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Advice for Poultry Shippers
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4.
Mr Poultryman: Would you avoid
the heavy losses of last year's dinas-
tvous season f Follow this govern
mental advice.
Concrete for Canals
ab so lu te necessity. If th e p ackers
la st season h ad a d h e rre d to th is one
reg u latio n , i t is safe to a s se rt th a t
th e in sp ecto rs in th e m a rk e ts would
have had to h u n t a long tim e fo r a
“g re e n -stru c k " o r "o ff co n d itio n ed ’
chicken. P u ttin g th e b ird s in cold
w ater, o r w a te r and ice to cool them
is u n red eem ab ly bad, an d p ack in g in
fine ice w ith a heavy lum p of Ice on
top of th e b arrel is a co n tin u atio n of
an u n reliab le an d o ften very dis
a stro u s m ethod.
H E LIN IN G of Irrig a tio n canals
w ith co n crete In o rd er to pre
v en t losses In th e transm ission
of w a te r is discussed a t some length
in a fo rth c o m in g b u lletin of th e
U nited S tate s D ep artm en t of A gri
c u ltu re (No. 126) en titled , "Con
Crete L in in g as Applied to Irrig a tio n
C an als.” T he census of 1910 shows
th a t th e re w ere m ore th an 120,000
m iles of un lin ed irrig a tio n can als in
th e W e s t F o rty p e r cent of th e w a
te r th a t passes th ro u g h
th is, th e
a u th o r estim a tes, is lost, or, if allow
ance be m ade fo r th a t w hich is la te r
recovered by low er conduits th e loss
Is still m o re th a n 25 per cent. So
much of this loss could be obviated
by th e u se of co n crete th a t in m any
places th e v alu e of th e w ate r will
m ore th a n o ffset th e Increased cost
of co n stru ctio n .
T
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HE fac t th a t It will soon be one
year since th e calam ito u s dressed
USE YOUR SPARE TIME
p o u ltry season of 1913 w recked
TO BUILD YOUR OWN
m any h a n d le rs of p o u ltry , se n t ten s of
th o u sa n d s of pounds of chickens, tu r
HOME
keys, ducks and geese to th e cre m a
tory, and le ft th e consum er w ith such
T he ••ready-built" w ay m eans cash
P a ck in g .
a stro n g aversion to th e ta s te of th e
in g in on y o u r sp are tim e. It is th e
S ix th : P ack th e ch illed b ird s In
p o u ltry th a t reached th e m a rk e t in
easiest, ch eap est and q u ick est w ay to
" o ff” condition th a t sales h av e suf sta n d a rd boxes— 12 to th e box— or
own a home.
fered ever since, Is being used as th e in sm all kegs If th e y a re n o t to be
We furnish the lumber, trim, doors, win*
te x t of th e serm on w hich ex p erts I d h a rd frozen, and see th a t each bird
(lows, cut and numbered to fit our plans.
p o u ltry h an d lin g in th e U nited S tates in th e p ackage is an exact m atch In
Also finish, paint, stain, nails, hardware,
D ep artm en t
of
A g ric u ltu re
a re q u ality , size, color and p erfectio n of
plaster or interior wall-board.
p reaching to p o u ltry sh ip p ers all over d ressin g for every o th e r b ird . T his
is th e h eig h t of th e a r t of “ g ra d in g .”
th e country.
Just follow the plans— you can’t go wrong.
A permanent, substantial and attractive home
S hippers ag ree th a t th e spoilage of
S hipping.
Big Saving.
results. NOT portable. Satisfaction guaran
dressed p o u ltry d u rin g th e au tu m n of
S ev en th : H ave th e re frig e ra to r
On th e la rg e r Irrig a tio n system s teed. Your own ideals carried out. Cata
1913 was u n p ara lleled , an d th a t th e c a r in w hich th e d ry picked, dry
now in co u rse of co n stru ctio n , w ater logue of plana, FREE. Write today.
re st of th e y ea r h as been, financially, packed p o u ltry is to be shipped iced
rig h ts a re being sold fo r from J25
one of th e w orst on record d esip te th e w ith a m ix tu re of b ro k en ice an d 10
to
350 an acre. In ad d itio n to th e READY BUILT HOUSE COM
■carcity of m eat. S pecialists in th e to 15 p er cent of s a lt fo r 24 h o u rs
valu e of th e w a te r saved by con
D ep artm en t consider th a t th e blam e before loading. W hen loaded, th e
PANY
re sts chiefly upon th e m an who te m p e ra tu re of th e c a r m idw ay be crete lin in g , th e red u ctio n in charges
