The  RURAL  NEW  -YORKER 
GO  9 
Baby 
Chicks 
S,  C.  W.  Leghorns 
PUREBRED, 
••  strong,  livable, 
From  heavy -  laying-, 
healthy,  free  range 
stock.  Certified 
males.  Safe  arrival 
guaranteed. 
Wesley  Grinnell 
Sodus,  N.  Y. 
ILlimTritrrn 
^  Win  big — with  these  winners — 
Less  effort,  and  operating:  cost,  yet  Mbre  Eggs.  Bigger 
Profits.  Introduce  AT  ONCE  into  your  flock  tho  profit 
•train  that  haa  led  by  Official  Records  since  contests 
began.  Get  both  the  lay  and  the  pay  from  our 
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S.  C.  W.  Lefbonu  S.  C.  R.  I.  Reds  ffh.  Wyandottes 
A  host  of  Official  individual  and  pen  records,  wonderful 
winter-laying  performances  and  customers’  enthusiastic 
reports  of  startling  success  with  our  stock  are 
given  in  full  In  our  new  book,  "The  Story  of 
the  300-Egg  Hen.”  Price  10c, 
deducted  from  first  order. 
We  are  now  able  to  take 
care  of  a  limited  number  of 
orders  for 
HATCHING  EGGS 
and  Choice  Breeding  Stock 
Act  Quickly.  Book  your  order  at 
once  to  avoid  disappointment- 
supply  is  limited. 
PENNSYLVANIA  POULTRY  FARM 
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George  Phillips'  White  Leghorn  Chicks 
Shipments  every  Wednesday;  lower  prices 
every  week  if  ordered  now.  $21  per  100  April 
18;  postpaid;  safe  delivery  guaranteed;  from 
stock  produced  in  my  pedigree  matings  of  a 
few  best  individuals  of  best  laying  blood  lines. 
My  pen  won  2d  of  entire  New  York  State  con¬ 
test-last  two  years  and  2d  of  entire  contests 
through  six  coldest  months  at  both  Storrs,  Conn., 
and  Vineland,  N.  J.,  the  year  before  that.  Most 
my  chicks  last  three  years  have  gone  to  old 
customers.  Send  $2  per  100  now,  balance 
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GEORGE  PHILLIPS,  R  25,  North  Haven.  Conn. 
BROTHER 
Better  get  on  the  chick  wagon.  If  you  don’t 
Someone,  Somewhere 
will  be  gathering  high-priced  eggs  next  winter  from  those 
S.  C.  W.  Leghorn  chicke,  bred  with  the  winter  lay,  that 
vou  were  too  late  to  secure.  April  Chicks  $16.00  per  100; 
May  Chicke  *14.00  per  100;  40, 1  cent;  24,  2  cents  more,  each. 
Prepaid,  and  100  per  cent  delivery  guaranteed.  Ten  per 
cent  books  your  order.  Instructive  circular  free. 
OAK  HILL  POULTRY  FARM  -  Route  2A.  Bath,  N.  Y. 
S.  C.  Rhode  Island  Reds 
Trapnested  and  Pedigree  Bred 
They  are  the  famous  "Sanborn  Stock”  champion 
layers,  known  from  coast  to  coast  for  their  wonder¬ 
ful  laying  qualities;  record  up  to  309  eggs  in  one 
year.  You  should  place  your  orders  at  once  for 
baby  chicks  and  hatching  eggs.  Decide  now  to 
grow  the  best.  Catalogue  on  request. 
WEST  MANSFIELD  POULTRY  FARM,  Box  40,  Atlleboro,  Mass. 
Dill  I  CT6  Now  taking  orders  for  S.C.W. 
*  »»  «—  ■  D  Leghornpullets.  March 
hatched,  ready  for  delivery  in  May  at  1  lb.  to  l1-;  lb. 
weight.  Large,  thrifty  birds  from  excellent  stock. 
Special  low  price  on  birds  from  March  1st  hatch. 
May  and  June  baby  chicks  for  sale. 
WANABROOK  POULTRY  FARMS  Wllawana,  Pa. 
S.  C.  White  LEGHORN 
hatching  eggs  from  900  selected  breeders;  free  range;  76 
acres.  Our  pullets  averaged  08  p.  c.  in  Feb.  £5  and  a 
100.  BROOKSIDE  POULTRY  FARM,  Nassau.  New  Vark 
Red-  W-Farm  White  Leghorns 
Are  well  up  in  the  200-egg  class,  bred  for  high  flock 
average.  Chicks,  eggs,  pullets  from  trap-nested 
stock.  Get  our  circular.  We  can  save  yon  money. 
