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February  3,  1923 
QUALITY  CHICKS 
Pullets  famed  for  EGGS  V 
are  the  heart’s  desire  of  every  wise  poultry  keeper.  No  better 
or  more  economical  way  to  get  profit-pullets  than  to  buy  your 
chicks  bred  direct  from  Hillpot  Record  Layers. 
LEGHORNS  REDS  ROCKS 
WYANDOTTES 
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No  matter  the  breed  you  favor,  you  can  depend  upon  getting  chicks  of  heavy¬ 
laying  strains.  That’s  one  of  the  things  Hillpot  Quality  means. 
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W.  F.  HILLPOT,  Box  1,  French  town,  N.  J. 
Member  International  Baby  Chick  Association 
Life  Member  American  Poultry  Association 
Good 
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FROM 
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New  Jersey 
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’  *  Leghorn  baby  chicks,  from  pedigreed, 
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of  expert  business  poultrymen  produce  chicks 
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horn  pen  in  St.orrs  Contest,  1921-1922. 
RAPP’S  LEGHORN  FARM.  Inc.. 
Atlantic  Highland*.  N.  J. 
Quality  First 
Baby 
Chick* 
Our  chicks  are  bred  to  lay  from  breeders 
chosen  for  color,  laying  qualities,  size  and 
thrift.  We  know  vou  will  like  our  S.  C.  W. 
Leghorns,  B.  P.  Rocks,  S.  C.  R.  I.  Reds  and  W. 
Wyandottes.  Send  for  circular  and  prices. 
WOODWARD  FARMS,  Box  184,  L»abertviUe,  N.  J. 
Sturdy  Baby  Clucks  That  Live! 
S.  C.  White  Leghorns — English  Barron  Strain 
Free  range  buttermilk  fed,  the  large  noisy 
kind  with  blood  red  lop  over  combs  bred  from 
a  strain  of  heavy  winter  layers  with  records 
of  280  eggs.  Now  booking  orders  for  Febru¬ 
ary,  March,  April  deliveries.  My  chicks  are 
from  breeders  that  lay  eggs  when  prices  are 
high.  My  book  “Poultry  Facts  and  Figures” 
75c.,  free  with  all  orders,  tells  how  I  make 
my  birds  produce  50  to  60  per  cent  of  eggs 
in  winter  without  forcing,  at  a  feed  cost  of 
10c.  per  dozen  eggs.  1,000 — $180.00;  500 — 
$95.00;  100 — $20.00;  50— $11.00;  25— $6.00. 
25%  of  amount  with  order. 
GEO.  MORRISON  -  Chantecler  Farm  -  Arlington,  N.Y. 
CERTIFIED  COCKERELS 
(N.  Y.  S.  C.  P,  C.  A.) 
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Single  Comb 
WHITE  LEGHORNS 
Single  Comb 
RHODE  ISLAND  REDS 
BIRCH  HILL  FARM,  Katonah,  N.  Y. 
Protection  Against  Chicken  Thieves 
I  have  a  flock  of  300  White  Leghorns, 
and  chicken  thieving  is  very  common 
here.  Could  there  be  several  marks  put 
on  a  hen’s  body  that  would  identify  her 
in  case  she  had  been  killed,  dressed  and 
sold  to  a  market?  These  marks  to  be 
put  on  in  such  a  way  as  not  to  be  notice¬ 
able  unless  a  person  was  looking  espe¬ 
cially  for  them.  An  idea  of  mine  was 
that*  some  kind  of  paint  or  dye  might  be 
used  to  mark  the  bottom  of  the  right  or 
left  foot  or  on  the  skin  under  the  wing. 
Would  this  harm  the  hen  in  any  way  ? 
Recently  we  caught  a  trespasser  in  our 
henhouse  bagging  up  hens,  but  those  he 
had  in  the  bag  he  emptied  out  as  soon  as 
he  was  discovered,  and  the  man  who  cares 
for  the  place  sent  him  away.  We  got 
the  State  troopers  on  his  trail,  with  the 
result  that  he  was  caught,  taken  before 
our  local  justice,  and  given  the  choice 
between  a  50-day  jail  term  or  a  $50  fine. 
