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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1929)
VERNON1A EAGLE, VERNONIA. OREGON THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. 192» Good Profits In Nehalem Valley Chicken Raising That chicken raising in the Nehalem valley can be made very profitable, is the opinion of J. H. Sell, local chicken raiser, who stated he had been asked if one could make c liv ing here with chickens and how many chickens it would take. The following is contributed by Mr. Sell in answer to the ques tion: Proper knowledge of the bus iness and the proper amount of labor will make a success of any legitimate project one un dertakes. As to the poultry game, a business at Vernonia, I sec no reason why anyone should not make a go of it We might fig ure a little on a 100-hen basis. ► Figuring the cost of 100 hens at fl.25 each to either buy or raise, and they should make a 50 per cent lay for the year, which is 182 eggs per year, or a total of 18,200 eggs per year for the 100 hens. At 86 cents per dozen, or 3 cents each, this amounts to $546. Feed costs $2.75 per hen per year, or $275, leaving a net of $271. The above 50 per cent lay, or 182 eggs, could be increased to 200 or bet ter with the cull nests. With a flock of 1000 to 2500 hens, a one-man capacity, the feed cost could be lowered with the purchasing of feed in ton lots. Charles Weeks, the one-acre chicken man, figures as follows on a 600-hen basis: 600 pullets at $1.50 each, $900, the house at a cost of $1 per bird, $600; one acre of land in Weeks com munity $1000 first payment, total $2500 to get started. Then he figures the operating cost as follows: 600 hens laying 144 eggs each, 7200 dozen at 34 cents, $2448; feed at $1.80 per bird per year $1080, labor at 35 cents per bird per year $210, overhead at 25 cents per bird per year $150, replacement at 45 cents per bird per year $270, leaving a total annual profit for the year of $738. You make a $2500 payment on one acre and they do the improvement. One acre of land in that community costs $3000 and to bring that acre up to full capacity costs about $8000 more. But I am just giving you the payment plan for comparison with prices in Vernonia. Now let us see what it will cost here in Vernonia to start in the chicken business. We will say the land costs $100 and for putting it m cultivation, clear of all stumps, $250, mak ing a total of $350. House for 100 laying hens at 50 cents per hen, a 20x20 house for 100 hens and for 600 hens a house 20x120 which could be built with a lum ber cost of from 30 to 60 cents per hen depending upon the grade of lumber used. Six hun dred hens at a cost of $1.25 each would be $750. The annual feed cost at $2.80 per hen would be $1680, making a total of $2430. At an annual lay per hen of 182 eggs, 600 hens would lay 109,200 eggs, which at 35 cents per dozen would mean a gross revenue of $3276. Sub tracting from this amount the feed cost of $2430 and the building cost of $360, a net profit of $486 is left. It is estimated that our cities are increasing in population at the rate of 175,000 a month, and at our present rate of con sumption it will take an increas ed production of 250 carloads of eggs per year to supply the demand. There is no danger of over doing the egg business for some time yet, and the Nehalem val ley is a pood place to start in the chicken game, as land can be bought here for less than $100 per acre and on terms at that. Improved places here can be bought for $15 to $100 down and $10 to $30 monthly pay ments. Own your own home even if you move off and leave it, you are money ahead. There are many renters here who hav bought the place several times over in rent, and still do not own it. By purchasing, there is a chance to get the money back. If you own your own home you can remodel it to suit your self. If an acre or two is bought with it, you can raise all of your potatoes, vegetables, chick ens, keep a cow or goat for milk, a pig or two for meat, or raise rabbits for meat. One party last October bought 1404 pullets and by the first of May they had paid for themselves as well as their keep, besides supplying With 500 to 500 fir* started eggs for the table. Another party here cleared on tha national forests of Ore more than $600 above feed gon a*d Washington in th* first costs from 127 hens. Another week in August the fir« season party with 100 hens pays their is now on, federal foresters in own feed and that of 100 grow th« Portland office report. ing pullets, goats and pig feed While the v«ry large percen bill and the grocery bill for a tage <yf the August fires so far family of four. Another party were caused by severe lightning cleared $30 per month on 100 storm« of August 1 and 2, up hens. to August 1, mancaused fires I do not know of a better' were over two and on« half place or one that a working man times as numerous as lightning can get a home and into the fires. Smokers led all man chicken game than Vernonia causes, showing an increase over and the Nehalem valley. One 1928 for the same period, forest can get started here with less service reports show. Up to Aug cash than any place in the coun ust 1, a total of 868 forest fires try, and has a better show to had been reported on the twenty- get going than in most places. two national forests of the To raise 600 pullets it will take north Pacific district, or 288 about 1500 baby chicks, and the less than a year ago. This dif 600 pullets will more than pay ference is said to be due large expenses the first year for them ly to the delay in opening of selves and the improvements. the 1929 fire season which is One man can handle 2500 hens. about two weeks later thia year (han normally. FARM REMINDERS Beginning August 1, lightning Chicken mites thrive in warm fires have been numerous and weather. It is advisable to watch destructive, especially the state the roost connections, says the of Wellington, the Chelan, Rain Oregon experiment station, and ier and Colville forests being the if any mites are present, to paint worst hit. Among the largest all connections and the bottoms are the Camas creek and Mid- of the roosts with a strong ger night mountain fires on the Che- micide or wood preservative. Crude oil is sometimes used, but has