The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
1069 
SUMMER CHICKS 
that 
Live—Grow—Lay and Pay 
KERR Summer Chicks have proven this to thous¬ 
ands of skeptical poultrymen. Why not be con¬ 
vinced yourself ? Order now. 
TWO MILLION FOR 1921 COME TO HEADQUARTERS 
White and Black Leghorns ready for shipment September 7th. 
Barred Rocks and R. I. Reds shipped every Tuesday, Wednesday 
and Thursday 
25 GO 100 500 1000 
Chicks Chicks Chicks Chicks Chicks 
Bfcck Leghorns" [s 3 - 50 SG 50 S12.00 $57.50 $110.00 
Chicks Chicks Chicks Chicks Chicks 
R ai i re Reds 0CkS }$ 4 25 S800 515 00 572 50 5140 00 
Duo to the change in e KK prices, which is the fundamentAi cost «»f chicks, the nbove prices are effective only for the comini? 
week. If wo do not book r*>u at the above price, und prices for the following week arc hitcher, your money will be refunded. 
Parcel Post Prepaid Terms: Cash with order Safe Delivery Guaranteed 
If any chicks are dead upon arrival we will refund your money or replace them free of charge 
Writ4 for Illustrated Catalog 
THE KERR CHICKER1ES, Inc., “Largest Eastern Producers” 
Box O, Frenchtown, N. J. 
Box O, Springfield, Mass. 
5,000 
Ready to Lay 
Pullets 
All Famous Lord Farms 
Strain, Single Combed 
White Leghorns 
This year we have raised more pul¬ 
lets than any Farm in the country. 
Our chicks are easy to raise and 
they grow quickly and evenly into 
pullets that lay and pay well. 
We have already shipped thous¬ 
ands this Summer and still have 
about 5,(X)0 more that we cannot 
house this Winter. These birds 
will begin to lay in August and 
September. You buy SATISFAC¬ 
TION with our stock. 
Write for Catalog and Special 
Price List 
LORD FARMS 
Box 240-G METHUEN, MASS. 
S.C. WHITE LEGHORN PULLETS 
Brod Right and Raised Right 
12 to 14 weeks old, delivery at once,.. 81.75 each 
4 months old, delivery at once. 2.00 each 
5 months old. delivery from Ann 15 on, £.50 each 
Four Inspection Invited 
Supply Limited. Make. Reservation at once. 
HARDIMONT POULTRY FARM 
Washington Street Toms River, N. J. 
S. C. White Leghorn 
IPULLETS 
6-8 weeks old, $1.50 each, in lots of 2.5. 
Write for prices on larger orders. 
25,000 Chicks Sold lo Old Customers this year 
KIRKIJP BROS., Mattituck, L. I., N. Y. 
Vineland Poultry Yards 
VINELAND, N. J. 
the r ir°he»J WHITE LEGHORNS 
YEARLING HENS - $3 Each 
10* reduction on 10 or more. 
Not show birds but perfect utility Ileus. 
Write for prices on young stock. 
MATTITUCK WHITE LEGHORN FARMS 
Mature PullctsJ 
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. 
For Sale Barron White Leghorn YearlingHens 
Also eocks and cockerels. Price reasonable. 
JOHN Me HAY Box 334 Lima, New York 
ENGLISH S. C. WHITE LEGHORN 
Hens, Cocks and Cockerels from imported high 
pedigreed stock. Tom Barron’s best. First-class 
breeders at bargain prices. Write 
R. T. EWING - Atlantic, Fa. 
THFY tliat h' s hard to raise poultry profit- 
lllbl OH 1 ubly without having reliable infor¬ 
mation to refer to at times. America's Most 
Widely Known 1’oultry Paper will come to you 
every month if you say so, as it goes to30,000 others. 
4 months' trial 25c; II a year. Sample Copy Free. 
AMERICAN POULTRY ADVOCATE, Box 2, Syracuse. N. Y 
E'kinl/a C. Buff Leghorn, 1*10—100. Barred Rocks— 
Vj nICKS $10.50. Hetls, *1*. Mixt. **—100. Safe deliv 
cry Guaranteed. Jaeob Xelmond, In I, MrAllaOrvllle, I'a. 
