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LESTER TOMPKINS DISCUSSES RHODE ISLAND RED BREEDING

Believes Shape of Greater Importance Than Color ; Also More Difficult to Maintain. A^Strong Advocate of Line Breeding, and Regards the Mating of Birds of Different Blood Lines as an Experiment. Some Inside Information for Red Breeders

wide spread interest now taken in Rhode Island Reds TN drawing up the original Rhode Island Red Standard, it THEand Lester Tompkins" experience and great success as a I was the idea to have a distinctive type, one that did not breeder and exhibitor will cause A. P. W.'s Letter-Inter- resemble any other breed, and also to describe a fowl that view with him in this issue to be of more than passing interest would fulfill the demands of the farmer and those who were to the breeders other than Rhode Island Reds. keeping poultry solely for market and egg production. It was Several of the questions that we have asked Mr. Tompkins intended that the ideal should be of medium size, between the cover not oniy problems connected with the breeding of Rhode Leghorn and the Plymouth Rock, that activity and early Island Reds, but the breeding of any and all breeds and maturity should be characteristics of the breed. varieties of poultry. For instance, no poultry keeper can dis- It was never intended that Rhode Island Reds should be regard what he says in relation to the necessity of careful extremely large, and I am going to take advantage of this consideration of blood lines and the value of line breeding. opportunity to say to the Rhode Island Red breeders that if Mr. Tompkins attributes you increase the size of your much of his success with breeding and exhibition poultry to having carefully DBT how much it would add in dollars and cents to the stock, and to judges if you followed a systematic plan value of the Poultry Industry of America as a result of a do as has been done this of breeding wherein he gives J much larger quantity and better quality of market poultry, past season, place the careful consideration to the an increased egg production and a more uniform quality awards on over-sized speci- breeding of each specimen of eggs, if Standard poultry replaced the barnyard and town mens, you are going to do and the relationship to its lot mongrel, it would be difficult to estimate, but it would be the breed a serious harm. A mate, as we:', as to the merit no insignificant sum. Recently the manager of one of the big big, heavy, coarse Rhode Is- of each individual. packing companies estimated that the farmers of the Central- land Red will not be a good not fill the Rhode Island Red breed- West stood a loss of ten millions annually ''because they failed layer and will purpose for which the breed ers "great and small'" will to keep fowls of g#od breeding" and another ten millions be- was intended. receive double benefit from cause they "sold their poultry in poor condition". If to these this article for Mr. Tomp- figures were added the Nation's egg loss, estimated by the The Standard weights kins has generously answer- Government at fifty millions a year, because of bad handling are plenty heavy enough. In ed questions that are being on the farm, and between the farm and the market, we would selecting my breeders, I asked every day by the have an imposing sum. always choose the medium amateur and professional The National Government and the numerous State and sized, good boned specimens poultry breeder of this Provincial Governments are performing a valuable service in with plenty of vitality. Reds variety. Undoubtedly Lester spreading the gospel of better poultry and the necessity for are so remarkably vigorous Tompkins' experience in the better care of poultry, the results of which must soon be that with good care and breeding Rhode Island Reds felt. Recently the National Government has undertaken a feed, the chicks will grow has been longer and more valuable and important work in organizing of Boys' and Girls' and develop large enough extensive than any other Poultry Clubs. without the favornig of breeder in the world and it The organizing of these school clubs through which the overgrown specimens. does not require grain men and women of tomorrow are instructed in the latest "a of Rhode Island Red type salt" to take his suggestions practical methods for the care, feeding and breeding of poultry, is distinctive, and here again and advice on subjects that the value of uniform flocks, which involves the keeping of I would caution both breed- he discusses so freely. His Standard poultry, as well as the distribution of the valuable ers and judges, and all who answers follow his valua- bulletins covering problems and conditions confronting the have the interest of the ble remarks on the subject poultry grower of the present, cannot help but have a bene- breed at heart to preserve of judging Rhode Island ficial effect on the Poultry Industry- itself and those connected the ideal. Judges should Reds. with it. Not long ago one of the prominent railroads of the country know the true Rhode Island at glance and The Lett;r-Interview se- is reported to have made distribution of Standard-bred nales Red type a ries will appear regularly in among the farmers in the section of the country stick to it as closely as pos- each issue. Different breeds through which the road passed, with an idea of increasing the sible in placing awards. If and varieties and the special value of the poultry crop. If every person engaged in Standard you have a bird with good breeding problems connected poultry breeding were to follow this example and would make type that is so defective in color that are obliged to with each will be discussed it a point before the next breeding season to place a vigorous you give award to a speci- by those who have mastered healthy male with some farmer or town lot poultrymau who the of better color that is and made a success of breed- is keeping mongrels, it would be sowing seed for a "bigger men ing the variety they will and better poultry industry". The increased returns as a result not nearly so good in type, winner shape write about. A valuable of better quality and increased "size of stock sent to market do not give the article on Light Brahmas and the greater value of eggs because of increased production special over the bird with will appear in the August would be the best argument that could be advanced for Stand- good type. number.—W. C. D., Asso- ard poultry.—W. C. D., Associate Editor. When the ribbon for best ciate Editor. shaped male or best shaped

637 female is placed on a specimen that is seriously off in type, st ck *1 d0 you attach 9 A to-^ the more importance, shape or it does great harm to the breed. As an illustration I will Answer. quote what I heard talked of in one of our largest shows In selecting breeding stock I always place far more importance last winter where the winners were so defective in type that on shape than color, though of course the breeding of even novices were criticising the birds. A party whom I know the stock must be taken into consideration. If well, is plant good color has been very a man of means who developing a large that established in the family blood-lines, it had Rhode Island Reds under consideration as a breed he was will take care of itself better than the proposition of shape going to keep, after looking over the winners asked me if they The true Rhode Island Red type is very pronounced and does were the true Rhode Island Red type, that if so he had the not resemble that of any other breed. For that reason we should wrong idea and was very much disappointed and would take fight to keep the original type. Condition controls the up some other breed. Another party, "a back yard fancier", color of Rhode Island Reds much more than many breeders had developed some very good specimens that had won at realize. smaller that were very strong in type. asked shows and He Question 2. If you had to choose between two males the if he was breeding the wrong type. Here are two cases where one with excellent color and fair type and the other excellent type and fair color, which would you use for breeding the placing of birds at the front with color as their only purposes? Why? B quality that caused serious harm to the advancement of the Answer. In replying to this question, I must consider the breed. color as being fixed in a strain. I should by all A good sized comb is no objection to Rhode Island Reds means select the male with the best type and fair color, as if it is symmetrical and is not coarse in texture. In one of frequently a male will have good type and develop defects in the club Standards published a number of years ago, it was undercolor or general appearance partly because of the especially stated that a large comb denoted vigor, and I have conditions under which he was grown. Such a male bred often had customers ask for strong combs as they thought from good colored stock and mated with females of £>ood color breedino such birds woidd make the best layers. I will repeat, I have will produce offspring that would not be seriously no objection whatever to a good sized comb on a Rhode Island defective in color. To perpetuate good type we must breed it on both Red provided it is symmetrical, free from wrinkles, side sides' Breeding twto extremes in type with sprigs and other defects that are seen today, many of which the idea that the offspring will be a happy medium does not work. As a rule come from crossing Rose and Single Comb Reds to work out the young stock will take after one or the other of the certain points. parents. I am enthusiastic about Rhode Island Reds and have even uosti ',n T more faith in their future than I had fifteen or twenty years ," S U advisable to breed from a male =ho^ -^ , i i that shows a decided black stripe in hackle ago when the}' were bred by a great many less than the and feathers splashed with black in cape at base of hackle? Why? number who are keeping them today. They will continue to Answer. As a rule it is not advisable to go ahead and gain in popularity, but judges and breeders breed a male with a decided black stripe in hackle must not ignore the Standard of Perfection either in the show whose cape feathers ar-> splashed with black, but there are room or in the breeding yard. times when a bird of this kind when properly mated, will, in a single season, produce Answers Thirteen Questions on the Breeding of Mr. Tompkins wonderful results in developing the proper amount of black Rhode Island Reds m the wings and tail of the pullet offspring, and thus prove Question 1. In selecting Rhode Island Red breeding [Continued on page 6771 A PIONEER BREEDER OF RHODE ISLAND REDS

is seldom that one who takes an in his enviable show room record is IT part in establishing, and important the winning of first prize pen at also in early developpment of the Madison Square Garden for six con- of poultry, lives to see it a race secutive years; every first and color become popular as an exhibition fowl special at a recent Chicago Coliseum as well as a general favorite with Show and Championship cup on both "utility" poultry breeders and farm- Rose and Single Comb Reds at Bos- ers of a nation. But, such has been ton Show. the experience of Lester Tompkins, Mr. Tompkins has always been Concord, Mass., with Rhode Island closely identified with the '-Reds", as Reds. a recognized breed. He with Dr. N. B. Mr. Tompkins was born in the Aldrich drew up the original Stand- village of Adamsville, which is in the ard under which the breed was ad- township of Little Compton, New- mitted to the Standard of Perfec- port Co., R. I., August 18, 1860. His tion at Rochester in 1904. Later he experience as a breeder of poultry and R. H. Tuttle made the first revi- dates from 1 860 when he began to sion of this Standard that was accept- breed "Reds" which were than known ed by the Rhode Island Red Club of as the William Tripp fowl. The Amercia and also by the American breed was very popular with the Poultry Association at its Niagara poultry farmers of the Little Comp- Falls meeting in 1909. He is at the ton district which was noted for poul- present time vice-president of the try. Soon after Mr. Tompkins start- Rhode Island Red Club of America ed with the William Tripp Fowl, so- and has served as a member of its called probably because Mr. Tripp was LESTER TOMPKINS Executive Committee for nine years. the leading poultry breeder of that He joined the American Poultry section, the breed was referred to as Rhode Island Reds, Association in 1904, and since then has taken an active but they were not known by this name by many outside part in its affairs, having served as a member of the of the Little Compton district, until 1892 when they were Execcutive Committee and also as a member of the com- first exhibited as Rhode Island Reds in Madison Square mittee of fourteen that met at Mount Clemens, Mich., Garden in the "any other variety class". Mr. Tompkins to revise the constitution and laws of the Associa- continued as a poultry breeder until he left home in 1883. tion. It was eleven years later before he was again situated so He raises annually from 2,500 to 3,000 Reds and as to breed poultry in an extensive way. In 1894 he located enjoys the confidence of a large army of customers in at Concord, Mass., and securing some of his original stock all sections of the United States and many foreign lands. from his father who had kept the blood lines intact, he Among the latter are Canada, Mexico, Porto Rico, Austra- established the foundation of the Tompkins Strain of lia, Hawaii and several of the countries of South America Rhode Island Reds. and Europe. He has made a success of breeding Rhode Mr. Tompkins made his first exhibit in 1902, and has Island Reds and to them owes whatever he has in earthly either won or supplied "blue ribbon" winners at Madison possessions. May the industry develop many more of his Square Garden and Boston shows, each vear since. Included type.

638 IMPROVINGFOWLS ON MODERNFARMS

This Article is Meant Largely for Farm Poultry Keepers and for So-Called Beginners, But it Contains Semi-Official Information of Interest and Value to Every Friend of Poultry Culture

By A. W. FOLEY and Editor of A. P. W.

I X this article a man who is making a life study of the subject tells his readers when and where domestic i fowls were first bred by man and for what general purposes, so far as history can enlighten us. At the beginning, three to four thousand years ago, the Wild Jungle Fowl, ancestor of all modern "chickens", laid only one or two sittings of eggs each season (''15 to 30"), doing so with the sole object of raising a family, as it were. From this start of but one kind or "breed" of chicken, we now have in America, thirty-five Stand- ard breeds and more than three times that number of Standard varieties, as recognized, illustrated and described in detail, as to form and color, in the 1915 edition of the American Standard of Perfection. Of the numerous Modern breeds of Standard domestic fowl, youthful America (meaning in this case the United States has had the good fortune to produce THREE out of the six or eight most popular and useful. These three are: Plymouth Rocks, embracing six Standard varieties, the Barred, White, Buff, Silver Pen- ciled, Partridge and Columbian; Wyandottes, embracing eight Standard varieties, the Silver, Golden, White. Buff, Black, Partridge, Silver Penciled and Columbian; and Rhode Island Reds, embracing two varieties, the Single and Rose Comb. The Buckeyes also were originated in the United States, and North America is the native land of all varieties of the turkey. Therefore, it may be seen that the New World has done, and is continuing to do. its full share in providing mankind, in all parts of the globe, with poultry meat and table eggs of excellent quality and in boundless quantity. A GREAT COMPLIMENT to the value and practical usefulness of the American breeds of domestic fowl is to be found in the fact that of the FOUR great breeds or Races that are named and strongly recommended by Professor A. W. Foley, poultry instructor for the Province of Al- berta, Dominion of Canada, in the eighty-page, 1915, publication recently issued by the Department of Agri- culture, THREE are of American (United States) origin as follows: Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes and the Rhode Island Reds—the other breed being the Orpingtons, which originated in England.—Editor.

department of agriculture of the Province of Alberta, domestic poultry has a marked influence on the success or failure of poultry raising in the present day, it is though: THEDominion of Canada, has recently issued "Poultry Bulle- advisable to give a brief outline of the same. tin Xo. 3", entitled "Successful Poultry Raising", a 6% "The origin of domestic poultry dates back three thous- x 10-inch pamphlet containing eighty well-illustrated and years, or more and was brought about- through the pages, bound in an attractive paper cover. efforts of the Chinese and Egyptians of the early ages. Strange as it may seem, domestication was largely the re- This general treatise on "Successful Poultry Raising" is sult of articial incubation. The eggs of the jungle fowl by A. W. Foley, poultry investigator and superintendent of were gathered and placed in ovens or incubators that held the Alberta Experiment Station, Edmonton, and is "published from 1,500 to as many as 150,000 eggs each. When the chicks were hatched they were distributed throughout the then Honorable Duncan Marshall, Minister by the direction of the known world by runners, who carried the baby chicks in of Agriculture". The eighty-page booklet is for free distri- wicker baskets. Artificial incubation and distribution of bution in the Province of Alberta. Probably copies can be baby chicks is therefore not modern but a revival of the methods employed by the ancient poultrymen. obtained on request by active friends of the poultry business, "In the various countries where the wild chicks were do- not only throughout Canada, but in the United States also. mesticated they were required for specific purposes. In '•'Successful Poultry Raising" covers in a practical, easy-to- India cock fighting became a national sport and the inhabi- tants of that part of the world developed a breed of birds, understand manner, the entire range of "poultry and egg pro- whose fighting instincts are as pronounced today as they duction FOR PROFIT. For example, there are seventeen chap- were centuries ago. In Asia, birds for feast purposes were ters bearing the following titles: I—Introduction; II—Origin required, with the result that the Asiatic breeds are large birds noted for their meat-producing qualities. ami Development of Domestic Poultry; III—The Poultry In- "From Africa the domestic fowl found its way to the dustry: IV—Poultry Houses and Fixtures; V—Commercial north shores of the Mediterranean in Europe where breeds Poultry Plants: VI —Establishing and Maintaining a Flock; were developed to supply eggs for religious fasts. Here VII —Strain Building for Egg Production: VIII—Hatching; century after century breeds of poultry were developed for a specific purpose production, and, while the meat- Brooding Rearing: Fattening: Killing —egg IX— and X— XI— and producing side was not entirely neglected, in the European "Nlarketin:: : XII—Winter Egsr Production; XIII—Poultrv for varieties today egg-producing qualities are most pro- Exhibition; XIV—Turkeys;' XV—Ducks; XVI—Geese; XVII nounced. —Diseases and Parasites. "In America to the middle of the eighteenth century only European varieties were to be found. The poultry keepers In keeping with an important feature in the policy of Amer- of America, however, desired more of a utility fowl than ican Poultry World, we find pleasure in reprintin,* herewith Europe produced, and in 1S47 some Asiatic birds known as Cochin Chinas were imported and crossed with European interestint: and instructive parts of Professor Foley's treatise varieties. Through careful and persistent breeding by ex- —parts that are only of general interest to poultry keepers pert poultrymen the American breeds mentioned elsewhere who "mean business*', but which also are seasonable at this in this bulletin have been developed. In these new breed.' qualities of Asiatic varieties and the time of year. First is his statement of the origin and de- the meat-producing egg-producing qualities of European varieties are com- velopment of domestic poultry, as follows: bined". Whence Came Our Domestic Cliickcns Why Foregoing Knowledge is of Value "The domestic fowl is perhaps the oldest and most com- Having given the foregoing general outline of the origin monly known of all our farm live stock, yet few people and development of domestic poultry, Professor Foley, in this have ever a to the origin development given thought and same connection, touches briefly on the important question of of the breeds they are familiar with or to the many breeds now in existence throughout the world. As the origin of [Continued on page 674]

639 Right Practice and Sound Ethics

"Vineyard Haven, Mass., June 4, 1915.

"Editor American Poultry World:

"Beplying to your recent inquiry, I have had no personal experience with using

Single Comb Sports from Rose Comb Eeds in my matings, unless it has been done

accidentally. One of the main reasons that I am not breeding Rose Combs and do not

intend to is because of this danger. Quite a larger percentage of Rose Comb chicks

hatch with Single Combs and if the toe mark happens to be the same as the toe mark of a Single Comb pen. there would be no way of differentiating between the birds.

' ' I know that more or less of these sports have been used with varying success by

different breeders, but I believe absolutely that the danger of side sprigs makes it

unwise to use them. Furthermore, as Single Comb Reds, the country over, average very

much better in color than do Rose Combs, I can see no good reason for introducing these sports into a Single Comb flock. The only good result I can see would be in the way of new blood.

"In the early days of breeding Reds the breeders, as the breeders in all new

varieties do, used every means in their power to obtain the best possible birds and without doubt Single Comb sports from Rose Combs have been shown many times and

occasionally have won. Then males that I have seen that I knew to be sports have poor combs and I very much doubt that many high honors have been taken by Single Comb sports.

"It is somewhat a question of personal ethics whether it is right for a Single

Comb sport to be exhibited as a Single Comb. As there is no doubt that crosses were used years ago, broadly speaking you can say that they are one big family, differ-

ing only in comb ; so that I presume it would fill the letter of the law to show a sport of this kind as a Single Comb, but in my opinion it is against the spirit of the law, and should not be clone.

"I certainly do not consider it fair to the buying public to advertise a winning sport as a Single Comb, as the percentage of culls from a mating headed by such a bird, or containing a winning female that was a Single Comb sport, would be greater than from a straight, line-bred Single Comb mating. A breeder has a perfect right to make experimental matings for his own use if he wishes to, but until the results from such a mating are known, it is not fair to the public to sell the product. I have no personal knowledge that such a practice is followed by any Red breeder and I am positive that very few, if any, follow this practice.

"Very truly yours,

640 : RIGHT USE OF MODEISLANDBED SPORTS

Ought They to be Used in the Mating Pens of High-Class, Line-Bred Single Comb Reds ? Also is it Fair to Win Prizes on Them in Competition With Single Comb Reds and Then

To Represent Them to the Buying Public as Being Genuine Single Comb Stock ?

By FOREMOST FANCIER-BREEDERS and WM. C. DENNY. PART II.

the June issue of A. P. W. begin- so-called from his Rose Comb matings, and sometimes a very fine ning on page 582 was an article Questions Asked spe- IN cimen among them. Now, I do not entitled, "Tlight use of Rhode think it improper to exhibit such a Under date of April 1915, A. P. W. Island Red 'Sport3' ", which treat- 23, bird even though it is bred in such addressed to a list of prominent and a way, but if it comes through a ed at length of the use of Single Comb show season with well known breeders of Rhode Island big honors the specimens bred from Rose Comb Rhode breeder placing him at the head of Island Red matings. Reds, both combs, a letter in which re- a first class Single Comb pen (if it is plies were requested to the following a male), from which he is advertising In writing on the subject Editor seven questions hatching eggs should make mention Curtis presented the following ques- of the fact in his mating list. Why? "What is your opinion in regard to tions of interest: "Because the origin of that bird is the using of Single Comb 'sports' of strictly Rose Comb. There is not an "Is it fair to the public to sell Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds for ounce of Single Comb blood in him, hatching eggs at high prices from a breeding and exhibition purposes? even though carrying a Single Comb pen of Single Comb Rhode Island Red and when the breeder mates such a females headed by a Rose Comb "Is it safe and right to use a Single bird to Single Comb females that have 'sport' that has not a drop of Single Comb 'sport' from Rose Comb Reds in no Rose Comb blood in them, he is Comb blood in his veins? Single Comb matings. if such a 'sport' starting a new line the producing power of it right and just to produce or is a male and to offer hatching eggs which he knows nothing, "Is and both buy a Rose Comb 'sport', win prizes from such a mating without advising he and his customers are more than liable to be greatly dis- on it and then picture it as a superior purchasers of the 'sport' origin of the Single Comb specimen and by this appionted in results. head of the pen? means solicit stock and egg orders for 'While it is a well-known fact a Single Comb strain, on the show "Taking into consideration that im- that the best in Rhode Island Reds room record of such a prize winner? provement in Standard poultry is the have been obtained by those who have is the breeding pen, closely followed "The male half result of careful and systematic line systematic line in a true sense; therefore when a breeding, there are days of improve- of Rose Comb 'sport' is placed at the breeding and proper consideration ment. If I owned a 'sport' which was head of a pen of Single Comb females, related blood lines, do you think it a 'seventh wonder of the world', I ought not the interested public be would be advisable to use such an out- should want to try him out when told plainly in sales printed matter cross? mated to Single Combs before passing that the head of 'this mating' is a judgment upon his breeding qualities, Rose Comb 'sport', not a genuine "Is it a frequent practice among and if good results were obtained Single Comb specimen, with several Rhode Island Red breeders to use Single then offer this 'good thing* to the or -many generations of Single Comb Comb 'sports' from Rose Combs either buying public. In this manner any loss males back of him? in the show room, or in the breeding of time, patience and money occuring from such an exDeriment "Is there such a thing as system- yard V atic or scientific poultry breeding, on would be mine and not that of the Standard lines? "What result, in the way of real im- customer whose trade we all seek. provement, could be expected from a There is always the possibility of "Do valuable 'strains' of Standard- starting mating of this sort? Would there be a new line that will work bred fowls truly exist, and if so, how wonders in years to come, and there they established and what liable to be any bad effects? If so, were on is also the possibility that it will do basis are they maintained?" to be what would they be, in your opinion? well for a season or two then fail to With a view to learning the ideas of "Would it, in your opinion, be tak- 'come back'. the breeders themselves concerning the ing an unfair advantage of other exhib- "From what I have seen it is not itors to show such a 'sport,' knowing uncommon to find breeders who have practice of exhibiting and breeding a winning Single Comb that has been it to be entered for competition to win Rose Comb "sports, the questions ap- bred from Rose Combs and if you ask prizes? them the price of hatching eggs they pearing elsewhere on this page were "And if prizes were won on these will tell you that they want to try him out before putting prepared and sent to Rhode Island Red 'sports' when entered as Single Combs, the eggs from that mating on the market, and this it to be fair to the breeders of National reputation. do you consider in my estimation is the right thing advertise this win- Numerous replies to these question buying public to to do. ning as being awards made in Single "Right here, have been received. Several of the com- is one thing I want Comb Rhode Island Reds?" to denounce and that is a breeder of munications were published in the June both varieties of Reds breeding | both number, the others appear herewith. Rose Combs and Single Combs from the same mating and advertising straight stock. I have two customers Views of Well-Known Poultryman Who Breeds Both Varieties who bought Single Comb eggs from a prominent breeder of a few years ago, who did not have a Rose Comb on his place, The author of the following letter, Harold Tompkins, has but all of his stock originally were 'sports' bred from Rose had wide experience Combs in in breeding both varieties of Rhode which the Rose Comb blood was so predominant that some of Island Reds. the 'sports' produced Rose Combs even when mated to Single "Concord, Comb males. This might be called a Rose Comb 'sport' from Mass., May 8, 1915. a Single Comb mating, a result which cannot be accomplish- "Editor American Poultry World: ed by the man who does straight breeding. While 'all may be fair in love and war'. I hardly think "Am taking this opportunity to reply to your letter of a breeder will stay on the map if he resorts to this April 23rd, in regards to Single Comb 'sports' bred from method of breeding. Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds, and the various uses bene- "The beneficial results (if any) from mating a 'sport' ficial or otherwise to Rose Combs would be the starting of a new blood line "In the course of a year's breeding of Rose Comb Reds from which a series of crosses could be made with other the breeder often finds he has a few Single Comb 'sports' (Continued on page 690) 641 SLM1SH DEi

This Article is Meant to Be an Impartial Statement of a Proposition Now Being Worked Out at St. Helen, Michigan, by the St. Helen Development Company, and of the Advantages Offered by the St. Helen Poultry Association, Which Claims to Be "The First Co-Operative Poultry Association Formed in America."

BY EDITOR OF A. P. W.—PART I.

Let the Facts Talk THIS series of articles is to be published in keeping with the avowed policy of American Poultry World that every truly big thing, that every really interesting situation, that every actually helpful or harmful condition in the poultry field of the United States and Canada should be freely told about and frankly discussed or considered in the Poultry Press of the two countries. In brief, we hold that there should be no "forbidden subjects" in the poultry industry of today—not one! If any proposition, or situation, or "state of affairs" that CLEARLY IS OF IMPORTANCE TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF POULTRY CULTURE OR OF THE POULTRY INDUSTRY will not bear the test of public discussion at the hands of earnest, well-informed persons, then so much the worse for it. Please do not mistake our meaning, nor misapply what is said here. We stand solidly and squarely for the above statement, yet we do not wish to have it reflect in an unfair manner, to any extent whatever, on the enterprise that is to be described and considered in this series of articles. Our chief object, in writing this note, has been to explain, on broad lines, WHY reading matter of such, character is presented in these pages. —Editor.

UXDP:R date March 8th, 1915, Franklane L. Sewell, Niles, Also accompanying the letter to Mr. Sewell was a 16-page, Michigan, the well-known poultry artist, received from 8 x 9-ineh booklet, the design on the front cover of which is re- the St. Helen Development Company, home office, St. produced herewith—see Fig. 1. In the letter to Mr. Sewell Helen, Mich., Chicago office, 145 North Dearborn Street, was an ''application for contract", also a return envelope. a proposal by letter that he From the letterhead of the invest in a five-acre poultry St. Helen Development Com- farm at or adjoining St. pany it is learned that John Helen, and that he move his Carter is president and treas- family there and become a urer, that Henry Carter is member of the St. Helen Co- vice-president, and that F. G. Operative Poultry Association. Clark is secretary. The letter With the letter to Mr. Se- to Mr. Sewell was signed, "St. well was a diagram showing Helen Development Company, a large number of five-acre G. O. Aldrich, Sales Manager." tracts of land, one of which, The letterhead states that No. 11S, in block No. 28, had the St. Helen Development been marked by use of a Company is "incorporated un- green pencil, part of the mark der the laws of Michigan" and pointed forming a hand which contains further items of in- to plot, No. 118, which the terest, as follows: letter said was '"a very desirable tract." On the other "Headquarters for the St. Helen System of Egg Farm- side of the sheet containing ing—the most Comprehen- this diagram are the prices sive Plan for Poultry Rais- anu terms for land, the con- ing in the United States." ditions of payment, etc., this "Michigan farm, ranch, information bearing the fol- and orchard lands for sale and beautifully situated lake lowing heading: shore lots for summer homes." "Will you save $10.00 per Herewith is month if assured a ^2oooYear]y Income presented a "Y early Income of half-tone likeness of John $2000.00 ? Carter, president of the St. "You can make this from an Egg Farm Helen Development Company, amount on a as reproduced from the 16- St. Helen Poultry Farm page, black and red ink, well- With the Assistance of the illustrated and well printed St. Helen Co - operative booklet maile'd to Mr. Sewell. Poultry Association, Also find herewith an illus- "An association incorpor- tration of what these five- ated "under the laws of the acre poultry farms may be State of Michigan (that) Fig. 1. —Reproduction of design on front cover of 16- made to look like—see Fig. 2. is purely co-operative and page, Sx9-inch booklet, published and circulated by St. This picture also is repro- Helen Development Company, which booklet is quoted duced from the 16-page book- organized for the mutual ad- from extensively herewith vantage of each member", etc. let. Underneath the original,

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July, 1915 SLAVISH DEPENDENCE OR AN EGG FARM 643

St. oc- in the booklet, is the wording: "An Ideal St. Helen Develop- president of the Helen Development Company, ment Poultry Farm, Combining Poultry, Fruit and Vegetable cupies the first inside page of the booklet and is Culture." accompanied by a picture of the author (also reproduced here- '"open flat*', with i. from which letter we quote the first three paragraphs The two middle pages of the 16 : page circular up as a printer would say, and the St. Helen Development Com- as follows: pany has utilized this space to advantage by publishing, on "You, doubtless, have dreamed, as I have dreamed. two pages, in the form of one cut or of a time when you would have ac- the' cumulated enough money to keep you illustration, an 8xl4%-inch half-tone, rep- in comfort, without depending on your resenting what they call a '"contemplative salary or wages. bird's-eye view of St. Helen. Mich., and-vicin- "Tour thoughts may have pictured, as did in the country, ity. showing the development work now be- my own. a home away from the noise and turmoil of city life, St. Helen the St. ing carried on around by where you could enjoy its bigger freedom Helen Development Company." in close harmony with nature, and its warm, healthful sunshine, its invigorating There are- several other illustration in air, its independence, and the peace and the booklet, including views of White Leg- contentment, with which such a life is surrounded. horn fowls, garden and berry patches, "Men in cities are swallowed up—sub- and a group of ten buildings of St. merged by their environment, and are Helen, including the modest railway sta- nothing more than mere pawns, to be moved at the will of some man, who has tion, the home of President Carter, the more money than they. But in the coun- school house and town hall, the club try, men become more important figures in the community. They have a chance to house of the St. Helen Shooting Club, the assert their individuality—a chance to Lakeview Hotel and a number of summer really be somebody." cottages. Further down in the letter President Carter applies "the logic of the situation," Plan and Object Self-Evident as regards the future of the wage-earner, JOHN" CARTER, President, St as he sees it, doing so in this manner: The plan of the St. Helen Development Helen Development Company "Now, to make my point stronger, I'll Company is to create at St. Helen a large St. Helen. Mich. bring it right home to you. How much poultry raising and fruit growing com- money have you to put away each munity and the object of the 16-page booklet and other print- month, after all vour living expenses are paid? Not that I I believe it will wake you up to a realiza- ed matter is to tell how this is to be done, at what cost, etc. care to know, but tion of your duty to yourself. If you take a pencil and The development company sells the land to settlers, also lum- figure it out, in vour own way, you will find out how near ber and other building materials with which to erect poultry your wealth will come to providing you with a competence." houses, residences, fences, etc. It is understood that the eom- Later on in the letter this paragraph appears, and no doubt pany st-ll> these materials at attractive prices, buying as they it appeals strongly to city wage-earners—meaning men, as a do in large quantities, so that settlers save 25 to 40 per cent, rule—who have passed the 40th, or perhaps the 50th milestone as compared with making small purchases on independent lines. on life's journey and who do not see ahead of them an alluring betterment: Additional to this each settler acquires, as part of the con- prospect of financial" years I have been studying the life pro- sideration for the money he pays for a five or ten-acre tract of "For fourteen blems of men and women who have little opportunity for land, a membership in the St. Helen Co-operative Poultry As- acquiring great wealth. While every one would like to sociation—an organization made up of settlers only and sub- have lots of money, I find that most people are satisfied if Surely ject solely to their control, which organization acts as com- they can be sure of a comfortable living. this is a modest ambition, but how hard is the struggle to reach even munity salesman in handling all products, as may be desired this goal, for the man who does not start right and plan by the individual settlers, making contracts for the sale of carefully, or work unceasingly in its accomplishment." eggs and poultry, for berries and other fruit, also collecting President Carter's Letter is not a long one, but it is well and marketing these products, ail prices to be equal, quality written, quite clean-cut and no doubt has the power to awaken and quantity of products duly considered, etc. desire and ambition in the minds or hearts of his readers. The The foregoing two paragraphs give a general idea of the letter closes as follows: plan itself. For the methods by which the plan is to be work- "The big idea which will appeal strongly to you in our by being a member of the St. ed out, President Carter and sales "plan is the backing you get the general manager of the Helen Co-operative Poultry Association. Read this feature St. Helen Development Company may well be consulted. They thoroughly, as it is a service never before offered in connec- explain matters quite fully in the 16-page booklet, in the let- tion with "the colonization of any state. ter of March Sth, 1015, to Mr. Sewell and in the statement of "This may be the one great opportunity of your life to living on a small investment which prices, terms acquire an independent and conditions that was mailed to Mr. Sewell promises quick cash returns. with the request that he move to St. Helen and join this "I live at St. Helen. It is my permanent home. I want community. desriable citizens as neighbors, and I'll take a personal interest in helping toward success those who locate in this Probably it -would not be fair to assume that President community". Carter and his asso- Is Now a "Going ciates in this enterprise wish to address Concern" their appeal for land That our readers buyers and settlers may not conclude that exclusively to office perhaps A. P. W. is help, clerks, etc., as describing a poultry might be thought on community that "is to looking at the sugges- be" perhaps, but tive cover to the 16- which now exists only page booklet, as re- on paper, or in the produced in Fig. 1 minds of the projec- herewith — a cover tors, we are pleased that bears such signi- to quote at this point ficant words as "Slav- a number of para- ish Dependence" and graphs from a letter "Povertv Makes Cow- of date June 3rd that ards of Us All." recently came under Nevertheless, the main our attention, as writ* appeal of this book- ten by a reliable per- let, including Presi- sonal acquaintance: dent Carter's person- "On visiting St. al letter therein, is Helen I was greatly addressed to wage- surprised at the earners, as a class number of people Fig. 2. —Reproduction of a 3%x7-inch illustration on page 3 of book- have started in meaning city wage- they let of St. Helen Development Company, showing "An Ideal St. Helen business and the earners, as a rule. Poultry Farm, Combining Poultry, Fruit and Vegetable Culture." good class of settlers This letter, by the (Continued on page 679) —

Types Should Be Well Fixed and Distinctive. A Careful Study of the Outlines That Accompany This Article Should Aid Breeders and Judges, Both Old and Young, to More Thoroughly Understand the Variations in Type of Different Breeds

BY A. 0. SCHILLING, Staff Artist— Part II.

the June issue of American Poultry World on page 581 real short, cobby Wyandotte is not desirable and the cry INappeared the first article by the writer on "A Comparison Wyandottes should be bred longer bodied—has been spread of Breed Types". This was accompanied by illustrations of broadcast among breeders who wish to win the coveted blue males of eight of the most popular breeds in the American ribbon. We heartily agree with them in this respect, but to Standard at the present time. They were represented by out- the breeder or amateur who does not have the privilege of line drawings of males of the following breeds: The Orpingtons, a visit to the greater Eastern and Middle West Shows, it may Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Wyandottes, Minorcas, appear that Wyandottes now approach a Plymouth Rock in Campines, Leghorns and length of body. Hamburgs. The first four While on the subject of represented the so-called Wyandotte type it may be general purpose breeds, well to relate the cir- while the last four rep- cumstances that led up to sented those generally re- this impression which ferred to as egg types. seems to have spread broadcast as various In the following article breeders not particularly we shall endeavor to han- beginners have very fre- dle the illustrations and quently asked: will the descriptive matter of the new standard for 1915 re- females of the same breeds quire a Wyandotte to be in a similar way, showing considerable longer in body to the student of fancy than before? My answer or pure bred poultry how has been that it is not so one breed compares with much the individual win- another and how varia- ners themselves that are tions in back, breast, body, being changed, but the tail and head shape deter- new Standard ideals will mine and characterise a be considerable longer in special breed. It is a well body than those appearing known fact that breeds re- in the Standard of 1910. sembling each other in a The fault has been with general way, having nearly the 1010 Standard ideals, the same type, size and and not so much with the form of body, have at type of the present-day some time of other been winning Wyandotte. We cross bred in the various shall not go further into stages of their origin and the discussion of Wyan- consequently a reversion dotte type here for the to early ancestry is often reason that it would re- responsible for unexpected quire a special article on results in the progeny this subject alone to thor- from careless or haphazard oughly cover it. As pre- matings. viously stated breed types Original and Distinctive should be kept distinctive, Breed Types showing individuality, and the so-called modern fa- This particular fact is shions in poultry should be the chief reason why SC-fflODE ISLAND HE'D COCK HEADING FIN STPEN built upon common sense breeds which are intended PITTSBURGH SHOWMAN 19/5'Bred & Owned, By ideals from first to last. to represent original and ONCHA fib FARM ' NOROTON HEIGHTS CONN- distinctive breed types Undesirable Types should be mated to pro- Simply because one duce specimens decidedly It was a grand class of Rhode Island Reds that Judge ' breed differs from another Card was called upon to place the awards at Pittsburgh last distinctive in type. By this believe it advis- January, as birds of quality in goodly numbers were in we do not we mean that Wyandottes line. One of the leading exhibits was that of Orchard Farms, able to create a type that should not be bred to re- H. L.. Mapes, Mgr., Norton Heights, Conn., who made a fine is not desirable and bene- display of Reds that showed splendid uniformity in type semble a small Orpington, ficial to their welfare and and color and were successful in capturing all firsts pro- and neither should they be several seconds and thirds, in the Single Comb classes. The progress. We recall sev- duced to resemble a rose bird illustrated above headed the first prize pen and was eral instances where just comb Plymouth Rock. At an individual of good type and excellent color. He was used caused the at Orchard such conditions time in one of the breeding pens Farms this season the present Wyan- and with other winners has produced a grand lot of .downfall and practical de- dotte breeders have had an youngsters which we understand will be mature and ready struction of the breed. shows. awakening and have come for the early Brahmas at one time, and to the conclusion that a Continued on page 685

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SELLING STANDARD FOWLS ON A GUARANTEE TO WIN

Foremost Successful Specialty Breeders Tell of Their Plans and Practices with Reference to This Truly Important Matter. Both Sellers and Buyers are Deeply Interested in the Question Here Frankly and Freely Discussed by Leading Poultrymen of America

BY FOREMOST FANCIER-BREEDERS AND EDITOR A. P. W.—PART II.

one of the series of articles on with or without comment. Probably Other Replies Next Month AS"The Ethics of the Standard- it will take two or three issues of A. bred Poultry Business," we date,6 June 26, additional interest- P. W. to print all of them, but here presented in last month's issue of TOinslg replies to the letter of inquiry we are dealing with a matter that re- A. P. W. an article entitled "Selling about the guaranteed-to-win plan lates to the purchase and sale of Standard-bred Fowls on a Guarantee of selling high-priced, Standard-bred hundreds of thousands of dollars, to Win", wherein it was explained fowls for exhibition ' purposes have worth of high-class standard-bred been received from the following well- that the law of the American Poultry fowls each season, therefore it is a known successful fancier-breeders and Association and the rules of a large problem well worth our going into will be published in the August issue of majority of our poultry shows are quite thoroughly. A. P. W.: now clear on the point that speci- W. D. Holterman, Fort Wayne, Ind., Whether or not a uniform plan can mens entered for competition must be breeder of Barred Plymouth Rocks. be evolved that may be generally the bonafide property of the men or I. Asbjeld, Alcester, S. Dakota, M adopted and that will give practically women who enter them. breeder of Buff Plymouth Rocks. universal satisfaction, is the question A- A. Carver, Seville, Ohio, breeder Also in the article above mention- —an important of Rhode Island Reds, Red Sussex, question! Certain it ed was taken up length plan orig- is, at a Golden Campines. so we judge from reading the let- inated twelve to fourteen years ago T. S. Hewke, Middletown, N. Y., ters received to date, that fancier- by Maurice F. Delano, now proprietor breeder of Buff Wyandottes. breeders of standard-bred fowl are of Owen Farms. Vineyard Haven. H. W. Slade, Newark, N. T., breeder ANXIOUS TO PLEASE their valued Mass., whereby he sells choice fowl of Buff Orpingtons. customers and are willing to do any- jn a guarantee to win, each sale be- Frank C. McGrann, Lancaster, Pa., thing and everything that is right, ing actual, but the buyer being en- breeder of S. C. Black Minorcas. fair and reasonable along that line. titled to rebates, on a graduated Rancocas Poultry Farm, by M. L. That condition of itself scale, provided the birds do not win Chapman, Brown Mills, N. J., breeders is more of S. C. White Leghorns and White than half the ground covered toward as planned for, at specified shows. 'Plymouth Rocks. a satisfactory solution. Moreover, As part of the article in last John W. Tant, Canton, Ohio, breeder these replies state, almost without month's issue, a letter from Mr. De- of Barred Plymouth Rocks. ;xception, that the buver as a rule lano, of date April 21, this year, was Eugene C. Smith, Aurora, 111., breeder ALSO MEANS TO BE FAIR. And published, wherein he explained in S. C. White Leghorns. these replies are to the effect that it detail the Delano-Owen Farms meth- D. K. Williamson, Longfield Poultry is not difficult to satisfy the average od and gave examples of the plan, in- Farm, Bluffton, Ind., breeder of Rhode Island Reds. buyer, when the intention to do so cluding the graduated reduction in Some of these later replies introduce exists and a reasonable effort is made prices, etc., etc. In his frank and in- new and interesting points. For along that line. All this is decided- teresting letter, Mr. Delano stated, example, W. D. Holterman uses the ly encouraging. Such information among other things: graduated-scale, guaranteed - to - win cannot fail to benefit the standard- "This method has caused practi- proposition and adds to it the provision bred branch of the poultry industry. cally all of the leading poultrymen that in case a bird does not win ANT And these are days when the more of the country to sell on similar regular prize, neither first a second, of this benefit we can stimulate and terms." third or fourth, it can be returned to him secure, the better it will be for all Referring to the foregoing state- C. O. D. after being exhibited and *he concerned. GREATER CONFIDENCE ment by Mr. Delano, we said in last will accept it and refund the amount and a month's issue: paid to him. A. P. W. greatly appre- BETTER UNDERSTANDING ciates the promptness with which lead- between buyer and seller—that is a "A. P. W. was not aware of that. successful condition much to be desired and we It will be interesting to learn how ing breeders have replied to extensively the Owen Farms plan, its letter of inquiry and the frankness are hoping that articles of this na- or others similar to it, are being with which these foremost fancier- ture—that, in fact, the entire series used; therefore in next month's is- breeders have explained their methods sue treating of "The Ethics of The StandV we hope to present reports from and discussed the justice thereof. other leading poultrymen, 'telling of ard-bred Poultry Business", will have the plans they use in this respect, a generally beneficial result. also of their success." About the middle of June we sent "proofs" of the article Reply from Grove Hill Poultry Yards, Breeders of Barred here mentioned, to a considerable number of leading, success- Plymouth Rocks and C. Brcwn Leghorns. ful poultrymen, with letter a asking them to inform A. P. W. "Waltham, Mass., June 21, 1915. readers about their methods of selling standard-bred fowl that "Editor American Poultry World: are "guaranteed to win", provided they are using a plan of "Your letter of recent date received. We had already read this kind; also asking them to comment freely on the Delano- the article in the June issue of the :World.' We do use the Owen Farms method and to explain their own methods, in scale plan, as described by Mr. Delano, to a certain extent that is, usually give a customer a chance to purchase case they differ from the Delano plan. we birds under this plan if they so desire. In most instances Numerous replies have been received to date (June 25th) we have found it very satisfactory, but think, on the whole, we have better success where we sell the birds outright at a and they show that this is indeed a "live question." These flat price, with the understanding, of course, that Grove Hill answers are to be published in rotation—by dates as received, stands back of every transaction.

