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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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LIBERTY-MARVEL 
Oil'Buimn^ BROODER 
Blue Flame Wickless 
Oil Heated Colony Brooder 
Automatic Regulation 
The Liberty Marvel is de¬ 
signed to meet the emer¬ 
gency in the existing coal 
crisis. 
Change Your Coal 
Burner Into a 
Liberty Oil Brooder 
Big 
saving 
in 
operating 
expense. 
Brooding 
50 
to 
1000 
chicks _ 
for less than 6c per day. Perfect satis¬ 
faction guaranteed or money back. Send 
for circular on "Scientific Brooding." 
Liberty Stove Co. Philadelphia, Pa. 
30Bays’Free Trial 
HILL COLONY 
and MAGIC 
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(Noted for 
quality 
and effi¬ 
ciency; 
self-regulating; gas-proof; maintain an 
even temperature of heat; fires never 
go out.. We guarantee them and will 
•'•InieiTiilly refund the money after thirty 
• lays’ trial, if they do not do all we claim. 
SEXn FOR FREE CATALOGUE 
United Brooder Co., 
Raised on H-O 
Steam-Cooked 
Chick Feed 
STEAM-COOKED. Always re¬ 
member that H-O is the Steam- 
cooked Chick Feed. Made to be 
easily digested by baby chicks. 
If you cannot gat it from your dealer, 
write for sample* and we will arrange 
to have you supplied. 
THE H-0 COMPANY, Feed Dept., Buffalo, N. Y. 
Jtembfra IT. S. Food .-itlministration 
John J. Campbell, Eastern Sales Agt. f Hartford, Conn. 
$ 
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y Champion fcf LA I 
BelleCitylncubatorJ 
Over 
740,00* 
Users 
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Freight Prepaid ft&SSSKS 
With this Guaranteed Hatching Outfit and my 
Guide Book for setting up and operating you 
are sure of su ccess.—Mr Special Offers pro¬ 
vide ways to earn extra 
money. Save time—Order 
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catalog, "Hatching Facts" 
__ —It tells all—Jim ltohan,Pres. 
Belle Citylncubator Co.. Box 48 Racine, Wis. 
ONE TURN of CRANK 
TURNS 
EVERY EGG 
Without opening incubator 
Bkkt Constuuction 
Simplest to Operate 
60—100—150 and 
200 Egg Sizes 
Write for Catalogue 
ROLLER TRAY INCUBATOR CO. 
300 Grant Ave., NUTLEY, NEW JERSEY 
icn EGG incubator 
I5W CHICK BROODER 
CHICK BROODER 
r$i4 7 - 5 
Both are made of 
Calif. Redwood. 
Incubator is cov¬ 
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vanized iron; has triple 
E wal Is,copper tank, nura- 
, cKtr tester, thermometer, ready to 
80 DAYS’ TRIALr-money back If 
O.K. Write foi FREE Catalog Now._ 
rnclad Incubator Co. Box 101 Racine,WIs 
Town Lo! Poultry Keeping* 
Revised ami Enlarged—70 Illustrations 
One of the best and most complete books 
published for the.beginner, small breeder 
or commercial poultryman. Price only 
50 cents. Flexible Cover $1.00. With 
Poultry Item, the big monthly guide for 
the poultryman, $1.00. Item. 1 yr. 75c.— 
4 mos. 25c. Experience not necessary if you have 
this book and the Item. 
POULTRY ITEM, Box 25, Se’lersville, Pa. 
Chickens Sick or Not Laying? 
Most poor layers are "OUT OF CONDITION” or have 
<’ bis. Koup, Bowel trouble, Sore head,Chicken pox, etc. 
GERMOZONE is the best rsmedv for all these disorders. 
At dealers or postpaid 76c, with 5 book Poultry Library. 
GEO. H. LEE CO.. Dept. 463. OMAHA, NEB. 
and that large, though slightly subnormal 
Spring and Summer production will en¬ 
sue ; that is, the effect of heavy Winter 
production "ill not occasion an equiv¬ 
alent reduction in the later production. 
We are running a comparative test on 
100 Rhode Island Red pullets at this sta¬ 
tion, half this number being under lights, 
the remainder under normal conditions. 
Lights certainly give promise of great, 
practical value, but much experimental 
work is needed to determine their effect, 
on hatehability and the vitality of pro¬ 
geny; also to determine the most effi¬ 
cient number of hours to use lights, what 
hours these should be, and during what 
months lights can most advantageously 
be employed. lutiif.r ban-ta. 
Massachusetts Agricultural College. 
