American Agriculturist, May 10, 1924 
467 
Trade Mark Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. ' 
Breeding will tell 
You cannot afford to take chances with 
chicks of poor parentage any more than a 
farmer can afford 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 outstanding 
records at the Vineland Third Interna¬ 
tional Egg Laying and Breeding Compe¬ 
tition. Their dams are in carefully culled, 
farm raised, free range flocks sired by males 
from trap-nested hens. Naturally chicks 
themselves are sturdy and vigorous. 
We have a most attractive proposition 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 tor your Kerr Chick Book. 
It includes some of our records in the 
1923 International Laying Contest. 
THE KERR CHICKERIES, Inc. 
(Member International Baby Chick Assn.) 
Newark, N. J. Springfield, Mass. 
Box No. 10 Box No. 10 
French town, N. J. Syracuse, N. Y. 
Box No. 10 Box No. 10 
SCHWEGLER’S 
THOR-O-BRED” 
BABY CHICKS 
“LIVE AND LAY” 
White, Brown, Buff Leghorns, Barred and 
White Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Anconas, 
/LI } Black Minorcas, Buff Orpingtons, White 
> Wyandottes. 12c and up. 
97% live delivery guaranteed. Order now 
for March, April and May delivery, 
fe. Write for free baby chick book 
F. A. SCHWEGLER 
204 Northampton St. BUFFALO, N. Y. 
Caby Chicks at Reduced Prices 
50 100 500 
S.C.W. Leghorns $5.50 $10.00 $47.50 
R?R^d°s CkS } $ 6 - 50 $ 12 * 00 $ 55 * 00 
Assorted chicks $4.00 $ 8.00 
For shipment any Tues. Wed. or Thur. after May 
17th. Every chick guaranteed from the best of 
free range stock. I pay parcel post and guarantee 
safe delivery. Excellent hatches make these prices 
possible. Order yours today. Special prices on 
larger quantities. 
BROOKSIDE POULTRY FARM 
E. C. Brown , Prop., Sergeantsville, N. J. Box N 
"“baby chicks 
Price List Prepaid to You - ^ts 
Wb. & Br. Leghorns. $12.00 $6.50 $3.50 
Buff & Black Leghorns. 12.00 6.50 3.50 
Anconas. 14.00 7.50 4.00 
S.C. Black 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 
Bull & White Rocks. . . .. 16.00 8.50 4.50 
Wh, & S. L. Wyandottes .*. 16.00 8.50 4.50 
Bull Orpingtons. 16.00 8.50 4.50 
Black Langsbpns. 18.00 9.50 5.00 
Bight 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. 86 th St., CLEVELAND. O. 
MEADOW BROOK CHICKS 
S. C. W. LEGHORNS ONLY 
VS 13c 
MAY DELIVERIES 
Postage prepaid and safe delivery guaranteed. 
Circular upon request. 
meadow brook poultry farm and hatchery 
STOCKTON, BOX A, NEW JERSEY 
ten years* experience 
In Producing High Quality Chicks 
, We have been building a chick business for 
- A over ten years, on the basis of fair and 
honest dealing. We have increased every 
r 'Yl year as a result. Flocks have open range. 
; j Carefully bred for production. 100% live 
. 7 delivery guaranteed. All popular breeds. 
' Prices right. Booking orders now. Write 
today to avoid disappointment. We are in the busi¬ 
ness to stay and will nandle your order on that basis. 
Reference, Central Natl. Bank, York, Pa. A 
postal will bring: you full information. 
park view egg farm, box 12 , dover, pa. 
barron white wyandotte 
BABY From breeders bred from Imported stock 
“HIX with records of 262 to 278. Circular Free. 
Mvoo FRUIT & POULTRY FARM R, 1 ETTERS, PA. 
HUMMER’S GUARANTEED CHICKS, prepaid, full 
count, live arrival, note low prices. 
