•Pie RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Member International Baby Chick Asso. 
This Animated Ball of Fluff 
Is but one of the thousands 
of strong, lively, pure-bred 
chicks daily breaking 
through their shells at the 
MANSFIELD 
HATCHERY 
Black chicks, White chicks, 
lied chicks, Brown chicles— 
ten popular varieties to 
select from. All proven 
money-making strains, free 
from white diarrhea or here- 
ditary chick ailments. Buy 
your MANSFIELD BETTER CHICKS now— 
you 11 have early matured pullets and the 
pleasure of marketing eggs and broilers at a 
profitable season. 
Illustrated Book and Price List on Request 
White Rocks 
Anconas 
Black Minorcas 
White Leghorns 
Brown Leghorns 
R. I. Reds 
White Wyandottes 
White Orpingtons 
Buff Orpingtons 
Barred Rocks 
You Pay 100%- You Receive 100% 
Mansfield Hatchery 
EST. 1888 
1203 SCHOOL ST. 
MANSFIELD, Mass. 
^BABY CHICKS^ 
THAT GROW INTO 
“RECORD LAYERS” 
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THOROUGHBRED CHICKS 
ROCKS-REDS—LEGHORNS 
Our Tliorouglibred Chicks are bred from 
heavy-laying stocks, expertly hatched. 
Carefully selected for size and vitality. 
You can depend upon them to grow into 
adult birds that will make real money for 
you. Avoid disappointments by buying 
all your Baby Chicks from us. 
Send for Our 1924 Catalog 
LONG ISLAND HATCHERIES, Inc. 
10 Maple Ave., Rockville Center, L. I, 
Phone—Rockville Center 2373-W. 
White Leghorn Chicks 
“All Chickens Lay Eggs” 
O °r t ;®e6 s „ r ‘hat brin £ to P prices New York Market. 
OURS DO. We have bred egg quality for 13 years. 
BABY CHICKS 
.. 25 50 100 500 1000 
May $4.00 $8.00 $15 $72.50 $145 
SPECIAL MATINGS 
2o 50 100 600 1000 
May $5.25 $10.50 $20 $95.00 $190 
MAY 7th and 14th DELIVERY 
Pullets, 8 Weeks’ Old, $1.25 
„ , OUR GUARANTEE 
fcvery chick sent to you is healthy and well hatched. No runts or 
culls leave our plant. Parent stock.are pure bred and are 
heavy layers of winter eags. 
Member International Baby Chick Ass’n 
PARKS’ Bred-to-Lay 
Barred Plymouth Rocks 
EGGS-CHICKS 
Stocks Now Half Price 
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. 
16 page Circular FREE. Large Catalog Booklet 
25 cents. 
J. W. PARKS Box Y Altoona, Pa. 
BARRON HOLLYWOOD CHICKS 
1500 S. C. W. L. Chicks a week Thruout May. 
Large, llully, lull o’pep babies. 
Breeders, Barron, 2 to 5 yrs. old exclusively. Long, 
deep-bodied, egg type birds. Selected for health and 
vigor. Producers of big, chalk-white premium eggs. 
Males, Hollywood, pedigreed, (nuf-sed). Quality not 
quantity our motto. We are specialized breeders of 
high producing Leghorns only. Safe arrival guaranteed, 
prepaid. Order from this “ad” to avoid delay and 
disappointment. Deposit, 25 % secures your order- 
Reference, Vineland Trust Co. 
Prices - $18.00 per loo MARTIN LALLY 
5.00 “ 25 Vineland - N. J. 
PULLETS 
TO LAY BEFORE AUGUST 1st 
100 Selected "Rapp” S. C. W. Leghorn Pullets, 
February Hatch. May delivery, #1.50 each; 
June SI.7 5. Also 100 Selected "Walker” Red 
Pullets, June delivery, SI.75. 
THE HOMESTEAD FARM, Yarmouthport, Mass. 
