The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
729 
The  Henyard 
Ventilating  Flues  in  Henhouse 
There  seems  to  be  much  discussion  at 
present  among  poultrymen  as  to  the  best 
method  of  preventing  dampness  of  litter 
on  the  floors  of  poultry-houses.  Wooden 
floors  as  well  as  concrete  are  affected, 
and  even  where  either  kind  of  floor  is 
elevated  a  foot  or  more  above  the  level 
of  the  ground,  and  also  where  the  soil  is 
sandy.  Open-trout  houses  are  not  exempt 
from'  this  difficulty.  Many  advocate 
placing  flues  10  to  12  in.  sq.  and  extend¬ 
ing  18  in.  above  the  floor  up  a  few  feet 
above  the  roof ;  such  flues  being  placed 
10  to  15  ft.  apart  through  the  length  of 
the  house.  Have  any  of  your  readers 
used  such  flues,  and  if  so,  with  what  ef¬ 
fect  on  keeping  the  litter  dry?  M.  B.  p. 
Michigan. 
No;  the  dampness  of  a  properly  built 
poultry-house  floor  does  not  come  from 
beneath,  but  from  condensation  of  the 
moisture  in  the  air  of  the  building,  and 
this  moisture  comes  from  the  fowls’  bodies. 
The  floor  is  the  coldest  part  of  the  build¬ 
ing  and  moisture  will  naturally  condense 
there  when,  perhaps,  the  walls  are  free 
from  it.  Ventilating  flues  were  tried  out 
years  ago,  long  before  the  present  style 
of  open-front  house  was  popular.  They 
gave  way  to  open  windows,  not  proving 
as  successful  in  poultry -houses  as  similar 
flues  were  in  dairy  barns.  It  has  been 
found  that  a  hen  does  not  need  to  be  kept 
warm.  She  has  a  much  higher  tempera¬ 
ture  than  human  beings  and  a  far  better 
protective  covering  than  other  domestic 
animals,  unless  it  be  sheep.  A  hen,  how¬ 
ever,  needs  a  dry  atmosphere,  as  she  is 
very  subject  to  colds.  Except  in  ex¬ 
tremely  cold  weather,  temperatures  around 
zero  and  below,  the  hen  is  comfortable 
and  happy  when  the  air  inside  the  build¬ 
ing  is  as  cold  as  it.  is  outside,  provided 
only  that  it  is  as  dry,  and  the  best  way 
to  keep  it  as  dry  that  has  been  found  as 
yet  is  to  have  all  sides  of  the  building 
but  one  airtight,  and  that  one  as  open 
as  it  can  be  without  producing  direct 
drafts  upon  the  fowls.  This  is  the  “open- 
front”  system  of  ventilation,  and  an  open 
front  means  an  open  front,  not  openings 
covered  by  cloth  or  closed  whenever  the 
temperature  goes  a  little  lower  than  usual. 
at.  b.  d. 
Canker;  Whitewash;  Epsom  Salts  for 
Poultry 
1.  Would  you  describe  symptoms  and 
give  treatment .  or  remedy  for  canker  in 
poultry?  2.  What  is  a  good  formula  for 
mixing  whitewash  (for  interior  work 
only)  to  be  sprayed?  In  what  proportion 
should  crude  carbolic  acid  be  added  to 
whitewash?  3.  What  is  the  exact 
amount  of  Epsom  salts  to  be  placed  in 
drinking  water  for  poultry?  4.  Name  a 
good  reliable  book  on  feeds  and  the  feed¬ 
ing  of  poultry  for  egg  production.  I 
want  a  book  giving  accurate  formulae  of 
practical  poultrymen.  c.  B.  A. 
Bloomsburg,  Pa. 
developing  chick.  This  lack  of  vigor  may 
have  a  number  of  causes  behind  it,  mis¬ 
management  of  the  breeding  flock  being 
one  of  them.  Then,  too,  eggs  may  have 
been  kept  too  long  before  being  incubated, 
or  they  may  have  become  chilled,  or  they 
may  have  been  kept  where  it  was  too 
warm,  or  they  may  have  been  too  roughly 
handled. 
