lht RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
1005 
EGG-LAYING CONTEST 
In answer to inan.v questions about this egg- 
laying contest, the following facts are given: 
It is held at Storrs post office in connection 
with the Connecticut Agricultural College. The 
contest begins November 1. There are 10 pul¬ 
lets in each pen. All the birds receive uniform 
treatment. The houses are all alike, and the 
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 next year. 
Record at Storrs, Conn., for week ending July 
17, 1021: 
BARRED ROCKS 
Rock Rose Farm, N. Y. 
W. H. U. Kent, N. Y. 
Ernest VV. Picker, N. J. 
Oregon Ag. College, Oro. 
Jules F. Francais, L. 1. 
E. C. Foreman, Out. 
WHITE ROCKS 
James F. Macdonald, Mass. 
S. Bradford Allyn, Mass. 
Albert T. Lenzen, Mass. 
Chickatawbut Farm, Mass. 
F. R. Pember, R. I. 
William HT Bassett, Conn. 
Appleerest Farm Co., N. H. 
Vineland Training School. N. .1. 
WHITE WYANDOTTES 
Obeu G. Knight, R. 1. 
Clemens J. Diemand, Conn. 
Mrs. R. W. Stevens, N. Y. 
Harry D. Emmons, Conn. 
BUFF WYANDOTTES 
Hollis P. Cloyes.Conn. 
RHODE ISLAND REDS 
Charles D. Peirce, R. I. 
Henry P. Walker, Mtiss. 
Appleerest Farm Co., N. H. 
F. H. Sampson, Mass. 
Glen Wright, Conn. 
The Orchards, Mass. 
Obed G. Knight. R. 1. 
F. S. Chapin, Mass. 
Old Town Farm, N. H. 
Norman M. Mistier, N.Y. . 
Mrs. O. O. Polhemns, N. Y. 
E. P. Usher, Jr.. Mass. 
H. S. Bickford. N. H. 
Pinocrest Orchards, Mass. 
Jacob E. Jansen, Conn. 
Deer Brook Poultry Farm, N. H. 
Churles H. Lane. Mass. ... 
Sunny fields Farm, Conti. 
H. P. Denting, Conn. 
W. H. Card, Conn. 
C. P. Scott, III . 
Prospect Farms, N. J. 
Maurice F. Dela"o, Mass. 
Harold Tompkins, Mass. 
Miritnichi Poultry Farm, Mass. 
D. S. Vaughn. R. I. 
H. E. Nichols, N. Y. 
LIGHT BRAHMAS 
Winsor Farm, Mass... 
OREGONS 
Oregon Ag. College, Ore. 
BLACK LEGHORNS 
A. E. Hampton, N. J. 
BUFF LEGHORNS 
E. A. Vosburg, N. J. 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
John K. Roessner, N. J. 
Tanglewold Farm, L. I. 
George B. Ferris, Mich. 
Richard Allen, Conn. 
Emory H. Bartlett, Mass. 
Aleadowedge Farm. L. I. 
Kirknp Bros., N. Y. . 
A. B. Hall, Conn. . 
Eigenrnuch & DeWinter, N. J. 
James O. LeFevre, N. Y. 
Shndowbrook Farm, Conn. 
Small's Poultry Farm, Conn. 
Francis F. Lincoln, Conn. 
Goshen Poultry Club, Conn. 
Leo A. Grouten, Conn. 
Max Axelrod, Mass. 
Lawrence W. Miller, N.Y. 
Hollywood Farm, Wash. 
Bonnie Brook Farm, N. Y. 
W. E. Atkinson, Conn. 
Beck Egg Farm, N. J. 
Mountain View Poultry Farm, Vt- 
A. P. Robinson, N. Y.. 
Lion Head Poultry Farm, N. J. 
Imp-rial Poultry Farm, N. J. 
Emil Klein, L. I. 
Jack Trevethan, N. J. 
E. A. Ballard. Pa. 
Mount Hope Farm, Mass . 
Hilltop Farm, Conn. 
J, Frank Dubois, Mass. 
Andrew L. Ohr, Conn. 
George Phillips, Conti. 
Riverside Poultry Farm, Pa. 
Orchard Hill Farm, N. Y..... 
Mrs. J. L. Tbnescn, Conn. 
W. W. Wood. Ohio. 
White Springs Farm, N. Y. 
J. T. Raniage, Texas. 
Ernest H. Scott, Conn. 
Burchell <fc Jansen, B. C. 
Rapp’s Leghorn Farm, N. J. 
August Degen. Conn. 
M. J. Quackenbush, N. J. 
The Yates Farm. N. Y. 
