The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
917 
EGG-LAYING CONTEST 
Bergen County, N. J.. Egg Contest 
This contest is held at Emerson, N. J.. under 
control of New Jersey State Experiment Station. 
There are 100 pens, each with 20 birds. Fol¬ 
lowing is the record of week ending June 19 
(twenty-eighth week): 
B. P. HOCKS 
Week Total 
C. W. Brown. N. J. 77 1422 
J. A. Craig, N.J. 40 1536 
Ktjon Poultry Farm. N.J. 64 1089 
Harry H Ober, N. J. 65 1695 
Pleasant View Farm, H I. 72 1987 
Roselawn Farm. N. J. 48 1133 
W. P. ROCKS 
S Bradford Allyn, Mass . 62 1502 
Hoy M. Lynch. N. J. 76 1044 
James F. MacDonald, Mass. 53 1202 
WHITE WYANDOTTK3 
Barr’s Knobby Stone, Pa . 55 1225 
Central Poultry Farm. N. J. 46 1460 
E. C. Condict & Son, N. J . 31 877 
August Weiss, N. J. 69 2277 
R. C. R. 1. REDS 
The Boola Farm, N. J. 54 1969 
S. C R. 1. REDS 
H. W. Collingwood. N.J. 63 1517 
Henry P. Walker, Mass . 102 2396 
C. Reed Ferguson. N.J. 6> 1698 
Fred C. Nixon. N. J. 43 1631 
Howard G. Tavlor. N.J. 60 1718 
R. W Tracy. N. J. 55 1622 
Underhill Brothers, N. J . 50 1436 
CAMPINES 
Mrs. B. W. Brainard, N. Y. 50 1189 
ANCONAS 
Just-A-Mere Poultry Farm, N J...... 50 1145 
E. Dittmar, N. J .. 72 1356 
Solomon Richman, N, J. 59 1531 
LEGHORNS 
Tanglewold F’arm. N. Y. 7J 1659 
Beck Egg Farm. N. J. 84 1996 
J. W. Bottcher. N. J. 107 2264 
Broad Acres Farm, Conn. 83 1743 
Broad View Farm. N. J. 79 1673 
A. L. Causse. Jr.. N.J. 45 1495 
Cranberry Brook Farm. N. J. 75 1643 
J. S. Cray & Son. N. J. 62 2087 
Harold W. Davis, N.J. 60 1745 
Alex Eicbeiibaum, N. J . 61 1407 
Kigenrauch & De Winters, N.J. 83 1726 
Pinehurst Poultry Farm. N. J. 58 1722 
Mattie 14. Eppele. N. J . 91 1590 
Geo. B. Ferris, Mich. 80 1895 
Richard Franke, N, J..... 88 1569 
Greendale Farm. N. Y. 85 2299 
Chas E. Grove, Dei . 81 1860 
Leo A. Grouten, Conn. 74 1513 
Henry E. Heine. N. J. 74 1406 
John J. Heerdt, N, J . 64 1314 
The Hoehn Farm, N. Y. 88 1783 
A. B. Hall, Conn . 72 1860 
Hollywood Farm. Wash . 9i 2318 
Frank L. Hugus, N. J. 79 1619 
Sami. Johnston, N. J. 89 1796 
George C. Johnson. N. J. 85 1576 
The Ohio Poultry Farm, Ohio. 58 1798 
Robert O. Knapp, N. Y. 89 1724 
Jay D. Lester, N. Y. 70 2118 
Francis F Lincoln. Conn. 53 1664 
Lion Head Poultry Farm. N. J. 58 2076 
Harold W. Lyle, N. J. 61 1689 
Marquis & Wagner. N. Y . 81 1787 
Herbert O. Maxhatn. R. I . 29 987 
Meadowedge Farm N. Y. 63 1744 
Mercer Poultry Farm. N. J. 72 1541 
Fred J. Mathews, N.J . 62 1811 
Oakdale Poultry Farm. N. J . 69 18U4 
Samuel Niece & Son, N. J. 72 1592 
S. Olsen, N.J . 104 1835 
Pinewood Poultry Farm, N. J."" 88 1727 
Manning Potts, N. J. Ill 1680 
Queensbury Farm. N.J . 40 1526 
Rapp’s Leghorn Farm. N. J .. 99 1746 
Columbian Poultry Farm, N. J . 67 1773 
John K. lloessner, N. J... 76 1864 
Rosehill Farm, N.J . .. 64 1658 
Rosewood Leghorns, N.J. 92 1951 
J. W. Schreib, N. Y... 85 1842 
Shadowbrook Farm, Conn. 83 1687 
A. E. Spear. N.J. 80 1615 
Spring Lake Farm, N.J. 66 1612 
John G. Simmonds, N.J . 70 1628 
Matthew Stothart, Jr., N, J . 76 1798 
Willis E. Stryker, N. J. 84 2397 
Sun View Farm, N. J . 75 1812 
Wallace S. Suydam. N. J. 64 1516 
Tom’s Poultry Farm, N.J. . 75 1615 
J. R. Van Houten, N.J. 78 i 1598 
Gustav Walters, N J . 41 1416 
John F. Wehrell. N.J. 69 1601 
Westwood Poultry Farm N.J. 73 1566 
Janies Whetsel, N. J. 74 1653 
White Cloud Farms, N.Y. 99 1902 
Wilburtha Poultry Farm, N. J. 84 1500 
