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CIMARRON NEWS WO AS ñW(lTR Jor nent Hasd of C or poultry rms & R5. D. HK suoosaafal management of poultry farm dependa primarily upon the natu ral tanto for the business aufflctent to embrace a lor for aa wall aa an In terest to fowl The wom an who aucceeda mnat hare a capacity to manage detalla ability to direct hired help If such la necessary. She most have power to under stand the market and good judgment tn regard to the merits of the dif ferent breeds. There are many nota ble examples of women who hare suc ceeded with poultry raising. I know many who are good fanciers, many good commercial poultry raisers and they are all ener getic. They know how to push aside the difficulties that arise in the poul try business. During a trip I once took I vis ited a real poultry farm where a wom an was hired on a monthly salary for taking charge and performing all the labor connected with the farm. I know many who have large turkey farms, many own large duck farms. Duckt have come to stay and the breeder who gives them special atten tion will realise a good profit from them. There are great possibilities in store for duck raisers. Poultry farming is a hobby of mine. I know It to be one of the healthiest outdoor occupations that woman can enter. Women perhaps need hobbles ven more than mn do; their Uvea are more circumscribed. Woman la often held at home by a thousand ties which she would not loosen if she could and could not If she would. Let har have a hobby, then, which will direct her thoughts from her small cares. Some time ago a man said to me, "Chicken raising Is nothing but a fad." Even so; It does one good to have a hobby to ride if they only get there. It will pay to ride a safe hobby and there la nothing more profitable than the "fancy fowl fad." Did you ever attend a poultry ahow and notice how many exhibitors there are? There Is Just aa good a chance for a woman to win a prize on her poultry as men. lt'a simply a matter of knowing how. A great many women when they want to increase their Income Just add to the number of their flock, and If you want to sell out your stock you can do so any time of the year. The hungry public buys our poultry prod ucts greedily and at any time. A great many have a taste for coun try life and natural capacity for the management of a farm; with poultry raising the raising of fruit can be combined profitably. Who Is adapted? The woman who may become a good manager of a household has the quali ties which Insure success as poultry raisers and women would not be poul try raisers If they did not have a strong taste In that direction. If she Is endowed with that taste all else follows naturally. If we care for poultry we like to see it and this trains the eye to recognise types and to estimate a correct valué from it; It enables one to detect the conditions which In the beginning may make the difference between success and fail ure. A prime requisite with poultry Is that it be kept. The sympathetic na ture In woman leads har to vrovlde for comfort. Her care for appearance has real value In the market, which la the final last of her ability to pro duce. It Is in this place where we differ from women In all other call ings. We are not handicapped by our ex. We have never had a discount pro posed because poultry was owned by women, while on the other hand, no matter bow well we teach, clerk, etc.. we find an Inevitable discrimination against us In the pay offered our abil ity In those Hoes. Poultry farming affords a profitable outlet for Intelligence and energy with Independence. If we are fitted for this work we will find a perpetual charrn In poultry farming. It aleo gives us an opportunity to maintain a home where others may find refuge. There Is no monotony to such a Ufa We have the poultry papera, the fairs and shows these keep the mtnd alert and the Interests engaged The woman engaged In It finds the business of poultry raising projected on such a generous scale that she has bo fsar of others In the same busi ness. Then, too, the poultry farmer la her own boas. Poultry fanning baa many features which would ap peal to woman. She Is mistress of the