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The Henyard 
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WANTED—A two-frome honey extractor. .T. 
BAER, Route 2, Morrie Plalno, N. J. 
WANTED—Four sections Candee incubator; de¬ 
scribe exactly what yon have anti price in first 
let,ter. A. E. HAMPTON, R. D. 1, Pittstown. 
N. J. 
Poultry at New York State Fair 
The poultry exhibit at the New York 
State Fair. Syracuse, September 12-17, 
will be remembered as one of the best 
exhibitions of the year. It was nicely 
staged in the large, well-lighted and ven¬ 
tilated poultry building, showing off the 
exhibits to the best advantage possible in 
the clean Empire coops, which are per¬ 
manent fixtures of the building. In the 
center of the building a large cement 
tank, filled with water, furnished sport 
for a large number of beautiful water- 
fowl of different varieties, contributed for 
the occasion by the Syracuse Park Com¬ 
mission, which were greatly admired by 
the throngs of visitors. 
The premiums offered on the popular 
varieties of fowls were $3 for first, $2 
for second and SI for third in the single 
classes, and the same for pens, except 
first prize, which was $4. In classes 
where there was but little competition the 
premiums were $2 and $1, which were 
doubled for pens. Farmers’ flocks came 
in for the largest share of prize money, 
it being divided $6, $4 and $2 in all 
classes. 
Some idea of the size of the show can 
be gained from the fact that there were 
3.074 entries, including all classes of 
poultry and pet stock, which were owned 
by 526 exhibitors living in many of the 
Eastern States, as far south as Florida 
and north as far as Ontario. Canada, 
although a large proportion of the ex¬ 
hibits came from the Empire State. 
One of the interesting features of the 
show was the large number of Rhode 
Island Reds on exhibition, there being 
257 of the Single Comb variety in the 
regular classes and 144 Rose Combs, be¬ 
sides 120 in farmers’ flocks, making a 
grand total of 521 Reds, practically all of 
which were of very fine quality, so that 
winnings in these classes certainly meant 
birds of very superior excellence. Next 
iti numbers in the regular classes came 
the Barred Plymouth Rocks with a total 
of 238 birds, the quality of which did not 
average up to many other varieties, like 
the White Plymouth Rocks and White 
Wyandottes, both of which contained win¬ 
ners fit for the big Winter shows. One 
breeder reported selling a White Rock 
cockerel for $100 at this show. 
Single Comb White Leghorns were 
third in numbers in the regular classes, 
there being a total of 233 birds. 
Adding to this a total of 130 Rose Comb 
White Leghorns and 360 of the Single 
Comb variety in the farmers’ flocks, we 
have a grand total of 723 White Leg¬ 
horns. or 202 birds more than the total 
number of Reds. These figures show very 
plainly the growing popularity of the 
Rhode Island Reds as a farmers’ fowl, 
the breeders of this variety, as a rule, 
being farmers or fanciers who keep poul¬ 
try as a side line, or fanciers who keep 
Reds along with other breeds for exhibi¬ 
tion purposes and for selling eggs for 
hatching and breeding stock, the exhibi¬ 
tors being about equally divided between 
these two classes, while on the other 
hand, it shows that the exhibitors of 
White Leghorns in the regular classes are 
fanciers only, as only two exhibitors en¬ 
tered in both the fancy class and farmers’ 
flocks, neither of which won in both 
classes, which demonstrates the great 
difference between utility farmers’ flocks 
and the fancy exhibition Leghorns. 
In farm flocks the S. C. White Leg¬ 
horns came into their own, as there were 
three times as many as there were of any 
other breed, which shows their popularity 
as business hens, it being a recognized 
fact that practically every large commer¬ 
cial poultry farm in the country keeps 
this variety. 
The exhibit of farm flocks was well 
worth special study, as there were 78 
pens of 10 birds each in competition, and 
Prof. Tvrum of Cornell University, who 
judged the exhibit, pronounced it the best 
he had ever seen, practically every female 
being in good laying condition and of 
high quality, the males being slightly in¬ 
ferior to the females, which is accounted 
for by the fact that the average person 
has become more proficient in selecting 
females than in selecting males. 
A small exhibit of Black Jersey Giants 
attracted much favorable comment, which 
points toward their coming popularity. 
The exhibit of waterfowl was excep¬ 
tionally fine, showing great interest in 
the popular breeds. The exhibit of tur¬ 
keys. while of good quality, was rather 
small, and confined practically to two 
breech—the Bronze and Bourbon Reds. 
