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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Bred for egg 
production 
To prove how good Lively Chicks 
are, pens of our breeders were 
entered and won high place in 
the 1923 International Laying 
Contests. , 
"Bred for egg production” is the 
story of Kerr Chicks in four 
words. Our culled laying flocks 
of pure-bred, farm-raised hens 
are headed by cockerels whose 
dams made high trap-nest 
records. 
For exceptionally heavy layers 
try out Hollywood White Leg¬ 
horns, Norfolk Spec. Farms 
Barred and Fishel White Rocks, 
Martin White Wyandottes and 
Sked Bros. Rhode Island Reds, 
the outstanding laying strains 
of these respective breeds. 
100 per cent safe delivery by 
mail, alive and vigorous, is 
fully guaranteed. 
Send to-day for your Kerr Chick 
Book. It includes our records 
in the 1923 International Lay¬ 
ing Contests. 
THE KERR CHICKERIES, Inc. 
(Member International Baby Chick Assn.) 
Newark, N. J. Springfield, Mass. 
Box No. 9 Box No. 9 
Frenchtown, N. J. Syracuse, N. Y. 
Box No. 3 Box No. 9 
Member International Baby Chick Asso. 
SOMETHING TO * CROW ABOUT 
Our Chicks are hatched 
from healthy flocks, 
thoroughly culled from 
utility birds, bred [from 
strains that are proven 
money makers. You can 
depend on Mansfield 
Better Chicks to grow 
strong and healthy and 
are all from the strains 
of large egg production. 
Order now for biggest 
money makers. 
Illustrated Book and Price List ON REQUEST 
R. 1 . Reds 
White Wyandottes 
White Orpingtons 
Buff Orpingtons 
Barred Rocks , 
White Rock* 
Anconas 
Black Minorcas 
White Leghorns 
Brown Leghorns 
You Pay 1007»-You Receive lOO/t 
Mansfield Hatcherv 
*=ST. 1888 
1203 SCHOOL ST., MANSFIELD Mass. 
PHONE 132 
BABY CHICKS 
That Pay You Big Profits 
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THOROUGHBRED CHICKS 
ROCKS-REDS—LEGHORNS 
You will get more pleasure and profit 
from your poultry business if you start 
right with our thoroughbred Chicks. 
Bred and hatched expressly to produce 
quality results. You can depend upon 
them to live and grow and develop into 
'record layers.” 
Send for Our 1924 Catalog 
LONG ISLAND HATCHERIES, INC 
10 Maple Ave., Rockville Center, L. I, 
1 ^^ Phone—Rockville Center 2373-W. ^0 
S. C. Black Minorcas—Barred Rocks 
Minorcas lay the largest lien’s egg known, white shelled 
and lots of them. Our Minorcas are descended from 
Madison Square Garden winners, hens weigh 7 and 
8 lbs., large, long bodied type with beautiful green, 
sheer plumage. Minorcas are the largest of the Mediter¬ 
ranean fowls and are suited for backyard or farm flock. 
They make excellent capons. Chicks for April, $28.00 
a hundred ; eggs, $10.00 a hundred. 
Barred Rock hatching eggs and chicks, from large, 
healthy, good type, free range stock. Eggs, $0.00 a 
hundred; chicks $20.00. Address, YAMA FARMS, 
Poultry Dept., Jtnpanoch, N. Y. E. B. Taylok, 8upt. 
MAKE MONEY RAISING SQUABS! 
Highest market ever known. Breeders shipped 
everywhere. Homers,Carneaux. White Kings 
specialty. All other breeds. Write for Prices 
Allsten Squab C«., allston| c mass!> 
THE HENYARD 
Building Henhouse 
I am thinking of building a laying 
house large enough to accommodate 50 
AVhite Leghorn hens. How large would 
the house have to be in order that I 
might keep them confined during Sum¬ 
mer and Winter? Would a house built 
of one thickness of boards and papered 
with slate covered roofing be warm 
enough for this section of the country? 
