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The  RURAL.  NEW-YORKER 
July  14,  1923 
8-10-Wks.-Old  Pullets 
Barreil  Rocks,  Reds,  White  Wyandottes.  $1.25— 
$1.50  each.  RIVERDALE  POULTRY  FARM,  Riverdale.  N  J. 
ALL  CHICKS  NOW  8c 
•‘Martin”  W.  Wyandottes,  ‘‘Park’s ’’Barred  Itock,  Mixed, 
4>c.  None  better.  Fully  guaranteed.  Send  cash  order. 
Prompt  delivery.  Bank  ref.  S.  W.  KLINE,  Middltcruk,  f». 
p l  j.  Barred  Hocks,  lie;  Reds,  12c;  W.  Leghorns,  9c; 
UMl*  Mixed,  7c.  100%  guaranteed.  Order  from  adv.  or 
circular  free.  Twin  Hatchery,  McAUstervIlle,  Pa. 
Batoy  Cliix  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,  Ickeeburg,  Pa. 
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r  S.  C.  W.  and  Brown  Leghorns, 
I  !*e.  Barred  Rocks,  lie; 
'  Reds,  12c  and  Mixed,  8e. 
100%  Guar.  Order  from  this  adv.  or  write  for  circular. 
WM.  NACK  -  McAlisterville,  Pa. 
CHICKS 
BABY  CHIX 
Broilers.  Special  prices  on  large  lots 
anteed.  Write  for  prices.  J.  N,  N« 
S.  C.  W.  L.,  8c,  Barr  Rocks. 
10c,  Reds  11c.  S.  O.  B.  L.  8c, 
Safe  delivery  guar- 
ace,  MeAllstervllle,  Pa. 
Reduced  Prices  on  Chicks 
White  and  Brown  Leghorns,  8c;  Reds,  10c;  Broilers,  7c. 
Write  for  circular.  KltANK  hi, Cm,  N«*w  Washing-ton,  Ohio 
Df  Tf  f  f7"T«  THE  KIND  THAT  LAY  THE  COLDEST 
riiLLtia  DJt  s.c.w,  leghorns  * 1 
I,.  HARDAWAY  Brandenburg,  Kentucky 
White  Wyandotte,  R.I.  Red,  Barred  Rock 
yearling  hens  laying,  line  utility  fowls,  $2. SO  each. 
RIVERDALE  P0U1TRY  FARM  Box  265  Riverdale,  N.  J. 
1  Fine  Poultry,  Turkeys,  Geese,  bucks, 
Large  uTOCK  Guillens,  liitnl ams,  Pigeons,  Collies, 
Stock  and  eggs.  Catalog.  PIONEER  FARMS,  Telford,  Pa. 
BREEDERS  AND  EGGS 
Chickens,  Ducks,  Geese,  Turkeys.  Catalogue  Free. 
Satisfaction  Guaranteed. 
H.  A.  SOUDER  Box  29  Sellersville,  Pa. 
Pill5  DUCKLINGS 
Hatching  Eggs 
Price  List  Free 
PARDEE’S  PEKINS.Islip.N  T 
Beautiful  Gold  Hack  Mammoth  Bronze  Turkey 
l'.ggs  for  Hatching.  Selected  from  our  best  yards. 
THOMAS  REILY  -  Plymouth.  Mass. 
Mayroyd  Poultry  Farm 
BREEDERS  OF  SINGLE  COMB  WHITE  LEGHORNS  AND  BARRED 
PLYMOUTH  ROCKS  "  THAT  LAY  AND  PAY." 
PULLETS,  HENS,  COCKS,  COCKERELS 
NEW  DORP  HEIGHTS  Box  B  Staten  Island,  N.Y. 
mirvcs  c.  W.  and  BR.  L.,  8c;  B.  ROCKS,  10c 
S  C.  REDS,  11c;  MIXED,  7c.  Special 
prices  on  large  lots, 
delivery  guar.  FRANK 
Oilier  from  this  adv. 
NACE,  McAlisterville,  Pa. 
Safe 
R.  2 
Kent  Barred  Rocks 
SEE  PEN  2  AT  STORRS  PEN  4  AT  VINELAND 
July  chicks  at  half  price.  My  July  chicks  can  be 
brought  into  laying  by  Chriitmas.  Ten  weeks 
pul  lets  for  sale.  Send  for  circular. 
VV.  H.  B.  KENT  -  Cazenovia,  N.  Y. 
PARKS’  Bred-to-Lay 
Barred  Plymouth  Rocks 
Lead  the  World  as  Layers. 
