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POULTRY H. L. 111. \N< IIA Hl» Hints for Beginners. A Bickleton. Wash., subscriber, re ferring to his plans to raise chickens, writes me as follows: "Would you tell me how many and what breed I would have to have to net me $1,000 a year at the Portland markets as that is where I expect to raise them?" Another subscriber, residing at Bow, Wash., writes: "I am planning to start in the poultry business on a small scale and naturally I am turn ing to you for advice and information. My means are limited and I want to go cautiously. My plans are for eggs for the market and capons for con sumption and the market. I am in formed that Brown Leghorns are the best with the market conditions in Washington. I am not in for prize winners of fancy stock for some years, but would rather start right than wrong. No use to make unnecessary mistakes. Any information you can give me on markets, feeding and housing poultry, etc., will be deeply appreciated." Here we have two beginners who want to know how to make money with poultry. It will be noticed that these two enquirers view the poultry business from an entirely different standpoint. Enquirer No. 1 (Bickle ton), has been referred to the writer as a man of experience in the poultry business and evidently thinks that we can give him an off-hand answer to his question. We must confess that with our many years of experience in the business, we are still not able to tell the enquirer how he can proceed in order to net $1,000 a year in the business. It takes something besides numbers and breed to accomplish such a result. It takes not observation, imitation nor hearsay, but rather, honest, plain and actual experience and personal contact with the work from A to Z. This is what the en quirer is short of, on the start. He may have money, but that of itself is not enough. Those who embark in the poultry business relying upon their money to carry them through, always fail and lose the money that they risk in the enterprise. The be ginner's money, if that he has, is his weak spot. The successful poultry plants have invariably been built up either without money, or with a suit able combination of money, exper ience and actual knowledge of the business —never with money alone. The poultry business is not unlike other lines of farming in this respect. Farming in general is a good business to spend money in, but it is a poor business in which to make money without experience and knowledge. Enquirer No. 2, from Bow, has a better idea as to the prerequisites to BREEDERS' CARDS Two Cents a Word Each Insertion. Special Bate by the Tear. BLACK Minorcas, Brown Leghorns, Light Brahmas. Eggs, $1.50 per 15 A. Krantz, Green Lake, Wash PURE BRED Single Comb White Leg horn eggs; per setting, $1.25. Thomas Hage, Route 5, Oregon City, Or EGGS from White Holland turkeys, Leghorns, Reds and Rocks. Incubat ors and brooders. Catalogs. Oak Yards Ogden, Utah. POB SALE— Thoroughbred B. P Rock White and Brown Leghorn and Indian Runner Duck Eggs, by Jos. H. Boehm Brighton, Wash. POB SALE— Silver Spangled Ham burgs. Stock and Eggs. Write for prices. Victor E. Nelson, Route 4. Box 118, Mt. Vernon, Wash. FOR SALE — White Wyandotte and Rhode Island Red cockerels, bred from fine laying strains. R. C. Calla han, Station 0., Seattle, Wash. PURE-BRED Buff Orpington Eggs for sale—the best of winter layers—s3 per setting of 14. Mrs. Grace Dean, E. 2928 Illinois Aye., Spokane, Wn. THE VBBY BEST Eggs—lndian Run ner Ducks, Buff Leghorns, B. P. Rocks guaranteed; Trap Nests used. $1.50 per setting. B. G. Van Trojen, Hadlock, Wash. CATALOGUE PEEE of the best Brown, White and Buff Leghorns, Black Mi norcas, B. P. Rocks and Buff Cochin Bantams. Fred A. Johnson, 618 S 86th St., Tacoma, Wash. W. D. GOOD, breeder pure bred single comb White Leghorns, Barred Plym outh Rocks, Pekln ducks, Tolouse geese, Bronze turkeys. Prices reasonable; cor respondence solicited. Deliveries made on eggs after Feb. 15th. R. F. D. No. 3, Mt. Vernon, Wash. THE RANCH, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON success with poultry. This is clearly evident from the questions he asks. Tie says that he is "planning to start in the poultry business on a small scale," Tn this he shows good judg ment, and. it is safe to say, will be netting $1 000 a year while enquirer No. 1 is trying to figure out how he lost the money that he put into the venture. My advice to the enquirers hi to read Blanchard's Poultry Book, which gives a full story in detail for which we have not space in these col umns —of the writer's start and how he worked up a profitable flock of sev eral hundred fowls, and this without money, nor any previous training or experience. It will be observed that we started in modestly with about 40 hens and in connection with our other work; that we took time to fit our