7h* RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1929 
The Extra Eggs 
will Boon pay for one of these 
Automatic 
iSelf< 
Healing 
^Pouitry 
Fountains 
Heaters 
keeps water at the 
right temperature 
day and nigh tin the 
, . -- ■ - -. „ coldest weather and 
requires Jess than a quart of oil a week. Mado of Galvanized 
crteel. Along felt want supplied. Every Hen-Houso needs one. 
Heater and 2 gallon Automatic Fountain complete 
1 U, Also made in 3 and 4 gallon sizes. 
Wnte for Circular R and testimonials. Agents Wanted. 
C. A. S.FORGE WORKS, SARANAC,MICH. 
PJotKDOATS 
r To produce va- 
por-bath sprouts 
■**» ; with their diastase, 
vegetable milk, grape sugar, etc., 
:hat bring the big yields In eggs; 
r> orange high-price grain Into low- 
■iVa ..t .. 
CIose-To-9Iatare Grain Spronler 
Makes your dry lota profitable In summer and brings the eggs 
all winter. Pays a dividend every month in the twelve. Wo 
make all kinds and sizea of sprouters from a few hens'to 
1,000. Send for free circular on Sprouted Oata and Eggs 
Close-To-Nature Co., 18 Front St., Colfax, la. 
CELLULOID LEGBANDS 
10 colors, S sizes. Tell age of hens 
on sight. State breed. Circular free. 
25—40c; 50—~Oc; 100-81.20. 
Splrnlct Co., Huguenot Park, X. Y. 
LANS FOR POULTRY HOUSES 
All Stylos. 150 illustrations. Also copy of “ The Full 
Kptr Basket.” These will surely please you—send 
inland POULTRY JOURNAL, Depl. 50, INDIANAPOLIS, IN0. 
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. Kac- 
coon. Squirrels, and all kinds of birds and animals, 
WM. J. MACKENSEN, Naturalist, Dept. 10, Yardley, Pa 
S ingle Comb Red Cockerel*. Arlington Strain, $4 
to »8. C. GUUC K, Rhinebeck, New York 
Clngle Comb Rhode lelaud Tied Cockerel*, 300-egg 
W Strain. St and $3 each. Mrs. GE0RCE H. GOODEN, Wood side, Del. 
Black Orpingtons c . oumet stI ' aip ' N Y . 
For Sale-20 Cockerels SS .EE 
Vidunls and high records. ULTRA POULTRY f ARM, Apalachin, R.T. 
Bred Dark Brahmas mVS 
WILL J. GOODHUE, Route 3. Rockford, Illinois 
W HITE WYANDOTTES. A-No. 1 Regal Dorcas c'k'ls. 6 to 7 
lbs.. $3 each. Guar, to please. R. HILL. Sente. Falls. N.Y. 
Cockerels for Sale 
FERRES STRAIN. 
Mr. JAEGER, lake, Orange Co., X.T. 
Finn Rrrwwfc Poultry,Turkeys, Geese, Ducks.Guineas, 
rilie Dl CCUo Bantams, Hares, Pigeons, Dogs, Stock. 
Eggs, reasonable. Catalog free. PIONEER FARM. Tellon), P». 
While Chinese Geese,S5 Each mn".a •* e, u .M u- m gun 
l&l 50 While Plymouth Rock Cockerels Sed 
pure bred at 9'i each. NILLINGTON NENNELS. F*ir Haven.Vt. 
For Sale-Pure Bred While Wyandotte Cockerels 
Barron Strain. Trap Nest Hen* from $5 up. 
JOSEPH MOKfcAC, Singleton Farms, Wall uni Lake, K« I. 
Barred Plymouth Rocks frombr^-to-^S 8 
Prices reasonable. LOUIS M. wills, Yoong.towii, y. 
Single Comb Rhode Island Reds 
Cockerels, 85; Pullet*, $4. NELLIE RUSSELL.iWoodbury. Conn. 
RABBITS 
■ ■ ■ | 
Dab k ilo Al1 prominent Species 
naDDIIS Exhibition and Breed¬ 
ing stock. Illustrated Catalogue 
10c. Pamphlets on all Species 25c 
each. Breeding and Care of Rab¬ 
bits 50c. Department A. JOSEPH BLANK 
428 Highland Ave-, Mount V.rnon, N. Y. 
FXjEMISII giants 
l-yr.-old and pedigreed. Bucks. 84.50; does. 85. Belgian 
bares, bred or open, 83 and up. w. H. GIESSE. Amityville, N.Y- 
FLEMISH GIANTS, young and matured, from pedigreed and 
rcg. stock. Prices l easonable. H. 8. TEH ETCH, Somerville, N. J. 
