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1121 
EGG-I-AYING CONTEST 
Connecticut Contest 
rollowiiig is the record at Storrs, 
Couu., for week ending f?ept. 11, and 
total to date: 
Barred Books. 
Week Total 
Merritt M. Clark, Conn. 45 1703 
Michigan P. Farm, Mich. 42 KV'.S 
A. B. Hall, Conn. 42 1214 
Jules F. Franoaia, I,, 1, . M i:i37 
Ilanipton Institute, Va. M 1189 
Fairflelds Poultry Farms, N. H..,.. 84 1377 
Norfolk Specialty Farms, Ontario... 41) 1372 
Rodman SchafT. N. U. 41 161* 
Rock Rose Farm, N. Y. 
White Bocks. 
Holllston nill P. Farm, Mass. 41 
IVmJamln F. Ixiw, N. IT. }t! 
Albert T. Lenzeii, Mass. 36 
Buff Bocks, 
Koshaw Farms, Conn. 44 
A. A. Hall, Conn. 24 
White Wyandottes. 
A. L, Mulloy, Conn. 31 
Merrythought Farm, Couu. 29 
A. L. Vreeland, N. J. . 31 
Grant Ruler & Son, Pa. . ^ 
Joseph Moreau. R. 1. 34 
Obed G. Knlgbt, R. I. J 6 
Brayman Farm, N. IT. 44 
Beulab Farm, Ontario . l" 
Vine Hill Farm, Mass. *“ 
Mrs. R. W, Stevens, N. Y. 39 
Everett E. Wheeler, Mass.. 43 
J. E. Watson, Conn. 3J 
TVm Barron, England . 40 
Harry Kendall, N. Y. 34 
Jay H. Ernisse, N. Y. ^ 
Nybrook Farm, 1.. 1. 32 
Buff Wyandottes. 
n. P. Cloyes &- II. R. Sullivan, Couu. *4 
Pr. N. W. Sanborn, Mass.. 30 
Rhode Island Beds. 
Frank E. Turner, Mass. 82 
Prank B Turner, Muss.. 30 
Colonial Farm, N> H. 12 
A. B. Brundage, Conn. 34 
Hlllview P. Farm, Vt. (K. 0.). 20 
Homer P. Deming, Conn. 28 
Charles O. I'olbenius, N. Y.. 4 I 
J’equot Poultry rarni, Couu. 2 U 
Springdale I’oultry Farm, Conn. ... 31 
Laurel Hill Farm, R. 1. 28 
George W. Harris, Couu. 37 
Harry B. Cook, Conn. 27 
A. W. Rumery, N. H. 38 
F, M. Peasley, Conn. 21 
Allan's Hardfobeat Reds, 11. 1. 43 
Glenview I’oultry Farm, Conn. 24 
Fatherland Farm, Mass. g 
Jacob E. Jansen, Conn. 41 
Royal Farms, Conn. 28 
Conyers Farm. Conn. 34 
Plnecrcst Orchards, Mass. 3 U 
Wliite Orpingtons. 
Obed G. Knight, R. 1. 34 
Harr.v Paiton, N. Y. 24 
White Leghorns. 
