The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
1(37 
The  Henyard 
Broody  Hen  for  Meat 
Is  a  'broody  hen  good  for  eating?  I 
always  thought  when  a  hen  wanted  to  sit 
she  was  good  and  fat  for  killing,  but  some 
tell  me  she  has  fever  then  and  the  flesh  is 
unwholesome.  a.  r. 
We  consider  a  broody  hen  very  suit¬ 
able  for  eating.  She  is  usually  plump 
and  fat,  and  we  have  eaten  dozens  of 
them  without  sickness  or  thought  of  it. 
Worms  in  Fowls 
We  have  raised  both  pheasants  and 
chickens  several  years,  and  never  saw 
anything  like  the  following  before:  We 
are  losing  a  good  number  of  both  pheas¬ 
ants  and  chickens  with  worms.  These 
worms  measure  from  2  to  6  in.  in  length, 
are  very  thin  in  the  early  stages,  but  grew 
very  fast  in  the  birds,  closing  their  in¬ 
testines,  causing  stoppage  and  quick 
death.  It  affects  the  birds  around  a 
month  old ;  they  do  not  waste  or  show 
signs  of  sickness  only  about  one  day. 
Connecticut.  E.  G.  w. 
A  standard  treatment  for  round  worms 
in  fowls  is  administration  of  tobacco,  and 
I  know  of  no  reason  why  this  should  not 
prove  equally  efficacious  with  pheasants. 
One  pound  of  finely  cut  stems  is  steeped 
for  two  hours  in  water  enough  to  cover. 
This  amount,  stems  and  liquid,  is  then 
mixed  with  enough  mash  to  feed  the 
birds,  about  four  quarts,  and  is  then  fed 
in  mid-afternoon  to  the  flock  that  has 
fasted  since  the  previous  day.  A  few 
hours  later  1  lb.  of  Epsom  salts,  dis¬ 
solved  in  a  little  water  and  mixed  with 
three  quarts  of  mash,  is  fed  the  same 
number  of  birds  and  precautious  are 
taken  to  see  that  the  droppings  are  re¬ 
moved  or  protected  so  that  the  worms 
will  not  again  be  picked  up.  Round 
worms  may  be  found  in  the  intestines  of 
any  fowls  and,  I  presume,  in  wild  birds 
and  other  small  animals  of  your  fields. 
M.  B.  D. 
Big  Wings 
My  White  Leghorn  baby  chicks’  wings 
grow  faster  than  the  body ;  would  you 
tell  me  cause  and  what  to  do  for  them? 
Connecticut.  e.  v.  r. 
In  their  wild  state,  the  forebears  of 
these  chicks  needed  wings  about  as  soon 
as  they  could  get  them,  and  the  tendency 
to  develop  wings  rapidly  has  probably 
been  inherited  by  their  tame  descendents. 
However,  the  apparent  too  rapid  growth 
of  wings  is  really  an  evidence  of  malnu¬ 
trition  ;  the  wings  are  not  growing  too 
rapidly,  the  strength  of  the  chick  is  not 
keeping  pace  with  the  growth  of  the 
wings,  hence  the  latter  drag.  Give  the 
chicks  a  well-balanced  ration,  such  as  is 
frequently  described  in  these  columns,  and 
see  that  other  conditions  surrounding 
them  are  healthful.  This  is  all  that  you 
can  do  for  them.  M.  b.  d. 
Black-head  in  Turkeys 
I  had  over  150  turkeys,  but  have  not 
more  than  50  now.  They  have  some  of 
the  symptoms  of  black-head,  having  that 
cheesy  matter  in  the  blind  gut,  but  the 
liver  is  not  spotted,  neither  does  head 
turn  black.  The  turkeys  have  done  well 
until  they  go  to  cut  their  gills,  but  the 
small  ones  die  too,  only  the  large  ones 
begin  to  die  first.  What  causes  black¬ 
head  and  coc-cidiosis?  MRS.  J.  g. 
Maryland. 
