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POl'LTKX AOVOCATE, Dept. 88, Syracuse, Y 
45% in November 
Onr s. C. REDS led first t weeks of N. A.Contest(Dela- 
ware otlicial) with 4t>% production agaiii.st 13»j, 
iivcrage for tho 100 pons. We breed liens foregg-tytio 
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g gw gg mr are unmatched. I'en “A ” 
Ijri 9v If Is K ll N headed by sou of 3M egg 
SjXj as \y SS.11 LT hen, "li’* by graiid.soii.s. 
Hatching eggs LEGHORNS or REDS—l*en A. bens 2.00 
lo 280 $0 for 16,'$25 for 100. Pon B, hens2iK)to 
2.'»0 pjrfiT-typo, $3 lor 16; $15 for 100. Pen C. liens 150 to 
200 eKK-type, $10 for 100. The hk^t is tho chbapi-st. Catalog. 
HOPEWELL FARMS* 
Box 161>R, Hopewell. N. J. 
BARRON LEGHORNS 
Largest Importer in America 1916 8 tuaj[>^ 
Hatching eggs. Dtiy-old chicks. 
All bird.s traii-iie.sted. Write for circular. 
Allen H. Bulkley, Willow Brook Poullr; Farm, Odessa, N. Y. 
CHICKS 9c. and up. 
for dead ones as far ns Colorado, Texas and 
.Maine. 1st liateh March 2Utli. Cockerell 
cheap. I’amphlet fn^e. 
SANDY KNOLL HATCHERY, 0. M. LaDVKR, 
Prop., Box 73, McAlisterville, Pa. 
Hampton’s Black Leghorns 
Day-Old Chicksnnd Eggs. Get my free circular before yon 
order chicks. Tells why the BLACK LEGHORN is the greatest 
layers aii<l most profitable breed on earth. Write today. 
ARoWliiteLeghornChicks. A.E. HAMPTON.B.x R, Pillslown. R. J 
S. C. Black Leghorn Cockerels 
Gr.OllGK R. D.AVIS, Queenstown, Armstrong Co.. Pa. 
RarrnnOnn Crrtr LcPll'O'n cockerels. Baby chicks, 
Oaiiunzuu-Lgg hatching eggs. Neiion Oewcy.Middltporl.N.T. 
“RegaP’(TiNl'f) White Wvandotte Eggs 
fromselectod free farm rangeitoek. $2—1.5: $8—100; 
200 or more, $7—100. H. W. BUNK, Germantown, N Y. 
TlirltPVS UUCKS. GEESE at Special Prices during fall 
I Ul RCJfo iiionths. W rite your want.s. Alsocavies an<l 
hares, il. A. Souder, Box 29, Sellersville, Pa. 
GiantBronzeTurkeys 
Excki.lknt H jt 10 F. n IN G Stock. 
C. I>. KAMI, RoshIo, N. V, 
Wkiln Cmrlon Oaaoa AM> GANIHCKS P'OK SALE. 
nniie tmoen ueese Buyyour breeding stock now 
MAi'LE COVE POULTRY YARDS, - R. 2, Atiikns, Pa. 
I ItThiRrohmae ONL.Y. Fifteenth year. Cockerels, 
LlgniDranniaS si.so. selected Eggs—Settings—SI.SO; 
50-S4.50; 100—SB. Haystack Mountain Farm, Norfolk, Conn. 
THE HENYARD 
Incubators; Fireless Brooders 
What make or kind of incubator 
hatches equally well with hen’s eggs, 
geese, duck or turkey eggs, and what is 
your opinion of the fireless method of 
brooding chickens? h. l. b. 
New Jersey. 
I know of no make of incubator that 
has advantages over another in the matter 
of hatching different kinds of eggs. Any 
standard make will supply the needed 
conditions for hatching so far as artificial 
apparatus can supply them and I cannot 
commend one above another. 
The firelcss method of brooding chicks 
is successful in the -hands of those who 
know how to apply it. It is not well 
adapted at all times. AYhere but few 
chicks are to be raised and it is not de¬ 
sired that they shall be hatched early, 
the fireless method may be adopted with 
satisfaction. I have raised over a thou¬ 
sand chicks a season with fireless meth¬ 
ods, and with perfect satisfaction, hut I 
would advise others with less experience 
to use ji coal-heated brooder if they wish 
to rear that number. jr. b. d. 
The Egg-laying Function 
I am glad that you have brought up 
the qucst'oii of the egg-laying function, 
as you have in Hope Farm Notes, page 
118. I tried to emphasize the same 
thought in a paper I read several years 
ago at the field meeting of the Connec¬ 
ticut Poultry xVssoeiation at Storrs. My 
reference to it at the time did not seem 
to have much effect on those who are en¬ 
gineering our egg-laying contests. 