BABY CHIX " 0 ’ 0, '° f -°~ MAr - d — iv - ery -’ Barred 
gu.-ir. QUALITY POULTRY F< 
LORD’S Wyckoff S. G. W. Leghorn Chix 
Rocks, 12c each, W. Leghorns, 10c 
each. LIVE count and satisfaction 
guar. QUALITY POULTRY FARM.WM. P, SCOTT. P rep., Harrington, Del. 
and 
Eggs 
at attractive prices. All stock furnished from my 
owrr flocks. M. W DEMICK, Hammond, N.Y. 
Jersey Black Giant Hatching Eggs 5!ld. 0p * e i r 2 h per' 
h undred in case lots. B rookcrest Farm, Cranbury, N. J , 
S fi ANRflNK Sheppard Strain. Eggs. $2-15: *12-100, 
0. U. HnUUnAO prepaid. G. SIMMS Box T Lake, N.tI 
Tmtlnucp Eppcp a " d Mammoth Bronze Turkey 
i uuiutioC UCCoC Rggw. $5perdoz. Order from this adv. 
H. II. FREED . Telford, Pa. 
Bourbon Red Turkey Eggs S 5 „.T 
Epsom Salts for Hens 
Is it practical to give physic to lay¬ 
ing hens (1 lb. Epsom salts to 100 
birds) ? Can it be done without inter¬ 
rupting their egg production? Would it 
be harmful to hens if allowed free access 
to bin of hardwood ashes? What is the 
best method of feeding charcoal, lime, grit 
and oyster shell? I have been feeding all 
except the lime in their litter, m. f. p. 
Great Valley, N. Y. 
The giving of Epsom salts to hens should 
not bring about anything more than a 
very temporary disturbance of egg pro¬ 
duction, and the amount spoken of, 1 lb. 
to each 100 mature fowls, is the dose usu¬ 
ally recommended. It should probably 
be less rather than more, however. This 
may be given by dissolving it in all the 
drinking water that the fowls will con¬ 
sume during the day, or by mixing a so¬ 
lution of the salts with a moist mash, dis¬ 
tributing the latter so that each fowl will 
get its share. 
Hens pick the bits of charcoal from 
ashes; I have never known of any evil 
results from allowing them free access to 
such ashes. 
Feed lime as oyster shells, which are 
chiefly carbonate of lime. These should 
be kept, crushed, before the flock in box 
or hopper. Grit and charcoal may be fed 
in the same way. The objection to feed¬ 
ing these in the litter would be the un¬ 
avoidable waste. m. b. d. 
Feeding for Large Eggs; Sprouted Oats 
How can I enlarge the size of hens’ 
eggs by feeding? My hens lay eggs that 
are far below normal. I am feeding 
sprouted oats for breakfast about 4:30; 
lights go on at 4 a. m. At the same time 
I give the w T ater also. They have access 
to dry mash all day in wall hoppers. 
Mash consists of the following: 200 lbs. 
bran, 200 lbs. cornmeal, 200 lbs. ground 
oats, 200 lbs. middlings, 200 lbs. beef 
scrap (the best obtainable), 100 lbs. Al¬ 
falfa meal. I also add about 10 lbs. salt 
and 5 lbs. fine charcoal. I keep grit and 
oyster shells before them all the time. At 
noon I give them a meal of the same dry 
mash moistened with warm water. They 
have cabbage for greens. I give them 
enough scratch feed at night so that they 
have some left over for the morning, to 
start them scratching before I feed the 
sprouted oats. j. b. 
You can't enlarge them. Size of eggs, 
like color and shape, are determined by 
the inherent trait of the fowl, though this 
will vary with age and from time to time 
from natural causes beyond the influence 
of the feeder. Size of eggs is a breed 
trait, as seen in the difference in size be¬ 
tween the eggs of Minorca and Leghorn 
fowls. It may be increased in any breed 
by constantly breeding from hens laying 
only large eggs (selection). Old fowls 
lay larger eggs than young ones, but I 
know of no influence that kind of food 
can have in that direction. 