A. B. Hall, Conn. 83 
Braeside Poultry Farm, Pa. ........ 40 
Jay H. Ernisse. N. Y. 33 
Broad Brook Farm, N, Y. 30 
J. O. LeFevrc, N. .. 27 
Rollwood Poultry Farm, Conn. 27 
Wm. L. Gilbert Home, Couu. 28 
Francis F. Lincoln, Conn. 48 
P. O. Platt. Pa. 43 
Koshaw Farms, Conn. 47 
F. M. Peasley, Conn. 47 
Chas. Helgl, Ohio . 34 
Tom Barron, England . . 40 
Will Barron, England . 42 
J. Colllnson, England . 42 
Alx l Latham, England . 41 
Busbklll Poultry Farm, Pa. 24 
A. P. Robinson, N. Y. .30 
Eglantine Farm, Md. 31 
Frank R. Hancock, Vt. 43 
Margareta 1’. Farm, Ohio . 34 
Merrythought Farm, Ckjnu. 24 
E. A. Ballard, I'a, 38 
W. E, Atkinson. Conn. ]7 
Hilltop Poultry Y’ards, Conn. 37 
N. W. Hendryx, Conn. 28 
Clifford 1. Stoddard, Conn. 37 
George I’hilllps, Conn . 43 
llamptou Institute, Va. 28 
Toth Bros., Conn. 28 
White Leghorn Clni), Ill. 28 
Oak Hill Estate, Pa. 33 
Geo. A. Stannard, Kansas . ^ 
Jae. F. Harrington, N. J. 25 
II. W. Colllngwood, N. J. ...r.. 83 
Wlndswe«-p Farm, Conn. 43 
Windsweep Farm, Couu. 34 
W. J. Cocking, N. J. 48 
M. J. Quuckenbuslt, N. J. 32 
I)r. E. P. Holmes, Maine . 24 
JItllview Farm, Mo. 22 
Conyers Farm, Conn. 27 
Hillside Farm, Couu. 35 
Silver Campines. 
Eugene Van Why, Conn. 32 
Hncowa Camplne Yards, £onu. 33 
Totals ..3o4V 148576 
1593 
11 .'^^ 
1447 
1409 
1184 
1391 
1857 
1448 
1524 
1537 
1,354 
1524 
1360 
1385 
1491 
1283 
1284 
1475 
1139 
1540 
1'25; 
18S0 
1441 
1441 
1477 
1283 
1308 
1804 
1347 
156,8 
1523 
1414 
1383 
1812 
1347 
1559 
1179 
1744 
1268 
■897 
1686 
1100 
1311 
1622 
1613 
1203 
1739 
1719 
1536 
1458 
1815 
1279 
1564 
1565 
14.38 
1594 
1675 
1315 
1238 
185S 
1654 
1604 
1493 
1982 
1542 
169(1 
1800 
1654 
r.T 6 
1476 
WJO 
1387 
1758 
1460 
1149 
11(0 
1636 
Ufj-S 
1700 
i4;(5 
1509 
1781 
1813 
1472 
1540 
1408 
1.3.'3 
1481 
1627 
1278 
1163 
Planning a Hen Ration 
AVill you give mo a bal.iueoc] ration for 
chickens of the following grain: I have 
jibout 350 White Leghoru.s: Oiru, wheat, 
Kafir corn, sunflower and cow peas. If 
any grain has to be added, please state 
so, and also for mash. I can buy beans, 
cornmeal, middlings, beef scrap. I have 
cabbage and cow beets. J. J. 
The corn, wheat and kafir corn may be 
fed as mixed scratch grain, given in the 
litter. Sunflower seed may b«j fed spar¬ 
ingly, either alone or mixed with the 
othei' grains. I do not know whether the 
fowls ndll ^ eat whole cow peas or not; 
if so, or if cracked, they may also bo 
added to the scratch grain and will help 
to balance it in the matter of protein. 
For the mash, cornmeal, bran, middlings, 
gluten feed, ollmeal, ground oat.s. Al¬ 
falfa meal and beef .scraps are used, com¬ 
bined in various proportions. Many good 
formulas ai-e printed, but the relative 
price should govern to a large extent the 
kind of feed used. Beef scrap is ordinar¬ 
ily fed in the dry mash in the proportion 
of from one-fourth to one-seventh of the 
whole, by weight. A good mixture may 
be made by combining cornmeal, wheat 
bran, wheiit middlings, gluten fe(?d and 
beef scrap in equal parts, by weight. A 
combination for .Summer fe^'ding recom¬ 
mended by the Cornell Kperiment Station 
consists of 300 lbs. cornmeal, .300 lbs. 
wheat middlings, 150 lbs. wheat bran, 50 
lbs. Alfalfa me.al, 250 lbs. beef scrap and 
5 lbs. of salt. In tin* Winter, oilmeal 
may be adde<l to advantage. M B. P. 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings 
Agricultural Society of Queens Nassau 
Counties, seventy-sixth annual exhibiton, 
Mineola, N. Y., Sept. 2,5-20. 
