HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Late Inventions and Appliances
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SHOVELING coal from an ordinary
box Is difficult work, as every
one who has had to do It will agree.
This sketch shows a better way.
There are two boxes, one large and
" J-
narrow, the other nearly square, and
in the corner formed by the two Is
a shallow box, only a few inches
deep. The side of one and the end
of the other are partly cut away, and
the coal is easily reached by remov
ing the loose boards, shown in the
drawing. Any coal which falls out
drops in the shallow box. It Is a
good plan to keep different sizes of
coal in each large box, mixing the
sizes in the shallow box as desired.
STOVK BLACKING BRUSH.
THE newest kind of stove brush is.
a combined brush and blacking
reservoir which does away with much
unpleasant work.
The reservoir
which holds the
liquid blacking Is
attached to the
back of the
brush, .serving
also as a conven
ient handle. Af
ter the desired
quantity of
blacking has been
poured on the
stove top it is
smoothed around
by means of a
dauber which is
at one end of the
combination. Af
ter this the brush is put Into use,
and the polishing operation is per
formed without soiling the hands or
clothes.
Holds Screw-Driver.
The little Invention shown here
was made to keep a screw-driver
from slipping. It is a clip with jaws
that fit over the head
of the screw. The
screw-driver is Inserted
into the spring of the
clip and the screw Is
driven in the ordinary
way. Then the clip Is
taken off. Anyone who
has observed how a
screw-driver persists in
slipping in or jumping
out of the slot of a
screw will wonder why
such an Invention was
not Hiought of before.
When the driver is
pushed down It Is held
securely in position be
tween the springs, and the end can
nut slip out of the slot.
The Strongest Cable.
All records for cable strength were
surpassed when In a test at Lehigh
University recently a section of a
new steel rope, now In use by an Iron
company at its mines, withstood the
pull of a giant testing machine up to
751,600 pounds. This was a part of
the longest and strongest hoisting
cable in the worid, which Is employed
at the mines for lowering trains of
50-ton capacity cars down a steep In
cline for more than a mile In length.
Tesls of a similar cablo used daily
for 20 months showed a strength of
170 tons.
Wind Shield for Cigars.
A wind shield for lighted cigars
bus been patented by a New York in
ventor. It is the form of a thimble
or tube closed at its outer end and
fitted loosely over Hie lighted end of
the cigar so as to leave passage for
the air.
Notts of Invent Ions.
Two Oregon Inventors have pat
ented a garment for cold weather
wear that includes coat, hood, mit
tens and slippers, all of which are
filled with electric wires supplied
with current from a storage battery
to warm the wearer.
To guide a key to a keyhole in the
dark there has been patented a V
Bhaped strip of metal to be fastened
to a door, with the point surround
ing the hole.
t
A new dustpan that a woman has
patented has the handle on one side,
and in front a guard plate over which
dust Is brushed into a pocket section.
A ladder consisting of a single rod,
bentJto form hand and foot holds, has
been Invented by a New York man.
For the blind there has been In
vented a watch with the hours
marked by raised dots and dashes
that can be read by the sense of
touch.
The tinea of a recently Invented
fork are diamond shaped, Instead of
flat. The Inventor claims that this
fork can be much more easily cleaned.
A phonograph Is built Into a new
alarm clock to awaken a sleeper by
playing his favorite tune Instead of
ringing a bell.
One shock of corn that stands up
straight and la securely tied at the
top is worth more than two shocks
that are loose and twisted out of
shape. Don't forget that we would
give our noses a rather sharp upturn
if moldy food was brought to the
table.
Aeromotor Car.
After working 13 years, William
A. Sharpe, a mechanic of Denver,
Colo., Is completing a passenger-carrying
machine which Is designed to
sail in the air like an aeroplane, to
run on the land like an automobile,
to travel the surface of water or to
be used as a submarine boat.
Sharpe is confident that his "aero
motor car," as he calls it, will be a
success. He says it is constructed
on well-recognized principles, but Just
how he has done It Is a secret. All,
that Is known is that the entire ve
hicle Is built of pressed . steel and
aluminum. It is designed to carry
four passengers, but the Inventor says
it may be constructed for many more.
As to the speed, he says that will be
from 30 to 300 miles an hour.