for o p eratio n an d m ain ten an ce m ust
990 Broadway, Portland, Ore.
killed, picked, chilled and packed th e tw een th e doors, fo u r feet from th e
p o u ltry and se n t it to m ark et. T his floor, m u st n o t exceed 3 5 d egrees F. also be ta k en in to co n sid eratio n ;
and also th e in su ran ce th a t such con
m an bought the b ird s alive, hence To en su re th e best of h an d lin g d u r
stru c tio n affo rd s a g a in st d am age to
th ey were n o t decayed when he got ing tra n sp o rta tio n , d ressed p o u ltry
th e crops by a sudden fa ilu re on
them . T he railro a d s, in g en eral, have sh o u ld be shipped in c a r lots. If you
w orked dilig en tly a t th e ir re frlg e ra -l ca n n o t g et th e m inim um q u a n tity fo r th e p a r t of th e w a te r supply. As an
to r lines and It Is w ell know n t h a t ' a c a r lo t yourself, g et to g e th e r w ith in stan ce of th e Im portance of the
la tte r th e a u th o r m en tio n s a b reak
sh ip p ers w ho packed th e ir goods o th e r n earb y sh ip p ers and m ake up
on
a ca n al In C alifo rn ia which
p roperly found th e railro ad service a jo in t car. You m ay h av e to b u ry :
caused a th o u sa n d feet of th e m ain
la st au tu m n sufficien tly satisfac to ry som e h atch e ts, b u t th a t It b e tte r th a n j
can al on a steep sid eh ill to be
to deliver th e produ ct In good order. h av in g y o u r b ank account snow ed
w ashed out. It w as six w eeks before
T he receivers of p o u ltry w ere h u n t u n d er. G et to g e th er!
th e can al could be rep a ire d and a l
ing fo r stock th a t could be sold to a
th o u g h th e a c tu a l cost of th e w ork
G et T o g eth er.
high class tra d e — b u t th e Inspector
R em em ber th a t every bad chicken was o nly 320,000 th e loss to th e
did n o t have to look fa r fo r p o u ltry
First Annual Fall Rale
sold h in d e rs o r p rev en ts th e sale of crops from lack of w a te r w as esti
th a t w as abso lu tely u n fit fo r food.
HOLSTEIN FREISIAN
a n u m b e r of good chickens. T he m ated a t a m illion d o llars.
CATTLE
T he D ep a rtm en t accom panies Its
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Wednesday,
Nov. 11, 1914
T
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w ords of w arn in g w ith w ords of ad
CARNATION
STOCK FARM
fam
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did
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like
h
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choice
of
m arized form some re su lts of seep
vice to th e p o u ltry d ressers, tellin g
food.
G
enerally,
she
does
n
ot
know
age
m
easu
rem
en
ts,
an
d
discusses
them how to han d le th e birds to en-
•u re high q u ality and a m inim um | w h e th e r th e b ird w as dry picked or m ethods an d oosts of co ncrete lining
Send for this sale catalogue— free, if
scalded, d ry packed o r iced. W h at as applied to irrig a tio n channels. It
change In com position.
you are interested in buying
she w an ts is a fine flavored product. is a professional p ap e r and of value
C ooping.
registered stock.
Y our p ro d u ct m ay be good, b u t if to en g in eers and o th e rs engaged in
F irs t: T he packer, as soon as th e y o u r n eig h b o r's Is bad y ours w ill also
irrig a tio n w ork and Is n o t Intended
At this first annual fall sale, to be
b irds are received, should tra n s fe r su ffer. G et to g e th er! In ^ th la em er
fo r g en e ral d istrib u tio n .
held Wednesday, November 11, 1914, we |
them to "h o ld in g b a tte rie s,” which gency th e good of one Is th e M o d of
ill sell the finest string of 71 Holstein-
a re really coops so co n tra c te d th a t all.
Freisran Registered Cattle, including milch
only a few b ird s a re in th e sam e com
C irc u lars 61, 64 an d 70, B u reau
cows, heifers, bulls and bul calves, which
p a rtm e n t All have an equal chance of C h em istry , and Y ear-book a rtic le
to get food, each has an ab u n d an ce of No. 591, all d ea lin g w ith th e h a n
are to be found in the Pacific Northwest.
AS GOOD AS THEIR IS
fresh a ir and absolu te clean lin ess is d lin g of dressed po u ltry , will be sent
All are pure bred, registered Holstein«.
easily m aintained.
on ap p licatio n to th e D ep artm en t of
Write today for descriptive catalogue,
100 acres, one mile from Mon terms,
F eeding.
A g ricu ltu re as long a3 th e supply for
transportation, etc., to CARNA
mouth, Ore. All under cultivation. TION STOCK
Second: F o r 24 h o u rs before k ill d istrib u tio n lasts.
FARM. Seattle, Wash., 936
No gravel, rock, or white land. Henry Bldg.
ing th e bird is not fed b u t is given
plen ty of clean w ater. In th is way
Good soil. 25 aeres in orchard, in
th e crop is em ptied and th e flav o r of
fine shape, just coming into bear
th e flesh is Im proved, as well as its
ing. Good fences and gates. 8-
keeping quality. Of course, th e bird
OR th e b en e fit of ch ild ren In room house, bath and toilet, hot
does not w eigh as much w hen em p
r u ra l schools suggestions fo r a and eold water, lawn, hose, and
tied of food, b u t it Is b e tte r to be
series of lessons on corn are shade trees.
paid fo r a few less pounds of p o u ltry ,
ab o u t to be issued by th e U. S. De
Ix>eated at Carnation. Washington (on
th a n to receive only a fre ig h t bill.
