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k n uu: m l. ni 1 1 r - - m rz more um ucuer r ounry onouia oe lept in Back Lots, Suburbs and on the Farms, and More Commercial Poultry Plants Ought to Be Established in Salem District ilG FD1 EGGS ID MARKET IS MIT PART OF P0I1L1W SUCCESS once. io hen. regardless oi age or breed, should he kept afer you have found out that she will not pay a Drofit. Cnck hirrl. nm wanted as breeders should be I after them myself. Wire-enclosed Tnner' Bulletin 1112 of thej t em her. all hens culled out or dis- Department if Agriculture carded as poor producers or non- H "Colling tor fcgfis and Market producers should be marketed a IT written in simple terms tor the Lrfnner.and specially for mem wn of the boys and girls poultry dobs. Following are some of the Wr2udiif Ilns'that are sick. k. Inactive, lacking in rigor, Innr eaters, with shrunken, hard. Ell or whitish-colored comb; St. thick stiff pelTlc bones that Irs do together; small spread .distance between rear end of ked and PlTlc lnes; full, hard or firm abdomen; or those that lore molted or begun to molt In ABfMt or September, Keep ta nta mai are neauiiy, vigorous, actife, good eaters, with BlntnP, brUnt-red combs; large. EStW tbln. pliable pelvic S:.- .nreid well apart; a wide 1 Zgmi between pelvic bones and lJearendof keel;; large, soft, pll- DM ou"' lor molting In August or Septem ZT la breed with yellow legs indikla th eM kept hou,(l al (how- pale or white legs and p or white beaks and veut3. JUrkrting Suggestion As rekins lay "heaviest from January to June. They sometimes lay un til fall, hut not usually. The eese lay from February to June, if not allowed to set until after the last laying. Kegs from stock two years old or older hatch better than from younger stock, and the gos lings are monger, too. I set the eggs under Plymouth Hock hens; usually five goose eggs or eleven duck eggs are enough. The hens will raise the young very successfully, if al lowed to do so. But I usually take them from the hens and look Ami and Cocks As soon a the culling la finished, which ihoold be during August and Sn- marketpd immediately after the hatching season is over. Cockerels All cockerels raised each season except those selected to keep for breeders should be eaten, canned or market?d Just as soon as they are lar;?e enough. If the chicks are hatched early the cockerels should reacn broiler size ln'; June or July, when there is a goipd demand nd prices are high. jCockerels saved for breed ers should be vigirous, strong, ac tive and alert, and those that have grown 'most raidly and are the best developed. If a bird does not possess these qualities he will not make a, good breeder. Pullets Pullets thai are weak, undersized, and poony developed should be eaten, canned or mark eted, as they will not make profi table producers; but no thrifty, well developed pullets should ever be disposed of In this way, for It Is these, pullets when kept for layers and breeders that will net the greatest profit. IB GEESE A PROFITABLE PART OF THE POULTRY MR caces are good to keep them in, as they can be moved to fresh grass every day. and being enclosed by wire on all sides, they are -safe from cats and hawks. Until they are feathered, the goslings should not be allowed to play in the water or mud, or be left out in the spring rain. They are easily chilled, a fact that is surprising to the average person who thinks it is their nature to be in the water. It's all right after they are feathered but not before. I put mine in boxes for the night. and if the weather is cold, bring them in the house and heat the boxes by means of a fruit Jar filled with hot water and covered with an old stocking. But they grow ro rapidly that they are soon in-. dependent of artificial heat The third morning after hatch- ng the goslings and ducklings are fed for the first time. Feed five times a day at first, then mree times, and rinaiiy twice a day. Finely ground grains, bran, and shorts mixed crumbly with milk compose a good ration. Meat scraps may be gradually added. and will aid in quick growth. If ducks and geese are wanted for early market, they should be fed four times a day. Of course, green food, grit and water should be supplied in abundance. If one is not particular as to Quick growth This Cool Moist Climate is Particularly Adapted to These Fowls, and There is a Rapidly Growing Inter est in the Breeding of Them in the Salem District. (By Mrs. W. Harvey Crawford) Tbert are many successful poultrymen in the vicinity of Sa lem, u the mild climate is most tollable for the industry. Besides the Urge poultry plants, nearly very farmer'a wife keeps a large Dock ot hens which a'dd materi ally to the family income. I. too, km my flocks of . Barred Rocks asd Wkite Leghorns, but my es pecial Interest Is centered in ducks and geese. This cool moist cllmit l particularly adapted to these fowls and green grass, bugs ui worms, which