Would it be best to have a board or 
cement floor or would it be better not to 
have any floor but cover the bottom with 
sand, each year cleaning this out? What 
type of roof would you recommend for 
a house 100 ft. long and 12 ft. wide? 
Essex Co., N. Y. r. s. o. 
Don’t build a poultry house 12 ft. wide ; 
make it at least 20 ft., and, perhaps, 
better, 24 ft. Then use a simple shed 
type roof, or one of the now popular half 
monitor type. This latter is the saw 
tooth style, the front wall of the tooth 
containing windows to admit sunlight to 
the rear of the building. The shed roof 
would, of course, need center posts to 
support the rafters, unless these were ex¬ 
ceptionally heavy, but that is no objec¬ 
tion. 
The building should have at least 3 sq. 
ft. of floor space for each fowl, better 
more. A poultry house 20 by 75 ft. would 
give this space to 500 fowls. 
One thickness of boards, covered with 
good quality roofing, is sufficiently warm 
for any ordinary climate, but I know of 
nothing short of an Eskimo’s hut that I 
could recommend for (lie Adirondacks. 
Either board or concrete floor would 
be superior to sand, for neither would 
have to be periodically replaced, as the 
latter seldom would be. Concrete, too, 
is harder on rats’ teeth than sand or 
wood. M. B. 1). 
Poultry-house with Half-monitor Roof 
What do you think of the semi-monitor 
type of poultry-house? I am planning to 
build one next Fall, and am thinking of 
building one 20 ft. wide. I am undecid¬ 
ed as to how high to make the fronts of 
both pitches, and would also like to know 
if I should have the front of the lower 
part open or have windows in it, and 
what sized windows would you use in the 
front of the highest part? I am after a 
dry house, and would like to know if it 
would not be better to have windows to 
swing out on the lower front than to have 
it all open. Would you advise building a 
house of this type wider than 20 ft.? 
Wyoming, Del. n. b. c. 
It does not seem to me that the added 
expense <>f a half-monitor roof is justified 
in a building only 20-ft, deep, since either 
a shed or combination roof is satisfactory 
here. For a greater depth, the half-mon¬ 
itor type gives the sun better access to 
the rear of the interior without excessive 
height of the front wall. By combination 
type is meant the roof of unequal span, 
one-third and two-thirds, the longer raft¬ 
ers in the rear. Here, a height of (> to 7 
ft. in front and 4 to 5 ft. in the rear is 
sufficient, and tlie front should, of course, 
be well provided with windows for light 
and ventilation. Rather than to swing 
out, it would be better to make them drop 
in at the top of each sash for a short dis¬ 
tance. closing l lie side openings thus made 
by Y-shaped boards cut to fit against the 
side rails of the sash.,. This forces air to 
take an upward turn over the sash top 
j and minimizes drafts upon the floor. A 
shed roof would require a higher front, S 
to 9 ft, with windows placed close to the 
plate to admit plenty of sunlight. If 
building a half-monitor roof, I should use 
windows as suggested in the lower part, 
and fixed windows, which might be re¬ 
moved in the Summer time, if desired, in 
the upper portion. A six-light. NxlO-in. 
glass sash is a desirable size for poultry- 
house construction, and a single sash for 
the upper part of the roof, with double 
sash for the lower front, would be suit¬ 
able. The advantage of a half-monitor 
roof is the greater opportunity for light; 
the disadvantages are greater expense in 
construction and ease with which interior 
warmth can escape by radiation from up¬ 
per sashes. M. b. d. 
“Let us be patient,” said the hopeful 
friend. “All this trouble will blow oyer.” 
“It’ll blow over all right,” agreed Sena¬ 
tor Sorghum. “But maybe it’ll be like a 
tornado I saw out West. It blew over, 
but it took everything in sight with it.” 
—Washington Star. 
