American Agriculturist, May 3, 1924 
Trademark Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. 
It’s money-making 
hens you want 
Just give our Hollywood White Leghorns, 
Norfolk Spec. Farms Barred and Fishel 
White Rocks, Martin White Wyandottes 
or Sked Bros. Rhode Island Reds a trial 
and you will be convinced that Lively 
Chicks of these breeds and Strains are 
money-makers because 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 con-, 
stantly 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 records in the 1923 Interna¬ 
tional Laying Contests. 
THE KERR CHICKERIES, Inc. 
(Member International Baby Chid Assn.) 
Newark, N. J. Springfield, Mass. 
Box No. 10 Box No. 10 
Frenchtown, N*. J. Syracuse, N. Y. 
Box No. 10 ' * Box No. 10 
Are Money Makers. 
Guaranteed Pure-Bred Chicks 
and Pullets Special Star Mating 
Aristocrat Strain Barred Plymouth Rocks 
Breeding Stock, Chicks and Eggs. Only a 
limited number of these. Write for prices. 
Barron S. C. White Leghorns. Sheppard’s Strain 
Anconas Special Star Matings 
„ Per 100 500 1000 
m . 515.00 572.50 $140.00 
Grade "A 1 ’ Matings 
May . $12.00 $57.50 $110.00 
Utility Breil-to-lay Rocks 
,, Per 100 500 1000 
May. $15.00 S72.50 $140.00 
Pullets of Quality at Moderate Prices 
5Wk. S Wk. 10 Wk. 3 Mo. 4 Mo. 
60c ea. 85c. ea. $1.00 ea. $1.25 ea. $1.50 ea. 
Reference: Two Banks. 100% live delivery. 
Don’t wait. Order from this ad or write to day. 
fAIRVIEW POULTRY FARMER. 2, Box B, Zeeland, Mich. 
SUNBEAM HATCHERY 
Produced under my personal supervision in a 
Sood Modern Hatchery. Hatched from select, pure bred. 
Heavy-laying hens, well kept to insure vigorous chicks. 
White. Brown & Buff Leghorns, 
50—$7; 100—$13:500—$62.50. 
Barred Rocks, R. & S. C. Reds, 
Anconas, 50—$8: 100—S15: 
500—572.50. Whits & Buff 
Rocks, White Wyandottes, 
Black Minorcas, 50—$8.50:100 
—S16; 500—577.50. White & 
Buff Orpingtons. Silver Wyan¬ 
dottes, 50—$9: 100—$18: 500 
— SS7.50. Mixed, all varieties, 
S12 per 100straight. 100% live 
delivery guaranteed. Postpaid. 
, Order from this Ad. Bank ref¬ 
erent es. There is no risk. Get them when you want them, 
free Catalog. Member I. B. C. A. 
H. B TIPP1N, _ Box F, FINDLAY, OHIO 
Baby Chicks 
POSTPAID 15,000 Each Week 
Best quality chicks from select pure-bred stock 
mated for heavy egg —j--.,— ■ 
delivery guaranteed. 
Prices On 
'vn, & Buff Leghorns . 
& Buff Rocks . 
garred Rocks, Anconas.. .. 
"lack Minorcas . 
|C. & R. c. Reds . 
White Wyandottes . 
Buff Orpingtons. 
Mixed Chicks.. 
Price in larger lots. _. 
order from this Ad. Save time. 
GOLDEN RULE HATCHERY 
A _ BUCYRUS, OHIO 
Single Comb White Leghorns 
Exclusively Pure Barron English Strain, out of im- 
?nnn i Du ? s wit h egg records up to 314 eggs in a year, 
milt 011 free fartn ran ge. Vaccinated. Butter- 
(„‘ Vt , Now booking orders for eggs and baby chicks 
l/nmKJfr? A Prd. May and June delivery. Capacity 
SnhSrf a we ek. My book ’ ’Profits in Poultry Keeping 
lv ea * 51. or given with all $10 orders. Circulars free. 
