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<Pre  RURAL.  NEW-YORKER 
Wanted :  Poultryman 
To  Make  Money  Selling 
MAMMOTH  INCUBATORS 
Opening  for  man  to  sell  Wishbone  Mammoth 
Incubators  to  hatchers  and  poultrymen  in  N.  Y. 
State.  Standard,  best  known  mammoth.  We  fur¬ 
nish  leads,  help  you  sell,  and  pay  a  generous  remu¬ 
neration.  The  Wishbone  is  well  advertised,  well 
thought  of,  and  widely  used  in  N.  Y.  Selling  experi¬ 
ence  is  not  necessary  ;  we  want  a  man  who  knows 
chicks  and  hatching.  July  to  January  or  all  year 
round — whole  or  part  time.  Write  giving  details. 
American  Incubator  Mfo.  Co.  •  Hew  Brunswick,  H.  J. 
ANTTNUSUALOPPORTUNITY 
We  have  about  10U  early  hatched  pedigreed  Leghorn 
cockerels,  pure  Hollywood  strain,  from  pedigreed 
liens  with  records  of  220  to  230  eggs,  mated  to  a  Hol¬ 
lywood  male  bird  whose  dam  laid  275eggs  and  oire’g 
dam  283  eggs,  and  some  of  the  ancestors  with  rec¬ 
ords  of  over  300  eggs.  These  birds  were  bought  di¬ 
rect  from  Hollywood  Farms,  and  bred  as  mated  by 
Mr.  Atkinson  at  Hollywood  Farms  for  us.  They 
are  out  on  range  and  well  grown  for  their  age.  All 
free  from  disease  and  vermin.  These  cockerels  will 
weigh]  from  two  to  three  pounds  each,  and  will  be 
sold  to  the  first  orders  received  at$5  each,  pedigree 
furnished.  This  strain  is  without  doubt  the  world’s 
best  laying  Leghorns,  and  are  proving  this  at  most 
all  laying  contests.  If  you  want  some  of  this  blood 
in  your  nock,  you  had  better  act  right  now. 
FIVE  POINT  LEGHORN  FARM  •  Mt.  Ephraim.  N.  J. 
1889 
1933 
Special  Old  and  Young 
Stock  Sale 
PARKS’  Bred-to-Lay 
Barred  Plymouth  Rocks 
America’s  Oldest  and  Greatest  Laying 
Strain.  Bred  for  EGGS  since  1889, 
with  records  up  to  325  esgs  in  a  year. 
And  RIGHT  NOW  is  your  only 
chance  of  getting  them  at  such  re¬ 
duced  prices.  18- pace  Circular  Free. 
General  Catalog,  25c. 
J.  W.  PARKS,  Box  Y,  Altoons,  Pa. 
3E3ULllO‘tS-8  to  14  Weeks  Old 
of  8  leading  varieties  and  yearling  Hens. 
PAUL'S  POULTRY  PLANTATION  R.  3  Sycamore,  Ohio 
White  Leghorn  Pullets 
1,500  from  Certified  Cockerels  and  Selected 
Hens.  Milk  fed  on  free  range.  April  and  May 
hatches  for  delivery  at  four  months.  A  fine 
bunch,  at  $1.50  to  $2.00  according  to  quantity 
and  date  of  delivery.  Particulars  upon  re¬ 
quest. 
Member  N.  Y.  S.  C.  P.  C.  A. 
SANDANONAH  FARM 
Windham,  N.  Y. 
Rocks,  Reds 
W.  Leghorn  and  Pullets 
7  to  10-weeks-old,  from  selected  STOCK,  75c 
Each.  3-weeks-old  STOCK,  25c  Each. 
ORDER  AT  ONCE  FOR  DELIVERY  SOON 
WILSON’S  POULTRY  FARM  Flemlngton,  N.  J. 
S.  C.  White  Leghorn  Y earling  Hens 
Now  laying— •  1.35  each.  10-week-old  pullets, 
81  each.  Choice  cockerels,  83  each.  Our  stock  is 
famous  for  its  high  production  and  vigor. 
