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Imperial Ringlet Barred Rocks—Direct 
Just to get acquainted—15 eggs from mv best exhibition 
Matings. $ 2 , post paid. One setting only to a customer. 
I. H. BACOKN - Sergeantsville, N. J. 
BABY CHICKS Barred Rock V .Wc™! 
S21. 8 . C. Brown Leghorn, $18. S. C. White Leghorns! 
$17.50. S. C. Ancona*. $31. Each week delivery; live 
arrival; postpaid. K. II. IIUMMKIt A CO., French to wii, N. J. 
Ancona BABY CHICKS 
from famous layers and selected stock. $22 per 100. Also 
S. C. Hods. (JKO. II. HANLEY, Klcmlntctoii, N. «l. 
Day-Old CHICKS 
by parcel post paid. FRANK hi, i'll, New w.siduetun, Oldo 
MAHOGANY STRAIN ,' si c „S d h p ! e d d ! 
For years the persistent Fall and Winter layers re¬ 
tained forbreeders, having type ami deep Mahogany 
color. Eggs. $3 for 15: $18 for 100. Write for eir 
cular. B. QUACKENBUSH, Darien. Conn. Box 800, Phone 140 
BIG. STURDY BABY CHICKS and Eggs lor Halciling. Importer and breed 
er of Barron Strain Whim LvKhoniH. Burred Kockti and K. I. Reds 
Best laying strains obtainable at let-live prices. Full count and 
•aft* delivery guaranteed. Catalogue Free. 
BRUMMER’S POULTRY FARM, Box O. HOLLAND. MICH. 
Light 
Brahmas S )N * Y - 1 7th year. Selected eggs. 
... Settings. S2; 50, SB ; one hundred. 
$10. HAY STACK MT FARM, Norfolk, Conn. 
35 000 rhirL'g June “»d July delivery. S. C. White 
ww.uuu v illi and Brown Leghorns and Harred P. 
Rocks. C ircular flee. THE CYCLONE HATCHERY. Millurstuwu, Pi. 
Minnrooo s - C. Black Phix. June, 20cs July. Aug.. Y5e. 
i»iiiiui udo Mrs. L. J. Mkrvhxb, Buss, new York 
ForSale-K.WuVarR. White Holland Turkeys ’sao’ 
Satisfact ion guaranteed. H. W. ANDERSON, Slewarlslown, Pi. 
UfHlTE Wyandotyes. “Regal Dorcas” strain. Grand matings. 
** Eggs, $1.50—15; $2.75—30. It. 1111.1., Seneca Fulls, N. Y. 
II. U. IV Idluker, Ohio, says : "I limit In n.JD„| B | ..L.„ 
the greatest layer of them all.” nBQ ryleLegnOm 
,, , Ettcs, . pei . la. 
(iEo. L. Howell. Spruce Farm, Howells, N. Y 
“Summer Sale” Regal-Dorcas White Wyandottes 
selected females. $3 each : males, S 5 . 10-wks. old Cock¬ 
erel. $2. II. W. III NK. Germantown, New York 
‘Ihe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
What Can a Woman Do to Relieve the 
Labor Shortage on the Farm? 
Should she go inio the field and attempt 
to do farm work, and at the same time 
keep up the house, or could she do other 
work at. the house that would aid in help¬ 
ing out the general labor situation? My 
experience has been that it is more satis¬ 
factory for women in the household to do 
some of the choring work about the house 
and barn, if possible, and to leave the field 
management entirely to the men. I have 
driven a tractor, to some extent, but it is 
too hard work and too difficult a propo¬ 
sition for a woman to undertake. Fur¬ 
thermore, menfolks say that a tractor in 
the hands of two or three different people 
is a losing proposition, anyhow, per¬ 
haps there is something “spookish” hap¬ 
pens when women drive tractors, for all 
of us know that miners will refuse to 
work when a woman enters a coal mine. 
Such prejudice I have seen on a neighbor’s 
farm, where the men really felt that some 
accident! might happen if the woman at¬ 
tempted to handle any of the farm ma¬ 
chinery. This is all the better, for such 
machinery should be driven by the men 
entirely. 
As a girl at home I always liked to 
milk or feed the pigs better than to do 
the dishes, and I see no reason why farm 
women should not help with the chores to 
a considerable extent, but conveniences 
should be installed so that the women 
can do this kind of work easily. I make 
it a point to help look after the chickens 
almost entirely. For the laying hens we 
have two large self-feeders, that hold 
about 10 bushels of dry mash each. These, 
when full, will supply mash enough to the 
whole flock for two or three weeks. Our 
grain ration for the chicks is stored right 
close to the chicken-house, so it is pos¬ 
sible for a woman to feed this both night 
and morning. We have the water piped 
from a cistern, so that the chicks may 
he watered by simply turning the faucet. 
This saves much human labor daily. 
I always try to look after the young 
chicks, especially their feed and water, 
which is given practically the same way 
with laying hens, and it is not hard for a 
woman to handle a brooder stove. After 
all. the receipts from the poultry end of 
farming are really higher than any other 
branch of farm livestock for the dollar 
invested, and there is no reason why a 
farm woman should not look after this 
line almost entirely. This is the case on 
most farms. Our own flock of 300 hens 
and pullets lay from 15 to IS dozen eggs 
a day. To gather these eggs is more or 
less of a diversion from the household 
work, and when they are stored in new, 
clean crates, we are able to secure from 
six to 10 cents more than the average 
market price for eggs when they are 
shipped to a city of 000.000. Wo have 
been able to secure a minimum of not less 
than 50 cents a dozen, and an average of 
18 dozen a day means a gross income of 
at least $8, or a profit of $5 a day, at 
least, over the fet'd consumed. The se¬ 
curing of 10 cents more per dozen over 
the home market price means an initial 
income of $1.50 to $1.80 per day—just 
because the women of the household have 
taken over the situation and given some 
attention to it. The egg money generally 
goes to buy the household necessities, and 
when the women must help relieve the 
labor situation they must also lead a 
simpler life in the home. 