L. E. Ingoldshy, N. Y. 
Exmoor Farm, Pa . 
Willana Farm, N. J...... 
Edgar Stoughton, Conn. 
F. Willi,am Rosenau, Conn. 
Total. 
Improving Eggs 
I have 45 purebred Khode Island Red 
pullets that have been laying very heavily 
since the first of January. I have ex¬ 
pected to use a good many eggs for hatch¬ 
ing, but find that they are all so imper¬ 
fect I do not care to risk them. They 
are of every size, shape and color one can 
imagine; round, long, flat-sided, have big 
ridges in them, creases, and are even 
speckled! Why? The pullets were all 
purchased at one time from a reliable 
firm, are very sturdy and have been on 
free range until the last few weeks. They 
are fed a balanced grain ration and 
mash; have oyster shells all the. time. 
How can I improve the quality of my 
eggs, i. e., get perfect shape and color? 
MRS. M. F. M. 
McKees Rocks, Pa. 
Improvement in eggs comes through se¬ 
lection or continuous setting of eggs of 
the desired character and elimination of 
defective ones. This, of course, takes 
many generations to effect marked 
changes, though improvement should 'be 
continuously noted. Some strains of 
fowls are more at fault than others, 
through the fact that little or no effort 
has been made to correct their deficien¬ 
Week 
Total 
44 
1327 
43 
1527 
20 
1098 
27 
1041 
88 
1229 
33 
1032 
27 
1174 
33 
1035 
23 
950 
17 
880 
46 
1055 
17 
965 
33 
1055 
32 
903 
49 
1676 
32 
1028 
24 
939 
34 
1090 
29 
1312 
7 
1101 
25 
1373 
28 
1110 
13 
1192 
32 
952 
35 
1350 
33 
1066 
34 
1375 
22 
1186 
25 
1045 
33 
1281 
16 
1114 
24 
1382 
38 
1262 
31 
1269 
34 
1314 
28 
1520 
45 
1350 
30 
1223 
32 
797 
31 
1242 
20 
928 
29 
1097 
32 
1054 
12 
737 
43 
1108 
31 
1166 
7 
764 
21 
990 
33 
1190 
29 
944 
45 
985 
41 
1200 
40 
1033 
42 
1282 
49 
1262 
44 
1341 
38 
1292 
32 
1303 
40 
1197 
43 
1454 
51 
1320 
37 
1336 
41 
1266 
48 
1367 
47 
1375 
38 
1348 
51 
1295 
47 
1545 
44 
1280 
46 
1210 
37 
1224 
34 
1431 
37 
1373 
31 
1362 
45 
1441 
34 
1220 
50 
1486 
42 
1428 
28 
962 
51 
1024 
47 
1394 
45 
1184 
«>7 
1 .’61 
39 
1178 
52 
1290 
46 
1260 
38 
1025 
51 
1362 
47 
1212 
48 
1461 
52 
1462 
39 
977 
32 
1296 
21 
1019 
48 
1101 
53 
1558 
35 
1180 
48 
1263 
22 
1174 
13 
lo26 
120128 
cies. You may he able to find a strain 
that is superior to the one that you uow 
have, and that will save considerable time 
in breeding up to better eggs. Your owu 
will doubtless improve as the pullets be¬ 
come older, however. The R. I. Red is 
a made breed, having a very mixed an¬ 
cestry, and while it. has been bred to type 
sufficiently long for that type to have 
become fixed, there is nothing s'-ange in 
the cropping out of charact Mies of 
ancestral fowls in appearance of the eggs 
or of the fowls themselves. m. b. d. 
Tuberculosis of Skin 
A disease is running riot among my 
flock of hens. The first case of it was 
brought to my notice three months ago 
when one of my Light Brahmas nearly 
lost the use of one leg. On examining 
her I found that there was a dry sore 
just above the hip bone that was about 
the size of a quarter. I killed the hen 
and carefully watched the rest of the 
flock. Two weeks later I had three more 
that I had to kill. Today I found an¬ 
other case. The first hen almost entirely 
lost the use of her left leg. She sat on 
the roost all day in a dopy condition. 
With the others there has been no such 
loss of the use of their legs. The heus 
have all laid right up to the time when I 
discovered their condition. There is but 
the oue sore on each hen. always above 
the hip. It is perfectly dry and is cov¬ 
ered with a thick, dusty scab. R. w. s. 
