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American Agriculturist, September 16, 1023 
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Answers To Questions From A. A. Readers 
EGGS AND POULTRY 
SO MANY ELEMENTS enter into the ship¬ 
ping of day-old chicks and eggs by our ad¬ 
vertisers, and the hatching of same by our 
subscribers that the publishers of this paper 
cannot guarantee the safe arrival of day-old 
chicks, or that eggs shipped shall reach the 
buyer unbroken, nor can they guarantee.the 
hatching of eggs. We shall continue to exer¬ 
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sponsibility must end with that. 
PURE TOM BARRON S. C. W. Leghorn pul¬ 
lets, hatched April II from imported stock, 
free rangers, large and healthy, milk and 
wheat fed. Will lay soon. Price $2 each. 
VERNON R. LAFLER, R. D. 1, Middlesex, 
N. Y. 
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK PULLETS— 
Park and Ringlet strains. April 5th hatch 
now ready at $1.25 in lots of 25 or over; 
smaller lots at $1.35 f. o. b. Marathon. M. C. 
BEECHER. Marathon, N. Y. 
2,000 REDS AND LEGHORNS — S and 10 
week old pullets, $1.15 each per 100 and up. 
LONG ISLAND POULTRY & PET STOCK CO. 
Long Island Poultry Co., Jamaica, L. I., N. Y7 
CHICKS — White Leghorns, Barron-strain ; 
$8.50 per 100 : Reds, $11. Yearly hens. White 
Leghorns, $1.40 each. EMPIRE HATCHERY, 
Sewar, N. Y. 
FALL AND WINTER CHICKS—Rocks, Reds, 
Leghorns. Catalog. WM. F. HILLPOT, Box 
29, Frenchtown, N. J. 
JERSEY BLACK GIANTS—Seven hens and 
cock bird. Yearlings. $35. C. W. GUY, 
Afton, N. Y. 
POULTRY SUPPLIES 
ATTENTION, CUSTOMERS !—We’re making 
prompt shipments now. Prices reduced, order 
to-day. Satisfaction guaranteed. Correspond¬ 
ence solicited. STANDARD EGG CASE COM¬ 
PANY. 60a West 114th Street, New York. 
SHEEP 
40 SPLENjDID RAMBOUIHLET, Dorset, 
Delaine, Cheviot and Southdouse rams, also 
ewes. Taxpayer and Defender Duroc swino 
all ages.- Pure Rosin rye. D. H. TOWNSEND 
& SONS, Interlaken. N. Y. 
REGISTERED DELAINES—Sixty, I and 2 
year old rams. Combing size, form, fleece, 
constitution, hardy, well grown. Satisfaction 
guaranteed. J. C. WEATITERBY, Trumans- 
hurg, N. Y. 
REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE RAMS—Good 
individuals at reasonable prices; field stock 
In good condition for breeding. ARTHUR S. 
DAVIS, Chili, N. Y. 
HAMPSHIRE RAMS, ram lamjis, breeding 
ewes, yearling ewes, ewe lambs. Largest flock 
in the East. C. & M. BIG HAM, Gettysburg. Pa. 
FOR SALE — Registered Shropshire rams 
and ew'es, $15 each. Pure-bred Duroc pigs, $6; 
feeders, $4. J. M. MORSE, Levanna, N. Y. 
HORSES 
MATCHED PAIR OF BLACK MARES, 7-8 
Pereheron, kind and gentle, sisters, four and 
six years old, weight 2,800 pounds, with 
matched black mare colts 15-16 Pereheron, 
by their sides. Mares are rebred to a ton 
horse. $530 takes mates and colts. Will de¬ 
liver them a reasonable distance. If -you need 
other horses, write your wants. VERNON R. 
LAFLER, R. D. 1, Middlesex, N. Y. 
REAL ESTATE 
FOR SALE—250-acre farm, high state of 
cultivation, worked meadow, two brook-watered 
pastures. Running spring water in bouse and 
barns. Large two-story house, bathroom, hot 
and cold water, gas lights. Large cow barn, 
34 stanchions, box stall, concrete floors, steel 
stanchions, stalls and water basins, milking 
machine ; 200-ton silo, and milk room. Large 
high-roof horse barn, granary, hen house, tool 
barn and garage. Sugar bush and equipment. 
