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"Uhc R U RAI- N EW-YO R K E R 
March 24, 1917 
Smith-hatched chicks are lareest, strongest, healthiest. 
1,500,000 Chicks For 1917 
Oar marvelous incubator provides perfect conditions for 
proper incubation. Completely renews the air every three 
minutes; supplies moisture by live steam. Requires 
Forty Tons of Eggs 
—or 666,000—to fill it once. Big output makes these low 
' Tenth Season 
Safe Arrival 
and Satisfaction 
guaranteed 
~ CATAlOG fffE£ 
prices possible. 
Variety 
25 Chicks 
60 Chicks 
lOO CTUcks 
Barred Rocks.... 
. $3.50 
$6.50 
$12.50 
White Rocks. 
6.50 
12.50 
White Leghorns . 
. 3.00 
5.50 
10.00 
Brown Leghorns. 
. 3.00 
5.50 
10.00 
Buff Leghorns ... 
. 3.50 
6.50 
12.50 
Black Minorcas.. 
. 3.50 
6.50 
12.50 
R. I. Reds. 
. 3.50 
6.50 
12.50 
W. 'Wyandottes .. 
. 3.50 
6.50 
12.50 
Anconas. 
. 3.50 
6.50 
12.50 
Broilers. 
. 2.50 
, 4..50 
8.00 
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SMITH STANDARD CO., 1992 w. 74th St., Cleveland. O. 
THE KELLS FARMS—S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
When coiiPiderinjr the claims of the various Mrains now offered to the public, we cannot too strotiffly 
emphasize tlie im?>oi tanee of buying the strain that is bred to meet your needs. If you are Iwkinff for 
birds bred for the blue ribbons in Madison Square, we cannot supply you. But if your demand is for a 
bird thjit, while an ornament to the house, still t^ays her way and leavcs/you a salary for your labor, we 
can fill the bill. Do not undrstaiid this to mean that Kells Lejrhorns are bred from anything that lays. A 
Kells I^egJiorn must have the shape, carriage and size called for by the standard. They must be ornamen¬ 
tal. But all of these are not considered unless their egg records wai rant their use jiti our breeding yards. 
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. 
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GIBSON PQULTRY-THE BIG MONEY MAKERS 
BABY CHICKS—EGGS—BREEDING STOCK 
S. C. W. Leghorns — R. I. Reds — B. P. Rocks — W. Wyandottea 
Gibson baby chicks are viRorous and livable, from trapnesred farm ramre, heavy laying 
Hocks lieailed by m.-iles iroin the flocks producing the highest scoring pens at the 
last International laying contest. Hatching Eggs Ironi I he same matings gnaran- 
li'cil eighty per cent loi tile. Gibson brooders are large, vigorous and will make 
^ your fl.'Ck more productive and piolitaLlo. Safe arrival guaranteed. Illustrated 
' /o.der free, write for it NOW. 
G. F. GIBSON, Galen Farms, Box 104, CLYDE, N. Y. 
•m 1 From a heavy laying strain of S. C. W. 
Leghorns. Bred for size, vigor and heavy 
egg production, which havearecord break- 
lllllllllllllillllillilllllllliiyillllllllllll 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, $125.00 per 1,000. Safe arrival guaranteed. 
locust corner poultry farm Archer W, Davis, Prop. MOUN T SINAI, L.1.. N. Y. 
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“With The Lay Bred In Them 
Health—Vigor—Productiveness—Beauty 
These important characteristics are strongly inbred In 
our flocks. Come and see. Or ask our customers. Our 
Eeghorns will please you because they deliver the grootls, 
Coekorois— Fine specimens, the sens of record layers. 
Bred and priced right. 
Hatoliiiisr — Big W'hite ones, highly fertile, from 
real layers, fs’one better. 
Baby Chicks —The “livable,*' profitable kind. Full 
count and safe delivery assured. 
We produce on our own farm everything 
we sell, TUaUs why we please 
every purchaser. Write for 
FREE catalog noxo, 
SPRECHER BROS. 
Box 40, Rohrerstown, Pa.. 
STRiatY THOROUGHBRED CHICKS 
From Strictly Thoroughbred 
S. C. White Leghorns, R. C. Rhode 
Island Reds. White Wyandottes 
and Barred Rocks 
We have several 10.000 egg incubators and 
solicit orders of 500 to 2000 baby chicks. VVe 
produce chicks of quality and thereby acquire 
hundreds of satisfied customers annually. 
