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Bergen  County,  N.  J..  Egg  Contest 
This  contest  is  held  at  Emerson,  N.  J..  under 
control  of  New  Jersey  State  Experiment  Station. 
There  are  100  pens,  each  with  20  pullets.  This 
is  the  third  (pullet)  year  of  this  contest. 
Week  ending  January  23,  1023: 
B.  P.  ROCKS 
Week  Total 
C.  W.  Brown.  N.  .1 .  35  148 
J.  A.  Craig,  N.  J .  38  229 
Etjon  Poultry  Farm.  N  J .  67  609 
Harry  IT.  Ober,  N.  J .  26  268 
Lewis  Farm.  H.  1 .  20  157 
Koselawn  Farm,  N.  J .  26  122 
W.  P.  HOCKS 
8.  Bradford  Allyn.  Mass  .  68  716 
Hoy  M.  Lynch.  N.  J .  5  11 
James  F.  MacDonald.  Mass .  71  533 
WHITE  WYANDOTTES 
Barr’s  Knobby  Stone,  Pa  .  51  186 
Central  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J .  33  399 
E.  C.  Condict  &  Son,  N.  J  .  27  90 
August  Weiss,  N.  J .  38  343 
R.  C.  R.  I.  REDS 
The  Boola  Farm.  N.  J .  49  340 
S.  C  R.  I.  REDS 
II.  W.  Collingwood.  N.  J .  64  668 
Henry  P.  Walker,  Mass .  62  521 
C.  Reed  Ferguson.  N.  .1 .  68  563 
Fred  0.  Nixon,  N.  J .  56  301 
Howard  G.  Taylor,  Jr.,  N .  J .  51  257 
R.  W.  Tracy,  N.  J .  35  176 
Underhill  Brothers,  N.  J .  50  276 
CAMPINES 
Mrs.  B.  W.  Brainard.  N.  Y .  6  134 
ANCONAS 
Just-A-Mere  Poultry  Farm,  N  J .  31  145 
E.  Dittmar,  N.  J  .  38  181 
Solomon  Hichman,  N,  J .  52  584 
LEGHORNS 
Tanglewold  Farm.  N.  Y .  70  363 
Beck  Egg  Farm.  N.  J .  76  491 
J.  W,  Bottcher,  N.  J .  31  411 
Broad  Acres  Farm,  Conn .  42  347 
Broad  View  B’arm,  N.  J .  65  497 
A.  L.  Causse,  Jr.,  N.  J .  8o  681 
Cranberry  Brook  B’arm.  N.  J .  27  316 
J.  S.  Crav  &  Son.  N,  J .  74  751 
Harold  W.  Davis,  N.  J .  31  242 
Alex  Eichenbaum,  N.  J .  68  584 
Eigenrauch  &  De  Winters,  N.  J .  25  149 
Pinehurst  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J .  38  318 
Mattie  H.  Eppele,  N.  J .  38  468 
Geo.  B.  Ferris.  Mich .  56  627 
Richard  Franke.  N,  J .  76  618 
Greendale  B’arm.  N.  Y  .  55  499 
Chas  E.  Grove,  Del .  48  473 
Leo  A.  Grouten,  Conn .  44  458 
Henry  E.  Heine.  N.  J .  8  138 
John  J.  Heerdt,  N,  J .  54  580 
The  lloehn  Farm,  N.  Y .  64  655 
A,  B.  Hall,  Conn .  50  244 
Hollywood  Farm.  Wash .  52  777 
Frank  L.  Hugus.  N.  J .  70  564 
Sami.  Johnston,  N.  J .  51  451 
George  C.  Johnson,  N.  J .  49  469 
The  Ohio  Poultry  B’arm,  Ohio .  52  345 
Robert  O.  Knapp,  N.  Y .  58  438 
Jay  D.  Lester,  N.  Y .  46  407 
B’rancis  B’  Lincoln,  Conn .  39  442 
Lion  Head  Poultry  B’arm,  N.  J .  71  697 
Harold  W.  Lyle,  N.  J .  79  686 
Marquis  &  Wagner.  N.  Y  .  56  559 
Herbert  O.  Maxharn.  R.  I  .  19  240 
Meadowedge  B’arm  N.  Y .  61  466 
Mercer  Poultry  B’arm,  N.  J .  60  505 
Fred  J.  M  athews,  N.  J .  76  677 
