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A Bis* Hatch 
Every Time! 
Strong Chicks 
that 
Thrive / 
J^IG hatches are not a matter of 
' L 4uck when your incubator is an 
Automatic. Results are sure —be¬ 
cause conditions for hatching are 
always exactly right. No over¬ 
heating— no underheating. Tem¬ 
perature is controlled automatic¬ 
ally by Patented Automatic Re¬ 
volving Chute—the most import¬ 
ant incubator invention in years. 
Other big improvements, too. All 
fully explained in the Automatic 
Catalog. Write for copy. 
THE AUTOMATIC INCUBATOR CO. 
Cat. 1912. Dept. 12, Delaware, Ohl« 
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INcubatorS 
Blue Hen 
COLONY 
BROODERS 
The Mother Hen’s Only Rival 
In perfectly-controlled warmth; plus a capacity for 
numbers and a constancy of care that can’t be ex¬ 
pected from hen nature. 
Superior from the start to other brooders, it is 
further ahead today than ever before—1924 im¬ 
provements make automatic control doubly sure— 
assure fresh air without lioor drafts. Large lire-box 
of stove makes keeping a fire doubly easy. 
■ jit m Write lor 
Larger and Heavier A{ catalogue 
/A f'\ and User- 
—yet Cheaper Agents 
Comparison of 
the Blue Hen 
with any other 
brooder, shows 
It a 20% extra 
value. Yet 
quantity pro- 
duction— result¬ 
ing from the 
boosting of sat¬ 
isfied customers 
makes remark 
ably low prices 
possible. 
LANCASTER MFC. CO.. 
HOME 
MADE 
BROODER 
9 % 
Cost Only $4.96, Complete 
In an hour you can make a better brooder than 
you can buy. No tools needed but saw and ham 
mer - wiH do the work of 4 old hens and do i 
better. The materials, including heater, cost 14.96- 
I want you to try my Brooder and will send you plana 
for making it, together with a Putnam Brooder Heater 
for *4.75; all postpaid. Try the Brooder out and if you 
don’t say its the best Brooder you ever used, return the 
Heater in 30 days and get your money back. Your dealer 
will make you the same offer and guarantee. Ask him 
but if he does not carry the Brooder Heater, send me *4 75 
and I will mail you a Brooder Heater and plans promptly. 
Illustrated circular free.’ 
I. PUTNAM 
Route 264-B Elmira, N. Y. 
Ideal Meat Scraps 
are carefully selected and 
properly prepared so as to 
increase egg production. 
Guaranteed to produce more 
eggs or we will refund your 
money—you are to be the 
judge. Write for prices. 
101AL RENDERING COMPANY. North Wale*, Pa. 
THE HENYARD 
Breeding for Eggs 
I am desirous of improving the egg- 
laying qualities of my flock of White Leg¬ 
horns. Many claim that this can best 
be done through the male birds. Is 
this correct? Last year I purchased 
a number of cockerels at $5 each, sup¬ 
posedly from heavy laying strains, and 
mated them with my best layers. I was 
not favorably impressed with these 
cockerels, but I am aware of the fact 
$5 will not purchase the type of bird that 
I want. Do you consider it good policy 
to purchase several pedigreed cockerels 
from trap-nested heavy-laying hens, and 
in this way lay tthe foundation for a 
good flock in several years? r. k. 
Pottstown, Pa. 
