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
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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.
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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
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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.
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preferred by successful poul
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HARD COAL
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(Sent-Anthracite)
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(All Lengths)
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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.
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BAG CO.
of Omaha
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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
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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
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PAPER, PAPER BAGS, BUILD
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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
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Omaha L
Council Bluffs
Street Railway
Company
ANSON. Pres.
James E. Foster. Sec-Trias
Merrick E Lease, Ascjr. 5upt
Co.
Barker Block
, i 1
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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
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Construction 'Co.
PAVING CONTRACTORS
O. S34. 206 tUrbach Blag.
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