“Black-head”  is  not  a  good  name  for 
either  coccidiosis  or  the  entero-hepatitis 
of  turkeys  called  by  that  name.  The 
dark  discoloration  of  the  head  that  gives 
these  diseases  that  name  is  not  always 
marked  and  may  also  alt-company  other 
affections.  I  know  of  no  way  in  which 
the  turkey  raiser  can  distinguish  between 
coccidiosis,  caused  by  small  organisms, 
coccidia,  picked  up  in  the  food  and  drink 
and  multiplying  in  the  intestinal  tract, 
and  inflammation  of  the  liver  and  intes¬ 
tines,  entero-hepatitis,  caused  either  by 
another  organism  or  the  same  one  in  a 
different  stage  of  its  existence.  The 
laboratory  worker  may  be  able  to  dis¬ 
tinguish  between  them,  with  the  aid  of 
his  microscope,  but  that  does  not  help 
the  poultryman  any  further  than  to  give 
him  the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that  one 
or  the  other,  or  both,  of  two  diseases  are 
decimating  his  flock.  We  cannot  give 
you  much  more  information  about  these 
two  diseases  than  has  already  been 
printed,  and  reprinted ;  in  fact,  we  don’t 
think  that  there  is  much  more.  Some 
day,  if  we  live,  we  hope  to  print  a  cure  or 
preventive  for  black-head  and  eocc-idoisis, 
whether  they  are  one  or  two  diseases,  but, 
at  present,  we  have  little  to  offer  the 
would-be-turkey-raiser  other  than  the 
consolation  that  may  come  from  knowing 
that  the  high  Thanksgiving  price  of  tur¬ 
keys  is  very  largely  due  to  the  fact  that 
no  one  else  can  raise  many  of  them 
either.  m.  b.  d. 
Trouble  with  Ducklings 
My  ducks  are  about  two  weeks  old.  I 
tried  to  give  them  the  best  care  I  could. 
They  do  not  seem  to  grow  very  well.  I 
fed  them  oatmeal  and  chicken  starter. 
They  have  fresh  water  to  drink  all  the 
time,  but  not  enough  to  go  in  it.  We 
had  some  water  setting  in  the  sun  all 
morning,  it  was  nice  and  warm,  so  I  let 
them  go  in  that.  But  they  are  beginning 
to  die  now.  They  turn  their  head  to 
one  side,  kick  with  their  feet,  and  act  as 
if  they  cannot  walk  at  all.  If  I  pour  cold 
water  over  their  feet  they  get  over  a 
spell  like  that  for  a  while,  but  they  get 
another  spell,  then  they  fall  over  and 
die.  mrs.  G.  J, 
Michigan. 
'I  believe  the  trouble  with  your  duck¬ 
lings  is  due  to  the  fact  that  they  went  in¬ 
to  the  water,  as  the  symptoms  would  in¬ 
dicate  the  cramps  which  come  from  wet¬ 
ting.  It  would  not  seem  as  if  it  would 
hurt  them,  but  believe  that  must  be  the 
trouble.  Ducklings  are  usually  better 
fed  on  a  mash  feed,  as  they  have  little 
crop  to  digest  the  hard  grain.  I  like  to 
feed  them  a  mash  composed  of  johnny 
cake  made  of  two  parts  cornmeal,  two 
parts  wheat  bran,  with  one  or  two  parts 
of  middlings,  mixed  with  sour  milk  or 
buttermilk  if  possible,  and  soda  enough 
to  neutralize  the  acid.  Bake  thoroughly, 
then  crumb  up  in  milk  or  water  and  feed 
in  a  dry,  crumbly  state.  It  is  well  to 
mix  with  the  mash  a  little  sand,  about 
10  per  cent  of  green  feed  and  about  5 
per  cent  of  meat  scrap  if  they  are  not  on 
free  range.  marie  betts. 