EDGAR BRIGGS 
41 _ PLEASANT VALLEY, N. Y. 
barron white Wyandotte 
rHrv From breeders bred from Imported stock 
with records of 262 to 278 . Circular Free. 
My00 FRUI T & POULTRY FARM R. 1 ETTERS, PA. 
egg production. 100% live 
d. 
50 
100 
300 
. . S7.00 
$13.00 
S3S.00 
8.00 
15.00 
44.00 
8.00 
15.00 
44.00 
15.00 
44.00 
15.00 
44.00 
8.50 
16.00 
47.00 
8.50 
16.00 
47.00 
11.00 
32.00 
Booklet 
free. Bank Ref. 
HUMMER’S BABY CHICKS 
Are the Best in the Long Run. 4 Great Breeds 
Moderate priced. Free Circulars of Chicks 
and Brooders. Mixed Stock S13 per 100 
HUMMER’S POULTRY PLANT 
frenchtown. n. j. r. 9 
Starting the Baby Chicks 
{Continued f rom page 437) 
I mean getting the solution into every 
last crack and crevice, no matter how 
small, for the mites are! even smaller. 
Lice on the chicks’ body are controlled 
by dusts made up for the purpose or by 
ointments applied sparingly on the head 
and under the wings. It is easy to tell 
when they are present for the chicks will 
appear listless. 
Diarrhea Most Dreaded Disease 
Of the diseases, diarrhea is the most 
dreaded. Ordinary diarrhea is common. 
It comes as the result of crowding, 
chilling, overheating, overfeeding of feeds 
high in protein and unsanitary surround¬ 
ings. If the chicks are properly brooded 
and fed, little concern should be felt 
from this trouble. White diarrhea is 
the real serious and troublesome sort. 
At present there is no known cure for it, 
and we therefore must rely mainly on 
prevention. It is passed on from the 
mother-hen to the chick through the 
yolk and it is therefore necessary to 
procure chicks from flocks that are 
known to be free of the disease. The 
disease may be identified by the general 
dopiness and listlessness of the chicks, 
drooping wings, crowding together, the 
characteristic white voidings and matting 
of the fluff. It is spread in the flock by 
infected chicks contaminating water 
fountains and food. Once a chick is 
infected, there is no getting rid of it. 
The lactic acid in sour milk or semi-solid 
buttermilk is a great preventative, for it 
gives the disease organism little oppor¬ 
tunity to get settled in the chick’s system. 
Right here I would like to say that as 
soon as a chick does not ‘Took right,” 
get it away from the rest of the flock. 
Commercial men seldom, if ever, bother 
with sick chicks. A man who allows a 
sick chick in the flock is courting danger. 
Leg-Weakness Easily Overcome 
Leg-weakness, identified by the name, 
is another very common and quite serious 
trouble. This is caused by overfeeding 
of too rich foods, overcrowding, too] much 
heat and lack of proper ventilation. The 
chicks appear wobbly, weak-kneed, and 
are so often found eating in a* sitting 
posture. Of late it has been found by 
college experts that leg-weakness will 
respond to cod liver oil or egg yolk in the 
ration. In fact, it has been found that 
with this it is possible to raise chicks 
indoors, while chicks raised under the 
same and otherwise ideal conditions, but 
without the oil, developed the disease. 
There are precautions in the use of oil, 
however, that must be taken into con¬ 
sideration. Cod liver oil once mixed in 
the mash not only loses its effectiveness 
on standing but also becomes rancid so 
that only fresh mixed stuff should be fed. 
It is used at the rate of a quart of oil to 
approximately 100 pounds of mash. 
Generally speaking, as far as diseases 
are concerned, as long as environment 
and the ration is satisfactory, as long as 
the chicks are kept growing normally, 
they are just so much less susceptible to 
disease. \\ ith this and clean foundation 
stock, the young flock should develop into 
vigorous producers. 
