24 
.Taiuiary 5, 1918 
Oic RURAL NEW-YORKER 
■xprcas 
Prepaid 
Twenty patent¬ 
ed Improvements in all. 
I X-^y Gas Arrestor prevents 
f lamp fumes entering eggr cham¬ 
ber; X-Ray Nursery Tray assures 
sanitation, protects little chicks: 
X-Ray Egg-Tester, most perfect 
hand tester ever conceived; 
Handy Height; 1918 Quick-(^1- 
Ing Egg Tray — all exclusive 
features that make poultry 
success sure. 
The ISIS 
X-Ray Incubator 
The one incubator in 
the world that re- 
quires only one filling ^ 
of oil during a hatch. 
WRITE FOR FREE 
1918 CATALOG 
Remember, X • Ray 
Incubators and 
Brooders are shipped 
Express Prepaid to 
practically all points. 
I X-RAf INCUBATOR CO. 
I0 *aI. 3ZA a Des Moinet, la. 
ONE TURN OF CRANK 
TURNS 
EVERY EGG 
Itest CoMstruetion. 
.Simplest to Operate. 
60—100—150 and 
200 Egg Sizes 
Write for 1918 Catalogue. 
ROLLER TRAY INCUBATOR CO. 
300 Grant Avo. NUTLEY, NEW JERSEY 
I If Ordered Together. Freight Paid 
I east of Itockies. Hot wa^ 
I ter copper tanks, double walls, 
Jdead air space, double glass 
J doors, all set up complete, or 
180 Egg Incubator and BrooderEI A.75. 
FREE Catalogue describing them. Send 
for it TODAY or order direct. (2) 
-Wisconsin Incubator Co., Box ee Racine, Wis.-^ 
Champion 140-Egg 
' ^ ^ Belle City Incubator 
ditions eMT. Order now or. write todur 
for mr Free Book, “Hatching Facts”. 
' for tnr Free x>oo», 
—IttellsaH Jimliohans X'rc». 
Belle City Incubator Co., Box 48 
ICfl EGG INCUBATOR 
IDV CHICK BROODER 
r$i2- 
u 
Ilooverize’ 
your Poultry 
War rations for poultry must in¬ 
clude the coarser, cheaper grains 
and by-products. It is economy 
to use them if your birds are able 
to fully digest them and convert 
them into eggs and meat. And 
they can if you regularly add to 
the ration 
Praffs 
Poultry Regulator 
America's Original Poultry Tonic 
and Conditioner 
Pratts Poultry Regulator is not a food, but 
a scientifically compounded mixture of 
roots, herbs, spices, mineral substances, 
etc. Each ingredient performs a certain 
vvork in keeping the fowls in perfect 
health and highest vigor. 
Its regular use cuts feed bills by prevent¬ 
ing waste due to sluggish digestion, by 
enabling the fowls to thrive upon the 
coarser feeds. And it makes hens lay. 
It creates a keen appetite, improves di¬ 
gestion and circulation, regulates the 
bowels, makes the egg-producing organs 
“do their bit.’’ We have backed these 
statements for 50 years with a broad 
money-back guarantee! 
Pratts Poultry Regulator insures such vig¬ 
orous health that the birds are practi¬ 
cally immune from ordinary poultry dis¬ 
eases. For this reason alone it is worth 
its small cost—about lea month per bird. 
If ROUP—a germ disease—attacks your 
flock, Pratts Roup Remedy will quickly 
overcome this trouble. Use it in change¬ 
able weather as a preventive of roup 
and colds. It’s guaranteed! 
Our dealer in your town has insiruc- 
tions to supply you with Pratts Prepa¬ 
rations under our square-deal guaran. 
tee —“Your money back if YOU are 
not satisfied’ ’—the guarantee that 
has stood for nearly 50 years. 
5 Write for 4S-i>age poultry book^ 
PRATT FOOD CO. 
Philadelphia 
Chicago 
Toronto 
8 ^ 
Buys 
Hot Water—Copper Tank—Double Wal ls of Fib re 
Board—Self Regulated. With ——— 
$5.25 Hot Water 140-Chick 
Brooder—both only $ 12.95. Frt. Paid K. 
of Rockies. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 
Share In my $1000 in Prizes. C.m- 
ilomo 
Test 
Racine, Wis. 