He  paid.  In  this  case  or  in  others  of 
like  nature,  what  would  be  an  owner’s  or 
caretaker’s  right  legally  to  use  a  gun  in 
protecting  property?  P.  c.  P. 
I  do  not  know  of  any  dye  that  would 
permanentlv  mark  the  skin  of  the  body  or 
the  feet,  though  the  stain  of  a  simple 
solution  of  lunar  caustic  (nitrate  of  sil¬ 
ver),  or  a  mark  made  by  a  dampened 
pencil  of  that  substance,  will  last  for 
some  time  if  not  chemically  removed. 
I’erhaps  a  punch  mark  through  the  web 
of  the  wing,  hidden  by  the  feathers,  would 
answer  the  purpose. 
As  to  shooting  chicken  thieves,  the 
temptation  is  greater  than  the  measure  of 
justification.  No  one  has  a  right  to  take 
human  life  simply  in  the  defense  of  prop¬ 
erty,  unless,  ^erhaps,  under  martial  law. 
If  one  believes  his  own  life  to  be  in  dan¬ 
ger  from  a  marauder,  I  believe  that  he 
has  a  right  to  shoot  to  kill,  but  to  shoot 
a  chicken  thief  who  was  not  threatening 
the  life  of  the  owner  or  caretaker  could 
not  be  justified.  At  the  same  time,  if  I 
were  on  a  jury  before  whom  someone  was 
being  tried  for  this  offense,  it  would  be 
extremely  diflicult  to  convince  me  that  all 
chicken  thieves  are  not  potentially  dan¬ 
gerous.  The  burden  of  proof  to  the  con¬ 
trary  would  certainly  rest  heavily  upon 
the  prosecution.  m!  b.  d. 
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260  EGG  INCUBATOR,  ALONE,  ONLY  .  23.50 
260  EGG  INCUBATOR,  WITH  BROODER  32.90 
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Porters  Certified  Leghorns 
The  Egg  Producer* — The  Business  Hens 
Our  Breeding  Stock  is  Officially  Certified  and  Regis¬ 
tered.  Thin  guarantees  that  our  breeders  reach  the 
top  notch  of  excellence  in  size,  shape,  type  and  vigor, 
and  above  all,  in  consistent  heavy  laying  throughout 
the  year.  These  are  large  S.  C.  White  Leghorns. 
EGGS  FOR  HATCHING 
From  these  Certified  and  Registered  Breeders.  Pul¬ 
lets  for  1923.  April  hatched,  8,  10  and  12  weeks  old. 
Increase  Your  Egg  Production 
by  introducing  our  great  line  of  males.  They  are 
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white  eegs.  Come  and  see  one  of  the  best  modern 
plants,  which  is  located  on  a  hundred-acre  fruit  farm. 
The  conditions  are  ideal.  No  fences.  Free  range. 
FARLEY  PORTER,  Box  W.  Sodus,  N.  Y. 
Foh  Eggs  ^Me  at 
U.R.Fishel’s 
White  Plymouth  Rocks 
are  the  best 
Price  List;  Free 
U.R.Fi«h«l  Boxe]A  Hope.lnd. 
Pedigreed  Chicks,  Eggs,  Breeding  Stock 
DIDDCn  DOPI/e  A  Laying  Strain  that  wins  inLay- 
DflnnCU  nUunu  ing  Contests.  You  get  Certified 
Stock  in  buying  A. C.  Jones’  Rocks.  313  Eggs,  World’s 
OFFICIAL  Record  for  Barred  Rock  hen  made  by  a 
member  of  our  winning  pen  in  N.  American  Laying 
Contest.  Just  remember  it’s  A.  C.  Jones’  strain 
that  made  and  holds  all  the  world’s  Official  Records 
on  Barred  Rocks.  Write  for  catalog. 
