The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
641 
GUARANTEE 
A  60%  guarantee  of  sex,  giving  a  ma¬ 
jority  of  either  cockerel  or  pullet  chicks, 
as  ordered,  plus  unsurpassed  quality 
in  high  egg  bred  chicks,  bespeaks 
Utility  Hatchery  &  Farms  success, 
and  the  satisfaction  of  its  customers. 
Grade  AAA  flocks  are  sired  by  pedi¬ 
greed  males,  sworn  records  from 
250-287.  Grade  AA  and  Grade  A 
from  tested  and  selected  flocks  of 
exceptional  merit. 
Delivery  date  guaranteed — 100%  live  delivery  guaranteed — 
60%  sex  guaranteed — Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
Terms  cash,  except  on  advance  orders,  25%  down,  remainder 
one  week  before  shippecL  ^  - 
ORDER  FROM 
THESE  PRICES 
S.  C.  WHITE  LEGHORNS 
Grade  A _ l-4c 
Grade  AA _ 15c 
Grade  AAA _ 16c 
OTHER  BREEDS 
S.  C.  Anconas  . 17c 
S.  C.  Brown  Lejlhorns .  17c 
S.  C.  Barred  Rocks  _  ..  20c 
S.  G.  R.  I.  Red  _  20c 
Broiler  Chicks  10c 
Safest  Old  Age  Insurance 
and  Independence 
Can  be  obtained  by  learning 
to-  raise  a  good  flock  of 
chickens.  We  specialize  in 
seven  breeds  selected  for 
general  utility, 
strength  and  vigor. 
Spring  time 
is  chick 
time 
IMMEDIATE 
DELIVERY 
and  safe 
arrival 
guaran  teed. 
1,500,000  capacity. 
MANSFIELD 
HATCHERY  CO. 
Dept.  A 
Mansfield.  Mass. 
Member  International  Baby  Chick 
Member  American 
FREE 
Beautiful 
Illustrated 
Book  and 
Price  List 
On  Request 
Ass’n. 
Poultry  Ass’n. 
I  can  t  provide  the  ham  but  my  "Fa¬ 
mous”  Anconas  certainly  furnish  plenty 
of  big  white  eggs  even  when  the 
weather  drops  below  zero.  “Famous” 
Anconas  lay  heavily,  win  prizes,  are 
the  ideal  profit  bird  for  farm.  100- 
Page  book  telling  all  about  then, 
mailed  free  if  you  ask  for  it. 
Box  501.  Berea.  Ohio 
Pres.  International  Ancona  Club 
OELLULOID  JL.EG  BANDS 
Lull  your  flock;  band  good  layers:  eliminate  loafers  that 
eat  your  profits.  Green,  Black,  Yellow,  Pink.  Sixty 
cents  hundred,  postpaid.  Mention  breed  of  fowl. 
COLONIAL  ART  CO.  -  Westfield,  Mass. 
Matlituck  White  Leghorn  Farm 
Baby  Chicks  from  Barron  strain 
Certified  stock.  Large,  vigorous  liens  on  free 
range.  Mated  only  to  cockerels  which  are  cer¬ 
tified.  Chicks  every  Tuesday  at  $20.00  per  100, 
Alter  May  7th  at  $15.00  per  100 
Member  N.  Y.  S.  C.  P.  C.  4.  Circular. 
A.  H.  PENNY  -  Mattituck,  L.  I.  .  LOVELL  GORDON 
Idyldell  Farm  Standard  Quality  Chicks 
WOLCOTT,  NEW  YORK 
Baby  Chicks  Barred  Rocks,  Rhode  Island  Reds. 
Anconas,  $18.00  per  100;  White  Wyandottes.  Black 
Mmorcas,  $20.00  per  100;  White,  Brown  or  Black 
Leghorns,  $16.00  per  100.  Our  hens  are  all  bred  for 
eoctra  heavy-laying.  100%  live  delivery  guaranteed. 
