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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-21
Keeping Poultry ON Small Scale.


Do you think that we harp on this
subject too much? 1t is only by keep
ing everlastingly at it that we can ex-
rect to attain the end which we have
in view, that is to bring all Our read
ers to the point where they will keep
at least small flock of poultry.
The following from the American
Poultry Advocate, gives strong pfc
sentation of the arguments in favor
of the policy which we are advocating:
For the person who wishes to en-
gage in a profitable and agreeable bust
ness as a side line and division, no
better selection can be made than the
breeding of poultry. He may enter
into the market or fancy branch, or he
may combine both. Whichever he
does he will find that his time is be-
ing pleasantly employed and that he
is getting a good return on his invest
ment provided he exercises good judg-
ment in his management.
All who enter the poultry business
should be small breeders at first They
will learn so much more rapidly if
they center their attention on one
small flock than if their time was di-
vided among a large number. Then,
too, the chances for success are so
much better After one has served
his apprenticeship, we may say, he
can take up the work in more extern
sive way. But at first he should learn
the conditions thoroughly Study the
surroundings best suited to your fowls
and strive at all times to improve
their condition. The more you s.u5y,
the more details you will discover that
will need to be strictly looked after,
the more problems, directly and in
directly connected with the work, that
will have to be solved
We know of no better help to the
one who has just entered the business
than the good poultry literature viii h
is readily available. Whenever we
receive requests for poultry advice we
always tell the beginner to subscribe
for one or two good poultry period
icals. There are excellent books pub
lished on this subject, also, and any
one will find it we'll worth his time
to read them. This literature contains
a wealth Of information that could not
otherwise be gained save by costly ex-
pcriences.
One thing that some beginners seem
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-21

price for frst-class stock If you want
a good start you must not expect to
get it for almost nothing. It takes
time and money to build up fine
strain and the breeder is justified in
asking fairly high price for it.
1t does not require a wide expanse
Of country to keep few fowls Suffi-
cient space may be had on many city
lots. The writer has kept hens, and
they were kept at a profit, too, in
very limited area. One pen in particu-
lar wherein were kept fifteen to seven
teen birds, was not more than twelve
feet square (including the poultry
house). These fowls thrived; they laid
we'll, and during the Matching season
their eggs Matched remarkably we'll
In recent issue of a poultry journal
the editor states authoritatively that
one Of the latest schemes of intensive
poultry keeping was roof hennery"
on the roof Of a New York hotel,
which farm is stated to be a money
making venture. If this can be done
successfully, why cannot the person in
terested in poultry and living in a
city, it's suburbs or in a country town
take advantage of the opportunity that
even small plot of ground may offer?
The one secret in keeping poultry con-
fined in a small place is in watching
the small details. In the pen of fowls
which we above referred to the great
est care was taken to see that the
house and pen was always in strict
| ly clean condition. The birds were
given only the very purest foods, and
| they had pure, fresh drinking water
before them at all times. The drink
ing vessels and food troughs were
quite frequently cleaned with sca1ding
water to make them pure and sweet
and kill all disease germs. Whenever
a fowl was seen not to be in the best
lof condition she was promptly re-
moved and specially treated if her
case was not hopeless. This way we
kept the number of poultry diseases
down to the minimum and the small
| flock in this pen did as we'll or even
better than some Of the others that
had more freedom. We do believe that
| if, when keeping the flock confined so
closely, you will watch closely and
pay strict attention to their needs that
you can keep hens confined with g j
success
One admirable thing about this bust
ness is it's adaptability to the various
conditions under which it may have
to be carried on. 1t may often be en-
gagged in where other work occupies
only portion Of the working day It
may be run successfully in connection
with other agricultural pursuits Fruit
and poultry make an advantageous
combination, as each is a benefit to
the other The truck farmer might al
SO find it to his advantage to take the
work up. For the suburban resident
who wishes to supply his table with
the best in poultry and eggs and at
! the same time wishes light outdoor,
work that will be pleasing recrea-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-21
Meaty Foods.

