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It’s money-making 
hens you want 
Just give our Hollywood White 
Leghorns, Norfolk Spec. Farms 
Barred and Fishel White 
Rocks, Martin White Wyan- 
dottes or Sked Bros. Rhode 
Island Reds a trial and you 
will be convinced that Lively 
Chicks of these breeds and 
strains are money-makers be¬ 
cause they grow to be heavy 
and consistent layers. 
Kerr’s Special Matings Chicks 
carry the blood of America’s 
greatest laying families. Their 
great vigor is the result of 
constantly infusing these heavy 
producing strains into sturdy, 
farm-raised, open-range flocks. 
No light-forced pullets. 
You could not produce chicks of 
this quality at anywhere near 
their low cost. 100 per cent 
delivery by mail guaranteed. 
We will refund or replace any 
losses in delivery. 
Send for your copy of Kerr’s 
Chick Book. It has our rec¬ 
ords in the 1923 International 
Laying Contests. 
THE KERR CHICKERIES, Inc. 
(Member International Baby Chick Assn.) 
Newark, N. J. Springfield, Mass. 
Box No. 10 Box No. 10 
Frencktown, N. J. Syracuse, N. Y. 
Box No. 10 Box No. 10 
You HP’om^ 
Chi* 
MOSS'S CHICKS 
BESUIJJHE WORLD PURE BRED. 
ORDER NOW—AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT 
LEGHORNS. WH I T E. BLACK. S4°25 $t°50 $16°00 
LEGHORNS, BROWN, BUFF.. 4.75 9.00 18.00 
BARRED ROCKS. 4.75 9.00 18.00 
RHODE ISLAND REDS. 5.00 9.50 19.00 
WHITE WYANDOTTES. 6.00 11.50 22.00 
SOCKS, WHITE, BUFF, AN- 
CONAS . 6.00 11.50 22.00 
BLACK MINORCAS, BUFF 
. 6.00 11.50 22.00 
WHITE ORPINGTONS. 7.25 14.00 27.00 
^SiXr^P AHMAS . 9 00 1750 34.00 
JERSEY BLACK GIANTS_ 12.00 23.00 45.00 
MIXED CHICKS. 4.00 7.75 14.00 
Prepaid by Parcel Post. 100% live arrival guaranteed- 
Buy 500 or 1,000 of one variety at special price. Catalog 
on request. Immediate delivery. 
ANTHONY H- MOSS, Box A-l, Morris Plains, N. J. 
QUALITY 
> / ^Shirdy^2' 
Mountain-Bred Chicks 
Mountain-bred chicks. Healthy pure bred chicks hatched 
top the Allegheny mountains. Breeders with records up to 
d01 eggs. Order from this Ad. or send for free big illustrated. 
Quality Chick Catalog. 
Hollywood White Leghorns 
Plymouth Rocks, Parks Strain 
White Rocks, Fishel-Hill Strain 
Tompkin’s Reds Black Minorcas 
White Wyandottes Buff Orpington 11.00 
Assorted Broiler Chicks 
selected Eggs from any variety 
Birds mated by authorized eastern college-trained experts. 
Chicks with more than ordinary vim and vigor. 
FARM SERVICE, Rt. A-2 Tyrone, Pa. 
50 
100 
500 
$8.50 
$16.00 
$75.00 
9.00 
18.00 
85.00 
10.00 
20.00 
95.00 
9.00 
18.00 
85.00 
11.00 
22.00 
. 110.00 
7.50 
13.00 
10.00 
55.00 
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[ABY CHICKS 
The! 
have a 
future 
Bred Right. Priced Right. S10 per 100 and 
up. White, Brow i and Buff Leghorns, Barred 
and White Rocks, White and Columbian 
Wyandottes, S C. Re is, Black Spanish, Black 
Minorcas, Buff Orpingtons. Free Catalog. 