L arge hip roof b arn , co n crete floor,
< . M A St. P R. R.), in Snoquahnie
p a rtm e n t of A g ricu ltu re . T he a v e r steel stan ch io n s. U p-to-date In every
K illing.
Valley, 15 miles from Seattle by auto via
Kirkland.
T h ird : K illing should be done by age p ro d u ctio n p er acre of corn in way. M adera m ilk house, h ot and
eold w ate r, porcelain sin k s to wash
th
e
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nited
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ta
te
s
Is
still
below
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c u ttin g th e veins of th e neck from
Sale starts promptly at 12 30 Wed
milking utensils, cream separator and
inside the m outh w hile th e b ird is b u sh els p er ac re d esp ite th e fact gasoline engine, cem ent floor. Com neaday, November 11th, 1914.
th
a
t
In
alm
o
st
every
section
of
th
e
suspended by th e feet— C irc u la r 61
pressed a ir w ater system in house,
Auctioneers: Oue A Linbarger.
of th e B ureau of C hem istry, gives c o u n try yields of m ore th a n 100 b arn and chicken house, also to p a rts
b
u
sh
els
h
av
e
been
obtained.
T
he
d
if
of sm all fields All b u ild in g s p ainted
th e d etails of how to bleed an d to
" b r a in " — th a t is to loosen th e feath feren ce in d ic ates in a m easu re th e and in fine condition P R IC E 316,500.
v
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W ill accept from 5 to 20 acres w ith
e r m uscles so th a t th e b ird s m ay be
dry picked, n o t scalded. Scalded ing corn. T he sp read of boys’ corn im pro v em en ts n ea r som e valley town
np to 310,000 Long tim e on balance
b irds have th e ir keeping q u ality clubs all over th e co u n try h as also a t 6 p er ce n t in te rest.
em phasized th e need of corn stu d y in
g rea tly reduced.
ru ra l schools.
R em ovin g F ea th ers.
T he fo rth c o m in g b u lle tin co n tain s
F o u rth :
H olding th e b ird w hile o u tlin es of 12 lessons cov erin g such
rem oving th e fe a th e rs is best accom im p o rta n t p o in ts as th e d iffe re n t
plished by th e " fra m e " m ethod. T he k in d s of corn, w ays of Judging corn,
will be in th ia new b u ild in g and
second best way is w hat Is know n as seed, co rn crop ro ta tio n , best kind
40 acres, 3 m iles from Oregon City,
th e “ s trin g ” m ethod, an d th e w orst of fertilix ers, p ro p e r cu ltiv atio n and 30 acres u n d e r cu ltiv a tio n , 10 acres ready for our large, w inter’s enrollment,
early in November.
The second story i ,
m ethods are th e "b e n c h ” an d " la p .” th e food v alu e of th e crop. S ugges In hops. Hop house an d d rier. 10 b*!0* *rr»n,cd for onr apeeial u«e— there
will be no better bueineee college quarter, in
C hilling.
tio n s fo r th e p ro p er o bservance of acres In p a stu re and tim b er. New Oregon.
bungalow .
L arg e
barn,
F ifth :
A fter th e birds a re hied corn day have received co n sid eratio n 5-room
and picked th e anim al h eat m u st be R u ra l school te ac h ers, especially In chicken house, 50 chickens, 8 ducksl S u ccess is th e su ccessor to P rep ara
8 cows, 4 horses, 1 pig. All farm Im
The more thorough yonr preparation__\
rem oved. T he best m ethod of doing th e g re a t corn-grow ing sta te s, will plem ents, m ilk w agon, 5 sp rin g s and tion.
your training. the more certain and »ratify-
so Is to han g them , head dow nw ard. find th e b u lle tin a v alu ab le aid in creek, 65 cu sto m ers fo r m ilk dally.
ing will be your success.
In a room h aving a te m p e ra tu re be th e w ork of stim u la tin g in th e ir
P R IC E 310,000. 33,600 will h a n T h is is proved co n clu siv ely by the
tw een 39 and 3 5 degrees F a h re n h e it, ch arg es a h e a lth y in te re st In sound
of yonng men and women who are
dle;
balance 1200 a year, interest 6 hundred*
the poaaeaors of the Capital Buaineaa Col
w here they should rem ain fo r 24 ag ric u ltu re.
per cent.
lege trainine— the kind that it just a littla
hoars. The te m p e ra tu re m ust n ot go
T his b u lletin will be p ublished u n
better. Let us tell yon about it. Write for
above 3 5, no r below 29 degrees, and d er th e title of F a rm e rs ’ B ulletin
our
Booklet F.”
th e atm o sp h ere can n o t be depended No. 617, "School L essons on C o rn ."
upon to rem ain w ithin th ese lim its, an d copies will be se n t free as long
309 C ham ber of Com m erce,
hence m echanical re frig e ra tio n Is an as th e supply lasts.
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MR, DAIRYMAN
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Ranch Bargains
CARNATION
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Fine Dairy Ranch and
Milk Route
JOHN E. HOWARD
Capital Business Colleg
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