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"We are always very careful in making the contract, that "There is no doubt in my mind but that a bird capable of the buyer shall fully understand that the bird cannot be re- winning any of the above prizes is worth that per cent. turned after it has been shown, although I am sorry to state MORE MONEY in any breeder's pen. The above is the methd- that in some instances buyers tried to take advantage of us od I had figured out, not knowing of Mr. Delano's plan. This by doing this. On the other hand, I note, on looking over plan does not affect the actual value of the birds as breed- our books, that a large percentage of sales of this character ers, but simply adds the advertising value, as based on their are to customers with whom we have dealt before. To my ability to win, which is fair both to buyer and seller. Such best knowledge it is the only plan outside of a direct sale at a plan, I think, should be adopted by all poultrymen selling a flat price to a customer who knows exactly what he birds on a guaranteed to win proposition. wishes, that is proving in any way satisfactory. "Hoping you will succeed in bringing about good results "Yours verv truly, from this discussion, "GROVE HILL POULTRY YARDS, "Verv truly yours, "F. G. Cook, Superintendent." "A. G. SPAHR." Grove Hill Poultry Yards, Wm. Ellery Bright, Proprietor, When Mr. Spahr says that in his mind there is no doubt have been advertising in A. P. W. since its first issue went "but that a bird capable of winning any of the above prizes means, of to press, and to date we never have had a complaint in any is worth more money in anv breeder's pens", he form about their methods of selling standard-bred fowl, or course, AS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION. Certain it is that about stock or eggs shipped out by them. Moreover, these the fact of winning a prize DOES NOT add anything to the yards have been advertis- breeding qualities of a ing continuously in the Re- fowl. On the other hand, prize in liable Poultry Journal for to win a coveted public a period of eighteen to competition at a twenty years and not once poultry exhibition, does in all this time has the give the specimen an "ad- editor been called on to vertising value", provided help straighten out any the owner wishes to make sale of theirs to an R. P. use of this added value. J. subscriber. Our readers, therefore, need to keep in mind We mention this record the fact that there are in the present connection TWO distinct and quite merely to emphasize clearly defined "values" strongly the fact that under consideration : the high-class, sportsmanlike actual breeding value of fancier-breeders find it the specimen when rightly practicable to sell stand- mated; also the business- ard - bred fowl ON A BASIS OF GENERAL getting or "advertising" value of the fowl as a SATISFACTION and that prize-winner. they are able to do this year after year. Probably Relpy From Lester Tomp- in the time stated, eigh- kins, Breeder of Rhode teen to twenty years, Island Reds Grove Hill have Yards "Concord, Mass., sold well above $100,000 "June 21, 1915. wort h of high-priced "Editor American Poultry breeding and exhibition World: "Yours at hand and fowls and eggs for hatch- carefully noted. Also ing therefrom. It may be have read the article and that they have sold twice Mr. Delano's letter of explanation on selling guar- $100,000 worth during this anteed - to - win show period. But the big point birds. , is, that their sales GIVE "I have read these en- SATISFACTION — which closures very carefully and have talked a num- should be the case with ber of times with Mr. De- every fancier-breeder who lano personally along the "delivers the goods." same lines, and his explanation to me has been along these Reply From A. G. Spahr, always lines, as published in your Breeder of White Plym- letter, but I have never outh Rocks, been fully satisfied with the proposition, as I find "Xenia, O., June 21, 1915. in dealing with my customers and also in cor- "Editor American Poultry respondence with them, World: that there are fully as many that object to this "Your favor of recent FIRST date with enclosure of ar- PRIZE WUITB INDIAN RUNNER DRAKE plan as there are that favor it. ticle entitled 'Selling BOS TON/zIA N-19I5 BfiED AND OWNED BY Standard-bred Fowls on a "Fact is, I have receiv- Guaranteed to Win Basis' ed many orders from cus- received. The following tomers who have gone in- is the plan I have been to the guaranteed pro- using for some time: position first and finally orders with " 'Take, for example, placed their I don't mean every the $50 bird as Mr. Delano me. All who are interested in the development of the present one, but I have received I figured does. had that day land and water fowl must certainly appreciate the orders in the advertising value of a a good many wonderful progress being made with the White Indian that way. I find that there second prize was 15 per Runner. At the Boston show it was our pleasure to go over are more people who are cent, less than that of the classes of Runner Ducks with F. K. Crockford, Bristol, dissastified with the prop- first prize, making the re- R. I. Mr. Crockford is no doubt one of the most successful osition than those who bate $7.50; that the ad- breeders of Runner Ducks in America and possesses speci- favor it and for that rea- vertising value of a third mens of the finest type and color of all the known varieties son I have not adopted it prize is worth 30 per cent, of this wonderful breed. The specimen shown above was as my regular terms, as less than a first prize, last winter. a rebate one of his blue ribbon winners at Boston show there is so much differ- making of $15.00, selected this individual as a study, not because he was of opinion among and that less We ence winning in any marked degrees superior to others shown by Mr. Crock- judges on the same bird, third prize than would ford, but because he was fully matured and represented and in many cases there call for a 40 per cent, re- what we considered the heighth of present day progress in is a great deal of dissat- duction or a rebate of perfecting the White Runner. He was very slender in body, isfaction developed from $20.00, thus making the having a long gracefully formed head and bill and the neck this method. bird cost the buyer, if un- tapered beautifully into the breast and body forming that "In my experience able to win 1st, 2nd or desired bottle shape, advocated by Runner Duck fanciers. 3rd, only $30.00, being the with my customers I have A. O. Schilling. same as in Mr. Delano's had the best success in example.' Continued on page 662

646 How to Construct a Practical Low Cost Poultry House. To Prove Satisfactory a Poultry House Must Combine Comfort, Good Ventilation Without Drafts, Freedom From Dampness, and Be Well Lighted. The Importance of Arranging Interior Furnishings Without Obstructing Floor Space. A Good Plan for the Backyard W. A. WOLFORD, Associate Editor.

of the first questions that "When we build houses for chickens, we have in mind their health and ONEcomes to mind when considering A. P. W. RILES FOR POULTRY -comfort. We may be influenced in this poultry house, or the erection of a HOUSE < OBSTRUCTION by kindness for the fowls but more any building for that matter, is the cost. often by selfishness that looks for a Cost, convenience and comfort :ire full basket, that is, usually In fact cost is a main item of considera- egg we three things to be considered when build houses for chickens to make them tion in almost every line of construc- building a poultry house. lay more eggs. We may say then that tion. the purpose of housing is to increase Freedom from moisture and drafts, productiveness, poor housing will de- however certain limitations There are with an abundance of fresh air and crease it". that should be observed in the construc- are essentials suc- sunshine the of a The problem of housing then should tion of poultry houses that may not cessful poultry house. be to study out how we may accomplish apply to other lines. Chief among these The above conditions may be pro- the requirements outlined above at the is the generally admitted fact that our duced In a low cost house, the require- smallest outlay of actual cost. Expen- housing capacity should not cost greatly ments being a dry floor, a good roof, sive buildings will not increase our pro- in excess of one dollar per head. Sur- three tight sides, an open front and a fits any, on the other, hand they" reduce roundings and size of bank roll, of course, sunny exposure. them by making it necessary to earn sometimes determine the cost of con- There Is no one best type house for profits on a larger investment, therefore, struction. every location. Modifications will make any one of several types suitable. it is the purpose of this article to con- On the country estate of the wealthy sider only the low cost types that we Don't use up valuable floor space city dweller the poultry buidlings must believe will answer every requirement with fixtures. Arrange to place them in the other structures be keeping with above the floors. of a good poultry house. for sake of appearance, if for no other Working convenience should not be The first consideration should be the se- reason. But given two houses that in- overlooked In building the poultry lection of suitable site, as location plays corporate the important essentials of a house. Head room and easy access to keeping good housing, namely, good ventilation, an important part in the house all parts saves both time and temper. providing plenty of sunlight, freedom from damp- free from dampness and in Arrange to have all Interior furnish- ness, protection weather, the proper ventilation. One of the main and from the ings, as far as possible, removable. It essentials is in keeping the house dry the hens will do no better laying in the is a great aid when a general cleaning and free from dampness at all times, and house of fancy frills, that costs five is necessary. dollars per head to construct, than they to do this we must select a site that Provide for plenty of sunlight, it not is well drained and where there is a will in the other that costs one dollar only keeps the fowls cheerful, but is good circulation of air. Dampness as a per head for construction. On the other also an efficient germ destroyer. general rule seeks t\ye lower levels, there- hand the hens in the low cost house, Healthy, vigorous hens and hea\ y fore, we should not locate our house in other things being equal, will make more egg production depend to a great ex- hollow, on the other hand, we should money for their owners, as the invest- tent upon proper housing. a avoid exposed places. ment upon which they are to pay divi- Proper housing conditions promote dends is only one fifth as large. Future health, production and profit. Poor For the backyarder there is very profits are what most of us must look housing conditions produce disease, little choice as to location, but an effort forward to in poultry raising and by failure and disappointment. should be made to so place the house keeping our building investment as low that surrounding buildings do not shut as possible, without sacrificing good off a good circulation of air or shut out housing efficiency for low cost, we have taken a long step in the sunlight. Among other things to be considered are con- the right direction. venience in caring for the fowls, and locating at a distanc • supply Profits in poultry keeping cannot be honestly figured with- from other buildings. Nearness to feed and water given consideration, and out taking into consideration our investment in dollars and will save in labor, and should be will aid in keep- cents. As a goodly portion of this is represented in buildings, locating at a distance from other buildings free from annoyance of rats and mice, it goes without saying that the more expensively we build ing the buildings the or infectious the larger will be the amount figured for depreciation, an item also prove of value should some contagious importance cannot be for which a few extra dozens of eggs will have to be produced disease enter the premises. Too much to make accounts balance. placed on the value of sunlight, therefore, where possible, a southern or southeastern exposure should be selected. We Essentials of Good Housing must bear in mind that there is no more effective germ Therefore in building houses for poultry the aim should destroyer than sunshine, it costs nothing, hence we should be to provide a house that will be comfortable for the fowls, arrange to obtain as much as possible for the interior of our as well as for the attendant to move about in, and one that houses. may be easily cleaned and kept in a sanitary condition. A Style of House pood poultry house is one that gives protection "from the cold As there is no one style of poultry house that will suite and storms, permits of sufficient ventilation without drafts, is all conditions we are going to describe several which we well lighted and conveniently arranged. A properly constructed believe incorporate the principles of a good house, as enum •- poultry house will promote the health of the flock by supply- rated in the foregoing. As we are told that fowls require ing favorable conditions, while improper construction invites much more air than farm animals we have selected the tj'pea dampness, poor circulation of air, and makes for bad sanita- of houses that are open or partly open on one side with the tion, things that lead to disease and low vitality. Prof. remaining three sides tight and draft proof. The openings, Drvden savs: (Continued on page 686)

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"In the same connection, on behalf of trio or pen must be EXPERTLY the seller, we ask: Is it 'good business' MATED by the man who developed the for him to send out an under-sized egg strain and therefore from a first prize Madison Square hen that understands what is mated to a first prize Chicago cockerel he is about. to a customer who has paid a $1.00 bill But even this plan does not represent for that egg, when the breeder or fancier has reason to believe that this egg will a safe start. From the trio or breeding produce a $50.00 chick, when the chick is pen, if bought at the right time of the matured ? year, which as a rule should be in the "The only way that I can see to settle fall or early winter, a few dozen such a vital question is to teach the or perhaps three or four hundred buying public the true cost valu« of strictly high-class birds, based on what chicks ean be raised the following it takes to produce them. To do this, Mr. spring and summer; but the owner ef Editor, will help greatly the breeders this fleck that is made up of the parent who are trying to do an honest busi- birds which have survived ness". and of the ehickens therefrom, STILL DOES NOT We wish te use the foregoing state- KNOW how t© select and mate FOR ments as the "text" far an editorial DEVOTED TO THE BEST RESULTS the fowls he now owns. and if we were to "write ourself out" on Upbuilding of the Poultry Industry If the original cock bird has lived, what the awbject, it would require all the is to be done with him? If two or more in All Branches space in the following pages of this issue of the hens are still alive, what is the to contain the facts and carry the best use that can be made of them? GRANT M. CURTIS. Editor opinions—OR ADVICE—that we believe In a large majority of cases these are WM. C. DENNY, . Editors should be given to our readers about this | Associate W. A. WOLFORD, . progressive steps that should be decided matter—a subject which, in our belief, ARTHUR O. SCHILLING. Artist by the experienced poultryman from forms the very heart of the standard- whom the trio or pen was purchased. CONTRIBUTORS : The best informed and most bred branch of a Great National Indus- His advice should reliable men and women at work today in the try. be sought, IN DEFIN- broad field of Poultry Culture and advancement ITE FORM, and should be followed to It is not surprising that the average the letter, or practically so. In no other person, man or woman, finds it hard to way, as a general rule, can the novice or EDITORIALS understand why any "chicken", no matter amateur secure the benefits of the how shapely or how beautiful in color knowledge gained by years of study and or feather pattern it may be, should be QUESTION OF TRULY VITAL INTER- practical mating on the part of the man worth ten to fifty times yes, ten to EST TO THE WELFARE OF THE — who CREATED THE STRAIN rep- five hundred times—the price it would resented by these breeding birds. In no STANDARD-BRED POULTRY bring at pound rates if sold on the daily other way can the novice or amateur INDUSTRY market as human food. To learn why expect to get an even start with the this is so is TRULY A STUDY, calling following paragraphs, which experienced specialty breeder of whom he first for a personal fondness for so-called THEcontain frank and vigorous state- purchased his birds and then keep "choice" domestic fowl; second, for a ments of great importance to the abreast of him, or in sight of the coveted more or less careful investigation of standard-bred branch of the poultry in- goal. how these fowls are bred and what it dustry, are reprinted from an open letter set forth in costs in time, effort and money to And the two things the by Charles C. Hutton, Proprietor of Ever- produce them. foregoing paragraph are exactly what green Poultry Litchfield, 111., Farm, the intelligent, up-to-date, truly-in-earn- Quite often the purchaser which letter is published in full on page of standard- est novice or amateur wishes to do, AND 657 of this issue of A. P. W.: bred fowl, or of hatching eggs or day- SHOULD DO, i. e., start "at the chalk old chicks therefrom, does not even "About nine complaints ot dissatisfac- line", as near as he can, side by side tion out of every ten about standard pretend to investigate. This class of with the specialty breeder of whom he fowl and hatching eggs therefrom, come buyers seem to conclude that all they buys his original stock and then plan, from persons who are making their first need to do is to purchase from somebody purchase of standard-bred fowls and study and work to keep FAIRLY a trio or breeding pen of standard fowl, eggs, for the reason that they do not ABREAST of this running-mate or pace- know what they want, nor what to or some hatching eggs or day-old chicks, maker, in case he is not able to do still expect for the money they spend. They and that by this simple process they better, through good fortune, skillful are not aware that it takes hundreds have made a right or correct start to of dollars and years of time for a mating or greater persistence. become a fancier-breeder or a prize- breeder to perfect a strain or buy into Thus far we are addressing our re- a strain of high-class fowls. They winning poultry specialist. do not dealize that in buying a sit- marks, are offering SINCERE ADVICE ting of eggs they are buying a to those who wish to become LEADERS, b r e e d e r's chance of hatching and buy a trio or breeding pen no in a sense—that is, to those who feel an raising one chicken from that setting TOdoubt is the best plan to adopt, ambition to breed as good as the best, of eggs which will be worth anywhere from $5.00 to $500, besides getting in PROVIDED these birds are bought or better than the present best, in any addition several other high-class breeding of a reliable, experienced poultryman given neighborhood, locality or section. birds. who is the owner of an established strain This leadership may extend no farther "In mentioning this, I do not have of genuinely choice standard-bred fowls than the limits of a village or county, reference to hucksters who make a —a strain that positively WILL RE- and it may apply to some rare or un- business of supplying farm-flock eggs in variety, in which case to all inquirers at $1.00 to $2.00 per PRODUCE standard characteristics popular breed or sitting and at $6.00 to $7.50 per hundred, the progeny in reasonable and profitable it will be far easier to become a leader, but to the true fancier who has spent percentages. Additional to this, enough than would be true in a much larger years in establishing a strain of fowls money has to be paid for the fowls to field, with some strongly popular that will produce birds of the highest standard type secure really select specimens and the variety, such as Barred Plymouth Rocks,

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or 'White Wyandottes, or White Leg- why they exhibit and win prizes, thus to speak, to an unreliable strain, or with horns, etc. State or national leadership building up a reputation for their some will-o-the wisp, pretended leader

is ;i different matter, yet the essentials strain, etc., etc. If these fancier-breeders whose skill as an advertiser far exceeds are quite the same DID NOT BELIEVE, as a rule, that his ability as the builder of a strain of —o their fowls are fully worth the prices high-class, standard-bred fowl. asked for them, the chances are many FIRST off, we think it should be These times we are told repeatedly, in clear to intelligent men and women to one that they would quote lower various walks of life, that the present prices, better bid for who have a general knowledge of thus making a the "is the day of specialists". So it is, in human affairs, that where leading poul- sale. large measure, in the standard-bred poultrymen ask $10.00 to $200.00 each for try business. A poultry specialist, how- choice breeding males and $5.00 to $50.00 CONFLICTING conditions arise at ever, is not limited to one variety, not or upward for choice hens or pullets, to this point to confuse or baffle the necessarily. But he must "make a spe- be used for breeding purposes (not would-be buyer who is in earnest cialty" of each variety he does handle, necessarily exhibition specimens), these about it and is willing to pay a fair going to the same limits with each seemingly high prices SIMPLY MEAN price, provided he can get what he be- variety that he would if he were breed- that it is not an easy matter to produce lieves he should have. Often-times it ing one variety only. As an example in fowls of this kind in large numbers, is hard for him to decide which fancier- ordinary affairs, we have "the eye and

otherwise they would be selling at $2.00 breeder or specialist is truly reliable and ear specialist", so-called. Even now we or $3.00 per head—that is, at a moderate owns a well-established, dependable have exclusive eye specialists—leaving increase over the prices to be obtained strain. Some so-called "leaders" buy the "ears" to shift for themselves, so on the daily market for table fowl. most of the fowls on which they win far as these particular eye-experts are concerned. However, the general To illustrate, there are several hundred prizes, then display exceptional ability under- breeders of Barred Plymouth Rocks, an fts advertisers. Again, a limited number equal number of breeders of White of so-called "leaders" misrepresent mat- Wyandottes and fully as many if not ters, not through ignorance alone, but Red Sussex Eggs at reduced prices more breeders of S. C. White Leghorns deliberately. These are sample reasons this month. X,ate broods —taking these three popular varieties why the earnest, would-be purchaser of Sussex chickensdo un- usually well, as they have should consult well-informed persons be- merely as examples. The would-be pur- been fall hatched for spring fattening chaser of a trio or breeding pen of choice fore placing an order for original breed- in England for years. standard fowl of one of the popular ing stock and thereby "tying up", so F. L. Piatt, Swanton, 0. varieties, DOES NOT HAVE TO BUY from any particular breeder or specialist. S. C. BLACK S. C. WHITE R. LEGHORNS SILVER R. On the contrary, he can write to a C. BROWN C. WHITE Blue Ribbon Winners N. Y., Boston, Chicago. Choice breeding birds at greatly reduced prices. High class exhibition dozen or hundred a well-advertised fan- birds at one-half their value. . . cier-breeders and obtain quotations, If in need of the best yon will eventually come to as. Kindly state definitely what yon desire in first letter. Catalog. TURTLE POINT FARM, SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y these quotations to be based on close descriptions of the fowls wanted or the Halbach's White Plymouth Rocks fowls offered for sale, at stated prices. "LEAD ALL OTHERS" In other words, there are thousands of Eggs reduced to one half price or $6.00 per 15. These such birds to be bought, and a long list are from the World Champions that hold the best of men and women from whom to buy records ever established. They are admittedly the them. strongest in QUALITY and VIGOR of any flock in existence. START RIGHT. Send for my free mating will Yet it be found when the quota- sheet. Send 20 cents for my grand illustrated catalog. tions come to hand, that the prices Utility eggs at $6.00 per 100. Anything you need RANGE HIGH—range fully as high as in stock or baby chicks. we have stated, in general terms. More- H. W. HALBACH, Box 3, WATERFORD, WISC. over, as a rule these prices, will be based on ACTUAL VALUES—these values being founded on cost of production, present and past, also on the ACTUAL Niagradot White Wyandottes QUALITY of the individual specimens made a splendid record during 1914 winning in ^^^^ offered, this quality being represented three shows 8 firsts, 7 seconds. 9 thirds, 5 fourths; £ by the Standard characteristics of the winning best collection in each under 3 different fowls and their INHERENT ABILITY judges and getting more places than any two com- to transmit these characteristics to petitors. Birds from our eggs can their offspring. By "Standard characteristics", we mean of course those des- WIN FOR YOU scribed and illustrated in the American in the best company you care to enter them. It's Standard of Perfection, by authority of not too late to get some excellent birds. the American Poultry Association.

The would-be purchaser needs to real- EGGS HALF PRICE ize that practically every one of these after May 15th. Best exhibition matings as they fancier-breeders to whom' he or she run $2.50 per setting. If selected from one pen writes WISHES TO SELL, probably is $5.00 per setting. Utility eggs $1.00 per setting eager to sell the trio or breeding pen while they last. No one has better stock. Cata-

asked about, described and quoted on. logue free. Buffalo 1st cock Genereally that is what they are in busi- MARSHALL FALLS, ness for—that is why they advertise, & MARSHALL, NIAGARA CANADA 1

650 AMEEICAN POULTRY WORLD July, 1915 standing is that the field of the true tain prominent hucksters challenge our "bred by" as well as "owned by", when specialist SHOULD BE LIMITED, quite statement, in court or otherwise, and he tells you about his winners at this, decidedly so, in order to give him greater demand proof. Commonly these that or the other exhibition where the opportunities for concentration in study, hucksters buy "culls" from specialty best birds of the locality or season are in personal application and in the breeders—-inferior fowls that the special- shown IN COMPETITION and are pass- development of individual ability. ist is not willing to sell direct to his ed on in public by competent, dis-

Therefore it is evident that the would- regular customers for breeding purposes. interested judges. o ~be purchaser of fowls which represent, They pay for these cast-offs 50 cents to — — or form part of, a valuable strain of $1.50 each, as a rule, in cases where they GETTING back to the main subject high-class, standard-bred specimens, sell them at $1.00 to $3.00 each. In other of this article, it probably is MOST LOCATE SUCH A STRAIN and cases they buy fowls from farm flocks true, in a majority of cases, as arrange to buy into it, or of it —either that generally are of good vigor, but of Mr. Hutton claims, "that it takes hun- indifferent qualities. dreds of dollars of for way you may choose to express the fact. standard and years time a , Another plan of course would be to buy In the case of eggs for hatching, the breeder to perfect a strain or to buy in- birds, one here, two there and three or huckster - farmer or huckster - dealer to a strain of high-class fowls." On the four somewhere else—then to start out pays anywhere from the current market other hand, much of this expense CAN to try to develop an entirely new strain; price for table eggs, meaning twenty to BE AVOIDED and the time required can but this is work for the experienced thirty cents per dozen, up to fifty to be reduced very largely, if the begin- seventy-five cents per sitting and then ner or novice will adopt the out- fancier-breeder to undertake, not for the s plan amateur or so-called novice or beginner. ships out these eggs for hatching pur- lined in this article. For the beginner to adopt that method poses at the prices mentioned by Mr. To try to create a breed of your own, would be for him to invite loss and Hutton, as a general average. These starting on a I-hope-for-the-best plan, challenge defeat. To do this is both poultry hucksters as a rule are extra so to speak, is almost certain to be an costly and unwise. "strong" on catalogue CLAIMS about expensive operation. But to select a Even for the earnest and intelligent quality, about egg production, about reliable fancier-breeder who owns and man or woman who has read the better wonderful vigor, etc., but the low prices who is continuing to improve an estab- class of poultry papers only a few they charge "give the lie" to their whole lished strain, then to buy of him as months or a year or two, it should not proposition, while the known sources few birds as a trio, or to go farther and be difficult to PICK OUT the fancier- from which they obtain the stock and invest in a breeding pen of, say a male breeders who are producing high-class eggs they ship to customers, confirm the and five females, or a male and eight or specimens of the breed and variety of general misrepresentation. ten females, NEED NOT COST hun- your choice. If in doubt about it, your If it is hit-or-miss "grade stock" you dreds of dollars and the produce of this poultry friends, such as a licensed poul- want, under the general name of "pure purchase, at the end of the first year, try judge, or the editor of your favorite breds", then perhaps what the huckster may easily return to you the original poultry journal should be able and will- has to offer you, will answer the purpose; investment, leaving you with the parent ing to give you a list of the names of but if it is truly high-class, standard- fowls and a considerable increase in the half a dozen or a dozen reliable breeders, bred fowl of exhibition quality YOU form of selected offspring. owners of dependable strains—men or ARE AFTER, then keep away from Sometimes, in fact quite often, you women who REALLY HAVE what you these "57 variety" poultry dealers and can trade back to the fancier-breeder want and who can be relied on to rep- tie up closely with some reliable spe- from whom you made your original pur- resent things as they are and to sell you cialty breeder who actually produces chase, a number of surplus cockerels for actual values, just as represented. choice specimens—who is able to say additional stock or a few choice eggs.

Therefore it is not necessary to "go it blind", offering yourself as an "easy mark" for poultry "dealers", or as vic- 'JVEGtiL PMNGESS tims of that still worse class, the cheap REGAL SUMMER SALE and irresponsible twenty-to-sixty varie- In order to make room for my large ties, "hucksters". flock of rapidly growing chicks, I am —o— offering for sale 500 selected breeders at remarkably low prices. his valued letter, Mr. Hutton has No. 2. —250 yearling ben*, splendid value at $2.00 each. IN huckster, he touched on the where No. 14.— Breeding pen of Dorcas stock, consisting of six says—and what he wrote on this fine yearling bens and male. A good pen to build up a heavy laying flock. Sale price, $25.00. point will bear further repetition: No. 36. —A small utility flock of fifteen yes rling hens and They were late hatched, hardly up to size, but splendid "In mentioning this I do not have mala. layers. Sale price $27.00. Send for free sale list giving reference to hucksters who make a busi- complete list of bargains. Eggs from prize matings $2.50 ness of supplying farm-flock eggs to all per 15, $4.50 per 30. $6.00 for 45, $12 for 100. inquirers at $1.00 to $2.00 per sitting and at $0.00 to $7.50 per hundred, but REGAL COCKERELS AND PULLETS to the true fancier who has spent years This season I have over iooo early in establishing a strain of fowls that chicks, the best I ever owned. If you will produce birds of the highest stand- want to make a winning in your State ard type". Fair let me quote you prices. As a rule these huckster-farmers or r/RST PRIZE PULL ETBO STON JAN- 1913 JOHN S. MARTIN huckster-dealers sell "most any old BRED ANA QW.VEb SY z.r0HN S- MARTIN PORT DOVER OJiT- thing". This we know to be a fact and Box W, PORT DOVER, CANADA it would be a pleasure to us to have cer-

You can ill afford to ignore my ability to now serve you liberally in BYERS' ORPINGTONS the finest exhibition birds, or the best possible layers in utility stock. (Orpington Specialist 15 Years) HAZELRIGG, IND. BUFFS, BLACKS AND WHITES C. S. BYERS —

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• but specimens, therefore he did not know An extra cock bird or two. representing THIS article already is too long, concrete illus- that his $200.00 pen that had been mat- the SAME BLOOD LINES, may come in let us give you a ed "for show purposes'' was not proper- very handy the second or third season tration of how the best laid plans "gang ly mated to produce either exhibition and can be obtained in the inexpensive (so believed ! I of the best of men males or exhibition females. The birds and reliable way here mentioned. This aft aglee" in the standard poultry busi- on the he obtained from this mating were bet- is especially true if you are able to "get ness, where lack of knowledge ter in females than in males, so far as your start'* by buying near home, or part of the buyer is mainly at fault. standard color and barring were concern within easy shipping distance. Fifteen years ago or such a matter, L. ed, especially the pullets bred from one sent But even if you have to go back to W. Baldwin, of Independence, Mo., or two of the hens, as mated to the ex- the same fancier-breeder the second, A. C. Hawkins, Lancaster, Mass., $200.00 hibition male; but these birds as a mat- third or fourth years on a cash basis for for an exhibition pen (a male and four ter of course, could not hold their own in additional stock, male or female, or even females) of "Royal Blue"' Barred Plym- competition at the second and third City, if you see fit during the first two or outh Rocks to show at Kansas Kansas City shows, the result being that three years to have the fancier-breeder Mo. The birds eame, were shown and in three or four years Mr. Baldwin LOST himself, or an experienced fellow-poul- won not only first pen, but also three or INTEREST, remained away from the tryman or a competent poultry judge four other first and second prizes. At shows, discontinued his advertising and VISIT YOUR YARDS to help you select that time pens were not mated and en- passed from view on the poultry horizon. and mate your choicest specimens, what tered separately at the Kansas City

; in all classes were en- of it * In doing this you will be u ing show the fowls The foregoing case illustrates the im- gcod judgment as a "business mow" tered as individuals and the pen prizes portance and TRL'E YALL'E of our ad- will be showing ENTERPRISE and prac- were awarded on individual scores made vice that the beginner or amateur should ticing sound common sense. by the cocks, hens, cockerels and pul- "buy into" an established strain of lets. standard-bred fowl and then should take One great trouble is, in many cases, Mr. Baldwin was MUCH PLEASED full advantage of the knowledge and that beginners in standard-bred poultry and became a display advertiser in a long-time experience of the fancier- culture do not attach enough importance number of poultry journals of the cen- breeder to whom he entrusts his order to the work in hand. They go at it in tral-west. We knew him well and he or orders, as regards mating the birds, i hit-or-miss plan, then expect quick was a fine man. A. P. \V. hopes that season after season, he is sure and highly gratifying results! Things UNTIL is living today in the enjoyment of a of his ground feels very seldom work out that way. That he and POSITIVE that happy and prosperous old age. At the he can select and mate, in his own be- old copy-book saying, ''there is no ex- time mentioned he was fifty years old or half with equal or better results. cellence without great labor" is still more. Mr. Baldwin took his birds home, true, as a general rule—ABSOLUTELY This is the ONE BEST WAY for oui bred them exactly as the}7 had been SO. To become a successful poultry truly-in-earnest readers to adopt and fol- mated EXHIBITION PURPOSES specialist calls for intelligence, good FOR low. Nor need the expense in CASH and back to the Kansas City show judgment and persistence. Your compe- came OUTLAY be large, first or last, provid- the following season. At this show he titors near and far—those who are the ed you are content to start on a moder- won one first prize and two third prizes, most successful—are putting these qual- ate scale and then take Father Time as we recall it —winning first on the ities, these requirements into the pro- into partnership with you. TIME, in Hawkins' male, now a cock bird, third on blem and if you are to equal or excel this matter, is a valuable, a necessary a hen and third on a pullet bred from their efforts you must do likewise. There element or factor. Rome was not built this pen. is no other sure road to success—of that in a day, nor can a strain of standard you may be very certain. At that time Mr. Baldwin was not fowl be established, or very much im- posted on the double-mating system, as proved in a single year. Get a RIGHT *** Boys' and Girls" can make big practiced by breeders of Barred Plym- START, then make haste slowly and mi nej in their spare time taking sub- outh Rocks who produce exhibition STUDY RESULTS. scriptions for A. P. W. Outfit free. 11% TOMPKINS' RHODE ISLAND REDS EVENTUALLY— WHY NOT NOW? miaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! illllllllllllliilll

The test of the quality of any strain of fowls is not an I never had as fine a flock as this year, consequently I occassional winner, but in repeated winnings year after was never in better position to make selections for you. year. It makes no difference what price you pay I give the same personal and painstaking care in making the selection. TOMPKIN'S REDS have proven their quality by winning year after year, for twelve years, at the leading I give my personal attention to every detail of the shows including Madison Square Garden. The Palace and business and you can rest assured that I will do my best Boston. Not at one show each year but at several. to merit your satisfaction. If you want an exhibition or breeding bird I will guarantee to give you quality equiv- The production of repeated winners year after year is alent to the price asked. what counts, for it proves beyond a doubt that TOJttP- My prices are reasonable. My service prompt. You lines KIN'S hews possess the correct blood lines, the need Tompkin's quality. Why not write today. that produce quality and quality is what you pay for and you expect when you buy an exhibition or breeding bird. MY CATALOGUE IS FREE TOMPKIN'S STRAIN was established over 40 years a go by my father who was among the first to follow selec- tive breeding and I have followed in his footsteps and kept blood lines intact. This is why TOMPKIN'S REDS LesterHompkins have such high average quality. Why they are able to win year after year. They are a straight line of breeding, hot a mixture of several lines. Tompkins Rhode Jsland Rods CONCORD, MASS. • — *

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we have Mr. Hawkins in not WHILE ask for the BEST COCKEREL Mr. ing value of the specimen and its ad- in mind, let us relate another Hawkins then had for sale, otherwise vertising value as a prize-winner. incident that came to our the $125.00 bird probably would have When it comes to getting A GOOD knowledge. Near Chicago, some years been ottered to him. Even from that START, a sensible and "right start" in ago, there lived a man who wore the source of supply, he left the way wide the breeding of standard fowl, you kind of vests that do not need an intro- open for some one else to get a bird NEED NOT PAY unreasonable or "fool- duction—they ''speak up for them- good enough to defeat the one he had ish" prices. Just "tell your man"—the selves" in so "loud" a manner that you bought. Later, he could not keep still reliable specialist of your choice, WHAT can hear them a block away. And this about it and "gave his whole hand IT IS that you wish to do, what it is man's voice was similar! When he be- away." that you are seeking to accomplish and tell his audience we assure gan to argue and what But the point is this: When you write you that he will take a direct - a '"big fellow ' he was, the roosters in to a reliable, fancier-breeder, to the own- jx-rsonal interest in your welfare, nine times the show hall stopped crowing and the er of an established strain of standard out of ten. off until the next hens put laying day. fowl and tell him in a. general way what These reliable fancier-breeders are This man wrote to Mr. Hawkins and your plans are and what you think you strongly fraternal, in the first place; in asked him for his bottom price on a want, he is very liable to reply that he the second place they have the GOOE high-class Barred Kock cockerel to ex- can sell you "a good trio*' at any price SENSE to value your trade and they hibit at the Chicago show. Finally he from $10.00 to $100.00, or a good pen delight in "repeat orders." A man who agreed to pay $75.00 for a bird that Mr. of four and one, or six and one, or eight greatly admires and who successfully Hawkins wrote him he believed would and one at anywhere from $20.00 to breeds thoroughbred domestic fowl, is be good enough to meet Chicago compe- $300.00. He does not know you, does quite sure to be a thoroughbred HIM- tition and "get into the winning." The not know what you can afford—and in a SELF. He is not a "scrub", but is sports- bird was shipped in due course. majority of cases the would-be buyer is manlike—a gentleman! If you do not Meantime the Gent with the Specta- "shy" about this latter point. find this to be the case in your transaction, that fact alone may be sufficient cular Vests could not restrain himself. The better plan by far is to "tell it proof that you are dealing with the He started to "talk", then began to brag all", so to speak—to take this "man of wrong man. and wound up by electing himself presi- your choice" FULLY INTO YOUR CON- in the tell clearly dent of the Big Noise Society FIDENCE ; to him and frank- BAKERS BUFF ROCKS poultry field of that section. Unfortu- ly how you are "fixed", what you are 22 out of 25 firsts this year. Best blood lines in nately for "our hero", his loud talk was hoping to accomplish, what your ambi- the United States and prices right. Get my catalog. indulged in strongly one evening in the tion is, so far as you know at the time, C. R. BAKER. BOX W, ABILENE, KANSAS. presence of an old veteran—in the hear- thereby PLACING ON HIM the moral ing of a man who had had many years' and business responsibility of starting experience as an exhibitor of standard you right and of helping you to "go fowl at Chicago and in other large cen- right" in quest of the goal you have set tral western cities. for yourself. o— The second man at once wrote Mr. — Hawkins and asked him if he had sold THIS long and somewhat rambling- •to any one a Barred Rock cockerel guar- article is meant to deal mainly anteed to win at this particular show, with the production of standard and if not, to quote by telegraph a cash fowl of EXHIBITION QUALITY—of price on the VERY BEST cockerel he the kind that is good enough to win had that was then in show condition. prizes in public competition at winter Back came a quotation of $125.00. The poultry shows, held near at home or at bird followed promptly and was award- distant points. Naturally; such fowls ed first prize. The $75.00 cockerel won are the hardest to produce and there- third prize, being nosed out for second fore they readily command the highest place by a western-grown bird. To make' prices. Now is the Time to Buy the joke more uncomfortable for Mr. In this connection we wish to avoid Rancocas Prize Birds Loud Vest, the veteran in question wa3 misleading any reader, as to the actual In the Rancocas breeding yards are over 100 not birds now for sale that have won prizes at such then in the Barred Rock business prices that must be paid to reliable spe- shows as New York State Fair, Philadelphia, sold or he had out retired from activa cialists for really choice breeders. If Madison Square Garden, Boston, Grand Central Palace, St. Louis, poultry breeding some years before. But Williamsport, Brockton and you want his "best bird of the season" New Jersey State Fair. he could not stand for the "hot air" and as a SHOW SPECIMEN, that is one For the second time in the history of the Million Egg Farm" we will have a Summer felt that it would be worth the price to thing; on the other hand, if you wish to Sale and offer some of our record birds at unusu- one ally low prices. Many of these birds could not "put over" on the "fresh duck", as buy the actual parents of this "best have been bought earlier in the season at any called him. he bird", or a brother, or half a dozen of price, and in proof of their breeding qualities we now have hundreds of early chicks bred from o — — his sisters—all good specimens and these birds that are coming on splendidly. In this sale will S. C. White main VALUABLE BREEDERS, that is a dif- be Leghorns and thought, in citing this White Rocks that have won National fame, in- OUR cluding ease, is to point out the fact that ferent matter, notably so. the following Leghorns: "Bill Taft," 1st Cock at New York State Fair, 1914; " Victorine" there are "birds and birds", when There is much to be said—much to be 1st Mpn at Boston, 1914; "impatience," head of 1st Pen, New York State Fair, 1914; "Early come to we the matter of PLACING AN learned! —about those words, "valuable Bird," 1st Cockerel, N, Y. State Fair, 1914. ORDER for choice specimens of stand- breeders. A valuable breeder may not This will be an unusual opportunity for yoa to secure Rancocas prize winning birds and ard-bred fowl. The man who paid $75.00 be a good show bird. Quite often they choice breeders. I " got his money's worth—no doubt about are not. This is especially true in cases Write for our Summer Sale catalog, : it, as prices and values then ranged for where double mating is practiced. In RANCOCAS POULTRY FARMS exhibition quality in Barred Plymouth buying a show bird, the purchaser, as a Box 610, Browns Mills, N. J. Rocks. But he did not try to buy—did rule, is after TWO VALUES—the breed- —

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a rule, Reader, you can buy be found to be an unsafe man with best to be had, if they are within reach AS•"valuable breeders" at OXE- whom to deal, in nine cases out of every of your pocket-book and then BREED HALF TO ONE-FOURTH the ten, to say the least. THAT KIND yourself? prices you would have to pay for show As we have stated before in this ar- specimens in the pink of condition. The more suggestion and then we'll ticle, do not be frightened at the cost of range of prices will be found to depend ONEquit—for this time. In cases "a right start" in such fowls. The IXI- somewhat on the breed or variety that where our readers now have TIAL COST of the fowls represents the you select, but not as much so as you standard-bred fowl and would like to im- real difference, because, aside from this might think. The season of the year al- prove or replace their flocks, following is first cost, it is fully as expensive in feed, so enters into the question of prices. In what we regard as the best way to do it: labor, etc., to keep ordinary pure-breds. spring and during the summer Furthermore, there has not been the late Select the reliable specialist from a time fall you can buy proved-to-be before in ten years extra choice and early whom you wish to buy, then arrange for when in 'old birds"— breeding fowl could be bought at as CHOICE BREEDERS the purchase of the best trio or breed- low eighteen months to three years of age prices as they can be now. All business ing pen he is willing to sell that you can considerably lower prices than the at afford to secure. Of course if you are specimens would have cost you same facing a double-mating problem, it will six months previous. In the fall four to be wise for you to buy two trios or two is the best time of the and early winter pens. year to buy YOUNG STOCK for breed- When the new fowls come to hand, FOR SALE ing purposes, meaning cockerels and pul- make sure to keep them separate, first WHITE FAVEROLLES lets six to ten months old. But if you to last. Give them reasonable SPECIAL THE GREATEST MEAT AND take our advice ON THIS POINT, you'll EGG FOWLS OF EUROPE CARE, to maintain their health and buy either cock birds or hens (still pro- Altho comparatively new to this country, vigor, then next late winter and spring Favorolles are bound to become the best ductive) to represent "one side of the all purpose bird. Quick growers these —easy save and hatch every egg from keepers quickly conditioned. Juicy, house" in each mating, rather than to — tooth- fowls, toe-mark the chicks and by this some broilers and roasters. Unbeaten by mate cockerels witli pullets, no matter any all purpose fowl for all year round egg sure and comparatively inexpensive way record. if both sexes in the young birds are well Unique shape and featherings make them get a start and A RIGHT START with matured. distinctive from all other breeds. an established, high-class strain that will ROCKLAND STRAIN The birds of our Rockland Strain origin- be a highly fa- RIGHT NOW would not only reproduce their Standard values ally came from the best European strains procurable. vorable time for any man or woman to to a money-making extent, but that al- Every one of our birds are now American decide on a reliable fancier-breeder and so will produce prize-winners FOR YOU, raised, and perfectly acclimated, with sturdy constitutions. to begin correspondence about your in your own yards, so that thenceforth WINNINGS plans, your hopes—YOUR AMBITION your advertising and correspondence can Our White Faverolles have never been defeated in any show by American raised in this line. Do not wait until the say truthfully, "bred by" as well as birds. Four blues at both Madison birds Square and "time is short", or until the best "owned by". Boston. at the most inviting prices have been Go on keeping your present flock, as SEND FOR MATING LIST Not an egg did we sell in 1913-14. But sold or promised! Tell your business heretofore, if you have the room and so we now have a limited supply of eggs and young stock for sale. If you want some of friend, your FANCIER, what FELLOW desire, but if you wish to be a really either, better get your order in early. you want—AND WHY. Also tell him successful poultry specialist—if it is Dicfojfoph'Poultr/ Farm (or her) what you feel that you can af- part of your ambition to win a reputa- owner. ford to do, and, our word for it, you tion, local, state-wide or national, as AN KM TURNER WestNyackNY. will be gratified by the interest which EXPERT FANCIER-BREEDER, then promptly will be taken in your poultry why not keep really choice fowl, the J welfare, also in the efforts that will be made to help you to help yourself.

