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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
March 8, 1924 
A On a "Tram- 
One "Fam¬ 
ous" Ancona 
laid 339 
eggs a year. 
Won over 
80% of first 
and second 
prizes at 
Madison 
Square Gar¬ 
den Show 
for 16 years. 
Beautiful! Heavy 
layers I Prize 
winners! Free 
lOOypage Anco¬ 
na hook mailed 
on request. 
H. C. Sheppard, 
Bx 539, Berea,0. 
PARKS’ Bred-to-Lay 
Barred Plymouth Rocks 
, America’s Greatest Laying Strain. 
Records up to 325 eggs a year. Prize 
winners at National Shows. Cham¬ 
pions at Egg Laying Contests. Mrs. 
Miller’s flock averaged 210 eggs, made 
net profit $8.09 per hen. Mr. Carr, 
Indian Head, Md„ made over $800 
profit from 53 hens. Booking EGG and 
CHICK orders now. 16 page Circular FREE. Large 
Catalog Booklet 25c. Member Int. Baby Chicle Ass n. 
J. W. PARKS Box Y Altoona. Pa. 
Barred Rocks 
HIGHEST QUALITY UTILITYSTOCK 
$17.50 per 100 
Parcel Post prepaid anywhere In 3rd 
zone. Discount of $1.00 per 100 when ordered in lots 
of 500 or more. Free Circular. 
E. T. JONES 
SEAFORD DELAWARE 
BIRCHWOOD BIRDS 
Bulletin 
Concerning wiut'e Leghorn Chicks 
We hatch only eggs produced from our own strain of 
BIRCHWOOD BREEDERS, one to three years old, 
“electedfrom5,000 healthy BI11CII WOOD BIRDS, 
resulting from years of scientific breeding and imanage; 
ment from the world’s best strains. \\ E DO NO l 
BREED FROM PULLETS. Quotations on request 
BIRCHWOOD FARMS CO., Inc., Central Village, Conn. 
White Plymouth Rocks 
_ — . . . . A _ T _ A — .1. 
baby chic 
Vigorous and strong, from America's champion lay¬ 
ing flocks of proven fecundity on free farm range at 
low prices. Tancred, Barron and Wyckoff White 
ljechorns, Sheppard, Mottled Ancona*, Isortnrup 
Black Minorcas, Parks’ Barred Rocks and Owen s Reds. 
Martin’s White Wyandottes. Catalogue Free. 
Wm. D. Seidel - Strawberry Ilidge, Pa. 
Barred PLYMOUTH ROCKS 
Th* winning strain at laying contest. Baby chicks 
from our own strain. Hatching eggs. 
MARVEL POULTRY FARM _Georpctown, Delaware 
n J D ..L. Parks’ and Francais Bred-to- 
Barred Plymouth HOCKS Lay Strains. Hatching eggs, 
$£.60 per 15; $10 per 100. D. KVEKETT JONE8,Hlllsd»l.,S.T. 
FRANCAIS' ROCKS—Twice Winners at Storrs 
Pedigreed cockerels. Pnllets, breeders, hatching eggs 
and chicks, Hocks and Leghorn. Circular. 
Julos F. Francais - Westhampton Beach, N. Y. 
PARKS’ STRAIN BARRED ROCK CHICKS 
Now 15c each. None better. Fully guaranteed. 
Send cash order. Prompt delivery. Bank reference. 
S. W. KLINE - Middlecreek, Pa. 
Parks’Strain Bred-to-Lay BARRED ROCKS 
Chicksand Hatching eggs. i.TROrEANO,8 pan eiTbn»h,S.Y. 
Hatching Eggi 
Day-Old Chicks 
From officially trap-nested stock. Over 200 eggs per 
bird at Storrs and N. .1. Chicks shipped every Wed¬ 
nesday For mating list and prices address 
S. B. ALLYN R- F. D. No. 1 Holliston, Mass. 
B’EstKaLaras* ass-s?, k 
S.C.R. L RED BABY CHICKS 
Pedigreed and trapnested. We can honestly say 
JVEAHOGANY STRAIN 
S C Rhode Island Reds, Cockerels. Early hatched 
$5 each. Hatching eggs, $12 per 100. Breeding stock. 