form a large V put Of their living, are plentiful. Best of the year. I am pleased to lot a greater Interest in these titer fows each year, as there in more flocks to be noted In a hft trip about the country than tbert were several years ago. lay farm woman misses a great opportunity for pleasure and pro fit if she does not keep at least a few ducks and geese. I keep ,both the Toulouse and the Emden geese and the Pekin tad Pencilled Runner ducks. Fron 'here I am sitting I can see the Pekin ducks bathtng In the creek and I love to watch them. I think til vtter fowls are beautiful, and would keep a few, even though I made no profit from them, just for their artistic value. The Em den geese with their snowy plum age, bright blue eyes, and bill, shanks and toes of bright orange are almost as nanasome as swans The Pekin ducks are lovely, too. I do not keep the Rouen duck, on account of it being a little diffi cult just now to have so many sep arate ranges, but I do admire their rich mallard-like plumage. and hope to have them some day The big. gray, Toulouse geese look so thrifty, comfortable and house wifely that they always remind me of the old nursery song: "Go tell Aunt Abbie, Go tell Aunt Abbie. Go tell Aunt Abbie Her bid gray goose is dead. One she's been saving. One she's been saving. One she's been saving. To make a feather bed." The Pencilled Runners are great egg machines, the Leghorns of the duck breeds. In fact it was the heavy laying Pencilled Run ners of Australia that first started the egg-laying contests, now so popular. The Runners lay throughout the- year, while the and heavy weight, after a few weeks the goslings can get along nicely with a very little grain, providing they have plenty.of pas ture. It forced for early market, both ducks and geese will be ready to eat at eight or ten weeks of age. Geese and ducks can be picked several times during the summer. The old custom was every six weeks and that is a good rule to go by, but sometimes it seems a little too often. If the feathers show blood at the ends, they are not ripe for plucking and it should be deferred until they come out clean. Expensive houses are not re quired for either ducks or geese. Just a rude shelter is all that is required in this climate. To one accustomed to the tiresome spray ing, dipping or dusting necessary in caring for chickens, the free dom from vermin which is charac teristic of ducks and geese, is much appreciated. In closing, let me tell you of an Incident that occurred a few days ago which I thought was pretty cute. Two of my little nephews were visiting me, Willard, aged 6. and Roy, 5. They had just come in from out of doors and were telling me of the big- gray goose they had seen on the nest. They had heard eggs called "cackle fruit." and Willard said: "That goos'll lay some cackle-fruit, won't she Aunt Dora?" Before I could answer. Roy said, as quick as a flash, "No, she won't. Wil lard. she'll lay goose-berries!" (Larkdale Poultry Farm. Sa lem Route 1, is the home of Mrs. Crawford, who kindly sends the above to the Statesman. The farm Is on the Tolk county side of the river, and the Crawfords have 250 acres devoted to high grade Guernseys. Berkshires and leg horns and. of course. Mrs. Crawford's ducks and geese. Ed.) ILLUSTRATED POULTRY PRIMER FIR BY UNCLE HE PRIED 1 In Plain But Tabloid Form the Boys and Girls and Older People Who Want to Get Into the Poultry Game Are Given Valuable Hints by U. S. Department of Agriculture. ra KEEPING IS ADVOCATED DY OUR UNCLE SAMUEL This Should Be Followed to a Larger Extent in Villages And Towns and City Suburbs, in the Interest of Re ducing the High Cost of Living and Providing More Nutritious Food. V' : , .-. - i , J: . - I 4 . v ' " The ever popular Rhode Island Red, a prize winner at the Portland Show, owned by W. IL Mead, Portland. DATES OF SLOGANS IN DAILY STATESMAN V (In Twice-a-Weck Statesman Following Day) WMberrles. Oct. 7. frniiei, Oct. 14. 6l,rTla. Oct. 21. Oct. 28. rutrU, Nov. 4. J'Unau. Nov. Ji. "lrberrtes, Nov. 18. Wet, Nor. 5jF,. fPberrles. Dec. 2. 30. Doc. 9. cows, Dec. 16., rrt. Jan. 6. 1321. '""eDe: It Tries and Currants, Jan. JTVJn. 20. f.Jan. 2 7. J8 0"". Feb. 10. Jtees. Feb. 17. March 3. March 10. March 17. fiZl! ,h,Kways. March 2 4. ICOU. M.rrr 31. April 7. V"u,s, April 14. ur,. April 28. , DruR garden. May K. Sugar beets. May 12. Sorghum. May 19. Cabbage, May 26. Poultry and ret Stock, June 2. Land, June 9. I hydration. June 16. Hops, June 23. Wholesale and Jobbing, June Cucumbers, July 7. Mora, July 1 4. City Ilcaiitiful, flowers and bulbB. July 21. Srhopls, July 28. Shorn. Auc. 4. National Advertising, Auf. 11. Sfod. Auk. IX. Llvr-Btork. Auk. 25. Autofnollve Industry, Sept, 1. C.raln and Oraln Products Sopt, s. Manufacturinc Spt. 15. Woodworking and other things. Kept. 22. Paper Mill, Sept. 29. (Hack copies of Salem Slogan editions of The Dally Oregon Statesman are on hand. They are for sate at 10c ia. mailed