936 
W*  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
July  7,  1923 
S.  C.  White  Leghorn 
Pullets — 3,000 
February  to  May  hatched,  1,000, 
from  trap-nested  dams. 
COLUMBIA  POULTRY  FARM,  Toms  River,  N.  J. 
For  Sail— At  Once-  700  ^SictVoe#^^ 
S.  C.  While  Leghorn  Hens  breeding 
stock;  erased  quality;  some  trapnested.  14  pens 
of  special  stock  at  fair  prices.  Write  your  wants. 
MOUNTAIN  VIEW  POULTRY  FARM.  Rutland.  Vermont 
SALE  S.  C.  W.  Leghorn  Pullets 
Twelve  week  old.  Bred  for  vigor  and  heavy  laying. 
MAPLECREST  POULTRY  FARM  Stockton,  N.  J. 
8-10-Wks.-Old  Pullets 
Barred  Rocks,  Reds,  White  Wyandottes,  S1.25 — 
31.50  each.  RIVERDALE  POULTRY  FARM,  Riverdale.  N.  J. 
S.  C.  WHITE  LEGHORN  PULLETS 
8  to  10  wks.  old.  Bred  from  Tom  Barron's  Selected 
Breeding  Pens.  Raised  on  free  range.  Prices  reason¬ 
able.  Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
VINEYARD  POULTRY  FARM,  Inc.  M.luoh.n,  N.  J. 
ALL  CHICKS  NOW  10c 
“Martin”  W.  Wyandottes,  “Park's  "Barred  Rock,  Mixed 
8c.  None  better.  Fully  guaranteed.  Send  cash  order 
Prompt  delivery.  Bank  ref.  I.  W.  KUNE,  Middlacraak,  P* 
PU!e  Barred  Rocks,  11c;  Reds,  12c;  W.  Leghorns,  Sic; 
uIHa  Mixed,  To.  100%  guaranteed.  Order  from  adv.  or 
circular  free.  Twin  Hatchery,  M cAlistervllle,  Pa. 
Baloy  Cilia:  7c  and  Up 
Get  Johnson’s  reduced  prices  on  chicks  for  July,  Au¬ 
gust  and  September.  Grand  catalogue  and  price  list 
free.  JOHNSON’S  HATCHERY,  Xckesburg,  Pa. 
CHICKS  From  Heavy  Laying  Flocks 
Barred  Rocks,  10c  ;  Reds,  11c,  and  Mixed,  Be.  100% 
guaranteed.  Circular  free.  B.  W.  AMEY,  Cocolamus,  Pa 
BABY  CHICKS 
S.  C.  W.  Leghorns,  8c  ;  Barred  Rock,  10c;  Red, 
ilc;  Mixed,  7c.  Special  prices  on  large  lots.  Safe 
delivery  guaranteed.  C.  P.  LEISTER,  McAlisterville,  Pa. 
niiimrc  S.  0.  White  Leghorns,  10c  each;  Barred 
I  H  i  K\p.  Rocks,  12c  each;  Mix  Chix,  8c ;  Heavy 
blUVUU  extra  select,  9c  each.  500  lots  Hi  cent 
less.  Prepaid.  Safe  arrival  and  satisfaction  guar¬ 
anteed.  THE  CYCLONE  HATCHERY,  Millerstown,  Fa. 
(  S.  C.  W.  and  Brown  Leghorns, 
9c.  Barred  Rocks,  11c ; 
I  Reds,  12c  and  Mixed,  8c. 
100%  Guar.  Order  from  this  adv.  or  write  for  circular. 
WM.  NACE  -  McAlisterville,  Fa. 
CHICKS 
DAY-OLD  OHICKS 
White  and  Brown  Leghorns.  10c  each.  Buff  Leg¬ 
horns.  13c  each.  Black  Mitiorcas,  14c  each.  100%  live 
arrival  guaranteed  ECLIPSE  FARMS,  Selinsgrove,  Pa. 
Reduced  Prices  on  Chicks 
White  and  Brown  Leghorns,  8c;  Reds,  10c;  Broilers,  7c. 