Sour Milk Avoids Chick Disease 
T AST spring when raising baby chicks 
■*—' I lost a great many with bowel 
trouble. I had heard a lot about the 
merits of sour-milk and tried it but with 
indifferent success until I thought of 
giving sour-milk alone to drink, giving no 
other liquid until they were about four 
weeks old. I then had much better luck, 
raising two-thirds or more of those I 
hatched.— Mrs. W. H. Brooks, Pennsyl¬ 
vania. 
QUALITY 
Sturdy 
Mountain-Bred Chicks 
SUMMER PRICES 
Heavy, pure bred, hatched on top Alleghany mountains 
Breederslwith records up to 301 eggs. These ’— r — u — 
hatched chicks will prove satisfactory to you. 
Varieties Price On 25 50 
S. C. Wh. Leghorns . . S3.00 
Bar ed Hocks. 4.C0 
S. C. R. I. Reds. 4 00 
Blk. Minorcas. 4.00 
Waite Rocks. 4.50 
Wh. Wyandottes .... 5.00 
Buff Orpingtons. 5.00 
Broiler Chicks. 3.00 
Now is the Ideal time to start and raise chicks under ideal con- 
ditions. These prices give you a great bargain opportunity to 
get these big, husky, mountain-bred chicks. Postpaid. Order 
right from this ad with full remittance today. 
FARM SERVICE COMPANY, Rt. A-2,Tyrone, Pa. 
$6.00 
7.75 
7.75 
7.75 
9.00 
9.75 
9.75 
5.50 
100 
$ 11.00 
14.50 
14.50 
14.50 
16.00 
18.00 
18.00 
10.00 
500 
S50.00 
70-00 
70.00 
70.00 
75.00 
85,00 
85.00 
45.00 
MEADOW BROOK CHICKS 
S. C. W. LEGHORNS ONLY 
13c 
MAY DELIVERIES 
Postage prepaid and safe delivery guaranteed 
Circular upon request. 
MEADOW BROOK POULTRY FARM AND HATCHERY 
STOCKTON, BOX A, NEW JERSEY 
MORE AND BETTER CHICKS 
200,000 Large Husky Baby Chicks for 
May, June, July and August Delivery. 
Hatched by expert in large Blue Hen 
Mammoth Incubators with Eleven years’ 
experience. Customers report our chicks 
grow faster than hen hatched chicks. A 
satisfied customer my best advertisement. 
Order at once and get better chicks. 
S. C, WHITE or BROWN 
Leghorn.$12.00 Per 100 
BARRED PLYMOUTH 
Rock.$15.00 Per 100 
BROILERS or MIXED . S10.00 Per 100 
Free and 100% Livedelivery Guaranteed". 
Valuable Catalogue free for the asking. 
H. C. HOUSEWORTH, Port Trevorton, Penna. 
BABY CHICKS 
FROM 200-EGG HENS 
Chicks from winter laying farm raised, mature stock. 
S. C. W. Leghorns, R. I. Reds, Barred Rocks, White 
Orpingtons, Anconas, Black Jersey Giants, White Wyan¬ 
dottes, White Rocks, Black Minorcas. White Indian 
Runner Duck3, $15 per 100 up. Live delivery guaranteed 
Parcels Post prepaiTJ. Hatching eggs, $8 per 100 
Circular free. 
Glen Rock Nursery and Stock Farm, Ridgewood, N. J 
You’ll Profit/it 
OurJi 
Chix 
sss 
BEST JN THE WORU? PURE BRED. 
—, ‘ We deliver only healthy, 
vigorous Chicks. Leghorns. Rocks, Reds.Wvan- 
Orpingtons, Brahmas and JERSEY 
t j, • Quality considered, our prices are lowest. 
Immediate delivery. 100% Live Arrival Guaranteed. 
Send for catalog. 