Dairy Cattle Coiigress, Waterloo, 
Iowa, Oct. 1-7, . 
International AA heat Show, AVichita. 
Kan., Oct. 1-13. 
Kasti'i-u States Agricultural and In¬ 
dustrial Exposition, Springfield, Mass., 
Oct. 12-20. 
National' Dairy Show, Columbus, O., 
Oct. 18-27. . . 
American I’oraological Society, regular 
biennial meeting, Boston, Mass., Oct, 
oi-Nov. 4. 
Northwest I.ive Stock Exposition, 
Lewiston, Idaho, Nov. 8. 
National Earin and I.ive Stock Show, 
New Orleans, La., Nov. 17. 
I’acitic Internatiionul Live Stock Expo¬ 
sition, North Portland, ( fi-e., Nov. 19-24. 
Short courst's in agriculture, Ilutgors 
College. New Brunswick, N. J., open 
Nov. 20. 
Buffalo Markets 
Fairly g(4od nearby Crawford peaches 
75c. a third-bushel basket nn<l not quoted 
above that wholesale; Californias still 
75 to 80c. j.er box. ’Phe hxarl crop is 
large and ought to net the grower a 
good income if the season eloes not prove 
too short. A few home-grown grapes are 
ill, at 15(<T'20c per pony basket, but, like 
evcrytliing else, the crop is late. Potatoes 
are down to !j!l jier bii., wholesal<\ for No. 
2. but quite firm, on account of the iu- 
difl’erent crop here. No. 1 are quoted at 
ift per bbl., all of wlr’ch has a better out¬ 
look than last Fall, with next to no 
lioinc-grown potatoes here. Apples are 
still high, for tlie home crop is small 
and not of the best quality. Fancy 
Duchess .$2 per bu.; Twenty ()uuce, .$125. 
A few AVealtbv are ivliolesaliug at $4<d! 
.$5 per bbl. (California Bartlett pears 
.$2.500).$3.25 per box and home-grown 
Bartletts and Clapp .$1.25rte.$2.75 per bu. 
for various grades. I'he quality is good. 
Plums are plenty at 180)24c per 7-lb. 
basket; quality fine. AVatermeloiis are not 
up to Summer high prices, but wholesale 
at 15<S)50c each, and muskmelons at ,$2.25 
0).$3..5O i)er erate. A few blackberries 
wholesale at 150>lCe. and huckleberries 
are fairly plenty at about the same 
price. 'Phe latter mostly show careless 
handling. 
The only thing that clings to last j-'car’s 
big prices is beans, which still wholesale 
at .$ 70 i$O and do not promise to come 
down from any croj> ra‘s<d here. The 
seed cost .$1O0'$12 and many who plant- 
♦k 1 it Avill not get the money back. (Unions 
are firm at $2 per bu. for home-grown 
and .$3.50 for Kentucky 10<)-lb. bag. 
Southern fruits arc mostly lower, 
especially limes and lemons, with pineaii- 
ples and grapefruit mostly out of market. 
Oranges are $3.50® $4 for Spanish; 
lemons, .$(>..50@$7 for California per box; 
limes, SOttgOOc per 100: bananas, $1.2,5 
@.$4 for yellow and $5@$7 for rod per 
bunch. 
