs, Cockerels, Clioice 
Honey and .Maple Byrup. Satisfaction giiarantee<l. 
Just-a-AIere Farm, Box B, Columbia Cross Roads, Pa 
S- O- !E=L-1. 
yiberttrapnested stock. 200 to 249-egg strain. Hatch- 
„ iiiK eggs, $2 per 15; $7 per 100. 75% fertility. Babv 
, chicks. $10 per 100. Anna M. Jones, Craryville, N.Y. 
Single 
t Comb 
( YOUNG AND BARRON STRAINS 
Three Thousand Breeders on free farm range Inoculated 
and free from lice. Milk Fed. Special bred for great 
] u inter laying. Eggs for hatching now ready in any 
ClUantity at $6 per 100. Now booking orders for BABY 
CHICKS March and April delivery ® $12 per 100. Cap- 
wdy^lOto 12.000 weekly. Fifty good breeding COCKS 
I and COCKERELS @$2 eaeh. My book Profits in Poultry 
• Keeping Solved F/( ETl with all $10 orders. 
I 1917 CIHCt'I.AKS NOW REAUy. 
; Edgar. BBIGGS, Bm 75 , Pleasant Valley, N. Y., 
WHITE LEGHORNS Exclusively 
THE HENYARD 
Line-breeding Fowls 
I have a small flock of chickens, own 
brothers and sisters, which I wish to line- 
hreed. Will you tell me how I must pro¬ 
ceed. and also continue same? 
New York. w. v. s. 
Succe.ssfnl line-breeding of fowls means 
the breeding of one family from genera¬ 
tion to generation in such a manner as to 
improve the (pmlity of the stock without 
the introduction of unrelated blood. 
Felch’s Breeding Chart. Fig. 21 
Therefore line-breeding is inbreeding to a 
certain extent, and in such a manner as 
to retain its advantages and eliminate its 
evil effects. This requires keen judgment 
in making the proper selections—birds 
which conform to the desired shape and 
general characteristics, including a high 
production in i tility stock. 
The best description of the method of 
Hne-hreeding to jiractice is given by 
Felch’s breeding chart, which is liere r(j- 
produced. This requires five pens after 
the first three generations, two of which 
have a preponderance of the original nmie 
bl(7od, two having a preponderance of the 
original female blood, and one carrying 
half of each. This method reijuiros start¬ 
ing with a single pair of birds, the dotted 
lines representing the female line and the 
solid lines the male line. The circle 
wliere two lines come together is the pro¬ 
geny from the mating. 
An important point in this sy.stoin of 
line-breeding is that after tlio third 
mating the female blood is c:irried in 
males also, as it has been demonstrated 
that egg production is tr:insmitted 
through the males more than through the 
females. c. s. G. 
Dry-picking Fowls 
Will you advise me the correct way of 
dry picking a chicken? Should feathers 
of Spring chickens, this time of the yemr, 
pull so teri-ibly hard? I believe I iileed 
the bird properly and stick it so that it 
squawks which I have read is a sign of 
correct sticking, but sometimes I have to 
sticky two or three times before hitting 
the right spot. Would this can.se feathers 
to pull hard? Docs the properly killed 
bird struggle before dying? Isn’t this 
what causes the feathers to tighten? 
Should all f(|athers be pulled in the op¬ 
posite direction in which they grow, 
(toward the head of the bird) or should 
those on the tender spots be pulled in the 
direction of their growth? a. m. c. 
New York. 
Dry picking is something that mu.st be 
learned from jiractice rather than written 
description, though an outline of the 
method may be given. Having the bird 
hanging head down, the month is held 
open with the fingers of the left hand 
while_ the sticking knife is inserted with 
the right. The back of the blade is car¬ 
ried in on a line with the edge of the hill. 
Passing the blade well down the thro;it 
until the large artery on the left side is 
reached, turn the blade and sever tint 
artery. I’artly withdraw blade and in¬ 
sert it in the slit in the roof of the bird’s 
mouth and force it quickly backward into 
that portion of the brain directly behind 
the eye- When this is reached the fowl 
will give a squawk, followed by a con¬ 
vulsive shudder which indicate.s proper 
loosening of the feathers. Pick quickly, 
removing tail and wing feathers first. 
Use both hands in picking and give the 
feathers a rolling motion, rather sideways 
than either directly forward or backward. 
The art of dry picking should bo learned 
by observation of .some one expert in that 
work rather than by attempting to follow 
printed directions. Age, breed and season 
of the year have more or less to do with 
the ease with which feathers can be re- 
Hioved. yr. n. d. 
