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The  Henyard 
THE  LONG  ISLAND  POULTRY  CONTEST 
Still  another  egg-laying  contest  is  to  be  re¬ 
corded  at  the  New  York  Institute  of  Applied  Ag¬ 
riculture,  at  Farmingdale,  Long  Island.  Fifty 
pens  of  pullets  and  three  pens  of  ducks  are  being 
tested.  This  is  the  third  year  of  the  test.  The 
first  year  pens  of  20  birds  were  established. 
The  second  year  these  pullets,  as  yearly  hens, 
were  used  as  breeders,  and  in  the  third  year  20 
pullets  from  these  breeding  pens  were  again 
tested.  The  plan  is  very  much  the  same  as  that 
developed  at  Vineland  and  in  Bergen  County, 
New  jersey.  Long  Island,  being  a  great  duck 
country,  it  was  natural  that  pens  of  ducks 
should  be  entered,  and  the  figures  below  show 
three  such  pens.  The  list  given  brings  the  rec¬ 
ord  up  to  June  19,  this  being  Bulletin  No.  33: 
BARBED  PLYMOUTH  ROCKS 
Week  Total 
Lewis  Fm,  Davisville,  R.  1 .  68  1780 
Lewis  Fm..  Davisville,  R.  1 .  72  1196 
Merle  E.  Newton,  E.  Aurora,  N.  Y.  76  1476 
Westbrook  Farm,  Oakdale,  L.  I....  39  1624 
E.  E.  Champion,  Bellport,  L.  I. . . .  80  1571 
WHITE  PLYMOUTH  ROCKS 
Torohill  Farm,  Monroe,  N.  Y .  76  1596 
Ellen  Day  Ranken,  Huntington,  L.  I.  84  1979 
S.  C.  RHODE  ISLAND  REDS 
0.  O.  Hayden,  Whitneyville,  Conn.  66  2233 
West  Neck  Farm,  Huntington,  L.  I.  62  2284 
Sand  Hill  Farm,  Huntington,  L.  I...  45  1318 
Sand  Hill  Farm,  Huntington,  L.  I...  57  1446 
J.  W.  Everitt,  Glen  Cove,  L.  1 .  55  1659 
ROSE  COMB  RHODE  ISLAND  REDS 
J.  W.  Everitt,  Glen  Cove,  L.  1 .  46  1895 
S.  C.  WHITE  LEGHORNS 
S.  P.  Ritzer,  Garden  City,  L.  I...  77 
Scott’s  I’ltry  Fm,  Toms  River,  N.  J.  77 
Scott’s  Pltry  Fm,  Toms  River,  N.  J.  74 
Mt.  Hope  Fm,  Williamstown,  Mass.  51 
Shady  Lane  Fm,  New  Canaan,  Conn.  69 
Melville  W.  L.  Fm,  Mellville,  L.  I.  81 
Tanglewood  Fm,  Moriches,  L.  1 .  84 
Lone  Oak  Pltry  Fm,  Babylon,  L.  I..  71 
Rockland  Co.  Pltry  Assn,  Congers, 
N.  Y .  80 
Mattituck  W.  L.  Fm,  Mattituck, 
L.  1 .  70 
Bellmore  Pltry  Fm,  Bellmore,  L.  I.  96 
Pine  Grove  Pltry  Fm,  C.  Moriches, 
L.  1 .  94 
John  Boshler,  Hempstetad,  L.  I....  49 
Willow  Grove  Pltry  Fm,  Bay  Shore, 
L.  1 .  46 
Toth  Bros.,  Wallingford,  Conn.  ...  72 
F.  J.  Loveland,  New  City,  N.  Y. ..  73 
Wm.  Lukert,  Moriches,  L.  1 .  80 
F.  G.  Crafts,  Centereach,  L.  1 .  57 
A.  B.  Hall,  Wallingford,  Conn .  74 
G.  C.  Feuerriegle,  Deer  Park,  L.  I.  65 
John  J.  Byrne,  Farmingdale,  L.  I. .  67 
Torohill  Fm,  Monroe,  N.  Y .  58 
Boulder  Fm,  Suffern,  N.  Y .  90 
G.  B.  Ferris,  Grand  Rapids,  Micli. . .  81 
G.  B.  Ferris,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. . .  75 
Saugertics  Fm,  Saugerties,  N.  Y _  68 
Heigl’s  Pltry  Fm,  Rocky  Rier,  Ohio.  83 
Pussy  Willow-  Eggs  Fm,  E.  Moriches, 
L.  1 .  78 
G.  W.  Egner,  Bayport,  L.  1 .  82 
F.  E.  Gay,  Wyandanch,  L.  1 .  74 
Benj.  Brow-er,  Hempstead,  L.  I _  66 
Kirkup  Bros.,  Mattituck,  L.  1 .  62 
Paul  Schlein,  Center  Moriches,  L.  I.  56 
A.  L.  Causse,  Jr.,  Toms  River,  N.  J.  62 
A.  L.  Causse,  Jr.,  Toms  River,  N.  J.  85 
S.  C.  ANCONAS 
R.  W.  Stevens,  Schuylerville,  N.  Y.  77 
Alfred  Trudel,  Rahway,  N.  J .  46 
DUCKS— PEKINS 
Roy  Pardee,  Islip,  L.  1 .  31 
Wm.  Lukert,  Moriches,  L.  1 .  13 
A.  J.  Hallock,  Speonk,  L.  1 .  21 
2123 
1960 
1610 
1774 
1962 
1881 
1805 
1595 
1869 
1716 
1520 
1492 
1599 
1620 
1924 
1715 
2074 
1441 
1636 
1685 
2218 
1493 
1847 
1850 
2063 
1850 
1586 
1607 
1715 
1610 
1664 
2092 
1668 
1823 
1655 
1670 
1433 
782 
571 
526 
Total 
3456  86882 
Coccidiosis 
Will  you  tell  us  about  coccidiosis,  its 
cure  and  prevention?  'What  is  catechu? 