situation. The business La here. Don't be aa amateur In the work. Spend all your ability in becoming a professional. If the women who half starve trying to teach, clerk, etc, would only eta ploy their time raising poultry for the market they would make fortunes. If nine tenths of the actresses would pat as much Urns and study oa the characteristics of a hen as they do studying Lady Macbeth F WILCOXQN I -nStK BSBSBSBSBSBSBSBSaVsaSB SBSBsVS ÍbSBBbI LtmV ". ' Jit4 fjy At ivaBBrsmKalsssBB J"" A is Vlsrfnf Alii!! 1 ' iasMsashaaJ R A Fine Flock of PlymoutnRccks Some Young Duck lings Trsp Nests Simps Feeding snd Drinking Devices Whits Wyandottes. they would be walking on velvet In stead of beating the hard pavements looking tor a job. If nature intended you to do this work, do It. A successful foundation with poultry Is first made by going Into detalla in regard to the little things that In the beginning seem to be so Insignificant. Women have greater aptitude than men. The present-day runner Is the man of the hour (man or woman), who has already made a success In cattle and hog raising. You will not find a practical farmer who has al ready made a success, fall If he or she undertakes poultry. Why? Because they go about It on businesslike prin ciples with no thought of failure. There is nothing about poultry farming but what cau be learned by any bright woman and there Is no part of the work woman cannot do If she Is so minded. I see women lu poor health reaping a good harvest both physically and financially In the poultry business, and 1 wonder why more women do not Indulge In this health-giving business. Often women are left companionlesa on the farm. Why not try poultry raising Instead of moving to the city to find something to do to eke out a mere existence? They write me. "What branch of the poultry business shall I take up?" You will have to decide for yourself; as so much depends upon the location, the demand, the market, etc. Business methods will pay. Profit or loas can he known only by good bookkeeping. We cannot overesti mate the Importance of keeping rec ords of our beus. Upon these records depends the success or failure of our buslncsa Under present conditions with the Increased cost of everything which enters lato the production of a dozen eggs comes the necessity for the application of stricter methods of oonomy and a closer attention to very detail. We must gat out of the old ruto and open aa aoooaat with the hens, giving them credit lor what they produce and charging them with what they consume. But some one art, "That to too much work! we cannot afford to apend the time keeping these ao oounto!" I dare say some of you will find some surprises awaiting you when you begin keeping aa account v 1 :ts r of your flock. The hen owner has. by the use of the trap nest, determined the egg - production ability of the hens and has taken the first step In discov ering the differ ence between a profitable hen and an unprofit able one. The question often arises "What Is a profitable hen?" The only direct answer muat of neceaslty be a general one. A profitable hen may be defined as one that will produce enough to pay for feed, care. Interest on the necessary Investments and some prof it besides. The cost of keeping a hen will vary according to locality and cost of feed and labor. In a great many localities the laying hen Is receiving her share of atten tion. For a great many yearn In the past she has been a side Issue Very few have realized the importance of the laying hen and the prominent po sition ahe ie filling in the agrirultural affairs of the United State With the Isnd increasing In value rapidly the farmer Is now begtnniug to wonder bow he can make the great nst amount of profit and Interest on the amount Invested. By this I do not advocate the farmer turning his entire attention to poultry, but Just a hint to th farmers' wlvea and A Fins Healthy Flock Vacation of English Judge. The Judges who are to have their holidays curtailed may look back with a sigh to the good old times of a cen tury ago- Tba four utw term Into which the year was divided lasted only a few weeks each, while the long va os Uon was of three