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Pea Fowls for the Barn.

In answer to a subscriber, Wal1ace's
Farmer says:
The peacock has for so long been
grown only for it's beauty OF plumage
rather than for it's table excellence
that it is considered not a fowl for
the farm but rather for the park and
lawn. Pea fowls make very gentle
pets, and if we'll cared for and we'll
fed they will remain about the house
and lawn; if neglected, they rove after
the manner of turkeys The cocks
have been known to attack children,
and both cocks and hens are very
quarrelsome with chickens, sometimes
killing and eating newly Matched chicks.
Like turkeys, the cock is mated to from
three to six hens. They do not reach
full size until two years old, and make
the best breeders after that age. The
hen begins to lay in March or April,
and carries her young the entire year.
Pea fowls cannot be pro6tab1y raised
under hens, as they are least ready for
weaving when the chicken hen leaves
them. The young chicks are raised on
the same diet given to turkeys. They
oCCIll ~ ICNlIlC live dlllllldI lOOQ Oh
some kind, worms, bugs, grasshoppers,
etc. When the hen is ready for mat
ing, along in February, she beats off
her chicks. Owing to the immense
quantity Of feathers which the peacock
has to renew at Noting time, this sea-
son is very hard on him, and he re-
qu1res abundant nOuriShment. The
loss Of his beautiful plumage seems to
humiliate his excellency greatly; he
seeks secluded places out Of sight OF
his mates, and remains in seclusion I'M
til the mott is over.
A young pea fowl OF either sex is
more delicious eating than a turkey,
but the day when the brains Of pea
cocks was a favorite dish for royalty,
and when "The carcasses of three fat
wethers were bruised for gravy to
make sauce for single peacock is
long since past.
Pea fowls will eat anything, and may
be fed as other poultry. They are long
lived, instances being recorded of pea
fowls reaching the age OF thirty years.
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POULTRY DEPARTMENT

poultry keepers are not discouraged,
but are trying it again. Under the
above heading, Farm Poultry says:
If SO you can help the cause along
by mentioning the matter to everyone
you meet who should be interested in it,
and also by sending us your name to
be handed to those who will take the
initiative in the effort to secure
bounty.
There is a movement under way to
get together those who have at differ
ent periods in the past showed some
activity in this matter and organize
campaign for an effective bounty law.
Some sort Of organization will prob
ably be formed and men specially au-
thorized to act in this matter, but it will
save time and help to give the move
ment strong Roadway if all interested
in the matter will make themselves
known. Send us your name and ad-
dress, and we will give the list to those
who can use it as soon as they get to-
gether.
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Chicks Dying in the Shell.

It is nearly time for those who have
incubators, to begin to put them to
work. The papers and incubator cata-
logues are full Of reports Of wonderful
success with incubators, and there must
be good results as a rule or people
would not buy them, but we seldom
hear of the failures. Why it is that SO
many do not have success, is a hard
question to answer Mrs. Gomperts,
writing to the Florida Poultry Journal
gives bit of her experience as foIIows
My experience with incubation may
be Of benefit to some one [ would
be glad if some one else would try it
and make report through our paper,
in order that notes on results might
be compared, perhaps probably for all
of us.
[ can't remember just how many in
fertile eggs l had fifteen, I think
They we're eggs | ordered, and [ was
afraid | would get them too hot, so I
run the incubator rather low
| have noticed that when [ run the
incubator little high-that is, little
past the MARYLAND had plenty Of
moisture [ got better hatches
Every fertile egg, except three
Matched one time; and every one ex-
cept five at another time These were
my best and they were Matched when it
was warm and [ kept the temperature
up as high as [ dared
I take time in turning and cooling
eggs. [ leave them out and then leave
the door open, unless it is cold, until
| trim and fill the lamp. Then [ bring
the temperature up slowly but surely.
Now, [ do not mean that I run the
temperature as much as one-half de-
gree higher than the directions, but full
up or hairs breadth past the mark
which is given in the instruction book
with your machine. I firmly believe
that low heat is one cause Of egg weak
ness. [ always turn the eggs twice
daily from the day they are laid until
the day before they are Matched.
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What the Trap Nest Does.