Tuberculosis of the skin presents such 
symptoms as you mention; a dry sore 
covered by a scab and soft., pulpy tissue 
beneath. This often affects joints also 
and causes lameness, I do not know, of 
course, if that is the trouble in your ease, 
hut it is a possible one. There is no 
cure for this disease, but T would sug¬ 
gest that you remove any other birds dis¬ 
playing such sores from the flock and 
paint the sore with tincture of iodine, 
following this with a dressing of ear- 
bolated vaseline. If the sores do not heal, 
the fowl should be killed and deeply 
buried. You may, however, be dealing 
with superficial ulcerations that will heal 
under antiseptic treatment. M. B. D. 
Eggs with Tough Membrane 
Can you tell me the cause and cure for 
tough inside skin in eggs? I have Barred 
Rocks and feed good scratch food, egg 
mash and greens, with oyster shell and 
charcoal in hoppers always before them. 
I use an incubator and 10 to 15 per cent 
of the chicks will crack the shell, but can¬ 
not get through the inside skin. My hens 
are in a good healthy condition, and have 
been laying well for the past year. 
Nutley, N. J. j. r. k. 
• The cause of your chicks failing to 
emerge from the shell after having 
reached full development is not a tough 
shell membrane, but lack of sufficient 
strength on the part of the chick. This, 
in turn, may be due to any one of a num¬ 
ber of causes, the chief of which is failure 
on the part, of the hen that laid the egg 
to transnrt strength and vigor to her off¬ 
spring. The trouble, then, lies at the 
door of certain hens used in the breeding 
pen, and should bo overcome by changing 
conditions which induce lack of strong 
vitality in the breeding flock or eliminat¬ 
ing tlie weak individuals from it. In this 
connection read the article bv Mr. Cos¬ 
grove, on page 302 of the Feb. 10 issue. 
If chicks do not emerge from broken 
shells, the membranes dry and become 
tough after some hours; they may then 
hold the chicks, but it will be found that 
if such chicks are helped from their pris¬ 
ons they usually constitute a class of un¬ 
desirables, and might better have been 
left to perish. m. b, d. 
Roup in Fowls 
What arc tho symptoms of roup in 
chickens, and what can I do to cure 
them? Is it very contagious to healthy 
hens? H. G. 
True roup is very much like an exag¬ 
gerated cold in appearance. The eyes 
run with a sticky, slimy substance that 
soils the head and feathers; the nostrils 
discharge also; the fowl may sneeze and 
stand with drooping head and roughened, 
soiled plumage, humped up and present¬ 
ing the picture of misery. There is also 
a fetid odor to the discharge. This dis¬ 
ease is undoubtedly caused by a specific 
germ that differentiates it f>-om ordinary 
catarrhal colds, though such eo’ds may 
predispose to roup by weakening the 
fowl’s power of resistance. There is no 
known cure for roup that is worth while. 
Even if supposedly cured, the fowls are 
likely to he worthless and <o carry over 
the germs of the disease to produce a new 
outbreak. 
So-called roup cures owe their reputa- 
tarion to the fact that they are usually 
used in the treatment of colds rather than 
roup, most people not distinguishing be¬ 
tween these diseases that may appear so 
much aHke. Roup is very contagious, 
and fowls affected by it should he removed 
nromotly from the flock and usually 
killed. A fowl suffering from true roup 
is not worth treating. This, however, 
should not lead to killing fowls with mod¬ 
erate colds from which they may recover. 
M. B. D. 
KERR Baby Chicks 
9c. up 
Start now and buy KERR Baby Chicks for fall 
broilers and layers. KERR Quality brings results 
and success. 
TWO MILLION FOR 1921 COME TO HEADQUARTERS 
Thousands ready for shipment Tuesdays, 
Wednesdays and Thursdays 
100 
1000 
Chicks 
25 50 
Chicks Chicks Chicks Chicks 
White Leahorns\S 3 00 S5 00 S 10.00 $47.50 $90.00 
Black, Leghorns ! _ 
Barred Rocks.... 4.25 7.50 15.00 70.00 132.00 
50 100 500 1000 
Chicks Chicks Chicks Chicks Chicks 
I. 
R I. Reds... 
White Rucks. $4.25 $7.50 $15.00 $70.00 $130.00 
White Wyandottes ) 
Parcel Post Prepaid Terras: Cash with order Safe Delivery Guaranteed 
If any chicks are dead upon arrival we will refund your money or replace them free of charge 
Write for Illustrated Circular 
THE KERR CHICKER1ES, Inc., “Largest Eastern Producers ” 
Box O, Frenchtown, N. J. Box O, Springfield, Mass. 
8 to 10-Weeks-Old 
PULLETS 
We have 15,000 now on the range ready 
for shipment this month and next. We 
have had good luck with them and we be¬ 
lieve them to be the healthiest and most 
vigorous large flock of young pullets in 
tiie East today. They are all on new Land 
and in new buildings and are being 
raised on unlimited range. 