Native : “Well, stranger, it come 
about that .some of onr Ixivs Inu'c who 
had money tied np in tluit bum tele¬ 
phone company didn’t like the way the 
receiver was running the business.” The 
Stranger: "Well, what did they do 
about it?” X.ative: ‘‘t)h, they just hung 
up the receiver.”—Toronto Sun. 
Try This Rrnnder 
30 Days at My Expense 
I h.avc a brooder that I know will stand 
up under the most rigid test. I am a 
large manufacturer of stoves and make 
every part that goes into it. T eliminate 
useless expense. I will gladly send it 
to yon at my expense for a .”>1 d:iy free 
trial. If after that time you are not 
absolutely satisfied with it. return it 
:uid it doesn't cost yon a penny. 
TlkC Eureka Colony Brooder 
(price .‘fl2 and $15) is made of solid 
iron ; is self-regnlating; contains cor¬ 
rugated fire pot. I have iustalh'd a new 
grate in iny brood'er which cleans out ashes 
thoroughly iwul allows draft 
through lire. It burns hard 
coal or natural gas. . 
Write ttiiltiy /nr Jiferoture 
vhich tells unit nil uhnnt it. 
Don't foract viy nhsoliitehi 
honest offer, so days Free 
trial at my expense. 
J. R. WOTHERSPOON 
34-4 N. F'roiit (St., I’liilu. 
Agents xeanted everyirhere 
ALFALFA MEAL 
nmdo from Vicst quality second cutting Alfalf.a. 
Writo for sannile and price direct to tlie niannfactnr- 
ers. SPRING MILLS, No. 1 Salem Street. Union Springs, N.Y. 
A NewYear’sResolution: ^r't'rv 
day-old chicks from the LENOX STRAIN OF WHITE 
! WYANDOTTES. Old Rock Farm, Lenox l>;ile. .M.i«s. 
Coal-Burning 
H Colony 
Self-Regulaling 
Brooder 
LOST ONLY 4 CHICKS OUT OF 417 
“With my Candeo, I have lost only 4 chicks out of 417—one 
by natural death, two by toe pickiiiK, and one by stepping 
on it. H. M. Beaglk, Otego, N., Y.’’ 
Distinctive Broods up to 600 chicks in one flock and burns 
Candee coal—economical. Coal magazine feeds fire, 
Features and heater is sclf-rcKulating—labor saving. 
Larger 12-inch grate and sealed heater 
base—safety. High, flat.big-all- 
around hover—plenty of fresh air 
for chicks. Long all-wool cur- • 
tain—stops drau^ts.insuresac- 
curate regulation andsavcsfuel. 
ly rite toaau 
W. A* Schieit Mfg. Co., Inc., Dept. R, 
Eastwood, N.Y. lAccitBor of 
I CandecIncubator&BrooderCo.^s^r^ 
iIDI 
GUABMr^h 
Guarantee now while 
^ prices are soaring. Get more 1 
eggs and chicks — bigger profits. 
More 
Eggs 
^CHlCi 
Allen’s Guaranteed Foods 
Scientifically blended. Always get results, 
Mash For Layers.—90% to 93% egg record. 
Check results for three weeks on FREE 
record card. MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE. 
Nutro Chick Mash reduces chick mortal¬ 
ity, Fifteen grain and meat ingredients. 
Nursery Chick Food develops 
chicks rapidly into sound 
birds, that bring big prices. 
Remember the guarantee. 
Send For Literature. 
Allen Millj"''' Co., 
Department 5 ,-i, i 
Niagara Fails, 
N. Y. 
Write Today 
While they last, these 
Mankato Incubators are 
going at the old price. 
When our material on 
hand is gone, up goes the 
price. Prices everywhere 
are popping, due to raise 
in cost of material. H 
The Mankato ) 
Now is the time to order yours. 
Save money —make big profit 
h a t c h e s 
tliis winter. 
Double heat 
ingsvsteri,hot 
water and hot 
air—pure ooppor 
tank. Wntetouay. 
MANKATO INCUBATOR CO 
Bu 795 Mankato. Minn. 
pH 
Prairie State 
WINTER EGGS 
BRING BIC MONEY 
will start early 
and Ifiy heavily if fed 
BLUE RIBBON LAYING MASH 
Ask your dealer for it 
If ho can’t supply you write us 
for feeding Booklet and Prices. 
