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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04

afoat, until California has become one
Of the largest poultry producing
states of the country, and San Fran
cisco and the Pacific Coast are being
supplied with the finest quality OF
fresh-laid eggs and poultry of all kinds
produced at home-a supply which
formerly came from east Of the Rocky
Mountains.
We note this for the benefit Of the
states lying south Of the above men.
toned line. If the people in these
districts, individually, locally and ma
tionally, would take hold Of the up
building of the poultry interest, of the
growing of all kinds Of land and water
fowl for market and the producing of
fresh-laid eggs in winter, it would not
be many years before the fields of the
South would bloom again as in the
olden days when cotton was king, and
when the planter Of these districts
rolled in wealth enjoying the distin.
guished attitude Of being envied BY
all mankind.
j. The modus operandi to be pursued
in connection with the poultry in
dustry is extremely simple, and the
only wonder is that it is not more
generally carried out. 1t appears,
however, to need the energetic work
of one or two men in each community
to demonstrate to the surrounding
farmers the advantage and profit In
employing up-to-date methods. The
barnyard flock can within short
time and at a very small expense, be
bred up from an average of 60 or Is
eggs q year to a production of 125 or
$50 eggs per hen, constituting the diff
ference between q loss and hand
some profit from the flock. All it Is
necessary to do is to decide upon some
suitable breed Of fowl and infuse new
blood into the flock each year by the i'm.
portation Of a reasonably well-bred cock.
By this means not only can egg produc-
ton be increased but, if general purpose
breed is selected, great average in
crease in the weight Of the fowls will
be absolutely assured.
In connection with this, nothing
could be more profitable to handle
than the growing Of fruits and market
stuff throughout the entire South.
Two other features of great value
might easily be added; that Is, cult
waiting squads for market and keep
ing bees for the production Of honey
and bees-wax. In the local market
bees-wax sells now for almost 40
cents pound. In the southern or
warmer climates where winter feeding
would not be Of long duration, the
cultivation of bees for bees-wax alone
would become profitable vocation,
even If the extracted 4oney were dis
tributed among the neighbors as a
gratuitous compliment from the grow
ers of the bees. But the bees must
be compelled to build their own
honey-combs, to facilitate which. as
well as to have larger product of
bees-wax, the boxes for receiving the
honey should be so constructed as to
influence the formation Of large
amount Of honey comb or bees-wax in
preference to honey.
II these matters were earnestly
taken hold Of by the agricultural de-
partments in every Southern State
and pushed as they should be. with a
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04
Fowl BuIletin in Demand.

OF the making Of Government docu-
ments there is no end. This, too,
although the President has forcibly
expressed the opinion that the liter
airy output Of the departments could
be cut one-half. But there are bulle-
tins and bulletins.
"The Tapeworms of American
Chickens and Turkeys" prepared by
B. II. Ransom, b. &c., A. NJ, Acting
Zoologist, Bureau of Animal industry
is one that city chap might classify
as useless publication. Even though
the important subject Of tapeworms
Of poultry has received but little
attention in this country" the indi-
vidual who often mistakes cooked
veal for chicken would not sanction
the expenditure Of public money for
such ridiculous document" In
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04
Keep the Animals Warm.

"How do you manage to always
keep cattle looking so sleek and fine,"
was asked of successful stock raiser.
"Why, I keep them comfortable -
he replied, "from the day they are
born until sell Them"
And this is to a great extent the
secret of success in stock growing.
The best farmers are the best stock
raisers; and this is branch of farm
ing that always wins in the long run.
If you can raise all the rough feed
and grain that your stock need, do
so, by all means, but don't neglect the
stock to do this. Better buy Of some
less fortunate neighbor who has more
feed than stock. There are other
things beside feed, too. Have you
seen cattle and horses bumped and
shivering, day after day, through the
worst part Of the winter? Do you
think that those animals were COM
Portable? Picture yourself in that con-
dition and imagine how you would like
it! 1t is difficult to see how some men
can crawl into warm bed at night
and sleep soundly until morning,
while their live stock stand half frozen
and perhaps half-fed all night. Such
a mans feelings must be pretty we'll
blunted. 1t doesn't pay in dollars and
cents, either. Now, it doesn't cost
much to fix up comfortable shelter
for stock, when old hay and straw
can be had almost for nothing. When
a man let's his stock suffer from the
cold, it is clear case Of shiftlessness.
But every year there are fewer and
fewer of the shiftless class.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04

South Of the Virginia line and on to
the Gulf in the Atlantic States of
this country can be found about the
same climate as is prevalent along
the Pacific coast south from San Fran
cisco The State of California, the
people of California and the agricul-
tural interests Of California began
number of years ago determined eff
fort to colonize that section Of the
world with poultry growers. No
stone was left unturned to make this
effort successful; the railroads. the
state statisticians, the agricultural
department and the people kept It
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04
The Fertility of Eggs.

