The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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The Henyard 
Makes Stony, 
Hilly Land Pay 
Bigger Profits 
This plow leaves no dead furrows or back ridges 
when these are not desired. It finishes the work as 
it goes. It does the kind of plowing job that enables you 
to make better seed beds which produce bigger crops at har¬ 
vest. You can immediately follow this plow with your har¬ 
rowing and planting operations. 
JOHN DEERE 
Syracuse Two-Way Plow 
Built in the East for the East 
White Leghorns vs. Reds 
I have just read Mr. Ellis’s letter on 
discussion of breeds of poultry, and would 
like to give my opinion in a general way. 
We operate two adjoining farms. On one 
farm we keep 1(X) purebred Rhode Island 
Red hens, and on the other we keep 100 
purebred White Leghorns. Both flocks 
receive the same care and feed. We find 
that for the months of November and De¬ 
cember the White Leghorns lay about 
twice as many eggs as the Reds. Then 
in January the Reds pick up on produc- 
i ion until by the last of the month they 
are running neck and neck. Except in 
the flush of the season we sell our eggs 
locally, and find that we get from 5 to 
10 cents more than the wholesale price 
in either New York or Boston. 
I believe the Rhode Island Red broilers 
will reach 2*4 lbs. by the time the White 
Leghorn broiler reaches 1% lbs., and we 
usually g-et a few cents premium for the 
Reds. For the Rhode Island Red hens 
we get a large premium. We sold in 
New York last Fall for as high as 30 
cents per lb., live weight. Both breeds 
are making a good profit, and I don’t be¬ 
lieve there is enough difference in profit 
between these breeds to worry about. 
St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. b. p. Rogers. 
Line-breeding Fowls 
I would like to know how to line-breed 
game chickens. c. E. M. 
Climax, N. Y. 
Line-breeding consists in mating closely 
related individuals, or breeding in the 
same line. That is, matings are kept: 
within the family or strain. Close line¬ 
breeding, such as would result from mat¬ 
ting sire and daughter, dam and son, is 
called inbreeding, though these terms are 
-used interchangeably by some writers, or, 
at .least, without clear distinction. If you 
breed your game fowls only within your 
strain, you will be practicing line-breed¬ 
ing. 
Line-breeding intensifies the qualities, 
good or bad. of the animal families so 
bred. Careful selection is needed in line¬ 
breeding, lest the bad qualities are per¬ 
petuated at the expense of the good ones. 
It is the method, however, by which fam¬ 
ilies, or strains, are built up and given 
such marked characteristics that they pos¬ 
sess an individuality of their own. 
M. B. P. 
Worms in Fowls 
Our' R. I. Reds are in good condition, 
have good feed, etc., but fail to lay very 
much. They have worms, very small, 
white, and about % to 1 in. in length. 
Do you think this is the trouble? If so, 
can you suggest a remedy? A. J. G. 
Allen, N. S. 
Worms in sufficient numbers cause lack 
of thrift in fowls and, of course, might be 
responsible for poor laying. In moderate 
numbers, however, they do not appear to 
materially affect the health of the birds. 
The tobacco treatment may be used to rid 
the flock, or at least lessen the severity of 
the infection. A pound of finely chopped 
tobacco stems is steeped for two hours in 
water enough to cover, then stems and 
liquor are mixed with half that amount 
of mash usually consumed at one feeding 
and given to the flock in the middle of the 
afternoon, the fowls having been kept 
without food since the previous day. This 
amount suffices for 100 fowls; larger or 
smaller flocks should be fed in proportion. 
A few hours later, Epsom salts, 1 lb. to 
each 100 birds, should be dissolved in a 
little water and mixed with a small 
amount of mash, perhaps half the pre¬ 
viously used quantity. This is then so 
distributed that each fowl in the flock will 
get its share. To prevent reinfection, 
droppings must be kept cleaned up. 
M. B. D. 
Covering for Brooder Floor 
What should be used on brooder house 
floor for little chicks? Size is 10x12 ft., 
wood floor 6 in. above ground. I have in 
past five years used clean new sand about 
2 in deep on floor, with fine-cut rye straw, 
top of sand. I find if Spring is cold and 
little chickens are housed quite a bit, their 
feet and legs dry up, I think due to the 
brooder stove drying sand out, and then 
sand gets so hot that one can hardly hear 
the hand on sand around the stove. Has 
anyone, to your knowledge, used fine sift¬ 
ed ash instead of sand? c. h. o. 
