American Agriculturist, April 5,1924 
363 
Breeding will tell 
You cannot afford to take chances 
with chicks of poor parentage 
any more than a farmer can af¬ 
ford to gamble with seeds that 
come from “mongrel” plants. 
“Blood will tell” every time. 
Kerr’s Lively Chicks, from our 
special matings, are especially 
suited to the egg farmer. They 
are sired by full brothers of the 
pullets that are making out¬ 
standing records at the Vine- 
land Third International Egg 
Laying and Breeding Competi¬ 
tion. Their dams are in care¬ 
fully culled, farm raised, free 
range flocks sired by males 
from trap-nested hens. Natu¬ 
rally chicks themselves are 
sturdy and vigorous. 
We have a most attractive propo¬ 
sition to offer the egg farmer 
in our strain of Hollywood 
White Leghorns, Park and 
Norfolk Specialty Barred 
Rocks, Fishel White Rocks, 
Sked Brothers Rhode Island 
Reds and Martin Wyandottes. 
Send to-day for your Kerr Chick 
Book. It includes some of our 
records in the 1923 Interna¬ 
tional Laying Contest. 
THE KERR CHICKERIES, Inc. 
(Member International Baby Chick Assn.) 
Newark, N. J. 
Box No. 10 
Frenchtown, N. J. 
Box No. 10 
Springfield, Mass. 
Box No. 10 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
Box No. 10 
VERI-BEST CHICKS 
Postpaid to your door. 100% Live arrival guar¬ 
anteed. From Pure Bred, Select, Heavy Layers. 
Reference: First National Bank. You can order 
right from this Ad. with perfect safety. 
Varieties 
Prices on: 
50 
100 
500 
$7.00 
$13.00 
$60.00 
8.00 
15.00 
72.00 
8.50 
16.00 
77.00 
8.50 
16.00 
77.00 
ii 
Wh. Br. Buff Leghorns, Anconas 
Barred Rocks, Reds, Blk. Minor- 
cas. 
White Rocks and Wyandottes.. . 
Buff Orpingtons. 
Mixed Chicks, 10 cents each, straight. All Heavies, 12 cents 
each. You take no chance. Only 18 hours from New York. 
QUALITY CHICK HATCHERY 
BOXB _WAUSEON, OHIO 
SCHWEGLER’S 
THOR-O-BRED 
BABY CHICKS 
“LIVE AND LAY” 
White, Brown, Buff Leghorns, Barred and 
White Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Anconas, 
Black Minorcas, Buff Orpingtons, White 
Wyandottes. 12 c and up. 
97 % live delivery guaranteed. Order now 
for March, April and May delivery. 
Write for free baby chick book 
F. A. SCHWEGLER 
204 Northam pton St. BUFFALO, N. Y. 
LONG’S GUARANTEED CHICKS 
We have built a new hatchery up-to- 
date in every respect and increased our 
incubator space. Our breeding stock 
has free range and is carefully selected. 
Lvery chick lively and healthy. Order 
this ad with full remittance and -s 
get chicks when you want them. 
„ _ ' Per 25 100 500 
£• c. W. Leghorns. 83.25 .$13.00 $62.50 
R oeks . 3.75 15.00 72.50 
Anconas, W. Wyandottes 4.00 16.00 77.50 
Mixed Chicks. $ 10.00 per 100 straight. 
iostpaid. 100% live delivery. Ref. Richfield Bank, 
Richfield, Pa. (On the main line of the Penna. R. R.) . 
LONG’S RELIABLE HATCHERY, Box 12, M1LLERST0WN, PA. 
We Hold the World’s Official Record 
A. C. Jones Barred Rocks, 
313 EGGS 
S. C. W. Leghorns, W. Wyandottes, R. I. 
Reds. Chicks, Eggs, Breeding Stock. 
Send for catalog. 
A. C. JONES, GEORGETOWN, DEL. 
Seasonable Chicken Chatter 
{Continued from page 347) 
respiratory organs of the chick lie close 
to the back. That is why a chick that 
feels chilly desires to crawl under some¬ 
thing. The back seems to be the vul¬ 
nerable part of the body in young chicks, 
therefore any system of brooding that 
does not furnish the heat for the backs 
of the birds is not the best system. 
