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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
February 22, 1919 
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For ten consecutive years Kerr’s Guaranteed Chicks have been the quality- 
value standard. They are better than ever this year, the result of rigid 
selection of our great breeding flocks and improvement in our equipment. 
We specialize in the leading money-making breeds and lay special stress 
upon health, vigor and real business ability. 
High Quality—Moderate Price—Big Value 
are concentrated in Kerr’s Chicks. We believe, and our thousands of 
regular customers will tell you, that you cannot duplicate these sturdy, 
healthy chicks elsewhere at the same price. 
Our breeding birds are selected upon a basis of profitable performance and 
uniform appearance. They have the benefit of unrestricted farm range, 
which insures vigor in their youngsters. Our hatchery, one of the 
largest in the world, is modern and complete and is manned by experts. 
Our shipping methods and service are unexcelled. 
Kerr Chicks Are Shipped Prepaid 
and We Guarantee Safe Delivery 
It will pay you to learn the facts before ordering chicles 
this season. Just ask for free catalog. 
THE KERR CHICKERY A 
Box 56 Frenchtown, New Jersey 
EGG-LAYING CONTEST 
BABY CHICKS and 
HATCHING EGGS 
from 
Park & Tilford’s 
Laurelton Farms, Lakewood, N. J. 
Suburban dwellers should keep poultry 
to cut the high cost of living. Table 
waste would partially feed the birds. 
A small investment, in Laurelton Farms 
Large Type Baby Chicks or Hatch¬ 
ing Eggs will give quick returns. \\ e 
are placing before our customers and 
the public all the advantages that 
vears of exuerience and careful breed¬ 
ing can offer. Years of trapnesting 
and breeding under the careful super¬ 
vision of recognized experts have built 
up for the Laurelton Farms the largest 
and most vigorous strain of Heavy 
Egg-Laying S. O. White Leghorns. Our 
breeding females weigh four pounds 
and upwards, and were bred to pro¬ 
duce Large, Marketable White Eggs for 
Park & Tilford Stores in New \ ork. 
We are now booking orders for 
Hatching Eggs and Baby Chicks, and 
in placing your orders several weeks 
in advance you may select your date 
of shipment. 
LAURELTON FARMS 
Lakewood 
New Jersey. 
“LADY VICTORY” 
1918 CHAMPION * 
Lay* 304 Eggs per year 1 
In Egg Competition 
5. C. W. Leg hr ns Wh ite Wyndtte a 
S. C. R. /. Reds 
EGGS 
For Hatching and 
Day-Old Chicks 
Hatching eggs from fully matured, 
carefully mated farm raised birds, se¬ 
lected for their prolific laying quali¬ 
ties and vigor. We,can supply eggs in 
any quantity, in season, from our mat¬ 
ings of, Single Comb White Leghorns. 
White and Barred Plymouth Rocks 
and Mammoth Pekin Ducks. 
DAY-OLD CHICKS 
We can supply in any quantity from 
Single OombWblfce Leghorns; in limit¬ 
ed quantities from White and Barred 
Plymouth Rocks. 
Write for Price List 
BRANFORD FARMS, CROTON, CONN. 
Cockerels 
Baby Chicks 
Eggs bomXr^T 
oo Reds. B. P. 
Rocks, W.Wyandottes. 
Trapnested, farm 
range heavy laying 
Stockthut will multi ply 
your poultry profits. 
Illustrated folder free. 
Write for it NOW. 
G. F. GIBSON 
Galen Farms, 
Box 100 Clyde, N, V. 
fHIX 
\S“A brer 
Whit* Leghorns, Reds 
Wyandotte*, Ancona*. 
Pekin & Runner Ducks 
breeiUno farm, not a Mo hatchery" 
EGGQ 
hatcherv"^J 
"After travelling 2,000 miles your eggs gays 
80 per oent hatch—better results than I ob¬ 
tained from the eggs of five breeders. 
