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RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 10, 1917, 
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'V V \ lf “With The Lay Bred In Them’ 
Health—Vigor—Productiveness—Beauty 
These important characteristics are stronely inhre<l In 
our flocks. Come anti see. Or ask our customers. Our 
I.rehorns wrIM please you l>ecause they deliver the gtvods. 
CkH'korolf*—Fine specimens, the sons of record layers. 
Hred and priced right. 
IlatrhtiifT ICfirin^Hig vhllc ones, highly fertile, from 
real l.iyers. Nonel>etter. 
Baby Chlcka—The *‘llvahle/* profitable kind. Full 
■ ‘ and s.ifc deliver^' assured. 
produce on owr oten farm ererjrtAfnjy 
fee self. TAa’ra fcAy p7<*a«« 
erery ptircAoner. Write /or 
yiiKK catalog now. 
SPRECHER BROS. 
^oj^^O^^ohr^jtown^Pn. 
rgthing 
ij 
LEGHORNS-REDS-’DOnES. 
Bred for health, vigor and productive- 
ness. Beauty, too. Our fine fiocks con- 
t.iin hIgh-record laying competition birds 
Imported stock and youngsters bred from 
these. Sunnvmede. Tom Barron, Will 
Barron and Kgiantine strains. 
Hatching Eggs—Baby Chicks 
sold at mo<!est prices. At little cost you c.an put 
this l>rml-to-lay blood in your Hocks. It pays I Our 
customers receive «crt>»r« .md a tquart dral. 
Sunnvmede contains 198 acres—alfalfa r.vn^e—run¬ 
ning water—SCO trap nests in use—mo<lrm etjuipment 
tiirouithout. Write far FJma circular. 
SUNNVMEDE POULTRY FARM 
Route 2 E Princeton, New Jersey 
Pedigreed 6 lbs. 0 ock 61 * 6 ls 
IVdlKree Klrc nnd Itani with rnch Cockerel. 
SOO-Sbil eicK hriiH. S.tl.W. I.eirhorne 1^.%, lSS,$IO enoli 
4 lb. Urns. 4 lb. I’lilleta iSt! eueli. 
Contest Pens Storrs, Conn. Vineland, N. J. 
Hatching Eggs 
ir.o.iiiii CKK hens. 100 ckss 90.00. 1000 4ir>r>.oo 
SOO-lif.O eicK heiiH. 16 esres (Ui.iMl, 100 9IO.«)41 
Mated to 0 lbs. I’ediprn'tHi Cisckersls,from 2H-8.W eirtf hens. 
Viprorous, dplcndid Kyoa. liitX'd for tlgtts. 
Sln<ar>|oI Pati Sirodby I'rovon Ci>ok Bird “Trouble.'’ 
i^pcciai 1 CIl 1 ,^ produced 800 ork rullets from IfiO 
eprir hens. Mated t<i 80.'>-2S9 eRR hens. 16 crrs $.'>.00. 
tiS per cent Fertility Guaranteed. All Pens Mated. 
JAMES F. HARRINGTON, Hammonton, N. J. 
QUALITY 
Well lintclied chicks—stur¬ 
dy, pure bred from heavy 
layliiR strains of Rooks, 
Rods and l.ORiiorns, etc. 
Kasy to Rrow early broilers 
nnd bis layers from llillpot 
chicks. I’rioos inodernto. 
Get our VRKK HOOK. 
W. F. HILLPOT 
Box , Frenchlown, N. J. 
&'£ WHITE LEGHORNS Exclusively 
YOUNG AND BARRON STRAINS 
Three Thousand Breoders on frvo farm noiRO Inoeulatfsl 
and free from lire. Milk Ked. Spoc'inl hrini for Rieiit 
XVintor layiiiR. Krrs for hatohtnR now rtyulv in aiiv 
ouantitv at per 100. Now bookiiiR ord. i-s for BABV 
OUICK.S Mareh and April doliverv (A $18 ivi- 100. (’ait- 
aeity 10 to 12 000 weekly. Fifty Rood l>reodiiiR ('(fCKS 
a nd tX)(;KKKEUS|i4 *2 e leh. My ImoK lYaflis in Poultry 
Keeping Solved FREE with all 910 ordofs. 
