The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
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THE  HENYARD 
Poultry  Questions 
1  have  some  chickens  that  seem  to  be 
weak  in  the  legs;  what  is  the  cause?  Also 
what  would  you  do  for  them?  What 
would  you  advise  me  to  feed  baby  chicks 
for  first  four  weeks?  I  expect  to  have 
400  this  month.  Would  you  advise  me 
to  buy  chick  feed?  What  would  you  ad¬ 
vise  me  to  use  as  a  dry  mash  for  them 
after  six  weeks?  Do  you  know  of  any 
remedy  to  give  for  white  diarrhoea  in 
little  chicks?  What  would  you  advise  to 
use  on  drop  board  to  keep  it  sweet  and 
dean?  I  clean  it  twice  a  week;  have 
1 00  hens  in  the  coop.  How  large  a  coop 
would  I  need  for  100?  r.  w.  d. 
New  York. 
Weakness  of  the  legs  arises  from  a 
number  of  causes.  Without  knowing  the 
cause,  we  cannot  tell  what  to  do,  but  at 
a  venture,  give  each  fowl  showing  this 
trouble  a  teaspoonful  of  spirits  of  tur¬ 
pentine  mixed  with  an  equal  amount  of 
castor  oil,  and  an  hour  or  two  later  give 
another  full  teaspoonful  of  castor  oil. 
Either  buy  some  good  chick  feed  or 
mix  your  own.  Three  parts  of  finely 
cracked  corn,  two  of  cracked  wheat  and 
one  of  pinhead  or  steel-cut  oats  make  a 
good  grain  mixture  until  the  chicks  get 
large  enough  to  eat  whole  wheat  and 
coarser  cracked  corn,  about  five  weeks. 
Two  parts  wheat  bran  to  one  each  of 
cornmeal,  wheat  middlings,  sifted  ground 
oats  and  sifted  beef  scrap.  After  a  few 
weeks  the  coarse  hulls  and  larger  parts 
of  the  beef  scrap  will  not  need  to  be 
sifted  out.  Feed  milk,  the  cracked  grains 
and  green  food  for  the  first  week  or  two ; 
then  add  wheat  bran  dry  or  the  mash 
mixture  above  described,  using  the  latter 
cnyway  after  two  or  three  weeks.  Keep 
mash  before  the  chicks  dry. 
White  diarrhoea  is  to  be  prevented  by 
hatching  from  disease-free  hens,  main¬ 
taining  cleanliness  of  quarters  and  uten¬ 
sils,  and  proper  feeding  and  brooding.  I 
know  of  no  “cure.” 
Use  dry  road  dust,  loam  sifted  coal 
ashes,  land  plaster  or  any  other  absorbent 
upon  perch  platforms.  Hens  that  are 
confined  need  from  3  to  4  sq.  ft.  of  floor 
space  each.  M.  b.  d. 
Fish  Meal  to  Replace  Meat 
Could  you  give  me  a  formula  for  a  lay¬ 
ing  mash  in  which  fish  meal,  dry  milk  or 
buttermilk,  or  a  combination  of  both, 
could  be  used  in  place  of  meat  scrap?  I 
believe  a  mash  could  be  made  cheaper  by 
using  fish  meal  in  place  of  meat  scrap, 
and  I  understand  the  protein  content  in 
fish  meal  is  fully  equal  to  that  of  meat 
scrap,  and  probably  just  as  easily  di¬ 
gested.  u.  J.  K. 
Cleveland,  N.  Y. 
It  is  a  question  whether  the  protein  of 
fish  scrai>  is  fully  equal  in  value  to  that 
of  meat  scrap  as  poultry  food.  If  it  is, 
there  are  probably  other  ingredients  in 
meat  lacking  in  fish,  for  the  former  has 
the  preference  in  a  poultry  ration.  Fish 
scrap  may  be  used  to  replace  meat  scrap, 
either  in  whole  or  in  part,  however,  as 
may  any  of  the  dried  forms  of  milk.  A 
much  used,  standard,  laying  mash  con¬ 
sists  of  cornmeal,  ground  oats,  wheat 
bran,  wheat  middlings  and  beef  scrap,  in 
equal  parts,  by  weight.  We  should  not 
advise  the  replacing  of  more  than  half 
this  amount  of  beef  scrap  by  other  animal 
products,  if  the  best  possible  mixture  was 
wanted.  This  half  may  be  replaced  by 
fish  serai)  or  by  about  75  lbs.  of  powdered 
milk,  powdered  buttermilk  or  undiluted 
semi-solid  buttermilk.  Personally,  we 
should  prefer  the  milk  preparation  to  fish 
scrap.  M,  B.  D. 