months' duration. Then there were a liberal number of royal birthdays and saints' days which furnished an excuse for a holi day. But against Us La the oourto opened punctually at 10 every morn Mrs. Wilcoxon and Her Flock of Chickens. daughters who have to go away from home to find something profitable to do for spending money. You can more than earn spending money at home by raising poultry with 300 hens, the profits from which would assure you a larger income than the factory hand and not so many hours' work per day and this mostly (n the open air. You would be In no danger of "losing your Job," for the hens are capable of producing from 200 to 250 eggs per each year. Qood, pure-bred stock Is one of the features for the most rapid Improve ment. Too many do not give enough thought to the breeding side, and even the matter of production re ceives but little attention. On under taking any enterprise in whatever Une It is extremely necessary to con sider If what we are doing is to result in success. First, determine the breed desired. I would strongly urge the neceaslty of choosing at the outoet one of the best breeds and sticking to ft. If rightly managed a flock of 800 hens will bring In not less than $500 a year. 1 have read of some making $600 with only six bens and a cockerel. These persons receive fancy prices for their products. I am just talking about the ordinary prices that the majority of farmers obtain. Let me tell you that this cannot be done with scrub stock. This Is where the mongrel falls and the pure-bred wins. A farm full of laying hens to a great help because they are a daily cash income. About the first step to make Is to go right out to the hen house. Don't figure on paper. Sit right down among them and see If you can find wherein you can make improvements for this aeason's work. You can make money with poultry If you love the chickens and start out with the Intention that you are going to make a living at the busi ness and It you are not afraid to work and will apply yourselves to the task f looking after and caring for the iowla. of White Wyandotte.. ing, and never took a half holiday on Saturday, and sat after dinner, some times well Into the night a remarka ble feat when we remember that law yers of the period were nearly all "three or six bottle men." London Cbronlole. Firmness ef Purpose. Firmness of purpose to one of the most necessary sinews of character and one of the beat Instrumento of nuooese. Chesterfield. " JJnaSSSBSn. Ibbbsbbbs 'sfaflsHflBBsaEafeL LATI MARKET QUOTATI ON S t7etarn NnrmpM Union !.'. . 8rv DENVER MARKETS. Cattle. Beef steers, cornfed. good to choice $7.50t3.50 Beef steers, cornfed, fair to food 6.7 5 7.50 Boef ateers. pulp fed, good to choice ?.6ff.0A Beef steers, pulp fed, fair to good 6.50gi7.io Beef ateers, hay fed, good to choice 7.00 7.80 Beef steers, hay fed, fair to good 6.2B37.00 Heifers, prime cornfed .... 6.50 7.25 Cows and heifers, cornfed, food to choice 6.00 6.75 Cows and heifers, cornfed, fair to good 5.256.00 Cows and heifers, pulp fed, good to choice 5.90 6.60 Cows and heifers, pulp fed, fair to good 5.00 5.90 Cows and heifers, hay fed, good to choice 5.50(rD6.40 Cows and heifers, hay fed, fair to good 6.005.50 Oannern and cutters 3.754.75 Veal calves 7.50 10.60 Bulls 4.755.75 Stags 6.006.50 Feeders and stockers, good to choice 6.6067.50 Feeders and stockers, fair to good 5.75C6-50 Feeders and stockers, com mon to fair 6.0005.75 Hogs. Good hogs 8.408.60 Sheep. Lambs Owes Yearlings (light) Wethers .$7.00 7.75 . ..5.006.15 ... .6.26 6.75 . . 5.756.25 Hay. (F. O. B. Denver, carload price.) Colorado upland, per ton.$12.50frf la. 50 Nebraska upland, per ton. 10.5011.50 Second bottom. Colorado and Nebraska, per ton. 10.0O11.00 Timothy, per ton 16.0017.00 Alfalfa, per ton 9.00 10.00 Botfth Park, choice, ton.. I5.0016.00 San Luis Vnlley. per ton. 10.00 11.00 Gunnison Valley, per ton. 14.00 16.00 (Straw, per ton 4.00 4.60 Grain. Wheat, choice milling, 100 lbs 1.32 Rye, Colo., bulk, 100 lbs 1.05 Idaho oats, racked t.47 Corn ctiop, sacked 1.60 Corn, in sack 1.49 Bran, Colo., per 100 lbs 1.35 Flour. Standard Colorado, net .$2.15 Dressed Poultry. Turkeys, fancy D. P 20 28 Turkeys, old toms 16 18 Turkeys, choice 16 17 Hens, large '. . . 