Barron W. Leghorns. $13; 100% $126. Everlay Brown 
Leghorns, $14. Bar. Rocks & K. 1. Reds, $16; 1000, 
$140 May delivery. June & July delivery: White & 
C Brown Leghorns, $10 per 100; rOOO, $90; Bar. Rocks 
& R. 1. Reds. $13 per 100: 1000,$100. 
HUMMER’S POULTRY PLANT. Frenchtown, N. J. 
A Good Return From a Small 
Investment 
F OR a number of years I have raised 
chickens but I have hatched with a 
small water incubator for only two years. 
The incubator is second hand and several 
years old, and I have had no experience 
with incubators. In spite of this, from 
the very first I have had more than a 50 
per cent, hatch which I read is the average 
for large hatching plants. One hatch 
turned out 98 chicks from 120 eggs. 
With my own eggs at market price I find 
I can hatch chicks at a cost of five to 
seven cents each. That makes pretty 
good pay for the short time it takes. I 
simply follow closely the instruction book 
which came with the incubator. 
I feed baby chicks dry chick mash, a 
little oakflake, and plenty of clean water. 
When the chicks are older I keep the 
mash in home-made hoppers before them 
at all times. I feed commercial chick 
grain five or six times a day when they 
are small. When they are older three 
times a day is often enough. I give them 
chaff from the barn floor to scratch in 
from the start. Sods turned over for 
them to scratch and pick in are also good. 
Chill, over-heat, or musty feed is sure 
death to many, and the rest never really 
get over it. Feed the chicks only as 
much grain as they will eat. Never leave 
it around to sour. 
This year I kept strict account of 
broilers sold and feed bought from 
hatching time until they were fed our 
own grain this fall. Besides buying all 
grain for the whole flock they left quite a 
bit of money besides the pullets. 
EDITOR'S NOTE. This chick-letter came to us un¬ 
signed. Unsigned mail receives no consideration but in this 
case the story of achievement is well worth repeating. 
30,000 Chicks Weekly 
for June and 
July Delivery 
BRED RIGHT, HA TCHED RIGHT, SHIPPED RIGHT 
Hatched by men with 14 years' experience in one of the largest, finest and best equipped 
hatcheries in the state. Order early. 
$1.00 WILL BOOK YOUR ORDER 
Prices 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
S.fC.JBROWN LEGHORNS. 
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS. . 
SJC. R. I. REDS. 
S. C.1BLACK MINORCAS. 
BROILER CHICKS, H. B. 
BROILER CHICKS, L. B. 
100 per cent live delivery gueranteed to your door by prepaid Parcel Post. Mrs. Williains received 614 chicks frmn ua July 10. 
last year, and raised over 600, Many others report raising 90 tolOO per cent, Let KEYSTONE VITALITY CHICKS make good 
money for you as they have done for hundreds of others. Leaders since 1910. Members I. B. C. Association. 
FINE CATALOGUE FREE. 
Each 
Per 1000 
10c 
$90.00 
10c 
90.00 
12c 
110.00 
14c 
130.00 
12c 
110.00 
9c 
80.00 
7c 
60.00 
THE KEYSTONE HATCHERY 
(The Old 
Reliable Plant) 
Box 100, 
RICHFIELD, PA. 
CHICKS 
Produced by 
ience. 
men of 
50 
100 
500 
$7.00 
$13.00 
$61.75 
8.50 
16.00 
76.00 
8.00 
15.00 
71.75 
8.50 
16.00 
76.00 
11.00 
20.00 
95.00 
9.00 
17.00 
7.00 
13.00 
60.66 
5.50 
10.00 
47.50 
POSTPAID. 100% LIVE DELIVERY GUARANTEED 
From selected, heavy laying flocks. 
many years' exj 
Varieties Prices on 
White, Brown, Buff and Black Leghorns, Anconas (Sheppard’s). 
