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The  RURAL.  NEW-YORKER 
September  15,  1923 
The  Henyard 
The  White  and  Brown  Egg  Question 
On  page  1031,  you  publish  a  commun¬ 
ication  from  (ieo.  A.  Cosgrove,  in  which 
he  takes  issue  with  the  premium  paid 
for  white  shell  eggs  in  New  York  and 
for  brown  shell  eggs  in  Boston,  and 
making  the  claim  that  there  is  no  differ¬ 
ence  in  the  taste  or  chemical  analysis 
of  the  contents  of  a  white  and  of  a 
■brown  shellegg.  Mr.  Cosgrove  goes 
under  the  assumption  that  these  compari¬ 
sons  are  made  at  the  nest.  But  he  will 
have  to  do  more  than  he  has  to  disprove 
the  fact  that  there  is  a  difference  between 
the  taste  of  the  average  brown  egg  and 
the  average  white  egg  in  New  York  City 
and  vicinity,  and  Boston  and  environs. 
While  it  may  be  true  that  the  average 
person  in  New  York,  and  perhaps  Bos¬ 
ton,  attributes  the  difference  in  taste  to 
a  characteristic  of  the  hen  that  lays  it, 
this  is  due  to  the  fact  that  he  does  not 
know  that  the  difference  really  is  due  to 
the  fact  that  in  New  York  City  white 
eggs  come  from  commercial  henneries 
that  use  the  Leghorn  because  of  its  su¬ 
perior  laying  qualities  as  a  general  thing, 
and  its  ability  to  withstand  the  intensive 
methods  required  on  the  high  priced  land 
in  the  New  York  territory,  and  for  New 
England,  that  the  difference  is  due  to  the 
fact  that  land  prices  are  lower  and  less 
intensive  methods  required,  permitting 
the  use  of  the  larger  breeds  that  have  a 
money-value  as  carcasses  and  ability  to 
withstand  violently  cold  weather  without 
freezing  the  head  gear. 
In  other  words,  the  premium  paid  is 
for  the  delivery  of  the  white  egg  in  New 
York  City,  carefully  gathered,  carefully 
handled  and  carefully  shipped  with  most 
of  its  original  fine  flavor  intact,  and  that 
the  brown  shell  egg  coming  mainly  from 
the  general  farm  is  an  uncertain  propo¬ 
sition.  Reverse  this,  and  you  have  New 
England’s  status  although  the  egg  con¬ 
sumer  may  not  know  just  what  he  is  pay¬ 
ing  for  or  rather  why  it  is  that  in  New 
York  the  white  egg  tastes  better  and  in 
New  England  the  brown  shell  tastes  bet¬ 
ter.  Mr.  Cosgrove  would  not  be  able  to 
convince  my  wife  that  the  eggs  from  hens 
laying  brown  ones  is  not  superior  for 
baking  purposes,  as  giving  a  richer  yel¬ 
low  color,  for  which  reason  I  keep  a 
dozen  of  such  hens  running  in  with  my 
Leghorns.  geo.  l.  blake. 
New  Jersey. 
Feeding  for  Eggs;  Exhibition  Fowls 
'I  have  100  White  Leghorn  hens  one 
year  old.  They  have  laid  but  two  to  five 
eggs  a  day  for  two  weeks ;  have  had  mash 
all  the  while,  but  for  10  days  have  begun 
to  molt.  Do  you  think  it  will  pay  me  to 
keep  them  this  Winter,  and  do  you  think 
they  will  lay?  I  also  have  200  pullets, 
hatched  March  2<i ;  combs  all  started. 
Would  you  feed  them  mash?  They  have 
had  it  ever  since  they  were  four  weeks 
old.  Some  tell  me  to  take  mash  from 
them  for  a  while  and  feed  more  grain,  as 
the  mash  will  start  them  laying,  then 
they  will  go  in  molt.  I  feed  corn  and 
wheat.  About  how  much  should  they  be 
fed  twice  a  day?  I  would  like  to  get  two 
pullets  arid  cockerel  ready  for  county  fair. 