The purchase of a pedigreed cockerel 
from a dam with 200 eggs, or more, as 
a year’s record would be a good way to 
start improvement in your flock, but it 
would he only a start. It is true that 
productivity is believed to be transmitted 
throueh the male side in breeding, and 
that onlv males from exceptionally pro¬ 
lific hens should be used, but to hold and 
increase the improvement made there 
must be continued selection of both males 
and females through generation after gen¬ 
eration. Unless such selection is made, 
(here is little use in purchasing a high- 
priced male. It would be too much like 
purchasing a valuable and high-bred 
trotting horse to use on a milk route; 
the inherent ability of the horse would 
not be utilized. Pedigree, however, >s 
only one point in selection of a male to 
head the flock. To be of value he must 
also possess size, type, vigor and freedom 
from outstanding defects that he might, 
transmit to his offspring. Having come 
into possession of such a bird, he should 
he mated with the best hens of the flock, 
and the breeding pen thus formed should 
be the object of continued selection down 
through the following generations to in¬ 
crease and fix prolificacy and other de¬ 
sirable qualities in the descendants. Line 
breeding * will be practiced to avoid the 
danger of undoing what has already been 
accomplished by the introduction of fo"- 
eign blood that does not nick with that 
of the improved flock. m. b. d. 
Damp Henhouse 
I would desire some advice as to 
ventilation of my henhouse. The hen¬ 
house is 16x24 ft., shed roof, 4 ft. high 
in the back, 8 ft. high in the front. The 
front faces south and has five big win¬ 
dows in it. I keep about 150 birds in 
it, and on a cold day it seems to be 
damp; the wall covered with frost, and 
when it warms up the water is running 
down the walls. I would like to provide 
some way of keeping it dry. j. k. 
Jefferson, Ohio. 
Open it up; you are keeping your win¬ 
dows too tightly closed and the moisture 
from the hens’ bodies saturates Jhe air 
in the building and this condenses upon 
the walls when they become sufficiently 
cold. You are keeping a large number of 
fowls in a building of this size and the 
only way that you can keep it dry is to 
keep front windows open, practically re¬ 
gardless of outside temperatures. Cold, 
dry air is not injurious to the fowls and 
the temperature within the buildin" may 
be as cold as that without, if only it is 
equally dry, without harm. See that all 
sides but the front are airtight, to pre¬ 
vent drafts. m. b. d. 
Scaly Legs; Sick Fowls 
What is good for scaly legs in hens, 
and what is cause of this? What can we 
do for our hens, which start with pale 
heads, become sluggish, then they soon 
become light in weight, and have symp¬ 
toms of cholera? mrs. e. m b.. 
Scaly legs are caused by a mite that 
works beneath the large scales upon the 
legs of fowls and causes the roughened 
appearance, with frequent considerable 
enlargement of the shanks and feet. This 
mite may be killed by almost any kind of 
grease that can be made to reach it. If 
the shanks are not too rough, a simple 
application of kerosene, applied by paint¬ 
ing or clipping the legs, and avoiding the 
upper feathered parts, is likely to be suf¬ 
ficient. Sometimes it is necessary to soak 
off the accumulation of scales in warm, 
soapy water, before treating, in order 
that the oil or grease may reach the 
mites that are responsible for the trouble 
One part of caraway oil to four parts of 
vaseline is said to be the most effective 
remedy; sulphur ointment is another. 
Any treatment may need to be repeated 
to effect a permanent cure. There is not 
enough in your description of the sick¬ 
ness of your fowls to make a diagnosis 
possible. Remove any sick ones from rhe 
floc-k and clean up the utensils used by 
them in boiling water. See to it that 
they are not getting spoiled food of any 
kind. m. B. D. 
The traveler had returned to his native 
village after being abroad for twenty 
years. He stopped as he saw a little hoy 
with a small baby coming down the road. 
“Ah! a new face, I see!” “No, it isn’t, 
sir,” replied the boy, looking at the baby. 
“It’s just been washed, thats all!” 
—Western Christian Advocate. 
Rid Your Poultry of Worms! 
TJNIFORM Brand Pulverized Tobacco Powder is the 
w most efficient preparation on the market for ridding 
poultry of large and small Round Worms. It has a 
uniform nicotine content of 1 %%, which tests have 
shown to be most effective. Given to your fowls by 
the flock-feeding method, it will treat the advanced 
cases and check the early stages. Each bird gets an 
equal dose. This preparation is highly endorsed by experts as a remedy 
tor Worms. It is also effective in ridding poultry of lice and other vermin. 
