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American Agriculturist, October 20,1923 
Every man who milks cows for a living 
knows' that net -profit -- income over lab¬ 
or and feed costs -- determines the value 
of a dairy herd. 
Holstein Herds Assure Net Profit -» 
through large, economical production 
of milk and butter-fat, regular crop 
of healthy calves, greater salvage val¬ 
ue from animals after milking days 
core ended. 
Holsteins Will Increase Your Net Profit 
Let us tell you about Holsteins 
EXTENSION SERVICE, 
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America 
230 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Ill. 
hunt 
FARM J I k5 
I offer three very choice heifers, whose 
Gr. dam produced in three years 46,300 
lbs. milk, 2,281 lbs. fat, winning three 
gold, one silver and one bronze medals. 
Her best year’s work was 18,050 lbs. 
milk, 938 lbs. fat and 1,126lbs. butter.- 
Their dams are some of my best cows. 
Hunt Farm Jerseys are bred for business. 
S. B. HUNT, Hunt, New York 
HOLSTEINS and GUERNSEYS 
Fresh cows and springers. 100 head of the finest 
quality to select from. Address 
A. F. SAUNDERS, CORTLAND, N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN S 
2 Car loads high-class grade'springers. 50 Grade 
Heifers, 2 and 3 years old. 60 Head Registered 
Cattle. Write your wants. 
J. A. LEACH CORTLAND, N. Y. 
SWINE BREEDERS 
PIGS FOR SALE 
Chester White and Yorkshire Crossed and Chester 
and Berkshire Crossed Pigs. 6 to 7 weeks old, $4 
each, and 7 to 8 weeks old. $4.50. I have 20 Pure 
Black Berkshires, 7 to 8 weeks old, $5 each, Boars 
$7 each. Pure Chester White Pigs, 7 to 8 weeks old, 
$5 each, Boajs $7 each. Will ship from 1 to 100 to 
your approval C. O.D. 
WALTER LUX, 388 Salem St., WOBURN, MASS. 
Big Type Chester Whites Bloodlines. Pigs, $10 each. 
Prepaid. CEO. F. GKIFFIE, R. a, NEWVILLE, PA. 
1 rm o. I. C. CHESTER WHITE and DUROcTpjp O 
1UU five and six weeks old, $3.50 each. * 1 \jO 
OAKS DAIR Y FARM _ WYALFSING, PA. 
CHOICE O. I. C. PIGS si:t *weeks 
old. Boars and sows for breeding purposes, SG each, 
including registration papers; $5 without papers. 
CHAS. E. HARRIS & SON, Middlebury, Vt . 
DCPICTCDCn A I P AND CHESTER WHITE PIGS. 
KLulMLKcU u. 1. L. E . p. rogers, wayyhxe, k. y. 
LARGE TYPE POLAND CHINAS 
Young gilts; service boars: fall pigs, either sex, good 
ones. Buster Arbitrater Blood. Prices right. 
E. R. BROKAiV & SONS, W00DSIDE FARM, FLUSHING, O 
_ » 
Registered Spotted p„|| DIPC F« r at very reason- 
Poland Chinas Toll FlUO FUI dale able prices. 
Write BROOKSIDE FARM, MIDDLETOWN, YA. 
Big Type Polands ETS,. ?°Z« SJ.j'K 
prices. Write me. G. S. HALL, FARMDALE. OHIO. 
LARGE BERKSHIRES AT HIGHWOOD 
Grand champion breeding:. Largest herd in America. Free booklet. 
HARPENDING Box 10 DUNDEE, N.Y. 
GOATS 
r pO get the best choice, buy Milk Goat Bucks Now. 
I Buy Bred Does in October. Buy Kids and 
Yearlings Now. 
S. J. SHARPLES, R. D. 5, NORRISTOWN, PA. 
RAISE GOATS FOR HEALTH AND PROFIT 
Young Anglo-Nublans and Toggenburgs, $20; Winter 
Fresh, $25.00; Pair, $40.00. Famous young seed bucks, 
$25.00, up. Pets and Drivers, $15.00. 
LLOYD GOLDSBOROUGH, MOHNTON, PA. 
SHEEP BREEDERS 
CAD OAIfl Registered Shropshire Rams, ewe Iambs and 
aUU OrttiL, a few good bred ewes. Also Registered Here¬ 
ford Bull, year old. KEIKOUT FARMS, NASSAU, NE 1 V YORK 
BABY CHICKS 
Bar Rock Pullets, handsome. Heavy Laying: Stock. 
