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Page Poultry Department and feed much the same ration as the pullets. A good growth is what is most desired and they must be kept growing all the time, watched careful ly and never allowed to get off their feed. They are not such good rustlers as the pullets and need even greater care to prevent them from losing appetite. Lots of green food must be furnished them unless they are out on pasture and their ration varied as much as is possible while properly constituted. A light feed of kidney suet once or twice a week is a great appetizer and conditioner, and when this can be had and some soy bean meal (Proteina) mixed into their dry mash not much meat is needed in ad dition ; an occasional very light feed of green bone or beef heads ground up, bone meat and all, being sufficient. Nix on the dried meat scraps for the growing stock; feed it to the rose bushes and the cabbages. I have several letters from readers who have had poor hatches biought oft' by hens recently and as they are all concerned with the larger breeds 1 think that in some of these cases too much oyster shells or other forms of lime have been supplied the breed ing birds. Rocks, Reds, Orps and other heavy varieties have heavier shells than the light weight breeds and the breeding birds should not be fed too much lime. Another frequent Busy asphalt-diggers in Trinidad Lake Natural asphalt is the life of Genasco the Trinidad-Lake-Asphalt Roofing And natural oils are the life of Trinidad Lake asphalt. They do not evaporate when exposed to sun and air like the oils of coal-tar and other resid ual pitch roofings. This is why Genasco does not crack and leak and go to pieces. It stays lastingly waterproof. Mineral or smooth sur face. Fully guaranteed. The Kant-leak Kleet waterproofs the seams of roofing without dauby cement, and prevents nail-leaks. Ask your dealer for Genasco with Kant-leak Kleets packed in the roll. /^pg^[o\ The Barber Asphalt (R-^^itFll Paving Company Vjfv^JVV^L^^y^ mmufactuten ef ««dj nuflßg In tlio world. '^t^M i hiladelphia New York San Francisco Chicago Bi-ction Genusco Stone-turface Roofing *sKßFf?&7£r?JlZ>?r?Jf{<&?i Gravel ™r™*J7 lJa™al*?'?f Trinidad ] lkl . Asphalt g- — •=■--^a-tES..-=--=s.^? Asphalt-saturated Wool Felt ■•■■■^■■■■■■■■iTrini.l.ri Lake Asphalt K^a>" ■ ■ _.■ '-il^*^ Asphalt saturate.! Wool Felt The R>anctv> cause of poor hHtches, with hens as well as incubators, is lack of sufficient moisture. Unless a few inches of fresh loam is placed in the bottom of nest at the beginning of hatch there will not be sufficient moisture and the eggs need a sprinkling midway in the hatch and again on the eighteen th day of incubation. It is always a pleasure to hear from Ranch readers regarding their actual experiences in chicken raising and I wish more of them would favor us in that way. While the following letter from Mrs. Eva Pearsall, of Enum claw, Wash., was not intended for publication it falls in so pat with a subject we have been discussing in these columns recently that 1 have decided to print it now, trusting that I will not incur the writer's dis pleasure by so doing. The experiences of oapable and successful poultry raisers, thus given at first hand, are of great benefit to the average reader. Mrs. Pearsall writes as follows: "Yours of the 4th inst. received and I thank you for the enclosed article on the distillate room brooder and the accompanying view. 1 had read the article in The Ranch and quite approved, for I too have visited the large poultry ranches of Petaluma, and others in the vicinity of San Francisco, and am this season using a Hunter distillate burner with the room brooder system and rind the system a huge success. The saving of labor is tremendous ani a sturdier bunch of chicks 1 could not wish for. It seems peculiarly suited to our climate. I have added a strip of glass across the south side of my house and feel perfectly independent of the un certain weather, Another trouble that a few of The Ranch family are having is the loss of young chicks by indigestion and from a study of the details furnished i think the cause