1OO lb. bag $ 4.00 F. O. B. Lancaster 
2000 lbs. $60.00 F. O. B. Lancaster 
Stnd money with order. Complete information will be furnished on request. No obligation. 
^ ^ ^ TOBACCO PRODUCTS CO., Dept. R., Lancaster, Pa. 
WILL MAKE MONEY FOR YOU 
Small expense to start. 
You can do what others are doing. 
Your own back yard in town or country 
is an ideal spot. Let us tell you how. 
WRITE FOR FREE BOOKLETS: 
"Bees for Pleasure and Profit” for you who want to begin beekeeping. "Better 
Beekeeping” for you who want to keep your bees better. Our Bit; Catalog for you 
who are experienced beekeepers. Tell us your occupation. 
The A. I. Root Co., Box 451, West Side Sta., Medina, 0. 
Dee Supplies. 
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HUBERsRELIABLeCHICKs 
lOOOOOO J**- 1924 
POSTPAID. 100% LIVE DELIVERY. Give us your order for our RELIABLE CHICKS and we 
will prove to you IF BETTER CHICKS COULD BE HATCHED FOR THE MONEY WE WOULD 
BE HATCHING- THEM. 
FLOCKS PURE BRED CULLER BY EXPERTS 
FINE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG FREE. Tells how we produce RELIABLE CHICKS that have 
pleased thousands of customers. We hatch 13 Varieties. COMBINATION OFFERS. VALUABLE 
BOOK GIVEN FREE with each order. 
HUBER’S RELIABLE HATCHERY 
Main Street, Fostoria, Ohio 
BEEF SCRAP 
MAKES MORE EGGS 
Feed Your Chickens Roast Beef 
Always gives best results in eggs, 
vigor and vitality. Breaks egg produc¬ 
tion records everywhere. Used by 
wise poultrymen who make the most 
money from hens. 
This sweet-smelling, clean product 
of one of the world’s finest govern¬ 
ment inspected abattoirs is shipped 
the day it is made. Sterilized —can¬ 
not cause ptomaine poisoning or dis¬ 
orders. Send $3.50 and your dealer’s 
address for sample 100-lb. bag and 
free copy of “MAKING HENS PAY,” 
by Prof. Harry R. Lewis. 
CONSOLIDATED BY-PRODUCT CO. 
STOCK YARDS, PHILADELPHIA 
MARVEL 
Reg. U. S. Pat. Office 
Coal Stove Brooders 
Hard or Soft Coal 
HEATERS in four sixes for 
HOVERS 42, 52 and 60 in. 
With MARVELS you can have 
broilers in six weeks. 
Blue Flame 
OIL BURNERS 
Five sizes, for smallest 
flock up to 1200 chicks 
Some territory open. 
Write for illustrated 
folder. 
Liberty Marvel Co. 
300 Chestnut St., Phila. 
.iNctfisAiroR' 
Safe. Sound, Sensible, without a Fad or Frill 
The Peer of all Hatching Machines—The 
CLOSE-TO-NATURE 
| Most modern in every way-water heat. nnr» ra 
1 “ —• drawer, scientific ventila- 
firm j ‘ L 
I Large Glass Top 
1 gives full view of 
* entire egg chamber 
--. ewvuwi SM V'JIIUIH- 
tion, etc. Gets right down 
close to nature In chick I 
'"Vchmg. All sizes. 100 to I 
1.000 eggs. IT Will, PAY 
to. get our catalog and 
B rices on Incubators. Stove I 
roodora. Outdoor Brood- 1 
Si?’vil£?i 0 J(£ ronterB . etc. 
CLOSE-TO-NATURE CO. 