—R L Rash, Purple Springs. Alberta. < an. 
"From my order of 1.800 eggs I hatched 
1 480 perfect chicks. After six week* all but 
100 are alive "—Coffman Shenk. Denbigh Va 
American Poultry Almanac 
Our 1919 cata¬ 
log FREE. How 
wc breed the 300-egg hen. Plain scientific facts. 
How we win medals at the cpg-layino contests. 
HOPEWELL FARMS. BoxK,,Hopewell. N.J. 
SUNSHINE Single Comb 
White Leghorn CHICKS 
breeding Irene mated with 200 egg cockerels, 
many 200 egg hens, chicks 1 4cta each. Satis¬ 
faction and delivery guaranteed. Order from tins 
Ad. before you are too late. Catalog sent on request. 
SUNSHINE POULTRY FARM 
R. D. Ne. 1 Rldgoly. Md. 
U 
World’s Champion Layers 
Our Certified Contest Records are PROOF 
Lady Victory, our S. C.W.Leghorn hen, wins High¬ 
est Honors in American Egg Laying Contest, at 
Leavenworth, Kansas. Average 25 eggs per month 
during coldest Winter known for98years. Figureout 
for yourself tiow layers like these will increase your 
profits. Together with her four sisters, her pen laid 
1133 eggs,winning three silver cups and high honors. 
Our entry of five Wvandotto liens in the preceding; North 
American Egg Laying Competition, won hirst Prize and 
Three Silver Cups.- These hens laid 1166 eggs, having these 
highindividual records: 294-267-221-220 eggs. Contest under 
government supervision. . ., M 
Our Champion Wyandotte hen "Liberty Bell" laid 294 
eggs winning first prize and cup, und establishing Wortd S 
Highest Official Wyandotte Record. Her sister laid 267 
eggs, winning third prize and cup against 500 competitors. 
Merely another proof of our success in breeding 200 egg 
layers. Other competition winnings- 
iyers. Other competition winnings. , , ,, 
Reds—Highest awards, in their class, N. A. Contest, five 
ens laying 1043 eggs, an average of over 200 eggs per hen. 
lighest official Red Record known. 
he.— —< 
Highest 
HATCHING EGGS 
FINE COCKERELS 
BABY CHICKS 
BREEDING STOCK 
Write today for 
copy of “The 
Story of the 200- 
Egg Hen,” con¬ 
taining pictures of 
our competition winners, 
plans of trapnost, feeding 
formulas and other val¬ 
uable information that 
will Increase your egg yield. 
Price 10c, deducted from your 
first order. 
THE PENNA. POULTRY FARM 
Box P, Lancaster, Pa. 
Most 
Profitable 
Poullry 
Known 
In answer to ninny questions about this egg- 
laying contest, the following facts are given: 
It is held at Storrs post office 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 pen 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, anil another set of pullets en¬ 
tered for the next year. 
Record nt Storrs, Conn., for week ending 
February 6, 1919. 
BARBED ROCKS 
Merritt M. Clark. Conn. 
Samuel M. Monks, Conn. 
Glenhope Farm, Mass. 
Jules F. Francais, L. I.*.— . 
Laurel Poultry Farm,Quebec ... 
Fairfield Poultry Farms, N. II. 
Norfolk Specialty Farm. Ontario. 
Mich. Agricultural College, Mich. 
Rock Rose Farm, N. Y. 
,T. H. Wilson. Methuen. Mass. 
Joseph M. Rothschild, N. Y. 
Ingleside Farm.N. Y.. .. 
Ore. Agricultural College, Oregon. 
R. L. Smith, Maine . 
H. K. Wallace, Jr., Mass . 
WHITE ROCKS 
S. Bradford Allyn, Mass.. 
Albert T. Lenzen, Mass. 
Chickatawbut Farms, Mass.. 
D. S. Vaughn, R. I. 
H. A Wilson. N. H... 
Holliston Hill Poultry Farm, Mass.... 