Order  trom  this  ad.  and  get  Chicks  when  you  want 
them,  25%  deposit  wdl  book  your  order.  Indian 
Runner  Ducklings  $30.00  per  100.  Now  booking 
orders  for  8-10  and  12  weeks  old  Leghorn  Pullets. 
S.  C.  White  Leghorn 
PULLETS 
1  eb.  and  March  hatch  8  to  10  weeks  old,  bred 
from  select  yearling  stock.  $51.00  Each. 
Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
HARDIMONT  POULTRY  FARM,  Toms  River,  N.  J. 
FOR  SALE 
400  Leghorn  Breeders  at  $3  ea. 
I  n  lots  of  25  or  more  at  $2.50.  All  bred  for  high 
egg  production ;  Hogan  tested.  Also  Hatching 
Eggs  from  Special  Pens  at  $3  per  sitting  or  $12 
t>er  100.  Now  booking  orders  for  8-week  Pullets  from 
Special  Pens,  headed  by  males  off  300-egg  Dams.  Price, 
$1.50  ea. ;  June  delivery. 
Satisfaction  guaranteed  or  money  refunded. 
ALEXANDER  POULTRY  FARM,  Monmouth  Junction,  N.  J. 
A.  MAURO.  Prop. 
White  Plymouth  Hocks.  Hatching  Eggs.  Price — Ad 
dress  Mr.  Geo.  II.  Cable,  Rid|cfielS,  C,nn.  B.  t.  o.  2 
Chickenpox;  Tobacco  for  Worms 
1.  I  have  a  flock  of  40  Barred  Rocks, 
all  laying.  Every  four  or  five  days  I  can 
go  and  pick  one  or  two  of  them  out  with 
one  eye  partly  closed.  Some  have  little 
sores  on  the  inside  of  the  eyelid,  and  on 
the  outside ;  some  have  sores  on  combs 
and  wattles.  Can  you  tell  me  a  cure,  and 
what  is  is?  2.  Describe  tobacco  treat¬ 
ment  for  worms.  F.  w.  G. 
1.  I  presume  that  these  sores  are  the 
eruption  of  chickenpox.  Remove  the  af¬ 
fected  fowls  from  the  flock,  as  the  disease 
is  very  contagious,  wash  out  the  eyes 
with  a  solution  of  boric  acid  in  water, 
one  ounce  to  the  quart,  and  paint  the  ex¬ 
ternal  sores  with  tincture  of  iodine,  after 
having  gently  removed  the  scabs.  Clean 
the  utensils  used  by  the  flock  with  boiling 
water,  to  disinfect  them. 
Take  1  lb.  of  finely  cut  tobacco  stems 
for  each  100  fowls ;  simmer  in  enough 
water  to  cover  for  two  hours  upon  the 
stove.  Mix  the  water  and  stems  with 
4  qts.  of  moist  mash,  and  feed  in  the  mid¬ 
dle  of  the  afternoon  to  birds  that  have 
fasted  since  the  previous  day.  Several 
hours  later  mix  1  lb.  of  Epsom  salts  with 
3  qts.  of  mash  and  feed  this,  taking  care 
that  each  fowl  gets  its  share.  Droppings 
must  be  immediately  removed  to  prevent 
reinfection.  This  is  the  plan  for  100 
fowls ;  a  greater  or  smaller  number  of 
birds  would  require  proportionately  more 
or  less  of  the  tobacco  and  salt.  M.  B.  d. 
Everted  Oviduct 
I  have  a  flock  of  about  50  hens,  all 
pullets  but  14,  and  nearly  all  Rhode 
Island  Reds.  Within  the  last  week  or  10 
days  several  are  dumping.  I  have  lost 
one,  and  expect  to  lose  more.  They  have 
a  bloody  vent.  It  seems  on  some  to  start 
from  the  tail,  and  there  is  a  black  and 
blue  streak  down  to  the  vent.  Can  you 
tell  me  what  it  is  or  the  cause? 
New  York.  mbs.  f.  ii. 