There  are  a  thousand  causes  of  weak 
fertility  and  lack  of  vigor.  They  cannot 
be  found  by  simply  noting  that  chicks 
die  in  the  shell.  There  is  also  the  pos¬ 
sibility,  not  to  say  probability,  that  some 
accident  to  or  mismanagement  of  the  in¬ 
cubator  during  the  three  weeks  of  its  run¬ 
ning  has  injured  the  developing  embryos. 
Who  shall  say?  m.  b.  d. 
Concrete  Floor  for  Brooder 
I  have  just  had  concrete  floor  put  in 
my  henhouse  and  it.  is  hard,  but  seems 
damp  all  the  time.  Uo  you  think  it  would 
be  safe  to  put  in  a  brooder  and  baby 
chicks?  __  P-  l.  ii. 
Brandenburg,  Ky. 
It  takes  some  little  time  for  a  con¬ 
crete  floor  to  become  perfectly  dry,  espec¬ 
ially  if  a  large  amount  of  water  has  been 
used  in  the  mixing  and  the  building  has 
been  kept  partly  or  wholly  closed.  If  this 
floor  is  sufficiently  dry  to  be  hard  and 
not  to  give  off  moisture  to  the  air  in  per¬ 
ceptible  amount,  it  seems  likely  to  me 
that  it  is  dry  enough  to  use.  It  must 
have  been  put  in  several  weeks  ago,  at 
least,  and  that  should  have  given  time  for 
drying  well.  Cover  the  floor  with  several 
inches  of  clean  dry  chaff  and  add  to  the 
value,  of  this  covering,  if  you  wish,  by  a 
light  layer  of  clean  loam.  The  loam  acts 
as  an  absorbent  of  droppings  and  it  good 
for  the  chicks’  feet.  The  loam,  of  course, 
should  be  beneath  the  chaff.  M.  B.  D. 
A  YOUNG  minister,  noted  for  his  jollity, 
was  dining  at  a  farmhouse  one  Sunday, 
and  when  he  received  his  plate  heaped 
with  roast  chicken,  remarked  facetiously: 
“Well,  here’s  where  that  chicken  enters 
the  ministry.”  “Hope  it  does  better  there 
than  it  did  in  lay  work,”  rejoined  the 
bright  boy  of  the  family. — Everybody’s 
Magazine. 
S.  C.  White  Leghorn  Pullets 
8  weeks  old . $1.00  each 
10  weeks  old .  1.20  each 
12  weeks  old .  1.40  each 
Order  small  lots  direct  from  this  ad. 
Write  for  prices  on  100  or  500  lots. 
Harrisonburg  Hatchery 
Box  B-214  Harrisonburg,  Virginia 
1.  Cankers  are  white  or  yellowish 
patches  that  appear  in  the  mouths  of 
fowls  suffering  from  roup,  fowl  diph¬ 
theria  and  some  digestive  disorders. 
Their  treatment  is,  in  general,  the  treat¬ 
ment  of  the  disease  by  which  they  are 
caused,  though  if  it  is  desired  to  make 
some  local  application  to  the  canker  it¬ 
self  it  may  be  touched  with  undiluted 
creolin  upon  a  small  cotton  swab. 
2.  Whitewash  for  interior  work  may 
be  made  by  slaking  stone  lime  with  hot 
water ;  carbolic  acid  may  be  added  in  the 
proportion  of  5,  about  one  pint  of  crude 
carbolic  acid  to  10  quarts  of  whitewash. 
Freshly-made  lime  whitewash  is  antisep¬ 
tic  in  itself,  and  carbolic  acid  does  not 
need  to  be  added  for  ordinary  use. 
3.  One  pound  of  Epsom  salts  added  to 
the  full  day’s  drinking  water  of  100 
fowls  is  about  the  right  quantity.  Give 
it  in  the  full  supply  of  drinking  water, 
not  in  a  limited  quantity. 
4.  “Feeding  for  Egg  Production,”  a 
bulletin  published  by  the  New  York  State 
College  of  Agriculture  at  Ithaca,  N.  Y., 
is  a  very  practical  and  useful  guide  for 
poultrymen.  This  will  doubtless  be  sent 
you  upon  application.  The  poultry  de¬ 
partments  of  other  State  agricultural  col¬ 
leges  also  publish  similar  bulletins  of 
value.  M.  B.  d. 
