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H O M E A N D F A R M M A G A Z IN E S E C T IO N
A W e e k ly P a g e o f P o u ltry H in ts
HY AUK p o u ltry houses neces­
sa ry ? T he w ild ju n g le fow ls
could very w ell g et along w ith
o u t protectio n from th e elem en ts an d
n a tu ra l enem ies. T hey w ere ad ap ted
to th e clim ates, and surroundings,
and in every w ay fit to survive w ith ­
o u t a rtific ia l p rotection . T he ju n g le
fow ls w ere w h at o u r wild b ird s are
today, and w ere living an d breeding
fu a like m anner.
O ur d iffe re n t classe« and breeds,
how ever, have only a slig h t resem ­
blance to th e ju n g le fow l; they have
been dom esticated a n d m oved from
th e ir n a tu ra l h a u n ts in to v ario u s cli­
m a te s and locations. T he fac t th a t
th ey have been dom esticated is th e
reaso n th a t, in o rd er to have them
do th e ir best, a rtific ia l sh e lte r in th e
form of p o u ltry houses a re neces­
sary .
T h ree im p o rta n t fac to rs a re neces­
sa ry to consider in c o n stru c tin g &
p o u ltry house. They a re co m fo rt to
th e fowls, com fort to th e a tte n d a n t,
an d cost of co nstruction and up-keep.
T he com fort of th e fowls is re a l­
ized in a house provided w ith an
ab u ndance of fresh a ir w ith o u t
d ra fts, plenty of su n sh in e, a dry in ­
fe rio r and su fficie n t room.
W
p o u ltry house w ill be p ro tected some
from th e severe n o rth w inds. In a
house located w here th e su rfa ce w a­
te r collects, th e floor is su re to be
dam p.
AU successful p o u ltry m en
know th a t a dam p flo o r is one of th e
w orst conditions to have in a ch ick ­
en house. F o r th is reason, w hen se­
lecting a site fo r a p o u ltry house,
choose a location a U ttle h ig h e r th an
th e su rro u n d in g ground.
A good p o u ltry house sh o u ld be as
sim ple in co n stru ctio n as possible.
A bsolutely no fancy w ork of any de­
scription. A good m any p u t in fancy
door fram es an d u n n ecessary window
casings. T hese a re ab so lu tely w o rth ­
less except fo r ap p earan ce, an d ap ­
pearan ces wlU ce rtain ly n ev e r m ake
hens lay.
FEEDING THE CHICKEN,
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Cor. 12th and Stark S t , Portland. Oregon. 1
RATES: $2.50 per week up. With privat« I
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$2.50 per week: with bath, $3.50 and up.
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821 MarshaU Street, Portland, Oregon.
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Foods.
P ro te id s— So called because th ey
a re h igh in p ro teld m a tte r, em brace
th e follow ing: C ottonseed m eal, flax
Since moving into our new 'juarters
m eal, linseed m eal, g lu te n m eal,
b rew ers’ d ried g rain s, m a lt sp ro u ts, first of June, our cream shippers have
Essential* to Good Poultry House. w h eat b ran , m iddlings, etc. B ecause increased in large numbers. Yet, we
T he com fort of th e a tte n d a n t is th ese foods a re high in p ro tein , you need more cream to mako WHITE
Your future depends upon your
realized in a house b u ilt high enough m u st n o t feed too heavy, because th e CLOVES BUTTES.
We guarantee
training. Let us train you for a suc­
so all the necessary w ork can be done system will absorb o r assim ilate ju s t correct weights and tests; remittance
cessful business career.
fnside, w ith o u t stooping o r bum ping so m uch; over th a t w ill cause bowel every shipment i f desired.
Over 2,000 students trained by us
h is h ead; large enough to m ake it and o th e r troubles. Some foods con­
T. S. Townsend Creamery Co. are holding lucrative positions.
feasible to use som e of th e various ta in too m uch protein.
C arb o h y d rates — T hese em brace
labor-saving devices, in th e care of
NEW HOME,
th e flock; w arm enough in th e w in­ such starch y foods an d h ea tin g foods
E. Seventh and E verett Sts.,
te r to com fortably do th e necessary as corn, cornm eal, cob m eal, hom iny
Portland, Oregon.
jvork, and cool enough in sum m er m eal, g ro u n d o ats, barley, b u ck ­
w
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eat,
etc.