to any addreu.) The United States Department of Agriculture publishes Farmers' Bulletin 8 89. revised up to, Janu ary of this year, on "Dack-yard Poultry Keeping." It Is a very use ful bulltein. A few excerpts fol low: In every household, no matter how economical the housewife, there is a certain amount of table scraps and kitchen waste which has feeding value but which, if not fed. finds its way into the garbage pail. Poultry is the only class of do mestic animals which is suitable for converting this waste materi al, right where it is produced in the city, into wholesome and nu tritious food In tne lorm 01 eggs and poultry meat. Each hen in her pullet year should produce 10 dozen eggs. The average size of the back-yard flock should be at least 10 hen. Thua. each flock would produce In a year 100 dozens of eKf?s which. at the conservative value of 35 cents a dozen, would be worth 13.-.. By keeping a back-yara poultry flock the family would not only help in reducing the cost of living but would have eggs of a quality and freshness which are often difficult to obtain. Remember the eegs produced by the back-yard flock cost very little, as the fowls are fed largely upon waste materials. Advantage of Home Poultry The keeping of a pmall flock of laying hens on a town or village lot or in a city back yard Is an im portant branch of poultry breed ing. Though the value of the product from each flock Is small of Itself the aggregate Is large, j The esrg and fowls from such a j own land and an occasional chicken dinner is relished by everyone. Where conditions render It feasible and cheap, small flocks of poultry should be kept to greater extent than at present by families in villages and towns and especially in the suburbs of laree cities. There Is no necessity for the poultry flock to become a menace to neighbors. If the dropping boards are cleaned daily and the houses and yards are kept in reasonably clean condition there will be no annoying odors. The male bird need not be a nuisance. Unless It is intended to hatch chickens from the flock it is unnecessary to keep a male bird. The fact that there Is no male in the flock will have abso lutely no effect on the number of eggs laid by the hens. If it is de sired to mate the hens and to hatch chicks the male bird should be disposed of jus4 as soon as, the hatching season Is over. This 1 desirable not only to eliminate noise, but also to save the feed that the male would eat and to produce infertile eggs, which keep much better than fertile eggs and consequently are superior for pre serving and for market. It is a mistake to overstock the available space. For a flock o 20 to 25 hens a space of-not less than 25 by 30 feet should be available for a yard; allow on the average 20 to 30 square feet per bird. The best way for the city poul try keeper to procure stock is to purchase It In the fall. An effort should be made to obtain pullet rather than older hens. IVactical Pointer Keep the hens confined to you Farmers Bulletin 1040, publish ed and furnished Tree by the United States Department of Ag riculture, Washington. D.C., and revised up to March of this year is entitled the "Illustrated Poul try Primer." and it is intended to give the fundamentals underlying the production of poultry, and is especially for beginners. It wouia oe a good thing for beein- nr 10 secure a copy of this bul letin. The Salem slnmn prints below a few brief excerpts from it. Beginners are urged to keep but one variety of a breed of fowls. There is no best breed of poultry. Select the breed that suits your purpose best. Care should be taken to obtain healthy, vigorous stock. Be sure that the male bird at the head of the flock is standard bred. The general-purpose breeds are best suited to most farms where the production of both eggg and meat is desired. The four most popular representatives of thf class are Plymouth Rock, Wyan dotte. Orpington and Rhode Is- ana nea. All these breeds, with the exception of the Orpington are of American origin. ' If. ji. i no mediterranean or egg breeds are best suited for the pro duction of white-shelled eggs. Representatives of this class are bred largely for the production of eggs rather than meat production. Among the popular breeds of this class are: Leghorn, Minorca. An- cona and Adalusian. The meat breeds of poultry are primarily kept for the production of meat rather than for the pro duction or eggs in large quanti ties. Representatives of this class are: Laneshan. Brahma Cochin and Cornish. When the breeding flock is con fined to a yard, the size of the mating should be 1 male to 10 or 12 females. Whn allowed free range, the number of females can be increased to 20 or 23 with good results. Chicks should not receive feed until they are 36 hours old. For the first three days chicks may be fed a mixture of equal parts of hard-boiled eggs and rolled oats or stale bread, or stale Dread soaked in milk. When bread and milk