Write  for  circular.  KHANK  HI, PH,  New  Washington,  Ohio 
J.Ue  Feb.  March,  April  Pullets,  Cocker- 
n niTB  n  jfanOOiTO  els.  Also  2-4-6-wks  old  chicks  Cata¬ 
logue  Free.  BOW'OEN,  Wyandotte  Specialist,  Mansfield,  Ohio 
While  Wyandotte,  R.I.  Red,  Barred  Rock 
yearling  hens  laying,  fine  utility  fowls,  $2.50  each. 
RIVERDALE  P0UITRY  FARM  Box  265  Riverdale,  N.  J. 
Largi 
Stock 
Fine  Poultry,  Turkeys,  Geese.  Bucks, 
Guineas,  liantams,  Pigeons,  Collies, 
and  eggs.  Catalog.  PIONEER  FA HM8,  Telford,  Fa. 
e Slock 
BREEDERS  AND  EGGS 
Chickens,  Ducks,  Geese,  Turkeys.  Catalogue  Free. 
Satisfaction  Guaranteed. 
H.  A.  SOUDER  Box  29  Seltersvllle,  Pa. 
PARDEE'S 
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DUCKLINGS 
Hatching  Eggs 
Price  List  Free 
PARDEE'S  PEKINS.niis.N-T 
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BEAUANDOT  DUCK  RANCH,  Sag  Harbor,  Lon*  Islind.  N.  ¥. 
Beautiful  Gold  Back  Mammoth  llronze  Turkey 
Egge  for  Hatching.  Selected  from  our  best  yards. 
THOMAS  REIIaY  -  Plymouth,  Mass. 
Bob  White,  Hungarian  Partridges 
Wild  Turkeys,  Pheasant!, Quail,  Rabbits,  Deer,  etc. 
for  stocking  purposes, 
Fancy  Pheasants,  Peafowl,  Cranes,  Storks,  Swans. 
Ornamental  Ducks  and  Geese.  Bears,  Foxes,  Rac¬ 
coon,  Squirrels,  and  all  kinds  of  birds  and  animals, 
WM.  J.  MACKENSEN.  Naturalist.  Dept.  10,  Yardley,  Pa 
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Single  Comb 
White  Leghorn  Pullets 
8-10-12  Week  Old 
Ready  to  Lay  Pullets 
With  the  production  bred  in  them 
through  years  of  trapnesting  and  pedi¬ 
gree  breeding. 
We  not  only  CLAIM  to  have  the  GOODS, 
but  a  visit  to  our  plant,  where  you  can 
see  the  parent  stock  and  young  chicks 
of  all  ages  growing,  will  convince  you 
that  we  have  the  STOCK  you  want. 
Not  only  for  next  FALL  egg  production 
but  for  your  future  breeding  stock. 
Pullets  ready  for  delivery. 
Eigenrauch  &  DeWinter 
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Dept.  W. 
Red  Bank,  N.  J. 
White  Leghorn  and  R.  I.  Red  Pullets 
FOR  SALE 
Birds  8  weeks  old  $1.75, 12  weeks  at.  $2.00,  16  weeks  at  $2.25 
each.  Hens  from  breeding  pens  $2.50  to  $3.00  each ;  a  few 
cocks  $5.00  to  110.00  each.  Booking  orders  for  Fall  deliv¬ 
ery  on  cockerels  and  ready-to-lay  pullets.  Closing  out 
sale  of  White  Wyandottes,  White  and  Barred  Rocks, 
some  choice  birds,  all  laying.  Order  from  this  ad.  and  if 
not  pleased  return,  and  money  refunded. 
T.  R.  THOMAS 
“  The  Maples  ”  '  Bristol,  Vermont 
Mattituck  White  Leghorn  Farm 
Baby  Chicks  from  Barron  strain 
Certified  stock.  Large,  vigorous  hens  on  free 
range.  Mated  only  to  cockerels  which  are  cer¬ 
tified.  Chicks  every  Thursday  at  $12.00  per  100. 
