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g'!'""l1'Jg!'t':UUi''JJftV.' li'XlUM-AM WW l irwvtmwirw&zsi?- 10 HOME AND FAHM MAGAZINE SECTION Value of Hatched Chicks By O. L. Wood. (Special to Farm Magazine.) EXHIBITION srason has nrrlved for tho poultrymnn. This and tho succeeding threo months will demonstrate tbo quality of 'fowl that has been produced during tho sprlnj ami summer month. Tho poultry ox liiblta nt tho early fairs so far havo brought out an nvcrsgo display with a noticenblo shortage of early bird. There nro a few breeders who con tlnuo to enrry nwny moat of tho blue ribbons at tho parly shows with Feb ruary ami March hatched chick. Slxo Is tho one big factor that wins in tho fall, nil other points being compara. tlvcly equal. Tho quality of the-vj early shows can be greatly improved .with tho bulk of tho exhibitors laying their plans in tho winter for tho full hi'o birds in tho tho early fall. Thero is so much disappointment, especially among exhibitors with limited experi ence, in showing birds a month or two beforo they havo reached full dovolop- rncnt. It is truo that it requires In many cases a latter chick to win nt tho winter shows ' than tho ones that Trill pull down tho bluo in tho foil. Tho cockrels might go a little coarse, and a pullet that has bcon laying two Or tbreo months will not bo in as good show condition as tho ono that is just ready to lay her first egg. Thero should bo somo diffcrenco between tho tlmo planned for development in tho larger and smaller breeds. Tbo Leg horns and other breeds In tho Mcdi- torian class develop moro rapidly than tho Wyandotte, Bods and Hocks, and do not need to b gotten out qulto so early. Thero is littlo to fear In raising tho early hatched chlek. The thought of getting out a January or February ehick on the Coast while tho rainy eoason Is still on and tho winter seems still in full swing throws a horror Into tho breeder who has never tried it. Tho fear Is unfounded, bowover. Tho enriy chick, If raised in dry coops, with a sheltered run, nnd allowed to got out on tho grass after a month old, at least a portion of tho middle Say, will outdo tho April and May chick In growth, vigor and vitality nlno times out of ton. Such chicks got tCrough tho early stages practically frco from tho ravages of body lice, and nearly all of tho germ disease to which poultry is subject, come in tho warmer months. Under favorabln grow. ing conditions tho early cblek is moro profitable from evory standpoint. With tho exhibition valarf out of tho quos tion, tho February broilers can bo sold wbilo tho market Is at Its best, and the minimum chick loss in develop ment in raising these broilers places tho average profit per hatched chick ns high ns fil) per cent. The April hatched Wynndotlo or Hod will maku tho best winter layer. These will not lmo reached a sufficient do ono nuiicu per hen por dny where green feed Is procurable. If clover, nl fulfil or similar green food Is not olita utble, double tho quantity of sprouted oat. The best way to sprout outs or oth'r grain Is to souk for tl! hours, drain In a perforated box, sprinkle nml stir night and morning milll thoy bi'gln to sprout, then stop sllrrn.g mid spread In n layer mi Inch thick. At end of a fortnight thoy will havo formod a mat neatly velopmout to havo laid n few ogs,throo liu'hoa thick and Imvo sprouts nn o tho wi.'r eoniHtn inch long, luung chick should have hick that some of those sprouts rubbed off mid I tho latolfed to thoin. Kach hnlfdniun laying nnd moulted hi1 for catches them. The ,onrlv r moults boforo December nml ono that does not lay before Decem