HOME AND FA R M M AGAZINE SEC TIO N
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A W e e k ly P a g e o f P o u ltry H in ts to Y o u
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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
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g reat many le tte rs came to ua asking
i f soy bean meal would ta k e the place
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■ g»HE PO ULTRY raiser who w an ts to b er can be determ ined. As th e hen is it will bo rem em bered, m ade tho record
ta k e the place of anim al food.
know accu rately w h at hiy hens released from the tra p nest she is of lay in g 303 eggs in one year.
I t is well known th at fo r heavy egg ]
aro doing requires tr a p n ests and cred ited w ith her egg.
p roduction or for the grow th of chicks,
A t C orvallis, a w eekly record sheet
th ere m ust be a considerable p ro p o r­ a record.
T he illu stratio n above shows the daily is m aintained a t th e p o u ltry house.
The
best
type
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f
record
is
en
tered
up
tio n of protein in the foods; th a t is,
record of hen C. 521 a t Oregon A gricul­ These sheets are en tered up on ann u al
th e o rdinary grain foods such as w heat every day im m ediately th e band on the tu ra l College, Corvallis, Oregon. C. 521, records such as the one above.
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and corn do not contain enough of the
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pro tein elem ents. It is also known th at
m eat foods such as comm ercial beef
Scrap, cut hones or any kind of m eat
foods w ith a large proportion of the
lean m eat, aro very rich in protein.
Comm ercial b eef scrap contains about
fcO per cen t protein. T hat is, about half
th e weight in th e beef w rn p is protein,
w hile w heat mid enrn contain some 10
to 12 |>er cent protein.
In accu rate Claims Made.
I t was firs t a question w hether a
S u fficien t am ount of protein in the
r a tio n , irresp ectiv e o f its source, was
not all th a t was necessary, or w hether
ouch foods as beans, pens, linseed meal,
g lu ten meal or cotton seed meal, th a t
a re rieli in protein, would not give as
good results as the p rotein found in the
m eat foods. M any to th is day claim
th a t th is is all th a t is necessary in face
o f th e fa c t th a t it has been thorough
Jy d em o n strated by experim ent th a t
anim al foods must he fed to poultry in
o rd er to get good results w hether in
egi; yield or meat production. A mini
b er of experim ent statio n s during the
la s t ten or tw elve year* have conduct
ed carefu l experim ent* on tlii* point
and tho resu lts have in v ariab ly shown
th a t v egetable proteins will not tak e
th e place of ntiimal protein*.
The latest experim ent on th is point
Was made at the New Jersey S tatio n ,
th e results o f winch have ju s t been
published. In th is experim ent it was
found th a t anim al food w as necessary
n o t only fo r the grow ing chick and for
th e broiler b u t fur the lay in g fowl. A
pou ltry food. lie n e-ta, w hich has been
ex tenaively ad v ertised during the last
few y ears as a com plete ratio n for
fow ls, b u t w hieh contains no anim al
food, was mad* the su b ject o f a com
perison in New Jersey experim ents,
w ith a reeuIt wholly un fav o rab le to the
claim* made fo r thia food.
Theory va. Fact.
N ot only wa* it claimed for thia food
fb .it no anim al food wa* required and
«hat it con tain ed enough protein from
e th e r source«, which was nil th a t was
required, hut th e elaim w as alse made
«bat the phonphorus or hone m aking
m aterial was a* efficien t when o btain
ed from in organic or m ineral sou-ce*.
such a* phosphate rock, a* th e same
co n stitu en ts
obtained
from
anim al
sources, such a* ground bone The ex
p c rin ic n u showed very clearly th a t
9* phosphoric acid from an organ
»ource (anim al hone) is much mi re ef
fteiw al th an phosphoric a n d from an
ta o rfa u ie source y -h v ^ u a w ru sh or
lie n « t a , ^
P o u ltry
Fright and Worry
Affect Laying
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W a n t A P osition
and
Veal
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W a n te d
Also
Dressed Meat, Butter Eggs
and Fruit.
Potatoes and Onions in Quantity.
Cash Returns Daily— Rank R e fe r e n «
B eing read y when th e oppor­
BURNETT A SON
tu n ity comes is w hat counts for
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Portland. Oregon.
