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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.
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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.
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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.
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313 Washington St, Portland, Oregon.
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Cervico the llcst Cuisine Uncjrollrd
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Manager.
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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
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paid. R. C. FISKE
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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
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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
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