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THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAX. MJVKMUKK lo. Pou BY EARL M. WHITNEY. ThexTrap Nest. Present day condition! demand that more attention be jid to the trip net now than ever before. The trap uet it more than an ordinary urst for laying hem. It is a nest f-o constructed that once the hen en ters, sbe is imprisoned until re leased by the attendant. Its pur pose is to ascertain the layers in the flock and thus enable the owner to fet rid of the non-producers. It is rlso used as an aid to establishing the pedigree of fowls.' The hens should be leg banded with numbered bands. The attendant before releasing each bird, records its leg band number in the egg record list and thus has an accurate ac count of the individual layers. This enables one to market the poor lay ers and non-priiducers, and this ihould be done providing the fowls are being reared under the proper conditiofPSfclf the best methods oi handling fowls are practiced,' then the trap nest will prove oi great strvice. Poor Layers Expensive. Feed is too expensive to throw out to poor and good layers alike. Econ omy must be practiced in feeding nd the way to economize on feed is to eliminate the non-producers. This then is where the trap nest comes in handy. The common use of trap nests will enhance poultry profits by preventing the profits of the good layers from going to the support of the bad. The dumber of nests to be used depends upon the sire of the flock. Where fifty hens are housed, at least, one trap for every five hens should be provided. Smaller flocks should have more trap nests in pro portir than are allowed for the larger flocks. Nests should ie vis ited at least three times dailv and rWtener, if oossible, especially during warm weather. There are various kinds of trap nests in use, many of'hich can be purchased ready made. The United States Department of Agri culture gives the following instruc tions for the construction of a three compartment trap nest one that is very simple and effective and that may be built at small cost How to Build Nests. Cut four M tnch"boards for ends and partitions, 12 inches wide by 19 inches long, enough 1-2 inch boards 39 1-2 inches long, laid lengthwise, to cover the top, back and bottom, and one strip 39 1-2 inches long and 1 1-2 inches wide for the front of the nests. 1 Cut three pieces of half inch boards 12 inches long and three inches high, to insert in the nest to hold the nesting material away from the door. ' Nail the top, back and bottom to the ends and partitions, insert the three-inch strips in the nests nd make the guard, nailing it to the left side of the nest. Bore a hole in the catch large enough so that the catch will move freely when screwed into position on the side Place a washer on the screw be "tween the catch and the side of the nest , Place a screw at the lower edge of the catch to stop it when set that the catch will just hold the door. ' , Make the doors of seven-eighths inch material. 12 bches by six inches and cut out a triangular notch in the center four inches. wide Put two screw e3es in the top of the doov nd bor holes in the front ef the next two inches below the top (inside measurement) through which a three-sixteenths inch wire is run to support the doors. Attach a narrow strio to the front of the nests for the hens to jump upon when entering. Place -a button or block of wod on the front of each partition to hold the door when the nest is closed. If the nests are to be placed direct ly below the droppings board, a wire top should be used on. them, ex cept for a five-inch strip of wood on the front edge of the top to stiffen the nests. When the hen enters this r.est, her back raises the door, which AWTESmSKMEyT 135 EGGS DAILY FROM 200 HENS The daily sverafe from 200 brni. 1 of vhiek arc pullets, of IS fix, u reportea SMn. i. 91 John. River Head, Todelo. Cfn.. Mr. St. John buys Frntts rouitry Ret-ulstor in it lb. pails, and claims the splendid Yesults she is experiencinr are do to the ret-uiar use of "Pratta." Fratts Poultry Bejrnlator. tnixei with a rood ecc -making ration, sot only sake hens lav. bat the ecrs wanted for hatch ing will produce sturdy chicks that will develop into A-l pallets and cockerels. Teat "Pratt" with this nnderstandinr -Your Money Back If Yea Are Not Satisfied.