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RURAL NEW-YORKER 
BABY CHICKS 
KIRKUP’S s-c. White leghorns 
lOOO Pullets Trapnested Elach Season 
BRED TO LAY—MUST LAY—DO LAY 
Our Customers Prove It baby chicks 
$ 15.00 per hundred 
$125.00 per thousand 
Safe delivery and full count 
guaranteed. ' APRIL CHICKS 
SOLD. (Jet your order for 
chicks in today for the first 
hatch in May. Prices reduced 
on chicks during last 'J’WO 
weeks of MAY and in JUNE. 
Seiid for BooUet—ITS FliEE 
KIRKUP BROTHERS 
Mattituck, Lons Island, New York 
Kirkup Bros., Mattituck, N. V. Juii. S'l, 19J7 
OontlemenPlease enter my &ider for 3,500 day old 
chicks, to be shii>i)ed as follows ; 
1,600 April mil or 12tli. 
1,000 June 4th orDth. 
nOOO Seiitembcr Srd or 4th. 
Tlie chicks are to be shipped as usual to White Plains 
by express, notifj ing me a day or two in advance. 
You will note that this order is larger than heretofore. 
For the past three yeai-s^we have been dividing our order 
up, but find that your stock is far superior ; that is, tlie 
chicks arrive in fli-st-class condition and wc rarely have a 
dead chick in your shiiiment. Also, the vitality of the 
stock seems to tie stronger than our other source of 
suiipty and we are able to raise a larger peroeiitago of 
vour chicks. tVe are, therefore, giving you this year our 
entile order as our experience for the past three years 
convinces us that your stock is all one could desire for 
White laighorns. Yours truly, If. HaLTT. 
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 anj' quantil} 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. W. LEGHORNS 
SPECIAL PRICES FOR MAY AND JUNE 
I N accordance with our regular policy we have reduced our prices for the rest 
of the season on all our matings. We can now quote you eggs for hatching 
as low as $5.00 per 100, from birds that have shown their ability to produce 
eggs and chicks of great vitality and productiveness. We have another Pen we 
quote at $6.00 per 100, that score higher on the standard requirements and are 
as uniform a lot of healthy, vigorous, laying birds as can be found. Chicks 
from the above matings at $12,00 and $14.00 per 100. Please advise of your 
wants as early as possible as we are already well booked on May orders. 
CIRCULAR WITH FULLER INFORMATION ON REQUEST 
THE KELLS FARMS, Poultry Dept., NEW PALTZ, N.Y. 
From a hea\y laying strain of S. C. W. 
Leghorns. Bred for size, vigor and heavy 
egg production, which have a record break¬ 
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 $5.00 per 100. Baby chicks $11.00 per 100, 
$6.00 per 50, $100.00per 1,000. Safe arrival guaranteed. Send for Catolague. 
LOCUST CORNER POULTRY FARM Archer W. Davis, Prop. MOUNT SINAL L. i.. M. Y. 
Baby Chicks 
The STOCKTON 
HATCHERY 
We are the producers of specially strong, 
healthy baby chicks—.strictly thoroughbred 
and guaranteed quality that is above the 
ordinary. If you desire to improve yoiir 
flocks, we have the chicks that will do it. 
W'e handle nothing but the best. 
Full count, safe delivery and absolute satis¬ 
faction guaranteed. 
PRICES—April Deliveries Chicks 
S. C. White Leghorns . . . $11.00 per 100 
R. C. Rhode Island Reds . . 14.50 100 
Barred Rocks.14.50 
Thompson’s Imperial 
“Ringlets”.19.50 
White Wyandottes . * • • 15.00 
If you are in need of PdO chicks or more, 
write for special prices. 
100 
100 
100 
THE STOCKTON HATCHERY 
BOX E :: :: :: STOCKTON, N. J. 
Chiicks—B ABY ~Chicks 
W HY not pui-chase from an old breeder of stand 
iiig? You profit by his years of experience. We 
liave spared no expense to iierfect our strain of S- 
C. White l.ochorns. We have no otlier breed. 
We guarantee Chicks and Eggs for Hashing to be 
from our own breeders. Also safe delivery and a 
satisfied customer. Send us your order. Booklet free. 