Our pleased customers are our best adver¬ 
tisements. Full count, safe delivery and 
absolute satisfaction guaranteed. \\'e are book¬ 
ing orders for April and May deliveries. 
Prices—very reasonable. Catalogue FREE 
The Stockton Hatchery 
Box E, 
Stockton, N. J. 
Chicks-BABY-Chicks 
llTlIY not purchase from an old breeder of stand 
\ Y log? You profit by his yeai-s of experience We 
have spared no expense to perfect our strain of 8. 
i\ White l.e^rhorns. IVe have no other breed. 
We irnarantee Chicks and Eggs for Hatching to be 
from our own breeders. Also safe delivery and n 
satisfied customer. Send us your order. Booklet free. 
Spring: Water Poultry Farm 
Stockton, New Jersey 
LOOKLHtiKsifSalOOup 
* Live delivery guaranteed. Odds and 
Ends $8 a 100. Leghorns $9.60 a 100. Barred Hocks $11 a 
100. White Hocks. White Wyandottes, Anooiias. Black 
Minorcas, Buff Orpingtons, Light Brahmas $12 a 100. 
Keds $11.60 a 100. White Orpingtons $16 a 100. Black Or¬ 
pingtons, Campines, Buttercups $20 a 100. Exhibition 
grades in any of the above $30 a 100. Eggs $7 a 100 up. 
Breeders $26 a dozen. Cockerels $3. 10-days-old chicks. 
Pound chicks. Catalogue Free. Stamps appreciated. 
NABOB HATCHERIES - GAMBIER, OHIO 
“Utility” Leghorns 
The Kind that Meet Webster’s Definition of “UTILITY” 
Now offering for future delivery the Highest 
Class uf Cockerels ou the Contiiient. 
2811 and 288 Sires. Dams 24U to 272. Full blooded 
Bartons from direct importations, make your 
reservations now to be sure of your wants. 
A few choice dates In April and May still 
open for chicks from general mating.s. We 
thank the readers of the Uural New-Yorker 
for their appreciation of a farm which is 
giving first quality at a fair price. Our cata¬ 
log of “HEN MAHE FACTS” mailed 
on request makes you acquainted with the 
“LEGHORNS WORTH WHILE” 
CHICKS PULLETS AN1> COCKKKELS 
BAYVILLE FARMS 
BOX R BAYVILLE 
OCEAN CO., N. J. 
Sb WHITE LEGHORNS Exclusively 
YOUNG AND BARRON STRAINS 
Three Thousand Breeders on free farm range Inoculated 
and free from lice Milk Fed. Special bred for great 
Winter laying. Eggs for hatching now ready In any 
quantity at $0 per 100 Now booking orders for BABY 
CHICKS March and April delivery @ $12 per 100. Cap¬ 
acity 10 to 12,000 weekly. Jly book Profits in Poultry 
Keeping Solved, FR EE with all $10 orders. 
1917 CIRCUt.AHS NOW HEADY. 
EDGAR BRIGGS, Box 75. Pleasant Valley, N. Y. 
Barron-Eglantine Strain 
of S. C. White Leghorns 
tlie strain with tlie record beliiiid it. Eggs, chicks 
and cockerel.s. S. C. Rhode Island Reds. Large, dtirk 
birds. Heavy layers. Prices reasonable. Catalogue. 
Wy-Har Farm - B. 1, Denton, Md. 
EGGS for Hatching 
CLASS A SELECTED R. I. REDS AND S. C. W. LEGHORNS 
Jlaliogany Colored Birds, bred for laying. Lady 
Baron 308-egg3, and Wyckoff and Cornell 210-egg 
Leghorns. All well formed, strong, free-from-dis- 
easB liirds. Range raised. Inspection invited. 
Belle-Ellen Stock Farm, J. L. Hamilton. Mgr., Sussex, N. J. 
World’s Champion Layers 
Barron strain S. C. White Leghorns and White Wy¬ 
andottes. Pen 1 and 2 with records 253, 2.")8, 259, 265 
268.272,273,274,275. Eggs atid Day-Old Chicks. Cata¬ 
logue free. BROOKFIELD POULTRY FARM, R. 3.Versailles.0. 
UuleliiniTFa’OQ per 100. American Leghorns, 2- 
naTCningCggo year-old breeders. Cockerels, $1.25- 
Ask for photos. SPRINGDALE FARM, Rummerfield, Pa. 