Milk gathered at door. Have produced 125 
tons hay, 1,800 'bushels grain and 200 tons 
silage one year. On stone road, one mile to 
State road, 30 minutes' drive to Potsdam Nor¬ 
mal. Price $12,000. For cash, will include 
125 loads hay, grain, and pure-bred dairy. 
C. J. HAYDEN, ^Bombay, N. Y. 
FOR SALE—Farm, 90 acres ; well watered ; 
best state of cultivation, raising best of corn, 
clover, alfalfa; good location, two miles to 
town, milk stations, school and State school; 
good buildings and cattle: maple grove, fine 
cherry orchard and other fruit; ice pond on 
farm : running spring water. Owner has run 
this farm 25 years. Unable to handle it longer. 
Would like to hear from responsible German 
people and others who appreciate square and 
honest dealing. FRANK SMITH, Hamilton, 
New York. 
FOR SALE—Fine old Dutch Colonial house, 
9 rooms and bath, recently renovated, all im¬ 
provements except gas ; large, good outbuild¬ 
ings: 2 y> acres land; 3 miles from Plainfield 
on main road; near school and trolley, easy 
commuting to New York City; $12,500. Ap¬ 
ply owner, JAS. A. HOWE, Mountain Avenue, 
Scotch Plains, New Jersey. 
107-ACRE FARM, good locality, market, 
near towns and milk station, some through- 
bred stock, tools, etc. MRS. C. J. WEBB., 
Kinsman, Trumbull Co., Ohio. 
FOR SALE—3- to 12-acre farm ; 22 miles 
from New York; in the heart of m.arkets; 
good roads; good land; fair price; ideal for 
poultry. F. W. STILLMAN, R. D. No. 2, Rah¬ 
way, N. J. 
■WANTED TO RENT—Farm of about 125 
acres, with cows; on good road, near high 
school ; life experience. Address LOCK BOX 
163, St. Johnsville, N. Y. 
SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCKS 
FRUIT TREES direct to planters in large 
or small lots by express, freight or parcel 
post. It will pay you to get our prices be¬ 
fore buying. Free 68 page catalog. Peaches, 
apples, plums, pears, cherries, grapes, nuts, 
berries, pecans, vines. Ornamental trees, 
vines and shrubs. TENN. NURSERY CO., 
Box 119, Cleveland, Tenn. 
FOR SALE—Seed wheat. Best yielding 
new strains developed Cornell College. “For¬ 
ward” (red) $2.90; "Honor” (white) $1.90. 
This wheat college inspected. Send for 
sample. Special prices in amounts over two 
bushels. R. P. ANDERSON, King Ferry, 
N. Y. 
PENNSYLVANIA “44” SEED WHEAT—A 
high-yielding bearded red wheat. Thoroughly 
recleancd aud free from cockle or other weeds. 
Price, $1.75 per bushel including bags. Freight 
paid on 300-lb. lots in Pa., Del., Md., N. J., 
N. Y. CHAUNCEY L. YODER, R. D. No. 1. 
Boyertown. Pa. 
PENNSYLVANIA “44” SEED WHEAT — 
$1.75. Best wheat, for Pennsylvania and South¬ 
ern New York. Fine Rosen Rye seed, $1.25 : 
bags includ ed. C. L. TAYLOR, Wyalusing, Pa. 
LEAP’S PROLIFIC' SEED WHEAT for sale, 
$1.65 bushel bags. Free samples on request. 
F. O. B. Chestertown, Md. B. F. SHINN, 
Chestertown, Md. 
WOMEN’S WANTS 
What is Hie principle by which & hydraulic 
ram delivers water, and what does the vacuum 
chamber do? Also, why la it necessary to havs 
a vacuum chamber on all steam or power 
pumps?—I. D., New York. 
T HE principle upon which the hy¬ 
draulic ram operates is the utilization 
of the momentum of the water falling 
in the drive-pipe, this momentum being 
changed into a force to drive part of 
the water up through the delivery pipe 
to the faucet. In a hydraulic ram there 
are two main valves, one of them the 
waste-valve, the other a check-valve. 