One thought more in this connection: Often it pays AND PAYS WELL to let these reliable and experienced poultry specialists TELL YOU some of the things to do that are in YOUR INTER- ESTS. As the saying is, "they have been Eggs and Chicks through the mill" and THEY KNOW. from the Wilburtha "Big Four." Great utility Place your standard-bred interests in the and laying strains— S. C. White and Buff Leghorns, right hands, then act on the advice that Columbian Wyandottes and Columbian Plymouth Rocks— which produce exhibition birds that win "squares" with the facts already known wherever they go. to you and with every-day common End -of- Season Price Reduction sense. It still is remarkable how much Take advantage of it — place order now. Send for we know that isn't so ! That CERTAIN our latest Mating List and handsome new Catalog. FACT should teach us to seek frankly and to use freely the sound advice given to us by earnest, reliable men and women who know from PERSONAL EX- PERIENCE and who are willing to share their knowledge with us, as customers or friends, or both. And the poultry breeder or specialist who DOES NOT truly regard his customer as at least a valued BUSIXESS FRIEXD, will —

654 AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD July, 1915 in this country has been dull for a long special attention on the part of our readers to the several spell and the poultry industry has suf- RIGHT DOWN TO DATE. paragraphs quoted in the article here mentioned quoted fered in proportion. As one result, lead- recent example of "clean" — As a from a letter written by an acquaintance poultry journalism and the use ing, reliable fanciers will tell you—and of the editor of A. P. W. who visited of "elegant" language, we submit tell you truly—that they are NOW St. Helen last month, inspected the the following appeal: dwellings, poultry SELLING choice breeding stock at con- buildings, etc., and "With the reading public worn talked with twenty or more of the set- siderably closer figures than they have and weary of 'wars and rumors tlers who have invested money and are of wars', of sickening tales of pi- for a long time past. members of the St. Helen racy, murder, rapine and pillage, Co-operative This, Reader, is your chance. During one would think it might be pos- Poultry Association. sible for the editors of certain present next fall In next Month's issue we shall the summer and you poultry publications to refrain, quote further from the can buy at low prices just what you for a time, from polluting their printed matter of the pages with such a stench of edi- St. Helen Development Company, present need, and at the same time from the torial billingsgate as has been additional illustrations and quote from used to fill space in some of our man from whom you buy will be in a circular exchanges of late. letters they are sending out, position to give careful attention to your "The three-sided attack recent- inviting more people to move to St. Helen, buy land there, requests for information, also to your ly made in lengthy editorial slop- join the local poul- overs upon a group of honorable try association and become members of order. the other fellow wishes to and earnest poultrymen who When the St. Helen dared to form a fraternal organ- poultry raising and fruit sell or is willing to sell, is the right time ization without first asking per- glowing community. During the present imperial for you to buy, if you need his goods mission of the govern- month Wm, C. Denny, associate editor ment (self-elected) of the poul- of A. P. W., is to visit St. and that time, in the standard-bred try industry, is about the most Helen for the uncalled-for, nastiest and useless, purpose of getting acquainted with the branch of the poultry business, IS NOW. nauseating mess of editorial promoters, of looking over the ground for many of our readers, as we firmly mud-slinging that we have ob- and meeting and interviewing served in our experience. To dub the believe. the members of this fraternal or- settlers. Mr. Denny's report, with illus- er 'an aristocracy' and to attemnt trations, is o to be published in the Sep- to defame them by slurs, false- tember number of American Poultry hoods, foul innuendo and edito- INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS IN CO- rial 'stink-pots' shot off at half- World. OPERATIVE POULTRY KEEPING cock, is unworthy and a dis- o < grace to American citizenship. RELIABLE INFORMATION AND AND FRUIT FARMING "Shame! Shame! Messrs. Edi- tors. At least you might make a PRACTICAL ADVICE Probably a large number of the rank- pretense at common decency and self-respect. Again we ask our readers, in their and-file readers of A. P. W. will wonder own "This editorial is published in interests, not to fail to turn why we have published the article in each month the interests of wholesome de- to the department in this issue entitled "Slavish Dependence A. P. W. entitled cency in the poultry press of our "Government Or an Egg Farm?", as begun on page great democratic Nation and en- Work for Poultry", see tirely without knowledge or of- page 663 of this issue. In that depart- 642, said article forming Part I of a ficial sanction of the worthy and ment is to be found trustworthy inform- series of three or more. poultrymen honorable whom we ation to be members of the or- and sound advice on practical poul- The reason is not far to seek and it know ganization and who as yet, so try questions of seasonable importance. consists mainly of two parts: First, far as know, have made no we Quite often have the avowed intention of A. P. W. to reply to the fulsome and dis- we heard or read the gusting editorial attacks criticism that a lot of alleged facts and live up to its title—to be a poultry made upon them. thought-to-be good advice are published magazine that is to publish the facts "Again we sav: Shame! Shame!" regularly in the poultry journals, coming about big things and specially interest- Prince T. M.D., Editor — Woods, as a rule from persons expe- ing things, whatever they may be which American Poultry Journal, in without rience who really are to busi- exist or that occur in the Poultry World June, 1915, issue. "new the ness" and who conclude that the things of America; second, here is an effort That is pretty vigorous writ- they being made to. establish a co-operative do must be right and therefore ing! One might be tempted to poultry raising and fruit farming com- should be written up and published in say that here we appear to have- the poultry press. munity, which, to an extent at least, is the good Doctor at his best. Yet something new under the sun—some- No doubt there is more or less founda- it is a singular state of mind that, thing that in the not distant future may tion for this criticism, notably in the when uncorked, gives out a flood prove to be successful, not in one case case of poultry papers that appear to of words such as, "polluting", alone, but perhaps in numerous localities. find it difficult to secure enough good "stench", "slopovers", "nastiest", reading matter with which to fill their If not, why not? "nauseating", "f o u 1 innuendo", pages, month by month. However, that As we recall it, a similar attempt at "stink-pots", "disgusting", etc. If is not the point we with to make nor poultry colonization or co-operative com- these expressions fairly represent is it a question we care to discuss. munity development was undertaken two our princely friend when he is or three years ago by a real estate firm writing in behalf of "common de- What we do wish to emphaisze is the fact that those of our readers who are of Philadelphia that owned or controlled cency and self-respect", may the specially interested in strictly practical a large plot of land in the suburbs of gods defend us if he ever becomes questions advice regarding poultry that city or not far distant. A recollec- indignant. and affairs methods, will find information also exists in our mind to the effect and tion instruction of that kind, that a plan of this kind was started and OF each month in several years ago on Long Island, but it or for other reasons this effort should A RELIABLE NATURE, our for Poultry de- did not proceed very far. The Philadel- not work out successfully, that does not Government Work above stated, aim also phia enterprise, on the other hand, reach- prove that the same plan, or an im- partment. As we to have this information and advice sea- ed a state where advertising was done proved plan would not be successful in sonable in character—taking pains to in the local daily papers and quite elab- some other locality, on a better soil, bring it to the attention of our readers orate printed matter was circulated. near more favorable markets, etc. at times when it will be of most value to What became of these two propositions Therefore it seemed to has us to be them. we do not know. both good sense and good poultry jour- Attention also is directed to the fact It is not our intention to set A. P. W. nalism to describe and illustrate to that in call the "wide measure" up as a judge of whether or not the readers of A. P. W. what Mr. Carter what we pages of each issue of A. P. W., are to plan of the St. Helen Development Com- and his business associates are trying be found not less than two articles, pany will prove to be a success or is to to do. Looked at from a different point treating on strictly practical questions. result in failure. One thing is clear: the of view, it would be easy to say per- — ; In th s issue these two articles are: man at the head of it, John Carter by haps to prove—that they have over- "Improving Flocks on Modern Farms" name, who lives at St. Helen and is in stated some matters; that their "copy- "Low Cost Poultry Houses", see the real estate business, has given a makers" have over-done the "appeal" and respectively pages 639 and 647. good deal of thought to this community, end of it; that they are weak in logic, co-operative plan and even if on account at least in some respects; but still the This plain of furnishing our readers of the locality, or the nature of the soil, whole matter is interesting and we direct monthly with well thought out, well- — •<

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expressed and reliable information and minimum fowls. Furthermore, the man himself advice from authoratative government "is of the salt of the earth". Readers of sources, both United States and Cana- Plenty of Eggs A. P. W. who have occasion to deal with dian, is to be continued for an indefinite Mr. Saart may rest assured that RECENTLY we asked W. C. they period. Trutli is. we have some "special Ellison. Buffalo, N. Y.. for will obtain good value and fair treat- features" of this kind in preparation twenty years a poultry ment in everv transaction. for use next fall and winter during what breeder, student and judge, what is generally known as the "best reading his present ideas are about incu- ENDORSES ZEXOLEIM, season of the vear"'. bating or shipping to customers The following letter from the River- under-sized, over-sized and mis- side Poultry Farm, one of the most EDITORIAL NOTES shapen eggs. After discussing the prominent eastern plants, located at Riverside, subject on the usual lines, to the New Jersey, will be of inter- The promised article for these pages est to poultry raisers: effect that the customer "should to be devoted to an editorial statement "We use Zenoleum in our 9000 egg be favored", etc., that question- incubator. The are of what the American Poultry Associa- eggs dipped by the able eggs as to size and shape, if tray full before incubation in 1.64 so- tion can do to help its federated state lution Zenoleum used at all for hatching purposes, and water. Each and provincial members, also of what compartment, including travs and ther- should be used at home, Mr. Elli- mometers, these members can do in their own be- is scrubbed thoroughly af- son said: ter each hatch and the eggs get a half, has had to be passed along to a good steaming the first few davs from the later issue, owing to two facts: First, "Let us do the best we can Zenoleum in the every time, but we ought not be compartments. Our a lack of time to prepare the article; experience is stronger and larger too particular on these points. hatches. have also second, the absence of spare room in this Breeding domestic fowls even We noticed in im- — mersing the trays of eggs in the Zeno- issue for the article. We shall try to the standard-bred kind—on sys- leum that the good eggs sink tematic or scientific lines, is and the present it in next month's issue—or in bad ones stick above the surface of still something new under the the solution. My customers the September number at the latest. sun, or comparatively write me so. that while they are buying baby chicks to "First let us plan and work from various farms that those which I get plenty of eggs—a high aver- am shipping seem stronger Readers of A. P. W. who are interested than those age per hen or per flock; then they have secured from other plants". in the Sussex fowl, particularly in the we can give our attention to The manufacturer of this well known Speckled and Red varieties, should send such details as uniformity of preparation are making a "special color, texture desirable trial offer" for the "Year Book of the Sussex Club of shell, to new customers. Look shape, standard weights, tic. up their ad on page 696, this issue. of America'*, as recently published. Ad- The whole problem presents a o dress your request to the secretary- deeply interesting question and treasurer of the club, Frank L. Piatt. invites the attention and best A NEW LEG BAXD. Swanton efforts of poultry students every- Ohio. This "Year Book" con- where, both men and women"'. Attention is directed to the advertis- sists of 40 pages, 6x9 inches in size. ing of the Indiana Specialty Co., Angola, That this question is not an It is printed on heavy-weight, calendar- Ind., on another page in this issue. "easy one", when viewed in all its This concern is introducing a new leg ed paper and is instructively illustrated, aspects, is disclosed by the in- band of the sealed type that should in- containing half-tone reproductions of terest teresting letter on page 657 from all poultry growers as it embod- down-to-date, prize-winning Speckled ies a new principle, being self-sealing, Chas. C. Hutton, Litchfield, 111., a and Red Sussex, as exhibited during the or automatic, therefore requiring no subscriber to A. P. W., who has tools to apply, and when once put on winter show season of 1914-1915. The had sixteen years' experience and "stays on." It is made of aluminum in book also contains a message from the seven sizes and is moderately priced. who evidently has tried to put two president of the club; a report of the As a reliable leg band is a necessity in and two together in his poultry every well regulated annual meeting of the club held at Madi- poultry yard, our work, with the object of knowing advice would be for readers of A. P. son Square Garden, New York City, Feb- what he was about and of mak- W. to look up the advertisement. The ruary 13, 1915; a description of the index will locate it, and write for sam- ing real progress. Other communi- winnings at the Club Show, Madison ples and descriptive matter. Kindly cations on this subject have been mention A. P. W. when writing. Square Garden, February 12-17, 1915, received since our May issue was and a dozen or more contributed articles, distributed and these letters will devoted to the Sussex fowl. These * * * Poultry houses for all climates be published later, some of them articles are by well-informed men, so and all locations are fully described in with illustrations. Editor. far as the study of the Sussex fowl has — "Poultry Houses and Fixtures." The progressed in this country. The consti- most complete book ever published on tution and by-laws of the club also ap- poultry house architecture. Fifty cents pear in the booklet. The present officers per copy * * * poultry manager. Mr. Fisk is also presi- of the Sussex Club of American are: dent of the Certified Farm corporation, President, H. H. Coburn, Marysville, which conducts two retail stores in New Mich. ; first vice-president, W. M. Pat- York City for the sale of prime table teson, Penn Yan, N. Y.; second vice-pres- poultry, new-laid eugs, fresh butter, pre- ident, Robt. H. Essex Fruitland, Ont., served fruits, choice vegetables and Canada: secretary-treasurer, Frank L. Cor. 11th & Market Sireets various poultry supplies. Piatt. Swanton, Ohio; Executive Com- o— European Philadelphia mittee, A. A. Carver, Seville, Ohio; Dr. — Plan Pa. E. K. Conrad, Hackensack, N. J., and Len Robert H. Essex is out with the letter- Rawnsley, of the Rawnsley-Shields Poul- head of his new poultry paper, to be try Farm, Station B, Columbus, Ohio. known as the Canadian Poultry Journal, a monthly periodical to be published at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and devoted Just about '"the nobbiest thing" the in to "Fruit and Garden". On the new way of a poultry catalogue, devoted to letterhead also appears this wording: high-class standard-bred fowls, is the "Devoted to every Branch of Poultry 9 x 12-inch 1915 catalogue of Wilburtha Raising". The price is to be fifty cents Poultry Farms, Trenton Junction. N. J., a year. Mr. Essex' present address is breeders of S. C. White and Buff Leg- Fniitland, Ontario, Canada. Thoroughly Modernized horns, Columbian Wyandottes, Colum- —o— Remodeled and Equipped bian Plymouth Rocks and Pekin Ducks. NEW MANAGEMENT fin This catalogue was designed and super- A. P. W. readers will be interested to 'I vised by the Charles Advertising Ser- learn that W. H. Saart. proprietor of Cafe and Roof Garden ,_•$»' vice, H. H. Charles, President, 23-25 East Mirimichi Poultry Farm. Foxboro, Mass., In Connection "26th Street, New York City, and is one has taken over the management of this Special Club Breakfasts of Mr. Charles' best creations of this farm and is giving his personal atten- and Luncheons Rates—Without Bath. $1.50 kind to date Readers who are interested tion tc it. Mirimichi Farm breeds S. C. With Bath, $2.00 and up. in any of the varieties here mentioned Rhode Island Reds, Wbite Plymouth Frank Kimljle. Mgr. will do well to send for a copy of the Rocks and White Wyandottes of quality. Wilburtha Poultry Farms 1915 de luxe There is a large acreage, also numerous catalogue. Charles J. Fisk is the owner poultry buildings, and Mr. Saart has of Wilburtha Farms and George Kerr is spent money libereally in securing choice 65 ——

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Editor American Poultry World: which lay nearly every twenty-four of every letter written, so it will be successively subject to reference to an article ap- hours are more easy to have your correspondence as laying ill-shaped than those that WITHpearing in May A. P. W., eggs a reliable guide in filling all orders. lay every other day, or two days in written by you, under the About nine complaints of dissatis- succession and miss the third day. title 'About Eggs for Hatch- faction OUT OF EVERY TEN come ing", wherein you ask your read- As a rule, a misshapen egg WILL from persons who are making their ers and the poultry breeders for their HATCH A PERFECT CHICK and I first purchase of standard-bred fowls or opinions regarding several questions of have not found any greater percentage eggs, for the reason that they do not interest (questions that I consider of of deformed chicks from them than know what they want, nor what to ex- great importance to the fancy poultrv from perfect eggs. pect for the money they spend. They industry, and which I feel should be are not aware that it Your next question: "Is it fair to a takes hundreds thoroughly discussed now), as this sub- Standard breed or variety for poultry- of dollars and years of time for a last breeder ject has at been opened to the men to ship out small, misshapen eggs to perfect a strain or buy into world through your magazine for frank for hatching that are sold for twenty a strain, of high-class foV'ls. They do permit me, in reply to your discussion, cents to one dollar each?" Would say, not realize that in buying a sitting of questions, to give the following facts eggs they this is a question covering a wide range are buying the breeder's as I have found them to exist in my of circumstances. Right off-hand, the chance of hatching and raising one sixteen years' experience in breeding answer would be "no"; but taking the chiekert from that sitting of eggs which and selling high-class fowls. foregoing questions and answers into will be worth anywhere from $5.00 to First, you ask if an under-sized egg consideration, also the fact that many $500.00, besides getting in addition several will produce a large-sized, healthy and of the best specimens of fowls do pro- other high-class breeding birds. In vigorous chick. The direct answer to duce undesirable eggs as to size and mentioning this, I do not have reference this question could be "yes", or it shape and that high-class birds are to hucksters who make a busi- could be "no", either of which would not easily produced, also that the mar- ness of supplying farm-flock eggs to all inquirers at be correct, because the vitality of the ket price is not a true basis of com- $1.00 to $2.00 per sitting breeding stock, their care, etc., and the parative value for birds, nor for eggs and at $6.00 to $7.50 per 100, but method and care of the egg during in- produced from these high-class fowls, to the true fancier WHO HAS SPENT YEARS in establishing strain cubation also would be important fac- then it would seem that if undesirable a of fowls which will tors; but considering that every other shaped eggs that were known to be produce birds of the influence which would tend to produce fertile and capable of producing strong, highest Standard type. a strong, vigorous chick WAS IDEAL, healthy chicks were shipped, it would including the breeding of the stock for be fair to the breed and to the pur- ' I 'HE poultry business as a whole is generations back, my experience has chaser. On the other hand, if the sell- X not different than any other com- been that a small egg will produce a er should knowingly ship his customer monsense business. It .cannot be large-sized. healthy and vigorous infertile eggs, or or doubtful eggs of conducted simply on enthusiasm: neith- chicken, when the fowl is fully ma- uncertain breeding, then he is a fool er can it be conducted on a large scale tured, but the chick will not appear as or a deliberate thief and his case without money or work; but even with large when hatched, yet it will be much should be handled as such. these elements combined it will be a more active than one produced from In case the buyer is not satisfied failure, unless good business methods an extra large egg. with a shipment of eggs, there is only and honest dealing with customers al- In answering this question I am us- one fair recourse for both seller and ways are observed. This again brings ing as my guide, as to what a large buyer, and that is the return of the to mind the question of how much a and small egg is, those produced by eggs to the seller, who must be guid- sitting of eggs really is worth, an! my strain of Plymouth Rocks, and am ed by the instructions of the buyer still be giving a customer every bit accepting an egg measuring two and as to whether he (the seller) shall of value his money could get for him three-eighths inches in length and one refund the money or replace the eggs. in any other place. and three-eighths inches in thickness, And as a sale of eggs usually is made That is indeed a hard question an- as representing an average size for this BY LETTER—which becomes a con- to swer in definite form. In the same breed. As to an abnormally small egg, tract the entire transaction must be — connection, on behalf of the seller, we I WOULD NOT use it for hatching; brought to a termination by the agree- ask: Is it "good business" for him to neither would I use an abnormally ments MADE IN THAT CONTRACT, send out an undersized egg from a first large one, except under one condition which should be so plain that there prize Madison Square hen that is mated that it was from a very fine female. can be no chance for a misunderstand- to a first prize Chicago cockerel, to a Late-hatched pullets that begin laying. customer who has paid a $1.00 bill for ing early in life, invariably lay small that egg, when the breeder or fancier eggs, which are generally highly fer- has reason to believe that this egg will tilized. Heavy laying hens almost al- to specified or agreed dates for AS produce a $50.00 chick when the chick ways lay smallish eggs and all shipping: The fewer dates the most is matured? extra large hens that are quite fat seller of high-class eggs makes, will also be found to lay smallish eggs. the better off and the more agreeable The only way that I can see to set- As to the second part of the ques- his poultry business will be, as there tle such a vital question is to teach tion, where you ask if the average size are innumerable causes of delay which the buying public the TRUE COST or weight of a strain or flock would he probably cannot avoid. This is es- VALUE of strictly high-class birds, be decreased by using for hatching pecially true if his sales amount to BASED ON what it really takes to pro- small eggs only, my answer is de- anywhere near his production of eggs. duce them. To do this, Mr. Editor, cidedly "no", but the average size of But where such dates ARE MADE, the will help greatly the breeders who are the eggs in after generations would shipment should be made at all costs, trying to do an honest business. Of be decreased, if this practice were con- provided it is possible, if he considers course there are crooks in the poultry tinued indefinitely. his patron as the foundation of his suc- business, but they are to be found in cess, which must be done if he expects all businesses. As to misshapen and (Editors Note: are of the belief We to continue in the business. Let us small eggs, no true poultryman inten- that other experienced readers of A. P. all realize that getting new customers tionally produces W. will disagree with this answer. It them, and any one is not profitable, should be noted that Mr. Hutton, in the but THAT KEEPING who cares for the future of his business third paragraph preceding, says defin- THOSE WE HAVE and doing it by hon- will .eliminate such eggs as much as itely that he "would not use" an ab- est, fair, up-to-the-minute dealings possible and avoid sending them out normally small egg for hatching will produce the best results. as much as possible, but as yet the way which we regard as being the safe to entirely eliminate these undesirable rule to follow, on the average.) Taking for granted that both buyer and seller are honest, which nearly al- eggs has not been found—not to my knowledge. ways is the case, if dissatisfaction oc- eggs should not used MISSHAPEN* be curs it is caused by a misunderstand- I have expressed my views quite ful- for hatching, where it is possible ing, which the seller can avoid by writ- ly on this important subject and should to avoid them, on account of their ing a plain business letter in reply to be glad to hear from others. being usually infertile. Misshapen his inquiry, setting forth JUST WHAT Yours very eggs are caused as a rule by an abnor- HE CAN AND WILL DO—explaining truly, mal condition in the hen and only about matters in a way that will leave no fifty per cent, will be found fertile, but doubt in the mind of his prospective in breeding it becomes necessary some- customer. The honest and sensible times to use these eggs, as some of the poultryman should do this and avoid finest breeders and exhibition birds making uncertain promises, wnich later Evergreen Lawn Poultry Farm, will produce them, especially the proli- on it will be found impossible to ful- fic layers. I have observed that hens fill. Do this, then keep a carbon copy Litchfield, 111.

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caused notices to be published and circulated defining that part of the pure food law relating to the disposal of bad POULTRY WORLD AFFAIRS eggs. Under the law dealers are required to candle all eggs. Penalty in the way of a fine up to $100 is the remedy City authorities of Paducah, Ky., have death of his mother who had owned the in case of violations. o adopted an ordinance placing a penalty bird for thirty-six years previous to her — of from five to dollars on the reaching this ex- twenty death. In addition to Word has just been received that a sale of bad eggs. traordinary age the goose was also in pen of six hens in the Burnley, Victoria, o — possession of an extraordinary breeding Australia, egg laying contest have hung record, having hatched her brood of gos- Lake Charles, La., fanciers have select- up a record of 1,699 eggs for the year. said have ed December 13-18 as the dates for their lings regularly, which are to This contest is under government super- sixteen annually, making seventh annual show. F. J. Marshall and averaged a vision, therefore the figures are supposed her fifty-five breed- C. P. Van Winkle will place the awards. total of some 880 for to be authentic. This is undoubtedly —o ing years. the highest official record ever made in ,—o an egg laying contest. Secretary J. F. Boyer, of the Erie, Pa., The Rhode Island Club of New South poultry show, announces the dates of Wales, Australia, at a regular meeting the next annual exhibition as Novem- The "Chicken Bill", as it is known in held May 25, 1915, after lengthy discus- ber 22-27. J. F. Gault will place the Illinois, was passed at the recent session sion decided to adopt the American awards. of the Illinois state legislature. The bill Standard as published in the 1910 edition —o was introduced by Representative T. C. of the American Standard of Perfection. Buxton and provides that country boards Through co-operation of the commer- —o— of supervisors may make annual ap- cial club of Joplin, Mo., the coming Mis- propriations not to exceed $250 to coun- souri State Poultry show will open its The seventh annual egg show held ty poultry associations to aid them in doors to the public without charge for at Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind., holding poultry shows. admission May 4th, was the most successful since —o— the inception of the event. There was not only a large increase in the number Prof. G. D. Horton, recently of the In the Australian laying contests the of entries but the attendance showed Storrs Agricultural College, Storrs, contestants are continued through their great improvement over previous events. Conn., has accepted call to the Mis- second and third laying years and in a o souri State Poultry Experiment Station, — this way much valuable data are Mountain Grove, Mo. The ranks of Indiana fanciers lost one accumulated on the profits to be derived keeping —o of their oldest members on May 10th, in two and three-year-old hens as layers. S. Myers, Crawfordsville, We understand that here and The Minnesota State Legislature has when Ben was called to the great beyond. Mr. Myers there an American poultryman has tried passed a bill appropriating an amount was well known as a breeder and ad- out this system with successful results. equal to the cash premiums paid, pro- o vertiser of Black Langshans and was al- — vided they do not exceed $400, to each so one of Indiana's best known poultry of the poultry associations in the state A recent communication from Loring judges. Brown, Smyrna, Ga., advises that he has —o o — disposed of his interests in Belmont The annual importation of eggs into It is stated that several of the larg- Farms and in the future will devote his the Union of South Africa is said to est bakers' supply houses in the United time to paper work and judging. Bel- amount to upwards of $400,000. The States contemplate the erection of large mont Farms are not only extensive majority are supplied by Italy, Ireland factories in China for the purpose of breeders of poultry but are also deeply and Russia. The estimated home pro- manufacturing dried and dessiccated interested in live stock, breeding Jersey duction is from $450,000 to $550,000. eggs. The low cost of production and cattle, Berkshire and Duroc swine. Collie —o the small import duty gives encourage- and Fox Terrier dogs are also among ment to this enterprise. their specialties. The Missouri State Poultry Associa- —o tion, through Fred Crosby, secretary, an- Experiments conducted nounces that the services of W. H. Card, The annual meeting of the American at Washington Agricultural Experiment Station, Pull- have been engaged to place the awards Buckeye Club will be held in connection man, Wash., the rapid on all Rhode Island Red classes at the with the Chicago Coliseum Show, Decem- show growth of chicks. Leghorn chicks that averaged next annual show to be held at Joplin, ber 10-15, 1915. One hundred and sixty- 1.4 oz., when hatched, weighed on the Mo., December 7th to 11th, 1915. two dollars in cash will be offered. A. average 5.6 oz. at five weeks of age, or F. Weisberg, Nevada, Mo., the club an increase of - four times their original secretary, is supplying full information According to reports the holdings of weight. Rhode Island Red chicks did in regard to this meeting. eggs in storage in New York and Jersey even better, growing to an average City exceed those in storage on June 1, weight of 8.4 oz. in five weeks, almost 1914, by 300,000 cases. It is further es- According to official reports, England, six times their weight when hatched. timated that the combined holdings in during the year 1913, imported more —o New York, Chicago, Boston and Phila- than 215,700',000 dozen eggs. Of these Occasionally much fuss is made about delphia on June 1, 1915, exceeded those Russia supplied 114,532,750 dozen, Aus- so-called cold storage eggs, but the same of one year ago by about 700,000 cases. tria-Hungary and Germany 13,973,917 people who make the noise appear to re- dozen and Belgium and France 7,751,666 lish the Chinese eggs and give no dozen. It will be seen that the war John S. Martin, Port Dover, Ont., well thought to age or conditions under which greatly affects the sources of sup- known for his productions in White main they are produced. Two carloads of this Wyandottes, received this season what piy- Celestial "hen fruit" recently arrived in he believes is the largest single order New York from Shanghai, China, via ever placed for hatching eggs. The order Geo. H. Tracy, Kinderhook, N. Y., Seattle and were said to be in remark- called for 15,000 Regal White Wyan- secretary of the New York State branch ably good condition, showing good body dotte eggs and came from the Pittsfield of the Rhode Island Red Club of America, and moderate shrinkage. They sold at Poultry Farm of Skowhegan, Me., and has issued an appeal to Red breeders to about 19 cents per dozen or on a par Holliston, Mass. make the exhibits of Reds at the com- with native "dirties". o —o-» ing State Fair the largest on record. — A recent issue of the Feathered World, Last year there were 444 Reds in line. A new feature has been added to the England, gives an account of a goose Mr. Tracy would like to see 600 this poultry department of the Trenton, N. year. that reached the ripe old age of fifty-six J., Fair that those in charge believe o years. The aged goose was the property — will prove popular with New Jersey of one William Hough, Close Green, State Dairy and Food Commissioner poultrymen. The New Jersey State Houghton, near Carlisle, and came into W. B. Barney of Iowa has organized his Poultry Association has offered a special his possession twenty years ago at the forces for a bad egg campaign and has prize for an exhibit of eggs and $100 —« —

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-will be divided in attractive cash premi- nese hens for their product that left the NEW SECRETARY AT PITTSBURGH ums. No entry fee is to be charged and Celestial Empire through these three The directors of the Poultry Exhibition according to information at hand the ports. The exports of eggs, in various of Pittsburg have elected E. F. Baldwin as secretary, and althouth Mr. Baldwin well received forms to the United States from these announcement has been so is a comparative stranger to the gen- by poultry raisers that one of the larg- three ports in 1914 exceeded the 1913 eral poultry public he is said to be well fitted for est exhibits of eggs ever held in the state exports by nearly $1,300,000. At the the position and capable average price of 30 cents per dozen the of continuing the policies that have is looked forward to. Harry E. Rogers, made the show popular in the past. In the popular superintendent of poultry, $1,341,808 handed to the Chinese would commenting on his election the "Pitts- purchased 4,472,693 1-3 dozens of burgh Dispatch" states: '-In electing E. will have Prof. Victor G. Aubrey as his have eggs laid in America by American hens F. Baldwin as secretary of the poultry assistant in this department. Prof. H. exhibition of Pittsburgh the officers ap- and owned by United States citizens. R. Lewis and Prof. A. L. Clark will place parently made a selection that has the Why hand this money to a race classed approval not only of his friends but the the awards. Full details of this exhibi- as undesirables and barred from our rank and file of the enormous body of tion will be found in the premium list. breeders and fanciers of this district shores ? o— Mr. Baldwin is essentially a home — grown product, young, ambitious, of a A patent recently granted a Minne- cheerful dispsoition and very accomo- dating. These points combined with sota inventor covers what we believe is A recent issue of the Geneseo (X. Y.) "Twenty-five years his knowledge of the poultry business the latest device for turning eggs dur- Democrat states: should make him an ideal secretary". ing incubation. The egg trays are filled ago this week all our merchants were Mr. Baldwin has taken charge of the new office and in the near future will with a series of rollers to which is at- paying for eggs was 10 cents per dozen pound for butter". Ac- make announcement concerning the tached a clock-work mechanism control- and 10 cents a coming show. cording it led by a weight. By this arrangement a to present quotations would fallen slow rolling movement is kept up which seem that production had far of notwithstanding the KANSAS CITY DATES is supposed to provide uniform incuba- short demand and con- great strides that have been made both The Kansas City Poultry Show is tion as a new surface is slowly scheduled for Jan. 10-15, 1916, and will industries. tinuously exposed to the heat. We would in the poultry and dairy be held in Convention Hall, Kansus like to have the inventor advise us what While demand undoubtedly influences City, Mo. This show has the backing poultrymen secured after subjecting the price of these commodities, the cold of some of the best known results he has of the Mid-West including W. W. is doubt the big factor eggs to such treatment for 21 days. storage without Graves, Judge of Missouri Supreme Dollars to doughnuts he had' more "rots" in the change, making possible a more Court, President; Reese V. Hicks, of the Poul- chicks. uniform supply and doing away with manager Rancocas than try ex-president of the o the "feast or famine" principle that pre- Farms — American Poultry Association, first vailed a decade or more ago, when there vice-president; T. E. Quisenberry of On the night of May 15th W. D. Hol- were few or no eggs in winter and an the Missouri State Poultry Experiment terman and his son, Lewis, had a mirac- over supply in spring and summer. Station, second vice-president. With ulous escape from death. Mr. Holter- o such men at its head success is assured — the coming event. The judges are an- man and his son were looking over their nounced as V. O. Hobbs. R. F. Palmer, farm, which is located near Fort Wayne, A correspondent of "Poultry", Eng- Wm. C. Tallant, Tom Cochran and A. J. Ind., following a heavy storm that had land, signing himself J. Harding, claims Meyer. The comparison method will be used. Premium list when issued will resulted in some damage. While thus to have a ten and one-half months old be sent by E. L. Noyes, Secretary, Man- engaged Mr. Holterman, Jr., became en- Minorca-Wyandotte hen which laid six hattan Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. tangled in a barb wire fence that had perfect eggs, averaging 2% ounces each, electricity become heavily charged with in one day (May 22nd) between the WOONSOCKET, R. I. from a fallen trolley wire. His father hours of 10 A. M. and 5 P. M., and asks Arthur J. Richard, secretary of the rushed to his assistance and their es- the editor of that valuable publication Woonsocket Poultry Show, announces cape from instant death is probably due if it is a record. Indeed, it is some rec- the dates of the next exhibition as to the fact that the elder Holterman ord, not only for a perfectly normal hen December 8 to 11. We are not acquainted with the plans for this ex- also for the -wore rubber boots which acted as an to behave thusly, but imag- hibition, and although it is somewhat efficient non-conductor. ination of a supposed-to-be healthy early we believe that Mr. Richards will and normal man to behave in such a be pleased to send particulars to those who will address him at Woonsocket, manner. There is either a hole in the R. I. During the year ending January 1, fence or else this hen, btyng of patriotic 1915, the extremes in prices in Buffalo, nature, and having read the appeals of eggs, according N. Y., for strictly fresh all English poultry journals for dona- P Prevent Lice P to quotations from a leading retail the injured sol- tions of fresh eggs for RThey kill chicks, torture hens 13 house, were 25 cents per dozen as the diers, was striving, by heroic conduct, and reduce profits. Apply (Pow- low quotation and 60 per cent per dozen Cross. A PRATTS LICE KILLER A to earn a Victoria dered). It kills lice instantly, i™* for the high mark. The former was and latter in Decem- 50c reached in June the *** Why not try and get a few sub- T 25c Guaranteed T ber. The wholesale prices at the same scribers for A. P. W. i We have a very cents for the June eggs PRATT FOOD COMPANY time were 22 liberal proposition that will interest 50 cents per dozen for J J and 48 cents to you. Philadelphia, Chicago, Toronto the December product. According to the monthly quotations a poultryman V/"if T I ACr if you miss this I 117 DC AM announces a special summer sale of his Har disposing of his eggs in the Buffalo mar- 1KJKJ sa ie opportunity. *• « • DlYrUl vard Red Breeders al HALF PRICE OR LESS ket would receive an average price of 32 A real opportunity to get a trio, pen or single birds of this noted line at less than the cost of ordinary cents per dozen the year around. PENS BROKEN UP JUNE 15TH. SEND FOR LIST. 324 POND STREET, SOUTH BRAINTREE, MASS.

During the year 1914 the exports of BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS S. C. BROWN LEGHORNS eggs from Shanghai, China, increased We offer a number of breeding pens just as they were bred by us. more than $300,000 over the previous The matings are small, only three to five females in each pen. year. This increase is largely account- GROVE HILL POULTRY YARDS, Box 804, WALTHAM, MASS. ed for by the increased shipments to the United States, particularly those to the rsj A T I O M A L_ Pacific Coast. During 1914 the United States took from this port $580,750 WHITE INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS THE WORLDS GREATEST WINNERS. BEST LAYERS. HARDIEST, AND M05T PROFITABLE worth of eggs. The figures for 1913 FOWL 69 FIRST PRIZES. 21 SILVER CUPS. MEDALS. BADGES. GOLD AND CASH SPECIALS AT LEADING SHOWS were $32,257. In addition to the above EGGS FOR HATCHING. FROM EIGHT CLASSIEST MATINGS. REASONABLE PRICES, SEND FOR CIRCULAR the United States received in 1914 from NATIONAL CAPITAL WHITE RUNNER DUCK FARM-OFFICE 4205-8™ Sr. WASHINGTON. O.C. the Port of Nanking, China, $471,940 worth of frozen eggs and $35,978 worth ANNUAL HALF PRICE SALE of breeders now on. of eggs in the shell. And this is not all Llenroc Reds We offer you the opportunity of a life time to secure as the port of Hankow contributed quality Reds at one-half their regular value. A successful hatching season forces us -$87,351 in egg yolks, $15,839 in frozen to move this stock at once. If you want bargains in Reds try Llenroc Reds in "dried eggs and $140,701 yolks, $9,243 JOHN E. HOUCK, HENRY ALT. TIV^V-'V^IVHOIICK OE& ALT1— 1 , in frozen eggs. A total of 1,341,808 good Bl.ck Creek. Ont. . Buffalo, N. Y. American dollars were corralled by Chi- 87 FULLER STREET, BUFFALO, N. Y. — — — —

EDITORIAL NOTESAND COMMENT

By WILLIAM C. DENNY, Associate Editor

It is with regret and sorrow that we Madison Square Garden will set Show at W. readers. The illustration is a repro- chronicle the death of Ben S. Meyers at rest rumors in regard to the time for duction of photographs of Madison his home in Crawfordsville, Ind., on the holding May of next winter's exhibition: Square Garden winners belonging to K. 10th, after a very sudden and unexpected "Despite statements I have seen late- M. Turner, Proprietor of Dictograph illness. Mr. Meyers was 64 years old. ly in the press in regard to a change Farms, West Nyack, N. Y. Mr. Turner is He was born in Virginia, moving from in the dates of our show I beg to advise that the exhibition will be held among the numerous enthusiasts of the there to Crawfordsville in 1872. Here he (as announced during the last show) breed who cannot say too much for engaged in brick contract and be- from 1915 work December 31, -to January 5, them. In a recent letter to Artist came prominent in this line of industry. 1916, inclusive. We open as usual on Friday morning and close on Schilling he wrote: He was well known to the poultrymen Wednes- day evening. These I believe are ideal "You can of the nation almost call Faverolles ever- as a successful breeder dates and from assurances already lasting layers. Our birds have gone received 1 convinced that and exhibitor of Black Langshans and am we will through the season and only three of have perhaps the largest entry in as a prominent poultry judge. In his our them have set. We sold one at the local market capacity as poultry judge he placed the the other day, undressed with its head off for $1.67. I had 35 awards at practically every exhibition Faverolle hens last year. Up to June of prominence in the central west and 1st, they netted $450.00,—and I still have at several world's expositions. At the the hens. time of his death he was planning to Of Faverolles, which is a French breed, attend the Panama-Pacific Exposition in the white variety is one of the newer this capacity. members of the family, and since its introduction to America has Of a genial and kindly disposition he made many friends because its made hosts of friends and had the happy of striking appearance as well as because it is a good layer faculty of keeping them. He is survived and a fowl that develops quickly. by Mrs. Meyers and five grown up It has a large deep breast children. that is usually covered —o with thick layers of fine grained juicy white meat. American Poultry World is pleased to —o announce that Baltimore is to resume H. J. Kline, General Manager holding its annual poultry show. No of the Forest City Fair, exhibition was held last year because of Cleveland, Ohio, announces that arrangements the inabiilty to make satisfactory have been made to stage this arrangements for the 5th Regiment year's poultry exhibition in "atractive and substantial Armory. Whether it is intended to hold buildings' instead of tents as formerly. the coming exhibition in this noted are pleased to edifice has not been announced, but poul- We quote Mr. Kline as follows: trymen may rest assured that suitable facilities will be provided. "Hitherto the poultry exhibit has been housed in circus tents, a regret- No finer poultry exhibitions have been able fact, but one over which we had held in this or any other country than no control. We realized that poultry is too the splendid displays that have been as- essentially a factor of the exhibition not to be staged in the most sembled in Baltimore during recent effective manner possible, and there- years. John M. Sessions the well known fore it is a pleasure to assure the Bantam breeder is Secretary of this poultrymen that we have been enabled to provide attractive and substantial year's show which will be held Novem- buildings for this year's poultry show. ber 30th to December 4th. BEN S. MYERS "Another new feature that is entitled to attention is our offering of Well known Black Langshan Breeder and Poultry three money premiums in all single Owing to its not being in the copy bird classes, also specials for best dis- Judge who died May 1 0th. furnished, the name of Victor 0. Hobbs, play of each variety, for best display of any one variety in each class, and was not included in the list of Panama- for best display of any variety in the Pacific Poultry Show, judges as pub- show". lished in June A. P. W. Mr. Hobbs lives history. The period of the show covers The growing New Years Day and we will be open on importance of the Forest Grove, Mo., is promi- at Mountain and Sunday as usual". City Fair, which is held at North Ran- nently connected with the poultry indus- The return to former dates will doubt- dall, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, try of the "Show Me" State. He is less be appreciated by most breeders who has been exceptional. The poultry de- associated with the American School of have made a practice of exhibiting at partment under the management of Poultry Husbandry, is a licensed poultry New York each season. Last season's Shepard Strong has become one of the judge and formerly was well known as late show dates, the middle of February, leading fall poultry exhibitions of the a fancier-breeder of Buff Orpingtons. He were not satisfactory to many. year attracting not only exhibitors from became a member of the American Poul- —o all parts of the Buckeye State, but from try Association in August, ,1908. distant points, as far east as the Atlan- The illustration of White Faverolles tic Ocean and as far west as the Missis- The following announcement from on the June cover of A. P. W. has been sippi river, as well as from Canada to Charles D. Cleveland, Secretary of the favorably commented on by many A. P. the South. The judges at this year's

JULY CUT IN FASHION PLATES 150 good hens free from disqualification, all from trapnested families—$2.00 each in lots of five or more—not 50% of their November value. 150 hens better and snappier at $ 2.50 each. 100 exhibition hens $5 .00 each. 40 yearling cocks $5.00, $ 10.00 and f 15.00 each. Big Bargains. 10 two year old cocks $10, $15.00 and $25.00, that will please the best breeders. EGGS 50 PER CENT. OFF LIST. A. E. MARTZ, (Buff Orpington Specialist) Box E, ARCADIA, IND.

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in this enterprise it would appear that the success of the exhibition was assured and from our acquaintance with those interested in the welfare and success of the show we can assure A. P. W. readers and prospective exhibitors that the show will be conducted on business lines and all promises will be conscientiously lived up to.

The annual Buffalo Poultry Show is to again be held Thanksgiving Week, November 23-27. During the past two show seasons this exhibition has made exceptional progress as one of country- wide importance. Few cities rival Buffalo as a center for poultry shows. It has a half a million population and possesses exceptional railroad facilities that extend directly into the New England, South- ern, Central-western states and Canada which makes it convenient for the poultrymen of all sections to forward exhibits. The Broadway Auditorium is one of the largest and best buildings in Prof. C. T. Patterson, pathologist at the Missouri Experiment Station says that no full sexed male the country obtainable for holding poul- should ever be kept in the flock which is not intended for breeding pui poses. To emphasize this point Prof. Patterson sends us the above illustration showing two male birds that as cockerels weighing two try exhibitions. It is possible to cage pounds each were worth 20 cents a pound. The one on the right was caponized the other was not. in this building an exhibition of six they were one year old capon weighed eleven pounds When the and was worth 20 cents a pound, the thousand head of poultry one fowl in other weighed eight pounds and was worth 5 cents a pound. These are evidently western quotations and low as compared with eastern prices. On June 25th, broilers in the Buffalo market were worth 28 a coop, cages single tier high. Buffalo to 30 cents a pound alive, wholesale, and$l .25 to $1.75 per pair dressed, retail. There were no capons is a hub of various poultry interests, on the market, but we were informed that in season they bring from 22 to 25 cents a pound wholesale including incubator and brooder fac- and 28 to 30 cents a pound retail, "Old roosters" are not in demand but wholesale dealers advised tories, poultry food mills, poultry pub- that they would pay 1 1 and 12 cents a pound alive for them. Prof. Patterson says that when cockerels as broilers are worth much above the average capon price to sell them as broilers, and that when prices lishers, large poultry farms, etc. are below the average to caponize them. The Buffalo Show is conducted by the International Poultry Association, an show are as follows: J. H. Busch, Cleve- one of the leading shows to be held in organization of leading businessmen and land. Ohio; Ira M. Farber, Sandyville, New England this season. poultry keepers of western Ohio; Theodore Hewes, Indianapolis, New York He calls attention to the fact that, and Canada including such prominent men Ind. ; Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio; in face of trouble the the caused by as George Urban, Jr., Grant M. Curtis, W. G. Minnich Carlisle, Penn.: F. C. ''hoof and disease last season, mouth" W. C. Houck, James H. Moore, Lew H. Sites, North Dover, Ohio; James A. making a postponement of the show Pottle, Robert Pomeroy, Tucker, Royal Oak, Mich. Bown, Henry necessary, that 2.500 birds of the high- Howard A. Forman, Wm, Wendt of Buf- est quality were exhibited, and expresses falo; H. A. Rose, J. S. Martin, Joseph W. S. Robinson, Fayette, Mo., Secre- the belief that this year with the Russell, William McNeil of Canada and tary of the American Buff Plymouth quarantine restrictions lifted that Attle- Rock Club is endeavoring to organize a boro will come to the front as one of movement that will bring out an ex- the largest and best shows in the east. white ORPINGTONS blue hibit of one thousand Buff Rocks at the Plans are already under way to pro- Start right by buying right. To do both write Panama-Pacific Poultry Show. This is vide a large list of attractive specials, certainly an undertaking, but it is not including many handsome silver cups E. B. ROGERS, CINCINNATI, OHIO beyond realization when the deeds of the and pold specials and it is expected that Buff Rocks Club members of the past several specialty clubs will select Attle- PREMIER WHITE WYAND0TTES are considered. As a result of team boro for their annual meeting. Judges The kind you'll eventually buy. The strain that work among club members and breed- have alreadv been engaged and include will satisfy. Why not now? ers, 519 Buff Rocks were shown at the F. A. Cooke, A. S. Bailey, W. H. Allen, Saunders & W illiams, Bos B, Ingersoll, Ont. St. Louis Exposition in 1904. This un- C. H. Wells. W. B. Atherton and George and winning strains. doubtedly did more to advertise Buff CHICKS from leading laving Feather. Other names are under con- BROODER STOVES, coal burning, best on the Rocks and advance the interest of the sideration and will be announced later. market, price $15.00. breeders of the variety than anything With Mr. Saart and other well known HATCHERY done before or since. While a thousand CLEVELAND poultrymen of Massachusetts interested 7918 Madison Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. birds of a single variety is a large number, it is only necessary for 100 breeders to show 10 birds apiece and if the movement were successful every breeder of CAMPINES the variety would be more than well HOMESTEAD SILVER repaid through the publicity that an THE VIGOROUS STRAIN exhibit of a thousand birds of a single BOSTON, 1915—Thirteen regular prizes, including 4 firsts, variety would receive. five specials including best display. 1915— regular prizes, in- Wake up Buff Rock breeders! Get in SPRINGFIELD, MASS., Seven four specials in class of 91 birds. touch with Secretary Robinson and take cluding 3 firsts, also NEW YORK STA TE FAIR, 1914—Seven regular prizes, opportunity is advantage of the that 2nd display and American Campine Club Special. before you. This should be proof enough that the "Vigarous Strain" has —o the quality to win in the hottest competition. Our excellent matings this season have produced for us some wonderful re- W. H. Saart, Proprietor of Mirimichi sults and we are pleased to state here that we have the grandest Poultry Farm, Foxboro, Mass., and lot of young stock that it has ever been our pleasure to own. you will require to bring home the President of the Attleboro Poultry Asso- We have just the individuals honors for you. May we quote you prices? ciation announces the dates of the coming Attleboro Show, as November 17-20 Homestead Campine Farm, Box W, Wayland, Mass. and is looking forward to the event as

BRONZE TURKEYS AMERICA'S PROVEN CHAMPIONS PARTRIDGE ROCKS Best breeders and greatest winners always for sale. Eggs in season. Turkey or Rock catalog for stamp. BIRD BROS. Box 14 MEYERSDALE, PA. —

662 AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD July, 1915 other well known poultry and business sure preventure for lice, from a noted A CHICK EATS men. Barred Rock breeder* who said he had whatever it sees. Be sure that it starts Arrangements for the coming show are been having very good success with it, life by eating under way and an official announcement and at that time I had a bunch of white CHICK FEED of details will soon be made. crested black Polish that the lice were H O STEAM-COOKED eating alive and after the first applica- Only $30 per lOO j.'his month's attractive cover illustration the lice disappeared and I did not Pittsfield 4 - Weeks - Old Chicks tion have any more trouble with them, and I Purebred. Barred and White Rocks, S.C.W. Leghorns and showing Homestead Campine Farm's R.I. Reds. Attractive prices for 8-weeks-old chicks. Satis- splendid winners at the 1915 Boston Show used enough to soak up their crest good. faction guaranteed. 'Money-Making Poultry" sent free. reflects credit to the breed, to owner C. Since that time I used it a dozen times Pittsfield Poultry Farms Co., 276 Main St., Skowhegan, Me. A. Phipps and to Artist A. 0. Schilling. on my black Leghorns of all sizes and Few breeds have improved so rapidly as found it to be the best thing I ever COLE'S BUFF ROCKS the Silver Campine, few breeders have tried. It also eliminates lice from the 15 years of line breeding makes them one of the leading strains this popular variety. Their supported them so generously and en- old stock and I thought I was doing the of show record is proof of quality. I guarantee thusiastically as Mr. Phipps, and few at poultry raisers a favor to inform them satisfaction. If interested, write home or abroad understand them so well of the use of it after having such good FRANK C. COLE, Box 101, VAN WERT, O. as Mr. Schilling. success with it with my own. This season I had used nearly all of the old bot- Briefly, the Campine, a native of Bel- Jennings S. C. Blue Andalusians tle and got some fresh to use thinking it gium was introducted into England in Winners at Madison Square Garden, Boston, was pure stuff and after trying it on the early 90's. At that time there was no Chicago and Buffalo. The Ideal Business hen of two or three chicks to see how it worked semblance of regularity in the markings today. For stock, eggs or further particulars write I found out very quickly that the pure of males or females. The markings were WM. O. JENNINGS, BUFFALO, N. Y. oil strong. it did not kill stippled instead of barred, nearly all of was too While the males showed white top color and the chicks it almost smothered them and long white saddle hangers. Fortunately if they had been in a brooder or under KEEPING PEN RECORDS? a hen and a lot of them been treated I it fell into the hands of expert breeders MARKING for the BREEDING PENS? who saw their possibilities and began to believe it would have smothered all of work towards a definite goal. It was them. MATING UP THE BREEDING PENS? about ten years after their introduction I could not determine the different re- MARKING THE DAY-OLD C HICKS? into England before they began to "go". sults as I used it very sparingly as it THEN USE During that time they had been perfect- was fresh and strong, but the other ed a great deal, both males and females times I had used, it the chicks did not Key-Ring-0' Leg Bands were showing barring, and a Standard seem to notice it, I therefore had the that provided for hen feathered males old stock oil examined and found it to to enable the production of exhibition be over half sweet oil which had weak- birds of both sexes from a single mating ened the effects of the sassafras oil. had been adopted. Words cannot express my regret for hav- In Belgium the breed has long been ing written that article for fear some noted for the size and number of eggs one lias tried it and caused damage to produced. These qualities at once appeal- their chicks, but again I feel that any- ed to the English poultry breeder and one who would try a new cure would not no doubt had much to do with their try it on many chicks until they would advancement in that country. Since it see how it worked and not use it on was introduced into America, these same enough to cause much damage, especially qualities seem to appeal to the American- at night when the chicks would be under poultry keeper with the result that in- a hen or in a brooder. terest in the breed developed very rapid- But for fear someone might use the ly and they now can be said to be bred pure stuff on a bunch of chicks in the extensively. Mr. Phipps has performed way above mentioned, I wish you would a valuable service to the breed. He has publish this letter before the hot July named his breed the "Vigorous Strain" days come which brings the lice. and insists on stamina and vitality as The party of whom I obtained the first the first requirements in his breeding bottle, which I supposed was sassafras The "KEY-RING-O" Leg Band is stock. The birds that he has exhibited oil moved to New Orleans or San Fran- very light— (light as a feather). at New York, Boston and other shows cisco last winter and when I find out his Indestructible— (lasts a lifetime). not fade). Made have been conspicuous for their robust address I am going to quote a little In nine colors (will in six sizes— (special sizes made to appearance and good size in addition to scripture to him for selling me stuff order). Easily put on (will stay on their Standard qualities of shape and which he did not tell me the exact con- until you take them off). Quickly the color. With such men as Mr. Phipps, M. tentes of, causing me embarrassment and taken off— (without destroying band). And, moreover, with the R. Jacobus, Frank Hering, S. T. Martling also will have a tendency to damage my "KEY-RING-O" Band YOU CAN and others back of the breed, it is sure business with the poultry breeders, let IDENTIFY BIRDS WITHOUT to continue to make progress and find alone the ill will of any who happened HANDLING. favor in this country. to use the pure oil. BANDS MAILED FREE o Hoping with sincerity that I have not NO. 2 MEDITERRANEAN 4 AMERICAN been the cause of any damage to any of NO. NO. 5 BANTAM my poultry friends. NO. 6 ASIATIC

I 30c R. M. Hexdeeson, Toledo, Ohio. 100 75c 25 Everybody's Column 50 50c | 12 15e o Write for new prices on larger AMERICAN BUFF WYANDOTTE CLUB quantities Mr. Henderson Makes Correction. The American Buff Wyandotte Club NO. 1 PIGEON year book for 1915 has made its ap- NO. 3 DAY-OLD CHICK Editor American Poultrv World, pearance and reflects much credit upon 100 50c I 25 20c 12 10c the its officers indicates 50 35c I Buffalo, N. Y. club and and larger that the club is in a healthy and Write for new prices on Dear Sir: flourishing condition. It consists of quantities sixty-four pages and cover and in addi- Send 7 2c Stamps for Sample Referring to my article published in tion to the constitution and laws and 15 Bands your March issue recommending sassa- list of members contains many interesting articles on this worthy breed. fras oil for lice on little chicks, I regret BE SURE AND LET US KNOW Every breeder of Buff Wyandottes THE COLOR AND .SIZE OF very much to inform you that upon an- should have a copy of this annual and BANDS YOU WANT other trial I find the pure oil much too if not already a club member they All Bands are made in the should send one dollar to J. E. Wil- colors: Black, White, strong and if used at night when chicks following marth, Sec, 29 Greenwich St., Hemp- Dark Blue, Pink, Light Blue, are in the brooder or under a hen it pro- stead, N. Y., and be enrolled. Red, Green, Yellow, Purple. duces such a strong odor that it smoth- A dollar invested now will pay for membership and put you in good stand- ers the GORDINIER chicks. ing until Ocotber 1st, 1916. If you NEWELL & Manufacturers Two years ago I purchased a bottle of want to boost your favorites join the club. It is united effort that wins at. Department A, TROY, N. Y. what I was told was sassafras oil and a this day and date. Conducted by Homer W. Jackson and Editor of American Poultry World

BEGINNING next fall, this department, in its entirety, is are now in the employ of our National Government, the to be conducted by Homer W. Jackson. (See biographical various state governments and the central and provincial sketch in the May issue of Mr. Jackson's poultry career authorities of Canada. Often the results of their carefully and special qualifications). At present Mr. Jackson is in conducted experiments are presented by them in the form New Mexico, where he went last October to spend the winter. of summaries or conclusions. These "findings" or conclusions Each month during the summer Mr. Jackson is to con- are to be presented to our readers without delay in each tribute news items, quotations and helpful comment relat- case where the subject matter is of general interest and ing to Government Work for Poultry, as conducted in application. various ways by the United States Department of Agricul- The main or principal object of these poultry experiments ture, by state agricultural colleges and by the central and and investigations, extending across considerable periods provincial authorities of Canada. His name will appear each and conducted at public expense, is to promote poultry keep- month at the end of his contribution. For the time being, ing on successful lines not on farms but in every other other reading matter, illustrations, etc., found in this legitimate branch of the industry. Naturally, therefore, much department will be obtained or selected by the editor of of this work is truly helpful to our readers. Moreover, it A. P. W. will be found to be "seasonable", and in conducting this The intention and scope of this department is to present department that feature of good service will be kept in to readers of A. P. W., month by month, in condensed and mind. The character and practical value of this Government popular form, the most practical and helpful information Work for Poultry may be judged by timely information that can be obtained from the numerous high-class men who published herewith.