The natural food OF poultry-sup-
posing them to exist in wild state-ls
insectivorous to a very large extent.
Under such a condition of life they
would only obtain grain at harvest
time, and at other periods of the year
would exist upon insects and worms,
and upon green food (including such
seeds as they might find).
This is practically how the wild
pheasant lives, and we may quite well
take the pheasant as representing the
fowl in wild state A pheasant shut
up in an aviary, like domestic fowl
kept in farmyard, probably gets
great deal more food Of the solid
cereal type than does it's wild proto-
type; in state Of nature its only solid
food is the insect food and the small
amount Of seed it finds, the rest being
vegetable in character, like grass and
buds Yet as a rule, the wild bird is
more healthy and certainly as well
proportional as the domestic, if not
SO fat and heshy. This proves the
point that the most important part Of
wild fowls food is that of the insect
type; and analysis shows that insect
food is principally heterogeneous, where
as cereal food is mostly composed OF
starch. The former goes to build up
muscle, bone and sinew, the latter to
generate warmth. : pheasant does
not, as rule, glut itself with insect
food; it only finds that in small quaint
ty. Yet what it does find suffices for
all it's bodily needs SO far as growth is
concerned.
The same applies to the domestic
fowl; give it very limited quantity
Of food-or, say, none at all on a
farm, and let it work for and find its
own living, and what will be the re
suit? Simply that it will be very
healthy, probably not at all fat, and
certainly only about as productive as
a pheasant from the egg point of view.
Start and feed it literally on insect
food, however, and it will at once be-
come very productive If chicken it
will grow, if hen it will lay
You cannot produce the same salts
factory result by purely cereal diet.
You must give food which is rich in
nitrogen Among cereals none are so
rich as beans, peas and oats. Poultry
fed on meals should always have an al
1owance Of the two first named, and
of grain none gives so satisfactory
result as the oat But the proportion
Of heterogeneous constituents in these is
not to be compared with what is to be
found in insect food Therefore it pays
to let poultry have a liberal supply of
insect food If they are at liberty on
a farm they can generally obtain fair
supp1y-provided, Of course, that they
are not over-numerous. If they are
numerous, however, the supply must
be supplemented. In confinement, too,
where they have no chance whatever
Of obtaining it for themselves it must
be provided
Now comes the question, how can
supply OF insect food be provided
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-11-21
TOBACCO DUST.

If your fowls are troubled with lice or CHG
gers send $126 and get 100 pounds Ct tooacca
dust and sprinkle it in your coop. Inc te
bacco is guaranteed to be unbleached. Send
cent stamp for sample.-E. O. Painter Fertl-
lizer Co., Jacksonville. F7~
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
SILVER CITY SCENE Of
nisGRACEFuL FAMILY QUARREL

%. O. HinafOn carpenter was
shot, perhaps. fatally, n few DAYS ago.
In "a struggle with hia wife Cor "a 8s-
callbor revolver Boo Silver CRY Hinton
and bis wife quarIelod over fho h'll
OF "a WashCrNuman and Hinton seiEed
a revolver turning Do upon the woman.
who struggled To- Rain possession of o.
She fought ilko a i.rross aud finally
the revolver was discharged The
noise brought Mrs uIuions brother.
Robert Marila, io tho room and ho
wronched the weapon 0ni of tbo hands
or hiH Infatuated brother. inlaw aud
airuck him over The head with ~. lu-
hlctInE ugly scalp wounds Hinton
then drew "a knife nnd cutting the
clothes of Marus badly. again secured
enc revolver Hinton ran tn sailos
planning min aud there was arrested.
the blood streaming down DIS fact and
his body from the wounds be- had res
ceiYed fie was iakCn fo 3t Joseph
hospital where 70 was found that tho
bullet had entered hls right shoulder
q is believed that Do no complications
SEQ in. that Hinton win recover Ho
ie il years of age and formerly lived
in Lincoln county The woman Or %
years pf axe pretty and evidently pos
sessed Of culture
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
ALAMooORDo SCHOOL
TEACHERS SELECTED

