Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-04-17
Fos THAT TlREp FEELINe.

eFs do their farm machinery od
I may find the mowers down il the
meadow where the last swath was cut.
tie scythe ln the sour apple tree AM
the self hinder IN a snowdrift. That
I man may belong 10 the grange. but lie
IL 10 farmer. and his main crops are
mortgages. Canada thistles and trOl-
be He needs spruce beer tonic. His
chickens roost On the old pear tree and
the wagon wheel. and his taxes are
larger than bis wheat crop.
When a man processes religion, there
are times when his liabilities are his
assets. and no one knows that his
bank vaults are full Of hot air till they
blow up. Sometimes be succeeds in
) fo0ling all the people all the time. But
when a man preteDds to be a farmer
be has to show the goods. The condi-
ton Of his farm gives the game away
He may CAB all day on scientific prin-
ciples in agriculture. but bis neighbors
round the stove at the crossroads store
wink the other eye.
Such are some prOfessed poultry
men. They Ike to visit other fellows
plants to suggest improvements. TO /
Judge their stock and to brag up their /
| own goods II cackie gets any one to 1
the good place, they will surely get 4
seat up front with the angels.
After enduring a continual harangue
| from one Of these smart Alecks for sew
eral months we concluded to visit his
plant. Happily he was absent, and
we had quiet view. We got enough.
His pens were old shacks filed in with
coal ashes. There were young scrubs
roosting on the lousy nests. Little
crooked backed roOsters and Wry tail
ed, twisted tOed hens ran to greet US.
We felt like telephoning for barrel f,
Of corn. They were starving. We did 4
take the liberty to fill up the dry
pans that were lying around half filed
with filth, and you would have thought
those chickens would drown them
selves.
II was the worst combination Of lice, t
drOppings and diseased stock we have
witnessed The proprietor. unaware
Of our visit, met us on the street the y
next day and, after learnedly discuss d
ing the merits Of the dry feeding
method, he informed us that he was +
about to try an original formula for {
forcing hens 10 lay. and II he succeed
ed in increasing the daily output Of his
own pens he would shortly manufac- o
ture EGG tonic" on a large scale. We n
stopped, looked and listened" and as >,
we tore ourselves away we mused
whether that man needed tonic or a
club.
AS we are ION eggs" we will simply
say he needed eggnog. d
Now. there are others" II isn't Just :
some pOultrymen and some farmers ii
that ought TO he arrested for cruelty h
to animals" but there are enough r
back yard fanciers In our towns and y
villages OF the same careless character Al
who ought 10 be locked up or made TO b.
clean up. OF
And now, while we are talking about {,
eggnogN It is appropriate to say that !,
these people who are continually Civ a,
Ing tonics 10 their chickens are putting
The medicine into the wrong trough.
There is no likelihood Of their laying n.
Eggs aud. 50 far as cackle Is con-
,erned. they cackle too much now, but
L certainly Is plain enough that they
need something to make them do some
hing so that their chickens may prove ~
Of what these cocks on the n
high perch" OF poultrydom are cac- n,
sling Give them a good dose OF gin b
ger, red pepper fenugreek. and add a /
arge amount Of charcoal for dlsln- OF
'ectant. for they need II badly. e
They have n bad attack Of wind /
'uff." and. as you do with chickens af- ~
ilctcd with that disease. Just run a ~
ew hatplns into them and let out the
hot air"
IL the right man Is behind the hens WI
here Is no need Of egg stimulant what
ver The best Of the egg tonlcs Is
made mp Of one ounce OF fenugreek,
wo ounces Of red pepper. one ounce Of he
'enetian ned and twelve ounces Of Al
Iller. m
one pound az 25 cents shows the ~.
asst profit that Is made from people :" -
rho are too lazy. too careless or too m,
tinsy to take proper care OF their rir
owls.
you are getting no eggs this win
arT"
My friend. you need eggnog Mix
our brains with pains. and then you'll
et the gains. 70