M. Lower Hatchery, Box 21, Bryan, Ohio 
100,^00 QUALITY BABY CHICKS 
purebred, farm range. 
, . „-- - Immediate 100% live 
delivery east ol the Rockies. Postpaid. Hatching eggs. 
Free catalog, CENTER FARMS. Sta. 10. Davenport, ia. 
A Farm Woman’s Method 
of Chick Raising 
Grace D. Campbell 
]\/f Y method of raising baby chicks may 
A ^ seem very crude and unscientific 
to those who have all sorts of modern 
appliances to help them in this task, but 
I trust it may prove helpful to those who 
still raise baby chicks with the mother 
hen as their combination incubator and 
brooder. 
I always set the hens in some place 
entirely separate from the laying hens, 
where they will be quiet and unmolested. 
I wait imtil I have several hens that I 
can set on the same day, usually six or 
eight at a time. I prepare the nests in 
boxes or orange crates, putting some 
moist earth in the bottom and then fill 
up the nests with dry, clean straw, well- 
sprinkled with some good brand of louse 
powder. My fowls are Rhode Island 
Reds,, so I put fifteen eggs in each nest, 
choosing well-shaped eggs of a uniform 
size. The hens are put on these nests at 
night, just before dark, after being well 
dusted with louse powder. During the 
first days I keep a board over each box so 
that the hens are compelled to stay on the 
nest, except when they are fed and 
watered. 
Precaution Against Losses 
I plan to stay near by during the time 
they are eating and taking their daily 
exercise so as to prevent fighting over the 
nests and resulting broken eggs. If any 
of the hens fail to go back to their nest, 
I gently drive them on the nest, until they 
learn what is expected of them—most 
hens learn this in a few days and set 
faithfully imtil their chicks hatch. 
We have an old, unused barn which I 
find a great help in raising the chicks 
without loss. A part of this barn floor is 
partitioned off with wire netting and 
around the. sides of this enclosure are set 
numerous little coops to accommodate one 
hen and her brood of chicks. Some of 
these little coops are not water-tight so 
I find the barn provides just the neces¬ 
sary protection against wind and rain 
that is needed. The floor is covered with 
clean chaff and the chicks run here imtil 
they are several days old. Then the gate 
is closed every night and the chicks are 
'not let out until the dew is off the grass in 
the morning, also, in case of a wet or 
extremely cold day, the gate is closed 
keeping the chicks in the barn where they 
are warm and dry. 
Milk in the Ration 
I always plan to have sour milk to feed 
the chicks right from the start. I usually 
give the chicks at least one feeding of 
finely chopped hard boiled egg and then 
start them with the smallest size baby 
chick grain and some rolled oats, to add 
variety. Stale bread, never moldy bread, 
moistened slightly with milk is also rel¬ 
ished by the chicks. A flat dish full of 
grit and also one full of charcoal should 
be provided, so that they can help them¬ 
selves. I use a flat tin coffee can for 
drinking dishes putting a clean stone in 
each dish to prevent drowning the chicks 
or the water being tipped over. These 
drinking dishes must be scrubbed daily 
and kept absolutely sanitary. After a 
few days I provide a good grade of ready- 
mixed dry mash, so the chicks can eat 
liberally of it, as this promotes rapid 
growth. 
When the chicks are small they should 
be fed about four times daily at intervals 
of about three hours, always feeding 
sparingly so that all the feed will be 
cleaned up promptly. I consider an 
abundant supply of fresh water and regu- 
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DAY-OLD CHIX AND DUX 
VIGOROUS, HEALTHY, LIVABLE Chix and Dux that will grow, thrive 
and develop into profit producing specimens. Parent stock selective 
mated for generations by Hogan and Cornell methods. Thirty-seven years of 
practical experience back of them. Superior stock at popular prices. Liberal 
discount on stock ordered in advance. 
CUSTOMER’S LETTER —“Dear Sirs: Please send me ^ouTlatesT’p^ce list. 
