anaheim-gazette 1912-07-11

ON THE DRY FARM POULTRY WILL SUCCEED POULTRY EXPERT TELLS HOW TO MAKE THE INDUSTRY PAY DIVIDENDS GIVES INSIGHT INTO DETAILS TO BE FOLLOWED TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS With the opening of the new era in western agriculture comes the opportunity for the poultry industry to develop into a distinct branch of diversified or mixed farming. This method of farming seems to be the only hope for future prosperity. We need scarcely refer to the effects of crop failures for a few successive years on the general welfare of certain sections of country in which they occur. To relieve this situation farmers must engage in something more than staple farming, so that in case crops fail they may have something else to fall back on. In diversified farming they could draw on the proceeds of the dairy and poultry products to meet the current expenses. Poultry raising works in splendidly as a profitable branch of dry-farming. Very little is required in the way of outlay, and the returns in proportion thereto are a good many times larger than in any other branch. The poultry houses need not be expensive, just so long as they are of the serviceable kind—the kinds that give results. There is much waste in grain and other things on our farms every year that could be converted into poultry and eggs very easily at a handsome profit. Only about four pounds of grain are required to produce one patch, where insect life is fairly abundant. Chickens raised on free range with hens or with brooders will always be healthy, strong and vigorous, and they develop quicker than those raised on a limited range. The portable colony house system is preferable for raising, as by it there is very little danger of the land becoming "chicken sick," since they are raised on a different piece of land followed, similar to the rotation of crops. Even the old stock can be housed on this plan during the late summer months if desired. By taking the old stock out in such houses a large amount of the grain that would otherwise be wasted will be consumed by the hens. This is the plan followed by the largest and most successful poultry farmers at the present time, and it will work out pretty well under western farm conditions. Exercise is essential for laying stock. Make them work for the whole grain, of which wheat is probably the best. Feed crushed oats in a feed hopper, always within access. Buttermilk is the best drink for them. Give grit and oyster shell, and also green food in the form of alfalfa and clover hay, the mangels or cabbage. Little chickens should be fed on stale bread pressed dry (after being soaked in milk) and mixed with hard-boiled eggs. Add charcoal and finely cut onion leaves to this. Give chick food five times a day and gradually change to whole wheat, so that at the age of six weeks they will get all wheat. Start them on dry mash made of equal parts of corn meal, flour and ground oats with a small quantity of beef scrap, charcoal and cora meal, and feed this a few times a day in low pans. After six weeks of age hopper feed both grain and dry mash in order to lessen the labor. Give buttermilk to drink and also feed grit. Provide shade of some kind. The simplest colony house can be made by placing two plano boxes back to back, first taking off the backs and the flat tops. Run up the steep sides as a profitable branch of dry-farming. Very little is required in the way of outlay, and the returns in proportion thereto are a good many times larger than in any other branch. The poultry houses need not be expensive, just so long as they are of the serviceable kind—the kinds that give results. There is much waste in grain and other things on our farms every year that could be converted into poultry and eggs very easily at a handsome profit. Only about four pounds of grain are required to produce one pound of chicken, which is less than is required to produce one pound of beef, mutton or bacon. The labor required to successfully manage a flock of poultry is proportionately small. The market demands are practically unlimited, and the price of dressed poultry and eggs is sufficiently high at all times of the year to make poultry keeping a paying business, even when prices are at their lowest. From these facts we see that poultry can be made a very profitable branch of farming, with but very little in the way of initiative expenditure. To begin poultry raising on a dry-farm I would prefer to start with a few settings of eggs the first season and hatch chickens from the eggs, and then have my own stock the second season. This way of starting is the cheapest. Where a person wants to invest a little heavier a better start can be made by buying 10 to 12 birds and hatching chickens from these the first year. This means, of course, a heavier expense, but then one would be a year ahead in getting returns already the first year. The poultry house should be located fairly close to the other farm buildings, and should be protected from the north winds, or it may be built as a lean-to against the barn. The idea is to have the poultry house well lighted, dry, well ventilated and free from draught, and also fairly cheap. One of the best houses for this climate is the straw loft poultry house, built 16 feet wide and any length desired. This house has a peak or gable roof, is seven feet high from sill to plate, and has the south side made of one-third boards and the remainder one-half glass and one-half curtain. Such a house is not