THE HENYARD 
Possible Pneumonia 
I had a flock of nearly 150 hens, and 
bought about 50. The new birds began 
to die, and some of the others. 1 would 
find five or six dead every morning until 
1 had lost about 50 or GO. Examination 
shows liver green, and the lungs black. I 
have been feeding Cornell mash mornings, 
noons nothing when they run out, and 
nights oats and buckwheat. What caused 
this ailment, and what could I do to pre¬ 
vent the rest from getting it? G. E. R. 
North Collins, N. Y. 
You do not describe any of the symp¬ 
toms shown by the fowls before death, 
but the statement that the lungs were 
“black” after death suggests pneumonia 
as the cause of death. Pneumonia is not 
considered a very common disease among 
fowls, but undoubtedly may occur as a 
result of exposure, combined with the 
germs that cause that affection. In pneu¬ 
monia there will be observed the common 
indications of diflicult breathing, with 
perhaps more or less discharge from the 
nostrils. Darkened combs, from conges¬ 
tion, and, after death, the lungs will be 
found to be dark and solidified, so that a 
piece cut from them will sink in water, 
instead of floating as would healthy lung 
tissue. They will be enlarged, too, in¬ 
stead of closely hugging the ribs, as the 
normally red, healthy lung does. M. B. D. 
Possible Food Poisoning 
I have 100 Plymouth Rock pullets, 
White and Barred, which apparently are 
laying as well as can be expected, as I 
am averaging 16 eggs per day. However, 
I have been losing on the average one a 
week by a trouble I have never had any 
experience with before. The symptoms 
are as follows: Pullet refuses food at 
first, then water. Attempting to water 
by force, one discovers that the beak does 
not open nor close in the same plane, 
thereby causing a distinct noise when 
fowl attempts to close the beak ; bowels 
become loose, watery ; ultimately the toes 
are bent under as if paralyzed, legs weak, 
breathing diflicult, and in 48 to 72 hours 
the fowl dies in a sudden paroxysm. I 
have examined birds for round worms, 
both in excreta and in alimentary tract. 
All the pullets given post-mortem are in 
sound condition, as evidenced by fat, but 
invariably I find an egg in the base of the 
oviduct. The bird apparently is unable 
to lay it. Would the symptoms above in¬ 
dicate this fact as the cause of trouble? 
Concord, Mass. w. o. E. 
I do not recognize the disease you de¬ 
scribe, but the symptoms, suggest to me 
some form of poisoning, rather than 
trouble from inability to extrude eggs. 
You do not say whether these eggs found 
at autopsy are over-size, or whether the 
oviduct shows evidence, of inflammation. 
If this is the case, suspicion might, point 
to trouble there, though in case of inabil¬ 
ity to extrude eggs the distress of the pu- 
let should be evident through straining 
and even eversion of the oviduct in her 
attempts to lay. 
The contractures of the muscles of beak 
and feet, diarrhoea, possible paralysis of 
muscles of the throat, etc., lead me to 
suspect food or other poisoning. I should 
look carefully after the quality of the food 
that they are getting and for any possible 
source of poisoning from dead carcasses 
or any of the commercial poisons that 
might be found about the premises. It is 
needless to say that' all affected birds 
should be promptly removed from the 
flock and utensils used by them cleaned 
and disinfected to prevent spread of germs 
of septic infections possibly present. Your 
description of spmptoms is unusually 
good, but I am not able to make any pos¬ 
itive diagnosis from them. M. B. D. 
Heavier Ration Needed 
I have about 100 pullets, including 
Rocks, Reds and White Leghorns. I am 
now giving them about six quarts of 
scratch feed in the late afternoon. Lay¬ 
ing mash is before them at all times, also 
plenty of fresh water daily. Do you 
advise free range or enclosed small runs 
for egg producing? Am I feeding them 
right? A. v. S. 
Auburn, N. Y. 