Chicks  Die  in  Shell 
I  have  been  having  trouble  with  hatch¬ 
ing  this  Spring.  My  eggs  have  been  test¬ 
ing  75  per  cent  fertile,  and  the  incubator 
has  been  running  according  to  directions. 
Chickens  have  started  to  hatch  on  the 
nineteenth  day  and  a  great  many  fully  de¬ 
veloped  chickens  picked  their  beaks 
through  the  shell  and  cracked  the  shell 
all  over,  but  the  skin  seems  to  be  tough 
and  rubbery,  and  prevents  the  chickens 
from  coming  out.  Is  there  anything  that 
can  be  done  to  prevent  this  loss? 
Bhinebeck,  N.  Y.  w.  M.  K. 
This  is  one  of  the  questions  that  will  be 
asked  most  frrequently  from  now  until 
the  hatching  season  is  over.  It  has  been 
the  complaint  of  incubator  users  since  the 
machines  were  invented.  “Why  do  my 
fully  developed  chicks  die  in  the  shell?” 
I  do  not  know,  but,  where  there  has  been 
no  fault  in  the  machine  or  its  operation 
throughout  the  hatch,  I  am  satisfied  that 
the  trouble  is  due  to  lack  of  vigor  in  the 
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. 
Big  discount  on  June  Chix.  Catalogue  on  request. 
WEST  MANSFIELD  POULTRY  FARM,  Box  40,  Attleboro.  Mass- 
S-  C.  White  Leghorn 
PULLETS 
8,  10  and  12  weeks  old,  bred  from  select  year¬ 
ling  stock.  Prices  reasonable. 
Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
HARD1M0NT  POULTRY  FARM.  Tom.  River,  N.  J. 
S.  C.  White 
Leghorns 
BABYCHICKS 
High  quality  stock  at  moderate  prices.  Capacity 
sold  to  old  customers  until  May  lath.  Nuf  Sed. 
Write  for  circular. 
HARRY  F.  PALMER  Middleport,  N.  Y. 
BABY  CHICKS 
REDUCED  PRICES 
Eight  varieties.  Write  for  circular  nml  price  list 
THE  RICHFIELD  HATCHERY,  G.  H.  Ehrenzeller,  Richfield.  Pa’. 
K  O  R  SALE 
Ten-Wks.-01d  Leghorn  Pullets  and  Cockerels 
Maplecrest  Poultry  Farm  Stockton,  N.  J. 
EGGS  FOR  HATCHING 
8.  C.  White  Leghorn.— New  York  State  certified— Males 
and  Females,  *12  per  hundred.  MICH. EL  UTAH,  Ucpsiit,  N.Y. 
S.  C.  Bull  Leghorns  &  ’rlV^t 
and  Ribbon  stock.  CECIL  E.  FRALEIGH,  Clermont,  N-  Y. 
,|pr*PV  Rlarlr  Riant*  Am  now  selling  this  year’s  breed' 
UCISeJ  Dlfll>K  Old II  IS  ing  stock  at  bargain  prices,  having 
raised  enough  chicks.  T.  H.  METTI.ER,  E»t  Millstone,  N.  i. 
Blngneck  Pheasant  Eggs  now  for  sale  from  healthy, 
II  unrelated  stock.  Highest  fertility.  Safe  delivery  guar¬ 
anteed.  *20  per  100.  June  delivery,  *1  S  per  100.  JOHN 
HLTI.KK.  Mtrkovsr  G.m.  Farm,  Hat  Qrs.nwich  Center,  R.  1. 
Baby  Chicki-Barrid  Hocks,  Usds,  KM?1": 
Write  for  circular.  Sent  prepaid.  Live  delivery  guaran¬ 
teed.  mime  POULTRY  FARM,  Marry  MitcMIl,  R.  I.  Millsrifsnn,  Pa 
' «*  0  Y- 
Note  Big  Reductions 
50,000  Ready  for  Immediate  Delivery,  May  15,  16,  17 
Owing  to  unusual  high  fertility  and  extra  big  hatches  we  can  offer  you  the  same  regular  high-quality 
Rosemont  chicks  from  our  free-range,  heavy-laying  flocks  of  pure-bred  fowls  at  striking  reductions. 