1917 CIKCULARS KOW lIK.SOr. 
EDGAR BRIGGS. Box 7S. Pleasant Valley. N. Y. 
Chicks-BABY-Chicks 
V^nY not purchase from an old hreeiicr of stand 
XT Ingi You profit by lus years of exiiericncc. w. 
nave spared im exiwnso t-o perfect our strain of 8. 
O. While l.eghorus. We Have no other bitH-d. 
Wo guarantee Chicks and Kggs for Hatching to he 
from our ovrn orci-ders. Also safe aolivcry and a 
sat isfiea customer. Head us your oixler. Booklet live. 
Spring Water I'oultry Farm 
Stockton, Now .lernoy 
CHASE POULTRY FARM 
F. M. DAVIS, R.D. No. 1, Cincinnatus, N.Y. 
Breodor Utiiitr S. C. \V. l/ochorns of the best 
strains. Write for Free ('aialoir. 
For seven Fears I linve been perfeclinc niy atruiii of 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
for (truiiRth. riarorand heavy orr production, and oiler 
Eggs for Hatching from Grand Matings 
atS7 oer lOO: StIO ever l.OUO. 
Klcnt cockerels left at ttB each. 
Geo. T. Liurk - &. D. 1, Lakewood. N. J. 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
DAY-OLD CHICKF ,i'b*Too 
HATCHING EGGS Vc-Sb''''’' s's'l^o 
BECK EOO FARM • W OOCLIFF LAKE. N. J. 
Babv Chicks S. C. While Leghorns J 'ro®,.™ 
—i if— ... . lionlthy, vicorous layers, the 
kind that make pro..ts. Also llatehlne Erls. Write 
at once fo, particulars. Horton'* Point Poultry 
Farm. K. 1'. I>. No. 37, Southold. New York 
S. C. W. Leghorns c k'’*^ 
Raby chicks, Hatchi c eecs. Cockerels. Choice 
Honey and .Maple Syrup. Satisfaetion cuaranteed. 
Jiist.a.Mere Farm, Box B. Colu.r.Gis Cross Roods. Ra. 
Brightly Poultry Farm 
S. C. W. l/eRhor;i and li. P. Rocks. A tew rood 
vieoroui Cockerels bred from trap nest hens, with 
record of 220 eccs nnd L>etter, for snio at 92.50 to 95.00 
cacli. Errs 91.00. 9'2..50 and $1. tO per settinc. 
HUHiHTlA' PUPLTKY FAKRl 
P. O. Itox 4 4 UooclUaiid, Vir^'iuia 
S.C.WHITE LEGHORNS 
Eggs and Chicks, from selected 2-year old hens 
—On Free Range—Mated with Barron Cocker¬ 
els from Best Imported Stock. 
I have 500 breeders on free ranse, the pick of my 
last year’s laying stock—birds selected for .size, 
type and vigor—bred for the past five years from 
cockerels from high producing (trap-nest record) 
hens. They are mated this year with Tom llarron 
Cockerels from 220-245 egg hens, sired by a cocke¬ 
rel from a 28.3 egg hen. Full brothers of pullets 
with pen average of 21 eggs (68*) tlirough 
December. 
Kirir« irunPwntctHi NRUnfftctory to you In »pi«*ar»ncc ond bIeo, ond 
90 p.c. fortiio, $7 prr 100. Cftnder hatched GhiclcB after March let 
$15 per loo. Mating and information upon rc<ruc«(. 
THE NISSEQUOGUE FARM 
E. T. SMITH. Owner & Mfr. ST. JAMES P. 0.. L. I.. N. Y. 
Lord Utility Leghorns 
Conscientiously trapnestod everyday In the 
year. We Inviio you to compare tuir stock 
and prices with any reliable breeders, bar 
none. Full blooded Barron’s ini|)orted 
direct, records 240 to 2tiU. Three-quarters 
Barron nnd full American stock, records 
100 to 200 bred by us. 
Eggs for Hatching, Chicks, Pullets, 
Cockerels, and Pedigreed Breeders 
All sold on the basis of 0O5IPI.KTK 
.S.VT1.SFAPT10N or purchase price re¬ 
funded. A postal brings our oookiet of facts. 
BAYVILLE FARMS 
S C. WHITE Box R. Bnyville, 
LEGHORN BREEDERS Ocean Co.. N. J. 
