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! American Agriculturist, May 24, 1924 
Green Food For the Hens 
Now Is the Time to Plan Next Winter s Supply 
By C. H. CHESLEY 
W HERE a poul¬ 
try flock of con¬ 
siderable size is kept, there should be 
a supply of green stuff grown to feed 
during the winter. It is important that 
something of this kind be available 
during the time the birds are necessarily 
confined to the laying houses. Many 
commercial poultrymen keep the flocks 
shut up in the houses practically all of 
the time after the pullets have reached 
their full development. They are fed 
intensively and forced for heavy produc¬ 
tion which means that they must have a 
lot of animal protein. Protein serves as a 
sort of poison unless some measure is 
taken to counteract its effect. The 
safest way to do this is by the feeding of 
succulent feed such as mangels and 
cabbage. 
Mangels Ideal—Easily Stored 
I know a poultryman who plants both 
of these vegetables and plans to have 
them on hand practically all of the time 
to feed to the layers. He says that he is 
unable to get hatching eggs of high 
fertility without a supply of mangels 
for the hatching season. Hen manure is 
a fertilizer of high power and root crops 
need a lot of plant food. For mangels he 
chooses an acre or two that has been 
cultivated one year. The manure is 
plowed under and the soil is disked and 
harrowed until it is well pulverized. He 
sows the seed late in May, believing that 
mangels require a long season for full 
development. An ordinary seed sower is 
used in planting, the rows being three 
feet apart. As soon 
as the plants appear, 
cultivation with the horse cultivator is 
started. When the row's can be seen 
readily, the plants are thinned to stand 
ten inches apart. Most of this is done 
with the hoe although some hand work is 
required. By choosing land free from 
weed seeds, there is little hand work 
needed. He keeps up cultivation prac¬ 
tically all summer, finally throwing up the 
earth to the rows with the horse hoe. 
As the roots grow half or more out of 
ground, the mangels are easy to harvest. 
They will keep all winter in a cool root cellar. 
Cabbage for Early Winter 
Cabbage is grown for late fall and early 
winter use, also more or less of it is fed 
from midsummer on. For the cabbage 
patch, new ground is chosen. The soil is 
plowed deeply and well prepared, the 
planting being done about the same time 
the mangels are put in the ground. The 
cabbage seed is planted in the same way 
and cultivation with the horse is started 
as soon as the plants show'. Later, con- i 
siderable thinning is done. Copenhagen 
Market and Late Drumhead are sowjn. 
The first is ready for use during the fall, 
also, many of the best heads are marketed, 
all outer leaves and poor heads going 
to the hens. The Late Drumhead is a 
coarse variety and produces large heads. 
These are practically all used for the 
poultry, as the quality is not quite good 
enough for market. 
Probably the best root crops for winter 
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Who Markets The Farmers’ Wheat? 
{Continued from page 491) 
market away from the straight flour- 
water-yeast loaf, the baker puts a liberal 
portion of appetizing milk, shortening, 
and malt. 
, While men may cry out against the 
quality loaf, and demand the old pre¬ 
war loaf back, bakers know' that the 
women will not follow' them. In Indian¬ 
apolis the loaf that rules the market sells 
five to one, as compared to a five cent 
loaf that was in every store w T here this 
milk loaf was sold, all the time it was 
building up its prestige. Any farm 
organization can check this situation up. 
Grocers in Omaha reported recently to 
the ’Omaha Bee that they had abandoned 
five cent loaves because the people w'ould 
not buy them—although plenty were 
offered to the grocers’ trade. 
Now can farmers and bakers work 
together? Hotels cut dowm the portion 
of bread during the war to two ounces 
per plate. It used to be four ounces. 
And it paid the hotels to put on the free 
bread for the customers demanded 
smaller portions of other foods requiring 
special cooking,—especially no essential 
“trimmings.” 
Yet the w'ar practise remains in general 
use. A grange organization in Washing¬ 
ton State took action against this. Why 
can’t farm organizations everywhere take 
such action—and help to get the four 
ounce portion back as a w T ay of getting 
more w'heat to market? 
I recently read through the index for 
magazines for the w T ar period. Under 
the heading “Bread Substitutes” I read 
a list of articles that included almost 
every magazine in America. The entire 
alphabet had been exhausted—except for 
three letters—in getting titles for these 
articles on “Wheatless Bread,” “bread 
i substitutes,” and the like. 