are used, care should be taken to squeeze all the milk out of the bread. From the third or fourth day commer cial chick feed may be fed until the chicks are old enough to cat wheat screenings or cracked corn. For additional information on incubation and brooding, request farmers' Bulletins 585 and 624. farmers lose s45.uuu.uuu an nually from bad methods of pro ducing and handling eggs. One third of this loss is preventable. because It is due to partial batch ing of fertile eggs which have been allowed to become warm enough to begin to incubate. The ooster makes the eggs fertile. The fertile egg makes the blood ring. You can help save the $15,000,000 lost from blood rings by keeping the male bird from your flock after the hatching seas on is over. The rooster does not help the hens to lay. He merely fertilizes the germ of the egg. Keep the nests clean; provide one neBt for every four hens. Gather the eggs twice daily. Keep the eggs in a cool, dry room or cellar. Market the eggs at least twice a week. Sell, kill or con fine all male birds as soon as the hatching season is over. When possible it is advisable to trapnest the layers. For plans showing the construction of a trap nest, send for Farmers' Bulletin 682. "A Simple Trap Nest for Poultry." Produce the infertile egg. They will withstand marketing condi tions much better than fertile eggs. Xlne Knsentlal Features for Pro fitable Poultry Keeping 1. Keep better poultry; standard-bred poultry increases pro duction and improves the quality. 2. Select vigorous breeders; healthy, vigorous breeders pro duce strong chicks. 3. Hatch the chicks early: early hatched pullets produce fall and winter eggs. 4. Preserve eggs for home tise: Preserve when cheap for use when high in price. 5. Produce infertile eggs: They keep better. Fertile eggs are ne cessary for hatching only. 6. Cull the flocks: Eliminate unprofitable producers and reduce the feed bill. 7. Keep a back-yard flock. A small flock in the back yard will supply the family table. 8. Grow your poultry feed Home grown reed insures an available and economical supply. 9. Eat more poultry and eggs: Poultry and eggs are highly nu tritious foods. there are many others that could; be chosen and all could be made: a source or profit as well as a pleasure to their owner. Many: youngsters are keeping the inter esting guinea pig for a pastime and profit, some raising canaries and find they pay well. The breeding of pheasants is made a successful specialty by some; in fact some of the most successful breeders of today commenced their business first as a hobby or fad, later finding profits as well as pleasure. None can suc ceed who are not willing to properly care for any undertaking and generally those who stick to It are those who make the great est success eventually. The old taaxim applies that what Is Worth doing at all is worth do ing well! And after all is said or done, whether profitable or jtrtherwise, the educational feat ures are assets that sooner or later may be of more value than they appear to be now; and If you know anything that will help iny one, even though they may be competitors, do not hesitate, but in the fullest measure help and assist them as you may not have the opportunity again; and remember you only pass through Ibis good old world but once, and any good you do in passing will he credited to you and your memory. STMIDIDBRED POULTRY IS BEST FOR MANY REASONS SAYS OUR UNCLE SAMUEL Farmers' Bulletin 1111 by the: United States Department of Agfj rlculture. on "Management of Growing Chicks." is published largely for the benefit of begin J ners, with especial reference t, boys' and girls' poultry clubs. Th4 concluding paragraphs are as fol lows: f Keep standardbred poultry. Standardbred poultry is more uniform in size, type and color, i Standardbred poultry is more. attractive In appearance and ap peals more strongly to purchasers Of stock and eggs, j Standardbred poultry offers greater combination of practical and utility qualities suitable to the needs of the farmer and poul try keeper. j Standardbred products are more Uniform in quality, are In greater demand and bring better prices. : Standardbred poultry means greater success and better profits. THE DAY OLD Hi BUSINESS IS 6B0S M SALEM DISTRICT I One of the Most Prominent Men in That Line, Mr. C. N. Needham, Tells of the Advantages or That Brancn To the Rest of the Poultry Industry OF POULTRY AND PET STOCK, ALL STOCK MAY DE PET It Depends on the Individual Owner or the Individual Stock There is a Wide Range of Pet Stock That Will Respond With Pleasure and Profit to Good Treatment and Care. The fact that millions of baby: chicks are sold each year, and that comparatively few "eggs for batching" are now being shipped, emphasizes the convenience and economy of relying on the "ready; hatched" chicks. When a certain number of chicks are required, it is much. simpler, and cheaper, to order just the required number