WHILE the special needs of grow- took two months of heavy feeding to POINT, which is that the proper feeding ing chicks have received at- bring them to profitable laying. Quick- of growing stock is not the simple matter tention from our experiment er results doubtless would have been se- that it generally is thought to be. The stations, much more needs to be done cured if it had been possible to purchase poultry man who gets ideal results will along this comparatively neglected line. suitable foods locally, which was not the so feed that the chicks will reach their To too large an extent it appears to be case. normal development in the normal time. taken for granted by chick growers and It certainly does not pay to hatch I do not know that any one has even investigators alike that when the chicks chicks early in the season and carry gone into this matter with sufficient are once past the danger period, or when them through the entire summer and thoroughness to enable us to say definite- they are about one month old, all that half the winter before they begin pay- ly just what the normal rate of develop- is required thereafter is to see that they ing for their feed. And it is not neces- ment is. For example, there is a gen- have all they will eat of almost any sary. Proper feeding and plenty of it eral impression that Leghorn pullets suitable ration. would bring the pullets into laying from should have at least five months to reach Certainly the fullest emphasis should one to two months earlier than is gener- maturity that four months is to short a be placed on the "enough". The general ally the case, and the cockerels would go time and that if they are six months do- practice is to underfeed growing stock, to market sooner and at heavier weights. ing it, time and money have been lost, either by limiting the amount actually Simple feed "and lots of it" will not but I know of no definite data that can fed, or by feeding unsuitable or unpala- accomplish the desired result, however. be cited to prove this. It may not be table feeds, which produces about the The ration should be SUITABLE to the true, and there is still less definite same effect. In a large measure the fail- need of the growing birds, and a good knowledge regarding chicks of the larger ure to get eggs from pullets in late fall ration for young chicks or for adult breeds. fowls and the disappointing results so often IS NOT the right kind of a one for Rations for Growing Chicks. secured with pullets and cockerels in the the youngsters that are ranging over The following rations are used at so the fields rapidly building breeding pen, are not much due to and up bone some of our Stations and we may as- late hatching as to poor or limited feed- and tissue. sume that they represent the best judging during the growing period, resulting Sometimes, instead of the fowls being ment of the man in charge as to what the growing stock should have. But in the pullets being held back, often stunted and delayed the opposite extreme there certainly is ample room here for reaching maturity several months after is met with, where the growing stock further investigation: they normally would do so if properly receives a ration much too forcing in GOVERNMENT RATIO N— (Farmers' fed." its nature, with the result that the pul- Bulletin 624. Grain—Two parts of cracked corn A flock of White Wyandotte pullets lets come to premature maturity before and one part of wheat or equal parts of cracked corn, purchased by the writer late last Novem- they have reached their full physical de- wheat and oats. Fed in hopper. ber well illustrates this point. These velopment. Such birds are neither as Mash—Two parts of bran, 2 of middlings, 1 of cornmeal, 1 of low-grade pullets were hatched in April and May profitable producers nor as reliable flour, and 10 per cent, sifted meat scrap. and in the favorable climate of New breeders as they would have been if Fed in hopper. If fed moist, keep a hopper of dry bran before the chicks Mexico they ought to have developed and properly fed. and brought to full growth all the time. It is recommended lhat the meat scrap be omitted from the come into laying by the time I before they reached bought and development mash and fed separately in a hopper. them. As a matter of fact, however, they laying maturity. Ground bone not needed when th< chicks are on good range. weighed only three pounds each and it I I HOPE HAVE MADE CLEAR MY CORNELL RATION— (Bulletin 327.)

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Grain—Equal parts of wheat and sour milk gained 0.26 pound per ten same. In each case a most favorable cracked corn. Fed in hopper. chicks for each pound of total solids influence was exerted on the growth Mash—Equal parts of wheat bran, consumed; the chicks that were fed of the chicks, and when the milk was corn meal, wheat middlings and meat sweet milk made a corresponding gain supplied soon enough the death rate scrap. 1 pound of bone meal added of 0.25 pound, and those which were not of the chicks was kept decidedly be- to every 12 pounds of above mixture. given any milk 0.20 pound. In other low that of the pens which received Fed in hopper. One feed of moist mash words the milk-fed chicks gained re- no milk. Hence, milk, whether it is daily if desired to hasten development. spectively 30 per cent, and 25 per cent, sweet or sour, is an important food foi MASSACHUSETTS RATION— (Facts for more in weight per pound of solid food young chicks. than the chicks which received milk, Farmers' Vol. II, No. 9.) no That acid-producing bacteria are in Grain—Cracked corn and wheat, fed the sour milk chicks enjoying the no way responsible for the important night and morning. slight advantage of 5 per cent. results that were brought about by the Mash Two parts of bran, one part — Influence of Milk Feeding On Mortality. milk feeding was further shown as each of middlings, corn meal and follows. It was observed that fowls ground alfalfa, % part each of beef While the results pertaining to the which were receiving the ordinary scrap, oil meal and gluten meal; 1 part gains in body weight slightly favored mixed grain and mash harbored in each of bran, middlings, corn meal, the use of sour milk as compared with their intestines large numbers of acid- finely ground oats, ground alfalfa and the sweet, the mortality figures show producing bacteria very closely allied meat scrap. Fed in hoppers. If to be an appreciable increase in the deaths to the Bulgaricus bacillus of Metchni- fed moist, omit % of the beef scrap, oil of sour milk chicks as compared with koff. This was true whether the fowls meal and gluten meal in the first for- the sweet milk chicks. Thus, the total were given milk or not. Furthermore, mula or % the beef scrap in the second mortality of the former was 40 per when fowls were fed a diet that con- formula. If skim milk is supplied for cent, (infected group) and 17 per cent, sisted essentially of bread and green drink, omit all beef scrap and oil meal. (uninfected chicks), and of those re- food (grass or vegetables), very few MAINE RATION— (Poultry Manage- ceiving sweet milk, 39 per cent, (in- or no bacteria of this type were found ment at the Maine Station, 1913.) fected) and 16 per cent, (uninfected); in the feces or droppings. When milk Grain—Cracked corn, wheat, beef in other words, there were 2.5 per cent, or ordinary milk sugar was supplied, in scrap and cracked bone in hoppers. more deaths in the infected, and 6 per addition to the bread and green food, Mash—One part of bran, 2 parts of cent, more in the uninfected sour milk the acidophilus bacilli (resembling B. corn meal, 1 part of middlings and 1 group than in the corresponding lots bulgaricus) were present in the intes- part of beef scrap. Fed in hoppers. that were fed sweet milk. testine in enormous numbers. The most striking differences in mor- either or sour All the above rations That sweet milk may are for grow- tality occurred between the milk-fed be used successfully as food for young ing chicks ON OPEN RANGE. Bulle- chicks as a whole and those which were chicks is of considerable importance. tins from a number of other stations not supplied with milk, the actual dif- In the warm summer months it is more (in favor of 36.7 feed ordinary sour milk. have been consulted, but in many in- ferences milk) being practical to per cent, for the infected groups and stances it was impossible to determine 81.8 per cent, for the uninfected. R. C. Black Minorcas Exclusively exactly how the growing stock is fed. In the- case of early hatched chicks WINNERS at all leading shows in America. Have won that are brooded wholly or for the most —o— more 1st and 2nd at Madison Square Garden than an; part indoors, it is necessary to exer- other exhibitor or breeder. Show and breeding stock for sale. Feeding Milk to Chickens cise caution in feeding milk or else the chicks may be grown off their feet. Mention A. P. W. T. A. McKlTTRlCK, Hudson, N. Y. BULLETIN 80 of the Storrs (Conn.) When milk is supplied freely to chicks it becomes all more important Station is devoted to experiments the that Ondawa Farm S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS they have abundant exercise. in the feeding of milk to young Win prizes and Lay eggs. Eggs and Chicks from high class, There appears to be but one satisfac- chicks. It will be remembered that pedigree birds bred from trapnested hens at reasonable tory explanation of the favorable influ- in former Bulletins from this Station prices. Choice stock always for sale. ence of milk feeding on the mortality L. T. McLEAN. Ondawa Farm, Box 60. SHUSHAN, N.Y. (Nos. 74 and 77) experiments in feeding of chicks that were artificially infected sour milk were reported which pointed to with B. pullorum in the investigations of 1912 and 1914. The early and con- BUFF WYANDOTTES the conclusion that the acid of the milk tinued feeding of milk, whether sweet BOSTON WINNERS had an unfavorable effect on the bacil- or sour, stimulated growth and vigor Best winter egg record at Storrs Egg Contest lus, causing baeillary white diarrhea and to such an extent as to materially in- 1914-15. Reduced prices May 1st. crease the resistance of that this disease might, therefore, the chicks to DR. N. W. SANBORN. 424 South Rd., HOLDEN, MASS. be the organism in question. In other prevented, in some degree, by giving the words, early milk feeding and late pro- g Cornish chicks plenty of sour milk. longed infection are responsible for Dartmoor Dark 79 ll!^ll^n. the marked differences observed in the 1 cockerel, 2 pullet, demonstrating the fact that With this thought in mind, it was mortality of the chicks that received the Dartmoor line is still a leader among recommended that the chicks be given the milk and those that were without Cornish. A limited number of eggs for disposal. Write your wants. a drink of sour milk immediately on be- it. According to this interpretation, milk has the property, when fed early Dartmoor Yards, C. S. Brent Prop.. Oconomowoc, Wis. ing taken from the incubator, the milk enough, of increasing vitality and indi- being injected with a medicine dropper, rectly of strengthening resistance to The PARAMOUNT Colony Brooder and thereafter the milk was to be kept disease. this SOLVES THE BROODER PROBLEM. before them continuously, until they That important function which Colony Broaders. Pro- milk possesses A new and original idea in is not due to acids that all times without the possibility were past the danger point at least. present, vides fresh air at may be or to bacteria, espe- poiscnous gases or oil fumes entering brood- While neither Bulletin 74 or 77 stated cially those of of the acid-producing type, ing room. The Paramount is distinctive in its positively that the favorable results se- has been clearly demonstrated in our performances and is the brooder that produces experiments. cured with the use of sour milk were Whether the milk was the good results that make for success. Full fed as sweet or naturally soured, or information on request. Write us today. due to the inhibitive action of the acid acidified by means of Bacillus bulgari- in the milk, poultrymen generally got cus. the results were essentially the Northeast Mfg .Co. Box 63A Albany, N. Y. that impression. The Station continued experiments SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS EXCLUSIVELY along this line in 1914, and included in D. W. YOUNG'S STRAIN the tests the use of sweet milk, and the Now booking orders for 1000 choice yearling hens at $1.00 each for September results secured are reported in Bulletin and October delivery. 80 from which the following paragraphs EDGAR BRIGGS. Box 31. PLEASANT VALLEY, N. Y. (somewhat abbreviated) are quoted: Sale of breeding stock at greatly reduced It will be seen at a glance that the prices. An opportunity. On approval feeding of sweet and of sour milk was R. C. REDS always. Write for list. followed in every instance by a marked BLUFFTON, IND. increase in the weights of the chicks LONGFIELD POULTRY FARM, Box 339, as compared with those which received no milk. The differences, in several PRICE REDUCED QUALITY MAINTAINED cases, in the. weights of the milk-fed being the kind lots and those which were not supplied By reason of our early hatches being big ones, and the chicks with milk amounted to over 80 per cent, that start growing when they come out of the shell and are strong enough to and in two instances to more than keep it up. We are offering hatching eggs from our trapnested strain of 100 per cent. The differences vary in a large measure in direct proportion to S. C. BUFF ORPINGTONS the amounts of total solids consumed; nevertheless, it will be seen that, aside after April, 20th. at #2.00 per setting or$i2.oo per hundred. For $3.75 we will from stimulating appetite for the dry prepay a setting from our star mating, eight, hens that average 185 eggs in feed, the milk served the important their second laying period mated to a son of 210 egg hen. Our annual clean function of bringing about a com- more year olds will plete utilization of the food. up of breeders commences June loth. Hundreds of fine two The following summary of gains per go for $1.50 and $2.00. Orders amounting to $20.00 for these breeders get a ten chicks gives the actual figures: The male biVd free. Every chick we hatch is sired by the son of a 200 egg hen. combined results on the 2,250 chicks show that those which received the CHERRY LANE FARM COMPANY, O. Wilson, Mgr., OAK HILL, W. VA. —

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In fact, it is from a practical stand- which the station has not attempted to such gains, or that it affords the cheap- point impossible to feed sweet milk, as deal, or at least on which it has pub- est means of doing so. And that brings the ehicks any milk that is supplied to us back to the question whether the re- will even in the course of an hour or lished no data. with the, possibly, defective two undergo marked souring. On the The practical value of an experiment sults secured other hand, in the early spring it is rations fed to the experiment pens at is not affected by failure to cover all difficult to obtain milk at will that is Storrs were obtainable only with milk, sufficiently soured to be classed as sour phases of the subject, if the conclusions or could been secured fully, or in milk. Hence, it may be left to the in- from it are conservatively drawn. I have or sour large of cheaper foods. dividual owner whether sweet hope that in future experiments along part by the use milk is to be used. The same kind of will take into For example, the protein in milk costs milk should be fed, however, through- this line Storrs Station out a milk-feeding period. consideration the advisability of bal- 65 cents a pound when milk is 4 cents It should be stated that in all of ancing the proten in the check pens and a quart, in meat scrap it would cost milk feeding we have ob- our work on thus more completely rounding out its about 6.3 cents a pound, with scrap at tained no evidence that milk was in the least injurious, no matter how investigations on this subject, but there sour the milk. young chicks, or how is no question about the fact that the Howland's Buff Wyandotles and White Houdans always taken to Every precaution was results so far secured are an important prevent the feeding of milk that was Madison Square and Boston winners. A mustv or mouldy. No milk should be contribution to our knowledge of the food limited number of White Houdan eggs one fed that is filthy or that has been held value of milk. dollar apeice. too long. The receptacles should be STUART A. HOWLAND, GRANVILLE, W. T cleaned and scalded frequently, in or- How Much Can the Poultryman Afford der that the best results may be ob- LARGE UTILITY S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS to Pay for Milk for Feeding THE KIND THAT LAY BIG EGGS. All big, hardy, tained free range birds, bred from record hens. Hatch- addition of junket tablets to The In another recent bulletin the Storrs ing eggs $6.oo per hundred. Day old chicks 14c is unnecessary in practi- sweet milk Station has published the following table each. 100 per cent, fertility guaranteed. Write us cal milk feeding, as the liquid milk PROPO FARMS relished to the same ex- to show the prices that the poultryman THE is apparentl> Edward L Blum, Loreley. Balto Co., Md. tent as milk that has been curdled can afford to pay for milk for feeding: with rennet. Hodgson Portable Houses ' o Baby chicks, first week .... 4 cents a qt. — " Chickens, first 6 weeks .... 2 cents " for poultry, cottages and garages. The Nutritional Value of Milk " " first 6 months... 1 cent " E. F. HODGSON COMPANY " " definite is said in Bulle- Laying hens or pullets.... 1 cent Room 320, 116 Washington St., Boston, Massachusetts NOTHIXG " tin 80 in regard to the grain ra- Breeding stock 2 cents " Controls Moisture Price by tions fed to the experimental So far as I know no experimental data pens, but previous bulletins, de- has been published, on which these esti- Send for Booklet A. and full S2.50 details of offer. in past, our FreeTrial scribing similar experiments the mates are definitely based. If the value You can get good SUMMER have .stated that all the pens receive a . HATCHES with this I2M- of milk for ehicks, however, is based on & CUBATOR SCALE. ra- standard chicks food and dry mash the experiments detailed in Bulletin 80, " INCUBATOR SCALE CO. tion, the latter containing a certain pro- I think most poultrymen will take some Charleston, W. Va. portion of meat scrap. It is a fair in- exception to the estimate. ference that the same ration was sup- TAFT WHITE When a ration too low in protein is plied in the experiments detailed in being fed, it doubtless will pay to pro- ORPINGTONS Bulletin 80. vide milk in addition, even at a cost of [Imported] the same grain With all the pens on 4 cents a quart, but it would not be fair Win at Hagerstown and ration and certain ones receiving all the to claim that this fixes the actual worth Greater Buffalo. Stock and milk they would drink in addition, it of milk in practical feeding. To do that Eggs for sale. Catalogue is evident that the latter will have a de- it must be shown that nothing but this free. cided advantage in the amount of pro- relatively high-priced food will produce Taft Orpington Farm, Collins, N. 1 tein in the ration. Just what proportion of meat scrap is supplied in the mash is LITTLE'S not stated but the remarkable gains ROSE AND SINGLE COMB REDS ft™^**^^^?^ and furnished birds for the largest shows in this countrv. Can spare a few eggs at $10.00 for eggs were secured in the pens receiving 15 that from four of the best pens ever put together. A few Single Comb cockerels and pullets for sale of milk certainly suggests the thought that same of high quality. No Circluar. Address, the regular ration is deficient in protein. GEO. W. LITTLE, 700 Wash. St SO. BRAINTREE. MASS. For this reason these experiments have met with some criticism, it being held that while the feeding of milk undoubtedly shows excellent results it is by no means certain whether the gains so se- BA S OF QUALITY cured are due to some property peculiar — — to the milk itself or simply to the in- are hatched from the finest utility and the choicest exhibition matings of Fishel creased protein which the milk supplied. Strain White Plymouth Rock s; are hatched in the latest pattern incubators; are carefully I do not see that there is any good packed for shipment. A full count in good condition is guaranteed on reason for criticising these experiments, arrival. This will however, provided their scope is clearly Mean Money For You Who Purchase, Because understood. The one point that is strong, vigorous parent stock of such splendid ancestry, ideal claimed to be established is that the feed- incubators, correct shipping, assure you sturdy, stocky chicks ing of milk to chicks on a certain ration of great vitality, raised with the least effort and you are has resulted in marked gains. Whether absolutely sure they will mature into the finest utility and similarly good results would be secured exhibition birds. Eggs for hatching from the same matings. of other high-protein by the addition R. C. CALDWELL, Box W, LYNDON, Ross Co., OHIO foods, meat scrap, for example, is another question altogether, and one with FERRIS WHITE LEGHORNS—BUY NOW 30% CUT ON ALL GRADES OF EGGS AND CHICKS AT REDUCED EIGHT WEEKS OLD STOCK FROM STOCK. PRICES. BEST MATINGS. Eggs from utility matings $5.00 per 100, Pullets and Hens $1.50 up. Malts $5.50 up. Cockerels or Pullets as desired. Pen of fire $47.00 per 1000; Chicks $12.00 per 100, Shipped on approval, also C. 0. D. Trap- $108.00 per 1.000 in Jane, $10.00 per 100, only $6.25; 15 Pullets and Cockerel, $20.00. nested for IS years, wonderful layers. Win- July. $90.00 per 1,000 in Prompt shipment; in 100 lots or more. Safe ners at 20 big shows, exhibition birds Write for prices for any satisfaction guaranteed. Free Catalogue des- show at low prices. Write for 36 free arrival guaranteed anywhere. Order at once page cribes matings and proves that Ferris Leg- Catalogue tells all. — horns are best. if you want the early hatched ones. FERRIS LEGHORN FARM, Geo. B. Ferris, 908 N. Union, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — :

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$3.50 per 100, or approximately one-tenth cents per dozen; the five year average tomers, at 25 cents, and on March 9th all in trade. I doubt if as much. Now, if- the gains in milk was 21.5 cents. The highest prices on at 25 cents— cents feeding were due in large measure to the March 1st, this year, were in Nevada either grocer would have paid 25 that the extra protein ('which certainly is possi- (34c), Massachusetts (32c), Connecticut in cash on the 26th. It is true and New Mexico (31c), Rhode Island producers' price in the east is a "trade"' ble if not probable , then meat scrap ) alone or in combination with lesser quan- and New Jersey (30c), Montana (29c), price to some extent, but not so gener- tities of milk, should produce similarly New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and good results and at much less cost. If Wyoming (28c). The lowest prices this should prove to be true the feeding were received in Texas, Mississippi and value of milk is not 4 cents a quart but Alabama (16c), North Carolina, Georgia, simply the amount to provide sufficient Kentucky and Tennessee (17c). The meat scrap to produce equivalent gains The average price for chickens, per —which might be very much less. Pos- pound, was 11.7 cents, and the five-year sibly Storrs has more data which would average, 11.2. The highest prices were Forest City Fair shed additional light on this live subject, in Nevada, (19.6c), Arizona (18.2e), "and if so, I hope it will promptly be New Jersey (16.3c), Rhode Island given to the public. (16.1c), Massachusetts (15.8c) and Con- North Randall, Ohio I believe that poultrymen generally necticut (15.9c). The lowest prices were concede the fact that milk is a superior in Texas (8.9c), Oklahoma and Nebras- (Cleveland) food for poultry at all ages. But I do ka (9.1c), Minnesota and Kansas (9.5c). it is practicable to fix a def- not see how I think there is a little more to this it without knowing inite cash value on matter of producers' prices, however, August 19-26 cheaper foods the extent to which can than appears on the surface, especially substituted without appreciably af- be with reference to the southwestern and Offers again for 1915 the fecting results. Rocky Mountain states where prices gen- o — erally appear to be so favorable. As a most liberal Handling Male Birds Out of Breeding matter of fact, prices here are not only Season local, but they can be secured only by taking the amount out in trade. A man Poultry Premiums birds that are not to be used producing eggs enough to exceed the MALEfor breeding, another season, local demand, which is quite limited, The list calls for awards amounting should of course, be disposed of as finds a serious market problem on his to $3,500. Excellent buildings will soon as possible after hatching hands. has been discontinued. But the manage- be used for this years show. Pre- I believe I have about as favorable ment of the birds that are to be kept a market as any in the state of mium list ready. over is not so simple a matter. I question New the wisdom of the advice so commonly Mexico and I find on referring to my given, to separate the males from the egg sales that on the 26th of February I sold eggs J. KLINE, Gen. Mgr. breeding flock at the end of the breed- to one grocer at 35 cents, H. ing season and keep them isolated the and to another, who happened to have a few dozen more than he needed RANDALL, OHIO rest of the time. If any experiments to meet NORTH immediate have been undertaken to show the effect the needs of his town cus- of this treatment I have not heard of them. From one of the Australian experiment stations, however, comes the statement that, while this method may not be injurious to males of Leghorn THE LEGHORNS breeding it is quite liable to result in STANDARD AND NON-STANDARD VARIETIES seriously affecting the breeding value of birds of the larger breeds. Most Complete Text Book on the Popular Leghorn Ever Published Even when the males can be kept under most favorable conditions, it is ques- ' I ''HIS new and greatly enlarged edition, thoroughly revised and brought down tionable whether it is wise to follow * to date, consists of 144 large pages and cover. It tells how to select and mate this plan. Under the conditions that such birds usually have to endure when birds for the breeding pen; how to judge Leghorns in the show room; and how to separated from the rest of the flock feed for heavy egg yield and fast growth. Some of the great commercial Leghorn there can be no doubt of their being in- egg farms described and illustrated. jured. The average breeder will find it Edited by J. H. DREVENSTEDT, safer to let the males run with the flock, Breeder and Judge of twenty-five years' experience and member of Standard Revision to the if they are to be carried over Committee of 1898. 1905 and 1910. next season, in spite of the effect on the market value of the eggs produced This New Book contains chapters on the following by the flock. In the meantime I hope subjects some of our stations will take the matter "The Leghorn Fowl"—History of origin and develop up experimentally and determine defin- ment of Leghorn shape, Standard shape, etc. "Leghorn itely the effect of long-continued isola- Type"—Evolution of shape, etc. "Brown Leghorns"—Color tion on male birds. Breeding, virtues and faults, progress, present Standard, etc. "White Legliorns"—All about them. "Buff Leghorns,' Price of Eggs and Chickens "Black Leghorns." " Leghorns in England." "Judging Leghorns." "Commercial Leghorn Farms"—Feeding for not a poultry publication, WHILE Best Results. poultrymen will find much in the way of statistics that will Two Color Plates interest them in the Agricul- tural Outlook, published periodically by These picture ideal White Leghorns and the true colors of Brown Leghorn feathers invaluable to Leghorn breeders the United States Department of Agri- — culture as a Farmers' Bulletin. In No. Price $1.00 postpaid or $1.25 including yearly 665 will be found a summary of prices paid to producers for eggs and poultry subscription to this Journal. on March 1, 1915, also a five-year aver- Mailed FREE for four yearly subscriptions at 50 cents each. age for the same date.

The average price of eggs, . for the American Poultry World, Buffalo, N. Y. whole country, on March 1st, was 21.3 July. 1915 GOVERNMENT WORK FOR POULTRY 667

alh as out here, and if prices cast and alone, 82 corn and wheat, 33 corn, wheat bulletin, from which it appears that only west could be put on the same basis for and oats, a few have special grain feeds 10 of the 74 dealers visited attempt to comparison, I think there would be a or combinations and 107 feed one or market their eggs oftener than once a big reduction in the apparent advan- more grains and a moist or dry mash. week. Most of the eggs are sold at local tage of the west in the matter of prices. In other words only one-third of the points, with Pittsburgh the principal larger poultry flocks receive a mash; the distant market. Only 6 of the 74 dealers balance have whole grain only. do their marketing direct, A Poultry Survey of Jackson Co., W. Va. the rest ship- Xo statement is made as to the pro- ping or hauling to local produce dealers Virginia Bulletin No. 148 duction of eggs on these farms, except who ship in car lots. Four of the WESTgives the result of a poultry during the spring and summer months, dealers candle their eggs, the rest ship- survey of Jackson County the production for these seasons over- ping without any attempt to determine which presents some inter- aging 52 and 26 per cent, respectively. quality. Candling is done only from June esting results. This county is on Of the farmers visited only 6 make a 15th to September 15th, and during this the Ohio River a little south of time loss practice of shipping eggs direct to dis- a of 5.2 per cent, rotten eggs Parkersburg. In the survey 299 farms is reported. tant points; the balance market their All things considered, this and 74 merchants were visited. The to- is considerably less products through the country stores. than might have been tal number of farms in the county is The production of table poultry natural- expected. The fowls that are marketed 3,145, so that somewhat less than 1-10 are practically ly receives little attention, under the all shipped alive. are represented in the survey and as, conditions existing here. 133 of the 299 Prices received throughout an entire evidently, farms were selected on which farms sold some old fowls during the year are given by two farmers, one sell- more than average attention to poultry preceding six months, but only 73 had ing in his county town and the other is given, the survey cannot be said to sold any young chickens. shipping direct to New York City. This fairly represent average conditions. Twenty-eight of 299 affords a good opportunity for contrast- While nothing is said about it, it is the farmers use ing these two methods of marketing. On evident that such selection was made, incubators, but artificial brooding is practically the first of January there was a net dif- since the average number of fowls on all unknown. An average of 116 ference of 5 cents in favor of the New the farms of the county is 48, while the chickens were hatched and raised last York shipper. The first of March the average number on the farms in the sur- year. 61 of the 299 farmers claim to difference dropped to 1 cent, and with vey is 85. have pure bred stock, yet several of occasional fluctuations, remained at this One-half of the farmers in this sur- these flocks are said to show grade char- point until about the middle of July vey purchase some feed for their fowls acteristics. Leghorn blood predomi- when it reached 2 cents, and continued during the year, however, the fact that nates in this country. Two hundred and at about that figure until the last of these farms probably include most of seventy-two of the 299 flocks are cared October. October 25th the difference was the largest producers must be considered for by women, 22 by men and 5 by 5 cents, November 8th both received the in this connection. It is not probable children (girls) —a situation which helps same price, and for a couple of weeks that the remaining nine-tenths of the to explain a good many of the condi- thereafter the West Virginia price was farms would show anything like this tions previously noted. cents higher than the New York price. proportion. In methods of feeding it Marketing conditions and practices re- 5 was found that 54 farmers feed corn ceive a good deal of attention in this The last of December there was a differ-

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668 AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD July, 1915 ence of 7 cents in favor of New York. W. Kilgore, director, and B. F. Kaupp, poultry on the farm, and especially to I have reviewed this county survey at poultry investigator and pathologist, those who have not kept records of this considerable length because it offers at issues a monthly circular, reporting in- kind. least some definite light on farm condi- vestigations and giving valuable advice As is frequently advised by poultry tions, production and markets. It is for the care of poultry on a money-sav- instructors at agricultural colleges and probable that it fairly represents condi- ing, money-making basis. We quote the by poultry managers on experiment stations generally in West Virginia, also in following experiment in full from the tions, the poultry caretaker on the aver- circular: Ohio counties ' along the river, though June, 1915, monthly age farm, no matter how indifferently attention again is called to the fact that IREDELL, TEST FARM PROJECT. the work is conducted, ought to keep an with all farms represented general con- account—a debit and credit account of This work was begun April 2, 1914, be decidedly inferior to the the fowls, even in the cases of ditions must primarily to determine first, what it small showing made by these better-than-aver- would cost to keep a farm flock of hens flocks. To do so will show whether or age farms. Homer W. Jackson. a year and just what profit, if any, not the fowls are paying their way or could be secured. —o— When the work was begun there are kept at a loss. were some single comb Rhode Island It is clear that Investigator Kaupp, THIS SUMMER'S MEETING OF ASSO- Red hens on the Test Farm. Other with the approval of Director Kilgore, CIATION OF POULTRY INSTRUC- good grade Rhode Island Reds were purchased in the neighborhood. started out, in the experiment above re- TORS AND INVESTIGATORS The hens were always to be given ported, to learn whether an ordinary the run of the farm and get all they farm flock, kept in the average way, 1915 annual meeting of the could eat on the side and around the THEAmerican Association of Instruc- barns and house. No account was to makes money for the owner—for the be made of the feed they obtained by farmer or his wife or daughter. We tors and Investigators in Poultry foraging. An accurate account has mention the farmer's "wife or daughter" Husbandry is to be held this year been kept of all grain and other feed because in seventy-five to eighty the second week in August at the Con- given. per For the hens a common ration of cent, of all cases the fowls on the ordi- necticut Agricultural College, Storrs. In corn one part, and oats one part was nary American farm are looked after by the May, 1915, issue of the Journal of obtained. The object of this feeding the women of the household the Association appears the following was to use the most common farm —a fact that feeds. This feed was supplimented has been proved by census-taking in editorial notice of the meeting: part of the year with wheat shorts. several states and many counties, both The chicks were fed rolled oats, "The time for our annual meeting is east and west. drawing near. The Executive Commit- cracked corn and wheat. Oyster shell tee have recently unanimously voted was kept before them at all times. Dur- The flock of farm fowls reported on the year, the hens laid in favor of the Connecticut Agricul- 8,676 eggs or by Investigator Kaupp did quite well Storrs, Conn., as the an average of 86.7 eggs to the hen. tural College at did splendidly in fact as regards place for holding this meeting. The They were kept under actual farm con- per- ditions. second in August has been de- centage of profit, yet there was nothing week All surplus cided upon the time. are all eggs were sold on the extraordinary in their performance. as We Statesville For looking forward to a most enjoyable market at an average price of 20 cents dozen, them to lay an average of 86.7 eggs to and beneficial session at the Connecti- a and when the increase of the flock is taken into con- the hen for the year was fair, but not cut College. sideration of together with the value good. Furthermore, an average price "Make your plans early in order that the eggs, the profit received amounted you may be present and thus help to to one dollar and fifty-seven cents per of twenty cents a dozen for eggs is a increase the interest and fraternal hen. The hens consumed during the low price, whereas during these "war spirit which always prevails at these year about four tons of feed and in- times" the food that was purchased for annual summer sessions. You will re- creased in numbers to 189. Market ceive official notification soon from our prices for the grain was charged them, more than 8,000 pounds in amount, president, Professor Kirkpatrick, re- against the hens and all expenses for had to be paid for at high prices. questing subjects for papers for pre- upkeep were paid by the money re- A question of importance is: While sentation at that time. ceived from the sale of the eggs. the sixty-five original hens were valued "It is the policy of our association The following tabulation will be in- to have as many men as possible and teresting and show the result: at $1.00 each, the price that was paid as many subjects as possible presented on the program, the belief being that STATEMENT OF WORK short, snappy, pertinent papers are April 1, 1914—April more valuable than long detailed dis- 1, 1915. cussions". April 1, 1914. April 1, 1915. Dr. Cr. W. F. Kirkpatrick is professor of To 65 hens @ $1.00 each $ 65.00 By 1S9 hens @ $1.00 each, $189.00 " each, poultry husbandry at the Connecticut To 35 bought @ $1.00 35.00 By 120 chicks @ 10c 12.00 To cost 3276 lbs. corn (S> 90c 52.65 By 77 fowls sold 36.86 Agricultural College and undoubtedly To " 3276 lbs. oats @ 56c 57.34 By 49 " eaten 23.52 will welcome his fellow members and To " 1616 lbs. wheat shorts @ By 723 doz. eggs @ 20c,.. 144.60 $32.00, 25.86 do all in his power to have the meeting By 4 tons manure @ $6.00, 24.00 To incidental expenses, 5.30 It is at a business and social success. To extra feed for small chicks,.. 7.90 $429.98 this college that an annual egg-laying To 704 eggs set @ 20c, 11.75 interest on investment 6 per Total Profit, contest is being held, which will give To $157.18 cent 12.00 visiting members of the Association of Instructors and Investigators an oppor- $272.80 tunity to see the fowls, the quarters The foregoing is an interesting and for thirty-five additional hens, which they occupy, the records they are mak- instructive statement. Moreover, it gave the total of one hundred hens for ing, etc. All told, it should be an en- should prove encouraging to many far- the test, could the 189 hens at the end joyable and profitable meeting. —o mers and farmers' wives who may or of the test have been sold for this may not be giving proper attention to amount ? It is fair to assume that they EXPERIMENTS WITH POULTRY Making a Flock of One Hundred Hens Pay for Their Upkeep and a Good =W HITE H O U D A N S= Profit Besides. Test Made by Agri- are now in the Standard, after enthusiastic support from such great judges as Drev- enstedt, Rigg, Denny, Piatt and Shove. Their utility qualities are no less wonder- cultural College Poultry ful than their beauty. They are prolific layers of the largest white eggs, the table Investigators fowl of unique and cardinal merit, a combination not heretofore found in old breeds The North Carolina Agricultural Ex- or new. Learn about them by writing to periment Station, located at Raleigh, B. F. D. BAERMAN, DUNELLEN, NEW JERSEY OWEN FARMS EARLY SHOW BIRDS In BUFF and WHITE ORPINGTONS, WHITE ROCKS, WHITE WYANDOTTES, S. C. REDS and S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS January and February hatched cockerels and pullets in all varieties show superb quality and will win highest honors for vou at your FALL FAIRS. A few early moulting cocks and hens in each variety will be ready for you. Write me freely and fully and let me make your WINNING CERTAIN, OWEN FARME, 115 William St., VINEYARD HAVEN, MASS. July, 1915 GOVERNMENT WORK FOR POULTRY 669

unfit for market; will be could. If so, the profit of $ 157. 18 is real, number of day-old chicks. However, we veloped; thrown out by candler. not counting labor, because nothing was advise buying a trio or breeding pen if "No. 4. Fertile egg after 72 hours charged for labor. This profit, therefore, a person can afford to do so. at 103 degrees: Blood vessels of em- in was in the nature of earnings pay- It is the safer and surer plan. bryo chicks clearly marked. ment for work performed by the care- "No. 5. Fertile egg after 7 days at There is comfort and satisfaction in taker or caretakers. 103 degrees: Compare with infertile owning really choice fowls, no matter egg and fresh egg". Approaching this test from the stand- breed or variety. Decide on what the Opposite the five foregoing illustra- point of a fancier-breeder (of the advo- favorite breed or variety, then if your tions, down the right-hand column of the cate of standard-bred fowl i our advice to chickens at all vou are going keep are five others, which show IN- to the of such a flock poster, would be owner be resolved to KEEP GOOD ONES. To steps FERTILE EGGS, the top heading above to take all reasonable to IM- will far better than the keep- do so pay these five pictures reading as follows: PROVE THE STANDARD QUALITIES inferior fowls— ing of average or farm "Infertile keep best and market of the fowls, going about it in a gradual eggs the kind that go begging for a market these and inexpensive manner doing so with best in summer heat". Underneath — at a dollar each as breeders or tabh the intention of having comparatively five pictures appears the following word- fowl and from which eggs can be sold CHOICE from which breeders, ing: zkfl STOCK at only twenty cents per dozen as an eggs for hatching and day-old chicks hours at average price the year around. "1A. Infertile egg after 24 can be sold in season at prices con- 103 degrees: No fertile germ; no blood it would be still siderably above $1.00 each for adult ring; still good food; better if kept cool. fowls (especially for surplus males) and PRODUCE INFERTILE EGGS "2A. Infertile egg after 36 hours at twenty cents per dozen for eggs. So Advises the United States Depart- 103 degrees: Compare with fertile egg These days, in practically every com- under the same conditions. ment of Agriculture Under Date May after 48 hours at munity, there are numerous admirers of "3A. Infertile egg 15th, Through its Secretary in 103 degrees: Still good food. choice domestic fowl, known as "stand- 1915, "4A. Infertile egg after 72 hours at Approval of the of A. D. ard-brwT'fowl. This is true of Plym- Work 103 degrees; not an absolutely fresh outh Rocks, of YVyandottes, of Rhode Melvin, Chief of the Bureau of egg, but useful in cookery. Island Reds, of Orpingtons, Leghorns, Animal Industry "A GOOD STRAIN etc. It is needless for us to argue that IVES' LANGSHANS P. W. is in receipt of a 15 x 20%- OF A GOOD BREED" these admirers of standard fowls are in ! A inch poster, printed on heavy Consistent winners at the largest shows for many years. Ele- the every season for better- market f gant hig COCKERELS NOW at very reasonable prices. • calendered paper, as published by looking, quicker-maturing, heavier-lay- ! the PAUL B. IVES, 'Bonnycroft" GUILFORD, CONN ing breeds than they now own. Here U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry, , A. D. Melvin. Chief, and mailed to post- is a market, therefore, for better stock MONEY MAKING DISCOVERY masters throughout the THAN THE AVERAGE, and at higher United States, "Oculum" the new scientific treatment cures and with this mandatory order printed across renders fowls immune to Cholera, Roup and White prices than the average for table poultry the top of the poster: Diarrhoea. Our booklet tells you how. It's free. and eji^s—certainly at higher prices than H. I. CO., Box Q. SALEM, VA, a dollar per head for surplus breeding ' "POSTMASTERS: You are directed males and twenty rents a dozen for eggs to post this placard in the lobby of 500 COLOMBIAN LEGHORNS that are worth hatching. your postoffiee. A. S. Burleson, — All brothers and sisters to New York, t The point is that the intelligent, en- Postmaster-General". Boston, Baltimore, Providence winners EGGS after March 1st, $5.00 per 15. terprising owner of a flock similar to the The large-letter, black-type heading one described Investigator Kaupp, PROF. JOHN EVANS, by to this poster is the same as that used should be 'of the Chestnut Grove Poultry Farm, aware OPPORTUNITY for this news item, viz.: "Produce In- CRANSTON. R. 1. to double or treble the annual earnings fertile Eggs:'' On the poster are eleven improving by the utility and beauty half-tone illustrations, each showing a At Half Price Now values doing of the fowls and then a transverse section of an egg, including little local advertising, both by word of contents and the character CAMPINES of the yolk. The most economical and pro- mouth, by letter writing and in the local At the top of the poster, underneath the lific fowl. All prize stock, newspapers, thereby letting the fact be produce only pure white eggs. words, "Produce Infertile Eggs"', is a Awarded 203 prizes during known that he has extra choice fowls, the past season. photographic view of a "fresh egg". comparatively speaking, and thus creat- Hatch Guaranteed Down the left-hand column are five pic- Eggs per 15, ing a demand for the surplus at prices S1.S0, $3.50, $5.00. tures showing cross sections of "fertile Birds 52.50 up. be two to ten times greater than can eggs" and indicating how quickly these THE MARTLING HENNERY, P. 0. Box 186-H, obtained by selling the surplus birds and fertile eggs "spoil in summer weather". RIDGEF1ELD. N. J. eggs for table use. Under these fertile egg pictures the read- Here, in other words, is THE SAFE ing matter is as follows: for the average Crockford's AND NATURAL WAY "No. 1. Fertile egg after 24 hours Real White Runners farmer or farmer's wife to work into the at 103 degrees: Fertile germ begin- standard-bred branch of the poultry busi- ning to hatch: not perfect for food. AMERICA'S GREATEST WINNERS. ness, also to improve local opportuni- "No. 2. Fertile egg after 36 hours at 103 degrees: Blood ring formed; On 6o entries 31 firsts, 19 seconds, 10 thirds, all ties with little or no risk. If the home not good for food. specials. flock is made up of inferior fowls at the "No. 3. Fertile egg after 4S hours start, it is a simple matter to buy a at 103 degrees: Blood ring fully de- Crockford, Box 231 w, Bristol, R. I. moderate priced trio or small sized breeding pen, to then confine these birds SAVE 50 PER CENT NOW ON during the hatching season and SET EVERY EGG. doing so with a view to Parks' Bred -To -and -Do -Lay Barred Plymouth Rocks having a fair-sized flock the next season Selected Eggs $2.50-15; $4-30; $6-50 of much better quality. Meantime, the original large-sized flock will be '"doing Day Old Chicks. Circular free. A few pedigreed breeders at business" on the basis outlined in Mr. one half price. 40-page catalogue a dime. Kaupp's report. Other ways, of course, J. W. PARKS; Box W, ALTOONA, PA.

