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She RURAL NEW-VORKER 
March 17, 1917 
Eggs for Hatching and Day-Old Chicks 
Hatching eggs from fully matured, carefully mated farm raised 
birds, selected for their prolific laying qualities and vigor. We can 
supply eggs in any quantity, in season, from our matings of 
Single Comb White Leghorns 
White Plymouth Rocks and Mammoth Pekin Ducks 
Day-Old Chicks 
We can supply in any quantity from our White Plymouth Rocks and S. C. 
White Leghorns; Day-Old Ducklings, we can supply in limited quantities. 
Write for Price-list, BRANFORD FARMS, Groton, Conn. 
THE KELLS FARMS—S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
When conMderinsr the claims of the various strains now offered to tho public, we cannot too strongly 
einpliasize the importance of buying the strain that is bred to meet your needs. If you are looking for 
birds bred for the blue ribbons in Msdison Sq^uaro, we cannot supply you. But if your demand is for a 
bird that, while «.n ornament to the house. Bull pays her way and leavcsiyou a salary for your labor, we 
can fill the bill. Do not undrstand this to mean that Kells Leghorns are Died from anything that lays. A 
Kells Leghorn must have the shape, carriage and size called for by the standard. They must be ornamen¬ 
tal. But all of these are not oonsidoi-ed unless their egg recoi-ds warrant their use^n our breodiug yards. 
These birds are bred to meet our requirements. We do not make a specialty of this line, but depend upon 
egg production the year, round for commercial success. Therefore you will And in them the qualities we 
demand, but also you must remember that our supply for sale is limited and a quick order at.this time 
will prevent disappointment later. 
Hatching Eggs, $6.00, $8.00 and $10.00 per hundred 
Baby Chicks, $14.00, $18.00 and $24.00 per hundred 
Send for Booklet and Price List. Free on Application, 
THE KELLS FARMS, Poultry Dept, New Paltz, N. Y. 
iiiiulinniiniiii 
j • 1 From a heavy laying strain of S. C. W. 
Leghorns. Bred for size, vigor and heavy 
egg production, which have a record break- 
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllll^^ ing record for winter laying. Average 
from these pens have laid 45% since Dec 1st to Feb. 16. Eggs and chicks from 
these pens at the following prices: Eggs $8.00 per 100, $4.50 per 50, $70.00 per 1,000. 
Baby chicks $15.00 per 100, $8.00 per 50, $125.00per 1,000. Safe arrival guaranteed. 
LOCUST CORNER POULTRY FARM Archer W, Davis, Prop. MOUNT SINAI, L. I., N. Y. 
GIBSON POULTRY 
THE BIC MONEY MAKERS 
^ABY CHICKS, EGGS 
BREEDING STOCK 
S. C. W. Leghorns, R. I. Reds, 
B. P. Rocks, W. Wyandoltes 
f Gibson baby chicks aro vigorous and livablo, 
' from trapnestcd farmraiigo, licavy Inylngflocks, 
lieaded by males from the flocks producing the 
highest scoring pons at tho last Inlornallonal 
laying contool. Halchlng Eggs from the same 
niatiugs guaranteed eighty per 
cent fertile. Gibson brooders J 
are large, vigorous and will . 
tnako your flock more produo 
tive and profitable. Safe ar- 
riviil guaranteed. Illustra¬ 
ted folder free, write for 
it NOW. 
G. F. GIBSON, Galen Farms 
Box 103, Clyde. N. Y. 
Chticks—B AB Y—Cliicks 
W HY not purchase from an old breeder of stand¬ 
ing? You profit by his ycai-s of experience. VS e 
have spared no expense to perfect our strain of Ko 
C'. White l.eclionia. We have no otlier breed. 
We guarantee Chicks and Eggs for Hashing to bo 
from oui’ own brei (iers. Also safe deliverj' and a 
satisfied customer. Send us your order. Booklet free. 
Siirlnp Water I'oiiltry I’arm 
Stockton, Now Jersey 
S. C. W. Leghorns 
2 CS. Cockerels. Choice 
__ Jiitisfaction gunr.mtoed. 
Justla-Mere Ifarm, Box B, Columbia Cross Roads, Pa. 
