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HH successful managument
of a poultry farm depends
primarily upon tho nntu-
ral tasto for tho business
sufficient to embrace n
lovo for iib well .ib nn In
torost in fowls. Tho wom
an who succeeds must
havo u capacity to manage
details ability to dlroct
hired help If such Is necessary
Sho must havo power to under
Htanil tho markot and good Judgment
In regard to tho morltu of tho dlf
feront breeds. There nro muny notn
ulo examples of women who have suc
ceeded with poultry raising. I know
many who aro good fanciers, man)
good commercial poultry raisers and
they are all ener
getic. They know
liow to push nnldo
the dlfllcultieu that
arise In tho poul
try business.
During a trip I
onco took I vis
Jted a real poultry
farm where a worn
3in was hired on a
monthly salary for
taking chargo and
performing all tho
labor connected
with tho farm. I
know many who have large turkey
farms, many own large duck farniB
Ducks havo cotno to stay and tho
breeder who glvos thorn apoclul atten
tion will roallzo a good profit from
them. There aro great possibilities in
store for duck raisers.
Poultry farming Is a hobby of mlno.
I know It to bo one of tho healthiest
outdoor occupations that woman can
enter. Womon perhaps" need hobbles
oven moro than nion do, their lives
aro moro circumscribed. Woman is
often held at homo by a thousand ties
which she Would not loosen if she
could and could not if Bho would. Let
lior havo a hobby, then, which will
direct her thought? from her small
cures.
Somo tlmo ugo a man said to me,
"Chicken raising Is nothing but a fad."
Kvcn so; it does one good to have a
3tobby to rldo If thoy only got there
It will pay to rldo a safe hobby and
(hero Is nothing moro prolltablo than
tho "fancy fowl fad."
Did you over attend a poultry show
3iiid notlco how muny exhibitors there
uro7 Thoro 1b Just as good a chanco
for a woman to win a prize on lior
jioultry ns mon, It's pimply a matter
of knowing, how.
A great many woman when thoy
want to Increase their income juet
dd to tho number of their Hock, nnd
if you want to sell out your stock you
enn do so any tlmp of tho year. Tho
Jiungry public buyH our poultry prod
mcts greedily and at any tlmo.
A groat nniny havo a tasto for coun
try llfo and natural capacity for the
management, of a farm; with poultry
raising tho rnlslng of fruit can bo
combined profitably. Who 1b adapted?
Tho woman who may becomo a good
manngor of a houBohold has tho quali
ties which lusuro uuccosb a poultry
ralseiB and womon would not bo poul
try raisers if thoy did not havo a
strong tasto In that dlroctlon.
If Bho Is endowed with that tasto
mil olso follows naturally. If wo euro
for poultry wo llko to seo It and this
traliiB tho oyo to rocognlzo types and
'to estimate a correct value from It;
it ennbloB one to detect tho conditions
which in tho beginning may make tho
difference between buccosb and full
nro. A prima requisite with poultry la
that It bo kopt. Tho sympathetic na
ture in woman loadB her to provldo
for comfort. Her enro for appearance
has real vuluo In tho markot, which
1b tho final teet of her ability to pro
duce. It la In thlB pluco whoro wo
differ from women in all other call
ings. Wo aro not handicapped by our
sex.
i Wo have never had a discount pro
posed because poultry was owned by
women, while- on tho other hand, no
muJttor how well wo teach, clork, etc.,
u tlnd an Inovltnblo discrimination
against us In tho pay offered our abil
ity In thoso lines.
Poultry farming affords a prolltablo
nutlet for lntolllgouco and energy with
independence. If wo nro fitted for
thla work wo will find a porpotunl
charm In poultry farming. It nltm
jglvos ub an opportunity to maintain n
Tiomo where others may find rofuge.
Thoro la no monotony In such a llfo.
"Wn havo the poultry pupora, tho falrB
nd shows theso keep tho mind alert
:nd tho interests engaged.
Tho woman engaged In it finds tho
liuslnosB of poultry raising projected
on such a generous scale that she has
no fear o others In tho same busi
ness. Then, too, tho poultry farmer
1h her own boss. Poultry farming
Iiub many foatureB which would up
Teal to woman. Sho Is mistress of
tho Bltuatlon. Tho business Is hers.
Don't ho an amnteur In tho work.