JERSEY BLACK GIANTS SS11855 
We have thousands of these wonderful chickens now on 
range. All hen hatched and hen brooded. Better to or¬ 
der now for Summer and Fall delivery than wish you had 
ater. Breeding stock for sale at all times. Free descrip¬ 
tive circular. DEXTER I*. C I’ll AM, Helinar, N. J. 
KEEP LIVESTOCK HEALTHY 
BY USING 
Kreso Dip No. 1 
(STANDARDIZED) 
Easy to use; efficient; economical; kills 
parasites; prevents disease. 
Write for free booklets on the Care of 
Livestock and Poultry. 
ANIMAL INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF 
PARKE, DAVIS & CO. 
DETROIT, MICH. 
White Leghorn Pullets 
2,000 milk-fed, free range pullets, of quality seldom 
found outside of small flocks. April und May hatches 
at SI. 25 to if2.gr> each, according to age ami de¬ 
velopment. Illustrated circular on request. 
SANDANONAH FARM - Windham, N. Y. 
S. C. W. Leghorn Pullets 
(ready to lay) and choice yearling hens. 
C. T. DARBY - North Branch, N. J. 
ROCKS 
and WHITE 
Ornimrtnn* April Hatched pullets. Hred-to-Lay. 
Wl|ungiuns Also choice breeders at half price. 
H. B. SPANGLER R. D. 2 Matawan. N. J. 
Dill I CTO Hur Hock, White Itock, $1 .75 
rULLL I v each and up. S. C. White Leg. 
E. R. HUMMER & 
horn 
CO. 
Breeders. 
R. n. 
Circular free. 
Frenchtown, N. J. 
S. C. W. Leghorn Pullets genuiSe d 
piotll-niakl g kind, hy using pedigreed males only in 
our mating pens. They arc extraordinary pullets at ordi¬ 
nary prices. I’INEWOOli rOULlUY KAIttl, Torn. Klver.Ji. J. 
K l I.K’N It one Oomb Brown Leghorn Cockerels 
CHEAP. Rogkh. A. Williams, Bkookkiki.p, N. Y. 
For Sale- 500 °Apiif S. C. White Leghorn Pullets 
Reared on range. Tom Barron strain. Ready Sept.. l8t. 
each. Also 500 yearlings, S2. Breeding Hens’ 
$1.75. Cockerels, #5. RIVERDALl POULTRY FARM, Cortland, N.Y’ 
Tnrtnuo A Fine selection of large, strong anil vigorous 
I Ul KBJfo young Bronze Turkeys at four months of age. 
Price, $<{.50 each. BURLEIGH FARM ASSN..Ashland, New Hampshire 
R eady-to-I.ay Pullets, $8 each ; cockerels. $5. S. C 
W. Leghorns. A. H. IIAI.I., Wallingford, Conn. 
S. C. W. Leghorns ciMc 1 ft 
It. N.-Y., Feb. 5. THE l .WJKKHILI, KAKltH, Fort Ann, N. Y 
P ARDEE’S 
ERFECT 
KKJN 
DUCKS 
America’s .Standard 
Strain. BREEDERS NOW. 
PARDEE’S PEKINS. ISLIP.N.Y. 
Finn RropHc Poultry, Turkeys, Geese, Ducks. Guineas 
I IIIC Dl CCllo Kantains, Hares, Pigeons. Dogs, Stock 
Eggs, reasonable. Catalog free. PIONEER rARM, Tallird, Ra 
PARKS BARRED 
PLYMOUTH ROCKS 
Americas Greatest Layers. Bred 
for eggs since 1889. Records up 
lo 325 in year. 148-148 days. 
Pullets laying at 1 14 davs. Special 
Prices March, April & May hatch 
youngsters. 16 page Cir. Free. 
General Catalog 25c. 
J. W. PARKS. Box Y, ALTOONA. PA. 
Barred Rock Cockerels 
Cornell certified. Bred from certified stock. See 
Pen 2. Storrs Contest. Circular. 
KENT POULTRY FARM, Ca/.enovia, N.Y. 
Barred Plymouth Rock Pullets 
FULL PARKS STRAIN, akwIi 
MARCH HATCHED II 
March Cockerels - $3.00 each 
J. GUY LESHER, - Northumberland. Pa. 
SPECIAL PULLET SALE “T d h 
April Hatched. Mixed Bullets. Twenty, *35. Fifty. *#*. 
