Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-05

balance for the labor and pleasure of
keeping the hens of s92.72. 1t will be no.
ticed in this calculation 1t cost a little
more than $1.46 in feed for each hen, and
that each hen produced something less
than 81 in value per head during the
year.
The Andalusians are OF Spanish origin
and no doubt had the same progenitors es
the Black Spanish and Minorcas Like
our other Spanish breeds. they are not
found in that country, the type and
plumage having been fixed in England.
The earliest record of importation of those
fowls into England was in 1851. At first
they were called Blue Spanish or Blue
Andauusian was given them. Great
changes have taken place In the type Of
fowl, as the early specimens were gamey
IN appearance, so much so that some be-
lieved them to be Blue Game fowls. Some
good authorities claim they are the pro-
duct of cross of a Blue Spanish Garne
on Minorcas and Black Spanish The
earlier birds had smaller combs that of
the female standing erect, as in the Game
hen, and there was no lacing In either
cock or hen. Blue Andalusians were
brought to this country about forty years
ago.
Some OF the most successful breeders of
standard varieties of poultry are women.
Not only are they capable of producing
both male and female birds of all strains
that win in the best shows, but when 1t
comes to advertising and selling them
they excel many men. One lady writes:
81 have got my flock up to a high
standard, SO much so that / have won
In strong competition. The first year
raised two hundred head, keeping the
pullets and selling the cockerels. 1 built
hen house. l saved about 100 pullets
that year. The first year my pullets laid
in eight months 600 dozen eggs. L have
tried always to get the largest possible
egg yield and to increase the standard
of my flock. I keep my home and lay
by some money every year"
IS
To insure health, both for the dog
and for yourself, always accustom your
dog to living out of doors. This may
not do for the small feeble and insig-
niflcant pet or lap dogs but they are
so useless that they come under sep
arate class. A good sized substantial
kennel or dog house should be made
one which is secure against the rain
| and storm and of a size to insure plenty
of spare room. 1t is<well to have it
made with a movable roof, attached by
hooks, so it can be readily and fire.
| quently cleaned. Before using 1t thor
oughly whitewash 1t inside and then fill
it up with clean, bright and sweet
straw. At least once a month replace
the straw thoroughly sweeping out the
box after removing and burning the old
straw.
| AS the tendency of yarded fowls is to
work near the house rather than away
from 1t, any yard space should be about
ten times larger than the pen, the long
est run of the yard should be away from
| the house That keeps the lower portion
Of the yard in better shape. The wire
fence should be high enough to keep the
fowls in. A low fence will do for ASH
| atcs; Americans need a higher one, and
Nediterraneans the highest. If the yards
are large and well grassed the birds are
less likely to want to get out and the
fence may be lower than when the yards
are small and bare. If the yards are
small, an easily movable arrangement of
stakes and netting may be so managed
| that spots of fresh vegetation may be
always available. Yards entirely bare of
grass are very common and not neces-
| sarily a bar to health and profit, but
the maintenance of vegetation in a por-
ton of the yard is very desirable. Port
able crop protectors enable one to produce
vegetation in any part of the yard while
1t is occupied IL the soil is fertile.
81
No man can make high stepping horse
out of a low traveller by any such device
except for the time the check is on. Too
often we admire the high, proud action
and overlook the means by which 1t is
secured Be content with more natural
action and more humane treatment To
certain extent action can be improved
by exercise in deep straw or over plowed
ground but beyond this what is gained
by the high check rein is at the cost
of all comfort on the part of the horse.