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HOME AND FARM AI AG AZ I N E S E< 'T I ON
I th e re w ill n o t be th e phenom enal lay­
ers th a t a re secured by pedigree
breeding, n o r w ill th e p ercen tag e of
I good lay ers be as g re a t, b u t in th e
a g g re g ate we can secure m ore eggs
and m ak e m o re m oney th o u g h th e
p ro fit on each in d iv id u al hen is
sm aller.
nest fo r th e fu tu re b reed er. T h a t o u r
p resen t-d ay breeds, th e A m erican
sta n d a rd L eghorn, P ly m o u th Rocks,
W yandottes, R hode Islan d Reds, or
O rpingtons, can be b ro u g h t to a high
sta n d a rd of egg p ro d u ctio n goes
w ith o u t say in g — it being m erely a
m a tte r of safe and sane b reed in g an d
in th e m a jo rity of cases th e new
sta n d a rd of p erfection as adopted by
th e A m erican P o u ltry A ssociation a t
Chicago h a s in no w ay h arm ed th e
u tility q u alitie s of th e m a jo rity of
v arie tie s in th e sta n d ard . R a th e r,
th a n k s to th e lead in g b reed ers, every
leew ay h as been given to im prove
th ese q u alities. It is now up to th e
b reed ers to m ake th e m o st of th e ir
o p p o rtu n ities an d breed along safe
and sane lines.— P h ilad e lp h ia Record.
houses and stock. T he sm all flock
req u ires m ore a tte n tio n to breeding.
On th e larg e com m ercial egg farm s
th e tra p n est is im p ractical. It would
cost alm o st as m uch to tra p 2,000
laying hens th e e n tire y ear as th e
MORE ABOUT TRAP XEST.
p ro fit on th e ir eggs would am o u n t
HE HEN of th e fu tu re will be
B y G. L. W ood, P o u ltry E d itor.
to. If one tra p s co n tin u ally iro n ,
from trap -n ested p aren ts, no
HIS D EPEN D S upon th e tim e, re ­ 200 to 500 hens is ab o u t all one p e r­
m a tte r w h a t breed th e “Toia
sources and n a tu re of th e busi­ son can care fo r and look a fte r th e
ness th e b reed er w ould engage grow ing stock to keep up th e flock. B a rro n ” fowls are. W yandottes, or
in and w h eth e r he is in th e business U nles th e hens a re uncom m only pro­ a cross, th ey are th e p ro d u ct of trap -
fo r a ll th e m oney he can m ak e o u t ductive th is n u m b e r will n o t afford nested p are n ts, an d th e ir an n u a l
of it. It is abso lu tely n ecessary for th e rem u n eratio n one is w ont to ex­ w inning a t th e lay in g contests held
th e m an who w ould sell h igh egg pect who tak es up th e p roduction of in th is c o u n try should be an object
lesson to th e A m erican beginner th a t
yielding stock— and depend on rec­ com m ercial eggs as a business.
for egg p ro d u ctio n it pays to trap -
o rd s to m ake his sales, to tra p -n e st
A T edious G rind.
h is flock. T hese breed ers have open­
F
o
r
n
early
ten y ea rs I have tra p ­
ed a new avenue for p o u ltry profits,
in selling m ale breed ers from heavy ped my p u llets designed fo r breeders
layers to p o u ltry ra ise rs who w ant an d th e breeding hens. It has been
Borne of th e 1914 egg-laying effi­ a steady and tedious grind. It m eans
Costs 5% More Than Other Ropes, but It Gives You
th a t in th a t tim e I have visited th e
ciency in th e ir yards.
25% LONGER LIFE AND STRENGTH.
L eaving it fo r g ra n te d th a t th e re coops som ething like 15,000 tim es.
w ill alw ays be enough of th e se pro­ T he d uty could n o t be sh irk ed and
D
on’t
you
call this economy? If you want to prove this, let
d u cers to supply th e dem and for m u st be done every day, w h eth er
us send you a small piece to test out for yourself. In full coils
th
e
re
is
a
circu
s
in
tow
n
or
not.
m ale b reeders w hen they a re w anted,
our price is 15 cents per pound ba^e. Short lengths 1 cent ad­
does it pay th e av erag e b ree d er to Many tim es I have been on th e point
ditional.
