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HOME AND FARM MAOAZTNE SECTION"
A Weekly Page of Poultry Hints to You
Here Is a Department Full of Bright Ideas for Readers of the Home and Farm Magazine Section.
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When facta bump up against
theories, the truth will usually
out. Our agricultural colleges 3
are constantly bumping theories
Q hard with experience won
facts. In this connection an 3
3 expert at Oregon Agricultural
college here diseusses animal vs. 3
vegetable protein for poultry.
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THERE are a great many perplexing
problems in poultry feeding.
They are made more perplexing
te the average poultry raiser by the ex
ploiting of various and sundry feeds,
Ike merits of which are based wholly
n theoretical assumptions. We have
keen insisting for a number of years
tpon one point more than any other in
poultry feeding, and that is that tho
ken is a "meat eater. ' The knowledge
of this fact has been of great impor
tance in poultry fuelling, both for egg
production and flesh production. In
creased production of eggs has been the
result in no small degree of the feed
ing of animal foods. About every year
someone advocates or advertises a sub
stitute for animal food. Last year a
great many letters came to us asking
if soy bean meal would take the plane
of meat foods. It had been extensive
ly advertised as a substitute. Various
other foods of vegetable origin have at
one time or another been advertised to
take the place of animal food.
It js well known that for heavy egg
production or for the growth of chicks,
there must be a considerable propor
tion of protein in tho foods; that is,
the ordinary grain foods such as wheat
and corn do not contain enough of the
protein elements, it is also known that
meat foods such as commercial beef
scrap, cut bones or any kind of meat
foods with a large proportion of the
lean meat, are very rich in protein.
Commercial beef scrap contains about
60 per cent protein. That is, about half
the weight 01 the beef scrap is protein,
while wheat and corn contain some 10
to 12 per cent protein.
Inaccurate Claims Made.
It was first a question whether a
sufficient amount of protein in the
ration, irrespective of its source, was
not all that was necessary, or whether
such foods as beans, peas, linseed meal,
gluten meal or eotton seed meal, that
Bre rich in protein, would not give as
good results as the protein found in the
meat foods. Many to this day claim
that this is all that is necessary in face
of the fact that it has been thorough
ly demonstrated by experiment that
animal foods must be fed to poultry -in
order to get good results whether in
egg yield or meat production. A num
ber of experiment stations during the
last ten or twelve years have conduct
ed careful experiments on this point
and the results have invariably shown
that vegetable proteins will not take
the place of animal proteins.
The latest experiment on tnis point
was made at the New Jersey Station,
the results of which have just been
published. Iu this experiment it was
found that animal food was necessary
not only for the growing chiek and for
the broiler but for the laying fowl. A
poultry food, Hen-e ta, which has been
extensively advertised during the last
few jean mi a Complete, ration for
fowls, but which contains no animall
feed, was made the subject of a com
parison in New Jersey , experiments,
with a result wholly unfavorable to the
claims made for this food.
Theory vs. Fact
Xot only was it claimed for this food
that no animal food was required and
that it contained eaongh protein from
other soarees, which was all that was
required, but the claim was also made
that the phosphorus or bone-making
material was as effiaient when obtain
ed from inorganic or mineral sources,
Buoa as phosphate rock, as the same
Constituents obtained from animal
sources, each as ground bone. The ex
periments showed very clearly that
"phosphoric acid from an organic
source (animal bone) is much more ef
ficient than phosphoric acid from an
inorganic so ores (phosphate rock or
Een-e-ta),
Record Sheets For Eggs Needed to Know Results
Trap Nests Also Required by Poultry Raiser Who Wants to Be Able to Set Off One Hen Against
Another 0. A. 0. Specimen Sheet Shown Here.
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Pen No.
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'-HE POULTRY raiser who wants to
know accurately what his hens
aro doing requires trap nests and
a record.
Tho best type of record is entered up
every day immediately the band on the
hen's leg is examined, so that her num
Fright and Worry
Affect Laying
rMAY BE news to many farmers, or
even poultrymen, to know that hens
"hold up" their eggs just the same
as a Jersey cow will hold up her milk
when sho gets a bit stubborn or ex
cited; but it is so. Just let a farmer
chase the hens from the cornfield or
garden, set the dog on them, or throw
clods and yell at them, and watch the
result. Where the evening gathering
showed a dozen or fifteen eggs, not
moro than seven or possibly b!x will be
found, and the poor hen is accused of
"stealing her nest out" somewhere. It
takes three days of care to get the eggs
record back to normal.