All 
About 
O A't A. X C» 
SSs FREE 
LORD FARMS 
S,C.W. LEGHORNS 
Ainencnii LeRhornx that lay good eggs-no Rnglish 
blood. We expect to sliip more day-old chicks next 
spiring than any other breeder oast of the Mississip¬ 
pi River. Wo couldn't do such a business unless 
the stock was proving more satisfactory to custom¬ 
er* than they are getting elsewhere. We do more 
trap-nesting on onr farm than any liaying Pontest 
in the country. We are breeding the kind of J/og- 
liorns the progressive brooder is looking for. and 
they are the kind you want. High record bred males 
in all our pens this year. Only one breed and one 
strain. Rlore than 75.000 liatching capacity. Order 
Fehniarv March, and April cliicki now. Address 
THE LORD FARMS, srTHE EVERUY FARM. Box 240-F.Mdhueii. Mass. 
-Cocks and Cockerels — 
BABY CHICKS and HATCHING EGGS 
S. C. White Leghorns 
Barred and White Rocka 
Extra good utility birds from heavy laying stock 
Satisfaction Guaranteed. 
TYWACANA FARMS, Inc. 
Box 68, Farmingdale, L. I., N. Y. 
S INLl.KfOMIt WIIITKLKOIIOKN COCK. 
KKKLS. (iood, vigorous stock. Sia.50 cacli. 
Ill lots of live. $2 each. W. S. HARRIS. MansfieM. Miss. 
Barron-Eglantine Strain 
of S. C. W hiite Leghorns 
tlie strain with the record liehlnd it. Eggs, chicks 
and cockerels. S.C. Rhode Island Reds. Largo, dark 
birds. Heavy layers. Prices reasojiable. Catalogue. 
Wy-Har Farm • R. 1, Denton, Md. 
BARRON HATCHING EGGS 
S. C. W. Iiophorn, pure bred Uarnin stock imported direct. All eggs from Hrccdcr.’i with individual 
trap-nest roconls. Pullet year ot from 2'20 to '2511 eggs. Mated to cockerels of 258 to 27'.i records. 
These Hregtiers have been seloctod with a great deal of care. Size and stamina having ns nnieli 
consideration ns egg record. Those birds are tlie best colliictively of their kind. Orders for eggs 
booked now. tilled in order received. Orders for future siiiimieiit ii aceompanled with deposit will 
be tillod, date speciilod. $}0.i>0 per 100, puarautce it 0 %; aficr Febniarii lain, IHA>. Would amtraet to 
raise 1000 millets to bo delivered from 8 weeks to maturity as desired. Kocontract less than 60 birds. 
The best at a fair price. 
A.^ G. LORD, Lakeville, Conn. Phone, 137 
THE KELLS FARMS—S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
The Bird that Lays is the Breed that Pays 
Are you interested in securing a breed that pays ? Kells Farms 
Leghorns are bred for profitable production of large white eggs. The.v 
are bred to perpetuate a strain of layers. But in considering the value of 
this feature, we have not sacrificed vitality, size or beauty. The Kells 
Standard demands breeders that score high on all these points. The 
Kells Strain is the result and wc guarantee that they will please you. 
Eggs for Hatching, $6.00, $8.00 and $10.00 per hundred 
Day Old Chicks, $14.00, $18.00 and $24.00 per hundred 
Catalog on Application 
THE KELLS FARMS, Poultry Dept., New Paltz, N. Y. 
:lii 
THL HENYARD 
Chicks on Concrete Floor 
fiui little chicks he brooded suoce.ss- 
fully on concrete or is board fUior neces¬ 
sary V ,7. 1.. 
New York. 
T have never used concrete floors in 
brooder hou.ses, but see no i-eason why 
4’hicks should not be as successfully reared 
upon them as upon wood floors. Alore at¬ 
tention would jirobahly have to l>e given 
to the matter of keeping them well cov¬ 
ered with litter, hut, if enough of this is 
used to keep the chicks from the con¬ 
crete. 1 do not see why that material 
slioiild be infi’rior to wood. If experience 
has shown to tlie contrary, I am not 
aware of it. >r. B. 1). 