18 Hcne, small 18 Stags, lb 14 15 Ducks 18 Oeese 16 17 Roosters 8 9 Live Poultry. Hens, fancy 10 17 Roosters 8 Turkeys, 10 lbs. or over 19 20 Ducks 15 16 Oeese 13 14 Eggs. Eggs, graded No. 1 net, F. O. B. Denver Eggs, graded No. 2 net. F. O. B. Denver Eggs, case count, less com mission 18 15 6.25 Butter. Elgin Creameries, ex. Colo., lb. . . Creameries, ex. East, lb... Creameries, 2d grade, lb... Process Packing stock 24 H 26 26 21 21 14 Fruit. Apples, Colo., extras, box. Apples, Colo., fancy, box.. Apples, Colo., choice, box. $.50.1.00 2.002.50 .75 1.21 Vegetables. Cabbage, Colo , cwt $1.25 1.50 Potatoes, cwt i.... 1. 00 1.36 MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS. Lead and Spelter. New York. -Lead $8.753.96; Lou ilon 18 10s. St. LoulaIad $3.703.72. Spelter $5.12. Chicago Grain and Provision Priesa Chicago. Wheat No. 2 red, 93 94c; No. 3 red, 9293c; No. 2 hard, 8iV91; No. hard, 90'491c; No. 2 Northern. 9394c; No. 3 Northern, 92 93c: No. 2 spring, 9394c; No. S spring. 9293c. Corn - No. 3. 6870c; No. 3 white, 68Vs694, No. 3 yellow. 6870c, Oats No. 3 white, 3939c; standard, tic. Ryo No. 2, 61c, Barley- 4868c. Timothy $3.00 0 4.76. Clover $8.00 11.16. Pork $10.95. Lard $10.41. Ribs fl0.61Oll.lt. Omaha Live Stock Quotations. South Omaha Hogs Heavy, $8.45 8.66; Ught. $8.4008.52; pigs, $7.60 8,15; bulk of sales, $8.46 08.66. Cattle Native steers, $'..0008.86; cows and heifers, ie.i6tpa.oo; west ern steers, $6.26 0 8.00; Texas steers, $6.0007.60; cows and heifers. $6 850 7.10; calves $7.65010.60. Sheep Yearlings. $6.7307.14; wethers, $ti.007.00; lambe, $7 40 All. Price of Flax. Duluth. Mion. Llnseed July. $1.67 May, $1.M; on I tlon on I tee coo rati for the promotion Of Irrl- PREDICT RECORD WHEAT CROP. Federa! Report Estimates 551.00C.0OO Bushel Harvest from Condition. Washington. A record breaking winter wheat crop la In prospect thla year, the Department of Agriculture eatlmetlng on a conservative basla that the yield may exceed 551. 000,000 bushels. The condition of the erop, April 1, was 95.6 per cent of a normal, or 11.6 per cent better than the aver age April l condition for the past ten years. The area planted last autumn was 86,506,000 acres, and with a compara tively good winter it is believed the percentage of acreage nbandoned ha been somewhat less than 9 6 per cent below the past ten years, so that an unusually big acreage will be harvest ed if conditions continue favorable throughout the season. Purity Congress Mests Nov. 6. La Croase, Wis. Announcement was made by B. 8. Steadwell. presi dent of the World's Purity Federation, that the eighth Purity Congress will convene at Kansas City Nov. 5. LENGTHEN LIFE HUNDRED YEARS That Is Prediction of Secretary of Kansas Board of Health. Kansas City, Mo. In the next cen tury, 1"0 years will be considered "Just, a ripe old age." Dr. S. J. Crumblne, secretary of the Kansas State Board of Health, told a state meeting of mothers here. Dr. Crumblne said that scientific attacks on disease will cause lite to be lengthened nearly 100 per cent in another 100 years. Fund for Exploring South America. New York. Theodore Roosevelt: will give to the American Museum of Natural History $2,000 when he re turns to New York in May and assist it (in raising $l."00 more to carry on exporatlona in South America. Joslah L. Plekard Is Dead. Chicago. Josiah L. Plekard. educa tor and author, prominent In the Mid dle West thirty years ago, died at Pas adena, Cal. He was ninety years old. Get Your Canadian Home FROM The Ganaoian Pacific The Canadian Pacific Railway Company ' Announce the removal of their office from 91 17th St. to 834 1711. M .. Drawer. And Invite you to call and see our won derful grain dlaplaya from Weatern Canada. Many farmers have paid for their land In one crop. Rich farming land within the reach of all; ill tu ISO per acre, on twenty annual paymenta $40 to $50 per acre for Irrigated land, plen ty of water, apeclal term. 11,000 loan for Improvements, repaid In twenty payments; 6 Interest on all deferred payments. Call or write for Information, masa aad literature. W. A. 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