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only th in g to do is to rs e w hat is at though unlim ited range is not necessary
hand, as w heat screenings o r small until th ey are a few weeks old. If the
“ A preacher who g rad u ates from th e
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An in te re stin g artic le in w hich <§> w heat, or else buy the prepared foods. y ard s are too sm all, .he ground becomes pulpit into politics becomes a m enace to
A C lara M. N ixon of Oregon Agri-
I f th e la tte r course is followed, the filth y and may com m unicate disease. In good governm ent. Likew ise, a politician
ie> cu ltu ral College continue« her dis-
food should be carefu lly exam ined, by sm ill yards, the ehicks get too little xvho occupies th e p u lp it debaunches the
<t> cuseion of th e feed in g of young <> taste, sig h t, and odor, to m ake sure it exercise, w ith resulting lack of muscular church aud becomes a menace to religion.
G chickens.
I's* is good.
dev elo p m ent; and g reater care in feed­
“ P olitical leaders may live ‘ w e t’ and
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M ethods of Feeding.
ing is necessary.
xote ‘ d r y ,’ and the low sta n d a rd of
B oth ground g rain and grain of larger
F or young broods, a su fficien tly large s ta te c ra ft is not offended—b u t when
PE W g rain s seem to be essential, size seem necessary to th e best grow th range, and o rc which m akes it possible th e church tu rn s over th e p u lp it to o f­
b u t a large v ariety of grain« is not o f chicks. (B. 11, 13). The ground to p rotect the chicks from accident and fice seekers and th e ir henchmen, tru e
necessary in chick feeding.
food is quickly digested, and furnishes m arauders, is best. G rass cut moder C h ristian ity has received a crushing
W heat is one of th e b est grain food«, the food elem ents w ith o u t so g reat ex ately short, w here shelter from the hot blow, and hypocrisy runs ram p an t iu
and chicks do well if given w heat alone pence o f energy in digestion. Cracked sun is provided, is about the rig h t con the a lta r, fo r it is w ritte n : * Ye cannot
as a grain . I t is usually cracked fo r grain gives exercise and developm ent dition. An orchard is a fine place for serve txvo m a ste rs.’ ”
th e youngest chicks, though th ey will to the digestive system , and rem ains them , if they can be protected from
The F arm e rs’ Union of Texas is fully
pick up small grains, lik e w heat screen­ longer in th e crop. Chicks do not get haw ks, crows, etc.
ju stifie d in its stand. I t is delivering
ings, a fte r they are a few days old; es­ so hungry in the nig h t if th e ir latest
The older chicks may range in a sun an ultim atum to those alleged and m is­
p ecially if they are w ith th e hen. Corn meal is of crack id grain. On th e other flow er patch, corn field, orchard, wood taken reform ers who m ake a business
is ano th er excellent food for chicks. A hand, chicks fed only cracked grain lot, or any convenient place where they of confusing “ tem p eran ce” and “ pro­
m ix tu re o f corn and w heat is good for grow less rapidly th an o thers having can fin d insects and shelter. If allowed hibition. ”
chickens of all ages. M illet is not good, ground food as well as cracked grain. about th e b arn yard or pig sty. they a rt
The C entury D ictionary defines the
i f fed in large proportion. The cover
G round food m oistened w ith milk n d anger of being trodden upon by the word “ T em perance“ as follow s: “ Mod­
in g of the g rain s is very hard, and the gives more retu rn in grow th of chicks farm anim als or eaten by the pigs.
eration— the observance o f m o d eratio n .”
seeds may collect in the d igestive tra c t than th e sume am ount fed dry. C hicss
“ H abitual m oderation in regard to
of th o chicks, causing death. O ats are do well, however, on a ratio n of cracked
tho indulgence of the n atu ral appetites.
rarmers of lexas Tire of Prohibi­ R estrained or m oderate indulgence. Ab­
v alu ab le food, but contain too large a grain and dry masli, and the labor cost
proportion o f husk fo r young chicks. is less th an for the moist mash. (R.
stinence from all violence or excess-—
tion
H ulled oats, steel cut oats, or oat 11, 13). This brings down th e expense,
from inordinate or unseasonable indulg­
A
RM
ERS
of
Texas,
alw
ays
zealous
g ro ats may be mixed w ith corn and if the ehicks are reared in large num ­
ence, or from the use or pursuit of an y ­
advocates of ‘'te m p e ra n c e ,” have th in g injurious to moral or physical
w heat for the grain food. The hulled bers.
W here chickens are raised by
had enough of “ P ro h ib itio n .” well being.
o a ts is the grain w ithout th e husk, and hens, moist mash is often preferred.
th e others are the cut or broken hulled Home poiiltrvm eii keep d ry mash alw ays T hey have tried th a t fad to a finish—
“ S obriety and fru g ality -as tem per­
before th e chicks, however reared, and and th ey are done w ith it.
oats.
ance in e atin g and drinking. T em per­
Commercial C hick Foods.
give one meal n day of inoist mash. The
This a ttitu d e explains why the F arm ­ ance in the indulgence of joy or grief.