BUFF ROCKS 
A. A. Hall, Conn. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES 
Beulah Farm, Ontario. 
Week 
33 
20 
22 
31 
25 
27 
19 
22 
29 
28 
25 
16 
16 
29 
Total 
307 
358 
229 
400 
334 
320 
160 
239 
325 
146 
249 
285 
254 
°12 
116 
13 
8 
41 
16 
20 
23 
177 
9 
100 
100 
241 
136 
W. Bradley, Victoria, B. C. 
Herbert L Warren. Que., Canada 
Mrs K. W. Stevens, N. Y. 
Laurel Hill Farm. R. 1.. 
Obed G. Knight, It. I. 
Merrythought Farm,Conn. 
O. L. Magrey, Conn. 
Shadowbrook Fnrm, Conn. 
Patrick F. Sullivan, Conn. 
BUFF WYANDOTTES - 
H. P. Cloyes, Conn. 
Cook & Porter, Mass.. 
K. Terry Smith, Conn. .. . 
RHODE ISLAND rftEDS 
Chtts. H. Lane, Mass. 
Ktjon Poultry Farm, N.J..... 
Homer P. Demlng, Conn. 
Hopewell Farms, N. J. 
Pleasantville Farms. N. V. 
Laurel Hill Farm, R. I. 
Natick Furm. It. I. 
Pinecrest Orchards. Mass. 
Jacob E. Jansen, Conn. 
Doer Brook Poultry Farm, N. H. 
RHODE ISLAND WHITES 
Harvey A. Drew, N. J. 
F, W. Cumpstone, Conn. 
BLACK RHINELANDERS 
Ferris WhiteLcghorns 
A real heavy laying strain, trapnested 17 years, rec¬ 
ords from 2W to 264 eggs. Get our prices on pullets 
and yearling liens, breeding males, eggs for hatching, 
and day-old cnlcks. We ship C. 0.1>. and guarantee 
result* - Catalog gives prices i describes stock, tells all 
about uar farm and methods; results you can get by 
breeding this strain. Send for your copy now—it is 
free. geORGE B. FERRIS, 935 Union, Grand Rapids, Mich 
Single Comb White Leghorns Exclusively 
BARRON STRAIN OF HEAVY WINTER LAYERS 
« 000 select Breeders on freo farm range—the finest 
I ever owned. All breeders inoculated and free trom 
lice Eggs for batching now ready in any quantity. 
Now booking orders for Baby Chicks—March and 
April delivery. Capacity. 10 to 12.000 weekly Order 
well in advanre this year as there is only half the 
usual number of breeder* in the country. My book. 
Profits in Poultry Keepino Solved, free with all $10 or¬ 
der* Circular free. EDGAR BRIGGS. Box 75, Pleasant Vsllsy. H.T. 
QUEENSBURY LEGHORNS 
If? 
V 0> 
(Barron Foundation) 
Trap nested winter lay ei s that arefhaten- 
ed right, raised right and sold at reason¬ 
able prices. Dependable utility bird* that 
aie guaranteed to please you. COCKERELS, 
HATCHING EGGS. BABY CHICKS. Write to-day. 
211 N. Main St. 
Tom* River, N. J. 
QUEENSBURY FARMS 
Tom Barron’s Leghorns 
We offer hatching eggs and baby chicks from someof 
thebest egg-laying blood to lie found in this country. 
Our free circular gives prices, descriptions, etc. 
THE RIVERSIDE POULTRY FARM, Cambridge Springs. Pa. 
Utility White LEGHORNS 
heavy-laying strain; line bred for the last 
eleven years tor egg production, late moulting, size 
and vigor. I>ay-old chicks and hatching eggs 
BROAD BROOK FARM*,' 1 Bedford Hill*. N. V. 
S. C. BUFF LEGHORNS 
1st Prize VYinneri »l N Y. State Fair and Rochester. 2d at Utica in 1919 
Heavy egg-laying strain, bred for 9 years, i rices of 
cockerols ranging from $3 to $10.Utility pens,$10. 