Chickens will not stand confinement to 
board floors for more than two to three 
weeks, and should be got out upon the 
ground in an enclosed run, even in early 
Spring. They should, of course, be taught 
the way back to the warm brooder before 
being allowed out of doors at will. I 
know of nothing better than sand and cut 
litter as a covering for the floor, and do 
not think that coal ashes would be su¬ 
perior in any way. It is not necessary to 
use sand if a good litter is provided. 
Young chicks should not be confined to 
the vicinity of the stove, after they have 
learned the source of heat and to return 
there for warmth, but 1 should look for 
some deficiency in the heating arrange¬ 
ment if the sand about the stove becomes 
too hot to bear the hand. M. B. D. 
More About Duck Eggs 
Having seen in issue of Dec. 29, 1923, 
a inquiry regarding the sale of Indian 
Runner duck eggs, will say that 1 have 
been in the same fix as J. A. R. As we 
like the eggs to eat. especially when fried 
or hard boiled, we have used quantities of 
them and sold our hens’ eggs. At one 
time I could not dispose of the surplus 
eggs, and having a crateful, my husband 
rook them to the city to try to sell them 
there. At one place they wanted them for 
hatching, but wouldn’t take them because 
they had been washed, and buyer insisted 
that, if washed, they would not hatch. At 
another, the man, on finding that we have 
an incubator, suggested that he bring the 
eggs back and after hatching ship the 
ducklings to him and that he would pay 
35 cents apiece for them until June 1, 
and after that 25 cents apiece until Sep¬ 
tember 1. 
I put the eggs in the incubator and 
they hatched just as well as some un- ! 
washed. So I never set soiled eggs. I dis j 
posed of all the ducklings that year, 
either to him or locally, and this year am 
going to do the same way with my eggs, 
as 1 have been unable to find a market for 
the eggs for eating purposes. Although 
one should' sell the ducklings at 15 cents 
apiece there would still be more profit 
than in selling the eggs. But I wish some- 
"tie would write and tell of an egg mar¬ 
ket in this State for Indian Runner duck 
eggs, as I like the ducks and often have 
the eggs when it is inadvisable to hatch 
them. . airs. ti. f. w. 
Albion. N. Y. 
Cocoa for Poultry and Hogs 
I can buy bulk cocoa at $2.25 per cwt. 
W ill this make a good feed for poultry or 
hogs, meaning pigs and shotes? How 
would it compare in value with corn at $1 
per bu.? What other feed content does 
it contain? j. s. k. 
Spring City, Pa. 
I am not sure whether your “bulk 
cocoa” refers to cocoa shells or cocoa nut 
meal, two quite different products. Ol 
the former, Henry and Morrison, in 
“Feeds and Feeding,” say: “This by¬ 
product of the manufacture of cocoa and 
chocolate consists of the hard outside 
coating, or bran, of the eoc-oa bean. These 
shells, which are dark brown and brittle, 
are used in a few proprietary feeds. Only 
15 to 18 per cent of the crude protein in 
this material is digestible. According to 
Kellner, eoc-oa shells have no more feeding 
value than straw. Lindsey and Smith 
found at lot tested at the Massachusetts 
station somewhat more digestible, but do 
not consider the shells worth more than 
half as much as eornmeal.” 
Of cocoanut meal the same authorities 
say : “The residue from the manufacture 
of oil from the cocoanut, known as co¬ 
coanut meal, is lower in crude protein 
rlian the oil meals previously,, discussed 
(oil meal, peanut meal, etc.), but it con¬ 
tains somewhat more crude protein than 
wheat bran and much more fat and has a 
higher feeding value. It is used to some 
extent by dairymen of the Pacific Coast 
States and produces butter of good qual¬ 
ity and firmness, therefore being well 
adapted for Summer feeding. On account 
of its tendency to turn rancid it ‘can be 
kept but a few weeks in warm weather.” 
