‘She RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1249 
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EGG-LAYING CONTEST 
Vineland, N. J. 
Below is record of the Vineland, N. 
J., egg-laying contest for week ending 
October 16, and total mimbor of eggs 
to date. 
Barred Plymouth Rocks. 
Week Total 
Garret W. Buck, N. J. 19 1926 
Thomas Henry, Pa. 3a 1487 
Otto C. Buhrs, N. J. 19 1463 
C. N. Mjers, Pa. 25 1«42 
Harry H. Obei% N. J. 16 1389 
Overlook Farm, N. J. 28 11H5 
George C. Ward, Me. 26 1409 
Woodsidc Farm, R. 1. 28 1817 
White Plymouth Rocks. 
Chester P. Hodge, Mass. 
HolUstoii Hill Poultry Farm, Mass.. 
Kdward E. Murray, N. Y. 
Flotor S. Reichenbach, Pa. 
Overlook Farm, N. J. 
Wilburtha Poultry Farm, N. J. 
Columbian Plymouth Rock^ 
I>ept£ord Poultry Farm, N. J. 
T. J, Enslin, IS’. J. 
J. M. Jones, N. J. 
White Wyandottes. 
Thomas Coates, N. J. 
H. Faulkner, N. J. 
Thomas Henry, Pa. . 
tJablewood Poultry Farm, N. J. 
I. usscroft Farm, N. J. 
E. C. Moore, N. J. 
T. H. Matteson & Son, R." 1. 
Sunnybrook Farm, N. J. 
H. S. Tuthill, N. J. 
Columbian Wyandottes. 
Lake Farm, R. I. 
Sunnybrook Farm, N. J.. 
■Wilburtha Poultry Farm, N. J_ 
Buff Wyandottes. 
Clark & Howland, Vt. 
W. P. Laing, N. J. 
Mrs. 0. B. Elliott, N J. 
S. C. Rhode Island Reds. 
Belle Ellen Stock Farm, N. J. 
H. W. Collingwood, N. J. 
Thomas W. Dawson, Pa. 
Etjon Poultry Farm, N. J. 
Thomas Henry, Pa. 
Miss Adeline S. Macintosh, N. J.... 
Underhill Bros., N. J. 
Woodland Poultry Yard, I*a. 
S. C. 'White Leghorns. 
Avalon Farms, Conn. 
E. A. Ballard. Pa. 
Will Barron, England . 
Belle Ellen Stock Farm, N. J. 
Broad Brook Farm, N. Y. 
Coverlawn Farm, N. J. 
W. J. Cocking, N. J. 
Jos. H. Cohen, N. J.. 
J. S. Cray & Son, N. J. 
Chas. Daval, Jr., N. J. 
L. S. & N. L. Depue, N. J. 
R. F. & R. A. Earle, N. J. 
Harry G. Gardine^ N. J. 
C. S. Greene, N. J. . 
Airedale Farm, Conn.;.. 
B. Frank Grunzlg, N. J. 
Henry E. Heine, N. J. 
Richard Heine, N, J. 
Heigl’s Poultry Farm, Ohio. 
Hilltop Poultry Yards, Conn. 
Hlllvlew Farm, Mo. 
Holllston Hill Poultry Farm, Mass.. 
Hugh J. Hoehn, N. "T. 
James F. Harrington, N, .1. 
John R, Lauder, N. J. 
Laywell Poultry Farm, Conn. 
F^ed J. Mathews, N. J. 
Mercer Poultry Farm, N. J. 
Merrythought Farm, Conn. 
H. H. Myers, N. J. 
Samuel Niece & Son, N. J. 
Oak Hill Estate, Pa. 
Thomas Henry, Pa. 
Oakland Farm, N. J. 
Miss Anna O. Parry, Pa. 
P. G. Platt. Pa. 
Riverside Egg Farm, N. Y. 
Joseph H, Ralston, N. J. 
Shadowbrook Farm, Conn. 
Sloan’s Egg F'arm, N. J. 
Plnehurst Poultry Farm, Pa. 
Herman F. Sender, N. J. 
A. E, Spear, N. J. 
Sunnybrook Farm, N. J. 
Tenacre Poultry Farm, N. J. 
Tom’s Poultry Farm, N. J. 
Training School, N. J. 
J. Percy Van Zandt, N. J. 
Shurts & Voegtlen, N. J. 
Gustav Walters, N. J. 
White House Poultry Farm, N. J.... 
W. K. Wixson, Pa. 
Wlllanna Farm, N. J. 
Woodland Farms, N. J. 
