Damaged Wheat for Poultry 
A good share of the wheat crop was 
damaged in the field this year by the 
continual wet weather. The grain sprouted 
and was discolored by water. In some 
cases mold or rot started. The grain 
was mostly all dried, but will never be 
fit for milling. Can it he used safely for 
feeding poultry? We find some poultry- 
men who are afraid to feed this damaged 
grain. The Maryland Experiment Station 
quickly started an experiment with two 
lots of hens in order to test this matter. 
A number of hens were fed on good 
wheat of last year’s crop. An equal num¬ 
ber were fed on badly damaged wheat of 
this year’s crop. This wheat was badly 
discolored, and much of it had begun to 
sprout and mold. It had been dried be¬ 
fore thrashing and was well handled. As 
a result of this feeding the Station con¬ 
cludes : 
“Field damaged wheat harvested dur¬ 
ing the wet season of 1919 on the Mary¬ 
land Experiment Station farm did not 
cause any ill effects when fed to hens, 
even though an average of more than S 
lbs per hen was consumed in a period of 
six weeks and the hens were kept under 
unnatural conditions. 
“Field-damaged 1919 .wheat had ap¬ 
proximately the same feeding value as 
sound wheat, for although slightly more 
of the damaged wheat was consumed, the 
hens gained in weight, while the others 
lost weight and they laid a few more 
eggs than those fed sound wheat.” 
The Station gives a few precautions 
about feeding such grain. 
“While these results seem to show con¬ 
clusively that there was no detrimental 
results following the feeding of field-dam¬ 
aged wheat in this instance, still it is ad¬ 
vised that such wheat be fed with due 
caution, for under other conditions and 
with other strains of fowls it might be 
possible for trouble to occur. Under 
practical conditions it is recommended 
that the following precautions be observed 
so as to minimize any danger that may 
be involved: 
“1. Use damaged wheat only as part 
of the ration. 
“2. If fed heavily use only each alter¬ 
nate month. 
“3. Keep fowls healthy by careful man¬ 
agement. Furnish green feed. 
“4. If convenient run wheat through a 
fanning mill to blow out dirt and mold. 
“5. If molded badly heat in an oven to 
kill mold spores. 
“6. Feed only during good weather, and 
when diseases are not prevalent.” 
Laying and Late Molting 
It takes a good hen to lay right through 
the molt, whether the molt be early or 
late, and I certainly should not discard 
the hen that molts early and lays right 
through the molt until I had good proof 
that she was not a good Fall and Winter 
producer. It would seem that she ought to 
be in better condition to lay through the 
Fafl and Winter than her late-molting 
sister who lays right through the. molt. 
There are exceptions to all rules, but 
I think it will be found to be generally 
true that the late-molting hens are the 
best producers, and that the hens good 
enough to lay right through the molt are 
the late molters. merritt m. clark. 
Fairfield Co., Conn. 
Formula for Dry Mash 
Is this dry mash that I intend to feed 
to my 25 pullets, Rhode Island Reds, cor¬ 
rect, by weight? 15 lbs. corumeal, 15 
lbs. wheat middlings, 15 lbs. beef scrap, 30 
lbs. wheat bran, 30 lbs. ground oats. It 
is mixed well and in hoppers, before them 
all the time, and fed twice a day, scratch 
feed in deep litter, and given some kind 
of green feed every day; also grit, char¬ 
coal and shells. Could I improve on the 
mash? H. F. M. 
South Hadley Falls. Mass. 
Your formula for a dry mash is a good 
one, though I should like it better if you 
added 15 lbs. of gluten feed. This would 
reduce the proportion of meat scrap to 
one-eighth, but would cheapen it some¬ 
what. and I think you would get as good 
results. Gluten feed, it seems to me, is 
one of the best sources of protein in a 
poultry mash, as it is one of the best milk- 
producing foods that can be fed to^ cows. 
I like the idea of compounding one’s own 
rations, for the reasons that you give. 
M. B. D. 
Leg Weakness 
I have a chicken that seems weak in 
her legs and keeps falling over when try¬ 
ing to walk. When she manages to start 
walking she has to nearly run to keep her 
balance. Could you tell me a remedy for 
this ailment, and also what it is and its 
cause ? J. F. H. 
Saugerties, N. Y. 
This form of “leg weakness” is com¬ 
mon in growing pullets and cockerels and 
is Usually recovered from spontaneously. 
Its cause is not understood, various rea¬ 
sons. including the presence of intestinal 
worms, being given to account for it. If 
you will give the chicken a cathartic, a 
teaspoon fill or two of castor oil or one of 
Epsom salts, it will probably recover with¬ 
in a few days. The salts should, of course,' 
be dissolved in a little watey or bo given 
in soft food. M. B. D. 
