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THE WEAVER HERALD, BEAVER, OKLAHOMA 1 If Vl" J -i ifi M I 'I H ! if t it,1 It WMM SMALL FOWLS MOST POPULAR Better or More Economical Producer Than Largs Varieties Dryden Favors Plymouth Hock. "Tlio Finall, nctlvo fowl, other 'things being equal, la a better or more, economical producer thnn llio largo fowl, and when tho farmer la flecking only nfter egg production, ho 'nhould choose a small breed Fays l'rpfcssor Drydcn, the mnn who Is re sponsible for tho. origin of tho 'Oregon Agricultural collego hens. It seems to be n law of naturo In tho nnlmnl kingdom, that heavy producers aro email In size, octlvo and nervous. It Is another question whether tho best egg producer Is on tho wholo tho most profltablo fowl. Tho poultryman 'can not cllmlnato tho cockerels. These 'must bo marketed nnd tho larger breeds, of course, sell for moro than tho small breeds. Again, tlio produc tion of tho laying hen docs not Im prove with 'ago or experience. Tho flock must bo sold oft at least every two years. Tho Plymouth Hock, or breeds of that size, will sell for nbout twlco as much as tho Leghorn. Kvcn within the breed or variety, Pro fessor Drydcn says, thnt tho heavier producers, on tlio average, nro thoso of light weight. Sometimes somo of tho heavy hens nro heavy producers, but this is not truo of tho average. At tho Oregon station n pen of -17 Plymouth Bock hens nvcrnged 100.0 eggs. Separating them according to weight Into threo groups, wo got this result: Thoso having an nvcrago weight of seven pounds produced In tho first year 141.1 eggs; medium weight, or averaging sir jiounds, 303.4 eggs, nnd light weight, averag ing flvo pounds, 173.7 eggs. Tho 11 heaviest layers, thoso laying over 200 eggs, nvcrnged In weight 5?i pounds, "I hcllcvo It to bo undeniable," says tho professor, "that If wo breed for largo slzo or If wo Increase tho size of tho fowls of any breed, wo will do- Splendid Plymouth Rock Cockerel, Owned by Alphonse Leppert, Avon dale, III. creaso tho egg yield on tho nvcrago. It would bo u serious mistake, how ever, to select year nfter year tho smallest Individuals for breeding pur poses without regard to other consid erations. Vigor nnd health must al ways bo uppermost. Continued se lection of tho smallest would, la tho 1Cghorn breed, for example, finally evolve n Bantam type, so far as weight Is concerned. On tho other hand, It is n tnlstako to pick out tho nlco largo hens and tlio nlco heavy males and tyivo them for breeding, where eggs nno tho object. Uettcr send thoso to the pot." SHELTER TURKEY IN WINTER fThey Are Hardleit of Poultry, but Ap preciate Some Extra Care Dur ing Severe Weather. Turkeys nro considered ns among tho hardiest of poultry nfter they nro mature, but they appreciate some ex tra caro In winter. This does not mean that they require pampering. In splto of tlio fact thnt when left to themselves they prefer to sleep In the hare branches of trees or on tho rldgo polo of a building, they nro better off for having somo shelter. Did you ever notlco how bluo tho turkeys' heads look us they como down from a roof or treetop of n cold mid winter mornlng7 Somehow their feath ers although they havo a heavy coat do not seem to turn rain as well ns tho feathers of other poultry. Provide n good dry shed, enclosed only with poultry netting on the south side, for tho turkeys Intended for tho next season's breeding stock. Good Btrong roosts, not too near the roof, .should bo provided. If tho roosts aro too closo to tho roof, tho turkeys bat ter their wings when flying up, nnd this will causa them to seek other roosting places. GREATEST MISTAKES OF POULTRY RAISERS Ono of tho greatest mistakes n poul try raiser can mako Is to nllow sick nnd ailing birds to run, with the rest of the stock. In this wny the sick bird drinks from tho same pan that tho oth ers use, and tho disease spreads most rapidly. Chickens with the gapes or nny other trouble will easily transmit the disease through the medium of tho drlnklng-pnn. Tho safest wny Is to take the tslck bird out and keep It awny from tho rest of tho stock until It hns entirely recovered. An old farmer who Is now off tho nctlvo list, hut still lives on tho farm nnd raises poultry ns a diversion, snys ho visited many of tho lnrgcst poultry shows In tho country Just to Inspect somo of tho best birds of the new va rieties, nnd ho declares emphatically that he has never seen anything better than the Plymouth Itock and Wynn- VIGOROUS, HEALTHY WHITE dotto varieties for real business stock, lie said, "You can tell all Inquirers thnt theso two breeds aro still nt the. top, nnd there aro enough varieties of them to pleaso nny scnslhlo person." Complain of Nest. If n hen