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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15
KEEPING LAYING HENS IN GOOD
CONDITION.

A hen that is producing eggs is a
highly organized machine and must
be kept in the very best condition all
the time or she will cease to work,
says a writer in Poultry. When we
consider that a Leghorn hen, weigh
ing from three and one-half to four
pounds. will produce from fifteen to
twenty-five pounds Of eggs in year,
we will understand that she must
have a good appetite and the good
health that goes with it in order to
keep up such pace.
The contents of an egg shell and
the shell Itself must be elaborated
from the feed she eats and besides
she must eat enough to maintain vital
action. From the feed the hen eats,
she must get lime for the shell, oils
and mineral matters for the yolk and
albumen for the white. All Of these
must be transformed from the feed
into the elements which constitute the
complete egg. To be sure these ele-
ments are in the feed, but they must
be taken into the blood of the hens,
directed to the ovaries and trans
formed into complete eggs. All this
requires energy and energy means
the cOnSuming-really burning up
of the nutritive element of the feed
the hen eats. Take the case of hen
laying every other day, during ten
months in the year. This gives. her
$50 eggs for the year, and every day
during ten months she must manu-
facture one ounce of egg in order to
make her record.
In their natural state hens are
omnivorous, eating everything which
they find in the nature of berries,
fruits, seeds, grains, insects and
worms of all sorts and much vegeta-
BILE matter in it's green form. This
kind of feed is found by searching in
the forests and open valleys for it.
This is the natural feed for hens
Under domestication, about one flock
in fifty get the feed most conducive
to the production of the largest posi-
BILE number of eggs. The well-fed
flock Of hens is a rarity. Most focks
get enough, that is, pounds enough of
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15

feed; but it is not of the most profit
able kind to feed them.
Indeed the most profitable feed for
hens is not always the cheapest. Any
feed which contains a large percent
age of protein, from which the albu-
men or white of the egg is formed, is
high-priced Wheat oil meal beef
scraps, oats, barley, peas and similar
feeds are all higher in price, pound
for pound, than corn, kaffir corn, buck
wheat and other carbonaceous or fat
forming feeds. The white of an egg
contains but the merest trace of fat
or OIL while the yolk has large per-
centage of oil in it. This indicates
that the fat-forming feeds are neces-
sary, but that albuminous feeds are
also necessary.
We may feed our hens the richest
feed we can find; but unless we keep
their appetites in shape by feeding a
variety of feed, we will not be able
to get results from them.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15
FEED FOR EGGS.

Keep in mind the fact that feeding
is the foundation in egg production,
writes J. G. Clipp, in Indiana Farmer.
Did you ever realize the fact that if
you did not supply protein in their
food there would be no eggs? If pro-
tein is supplied in large quantities
there will be eggs in abundance. If
the element of protein is not present
in the food no eggs will be produced.
Eggs will be produced in accordance
to the amount of protein the hens re-
ceive. Hence, no protein, no eggs;
therefore if hens are expected to sup
ply you with a reasonable amount of
eggs you must see that they have a
reasonable amount of protein in their
daily ration.
There is no question but what green
bone is the ideal feed, in supplying
protein for egg production, as it con-
tains every element in available form
The only thing necessary is to put it
in eatable condition for the fowls.
When we say that green bone con-
tains every element necessary for egg
production we do not wish to be under
stood to advocate the feeding of green
bone and nothing more, for we find
it is very necessary to feed a variety
of foods, but we wish to be understood
to say that green bone supplies the
requisite element of protein
The want of protein is the direct
cause Of pullets not laying when they
have reached mature age. Any of the
American breeds that were Matched
reasonably early should be laying by
the last of October or early in NOvem-
Der. If they do not it is because they
are not intelligently managed and fed.
There is as much or more in the feed
and management as there is in the
breed. Very frequently the best lay
ers are rendered the very poorest lay
ers. There is but little danger of feed
ing to produce too much fat where
green bone is a special feature in sup
plying the rations.
Fowls that are fed green bone pro-
duce eggs with rich flavor, making
them very desirable as breakfast
food. The writer does not feed as
much green bone as he would If the
bones could be obtained, but livers and
scraps from the meat market are pro-
cured literally, and we find the eggs
are more plentiful higher in fertility
and much better favored when served
on the table. If little more atten-
ton to the food supply is given the
fowls, with view to inducing bet
ter egg yield, the pullets would be lay
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15
FARMERS ARE NEGLIGENT.