Laying  hens  sometimes  suffer  from 
everted  oviducts,  in  which  the  vent  be¬ 
comes  turned  inside  out  and  the  red  mass 
attracts  the  attention  of  other  fowls,  lead¬ 
ing  to  picking  and  frequentlv  killing  the 
injured  bird.  Such  fowls  should  be  re¬ 
moved  from  the  flock,  given  a  teaspoonful 
of  Epsom  salts  dissolved  in  a  little  water 
and  fed  lightly  until  they  recover,  if  they 
ever  do.  Efforts  to  lay  overly  large  eggs, 
with  weakness  of  the  oviduct,  is  probably 
responsible  for  the  trouble  in  most  cases. 
M.  B.  D. 
CROPS  AND  FARM  NEWS 
WHEN  ALL  GET  THE  NEWS 
The  rapid  and  general  spread  of  mar¬ 
ket  news  under  modern  conditions  tends 
to  even  up  competition  in  different  sec¬ 
tions.  Advice  based  on  crop  shortage  is 
like  urging  the  passengers  in  a  car  not  to 
rush  for  the  door,  but  to  wait  until  the 
others  get  out.  If  all  were  to  take  the 
hint,  nothing  would  be  gained.  In  prac¬ 
tice  nine  out  of  10  will  join  with  the 
crowd  in  farm  operations,  as  in  every¬ 
thing  else,  and  there  is  still  an  opportu¬ 
nity  for  those  who  stop  to  think. 
The  chief  lessons  the  far  South  experi¬ 
enced  the  early  part  of  this  blow-hot  and 
blow-cold  season  are :  Do  not  depend  too 
much  on  early  sowings  and  be  ready  with 
more  seed  or  plants  if  the  first  lot  should 
be  killed.  Orchard  owners  in  any  section 
who  have  no  smudging  outfit  can  only 
trust  to  luck.  The  man  who  wrote  poetry 
about  peaceful  country  life  and  its  free¬ 
dom  from  worry,  never  owned  a  fruit 
orchard. 
THE  SPRING  PKICE  MOVEMENTS 
Apples  in  the  market  now  are  mostly 
from  cold  storage.  The  prices  hold  fairly 
firm.  Potatoes  are  coming  more  and 
more  freely  now  that  Western  shipping 
points  are  thawing  out.  The  price  has 
been  working  down  again.  Eastern  hold¬ 
ers  had  a  chance  to  work  off  their  stocks 
at  better  prices  than  most  of  them  really 
expected.  Those  who  did  not  sell  when 
the  Western  supply  was  shut  off  by  snow 
blockades  and  car  shortage  will  probably 
have  to  take  a  slightly  lower  price.  Idaho 
potatoes  are  now  coming  as  far  east  as 
New  York.  The  W  estern  supply  seems 
to  have  been  reduced  considerably  by 
freezing,  waste  and  cattle  feeding  during 
the  period  when  there  was  no  local  mar¬ 
ket  in  many  sections,  hut  according  to  all 
accounts  there  still  are  more  potatoes 
than  are  likely  to  be  sold.  One  favorable 
point  is  the  light  supply  of  .Southern  po¬ 
tatoes  now  and  in  prospect  as  compared 
with  many  other  sections. 
There  was  some  damage  to  wheat  in 
the  Northwest  from  winter-killing  and  in 
the  Southwest  from  drought.  Some  cattle 
feeds  including  oilmeals  are  cheaper. 
Early  planting  of  corn  in  the  South  is 
asserted  to  have  been  frosted,  but  has 
been  replanted. 
Farm  labor  is.  once  more  scarce  and 
high  in  most  sections.  Many  farm  hands 
learned  to  do  other  work  during  the  war, 
and  these  have  gone  back  to  the  shops  in 
considerable  numbers.  Farm  work  has 
been  slow  in  getting  into  full  headway 
this  season,  by  reason  of  the  shortage  of 
help  and  because  of  lingering  snow  and 
cold  weather.  g.  b.  f. 