Bantams, pigeons, guineas, pheasants and 
pet stock were out in full force, making 
a very fine exhibit. The educational 
value of an exhibition of fine poultry 
such as was gathered together at Syra¬ 
cuse certainly means a great deal to those 
who were fortunate enough to see and 
study the exhibits. C. S. GREENE. 
Scratch Feed for Pullets 
T have a flock of Barred Rock pullets, 
three months old. in good condition; 
weigh from 2% to 3 lbs. I am feeding a 
growing mash in hoppers and scratch 
twice a day, 40 per cent wheat. 40 per 
cent cracked corn. 20 per cent oats; have 
grit, shell and charcoal in hoppers, and 
feed sprouted oats morning and noon. 
They eat the mash and enjoy the greens. 
but of the scratch feed they seem to eat 
only the oats, and go to roost with half- 
filled crops. My experience has been that 
they always ate the wheat first and oats 
last. Do you think I should change the 
mixture to a larger percentage of oats, or 
is the mixture all right? About what 
amount of sprouted oats should a flock of 
100 three-months-old pullets not on range 
receive daily? How much should a three- 
months-old Barred Rock pullet weigh? 
New Jersey. A. -J. s. 
The grain mixture that you are feeding 
is all right, and it is certainly unusual to 
have chicks prefer oats to corn and wheat. 
Corn is probably the best single grain for 
growing chicks, but wheat and oats are 
both of great value, and your chicks seem 
to have done very well indeed upon the 
ration. Changing the proportions would 
probably be useless; the chicks’ prefer¬ 
ences may themselves change before long. 
Sprouted oats are very palatable. Laying 
hens are usually fed a piece of the matted 
oats from 6 to S in. square for each 100 
fowls. I have never fed them to growing 
chicks, but should expect them to eat 
somewhat less at three months of age. If 
undue looseness of the bowels is caused 
by the sprouted oats, the amount fed 
should, of course, be cut down. A three- 
months-old Plymouth Rock pullet should 
weight from 2 to 214 lbs. M. B. D. 
Sickly Goslings 
I have five goslings, hatched the. last 
week in June. They do not grow right; 
they have not feathered out and are very 
wabbly in walking; in fact, they can only 
walk a little way before they fall down. 
They eat a little cracked corn, but for 
other feed they seem to have no appetite. 
New York. MRS. J. v. G. 
I think the trouble has been with the 
feed, as the corn evidently did not fur¬ 
nish enough lime to make bone and mus¬ 
cle. Try feeding some bonemeal mixed 
in a mash of bran and middlings, with 
about 10 per cent of beef scrap. I would 
give this twice or three times a day for 
a time, or even oftener if they do not eat 
much at a time. See that they have 
plenty of oyster shell all the while. They 
will starve without plenty of grit, and I 
find the oyster shell most satisfactory. 
They must also have plenty of green stuff, 
either grass or vegetables. If they get in 
good condition, the mash in the morning 
with the corn at night will be all right, 
but I would advise the mash entirely, for 
a time at least. Some breeders give only 
mash, adding the corn in the shape of 
meal with the bran and middlings. Since 
geese have very little if any crop, it is 
necessary to give most of the feed in a 
soft, state, but they should have a little 
whole grain. 
Next year try starting your goslings on 
bread and milk; then after they are well 
started you can give a little cornmeal, 
and later still change to the mash feed. 
Bread and milk is the best feed, and pays 
in the end, even though a little more ex¬ 
pensive than some other feeds, because 
the birds will more than pay the added 
expense in extra growth. M. B. 
Laying Mash 
I wish to get some information about 
laying mash for hens. It seems difficult 
to get such things here, but something is 
needed to make the hens lay. Will you 
please name for me several varieties of 
mash that are good? IT. E. K. 
South Charleston, W. Ya. 
Laying hens need such ground grain as 
wheat bran, middlings, cornmeal, ground 
oats, etc., and, in addition, skim-milk or 
meat scrap, if they are to lay well. This 
mixture of ground grains and milling by¬ 
products, with the meat scrap, is called 
the mash, and it may vary considerably 
in its composition and still be suitable. 
There are a number of commercial mix¬ 
tures upon the market, such as the one 
you mention, but- it should not be difficult 
in almost any part of your State to buy 
the ingredients of feed dealers and have 
them mixed as you wish. A good formula, 
known as the Cornell mash, is composed 
of equal parts by weight of cornmeal, 
ground oats, wheat bran, wheat mid¬ 
dlings and beef scrap. To each 500 lbs. 
of this 3 lbs. of salt is added. At the 
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Sta¬ 
tion they use the same mixture with the 
addition of another part of gluten feed, 
thus reducing the proportion of meat 
scrap. Ground barley may replace the 
oats, if more readily obtained. Whole 
grains are fed in addition to the mash, 
which latter is usually kept before the 
fowls in dry form throughout the day. 