Let us start assuming the waste- 
valve is open. The water flows out 
through it with increasing velocity 
until finally the current becomes strong 
enough to close the valve, which is held 
open either by a light spring or a light 
weight. The valve is closed suddenly, 
of course, and the impact of the water 
opens the check-valve. Some of the 
water coming down into the drive-pipe 
passes through the check-valve and en¬ 
ters the delivery chamber. * A pipe 
leads from the delivery chamber to the 
place where the water is to be used. 
As the process is repeated over and 
over again, the level of the water in the 
air chamber and in the drive-pipe grad¬ 
ually rises until the water flows out 
through the upper end. 
The purpose of the air chamber is to 
form a sort of cushion. Air is readily 
compressible, while water is not, and 
the air acts as a spring on the check- 
valve. Sometimes due to the air leak¬ 
ing out through the drive-pipe, the air 
chamber becomes water-bound. Most 
rams are made so as to prevent this by 
having what is called a little snifting 
valve in the drive-pipe, through which 
a small quantity of air is drawn in 
with the water. This is sufficient to 
renew the air supply in the air 
chamber. 
This air chamber is not a vacuum 
chamber, nor is there a vacuum cham¬ 
ber on steam or power pumps. There 
is a chamber, however, which provides 
a cushioning effect and relieves the 
heavy direct strain of impact on the 
machine parts. 
PTJLLETS PICK FEATHERS 
Can you tell me what to do for pullets that 
pick feathers? When they get started they 
are even more ferocious in that they injure the 
skin badly, in some instances causing the 
injured bird to die. I feed cabbage, bran, 
dry mash and grain?—A. N., Clymer, N. Y. 
The habit of pulling out and eating 
their own feathers or of other hens of 
the flock, is a habit which poultry ac¬ 
quires most frequently in the spring or 
at molting time. The first indication 
that the birds are pulling feathers is 
loss of plumage, bareness and redness 
of the skin on the posterior parts of 
the body. Sometimes the skin becomes 
broken by repeated pecking and sores 
result. If you watch the birds care¬ 
fully you will notice they tear them out 
and very often swallow them. They 
are apparently very fond of the young 
FOR SALE—May Rose Guernsey bull 
calves, registered and transferred. Accredited 
herd $50: JAMES P. RISLER, Stockton, N. J. 
COWS FOR SALE—Carload of forward 
springers including six registered Holsteins. 
C. M. CROUCH, Naples, N. Y,_ 
FOR SALE—Car of 900 pound steers and 
car of old clean Timothy Hay. C. P. HOLDEN, 
Union City, Pa. 
AGENTS WANTED 
MEN'S SHIRTS—Easy to sell. Big demand 
everywhere. Make $15 daily. Undersell stores. 
Complete line. Exclusive patterns. Free sam¬ 
ples. CHICAGO SHIRT MANUFACTURERS. 
241 W. Van Buren, Factory 159, Chicago. 
AGENTS WANTED—Agents~make a dol¬ 
lar an hour. Sell Mendets, a patent patch 
for instant mending leaks in all utensils. 
Sample package free. COLLETTE MFG. CO. 
Dept. 210, Amsterdam, N. Y. 
HELP WANTED 
growing feathers, the quills of which 
are filled with blood. 
Several causes have been assigned to 
this vice, the most probable being the 
lack of proper rations or insufficient 
exercise. No doubt in this case the 
habit became deep-rooted in the birds, 
and they have gone to extremes. 
A good preventive measure is to give 
the birds an abundance of exercise. 
Make them scratch for a large part of 
their feed. In some instances lack of 
a sufficient portion of animal matter in 
the ration is responsible for the habit. 
Furthermore, feeding too long on grain 
will start the birds. This is easily 
counteracted by adopting a well-bal¬ 
anced ration containing skim milk, meat 
bone or green food along with a well- 
balanced grain ration. 
Lard, Aloes and Vaseline 
An application of lard or vaseline in 
a portion of aloes is a good ointment to 
apply. The disagreeable tastes of the 
aloes is thought to be responsible for 
curing the habit. 