Both are made 
Calif. Redwood. 
Incubator is cov¬ 
ered with asbestos and gal¬ 
vanized iron; has triple 
walls.copper tank, nurs¬ 
ery. ess tester, thermometer, reedy to 
use. 80 DAYS’ TRIAL—money beck If 
not O.K. Write foi FREE Ceteloe Now. 
Ironclad Incubator Co. MX 125 Racine 
TheExtraEggs 
will soon pay for one of these 
Automatic 
Self. 
Heating 
Poultry 
Fountains 
and Heaters 
Koepa water at the 
rifrht temperature 
duy and niirnt in the 
—- coldest weather and 
dm reqalrea Icsa than a quart of oil a week. Made of Galvan- 
Z’ized Steel. A lonsr felt want Bupplied. Every Hen-House 
M no<‘da oTio Prier' of 1 r-'* *raIlon Aiitomati'' roun- 
I tain complete $1.60. Order NOW or write for Circular 
I No. B and tcstiraoniala. «... I 
I usii u>a.,d DIO i.loney. Wri*e lor Olfor. I 
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«p-to- 
(liito ; 
tells 
all you want to know about care and niiiii- 
ageiueiit of poultry for pleasure or profit. 
60c per year. Tour monttis for lO cents. 
POIILTKY ADVOtiTF., Kept. 88, SyraoiiM, N. f. 
TiCCAliV’Q SILVER WHITE AND COLUMBIAN WYAN- 
I IrrAni o Doms. reos. barred rocks, bar- 
RON’S LEGHORNS, PEKIN AND ROUEN 
DUCKLINGS. Aid ham Poultry 
CHICKS Far m, R. 34, Phoentxvllle, I*a. 
COCKS AND COCKERELS 
R I. REOS, BARRED ROCKS and WHITE ROCKS. A grand lot 
i.f birds that will certainly please yon Prices mod¬ 
erate. RIVERSIDE POULTRY FARM, Csmbridoe Sprinus. Pa. 
POULTRY PAPER 
Ulfl F « AM> GAMIKltS FOK SAl.K. 
WhlTO tmdBn 06886 Hnvyonr l> r e e d i n g Ktotik now. 
M.Vl’LE COVE POULTKY YARDS, - K. 2, ATllKNS, Pa. 
Pedigreed and Trap-Nested Stock For Sale 
BARRON'S WHITE WYANDOnES.BARRON’S WHITE LEGHORNS 
(trap i.est records) and VIBERT’S S. C.REDS.Write your 
wants to OVERBROOK POULTRT FARM. Merlkera oii Hudsoii, H. 1. 
Wanted-Leghorn or Minorca Foyfis uVimur. 'N.* j. 
I :-,UiDeAt,moe Hnlu Fifteenth year. Oockcrels.$2 .')0 
Llgnt BrahniaS Unly Uens sold only in pens, 
E tch Haystack Mountain Farm, Norfolk, Conn. 
A 
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time you are not absolutely satisfied witli 
it,return it and it doesn’tcost you a penny. 
The Eureka Colony Brooder 
(price $17.50 and $21.50) is made of 
solid iron; is self-regulating; contains 
corrugaiPii lire pot. I have insialird a new grate in 
my brooder which cleans out ashes Ihorough v and 
illows diah ihrough fire. I. burns 
coal or natural gas. 
hard 
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ttihivh tells you alt about it 
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trial at my e.vpense 
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244 N. Front St.. Phila. 
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A subscriber to tho Port try 
ITKM tells you in January nuiii 
ber how a small tlock In his town 
lot was made to pay hiindsome 
ly In the same issue starts a 
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Kyepers, giving detailed pro 
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guiding you s t r a i g h t Every 
number ts full of practical arti 
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bens in your back yard by following the siiecial 
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postage extra 
Free copy of a back number featuring a popular 
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“Where the rooster crows the Item goes 
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New Flats and Fillers 
New Egg Cases 
Leg Bands - Oats Sprouters 
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Make Your Hens Lay 
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Send for and read our book on feeding raw bone. Rich in protein and all other 
egg elements. Get twice the eggs, more fertile eggs, vigorous chicks, earlier 
broilers, heavier fowls, bigger profits. 
