Tht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
877 
The Henyard 
Chicken Feed from Grasshoppers 
Many of us have read about the swarms 
of locusts which sweep over sections of 
South Africa every year, devouring crops 
and causing endless damage. Years ago 
we remember reading Mayne Reid’s little 
story of “The Bush Boys.” The scene 
was laid in South Africa, and the farmer 
was driven away from his farm into the 
wilderness by reason of disaster which 
fell through the visit of a swarm of lo¬ 
custs. They came likle a cloud and 
ruined everyting that they touched. In 
this story we are told that the native 
Africans not infrequently eat these lo¬ 
custs and that they are also given to cer¬ 
tain kinds of live stock. We now learn 
that a factory has been established in 
South Africa for the purpose of working 
these locusts up into chicken feed, and 
also a concentrated feed for cattle. We 
all know that poultry of all kinds are 
fond of insects. Turkeys in particular 
will eat grasshoppers and many kinds of 
worms in preference to meat, and they 
consume great quantities of them. One 
of the most effective ways of getting rid 
of white grubs which are found in old 
sod is to plow the sod in the Fall and 
induce a flock of chickens and turkeys to 
follow along the furrows. They will 
quickly clean up everything in sight. In 
South Africa it is proposed to utilize 
these locusts for the production of edible 
oil which is extracted under pressure. 
The pomace, or what is left of the locusts 
after the oil is extracted, is dried and 
ground and mixed with various other 
foods to make a concentrated food for 
poultry and larger animals. Here is a 
case where the raw material is inex¬ 
haustible, and where a pest is turned into 
a valuable product. On our own Western 
plains considerable quantities of locusts 
have been used as chicken feed. Some 
years ago a farm paper wrote a spectac¬ 
ular article telling of a woman who made 
a small fortune at. drying these locusts 
and selling them as chicken feed. Upon 
investigation we found that this woman 
had actually saved about half a bushel 
of the locusts which were fed successfully 
to chickens. It appears that this woman 
sold 25 cents worth of these dried locusts 
as a curiosity, and from that fact a re¬ 
porter with a lively imagination had been 
able to figure out a fortune for her. 
There is no question about the fact that 
poultry will eat these insects willingly, 
and if some way could be found for 
handling the drying on a large scale, it 
would be possible to develop considerable 
trade. There are countless products now 
regarded as waste that might be devel¬ 
oped into profitable business if someone 
had the patience to carry it through. 
Symptoms of Tapeworm Infection 
What are the symptoms if a person is 
infested with tapeworms harbored by 
dogs, such as Tenia solium and T. sag- 
inata? How do these worms affect a per¬ 
son? What can be done to get rid of 
these worms? H. j. b. 
North Easton, Mass. 
The tapeworms of which you speak are 
not harbored by dogs, but by hogs and 
cattle, producing measly pork and beef. 
Another form of worm is sometimes har¬ 
bored by dogs, but this is rarely trans¬ 
mitted to man. The eating of raw or in¬ 
sufficiently cooked pork or beef furnishes 
the occasion for transmitting tapeworms 
to humans. There is only one positive 
symptom of the presence of tapeworms; 
that is the finding of segments of the 
worm in the stools. Other symptoms are 
simply those of indigestion and, of course, 
are far more frequently caused by other- 
causes of indigestion than worms. Seg¬ 
ments of tapeworms are easily seen in the 
stools and, being passed at frequent in¬ 
tervals, are not likely to be long over¬ 
looked. When the presence of worms is 
suspected, examine the stools and, if they 
are not found, look elsewhere for the 
cause of the capricious appetite, furred 
tongue, dark rings under the eyes, grip¬ 
ping pains, picking at the nose, nervous 
tremors, etc. 
Tapeworms are gotten rid of by ap¬ 
propriate treatment, the chief difficulty 
in which is to make sure of getting rid 
of the head from which the segments are 
reproduced. There are several very ef¬ 
fective drugs used for the purpose, hut 
they should be used under the direction 
of a competent physician. Those that get 
the worms are not adapted to amateur 
administration. m. b. d. 