It is probably better practice to feed 
the sprouted oats at mid-day, rather than 
in the morning, feeding them as other 
green stuff is usually fed, and % lb. of 
salt per 100 lbs. of mash is sufficient. 
M. B. D. 
Disinfecting an Incubator 
How can I purify my incubator, which 
I have, every reason to believe is infected 
with either coccidiosis or white diarrhoea 
germs? The incubator is second-hand. 
Hatches perfectly, but the chicks die 
within a week. Eggs were from certified 
stock, and when hatched in a different in¬ 
cubator or under hens are perfectly heal¬ 
thy birds. I cannot afford to lose the in¬ 
cubator and would not sell it as is. 
New York. b. m. s. 
Soap and water and sunlight are the 
great purifiers; no disease germs can 
withstand them. Remove trays and other 
interior fittings that are removable and 
scrub them with the hot, soapy rinse wa¬ 
ter left after the next washing is done. 
Then dry them in the sun and air. No 
disease germs will remain to affect the 
chicks. The interior of the machine 
should be also scrubbed out, as it is likely 
to be more or less plastered with old chick 
droppings. 
As the chicks come in contact only with 
trays and nursery chamber after hatch¬ 
ing, it is not difficult to make a machine 
entirely safe for them. Darkening the 
machine during the hatch to prevent pick¬ 
ing up bits of shell and droppings from 
diseased chicks before the hatch is re¬ 
moved will help. New cloths or burlaps 
should be placed in the nursery chamber 
after each hatch where white diarrhoea 
is feared. Dusting and airing the over¬ 
head cloths is sufficient. m. b. d. 
The Best Chicks—The Best Month 
200,000 for May Delivery 
May, with its pleasant weather and fresh green grass is the ideal time to grow chicks for 
I all and M inter layers. Distinctive Rosemont Chicks from Qualified Breeding Flocks are the 
>est chicks to grow. The quality-value standard for many years, better than ever now'. 
Send your order now. Take advantage of the favorable season, Rosemont high quality and 
modest prices. We ship by parcel post prepaid and guarantee full count and safe delivery. 
25 Chicks 50 Chicks 100 Chicks 500 Chicks 1000 Chicks 
Mhite Leghorns, Black Leghorns .$4.00 $ 8.00 $15.00 $72.50 $145.00 
Buff Leghorns, Brown Leghorns . 4.50 9.00 17.00 82.50 100 00 
Barred Rocks . 4.50 9.00 17.00 82.50 100.00 
Rhode Island Reds . 4.75 9.00 18.00 83.00 170.00 
White Wyandottes . 5.50 10.00 20.00 95.00 185.00 
White Rocks . 5.00 10.00 19.00 90.00 180.00 
Jersey Black Giants . 9.50 18.00 35.00 
We also offer well-grown, weaned pullets of choice quality. No trouble to grow those to 
maturity', no brooders needed. Ready for delivery. 
PITI I FT<2 8 to 10 weeks old - - 80c each 
1 *>5 t2 weeks old - $1.00 each 
White, Brown and Black Leghorns and Anconas 
To save time and insure early delivery, order direct from this ad, enclosing check or money 
order. Beautiful catalog, richly illustrated, mailed free on request. 
ROSEMONT POULTRY FARMS AND HATCHERY 
Drawer 4 Rosemont, Hunterdon Co. New Jersey 
Member International Baby Chick Association 
QUALITY 
CHICKS 
Buy NOW at Reduced Prices 
«“ ‘“o£ Lower first cost- 
White. Black or Brown Leghorns ...... $4.00 
Barred Rocks or Anconas . 4 50 
R. I. Reds .. 4 75 
White Rocks. 5*00 
White Wyandottes or Black Minorcas. s!so 
Wh. Leghorns (Mating A), Wh. Rocks 
or Wh. Wyandottes 
Wh. Leghorns (Mating B), Blk. Leg¬ 
horns or Brd. Rocks. 