Contrywide  Produce  Situation 
Ho  iv  Yield  Affects  the  Price.  When  to 
Expect  Good  Markets  for  Potatoes 
and  Onions.  Outlook  for  Sweet 
Potatoes 
It  was  recently  stated  in  this  column 
that  the  potato  crop  outlook  indicated  a 
good  demand  from  dealers  who  buy  for 
storage.  Further  explanation  has  been 
requested.  The  idea  is  that  the  dealers 
as  a  group  usually  pick  out  the  good 
market  seasons  fairly  well.  They  buy 
actively  during  the  Fall  months  and  nine 
times  out  of  ten  they  will  be  found  with 
over  a  quarter  part  of  the  potato  sup¬ 
ply  in  their  possession  by  the  first  of  the 
year,  in  high  price  season.  Whenever 
there  is  a  strong  Winter  and  Spring  mar¬ 
ket  the  dealers  are  likely  to  be  on  hand 
with  plenty  of  potatoes  to  sell.  How  do 
they  size  up  the  outlook?  Chiefly  from 
the  crop  reports  and  from  the  strength 
of  the  demand,  but  any  farmer  may  figure 
it  out  quite  closely.  It  should  not  be  for¬ 
gotten  that  the  entimate  of  August  is 
often  changed  considerably  in  September 
and  October.  Late  drouth  and  blight  may 
cut  down  the  crop  or  late  rains  may 
save  it,  but  four  times  out  of  five  the 
August  estimate  is  a  fairly  good  guide. 
What  Is  a  Short  Crop? 
A  study  of  the  past  20  crops  shows 
that  with  a  crop  above  3.8  bushels  per 
capita  of  the  population  the  price  goes 
down ;  with  crop  below  3.7  prices  go  up. 
This  year  with  3%  bushels  indicated  at 
present,  the  market  ought  to  be  high, 
and  the  growers  of  late  potatoes  might 
as  well  wait  and  see  if  the  September 
or  October  estimates  carry  out  the  early 
forecast.  The  location  of  the  best  crops 
has  some  bearing  on  the  outlook.  The 
West  seems  to  have  better  yield  than 
the  East.  There  will  be  quite  a  reserve 
of  potatoes  in  the  Northwest  and  Moun¬ 
tain  States,  in  Canada  also  if  the  price 
should  be  high  enough  to  offset  the  tariff 
and  freight.  The  total  Canadian  crop 
will  be  ahead  of  last  season’s  after  all, 
although  the  eastern  provinces  are  short. 
The  great  consuming  States  of  the  East 
will  need  to  buy  a  great  many  potatoes, 
which  means  an  active  earlot  movement 
with  prices  high  enough  to  attract  sup¬ 
plies  from  distant  shipping  sections. 
If  I  had  early  potatoes  I  would  sell 
them  of  course.  There  is  a  shortage  right 
now  and  the  price  is  double  that  of  a 
year  ago.  With  the  late  crop  I  would 
not  let  them  all  go  at  the  low  prices 
usual  at  digging  time,  but  if  the  crop 
still  seemed  short  at  that  time  I  would 
put  away  what  I  had  good  storage  for, 
and  see  if  I  could  do  better  with  them 
in  the  following  months.  At  least  the 
knowledge  of  a  light  crop  should  stiffen 
the  grower’s  backbone  and  encourage  him 
to  be  sure  he  is  getting  the  dealer’s  top 
price.  Perhaps  it  is  in  this  way  that 
the  crop  news  really  does  most  good. 
The  onion  situation  is  much  the  same 
as  for  potatoes.  The  onion  crop  is 
usually  light  anyhow  in  the  odd  years 
like  1919,  1921,  1923.  It  pays  to-  hold 
onions  if  storage  is  good  and  the  crop  is 
light.  There  is  a  fairly  good  onion  crop 
in  the  Middle  West  and  the  western  crop 
is  doing  wTell,  but  the  eastern  crop  was 
cut  down  by  dry  weather.  In  a  week  or 
so.  we  can  size  it  up  better. 
The  sweet  potato  crop  as  it  looks  now 
is  about  as  light  as  the  potato  crop.  It 
is  especially  light  in  Maryland  and  sur¬ 
rounding  States  which  raise  most  of  the 
supply  for  northern  markets.  Probably 
this  means  high  prices  for  sweet  potatoes, 
also  the  active  rise  of  the  hundreds  of 
new  storage  houses  further  South  where 
they  raise  the  soft  kinds  of  potatoes. 
During  the  last  few  years  they  have 
learned  how  to  store  these  for  late  market 
to  some  extent  and  they  will  have  a 
good  chance  to  sell  them  this  season  and 
to  increase  the  popularity  of  the  strictly 
southern  type  of  sweet  potato. 
