‘She RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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EGG-LAYING CONTEST 
In hriswcf to tnnny questions about this ogg- 
Inying contest.. tin; following facts are given: 
It is Ix'liT at StoiTB post office in connection 
with ttic Connecticut Agricultural College. The 
contest begins November 1. There are 10 pul¬ 
lets in 'tiacli pen. AH tlie birds receive uniform 
t rent input. The bouses are all alike, and t lie 
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, and another set of pullets en¬ 
tered for the nest year. 
Hecord at Storrs. Conn., for week ending 
July 10, 1919: 
BARRED ROCK8 Week Total 
Merritt M. Clark. Conn. 30 h'.'l 
Samuel M. Monks. Conn. 27 UC7 
Clenhope Kami. Mass. II 
Jules F. Francals, L. 1. 37 1433 
Laurel Poultry h arm. Quebec . 32 131 > 
Fairfield Poultry Farms, N. II. 30 11(0 
Norfolk Specialty Farm. Ontario. 26 1*07 
Mich. Agricultural College, Midi. 17 1121 
Rock Rose Farm, N. Y. 31 Kill 
J. H. Wilson. Methuen. Mass. 12 707 
Joseph M. Rothschild, N. V. 33 1006 
lngleside Farm. N. Y. SO 1226 
Ore. Agricultural College. Oregon. 3!) 810 
K L, Smith. Maine . 27 866 
H. K. Wallace, Jr., Mass .. 36 961 
WHITE RO.CKS 
S. Bradford Allyn. Mass. 
Albert T. Leuzen. Mass. 
Chickatawbut Farms, Mass. 
1). S. Vaughn. H. 1... 
H. A Wilson. N. 11. 
11ij 1 listun llill Poultry I arm, Mass.... 
BUFF ROCKS 
A. A. Hall, Conn. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES 
Beulah Farm. Ontario. 
W. Bradley. Victoria. B. C 
Herbert L Warren. Que., C 
Mrs K. W. Stevens. N. V.... 
Laurel Hill Farm. R. 1. 
Obed G. Knight. R. 1. 
Merrythought Farm,Conn.. 
)) L. Miigrey, Conn. 
Shadowbrook Farm. Conn.. 
Patrick F. Sullivan, Conn.. 
iiuada .... 
BUFF WYANDOTTES 
II. P. Oloyps. Conn. 
Cook Porter. Mass. 
K. Terry Smith. Conn. 
RHODE ISLAND REDS 
Chas. II. Lane, Mass. 
Ktjon Poultry Farm. N.J. ... 
Homer P. Doming, Conn. 
Hopewell Farms. N. J. 
Pleasantville Farms. N. Y. . . 
Laurel Hill Farm. R. I. 
Natick Farm, It. 1... 
Pinecre«t Orchards. Mass. 
Jacob K. Jansen.Conn. 
Hecr Brook Poultry Farm, N.H. 
RHODE ISLAND WHITES 
liarvev A Drew, N. J. 
1', W. Cuiepstone. Conn. 
BLACK RHINELANDERS 
A, Schwarz. Cal. 
ELUE ANDALUSIANS 
Blue Andalusian Club of America, N. V. 
OREGONS 
Agricultural College, Corvallis,Ore.... 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
A. H. Penny. N, T. 
Robt. C. Ogle, N. Y. 
S. G. McLean. Conn. 
Glenhope Farm. Mass. 
Fid ward T. Tonissen. N. Y. 
Meadowedgo Farm, L. I. 
Kirknp Bros, N. Y. 
A U. Hall, Conn. 
Kxmore Farms, Pa. 
James O LcFevre. N. Y. 
shadowbrook Farm, Conn. 
Wm. L. Gilbert Home. Conn... 
Francis F. Lincoln, Conn. 
P. G. Platt. Pa. 
Sunny Crest Corporation, N. Y. 
L. K. lngoldsby, N. Y. . 
It S. Fills, N. J. 
Hollywood Farm, Wash. 
Bonnie Brook Farm, N. Y. 
W. E. Atkinson, Conn. 
Beck Egg F'arm. N.J. 
Westwood Farm. N. Y. 
A. P. Robinson. N. Y. 
C. Rasmussen. N. J . 
Sunny Side Poultry F'arm. N. J. 
Gustav Walters, N. J . 
R. Lindsey Ireland. Ky. 
K A. Ballard. Pa. 