60 
$7.50 
8.50 
8.75 
9.50 
10.50 
SPECIAL MATINGS 
25 50 100 
$6.75 $12.75 $25.00 
on each 100 or lest*. 
100 
$14.00 
16.00 
17.00 
18.00 
20.00 
600 
$67.50 
77.50 
82.50 
87.50 
97.50 
1000 
$130.00 
150.00 
160.00 
170.00 
190.00 
5.50 
10.50 
20.00 
600 
$122.50 
97.50 
1000 
$240.00 
190.00 
All Chicks Delivered Postpaid Anywhere East of Mississippi River, U. S A. Safe Arrival 
Guaranteed. Send Money Order, Check or Registered Letter. Cannot Shin r If n 1 a 
W. F. HILLPOT, Box 1, Frenchtown, N. J- ^Afember International 
Cannot Ship C. O. D. 
Member Internationa 
Baby Cnxck^Asoociation 
BIG PRICE REDUCTIONS 
Chicks from “the oldest hatchery in the United States” will lay the founda¬ 
tion for a paying flock. Order them now for May deliveries. 
25 50 100 500 1,00 0 
S. C. White Leghorns.$4.00 $ 7.75 $14.50 $ 70.00 $140 00 
OUAUTYISERVICE Barred Rocks.... 5.00 8.75 16.00 77.50 155^0 
* ■— Rhode Island Reds. 5.00 9.00 17.00 82 00 160 00 
Anconas . 5.75 10.00 19.00 9 0.00 
Mixed Chicks. 4.00 6.75 12.00 55.00 110.00 
PINE TREE Special - Mated CHICKS 
25 50 100 500 1,000 
S. C. White Leghorns.$5.50 $10.50 $20.00 $ 95.00 $180 00 
Barred Rocks D . 6.00 11.00 21.00 97.00 185.00 
Rhode Island Reds. 6.00 11.00 21.00 100.00 195 00 
White Wyandottes. 6.50 12.00 24.00 115.00 
All chicks are strictly pure-bred, guaranteed. Bred from generations of heavy layers 
Prompt shipment, prepaid. Full count and safe arrival guaranteed. Booklet free. 
PINE TREE HATCHERY _ Box R _STOCKTON, NEW JERSEY 
tockton Hatchery 
PURE-BRED BABY CHICKS 25 
S. C. White Leghorns.$4.50 
Rhode Island Reds . 5.50 
Barred Rocks . 5.50 
Mixed Varieties . 4.50 
Safe Arrival Guaranteed 
Immediate Deliveries 
AI New Low Prices 
1000 
$140.00 
162.00 
157.50 
110.00 
Stockton Hatchery, Box Y, Stockton, New Jersey 
50 
100 
500 
$8.25 
$15.00 
$71.00 
9.50 
17.60 
83.00 
9.25 
16.50 
80.00 
7.25 
12.50 
56.00 
Flaccus Leghorns 
Among leading pens N. Y. contest. 50 Tnncred 
chicks @10. Flaccus Farms, Glenshaw, Pa. 
BARTLETT’S S. C. W. LEGHORNS 
Trap-nested and Pedigreed for ten years. BABY 
CHICKS. All stock Mass. State Tested. Catalog. 
Emory H. Bartlett Box 13 Enlield, Mass. 
S o UlklL E „„ June, July delivery. 50,000 Tan- 
. U. WniTBLegnOmS cred and Holly wood chicks, $8.78. 
For immediate delivery. 2,000 ten-wk.old cockerels, Holly¬ 
wood and Tailored strains,* 1.50. Kindly request inf’rmtn. 
100% livedel. Sat. guar. Trail's End Poultry Form, Gordonsville, Va. 
