B/»c RURAL NEW-YORKER 
108^ 
EGG-LAYING CONTEST 
In answer to many questions about tliis egg- 
laying contest, the following facts are given: 
It is held at Storrs post oflice in connection 
with the Connecticut Agricultural College. The 
contest begins November 1. There are 10 pul¬ 
lets in each pen. All the birds receive uniform 
treatment. The houses are all alike, and the 
feed is the same for all. The contest continues 
for one year. The weekly records .cover the num¬ 
ber of eggs laid for each i)en in the current 
week, and also the total number of eggs laid 
since the first of last November. The contest 
will end November 1, at which time these birds 
will be removed, and another set of pullets en¬ 
tered for the next year. 
Record at Storrs. Conn., for week ending 
August 1’8, 1018: 
BARRED ROCKS 
Merritt M. Clark. Conn. 
11a rJ^H. Ober, N J. 
Richard Allen. Mass. 
Jules F. Francals, T. I. 
Tom J. Adamson, Canada. 
F’airfields Poultry Farms, N. 11. 
Norfolk Specialty Farm. Ontario. 
U' dman SchafiT. N. H. 
Rock Rose Farm. N. Y. 
John C. Philips, Mass. 
Joseph M. Rotlischi d, N. V. 
Ingleside Farm.N. Y. 
Agricultural College, Oregon. 
WHITE ROCKS 
Albert T. Renzen. Mass. 
Holliston Hill Poultry Farm, Mass.... 
8. Bradford Allyn. Mass. 
Mauomet Farm, Mass... 
BUFF ROCKS 
A. A. Hall, Conn. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES 
Merrythought Farm.Conn. 
Obed (i. Knight, K. I. 
Brayman Farm. N. U. 
Beulah Farm, Ontario. 
Vine Hill Farm. Mass. 
Mrs R. W. Stevens, N. Y. 
Woodland Poultry Yard, Pa. 
F \V. Harris, N. Y. 
Laurel Hill Fa m. R. I. 
J. Frank Dubois, Mass. 
BUFF WYANDOTTES 
Fred Rockwood. N. H. 
Cook & Porter. Mass. 
J. J. Dansro, Vt.. 
Dr. N. W. Sanborn.'Mass. 
H. P. Cloyes. Conn..*. 
H. R. Sullivan,Conn. .... 
RHODE ISLAND REDS 
Conyers Farm Conn. 
Chas. H. Lan •, Mass. 
Fllntstone Farm. Mass. 
Homer P. Deming, Conn.. 
Charles O. Polhemus, N. Y. 
Pequot Poultry Farm, Conn.;.... 
Springdale Poultry Farm, Conn. 
Natick Farm. R. I. 
Plnecrest Orchards. Mass. 
Richard Allen, Mass. 
A. W. Rumery. N. H. 
Archie R. Colburn. N. H. 
Allan's Hardtobeat Reds, R. I. 
Deer Brook Poultry Farm. N. H. 
W. Mansfield Poultry i'arin, .Mass. 
Jacob K. Jansen. Conn. 
Btjon Poultry Farm, N.J. 
BUTTERCUPS 
Hlddenhurst Buttercup Yds., N, Y. 
OREGONS 
Agricultural College, Corvallis,Ore.... 
ORLOFFS 
W. H. Ba.ssett. Cheshire, Conn. 
WHITE ORPINGTONS 
Harry Pa.xton, N. Y. 
BLUE ANDALUSIANS 
K. D. Bird, Conn. 
Blue AndalnslauClub of America,N. 1 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
A. B. Hall, Conn. 
Braesido Poultry Farm, Pa. 
J. O. LeFevre. N. Y. 
Heruion 12. White. N J. 
Wm.L. Gilbert Home.Conn. 
Francis F. Lincoln. Conn.... . 
P. G Platt. Pa. 
Greendale Farms. N. Y. 
Dautrich Bros.,Conn. 
B. 8. Ells, N. J. 
Hollywood Farm, Wash. 
Will Barron, England. 
Tom Barron, England. 
Miss N. H. Bell. England. 
Bushkill Poultry Farm, Pa. 
A. P. Robinson. N. Y.. 
Eglantine Farm. Md. 
