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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
January  27,  1923 
THE  HENYARD 
Dimensions  of  Henhouse 
Will,  you  give  me  dimensions  of  a  lieu- 
house-and  ventilation  of  th<?  same  for  200 
hens?  Inside  arrangement  for  roosts  and 
nests  desired.  M.  j.  N. 
A  building  20x30  ft.  in  size  would  be 
about  as  small  as  I  should  care  to  have 
it  for  200  fowls.  From  3  to  4  square 
feet  of  floor  space  per  fowl  is  about  right. 
I)o  not  build  a  long,  narrow  house,  as 
was  formerly  customary  ;  these  are  more 
expensive  to  build  and  less  comfortable 
for  the  fowls. 
Ventilation  should  he  through  windows 
on  one  side,  preferably  the  south.  All 
other  sides  of  the  building  should  be  air¬ 
tight.  Have  one-third  or  more  of  the 
south  side  in  glass,  and  arrange  the  win¬ 
dows  to  drop  back  into  the  building  for 
a  few  inches  at.  the  top,  thus  admitting 
air  over  the  tops  of  the  upper  sashes.  To 
close  the  side  openings  when  the  windows 
are  dropped  hack  have  V-shaped  boards 
cut  to  fit  against  the  side  rails  of  the 
sash.  Where  double  sash  are  used  both 
upper  and  lower  may  be  made  to  drop 
back  in  this  way.  The  idea  is  to  admit 
plenty  of  fresh  air  and  yet  to  prevent  it 
from  striking  directly  upon  the  floor  or 
upon  the  perches.  Remove  windows  en¬ 
tirely  in  warm  weather. 
Perches  should  be  in  the  rear,  away 
from  the  windows.  Nests  may  be  placed 
beneath  the  perches,  a  customary  but  dirty 
place,  or  fastened  to  the  end  walls  of  the 
buildiug.  Make  all  interior  fixtures  freely 
movable  to  facilitate  cleaning  and  keep¬ 
ing  free  from  vermin.  Fixtures  nailed  in 
place  afford  hiding  places  for  lice  and 
mites.  Where  floor  space  is  limited  drop¬ 
pings  boards  beneath  the  perches  are 
needed  to  keep  the  floor  clean,  m.  b.  d. 
Epsom  Salts  for  Fowls 
'When  giving  fowls  a  physic  how  much 
Epsom  salts  should  be  used  to  a  gallon 
of  water?  How  many  quarts  of  this 
mixture  per  100  birds?  How  often  is  a 
physic  necessary  when  they  have  greens? 
North  Stonington,  Conn.  c.  e. 
One  pound  of  Epsom  salts  to  each  100 
birds  is  the  customary  amount  to  give  a 
flock  as  a  physic.  This  should  he  dis¬ 
solved  in  all  the  water  that  the  fowls 
will  drink  during  the  day,  not  given  in 
concentrated  form.  A  physic  may  never 
be  necessary.  It  is  a  medicinal  measure, 
to  be  used  when  it  is  desired  to  clean  out 
the  digestive  tract  of  the  fowls  for  some 
reason,  as  in  the  case  of  having  eaten 
some  spoiled  food.  The  use  of  it  has  been 
recommended  as  a  substitute  for  the  feed¬ 
ing  of  greens  during  the  Winter,  but  has 
not.  I  think,  met  with  general  approval. 
M  B.  D. 
Mixing  Mash  for  Sale 
Would  you  give  me  a  formula  to  make 
a  dry  mash  for  chickens,  laying  mash? 
I  want  to  grind  my  corn  and  mix  it  so  I 
can  sell  the  dry  mash.  Must  I  have  this 
brand  registered?  j.  a.  h. 
A  well-known  dry  mash,  known  as  the 
Cornell  formula,  is  made  by  mixing  equal 
parts  by  weight  of  cornmeal,  wheat  bran, 
wheat  middlings,  grou nd  oats  and  high- 
grade  beef  scrap.  Three  pounds  of  salt 
are  added  to  each  500  lbs.  of  the  mix¬ 
ture.  Ground  corn  may  he  substituted 
for  the  refined  cornmeal  if  desired. 
I  do  not  know  about  the  New  Jersey 
law,  but  iu  New  York  State  you  would 
have  to  have  a  license  and  print  a  guar¬ 
anteed  formula,  showing  proportions  of 
protein,  carbohydrates,  fibre,  etc.,  on  the 
sack  or  other  container  if  you  were  to 
put  up  and  sell  a  feed  mixture  as  a  com¬ 
mercial  proposition.  You  could  prepare 
this  for  your  own  use  or  for  others  who 
ordered  this  mixture  without  special 
license,  but  if  you  were  to  make  it  up  iu 
advance  and  sell  it  as  a  ready-made  com¬ 
mercial  mixture  you  would  'have  to  com¬ 
ply  with  the  feed  manufacturers’  regula¬ 
tions.  M.  B.  D. 
Chickenpox  or  Roup 
I  wish  to  ask  your  advice  concerning 
my  flock  of  700  chickens,  which  have  ap¬ 
parently  developed  sore  head  or  chicken- 
pox.  After  30  years’  experience  with 
chickens,  this  is  the  first  case  of  this  sick¬ 
ness  I  have  ever  had  in  my  flock.  Can 
you  give  me  any  advice  in  stamping  out 
this  sickness,  or  should  I  dispose  of  the 
whole  flock  ?  h.  B. 