SAM  FRANKMAN  -  Lakewood.  N.  J.  R.  D.  No,  1 
8-10-Wks.-Old  Pullets 
Barred  Rocks,  Reds,  White  Wyandottes,  SI. 25- 
SI. 50  each.  R1VER0ALE  POULTRY  FARM,  Riverdale,  N.  J. 
Baloy  Cliin  7c  and  Up 
Get  Johnsoa’s  reduced  prices  on  chicks  for  July,  Au¬ 
gust  and  September.  Grand  catalogue  and  price  list 
free.  JOHNSON'S  HATCHERY,  Ickesburg,  Pa. 
/"’LIIPIYC  S.  C.  Buff,  $0—100.  White  and  Brown  Leg- 
UrilLiIVO  horns, $8. 50— 100.  Rocks, $10 — 100.  W. Rocks, 
$12—100.  Reds,  $11—100.  Mixed,  $1.50—100.  Circular  Free. 
JACOB  NKEMONK)  MeAliiUrTlIlt,  P».  Boi  1 
CHICKS 
100%  Guar.  Order  from 
WM.  NACE 
S.  C.  W.  and  Brown  Leghorns, 
,8c.  Barred  Rocks,  10c, 
I  Reds,  11c  and  Mixed,  Tc. 
this  adv.  or  write  for  circular. 
McAlisterville,  Pa, 
White  Wyandotte,  R.I.  Red,  Barred  Rock 
yearling  hens  laying,  fine  utility  fowls,  $3.50  each. 
RIVERDALE  P0U1TRY  FARM  Box  265  Riverdale,  N.  J. 
I  nriro  Clnnlr  Fine  Poultry,  Turkeys,  Geese.  Bucks, 
Largo  OIOUK  Guineas,  Bantams,  Pigeons,  Collies. 
Stock  and  eggs.  Catalog.  I’lONEER  KAHMS,  Telford,  Pa. 
BREEDERS  AND  33GGS 
Chickens.  Ducks,  Geese,  Turkeys.  Catalogue  Free. 
Satisfaction  Guaranteed. 
H.  A.  SOUDER  Box  29  Sellersville,  Pa. 
PEI  DUCKLINGS 
Hatching  Eggs 
Price  List  Free 
PAROEE'S  PEKINS .Istip.N  T 
Beautiful  Gold  Hack  Mammoth  Bronze  Turkey 
Kggs  for  Hatching.  Selected  from  our  best  yards. 
THOMAS  REILY  -  Plymouth,  Mass. 
CHICKS 
B.  C.  W.  Leghorn,  $8  per  100 
S.  C.  Buff  Leghorn,  $10  per  100 
Rocks  $9;  Reds,  $10  per  100 
6  CENTS  AND  UP  Order  Direct.  Circular  Free. 
CLOYD  NIEM0ND  M c Aliste rville .  Pa.  P.  0.  Box  5 
ALL  CHICKS  NOW  10c 
“  Martin”W.  Wyandottes, “Park’s”  Barred  Rock, Mixed 
8c.  None  better.  Fully  guaranteed.  Send  cosh  order. 
Prompt  delivery.  Bank  ref.  8.  W.  KLINE,  Middleereek,  P». 
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Must  Have  Room  for  II 
Growing  Stock 
:  a  s  = 
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i|  lets  from  Hogan  tested  birds,  || 
$1.25  each  If 
EGG-LAYING  CONTEST 
Single  Comb 
White  Leghorn  Pullets 
8-10-12  Week  Old 
Ready  to  Lay  Pullets 
With  the  production  hred  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  yon 
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. 
S.  C.  RED  PULLETS 
Closely  related  to  LEADINS  RED  fEN  AT  ST0RRS  to  date, 
1923.  Also  to  best  S.  C.  Red  pens  at  Stores,  1916-1918- 
1920,  and  to  best  individual  Reds  at  Storrs,  1916-18-20- 
21 ;  to  best  Red  pen  and  3  best  individual  Reds  ever 
trap-nested  at  Storrs— all  bred  and  owned  by  us. 
Our  average  for  seven  years  in  contest,  over  180  eggs 
per  bird  ;  unequalled  by  any  other  Reds  at  Storrs. 
PINECREST  ORCHARDS  •  Groton,  Mass. 