Redr W-Farm  Wolcott,  New  York 
White  China  Geese  Eggs,40c  Each 
E  MAGUIRE  Montgomery,  New  York 
PEKIN  DUCKS,  $2.50  Each  ,!  5W„*. 
WRIGHT  X  Holly  Oak  Point  BAYVILLE,  N.  J. 
S.  C.  W.  LEGHORN  CHIX 
Direct  Young  strain,  from  select  stock,  $15  per  100, 
prepaid.  H.  N.  CONNER  Stockton,  N.  J. 
Blaek  Jersey  blunt  Eggs  for  hatching,  from  a  go«d 
strain.  H.  M.  SHELDON  -  Grafton,  Or~ 
Whife  Holland  Turkiy  Eggs  &  urge 
or  write  A.  T.  REHMEYER  -  SH 
Grafton,  Onio 
for  sale  at  60c  apiece 
amount.  Call 
Shrewsbury,  Pa. 
/"<T  TTTVTT?  A  UEXTC  Wanted  to  buy  three  to 
vrUII N  L  A  JtllLiN  3  five  doz.  eggs  for  hatching. 
J.  BOEHLEH  -  Locust  Valley,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 
Hatching  eges  from  my  Boston  Winners,  $5  per'set- 
ting  Guaranteed  stock  still  obtainable.  DOHERTY 
ORCHARD  VALLEY  POULTRY  FARM.  West  Roxbury,  Mass, 
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EDMONDS  POULTRY 
ACCOUNT  BOOK 
If  you  keep  only  ten  or  a  dozen  hens, 
there  will  he  Satisfaction  and  Profit 
in  knowingjust  howthe  account  stands. 
This  book  will  tell  the  whole  story. 
The  account  may  he  begun  at  any  time, 
and  the  balance  struck  at  any  time. 
Simple  and  Practical. 
Price,  $1.00  -  -  To  Canada,  $1.25 
For  sale  by 
RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
333  West  30th  St.,  New  York 
THE  HENYARD 
Removing  Gapeworms 
I  have  several  times  read  your  method 
of  removing  gape  worms  in  poultry  by  the 
horsehair  method.  With  me,  when  I 
would  run  the  hair  down  it  would  go 
sideways  and  finally  refuse  to  pull  the 
worm  out.  Relegate  your  method  to  the 
past.  Take  a  ripe  Timothy  head  witli 
a  few  inches  of  stem,  rub  off  all  seed, 
leaving  just  the  cob,  run  this  down  the 
windpipe  and  give  one  turn  and  with¬ 
draw  with  every  worm  in  the  pipe  with¬ 
drawn.  Do  it  carefully  and  have  it  reach 
to  bottom  of  windpipe.  You  will  never 
monkey  with  a  horsehair  again. 
Ohio.  R.  DERBY.  . 
Plucking  Geese 
I  have  recently  purchased  a  flock  of 
eight,  geese,  and  would  like  to  know  when 
to  pluck  feathers,  and  how.  B.  H. 
Oldwick,  N.  J. 
It  is  not  advisable  to  pick  geese  until 
they  are  through  laying  in  the  Spring, 
and  again  in  the  early  Fall,  or  perhaps 
even  as  early  as  the  last  of  August.  You 
can  tell  when  they  begin  to  shed  the 
feathers.  Pluck  out  a  few,  and  if  they 
are  dry  on  the  end,  they  are  ready  to 
pluck.  If  they  are  moist  and  bloody,  wait 
for  a  short  time,  then  test  again.  Never 
pick  the  birds  unless  the  feathers  are  ripe 
or  dry  on  the  ends. 
When  you  are  ready  to  pick  the  birds, 
fasten  a  stocking  over  the  head  of  the 
goose,  then  take  its  head  under  your  arm, 
with  the  goose  lying  on  its  back,  and  pick 
out  part  of  the  soft  feathers  of  the  breast 
and  under  neck.  Be  careful  not  to  pick 
“bolster”  feathers,  or  the  ones  which  sup¬ 
port  the  wings.  They  are  longer  and 
stiffer  than  the  breast  feathers,  so  should 
not  be  difficult  to  distinguish.  You  can 
take  feathers  from  the  breast,  neck  and 
a  few  from  under  the  wings.  A  quarter- 
pound  from  each  bird  at  a  picking  is  about 
the  right  amount.  If  the  bird  is  picked 
too  closely  it  will  weaken  it  and  lessen 
its  vitality.  For  that  reason  I  prefer  not 
to  pick  my  geese  very  closely. 