These pullets should have some scratch 
grain in the morning, perhaps about a 
third of the total amount that they will 
consume during the day, and all that they 
will eat before going upon their perches 
at night. Six quarts is rather scant feed¬ 
ing for large fowls; I presume that from 
eight to 10 quarts per 100 birds would be 
readily eaten, with dry mash before them 
and consumed in proper quantity through¬ 
out the day. It is equally good, or bet¬ 
ter, practice to scatter a little of the 
day’s grain ration in the lifter at noon 
during the cold weather. This induces 
exercise if the litter is deep enough to 
compel the fowls to scratch for the grain. 
About.equal quantitiesof grain and mash, 
by weight, should be eaten by the flock. 
Free range is best for growing stock; 
laying hens will produce quite as well if 
range is limited. M. b. d. 
The teacher was giving the class a 
lecture, on “gravity.” “Now, children,” 
she said, “it is the law of gravity that 
keeps us on this earth.” “But please 
teacher,” inquired one small child, “how 
did we stick on before the law was 
passed?”—The Tattler, 
WANTED—Single man as herdsman’s assistant; 
Guernsey cattle; high-grade milk produced; 
milking machine used; give experience and sal¬ 
ary expected, first letter; farm in Southeast 
Pennsylvania. ADVERTISER 4503, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
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WANTED—Carpenter and handy man for pri¬ 
vate estate work in country, March 1, 1924; 
single, middle-aged man. or widower without 
family; apply with references; good board and 
room provided. ADVERTISER 4533, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Man to copy names in doctor’s of¬ 
fice; handy around place; drive Ford car; 
no repairs. ADVERTISER 4535, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Two Japanese poultrymen: one with 
some experience, other helper; good wages 
and accommodations: give references. Address, 
BOX 118, Altoona, Pa. 
WANTED—Young man, 18 to 20. in certified 
dairy; give qualifications. BELLE ALTO 
FARMS, Wernersville, Pa. 
WANTED—A housekeeper; no objection to chil¬ 
dren; or married man, to work on shares; 
can funiish best of references. RAY BEN¬ 
NETT, Ionia, N. Y. 
WANTED—Single man on small milk route; 
must be honest, intelligent and faithful; good 
Wages and good board, with excellent chance 
for advancement; references. Call or write 
MANAGER, Macbrae Farm, Flemington, N. J. 
HELP WANTED—General farmer and wife 
who Would like to develop a small chicken 
farm for city man; poultry experience not nec¬ 
essary; modern quarters; vegetables, milk, coal, 
$100 a month; references. ADVERTISER 4564, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Farmer and wife, must understand 
farming and be a good milker; apartment and 
coal; light, milk and what grows on farm for 
eating furnished and pay $60 per month. TEL. 
791, Long Branch, N. J., John H. Parker. 
ENERGETIC young Protestant, used to coun¬ 
try life, to learn poultry and duck raising, 
feed stock and be generally useful; developing 
plant now; we seek services of beginner who 
appreciates good home and board, in prefer¬ 
ence to high wages; replying, state some qual¬ 
ifications and lowest wage considered; begin¬ 
ning January 15. BROOKCREST FARM, Cran- 
bury, N. J. 
WANTED—Experienced duck man knowing all 
lines in the duck business; married preferred; 
residence on farm. KLMONT DUCK RANCH, 
Elmont, L. I., N. Y. Phone Floral Park 82R. 
YOUNG man wanted, age 16 to 20, to help 
produce clean raw milk for retail trade; state 
experience and wages expected in first letter. 
ORADELL FARMS, Oradell, N. J. 
WANTED—Single man, Gentile, farm bred, 
fond of live stock, neat, quick, to assist 
poultry, care few cows; wages $80 and board 
to start. ADVERTISER 4560, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
WANTED—Single man, general wmrk on fruit 
and dairy farm; year round. BOX 95, Pleas¬ 
ant Valley, N. Y. 