very expensive and answers the purpose very well for the average farmer. Supposing the dry-farm has already a well established poultry department, then the work should be directed toward increasing the returns by weeding out the poor layers, killing all the hens over two years old, and increasing the average egg production per wheat. Start them on dry mash made of equal parts of corn meal, flour and ground oats with a small quantity of beef scrap, charcoal and corn meal, and feed this a few times a day in low pans. After six weeks of age hopper feed both grain and dry mash in order to lessen the labor. Give buttermilk to drink and also feed. grit. Provide shade of some kind. The simplest colony house can be made by placing two plano boxes back to back, first taking off the backs and the flat tops. Run up the steep sides so as to form a hip roof, then cover with roofing. Securely fasten the two boxes together and place them on 4x4-inch runners; put a door and a run-way in one end, and the house is ready for use. For raising chickens the colony house should be fitted up with a detachable lamp box and a hover which can be taken out just as soon as the chicks are old enough to roost. A colony house can be made and a detachable brooder can be purchased at the same price. One can buy an outdoor brooder complete, and the former can be used from the time the chicks are hatched until ready to go to the regular poultry house, whereas the latter answers the purpose satisfactorily only for the first six weeks. FIGHTING THE WHITE PLAGUE National Inroads Being Made on Consumption Through Organization Nearly 4,000 additional hospital beds for consumptives in 29 states were provided during the year ending June 1st according to a statement issued today from the records of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. This makes a total of over 30,000 beds, but only about one for every 10 indigent tuberculosis patients in this country. In the last five years, the hospital provision for consumptives has increased from 14,428 in 1907 to over 30,000 in 1912, or over 100 per cent. New York state leads in the number of beds, having 8,350 on June 1st; Massachusetts comes next with 2,800; and Pennsylvania, a close third with 2,700. Alabama showed the greatest percentage of increase in the last year by adding 57 new beds to its 42 a year ago. Georgia comes next with 109 beds added to 240 a year ago. New York has the greatest numerical increase, having provided over 1,800 additional beds in the year. Only four states, Mississippi, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming have no beds whatever in special hospitals or wards has the south side made of one-third boards and the remainder one-half glass and one-half curtain. Such a house is not very expensive and answers the purpose very well for the average farmer. Supposing the dry-farm has already a well established poultry department, then the work should be directed toward increasing the returns by weeding out the poor layers, killing all the hens over two years old, and increasing the average egg production per hen per year by carefully selecting the best layers and breeding only from them. In this way the poultry on the farm will give 25 per cent larger returns in the course of a few years, and at the same time it will become an important factor in bringing diversified farming to the front. The equipment required to operate a poultry department on a dry-farm need not be very large. All appliances should be as simple as possible. The less machinery about a poultry yard the better it will be. Drinking pans, feed hoppers, nest boxes and so on should be as simple as possible. The appliances required to raise chickens are not very numerous. Incubators and brooders, of course, become a necessity where large numbers are hatched and raised, or where early hatched pullets are wanted for winter egg production, but where only a few chickens are raised the investment would hardly be profitable. The brooder is usually superior to the old hen for raising chickens, providing it is properly handled. The ideal place to raise chickens is on an alfalfa or clover patch, or at the end of a corn, mangel or turnip Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Price, of Redlands, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. Lybarger. Mrs. Price is a twin sister to Mrs. Lybarger. Mr. Price is so favorably impressed with this section that he will probably purchase property here and locate. ORANGE COUNTY Y.M.C.A. TO CAMP BACK TO NATURE FOR MEMBERS OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION SPLENDID PROGRAMS BEING ARRANGED FOR ENTERTAINMENT OF THE BOYS Santa Ana, Cal., July 5, 1912. To the Editor: From an article which was published in a number of papers in the county the wrong impression has been given out in regard to the number of places left yet for boys in the Y. M. C. A. camp. To correct this mistake I am writing this article. There is still plenty of room for boys in the camp, as only about one-half of the places have so far been taken. In addition it will be possible to take more boys than we had at first planned for, as we are using jointly with the Pasadena Y. M. C. A. the combined equipment of the two camps. We have a splendid corps of leaders, all of them upright Christian young men. They are Martin Warren, Clifford Hughes, Arthur Anderson, Hubert Schenck, George Oertly, Ben Oertly, E. B. Douglas, Raymond Elliott and George Hampton. Each leader will have charge of