V{^getahles are plenty, hut strong on 
account of good demand. String beaus are 
$l(tJ).$2; carrots, 90c(?/!$l ; cucumbers, 
75c(?i)$l; egg plant, .$i(o$1.2.5; yellow 
turnips, ,50 ((l00c, all per bu.; cauliflower, 
$1.,50(</$2 per basket; celery, .30('('/’00c per 
bunch; corn, 2O0L3Oc per doz. ears; let¬ 
tuce, O5c0'$l iier 2-doz. box; radishes, 
150'2.5c per doz. hunches; tomatoes, 15 
(f/]2.5e j)cr 7-lb. basket. 
Butter is acth'o and advauciug, at 4.5c 
for best creamery, 42c for best dairy, .37 
(<I}40c for crocks and .34((7'.35c for poor 
grades. Cheese is advancing slightly, be¬ 
ing 2.5@2(>c for best domestic and 220) 
23c for fair to good. Eggs are active, 
with receijits liglit, at 480J5Oc for white 
hennery; 42@4.3c for state candled and 
40(?/;41c for western candled. All offer¬ 
ings of poultry are taken at good prices. 
Market still fully covertvl by frozen only 
at 3.3,34c for turkeys, 2il<^’26c for fowls, 
250)28c for broilers, 17(^jl8c for old 
r<x>sters; 22$7.25c for ducks and 17@lSc 
for geese. Dressed poultry is only a cent 
above frozen and live is about 2 cents 
lower. J. w. c. 
Fortune Teller "There is trouble com¬ 
ing in your household from a blonde 
woman and a dark man.” Patron "It’s 
come. Our Swedish cook eloped with 
the coal mau .”—Baltimore American. 
Success With Hens 
via a Practical Poultry Journal 
All about the Care and Man¬ 
agement of Poultry for Prottt. 
Read What An Old Subscriber 
Thinks of It: 
FraHkfGF'l, I’a., Juue 11, IttH 
Voultry Xt«m, HellcraTlllv, Pa. 
Oontlemcn: Kenawiiifi; my tabBcHpUon aft^r 
ou Ihtj Hnt for \ I yparfl ep^akn for 
Ytiur paper alrUht and oneht to bav« th« iu{)- 
porC ot all chlckvu m«u within one thoueaiid 
inllpi. AUTKUR WALKDEN, 
Contains 52 to 110 pa^cs monthly. Finely 
illustrated. Three years, $1.00. Trial sub¬ 
scription; six months, 25 cents. 
THE POULTRY ITEM 
25 Maple Avenue Sellersville, Pa. 
We ship from East St. Louis. Chicago. 
Kansas City, Mo.; Cincinnati, New 
Orleans anti York. Pa. Quick delivery 
assured. 
Direct lo you 
cutting out all profits except the man¬ 
ufacturer’s, and all deterioration 
caused by standing around in ware¬ 
houses. 
r w .. 1■ . Hi i 
lays better, lasts longer, yet costs less (according to 
quality) than any other roll roofing made. 
The Felt in Century Roofing 
ia of special, long fibre that 
defies freezing and thawing. 
The Saturation in Century Roofing 
ia made by our secret formula, from 
Asphalts with melting points vary¬ 
ing from 60 degrees to 850 degrees. 
It is applied in 80-foot vats, at 850 
degrees, after the Felt ia perfectly 
dried OA’er steam-heated 
drums. Saturation ia 100%. 
No air-holes left to start leaks. 
The Coating on Century Roofing is a 
harder blend of Asphalts, applieii at 
lower temperature after Saturation 
has cooled. It seals and protects the 
Saturation from drying out, thus 
making it wear years longer than 
ordinary roofing. This ia why 
We Guarantee Every Roll 
as follows: 1- 
20 years: S-ply, 
years; 2-ply, 
ars; and pi'c- 
pay freiKht on 3 roils or more at the follow- 
ply, 1.5 yeai 
25 years; 
and pi'c- 
the follow- 
ing prices in New Eneland States, Pa., N. Y., 
w Engiai 
N. J.. Md.. Del., Ind., Ill., la.. Mich.. Mo.; 
Ohio and Wis. 