.  I.  RED  SUPREMACY 
BKSr  S.  C.  RED  PEN  Starrs  Contest  1916,  1918, 
1920  REST  INDIVIDUAL  RED  in  Contest  1916- 
18-20-21.  Best  individual,  best  pen  and  best  consec¬ 
utive  yearly  production  records  ever  made  by  any 
breederofR.  I.  Reds  at  Storrs  contests,  Average  for 
six  consecutive  years  in  contest,  182  egfis  per  bird. 
All  birds  brad  and  ownpd  hv  us.  Eggs  alia  chicks 
for  sale.  PINECREST  ORCHARDS,  R.  D.  2.  Graien,  Mass. 
CROWING 
Read  the  Owner's  Letter 
*Fhe  Quaker  Oat s  Company : 
”/  am  enclosing  herewith  a  photograph  of  our 
pen  in  the  3rd  Laying  Contest  which  pen  broke 
allprevious  Canadian  records  fora  10-hen  pen 
•with  a  total  of  2498  eggs.  This  is  200  eggs  bet¬ 
ter  than  the  highest  previous  record.  It  gives 
me  a  great  deal  of  pleasure  to  tell  you  that  these 
birds  were  raised  on  Ful-O-Pep  Growing  Mash 
and  Ful-O-Pep  Chick  Feed.  I  can  also  highly 
recommend  your  Ful-O-Pep  Dry  Mash  which  1 
have  used  for  several  years."— Oldham  Farm 
(.Largest  Egg  Farm  in  Can.)  L.N.  Clark,  Mgr. 
MASH 
THE  highest  10-pen  egg  record  ever 
made  by  a  10-hen  pen  of  leghorns  in 
an  Official  Egg  Laying  Contest  in  the 
United  States  or  Canada  was  made  by  a 
pen  owned  by  Oldham  Farms,  Canada, 
and  raised  on  Ful-O-Pep  Growing  Mash. 
Could  you  ask  for  any  better  reason  why 
you  should  raise  your  growing  birds  on 
Ful-O-Pep  Growing  Mash?  If  you  want 
Faster,  Healthier  Growth 
if  you  want  your  birds  to  develop  into  early  lay- 
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ing  pullets— with  vitality  and  body  capacity  that  will  enable  them  to  shell  out 
the  eggs  next  winter  raise  them  on  Ful-O-Pep  Growing  Mash:  Ful-O-Pep 
Growing  Mash  produces  strong,  vigorous,  healthy  birds— keeps  them  grow- 
ing  no  checking.  Give  it  a  trial  this  season  — your  dealer  can  supply  you. 
rorc  POULTRY.,  This  valuable  book  is  one  of  best  brief  guides  for 
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to  raise  young  chicks— how  to  get  broilers  at  8  weeks.  How  to  get  more 
eggs,  etc.— every  phase  of  poultry  raising  fully  explained  inaismple.easy 
to  understand  way.  Write  for  it  today. 
The  Qua  ker  Oals  Company 
Poultry  Service  Dept.  1620  Ry.  Exchange  Bldg.  Address  Chicago,  U.  S.  A. 
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Wishbone^Xe  BROODER 
Be  good  to  yourself — and  good  to  your  chicks.  Use 
Wishbone  Brooders.  They  cost  no  more  to  buy — 
they  cost  less  to  operate — they  unquestionably 
raise  the  finest,  sturdiest  chicks — and  they  raise 
them  with  the  least  work  and  least  worry  on 
your  part. 
There’s  nothing  to  go  wrong — no  delicate  parts 
to  get  out  of  order.  The  Wishbone  feeds  by 
gravity  through  a  Vi"  pipe  that  can’t  clog.  You 
touch  a  match  to  the  burner  and  a  hot  blue  flame 
leaps  up  without  pre-heating  or  priming.  You 
set  it  and  forget  it  except  for  occasionally  refill¬ 
ing  the  big  1-gallon  reservoir. 
Don’t  be  a  slave  to  a  messy,  cumbersome  brooder. 
Buy  a  Wishbone  Brooder. 
Write  for  free  descriptive  folder  and  testimonials 
today.  Prices:  50-100  chicks  $10;  350  chicks 
$16;  500  chicks  $19;  1,000  chicks  $22.  Little 
higher  in  far  west.  Send  us  your  order  at  once.  Im¬ 
mediate  shipments.  Full  guarantee  protects  you. 