As Birds Grow, Feed Less Often 
Chicks need not be fed as often after 
the first two weeks, in fact one of the 
feedings with scratch grain may be cut 
out. At the age of six weeks, two feed¬ 
ings will be sufficient. From the first, 
I believe chicks should have some kind 
of mash which they may go to at any 
time they wish. This should be com¬ 
posed of such ingredients as wheat bran, 
middlings, ground hulled oats or crum¬ 
bled rolled oats, corn meal, gluten and 
small quantities of fine meat scrap and 
bone meal, also, if possible, dried milk 
or powdered buttermilk. There are sev¬ 
eral chick feeds on the market that are 
excellent for feeding the first two weeks. 
At the end of that time, the proportion 
of meat scrap or fish meal may be in¬ 
creased. Bone meal is an excellent thing 
for young chicks. If it is fed separately 
in a hopper, the chicks will not eat more 
of it than they need. It helps them to 
build up the needed bony framework. 
The First Few Feedings 
For the first feed of chicks, I take a 
few eggs and boil them shells and all, 
then crumble the whole mass and mix 
with three or four times the quantity 
of rolled oats. This is fed, a little at a 
time, at first. Those who do their own 
hatching should save any infertile eggs 
which are removed from the incubators 
at the first testing, to feed to the chicks. 
Some mix with the egg and oat meal, 
a little powdered charcoal, as an aid to 
digestion. I like to feed plenty of sour 
milk at first. Although it may not actu¬ 
ally ward off disease, it gives the young¬ 
sters better appetites and helps the diges¬ 
tive organs to do their work properly. 
The Advantages of Buying Baby 
Chicks 
W. E. Farver 
R IGHT here in my own locality there 
is a decided difference of opinion as 
to the purchasing of baby chicks. There 
are plenty of adherents to both sides of the 
question. Each side tries to make itself 
believe that it has the strongest argument. 
Be that as it may, there is sufficient 
eivdenee on either side to make it appear 
attractive. 
I shall not aim to discuss both sides, 
except to draw a few conclusions from 
our own personal experience. We have 
tried both plans, that of hatching our 
own chicks with incubator and with 
hens, and that of purchasing the chicks 
and having them shipped direct to our 
door. We have had very good success with 
our own hatching, both with incubator 
and hens, and we have had the very worst 
kind of results, so we can sympathize 
with those who feel that it pays to let 
someone else do the hatching. 
Taking All Things Into Consideration 
When we had both incubator and hens 
going we found there was something to 
do and when it was all said and done 
there was nothing to show that it was 
much cheaper than when we purchased 
the chicks from the hatchery. Figuring 
the eggs in comparison with the number of 
chicks obtained from the hatch we found 
(Continued on page 364) 
QUALITY CHICKS 
FOR RESULTS! 
Strong, vigorous, healthy stock in day-old chicks is not just a happen-so. 
There is no guess-work with ours. These chicks come from sturdy, proved 
egg-laying strains raised under ideal farm range conditions. ’ 
Our Quality Chicks give you more profits per dollar invested 
—results in dollars and cents. Every chick’s a profit builder. 
FOR PROMPT DELIVERY 
25 50 100 500 1000 
Black Leghorns.$4.50 $8.50 $16.00 $77.50 $150.00 
White or Brown Leghorns. 6.00 9.50 18.00 87.60 170.00 
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. 
Write at once for illustrated book of results. “Quality Chicks.” It’s FREE. 
All chicks shipped parcel post prepaid with safe arrival of full count guar¬ 
anteed anywhere within 1200 miles. 
W. F. HILLPOT, Box 29, Frenchtown, N. J. 
Member International Baby Chick Association Lift Member American Poultry Association 
B 
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HUBERsRELIABUCHICKs 
IOOOOOO 1924 
OUR 
15th 
YEAR 
VERY- Give us >’ our order for our RELIABLE CHICKS and we will prove to you 
It BETTER CHICKS COULD BE HATCHED FOR THE MONFY WE WOULD BE HATCHING THEM. 