With Oregon hens so lazy that they
can supply less than One-fifth of the
eggs consumed in Portland, dealers
are looking to the fowls of Kansas,
Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota for
supply. This city is sending to those
states $4,000 day for hen fruit, says
a recent issue of the Oregonian, the
importations being a carload and a
half a day. This would be pile of
money for the Oregon farmers to
put in their pockets. The few who
have been able to lure their hens into
laying get 40 to so cents dozen for
their offerings, the latter price if they
sell direct to consumers. Were East
ern eggs shut out of this market the
home farmers would probably receive
81 dozen.
The Indifference of Oregon hens to
the food needs of Oregon people is
more conspicuous this year than ever
before. Authorities agree that there
is blame somewhere, but not all
on the proper place to find it. Some
believe it is unfavorable climatic con-
ditions, but as the weather of the
last six months has been sunny and
dry, the cause of the egg shortage
is probably elsewhere. J. w. Bailey,
Food and Dairy Commissioner, says
that the cause is the lack of care be-
slowed by farmers on their chickens.
In order to produce eggs abundantly,
he says, chickens must not be
neglected to shift for themselves.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15
These Birds Win More Prizes.

My Single Comb, Rhode Island
Reds have won more prizes than all
other red breeds combined. Watch
the show records. Send for free cata-
logue Send for price list Send for
letter telling how I made 100000
net last year from one-half acre, de-
voted to poultry breeding. Poultry
pays. I will tell you how. Send to-
day. Address III. A. DURR, 1914 Pa-
cific Avenue, Tacoma, Washington.
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ing tdT1y III CH6 IdTI anu he6P dC IT. OH
winter.
All articles that cannot be marketed,
such as Gull cabbages. small potatoes,
stunted vegetables and those that are
unfit for the table, will be very valu-
able as foods for poultry in the winter
when green food is scarce. There is
no better food for ducks and geese
than turnips or beets. These may be
cooked or cut into thin slices while
raw. When feeding such foods as
beets, carrots, turnips etc., bran may
be sprinkled over them with advan-
tage, or cornmeal will do as well.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15

In handling alfalfa large quantities
of leaves are loosened from the hay.
If these leaves during the haying sea-
son are gathered into sacks or barrels
and are set away in the dry, they will
make fine poultry feed in the winter.
Ordinarily where alfalfa is fed on the
farm the hens will get sufficient
leaves during their daily rounds in the
winter time, but when snow is on the
ground and the poultry is compelled
to find comfort in the hen house or in
protected spots, the gathered leaves
will prove excellent feed and should
be supplied.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15

If you can raise larger crops on the
same ground at the same expense as for
small crops, you are going to make more
money. Write to the oregon Lime and
Plaster Co., Portland, Ore, for their
free booklet on Land Plaster" 1t
means more money for you.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15

If lime is kept constantly in the
poultry house it may injure the drop
ping by permitting the escape of the
ammonia. There is way to prevent
this and that is to clean out the poul-
try house daily, removing the drop
pings to the heap, or mix them with
twice their bulk Of earth excepting
them constantly damp, and there
will be no loss. Lime is one of the
best substances that can be used in
the poultry house, for it destroys the
germs of roup, prevents gapes, dries
the floors and purifies the atmosphere.
A lump of stone lime is the best thing
for absorbing dampness in the poul-
try house.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15

A chap out in far Albuquerque
Wrote East in a hand rather juerque,
That if still in the mood,
And the walking was good,
He'd be home for his Thanksgiving
tuerque. Stolen.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15
MADRoNA POULTRY FARM.