and re ceive them all. Instead of having but a fraction of the number you counted on, you can now havet by this method, all the chicks your brooders will hold, and you have none of the hatching' bother." The poultry keeper who buys his chicks has no Investment in in cubators, no problems of incubai tion; no necessity of maintaining breeding pens; no question of fer tility. Only one that Is in the poul try business can realize the import tance of the above, especially the man handling a large flock. Artificial incubation is an old custom. It was practiced by the Chinese and Egyptians centuries before the Christian era. Egyp tian hatcheries, which were little more tnan Dries; ovens neated 07. wood iires, were public institu- tions operated on a toll basis. Ideas on incubation have been imJ proved upon through the years flock may be produced at a rela tively low cost, because of the possibility of utilizine table wraps and kitchen waste which otherwise would be thrown away. A small flock of hens, even as few as slx or eight, should produce enough, where used economically, for a family of four or five per sons throughout th year, except during the molting period of the fall and early winter. By the preservation of surplus eggs laid during the spring and early sum mer this period of scarcity can be providedjor. The keeping of pul lets instead of hrns also will in jure the production of eggs at that time. Eggs are a highly nutri tious food and are so widely used as to be almost Indispensable, A prize pair of Silver Wyan dot tes, bred and owned by Henry W. Domes, McCoy, Ore. Don't keep a male bird. Hens j lay just as well without a male. Don't overstock your land. Furrhase well-matured pullets rather than hens. Don't expect great surreps In hatching and raising chucks un less you have had some experience and have a grass plot separate from the yard for the hens. P.uild a cheap house or shelter. Make the house dry and free from drafs. but allow for ventila tion. Fowls stand cold better than dampness. Keep house and yard clean. Provide roosts and dropping boards. Provide a nest for each four or five hens. Grow sorao preen crop iu the yard. Spade up yard frequently. Kffed table scraps and kitchen waste. Also feed grain once or twice a day. Feed a dry mash. Keep bens free from lice and j the house free from mites. Kill and eat the hens in the fall as they begin to molt and cease to lay. Preserve the surplus eggs pro duced during the cpring and sum mer for use during the fall and winter when eugs are scarce and high In price. Written by the Portland Seed Co. All stock may be termed pet stock, depending on the individu al owner or the individual stock. Some owners seem able to make pets of all stock, and some stock readily accept attentions and be come pets in fact as well as in name. Even White Leghorns, with extremely nervous and flighty characteristics, with some are as docile as Cochins all of which goes to suggest that treat ment does overcome timidity and lender all stock tractable and gentle. Reverse this treatment and mark the difference. The person who is ready to scare, kick or abuse any stock is avoided and shunned by stock that, if other wise handled or had better treat ment accorded, would certainly I uus-ui.ru, uaiaoDcu Ivir, well kicked by a crabbed, -irate owner or milker, cannot be counted on for a pail filler, and this can be well applied all down the line. Nearly all keep, or would like to keep, some live stock and all have a right to expect at least a fair return for their care and in vestment. Many are far more successful than others, apparent ly under the same conditions, but there is a difference in the in dividual, and in the treatment of the stock. There is no real reas on, neither is it apparent, why much better results are secured by same than by others, but it is a fact some can always .win out over others either in fruit or flowers, rabbits or poultry, sheep or hogs, and clear down the line until today we hare our kerosene and lastly our electric heated In. cubators which are proving such a wonderful success. Chicks should not be fed while the yolk of the egg ia being ab sorbed This takes at least two days, and we find that chicks tan go over three days without food. Modern transportation can cover considerable distance in this time, enabling the hatchery man to ship . a considerable distance. This season I. hare shipped day old chicks successfully to all parts , of Oregon, Washington, Idaho. Montana and California, and one or two to even Wyoming and Utah.. ; The hatching ot "day old chicks" is fast becoming an lm portant industry tn the Wlllam ette valley, and we who are ia this business hope to soon make Salem and the Willamette valley the .center of this branch ot the poultry industry not only of Ore- , gon, but of the northwest as well. To attain this goal, we need the hearty co-operation of every poul try raiser in this valley. . We have a wonderful opportunity here, and to attain, our goal we should "boost home products" and ''buy home products." C. N. NEEDHAM, Salem, Ore., June 1, 1911. PERMIT n be better tempered and prove ! it is the same, bo evident is this, more profitable to owner or nan-j and under the same conditions. d!er. Does it pay? This ques- j that to the individual who does tion can only be answered by re-1 beat out the others is entitled nlvinir. undoubtedly all live stock the credit. Many who would like to keep stock of some kind can not, ow ing to limited quarters: but nearly everyone, even in cities can keep a few chickens or rab- , 1 : . . . 