MARIE  BETTS. 
Fireless  Brooder  for  Late-hatched  Chicks 
Is  there  any  way  to  make  a  tireless 
brooder  for  baby  chicks  that  are  late 
hatched,  such  as  late  April  or  first  part 
of  May?  ir.  s.  t. 
Princeton,  N.  J. 
Yes,  a  few  late-hatched  chicks  may  be 
brooded  in  a  large  box  which  has  the 
floor  covered  by  a  good  layer  of  soft  chaff 
on  which  a  jug  of  hot  water  is  set,  the 
hot  water  being  renewed  several  times 
daily  if  the  weather  is  cold  enough  to 
make  it  necessary.  Or  a  square  frame 
covered  with  one  or  more  layers  of  cloth, 
according  to  the  outside  temperature,  may 
be  placed  upon  the  chaff-covered  floor  of 
such  a  box,  or  of  a  small  brooder,  and 
raised  sufficiently  high  above  the  chaff  to 
permit  the  chicks  to  run  beneath  it.  The 
heat  from  the  chicks’  bodies  will  suffice 
to  warm  the  space  beneath  the  hover,  if 
the  box  itself  is  tight  and  warm,  and  a 
glass  window  turned  toward  the  sun  will 
gather  a  surprising  amount  of  heat  for 
the  interior  whenever  the  sun  is  shining. 
It  will  not  be  best  to  attempt  to  raise 
more  than  40  or  50  chicks  together  in  a 
fireless  brooder  unless  you  have  had  ex¬ 
perience  with  them.  I  have  raised  hun¬ 
dreds  of  chicks  in  that  way,  brooding  as 
high  as  100  in  a  flock,  but  I  should  not 
advise  an  amateur  to  attempt  it.  An 
old-style  3x5-ft.  brooder  may  be  turned 
into  a  fireless  brooder  by  removing  the 
lamp  and  depending  upon  a  hot-water 
jug,  cloth-covered  frame  or  even  an  oil 
lantern  for  heat  after  the  weather  be¬ 
comes  warm.  They  need  a  good  deal  of 
attention,  howrever,  and  the  chicks  must: 
be  guarded  against  chilling  on  cold  nights. 
You  may  make  a  combination  frame  and 
jug  hover,  the  essential  thing  being  that 
the  temperature  of  the  brooding  space  be 
kept  sufficiently  high  to  prevent  chilling 
and  huddling  on  the  part  of  the  chicks. 
M.  B.  D. 
Position  of  Eggs  in  Incubator;  Moisture 
Should  eggs  in  the  incubator  be  slightly 
raised  or  flat?  In  a  recent  farm  paper 
I  read  that  the  large  end  should  be  up. 
My  incubator  book  says  small  end.  should 
be  raised  just  a  little ;  I  get  from  93  to  98 
from  140  eggs  with  the  small  end  raised. 
We  are  five  miles  from  the  lake.  Do  you 
think  I  ought  to  add  moisture?  The 
weather  is  damp  now.  L.  J. 
Ohio. 
I  do  not  think  that  it  makes  any  differ¬ 
ence  which  end  is  up,  or  whether  the  eggs 
lie  flat  in  the  trays.  They  should  be 
moved  about  in  turning  twice  daily  and 
no  attention  need  be  paid  to  their  exact 
position  when  left.  If  you  have  a  non¬ 
moisture  machine,  that  is.  one  which  the 
makers  have  not  made  sneeial  provision 
for  adding  moisture  to,  all  that  you  need 
to  do  is  to  keep  the  air  of  the  room  in 
which  the  machine  is  operated  as  moist 
as  possible.  In  cellars  the  floor  may  he 
sprinkled  daily ;  in  living-rooms,  if  it  is 
necessary  to  operate  a  machine  in  a  liv¬ 
ing-room,  the  air  may  be  moistened  by 
steam  from  a  kettle  on  the  stove. 
M.  B.  D. 
AFeed  ForEverij  Need 
Everybody  knows  that  every  sack  of  International 
Special  Dairy  Feed  is  guaranteed  to  give  20  extra  quarts  of  milk  when  fairly 
tested  and  compared  with  wheat  feeds  or  ground  grains.  But  everybody 
does  not  know  that  we  have  a  feed  for  every  need— and  every  brand  is 
guaranteed  as  to  quality. 