Mount Hope Farm, Mass. 
Hilltop Poultry Yards.Conn. 
J F'rank Dubois. Mass. 
Clifford 1. Stoddard. Conn. 
George Phillips. Conn. 
J W Welch. Neb. 
M. T. Lindsay. N Y. 
Mrs. .1. L. Thuesen. Conn. 
Oak Hill Estate. Pa. 
ltert Horsfall. Quebec. 
Tarbell Farms. N V ... 
LocuSt Grove Farm. N. J. 
Hopewell F'arms, N..1. 
Rapp's Leghorn F’arm. N. J. 
D. Tancred, Wash. 
M.J Quaekeiibiish. N.J. 
The Yates F'arm. N. Y. . 
Herbert O. Maxhutu. It i. ... 
W. B. If left. III. 
Klhvood Newton, Conn. 
C. S Green, N.J . 
Coleman Miles, Ill. 
47 
35 
31 
23 
5 
27 
31 
24 
15 
26 
22 
H 
21 
33 
21 
•>2 
16 
38 
7 
39 
29 
23 
19 
21 
31 
26 
40 
88 
21 
36 
33 
14 
23 
37 
20 
51 
-17 
41 
40 
39 
42 
46 
36 
41 
42 
37 
44 
47 
43 
46 
39 
50 
31 
39 
46 
46 
47 
30 
50 
51 
51 
46 
49 
46 
41 
III 
36 
43 
49 
25 
43 
10 
51 
19 
35 
38 
55 
37 
40 
30 
52 
38 
39 
37 
35 
981 
982 
1197 
773 
928 
1006 
840 
1022 
1230 
969 
1028 
1041 
1289 
1001 
798 
920 
1098 
881 
706 
907 
1194 
892 
1002 
710 
851 
1371 
1116 
1020 
91 
12-19 
m3 
947 
616 
970 
797 
985 
062 
1IS4 
1028 
966 
991 
1168 
1009 
1071 
1235 
964 
1009 
1078 
1135 
822 
1143 
1187 
919 
1016 
1169 
1031 
981 
127.9 
1113 
917 
1023 
1138 
1010 
1192 
1298 
1197 
879 
1041 
919 
845 
1089 
1100 
975 
920 
967 
956 
1042 
1228 
loll 
722 
1017 
909 
970 
821 
970 
Total... 3485 102294 
Death of Young Turkeys 
What makes my young turkeys die? 
They do well until four to eight weeks 
old. th< n drop over, apparently nothing 
wrong: they are hen-hatched and brooded. 
We hatched 27 out of 20 eggs. They are 
t ever allowed to get wet. and we have 
fed them same as young chickens. S. P. F. 
Virginia. 
There are various maladies affecting 
joung turkeys, hut most serious and most 
widespread of all is the affection popu¬ 
larly known as “blackhead.” so called 
from the discoloration of the head that 
usually appears in the course of the dis¬ 
ease. This disease is really an acute or 
chronic inflammation of the liver and in¬ 
testinal tract caused by a small organism 
picked up with the food and drink. So 
widespread has this infecting organism 
become where poultry is kept that it is 
now very difficult to find any places suf¬ 
ficiently free from it to make turkey rais¬ 
ing on any large scale practicable. No 
cure has been discovered, and no method 
of ridding premises over which turkeys 
roam of the source of infection is known. 
A certain number of any flock are likely 
to either escape infection or to resist it 
and live, but the fatalities are usually so 
great as to discourage those who at¬ 
tempt to raise' flocks of any size. Af¬ 
fected turkeys may first he discovered by 
their tendency to lag behind the rest of 
the flock; then they grow progressively 
weaker, become emaciated, exhibit diar¬ 
rhoea Jit some period of the disease, and 
finally die. As young turkeys are not 
handled, their emaciation and diarrhea 
may no | <> noticed. They are first seen 
to display the lagging gait of weakness, 
become droopy and soon are found dead. 
M. B. 1). 
Crop-bound Chid; 
T have been having some trouble with 
my chickens. They are about one month 
old. Their crop is on the ,- ight hand side 
and is not under the neck where it is sup¬ 
posed to be. On top of it the skin is so 
thin one can see all that is inside. I 
think they have lice, too. They pick 
themselves in one place until they bleed, 
and sometimes pull their feathers out. 
fan you tell me what is the matter? 
