National Agricultural Library

Money in Reds. De Graff Poultry Farm. Amsterdam, N. Y.

The Saratogian Art Press. Saratoga Springs, NY

Brother Fancier:
In preparing my 1913 catalogues, I have tried to give you as true an idea of this farm, the quality of Red stock raised here and my methods of caring for them, as the limited space will allow. I will prove to your perfect satisfaction that the matter of distance makes no difference in shipping eggs or stock, when properly handled, as I show by testimonials that I have shipped to over half the Earth with perfectly satisfactory results, so that I feel safe in saying I could guarantee delivery to any civilized country of the world.

My poultry business has grown to such magnitude that in 1908 I resigned from the Farmers National Bank, which I had been connected with for 20 years, that I might give this business my undivided attention. My plant represents the results of years of hard work, unlimited expense, and careful study, in building up this strain of fowls, which I have through live advertising, made known all over the World, as "DeGraff's Vitality Reds," "The Best Reds in America" "The Greatest Utility Fowls on Earth."

I have moved my whole plant to a large apple tree orchard of 600 full grown trees, which gives me unlimited range for all my best breeding pens, thereby giving them conditions, true to nature, and assuring perfect health in fowls and fertility in eggs which can not be duplicated under any other conditions. After 25 years of practical experience with over 20 varieties of most popular fowls, I have decided the Rhode Island Red fowls are "The Greatest Money Makers" and hereafter I will breed only Single Comb and Rose Comb Reds in as large numbers as possible to properly handle, and defend my position of "The Leading Red Specialist ©f America" by keeping my stock as complete as possible, at all times of year, that I may be able to sell you Reds of any age, of either variety, and give you extra good value for any priced bird you care to buy.