Circular. 1*. Quackenbush Darien, Conn. 
S.C.R.I.RED COCKERELS 
Vibert’s 289-egfgr strain. $5. #8 and #10 each. Hatching 1 
eggs, $10 per 100. Baby chicks. $25 per 100; $18 per 60. 
ANNA M. JONES - Craryville, N, Y. 
S. C. RHODE ISLAND REDS JsrVS 
We are offering splendid range grown breeding 
Cockerels, bred from dams with records up to 314 eggs 
in one year. They will stamp the lay in your flock, too, 
and the prices are right. 
BABY CHICKS 
The season is here and our birds are the best ever. Old 
customers are ordering heavy now to avoid disappoint¬ 
ment. The* know the real value of our hrad-ta-lay it«k. 
We are always sold far in advance. Tour can log i< ready, free. 
WEST MANSFIELD P0IILTRT FARM, lei M. ATTLEBORO. MASS. 
Minorca * h,ckf ' from “ Bett y” Wo .T.'f , ’ s C''. am Il i0 . n Hen. 
John W. West 
Ellendale, Delaware 
SEA It L GUINEAS for breeding. Handsome and vig- 
* orous. $8.00 ea. MiePhereen Farm, Millingfen, N. J. 
White Wyandotte Chicks and Eggs 
Martin Dorcas direct. Also S. C. White Leghorns. 
Small Deposits and promptdehveries. Prices right. 
Write for list. A. B. CARO, Boonton, N. J. R. D. No. 1 
iiii ;i U/w.-dnUoa from a heavy-laying strain now 
White Wyenoottes ready. Chicks, Eggs, Cockerels and 
„ ens at a reasonable price. BTR0N PEPPER, Georgetown, lie 
U/UU„ UI..J.U. Chicks, #14-100, up. Eggs, #6-100, 
White wyanooite uii. Bred for eggs and exhibition. 
31st year. Buy from a specialist—it pays. Illustrated Cata¬ 
log Free. Bowden, W. Wyandotte Spedeliet, Mansfield, O. 
W hite Wvandotte*. Kegal-Dorcas strain. EggefromA-1 
Layers of large eggs. $2 -15; f 10— 100. R. Hill, SenecaFalie.N.T. 
S n m I „_L„ r „ Baby Chlx and Hatching Egg* 
. U.W. Leghorn from certified and Grade A stock. 
Cedar even Poultry Farm e Ulster Park, N, Y, 
s. c. White Leghorn Chicks Only 
Once You Try Them You’ll Always Buy Them 
Place your order for chicks with one who is interest¬ 
ed in S. C. W. Leghorns only. Our breeders are 
carefully selected and produce sturdy, livable 
chicks. We guarantee safe delivery and prepay 
postage. Send for circular and price list. 
Meadow Brook Poultry Farm and Hatchery 
Stockton, N. J. 
PRODUCTION BRED 
LEGHORN 
At 1922-23 Contests 
4th at Storrs, 2116 
Eggs. 
3rd at Canadian, 
2083 Eggs 
Notice our pens at Farmingdale, Storrs and 
Canadian Contests. 
MEADOWEDGE FARM, Cedarhurst. L. I. 
Chicks 
Holly wood Strain Dir cct 
A few fine breeding cockerels left at #5, #7.60 and #10 
each, all from better than 220 egg dams. Sires dam 275 
eggs. Full pedigree with eaclt cockerel. Also hatching 
eggs from higli record pedigreed hens including the win¬ 
ning pen at Storrs Contest, mated to highest record 
male the Hollywood Farms would part with. Must please 
you or money back. 
Five Point Leghorn Farm ML Ephraim, N. J. 
S. C. 
White 
LEGHORN 
Day-old 
Chicks 
Sired by imported Tom Barron Cock¬ 
erels and trap-nested hens—For Feb¬ 
ruary, March and May hatches. 
Price 25c each 
R0LLW00D FARM GUILFORD, CONN. 