Booking orders for batching eggs. Utility. 15 tor 
$1.50; 100 for #8. Quality guaranteed. Circular 
uml Mating List for stamp. Walter V. Olney, Naples,N Y. 
Tom Barron’s Leghorns ^Tn 8 .eri"n»i" 
One of the most intensive breeding plants in the 
country. Eggs-rhicks. Write for circular. WILLOW 
BROOK POULTRY FARM, Allen H B ulkley. Prop , Odessa. N Y. 
Slone's S. C. While leghorns 'JS'S;:, 1 ; 
breeders, selected for size, vitality and egg produc¬ 
tion according to Cornell methods Baby chicks. 
Cockerels. Hatching Eggs. ELMER R STONE, Clyde. N.Y. 
A, Schwarz, Cal. 
BLUE ANDALUSIAN8 
Blue AndaluslunClub of America,N.Y. 
OREGONS 
Agricultural College, Corvallis,Ore.... 
WHITE LEGHORNB 
A. H. Penny, N, Y. 
Robt. C, Ogle, N.Y. 
8. G. McLean, Conn. 
Glenhope Farm, Muss. 
Edward T. Touissen, N. Y. 
Meadowedge Farm, L. I. 
Kirkup Bros, N. Y. 
A. B. Hall, Conn. 
Kxmoro Farms, Pa. 
James O LeFevre, N. Y. 
Shadowbrook Farm, Conn. 
Win. L. Gilbert Home,Conn. 
Francis F. Lincoln, Conn. 
P. G Platt, Pa... 
Sunny Crest Corporation, N. i. 
L. K. lngoldsby, N. Y. 
B. 8. Ells, N. J. 
Hollywood Farm, Wasli. 
Bonnie Brook Farm, N. Y. . 
W. E. Atkinson, Conn. 
Beck Egg Farm. N. J. 
Westwood Farm, N. Y. 
A. P. Robinson. N. Y. 
C. Rasmussen, N. J. 
Sunny Side Poultry Farm, N. J. 
Gustav Walters, N. J . 
R. Lindsey Ireland, Ky. 
E. A. Ballard. Pa.'. 
Mount Hope Farm, Mass. 
Hilltop Poultry Yards,Conn. 
J Frank Dubois, Mass. 
Clifford 1. Stoddurd, Conn. 
George Phillips, Oonu. 
J W Welch, Neb. 
M. T. Lindsay, N. Y. 
Mrs. J. L. Thuesen, Conn. .. 
Oak Hill Estate. Pa. 
Bert Horsfall, Quebec.. 
'barbell Farms, N. Y. 
Locust Grove Furm, N. J. 
Hopewell Farms, N.J. 
Rapp’s Leghorn Farm, N. J. 
D. Tancred, Wash. 
M. J. Quackenbush, N. J. 
The Yates Farm. N.Y. 
Herbert O. Maxham, R. I. 
W. B. Kleft, Ill. ' • 
EUwood Newton, Ccnn. 
C. 8 Green, N.J . 
Coleman Miles. Ill. 