In considering the possibilities fol
a good hatch from a setting of eggs
the fertility of the eggs used is o.
prime Importance. Data regarding thu
factors affecting the fertility of eggs
are of great value in the poultry in
dustry, this question having beer
studied at a number of the experiment
stations in the United States and else
where.
Too warm quarters for laying stock
and overlooking as well as a cold sea
son are commonly believed to exer
else an unfavorable influence on egg
fertility. The way eggs are handled
or stored is also believed to affect the
proportion which will hatch, as we'll
as the conditions under which incuba.
ton occurs. The vigor and character
of the parent stock and the length of
time the male bird has been with the
flock are also important. At the out.
set, officials of the Department of
Agriculture wish it distinctly pointed
out that fertility and "hatchability"
are not necessarily identical. An egg
may be fertile and the germ still not
have sufficient vitality to produce a
healthy chick under the ordinary con-
ditions of incubation.
In a series of incubator experiments
at the Rhode Island Station, of 8,677
eggs tested, SO per cent. were found
to be fertile, while only 46 per cent of
the fertile eggs, or 1876 per cent. of the
total number of eggs, Matched under
the conditions of the tests. Expert
ments made at the Maine Station
showed that there was as great varia-
ton in fertility as in the total yield
OF unerent hens some producing eggs
that were all highly fertile and others
that were completely infertile, and,
furthermore, that eggs of some hens
varied greatly in this respect at diff
ferent times. The observed facts
seem to show that while a heavy egg
yield does not hinder fertility, provid-
ed the hens are allowed to rest before
they begin to lay again, infertility is
likely to result after hens have been
laying long and heavily.
The Ohio Experiment Station made
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04

used are those from vigorous parent
stock, known to produce a high per.
centage of fertile eggs, while in order
to secure a great percentage Of fertile
eggs the hens should be allowed a
rest after each laying period. The
eggs should be handled very carefully
and not subjected to extremes of tenn
perature in storage, and used only
when comparatively fresh.
AS whole it may be said that the
ordinary conditions prevailing on the
farm as a rule favor the production Of
eggs Of high vitality. The keeping
quality of eggs is very different mat
ter from fertility, as it is the general
belief that infertile eggs keep better
than fertile
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04
The Telephone on the Farm.

He sits by his hearth and sells his
cotton when it reaches II cents be-
cause his samples are stored in the
town, even though his cotton Is at
that time under the cow-lot shed. He
learns when he comes from the field
at noontide, that the carload Of seed
potatoes ordered by him and his
'neighbors has arrived and he goes to
town Immediately for his own share,
and by phone agreement, hauls home
the portion belonging to two neighbors
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04

was gathering of representative
business men from the South look
ing for national aid to the upbuild-
ign of the localities from which they
came. Nothing should be more loudly
applauded and approved by the people
Of this country than government aid
properly applied throughout the South
ern States; but this aid should be so
applied as to make the people more
Industrious and to add to their wealth
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04

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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04
The Reason.

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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04

"a study of the effect Of the presence
If the male bird on egg fertility. Forty
Leghorn hens which had previously
been kept without males were placed
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04

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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04

Henry Labouchere has spent one
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04

in pens with three male birds and the
percentage of fertile eggs observed for
nine days after mating. This in
creased regularly from o on the day
of mating to IS per cent. on the eighth
day after mating. The fertility of the
eggs was apparently not materially af-
fected until the twelfth day after re-
moving the ROSTERS. This point was
also studied at the Ontario Agricul-
tural, College and Experimental Farm
The hens were separated from the
male and the eggs laid each day were
placed in an incubator and tested with
respect to their fertility. Of the eggs
laid during the first four days after the
male was removed, 70 per cent. were
fertile of those laid on the fifth day,
81 per cent; on the sixth, 60 per cent;
on the seventh, 40 per cent; on the
eighth, IL per cent; on the ninth, 2
per cent. and on the tenth, all were
infertile.
The influence of the male on the
total number Of eggs produced was
also tested with two lots. Lot / con-
sisted of pullets, hens, and 1 cock;
lot 2, of S hens and 5 pullets Of the
same varieties as lot 1. Both pens
were fed and cared for in the same
way. Lot 1 laid $50 eggs and lot 2,
972 eggs. 1t may thus be seen that
there was but very little difference in
the number Of eggs aid by the two
peusy
Ideal Conditions for Fertility.
The various observations made at
different stations, while not entirely
conclusive, seem to indicate that, in
order to secure fertile eggs which will
hatch, it is considered desirable for
the laying stock not to be kept in very
warm quarters or overfed; the males
must be kept with the hens contin-
uously and only eggs used which have
been produced after the male has been
with the hens several days. The most
desirable fowls whose eggs are to be
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04