Vermont. D. T. K. 
I judge that these chickens have been 
filling up with dead grass or other indi¬ 
gestible material, and have distended 
crops that have become displaced because 
of their distension. If this is the case 
you may he able by ge.itle manipulation 
and kneading to get the crop emptied and 
then by care to see that they do not again 
eat large quantities of stuff that will not 
pass through the crop. Chickens some¬ 
times exhibit a depraved appetite that 
apparently calls for such unsuitable foods 
ns feathers, dead grass, ravelings from 
cloth, etc. They should have enough 
grain food, with grit and charcoal, to 
satisfy their manual desire for food and 
should he cheeked in their unnatural de¬ 
sires hv a little watchfulness upon the 
part of their caretaker. If these chicks 
are lousy, grease them beneath the wings 
and upon the head with lresh lard and see 
that they do not become reinfected with 
lice from their quarters, and again, do 
not forget the need for grit and the desir¬ 
ability of feeding charcoal to growing 
chicks. * M. B. D. 
Determining Sex of Pigeons 
I would like some simple rule for de- 
termining the sex in pigeons, particularly 
the younger birds. S. K. 
There is no definite plan or rule by 
which the sexes may be accurately detect¬ 
ed at all times. In certain varieties there 
is some contrast in the outward appear¬ 
ance of the male and female, the male 
bird usually being a little coarser in head 
and a trifle heavier in body. However, 
there are exceptions to this rule. When 
pairs are thoroughly mated it is not a 
difficult matter to determine the male 
from the female by their actions, espe¬ 
cially at mating time. The male bird 
usually does most of the cooing, and he 
is also often seen driving the female al¬ 
most incessantly for a few days before 
she lays the eggs. In young birds it is 
almost impossible for anyone to determine 
sex with any degree of accuracy, and in 
older specimens it is accomplished more 
through familiarity with them, their ac¬ 
tions. appearance, etc., than anything 
else. d. M. G. 
BREEDING STOCK FOR SALE 
The Franco-American 
Poultry Farm 
LITTLE FALLS, N. J. 
offers* for sale 
Barred Ply. Rocks Mainmoih Pekin Ducks 
and Toulouse Geese 
AT MUCH REDUCED PRICES 
id 
ERE is the tractor of utmost economy, the tractor 
that gets most from every gallon of fuel because 
the direct drive from motor to both rear axle and 
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TH E 
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The Huber Light Four is the best tractor Huber ever built. 
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it, and anyone who knows an automobile can keep it 
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Every one interested in tractors should read the 
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Tells vitally interesting facts about tractors. It is 
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216 Center Street Marion, Ohio 
Makers of the famous Huber Junior Thresher 
Weight 5.000 lbs.: 
pulls three 14-inch 
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p. delivered to the 
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Pe r f e x Radiator: 
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k< rosene or distil¬ 
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two speeds. 2 0. and 
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PRICE 
Prepaid by Parcel Post 
Ready for Shipment—July 30th, August 6th and 13th 
25 Chicks 
100 Chicks 
S. C. White Leghorns 
Barred Plymouth Rocks . 
Rhode Island Reds . . . 
Black Leghorns . * . . 
Terms Cash with order. Can not ship C. O. D., but will guarantee to deliver the chicks in first-class 
condition. 1( any are dead upon arrival will refund your money or replace them free of charge. 
These chicks are from healthy, vigorous, pure bred slock, the kind that will produce eggs and plenty of them, 
To be sure of getting Kerr’s Top Notch Quality Chicks order now. Send for FREE Catalog No. 4 . 
We Now OfferaLimited Number of Pullets 
HATCHED IN APRIL. 
<Cr .v. And April, you know, is considered l>y 
many the best month in the year for pro- 
dueing winter layers. Further information 
anil interesting folder given at your re¬ 
quest. Prices reasonable. 
QUEENSBURY FARMS ^ n 1 ,s N R.ve?. i 0 N S j; 
O U IO RC 22c •«.; $20 per 100- Wyandottes J? 