$50  per  500 
Beginning  week  June  25th,  $10  per  100 
Member  N.  Y.  S.  C.  P.  C.  A.  Circular. 
A.  H.  PENNY  -  Mattituck,  L.  I.  -  LOVELL  GORDON 
S.  C.  WHITE 
LEGHORN  PULLETS 
10  weeks  old,  for  June  and  July  delivery.  Good,  vig¬ 
orous  free  range  stock,  bred  for  heavy  egg  produc¬ 
tion.  W1.25each.  Lower  prices  on  large  orders. 
FISHER  BROS.  -  Atlantic,  Pa. 
A  There  will  be  a  shortage  over  the 
country  of  good  pullets  this  Fall. 
Bill  I  BTT  Buy  now.  We  have  1,500  wonderful 
■  •  12-\vk.-old  S.  C.  White  Leghorn  Pul- 
PAMINP  lets.  Great  value  at  #1.50  each. 
■  1 1*  E-  Here’s  where  you  get  QUALITY. 
R0SE6LEN  FARM  -  East  Stroudsburg,  Penn. 
VF  API  twr  UUMC  WHITE  WYANDOTTES 
I E.  AKLiNb  nLINo  Rhode  island  reds 
SI. 50  each.  Anconas,  $1.25  each.  White  Leghorns, 
SI  each.  White  or  Black  Leghorn,  8,  10  and  12- 
wks.  pullets,  August  and  September  delivery,  $1, 
$1  25  and  SI  .50  each.  IDYLDELL  FARM,  Wolcott,  New  York 
J.  Bl.  Giant  Summer  Special 
35  year-old  mother  hens,  with  their  broods  of 
5-week-old  chicks  of  from  10  to  16  each.  Hens. 
$4;  Chicks,  $1.25  each.  Delivered  prepaid. 
With  each  brood  a  12-wk.-old  cockerel,  free, 
unrelated  to  hen  and  brood.  Send  for  circular. 
C.  J.  VAN  AKEN  -  Chester,  N.  J. 
TERSE  YIE3  LACK  <31- 1 A  NTS 
America’s  Premier  heavy-weight  Fowl.  Fast  grow¬ 
ers;  Heavy  layers;  Yellow  skin.  Free  descriptive 
Catalog  and  Price  List.  C.  M.  PAGE  t  SONS,  B«i  1H  Betroar,  N.  J. 
CHICKS  Laying  Strain  BarredRocks 
12c  ;  mixed,  Be.  100%  delivery  guaranteed.  Parcel 
Post  prepaid  pampli.  R.  J.  EHRISMAN,  McAlisterville,  Pa. 
Parks’  Strain  Barred  Rock  Pullets  sTrTfn 
Red  Pullets,  4  mos.  old.  GEORGE  MINTO,  Walden,  N.  Y. 
FHA.TJCA.I8’  HOCKS 
Breeders,  Cocks.  March,  April  and  May  hatch.  Cocker¬ 
els  and  pullets  for  sale.  Hatching  eggs  half  priee. 
JULES  F.  FRANCAIS  Wailhampton  Beach,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 
CEDARHURST  POULTRY  FARM 
HiehGrad.  S.  C.  Inconas-S.  C.  W.  Laglmrns 
RAHWAY  -  NEW  JERSEY 
ANCONAS  (Single  Comb)  breding  unequaled.  Official 
records  and  winnings.  Chicks  now  $18  and  $15.75—100. 
Circulars.  Earle  8.  Wilson,  ■•<  417,  Hammond,  N.Y. 
OELLULOID  3L.EG  SANDS 
Cull  your  flock;  band  good  layers;  eliminate  loafers  that 
ate  your  profits.  Green,  Black,  Yellow,  Pink.  Sixty 
cents  hundred,  postpaid.  Mention  breed  of  fowl. 
COLONIA.L,  ART  CO.  -  Westfield,  Mass. 
PULLETS 
PORTER’S  CERTIFIED  WHITE  LEGHORNS 
The  Egg  Producers— The  Business  Hens. 
Thousands  of  excellent  April-hatched  pullets  now 
ready  for  delivery. 
