Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-28
Poultry Department.
About The New Poultry Plant.

"'os SsaAP0( III NCtouiibS5p NV ""D W.
favorably impressed with both town and
surrounding country. As early in the
morning as we thought a land agent
would be likely to have his morning
toilet made and breakfast eaten, we
found Mr.. Harrison. and told him IL he
could show US a place that suited us we
wanted to buy. il not, we we're going to
take the first train west. lie ordered his
team at once and we were soon viewing,
what we consider, an ideal place for a
poultry plant, the r. l.. Thomasson
farm, 3 miles N. Il. of town. We pur-
chased it, and as spon as arrangements
could Ike made took possession OF our new
home, and the first exclusive Poultry
Plant Of Versailles was born.
We have had one year Of all the ups
and downs that falls TO the lot OF a poul-
try keeper, but have always managed to
come out on top, and rise from every
bump without squealing, until we reach
ed the hawk period. aud, by the way,
the county ought to pay a bounty on
hawks there would be one hundred per
cent more poultry than there is were it
not for the %varinints. Well / got so dis.
gusted with hawks, I was ready to sell
for a song, however I procured a shotgun
and learned to shoot, and from the time
that gun came into the house the hawks
quit coming and ! took courage, and AM
still here. We think we are old enough
now to have a name, aud althO' we don't
look much like q poultry plant,
yet we will as we grow, SO after much
thought and many discussions, we have
decided 10 call our place "The Ozark
Prairie Poultry Plant" We expect to be-
come the exclusive breeders of the 5. c.
Buff Orpington fowl, a superb bird, larger
than the Plymouth Rock and a splendid
wiuter layer. We are now placing an or
der with VIM. Cook & Sons, OF White
Plains. n. Y, originators OF the Orping-
tons. for a setting Of thrice eggs from
prize winning, high scoring. imported
stock, consideration for setting being $40.
Our poultry at present is little like Jos
epl's Coat" of many c%olors, AS We pur.
chased eggs just where we could get them
last year. So many seem to have the
erroneous idea that the more one mixes
the breeds the better they lay.
Let me give our egg record for
a positive proof that inbred, run down,
mixed scrub stock does not pay. Begin
ming with Jan. 9TH, We KEEP, a record
of two pens Of 10 month old pullcts.
In one were ten siiver-laceh Wyandottes,
in the other, twelve mixed chickens.
During "A days in Jan. the 10 Wyanlpttcs
laid III eggs, and the mixed pullcts aid
jus. OF. During the cold week in Fcb.,
the mixed hens stopped laying entirely,
and on the coolest day the 10 Wyaudottes
laid 10 eggs. From Feb. ! to Is. the 10
Wyandottcs had laid ~ eggs, and the -
mixed hens had laid exactly ~ eggs.
Both pens were feel and care'l for just the
same way, by the same Carc.taker. With
eggs at 2Octs. "A dozen, 10 Wyandottes
made S. 20, and II mixed hens made
the whole of 81 20 in five weeks.
Our Buff Orpington pullc,s are late,
so just beginning to lay, however, their
record iseqrnl to the Wyanlo,tcs. These
pure bred pulle,s are we'll wrth 81 each
10 anyone. while the mixd hens are fit
only for market. We have been noting
Morgan County poultry during the past
year. and think we need, not more. but
| 1.ttnr ,,,u,1tr, rl.r. ia a Ur...t pi.u,. IN
the poultry world for pure bred stock.
and Morgan County needs to wake up.
This article is growing lengthy, and AS
this is our first appearance we wall no
say another word. Would like u see Il
poultry department started in the REruB.
LIcAN, and others write their views and
experience.
Respectfully,
Ma. and MnS. ". s. GREER.
Well, here Is your poultry department
Now, if you Morgan County poultry
cranks will furnish us a column OF polil
try experience and notes each week, we
will gladly publish them. -Elitor.
The Custer City, Okla, Journal says
the merchants Of that place have been
"kicking' about people sending 10 the
mail order llouses for goods which couid
he obtained at home at about the same
price. The Journal says 1t has been
championing their cause but that it is
going to kick. 1t states that recent
~ ninc.tenths Of the merchants have