FOREST GROVE PRESS. FOREST GROVE. OREGON, THURSDAY. MAY 22, 1913.-
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THE STAR
THEATRE
Motion Picture Exhibition
The Press Poultry Department
C on du cted b y H . S. Canon, M a g a lia , Calif.
S en d questions fo r this department direct to
M r. Canon to insure prompt ansu'ers.
Marketing Poultry.
and trouble of grinding it, and
On many large poultry plants, enable it more quickly to digest
especially where the production ar)d assimilate the lood. The
Every Film A W inner
of eggs is the principal object, last meal, however, should be of
Drama, Comedy, Laujlftiter and Pathos
the hens are kept for two laying whole corn, which will keep the
seasons, one half of the flock be- digestive organs working most of
ing replaced each year,
the n>f?ht. If the last feed at
There are several reasons why ' ni&ht consisted of ground grain
the hens that have passed their the fowl would have it digested
period of usefulness and are to *n about two hours after going
be replaced bv pullets should be to roost, and during the remain-
turned off in the spring. First, der °f the time until daylight, or
consider the market. Current rather until the first feed in the
prices
for large hens in San morning, would be drawing on
Foundations, W alks, Curbing, Drains,
Francisco
range from $7 to $9 the supply of fat it had stored
C em ent W ork of all Kinds. E verything
per dozen, and for extra large during the day. And it is easy to
guaranteed from start to finish.
hens, $9 to $11 per dozen. This
that if half of what was laid
is $2 to $3 per dozen more than on during the day was used to
they would have brought two Reaerate heat during the night,
months earlier, and is more than *t would take twice as long to
they will bring a little later when Ret the fowl in prime condition
Forest Grove,
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the young stock becomes more a s would if none of the stored
plentiful.
j ^at was used. By feeding the
Then consider the price of " h°ie ^,rain atL niKbt we furnish
eggs. Latest quotations from i1 ie b n v .''r,tb beat f°rni'ng food
San Francisco show store eggs wh'ch " l11 •ast it all night.
to be worth 18J cents per dozen,
. ,°,y.t^e so^ ^eed’ mix one part
while select white eggs are 20 m,ddl,n*8- one part bran and two
cents. After paying the com- ,pat ts corn meab A considerable
mission merchant, for selling amount niay he mixed at one
them,
and paying the transporta- tline' b,lt on y vvbat the fowls
and you will save a lot
tion charges you will have left can eat up c'ean should be wet
o f trouble, worry and
about 15 cents, which is probably at one time, as it soon becomes
m o n e y . Much d e-
about what your local merchant foin ’n vvarm weather, and there
pends on the proper
would pay you. This leaves a 1S no surer way °f defeating
selection of your lum ­
very slim margin of profit. In your ob->ect than to feed so'"'
other words, it is costing nearly n'ux*;ure The fowls quickly lose
b e r —Strong, durable
as much to produce the eggs as | their appetite for the mash, and
dim ension and joist,
refuse to eat it. It should be
you are getting for them
good, sm ooth siding
Am Li/mUrfT>«rv
With their own market value mixed with just enough water to
that will take and hold paint, sound sh ingles and
at the maximum, and the value ma'<e it crumbly, and never slop-
sm ooth flooring, end m atched and hollow backed,
of their product at the minimum, Py- 11 should be fed in a trou«h
guaranteed to lay close.
certainly now is the logical time or on a c'ean board and the
to market the two year old hens, trough or board should be remov-
There are a lot of things w e can help you with
Then too, the room which has ed as soon as the fowls bave eat-
that will m ake your hom e a haven o f contentm ent.
been
taken up by these hens can en ,ab ^bey want, and any re-
L et’s talk it over.
be used to good advantage in \ maining tood scraped from it.
housing the young stock where
care^u* n.0*' to wet up more
space is limited. As soon as it fban they will eat. After feed-
is possible to tell the sex of the ' nti *wo or three time you will
young
fowls they should be seg- ^earn about how much they will
G eneral Contractors and Builders
regated,
and the pullets which ta^e at one feeding,
Council S t.