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they consider first when choosing a 
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will say “easy cleaning.” 
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and clean and assemble-—twice a day. The 
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you the first perfected bowl with INTER¬ 
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of disc arrangement to bother with, washing 
and rinsing is made quick and easy. 
AND—the precise fit and smooth action that 
makes possible the interchangeable discs is 
also the secret of United States easy run¬ 
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You’ll thank yourself twice a day if you 
choose a United States Separator. 
Write for catalog 
Vermont Farm Machine Corporation 
Bellows Falls, Vt. 
'Chicago, Ill. Salt Lake City 
53 W. Jackson Bird. Portland. Ore 
THE HENYARD 
Incubator Advice 
I hope to buy this coming Spring an 
incubator. Arc there any advantages 
particular to hot water or air? I have 
a second-hand incubator I bought from 
a neighbor ; could never get over 25 chicks 
out of 100 fertile eggs; chicks grow full 
size, but never break shell. I thought I 
Would try a new one. I want to get one 
that is some good, and I know nothing 
about any of the makes. I.. E. it. 
Maine. 
A second-hand incubator of standard 
make should do as good work as a new 
one. unless it has been grossly misused, 
since there is very little to get out of 
order or to become damaged in the ordi¬ 
nary type of machine. The second-hand 
one which you purchased is one of the 
best, and should be as good for all prac¬ 
tical purposes at the end of 20 years as 
when new. In purchasing a second-hand 
incubator, it should be examined to see 
that it has not been- allowed to become 
Warped out of shape by exposure to mois¬ 
ture, and that such parts as are made 
from cloth or felt have not been made 
useless by moths. Cloth diaphragms be¬ 
come clogged with dirt, and should be 
removed for thorough cleaning and sun¬ 
ning before the machine is put jnto opera¬ 
tion. Felts are apt to suffer from depre¬ 
dations of moths, perhaps so badly as to 
need renewal, and bin-lap should be re¬ 
placed whenever soiled. Failure to look 
after these parts is often responsible for 
poor diffusion of heat and consequent 
poor hatches. ITot-water machines need 
attention also to the pipes and heater, 
suffering the disadvantage over hot-air 
incubators of such complications as the 
water system introduces. The thermo¬ 
stat, whether of the metal bar or wafer 
type, should be tested by heating up the 
machine and noting whether it can be 
properly regulated without trouble. Wafer 
thermostats are short-lived, but can be 
easily replaced ; the metal bar regulators 
should last indefinitely unless they be¬ 
come rusted or bent out of shape. 
There are probably few communities 
where second-hand incubators of the best 
makes cannot be purchased for about half 
the price of new ones, and in purchasing 
second-hand machines it is not worth 
while to invest in anything but the stand¬ 
ard makes of known reputation and qual¬ 
ity. A two or three-line want advertise¬ 
ment in the local paper will usually bring 
plenty of unused machines to light, and 
they are frequently advertised in the col¬ 
umns of this paper. There is consider¬ 
able advantage in purchasing of neighbors, 
however, for the machine can be inspected 
and perhaps tried out before the purchase 
money is handed over. The writer has 
owned and operated a considerable number 
of incubators, and has purchased but one 
new one in something like 20 years that 
be has hatched chickens articially. 
if. B. D. 
Value of Sprouted Oats 
What is the feeding value of sprouted 
oats as compared with turnips, cabbage, 
etc.; also their value as an egg-producer ? 
New York. g. S. 
The food value of oats, so far as the 
actual content of nutrients is concerned, 
is not enhanced by sprouting. Any in¬ 
crease in value obtained by this process 
is due to the succulence and increased 
palatability thus brought about. Since 
oats are very much higher in protein and 
other food constituents than cabbages, 
they are probably also more valuable 
when sprouted, but in feeding them it 
must also be taken into consideration 
that extra labor is involved in the sprout¬ 
ing process, that they are much higher 
in price than cabbages, that they will be 
eaten dry to at least a limited extent, and 
that the succulence which they afford can 
be more easily and cheaply obtained in 
cabbages. The latter vegetables are a 
valuable source of succulence in the fowl’s 
ration, and when available I should not 
consider it worth -while to sprout oats. 
When cabbages or other vegetables are 
not at hand, however, sprouted oats make 
a valuable green ration. ai. B. D. 