Commercial chick ,'oodn contain a chicks will usually eat more of
he
e r s ’ Union o f the Lone S ta r S ta te has M oderation in the use of alcoholic
larg er v ariety of grains and often a lot ground food if fed in th is way, though
passed pointed and em phatic resolutions liquors as bev erag es.”
o f weed seeds The l a t t i r are not p a r the am ount of moist mash should be
It is evident th a t the F a rm e rs' Union
touching th e present cam paign. T hat
ticu larlv good food, and are expensive lim ited. ( hicks under one pound in
o rg anization has said in the plainest of of a “ p ro h ib itio n ” slato know s from
a t th e price paid. Many of th e coin w eight are said io do b e tte r on moist
language th a t the need of the people is b itte r experience the ex act d ifferen ce
niercial gram m ixtures contain a pro­ mash, w ith g rain , larg er chickens grow
betw een “ tem perance” and “ to ta l a b ­
‘ ‘ co n stru ctiv e le g islatio n .”
portion of fine g rit, which n a y be more ing b e tte r on d ry mash.
The expected has happened in this stinence. ”
H and F eeding or H opper-Feeding.
cheaply purchased as ( r it than as chick
T hey propose to have “ te m p e ra n c e ”
counection. The F a rm e rs’ Union has
The h ep p rr nr some such device is
food.
brought down on itse lf the explosive and th a t is th e reason why th ey have
C racked corn is usually one of th e in p ractically a necessity inwdry feeding. w rath of political preachers xvlio talk used language th a t adm its of no mis-
g red ieu ts o f comm ercial chick foods. H opper feeding tak es less tim e than
“ political
“ tem p eran ce,” but who insist
th at n terp retatio n I n tellin g
U nless well cured for, th is may lieeome hand f e e d in g , and m auy consider th a t
“ p ro h ib itio n ” and total “ a b stin e n c e ” p re ach ers’ ’ w here they belong, and
m usty, rendering the en tire m ixture uu chicks raised on cracked grain and hop arc the only cure for the drink evil.
w arning all such to keep out of the
f i t to be fed. Home m ixing m akes it per fed d ry mash m ake q u ite as good
B ut the leaders of the F a rm e rs’ U n­ fight.
m ature fowls ns those reared by the
easier to avoid spoiled foods.
The leaders of th e F arm ers' Union
ion are am ply able to ta k e care of
C racked G rains.
hand feeding system
(m oist m ash).
them selves in nn argum ent of this kind. propose to have th eir own wuv about
Comm ercial chick foods cost about With hopper feeding, it is possible to
They have issued a le tte r in which they t, too. They have built 10,(00 churches
$2.50 per hundred w eight, in i.u an tity . provide a co n stan t supply of food which letnand th at polities be kept out of the n Texas.
They
have
co n trib u ted
Corn ax erages about $1.50 per hundred cannot be readily soiled bv the chirks.
p ulpit, and in which fa rth e r they mix $5,000,000 a y ear to religious o rg an iza­
pounds (1.6 bu.) and is seldom more For young chickens, hopper feeding both vitriol w ith th eir argum ent, thus:
tions—and they dem onstrate th a t 75
th a n $2.00 per hundred, even iu sm aller grain and mash is not advisable. The
The religious p re a c h e r’ is the most |,r r CeBt ° f the l’r‘*®'-»‘’ "
the
q u an tities.
W heat rarely costs over chicks settle down by th e b rain hopper, capable serv ant, and the political preach are on the fa rm e rs ' payroll.
$1.50 per 1'k) pounds. A m ixture of and gorge them selves, tak in g too little cr th e sorriest m aster th e world has
The facts cited and the argum ent»
equal p arts w heat and corn w mid cost exercise. T his would probably be dis
ever known. W herever power is placed adduced ought to be enough to drive
$1 75 per him lied pounds. A m ixture astrous.
in th e hands of the latter, they in v a ria ­ home to every political preacher and
The safest m ethod is to feed the dry
o f th ree pounds w heat, tw o pounds corn
bly become in to leran t, bigoted and vie m ischief m aker in Texas the etae n tial
mid one pound ont g ro ats would cost mash (if used) in hoppers, hand feeding
distinction
betw een
tru e “ tem p er­
$1.91 per hundred w eight. The form er the grain. G rit, charcoal, and fine
ance”
and ‘ ‘ prohibition. ” — S e a ttle
of these m ix tu r s is 30 per cent cheaper cracked bone aro hopper fed; also beef
Tim es, M ay 24, 1914, E ditorial 1’age 6.
th a n th e commercial m ixtures, and the scrap, if desired. M oist m ash, if used,
(P aid A dvertisem ent.)
la t te r 23 per cent. The saving of one is necessarily hand fed.
Rules and Recipes
For grow ing stock on range, hopper
fo u rth to one th ird on th e cost of food
ia q u ite an item , and will easily pay for feeding w orks well. L abor is consider­
won’t make per­
ably reduced, and th e birds grow finely.
th e mixii.g.
fect
home baking
F
ree
Range
o
r
C
onfinem
ent.
U sually th e cracked g rain s may be
404 COMMERCIAL BLK., PORTI,AND, OR.
without a g o o d
As a rule, th o more good range which
purchased at any o f the larg er m ills; if.
leavener.
how ever, they are not available, the can be given young chickens th e b e tte r;
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