6 . C. Buff Leghorns. 
H. G. Richardson, N. J. 
Romy Singer, N, J. 
Monmouth Farms, N, J. 
S. C. Black Leghorns. 
A. E. Hampton, N. J. . 
Fred C. Nixon, N. J. 
Sunny Acres, N. J. 
20 
1597 
24 
1938 
5 
1665 
0 
1038 
16 
1640 
6 
1204 
13 
1412 
30 
1241 
28 
lb 02 
13 
1411 
15 
1374 
22 
1278 
20 
1619 
■26 
1734 
8 
1475 
3 
1410 
35 
1394 
29 
1656 
27 
1448 
33 
1431 
20 
1201 
31 
1544 
6 
890 
15 
1248 
28 
1476 
:'!( 
1386 
13 
1389 
26 
1427 
31 
1459 
21 
1583 
34 
1904 
23 
1040 
11 
1913 
7 
1810 
26 
2010 
4 
1418 
8 
1682 
8 
1717 
3 
1667 
6 
1712 
9 
1629 
6 
1700 
9 
1704 
0 
16'J5 
16 
1734 
0 
1772 
19 
17‘20 
3 
1271 
3 
1617 
6 
1524 
12 
160f> 
18 
1746 
5 
1421 
22 
2084 
12 
1408 
18 
1671 
8 
1838 
10 
1850 
8 
1730 
6 
1600 
6 
1666 
14 
1827 
21 
1813 
18 
1.596 
4 
1097 
10 
1619 
3 
1626 
15 
2147 
15 
1796 
5 
1604 
2 
1620 
7 
1657 
16 
1865 
10 
1793 
16 
1684 
10 
1844 
5 
1302 
4 
1698 
12 
1522 
22 
2177 
1 .'^ 
2086 
20 
1855 
n 
1474 
26 
1907 
13 
1895 
9 
1885 
13 
1427 
10 
1118 
10 
1390 
15 
1705 
'24 
1733 
8 
1751 
Totals 
1491 1591)58 
Breeds of Domestic Geese 
AVill you give me a short descriptiou of 
the most important varieties of geese, 
and state the good and bad qualities of 
each breed? What in your opinion would 
be the most profitable to raise ? J. n. c. 
Medway, Mass. 
There are five breeds and varieties of 
geese kept in domestication for profit. 
The Toulouse is the largest and perhaps 
the most common. In color it is dark 
gray above, shading to light gray under 
the breast and white farther back. The bill, 
shanks, and feet are orange colored. The 
standard weights are 26 pounds for adult 
gander, 20 for young gander, 18 for adult 
goose, and 16 for young goose. It is 
seldom, however, that farm-bred birds 
approach these weights, but under similar 
conditions Toulouse geese will produce 
more pounds of flesh than any other breed. 
. The Embden was originally a white 
Toulouse, both breeds having descended 
from the wild Graylag goose of Europe, 
the Embden becoming white in the varia¬ 
tions SO frequently found in domesticated 
animals and birds. It has been developed 
into a separate breed of smaller size and 
more compact plumage than the Toulouse. 
The weights for adult gander and goose 
are 20 and 18 pounds respectively with 
the young birds two pounds less. As 
with the Toulouse, range-fed Embdens 
weigh less. Bill and feet are orange in 
Color. To one who wants size and beauty 
the Embden makes a strong appeal. 
The African goose has about the same 
weights as the Embden, but is entirely 
distinct in its characteristics from the 
two breeds above mentioned. Together 
with the domesticated Chine.se goose it is 
descended from the wild. Chinese goose of 
Eastern Asia. It has a longer neck than 
either Toulouse or Embden, is more nearly 
erect in its carriage, and seems to have a 
portly dignity that the other big breeds 
lack. The color of the African is brown¬ 
ish gray on the back, shading to light 
gray beneath. The neck is of a light, 
brownish gray with a dark brown, stripe 
extending over the top of the head and 
down the back of tlie neck nearly to the 
body. The bill of the African is black with 
a large, black knob above clo.se to the 
feathers. The shanks and feet are dark 
orange in color. Under the throat is a 
fold of skin known as a dewlap. Absence 
of dewlap or knob disqualifies an African 
in the show room, but makes no differ¬ 
ence in the miirket. I understand that 
in Europe there is no distinction made 
between the African and the Chinese 
geese. In Germany the larger breed, 
under the name of Hongkong goose, is a 
favorite with those who produce the ab¬ 
normally large livers that arc a much 
appreciated delicacy across the water. 
