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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1928)
THE OREGON STATESMAN FARMING AND INDUSTRIAL MAGAZINE SECTION n A Chicken Canning Factory Would Be a Great Asset for Salem and the District, CHICKEN GAMERY WOULD BE GREAT ffl FOB OUR POULTRY HUM McMinnville Plant Used 20,000 Fowls Last Year and Will Use 40,000 This Year Employs Twelve People Now and Will Be Obliged to Increase Its Working Forces Steady Demand for the Products, Editor Statesman: Fred F. Smith, president of the Mioae Packing Co., McMinnville, Oregon, whose plant makes a specialty of canning poultry, was in Salem yesterday Interviewing the ponltrymen of this district and seeking to contract ror fowls, suitable for canning purposes, he having received several tons of poultry a month from this district last season. Mr. Smith informs us that while 20,000 fowls were used in his canning operations from the first of March to Decem ber of last year, he expects through his enlarged facilities to use at least 40,000 fowls in his canning operations this year, as he opened his plant for the season's run early in January this year much earlier than usual, and ex pects to run to capacity up to De cember first. There Is no doubt that after tflto season the plant will be operated the year round, as there is a constantly increasing demand for the fine product of this plant. The fact is, there is no canned chicken product on the market that will excel if even equal, this "Mione" brand of canned chicken products, there being a demand now especially for the "Mione Boned Chicken" and "Mione Chicken Broth" (soup), which this cannery is unable to supply, and the demand for the other canned II OF California Man Relies on the Sense of Touch in Handling Birds FRESNO. Cal., Mar. 17 (AP) Friends of Alexander Zisch say be is the best chicken doctor in San Joaquin valley. Every diagnosis is made by slowly passing his strong, sensitive fingers over the feathers, or listening to the feeble cluck of a sick fowl. He is blind. Twelve years ago, in the prime of his life, Zisch held the best job In a California sugar mill. A sud den explosion left him sightless. Today he moves about his small farm without a guide, operating a plant designed by himself and ca pable, of producing 1000 fat broil er at a clip and dozens of eggs daily. Every hen knows his voice and touch, for be taught them to eat and drink when they were baby chicks. His farm is a model of efficiency and sanitation. Competing with poultrymen rMORLEY'S Boys' and Girls' Shop Infants' and Children's Ready-to-Wear 227 North High Six Leading Varieties rrioM ejllem chicxxxozs Ptons 400 S&lcm, Or. 464 V. Cettaf Straat ram Si BLIND 8"' !30QI Which Are Superior in Quality chicken products of this cannery is nearly as large. It it said Mr. Smith has made a very liberal proposition to the citi xeng of Salem to move bis plant to this city, a more central location, and the matter is being considered by the Chamber of Commerce and other local interests.' From the fact that this cannery employs 12 people now and will find it necessary to increase Its working force greatly as the sea son progresses, it w-ill be seen that aside from the large sum of money brought to this community through sales of the product of the plant, no little revenue will be dis tributed in this city and district annually through the purchase of pooltrymen's surplus of market able poultry for which the highest cash price is paid, and also through the payroll of this lnsti stution. There Is no enterprise that would contribute more to ward the development and expan sion of the poultry Industry of this Salem district than the location or acquirement of the poultry can ning plant of the Mione Packing Co. at Salem. It is a "plum" worthy of the best efforts of any enterprising city or community to secure. W. C. CONNER. Salem, Or., Men. 15, 1928. who can see, the blind man Is a leader in his field, say those who come to him for advice. By lay ing the comb against his cheek be can tell whether a chicken is ill or well. He has trained his sense of touch to detect the nature of diseases. The slightest cluck gives keen ears a world of Information, and then, like a physician, he pre scribes the proper remedy. Neit to chickens, radio base ball reports and the drama are Zisch's favorite hobbies. He reads : Dickens, Mark Twain, and Shake speare In the Braille. It took him j only two weeks to master the ! raised code of 63 characters. , IFcamuPumeil Are the beet Investments for shade and profit. We carry hardy trees that will grow here in the Willamette valley. Also a foil line of fruit trees. PEACHES PEARS APPLES APRICOTS FRUITLAND NURSERY A. J. MATHIS, Nurseryman 174 So. Liberty Phone 377 CAPITAL CITY BEDDING CO. - 3030 Pacific Highway North PHONE 19 Phone or Write We Win Call First Class Renovating FEEDING Mil, S Ml BIG TURKS Use of Mineral In Turkey Feed Results In Bigger and Better Birds Little Tommy Turkey and all brothers and sisters are coming In for a goodly shareof attention these days becaas li the past few years we have found hat it is entirely practical and