Single Comb Wyandottes 
f)n iiagc 1(101 A. F. B., of McClure, 
Ohio, rais(\s (piestions ns to Ko.se and Sin¬ 
gle Comb Wyandottes. The latter named 
is a misnomer, as there is no such thing as 
a Single Comb Wyandotte that is not a 
‘'s|)ort” from the Koso Comb. They have 
never been to my knowledge rccognizeil as 
a distinct variety. I tried an expi'riment 
last year of keeping a few pullets and u 
cockerel jnr.t to sec what there was in it. 
1 did not find flic females any better lay¬ 
ers, in fact, not so good ns the regular 
Rose Comb. Some of the chicks came 
single comb and the others reverted back 
(o the Ibkse Comb. You can, by judicious 
si'lectiim, keep down the percentage of 
siiort single combs, but I have always 
found a few in any case. I doubt very 
much whether “high scoring” birds will 
produce any more single comb chicks than 
an average bird. It is merely a gamble in 
any 4‘vent. I’ersonnlly all single C4>mb.s 
will go in the pot. I think it detracts 
from the beauty and eflioiency of your 
fliK’k to keep them in it, nnd 1 have hred 
them for 1,5 years. s. K. hutton. 
Virginia. 
Rooster Nearly Starved 
We have a fine young Rhode Island 
Red rooster that in some way got sliut 
up in an outbuilding. Wo thought u fox 
must have taken him off, but one morn¬ 
ing we went into the building and, to 
our surprise, there he wa.s. He must 
have been shut up for nearly a month, 
and it is a mystery to us what kept liim 
alive so long. When we found him Ills 
coml) was white and he could scarcely 
walk. By very careful attention he is 
now appai'cntly ns well ns ever. Do you 
advise us to keep him for breeding, or do 
j'ou think his chicks would bo weak as 
•a result tif his ewnfinoment? Is there 
any difference between White and Silver 
l..aee<i Wyaiulottes? Wliich do you think 
the best fiirra binl? B. F. n. 
Virginia. 
I see no reason why this cockerel 
should not be used in the breeding iien 
if he has (luito recovered from his fast. 
The difference in the varieties of the 
same breed is largely one of color, but to 
get these varying colors different out¬ 
classes Imve bi'cn used. My personal 
preference would be the White Wyan¬ 
dotte for utility jmrposes. M. B. u. 
Dry Picking and Killing 
Referring to A. C.’s inqun'y regard¬ 
ing dry jiicking fowls, on page 01, 1 think 
possibly a description of the method n.'^ed 
in this locality will help him. The throe 
tilings necessary for killing a bird for 
tiiis method of picking are the cord for 
hanging the bird, the knife nnd the blood 
cup. The cord should be stout and of 
medium size, the lower end banging about 
the lu'ight of the elbows and tied around 
a small stick about three inches long. In 
hanging up the bird the cord is jiassed 
around the legs and the end carried be- 
twi'cn the Cord and legs so the stick comes 
against botli; tins method of Imuging up 
tile bird dot's away with tying and unty¬ 
ing of the cord. The knife ust'd should he 
of good length and preferably not over 
throe-eighths tif an inch wide. The blotid 
cup may ho made by taking an old tin can 
and a piece of wire 12 or 15 inches long. 
The wire should he about the size or baled 
hay wilt?, though a little stiffor. (bie end 
i.s sharpened and fornu'd into a hook, the 
other end is twistt'd around and sot in the 
can, the hook end sticking up out of the 
can live or six inches, and from half to 
tliree-fiuarters of a pound of cement is 
point'd into tlie can and h't harden. 