Droppings Boards 
The article by J. W. Gates on page 81 
I can endorse fully as to the efficiency 
of grease on the roosts to prevent the red 
mites. I have used beef fat, mutton fat 
and once pork fat; the result was the 
same in every case—not a red mite visi¬ 
ble on the roosts for the next year. 
Melting the fats in an iron pot I painted 
with a big paint brush all sides of the 
roosts except the top, while the fat was 
hot. I also painted the four corners of 
each nest box. Kerosene evaporates too 
quickly ; it needs to be used at least once 
a week to be effective. Once a year is 
sufficient with the hot fat. But why use 
droppings boards at all? By using a wide 
board, nailed to the posts that supported 
the front end of the roost supports, the 
droppings were separated from the litter, 
which could not be scratched into the 
droppings nor the droppings into the lit¬ 
ter. The floor of the 20x20-ft. henhouse 
being of sifted loam, and used by the 
hens for a dust bath, the top of this was 
scraped up, and half of the scrapings 
would be the droppings of the daytime, 
and spread over the droppings from the 
roosts. If there was any smell from 
these droppings I covered them with land 
plaster. 
Under this treatment there was no 
need of removing the accumulated drop¬ 
pings but twice a year. The dry dusty 
earth absorbed all moisture. Of course 
the litter had to be raked to one side 
while scraping up the top soil, the fine 
broken litter going on the droppings with 
the earth. A half hour once in two 
weeks was all the time used. There is 
no place in a henhouse that is so good 
a nursery for hen lice as the joints of the 
dropping boards, and the labor spent in 
cleaning them off every day is totally 
unnecessary. 
One or two wagon loads of sifted loam 
put into each henhouse before the Fall 
rains is virtually moving the house onto 
a new location, fresh soil, and every 
poultryman knows the benefit of that. A 
concrete floor unless specially prepared 
is almost sure to dampen the litter; this 
produces mold, which will be more or 
less detrimental to the fowls, and some¬ 
times cause a sickness that is apparently 
without cause. American poultrymen 
should thank O. W. Mapes for giving to 
the public the knowledge of that cheap 
and easy remedy for roost mites. With 
the blue ointment application to lousy 
hens there is no need for the louse ques¬ 
tion to bother a poultryman. 
GEORGE A. COSGROVE. 
Harrysbourg St Colony Hover 
America’s 
Leading Oil 
Burning Hover. 
Burner makes 
perfect Gas 
from common 
Kerosene Oil. 
t 
HARRYSBOURG COLONY HOVER 
is the oldest and best Blue Flame Oil 
Burning Hover on the market. Our 
Sales last Season were tentimes greater 
than the year before. Absolutely Wick¬ 
less, Heavy Metal Burner, whichburns 
continually without cleaning. Con¬ 
sumes less Oil than any other Burner 
made. Our Automatic Valve, working 
like a Carburetor, feeds Oil continual¬ 
ly. Only Oil Burning Stove with Cast 
MetalTopand Cast Rim around Canopy. 
Backed by a 
Written 
Guarantee. 
Burns 
continually 
without 
cleaning. 
Made in Two Sizes. 50-Inch Canopy, 
capacity 100 to 600 Chicks, and 33-inch 
Canopy, capacity 50 to 200 Chicks. 
The Small Hover has Cast Metal 
Top and is equipped with smaller, 
heavy Wickless Burner. Built for the 
Poultryman who raises 200 or less 
Chicks. It’s the greatest small Hover 
to date, running three days on one 
gallon of Oil. We want you to send 
for our Circular matter before buying 
a Hover. We can interest you. 
Harrysbourg Poultry Farm, Inc., Dept. G, Dunkirk, N. Y. 
KNIGHT’S Blue Ribbon Strain 
PEDIGREED WHITE VyYANDOTTE 
Have made Records at Storrs. Eggs and Chicks for sale. 
Send for circular. O. G. KMGIIT, Bridgeton, It. I. 
White Wyandottes “ r s e tra i n* cas 
Standard Bred Egg Machines. A few cockerels for 
sale; also eggs for hatching. Quality better than 
ever. Prices the same, i. e. 810 per liundr* d: S6 
per 50; 82 per setting. Get your orders booked 
early as demand always exceeds supply. 
K, It. I’X 1>E Itllll.I.UOId Orcb.rd Firm," l*ui>rhk«tpsIe,N.Y 
BARRON'S WHITE WYANDOTTES £2tchiso 
Cockerels for sale from stock imported direct with 
records. E. E. LEWIS, Apalachin, New York 
Buff Wyandottes SB WHS 
Mrs. Worthington Holcomb. 