Baby chicks, Hatehing 
Honey and Mapl 
- - — , 1 ? 
- 
le Syrup. Sa 
n«u nU rkiv from our heavy-laying trap-nest bred 
Uay-UIOuniA s.C.W. Leghorns,$12per 100. Strong, 
vigorous. Safe delivery guaranteed. MUlbrook 
Farm. M. L PA LMER. Prop,, Alfred Station, N. Y. 
S. G. White Leghorn Chicks and Hatching Eggs 
Delivery of chicks beginning Mur. 6th, @ *10 per 100. 
Circular free. Wayne Poultry Farms. Box IM.Wooster, 0. 
Hampton’s Black Leghorns 
Are proving their worth at Vineland, (let started 
right with the best breed on earth. Baby Cliicka 
and Eggs. Circular fiee. 
A. E. Hampton, Box R, Pittstown, N. J. 
WHITE LEGHORNS S teS' 
cockerels and cocks, $.2. Eggs—$8 hundred. Chicks 
—$15 hundred. WINDSWEEP FARM, Redding Ridge, Conn. 
LEGHORNS-BARRON-WYANDOTTES 
Now offering eggs from highest quality breed¬ 
ers. Our direct imported Pens AA.witli rec¬ 
ords 278. 280, 281, 282, 282. and others, mated to 
sonsof CSO egg hen in three years and 466-hen in 
two years. Many other record breeders. Large 
breeding farms are our satisfied customers. 
THE BARRON FARM. R. F. D. No. 3. Connellsville, Pa. 
BARRON LEGHORNS 
248-282-egg strain baby chicks and batching eggs. 
Circular free. PAHERSON POULTRY FARM, Clayton. N.Y. 
FOR HATCHING. Heavy 
--^-laying strain mated 
to cockerels with records of 22.5 to 240. 1#(5 per 100 
D. J. MlNABl) - lioute 4, Highland, N. Y; 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Barron and Danish Strains crossed. Hatching eggs, 
$6 per 100. PHILIP DAWSON, R. No. 3, Alexandria, Virginia 
AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND-ENGLAND’S 
Greatest Laying Strains. S. C. 'WHITE LEG- 
HOKNS,Thoroughly Acclimated and Americanized 
(imported befoi'e the war began). EGGandCHICK 
Circular and Precise Catalog (Utility Facts) sent 
Free. OLD HICKORY LEGHORN YARDS, Box 2,Altaona. Pa 
Can You Beat It? White Leghorns 
English-American. bred entirely from str.nins that 
liave won firsts in the laying contests. Cockerels, 
S3; Kggs, 8c. V. E. Sparkliu, Federalsburg. Md. 
Barron Leghorn Eggs 
Utility Leghorns 
High' 
Record 
Conscientiously trapnested everyday In the 
year. We invite you to compare (>ur stock 
and prices with any reliable breeders, bar 
none. Full blooded Barron’s Imported 
direct, records 240 to 200. Three-quarters 
Barron and 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 COMI'LETE 
SATISFACTION or purchase price re¬ 
funded. A postal brings our booklet of facts. 
BAYVILLE 
& C WHITE 
LEGHORN BREEDERS 
FARMS 
Box R, Bayville. 
Ocean Co., N. J. 
Cocks and Cockerels • 
BABY CHICKS and HATCHING EGGS 
S. C. White Leghorns 
Barred and White Recks 
Elxtra good utility birds from heavy laying stock 
Satisfaction Guaranteed. 
TYWACANA FARMS, Inc. 
Box 68, Farmingdale, L. I., N. Y, 
Single 
Comb 
WHITE LEGHORNS Exdusively 
YOUNG AND BARRON STRAINS 
Three Tliousand Breeders on free farm range Inoculated 
and free from lice. Milk Fed. Special bred for great 
Winter laying. Kggs for batehing now ready in any 
nmmtity at $6 per 100. Now booking orders for BABY 
(^'HICKS March and April delivery @ $12 per 100. Cap¬ 
acity 10 to 12,000 weekly. My book Profits in Poultry 
Keeping Solved, Pit EE with all $10 orders. 
1917 CIKCULARS NOW READY. 
EDGAR BRIGGS, Box 75. Pleasant Valley, N. Y. 