Toe Alnmogordo school board nuh
announced the following selection OF
teachers 90 serve in tho public sch0ola
Tor the coming year.
superintendent and 10Th Grade.
Prof 4. r. Graham OF Bolivar. NO
principal and Sth and ON grades.
Prof. Ron Brown. Alamogordo. Wnh
Nndc Miss Helen H'Egason. Arizona
Fourth grlde. Mrs Lena Eidridea.
recently ~ Tulnrosa Third Grade
Miss Olive Rapier Alamogordo. Sec
ond Rradc. Mrs Goo Dixon. Alamo
goruu FiIa gradD Mics Eta l.. shcp
nerd Missouri kinierpaUon Miss
Eva FELTON, AlnmuVordo. School 80
2 lMrN.can school Principal. Mrs
} ~. Blazer, TuIarou; assistant. not
yet selected Sch1oI SO. 3 mexican
school Mi Helen sanders. Color
etl Of these teachers Prot Brown.
Niss Moon Miss Rsrier. Mrs Geo.
Dixon ana Mrs Sanders held post
lions hst year Miss Fel,on has con
Quoted "a private school CO. Alamugor
d0 Tor the past three years.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23


Ralph q Ely huH hoeu tho first man
in ihlH section to demonstrate chat
water iOr irrigation can De- successful.
ly brought to the surface hy the use
of compressed air instead of the moro
llbonoug and expensive method OF
pumping says the nemiuH Headlight
Mr Fly has now in pcrai0n on his
ranch east Of thls town e plant hat iH
putting nearly twu hundred rallona oi
water 0n ibo surface per minute aud
could ho made to double this amount
daily if required
Mr Ey Investigated ibi System
where % De- heng used very extensive.
ly in diHorent parts of iho east pr.n.
.cipu'ly ln iho Pennsylvania on r.g.
sons and becoming satisfied that BE-
was greatly ahead of pumping by the
.oid method at once proceeded to in.
stall "a hraL class plant Of The kind
0n bic large farm Ho has q well ono
hundred and dny feet iu depth arc
eight inches ln diameter in ihis we'll
o. placed "a fourlnCh pino and at 49,
bottom OF this pipe in inserted one
and "a half inch Pipe which 81 connect
ed With The compressor un the surface
which is run by Crude 90 engine
AN that ls necessary is 10 start the
engine set che compressor 90 work
ana The water comes shooting out on
the surface with such force that &c is
necessary to use prpc1utl0n a. to
force or one i8 liable to ovofdo tho
matter and tear things up generally
With this plant STR Eiy s onsHlCd to
irr'ga'c uCar'y. f mol quito forty acres
10 land
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
ALFRED GRUNsFELD.
Chairman
a. o. WALKER clerh.
AdIourned Regular soasIon.

Alnuuu n. Vs. June Z, 1870,
Present Hon Alfred Gruusfeld
chairman. Severe Sanchez and 30 a.
Springer commissioners. and a. b.
Walker. clerk
The board conYcnea as O. board of
equalization.
Moved by Alfred GrunsiCid second.
ga by Mr. Springer that the follow
ing resolutions be- adopted to-wlt.
Resolved, That the clerk he in-
struCtd to notify the following persons
that the board ul county commission
ers ut its regular session, June 4, 1906.
make the following changes iu their
assessments Cor the year 1906, and 90
further notify such persons that the
board viii BE- ln session July 2, 1895.
when the parties Interested can he
heard az 10 such changes, 30 they so
desire:
Nestor Armljo real estate. $3.50.
A. h. Armii0. real estate, $500.
Mrs J "a BrauIt personal property
$3.50
Eduadro Chavez. real estate. $500
q. \. Copeland. real estate, $500
Alice Chandler. real estate $500
A. Clarion real estate. 5000.
Joe na1go. real estate $500.
w. " Fitrolle, real estate 5000
Della ~ Hamilton. real estate. 500.
John knck real estate. $500.
LamorI a Matieuccl, real estate.
$500
CHARLES May real estate SiQa per-
sonnl property. 5000
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
WERE MURDERED BY
THE TlBUR0N INDIANS
MYSTERY or DISAPPEARANCE or
YUMA MEN IS FINALLY CLEAR.
60 UP.