New Hartford, Conn. 
If 
Brief Story of Duck Raising 
Part I. « 
Care should he taken in selecting breed¬ 
ers, as neglect in this part means failure 
in the business, which has been the mis¬ 
fortune of many beginners. First of all, 
the ducks that are to he selected for 
breeders should be penned off and fed a 
growing ration consisting of three parts 
meal, three parts bran, one part flour, 10 
per cent of the whole amount of beef 
scrap, one part chopped green food, such 
as green wheat or rye or Alfalfa. After 
the ducks have fully developed, which is 
12 to 14 weeks, they should be placed in 
the culling pen, and sorted. Those that 
possess a straight back, clear black eyes, 
short neck, thick, deep breast and short, 
broad beak, are selected. 
After the ducks have been selected they 
should be placed in yards of 50 by 150 
feet in flocks of 250 to 300. They should 
be kept in these yards for about 12 weeks, 
after which they should be put in their 
laying houses, aud the drakes put with 
them, mating them at the rate of one 
drake to six ducks. The best results are 
found when ducks are placed in small 
flocks of about 200 ducks and 33 drakes. 
Size of house for this flock would be 
24x40 ft., with a yard 40x100 ft. A small 
water pond of about 20x40 ft. is all that 
is necessary, as if the ducks can have 
water the higher the fertility. 
The laying feed consists of one part 
cooked vegetables, three parts meal, two 
parts wheat bran, one part No. 2 flour, 
10 per cent beef scrap, fed as a hot mash 
in the morning. Night ration consists of 
two parts meal, one part bran, one part 
No. 2 flour, one part whole corn, one part 
Alfalfa or creek grass. Care should be 
taken in ventilating their houses. The 
ducks will stand all that the eggs will, so 
you can readily see that if the eggs do 
not freeze, never worry about the ducks. 
Long Island. jos. a. titmus. 
White Wyandotte Cockerels-“Regals 
I offer a few extra selected farm raised birds of John S. 
Martin sbest at $5each. L. O- Quigley, Goshen, Now York 
Park’s and ThompsonB. R.Chix "^n'TtTcT 
Mar., 18c; Apr., 17c; May, Ilk}. S. C. R. I. Reds, Feb! 
and Mar., 20c; Apr., 18c: May. 17c. (English S. O. 
W. Leghorn, 15c.; Hatches weekly.) Parcel post pre* 
paid. MAPLES WHITE LEGHO RN FARM, R. F. D., Telford, Pa. 
PARKS WINTER LAYING 
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS 
Won First Honors and Outlayed 
the 2600 birds in the Five Miss¬ 
ouri Laying. Contests (Under 
Govt. Supervision) Including the 
Famous English Laying Strains. 
Also made the remarkable winter 
month record of 134 eggs in Jan. 
«—— / Cir. Free. Large Catalog a dime. 
"'W LW. PARKS, Box Y ALTOONA, PA. 
'Wilson’s 'While Hocks 
Better than ever and leading the White Rocl;s at 
Storrs egg-laying contest. Order vonr chickens 
now, $25 per 100. Eggs. $10 peP.100. II. A. WILSON. Hollis,N.II. 
Barred Rock Cockerels 
8 15. Money hack if not pleased. 
I. H. B acoru, - Sergeantsville, N. J. 
Barred BOCliS 
Effgft for hatching. $8 per 100. Day-old chicks,$18per 
100. A. C. JONES, Marvel Homestead Farm, Georgetown,Del. 
Parks’StrainB.P.R.EggsandChix 
Ad nia'es from trapped hens with records 204 to 207. 
Charles H. Chubb, Palenville, N. Y. 
Rill'l'pfl Dn^lfQ Well matured, standard 
DdrreU IXOCIV5* 1)red „ uUets Pl . ices rea _ 
•onable,consistent with finality. Purchaser satisfied 
or money refunded. G A Williams. Box 494. Warwick. N Y. 
“You say your jewels were stolen while 
the family were at dinner?” “No, no! 
This is a serious theft, officer. Our din¬ 
ner was stolen while we were putting on 
our jewels.’’—Boston Transcript. 
Barred Plymouth Rocks 
Hatching: eger« from trap nested liens bred for heavy 
laving:. J. F. Fruncais, Weathmiipton Bench, N Y 
Light and Dark Brahmas, Barred Rocks, R. I.Reds 
W. Wyandottes n™ T'e* Cockerels F&Xl 
Catalog free. RIVER0ALE POULTRY FARM. Boi 165. RLerdile. N. J 
“Pprfpclinn" 8RRRED R 0CK < R I R GIETS). Best we everraised. 
