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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1909)
WHY PULLETS ARE NOT LAYING Best of Care Must be Given to Get llcsults With egea tinning the scales at 53 cents and up per dozen, wholesale, the iowi me lays them appears closely re lated to tW fabled bird of the golden eg. A flock of such fowls would make the owner's heart light and his purse heavy in the October and No vember days. "That's all very fine," grumbles the farmer, "but when you get down to facts there's nothing doing among the flocks during the October and rember days. Very true. It requires judicious outlay, study and work, seasoned with infinite pains, which is the ear mark of genius, to produce eggs in quantity during the off seaBon of egg production: and these things the ma jority of poultry keepers are not go ing to beBtow on so insignificant a creature as a chicken. So tnere will alawys be "nothing doing" in the ma jority of. flock s at this reason, and in cidently there will always be a gold en harvest to be reaped by the small minority of farmers and other poul try keepers who realize that money and effort are not thrown away in the breeding and care of fowls. "nut," sayc another farmer, "I put a good bit of money In chicks last spring and they have had a whole lot of clire, and have got away with a lot of high priced feed; some of tli em are more than six months old, and nary an egg nor a prospect of one in sight." We happen to be familiar with this case, and It is typical of many others. Some two hundred odd chicks of un certain Leghorn stock and of different ages, were bought; part were placed with hens, fifty or so with a hen, and part were brooded In boxes. All were kept In an inclusure where there are a number of the old fowls. An ep idemic of vermin broks out two or three times and was subdued by a whitewash and insect powder but was not eradicated by persistent treat ment. Though the feeding, together with the general care, was not reg ular or of the best, it was so much better than had ever before been giv en on that farm to chickens that nat urally much was expected of the chickens in return. At present there are quite a bunch of pullets -and some eockerals run ning and roosting all together, and though of different sizes and ages, and a few among them are very fair birds; but none among them have had the steady and vigorous growth necessary to the production of the October and November layers. At the best it will be along In January and February before there will be a reg ular laying for even the most for ward of the lot. The gilt-edged egg is not secured without effort plus a knowledge of the right methods. Had our farmer in the above case put his money and labor in a fewer and better chicks and fed them well and regularly and kept them free from Insects, and yarded them according to age and vigor; In short, kept them growing every minute of their chlckhood, they would now be returning him a nice profit on his Investment and work In stead of being a dead expense till the price of eggs begin to drop toward spring. No weakly or stunted pullets,' nor even an organically strong one which has not bad regular or systematic feeding and care from the egg up, is going to lay In October and Novem ber. If eggs were easy of production during this time it would not be the season of maximum prices. As with everything else in price, to got the best results from poultry we must give It our best efforts. The pullets for fall and winter lay ing should not be allowed with the general flock or with fowls of differ ent ages. Those to begin laying the last of September should be separated in August and yarded in comfortable quarters. Any change must be ma1 considerable time before the pullets begjn to lay; for though they are not greatly affected by such things In 1 hn nnfnrnl Invlnv loninn avun a rhnnen of rnnstln? nnnrlrn fn Hip fall and winter will often check lay ing for weeks. The writer once moved a flock of pullets Just starting to lay to a ranch seven miles distance on the 19th of October. They wore mov ed at night and with the greatest care but, whereas, there were forty eggs laid the day of moving, there were only a few scattering eggs laid there after until along In the month of January. Many people look upon tho animal as a sort of automaton with out any special nerves or feeling. In reality, the animal economy Is much the Bame whether it belongs to the human, beast, or bird, and a laying hen often has more cause to complain of her 'nerves' than the fine lady. Anything that frighten .her or makes her uncomfortable or dissatisfied, checks egg production. Harsh or rough treatment bythe careUiker, children and dogs dashing through the yards or chasing the fowls, or the CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS FOR RENT Store robm on Jackson street. Inquire Mrs. H. Easton. tf TO RENT Two housekeeping rooms Inquire at 603 Mill street. tf. LOST Umbrella at the Armory, on Wednesday night. Cane handle. One rib shorter than the others. Leave at News office. FURNITURE FOR SALE Complete for five room house. Party buy ing can rent house. Apply at this office. d-d-13 FOR RENT. House," 7 rooms, near town. City water. Kent very rea sonable. Call 124 W. Douglas street. d-22 FOR SALE 10 acres fine land, mllQ from town; 2 acres orchard; all under cultivation; small house; barn 20x30; poultry, team and a wagon included. Only $2500. Ad dress N., this office. d31-sw-d This Is Your BUSY TlflE WE ARE TALKING to tho LADIES NOW The Holiday Work is before you and there is the Xmas dinner to plan for. We can relieve you of much worry and work, which is economy, too, you know, loa n find all our Pastry, CaKes and Bread to be unexcelled. Orders delivered. Special orders given prompt attention. Place your Xmas orders now. UMPQUA BAKERY JACKSON STREET THE IMPERIAL i A Temperance Saloon Properly Conducted Opposite Passenger Depot - Roseburg ORDWAY & BOGART PROPRIETORS "shooing" and throwing at thorn al lowed to most Bmtill chldren, all re duce the profit from the flock of pul letfl or hens and tend to scare awuy that ahy production the ufcklo egg. M. It. James, in P. It. ProKS. If you aro looking for Rood service In the barber line call at the Maddlx barber shop, Cass street, Roseburg National Bank Bldg. Three chair shop. Bath rooms In connection, tf. Oltlcc: Warehouse No. 8 Near the Depot. Telephone Maid 331 or 311. GROUCH & ALDRICH Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Cement Plaster, Lime and Cement Blocks. Cement Sewer Pipe, Mill Work and all Building Materia dive us a call. We will save you money. miss We're in a Position to offer you the best the market af fords In the way of Meats; and our prices you know are always lowest. We handle only prime stock. Qual ity and quantity guaranteed. Fine roasting pieces of beef from 8c to MHc pound. First class mutton, veal, pork and poultry equally low. Can't do better anywhere. Phone ua your order. We deliver to any part of the city. r Cass Street Marhet I.OCT8 KOHLHAGEN, Prop. 107 West Cass St. Phone 11. Free Delivery. g LE0NA MILLS LUMBERCOMPANY S Lumber, Lath, Shingles and Dry Finish Luinl cr tf Doors and Windows of all Kinds. Yards on Lower Oak Street. g 'Phone 1411 ROSEBURG,. OREGON ATTENTION Flour has nearly doubled in price. We sell B R E AD at the same prices and it is the best. CooKies, buns, cinnamon rolls and doughnuts 10c Per dozen. Pies 10c each. Our cahes are the best. CHURCH BROTHERS CASS STREET j j PHONE 357