could speak, tho flrst thing sho would complain of would bo the nests. Tho first complaint would prob-. ably bo In regard to their size nnd tho mengcr amount of nesting material al lowed her. Then we should hear nbout tho location being so public, and not a bit of whitewash there to kill tho mites. Somo of tho nests nro low down ; of courso It Is easy for tho hen to reach them, but they nre also handy for tho pup you set such store by. Oh, no; tho eggs won't hurt tho dog, but eggs at 25 cents per dozen mako n pretty expensive diet for growing dogs. Thcro nro remedies for most of the diseases thnt nllllct poultry, but n sick hen or cock Is about us hopeless an In- EGGS DURING WINTER Early Hatched Pullets Must Be Given Best of Care. Select Most Desirable Fowli for Breed ing Purposes and Keep Only Few of Choicest Cockerels Fur nish Green Feed. Thcro Is no need of farmers carry ing n flock of poultry nil through the winter without getting eggs. To se cure plenty of eggs In winter tho early hatched pullets must have the best of caro from the beginning. Thnt Is, they must bo kept growing from the tlmo of hatching until fully matured, which should bo about tho first of November. So far as facilities nro concerned tho fnrmer has everything "coming his way" and there Is no reason why his flock of pullets should not produce au nbuudance oft eggs during tho win ter season. With but little nttiuitlon pullets which have free ran go where they may glean an endless variety of seeds, bugs, worms and grain, sun shine nnd fresh air, shade nnd pure water than can bo so easily provided, will, without n doubt, make very rapid development nnd mature much earlier than pullets kept where these nuturul surroundings nre not to bo had. Another Important point Is tho cull ing of tho flock. Tho early hatched chicks, when sufficiently developed to distinguish tho sex, hhould, If possible, bo separated, as tho pulluts will grow and thrlvo much better by themselves. Select tho most desirable pullets for breeding purposes nnd keep only a few of tho choicest cockerels. Tho pul lets nro placed lu their winter quarters nnd fed ns great variety of food us the farm usually produces to get them In a laying condition as soon as possible. Feed them plenty of green food, such as cabbage leaves, all small apples and potatoes, turnip tops, In fact, anything valid as there can be. Then, too, you can fuss over n cow, n horse or n dog without feeling tho Insignificance of tlio labor, but when It comes to n hen you Just don't wnnt to waste your time, nnd so you let It alone, nnd If It lives well nnd good, nnd If It dies It's no great matter. In Itself It Is not, nnd fnr bo It from mo to advise fussing over n sick hen. Let It dlu In peace, but let It be n reminder thnt It Is well to learn how to avoid sueb mishaps In future. Cost of Feed. According to tho New York ngrl culturo experiment station, the cost of food, per chick, to weigh one pound, on ground grain, Is threo cents; on whole groin, three nnd seven-tenths cents. After making repeated tests In feeding, this station snys tho ground ration proved considerably more prof- PLYMOUTH ROCK COCK. ltnblo than the whole-grain ration wltli tho growing chicks; nnd tho same Is true of capons of equal weight from these chicks, uud from others, of equal weight nnd nge.i fed alike beforo en ponlzlng. No difference wns noticed in health or vigor of chicks or capons fed cither ration. Clover hay, or clover clippings dried, or 'green clover growing- on tho lawn or In tho field Is n grent help to egg production for two reasons: It fur nishes the green food necessary for tho fowl, nnd It furnishes the nitrogen that goes to mako the albumen, which Is n large part of every egg. If n hen Is fed corn nil the time, from whnt source Is sho to get tho material for making tho largo amount of ulhumeri that must bo elaborated by her? Tho corn In deed supplies u small amount of this material, but clover liny Is worth much moro for this purpose, pound for pound. n s to mnko n variety, which Is greatly relished by tho flock. Milk, either sweet or sour, is fed to them, nil that they will drink every day. Fresh wa ter Is kept constantly beforo them. It never pays to compel poultry to drink Impure water and this can easily bo avoided by cleaning their drinking ves sels each day. Success In getting eggs In winter Is duo to keeping the flock healthy and In n good thrifty condi tion. Tho poultry houso nnd yards are kept In a sanitary condition, as this Is the flrst requisite of successful poultry keeping. PRODUCTION OF BIGGER EGGS Purdue Experiment Station Thinks It Possible to Produce Eggs of Bet ter Color and Shape. Is it possible to produco bigger eggs, or moro uniformly colored egg, or