Oakdale  Poultry  Farm.  N.  J  .  44  198 
Samuel  Niece  &  Son,  N.J .  63  537 
S,  Olsen,  N.J .  53  476 
Pinewood  Poultry  B’arm,  N.  J .  42  403 
Manning  Potts,  N.  J .  87  673 
Queensbury  B’arm.  N.J .  64  400 
Rapp’s  Leghorn  B’arm,  N.  J .  55  24 1 
Columbian  Poultry  B’arm,  N.J  .  63  520 
John  K.  ltoessner,  N.  J .  31  335 
Rosehill  B'arm.  N.J  .  64  446 
Rosewood  Leghorns,  N.  J .  66  470 
J.  W.  8chreib,  N.  Y .  48  580 
Shadowbrook  B’arm,  Conn .  48  408 
A-  E.  Spear,  N.J . 69  651 
Spring  Lake  B’arm,  N.J .  75  596 
John  G.  Simmonds,  N.J .  74  856 
Matthew  Stothart.  Jr.,  N,  J  .  34  252 
Willis  E.  Stryker,  N.  J .  61  438 
Sun  View  B’arm,  N.  J . 44  422 
Wallace  S.  Suydam.  N.  J .  77  707 
Tom’s  Poultry  B’arm,  N.  J .  72  487 
J.  R.  Van  Houten,  N.  J .  36  236 
Gustav  W  alters,  N  J .  54  384 
John  F.  Wehrell,  N.  J .  42  446 
Westwood  Poultry  B’arm.  N.  J .  49  244 
James  Whetsel,  N.  J .  65  573 
White  Cloud  B’arms,  N.Y .  63  430 
Wilburtha  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J .  70  725 
8.  C.W.  LEGHORN  N.J.  ASSN. 
Atlantic  Co.  M.  P.  A .  69  501 
8  C  W  LEGHORN  ENTRIES 
Bergen  Co.  Poultry  Assn .  75  605 
R.  I.  REDS 
Bergen  Co  Poultry  |Assn .  64  430 
9  C  W  LEGHORN 
Burlington'Co.  Poultry  Assn .  ;  32  397 
R.  I.  REDS 
Burlington  Co.  Poultry  Assn .  66  441 
S.  C.  W.  LEGHORN 
Hammonton  Poultry  Raisers’ Assn...  57  402 
Hunterdon  Co.  Poultry  Assn .  72  803 
Middlesex  Co.  Poultry  Assn .  56  476 
Ocean. Co.  Poultry  Assn  .  37  50* 
Vineland  Poultry  Assn  . 53  513 
Total  .  5196  44100 
Damp  Henhouse 
Last  Fall  I  built  a  henhouse  12x20  ft. 
It  is  about  18  in.  above  the  ground  out¬ 
side;  boles  dug  for  foundation,  bottom 
filled  with  stone,  covered  with  gravel.  I 
have  a  cloth  over  a  south  window  and  a 
bole  covered  with  cloth  in  the  south  side 
at  top.  The  henhouse  is  damp  and  keeps 
getting  damper.  Would  a  floor  do  any 
good  if  an  air  chamber  were  left  between 
it  and  the  gravel?  A.  v.  J. 
Mexico,  N.  Y. 
The  dampness  of  your  henhouse  is  due 
to  lack  of  ventilation.  Remove  the  cloth 
from  the  window  openings  and  leave  these 
uncovered  by  anything  more  close-meshed 
than  wire  poultry  netting.  A  better  plan 
than  wide-open  windows  is  to  arrange  the 
sash  to  drop  back  at  the  top  for  a  few 
inches  into  the  building,  closing  the  side 
openings  thus  left  by  Y-shaped  boards  cut 
to  fit  against  the  side  rails  of  the  sash. 
This  forces  incoming  air  to  enter  over 
the  tops  of  the  sashes,  and  helps  to  pre¬ 
vent  direct  drafts  upon  the  floor.  Open 
the  south  side  of  your  building  sufficiently 
to  keep  the  air  dry,  however,  no  matter 
how  many  windows  you  have  to  remove. 