The brown Chine.se goose looks like 
an abbreviated edition of the African, 
but with shorter body and even more 
erect carriage. Adult Chinese geese weigh 
12 and 10 pounds respectively for the two 
sexes, with the young birils two pounds 
less. They lack the dewlap of the Africjiu 
but have knob even larger. The white 
Chinese is a duplicate of the brown except 
in color. The plumage is white with feet 
and bill orange. The small size of the 
Chinese makes them less de.sirable as 
market birds than the larger bi’eeds. As 
a breed, however, they are the best layer. 
It is doubtful though if it would be profit¬ 
able to keep geese for eggs alone. 
It is profitable to rear show birds, 
but expenses are higher along every line 
and the chances of failure are greater. 
If geese are to be reared for the market 
I think that Toulouse are the most profit¬ 
able under all conditions, but that is a 
matter of opinion and taste. Any one of 
the larger breeds will produce birds large 
enough for the table. To produce market 
geese profitably they should have a grass 
run of some size, with access to plenty 
of drinking water. w. H. H. 
CONTENTS 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, OCTOBER 27, 
1917 
FARM TOPICS 
Cost of a Bushel of "Wheat.1230 
The Argument of the Feed Dealer.1230, 1231 
The Hope Farm Flint Corn.1231 
Decaying Seaweed .1233 
Potatoes Pierced by Grass.1233 
Mowing with a Tractor.1233 
The Litmus Test.1233 
Rent Value of Machines.1233 
Marking Exhibits at Fairs.1233 
Seeding Rape in Fall.1236 
Fruit and Vegetable Storage.1237 
Hope Farm Notes.1238 
Milk and Farm News.1246 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
Brief Talks About Sheep.1229, 1230 
Alfalfa and Clover for Horses.1230 
Milk Prices in Great Britain.1231 
N. Y. Milk Situation.1241 
The Future of Dairying—Part II.1244 
Variation in Cream.1244 
Mixing a Balanced Ration.1244 
Rations for Swine.1244 
Ration for Grade Guernseys.1248 
Rations for Cows, Horses and Swine.1248 
THE HENYARD 
Breeds of Domestic Geese.1249 
Nux Vomica for Foxes.1249 
Non-roosting Pullets; Feeding Questions... .1250 
HORTICULTURE 
Shape of Maple Tree for Sugar Production. .1230 
Renting Peach Orchard.1232 
Constructing Small Greenhouse.1232 
Grape Seed Chalcis.1232 
Mice and Peach Trees.1233 
Peach Leaf-curl .1235 
Tomatoes Following Tomatoes.1235 
Apple and Pear Blight.1235 
“Modified Bordeaux”.1236 
Commercial Bayberry Culture.1236 
The Peony—A Flower for the Fanner to 
Cultivate .1239 
St. Regis and Cuthhert Raspberries.1239 
Saving Tomato Seed.1239 
The City Gardening Game.1248 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day.1242 
Pork Sausage .1242 
The Rural Patterns.1242 
Seen in New York Shops.1242 
Nourishing Supper Dishes.1242, 1243 
Pumpkin Loaf .1243 
Substantial Irish Potato Soups—Fart 1.1243 
Preserved Citron .1243 
More About Swiss Chard.1243 
MISCELLANEOUS 
The Value of Junk.1231 
Boston Markets.1234 
Department of Foods and Markets.1234 
Events of the Week.1237 
Deepening a Well.1237 
Hand Stump-puller .1237 
The Bookshelf .1237 
Direct Trade to Consumer.1241 
The First Farm Forum.1241 
Cost of the Loaf.1241 
Trouble With Rural Routes.1241 
Publisher’s Desk . , ,1250 
Nux Vomica for Foxes 
Gray foxes are stealing my hens. The 
foxes come out of the woods close by 
my barn, often right in daylight. I would 
like' to learn bow to get rid of them. I 
read about nux vomica. Do you believe 
it would work in my case? How much 
should I feed about .‘50 hens and 35 half- 
grown chickens? M. N. R. 
Voorbeesville, N. Y. 
This is a new one to us, and we shall 
have to put it up to our readers for dis¬ 
cussion. There are many fox-hunters 
among them, and no doubt they will tell 
us how best to get rid of these' celebrated 
chicken thieves. We have had nearly 50 
questions about the use of mix vomica 
in killing hawks, since the recent articles 
were priuttd. The scientific men still say 
there is little or nothing to the propo¬ 
sition, at least they will not admit it 
until it has been scientifically demou- 
sti’ated. On the other hand, we have a 
number of letters from Southern farmers 
who are positive that they can kill the 
hawks by feeding the nux vomica to their 
chickens. No one seems to know just 
how much of the drug to use. They 
generally say that they use a toaspoonful 
in the feed refpiired for about 2.5 chick¬ 
ens, and then in order to make sure they 
add another teaspoonful and feed it out. 