selves by study and experience, to care for larger flocks. We can also commend to these en quirers the plan adopted by the writ er's youngest daughter with the ob ject of building up a profitable flock of White Wyandotts. A year ago she purchased three old hens and a fine mature cockerel of that breed. From a result of that mating she selected nine of the choicest pullets for a breeding pen this season, mating them with their sire. Gwen is aiming for layers. When the pullets showed signs of getting ready to lay their first eggs, she watched them very closely, and the pullets that com menced laying first received a leg band and number, and a memorandum of the event was placed on record. Gwen's plan is to eliminate from the pen any pullets that, without good cause, prove to be dilatory in trying to lay, and not to use their egg's m hatching out the future flock. Gwen has had many years of experience with poultry, but not with the White Wyandotts, hence is yet not fully fa miliar with the characteristics of that breed, as distinguished from other breeds. As to breeds, our enquirers would no doubt be taking less chances with Brown Leghorns than with most any other breed. For beginners there is no safer breed to start with. The mar ket question is one that comes up with the beginner after he has gotten fairly well started. Our general mar ket for poultry products is nearly at all times good; when not, the poultry man builds up a special market that is good. There are many ways of doing this, which comes to us as we grow in our work. One thing is certain: The poultryman need not have any fear about markets for many years to come. To the writer's certain knowl edge the markets have been improv ing for the last fifteen years, showing ihat the development of the poultrj business is not keeping pace with thai f i the Northwest. : Overcoming Soft Shelled Eggs. [. R. C. Callaiian, a Seattle reader writes me a letter as follows: "Per mit me to intrude on your time for a jit of poultry information. I have a oen of four Rhode Island Red pullets, latched June 28th, '05, began laying Jecember 27th, averaged 52 per cent n the first 30 days from the fall of the first egg. Are now laying about 65 per cent, but frequently drop soft ihell eggs and some double yolk eggs. They have clam shells before them all the time, and there is slacked lime ac cessible. I feed as follows: Morning, a moderate handful of scratch food in litter; Noon, some green feed —cab- bage leaves or green oats (grass); Night, scratch food on wheat what 'they will eat up quickly. The night °eed is changed about every third day to a mash made of kitchen and table scraps with bran and beef scraps. Twice a week they get such green cut bone as they will eat quickly. Can not complain of their laying record ex cept in respects to the imperfect eggs. Can you suggest a remedy?" Shelless eggs are due to various •causes, sometimes a lack of lime in the feed. In this case it is without a doubt due to some other cause. It is seldom that we come across as good a system of feeding as is detailed in this letter. As a result, the pullets having been well bred, respond with a high percentage of eggs. In the writ er's opinion the cause of the shelless eggs, as well as the double yolk ones, is due to an overly stimulated condi tion of the egg organs causing inflam mation of the same. Such condition will usually yield promptly to the fol lowing treatment. Give the fowl one tablet of ustilago madis 2X, three times a day, until she recovers. In the case of the flock use one dozen BLANCHARD'S POULTRY A hieh avcrnpp our record has born the chief nini in building UP this poultry plant. Some of the pons are nottlnp us as hinh ns $3.00 per hen per annum, at market rate* for psrs. Bffgl for hatching from the following broods: Barred Plymouth Rocka, White Plymouth Rocka, S. C. Brown Leg- hornß, White Wyandottes, S. C. Black Minorca*. Our breeding pens, containing 1 from 7to 12 fowls oaoh, are made up from the pick hens of the differont breeds, with the idea of combining the utility and fancy—all are heavy layers. Choice Cocks and Cock erels head those pens. Price of these eggs per setting of 13. $1.50. Wo also make a specialty of supplying etrps for incubator hatching from the Rocks and Tietrhorns. In lots of 50 and up, at the following prices: 50 Egrgs, $3.00; 100 Jlgg*, $5.00. Tj-iepe eercs are from our best layers, reenrdless of type of fowl or fancy color marks. (Prices of orks for incubator hatching 1 from the breeding pens furnished on application.) Bronze Turkey Egfg-s, 25c each. We aim to please and to satisfy our customers. The Blanchard Poultry Book free with each order. H. L. BLANCHARD, Hadlock, Wash. tablets in each pint of drinking water. Another remedy which is sometimes recommended is to stop laying by feeding on hard food only, and give a dose of