The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-06-15
CHICKEN YARD rs
NEW ELDORAD0
Multitude Of Chickashas Citizens Chasing the Festive
Fowl in the Mad Rush for Riches-Fabulous
Fortunes in the Feathered Tribe

eubators to best advantage. The trick
Of securing more pulIets than cocker
els. How to tell age Of eggs and
fowls. How to prevent Topped combs"
Mr.. Melton has the pure bred
Rhode island Reds and the Barred
plymouth Rocks. He has kept two
incubators going most Of the season
and has from three to four hundreds
chickens in his pens.
500 From Incubator.
J.H. White Of the Chickasha Mill
ing company force. early this season
became enthused over the problem Of
Ihow to raise 500 chickens on lot COX
40 feeV," and Immediately ordered an
Incubator which he has kept running
most Of the year White boasts Of
400 pure bred White Plymouth Rock
chickens.
Hugh N. Smith has the pure breed
of Rhode island Reds. He also has a
large yard Of little chickens.
There are many amateur poultry
raisers in the city. but space is not
sufficient to give detailed account
Of their efforts in establishing the
growing Industry a chckasha. More
Iincubators have been in operation in
the city the past year than ever be
fore.
Hatch 'em BY Electricity.
Engineer Page at the Washita pow
er house at the dam on the river
brooded over his circumstances Of be
ling outside Of the realms Of poultry
growing. because Of his work in tbs
engine room Of the power house al
last winter. During his spare time his
mind was fully OF inventive thoughts
and they all ran along the line OF az
incubator. He fashioned thess
thoughts into a homemade incubatol
flor the Matching OF pure bred chick
,ens and attached the incubator to
switch. operating the machine by Al
electric current Mr.. Page has ha'
unusual success with his incubator an
win apply for patent, The chicken
Matched from this incubator are SO ful
Of electricity that they rival Black
burns aeropIane in speed.
Rivalry is Strong.
There is considerable rivalry. CON
petition and strife among the poultr
. .aisers Of the city as to who viii sen
! the six chickens to the American Eg
!. Laying congres which will be held Q
! Spokane. Wash. beginning next NJ
( vember
! Problems OF continent-wide interes
F, are to be solved at the first America
! Egg-laying congress and it is free an
4 open to the world. Plans are to hav
! at least two entries of six chicken
: each from every state and territory |
4 the Union and province in Canadi
!. Among other things this informatio
' is sought:
!. WIN 800 chickens support an ave
age family?
What breeds are best for CONNIE
n cial eggs?
4 What is the actual cost Of produ
. ing eggs?
i What are the prime requisites Il
4 successful egg culture?
: What state, province or territor
: produces the best layers.
/. May Form a Trust.
! There are men among the Ioci
/ poultry producers who are anxious
i form a county association. The he
j Industry is the poor mans field. Not
!. ing else requires so little capital al
j pays SO we'll when intelIigently ma
! aged according to the reports
u Chickasha men who have paid atte
1. tion to the industry And one Of Il
e beauties Of it is that the producer ci
i. always get pretty good dinner 0
Il OF his back yard If he cant sell
Il eggs and chickens at satisfacto
1a prices.
ID secrehlry Wilson Of the agricultuI
If department. 1t is said, will lead
ne movement in the near future again
i Industrial monopoly An effort "
be made to control tae poultry trv
nd before it becomes too powerful
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