Hundred, *160. Barred Kocks, Beds, White Leghorns 
*i**n *25 Fifty, $11*. H. A. S0UDER. 8o> 19. Scllersvill., f» 
Laying Pullets 
Aprll-May Pu^letslin White, 
Brown, Buff Leghorns, Am-onas, 
Diving at and up. Year- 
lings, *1.66. FOREST FARM Kockuway. N- J 
-- 
Bergen County Egg Contest 
Those Favorite Red Hens 
As will bo soon by the report below, 
covering the fortieth week, “Olivia” eon- 
tines to lead. “Red Wing” and “Green 
Mountain Girl” are running a close race. 
Mrs. Robert I’ye, owner of “Green Moun¬ 
tain Girl,” writes: 
“I would much rather have printed my 
little girl's picture, Dorothy, aged 10 
years, as she took care of the chicks all 
through the Summer, and I feel it would 
encourage her to continue the good work.” 
We are glad to show the picture of this 
young hen woman from the Green Moun¬ 
tain State. 
Dorothy Pye , a Vermont Farm Girl 
As will be noted, “Ruby” and “Dutch¬ 
ess” died since last report. 
Result at end of fortieth week : 
No. 
1- 
-Mrs. L. C. Markwood, Min- 
oral Co.. W. Va. (Ruby). 
Dead 
No. 
o _ 
-Mrs. James 
Maddren, Suf- 
folk Co. N. 
Y. (Dutchess) 
S2 
No. 
3- 
-Mrs. W. F. Smallbone, Mer- 
cer Co., N. 
J. (Lady Mer- 
cor) . 
114 
No. 
4- 
-Mrs. Fenton 
Gall, Berkeley 
Co., W. V 
a (Olivia) .... 
143 
No. 
rt_ 
-Mrs. Ann ( 
5. Wilson. Os- 
wego Co., 
N. Y. (Gypsy) 
92 
No. 
O- 
-Mrs. Della 1 
Jalt.es, Dutchess 
Co., N. Y. 
(Dutchess)... 
Dead 
No. 
er 
-Mrs. .1 o h i 
n Shaughuasy, 
1 hitehess 
Co., N. Y. 
(Phyllis) 
52 
No. 
8—Mrs. James O. Cooper, 
Morris Co 
., N. J. (Miss 
Beauty) 
99 
No. 
9- 
-Mrs. W. R. 
Whitman, New 
1. o n (1 o n 
Co., Conn. 
(Rhoda) 
107 
No. 10—Mrs. F. Stanley Atwood, 
Albany Co., N. Y. (Rose¬ 
wood ) . 114 
No. 11—Mrs. Hayden W. Renton, 
Cayuga Co., N. Y. (Red 
Wing) . 1.10 
No. 12— Jessie M. Roberts, Oneida 
Co., N. Y. (Ruth Ann). . 130 
No. 13—Mrs. Robert R. Wilson. Al¬ 
legany Co. (Farmerette) 110 
No. 14 Mrs. Robert Pye, Rutland 
Co., Vt. (Green Moun¬ 
tain Girl) . 134 
No. 15—Mrs. L. D. Emmons, Pitch- 
field Co., Conn. (Lady 
Bountiful) . 89 
No. 10—Mrs. Caroline M. Burr, 
Barnstable Co., Mass 
(Mahogany Maid). 97 
No. 17—Mrs. M. E. Disque, Ven¬ 
ango Co., Pa. (Busy 
Bess) . 92 
No. IS—Mrs. William Gehrke, Ber¬ 
gen Co., N. J. (Emma).. 12 
No. 19—Mrs. D. E. Glick. Steuben 
Co., N.Y. (Queen Pullet) 106 
No. 20—Mrs. Ida M. Costner, Ber¬ 
gen Co., N. J. (Peggy).. 21 
Outside of Pen. 84 
Concrete Pit for Droppings 
1. I have a poultry plant at the present 
time housing 900 laying hens, and would 
like to increase my plant. My intentions 
are to house in the Winter about 1,500 
birds. The present houses I have are 
equipped with dropping boards, therefore 
I would like your advice in reference to 
the concrete manure pits. Do you believe 
they are as safe as dropping hoards? 
These dropping boards are cleaned twice 
a week, and means some work, especially 
in the Winter; therefore if it would be 
safe to do away with them I could in¬ 
crease my stock. 2. Building a laying 
house 10x128 ft.., allowing for concrete 
pit, how many White Leghorns would you 
advise to house? My intentions were 
about 440. J. M. 