Chicks Die in Shell 
What makes chicks die at hatching 
time? The chicks are fully formed. They 
die before they pip. My eggs are from 
Rhode Island Reds and have thick brown 
shells. The first week I run the heat at 
103 degrees, the last two weeks 104 de¬ 
grees. What is the trouble? They say 
it takes more heat for brown eggs. 
New Jersey. mbs. w. h. s. 
Brown eggs do not require more heat 
in hatching than white ones and you are 
running your incubator at too high a 
temperature. As proper incubator tem¬ 
peratures vary somewhat with the posi¬ 
tion of the thermometer, a machine should 
be run according to the directions of the 
manufacturer, but, in the absence of such 
directions, the temperature may be kept 
at from 102 to 103 for the following two 
weeks. Just at hatching time, the tem¬ 
perature may run up to 104 or 104% and 
the regulator need not be changed because 
of this. This is but a temporary rise, 
however, due to conditions at the end of 
the hatch. A certain number of chicks 
will always be found dead in the shell, 
they not being vigorous enough to com¬ 
plete development and emergence from the 
shell under the conditions of artificial 
hatching. For that matter, dead chicks 
may be found in the shell under natural 
methods of incubation, those presided 
over by the mother hen. m. b. p. 
Raising Pullets for Breeders 
I have 450 White Leghorn pullets, 
hatched last February. I intend to select 
about 200 of these to use next Spring for 
breeders. Will you tell me the best way 
to handle these in order to have them in 
the best possible shape for next Spring? 
New Jersey. m. s. k. 
Early hatched pullets should not be 
forced to quick maturity by heavy feed¬ 
ing of mash, lest they begin laying pre¬ 
maturely and go into a Winter molt. 
These pullets destined for breeders should 
be raised upon free range and fed largely 
upon whole grain, that they may develop 
slowly and well and go into Winter quar¬ 
ters in good firm flesh, with undiminished 
vigor for the coming season’s production. 
Lights should not be used, unless it is 
found necessary early in January to stim¬ 
ulate egg production. Here is a case 
where egg production is to be subordinat¬ 
ed to growth and vigor; this means more 
liberty and less high protein and concen¬ 
trated foods. m. B. D. 
QUALITY 
CHICKS 
Your Chick Dollar Now Buys More 
uid buy more chick quality when you invested it in Hillpot Quality Chicks No- 
o buys more Hillpot Quality Chicks. Increased feitility makes it possible to give 
Quality Chicks at These Low June Prices 
you 
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 
White,.Black or Brown Leghorns . . 
Barred Rocks. 
R. I. Reds, White Rocks or Anconas 
Mixed Chicks. 
White Wyandottes or Black Minorcas 
„ 26 60 
. . . *2-75 $5.00 
■ . • 3.50 6.50 
. . . 4.00 7.50 
• - £.50 4.50 
. . . 5.00 9.50 
„ SPECIAL MATING 
White Leghorns I Mating A), R. I. Reds. 26 60 ]00 
Barred Rocks, White Rocks .... $5.00 $9.50 $18.i _ 
ORDER AT ONCE. Send check, money order or registered letter, addine lOr fur CnUii 
Delivery nf wanted) on each 100 or less. Sate Delivery of full count guaranteed 
W. F. HILLPOT, Box 1, Frenchfown, N. J. Member International 
w * * Baby Chick Association 
100 
$ 9.00 
12.00 
14.00 
8.00 
18.00 
500 
$87.50 
600 
$43.00 
57.00 
68.00 
39.00 
90.00 
1000 
$170.00 
1000 
$85.00 
115.00 
135.00 
78.00 
PINE TREE BABY CHICKS 
35,000 of highest quality laying stock ready for immediatejune deliveries. Send 
in your order now for prompt service. Full count and safe arrival guaranteed. 
OUAHTy1seRV.CE B-red Plymouth Rocks. 
50 
100 
500 
1.000 
$5.50 
$ 9.00 
$42.50 
$ 85.00 
7.50 
13.00 
65.00 
125.00 
7.50 
13.00 
65.00 
125.00 
9.50 
15.50 
75.00 
150.00 
9.50 
15.50 
75.00 
150.00 
4.50 
8.00 
40.00 
75.00 
Mixed Chicks. . 
We have a few choice Rhode Island Red Pullets, 12 weeks old, at'$1.25 each. Prompt shipment. 