1111*1  Special  Dairy  Feed  -—The  choice  of  thousands  of  dairy 
farmers.  Contains  protein,  molasses  and  fat,  scientifically  processed  in 
proper  proportions  to  provide  the  necessary  nutrients  and  energy  for  maxi¬ 
mum  milk  production. 
Iwt’l  Climax  Hog  Feed*" Always  gives  splendid  results  when  fed 
mixed  with  corn  for  fattening  hogs,  brood  sows  and  shoats.  Balances  your 
ration  and  insures  healthy  condition  of  herd,  quick  gain  and  big  profits. 
Int’l  Pig  Meal  “One  pound  of  this  great  meal  equals  in  feeding 
value,  one  pound  of  fresh  milk.  Think  of  the  saving!  You  can  fatten  your 
pigs  with  International  Pig  Meal  for  less  than  4  cents  a  day.  Use  this  feed 
if  you  want  healthy,  fat  hogs. 
Int’l  Egg  Mash“For  greater  egg  production,  this  is  the  feed  to  use. 
It  is  full  of  eggs  because  it  is  scientifically  balanced  to  produce  eggs.  Hens 
fed  on  grain  alone  will  not  produce  maximum  number  of  eggs.  They  need 
this  egg-making  feed. 
Int’l  Growing  Mash  “Here’s  a  splendid  dry  mash  that  you  can 
feed  all  summer  and  avoid  late  maturity  and  scrawny  stunted  birds.  This 
great  ration  supplies  the  natural  growing  demands  and  insures  plump  pullets 
able  to  stand  cold  weather  and  the  strain  of  heavy  production.  - 
Int’l  Dan  Patch  Horse  Feed“A  better  feed  than  Dan  Patch 
was  never  made.  Tones  up  the  animal  and  prevents  disease.  Keep  your 
horses  in  the  pink  of  condition  with  Dan  Patch — no  worms,  colic,  digestive 
disturbances — nothing  but  a  sleek  glossy  coat  and  healthy  vigor. 
You  Can  Bank  on  International  Feeds 
Yes  Sir!  When  you  buy  any  brand  of  feed  bearing  the  International 'lahef 
you  know  that  you  are  buying  the  best — bar  none!  A  great  institution  stands 
back  of  every  claim.  See  your  dealer  today.  If 
he  cannot  supply  you,  write  to  us. 
International  Sugar  Feed  Co. 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Live  Agents  Wanted 
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QUALITY  CHICKS 
Wonder  Chicks—  every  way 
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LEGHORNS  REDS  ROCKS  WYANDOTTES 
All  because  we  get  Quality  into  the  chick  itself.  Part  of  it  comes 
from  the  fine  breeding  stock  we  are  so  proud  of.  But  their  big 
supply  of  it  comes  from  the  right,  start  they  get  from  “know-how” 
hatching.  The  experience,  the  study,  the-  care  we  put  into  every 
hatch  enables  US  to  bring  out  Wonder  Chicks— every  way. 
Write  for  our  catalog  atid  prices.  Remember  we  ship  our  chicks 
anywhere  within  1200  miles  and  guarantee  safe  arrival  of  full  count. 
W.  F.  HILLPOT,  Box  1,  FRENCHTOWN,  N.  J. 
Member  International  Baby  Chick  Association  life  Member  American  Poultry  Association 
Baby  Chicks  at  Lowest  Prices 
Pure-bred,  healthy  youngsters  from  heavy-laying  strains.  Parent  stock  carefully 
mated.  All  shipments  parcel  post,  prepaid.  Full  count  and  safe  arrival  guaranteed 
1892  |  1923 
J.  D.  WILSON 
Owner 
S.  C.  WHITE  LEGHORNS . 
RHODE  ISLAND  REDS . 
Barred  Plymouth  Rocks . 
SERvictj  White  Wyandottes  (Nixon  Quality). 
Anconas  (Sheppard  Strain) . 
Per  100* 
Per  SO 
Per  25 
$14.50 
$  8.00 
$4.25 
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5.00 
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5.00 
19.00 
10.00 
5.50 
20.00 
10.50 
6.00 
Very  special  prices  on  500  and  1000  lots.  Order  now  for  May  and 
June  deliveries  Pine  Tree  Chicks  will  lay  and  pay. -Catalog  free. 
|  Pine  Tree  Hatchery,  Box  R,  Stockton,  New  Jersey 
MATTITUCK  WHITE  LEGHORN  FARM 
Baby  Chicks  and  8  weeks  Pullets  from  Barron  strain 
Certified  stock.  Large,  vigorous  hens  on  free  range.  Mated  only  to  cockerels 
•  ;  which  are  certified.  Chicks  every  Tuesday  at  $20.00  per  100. 