Valley Cottage, N. Y. 
1. I have never seen an actual pit made 
beneath the perches for the reception of 
the droppings, hut can see no objection 
to this plan if the pit is covered by coarse 
mesh poultry netting to keep the fowls 
out of it, and the droppings are kept, dry 
through the Winter by the use of suf¬ 
ficient absorbent material, like land plas¬ 
ter, ground phosphate rock, dry ashes, 
road dust, etc. Ordinarily a wide board 
in set on edge in front of the perches and 
on the level floor. This keeps the litter 
from the droppings and permits the latter 
to be easily removed with a shovel. A 
frame covered hy poultry netting may be 
arranged to permit the passage of the 
droppings, hut keep the fowls from access 
to them. 
2. From three to four square feet of 
floor space is usually allowed for each 
fowl in a building, and a pit could be of 
any desired dimensions. The more shal¬ 
low, however, the easier it would he to 
dean it, and I can sec no occasion for 
making a deep one. m. b. n. 
Cannibal Pullets 
T have a flock of White Leghorn June 
pullets that I keep in a separate flock 
from the yearlings. Both flocks are fed 
the same—corn, egg mash, oyster shell, 
cabbage and milk. The yearlings seem 
to be all right, but the pullets are eating 
each'other. One died, one I killed, and 
1 have another locked up separately now. 
They start eating around the roots of the 
tail on the back, so I can see backbone. 
The chickens are out daytime and locked 
up nights. What will cure this? There 
are about 90 in the coop. 14x20. They 
are laying well, and looking good. The 
one I killed was the fattest chicken I ever 
saw. o. f. n. 
Cohocton, N. Y. 
Fowls are apt to start pecking at any 
member of the flock that becomes egg 
bound or shows other trouble about the 
vent, and blood once drawn, the victim is 
kept at until it is killed and sometimes 
partially eaten. The remedy is to watch 
the flock sufficiently close to remove any 
hen having trouble iu laying before the 
rest begin their attack. In a similar case 
in my own flock a few days ago the pul¬ 
let was found dead upon the floor with 
enough of the flesh eaten away at one 
side to show just what had happened. A 
large egg had lodged in the oviduct wall 
in which it was held. Another egg had 
come down and lodged against the first, 
and both were firmly fixed in place, so 
firmly, in fact, that the flesh had been 
eaten away from around them at one side, 
without breaking or disturbing them. 
M. B. D. 
Advertising Ducks 
Many farmers, especially those who are 
members of organizations, are interested 
in advertising. Most of us must come to 
this method of approaching our customers 
sooner or later. When manufacturers 
have goods to dispose of they always ad¬ 
vertise, and expect to spend a part of the 
price which they receive for their goods 
for that purpose. Advertising is an art, 
TONG ISLAND DUCKLING 
is a favorite delicacy. For Sun¬ 
day dinner or when entertaining 
guests. Found on the menus of cele¬ 
brated restaurants. You can serve it 
at home. Ordering it from your own 
butcher. Try cold duck sandwiches as 
a treat. 
based on the power of the human mind to 
absorb an idea. We shall print from time 
to time some of the advertisements which 
farmers or their agents are using. The 
first comes this week in the above, put 
into a New York paper by a Long Island 
duck association. For the purpose this is 
a good advertisement, because it says lit¬ 
tle, but appeals directly to the people in 
this city who should eat duck. Of course, 
if these people wanted to sell breeding 
ducks or eggs, they would advertise differ¬ 
ently. The object is to shoot straight at 
one particular target, und this one does it. 
Yarded Ducklings 
A few years ago I began to raise ducks 
for our Fall meat. The first year they 
all went, as T. F., on page 821, said his 
did. An old neighbor who was a market 
duck raiser told me mine had sunstroke, 
so since then I have yarded mine in 
yards. 12 to a yard. 30 in. hy 0 ft. I 
make a board around bottom 0 in. high, 
and netting up so it stands 18 in. high, 
one end enclosed and the other not, so as 
to put coop against it. Over this I put 
an old breadth of carpet to protect from 
hot. rays of sun, and from the rain. I 
usually take them from this yard at about 
a month old and put in large yard with 
shelter in two corners, so they can have 
it when they wish it. I hope this sug¬ 
gestion will help T. F. If one wishes to 
he can make yards larger. A111S. ii. 
New York. 