Correspondingly low prices to other 
states. AVrite for free sample, or 
order for immediate shipment. Orders at¬ 
tended to at once. Money back if not 
satisfied-l 
1-ply, 
35 lbs. 
$1.35 4 I 7 & $1.60 sit; $1.85 
CENTURY MANUFACTURING CO. • 
East St. Louis, ;,III. 
flet oiir prices on BuKsies. Wacons, TIouf’e and Barn Paint. 
Improved Parcel 
Post Boxes 
New Flats and Fillers 
New Esg Cases 
Leg Banda -O ats Sprouters 
Catalog V'ree on Reque.tr 
H. K. BRUNNER. 45 Harrison Street, New Yoik 
rLEGHORN BREEDERSn 
“With The Lay Bred in Them” 
Wo offer White Loxhorn males anrl females at 
moderate prices. Carefully scle<'t<‘d birds from 
our strain of exceptionally heavy layers. Many 
fully pediKreed. Healthy—vigorous—produo- 
tivo. Every bird bred and reared by vs. Hatlsf ac¬ 
tion a.sHured. Write your wants. Circular free. 
SPRECHER BROS., Box 40, Rohrerstown,Pa. 
P«llots-r,!.V.;S,C.W. Leghorn: If'i'S 
weiehinK2t^ lbs. each. Thbs slock is In excoileiit con¬ 
dition. huiisfuction. SLADE JACOBS, Cooperatown, N.Y. 
I^TJLHO“tS-8. C. Whits Leghorn 
April and May hatched from heavy-layine strain. 
$1.25 to$1.60. Cockerels, es $1.50. Yearling 
bens,$l, Horton's Point Poultry Farm.Southold.L. L.N.Y. 
SOO S. C. W. Leghorn Pullets 
of-superior merit and Quality. April hatched. 
Price, tz each. ED. STRAW, Broohside Farm, Columbus,N.J. 
500 Laying S.C.W. Leghorn 
monIters and same 
st-iiin as heavy-laying Storrs Contest pen. 200 
BARRED ROCK HENS. Ilich Rrade stock. Prices reason¬ 
able. Write for particulars. A. B. HALL, Wallinoford, C(. 
612 APRIL LEGHORN PULLETS 
V • for sail- —husky, free range, farm-raised uii ds. 
RETNOLIX4 FARM, - .Vnnandale, N. 5i 
Tom Barron’s White Leghorns 
No other strain. All birds tmp-nested. Individu- 
;illv peilicreod cockerels for sale. Booklet, WILldW 
BROOK POULTRY FARM, Allen H. BulMey, Prop., Odetsa.N. Y. 
S. Ce White Leghorns 
Sjiecially bred for heavy eue production. A few 
hundred fine breedine he ns and cockerels at attract¬ 
ive prices. Write for descriptive circular and prices 
today. C. M. Long«n«oker,Bos 50, Elizabethtown, Pa. 
Small Lot Leghorn Cockerels 
From HU imported Barron olre. Ham's record. 27.5 
eugs. Prices reasonable. W. E. ATKtNSON.Wallinpford.Ct. 
sM Very Choice S. C. Whita Leghorn Pullets 
Range raised. Bred for superior laying qualities. 
Also a few choice yearling hens. Prices low. Satis¬ 
faction guaranteed. Tsrbell Farms, Sniilbville Flats, N.Y. 
SODHEARIINQ U/kUal airhnrno $1-2b CSCh. MalesSI.SOeach. 
LAYING WniTBLBgnornS giinjped on approval. 
Kiverdale Poultry Farm. Box 165, Riverdale, N. J. 
Leghorns-Barron-Wyandottes«%“‘‘\1Ji‘^Js“r^^^^^^^^^^ 
I'uUets an<l cockerels from imiwrted stock, records 200 to 
282. ImiMirted hens with reconfs over 260, very reasonable. 
Tested yearling oo<?k8. The limn Farm, R. 3, Csnnallsville, Pa. 
gOQSlNGLL 
COMB 
White Leghorn Hens 
March and April S. C, W. Leghorn Pullets 
$1.10. ALTAVIBTA FARM, Darlington.^Md. 