Bayville Farms. N. .1. 
Margareta Poultry Farm. Ohio. 
Loveil Gordon. N. Y. 
E A. Ballard, Pa. 
W. E. Atkinson. Conn.. 
Hilltop Poultry Yards. Conn.. 
J Frank Dubois, Mass.. 
Clifford I. Stoddard. Conn. 
George Phillips. Conn. 
J. F. Crowley, Mass. 
M. T. Lindsay. N. Y. 
H. E. Gates, Conn. 
Oak Hill Estate. Pa. 
Royal Farms, Inc.. Conn. 
Jas. F. Harrington. N. J. 
W. E. Robinson. Ill. 
Win isweep Farm. Conn . 
Prescott’s Poultry Place. Conn. 
W. J. Cocking. N. .1. 
M. J. Quaokenbush. N.J. 
Fredonia Farm. Conn... 
Hillview Farm, Mo. 
Conyers Farm. Conn. 
Frances H Mersereau. Conn. 
Lakewood Legnorn F'arm. N.J. 
Henry F2. Heine. N.J. 
Total 
M'eek 
,Total 
49 
1442 
24 
1 1119 
•Vt 
lt)75 
29 
1875 
42 
11)45 
21) 
l:i30 
:i;i 
1079 
32 
1272 
4s 
1545 
41) 
1338 
;)s 
1.500 
44 
1613 
39 
1439 
37 
1168 
21 
1142 
38 
1349 
40 
1140 
25 
997 
40 
1355 
45 
1815 
28 
1588 
39 
1445 
22 
813 
42 
1555 
25 
1172 
41 
1556 
40 
1.528 
15 
1379 
23 
1195 
31 
1.510 
29 
996 
27 
1207 
40 
1545 
4b 
1314 
24 
882 
38 
1396 
29 
1036 
42 
1118 
43 
r249 
37 
1430 
4’2 
12.50 
43 
870 
38 
1.534 
39 
1695 
37 
1367 
33 
1HI3 
27 
1384 
37 
1348 
31 
1’272 
32 
1341 
33 
1187' 
41 
1108 
55 
1935 
:rj I'.'tiii 
1'.) 11.IS 
3:; 
1401 
29 
1142 
47 
1453 
47 
i;.5.5 
43 
1739 
39 
1342 
15 
949 
36 
1449 
47 
1308 
42 
1.541 
19 
1.504 
30 
1.544 
51 
17.59 
48 
1470 
46 
1533 
39 
1573 
40 
13’20 
42 
1604 
25 
1289 
17 
1367 
14 
|•2.54 
34 
1316 
52 
1523 
46 
1568 
32 
1406 
44 
1565 
42 
1453 
31 
1537 
37 
1215 
.50 
1445 
39 
1348 
53 
1707 
25 
1’2.52 
42 
1311 
35 
1358 
33 
1325 
29 
1201 
36 
1218 
33 
1512 
35 
1219 
26 
13.53 
32 
1367 
•29 
1170 
40 
1467 
24 
1421 
109 
136907 
Feeding Salvage Wheat to Poultry 
As the diffioulty to purehaso wheat for 
poultry iiiereases it becomes necessary to 
cou.si<k‘r how best to use the small <piau- 
tity allowed. At present the only wheat 
sold to ponltrymen is the damaged or sal¬ 
vage wheat, and in its dry state this is 
not a tit food for poultry. Humans can 
become adapted to all sorts of substitutes 
for the needful wheat, but the hen soon 
.shows the lack of it in the production of 
“h«‘ii fruit.” and to promote growth in 
young chickens it is absolutely necessary. 
Having had very good success in using 
the salvage wheat when it has not been 
possible to procure better grades, it may 
interest others to know my method. 
All grain, both for scratch and dry 
mash, is purchased and mixed on the 
place. This mitails more work, but one 
also knows exactly what goes into the 
mixture each time, and it oaii be varied 
as the need arises. '^Phe scratch is mixed 
in the proportiou of 100 lb.s. oat.s, 100 
barley. 100 cracked corn and 100 best 
wheat when possible, but a substitute be¬ 
ing necessary 100 of hulled oats takes the 
place of the wheat. t)ue quart of this is 
fed to 155 hens in litter each morning. 
