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H O M E A N D F A R M M A G A Z I N E S E C T IO N
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ono ounce per hen per day where £reen L I
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feed is procurable. I f clover, a lfa lfa
or sim ilar green feed is not obtainable, Cor. 1 2 th a n d S ta rk St., P o rtla n d , O regon,
double tho q u a n tity of sprouted oats.
RATES: $2.50 p e r w eek n p W ith p riv â t»
By G. L. Wood.
Thé best way to sprout oats or o th ir ' ’« ¿ deun “ b ^CK^BULUJI n J ^
g rain is to soak fo r 12 hours, drain in a
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(Bj>ecial to Farm M agazine.)
't h e average p ro fit per hatched chick p erfo rated box, sp rin k le and stir n ig h t w w
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X H IB IT IO N season h.as arriv ed for a i ^ ‘ch( a8, 5U° P°r / ® n t ,
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and morning until they begin to sprout,
i £ f fk »• f j
r A A VP I V i 1 V ^ l l I 1 V i V t
Value of Hatched Chicks
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succeeding th ree m onths will
dem onstrato tho q u ality o f fowl th a t
has been produced durim r th e .u rin e
and sum m er m o n th ./ The p o u ltry ex
1
Wl11 mak,) tbo best W later layer. These an inch thick. A t end of a fo rtn ig h t .
East Morrison and S ix th S tree ts,
Wil' DOt 1,3X6 reacbed a su ffic ie n t de they w ill have form ed a m at nearly
M odern in every d e ta il. B eat of aerviea.
veIoPmu,lt to 1,avo la ‘J a few egg
l.reo inches thick and have sprouts an
by w eek from »3 np. b y d a y 50 re n t»
“ d
b ef" re th c w iEtor 86380“ ineh lon8- Y<™ «
ba- X T
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h ib its a t tho early fa irs so fa r have eatcbeg them. The early chick th a t some of these sprouts rnbbed o ff and
e d , T. BEEVES, Proprietor,
b ro u g h t out an av erag e disp lay w ith rnoultH bcfnr0 D ecem ber and tho late fed to them . Each half-dozen laying
a noticeable sh o rtag e o f early birds. ?ne bbat Joes
l a y b , ‘foro Decern-1 hens should have about three square!
E a s t T hird and
T here are a few breeders w ho con her 1st, as a rule, will not pay th eir inches of th is m at, if also fed clover
B u rn s id e S tre e ts
tin u e to carry aw ay most of th e bine keep in eggs during th e w in ter. This J or alfa lfa .
P o rtla n d , O regon.
ribbons a t th e early shows w ith Feb roll np tho p ro fits fo r th e breeder, ' W h atever the feed, do not neglect
FIREPROOF.
ra a ry and M arch hatched chicks Size i is th e season w ben th e layers help j pure w ater. One hundred birds need
R ates 50e, 75c, $1 and $1 .5 0 p e r d a y f
is tho ono big fac to r th a t wins in the ! and th o P°u lt,y bnsin08s « not much one ounce o f salt each day.
$2.50 p e r w e ek ; w ith b a th , $3.50 and up.
fa ll, all o th er points being com para l,nlik8 any othor busine9S ia th e re-
All o n tsid e room s.
Under Personal Supervision of Owners.
tiv c ly equal. The q u a lity o f these ’ apectt , th a t not one sine,e itura °f
P A C IF IC N O R T H W E S T F A IR S.
S ept. 29 O ct. 2, L e w isto n , Idaho, L ew iston-
e a rly shews can bo g reatly im proved P°98lble Fro f,t niust
overlooked if
T H E H O U SE OF W ELCO M E.
C la rk sto n F a ir A ssociation.
w ith tho bulk of the ex h ib ito rs lay in g ,h6 busin,‘ss 13 to succeed,
S e p t. 29 Oct. 4, P u y a llu p , W ash., W e s t
th e ir plaus in th o w in ter fo r th e fu ll!
e rn W ash in g to n F a ir.
•ize b ird s in th e th e early fall. There
Oct. 1 3 , C ondon, O r., G illiam C ounty F a ir.
