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'I*e R.U R A L NEW-YORKER 
The Pine Tree 
HATCHERY 
This Hatchery is the oldest and 
one of the largest in the U. S. 
We have hatched and shipped 
baby-chicks for over a quarter of 
a century. Our chicks are sure to 
please. They come from pure¬ 
bred stock, and are properly 
hatched and priced. 
S. C. White Leghorns, $16.00 
Barred Rocks . . . 20.00 
R. I. Reds .... 20.00 
White Wyandottes . 26.00 
Anconas .... 25.00 
Per 
100 
Chicks 
We Guarantee full count of live 
chicks upon arrival. Our Catalog 
and Price List FREE. 
THE PINE TREE HATCHERY 
Box R Stockton, N. J. 
Baby 
Chicks 
Barron S.C.W. Leghorns 
K. & S. C. R. L Reds 
Park B. Rocks 
p UREBRED, 
Strong, Livable. 
From heavy-laying 
healthy, free range 
stock. Safe arrival 
guaranteed. 
Wesley Grinnell 
Sodas, N. Y. 
White Leghorn CHICKS 
from selected 2-yr.-old breeders mated to cockerels 
from Cornell pedigreed stock direct. Breeders se¬ 
lected for 5 years by Cornell methods and by < ornell 
experts. All stock on free range, large and vigorous 
high producers. March fertility 95%; hatches, 78"« of 
all eggs <et. Chicks, S20 per 100. F. E.UPSCM, Dundee, N.Y. 
Quality S. C. W.Leghorn Chicks/^andIw 
year-old breeders that carry the blood of the famous 
Penna. Poultry Farm strain. These.hens are handled 
especially to produce strong, healthy chicks that 
live and grow. S 15 per 100 for April and May. 
Brook.Side Poultry Farm, Stockton, N. J 
Utility White LEGHORNS 
heavy.laying strain; line bred for the last 
eleven years for egg production, late moulting, size 
and vigor. Day-old chicks and hatching eggs 
for sale. Circular on request. 
HKOAI) BROOK FARM, Bedford Hills, N.Y. 
HAMPTON’S SLACK LEGHORNS 
Day-OM 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. E. If aHPTON. box r. Pittstown, N. J 
Utility WHITE~LEGHORNS 
Hatching Eggs, SIO per 100. Day-old chicks. $20 
per 100. March. April and May delivery. Satisfac¬ 
tion guaranteed. \V. \Y. WALLACE, HOME- 
WOOD FARM, Ptpasautville. Westchester Co., N.Y. 
Torn Barron UglpUinrr Panas from heavy-laying 
!. C. W LEGHORN ndlWllllg CggS ;s mated with 
high pedigree cockerels. Few settings each week. 
J2 per 15. 8.7% guarantee. After Anri I HI -1 S15 per 100. 
nmidllT Itltos.. Coifcroll Poultry Farm, "ext « illliitrton. Conn- 
Tom Barron’s Leghorns {?T.n«icWi" 
One of the most intensive breeding plants in tiie 
country Begs—chicks. Write for circular. WILLOW 
ER00K POULTRY FARM, Allen H. Bulkley. Prop., Odessa. N Y. 
S. C. White Leghorn Chicks Vtk a?n 
No pullets u*t*d a** breeders. Strong, farm raised stock. 
f 15 q 100. C'ltOSSKOAltS FARM, (-arrfeon* N. Y. 
Wy-Har Chicks S. C. White Leghorns 
Trap nested stock. Eggs, chicks. 
WY-HAll POULTRY FARM, Denton, Md. 
S. C.W. Legho: n-Chicks 
YVliltc Kock Sis. Beds. §17. May and June. Parcel post 
prepaid. UtPI.Es Will I I I.KdllOltl I t KM. R. F. D.,Telllrd, P«. 
ElmoreFarn- S. C.While Lsghorns BiiMS 1 . 
I>av-old chicks. Airedale puppies Circular free. 
Elmore Farm. R 3. Box 116, Bridgeport, Conn. 
S. C. Browit Leghorns 
hatching eggs. 
Clayton, N. Y. 
tired to lay. Day-old chicks 
HUGH PATTERSON, 
stmww /am/rx s - *'• Leghorns, Me.: Rooks, 11c. 
I nil H N Monev refunded for dead chicks. Cir. free. 
V1I1VI1D XV. A. LAIVEK. Me.VlIstcrvllle, I’n. 
White Leghorn Baby Chixs a ing 
matism, as it actions would seem to indi¬ 
cate, but I think it more likely that the 
evident weakness of the legs is but a 
symptom of internal troubles popularly 
known as "liver trouble,” from the ap¬ 
pearance of that organ after death. As 
the cock is a valuable one, it will be 
worth while to remove it from the flock 
and give it a purgative dose of castor oil, 
one to two teaspoonfuls. After this it 
should be fed rather lightly upon soft, 
easily digested food and should be kept 
in warm and dry, though airy quarters, 
where it will have a chance to recover if 
its trouble is of a transient nature. There 
is no cure for the diseases of the digestive 
organs showing a "leg weakness” as a 
prominent symptom, and it is hardly 
worth while to attempt to give medicines 
regularly for the possible rheumatism. 