Spend ull your ability In becoming a
profoBBlonal. If tho womon who half
fltarvo trying to tonch, clerk, etc.,
would only employ tholr tlmo raising
poultry" for tho market thoy would
make fortunes. It nluo-tcnthq of tho
actresses would put as much tlmo and
study on tho characteristics of a hen
u& thoy do studying Lady Macbeth
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POULTRY FAMS
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Ki i M-ll 4 iJSSf WKMm 14 Mrs- Wllcoxon and Her Flock of
fmdmwM i MW 'W$mB i& chickens.
A Fine Flock of PlymouthRocko Some Young Duck
lings Trap NeBts Simple Feeding and Drinking
Devices White Wyandottes.
if i
thoy would be walking on volvot In
tead of beating tho hard pavomonta
looking for a job.
If nature Intended you to do this
work, do it. A successful foundation
with poultry is first made by going
Into details in rogard to tho little
things that in tho beginning seem to
bo bo insignificant.
Womon vhavo grentor aptitude, than
men. Tho presont-dny farmer la tho
man of tho hour (man or woman),
who has alroady mado a buccosb in
cattlo and hog rnlalng. You will not
And a practical farmor who has al
ready mado a success, fall If ho or she
uudortakoB poultry. Why? Because
tilery go about it on buslnessllko prln
clples with no thought of failure
Thora is nothing about poultry
farming but what can bo learned by
any bright womnn and thoro Is no
part of tho work woman cannot do
If nho la so minded, 1 boo women in
poor health reaping a good harvest
both physically and financially In tho
poultry buslnoBs, and I wonder why
moro women do not' Indulge In this
health-giving business. Ofton womon
arc left cotnpanlonlesB on tho farm, j
Why not try poultry rnlslng Instead of
moving to tho city to find something
to do to oko out n moro oxlstpnco?
They write mo. "What branch of tho
poultry business ehall I tako up?" You
will havo to decldo for yourself; ub
so much dopondB upon tho location,
tho demand, tho markot, etc.
Huslnoss mdthods will pay. I'rolP
or loss can bo known only by good
bookkeeping. We cannot overesti
mate tho importance of keeping rec
ords of our heiiB Upon theso records
depends tho success or falluro of our
businesB. Under present conditions
with tho Increased cost cf everything
which ontorB Into tho production of a
dozonegga comes tho necessity for
tho application of stricter mothoda of
economy and a closer attention to
every detail.
Wo must got out of tho old ruta and
opon nn account with tho hena, giving
them credit for whnt thoy produce
and charging them with what they
consume.
But somo one Bays, "That Ib too
much work! Wo cannot nfford to
upend tho tlmo keoplug those ac
counts I" I daro say somo of you
will find somo surprises awaiting you
when you begin keeping an account
iwmT:vhjm
f?ttnjt , ' ...wuu',
of your flock,
Tho lun owner
has, by the use
of tho trap nest,
determined the
egg production
ability of the
hens nnd has
taken tho llrst
step In discov
ering tho differ
onco between a
prolltablo h c n
and an unprofit
able one.
The question
often arises
"V hat 1 b a
profitable hen?"
Tho only direct
anawor must of
necessity bo a
general one. A
prolltablo h o u
may bo defined
ub one that will
produco enough
to 'pay for feed, care, Interest on the
necessary Investments and some prof
It bosides Tho coBt of keeping a
hen will vary according to locality and
cost of feed nnd labor.
In a great many localities tho laying
hen Is receiving her uhare of atten
tion. For a great many years In tho
past Bho Iibb been n side issue. Very
fow havo realized tho importance of
tho laying hen nnd tho prominent po
sition sho itt lining In tho agricultural
affnlra of tho United States.
With the land Increasing in value
rapidly the farmer Is now beginning
to wonder how ho can make tho great
est amount of profit ami-interest on
tho amount invested. By this I do
not advocate tho farmer turning hlH
entire attention to poultr), but just
a hint to tho farmers' wives and
A Fine Healthy Flock
Vacation of English Judge.
The Judges who are to havo their
holldayB curtailed may look back with
a flgl to tho good old tlmos of i cen
tury ago. Tho four law terms Into
which tho year wub divided lasted only
a few weeks each, while tho long va
cation was of throo months' duration.
Then thuro were a llboral numhor ofl
royal birthdays and saints' du)s
which furnished an oxcuso for a holl
dny. But against this tho courts
opened punctually at 10 every morn-.
i2 V1fMmMSEF& JeSOo&
laughters who have to go away fiom
home to find something profitable to
do for spending money.