in every instance has been the feeding of the clucks too soon after hatching and too copious a supply of drinking water at the start. Thirty six hours after com pletion of hatch is soon enough for the first feed, which should be a very sparing one and include some fine grit or sharp sand and no water should be given them until an hour after that first feed and that too should be given sparingly the lirst time. lam glad to be able to state that no cases of white diorrhoea have been reported as yet. A Federation for Country Life Progress. One of the most remarkable federa tions, and one that would have been laughed at before President Roosevelt appointed his Country Life Com mission, recently met at Bloomintou, 111. Twenty-eight counties were rep resented by more than thirty organiza tions. There were ninety delegates, fifty-four of them from outside Mo- Lean county, of which Bloomington is the county seat. The Grange had twelve, farmers' institute live, country teachers' association fifteen, the church seven, the legislature three. In addition to this, there were several county superintendents, a most hope ful sign. The motto adopted is; Country community building. The platform is as follows: (1) Local country community building. (2) The federation of all the rural Do Your \s&' Buildings Need Paint? /S|j|| it Examine your buildings and see if they need painting now. If they do, don't put the work off because you believe linseed oil will drop in price. There is no hope of it. Besides, the price of paint made to-order of "Dutch Boy Painter" White Lead and pure linseed oil is lower than you may think, if you have not actually figured it. Get prices from your dealer on the met clients of this old-fashioned, loiiff-wearinn, pure .white lead paint. You will find it cheaper than any other paint you'd think of using. Write for our free "Painting Helps No. 833 NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY An offct in each of the following citin: J 1"™"!!!,,,!!!,!!, ;;,*..,.• i Hlllll'l New York Cleveland Chicago j| S|!l!pi''fl;l" |l I St. Louis Boston Huffalo |.'><*~>vXi aI! 11 Cincinnati San Francisco ill (jftV'S'l (I (John T. Lewis i Bros. Co.. IHS^^|'ii|li (National Lead a;»l Oil Co.. forces of Illinois in one big, united effort for the betterment of country life. (3) The development of institu tional programs of action for all rural social agencies. This means a pro gram of work for the school, another for the church, another for the farmers' institute, etc. (4) The stimulation of farmer leadership in the country community. (5) The increase and improvement of professional leadership among country teachers, ministers and all others wno serve the rural community in offices of educational direction. (6) The perpetuation among all the people of country communities of a definite community ideal, and the concentrated effort of the whole community in concrete tasks looking toward the realization of this ideal. (7) The recognition of the country school as the immediate initiator of progress in tbe average rural com munity of Illinois. (8) The study and investigation of country life facts and conditions. (9) The holding of small annual country life conferences. (10) The protection of this fed eration and of all country life from any form of exploitation. Illinois has taken the Jead in this matter; and it is to be hoped that similar organizations, and larger ones, will grow up in every state east and west. I Increase Your Poultry Profits | The Illustrated Poultry Magazine of the West Coast will help you. Successful Western poultrymen will tell you through The Pacific Poultryman how to se lect the best stock; how to feed and care for your fowls; how to handle incubators and brooders. They will tell you how they have made poul try pay and show you how you can do the same. Send today for a froo sample copy, or send 50c for a year's subscription. THE PACIFIC POULTRYMAN, Seattle, U. S. A. 16 BEES ON THE FARM S eancu?t B ur ? will help you get more pleasure and more profit from Beekeeping- 6 months trial subscription 2bc. Book on Been and Catalog of Supplies sent tree. THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY, Box 37, Medina, Ohio. BREEDERS' CARDS. NOTICE—For any changes in this column, a charge of 26c will be made to pay for same. Money must accompany any change. SHEARER'S Light Brahmas, champions of the West. Cockerels for sale. Edward Shearer, R. F. D. No. 7, Milwaukee, Ore. T?ARMERB, friends of ours, we have baby -F chicks for sale, hatched in a Cyphers Mam moth Incubator. Free circular. 