Two hundred thousand pounds in stock.
of
ab
andoning
th
e
w
ork,
b
u
t
th
e
tra p -n e st, and does his p o u ltry suc­
We
also
have the largest stock of Glocks and Sheaves on the
th
o
u
g
h
t
th
a
t
it
would
re
n
d
e
r
useless
cess depend upon it? A very able
I’acifie Coast.
co n trib u tio n on th is su b je ct h as been all th a t I have accom plished su s­
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m ade by L. E. K eyser, Sm ithboro, tained me. As I th in k it over I am
N. Y., w hich contain s sound p ractical in d o u b t w h eth er it has paid or not.
facts ta k en from his personal ex p eri­ In fact, I am stro n g ly of th e opinion
ences. We subm it his views in p a rt: th a t it has not paid in d o llars and
Dept. C.
T he aim of th e p ro d u cer of com ­ cents. W hat I learn ed ab o u t th e lay­
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Morrison
Street,
Portland, Oregon.
ing
hen
h
a
s
been
of
m
uch
use
to
me,
m ercial eggs is to produce th e g re a t­
est n u m b e r a t th e le a st cost. To b ut if I had been on te rm s of in ­
m ake egg productio n p ro fitab le th e tim acy w ith my flocks I m ig h t have
hens m u st lay w ell fo r a t le a st 250 secured a portion of th is know ledge
EV ERY m an an d w oman w ho playa
of the 365 days in th e year. We all w ith o u t th e use of tra p nests.
safe, sets aside a sum of m oney fo r th e
I am p retty w ell convinced th a t if
know th e re are m any hens w hich do
unexpected, th u s elim in atin g w orry an d
n o t lay eggs enough to pay fo r the I had n o t trapped my hens and de­
tro u b le. A rain y day fund has been set
voted
th
e
sam
e
tim
e
an
d
energy
to
feed they eat, w hile o th e rs a re ex­
aside fo r em ergencies.
trem ely p ro fitab le . If a ll th e hetjs raisin g m ore stock and cu llin g o ut
L et us help you estab lish y o u r R ainy
the
poor
layers,
I
would
have
been
w ere like the best hens in o u r flock
Day F u n d . A sm all sum of m oney placed
it w ould n o t ta k e such a g re a t n um ­ m oney ahead. T he plan I should
w ith us a t sta te d in te rv als will am o u n t
ber of them to m ake a poor man have follow ed is to breed from th e
to th o u san d s in a few years.
m
ost
vigorous
fem
ales,
using
m
ales
rich, w hile th e poor layers can m ake
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a rich m an poor. By carefu l selec­ front som e reliab le b reed er who does
tion and b reeding th e p roduction of tra p , o r select m ales th a t cam e front
h ens has g ra d u a lly increased. T hey g rea t laying hens. I should raise
lay m ore eggs now th a n they did ab o u t tw ice as m any p u lle ts as I
fifty y ears ago. A t th a t tim e people cared for, so as to have plenty to se­
did n o t expect to g et w in ter eggs, lect from and keep culling up con­
2 4 0 -2 4 2 Stark S treet, P ortlan d , O regon.
n o r did they expect hens to do much tin u ally . Y earling hens should be I
d u rin g th e sum m er and fall w hile culled tw ice a y ear and th is selec­
m ay continue
to th e two
and ,
in the m olt. T he av erag e farm flo ck , tion
.
. ..
,
w ould lay only d u rin g th e sp rin g 1 ,iree_ye a r ’° ' <l hens, as it is th e ir
m onths, and those who w anted w i n - ',ay *n>’ condition ra th e r than th e ir
te r eggs reso rted to som e "method of '
« hich d eterm ines th e ir value If I
I had follow ed such a course I would
p reserving them .
| have been able to care for and raise
“You C A N ’T K e e p
P oor L ayers.
th e sto ck to keep up a flock from
Them In The Ground’’
Even now we have h en s w hich do one to tw o tho u san d bens with the
n o t lay except in th e spring, and sam e lab o r I now expend on ab o u t
th e n only m oderately. T hese are th e th ree h u n d red breeders.