Bred  for  EGGS  since  1889. 
Records  up  to  325  eggs  a  year. 
v  Continuous  records  up  to  148 
eggs  in  148  days.  Pullets  lay¬ 
ing  at  113  and  114  days.  Out- 
layed  over  2800  birds  in  five 
Mo.  Laying  Contests. 
BLUE  It  1 B BON  WINNERS  at  Rochester,  N.  Y„ 
Philadelphia,  Fa.,  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  Dayton,  O., 
Washington,  D.  C.,  etc.  Keal  Money  Makers. 
Mrs.  Miller's  flock  averaged  210  eggs,  net  protlt  $8.09 
per  hen:  Mrs.  Wunch  sold  over  $157  worth  of  eggs; 
Mr.  Wilson  over  *2001  Mr.  Carr,  Indian  Head.  Md., 
made  over  $800  from  flock  of  53  hens. 
Eggs  and  Chicks  at  Half  Price 
18  Page  Cir.  Free.  Large  General  80-Page  Catalog,  25c. 
Member  Int.  Chick  Assn. 
J.  W.  PARKS,  Box  Y,  ALTOONA,  PA. 
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of  copy  must  reach  us  on  Thurs¬ 
day  morning  in  order  to  insure 
insertion  in  following  week’s  paper. 
Notice  to  discontinue  advertise¬ 
ment  should  reach  us  on  Tues¬ 
day  morning  in  order  to  prevent 
advertisement  appearing  in  follow¬ 
ing  week’s  paper. 
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Must  Have  Room  for 
Growing  Slock 
! |  Will  sell  1,000  Yearling  Pul-  ff 
[j  lets  from  Hogan  tested  birds,  jf 
If  $1.25  each 
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CHICKS  From  Heavy  Laying  Flocks  \  \ 
Barred  Rocks,  10c  ;  Reds,  11c,  and  Mixed,  8c.  100%  !?, 
guaranteed.  Circular  free.  B.  W.  AMEY,  Cocalamus,  Pa 
BABY  CHICKS 
S,  G.  W.  Leghorns,  Be;  Barred  Rock.  lOc;  Red, 
11c;  Mixed,  7c.  Special  prices  on  large  lots.  Safe 
delivery  guaranteed.  C.  P.  LEISTER,  McAlisterville,  Pa. 
LONE  OAK  POULTRY  FARM 
Babylon,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 
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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 
Dept.  W.  Red  Bank,  N.  J. 
QUALITY  CHICKS 
at  Bottom  Prices 
25  50  100 
White  or  Black  Leghorns .  S3  00  $5.50  $10  00 
Brown  Leghorns  or  Barred  Rocks .  3  75  7.00  13- 00 
R.  I.  Reds,  White  Rocks  or  Anconas...  4  00  7  75  15  00 
White  Wyandottes  or  Minorcas .  4  75  9.25  18  00 
Mixed  Broiler  Chicks .  3-00  5.00  9.00 
PROMPT  DELIVERIES.  Send  money  order, 
check  or  registered  letter.  Safe  arrival  of  full 
count  anywhere  within  1200  miles  guaranteed. 
W.  F.  HILLPOT,  Box  1,  Frenchtown.  N.  J. 
Member  International  Baby  Chick  Aeevciation 
White  Leghorn  and  R.  I.  Red  Pullets 
FOR  SALE 
Birds  8  weeks  old  $1.75, 12  weeks  at  82.00,  16  weeks  at  $2.25 
each.  Hens  from  breeding  pens  $2.50  to  $3.00  each ;  a  few 
cocks  $5.00  to  $10.00  each.  Booking  orders  for  Fall  deliv¬ 
ery  on  cockerels  and  ready-to-lay  pullets.  Closing  out 
sale  of  White  Wyandottes,  White  and  Barred  ltocks, 
some  choice  birds,  all  laying.  Order  from  this  ad.  and  if 
not  pleased  return,  and  money  refunded. 
T. 
“  The  Maples  ” 
R.  THOMAS 
Bristol,  Vermont 
S.  C.  White  Leghorn 
Pullets — 3,000 
February  to  May  hatched,  1,000, 
from  trap-nested  dams. 
COLUMBIA  POULTRY  FARM,  Toms  River,  N.  J. 