seven boys for his tent family. Plans are being made for instruction in "First Aid to the Injured" and every boy attending camp is expected to take an examination at the close of camp in these subjects. A plan is also being worked out for a branch of the "United States Volunteer Life Saving Tustin; or R. J. Hamilton, 619 West Third street, Santa Ana. One very important announcement ought to be made at this time, that the name of the camp has been changed from Camp Wilson to Camp Wilkie, being named in honor of Mr. Thomas J. Wilkie, who started the Y. M. C. A. work in the counties of California. He has done so much good in the world throughout his career of 45 years as a Y. M. C. A. secretary that the camp is honored in having the chance to be named after him. Thanking you in advance for giving publicity to this, I am, yours very truly, R. J. HAMILTON, Camp Superintendent. GYPSUM PRODUCTION LARGE Value of 1911 Output Six and a Half Million Dollars The quantity of gypsum mined in 1911 was 2,323,970 short tons, valued at $6,462,035, as stated by E. F. Burchard, in an advance chapter on "Gypsum" from "Mineral Resources for 1911," published by the United States Geological Survey. This was a slight decrease from the figures for 1910—1.05 per cent in production and 0.91 per cent in value—but while the industry was not especially active certain changes, such as the replacement of old mills by a smaller number of larger modern mills and the establishment of mixing plants in commercial centers, should result, according to Mr. Burchard, in the saving of freight charges on finished plasters and enable the products to be sold to the consumer at olw rates. Gypsum was produced in 17 states and in Alaska from 78 mills. The imports for 1911 were considerably reduced. A copy of the report may be obtained free on application to the Director of the Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. BIDS ASKED FOR BRIDges July 30 is the time set by the board of supervisors for receiving bids for young men. They are Martin Warren, Clifford Hughes, Arthur Anderson, Hubert Schenck, George Oertly, Ben Oertly, E. B. Douglas, Raymond Elliott and George Hampton. Each leader will have charge of seven boys for his tent family. Plans are being made for instruction in "First Aid to the Injured" and every boy attending camp is expected to take an examination at the close of camp in these subjects. A plan is also being worked out for a branch of the "United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps," which is a national organization, and to which it is an honor for a boy to belong. Scoutcraft, bird and tree study, knot tying, camp cooking for hikes, amateur surveying, star gazing, health talks, and Bible study will also be on the camp program. Among the athletic features of camp will be a track and field meet divided into classes according to size and age, swimming races, baseball, playground ball, quoit pitching, mountain climbs, rowing races, etc. The evening bonfire programs are also being planned with a view to develop, train, and interest all the campers. The camp newspaper will as usual be an interesting feature. It is hoped to act an Indian play. There will also be an old-fashioned district, and tent stunt night. Every boy who attends camp may be sure of a good time, under surroundings to bring out the best in his nature, under the best of leaders, with no part of his nature or character neglected. Plenty of fun, plenty of exercise, just enough of work, plenty of good food, sunshine, and fresh air, and inspiration for the best living. Camp applications should be handed to any of the following named, from whom also information can be obtained: Martin Warren at the postoffice in Santa Ana; Ray Elliott or Prof. L. O. Culp in Anaheim; P. M. Gorman or George Oertly in Garden Grove; Ralph Woods in Orange; Wm. Starbuch in Fullerton; George B. Key in Placentia; W. L. McKenney or M. D. Rosenberger in Huntington Beach; Fred Bates in Villa Park; H. W. Lewis in BIDS ASKED FOR BRIDGES July 30 is the time set by the board of supervisors for receiving bids for two bridges, one across the Santa Ana river at Fifth street, Santa Ana, and one across the Santiago creek at Tustin avenue, Santa Ana, which two structures have been in contemplation for some time. The plans for the West Fifth street bridge were drawn by Thomas & Post and the Santiago creek plans were drafted by J. C. Wright of Los Angeles. Supervisor Struck has been arranging matters for the construction of the Tustin avenue bridge and is now ready to proceed with the work. FOR GUARDIANSHIP Letters of guardianship have been petitioned for by Fanny Letien, who desires the care and custody of the persons and estate of Victor, Alexander and Lily Payse, minors. The estate consists of a distributable share of the estate of Desire Payse, deceased, amounting to $250.00 or thereabouts. Fanny Letien also petitions for letters of guardianship of the estate of Martin Letien and William Letien, minors, whose estate consists of a distributable share of the estate of Henry Letien, deceased, amounting to about $600. Melrose & Ames are attorneys for petitioner. Finest of Wines, Liquors and Cigars, at Roman Wisser's Favorite - Saloon Schlitz Beer on Draught MICHELIN Quick Detachable Clincher Write or call at once Six Weeks Earlier than in earlier Ranch and "The Great tail of the greatest fruit and today. $100 per acre, with Chandler Ranch Lands undated today. 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