Do not allow visitors to enter the lay
ing house nor their children to prowl
about the nests. If strange dogs are
bent upon investigating the henyard
their hide is worth something, but give
the hens quiet peace at all costs. Often
successive or severe fright will result in
dead germs, and then the egg is utterly
useless for setting.
Necessity of Spraying.
In the State of Iowa, during this
last summer, orchard spraying demon
strations were carried on in five dif
ferent counties. The number of sprays
varied from one to four times. As a
rule very good results were obtained
from three sprays. The meetings held
at picking time, "demonstrated to the
farmers present the necessity of spray
ing. Dsnt shrn live itoultrv in underbred
crates. It is eruel, poor business policy
and unlawful.
As to why the animal fnod or the
mineral mterial"frm animal emire-ie
are more valuable, in pwiUry feeding
than the samo constituents obtainont
from other sources, is not known, but.
the fact has been sufficiently demon
strated by practical exporimnnt. Tlieo
retical assumptions will nnt tnk Hj
place of actual dVmontrtii.
ceesful poultry feeders who have wou
their success by using animal foods will
not be influenced by claims sueh a
have been put out for the articles men
tioaed, and charged their rations t
their fiuaacial loss..
HATCHto April 29 1912,
Vawity
ber can be determined. As the hen is
released from the trap nest she is
credited with her egg.
The illustration above shows the daily
record of hen O. 521 at Oregon Agricul
tural Colloge, Corvallis, Oregon. C. 521,
Want A Position
Being ready when the oppor
tunity comes is what counts for
succisb. There is a big demand
for BEHNKE-WAXKEB trained
bookkeepers, stenographers and
telegraphers.
Right hundred and forty-one
different firms called on ns for
help since August 1st. There is
o quicker, Burer way to secure
remunerative employment and
future sueeess than to secure our
dinloina.
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BUSINESS OOLLBOft
t M. Walker, Pres. Portland, Ore.
VACUUM CLEANERS
Hand Power & Electric.
Prom 1(14.00 up Agents Wanted.
W. L. BENTLEY ft CO.
14th and Washington Streets.
Portland. Oreeon.
Only Vacuum Cleaner Store in Oregon.
TYPEWRITERS
RENT a Typewriter from the naitnfaeturere,
15 for three mmitha; Remington No. S or
No. 7: 8iaith Premier, Wo. i or No. 4; viaiblf
ili-nillfftnit. MmAj-fh ftmith Piml,w Sa n.
month drlirttrrd anywhere. Rebuilt machinee
iulii on faer parnenta.
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FREE EGO-OASES.
V. ii. HrtbmMn A Oo, paid up capital 10,
00(i, wttsblishnd wft.t .100 more farm-
Tf! rw Tvguisir whijiprtri of frvnh egt each
wiwlt ftjui ifriJ s.ul frM on n'fnient, by mon
Mftninff IhU j.ftpur, iw Rjfjp ciue. Highott
mark' prici gumutd. "Writ tMay. Ts.
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P. If. SOHMALZ & CO.
lift Trout Btrfiot, FurUwwJ, Orogtn,
BABY CHICK!
,Hr Slrair, ?.Ofif) Y.'t ti Hoi -k Vay and June, at a Bponial Price of
3 NCXE COMB WHITE LFGHORNS tlO.OO per 100.
kai woriiacfi Iiium, X punta) briag our aaleamaa to your nail box.
I. D. CASEY & SONS Rout 1, WalUburg, Waihington
Fowi. No. C. 521
it will be remembered, made tho reeorfl
of laying 303 eggs in one year.
At Corvallis, a weekly record sheet
is maintained at the poultry house.
These sheets are entered up on annual
records such as the one above.
Poultry and Veal Wanted
Also Dressed Heat, Batter Eggs
sad Fruit
Potatoes and Onions in Quantity.
Cash Beta mi Daily Bank Refarenoa,
BURNETT SON"
143 Froat Street. Portland, Oregwa.
mane iour Doy
Happy
Let him play in overalls
with never a care in the
world and you will make
him a healthy, happy boy.
Be sure to buy htm
Two-Hone Brand
Overalls
The kind that is made
for comfort and long wear.
'T FREE Vr
Maim By
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SafiaacSeee
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At Large Profile. An Artlele of Oreat Murit
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Portland, Oregon. Bos 1071
Cash Register Bargains
Onr prices sboat half ether dealers. We
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. We wm sen yen
HIGH GRADES- REGISTERED COWS
and loan roe the bum to boj them with.
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