ber 1st, as n rule, will not pay their keep in eggs during tho winter. This roll up tho profits for tho brooder, is tho season when the layers help and tho poultry business is not much unlike any other business In tho re spect Hint not ono single item of possible profit must bo overlooked If the business is to succeed. Hatching Chicks By Electricity lions should have nlwnit throe square inches of tills mat, if also fed clover or alfalfa. Whatever the feed, do not neglect pure water. Ono hundred birds need one outicu of salt each day. HOTEL ACkLY Cor. lata una fltaik m, rertUml, Oregon. HATKH 13 80 er week up With rWl bath. M 30 up OI.HAN OtTBIIlK IIOOMII. UOIIKH.V llltlUK llUll.lll.NO. Hotel Clifford )!ait Morrlian and fllilh (Uriels. Modern In etorjr iUUII. Hut of sertlf. Heine by wk from fS up. br itir 80 rents and up. Hi-. Ih. Cllffonl l.fir flu elsewhere. kd, r. lir.uvr.R, rropiittor. !sssBBssssssssssssssssssssss WHEN IN PORTLAND top at the Incomparable Hotel Benson CENTRAL, FIREPROOF, MODERN, LOW RATES Bead for tiot book. (fell Stall), Mgr. POULTBV KAISKK3 may look for ward to lessening their duties by utilizing electricity as electrically boated Incubators and hovers are now on tho markot. Whero oil-heated chick en batching apparatus had to bo eon tlnnally inspected to sen that the oil supply had not becomo exhausted or tho npparatus was not on fire, tho electrically heated doviecs may bo left unattended except to transfer tho now. ly hatched chickens from tho Incuba tors to tho hovers. Tho Electrical World describes an electric incubator and hover. The com Is built of 2-inch cork boards rein forced with steel corners. The top la entirely covered with stool, and tho baso on which the egg tray staads Is made of well-seasoned cypress covered with a thick felt pad. The egg tray la of galrantxed stool and has a it movable wire mat on which the eggs roposo. A hole In tho center allows tho chicks when hatched to fall Into a wiro bosket hang o runners tinder tho egg tray. Air It filtered through slits In tho folt-pad base, A vontilnt Ing tnbo extending through the roof and attached to the cover leads down through ttho holo In tho egg tray Into tho nursery chamber. Tbo amount of nir is varied by means of a sliding cap on the tube. Tho front of tho easo is provided with a small glass window to show tho interior nnd allow the tbormometer to bo read. Tho heating units nro contained In tho roof nnd slip Into spring clips, making them Interchange able and removable. These units are of the cartridge typo and are to ar ranged that tho heat Is equally dis tributed over all parts of tho egg tray. Tbo supply of heat la auto matically controlled by means of a thermostat. A signal lamp indicates when tho boating circuit has been opened. Tho hover has a roof mado of cork board covered with sheet steel; tho sides aro closed by heavy doublo can vas duck curtains with a layer of 0.5 ineh fvlt In between and abovo tho slits. An automatic TACXriO KOKTItWCST rAIUfl. Bepl. 3D Oct. a, '.twitlmi, M tho. l.ewlitnn CUrktton Pair Aaaorlellon. Hpl. 39 0l, 4, Puyaltup, Wash.. West, rn Washington Pair. Oct. 1 3, (Ymlnn, Or., Ollll.m C.mnly Pair, Oct. 3 3, Handy, Or.. Bendy (lrana Pair. Oct. 3, Hall Lake Cltr. UUh. Uell Uka (Utah) Pair. Oct 3 JO, Cult-, W.ih., Whitman County Pair. 0t 10 IT, 81. Johns. Wuh, lUrrest Carnliet. 0(1. SflNov. II, lVtrtland. Or., ktenuf.o turrri' and l.nj produela Rhow. 0t. 38 31, Tarnma. Waiti, Washington 'toye and OliU' Agricultural nt Industrial Contest. Nor. 10 31, Ppoksor, Wash., Rpokan Na tional Apple hhow. Nor. 33-3. Walla Walla. Wash, O.