eggs with firmer white or yellower yolk thnn we aro at present produc ing? The Purduo experiment stntlon thinks It Is, nnd tho eighth annual Purdue egg show last May had on display 370 dozen eggs. Thero wero represented tho commercial class, tho fanciers' clnss, the experiment stntlon class, the students' class, the high school class, tho freak egg class, be sides several others. The object of tho show Is to encourage tho production of moro und better eggs. COMPEL FOWLS TO EXERCISE All Grain Should Be Fed In Deep Lit. ter Birds Should Always Be Eager for Feed. Feed tho grain In n deep litter on the floor and mnko the hens exercise for nil of their grain. Tho mn may be fed either wet or dry, nnd should bf so regulated thnt tho fowls will gel about equal parts of mash and of tin scratch grains. It is necessary to give tho fowlu plenty to ent to get good results, but tho birds shauld always bo eager foi cudi feed. WINTER HOUSES FOR SHEEP Especially Important That Feet and Fleece Be Kept Dry Ventila tion Must Be Ample. Contrary to general opinion, sheep as well as nny other clnss of farm nnlmnls require clean, dry shelter. It Is cspcclnlly Importont thnt the feet nnd fleece be kept dry. If their quar ters ore dry and clean tho sheep will stnnd very cold weather without dls- Sheep In Winter Quarters. comfrrt or disease. There must bo nmplo ventilation, for sheep If closely crowded swent badly and quickly use up tho oxygen In the nlr, but there must bo no drafts, ns sheep are very subject to colds. In the ordlnnry climate the sheep barn mny bo constructed of ono thick ness of matched boards. It should bo largo enough to houso tho entire flock without crowding. Windows enough to permit lots of sunshine to enter, nnd clean, dry bedding underfoot nre necessities. The lambing pens should bo of wnrmer construction than tho general shed. RINGING HOGS IS EASY TASK Rope Slipped Over Nose and Back of Large Teeth Will Prove Efficient With Large Animals. (By It. B. ItUSinNQ.) I wns called tho other day to help n neighbor ring some hogs thnt wero giving him some trouble rooting un der his fence nnd getting Into his stuff. Ho hnd some hogs thnt were rather heavy, and ho considered that he hnd n great big Job to hold them nnd ring them. He called me und another neighbor to help hold them for htm. On arriving ho hnd ono tied by tho foot (hind foot) nnd was going to down them nnd hold them, and then put the rings Into their nose. I nsked for nnothcr rope. I mndo a slip loop In It, nnd slipped the loop over tho hog's noso bnck of the large teeth, nnd tightened the slip loop down on tho nose. When put on tho hog will pull back with" all Its might, and when you go Manner of Molding Hog. to put In tho ring ho will pull the harder, which makes It an easy matter to put tho ring In. We Just trentcd the hogs as de scribed above, and ono man can usu nlly hold tho lnrgcst hog, and It Is much less trouble than to get them flown and wallow around, nnd get hot and mad. FIVE-CALK SHOE FOR HORSES New Jersey Veterinarian Claims Extra Calks Add 100 Per Cent to Work ing Value of Animal. A New Jersey veterinarian, In n re cent article In the Journal of tho Amer ican Vcterlnnry Association, advises a shoo with flvo calks instead of tho cus tomary three. The two extra talks aro placed, ono on tho middle of each side of tho shoe. It Is claimed that theso two extra calks prevent the undue side strain on tho foot which so often causes lameness with tho three-calked shoe. Tho New Jersey veterlnarlnn making the suggestion, claims that this will add 100 per cent to tho working vnluo of horses, and ho closes his ar ticle with tho following: "Will someono give Just ono renson why shoes having but threo calks ever should bo used, or will anyone offer n single objection to' the uso of two additional calks?" HiTBlME ARGENTINA'S ssssssssssss? NbbV SSBSSSSSSSSBv B tion, ho held the professorship of "civic Instruction" nt the Buenos Aires Normal School for Women. His snlary for this work ho turned over regularly' to the United Charities of Iluenos Aires. Twelve yenrs ago n president who wns his personal enemy caused his removal from this post In the normal school nnd he hns never held It since. BELISARIO PORRAS RETURNS Friends both In the diplomatic corps nndln residential circles havo welcomed bnck to Washington Dr. Iiellsarlo Porras, until October 1 president of the republic of Punnmn, and now minister of that country -to the United States. Before his presi dential term Doctor Porras served his country in the sumo capacity here. There arc few honors that his country can confer which havo not fulicn Into the basket of Doctor Por ras, nnd l)oth he and his wife, n charming Porto Itlcnn, nretpleasantly remembered for