These pullets were hatched fromourchoic- 
est breeding pens we have this year and are 
the cream of our best egg breed blood. 
Every shipment is guaranteed to he 100% 
satisfactory at the time of sale. Write and 
tell us how many pullets you want and the 
date of delivery you wish and we will 
quote you prices you can afford to pay. 
Write for our catalog and price list 
LORD FARMS 
METHUEN MASS. 
S. C. White Leghorn 
PULLETS 
6-8 weeks old, $1.50 each, in lots of 25. 
Write for prices on larger orders. 
25,000 Chicks Sold to Old Customers this year 
KIRKUP BROS., Mattituck, L. I., N. Y. 
S. C. White Leghorn 
PULLETS 
A few choice mature pullets ready for 
delivery from Aug. 1st on. My prices are 
low for the quality offered. Same breeding 
as my heavy-laying Vineland Contest pen. 
C. T. DARBY - North Branch, N. J. 
HEDELCA POULTRY FARM - 
Vineland, N. J. 
Mature Pullets{*1^ J£" 10o 
Bred from heavy laying, trapnested stock, Barron 
strain. Buttermilk fed and grown on free range. 
Large, vigorous and free from disease. Address 
A. H. PENNY - - Mattituck, N. Y. 
S.C. WHITE LEGHORN PULLETS 
Bred Right and Raised Right 
12 to 14 weeks old, delivery at once,,. SSI.75 each 
4 months old, delivery at once. 2.00 each 
0 mouths old, delivery from Aug. 15 ou, 2.50 each 
Your Inspection Invited 
Supply Limited. Make Reservation at once. 
HARDIMONT POULTRY FARM 
Washington Street Toms River, N. J. 
jAYWYVWWVUWWVWVVWUV 
j S. C. W. L. YEARLINGS % 
;■ also PULLETS, hatched April 27th. ' 
\ Brick strain, same stock as the highest 
( hen in Vineland contest. Healthy, sc- 
£ leeted yearlings, and sturdy range pul- 
», lets. Not Ctills. $1.50 bach.. 
S. C. W. Leghorn 
PULLETS 
We are now booking orders for our ready-to- 
lay pullets. We ship on approval. 
HOMESTEAD FARM • Newtown, Conn 
S. C. W. LEGHORN 
BRED FOR ECG Dill I CTQ 
PRODUCTION I ULLU 1 W 
STRONG, VIGOROUS, RANGE STOCK 
10 to 12-weeks, $1.75 15 to 16-woeks. ®3 
GREENE ACRES - Toins River, N. J,; 
White and Buff Leghorn LAYING PULLETS 
Ton to sixteen-week Pullets in White and Brown Leg¬ 
horns. Anconas. Forest Farm, Koekaway, N . j. 
C’TJTF'T^Q Broilers, Leghorns, Rocks and Reds, 8cts. 
LnlLlYJ ant * U P- ^ alu delivery guaranteed. Circular 
free. W. A. LAUVER, McAlistcrville, Pa. 
S. C. White Leghorn Pullets 
Vigorous, full of pep stock. SAM fka.NK.haN, Lakewood. N.J. 
MATTITUCK WHITE LEGHORN FARMS FOR SALE-1,000 Yearlings 
MM -A _ . E tt A 1 U, J AO f* M 
; S. C. White Leghorns, Barron’s Strain, and S.C. Anconas 
I Shepperd’s Strain, $'-2.35 each. Reduction by the 100. 
CLARABEN COURT FARM, 
Roslyn, L. I.. N. Y. 
w 
ant to Buy Some Guinea*. Send details and prices. 
SUNSET FARM - CONGERS, New Yobk 
PARROTS 
Please send for descr'ptive price list. 
G. B. TILLEY 
Naturalist 
Darien 
Connecticut 
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JERSEY BLACK GIANTS 
MarrvFflnntJ vron more prizes than ail other Giant 
maibjf ral 1113 breeders combined. Orders booked 
for July and later shipments. Pullets and Cocker¬ 
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description of Giants with cuts of Madison Square 
Garden and Boston Winners on request. Reduced 
prices on hatching eggs. MflRCY FARMS, Matnwan, N. J. 
JERSEY BLACK GIANTS S2S3I SK 
Wo liavo thousands of these wonderful chickens now on 
raugo. All hen hatched and hen brooded. Better to or¬ 
der uow for Summer and Fall delivery than wish you had 
ater. Breeding stock for salo at all times. Free descrip¬ 
tive circular. DEXTER 1\ UP HAM, Belnior, N. J. 