O ct. 2-3, S andy, O r., S an d y G range F a ir.
is so much d isappointm ent, especially
Oct. 5, S a lt L a k e C ity, U tah, S a lt L a k e
SE A T T LE , WASH.
am ong ex h ib ito rs w ith lim ited expert-
( U ta h ) F a ir.
ence, in show ing b ird s a m onth or two 1
U nder new m anagem ent — en tire
Oct. 5-10, C olfax, W ash ., W hitm an C ounty
before th e y have reached full develop- 1
F a ir.
change in all d epartm ents— all room«
m ent. I t is tru e th a t it req u ires io
OULTRY R A ISER S may look for-
Oct , 16 17> S t John’' w »*h - H» " « « | redecorated and refurnished, ra rtie n -
tases a la tte r chick to win a t
w ard to lessening th eir duties by
n. w
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lar atte n tio n is now pc'.ng
ng paid to
prom pt, e ffic ie n t and courteous service.
w ill p u ll d o w n t h e b lu e in th e fall, heated incubators and hovers are now
Oct. 28-31, T acom a. W ash., W ash in g to n
Tho cockrols m ight go a little coarse, on tho m arket. W here oil heated chick. : IJoy#’ and Uir,s’ A g ric u ltu ra l and In d u s tria l
D A ILY R A TES
and a pullet th a t has been laying two Pn b atch in g ap p aratu s had to be con-
a t
...
$2.00 Up W ith P riv a te B ath
or th ree m onths will no t be in as good tin u ally inspected to see th a t th e oil tioSu AppU s £ £
’’
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$1.00 Up W ithout P riv a te B ath
show Condition as tnc one th a t is ju s t supply had not becotno exhausted o r'
Nov. 23 33, W all» W alla, W ash., O W R
ready to lay her first egg. T here th e ap p a ra tu s was not on fire the * N ‘-'urn Show.
should be some d ifferen ce betw een the electrically heated devices may be left
No\ 30 Dec- 5-
Idaho. N o rth
tim e planned fo r developm ent in th e | „ „ a tte n d e d e x c e p t to t r a n s f e r t h e n e w - ,
In tern > .
la rg e r and sm aller breeds. T he Leg ly hatch ed chickens from th e incuba tlo n a l L iv esto c k E x p o sitio n , U nion Stoek-
T H E F IN E S T IM SEA TTLE
horns and oth er breeds in th e Medi- to rs to tho hovers.
yard».
Cuisine Unexcelled
te ria n class develop
more rap _ id ly
.
. than
The E lectrical World describes an
Dec T-U, P o rtla n d , O r., O regon P o u ltry Service the Best
tlio W yandoltes, Reds and Rocks, and electric in cu b ato r and hover. Tlie case “ d Pet StMk show-
do not need to be g o tten o u t q u ite
Kuilt of 2-inch cork boards r e i n - '---- -----------------------------------------
ROBERT J. ROBINSON
so early.
| f OTce(j w ith steel corners. The top is
Manager.
T here is little to fear in raisin g the en tirely covered w ith steel, and the
early hatched chiek. The th o u g h t of base 011 which th e egg tra y stan d s is
g if tin g out a Ja n u a ry or F eb ru ary ! made o f well seasoned cypress covered!
B uy one and tak e
Chick on th e Coast w hile th o rain y . w ith a th ick ie l t pad. The egg tray
Season is still on and the w in ter seems ’s ° f galvanized steel and has a re-
pictures of y o u r
still in full sw ing throw s a ho rro r into m ovable w ire m at on which th e eggs
stocks, crops and
th o breed er who has never tried it. repose. A holo in th e cen ter allows !
buildings.
Tho fe a r is unfounded, how ever. The th e chicks when hatched to fall in to |
e arly chick, if raised in dry coops, » w ire b a sk e t hung on runners under b
W e c a r r y all
With a sheltered run, and allow ed to 1,10
tr»X- A ir »<• filtered through
supplies a n d d o
got o u t on th e grass a fte r a month slite *n th e felt-p ad base. A ven tilat-
old, a t least n portion of the middle inK tu b e ex ten d in g through th e roof •
finishing.
day, w ill outdo the A pril and May ' an d a tta c h e d to th e cover lends down ;
•h ick In grow th, vlg er and v ita lity thro u g h «the h .d c
t> . e g g m o - into PIK E & MARKHAM CO.
nine ti m e s out o f ten. Such chicks get th e nu rsery cham ber. Tlie am ount of 343 W ashington St., F ortland, Oregon.
th ro u g h the early stag es p ractically s ir ia v aried b y means o f a sliding ------ ---------------------- ----------------------------
fre e from th e rav ag es of body lice, cap nn th e tube.