10 
37 
43 
36 
25 
33 
35 
27 
34 
35 
26 
10 
29 
31 
30 
40 
21 
23 
35 
33 
29 
22 
29 
40 
20 
20 
28 
28 
38 
21 
36 
18 
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12 
11 
25 
33 
9 
8 
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25 
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28 
18 
23 
19 
37 
16 
16 
37 
6 
19 
16 
31 
16 
17 
13 
28 
35 
17 
13 
20 
10 
23 
15 
25 
4 
16 
15 
12 
20 
12 
24 
11 
12 
14 
21 
58 
229 
345 
177 
245 
420 
490 
294 
279 
172 
401 
182 
112 
151 
289 
177 
152 
94 
127 
412 
317 
285 
234 
335 
229 
150 
118 
121 
107 
114 
416 
219 
200 
133 
303 
211 
265 
319 
133 
188 
195 
212 
63 
341 
266 
209 
171 
230 
126 
71 
337 
181 
88 
163 
269 
248 
313 
312 
224 
226 
143 
86 
111 
139 
319 
84 
233 
189 
100 
83 
382 
255 
101 
175 
130 
134 
134 
76 
Ring Necked Pheasants 
Lay 40 to 50 eggs each per year. Why raise 
chickens to eat when these are much more 
profitable and raised as easily? Weigh 3 
pounds at six months, and bring $1.00 a 
pound in the market. Set the eggs under 
chickens—feed and care for the young the 
way you would chickens. Are economical as 
they only require one-half as much 
food. Are very hardy and not subject to 
disease. Best eating bird in America. Eggs 
guaranteed from vigorous, healthy unre¬ 
lated stock. $ 6.00 for 15 eggs. 
35.00 for 100 eggs. 
Genuine Wild Mallard Ducks 
Lay 50 to 60 eggs per year. We guarantee 
our breeding stock to be the best in the 
country as they are entirely wild trapped 
Mallards and not the coarse semi-wild 
strain. { 5.00 for 15 eggs 
25.00 for 100 eggs 
Giant Bronze Turkey* 
Uavo a wonderful flock, headed by prize- 
winning 55 lb. tom. 
$1.50 per egg. 
Bloomfield S. C. Rhode Island 
Red Chickens 
Fine laying strain of prize birds. 
$5.00 for 15 eggs. 
25.00 for 100 eggs. 
Get order ir early and send 
check with it. Send for free 
booklet and instructions. 
Bloomfield Farms 
1722 Penobscot Bldg. 
Detroit, Michigan 
ass**** 
White Leghorn Baby Chixs 
from our breeding stock, including Tom Barron 
strain. All farm raised on free range. Utility tired 
chicks, perfectly hatched, easy to raise and started 
right. Delivery guaranteed. Booking orders. Cir¬ 
cular. HAMILTON FARM, Huntington, N.Y. 
SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS 
Result of 12 years breeding to produce thebest in 
genuine egg producers. Hundreds of satisfied cus¬ 
tomers. Hatching eggs, baby chicks. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. Send for circular. 
GLENW00D POULTRY FARM, Jnhn H. Weed, Vineland, N. J. 
S. C. White Leghorn Cockerels 
Range raised from 200 to 284-ogg stock, $5 to S15 
each. Result of five years trapnesting and scientific 
breeding. Excellent references and satisfaction 
guaranteed. H. C. BLIGH, West Willington, Conn 
Single Comb White Leghorns 
Bred r> lay large eggs. Day-old chicks and Hatch¬ 
ing eggs. Prices, delivered by Parcel Post or Ex¬ 
press: Chicks, in lots of 25, $5. Chicks, in lots of 
100, $18. Eggs, ten cents each, any quantity. 
MF.AlIOW SHOOK FARM, • eilbortsvlllo, Pennsylvania 
HAMPTON’S BLACK LEGHORNS 
Day-Old Chicks and Eggs. Get my free circular before you 
order chicks, tells why the Black Leghorn is the greatest 
layer,and most profitable breed on earth,write today* Also 
White Leghorn chicks. A. B. HAMPTON, Box R. Pittstown, N.J. 
BABY 
$20 per 100 
CHICKS 
After March 21 
$16 per 100 
8. 0. White Leghorns. Excellent strain* 
and contest record*. ECUS produced 
every day in year. Great value*. Guar¬ 
anteed delivery. Circular free. Inspection 
invited. Custom hatching. 
Phone Ptainsboro 699 
Bungalow Poullry Farm Mon'mi , Jth Jc».n?5: 
S.C. WHITE 
LEGHORNS 
SUNNY I DAY-OLD CIIIX 
CREST 9,000 Breeding II*n* 
20,000 Kgg capacity incubators. “ SUGGESTION "—liny where 
your order will bo filled and avoid disappointment. Let 
■ ■ - -* -- 1 - ,l - Send threecents 
Fast Aurora, N.Y. 
u* book you early for eggs and chix. : 
for 1919 catalogue. Sl’NNY ORFSTCO., Inc. 