There is so much inquiry about this that 
WG' think it is time for the scientific men 
tO' make a study of it, for if there is any¬ 
thing to this remedy it siu’ely would be 
of great service in protecting chicken- 
yards against foxes, cats and similar 
vermin. We cannot advise about trying 
the remedy on the foxes except as an 
experiment, but we would like to know 
what poultrymeu generally do in order to 
protect their birds from these wild an¬ 
imals. 
MAKE HENS LAY 
By feeding raw bone. Its egg-producing value Is four 
times that of grain. Eggs more fertile, chicks more 
vigorous, broilers earlier, fowls heavier \ 
profits larger. 
MANN’S Bone Cutter 
Cuts all bone with adhering meat and 
gristle. Never clogs. 10 Day*' Free Trial. 
No money in advance. 
Send Today lor Fraa Book. 
V. W. Mann Co., Box IP, Milford, MaaaJ 
Improved Parcel 
Post Egg Boxes 
New Flats and Fillers 
New Egg Cases 
Leg Bands -O aU Sprouters 
Catalog Free on Request 
H. K. BRUNNER. 45 Hairison Street, New York 
Turkeys special Prices during fall 
hares. 
months. Write your wants. Alsocavies and 
H. A. Souder, Box 29, Sellersville, Pa. 
PHEASANTS Wanted f 
Rabbits 
I will pay 81 each and express charges, 
for live, healthy, young rabbits, any breed 
or color, weighing at least 4 pounds apiece. 
C. W. Norton, Saranac Lako, N.Y. 
100 S. C. W. Leghorn Pullets )f^t,Ved 
$1.25 each. ED. STRAW, Brookside Farm, Columbus, N. J. 
For Salo-SO S.G.White Leghorn Yearling Hens 
Superior stock, in fine condition, 81.25!!each. 
H. V. BUMr, - CAMBRIDGK, N. Y. 
UlUITC DAPI/O Cockerels, Showbir(ls,Brceder3,Pullets 
WnllC ItUuKO VV. SIuLiMAN, fsllp, New York 
Darred Rocks. Cypress incubator strain, crossed 
by Thompson strain. Cockerels. SI.50; Pullets, 
51.25. GRAND VIEW FARM. Burlingham. Sullivan Co., N. V. 
White Rock Cockerels st?a!m ^ migh^aE 
pounds. J. E. DAVIS, Buskiuk, New York 
Barron White Wyandottes 
Egg-bred cockerels, $3. J. A.SHOTT, New Wilmingtan.Pa. 
White Wyandottes L^ordl 
Hens with 248-227-254-26a-243-2C3-236-233-egus we 
own. Also many others. 
Pullets, $2 and $3; Cockerels, $3, $5 and $10 
R. W. STEVENS, Stillwater, N. Y. 
■ass 1 ss 218 to 24u-egg trap-nested 
White Wyandottes 
pullets and 1 cock for $ 1S. A few S. C. W. Leghorn cocks 
(from 284-egg stock) at S2 each. Cockerels sired by a 
son of the 3i4-egg hen, for SB. E. CUUOE JONES. Craryville. N.Y. 
Breeders for sale. Eggs and chicks in season. 
A. C. JONES. Marvel Homestead Farm, Georgetown, Delaware 
Barron’s White Wyandottes Efet”! 
imported direct; males dams. 272 to 283-egg records; 
hens with 255 to 273-egg records. Males, cockerels, 
hens, and pullets for sale. E. E. LEWIS, Apalachin, N.Y. 
S. C. Rhode Island Reds fft'" If 
two consecutive years. High-grade utility breeding 
stock, also eggs for hatching. Send for circular. 
MAPLECKOFT FARMS, Box R. Pawling,N.Y. 
For Sale-Thoroughbred Buff Cochin Bantams 
choioe trios, S3 ; pens, 55; also 6 yearling hens, 7Sc. 
each. MAPLE LAWN BANTAM YARDS, Seroeantsville, N. J. 
200 Light Brahma Pullets For Sale R^J</nabie 
Riverdale Poultry Farm, Box 165, Riverdale, N. J. 