Situations Wanted 
POULTRYMAN—One of the best, open for posi¬ 
tion right now; only first-class position con¬ 
sidered. ADVERTISER 4481, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
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POSITION wanted as farm superintendent 
March 1, by man with years of experience as 
superintendent on large certified farm; 37 years 
of age, married; college graduate; best of refer¬ 
ence as regards character, ability and honesty; 
only a large position considered where results 
are expected and paid for; purebred herd pre¬ 
ferred. ADVERTISER 4431, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
EXPERT poultryman would like position as 
working manager, 15 years’ practical experi¬ 
ence, American, married tno children), best of 
references. ADVERTISER 4480, care Rural 
New-Yorker. 
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QUALIFIED, farm-raised, married man, wants 
charge large orchard April 1; comfortable 
house, salary, or salary and commission; refer¬ 
ences. ADVERTISER 4524, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
YOUNG man wants work after January 1; ex¬ 
perienced in dairy, fruit, poultry; no bad 
habits; best reference; state wages in an¬ 
swer; can prune and caponize. ADVERTISER 
4529, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARM positions wanted—Young unmarried 
men, graduates of the National Farm School, 
well-trained to handle stock, farm machinery 
and horses, want positions as farm assistants, 
dairymen, herdsmen, tractor men. teamsters, 
poultrymen and greenhouse men. BERNHARD 
OSTROLENK, Farm School, Pa. 
PRACTICAL poultryman wants position; 8 
years experience in all branches; American, 
neat, refined, conscientious producer, handy 
with tools; start at once; state salary; can 
furnish excellent references. ADVERTISER 
4551, care Rural New-Yorker. 
POULTRYMAN, single, desires position on 
private estate, at liberty February 15; refer¬ 
ences. ADVERTISER 4555, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
REFINED American woman with one child 
wants place as housekeeper or will work as 
general houseworker in small familv; must be 
near school and church. Address ADVERTISER 
4552, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Position as dairy farm foreman; 
10 years experience with purebred cattle, 
production of high-grade milk, milking ma¬ 
chines, successful, calf raiser, and familiar 
with all modern farm machinery and crops; 
reliable and competent to take full charge; 
no liquor, married. 34 years old; must have 
modern living conditions, and be near school; 
willing to go anywhere on month trial; write 
or wire L. P. BUSH, 549A Columbus Ave., 
Boston, Mass, 
POULTRYMAN with the experience to make 
large plant pay, wants position as working 
manager; living salary and profit sharing basis 
if desired; open for engagement February 1; 
please state salary and particulars in first let¬ 
ter; highest references. SPRING VALLEY 
FARM, Greene, N. Y. 
HERDSMAN—Foreman; American, 2S; married, 
one child; capable of handling any detail of 
dairy farriering, sterility and abortion treat¬ 
ment a specialty; open April 1. BOX 242, 
Milford, Pa. 
POULTRYMAN, single, college graduate, ex¬ 
tensive experience with fowls and ducks; best 
references; desires position with reliable con¬ 
cern; state terms. I. KRIMM, 80 East 116th 
St., care Oster, New York City. 
FARMER with wife and three children wishes 
position as general farm hand: arrived from 
Germany three weeks ago, ADVERTISER 4553, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
WIDOWER, 36, with boy six, desires a position 
near school; college education; experienced 
poultryman and farmer; capable and reliable. 
EZRA C. CARTER, Marathon, N. Y. 
SINGLE man, 35, clean personality, reliable, 
handy with tools, wishes position on farm 
or as caretaker on estate. ADVERTISER 4565, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
AMERICAN. 30, married, understanding farm¬ 
ing and stock; something on shares or wages; 
give particulars in letter. ADVERTISER 4566, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
ENGINEER-ELECTRICIAN, hydro-electric op¬ 
erator, open for position; private estate or 
community where water power is developed; 
location no object. ADVERTISER 4556, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Position by experienced, married, 
herdsman; farm mechanic and manager. AD¬ 
VERTISER 4557, care Rural New-Yorker. 