S.  C.  White  Leghorn 
Pullets — 3,000 
February  to  May  hatched,  1,000, 
from  trap-nested  dams. 
COLUMBIA  POULTRY  FARM,  Toms  River,  N.  J. 
V17  ADI  INf  Ui?MCWH|,rE wyandottes 
I  LAIvLIllU  nLINj  RHODE  ISLAND  REDS 
$1.50  each.  Anconas,  $1 .25  each.  White  Leghorns, 
SI  each.  White  or  Black  Leghorn,  8,  10  and  12- 
wks.  pullets,  August  and  September  delivery.  SI, 
$1.25  and  St. 50  each.  IDYL0ELL  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.  Metuchan,  N.  J. 
Pound  Pullets  and  Yearling  Hens 
S.  C.  WHITE  LEGHORN 
Price  81.25  each.  High  quality  stock 
of  the  best  laying  strains.  Satisfaction 
guaranteed.  Send  for  circular. 
Harry  F.  Palmer  Middleport,  N.  Y. 
While  Wvanrlnllo  Feb-  March,  April  Pullets,  Coeker- 
II  HUB  Tl  jaHUUUC  els.  Also  2-4-6-wks  old  chicks.  Cata¬ 
logue  Free.  BOWDEN,  Wyandotte  Specialist,  Man, field,  Ohio 
Mayroyd  Poultry  Farm 
BREEDERS  OF  SINGLE  COMB  WHITE  LEGHORNS  AND  BARRED 
PLYMOUTH  ROCKS  "  THAT  LAY  AND  PAY.” 
NEW  DORP  HEIGHTS  Box  B  Staten  Island.  N.Y. 
FRANCAIS’  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 
High-Grade  S.  C.  tnconas-S.  C.  W.  Leghorns 
RAHWAY 
NEW  JERSEY 
CHI CKS  From  Heavy  Laying  Flocks 
Barred  Rocks,  9c  ;  Reds,  9c,  and  Mixed,  7c.  100% 
guaranteed.  Circular  free.  B.  W.  AMEY,  Cocolamus,  Pa. 
eTERSEYlB  LAC  KCSrl  ANTS 
America’s  Premier  heavy-weight  Fowl,  l  ast  grow¬ 
ers;  Heavy  layers;  Yellow  skin.  Free  descriptive 
Catalog  and  Price  List.  C.  M.  PAGE  6  SONS,  BtfX  199  Belmar.  N.  J. 
JERSEY  BLACK  GIANTS 
Growing  stock  for  sale.  Big,  strong,  sturdy,  healthy 
chicks.  BLAUVELT  -  Matawaa,  N.  J. 
500  Fine  Jersey  Black  Giant  Growing  Stock 
All  ages.  Reasonable.  O.  E.  LOWERY,  R.  I,  Vineland,  Pi.  J. 
Jersey  Black  Giant  Eggs 
anteed.  Also  stock.  L.  Compton,  Dias  Creek ,  N .  J. 
OELLULOID  TL.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. 
COL.ONIA  L  ART  CO .  -  T Vest  field ,  A  fas  , . 
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. 
||  LONE  OAK  POULTRY  FARM  H 
Babylon,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 
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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. 
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  July  3,  1923: 
B.  P.  HOCKS 
C.  W.  Brown,  N.  J . 
J.  A.  Craig,  N.  J . 
Etjon  Poultry  Farm.  N.  J . 
Harry  H.  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 .  67 
E.  C.  Oondlct  &  Son,  N.  J . 
August  Weiss,  N.  J . 
R.  C.  R.  I.  REDS 
The  Boola  Farm,  N.  J . 
8.  C  R.  1.  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 . 
CAMPINES 
Mrs.  B.  W.  Bralnard.  N.  Y .  74 
ANCONAS 
Just-A-Mere  Poultry  Farm,  N  J... 
E.  Dlttmar,  N.  J  . 
Solomon  Richman,  N,  J . 
LEGHORN8 
Tanglewold  Farm.  N.  Y . 
Beck  Egg  Farm.  N.  J . 
J.  W,  Bottcher,  N.  J . 
Broad  Acres  Farm,  Conn .  7J 
Broad  View  Farm,  N.  J . 