LATEST MODEL IQ DAYS’ FREE TRIAL No money 
_ bone CUTTER ' - inadvance 
Makes bone-cutting simple, easy, rapid. Try It and see. Open hopper, auto- 
matiefeed. Cutsallbone withadherlngineatandgristle, Neverclogs. Don t 
buy until you try. Book free. F. W. MANN CO., Box 1 5, Mlllord, Maas. 
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Feeding for Winter Eggs 
Every year brings forth new experi¬ 
ences and new conditions which require 
the best thought and most careful work of 
the iioultrymau or woman who would 
meet and solve the difficult problem of 
Winter egg production in the mos't eco¬ 
nomic manner. The past season has been 
favorable for growing and maturing the 
pullets, and now that they are in their 
Winter quarters, which are warm, clean, 
light and well ventilated, the next and 
one of the most important questions is the 
Iiroper method of feeding. This year we 
have large crops of wheat, oats, corn and 
barley, but owing to the export demand 
for the.se grains the food administration 
has i.ssued orders not to use more than 10 
per cent of wheat in any grain mixture 
for poultry, and to use the present supply 
to the best advantage possible. The fol¬ 
lowing formulas have been very carefully 
worked out by some of the best author¬ 
ities iu the country and are recommended 
for universal use; 
SCRATCH FEED 
cracked corn 
feed wheat 
oats (heavy) 
barley 
.MASH 
bran 
middlings 
ground oats 
cornmeal, corn feed meal or hom¬ 
iny 
lbs. gluten feed 
lbs. beef serai). 
Tn order to take advantage of the best 
prices and ino.st available grains, the 
amounts of corn, oats and barley can be 
varied TOO pounds, more or less, as the 
case may require, hut the grain mixture 
must analyze not less than 10 per cent 
protein, 08 per cent earhohydrates, 4 per 
cent fat and 5 iier eeut libre. Tlie prin¬ 
cipal change in this mixture from that 
formerly used on many plants consists of 
an increase of tlie amounts of corn and 
barley and a reduction iu the amount of 
wheat, while the mash is the .same except 
for the addition of an equal amount of 
gluten fi'ed. Now that we have a stand¬ 
ard ration the question of results lies 
mostly with the man or woman who does 
the feeding. 
Di’.TAir, Work.—I t's the little things 
that count when caring for a flock of lay¬ 
ers. The scratch feed is scattered in deep 
litter early in the morning so as to get 
the birds to exercising, thereby warming 
themselves up naturally and getting in 
good shape for the day’s work. The litter 
is kept dry and clean b.v frequent chang¬ 
ing. As soon as tho sun is up the cloth 
screens are thrown open to admit plenty 
of sunshine directly into the house and 
on the birds. In cold weather the drink¬ 
ing water should be warmed. We have 
sometimes found that a flock of birds 
did not eat tlie dry mash which is kept 
before thi'in in hoppers in sufficient quan¬ 
tities to produce as man.v eggs as they 
should. In this case we feed .sealded 
Alfalfa, soaked beet pulp or a few boiled 
potatoes occasionally mixed with the. dry 
mash. Tills gives them an appetite and 
promotes health and digestion. Sometimi’s 
a person does not appreciate the impor¬ 
tance of salt in a ration. Salt being ii 
universal power of osmosis helping the 
feed to change into flcsli and eggs), about 
1 per cent should he addl’d to the dry 
mash. Wc are careful not to frighten 
the birds at all when working among 
tliem, and do not keep too many in a 
house together. They will do better if 
to five square feet of 
when crowded together 
four 
than 
given from 
floor space 
too closely. 
During the day a few handfuls of grain 
are oecasionally scattered on the floor to 
start them exercising, and at night or 
about au hour before sundown we feed 
all the scratch feed that will be e.iten 
and a little left over for morning. A 
constant sujiply of grit, crnslied oyster 
shell and charcoal with a feed of mangels 
or cabbage at noon completes the menu 
and will certainly make pullets lay if they 
have been bred for business. 