Barron-Eglantine Strain 
of S. C. 'W hite Leghorns 
the strain witli tho record beliind it. Eggs, chicks 
and cockerels. S. O. Rliode Island Reds. Large, dark 
birds. Heavy layers. Prices reasonable. Catalogue. 
Wy-Hak Farm - R. 1, Denton, Md. 
BARRON LEGHORNS 
Our breeders are from high record Imported stock. 
Chicks. $12.00 per 100; Eggs. $6.00 per hundred; $1.60 per 
16; fertility guaranteed. Wo have been in business for 
forty-five years and produce our stock on three himdred 
acres of range, insuring health and vigor. 
EASTKUIY BllOlLE N11K8EU1E8, Denton, Md. 
LADY BARRON WHITE LEGHORNS 
SPECIAL. Direct Imported English trap-nested 
stock. 308-egg record pullet year; 289-egg record sec¬ 
ond year. Hatching eggs now ready. @1 and #2 per 
setting; S7 and SIO per 100, according to record. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. P. F. Rafferty, Marlboro,Mass. 
Baby Chicks S.C. White Leghorns Jt^^on™ 
healthy, vigorous layers, the 
kind that make profits. Also Hatching Eggs. Write 
at once f"r particulars. Horton’s Point Poultry 
Farm, K. E. D. No. 37, Soutliold, New York 
CHASE POULTRY FARM 
F. M. DAVIS, R.D. N«. 1, Cinemnatus, N.Y. 
Breeder Utility S. C. W. Leghorns of the best 
strains. Write for Free Catalog. 
Bred-to-Lay Single Comb White Leghorns ?oSng snaia 
Baby chick, March and April delivery, $12 per 100. 
Hatching eggs, now ready. $6 per 100. Safe Deliv¬ 
ery. Satisfaction guaranteed. Circular free. 
PEKKY BKIGGS - Pleasant Valley, N. Y. 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
We breed, not buy. 200- 
egg hens. Eggs, S8 hun¬ 
dred. Chicks, $16 hundred. Reduced after May 15, 
Circular. 'WINDSWEEp FARM, Redding Ridge, Conn. 
Poultry as a Source of Meat 
Part II. 
Ivet us look into the reason of the dif¬ 
ference in the various breeds as regards 
quality of flesh. Certain breeds are nat¬ 
urally hard fleshed—a feature which is 
often associated with quite prolific lay¬ 
ing, but unfits them to stand among the 
fine carcass breeds. Contrasted with 
such are those which never harden to an 
appreciable degree. If we should be 
tempted to assume that a fine table fowl 
is necessarily an indifferent layer, we 
should find such theorizing at fault, for 
our best general purpose fowls combine 
both these traits in a remarkable "degree. 
A leading element in flesh quality is 
associated with fat production. In a 
wide experience wdth many breeds popu¬ 
lar to-day as well as others favorably 
known in times past which have drifted 
out of approval for no better reason 
than that fashion has neglected them, I 
have found the Barred Plymouth Rock 
the breed that commends itself to me as 
o.specially adapted to flesh production. 
There are other breeds that grow as fast 
and lay as well, and several such are 
finely adapted to the wholesale trade. 
But for the private family trade you 
want something above the average, so 
that you may override the competition in 
the “fair to middling.” It is often sug¬ 
gested as a defect in the Barred Rock 
that it fattens too readily. But this nat¬ 
ural tendency to fatten is the making of a 
fine carcass fowl. The cockerels develop 
fat along with muscle. Consumers often 
I’emark about the sweet quality of their 
flesh. Sweetness is not to be had with¬ 
out fat. A breed naturally hard in flesh 
is fattened only with considerable trouble, 
and penning up such to fatten often fails 
of its purpose. The Plj'inoutli Rock 
cockerel is always ready to dress at any 
age. never requires to be fattened for 
market, and never fails to elicit unso¬ 
licited praise for its choice quality of 
meat. 