G.  B.  E. 
Boston  Wholesale  Markets 
APPLES 
Williams,  bu.,  75c  to  $1.75;  other  sorts, 
$1  to  $2.50. 
FRUITS 
Muskmelons,  bu..  $3.50  to  $4.50  ;  black¬ 
berries.  qt.,  10  to  14c;  huckleberries,  qt., 
10  to  25c. 
BEANS 
Pea.  100  lbs..  $6.25  to  $6.75  ;  red  kid¬ 
ney,  $7  to  $7.50 ;  yellow  eye,  $6.75  to  $7. 
BUTTER 
Creamery,  best,  45  to  45%e;  good  to 
choice,  38  to  42c;  seconds,  35  to  37c. 
EGGS 
Nearby  hennery,  55  to  56c ;  gathered, 
choice,  40  to  45c ;  lower  grades,  30  to  32c. 
POTATOES 
New.  bbl.,  $5  to  $5.50;  Rhode  Island, 
bbl..  $5.75 ;  Jersey,  150-lb.  bag,  $5  to 
$5.25 ;  nearby,  box,  $1.60  to  $1.75. 
DRESSED  POULTRY 
Fowls,  28  to  32c;  roosters,  16  to  19c; 
broilers,  38  to  44c  ;  squabs,  doz.,  $3  to  $4. 
VEGETABLES 
Cabbage,  bbl.,  $1  to  $1.50;  lettuce,  bu., 
50c  to  $1 ;  tomatoes,  bu.,  $1  to  $2  ;  string 
beans,  basket,  75c  to  $1 ;  radishes,  bu., 
50  to  75c. 
IIAY  AND  STRAW 
Timothy,  No.  1,  $30  to  $31 ;  No.  2.  $28 
to  $29 ;  No.  3,  $22  to  $24  ;  clover  mixed, 
$20  to  $27.  Straw— Rye,  $25  to  $27; 
oat,  $12  to  $13. 
New  Jersey  Local  Grain  and  Feed  Prices 
(Supplied  by  New  Jersey  State  Department  of 
Agriculture,  Bureau  of  Markets) 
The  ‘following  quotations  show  approx¬ 
imate  cost  of  feed  per  ton  and  grain  per 
bushel  in  carlots,  sight  draft  basis,  de¬ 
livered  on  tracks  at  the  various  stations 
given  below.  The  quotations  are  based  on 
sales  for  transit  and  nearby  shipments 
Monday,  August  20,  1923,  according  to 
the  United  States  Bureau  of  Agricultural 
Economics  co-operating.  Feeds  all  in  100- 
lb.  sacks.  Figures  are  for  Branchville, 
Belvidere,  Mt.  Holly,  Montclair,  Milford, 
Washington,  Ilighbridge,  Frenchtown, 
Sussex,  Flemington,  Trenton.  Newton, 
Lafayette,  Hackettstown,  Belle  Meade, 
Lebanon,  Clifton,  Hopewell,  New  Bruns¬ 
wick,  Perth  Amboy,  Morristown,  Dover, 
Paterson,  Elizabeth,  Somerville  and  New- 
No.  2  white  oats . 
No.  3  white  oats  . 
No.  2  yellow  corn . 
No.  3  yellow  corn . 
Spring  bran  . 
Hard  W.  W.  bran . 
Spring  middlings  . 
Red  dog  flour. . . . . 
Dry  brewers’  grains . 
Flour  middlings  . 
White  hominy  . 
Yellow  hominy  . 
Gluten  feed  . 
31%  linseed  meal . 
34%  linseed  meal . 
.$0.50% 
.  .49% 
.  107% 
.  1.06% 
Per  Ton 
. .$32.00 
.  .  32.40 
.  .  34.40 
.  .  40.40 
.  .  41.40 
. .  36.40 
.  .  38.40 
.  .  37  90 
.  .  48.25 
.  .  51.60 
.  .  52.00 
S.C.  WHITE  LEGHORNS 
April  hatch .  Cockerels  <81.75  to  <84  each. 
Pullets .  $1.50  to  <82  each. 
From  our  high  bred  flock  of  good  egg  producers. 