VC  ADI  INf  UDMC  WHITE  WYANDOTTES 
I  LAiyLIINu  LILINO  RHODE  ISLAND  REDS 
$1.50  each.  Anconas,  Si. 25  each.  White  Leghorns, 
$1  eacli.  White  or  Black  Leghorn,  8,  10  and  12- 
wks.  pullets,  August  and  September  delivery,  $1, 
$1 .25  and  $1 .50  each.  IDYLDELL  FARM,  Wolcott,  New  York 
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.  Metuchen,  N.  J. 
U/hilo  U/u  an  finite  Peb’  March,  April  Pullets,  Cocker- 
Y1  illlB  11  j anU Uilo  els.  Also  2-4-6-wks  old  chicks.  Cata¬ 
logue  Free.  BOIVWEN,  Wyandotte  Specialist.  Mansfield,  Ohio 
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.  S-1.35  each.  Lower  prices  on  large  orders. 
FISHER  BROS.  -  Atlantic.  Pa. 
PRODUCTION  BRED 
S.  C.  While  Leghorn  Pullets 
8*10-weeks-old  Barron  300-egg  strain 
STEPHEN  BRUNDAGE  Salisbury  Mills,  New  York 
ROCKS 
Breeders,  Cocks.  March,  April  and  May  hatch.  Cocker¬ 
els  and  pullets  for  sale.  Hatching  eggs  half  price. 
JULES  F.  FRANCAIS  Westhampton  Beach,  L.  I.,  N.Y. 
CEDARHURST  POULTRY  FARM 
C.  Anconas — S.  C.  W.  Leghorns 
Breeders  of  P 
High  Grade  ” 
KAHWAY 
NEW  JERSEY 
Jersey  Black  Giant  Eggs  -,5  50~39’  pre!mid-  1(M2-Ib- 
anteed.  Also  stock. 
_ hens.  Reasonable  hat^h  guar 
L.  Compton,  Dins  Creek,  N.  J. 
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  and  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. 
FARLEY  PORTER,  Box  5W,  S0DUS,  N.  Y. 
EGG-LAYING  CONTEST 
In  answer  to  many  questions  about  this  egg- 
laying  contest,  the  following  facts  are  given: 
It  is  held  at  Storrs  Postoffice  In  connection 
with  the  Connecticut  Agricultural  College.  The 
contest  begins  November  1.  There  are  10  pul¬ 
lets  in  each  pen.  All  the  birds  receive  uniform 
treatment.  The  houses  are  all  alike,  and  the 
feed  is  the  same  for  all.  The  contest  continues 
for  one  year.  The  weekly  records  cover  the 
number  of  eggs  laid  for  each  pen  in  the  current 
week,  and  also  the  total  number  of  eggs  laid 
since  the  first  of  last  November.  The  contest 
will  end  November  1,  at  which  time  these  birds 
will  be  removed,  and  another  set  of  pullets 
entered  for  the  next  year. 
Week  ending  June  19,  1923: 
BARRED  ROCK 8 
Purdue  University,  Ind . 
W.  H.  B.  Kent,  N.Y . 
Ontario  Agricultural  College,  Ont  . 
Lewis  Farms,  R  I . 
Jules  F.  Franeais,  L.  I . 
Morris  E.  Bride,  Conn . 
G.  B.  Treadwell,  Mass . 
Ernest  W.  Picker,  N.  J . 
Edgar  Stouvhton  Conn . 
Merritt  M.  Clark.  Conn . 
E,  C.  Foreman.  Mich . 
Keewaydin  Farm.  Conn . 
Wingate  Poultry  Yard,  Del . 
The  Ferguson  Farms.  Tenn . 
Jasper  E.  Guptill,  Maine . 
U.  E,  Dennison  Mich . 
Warren  D.  McCann,  Conn . 
W.  J,  Arenholz,  N.Y . 
WHITE  ROCKS 
James  F.  Macdonald,  Mass . 
William  H.  Bassett,  Conn . 
S.  Bradford  Allyn,  Mass . 
Davidson  Bros..  Mass . 
F.  R.  Pember,  R.I . 
Albert  T.  Lenzen.  Mass . 
Harold  F.  Barber.  Mass . 
H.  B,  Spangler.  N,  J . 
WHITE  WYANDOTTES 
Laudy  Anderson.  England... 
Obed  G.  Knight,  R.  1 . 
Frank  E.  Nash,  Mass . 
Frank  P  Matteson,  R.  I  . 
Hi-Quality  Hennery,  Vt . 
Clemens  J.  Diemand,  Conn.. 
Woodbridge  Orchards,  Conn. 
William  E.  Moran,  Conn . 