POSITION wanted, as helper on poultry farm, 
where I can learn the poultry business, by 
young German; married; write GEORGE 
KAHLS, East Chatham, N. Y, 
CARPENTER-POULTRYMAN — Young married 
man of good character and broad experience 
desires position; can build all farm and poul¬ 
try buildings and operate large poultry farm 
or hatchery on paying basis. ADVERTISER 
4558, care Rural New-Yorker. 
WANTED—Position April 1; first-class married 
farmer, to manage gentleman's estate within 
75 miles of New York; life experience with 
stock; bring own help. ADVERTISER 4559, 
care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOSITION wanted as foreman for largo cattle 
farm; not married; February 1. LUDWIG 
GEIER, 39 Prescott St., Jersey City, N. J. 
COUPLE, reliable, Americans, age 34. 2 chil¬ 
dren: have owned and operated a Wisconsin 
farm 12 years: man experienced with registered 
Holsteins, with crops, horses and modern equip¬ 
ment, desires position as farm manager, fore¬ 
man or herdsman; wife good cook and house¬ 
keeper. ADVERTISER 4561, care Rural New- 
Yorker. 
PRACTICAL farmer-manager with lifetime ex¬ 
perience wants position January 1 or later; 
married, small family, know all about farm 
crops and machinery including tractor, also 
cattle and poultry. ADVERTISER 4562, care 
Rural New-Yorker. 
Farms For Sale, to Rent, etc. 
OWNER wants to sell his two farms in South 
Central New York State; cheap and easy 
terms. Address, 110 KENWORTH, Columbus, O. 
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FOR SALE OR RENT—Best equipped poultry 
plant in Massachusetts, situated at Shirley, 
38 miles from Boston; new buildings, houses for 
1,200 hens; over-head automatic feed and litter 
carrier, running water in every house, cement 
tioors; colony houses; brooders for 4,000 chix; 
Incubator 3,600-egg capacity; Delco electric 
plant: very large barn with rat proof feed room 
and chutes; 12 acres of laud; purchase of high- 
grade stock from Amherst Agricultural College 
optional; price without stock $8,500; additional 
laud may be bought if desired; no dwelling 
house; same property with large modern dwell¬ 
ing house and 150 acres of land, $18,500; de¬ 
scription on application. HICKORY FARM, 
P. O. Townsend Harbor, Mass. 
HAVE 10 acres within 30 miles of New York; 
main road; want man to market garden on 
shares: accommodation free. Advertiser’s phone 
is 1491, Garden City, L. I., N. Y. ADVER¬ 
TISER 4528, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FOR SALE—11-acre poultry plant on main road; 
modern 8-room house, all conveniences; 550 
feet of laying houses, barn, engine house: 1.200 
layers; near Atlantic City. ADVERTISER 
4527, care Rural New-Yorker. 
292-ACRE farm with mortgage $4,000; price 
$5,000. $12,000 worth of buildings; 1 y> miles 
from station: can keep 75 head of stock; must 
be sold. BOX 129, Marathon, N. Y 
117 ACRES, 50 acres clear, well located, $3,- 
000; cash payment, $1,000. CALVERT C. 
MERRIKEN, Denton, Md, 
FOR SALE—130-acre farm in Monmouth Coun¬ 
ty; high state cultivation, all conveniences, on 
concrete road, fine location, good buildings, near 
town, suitable dairy, truck, general farming. 
ISAAC B. VAN DERVEER, Freehold, N. J. 
ORCHARD-FARM—120 acres; none better; se¬ 
rious accident compels acceptance best of¬ 
fer now. MRS. BECK, Route 2, Waynesboro, 
Va. 