European experience shows that cocoanut 
meal may be fed with success to horses, 
sheep and swine. Cocoanut meal has an 
analysis of crude protein, 18.4 per c-ent; 
carbohydrates, 37 to 42 per cent; fat. 8 to 
17 per cent (digestible). Unless an in¬ 
gredient of some proprietary feeds, I do 
not know of the use of cocoanut meal in 
poultry rations. m. b. d. 
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FOR RENT—Ideal dairy farm, 120 acres, 30 
miles nortli of Philadelphia: accredited herd, 
producing Abbotts’ A.A. milk; exceptional oppor¬ 
tunity for trustworthy man with limited capital. 
Address owner, PHILIP W. SMITH, Evergreen 
Farm, New Hope, Pa. 
Miscellaneous 
'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. 
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. \V. 
WIND, Babylon, N. Y. 
Equipped with one right- 
and one left-hand bottom. 
Each bottom may be used al¬ 
ternately and the plow oper¬ 
ated back and forth across 
the field, throwing all the soil 
one way. It is also an advan¬ 
tage in plowing irregular¬ 
shaped fields where it is im¬ 
possible to lay out a rectan¬ 
gular land. 
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. 
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; refer¬ 
ences: Mercantile Agencies, Bank of Delray. 
GEO. S. MORIKAMI, Delray, Fla. 
EXTRACTED HONEY—Delivered by mail, 5 to 
40 lbs. in third zone, GO lbs. in second; cir¬ 
cular free; ten lbs. clover $2.15, buckwheat 
$1.90. RAY C. WILCOX, Odessa, N. Y. 
DELICIOUS pecan nuts, 5 lbs. $2.50 prepaid. 
GRIFFISS FARMS, Lament, Florida.- 
CHOICE large Oregon prunes direct; 25 lbs., ex¬ 
press paid, $3.85; 100 lbs., freight paid, $12.35. 
KINGWOOD ORCHARDS, Salem, Ore. 
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HONEY—(’lover-raspberry, 10 lbs., $1.90; buck¬ 
wheat, $1.75, delivered third zone. S. S. 
STRATTON, Newark Valley, N. Y. 
HONEY—1924 price list free. ' ROSCOE F. 
WIXSON, Dept. G, Dundee, N. Y. 
HONEY—5 lbs. clover, $1.10; 10 lbs., $2; buek- 
• wheat, $1 and $1.75; postpaid first three 
zones; GO lbs. here, clover, $7.50: buckwheat, $6. 
HENRY WILLIAMS, Romulus, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—3 large size Magic brooder stoves, 
1923, like new, $17 apiece; one large Candee, 
$15; one No. 7 Newtown, $15; all complete 
ready to use. PAUL KUBL, Copper Hill. N. J. 
HONEY—Six pounds, $1.10, prepaid third zone. 
WILLIAM H. PARSIL, Monmouth Junction, 
N. J. 
WANTED—Either duplex or triplex second¬ 
hand power sprayer. EUGENE BOYCE, Bur¬ 
lington, Vt. 
CLOVER HONEY—5-lb. pail, $1.00; two, $1.90; 
four, $3.50; six, $5.00; prepaid third zone: 
60-lb. can here, $7.50; two, $14.00: satisfaction 
or money back. DR. It. S. DAVEY, Parish, N.Y. 
CLOVER HONEY—Guaranteed pure: 5-lb. pail, 
$1.15; two 5-lb. pails, $2.25; four 5-lb. palls, 
$4.25, postpaid into third zone; 60-lb. can here, 
delivered at station, $8.00; two 60-lb. cans, 
$15.00. HUGH G. GREGG, Elbridge, N. Y. 
WANTED—Long rye straw, tied in bundles; two 
tons. WEST HILL NURSERIES, INC., Fre- 
donia, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Complete stock of millinery and fix¬ 
tures at a very low price for a quick sale; 
chance of a lifetime for anyone entering busi¬ 
ness. E. MARTH, 135 N. 13th St.. Clean, N. Y. 
HOMES WANTED—There is no greater charity 
than to offer a home to a friendless, deserving 
boy between the ages of 7 and 12 years; this is 
real charity and we earnestly solicit the co-op¬ 
eration of Catholic families (New York State 
only). Address PLACING OUT BUREAU, 415 
Rroome St., New York City, 
EXCHANGE—Mann bone grinder. power or 
hand, for incubator; Oliver two-horse plow, 
trade or sell. WILL PIK E, Middlesex, N. Y. 