ANTHONY H. MOSS, Box A-l, MORRIS PLAINS, NEW JERSEY 
BABY CHICICS 
Price List Prepaid to You Purebred Stock 
_ 100 50 SB 
Wh &Br. Leghorns. S12.00 $6.50 $3.50 
Buff & Black Leghorns. 12.00 6.50 3 50 
Anconas. . 14.00 7.50 4.00 
§• S’ flack Minorcas. 14.00 7.50 4.00 
S. C.&R.C. Reds. 14.00 7.50 4.00 
Barred Rocks. 14.00 7 50 4 00 
§JiF£y iite:Rocks . 16.00 S.50 4.50 
WK&S.L. Wyandottes. 16.00 8.50 4.50 
Buff Orpingtons. 16.00 8.50 4.50 
BlackLangshans. .. ,. 13.00 9.50 5.00 
Light Brahmas and White Minorcas 20.00 10.50 5.50 
All absolutely first class pure bred stock. Prompt ship¬ 
ments made. Mail orders to 
JAMES KREJCI, 2165 E. 86th St., CLEVELAND, O. 
Hampton’s Black Leghorn Chicks 
THE KIND THAT LAY 
If it’s eggs you want, HAMPTON’S BLACK LEGHORN 
CHICKS have proven themselves to be the best layers 
and payers of all breeds in the hands of my customers. 
Better send in your order now for those May and June 
chicks, or send for my circular. 
A. E. HAMPTON, Box A, PITTSTOWN, N. J. 
LANCASTER CHICKS BRING YOU THE MONEY 
Write lor illustrated catalogue or order from this ad. 
- White, Buff, S and R. C. Br. Leg¬ 
horns S13 per 100. Wh. Rocks S16 
per 100. Barred Rocks, Anconas, 
S. and R. C. R. I. Reds S15 per 
100. White and Silver Laced 
■Wyandottes SI7. Buff Orpingtons 
and Light Brahmas $18. 100% 
„ „ ,, „ live delivery. Ref., Hocking 
Valley Nat 1 Bank. Write today. 
LANCASTER FARMS HATCHERY, Box 23, LANCASTER,!). 
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. 
CHICKS FROM PRIZE WINNERS 
Every flock is carefully bred for highest type 
and heavy egg production. Birds from our 
flocks have won in some of the largest shows. 
All popular breeds with special attention to 
Hollywood and English Leghorns. Pure bred, 
of course. Write for catalog. You will be 
pleased with what you get from us. — 
NONE-SUCH POULTRY FARM, Box 332-C, MT. VERNON, OHIO 
BABY CHICKS, 
that are hatched 
to grow. Barred 
„ , „„ ^ . r Rocks 15c, Buff 
Rocks 17c, Reds 16c, S. C. White and Brown Leg¬ 
horns 13c, Mixed 10c. Prepaid 100% live deliv¬ 
ery guaranteed to your door. For quick service 
order direct from this ad. or write for circular. 
J. W. KIRK, Box 55, McAlisterville, Pa. 
Day-old Chicks 
from our trapnested hens in the following breeds: 
Leghorns, Rocks, Reds, Minorcas and Wyandottes. 
9 to 16 cents a chick. 
ECLIPSE FARMS, Selinsgrove, Pa. 
Baby Chicks 
Hatched from High Egg Record Flocks 
$8.00 
per 100 up 
Send for Free Catalog 
The Lantz Hatchery 
Est. 1906 Tiffin, Ohio 
QUALITY BABY CHICKS 
' garron S. C. W Leghorns, Barred and White 
Rocks, R. I. Reds. Bred for business from un¬ 
restricted farm range stock which insures vitality. 
Hatches every week. Prices reasonable. Satis¬ 
faction guaranteed. Catalog free. 
C. M. Longenecker,Box 40, Elizabethtown, Pa. 
Tom Barron Pedigree Strain S. C. White Leghorns 
exclusively. Extra nice, large May chicks $18 per 100. 
From May 15 to Jime 30th price $15 per 100 by prepaid 
parcel post. Safe delivery and satisfaction guaranteed 
PEEK'S WHITE LEGHORN FARM CLYDE, N.Y. 