1 : . 1 1 1. mi returns if the approacn nan i ns- miner suuuia prove proii- hv the Scared or " !"- iy iicu iui. yuar- resj.ond better to good treatment than ill treatment. Likely you have seen some shrink from the approaching owner when it would be more profitable and bring bet tT Keen welcome sullen individual. Scared poultry show bad ef fects in depreciated egg yield. A ItlSHOP DFAD PARIS, May 3 1 . Monsignor Emmanuel Jules Marbeau. bishop r t tha H lrwnan r f lla hv A 4 rx ' - 'ii -iiwi- nv " 4a T U - . U I T I IU day. He wag born in 1844. J Kansas. A famous 304 Egg White Leg horn hen, a product of the Quisenberry poultry experi ment farm at Leavenworth, ters should be sanitary and com frrrtable even if space is limited. Hens can be fed for less than 1 cent a day even if all feed is bought, and less when table scraps are included that would otherwise be wasted. Tho egg basket should never be empty Also if a Garden Is part of the home grounds, weeds and waste can be fed and turned into eggs Rabbits can be accommodated in much smaller space than poul try and returns are rapid, and If market conditions are at all good, prorits are n,,lrK and sure, many now preferring young fried rabbit to the great southern del icacy fried chicken. As a mat ter of cost a large part of . rabbit feed may be weeds or green stuff gathered from the roadside and when supplemented by grain, a I quick and rapid growth is j brought about with a minimum of cost, turning Into meat what would otherwise be a waste. While only two kinds of stock MERGER Ten-Million-Dollar Corpora tion Files Articles With Department The Oregon-Washington Can ning & Preserving company, new. ly organized $10,000,000 merger of the Oregon and Washington fruit preserving interests, yester day was accorded a permit to 0P1 erate In Oregon from the stat4 corporation commissioner. W. R.' Scott of Albany is named attpr ney-in-fact for Oregon. The company is organized nn dcr the laws of the state of Del a ware. The home offices of tho concern are at Puyallun, Wash, The Irvington Pharmacy of Portland yesterday filed with thd state corporation department a resolution increasing its capitali zation from $10,000 to $100,000. The Coos Hay Grocery compiny filed resolutions decreasing its capitalization from $40,000 to $20,000. The company is located at North Bend. Resolutions or dissolution were filed by the Sohm Manufacturing company of Portland, the Bowman Mortgage, company of Portland and the Hammond Abstract com pany of Oregon City. CSS M M PROTESTS CUT Company Says Decreases Ordered by Commission Not Justified Herbert Gordon Named On Board of Regents A protest against the recent decrease in gas rates lor Portlard and environs and a request for reconsideration of the ' case waa yesterday filed with the public service commission by the Port land Gas tc Coke company. Tbe company's letter avers that the reductions ordered by tbe commission are greater than Is warranted by the reduction in the cost of oil to the gas company. The company's protest points out that the change in rates haa greatly increased the company's accounting costs. Objection alao Is made at the part briquette sale play In the order. The order took li to consideration- revenues de. rived from the sale ot briquettes but not on tho basis the company would dcire. The compirv claims briquettes have dropped in cost since the commission's original order in the gas rate case ind that the commission has not consid ered tho fuel from this angle, i: Orders of the commission sub sequent to the original order in creasing gas rates have been pur suant to a clause In that order empowering the commission to reopen the case and reduce rates in event of a decrease in the cost of oil. Herbert Gordon of Portland, member of the state legislature, was yesterday appointed by Gov ernor Olcott as a member of the j board of regents of the University j of Oregon. He succeeds Llod L. Mulit of Portland who has resign ed, for tbe reason that he has ac cepted a position with a bank in San Francisco and will leave the state. Charles Paddock, the California champion sprinter, will sppear a3 a dramatist, tits pieces ougnt 10 have been referred to directly, have a good run. Our chick season clos es soon. Few Reds, Rocks, "and Leghorns on hand. Order now. C. iV. Needham 558 State