a Yuma. Arizona. dispatch says.
Tho mystery surrounding the disap.
poafancc uf 49, %. Miller aud Gus Olin.
den, who leit Yuma in January of
1909 lr q trip of exploration n ihe
Gull ol Caniouia bias at last been
cleared up
dc0rgc sykes. owner OF thc boat la
which miller and Ulinder made the
trip has received letter from n party
residing near Hernosillo sonora
stating that ho and others had just re-
turned from @ campaign against the
SORTS On the sonora side OF Tiburuu.
lle t0ld SYKES OF hls discoveries. aud
NE iuf rmatiou Thus gained has been
by Inc latter given Co Herbert Brown.
OF Yuma.
we found evidence" says he Hor.
moslllo mans letter. "of several Am.
'ericnns having been murdered Many
American newspapers and letters we're
gathered un One OF these was writ.
ten hy yourself and addressed Ia Il.
r. Pomadc whhh spoke of an eXpo.
dition in "a boat. and that the said boat
was tu hc returned TO Yuma. In an.
other place we found letters address.
al to Gait Cue Olindcr Olindor was
undoubtedly OF this party AZ this
place the indications were thai four
men had been killed The Serbs always
have a scalp dance for each person
killed. Four rings had been worn in
the earth showing that four scalps
had been danced 10 ur around
This and further "details Impaired 90
Sykes renders % reasonably certain
hli Miller and OlIndcr met death no
me hands of the bloodthlrsty Snris.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
coNFEoERATEs WILL
PICNIC AT ROSWELL.

The oXConfederatc veterans. the
sons and daughters n tho Confoder
nies and heir amliee and friends
viii hold their annual picnic noxt sat
urday, june a. on the Slaughter
ranch. near Roswell There Will De-
entertainment for an ages aud both
sexes. The Roswell hand win ho in
attendance. ana thus good music o.
assured Judge William H Pope RI
set down for a talk ana there Wiu bt
che other speaker who has not set
been selected. If a. is possible all are
urgputly requested io attend. and take
part in tho annual outing A guod
'imc Do in st ere for nil VINO 60
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
STEPPED IN PRAIRIE DOG
HOLE AND RIDER INJURED

J. 80 harkoy. Nh0 waa running a
herd of goats on ihe west side of fhc
White mountains. me, with rs severe
accident several days ago. while out
hunting hla mules Dva the White
Oaks Outlook
The animal he was Hdlng either
stepped in prairie dog hole 0I
stumbled. throwing h'm or He re-
muincd unconscious f0r some time.
after the accident. bat does moi know
how long. and whom rec0yCrlng his
senses found that Boz had a broken
collar bone, a badly bruised and dis
figured face, besides other severe Zoo.
iurlos 40 help being within call. Mr..
Harkcy nnaliy reached Cnrrlxozu in "a
murh exhausted condition. huf there
teing no physician there. hu WAS
brought on un 90 White Oaks. and hiB
wounds dressed hg DE- Padou. nrd
the Injured man made aH comfortable
a8 possible.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23