There are 100000 horses and $500
licensed automobiles in the State of
New York.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-15
MEN SHAKE DICE
FOR GIRLS LOVE.
Rivals Agrees That Loser Shall Cease
Paying Her Attentions.

OMAHA, Eeb, March s.-Jules Alt
haus and Jack Mitchell, well-known
young business men, Tuesday night
decided by a resort to dice which one
should relinqnish his claim upon the
heart Of Miss Lulu Baker, a pretty
young woman who has charge Of the
news and cigar stand in the Merchant
Hotel, for whose favor the men were
rivals While the game was being
played Miss Baker stood By and en-
c0uraged them.
For several years the two men have
paid attention to the girl, and Tues
dap they decided to shake dice, the
loser TO cease paying attention to Miss
Baker.
The girl was consulted and acqui-
esced in the arrangement.
That night the three met 10 a res
taurant and tie test started, best
two games in three. After each had
won a game Mitchell threw four size:
in playing OF a We.
"You can't beat that, Jules" said
Miss Baker. LET me throw the oict
or we are lost
Althaus' band was unsteady. for be
knew four skies were hard to beat, bui
be insisted m fighting his own battle
1.-TWO deuces," cried Althaus, as BIZ
saw the result Of his throw.
"You have won, Mitchell, and the
girl is yours. / will never pay hel
any further attentions. nsaid Althaus
as be shook hands with them both anc
left the room.
Miss Baker will abide by the decis
ion OF the dice.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-15
NO chinese War,
SAYS GEN. CORBIN.
ARRIVING PROM ORIENT, AMER
IcAN MILITARY MAN DE-
CLAREs REPORTS
EXAGGERATED.
MISSIONARIES ARE DlSLIKED.
Welded to Their Own Religion,
Chinese Resent Aspersions
Cast Upon It

SAN FRANCISCO, March 9-"There
will be no war between the United
States and China, said Major-General
Henry C. Corbin, upon his arrival
from the Orient on the steamer Korea
yesterday. 80 far as ! have been
able to observe, The reported distur-
bances in China have been grossly
exaggerated, and conditions are not
nearly so alarming as one would be led
to suppose from reports that have
been published throughout the west
ern world.
That there have been disturbances
is quite true, but ! do not think they
menace the peace Of China and the
United States or any other nation.
1.-THE feeling against the Americans
in China does not exceed that enter
tanned toward all other for~eigners,and
as | understand the situation the en-
tire a~nti-f0reign feeling Is due In a
large measure to the exploitation OF
business enterprises which the Chinese
feel should be controlled by their own
people. There Is a feeling against
those who have in various ways OBJ
tained, through scheming and corrupt
officials, franchises and concessions.
They are willing to refund To foreign
investors the money they have spent
in the country. In fact, this was done
in the case Of the Hankow s Canton
Railroad.
MISSIONARIES CAUSE TROUBLE.
aside from this chief source Of
anti-foreign feeling, the troubles II
China are due to the presence OF mis-
sionaries. l was assured by a very
prominent Chinese that the Chinese
people do not at all lik the presence o.
foreign missionaries They resent the
efforts Of the missionaries TO force Z
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-15

The catalogues OF the Missouri
Horse Sale C0mpany's sale OF high
class horses has been mailed TO every
point u compass That this sale will
be ever more successful than that Of
last year is an assured fact. Local
horsenen have been very liberal In
their patronage. and with the several
strong consignments from Missouri
and Kansas. the number Of offerings
viii be fully up TO expectations No
better opportunity will be offered to
buyers this season, as at this sale the
quality Is extremely high class. Mex
leo will do herself proud in entertain
ing the many visitors attracted here
by this event, and the city's reputa-
ton as the Lexington Of the vest
win be upheld on the high pinnacle it
has stood for many yezrs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-15
Fun Fare For Bumper Rides.