How  should  1  feed  them?  The  cockerel 
has  a  very  large  lop  comb;  should  I 
wash  it?  B.  w.  d. 
New  York. 
Your  100  yearling  Leghorn  hens  should 
lay  more  than  five  eggs  per  day  in  Au¬ 
gust,  but  to  ascertain  why  they  do  not 
would  require  a  general  survey  of  condi¬ 
tions  surrounding  them.  The  fault  may 
lie  in  the  fowls  themselves,  or  in  the 
methods  of  feeding  and  care.  Such  a 
flock  is  certainly  unprofitable  while  loaf¬ 
ing.  Hens  should  be  profitable  through 
their  second  year,  but,  if  they  cannot  be 
made  to  lay  through  the  Summer,  the 
prospects  for  Winter  are  not  good. 
Don’t  make  frequent  and  sudden 
changes  in  the  feeding  of  these  pullets.  If 
necessary  to  make  any  changes,  make 
them  gradually  and  not  without  good 'rea¬ 
son.  Feed  masli  continuously,  and  don’t 
change  its  composition  from  mere  whims. 
They  should  have  been  upon  a  good,  well- 
balanced  mash  through  the  Summer,  and 
this  should  be  continued  as  long  as  they 
live.  Early  hatched  chicks  (March) 
may  develop  so  as  to  begin  Fall  laying 
too  soon,  and  may  need  to  be  held  back 
by  giving  more  whole  grain  and  less 
mash,  but  farm-raised  flocks  are  not  apt 
to  be  pushed  too  rapidly  and  to  suffer 
from  it.  A  flock  should  begin  laying  in 
September  and  gradually  increase  its  pro¬ 
duction.  If  large,  red  combs  and  other 
evidences  of  maturity  show  that  general 
laying  is  apt  to  begin  much  before  the 
middle  of  September,  it  may  be  wise  to 
make  the  ration  more  largely  grain,  but 
it  will  not  be  wise  to  check  the  maturing 
of  the  flock  because  of  two  or  three  too 
rapidly  developing  pullets. 
Feed  your  exhibition  birds  as  you  do 
your  others.  If  their  plumage  is‘  soiled, 
careful  washing  in  warm  water  and  dry¬ 
ing  may  improve  its  appearance,  m.  r.  i>. 
Yellow  Color  in  Hen 
The  report  of  the  Connecticut  egg-lay¬ 
ing  contest  for  August  21  contains  this 
advice  about  culling  out  the  drones: 
“The  poultryman  who  is  taking  ad¬ 
vantage  of  the  opportunity  to  cull  is  look¬ 
ing  first  of  all  for  the  appearance  of  vel- 
COlIor  in  any  of  the  birds  in  tfce  flock. 
W  hen  a  pullet  starts  to  produce  eggs  the 
yellow  color  begins  to  fade  from  her  bodv, 
disappearing  first  from  the  vent,  then 
around  the  edge  of  the  eye  ring  and  from 
the  earlobe.  These  fade  very  soon  after 
production  starts.  The  beak  loses  its 
color  in  perhaps  six  weeks  or  two  months, 
fading  first  at  the  base,  the  yellow  color 
disappearing  last  from  the  tip.  Shanks 
fade  cut  white  after  four  to  six  months 
of  production.  The  exact  time  required 
depends  upon  the  size  of  the  bird  and  the 
conditions  under  which  it  is  kept.  When 
the  hen  stops  laying  the  yellow  color  re¬ 
turns,  appearing  in  the  same  order  that 
it  disappeared.  Any  bird  showing  vellow 
color  should  be  handled.  If  the  vent  color 
is  yellow  the  bird  is  not  laying  at  that 
time. 