The Plymouth Rock’s tendency to fat¬ 
ten is a feature the importance of which 
is exaggerated, being based upon the ex¬ 
ceedingly strong stock of vigor which the 
breed possesses, as evidenced by appetite 
and digestive power; and vigor is the cor¬ 
nerstone of prolific laying. So will any 
healthy breed of swine fatten readily 
when subjected to fattening conditions; 
but this trait docs not interfero with re¬ 
production. Nor does the I’lymouth 
Rock’s tendency to fatten interfere with 
remarkable laying powers. Clumsy man¬ 
agement is responsible for many poor egg 
records. This breed is not so fool-proof 
as a Leghorn, but when fed with dis¬ 
crimination is a remarkable all-sea.sons 
layer. 
The breeder for poultry moat does not 
need to sacrifice in egg-production, nor in 
that phase of laying which counts for 
more than mere annual output—capacity 
to lay when eggs are scarce. I have 
found the Barred Rock to surpass in Fall 
production, deferring moulting for the 
sake of continuing laying, wdth a good 
proportion of hens laying and moulting at 
the same time. There is little danger of 
overfeeding a producing flock. 
I inn.st say a word about poultry . s re¬ 
lating to other phases of farming, for the 
point is ignored too often that the poul¬ 
try business, no less than dairying, can¬ 
not he economically considered w’itliout 
reference to the proper utilizing of the 
land occupied both for the nei’ds of sani¬ 
tation and to transform the manure into 
crops to supplement the hill of fare. 
I have found poultry keeping to he a 
most valuable adjunct to gardening, and 
contniry to general insage I find thrt the 
gi'owing flocks of chickens are *a potent 
aid in the production of nio.st garden 
crops. The cornfield is an ideal phice to 
locate the brood coops. This sy.stem calls 
for discrimination ns to crops to he grown 
in the midst of a flock of OCH) chickcii.s. 
As usual, last season I had to teach them 
how to forage for themselves in an acre 
of sweet corn, after the marketing was 
finished. I grew peas, asparsigus, beans 
and squash alongside with no harm from 
the chickens. 
I would recommend sweet corn as the 
crop b(‘.st adapted to the needs of the 
jioultryman ns an auxiliary to the pro¬ 
duction of chicken meat and eggs. In my 
exiierience, an acre devoted to this croj) 
will pay the feed hill of as many chicks 
as should be grown uiion that area up to 
the time of beginning to work off the 
cockerels as roasters. The surplus crop, 
after marketing the ears, inits a fine flesh 
upon the chicks, and the ptover com¬ 
prises the main ration of the family co.st 
from Fall until Spring, fan any better 
“rotation” of animal and vegetable crops 
be imagined? 
I do not know of anything more allur¬ 
ing as an Kastern farming proposition 
than a combination of corn growing, 
dairying and poultry. Half a century 
ago the introduction of the silo brought 
a gmit change in the methods of farming, 
little corn being produced for a ripened 
crop, and silage being used largely to fur¬ 
ther the ends of milk production. But 
the wholesaling of milk meets a growing 
disapproval among New England fiirmei-s. 
The production of poultry and eggs is 
looking up. We see some silos unfilled 
in favor of a ripened crop of corn, and 
where this is allowed to remain, cribbed 
!i year, it proves about the whole bill of 
fare for poultry. Disposal of the stover 
calls for cattle to cousume it, and this 
means opportunity for milk production. 
SPECIAL NOTICE 
We believe every advertiser In our Poultry 
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 baby chicks 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 companies or exposure to heat and 
cold causes (Tamage. That eggs fail to hatch or 
chicks die is not conclusive evidence of bad 
faith on the part of the seller, and we shall not 
consider claims on that basis. To avoid contro¬ 
versy buyer and seller should have a definite un¬ 
derstanding as to the responsibility assumed In 
case of dissatisfaction. 
I Kerr's Guaranteed 
‘1 BABY CHICKS 
The quality-value standard for 
years. Better than ever for 1917, 
but itill sold at “before-the-war”prices. 
Kerr’s Chicks are big, husky and healthy, 
from free-range flock* of breeders which 
arc selected for business ability. Will 
make big profits for you this season when 
eggs and table poultry bring high prices. 
Beautifully Illustrated 
Chick Book Free 
Write for it now. Learn how Kerr’s 
breeding flocks are selected and managed. 
