American Agriculturist, March 8, 1924 
2614 
Fine parents make 
better birds 
A chick with an uncertain parent¬ 
age is liable to be an unprofit¬ 
able hen. Kerr’s Lively Chicks, 
we are proud to say, come 
from the finest strains. That 
means you can buy our Holly¬ 
wood White Leghorns, Nor¬ 
folk Spec. Farms Barred and 
Fishel White Rocks, Martin 
White Wyandottes and Sked 
Bros. Rhode Island Reds with 
confidence that they will grow 
up to be money-makers. 
We entered pens of our breed¬ 
ing in the big 1923 competi- 
tl ° ns .— and they won. From this 
official record stock come our 
cockerels to mate with pure¬ 
bred, farm-raised pullets, giv¬ 
ing you Lively Chicks, bred to 
lay. 
Ful ! count delivery, alive and 
vigorous, is guaranteed. We 
will refund or replace, if any 
should be lost in transit. 
Write to-day and ask for your 
copy of Kerr Chick Book. It 
includes our egg-laying records 
m 1923 competitions. 
THE KERR CHICKERIES, Inc. 
(Member International Baby Chick Assn.) 
Newark N. J. Springfield, Mass. 
Box No. lo Box No. 10 
Frenchtown, N. J. Syracuse, N. Y. 
Box No. io Box No. 10 
goSlodern r Hatphirv nd w Personal supervision in a 
heavv hvfn? Si J datched from select, pure bred, 
iy laying bens, well kept to insure vigorous chicks. 
White, Brown & Butt Leghorns, 
50—57; 100—$13:500—$62.50. 
Barred Rocks, R.&S.C. Reds, 
Anconas, 50 — 58; 100—$15; 
500—572.50. White & Buff 
Rocks, White Wyandottes, 
Black Minorcas, 50—$8.50; 100 
—$16: 500—577.50. White * 
Buff Orpingtons, Silver Wyan¬ 
dottes, 50—$9; 100—$18; 500 
—$87.50. Mixed, all varieties, 
$12 per 100 straight. 100 % live 
delivery guaranteed. Postpaid. 
Order from this Ad. Bank ref- 
Get them when you want them. 
Are Money Makers. 
I fw C p„ t T i lere is no risk. 
tree Catalog. Member I. B. C. A 
H. B. TIFFIN, Box F, ' 
FINDLAY, OHIO 
LONG’S GUARANTEED CHICKS 
top 1 in V m.I >Uilt a new hatchery up-to- 
incuhS n , V< F re 3 P e ?t arid increased our 
S space - ° ur breeding stock 
Everv a ? d is carefully selected. 
Irom y thk, lok . Ilv ? ly and healthy. Order 
mchi?£ with ful1 remittance and 
Chicks when you want them. 
B leghorns. P $3.25 
• Hocks, R. T Roricj o *7ft 
Hlxed a c’hi V k Wyandottes’.'.; 4.00 
f '-rtmid l1 ° wihw2.75 11.00 52.5C 
Richie a Pi W0 ?hn nf del ! ve .ry- Ref- Richfield Bank, 
lance Q ’ ^ ( ° n the mam * lno of the Penna. R. R.). 
- GS RELIABLE HATCHERY, Box 12, M1LLERST0WN, PA. 
100 
$13.00 
15.00 
16.00 
11.00 
500 
$62.50 
72.50 
77.50 
52.50 
OSSEGE HIGH BRED 
QUALITY chicks 
We furnish Pure Bred Chicks of the 
finest Quality, from liigh egg-produr*- 
mg stock. Flocks built directly from 
laying contest winners. We have 
seventeen breeds. Write for our free 
illustrated catalogue and price list. 
J. W. Ossege Hatchery 
Department 57 
Ottawa, Ohio 
LOOK 
BABY CHICKS 
REALVALUE 
We want you to have a copy of our 
I . , Ba by Chick Book.” It’s FREE. 
THE VAN for your eopy today. 
AW HATCHERIES, Route E-4, Van Wert,Ohio 
Member International Baby Chick Assn. 
teeP&’f , Black Leghorn Chicks 
r^yfreMrnn? l e i-cgiiorii ^IllCKS 
^r>HORN e ia the IreAto 0yOU ord ? r chicks—tells why the BLACK 
I . 
back again: the curve is rounded like a 
half-moon; “A” starts from the front of 
the bird and slopes gradually but surely 
way from the back. In other words “A” 
with her broad back and good depth in 
the rear of the bird has the room and 
capacity for laying eggs; she lias a large 
roomy body. “B,” on the other hand, is 
cramped from beginning to end, a narrow 
back and a breast that slopes up and 
pinches her abdomen. She is so tight 
she could not lay eggs if she wanted to 
because she has not the right physical or 
bodily development. Needless to say 
“A” is the ideal mother for your pullets. 