8. C. White Leghorns and Black Minorcas- Star Poultry Farm. Waitsburg, Wash. T?INE utility strains of Barred P. Rocks, 8. C. " White Leghorns and Auconas. Eggs $1.25 per 15, $3.50 per 50, $6.00 per 100. All of my stock has been bred for heavy egg production. Send for 1911 catalogue. Earl B. Heath, Cen tralia, Wash. YOUR Moneys Worth, Anconaa and Herts. Eggs and stock in season. G. Edenharter, X No. 1, Port Blakely, Wash. MOTTLED Ancouas, the winter layers and profit payers. Eggs for hatching $1 50 per 15, $6 per 100, after Jan. 15, 1911. Young stock for sale. J. W. Parsons, Auburn, Wash. T*HIS jspace too small to tell all the merits of -*■ our Indian Runner Ducks, audS.C White Leghorns. If interested, write for circular. E. G. Vashus, Kent, Wash. EVERGREEN Poultry Yards—B C, White and Bufl Leghorns, White Wyandoites, Barred Rocks, Bull Orpingtons. Only male stock for sale now. Some choice cockerels and a few yearlings standard breed, trapnested aud se lected stock, Mrs. A. E. Stanford, Olympia, Wn. QINGLE Comb White Leghorns; stock and eggs vJ for sale. Day old chicks a specialty. Phone N. 671. Fish Bros R.F.D 2, SeattJe, Wai»h. SC. Buff and White Leghorns, Blue Andolu, • sions, R. I. Reds, Mottled Auconas, 8. L Wyandottes and Imported Pekiu Ducks. All high-class stock, including dozens of prize win ners. Moor's Poultry Ranch, Route 1, Spokane. Wash. RHODE Island Reds—Single and Rose Comb. Prize winners. Blue Andalusians, prize winners. Eggs from my best yards $2 for 15, from utility yards, ?1.50 for 15. Plymoth Kock eggs fI for 15. Mrs. J. W. Denny, Audubon Poultry Yards. Ureen Lake, Sunnyside, sta. Seattle, Wn. T?AMOUS Tuttle Strain Rose Comb Rhode Is " land Keds. Great Inland Strain S. <". Black Minorcas. Stock for sale; eggs in season. Dep ner & Son, Spokane, Wash. T^ANCREU strain 8. C. W. Leghorns. Eggs -1- from Pen 1, $2.25 per 15, 110 per 100; W. P. Rocks, Scars strain, eggs $3.50 per 15. Every thing trap nested. P. B. Hogan, Tracyton, Wn. NEWTON Poultry Yards. Box 7fi, Port Madison, Wash. White Ply. Rocks; Ist, 2d, and V. H. C on pullets at Kent, 1909 6C.W, Leghorns, prize stock. Fine cockerels for sale. Eggs in season. Paul E. Newton, Mgr. FOR Sale—l have some 8. C. White Leghorn cockerels, very fine birds; prices $2 and $3, •11 early hatching, some as early as February 14. For particulars address N. J. Bouton Fravel, Wash. PARK Place Poultry and Pigeon Lofts. Beau tiful Big Red Carueaux pigeons, (breed every mouth, large white meated squabs), $4 per pair, mated; Imported Homers, $2.50 pair, mated; also s. C. Rhode Island Reds, exposition strain, eggs 10c each. Mrs. M. J. vVasiiburu, Rainier Beach Station, Seattle, Wash. OAK Grove Poultry Ranch. Crystal White Orpingtons and B. O. K. 8. O. Brown Leg horns. The Big Browns Send for price list. B. M. Rogers, R F. I). No. 3, Tacoma, Wash. ■pGGß—Mottleil Anconasaud Kellerstrass Crys -*-' tal White Orpingtons. I have the best pens that money can buy. They are all bine ribbon birds. Get the best, they are cheapest. Write for catalog. Ira N. DeLine, Olympia. Wash. BARRED Plymouth Rocks from prize winning stock. Berkshire swine. Write your wautH. Silver Birch Farm, Chan. M. 'lalmndge. Prop, Newport, Wash. MOTTLKD A i icon us; young Btock for sale. Also eggs in ncahoii; 15 for |2, 30 for |3.50, 50 for 14.50. Chai MJlli, Kedro Wooley, Wash. GOODWIN'S utility S. 0. R. I. Reds. 13 eggs |1; 100 eggs 16. A. J. B. Goodwin, R. ¥. D. No. 1, Ceutralia, Wash. HIGH View Poultry Farm; 8. 0. W. Leghorns, trapnested, that lay and pay Write for price*. A. £. Learned, Deb Moines, Wash. ROY J. Foster, breeder of 8. 0. White Leg ■^ home, 8. C. Rhode Island Reds, Barred Ply. Both Rocki. Kggi and stock. Hoy J. Foster. OharliUa, Waih.