C. S. (IREKNE. 
"Eglanlinc" While 
Leghorn Cockerels ^ 
Same strain as “Lady Eglantine,” 314-eeg 
record. Sired by sons of 225-egg hens. 
Pedigreed Cockerels, sired by males from 
241 to 263-egg hens, flO. Written pedigree 
covering male and female lines with each. 
Grandsons of “Lady Eglantine,” sired by 
her sons, $20. Full pedigree with each. 
Gov’t tests prove heavy-laying ability is in¬ 
herited through the male. Continuous im¬ 
provement in Eglantine flocks has been thus 
secured. 1000 Eglantine pullets in 1917 beat 
best 1000 pullets of 1916 by 39,383 eggs. Mate 
Eglantine cockerels to your females: pro¬ 
duce heavy-laying pullets. 
No equal White Leghorns anywhere. Your 
State Exp. Station knows of our work. 
Write for folder which tells about 
cockerels, hatching eggs, baby chicks. 
EGLAIVTINE FARlVfS 
Oox R Greensboro, Nlaryland 
Day-Old Chicks 
Eggs for Hatching 
Pedigreed Cockerols 
S. C. White Leg- 
horii8,(|{nrr oil's 
or Domestic.) 
Barred Bocks, 
(Park.s atul Bucks ) 
Satisfaction guar¬ 
anteed. Catalog 
free. (St ii ni p s 
appreciated.) 
Bayville Farms 
Breeders of superior 
“Utility” Poultry. 
Box R No. 1, Bayville. N. J. 
45% in November 
Our S.C. REDS ledlii-st 4 weeksof N. A.Contest(Dela- 
wnie otlicial) witli 15 percent, production against 13 
pci-cent, average fur the 300 pens. We breed hens for 
ers lyi>e as dairymen breed cewa for milk. Oiir S. C. White 
■ PA ■■ A U A are unmatched. I’en "A " 
I MV headed by son of 3H-egg 
laLilji II w 11 Ii V hen, “It’’ by grandson.s. 
Hatching eggs LEOHORNSor REDS—Pen A. hens250 
to 280 egg-typo, f5 lor 15,826 for 100. I’eii It, hens 200 to 
250 egg-type, t3 for 36; $15 for 100. IVn C, hens 160 to 
200 oKK-type. $10 for 100. The BEST i.s the CHEArtar. Catalog. 
HOPEWELL FARMS, - Box 161-R, Hopewell. N. J. 
Single Comb White Leghorns 
p- X C L U S 1 V F L Y 
3,000 HKEEHKKSoii FKEE FARM K.VNGE 
YOUNG AND HAKKON STRAINS 
100 choice yearlini: cocks and cockerels ® $3 each. 
Many Pure Barron birds. Now Booking orders for 
Baby chicks. March and April delivery. Capacity 
10,1100 weekly. Get your orders in early this year. 
Eggs for hatching iii any quantity. Circulars free. 
My Book, ' Profits in Poultry Keeping Solved," free with 
all$10orders. EDGAR BRIGGS, Box 75, Pleasant Valley, N.Y. 
^ bred from my heavy | an-knrno 
r*, § laying stiHit! of S. C. \V. LBgllOrnS 
A few good cockerels. Let me book 
and 
Chicks 
.• good 
your orders for eggs or chicks early, 
it will insure delivery when desired. 
Mating list free. <!. M. I.ONGK- 
N l-ii'KKK, Itux 50, Kllzahetbiuan, I'a. 
FArrkMfhiiALpohnriKi zoo «« strain eggs, chicks 
roll la niiiic Le^iiuriia pullets, hens, breeding males 
Satisfaction ormonc.vback. 40-page catalog freo. 
Poultry Supplies from legbands to inenbutors. 
Free catalog gives lowest prices on liundreos of 
articles. GKUIltil-'. Ii. FKItlllS,»it5 (irand liapids.Mleli. 