possible to raise Tommy, from a speckled turkey egg up to a nicey, browned Thanksgiving .dinner) and realised a handsome profit.. Proper feeding lrN,teen one of the big factors responsible for the rapid progress whtcl the 'turkey business has nvwJe, inf ae of the most Important considerations in feeding is thense i)fmlaeral8 to produce vitalityVaiil growth. Now let's see lVe'ran clearly explain Just wha minerals are. We shall suppose that all of us are thoroughly famHJar with the importance of vitamins to health and growth, even though science has failed to isolate and Identify them. Perhaps the reason for this failure is that vitamins do not exist as distinct elements, but are present as minerals and It is by feeding minerals that we bring their largest benefits to our turkeys. It is now known definitely that the various minerals )rt abso lutely essential to turkey health and by feeding. them we can great ly increase size, bone development and vitality. We also know that minerals are not present in the average farm feeding ration and must be supplied if the greatest growth is to be obtained. Now minerals may be divided into two classes, as follows: Acid minerals and alkaline minerals. Acid minerals are contained in foods that are high in protein, such as meat scraps and meat meal. A good mineral mixture will include the necessary amount of these acid minerals. The alkaline minerals, such as calcium, sodium, potassium, etc.. THE BEST . BROODER FUEL is Gasco Briquets Priced $17.50 Per Ton FOB Our Bankers No Ashes Clean Burning They're All Heat HILLMAN FUEL . COMPANY , Phone 1855 Yard Office 1405 Broadway are needed by the poults for bone, flash . and leather . development. And it is necessarv to feed alka line minerals to make it possible for the turkeys to digest ' and as similate the protein which is high in acid mineral content. Unless an abundance of alkaline fnin eral is supplied, digestve dis orders are sure to result. Therefore, if you want the best growth from your turkeys this season, be sure to feed alkaline minerals. It is better to feed too much alkaline minerals than not enough, as no harm will result and a great deal of good will be obtained. Not only will the feed ing of sufficient minerals produce better growth, but it strikes at the source of a turkey disease by building up vitality. Exhaustive experiments have proven that the birds which are fed a properly balanced ration which includes al kaline minerals have been health ier and more vigorous. An experiment was recently conducted with the use of min eral in the feed of turkeys. Three specimen flocks all of the same age and hatched from the same stock were taken. One flock was fed a commercial mash with 8 per cent mineral added. The typi cal chfck of this flock weighed 5 and three-fourth pounds at ttie end of the four months test. The average for the flock was 5 pounds each. Another one of the flocks was fed a commercial mash without minerals and the typical bird of this flock weighed 3 pounds at four months. The flock average was 3 pounds each. One flock was fed corn, water and milk only and weighed 1H pounds at four months with a flock average of Snat (Sfluctto ft ITlhie Mt TWO items, POWER and LABOR, make up 60 of the cost of producing farm crops. WITH a "CATERPILLAR" Tractor THESE TWO BIG ITEMS OF COST CAN BE CUT TO THE BONE. "Caterpillar" A ARE built to outwork and outlast all others and give the lowest cost per year of service. YOU can cut the cost of your farm operation, do more and better work, and make more money with a CA TERPILLAR 9 9 Tractor it New Low Price Loggers & Contractors Machinery PORTLAND SALEM BABT CHICKS AND HATCHING EGGS ' FvtMi Virirtti irm sarttt ttack 0rmrci4LLY tested axd ojtici- I. ALLY APP&OYKiX Oar pnoaa ara in lecerd with aur kih quality. On tm 34 Pf catalogs tall why. CUSTOM HATCHETO !. eaaoa wa fulta hatched 10.090 baby chicks. Wa klw haw to rrt beat retail with our 47000 eft 4mith Incubator. Lmt axparta do 7r work. LEE'S HATCHERY Psoas 13 IT? 1 XA pounds each. Another point in favor of feed ing minerals to turkeys, especially those hatched artificially, is th fa.ct that the feeding of minerals gives the necessary material taar eliminate crooked breasts. Tur key raisers have in many eases reported unusual results in elim inating this deformity. To get the most profit and satisfaction from raising turkeys,' it is also essential to keep themf free of worms. Good results ar obtained on most farms by worm ing twice a year, the first time when the turkeys are about eight weeks old. Young turkeys rnn-jj nlng on contaminated ground of ten have worms when a few days old. So every effort should be made to keep them on fresh pas-, tore. No one can expect to get the best results from the young turks if they do not control these internal parasites. There is no phase of the poultry -industry in which correct feeding" and proper sanitation play a more " important' part than in turkey raising. It is believed that a large part of turkey troubles can be corrected by feeding plenty of the necessary minerals and wormlng all stock. Tractors Company EUGENIC WON a' in ii ii i i a