How the chicks are hatched in our great 
incubators which hold 2(X),(XX) eggs. How 
- packed and shipped. Read the liberal 
Kerr Guarantee which protects every 
buyer. Study the practical chapter on 
chick growing which tells exactly how to 
successfully manage chicks from shell to 
maturity. 
fFe mail the big hook immediately upon 
receipt of your request, 
THE KERR CHICKERY 
BoxU Frenchtown, New Jersey 
Baby 
Chicks 
S» C» IV. Leghonts 
Smdk S* C. J. Reds 
B» Rocks 
PUREBRED. 
• Strong, Livable. 
From heavy-laying, 
healthy, free range 
stock. Safe arrival 
guaranteed 
Wesley Grinnell 
Sod us, N* Ys 
LOOK^^^H^^^SalOOup 
*Live delivery guaranteed. Odds and 
Ends tSn 100. I^eghoi iis $9.60 a lOO. Barred Rocks $11 a 
100. Wliite Rook.s, Wiiito Wyandottes, Anconas, Black 
Minorcas, Buff Oroingt^ns, Light Brahmas $12 a 100. 
Reds $11.60 a 100. "W’hite Orpingtons $16 a 100. Black Or¬ 
pingtons, Campines, Buttercups $20 a 100. Exhibition 
g rades in any of tlie above $30 a 100. Eggs $7 a 100 up. 
roeders $26 a dozen. OocUerels $3. lO^laysKild chicks. 
Pound chicks. Catalogue Free. Stamps appreciated. 
NABOB HATCHERIES - GAMBIER, OHIO 
^reeBook 
tells how to make more 
money from poultry. Shows 
the most profitable baby 
chicks to buy —pure bred, 
well hatched, from heavy-egg 
strains. Over a million a year. 
Prices low, 
W. F. HILLPOT 
Box 1, Frenchtown, N. J. 
TrailB 
Barron S. C. W. Leghorn Chicks and Eggs 
from directly imported pedigreed stock. Also Amer¬ 
ican bred rocorU layers of large, white eggs. Breed- 
•ri have free range and selected for heavy laying, 
rigor and size. Any number, strong, properly- 
hatched chicks. Safe arrival gnaranteed. Prices 
low. Circular free. B. T. Ewing, Atlantic, Fa. 
S.C.W. LEGHORNS 
America 
Eggs for Hatching from mature birds. We have 
been breeding for 20 years for vigor and heavy lay¬ 
ing. EEOYI> Q.WHITEfYorktown, New York 
Barron’s S. C. While Leghorns 
S. G. FKITH . IVINGOALE, N. V. 
C Ingle Comb White Leghorns. Barron Strain- 
w Eggs for liatching. Pen.s contain certified breed, 
ers. Stock for sale. M. J. QUACKENBUSH, Nutley, N. J- 
CHICKS AND EGGS ^'ii^ra^rWS 
Circular. L R. HUMMER & CO.. R. 0. A. Frenchtown. N. J. 
CPfiC from best 20 varieties thoroughbred poultry, 
CUUO 50—»3; 100—*6.50. Good stock. 
Catalogue free. Mohr, Quakertown, Pa. 
TO M 
BARRON 
LEGHORNS 
p u R E B R E D I Mapledale 
We IMPORTED direct 
_EClCeS ^-jgg I Y. 
HUE LEGHORNS 
Large PREPOTENCY. Stock, Eggs, and 
Chicks. GR ANVIEW POULTRY FARM, Geneva, Ohw 
BabyChicks andEggs 
White Leghorns and Anconas. Prom hens 
witli records of 250 to 280. A few cockerels. Wn4e 
for prices. HARTMAN POULTRY FARM, So. Columbus, Ohio 
GilbertFarmSchool, Georgetown, Conn. 
Day-old chicks, $15 for 100. 
S. C. White Leghorns. Eggs fob Hatching- 
P ARADISE Breeders of Heavy Laying Paullry. Trap Healed 
MIIIWDW C ^ WHITE LEGHORNS _ 
OULTRY O. W. RHODE ISLAND REDS 
PA RIM BUFF PLY. ROCKS, 200-Eg3 Strain 
Day-Old Chlcka. Hatching Eggs and Stock 
for Sale. Our 1917 Clrcufar Free, gox B PARADISE, PA- 