1ing-Houdans, Buff Orpingfons, Buff
Cochins, White Wyandottes, White
ner Ducks. All of these breeds great
est money makers on the farm. Have
bred them for years to lay, weigh,
win and pay. Large, vigorous, early
large eggs. A rooster from us will
double the value and productiveness
of your flock. Foundation stock very
reasonable. Grand male birds, $3.50
to SIS each. Hens and pullets, $3.50
to 81. Fine fertile eggs, $3.50 to SIS
per setting; 81 to $12 per 100. Want
your trade and can please you with a
square deal at honest prices. Core
spondence or advice a pleasure. Ma
Sec. Box 4, Richmond Beach, Wash.
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20 VARIETIES 20

of pure bred poultry, including Tur-
keys, Chickens, Ducks and Geese; also
Belgian Hares and Guinea Pigs.
White me if you want to buy. Big
catalog FREE.
w. d. GOOD, MT. Vernon, Wash.
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ing early in the fall and keep at it all
| mintpr
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
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TRAAlrINa.
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His heart should sing ii from dawn to sun
set fare ,,a
lie - q.
His pack must be too small to hold care
Who takes for Guide the sipy butter
fy.
fs -.
At morn the thrush, at noon the tinklins
brook, ii e.
At eve tbescrIckst choir shall cheer his
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26

1929. 4 8
Educated at Wooster Academy Ale
gheny College at Aieadyille, Pa, and
Western Reserve College, Hudson o,
Studied Law; In Office Of Hempill 4
Turner, Wooster. o., working for county
auditor for board.
Began practice Of law, Ashland, o.,
1880
Married Miss Anna Garter 1854; she
died in 1860.
Delegate and secretary In Ohio State
convention, 1856.
Candidate for District Attorney in
Ohio. 1855. h
Removed to Dubuque, Ia, 1887.
Delegate to Iowa State convention Of
1859. s {
Delegate TO national convention o,
1880.
Member Of Governor Kirkwood's stan
to raise regiments, 1861.
Elected to Congress. 1862 served TIL
1871.
On House Committee Of ways and
Means 1885.
Elected to United States Senate, 1872,
term beginning March 4, 1873.
Married Miss Mary Neatly, 1873; she
died in 1883.
On Senate Appropriations Committee,
1873 chairman, 1ss1-1893; 1Se5.190s.
On Senate Indian Affairs Committee,
1873 chairman, 1s75-1ss1.
On Senate Finance Committee, 1877,
being ranking member and entitled to
Craftsmanship. 1899, declining 1t to re-
tain Appropriations.
Chairman American Commission In
ternational Monetary Conference. Brus-
sells, November, 1892.
Offered secretaryship Of the treasury
by Garfield, 1881.
Offered same by Harrison, 1880.
Offered Secretary Of State by McKiD
ley, 1897.
/ Died, Aug. 4, 1908.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26

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An Issue that Csts Sharply.
In its meeting at Bryan's country place
near Lincoln yesterday the Democratic
national committee made telling cam
pa,gn issue with the Republican nanns.
ssrs by. declaring that the Democratic par
" VII not accept contributions from cor
porations, that no contribution Of more
/ than $1,000 VIII be accepted from any
source, ana that every contribution Of
( more than $!OO VIII pc made public be-
fore the election.
Treasurer George = Sheldon of the
Republican national COMMITTEES has osten-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
Her appointment