Skim-milk, if available, may well bo given 
in as great quantity as the bird will con¬ 
sume. M. B. D. 
Death of Hen 
Can you help me decide- the cause of 
the death of one of my breeding liens? She 
was a White Rock, two years old this 
Spring, one I had kept over as a breeder. 
She appeared normal during the day; 
later comb and head were very much in¬ 
flamed, breathing a little hard. She died 
a few hours later, head turning a very 
dark purple, almost black. I buried her 
and thoroughly cleaned and disinfected 
henhouse and all drinking fountains. 
Milton, Mass. c. J. Ik 
There was evidently an acute inflam¬ 
mation of the digestive tract present in 
this case, but I do not know its cause. 
Where the symptoms are so violent and of 
such sudden onset, it is reasonable to sus¬ 
pect poisoning, either by some strongly 
irritant poison that the fowl might have 
picked up about the premises hr by de¬ 
caying food or carrion. If rats have 
been poisoned about the place and it has 
been possible for this lieu to have found 
the. carcass of oue. the death may be ex¬ 
plained in that way. You did well to 
clean and disinfect the utensils, droppings 
board, etc., for there are possibilities, of 
course, of an infection that others might 
acquire. If this is the only bird affected 
in the flock, however, the probabilities 
are that some food of a poisonous nature 
had been eaten. ;i. b. d. 
AND HATCH- 
EGGS 
1 i*om u superior laying strain. All farm raised on 
Irw ranee. CHAS. TAYLOR, Liberty, N.Y. | 
Single Comb White Leghorn Eggs 
for HATCHING, from certified, pedigreed stock. 
M. J. yUAOKENBUSH, - Nutley, N.J. 
Hose Comb Brown Leghorns 
strain. Eggs, $:! per 15. liltl'SII ,V SON. Milton. Vermont 
TirETILMV’O SILVER AND WHITE WYANDOTTES. WHITE. 
IK I'M Hi a BUFF AND BARRED ROCKS, S C R I 
C |[nrp|AD 3EDS. WHITE L E G H 0 R N S. PEKIN AND 
wor*-niun Indian runner ducklings and eggs. 
C H I G K S Aldham Poultry Farm, R. 34, Phoenixville, Pa 
HATCHING EGGS—DAY OLD CHICKS 
From Barons strain S. O. White Leghorns, Sired by Cor¬ 
nell Pedigreed I'oelo-rels. The Kirshman Home & Poultry Farm 
Bo* 114 Mountaind le, Sullivan Co . N Y, Phono 17 F-ll 
Rpnodc CHICKENS. DUCKS GEESE. TURKEYS 
QUDIttUSl GUINEAS. HARES AND DOGS 
Stock and Eggs. Large Illustrated Catalog Free. 
BDIVIN A. SOUDBII, - Tel fowl. Pa. 
Pip in Turkeys 
My turkeys all had the pip. [ raised 
about To. and had quite a time with them, 
although I never lost any. Most of them 
went off rlieir feed for a few days. I took 
off the pip and touched each tongue with 
iodine. What causes the pip. and what 
do you think tlie best treatment? 
Mohawk, Mich. MRS. j. w. 
The authorities say that pip is a dis¬ 
ease of exaggerated importance, due to a 
drying of the tongue from breathing 
through the mouth when there is inter¬ 
ference with respiration or to digestive 
disorders of some sort. The seriousness of 
the trouble is in the associated disorder 
rather than in the local formation upon 
the tongue. It is best to avoid rough 
handling of the tongue, lest ulceration be 
set up after the dried membrane is torn 
off. Moistening the parts with glycerine 
and water is recommended and attention 
to the general health of the fowl is of 
more importance than local treatment of 
the tongue. M. b. i>. 
Buttermilk for Chicks 
At what age may young chicks safely 
he fed buttermilk, fresh? Do you con¬ 
sider the feeding of milk to chicks profit¬ 
able where one lias only a flock of 38 
hens, as worms are plentiful during April 
and May, and all are on common farm 
range? Is two-grain ration enough va¬ 
riety for four to eight-mouths birds? 
Crown Point, Ind. MRS. c. a. s. 
I know of no reason why buttermilk 
should not be fed in the same way that 
ordinary sour milk is. though little men¬ 
tion of this food is made by poultrvmen, 
and I. myself, have had no experience 
with it. Buttermilk has practically the 
same food value as sour milk, which, in¬ 
deed. it is, though it may contain more 
of the butter-fat. Sour milk, by which 
soured milk is usually meant, is one of the 
most valuable of chick foods and may 
well lie the very first one given. Unless 
chicks are" closely confined, it cannot well 
be fe;l to excess and it is not fully re¬ 
placed either by worms and hugs or by 
the meat products. Aside from its nn- 
tritional value it has a beneficial influ¬ 
ence upon digestive processes and the di¬ 
gestive tract that other foods do not pos¬ 
sess. If available, sour milk should he 
fed from the cradle to the grave and in as 
great quantity as the chicks will con¬ 
sume. As already said. I do not know of 
any reason why buttermilk should not be 
equally valuable, but cannot speak from 
the same experience with that product. 