UniUlVO Rocks and Reds 3 mos. old l 
hlirifC Pullets. Breeding Drakes. Pekin. £ 
UUUlVO Rouen and Runner Ducksr 
Al.PlIOt POULTRY FARM. li. 34, l'hoe»4ivlllr. Pa. S 
For Sale -White Leghorn Cockerels ^h'iu^im!!: 
From h«*n< f rom flock :ivt»t•n rr l«j» 180 epffirs. S3 OO each* 
$32 50 |>crdozeu. H- GOLD, Koslyn. L- 1.. New York 
CHICKS 
R. C. Bull Leghorns, Bar. Rocks. Par 
Post Service. Cir. l-'ree. Guarantee Sa 
faction. JAC08 NEIM0ND, Bos 2. McAliitemlle 
CHICKS 
Broilers. Leghorns, Rocks amt Reds. 3 ets. 
' up. Safe delivery guaranteed. Circular 
W. A. LAUVER. McAlistervillo, Pa. 
White Leghorn 
YEAH- U ano $1.50. Excellent stock. 
LING neilb FORK.ST FARM,Rtckiway, N J. 
U/ontod Al "il hatched WHITE I.F.GIIOUN PVI- 
™ dll lull I.I T’S—in 100 lots. Give breeding an 
first letter. 
reeding and pi-ici 
Box 398, Narragansett Pier, R. I. 
ForSaleDuringJuly Sr romb° whul 8 ' & 
horns. $1. RingleOomh Black Minoreas,$2. Further 
details imply to GREYSTONE POULIRY FARM.Yonkers. N.Y. 
ANCONAS—Cockerels "hatched. 
per dozen. 
*3 each; $32 so 
H. GOLD, Roslyn, Long Island. N Y. 
I iahl Rrikmae ONLY, tilth year Hens from 
L.l£lll Ul Glllllda our breeding pens. $3 and $3.50. 
Cocks. $5. Haystack Mountain Farm, Norfolk, Conn. 
Pearl Guinea Eggs eZlPJPLlrJlu- 
cious. Kaiflo some this season. Hear same as baby chicks. 
Still ainpk, time to hatch and grow. I Q. QUIGLEY, Goshen, NT 
PARKS WINTER LAYING 
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS 
Won f» Storrs. Northern American. 
Canadian and Missouri Laying Con¬ 
tests. Made the remarkable winter 
contest record of 134 eggs <5 birds) 
in Jan. Over 22 lbs. of favorable 
reports from customers. Gen’l Cir. 
FREE. Most instructive catalog so 
far printed 25c, it is returnable. 
J. W. PARKS, Box Y ALTOONA. PA. 
Bob White, Hungarian Partridges 
Wild Turkeys, Pheasants,Quail, Rabbits, Deer, etc. 
for stocking purposes. 
Fancy Pheasants. Peafowl. Cranes, Storks, Swans. 
Ornamental Ducks and Geese, Bears, Foxes, Rac¬ 
coon. Squirrels, and all kinds of birds ami animals 
WM. J. MAOKENSEN. Naturalist. Dept. 10, Yardley. Pa 
RABBITS 
Pure Belgian Hares YmmSe S r' s f|i°to $3’. 
WILLOW SIRING FARM, Fort Byron, N.Y. 
Rufus Red Belgians, Flemish Giants 
siring slock that w ill hringtlicin future details should • i- 
der from the BOUCHARD BROTHERS, R. F. 0. No. 4, Ogdtiisburg. N.Y 
1 H, D VER CAMPINES. 100 ANCO- 
- NAS, R. O. preferred, 25 
PARTRIDGE LOCHINS, year-old hens. Would consider 
early pullets. Good, healthy utility stock. Will not 
pay faney price. Address B W. FOLSOM, Warren, Ohio 
Wanted-500 PULLETS 
L>. L. Clarke & Sons, 162 W. River St., Milford, Conn. 
Wanted-S. C. R. I. Red Pullets f u Tl 
description and price to CARL OHLSON. Richmond, Stas-. 
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 tough 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 
R Re f a s Belgians, Flemish Giants, English and Dutch Hares p 'KJ d 
You can buy your Foundation for a trltie more than Common Stock from 
First Prize Winners of this Country and England 
Boston, Jan. 1919. Three. Muncie, lud.. Feb 1919, Two Grand Rapids, Mich., Apr. 1919, Nine Prize Winners 
The offspring of this quality is more likely to produce quality than the offspring of poor stock. 
1 Guarantee Satisfaction and Safe Delivery, anywhere in America, or Money Refunded. 
JOSEPH BLANK Dept. A. 428 Highland Ave. MT. VERNON, NEW YORK 