Spring Water Poitltry I'ariu 
Stockton, New Jersey 
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 DEUWARE EGG FARM, Milferd, Delaware 
A. M. POLoARD, General Manaser. Formerly Manager 
of all the N. A. Egg Lajrinsr Competition. 
Barron-Eglantine Strain 
of S. C. White Leghorns 
the strain with the record behind it. Eggs, chicks 
and cockerels. S.O. Rhode Island Reds. Large, dark 
birds. Heavytlayers. Prices reasonable. Catalogue. 
WY-Hab, Farm • R. l, Denton, M.d. 
>To Increase EGG Production' 
In Flocks Not Averaging 
More Than 180 Eggs Yearly 
W E ARE NOW OFFERING a special 
line of .high pedigree COCKERELS 
bred from a pen of Barrens imported 
direct and having an average of 2.50 eggs per 
hen. Sired by a male from Barron’s contest 
winners. Male’s pedigree 280 Dam, 288 Sire. 
Only 50 to offer and at a fair price. 
Look np Class A, No. 1 hi our Catalog 
sent on request 
BAYVILLE FARMS 
Utility Leghorn Breeders _ 
Box R, Bay ville Ocean County, 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. 
S. C. White LEGHORNS 
CAREFULLY BRED FROM 
Young, Cyphers and Barron Stock 
Baby Chick s — $10 per lOO 
Hatching Eggs fertile— $S per lOO 
Prom selected 2-yr. old vigorous and prolific 
hens, milk fed and on alfalfa range, mated 
by cockerels from 225-200 egg hens. 
WHITE SPRINGS FARM, Geneva, N.Y. 
VANCREST POULTRY FARM 
S. C. WVhite Leghorns 
A Limited number of eggs from our special flock of 
trapnested, high record winter layers, ^1.60 per 
setting, $6 per hundred. Chicks after May 1st, ®16 
per liundred. Also chicks and eggs from our regular 
flocks as usual. All eggs are from our own American 
bred birds. Lavers of the large pure white egg. 
This is not a “hatchery.” 
VANCREST POULTRY FARM, Salt Point, N. V. 
THE HENYARD 
Poultry Killed by Dog 
A year ago last Summer a spaniel dog 
owned by a Medway man killed ten of 
my chickens, ranging in size from two to 
five pounds each . I spoke to the Medway 
selectmen about it. but they said that as 
the chickens were killed on F'ranklin land, 
they had nothing to do about it. Then I 
went to Franklin about it, but Franklin 
said that as the dog was owned in Med¬ 
way, Medway was responsible for the 
damage and so both towns refuse to do 
anything about it. As I have paid $5 
license each on two pet dogs for 11 years. 
I tliink that it is only right I should re¬ 
ceive at least part of the value of m.v 
jioultry. G. It. R. 
Franklin, Mass. 
The law (Chap. 102, fJec. 151) directs 
the owner of the poultry to “inform the 
chairman of the selectmen of tlie town 
wherein the damage was done.” Ilis dut.v 
is to decide upon the damage including 
the time necessarily expended in finding 
and collecting the fowls, and send the bill 
to the county treasurer, wlio pay.s it out 
of tlie dog fund. The county treasurer 
ma.v al.so bring suit to recover the dam¬ 
ages from the owner of the dog. If the 
.selectman, through ignorance of tlie law, 
or otherwise, refused to act promptly, you 
could have comiilained of his neglect to 
the county commissioners, located at yonr 
couiity seat (Dedh.am). Y'onr claim 
shouhi be still good if you liave evidence 
of the damage jind can sliow that it was 
done by dogs. o. Ii. K. 
The “ Black Giant ” Poultry 
lllecently Mr. F. W. Pi-octor spoke of 
the “Black Giants,”^ a strain of poultry 
found in parts of New Jersey and used 
for producing capons.] 
About three years ago I was very muoh 
interested in the bhick chickens, so called, 
whicli they are raising in abundance in 
Burlington, Ocean, Monmouth and Mercor 
counties of this State. Although these 
Black Giants arc not a breed which 
comes true anything like the standard- 
bred fowl, still you can tind them in 
these counties in farm docks of f ‘om 50 
to 400. I imagine that these condition.s 
are tlie same as the old Kluxlo Island 
Bods were ujt in New England before 
.some jirogressive br<‘eders got ahead of 
them iind made them the fowl of to-day. 
