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ECONOMICAL 
FARM POWER 
H ere is the Farquhar Locomotive. 
a real sreneral purpose portable 
Farm Ensrine. This outfit Is univer¬ 
sally known for its convenient handling 
qualities and durability. The Farquhar 
Cornish is an ideal Engine for sawmill- 
ing. It is an easy steamer, furnishing 
dependable power, using offal lumber 
and sawdust for fuel. In addition to 
the above we build a full line of Steam 
and Gas Tractors. 
All Farquhar Boilers are now built in 
accordance with the A. S. M. E. Stand¬ 
ard. Our Ajax Center-Crank Engine 
used on both Locomotive and Cornish 
Rigs, is of the self-contained plain slide 
valve type and produces maximum 
power with the least possible consump¬ 
tion of steam. 
"Farquhar Engines and Boilers” is 
the title of a catalogue that has helped 
many to solve their power problems. 
This book sent free to prospective pur¬ 
chasers on request Write now for 
your copy. 
A. B. FARQUHAR CO.^Umited 
Box 430, York, Penna. 
H*« also manufacturv Smp Milla, Threahrrt, 
Potato niggers. Grain Drills, C'altivators, Hy¬ 
draulic (. Ider Presses. Ask for literature. 
Make more Moit^ 
siuttips 
^hand 
Clear your stump land 
cheaply—no digging, no 
expense for teams and 
powder. One man with a 
K can rip out any stump 
that can be pulled with the 
best inch steel cable. 
Works by leverage — same 
principle as a jack. 100 pound 
pull on the lever gives a 48-Ion 
pull on the stump. Made of the 
finest steel—guaranteed against 
breakage. Endorsed by U. S. 
Government experts. 
HAND power. 
Stump 
Puller 
Write today for special 
offer and free booklet on 
Land Clearing. 
• Walter J. Fitzpatrick 
Box 449 
ifth Street 
Francisco 
California 
MAPLE SYRUP MAKERS! 
With The GRIMM Evaporator 
voQ will make In t- 
t<*r eyrup with h ->» 
(lie! and labor than 
with any oihf*r hjh* 
tern. Win laet life 
Mine. .Ma<}« In 23 
lirt*«*rfnt 
Write for catalogue and fttaivr number of treefi yon tap. 
Grimm Manufacturing Co., 
524 Champlsun Ave., N. W., Clevciausd, O. 
^LEGHORN BREEDERS-n 
“With The Lay Bred in Them” 
We offer Wliite I.fghorn nialea and (eitiules at 
moderate jniees. raiefully selected birds from 
our strain of exceptionally heavy layers. Many 
fully iM'digreed. Healthy—vigorous—produc¬ 
tive. Every bird bred and reared by us. Satisfac¬ 
tion assured. Write your wants. Circular free. 
SPRECHER 3R0S., Box 40, Rohrerttown, Pa. 
Rakv Pliirlrc PAIIK.S’ STRAIN. Thompson 
DaOy CIllCKS ej-oss Barred Rocks @ l.w. Heavy 
utility R. I. Reds ® S. <J. W. Iieghorii, 
cross, also Euglish ^ 15 to l.sc. Placa orders now to 
insure prompt delivery. 
niaplesWbite Leghorn Farm, M.F.O., Tellord, fi. 
Baby Chicks- S.C. White Lghorns 
bred for egg production. Trap-nost records up to 
272. C'apa<'ity 0,000 chicki weekly. 
DENSMORE POULTRY FARM, Route 3, Roanoke. Va. 
n 1 • SINGLE COMB 
Sunshme White Leghorns 
Eggs, chicks and stock. Trapnest records up to2.">6. 
Circular free. SUNSHINE POULTRY FARM, Ridgely, Md. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES 
235-252-egg stock. 15 eggs, SS; 50 eggs. $10. 
K, CLAUOE JONES, - Craryvllle, N. Y. 
Casting Out the Hen Drones 
Wo t:iko much iutorost iu the state¬ 
ments and reports about culling out the 
drone hetis ami note reimrt on page 
on four Hocks culled. This te.st was made 
in late Augiist and for immediate returns 
on the Hocks tested shows such culling 
very proHtable. Hut the greater qiu'stion 
is. If the culling had been done a month 
sooner or :i month later, or any three 
months either wiiy, wouhl the siune hens, 
or even TiO per cent of the same hens, have 
been culled out? We have seen no re¬ 
ports of tests covi'ring this point. We 
think people need to learn wlien to cull 
or be taught more about the appearance 
of the same hens at different s’easons. 