Situation Wanted Superintendent 
on Gentleman’s Estate: thoroughly experienced in 
all brandies and capable of taking full charge. 
ADVERTISER, 5970, care Rural New-Yorker 
Subscribers’Exchange 
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word each insertion, payable in advance. 
Copy must reach us Thursday morning to 
appear in issue of following week. 
This department is for the accommodation of 
subscribers, but no display advertising or ad¬ 
vertising of a commercial nature is admitted. 
Farm Help Wanted 
WANTED—Protestant woman to look after boys 
in an institution; must understand boys and 
be a good mender of clothes. ADVERTISER 
6114, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Two country women, preferably sis¬ 
ters. or mother and daughter, to be cook and 
waitress and chambermaid in a family of five 
adults: good wages given; would have two rooms 
and bath. ADVERTISER 6113, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Assistant matrons, beginning salary 
$40 a month, room, board and washing; oc¬ 
casional opportunity for promotion to $70. Ad¬ 
dress NEW YORK STATE REFORMATORY 
FOR WOMEN, Bedford Hills, N. Y. 
WANTED—At once: man and wife, near middle 
age. without children, to take charge of a 
strictly higli-class and modernly equipped dairy 
farm where four other men are regularly em¬ 
ployed and product is wholesaled exclusively; 
both must he strictly reliable, capable and re¬ 
sponsible; everything furnished and all supplies 
provided: permanent position; give ages, experi¬ 
ence and present, employment. T. HUGUS 
RICHARDS, Jeannette. Pa. 
WANTED—Men in dairy plant and on farms; 
farm hands. $2 per day with board and room; 
barn men, $55 per month with board and room; 
milkers. $60 per month with board and room. 
COLUMBIA MILK FARMS. .Tuliustown, N. J. 
WANTED—Married man with small family to 
work in dairy and care for calves: one who is 
in a position to board a man: must be sober, re¬ 
liable and willing to work; state wages in first 
letter. Address BELLE MEAD, N. J., Box 68, 
R. F. D. 
SHEEP HERDER wanted, understanding West¬ 
ern free range methods to tie operated in East¬ 
ern rural district with feeder sheep and a few 
breeders. Apply ADVERTISER 6051, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Immediately, one or two young sin¬ 
gle men to milk purebred Holsteins on yearly 
test: ten cows to be milked and fed 1 four times 
a day: no other work; must be good cow men. 
interested in the work, and thoroughly depend¬ 
able: good living conditions near village, and 
good wages. BOX 12. Bantam, Conn. 
WANTED—Women attendants in State institu¬ 
tion for feeble-minded; salary $35 per month 
and maintenance; state age when applying. Ap¬ 
ply to SUPERINTENDENT, Letclnvorth Village, 
Rockland Co., N. Y. 
WANTED—Testers for dairy improvement asso¬ 
ciations: must give references. LIVINGSTON 
COUNTY FARM BUREAU, Mt. Morris, N. Y. 
WANTED—-Single men to work at least one 
year as testers in New York Cow Testing As¬ 
sociations: good wages paid competent men: ex¬ 
perience in feeding and in operating Babcock 
test preferred: give age, school training, dairy 
or farm experience, names and addresses of for¬ 
mer employers. Write ,T. C. MADDY, Animal 
Husbandry Department, Ithaca, N. Y. 
WANTED—A woman, woman and daughter or 
two sisters, for general housework in the coun¬ 
try: laundry done out: all modern conveniences. 
ADVERTISER 6104, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Man and wife or woman to work on 
modern equipped farm: man to help with gen¬ 
eral farm work; woman to help with housework: 
no children: a good home for right parties: 
good wages: please give references and wages 
desired. ADVERTISER 6105. care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Competent maid for general house¬ 
work; references required. MRS. HENRY 
FUESSENICH, 93 Migeon Avenue, Torrington, 
Conn. 
WANTED—By a corporation developing largo 
tract in New York City, man experienced’ in 
landseaping, planting and seeding: perferably 
graduate agricultural eollege, with one or two 
vears’ experience: state fullv all qualifications 
and salary expected. HATH RON HOMES COR¬ 
PORATION. 50 Pine Street, Now York. 