FOR SALE—32-acre dairy, truck and poultry 
farm; famous Eastern Shore of Maryland; 
new dairy section, mild climate, graze every 
month in year; 12 acres growing rye for Win¬ 
ter pasture; fruit, grapes, asparagus; two-story 
house, outbuildings, sugar maple shade, good 
water, on improved county road and railroad, 
in sight of village and State highway, near 
city, good markets: kodak photos; other busi¬ 
ness: sacrifice, $2,600, $1,200 cash: owner. AD¬ 
VERTISER 4554, care Rural New-Yorker. 
FARM—104 acres, right in village, 12-room 
house, several buildings, 3 horses, 7 cows, 500 
chickens, brooders, incubators, cream separa¬ 
tor, gasoline engine, machinery, tools, esti¬ 
mated 600 cords wood; price $6,500, moderate 
cash payment. Owner, F. DUSING, New Bal¬ 
timore, N. Y. 
PAYING poultry plant and unexcelled tea room; 
location on Atlantic City Boulevard; for full 
particulars address SHORE ROAD POULTRY 
FARM, Box 13, Barnegat, N. J. 
FARM wanted, state exact location, size, to¬ 
pography, soil, price, terms. H. HONEG¬ 
GER, 1384 Lexington Ave., New York City. 
DAIRY farm wanted on shares by married man, 
not less 25 cows; within 60 miles of Phila¬ 
delphia: 20 years’ experience; good reference. 
412 N. 23th St., Camden, N. J. 
FOR SALE—12-acre 'farm near Syracuse, N. 
Y.; 6-room house, barn, large chicken house; 
fruit. WALTER B. EIDT, 849 Second Ave., 
New York City. 
Miscellaneous 
SURE POP (old) white rice corn (shelled), 25 
lbs. prepaid third zone, $2.50; large lots less. 
W. HALBERT, Oxford, N. Y. 
I-= 
HONEY—Quart, 85c; gallon, $2.75; delivered. 
RICHARD D. BARCLAY, Riverton, N. J. 
HONEY—Pure extracted, postpaid first three 
zones; clover, 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., $2.15; 
buckwheat, 5 lbs., $1; 10 lbs., $1.80; satisfac¬ 
tion guaranteed. WALNUT ORCHARD FARM, 
Ithaca, N. Y. 
WANTED—Mammoth Wishbone incubator in 
good order. ADVERTISER 4286, care Rural 
New’-Yorker. 
CHOICE large Oregon prunes direct; 25 lbs., ex¬ 
press paid, $3.85; 100 lbs., freight paid, 
$12.35. KINGWOOD ORCHARDS, Salem, Ore. 
PEANUTS, large and sweet, direct from farm; 
buy package for Christmas; bushel (22 lbs.), 
$2.25; 50 lbs., $4.75; 100 lbs., $9, f. o. b. here. 
J. A. SPEIGHT, Lewiston, N. C. 
HONEY—Six pounds, $1.40, prepaid 3d zone. 
WILLIAM II. PARSIL, Monmouth Junction, 
N. J. 
HONEY—Wixson’s pure honey, price list, free. 
ROSCOE F. W1XON, Dept. G., Dundee, N. Y. 
CLOVER HONEY—Guaranteed pure; 5-lb. pail, 
$1.15; two 5-lb. pails, $2.25; four 5-lb. pails, 
$4.25, postpaid into third zone; 60-lb. can here, 
delivered at station, $8; two 00-lb. cans, $15. 
HUGH G. GREGG, Elbridge, N. Y. 
HONEY that will prove satisfactory; clover 
5 lbs., $1.10; 10 lbs., $2; buckwheat, $1 and 
$1.80 postpaid and Insured. RANSOM FARM, 
1310 Spring St., Syracuse, N. Y. 
HONEY—5 lbs. clover, $1.10: 10 lbs., $2; buck¬ 
wheat, $1 and $1.75 postpaid third zone; sec¬ 
ond, 10 cents less; 00 lbs. here, clover, $7.50; 
buckwheat, $6. HENRY WILLIAMS, Romulus, 
N. Y. 
WANTED—Second-hand ice plow; state condi¬ 
tion and lowest piice. It. P. HADLEY, 
Blackstone, Mass. 