“At what age is the point of profitable 
egg production in a hen pas.sed? I sus¬ 
pect that_ the answer to this problem 
reached 25 years bonce «will be a great 
snriiri.se to any of us who happen to live 
that long. If I should .suggest that it 
m.'iy be five years or even more, most of 
you would shake your heads and say I 
had it too high. Let us study the prob¬ 
lem a little. AVe will say that the pi-o- 
duction of an egg combines the three 
functions in mammals of menstruation, 
gestation, and lactation. A hen puts into 
her egg not only enough material to form 
a chick, but also enough to nourish it for 
a limited time after it is hatched. This 
corresponds to the lacteal secretions with 
Avhieh mammals nourish their young for a 
limited period after birth. The meustrual 
period, as well as the period of gestation 
in mammals, recurs just as frequently 
and regularly in older as it does in 
younger animals. They are fixed by na¬ 
ture at a certain period of time for each 
species of animal, and it is not likely 
that man can change thesejby any method 
of .selection. The breeder who started 
out to change the menstrual period in the 
cow or the period of gestation in the 
horse by .selection would.be deemed a fit 
subject for a lunatic a.sylum. It is true 
that the lacteal function can be influ¬ 
enced by selection of feeding, but this cor- 
rt'sponds to the size of the egg more 
nearly than it does to its frequency. I 
believe a .strain can be established that 
wilt lay larger eggs more easily than one 
that lays more frequently than the aver¬ 
age. 
“After a healthy hen once starts to lay 
jt seems to me that she should lay with 
as much regularity as the menstrual 
period recurs in mammals, provided she 
can get from her food all that is neces¬ 
sary to .sustain life and make the eggs, 
and there are no surplus nutriments to 
clog the sy.stem. Nothing should interfere 
with the regular recurrence of nature’s 
processes, except the brooding instinct 
and the moulting sea.son.” 
0. W. MATES. 
S. C. R. I. REDS 
Vibcrl stock. Cockerels, $5. E^-prs, $3 p.r 13. .$10 per KM). 
Chicks, $23 per 100. ANNA M. JONES, Ckaryviu.k, N. Y. 
Coil siiai’e .5 cockurels. All from 
prize-wiiiiiiiij; stock. !$5 each. 
Oco. Jamison, 145 Washington St. Bloonifield, N. J. 
BuffOrpingions 
MAHOGANY STRAIN REDS 
Sitijilo conil)8 only. For years I have selected Fall 
and Winter layer.s for breeders. Mated to l ich Ma- 
bos-any colored males. Kggs, $2 for 16; for 
60; $10 for lOO. Write for circular. 
B. (Jl'ACKKNIiUSII, Box 500. Darien, Conn. 
MORE ECGS 
Our be.'ivy-laying trap-nested strains of 
S.C. Rhode Island Reds and Buff Orpingtons 
have (lone away with kupss work in poultry. Free 
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S.C. Rhodelsland Reds P^rsl^o'^s 
two consecutive years. High-grade utility breeding 
stock, also eggs for batching. Send for circular. 
MAPLECKOFT FA KMS, Box R. I*awling,N.Y. 
9 R R I RnH<J $8—lOO; $1.50-ir.. Healthy, 
tf. u. II. I. iiDuo utility liens—no pullets. 
E. R. JOHNSON, - Center Bridge, Pa. 
S. C. RHODE ISLAND REDS 
Hatching Eggs from Trap-nested heavy Winter-lay- 
ingstrain; free range raised; .large,vigorous stock. 
Hens weighing up to 6 lbs. and Cocks up to 11 lh«. 
Price, $2 per 15 eggs or 100 eggs for $10. 
HENRY B. MEIER, Pittrtowm.^ew Jersey 
Allan ’9 HarHInhoaf BEOH. Newport, R.I. winning Reds 
miall onarUTODoal at 1916-17 international KgglAying 
Contest, average 199 eggs eacli. Before placing your oi-- 
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Mr. and Mrs. A. ALLAN, Jr., froprielors. Tet Newport 2637 
BlueAndalusians 
Fine stock for sale. Ku’prs for hatoh- 
U. J.DKItIfY itui'iiiigtun, Veriuoiit 
R. N.-Y.—When these contests started 
some one ssiid there was nothing more 
mysterious than the inside workings of a 
hen. It now seems to be'a greater mys¬ 
tery than ever, since many breeders 
thought they had a basis for a .sound 
theory and now see it crumbling, as the 
hen refu-ses to answer in the only sure 
way—through her daughters! 
Poor Laying 
I am feeding my hens mixed feed, red 
dog, mixed gluten, oats and corn, whole 
coi n that I have raised and fresh ground 
meat. I mix all together and wet it with 
hot water three times a day. I put in 
more corn at nigh’- b”t my pullets do 
not lay as many eggs as they ought Will 
you let me know whut the trouble is? 
New York. J. n. 
There arc so many things that affect 
the laying of pullets that no one can 
tell frt)m mei'ely knowing what they art' 
eating wh.'- chey do not lay as expected 
to. I lousing and general care affect lay¬ 
ing, as do breeding and feeding. You 
will find in these columns from time to 
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severe Winter has made it very difficult 
to keep up the normal egg jiroduetion for 
the season, and the very high prices of 
all feed.s have made it about equally dif¬ 
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