silvostre Nlrahal. real estate. $500,
Atanaic0 Montoya, real estate, $500.
Mrs. T. %. puiney. real estate. el,-
JOui personal property, f2N0
-. !. Post q Co, real estate. $500.
Will apolgeiborg. real estate, ST.
600
Peter Folk. real estate. $3.50
naChechi Gi0mi, personal proper
ty. Al goo.
William poldo, personal property
$3.50
Hlchoy Maynard company personal
property. $500
Lcarnard a ilndomauu. personal
property. s50n
D. Mahamm personal property,
5000
j. D. schufacmrgor. personal prop
orty. 5000
lsldro sondoyal personal property.
500
Joseph Vaio. personal property. 5000
p. J. Washburn. personal property
u. %. WELLER a Co.. personal prop.
eriy $3.50.
~ NanOw. personal property. $3.50.
%. j. haracat personal property.
$500
w W. strong. real estate. $500
Security Warehouse a. Improvement
company Park View natsl $1,000.
Geo. g. Bowman real estate. $500.
Hosolyod. That tho assessor is here
by ordered iu assess tho first Nation
al bank the state National bank ana
The Bank of Commerce. all of Alhu-
quorquc. Hornalillo county, New Mex
leo in accordance with instructions of
the Territorial board uf equalization 90
aaaeE1ura aud county commissioners
for assessing banks. and that the
clerk is directed to notify said parties
Interested OF such assessment. and 90
further notify said parties that the
board win De- in session July 3, 1906.
when the persons Interested On such
assessments can be heard. III they 10
desire. These assessments are as fol-
lows.
First NatlonBi bank. capital stock
and surplus. $4,000; real estate,
fi5,2
Bank OF Commerce. capital stock
and surplus 100000; real estate
$3.50
State National bank. capital stock
and surplus. $4,000.
First National hank. personal prop
oriy. lIgigorH Caiol, $1,000.
Tho clerk is instructed 90 notify the
following persons that assessments
have been made against them for
merchandise ana personal property n
thc following sums and to further no-
uiy parties Interested that the board
viii De- 10 session July 2. 1905. TO re-
cclyo complaints on same. ~ any:
J T. Roll, $500. Mrs. a. CoyOrdnle.
5000; Ford a Hart. $500. Gunor A.
Schello. fiOO. G.. Gmnnis. $1,000: Hol-
mes supply company $500. q. NJ.
Mcclure $500. Michael Bros. 81 900;
y Mor a Co.. sioO. J. W. Masters.
500. ObrIon Sisters. st00: a. q. Sells
$500 Arhuckio Bros. =. p. McCauna.
agent. 1880.
Adjourned until Wednesday. June G.
1906. Mt 10 a. m.
Approved.
ALFRED GRUNSFEIn.
Chairman
a. H. WALKER. Clerk.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
SAYS CITY cLERk LEE
TAKES LIFE EASY

Harry = Lee. oi Albuquerque. who
has been the efficient secretary of On,
Territorial sheep sanitary board foI
seven years. and for four years has
held the responsible position of clerk
Of the city of Albuquerque. arrived al
noon Saturday ana Boz the afternoon
was present at meeting between
Governor Hogermnn and Chairman
Luna of the Sheep Sanitary Board on
business connected With the for,hcom-
Ing convention Of New Mexico wool
growers Ia Albuquerque during The
territorial fair Mr.. Ice looks pros
porous and happy as ne Is of genial
and sunny disposition and takes lifo
easy New Mexican.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
INCREASING orc OUTPUT
az MINE AT SILVER CITY

Tho Colorado Fuel a. from company
which has been taking out and ship
ping from me iron mines at Fiorru
onou COZ tons of iron ore daily f0i
several years past Will In lhc very
near future aim double this uui
put During tho past few days sever
al of Zoe officials of thia company Wis
tol tnc mines lu "a private car and
made arrangements to put ON night
flif ANA this will increase the Qua.
rw to something like 500 tons daily.
ihc iron ore is shipped to their smell
tors lu Colorado
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
GOVERNOR kiBREY AND
WIFE VISITS TIE EAST.