Per  26 
Per  50 
Per  100 
Per  500 
Per  1000 
White  and  Black  Leghorns . 
$7.50 
$15.00 
$72.50 
$140.00 
Brown  Leghorns  . 
8.50 
17.00 
82.50 
160.00 
Barred  Rocks  . 
9.00 
17.00 
82.50 
160.00 
Rhode  Island  Reds,  Anconas . 
9.00 
18.00 
85.00 
170.00 
White  Rocks  . 
10.00 
19.00 
90.00 
180.00 
Buff  Rocks  . 
11.00 
21.00 
.... 
Full  Count  and  Safe  Delivery'  by  prepaid  Parcel  Post  Guaranteed.  Order  direct  from  this  ad., 
enclosing  check  or  money  order.  Beautiful  Chick  Book  Free  on  request— ask  for  it  today. 
ROSEMONT  POULTRY  FARMS  A-  HATCHERY,  Drawer  4,  Rosemont,  Hunterdon  Co.,  New  Jersey 
Member  International  Baby  Chick  Association 
QUALITY  CHICKS 
ORDER  NOW— at  These  low  Prices 
1000 
$140  OO 
160.00 
170.00 
180.00 
Reductions  immediately  effective.  Prompt  deli veries-with  safe  arrival  of  full  count 
guaranteed—  postpaid  anywhere  in  U.  S.  A.  east  of  Mississippi  River.  Add  10c.  on  each 
hundred  or  less  for  special  delivery. 
White,  Black  or  Brown  Leghorns  .  . 
Barred  Rocks . 4.75 
R.  I.  Reds . 5.00 
White  Rocks  or  Anconas  .... 
Wh.  Wyandottes  or  Blk.  Minorca*  - 
Mixed  Chicks . 3,50  ... 
SPECIAL  MATING 
Mating  A  Wh.  Leghorns . 6  75  12.75  25.00  - 
Mating  B  Wh.  Leghorns . 5.50  10.50  20.00  95.00 
Barred  Rocks . .  -  -  6*00  H-OO  22.00  105.00 
Big  hatches  every  week  during  the  season.  Send  money  order,  check  or 
registered  letter.  Cannot  ship  C.O.D. 
w.  F.  HILLPOT  Box 
Member  International  Baby  Chick  Association 
2,5 
50 
$4.00 
$7.50 
4.75 
9.00 
5.00 
9.50 
S.25 
10.00 
6.75 
12.75 
3.50 
6.50 
loo 
$15.00 
17.00 
18.00 
19.00 
25.00 
12.00 
.500 
$72.50 
82.50 
87.50 
92.50 
122  SO 
57.50 
185.00 
190  OO 
FRENCHTOWN.  N.  J.  | 
Life  Member  American  Poultry  Association 
D  A  D  Y 
- - 
ALL  BREEDERS  NOW  ON  FREE  RANGE 
CHICKS  Send  your  order  to  the  Oldest  Hatchery  ,n  the  U.  S.”  We  assure  you  of 
prompt  shipment  safe  arrival  and  hill  count  of  chicks  that  are  pure  in 
breeding  and  healthy-easy  stock  to  start  and  raise.  The  following  prices  are  for  immediate  de¬ 
livery.  Shipping  dates:  May  15th,  17th,  23rd,  24th  and  29th. 
Per  II 
Per  100 
Per  50 
Per  25 
S.  C.  White  Leghorns . 
Rhode  Island  Reds . 
Barred  Plymouth  Rocks . 
White  Wyandottes . . . 
Black  Minorcas  and  White  Rocks 
$14.00 
$7.75 
$4.25 
17.00 
9.00 
5.00 
17.00 
9.00 
5.00 
20.00 
10.50 
5.75 
22.00 
11.50 
6.25 
Special  prices  on  larger  quantities.  All  shipments  prepaid  and  fully  guaranteed. 