$1.50 each. Lots of 100 or more $1 35. Brown Leg¬ 
horn Pullets $1.25. White Leghorn Pullets $1.25 each. 
Inspection invited. Registered Airdale Pups $25. 
HUMMER’S POULTRY FARM 
FRENCHTOWN, N. J., R. 1 
I APfT CTAFY fine Poultry,Turkeys,Geese,Ducks,Guineas, 
tifimjE, OlULIV Bantams, Collies, Pigeons, Chicks, Stock, 
Eggs, low; catalog. PIONF,ER FARMS, Telford, Pennsylvania. 
Two Factors That Identify 
Laying Hens 
C. E. LEE 
N O poultryman to-day can be really 
successful without continually cull¬ 
ing bis flock. Among the many factors 
to be considered when culling for egg 
production, recent investigations have 
shown that more emphasis should be 
placed on the condition of the vent and 
abdomen. 
As a hen comes into full egg produc¬ 
tion there is a general softening of the 
tissues around the vent. In the heavy 
layer the vent will appear large, moist, 
soft and of an oval shape. The upper 
part will overhang the lower and the 
color will be white, if free from/ma¬ 
nure stains. Under heavy production 
the vent will be somewhat bruised and 
the interior often shows distinct black 
and blue spots under extremely heavy 
production. 
The poor layer, on the other hand, 
will show a relatively small dry and 
puckered vent of a round, rather than 
oval, shape. The upper part will not 
be overhanging and the whole vent 
will be distinctly contracted, with no 
indication of bruising either on the ex¬ 
terior or interior. The color will be 
a shade of yellow, varying with the 
degree of nonproduction, the time since 
production, the yelldw corn fed and the 
green range available. 
Condition of the Abdomen 
Much the same condition is found 
in the abdomen. Under heavy produc¬ 
tion more food is consumed and the 
digestive system is greatly distended. 
Both the digestive and reproductive 
systems then are more active under 
high production. 
The heavy layer will have a large 
abdomen with soft pliable skin, hang¬ 
ing rather loosely so that it is easy to 
j get a fair handful of it by grasping 
I the abdomen directly in the rear below 
the vent. If fat is present it should 
be soft and there may be some sagging 
of the abdomen, but not due to an 
accumulation of hard fat. 
Care should be taken not to confuse 
the healthy bird with the internal layer, 
which for one of several possible rea¬ 
sons may form eggs regularly, but re¬ 
tain them in the body cavity instead of 
laying - them. Such a bird will usually 
show heavy yellow pigmentation, es¬ 
pecially in the eye ring, beak and 
eventually in the shanks, while the 
comb is usually purplish. The abdomen 
may be soft but usually much bagged 
down with the retained eggs. 
Non-Layer Looks Like Sick Bird 
The non-layer has a hard, tight 
tucked up abdomen which is deeper yel¬ 
low in color as the bird continues in 
the non-laying condition. A sick bird 
will show the same contracted condi¬ 
tion of the abdomen, but the skin will 
be white and thin with no hard fat and 
a generally emaciated appearance 
quite different from that of the healthy 
bird. 
In all culling it is necessary to take 
many points into consideration. Pig¬ 
mentation, especially in beak and legs, 
the condition of the molt and body type 
all deserve attention. 
The day of culling by the Hogan or 
“finger test” and other similar meth¬ 
ods which consider only one or two 
factors is as definitely past as the day 
of the “one-lung” automobile. 
LIVESTOCK SALES DATES 
October 23—Howard P. Corsa Holstein 
Sale, Perkasie, Pa. 
October 23—Springdale Herd Holstein 
Dispersal Sale, South Mon¬ 
trose, Md. 
October 24—Frederick Co., Holstein- 
Friesian Assn. Sale, Frederick, 
Md. 
October 27—Troy-Canton Holstein 
Breeders, Towanda, Pa. 
October 31—J. B. Quick Holstein Dis¬ 
persal at Lemont, Pa. 
October 31—Steuben County Ayrshire 
Sale, Homell, N. Y., J. C. 
Watson, Sales Manager. 
“I have had the American Agricul¬ 
turist coming to my house for over- 
forty years and would not like to 
have to do without it. Thanking you 
for your patience.”—F. Van Girder, 
Towanda, Pa. 