1t shows which hen lays the egg. 1t
shows just what each hen is doing.
1t picks out the 3oo-egg hen, the 200
egg, the 1oo-egg, the 5o-egg and the
drone. Feeding the drone is one of
the greatest leaks of the poultryman.
It picks out the winter layer. 1t en-
ables one to get acquainted with each
Individual hen.
The frequent handling and moving
the hen from the nest tames her and
the tame hen is paying hen.
1t prevents egg eating, as the culprit
is easily detected and killed.
1t picks out the hen that lays the in
fertile egg, the brown, the white and
the yellow egg.
It picks out the hen that raises the
best chicks. Not always the highest
scoring hen raises the winning chicks.
1t is the only practical way that a
breeder can pedigree his stock. Poul-
try will in time be pedigreed as is other
purebred stock Trap nests may be
placed in building or yard away from
the laying hens (when used for sitting
hens) and they can be removed once a
day for feed and water. When they re-
turn to the nest they shut themselves
in and the other hens out so they can
not crowd on and break the eggs.
The trap nest is a simple continuance
by which the door is set on a trigger
which is sprung by the hen when she
enters. The door closes and she cannot
leave the nest until removed by hand.
A numbered band on each hens leg
enables the owner to tell exactly what
each hen is doing by writing her NUM-
Der on the eggs in the trap nest
American Farm World.
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Lime a Poultry Remedy.

Lime will destroy the germs of roup,
and it is also one of the best pre-
ventlveS Of gapeS in chickens known.
Whenever lime is applied freely over
yards and houses roup soon disappears.
The process is slow, however, but when
lime is used to prevent the appearance
of the disease it has proved to be the
best agent for the purpose that has
been tested. Lime is clean, and a small
portion that has been sufficiently shack
ed to permit of its falling into powder,
and we'll busted over the premises oc-
cupied by the chicks, about once a
week, will prove highly beneficial It
may be freely scattered over the floors
and platforms, also the roosts, as lice
will abhor it, owing to it's caustic
property, II gill OF spirits Of turpen-
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Spurs for POu1trymen.

Poor business methods in the poul-
try business will do what such methods
would do e1seWhere-cause loss.
The breed and the feed are two
things that must be united to make
poultry husbandry big success.
Either without the other will not take
the poultryman hallway to success.
Balanced rations are the proper ones
for poultry, as for live stock; and skim
milk and corn make one that is pretty
we'll balanced, but a variety is always
to be preferred in a ration.
If your chickens are kept in runs, be
sure to plow or spade them up this fall
and SOW rye or something else to make
green feed. 1t will purify the soil and
give healthful feed at little cost.
If one cannot exhibit at fairs and
poultry shows, he can visit the shows
or the poultry exhibits at the fairs and
get helpful ideas Of what we'll bred
birds look like If the exhibits are
SOOu, IL Will NC llIllC VIGIL SpClll.
X X
Roosts suspended from the rafters
make it difficult for mites to multiply
They feed on the fowls at night and re-
tire to the roosts for the day. When
the roosts are suspended from the raft
ers mites cannot easily spread over the
house and the space on the roosts is so
small that they can be killed easily.
If such poor gardening is being done
that nothing is growing in the garden,
by all means encourage the poultry to
ruin there and scratch for bugs and
worms. 1t will be good for the garden
and also for the fowls By scattering
little grain in the garden occasionally,
one easily induces the fowls to work
there. Scatter the grain widely so
they will have to hunt for it.
Try fixing in the mind the character
istics that indicate which hens will be
good layers. A proper knowledge of
these characteristics will, if we'll ap-
piled, double the profit of many farm
ers from their focks 1t is worth
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Are You Agin Foxes, and for
Bounty?

A short time ago we mentioned the
fact that it had been proposed to offer
a bounty for fox scalps, in Massachu-
sets, but that the spOrtsmen had offer
ed such efectual opposition that the
bill was defeated. 1t seems that the
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thinking about, and the subject is
brought up at this time merely to slim
ulate thought. The desired information
will be given in these columns little
later Watch for it.
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BARRED ROCKS. yearling hens. we'll marked.
good shape, bargain prices. VIM. Connolly.
Ogden Ia.
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ROSE and single comb White and Brown Leg
horns, Special price in dozen lots. Also cock
erels. Baker Bros. Indianola, Ia.
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WHITE Plymouth Rock cockerels and puets.
bargains. Write VIM. Brumme. Cooksville.
Ills.
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FORTY varieties standard bred poultry. geese.
ducks, turkeys, chickens, guinea hens, pea
fowls and pigeons. 40 page catalog &c. F. ].
Damann, Pennington, MINI.
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SIX FANCY Pu1lets. 1 cockerel So; White
Rocks, Black Minorcas, Brown and White
Leghorns. Roy Buss. East Acworth. N. H.
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tine is incorporated with every peck of
lime, it will be an additional advantage.
-COleman's Rural World.
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POULTRY BREEDERS