- Pratt Poultry Preparations will oak your poultry pay. . CHRISTMAS CARDS Hand Engraved An appropriate remembrance for the holiday will be jound in Hani EngrapeJTCards. Place your order nov so thai delivery can be made in time for you to reach all of your mailing list , - lee Emgraing . TYLER 1000 504 PETERS TRUST BLDG. releases the catch or trigger and al lows the door to shut The Hen's Capacity. WJrst will be the limit of the American hen? Only a few years ago, the 200-egg hen was scofjed at as an impossibility. Today the 200 egg record is comparatively common and one hears talk of the 300-egg hen. And yet our average arm flocks lay less than 100 eggs per hen ac cording to government statistics. The reason seems plain. Good re cords ape made possible first, by pro per housing facilities; Second, by scientific feeding; third, by uniform care and attention backed by quality stock. How many farms operate the poultry business on this basis? Cer tainly not many. The ' three fundamentals named above tell the story. Thev are so closely allied that one cannot make good without the other. Proper housing and scientific feeding will prove of little avail if the ftock is of inferior quality. On the other hand, quality stock would be quickly ruined through , improper housing and poor feeding. If farmers will their fowls that they give cattle and j hogs, the average ere production on I farms will be greatly enhanced. Farm Bureau Head to Speak Before Farmers Meet Here Between 400 and 500 delegates from all parte of the state are ex pected to be in Omaha today to at tend the annual convention of the Nebraska Farmers' Co-operative Grain and Live Stock association. The convention will continue throngh Thursday. J. R. Howard of Chicago, nation al president of the American Farm Burean Federation, will be among the speakers. His address will deal with the aims of the farm burean federation. Other speakers will be J. W. Shorthill of Omaha. -a-former secretary of the Nebraska associa tion, and G. L. Loomis, federal in ternal revenue collector for this dis trict Mayor Smith of Omaha will deliver the welcome address at the opening session tomorrow. Telephone Company Asks For Raise in Rental Rates Bloomfield, Neb., Nov. 14 (Spe cial.) The Union Telephone Co, with exchanges at Bloomfield Wau ta and Croften, has petitioned the State Railway commission for per mission to raise rental rates. The raise asked for is as follows: Bloom field: business phones. $1.75 to $2.50; residence and farm phones, $125 tJ $1.75. Wausa: business phones, $1.50 to $2.00; residence and farm phones, $1.25 to $1.65; Croften: business phones, $1.50 to $2.00; residence phones, $125 to $1.65. Local patrons of the company will hold a mass meeting Tuesday to protest against a raise at this time. One Tovrn at Least Has More Coal Than It Can Consume Bovee, S. D Nov. 14. (Special.) Thirteen cars of coal at one time is too many tor a xown oi o people, so think the residents of Bovee,S. D. There are now more cars of coal than houses in the town. To use up the supply, each home would have to burn over a car of fuel this winter. It happens that the local dealer ordered two cars of coal for his cus tomers recently. He now has notice that the company shipped 13 cars in stead of two and eight have already arrived. What to do with the sur plus is keeping the coal dealer guessing both day and night It Makes Hens lay" because it helps put them in condition to lay. Pratts Poultry Regulator America's oruririal and favorite poultry tonic and conditioner preferred by successful poul trymen for nearly 50 years. "Tew Mot Bmek If YOU Arm Smt SmtUfimd Dtmltrs Etrrye&ert nu r r. m rui huh a cm m m m m r Caicara Tenet Mt F . yB4t7 iwP,,c---'-'w1 J),'-.!. 0 n - v- , jfjiwagj f , M p,rMt- - M "" . .i.i i . 1 1- Service First! at the Union Stock Yards Co. of Omaha The Live Stock Market of Good Results. sew? cij'RwiEfcssC' Si rXZ f ij . X3L n e.- guaranteed CVnanOfetlCdlSOn. 10 years. Swartz Light Guaranteed ,5 years. Thew & Carley, Inc. OMAHA, U. S. A. . "Service ana Satisfaction" HARD COAL V ALL SIZES OZARK LUMP (Sent-Anthracite) CORD WOOD (All Lengths) BOYER-lfAN (URAN LliKEEt t 11 COAL CO CALL COLFAX 80 FOR PRICES ORTMAN'S New England Bakery 214 North Sixteenth Street. Branches at Central Market v and Table Supply THE AUTO TOP AND TRIMMING CO., Inc. "Better Work" Perfect Tailored Seat Covers and Tops. 420-22 So. 13th SU Omaha, Neb. louglas 7114. BEMIS BRO. BAG CO. of Omaha .aft MOTOR TRUCKS , esesBssBssSBsnsBBBaa epHEEE is not a drop of -water hi International Harvester common and preferred stock. Financial authorities will tell yon there is more than a dol lar of value in International Harvester properties for every dollar of capital isation. 