So much for the females. As regards 
the male you will find the same principles 
apply, except that in the case of the 
breast-bone the slope up or down, which¬ 
ever the case may be, is not so pronounced 
as with the hen. A broad, flat back a 
good breeder ought to have; likewise a 
body which is roomy, that is, not too 
pinched at the rear. A breast- and back¬ 
bone that are about parallel with each 
other is a good relation for male birds. 
|QUALITY CHICKS 
So Healthy, They're Almost Self-Raising 
Buyers come back year after year for these Quality Chicks of match¬ 
less vigor and remarkable freedom from the usual chick troubles. 
Their “born-in” qualities assure a LAYING, PAYING maturity. 
FOR PROMPT DELIVERY 
„ 25 50 100 600 1000 
Black Leghorns. $4.50 $8.50 $16.00 $77.60 $150.00 
White and Brown Leghorns. 5.00 9.50 18.00 87.50 1 170.00 
Black Minorcas or Anconas. 6.75 12.75 25.00 122.50 . 
Remit by check, money order or registered letter. We cannot ship C. O. D. 
Safe Delivery to your Door of Full Count Guaranteed Anywhere Within 
w 1200 Miles of Our Hatcheries 
Write today for Free Book, **Quality Chicks” 
W. F. HILLPOT, Box 129, French town, N. J. 
Member International Baby Chick Association Life Member American Poultry Association 
SUNBEAM HATCHERY 
I PhinVo or,_^_J ___ - 
How to Do It in Your Flock 
The best way to make a selection of 
hens in your own flock is to pick a good 
bird, a bird that may act as a standard 
upon which to compare the remaining 
birds. Can you pick out your best bird? 
I think I am safe in saying that in your 
flock there are one or two or perhaps more 
birds that seem better than the others. 
Perhaps they are unusually tame, or 
always busy scratching and digging, or 
perhaps you find them on the nest more 
than you do the others, or perhaps they 
do not moult as early as some. All right: 
you will find in any such bird one that 
resembles “A.” If this is not the case 
search your birds until you find one with 
a broad back and the sloped breast-bone. 
Sometimes you may even find a breast¬ 
bone with a curl down or out at the very 
end which goes generally with birds of 
good capacity. Now pick a dumpy, lazy 
bird, one you seldom see on the nest. 
Aou will find that her back and general 
measures are far below the standard of 
the bird you have picked as your “A.” 
She is a “B ” bird and no possible good as 
a breeder. 
STURDY BABY CHICKS 
$10 PER 100 AND UP 
ORDER FROM THIS AD 
Our flocks are pure bred and have full run on free range which means Cc f 
healthy, sturdy breeding stock. Breeding and culling work is in charge 
of a graduate of Cornell University Poultry Department who has had 
much practical experience. Our Chicks are bred right. Order from this Ad. 
25 
$3.50 
4.00 
4.25 
3.50 
2.75 
_ „ „ „ Varieties Prices on 
5 * X* W LeghorDs; R. C. & S. C. Brown Leghorns; S. C. & R. C. Anconas. 
S. C. & R. c. R. I. Reds; Barred & Buff Ply. Rocks.. 
Wh. Rocks, Wh. Wyandottes, Buff Orpingtons. 
All-Heavy Mixed Chicks.. 
LightM^ chicks. 1UU(J 
Send full remittance or write for free catalog. Reference: American Trust * Savings R, n t , . ''''' 
Chicks when you want them. You take no chances. 100% Live Deliver^ Guamnt^Chm^ sSppId Dosmafd 1 g6t 
STURDY BABY CHICK CO., Clifton & Auburn, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 
50 
$6.75 
7.75 
8.25 
6.75 
5.25 
100 
$13.00 
15.00 
16.00 
13.00 
10.00 
500 
$62.50 
70.00 
75.00 
62.50 
i nnn nnn good luck chicks 
IjUvUjUUU $10 PER 100 AND 
This season get our big, fluffy, 
lit* Wealthy “GOOD LUCK*’ 
u ' Chicks and “““ --- 
VARIETIES PRICES ON 50 
White, Brown and Buff Leghorns. 57 00 
Barred- and White Rocks, R. C. and S. C. Reds, Anconas ” 
White Wyandottes, Black Minorcas, Buff Orpingtons 
Silver and Partridge Wyandottes, Light Brahmas, Buff 
Minorcas, Speckled Sussex.. 11.00 
Mixed, all varieties, $10 per 100 straight. 