White Leghorns, extra quality, heavy laying strain. 8.50 
Barred and White Rocks. Black Minorcas. ° 
Buff Orpingtons, White Wyandottes, R. C. Reds. 
White wyandottes, extra quality, heavy laying strain. 11.00 
Buff Rocks, S. C. Reds... 
Mixed Chicks, Heavies. 
Mixed Chicks, Lights.. 
Order right from this Ad. Bank Reference, l ree Catalog. 
NEW WASHINGTON HATCHERY, Box A, NEW WASHINGTON, OHIO 
m ■ W Hatched from America's foremost bred-to-lay 
D A Ik M M I ■ ML strains. Flocks carefully culled and developed 
I Vlll VTlw for highest type and production. 100% live 
delivery guaranteed. 
May Prices (Prepaid) On: 
Leghorns. White and Buff.. 
Barron, White Leghorns, Anconas. .. .. 
Barred Rocks, R. I. Reds, S. C. & R. C.. .. 
White & Silver Laced Wyandottes. 
White Rocks. Buff & White Orpingtons. 
Mixed Chicks. 
Order direct from this, ad, or write for 
Box 
50 
100 
500 
1000 
$6.50 
$12.00 
$57.00 
$110.00 
7.00 
13.00 
61.50 
120.00 
7.50 
14.00 
67.00 
130.00 
8.00 
15.00 
71.50 
140.00 
8.00 
15.00 
71.50 
140.00 
10.00 per 
100 straight. 
One-fifth down'books order. 
HOLTZAPPLE HATCHERY, 
Catalog. Ref.: Farmers Bank of Elida, Ohio 
90, ELIDA, OHIO 
CHICKS 
Chicks Have Low Vitality and 
No Vigor 
Could you tell me what is wrong wi^h my chicks? 
They pick the eggs and just about manage to get out of 
the egg and then die.—F. W. E., New York. 
U ndoubtedly the low constitu¬ 
tional vigor of your breeding flock is 
responsible for the weak condition of the 
chicks. Weak chicks cannot be expected 
to jump out of the egg and show husky 
characteristics when the parent stock is 
not up to the highest standards. Instead 
of using your flock for breeders in the 
future, it would pay you to buy baby 
chicks from hatcheries that make a spe¬ 
cialty of high constitutional vigor in their 
breeding pens. 
When to Start Feeding Chicks 
How many hours should elapse before the first feeding 
of chicks? Should they have sour milk when they first 
come out and for how long?—E. L., New Jersey. 
B ABY chicks should not be fed for at 
least 36 hours and 48 hours may be 
better. Then give them some finely 
ground prepared chick feed. They may 
have sour milk as soon as they are able 
to drink, which is before their feeding 
time. Milk is very desirable in the ra¬ 
tion during their whole growing period. 
Very hard boiled eggs are also very de¬ 
sirable during the first few days of the 
chick’s life. _ 
Profit in Hatching Chicks for 
Neighbors 
1 MAKE extra dollars every spring by 
doing custom hatching for the neigh¬ 
bors. I have a 360-egg incubator and 
usually run three hatches by setting the 
first one so that it will come off by the 
last of March. 
I charge one cent an egg and three 
cents for every healthy chick hatched, 
making around twelve or fourteen dollars 
on each setting.—Miss L. M. Huff, 
New York. 
QUALIFY $9.00 Per lOO and UP 
"ATHENEON STRAIN” Insures you big. husky, fresh air hatched 
chicks from pure bred, inspected heavy laying free range flocks. 
Varieties Prices On: 
LEGHORNS—S. C. WHITE—S. C. & R. C. BROWN. 
BARRED ROCKS—ANCONAS . 13.00 
WHITE ROCKS—R. C. & S. C. REDS . 
WYANDOTTES, WH. & SILVER—BLK. MINORCAS. 
MIXED, Heavy Breeds, $11.00 per ICO. Light Breeds, $9.00 per 100. 