S. C. White LEGHORN Chicks 
Trapnested,pedip:reed hens, mated to cockerels of Holly¬ 
wood’s best pen (direct)280 to 304 e#gs. Prices, $22 per 100. 
Wkl’y shipm’ts. A. H. Fingar, Sunnybrook Poultry Farm, Elizaville, N.f. 
White Leghorn Chicks 
reds of satisfied cust’ers. ULSH POULTRY FARM,PortTre*orlon,Pa. 
BABY CHICKS 
Big, husky fellows, full of vitality, from selected 
heavy producing, free range breeders of the best lay¬ 
ing strains. Quality, service, satisfaction at reason¬ 
able prices. Safe arrival guaranteed. Send for cir¬ 
cular. HARRY F. PALMER Middleport, N. Y. 
□ ARY Mixed or Broilers.$9 per 100 
DHD 1 S. C, W. Leghorn. 11 per 100 
e Ul Y Barred Rocks.13 per 100 
n 1 A S C. R. 1. Reds. 14 per 100 
Special prices on 500 lots. 100%live del. guaranteed. Post¬ 
age paid to your door. FRANK MACE, MeAlistervllle,l*a. R. 0. 2 
UfllMlLIED mif'lhk are strong to live, heavy to 
IHJlTllVlLK VniLIVS lay, best paying breeds. 
1 Oc up. Hummer’s Poultry Plant Frenchtown, N. J. 
S.C.R.I.RED CHICKS 
Vibert’s 289-egg strain. From trap-nested’ non-sit¬ 
ting hens. Baby Chicks, $35 per 100. Deliveries 
weekly. A. H. FINGAR 
Sunnybrook Poultry Farm Elizaville, New York 
White Wyandotte * ^ 
Martin-Dorcas Direct. Prices Reduced. Write for 
price list at once. A. B. CARD, Boontun, N J. R. F. D. No. I 
Wyckoff Strain Direct 
Our Leghorns are noted for early maturity and re- 
D.W. YoungStrain s cJu ck" 08 " 
from birds that win, lay and pay, at #15 per 100 
delivery May 13th, 19th and 21st. 
H. N. CONNER - Stockton, N, J. 
Ch rh Tomi Barron 8. C W. Leghorns, 18e each; English 
UIIIOKS Leghorns. each; Huff Leghorns, 18* each: 
oi°nvn a .ur.?nu£’ 140 ettc>h i Heavy mixed, 11r>; Light, »c. 
CLOYO NiEMONO McAlisterville, Pa. Box 4 
S. C. Brown LEGHORNS 
Kulp strain. Bred to lay and do lay. Chicks for sale. 
Circular free. Hugh E. Patterson Clayton, N.Y. 
Kent Barred Rocks 
Contest records of last year-270 at Storrs. 264 at 
Michigan, 2ol at Vineland. Sweepstake winners, 
production bred classes at Syracuse. Certified pedi¬ 
greed. Breeding Cockerels, Baby Chicks, Hatch¬ 
ing Eggs. Catalogue free. 
W. H. B. KENT Cazenovia, New York 
Jersey Black Giant Hatching Eggs S3 
per 15. Allan Warrern. Old Parmnan* rnn« nr u M .i.k 
Price 
1(E » a ~ao~ ' ruuvuu to $2.50 
per]5. Allan Warrern, Old Parsonage, Cantor Moriches, N.Y. 
M ammoth Bronze Turkey Eggs, 50c per Eprg, prepaid 
.Mrs. II. MFI Fit . Coxsaekle. N. Y. 
Turkey Eggs from Purebred Bourbon Reds. Price, S6 per 
1 dozen. I IUNK l>. OKIKFI.N, r. no. 1. Ilopew.ll Jot., N. Y 
PHEASANTS-RING NECK-EGGS 
from choice stock, hardy birds, «8.50 setting of twelve 
eggs. William Coe, Suffern, N. Y.. or 27 W. 185th St., N.Y- 
