The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-03-25
THE BACK YARD FANclER.

Is he a new bird2 No; he Is older
even than his oldest hen, and she is
related to the cock that crew thrice.
Is he restricted to any locality7 No;
he Is everywhere. His rooster chal-
lenge In Maine LIS answered by a
Shanghai in Porto Rico. His Plymouth
Rocks clarion to the sun as 1t rises
from the Atlantic Is shouted back by
the cocks Of Honolulu and Manila bay,
where they raise game chickens for re-
ligious purposes. You have the back
yard fancier In your own town. He is
80 near that when his hen cackles over
a new laid egg 1t wakens the baby.
His ROSTERS crow scs-ivudly on a Sun
day morning tIat you are cheated out
Of half aay's sleep.
TThas gentleman Of back lotters has
thus far succeeded In combining the
chicken fever to small area. II 1t
succeeds in reaching the solar plexus,
he will soon have bad case Of poultry
farm. His stock is "fair to middlln'"
and generally provides eggs for the
family cakes and custards and an &C.
casional roast for the preacher.
Does poultry pay him? 1t does. If
he makes a little profit his investment
Is small, and he can rejoice. If he
just makes the feed, he can buy eggs
and roasts no cheaper, and his princi-
pal has waxed fat II he falls little
back, he must remember that eggs
from his own hens and roasts from his
own pens are more delicious and val
liable than an unknown quantity.
FEATHERS AND EGosHELLs.
When you look round for eggs for
Matching, don't get the cheap kind.
Too many Canadian chickens are
crossing the line to suit some northern
fanciers.
California business men are Offering
inducements to poultrymen to settle In
that state. A fine flock Of White Leg
horns would look mighty pretty In an
orange grove.
II you have done your best to get
hatch from that old claptrap incubator
and only half succeeded, what's the
use to try. try againr Buy depend
able machine and you'll quit swearing.
'1'm dirty, and Johns dirty. too" re-
piled a lady when asked the age of her
self and husband. In her case she
was dirty and yet clean, but some
poultrymen are never above being
dirty and yet are overdirty.
Pennsylvania raised over 100000
green ducks in 1907. Old jeff and the
University of Pennsylvania turned out
a drove Of young green quacks, but
they are now outdone. Cornell has es-
tablished chair of poultry husbandry.
VIII Old JEFF and the U. Of p still keep
their slow waddle, or have they enough
quack specialists?
When strictly fresh eggs are taken
to the store the grocer should allow an
even trade at the retail price. II the
drops below the retail egg
price, then the grocer should lower the |
price on goods exchanged. No fair |
dealer will demand two profits. A dog
In the manger is bad, hog In the
hens nest is worse, but cross of dog |
and hog In business deal is a blue
ribbon hybrid.
The prevalence Of soft corn is af-
tording problem for farmer, miller,
stock raiser and poutryman to worry
,ver In some states half the corn is
noldy. We have saved ours by run
hing It through the power cutter and
feeding 1t cob and all. But where's
he corn to come from next summer3
rhe duck men will yell the loudest,
but these soft rooster fellows ought
% leap for Joy.
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