— ASP BOS QUALITY: CLASS A CHICKS ONLY. 
gg»gg|Sv Strong, healthy. From heavy layers. S. C Tom 
^jeSjBBaial Barron. Eng. White Leghorns, Brown Leghorns 
J2c. Shepherds Anconas 13c. Assorted chicks 
ZSsL 10c. No money down with order. 100% safe 
delivery. Postpaid Catalog free. 
Bos Hatchery. _R. 2A. Zeeland. Michigan 
■WHY NOT 
BATTLEFIELD CHICK30F QUALITY 
We offer superior chicks from all^popular 
breeds. Bred on free range and produced 
as a result of 15 years careful breeding and 
showing. Have won ribbons at Madison 
Square Garden. Boston, Buffalo, Syracuse, Phila¬ 
delphia and other leading: shows. We have real 
quality and our prices are reasonable. Write for 
catalog: and folder, 100 per cent live delivery. 
Our chicks will please you and make money for 
you. Write today. 
Member Inti. Baby Chick A^s'n. 
FAIRVIEW POULTRY FARM & HATCHERY 
1* Fairview Road Gettysburg, Pa. 
Super-Quality June Chicks 
MATCHES JUNE 3, 10. 17, 34 
Strickler’s TancrecPBarron Large Type 
ENGLISH S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Pens headed by Tancred 285-egg line cock¬ 
erels and Lady Storrs 271-egg line cocks and 
cockerels, mated to hens bred for extra 
heavy egg production. PRICES: S10.00 
„ — per 100: S47.00 per 500; S90.00 per 1000 by 
Special Delivery Parcel Post Prepaid. 100% live delivery 
guaranteed. 10% books order. 
LEONARD F. STRICKLER SHERIDAN, PA 
TOM BARRON S. C. ff. LEGHORN 
THE WORLD’S BEST LAVERS. BABY CHICKS 
DAVID M. HAMMOND, CORTLAND, N.Y. 
WHITE WYANDOTTE —Chicks, S14 per 100 up. Eggs 
$6.00 per 100 up. Bred for eggs and exhibition. 31st year! 
IteNV^ 
: r i )n U?R s - |,re(1 stock WHITE LEG¬ 
HORNS, ANCONAS. BARRED ROCKS. Chicks that 
are hatched right and guaranteed to satisfy. 
Free Catalogue. 
QUALITY HATCHERY. Box B, ZEELAND, MICH . 
S.C. White Leghorns ^.'UokuS 
orders for clucks. May delivery at $14.00 per 100 
June delivery at $12.00 per 100. All chicks bred 
from 2-3 yr. old hens that have demonstrated their 
high production. Cedarhurst Poultry Farm, Rahway, N. J 
BREEDERS-CniCKS-EGGS 
W. Wyandottes, Lt. and Dk. Brahmas, R. I. Reds, 
Barred Rocks, S. C. W. and Brown Leghorns. Catalog 
free. Riverdaie Poultry Farm, Box 565. Riverdale. N. J. 
BABY CHICKS tSBfcfcmSfi 
and Mixed. 100% live delivery guaranteed. Postpaid. 
Write for Circular. 
F. B. LEISTER,_Box 49,_McAlisterville, Pa, 
Barred PLYMOUTH ROCKS 
A strain with official record of 313 eggs. Sell nothing but 
our own breeding. Baby chicks for May and June 12 J4c. 
MARVEL POULTRY FARM_Georgetown, Delaware 
100,000 QUALITY BABY CHICKS CSte'To^ 
delivery east of the Rockies. Postpaid. Hatching eggs. 
Free catalog. CENTER FARMS, Sta. 10, Davenport, la. 
f HIY Barred Rocks 12c; Reds 14c; White leghorns 10c; 
mixed 8c. Reduced on 500 lots. 100% guaranteed. 
Order from advertisement. Circular. Twin Hatchery, McAlisterville, Pa . 
CHICKS 9 S. C. W. Leghorn, B. Rocks, Reds. 
cular free. 
Q • vj, YT • L c tvll U1 A A , X>» IVULlVdt IxCUd* 
to 14 cents. Safe delivery guaranteed. Cir- 
H. S. HART, McAlisterville, Pa. 