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kind of hens th e com m ercial egg
N ot W orth Hie Price.
fa rm e r w an ts to get rid of, b u t from
By th e use of tra p n ests and pedi-1
a lack of know ledge of how to select gree b reed in g we can build up a lay­
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them or in th e belief th a t they will ing stra in w hich will reproduce Itself
Portland, Oregon
do b e tte r la te r, they are retain ed , to a m a rk e d degree, b u t is th e gam e
an d in m any cases th e ir eggs are w orth th e price? I h ard ly th in k so.
used fo r hatching, which is very like­ and th is conclusion is reached a fte r
ly to re su lt In breeding m ore poor ten y ears of use. T he n u m b er o f . _
layers. Of course. It does n ot imply pedigreed b ird s th a t can be pro- I H t
th a t because a hen is a poor layer duced is too sm all, even th o u g h they
Iter d a u g h te rs w ill be. T h a t depends are th e b est of layers, to re tu rn suf-1
on th e m an n er In w hich she Is m ated. ficlent revenue. We m ig h t b e tte r dis-I
A p rep o te n t m ale, carry in g th e lay­ card h alf th e p u lle ts we raise, and ;
ing Instinct, is Just as likely to im ­ will th en be able to secu re double
p a rt th is q u ality to th e d au g h te r of th e n u m b e r we can by p e d ig re e '
a poor layer as to th e d a u g h te r of breeding, and if these selected pul-i
a good layer. T he chances a re th a t le ts do n o t lay q u ite as m any eggs I
will be proof that the Pacific Northwest
the cockerels front such a hen will each as th e pedigreed stock, th e a g -'
raises as fine com as the “ corn belt.’’
not ca rry or Im p art th e laying tra it. g reg ate w ill be g reater. If th e p e d i- 1
It will be held under the auspices of the
T h a t is w here we run th e g re a te st greed h en s re tu rn a n et p ro fit o f ;
chance In breeding front a poor layer. th re e d o lla rs each and th e selected
C a refu l selection fo r type and hens tw o d o llars each, we can cer-1
vigor all breeders, and a know ledge tain ly m ake m ore m oney from 1,000
th a t the breeding m ale had a heavy of th e la tte r th a n we can from 300
at
laying m other ntay help to a certain of th e fo rm er, and th e la b o r w ill be
extent, but th e re will still be m any ab o u t th e sam e.
poor layers. Many carefu l breeders
By th e flock record we can e sti­
have in stalled tr a p n ests and a t ­ m ate th e n u m b er of h en s w hich are
tem pted to breed up a g reat laying laying. If th e p ercen tag e Is sm all we
s tra in by th e ir use. Most of those should m ak e an exam ination of th e
who have stuck to it long enough hens, say once in two w eeks, and
have succeeded, but ow’ing to the note down th e band n u m b ers of those
10,000 representative ears, the cream
g rea t am ount of labor involved m any w hich a re laying. I t th is is done
of 1,000 acres, from the 1914 crop of
have abandoned th e use of tra p n ests th re e o r fo u r tim es it will n ot ta k e
this newest and best addition to Pacific
o r use them only d u rin g th e breeding long to find o ut th e h en s w hich are
Northwest
products, will be on competi­
season. This la tte r plan is productive not producing. H ens w hich show no
tive exhibition.
of good resu lts w here one Is able to signs of laying d u rin g tw o o r th ree
pick o u t th e good lay ers when ex am in atio n s m ay be p u t down as
Low Round Trip Fares,
m a tin g th e pens.
poor la y ers and n o t w o rth keeping.
To m ake egg production p ro fitab le
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From th e com m ercial view point it 1
we m u st secure a la rg e n u m b e r of is d o u b tfu l w h eth e r it pays to tra p 1
tion upon application to any agent of
eggs, and w h eth e r it pays best to nest and pedigree breed. T he fixing !
the
keep a larg e flock of m oderately of th e lay in g tr a it by th is m ethod is
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good la y ers o r a sm aller flock of slow a t best. By b reed in g fo r vigor
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highly productive hens Is th e ques­ and ca refu lly selecting th e layers,
tion to be decided. T he larg e flock flocks of m ore th a n o rd in ary pro-
re q u ire s m ore ca p ita l invested in dutciveuess can be secured, though
Does it Pay
To Trap nest?
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