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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-01-01
Getting a Start at Egg Ranching.
Las

1t was my intention to recount in
this issue some of my early expert
ences in building poultry houses, but
that is subject that can wait for a
fortnight or two, giving place at this
time to a consideration of the selec-
ton of breeding stock and other
preparations for the big annual job
of reproducing the flock. But here
must ask my readers indulgence of a
present day story before l plunge in
to ancient history again.
A few days since there entered to
me the managing editor with a copy
of the last number in his hand and
remarked "You seem to be hitting
the Brown Leghorns pretty hard
What's the answer? Why just this,
dear reader. AS matter of fact l had
but recounted my own experience with
a poor bunch of fowls of that variety
obtained from an obscure and I'M
named breeder; but already the ad-
vertising man had visions of an erup-
tion of Brown Leghorn breeders,
foaming at the mouth and tearing
their advertising contracts into tiny
shreds. And so he had besought the
manager to get out my muzzle and
attix it gently but firmly withal.
Now that is the great trouble with
present day publications. The trail
of the business Office is over it ALTO
paraphrase the late Tom Moore-and
the Argus eye of the advertising man
scrutinizes every line we write and
his strident voice is raised in a dis
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-01-01
Poultry Show Dates.

Tacoma, Wash. Jan. to 9, 1911. Frank L,
White, Sec, South Tacoma; Miller Purvs.
Judge.
Wala WalIa, Wash.-Jan. II to d. 1911. H. Dick
inson, Sec; II. H. Collier, Judge.
Colfax Wash Jan. 10 to ID, 1911. H. Rosen-
kranz. Sec. H. a. Collier Judge.
Jerome, Idaho = Jan. "a to %, 1911. VIM N.
Hardwick, Soc.; H. II. Collier, Judge.
Charleston, Wash-Jan. 1928, 1911. Miller Pur-
Wis, Judge. Address all communications to H.
L. Kreis, secretary, Charleston, Wash.
Spokane, Wash-Jan. to 7; II. ]. Fuller, Sec;
c. s. Norton and VIM q. Warnock, Judges.
Port Townsend, Wash.-Jan IL to ID; G, L. Ide,
Sec: Miller Purvis Judge.
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White Legholn, it must be the
profitable fowl. And solid colored
bird, especially white one, has many
commercial advantages over parti-
coIored one. 1t is easier to breed, no
double matings are required; there
are no dark pin feathers and the large
white egg is most in favor.
AS there was great diversity of
opinion as to the relative size OF the
eggs of the different breeds and
varieties, | started in to weigh them
and for weeks, yes even months, L
carefully weighed all the eggs l conld
get hold of. My summing up OF the
information thus acquired was that
with the exception of the Black
Minorca, the White Leghorn egg was
the heaviest as we'll as the whltest.
Rocks, Reds and Wyandottes val led
much but averaged up alike and one
half ounce lighter per dozen than the
White Leghorn's egg. The Brown
Leghorn egg was the lightest of all.
exc opting the few specimens of Buff
Cochin eggs that l was able to obtain
and which weighed the same as the
Brown Leghorn. SO much for the
egg question.
Our previous years experience had
convinced us that it was advisable to
bring off our first hatch early in
March, since three matches were
necessary to give Us what chicks we
needed. Now arose the question as
to whether it was best to buy a pen
of breeders or to buy Matching eggs
In incubator lots. Our decision was
to buy eggs, for we wanted the best
and we concluded that the big breed
ers would not be likely to sell their
best breeding fowls but would certain
ly sell some of their finest eggs if We
paid their price. This was a pretty
wise decision for couple of green
horns. Just figure it out for your
selves. At 81 per setting or $40 per
hundred each female breeder would
produce nearly il not quite so worth
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cordant below if we say anything OF
if we don't say it; it we put anything
in or if we leave anything out. He
can hardly be blamed for it either,
for the advertiser is continually
shaking the big stick at him and
thI catching withdrawal or promising
increase Of business according to the
degree of subservience to his-and
disregard to the 1eader's- interests.
Our subscribers cannot have failed
to notice that the poultry department
of The Ranch has fewer advertisers
and more readers than the correspond
ing departments of any other general
farm paper of equal size and
circulation, in the country. At the
big Seattle poultry show The Ranch
added more paid subscribers to it's
list than did any two poultry papers
represented there.
The reason? 1t is simple enough.
The Ranch in general, under the
present management, and this de-
partment in particular, is run in the
interests of its readers. The adverti-
sers can take care of themselves. II
their goods are good goods they have
nothing to fear but if they are not all
they should be, they will get package
handed them as quickly as would a
non advertiser. Thus it is now, and
will be while your uncle Douglas
name graces the head of this page.
Being but human, however, and with
all the human love of the root of all
evil, regret that there is more money
in advertising than in subscriptions.
Well. enough of this subject; let US
get back to our egg RANGING expert
ences.
While | like chickens we'll enough,
| wouldn't keep them if there was
no money in them, and it was really
apparent to me that some varieties OF
chickens had greater possibilities OF
profit than others. Also, l was just
beginning to see that there was quite
a difference in strains of the same
variety. The wipiug out of my first
years crop of Brown Leghorns gave
me a chance to make change if it
seemed desirable, and after long and
close study Of the problem, a change
to the White Leghorn seemed adj
visable.
Mind you at that time the w. l..
was not as widely known, as it is
today in the state of Washington, but
| picked it as the coming bird that
would keep on coming steadily. re-
CARELESS Of whatever variety might be
the popular fad of the day. And my
expectations have been realized and
these six years have seen them become
the great PORTABLE fowl of the North
west, in number equalling all other
breeds and varieties of fowls conf ined.
1t seemed to me then that ii most OF
the great poultry districts of the
country and most of the great plants,
as widely separated as California and
New York were stocked with the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-01-01
POULTRYMAN'S CLASSIFIED

BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS, Mammoth
Bronze Turkeys, Indian Runner Ducks, and
Registered Berkshire Swine. Splendid stock.
Cockerels $3.50 to $3.50 each. Toms So to $40
each. Write for our circular price list. Pliny
Shepardson, Castle Rock, Wash.
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GOOD thrifty s. C. Buff Orpington Cockerels
" at $3.50 each for January, $500 for February.
Eggs in season. J. Hanks d Sons, Ellensburg,
Wash.
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CIRCULAR FREE, of the best Buff and White
Leghorns, Buff, White and Partridge Wyan-
dottes, Black Minorcas and Barred Rocks. Fred
A. Johnson, 518 35th st., Tacoma, WASH
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Laying Strain,) s G. R. I Reds. S. G. Buff an0
Black Orpingtons 81 90 per setting, $500 per 100.
Auburn Poultry Farm, Auburn, Wash. Off
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ZINE White and Barred Rock Cockerels $3.50
L EACH Frank Binns, Shelton, Wash.
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by nss. A. y. x. Croots.


The Upper 0ssnisoa. os the,
sssAisa l,isa hss~ssa AlessA -
Gsnnison. 10 progressing - rapidly
- any other section Of like area in
the cosnty. Ii will have 10 its
credit THE wear, four hundred tons
Of potatoes-more than all the rest
of the county; one thousand tons Of
alfalfa-more than all the rest of the
county; three thousand five hundred
bushels of oats, barley and peas.
Oats weigh from forty to fifty pounds
per bushel.
There will be at the least fifteen
hundred tons Of native and timothy
hay. Over three hundred head of
hogs have been grown, ana the
prospect for hog raising in this
district in the future is most
promising.
The fine herd of Holsteins at
Cottonhurst are inspiring others to
dairying and no doubt this section
will lead in developing the dalrying
industry in Gunnison county.
A census Of range cattle in the
district would probably show in the
neighborhood of one thousand -
most of the produce Of the ranches
10 marketed rather than fed. How
ever there 10 the nucleus of herd
on every ranch.
About two hundred acres more Of
ground we're under cultivation this
year than last and there is an in
crease of 259o to 1905 in the pro-
duction Of various crops Of 1911 over
1910.
The long stretch Of the Gunnison
through this valley furnishes the
finest fishing, and many visitors
from . distance enjoyed the sport.
Almont had splendid business and
the camp Of the Denver Press Club
at Cottonhurst broa9ht many people
to the nei0hborhood.
MANY Improvements have been
made on all the ranches and much is
planned for the coming yesr.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-12-29
- c. Csap~