Order  NOW  from  this  advertisement.  You  will  receive  first  quality  chicks  and 
prompt  service. 
PINE  TREE  HATCHERY,  Box  R,  Stockton,  New  Jersey 
Fresh  Air  Hatched  Chicks 
Scientific  induction  of 
pure  air  into  the  ma¬ 
chine  during  the  hatch¬ 
ing  period  produces 
chicks  with 
healthy  lungs 
and  so  are 
sturdy  and 
strong. 
These  are 
the  kind 
that  live  to1 
profitable 
maturity. 
Safe  arrival 
guaranteed 
by  the 
oldest  and 
largest  Hatchery 
in  New’  England. 
1,500,000 
Capacity 
FREE 
Beautiful 
Illustrated 
Book  and 
Price  List 
On  Request 
MANSFIELD  HATCHERY  CO. 
Mansfield,  Mass. 
TOCKTON 
Place  Your  Order  Now 
At  these  low  prices  for  May  16th, 
22nd  and  29th  deliveries.  We  fill  orders 
in  the  rotation  received.  Sendlyours  right 
now,  from  this  advertisement,  to  be  sure 
of  getting  prompt  shipment. 
10O  50  25 
S.c.  White  Leghorns... $14. 75  $7.75  $4  50 
Rhode  Island  Reds .  17.00  9.25  5  00 
Barred  Rocks .  17.00  9.25  5.00 
Black  Minorcas,  White  Rocks .  21.50  11  00  6.00 
Special  prices  on  600  or  more.  Catalog  free, 
rull  count,  safe  arrival  and  entire  satisfaction  guar¬ 
anteed. 
THE  STOCKTON  HATCHERY 
Box  Y 
Stockton,  New  Jersey 
CHICKS 
George  Phillips’  White  Leghorn  Chicks 
Shipments  every  Wednesday.  $17  per  100 
May  Hi;  $16  May  23;  then  lower  every  week  if 
ordered  now.  Postage  paid;  safe  delivery  guar¬ 
anteed.  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  contest  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  tiiree  years 
have  gone  to  old  customers.  Send  $2  per  100 
now,  balance  C.  O.  D. 
GEORGE  PHILLIPS,  R  25,  North  Haven,  Conn. 
White  Leghorn  Chicks 
strain,  mated  to  c  oc  k  e  r  e  1  s  from  Pennsylvania 
1  oultry  Yards.  Sons  of  Lady  Victory,  record  1222 
eggs  m  5  years,  20c  each,  Postage  Paid.  100%  live 
Guaranteed.  BISQUE  POULTRY  FARM,  So.  Oil  City,  Pa. 
CHICKS  Laying  st?””  Barred  Rocks 
15c;  mixed,  10c.  100%  delivery  guaranteed.  Parcel 
Post  prepaid  pamph.  R.  J.  EHRISMAN,  McAlisterville.Pa. 
prices  on  large  lots.  Order  'f romTii is ' ad vj" Safe 
delivery  guar.  FRANK  NACE,  McAlisterville,  Pa.  R.  2 
BLACK  JERSEY  GIANTS 
three  hens  and  cock  for  twenty-live  dollars 
Cock  bought  this  year  at  Madison  Square  show 
Discontinuing  breed.  0.  M.  VAIL,  Jr.,  Hinder.  N.  Y. 
JERSEY BLACK  GIANTS 
Select  hatching  eggs,  $5;  utility  stock,  $3  50.  Infer¬ 
tile  eggs  replaced.  Write  tor  prices  on  day-old 
chicks.  Z.  K.  COMSTOCK,  Fabius,  New  York 
BABY  CHIX  IsZZiil’fi. 
Barr  Rocks, 
-  ~  r, - ncuo  imj.  o.  C.  B.  L.  12c. 
Broilers.  Special  prices  on  large  lots.  Safe  delivery  guar¬ 
anteed.  Write  for  prices.  J.  N.  Nace,  MsAlistsrvlIIs,  P«. 
Ringneck  PHEASANTS 
Strictly  fresh  eggs  from  unrelated  stock.  Eee* 
$3.00  per  setting  of  12;  $20  per  100. 