Our  Leghorns  are  layers  of  large  chalk-white  eggs. 
Our  pullets  are  bred  especially  for  egg  production 
and  size. 
They  are  pullets  of  Ideal  type  with 
long  bodies  ajid  wide  backs. 
Stock  sold  on  a  safe  delivery,  entire  satisfaction, 
money  back  guarantee. 
Send  for  interesting  illustrated  free  booklet. 
Come  and  see  one  of  the  best  modern  plants,  which 
is  located  on  a  hundred-acre  fruit  farm.  Free 
range  ;  no  fences. 
N.  Y. 
FARLEY  PORTER,  Box  5W,  SODUS, 
EGG-LAYING  CONTEST 
Bergen  County,  N.  J..  Egg  Contest 
This  contest  Is  held  at  Emerson,  N.  J.,  under 
control  of  New  Jersey  State  Experiment  Station. 
There  are  100  pens,  each  with  20  pullets.  This 
is  the  third  (pullet)  year  of  this  contest. 
Week  ending  June  12,  1923: 
B.  P.  BOCKS 
C.  W.  Brown.  N.  J . 
J.  A.  Craig.  N.  J . 
Etjon  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J . 
Harry  IT.  Ober,  N.  J . 
Lewis  Farm,  R.  I . 
Roselawn  Farm,  N.  J . . . 
W.  P.  ROCKS 
S.  Bradford  Allyn,  Mass . 
Roy  M.  Lynch.  N.  J . 
James  F.  MacDonald,  Mass . 
WHITE  WYANDOTTES 
Barr’s  Knobby  Stone,  Pa . 
Central  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J .  61 
E.  C.  Condlct  &  Son,  N.  J . 
August  Weiss,  N.  J . 
R.  C.  R.  I.  REDS 
The  Boola  Farm,  N.  J . 
S.  C  R.  I.  REDS 
H.  W.  Collingwood.  N.  J . 
Henry  P.  Walker,  Mass . 
C.  Reed  Ferguson,  N.  J . 
Fred  C.  Nixon,  N.  J . 
Howard  G.  Taylor,  Jr.,  N.  J . 
R.  W.  Tracy,  N.  J . 
Underhill  Brothers,  N.  J . 
CAM  PINES 
Mrs.  B.  W.  Brainard,  N.  Y . 
ANCONAS 
Just-A-Mere  Poultry  Farm,  N  J... 
E.  Dittmar,  N.  J  . 
Solomon  Iiichman,  N,  J . 
LEGHORNS 
Tanglewold  Farm,  N,  Y . . 
Beck  Egg  Farm,  N.  J . 
J.  W,  Bottcher,  N.  J . 
Broad  Acres  Farm,  Conn . . 
Broad  View  Farm,  N.  J . 
A.  L.  Causse.  Jr-,  N.  J . 
Cranberry  Brook  Farm.  N.  J . 
J.  S.  Cray  &  Son.  N,  J... . 
Harold  W.  Davis,  N.  J . 
Alex  Eichenbaum,  N.  J .  104 
Eigenrauch  &  I)e  Winters,  N.  J., .. 
Pinehurst  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J .  84 
Mattie  H.  Eppele,  N.  J . . 
Geo.  B.  Ferris,  Mich . 
Richard  B’ranke,  N,  J . 
Greendale  Farm.  N.  Y . 
Chas.  E.  Grove,  Del . 
Leo  A.  Grouten,  Conn . 
Henry  E.  Heine,  N.  J . .  77 
John  J.  Heerdt,  N,  J . 
The  Hoehn  Farm,  N.  Y . 
A,  B.  Hall,  Conn . 
Hollywood  Farm.  Wash .  115 
Frank  L.  Hugus,  N.  J . 
Sami,  Johnston,  N.  J . 
George  C.  Johnson,  N.  J . 
The  Ohio  Poultry  Farm,  Ohio . 
Robert  O.  Knapp,  N.  Y . 
Jay  D.  Lester,  N.  Y . 