Mow  is  it  used?  I  have  1,500  chicks, 
Leghorns  and.  Reds.  My  mortality  from 
rime  of  hatching  until  four  weeks  of  age 
has  been  iy2  per  cent  this  year.  After 
•that  age  they  begin  to  droop  and  die. 
Post-mortem  shows  lungs,  liver,  heart  in 
good  condition ;  intestines  filled  with  a 
yellow  fluid  ;  droppings  before  death  yel¬ 
low  and  liquid.  In  some  cases  heart  is 
soft  and  flabby  and  in  a  few  cases  liver 
has  been  spotted.  These  chicks  have 
good  dry  clean  quarters,  plenty  of  room 
and  heat,  shavings  for  litter  and  are  fed 
according  to  Cornell  methods.  There  is. 
no  sign  of  the  intestinal  worm.  Is  this 
coccidiosis?  The  chick  runs  were  plowed 
and  seeded  down  to  rye  last  Fall.  The 
rye  is  about  18  in.  high  now  and  rather 
tough.  Could  this  cause  the  trouble. 
The  R.  N.-Y.  some  time  ago  advertised 
the  use  of  semi-solid  buttermilk,  provided 
it  could  be  purchased  at  three  cents  per 
pound.  I  am  paying  12  cents  per  pound 
at  present,  purchased  in  large  quantities; 
for  smaller  quantities,  it  is  15  cents  per 
pound.  A.  J.  n. 
New  York. 
cous  membranes,  being  usea  in  some 
watery  diarrhoeas.  The  extract  is  not 
soluble  in  water,  but  a  tincture  that  is 
soluble  is  made  from  it.  The  dose  rec¬ 
ommended  as  a  preventive  of  the  ravages 
of  coccidia  is  one  teaspoon  to  each  three 
gallons  of  drinking  water,  given  con¬ 
tinuously  in  the  drinking  water.  I  have 
never  used  it,  and  cannot  say  from  per¬ 
sonal  experience  what  its  value  is.  All 
that  I  can  do  is  to  pass  along  the  recom¬ 
mendation  of  the  authorities,  in  the  hope 
that  their  faith  in  the  drug  is  justified. 
M.  B.  D. 
Gapes  and  Sore  Eyes 
I  have  about  50  Black  Jersey  Giants; 
•they  are  now  about  five  weeks  old.  They 
seem  to  be  strong  and  lively,  but  I  am 
losing  them  with  gapes.  I  lost  seven  in 
one  week.  They  are  raised  with  a  brooder. 
Can  you  tell  me  what  causes  the  gapes, 
and  what  to  do  to  cure  them?  Some 
have  sore  eyes;  what  could  I  do  for 
them?  B.  a.  s. 
New  Jersey. 
Gapes  are  caused  by  the  presence  of 
small  worms,  gapeworms,  in  the  wind¬ 
pipes  of  the  affected  chicks.  These  are 
picked  up  from  old  infected  soil  where 
chickens  have  been  kept  for  years,  being 
often  f  und  within  em-th  worms.  The 
minute  eggs  or  embryos  may  be  swal¬ 
lowed  with  food  or  drink  and  soon  de¬ 
velop  within  the  chick’s  digestive  appar¬ 
atus  and  find  their  way  to  the  windpipe, 
where  they  fasten  themselves  and  Jb- 
struct  breathing.  Gapes  should  be  pre¬ 
vented  by  raising  chicks  on  new  ground, 
keeping  them  away  from  turkeys,  which 
often  harbor  the  worms,  confining  them 
during  showers  or  while  the  dew  ia  upon 
the  ground  and  earth  worms  come  to  the 
surface.  When  a  chick  displays  the 
symptoms  of  difficult  i-espiration  because 
of  the  presence  of  the  worms,  a  feath  *r 
stripped  of  its  web,  except  a  small  tuft 
at  the  end,  may  be  moistened  in  kerosene 
and  gently  inserted  into  the  windpipe 
and  turned  while  being  withdrawn  to 
loosen  any  worms  present.  A  loop  of 
horsehair  may  joe  used  in  the  same  wav. 