Harry  M.  Frederick  Spotswood,  N.  J„ 
TIFFANY'S  SUPERIOR  CHICKS  lhat  LIVE 
Wyandottes,  Plymouth  Rocks  and  R.  I.  Reds 
MAMMOTH  PEKIN 
GIANT  ROUEN 
INDIAN  RUNNER 
ALDHAM  POULTRY  FARM  R.  34  PHOENIXVILLE.  PA. 
Hatching-  EGCS  °F,  ™rkeys.  ducks,  geese, 
XAdlt-lllllg  ILVjVxO  chickens,  guineas 
satisfaction  guaranteed.  Catalog  free.  Prices  low. 
H.  H.  FREED  -  Telford,  Pa. 
nn  kocks  and  R.  I.  Reds 
[DUCKLINGS 
For 
Sale 
CHIXSDUX 
Order  Now 
for  deliv¬ 
ery  any  time  yon  say.  TRIMMAL'S.  Rochester  Largtsl 
Chick  Dealers,  289-291  West  Main  St..  Rochester.  N.  V. 
BREEDERS  AND  HSGGS 
Chickens,  Ducks,  Geese,  Turkeys.  Catalogue  Free 
.Satisfaction  Guaranteed. 
H.  A.  SOLDER  Box  29  Sellersvllle,  Pa. 
P!?H  DUCKLINGS 
Hatching;  Eggs 
Price  List  Frkk 
PARDEE'S  PEKINS.lsltp.lt.  V 
HATCHING^GGS  PEKIN 
Liberal  Guarantee 
BEAUANDOT  DUCK  RANCH,  Sag  Harbor,  Lsnt  IsIsnO.  M.  Y, 
All  Chicks  Now  15c  w^o’tt^; 
“Park*”’  Bar  Rock,  “Owen”  S.  C.  Reds. 
None  better;  fully  guaranteed.  Send  cash  order. 
Prompt  del.  Bank  ref.  S.  W.  KLINE,  Middlecreek,  Pa. 
White.  Wuondnltoc  Hegal-Dorcas  strain.  Egg  prices  re- 
nniie  if  y  anuoiies  duced  to*i.5«— is;  *4— so;  *7.50—100. 
A  No.-l  stock  of  wonderful  layers.  R.  HILL.  Seneta  Fills,  N.  Y. 
FOR  SALE — White  Wyandottes — Barron’s  strain.  20 
Hens  and  one  Cockerel,  *50.  1.  ROY  CRANY,  Perish,  N.  Y. 
Want  to  buy  on*  hundred,  six 
to  eight  weeks  old.  State  breed 
and  price,  which  must  bo  low. 
Spring;  Brook  Farm,Croton-on-Hudson,N.Y. 
Jersey  Blue  Giant  Hatching  Eggs  »0pe"ifp?fcTon 
Sfty-hundred  lots.  Mrs.  Fred  Ellis,  Illgbtstowa,  H.  i. 
•WHITE  CHINESE  OOOSE  4E3GGS 
40c  each,  or  *4.56  per  doz.  Pure  Imported  Barron 
Leghorn  hatching  eggs.  *8  per  100. 
Pine  Hurst  Poultry  Farm,  Port  Royal,  Pa. 
I  arno  Clnnl#  F!,,e  Poultry,  Turkeys,  Geese.  Ducks, 
Ldlgo  01UUK  (JulneHx,  Bantams,  Pigeons,  Collies. 
Stock  and  eggs.  Catalog.  PIONEER  F  arms,  Telford,  Ps. 
Deautlful  Gold  Hack  Mammoth  Bronze  Turkey 
a*  Eggs  for  Hatching.  Selected  from  our  best  yards. 
THOMAS  REILY  -  Plymouth,  Mass. 
Bronze  Turkey  Hatehing  Eggs,  50c  each.  Insured. 
Postpaid.  AliNIE  WILHELM  Wrk.nth.am,  Maos. 
Pearl  Guinea  Eggs  sami  bi.  ■£%,. «... 
Trapnested  White  Leghorns.  Eggs,  $8  hundred 
..Chicks.  *16  hundred.  WERNER  BB08..  Mt.  Msriso,  H.f. 