WOLF  CREEK  FARM 
B.  D.  2  Slippery  Bock,  Pa. 
OELLULOID  L EG  BANDS 
Cull  your  flock;  band  good  layers;  eliminate  loafers  that 
ate  your  profits.  Green,  Black,  Yellow,  Pink.  Sixty 
cents  hundred,  postpaid.  Mention  breed  of  fowl. 
COLONIAL  ART  CO.  -  Westfield.  Mass. 
FOR  SALE— PRAIRIE  STATE  INCUBATOR 
<8  5  0—420  Egg.  Cyphers  Buffalo,  <B35  —  400  Egg. 
HUMMER'S  POULTRY  FARM  Frenchtown,  N.  J.  R.  No.  1 
P  kin  1/a  Reds,  Rocks,  Leghorns.  Fall  and  Winter  Catalog. 
uniCKS  w.  HILLPOT  Box  1  Frenchtown,  N.  J, 
DOWN  FLAT jSfmSpAlll 
Pale  Faced  hens  haVe  intestinal  P0ST 
Worms;  cure  your  birds  with  paid 
Happy  Hen  Worm  Remedy 
a  great  life  saver  recommended  by  big 
poultrymen  everywhere;  $1.10  postpaid;  QT 
large  flock  sizes  $2.50  and  $5.00  postpaid. 
Sal intact ion  Guaranteed.  Send  »lomp  for  helpful  Dineatte  Chari* 
HAPPY  HliN  REMEDY  CO..  Poultry  Diuenue  SpecluJint* 
Boom  106,  86  So.  Market  St.,  Itooton,  Moss. 
COCKERELS 
Fire  specimens.  Tancred  stock 
—251  to  292- egg  strain-  Sold  on 
approval.  P  rices  reasonable. 
JORDAN  LEGHORN  FARM  -  Vineland.  N.  J. 
PULLETS 
500  Choice  Selected  Pullets,  readv  to  lay 
late  in  Sept,  and  Oct.  Free  range  birds, 
strong,  clean  and  healthy.  $1.75  each! 
WANABROOK  FARMS 
Wilawana  Bradford  County,  Pa. 
Pullets  for  Sale 
R.  1.  Reds  and  White  Leghorns.  Bred  from  stock  of 
proven  value,  as  Egg  producers. 
March  hatched . at  $2.50  eachj 
April  hatched . at  2.25  each  I  All  F.O.B. 
White  Leghorn  pullets  that  {  Bristol. 
are  laying . at  3.00  each  j 
Order  from  this  adv.  and  if  you  are  not  pleased  return  and 
money  will  be  refunded— you  are  the  one  to  be  satisfied. 
T.  R.  THOMAS  “The  Maples”  Bristol,  Vermont 
S.C.  White  Leghorn  Pullets 
We  haveS-wk.  or  3-month-old  pullets,  well  grown 
healthy,  full  of  life,  inheriting  the  vigor  of  their 
free-range  parents,  with  pedigree  of  five  years  trap- 
nesting.  Write  for  our  reasonable  prices,  for  imme¬ 
diate  delivery.  SCHL  E  IN'S  BLUE  RIBBON 
POULTRY  FARM,  Inc.,  Center  Moriches,  New  York 
Barron  S.  C.  W.  L.  Breeders 
$1.25  each,  or  $1.15  by  the  hundred.  We  must  sell 
several  hundred  of  these  high-class  birds  to  make 
room  for  growing  stock.  It  is  your  chance  to  buy 
stock  thatlays  large,  chalk-white  eggs  at  a  rock  bot¬ 
tom  price.  Write  today  before  they  are  all  gone 
RIVERDALE  POULTRY  FARM  -  Cortland.  N.  Y. 
BUYING  WITH  ASSURANCE  Vu*L 
from  certified  hens  and  cockerels,  May  hatched  on  free 
farm  range.  Four  years  of  certification.  Our  pen  finish¬ 
ed  second  at  Farmingdale  contest  last  year.  Si  bo— 
$1 .76  each.  Member  N.  Y.  S.  C.  P.  C.  A. 
HILL  VIEW  FARM,  H.  F.  Hendrickson,  Bridgehampton,  Lang  Island,  N.  I 
RHODE  ISLAND  WHITES  j  Single 
_  _  _ ;■)' 
RHODE  ISLAND  REDS /Comb 
Trap-nested  stock.  Bred  for  Winter  eggs.  My  5  White 
pullets  at  International  EGG-LAYING  Contest  laid  143  eggs 
in  31  consecutive  days,  average  28  1-5  eggs  each  April 
and  May  pullets,  *8  each.  Cockerels,  $8.50  to  $5  each. 