You can moio than earn spending
monoy at home by raising jioultry with
.100 hens, the profits from which
would assure you a larger income
than tho factory hand and not bo many
hours' work per day and this mostly
In tho open air. You would be in no
danger of "losing your job," for the
hens are capable of producing from
200 to 250 eggs per each year
Good, pure-bred ntock Is quo of tho
features for tho most rapid improve
ment. Too many do not give enough
thought to the breeding side, and
ovon tho matter of production re
ceive! but little attention. On under
taking any enterprise In whatever
line it Is extremely necessary to con
sider If what we are doing Is to result
in success.
First, determine the breed desire'd.
I would strongly urge the necessity of
choosing at the outset one of the best
breeds and sticking 'to It. It rightly
managed a flock of 300 hens will
bring In not less than $500 a year.
I have read of some making $500 with
only bIx hens and a cockerel. These
persons receive fancy prices for their
products. I am just talking about tho
ordinary prices that the majority of
farmers obtain.
Let me tell you that this cannot be
done with scrub stock. This Is wheio
the mongrel falls and tho pure bred
wins. A farm full of laying hens is
a great help because they nre a dall)
cash income,
' About the first stop to inako ih to
go right out to the hen house. Don't
figure on paper. Sit right down among
them and seo if you can find wherein
you can make improvements for this
season's work.
You can make money with poultry
If )ou love the chickens and titurt
out with the Intiuitlon that you are
going to mnko a living at the busl
noss and ir yoii are not afraid to work
and will apply yourselves to the task
of looking after and caring for the
lowls
of White Wyandottes.
lug, and never took a half holiday on
Saturdu), and sat after dinner, some
times well Into tho night a remarka
hie Teat when wo remombor that law
yor3 of tho porlod wero nearly all
"throo or six bottle mon." London
Chronicle.
Firmness of Purpose.
Flrmnoas of purpose Is ono of the
most nocossary sinews of charactor
and ono of tho best Inbtrumonta o
buccobs. Chesterfield.
POULTRY
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TELLING THE SEX OF GEESE
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Not Easy Matter to Make Distinction
In Toulouse Variety as Birds
Are All of Same Color.
It la not an easy thine to dlstln-
gulsh tbo sex of geese, especially of
the Toulouso variety. Both Boxes aro
the same In color, but In this variety
the male or gander Is somewhat
larger, has a larger hend, longer neck,
nnd carries himself more erect.
Tho volco of 'the female 1b coarser
than that of tho male, a point that
Is relied upon qulto generally by ex
perienced growers of these fowls.
Gilbert says thcro is an embarrass
ing likeness between the gander and
tho goose, and out of tho breeding
' f
Toulouse Geese.
beason it is not easy nt first to dis
tinguish between them, while the
ioung goslings long bafllc conjecture
as to their sex.
Yet certain distinctions gradually
manjfest thomselves, as for instance,
tho 'noise, tho gander's hiss, being
more shrill and Blbilant than tho
gooso's
Newman bays that when six or
sovoh months of age, or at maturity,
the ganders can be told from tho
geese by observation. In most cases
the male grows somewhat larger than
the female.
The goose is deeper in the body, a
trifle slimmer in the neck, and smaller
in the neck. The call of tho gander
is loud, long and shrill, while that
of the goose la merely an answer to it.
Thero is a curious plan to deter
mine sex adopted in Cambridgeshire,
England. All tho geeso are shut In
a stable or a pig-sty. A small dog
is then put in. It is said tho geeso
will all lift up their heads and go
to tho back of tho place, while tho
ganders will lower and strotch out
their necks, hissing all the time.
Gilbert refers to tho same method,
saying the ganders' will put their
heads down at the dog and hiss, whllo
the geese will keep their heads up and
try to avoid the intruder.
Work for a reputation.
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The fresher tho eggs for hatching
tho better will bo the hatch.
Are the quarters provided for tho
chickens cloan and sanitary?
A well ventilated cellar la tho best
placo to operato tho incubator.
Sprout your light oata ,for green
food. Tho hens like them best that
way.
It several hens aro set in one room
it is deslrablo to conflno them in good
nests.
Too many people, especially novices,
think it essential to build costly poul
try houses.
For fattening old or young chick
ens, nothing beats a wot mash of corn
meal and milk.
Tho best results in natural hatch
ing will be obtained when tho hens
are set on tho ground.
Don't forgot to hatch a fow hen
eggs under hens. They will make big,
vigorous breeders when mature.
Free range chickens aro never so
tender for roasting as thoso with Mm
ited range nnd fed on pure feed.
All eggs should bo tested by tho
sovonth da which often makes it
possible to reset somo of tho bono.