'THAT means that the products of Internationa) Harvester factories do not have to provide single dollar of excels revenue. It means that in the srice of Internationa Motor Tracks there is Dot one penny of inflated value. The International Harvester Company of America. Omaha Branch: 7,4-716 So. 10th St 7. : WELDED OIL STORAGE TANKS HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL Capacities 2.000 to 20,000 Gal loss Dismast 10 Days. Writs ae Win U nur OrMn. NEBRASKA and IOWA STEEL TANK CO. UN Willi As Ostaba, Everything for the Office We anrrava visltiaf cards, wedding ssvitationa and announcements Tbe Omaha Stationery Ce. 307-309 Sa. 17th St. Phone Dous-lart 80S. i Biggins Packing Co., Inc. 36th .nd L Street Beef and Pork Products, Butter, Eggs, Poultry and Cheese Sausage of All Kinds. Our Motto "Quality and Serrice" U. S. Gov. Iasp. Abbt, 643. Phones: So. 4905 Tyler 4467 Chiropractic Makes You Well " t KeeDS You Well LEE W. EDWARDS CHIROPRACTOR 24th and Farnam Stt. Douglas 3445. Omaha Printing Co. OMAHA, U. S. A. GLASS, EVllEaRORS, PAINT PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO. lltlf and Howard St. L3E23I3 BUEKLER BROS. MARKETS x Special on Quality Meats and Provisions FOUR STORES: 212 No. 16th St. 4003 So. 84th 2408 Cuminr St. 634 Broadway. Council Bluffs' I (JEST? Wm. F. Roesigg OMAHA'S RELIABLE AUTOMOBILE PAINTER. CADILLAC BUILDING 2570 Farnam St. Harney 144S. Carton Ccsl Scrply Co WHOLESALE GOAL 1905 HARNEY ST.. Grain Exchange Bids. OMAHA, NEB. PAXTON - MITCHELL jCOMPANY i Manufacturers of Brass, Bronze and Aluminum Castmrs. A specialty saada of soft Cray Iran Casting's. Carpenter Paper Co. I Wholesale Distributors PRJNTTOG PAPER, WRAPPING I PAPER, PAPER BAGS, BUILD ING PAPER, FANCY ' STATIONERY. 10 te 20 real discount an Diamonds, fine Jewelry. Save Watches and jeffgKf! ' -rter Sheet Mrtal Co THE HAaDf 'H iKOUBH i e a . ' m s. mmm bp e. m SBBBSaaBBBBSSSBaBBSBmBHmSBSBmHBBSBSBSBSBSBaHSBmBBBBBBSaaSSSSSS Those Noonday Luncheon Clubs , By PAUL GREER. One of the remarkable developments of the last few years is seen in the noonday luncheon clubs of busi ness men. This movement is nation-wide, but nowhere are these, organizations more active than in Omaha. From good fellowship and trade organizations they have grown into chic institutions, taking the lead in improvement and reform projects. Nowadays when city authorities wish to stimjilate public opinion toward some desirable end, they depend more and more on the backing of these clubs. Omaha has Been the effectiveness with which the campaign against reckless automobile driving has been carried . on by the volunteer efforts of the business men's organi zations. Proposals for the erection of a free bridge, and for many other things await the support of these same influential bodies. The war, it seems, gave business men new courage and a changed outlook. In the stress of that great emergency it became apparent what a poor job was being made of the governing of nations. Governments called the leaders of industry into conference, and the demagogue and the politician were almost elbowed off the stage. It is even possible to belive that if business men had been in power all over the world there would have been no war. . - But now, having found the way to help in the busi ness of government, the business men are exerting new force for good. There is as much need as mobilizing for peace as for war. The weekly gatherings at a luncheon table- appear as the first signs of an era of efficiency in the conduct of public affairs. A companion movementand of equal value, are such meetings as those of the public forum which has met two or three times recently in the Labor Temple sort of town meetings where the city offi--cials, and even figures in state affairs, can meet the citizens and talk over public questions. It is frequently said that industrial questions are today more important than political ones. If this is true, then the emergence of business men into public affairs is assuredly a step in the right direction. Good results from the work of these luncheon clubs have been bo remarkable that national associations have been formed and conventions held. Composed of live men from all walks of life, they furnish also the test opportunity to push away business cares and to" learn to take a more cheery view of life, to smile and go. ahead. After an hour of go6d fellowship around the board the members are able to take back to their offices new confidence, larger power for success. ".' But it is on the side of public activity that these luncheon clubs are most interesting. The Ohio State Journal, in tellmg of the accomplishments and under takings of the business men's clubs in Toledo, makes apparent how general this movement is. It says: "The noonday lunch clubs in Toledo' started the movement for a cleanup of thepolice