Francis  F.  Lincoln,  Conn .  104 
Lion  Head  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J .  72 
Harold  W,  Lyle,  N.  J . 
Marquis  &  Wagner,  N.  Y. . 
Herbert  O.  Maxham,  R.  I  . 
Meadowedge  Farm.  N.  Y . 
Mercer  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J . . 
Fred  J.  Mathews,  N.  J .  54 
Oakdale  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J . 
Samuel  Niece  &  Son,  N.  J . 
S,  Olsen,  N,  J . 
Pinewood  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J .  75 
Manning  Potts,  N.  J . 
Queensbnry  Farm,  N.  J . 
Rapp’s  Leghorn  Farm,  N.  J . 
Columbian  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J  . .  58 
John  K.  Roessner,  N.  J . 
Rosehill  Farm,  N.  J . 
Rosewood  Leghorns,  N.  J . 
J.  W.  Schreib,  N.  Y . 
Shadowbrook  Farm,  Conn . . 
A’  E.  Spear,  N,  J .  84 
Spring  Lake  Farm,  N.  J . 
John  G.  Simmonds,  N.  J . . 
Matthew  Stothart,  Jr.,  N,  J  .  105 
Willis  E.  Stryker,  N.  J .  97 
Sun  View  Farm,  N.  J . 
Wallace  S.  Suydam,  N,  J . 
Tom’s  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J . 
J.  R.  Van  Houten,  N.  J . 
Gustav  Walters,  N.  J . 
John  F.  Wehrell,  N.  J . 
Westwood  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J . 
James  Whetsel,  N.  J . 
White  Cloud  Farms,  N.Y . 
Wilburtha  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J . 
8.  C.W.  LEGHORN  N.  J.  ASSN 
Atlantic  Co.  M.  P.  A . 
SCW  LEGHORN  ENTRIES 
Bergen  Co.  Poultry  Assn . 
R.  I.  REDS 
Bergen  Co  Poultry  Assn . 
8  C  W LEGHORN 
Burlington  Co.  Poultry  Assn . 
R.  I.  REDS 
Burlington  Co.  Poultry  Assn . 
S.  C.  W.  LEGHORN 
Hammonton  Poultry  Raisers’ Assn... 
Hunterdon  Co.  Poultry  Assn . 
Middlesex  Co.  Poultry  Assn . 
Ocean  Co.  Poultry  Assn  . 
Vineland  Poultry  Assn  . 
Week  Total 
76 
1515 
64 
1856 
104 
2409 
56 
1691 
28 
1151 
72 
1232 
99 
2519 
96 
1327 
98 
2352 
66 
1670 
61 
1720 
70 
1511 
84 
1763 
46 
1651 
82 
2301 
66 
1941 
76 
2230 
62 
1805 
62 
1435 
62 
1746 
59 
1759 
101 
1634 
95 
1994 
78 
1496 
102 
2338 
85 
2076 
87 
2204 
101 
2005 
70 
1711 
91 
2163 
82 
2392 
83 
2001 
81 
2545 
96 
1802 
104 
2318 
69 
1497 
84 
1769 
98 
2181 
102 
2373 
96 
2442 
76 
2115 
91 
2159 
103 
2122 
77 
1361 
93 
2377 
98 
2507 
84 
1835 
115 
2727 
92 
2342 
103 
2242 
97 
2282 
84 
2132 
102 
2033 
93 
2040 
104 
2186 
72 
2371 
92 
2510 
88 
2137 
105 
1838 
92 
2048 
85 
2111 
54 
2175 
89 
1843 
90 
2199 
89 
2039 
75 
1894 
123 
2734 
70 
1864 
84 
1862 
58 
1823 
78 
1774 
78 
1908 
97 
2204 
95 
2191 
82 
1971 
84 
2341 
89 
2342 
100 
2672 
105 
1997 
97 
2252 
108 
2145 
88 
2568 
103 
2351 
76 
1873 
92 
2108 
84 
1937 
91 
1922 
84 
2120 
89 
2134 
92 
2441 
3N. 