IP DIX 
At Wrightstown, New Jersey, Near Trenton 
Water $i 
Closets 
Warm Air $ 
Furnace 
Heating $j 
Plant 
Six Light 
SASH 
34 "x 3454" 
95c 
DOORS 
& Hardware 
2' 6" x 6' 8" 
ROOFING 
Per Square 
89c 
LAST—BEST—BIGGEST 
Army Camp Bargains 
We bought three enormous Army 
Camps from the U. S. Government for cash. 
Camp Dix, Camp Meade and Camp Grant. That’s why we 
give you such amazing money-saving prices on lumber 
and building materials now! If you have any intention of 
building a house, barn, shed or other building this year or 
even next year. Buy Now! 
During this Gigantic Sale our prices are 
the lowest since the war. We say above that you 
save $150 to $350 on every carload, but this is conservative. 
Hundreds of keen buyers have already found that we do 
save them more. Even if you cannot use a whole carload 
we save you just as much in proportion. 
Wallboard 
Per Square 
60 c up d 
Radiators 
Per Sq. Foot 
27c 
PIPE 
Per Foot 
Build Now! Material Prices Smashed! 
Just think of three enormous Army Camps each with over 1000 
buildings containing 75,000,000 feet of lumber of ail kinds, such as Dimension, Timbers, 
Flooring, Sheathing, Dropsiding, Boards, Battens. Beaded Ceiling, etc,, all offered during I 
this Gigantic Sale at prices ranging up from $16 PER THOUSAND. You can even buy a] 
complete house or stable as it stands and we will load it on cars for you. 
In addition there are over 200,000 high grade sash, doors and windows, 100,000 rolls 
ofroofing,60,000 squaresof wallboard, Miles of galvanized and black pipe, Electricwire. 
Cattle Troughs. Ventilators, Soil Pipe, and other 
materials too numerous to mention. 
Mail Coupon Todays 
for Free Bargain Catalog! 
Just mail this coupon to get our Free 
Bargain Catalog which gives prices and actual 
photographs of everything at these'camps. In¬ 
tensely interesting to everyone who builds and 
repairs. 
FREIGHT PAID PRICES 
GIVEN FREE! 
To save time send us a list of your 
lumber and material needs when you mail the 
coupon. Our expert estimators will then send you 
free with the Catalog a Complete Freight Paid 
Price on your requirements. ___ 
FREE CATAIOG 
Mail This Coupon* 
CAMP DIX SALVAGE CO. 
P 
R Camp Dix Salvage Co. 
I Dept. AA37, Wrightstown, New Jersey 
■ Without obligation on my part send me 
* the following free of cost. 
ID FREE Bargain Catalog, 
Freight Prepaid prices on the lumber 
and material list which I enclose. 
I Name.U— 
WRIGHTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY 
jj^Addres*.. 
LET US TAN 
YOUR HIDE. 
Horse or Cow hide. Calf or other skins 
with hair or fur on, and make them 
into coats (for men and women),robes, 
rugs or gloves when so ordered: or we 
can make your hides into Oak Tanned 
Harness or SlaughterSole or Bolt Leath¬ 
er ; your calfskins into Shoe Leather. 
Colors, Gun Metal, Mahogany, Russet or 
lighter shade. Calfskins tanned in the 
lighter shades of shoe leather, also 
make elegant stand and table covers; 
great for birthday, wedding and holi¬ 
day gifts. 
LET US FIX YOUR 
WORN FURS 
freshen, repair and reshape them 
needed, Furs are very light weight, 
therefore it v?ouid cost but little to send them in to ns 
by Parcel Post and get our estimate of cost; then we 
will hold them aside awaiting your decision. If you say 
"go ahead,” very well; we will do so and hold them 
free of storage until you want them. If you say "no,” 
we will return them post-paid. 
Our illustrated catalog and stylo book combined gives 
a lot of useful information. Jt tells how to take off 
and care for hides. About our safe dyeing process on 
cow and horse hides, calf and fur skins. About dressing 
fine fur skins and making them into neckpieces, mutts 
and garments. About taxidermy and Head Mounting. 
The Crosby Frisian Fur Company. 
571 Lyell Ave„ Rochester, N. Y. 
POST YOUR FARM 
and Keep Trespassers Off 
We have printed on linen 
lined board trespass notices 
that comply in all respects to 
the new law of New York State. 
We unreservedly advise land 
owners to post their farms. 
We have a large supply of these 
notices and will send a baker’s 
dozen (thirteen) to any sub¬ 
scriber for 75 cents. Larger 
quantities at same rate. 
Address: 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
Dept. A 
461 4th Ave., New York City 