Keep a chronic sotting hon from
feeling any warmth under her body
and you will break her of tho hnblt.
Tho humble hen Is a big factor In
tho profits of tho farm, but she need3
attention JUBt aa much ns anything
else.
Tho best placo for tho Incubator
la tho one whoro the temporature la
most nearly uniform from dny to day,
undor natural conditions.
Bo mighty careful to see that your
setting hen is not overrun with lice
In producing louso-freo chicks the In
cubator certainly lias It on the hen.
It 1b always tho hen that lays the
most oggs that produces the most
chicks. In broedors, high fertility 1
moro to bo desired than bich production.
Qkcoiffl
HENPY HOWLAND
j
He started writing
verses that wtro
easily undor
stood. And hcto nnd thero
was somo purson
who told him
that they wero
Rood, l
He dealt with
themes thnt wero
common, Ills Ian
RUfiKo was plain .
nnd strong,
Arid a fow pcopto
frankly told film
he was blessed
wltli tho gift ot
song
Ho began to throw
In Italics, hap
hazard, It may
be said,
And hero and thero
was a foot-noto
to enlighten tho
ones who rend.
nd hero and thero
was a stnnza too
ileoD for tho com
i
mon kind;
The people began to marvel at tho might
iness ot his mind.
Ho dropped tho common, adopting an al
legorical style.
And tho critics had to Intorprot his menn-
, lug, after a whllo.
And the people wero filled 'with wonder,
not understanding a bit, '
An 1 tho poet hud fame and riches and
funded that ho was It.
His meaning got deeper and deeper, till
even the critics themselves
Wero stumped If they read without ta
king their reforenco books from tho f
shelves,
And his glory kept growing nnd spread
ing, ho was hnllcd as a prophet. In
deed :
Whenever ho wroto n new poem six na
tions stopped working to read.
Thus, niled with thoughts of his great-
nia nnu scorning the simple ways.
He wound and criss-crossed and doubled
In a motaphorlcnl maze.
Till, clutching his brow, ho read slowly
his latest, and sold with a sigh: '
"It's so deep that I can't understand It
my God, whnt a wonder am I!"
Won In Spite of Herself.
"Why Is it." he asked, "that the
prettiest girls generally marry home
ly men?"
"Do thoy?" she replied. "I haven't
any Idea of ever marrying a homely
man, that is, as long as you and I-r-oh.
dear, what am I saying? I mean
that I wouldn't care for you If you
wero homely, and and I'm so fool
ish I lot's talk of something else,
please, won't you?"
Being a game young man, however,
ho spoke right out then and succeeded
in perauading her to ho his.
IN POSITION TO GET FACTS.
"I think." said
the poet, "that I
shall turn my at
tention to sociol
ogy. It seems to
me '.hat a great
book might bo
written on how
tho rinnr Hvo"
"Well," his wife said, with a heart
felt bigh, "if such a thing can bo dono
you ought to be able to do It. But
I almost hate to think of your biogra
phy going out in that form, after tho
high hopes wo'vo had."
Why He Was Late.
"Ah," sho cried, pointing an accus
ing finger at him, as he got homo
shortly after eleven o'clock. "You
forgot that this Is tho annlvor
nary of our wedding! Don't tell me
that you didn't! You wouldn't bo get
ting homo at this time of night If you
hadn't let it pasa clean out of your
niomory." '
"You wrong me. Margaret; honesh
)ou do. I 'membered it Jush woll as
1 ov'r remembersh nnyshlng In m" life.
Ilonoah. Thash reason 'm late. I b'n
out tryln f'rget it. Honesh."
The Fitness of Things.
Ho started as a milkman.
In qulto n modest way;
By using wnter freely
He mode tho venture pay.
Becoming a great mngnate.
Ho kept on ns before;
ny making use of water
Ho added to his store.
At last the doctors gathered
Whero ho was lying dead;
"Poor man. ho died of water
Upon tho brain." they sold.
In After Years.
"You told mo once," sho pensively
nald whon thoy mot in after years, ho
being a widower and bhe a widow,
"that you never could learn to bo
happy without mo "
"I know It," ho replled; "In thoso
dnya thero was an adago that I had
not tested."
"What was it?"
" 'Livo and learn.' "
Safe.
"Don't you ovor get to feeling norv
oub for fonr your husband may fall In
lovo with his typewriter lady?"
"Oh. no; not at all. She's my motn
er." Evidently Not.
"It Is said that Japanese bablea
never cry."
"Is that so? What's the matter
don't they uso pins ovor there?"
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