Albert  W.  Buckbee,  N.Y . 
F.  L.  Meiland,  Ky . 
RHODE  ISLAND  REDS 
Sunnyfields  Farm,  Conn . 
H.  P.  Deming,  Conn . 
C.  P.  Scott,  Ill . 
Abbot  M.  Smith,  Conn . 
Fellows  Bros..  Conn . 
E.  Newton  Searles,  Conn . 
Miller  Bros.,  Conn . 
Glen  Wright,  Conn . 
John  Z.  Labelle,  Conn . 
Jacob  E.  Jansen,  Conn . 
F.  S.  Chapin,  Mass . 
F.  H.  Sampson,  Mass . 
Harriet  F.  Lawton,  Mass . 
Charles  D.  Peirce.  R.  I . 
Fernside  Farm,  Mass . 
Elbert  C.  Dickinson.  Mass . 
Pniecrest  Orchards,  Mass . 
Afton  Farm,  Vt . 
Appleerest  Farm,  N.  H . 
H.  M.  Penley,  Maine  . 
Deer  Brook  Poultry  Farm,  N.  H . 
Hall  Farm,  Vt . 
Forest  H.  Clickner,  N.  J . 
Charles  H.  Lane.  Mass . 
WHITE  LEGHORNS 
RoyJH.JWaite.  Md .  . 
Small's  Poultry  Farm,  Conn . 
Francis  F.  Lincoln,  Conn . 
S.  G.  McLean,  Conn  . 
Geo  A.  Grouten,  Conn . 
E.  H.  Scott,  Conn  . 
F.  51,  Johnson,  Maine . 
Hollywood  Farm,  Wash . 
A.  B.  Hall,  Conn . 
W.  E.  Atkinson,  Conn . 
Beck  Egg  Farm,  N.  J . 
Lion  Head  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J . 
A.  P.  Robinson,  N.  Y . 
James  O.  LeFevre,  N.  Y . 
C.  G.  Reame,  Pa . 
Pussy  Willow  Egg  Farm,  L.  I . 
Jack  Trevethan,  N.  J . 
Ernest  Craze,  N.  J . 
Acrebridge  Farm,  Mass . 
Hilltop  Farm,  Conn . 
J,  Frank  Dubois,  Vt . 
Andrew  L.  Ohr,  Conn . 
George  Phillips.  Conn . 
Mountain  View  Poultry  Farm,  Vt..., 
R.  C.  Dunn,  Mass . 
Mrs.  J.  L.  Theusen,  Conn . 
Tanglewold  Farm,  L.  I . 
White  Springs  Farm,  N.  Y . 
Meadowedge  Farm,  L.  I . 
Emory  H.  Bartlett,  Mass . 
Eigenrauch  &  DeWinter,  N.  J . 
Rapp's  Leghorn  Farm,  N.  J . 
D.  B.  Walls,  Cal . 
M.  J.  Quackenbush,  N.  J . 
Francis  J.  Hogan.  Mass . 
L.  E.  Ingoldsby,  N.  J . . 
Exmoor  Farm,  Pa  .  . 
Willanna  Farm,  N.  J . 
Edgar  Stoughton,  Conn . 
George  B.  Ferris.  Mich . 
Total . 
Week 
Total 
39 
1172 
44 
1223 
47 
1218 
38 
1083 
57 
1255 
20 
818 
22 
1043 
43 
802 
52 
1242 
20 
1003 
37 
1124 
51 
1165 
5* 
928 
41 
906 
47 
1215 
25 
912 
30 
487 
34 
633 
34 
731 
32 
743 
33 
1034 
16 
1247 
28 
764 
45 
1174 
38 
1113 
19 
1070 
41 
1410 
14 
1185 
27 
944 
44 
1329 
44 
905 
27 
854 
46 
1387 
31 
1212 
34 
1156 
31 
1004 
41 
1072 
19 
882 
9 
974 
18 
651 
33 
1219 
37 
1298 
42 
998 
35 
948 
52 
1146 
30 
1131 
32 
951 
26 
1196 
52 
1036 
40 
1146 
35 
1326 
42 
1085 
60 
1341 
36 
986 
36 
1058 
32 
1025 
37 
1258 
26 
1319 
38 
1137 
30 
1238 
44 
1358 
52 
1265 
34 
946 
31 
1175 
15 
1152 
46 
1182 
55 
1260 
58 
1367 
41 
1034 
31 
1054 
45 
1204 
28 
1162 
35 
1094 
50 
1273 
26 
927 
52 
1390 
28 
860 
51 
1061 
19 
826 
39 
1263 
21 
1022 
46 
1075 
28 
824 
34 
1029 
28 
929 
33 
1139 
45 
828 
45 
1151 
52 
1278 
46 
1066 
36 
796 
50 
1296 
53 
1200 
46 
1220 
34 
1132 
41 
1100 
46 
1210 
40 
1104 
41 
900 
42 
1200 
3712 
108284 
Roup 
I  raise  poultry  as  a  side  line.  The 
chickens  seem  to  have  a  very  severe  cold. 