You go frst,. said the young man
as he carefully shaded the match with
his hand and endeayored to light his
cigar.
The pretty girl In the blue gingham
dress stopped where she was, nearly
waist high In the tall meadow grass
and surveyed him with lifted eyebrows
what for7" she inquired.
The young man threw away his
match and smiled at her. well" he
said, "you see, there are likely to be
snakes In this grass and I'd rather
you'd scare them away. I'm afraid Of
'em myself. Go orr
why, Teddy Butterfield! !" exclaimed
the girl disgustedly. "If l thought you
were serious I'd so right back and sit
down beside that broken automobile
forever! shouldn't care If I never
got back to the cottage! I'd be ashamed
to be seen with you'll! Have you any
idea how far we ARE from homer l
don't know this road"
II haven't any idea" said the young
man, still more cheerfully. II think by
cutting through this meadow we'll hit
+ the main road. wish you'd start
through this grass. Since 1t is you I'll
concede this much. I'll walk by your
side and hold your hand to give You
courage. Still. II see snake its me
to climb tree and direct the campaign
from above. It's funny that machine
should break down after running so
well with us for two hours"
Teddy" said the pretty girl firmly,
.you are trying by mere words to divert
my attention from the fact that you are
holding my hand. Let 60 of 1t. at once !
Are there really snakes here7"
II am certain Of It," said the young
man. You'd better. not get far from
me. I'm grieved to see you attach COM
mon, sentimental motives to my desire
to clasp your hand when the true rea-
son is 80 infinitely much above any
thing SO vulgar. I just want to pro-
tect you in case
A lot Of protection you'd be - Inter-
rupted the pretty girl, scornfully. "I'm
not afraid OF garter snakes, even IL you
are! That is, not very much afraid.
Do you suppose well be home by 4
o'clock? / promised
Il heard you said the young man,
gloomily. II heard you with my own
ears tell that pasty-faced, lce-cream-
trousered Phillips that you'd play ten
mis- with him at "a! lift had been It'd
dledywInks It would have seemed more
logical Why, Phillips never could run
to hit tennis ball. He'd get dust on
his shoes and shaye to stop to brush 1t
off! Besides. he'd get out OF breath \"
Il think you are borrid when you are
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
whyss
LITTLE ABOUT EvERYrHrr1No.

LITTLE ABOUT EVERYTHING.
The wings Of fly in flight move $50
times q second.
Irrigation Is enlarging the GASES Of
the Sahara desert.
There are 1900 total abstainers in
the English army.
4 Spain leads in the production Of lead.
Germany is second.
Wives are still obtained by purchase
in some parts Of Russia.
The coolest part of the day il be-
tween 4 and s o'clock a. m.
The Forestry Service has administra.
ton over 184s 900 acres Of land.
Contracts already let for the work
on the New York barge canal amount
to over $22.000.OOO.
The Grand Hall of the recent Bor.
deaux Exposition will be regretted for
the Marseilles Exposition.
A Siamese Jungle is described as a
forest OF fsli-liooks aud knives laced
together with barbed wire.
The total value Of the telegraph and
telephone line poles used in this coun-
try during 1905 was s0,471,171.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
Where Will the Obligation Liep'
t.rin rates If the pinsley law are too

tariff rates Of the Dinsleys law are too
high,
Even the maximum and minimum tar
III plan which is advocated contemplates,
according to. the Economist, making the
present ratesor other adequately pro.
tective rates the minimum, and the i'm
position of still higher rates to force fair
treatment from other nations. We do
not often find ourselves in agreement sEitai
the Economist But 1t seems to uSs that
what it says about the amazing plank
adopted at Chicago is true Every one
knows that there are hundreds Of thou
sands of Republicans all over the coun.
try demanding tariff revision in the direc-
ton Of lower rates. who
are held up by the trusts feel very deeply
on this subject. When the convention
met it knew Gust what this demand was,
just what it meant. 1t knew that it
could not be silent on the tariff question,
knew that it could not refuse to pretend
to promise a real revision.
And yet this convention put itself on
record as fayoring sufficient protection to
put our manufacturers absolutely on a
level with those of other lands, and then
to give them a reasonable profit besides.
This can mean nothing else than whit
the Economist says 1t means. 1t is no
promise of revision downward. The prop
Eosition Is not to equalize conditions here
and abroad, not to make up to our man
iufacturers the excess of the wages they
are supposed to pay over those abroad,
not to help them out In the matter Of
raw material, but after having done ali
these things. after having removed every
obstacle, and taken off every handicap,
we are to tax ourselves to give the manu-.
factnrers-such as the steel trust a
reasonable profit So it is a great VIC
tory for the standpatters. The Economist
is quite right. For once it is absolutely;
right. The party has thrown itself into
the arms of the standpatters. Taking this
plank in connection with the refusal Of
the convention to demand publicity for
campaign contributions. and also in con-,
nection with the great activity Of the.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
So de rainy day,
He rain away !"
More Contracted.