A.  L.  Causse.  Jr-,  N.  J . 
Cranberry  Brook  Farm.  N.  J . 
J.  8.  Cray  &  8on.  N,  J . . . . 
Harold  W.  Davis,  N.  J . 
Alex  Kichenbaum,  N.  J .  78 
Eigtfnrauch  *  De  Winters,  N.  J  . .  . 
Pinehurst  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J.... 
Mattie  H.  Eppele.  N.  J . 
Geo.  B.  Ferris,  Mich . 
Richard  Franke.  N.  J . 
Oreendale  Farm.  N.  Y . 
Chas  E.  Grove,  Del . . 
Leo  A.  Grouten,  Conn .  8$ 
Henry  E.  Heine,  N.  J . 
John  J.  Heerdt,  N,  J . 
The  Hoehn  Farm,  N.  Y . . 
A,  B.  Hall,  Conn .  74 
Hollywood  Farm.  Wash . 
Frank  L.  Hugus,  N.  J .  71 
8aml.  Johnston,  N.  J . . 
George  C- Johnson.  N.  J . . 
The  Ohio  Poultry  Farm,  Ohio .  81 
Robert  O.  Knapp,  N.  Y .  84 
Jay  D.  Lester,  N.  Y . 
Francis  F.  Lincoln,  Conn .  75 
Lion  Head  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J .  5) 
Harold  W,  Lyle,  N.  J . 
Marquis  &  Wagner.  N.  Y  . 
Herbert  O.  Maxham,  R.I  . 
Meadowedge  Farm,  N.  Y .  (4 
Mercer  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J . 
Fred  J,  Mathews,  N.  J . 
Oakdale  Poultry  Farm,  N.  j . . 
Samuel  Niece  *  Son,  N.  J . 
S.  Olsen,  N,  J .  79 
Pinewood  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J . 
Manning  Potts,  N.  J . 
Queensbury  Farm.  N.  J . 
Rapp’s  Leghorn  Farm,  N.  J . i”  83 
Columbian  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J  _ 
John  K.  Roessner,  N.  j . . 
Rosehlli  Farm,  N.  J .  74 
Rosewood  Leghorns,  N.  J .  82 
J.  W.  Schrelb,  N.  Y . 
Shadowbrook  Farm,  Conn . 
A-  E.  Spear,  N,  J . 
Spring  Lake  Farm,  N.  J . 
Joan  G.  Simmonds,  N.  J . . 
Matthew  Stothart,  Jr.,  N,  J  .  .... 
Willis  B.  8tryker,  N.  J . 94 
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 .  77 
Wilburtha  Poultry  Farm,  N.  J . $5 
8.  C.W.  LEGHORN  N.  J. 
Atlantic  Co.  M.  P.  A . . 
SCW  LEGHORN  ENTRIES 
Bergen  Co.  Poultry  Assn . 
R.  I.  REDS 
Bergen  Co  Poultry  Assn . 
SCW  LEGHORN 
Burlington  Co.  Poultry  Assn . 
R.  I.  REDS 
Burlington  Co.  Poultry  Assn .  T3 
S.  C.  W.  LEGHORN 
Hammontou  Poultry  Raisers’ Assn. .. 
Hunterdon  Co  Poultry  Assn . 
Middlesex  Co.  Poultry  Assn . 
Ocean  Co.  Poultry  Assn  .  71 
Vineland  Poultry  Assn  . 