Bob White, Hungarian Partridges 
Wild I urkeys, Pheasants, Quail, Rabbits, Deer, etc. 
for stocking purposes. 
Fancy Pheasants, Peafowl, Cranes. Storks. Swans. 
Ornamental Ducks ami Geese, Bears, Foxes, Rac¬ 
coon, Squirrels, and all kinds of birds and an mais, 
WM.J. MACKENSEN, Naturalist, Dept. 10. Yardley, Pa 
CHICKS 8 c each and up 
/Nhf Bocks, Leghor n s, Reds and broiler*. 
Money back for dead ones as far as Colo- 
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-Mh SANDY KNOLL HATCHERY 
v-A - C. M. LAUVER, Prop. Box 73 McAlislerville, Pa. 
Want to Buy Hu“i?D 0 R U E T Dr 0 o H u E ng Rhode Islands or Barred 
R noire Cockerels will do, for eating purposes. 
DUCKS SUNSET FA KM Congers, New York 
Quality White Plymouth Swm® 
Ornintrtnn'' April Hatched pullets. Bred-to-Lay. 
V/ipiliglUil J Also (. ll0 j ce brooders at liulf price. 
H. B. SPANGLER It. D. 2 Matawan, N. J. 
S. C. W. LEGHORN PULLETS 
5-mos.-old, vigorous, snappy birds, the kind that lay 
while others’lay-otT.” Also Tom Barron stock from 
our imported pen. PIREWODD POULTRY FARM. Tami River, N. J. 
Batoy Cliiclis 
Place your order now for Aug. ami Sept, delivery. 
Bar. Rock, R. I. Red, S.C. White Leghorn, !$16 pet- 
100; Ancona. $33. E. R. HUMMER & CO..Frenchtown,N.J. 
SPECIAL PULLET SALE ITJ 1 
April Hatched. Mixed Pullets. Twenty, $85. Fifty, $85. 
Hundred, $100. Barred Kocks, Beds, White Leghorns 
Ten, $25. Fifty, $115. H. A. SOUUER, Box 29, lellerivilla, V 
PULLETS 
12 to H weeks old. Barred Rocks direct from 
unlimited range in wheat ami corn fields. Price. 
SS3.35; in lots of 25 or more, S3. 
TABOR FARM - Longmeadow, Mass. 
Deady-to-Imy Pullets, $8 each ; cockerels, S5. S. C. 
U W. Leghorns. A. li. HAUL, Wallingford, Conn. 
Qn rebred White Plymouth Rock Cockerels. Good 
r stock. Maktha A. Beecher R. F. D. Lima, N. Y. 
R-lhv ThipL-q s - c - w - L., 10 c; Barred Rocks, 12c, 
Dduy VjIHCKs and Reds, ISe 5 mixed, 8 c each. Safe 
delivery guaranteed. Order from this ad. or writo for 
pamphlet. J. N. NACE, McAllstervlllc, Penna. 
Wanf ed-Light Brahma Hens RuraYxjJ-'yJL’r 
S. C.W. Leghorns 
R. N.-Y., Feb. 5. THE L'.\1>EKHII.I. FARMS, Fort Ann, S. Y 
nAROEE'S nil A If ft America's Standard 
Perfect UIILRVd strain, breeders now. 
1 KKIN "*** PARDEE’S PEKINS, ISLiP,N.Y. 
Fine Rroorlo Poultry. Tin keys, Geese, Ducks. Guineas 
r IIIC OI CKU3 Bantams, Hares, Pigeons. Dogs, Stock 
F.ggs. reasonable. Catalog free. PIONEER farm, Telford, Pi 
i — £ T I — C “—* 100 March and 
April hatched 
Pullets from great laying strain, for sale in lots 
of 10, 25 or more, at SS 1.7 5. Cash with order. Safe 
arrival guaranteed. C. THUMANN, LaGrangevillc, N. Y. 
Barred Rock Cockerels 
Cornell certified. Bred from certified stock. See 
Pen 2 . Storrs Contest.- Circular. 
KENT POULTRY FAKM, Cazenovia, N.Y. 
PnrQola Carefully selected Single Combed While 
rurodlc Leghorn COCKERKI.S, 3-inos.-Old. If sold 
at once, $2.50 eaeli. ROBERT BACON FARM. Westbury, L. 1., N. ». 
W ANTED— St C.W- LEGHORN PULLETS 
March, April or early May hatched. Any number up to 
twelve hundred. BLUE RIUGE POULTRY FARM. R. 3. Plainfield. N. J. 
RABBITS 
FLEMISH giants, young and matured, from pedigreed and 
reg, stock. Prices reasonable. H R. tfn etck, Somerville, N.J, 