A.  C.  JONES  -  Georgetown,  Delaware 
Damp  Henhouse 
I  have  a  henhouse  12x30  ft.,  and  have 
a  sort  of  basement  under  it.  The  litter 
in  the  house  is  always  damp,  arid  I  would 
like  to  find  out  the  cause  of  it.  The 
house  has  a  double  wooden  floor,  with 
roofing  paper  in  between.  Do  you  think 
the  basement  has  anything  to  do  with  the 
moisture?  1*.  c. 
Newfield,  X.  Y. 
It  is  the  hens,  not  the  floor,  that  sweat. 
The  moisture  which  condenses  upon  ceil¬ 
ing,  walls  and  litter,  comes  from  the  hens’ 
bodies.  This,  being  added  to  the  moisture 
already  in  the  air,  overcharges  it  and, 
when  the  temperature  goes  sufficiently 
low,  a  part  of  the  moisture  is  deposited 
upon  the  interior  of  (he  building.  The 
remedy  is  more  ventilation,  or  greater 
openings  in  the  front  of  the  poultry- 
house.  Better  ventilation  allows  the 
moisture  saturated  air  of  the  interior  to 
escape  and  be  replaced  by  the  drier 
from  outside.  The  outside  air  is,  of 
course,  cold,  but  cold,  dry  air  is  harmless, 
unless  it  becomes  cold  enough  to  freeze 
combs  and  wattles,  while  warm  air,  if  too 
moist,  aids  in  bringing  about  colds  and 
kindred  ills.  Litter  cannot  be  kept  abso¬ 
lutely  dry  in  the  Winter,  but  moisture 
should  not  condense  upon  ceilings  and 
walls.  If  it  does,  open  up  the  building. 
M.  B.  D. 
Soft-shelled  Eggs 
Can  you  tell  me  what  is  wrong  with 
my  Leghorn  pullets?  They  have  been 
laying  thin-shelled  eggs,  and  last  nie'ht  at 
nine  o’clock  I  took  seven  from  under  the 
roosts.  Some  were  still  warm,  and  none 
had  any  shell  at  all.  Thev  have  also 
formed  the  habit  of  eating  eggs.  Have 
been  feeding  Cornell  mash,  plus  semi¬ 
solid  buttermilk,  8  lbs.  for  scratch  grain, 
100  lbs.  each  corn  and  wheat,  and  25  lbs. 
oats.  They  have  oyster  shells,  grit  and 
charcoal  before  them  continually.  They 
have  a  floor  space  of  1.300  sq.  ft.,  divided 
into  two  pens,  with  plenty  of  dry  hay  for 
litter.  f.  e.  b. 
Deposit,  X.  Y. 
Heavy  feeding  upon  stimulating  feed  is 
thought  to  be  responsible  for  the  laying 
of  soft-shelled  eggs,  and  the  use  of  condi¬ 
ments  is  also  blamed  for  it.  Fright  may 
also  cause  a  temporary  production  of 
these  eggs.  It  is.  of  course,  a  failure  upon 
the  part  of  the  shell-making  organs  to 
function  properly,  but  this  is  usually  only 
a  temporary  difficulty.  If  you  have  clover 
or  Alfalfa  bay,  give  each  pen  a  forkful 
dailv,  as  much  as  they  will  eat  the  leaves 
from.  Such  e^gs  tend  to  induce  egg-eat¬ 
ing.  from  the  fact  that  they  offer  a  tempt¬ 
ing  morsel  to  the  fowls,  and  frequent 
visits  should  he  made  to  the  poultry- 
house  to  keep  the  eggs  gathered  while  this 
trouble  .exists.  11  •  B-  D> 
The  work  of  setting  out  150.000  two- 
year  white  pine  seedlings,  received  from 
the  Salamanca  Xursery,  has  recently 
been  completed  at  the  Xew  York  State 
Xurserv.  on  the  State  highway.  The  new 
nurserv  was  started  last  Spring,  and  now 
boasts*  of  1.000.000  white  pines,  150.000 
Xorway  spruces  and  1,000,000  South  Car¬ 
olina  poplars. 