Total  .  7511  229387 
Week  Total 
49 
1722 
88 
2130 
83 
2692 
38 
1844 
38 
1258 
47 
1398 
83 
2774 
57 
1538 
92 
2624 
53 
1834 
87 
1883 
78 
1712 
64 
1966 
39 
1765 
80 
2521 
58 
2118 
74 
2482 
53 
1983 
63 
1639 
65 
1937 
63 
1930 
74 
1866 
84 
2253 
68 
1700 
82 
2602 
78 
2317 
83 
2453 
83 
227* 
7J 
1929 
57 
2372 
77 
2625 
72 
2209 
61 
2745 
71 
2034 
78 
2565 
ti 
1709 
77 
2001 
91 
2452 
93 
2666 
74 
2699 
81 
2356 
83 
2416 
85 
2392 
*7 
1563 
90 
2655 
87 
2784 
74 
2068 
too 
3032 
Tl 
2578 
87 
2509 
to 
2338 
81 
2387 
84 
23!  J 
88 
231$ 
75 
2451 
57 
2563 
70 
2760 
76 
2192 
81 
2096 
(4 
2267 
71 
2318 
40 
2320 
69 
206* 
71 
2438 
79 
2290 
93 
2149 
91 
3052 
61 
2072 
83 
2117 
48 
1968 
68 
1 995 
74 
2130 
82 
2483 
84 
2449 
82 
2223 
88 
2597 
97 
2614 
93 
2955 
91 
2278 
94 
2541 
85 
2423 
78 
2817 
87 
2631 
84 
2089 
84 
2380 
84 
2194 
89 
2188 
66 
2338 
77 
2370 
15 
2700 
IN. 
67 
S 
2275 
93 
2750 
64 
2267 
95 
2340 
T3 
2218 
86 
2384 
78 
2733 
101 
2622 
71 
2408 
80 
2544 
7511 
229387 
White  Diarrhoea;  Turpentine  for 
Blackhead 
What  is  the  remedy  for  white  diarrhose 
that  is  killing  my  turkeys?  They  are 
three  weeks  old.  Is  there  a  preventive 
for  this  disease?  Can  they  be  cured  when 
in  first  stage  of  disease?  How  much  oil 
of  turpentine  is  used  as  a  preventive  for 
blackhead?  h.  a.  s. 
Princeton,  N.  J. 
There  is  a  preventive  of  the  diarrhoa? 
that  accompanies  blackhead  in  young 
poults,  but  its  efficacy  is  still  in  doubt. 
It  should  be  tried,  however,  in  the  ab¬ 
sence  of  any  more  certain  treatment. 
This  consists  in  administering  powdered 
ipecac  in  moist  mash,  a  teaspoonful  to 
each  20  birds,  twice  weekly.  As  a  cure 
for  the  disease,  already  developed,  tinct¬ 
ure  of  ipecac  may  be  given  to  each  bird 
in  the  dose  of  10  drops  in  a  little  water 
three  times  daily  for  three  days,  then 
twice  daily  for  three  days,  and  finally 
once  daily  for  the  same  length  of  time. 
1  This  course  may  be  repeated.  Attempts 
July  28,  1923 
at  prevention  are  much  more  likely  to 
succeed  than  those  directed  toward  a 
cure.  M.  b.  d. 
Blackhead  or  Coccidiosis 
I  could  not  get  turkeys  to  eat  mash 
with  turpentine  oil  in  it,  so  gave  worm 
medicine  in  water.  Hatched  out  95  ;  have 
lost  17  so  far,  always  after  cold  spell.  I 
find,  on  post-mortem  examinations,  the 
blind  pouches  invariably  connected  to 
main  canal  with  transparent  membrane, 
bright  veins  running  across  this  at  short 
intervals,  sometimes  forming  a  bloody 
mass.  The  pouches  may  be  full  of  hard 
obstructions  in  most  cases,  or  not  so  full. 
Always  the  intestines  seem  tied  up  with 
membranes.  Liver  in  older  turkeys  some¬ 
times  involved ;  not  in  majority  of  cases. 
I  find  there  is  no  help  for  poults  after 
they^  are  visibly  sick.  We  think  they  get" 
an  infection  before  they  are  two  weeks 
old  here,  as  we  raise  2.000  chicks  a  year 
on  this  place  and  have  to  use  chicken  fer¬ 
tilizer  to  insure  heavy  growth  of  greens. 
San  Diego,  Cal.  c.  M.  G. 
The  membranes  which  tie  up  the  in¬ 
testines  are  the  mesenteric  membranes, 
put  there  by  nature  for  that  purpose.  If 
not  there,  there  might  be  considerable 
shifting  about  of  the  abdominal  contents, 
to  the  utter  demoralization  of  the  bird. 