82 
2058 
:s 
100 
2452 
75 
2047 
104 
2051 
79 
2008 
100 
2104 
17 
2479 
101 
2328 
86 
2170 
95 
2274 
8683 
205660 
Meeting  of  Baby  Chick  Association 
All  lines  of  humanity  are  now  being 
organized  except,  it  may  be,  certain  lines 
of  agriculture.  At  any  rate,  organization 
is  going  strong  among  business  people. 
We  have  organizations  of  undertakers, 
and  also  of  those  who  manufacture  baby 
carriages.  In  fact,  all  lines  of  work  are 
coming  together.  That  is  particularly 
true  of  the  poultry  business.  Perhaps 
there  are  more  organizations  of  poultry- 
men  than  will  he  found  in  any  other  line 
of  farm  production.  It  may  not  be  gen¬ 
erally  known  that  there  is  such  an  or¬ 
ganization  as  the  International  Baby 
Chick  Association.  It  will  hold  its  eighth 
annual  convention  at  the  New  Ebbitt 
House,  Washington,  D.  C.,  on  August  9 
and  10.  Quite  an  elaborate  program  has 
been  prepared,  and  it  appears  to  coyer 
practically  every  phase  of  the  baby  chick 
business.  Many  ,  of  us  fail  to  realize  the 
immense  size  of  this  branch  of  poultry 
culture.  'It  has  been  wonderfully  devel¬ 
oped  of  late  years,  until  it  ranks  as  one 
of  the  standard  lines  of  poultry  keeping. 
Surely  anyone  who  is  interested  in  the 
production  of  little  chicks  would  do  well 
to  consider  this  meeting. 
Marketing  Young  Ducks 
This  Spring  I  purchased  a  trio  of 
Pekin  ducks,  from  which  I  have  hatched 
43  little  ducklings.  I  would  like  to  sell 
them  in  New  York  as  broiler  ducks.  How 
much  should  they  weigh  at  the  time  I 
ship  them?  Are  they  shipped  alive  or 
dressed,  and  if  dressed,  are  they  picked 
dry?  MRS.  R.  B.  C. 
New  York. 
Young  ducklings  are  usually  marketed 
at  nine  to  10  weeks  of  age,  when  they 
should  average  around  4  to  5  lbs.  each 
when  dressed.  Soon  after  this  age  they 
start  to  grow  new  feathers,  and  it  is  al¬ 
most  impossible  to  pick  them  clean,  ow¬ 
ing  to  the  abundance  of  pin  feathers. 
The  ducklings  will  also  be  off  condition 
until  the  new  crop  of  feathers  are  nearly 
matured. 
The  big  duck  growers  on  Long  Island 
scald  them  before  picking,  but  do  not 
draw  them.  You  could  also  ship  them 
alive,  but  of  course  would  not  get  as 
much  money  for  them.  c.  s.  G. 
Construction  of  Poultry-house 
I  have  recently  moved  on  a  small  60- 
acre  farm,  and  have  about  400  chickens. 
After  keeping  records,  accounts,  etc.,  I 
find  that  the  poultry  business  pays  fairly 
well,  and  have  considered  raising  a  num¬ 
ber  of  chickens  the  coming  Spring.  I  de¬ 
sire  advice  concerning  the  erection  of  a 
poultry-house,  one  which  will  house  1,000 
chickens.  What  length  and  width  of 
house?  Height  in  front  and  rear?  About 
the  number  of  feet  of  lumber  required, 
etc.?  Is  there  any  university  to  which  I 
might  write  asking  advice  concerning  the 
poultry  business?  w.  A.  F. 
Emlenton,  Pa. 
A  building  24x125  ft.  would  give  you 
3,000  sq.  ft.  of  floor  space,  sufficient  for 
1,000  fowls  of  any  of  the  lighter  breeds. 