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Water  power  grist  mill,  saw  mill  and  poultry  farm, 
33  acres;  electric  in  all  buildings;  modern  7-r«om 
stone  bouse;  running  water  by  gravity  to  all  build¬ 
ings;  7  poultry  houses;  good  location.  Price,  onlv 
$9,500.  Write  for  new  72-page  catalog. 
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W.  W.  STANLEY  -  62  While  SI.,  New  Yorh 
FARM  PROFIT  LEAKS 
may  be  stopped  by  practical 
co-operation.  The  new  book  : 
“Organized  Co-operation” 
by  John  J.  Dillon  tells  how. 
Price,  One  Dollar.  For  sale  by 
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FOUR  ROOMS,  furnished  for  housekeeping,  can 
be  rented  for  $45  to  Protestants  for  season, 
June  1  to  September  1,  in  farmhouse;  near 
school.  MRS.  L.  WARNCKE,  Route  1,  East 
Chatham,  N.  Y. 
FARM  for  exchange  or  sale — One  of  most  fer¬ 
tile,  beautifully  located  in  Orange  County; 
115  acres;  new  buildings:  all  improvements; 
stock;  free,  clear.  BOX  114,  R.  R.  1,  Middle- 
town,  N.  Y. 
ONE  of  the  tinest  dairy  farms  in  the  Catskill 
Mountain  region  for  sale;  meadow  land,  river 
bottom;  modern  machinery;  Holstein-Friesian 
cattle;  will  stand  inspection;  price  $20,000; 
$5,000  down.  ADVERTISER  3281,  care  Rural 
New-Yorker. 
FOR  SALE — Poultry  farm;  beautiful  7-rooru 
house,  bath,  all  improvements,  electricity, 
heat,  water,  telephone;  large  barn,  latest  type 
coops,  350  laying  hens,  about  100  fruit  trees; 
half  mile  to  town;  bargain.  Owner,  MERGEN- 
TIIALEK,  Brook  Avenue,  Bay  Shore,  L.  I.  N.  Y. 
FOR  RENT- — 127-acre  dairy  farm.  Orange  Co.; 
1’4  miles  from  village,  high  school.  H.  BEN¬ 
TON,  Otisville,  N.  Y. 
WANTED — In  New  Jersey,  farm,  not  less  than 
00  acres,  suitable  for  boarding,  near  llopat- 
cong  Lake  or  Delaware  River;  not  over  $6,000. 
P.  BIANCO,  425  West  46th  Street,  New  York. 
FOR  SALE — Splendid  80-aere  farm,  Connecticut; 
best  soil;  newly  painted  house;  large  barns, 
chicken  house;  fully  stocked  and  equipped;  all 
in  good  condition;  abundance  water;  feldspar 
ridge;  fine  location;  ideal  home.  For  particu¬ 
lars  address  ADVERTISER  3278,  care  Rural 
New-Yorker. 
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F'OR  SALE — Poultry  farm,  in  greatest  Eastern 
poultry  district;  capacity  300  birds;  good 
house  and  barn;  $3,800;  $2,000  cash;  telephone 
and  electricity  available;  more  land  if  desired. 
JOSEPH  STAHL,  Toms  River,  N.  J. 
FOR  SALE — Ten  acres,  new  four-room  house, 
henhouse;  three  miles  from  staticn;  brook; 
fine  for  duck  or  chicken  farm:  price  $2,500;  will 
sell  very  cheap  for  cash.  MRS.  COURTIER, 
Chestnut  Street,  Lakewood,  N.  J. 