T ha Pniilfpu Farm MANAGED UNDER THE CORNELL 
ne rouiiry rarm ^ ethods over ten years 
IlAltV CHICKS AND HATCHING K4iGS 
from our heav.v-laying strain. S. C. TV H 1 T K 
I. K C» H <) R N H. Place your order at once. We 
guarantee s:il'o anivnl of baby chicks. 
StonyvvoUl I’oultry Farm, Geiieseo, N. Y. 
S. C. White Leghorn Males 
to imiirovo your flock—'iO to $ti now. BARRON CON¬ 
TEST VVINNERS anil iinjxirtations our foundatioir. Cir¬ 
cular free Oak Hill Kstute, Uiiiontowii, Pa. 
World’s Champion Layers. Le^imms a'ndV^. 
dottes. Cockerels, Pullets. Cock bii-ds and Yearling hens. 
Imported dii ect from Kngland. Catalogue free. 
BROOKFIELD POULTRT FARM. R. Na. 3 Vertailles, 0. 
WYCKOFF 
KT K A I N S.G.W.LeghornCock6r6l8 ?ea.“/ng 
hciisforsale. Satisfaction (luaraiiteed. J. M. CASE. Gilboi.N.T. 
CnrColo-S- WHITK 1. K <1 H t) R N YKAR- 
rOrOalc UKN.S, Clioico. heavy-laying stock. 
DAVID MOULD, Moxtuomkky, N. Y. 
M arch and April I.nyliig I.egiiorii Pullets. .$1.25; 
yearling Leghorns, $1.10. ALTAVISTA FARM. Darlinglon. Md 
rCOCKERELS- 
W.Leghorns,Reds,B.Rocks,W.Wyan. 
Vigorous liantlsome birds fi-om trap-nested 
heavy laying, farm rjiiige stock. 
Prices Moderate Satisfaction Guaranteed 
C. F. GIBSON, Galen Farms 
Box C Clyde, New York 
WINNERS the N. A. Laying Competition 
^ 111 the ISiirred Kock CIuxa D 
bred for eggs, tbe.v lay contimioiisl.v, a consistent 
lot ot iierformeVs. big, husky, henlth.v birds; book 
j our orders in advaiu-e for eggs and day old chicks, 
this will assure delivery when you tfesire them. 
A. C. .TONES, MAItVEI, HOMESTEAD EAI£M 
Georgetow n, Delunure 
Fiu.st Colored Recrttit : “Yes, I’se 
reffistud all risht, and I’se alread.v con¬ 
creted ; what .vou Ronna join, de infamy 
or de calvary?’’ Second Coloi’ed Recruit; 
“No calvary for me. I’se goin’ iu dat in¬ 
famy. ^Yhen de (Jenrul sound de word 
‘Reti-eat.’ dis nigger don’ wan’ to be both¬ 
ered with no boss.”—Everybody’s. 
‘ Perfection” Barred Rocks (Ringlet8) 
SPECIAL SALE —Too many for wlntei- quartcis. This year 
oilers nn|>reefdented opportunities; feed prices liave 
driven many from field and eggs and poultry will double 
iu value Bu.v now and produce own hatching eggs. $10 
cockerels, $5, $8eockerels, $4, weighing7 lbs. and over; tin¬ 
der 6 lbs.. $3 50 each. Few pullets. .Special prices on exhi¬ 
bition .stock. As usual, money back ifnotsuited. Circular. 
Ur. HAYMAN, . Uoylestowa, Pa, 
Daxoalxa uetl 1 gi'ee cockei’els, tr.ipnested 
Ddn 60 NOCKS l>ree<iers for sale. All bred 
--from high-record hens noted 
for their winter laying. Look up pen 4 at Storrs. 
J. F'. Francals, W. Hampton Reach, L.I.,N.Y. 
BARRED ROCKS 
Ringflets direct 
Choice Cockerels. 13; best. $5. Pullots, $1,30; best, 
$2. Also P:irkes heavy-laying stiain, crossed with 
Thompson’s, at same jiriees. Must i)le;ise or money 
refunded. 1. H. Itacuru, Sergeaiit.sville, N, J. 