The mash is not as readily eaten as is 
whole grain when fed dry, and the fowls 
will not overeat of it if it is not mois¬ 
tened; in fact, the amount of whole grain 
given may nave to be limited at times in 
order to induce a sufficient consumption 
of dry mash; limited, that is. to less than 
the customary whole grain ration. 
M. B. D. 
“I say. Stalker,” lie said, “you remem¬ 
ber you told me you had hunted tigers in 
West Africa? Well. Captain Smith tells 
me there are no tigers there.” “Quite 
right, quite right.” said Stalker blandly. 
“I killed them all.”—London Opinion. 
FARM OWNER wanted to enter poultry busi¬ 
ness on partnership basis; I will supply stock, 
labor and equipment; owner furnishes buildings 
and land; expenses and profits shared equally; 
eight years’ poultry experience; single, Chris¬ 
tian. educated, references; write for particulars. 
ADVERTISER 0478, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARMS FOR SALE—Connecticut farm; 135 
acres (10-20 tillage); A-l for extra early 
truck, stock, poultry; seven-room house; tools; 
vehicles; 84,000; terms; less to principal for 
cash. ADVERTISER 9479, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
FOR SALE—Pennsylvania farm of 110 acres; on 
paved road: three miles from large manufac¬ 
turing city; high elevation, with no hills; fertile 
soil; large house, large barn and all necessary 
buildings; fruit of all kinds, sugar bush; price 
810,500. ADVERTISER 9481, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
57 ACRES—Good buildings, running water, 
plenty wood and timber; mile to village, 
school; improved road; four miles railroad; 
83,000; half cash, or exchange toward larger 
equipped farm. A. D. PECK, Pitcher, N. Y. 
41-ACRE FARM—Twelve miles from Reading; 
good buildings; 81,SCO. E. ENDRES, Robe- 
sonia, Pa. 
09-ACRE FARM — Eight acres woodland, six 
acres muck; 110 pear trees, 50 apple, GO 
cherries, GO quince, 15 plums; strawberries, 
grapes, raspberries; good 10-room house; good 
roomy barn and other outbuildings; % mile from 
railroad, high school, churches and stores; sell 
at bargain; reason, age: price 83,500. Further 
particulars address CHARLES SCHELLENG, 
Hannibal, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Delaware County farm; 215 acres; 
good buildings. For particulars write ETTA 
COLBY, Roxbiiry, Delaware Co., N. Y. 
Miscellaneous 
HOMES WANTED for Boys—We will co-operate 
with any responsible family in placing with 
them a suitable Catholic boy between 7 and IX 
years of age; our experience and your willing¬ 
ness will produce the right result*. Address 
PLACING OTJT BUREAU, 417 Broome St., New 
York, N. Y. 
CIDER AFPLES wanted in small quantities or 
carload lots. JOHN F. WILKENS, Peeksklll, 
N. Y. Telephone 21-F-4, Peeksklll. 
FOR SALE—3.009-egg Candee incubator, new 
last season; a line hatcher at a right price. 
A. M. JONES. Ludlow, Mass. 
GOLD SKIN sweet potatoes for sale, about the 
middle of October; the ideal potato for fam¬ 
ily use; barrel, 83.75; bushel hampers, 81.35. 
F. E. LOOMIS, East New Market, Md. 
PTTRE cane syrup (home-made); 83 per case of 
three gallons. J. M. McLEOD, Rowland, N. C. 
FOR SALE—Second-hand gasoline lanterns; good 
condition; perfectly safe; will light a poultry 
house 20 ft. square; 85 each. A. H. PENNY, 
Mattituek, N. Y. 
FRESIT, old-stylo hop yeast cakes; keep per¬ 
fectly six months; send 30c money order for 
large supply and surprise your family with your 
bread. MISS n. M. WORSHAM, Seventy Six, 
Mo. 
AVOCADOS—12 lbs. postpaid 4th zone, 82.00; 
beyond, 82.50; safe delivery guaranteed. 
GEORGE W. KOSEL, Grower, Redland, Fla. 
FOR SALE—Finest white clover extracted honey 
in 5 and 10-lb. pails only; price, 5-lb. pail. 
81.25; 10-11). pail, $2.40; delivered to 4th postal 
zone. NOAH BORDNER, Holgate, O. 
WANTED—To exchange Maryland sweet pota¬ 
toes for apples or Irish potatoes. Write F. W. 
LORD, Federalsburg, Md. 
FOR SALE—One E. & B. Holmes nearly new 
apple barrel stave jointer, operated by foot 
or power, as desired. JOSEPH S. WILFOUD, 
Elba, N. Y. 