If  there  are  locally  inflamed  spots,  you 
would  find  the  mesenteric  blood  vessels 
enlarged  and  perhaps  forming  “bloody 
masses.” 
Blind  pouches  filled  with  cheesy  con¬ 
tents,  together  with  whitish  or  yellowish 
spots  upon  the  liver  indicate  either  black¬ 
head  or  coccidiosis,  and  I  think  that  the 
experience  of  most  turkey  raisers  is  like 
your  own,  viz.,  that  there  is  little  use  in 
treating  a  bird  visibly  affected  by  either 
disease.  The  early  feeding  of  powdered 
ipecac  to  prevent  blackhead  and  the  giv¬ 
ing  of  catechu  in  the  drinking  water  to 
prevent  coccidiosis  are  the  remedies  of 
best  repute,  but  neither  seem  to  be  thor¬ 
oughly  dependable.  m.  b.  D. 
Testing  for  Laying 
I  have  pullets  that  were  hatched  Feb¬ 
ruary  28,  and  they  are  always  molting. 
Some  of  them  are  getting  quite  red  on 
comb  and  wattles.  Do  you  think  they  are 
worth  keeping  over  Winter  and  using  as 
breeders?  It  seems  to  me  they  will  keep 
on  molting  until  Spring,  and  then  start 
to  lay.  We  had  some  March-hatched 
pullets  that  did  the  same.  Can  we  test 
them  now  for  good  layers,  or  must  we 
wait  until  they  are  fully  matured? 
Hempstead,  N.  Y.  w.  F. 
I  know  of  no  way  of  testing  a  pullet 
for  laying  ability  before  maturity,  though 
the  “build”  and  general  appearance  of 
the  bird  would  give  some  indication  of  its 
promise  to  practised  eyes.  Chickens  are 
always  molting,  the  shedding  and  replac¬ 
ing  of  feathers  being  a  more  or  less  con¬ 
tinuous  process.  February  and  March 
hatched  chicks,  in  this  climate,  are  apt 
to  mature  early  in  the  Fall,  lay  a  few 
eggs,  and  go  into  a  complete  molt,  thus 
delaying  real  egg  production  until  the 
next  Spring.  The  remedy  is  to  hatch 
later  and,  in  the  case  of  early  hatched 
chicks,  to  hold  back  development  when  it 
is  seen  that  too  early  “ripening”  is  im¬ 
minent.  This  may  be  accomplished  by 
withholding  meat  scrap,  giving  free  range 
and  feeding  largely  upon  corn  and  oats, 
instead  of  the  high  protein  mashes.  The 
early  maturity  spoken  of  is  indicated  by 
prematurely  developing  and  reddening  of 
combs.  m.  B.  D. 
Possible  Chicken  Pox 
I  have  about  100  April  pullets.  In  the 
morning  I  feed  them  buckwheat,  wheat 
and  oats ;  at  noon,  mash  consisting  of 
middlings,  ground  oats  and  cornmeal,  and 
at  night  cracked  corn  and  buckwheat.  I 
also  feed  them  plenty  of  sour  milk.  Some 
of  these  pullets  are  developing  blindness 
and  red  swellings  around  the  eyes.  Is 
there  any  remedy  to  cure  or  prevent  the 
spreading  of  this  disease?  A.  p.  c. 
These  pullets  may  have  chicken  pox,  or 
even  roup.  Without  knowing  the  nature 
of  the  trouble,  I  cannot  well  prescribe  for 
them.  You  are  not  feeding  a  ration  well 
calculated  to  develop  the  pullets,  unless 
you  give  them  all  the  sour  milk  that  they 
will  consume.  Some  animal  food,  as  beef 
scrap,  is  needed  in  the  growing  ration, 
one-fifth  to  one-sixth  part  of  the  mash, 
by  weight,  being  none  too  much.  Skim- 
milk  will  replace  this,  if  fed  in  abundant 
quantity.  A  better  noon  mash  may  be 
made  from  equal  parts,  by  weight,  of 
cornmeal.  wheat  bran,  middlings,  ground 
oats  and  beef  scrap,  the  latter  being 
omitted,  or  given  in  small  quantity,  if 
plenty  of  skim-milk  is  available. 
m.  b,  n. 
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