8. C. W. LEGHORN N. J. ASSN. 
Atlantic Co. M. P. A . 70 1396 
SCW LEGHORN ENTRIES 
Bergen Co. Poultry Assn. 93 1695 
R I. REDS 
Bergen Co, Poultry Assn. 53 1736 
S C W LEGHORN 
Burlington Co. Poultry Assn. 47 1429 
II. 1. REDS 
Burlington Co. Poultry Assn. 51 1501 
S. C. W. LEGHORN 
11 ammonton Pou Itry Raisers’Assn... 72 1440 
Hunterdon Co. Poultry Assn. 51 1591 
Middlesex Co. Poultry Assn. 66 1405 
Ocean Co. Poultry Assn . 70 1744 
Vineland Poultry Assn . 70 1401 
Total . 9690 165396 
Weak Chicks 
Can you tell the reason for chicks 
forming in the shell but not coming out? 
We find but few rotten ones, but lose 
half the eggs we set. The chickens are 
all formed, some of the eggs pipped, but 
that is as far as they get. J. a. f. 
Gallon, O. 
When the conditions during incubation 
have been right for a successful hatch, 
and the loss is not to be accounted for on 
these grounds, it is prouably to be ex¬ 
plained by lack of needed vitality of the 
embryo. This lack of vitality, in turn, 
is caused by failure upon the part of the 
hen that laid the egg to transmit it. ('lose 
confinement of breeding fowls with forc¬ 
ing for heavy laying through the Winter 
depletes their vitality, as do any other 
unnatural conditions under which they 
may be kept. Recent studies have dis¬ 
closed the fact, however, that some hens 
lay fertile eggs of low vitality habitually, 
and that while the embryos in these may 
reach full development, they are seldom 
able to emerge from the shell. A few 
such hens in a small breeding flock will 
cause heavy incubator losses. Such hens 
lay unhatchable eggs persistently through¬ 
out the season, and if they can he de¬ 
tected by the results of an early hatch 
and removed from the flock, heavy losses 
caused by them may be avoided. This, 
of course, requires the marking of eggs 
from individual hens in order that the 
offenders may be found. M. B. D. 
Leg Weakness in Chicks 
What can I do for my baby chicks 
about four weeks old? They have lame 
feet and cannot stand. I keep them in a 
yard with plenty of sunshine, and do not 
know what the cause is. H. M. 
Leg weakness in chicks is usually due 
to close confinement indoors and is to be 
remedied by getting the chicks out upon 
the ground, and preferably upon a grass 
run. Young chicks will not stand con¬ 
finement to floors for more than two or 
three weeks without displaying this evi¬ 
dence of general weakness, and they will 
usually regain their vigor rapidly when 
permitted to have access to the soil. Im¬ 
proper methods of feeding, overheating of 
brooders, and other causes may be pres¬ 
ent also. As a preventive of all troubles 
having lack of vigor as a source, the early 
feeding of milk in some form is to be 
recommended. This may be whole, sweet 
milk, skim-milk, buttermilk or loppered 
milk. The particular form in which milk 
is fed does not seem to matter materially 
if it is fed from the start and in as large 
quantities as the chicks will consume. 
M. B. D. 
Treatment for Depluming Mite 
Can you tell me how to get rid of de¬ 
pluming mites on hens? It is a new 
thing here, and no one seems to know 
what to do to get rid of them. How they 
got into my flock is a mystery, as I have 
not introduced any new stock, excepting a 
rooster that I bought from a neighbor, 
but they have no depluming mites in their 
flock. It seems as though they must have 
originated right here. w. J. B. 