Your last year s chix have done wonders for us. They started laying in September 
and are doing their best now. In December, I got 464 eggs; January, 535 eggs and 
February, 708 eggs from 40 pullets and 10 yearlings. 
Yours truly, D. A. Galloway.” 
R. I. REDS, BARRED & WHITE ROX, WHITE WYAN¬ 
DOTTES, WHITE, BUFF AND BROWN LEGHORNS, 
INDIAN RUNNER AND PEKIN DUX 
Guarantee: We use Newton hatching equipment exclusively. No 
forced draft, mechanical moisture 
machines on our Plant. 
Niagara Poultry Farm 
Ransomville, N. Y. 
W. R. CURTISS CO., Prop. 
Members Inti. Baby Chick Assn. 
CHICKS 
100 500 1000 
Qu'ali 
Checks' 
HIGH BRED—HATCHED RIGHT. 350,000 for 1924. ATHENEON 
STRAINS INSURE big, husky chicks Irom healthy, heavy laying 
free range, culled flocks. That’s why our customers RE-ORDER. ’ 
VARIETIES PRICES ON 50 
S. C. White, Brown and Black Leghorns and Rose Comb Brown 
Leghorns... $6.75 $13. $62. $123 
Barred and White Rocks, S. C. and R. C. Reds and Anconas. . , . 7.75 15. 72. 143’ 
White and Silver Wyandottes, Black Minorcas, Silver Campines 9.25 18. 85.. 170. 
YX.Breeds. 513.00 per 100: Light Breeds, $10.00 per 100 POSTPAID. 100,% 
LIVE DELIVERY GUARANTEED. Catalog free. Ref. Athens National Bank. ORDER 
NOW from this ad. Get them when wanted. 
ATHENS CHICK HATCHERY, Dept. F, ATHENS, OHIO 
750,000 CHICKS 
$10.00 PER 
100 AND UP 
cared for to produce 
1000 
$120 
140 
Select, culled flocks of heavy layers on free range and properly 
vigorous, sturdy chicks. 
Varieties „ 25 50 100 500 
White, Brown <fc Buff Leghorns, Anconas. $3.75 $7 $13 $60 
White* Barred Rocks, Reds. Black Minorcas. 4.25 8 15 72 
White Wyandottes, Buff Orpingtons. 4.50 8.50 16 77 . 
Buff Minorcas, Silver Laced|Wyandotte3 . 6.00 11 20 .. 
Mixed Chicks $10.00 per 100, Straight. 3.50 6 II 52 ' ioo 
Postpaid. 100% live arrival guaranteed. Order right from this ad. 
__ __ _ ___ Bank references. Circular Free. 
TRI-STATE HATCHERIES _ Box SIO _ARCHBOLD, OHIO 
PURE BRED SELECTED FLOCKS 
100% LIVE DELIVERY 
Strong, Sturdy; Northern-grown Chicks. Selected, pure bred stock. Healthy Flocks on free 
range insure strength in every Chick. Order from this Ad. 
Varieties Prices on: 50 100 300 500 1 000 
Leghorns (S. C. White and Brown). $7.00 $13 $38 $62 $120 
.... Barred Rocks. 8.00 15 43 72 140 
White Rocks. 9.50 18 53 85 165 
Mixed Broiler Chicks.-. $10 per 100 straight. 
Hatched under best conditions in Newtown Incubators. Every Chick carefully inspected. 100% live delivery guaran¬ 
teed. Reference. State Commercial Savings Bank, this city. Write for prices on special matings. 
GREAT NORTHERN HATCHERY _ Box 54 _ZEELAND, MICHIGAN 
CHICKS 
BIG, FLUFFY, FULL-O-PEP 
Well Hatched.from healthy laying hens of best strains 
on free range. 