Lame  Chicks 
Could  y.ou  give  a  remedy  for  chicks 
that  are  afflicted  with  lameness  in  one 
leg,  apparently  from  the  knee  up?  We 
have  lost  about  four  now,  and  cannot  ac¬ 
count  for  this  ailment.  They  seem  to  fall 
back  on  .the  hip  and  have  difficulty  in 
walking.  g.  s. 
North  Chelmsford,  Mass. 
There  is  a  form  of  so-called  rheuma¬ 
tism,  in  which  the  leg  joints  show  de¬ 
posits  of  foreign  matter  about  them,  and 
the  bird  becomes  lame.  Open  the  joints 
of  one  of  these  chickens  dead  from  the 
trouble  and  see  if  incrustations  have 
formed  about  any  of  them.  “Leg  weak¬ 
ness”  is  another  trouble  common  among 
growing  chicks  and  mature  fowls,  and 
weakness  from  any  disease  may  cause  a 
fowl  to  apparently  lose  the  use  of  its 
legs. 
I  know  of  no  medicines  that  are  of 
much  avail  in  “rheumatism,”  though 
plenty  of  green  food  and  rather  light 
feeding  upon  high  protein  mashes  should 
help  minimize  the  occurrence  of  this 
trouble.  “Leg  weakness”  in  growing  pul¬ 
lets  and  cockerels  often  disappears  after 
a  short  time  without  special  medication, 
and  any  other  disease  present  must  be 
treated  according  to  its  nature.  It  is 
really  a  matter  of  first  finding  out  what 
the  trouble  is,  then  adopting  measures 
accordingly.  m.  b.  d. 
Roup  Infection 
Two  weeks  ago  my  husband  went  to  a 
live  poultry  market  and  bought  six  hens, 
what  the  man  told  him,  some  wonderful 
Light  Brahmas.  After  we  had  them  a 
little  over  a  week  one  or  two  began  to 
hang  around  and  gape.  I  gave  them  cas¬ 
tor  oil  or  olive  oil.  Then  another  got  a 
swollen  face,  and  I  gave  it  oil,  and  put 
argyrol  in  its  eyes  and  nostrils.  The  first 
two  were  very  sick,  but  the  cockerel  got 
soon  over  it.  ,  They  all  started  it,  and  1 
treated  them  all;  now  they  seem  pretty 
well.  Do  you  think  it  was  through  these 
birds'  we  bought  that  sickness  began? 
There  was  no  trouble  before.  No  chick¬ 
ens  had  been  kept  here,  and  we  built  a 
new  house.  Could  it  have  been  in  the 
chicks  bought?  A  few  of  them  had  start¬ 
ed  to  get  swollen  around  their  eyes,  but 
the  argyrol  seemed  to  fix  it.  Some  of  my 
good  old  Leghorn  hens  and  the  one  cock¬ 
erel  got  swollen  faces  and  pus  in  the  eyes 
and  from  nostrils,  and  a  rattle  in  the 
throat,  sneezes  and  gapes;  empty  crops, 
and  just  sit  and  sleep.  l.  l. 
New  Jersey. 
Roup  is  very  frequently  transmitted 
from  sick  to  healthy  birds  in  the  process 
of  shipping,  temporary  housing  with 
other  birds,  as  at  poultry  shows,  and  un¬ 
der  similar  conditions  elsewhere.  The 
disease  is  contagious  and  may  be  carried 
by  the  soiled  hands  or  feet  of  attendants 
from  one  pen  to  another,  even  where  pens 
are  isolated  from  each  other.  A  live 
poultry  market  would  be  an  excellent 
place  to  find  this  contagion  and  a  very 
likely  place  to  get  it  from. 