. helpful, brand new cata¬ 
log that tells how healthy, 
"strong, peppy Baby Chicks 
aresuccessfillly hatched and raised 
in Petaluma Electric and Hot Water 
Incubators and Brooders. Chicks from 
Petaluma* arehealthierandhardier; grow 
faster, become stronger and more vigor- 
ous. Use the cou pon._ 
Petaluma Electric Incubator Co. 
Petaluma, California [5634J 
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Up Go Your Profits 
the minute you introduce intoj 
your flock the blood lines of our 
WORLD’S CHAMPION LAYERS 
Consiatent Winners of Official Con¬ 
tests Ever Since Contests Began 
We ;«re now niakimr astonishingly 
LOW PRICES on 
HATCHING EGGS, BABY CHICKS 
Fine Pallets, Cockerels and Breeding Stock from 
S. C. W. Leghorns S. C. R. 1 . Reds 
Wh. Wyandottes Barred Rocks 
Boost your ess yield as soon as possible. Mast 
by ordering now. Supply frsiinkls 
necessarily limited. Send at 
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once for price list 
Special Bulletin on Pedi¬ 
greed Protected ChickB. 
Don't forget to get •‘The 
Story of the SOO-Egg Hen.” 
Worth a dollar-only 10c, 
deducted from first order. 
i PENNA. POULTRY FARM 
Box R, Lancaster, Pa. 
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ImiPrtrarfl 
Our 19th Year of Shipping 
Pure-Bred Day-Old Chicks 
Shipping QUALITY chicks in QUANTITY since 
lflOti gives us the right to say WE KNOW HOW. 
Our enviable reputation is your GUARANTEE of 
dependability. 
FIVE POPULAR BREEDS 
S. C. Rhode Island Reds—Barred Plymouth Rocks 
—S. C. White Leghorns—White Rocks and White 
Wyandottes. 
No money required with order. Safe delivery guar¬ 
anteed. 
Write to-day for catalog, stating HOW MANY 
chicks you want, WHAT BREED and WHEN. 
PITTSFIELD POULTRY FARMS CO. 
240 Main Street, Holliston, Mass. 
(Member International Baby Chick Association) 
Real Live, Vigorous, • 
Healthy, Full of Pep 
CHICKS 
R. I. REDS and WHITE LEGHORNS 
from free range, high producing flocks of 
Vermont Certified birds. Getting fine 
hatches in Poorman incubators, the kind 
that hatch them with the PEP in them. 
Priced to sell, 25c each, any quantity, 
25 and up. These chicks are bred to 
live and lay. TRY THEM. 
THE MAPLES 
T. R. Thomas Bristol, Vermont 
S.C. White Leghorn Chicks 
From WANABROOK POULTRY FARM. 
Wilawana, Bradford Co., Pa. A poultry breeding 
farm; not a commercial chick hatchery. Wana¬ 
brook raises 5000 pullets each year, It r retains 
only the very best of these for its own laying pens. 
Careful selection and rigid culling from large num¬ 
bers has brought Wanabrook Leghorns up to a 
high standard of excellence. Investigate Wana¬ 
brook Farm through the Farm Bureaus and Agri¬ 
cultural Colleges. Strong vigorous chicks from 
choice breeders. No lights. Order early. Send for 
circular and price list. H. K. CRANDALL, Prop. 
BAB Y CHIX 
From heavy laying Free range Flocks. 
S. C. White Leghorns. .$13.00 per 100 
S. C. Brown Leghorns.. 13.00 
Barred Rocks. 15.00 
S. C. R. I. Reds. 
Broilers or Mixed Chix 
Special Prices on GOO and 1,000 lots, 100?! Prepaid 
___ safe delivery guaranteed. 
Address J. N. NACE, Richfield, Pa. Box 161 
Rose Comb Rhode Island Whites m-»«ao 7 * 5 o 
$13.00 per 100 
13.00 
100 
15.00 
“ 100 
16.00 
“ 100 
10.00 
“ 100 
—$5 ; 100—18. John Benning 
>0 
Clyde, New York 
BANTAMS 
#5 pair. Buff, Black and White 
Cochin,Golden andSilverKeabriglit. 