Cold,  dry  air  is  not  harmful  to  the  fowls; 
warm,  moist  air  is.  m.  r.  d. 
Good  breeding 
at  utility  prices 
Flocks  raised  from  Lively 
Chicks  are  good  to  look  at,  as 
well  as  profitable.  The  parent 
birds  are  pure-bred,  heavy  pro¬ 
ducers — the  cockerels  coming 
direct  from  nationally  famous 
farms  as  Hollywood  and 
Fishel.  We  conduct  our  own 
breeding  farm  for  the  purpose 
of  improving  quality. 
We  might  sell  a  limited  output 
of  Lively  Chicks  at  fancier’s 
prices.  We  prefer  to  sell  large 
numbers  at  popular  prices. 
Kerr  prices  are  surprisingly 
low. 
We  guarantee  100 %  delivery, 
alive  and  healthy.  If  any  losses 
occur  in  the  mail,  we  will  re¬ 
place  or  refund. 
Write  for  your  copy  of  Kerr’s 
interesting  Chick  Book  and 
price  list. 
THE  KERR  CHICKERIES,  Inc. 
(Member  International  Baby  Chick  Assn.) 
Box  O,  Frenchtown,  N.  J. 
Box  O,  Springfield,  Mass. 
Order  now  Your 
Early  Chicks 
First  Hatch  Feb.  IS,  1923 
The  early  chicks  are  the  biggest 
mwney-makers.  Pullets  come  into  lay¬ 
ing  in  August,  September  and  Octo¬ 
ber,  when  prices  are  very  high.  You 
will  get  a  longer  laying  year  and  you 
can  sell  the  cockerels  as  broilers  for 
twice  the  price  they  will  bring  later. 
Get  ready  right  now  for  a  bunch  of  early 
chicks  on  Lord  Farms'  Advice. 
Every  year  sees  a  bigger  demand  for 
February  hatch  Leghorns.  Take  our 
advice  and  split  your  order  this  year. 
We  have  found  this  combination  to 
return  the  most  dollars  for  the  invest¬ 
ment;  get  part  of  your  chicks  in  Feb¬ 
ruary  and  early  March,  and  the  other 
half  early  In  May. 
Send  for  80-page  illustrated  catalog. 
LORD  FARMS 
67  FOREST  ST.  METHUEN.  MASS. 
Pittsfield 
Pure-Bred  Day-Old  Chicks 
Originators  of  Day-Old  Chick  Business 
We  have  been  shipping  chicks  since  1906  and  hare 
had  experience  enough  to  know  how.  We  also  have 
a  reputation  to  maintain. 
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. 
/-BABY  CHICKS -\ 
Price  List  Prepaid  to  You. 
Purebred  Stock. 
100 
50 
25 
Wh.  &  Br.  Leghorns . 
$13.00 
$7.00 
$3.75 
Buff  A  Bl.  Leghorns . 
.  13.00 
7.00 
3.75 
Anconas  . 
.  14.00 
7.50 
4.00 
Minorcas  . 
.  15.00 
8.00 
4.25 
R.  1.  Reds . 
.  15.00 
8.00 
4.25 
Barred  Rocks  . 
.  15.00 
8.00 
4.25 
Buff  &.  Wh.  Rocks . 
.  16.00 
8.50 
4.50 
Wh.  &  S.  L.  Wyandottes... 
.  16.00 
8.50 
4.50 
Buff  Orpingtons  . 
.  16.00 
8.50 
4.50 
Langshans  . 
.  18.00 
9.50 
5.00 
Brahmas  . 
.  20.00 
10.50 
5.50 
All  absolutely  first-class,  pure  bred  stock.  Prompt 
shipments  made.  Mail  orders  to 
J,  KRKJCI,  2165  E.  86th  St.,  Cleveland,  O. 
BABY  CHICKS 
S.  C.  W.  Leghorns,  S.  C.  Black  Leghorns, 
Barred  Rocks  and  Rhode  Island  Reds 
Big  husky  chicks  from  the  very  best  of  free 
range  stock.  Circular  and  price  list  free. 
Fourteen  years  hatching  experience.  Full 
count  and  safe  delivery  guaranteed. 
BROOKSIDE  POULTRY  FARM 
E.  C.  Broun  Sergeantsville.  N.  J. 