Out here in California we have a man 
who hails from New England and who 
has a book on his system of culling which 
Ims been widely distributed, until to cull 
out y<)nr drone hens is to "Ifoganize” 
them in the language of the I'etaluma 
poultrymeu. This system makes loud 
claims, hut our own results and observa¬ 
tions from two years of trap nesting do 
not -tally with it. We believe that when 
a hen (piits laying for the season or lets 
up for a rest, she can almost Invariably 
b*' culled out, but the culling of a H<K‘k 
slionld be done day after day and week 
after week. The time that a whole Hock 
can best be (‘ulle<l all at once varies with, 
difl'erent seasons .and w'ith difl’erent Hocks. 
The lirst week of .Tune. we culled 
out 32 hems from a pen of <54, .and the 
,32 left laid as many eggs the following 
30 days as the whole i)en laid the previous 
10 days. 3'lie following year thi.s> .same 
,31 hens (one had died) were not in best 
condition for culling until the very last 
of .Tune. .Inly 3 we took out 1.") of them 
and the 1(5 liens left laid live less eggs' the 
following 10 days tlian the .31 laid the 
previous 10 days. The jioint is, can any¬ 
one tell whether or not we aettially culled 
out some of oiir very best hens, ones 
which laid most eggs during .a year. 
California. w. ir. m. 
Tn regard to this culling projiosition. 
W. H. M brings' up th<‘ jioint of culling 
at difli'rcnt times in the year ami this 
is where a great deal of confusion arises, 
e.s|)e<-ially among amateurs', who tJiink 
they can learn this jiart of tlic poultry 
bnsine.ss in about three wi'cks. while as a 
matter of fact it takes years of jiractice 
to become very idHcii’iit in seli'cting the 
best layers in a Hock, Some of onr very 
l)est hens will stop laying for a short 
period and look lilu* a cull, jterhaps, until 
they got into laying condition again, but 
bei-ansc a hen takes a rest is no reason 
for discarding lier unless that rest hap¬ 
pens to extend ovei' siH'li ,a long ))criod of 
time that lier room is wortli more tlian 
hei- comiiaiiy. 
For Hocks whicli arc not trati-ne.sted T 
have found the following jdan to work 
very satisfactorily: We take a Hock of 
indicts about a niontli after tliey start to 
lay—say in November if iliey were 
hatched in April, and handle eacli one, 
noting -the condition of the -bird and her 
estimated laying ability. AVc have tliree 
colors fif leg bands ;in<l if a piilh*t shows 
tliiit she is laying or in laying comlitioii 
we put .•! piidc band on her right leg. 
Al>out fovir weeks later we go over the 
Hook again timl if those'that h.-ive tlm 
pink hands on are still in laying condi¬ 
tion ii yellow b.'ind is ))lac(>d above the 
pink one jind jill that liave come into hiy- 
in.',' condition <luring tliis time are biindcd 
with yellow hands'. Then four weeks 
later, or alatiit th»^ middle of .Tamtary, we 
«(> over tin? Hock again and band till tlnit 
arc in laying condition with green biind.s, 
so thiit tliose whicli htive been laying in 
November, December and .Tanuary will 
have tliree bands on the right leg, ])ink, 
yellow and green, while those which 
started to lay iu December will only Imve 
two bands on, yellow and green, ainl 
those which failed to get into Itiying con¬ 
dition until .Tanuary only have one green 
baud. 
However, if a bird was laying in Novem¬ 
ber and not iu laying condition in Decem¬ 
ber, she would not have a yellow band, but 
if she came back into laying condition in 
-Tanuary slie would have a green band— 
the rule lieing to band only pullets iu lay¬ 
ing condition eacIi month. 
After the last banding iu -Tanuary it is 
pi-etty safe to cull out all that are not 
banded at all and any others which show 
that their future usefulness is likely to 
leave a balance on the wrong .side of the 
ledger. 3'his system I believe will give 
fairly good resul.'; where trap-nesting 
cannot be practict-I, but I do not think 
auyo’ie can sort over the average Hock of 
layers and be sure that the best birds are 
retained when tlie birds are only handled 
once at any sea.son of the year excejit, per¬ 
haps, in the Fall of the year. 