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so as n o t to be obliged to sw eat blood
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d iffe re n t v arie ty fo r each m eal. They
In th e p ro p er care of th e flock.
I. M. Walker, President.
T he cost of co n stru ctio n an d up­ fu rn ish th e fu el fo r th e body, keep­
PORTLAND, OREGON.
keep in a p o u ltry house is realized ing it In w arm th , keeping th e “ steam Do You Want a Homestead?
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by a w ell planned, plain, inexpensive, u p ,’* one m ig h t call I t If fed too
and yet solidly co n stru c te d building. excessively, It will cause over-fatness. subject to homestead and for what beat
A nim al Food— T hese a re com­ adapted. Also description of Oregon by
B ew are of th e fancy co n stru cted
buildings. They are, as a rule, too posed, In p a rt, of th e follow ing: Milk, Counties. Send for 240 page hook, “ Ad
expensive, do n o t provide th e neces­ beef scrap, blood m eal, g reen bone, vantages of Oregon.” Price 50 cents poat
sa ry fac to rs of a good p o u ltry house, etc. T hese foods a re by f a r th e rich paid.
an d req u ire m uch expense and labor est of th e l o t and are essen tial fo r
OF THIS?
to keep them up to th e o rig in al ap ­ egg p ro d u ctio n . Milk is m ost excel­
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410 Panama Bldg.. ForUand, Oregon.
too m any fancy and Im properly con­ ta in ed ; g reen bone, th e m ost d an g er­
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stru c te d p o u ltry houses. It is m uch
and Montana Deeded Lauds
b e tte r policy to have a $100 p o ultry fowl off its feed by its use.
G reen foods a re alfalfa m eal, clov­
$8 to $40 an Acre
house w ith a $500 flock inside, th a n
Ready for the plow.
a $500 house p ro tec tin g a $100 flock. e r m eal, sp ro u ted g rain s, cabbage,
Yields 30 to 60 bu. w h eat
beets, etc. All dom estic fow ls should
166-8 First St., TorUand, Oregon.
Primitive Poultry Shelters.
Oats, barley, flax, hay, cte^ in
have som e green food to balance th e
O ne of th e oldest and m ost p rim i­
proportion.
LARGEST AUCTION HOUSE ON
ratio n . I t Is v ery essential.
THE COAST.
Finest Inland Climate.
tiv e types of p o u ltry sh e lte rs or
T he m ost Im p o rtan t p a rt in feed ­
Land Sold on Crop Payment
coops w as an A -shaped a ffa ir m ade
SALES DAYS
ing. is n o t w h a t b ut how m uch, and
Elan.
p u t of slats. T hese coops w ere gen­
Monday«, Wednesdays and Friday«.
how o ften Is th e question. Six ounces
Low fare Homeseekers’ Ex­
e ra lly located w here th ey w ere pro­
Goods Sold at Private Sale at All
cursions on first and third
of feed d ally should be th e req u ired
te cte d by th e farm buildings, or u n ­
Time«.
Tuesday« of each month.
am o u n t of feed supplied to fowls
d e r a tree.
Auctions conducted in any part of
W estern Immigration A gent
th a t a re laying. Do not fo rg e t th a t
S till an o th e r prim itiv e style, b ut o y ster shells, charcoal and g rit a re
the State.
C. M. & ST. P. BY.
a m uch m ore u n d esirab le form of also very m uch needed and can n o t
J. C. WILSON, Auctioneer.
2nd and Cherry, Seattle, Wash.
co n stru ctio n fo r a p o u ltry sh e lte r, be dispensed w ith. G reen c u t bone.
w as a co rn er fenced in by w ire n e t­ If fed w ith ca re, is very v alu ab le and
tin g in the d a rk e st co rn e r of th e is re s u lta n t in a fu ll egg b ask et If it ing sto p p er on th ese sm all b u t to r­
farm barn. On som e farm s, alth o u g h does n o t cause bowel trouble.
m en tin g cre atu res. A h and spray
very scarce, th is kind of a p o u ltry
pum p an d a gallon of coal oU w ill do
s h e lte r is still used. One of th e
w onders in th e h an d s of a n expert
T H E SICK F O W L
g re a te st reasons why it is n o t any J»H E SICK FO W L is alw ays l
sprayer.
m ore In as gen eral use, is not be­ | especially h ard proposition
T he sp ray is fo r th e eggs of th e
cause it w as found an u n satisfacto ry
com e up ag ain st.