Two kinds of grain are sufficient for 
chicks on range, though they should also 
have a ground grain mash in which sev¬ 
eral products may as well be combined. 
M. B. D. 
RR’S Guaranteed. 
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 chicks 
this season. Just ctsk for free catalog. 
THE KERR CHICKERY m 
Box 56 Frenchtown, New Jersey 
7V7 -0fff will get your full order next year 
KTRKI IP’S s. C. White LEGHORN CHICKS 
6,000 BABY CHICKS old customers by our 1>000 s-week pUU ETS 
STR AIP.HT AMFRIf AN STOCK el iP e , ct \° P rov e by owr pen entered in the contest at Storrs 
Ollmlulll rtlllEluLAil OlULIV that ENGLISH STOCK does not always mean the best stock. 
WE DO NOT CLAIM tc bare all 200-egg hens or stock that were all bred from 200-egg hens. 
WE DO CLAIM—First: That we have trapnested all stock in their pullet year for 4 full 
years. Second: That every hen in onr breeding pens laid from 140 to 225 in pullet year and 
that the average would be well above 150 eggs per nen. Third Every cock or cockerel in our 
breeding yards were bred from a pen containing breeders with records running from 175 to 225 
eggs per i.en, headed by a cock-bird from a 265-egg hen. Fourth: We guarantee a strong, 
healthy live ehix delivered to von for every jnc you pay for.. 
Wc absolutely take your wo* as tc condition upor .irrival and make settlement accordingly. 
$30.00 per IOO $00.00 per 5O0 §175.00 per 1,000 O AAA Ilim/I 
Price of I’uHot* on application. 1.2O0 breeders on free range. OjvfUU V ar tiJliXVij I 
KIRKUP BROS. Mattituck, Long Island, New York 
Potatoes. -81; milk, per qt.; oats, 
85c: eggs, 45c: fowls, live. 40c: tobacco, 
10c; hay. per ton. $20 to $24; straw. $10; 
veal, per lb.. 24c; hogs, dressed. 22c: 
butter. 75c: flour, one-half sack. 81.00; 
beans. 80 lm : applos. Spy, $3 per bu. 
Onondaga Co., N. Y. w. j. t. 
3,000 select Breedeis on free farm range—the finest 
I ever owned. All breeders inoculated and free from 
lieo. Eggs for hatching now ready in any quantity. 
Now booking orders for Baby Chicks—March and 
April delivery. Capacity, 10 to 12,000 weekly. Order 
well in advance this year as there is only half the 
usual number of breeders in the country. My book, 
" Profits in Poultry Keeping Solved,” free with all $10or- 
ders. circular free. EDGAR BRIGGS. Box 75, Plexixnt Volley. N. Y. 
BARRON ENGLISH LEGHORNS 
Chicks at S14 per 100; $85 per500: future or innnedi- 
iate special delivery. 5,000 each week. Order now 
High egg bred stock most profitable ami persistent 
layer*. Laying Contests winners. Valuable catalogue 
free. Vale Leghorn Farm, 0- Devries, Owner Zeeland, Mich. 
White Chinese Goose EGGS 
40c each by express. Nothing sent by Parcel Post. 
GEO. E. HOWELL, Spruce Farm, Howells. N. Y. 
30 Selected PEARL GUINEAS 
at $3 each. SINCLAIR SMITH, 23 Jacob St.. New York, N.Y. 
Bob White, Hungarian Partridges 
Wild Turkeys, Pheasants, Quail, Rabbits, Deer, etc. 
for stocking purposes. 
I Fhiipy Pheasants, Peafowl, Cranes, Storks. Swans, 
Ornamental Ducks and Geese. Bears, Foxes. Rae- 
] coon. Squirrels, and all kinds of birds and animals. 
1 \VM. J. MACKENSEN, Natuialis:. Dept 10. Yardley. Pa 
BS 
BABY CHICKS EGGS—BREEDING STOCK 
js. C- W. Leghorns — R. I. Reds — B. P. Rocks — W. Wyandottes 
Gibson baby chicks are vigorous and livable, heavy laying flocks, headed by males from thel 
Flocks Producing the Highest Scoring Pens at the International Laying Contest ^ 
Hatching Eggs from the tame matings guaranteed eighty per cent, fertile. Gibson 
readers are large, vigorous and will make vonr flock more productive and piciit- 
nble. Safe arrival guaranteed. Illustrated folder fs-ee. Write for it now 
G. F. GIBSON, Galen Farms. Box 1OO, CLYDE. N. Y. 