Cornish Games and Mille Fleurs. 
11 Just-a-Mere Poultry Farm M Hampton, N.Y. 
S. C. Brown and English White Leghorns 
Heavy laying strain. Free range. Fertility guaranteed. 
Eggs, 16—$ 1.50: 30—*2.76; 60—$6 ; 100-$7.60 deliv¬ 
ered. LEGHORN FARM Svvoope, Virginia 
BARTLETT’S S.C. W. LEGHORNS 
Trap-nested and pedigreed for 10 years. Egg-bred 
Cockerels. Hatching Eggs and BABY CHICKS. 
Catalog. EMORY H. BARTLETT Bex 13 Enfield. Mass. 
Wanting to Hear From Some One VSiS* EGGS or 
fHimC From an Extra Large Strain of 
VUILHJ AMERICAN WHITE LEGHORNS 
and that have real wide, thin lopped comb, such as the 
old strain of Wyckoff or Sunny Cre-t. P. O. Box 54. 
Melvin Bolton R. D. 2 West Alexandria, Ohio 
WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS 
From our own flock. Pure bred free range stock. Deliv- 
eryand satisfn guar. Circ. GLENR0AD farm, »la«mi*ury. R. J. 
S. C. Brown LEGHORNS 
Knip strain. Br«(l to lay and do lay. Chicks for sale. 
Circular free. Hugh E. Patterson Clayton, N.Y, 
Quality Baby Chicks-S. C. W. Leghorns 
PINE SHAW POULTRY FARM. 0. Beck, Oeer Park. L. |„ N.Y. 
S.C. WHITE LEGHORN Quality Chicks 
from heavy producers. *20 per 100. Hatching eggs—cua- 
torahatebing. ARNOLD POULTRY FARM.Mttualim, It J. Phoac 757 
BUY YOUR White Leghorn CHICKS 
from the .man that has success with chickens. Also 1,000 
8-wks. early May delivery. Pries reasonable. 
W.JANHA Huntington, L. I., N.Y. 
WHITE LEGHORN HATCHING EGGS 
From 900 two, three and four-year old breeders. Pullets 
averaged 65 to 7o?4 in February. *7 a 100 , *66 a 1,000. 
Brookside Poultry Farm Nassou, Now York 
RtiKv F'Fii/'Lrc Semi-oertified. S. C. White Leghorns 
I>dUj LIlltKa and selected stock, 
Frank F. HALL - I.eltoy, N. Y. 
/8|_i _|__ S. C. Buff, White and B. Leghorns, Barred 
(jlllGnS an<i "’hiteHocks, Reds and Mixed, of healthy, 
free range stock. Guaranteed sale delivery. 
Circular free. Jacob Niemond, McAlistorvillo, Pa. Box? 
Healthy, Vigorous Chicks 
Br. PI. Rocks, S. C. R. I. Rods, S. C. W. 
Leghorns and Mixod 
Satisfaction and 100 % arrival guaranteed, 
postpaid. Valuable Circular free. Prices 
low. Write The Commercial llatchcry 
G. D. Shrawdor, Box T5. Richfield, Pa. 
BABYCHICKS'«iK£ 
$10—100. S. C. White Leghorns, $12—100. B. Rocks, 
$15. R. I. Reds. $15. Live arrival guaranteed. De¬ 
livered free. FXIRVIEW POULTRY FARM, R 0. 3, Millaritawn. Pa. 
Chix Bar Rocks, l&e; 
Reds, IDs; W. Leghorns, I8e; 
Mixed, lie. 100% arrival guaranteed. Order 
from adv. or circular. TWIN HATCH BUT, lUeAliitervllle, Pa. 