Single Comb White Leghorns “my 
Pure Barron English Strain out of imported birds 
with egg records up to 314 eggs in a year. 3,000 
breeders on free farm range. Vaccinated. Butter¬ 
milk fed. Now Booking orders for eggs and baby 
chicks for February, March, April and May delivery. 
Capacity, 12,000 a week. First hatch, Keb. 11. My 
Book, Profits in Poultry Keeping Solved, #1 or sent 
with all #10 orders. Circulars Free. 
SUNNYBROOK FARM. Pleasant Valley. N.Y. Box 75 
are good chicks. 
Sunset White Leghorn Chicks PRICES LOW. 
CHAS. MILLS - North Haven, Conn. 
PURE BARRON 
S. C. White LEGHORNS 
18 directly imported males head our No. 1 matings. 
Pedigrees 272-314-egg liens. Our fourth importa¬ 
tion. Baby chicks and eggs. Prices and quality 
will please you. R. T. EWING, Atlantic, Pa. 
Mayroyd Poultry Farm 
BREEOERS OF SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS ANO BARRED 
PLYMOUTH ROCKS ” THAT LAY AND PAY.” 
NEW DORP HEIGHTS Box B Staten Island, N.Y. 
S C. Br. & Eng. W. Leghorns. 332-egg, pedigreed, trap 
• nested stock. Eggs. Catalog. VER* FULTON. B. 98, Gillipilit, 0 
Pkiv Wyckoff Strain Leghorns 
UniX stock. Prices. EDWIN ~ 
Our free-range culled 
GOODNOW, Oxford, N. J. 
“TIFFANY’S SUPERIOR CHICKS THAT LIVE” 
WYANDOTTES. REDS ROCKS ANO LEGHORNS 
MAMMOTH PEKINlnrTr'VT TXTr^C 
INDIAN BlINNKB/JJ U GJVLllNLja 
Aldhain Poultry Farm,R.34. Phoenixville, Pa. 
DUE* A C A MTC Ringneck, Mongolian, Formo- 
rrlljADAIl 1,3 sian, Golden, Silver and Lady 
Amherst. Breeding stock of highest quality for imme¬ 
diate shipment. Eggs for hatching for Spring delivery. 
TWIN BROOK GAME FARM Box 1144 Middletown. N. J. 
F OR SALE—Purebred White Holland Toms 
Charles H. Jackson, Islip, Long Island, N- Y 
Fine Poultry, Turkeys,Geese, Ducks, 
Guineas, Hantuius, Pigeons, Collies. 
Stock and eggs. Catalog. PIONEER FARMS, Telford, Pa 
Stock 
BEAUTIFUL I 
gold back Giant Bronze Turkeys mswTn 
bred, healthy, vigorous. THOMAS KEILY, Plymouth, Man. 
D 
M 
« Y-OL D Pekins of giant frame for rapid 
f: ' growth. Indian Runners of best 
U C K LI N GS laying strain. Catalog free. 
WA YNE CO. DUCK FARM Clyde. N. Y. 
nminoth Bronze Toms, Gold Bank-Wolf strains, 
#12. C. LESLIE MASON - GENOA, N. Y. 
For Sale- Giant White Pekin Duck Eggs amcS 
Geese Eggs, 35e each. WIL0ACRES FARMS, East Greenwich, R, I. 
PIE DUCKLINGS 
Eggs aud Drakes 
Prick List Free 
PARDEE’S PEKINS, Blip, N.T. 
Brookcrest 
Ear m 
PEKIN 
Ducklings 
Hatching Eggs 
Price list free. 
CRANBURY N. J. 
Turkeys 
Mammoth Bronze Champion “Goldbank.”Sire, 
1st prize Mad. Sq. Gaz'd. Miss Ida Chumblejr, Oraper, Va. 
Mammoth Bronze Turkeys Well marked ; big boned; 
healthy: Satisfaction guaranteed. Eggs. 
ELIZABETH TATE - Drape?. Virginia 
White Holland Turkeys ^ te M ^ 
covy Drakes, #o. Mrs. ft. 11. ANDERSON, Stcwartstuwn, Pa. 