Ducks with Paralysis 
Can you tell me what is the matter 
with Brazilian ducks that are apparently 
all right in the afternoon, but the next 
morning are paralyzed and in a short 
time are dead? Thev have running water 
all the time, and we also give thepi skim- 
milk. We did not give them the milk for 
a week to see if it was the milk that was 
killing them, but it did not have any ef¬ 
fect on them. These ducks were getting 
the same feed as a flock of wild ducks in 
the next yard that are not affected. We 
had the ducks examined by a veterinarian, 
but he could find nothing the matter with 
them. We have lost between 40 and 50 
of the ducks, all weighing from 5 to S lbs. 
Pennsylvania. mbs. m. j. 
You mention no symptoms except par¬ 
alysis. to give one any clue to the trouble 
affecting these ducks. There has been a 
disease recently very prevalent among 
fowls, of which the chief symptom has 
been paralysis of the legs, coming on sud¬ 
denly and ending in death within a short 
time. The cause of this disease is not 
known, and its nature is not understood. 
It has caused heavy losses in many flocks. 
I do not know whether ducks have been 
affected as have other fowls by this dis¬ 
ease. but your short description of the 
trouble in your flock suggests it. 
21. B. D. 
A. C. Jones’ Barred Rocks \§ In 
in the N. A. E. L. Contest 
Just completed. Our pep of 5 birds finish in second 
place, Outlaying all other Rocks. Total for 52 weeks. 
1,052. Also nigh Barred Rock hen. Total. 251. We 
are booking orders for chicks and eggs on Barred 
Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, White Leghorns and 
White Wyandottes. All bred to lay. 
A. C. JONES. The Jonts Poultry Farm, Georgetown, Delaware 
FFlA.lSrCA.IS ROCKS 
Pulleti and Breeders. 95 up. Cockerels, 81 O, 81 5, 820. 
Winners Storrs contest 1918-1919. First and second pen 
and three highest hens—282-281-273 eggs 1919-1920 contest. 
J. F. FRANCAIS.Westhampton Beach, L. I.. N.Y. 
IB A R RED RocliS 
A few bred-to-lay Cornell Certified Breeding Cock¬ 
erels at $15 each. Breeding hens and pullets. Eggs 
and chicks. KENT POULTRY FARM, Cazenovia, New York 
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS 
20 Years of Breeding. Day-Old Chicks. Epps for Hatch¬ 
ing* Marvel Homestead Farm, Georgetown, Del. 
Carl M. Scarborough. Manager 
COCKERELS-Barred P. Rocks 
from trap-nested, bred-to-lay stock. Husky, farm 
raised stock at $5 to $10 each. Guaranteed. 
G. A. WILLIAMS, Box 494, Warwick. N.Y. 
Rhode Island Whites <■£ 
Sold only in breeding pens of 4 laying pullets or 
hens and cockerel for 835. Trap nested stock. Sa¬ 
tisfaction guaranteed, o. G. L. Lewis, Paoli, Pa. 
JERSEY BLACK GIANTS 
At Trenton. N. J.. Poultry Exhibit, jutt dosed, we 
won 21 prizes with 21 entries. Will have 100 prizes 
when we make Boston and Madison Square Garden 
exhibits. EGGS for hatching. ALL LIVE STOCK 
SOLD for this year. For folder, cuts and pric* list 
write Maecy Faem, Box 150. Matawan. N. J. 
Black Jersey Giants 
(The Super Hen.) 
Black Feather*. Yellow Skin. Grow faster and larger and 
lay more and larger eggs on less feed. Free descriptive 
circular. Dexter 1*. 1 j.hnm. R. F. 0. No. t, lielmnr, N. J. 
White Wyandotte Pullets, $2 t c £% 
•ons of College qtuesn. $8. INEZ TAlLOlt, Kelsey, N. I. 
White W yandotte Cockerels T B io r s e d d p f Tr 
beauty and eggs, middlebrook poultry farm, H.mturg, h. y. 
BARRON'S WViite Wyandottes 
Cockerels. Pullet* and Hens for sale from stock I import¬ 
ed. Records, 262 to 283. E. E. Lewis, Apalachin, Naw York 
Dorcas White WYANDOTTES 
SPECIALS! 100 Cockerels. Pullets for Dec. Beautiful stand¬ 
ard egg-bred lines. $2.50. $3.30. $5 each. Sold on approv¬ 
al. 19 years a breeder. EARL S. WILSON, Box 437, HiipmocH. N. Y. 