Care  and  gentleness  are  necessary  to 
avoid  injuring  the  delicate  membrane  of 
the  parts.  Medicating  the  drinking  wa¬ 
ter  with  15  grains  of  salicylic  acid  to 
the  quart  is  recommended  as  a  preventive 
also.  Sore  eyes  may  be  bathed  in  a 
solution  of  boric  acid,  one  ounce  to  the 
quart  of  soft  water.  M.  B.  D. 
Hens  Without  Range;  Parking  Cars 
1.  What  ration  should  laying  hens 
have,  where  they  are  retained  the  year 
round  in  a  sanitary,  well-ventilated  hen¬ 
house?  No  range  is  available.  What 
would  you  say  wrong  with  hens,  one  year 
old,  that,  when  kept  in  quarters  as  above 
described,  began  to  dump  around,  lose 
appetite,  turn  pale-faced  and  combs  fade, 
sometimes  turning  yellowish  color  and 
dirty  in  appearance?  These  hens  have 
whitish  discharge.  2.  Can  I  control  the 
nuisance  of  parking  cars  where  I  own  the 
land  adjoining  road,  and  where  deed  calls 
for  land  to  center  of  right  of  way? 
Great  Valley,  N.  Y.  m.  f.  p. 
1.  Supply  these  hens  with  green  food, 
to  take  the  place  of  that  found  upon 
range  ;  otherwise  feed  them  as  you  would 
when  on  range.  An  autopsy  upon  these 
fowls  would  probably  reveal  an  enlarged 
liver  and  other  evidences  of  diseased  di¬ 
gestive  organs. 
2.  My  understanding  of  the  highway 
law  is  that  any  public  highway  may  be 
used  for  purposes  of  travel,  without  re¬ 
striction  upon  the  part  of  the  adjoining 
owners  of  property,  and  I  presume  that 
parking  cars,  to  an  extent  not  interfering 
with  traffic,  would  be  considered  proper 
use  of  a  highway.  Village  streets  are 
sometimes  forbidden  to  parked  cars,  but 
this  is  by  local  ordinance.  For  other 
than  highway  purposes,  the  adjoining 
owner  controls  the  road  to  its  center. 
m:.  b.  d. 
Trouble  With  Turkey 
Coccidiosis  is  a  disease  caused  by  a 
small  organism  of  microscopical  size, 
called  a  coccidium.  This  organism  is 
widely  spread  and  is  carried  by  birds, 
pigeons,  affected  fowls,  and  such  small 
animals  as  rabbits,  mice  and  rats.  It  is 
found  in  the  intestines  of  affected  ani¬ 
mals  and  is  spread  by  the  soiling  of 
food,  water,  litter,-  etc.,  by  intestinal  dis¬ 
charges.  Old  fowls  have  considerable 
power  of  resistance  to  this  organism  and 
may  become  chronic  carriers  of  it,  with¬ 
out,  themselves,  succumbing.  _  Young 
birds  may  die  soon  after  infection  with 
a  diarrhoeal  discharge  that  may  be 
bloody  and  the  general  symptoms  of 
weakness  and  exhaustion.  An  autopsy  is 
likely  to  reveal  redness  and  thickening 
of  the  intestinal  walls,  and  the  blind 
pouches  of  the  intestines  distended  by  a 
yellowish,  pasty  mass.  Whitish  or  yel¬ 
lowish  spots  and  nodules  may  also  be 
found  in  the  liver  and  lungs. 
Catechu,  which  is  the  ordinarily  rec¬ 
ommended  preventive,  is  an  extract  from 
the  plant  Acacia  Catechu.  Its  use  in 
medicine  is  as  an  astringent  to  the  mu¬ 
(Will  you  please  send  me  information 
about  raising  turkeys?  iWe  have  some 
about  four  weeks  old  and  have  not  lost 
any  until  now.  They  get  weak  and  stag¬ 
ger  and  then  they  die.  g.  m. 
Pennsylvania. 
Young  turkeys  are  fed  as  chicks  are, 
sour  milk  from  the  start,  and  in  ample 
quantity  being  one  of  the  best  foods. 
Finely  cracked  grains,  when  young, 
green,  stuff,  and  other  such  foods  as  are 
used  in  chick  feeding  are  suited  to  poults, 
but  no  method  of  feeding  yet  discovered 
has  succeeded  in  preventing  the  occur¬ 
rence  of  “blackhead,”  from  which  your 
poults  are  probably  dying.  The  remedy 
that  now  seems  to  offer  the  most  hope  is 
powdered  ipecac.  It  is  recommended  that 
this  be  fed  twice  weekly,  in  the  amount 
of  one  teaspoon  to  each  20  birds,  in  a 
soft  mash,  feeding  both  young  and  old. 
If  this  does  not  prove  successful  in 
preventing  blackhead,  we  know  of  noth¬ 
ing  that  will,  and  we  should  try  it  thor¬ 
oughly  if  attempting  to  raise  a  flock. 
M.  B.  D. 
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