MAMMOTH TOULOUSE GOOSE EGGS 
From magnificent old Geese, 20 to 25 lbs, one a Garden 
winner. MaePII EltSON FARM, Millington, X. J. 
JERSEY Black GIANTS 
Cockerels, $4 to $10, Sent on approval. Eggs, Chicks, 
Circular. David F. Johnson, Glenroad Farm, Bloomsbury, N.J. 
Jersey Black Giants 
Hatching Eggs—Growing and Breeding Stock. 
CEDAR HILL POULTRY FARM Box G N. Germantown, N.Y. 
OLDEST BREEDER of Jersey Black Giants 
Winning 3rd, pen 1st heaviest male, Madison Square Gar¬ 
den, 1924. Stock and eggs for sale. 
Mrs. T. C. BUNTING Crosswicks, N. J. 
J ersey Black Giant stock. Hatching eggs,baby 
chicks, BLAUYELT . IIolnuKl, N. J, 
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New York State Egg-laying Contest 
This contest is conducted at the New York 
State Institute of Applied Agriculture, Farming- 
dale, L. I. Each pen contains 10 birds: 
First column of figures represent total for 
week; last column, total to February 20, 1024: 
S. C. White Leghorns 
Meadowdale Fm, Cedarhurst, N. Y... 
Lines’ 1-ltry Fm. N. Amityville, N.Y. 
H. F. Hendrickson, Bridgehamton, 
N. Y. 
Hill View Fm, Bridgehampton, N. Y. 
Eusner’s Pltry Fm, Monticello, N. Y 
Hill Top Fm, Huntington, N. Y. 
D. A. Williams, Kennedy, N. Y. 
Otto L. Flad, Farmingdale, N. Y. 
New & Pockman, Valatie, N. Y. 
C. A. Seaver, Smithtown Branch, N.Y. 
Bellmore Pltry Fm, Bellmore, N. Y. 
Kellmore Pltry Fm, Bellmore, N. Y... 
G. W. Stoll, Oceanside. N. Y.. 
Manhasset Fm, Calverton, N. Y. 
Kirkup’s Pltry Fm, Mattituck, N. Y.. 
Kirkup’s Pltry Fm, Mattituck, N. Y. 
Deerfield Farms, Deer Park, N. Y.... 
E. E. Champlin, Bellport, N. Y 
Homestead Farm, Little Britain, N.Y. 
Wellward Fm, E. Setauket, N. Y... 
A. R. Scott, Toms River, N. J. 
E. & D. Chicken Fm, Mt. Sinai, N. Y 
Pussy Willow Egg Pm, East Moriches, 
N. Y. 
Fluhrer Farm, Mountain Dale, N. Y.. 
Paul H. Leniker, West Haven, Conn. 
Tanglewold Fm, Mastic, N. Y.. 
John Boshler, Hempstead, N. Y 
Benjamin Brower, Hempstead, N. Y. 
White Springs Fm, Geneva, N. Y. 
Egner’s Pltry Fm, Bayport, N. Y 
Stewart L. I’urdie, Skaneateles, N. Y r . 
Herbert A. Weikert, Ilauppauge, N.Y. 
The Mungrastreesee, State College, Pa. 
The Mungrasteesee, State College, Pa 
C. L. Flaccus, Glenshaw, Pa... 
F. J. Loveland, New City, N. Y._ 12 204 
Hollywood Poultry Fm, Hollywood, 
Wash. 
Homeland Farm, Rosendale, N. Y.. .. 
Geo. B. Ferris, Grand Rapids, Mich.. 
Edgar Briggs, Pleasant Valley, N. Y 
Le Fevre & Petersen, New Paltz, N.Y' 
P. D. Zimmerman, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Downs Grove Fm, E. Quogue, N.Y... 
Half Hollows I'm, Wyandanch, N.Y.. 
Jules F. Francais, Westhamptom 
Beach, N. Y. ..:. 
John Bullen, Westhampton, N. Y. 
Melville Pltry Fm, Melville, N. Y... 
Mattituck White Leghorn Farm, Mat 
tituck, N. Y. 