T MAY B E news to m any farm ers, or
success. T here is a big dem and
fo r B E H N K E W A L K E R train ed
even poultrym en, to know th a t hens
bookkeepers, stenographers and
“ hold u p ’ ’ th e ir eggs just th e same
telegraphers.
as a Je rse y cow will hold up h er milk
when she g ets a b it stubborn or ex ­
E ig h t hundred and fo rty one
c ited ; b u t it is so. J u s t let a farm er
d iffe re n t firm s called on us for
help since A ugust 1st. T here is
chase th e hens from th e cornfield or
garden, set th e dog on them , or throw • no quicker, surer w ay to secure
let him play in overalls
rem unerative em ploym ent and
clods and yell a t them , and w atch the
with never a care in the
fu
tu
re
success
th
an
to
»ecure
our
result. W here tho evening g ath erin g
world and you will make
• dinlom a.
him a healthy, happy boy.
showed a doxen or fifte e n eggs, not
Be sure to buy him
more th an seven or possibly six will lie
found, and th e poor hen is accused of
Tw o -H o rae B rand
“ stealin g her nest o u t’ ’ somewhere. It
O v e ra lls
tak es th ree days o f care to get th e eggs
B U SIN E SS COLLEGE
record back to normal.
T he kind that is made
I. M. W alker, Pres. P o rtlan d , Ore.
Do not allow visito rs to e n ter th e lay
for comfort and long wear.
ing house nor th e ir children to prowl
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about th e nests. I f stran g e dogs are
b en t upon in v estig atin g th e henvard
CLEANERS
th e ir hide is w orth som ething, b u t give V A C U U M
H and Pow er & E lectric.
th e hens q uiet peace at all costs. O ften
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From $4.00 up— A gents W anted.
successive or severe frig h t will resnlt in
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dead germs, and th en th e egg is u tterly
Mode fly
14th and W ashington S treets.
useless fo r setting.
P ortland, Oregon.
O uly Vacuum Cleaner 8 to re in Oregon.
N ecessity of Spraying.
AG ENTS W ANTED
In th e S ta te o f Iow a, durin g th is
In Every Town to Handle
la st sum mer, orchard sp ray in g demon
stratio n * were carried on in fiv e d if RRNT a Typewriter from the manufacturer*.
At Large Profits An Article of Great Merit
fe re u t counties. The num ber o f sprays
• 5 for three month*, Remington No. 6 or
and a Reputable Business.
No.
7;
Smith
Premier,
No
2
or
No.
4;
visible
varied from one to fo u r times. As a
W R IT E FOR PARTICULARS.
Remington,
Monarch.
Smith
Premier,
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por
rule very good result* were obtained
H W LA m GE h SON
month delivered anywhere. Rebuilt machines
Portland, Oregon.
Box 1671.
from th ree spray*. The m eetings held aold on easy payment«
a t p icking tim e dem onstrated to the
REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY
farm er* p resen t th e necessity of sp ray ­
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ing.
O ur price* ab o u t h a lf o th er dealer*. We
pay highest price fo r second-hand regia-
P o e t ship b v e pou ltry in nndersir.ed
ter*. W e do expert re p airin g and g u a r­
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EGG
CASES.
«•rate* I t is cruel, poor business policy
antee o u t w ork. W ill exchange to «nit
and unlaw ful.
F H Schmata A Co., paid up capital t i n ,
our requirem ent*. 8U N D W A L L CO.. 80S
w o . established 1900 want 500 more farm
*ra as regular ahi p p m of freah r g g i ea c h 2nd avenue, S eattle. Phone M ain 1180.
week and will «end free on rekuoat, hy men
A* to w hy the anim al food or the tinning thia paper, an egg nata. Highest
W , wtn sell you
■»erket
prieo jpnamnteed Write today. Tags,
m ineral m aterial from anim al source*
prices
free
Teal,
ho<a.
poultry
and
hidea
HIGH GRADES-5EGISTERFD COWS
are more valu ab le in pou ltry feeding
Mid loan you U m money to boy them » i U -
th an th e sam e co n stitu en ts obtained »ie° wanted. Ne eommtasions charged.
from o th er source«, is not know n, but
F. H . SC11M A L Z & CO.
M O K .EL C O W C O .
the fa e t baa been su fficien tly demon-
•0? Couuaercial Bloefc. Portland. Ore.
145 Prout Street. Portland. Oregon.
|stra t» d by p ractical experim ent. Theo-
re« cal assnm ptiona will ant ta k e th e j
iplace o f actu a l dem onstration«. Rue- I
' cessful poultry feeders who have won
fhar f*tmin, tft.©©0 Tet t»> .«It in May and June, at a Fp-rial Price of
•heir suceeas by using anim al foods will
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»1« >0 per lo o .
• nt be infbu need by claim s suck as
Real mortgags lifter*
A postal »41 bring oar talesman ta jmsr ma.i Non.
(have bees put out fo r th e articles men
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ie d . and charged ih a u raU oaa to
(th e ir f .u a a c a i look,
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