Towne hear Marryat and his bride
are no longer living at that boarding
house of yours.
Browne-No; they've gone to house
keeping.
Towne-Ah! their home life now Will
bring them much closer together, and
Browne-You bet 1t will; they've
taken flat.-PhiladelphIa Press
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
Tn. Rainy pay.


De rainy day des rain away.
But he make de green grass come tel
hay;
AN dar amt no use ter growl," he say
Fer he make de green grass come tel
hay
So de rainy day,
He rain away !"
De rainy day don't ease my pain,
Kaze de li'i' boy 3 out DARN de rain,
An de Christmas come but dc whit,
folks see
Dat de liz boy don't come ter me!
Oh, de rainy day
He rain away!
You reckon de Lawd up dar will know
Bout dc lii boy in de col'-col' snow?
An how, wen de Christmas come once
mo
lie knock at my heart-so OIL en- pol
oh, de rainy day,
1t rain away!
Atlanta Constitution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26

step after another has been taken
sary places Of public temptation for the decentralization
Of youth and tho breaking down OF manhood.
There who pretend to decry the moral forces
Of the State What the moral forces Of the state2
They tho opinions Of the honest toilers OF who
willing to give the equivalent Of what they get,
whose standardR the standards Of thrift and indus
respect for authority and honest ambition to attain
by decent effort These seek to build that
character upon which our government depends.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26

ods to the RELIEF Of the clerical and counting house O.
ment Of the times Machinery has come to stay, and
the technical study Of devices will be an important
feature Of the work to be by this commission The
saving of brain and factory waste and an enlightened
selnshness Imperative demands In the manufacture
1 Of twentieth century food products
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26

p so.
who will secure chief advantage from Il
is the wealthy and unscrupulous defend.
ant, able to employ astute and cunning
counsel and anxious to avoid justice. .
That being true, how does 1t happen
that Mr.. Taft's attack upon the trial BY
jury plan finds its most enthusiastic sun
porters among .'the wealthy and unscru.
pulous?" How does it happen that the
Representatives of special interests, the
men who seek favors at the hands Of leg
islatures and undue privileges from
courts are the strongest defenders Of
government BY Injunction" and the most
bitter opponents Of the simple American
plan Of giving man, charged with an
otense committed outside of the courts
presence, q jury trial? s;5s
Maybe.
A Cincinnati dispatch to the New York
World says that two Of the campaign
choruses sung at the Taft notification
meeting were as follows:
He's no Billy Bryan fakir,
Wen have it understood,
When he's ASKED to show his hand
i He always has the goods.
Hes great big man, don't you ever
doubt 1t, p
And be will keep on growing, now that
he's about It.
He'll be President, the people all will
shout II,
And everybody knows he's from Ohio. /:
Ma n vns,e n fxa.s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
GROWING FEEl1Na AGAINST aAMBIMa
BY Gov. hughes Of

BY Gov. Hughes Of New York.
Public gambling is an unmitigated
evil. It is an evil which thrives or
has thrived because of the selfish de-
sire Of the luxurious and idle, and
because Of the vain ambitions Of
those who want to live without
work. But nothing lie more instruc-
tive or encouraging in the history OF
the last centuries than the changes
that have been wrought In public
sentiment in regard to this vice. q
There was a growing sentiment
that this gambling fever was dan
gerous, that 1t should not be en-.
couraged, and that everything must
be done to stop its growth; and %
q L. - = ~. O..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26

Kind LadyBut that isn't the same
story you told me the last time you
were here.
The Hobo Course it amt. Yousa
didn't berleeye de odder one.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
Z same old Game.

Il suppose" said the stranger with
in the gates. '.the lid is on all games
Of chance In this town.
Don't you believe it, stranger" re.
Joined the native. 'srhe marriage IL
cense office is still wide open"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
The Bliss of ignorance.

Mrs. Caller You surely don't give.
your husband necktie every birthday?
Mrs. Athome-- yes, do! And the
poor dear never notices that it is the
same one.-P Philadelphia Inquirer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26

The use OF the gas engine on the
farm is growing more popular every
year. In the past two years 10000 OF
these motors were purchased by farm
ers. and the demand this year has every
indication Of being greater.