It  would  seem  to  me  best  to  dispose 
promptly  of  any  sick  fowls  that  you  had 
obtained  from  this  market  by  killing  and 
burying  those  that  were  sufficiently  dis¬ 
eased  to  make  them  unfit  for  food.  Quite 
likely  the  disposal  of  all  the  birds  in  the 
flock,  whether  evidently  affected  or  not, 
would  be  a  sensible  procedure.  It  is 
hardly  worth  while  to  risk  the  health  of 
a  large  flock  by  keeping  a  small  one  of 
six  birds  purchased  under  suspeious  cir¬ 
cumstances.  Cleanliness  and  disinfection 
of  quarters  and  utensils  used  by  the  sick 
birds  should  be  practiced,  boiling  water 
for  utensils  and  whitewash  for  walls, 
droppings  boards,  etc.,  being  excellent 
means  for  this  purpose. 
No  outside  birds  should  be  introduced 
into  a  healthy  flock  without  having  first 
been  kept  by  themselves  until  it  was  evi¬ 
dent  that  they  were  not  carriers  of  con¬ 
tagion,  a  matter  of  several  weeks. 
M.  B.  D. 
PULLETS 
LEGHORN  AND  WHITE  ROCK  PULLETS 
Milk  fed,  free-range  stock,  from 
UNLIGHTED  breeders. 
CORNER  ACRES,  MIDDLETOWN,  CONN. 
New  Jersey  Local  Grain  and  Feed  Prices 
(Supplied  by  New  Jersey  State  Department  of 
Agriculture,  Bureau  of  Markets) 
The  following  quotations,  furnished  by 
the  United  States  Bureau  of  Agricultur¬ 
al  Economics,  co-operating  with  the  New 
Jersey  Bureau  of  Markets,  are  for  tran¬ 
sit  and  nearby  shipments,  Tuesday.  Sept. 
4,  1923,  and  show  the  approximate  cost 
of  feed  per  ton  (all  in  100-lb.  sacks)  and 
grain  per  bu.  (in  bulk)  in  carlots,  sight 
draft  basis,  delivered  on  track  at ;  Belvi- 
dere,  Milford,  Washington,  Ilighbridge, 
Frenchtown,  Flemington.  Passaic,  Hack- 
ettstown,  Bellemead,  Califon,  Lebanon, 
Newton.  Branehville,  Sussex,  Lafayette, 
Hopewell.  New  Brunswick,  Mt.  Holly, 
Morristown,  Dover,  Paterson,  Elizabeth. 
Somerville,  Newark.  Trenton,  Perth  Am¬ 
boy  and  Montclair ; 
Per  Bu. 
No.  2  white  oats . .$0.50% 
No.  3  white  oats . 49% 
No.  2  yellow  corn .  1.07% 
No.  3  yellow  corn .  1.06% 
Per  Ton 
Spring  bran  . $34.15 
Hard  W.  W.  bran .  34.15 
Spring  middlings  .  35.90 
Red-dog  flour  . . . 40.90 
Dry  brewers’  grains  .  44.40 
Flour  middlings  . .  35.90 
White  hominy  .  39.90 
Yellow  hominy  .  39.40 
Gluten  feed  .  48  25 
31%  linseed  meal .  49.85 
34%  linseed  meal  .  50.85 
36%  cottonseed  meal .  46.40 
41%  cottonseed  meal  .  53.40 
43%  cottonseed  meal  .  54.90 
Using  Silo  Foundations 
tWe  have  just  torn  down  a  round  silo 
and  rebuilt  in  a  different  location  but  the 
cement  foundation  is  still  left.  To  what 
good  advantage  could  this  be  used  for? 
New  Jersey.  d.  w.  b. 
The  old  foundation  of  the  silo  might 
provide  sleeping  quarters  for  pigs.  If 
the  location  is  suitable  it  might  be  pos¬ 
sible  to  provide  housing  quarters  for  some 
special  farm  machinery.  Again,  a  work¬ 
shop  might  be  conveniently  arranged  by 
utilizing  the  foundation  of  the  old  silo. 
More  Milk-More 
More  Money  Guaranteed 
Stop  that  monthly  feed  bill. 
The  Letz  Dixie  will  cut,  grind 
and  mix  anything  grown  — 
makes  a  perfectly  balanced 
ration  from  home-grown 
crops.  Guaranteed  to  increase 
production  from  15  to  30% 
and  cut  feeding  costs  from  25 
to  50%.  A  warehouse  in 
Utica  and  New  York  City. 