These Black Giants are used entirely 
for the raising of capons, and since the 
buyers of this jiroduct in that section are 
looking for a large bird Avitli a yellow or 
golden skin, sliank and fat, naturally 
these farms have bred along these lines. 
A few of them tried to introduce the 
I.ight Brahmas and the Dark Brahmas 
as well as tlie Cochin in their stock as a 
cross, and occasionally you will find some 
that have used the Barred Rocks, but 
without (‘xceptiou those which I have ob¬ 
served have not done as well with _ tlie 
cross iis they have with their other birds. 
These Black Giants are, I believe, as 
a general breed or jis they run, the largest 
fowl that I have seen. It is not difficult 
for a farmer down there to dispose of 200 
or .T(K) capons, which will average bet¬ 
ter than 12 lbs apiece, dressed, I have 
actually weighed one bird, dressed at 10 
Ib.s.. and another at 17 lbs., and neither 
of these birds was b.v any moans filled 
with fat. One of them I am sure would 
have weighed over 20 lbs. had he been 
in good prime condition to kill. 
Those who h.avo pfiid a little attention 
to tlie breeding of them have found that 
the imllets mature at about IY 2 months, 
lay a nice big egg, and T am sure would 
give a good Winter production, although 
these farmers do not make any practice 
of getting Winter eggs, as their sole pui'- 
pose is to hatch their chicks along the 
last of March or in April. 
As near as I can make out the origin 
of these birds must be the old Black Java 
or something of that order, although it 
was thought at one time, or by some 
still, that the T>angshan was. jierhaps, the 
origin. I do not believe this is true, as 
they do not have the Langshan type, nor 
have they the black and white or blue 
.skin of this breed. They have the yellow 
.skill and yellow shank, and are more on 
the type of the Bhick .Tavas. 
VICTOR G. ATTBET. 
New Jer.sey Exi»crimental Station. 
Care of Breeding Geese 
I have just purchased a gander, and 
mated him with two geese. How long 
will it be before the eggs are fertile? 
Tamaqua, Pa. c. J. R. 
It would he safe to use goose eggs for 
hatching a week after mating. The ques¬ 
tion of fertile eggs depends also upon tlie 
conditions under which the breeding stock 
is kept. With free range and a varied 
diet—mostly A^egetable and forage—the 
eggs should hatch well. c. s. g. 
Crop Reo’Orts. —I consider the report¬ 
ing one of the valuable features of The 
R. N.-Y". Because of it my brother and 
I were able to get from 50c to 75c more 
per bu. for our potatoes than some of 
oiir near neighbors who sold early. 
West Virginia. g. g. w. 
April 21, 1917. 
SPECIAL NOTICE 
We believe every advertiser in our Poultry 
Department is honest and reliable. We stand 
liack of these classified advertisements with our 
"Siiuare Deal Guarantee,” as we do the display 
advertisements. Those purchasing eggs for 
hatcliing and bab.v 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 d’amage. 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 
oonsider claims on that liasis. To avoid contro¬ 
versy bu.ver and seller should have a definite un¬ 
derstanding as to the responsibility assumed la 
ease of dissatisfaction. 
Baby 
Chicks 
S. C. IV. Leghorns 
R,&S, C. R. f. Reds 
B. Rocks 
PUREBRED, 
* Strong, Livable. 
From heavy • laying, 
healthy, free range 
stock. Safe arrival 
guaranteed. 
Wesley Grinnell 
Sodus, N. Y. 
BARRON LEGHORNS 
CHICKS ^(la.OO per TOO EGGS $6.00 per 100 
Our breeders are pure Barron Hens, mated to BarroB 
Cockerels from liigh record, imported stock. Thre# 
Hundred Aci'cs Kange, forty-five years reputation. 
“KEEHIXG KABV CHICKS” Booklet sent fr*«. 
EASTERN SHORE NURSERIES. Denton. Md. 
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 otliers, mated to 
sons of 650-egg hen in three yeais 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. 