There  is  a  vile  odor  from  their  breath. 
A  few  have  died.  They  are  good  feeders. 
They  eat  just  as  much  now  as  ever.  They 
are  getting  very  light.  Would  kerosene 
be  good  to  give  them?  C.  B. 
Newburgh,  N.  Y. 
This  sounds  very  much  as  thought  your 
chickens  have  roup.  Yes,  separate  the 
sick  ones  from  the  flock,  whether  slightly 
sick  or  evidently  very  ill.  The  trouble 
does  not  come  from  feeding  too  much  pro¬ 
tein.  but  from  an  infection  that  spreads 
from  bird  to  bird.  The  disease  can  be 
treated,  but  I  know  of  no  treatment  suf- 
eiently  simple  to  justify  the  time  and 
labor  required  in  most  cases.  Kerosene 
is  recommended  by  some.  One  poultry- 
man  has  recently  advised  dipping  the 
whole  head  of  the  affected  chicken  for  an 
instant  into  a  can  -  of  kerosene,  and  in 
slight  manifestations  of  a  cold  a  few 
drops  of  this  liouid  may  be  put  into  each 
nostril  with  a  edicine  dropper.  Where 
roup  in  a  seve-e  form  is  evidently  pres¬ 
ent,  however,  there  is  great  danger  of 
simply  continuing  it  on  the  premises  if 
attempts  to  cure  the  sick  fowls  are  made. 
Vaccination  against  roup  offers  hope  for 
its  eradication.  M.  B.  d. 
Poor  Start  With  Poultry 
I  started  two  years  ago  with  a  few  R. 
I.  Red  hens,  and  last  year  I  raised  about 
600  young  stock  and  bought  some  eggs 
to  set.  That  is  where  I  think  I  got  in 
trouble.  Out  of  500  eggs  I  got  only  about 
100  chicks,  and  most  of  them  died.  I 
bought  some  pullets,  about  2  lbs.  each 
when  I  bought  them,  but  they  were  a  bad 
looking  bunch  of  chickens.  I  found  lately 
they  were  the  left  overs  from  a  hatch  of 
chickens  with  bacillary  white  diarrheea. 
Some  of  these  pullets  were  saved  over 
and  used  as  breeders  this  year.  The  re¬ 
sult  is  that  I  hatched  1,600  chicks  and 
lost  1,000  or  over  with  the  same  trouble. 
I  want  to  sell  all  the  R.  I.  Red  stock  I 
have  and  buy  about  50  certified  S.  C.  W. 
Leghorn  hens  and  150  pullets  from  certi¬ 
fied  stock,  and  start  all  over  again  ;  then 
in  the  Spring  use  the  hens  for  breeders 
and  buy  some  R.  I.  Red  chicks  and  give 
each  breed  a  try,  to  see  which  one  I  think 
is  best.  I  have  a  new  20x10  Woods’ 
open-front  house,  and  would  like  to  know 
if  this  house  will  be  O.  K.  for  Leghorns 
in  the  Winter.  I  have  always  thought  a 
Red  could  stand  more  cold  than  a  Leg¬ 
horn,  as  the  Leghorns  have  such  a  large 
comb.  The  house  is  well  built,  three-ply 
roofing  nailed  on  studding  and  then  siding 
put  ou  over  the  paper;  concrete  floor,  and 
well  off  the  ground.  h.  c. 
New  York. 
I  think  you  will  do  well  to  clean  out 
all  of  your  present  stock  of  fowls  and 
then  thoroughly  clean  up  the  quarters 
and  utensils  used  by  them,  before  install¬ 
ing  a  new  lot.  With  the  history  of  bacil¬ 
lary  white  diarrheea  that  your  old  stock- 
gives,  it  should  not  be  given  an  oppor¬ 
tunity  to  perpetuate  the  trouble. 