MILK chocolate made at our dairy; the best you 
ever tasted; box of 120 pieces, 2 lbs. net, 
postpaid, for $1; stores sell this at $1.75; thou¬ 
sands of Rural New-Yorker readers among my 
well-satisfied customers. Are you one of them? 
Please send remittance with order. R. W. 
WIND, Babylon, N. Y. 
FARM-MADE pure pork sausage, 3 lb. bag, $1, 
postpaid. W. M. LAW, F'armersville, N. Y. 
50 SECOND-HAND incubators wanted. C. M. 
LAUVER, McAlisterville, Pa. 
H<>NEY of quality, best by test; 5 lbs. clover, 
$1.15: 10 lbs., $2,10; buckwheat, $1 and $1.75, 
postpaid promptly. M. BALLARD, Roxbury, 
N. Y. 
WANTED — Mammoth international hoovers, 
manufactured 1915-16; how many have you 
to sell? Only legs and canopy holding asbestos 
filler need be in perfect condition; state terms 
crated f.o.b. your station. M. GRUENDLER, 
Lake Grove, L. I., N. Y. 
FAMOUS Indian River oranges and grapefruit— 
Finest grown in this country; tree-ripened, 
freshly picked; makes most desirable gift to 
anyone; $4.50 per standard box f.o.b. shipping 
point; packed half oranges, half grapefruit if 
desired; half box assorted, $3; cash must ac¬ 
company order; satisfaction guaranteed; ref¬ 
erences: Mercantile Agencies, Bank of Delray. 
GEO. S. MORIKAMI, Delray, Fla. 
WHITE table turnips (Swedes), 100 lbs., $2, 
sacked. PATTINGTON’S, Merrifield, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Delco light plant, 750 watts ca¬ 
pacity, $250; Delco electric pump and tank, 
300 gallons per hour, $100; all in good order; 
both together, $325. A. H. PENNY, Mattituck, 
L. I., N. Y. 
BARGAINS—2i/ij-in. steam injectors, drawing 
board trestle. L. J. SNELL, Dolgeville, N. Y. 
ORANGES—GRAPEFRUIT—Tree-ripened; bush¬ 
el boxes, picked, packed in grove; oranges, 
$2; mixed, $1.75; grapefruit, $1.50; f. o. b. 
Wauchula, Fla.; send money with order. E. K. 
WALKER JR., P. O. Box 482, Wauchula, Fla. 
HOMES WANTED-—There is no greater charity 
than to offer a home to a friendless, deserv¬ 
ing boy between the ages of 7 and 12 years; 
this is real charity, and we earnestly solicit the 
co-operation of Catholic families (New York 
State only). Address PLACING OUT BUREAU, 
415 Broome St., New York City. 
THREE genuine buffalo robes. L. W. NASH, 
Kennebunk, Me. 
FOR SALE—Four Schwalge-Smith incubator sec¬ 
tions, 800-egg size; complete incubator or any 
pare with heater. CHAS. TAYLOR, Liberty, 
PURE honey, o-lb. pail clover, $1; buckwheat, 
80c, postpaid second zone. ERVIN A. DIETZ, 
Central Bridge, Scho. Co., N. Y. 
CLOVER HONEY—Rest ever, 5 lbs., $1; 10 lbs., 
$1.90 postpaid third zone; 60-lb. can, $7 50 
here. CHAS. B. ALLEN, Central Square, N. Y 
FOR SALE—No. 22 Enterprise meat chopper, 
new, $6.50, prepaid to second zone. ADVER¬ 
TISER 4563, care Rural New-Yorker. 
NT MRER 1 light comb honey, 24 boxes to case, 
$4,80, express collect; light extracted honev, 
6-lb. can. $1.50; 12-lb, can, $2.60 delivered. 
I. J. STRINGHAM, Glen Cove, N, Y. 
delivered. FAULKNER APIARIES, Basking 
Ridge, N. J. 
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