FLOCKS PURE BRED. CULLED BY EXPERTS 
FREE. Tellshow we produce RELIABLE CHICKS that have pleased thousands 
of customers. We hatch 13 Varieties. COMBINATION OFFERS. VALUABLE BOOK GIVEN FREE with each order. 
HUB ER’S RELIABLE HATCHERY, North High St., F0ST0RIA, OHIO 
400,000 CHICKS 
BIG, STRONG, FLUFFY CHICKS hatched from well bred and well kept, heavy laying 
hens, insuring good growth and PROFITS. 
^•A a 5 eties , v. Prices on 50 100 500 1000 
White, Brown & Buff Leghorns. $7.00 $13 $62 50 $120 
Barred & White Rocks, S. C. & R. C. Reds, Anconas. 8.00 15 72 50 140 
Wh. Wyandottes, Buff Orpingtons. 8 50 16 77 50 
?i 1 , Ver , W AS ndot ^ 3 „ ..9-50 18 87.50 170 
Mixed, $12 per 100 straight. 
Postpaid. 100% Live Arrival Guaranteed. Order right from this ad. Best Bank 
You take no chance. Free Catalog. Member I. B. C. A. and Ohio Assn. 
MODERN HA 1 CHERY, Box 63. Mt. Blanchard. Ohio 
ADA CHICKS 
MORE THAN 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, 
from this ad and get good chicks when you want them. 
VARIETIES PRICES (PREPAID) ON 25 
LEGHORNS (White, Brown, Black. Buff) . . . . $3.75 
ROCKS (Barred, White, Buff) ANCONAS, 
REDS (S. & R. C.) . 4 25 
WYANDOTTES (Wh.&Sil.) BLK. MINORCAS 4.50 
ALL BREEDS (Mixed in each box) . 3.25 
Also can furnish limited number Tancred White Leghorns, also Tripplehorn Strain Buft Orpingtons. Reference: 
First National Bank. Ada. Ohio. ADA HATCHERY. Route D (18 hours from New York), ADA. OHIO. 
50 
$7.00 
8.00 
8.50 
6.00 
100 
$13.00 
15.00 
16.00 
11.00 
300 
$38.00 
43.00 
47.00 
32.00 
In the 
Order 
500 
$62.00 
72.00 
75.00 
53.00 
BABY CHICKS , ao% 
Prepaid prices on 
White, Brown. Black and Buff Leghorns .. 
Brd., Wh. and Buff Rocks, Anconas, S. C. and R. C. Reds, 
White Wyandottes . 
Black Minorcas. 
Sil. Lace Wyandottes, Buff and Wh. Orpingtons, Black 
Langshans . 
Light Brahmas . 
Broiler Chicks $11.00 per 100. 
$11 AND UR 
Live Delivery Guaranteed 
25 
$3.75 
4.25 
4.50 
4.50 
5.00 
50 
$7.00 
8.00 
8.25 
8.75 
9.75 
100 
$13.00 
15.00 
16.00 
17.00 
19.00 
500 
$62.00 
72.00 
78.00 
83.00 
93.00 
We hatch 40 breeds from heavy laying, culled flocks, 
lad. Circular" 
THE SOUTH KENTON POULTRY FARM, Box 16, 
_ _ _^ layi: 
Bank reference. Order direct from this ad. Circular free. Wehave been 18 years in the business. 
KENTON, OHIO 
BABY CHICKS 
$10 PER 100 AND UP. POSTPAID. 
15,000 CHICKS EACH WEEK 
Best Quality Baby Chicks from Select. Pure Bred Stock mated for heavy egg production. 
Varieties 
White, Brown & Buff Leghorns. 
Barred & Wh. Rocks, R. & S. C. Reds. 
Anconas & Black Minorcas.. 
White Wyandottes. Buff Rocks, Buff Orpingtons , 
Mixed Chicks, Odds and Ends. 