their hospitality and charm. Shortly nfter Doctor Porras first was appointed minister nt Washing ton Senorn de Porras wns married to him by proxy, the flrst marriage by proxy ever solemnized In the diplo matic corps In Wnshlngton. The min ister wns not nble to go to Porto Ilico for his bride, nnd tho strict etiquette governing the conduct of gentlewomen of her country would not ndiult of her coming here before her nurrlnge. Therefore, an Intimate friend represented the minister at the ceremony, nnd nfter that Senorn de Porrns sailed for New York, where she was mot by her "vrnl" bridegroom. Not long afterward they went to Panama that tho minister might enter tho campaign for president. ADVICE FROM lncrense prices beyond the actual value of n commodity as food nre excessive advertising of brands. "Americans drink labels and eat brands, and It Is good exercise for them opening their pocketbooks. The value of brands often Is overestimated because of extravagantly worded advertising." MISS ANNIE R. ROE It would be hard to And n better exnmple of what woman's work stands for In the federal service than that supplied by the record of Miss Annlo It. Itoe, chief of tho numbering divi sion of the burenu of engraving and printing. Miss Itoe entered the bu renu In June, 1805, and has given It over hnlf n century of service. Amid the whir of flying machin ery doing Its full part In the dnlly out put of tho nation's wealth, Miss Itoe sits serenely at her desk In evident obliviousness to the nolso of the busy wheels. Here sho directs tho last stage In the many processes which turn raw pulp Into United States cur rency. Miss Iloe superintends tho num bering, sealing and separating of all United States notes, which Is the flnnl act In their creation beforo being tnken to tho treasury of the United States to become the legal tender of tho nation. Miss Itoe Is modest almost to the point of reticence In regnrd to hr work, and It Is with difficulty thnt sho can be persuaded to speak or IL With the weight of responsibility which for so many yenrs has rested, upon her shoulders, Mfss Itoe yet looks .younger thnn her age, and except that tho tenure of her service Indicates" maturer years one would find It hard to believe thnt she hod passed the half century mark. Mental und physical activity and efficiency nro stomped upon her every movement, nnd there Is hardly n doubt but that she knows every minute of the dny the exact condi tion of the work engaged In by every one of tho 220 men and women under her supervision. Nor Is It n hnrsh or unsympathetic surveillance she exerts. A woman cf full experience and trained understanding, she knows what comprises n.i honest day's work for those under her. Wlfllo she demands that this Iks given, she also appreciates tho situation when conditions warrant lenient y Among nil her people sho Is to herself tho oifiy severe taskmaster and frm herself sho exacts harder nnd longer hours than from nny of the'cmplojces under her charge. 7jTfpn . NEW PRESIDENT Illpollto Irlgoycn, tho recently lu nugurated president of Argentina, heads the flrst radical administration, In that country. Ho wus elected presi dent because a mnjorlty of the voters trusted him, personally, Implicitly nnd blindly. Thoso who believe In him consider him Argentina's greatest mnn. His opponents regard him as ex- tremely dangerous and look forwnril to his administration with the gravest misgivings. Doctor Irlgoycn Is nbout sixty, a tall, powerfully built, Imposing man, nnd very dark. His blood Is Spanish Basque, with n slight Indian strain, some say. ne began life poor, ne Is self-educated nnd n highly cultlvnted man. He Is now very rich, the result of land transactions. By occupation he Is u ranchman on n huge scale, with n very modest residence In Iluenos Aires. For n long time, for pure recrea DOCTOR WILEY "Food prices could be reduced 50 per cent If manufacturers would sac rifice their velvet. "The people should get back to fundamentals. There Is no sense In paying 40 cents n pound for a cereal preparation when with ?2 wheat thero can be no more than four cents' actual value In It." Thnt Is what Dr. Harvey W. Wi ley, former chief of the government bureau of chemistry, thinks of tho high cost of living, according to n talk he made In Toledo. "The Amerlcnn people, nnd espe cially the American housewives, know little about foods," he continued. "That Is why they spend one dol lar and twenty cents n pound for the nourishment they can get from a pound of meat, when they can get enough wheat to last n mnn a month for the snme price. "Somo of the factors that tend to n a -yv , ya in'v-v.- J..J!Jr4 VSV .A , &$&. - Vi - i'jnsasf j . .. 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