White  Plymouth  Rocks  62,“ 
From  stock  officially  trap-nested.  Over  200  Bugs  per 
Bird  at  Storrs,  Conn.,  and  Vineland,  N.  J.  For 
Mating  List  and  prices  address 
S.  BRADFORD  ALLYN  113  Leonard  St  ,  BELMONT,  MASS. 
FOR  SALE-40  WHITE  ROCK  PULLETS,  $1.60  EACH 
25  Black  Minorca  Pullets,  $1.75  each.  90  Ancona  Hens  and 
Pullets,  $1.25  each.  12  Bull  Orpington  Pullets,  $1  GO  each, 
to  White  Leghorn  Pullets,  $1. GO  each.  40  Brown  Leghorn 
Hens  and  Pullets,  $1.60  each.  Fine  stock  cheap  for  quick 
sale.  Itrookside  Poultry  Turds,  Rye.  INew  York 
BARRED  ROCKS 
The  strain  that  win*  at  the  laying  competitions, 
witli  official  records  over  300  eggs.  Chicks,  eggs  and 
stock  for  sale.  Marvel  Homestead  Farm.  Georgetown,  Del. 
BARRED  ROCK  Pullets 
Laying.  Parks’ strain.  $2.50  each. 
Kiverdale  Poultry  Farm  ltiverdale,  N.  J, 
S.  C.  R.  I.  REDS 
Vibert’s  289-egg  strain.  Trapnested  flocks.  Cock¬ 
erels,  $5  and  $7  each.  Hatching  eggs,  $10  per  100. 
SONNYBROOK  FARM  Elizaville,  New  York 
Barred  Rock  Chicks 
Free  Circular.  FLVDLEY  BROS.,  Dept.  A,  I’urkesbui  B,  Penn. 
Bred-to-Lay  Barred  Rocks  cahkisc'kaLn 
and  Hatching  Eggs.  J.  TKOPEANO,  Sparrowbiish,  New  York 
Jersey  Black  Giants 
50c  apiece  in  hundred  lots.  America’s  heaviest 
weight  chickens.  Mature  early  and  lay  extremely 
largeeggs.  Splendid  winter  layers.  Finest  market 
fowl.  We  sell  chicks  and  eggs— by  buying  chicks 
you  are  sure  of  100%  chickens.  Prices  :  25  chicks, 
$15  ;  50  chicks.  _$27;  100  chicks.  $50— the 
sturdiest  Black  Giants  you  can  buy.  Send  for 
booklet  or,  to  avoid  delay,  order  from  ad.  De¬ 
liveries  begin  Feb.  1.  Goodflox  Poultry  Farms, 
20A  Nttilson  Strttttt,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 
TERSEYI3  LAC  KOI  ANTS 
America’s  Premier  heavy-weight  Fowl.  Fast  grow¬ 
ers:  Heavy  layers:  Yellow  skin.  Free  descriptive 
Catalog  and  Price  List.  C  M  PADE  A  SONS.  i«i  >99  Belmir,  M.  J. 
I......  DI--L  Pi.-i-  The  true  American  meat  breed. 
uersey  black  UianiS  Breeding  Stock,  h  itching  eggs. 
Satisfaction  guaranteed.  Muple  Farm,  Crime irk«,  N.  I. 
ftiirlrc  I*  cents  and  up  .Reds,  Wyandottes,  Rocks,  Leg - 
LulCKo  horns  and  mixed.  Bank  reference.  Send  for  cir¬ 
cular.  THE  RICHFIELD  HATCHERY, ti.  II.  Kliremeller  Hlehfield,  F». 
SC.  Br.  and  Eng.  W.  Leghorns.  6  grand  matings. 
•  Stock— Eggs.  Catalog  VERA  FULT0R.  1-91.  Calliaeiii,  Ohi* 
S.  C.  W.  LEGHORN  COCKERELS 
Barron  strain.  From  trap-nested  flocks.  $4  and  96  each. 
Hatching  eggs,  90  per  100.  SUNHTIR00K  FAIM.  Elizaville.  N.Y. 
WHITE  Best  strains  for  hatching 
I  PfMARN  ai‘d  table.  Clean,  sanitary 
LLUnunn  premises  Write  for  prices. 
Insured,  postpaid.  MAPLE  GROVE  FARMS, Franklin,Vir£lnU 
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