Chickenpox  is  not  usually  a  very  seri¬ 
ous  disease  in  cold  climates,  and  may  or¬ 
dinarily  be  cured  by  painting  the  eruption 
once  or  twice  with  tincture  of  iodine  or 
smearing  it  with  formaldehyde  ointment. 
It  is  possible  that  you  have  roup  iu  your 
flock  instead  of  chickenpox.  the  latter' dis¬ 
ease  causing  symptoms  that  might  be 
termed  “sore  head.”  In  roup,  there  is  a 
discharge,  usually  foul  smelling,  from  the 
nostrils  and  eyes,  and  all  the  symptoms 
of  a  very  hard  cold.  Droopiness  and 
death  follows  in  severe  cases.  Either  dis¬ 
ease  is  contagious,  but.  the  latter  is  most 
serious.  Curative  measures  are  hardly 
worth  while,  for  they  are  ineffective,  at 
best,  and  partly  cured  birds  carry  over 
the  disease  from  one  season  to  another. 
In  either  disease,  affected  birds  should  be 
removed  from  the  flock  and  rigid  cleanli¬ 
ness  and  disinfection  of  quarters  and 
utensils  put  into  effect.  It  is  not  worth 
while  to  attempt  to  cure  a  bad  case,  of 
roup,  but  chickenpox  should  not  he  more 
than  a  temporary  affection.  m.  b.  d. 
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Winter  Eggs! 
See  to  it  that  there  is  song  and 
cackle,  scratch  and  action,  going  on  iu 
your  poultry  yard. 
That’s  when  the  eggs  come. 
Feed 
Dr.  Hess  Poultry 
PAN-A-CE-A 
See  them  get  busy.  It  gives  hens  pep. 
Nux  Vomica  is  what  does  it — that  greatest 
of  all  nerve  tonics.  A  Pan-a-ce-a  hen  can’t 
hold  still.  It’s  her  good  feeling  that  makes 
her  hop  around. 
Pan-a-ce-a  has  Quassia  in  it  to  make  hena 
hungry.  Great  combination !  One  makes  them 
eat — the  other  helps  them  digest  what  they 
eat. 
No  dormant  egg  organs  when  that  com¬ 
bination  gets  to  work  on  a  hen’s  system.  You 
just  get  eggs — eggs. 
A  Pan-a-ce-a  hen  is  always  a  hungry  hen — 
an  industrious  hen.  She  gets  off  the  roost 
winter  mornings,  ready  to  scratch  for  her 
breakfast. 
Tell  your  dealer  how  many  hens  you  have. 
There’s  a  right-size  package  for  every  flock. 
100  hens,  the  12-lb.  pkg.  200  hens,  the  25-lb.  pail 
60  hens,  the  5-lb.  pkg.  500  hens,  the  100-lb.  drum 
For  fewer  hens,  there  is  a  smaller  package. 
GUARANTEED 
DR.  HESS  &  CLARK  Ashland,  O. 
m 
I  spent  39 
years  in  perfect¬ 
ing  Pan-a-ce-a. 
Gilbert  Hess 
M.D..  D.V.9. 
Dr.Hess  Instant  Louse  Killer  Kills  Lice 
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HERE  it  is — my  world-beating  low  price  offer  on  a 
high-grade  guaranteed  hatcher.  I’ve  cut  my 
usual  low  prices  right  to  the  bone.  Why  worry  along  with 
your  old  makeshift  machine,  when  you  can  now  get  a 
new  Detroit  at  rock-bottom  price? 
Look  where  you  will,  you  won’t  find  hatching  equipment 
that  has  higher  quality  than  I  build  into  Detroit  Incubators. 
Compare  prices  and  see  what  you  save.  You  waste  money  to 
pay  more.  Satisfaction  or  money  back. 
The  Detroit  is  equal  in  every  way  to  incubators  costing  twice 
my  price — yes,  and  even  more.  The  Detroit  has  double  walls, 
hot  water  heat,  copper  tank,  no  cold  corners,  big  nursery,  auto- 
maticregulation  thermometer  that  can  be  easily  read  with¬ 
out  opening  door  and  held  in  horizontal  position  so  chicks 
cannot  break  or  knock  it  down  when  hatching.  Many 
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represent  the  accumulated  experience  of  18  years  devoted 
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are  possible  only  because  of  big  production  and  my  direct- 
to-you  selling  plan  that  cuts  out  all  unnecessary  expense. 
Why  wait  and  wish  for  big  poultry  profits  when  I  place 
guaranteed  equipment  within  easy  reach?  This  is  the  year 
for  you  to  start.  Egg  and  poultry  prices  lare  still  high. 
Act  Now. 
My  140-chick  brooder  Is  another  big  bargain.  Double 
walls,  hot  water  heat,  strong  and  durable,  yet  light  and 
easily  handled.  A  practical  brooder  in  every  detail.  Will 
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poultry  profits. 
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talk  of  the  country.  Think  of 
it!  A  complete  hatching  and  chick  raising  outfit  — 
Detroit  Incubator  and  Brooder — worth  $25.00  of  any¬ 
body’s  money  for  only  $17.50.  You  can’t  duplicate 
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