After  May  -7th  at  $15.00  per  IOO  -  , 
Eight  weeks  pullets,  buttermilk  fed.  $1.25  each ;  $100  per  100.  Delivery  beginning 
April  16th.  Member  N.  Y.  S.  C.  P.  C.  A.  Circular. 
A.  H.  PENNY  ...»  Mattituck,  L.  I.  -  •••'  LOVELL  GORDON 
MANSFIELD!  CHICKS 
GIVE  SATISFACTION 
You  can  depend  on  any. 
one  .of  our  seven  breeds  to 
grow  strong  and  healthy 
and  all  are  from  strains 
of  large  produc¬ 
tion.  Onp' White. 
Wyandottes 
cannot  be 
be  beat  in 
the  World 
for  beauty 
and  utility; 
Our  S.’O.  R 
I.  Reds 
are  perfect 
in  color 
and'trtie 
to  breed. 
PRICES 
LOWEST. 
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Beautiful. 
Illustrated 
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field  Hatchery,  Co., 
Dept.  A,  Mansfield,  Mass. 
List — Member  of  American  Poultry  Ass’n. 
Member  o,f  International  Baby  Chick  Ass’n. 
PERSISTENT  LAYING  LEGHORNS 
Selected  matings,  headed  by  Pure  Tanered 
Cockerels,  from  liens, with  records, of  270  to  298 
eggs,  mated  to  a  male  from  311-egg  hen. 
LARGE  BIRDS  — BIG  WHITE  EGGS 
2,000  chicks  in  May— 8150  per  1.O0Q. 
JAMES  G.  RUGH  -  VINELAND,  N.  J. 
Orders  taken  now  for  White  Leghorn  day-old 
ifCVC  at  ®*8-D0r  100;  April  and. May 
I  H  1 1  K  S  delivery;  also  hatching  eggs  at 
* 1  ^ ^  $2  per  sitting  of  13  eggs.  Address 
PLEASANTIJALE  FARM,  Pleasantdale, 
West  Orange,  N.  J.  Mr.  George  Hamfeldt 
TOCKTON 
The  Choice  of 
Careful  Buyers 
Stockton  Chickfo  are  famous  among 
those  poultry  raieerH  who  watch  the 
egg-yield  of  their  flock.  Bred  from 
heavy-laying  strains,  which  have 
been  carefully  mated,  Stockton 
Chicks  live  up  to  their  reputation. 
If  you  have  not  yet  ordered  yours, 
now  is  the  time  to  get  May  and  June  deliveries  of 
dependable,  quality  chicks.  Prices  as  low  as  many 
afik  for  inferior  stock. ,  Order  today.  There  in 
nothing  to  be  gained  by  delay.  Full  count  and 
safe  arrival  guaranteed.  Shipments  by  parcel  post 
prepaid.  Catalog  and  Price  List  free. 
STOCKTON  HATCHERY,  Box  Y,  Stockton,  New  Jersey 
CHICKS 
Wanted— ABOUT  25  WHITE  LEGHORN  PULLETS 
Give  all  particulars  about  Rtock  with,  lowest  priee,.  etc. 
Write  ADVERTISER  3144  care  Rural  New-Yorher 
BABY  CHIX,  Hatching  Eggs  Stock 
S.  C.  White  Leghorns  Bred  to  Lay  and  Size.  Kent  Poul¬ 
try  Farm  Established.  1913  Marydel,  Maryland 
Jersey 
JACOB 
RIark  Ginni  Egg*,  is  for  $4.  Big, 
DldUK  U lull l  heavy  boned  Cockerels,  $7. 
WELSH  -  Fairmount,  Califon,  N.  J. 
FOR  SALE  SVS»lffJ8: 
Comb  White  Leghorns,  Rhode  Island  Rods  and 
White  Rook  settings,  S3 ;  Pekin  Ducks,  SI. 50. 
Kilsyth  Farm,  Box  36,  Huntington,  L.  I. 
S.  C.  White  Leghorn  Eggs 
hundred.  BRANCH  BROOK  FARM,  Townihend,  Maryland 