Varieties Prices on: 25 50 100 500 
S. C. White or Brown Leghorns. $3.50 $6.75 $13.00 $62 50 
Barred * Wh. Rocks, Reds, Anconas, 
Blk. Minorcas. 4.00 7.75 15.00 72 50 
Wh. Wyandottes, Buff Orpingtons. 4.50 8.75 17.00 82 50 
Jersey Black Giants. 7.75 15.25 30.00 147"50 
Eggs for hatching, one-half price of Chicks. 100% live arrival guaranteed. Prepaid 
Order direct from this advertisement and save time. Ref., Huron Co. Banking Co 
Quick delivery. Free Catalog. Ohio Chicks Are Better. 
NORWALK CHICK HATCHERY, Box B-6, NORWALK OHIO 
400,000 CHICKS 
BIG, STRONG, FLUFFY CHICKS hatched from well bred and well kept heavy laving 
hens, insuring good growth and PROFITS. r s 
Varieties Prices on 50 
White, Brown & Buff Leghorns. $7 00 
Barred & White Rocks, S. C. & R. C. Reds, Anconas. 8 00 
Wh. Wyandottes, Buff Orpingtons. 8 50 
Silver Wyandottes. g’.so 
Mixed, $12 per 100 straight. 
Postpaid. 100% Live Arrival Guaranteed. Order right from this ad. Best Bank 
Sorrow chance. Free Catalog. Member I. B. C. A. and Ohio Assn. 
MODERN HATCHERY. ___ Box 63, Mt. Blanchard, Ohio 
100 
$13 
15 
16 
18 
500 1000 
$62.50 $120 
72.50 140 
77.50 .... 
87.50 170 
MOR I £, J 7“,^ N WORTH THE MONEY 
PURE BRED AND CAREFULLY SELECTED 
Pure bred chicks. Free range stock. Hogan tested, culled and carefully mated 
poultry business over 20 years. Our heavy home trade is proof of our reliability. 
ADA CHICKS 
from this ad and get good chicks when you want them. 
VARIETIES PRICES (PREPAID) ON 
ROCKS (Barred, White, Buff) ANCONAS, 
REDS (S <fe R C ) 
WYANDOTTES (Wh.&Sii.) BLK. MINORCAS 
25 
50 
100 
$3.75 
$7.00 
$13.00 
4.25 
8.00 
15.00 
4.50 
8.50 
16.00 
3.25 
6.00 
11.00 
300 
$38.00 
43.00 
47.00 
32.00 
In the 
Order 
500 
$62.00 
72.00 
75.00 
584)0 
A J!° ca Q furnish limited number Tancred White Leghorns, also Tripplehorn Strain Buff Orpingtons Reference 
First National Bank. Ada. Ohio. ADA HATCHERY. Route D (18 hours from New York). ADA OHIO 
BABY CHICKS 
Prepaid prices on 
White. Brown, Black and Buff Leghorns . 
Br„ Wh. and Buff Rocks, Anconas, S. C. and R. C. Reds, 
Blk. Minorcas. Wh. Wyandottes . 
Sil. Lac. Wyandottes, Buff and Wh. Orpingtons, Blk. 
AND UP 
100% Delivery Guaranteed 
25 
50 
100 
500 
$3.75 
$7.00 
$13.00 
$62.CO 
4.25 
8.00 
15.00 
72.00 
4.50 
8.75 
17.00 
83.01 
Mixed, all varieties, $11.00 per 100 
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, 
Order direct from 
KENTON, OHIO 
RURAL POULTRY FARM 
PRODUCERS OF HIGH GRADE CERTIFIED CHICKS 
From CERTIFIED 260-290 Egg Pedigreed Hollywood and Barron Eng¬ 
lish White Leghorns. RURAL S. C. Brown Leghorns, Anconas and Barred 
Rocks. Pullets reported laying at 4 months. Fine, instructive catalog FREE, 
showing pictures of our birds, breeding establishment, etc. If you want the 
most for your money, investigate. _ 
RURAL POULTRY FARM* Dept. 103 R No. 1 ZEELAND* MICH. 