CIDER APPLES wanted; car lots; state price. 
V. PALMER, Cos Cob 1 , Conn. 
WANTED—Cider apples; carload lots or less. 
STEPHEN REYNOLDS, South Norwalk, Conn. 
WANTED—Mammoth Incubator; capacity 3,000 
up. THOMAS BRACKETT, Greenland, N. II. 
WANTED—Five tons mangel Wurzel boots. W. 
TOOHEY, Argyle, N. Y. 
ALFALFA IIAY—For sale, several cars first 
cutting new crop, half Timothy, half Alfalfa, 
ready; second cutting clear Alfalfa later. W. 
A. WITHROW, Route 4, .Syracuse, N. Y. 
CIDER apples for sale. EWELL FRUIT FARM, 
R. F. D. 3. Waldoboro, Me. 
WANTED—Minimum carload mangel beets: 
quote price ami point of delivery. V. J. 
LOVELAND, New City, N. Y. 
ALFALFA for sale; carload lots. A. A. MOORS. 
Wampsville, N. Y. 
WANTED—Dry baled oat or wheat straw for 
bedding; quote lowest cash price. WALNUT 
GROVE FARM, Wnshingtonville, N. Y. 
WANTED—Ten tons red Wurzel mangel beets. 
MAYROYD POULTRY FARM, New Dorp 
Heights, Staten. Island, N. Y. 
PURE but dark maple eyrup: thick and excel¬ 
lent for griddle cakes; $1.50 per gallon. W. 
H. WARREN, North Pomfret. Vt. 
FINEST wliiip clover basswood extracted honey. 
10 lbs., delivered within 3rd zone. $2.15; 5 
lbs.. $1.25; buckwheat, 10 lbs., $1.90: 5 lbs., 
$1.10; write for prices GO-lb. cans. II. F. 
WILLIAMS, Romulus, N. Y. 
WANTED—One or two carloads first quality oat 
straw; quote price on cars at your station. 
AltDSON FARM, Armonk. N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Moline tractor. Model D. complete; 
extension rims. lugs, sulkv and plow; used 
140 hours. ADVERTISER 9408, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Used electric plant; 32-volt, belt 
drive preferred. H. VAN KUREN, Rummer- 
field, Pa. 
FOR SALE—Nine-foot, 18 in. double-action disk 
Oliver tractor harrow; rear sections “cut¬ 
away”: this machine has been used on but 2 d 
acres; is in perfect condition; also Clark bush 
and hog plow; large size; will sell cheap. AD¬ 
VERTISER 9473, care Rural New-Yorker. 
MAPLE SYRUP—81.50 and $1.75 per gallon, or 
exchanged for grapes and sweet potatoes, 
peaches. D. F. ROBINSON, Pawlet, Vt. 
ONE gang plow, with three 14-inch plows; rea¬ 
son for selling, too big for Fordson tractor; 
never used; cheap for quick sale. OHAS. A. 
HYDE, Afton, N. Y. 
CLOVER and buckwheat extracted honey. 
wholesale and retail; it will pay you to get 
our prices; bow much 'can yen use? G. W. 
BELDEN, R. D. 1, Berkshire, N. Y. 
FOR SALE — Two carloads of cattle beets. 
GEORGE DUCKETT, Skaneateles, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Pure maple syrup, $2.00 per gal. 
f. o. b. ERNEST HELD, Bloomville, N. Y. 
SELECT Chesapeake Bay oysters right from the 
beds, by parcel post prepaid; also Gold Skin 
sweet potatoes; will exchange for apples, pota¬ 
toes or onions; write me. WILLIAM LORD, 
Cambridge, Md. 
HAY—Timothy and mixed, at reasonable price. 
ROCK CLIFF FARM, Broguevillo, Pa. 
WANTED—Mammoth incubator, up to 25,000 
capacity; state condition, make and price. 
VALLEY POULTRY FARM, R. F. D. No. 3, 
Plainfield, N. J. 
PURE IIONEY—1921 extracted; GO-lb. cans at 
our station, clover, $7.80; buckwheat, $6.00; 
10 lbs. delivered within 3rd postal zone, clover, 
$2.15; buckwheat, 81.90; in 2nd zone 15c less; 
special prices on largo lots. RAY 0. W1LCON, 
Odessa, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Hebler milking machine, two double 
units, pump; International engine; used only 
short, time: reason—sold cows. R. TRAP- 
HAGEN, Hensonville, N. Y. 
WANTED—Cabbage and carrots for feeding 
poultry and rabbits. MRS. WILLIAM OUD- 
ING, Sylvan Beach. N. Y. 
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