The Els Ms@ntaln Coal eonsgans
nas reeenais bcon incorporated and
the oiheers os the eompsay are ar
rsa9sag - begsn active operations
IN the sprsaG
This company has purchased cs
acres a coal .sad. fEoa Martin
Nerssh ssd Marcss Ssdss The
isade are Iocated sbost two suilee
sesth 81 Csessed Bsste sad these sss
SEQ ssx-tsa sesns and one tea-toos
vein of eosl wsthsa reach. The total
sss'ms,ed possible prodsctloa iron
the~e lands 10 6.Ws,.oo tons
The eompsny ProPosss 10 bslld ~
serssl trsawsv froa the nosth ol
the mime 10 the rs.lrosd, . distance
II sbost fosr -hfths of ulle, and
losd the coal dlsectly onto fre.gk,
cars IN this wsv, The esssmsssd Coz,
If the trSawsy 10 $30.OO.
5. III Conedon Of Crossed Butte 10
psesidsat Of the Company aud he has
associated With him ) c. Robinson,
the veil ll-known mining msa and
prea.oser II Crested Butte, who is
vice president; Martin Vsrsah 81
Crested Butte. tresssser, and W.
Scott Hammsrsoa If Crested Butte,
-ecsetsry.
Mr. Conedoa figures that the pro-
jecsed serial trsmwsy will load cool
II the rate Of ton Q minste.
Mr.. Congdon hes Interested many
substantial people Of Gunnisoa and
Crested Butte in the new enterprise
He hes . large scqssin,snce With
moaisd people sad . good record fo'
square business methods HIS asso.
cissss in the conpsny are giving
hin every support.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-12-29
Ls~ss Cpnnissa - 1sniei

Starting at Parlins and following
the Tomichi down to where it emp
ties into the Gunnison and then on
10 lola is ~ rich a cattle and hay
country as can be found in Gunni-
son county. Timothy hay is the
principal grass and practically every
rancher along these streams retains
his hay to feed his own cattle.
In this belt 10 the great Hartman
ranch, taken up and developed by
Alouso Hartman. the 6rst white man
10 settle in the Gsnnisoa country
for the purpose Of raising cattle and
engaging in agriculture.
This section psodsced over no.
go tons Of he, THE season and
there are nov on the ranches there
Approximately $500 head Of cattle
Close 70 200 heed were cent 10
market this fall. II 10 conservative
ly estimated that somewhere in the
neixhborhood Of 1900 bssAels Of
grain w.s harvested. The people
living in that section erase their
cattle in Taylor park. North Beaver,
Hot Springs park and On Sa~tooth
and Gold Besin mountains.
Having bsen settled for % many
yesr.. it is not surprising that tbe
citisenship is Of the hiehest clss,
sad the psblic spirit eseeplsry
FirA cl.ss ecAcols are locsaed u
convenient po;nss. The TomicAi 10
posed - . fishing streea. TIE en-.
tire secsioa . coavenisas 10 the sown
of Gsnnisoa.
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slsO5s1 g els4259.y3 s5s32I.7o

From Gunnison station there shipped lO55
Of coal 1911 compared with 256 1916 9s4 Of hay
compared compared The
cattle shipments should augmented by those of Gunni
county and billed from Srent Sanero and Crested Butte
and also several hundred head driven the the San
A of averages twenty
So everything considered something in the nhborhood Of
90 head shipped besides those that slaughtered
Gunnson for the Jack Cabin for the Crested Butte
market.
While the reader studying Aesrs might be we'll to
the estimates given by A. II Thomas He places the
agutura grazing
6lS; coal lands cattle "a l3s head and sheep 4O9
kead.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-12-29

Boys throwing stonee at . freight
train st Corona on the Osrsy branch
hit Arthur Wsshan, q fireman, in
the heed, injuring him so severely
that he was unable TO finish his run.
He w.s taken that night 70 the Rio
Grsnde hospital 1t Salids ~Aere be
10 in . critical condition.
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CRESTED DUInE
1 eol ee1IEl
Weu ulmlU
Dnno 60 60 0o0o
0oD eaa1lao 60