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and new ly nil of the g e m diseases to
T he from« of the case is provided n o w to gel ¿¿(J ACFCS rFCC
w hich p o u ltry is subject, come in the w ith a sm all glass window to show
Warmer m ouths, fin d er fav o rab le grow the in te rio r and allow the therm om eter D o Y O U W a n t a H o m e s t e a d ?
big conditions th e early chick is more to h e read. The h eatin g u n its are
Li„ of O0Teramen, Und, ln e, ch a u t ,
For W ater, Oil, W ine, M ining
and Cyanide.
p ro fita b le from ev ery stan d p o in t. W ith contained in th e roof and slip in to , ubjec, t0 howeatcad a n d fo r w h at b e at
tho ex h ib itio n value out of th e ques «pring clips, m aking them in terch an g e a iU p i« l. A b e d e sc rip tio n of O regon by
tion, tho F eb ru ary broilers can be ®hle and rem ovable. These u n its are c „ u n ti.a . S end for 240 p ag e book,
“ Ad
sold w hile the m arket is a t its best, a t th e c a rtrid g e ty p e and are so a r T*lltaei., of Oregon." p rle e 50 c en ts post
,
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and tlie minimum chick loss in develop ranged th a t th e h eat is equally dis- pajA
m ent in raising these broilers places trib u te d over all p a rts o f th e egg
tray . T he supply o f heat is auto
Wood Pipe for Irrisatioa. City S y s t » ,.
m atically controlled b y m eans o f a
410 P a n a m a B ldg.. P o rtla n d , O ragon.
M ioio, Power Plant.
th erm o stat. A signal lam p indicates
W E DO NOT SE L L LU M B E R
when th e h eatin g circu it has been
GOOD LEVEL OREGON LANDS b u t devote our tim e and energy to
opened.
1 The hover has a roof made of cork
$ 1 2 .5 0 P E R A CRE
producing th e best tan k s and wood
35 m iles en st of P o r tla n d a n d 155 m iles
board covered w ith sheet steel; the
pipe lines, and when you purchaso
sides a re closed by heavy double can south, on rig h t of w ay of N a tro n C utoff of
m aterial bearing our tra d e name
vas duck cu rtain s w ith a lay er o f 0.5- S o u th e rn P a e ifie Ry. L a n d good fo r a lfa lfa
“ P A C IF IC ” you a re g e ttin g an
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. . . an<4 clover, hogs, tu rk e y s a n d sto ck fa rm in g ;
inch fe lt in betw een and above th e 40 a,.r„,
lrm s
down
article th a t w ill give you complete
slits.
An au tom atic heating system SU> p e r m outh, no in tc re a t, to f ir s t 50 p u r
satisfaction.
sim ilar to tlia t employed in th e incu c h ase rs. W e g u a ra n te e e v ery a c re tilla b le
Send your inquiries to
h a te r is used, th e h eatin g coils b eing •'"* • «
b a ck u p o u r g u a ra n te e . T hia
placed just b en eath the roof and en-
* bi*
*nd ” '•*"* * fu,ur#
,
,
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( f u r yon. L o ta g n e n free In ra ilr o a d tow n-
closed w ith heavy w ire screen.
)»itea. A p r o f it fo r b o th s e ttle r a n d in v e sto r.
Princess Hotel
HO TEL BUTLER
Hatching Chicks
By Electricity
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Hotel Butler Cafe
KODAK
WOOD TANKS
R. C. F IS K E
Pacific Tank& Pipe Co.
Variety of Food
v r » t ’T>r
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stop a t the incom parable
H o te l B en so n
CENTRAL. FIREPROOF.
MODERN. LOW RATES
Send for fry« book.
Carl Stanley. Mgr.
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T h is is th e b e st th in g in O regon to d ay fo r
the asff.ilt in r r r to r . the la rg e in v e sto r, the
sm all /a rm o r o r th e la rg e fa rm e r. T h e p ric e
is rig h t, th e term e a re fra m e d to su it the
. la n d le ss m an.
W e o p e ra te d e m o n stra tio n
v ary fann- anti
d rille r on th e la n d s. H u n te r ,
f o o d L and Co., 502 T itle A T r u s t B ldg., P o r tla n d .!
Al E R IE A t El poultry raisers
in th e ir preferences for th e
th ey g iv e and it will be good
practice fo r ev ert one not to stick to
any fix ed ideas b u t change ratio n s ac- j
cordingfy as common sense may dictated
V ariety w ill be ap p reciated by birds as
well as b y oth er anim als. T ry the fol- j
low ing fo r a change: W here w heat is
the m ost read ily procured gTain, th is
mash is an unusually good one fo r
grow ing stock and lay ers: Ten p arte
each of oats, boiled p o tato es and s k ;_n
m ilk; 20 p a rts of a lfa lfa or clover,
fiv e p a rts each of b ran , cracked corn,
grounds o ats and w heat m iddlings; tw o
p a rts m eat «crape. Thia ia 1.4.
Turnips or mangels ran be substi
tuted for pot a toe», meat liquor may be
used is place of skim milk, meat scrap
may be lessened and oil substituted.
Peed sprouted oata, at tAe rate of
Box 144 K enton S tatio n , P o rt
land, Ore.
M anufacturers
WOOD TA N K S AND P IP E
If h en in S e a ttle
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