BRIGHTLY POULTRY FARM 
S. 0 . W. Leghorn Kggs from trap-nest stock 
with records of 200 to 250 Kggs per year, .$1-50 
and $2 per setting. Incubator eggs, $6 and$8 
per 100. Iieghorn and B. P. Rock cockerels. 
Brightly I’oultry P'arm, Box 44, G<H>chlaiid,Va. 
CHASE POULTRY FARM 
F. M. DAVIS, R.D. No. 1, Cincinnatus, N.Y. 
Breeder Utility 8. C. AV. Leghorn ■ of the best 
strains. Write for /’jvc ( atalog. 
S. C. W. Leghorns 
Baby chicks. Hatching eggs, ('ockerels. Choice 
Honey and .Maple Syrup. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Just .a.Mere Farm, Box B. Columbia Cross Roads, Pa. 
S.C.W.LEGHORNS 
America 
Eggs for Hatching from mature birds. We have 
been breeding for M years for vigor and heavy i.iy- 
ing. FLOYD Q.AVHlTE.Yorktown, New York 
Gilbert Farm School, Georgetown, Conn. 
Day-old eliicks, 815 for 100. 
S. 0. White Leghorns. Eggs for Hatchinq. 
UfUITC I Wo lireed, not imy. 200- 
■•••III* LfcUllUiilliJw ogg liens. Hggs, ($8 liun- 
dred. Chicks, $15 hundred. Reduced after May 15. 
Circular. VVINDSWEICP i'AKM, Reddino Ridue, Cono. 
Doo niriniiiv from our iieavy-laying trap-nest bred 
Uaj-UIUuniA s, (j.w. Legliorns, $12 per 100. Strong, 
il^ 
vigorous. Safe delivery guaranteed. Millbrool 
Farm, M. L PALMER, Prop., Alfred Station, N.Y 
Baby Chicks andElggs P.rgTifh s.®c: 
"White Leghorns and Auconas. From bena 
with records of 2.50 to ”80. A few cockerels. Writ* 
for prices. HARTMAN POULTRY FARM, So. Columbus. Obi* 
S. 0. W. Leghorns at 9c. each. Money 
refunded for dead chicks. Cir. free. 
W. A. LAUVEK, McAlisterville. Pa. 
S.C.White Leghorn Eggs for Hatching 
Rice—Barron—Young. Farm range. $I for 15; 15 
per 100. JACQUES F.AKM, Millerton, N. Y. 
Pullets and Cockerels i^I,?ridRoJks^white 
Wyandottes, K. I. Reds, Black Minorcas and Silver 
Campines. Maple Cove Poultry Yards. R. 2, Athens, Pa. 
wSerLaWn"* White LeghoHis 
and our Free Catalog (Utility F’acts) both Profitable 
and Interesting. StocK, Eggs and Cliicks. 
Old Hickory Leghorn Yards, Box 2, ALTOONA, PI. 
30 Best Breeds Poultry 
Stock and Eggs. Low price. Big 
new illustrated circular Free. See it. 
John E. Heatwole, Harrisonburg, Va* 
Catalogue free. II. K. Mohr, Quakertown, Pa. 
CHICKS ^8 a 100 up 
Live delivery guaranteed. Odds and 
Ends tS a 100. Lcgliorns $0.60 a 100. Bai red Rocks $11 a 
KK). AVbite Rocks, Wliite Wyandottes, Anconas, Black 
Jlinoroas, Buff Oroingtnn.s, Light Bralimas $12 a 100, 
Reds $11.00 a 100. "VVhite Orpingtons $16 a 100. Black Or¬ 
pingtons, Campines, Buttercups $20 a 100. Exhibition 
grades iii any of the above $30 a 100 Eggs $7 a 100 up. 
10-day old S. C. White Leghorns, 60 for $10. I'ound siz* 
cliicks. Catalogue Fi-ee. Stamps appreciated. 
NABOB HATCHERIES - GAMBIER, OHIO 
QUALITY CHICKS 
Well hatched chicks—stur¬ 
dy, purebred from heavy 
laying strains of Rocks, 
Reds and Leghorns, etc. 
Easy to grow early broilers 
and big layers from Uillpot 
chicks. IVices moderate. 
Gel our FREE BOOK. 
W. F. HILLPOT 
Bax 1, Frenchtown, N. J. 