Rub some sulphur ointment into the 
skin over the bare spots, or, if you wish 
a more modern remedy, dip the affected 
fowls into a solution of the new louse de¬ 
stroyer, sodium fluoride, made up of one 
ounce of the fluoride to a gallon of water. 
Perhaps painting the skin with the dip 
would be a better way of applying it; I 
should expect it to be a more satisfactory 
method of applying the substance, as dip¬ 
ping fowls is not a very agreeable occupa¬ 
tion. A few pinches of the dry sodium 
fluoride worked through the feathers is 
the latest, and said to be most effectual, 
method of destroying lice and keeping the 
fowls free from them for a considerable 
period of time. M. B. D. 
Artificial Lighting for Growing Chicks 
Can you tell me whether the dttylight- 
lengthening plan has ever been tried out 
in the growing of early hatched chicks? 
In a good brooder-house, with colony 
brooder, the plan could easily be used, and 
I should think to advantage. For in¬ 
stance, the earliest it is light enough to 
feed my chicks now is G :20 A. M.. and 
they are under the hover for the night by 
6:45 P. M.. a long time for young chicks 
to go without feeding. If with lights 
they could start their day say at 4 o’clock, 
it would seem as though they would reach 
the fryer (or broiler) stage much sooner. 
Of course, in this climate, with no dan¬ 
ger of water freezing, it would he a simple 
matter to prepare the morning feed the 
night before. w. A. R. 
Tampa, Fla. 
Electric lights have been tried out for 
growing chicks very extensively, not only 
in the Eastern States, but also in the 
Petaluma. Cal., district, where chicks are 
raised on a large scale, and it has been 
very successful when properly used. As 
a rule, it has been found advisable to 
start using light when the chicks are 
about four weeks old, and make the days 
about 15 hours long. We find some peo¬ 
ple using lights on chicks all night after 
they are four weeks old. and the chicks 
look good If lights are started too quick¬ 
ly before the chicks get sufficient strength 
to stand heavy feeding, it has a tendency 
to cause leg weakness, which is very de¬ 
structive. C. S. GREENE. 
. C. W. Leghorns 
N. Y., Feb. 5. THE DNUEHHII.I, FARMS, Fort A 
Baby 
See P. 211. 
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T EN AND TWELVE-WEEK PULLETS, White 
and Tii own Leghorns. Sheppards. Anconas. Birds now 
Ready t-Sut are worth while. FOREST FARM, Itoekaway, N. J 
PL' L. S. C. Buff Leghorn, Barred Rocks, $10.50 per 10O. 
UniCKS Reds. $12 per 100 . Mixed, *H per 100 . Guar¬ 
antee safe delivery. JACOB NIEM0N0. Box 2. McAlistcrvilii, Po. 
nni/vn'O Broilers, Leghorns, Rocks and Reds, 8cts- 
(nil l\^ 1,11,1 UP- Safe delivery guaranteed. Circular 
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J inn GUINEA HEN CHICKS. State 
nanieu lUU price and how soon can make deliv¬ 
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CAPONS 
K. C. MiicKLKY 
Thu best meat of all fowls. Plnce 
orHer now. Write for prices. 
Ilroffuevllle, York Co., Pa. 
Ringneck PHEASANTS 
eggs now. BRUSHY NECK PHEASANTRY. Speonk. 1. I N.Y. 
fill IP IT C 17c each, EGGS and GROWING STOCK 
wHIvliO Jones Poultry Farm. Georgetown. Del. 
EInn Drnnfle Poultry. Turkeys, Geese. Ducks. Guine„ s 
r lllc DiCcUo Bantams, Hares, Pigeons. Dogs, Sto c k 
Eggs, reasonable. Catalog free. PIONEER FARM, Tcllord, p, 
Another Drop in Prices! 
GET YOUR CHICKS NOW 
But be sure you get KERR Chicks 
Proof that KERR Chicks are actually better chicks 
comes from thousands of poultrymen throughout 
the east. They are practically unanimous in their 
agreement that KERR Chicks are the standard 
of quality and value. Summer Chicks at these 
prices and of the KERR Standard mean a profitable fall business for you. 