WANTED—Working manager for splendid New 
York State farm in high state of fertility, car¬ 
rying 50 to 100 head’ purebred stock; close to 
village, churches and school: within 2 hours 
New York City: requirements, all around general 
practical farmer having successful experience 
with crops, feeding and fitting, official testing 
and calf raising: first-class position for high- 
grade man. capable, energetic, thorough, clever 
handling help and producer of results. Give full 
particulars, nationality, experience, qualifica¬ 
tions. where and how employed past ten years, 
references, number in family and salary ex¬ 
pected. ADVERTISER 6119, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Single middle-aged farm hand; must 
he good worker, reliable and trusty: small 
dairy: work light through Winter: good home: 
give reference and wages expected in replying 
to this ad. ECHO POULTRY FARM, Hyde 
Park, N. Y. 
MAN AND WIFE on dairy farm using milking 
machine; 50 miles from New York; man must 
be good general farmer with knowledge of feed¬ 
ing for milk production, but not to act as super¬ 
intendent; wife must board two or three hands 
in Summer and" one in Winter at .$25 per month 
each; wages, $70 per month to April 1; $75 
after; extras include garden, potatoes, milk. 
Summer firewood, henhouse and first-class cot¬ 
tage, with batii and toilet and hot and cold 
water; state full particulars in first letter, num¬ 
ber and ages of family and previous experience. 
Address ADVERTISER 6111!. care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Middle-aged woman or young girl for 
light housework; no objection to color. Apply 
by letter, ADVERTISER 6117, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
SINGLE MAN. 25, on commercial duck r - chick¬ 
en farm. ADVERTISER 6121, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WORKING foreman for apple orchard; $70, 
house, garden, fuel. milk. ADVERTISER 
6122, care Rural New-Yorker. 
MIDDLE-AGED man to take care of two to 
three hundred chickens; light work; good com¬ 
fortable home and small wages. J. F. COVE, 
Westwood, N. J. 
WANTED—Active young man with some poultry 
experience as assistant on up-to-date poultry 
farm; good wages and excellent chance for ad¬ 
vancement for a man who can make good: give 
references, experience and wages asked in first 
letter; no city man need apply. ADVERTISER 
6124, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Single dry hand milker who can milk 
and care for twenty cows; good wages and 
home for right man. J. H. PAYNE, Pittstown, 
N. J. 
WANTED—Man and wife on estate; man to be 
generally useful; wife to assist in general 
housework: modern labor-saving electrical ap¬ 
pliances used: wages $80 per month with rooms 
and private bath. MRS. VINCENT PHELPS, 
Ossining, N. Y. 
WANTED—Competent woman for general house¬ 
work on small farm near Montclair, N. J., 
fourteen miles from New York City; house has 
eight rooms, bath, electricity, city water and 
modern conveniences; American family, consists 
of man, wife and young child; we offer a good 
home with good wages to right party and will 
not object, to one well-behaved child of school j 
age. Address OWNER, Room 216, 63 Park Row, 
N. Y. City. 
Situations Wanted 
WANTED—Management of small poultry farm; 
experienced in all phrases for five years; Cor¬ 
nell training. D. M. LESLIE, 77 Sanford Ave., 
Flushing, L. I., N. Y. 
WANTED—Position as farm manager; college 
and practical training; references. ADVER¬ 
TISER 6112, care Rural New-Yorker. 
ORCITARDIST—Ten years’ experience; expert in 
pruning and spraying; as manager, or would 
consider lease. ADVERTISER 610S, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
SITUATION wanted by A No. 1 farmer; thor¬ 
oughly experienced in all farm crops: good 
milker, butter-maker, poultry forcing for Winter 
eggs. CHARLES A. BOYCE. Massena, N. Y. 
HOUSEKEEPER position wanted by a refined, 
ambitious young woman, with a girl of ten 
and a boy of nine years; kindly state full par¬ 
ticulars as to school, etc., and salary offered. 
ADVERTISER 6118. care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Position as herdsman; familiar with 
butter-making and A. R. O. work: wages $85 
per month with board. ADVERTISER 6120, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN, married, with 15 years’ prac¬ 
tical experience, desires position; large plant 
preferred; first-class references. H. SHAPIRO, 
Drawer O, White Plains, N. Y. 
WANTED—Position as manager and assistant 
manager of large general farm or orchard 
proposition by two young men, Americans, one 
having 18 years of general farm experience, in¬ 
cluding 10 years of fruit; other is graduate in 
agriculture of a Western college: experts on 
farm and fruit growing, spraying, packing and 
pruning, cover crops, etc.; none but a large 
proposition considered?; willing to go anywhere. 
Address M. & G., Box 121, Newark. Del. 
WANTED—Position to take full charge of large 
gentleman’s estate by superintendent. 35. mar¬ 
ried: practical all around farmer and gardener; 
now in charge of an estate on the Hudson: pres¬ 
ent empiover mav be interviewed. Please ad¬ 
dress ADVERTISER 6115, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
HERDSMAN-DAIRYMAN; age 30; thoroughly 
experienced; married: one child; American; 
Catholic; A-l references: private estate. Ad¬ 
dress P. 0. BOX 87. St. .Tames. L. I.. N. Y. 