The  American  Incubator  Mfg.  Co. 
445  Neilaon  St.  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 
^  y  Place  Your  Order  Now 
Oritr  your  chicks  from  this  advertisement  for  late  April  and  May  3,  9,  16.  23  and 
30th  deliveries.  We  guarantee  safe  arrival,  full  number  and  entire  satisfaction. 
c  c  sari.-.  ■  ,  Per  100  per  50  Per  25 
RkCjW.hi,teJLo8hj°rn8 .  $15.50  $  8.25  $4.50 
Rhode  Island  Reds  .  18.00  9-25  5.00 
Barred  Plymouth  Rocks .  18  00  9  25  5 
White  Wyandottes  and  Rocks .  21.00  1  LOO  6  00 
Black  Mmorcas .  23.00  11.50  6^25 
Special  prices  on  500  or  more.  All  shipments  prepaid.  Send  check,  money  order 
or  cash  by  registered  letter  with  your  order.  Catalog  free 
STOCKTON  HATCHERY  Box  Y  Stockton.  New  Jersey 
1 2- Weeks-Old  Pullets 
S  C.  White  Leghorns,  $1.40  apiece,  in  large  or  small  lots.  Same  to  be 
delivered  June  15th.  -Guaranteed  to  be  satisfactory;  we  ship  on  approval 
or  C.O.l)  ;  a  small  deposit,  hooks  them  to  you.  These  Pullets  are  all  bred  from  lartre 
vigorous,  heavy-laying  hens.  Write  us  for  any  information  and  circular  ge’ 
BARNES*  POULTRY  YARDS  -  -  .  Malone,  N.  Y. 
Hatching  Eggs  of  Turkeys,  Ducks,  Geese, "IS™ 
Catalog  free.  Hares  and  Dogs.  II.  II.  FREED,  Telford,  Pa. 
Barron  CHICKS 
Prom  a  fine  flock  of  great  layers.  *15  per  100 
From  a  special  pen  mated  to  CERTIFIED  cockerels,  $25 
per  100,  We  ship  year  after  year  to  the  same  cus¬ 
tomers.  We  can  supply  a  few  new  ones.  Order  at 
ONCE  your  May  and  June  chicks.  Safe  delivery 
guaranteed.  Wm.  W.  Ketch,  Cobocton,  N.Y.  Route  4 
KENT’S  BAR  RED  ROCKS 
Won  first,  second  and  third  places  among  Rocks  at 
Storrs  and  other  contests.  Certified  and  pedigreed 
breeding  cockerels  for  sale.  Hatching  eggs  and 
baby  clucks.  Hatching  eggs  reduced  half  price  after 
May  10.  Circular  free.  W.  H.  B.  KENT.  Cazenovia  N  Y 
FROM  HIGH  EGG-LAYING  BIRDS 
ALL  BREEDERS  NOW  ON  FREE  RANGE 
Send  your  order  to  the  “  Oldest  Hatchery  inTthe  U.  S.”  We  assure  you  oi 
prompt  shipment,  safe  arrival  and  full  count  of  chicks  that  are  pure  in 
breeding  and  healthy-easy  stock  to  start  and  raise.  The  following  prices  are  for  May  and  Jun« 
BABY 
CHICKS 
deliveries : 
Per  100 
S.  C.  White  Leghorns .  $15  qn 
Rhode  Island  Reds .  18.00 
Barred  Plymouth  Rocks .  18  00 
White  Wyandottes . "  2L00 
Anconas .  20.00 
Black  Minorcas  and  Buff  Plymouth  Rocks .  23.00 
PINE  TREE 
Special  prices  on  larger  quantities.  Catalog  free. 
HATCHERY,  Box  R,  Stockton, 
Per  60 
Per  25  ' 
$  8.00 
$4.50 
9.50 
5.00 
9.50 
5.00 
11.00 
5.75  « 
10.50 
5.50  f 
12.00 
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