Lone Oak Pltry Fm, Babylon, N. Y... 
Lone Oak Pltry Fm, Babylon, N. Y r ... 
Kehoe—Smith, Medford, N. Y r .. 
Rara Avis Fm, Centereach, N. ST 
Cross Roads Fm, Greeulawn, N. Y'.. 
Member L. I. Poultry Ass’n, Ilicks- 
ville, N. Y. 
John J. Byrne, Farmingdale, N. Y.. 
Robert R. Decormier, Pinelawn, N.Y'. 
Member L. I. Pltry Ass’n, Moriches, 
N. Y. 9 299 
Member L. I. Poultry Ass’n, Rocky 
Point, N. Y. 12 232 
Member L. I. Pltry Ass’n, Hauppauge, 
N. Y. 
Oak Hill Fm, Hauppauge, N. Y... 
R. C. White Leghorns 
Ulster Pltry Fm, Wallkill, N. Y'. 
Valley Fm, Wallkill, N. Y. 
S. C. Rhode Island Reds 
Downs Grove Farm, E. Quogue, N.Y 
C. O. Hayden, Whitneyville, Conn.. 
W. E. Whitson, East Williston, N. Y 
J. W. Everitt, Glen Cove, N. Y. 
West Neck Fm, Huntington, .N. Y... 
Robert Seaman, Jericho, N. Y 
Andrew Ibsen, Hamden, Conn. 12 
Deer Brook Pltry Fm, Short Falls, 
N. H. 
Black Andalusians 
George W. Allen, Old Westbury, N.Y. 15 
George W. Allen, Old Westbury, N.Y. 22 
S. C. Black Minorcas 
Yama Fms, Napanoch, N. Y. 
The Holmstead Fm, Lake Grove, N.Y’. 18 
S. C. Rhode Island Whites 
O. G. L. Lewis, Paoli, Pa. 20 174 
White Wyandottes 
Member L. I. Pltry Ass’n, Medford, 
N. Y. 
Dr. E. A. Curtis, Hicksville, N. Y.... 
Lakeside Pm, Mattituck, N. Y 
Wal-Ruth Pltry Fm, Hicksville, N.Y 
Harvey V. B.verly, Sharpsville, Pa... 
White Plymouth Rocks 
Walter Jennings, Cold Spring Harbor, 
N. Y. 22 56 
Walter Jennings, Cold Spring Harbor, 
N. Y.. 31 89 
Lebert’s Pltry Fm, E. Northport, N.Y. 
Lebert’s Pltry Fm, E. Northport, N.Y. 38 
Ellen Day Ranken, Huntington, N.Y. 36 
Davidson Bros., Upton, Mass. 34 
20 
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18 
116 
28 
338 
16 
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33 
397 
• Y. 
25 
394 
46 
388 
Black Plymouth Rocks 
The Paddocks, Oyster Bay, N. Y. 32 
Valley Brook Fm, Peapack, N. J. 33 
Walter B. Pike, Farmingdale, N. Y... 25 298 
Member L. I. Pltry Ass’n, Roslyn, 
.Y. 
31 
390 
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38 
312 
.Y, 
36 
352 
34 
249 
32 
364 
. . • 
33 
230 
X. 
Y .. 
43 
397 
Fire 
Place Fm, Brookhaven, N. 
Y... 
32 
424 
Jules 
F. Francais, Westhampton 
B’cli, 
N. 
Y. 
27 
370 
Mabel L. Nute, Monsey, N. Y. 24 276 
Ontario Agr. College, Guelph, Ont., 
Canada . ^ . §9 
Tanglewold Fm, Mastic, *. Y... 
Lewis Fins, Davisville, R. I. 
Clifford C. Downs, Woodbridge, Conn. 
A. C. Jones, Georgetown, Del. 42 
Howard A. Wells, Riverbead, N. Y... 