little lasting power, it is found. Ladino clover pasture on Wap ato silt clay loam soil is being irrigated with a gravity ditch by the strip border method and is giving very large returns on the Oregon experiment station farm. A carrying capacity of over three cows to an acre is reported. The pasture is divided into three lots of four acres each for rotation grazing. An abundance of clean, cool water is important for the poul try flock during hot weather, says the Oregon experiment sta tion. If plenty of range is available for the growing pullets, both the grain and mash can be fed in hoppers without danger of overfeeding, says the Oregon ex periment station. Lightning And Smokers Cause Forest Fires THRU lan, the former now covering*public' To use the greatest pos- several thousand acres, the Vul- aihl« ----- — “k -*----- *-*— Bible I g. ci care with cigarettes, pan mountain fire on the Colville jnatcl ch» I and campfires while in now under control and the Cou the weed ids. Conditions are daily gar creek fire on the Rainier becomfig ’ more critical and every which is in an old burn and dif user ef the out-of-doors should ficult to handle. Frank Frans, reali»« his or her personal re- a fire fighter on the Cougar sponsibility. creek fire, was severely injured by a falling rock on August 6, Pestare Delfteastration at and died while enroute to a Ta Collage On Aagwst 27 coma hospital. There has been Oregon State Coll«»«, Corval some difficulty in getting suf ficient fir« fighters on the Col lis, Aug. 14.—Forty-fiv« milk ville forest, and local federal cows, feeding on 12 acres of ir foresters had to make special rigated ladino clover pasture, arrangements with U. S. immi with complete 90-day data on gration service to bring in some the cost of maintaining this 150 Doukhabours from the vi pasture and its effect on the cinity of Grand Forks, B. C., butterfat production of the cows to help fight the flames. Prob will be ready for the inspection ably 1200 men are now fighting of Oregon dairymen who will fires on the national forests of convene here August 27 for the Washington alone, the Portland Irrigated Pasture Field day. Irrigated ladino clover pas- office reports. Oregon’s national forests have fared very well so tures are advocated by the ex- far, it is said, no large fires having occurred, though there have been a large number of Vemonia lightning-set fires. With the forest areas daily becoming drier, and the pos sibility of other lightning storms, federal forest officers urge the périmant station as ene means pasture crops in carrying cap- of overcoming the problem of acity. dried up pastures in Oregon dur ing the usual dry season, July, Will Hold "Main«” Picnic August and September, accord ing to P. M. Brandt of the dairy The second annual state of husbandry deaprtment, who is in Maine picnic will be held in God charge of the 90-day experiment. frey park, St. Helens, Oregon, Reports from county agent de on Saturday, the 24th of this monstrations in central and month. southern Oregon, as well as on the moist, unirrigated sections A program of entertainment of the coast, show that ladino including a basket luncheon will clover areas be carried on. Everybody who ------- r pastures — ----- ___ in these — ____ have far outstripped all other has ever lived in the “Pine SKATING For 5 years Dr. Luzader, eyesight specialist, has been making monthly visits to Vernonia. His next visit will be September 2, 3, office at Kul- lander’s. Have your eyes ¿gSK. examined.—adv. ‘QP>" Meats for All Temperatures There’s quite a difference at the end of the month be tween your food bill else where and here. But there’s no difference in the quality of the costliest eatablesand those offered here. Whether you want meats for hot or cold weather, we are always fully stocked with a plentiful supply for both. In asking for sugges tions for a menu, do not worry about quality, for the best is assured. Rink to Nehalem Market & Grocery The Eagle Will Soon Fly To New Quarters A corrugated rubber mat in front of the kitchen sink saves the hard wear on either floor or linoleum. It Is also more restful for the feet. A convenient dressing table for the baby may be made from an unfinished tea cart. The shelf below makes a good place to keep baskets of sup plies for the baby. A strap fastened at intervals to the wall near the sink makes a handy place for kitchen knives, forks and spoons. Plans Are Now Being Made To Start Moving To The New Building Thursday, August 22 The Dalles—Airport will be established here in the near future. Seaside—State highway de partment started oiling Roose- velt highway south of here. Please check over your immediate needs in job printing and turn the orders in today, as we will be unable to handle many jobs from August 22-24. Modern Satisfactory Service QUICK DELIVERY Advertising blotters Professional Ajinouncemts. Special Forms Advertising Cards Show Programs Envelopes Advertising Circulars Birth Announcements Phone 711 Hand Bills Reports Wedding Announcements Ribbons Legal Blanks Auction Bills Sale Cards Letter Heads Bills of Fare Blank Forms Booklets business Cards Calling Cards Society Stationery are theJpenderf ryear today. BANK OF VERNONIA License Blanks Linen Tags Stamped Envelopes Statements Store Sale Bills Envelope Stuffera Meal Tickets Menus Milk Coupons Name Cards Tag Envelopes Note Heads Office Forms Index Cards Tickets Imprinting Checks Checks Time Cards Pamphlets Circulars Warrants Placards Programs Window Cards Postal Cards Dance Programs Wrappers Posters Dodgers Ruled Stationery Prescription Blanks Vernonia Eagle of Invitations Tags Filing Cards WHERE Gummed Labels business Announcements Bill Heads Vernonia Laundry Receipts Business Stationery ar. th. beggars Accustom your family to fresh fruits served au naturel as des sert once in a while. It will ba good for them, and save work for you. Resinous substances such as sticky fly paper are often hard to remove from clothing. Try turpentine, benzol, carbon tetra chloride, chloroform, wood or de natured alcohol, either, kerosene or gasoline. What is Your Grocery Bill? Clean sport and good ex orcise. — Improving our skates and equipment con tinuously. Saturday evenings 7:30 10:30 p.m. prises given. Troe” state is urged to be pres ent.