Then take equal measure of the salvage 
wheat and oats, putting into a pail (I 
use a 12-qnart agateware pail), cover 
with hot water, adding whatever garbage, 
liarings, etc., have been saved during the 
day, and sot on the stove, covei-ing pail 
with cover. Took until water is all gone, 
which will take about two hours. 'Phe 
wheat, as well as <iats, will then he in a 
palatable condition and poultry will eat 
every kernel of it, when, if thrown on the 
floor, dry. they would refuse to eat at 
least half of it. I cook this mixture fUlo 
days in the year; in the wai-m weather 
preparing it in the morning and feed cool 
for supper. Hnring cold weather it is 
taken off the stove and fed hot for the 
night ration, the fowls immediately going 
to roost with a enq) tliat resembles a 
hasehall, and which provides warmth for 
the long, cold niglits. One pailful will 
feed 75 hens; they should have nil they 
will clean up. 
Having used this method for the jiast 
six years I can vouch for its officienc.v, 
both in getting the most out of the grain 
and keeping up the j)rodnctiou of eggs. 
The cooked wheat is fed to young chicks 
after the second week, sparingly, and 
later, all they will oat of it, and it makes 
fine growth. 
The dry mash is mixed and kejit before 
the hens and chickens, in hoppers, at all 
times. The iirojiorfiou is 100 Ihs. wheat 
bran, 100 Ihs. flour middlings, lOO lbs. 
.yellow gluten meal, 100 lbs. cornmeal, 100 
lbs. beef scrap, or meat meal. 100 Ihs. 
ground oats. 200 Ihs. .Vlfalfa. 5 Ihs. fine 
charcoal and 2 Ihs. fine salt. Oyster 
shells and grit are always kept in boxes 
and pleuly of fresh water is as necessary 
as food. Mangels are raised and fed after 
November, only what will be cleaned up 
during the day. Tlicre is no easy road to 
taking care of jioultry and the plea.snre of 
coming in witli a full egg basket will not 
he possible unless the closest care to de¬ 
tail is given. MRS. w. E. IIOLCO.MH. 
Connecticut. 
Philadelphia Markets 
BriTEU. 
I'ancy ju-ints. ,50 to 57c; tub < 
best. 50 to 52c; medium t<i good. 45 to 
40c; packing stock, .50 to •T7c. 
EtioS. 
k'niicy. iiejii'hy, 54 to 5.5c; g.-ithercd. 
best, 4S to 40c; common to good. 40 to 
45c. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
Fowls. .”>5 to of^c; chickens. to 57c; 
roosters, 2P> to 27c; duck.s, 5!0 to .‘'5c; 
in'geons, pair, 50 to 5h5c. 
PRESSED porr.TRY. 
Fowls. .‘{■‘1 to .■>7c; chickens, 50 to 40c; 
Spring ducks. 517 to 5}Sc; roosters, 28c: 
>qtiabs, doz., .$7 to ,$8.25. 
FRUITS. 
.Vpples, hhl., .82..50 to .$.5..50; •'’H .hu. hkt., 
50c to .$1 50; peaches, 0-bkt. crate, .81.50 
to 82; muskmelons. hu.. $1 81 
grapes, o-lb. hkt., 15 to 20c. 
Veget.vri.ks. 
Potatoes. No. 1, ld)l.. 8‘>-50 to 8T-50; 
No. ‘2. 8- P* •'^''1; sweet potatoes, new, 
bhl. .85 to .84.5(); green ))eas. hu., 81 to 
.82,50; onions, bu., 00c to 81.10. 
HAY' ,\N1) STRAW. 
Hay. No. 1 Timothy, .828.,50 to .820; 
No 2, 827 to 827.50; No. 51. 822 to $24; 
clover mixed, 824 to .$27 ; straw, rye, $10 
to $17 ; oat and whe.at. $12 to 81-1- 
DOGS 
Airedales and Collies 
pups, grown dogs, and brood niatrotis. Large in¬ 
structive list. 5e. W. R. WATSON, Box 1745, Oakland. Iowa 
COLLIE PUPS— Females from very intelligent, regis¬ 
tered stock. $0 Airediilc female. 9 mos. old, $10. 