Box R STOCKTON. NEW JERSEY 
PINE TREE HATCHERY 
Asks a correspondent of Doc Brady: 
“How long before my boy can go out 
after measles?” “The boy doesn’t have 
to go out after measles. Just get him a 
— Detroit News. 
KENT BARRED ROCKS 
Pens in leading egg laying contests. Hatching eggs 
half price after May 10. Chicks half price after June 1. 
Breeding hens and cocks at gr eatly reduced prices dur¬ 
ing June, July and August. Catalogue free. 
W. H. B. KENT - Cazenovla, N.Y. 
BABY C HICKS 
S. C. w. Leghorns, 8e ; Bai l ed Rock, 10c; Red, 10c; 
Mixed. 7e. Special prices on large lots. Safe delivery 
guaranteed. C. 1’. Leister MeAllstervllle, I’a. 
BARRED ROCK Pullets 
March and April Hatched 
STUART H. HEIST . - Penllyn, Penna- 
PHFA^ANT FPfQ We cau su l'I>ly eggs for hatching 
I IlLrtJrtll 1 LUUO from over six hundred choice breed¬ 
ers of six varieties. Pheasants are hardy, beautiful and 
most interesting birds. Free instructions as to care, etc. 
TWIN BROOK GAME FARM (Box 1144) Middletown, N. J. 
riliri/C Barron S.C.W. Leghorns, 
\ y |~||| ,|\^ Barred and White Rocks, 
R. I. R e d s 
Big, sturdy chicks bred for business at 12c for May; 
June, 10c. Discount on large orders. Hatches 
every week. Satisfaction guaranteed.Catalogue free. 
C. M. LONGENECKER Box 50 Elizabethtown, Pa. 
3PHEASANTS For Sale 
1 Pair Golden Pheasants, mated, $15. 1 Pair Silver 
Pheasants, mated. $15. 1 Young Silver Cock bird, 
$8. E. W. WEIMAR Whitings, N. J. 
WANTED-PEACOCK. P. L. DWIGHT. DeRuyter. N. Y. 
MAKE MONEY RAISING SQUABS! 
Highest market ever known. Breeders shipped 
everywhere. Homers,Carneaux. White Kings 
a specialty. All other breeds.Write forl’rices 
AUston Squab Co., allstoSlmas S s: 
Turkeys 
White Holland Garden winner 1922-23-24. 
E. J. Niven - Darien, Conn. 
IVLAIVIMOTH BRONZETURKEYS 
$5 per 12 eggs, Postpaid. Prompt shipment. Fer¬ 
tility guaranteed. H. A. Souder, Sellersville, Pa. 
BEAUANDOT riiicL-linrte are unexcelled. Liberal guarantee 
MAMMOTH ItUCKIingS Bred right. Hatched right. Shipped 
PEKIN right. BEAUANOOT DUCK RANCH. Sag Harbor, L. I.. N. T. 
M ammoth Bronze Turkey Eggs, $5 per 10 eggs, from 
good stock. Miss Annie Wilhelm, Wrentham, Mass. 
Bronze Turkey Eggs S f P?H r KH n :M?NCT.tliho,,, »»e. 
Tniilmieo fioocn ft"*’ Mammoth Rronze Turkey 
1 UUlUUoc uctoc Eggs. $5 per d oz. Order from this ad v. 
II. II. FHEEI> . Telford, Pa. 
I oriro Qlnnb F, " e Poultry, Turkeys,Geese, Ducks. 
LalgSOlUlrK Guineas, Bantams, Pigeons, Collies, 
Stock and eggs. Catalog. 1'IONEEll FARMS. Telford, I'a 
PE'DUCKLINGS 
Eggs and Drakes 
Price List Free 
PARDEE'S PEKINS, Islip, N.Y. 
M ammoth Pekin Duck Hatching Eggs, *1.50 for 12. 00% 
fertility guaranteed. D. Wright Bayvllle, N. J. 
White Houdan Eggs 
For Sale—Pekin Duck Eggs i. r. howoeh” Fuimo're, h.t. 
BABY CHICKS 
That Pay You Big Profits 
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, 
Phone—Rockville Center 2373-W. 