TWO MILLION FOR 1921 COME TO HEADQUARTERS 
Thousands ready for shipment July 13, 20 and 7 
25 Chicks 
50 Chicks 
100 Chicks 
500 Chicks 
1000 Chicks 
White Leghorns. 
Black Leghorns. 
Buff Leghorns. 
$2.50 
$4.25 
$8.00 
$40.00 
$80.00 
Brown Leghorns. 
Barred Rocks. 
3.50 
6.25 
12.00 
60.00 
120.00 
R. I. Reds. 
3.75 
6.75 
13.00 
65.00 
130.00 
White Rocks. 
Buff Rocks. 
White Wyandottes. 
- 4.00 
7.25 
14.00 
70.00 
140.00 
Parcel Post Prepaid 
Safe Delivery Guaranteed 
Terms: Cash with order 
If any chicks are dead upon arrival we will refund your money or replace them free of charge 
Write for Illustrated Circular 
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"LARGEST EASTERN PRODUCERS ” 
Box O, Frenchtown, N. J. Box O, Springfield, Mass. 
Inc. 
SO EASY TO RAISE 
H1LLPOT 
QUALITY 
CHICKS 
—because they’re Hilltop Quality 
SO EASY TO BUY 
—at these Reduced Prices 
Their record-laying ancestry, along with 
right hatching and low cost, insures an income- 
producing investment too good to pass by. 
Three months of good chick-raising weather 
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BUY JULY CHICKS 
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 
25 50 100 500 1000 
Barred Rocks .$4.25 $7.50 $15.00 $70.00 $130.00 
White Wyandottes. . 6.75 12.50 25.00 
FOR PROMPT DELIVERY 
Brown Leghorns.$3.75 $7.00 $14.00 $65.00 $120.00 
R. I. Reds. 4.50 8.50 16.00 80.00 150.00 
Black Minorcas .... 6.75 12.50 25.00 
Buff Rocks . 6.75 12.50 25.00 
Hatching Dates, July 13, 20 
Order Now—Chicks mailed direct to your door by 
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ship C. O. D. Safe delivery guaranteed anywhere 
within 1200 miles. 
20,000 WEEKLY 
Weeks of’July 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 
Per 1000 
White Leghorns. $95.00 
Brown Leghorns—Barred Rocks. . 
Rhode Island Reds. . 
White Wyandottes. . 
Per GOO 
Per 100. 
Per 50 
Per 26 
$48.50 
$10.00 
$5.00 
$3.00 
13.0U 
6.50 
3.50 
14.00 
7.00 
3.75 
17.00 
8.50 
5.00 
Parcel Postf Prepaid—Safe Delivery Guaranteed 
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ROSEMONT POULTRY FARM AND HATCHERY, Drawer 4, Rosemont, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey 
CHICKS 8c each and up 
Rocks, L e g h o r n s, Reds and broilers. 
Money hack for dead ones as far as Colo¬ 
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SANDY KNOLL HATCHERY 
C. M. LAUVER, Prop. Box 73 McAlillorville, P». 
White Leghorn Pullets io”wk«.. 7 Sii 
li-wks., $1.40; iK-wks., S1.80. Immediate delivery. 
Your inspection invited. HARRY SNYDER. IJotteklll, N. T. 
LAYING YEARLING HENSWANTED 
Leghorn* preferred. What have you ? State price in first, 
letter. CHAS. 8. GOODMAN, Phoenicia, New York 
For Capons Raise Jersey Black Giants 
(Yellow skin) the most popular and profitaldebreed j 
in America today. Eggs for hatching from yearling 
hens. Extrafinel9201iatehed males ami females no w 
for sale. T. H. Mettler, East Millstone, N. ,T. 
F OR Sale— Lakenvoider*. Pullets and Cockerels. 
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RABBITS 
3VEAMMOTH CSrIANT TT.ABBITS 
3-mos.-oId stock; bred front 18-11*. prize winner. Stamp 
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FLEMISH GIANT RABBITS. Young; off 11-lb. stock: registered 
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for reply. BRBBKSYDE RABBITRY, 3SB Haledon Ave., Paterson. N J. 
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FLEMISH GIANTS, young and matured, front pedigreed and 
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POUND PULLETS and 
YEARLING HENS 
JS. O. W HITE XjiEGHORN 
Price, 1161.35 euch. High quality stock of 
the best laying strains. Satisfaction guar¬ 
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INDIAN RUNNER 
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$9 per 25: S16per50: $3Operl00: $37 O perl 000. 
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