Vol. XLII.
Couvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Tuesday, April, 25, 1905.
NO. 33
THE CHINA PHEASANT.
An Article by 'Gene M. Simpson on the Char
acteristics of this Beautiful Bird. -
In the last number of the
Lewis and Clark Journal appear
ed a most interesting article on
the China pheasant. We regret
exceedingly that we are Unable
to reproduce the article entire,
but we have not the space ; to
grant, so must do the best we
can and the result is the iollow
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v Twenty years ago the late
Judge Denny imported from
China eighteen China RingNeik
or Torquatus Pheasants and gave
them their liberty in the Wil
lamette Valley, ;some fifteen
miles from Corvallis. Shortly
after, state 1 rwi w:re enacted
protecting these birds and they
are today the game bird of 'Ore-'
gdn; ' The grouse " and native
pheasant, once so plentiful in
this section, area thmg of ihe
fanner, not wishing to plow the
eggs under, sets nest and ail out
oa to the plowed ground, only
to be devoured by the hungry
crow. The crow is one of their
worst enemies, and strangely
enough, they seldom molest the
pheasants nest until the' eggs
are almost ready to hatch at
which time they will attack the
nest in great numbers. . The
pheasant will make a-brave effort
to protect her property, but
while one or two crows manage
to engage her in a combat a ,lew
feet from the nest, the others
dive down and destroy tne eggs.
However, in the face of all this,
each hen' will bring off three or
four broods of from thirteen to
seventeen young in a season, and
they have spread over (the state
and increased in numbers almost
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past, at least as far as the Wil
lamette Valley is concerned.
The latter - no doubt have been
driven back to "tall timber" in
the foothills by the pugnacious
China cock birds, who-are always
on the warpath against anything
that wears feathers- ' : w
A few years ago the State
legislature, in recognition of
Judge Denny's generous act, gave
these birds the name of 'Denny
Pheasants," but they are tnost
commonly known as the China
pheasant. They are, beyond a
doubt, the most prolific game
bird in existence today. Thou
sands have been killed by "pot
hunters" and others every year,
both in and out of season: eggs
and' young destroyed bv var
" mints, and in many seasons the
beyond Deuel, it is no uncom
mon' thing to - see them mingle
with the domestic fowls-, around
the barn yard. This is true,
however, more with - the male
birds, wher have been ? known to
mate with Leghorn v or Bantam
hens,- producing a hybrid . that
neither crows, cackles, lavs eggs,
or takes any apparent interest in
life wbatever.r When ; a China!
male and the csmmon dung-hil
cock ot tne wait' meet in
mortal combat, as they frequent
Iv do od the country farms, the
latter invariably gets worsted.
The great cartoonist, Homer
Davenport, whose old home, is at
Silverton, r Oregon, ' is a devoted
pheasant fancier, and has a col
lection exceeding . that of the
largest zoological garden a the
Willamette valley for so long a
time last summer, served the il
legal hunters a double purpose.
It enabled them to come nearer
their game and at the same time
shield them" from the farmers,
who are, for the most part, trying
to protect the game. -
As the pheasants feed princi
pally upon insects, the farmer
does not begrudge the little grain
they ; eat, most of which would
otherwise be wasted.- Some claim
that they will rid a garden of cut
worms without doing any materi
al damage. ; '
It is a safe estimate to say: that
four-fifths of the, farmers in this
part of the valley, where these
birds were first liberated, have at
some time attempted to rear., and
domesticate them. Several in
stances have come to my notice
where good-sized broods have
been hatched out and. allowed . to,
run around the barn yard with a
common hen for a mother, but as
soon as. they were of any age they
would suddenly disappear to the
fields, A recent article on pheasant
rearing' in an Eastern Journal
says they cannot be reared in cap
tivity unless fed on maggots.