Silver Campine and White Leghorn 
EGGS FOR HATCHING from Farm Raised Utility strain. 
Silver Campines, $2 per 15: $8 per hundred. White 
Legtiorn, D.W. Young and Tom Barron strain, $1.50 
per 15; $6 per linndved. 7.5% Fertility and safe deliv- 
ery Guaranteed at The Tri-State$ Poultry Farm, Port Jorvis. M. Y 
THE HENYARD 
Feather Pulling 
I have a large Buff Orpington rooster 
a year old that has begun to pick the 
feathers out of the hens and eat them. 
I shut him up for a few days but as 
soon as I put him back it began again. 
Can you tell me what is the cause of this 
and what I can do to prevent it? I feed 
a hot mash of meal, scraps and shorts in 
the morning and cracked corn at night. 
Massachii.setts. A. ii. M. 
Feather pulling is a difficult habit to 
overcome, as the taste for tender quills, 
once acquired, is apt to remain. A de¬ 
vice somewhat like a wire mouth bit is 
made, this preventing entire closing of 
the open beak and a hold upon the feath¬ 
er, 1 w’ould suggest temporary removal 
of this bird from the flock and that he 
be given less liberty. See that he has 
meat food in some form, and grit. Do 
not feed him exclusively upon corn. It 
he can be kept from the flock until he 
has forgotten his taste for feathers or 
until all can be given their liberty upon 
range, you will probably have no further 
trouble with him. m. b. d. 
Treatment for Blackhead 
I had a young turkey gobbler that had 
all the symptoms of “blackhead.” lie 
acted the same as the turkey de.scribed 
on page 180. I gave my turkey (seven 
months old) about a quarter of a tea- 
spoonful of “castoria” every two hours 
for a half a day; next day forced him to 
eat a small lot of boiled rice, gave 
him another dose of castoria and now 
he is the liveliest one of the flock. 
New Jersey. .s. a. s. 
The giving of a physic, castor oil in 
teaspoonful do.ses being one of the best, 
followed by soft food like bread and milk, 
has been reported several times as effi¬ 
cient treatment for turkeys with symp¬ 
toms of “blackhead.” It is worth trying 
on the evidence presented, and certainly 
can do no harm. M. B. D. 
Concrete Wall for Henhouse 
I intend building a large chicken coop 
on the south slope of a hill. I woula 
like to make a two-story coop, and make 
the back wall of the first story of stone 
and cement. Does a wall of this kind 
make the coop cold and damp? 
New York. s. K. 
It will be best to dig a trench at the 
base of this wall and fill it with large 
stones, or lay tile so as to drain away 
any w'ater seeping from the hill. Other¬ 
wise the Tvall may be damp. If no 
water can enter through the wall the 
building will not he made damp by it, 
though, if ventilation is deficient, moist¬ 
ure w’ill condense upon a stone w’all more 
easily than upon wood. M. B. u. 
Indian Runner Ducks in Village 
Is it practicable to keep geese or In¬ 
dian Runners in a large village unless 
they are fenced in? Would they w’ander 
or stay on their ow'ii grass plot? Would 
a river wMth tannery water in it hurt 
them ? R. 
I would not advise you to attempt to 
keep either Runner ducks or geese in a 
village without fencing them in if you 
care for the good opinion of your neigh¬ 
bors. Even if you should read your deed 
to them and show them the bounds they 
would be liable to forget if they saw 
something that looked edible in your 
neighbor’s garden. Geese are greater 
wanderers than ducks. They are also 
more fond of young beets and lettuce 
about the time they begin to delight the 
eye of the amateur gardener. The dan¬ 
ger of river water %vith tannery Avaste 
in it would depend upon the amount of 
poison that came from the tannery. I 
would hesitate before trusting many, e.s- 
])eeially ducks, in such a river, w. ii. h. 
Poor Laying 
Could you tell me what is the 
trouble ivitli our flock of hens? 
We have 9-8 pullets, all Brown T.rf'g- 
liorns; about 40 were hatched the 
last of April and the others about May 
21. They began to lay in November, 
and gradually gained until the early part 
of January they were averaging 20 
eggs a day; about the middle they began 
to drop off, and last week laid only 31 
eggs in seven days. Yesterday we got 
only one. They are looking fine, nearly 
all look as though they should be laying. 