PARKS’ Bred-to-Lay 
Barred Plymouth Rocks 
EGGS-CHICKS 
Stock 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 floclc averaged 210 eggs, made 
net profit $8.09 per hen. Mr. Carr, 
Indian Head, Md., made over $800 profit from 53 hens. 
16 page Cir. FREE. Large Catalog Booklet 25 cts. 
J. W. PARKS Box Y Altoona. Pa. 
300,000 LARGE HUSKY BABY 
CHICKS FOR 1924 
Hatches due every Tuesday. S. O. White 
and Brown Leghorn, 10c; Barred Rocks, 
14c; Mixed Broilers, 83-fic, 100% live deliv¬ 
ery guaranteed. Write for catalog. 
H. C. HOUSEWORTH Port Trevorton, Penna. 
Chicks WYCKOFF Pullets 
12c White Leghorns. $1.25 
IiEh-W-FAKM Wolcott, N. Y. 
fUIfFC Pure Barron White Leghorns, 12c, Barred 
LlllLiViJ Rocks,lie; Reds, 12c; White Leghorns, 9e; 
Mixed chicks, 8c earn. Satisfaction guar¬ 
anteed. Turkey lildge Hatchery, Hiilemtunn, Pa. 
pL:„L„ Mixed, 7e and 8« ; W. Leghorns, 9o; Rocks, 10c; 
UlllbRo Reds, lie. Safe delivery guaranteed. Circular 
free. Willow Lane Hatchery. MeAllstervllle, I’a 
Hhioko B, »rred Rocks, 10c; It. I. Reds, 10c; 8. C. White 
UlllhKS Leghorns, 8e; Mixed,?*. Reduced prices on 500 
lots. 100% live delivery. Postpaid. Order from this adv. 
or write for free circular, f. B. LEISTER. MeAli»tei vlil«, I'a. 
Chicks 
“Martin’s” White Wyandottes, 12c each; Mixed 
»c. Fully guar. Send cash order. Bank Ref. 
Ilox K James E. Ulsh, Beaver Springs, Pa. 
r , ifir , K'm oF healthy 
V1A1 V na FREE RANGE STOCK 
S. C. Ruff and W. Leg.,$9—100. Barred Rocks, 
*11—100. R. I. Reds, $12—100. White Rocks, 
*13—100. Lite Mixt, $7—100. Hevy Mixt, $9 
—100. Sat. guar, or money refunded. Circ. free. 
JACOB NIEMOND, MeAllstervllle, Ps. Boi 2 
B ABYCHICKS £ on, £j! 
horns, $8—100. B.Rocks, $10. R. I. Reds. $10. Mixed, 
$7. Live arrival guaranteed. Delivered free. 
FAIRVIEW POULTRY FARM R. D. 3 Millerstown. Pa. 
i B e a ,h r ””~ Pullets 
Free range Milk fed 
8-10-12 weeks old June delivery 
Stephen Brundage 
Salisbury Mills New York 
DvlV-OIri f ll II* 1?k Wo offer day-old Minorca, 
rr “J ,, , ,, V,* , V , ^ Leghoi II, Barred Rock and 
Single Comb It. 1. Red clucks at, a cents to 1 2 conlsoach. 
for delivery now. Minorca Farm, Pori Trevorton, Pa! 
O H I C K Q S-, C ,W. Leghorns, 8c| 
® ® ^ Mixed, 7c. Bpecitil prices 
on 500and 1,000 lots. IOOjS guaranteed. All free-range 
stock. Circular free. F. B.FRYMOTER, MoAll.tervIlIc, I'n. 
BABY orBroilors.$ 7 per 10(1 
S- O, W Leghorn. 9 per 11)0 
C H I X w a r, re ^ R , oc | s ; 1 .11 I>er 100 
IS. R. 1, Reds. 11 per 100 
Special prices on 500 lots. 100 *live del. guaranteed Post¬ 
age paid to your door. FRANK NACE. MeAllstervllle,|>», g. o. 2 
Hampton’s Black Leghorn Chicks 
For delivery after June 10 and Julv, ut $3.50 for 25. *0 50 
for 50, *12.00 for 100, *55.00 for 500, $100.00 per 1,000 The 
famous Hampton Black Leghorn chick will please and 
satisfy you and grow into the best layer of large white eggs 
you ever had. Order now with cash or 25% of order for 
early delivery. Safe Delivery Guaranteed nny where East 
of the Mississippi River. Circular free 
A E. HAMPTON, Box K, Pitt stown, N J. 