Result, the habits of a nation were 
JERSEY BLACK GIANTS 
Flocks Approved by New Jersey Department 
of Agriculture 
Per ' 100 50 25 
- $35.00 $18.00 $9.00 
Per 100 50 25 
- S16.00 $8.00 $4.00 
kafe delivery 1200 miles. Send for Catalogue. 
PEDR1CK POULTRY FARMS, Flemington, N. J. 
Chicks. 
Eggs... 
crashed. Have farmers no interest in 
getting them back? 
Now bakers working alone have accom¬ 
plished some splendid victories since the 
Wheat Food Movement” entered Amer¬ 
ican life. They can be recorded in the 
terms of observed facts, as seen by 
outside sources, and so in that form 
they are set down here. 
Just this last Christmas butter people 
made a survey of retail stores to see 
how the home demand for butter for pies 
and cakes went over. They reported their 
findings in the Butter, Egg and Cheese 
Journal. These were that “MOTHER’S 
PIES ARE HISTORY .” An enormous 
story of conquest of the pie-making busi-' 
ness lies behind this simple record of 
victory for bakers. Mother’s pies have 
joined mother’s home churned butter, 
mother’s home darned sox, mother’s 
crazy quilts, father’s Olde Oaken Bucket, 
and sonny’s back-yard w ood pile. 
Coming back to toast and toasters, 
toast campaigns conducted by bakers in 
cooperation w'ith electric men, jam men, 
butter men, milk men, are placing electric 
toasters in hundreds of thousands of 
homes that never knew them and are 
restoring toast to the delicacy it was in 
grandpa's day. One baker alone in 
Wilkes-Barre, Penn., sold 18,000 toasters 
in October and sold $2,000 more in bread 
values per week during November, 
December, and January. That is how 
he shoved wheat into consumption. Now' 
we know that Canada, England, France, 
—all eat much more bread than w r e do. 
We know' that America is one of the 
lighter wheat consumers. We know 
that before the war the percentage of 
wheat foods in the diet was higher. 
And what do w T e know about united 
merchandising pressures, in w'hich farm¬ 
ers recognize bakers as being one step 
only in the march from farm to con¬ 
sumers, and cooperate with them, rather 
than considering them foes to be pilloried 
on all public occasions. I believe here 
that a variation of the cooperative 
methods of the orange, raisin, egg, and 
apple growers, can glorify wheat foods 
before the people, and enlarge their 
acceptance 25 per cent. 
B A B Y & CHICKS 
CHICKS 
BIG, FLUFFY, FULL-O-PEP 
Well Hatched from healthy laying hens of best strains 
„ on free range 
Varieties Prices on: 25 50 
S. C. White or Brown Leghorns. $3.50 $6.75 
Barred & Wh. Rocks, Reds, Anconas, 
Blk. Minorcas. 4.00 7.75 
Wh. Wyandottes, Buff Orpingtons. 4.50 8.75 
Jersey Black Giants. 7.75 15.25 „„ „„ 
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, 
100 
$13.00 
15.00 
17.00 
30.00 
500 
$62.50 
72.50 
82.50 
147.50 
NORWALK, OHIO 
a 
SCHWEGLER’S 
THOR-O-BRED 
BABY CHICKS 
“LIVE AND LAY” 
Brown, Buff Leghorns, Barred and 
White Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Anconas, 
Black Minorcas, Buff Orpingtons, White 
Wyandottes. 12c and up. 
97% live delivery guaranteed. Order now 
for March, April and May delivery. 
Write for free baby chick book 
F. A. SCHWEGLER 
204 Northampton St. BUFFALO, N. Y. 
“CHICKS”— 5 ,000 Weekly for May delivery at rock 
. . . - bottom prices. Due to in 
c non T 3 - cre A se 9 incubator capacity, we are in a position 
to furnish. 5 , 000 Bis, Husky, day-old Chicks weekly. Bred from 
folfowm/Seeds!' ran * e stock of *°° d and color in the 
Varieties 
S. C. White and Brown Leghorns 
Barred and Buff Rocks . 
S. C. R. I. Reds . . . 
S. C. Black Minorcas 
Mixed or Assorted 
Each 
10c 
12c 
14c 
12c 
09c 
type 
Prices 
Per 100 
$10.00 
12.00 
14.00 
12.00 
9.00 
500 
$50.00 
60.00 
70.00 
60.00 
45.00 
Scientifically hatched by experienced operators in highest type of 
Full count. 100% live delivery guaranteed, 
0rd « r » shipment direct from ad. and reap 
big profits. Catalog free. Ref. The Richfield State Bank. 