~ $. G. Robinson.
The tosn of Crested Butte dates
lie locstsoa bach ~ the wear of 1878
and wss Prsetscslly sa estsrowth of
the tesdvllIe miaIne excs,emeat
which had Its beg Innlns st thai time.
Howsrd b Sastk who Was manager
Of one of the numerous ssaeitsax
compsn,es that were building ore
reduction works in the new city Il
miaee, became inspired wIth the ,des
that the Ella Moantaln mining die
trict II GsnD,soa county showed
sufficient mine prospects 10 warrant
the location q smelter st some de-
slrssble point VA that new mining
field. Learning that vein Of cokinG
coal had been discovered in the
vicinity Of Crested Butte moantsln,
Mr.. Smith came over 10 exsmiae the
coal CLAIM and purchased IL, choss
the smelter site, founded the town
and named il after tie mosntsia
peak that overlooks the Slsse river
valley aud the townsite.
The love Swelting company IVES
organized 10 finance and bald the
Cpested Butte smelter aud the psoiecs
wss pushed rapidly, ssw mill sad
other nscAinery was ordesed and
frsiShssd from Canon City ssosnd
sApaGA shs ssa Lsis vsllsy, vie
Sagssche, 70 Gsnnison and thence
TO the new townslte TO which the
company was then building a wagon
road up the river.
The saw mill, which was the first
brought into Gunnison county, WAS
located upon the Crested Butte town
site and the lumber cut 10 erect the
smelter and other building neces-
sary for starting the town When it
became known that a new town and
smelter WAS building in the Elk
Mountain mining district, in Gunni-
son county, a great rush Of pros
pectors and fortune hunters began
in the spring of 1879, most of whom
were headed for Crested Butte, and
thousands of people hocked into the
town and surrounding mountains.
In this year many rich mineral
discoveries were made and the towns
of Irwin. Gothic, Pittsburgh, Elko,
scho6eld and Crystal had their
origin and each became peopled with
a mixed population of from one
hundred to thousand or more souls
before the seasons ending. The
smelter at Crested Butte was rushed
to completion but was only used for
sampline the rich ores which were
being mined from new csmps estab-
lished in the district.
Howard F. Smith sold his cokinR
coal mines here to the c. c. Il 1.
company, which proceeded at once
to build q large plant of coke ovens
and opened the mines to big pro-
duction of coal and coke. In the
meantime Mr. Smith had secsred .
large tract of hard coal land situated
four miles above the town and
opened up q FIVE foot vein of anthra-
cite coal 20 which . railway spur VS.
extending and a coal breaker build
ing and a tramway constructing
down the hill to the breaker site.
This hard coal mine was the 6rst
anthracite mine opened in the state
and Was operated for several yeass
by Mr.. Smith, after whom the mine
vas called the Smith Anthrsciss.
This mine was subsequently lesssd
to the c c. 4 l. Coal Mining con-
pany for . period Of fifteen yesrs ssA
VS. operssed continuously until ~
lesse expired, some four yeass 60.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-12-29
n||GDE ulkllle
ulhlO eoWIm
0lm8 uueSl0
- OunOUona - nD -
- - ouo010 0R1oGo

Mover in the sasshsssAssl ~ a
6ssa,sna eesssy y ~ sosa u
hssbLe. h ssAss - na@s fssn 60
cAia pssdsa u sks ssSassa-oashb.
A nsh Il vhsss usskas, s0psOai-
nsssly $50 - is thscknsss, sssA
shs AsvsA - - aos drSsissly ksosa,
is sAs s~s-i.episssG sishs she visis0
v hsst.l< hsAelas - he Gssss spsa
~ hsus clsG. hsssssA - 49,
- hysss a nssSls a vsri,us suosA
skir exssst, Isks sLs wAi>A sssss
yss hssiAG beea tsGsssssy ossssssA.
sscA y nodes asscsip4isa of she
ssasries Of the Colossdo Ysle Asrbls
coaDsay.
rAis oonps.y hss Developed iss
sssiss.s u ~ enpssditsse Of move
than SApse nillioas Of dollsss since
Aaeinaias sctive opssssioes in 1907 (,
uhsa the Erss mill YES Constructed.
This baildins wss approximately
$50 isss 10 length bet IL hiss grown
10 s;z timss its orisinsl propositions,
and in the qssrries and mills, opsrss-
I'd day and night, sn army Of 600
mea are employed.
The Colorado isle compsny's pro
asct is being shipped TO many sec
tioas of the United States for coR-
stsuction work in nsssivs bslldiHas
mAn1An0mao~mnn0nnuun
able 70 keep up With lie orders.
several other companies have en-
tsred the field and ut least one other
has been opersting
The town Of Marble was started
in 1906 and ess q population est'-
mated in the neighborhood of 500.
A portion of the population are mar
BILE Cutters imported from Italy
Although the main industry Of
that section, marble is not the only
one. Metal mining is engaged in
aud tie district boasts some OF the
best mines in the county.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-12-29
Railroads Cus,nl1on
Business Gains
ln Year 1911

Convincing evidence the Growth Of
tanned the table showing the business done
Gunnson station Denver and Rio Grande railroad the
1911 compared with 1910 The prepared
for NewsChampion by Agent zoellBer
In addition unnson there Crested Butte
and other points The tslow Gunnison
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-12-29