1285-ACRE  dairy  farm,  stock  and  tools,  $10,000 
worth  of  buildings;  well  located;  price  $6,500; 
easy  terms.  BOX  129,  Marathon,  N.  Y. 
AGED  COUPLE  must  sell  first-class  fruit  and 
truck  farm;  valuable  woodland:  small  dairy; 
a  beautiful  home.  Address  SHADYS1DE  FARM, 
Corry,  Pa. 
TO  LEASE — 50-acre  farm,  stock  and  implements 
complete;  immediate  possession;  references. 
Address  JOHN  RUSSELL,  Mount  Kisco,  N.  Y. 
GENTLEMAN'S  country  home  and  100-acre 
farm;  11-room  stone  house;  an  eight-room 
frame  farmer's  house;  barn  for  40  bead;  electric 
lights  in  all  buildings  except  farmer's  bouse; 
about.  114  acres  of  lawn  between  house  and 
road;  spruce  and  pine  shade  trees;  about  10 
acres  of  peach  and  apple  orchard;  36  cows, 
four  horses  and  all  implements  necessary  to 
work  farm;  on  new  State  highway,  16  miles 
from  Philadelphia:  price  $30,000  complete,  or 
will  sell  bare.  ADVERTISER  3289,  care  Rural 
New-Yorker. 
NEW  JERSEY  poultry  farm  and  hatchery,  fully 
equipped;  26  miles  from  New  York;  80  acres; 
seven-room  house,  electricity  and  running  water; 
25,000  incubating  capacity,  10,000  brooding 
capacity;  1,500  choice  White  Leghorn  hens,  800 
early-hatched  pullets;  price  $24,000;  half  cash. 
ADVERTISER  3296,  care  Rural  New'- Yorker. 
$500  DOWN  buys  60-acre  home,  with  tools;  no 
more  in  two  years.  BOX  311,  Lodi,  N.  Y. 
FOB  SALE— An  ideal  100-aere  poultry  farm. 
Address  0.  P.  TEACHER,  No.  Pomfret,  Yt. 
FOR  SALE — F'arm  or  country  home;  two  miles 
to  station;  high  elevation;  brook;  never-fail¬ 
ing  running  water  in  10-room  house  and  barns; 
two  horses,  some  machinery;  well  seeded; 
fenced;  plenty  wood;  150  acres  can  be  seen 
from  house.  C.  WEEKS,  Hillsdale,  Columbia 
Co.,  N.  Y. 
POULTRY  FARM  to  lease,  with  privilege  to 
buy;  47  acres  of  ground;  2,000  laying  hens, 
6,000  young  chicks;  10,000-egg  brooder  capacity, 
5,000-egg  new  Wishbone  incubator  and  other 
tilings  of  value;  excellent  opportunity  for  the 
right  party.  Inquire  for  particulars  M.  BUKACK, 
85  Columbia  Street,  Newark,  N.  J. 
WANTED — To  buy  good  farm,  towards  next 
Fall,  by  experienced  middle-uged  farmer,  at 
present  alone;  would  like  to  stay  and  work  on 
place  during  Summer.  ADVERTISER  3294, 
care  Rural  New-Yorker. 
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EXPERIENCED  poultrymau  desires  plant,  on 
main  road,  high  altitude,  well-drained  loca¬ 
tion,  Northern  Jersey  or  New  York;  give  dimen¬ 
sions  of  buildings.  ADVERTISER  32S8,  care 
Rural  New-Yorker. 
47  ACRES — All  level  land;  14  acres  good  tim¬ 
ber;  good  buildings;  eight  miles  north  of 
Myerstown,  Berks  Co..  Pa.  LIZZIE  F.  LING- 
ItELL,  Anacostia,  D.  C. 
FARM  of  534  acres  for  sale  in  Piedmont  section 
of  Virginia;  good  hay,  grain  and  stock  farm. 
BOX  160,  Louisa,  Va. 
FOR  SALE — Poultry  farm,  30  fertile  acres;  two 
miles  from  Pennington,  four  miles  from 
Princeton,  28  miles  from  Philadelphia,  40  miles 
from  New  York;  stone  road;  eight-room  levell¬ 
ing;  three  barns,  two  new  laying  houses,  1,500 
capacity  colony  houses,  3,400-egg  incubator,  760 
hens,  three  cows,  horses,  machinery;  $12,500. 