B l Q V Broilers, *tl per 100. 8. C. W. Leghorn, *13 per 
" D > 100. Barr. Rocks, *16 per 100. Reds,H.C., *l6per 
PU|P|/C 100. Special prices on 600 and 1,000 lots. 100 % safe 
uniUIXO del. guar. HUNK NACE, R 2 , HcAlUterTlIlr. Pa. 
v i/'nv xc S. 0. W. and Barron Leghorn*, 
13c; Barred Rocks, 15c; Reds. 
' 16c, and Mixed, 11c. 100i! Guar¬ 
anteed. Order from this adv. or write for circular. 
CHERRY HILL HATCHERY WH. NACE. Prop. 
McAlisterville, Pa 
aby Chicks 
S.C. White Leghorns, Barred Rocks, S.C. Rhode 
Island Reds, Mixed Chicks. We specialize on 
vigorous, day-old chicks bred from free-range 
stock. Prices reasonable. Satisfaction guai 
anteed. Write for free circular. Valiev 
View Hatchery. C . I. IERNER, Richfield,Pa. 
WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS 16c. >» ooo 
lots, prepaid. From our own flock of selected yearling 
hens on tree range. No lights. None better. Satisfaction 
ami del. guar. Circ. OI.ENHOAH FARM. Bloom,bury, N. J. 
S.C. R. I. RED CHICKS 
AND HATCHING EGGS 
Vibert’s 289-egg strain. From trap-nested non-sit¬ 
ting hens. Baby Ohicka, $26 per 100. Hatching 
Kgga. $10 per 100. Deliveries weekly. A. H FINGAR, 
Slinnybrooh Poultry Farm Elizaville, New York 
Barred Plymouth Rocks * 
State tested, vigorous chicks ; priced according to mat¬ 
ings. Also eggs of both matings. Circular. 
OLD PICKARD FARM Bo* 28 Concord Junction, Mass. 
Cockerels !> Eggs 
Barred Hocks. MAMMOTH liliONZE SHOW 
TURKEYS, (State Fair Winners.) *36 pair. 
Mr*. Pearl Cuddeback, Benson St., Skaneatelsa, N lY. 
White Holland TURKEYS 
Hardy, good layers, beautiful birds, tame, do not 
wander. Stock for sale. Will accept few orders 
for eggs at <810 per dozen. 
HUNAWANA FARMS Middlefield, Geauga Co.. Ohio 
Fine Large TOULOUSE Geese 
Mated. $14 perjpair. C. TIMMERMAN. R. 3, Cortland, N.Y. 
Special Prices on Turkeys, Ducks, Geese S^Te*.’ 
and Dogs. Hatching eggs. Catalog free. Write your 
wants. II. II. FIIEEI) - Telford, Pa. 
BEAUTIFUL fiiont Rrnn 70 Tnrlrnuo Hatched iirst part 
GOLD BACK UldrMDfUlue I UIKejfS Of May, 1923. Well 
bred, healthy, vigorous. THOMAS KKII.T, Plymouth, Ma>«. 
MAMMOTH TOULOUSE GOOSE EGGS 
50e each. From magnificent old Geese, 20 to 25 lbs, one 
a Garden winner. MacPhorson Farm, Millington, N. J. 
White Holland Garden, winner 1922-23-24. 
E. J. Niven - Darien, Conn. 
Turkeys 
G iant Bronze Turkeys, from prize-winning stock. Bred 
hens. Kggs. Elizabeth Tate Draper, Virginia 
por Saio, MA MMOTH TOULOUSE GEESE. Also 
African ganders. J. H. WORLEY 
Morcer, Pa. 
Mammoth BRONZE TOMS. Elsie Hallock, Washington Depot, Ct. 
THE BEST PAYING SIDELINE 
with poultry. When poultry work is heaviest 
bees need little attention. Small investment. 
Like chickens when handled right, pay big 
profits. Begin this spring. Let us tell you how. 
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