C. S. CRKKNB. i 
O Cs, 
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Help is Scarce— 
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Let 
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Come to the Rescue 
Has no equal as a time and labor saver. Easiest to 
turn (SPE]^ BUT 42 A MINUTE). Easiest to wash. 
Easiest to assemble (Interchangeable Discs). Self¬ 
balancing bowl. Bell rings when below speed. 
A WIFE SAVER 
Daylight all time in the home. Will wash, ^ 
chum, fan, toast, supply electric flat iron, 
save hundreds of steps, provide water 
all over the house. Operatmg cost 
low. A comfort and a joy. 
Greatest thing out for the . 
fami. Ask for full particulars^^ 
• 4 S 5 
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Bright—white- 
just Right!” 
Chicago, III. 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO. 
BELLOWS FALLS, VT. 
Portland, Ore. Salt Lake City, Utah Oakland, Cal. 
R HEATER 
“ T h o CoriKill GusoUue 
BnxMli-r is the host y<'t for 
tl«! freo raiiKo poultry farm. 
1 have ralst-cl 95% of all 
chioks hatohoU ffurhif' 
-March and April for the 
last tliroo yeara.” 
B. l'\ KIAASON. 
Price complete, $11.50. 
Iinprovod 1917 
Si'iid for free cataloK 
, KINO CO. 
Illiarn, X. V. 
Manufacturers of 
Poultry House 
.ppliaiices 
Equal to FIVE Kerosene 
Heaters. No lamps to trim. 
No .\shea. No Dust. No Soot. 
Saves time, labor and chicks. 
Perfect ventilation. Per¬ 
fect safety. Recognized 
by leading antliorlties a.s 
the IdeaT Brooder. Rec- 
oiuiuendeil by the New 
York State College of 
Agriculture. 
T h o ('oniell Brooder 
burns coiniiK-rcial 
oline and will 
can- for 250 
cliicks. 
Otur^es 
tDsteelChurns 
Make Butter 
With Ease 
Drawn steel barrel—smooth as a 
bowl—easy to clean. Cannot soalc 
up moisture—saves work and time. 
Just what every housewife wants. 
Good for a lifetime use. Beautifully 
finished in red and blue. Ask youy 
dealer or write us for circular No, 3SX 
STUR6ES & BURN 
MFG. CO. 
508 S. Grteti 8f. 
Chicaft, III. 
, N«wYork 
1850 
Terminal Bldg. 
50 Church St. 
i 
K»t<ibli*hud 1 
in 
Upward TRIAL 
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FULLY 
GUARANTEED 
CREAM 
SEPARATOR 
A Solid Propoaltion tosend new, well 
made, easy running, perfect skimming 
separator for in .96. Skims warm or 
cold milk; heavy or light cream. Dif¬ 
ferent from picture, which shows lar¬ 
ger capacity machi nes. See our plan of 
MONTHLY PAYMENTS 
Bowl asanttarj/marref easily cleaned. 
Whether dairy is large or small, write 
for free catalog and monthly payment 
plan. WetUm orders filled from 
weatem points. 
AMKKICAN SEPARATOR CO. 
Bex 407 B Balnferidgo, N. V. 
Rich, abundant grass and year 
round pasture are abigadvantage 
to the stock raiser when he buys 
good land cheap, as he can in 
Eastern Oklahoma 
along the M.K.&T.Ry. 
The mild, Bhort winters here demand little 
iihelter foretock, and many of these new, 
low-priced farms will VdV for themselves 
with one good crop of com, wheat or oats. 
Here’s just one of these Eastern Oklahoma 
farm bargains: 140 acres. Mayes county, 
two miles from good town; nice, smooth 
land, 75 acres in com and oats, remainder 
in native blue stem grass; oats on 50 acres 
made 52 bu. per acre in 1917, and the land 
costs only $Ji5 per acre. Eastern Oklahoma 
Offers a wonderful combination of advan¬ 
tages. n. S. Agricultural Dept, reports it 
“exceptionally favorable for agriculture.” 
More annual rainfall than in Iowa and 
Illinois, early plowing, long seasons, and 
soil adaptable to great variety of crops. 
Many owners are discovering oil. 
The Eastern Oklahoma Farm Bureau has 
no land foreale; it has listed a number of 
farms for farmers looking for low-priced 
land that will bring them big returns. 
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and booklet, contain illustrated 
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