Write  today  for  Valuable  Feeding 
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Crown  Poin*  *“ 
Pure  Tom  Barron  S.C.W.  Leghorn  X^cheii ,y  Pullets 
out  of  imported  sires,  whose  dams  have  records  of  272 
to  314  eggs  in  pullet  year.  Pullets,  §1.25  to  $2.00. 
Cockerels  $2  to  #8.50.  Buy  now  and  save  money 
PINE  HURST  POULTRY  FARM 
Satisfaction  Guaranteed.  Port  Royal.  Pa 
PkinLs  Reds.  Rocks,  Leghorns.  Fall  and  Winter  Catalog. 
UllICKS  w.  HILLPOT  Box  1  Frenchtown,  N.  J. 
SC.  Hrou  a  and  Eng.  W.  Leghorn  hens,  pedigreed,  $1 
*  to  $S.  Catalog.  VERA  IT1.TO.N,  B.  9B,  Gullipollg,  Ohio 
Pallets,  Barred  Rocks,  Silver  Wynndottes,  White 
Leghorns,  toe  up.  NOAH  BERGEY,  Bergey,  Pa. 
SINGLE  COMB 
WHITE  LEGHORN  PULLETS 
from  famous  imported  and  domestic  foundation 
stock.  Only  pedigreed  males  from  highest 
record  dams  used  in  our  breeding  pens.  Prices 
no  higher  than  for  ordinary  stock. 
PINEWOOD  POULTRY  FARM.Cross  St./Lakewo.d,N.  j. 
From  Directly  Imported 
Barron  S.  C.  White  Leghorns 
March  hatched,  husky,  farm  ranee  grown  fellows 
from  272-288-egg  pedigreed  stock.  They  will  breed 
great  layers.  Price  now  $2.50  ;  ten  or  more.  S2  each. 
Shipped  on  Approval  Aiso  Yearling  hens  and  cock 
birds.  R,  T.  EWING  ATLANTIC,  PA. 
9.C.  Reds  12c.  B.  P.  Rocks  He. 
S.  C.  W.  Leghorns  9c,  and 
Mixed  chicks  7c.  These  chicks 
are  all  from  fi  ee range  stock. 
Safe  delivery  and  satisfac¬ 
tion  guaranteed.  Booklet  free. 
W.  A.  LAUVER  McAlisterville,  Pa. 
S.  C.  W.  LEGHORN 
April  and  May 
hatched.  Healthy, 
range  raised,  real 
utility  stock. 
HEDELCA  POULTRY  FARM, Vineland.  N.  J. 
COCKERELS 
CHICKS 
PULLETS 
Barred  Rock  PULLETS  Husky, 
i  ..  ,  ,  r«  .  vigorous 
stock,  vl-nio, -old,  $1.50  each.  Brown  Leghorn  Pul¬ 
lets,  SI. 25  each.  White  Leghorn  Pullets  SI  25  each 
UP.  HUMMER'S  POULTRT  FARM.  Frenchtown  N  J  R  Ho.  1 
Pure  Tom  Barron s  C.  W.  LEGHORN 
...  .  .  .  ,  ,  Pullets  hatched  April 
11  from  imported  stock:  free  rangers;  large  and 
healthy;  milk  and  wheat  fed;  will  lay  soon  Price 
*2  each.  VERNDN  R.  LAFLER,  R,  0,  No  1,  Middlesex,  N  T 
Bob  White,  Hungarian  Partridges 
Wild  Turkeys,  Pheasants,Quail,  Rabbits,  Deer,  etc. 
for  stocking  purposes. 
Fancy  Pheasants.  Peafowl.  Cranes.  Storks.  Swans. 
Ornamental  Ducks  and  Geese,  Bears,  Poxes  Iiac- 
CAPON  S  D  U  C  K  S 
Capons  at  GOc,  SI,  #1.25  each.  All  large  breeds. 