THE VALLEY HATCHERY, Box 20, R. No. 1, RICHFIELD, PA. 
SUNSHINE 
BABY 
Per 
S. C. Wb. Leghorns $6.00 
Barred Rocks - - 
Wh. Wyandottes - 
Heavy Assorted - - 
Light Assorted - - 
C HICKS 
60 100 500 1000 
$11 $52.50 
13 62.50 
14 67.50 
11 52.50 
9 42.50 
7.00 
7.50 
6.00 
6.00 
$100 
120 
130 
100 
80 
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. 
SUNSHINE HATCHERY DALMATIA, PA. 
Quality Baby Chicks 
Barron, S. C. W. Leghorns, Barred & White Rocks, R. I. Reds 
Bred for business from unrestricted farm 
range stock which insures vitality. Large 
hatches of big sturdy Chicks every week at 
only 12c each. Discounts on large orders. 
Live delivery and satisfaction guaranteed. 
Catalogue free. 
C. M. Longenecker, Box 40, Elizabethtown, Pa. 
Meadow Brook Chicks 
S. C. W. LEGHORNS ONLY 
9c 
This low price for deliveries after MAY 17. 
Safe delivery guaranteed and postage prepaid! 
Meadow Brook Poultry Farm & Hatchery 
BOX A, STOCKTON, N. J. 
18,000 Chicks Weekly 
Bred, hatched and shipped just right. 
Barred Rocks. White Rocks, White Wyan¬ 
dottes, Rhode Island Reds and Barron 
Leghorns, 100, $12.00; 50, $6.50; 25, 
$3.50. Heavy broilers, 100, $10.00; 50, 
$5.50: 25, $3.00. 100% live arrival guar¬ 
anteed. Order direct from this ad for 
quick shipments. 
L. R. WALCK 
_R. R. No. 3 GREENCASTLE, PA. 
EIGHT WEEK LEGHORN PULLETS 
We give our WORD that every BIRD 
Will SATISFY the most critical EYE 
Delivery each week after May let—$1.15 each, $100 per 
100. Illustrated Catalog. 
JUSTA POULTRY FARM, Box A, SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y 
‘WHY NOT' 
Buy your Chicks from Egg-bred 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 U P E RIO R BABY CHICKS 
White Leghorns. 10c 
White Wyandottes. 14c 
Heavy Mixed 60% B. Rocks. 09c 
Special prices on large orders. Hundreds of satisfied customers. 100% 
safe arrival guaranteed. Order direct from ad. or write for circular 
TJLSH POULTRY FARM. Port Trevorton, Pa. 
Baby Chicks at Reduced Prices 
S. C. W. Leghorns 
Barred Rocks 
R. I. Reds 
50 
$5.50 
100 
$ 10.00 
500 
$47.50 
$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 
i 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 Ducks, 815 per 100 up. Live delivery guaranteed. 
Parcels Post prepaid. Hatching eggs, $8 per 100 
Circular free. 
Glen Rock Nursery and Stock Farm, Ridgewood, N. J. 
HAMPTON’S 
BUCK LEGHORN CHICKS 
for deliver- after June 10th and July, at $3.50 for 25, $6.50 
for 50. $12.00 for 100, S55.00 for 500, $100.00 for 1.000 
The Famous Hampton Black Leghorn Chick will please 
and satisfy you and grow into the best layer of large 
white eggs you ever had. Order now with cash or 25% 
of order for early delivery; safe delivery guaranteed any¬ 
where east of the Mississippi River. Circular free. 
A. E. HAMPTON, Box A, PITTSTOWN, N. J. 
CHICKS WITH PEP 
'GREAT CUT IN PRICES. Strong, 
vigorous chicks from our bred-to-lay 
hens. LEGHORNS and ANCONAS, 
10c each. ROCKS, REDS, MIN¬ 
ORCAS, WH. WYANDOTTES, 13c. 
ORPINGTONS, SIL. WYANDOTTES, 
15c. MIXED, 10c. Postpaid, Full 
live delivery guaranteed. Free Catalog. 
HOLGATE CHICK HATCHERY, Box A, HOLGATE, OHIO 
Single Comb White Leghorns 
Exclusively Pure Barron English Strain, out of im¬ 
ported birds with egg records up to 314 eggs in a year. 