T Cl ICullUII For Quirk sale line, snappy, vigorouseock- 
erels, $6, worth *S; «. worth $10; »10, worth $15; $15. worth 
$20. Nine cocks, breeders from last year’s mating pens, 
nt half price. $7.50 to $15. Pullets $3 "to $5 each. 
Dr. GEO. T. HA.YMAN, - Doyt.kstown, Pa. 
Ualchimr Crrrro Imported Barron Strain Leghorns. Cir- 
nallillingcggs oular. TV,E,ATKINSON,Wallingford,Conn. 
Baby Chicks and 
Hatching Eggs 
S. C. Rhode Island Reds andSingleComb White Leg¬ 
horns. We own the famous Sanborn flock of Reds, 
every breeder with a trapuest record. Place your 
order for Baby Chix at once. A few more high record 
breeding males for sale. Send for free catalogue. 
West Mansfield Poultry Farm, Box 50, Attleboro. Mass. 
SCRIReds 
Big, Dark. Free Range, Trapnested Stock. 
Guaranteed Chicks and Hatching Eggs. Write 
for Circular. Also Berkshire Pigs. 
RICHARD W. WAGNER, East Northport, N. Y. 
RHODE ISLAND WHITES 
Single Comb Eggs from strain of famons winter 
layers. Mid-winter records run as high as 23 to 28 
Eggs in 30 days. 8 3 per 15. 0. G. L. LEWIS, Psoli, Pa. 
S. C.-Red Cockerels-R. C • 
Excellent breeders, deep Red, from trapnested 
stock. Prices, $3 to $5. 
Richard W. Wagner, East Northport, N. Y. 
Bred to Lay. Blue Rib¬ 
bon Winners. Cocker¬ 
els for sale. $3.SO ai d 
CATaLPA POULTRY FARM, R. I>. 2, Gettysburg, l’a 
R. C. REDS 
$5 each 
Vibert trapnested stock. Cockerels. S5 and $8. Hutching 
Eggs, $12 per 100; S35for300. ANNA M. JONES, Craryvide, N.T 
DAY-OLD CHICKS and HATCHING EGGS 
?e, C . W H ‘ T L L£GH0RMS ’ PLYMOUTH ROCKS, RHODE 
ISLAND REDS. Guarantee safe delivery. Place orders 
now to insure prompt delivery. PARADISE 
POULTRY FARM, Box B, Paradise, Penna. 
BARrppdc chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys 
” WU1 GUINEAS. HARES AND DOGS 
Large Illustrated Catalog Free. 
L1JWI X A. SOUDER, - Telford. Pa. 
STURDY BABYCHICKS 
Martin s White Wyandottes. Ringlet oarred Rocks, 
h. C. Reds, S. C. W. Leghorns, Anemias. Prices free 
from the reliable Sunny Side Poultry Farm, Copper Hill. N J. 
s.c. r. i.Reds» 
from trap-nested s tock. $3 to $5. C. L. MASON, G«noa. \.Y. 
White Wyandotte Cocks and Cockerels B a ^ df S, 
ti apnesteii. Miss Marion I. Moore, Middlebrook Pity. Frm.,Hamburg, N.Y. 
L Kiirr KRaiim 4S. White Leghorns, Pullets and Cocker¬ 
el*. 1‘rices reasonable. FOREST FARM, Kockawaj, Ji. J. 
CHICKS 
S. C. W. Leghorns, 11c.; Rocks, lie. 
Refunded fordead chicks. CSr.free. 
El{, McAllsterville. I’a. 
S.C.BUFF ORPINGTONS 
Sunswiek strain. Farm raised and bred for Winter 
layers Hatching eggs, 83 per setting: 815 per 100. 
Mrs. Frauk E . Martin, . Hatfield, Penn. 
TIFFANY’S SUPERIOR CHICKS 
Siiver and White Wyandottes. S. C. Reds, Barred 
Rocks, Chicks 25c. each; $24 per 100. Indian Runner 
Ducklings. 40c. each. 
ALDHAM POULTRY FARM, R. 34. PHOENIXVILLE, PA. 
For Sale-Pure Bred Mammoth Bronze TURKEYS 
from pi ize-winning stock. Large frame—good bone— 
beautiful plumage. ML, IIIA CIIUMB1.EY. Draper. Virginia 
Trap Nest 
Records 
Have had printed 
on cardboard 11^4x7 
neat and complete trap- 
n e s t record. Printed 
both sides—25 each side. 
Will send 12 for 10c. 
W. F.W., care Rural New-Yorker 
333 West 30th Street. New York 
