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THE  HENYARD 
Selecting  Layers;  Tonic 
1.  I  have  :!0  .  Barred  Rock  pullets, 
hatched  last  April,  which  are  laying  an 
average  of  15  eggs  a  day.  These  were 
not  purchased  f*r  laying  stock,  but  as 
broilers,  and  we  afterward  decided  to 
keep  the  pullets.  I  would  like  your  ad¬ 
vice  as  to  what  would  be  the  most  profit¬ 
able  course  to  pursue.  (1)  I  could  keep 
them  until  the  heaviest  laying  season  is 
over,  then  sell  for  meat;  (2)  hold  until 
holiday  time ;  am  doubtful  of  this,  as  one 
would  have  to  feed  them  through  the 
molting  period ;  ( 3 )  would  it  pay  to 
keep  them  through  another  Winter  for 
laying  purposes?  Not  more  than  a  third 
have  the  earmarks  of  good  layers.  Would 
you  advise  culling  rigidiy  and  keeping 
the  best  birds?  2.  Will  you  give  me 
your  .opinion  of  a  tonic  called - ?  I 
would  like  to  know  what  these  tablet 
contain,  and  how  they  act  on  the  egg  lay¬ 
ing  organs.  When  I  started  using  it  I 
had  been  getting  from  one  to  three  eggs 
a  day  all  Fall,  but  at  this  time  we  were 
not  getting  any  some  days,  and  the  hens 
did  not  look  as  if  they  would  lay  for 
months.  In  a  week  they  were  looking 
better  and  had  started  to  lay.  Now  we 
are  getting  up  to  20  eggs  per  day  from  the 
35  hens,  with  a  constantly  increasing 
production.  h.  b.  n. 
Erie,  Pa. 
1.  I  presume  that  your  first  plan  would 
be  best,  from  a  financial  standpoint, 
though,  if  you  cull  out  the  early  molters 
and  short  term  layers,  it  might  pay  you 
to  keep  the  balance  of  the  flock  over.  2. 
A  50  per  cent  egg  yield  from  pullets  in  the 
latter  part  of  February  cannot  be  con¬ 
sidered  a  high  production  and  does  not 
indicate  that  your  “tonic”  is  accomplish¬ 
ing  remarkable  results.  You  probably 
fed  well  and  gave  the  pullets  good  care, 
under  which  circumstances  they  should 
have  shown  an  increase  in  egg  produc¬ 
tion  from  January  on,  with  or  without  a 
tonic.  I  do  not  know  the  composition  of 
the  tablets  that  you  mention,  but  am  very 
sure  that  they  contain  nothing  essential 
to  the  welfare  of  properly  fed  fowls. 
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Ventilating  incubator  Cellar 
Will  you  tell  me  how  I  can  ventilate 
my  incubator  cellar  so  the  fumes  from 
the  lamps  can  be  drawn  out?  It  is  4  ft. 
below  the  surface  and  2%  ft.  above  the 
ground.  Have  a  brooder  house  above, 
with  a  board  floor  covered  with  cement 
which  is  tight,  so  no  dust  or  little  can 
sift  down  in  the  cellar.  The  cellar  also 
has  a  cement  floor.  The  north  windows 
are  opposite  the  south  ones,  3  ft.  from 
the  corners.  There  are  no  east  windows, 
but  a  west  door  the  height  of  the  cellar 
and  3Yj  ft.  wide ;  also  cellar  door  that 
covers  the  steps.  The  six  incubators  are 
along  the  south  side.  E.  A.  T. 
New  City,  N.  Y. 
I  do  not  think  that  you  will  have  any 
difficulty  whatever  in  ventilating  your 
incubator  cellar  sufficiently  by  opening 
the  windows  upon  either  the  north  or 
south  side,  according  to  the  direction  of 
the  prevailing  winds.  The  windows 
should  be  hung  so  as  to  be  conveniently 
opened  aud  closed,  perhaps  hinged  at  the 
bottom  to  drop  back  for  a  regulated  dis¬ 
tance  into  the  room.  If  cold  air  from  the 
windows  directly  above  the  incubators  in¬ 
terfered  with  the  regulation  of  these,  I 
should  try  covering  these  window  open¬ 
ings  with  loosely  woven  burlap,  or  other 
cloth,  and  depending  more  for  ventilation 
upon  the  windows  of  the  north  side.  With 
the  ceiling  well  above  ground  and  these 
windows  for  ventilation,  there  should  be 
no  trouble  from  lamp  fumes.  M.  b.  d. 
Inexpensive  Lighting  for  Henhouse 
I  have  often  heard  that  hens  will  lay 
much  better  if  they  have  electric  light  in 
the  morning.  I  would  like  to  install  this 
myself,  but  as  I  cannot  afford  to  spend 
too  much,  would  like  to  know  the  cheap¬ 
est  way  which  I  could  do  this.  I  bad  a 
friend  who  took  the  battery  out  of  bis 
car  and  this  he  couueeted  with  a  bulb, 
and  in  this  way  be  bad  a  light  for  bis 
bungalow.  Perhaps  you  have  heard  of 
this  method,  and  can  explain  it  to  me.  I 
do  not  know  what  kind  of  a  battery  he 
used.  F.  L. 
Any  storage  battery  would  furnish 
light  for  your  poultry -house  for  a  lim¬ 
ited  time,  but  would  need  to  be  re¬ 
charged  frequently  at  a  battery  charging 
station.  I  do  not  think  that  you  would 
find  this  economical  or  satisfactory. 
While  in  a  running  car,  a  storage  battery 
is  constantly  receiving  a  charge  from  the 
generator  in  the  car,  and  the  current  used 
is  thus  replaced  ;  outside  of  a  ear,  or  un¬ 
connected  with  a  generator,  the  current 
would  last  but  for  a  short  time.  If  you 
have  electricity  available  for  house  use, 
you  can  easily  wire  your  poultry-house 
for  lights,  and,  in  a  small  way.  you  may 
find  lanterns  of  some  kind  satisfactory. 
There  are  gasoline  burning  mantle  lan¬ 
terns  on  the  market  that  give  a  strong 
light  and  that  can  be  arranged  with  re¬ 
flectors  above,  to  deflect  the  greater  part 
of  the  light  to  the  floor.  Even  common 
oil  burning  lanterns  can  be  used;  all  that 
is  required  is  that  the  poultry -house  and 
floor  shall  be  sufficiently  well  lighted  to 
keep  the  hens  from  their  perches  and  en¬ 
able  them  to  eat  readily  from  the  floor. 
I  ■-  n  •  f  -wit  -  '  •• 
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 
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price  list. 
THE  KERR  CHICKERIES,  Inc. 
(Member  International  Baby  Chick  Assn.) 
Box  Q,  Frenchtown,  N.  J. 
Box  O,  Springfield,  Mass. 
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Quality  chicks  cost  a  little  more  than  the 
run  of  common  hatchery  chicks,  but  they 
are  the  cheapest  chicks  on  the-,  market 
today.  It’s  what  they  do  for  you  next 
season  that  counts,  not  what  the  chicks  cost 
you  now.  BE  WISE  and  invest  rightly 
NOW  for  big  yields  of  high-priced  eggs 
NEXT  WINTER. 
PRICES  FOR  1923 
Our  Famous  Grade  A  Chicks,  if  shipped 
before  May  14,  will  cost  you: 
For  85-49  Chicks . BOc 
For  50-99  Chicks . »9e 
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For  lOOO  Chicks  or  More  8f c 
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