Postpaid to your door and 100% livedeliveryguaranteed. OrderyourMay chicks direct from this 
ad. Reference: Athens National Bank. There is no risk. Wearemembers I.B.C.A.andOhioC.A. 
100 
300 
500 
1000 
$12.00 
$35.00 
$55.60 
$110.00 
13.00 
38.00 
60.00 
115.00 
14.00 
40.00 
65.00 
125.00 
15.00 
43.00 
70.00 
135.00 
ATHENS CHICK HATCHERY, Box F, 
ATHENS, OHIO 
BABY CHICKS 
FROM PURE BRED 
THAT WILL GROW 
Varieties Prices on: 
V Y 
LAYING FL 
OCRS 
' I N 
TO M 
ONE Y 
50 
100 
500 
1.000 
$7.00 
$13.00 
$62.00 
$120.00 
7.50 
14.00 
67.00 
130.00 
8.00 
15.00 
72.00 
140.00 
8.50 
16.00 
77.00 
150.00 
10.00 
19.00 
5.75 
11.00 
55.00 
100.00 
CHICKS 
S. C. White, Brown & Buff Leghorns. 
S. C. Black Leghorns, Anconas. 
Barred & White Rocks. R. C. Reds. Blk. Minorcas. 
Wh. Wyandottes, extra quality, Barron White Leghorn3 
White Minorcas. Extra quality, S. C. R. I. Reds. 
Mixed Chicks... 
25* YEARS HATCHING, 20 YEARS SHIPPING CHICKS enables us to supply you with 
the very BEST. All hatched in our own Hatchery. Postpaid. 100% Live Delivery Guaran¬ 
teed A Hatch each week from March 1st to Sept. 1st. Order from this Ad. SAVE TIME! 
There is no risk. Reference:FarmersSta’-eBank. Free Ill. Catalog. Only 18 hours from New York. 
20th CENTURY HATCHERY - - Box R - - NEW WASHINGTON OHIO. 
PREPAID TO YOUR DOOR. 100% LIVE DELIVERY 
We personally supervise our breeding stock. Chicks pure bred, healthy and 
lively. Get your chicks from the man who hatches them. 
Prices (parcel post prepaid) on: 
Leghorns (white, buff, brown). 
Br. Rocks, Anconas, R. I. Reds. 
Minorcas. 
Wb. Wyandottes, Wh. Rocks.. 
Buff Rocks... 
Buff Orpingtons, Bl. Langshans. . . 
Mixed Chicks (all varieties) $11.00 per 100 straight. 
Ref.: 1st National Bank, Gabon. 10% down books order. Extra chicks in every box. 
take no chances. Order today and get good chicks when you want them. 
GALION HATCHERY, 629 WEST CHURCH ST., GALION, OHIO 
BIG pLLJFFY, FULL-O-PEP 
Well Hatched from healthy laying hens of best strains 
on free range. 
Varieties Prices on: 
S. C. White or Brown Leghorns. 
Barred & Wh. Rocks, Reds, Anconas, 
Blk. Minorcas. 
Wh. Wyandottes, Buff Orpingtons... . 
Jersey Black Giants. 
Eggs for hatching, one-half price oi C 
Order direct from this advertisement and save time. 
Quick delivery. Free Catalog. Ohio Chicks Are Better. 
NORWALK CHICK HATCHERY, Box B-6, NORWALK, OHIO 
50 
100 
300 
500 
1000 
$7.00 
$13.00 
$38.00 
$62.00 
$120.00 
8.00 
15.00 
43.00 
72.00 
140.00 
8.00 
15.00 
43.00 
72.00 
140.00 
8.50 
16.00 
47.00 
75.00 
145.00 
8.50 
16.00 
47.00 
75.00 
145.00 
9.50 
18.00 
53.00 
85.00 
165.00 
You 
CHICKS 
25 
50 
100 
500 
$3.50 
$6.75 
$13.00 
$62.50 
4.00 
7.75 
15.00 
72.50 
4.50 
8.75 
17.00 
82.50 
7.75 
15.25 
30.00 
147.50 
!. 100% live 
arrival guaranteed. 