Advertisements will be inserted in this column
at the rate of ~ cents per word, each insertion.
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ROCKS, Rhode Island Reds. Leghorns. Buff
Orpingtons. Wyandottes. Hampton Poultry
Co., Hampton. Ia.
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WHITE Wyandottes at bargain prices. S. c.
Brown Leghorn cockerels 81. Ada Jacobs.
Mediapolis, Ia
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THE Maitland SQUAD Farm. Maitland, Fla
Breeders of Homer and Carneaux Pigeons The
Champion SQUAD Breeders. Two thousand
mated pair in our lofts at all times. We make
a speciality of fat white meat squads. Three
times as large as quail, and for which there is
a great and increasing demand.
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STOCK FOR SALE Leading varieties of
Gulden, Oskkis, MINI.
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EGGS-Rose comb Brown Leghorns. Every
premium at three large western shows; large
size, standard color. great layers. Circular free.
Oakland Farms, Box 35, Pomona, Mo.
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PURE-BRED black Langshangs = Cockerels
$1.25. Dana R. Williams, Albion, Neb.
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RILEA'S pure Barred Rocks, bunch of fine
cockerels. They will make good advertise
ment for us by pleasing you. 81 % to So. Mrs.
]. Willie Rilea, Box 80. Grand River, Ia.
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ROSE comb Brown Leghorns specially; rs
years experience Is eggs 81; so So; 100 SIS.
Hazel Dell Poultry Farm, Chas. LYMAN Ga
rinda, Ia
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CHOICE Buff Orpingtons-Hens. cockerels and
puets, Some prize winners. Mrs. John Reeg,
Buckfeld, Me.
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Advertisements will be inserted in this column
at the rate of 70 cents per word, each insertion.
THE Maitland SQUAD Farm. Maitland. Fla
Breeders of Homer and Carneaux Pigeons. The
Champion SQUAD Breeders. Two thousand
mated pair in our lofts at all times. We make
a specially of fat white meat squads. Three
times as large quail and tor which there is
great and increasing demand
EGGS-Rose comb Brown Leghorns. Every
premium at three large western shows; large
size, standard color great layers. Circular free.
Oakland Farms. Box 35. Pomona. Mo-
ROSE comb Brown Leghorns a !speeial1ty; Is
years. experience. 10 eggs ST; 5O S.; loO 50.
Hazel Dell Poultry Farm, Chas Lyman. Ga
rinda, la.
cockerrels. They will make good ADVERTISE
ment for us by pleasing you. 81. 25 to So. Mrs.
]. Willie Rilea. Box 80, Grand River. Ia.
PURE-BRED black Langshangs : Cockerels
$1.25. Dana R. Williams. Albion. Neb.
ROCKS. Rhode Island Reds. Leghorns. Buff
Orpingtons. Wyandottes. Hampton Poultry
Co.. Hampton. Ia.
WHITE Wyandottes at bargain prices, S. c.
Brown Leghorn cockerels ST. Ada Jacobs.
Mediapolis, la.
ROSE and single comb White and Brown Leg
horns, Special price in dozen lots. Also cock
erels. Baker Bros, Indianola, Ia.
BARRED ROCKS. yearling hens. we'll marked.
good shape. bargain prices. VIM. Connolly.
Ogden, Ia
WHITE Plymouth Rock cockerels and puets.
Bargains. Write VIM. Brumme. Cooksville.
Ills.
HOMER PIGEONS, fancy. ]. w. Love.
Boone la.
FORTY varieties standard bred poultry. geese.
ducks, turkeys, Chickens guinea hens. pea
fowls and pigeons. AZ page catalog &c. +. J.
Damann, Pennington. Mimi
STOCK FOR SALE - Leading varieties of
chickens. ducks, geese etc. Price list free. L.
Gu1den, Oskkis MINI.
SIX FANCY Pullets, 1 cockere So; White
Rocks Black Minorcas, Brown and White
Leghorns Roy Buss. East Acworth N. H.
CHOICE Buff Orpingtons-Hens. cockeres and
pullets. Some prize winners. Mrs. John Reg.
Buckfeld. Me.
LAYING HENS-Buff and White Wyandottes,
Barred Rock pullets. Elmer Goud. Quebec.
VT.
LEGHORNS and Plymouths. Paine, East
Bethel. Vt.
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HOMER PIGEONS, fancy. ]. w. Love.
Boone, Ia.
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LAYING HENS-Buff and White Wyandottes.
Barred Rock pullets. Elmer Goud Quebec.
VT
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LEGHORNS and Plymouths. Paine, East
Bethel, Vt.
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Poor business methods in the poul-
try business will do what such methods
would do elseWhere-cause loss.
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ON THE BAGDAD RAILROAD.
Cheerful Turkish Prisoners-Home .of
the Wild Boar.