If  built  with  a  single  slope,  shed  roof,  the 
front,  should  be  10  ft.,  the  rear  5  ft.  in 
height.  If  of  double  pitch  roof,  which, 
for  such  a  building,  is  usually  made  with 
rafters  of  unequal  span,  the  shorter  ones 
in  front,  the  front  wall  need  not  be  over 
8  ft.  high.  A  low  front,  however,  does 
not  permit  of  windows  high  enough  to 
admit  the  sun’s  rays  to  the  rear  of  a  deep 
buildings.  I  should  not  build  a  poultry- 
house  of  that  size  less  than  24  ft.  deep. 
The  number  of  feet  of  lumber  required 
will  depend  entirely  upon  the  method  of 
construction.  As  board  feet  are  simply 
square  feet  when  all  stuff  is  reduced  to 
dimensions  of  1  in.  thickness,  it  is  not 
difficult  to  figure  the  amount  when  you 
know  the  style  of  building ;  a  carpenter 
will  do  it  for  you  quickly.  Rafters  for  a 
shed  roof  house  of  depth  mentioned  would 
need  a  center  support  of  posts,  but  these 
are  not  objectionable.  The  walls  may  he 
of  single  thickness,  if  airtight  on  all 
sides  but  the  front.  Matched  stuff  placed 
vertically  is  economical  here.  The  floor 
is  best  made  of  concrete.  Ventilation 
should  be  through  opened  windows  in 
front,  and  the  house  should  face  the  south 
or  a  little  southeast,  preferably  the  latter. 
Roof  tight  boarded  and  covered  by  good 
felt  roofing. 
The  poultry  department  of  Cornell 
University.  Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  and  that  of 
the  New  Jersey  Agricultural  Station  at 
New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  will  doubtless 
send  you  bulletins  upon  the  construction 
of  poultry-houses  that  will  be  of  use  to 
you.  M.  B.  D. 
Loss  of  Ducklings 
What  is  wrong  with  my  ducklings  ©very 
year?  They  live  until  about  one  month 
old,  then  seem  light-headed  and  die.  They 
have  cracked  corn  or  bread  and  milk, 
fresh  water,  but  can  get  buckwheat,  which 
we  feed  to  the  chickens.  I.  B.  0. 
Driftwood,  Pa. 
I  believe  it  would  be  better  to  take  the 
buckwheat  where  the  ducks  cannot  get 
it,  also  the  corn,  for  a  mash  is  better 
for  young  ducks.  The  bread  and  milk 
is  all  right  for  part  of  the  diet.  After 
they  are  36  hours  old,  feed  five  times 
daily  on  a  mixture  of  equal  parts,  by 
measure,  of  rolled  oats  and  bread  crumbs, 
with  three  per  cent  of  sharp  sand  mixed 
in  the  feed.  About  the  third  day  this 
feed  is  changed  to  equal  parts  bread, 
rolled  oats,  bran  and  cornmeal ;  then 
after  the  seventh  day  to  three  parts  of 
bran,  one  part  each  of  low-grade  wheat 
flour  and  of  cornmeal,  10  per  cent  of 
green  feed  and  five  percent  of  beef  scrap, 
with  about  three  per  cent  of  sand  or  grit 
in  all  of  the  rations. 
Feed  four  times  daily  after  the  seventh 
day  until  the  ducklings  are  two  or  three 
weeks  old,  when  they  need  be  fed  only 
three  times  daily.  After  the  ducklings 
are  a  week  old  the  sand  or  grit  may  be 
fed  either  in  the  mash  or  in  a  hopper, 
but  the  common  practice  is  to  feed  grit 
in  all  duck  rations.  Beef  scrap  is  not 
usually  fed  until  after  the  ducks  are  a 
week  old,  when  about  five  per  cent  is 
added  to  the  ration,  which  amount  is 
gradually  increased  to  15  per  cent  by 
the  end  of  the  third  week.  Be  sure,  how¬ 
ever,  that  the  meat  is  fresh.  They  should 
have  free  range  or  plenty  of  green  stuff 
and  clean  water  deep  enough  so  they 
can  wash  out  their  eyes,  but  arranged 
so  they  cannot  get  wet.  Keep  them  from 
getting  wet  until  they  are  nearly  feath¬ 
ered.  unless  the  weather  is  extremely 
warm.  MARIE  BETTS. 