OWEN FARMS STOCK HALF PRICE UNTIL AUGUST 15th One and two year old cocks and hens from my best and second quality matings at one half or less the prices the same birds would have brought three months ago. The opportunity of the year to secure maximum quality for minimum price. Eagerly grasped each season by satisfied customers. One hundred and twenty eight 1st prizes at the Garden and Chicago Coliseum Shows. All other competitors combined have won ninety 1st prizes in years we have exhibited.

MAURICE F. DELANO, Prop., (Mating List Free) FRANK H. DAVEY, Supt. —

670 AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD July, 1915

"5A. Infertile egg after 7 days at HAVE ITS READERS UNDERSTAND probably best indicate their physical 103 degrees: Still usable for food; it AND APPRECIATE THE TRULY VAL- condition. The physically weak are in- would be a perfect egg if it had been active and dull, and are more likely kept cool. Compare with fresh egg and UABLE WORK THAT IS NOW BEING to sit than to stand. They do not range fertile egg". DONE BY GOVERNMENT AUTHORI- to any extent in search of forage, nor i TIES, do they scratch in search of feed. They ' Down the center of the poster, in large NATIONAL, STATE, DOMINION are the longest on the perch, possibly type, printed in two colors of ink, red AND PROVINCIAL, FOR THE GEN- spending the entire day there. ERAL loudness frequency of the and black, is the following reading mat- WELFARE AND FURTHER UP- "The and BUILDING OF THE crow of the male and the cackle of ter, word for word: POULTRY BUSI- NESS. the female, are indications of physi- Cost the Parmer cal strength and superiority. The "Fertile Eggs —o weak fowls seldom crow or sing. $15,000,000 a Year HIGH AND LOW VITALITY—LOSS "There are certain physical signs "Farmers lose $45,000,000 annually OR which indicate lack of vigor in a fowl; from bad methods of producing and LACK OF VIGOR this loss handling eggs. One-third of RAVEN BLACK STRAIN, S. C. BLACK MINORCAS is preventable, because it is due to the These are Matters of the Greatest Prac- AGAIN WIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP bf fertile eggs which Bend Show, 19th. partial hatching tical Importance to Every Poultry At the South Jaimarv have been allowed to become warm Some FINE COCKERELS For Sale. enough to begin to incubate. Keeper and H. R. Lewis, Professor JAMES S. KEATING, McGRAW, N. Y. the egg fertile. Formerly Mishawaka, Ind. "The rooster makes of Poultry Husbandry at the New "The fertile egg makes the blood ring. Buys 150 Egg Incubator and Jersey Experiment Station, has C A "You can save the $15,000,000 now • DU 150 Chick Metal Brooder lost from blood rings by keeping the Handled Then in an Able 8.50 An astonishing offer. Why pay more? male bird from your flock after the Quality guaranteed—satisfaction as- < Manner sured or money returned. Write for details. hatching season is over. BockfordRock I Incubator Co., Box I Rockford. III. "The rooster does not help the hens Department of Poultry Hus- fertilizes the germ THE to lay. He merely bandry, conducted as part of the COLUMBIAN WYANDOTTES of the egg. The fertile germ in hot weather quicklv becomes a blood ring, New Jersey Agricultural Experi- Summer reduction sale of breeders at S1.50 ea h price from winners at spoils the egg for food and mar- ment Station, New Brunswick, H. R. and up. Eggs at half New which York Palace and other shows. ket Summer heat has the same effect Lewis, professor incuba- in charge, publishes Jn fertile eggs as the hen or B, GRANVILLE, N. monthly a 6 x 9-inch circular entitled LEVI A. AYRES. Box Y. tor. "Hints to Poultrymen", in which circu- 130 -Egg Incubator and Brooder •'Infertile Eggs Will Not Become Blood East of I lar Professor Lewis and his associates I Kings Rockies ' take up seasonable topics and aim to I Hot water: double the hatching season cook, sell ~1 copper tank--best construe- "After give to New Jersey poultrvmen and tion. Write for Free Catalog. or pen your rooster- Your hens not- f poultry-women RELIABLE Wisconsin Incubator Co. Box 62 running with a male bird will produce INFORMA- that keep TION of a practical infertile eggs— quality eggs nature and SOUND ALMENDINGERS R. C. WHITE LEGHORNS oest and market best. ADVICE. Have won at Buffalo, among other prizes 1st four years in competition Handling Eggs on the Farm The general subject of one of these cockerel for the past 'Rules for with the best birds in America. Enough said, if circulars that we have in hand is, "Heat is the great enemy of eggs, ou want choice birds or eggs for hatching. both fertile and infertile. Farmers are "Vigor and Its Relation to Production X. ALMENDINGER, 61 Inwood Place, Buffalo, N. Y. urged to follow these simple rules, and Growth", written by Professor Lewis nothing but time and which cost himself. From this circular we quote thought and will add dollars to the Grit poultry yard returns: the following two sections and conclu- Pearl Not an Expense, a "1. Keep the nests clean; provide sions: Money Maker one nest for every four hens. "Some Signs of High and Vitality epaya its cost over and over in bigger, "2. Gather the eggs twice daily. Low healthier, hetter laying fowls. Grit that is more than grit. Aids digestion, dry "Signs of high vitality, or lack of it, "3. Keep the eggs in a cool, gives appetite, shell, bone are easily distinguished. follow- supplies egg room or cellar. The and feat her material. Send for booklet. ing are a few: OHIO "4. Market the eggs at least twice MARBLE COMPANY "The actions and movements of fowls 14 8. Cleveland street, Piqua, Ohio a week. "5 kill, or confine all male Sell, MOTTLED AND BLACK. I won four firsts and one second on five entries birds as soon as the hatching season at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, where there were 14 Javas exhibited. is over. JAVAS NOTICE SETH W. MORTON, Albany, N. Y. "Valuable published information on MEMBER AMERICAN JAVA ASSOCIATION. the raising and care of poultry and these eggs and individual advice on EGGS F0R ha c h 1ng r ed,ng stock subjects may be obtained by writing DAY OLD BIRDS, CHICKS AND DUCKS 1 j t c Love r U. to the Bureau of Animal Industry, S. C. White Leghorns, R. and S. C. R. I. Reds, White and Silver Laced Wyandottes, White and S Department of Agriculture, Wash- Barred Rocks, Anconas, Brahmas, Orpingtons, White and Pearl Guineas, Pekins, American ington, D. C. A. D. Melvin, Fawn, Penciled English and White Runner Ducks and Toulouse Geese. Chief, Bureau of Animal H. A. Nieman & Co., NIEMAN'S POULTRY FARM, Ransomville, N. Y. "Approved: Industry. D F. Houston, Secretarv of Agriculture. Tolman's Fresh Air Strain Washington, D. C, May 5, 1915." All of the foregoing reliable informa- White Plymouth Rock Baby Chicks tion and advice is in direct line with the "Swat the rooster" campaign that Price During June, July and August, $12.00 for 100. was started in several states two or three years ago and is now being pushed JOSEPH T0LMAN, R. F. D. 1, Dept. G, ROCKLAND, MASS. vigorously to good advantage. 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That the combined results will be Use" Capon Tools, with full illustrated in- «fp C/j structions, sent Parcel Post prepaid .... y>m»D\J benefit to the poultry busi- of immense Caponizing is not difficult, anyone can do it. You can make ness all branches, there can be no doubt. money caponizing for others. Write today for our free Capon Book. IT IS PART OF THE PLEASANT G. P. PILLING & SON CO. DUTY OF THE AMERICAN POULTRY 23RD AND ARCH STREETS PHILADELPHIA, PA

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vitality. Where it is desirable to beak, more quickly fixed; but, where due low as, for instance, long neck, thin raise future producers, it should be the consideration is not at the same time narrow head, or a long, slender body, to handle the breeding fowls on given to vigor, loss of vitality is bound policy long legs and thighs, or a stilted ap- extensive rather than on intensive pro- reverse is true of to follow. pearance; while the PULLETS INSTEAD ducing poultry plants. vigorous birds. "THE USE OF "Both young stock and breeders growing chicks, com- OF HENS FOR BREEDING will lower "In the voung, progeny from im- have more vigor when raised on land mon signs of low vitality are: stunted vigor by producing accompanied by slow feather- mature parents. Pullets lay small growth, hatch small chicks, which ing and pronounced crowlike beak: eggs, which Silver and Golden Campines head, and a low, in turn result in small adults at ma- drooping wings and Faverolles squatting walk. turity. Black Langshans White pul- bird, at any age, should "The greatest size and vigor in N. Y. 'The strong ob- McDONOUGH & BIDWELL, NEWARK, bright, prominent eye. a well- lets and cockerels can doubtless be have a two-year- a,e developed, blocky body, bright plum- tained by using yearling or gh BARRED ROCKS carriage, bright comb and old hens in the breeding pen mated to o°uau\V "K age, erect and should be active and large, vigorous, early hatched cock- My birds will be mated January ist and after wattles, combines age, sprightly in movement. erels. Such a mating January loth I will have eggs for hatching. maturitv and vigor of the adult female with the activity, vigor and Write C. H. BOSCHEN, ASHLAND, VA. breeding qualities of the younger male. Eggs Marketing "When it is occasionally necessary to 'Slades" Imperial Pekin, and Fawn pullets at this time of year and in hatch eggs from pullets, these White Indian Runner Ducks should be early hatched and of good and JUST with the "poster" layers. Mating list, with certified connection size and should be mated to mature Leading Winner,, champion World's champion layers. that is being sent out by the U. males, perferably cock birds over one record of "Victoria". from imma- JOHN SLADE, MALVERN. PA. S. Deparment of Agriculture, for year old. The breeding ture parents is a common cause of loss in village postoffices, the follow- use of vigor and size. ing boiled-down information and ad- monthy "TOO HEAVY FEEDING DURING vice, quoted from a recent THE FALL AND WINTER with the ob- letter issued from "The Office of ject of increasing production. Under Poultry Investigations and Path- normal conditions the fowl is allowed COLORED LtG BANDS in which to rest Background Industry Division, a part of the year Big Black Figures on White ology,' Animal and store up energy for future seasons pigeons. Experi- All colors, all sizes for all fowls and North Carolina Agricultural of heavy production, and it will be without handling. Baby chick heavy Birds identified ment Station, West Raleigh, N. C", found that forced feeding and bands, 18 colors, not numbered. The best band production are antagonistic to the and catalogue 2 will be of interest to our readers: in the world todav. Samples fertility and greatest degree i? INFERTILE highest cent stamp. A P. SPILLER. Dept. B. Beverly. Ma "The advantages of of vigor in the offspring. are: EGGS for the market "It is well, therefore, at as early a These eggs do not hatch. date as possible, to pick out all the Don't « Feed Green Food! "They do not develop germs. dults which are desirable for use as Do away with the bother by using breeders and give them time to rest "They withstand heat. during the winter and to store up en- Tablets "They stand shipment welL ergy and physical strength during the ucculenta "They are easily preserved. natural resting season. They are better and cheaper and more relished ©by all fowl. Simply dissolve one tablet in one quart drink- "They are slow to decay. "EXCESSIVE CROWDING OF ing water for fowl. Sample can (1O0 large tablets) by mall BREEDING STOCK. The modern in- GOr. ran of 250 laree tablets by mall 91.00. YOUR MONEY best for cold storage. to "They are tensive svstem of handling poultry is BACK IF NOT SATISFIED. Drop postaJ for particulars "They cost less to produce. responsible for much of the present The Succulenta Co., P. O. Box 405-17, Newark* N. J. "Male birds are not required. "They are produced as often as

"A careful study of PREVENT- ABLE LOSSES in handling eggs This ON THE FARM, shows the follow- 200 Page Book ing: ' Two per cent, loss occurs on ac- Of Poultry Advice count of eggs being dirty. • Two per cent, loss on account of breaks. "Five per cent, loss on account of chick development. Bic?Hel£FKEE< "Five per cent, loss on account of shrink or being held too long. "Two and one-half per cent, loss on account of being rotten. EVERY poultry keeper should have a copy of this valuable "One-half per cent, loss on ac- and interesting book. We want YOU to profit by our 18 years' experience and that of our Tells all about Com- mould or bad flavor". thousands of customers. Cyphers count of pany "Free Service Department" for poultrymen everywhere. Cyphers Service Free Bulletin on popular subjects, Cyphers Free S1.000 Prize Contest Report Book containing experiences of 83 successful poultry keepers, etc.. etc. Write TODAY for your Free Copy of this big, illustrated 200-page book, you become a that there is a rela- whether Cyphers "It is evident customer or not. tion between the physical characteristics of fowls and their vitality; hence Poultry it should be the rule systematically to select for constitutional vigor at all Keepers ages and for all purposes. Supplies Possible Causes for Loss or CYPHERS "Some Lack of Vigor. The name "Cyphers" among: poultrymen means undisputed leadership— the leadership resulting from 18 years of supplying everything: that the poultry keeper needs* "INCREASED PRODUCTIVENESS. In We are offering this year three styles—eight sizes—of In- " its wild life the ancestor of the domes- cubators. SlOto S3*, also Self-Regulating and Self-Venti- laid but a few eggs a year, lati ng Hovers and Brooders. And nearly lOOotheruseful. tic hen standard articles hen is for successful, money-making poultry- perhaos a dozen. The modern keepers, including Poultry Houses, Brood Coops, Food expected by good care and manage- Hoppers. Drinking Fountains, Egg Boxes and Cases, Lice ment to lav from 120 to 160 a year, and, Killers, Poultry Remedies, etc. Everything sold under DEVELOPING) GROWING time, these eggs, or some guarantee. at the same Cyphers Balanced hatched into chicks Ration Poultry Foods recognized of them, must be everywhere as the standard of excellence—thousands of FOOD MASH with as much strength and vigor as poultry keepers use them exclusively. Ask us for FREE BAGS)

672 AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD July, 1915 used for other purposes, as fruit grow- to limited range. Plumage in all sec- dust bath. Give them leaves or straw ing, grass, and grain crops that are tions is white, except beard of male to scratch in for their grain and permit • being raised mostly for pasture and which is black. them as much range as is possible. gives them green forage. Such a range "NARAGANSETT turkeys are a New Avoid over-feed- an unlimited supply of green, succu- "HOW TO FEED: England variety. Standard weights ing the preeding stock. Their lent food, insects, grubs and worms. It ration are: cock, 30 pounds; cockerel, 20 should include less corn also provides plenty of natural shade, than oats, pounds; hen, 18 pounds; pullet, 12 wheat, clover, or alfalfa. Oats are which insures a uniform constant pounds. In color they are gray, their stock and pro- unquestionably the best grain to feed growth in the young plumage having a black ground with and are better fed sprouted than duces protection from the hot sun in dry. each feather tipped with a gray band If a wet mash is used the following the summer. edged with black. is good: One part by measure of corn •'Extensive yards or ranges also are "The Breeding Stoek meal, two parts of bran, one part less subject to contamination, owing chopped onion or raw apples or cooked to the lack of confinement. This is an "HOW TO SELECT: Turkeys ma- mashed carrots or potatoes, and one especially important consideration on ture slowly. Males reach full growth part meat scrap or clabbered milk; rather heavy land. at three years of age; females at two. mix with boiling water and allow to "LACK OF EXERCISE FOR BREED- Select hens from two to five years old steam before feeding. Many breeders ING STOCK is another direct cause of for mating to two or three-year-old feed only a dry mash of 8 parts of low fertility and subsequent low vital- toms. The male is at his best in his bran to 1 part of beef scrap. Where ity. The breeders during the winter third year. Old hens lay larger eggs bugs are plentiful on the range, no should be kept in an open dry house, and their young are not larger but mash is really needed. The birds and practically all of their food should stronger than the young from immature should be kept active and ready to be fed in deep litter where they will stock. forage at all times. be compelled to work for it. Exercise "Never breed related birds for the keeps the blood in rapid circulation, production of market stock as it is al- which maintains health. most certain to result in a high death S. C. & R. C. RED SALE "FAILURE TO SELECT BREEDING rate among the poults. For breeding Established strain with an established record. STOCK WITH SUPERIOR PHYSICAL for the market, select medium sized Cocks, hens, cockerels and pullets. All birds shipped on VIGOR. IF THE DESIRE IS TO IN- birds, plump but not fat, fine in bone, approval. A few good last seasons winners in good con- CREASE OR EVEN MAINTAIN A active and. vigorous, and not above dition for sale very reasonable, to make room if taken at once HIGH DEGREE OF VITALITY THIS standard weight. For breeding exhibi- RED POULTRY YARDS, Box W, BETHLEHEM, PA. SELECTION IS PARAMOUNT, tion stock the largest framed birds are generally chosen. Mate from ten to Conclusions fifteen females to one male. Crown Bone Cutter Cuts up scrap bones easilv and "Vitality and stamina are directly Rpcf* Made "HOW TO HOUSE: A high shed af- quickly— no trouble. Feed your hens affected by two conditions: inherited fording protection on three sides but fresh cut green bone daily and get factors and environmental conditions. wholly open to the east and provided more ems. Send for catalogue. in Price WILSON BROS., If we are to succeed permanently,, with high perches makes an ideal tur- Box 304, Easton, Pa. should we not, in view of these factors, key's roost. If there is danger from practice a systematic and rigid selec- coyotes or other wild animals, the open tion, first in our breeding flocks, and side should be securely covered with SEAL" LEG BAND second in our laying flocks, and in ad- wire netting. Turkeys will not make THE FAMOUS AUTOMATIC LOCK dition to these, should we not surround good breeding stock if housed with No tools; Can't get off. Made our birds with a congenial environment hens in a damp, badly ventilated, hen of aluminum in 7 sizes. Con- of which is conductive to the best house. They are more liable to disease secutive numbers to suit. health? Good health in the flock is than hens. They will endure cold much $1.00 per 100; $.60 for 50; the foundation of successful poultry better than foul air. They must be $.35 for 25; $.20 for 12. farming, and is dependent upon physi- kept free from lice and mites and Send 2 cent stamp for aample cal vigor and excellent environmental should be occasionally dusted with and circular conditions." good lice powder and provided with Indiana Specially Co.,Angola,lnd —o a TURKEY FACTS AND ADVICE Bronze, White Holland and Narangansett YANT'S BARRED ROCKS Won the Diamond Special for Best display at the Chicago Coliseum December, 1914. the Popular Kinds. How to Select They are the kind you have long been looking for. Write me. JOHN W. YANT, Route 24. CANTON, OHIO Breeding Stock. How to House and to Feed. Prevention of Disease. Fattening Rations ALDRICH WHITE ORPINGTONS have won more first prizes during the last three years in Chicago and Madison Square UNDER date, March, 1915, the Wash- Garden than all our competitors combined, thus proving them "The Champions of ington Agricultural Experiment America". Station at Pullman, issued an WINNERS IN LAYING CONTEST At the National Laying Contest. Mountain Grove, Mo. Aldrich White Orpingtons eight-page, 6 x 9-inch bulletin on the have been at the top for the five months ending April 1st. Eggs now half price. subject of Turkeys, their care and man- ALDRICH POULTRY FARM, 4045 High Street. COLUMBUS, OHIO agement. This bulletin (Noi 86), was written by Helen Dow Whitaker, head of the poultry department, State Col- MIRIMICHI POULTRY FARM BREEDING SEASON END SALE. fol- lege of Washington. No doubt the S. C. R. I. Reds, White Rocks, and White Wyandottes. For the balance of the season we shall lowing quotations will be of interest and sell eggs from our Top Notch pens at only $5.00 per 15. Standard matings, $3.00 per 15. We have nearly all our chicks for this season hatched and must make room for our young growing stock. value to numerous readers of A. P. W. We offer extra good values in pure blooded, stock either breed in mated pairs, trios and pens, with "VARIETIES—Our domestic turkeys delivery anytime after May 10th. Order a mated pen at once and you get a months good breeding from them for this seasons chicks. Our prices, mated pairs $5.00 to $20.00. Mates trios to $35.00. are supposed to be descendants of the $7.50 Mated pens $12.00 to r o.oo. Order now and get the cream of our sale. Remember first come, first wild turkey still found on the Ameri- $ erved. Send for catalogue. Utility department, eggs per 100, per Day old chicks can continent. They were imported s $7.50 $1.50 15. ji8.oo per 100, $10.00 per per into Europe as early as 1524; domesti- 50, $5.00 25, cated and thence returned to the United MIRIMICHI POULTRY FARM W. H. Saart. Prop., F0XB0R0, MASS. States. Wild turkeys are still found in the swamps of Virginia and other southern states and in Mexico. They " America's Championship Winning." are frequently captured and crossed with the domestic fowls to restore vigor to the stock. In-breeding, or breeding of related birds, is not recom- S.C. BROWN LEGHORNS mended for market production. "BRONZE TURKEYS are the largest At Madison Square Garden, Feb., 1915, in the and most popular of all the varieties. They most nearly resemble the wild hottest competition seen in years, won first, are: adult turkey. Standard weights second, third and fifth cocks, first pullet, first cock, 36 pounds; young cockerel, 25 pounds; hens, 20 pounds; pullets, 16 pen, and gold special for Best Display in class. pounds. Eggs and stock for sale. Shipped safely any "WHITE HOLLAND turkeys are also native Americans, being sports from distance. Utility and exhibition strongly com- the bronze. Standard weights are: bined. cock, 28 pounds; cockerel, 20 pounds; hen, 18 pounds; pullet, 14 pounds. In SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. the last few years they have been bred to larger size. Their advocates claim they are the best layers of all turkeys; Williams Bros., Fullerton, Calif. more docile; less roving than the bronze and are therefore better suited J. C. WILLIAMS. Prop. C. B. BROWN. Supt. July, 1915 GOVERNMENT WORK FOR POULTRY 673

Ten Commandments for Prevention of that in a warm fall the ground keeps the family in fresh eggs next winter soft, vegetation lingers and plenty of but should also furnish a nice surplus Turkey Diseases worms and bugs abound. As a result for market purposes. If interested you the turkeys make long forages, eating had better write the Everlay Farm at "1. Never feed on the ground where the worms and bugs. This excessive once. If not in need of stock ask for food may be left to ferment, sour or travel thins them, and walks all their their catalogue anyway. It is one of mould, and later be eaten. soft and fine flesh into tough, stringy the finest out this season and you will muscle. On the other hand, a cold appreciate it. Kindly mention A. P. "2. Never over-feed, especially of egg fall, with early frosts and snows, W. or mash. Remember that in a wild state freezes the ground and kills the bugs. o The turkeys wander less, loaf around turkeys are more often hungry than the barnyard, gorge an abundance of WYANDOTTE BREEDERS, not. grain and put on flesh. ATTENTION "3. After two weeks of age in good, "Turkeys allowed to run in a patch E. S. Van Duzee, Jr., Box 122, St. of field peas will finish off fairly well Paul, Minn., is desirous of obtaining weather, let the hens take the poults with a night feed of wheat or corn. the name and address of every breeder and go. They do not need coddling, but If turkeys are fed on a grain ration of Wyandottes any variety in the Unit- they do need protection from weather, of equal parts of oats, barley and corn, ed States and to this end has a dis- mixed with table scraps, boiled car- in this issue of A. P. W. If beasts of prey, etc. play "ad" rots, potatoes and milk, a meat is pro- you are a Wyandotte breeder just send "4. Keep the poults and their coops duced that is extremely plump and him a postal today with your name white. A little suet mixed toward the address. free from lice. Use Persian insect pow- and end of the season will materially aid, der to dust them or a drop of olive oil also. Another good fattening ration on the head, at the quill of the wing is ground oats moistened with skim S. C. BUFF ORPINGTONS milk and a little mutton fat added feathers and around the vent. A few grand cockerels for sale. every other day. Still another is equal "5. For a tendency toward bowel parts of corn meal and ground barley SUNSET POULTRY YARDS, OLNEYVILLE, R. I. boiled trouble feed boiled rice. Bowel trouble mixed with boiled potatoes or C. E. SEIGEL, Proprietor rutabagas. indicates improper feeding or exposure "All mashes should be mixed soft but Double Quick Grain Sprouter to dampness, cold, or both. not sticky and when fed, grit and charcoal should be supplied". The Perpetual Poultry Silo "6. Do not permit poults to run over o Grows green feed while you wait. ground which chickens, pigs, ducks, NOW IS THE TIME CLOSE-TO-NATURE CO., 48 Front St., COLFAX, IOWA geese, etc., have made filthy. Plow up The Everlay Farm, Methuen, Mass., such ground or keep the poults yarded are now holding their annual sale of away from it. breeders and are offering 3,000 selected Big Money in Poultry one year old breeders for sale at prices "7. When the poults have been chilled ranging from $1.00 to J1.50 each and Send for Special Summer Prices or seem droopy and need a tonic, make 75 cock birds from $3.00 to $5.00 each. Never before have such BIG HATCHING RESULTS These birds are of the noted Everlay been made possible* as with wonderful Sheer AUTO- it as follows: Boil a pint of milk, put MATIC Incubators. EVERY OPERATION automatic. Strain and are bred not only for egg Make $150 for every 60-eKp Peerless you operate, back in it a shake of red pepper, add a table- production for large size, health yard. Darn, anywhere. First practical, all-n but automatic incubator. Only Sti.nO. Then there's spoonful of alcohol; then beat up a raw and vigor and a breeding pen of these the 200-eee PEERLESS AUTOMATIC. „Bives *J» | birds should prove a welcome addition biKKer results than any other uf its size. Starts egg and add to the mixture. Use this small raisers to BIG SUCCESS. To start bill, to any commercial breeder's flock. there's the wonderful, new-principle machine, to moisten the bran mash. A little the SHEER PEERLESS " MULTlflEK, " 1000- Along with these bargains in breeding ckk, entirely automatic. All marvels for HATCH finely chopped lean meat may be added. stock comes the announcement that ten- ING RESULTS, fitted with the wonderful Sheer Fixtures, world's standard for 25 YEARS. No weeks-old pullets may be in "8. Use green food finely cut in quan- had any big outlay necessary. WRITE TODAY. quantity at $1.00 each. A dozen or two H. M. SHEER CO.. Dept. 133 , Qu.ncy. III. tity in all rations as an aid to diges- of these pullets would not only keep tion. "9. Be especially watchful of the BRED TO WIN AND LAY RICHARDSON'S S. C. BUFF LEGHORNS poults when at about six weeks of age, Retecords Prove THAT THEY ARE DOING IT Eggs for hatching or stock. I can please you. they 'shoot the red', that is, begin to ALSO BUFF ROCKS. SQUARE AND HONEST DEALING WITH ALL, MY MOTTO. grow the protuberances on the head and H. G. RICHARDSON, ETRA, N. J. neck. The danger is of the blood flow- ing back upon the heart and becoming stagnant, the intestines become clogged WHITE CRESTED BLACK POLISH and inflammation and diarrhea follow. BEST IN AMERICA The following treatment will prove I have raised a fine flock of birds from ray Madison Square and Boston prize winners. Splendid helpful: Mix one tablespoonful of red green black color. Fine large crests. Grand size. Free photographs. Write pepper and two tablespoonfuls of wheat WESLEY BALDWIN, East Park Place, NORWICH, N. Y. middlings with water and make into four pills—bake hard. Give one pill three times a day to a full grown turkey BLUE AN DALUSI AN S or a smaller pill in proportion to size Bred as a specialty and producing winners at all shows. 104 ribbons and 17 of fowl. Follow with a tablespoon of specials at 13 shows during 1914-15. Winner Champion Challenge Cup at castor oil for the old turkey or a tea- Boston and Blue Andalusian Club Specials wherever offered. Wonderful spoonful for a young poult. layers of large white eggs. Stock and eggs for sale. Send for 1915 mating list. "10. Call the turkeys home to roost by feeding them a little grain every E. D. BIRD, GREENWICH, CONN. night. 1 Fattening Rations for Turkeys 1915 EFFICIENCY 4 TO Converts 5 pecks of dry grain into 5 bushelsof fresh, green, eggmaking and "Commerce to feed turkeys by the chick growing feed. Does its work every day of the year without lamp or first of October to get them ready for expense Pays for itself in first month by reducing grain hill. Puts eggs the Thanksgiving market. Feed night in the nest. Grows rapid broilers, an ornament for the kitchen window or and morning only and sparingly the any place in the house. Green stain finish. Our 1915 Efficiency Sprouter first ten days. The principal food combines simplicity with economy and all necessary and most convenient should be whole corn, the older the bet- sprouting features. Greatest capacity of any sprouter made at the price of ter, to avoid bowel trouble. ^5.50 F. O. B. Warrensburg, N. Y. Satisfaction or money refunded. "It is the belief that cold weather makes fat turkeys. The real reason is C. CASS SMITH EFFICIENCY CO., WARRENSBURG, N. Y. TRACEY'S SINGLE COMB RHODE ISLAND REDS Have proved their worth in the leading shows of the nation this season. At the great New York State Fair in the hottest and biggest class of Reds ever shown at a Fall Fair, the leading breeders of the East in competition we won best display, our ist hen winning color special over pullets. At Madison Square Garden, in competition with the champions of nearlv all the leading shows, "The Conqueror" our wonderful single comb cockerel won first prize and special for best colored male. Judge Card who judged the Reds at Boston, Pitts- burgh, Pa., New York State Fair and other leading Red shows this season declared him the best Red cockerel that he handled this season. This is significant, we also furnished Blue Ribbon cockerels and pullets for six big shows. Eggs from the best matings we ever owned five and ten dollars per setting. Send for mating list. Member A. P. A. Member R. I. Red Club of America.

GEORGE W. TRACEY, Box W, KINDERHOOK, N. Y. :

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breeds, but it is a noteworthy fact that tain them from flocks that have been IMPROVING FOWLS ON laying. Professor Foley, poultry instructor and bred for winter "CHOOSING BREED After having MODERN FARMS superintendent, in the employ of a Ca- A — decided how to start, the next consid- Department of Agriculture, rec- By A. W. Foley and Editor A. P. W. nadian eration is that of breed. Which is the ommends specifically four different best breed? This is a question con- beginner, and one (Continued from page 639) breeds, THREE OF WHICH ARE OF stantly asked by the which, after all, must be left to the in- "Established Laws in Breeding", as ap- AMERICAN ORIGIN. dividual to settle, since so much de- plied to domesticated fowls. Says he: pends on the object with which the In this connection we quote the fol- work is undertaken. If merely as a "The knowledge of these facts (ori- lowing reliable and truly instructive in- recreation, any breed, from the small- breeds) should gin and development of formation, as given to his readers by est Bantam to the largest Cochin cr be of service to successful poultrymen, Brahma, is equally suitable so long as Professor Foley under the chapter head- because of certain established laws it meets the fancy of the breeder. produces like, or a in breeding. Like ing, "Establishing and Maintaining a "If the methods advocated elsewhere similarity of like; while another law, Flock": constantly at in this bulletin for selecting breeders the law of reversion, is for strain building and for the develop- present util- work. Remember that the "GETTING THE START.—One of ment of the breed are followed, one will ity breeds trace back through the three ways may be used for the estab- the be well repaid by the progress made, European and Asiatic breeds to lishment of a flock: no matter what the breed. Once the that laid only from 15 to jungle fowl "First introducing pure bred choice is made do not be persuaded season. Remember also —By 30 eggs in a cockerels and using them to improve to make a change else all work of im- is. counter- that the law of reversion the provement must count for naught. selection year flock already on hand. Where a acted only by careful flock has unlimited range a cockerel of the breeding stock hav- "Although for fancy breeding there after year of the desired type should be secured for ing the desired type, characteristics may be no particular preference, yet every fifteen hens. If, however, there for commercial purposes certain breeds egg-producing qualities it is wished and are a number of hens in the flock that than perpetuate." have been found more profitable to are undesirable for breeding purposes, others. These are generally spoken of Coming next to a division of the poul- it would be better to select a few of as the utility breeds. of the most suitable, confine in author of them try industry into branches, the a separate pen and mate them with Popular Utility Breeds Recommended "Successful Poultry Raising" divides a suitable cockerel. It is always pre- "Plymouth Rocks—Barred, White, general poultry keeping as follows ferable to select the eggs for hatching Buff, Partridge, Silver Penciled, Colum- from a limited number of the most bian. "Perhaps no industry lends itself so suitable for breeding purposes, rather Buff, Black, Sil- successfully to general adaptation as than from all the layers indiscrimi- "Wyandottes—White, ver, Silver Penciled, Partridge, does that of raising poultry. It may be nately. This method is not considered Golden, undertaken simply to furnish employ- so desirable as either of the follow- Columbian. ment, or as a business, or as an in- ing. "Orpingtons—Buff, White, Black. object sought in under- vestment. The "Second—By obtaining several sit- "Rhode Island Reds—Rose and Single taking it may be to supply the family tings Comb. one's of eggs from pure bred birds in needs, to follow the dictates of April or May. The cockerels should be or to pro- fancy, to win at exhibitions, fattened in the fall disposed of and a strictly and duce superior birds from the pure bred pullets retained for the Prairie State Portable Hover commercial standpoint. following year's breeding pen. Here is a qniekly portable hover that has mad e good divided into Constructed of gal- "The industry is easily among thousands of critical buyers. _ "Third— bred stock. two subdivisions: -By buying pure vanized steel, light in weight, heavily insulated, fancy and A pure bred cockerel and a dozen or economical in oil consumption. "1. Poultry keeping for fifteen pullets might be purchased in Adapted to any brooder house. exhibition purposes. A complete equipment at low cost. the fall and should constitute the next Built to satisfy the demand for a •'2. Poultry keeping as a business year's breeding pen. Care, however, dependable — practical brooder. Price $8.60. Write for Catalog. enterprise. should be taken in the purchasing "While the fancy and exhibition side either df pure bred breeding stock, or Prairie State Incubator Co. of the industry will prove highly re- of eggs for hatching purposes, to ob- 202 MAIN STREET. HOMER CITY, PA. munerative for a few, yet the greater must find number of poultry keepers Schenley Heights World's Largest Breeders commercial side much the more the Poultry Farm RHODE ISLAND REDS of Both Combs profitable as it is the more practical". Baby Chicks For Sale. Eggs after May ISth at Half Price Probably three-fourths of the contents 1202 Commonwealth Bldg., Box 2, Pittsburgh, Pa. of this eighty-page booklet are devoted to POULTRY KEEPING TO ADVAN- LIGHT AND DARK BRAHMAS RHODE ISLAND REDS (Both Combs) TAGE ON FARMS. To that extent the BARRED ROCKS WHITE WYANDOTTES name of Poultry Bulletin No. 3 might Summer Sale of Breeders. Illustrated Catalogue and Bargain List FREE. well have been "Successful Poultry RIVERDALE POULTRY FARM, RIVERDALE, N. J. Raising on Farms". Touching on the important question of the capital re- UTIUTY AND EXHIBITION quired by the farmer, if he is to keep GOOD LAYERS AND LARGE BIRDS poultry on a systematic basis, Professor Eggs $3.00 Per IS Eleven Guaranteed Fertile Foley has this to say:. WHITE CORNISH Replacement Free Free Catalogue "The capital required by the average Elr Road, farmer will be largely invested in a MOUNTSVILLE FARMS, MOUNTVILLE, VA well-built commodious house, with occasional outlays for the introduction of new blood and the procuring of additional incubators, brooders, etc. In fact, many successful flocks have been RED FEATHER FARM with a minimum of outlay in built up " " actual money and in the very plainest BARGAINS in breeding stock—from our CHAMPION SENSATION of buildings. So far as capital goes, and RED PRINCE strains of Rose and Single Comb Reds—after July 1st industry affords great op- the poultry EGGS at greatly reduced prices. Stamp for Mating and Price List. portunities to every farmer—the capital required being time, careful attention to details and an enthusiastic love F. W. C. ALMY> Prop, Box 22, Tiverton 4 Cors., R. I. for the work, rather than a great amount of money". At The Great Mid-West Chicago Coliseum Show, December, 1914 Establishing and Maintaining a Flock What breed to select is a question of PURITAN PARTRIDGE ROCKS vital interest to the farmer or farmer's , 2 I, 2 hen ; quality flock of 1 cock ; The Real America won 1 , 2,4 cockerel 52,3,4, wife who is to take up poultry with a pullet; old pen; I, 2 young pen. This great record was in determination to make out of it the most 5 1,2 made very strong money possible. If eggs alone are want- competition, nearly one hundred birds being shown, some of which were sold ed, then probably a member of the Medi- especially to win at this particular show. Also at three big 1914 Fall Fairs. terranean class of domestic fowls should Kentucky State, Illinois State and the Great Hamilton Show, Puritians won be selected. This class includes the 13 firsts and 15 second prizes. Sales list describing just what you need Leghorns, Minorcas, Anconas, etc. But as a rule, farmers want "both eggs and mailed free. in which case the "general pur- meat", BROS., R. Sturtevant, Mgr. pose fowls" so-called, are the favorites. BESUDEN W. These include eight or ten different Box 14-W, Evanston Station, Cincinnati, Ohio

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profits are to be made. Standard Weights of Breeds factory Pure-bred Fowls vs. Scrubs and Mongrels Breed Cock Hen Cockerel Pullet Next, Professor Foley gives his conclusions and states his opinions frankly Plymouth Rocks }bs. 7V> lbs. 8 lbs. 6 lbs. |J4 6V> lbs. 7V> lbs. 5% lbs. AVyandottes "JB. lbs. 7 lbs. lu DS - 8 lbs. 8% Orpingstons f 5 lbs. - lbs. lbs. Wasting Rhode Island Reds *>n lDS 6% 7% Stop Eggs andlime there fessor Foley has written, as here quoted, "In the breeds recommended with cheap incubators. are nineteen varieties with a wide and we hope our readers—many of them -"^[f^S plumage, from which scope in color of — will get the full benefit thereof. A Queen to choose. Should one desire solid breeds have white _ costs but little more and color plumage, three The foregoing "utility standard" will ronsitself. Free Poultry Book explains. or buff as a choice, while two have COMPANY of practical value to the com- OUEEN INCUBATOR black. Should there be a preference be found Lincoln. NebrMk* fc- parti-color plumage an excellent monsense poultryman in selecting in- varieties men- < hoice is offered in the dividual birds of his own breed, variety a breed or var- tioned When selecting and strain—IX PICKING OUT BIRDS iety, it is well to remember that the importance, and in HIS FLOCK to retain for strain is of greay-r IX OWN (onkmfs making a choice preference should be breeding purposes, both males and fe- given to the color of plumage most de- - males. This "utility type ', so-called, sired. .- _ CHOLERA "While there are other breeds of means good-sized, well-shaped and vigor- poultrv capable of giving satisfactory ous birds, as well as birds that are "true REMEDY commercially, these breeds are ? returns to type ' as regards the breed to which mentioned because they have both egg and meat-producing qualities, and are they belong. Here is a point where well adapted to the farm. study and thought should be applied, quicklyqui. overcomes digestive troubles. Mix It in their breeds, it is possible to buy or poultrywoman to poultryman - In these each drinking water and watch your birds that are not satisfactory on ac- give close attention to their own flocks sick birds brighten up. 25c. & 50c count of their great size, heavy bone, doing useCoakey'sHead Lice Oint- length of leg or narrowness of body, and the individual birds thereof, Also ment. Lice Powder and Lice Liquid etc. For this reason it is important to so with a view to improving the flock regularly and drive out these pests. have a definite conception of the 'type' or strain, generation after generation. Send cents in stamps for most suitable for the object for which 4 in IT IS •'Conkey's Poultry Doctor." they are to be kept. This can be done— fact EASY "Utility-type fowls should conform to TO DO, and it is in this direction that THE G. E, CONKEY CO. the following standard: success is to be found and that satis- 1004 Conkey Bldg Cleveland, Ohio. "Body—Broad, blocky and of medium length. . HARTER'S IMPERIAL BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCKS "Breast—Carried well forward, full "GOLDEN" and broad and of medium depth. Winners of the National Cup at Rochester. December. 191 5, also trophy cup for best display. 1 exhibited 33 birds at this show and 29 came the ribbons. They have proved "Breastbone—Long, straight, not too under their superiority. Write for mating list. — not pointed at the front. — deep and NESCOPECK POULTRY FARM. S. H. Harter. Prop.. Box W. NESCOPECK. PA. "Legs—Short, stout and s.et well apart; white or yellow in color and without leg or toe feathers. M I Rl M ICH I POULTRY FARM "Head—Medium in size; comb and Breeders of S. C. Rhode Island Reds. White Plymouth Rocks and White Wyandottes. Winners wattles small. at New York, Boston, Brockton and Attleboro. Satisfaction guaranteed. "Constitution—Strong, healthy and W H. SAART, Manager. FOXBORO. MASS. vigorous as indicated by depth and width of body. SPECIAL SALE R.andS.C. RHODE ISLAND REDS "Plumage—The color of the plumage 600—YEARLING PULLETS, COCKERELS- 600 is not an important factor in connection I must reduce my stock of breeding birds and am going to sell at $2.00, $3.00, $5.00 and $10.00 with commercial poultry raising. In birds worth three times the money. Just the right time to get breeders from which to get the interests of the breed chosen, how- show birds, for the winter shows. This is your opportunity—grab it while you can. Every- ever, every poultry keeper should give thing on approval and money back if you do not like it. Babv chicks and month old chicks also. some consideration to the plumage so ANNESLEY M. ANDERSON. Box W. MORTON. PA. long as tvpe is not interfered with. In any case close feathereding is desirable. "Of the utility breeds previously men- no prefer- S.C. RHODE ISLAND REDS tioned there is practically ence.- They are all good. It becomes My matings are the result of twenty years of scientific breeding. The last rather a question of strain than of breed, because more difference can be five years I have produced and sold exhibition specimens that have won in found between individuals of the same every large show room in the United States. Send for free mating list. breed than between good represent- nearly atives of different breeds. THE TRAP-NEST METHOD OF SELECT- GEO. L. BUELL, Box W, LORAIN, OHIO ING HAS PROVED IN A MOST UN- MISTAKABLE WAY THAT THERE ARE GOOD AND POOR LAYERS IN Again Demonstrate their Quality, ANY BREED, AND THAT THE PROF- BLUE RIBBON BLACK ORPINGTONS ITS DEPEND LARGELY UPON TYPE, STRAIN AND SELECTION." At the annual meeting of the American Black Orpington Club, held at the recent Indianapolis Show, Blue Ribbon Black Orpingtons again demon- The foregoing information, if given a strated their superiority by winning 1-2 cock, 1-3 hen, 1-4 pullet, first old fair degree of study and thought by pen, shape and color specials and $50 cup for best display. This great win the American farmer or his wife or together with their record of 1-2 cock, I cockerel, 2-3 hen at the Chi rgo daughter, should prove of much value. Coliseum Show puts them among the champions and the best of their kind There is no spread-eagle foolishness about in America. 1'rofessor Foley's matter-of-fact treat- You cannot afford to waste your time with inferior stock. Why not come ment of his subject. In our opinion he is to headquarters and get the best? The Blue Ribbon Strain. My free cata- impartial, as between the claims of the logue will tell you more about them. A copv, together with mating list for fancier on the one hand and the claims 1915, will be sent free. Better send today and learn more about these cham- of the utility poultryman on the other pion Blacks. Egj^s >io per 15, 5iS per 30, 525 per 50—eight chicks guar- position is correct hand. This and de- anteed from each setting. Utility 5i2 per 100. fendable. A lot of practical, common sense wisdom is packed into what Pro- BLUE RIBBON POULTRY FARM, R.R. 1, COLUMBUS, INd.

