The record-union., 1894-12-06

New York shipper still refuses to incur,
put he will find (some of them already
havel he must if he is to hold the market.
The consumer, who is the final arbiter,
pays his case and will take his choice if
he can get a chance to do it. California
mas given him that chance. and he will
not patronize New Y Ork fruit-grower in
preference to one in California simply on
account of residence. What he wants is
The best he can get for the money he has
invest. Just now the "best comes from
the far off Pacific Coast.
EXPERIMENTING WITH FOWLS.
The Experiment Station at Calhoun,
Ala, has been making some test of egg
producers and generaI-purpose fowls.
Here are the results:
The Plymouth Rocks have led, followed
| closely by brown Leghorn, Hamburg,
Houdan- Minorca and Langshan. Pre-
vlous to this year the Leghorns have
made the best record for egg production
Tor three successive years. The Plymouth
Rocks, however, had the advantage of the
run of the place.
! 1t is impossible to maintain the purity
of the breeds without close confinement,
and yet such confinement is very preju-
dicial TO health and egg production. The
European breeds are all great spring and
summer layers, are small and non-setters.
1t is pretty well established that the Leg
horns are the best gg-producers OF all
! breeds.
The Asiatics are generally good winter
and early spring layers, and make excel
lent mothers, ana are good table fowls.
! The Langshans stand at the head of the
| list, and are regarded as one of the best
general-purpose fowls.
The Plymouth Rocks are also good
| winter and spring layers and make excel
lent mothers; they are hardy, of quick
growth and good table fowls.
OF the breeds mentioned the Langshan
and Plymouth Rocks are considered the
general purpose fowls: the Leghorns or
Hamburgs the best egg-producers. Such
| are the conclusions reached after several
| years experience, the hens being con-
fined during the time in small pens and
| led only on vegetable products raised on
the farm. Were a wide range possible
tor them the results might be different.
MILLIONS IN POULTRY.
The figures of the eleventh census, just
issued, makes the number OF barn yard
fowls for the year 1889 at POS, Az, l55; that
Of other fowls, 26, SAG, ,545, and the number
OF dozen eggs produced in 1889 at Sl7,2ll,-
| l46. This shows during the decade under
! consideration, an increase in the number
J OF barnyard fowls of l53 per cent. OF other
that barnyard fowls of Is per cent, and
| an increase IN the number of eggs pro-
duced OF 70 per cent.
AT II cents per dozen, very moderate
| estimate, the annual value of the egg
| product rose from 500, 00G, 900 in 1879 to
| S98, 600, 600 in 1889. Ii we add to this the
meat sold. which equals the eggs in value,
we can form an idea of the Importance OF
this branch Of rural industry.
Ohio is the banner egg State followed
| by Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsyl-
vania and New \ ork, in the order named.
| The States which lead in all kinds OF poul-
try are Missouri, Illinois and Iowa.
10 sum the whole thing up, the poultry
| Journals have not been far from the mark
when they have estimated the poultry
and egg industry of the country at $780,
O0O,OOO per annum, which is fully on par
with livestock. This is the first time Off
cial figures have been given on the poul-
try ndustry.-Poultry Keeper.
GOOD BUTTER YIELD.
| A correspondent of H0arCPS Dui9yaodn
! says that from the lst Of Septem Der, 1893.
till September, 1894, he made 3l9 bounds
| of butter per cow-by ''Der cown he
meens every COW that gave milk, whether
old or young, fresh or harrow, and for the
| entire year. The dairy consisted of five
! two-ye&r-Old heifers, two old cows four
! teen years old, past their prime but kept
| for their calves, and ten cows from three
to ten years old. Nearly the entire herd
are descendants OF these two old cows
He gave them grain to the value OF
| S246 40 from the lst Of October till they
went to grass in May, and none after that
date.
NOTES.
AS preventive for alfalfa bloat place
bride bit in the animals mouth while
grazing. One of our farmers who has had
considerable experience in losing cattle
on alfalfa, has tried this method with en-
tlrely satisfactory results. By having a
bit in their mouths the cattle cannot eat
so fast and the formation of gas is thereby
prevented.-M.V. Shut, Garfield County,
| Colorado.
! Charles Brown and G. X. Smith have
| liked up neat and roomy place on the
Brown orchard place, just east of town,
| where they have commenced feeding to
600 eleven months-old hogs boiled wheat.
Feeding wheat in this way is an expert
ment, but they will make a thorough test
of the value of this cereal as pork-pro-
ducer. and il they find it a success they
will go into the business extensively
| Biggs Argus.