Wycl(off8iralnS.C. W Leghorns [,%%% 
Sutisfai^ion guarantoed. .J. M. CAhE, GibBOyt.N.Y. 
Bob White, Hungarian Partridges 
Wild Turkeys, Pheasants, Quail, Rabbits, Deer, etc- 
for f)t4>vkln«r 
Fancy Pheasants, Peafowl, Cranes, Storks. Swan.s, 
Ornamoutol Huoks and Geese, Bears, Foxes, Bac- 
eoon. Squirrels, and all kinds of birds and animals. 
WM. J. MACK£NSEN, Naturalist, Dept. 10, Yardlcy, Pa 
White Wyandottes 
Trapneoted and Pedigreed OOCIvERETiS from 
dams with official records of 205 to 254 eggs. Stork 
for Sale. BIRDS THAT PAY. 
K. W. STEVENS, I; STIELWATER, N, Y. 
50WhiteWyandoHePullet8-‘‘RegaIs’’^^^^r^I;:^^^^^^ 
MOUNTAIN VIEW POULTRY FARM. Hopewell Junction, N. Y. 
White Wyandotte Rocks 
ONE MUNDREO UKNS& FIVE ROOHTKK 8 
T’nrebred and In fine condition. Write for prices. 
Mas. ARNOLD ROBEKTSGN. Hot SfeinItS. Va. 
Whilft Wvsni<AHA 4 SALE. 800 March hatched pul- 
n RUB nyanoones fine cockerels. Also 
some yearling hens. HERMAN SMITH, Reddinp, Conn. 
Breeders for sale. Egga and chicks in season. 
A. C. JONES, Marvel Homestead Farm, Georgetown, Delaware 
S. C. RhodelsIandReds K»,’k‘.“J';'': 
two consecutive years. High-grade utility breeding 
stock, also eggs for batebrng. Bend for circular. 
MAl‘LECROFT FARMti, Box R. Pawling,N.Y. 
S. C. R. I. REDS 
Vibert trapnested otook. 4 punetsmated to a oock (22.5 to 
t3<>-egg stock) tor tlO. Aimi H. JONE8, Craryrills, H. T. 
Pullets For Sale 
Early Fall layers. March hatched; Rich, dark red- 
Bred from heavy-laying hens. Have twenty-five at 
$2,25 ea<;lx,or $5o for lot. Also choice cock: 
erels at 12.56. A. I.. VREKLA.ND, Nutley, N. J. 
Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Hares 
and C'avie.s. Btuck and Kggs, 
II. A. NOt'LBElt, Rox 20, SellcriTlIU, I'a. 
I SPECIAL NOTICE 
W« bellev# every In oar Poultry DepArtmont U 
honent aoq rellaok. W« AtAttd bAck of thoso clAsAified A 4 iv«r> 
UnemAntA with oor ** SiiuAre De»l GuArAntee/* aa we do the 
dinpiay AdTortlAemente. Thoae purcbAAiofir effsa forbatchinff 
and babT chicka muat anderatand that they are aaauminir 
some risk when orderiDc from m dlatanoa. For the moat part 
esss and chicks carry safely, but aometimea rouah handlinir 
by the expreea cempanicaor ezpoaure to heat andooldeauaea 
damage. That essa faiU to batch or chicks die is not concluaive 
evidence of ba^faitu on the part of the aeiler. and we shall 
not con.^tider claims on that bdbaif. To avoid controversy 
buyer and aeltar ehould have a deAnite onderatandiov aa to 
tba reaponatbiUty aaeumed in case of dloaatiafaoUoo* 
60 Best Breeds 
Catalogue Free. 