YOUNG'S STRAIN S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS 1 HAVE N° °THER breeds Acknowledged throughout the world as being the standard for all the Leghorns and the leading strain of heavy layers. They have been bred in line since 1853 for heavy e.^g production alone, and the show birds have simplv been chosen from the layers. They are the only original line bred strain of Leghorns in America today. Why not come to Headquarters and Get the Best ? Hundreds of yearling hens and cock birds for sale. Eggs at half price remainder of season. Mating list free. Address, D. W. YOUNG, MONROE, N. Y. 676 AMEKICAN POULTRY WORLD July, 1915 on the important question of "Pure-bred that scrubs always prove unsatisfac- PURE BRED BREEDER. By having a tory vs. Scrubs". Then he takes up briefly may be better understood by con- type fixed in his mind and by select- sidering the relation which they bear ing for his breeding pen only those in- the so-called of Breeding", -as ap- "Laws to certain laws of breeding. These dividuals which conform most closely plied to domestic fowl. He handles both laws hold good whether with plants or to that type, the breeder is causing of these questions "in few words", so to animals, whether with birds or beasts. each generation to become more prepo- inheritance tent in desirable characteristics, ana speak, yet what he says will be found "The law of that 'like begets like' means that certain of the he also finds that in each succeeding sufficient, provided the intelligent read- characteristics of a parent are inherited generation there are fewer culls". er will take the time to grasp the facts by the offspring and the apparently contradictory law, the law of variation, and put into practice the valuable ad- WARM WORDS FOR "OCULUM". that 'like begets unlike' means that vice given. Following are Professor every offspring differs from its parent The manufacturers of "Oculum" Foley's statements and recommendations to some extent. make some strong claims for the preparation on the two vital questions here men- "If a variety of fowl has been pure and from the large numbers bred for a great number of generations of testimonials they have accumlated tioned : and in every generation only those are it seems that their claims are well "PURE BRED vs. SCRUBS—It is allowed to live which conform to a cer- made. These testimonials seem to scarcely necessary to state that pure tain type, the resulting offspring are come from all sections of the country bred poultry of any variety, and par- very likely to possess a uniformity of and all appear to agree as to its value ticularly our commercial breeds, are type and characteristics similar to that as a preventive and cure for poultrv the most profitable to keep. The ten- in the birds which have been used for ailments. It is seldom that a govern- or dency to avert is sufficiently strong in breeding through the previous genera- ment state experiment station work- the pure breeds and in scrubs this tions. er endorses a preparation of this kind but after a thorough trial if results tendency is so pronounced that it is al- A bird resulting from such a line of warrant they usually make public the most impossible to breed successfully breeding is prepotent, which implies pro- results of such tests. The Missouri for the market type or for egg that it has the power to imprint its State Poultry Experiment Station, duction. own likeness upon its offspring. hav- If ing tested the merits of scrub chickens two birds, each of distant lines "Oculum", "When pure bred and of write the manufacturers as follows: are reared under similar conditions, the breeding be mated there is a conflict. pure bred birds of the utility type The characteristics of each breed strive Mountain Grove, Mo., make more rapid and economical gains to assert themselves, with the result May 31, 1915. in live weight than do the scrubs. that one or the other may not be in evi- H. I. Co., "In crate fattening the pure bred dence; or the offspring may possess the Salem, Va. chickens again make the greater gains. characteristics of some remote ances- Gentlemen: also been demonstrated that the tor. It has "We have tried out the 'OCULUM' cost of food per pound of gain was This is not so true of the first cross on several pens and find that it has less with the pure bred chickens. as it is of the succeeding ones, but. in benefited them very any case, the benefit the long much in regard "At the age of four months the pure of line to their general health". of careful breeding is lost. bred chickens were fattened and ready Theories Missouri State Poultry of the improvement of a flock by means for the market, possessing a uniformity Experiment Station, of the introduction of the blood of an- in quality and appearance unequalled M. L. Quisenberry, Asst. Sec. by the others at any time. other breed are disproved every time a cross is made. In their "ad" in another column "At no age are scrub chickens as the H. I. Co., Salem, Va., saleable as the pure breds. "To breed pure is to mate birds of make a very liberal trial offer. Better it over "For meeting the demands of the the same breed, and to mate cross- look and get a trial bottle. higher class local markets or for ex- breeds means the production of scrubs, port, scrub chickens are not satisfac- and to attempt successful poultry rais- tory. ing with scrubs results in a decided are going: to try and make failure. '"We Scrubs Prove to be Unprofitable each -succeeding issue of A. P. W. better Why "THE LAW OF SELECTION IS OF than the present one. Have you any "LAWS OF BREEDING—The reason THE FIRST IMPORTANCE TO THE suggestions t American Poultry Association

The poultry industry of this country amounts in the aggregate to One Billion Dollars per Annum. These figures paralyze the imagination. The American Poultry Association is the largest live stock organization in the world and its membership is increasing with tremendous rapidity. On its roll are the leading breeders and representative poultrymeh of Canada and every state in the Union. Every breeder, fancier, man or woman, in the United States or Canada who is interested in poultry of any kind should join this great organization. On its shoulders rest this gigantic Billion Dollar Industry. Your interests will be promoted and safeguarded. You may compete for the Association diplomas and gold and silver medals at the shows, and be entitled to all the help that honest organized effort can give you. You will have a voice in shaping the course and policy of the Association, making it recognized by nations and governments. Your name should be one of the thousands of honored members of this Association. We urge you to write immediately for information and application blank. Address, AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION Mansfield, Ohio E. B. THOMPSON, President, S. T. CAMPBELL, Secretary

1 9 1 5-ED I T I O N- 1 9 1 5 The American Standard of Perfection Now booking orders for the 1915 Edition of the Standard of Perfection. The New Edition will be com- pleted and ready for delivery at an early date. THE STANDARD OF PERFECTION is the official guide for the breeding, mating and judging of all poultry. It gives a close and detailed description of every breed and variety of chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys, with illustrations from living models. This book is published by the American Poultry Association at an enormous expense and is the American Authority. You cannot raise poultry successfully without the American Standard of Perfection. Prices, postpaid from the publisher of this paper: Cloth binding $2.00; Leather binding, $2.50. Send all orders to the American Poultry World, Buffalo, N. Y. July, 1915 RHODE ISLAND RED BREEDING 677

LESTER TOMPKINS ers use extremes to correct defects and the hardest to overcome and require then select breeders from the offspring the most attention are: DISCUSSES RHODE ISLAND of such matings. Specimens that are not First. The long shank, knock-kneed "heavily marked with black, bred from specimen. in male or female with RED BREEDING "matings which a Second. Coarse combs. strong black markings is used, are as (Continued from page 638) Third. Defectvie carriage. liable to breed specimens with heavy is true a great benefit. This especially black markings as stronger marked The greatest defect in the show room of a strain are de- when the females specimens, and according to the laws of at the present time is type. In many ficient in black markings. heredity such results are quite likely to cases in large shows last winter, the Question 4. Describe results that #how in the second generation. type of the birds that won the blue rib- may be expected in using a male of bons were a disgrace to the breed. average exhibition quality mated to a Question S. Is it advisable to use as female showing decided peppering on a breeder, a male showing white either Question 11. In mating to produce wing, bows and back. Would such a at the base of tail, in primaries of exhibition stock, how much importance mating produce either good cockerels wings, or in under-color of neck? How much white if any can appaar in these or good pullets? Another Taylor Columbian Rock Win Answer. Great care should be taken sections before it becomes a danger in the breeding yard? At the Chicago Coliseum 1914 Show. in breeding the average exhibition male I guarantee to please you. Mating list on re- to a female with decided peppering in Answer. White is '"'foreign color" in quest. Choice Cockerels and Pullets for «-ale. JAS. H. R-R-5. WOODSTOCK, ILL. the wing bows. Such a mating is very Rhode Island Reds and except where it is TAYLOR, caused by conditions under which apt to produce heavy black wing bows the Engagements Booked Now For on males, while the female offspring will bird was developed I would not use a male showing white, in any of the sec- Fall Fairsand Winter Poultry Shows all classes. also carry a large amount of peppering. Legalized Expert Poultry Judge. tions named in the breeding pen, espe- Question 5. In order to maintain LLOYD M. HALLENBECK, CREENDALE, N. Y. cially if the strain he is bred from is strength and richness of surface color, Originator of Buff Brahmas. is it necessary to use male or females, subject to such defects. or both, that have smut in the undercolor? How much smut, if any, can Question 9. If you had to choose be- LIGHT BRAHMAS appear in either sex before it becomes tween three males, one showing white Champion Males and Females at both Boston an objection in the breeding pen? in under-color of neck, one showing and New York, 1915. white in wings, one showing white in Answer. This is a very difficult ques- tail, which would you select as a breed- W. A. HENDR l CRSON, 45 Hontton Ave.. Milton, Man. tion to answer clearly as there are differ- er? What would be your second choice? ent BIG SPECIAL SALE OF kinds of smut each of which produces Answer. If it were absolutely neces- different results. It is never necessary or sary to choose between three males advisable to use the bluish shade similar S. C. RHODE ISLAND REDS showing white as described in this ques- For full information write to that found in Brown Leghorns, in tion I would select the one that showed B. H. SCRANTON. Bo» W. RISING SUN, 1ND. fact, smut in any marked degree is not the white in the undercolor of the hackle. necessary to maintain rich surface color. If the specimen was a cockerel and However, a slight tendency to black showed white in the tail or wing, unless red is where the very strong, especially it was caused through defective con- 1889 BRED -TO -LAY 1915 next to the skin, often produces good ditions under which the bird was grown, results if the breeding stock has been I would not at all consider using it in the Barred Plymouth Rocks carefully bred. It is only safe, however, breeding pen. In a cock bird that was to use specimens the with smut in under- sound in these sections as a cockerel, I are America's Oldest and color when you know their ancestry. would not pay as much attention to the Greatest Laying Strain. Question fi. Why does the standard white, for in most cases it is a defect Breeders at half price. description call for black ticking in due to conditions more than to breed- the hackle of female and make the ap- Circular free. 40 - page pearance of black in Ung- the hackle of the catalogue a dime. male a defect? Question 10. In your experience what Answer. If the Standard called for three defects in Rhode Island Reds been black in the hackle of both male and have the hardest to overcome, and J. W. PARKS, what are the present prevailing defects female and specimens with black mark- and dangerous tendencies in breeding Box W, ings were continually bred together, and in the show room? - there would be a strong tendency to Answer. The three defects that are ALTOONA, PA laced hackles and smutty undercolor, also the black would crop out in the wing bows of the males to a great DANISH SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS extent. Rhode Island Red standard mark- Denmark produces the highest grade of white eggs in the world. That is why we ings are. in a way, similar to those of imported our foundation stock from Denmark. Our stock has for many years been bred for size, health, vigor and the production the Light Brahma faded out, and even of large white eggs. Light Brahma markings that are much If you want to increase the size, health and vigor of your flock, as well as the size and number of heavier have a tendency to disappear. eggs, you can do so by buying hatching eggs from us. By using the weaker markings that the Hatching Eggs, $2.50 per Setting, $10.00 per Hundred. Standard called for in Rhode Island ARMSTRONG BROS., Box W, Lock Raven, Md. Reds, there is a tendency to produce a slight ticking in the hackle of the female and a clear or practically clear hackle in the male. Where ticking appears in a male, it is a sign that the Red and Speckled Sussex markings in the parent stock have been strong. The Best Strain of Utility and Prize Stock in England Question 7. Describe the color of male and females trfM you would use Can supply high-class show specimens at reasonable prices, Breeding pens to produce males with neck or hackle of Standard color free from black? Can specially selected for customers. Many big winners for sale, bred from and Standard colored females with the related to our winners at all leading shows. Cock 1913, 2nd prize Royal of all necessary black tipping be expected England, also 1st and two specials. Waterford cock 1913, winner of six firsts, from the same mating? If not. in what special, all respects would such a mating differ? three seconds, also cockerel 3rd Royal 1914 and 2nd Liverpool and for sale. others also Satisfaction guaranteed. Answer. In selecting breeders to pro- Numerous hens and pullets. Also high-class utility duce Standard colored males and females, stock, Table poultry a specialty. choose those that have Standard markings, but do not have black too pronounced. The red should be very strong The Saunderton Poultry Farm in all sections. Standard markings in both males and females can be produced P. A. FARREN, Chairman Table Poultry Club, Prop. from the same mating if the parent stock has been bred and developed along Bledlow Ridge, Wallingford, Bucks, England. this line. The trouble is too many breed- 678 AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD July, 1915 do you attach to blood lines? Do you spring will take partly after the male Why not give poultry mustard a trial consider that satisfactory results can and partly after the female. Also, you this season and learn first hand how be obtained without line breeding? In it helps the hens through this critical will satisfac- other words is it to be expected that may get a few that be period. The R. T. French Co., Dept. B, a cockerel purchased from John Smith, tory shade, half way between the Mustard St., Rochester, N. Y., will be mated to pullets hatched from eggs extremes of the parents. glad to send you a booklet of facts and from Will Brown, will produce average the names of well known users. quality in breeding and exhibition o o stock? MUSTARD FOR POULTRY *** A. P. W. has many good things Answer. This is a very important in store for future issues. Better look There is an old adage that tells us question. I strongly believe in blood lines up your subscription to day and renew that a "stitch in time saves nine", promptly. and always have. It has always been my which is no doubt very true. This plan of breeding and it is the only way adage means that foresight and prompt action will save manyfold later on. It I know that enables me to produce is surely a good one for the poultry- TO HATCH EVERY specimens year after year that EGG uniform man to adopt and the time is now at Use the Magic Egg Tester to pick them will win at the large shows. It is a very hand when he can give it a trial. The out before Incubation. All dealers sell it, important point. I know of many breed- molting season is now only a few weeks away and we all know what a ers that were showing good specimens a critical time it is for our poultry and AXFORD ROUND INCUBATOR dozen years ago that did not believe in how necessary it is for the hens that 41 successful years on the market. 1st. built and line breeding, and they are not heard of we are depending upon for winter eggs patented in U. S. 90 per cent, hatch at the present time in the show room. to molt quickly if they are to make good producers. To promote a quick guarantee. Start today. Send for circulars. great many breeders that There are a molt without loss of reserve strength Axforj Incubator Co., 737 E. 45th St.. Chicago. 111. occasionally exhibit a phenomenal speci- the R. T. French Co., Rochester, N. Y., men that do not come back the next tell us that a small quantity of poul- FAIRVIEW WHITE ROCKS year and duplicate their winnings of the try mustard should be fed daily during For bargains in White Rocksof quality that have the molting period, and to uphold their an established reputation in the leading shows. year previous. They are the ones who claims they point to thousands of suc- are crossing different blood lines every cessful poultry raisers who are regular Write Guy Daily, Box D, Jeffersonville, Ind. year. users of poultry mustard and who tes- tify to its merits not only during the FOR BARGAINS IN REDS I do not believe satisfactory results molting period but all the year around. can be obtained year after year without Poultry mustard is not a stimulant, Stock or Eggs Either Comb, write as it is fed in too small to some system of line breeding. For quantities have any stimulating effects which at ROCK CREEK FARM, Route 2, GENESEO, N. Y. instance, if we purchased a cockerel best soon cause reaction. On the other from John Smith and mated him with hand it acts as a tonic to the digestive COLUMBIAN pullets hatched from eggs from Will system keeping these organs in fine WYANDOTTES tune and enabling the hen to extract We have a grand lot of breeding cockerels for if they were entirely differ- sale, if Brown, two the full measure of nourishment from you want to improve your stock, at $3, and $10 each that will give satisfaction' ent lines of breeding, with no relation- the food consumed. In other words, it $5 ship in their ancestors, we are making makes it possible for the hen to get the HORSESHOE POULTRY YARDS, HICKSVILLE, L I., N.Y required an experiment. If results happen to be nourishment from a less quantity of food than when the digestive successful, which some times they are organs are not working properly, the first year, we cannot tell a single which necessitates the overtaxing of White Cornish thing about what we are going to get strength by forcing her to consume an extra amount of feed to obtain the re- MOUNTVILLE FARMS, next year. Some times good results will quired nourishment. Pine Road, Loudoun Co. MOUNTVILLE, VA. be obtained, but generally it is time and money thrown away. At the best it is simply an experiment. What results can the new breeder of Rhode Island Red expect if they place their orders for eggs and stock with those The different ORPINGTONS who have bought birds from scurces for exhibition purposes? I will say not anything to be depended upon. BLACK, BUFF AND WHITE They would get much better results by COMPLETE AND AUTHORITATIVE TEXT BOOK and Instructive purchasing stock and eggs from matings A that had a good system of breeding back Treatise devoted to the Orpington Fowl, the most popular breed in Eng- of them than from a more flashy mating land and one of the leading favorites of Standard-bred poultry in America. composed of specimens that were bred by This book (80 large pages and cover) chance. As an illustration, if you had a tells select good line of females and mated them how to breeders and how with a male of an entirely different line to mate for best results. Care, feeding of breeding, you would be cutting your and management fully discussed. original blood line in half. Going farther, Edited by J. H. DREVENSTEDT. this if you were to breed the offspring of Breeder and Judge of 25 yean' experience and member mating with another male of a still dif- of Standard Revuion Committee 1898, 1905 and 1910 ferent line of breeding, you would only Fully Illustrated by F. L. Sewell, A. O. have a quarter of your original blood. Schilling, I. W. Burgess and others. Continue to do this for five or six years CONTENTS: and you would have annihilated your Chapter I —Orpington Origin. Chapter II Orpington Type. original blood lines and have a mixture — Chapter III—Black Orpingtons. from which you cannot expect any Chapter IV— Buff Orpingtons. uniform production. Chapter V—White Orpingtons. Chapter VI—Non-Standard Varieties. Question 12. Is it a safe plan to Chapter VII —Orpingtons as Exhibition Fowl. male to a dark chocolate red colored Chapter VIII—What Breeders Say. male or a dark chocolate red colored Chapter IX—Orpingtons as Utility Fowl. female? What results may be expected from such a mating? The most valuable feature of all. Text and Illustrations are based on the changes in the Answer. It is absolutely safe to mate 1910 American Standard of Perfection. a chocolate colored male and a chocolate Tells what changes were made, why they colored female together if you want to were made and how they will affect the mating and breeding problems that now confront produce a chocolate colored strain,—BUT the breeders of Orpingtons. Progressive it is not safe to mate them together if breeders and exhibitors who wish to keep you want to produce a bright red strain. abreast of the times cannot afford to be without this book. Text supplemented by over sixty illustrations, by Sewell, Schilling and Burgess, a study in pictures that will prove valuable to Question 13. Can extreme shades of breeders, bringing clearly before the eyes of all Orpington admirers in the minutest detail of So large pages, 8^x1 is printed color in Rhode Island Reds be mated every point of value in the fowl. The book consists iy2 , on and good results obtained? first class paper and bound in a handsome cover. Answer. Satisfactory results cannot PRICE, 75 CENTS, POSTPAID, or $1.00 including a year's subscription to American be expected through mating extreme Poultry World, or will be sent free for three annual subscriptions to American Poultry World at 50 cents each. shades of color, that is, to mate a male of one extreme, light or dark, with a AMERICAN POULTRY PUBLISHING COMPANY. BUFFALO, N. Y.. U. S. A. female of the other extreme. Their off- —

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SLAVISH DEPENDENCE OR Helen into five-acre tracts, large tion is held by experienced men to be enough to care for as many as 3,000 essential for the welfare of poultry. EGG chickens. The land is ideal for raising AN FARM chickens, fruits, berries and vegetables, "Biggest Idea Ever Devised" being a rich sandy loam, and is locat- By Editor of A. P. W.—Part I. ed right in the heart of civilization Page 4 of the 16-page booklet bears tributary to Chicago, Milwaukee, De- (Continued from page 643 troit, Cleveland, Toledo and other large this heading: "The St. Helen system of cities. egg-farming the biggest idea ever de- they have there. Whether their — plan will work out or not, remains •'The ideal poultry farm is one which vised for insurnig success in poultry combines the of fruits, berries to be seen. To me, it doesn't seem growing culture." From the introductory mat- and vegetables. The orchard furnishes possible for a family to take ter on this page the following para- five or ten acres of that sandy a fine range for the chickens to scratch in; the furnish summer, land and make a living from it, even trees shade in graphs are quoted: though they are fortunate in getting which chickens need; besides, the fruit affords food. "The organization of the St. Helen good poultry. But every one I talked which falls them good While a young orchard is growing into Co-operative Poultry Association is the to seemed to be pretty well satisfied, most advanced step ever while a number were enthusiastic over bearing, the poultry offers an immedi- taken in the poultry line. It marks the the proposition. of ate income. Besides the necessary eggs beginning Some them have of a new era of surer profits for all been there a year and have not at all and poultry for your own table, the truck garden and orchard will furnish who wish to engage in the production lost faith in it. I think I only heard all the vegetables and fruits for your of eggs and poultry on a purely busi- one complaint from the many people I ness basis. talked to. a table, green stuff for the chickens, and This was from woman who "The guesswork and pitfalls of the thought she ought to have a higher extra pin money for the produce you sell. chicken business have been eliminat- price for her eggs. putting raiser five-acre tracts are ad- ed by each poultry un- "The Development Company is of "The situated der the expert direction of the trained joining the village of St. Helen, and course in business to make money. poultrymen employed by the St. Helen They are getting a high price for the are one-quarter mile to three miles Co-operative Poultry Association. A land itself, in comparison with the from the Michigan Central Railroad station and St. Helen, beautiful price they paid for it, but on the other Lake a inland lake, five miles long one and M,mm ro Ie ,,rkey, hand, I believe they are giving the peo- by Monarch Strain one-half miles wide, fine for fishing and t^fn D clJ ple their money's worth in improve- A few cockerels and pullets for sale in Barred boating. Each tract is reached by a ments. About one-half of the people Rocks and Buff Leghorns. Write your wantsto are buying tracts with a four-room good road and a telephone line." 'THE MAPLES", A. G. Barlow & Son, MEDINA. N. Y. house on it. build a house of this They The village of St. Helen is located in kind, of substantial construction, made of good lumber and the outside cover- Roscommon County, Michigan, well R. C. RED EGGS ed with stucco, at from $450 to $500. northward in the lower peninsula. On Half Price After May 15th. "The poultry houses are mostly uni- the back page of the 16-page St. Helen form, 14 feet being wide and from 60 to Development Company booklet is a de- C. E. RILEY, 749 Fillmore Ave. 120 feet in length. 100-foot poultry A BUFFALO, N. Y, house costs $250, which certainly is tail map of the southern section of moderate. These also are of good sub- Michigan, with red ink lines drawn from stantial construction, made of hemlock Milwaukee, Chicago and Detroit to Ros- Golden Rule Barred Rock Yards lumber and covered with stucco. They Some choice cockerels at fair prices. are quite attractive. common County. These lines indicate Eggs Both Matings $3.00 per 15. "A five-acre place, with a four-room that as the crow flies St. Helen is some- house, a 100-foot chicken house, one thing over two hundred miles north- G. N. COLE, 263 Breckenridge St., BUFFALO. N Y thousapd White Leghorn chicks, a well east of Milwaukee, across Lake Michi- and a fence, costs from $S00 to $1,000, McLEAN'S S. G. R. I. REDS, NONPAREIL STRAIN gan upwards of two hundred and fifty depending on the location. There are a ; My Reds breed true to type and color and are few of the settlers who have built larg- miles northeast of Chicago, also across heavy layers. Write for mating list. If you wish er and better houses, some of them the lake, and is a little better than one to be a winner get eggs from a "NOXAREII/ . costing $2,000 to $2,500. In a large city, hundred and seventy-five miles north- s. g. McLean, so. Glastonbury, conn. houses of this kind could not be dupli- cated for less than $6,000 or $7,000. west of Detroit. Roscommon County is "A large number of the settlers there north of Saginaw Bay, and St. Helen MILLER'S SPANISH are comparatively new people— that is, appears to be about seventy-five or they have last located there within the eighty miles northwest of Bay City. Better than the rest. No three or four months. Of course, as yet, there is not a great deal of mature How good the soil of Roscommon County more stock for sale until June. poultry. I found that in many cases is for fruit growing, we do not know. Eggs 1-2 price after May 15th. the women and children are caring for Sandy soil is satisfactory in some the young chicks and the men are FRANK MILLER, given employment by the Development respects for poultry, but a soil that will Company, erecting new houses and produce good crops of ordinary vegeta- Box W, CRESTLINE, 0. fences and making roads. Frankly, I believe the promoters are trying to give the people their money's worth, and after the expenses of promotion RAWNSLEY-SHEILDS POULTRY FARM and the cost of necessary improve- Breeders of Sterling Strain S. C. Buff Orpingtons and Speckled Sussex ments are taken out, it would appear that their profits will be moderate." DEPT. 6, STATION B, COLLMBLS, OHIO "St. Helen Poultry Farms" FOREST HILL POULTRY YARDS QUALITY WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS On page 3 of the 16-page booklet be- Exhibition combined with extra utility make my strain the most profitable to all. fore referred to is the attractive "ideal'' Write me your wants, I can satisfy you. St. Helen .Poultry Farm (Fig. 2, page A. G. SPAHR, Box 1220, XENIA, OHIO 643) "combining poultry, fruit and Vegetable culture" and on this page the Development Company explains the lo- RESSEGUIE'S BROWN LEGHORNS cation of St. Helen geographically, the Winners New York, Boston, Buffalo, Rochester and Detroit. nature of soil, the size of poultry tracts recommended, and tells what should be Eggs from Selected Matings, only $5.00 per 15 done by settlers, etc., in making the most of these tracts. We quote as fol- L. B. RESSEGUIE Millers, N. Y. lows :

"The purpose of this booklet is to show how an inexperienced man or woman, with a small investment, and WHITE ORPINGTONS BLACK the backing of the St. Helen Co-operative Poultry Association, can make an independent living, and more, at St. BRUCECROFT INVINCIBLES Helen, on a five-acre poultry farm, producing eggs and poultry for the Bred in the best blood lines to produce a great exhibition and egg laying markets of a population of 50,000.000 people, all within a few hundred miles strain. of St. Helen. These five-acre tracts can be purchased on monthly payments, Our Madison Square Garden Winnings — 1st pen, 1st and 3rd pullet, 2nd arranged to suit your earnings, or they can be bought for cash, if you prefer. cockerel (4 entries). Eggs for hatching, fertility guaranteed, $3.00 and $5.00 "It is our intention to make of St. per setting. Cockerels $5.00 upwards. Pullets $3.50 upwards. Write for Helen a select eommunitv of intelligent people. No poultry farms will be catalogue and mating list. sold to undesirables. "The St. Helen Development Company has platted 5,000 acres of land at St. BRUCECROFT POULTRY FARMS, The Home of Orpington,, LYNBROOK, N. Y. 680 AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD July, 1915

novice who never owned a chicken can California Fruit Growers' Association become a successful poultryman under in marketing their 'Sunkist' oranges, American Brooder Stoves the working plan of this association. is and here what they decided to do: FREE CATALOGUE "If you have feared to make the "To make St. Helen famous for its change from city to country life, you eggs and poultry, the poultrymen there American Brooder Stove C o. .Indianapolis, Ind. need fear no longer for your problem decided they must standardize their Belle City Now 21 Times World's < has been solved in a way to make you produce, and that the highest efficiency would be assured if egg and poultry secure." iChampion Incubator • || , , farms were close together. T Got the elory. My new free book money fr-»—- ' Other red-ink headings on this page " . "To carry out this plan, the St. Helen 1 making Hatching Facta' ' tells everything, fl Freight are: J Write for it. Get all the facta, proofs II Prepaid. 1, Development Company platted five land my money-back guaranty. My low 1 12 or 3 Months' "Old Age Problem of the Salaried thousand acres of land in five-acre F price will eurpriBe you. Jim Rohan, Prea, Home Test tracts adjoining the village of St. F Belle City Incubator Co., Bo* X17 Racine. Wisconsto Man." Helen and beautiful Lake St. Helen to '•mere Will I be When I'm 60?" provide for those who are attracted to St. Helen because of its remarkable ORCHARD FARM REDS "Poultry Culture—A Profitable Spot- advantages in poultry culture. This Look up our complete winnings at Pitts- burgh and Madison cash Business." land is ideal for the raising of fruits, Square Garden and vegetables and poultry, the land being write at once for mating list. "$3.50 Profit from Each Dollar." of a sandy loam, high and dry, and gen- ORCHARD FARM, Noroton Heights, Conn. Interesting and appealing foot-lines erally level, or slightly rolling in char- are printed at the bottom of each page. acter. Silver high- Penciled Wyandottes The one on page 4 reads: "Poultry culture is being made ly profitable in sections of the country For Choice Stock Write "If you are smart enough to make where land is four times the price, and money for others, you should be smart which have nothing like the ideal con- HORACE HAVEMEYER, STAMFORD, CONN. enough to run an egg farm, and make ditions which St. Helen enjoys." money for yourself." "Advantages Enjoyed by Members" S. C. RHODE ISLAND REDS Co-operative Poultry Association We have the birds to help strengthen your flock. page 7 of the booklet are given the On For prices and descriptions write Pages 5 and 7 of the booklet are de- "detailed plans" of the St. Helen Co- GEO. W. WHITE. HAMILTON, voted mainly to telling what the St. operative Poultry Association, as re- MP. Helen Co-operative Poultry Association ferred to on page 5. Page 7 bears the White Wyandottes and Anconas stands for and the advantages to be en- Enjoyed heading: "Advantages by Mem- Eggs & Chicks. Satisfaction guaranteed in every transaction joyed by members thereof. The heading bers of the St. Helen Co-operative Poul- LONE OAK POULTRY YARDS, to page 5 is: "What the St. Helen Co- try Association". This heading is follow- E. B. Peck, Prop., 21 Chestnut St., BATAVIA, N.Y. operative Poultry Association Stands ed by a brief introduction and by four- For and What It Means to You In Dol- teen "advantages", to-wit: POULTRY BAND FREE lars and Cents." From this page we "The advantages which members of quote as" follows: the ST. HELEN CO-OPERATIVE "Realizing that the production of POULTRY ASSOCIATION will enjoy eggs and poultry is a very profitable through the co-operative movement, PATENT APPLIED FOR associa- business for men of small means, when the first co-operative poultry Send for sample and trial offer of the Bourne "Bignum" managed in a business-like way, and tion formed in America, are these: poultry band. All sizes. Numbers from 1 to 300 on seven that the principles of co-operation "1st—All incubating to be done by colors of background. Price 3 cents each, $2.50 per 100. could be applied to it as they have in , the Association's Central Incubating BOURNE MANUFACTURING CO.. ' many other industries, a group of men Plant, having a capacity large enough 234 Howard St.. Dept. W MELROSE. MASS. at St. Helen, Michigan, incorporated to hatch the eggs of all members; what is known as the St. Helen Co- scientifically designed and operated by Your Prize Winners Your operative Poultry Association. experts. This insures Egg Layers each member Must kept "This organization is incorporated against the great losses incident to be growing. Thev need and must under the laws of the State of Michi- individual incubation expert have the proper egg, bone, muscle and feather without developing gan, and is co-operative in its aims and care. The cost of incubating will thus feeds. objects. Only one share of stock can be greatly reduced, and the percentage ORR'S POULTRY FEEDS be ownecT by one person and that per- of healthy chicks increased. are noted for their purity and freshness, are son must own a poultry farm at St. the ideal feeds for the growing chick, moult- "2nd-The Association will relieve the Helen. The members will elect their ing or laying fowl. The Utmost in Poultry individual members of the work of own officers and these officers will Feeds. Send for circular and price list. conduct the affairs of the association selling their produce. Businesslike collecting WM. ORR&SONS, Box 2, OSR'S MILLS, N. Y for the mutual good of all. All sup- sales methods, daily and plies needed by the members will be shipping of the eggs, and disposing of purchased at wholesale, and all eggs, them to leading hotels, restaurants, Try" poultry and other produce will be hospitals, institutions, dining cars and brought to the central warehouse and fancy grocery stores at fancy prices, BUCKEYE sold through the association. A cen- which are easily secured for day-old eggs, laid by sanitarily housed, grain- ,40 days trial with absolute guarantee tral incubator plant will do the in- to hatch every hatchable UJ 'J e f\ cubating for all the members of the as- fed chickens. Eggs laid by disease in- egg. 1100 dealers. Low as *P • >vV sociation. short, all plans of the as- fected barnyard hens, scratching their anywhere east of the Rockies and In North of Texas. sociation have been matured with the living from a manure pile, reallv would Slightly higher in the not come into competition with St. west. Six sizes 60 to 600 eggs. Write object of giving its members every ad- big Helen eggs. for catalog and dealer's name. vantage of co-operative buying and Bickeye Incubator Co.. 527 Euclid Ave. Springfield, 0. selling, and to eliminate all dangers of "3rd — Association slaughter and loss by inexperience in poultry raising dressing of fowls. Packing and ship- of its individual members by the co- ping broilers and roasters at top prices. operative employment of poultry ex- This eliminates for the member a very perts who will have general supervision disagreeable part of the business. of the work. Detailed plans of the as- "4th—Feathers and offal turned into A Winning Combination sociation will be found on the follow- commercial channels and marketed at ing pages." ruling prices. Before quoting the "detailed plans" of "5th—Low co-operative cost of selling, packing, shipping and collecting, as are found on American Poultry World this association, same as the expense of these will be prorated page 7 of the booklet, we present the among the members according to the and following additional paragraphs from value of the produce handled for each individual. page 5, doing so with a view of inform- "6th Standardization of breed, hous- Everybody's Poultry Magazine ing our readers further on the plan of — ing, care, feeding, etc. The' adoption, by this co-operative movement, or asocia- members, of Single Comb White Leg- Both One Year for 75c. tion: horn fowl, because they have the highest egg-laying record, especially in Or better still we will send you the above "The poultrymen at St. Helen had Winter, eggs bring the highest two papers together with your own selection when of any each been working independently. prices; houses, expert 50 cent oultrv Journal publishe d in improved chicken the United Each with his own ideas of egg pro- care, scientific feeding. States. duction, widely varying with each "7th Proper feed, grown at St. Helen guided by no standard of — The Three for other, and prices. All One Year $1.00 separately all the and bought at carload cost practice. Buying supplies equipment, such as fenc- feed, equipment and supplies they need- and Don't delay. Send today, this great offer ing building material, at wholesale ed, they paid the top price for every- and may not appear again. prices. thing. When they sold eggs, they fol- (Canadian subscribers add 25c additional lowed the line of least resistance and "8th—Frequent inspection of each for each paper wanted.) accepted the price offered by the local member's farm, as to care health, hous- shippers, which was far below what ing of fowls to insure efficiency of Address All Orders. really and truly fresh eggs should each flock, as regards egg production. bring. "9th—To further the prestige of St. "These men at St. Helen saw the Helen eggs and poultry, a trademark AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD weakness and inefficiency resulting will be adopted. Eggs will be marketed from the work of the individual, and in attractive cartons, which will be BUFFALO, N. Y. they set about to remedy it, as did the stamped with the date eggs were laid. 1

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"10th—Members are required to com- is an editorial which gives our present supplying an attractive package is a with the rules and regulations of small item when compared with the ply view of the co-operative poultry raising the Association in order that eggs and better returns that are obtained. The poultry from St. Helen may become and fruit growing community movement, Continental Paper Bag Co., Dept. D, 17 throughout the country, it Battery Place, New York, have placed famous as same is now being working out being to the advantage of all that the on the market an attractive carton that by President Carter and may be used singly or as fillers for his business associates, the regulation 30 dozen case. The cost based on such knowledge of these cartons is hardly an item when consideration is given as we have at this time. to the better prices obtained for eg^s so packed. For the present we ask Look up the "ad" and then write them our readers not to pre- for free sample and circular. judge the matter, but to take the whole case EARLY SHOW BIRDS '"under advisement" and In this issue Owen Farms, Vineyard await further aud lat.r Haven, Mass., call special attention to information. Evidently their ability to supply birds for the here is "something new early shows. For years these farms have a uncUr the sun", in large made practice of January and February hatching to enable them to measure at least, and have a large number of matured cock- those of us who are deep- erels and pullets at fair time. This ly interested in the pro- enterprise on their part has come to be highly appreciated by those less of the poultry in- gress favorably situated, yet desire to be in dustry can afford to de- line at the early events. The regular- lay a decision until we ity with which Owen Farms have been able to supply have all the facts or winners has also struck — a responsive chord and now the de- (even until the proposi- mand for these early birds necessitates tion itself has had time the hatching of hundreds of chicks. to work itself out, either While Mr. Delano announces a large supply this season it is none too early as success or a failure. a to place orders as the regular trade Meantime, there i s will soon begin to make its demands small likelihood of and then select specimens will go rapidly. If are in need of Or- Franklane L. S e w e 1 you White pingtons, White Wyandottes, White moving to St. Helen, and Rocks. White Leghorns, Buff Orping- we doubt if any other tons and S. C. Rhode Island Reds you reader of A. P. W. will had better write Mr. Delano at once. also has some early moulting cocks decide to do so. The bet- He and hens for early showing. ter plan, no doubt, would be for our readers to *** await developments at A. P. W. has many good things in store for future issues. Better look St. Helen, leaving it to up your subscribtion today and renew others to take the risk, promptly. while this co-operative community plan is being CHICKEN CHOWDER MAKES tested in that locality, CHESTY CHICKS FASHIOX PLATE BUFF ORPIXGTOS Further information and a 48 on the basis formulated In the announcement of A. E. Martz, Buff Orping- page poultry book free for the ton Specialist, Arcadia, Ind., on page 660 this issue he by the St. Helen Develop- asking. Mention dealer's name. is offering some special bargains that should merit ment Company. PURINA MILLS, this popular fowl. the attention of all lovers of o 817 South 8th St., St. Louis, Mo. Four hundred hens and fifty cocks birds are offered at prices that should attract those who wish to add SHIP EGGS PROPERLY "Eclipse" White Wyandottes to their flock of Buffs. people realize the ££iLS Few and mating list. Good utility cockerels $2 to $io. necessity of using care satisfaction means success. for Your my name 'St. Helen' shall be a guarantee in preparing their market eggs of the finest produce of its kind. shipment. They will take strictly 0. L. HILL, Box 227, SHELBURN, IND. high grade eggs and pack them in a.iy "11th—Elimination, in so far as it is and second hand cases and start them to JACOBUS CAMPINES humanlv possible by experience market. When returns are made they knowledge, of all the troubles that be- accuse dealer Golden and Silver poultryman, working set up a "holler" and the set the individual of being a crook, when the trouble was Win seven firsts in ten classes single-handed. right at the start. Appearances count at Madison Square Garden, "12th—Each member has equal rights for much in our leading markets and it February. 1915 and ten firsts in in the selection of officers and in deter- matters little how good or how fresh an ten classes at Kansas City, mining the policies of the Association, egg may be if it is carelessly packed. January, 1915. Send for my as it is his organization. Each member The package often means a few cents new illustrated book. vote. is entitled to but one in advance or a reduction in market M. R. JACOBUS, 1 Original Introducer "13th—Monthly meetings for the dis- quotations. The little extra cost in Boi 3-W. Rijg.field, N. J. cussion of conditions in the enterprise, when ide^i and suggestions for better- men 1 ' are considered, and policies a*1 jpted. Fellows' Famous Farm Raised Buff Wyandottes "14th —Only members are given the Winning at Rochester, N. Y. December 1914 best exhibit, color and shape special on pullets, Assscia- service and benefits of the 11 ribbons on 12 entries. Batavia, N. Y. January 1915 1-2 cocks. 1-3 cockerels, 1st pen and 2 tion". hen, 2 pullet. Cleveland. Ohio, January 1915. 1st hen. 2 pen, 3rd pullet, 10 cockerel, this was National Meet of the Buff Wvandotte Breeders Club. Send for mating list. Mention A. P. W. Continued in Next Month's To be E. B. FELLOWS, R. F. D. 1, SCOTTSV1LLE. N. Y P. W. A. half THIS of lack MERIHEW'S BUFF LEGHORNS It is impractical, on account mSnth : of space, for us to do justice by this St. Buy your male birds now. Bred to lay large white eggs. Winners at Madison Square Garden for years. Helen poultry and fruit growing proposi- L. E. MERIHEW, MARATHON, N. Y. tion in one issue of A. P. W.; therefore the subject is to be continued in our August number, and during the present month W. C. Denny, associate editor of Sunnybrook Farm White Wyandottes W., is to visit St. Helen, become A. P. Win best display at Buffalo, 1914, 1st cock, 3rd, 4th hen, 2nd acquainted with the officers of the St. Helen Development Company, meet the cockerel, 3rd young pen, 1st old pen. This strain has been settlers, view their homes, inspect the winning for years and is reliable. We never had better pens poultry buildings, and a fact-story mated. Our Columbian Wyandottes are unsurpassed. Four account of his visit, of what he is told, out of five firsts at N. Y. State Fair this season. Utility White and of what he sees, is to be published in our September number, as Part in of Leghorns that are heavy layers and have no barron or this series. foreign blood. Eggs that will hatch. Address On page 654 of this issue of A. P. W. CHARLES D. CLEVELAND Box W, EATONTOWN, N. J. :

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"But as time changes we must change breeding fraternity of the United States SELLING STANDARD FOWLS our business methods. In order to get and Canada ought to adopt the Delano- our share of the business we must ON A GUARANTEE cater to the wants of the trade. There- Owen Farms plan is really an important TO WIN fore we must devise a plan to get this —a vitally important part, of the pro- business—one that will be entirely blem here under consideration. Before By Foremost Fancier-Breeders and Editor satisfactory to both, the buyer and the seller. poultrymen generally decide to do this A. P. W.—Part II. "The Delano-Owen Farms proposition, there are numerous points to consider I think is the best to date to cater to carefully—a good many probable results Continued from page 646 this class of trade. IN EVERY CASE to be taken duly into consideration. The giving- satisfaction by making THE MAXIMUM PRICE ASKED a whole matter is quite undecided in our straight deal —that is, by selling birds SHOULD BE THE REAL VALUE OP for a certain price agreed upon, sub- THE BIRD FROM AN EXHIBITION mind, at least for the present, as it no ject to inspection by the customer and STANDPOINT AND THE MINIMUM doubt is in the minds of many others IN- his friends, and if not satisfactory to PRICE SHOULD BE THE REAL who are interested. return the bird or birds to me and HERENT BREEDING VALUE OF THE I to refund the money, but the stock BIRD, so that if the purchaser does not not to be shown unless they consider win he gets full value for his invest- Reply From Edward A. Sheldon, Breeder ment. If the bird wins first the seller it satisfactory enough to win in of S. C. Buff and White Orpingtons. quality, 'then there is no complaint gets full value for his bird. and I have held my customers I think "I am willing to admit that from an "Oswego, N. Y., June 21, 1915. much better than I would if I were advertising point of- view, if the bird "Editor American to get into a controversy on account wins first in a large show, his value is Poultry World: of the judging, etc. increased 100 per cent, in favor of the "In reply to yours of the 19th. will "I select a bird at the price stated, buyer. This IS A BUSINESS PROPOSI- say that I think that Mr. Delano's plan of selling that I consider fully worth the price TION and the seller should see to it guaranteed-to-win exhibition to show wherever desired, and pick that he sends a bird that will win. In poultry is the best way, all things con- out a bird that will give a good account so doing he will increase his sales and sidered, and have thought so for a of always win also secure new customers. long time. Hoping this is what you himself. They do not want. first, but usually make a satisfactory "The breeder, in order to suc- make a "Very truly yours, record. I can illustrate one sale I made cess of selling birds to win, must be a a few years ago of a very fine pullet practcial man and an expert in his line "Edward A. Sheldon". I sold for $125. She was about which —one that thoroughly knows his breed Mr. Sheldon is a member of the as good a one as I ever saw, even to and variety. He must attend the na- this day, yet strange to say she was tional shows, keep posted on what the American Poultry Association, of the S. not placed at all in the first show at other fellow has and he must also be C. White Orpington Club and of the S. C. which she was entered, but she won able to mate his stock, so his best Buff Orpington Club. At Buffalo last No- seven blue ribbons in succession after fowls will reproduce themselves and vember that at large shows in stronger com- improve each year. he exhibited some truly choice petition than at the first show where "Verv trulv vours, specimens and won a number of desirable she had been defeated. "Frank C. Cole". prizes in strong competition. "I have known of other similar cases, Mr. Cole is a life member of the not exactly the same but along these American Burl Rock Club and is state Reply From D. Lincoln Orr, Breeder of lines, a number of times, and from my experience and as I stated above, vice-president for Ohio. His letter is a Columbian Wyandottes and White as the result of correspondence and good one. He gets at the kernel of the Faverolles dealing customers, I have with mv question and sizes up correctly the "busi- never felt like adopting the "guaran- "Orr's Mills, N. Y., June 21. 1915. teed-to-win' proposition, and I know ness value'* of prizes won and then well of very few who are practicing that advertised. We were particularly im- "Editor American Poultry World: plan today. There may be a lot of pressed with the sentence in Mr. Cole's "I have your letter, regarding 'Sell- it I not know breeders doing that do ing Standard -bred Fowls on a Guaran- about, but 1 know personally of but reply that we have taken the liberty tee-to-Win Basis'. / very few who are selling birds on that to place in capital letters, reading as "I have plan. follows carefully read Mr. Delano's "Very truly yours. letter. Personally, I do not- sell many "Lester Tompkins". "FN" EVERY CASE THE MAXIMUM birds and only sell on approval. If they PRICE don't suit, the purchaser can send them Editor of A. P. W. was in the same ASKED SHOULD BE THE back after two days' inspection and position that Mr. Tompkins is, as REAL VALUE OF THE BIRD FROM the money will be refunded. Under no regards not knowing that this "guaran- AN EXHIBITION STANDPOINT AND circumstances would I receive a bird back that had been shown. teed-to-win" plan, on the graduated re- THE MINIMUM PRICE SHOULD BE THE REAL INHERENT BREEDING '•Some fifteen years" ag"o I bought bate basis,, had been quite generally from the late C. F. A. Smith, of Walt- adopted, with or without modifications; VALUE OF THE BIRD". ham, Mass., now deceased, four White therefore these replies to our letter of Wyandottes on a plan I submitted to Reply From Eradley Bros., Breeders of him, to-wit: $50 each for the birds; $25 inquiry, as they have come to hand, have Barred Plymouth Rocks extra for every first; $15 extra for been decidedly interesting to us, as we every second; $10 extra for every third; "Lee, Mass.. 1915. believe they will be to many of our read- June 21, nothing extra for fourth or fifth. On "Editor American Poultry World: receipt of the birds, if I did not think ers, including both sellers and buyers of they were worth to me the $50 each, are not positively high-priced -specimens of standard fowl "We informed, but I was to return them. do not know of any one in this vicinity for exhibition purposes. who is selling birds under the rules "If a purchaser wants to win, I think by which Mr. Delano ships. In fact, he Mr. Delano's plan is good and as he Reply From Frank C. Cole, Breeder of is the only one, so far as we know, who he says, perhaps it can be improved on Buff Plymouth Rocks. has made a practice of shipping birds somewhat. And I think also that this under guarantee. plan works better for the purchaser than the seller. If I were doing "Van Wert, Ohio, June 21, 1915. 'We have never sold nor offered any for birds for sale guaranteed to win at business on such a scale as Mr. Delano "Editor American Poultry World: any show, but. instead, place the price is, I would adopt some such method, "In reference to the article in the according to the merits of the birds as I feel it would tend to ease up on June number of the American Poultry and aim always to send as good as may any friction for non-winning. World, in regard to selling birds to be ordered. Probably such a practice "However, I would insist on the pur- win 'on a guarantee-to-win basis'. I as his would permit of making sales chaser either returning the birds or have given this system much study and which might otherwise be lost, and, keeping them without any fault-find- during the last two years, but thought of course, one is thereby a gainer so ing, at the minimum price, after a fair birds under this have never sold any far as volume of sales is concerned. inspection of say one or two days. plan. I have always sold birds on a "Yours very truly. " straight price and the customer has "Bradley Bros "There is such a difference as to taken his chance to win or lose. values of high-class birds that large To the best of our knowledge, extend- firm, just "I always aim to send the customer breeders should have a ing back over twenty years of close con- method of doing their business. I have good value for the amount he invests have in the bird and always send birds on nection with the business, both east and known cases where purchasers ordered high-class birds simply for the approval, to be returned at once if not west, no firm of standard-bred poultry satisfactory. Have practiced this sys- opportunity to have a good look and breeders in America has given greater study for a dav or two these specimens. tem for twenty-five years with uniform express satisfaction. Have had only three birds satisfaction to their many customers Thev were willing to stand the charges just for that information. Such returned in this time, but my sales than Bradley Bros. We have known and happened, have been limited. cases are rare, but they have believed in them for fifteen to eighteen as I know. Inquiries to "Many come me. wanting years, have recommended them and their birds guaranteed to win first at a cer- "The only fault that I have heard tain show. I have always contended fine fowls many times, both in this coun- regarding this 'guaranteed-to-win' plan that a breeder could not guarantee any try and to foreigners, and not once have is this, and I have heard it often: That to in competition, be- some breeders would send out birds bird win close they failed to live up to our endorse- cause this is a very uncertain proposi- which are not worth the minimum price tion, as different judges vary in their ment. In every case, so far as we are and run a chance of their getting opinion as to shape and shade of color, able to recollect, they have given full through, either with or without a As many a purchaser and then often a small breeder will satisfaction. winning. slip one over on you and take .iway one would get the birds only a day or two of the first prizes. Whether or not the entire standard- or so ahead of the show, their entries July. 1915 SELLING STANDARD FOWLS ON A GUARANTEE TO WIN 683