6UnRaDfbn county, ts1a0nB q
~ Rae grass. WAS once . p~ss Z
TIE fsssiinx grounds On ~ka,A -
Ute lRaiass rsHgs-a thSss -
of cattle. Long tesorp thess -
any divisional lines srBsareAilr
coustis~, the Indians, ~'Ao 49,
lived in the valleys Il TIE t5uaa1
soa river and its tributsriea. =
cogRizsd the grvat wor+h ek ~
ssctioR ~ = place for fatts.sstg
their catsas. Nut they ooviA -
long Keep the knowledge ir~u
the white people, and gradually
the paleface tsgsn to settle aIaaG
the hanks of the stwams and q
10 to engage in cattle rsiaispG
But the white man was NOT 60
tent with bringing herds to 81
the grass, he SOON l<.gaR to culti
vate more grass from which d
make hay To iced his herds, unit
today Gunnison county 10 q grsa'
hay -raisiRg coustry and a grea'
Uustle4WWR Wsnssy, and ~
product d her ranges and Of he
Iced lots are in demand in ever,
western market where cattle ar,
sold, whether they are wanted
for Strengthening purposes or for
grain fattening.
But the ranchers Of GunnisoI
county have been experimentin.
in the last several years and the,
have demonstrated that hay il
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-12-29

Miss Clair Strosse n spe1din<
tks holidsys i. Nontrose.
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-12-29

Mr.. ed Mn. Harvey Hssro'l d
SsliAa spses CArissnas witA Mn.
Harrull's DosAer, Mru. Winssrn
Wslssr BayUsker 10 sssiossly III
~sHA ~>:a
Gunnison news-champion., 1911-12-29
eUMnlSoM eouuJy lmvI1lMe
FIELD no eo0Ou VAST le-
SoUeee4 EI UmoevelOPeD

- en opTsor' unity To iavss, your
- sisnslar ~ that which a reeent
= euturpsd from western state,
=. tt has rivers without water.
Usthoat CATTLE. No. indeed you
surttss where the rivers possessed
, ~ irrigation aud hydro-s.lectric
0so4ss-d oFv IN I'ayiag quantities
- essvsls. tke grazing grounds,
- ueee hlIsd With cattle-f you
Iuogy each NJ its proFer season.
D v1NH lW sHOULD COME
iouf the only crop that can l~
'IGvsss lsevv. ExperimeHtsl plant
tngrk oats in several inst ances
1 Ask yisasssd from fifty To seventy
ensksas to the acre, the grain
Uuwhisg from forty TO fifty
Ipouods to the bushel. For sever
ID yoAss some of the ranchers
Aate kBsR giving over consider
lsh avossd to oat cultivation,
1 Utte uueniling success. Barley is
IL ~ crop in Gunnison county.
h ~ t~sa conclusively proved
ths wAsat Of the first quality
oaHeAs wstursd, and in the past
yesf P0tato-rsising has proved a
aescsDtive pursuit. The soil is
ocrte sd there is an unlimited
vsasAnity d water for irrigatios
purDens.
i ~ hss~ it should be said.
Aossss, that dry farming, ss an
lsGp (ussst only, has hsea eng az
'je4 - ~vssal raschsrs with
- 0ltt4y Iood rssufts. A iig
cs1p Of macaroni wheat was
'satured near Sapinero this year,
ard POTATOES and vegetables Of
an kinds have l,een grown with
oct any moisture other than the
rvHUlsr rainfall provided.
There are estimated to be fiftv
Thousand acres of land in Gunni-
800 county lying Idle which can
Continued on Sixth Page.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
Ladies'
 Under1UeQr

Women's muslin drawers, have hemstitched ruffle at bottom. cut full, pair 15c. Children's muslin drawers, group of tucks above hem, lCc values, 7c.
 Children's night gowns of soft muslin. tucked yoke, eX- tra values for 25c. Table of knit underwear con taining ladies and children's vests, pants and union suits, values up to 2Oc, to close out for 15c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
Conscious of His Rank

St. Petersburg, February 11.-(Spe- ciaD-The little Czarvwitch appears 10 be fully conscious of his august rank. but betrays the characteristics of the human boy all the time. Here is an amusing story about him which will illus trate ths point. He recently formed the habit of passing certain sentry with unnecessary frequency. just for the fun Of being saluted each time. When this came to the ears of the Czar he gave orders that the sentries should cease to calute the Czarowitch, and the latter was astonished and indignant when his ia yorite sentry ignored his presence. De- manding an explanation, he received the calm reply: Tt Is by the Czar's orders" The small prince pondered the matter for a minute, then said plead ingly: Please do it just this once, and promise you father shan't hear any thing about it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
Carpet Dept Wash Goods

Bigelow Electra Administer Rugs, very best quality. not seconds but first class goods, in Oriental patterns, regular 5000 value, special $aS.75.
 8-3xl0-6 Administer Rugs, beautiful patterns and excel lent quality. $22.50 value, special $15.OO.
 Genuine Inlaid Linoleum, just enough left for a few rooms, SIPS value, at 69c yard.
 soc floor oilcloth, all de- signs, in one or two yard widths, special 35c yard.