conditions of that city. That was a new activity for the clubs, but the members knew the unhappy conditions that existed, appreciated the reed for the cleanup, and joined hands and demanded action. The clubs met obstacles, but pushed them aside, the clubs insisted on action 'and got it without delay. The clubs demanded that law en forcement there be made of value to life and property of those who were law-abiding, insisted that coddling of criminals be stopped, that law-breakers be sent to prison or driven out of the city. These clubs were com-" posed of live men, well informed, not afraid, not will ing to be bluffed. They were a new force in civic matters. They have picked up a tough job. It will take courage to go ahead and finish it the right way. It will be immensely to their credit if" they go through with the task picked up. It opens a new field for the usefulness of the noonday lunch club in civic matters. Having been the exponent of good fellowship and the teacher of service, the clubs may find a great oppor tunity in putting that service at the disposal of the public." a Formerly it was the women who bad most of the clubs. Some of them have been most effective in city cleanup campaigns, in obtaining better supplies of milk, and in relief work of various kinds. Under the new conditions they are to have plenty of help from the hus bands. The interest which all good citizens should take in the welfare of their community will be stimu lated, public opinion will be more easily put to work, and no good cause need lack powerful backing. . N "W. a AHM W L Wilros, V. Pres. W. A. Smith. V Pres. Ration Tyler 51 88 JILi Omaha L Council Bluffs Street Railway Company ANSON. Pres. James E. Foster. Sec-Trias Merrick E Lease, Ascjr. 5upt Co. Barker Block , i 1 6ESOTS59 MjtsKmm jSJa '""A ' made MoSp 6.000 niririiruitfi " OMAHA feW C.-a.te. Cornhusker Tires NEBRASKA TIRE & ' f i RUBBER CO. uAik. 317 SPAULDING I 7 1 I- ,. , -I Eat Purity Sausage Purity Provision Co. 2424 Q St. South 2404 GASOLINE SAVER All kiDds ef flaTorinf extracts HOLCOMB FOOD CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CO. 918 No. 16th Tyler 4964 PHONE TYttft 4et WAIN in I2t Geo. A. Roberts Grain Co. Receiver and Shippers ' GRAIN HAY - SEEDS Consignments a Specialty 230-31-32-33-34 Grain Exchange ' Omaha, Neb. EFFECTVE EFFICIENT OIL AND COMPRESSION TIGHT GILL PISTON KiNC CO, 1823 Farnam St. RENT-A-FORD DRIVE IT YOURSELF All New Cars With Winter Tops at Same Prices as Usual OPEN DAY and NIGHT NEBRASKA SERVICE CARACE 9th and Farnam St. Doug. 7390 American State Bank " 18th and Farnam SOLICITS YOUR BANKING ' BUSINESS Phone Tyler 80 . earns (MDBJ3 Whistle Bottling Co. Tel. Weh. 2131 RADIATORS and Radiator Cores for AutomobQe. Trucks end 1 rartor MADE AND REPAIRED Send your radiator by express Guar anteed work, prompt service and rea sonable rbarres OMAHA AUTO RADIATOR MFG. CO. 1819-21 Cumins St. OMAHA. SCREENS AND CABINET WORK Residence Phone Walnut 4633. Business Phonf Tyler 1632. A. C LESSARD & SON Remodeling and Building Contractors 2021 Cuming St. JOHNOEEfifkcVCO. Agricultural Implement Jobbers ' Sioux Fail Sidney Omaha RALPH DeLONG Common Brick Yard on C B A Q. R, R. v 404 FINANCE BLDG. Tyler 4348. Attention Mr. Automobile Owner W overhaul your car. re bora the cylineWra. make piste and rinr or any parts yon mihl need. P. Melchiors & Son Machine Works 4W South 13th St. . General Automobile, Machine urf Blacksmith Repair Work.- Nicholas Gasolenes Give POWER IV Nicholas Oiuompamx "Little Red Wagons" Grading Contractors' Equipment TRACTORS STROUD & CO. Coital 299S. 20th and A mas Ave. KOPAC BROTHERS Automotive and Shop qutpment Holt Caterpillar Tractors Tires and Trucks v Wholesale P ranch Norto'k; Neb. Main Office Omaha, Neb. Norfolk David City Columbus Schuyler, Neb. Not only Lumber, but Millwork, Hard ware and Paint. WE PAY THE FREIGHT. C Hafer Lumber Company 135 W. Broadway Council Bluffs,, la, Distributor of Quality. ELECTRICAL MERCHANDISE and Supplies. Omaha Sioux City "Omaha Litcrfy Fire the Herbhl oi PcrfecticB". -You SHARE IN THE PROFITS while hainB PROTECTION." OLD LINE STOCK COMPANY Paid In Cash Capital and Surplus $560,000 Remember it costs no more to insure your property in OMAHA LIBERTY thif iD any other responsible company and yon 6hare in the profits. Insurance against los by fire, lightning and tornado. Auto mobile and hail insurance. Home Office: 1817 Dougla St Phone Tyler 2621. FAIRBANKS MORSE & CO. OIL ELECTRICAL , ENGINES MACHINERY FARM ENGINES SUPPLIES WIND MILLS FAIRBANKS SCALES '1X7 ' UJLaUM XXJ ID The HUGH MURPHY Construction 'Co. PAVING CONTRACTORS O. S34. 206 tUrbach Blag. 1 "ii a ilea