ROSE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS 
Frost-proof combs. Heavy egg producers. Baby 
chicks and hatching eggs 
J.M.CHASE Box G Wallhill, N.Y. 
SI. c. -W\ LEGHORN 3PULLETS 
8-10-wks.-old, Bred from Toni Barron’s selected 
stock. Raised on Free Range. Vineyard Poul¬ 
try Farm, luc., Vineyard Road. Metuchen, N. J. 
Tel. No.—32J Metuchen 
PULLETS-Pure Bred Single Comb White Leghorns 
10-12-14 and 1C weeks old. Also ready-to-lay Free- 
Range birds from selected breeders. Priced $1 
and up, according to age. FISHER BROS.. Atlantic! Pa. 
EIGHT-WEEK LEGHORN PULLETS 
We give our WORD that every BIRD 
Will SATISFY the rnoHt critical EYE. 
Delivery each week after May 1st.*1.15 each; *100 per 100. 
UluBt’d Catalog. JUSTA POUtllir FARM. Box R. South.mptoii. N.». 
S. C. White Leghorn Chicks Exclusively 
from free range breeding farm. $9 per hundred 
FREE RANGE POULTRY FARM. R, P. 2, Box 84, Richfield, Pa! 
C ftlfC MAKE Vs By huyinsr our Tom Barron 
VnlC IYIvHEL I ■ stra '" VVhite Leghorn cock’ls, 
l(Mvks.-old,*5; 6 mos.-old, *15. 
Trapnested stock. HIBREO POULTRI FARM, Haimnondiporl. N. Y. 
TlinaL^hiolto a * Reduced Prices. White and Brown 
UIIB v> IIIUKo Leghorns, Ho; Reds, Ills; Broilers 7c, 
Postpaid. Frank Iliu m, New Washington. Ohio 
PULLETS-S.G. W. Leghorns 
CHA8. B« CKEGO Glaveru k, N. Y. 
S. C. BLACK MINORCAS 
Winners StateFair; many otliershows; large type- 
prolific; green sheen. Also Barred Rocks, Thomp¬ 
son’s best Bulf Orpingtons, Owen’s choicest. Buy 
good, breed them, better get the best. Eggs, $2 for 
15; $5 for 50: $10 for 100. ELITE STOCK FARM, 
F. H. RIVENBURGH, Prop., Munnsville, Madison Co., N. Y. 
S.C.R.l. Red Baby Chicks 
Pedigreed, trapnested, finest in the world. Even 
our competitors have admitted that Redbird Farm’s 
stock is unsurpassed. Catalog free, 
RED1SIKD FAKM Wrentham,Mass. 
MAHOGANY STRAIN 
S. C. Rhode Island Reds. Eggs, $2.50—15; $7—50; 
$12-100. Circular. B. Quackenbnsh, Darien, Conn, 
S. C. R. I. Red Chicks REDUCED 
Vibert’s 289-egg strain. From trap-nested, non-sit¬ 
ting liens, Chicks, $20 per 100. Hatching eggs, $8 per 
100. A. H. FINGAR. Siiunybrook Poultry Farm, Elizaville, N.Y. 
H’HBiragsggaggg I 
Jersey Black Giant Hatching Eggs 5";;“ 
hundred in case Iota. Brookcrost Farm. Cranbury. N. J. 
Jersey Black GiantChix com^ock^a^ra.N.Y': 
While Wyandotte thicks, ♦i-t— 100 , up. Eggs, #»>— 100 , 
IIIIIIB nydllUOlIB up. Hied for eggs itiul exhibition. 
31st year. Buy from a specialist—It pays. Illustrated Cata¬ 
log Free. Bowden, W. Wyandotte Speclaliii. Mansfield, O. 
O C. ARCOHAS. Sheppard strain. Reduced prices. Buy now 
«• Hatching eggs, *1.50-16; *8-100. Prepaid. 10-wks.- 
pulletB breeding stock, reasonable, e. SIMMS, Box Y.Lake.N.Y. 
