Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-12-13
MODEL CHICKEN RANCH
NOW AT HAVENsCOrRT

Down on the banks of the Rogne
at "Havenscourt," as Cyrus Whaale,
and his good wife have namel the
poultry ranch which they are davel-
oping in the west part of the city of
Grants Pass, the cackle of the hons
is telling a story of success and OF
profit, of nests full of eggs. a prac.
tical demonstration of the fact that
the Rogue valley is the natural home
of the poultry industry.
The Wheelers came to Grants
Pass from Los Angeles two wears
ago, but before they spread canvas
to catch the industrial breeze from
any particular quarter they put in
year keeping a weather eye out .
local conditions. That first year In
studying the theory of the thing has
been followed by a year of practice.
and today the Wheeler poultry farm
is one of the show places of the val.
ley. 1t tells the tale of what can
be done in a single season by intel
llgent effort and the proper appli-
cation of industry.
On March 29rd there arrived II
the express office here 500 downy
day-old White Leghorn chocks. They
were ordered from one of the most
reputable hatcheries in California,
and were the best that could be OBJ
tanned. They cost a little more than
the other kind, but experience has
proven that they were worth more.
That shipment of 500 was the first
stocking of Havenscourt. \ month
later a second shipment of the same
size and from the same place was
received, and from this 1000 chicks
the 500 beautiful pullets that now
sing their satisfaction from morning
till night has been produced
The Wheeler poultry house has
some original ideas worked into it.
Mrs Wheeler, (and she is the man
on the job" when it comes to chick
ens) calls it the Lois Wright
Wheeler system, but by whatever
name it goes, it meets the approval
Of the occupants, and is conyen-
lent and satisfactory to the attend
ants The building is l6XlOO feet
in size, and houses the 500 pullets
in two divisions Below is the run
as in the Corning system, but the
arrangement in the main part OF
the structure is materially different
and from the Wheelers point ol
view, very much of an improvement
From the time the baby chicks
were received here they had the
best of care. OF the first 500 tha'
came in March, only thirty were
lost the other 40 either develop
ing into pullets that are now laying
or as cockerels that found their way
at fryer stage to the table OF tne
epicure. These cockerels we're
shipped to the Portland market anu
the returns from them were satisfac-
tory during all times in the season
The prices realized from them
ranged from 20 to 81 cents pei
pound, the latter price being o0'
tanned d uring the time Of the con-
claye of the Elks. The problem oI
the cockerel has become no problem
at all with the Wheelers AS
fryer at from 1-2 to . pouH ''
weight he returns a profit and pays
Tor the feed that he has consume
It is notable that the Nar'I
hatched pullets in the Wheeler
house have made the most satls''.
tory growth, and all are now i'''
developed birds, delight to me 7'
Of the fancier. All Of the 500 PM
lets are healthy, none ever ha''I-
developed the hint Of disease tne''
growth from chick to hen having
been rapid and continuous.
The Wheelers have brought 0u.
One noteworthy fact. and that j.
nat day-old chicks, bought I'-"
aud raised right, make just as '1'
stactory fowls as can be raised o'