Forest G rove, Ore
are to be retained for layers
When the fowls aie ready to
should be given the benefit of be shipped, they should be grad-
the range, if any, whi'e the ed accor(b nR to size, and if it is
cockerels can be confined in the a m'xed dock according to size
house and yard and forced for and sex. Large hens shipped
with small ones will . be . paid
for
quick marketing.
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as
small
ones,
and
it
Unless the hens which are to as smab ones, and it is simply
Finest of Bread and Pastry Baked
be sold are in prime condition, throwing money away to ship
Every Day.
they should be fed a special fa t-; the two sizes together. Hens
tening ration for two weeks be- are grades as small, large and
W e sell 6 loaves of Bread for 2 5 cents
extra large, and the prices range
fore selling.
F re e delivery to all p a rts o f th e city
Since the object of feeding is to from $5.50 to $11 per dozen.
Pacific A ven u e,
Forest G rove
put on as much flesh as possible
The Napa Contest.
in as short a time as possible, a
broad ration should be used. In
The latest report from the
other words use a ration which Napa Laying contest shows Blom
is rich in carbohydrates and fats, & Son’s White Leghorns still in
particularly the latter, and pro­ the lead, and they have made a
portionately low in protein. And substantial gain over the next
since the more the fowl eats and highest pen. Their total at the
digests, the more rapidly it will time of the report was 244 eggs,
O ffices, w ith Forest G rove Press, H offm an Building.
take on flesh, the food given it with Lubben’s Barred Rocks sec­
Law O ffice, M. B. Bump, H illsboro. during the day should be ground ond with 219. Stice’s Barred
fine to save the fowl the time Rocks are third with 218, Strat­
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ton’s White Leghorn’s fourth
with 215, while Pearson’s Buff
Wyandottes have come up to
fifth place with 214.
Eggs for hatching are now be­
ing sold at reasonable prices
from any of the pens. This is
an excellent opportunity to get a
start in standard bred poultry.
The Best Pictures Obtainable
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want
to
sell
you an Elgin watch, because
we know it will keep tim e.
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A splendid w atch fo r men is the
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Forest Grove Planing Mill Co.
HOME BAKING CO.
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The Approach of Spring
is the signal for greater effort
in all lines of endeavor. Warm­
er and dryer weather means
greater activity in b u i l d i n g
operations. Now
Is the Time to Start
work on your new residence,
store building, barn or other
structure. When you are ready
to start
That New House,
get our estimates on all the ma­
terial you will require.
Willis-Place Lumber Co.,
Phone 024X . So. A Si., Forest Grove.
BELGIAN STALLION
“Ouragan” 3821
Handsome bay stud, Grand Champion, 3 years
old, State Fairs of California and Oregon,
champion yearling at the A. Y. P. This horse
has never been defeated in the show ring.
Fee $25.00 to Insure Mare in Foal
FOREST GROVE TRAINING PARK
Forest Grove,
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T h a n k a g iv i n g Favor*.
D ecorations fo r the T hanksgiving
d in n er tab le aro u se much In terest In
th e candy and p astry shops. T here
n ever w as such a variety before.
T h ree Inch turkey* c o n stitu te cnndy
boxes.
T here a re dolls dressed In
pum pkin colored paper from h at to
train . In th e ir hands they carry little
b a s s m ade out o f tin y pum pkins.
L ittle negro doll boys clap pum pkin
cym bal«; others guide autom obiles th a t
hav e pum pkin wheel*. L ittle pum pkin
coaches as ch arm in g as th e one th a t
carried C inderella to th e ball sta n d In
line w ith o th e r devices.
F ru it p lates a re piled w ith red ch eek ­
ed apples, grape«, b an an as, pears and
lem ons, each one of w hich Is a candy
box. C areful reproductions a re seen
In th e m am m oth ;>eanuts and th e m inia­
tu re lobsters, w blcb also m ake candy
boxes.
When you commence house­
cleaning don’t forget to kalsomine
the walls. The best at G. G.
• Paterson’s, Forest Grove. 18tf
Pacific Drug Company
T h e store of quality and right prices.
Everything as represented or m oney
refunded.
We fill your
prescriptions
right.
FRANK MERESSE,
Manager,
Forest Grove, Ore.