Sbipi)ed on approval. WM W. KETCH, Cohocton. N. V. 
Choice Fo» Tertier PUPS-^iJ'r ’Ki 'Srtt 
olj. THUS. H. FKICH, 0. F. D. 3. OEWARK, OHIO 
r'Allin Dime The intelligent kind. Also Guinea Figs 
LOIIIC rlips NELSON’S, Grove City, Po. 
A • J Registered stock; six weeks old. 
.Airedale rups a. B. HALL.Waninglord, Conn, 
FOXHOUND PUPS—Walker Strain. FIELD, Somers, Conn. 
Blooded Airedale Puppies 
Sired hy a son of International Champion. Abbey 
King Nobbier, out of Thornliebaiik Rags, an on* 
hundred per ctmt. registration bitch. 
Males, ; 1‘eiuules, ikSb. 
SUNNY GLEN KENNELS, Milford, Pike Co.. Pa. 
weeitB 
FOR SALE 
Scotch COLLIE PUPS 
John D. Smith, Walton, New York 
AIREDALE PUPS FOR SALE 
W. 1). McNAIK :: HERNDON, VA. 
A ¥ ¥J ¥^ rk A ¥ ¥7* G * feiuales.ptwo oiie-year. 
A MV ML> M-e ./-V M_i M—h fcj two f o u i-y e a r s '<> I d. 
The older ones proven good inothei-s: younger ones just 
IIS pi’omislng. All registered. Wry high breeding. Si>eciiil 
reason selling. V.H. WaLMCK, Box 28.'>. iVati-rhury, Conn. 
COLLIE PUPPIES 
from tdioiee registered stock, the 
handstiine and intelligent kind, at 
farmer’s prices. Males, spayed 
femalesand otien f e in a 1 e s f or 
breeding. Circular free. 
Clovernoeh Farm, Chambersburg, Pa. 
SHorterv tHe Molt — 
Hurry the Pullets 
Get your birds to laying early. Keep them at it all winter. Maize 
bigger profits than ever before. Right now, you should use 
Pratts Poultry Regulator 
The Guaranteed Poultry Tonic and Conditioner 
It shortens the molting period by weeks, prevents loss during this critical period, 
makes the hens lay early and often. It brings the pullets to early laying maturity, 
strengthens and invigorates them for a hard winter’s worL 
Pratts Poultry Ilegulator will make f/our layers begin profitable egg-product ion weeks ^ 
earlier than they otherwise would, keep them laying heavily and steadily dur 
ing the period of high prices, protect their health, enable them to earn " 
big money for you. Makt the test at our riefi. 
Onr dealer in yonr town bao inilrnctions to snppir yon wilb PratU Preparation! nndet 
onr tqaarc-deal gaarantee—^*Yoar money back if YOU ftto not satisfied lie ^ 
Koarantce tbat baa stood for nearly 50 years. 
IFrs/e fot our Neto Poultfs Dook—FREE ^ 
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MAKE YOUR HENS LAY! 
NACO BRAND 
4S to SO% Protein 
55 to 60 % Protein 
MEAT SCRAPS 
Fed to your Hens daily will make them produce a maximum yield of eggs. Simple to feed 
place NACO Brand Meat .Scraps in a dry food hopper; in this manner they will help them¬ 
selves, take what they need and not overeat. 
NACO Brand Jleat Scraps are the very finest quality obtainable, made from carefully 
selected meat trimmings. We carry two grades, 45 to 50'c Protein, ami 55 to 60<i Protein. 
If you want quality, digestibility and palatibility, combined, you will get them in NACO 
Brand Calf Meal, Pig Meal, Digester Tankage. Dairy Feed, Dried Buttermilk, Milk Masli, 
Egg Mash, .Scratch Feed, Chick Feed, etc. 
VFrite today for your copy of our Stock and Poultry Feed “Flye 
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AND POULTRY TONICS ISlTRATE f 
'fully describing the entire NACO Brand Line 
GENCIES 
Fertilizers, Insecticides, 
Farm Chemicals 
3 tp^ 
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85 WATER STREET 
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PR0DIJCTS'%P0ULTRY 
MD HealthyN 
fCHlCKS! 