The birds should be carefully exam¬ 
ined for lice and mites, and if these are 
found, insect powders should be ob¬ 
tained and applied. Plenty of grit 
should be on hand, as this may cause 
the lack of proper digestion. Some¬ 
times a dose in the form of six or eight 
grains daily of a mixture of equal parts 
of powder, gentian root and ginger will 
prove beneficial. Isolate the injured 
birds as soon as an injury shows up. 
WHEAT FOR FATTENING HOGS 
I would like to know if wheat soaked Id 
water is good for fattening hogs.—M. W. 
Wheat is seldom fed to hogs except 
when the price is extremely low. Ac¬ 
cording to several authorities, wheat 
should be selling in the neighborhood 
or less than 50 cents a bushel to make 
it really worth while to feed it to pigs. 
However, this statement should be qual¬ 
ified when damaged wheat or extremely 
high pork prices are considered. 
The grain is relished by the hogs and 
makes rapid gains in producing hogs of 
extremely good quality. Tests at the 
Indiana Experiment Station have 
shown that wheat will exceed corn in 
rate of gain. During this same test it 
was discovered that soaked wheat gave 
a gain of 1.12 pounds, while unsoaked 
wheat alone was 1.05. Unsoaked wheat 
was avoided in greater percentage than 
soaked wheat. 
The conclusion of the experiments 
was that whole wheat is fed at an un¬ 
justifiable loss, and that it is fed more 
economically when crushed or ground. 
By feeding hogs grain and skimmed milk, 
gains were increased 7 per cent. At the 
Missouri Station the following results 
were obtained: One bushel of wheat 
chop produced 13.2 pounds of pork; one 
bushel of wheat chop dried produced 
12.6 pounds of pork; one pound of 
whole wheat produced 11.2 of pork. 
TOBACCO — Kentucky’s pride; extra fine 
chewing, 10 pounds, $3; smoking, 10 pounds, 
$2; 20 pounds, $3.50. FARMERS’ CLUB, 
Mayfield, Ky. 
SWINE 
REGISTERED O. I. C. PIGS and service 
boars sired by a grandson of C. C. Callaway 
Edd. GEO. N. RUPRACHT, Mallory, N. Y. 
FOR SALE — 30 large-type Poland-China 
pigs, from two to- six months old. EXCELSIOR 
STOCK FARM, Waterloo, N. Y. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
LATEST STYLE SANITARY MILK TICK¬ 
ETS save money and time. Free delivery. 
Send for samples. TRAVERS BROTHERS, 
Dept. A, Gardner, Mass. 
j 
FOR SALE—All wool hand and machine knit¬ 
ting yarns, golf and plain socks. We also can 
work your wool into yarn. IT. A. BARTLETT, 
Harmony, Maine. 
TOBACCO 
CATTLE 
DOGS AND PET STOCK 
ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPS—2 litters, 
several males, 5 to 8 months, at bargain prices. 
W. W. NORTON, Ogdensburg, N. Y. 
PONIES AND COLLIES. FRED STEWART, 
Linesville, Pa. 
PATCHWORK — Send fifteen cents for 
household package, bright new calicoes and 
percales. Your money's worth every time 
PATCHWORK COMPANY, Meriden, Conn. 
KING TUT PORCH DRESSES—Sample 
$1.98. Best ginghams $2.49. Regular $3.75 
grade. BENNETT MFC’S., Schuylerville, 
N. Y. 
ALL men, women, boys, girls, 17 to 60, will¬ 
ing to accept Government positions, $117-.$190, 
traveling or stationary, write MR. OZMENT, 
258 St. Louis. Mo., immediately. 
EXPERT HERDSMAN-DAIRYMAN — Mar¬ 
ried ; to be farm foreman; experienced with 
certified milk. MOHEGAN FARM, Mohegan 
Lake, N. Y. 
$400 BUYS complete threshing outfit 12 
HP., new portable gasoline engine, and No. 3 
Westinghouse cleaner. S. B. SHERMAN, 
Westdale, N. Y. 
WANTED — Second-hand Candee incubators 
or any number of extra sections. H. M. 
HARKNESS, Clyde, N, Y. 