Practical Business
Of Poultry Raising
(i-ontlnuc-cl From Page 8.)
der such close confinement, and these
should not attempt poultry keeping
on any extended scale.
Then there Is always present the
danger of loss from epidemics of dis
ease, from incubators and brooders
going wrong, from thieves and nat
ural enemies of feathered life. Fur
ther, such matters as the weather and
prices of feed, over which the indi
vidual has no control, affect results
and the returns secured.
Summing up the whole matter, the
advantages more than offset the
drawbacks, and poultry keeping as
an exclusive occupation offers the
interested and competent worker a
steady job, where he is his own mas
ter, a normal, healthful life, a com
fortable living and an opportunity to
lay by a reserve fund for use in time
of need. I have no patience with
those who state that poultry farming
is a lazy man's business or a get-rlch-quick
proposition. It is neither,
Very few poultrymen make really
large incomes, and the same energy
and ability which will compel suc
cess in this line will bring a corre
sponding reward In other fields. But
it is a desirable occupation for those
who are interested in and enjoy It,
provided they are satisfied to stay on
the job and are willing to live quietly
and simply.
As a side-line, paying a fair profit
for the time devoted to it, as a hobby,
at otfee fasciuating and healthful,
as an adjunct to the home place,
keeping the family table supplied
with the best of food, poultry keeping
possesses great merit. It may be
successfully combined with other
work, making the worker more effi
cient In bis regular duties and adding
somewhat to his income. It may be
followed by business and professional
men as an outdoor sport or recrea
tion. It may well be taken up by
and other game birds and cage birds.
This definition may not be scientific
ally correct, but it is quite commonly
used. Therefore, poultry keeping Is
families, who have available space,
as one means of reducing living ex
penses. One may devote to the work
his whole time, or only a portion of
It, regulating the size of his estab
lishment in accordance with the con
ditions surrounding his particular
case.
In a broad sense, the word "poul
try" includes all feathered creatures
grown under domestication, as chick
ens, water fowl, pigeons, pheasants
a diversified Industry, and the poul
tryman may specialize In one or more
branches as his judgment and Inclin
ation dictate. So It happens that
there is but little standardization In
poultry-growing establishments, but
each Individual poultryman Is a law
unto himself, playing his game as
best suits him.
Fanciers and Vtility Brooders.
Roughly speaking, poultrymen may
be divided into two "Classes fanciers,
or growers of exhibition fowls, and
utility poultrymen, producers of table
eggs and meat. But there Is no sharp
line drawn between them. .The fancy
breeders afe striving to make their
beautiful' birds more productive, and
the utility breeders like to have uni
form and attractive flocks. It will
be a great day for the Industry when
the two lines are successfully com
bined and beauty-business stock
found on every poultry plant.
Most people who take up poultry
keeping have In mind the question
of financial profit to be secured there
from. So Oils very practical ques
tion Is heard on all sides: "What
amount of profit may I reasonably
expect to secure from my birds?"
Of course, this query is not easily
answered, and frequently when one
tells the truth he is not believed, since
so many fairy stories regarding al
leged enormous profits have been
widely circulated and generally ac
cepted. It is a very simple matter to
estimate huge profits in advance; it
is an entirely different matter to
make these dreams come true in prac
tice. Many inexperienced individuals
have been carried away by figuring
these paper profits and Invested large
sums in poultry plants that failed to
make good. The business is reason
ably profitable when rightly man
aged. If It were a sure thing, if
every one could make a huge success
of It, our markets would be flooded
and poultry products would sell at
ruinously low figures.
The Financial Returns.
Briefly, the returns as in other
lines of work vary according to the
extent of the operations and the abil
ity of the man. On general farms It
Is not difficult to make fowls pay a
net annual profit of $ 1 per head. On
commercial poultry plants, where
market eggs are produced, a profit of
$1.50 to $2 per head is commonly se
cured, and frequently this figure Is
exceeded. A friend of the writer
clears up from $2000 to $3000 an
nually from the growing of table
poultry. Many large duck farms pay
from $3000 to $10,000 profit per
year. A few fanciers, who have es
tablished good reputations as breed
ers of superior stock, are said to be
making from $5000 to $15,000 each
year. But it must be remembered
that these larger incomes are secured
only after years of work and a con
siderable financial investment.