ORCITARDIST. single, experienced in all its 
branches, desires position; excellent refer¬ 
ences. ADVERTISER 6123, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Marr!ed*man wishes position on com¬ 
mercial poultry farm, with chance for advance¬ 
ment: experienced. ADVERTISER 6125, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
HERDSMAN, single, desires position: purebred 
.Terseys preferred: register of merit work; 
good calf raiser; 12 years’ practical experience; 
graduate Winter eourse. ADVERTISER 6127, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
POSITION wanted as farm manager and super¬ 
intendent by practical, lifelong_ experience 
farmer: age 37: married; one child 5 years old: 
expert dairv and poultrynian: familiar with all 
branches cf farming, engines, etc.; not afraid 
of work, and wife will board help if necessary: 
first-class references as to character and ability: 
please state wages, size of farm or estate, 
privileges, etc., in first letter. ADVERTISER 
6126. care Rural New-Yorker. 
Farms For Sale* to Rent* etc. 
WANTED—Would like a tenant for registered 
Avrshire stock farm who has faith enough in 
his own ability to purchase half interest in 
stock and equipment and operate farm and herd 
on share basis. ADVERTISER 6083, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Substantial, 9-room country home 
on Lake Museoneteong: built and always oe*. - 
pied bv present owner: in perfect repair: large, 
highly'cultivated garden; small fruits, asparagus 
bed. fishing, boating and bathing; death of wife 
causes owner to offer at less than first cost of 
construction: should he seen to be appreciated. 
Address R S. BALDWIN, 152 Market Street. 
Paterson. N. .T. 
FOR SALE—A farm of 11 acres, suitable for 
trucking or poultry raising; house of 7 rooms; 
barn and wagon house and all other outbuildings. 
JOHN STRYKER, Stockton, N. J. 
WANTED— To rent from owner, about 320-acre 
farm in New York State for year 1020; one 
that can be machine worked; if suited will 
buy; must be on or near good road; distance 
from town no object; write particulars, stating 
kind of improvements, location, kind of soil and 
hilly or level, price per acre, etc. Address 
LOCK BOX 433, Rockford, Ill. 
10 ACRES, poultry, fruit: good buildings; $4,000. 
GEO. S. MARTIN, Plainfield, N. J.; R. No. 3. 
FOR RENT—On shares, estate farm over 300 
acres on outskirts of Syracuse, N. -.: 2 silos; 
100 acres in Alfalfa and Timothy; possession 
any time before March 1, 1920. ADVERTISER 
6075, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Finest equipped up-to-date poultry 
plant in State of New Jersey; write for par¬ 
ticulars. BOX 122, Spotswood, N. J. 
APPLE farm for sale; $18,000 will buy a farm 
which this year will sell $15,000 of apples; 
located in best part of Dutchess Co., N. Y., one 
mile from R. It.; 10 miles from Poughkeepsie; 
good reasons for selling. Address ADVER¬ 
TISER 6080, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—100-acre stock farm; stock and 
equipment: 12 head cattle; two houses; plenty 
barn room; to settle estate. Inquire W. S. W., 
P. O. Box 143, Delmar, N. Y. 
261-ACRE DAIRY FARM—80 acres pasture; 
balance meadow land, which can be worked 
with tractor; buildings slated and painted; run¬ 
ning water; land in high state of cultivation; 
stock, tools and crops if desired. Write E. A. 
HOWARD. Eagle Bridge, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Profitable peach orchard, in heart 
of Potomac Valley fruit belt; good location; 
house, bam, mules; fully equipped. ADVER¬ 
TISER 6076, care Rural New-Yorker. 
EXCHANGE—20 acres; Isle of Pines fruit and 
truck land, for eqipped New York farm. BOX 
54. Catatonk, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Or trade, 201 acres, near Cazenovia, 
N. Y., for smaller farm in Ind., Ill. or Wis. J 
cash basis only. 2256 West 112th Street, Chi¬ 
cago, Ill. 
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FOR SALE—In beautiful Ridgefield, 10-acre 
poultry, fruit, vegetable farm; stock, tools, 
equipment; close to town, station; particulars. 
BOX 434, Ridgefield, Conn. 
FOR SALE—55-acre, general purpose farm; good 
buildings; modern conveniences; near trolley. 
State road and shipping station. Address R. 
2. 99, Canandaigua. N. Y. 