After hanging up the bird we cross one 
wing over the tither, and put one wing 
down between the primary feathers of the 
other wing; tliis holds botli wings back so 
the bird can not flutter. We take the 
head firmly in the left hand with the comb 
in the palm strotc'hing the neck well out, 
take the knife and with the back of the 
blade toward the top of the head insert it 
in tlie slit in tlie roof of the mouth and 
force it backwivrd. as near as possible on 
a line with the end of the beak and the 
eye, until you pierc'c the brain, which you 
<‘:in tell, as the bird will give a sipiawk 
and a flutter, then give the knife a (piar- 
ti'i- turn and withclraw. Now turn tlie 
knife so the sharp edge is toward the top 
of the head and reach well back in to the 
throat and make it cut diagonally aiToss 
the top of the thn^at. Cut until it bh'i'ds 
fively. Now attach the blood cup by book¬ 
ing it through tlu? nostrils. Unfasten the 
wings and begin to pick at once. It is a 
SPECIAL NOTICE 
W> believe every advertiser in our I'oiiUry 
Department is honest and reliable. We stand 
back of these classified advertisements with our 
“Square Deal Guarantee,’’ as we do the display 
advertisements. Those purchasing eggs for 
hatching and bab.v chleks must understand that 
they are assuming some risk when ordering from 
a distance. For the most part eggs and chicks 
carry safely, but sometimes rough handling by 
the express coinpanies or exposure to heat and 
cold causes tfnmage. 3'hat eggs fall to hatch or 
chicks die is not conclusive evidence of bad 
faith on the i>art of the seller, nnd we shall not 
consider claims on that basis. To avoid contro¬ 
versy buyer and seller should have a definite un¬ 
derstanding ns to the responsibility assumed in 
case of dissatisfaction. 
LOOK! CHICK ^8 a 100 up 
I.ive delivoi-y guaranteed. Odds nnd Ends t8 a 100. Leg¬ 
horns 99.60 a 100. Barred Rocks 911 a 100. White Rwks. 
Whit* Wyandottes. ,\neonas, Black Mlnorena. Buff Or 
pinglons. Light Brahmas 914 a 100, Reds 911.60 a 100. 
White Orpingtons 916 n 100. Black Orpingtons. Cnmpines, 
Buttercups 920 a 100. Exhibition grades in anr of the 
above 930 a 100. Eggs 97 a 100 up. 12 fine White Or 
pingtoii or Ooldon Wyandotte laying pullets and a cen-k- 
erel, 918. Ciwkei-els in many breeds 93 each. Breeders at 
right lu-ico. Catalogue Free. Stamps nppreci.ated. 
NABOB HATCHERIES - GAMBIER, OHIO 
BARRON aVifs 
Coekerols fi-om pens bonded by males we imi’orted 
direct from 'Tom Barron’s heaviest layers. All 
finely develoiied and ready to go into the breed 
ing poii.s. l.eghorns, 83 eiich; TVyantlottea, 
8.5 f'ncli. Satisfuction or money back. Eggs for 
hatching and baby chick.s. Write for mating list 
Our bred-to-lay stock will incroaso your profits. 
C O Layiuore Poultry Farm 
• tv. DUrger K 1 U r 1 tl ^ e, Maryland 
LE^ORNS-BARRON-WYANDOTTES 
Now offering eggs from highest quality brood¬ 
ers. Onr direct iiiiportod Fens AA, with rec¬ 
ords 278. 280. 281, 282, 282. nnd others, mated to 
sons of f>50-egg hen in three years and 4(>(i-heii in 
two years. Many othor record hreodors. Large 
breeding farms are onr satisfied customers. 
THE BARRON FARM. R. F. D. No. 3. Connellsville. Fa 
BARRON LEGHORNS 
Our breeders are from high record imported stock 
Chick-s 912,00 iier 100: Egw. $6.00 per hundred; $1.60 i>er 
15j fertility guaranteed. We hare been in business for 
forty-five year* and produce our stock on three hundred 
acres of range, inauriiig health and vigor. 
KAS'l'KitN BIIOKE MIKhEUIKS, Ponton, Md, 
Baby Chicks and Eggs E^ngTFfh s.”c. 
White LeifhoriiH anil Anconas. From hens 
with records of 25il to 280 A few cockerels. Writ* 
for prices. HARTMAN POULTRY FARM. So. Columbus. Obi* 
BABY CHIX-HATCHING EGGS BREEDERS 
Wkils Wrindotlex, R. I. R.di. Bsrred Recks, i.ight and Dark Brah 
nisa, S. C. W. and B. Ls'ghorns. Utility and show quality. 
Light Bi-nbma ooekerelt, 92.60 each, ('atalogue free. 
Kivertlale I’oultry Farm, Box IBS. Rivcrdale. N. J 
HATnHIIllR FflRQ from IjOghorns that are layers. 
nAIUnillU CbUd Herron strain Imported Direct. 
Circular. AV. E. Atkiiiaoii, AA’alllnpfiirtl. Conn. 
Gilbert Farm School, Ssorgetown, Conn. 