chlorodyne. This will give the organ's rest and allow nature to right itself. About the Faverolles Fowl. In the March Ist issue The Ranch will give space to a thorough descrip tion of the Faverolles birds a breed comparatively unknown in this coun try but quite popular in British Co lumbia and other parts of Canada. Our advertising columns contain the qnnouncement of the Spring Combe farm, where the Faverolles is bred on quite a scale. Any one interested should write to Mr. Roberts and get his circulars telling about these fowls. Poultrymen should not carry a lot of culls through the breeding season. The present is the time to kill them off. keeping only the good birds. WHY HENS DON T LA When well cared for and well fed, is because they need waking' up to start egg produc tion. Thiscomes naturally in the spring— the natural mating season. In winter you have to give something to stimulate them. Without thisthey aiestupid, lazy and dull. Mix SECURITY POULTRY FOOD in their rations. It will give them life and activity and shortly your hens will belay ing. Don't wonder why they don't lay, but get Security Poultry Food from our dealer in your town and feed it. WE WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY if you are not entirely satisfied. SECURITY STOCK FOOD CO., Minneapolis, Minn. 1-^%OULTRY For PROFIT <g W or pleasure, is easy if you have a ■ ' 1906 Pattern Standard Cyphers ■P^v^lncubator. Guaranteed to hatch more Fv /Sj and healthier chicks than any other. njj^.79 f9O DAYs TRIAL. Startright and make money. ■Kjr^Complete outfits for dooryard or farm. Catalogue Poultry Guide (228 pages) free if you mention this journal and send addresses of two nearby poultry raisers. Address nearest office. CYPHERS INCUBATOR CO., BUFFALO, N. Y. Sostoa, Chicago, New York, Kansas City or San Francisco. THE HIGHLANDS IX. W. Illman, R. D. 7, Everett, "Wash Rarred and White P. Rock eggs. $2 P*ure bred Scotch Collie pups at $10 anr 5 up. either Hex. na/e: outfit SQUAB FARMS COMPLETE 800 old birds —separate pens, first cross and full blood Homers, pedigreed stock. Also Roman Runt and Fantalls. Edmunds Bros.' Department Store and Poultry Ranch, Hillman City, Wash. EVERGREEN PIGEON LOFT. FANCY PIGEONS HOMERS FOR SQUAB BREEDING. Belgian Hares, Guinea Pig's, Doves PRICES RIGHT—BRED RIGHT Send Stamp for Circular. C. SIMPSON, Proprietor. 7712 Sunnyside Aye., Green Lake, Wash. Homers for Sale I am booking 1 now a limited num ber of orders for Homers. Raised right and bred right; no better squab breeders In the country. E. L. Reber, The Times, Seattle. BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS and Homing Plgoons That in breeding and individual merit are the equal of any on the market. I,et us start you right with pure Bradley Bros. Rocks or Homers, bred from Imp. and American Flyers, 500 mile records. Kg«s-— 1 setting $2; 2 settings $3; young Homers, $1.50 pr. E. J. WATSON, Gold Bar, Washington. JRl\ OAKLAND POULTRY Established 36 ra^^/tdSTV years- Importers WMJp&2jlr flfivk and breeders of all varieties Land and for sale at sonable prices. We guarantee % hatch of all eggs we sell. Send 2c for Catalog. Best book on Diseases and Cure of Poul try mailed for 40c. Address Dept. 5., Box 2602, San Francisco. , SPRING COMBE FARM Breeders of Faverolles Poultry We have for sale a number of cock erels and pullets at $3 each, or $7.50 per trio of well marked birds. Our stock were all raised from eggs imported from England, covering three importations of different strains. Only well developed and well marked birds offered for sale. All inquiries receive prompt attention and shipments made without delay. Eggs $2 per setting- (13). Write us. W. T. ROBERTS. Prop., FORT HAM MOND, B. C. RHODE ISLAND REDS OUR RUBY RED STRAIN Is bred for Eg-gr Production. Win ners of twenty prizes at Washington State Fair, North Yakima. Seattle and Everett, Wash., this last fall and winter. Don't pay for fine feathers if yon want only egg producers. Tf yon wish prize winners don't buy cheat eggs. We have both egg pro ducers and prize winners, at $1.50 per setting of 15 for grand utilit\ stock, and $2.50 per setting from pen especially mated for winners WARE&DESELLEM Crescent Ranch, Kennewick, Wn. EGGS FOR SALE From Thoroughbred Stock. White Holland Turkey Eggs, $3.00 setting of 11 eggs. White Faced Black Spanish, $1.50 setting of 15 eggs. S. C, Brown Leghorn, $1.50 setting of 15 eggs. Buff Bantam Cochins, $1.50 setting of 15 eggs?. Incubator Eggs, $5.00 per 100. THE GET-THERE POULTRY CO. B. P. D. No. 1, Clinton, "Wash. FIRST PRIZE BUFF COCHINS FIRST PRIZE HOUDANS FIRST PRIZE WHITE INDIAN *« M «otMnr. ti+MT«r*4l. ALL IMPORTED BIRDS —BEST IN THE WORLD Nelson Macpherson 317 Olympic Piano. Bmmttlm NOW IS THE TIME TO START SHIPPING YOUR POULTRY TO BURCH BROS. POULTRY DEALERS WHOLESALE ONLY 909 POST STREET, SEATTLE 1 Best Prices, Prompt Returns 7