Address  CENTERVILLE  FARM,  Pennington, 
N.  J. 
F’OR  SALE— Thirty  acres  tillable  land;  42  min¬ 
utes  to  New'  York;  main  road;  sacrificed  for 
$5,006  cash.  ADVERTISER  3263,  care  Rural 
New-Yorker. 
Miscellaneous 
HOMES  WANTED — -There  is  no  greater  charity 
than  to  offer  a  home  to  a  friendless,  deserving 
boy  between  the  ages  of  7  and  12  years;  this 
is  real  charity,  and  we  earnestly  solicit  the  co¬ 
operation  of  Catholic  families  (New  York  State 
only).  Address  PLACING  OUT  BUREAU,  415 
Broome  Street,  New  York  City. 
PRACTICAL  NURSE  will  give  mother’s  care  to 
patient  with  lung  trouble  in  a  small  Catskill 
Mountain  house;  1,206  feet  elevation;  doctor’s 
orders  strictly  observed;  board  reasonable;  write 
full  particulars  in  first  letter.  CASE,  Deep 
Wood  Lodge,  West  Sliokan,  Ulster  Co.,  N.  Y. 
BOARD  WANTED  by  young  business  couple  for 
Summer  months,  within  commuting  distance 
from  New  York:  congenial  surroundings  and 
good  food  essential;  give  all  particulars  in  first 
letter.  N.  M.  SIMON,  90  Edgecombe  Avenue, 
New  York  .City. 
AMERICAN  Christian  family,  with  fine  farm 
home,  will  board  gentlemen  wishing  to  come 
to  country  to  rest.  ADVERTISER  3285,  care 
Rural  New-Yorker. 
MILK  CHOCOLATE— Made  at  our  dairy;  the 
best  you  ever  tasted;  box  of  120  pieces,  2  lbs. 
net,  postpaid,  for  $1;  stores  sell  this  for  $1.75; 
thousands  of  Rural  New-Yorker  readers  among 
my  well  satisfied  customers.  Are  you  one  of 
them?  Please  send  remittance  with  order.  R. 
W.  WIND,  Babylon,  I,.  I.,  N.  Y. 
SLEEP  on  an  Adirondack  balsam  pillow;  picked 
fresh;  flowered  cretonne  cover;  refreshing,  in¬ 
vigorating  and  soothing;  3-lb.  pillow,  $1.25; 
check  with  order.  HANNAH  PAYNE,  No.  2, 
Raquette  Lake,  N.  Y. 
HONEY  —  Pure,  extracted,  postpaid  first  three 
zones;  clover,  5  lbs.,  $1.25;  10  lbs..  $2.15; 
buckwheat,  5  lbs.,  $1;  10  lbs.,  $1.80;  satisfac¬ 
tion  guaranteed.  WALNUT  ORCHARD  FARM, 
Ithaca,  N.  Y. 
PURE  HONEY — Extracted;  40  lbs.  here,  clover- 
basswood,  $5.60:  buckwheat.  $4.80;  10  lbs., 
delivered  within  third  zone,  $2.05;  buckwheat, 
$1.80.  KAY  C.  WILCOX,  Odessa,  N.  Y. 
ALFALFA  F'OR  SALE— Several  cars  first  cut¬ 
ting  mixed  and  second  cutting  for  quick  ship¬ 
ment.  W.  A.  WITHROW,  Route  4,  Syracuse, 
N.  Y. 
WANTED — Good  Timothy  hay;  also  choice  sec¬ 
ond  cutting  Alfalfa  and  few  cars  rye  straw. 
JOHN  E.  MURRAY,  Seward,  N.  Y. 
HONEY — Finest  quality  clover,  5  lbs.,  $1.10;  10 
lbs..  $2;  buckwheat,  $1  and  $1.75;  posl paid. 
M.  BALLARD,  Itoxbury,  N.  Y. 
F’OR  SALE— Owen’s  No.  4  bean  thresher;  used 
one  week.  SHERMAN  T.  FEARING,  R.  f. 