W. H. B. Kent, Cazenovia, N. Y.... 
29 S 
... 24 
252 
... 35 
366 
nn. 30 
350 
... 42 
417 
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220 
... 38 
411 
..2,636 29,234 
Winter Molt 
I have 200 pullets and old hens, which 
started to lay the latter part of October, 
and kept on increasing until the latter 
•part of December, when they started to 
molt. By the middle of January I did 
not get an egg. I mix my own mash, 
which is as follows: 100 lbs. brand, 100 
lbs. ground oats, 100 lbs. middlings, 100 
lbs. cottonseed meal, 85 lbs. beef scrap, 
V 2 lb. salt. This feed I have always feed 
and this is the first time they have ever 
molted this time of the year. This mash 
I have always in front of them and also 
cabbage. I light the lights at night and 
scatter IS qts. of scratch in the litter, and 
at 7.80 I turn them out. In the morning 
I light them at 6 o’clock and scatter 12 
qts. of scratch. p. k. 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
Winter molting is likely to be caused by 
some sudden change, in the ration or 
method of care, and I think it probable 
that you made some such change just 
previous to the molting of these pullets. 
Your mash is good, but dificient in animal 
protein unless you are feeding skim-milk 
or some other milk product with it; 100 
lbs. of beef scrap would not be too much 
in this mixture. You are also feeding too 
heavily of grain and your pullets are 
probably not consuming nearly enough 
mash. They should eat as much mash as 
grain, or a little more, when laying well, 
and you are feeding enough grain at 
night for the whole day’s supply. When 
getting so much whole grain, the pullets 
will not consume enough mash. By feed¬ 
ing the latter in troughs, you can judge 
of the daily consumption and regulate it 
by the amount of more palatable whole 
grain fed. About one-fourth of the grain 
fed should be scattered in the litter in the 
morning, and the balance given at night. 
Leghorns will consume about eight or 
nine quarts per 100 birds daily when 
eating an equal.weight of mash. I sus¬ 
pect that you turned lights upon these 
pullets suddenly, and began to feed more 
grain just previous to the molt, thus dis¬ 
arranging their whole daily ration. Care 
must be taken to make all needed changes 
gradually after a flock of pullets has be¬ 
gun to lay, even to a material change in 
the composition of the mash; otherwise 
a molt and check in egg production is very 
likely to occur. m. b. d. 
Egg-eating Hens 
Many time I see inquiries for a “cure” 
for egg-eating hens, and the answer usu¬ 
ally is, “Kill the hen.” That probably is 
the only cure. 
The habit started this Winter in my 
small flock of Beds. Someone said that 
“Necessity is the mother of invention.” 
Accordingly I started to invent. The 
picture shows the manner in which I 
prevent these hens from eating their eggs. 
Arrangement of "Nests 
My nests are of the orange crate va¬ 
riety, nailed to the side walls. I remove 
one-half of one side of the crate, as shown 
in left of picture. Next nail a light slat 
on the inside of each end, and on each 
side of the partition, indicated by the let¬ 
ter A. Make two frames like square at 
right, t6 fit inside of each compartment, 
resting on slats, A. Tack a square piece 
of canvas, or grain bag (burlap wont 
do; they tear it to shreds) over the 
frames, letting it sag slightly to the cen¬ 
ter. With a sharp knife cut two gashes 
in the form of a cross in the center of the 
canvas large enough to allow an egg to 
drop through. Place some chaff in the 
bottom of each compartment, place the 
canvas covered frames on the slats, and 
it is ready for operation. 
The hen lays on the canvas, the egg 
rolls to the center, drops through the 
hole in the canvas on to the chaff below. 
The hen doesn’t see her egg at all, and if 
she does it is only a passing glimpse. 
Hence, she doesn’t eat it. 
In placing chaff, or shavings, or what 
not in the box, do not scoop them out like 
a nest; rather leave them in a mound. In 
this way the eggs roll gently off to the 
sides, and there is less danger of them 
striking against each other and cracking. 
I had some difficulty in getting some of 
my hens to lay on these canvas nests at 
first, so I placed a thin layer of straw 
around the edges of the canvas and sewed 
it down to prevent it clogging the hole. 
Thus camouflaged, they lay with neat¬ 
ness and dispatch. They get fooled; I 
get the eggs. p. h. 
New York, 