4??^r Bourbon-Red Toms 
and price asked for them. 
aviety 
No. 2574, Rural New-Yorker 
MoboMnnou RjIISINO IIARK8 and reduce cost of living. 
mdKe muney gxXLXND ZOOLOGICXL company, OMIown, Maine 
How soon will your spring pullets be 
laying ? How soon will your profits ex¬ 
ceed your expenses on this year’s stock ? 
Those arc quc.stions of vital import to 
your bank account, and you can't afford to 
overlook them. I'ullets .should lay at from 
4% to 5 months, and they will lay if you 
feed 
ADen's Guaranteed Foods 
It’s never too late to start feeding 
poultry correctly. 
Allen’s Mash for l.aycrs not only holds 
90% to 93% egg rec¬ 
ords, but it also holds 
the records for starting 
pullets early. 
Send tor the scien¬ 
tific facts regarding 
poultry feeding. Also 
ask for our Free Egg 
Record Card. Address 
ALLEN MILLING CO. 
Dep’t 5 
Niagara Falls, N. Y. 
PEDIGREED COCKERELS 
Delivered at 6 
to 8 months of 
age, in prime 
condition. 
Hatched Feb. 
to May 15th. 
Dams 240-260 
—Sire 280. A 
pen imported 
directly from 
Barron. 
Catalog 
Box R, Bayville, 
New Jersey 
BAYVILLE FARMS 
WANTED! 
S. C.W. Leghorn Eggs 
If you have a flock of from 300 to thousands of 
pure-bred S. O. W. LEGHORNS that you could 
mate for good results In hatching eggs next 
season, write us at once. Stock must be healthy, 
pure-bred and good size for the breed. Prompt 
returns at good prices will be paid for the same, 
and your entire .season’s output will be taken 
if satisfactory. 'Write me full t)articulars about 
your stock and plant. 
HOWARD AUSTIN 
1010 Essex Street Lawrence, Mass. 
ONLY BRED TO LAY PULLETS 
WILL NOW SHOW A PROFIT 
Standard S. C. W. Leghorn* 
and White Rocks 
Line-bred and trapnested. The blood 
of Storrs and Vineland winners. 
PULLETS for Sale to begin laying 
from August to November. 
Cockerels and Hens 
EVERGREEN FARM, Chappaqua, N. Y. 
PULLETS 
2500 March and April Hatched 
Single Comb White Leghorn Pullets. 
First-class stock, grown on free range. 
Excellent laying strain. Write tor prices. 
RICH POULTRY FARM NE^ YORK 
Tom Barron’s White Leghorns friinlricrme': 
No other strain. All birds trap-nestsd. Individu¬ 
ally peiligroed cockerehs for sale. Booklet. WILLOW 
BROOK POULTRY FARM, Allen H. Bulkley. Prop.. Odsssa.N.Y. 
S. C. White Leghorns 
4 S. 0. 'W. Leghorn pullets (sired by a SON of the 314-egg 
hen) and 1 cock for 116. E. OLAUUE JONliS,Cr»rjTllle, H. Y. 
PEDIGREE COCKERELS 
from our 200-eee Whits Leghorus. See records of 
our pens in present Storrs College contest. Send for 
booklet. "We breed, not buy. 200-egg hens." 
■Wiudsweep Farm, Box 43. Redding; Ridge, Ct. 
200S. C. White Leghorns For Sale 
100 hens and 100 May pullets ® $1.25 each, or $1 
'' eacii for the lot. Also 50 cockerels ® $1.25 each. 
SUBURBAN FARM, R. F. D. 1. GLENS FAUS, N. Y. 
S. C. W^hite Leghorns 
Specially bred for heavy egg production. A few 
hundred fine breeding hens and cockerels at attract¬ 
ive prices. Write for descriptive circular and prices 
today. C. M. Long:«necker,Bax 50. Elizabethtown, Pa. 
For Sale-WHITE LEGHORN PULLETS 
nested stock. Also some very good Rhode Island 
Red p> ' ns. THE TRAINING SCHOOL AT VINELAND, N. J. 
Exceptional Opportunity ?.liWsen“auho«^Vi: 
ervatioD yUkUn HENS. PULLETS.COCKERELS. COCK 
all our nlinOilUCRo birqs All birds trap-nested 
stock, bred for years for eggs. All birds state tested 
for white diarrhea. Egg record up to 264 eggs. Full 
particulars on application. Nobscot Egg Firm, Nebicol, Mats 
Leghorns-Barron-WyandotteSer“"priw8*?ldueed: 
Pullets and cockerels from imported stock, records 200 to 
282. Imported hens with records over 260, very reasonable. 
Tested yearling cocks. The Barron Farm, R. 3, Connallsville, Pa. 