O.  G.  L.  LEWIS  .  Paoli,  Pa, 
2000  S.C. White  Leghorn  Pullets 
April  and  May  hatched,  from  high  producing  free- 
range,  farm  raised  stock  <81.50  to$2  OO,  F.  O.  B. 
No  culls.  A 11  hatched  and  grown  by  us.  Inspection 
desired.  CLEAKVIEW  POUI-TKY  FARM,  Cooper,  toun,  N.  y. 
Pullets  and  Yearling  Hens 
S.  C.  WHITE  LEGHORN 
Price  $1.25  each  up.  High  quality  stock 
of  the  best  laying  strains.  Satisfaction 
guaranteed.  Semi  for  circular. 
Harr  y  F.  Palmer  Middleport,  N.  Y. 
Single-Comb  White  Leghorn  Pullets  hateUd. 
From  specially  selected  pens  of  heavy-laying’  breeders 
mated  to  pedigreed  males  of  famous  domestic  and  import¬ 
ed  strains.  PINEWOOD  POULTRY  FARM,  Cross  81.,  Lakewood.  N.  J. 
rnw  p  if  Young  strain,  S.  C.  W.  Leg- 
5U  Yearling  Hens  ^stSSSSSSS^S^ 
teed.  H.  N.  CONNEB  .  Stockton,  N.  j. 
H.  Tompkins  and  Payne  Bros.  Strain 
ROSE  AND  SINGLE  COMB  REDS 
Big,  husky,  farm-raised  Cockerels  and  Pullets  at  25*  off 
if  taken  before  November  1st.  Bred  for  vigor,  large  size- 
dark  red  color  and  heavy  laying.  Write  for  free  20-page 
Catalog.  RALPH  KMCKE1UIOCKEK,  H.  1>.  38,1-ine  Plains  VY 
Pure  Tom  Barron  S.C. W.  Leghorn  ApHirehed ,y  Pullets 
out  of  imported  sires,  whose  dams  have  records  of  272 
to  314  eggs  m  pullet  year.  Pullets,  $1.25  to  $2.00. 
Coekerels  $2  to  $8.50.  Buy  now  and  save  money 
PINE  IIUKST  POULTRY  FARM 
Satisfaction  Guaranteed.  Port  Royal,  Pa. 
300  Barron  White  Leghorn  Yearling  Hens 
Good  size  and  layers. 
JOHN  McKAY  -  Lima,  New  York 
S.C. WHITE  LEGHORN  YEARLINGS 
Tom  Barron  strain.  Will  make  excellent  breeders.  $1.10 
each.  15-wk.-old  pullets.  $1.50  each.  A  square  deal  with 
each  order.  SAM  FRANKMAN,  Lakewood,  N.  1.  *.  p.  No.  1 
For  Sale-300  S.  C.  White  Leghorn  6’<>Vd"  Pullets 
milk  fed,  free  range  and  from  healthy  stock.  $2 
each.  CLOVFR  LEAF  POULTRY  FARM.  LaFarBeville.  New  York 
VC  A  PI  HMf'  UUMO  WHITE  WYANDOTTES 
I  LAKLUiU  nlLiliJ  RHODE  ISLAND  REDS 
$1.50  each.  Aneonas,  $1.25  each.  White  Leghorns, 
$1  each.  White  or  Black  Leghorn,  8,  10  and  12- 
wks.  pullets,  August  and  September  delivery.  $1, 
$1 .25  and  $1.50  each.  IDYLOELL  FARM,  Wolcott,  New  York 
a  CHICKS  8c  upC.O.D. 
If  Rocks,  Reds,  Leghorns  and  mixed.  100% 
IT  delivery  guaranteed.  18th  season. 
Pamphlet.  Box  73. 
^  C.  M.  LAUVER  McAlisterville,  Pa. 
Bob  White,  Hungarian  Partridges 
Wild  Turkey$,  Pheasants, Quail,  Rabbit$,  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 