Patented auto foot frame 
shift, regulating width of 
furrow when plowing on side 
hills and around curves; au¬ 
tomatic shifting hitch, main¬ 
taining correct line of draft; 
automatic horse lift; Syracuse 
bottoms, chilled extra deep 
and uniformly by a special 
Syracuse process which 
makes them wear longer and 
at the same time plow better. 
1 ORANGES—GRAPEFRUIT—Tree-ripened; bush¬ 
el boxes, picked, packed in grove; oranges. $2; 
mixed, $1.75; grapefruit, $1.50; f. o. b. Wau- 
chula, Fla.; send money with order. E. K. 
WALKER, JR., P. O. Box 482, Wauchula, Fla. 
FEED CUTTER—Hocking Valley No. 11, with 
10x6 pulley; shopworn only; $41. J. W. Mc- 
LEOD, Rowland, N. C. 
12 HALL brooders for 500 chicks, $15 each; 12 
Norw-ich heaters, lower part only, $2 each. 
MORRISON, Cbanticler Farm, Arlington, N. Y. 
HONEY of- quality; best by test; clover, 5 lbs., 
$1.15; 10 lbs., $2.10; buckwheat, $1 and $1.75; 
postpaid; promptly. M. BALLARD, Callicoon, 
N. Y. 
WANTED—Two Cyphers incubators, 390 capac¬ 
ity; must have nurserier’s draws in first 
class condition; state year. S. STOLMAN, Cran- 
bury, N. J. 
PURE I-TONEY—5-lb. pail, clover, $1; buck 
wheat, 80e; postpaid second zone. ERVIN A. 
DIETZ, Central Bridge, Schoharie Co., N. Y. 
Two Queen Hot Water Incubators, 400 egg; 
never unerated, $55 eac-b. RALPH SAGE, 
Holmesville, N. Y. 
WANTED—Cypher’s or Buckeye 390-egg in¬ 
cubator; also two 52-in. canopy brooders; state 
condition and lowest prices. MANUMIT 
FARM, Pawling, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—One Buiek %-ton truck chassis in 
perfect running condition. ROUSE BROS., 
Dushore, Pa. 
BARGAIN in fine quality clover and wildflower 
honey. 60-lb. can, $6; satisfaction or money 
back. CHAS. TOTH, Henderson, Md. 
WANTED—Good incubator, also dowell ma¬ 
chine, buzz plainer, stirfacer, lath mill, and 
bolting machine, power feed. FOR SALE—One 
9’4xl2 steam engine, large feed mill, also 
mounted steam rig, passed State inspection, large 
enough to run sawmill: Cleveland tractor, chest¬ 
nut posts, telephone poles, dowells and small 
dimension strips. ADVERTISER 4718, care 
Rural New Yorker. 
HOME-MADE, pure meat sausage, 4% lbs., $1; 
green-cut meat and bone makes the hens lay, 
5c it). MILBROOK FARM, North Chichester, 
WANTED—Used automatic air-pressure electric- 
power deep-well pump and tank of large size, 
or either alone. DUDLEY KIMBALL, Boonton, 
New Jersey. 
FOR SALE—Hayes triplex power sprayer, 20G 
gallon tank, used two seasons and like new. 
ADVERTISER 4721, care Rural New-Yorker. 
IF ANYONE knowing the whereabouts of Alex¬ 
ander Pollock, 1220 N. 7th St.. Philadelphia, 
communicates with this paper they will learn 
something to his advantage. ADVERTISER 
4719, care Rural New Yorker. 
CLOVER HONEY—Pure, delicious, wholesome :• 
5 lbs.. $1: 10 lbs.. $1.90; postpaid third zone: 
60-lb. can, $7.50. here. CHARLES B. ALLEN, 
Central Square, N. Y. 
CLOVER HONEY. 10 lbs., $2.10; 5 lbs., $1.15. 
delivered. i'AULKi'fEI* AriAltlES, Basking 
Ridge, N. J, 
Do a better, easier job of plowing on both hillsides and 
level land by using a John Deere-Syracuse Two-Way 
Plow. Sold by John Deere dealers. Write today, address 
John Deere, Moline, Ill., and askforfree Booklet DU-6 37. 
JOHNSDEERE 
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