INDIANAPOLIS, March Being con-
verted as be says, q tramp in Denver
writes to c. G. Clark, general agent Of
the passenger department OF the Big
Four Railroad, that be wishes to pay
for rides be stole on the bumpers Of
freight cars. He asks Mr. Clark to ad'
wise him CONCERNING the best rates that
can be given. bin. His letter is a,
follows.
II rode on freight trains from In
dianapolis 70 st. Louis three times
st. Louis To indianapolis three times,
Alexander ID Tipton one time, Ur.
bada TO Indianapolis two times In
dianapolis 10 Urbana two times, Dan
Vile TO indianapolis two times, Dan
Vile to Veedersburg two times
81 am converted now, and want tC
make things right as soon as l can.
Give me best rates"
Mr.. Clark says he will have to ash
the writer TO pay regular passenger
rates. he is making cut an itemlzed
statement TO be sent 70 the repentani
one
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-15
NOT A PATENT MEDICINE.
Hyomei a Scientific Treatment For
Catarrh BY Breathing Aedicated
Air.

Breathed through the pocket in
haler that comes with every outfit,
Hyomei destroys all catarrhal germs
in the air passages Of the throat aud
nose, soothes aud heals the irrltated
mucous membrane and effectually
drives from the system all traces Of
catarrhal poison.
No one should confound Hyomei
with the patent medicines that are
advertised as catarrh cures. IL is as
superior to them all as the diamond
is more valuable than cheap glass.
The complete Hyomei outfit, c)n.
sIsting Of a neat pocket inhaler, a
medicine dropper. and q bottle Of
HYomei costs but 81, and extra bottles
can be obtained for so cents making
it the most economical method OF cur.
ing catarrh, as well as the most reli'
able.
Woodbridge & Purdy have sold a
great many Hyonei outfits and have
seen such remarkable results from IL:
use, that they sell is under an abso'
lutte guarantee that il costs nothing
unless 1t cures.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-15

The BelIdower Telegram is Of the
opinion that people should patronize
home Institution, and not try TO Sc
cure their wives from foreign depart
ment stores, and says: People send TO
Sears & Roeb1ck and to Montgomery
Ward & Co, for almost everything
but 1t remained fort Belliower man
to s'cap the climax Last week .
well-known citizen Of our town wrote
10 a mail order house asking II they
could furnish him a wife and they
replied promptly that they could
Letters have been passing between
the parties and the deal has been
closed, and the lucky Bellhowerite
will get a wife at the small total ex-
pense OF $50. They viii reside on a
farm near Gamma. This is no 'hoi
air. newspaper story, but gospel
truth You all know the gentleman
in the case, and the Telegram will in
form you when the shipment takes
place. This Is doing a mail order bust
ness with 3 vengeance
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-15

THE Fulton MOI Gazette, referring
to the question Of issuing more bonds
On account Of municipal ownership,
editorially says: $50 far as the Ga
zette is concerned it has no opposition
to offer to the proposition to bond the
city for sl7,7D for water works and
electric light improvements This
paper is not Jet thoroughly convinced
that it is best for the city to own it,
electric plant 1t is opposed to the
policy under which the present plant
IS operated-that Is to say, exaeting
enough profit on lights from the pri-
Fste consumers to pay for the street
lights. One-ffth Of the population d
the town Is paying for street lights
worth easily $50 = month to the city,
The other foUr-ifths Of the people srt
81 nc expense in the way Of taxes OF
otherwise for street lights because
they do not use electricity. Such
policy, mildly stated, is unjust TO The
persons who use electric lights fol
their stores and dwellings"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-15
A R. F. D. ROUTE.
Johp Cauthorne, Of Moline, Never
Misses a Day Because Of Bad
Roads-Weather No
Consideration.

Rural Free Delivery route No. l, OF
Moline, has az unusual mail carrier,
and one that all who reside on his
circuit, are loud in their praises Of his
nerve and determination. John Cautn-
orpe never misses a day in his postal
deliveries, and when the roads are I'M
passible, as they are at present, ne
walks the twenty-five miles, that con-
stitntes his route. With a heavy
leather mail sack well filled, the trip
on foot consumes some seven or eight
hours, and without doubt must be
tedious and very wearing. MI. Cau-
thorne is 27 years old, weighs loc
pounds and is the picture Of health
and hardy manhood His nerve and
determination are to be De commend
ed, for on some Of these bitter zero
mornings few dare to walk ashort dis
lance, and the idea Of a twenty-five
mile jaunt is never suggested.