66 ACRES. 21 miles Buffalo, one mile railway 
village: attractive situation: State road: build¬ 
ings: fruit; running spring water: home roadside 
market: adapted gardening, general farming, 
suburban home, Summer boarding; $4,800; half 
cash. HAROLD MOORE, R. 1, North Collins, 
N. Y. 
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FOR SALE—35-acre fruit farm, on State road, 
3 miles north of Newburgh, N. Y.; good build¬ 
ings; 2,500 pear. 500 apple, cherry and plum; 
12.000 currant. 8.000 raspberry, 3.500 blackberry, 
4.000 grapes. 400 gooseberry, 1 % acres straw¬ 
berry. WM. M. McGANN, Star Route, New¬ 
burgh, N. Y. 
FOR SALE or TO RENT—An ideal farm of 10 
acres: 10-room house, electric lighted; water 
in house, at barn and in the yard; water is sup¬ 
plied from pure springs on the farm: this farm 
is beautifully situated near State road, 4 miles 
from city of Danbury. Conn.: an exceptional 
place for Summer home or Summer boarding 
house: plenty fruit, first-class buildings, and the 
price is low for a quick sale. For price and par¬ 
ticulars address P. F. LYNCH, It. F. D. No. 5, 
Danbury, Conn. 
FOR SALE—Fifty productive acres: good build¬ 
ings; fine location, roads, markets: new silo; 
furnace: plentiful fruit and water: two purebred 
cattle, 8 grades: hav. silage: good equipment of 
tools: $7,500. E. FEINT, Dryden, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—63-acre farm in Montgomery Co., 
Pa.: 26 miles from city hall, Philadelphia; 
good buildings: 16-room house 17 steam heated): 
water; large barn: few minutes from train and 
trolley service: unlimited markets: productive 
soil. For further details address W. CHESTER 
ANGLE. Hatfield. Pa. 
FOR SALE—130-aore farm: stock, poultry, all 
farming tools and harvested crops for $2,800; 
35 acres level tillage, balance pasture and wood; 
estimated 40 M. lumber: plenty wood for mar¬ 
ket: good buildings, witli running spring water: 
nine-room house with ell and shed: stock and 
horse barn: poultry house: sugar house with all 
apparatus, can set 1,000 buckets; horses, cows, 
swine, wagons, sleds, sleighs, harnesses, mowing 
machine, rakes and all farm implements in¬ 
cluded. H. F. WEATHERHEAD. Brattleboro 
Vt. 
Miscellaneous 
WANTED—Inserted tooth mill saw, 56-incli or 
larger the better: also arbor and pulley. HAR¬ 
RIS ALBRO, Marathon, N. Y, 
TYPEWRITER, folding camera, acetyleue gas 
machine, incubators, delivery wagon, for sale 
or exchange. HARRY W. NICKERSON, East 
Harwich, Mass. 
WANTED—Power orchard duster: state condi¬ 
tion: best cash price. J. L. STACKHOUSE, 
Kensington, 0. 
HONEY—Extracted buckwheat, f. o. b. my sta¬ 
tion, 10-lb. pails in lots of two or more. $2.35 
each: 60-lb. cans. $12: 12-11). cans delivered in 
2d zone, $3.20; 3d zone, $3.35. Write for price 
on clover honey, RAY C. WILCOX, West Danby, 
N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Pure maple syrup. $2.50 per gal. 
f. o. b. ERNEST HELD, Bloomville, N. Y.; 
Box 124. 
FOR SALE—One carload of buckwheat at $3.10 
per hundred. ROUSE BROS., New Albany. Pa. 
FOR SALE—Chatham fanning mill. S. J. TITUS, 
No. Norwich, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Buffalo Pitts steam tractor, like 
new, jacketed boiler, 10 horsepower, $500.00; 
I. H. C. 10 horse gas ' i ^tine, mounted on trucks, 
perfect condition. $S!U»0. L. D. O’DELL, 
& SON, Chaffee, N. Y. 
CIDER apples wanted; any ■‘quantity, from small 
lots up to carload lots; include all conditions 
in first letter, including price. JOHN F. WFL- 
KENS. Peekskill, N. Y. Telephone Peekskill 
21-F-4. 
SHET.LRARK hickory nuts, 10 cents pound and 
common black walnuts. 5 cents pouad. HOUG- 
LAND & MILLER. 244, Boonville. Ind. 
CYPHER’S 390-egg (Model) incubator for sale; 
all right everv way; twenty dollars (crated). 
GEORGE HENSCHEN. Washington, N. J. 
A “GRAY” oat thrasher, nearly new. on sills, 
for $150. GEORGE VAN DEWERKER, R. F. 
D., Sehuylerville, N. Y. 
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