78 Front St., Colfax, Iowa 1 
^95 Champion i 95 
Belle City Ll~ 
140-Egg incubator aso-Egg 
Hot-Water, Copper Tank, Double Walls Fibre 
Board .Self-Regulated Safety Lamp, Deep Nurs¬ 
ery, Thermometer & Holder. Hatches chicks 
ducks,turkeysand geese $6.95buys 140-Chick: 
$9.95 buys 230-Chick Hot-Water 
Double Walled Brooder. Save $1.95 
- Order Both. A complete hatchery. 
140 Sizs Incubator and Brooder, $18.95 
230 Size Incubator and Br.ooder, $29.95 
Express Prepaid 
East of Rockies and allowed to points beyond. 
Low prices on Coal and Oil Canopy Brooders 
come with catalog. With either of these Guaranteed 
Hatching Outfits and my Guide Book, your success is 
assured. Save Time — Order Now— Share in my 
$1000 in Prizes 
Or write me for Free Poultry Book, 
“HatchingFacts.”J ImRohan, Pre s. 
Belle City Incubator Co. 
Box 48 Racine, Wis. 
140 ^I ncu bator $1*)?-? 
30 Days Trial 
Freight Paid east of the 
" Rockies, Hot water, cop 
per tanks—double walls—dead 
air space—double glass doors 
n.. —a real bargain at $13.25. 
Shipped complete, set up ready to use. ^ g 
140 Egg Incubator and Brooder - $17.75 
180 Egg Incubator Alone - - - 15.75 
180 Egg Incubator and Brooder - 22.00 
250 Egg Incubator Alone - . . 22.75 
250 Egg Incubator and Brooder - 31.00 
Made of California Redwood. Positively the best value 
on the market. Order direct from this ad. 30 days trial 
—money back if not pleased. If not ready to order now 
don t buy nntil you get our 1924 catalog which showB 
larger sizes op to 1000 eggs. (3) 
W1SC0BSIII IIICBB AT OB CO. Pept, 136 Racine. Wit. I 
■b CHICKEN LETTUCE 
Best green food for poultry. .Will grow any 
where. Sends up stout stalk 3 feet high, 
loaded with tender leaves. Yield extremely 
heavy. Small space wil 1 furnish green food 
for big flock. Three big packages of 
Chicken Lettuce seed and six months* 
subscription to Poultry Success only50c. 
Poultry Success, Box B, Springfield, Ohia 
IMPROVED PARCEL POST 
EGG BOXES 
NEW FLATS and FILLERS 
NEW EGG CASES 
Butler Boxes and Cartons, 
Egg Cartons and Excelsior Pads* 
H. K. BRUNNER 
65-67 North Moore St., New York 
CYPHERS STANDARD INCUBATORS 
Entire stock, new 1924 model, at sacritiee. 390 size. (Fac¬ 
tory price, 169.) Send 8-4!).85. 240 size, brooders, etc. 
1,!j" p L” r) V™ Money back guarantee. Bank refer- 
enee. h.kMMi,_!_Mlddleereek, Pa. 
11 \ e n w Buckeye Incubators & Brooders 
all sizes. Being overstocked, will sell this month @ 
lo7o discount. I' igure up and see how much you save 
buying frnm us Ciualogue on request. 
O. J. 1IAKNE8 S)EbD CO. .Malone, N. Y. 
Husky, 
livable 
chaps. 
Egg machines from 
high laying, pnre farm bred 
stock. Specialists in 8. C. W. 
Leghorns, R. I. Reds, B. 1*. Rocks. Sent 
postpaid, 100% live delivery guaranteed. 
, Eggs and breeding stock. Illustrated 
circular. “All that is new in Poultry” FREE. 
GALEN FARMS, Box 100. CLYDE, NEW YORK 
8. C. W. and Brown Leghorns, 
lSe. Barred Rocks, lie. Red, ICe, 
and Mixed, lie. 100 # Guaran- 
_ teed. Order from this adv. os 
write for circular. OIIEBUY 1III.I. HATCHERY. 
Wm. Naco, Prop. McAIlatervlIIe, l*a. 
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