Prepaid. 
save time. Ref., Huron Co. Banking Co. 
REDUCED PRICES 
ON ONE MILLION 
BETTER QUALITY CHICKS 
EAGLE NEST HATCHERY. 
Varieties Prices on: 
White, Brown, Buff Leghorns. 
Barred and Buff Rocks, Blk. Minorcas 
S. C. & R. C. Reds, Anconas. 
White Rocks & White Wyandottes.... 
Silver Laced Wyandottes. 
Buff Minorcas... . 
Mixed Chicks, $8.00 per 100 straight; heavy mixed, $10.00 per 100. Postpaid to your 
door. 100% live delivery guaranteed. Hatched from heavy laying, pure bred flocks. 
Bank reference. Order right from this ad. with full remittance. Circular Free. 
Member I. B. C. A. and Ohio C. A. We are only 17 hours from New York. 
Box 61, _ UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO 
50 
100 
300 
500 
1000 
$6.00 
$11.00 
$32.50 
$52.50 
$100.00 
7.00 
13.00 
38.00 
63.50 
125.00 
7.00 
13.00 
38.00 
63.50 
125.00 
7.50 
14.00 
41.00 
68.00 
135.00 
8.50 
16.50 
49.00 
80.00 
160.00 
11.00 
21.00 
60.00 
BABY CHICKS 
Hatched by the best 
system of incubation 
from high-class bred- 
to-lay stock. Barred and Buff Rocks, Reds, 
Anconas, Black Minorcas, i 6 c each; White, 
Brown, Buff Leghorns, 14 c each; Broiler chicks, 
ioc each. Safe delivery guaranteed by prepaid 
parcel post. 
NUNDA POULTRY FARM, NUNDA, N. Y. 
Single Comb White Leghorns 
Exclusively 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 cnicks 
for March, April, May and June delivery. Capacity 
12,000 chicks a week. My book "Profits in Poultry Keeping 
Solved,” $1, or given with all $10 orders. Circulars free. 
Box 41 
EDGAR BRIGGS 
PLEASANT VALLEY, N. 
Y. 
WHITE WYANDOTTE—Chicks, $14 per 100 up. Eggs, 
$6.00 per 100 up. Bred for eggs and exhibition. 31st year. 
Buy from a specialist, it pays. Illustrated Catalog Free. 
BOWDEN’S WHITE WYANDOTTES, Mansfield. O. 
Super-Quality June Chicks 
MATCHES JUNE 3, IO, 17, 24 
Strickler’s Tancred-Barron 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: $10.00 
_ per 100; $47.00 per 500; $90.00 per 1000 by 
Special Delivery Parcel Post Prepaid. 100% live delivery' 
guaranteed. 10% books order. 
LEONARD F. STRICKLER SHERIDAN, PA. 
SUNSHINE 
C HICKS 
50 100 600 1000 
- $120 
SUNSHINE HATCHERY 
BABY 
Per 
S. C. Wh. Leghorns $ 
S. C. Br. Leghorns 
Barred Rocks - - 
Wh. Wyandottes - 
Heavy Assorted - - 
Light Assorted - - 
Postpaid to- your door. 100% live delivery 
guaranteed. Sunshine Chicks are success to 
thousands of our customers everywhere, these 
chicks are bred from pure vigorous free range 
parent stock. Hatched with highest type of 
modern incubator. Order right from this ad. 
DALMATIA, PA. 
7.60 
14 
67.50 
130 
8.00 
15 
72.50 
140 
8.50 
16 
77.50 
150 
7.00 
13 
62.50 
120 
6.00 
11 
52.50 
100 
Parks’Strain Bred - to - Lay BARRED ROCKS 
Chicks and Hatching eggs. J. TR0PEAN0, Sparrowbush, N.Y. 