GLOBE ELEVATOR COMPANY 
23 Seneca St., Buffalo, N. Y. 
-ffiflHITiAHlh..I,..- 
HATCH CHICKS THAT LIVE" 7 
' ' 
And Grow Into Profit Fast 
Most any incubator will "hatch" chicks, 
but how about the heavy death loss because oi 
lacKof vitality? The fault is largely duo to the incuba- . 
tor—a common fault with many incubators. Notsowith _.i . 
1 rairio States. That’s why practically every Agricul¬ 
tural Collcgo and Government Experiment SUition uses 
Incubators ; 
—they buy the I; , 
best. Eggs for 
hatching are ex- r* 
pensive. The best ■ 
incubator is cheap- 
est in the long run. 
Get the Prairie 
S State. Send for new 
^ 1917 Catalog today. 
PrairieStalelncubatorCo. 
Catalog I I **Pa. 
and Brooder For 
If Ordsred Together. Freight paid I 
J east of Rockies. Hot wa- _ 
ter copper tanks, double walls, 
dead air space, double glass 
doors, all set up complete, or L. 
180 Egg Irrcubator and Brooder $12.75. fef 
free llatalogue describing them. Send^if' 
for it Today or order direct. (2) hr- 
-Wisconsin Incubator Co., Box 96 Racine, Wis.-^ 
let me put you on the 
map as a Poultry Raiser 
My Big Poultry Book “Hatching 
Facts”, sent free, will tell you how to 
become a successful chicken raiser. It 
contains photographs and letters from 
Belle City owners who have won cups 
and prizes for high per cent hatches. What I have 
done for otbera 1 can easily do for you with my 
- ^ /World’s Champion 
Belle City Incubator 
Tho Incubator with the Paragon Board 
construction, tho choice of America’s 
most successful chicken raisers. Sales 
to date over 524,000. With tho book 
come lull particulars about my Low ■■ 
Price, My 10 • Year Money • Back I l-S-.*? 
Guarantee, my $1,000 Gold Offers. Months 
Your opportunity to make extm money. Home Test 
Write me today. - - Jim Rohan, Pres. [| FreightPrepa 
Belle City Incubator Co. Box ?s 
Racine, 
Improved Parcel 
Post Egg Boxes 
New Flats and Fillers 
New Egg Cases 
Leg Bands -O ats Sprouters 
Catalog Free on Request 
K. BRUNNER, 45 Harrison Street, New York 
Both are made of 
Calif. Redwood. 
Incubator is cov- 
ered with asbestos and galvanized 
iron; has triple walls, - 
w— .. . copper tank, nursery, 
egg tester, thermometer, ready to 
use. 30 DAYS' TRIAI.—money back if 
notO.K. WnteforFREECatafoENow. hm 
fOWCLAD INCUBATOR CO.. Deptl21 Bacine. Wis 
A K 
he: IMS 
Lots o£ eggs by feeding green bone fresh cut, because it is rich In protein and all other 
egg Clements. Ytm get twice the eggs—more fertile; vigorous chicks: earlier broilers; 
MANNAS ^ODEL BONE CUTTER bidHS 
bigger profits. 
adhering meat and gristle, easy, fast and fine. Automatic feed; open hopper, never’clogs. 
Book free, ip -jays' Free Trial. No money in advance. 
*Vlar»r» Oo., Box 15 IWI i l-for-d. IVI: 
BARRON HATCHING EGGS 
S. C. W. Leghorn, pure bred Barron stock imitorted direct. All eggs from Breeders with individual 
trapriiest records. Pullet year of from 22U to 259 eggs. Mated to cockerels of 258 to 279 records. 
1 hose Vi/v'cf/cr.s have been selected with a great deal of care. Size and stamina hiiving as niuidi 
consideration as egg record. - - .. 
booked 
be 
The best at a fair price. 
A. G. LORD, Lakeville, Conn. 
Phone, 137 
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FARMS ^ 
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The Largest White Leghorn Farm 
Incubator Capacity, 48,000 Eggs 
The flemand for our hateliing eggs and baby chicks is so great that or¬ 
ders must be placed at once in order that we may be able to guarantee 
aeliver.es 
Our Single Comb \ybite Leghorn Breeders will weigh four pounds and 
upwards. Ibese birds are bred to produce Large. Marketable TVbite 
supply of which is sold by BARK & TII.FOIID’S 
biOliKS in New York. 
This jilant is a commercial succe.ss. 
Correspondence solicited. Visitors are cordially invited. 
Send today for Booklet and Price List 
LAURELTON FARMS, Inc., Box H, LAKEWOOD, N. J. 