-W. II. A N. Corn Show. Nov. SO-Dm. 8, I.ewlilon, Iita.hu, North l I.IfL)k Annual Rhuw, Uoe. 7-13, IMrtlanJ. Or., I'adfla Inlrma tlonal UmtiKk KipualUon. Union Hlok jrarJa. . 7-13, rurtlanJ, Or, Orocoa rottllry auj rt HUfk Bhow, Princess Hotel lUil Thlnt sihI nurmlJi iltrrta 1'ortlaiiJ, Otaon. riKiiriioor. Hairs 80c, 73. II nmt II f.O i-r 'Uyl 13 SO prr werk: with dalh, :i.30 ami tip, All niililil rtinmi. UikUr 1'traouai Ituparvlaton o( Onnits. TIIK IIOUHK OP WKI.fOllK. HOTEL BUTLER SUATTLB. WABII. Under now manacement entire change In all departments - all rooms redecorated and refurnlahod. rnrtlcti lar attention Is now i'o ng paid to prompt, efficient and courteous service. DAILY BATES $2.00 Up With rrlvato Bath 11.00 Up Without Trtvato Bath KODAK Tiny one and take pictures of your stocks, erupt and buildings. We carry all supplies and do finishing. PIKE & 1CABKHAM GO. 313 Washington St, Portland, Oregon. sBsasH I ' I it iTnMaam Hotel Butler Cafe TIIB riNEOT IN HBATTLB Cervico the llcst Cuisine Uncjrollrd ROBERT J, 1IODINSON Manager. Itir t0 ct 320 Acres Free Do You Want a Homestead? Mt of fJoTernraanl lands In each Htata subject to bomMtead sad for hal leal adapltxl. Alio dr-wrlptioa uf Ortfon Ij Coonllei. flrnd for 310 par book, "Ad ranla of Onfvn." l'Hc 80 conta poll paid. R. C. FISKE 10 Psaaaia BI1, PertUnd, Ortfoo. GOOD LEVEL OREGON LANDS $12.50 PER ACRE 30 milt rati of Portland and 105 mile south, on rlfhl of war of Natron Cutoff of Southern P.tKlo Hy. Iind (owl for alfalfa and rhirrr, ho(i, turkeya and ilock faruilnj; 40 arm lot 1300! tcrmi. (30 dawn and heating system tlO per month, no InUraat, to flrat Et) pur- similar to that omnloyod in tho Inen chaaars. We rurnta atrr aero tlllabl. . I. n.,l tl.n l.ontlnrr colls bolni? ni1 ' ' '' UP ou fuaranU. This ,.,. . ..r , n - placed just boncath tho roof and on closed with heavy wiro screen. Variety of Food EXI'KRIKNCKD poultry raisers vary in thoir proforonccs for tbo food thoy glvo and it will bo good practico for ovoryono not to stick to any fixed ideas but chango rations ac cordingly as common sonso may dictate Variety will bo appreciated by birds as well as by othor animals. Try tho fol lowing for a changes Whore wheat Is tho moat readily procured grain, this mash Is an unusually good ono for growing stock and layers: Ten parts each of oats, boiled potatoes and sk'n milk; 20 parts of alfalfa or elovor, fivo parts each of bran, cracked corn, grounds oats and whefct middlings; two parts moat scraps. This la lit. Turnips or mangels ran bo substi tuted for potatoes, meat liquor may bo used In placo of skim milk, meat scrap may bo lessened and oil substituted. la a bis culonf project and meant future for ou. Lola (Iran free In railroad lawn tlltc. A profit for both settler and Investor. This Is the best thing In Oregon today for tho smalt Investor, the large Inveator, the email farmer or the tare farmer, Tho price la right, the terms are framed to suit the landloss man. We operate demonstration farms and well driller on Ihe lands. Hunter Land Oo, 003 Till Tnitl Hide pofUaud, WOOD TANKS For Water, Oil, Wine, Mining and Cyanldo. Weed rkw It InkjeiKM, Qtf Steteeu, Waj Tewer rtaetc WE DO NOT SELL LUMBER but davote our time and energy to prodnclng the best tanks and wood plpn lines, and when you purchase material bearing our Undo tiniue "1'ACmC" you nro gottlnir an article that will givo you complete satisfaction. Bend your Inquiries to PirifkTuMPipeCo. Box lit Kenton Station, Fort land, Ore, Manufacturers WOOD TANKS AND riPB When in Seattle lr pp vfI lHfc J. J.V JL JL4 Seattle s Greatest Hotel I J I Food tprouUxl oats, at tbo raU of ItS&r--