8. C. WlIITK liECHOR.NS. K««S FOB H.VTVHINO. 
Bred-to-Lay Single Comb White Leghorns 
Hahy cluck, .March and Atiril delivery. 912 per KX). 
Hatching eggs, now ready. 90 per 100. Safe Deliv¬ 
ery. Satisfaction guaranteed. Circular free. 
PERliy ItUXGGS - PieaHaiit Valley, N. Y. 
LEGHORN EGGS AND CHICKS 
why my hatciiing eggs ana a.ay-oid cliiCKs are bet¬ 
ter than others. FRED 8. SKINNER. R Nc. 3. Greeni. N.T. 
BARRON LEGHORNS 
248-')82-eef strain baby chicks and hatching eggs. 
Circulai free. PATTERSON POULTRY FARM Clsvion. N.Y. 
Sunshine Strain Som'I WhiteLeghorns p’‘fo al^ 
Twelve tinndroil breeders. Records np to 258. 2,500 
clucks every week. Write for eireulnr. Satisfaction 
guar.iiueeu. Sunshine Poultry Farm. Ridaely.Md. 
flav RIHP.liiy from our Heavy-laying Irap-nost breil 
UdJ-UIUOniA .s.C.W. lieghorns.AlZperlOO. Strong. 
\i':orons. Safe delivery puaraiiteod. Fine breeding 
'Wkerels for s.'iie. I’ricos, 92 to *5. Millbrook 
Farm, M. L PALMER Proa., Alfred Station, N. F, 
tltiliiV Lfl'i'horn itakkon strain. 95 per 
ollllij LO^nuin eggs satisfaction, or money 
back. FGliMONT POULTRY YARDS. Center Marshiielil. Miss. 
Chicks 
7c. and up. Jst hatch, March 21. fjogliorn*. 
Rocks and Broilers. Cockerels, cheap. 
C. M. LALA'FK, Box 73, McAllisterville, P*. 
Choice Selected Ccckcrel3-S«';»*,'" »;„"j 
healthy. 92 to (3. J. M. CASK. Gllboa. N. Y. 
Day-Old Chicks for Sale 
Rnrreil Rocks Leg-horns 
AA’lute or Frown nntl AA'hlte Wyanilottes 
Circular free. It. 1. FRUNXZ. McAlisierville, P* 
125,000 CHICKS for 1917 
I. C WHITE. BROWN. AND BUFF LEGHORNS. 8. P. ROCKS. 
W. WYANDOTTES. B. MINORCAS AND BROILER CHICKS 
Our large capacity enables <i* to sell at low prices. Safa 
delivery guaranteed. Booklet free. 
KEYSTONE HATCHERY, Deal. 24. RICHFIELD, PA. 
■nedin el Hex,layini Feullrf. Tre*Heited 
FAIII TDV ^ C WHITELEGHORNS 
UULIKT RHODE ISLAND REDS 
FARM BUFFPLY. ROCKS, 200-EgK Strain 
• m nay-OM Chick*. lUtchlmc EKir.-i and Stock 
for-Salo. Our 1917 Circular t-rcc. B(,X B. PARADISE. PA. 
P 
30 Best Breeds Poultry 
Stock and Eggs. Low price. Big 
new illustrated circular Free. See it. 
John E. Heatwole, Harrisonburg, Va. 
CRRQ from best 20 varieties thoronghbrod poultry. 
COOO 15 — 811 ; 50—813; lOO—SS.AO, Good stock 
Catalogue free. II. K. Mohr, yuakertown, Pa. 
CHICKS AND EGGS 
Circular. E. R. HUMMER & CO.. R. 0. A, Frenchtown. N. J- 
GOBestBresds 
Catalogue Fi-i-o. 
Chickens. Ducks, Geese, Turkey*, Ilarea, 
Dogs and t'avies. Stock luid Kgg* 
II. A. Sttl'DF.li, Box 29, SellrriTtlle, I'e. 
Rn Rrooflo Fine Crttitlog free.'rolls about ('hick- 
DU DICdUs Ducks, Goose. Turkeys, Guin*»s, 
Dantams, Dogs, Bolg. Hures and Cavio*. Stock and 
liatching Fgg« u Sp4b:iaity, KIDTIX LpiOl'DEU, TcUerA, 