Great as the poultry industry is
It is bound to grow in the future
But the individual poutrymnn whr
wishes to succeed must be prepared
to meet the conditions, must stud
his problems and work industriously
(Copyright, 1915. by Matoe-Menz Adv
Co., Inc.)
ORENCO'S
Remarkable Trees
Kurlowd Hod Check.
Merlin. Or., Nov. 9, 3914
I received my "Orenco Ttp" today,
and they are entirely satisfactory. It
does rae rood to receive such remakaol
treeti, packed In Ruch splendid shape, En
closed find check for 1231.50.
(Signed H. E. THOMAS.
We grow our own trees and guarantee
them to be In first -clasn condition in
every respect when delivered. If yoa need
any Fruit, Shade or Ornamental Trees, it
will be to your interest to communicate
with us.
We are the original Introducers of the
now famous Vrooman Fran que tte Walnut.
BEWARE OP IMITATORS! YOU CAN
NOT AFFORD TO TAKE CHANCES.
Ask for our free walnut literature on this
remarkable walnut.
We also have a fine stock of Italian
Prunes. Cherries, 2 -year-old Pearl, larre
Shade Trees and some very fine Berried
Hollies, as well aa all other lines of relia
ble trees. For Reliable, Dependable Trees
address
Oregon Nursery Company
Salesmen Wanted,
Orenco, Oregon.
Our Baby Chick
Hatchery
will start January 1. Place your order
now for chicks from high-bred WHITE
LEGHORN egg-producers. Some of
our birds have a record ot 280 eggs.
Cataloguo and prices on application.
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50,000 CHICKS
S C WHITE LEGHORNS
Why waste feed on scrubs and In
bred stock when you can get
chicks from pedigreed Oregon free
range. Trapnested. 175 eggs and
over for $12 per 100.
Agent for the
JUBILEE
INCUBATOR
World'. Brat.
HOI.BROOKS JUBI
I.KK HATCHERY,
141.', Jesaup St.,
Portland, Oregon.
Next week, Professor Stone
burn will tell exactly how to
make a start In poultry keeping,
the land needed and simple, prac
tical equipment.
MORE FOCITRY PROFIT THIS
YKAR.
More depends on keeping the birds
free from lice than anything else.
The old way of powdering the flock
takes time and is not effective.
Users of Llce-0 treat their birds but
twice a year and the results are al
most marvelous. Sold under a posi
tive guarantee of money back. Large
tube 60c postpaid. Circular free.
Llce-0 Co., 286 1-2 Washington
street, Portland, Or.
DI 1 f 17 LOSSES SURELY PREVENTED
ill 31 H Cutter's Blaakleg Pint. Low
LFJUXlVAL rlrl. fre,h. irllable; prernred bj
Western slorkmen because then pr.
m v twt wrier, other vaccines faili
I Iwi Write for tiooklet and tctimonlala.
T.l 10-dow pkge. Blaeklel Pills f 1.00
Mmd 4aa.w SO-dote pkge. Blackleg Pilll 4.00
Vso any lntector, but Cutter's best.
Tlie superiority of Cutt?r products ts due to oyer 1!
rears of spertallHng In vaccines and serums anly.
Insist an Cutter's. If unobtainable, order direct.
THE CUTTER LABORATORY, Berkeley, California.
WE AUK CASH BUYERS FOR YOUll
FOVLTRV, Kt.faS. VEAL AND
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HigheBt Prices Always Try Us
PATTKHSON A CO.,
M Front Street, Portland, Or.
Reference: Northwest National Lank.
540 Egg Size "Pioneer" Patented Incubator$15
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it Mp f it h !? equal payment of
30 iln men. We pay freight. Ship
on approval, t.uarantee the Pio
neer lo bo the highest class hot
water incubator in America bar
none. You to be the judpe BIO
KO It R you pay a cent. Write to
day for free 3?-pne cataloir. All
sizes. Prices lower than others
ask.
Pioneer Hatchery Co.
112 East Eighth Street
Los Angeles, Ca!.
niV fl r From Reds, per 100 J18.00
LJJ-. 1 KJl-tU Hpnvy Hocks, per 100 18.00
fi YJ 1 p7Q . White Leghorns, per 100 12.00
Vrf I 1 Vrf IViJ ' White Wynmiottes, per 100 18.00
Pacific Poultry Co.
105 Seneca Street, Seattle, Wimtalnsfon.