WJ‘«iaK«l  <ls  lar2e  Fe Kins  at  #2 
and  #2.50  each,  BOCK  CLIFF  FARM.  Brooueville.  Pa. 
TOR  SALE— White  Muscovy  Ducks  nnd  Drakes.  *8 
each.  ALEX  DALTON  R.  l  Afton,  N.  Y. 
200  Jersey  BLACK  GIANT  PULLETS 
four  inns.,  $3.50;  Cockerels.  3  and  5  inos.,  $3  and  $5 
standard  quality  stock. 
O.  E.  LOWERY  Vineland,  N.  J.  R.  3 
S.  C.  W.  leghorns-yearlings 
h!  S?ClIir  m  m  Barron  strain.  Healthy  and  vigorous 
hitdb.  \\  ill  make  excellent  breeders.  Prompt  delivery 
and  a  square  deal.  SAM  FRANKM AN.  Lakewood.  N.J.  R.D  No  I 
Pullets-$2 
Mareh-April  Hatch 
Cockerels,  $5. 
50  S.  C.  R.  I.  Reds?ed’to 
skin.  Even  color  from  head  to  tail. 
L  Hardaway  Itrandenburr,  Kentucky 
LOOK -BLUE  ANDALUSIANS  AND  BUFF  LEGHORNS 
Cockerels,  12-wks.  old,  $2  each.  Very  best  Blood. 
Augustus  Raynor  Hampton  Rays,  N.  Y. 
S.  C.  White  Leghorns  cTudw%koff’ma°eSywood 
Lawrence  VV.  Miller  -  Argjlc,  New  York 
Ffir  ^  a  |  p  R-wk.  old.  Single  Comb  White  I.  eg  horn  Cock  - 
I  UI  uaic  crels  Finest  strain  in  existence.  *1. SO  each. 
HIRAM  SOUTHGATE,  R.  F.  D.  No.  I.Box  56  A,  Long  Branch,  N.J. 
Kfl  I  p<rhnrn  PiiIIpIc  WiU  Iny  in  °ct  s1 50  each 
JU  LcgllUrn  rUllcTS  for&O.  50  Yearling  Pallets,  $1.35 
each.  $C0  for  50.  II.  Ilensehel,  Port  Jefferson,  flew  York 
sai.e  BARRED  ROCK  PULLETS  Prices  reasonable. 
MARVEL  l’Ol'LXK Y  FARM,  Georgetown,  Del. 
mini C  Leghorns,  $7.50  per  100  •  Rocks,  $0.50 
per  100;  \V.  Rocks,  12c;  Reds.  $9  per 
100;  Mixed,  $G  per  100.  JACOB  NIEMOND,  McAlisterville,  Pa.  R  2 
pill  |  ETC  16  weeks  and  matured  stock,  8  varieties. 
K  aJ  IjIjKj  a.  Paul's  Poultry  Plantation,  It. if,  Sycamore,  Ohio 
PULLETS  -  Piire^-Brec  to-lay_stoclc.  48c  pound. 
RAYMOND  BLODGETT 
Bristol,  Vermont 
Edmonds’  Poultry 
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Day-old  chicks,  18c  each;  1-week  old,  21c  each;  2-week  old,  25c  each. 
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Pullets  and  cockerels  twelve  weeks  old,  $2.50  each;  yearling  hens  and  cock  birds,  $5.00  each. 
In  lots  of  50  or  more,  $3.50  each. 
All  of  these  hens  and  cock  birds  were  used  in  my  breeding  flocks  the  past  season.  Therefore 
I  can  guarantee  to  ship  yearling  hens  and  cock  birds  that  are  far  superior  to  anything  in  the 
country  today  at  this  price.  All  growing  stock  shipped  by  express. 
PICTURESQUE  POULTRY  FARM  -  Box  B-7 1  -  Trenton  Junction,  N.  J. 