IFeED YOUR POULTRY 
Maurer'^ 'Kwality* 
Meat Scrar ^ , 
^Usied at New ders^ Laying Contestj 
iFreei 
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1 Generous Samples .of i 
P'KwAUiTY” ProductSi^ 
W«ITC TO-OAV. 
J^AURER MANUFACTURING CO^ 
.Dept 365. 
World's Greatest Layers 
8. C. W. Leghorn* W. Wyandotte* 
8. C. R. I. Red* Buff Orpington* 
#$5.04 PER PULLET in 5 winter months! 
that’R the prize-winninir record for value of eggs laid by our 
pen of 5 Leffhoms at Learenwortb In the severest winter 
known. Our champion pullet No. 1104 laid 28 euars in coldest 
January In 98 years : our pen of five lycghorna laid 105 
name month. Merely another proof that our perfected 
lieh 200-Rgg Strain leads In every competition. OTHER 
RECORDS: 294 tggB in 369 days laid in last N.. A. hgg Con¬ 
test by our World’^s Champion Wyandotte, beating all entrtee 
of all breeds. First Prize Le*hornfl N. A. Contest, 5 hens 
laid 1139 egrffs; Reda Ist prize, 5 hene laid 1043 eeifs: Wyan- 
dottes, Missouri Ej^ff-Layins Contest, 10 hens laid 2005 ei;gs. 
Moat projltabls pow/fry^nou’n—cockerels, pullets and hens 
from champion pens, write today for book. Story of the 
200-Egtr Hen." Price, 10c, refunded on first order. 
PENNSYLVANIA PoClt^Y FARM, RoaiP.L ancaster. Pa. 
April Hatched S. C. White Leghorn Pallets 
From Trap Xvsted Barron Stock $2 ea. Choice Leghorn 
yearlings, weighing from 3 to 4 pounds, now laying and 
have not yet moulted. Positively guaranteed to be tlrst- 
class breeders. %‘Z ea. Oui birds are hatched right, raised 
right, and sold at before-the-war prices. A real oppor- 
tuiiitv to buy profitable birds from a reliable breeding 
farin'that can give you the kind of dependable utility 
stock you are looking for. Send in your order to-day. 
Queensbury Farms, Toms River, N. J. 
S. C. White Leghorns 
:il4-egg stock. 4 yearling hens and 1 cockerel. ^15; cock¬ 
erels. No pullets. E. Cr-.H'IIE JO.MIS, Craryvllle, N. V. 
SOOPullets ute™ 
Sired hy Barrou cockerels from 260 to 272-egg hens; 
83 each. No reduction on large orders. 
COLUMBIA POULTRY FARM, - Toms River N.J. 
BARRON $. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
HEHS, COCKERELS and COCK BIRDS. Interesting catalogue 
Free. BROOKFIELD POULTRY FARM, R. Ho. 3. Versailles. 0. 
SUNNY “EFFICIENT” S. C. W. 
CREST Bred For Business LEGHORNS 
Price list pamphlet with liargains. Largest poultry farm 
in State. SU-WNY CBKST POILIKY FARM, Eo«t Aurora, N.Y. 
I UfjIA ONLY. 1.5th year. Hens from 
Iliad onr breeding pens, J3; also, 
HAYSTACK MOUHTAIH FARM, Narfolk, Cana. 
ruirrc silver white and COLUMBIAN 
tnitAO WYANDOTTES. BARRED ROCKS 
22c. each; ¥20 per lUO. Pekin and Kuueii Ducks. 
ALDHAM POULTRY FARM, R. 34. Phoenixville, Pe. 
FOK SALE-3.50 IJNUSU.4I,LY FINE 
S. G. RHODE ISLAND RED PULLETS 
14 to 20 weeks old. Feirview Farms Co.. Orchard Park, H.Y, 
S. C. W. LEGHORN PULLETS 
We have For Sale 200 selected April pullets and 100 
carefully cuiled yearling hens. Fovinfni mation ami 
prices addre.ss, GLEHWOOD FARMS, Chappaqua, H. Y. 
enne P UJ I nwknrK TEaHMSG HENS. Good breeding 
3UU 0. ll. n. Legnorn stock, selected late moiilters. 