From the London Field.
AS yet in this part of the world travellers
are very few and far between. On the one
and only train to Konieh there was but a
single. composite carriage to carry the
whole of the passenger traffic. the rest of
the long train consisting of closed vans for
the transport Of grain. and one troop truck,
which contained some prisoners and their
guard.
The prisoners. ragged but by no means
Misunderstanding lot, were chained to-
gether by the neck But they were we'll
treated. for when they left the train on
their way to the fortress of Kutakia we
saw them supplied with tea and coffee, and
they were also allowed to smoke. They
were SO cheerful that prison life had EVIL
sentences of all exceeded six months
Between Eski CHER and Alton Kara His
sar, the junction with the Smyrna railway,
by far the most interesting feature of the
country Is the cave dwellings. There are
big townships of them. with accommoda-
lions for thousands of people. Some of the
masses OF rock have the appearance of
being dropped on the plain, while others,
sharp-pointed seem to have risen from be-
low, and they are of every fantastic shape
conceivable.
At Alton Kara Hissar there is now, how
ever. a hotel and an efficient guard would
Ut ODldIudDlS. 50 OH q future occasion
shall hope to explore the dwellings them
selves. There is one thing to be said about
the Turk, be he brigand or soldier II he
once gives his word that he will take care
of you you are absolutely safe with him.
But Kara Hissar. the black castle situated
on the summit of an immense mass of
black pinnacle-shaped rocks, Is in itself a
most extraordinary place. and a day or two
might first be well spent there, with of
course a guard in attendance.
Beyond the line enters the great plain Of
Konieh. and frequently to be seen were
long strings of camels bringing grain from
the more distant parts of the stations.
Though 1t means but little in comparison
with the vast tracts Of naturally fertile I'M
titled ground. still it Is satisfactory to learn
that cultivation has doubled in the last two
years, and that this year. so far as barley
and maize are concerned, the harvest has
been almost a record.
AS the sun sank in cloudless sky we
passed an immense expanse of impenetra-
BILE jungle and swamp near Elghin, the
home of boar and innumerable wildfowl,
including swans. The wildfowl. can be got
at, but 1t would be Impossible to drive the
boar out of such a place. We, however,
saw one of the brutes trotting along close
to the rail. He was yellow with the mud
he had been rolling In. Then darkness, and
at last Konieh.
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no large Railways to accumulate dirt.
There is less work for the janitor, and
there is no sweeping of dust and other
refuse from one floor down upon another.
A recess may be. taken out of doors at
any time without disturbing other classes.
There is a greater field for individuality
on the part of both teachers and pupils.
The view from the ground floor is more at
tractive to children, being nearer to nature.
The artistic possibilities are greater. Those
who advocate the Pueblo plan of single
story, detached school buildings as, IF
life, health and economy be worth con-
sidering, is there any excuse for still erect
ing the four eight, twelve and sixteen
room buildings. except the trouble of get
ing out of a rut?" The following extracts
from letters Of teachers In Pueblo who are
teaching in one-room buildings will serve
to emphasize the practical value of the
plan suggested:
Because of it's being organized on the
family plan. prefer a cottage school. The
teacher is able to take part In all the ex-
ercises, not only class exercises, but also
games.
Each room can be Independent in regard
to discipline and recreation without dis
turbing others. thus giving teacher and
pupil more outdoor life and exercise.
Children are less liable to be exposed to
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make doors. window sashes and. in fact,
everything that now can be bought from
the big lumber firms already for use.
The use of machinery has greatly re-
dueed the cost of such material Dozens
of inventions have been perfected for use
in building. The old. slow, laborious and
costly plan of planning hardwood floors en-
tirely by hand has given place to an i'm
proved machine. which does the work even
better in fraction Of the time. This
saves many dollars for the man who Is
going to own the house. because it saves
many dollars for the contractor who is
building it.
Workmen are more skilled in their trades,
and if they do get more pay they earn
more They work faster, many of them.
and the experts often have time records on
particular jobs that they take much pride
in maintaining. The expert lather, the ex-
pert single layer. expert door and window
hangers are to be found on almost every
job. and they do more work in a week
than the same number of men would do
In two weeks q few years ago.
There are mighty few drones in the build
ing trades these days. The skilled me-
chanic scorns dub so much that the dubs
become scarcer every year. Not that there
are not plenty of dubs. but they are not
found on the good work. Many a jack