4000 breeders on free farm range. Vaccinated. Butter¬ 
milk fed. Now booking orders for eggs and baby chicks 
for March, April, May and June delivery. Capacity 
12,000 chicks a week. My book‘ Profits in Poultry Keeping 
Solved,” SI, or given with all S10 orders. Circulars free. 
EDGAR BRIGGS 
Box 41 PLEASANT VALLEY, N. Y. 
BABY CHICKS 
From free range, pure bred stock. White 
Leghorns, Brown Leghorns, Barred Rocks and 
R. I. Reds. Write for our price list and 
circular quick. Ref. First National Bank. 
Clinton Poultry Farm Co., Box D-52, Lock Haven, Pa. 
rUirVC s c - Bufl and White Leghorns, $10 per 100: 
LniEIV.J Barred Rocks, Sll per 100; White Rocks. $13 
per 100, Reds, S12 per 100. Light mixed, $8 
Per 100: heavy, $10 per 100. All good chicks. Circular free. 
JACOB NEIMOND Box A McAiisterville, 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. 
HUMMER'S GUARANTEED CHICKS, prepaid, fall 
count, live arrival, note low prices. 
Barron W. Leghorns, $13; 1000, $125. Everlay Brown 
Leghorns, $14. Bar. Rocks & R. I. Reds, $15; 1000, 
$140. May delivery. June & July delivery: White & 
Brown Leghorns, $10 per 100; 1000, $90; Bar. Rocks 
& R. I. Reds, $13 per 100; 1000,$100. 
HUMMER’S POULTRY PLANT, Frenchtown, N. J. 
Tom Barron Pedigree Strain S. C. White Leghorns 
exclusively; extra nice; May and June chicks $15 per 
100. Safe delivery and satisfaction guaranteed. 
FEEK’S WHITE LEGHORN FARM, R 4, CLYDE, N.Y. 
I 
F YOU ARE LOOKING FOR CHOICE MAM¬ 
MOTH BRONZE TURKEYS, try our hatching eggs 
at 50c each; $45 a hundied. Day Old Turkeys in 
any numbers. Warrant safe delivery and full count. 
JAMES J. CUMMINGS, Plymouth. New Hampshire 
TOM BARRON S. C. W. LEGHORN 
THE WORLD'S BEST LAYERS. BABY CHICKS, 
DAVID M. HAMMOND, CORTLAND, N.Y. 
BABY CHICKS 
Barred Rocks, lie; R. I. Reds, 
„ _ _ ,, , 12c; White Leghorns. 10c; Mixed. 
8c: 100% live delivery guaranteed; postpaid. Reduced on 
500 lots. Order from ad or write for free circulars. 
F. B. LEISTER, Box 49 McAlistervilie, Pa. 
f HIY Barred Rocks 12c; Reds 14c; White Leghorns 10c: 
vi u a mixed 8c. Reduced on 500 lots. 100% guaranteed. 
Order from advertisement. Circular. Twin Hatchery, McAlistervilie, Pa . 
CHICKS —White Leghorns, 11c; Barred Rocks, 13c; 
and Mixed 9c. Safe delivery guaranteed. Circular free. 
GREEN FOREST POULTRY FARM, RICHFIELD, PA. 
SWINE BREEDERS 
185—Pigs for Sale—185 
Yorkshire and Chester cross, Berkshire and Chester 
cross, 8 to 9 weeks old $ 5.50 each; 7 weeks old $5 
each. These pigs are all raised from large stock and 
will make heavy hogs. I will ship any amount C. O. D. 
on approval. No charge for crating. 
A. M. LUX 
206 Washington St., Woburn, Mass. 
Registered O. I. C. and Chester White pigs. 
£ug«n« P. Ro$«r». W»yvil|e, N, Y. 
RIGS FOR SALE 
Yorkshire and Chester cross, Berkshire and Chester cross 
pigs, 7 weeks old $5.50 each; 8 weeks old $6 each. Pure 
bred Yorkshire boars or sows, Berkshire boars or sows, 
Chester White boars or sows,—any of these pure bred I 
ship at 6 to 8 weeks old, price S7 each. I will ship from 1 
to 50 on approval. No charge for crating. All good size. 
Quality pigs that are bred to make pork in little time or to 
breed from. 1 guarantee safe delivery. 
WALTER LUX, 388 Salem St., Woburn, Mas*. 
Telephone 0086 Woburn 
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