Wood's Poultry Special 
Giving Timely Information and Prices of Poultry Feeds and Baby Chicks 
T. W. WOOD & SONS, Richmond, Va. 
Largest Seed House in the South 
JANUARY, 1955 
WOOD’S BABY CHICKS 
WRITE FOR PRICES 
Early Pullets Pay 
Virginia U. S. Approved 
Pullorum Clean 
Quality Bred Chicks Bring 
More Profit 
The Chicks we offer are Virginia 
U. S. Approved. Every flock that 
supplies our hatchery with hatching 
eggs is supervised and handled by 
State Inspectors , with emphasis on 
fast feathering, color, fast growth, 
health, vigor, meat qualities and pro- 
duction to a high degree. 
The poultry situation should improve during 1955 and 
we urge you to start a small flock of your own or add to 
your present flock. Due to unsettled conditions of the 
poultry market at this time we are unable to quote firm 
prices, but solicit your inquiries stating the kind and quan- 
tity wanted and we will then be able to quote you. 
We only have a few White Rocks and New Hampshire 
Reds available now, but from around the middle of February 
on we expect to have all the breeds listed below, and during 
March and April can supply White Leghorns. 
BARRED ROCKS—Bred for egg laying ability. Big, husky, 
profitable for meat. Long an outstanding favorite. 
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS—Equal layers to Barred Rocks. 
Heavy, meaty frame; very easy to dress, and much more 
attractive. 
NEV’ HAMPSHIRE RE&DS—Feather very quickly and grow 
fast, often far ahead of other broiler sorts. An excellent 
table fowl. . 
NEW ENGLAND CROSS—Quick growth and _ vitality. 
Healthy cross between a New Hampshire female and 
Barred Rock male. 
HEAVY ASSORTED—Not a mixed breed, but pure-bred 
chicks of unsold breeds. 
The Early Bird Pays 
To get the maximum profits from your laying flock, it is 
necessary that they begin laying early. Records kept over 
a long period of time show that egg prices usually begin to 
climb in June, reaching a peak in December and decline 
sharply from January until the first of June. Therefore, 
the pullets that are started in January, February and March 
will make the poultryman more profit than chicks started 
later in the year, since pullets are usually six months old 
before they begin laying large eggs. 
FOR SPRING DELIVERY 
Feed a Balanced Diet 
Hollybrook Starting and Growing Mash is especially de- 
signed to give the chicks an excellent start in life. It is 
well fortified with all the necessary vitamins and minerals, 
and all the major and minor food elements are blended in 
the proper proportions and amounts to supply every dietary 
need of the young chicken. 
Hollybrook Laying Mash contains all the nutrients neces- 
sary to make the pullets lay at their best. 
Both Hollybrook Starting and Growing Mash and Holly- 
brook Laying Mash contain vitamin B12 and Antibiotic 
Supplements. They both do much to increase the rate of 
growth, improve the feed efficiency, improve feathering, im- 
prove health and hatchability of the eggs. 
Our poultry feeds are made daily to insure freshness, and 
fresh feeds are richer in vitamins than feeds that are al- 
lowed to remain stored for long periods of time, since feeds 
lose their vitamin content rather rapidly. 
Be Prepared for Chicks on Arrival 
Clean the old litter out and scrub the floor with a lye 
water solution. Then disinfect the house with a coal tar 
disinfectant such as Pratt’s Disinfectant. Check your brood- 
ers to see that they are functioning properly. Have the 
litter down, a guard or fence around the brooders to keep 
the chicks from straying away and becoming chilled, and 
have the temperature regulated when the chicks arrive. The 
temperature should be 95 degrees on the floor at the edge 
of the hover during the first week and should be decreased 
about 5 degrees each week until the temperature is down to 
65 degrees or the heat is discontinued. 