Prices nn application. A. B. Hull, Wallingford, Conn. 
BABY GHIX QUALITY STOCK, Sepi. Delivery. 
Marred litiok and R. I. Red $i:i 50 j)er hundred. 
E. R. HU.HMER & CO,,FRENCIITOWN, N.J. 
White Leghorn BreederrF^'^j^TVrm.'Rockawal^^ 
CLOSING OUT SALE OF 
S. CJ R. I. Reds, Barred Rocks 
and White Rocks tVe aie stocking our 
farm with Bairon LoKhorn.s .md are offering all our 
heavy birds for sale. Have about 100 yearling breed¬ 
ing hens at .$:i.l)0 each. 7.) pullets at $2.00 to $:;.00 
each. .'5 cocks at $.'>.00 each and lot of cockerels at 
$3.00 to $.".00 each. \Vc also have several hundred 
pure BaiTun Leghorn cockerels at $3.00 to $4.00 each. 
Kvorvtliing shipped snhjwt to customer's approval. 
RIVERSIDE POULTRY FARM, Cambridge Springs, Pa 
^Bred-fo-Lay PullefSi-r 
Are Most Profitable 
We offer White Leghorn pullets, ready to 
iay, that carry the blood lines of winners 
at Kgg-Laying Contests. These pullets are 
good specimens of the breed and in perfect 
health Particulars'upon request. 
WILBERTHA POULTRY FARMS 
91 River Road Trenton Junction, N. J. 
Ferris WhiteLeghorns 
A real heavy laying strain, trapnested 17 years, rec¬ 
ords from 200 to '204 eggs. Get our prices on pullets 
and yearling hens, breeding males, eggs for hatching, 
and day-old chicks. We ship C. O. D. and guarantee 
results. Catalog gives i)riccs; describes stock, telle all 
about our farm and methods; results you can get by 
breeding this strain. Send for your copy now—it is 
'ree. GEORGE B. FERRIS, I3S Union. Grand Rapids, Mich. 
Reducing Our Poultry Operations This Year 
We otter 300 SELECTED S. C. WHITE LEGHORH PULLETS. 
April and -May hatehtxi, KARRON STRAIN, 
100 S.C.REO PULLETS.Prescott Strain, at attractive prices 
for quick sale. Every bird enaranteed. Addres.s 
Poultry Dept., BARCLAY FARMS, Rosemont, Pa. 
R ed and Gray EOXE.S Wanted—Other animals 
bought and sold. Garland Zoolagical Co., Oldtown, Me. 
Parks^StrainB.P.Rock Pullets and Cockerels 
Sired by males from 20’2 to ‘.’37-eug hens. ALso some 
of similar breeding to pen Ko. 12 at Storrs Contest. 
Storrs pen have no peiiigrees behind them, but are 
near the top of tlie list. Watch them and order aoino 
of this year’s better bred stock. All free range. 
INGLESIDE FARMS, . Paleuville, N. Y. 
S P UlkUal nnlinrn April pullets froiii high record, 
. U. n nilo Legnorn lai g© frame, trapnested tounda- 
I tien stock. $2 each. Very superior birds. 
[ MOHEGAN FARM, _ FeekskiU, N. Y. 
I For Sale-Mammoth Bronze Turkeys *gVese.^ 
: Mbs. F. H. JIcL.VTTCHL.VN, K. K. D. 1, UNiONvnxE, Conx. 
H elp Win the War— RAISE HARES—Make mon> y—wo can 
furnish stock. Garland Zoological Co., Oldtown, Me. 
The Gasofine 
on 
The Farm 
Xeoo W. Pulnaio 
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have. Includes 
selecting the 
most suitable 
engine for farm work, its most convenient and ef¬ 
ficient installation, with chapters oil troubles, their 
remedies, and how to avoid them. The care and 
inanagcment of the farm tractor in plowing, har¬ 
rowing. liancsting and road grading are fully cov¬ 
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tractor on tho road. 
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