Governor and Mrs J. "A. Klhboy
leit Phoenix via the southern route.
Tor q more ur less extended visit in
The caat, says Che Republican They
have been planning TOR some time To-
make summer visit in Indiana. but
only recently decided upon SO early "a
departure 10 o. quite likely hat The
Eovernor VIII go un 90 New York and
Boston. also Zoo which event he wli
undoubtedly go to Washington f0r "a
aiay Of "a day or two, TIE will he ab.
lom Tor Two or three weeks. and per
haus Tor month
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
AVALON DAM BEING
STRONGLY REBUILT

The EIro ul mon uf work un tho
Avalon dam, Eddy county. D. hfiy. buf
s 90 De- increased to 100 before july
J. The large engine and The rock
cmahrr are ready Tor business. aad
nave capacity or 100 tons of crush.
cd rOcE day. Two pumps are boing
installed and Che well is down 100
feet Tho water in ~ rising twenty
feet The trench for tho concrete
core at the east end of the dam has
hcon opened 100 feet tu bed rock, and
90 over thirty feet deep an tho west
end. The canal ls completed 20 che
numc and "a force of twenty men o.
strengthening tho piers of he flume.
Forty teams are nt work at that place
a pif has been opened 90 furnish the
sravel and gand for Che concrete ~
Dark Canyon, tho material taken out
where ihe canal crosses tho canyon,
d. being used io build "a wing dam
south az ihe canyon, in prevent food
waters from lluwhg fhe west bank
Oi the canal Special Disturbing Clerk
D. w. hruae. of the reclamation sory.
Fee has hoou stationed permanently
at carlsbad Al thc present rate,
water ior irrigation from che Avalon
reservoir viii be available hy next
priug
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
cLEMENcY FOR PRISONERS
FROM ARIZONA GOVERNOR

Governor ]. III klhbey. of Arizona
has granted "a full pardon go otis d.
Moore who WIS sentenced 90 me rcn.
itentiory from Santa Cruz county On
1901 for murder being convicted In
the second dorrcc re was pnrolod
ly Governor Alexander o. brudio On
February. 1905. Moore was model
prisoner and since his release has
been working nc different places. lat %
terly ht Cananen. where he holds "A
hlgh position and is about 10 mnrry
The Girl of bis choice o. acquainted
with bis past Re requested full
pardon that be- might marry her With
ont a cloud over him.
The governor has also pnrulel Sid
ncy y. Page, n young man OF a.. wh1
has served seven OF twenty year
sentence FOR murder in tho second de-
gree he toe. b. n model prisoner.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
YOUNG MAN ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT NEAR CLouDcRoFT

hy schugi s1n uf Dr and Mrs. a.
schugt of El paHo. was shot in the
rshi lung near ClOudCrOft sunday az
teuuon by accidental discharge of a
22cnliber revolver BOZ thr hand oi
Everett Townsend.
Young Schurl was brought go Cionu.
croft on cot aud wis cared Tor hv hlH
iainof and q local physician. no is
reported that Dec ia in very critical
condition
The Two boys were out In The woods
on "a squirrel hunt when thCy dlscoy.
cred one running pp "a Tree They
were trying Co scare the squirrel from
his hiding place hy going around the
tree ln their excitement lho rcvos
yer was discharged accidentally and
Doe bullet struck young schupt
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-23
MAMMOTH PRIZE
GIVEN BY GREENE.

w G. Greene has given 81 900 Tor
the hrst prize for the double hand
drilling match 90 be- held ln Douglas.
Aria, July g. This o. iO De- known as
The Greene prize and Is the biggest
ever given for "a drilling contest. ox.
copt that given hy Col Greene for The
tn Paso contest. which was the same
amount This makes the prizes for
the drilling contest alone amount to az
least $500. This viii hO iu many
ways me greatest drilling contest ever
given and assures "a rare treat for the
thousands who ARE going to Douglas
to visit Che celebration