This is more satisfactory, however, than 
to attempt to provide hi^g meals for hired 
haiids or co-operative help, and I find it 
satisfactory to provide many “one-dish” 
meals. Anyway, the simple meals in the 
country are much more wholesome and 
life-giving than most of the meals that, can 
be secured in the city resutaurauts. The 
use of many milk dishes, eggs aud home 
fruits and vegetables make it possible for 
the farm wife to give some attention to 
the activities of the farmstead. 
Ohio. MBS. C. M. BAKEK. 
Improving Poultry Ration 
I am feeding my White Leghorns a dry 
mash consisting of 100 lbs. cornmeal. 50 j 
lbs. ground oats. 50 lhs. beef scrap; grain 1 
ration. 1 bu. wheat. 2 bu. corn. I am us- | 
ing these ft't'ds because they are. with the 
exception of the beef scraps, all grown 
here on my place. Do you think this is 
an economic and efficient combination? 
Pennsylvania. j. h. b. 
Your poultry ration can hardly be con¬ 
sidered a well-balanced one. though you 
might get very good results from it in 
cold weather. Corn and oats alone to do 
not contain euough protein to balance the 
fat-forming elements in their composition. 
You have added protein in the meat scrap, 
but are feeding more heavily of that ex¬ 
pensive food than you would need to if 
some high protein grain product were 
added to the mash. I would suggest that 
you exchange some of your corn or oats 
for wheat bran and middlings and make 
up the following mixture: Equal parts 
by weight of cornmeal, bran, middlings, 
ground oats and meat scrap. This, with 
your wheat and corn for whole' grains, 
would make a well-balanced ration for 
laying fowls and, perhaps, cheaper than 
the one you are now using. If your hens 
will eat whole oats, their addition to the 
scratch grains in any proportion which 
the fowls will consume without waste will 
also cheapen that without detriment. 
M. b. D. 
1055 
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All service is worthy of its 
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Tiffany’s Superior FY, J.I* „ 
LRlCKlingS 
Everlay Indian Runners, tAll varieties.) Eggs. 
ALDHAM POULTRY FARM. IT. 34, Phoenixville, Pa. 
CHICKS-COCKERELS-EGGS 
Light-Dark Brahmas, R. I. Reds, both combs. W 
Wyandottes, Barred Rocks, S.C.W. and Brown Be.', 
horns. Catalog free. Rxerdulc Poultry Firm. Bui165, River dole. N j 
Big Sturdy Baby Chicks and Hatching Eggs^ 
eng producing strains of quality. Martin’s white Wyan¬ 
dottes. Kinglet Barred Rocks, famous Anconas, Eglan¬ 
tine White Leghorns. S. C. R. T. Reds. First hatch Feb. 
1st, Order at once. SUNNY SI0E POULTRY FARM. Cupper Hill. N. J. 
Black JERSEY GIANTS 
(The Super Hen). 
Black Feathers. Yellow Skin. Grow faster 
and larger and lay more and larger eegs 
on less feed. Free descriptive Circular. 
Dexter F. Upham. R. F. D. No. 2 , Belmar, N. J. 
Kerr s Guaranteed Baby Chicks 
live grow lay _ 
When you order from Kerr you get mighty good chicks no matter if the price is low. 
Kelt equipment aud organization have been brought to the highest point of efficiency That 
qmRlLv ^aml S low l fcerr U p r h'es. r eust0,uers are « lvon fuU benefit, which explains the high Kerr 
t.wi '.v,- 6 °,^ er °? '}'!° healthy, lively White Leghorns delivered to you for $90. 
Aid tor dehxerj May 19 and 20, while there is still time to grow them into sure Winter 
the offspring ot purebred flocks of wonderful layers kept on free range. You can’t 
Kush the order, enclosing check or money order. 
175.000 Ready for Shipment from Frenchtown or Springfield 
June 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th. 
layers, 
beat it! 
Leghorns 
Leghorns 
Leghorns 
Leghorns 
Rocks 
Black 
White 
Buff 
Brown 
Barred _ 
White Rocks 
Buff Rocks 
R. I. Reds 
White Wyandottes 
Special 
Terms Cash with order. 
. 
$20.00 per 100 $10.00 per 50 $5.50 per 25 
$25.00 per 100 $12.50 per 50 $7.00 per 25 
Offer—500 White 
Can not ship C. 
Leghorns.$90.00 
D., but will guarantee to deliver the chicks in 
- *y,vr -Ti? j j .* , .\v io aenver tne chicks m 
nrst-class condition. If any are dead upon arrival will refund your money or reolace them 
free of charge. To be sure of getting Kerr’s Top Notch Quality Chicks order d'irect from 
this ad. for prompt delivery. 
The complete Kerr Catalog mailed free on request. Get it! 
THE KERR CHICKERY 
Box O 
FRENCHTOWN. N. J. 
Box O 
SPRINGFIELD. MASS. 