White Wyandottes 
right. Excellent stock. $2.76 and $4. May hatch pul¬ 
lets, *2.50. E. 1C. WILSON, Stockton, N. J. 
light Brahma Bantams « 5 b c kba s n 8 t, r sV. r Aib»u■*, vumo k » 
HARDEE'S nilAVA EGGS AND DUCKLINGS NOW. 
Perfect IlilLiiS price mst free. 
■ EKLJi ■*«*Wl*Wp #RDEE . spEK | NS |SL ,p N y. 
wuX Toulouse and African Geese i /^ 01r pZ 
AFRICAN GEESE. $li per Pair. White Wyandotte cocker- 
H elB, $2.50 each. Chas. G. Rhoads, Dovolassville. Pa. 
BARRON 
LEGHORN COCKERELS 
Big, husky, ranee raised cockerels bred 
from carefully selected trapnested breeders 
with egg records over 200. All stock guar¬ 
anteed to be as represented. 
THE RIVERSIDE POULTRY FARM 
Cambridge Springs Penn. 
Pure-Bred Mammoth Bronze Turkeys fSL™Ste£i n 
Inclose stamp. I. A. WHEELER, MirIcwiiA Firm, R 2, N.Y. 
Single Comb White Leghorns 
Exclusively all raised on free farm range. 
Barron Strain, milk fed. 300 choice cocks 
and cockerels for sale. 100 yearling cocks 
bred from certified layers. Price 85 each. 
In lots of 10 or more S3 each. Bargains 
while they last. Circular free. Now book¬ 
ing orders for baby chicks, 1921 Delivery. 
EDGAR BRIGGS, Box 75. PLEASANT VALLEY, N.Y, 
S. C. White Leghorns 
BABY CHICKS AND EGGS 
Correspond now and avoid disappointment. 
YARMOND POULTRY FARM, Vanderburg. N. J. 
Barron WHITE LEGHORNS 
My egg-a-day line is America’s heaviest flock aver¬ 
age layers. Now booking baby chick orders for 
spring delivery from pedigreed males of 265-282 rec¬ 
ords. Circular free. Wm. D. Seidel, Strawberry Ridoe, Pa. 
For Sale-Utility S. C. White LEGHORN 
Cocks, Cockerels and Hens R?ver?>L J! 
comb While Leghorns »^h. Ap wi,,%S!;v2 
shown. Write your wants. ANDREW R. BECKER, Schoharie. N T 
Rhode Island Reds comb 
Exceptional lot of strong, vigorous Cockerels at 
$7.50 and $10 each. All from large, uniformally 
dark red stock, bred for winter eggs. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. O. G\ Li. LEWIS. Paoli. Pa. 
Single Comb Rhode Island Reds ed's^ 
Breeding Pens $2S up. Cockerels, $5 up. Won last years 
Storrs contest (Rhode Island Red class.! Second place 
this year. DEER BROOK POULTRY FARM. Bax 34, Short Fills, N. H. 
TOULOUSE GEESE 
Gander, S6.50. Bronze Turkeys—Hens. 57 50 to 510. 
and Gobblers S10 to S15. Pekin Dncks, 53.50 each: 
Drakes. 54. HIGHLAND POULTRY FARM. Sellersville. Pa. 
BREEDING TURKEYS 
M. Bronze. Narragansett and White Holland Hens and 
Toms. Pairs and Trios no akin. 
WALTER BROS. Powhatan Point, Ohio 
High Bred BOURBON RED TURKEYS 
Toms. 81 0 to $20; hens. S3 to SI 5. All Fine. Big Bone 
and Healthy. F. M. KKKN. Springy llie, Indiana 
Special Fall Prices on TURKEYS, DUCKS, GFESE 
Also Best Breeds Chickens. Write Your'xvants. Catalog 
Free. H. A. SOVDER. Box 29. 'Sellersville. Pa. 
Pure Bred Bourbon Red Turkeys s dir r a d fn k 
Young toms. $12; Young hens. 810. Txvo-vr.-old hens. 
$12.{All line and healthy. JOHN q. iLulls, stony Cr.ek. N.y, 
F OR SiLl—Red Bonrbon Turkey* and Toulou*e 
Gee*e. Good stock. L. F. Epps. Far.mpale, Ohio. R. D. 1 
Fancy Mammolh Pekin Ducks BhuRibboa 
winners. Stock for sale. E. H. ANDERSON, Mooreivillc, lud. 
For Sale-Bourbon Red Turkeys - om3, * 18 L. Hens -* 10 
Healthy Birds, 
Large, Strong- 
Mrs. WALTER I. SAXTON, Viaici Center, N.» 
