Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-07-04
FEATHERS AND EooshELLs.

A handler of pigeons In a live bird
! shooting match near Pottsville, Pa,
tied firecrackers to a pigeons feet to
make the bird lively, so it would be
hard to shoot. The pigeon few into q
hay NOW, the hay was fired, and the
Readings big stables, worth $4,000,
were burned, and the big Otto colliery
barely escaped destruction. Such a
cruel human should be sent to Jail or
an asylum.
Raydon, Ipswich, England. boasts a
turkey farm that has been q success
for thirty-five years. Over 200 turkey
hens are kept for breeders to supply
the trade with eggs and day-old tur-
key chicks. Can any of our Texas
friends beat this?
York (Pa) cops are wise on poultry.
A bird burglary being reported to
headquarters, cop entered suspects
| coop, picked out rooster Of the breed
described in the complaint, turned the
bird loose In the alley, and the fowl
made a bee line tor the compliments
coop. On that evidence the thief went
to Jail.
The Emden goose should be selected
in preference to the Toulouse At best
age they dress from nine to fifteen
pounds. a popular size; are fine grain
ed, white as marble, their feathers are
more valuable and the carcass sells for
more money per pound.
If you use acetylene in your house
or for lighting your automobile pour
the lime from the used carbide down
the ratholes or where rats frequent,
and the long tailed varmints will quick
vamoose. They can't stand that acety-
lene smell.
The laying contest Mt Storrs. Conn.,
last year shows an average Of 1853
eggs per hen. while the Missouri COM
petition shows the average Of 1874 per
hen for the year. This does not give
eastern breeders ground to boast that
their birds are higher bred for eggs
than the western. for the ration at
StOrrs had extras that the Missouri
cacklers didn't get
Six years ago we exhibited at a
show. and among our winnings was a
cup that had to be won two years In
| succession before the exhibitor owned
1t. On account Of state lecture work
we have not been at that show since.
but in the meantime five different fan
ciers have won the cup once. A prize
with such a string to it is a farce
When won once and won fairly the
prize should become at once the prop
erty of the exhibitor who has expend
ed his money and time to win.
Johnny Bull is certainly having a
crying time over poultry and eggs. and
we suggest to him that good old rem
edy. 1.-The Lord helps them that help
themselves" He has depended on 9th
er nations for his poultry. and in 1912
importations shrunk fS5.OOO Canada
even went back on him and imported
from Uncle Sam for her own use only
7,476.242 dozens Of eggs.
When you test out those infertile
eggs there are fewer eggs to heat and
more room on the trays for the fer
tiles and they can be turned to better
advantage. When you make your Sec
ond test about the fifteenth day you
rid the hatch Of everything that's dead
and bound to corrupt the air In the
| machine.
| When the army worms started In on
ten acres Of corn belonging to M. M.
Kicklighter Of Groveland. Ca. he
drove flock of turkeys into the patch.
| oud thov u,out FOR tho xvrtuUlorc nd
saved him 500 bushels Of corn. Con-
gress recently appropriated $4,000 to
eliminate the worm. Better use that
money to encourage turkey culture.
Some fanciers seem to breed birds
entirely for the outside. Any old shape
seems all right to them If 1t has feath-
ers barred to the skin. red ear lobes, a
fine point comb and seven feathers to
the tail.