Total. 18772 2299 
Lights in the Henhouse 
On page 200 I And an article on 
“Lights in the Henhouse” by Win. V. It. 
Case of Long Island. I note Mr. Case 
states that this scheme is original with 
him. I presume he means that he hap¬ 
pened on the idea independent of outside 
suggestion. For the past two years I 
have been making quite a study of this 
problem, and find that several persons 
have used lights as long as 20 years 
or more ago. They either did not give 
the scheme a fair trial, or did not under¬ 
stand the true philosophy of wherein arti¬ 
ficial Humiliation is an aid to the hen as 
far as efficiency in Winter egg production 
is concerned, or else, due to the ridicule 
of friends, were compelled to give up the 
practice rather than be the “laughing 
stock” of the neighborhood. 
I further disagree with Mr. Case as 
regards the annual production being low¬ 
ered. Rather it is normally increased. 
The reason for this is that fundamentally 
Winter production is artificially produced, 
Utility WHITE LEGHORISIS 
Hatching Eggs, »10 per 100. Day-old chicks. $20 
per 100. March. April and May delivery. Satisfac¬ 
tion guaranteed. W. W. WALLACE, IIOME- 
XVOOI) FARM, Pleasantville. Westchester Co.. N. Y 
Single Comb White Leghorn Eggs 
for HATCHING, from certified, pedigreed stock. 
M. J. QUACKENBUSH, - Nutley, N.J. 
Eglantine Stock-COCKERELS 
Nopnow of Lady Eglantine, direct from Eglnntiu* 
r. T \ - .1 V. O Ctd rvjvni U Atlfl Vf «, 4.1,1 4 / \ t, I 1 V*A it U I** 
Y Ol U»uy .TjKIttllOllIO, U1AUOW 1G.1.4IIVIIO 
farm. Darned by 265-egg hens. Mated to pure Bar 
ion and None-Bettor strain hens of 200-egg record, 
(thicks »L5; Eggs. 89 per 1»0. Circular free. Year*’ 
experience. MAPLE HURST POULTRY FARM, Hobbs. Md. 
CHICKS AND HATCHING EGGS 
S.C. Wiilto Leghorns. R.l.Reds. Barred Hook*. 3000Chteke, 
4500 Egg*, weekly. Circular: A. B. HALL, Wilfinjlord. Can*. 
ForSale-WyckoIl Strain S. G. W. Leghorn* 
Cockerels direct. J. M. CASE, Gillum, New York 
WhiteLeghorn Baby Chicks ord breeders on range; 
proven winter egg producers. Our chicks live and do 
so at a profit. Yarmond Poultry Farm, Vanderburo, N. J. 
200,000 CHICKS For 1919 
Seven varieties. Also Brooders—300 to 1.000 chick 
capacity—*14.50 to *20 each. Catalogue free. 
Keystone Hatchery, Dept. 11, Richfield, Pa. 
HATCH- 
EGGS 
from a superior laying strain. All fnrm raised on 
free range. CIIAS. TAYLOR, Liberty, N. Y. 
SPECIAL NOTICE 
Those purchasing eggs for hatching and baby 
chicks must understand that they are assuming 
some risk when ordering from a distance. For the 
most part eggs and chicks carry safely, but some¬ 
times rough handling by the express companies 
or exposure to heat and cold causes damage. 
That eggs fail to hatch or chicks die is not con¬ 
clusive evidence of bad faith on the part of the 
seller, and we shall not consider claims on that 
basis. To avoid controversy buyer and seller 
should have a definite understanding as to the 
responsibility assumed in case of dissatisfaction. 
WhiteLeghorn Baby Chixs a in£ 