would have been made and paid for and square; but must state frankly that I prize-winner as being "bred and owned"' with no other birds to take their place, have never been in sympathy with the bv him. when in fact he did not bre^d 'guaranteed-to-win' method where the thev would show the new-comers and the bird, IS CLEARLY DISHONEST and then be •caught'. While they would sliding discount is used. in every such case the person guilty of feel that the birds were not worth the "I am trulv in sympathy with .the minimum price and could not win, they buying public and feel that had it re- this conduct should be warned, then if he would, in the pinch, show them, and in . ceived a square deal from all poultry- persists he should be exposed through showing them they would have to keep the billion dollars mark would men the medium of the poultry journal in them. have been reached long ago. I am not sold thousands which he the false claim. "On the whole I think Mr. Delano's a big breeder, but have made worth of high class show plan is good and no purchaser should of dollars, The sooner the standard-bred branch to on that plan. He will birds and can safely say that I have hesitate buy poultry business can 'get his money's worth anyhow, and commanded higher prices and sold more of the be TRULY birds other if he wants to win and does win he, high-class show than any ENLIGHTENED as to what is right, breeder in my line for the last three the purchaser, is or should be the one fair and sportsmanlike, the better it will to I haven't a tc pay for it. years, and my knowledge dissatisfied customer. be for the industry itself and for each "I Mr. Delano fixes the price assume every earnest, well-meaning and according to the show, because of "I have guaranteed birds to win in and course it would take a much larger shows from coast to coast, telling each straight-forward person who is engaged plainly the class of birds it minimum price for the Garden show customer in this broad field of profit and pleasure. than at our little Cornwall, N. Y. show. would take to win in such and such a and naming him a price for the difficulty is that there are good size of the class also show One a "I feel that the bird for first or second place, with the should be taken into account. By this many unsettled questions or problems understanding that if the bird does not is meant that I don't think there should win first, or second or third or fourth, that to date have not been answered or be as large a reduction on a class of place he might be buying Truth is, consider- say twenty-five cockerels as on a class whichever REALLY SOLVED. a for, to return the bird to me C. O. D. of only seven or eight. If it could be able number of these problems have not for the amount he paid for it. The rea- worked out, I feel that in case a breed- even been frankly stated in the public I this D. plan is to elimin- buys bird guaranteed to win, say son use C. O. er a ate from the customer's mind the print, nor candidly discussed by men for ?50, the seller should stipulate a rangles it is possible he may have class of say ten and under, while for and women who are best informed and gotten into in years past with other a class of twenty, the purchaser should concerned. can at least breeders. mind it is an utter the most We an extra bonus of $10 to $25. To my pay impossibility for a breeder to ship out correct that deficiency—and A. P. W. has has it, the "As Mr. Delano buyer the same class of birds on a guarantee resolved to take hold and do all it can the position of 'heads I win, occupies with a sliding discount that he would ' this line. tails you lose'. So you see I feel that for a flat price. on

the purchaser should be compelled to ; 'I also adopted the plan, some three come over with an extra dividend when Hale, was the classes are extra large. As you years ago, which Mr. who that time in your employ, said would LEE'S LICE KILLER know, Mr. Editor, a bird winning first at in America, namely: To Germozone, Louse Powder, Egg Maker and in class of thirty or forty, is bound, break any man a bird approval without other Poultry remedies have a successful reputa- as a rule, to be worth more than a bird send out a upon a dollar of deposit and allow me to tion of twenty years behind them. They have winning in a class of five. Even if he — that in ninety-nine cases out of brought success to thousands of poultry is not worth more as a breeder, his say raisers every hundred these birds have re- will to Lee's big Poultry advertising value is worth very much one and you. "New Book", more. mained sold and I have received my "Reading Symptoms of Disease" and "Poultry money. Pointers" free from all Lee's dealers, or write "Yours truly, jour- "D. Lincoln Orr". "Am afraid that if the poultry direct. The New Mandy Lee Incubator is a real nals were to place their stamp of ap- automatic hatcher. Write for catalogue Mr. Orr is getting down '"to fine proval on the guaranteed-to-win prop- GEO. H. LEE CO.. Pert 18, OMAHA. NEB. osition it would be only a question of points" perhaps, but why not ? The until everybody would adopt the time I WANT THE NAME OF EVERY standard-bred branch of the poultry in- plan, a great many of whom would not dustry is not always going to be con- be of the type that Mr. Delano is and would be shipped on hit-or-miss almost anything then ducted the plan. Step out under these conditions, some of Wyandotte Breeder bv step there is going to be further which would be fortunate enough to UR ME REAL PROGRESS—and for the present win in a small class and others would Send no Money I°po s?al for their money, as I one of the most inviting chances for have to whistle have known in some cases. genuine improvement is taking better E. S. VAN DUZEE, Jr. "I PERSONALLY WOULD BE GLAD care of good customers, by giving greater TO SEE THE DAY WHEN BREEDERS Box Number 122, ST. PAUL, MINN. EXHIBITED BIRDS THAT WERE care to their true interests, bv making FARMS THEIR interests OUR interests, so that RAISED OX THEIR OWX OXLY. There are still too many breed- thev can be truly successful in the owners who make a practice of buying a Potter Redybilt Poultry Houses ership of VALUABLE STRAINS of few good birds every year, winning a advertising You can bay Portable Houses, high-class domestic fowl that will have lot of ribbons and then the Coops and Roosting and Nesting birds as being bred and owned by Equipment cheaper than yon can the power to transmit their standard themselves and profiting by such build. Easy to set up and take characteristics from generation to gen- advertising to the detriment of the down. Houses $16 up. Com- public. plete Hennery Outfits (roosts, eration. nests, etc.) S3 up. Makes it easy "Respectfully, and inexpensive to start in the In all candor, it is full time that "E. B. Rogers". chicken business. Send 4 cents in stamps for our 100- page book. the poultry press opened up and told For any poultryman to advertise a POTTER & CO,, 19 Forest Avenue, Downers Grove, 111. the truth and the entire truth aboul these matters of VITAL CONCERN to the industry as a whole and to the VIERHELLERS' honest sincere men and women who SUNBURST STRAIN — BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCKS Our young stock is early shows, can furnish are engaged in the work on legitimate ready to show. If you want to win at the we you the birds to win. Write us at once lines. Speaking for A. P. W., it is going V1ERHELLER BROS., 17 Sylvania Ave.. PITTSBURGH. PA to DO ITS SHARE, month by month, Hnlmwnnd's fnlnmKian Rnrk« AN ESTABLISHED STRAIN of healthy, vigorous, prize year in and year out. One result will nOimWOOQ S COIUmOian IVOCKS winning birds, raised on free range. Our latest win- be that more trade for choice fowls and nings — Buffalo, Jan. 1914 of 1st, 3rd and special hen; 1st and special cockerel; 1st pen; 2nd pullet eggs and chicks therefrom will go in special for Best Display is proof of quality—if more is wanted visit our yards, seeing is believing. No etock for sale — A limited number of Eggs at $3 per 15. future 'WHERE IT SHOULD GO, in the MASON H. HOLMWOOD, ORCHARD PARK, N. Y interests of both the seller and buyer, and less of this trade will go where it ought not to. We thank Mr. Orr for his helpful letter and the good suggestions Single Comb White Leghorns it contains.

Reply From E. B. Rogers, Proprietor of Look at our Record Look at our Record

Rogers Poultry Yards, Breeder of At the biggest show in Massachusetts, outside of Boston, rst, 2nd, 3rd cock, 1st S. C. White Orpingtons and 2nd pens—winning display oyer all competitors. At the biggest show in New Hampshire, we won every first in our breed; also showed a cockerel that was the "Cincinnati, Ohio, June 21, 1915. best bird in the show. "Editor American Poultry World: "Replying to your recent favor, in- Do You Want Stock Like This ? quiring as to my method of selling standard-bred poultry and for my opin- We have a surplus stock of cockerels that must be cleaned up at once. Prices ion of Mr. Delano's method, will say from $3.00 up. We also offer a fine line of R. C. and S. C. Rhode Island Reds that I have no wish to criticize Sir. for sale. Delano's method, he being a personal friend of mine and a man I have every reason to believe is strictly on the Rosemont Farm, Nasauh, N. H. —- —

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to Reply From Dr. J. H. Prudhomme, bird win a certain show we natural- plained readily, as to its details, and that ly select with that idea in mind. Quo- would be enough. But clearly it is one Breeder of Campines, Blue Orpingtons tation is made according to the quality we expect will be necessary to win. of those questions that need to be look- and Speckled Sussex The buyer has the privilege of re- ed into carefully, from different points turning before the bird goes into com- "Thurmont, Md., June 21, 1915. of view, and even then it may be impos- petition, but if passed on by the judge "Editor American Poultry World: it cannot be returned. Naturally we sible to arrive at a satisfactory general "Your letter with enclosure received expect the bird we send out be in the answer. perused. At this writing cannot and we winning. Our reputation depends on it. The practical handling of this matter offer any better proposition than that If the customer wishes a guarantee to still will which Mr. Delano has evolved and put win, we do not hesitate to supply it, have to be left to individuals into practice. doing so on a somehat similar basis to will have to be agreed upon as between "For the good of the industry, all that described by Mr. Delano. individual sellers and buyers; yet it is breeders of fancy poultry should incor- "This, however, we consider to be certain that a frank and free discussion, porate into their selling plan Mr. De- an evil necessity, rather than good right lano's Rule of SELLING ON APPRO- business. There is to much of the down to date, by men who know VAL and on the GUARANTEED -TO gamble element to the 'guaranteed-to- most about it must be of general help WIN agreement, with fair rebates. win' proposition to make it really a should furnish facts and suggestions for "We have always sold on approval, business transaction for either the but never have guaranteed winners on buyers or the seller. those who have choice fowls for sale, a graduated-refund-scale, should the "Also we are inclined to, think the also for the thousands of men and wo- birds fail to win. This we think is to protection is more with the seller than men who are looking forward to invest- the advantage of the customer, how- the buyer. A breeder who stakes his ever, and will encourage him to pur- reputation on supplying satisfactory ing large sums of money, comparatively chase. birds for good value, must treat his speaking, in this direction. Numerous "Yours very truly. customers right or go out of business, other interesting letters on this subject "J. H. Prudhomme". and we contend that it matters not prominent, whether he agrees to make a rebate from successful poultrymen The standard-bred poultry business of which still allows him to make a com- a< - e to be published in next month'3 issue America wants all the Dr. Prudhomme's fortable profit or not, he must of neces- of American Poultry World. sity see to it that his sales are con- it can get! He is known to us to be of ducted so that the buyer gets value at My breeders of Silver Duck- the class of men who would not think a fair price. If a customer prefers to SALE wings; S. C. Buff I,eghorns, of selling to a customer a choice stand- pay a little extra for the guarantee, FOR Silver Penciled Rocks and S. as R. I. ard-bred fowl at from ten to fifty times he is entitled to it, but we have C. Reds. Some show birds also. Write yet been unable to see where he gets at onceto (Sec-Treas. National S. C. Buff Leghorn Club) the value of a fowl for eating purposes any more for it. Frankly, we consider THOMAS PEER, CALDWELL, N. and then have his customer dissatisfied. this plan to be strictly a selling argu- J. ment. As a matter of fact, the actual market ET rMORE

A COMPARISON OF BREED dinarily believe that a bird to win first are absolutely unable to arrive at a honors at a reputable show should at conscientious decision in their efforts to TYPES least be true to the type of the breed determine which specimens most closely that it represents, but we recall in- approach the ideal. By A. O. Schilling, Staff A.tist- Part H. stances and have in our possession pho- As previously stated the inability of Continued from page 644 tographs, of Wyandotte females in par- a person to carry a fairly accurate mind that about eight or ten years ago, were ticular, which are entirely unlike one picture of the form of one individual profile. being cochinized and had. for feather and another in form and Truly, for comparison with that of another is form, a type which caused them much they were Wyandottes but differed often the cause of good breeders making harm and lessened their popularity for greatly in general outline. poor judges. Then again some persons a number of years. Study Standards Carefully lack the power to see harmony of form Langshans in England of the so- and to distinguish wherein two appar- called modern type are practically use- The cause* of such conditions leads us ently similar specimens differ in slight less as a general purpose fowl simply back to my previous statement that variations of profile and shape. because breeders created a fashion which types should be well fixed and kept dis- The frontispiece in this issue was was undesirable for their welfare, yet tinctive. The modern standard should drawn with this object in view, chiefly possibly the advocates of this particular be studied carefully and each kept apart, to aid the novice or others to make com- creation, or Langshan fashion are sin- one from the other. A Wyandotte shap- parisons more easily with the help of cere in their accomplishments and enjoy ed Plymouth Rock may be rather an at- the oblongs of dotted lines drawn over the stilty legged products of their mat- tractive specimen and is very apt to each profile. ings demanded by this Standard. catch the judge's eye, and as the win- o ner,. may be viewed throughout the en- A few years after Orpingtons came to EGG SHIPPING BOX FKIiE. tire begin- this country, an advanced id^al of the show week by hundreds of ners with the result that some of them The advent of the parcel post opened Blacks, which threatened to destroy up new opportunities for the poultry be mislead their usefulness by cochinizing them in may to thinking this type raiser and yet imposed certain restric- the as form and feather, was produced. There proper thing a standard to guide tions which have had to be overcome to make its full benefits available. One were two factions among Orpington him. Not all human beings have the ability to see harmony of outline of the greatest obstacles has been to fanciers, one advocating the cochinized and obtain a safe and satisfactory contain- type of the Blacks, while the other main- forms or to impress special ideal forms er for the shipment of eggs both for tained that the Buff Orpington type was upon their memory and carry them for hatching and commercial purposes. the purpose of comparison between American ingenuity, however, was not the most reasonable and best to adopt. in perfecting such a and now specimens. long box Much credit is due Mr. Delano of Owen several styles are on the market. Farms for his persistent efforts along This human characteristic is more Among others, the Diamond Box Mfg. Co., Minneapolis, Minn., have made a these lines, and he and his followers pronounced in some people than in special study of the question and from advocated a slightly longer thigh and others, which causes variations of opin- reports at hand % they seem to have shank with less fluff and loose feather- ion, and marks the differencfe between a reached a solution of the problem, not ing, arguing that such a type was the really good judge of poultry and a poor only in an approved egg container but in a full line of parcel post boxes that future one. have known breeders who are most practical and best for the We are designed to meet the needs of the Orpington if they were to be considered experts in producing winners and who poultry farmer. This concern has such as an all-around meat and egg breed. are able to pick out their own birds at complete confidence in their product that they are offering a free personal We are glad he won out for it was a home, but these same persons when put test to all A. P. W. readers. For full lucky day for the Orpington. to the task of selecting the best five particulars see their announcement on out of a class of birds in a show room another page. index will locate it. Common Sense Types The Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Pine Ridge, Buffalo, New York Reds have not experienced any particu- URBANA m& ^ FARMSa *^ Stock and EggEggs for sale from our prize winning strains lar crisis or danger of destroying their White Rocks, Black r,angshans, Anconas and Black Tailed White Japanese Bantams. Eggs only usefulness by undesirable fashions to from Mille Kleurs, Silkies and Tom Barron's best Strain White Leghorns and White Wvandottes.. MATING LIST NOW READY. any marked degree. A Pihode Island BRED-TO-LAY Red ideal was created by the Rhode SINGLE COMB ONLY Island Red Club in 1907 and this same WHITE LEGHORNS ideal seems to be a fitting one at the HEIGL'S POULTRY FARM, ROCKY RIVER, OHIO present time. It is a distinctive, com- Life Member American Poultry Aggociation mon sense type and under it the breed, has up to the present time, developed TURNER'S R. C. BUFF LEGHORNS and WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS rapidly popular. and become very We made a cleansweep at the great Sanford Maine Show, December 8th to ioth, winning 9 firsts, have noted but one danger signal during 2 seconds, 1 third, 1 fourth, 1 fifth and 2 cups. Send formating list. the past few years and this is the per- EDWARD J. TURNER, Box E, SPRINGVALE, ME. sistent appearance of legginess and shal- low breasts in the winning males at the SANDS' S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS Kt&£rM£ large shows. These individuals have and October delivery at $12 to $18 per dozen. Some fine yearling males and females at bargain generally possessed wonderful color and prices. All sired by males from high producing dams. no doubt our present popular judges LEROY E. SANDS' POULTRY FARM, Box W. HAWLEY, PA. have tolerated these defects to altogether too great an extent. WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS EXCLUSIVELY It is indeed very interesting to watch Highest grade utility stock, finest exhibition stock. Cockerels for s?.le $3.00 and up. Eggs *.^| the trend and development of fashions from very fine pens 51.50, $2.50 and $3. 50 per 15. Baby chicks in season. Send for mating list, 1 THEO. L. POOLE. F. DEW1TT. N. Y. in many of our popular breeds ; the fact Box is, in some breeds, it is nearly as amus- ing, as the new creations found each year Genesee Cooping Company in women's wearing apparel. We have in our files thousands of photographic THE ALL METAL SANITARY COOP. various breeds negatives of winners of Poultry Associations and the poultry press made' in years past at nearly all the e the of leading eastern and middle west shows. pronounce Genesee system cooping A comparison of these often makes one the most perfect in every detail. Write for wonder whether or not the different photos showing the largest shows in the judges awarded the honors really who country in operation. Before contracting applied the Standard type in making their decisions. for next season's cooping get our estimate It is unreasonable to assume that on shows ranging from a minimum 500 these judges did not know their busi- coops and upwards. Good second hand ness, for we have found from our ex- exhibition metal coops for sale as well as perience in judging that the specimen of ones. the most perfect type is not always en- new titled to first honors, yet one would or- GEO. W. WEBB, Mgr. ROCHESTER, N. 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LOW COST OF POULTRY the front and use them in making the POULTRY LESSONS FREE door. with The front can now be covered To buyers of Successful Incubators and brooders. HOUSES wire netting and the roof and sides Big 1915 book sent free for a postal. Don't buy any incubator till you write to By W. A. Wolford, Associate Editor covered with tar felt or roofing paper. This house can be built at a cost not to Pes Moines Incubator Co., 627 Second St.. Pes Moines, Iowa (Continued from page 647) exceed $8 and will give floor space suffi- in locations where greater protection is cient for 12 to 15 hens. SUSSEX necessary, may be covered with muslin The house is now ready for interior Eggs balance of season from all pens as gathered or burlap screens. furnishings. These and their arrange- $3.00 per 1 5. Birds $3.00 up. CHESTNUT RED FARM, HACKENSACK, N. J. An $8.oo House for 12 Hens ment will be described later on. A Tolman Type House for $10.00 As low cost is to be our aim we will S.C. RHODE ISLAND REDS first consider a house of the piano box By arranging the two piano boxes THE CRIMSON STRAIN 150 —Yearling Hens. Good Size and Color, $1 and $1.50 each CHINA HANCHETT, P.O.Verona, GREENWAY, N. Y. SUSSEX BLUE ORPINGTONS CAMPINES Dr. J. H. Prudhomme Thurmont, Md. Fogg's S. C. White Leghorns Write for special prices on breeders and cockerels. We can furnish quality and guarantee satisfaction. N. V. FOGG, Box W, MT. STERLING, KY. FRFP We invite every reader of this paper * to test the safe shipping qualities of the Diamond Egg Box. Conditions, mention thii paper and we will send you on approval a 15 egg size by parcel post, prepaid. DIAMOND BOX MFG. CO., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ABERNETHY'S HOUDANS "The strain that wins. 1 Why not get among the winners by buying some of my stock A-SHAPED PIANO BOX HOUSE. at present very low prices. The above outline drawing shows arrangement of piano boxes for making a JAS. ABERNETHY, Boz W. WEST PEMBROOKE. ME. very desirable small house at low cost The illustration shows house placed on skids for moving from place to place when used- on range. For greater roof COLORED strength an extra set of rafters should be placed at the center of roof. An exit LEG BANDS for the fowls can be placed in the front. Drawing is from Georgia Experiment Red. Blue, Black,White, Amber. Station Bulletin, No. 102. Pink. Green. I2-20c ; 25-35c; type, two very good models of which are differently we can have a house, 6 ft. by 50-60c; 100-$ 100; 250-$2.25. Experi- 10 ft., 4 inches, of the Tolman type. given in bulletin 102, Georgia Box 344 fllAC 1 CTII COLUMBUS, Li. ment Station. The first is called the First prepare a foundation as for the H. Third St. vlliw. O 1 UiEuJ OHIO "A" shaped piano box house, a line draw- preceding house, then remove the back ing of which appears herewith showing and top from one of the boxes and place 5. C. WHITE LEGHORNS of boxes. This house has it in position on the foundation. Next arrangement Sunnysi&e S. C. White Leghorns are my hobby, floor dimensions of 6 feet by 8 feet. First remove the front and bottom from the have bred them for years on free farm range arrange a foundation upon which to second box and lay it back down on the from carefully selected matings until today they stand second to none in standard qualitiy, build, then remove tops and backs of foundation, leaving a space 2 ft., 8 inches and egg production. Let me tell you about boxes and in doing so use care to pre- between it and the first box. The rafters them or better still let me fit you out with a serve the lumber for later use. Now should now be placed in position as select pen. Some choice breeders both male and female at reasonable prices. place the boxes in position 2 feet, 8 shown in the illustration and the boards ONCE Yob Try inches apart on the foundation or 8 feet previously removed from boxes used to Sunnyside Leghorn*. NO OTHERS SATISFY G. L. WHEELER, Box W., PENN YAN, N. Y. outside measurement. Next cut two sets make the roof and fill in the floor. The of rafters so that the peak will come boards may now be removed from the at the center of opening between the front and one inch mesh wire put in A BOOK FOR FAMILIES boxes and be 6 feet, 3 inches high at place to make the open front. It is also the center which at one end will be the advisable to put a window in the space doorway. The boards taken from back opposit e door as with this style construc- DISEASES and and sides may now be nailed in place tion but little sunlight will penetrate on the rafters to make the roof and the house through the open front. To THEIR CURE FIFTY YEARS EXPERIENCE also used to close up opening at the end make the door 00 lineal feet of match- rjVER 300 PAGES, handsomely opposite the door, fill in the floor. will and to ed flooring be required. The roof bound and full of facts in A small window may be put in end when and sides of this house should be covered medicine, symptoms and direc- tions for treatment closing up if more light is wanted. A with a good roofing felt. When complete in each case. To close out the edition, will door easing in place, not should next be put the cost should exceed $10. Piano sell copies at 75 cents each, post- after which remove the boards from boxes can be purchased at a majority age paid. Address DR. O. H. CRANDALL OUINCY. ILLINOIS

HAYNER'S BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS

S. C. R. I. REDS. Winners wherever shown. Look up our Central Palace winnings, they are interesting. Bred to lay COMBINATION ROOF PIANO BOX HOUSE. large brown eggs. We are indebted to the previously mentioned bulletin for this drawing. It shows how larger floor space may be secured with two piano boxes furnishing WRITE FOR PRICE LIST the main part of the building. This arrangement gives a house similar to the Tolman type, a house that is proving satisfactory in many sections. Like the H. W. HAYNER, Prop. JONAS HAYNER, Mgr. preceding house this one may be built for a very small outlay and will prove adequate for the average family flock. LIVINGSTON, COL. CO., N. Y. .

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of Station it is a very substantially built of mu ic stores at a cost -not exceeding tion. The bill of material for a house $2 each. This house will give sufficient this kind is approximately as follows: house, as strength in construction is floor space for from 15 to 20 hens, or 2 pieces 4 x 4-16 feet long. necessary under their method of moving even more when used on free range. 2 pieces 4 x 4-12 feet long. the house from place to place. For a per- 17 pieces 2 x 4-12 feet long. manent location there are many points By going to a little additional expense 10 pieces 2 x 4-18 feet long. at which the cost can be reduced espe- the* foundation for these houses may 2 pieces i x 4-14 feet long. cially in framing material. lie- raised from two and one half to three . feet off the ground and boarded up on Matched flooring 420 feet (board Utah Station Type a Good One

measure ) three sides and the space thus made may Another small house which may be built at low cost is one used at the

Mr. H. Armstrong Roberts of Beverley, N. J., says: —My flocks, old and young alike are in the pink of condition which means heavy egg yield, fertility and vitality. They are all fed a mash containing FRENCH'S POULTRY MUSTARD Send for 32 page booklet telling more about Mustard and its relation to poultry and egg production. The R. T. French Company, Dept B, Rochester, N. Y BLACK SPANISH

All first prizes Madison Gar- den, Boston and Chicago shows. Birds for sale to win inanycompetition. EggsJsper MAINE COLONY HCUSE. thirteen, each additional thir- This illustration shows a house of a very popular type that is adaptable to al- teen $4.00. most anv location. It is used extensively at the Maine Experiment Station and the illustration shows it arranged on skids for easy moving in range work. The R. A. ROWAN, house is of good design and may be extended to as many compartments as are desirable. Added length will slightly reduce construction cost and make a very LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA desirable house where large flocks are kept for egg production. Framing plans for this house are fully described in Extension Circular, Vol. 7. Xo. 1^, September, 1914, entitled: "Housing Farm Poultry," issued by the Maine College of Agricul- ture, Orono, Maine. Congdon's Barred Rocks he used for a scratching pen. To do this Matched boards, for siding and roof would require the purchase of 80 lineal 600 feet (board measure). Bred for Utility and Beauty feet of 2 x 4 studding and about 200 5 rolls roofing paper. Write your wants in Cocks, Cockerels, lineal feet of 6 inch matched or plain 2 windows. be used for a scratching pen. To do this 2 yards muslin. Hens, or Pullets. $2,000 invested, sheeting, which can be covered with roof- 125 lineal feet 3 inch furring for cur- 20 years' experience. INCUBATOR nig paper to make it tight and free from tain frames, etc. EGGS, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 3 lbs. spikes. drafts. per 1,000. 20 lbs. The houses just described are suitable nails. NEW BOOKLET FREE for the city dweller who desires to raise The accompanying illustration will necessity must a few chickens and of show the appearance of the finished W. A. C0NGD0N, make his investment in buildings small. house, also how curtain and windows are While these two types of houses are arranged. As constructed at the Main Box 404, WATERMAN, ILL. very low in cost, they answer all the requiremnts of a good poultry house and A fine lot of yearling males ar.d females at sacrifice prices lor quirk will serve your purpose as well as a Lisk's White Wyandottes orders. This is a great chance for house costing three or four times as you to get some of my celebrated winning and laying strain at a low cost. Write your wants. much. One objection to these two types FRED C. LIS K, Box L . ROM ULUS, N. Y. is their appearance and many backyard- ers would object to them on this account. DUTTON'S "NIAGARA STRAIN" OF RHODE ISLAND REDS 1 do not buy winners. 1 breed have lines to produce birds wish something more my them and they the blood winners. 93 For those who und err ibbon sat 6 shows in two years ^ inning many specials. Have furnished winners for the largest elaborate and of a more attractive ap- shows. Wi:l have for sale again next fall S. C. and R. C. cockerels and pullets bred irom mv winner?. pearance we will describe a type of E. M. DUTTON. Red Specialist. NEWFANE. N. Y. colony house used and recommended by the Maine Agricultural Station, Orono, Maine This house requires the purchase of the full bill of materials and IS has fair TIME built one who a THE should be by NOW knowledge of carpentry. to place your orders for good breeding Single Comb White Leghorns. The Maine Station Colony House 3000 One Year Old Breeders For Sale The dimensions of this house are 12 These birds are selected from over 7,000 layers, and in- feet wide by 16 feet deep and it will telligent breeding for health, stamina and good quality accomodate fifty laying hens. The esti- and quantity of eggs is back of everyT bird. mated cost is $50, which will probably vary slightly in different localities de- Prices only $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 pending upon quality and price of Remember we have never been troubled with White labor employ- material used and cost of Diarrhoea in our Leghorns and you will be able to raise ed in construction. some elegant, healthy, vigorous chicks from these next

. The house has a roof known as the spring. two-thirds span that is it has a larger portion of the roof surface on one side of 75 Cock Birds marked down to $3 and $5 the peak than on the other. The house is Hundreds of cockerels from $1.00 up, according to age. six feet in front, 4 feet at the rear and 8 feet at the peak. The peak or ridge for 10 Weeks Old Pullets $1.00 each best appearance should be about 5 feet Write at once for our 96-page catalogue, the best Leghorn catalogue published front, this would re- 3 inches from the this year. quire cutting the rafters 6 feet, 6 inches for the front and 12 feet for the rear, |mng plenty of overhang to carry the THE EVERLAYFARM, Box 240-G, METHUEN, MASS. drip from eaves away from the founda- 688 AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD July, 1915

Utah Agricultural Station and by in- but as a good grade of roofing paper FERNBROOK FARM White corporating any minor changes that your can be substituted for the shingles with Wyandottes, Fawn Runner and PeKin Ducks win at Boston, 1915. Breeding location suggests should prove satisfac- which the Utah house is roofed the cost Stock, Eggs, Baby Chicks. FERNBROOK FARM, A. G. Bontk. Mgr. Menands Road, Albany, N. T. Old Trusty Incubator Still Less than $10 600,000 in use. Write for free book. M. M. JOHNSON CO. Clay Center, - - Nebraska Bean's Columbian Rocks Win. I can furnish your requirements in exhibition birds, breeding stock or eggs at prices that will astonish you. Write for descriptive circular.

F. G. BEAN, COLLEGEVILLE , PENNA ^egant illustrated cat- EVERGOLD 1 BUFF DOTTES alog giving our methods of feeding and breeding Buff Wyandottes, oaly 20 cents. Price list and mating list free. ROCKY RUN FARMS, Box 40, N0RTHF1ELD. OHIO W.G. Marshall. Prop. Gerald Williams, Mgr. Poultry Dept S.C.W. LEGHORNS. S.C.R.I.REDS. 500 Breeders from our Breeding Peas Now For Sale. Both Males and Females. 80 Cents Each and Up. POULTRY DEPT. EAGLE BAY FARM F. A. House. Mgr. SILVER CREEK, N. Y.

INTERIOR MAINE COLONY HOUSE. JERSEY GRIT FOR POULTRY This drawing is shown for the purpose of giving a general idea of how the FOUR IN ONE interior furnishings of a poultry house should be arranged. Particular attention VITALIZLR, SHELL MAKER. TISSUE is called to the unobstructed floor space, giving the entire floor area to the fowls, BUILDER, HEALTH TOXINE consideration when birds are confined during the winter months. an important Used by over 80,000 Poultry Raisers. Over One Regardless of the style of house this same plan should be followed. Why use up Million Bags sold in 1914. 300 lbs. for One Dollar fixtures when it can be easily avoided? valuable exercising room with Send for Samples and Analysis. tory in any section. This house is 8 x 14 need not necessarily exceed that figure ARTHUR W. BISHOP, PATERSON, N. J feet of the double pitch type of roof and to any extent. will accommodate from 30 to 40 hens. As previously stated this house is 8 MILLION USE The estimated cost of material and labor x 14 on the ground. It is 3 feet high A HENS is $30, which does not include floor, at eaves and 7 feet at the peak. This WELLCOME'S FAMOUS gives a rather sharp pitch to the roof and supplies plenty of head room for the TRAP attendant, when cleaning out, collecting eggs and doing other necessary inside NEST work. The accompanying drawing will Shows Which Hen Laid The Egg. give an idea of construction and show New Principle 100 Per Cent. Efficient the arrangement of open front. In some F. O. Wellcome, BOX W, Yarmouth, Me. locations it may be necessary to provide Write NOW for prices and proof. curtains, particularly so, if the house is in an exposed location. *** dime for a four The framing material required for this A pays months trial subscription to A. P. YV. Why not house is as follows: send it to a friend f SUSSEX All Varieties SUSSEX Ijggs and stock for sale at all times. If you want a money maker and the finest table fowl known to maukind try the Sussex.

RED JACKET POULTRY FARM, W . M. Patteson, PENN YAN, N. Y YOUNG STOCK FOR SALE BUFF WYANDOTTES UTILITY AND FANCY We won A. P. A. Grand Prize Medal for Best in American class at last New York, Palace Show. THEODORE S. HEWKE, MIDDLE!OWN, N' Y. BOWN'S BIG THREE COLUMBIAN ROCKS After a most successful breeding season I am now prepared COLUMBIAN LEGHORNS to quote attractive prices on birds used in my breeding pens. WHITE FAVEROLLES I am also booking orders for choice cockerels and pullets for exhibition purposes. Order now and get the benefit of my early selections. LEW H. BOWN, Box W, EAST AURORA, N. Y. MOORE BROS. S. C.f WHITE LEGHORNS UTAH COLONY HOUSE. Exhibition Stock now ready. Grasp the opportunity to Here we present another very desirable house of low cost. Like the others secure stock from one of the greatest winning strains of this is of the open or curtain front raised, vigorous. style, but suDplies a variation in type Leghorns in America. Farm healthy, In the illus- or style of construction. They lay as well as win. Our free catalogue gives full tration, which is taken from Circular, No. 14, Utah Agricultural College, is information with description of our 12 matings. Send shown the arrangement of the front In the upper portion of the drawing while for copy to-day. Remember that we can supply you the lower part shows constructian and with layers or winners. arrangement of interior. It will be noted that the dropping boards are placed at the rear two feet from the "You can win with our Strain" floor with the nest boxes along the side wall, this makes an attractive as well BROS., Box N. Y. as satisfactory house. MOORE W, MOSCOW, : —

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The plan as outlined by Prof. Dryden and illustrated herewith is designed to keep enougli fowls to supply fresh eggs for an ordinary family and calls for a space 25 feet by 50 feet. The shape, however, can be modified to fit your own backyard or the same plan followed on a larger space. A house of whatever style or size you prefer is located in the center at one end of the space and double yards occupying full width of available space can be arranged to the rear, the space at either side of the house is also enclos- ed making two smaller yards. By using one of the larger yards for a garden patch one year and the fowls the next a rotation is effected that will keep the grourd in a sanitary condition. The A GOOO YARD ARRANGEMENT. fowls will help the garden crop and the The above arrangement of yards for limited space is suggested by Prof. Jas. garden will help the fowls. Dryden, of the Oregon Agricultural College, and we believe it solves the yarding problem for the backyarder in a most satisfactory manner. It not only provides The small enclosure at either end of for a small garden spot but also makes provision for the care of the young the house may be used for hatching chicks. This plan provides a rotation of garden crops and chickens and should prove highly valuable when intensive methods are necessary. and rearing the chicks and if possible a turf should be cultivated on these areas. 4-12 for keeping' the fowls under sanitary 6 pieces 2 x feet long. If this cannot be done they should be 6 pieces 2 x 4-16 feet long. conditions. It may be that the required number can be successfully kept on a frequently spaded, turning over a little 2 pieces 2 x 4-14 feet long. smaller area, but by decreasing the at a time, thus giving the little fellows 3 pieces 4 x 4-14 feet long. area, it will be more difficult to keep a place to scratch in. It will also prove the in proper 1 piece 4 x 4-16 feet long. ground sanitary condition and the fowls in good health". a good plan to spade the yard occupied For siding and roofing. No. 2 matched sheeting can be used and later covered with roofing paper, approximately 400 = GET INTO A NEW RUT= board is feet of sheeting required. If a BIRDS dry location is at hand and the founda- AND SHOW YOUR AT tion is slightly elevated a floor will not be necessary, although many prefer it on ALLENTOWN FAIR account of the dust that accumulates SEPTEMBER 21-22-23-24, 1915 from an earth floor. A Poultry Show with a larger attendance daily than the biggest winter show has in a In the foregoing we have given plans week. A crowd with the money and disposition to buy. Allentown is in the heart of the for what we believe to be four very ac- most prosperous agricultural ami manufacturing district in America. ' A show where judges, officers, employees cannot exhibit and where there is no crooked ceptable types of low cost house*. As work. the cost ranges from $10 to ?;>0, one or A show that lasts only three days and where you get your birds back promptly and the other should fit almost anyone's correctly. A show where the prize monies are worth while and are as good as U. S. Govern- means who desires to keep a few liens. ment Bonds. We have described the several types Write for premium list to H. B. Schall, General Secretary, Allentown. Pa, Address correspondence to of houses but have purposely refrained from mentioning the equipment as we RUDOLPH SWEISSFURTH W. THEO. WITTMAN Supt. Pigeons Supt. Poultry preferred to do so in a separate paragraph. Dropping boards, perches, nest boxes, hoppers and water dishes are necessary in all houses, so what is needed for one house will be required for the other. It is in the arrangement of these New York State Fair furnishings that many fall down. These appliances should be installed without Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 13th to 18th, 1915 encroaching on the floor space to any great extent. That is. they should all be placed above the floor level so that "BETTER THAN EVER" every available inch of floor space will America. be given over to the hens. To make this Plan to send your birds to the premier Fall show of All Because clear will call attention to the illustra- We have the finest exhibition poultry building in the country. Empire tion of the interior of the Maine Colony cages are used in all departments. Syracuse is centrally located and in easy house on opposite page. The shows clearly how fixtures may be arranged without access from all points. Your birds will be passed upon by Judges of national expense of floor space. reputation. Your birds will be cared for by competent assistants in charge. A Yard Plan for the City Lot The winnings 3-011 make at Syracuse will be second to none. An early fall winning at Syracuse places you in a position to bid for the early fall trade. In backyard poultry raising there is always the danger from contaminated Thousands of interested people from all parts of the land will view your birds soil by being forced to keep the fowls, daily. Your pri/.e money is guaranteed by the State of New York. You owe and raise the chicks on the same ground it to yourself to write for premium list to this big Fall event where a winning year after year. Undoubtedly several will mean much towards your success. offer $1 on the single have solved-'this problem, but for those We $3, $2, to whom it is still the source of much classes in popular varieties with a small entry fee of 50c. We offer $5, $3, $2 worry we wish to offer a plan, put forth on both old and young pens with a small entry fee of $1. by Prof. Jas. Dryden, of the Oregon IN ADDITION TO ABOVE PRIZE Agricultural Station, that we believe will THE REGULAR MONEY WE OFFER offer a solution to the problem. In eom- $1300 IN CASH FOR BEST DISPLAYS IN THE VARIOUS VARIETIES. merffing on this plan Prof. Dryden HANDSOME SILVER CUPS GALORE Premium list now ready. Entries close states August 23rd. "It is not expected that the plan can be followed under all conditions. The details can be modified to suit different S. C. SHAVER, Sec y. W. H. MANNING, Supt. conditions, such as size and shape of available ground. The main feature of SYRACUSE, N. Y. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. the plan is that it offers opportunity ,90 AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD July, 1915

by the older fowls. It will not only than you have in your flock. Headed Mr. Caswell Says "Treat the Public With by a 'sport' keep it in better sanitary condition by would make it very much of an uncertainty. Absolute Fairness" preventing the accumulation of drop- "Question' 3. pings I would be very slow Philip Caswell was at one time Secre- on the surface but will encourage to use such an outcross. the fowls to exercise, and exercise is tary of the Rhode Island Red Club of a "Question 4. To my knowledge it is tonic both for health and production. not practiced very much among Rhode America. He has been a breeder and This system like any other that will Island Red breeders for breeding pur- exhibitor of Single and Rose Comb Reds poses, but there are- a number of effect success in the backyard will re- for years. In his capacity as an official 'sports' used ' in the show for exhibition quire plenty of work on the part of the purposes. This may or mav not be the of the club and as a producer he has caretaker. Intensive systems all de- proper thing to 'do, but nevertheless we rendered valuable service to the breed. are up against it .just the same. mand labor. But success always demands We believe it well worth while for "Question 5. close application and hard work whether I would be very much every reader of this article to give his afraid of bad effects. Would not like to straight-from-the-shoulder letter it be in poultry keeping or in other lines. sell eggs or stock from such a mating, frank, The houses described in the foregoing nor would not without informing the a second reading. Mr. Caswell apparently purchaser. should with little modification However, I have made a has no use for a "hit and miss" system meet the single mating requirements this year from a Rose of the varied tastes of Comb 'sport' (female) to a Single Comb poultry raisers and the various con- cockerel. I have 23 chicks from this mating. All have Single Combs show- A. A. WHYLAND ditions under which small flocks are ing strong vigor and good color. It is Columbian Rock Specialist kept. Where a change in present system an experiment for knowledge. is anticipated or new houses CHATHAM, NEW YORK are to be "Question 6. 'Anything is fair in built, plans should be considered now and Love and War'. Quality wins. houses built during the warm weather "Question 7. No, hardly fair. Still MADISON SQUARE WINNERS to give them time to season and dry out not very many show birds are the best Brown and White Leghorns producers. A breeder may raise a thou- Rocks and W. Wyandottes. Catalogue. before needed for occupancy. Doing so sand birds and only have one top- W. W. KULP, Box 12, POTTSTOWN, PA. will save worry and annoyance from notcher and it sometimes is produced dampness next winter. from the mating he least expects. Brood Your Chicks "Very truly yours, RIGHT "C. P. Scott". 30 Days Free USEOF RHODE ISLAND Use the wonderful new Simplex Says a Customer is Entitled to Know Brooder Stoveon your own hatch for RED "SPORTS" 30 days./r^e. Raise 20 to 60 per centmore " 1-4 (he operating the Origin of What he Buys I at 1-5 the cost, . se, 1-10 the work. Small and larce PART II. * broods. Your money back if not delighted. George L Buel'l, who has been very frite For Valuable Book, FREE " Ue Todav* By Foremost Fancier-Breeders successful as """J Tell8howtoavoidlos a , san.iincrease and Wm.C. a breeder of Single Comb profits from poultry. Also detailaof free trail offer. Send now. Denny Reds, believes that customers are en- Simplex Brooder Stove Co., Dept. B^H2 Grand Rapids. Mich. titled to, know when (Continued from page 641) they are purchasing stock or eggs that has been bred from Single Comb lines to produce first class The MacKay Colony Brooder Rose Comb "sports". birds. The original coal burning, self-regulating "The disadvangates colony brooder. Used successfully by hun would mainly be "Lorain, Ohio, May 7, 1915. defects in comb as dreds of successful poultry raisers. the Rose Comb "Editor American Poultry Hood would be likely to throw either World: The MacKay Colony Brooder is made in two too many points or side sprigs, the "I have your letter of the 23rd ult., styles, to meet the requirements of both the 'scientific removal' of which we do not at hand regarding the using of Single large and small grower. Get our free circu- all have time to accomplish. Do not Comb 'sports' and replying will say: lar and learn more about this modern brood- think a man could be blamed for ex- "Question 1. I have never considered ing method. hibiting a 'sport' in the Single Comb it so. I think a customer should know Colony Brooder Co., Bordentown, J. class if it had a genuine good Single at all times .iust what he is purchasing MacKay N. Comb, and not one from which the and its origin. extra points and side spris had been "Question 2. 'gracefully carved'. I have never thought so WARSAW COOPING CO. nor done so. "If prizes .are taken _ on these 'sport's' "Question 3. In a Single I think it quite a fre- Comb class, they could not quent practice to show them, be advertised as anything but do but Single not believe it is so frequent a practice Combs, but in my humble estimation to breed them. the buying public should be informed of such a fact and also as to whether "Question 4. The only result in the it had been tried in regards to breeding- way of improvement that could be ex- qualities, when mated in the Single pected would be in color, as in my Comb pens. opinion the Rose Combs breed better "Yours very truly, an color than do the Single Combs, but "Harold Tompkins". I believe the bad effects in the way of disqualified combs would more than Well-Known Breeder Experiments offset the good effects. "Question 5. I think to be technical, C. P. Scott a well-known breeder of it would be as they are neither Rose Single Combs gives results of crossing nor Single Combs and are really in a Manufacturers of Exhibition Poultry and Pigeon Coops class by themselves. a pure Single Comb male with a Rose of latest improved design. We make a special y of "Question 0. I cooping Poultry Shows, at reasonable prices. Write Comb Sport. 'Twenty three chicks have do not think it fair. "Very truly yours, for particulars. been hatched from this mating, and all "George L. Buell". have Single Combs. . WARSAW COOPING CO., WARSAW, N. Y