Aside  from  the  greater  liability  to 
freeze  the  comb,  particularly  of  th¬ 
in  ales,  I  do  not  know  but  that  Leghorns 
will  stand  low  temperatures  as  well  as 
the  R.  I.  Reds.  Certainly  they  are  suc¬ 
cessfully  kept  iu  open  front  houses  in 
much  colder  locations  than  yours.  With 
some  additional  precautions  to  keep  the 
large-combed  males  from  losing  their 
combs  when  the  temperature  stays  down 
around  zero  for  a  few  days  and  nights. 
I  think  you  will  find  your  open-front 
house  satisfactory  for  the  Leghorns. 
Even  freezing  the  combs  does  not  neces¬ 
sarily  injure  the  fowls,  except  for  the 
period  of  soreness.  The  males  will  re¬ 
cover  their  vigor  after  the  combs  heal. 
M.  B.  D. 
Milk  for  Poultry  Spoils;  Hawks  and 
Strychnine 
I  have  been  feeding  semi-solid  butter¬ 
milk  and  find  now  that  it  will  not  keep. 
It  smells  strong  and  has  bubbles  in  it. 
Is  it  fit  to  feed  to  chicks  or  anything 
else?  Could  I  use  chloride  of  lime  and 
make  it  all  right?  As  to  chicken  hawks 
and  strychnine.  I  have  had  visits  from 
hawks,  four  or  five  per  day  ;  lost  100  out 
of  300  chicks  until  I  mixed  some  strych¬ 
nine  with  molasses  or  other  sticky  sub¬ 
stance  and  put  a  little  on  each  chick’s 
head  and  would  not  see  any  more  of  the 
hawks  and  think  it  a  simple  and  sure 
cure.  I  have  tried  it  on  four  different 
bunches  of  chicks  and  has  not  failed,  nor 
have  found  any  disadvantages.  k.  l. 
I  should  not  attempt  to  renovate  any 
kind  of  milk  after  it  had  begun  to  show 
signs  of  putrefaction.  Milk,  like  other 
animal  matter,  will  rot  and  become 
wholly  unfit  for  food  in  time  and  care 
should  be  exercised  in  hot  weather  when 
feeding  it.  The  semi-solid  buttermilk 
will  keep  for  several  weeks,  at  least,  in 
an  ordinary  cool  cellar,  if  kept  covered 
by  cold  water,  but  there  is,  of  course,  a 
limit  to  its  keeping  qualities. 
Strychnine  upon  the  heads  of  chicks 
should  make  them  a  bitter  dose  for  hawks, 
and  I  do  not  see  how  it  could  injure  the 
chicks.  The  feeding  of  strychnine,  or 
the  crude  drug,  mix  vomica,  from  which 
strychnine  is  derived,  to  fowls  to  make 
them  distasteful  to  hawks  is  a  measure 
that  seems  to  be  popular  in  the  South, 
and  has  many  advocates.  No  one  seems 
to  possess  any  exact  knowledge  of  its 
merits,  however,  and  there  seems  to  be 
yet  a  question  whether  it  is  a  safe  and 
efficacious  procedure.  Hens  and  chicks 
probably  possess  a  considerable  amount 
of  immunity  to  strychnine  or  mix  vomica 
poisoning,  but  the  feeding  of  it  could  un¬ 
doubtedly  be  easily  overdone.  Strych¬ 
nine  is  a  poison  to  be  handled  cautiously. 
M.  B.  D. 
Scaly  Leg 
Our  hens  are  afflicted  with  the  scaly ; 
cannot  stand  on  their  feet.  Can  you 
give  a  remedy?  m.  g. 
If  by  “scaly”  you  mean  scaly  leg.  a 
disease  marked  by  rough,  scaly  feet  and 
legs,  you  may  get  rid  of  this  by  applying 
kerosene  to  the  parts,  after,  in  bad  cases, 
having  softened  the  rough  masse^s  with 
soap  and  water  and  removed  the*  worst 
of  the  excresences  with  a  stiff  brush  or 
smooth  stick.  Mild  casas  of  scaly  leg 
may  be  treated  by  simply  dipping  the 
feet  and  legs  into  kerosene,  taking  care 
not  to  wet  the  feathered  portions  of  the 
leg.  The  disease  does  little  harm,  other 
than  to  the  appearance  of  the  fowls,  and 
is  caused  by  mites  which  work  beneath 
the  scales  of  the  feet  and  shanks.  These 
mites,  like  others  affecting  fowls,  are 
easily  killed  by  oils  or  greases,  if  the 
latter  are  brought  into  contact  with  them. 
M.  B.  D. 