P o u lte re rs Insects and fo r such Insects as are in
w ay of housing poultry, b u t because should know an d realize th a t It is hid in g In cracks and on roosts. F o r
th e fow ls w ere found to be a nul- ea sie r an d w iser to w atch fo r th e th e b ird itself use an y good insect
Bance in th e barn, and th e lice and firs t sym ptom s of disease th an it is pow der, an d sp rin k le d clea r down
m ites raised hob w ith th e cows and to check o r cu re it when It has come. th ro u g h th e fe a th e rs once a m onth, j
horses.
T he fowl h as p ecu liar digestive o r­ Hold th e fowl by th e legs an d miss i
W arm P oultry H ouses.
gans. W h a te v er is to reach them no p a rt of its plum age.
P ra c tic a l experience and repeated m u st firs t go Into th e crop, an d th e
experim ents have proven th a t very crop is ap t. In case of disease, to
The W rong Sign.
warm poultry houses a re not desir­ stop its o p era tio n th e firs t th in g , so
M anager of Shoe S tore — “ I ’ve
able. A rtificially w arm ed p o u ltry th a t m edicines find d ifficu lty in g et­ tried my best to a ttr a c t th e women
houses, for m a tu re stock, e ith e r fo r tin g in to circu latio n and doing th e ir to th is place and th ey sim ply w on’t
heavy egg production fo r m a rk e t o r p a rt tn healing.
come.
fo r fertile eggs fo r h atch in g h as been
S alesm an— No w onder! Y our sign
a com plete failure.
D ISINFECTING .
q ueers th e trad e.
A rtificially w arm ed p o u ltry houses
O NOT suppose th a t because you
M anager (h e a te d ly )— W’hy, w h a t’s
h a ' e a tendency to un d erm in e th e
h av e sp rin k led o r sprayed even w rong w ith th e sign?
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co n stitu tio n a l vigor of a flock. I t Is
th e best d isin fe cta n ts over th e
S alesm an— It rea d s:
“ T h e Big
m uch b e tte r to have a house a trifle ro o sts an d houses, you have really Shoe S to re .”
■top at the incomparable
cold th a n th an too w arm . T h e p ro p er achieved a rem oval of th e erils. To
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te m p e ra tu re fo r a p o u ltry house Is really d isinfect, a house m u st be
A ccom m odating.
one th a t allow s th e fow ls and a t ­ sw ept, w alls, floor, ro o f; th e a ir
"S p eak in g of accom m odating hotel
te n d a n t to feel com fortable. Fow ls m u st h av e a good chance to do Its clerks, th e best I ev er saw was in a
accustom ed to a low te m p e ra tu re can sw eeping th ro u g h It; lig h t m ust be ce rtain Maine tow n. I reached th e
com fortably bear a m uch low er tem ­ let in, an d th en every sq u a re Inch of hotel la te in th e evening. J u s t be­
p e ra tu re , th a n fow ls n o t accustom ed th e space occupied by th e fow ls m u st fore I retired I h eard a scam pering
CENTRAL FIREPROOF,
to I t
be m ade d rip p in g w et w ith th e d isin ­ u n d er th e bed, an d saw a c o u j’e of
MODERN, LOW RATES
lo c a tio n fo r th e P o u ltry House.
fecting eo lation. I t is easily possible la rg e r a ts Just escaping. I com ­
T he best location is th e south side to get too little. It is n ot so easy plained a t th e office. T he clerk was
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of a gravelly knoll, w hich affo rd s to g et too m uch.
as seren e as a su m m er breeze.
e x rc lle a t w ater and a ir drainage.
T he foe of th e fowl la th e Insect
“ TU fix th a t aU rig h t, air,' he
Carl Stanley, Mgr.
H ere the w ater and a ir d rain ag e will — lice an d mi tea. A very m in u te drop said. ’F ro n t! T ake a c a t up to room
be good and a t th e sam e Lime th e of oil of any k in d p u ts an e v e rla st­ 23 at once.’ ”
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