"Peoria, 111., May 6, 1915. "Editor American Poultry World: LIGHT AND DARK BRAHMAS "Yours of April 23rd was received, Eggs, chix and breeders. Utility and show quality. Illustrated catalog free. Win wherever shown. and I will answer your questions alphabetically. RIVERDALE POULTRY FARM, RIVERDALE, N. J "Question 1. My opinion is based on theory only, as I cannot speak from experience for I have never made such a cross in my breeding However, if there is anything to scientific breeding 'Premier" Partridge Wyandottes and the reproducing of better qualitv along related blood lines, in my opin- The International Winners. ion it would be' very unwise to use a In the lead at America's Greatest Shows for the past six years, Send us your order for birds to sport from a Rose Comb mating or vice win at the fall lairs, we can help you. Send for beautifully illustrated "Partridge Wyandotte Book". versa. To sell hatching eggs from such a mating would be wronging the public, V^SKEFFIELD FARM, H. B. Hark, Mgr. Poultry Dept., GLENDALE, m\0j unless they were advised at the time of purchase. By making an experimental mating and continuing the proper mating for about three years, one 1896 BUFF 1915 might be able WYANDOTTES to improve their flock, Have won continuously during the past eighteen years at the leading shows and in the largest but I believe that it would be taking classes ever shown. Have won best displa3' at three National Club Meetings at Cleveland, a step backward to head your pen with Ohio in 1902, at Madison Square Garden in 1903, at Toledo, Ohio in 1913, in the largest and a Rose 'sport' if Comb you are a Single best classes of Buff Wyandottes ever shown. small line is the strongest you can get any- breeder. My Comb where and my males were persistent winners in large classes last season for my customers. "Question 2. It is not safe to ad- Have some excellent males and females for sale. Satisfaction guaranteed or money promptly vertise a strong pen of birds unless returned provided stock is returned to me within one week. you are reasonably sure, they will reproduce as good if not better quality ANDREW RIDDELL, R. No. 6, GREENWICH, N. Y. July. 1915 RIGHT USE OF RHODE ISLAND RED SPORTS 691

of breeding because as he puts it, "re- good faith sell eggs from this class good, that is bound to reflect benefici- I of equally ally the upon". speak and many others of on poultry breeders of the sults can never be depended good faith toward the public advertise Buckeye State and no doubt there will "Newport. R. I., May 7. 1915. the birds but put in a 'real' one to get be a large gathering at Xorwalk next "Editor American Poultry World: them fertile eggs. How many judges December. C. O. Jackson, the enter- "Your favor of the 23rd inst., is sure- give any consideration to a bird's prising secretary, will be pleased to full ly going to make some of the boys 'sit breeding value when they are placing send information to all interested lip and take notice'. It will either draw the awards? One often wonders how parties. a very few replies or it will develop flocks can reproduce themsleves and their vitality. wise some new members for the Annanias keep up The breed- R. C. WHITE LEGHORNS BLACK WYANDOTTES Club. In any event, it is a timely sub- er who is honest with the public and RUNNER aod COL. MUSCOVY DUCKS ject and one that cannot be passed over with himself will be ver3" grateful for Winners 1914 Hagerstown. Cleveland. Brockton. lightly. It pertains not only to the the honors he has received in the show Syracuse and Williamsport. Grand stock for future welfare of the breed, but equally room, but will put many of his winne breeding and exhibition for sale. Best eggs $2 in utility pens when they arrive as well to breeders discharging faith- home per set. LOUIS H. PERRY. R. No. 7, CLAY. N. Y fully their obligations to the buying and head his best matings with strong, hardy, vigorous birds with pure public. Since your letter is in the form the The Improved Champion Leg Band of a series of questions. I shall make blood of many generations back run- my reply in a series of answers, and ning in their veins. give you my best judgment on the "Regarding your last question which questions as I interpret them. involves the taking of the public's 3 "To begin with, we shall assume that money, I take an entirely different at- the matings under consideration are titude. Scruples and conscience should pure Reds (I use the word Reds enter here full strength, and a breeder simply for convenience and the saving should put forth his most earnest Initial extra 10c per 100: 50 or les3 5c Circular free giving prices on Super of time and not because I think that it efforts to deal fairly with his custom- ior, Riveted and igeou Bands. is a good substitute for Rhode Island ers and should charge a fair compensa- Sample for stamp. Reds), and bred to a fair degree of tion for his products. The description perfection. It is generally understood of his matings should be accurate and T. CADWALLADER, Box 1455. Salem, Ohio that the Single Comb is the normal -honest. The mating should be made up comb, and for this reason, even in care- of sound, clean, honest birds and free THE COAST LINE TO fully bred Rose Comb flocks will occa- from freaks, fakes or sports. On the other hand, the buying public should sionally assert itself, but in many cases €MACKINACa appreciate these qualities in a breeder it will be a poor comb. No doubt it is DETROIT,- A TOLEDO a weakness in the Rose Comb mating and be willing to meet him on the mid- CLEVELAND. BUFFALO, TPT. HURON, ALPENA. rather than any strength that can be dle ground. NIAGARA FALLS. 4 ST. IGNACE. attributed to the Single Comb that "In closing, I would say to the breeders, who causes this throw back. Some flocks both amateurs and those rA LAKE TRIP FOR REST AND throw more Single Combs than others make a living from it,—put together honest matings selected from your RECREATION which is due to their very foundation vacation on the Great Lakes, raising if possible, if not. Have a real and origin. I believe it would be diffi- own and outing in blood the most enjoyable and economical cult to find a reputable breeder who from straight birds with good America. The cool late breezes, the ever would say that a straight Single Comb lines back of them; give a fair des- changing scenes along the shore, and the mating ever threw Rose Comb chicks, cription of your matings, and fix your luxurious steamers of the D. & C. Line are but the more carefully bred Rose Comb charges so as to compensate you for positive guarantees that you will enjoy every minute of your trip, and return home re- strains will throw more or less Single your extra labor and . extra efforts toward treating the public with absolute freshed and glad you went. Combs. Detroit" and Cleve- fairness. Daily service between "Under no consideration would I use Detroit and Buffalo; four trips yours, land and a Single Comb male that came from "Respectfully weekly from Toledo and Detroit to Mackinac a Rose mating to a breed- "Philip Caswell". Island and way ports: two trips weekly, Comb head Mackinac ing pen. In doing this, you would get Replies were also received from Lester special steamer. Cleveland to Inland, no stops enroute except Detroit and 50<7c blood in of that your chicks, and Tompkins, Concord, Mass., Ira M. Crow- Alpena; special day trips between Detroit and as I consider this a weakness. I daily am July and August : ther YVilloughby, Ohio; J. YV. Simmons, Cleveland during of the opinion that breeding along service between Toledo and Put-in-Bay. such lines would lead sooner or later Geneva, Ohio and E. L. Prickett, Hazard- RAILROAD TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR to regret. TRANSPORTATION on D. & C. Steamers ville, Conn. These letters also any further and "I have seen a number of very pretty between Detroit and Buffalo or Detroit Single replies to the question will appear in Cleveland either direction. Comb pullets from Rose Comb Send two cent stamp for illustrated matinss and have seen them in shows, the August issue. pamphlet and Great Lakes map Address too. Xow.if a man is a little weak in color L. G. Lewis. G. P. A.. Detroit. Mica. of his Single Comb and has a strongly Philip H. McMillan. Pres. bred male at the head of that pen, he XORWALK, OHIO ». A. Schantz. VicE-PRrs. 4 Cenl Mgr might be justified in adding a very The Norwalk Poultry Show Company, DETROIT & CLEVELAND NAVIGATION CO. small percentage of female 'sports' and Xorwalk, Ohio, are now preparing their then use due care in the breeding of premium list for their coming show the chickens from this mating. If you which is scheduled for December 7 to understand the principles of breeding 11 inclusive. The men behind this prop- and are willing to take the time and osition are an enthusiastic lot and in care to breed these birds for a suffi- announcing their dates make the state- cient number of generations until you ment that "This is to be the largest have fixed and established this new and best show in the state of Ohio in introduction, then you may be playing 1915". This statement is qualified a safe game. If you are not willing somewhat by the following. "This to exercise this knowledge and exert is our aim and we generally get the attention and trouble that it invol- what we aim at". This shows a ves, you had better leave the 'sports' large amount of optimism and a degree alone. On the other hand, if you are of confidence in their ability to make u?ing a 'hit and miss' system of breeding and picking up specimens promis- ruouslv because they look good and srive no heed to their ancestors, then it makes no difference to you about this 'sport' question. You will never have Reliable Poultry Remedies a mating that you can depend upon anyway, so you may as well use 'sports' as 'freaks'. How to PREVENT and CURE DISEASE "Regarding the question of exhibiting a Single Comb produced from a A Poultry-man's Hand Book of Tried and Proved Rose Comb mating. I should not scru- ple about such as taking an unfair ad- Remedies for the Diseases of Poultry. It describes in vantage over other exhibitors for sev- simple eral reasons. First, every exhibitor has language the symptoms of the various diseases the same privilege and opportunity. and tells what remedies will give best results under Second, the bird in the cage is being judged and not the pen it came from. different conditions. If the bird is good otherwise and has The Chapters are: developed a good enough comb to qua- Requisities for Health; Head, lify in the Single Comb class, that con- Throat and Lungs; Intestines and Crop; The Abdomen; stitutes a legitimate entry. If the question of a bird's ancestors constituted Legs and Feet; The Skin; Parasites; Objectionable a part of its qualifications, show our Habits. Send for country would be overflowing with ex- complete list of our publications. poultry judges and second hand coops, and our bumptious but well-meaning Price, 25 Cents, Postpaid show secretaries would be relegated to the top shelf. matter As a of fact there 60 Cents, including a are a big number of birds in every Year's Subscription to Doultry exhibition that should never American Poultry World. have escaped the axe, and there are winners in various classes that \he public would be greatly benefited if they dropped dead before they reached American Poultry Publishing Co. home to be installed in a highly advertised breeding pen. Many breeders of &V pages, 6x9 158 Pearl Street, Buffalo, N. Y. 692 AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD July, 1915 OAT SPROUTER $2 For S2.00 you can build the best Oat Sprouter on earth, easiest to operate. A boy with a saw and hammer can make one in an evening. Plans 25c

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Editorial, Note—This department will be devoted to answers to questions of general interest on PA practical poultry topics asked bv subscribers and addressed to Editorial Department, AMERICAN * STEUR] J 'AMERlCft fcVf fl BORATORtES n POULTKV PUBLISHING COMPANY, Stafford Bldg., Buffalo, N Y Answers in this department ^^KV\,\V». NIWYORK Chicago ^1 are free of charge. Where two or more persons ask substantially the same questions, only one answer will ne given. In asking questions try to send full information. The subscriber's name and address must be given [not for publication]. If a reply by mail is desired, be sure to enclose stamped addressed envelope. ^HARMLESS TO POuliRY DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND MAN HENS DON'T LAY LIVER TROUBLE BOOK ON Q. Kindly advise me by mail why Q. As a subscriber of your paper, I my hens don't lay and how to make would like your assistance regarding a DOG DISEASES them lay. One I month ago had 50 disease which I have been up against chickens and 25 got eggs a day. Later for the past two years. Am in the And How to Feed I brought 125 hens from New York, poultry business and winter about 750 Mailed free to address by they were good layers in New York any pullets and 250 hens, S. C. White Leg- America's the Author but here they don't seem to lay at all. horns. Have modern buildings, con- Pioneer The most I got from all the 175 chick- tinuous type, floors three feet above H. CLAY GLOVER, V. S. ens Remedies was 48 eggs a day. But now the ground, allowing exercise Doe 118 West 31st Street, New York record seems and dusting to be decreasing. Thev room underneath. first symptom lay The about 1 dozen a day. Thev get a is a purple tinge on tips of comb, grad- ration of oats, corn and cracked corn, morning ually becoming worse until fowl dies, and evening and scratch feed generally the same day this symptom THE OLD RELIABLE at noon of 8 quarts a meal. They have laying appears. Have always treated for liv- mash (dry), charcoal and oys- er trouble. Droppings seem rather dry ter shells always before them. I have and at times I find same of a bright o roosters among the 175 chickens. yellow cast. Have opened up a number LAMBERTS Would you advise me to separate the of dead fowls and a few h^d spots on roosters? These are all mixed breeds. They have liver and others seemed to have an en- a very sanitary and well larged liver and also very brittle and built coop DEATH TO LICE and are fenced' in. Does crumbly when touched. Still others rainy or dry weather affect laying'' had no marks whatever on liver. I My little chicks eat good, exercise and has been used over 30 years by look feed Quaker Scratch feed twice a day healthy in every respect except and a such as recommended they always keep dry mash Successful Poultrymen their wings down by your paper. At present I am feed- How can I remedy that? Hope to re- ing just enough mash so it will be ceive a long and •M™ s Cleail Fowls satisfactorv answer bv cleaned up quickly, at times I have Is just the thing for sitters, as it does not harm eggs return mail. I. a., Hurleyville, — N. Y. added more beef scraps than recom- or chicks. Keep your hens free from lice and they A. From mended but did not have this mash be- will thrive and be profitable. 100 oz. $1.00; 48 oz. 50 your inquiry we take it that cts. sample of Powder or Head- fore fowls at all times. Last year I cts., 15 oz. 25 Large Secrets Success withPoul- your flock of liens are a varied assort- 250 pullets from lice Ointment 10 cts. of lost about February try" by D. J. Lambert for 2c stamp. ment of mixed to June, and this year started to lose breeds and no doubt their THE KLEIN-LAMBERT CO., 421 Traders Bldg.,Chieago them in March and to date have lost age varies as much as their breeding- and colors. At best a flock of this kind is very unsatisfactory and our advice would be to send them to market and make a new start with one variety of pure bred fowls. For laying the' Leghorns are popular, or if you desire a general Hens Lay purpose fowl you have the Rhode Island Reds, Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes and Orpingtons to select from." To get back to your question we believe there are MoreEggs! two causes for unsatisfactory results, Broilers first, the hens themselves being of un- Chicks Make Better certain age and breeding may naturally When Kept Free From Lice and Mites be poor layers; second, you state that you Keep hens and chicks thriving, free from torturing lice and mites! They'll pay feed a ration composed of oats, corn and back bigger profits in eggs and meat! Zenoleum is an amazing germ-killer and cracked corn. What the proportions of destroyer of all insect pests that prey on hens and chicks. Use it freely for spray- each are we do not know ing the inside of poultry houses— it's safe to use, does not burn, Put Zenoleum in but assume the whitewash instead of dangerous carbolic acid. Increase the hatch by using from your statement that you have a Zenoleum inside the incubator—spray nests and roosts to destroy all lice and mites. "double dose" of corn, which is not con- Used by 50 Agricultural Colleges in U.S. and Canada^ ducive to egg production but rather in- Their O. K. is Your Guarantee clines to the laying on of fat. Our advise would be to give less corn, and encourage them to eat freely of the mash and see that they have a daily supply of green stuff, and don't forget that they must have animal food if the egg yield Kills Lice and Mites is to be satisfactory. This is best sup- This wonderful disinfectant and germicide not onlyhelps poultry- plied by adding 10 per cent, to 20 per »** men increase egg-production and get more live, healthy chicks, but is the most reliable remedy for all live stock-disease. Every owner of cattle, sheep or hogs cent, of meat scraps to the mash or by needs Zenoleum every day. Sold under an absolute guarantee to do all you want it to do—or your money back; no argument, just money. placing the scraps in hoppers where they C* — ;J T"— f}££**~ t Send 25 cents for eight ounces—or 50 cents for quart— can help therhselves. Rainy or dry - . Dedal i rial VJirer ; full gallon. $1.50— parcels post prepaid. Use it as di- weather should rected for any purpose, absolutely at our risk. If it fails to meet severest test, it doesn't cost not seriously affect egg you a penny. We will return your money upon request. Surely that's safe! production under ordinary conditions. Zenoleum Lice Powder, big package, 35c parcels post prepaid. 14 Regarding your little chicks we should Write for Poultry Book, "Cause, Symptoms and Home Treatment for All Poultry Diseases*'— FREE for the asking. judge that they showed a lack of vitality, and as previously stated would re- Zenner Disinfectant Company commend that you close out your flock . 520 Lafayette Ave. Detroit Mich. and make a new start with pure bred poultry. July, 1915 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 693

about 120 p^i.s-.s with good prospects of losing more Have used Conkey's Cholera cure and also tried Epsom CLASSIFIED ADS. salts until I am treed. Have changed mash mixture until almost nothing but bran, still no change Fowls seem to Classified advertisements will crave corn as they pick up all corn RATES:— be inserted in this department of American first, then go back over feeding ground Poultry World at 5 cents a word per month for one or two months, or at 4 and get the other grains. ' Am feed- cents a word per month for three or more months. Change of copy allowed ing corn meal in at mash present as quarterly without extra cost. No order accepted for less than cents for each recommended. Scratch feed has not 50 enough wheat in it to suit me, but still insertion. Numbers, initials and abbreviations count as words. No display the pullets will pick the corn first. allowed other than initial word or name. Have always had 50 to 60 per cent, egg yield and most deaths occurred when TERMS : —Cash with order and copy of advertisement. Positively no exceptions to laying was heaviest. —A. F. J., Daven- this rule. Please count the words correctly to avoid delay in publishing. Write port, Iowa. copy of your advertisement plainly to insure its appearing correctly. Copy A. From a careful review of your must reach American Poultry World office by 18th of the month preceding question we believe that your diagnosis date of issue. of the trouble in your flock is correct. American Poultry World is furnished every classified advertiser without charge Liver trouble occurs chiefly in adult during the time his advertisement appears in these columns. fowls and appears to be more prevalent We guarantee to publish an average monthly circulation of 45,000 copies during the during the latter part winter of and ear- year ending with April. 1916 ly in spring. The most common causes are generally understood to be lack of "BECOME IDENTIFIED WITH A WINNER." exercise and improper feeding. out- As j ward symptoms of liver trouble rarely BANTAMS DUCKS appear until the disease has advanced ALL BREEDERS of Bantams should procure a copy of to the hopeless stage it may become ED-.TION OF should gen- the "Bantam Book". Fully describes all farieties and THE NEW OUCKS AND GEESE be in the hands of every jreeder of water fowL eral in the dock before the owner is tells how to feed and care for them. Just what the Con- tains the origin of the Dicks. Describes the different aware of its presence and when discov- beginner w_nts to know. Send 50c today to AMERI- Standard varieties. Tells about the wonderful CAN POULTRY PUBLISHING CO.. Buffalo, N. Y. tf Duck ered it has progressed too far for any Industry on Long Island and abroad. 104 pages, treatment to yield satisfactory results. RARE BARGAINS—Golden and Silver Sebright. Buff, 8 1-2 x 11 1-2. Price 75 cents. AMERICAN Black, White and Partridge Cochin, Rose Comb Black. POULTRY WORLD. Buffalo. N. tf believe Y. We the one thing for you to do Black Tailed Japanese, Light Brahma, Red Pyle and is to try and ward off the serious con- Black Red Game. Silkie and Single Comb White Leg- GUINEAS. sequences of its returning again next horn Bantams. Proper & Son, Schoharie, N. Y. 12-7-5 season. Cuii your growing chicks care- PEARL GUINEAS. Eggs, $1.00 per 15; $2.00 per 36; BANTAM SPECIALIST Buff, Black, Partridge Coch- fully and k^ep only the — $5.50 per 100; $18.00 per case. (360). Hoak's Poul- most vigorous. ! ins. Light and Dark Brahmas. ship approvaL chances I on try Yards. Spencerville. Ohio 4-7-5 The are that you have been Circular free. Geo. C. Salmon, Port Dickinson, N. Y. breeding from some of the affected birds a HARES and so by doing have unconsciously BRAHMAS— LIGHT weakening the vitality of your flock. Try FIVE TO EIGHT DOLLAR HARES, either sex. Three SEE RIVERDALE POULTRY FARMS advertisement, correct i and this as far as possible by dollars. Must make room for growing stock. Act Light and Dark Brahmas, page 690. tf selecting only the most virgorous birds quick. Royal Belgian Haretry, South Bend, Ind. 1-7-5 for future breeders, those that have BUTTERCUPS always showed vim and vigor from the H0UDANS SICILIAN BUTTERCUPS Choice breeding cockerels day they were hatched. Damage al- from my premium stock. $3 and $5 each. Eggs, $3 H0UDANS Proprietor all Peterson's, also book 20c. ready done cannot be repaired, so that and $5 per setting 15. Lakewood Manor Poultry — Eggs, stock. Dr. Wight, Bolster's Mills, Me. tf the next best thing to do is to try and Yards, Chas. E. Perry. Prop., Lakewood, N. J. 5-7-5 prevent a recurrence of the attack next SICILIAN BUTTERCUPS eggs for hatching from blue LANGSHANS season. Rich feeds usually fed to stimu- ribbon winners at Reading. Pa., Show. Write for prices late egg production are a common cause 1 and matings D. W. Benfield, Clayton, Pa. 4-7-5 ROBINSON'S BLACK LANGSHANS win all firsts Bos- of the trouble and when combined with a BUTTERCUPS. Winners at Jamestown. N. Y., Titus- ton. Both colors win Palace, Garden, Buffalo, Allen- lack of exercise encourage rapid develop- rille. Warren and Corry, Pa. Eggs, $2.00 for 15. Also town. Circular free. Eggs guaranteed fertile. J. P. baby chicks. Catalogue free. Robinson, South Weymouth, Mass. 4-7-5 ment of the disease. With this knowledge Claude Carpenter, Ash- rille. N. Y. 4-7-5 at hand, we should plan to correct these LEGHORNS BROWN conditions, knowing as we do the heavy CAMPINES — losses they cause. Enough grain should GOLDEN AND SILVER CAMPINES—Our yards con- SEND YOUR ORDER today for a copy of "The Leg- be' fed in deep litter during the "shut in" tain the Pacemakers of America. If it is stock you horns", the most complete treatise on your favorites months to give the necessary exercise, want, write today. Good value, prices right. Man- ever written, three full page illustrations in colors, one and to offset the rich ration fed to pro- hattan Farms, G«o. E. Noeth, Owner, Brighton, N. Y. showing correct plumage color of male and female Brown Leghorns. 144 mote egg production a daily feed of greens pages—price $1.00 postpaid. SILVER AND GOLDEN CAMPINES. Best strain. AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD, Buffalo. N. Y. tf should be given. Sprouted oats, mangles High fertility eggs, $1.50 and $2.00 per 15. Order from and cabbage may be alternated. If a sys- this advertisement or send for mating list Stock for sale. Harford Bros., Worthington, Ohio. LEGHORNS— R. C. BUFF. tem of this kind is followed and the 4-8-5 fowls are given a dose of salts once a ALL BREEDERS of Buff Leghorns should send today FELLOWS, I AM STILL IN THE GAME, write month we don't believe that the losses me for a copy of the new Book "The Leghorns", the last for my war prices on eggs, Silver and Gold Campines, word on this popular fowL Contains beautiful plate of need be large. Blue. Partridge, Orpingtons, Sussex and Leghorns. Dr. Buffs in natural colors. 144 pages, profusely illus- Prudhomme. Desk Thurmont, 6-7-5 14 : Md. CORS* AXD BIMBLEFOOT. trated. Send $1.00 today for copy. May be returned "Will if not as represented. AMERICAN POULTRY Q. you kindly advise me why SILVER AND GOLDEN CAMPINES Stock for sale. — WORLD, Buffalo, N. Y. tf my hens have one-eight inch holes in Eggs. $1.50. $2.50. $3.50 per 15. Chas. Abel. the bottoms of their feet? Some swell Johnstown, N. Y. 13-12-5 up and cause lameness. I cut one open LEGHORNS—S. C. BUFF and found it filled with pus which I IMPROVED SILVER CAMPINES. Choice stock rea- washed out carefully.—F. J. B., Grand sonably priced. Rev W. Berberich, Groton, N. Y. Rapids, Mich. 4-9-5 EGGBRED BUFF LEGHORNS. (Single comb). Records 180-224 eggs yearly. Winners shows. A. at best Breeders, The first I mentioned fowls have HOMESTEAD SILVER CAMPINES. Our beautiful type eggs, chicks priced right. L. M. Munger, DeKalb, I1L "vigorous strain" Silver what are commonly termed corns. They Campines are equally famous tf for their productivity as their records have shown usually result from an injury to the sole them to be for the show rooms. We can furnish stock "WINNERS AND BREEDERS FOR SALE, $3 up. of the foot, or may be caused by roost- that should win in any show in the country. If you Our single comb Buff Leghorns will win at your Fair ing on small roosts. Those showing in- are interested we shall be pleased to send you one of tor you. Write me. Orange Poultry Yards, Manhasset, our new flammation catalogues. Our aim is full value, quality Long Island". 4-8-5 and swelling have what we and satisfaction. Homestead Campine Farm, Box W, term bumblefoot. It is caused by Wayland. Mass. 3-9-5 a LEGHORNS—WHITE bruise and is not unlike a stone bruise COCHINS sometimes suffered by boys when first WHITE LEGHORN breeders and fanciers should havf going barefooted. Your treatment of the COCHINS ALL VARIETIES as well as Brahmas and a copy of "The Leghorns" all varieties, the latest and j Langhshans are described in the book "The case was all right Asiatics", most complete treatise on this popular fowL Will but you should take I the only complete treatise on the oldest fowls In ex- give you many valuable pointers care, ani1 the on feeding precaution to keep the wound clean istence. A copy will be sent postpaid upon receipt conditioning. 144 pages, profusely illustrated. Thref and free from dirt after cleaning out of 50c cash or stamps to AMERICAN POULTRY color plates. Postpaid $1.00. AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD, Buffalo, accumulated pus. N. Y. tf WORLD. Buffalo. N. Y. —

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S. C. WHITE LEGHORN for EGGS hatching and day BIG MONEY. Breeding Squabs from our sunflower POSSIBLY CHICKEN POX old chicks. Healthy, vigorous stock bred for heavy strain of Homers, Carneaux and White Kings. Postal egg production. Circular. McGuire Poultry Farm, will bring prices. Kansas Squab Farms, Pittsburgh, Q. Please advise me what ails Batavia, N. Y., Route 1. 4-7-5 Kansas. Box H-152. 3-7-5 mv chicks. When about four to six weeks old their eyes get frothy LAYNIORE LEGHORNS. Rose Comb White. Special- and the rim PIGEONS. 2.000 Homers and Carneaux for sale. gets red and swollen. ists in egg production. Stock, eggs and day old Little sores ap- Herman Liedtke, Pine Poultry Farm, Whitesville, N. J. pear on the comb and chicks for sale. J. M. Chase, East Pembroke, N. Y. 3-8-5 around the eyes Fhe eyes soon close and the 4-S-5 stands chicks PLYMOUTH ROCKS— BARRED around complaining and ^oon °" t Th s PULLETS FOR SALE. Eight-weeks old Single Comb ' appears to me like combination ofi a White Leghorns, March. April and May hatches. Choice roup and chicken pox E. B. THOMPSON'S "RINGLETS" DIRECT, choice The parent stock of the best laying strains. Satisfaction guaran- stock had a touch of the breeders and exhibition cockerels and pullets. Wil- above disease teed. Harry F. Palmer, Middleport, N. Y. 1-7-5 last year. The surround^ liam Huckle, Waverly. N. Y. 6-10-5 are ery *»*"aiy. Good f.eshfv£l y food, and PULLETS, HENS, ANY NUMBER, low prices. Wyckoff water every day. Please advise THOMPSON'S RINGLETS. Breeding pens for sale. S. C. W. Leghorns for 25 years. Will send proof from —C. A. K., Chicago, 111. winners. Fine birds. customers they are the best layers in America, Eng- Ribbon Eggs, $1.50. A. R. Scott, Route 3, Hempstead, N. Y. 3-8-5 A. After carefully land or laving contests. Circular, full information. stud vino- y ur 4-10-5 question ' C. N. Reynolds, Canton, Penn. we believe that inasmuch as PLYMOUTH ROCKS—BUFF your adult stock have had EACH, S. C. W. LEGHORNS, pullets and yearlings, an attack of $1 chicken cocks and cockerels. Will ship anywhere. Send for pox that it is possible that EVERY BREEDER OF BUFF ROCKS should procure vour booklet. Woodworth Farm. Wilton, Conn. tf chicks are suffering a copy of the new Plymouth Rock Book, the most valu- from this complaint although able breed book ever published. Profusely illustrated, from our own observation such MINORCAS—WHITE contributed to by leading breeders, edited by Wm. C. cases are not common. If the sores Denny, 144 pages. Price $1.00 postpaid. Address first appear like a AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD, Buffalo, N. Y. tf pimple with a straw col- "MINORCAS EVERY COM B AND COLOR" is OF ored center which the title of the very latest book on this breed. The later breaks emit- HERZ'S BUFF ROCKS. We have 300 cockerels and ting author is George H. Northup, known far and wide as a sticky, watery appearing pullets now ready to show. Joseph H. Hertz, Han- matter one of the foremost breeders and judges of the country. which over, Penn. 3-9-5 later results in a dark This well written, well illustrated book, by one of the colored scab, it is greatest authorities, will prove valuable instructive without doubt chicken pox. and PLYMOUTH ROCKS—PARTRIDGE A to all lovers of Minorcas. This book contains 160 bad cold accompanied by a discharge pages and has a chapter on each of the following from the nostrils and eyes sometimes is subjects: History of Minorcas; Hardiness of Black AMERICA'S CHAMPION PARTRIDGE ROCKS. See accompanied with sores Minorcas; Description of Single Comb Black Minorcas our ad on page 661. tf on the head and face. the Minorca as a General Purpose Fowl; Origin of We would advise the free use of Rose Comb Black Minorcas; Progress of Rose Comb WARREN WOOD PARTRIDGE ROCKS. 7 pens mated. a standard disinfectant about the quar- Black Minorcas; the comparative value of Rose and Winners of specials for three years, Allen- the past ters and the same Single Comb Black Minorcas; How to Select and Mate town, Pa., Patcrson, N. J., and other good shows. treatment usually Minorcas; the time of year to hatch Minorcas; Hatch- Birds and eggs for sale. Write for prices. Warren prescribed for roup. Keep them in well ing and Rearing Minorca Chicks; Influence of Color Wood Farms, D. K. Marshall, Marksboro, N. J. 4-7-5 ventilated quarters and see that Breeding on Color of Eggs; Color and Development of plenty of green food is Color in Black Minorcas; Fitting Minorcas for the WOODWARD'S PARTRIDGE ROCKS will please you. available. If you de- Show Room; History of Single Comb White Minorcas. Allentown winners. Five silver cups this season. Show cide that the trouble is chicken pox we Rose Comb, White Minorcas, Buff Minorcas, Mottled birds and eggs. Write for mating list. Harry J. Wood- would advise that Minorcas. Mailed, you dispose of your Minorcas and Barred postage pre- ward, Newton, N. J. tf paid, on receipt of price, 50 cents. AMERICAN entire flock, thoroughly disinfect and POULTRY WORLD. Buffalo. N. Y. tf WORLD'S BEST PARTRIDGE ROCKS. Free illustra- start with new stock that have never ted catalogue. Palace. New York City, winners, Decem- been effected with the disease. ORPINGTONS—BLACK ber, 1914, first cock, first pullet, first pen. Paul La- Frumboise, ML Pleasant, Mich. 4-7-5 HENS EVERY BREEDER OF BLACK ORPINGTONS should LOOSING FE VI'HEKS read the new Orpington Book. Tells about the Stand- i/ EGGS NOW 2 PRICE from Child's great winning, lay- Q. I am a subscriber of your paper ard requirements, how breed for to mate and them best ing strain. Partridge Rocks. Here's an opportunity to and would like to have you tell me results, edited by J. H. Devenstedt. Fully illustrated. get quality eggs for little money. Send for mating through your paper what causes the Price 75 cents, postpaid. AMERICAN POULTRY 4-8-5 list. Samuel Childs, McKeesport, Pa, feathers on the backs of R. I. Red hens WORLD, Buffalo. N. Y. tf to come off at this time of year. Their PHILLIP'S PARTRIDGE ROCKS. None better. Eggs ORPINGTONS—BLUE backs are totally bare of feathers. and breeding stock at half price balance of season. Subscriber, Tunkhannock, Pa. J. F. Phillips, 140 Menimac St., Buffalo, N. Y. i CHOICE BLUE ORPINGTONS at reasonable prices. 4-8-5 A. It is a quite common occurrence 4-9-5 Rev. W. Berberich, Groton, N. Y. especially with hens kept closely con- PLYMOUTH ROCKS—WHITE ORPINGTONS—BUFF fined with a vigorous male, or one whose spurs are long, to the feathers WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCK breeders should secure a have on BUFF ORPINGTON BREEDERS ATTENTION. For copy of the new Plymouth Rock Book, just out. In- back broken. This is caused by the at- the origin and history of your favorite variety, read the valuable for beginners or experienced breeders. Edited new Orpington Book. It also tells you how to cor- tention of the male in a majority of by Wm. C. Denny. One dollar will bring a copy post- rectly mate and breed them. 80 pages, 8 1-2 x 11 cases. It happens that the paid. Address, AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD, Buf- sometimes 1-2. Price 75 cents postpaid. AMERICAN POUL- falo, N. Y. tf hens acquire the habit of feather pull- TRY WORLD, Buffalo, N. Y. tf ing, but it is seldom that they restrict EG PS FOR HATCHING from my Prize winning White ORPINGTONS section.' —WHITE BoelU 15 eggs $3.00; 30— $5.00. Stock for sale. their depredations to one We Fred Rundle. 853 Anthracite Ave., Wilkesbarre, Dor- would advise that the male be removed WHITE history fully described in the 4-7-5 ORPINGTON rancetown, Pa. from the pen, otherwise he may inflict new Orpington Book, the most complete work published on the popular Orpington fowl. Price 75 cents WHITE ROCKS OF QUALITY, we have them. Owen painful injuries to the backs of the hens postpaid. AMERICAN POULTRY WORLD, Buffalo, Farms' strain. Write for mating list. G. C. Mason, that have lost the feathers from this 2-6-5 N. Y. tf Walden, N. Y. section. After the breeding season the is no longer required, ORPINGTONS—SEVERAL VARIETIES RHODE ISLAND REDS service of the male therefore it is better that the hens be THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY of all varieties of Or- EVERY BREEDER OF ROSE AND SINGLE COMB relieved from his attentions. pingtons, described in the Orpington Book, ' just pub- Rhode Island Reds should read the new Rhode Island o lished. Every breeder of Orpingtons should have a Red Book, just out. Gives complete history of this copy. Price cents. 75 AMERICAN POULTRY popular variety. Tells how to mate and breed for CONTINENTAL SAFETY EGG WORLD, Buffalo, N. Y. tf best results. Edited by D. E. Hale. Fully illustrat- CARTONS. ed. A standard for Red Breeders. Price per copy 75 PHEASANTS. cents, postpaid. Address AMERICAN POULTRY Attention is directed to the announce- WORLD, Buffalo, N. Y. tf ment of the Continental Paper Bag Co., 1.000 PHEASANT EGGS for hatching, low prices, most Dept. D, 17 Battery Place, New Y/ork all varieties. Colored catalogue, 25c. Exchange made. SUSSEX City, on page 599 of this issue. They U. Pheasantry, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 2-7-5 want every poultry raiser to test the SPECKLED SUSSEX. Choice stock resonable. Eggs. merist of the Continental Safety Egg PIGEONS Rev. W. Berberich, Groton, N. Y. 4-9-5 Carton, a new idea in containers for the safe transportation of eggs, no matter never I OFFER guaranteed mated HOMERS in any quantity what the distance. If you have TURKEYS at $1.00 pair, and challenge squab companies or used this carton and want one that in- dealers to produce better stock at twice this price. sures almost perfect safety to your Beautiful White Homers $1.50 pair, Get my prices on NEW TURKEY BOOK.. Describes all varieties, tells shipments you should send today for a Runts, Carneaux, Maltese Hens, and save dollars. how to mate, care for and rear, gives full instructions sample of the "Continental" which will Charles Y. Gilbert, 346 N. American St., Philadel- for exhibiting and judging. Contains full page illus- be sent you free together with prices phia, Pa. 4-8-5 trations of Bronze Turkeys in natural colors, also many and the name of your nearest dealer. other instructive and interesting illustrations. Price It is the eggs that reach the buyer in $$$$ IN PIGEONS: Start raising squabs for market $1.00 postpaid. Address AMERICAN POULTRY good condition that insures future pa- or breeding purposes. Make big profits with our WORLD, Buffalo, N. Y. tf tronage by using the best methods of Jumbo Pigeons. We teach you. Large, free, illustrat- shipping. The manufacturers of this ed, instructive circulars. Providence Squab Co., AMERICA'S CHAMPION GIANT BRONZE TURKEYS. box believe the "Continental" way is Provindence, R. I. 3-9-5 See our ad on page 661. the safe way. July. 1915 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 695

WYANDOTTES—BUFF I the expansion is growing every day with a straining of effort to reduce the BUFF WYANDOTTE MALES and pullets; also eggs for percentage and cost of breakage in the hatching. Ask for mating list. Buffs lay when eggs mails. pay. J. H. Clark. West Pawlett. Vt 4-7-5 Success is attending these efforts of BUFF WYANDOTTES EXCLUSIVELY. Prices rea- the poultrymen, and of those interested EGG RECORD sonable. F. W. Whitney & Son, Rome, Pemi. 3-9-5 in the trade, and we hear of a remarkable AND SEVERAL BREEDS achievement by which a case >f hatching . eggs were delivered without 20 EGGS SI. Reds. Rocks. Orpingtons. Leghorns, breaking or chip at Moscow, Russia, Minorca*. 30 other varieties. List free. J. A. after a five weeks* trip from Carey, Ohio. Bergey. Telford. Pa. 3-8-5 And on top of this, comes an equally gratifying FARM FOR SALE result with fancies sent from Account Book the United States to New Zealand. FARM BARGAINS near N. Y.. 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It contains complete and prac- the volume of business would more than tical information on the following and many other pay for itself in anv event, but this make last year? subjects: History and Origin; The Belgian Hare for latest carrier under discussion, its Utility; The Belgian Hare for Fancy; The Business makes and its Outlook: How to Begin: Houses and Hutches: claims for increased efficiency at stand- This book was prepared to meet the Foods and Feeding; Feeding Green Stuff; Mating and ard cost, and in a variety of forms that Breeding: Care of the Young: Pedigrees; Score Cards are commendable. need and demand for an accounting and Judging: Belgian Hare Color; Dressing and Cook- ing; Diseases and Remedies; Preparing for Exhbition For instance, "repeat service" is one system whereby a breeder can rear Crating and Shipping: Caponizing: Queries and Ans- of its strong features, and authentic evi- poultry more intelligently as to profit wers; Miscellany; Belgian Hares vs. Poultry: The BeV dence supports the claim that one three pan in England: The Belgian in California: Black and loss, and in its present form em- Belgians and Flemish Giants. 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Abernethy, Jas 686 Johnson, M. M 688 Taft Orpington Farm 665 Almy, F. W. C 674 Taylor, Jas. H 677 Almendinger, A 670 Kaufmann & Windheim Cover 3 Thompson, E. B Cover 4 Aldrich Poultry Farm 672 Keating, J. S 670 Tolman, Jos 670 Allentown Fair 689 Klein-Lambert Co , 692 Tompkins. Lester 651 American Poultry Association 676 Kulp, W. W 690 Tracey, Geo 673 American Brooder Stove Co 680 Turner, Edw. J 685 Anderson, A. M 675 Turtle Point Farm 649 Lee. G. E 683 Armstrong Bros 677 Urban Farms 695 Lisk, F. C 687 Ayres, Levi A 670 Little, Geo. 665 Axford Incubator Co 678 W Low, Dr. W. A Cover 2 Van Duzee, E. S 683 Longfield Poultry Farm 664 Vierheller Bros 683 Baker, C. R 652 Lone Oak Poultry Farm 680 Baldwin, Wesley 673 Ward, John W Cover S Baerman, L. 668 D MacKay Colony Brooder Co 690 Warsaw Cooping Co 690 Barlow, A. G 679 Manhattan Farms Cover 2 Webb. Geo. W 6S5 Bean, Frank G 688 F. Mann, W. Co 680 Wellcome, F. 688 Belle City Incubator Co 680 Magic Egg Tester Works 678 Wheeler, G. L 686 Bean, I. W 659 Marshall Marshall 649 & White, Geo. W 680 Besuden Bros Cover 2 674 Martin, J. S 650 Whyland, W. A 690 Bird Bros 661 Maitling Hennery, The 668 Wilburtha Farms 653 Bird, E. 673 D Martz, A. E 660 Williams Bros 672 Bishop, A. 688 W McDonough & Bidwell 671 Wilson Bros 672 Blue Ribbon Poultry Farm 675 McLean, L. T 664 Wisconsin Incubator Co 670 Bonnie Brook Poultry Farm Cover 3 McLean, S. G 679 Boschen, C. H 671 McKittrick, T. A 664 Bourne Mfg. Co 680 Merihew, L. E 681 Yant, John W 672 Bown, Lew H 688 Mirimichi Poultry Farm 672 Young, D. W 675 Briggs, Edgar 664 Miller, Frank 679 Brucecroft Poultry Yards 679 Moore Bros 688 Zenner Disinfectant Co 692 Buckeye Incubator Co 679 Morton, S. W 670 Buell, Geo. L 675 Mount Pleasant Farm Cover 2 Byers. C. S 650 Mountsville Farm 678 *** Renew your subscription prompt- Cadwallader, T 691 National Capital White Runner Duck Farm .... 659 ly, you cannot afford to miss a copy of Caldwell, R. C 665 Nescopeck Poultry Farm 675 A. P. W. Chestnut Red Farm 686 New York State Fair 689 Cherry Lane Farm 664 Newel & Gordinier 662 Close to Nature Co 673 Nieman, H. A. & Co 666 Cleveland Hatchery 661 Noeth, Geo. E Cover 2 Cleveland, Chas. D 681 Northeastern Mfg. Co 660 Cole. Frank C 662 Breeders' Special Display Cole, G. N 679 Congdon, W. A 687 Oculum 669 Cards Continental Paper Bag Co 667 Ohio Marble Co 666 676 Conkey, G. E. Co 671-675 Orr, Wm. & Sons Advertisements of uniform size inserted under 680 Crandall, 0. H 686 Orchard Farm this heading at $2.50 per month; six months 668-669 Crockford 669 Owen Farms for $13.50 or $2.00 per month by the year. Cyphers Incubator Co 671 Patterson, W. M 688 Dally, Guy 678 Parks, J. W 669-677 Dartmoor Yards 664 Pastuer Laboratories 692 PALMER'S WHITE ROCKS Peer, Thos 680 Delano, Maurice F 668-669 Win Rochester, N. Y. , 1915 Des Moines Incubator Co 686 Perry, L. H 691 1st, 2nd Cock 1st, 2nd Pullet Detroit Engine Works 680 Pilling, G. P. & Son 670 Baby Dictograph Poultry Farm 653 Pittsfield Poultry Farm 662 1st. 2nd C'ckl 2nd, 4th Hen Diamond Box Mfg. Co 686 Piatt, F. L 649 1st, Pen Old Chicks 1st Pen Young Dutton, E. M 687 Potter & Co 683 685 Send for Circular D. & C. Lines 691 Poole, Theo Prairie State Incubator Co 674 The Glen Poultry Farm, Fairport, N. Y Pratt Food Co 659 Eagle Poultry Bay Farm 688 Prescott, F. M 690 Evans, Prof. John 668 Propo Farms 665 Everlay Farm 687 Prudhomme, J. H 686 Mills 681 BARRED ROCKS Purina Feathered World, The 690 Putnam, 1 692 Winners in the west against the best from east Fellows, E. B 681 or west for 23 years. Large size, prolific layers, Fernbrook Poultry Farm 688 Queen Incubator Co 675 correct type, clear, straight across even spaced Ferris, Geo. B 665 contrasty barring. Prices reasonable. Eggs, $5.00. Fogg, N. V 686 TP Forest City Fair 666 Rawnsley-Shields Poultry Farm 679 FRANK W. BREED, Box 80, College Place, Wash. French, R. T. Co 687 Rancocas Poultry Farm 652 Red Feather Farm 674 Red Poultry Yards 672 Genesee Cooping Co 685 Red Jacket Poultry Yards 688 Glover, H. Clay 692 Resseguie, L. B 679 WHITE WYANDOTTES Grove Hill Poultry Yards 659 Rich, D. W : Cover 2 Riley, C. E 679 Win many prizes at twelve different Riverdale Poultry Farm 690 shows. Show and utility birds for sale. Halbach, H. 649 W Riddell, Andrew 690 Satisfaction guaranteed. Write for par- Hallenbeck, 677 L. M Richardson, H. G 673 ticulars. f-6 686 Hanchett, China Rocky Run Farms 688 Harter, S. H 675 Rockford Incubator Co 670 STANLEY & BRINER, SPRING CITY, PA. Havemeyer, Horace 680 Rock Creek Poultry Yards 678 Hayner, H. W 686 Rogers, E. B 661 Hendrickson, W. A 677 Rose, Hugh A 633 Poultry Farm 685 Heigl's Rosemont Farm 683 PARTRIDGE PLYMOUTH ROCKS Hering, Frank E Cover 3 Rowan, R. A 687 The Beauty Breed Clark, 692 Hess & Dr I have a choice lot of stock to select from Hewke, Theo. S 688 and can fill orders promptly foi single birds, Hill, 0. 681 Saunders & Williams 661 L trios or pens. I am now booking egg orders from H. 0. Co 662 Sanborn, Dr. N. W 664 42 well mated pens. Remember my birds have H. I. Co 669 Sands, Leroy - 685 won at Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleueland, New York; Hodgson. E. F 665 Saunderton Poultry Farm 677 etc. Mating list ready. TF Homestead Campine Farm 661 Schenley Heights Poultry Farm 674 Holmwood, Mason H 683 Scranton, B. H 687 F. N. Perkins, Box W. Freeport. III. Horseshoe Poultry Farm 678 Sheppard, H. Cecil Cover 2 Houck & Alt 659 Sheer. H. M. Co 673 Houston & Hofius Cover 3 Sheffield Farm 690 Single Comb Reds Howland, S. A 665 Simplex Brooder Stove Co 090 Slade. John 671 Deep claret color, low tails, good combs, eyes entries Smith, C. Cass 673 and type At Walla, Walla, Wash., on six Indiana Specialty Co 672 Spahr, A. G «79 I won cup for best bird in show. A. P. A. Gold Incubator Scale Co 665 Spiller, A. P 671 medal for best cockerel, 1st, 3ic and 4th cockerel, Ives, Paul B 669 Stiles, Chas. L 686 2nd and 3rd pullet. Hewer judge. Some extra Sunnybrook Poultry Farm KX1 cockerels, reasonable. Eggs, $.10.00. TP 681 Succulenta Co 671 Jacobus, M. R Frank W. Breed. Bo* 80, College Place, Waah. Jennings. W. 662 Sunset Poultry Yards 673