Postpaid, full live delivery guaranteed. Bant references. Order right from this ad 
Get them when you want them. You take no chance on “GOOD LUCK rw ir-Ko •> 
Catalog free. Member Intern’l Baby Chick Assn. Only 18 hours from New York 
NEUHAUSER CHICK HATCHERIES BOX 82 * 
50 
100 
300 
$7.00 
$13.00 
$38.00 
8.00 
15.00 
44.00 
8.50 
16.00 
47.00 
11.00 
20.00 
58.00 
500 
$62.00 
72.00 
77.00 
95.00 
Baby Chicks as “Pinch-Hitters” 
I would not keep a bird with a poor 
back and a pinched-up rear. If you can 
not find any “A’ birds do not breed at 
all, buy some good chicks, and start off 
over again. This seems like rash treat¬ 
ment, but remember there is absolutely 
no sense in keeping chickens which have 
not the ability or capacity to lay. You 
are paying good money for something that 
can not make you a fair return. One of 
the beauties of culling or selecting your 
birds at tliis time of year is that they are 
in the laying condition so there is no 
shrinkage to bother you the way there is 
in the moulting period. You have a good 
chance to see just what you have got, 
and get rid of all the poor'birds. 
There are a few minor points that it is 
well to remember when it comes to a 
breeding-pen. It is, of course, unwise to 
breed from any birds that are sick or in 
poor physical condition, no matter how 
good the bird may be. Breed from hens 
always if possible, that is, birds one year 
or older. A pullet is a small bird laying 
a small egg, and while there are many who 
breed from such birds, the course is rather 
to be condemned. It seems to me there is 
just one time when it is safe to breed from 
a pullet, and that is when that bird has 
been through a moult. A cockerel, on 
the other hand, because of his early ma¬ 
turity, is a very valuable breeding asset, 
provided he has good growth and shows 
good capacity along the two lines men¬ 
tioned previously in this article. 
BABY DUCKS AND BABY CHICKS 
NAPOLEON, OHIO 
Pure-bred, selected 
Healthy, husky stock 
Order today from this ad. Ref. Farmers and Citizens Bank, Bucyrus Ohio 
_ _yarieties Prices postpaid on 50 100 ’rdo ’ nnn mnn 
LEGHORNS, White, Brown and Buff . 57 00 SI3 00 538 00 86 ? on tiVrPnn 
ROCKS, Barred & White, ANCONAS. black 5 0 562 ' 00 5120 00 
MINORCAS, R. I. REDS, single & Rose Comb ... . 8 00 15 00 43 00 79 nn lan nn 
WHITE WYANDOTTES, BUFF ORPINGTONS. . 8 50 16 00 47 00 7 Inn 
WHITE MINORCAS, 20c each straight . No order less than 25 14j ' 00 
... j&ggj SJKft 
*“■?*SatchJpv “"“v “• rarcu, “ 
_LEMERl HATCHERY Box 700 LEMERT, OHIO 
40 O, OOO CHICKS 
RTCJ STROMH "FT ITFI?V rmrrc knf n h nr i t __ . 
822 “1 **1 tow. to»v, 
Varieties p n > P q nn en 
White, Brown & Buff Leghorns. trices on 50 
Barred & White Rocks, S. C. & R. C. Reds, Anconas. s nn 
Wh. Wyandottes, Buff Orpingtons. . o'ffi 
Silver Wyandottes. . 
Mixed, $12 per 100 straight. . y ' du 
Postpaid. 100% Live Arrival Guaranteed. Order right from this art Bpst R«„t 
Reference. You take no chance. Free Catalog Member in n a Bank 
MODERN HATCHERY._ Memto I. B.C. A^and Oh io Assm 
MGRETHAN WORTH THE MONEY 
PURE BRED AND CAREFULLY SELECTED 
100 
$13 
15 
16 
18 
500 1000 
$62.50 $120 
72.50 140 
77.50 _ 
87.50 170 
In the 
Order 
ADA CHICKS 
ptXlS'o’eS SSi * Our Wja?y n hlm 7 traae l | 3 d i)fo r 'of w’our’relSb/my 
from this ad and get good chicks when you want them. y reliability. 