They are fed about five quarts of grain 
in deep litter twice a day, morning ana 
night. They have a few mangels every 
day. Scratch grain consists of two 
parts cracked corn, two parts o.its and 
one part wheat by measure. The dry 
mash hoppers are open all the time, we 
use the formula for dry mash used at the 
Connecticut contest at Storrs, slightly 
modified; one-fifth of mash consists of 
beef scrap. They have access at all times 
to grit and oyster shells, charcoal is 
mixed with dry mash. They have plenty 
of good fresh spring water, warmed up 
several times a day. MRS. F. J. B. 
New Y’ork. 
It would be difficult indeed to tell why 
flocks vary so in egg production from 
one year to another, and at different per- 
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 damage. That eggs fall 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. 
The quality-value standard for 
years. Better than ever for 1917, 
but still sold at “be£ore-the-war”prices, 
Kerr’s Chicks are big,husky and healthy, 
from free-range flocks of breeders which 
are 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 200,000 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, 
HTs mail ike big book immediately upon 
receipt of your request, 
THE KERR CHICKERY 
Box U Frenchtown, New Jersey 
Baby 
Chicks 
S. C, W, Leghoi^ns 
R, & S, C, R, tm Reds 
B, Rocks 
PUREBRED. 
* Strong, Livable. 
From heavy - laying, 
healthy, free range 
stock. Safe arrival 
guaranteed. 
Wesley Grinnell 
Sod us, N. Y. 
-Cocks and Cockerels- 
BABY CHICKS and HATCHING EGGS 
S. C. White Leghorns 
Barred and White Recks 
Extra good utility birds from heavy laying stock 
Satisfaction Guaranteed. 
TYWACANA FARMS, Inc. 
Box 68, Farmingdale, L. I., N. Y. 
Barron Hatching Eggs 
Hatching eggs from % Barron strain of .S. C. 
White Leghorns. The Barron Stock was imported 
from Tom Barron, Catforth, England. These hens 
are trapnested and bred to lay. Only white eggs 
of uniform size sold for hatching. Breeders on 
free range when weather permits. 
Eggs eight cents each in any quantity 
The DELAWARE EGG FARM, Milford, Delaware 
A. M. POLLARD, General Manager. Formerly Manager 
of all tiie N. A. Egg Laying Competition. 
CYPHERS AND BARRON STRAINS OF 
S. C. White Leghorns 
Baby Chicks — $10 per 1OO 
Hatching Eggs 90?$ fertile—$5 per lOO 
From selected 2-yr old vigorous and prolific 
hens, milk fed ana on alfalfa range, mated 
by cockerels from 225-2 60 egg hens. 
WHITE SPRINGS FARM, Geneva, N. Y. 
EGGS for Hatching 
Single Comb WHITE LEGHORNS EXCLUSIVELY 
2 year-old hens muted to cockerels or' 191 to 209 rec¬ 
ord. Only wliite eggs of uniform size sold for liatch- 
ing. Bred for great winter laying. Breeders <in 
free range. Eggs, eiglit cents each. Any quantity. 
Oak Grove Poultry Farm, Calverton, L. I.,N.Y. 
LEGHORNS-BARRON-WYANDOTTES 
Now offering eggs from highest quality breed¬ 
ers. Our direct imported Pens AA, with rec¬ 
ords 278, 280. 281, 282, 282, and others, mated to 
sons of 650 egg hen in three yeais and 466-lien in 
two years. Many otlier record lireeders. Large 
hreetiing farms are our satisfied ciisiomers. 
THE BARRON FARM. R. F. D. No. i, Connellsville. Pa. 
- W » A E3 D Txn" LEOHOItNS AND 
M K K U WYANDOTTES 
ChiukM and for hatchin;; from liens headed by cockerels we 
imported direct from Mr. Barron's heaviest layers. A few 
WYANBOTTE COCKERELS, 8 and 10 months old, $3 and 
each. SAtlnfaetlon or money bnek. Clrcnlnr Mee. 
C O DITOr^lTD lauymore Poultry Farm 
• AX* O w Jtx Hi ax Klk ridfiTO* Maryland 
B - .A. - - II - O - r<ff 
WHITE WYANDOTTE COCKERELS... »3 
WHITE LEGHORN COCKERELS . « 
WILLIAM HALPIN - PAWLING. N. Y. 
Barred Rock COCKERELS 
Park’s strain, S3 to $5. Satisfaction or money re¬ 
funded. Park & Thompson strain eggs—prices on 
application. Walter H. Harman, Jessup, Mti. 
