Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12
Experience Proves Large Farm Not
Necessary For Successful PrOpa-
CATION of Paying Pullets; Thriving
City is Poultry Headquarters For
Polk County; Many Remunerative
Plants in Operation.
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county. While there was permit
ted to glimpse into the future of an
immense poultry plant that can ex-
pand to the full extent of 1000 acres
If the business justifies it. Poultry
farms of 1000 acres are not of fire.
quent occurrence, and the fact was
sharply impressed upon me here
when walked over another poultry
ranch that is so tiny that it is no
larger than back lot and only 4
portion of that. 1t was matter OF
from one extreme to another-a sharp
contrast indeed 1t has been said by
some one who knew thing or two,
or three, that he who made two
blades of grass grow where but one
fiourished before was public bene-
factor, and this has been generally
accepted as a truism. But have just
been talking to a man who can raise
with profit something like dozen
fancy poultry on space of ground
scarcely larger than an ordinary rug.
After weighing the market value OF
the extra blades of grass and the diff
ference in the returns from the birds
of feather, l am sure that the Inde-
pendence man has the other fellow
beaten to a frazzle.
Poultry Pays.
Arthur Moore has been engaged In
mercantile pursuits here, and when
i'll health compelled him to desert
the counter for an outdoor life, he
took up the culture of poultry and by
so doing he has demonstrated the
oft-told truth of the saying that
poultry pays" In carrying on ms
experiments in the production of fine
bred fowls, Mr.. Moore has made use
of the same care and business like
attention to details that is necessary
in the conduct of any successful mer-
camille pursuit. On a back lot, such
as may be found in hundreds OF
places in every town and city, he has
nroduced what ! consider astonish-
ingly good results.
For example: His back lot is so
by 66 feet in size. On 1t is stable.
Subtracting the area of the stable,
the ground in actual use comprises
1876 feet. little more than one
twelfth of an acre. Last year ne
raised enough peas, beets and po-
tatoes for the use of his family DUR
ing the vegetable season, and besides
nroduced enough sunflowers to go o
Hong way toward feeding the large
number of birds that he raised From
January 6 to February l he sold S6a
worth of eggs and young stock toi
breeding purposes. On this one
twelfth of an acre he says he car
raise 500 chickens. and this year h'
expects to produce not less than 1906
on a slightly increased plat.
Economy of Space.
/ Economy of space is the main Sc
n cret. He follows what is knowi
r among poultrymen as the Phh'
r svstem." The houses are small two
5 story affairs, simple and cheap. II
, ono of them that is by feet, NJ
had 12 Ancona hens and male. ant
: thew we're the very picture of healtl
and energy.
= Mr.. Moore raises Anconas, ros
e comb Rhode Island Reds. White Or
5 n,ngtons and White Plymouth Rock
q and had about 90 birds on nan
when I called on him. From care
Z ful record kept. he finds that ther
e is but little difference In their eg
S producing qualities.
s He is an advocate OF the nreies
= brooders, and his success with thef
surely entities his opinion to respec
/, In a home made brooder. OF ivy
y Commandments. earth floor, ope
sides and a canvas top last year h
e raised $50 chicks without the loss
:. a single one. Mr. Moore is vice pres
g ident OF the Polk County Poultr
r association and is a live member
wish could have visited ever
y fancy poultry raiser in Independents
: while I was about II, but they WEI
-s too numerous for the time at my az
nosal Independence Is really a pou
u try center. and there are many hr
j. fowls raised here each year. N
j. Mcintosh has one OF the finest hoc'
n Of White orpingtons that ] ever sa
anv where. and they are the resu
= OF care and skill.
It Reds Good Layers.
NJ. Jackson IL attracting attenu'
It with his Rhode Island Reds He ~
, nearly so very fine hens OF exeeile'
n form and color. He has raised the
Ie for four years and considers the
All that IL desired as layers
p C. +. Kurre IL another member
d the POLK County association a.
n thinks there is a future for the nu
ines here. He breeds Aneonas. 3
S yer Laced Hamburgs White p
- mouth Rocks and some very choi
white Cochin Bantams- He int1n
a. 20 raise SEQ chickens this year.
f. IT, G. seeley has beautiful loe
Il tion fof poultry raising. and MS no
4 of about 100 white Wyandottes
n composed of birds Of more than y
e ual good quality.
Rocks and PerCllerons.
- out OF town about three mi