VARIETIES PRICES (PREPAID) ON 25 
LEGHORNS (White, Brown, Black, Buff) . S 3 75 
ROCKS (Barred, White, Buff) ANCONAS 
REDS (S. & R. C.) . ’ 4 05 
WYANDOTTES (Wh.&Sil.) BLK. MINORCAS 4 50 
ALL BREEDS (Mixed in each box) . . . 3.25 
Also can furnish limited number Tancred White Leghorns, 
50 
100 
300 
$7.00 
$13.00 
$38.00 
8.00 
15.00 
43.00 
8.50 
16.00 
47.00 
6.00 
11.00 
32.00 
500 
$62.00 
72.00 
75.00 
53.00 
wfc-swasrKOOR 
BABY CHICKS 
Prepaid prices on 
^11 AND UP 
100% Delivery Guaranteed 
Br., Wh. and Buff Rocks, Anconas, S. C. and R C Reds’ 
Blk. Minorcas, Wh. Wyandotte .. ' US * 
Sil. Lac. Wyandottes, Buff and Wh. Orpingtons Blk ” 
I omronnna nnrl T ir?bf- V. —. .. . 0 * • 
25 
50 
100 
500 
$3.75 
$7.00 
$13.00 
$62.00 
4.25 
8.00 
15.00 
72.00 
4.50 
8.75 
17.00 
83.00 
- ”’ RV‘ AW 
We hatch 40 Breeds from Heavy Laying, Culled Flocks. Bank Reference 
this ad. Circular Free. We have been 18 years in the business. 
THE SOUTH KENTON POULTRY FARM, Box 16, 
Single Comb White Leghorns 
Order direct from 
KENTON, OHIO 
Exciusivel y Pure Barron English Strain, out of im- 
Ported birds with egg records up to 314 eggs in a year. 
3000 breeders on free farm range. Vaccinated. Butter- 
milk fed. Now booking orders for eggs and baby chicks 
Apnl \ May , and June delivery. Capacity 
1— 000 chicks a week. My book 4 ‘Profits in Poultry Keeping 
Solved, $ 1 , or given with all $10 orders. Circulars free. 
Box 41 
EDGAR BRIGGS 
PLEASANT VALLEY, N. Y. 
MARCY FARMS 
Jersey Black Giants 
The ideal combination breed--for 
Show, Eggs, Meat. Marcy Farms 
birds won best display 1921, ’22, 
’23. ’24 Mad. Sq. Garden--made 
highest records m official laying 
contests. Largest, choicest table 
poultry. 
Order your hatching eggs and baby 
chicks early. Send for free circular. 
Illustrated catalogue, 6c stamp. 
_ MARCY FARMS 
Box 34, Freehold, New Jersey 
RARY fHirifQ that live, thrive, grow, mature 
unu 4 vIULIVd a nd produce results. This is the 
verdict trom hundreds of customers who swear by 
Roselawn Quality Chicks. Send for prices today. 
Rose)- urn Poultry Farm & Hatchery, Dept. B„ Ottsville, Pa. 
FOR SALE Penn Poultry Farm and Holly 
-wood strain Leghorns, Day old 
chicks, eggs, eight to twelve week old pullets, any 
quantity. We are a high grade breeding estab¬ 
lishment, all stock and eggs, laid and produced 
on our own farm. \\ rite telling us your wants. 
FAR GREEN POULTRY FARM 
G. G. GRUBB, Prop. HARRISBURG, R. F. D. No. 3, PA. 
BABY CHICKS 
Davis famous strain of heavy producing White Leghorns. 
During the past 16 years I have bred for size, vigor and 
production. My chicks are hatched by the latest im¬ 
proved incubators, and quickly develop Into prolific 
layers of large white eggs. Parent stock bred to 250 to 
315 egg strain. Quality chicks every time with us. 
Write for prices. 
ARCHER W. DAVIS - Mt. Sinai, L. I., N. Y. 
TIFFANY’S SUPERIOR CHICKS that LIVE 
* Wyandottes, Reds, Rocks and Leghorns 
Mammoth Pekin) nn rvT tm-'o 
I ndian Runner) DUCKLIN jS 
ALDHAM POULTRY FARM, R 33, Phoenixville, Pa. 