Bank Reference. Order right from this Ad. with full remittance in perfect safety. 
Booklet Free. Also Eggs for hatching. 100% Live Delivery Guaranteed. 
GOLDEN RULE HATCHERY,BOX 102, BUCYRUS, OHIO 
Prices on 50 
100 
300 
500 
1,000 
. $7.00 
$13.00 
$38.00 
$62.00 
$120.00 
. 8.00 
15.00 
44.00 
72.00 
140.00 
. 7.50 
14.00 
41.00 
67.00 
130.00 
...... 8.50 
16.00 
47.00 
77.00 
150.00 
. . . 6.00 
11.00 
32.00 
52.00 
100.00 
Save time! 
QUALITY CHICKS 
Postpaid. 100% Live Arrival Guaranteed 
From Pure Bred, Healthy, Heavy Laying Flocks 
Varieties Prices on 100 500 1,000 
S. C. White and Brown Leghorns. $13.00 $62.50 $120.00 
S. C. Buff Leghorns & S. C. Anconas. . . . 14.00 67.50 130.00 
R. C. & S. C. R. I. Reds & Barred Rocks . 15.00 72.50 140.00 
White Wyandottes & S. C. Blk. Minorcas . 17.00 82.50 160.00 
Mixed Chicks $10.00 per 100 straight. 
S. C. Buft Minorcas, $22 per 100. Reference: First National Bank. Order right from 
this Ad with full remittance. FreeCatalog. OurSthYear. Only 17 hours from New Y'ork. 
Members Ohio C. EC! Ass’n. 
NYE BROTHERS HATCHERY, 
BOX lOl, 
KANSAS, OHIO 
PURE BRED SELECTED FLOCKS 
100% LIVE DELIVERY 
StrongTSturdy, Northern-grown Chicks. Selected, pure bred stock. Healthy Flocks on free 
range insure strength in every Chick. Order from this Ad. 
Varieties Prices on: 
White Rocks. 
Barred Rocks 
50 
100 
300 
500 
$7.00 
$13 
$38 
$62 
8.00 
15 
43 
72 
9.50 
18 
53 
85 
$10 per 100 straight. 
1,000 
$120 
140 
165 
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 NORTHER N HATCHERY _ Box 54 _ ZEELAND. MICHIGAN 
Ulmpr’t Rpliahlp Guaranteed 100% live delivery. 
UllllCI o ncuauic UllltiV9> From pure bred free range slock with quality and vitality. 
Delivered Prices: 
S. C. White Leghorns . 
White & Barred Rocks . 
Anconas . 
R. C. & S. C. Reds. 
White Wyandottes. ... . 
Black Minorcas and Buff Orpingtons... 
Mixed. $10.00 per 100 straight. All hatched from high 
productive strains. Order direct from this advertisement. Bank reference If desired. 
ULMER’S RELIABLE HATCHERY, M. F. Ulmer, Propr., BUCYRUS, OHIO 
25 
50 
100 
500 
1,000 
$3.25 
$7.00 
$13.00 
$62.00 
$120.00 
4.25 
8.00 
15.00 
72.00 
140.00 
4.25 
8.00 
15.00 
72.00 
140.00 
4.25 
8.00 
15.00 
72.00 
140.00 
5.00 
9.00 
17.00 
82.00 
5.00 
9.00 
17.00 
82.00 
■ CLASS A CHICKS only. Strong, healthy. 
! S. C. Tom Barron Eng.' White Leghorns, Brown 
Leghorns, 12c. Shepherds Anconas, 13c. As¬ 
sorted, 10c. No money down with order. Post¬ 
paid. 100% live delivery. , Catalog free. 
Bos Hatchery, R, 2A, Zeeland, Michigan 
BABY CHICKS 
that live, thrive, grow, mature 
and produce results. This is the 
verdict from hundreds of customers who swear by 
Roselawn Quality Chicks. Send for prices today. 
Rotelawn Poultry Farm & Hatchery, Dept. B., Ottsrille, Pa. 