This is a mistake. I, find-that
young pheasants ' do remarkably
well on .hard-boiled eggs choppea
fine, and." fresh ground meat,
crumbled with corn " meal,
eep them in tight " covered,
runs, in a drv place witn
plenty of sunlight, and have this
ason lost fewer pheasants than-
young chicks', in proportion to the
number hatched, - Among the
poultry fanciers there- are those
who are continually striving to
create new breeds. and the won
der is that more do not take
up pheasants. There is certainly
no bird living more . beautiful
than the male pheasant in lull
plumage.- They can be raised at
about the samd cost ai the smaller
varieties of chickens, and a finan
cial point in their favor is that there
will be no "culls." With ' prop-
care; and close attention they
are ;even naraier , tnaa. young
chicks, and, strange to say, stand
close confinement better. The
writer has been a breeder of fancy
poultry for several years, but ow
ing to the great demand for China
pheasants for breeding purposes,
fthe latter will be raised exel usively .
The. possibilities of the pheasant
industry are unlimited and may
become one of the industries of
this valley.
: Those wishing to pool their wool with
me caa do so by reporting tbe number of
LSeeces to me. I will ImDdle your wool
2nd soil to the highest bidder- and give
you what there is in it. SackB, fleece
aad twine for sale jby me at Kings
Valley. . - F.J. Chambkks. u
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late rains totally; destroy tlit
early broods' . The pheasant hen
frequently selects the open field
or meadow for a nesting place,
and will often stick to the nest
until run over,, . and invariably
crippled by the: moweri' When
plowing summer fallow, nests
are frequently ran into;": and? the
world. He is the . authority for
the statement that Oregon now
contains more China pheasants
ihan their native country, China,
regardless . of the fact that fifty
thousand were killed in t one day
last season in; tbisstate; j 'u;'
The destructive firesr that caused
the dense smoke to hang over the
Wool Pool."
: Will Interest Many.
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ranged. ' Foley's Kidney Cure will cure
kidney and bladder disease in every form;
and will build up and strengthen these
Organs so they will perform their fuctions
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diabetes if Foley's Kidney Cure is taken
in time.. Sold by Graham & Wcvthain.
Cheap Sunday Rates Between
; Portland and Willamette
Valley Points.
Low round trip rales have been placed
& effect between Portland and Willam
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Tickets will be sold -
. .SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS,
and limited to return on or before the
following Monday, ; -. - i
Rath to or From Corvallis. $3.00.
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Steamer Pomona, leaves Cor
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and Fridays, for Portland and all
way points. For rates, etc,;
call on " - , '
A. J. SHIRLEY, Agent.
Boats leave . for Portland and
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COR
VALL
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A Daredevil Ride
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Heating!
Cornice, Roofing, Guttering,
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F. A. Hencye
Upset on the Mountain.
Manfred Seits, one of Alseas
merchants, was in Corvallis last
week: and is reported to have had
quite a disastrous runaway while
on his return home, last . Thurs
day. A Mrs. Hammersley, whose
home is in Alsea, was accompan
ing Mr. Seits. "
While going down the west
slope of Alsea mountain, Mr.
Seits accidentally dropped one of
the reins. The team started to
run, ' and becoming "unmanage-1
able, the entire outfit, man, wo
man, horses, wagon and contents
went pell-mell over the grade.
Mrs. Hammersley was thrown be
tween the animals, and that she
should have escaped serious in
jury is miraculous, but she did.
Mr. Seits, too, came out ot the
fracas without' serious damage,
although the horses were scratch
ed up a bit and the waogn - was
slightly damaged. A couple of
young men, en route to 1 Corval
lis, chanced along at the right time
to be of great assistance iu right
ing things up and starting the
victims ot the runaway on their
journey home. ' It is needless to
state that there may yet be -'some
bars 7 of" " soap, . yeast cakes . and
other necessities scattered about
on Alsea mountain.
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Notice of Final Settlement.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, ad
minisfratrix of the estate of James M Wiikiosou,
deceased, h filed In the County Court of lienton
County, State of Oregon, her Final Accouut as
such administratrix, and that Monday, the 6th day
of 'Janet 1905, at the hour of two- o'clock P. M. has
been: fixed liy said Court u a time for bearing of
objections to said report and the settlement thereof.
Dated April XI, 1906.
. Sarah A. Wilkinson.
Admimstratrix of -the-ESaU of
; i- , . Janet L WilkinoilVdeEteea.
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