D.,  Mattapoisett,  Mass. 
BEES — Produce  your  own  honey;  circular  free. 
VAN’S  HONEY  FARMS,  Hebron,  lud. 
APRONS — Pretty  percale  bungalow  aprons,  well 
made  in  attractive  styles,  $1.35  (postpaid). 
E.  STILSON,  R.  8,  Shelton,  Conn. 
I  OFFER  Alfalfa  in  carlots  at  a  reasonable 
price.  I.  C.  HAWKINS,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
HONEY  —  Onondaga  County  tine  extracted: 
clover.  5  lbs.,  $1.15;  10  lbs.,  $2;  buckwheat, 
3c  per  lb.  less;  postpaid;  try  a  pail;  you  will 
want  another:  member  F’arm  Bureau.  RANSOM 
F’ARM,  1316  Spring  St.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
CANDEE  Mammoth  incubator,  3,600-egg;  good 
as  new:  $300  for  quick  sale.  LAWRENCE- 
VILLB  LEGHORN  F’ARM,  Lawrenceville.  N.  J. 
WANTED- -Man  on  poultry  farm;  fair  wages 
and  good  treatment.  CODY  FARM,  I’enn 
Yan,  N.  Y. 
NEW  MAPLF3  SYRUP — Vermont’s  finest  qual¬ 
ity;  $2.25  gallon;  six  gallons,  $2.10;  sugar, 
10-lb.  pails,  $2.60;  guaranteed  pure;  order  to¬ 
day.  G.  L.  HOWARD,  Essex  Junction,  Yt. 
F’OR  SALE — Nine-foot  loom;  will  weave  small 
or  large  rugs.  CHAUNCEY  BULL,  Monroe, 
N.  Y. 
F’RESIJ  old  style  hop  yeast,  38  cents  per  package 
of  14  cakes,  postpaid.  H.  51.  WORSHAM. 
Seventy  Six,  Mo. 
DODD  &  ST  KUTJ1ERS  copper  cable  lightning 
rod.  1 .700  feet  and  fixtures,  $525,  BOX  160. 
Mariaville,  N.  Y. 
WANTED — Wagon  for  milk  delivery  route;  state 
condition  and  price.  BOX  312,  Itoxbury,  N.  Y. 
BEST  quality  maple  syrup,  $2.50  per  gallon  or 
$2.25  for  5  gallons.  CLAIR  WILKINS,  Pro< 
torsvijle,  Vt. 
F’OR  SALE  —  Stanchions  for  12  cows,  cream 
separator,  bottle  machine,  milk  cooler,  5  hp. 
boiler,  bottle  washer,  bottle  capper;  in  good 
condition;  make  offer;  must  be  sold.  JOHN 
WELTECK,  606  Seventh  Avenue.  College  Point. 
L.  I.,  N.  Y, 
BEES — Italians,  eight  colonies,  10-frame  hires. 
$12  each.  EVAN  JONES,  Route  6,  Trenton, 
N.  J. 
F’OR  SALE — Last;  run  maple  syrup;  excellent  for 
griddle  cakes;  $1.50  per’gallon.  W.  H.  WAR¬ 
REN,  North  Pomfret,  Vt. 
NAME  YOUR  FARM — Your  farm  name  lettered 
in  gold  leaf  on  blue  sanded  board  8  inches  by 
6  feet,  edges  beveled  and  gilded,  adds  distinction 
to  your  farm;  shipped,  prepaid,  $7;  satisfaction 
guaranteed;  other  styles  and  sizes  in  propor¬ 
tion.  Tell  us  what  von  need.  “We  know  how.” 
TH051PSON  SIGN  WORKS,  Thompson,  Ta. 
RHUBARB — Direct  from  our  gardens,  for  table 
or  canning,  10  lbs.  for  $1,  postpaid  3d  >110. 
SUNNY  BROOK  FARM,  Wintertou,  Sullivan 
Co.,  N.  Y. 
F’OR  SALE — 1922  two-row  60-inch  Avery  six- 
cylinder  motor  cultivator,  with  equipment; 
little  used:  fine  conditien.  L.  51.  YOI  NG. 
Orient,  N.  Y. 
When 
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