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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-02-15
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products-and other products and
manufactures if deSired-selling the
product under brand or label of its
own and returning to the producer
the full amount realized from such
sales after deducting the actual ex-
pense of handling and no more. 1t is
also suggested that such commission
be empowered to investigate trade
conditions and collect and distribute
information as to best methods OF
packing, grading and shipping.
The idea is a radical one, or per.
haps progressive is better word, but
the longer we consider it the better
it looks to us. Such a commission,
operating in the full glare Of public
ity, should, and doubtless would, con-
duct it's business honestly and with
out extravaganza expense; and that is
all that would be needed to make it a
money maker for all the farmers of
the state of Washington as we'll as a
money saver to the consumers. Goods
sold under the state commission label
would sell to better advantage than
the ordinary run of produce as at pre-
sent handled by the commission men.
Honestly graded produce of all kinds
will bring good returns to the pro-
Queer and save money for the con-
sumner and a commission such as pro-
posed should be able to handle bust
ness at fraction of the present cost
of marketing even when honest re-
turns are made. We are DESTROYS of
obtaining the opinions of The Ranch
subscribers regarding this plan and
hope to hear from a good many of
them before the publication of our
next issue.
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SUBSCRIBERS LETTERS.

We publish below letter from big
breed man in advocacy of the Lang
shans. Last issue contained a clever
plea for the Leghorns by Mr.. Fred
Brown. Now let us hear from the
other breed men,
Spokane, Wash, Feb. 5, 1913.
The Ranch,
Editor Poultry Department,
Dear Sir:-Mr. Fred c.. Brown, of
Tacoma. has reported seeming test
Of flock of Orpingtons and Leghorns
and he seems to hold the opinion that
the Leghorn is the more profitable
because they laid SO many more eggs.
May | correct the errors in his de-
auctions? First the Leghorns we're
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Prescott, Wash, Feb

Prescott, WASH, Feb. 7, 1913
D. Tancred,
Editor Poultry Department,
Kent, Wash.
Dear Sir:-I would like to see in
The Ranch some discussion of the
best feed mixtures for laying hens.
Most of the formulas are from an
eastern standpoint. containing too
much cornmel from financial point
of view in localities where corn meal
is only obtainable in nine pound sacks
at thirty five cents per sack. What
can we use to take its place?
If the bran, beef scraps, soy bean
meal or other ingredients are placed
in separate hoppers where the hens
have free access to them, will they
select the proper mixture for their
individual needs; or should they be
mixed for them? l am a believer in
the dry mash.
1t is difficult to obtain beef scraps
here that do not 'smell to Heaven
In fact they are so bad that l am
loath to feed them at all. Has anyone
had experience with fish scraps?
What is the feeding method among
those who make "chicken raising" a
business in Washington?
Respectfully yours,
II. f. DICE.
1t is hardly necessary to pay four
cents a pound for corn meal. Feed
meal quotations in the Seattle papers
seldom reach $40 and today's quota
tion is $50, or one and one-half cents
per pound. My own experience is
that hen will select a pretty we'll
balanced ration for herself. L have
tried them with beef scraps in this
way and they used just about what l
had decided to be the proper quantity.
Perhaps some of the commercial egg
ranchers will kindly answer Mr..
Dices questions. Editor.
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of "the best laying strain in the
pened ito be left in his care by a
friend" This test of itself is unfair.
1t is like racing a trained animal
against a poor old pillow horse.
Second, if he had permitted the
Orpingtons to set on their own eggs
and then sent, the youngsters all to
the butcher, he would never have
raj Ell Leghorns again-for while the
Leghorns laid an average of I'll eggs
each. the total market value at 36
cents a dozen was So. ID and the cost
probably 81. II or IL cents a dozen. L
am guessing at that cost figure, as
Mr.. Brown did not give it. This
would leave net profit of So. AZ per
hen, which is good.
If his Orpingtons had sent from
their SO eggs an average of 20 chicks
each to the butcher shop, the price
would have been about 35 cents each
above the price of feed, or $500, and
taking out 50. 20 for feed of hen, 80
cents more than the LeghOrn, we
have a net profit of 81. 80, or an aver
age profit of $1.38 each greater than
his Leghorns earned. Now is this
possible? Yes. More than possible.
1t has been done. One of my Langshan
puIlets produced from her own eggs
last year a net profit OF $3.50 and
another SIS, while the flock average
was better than S12. And these hens
will weigh from eight to 10 pounds
each.
Several of my 10 pound hens will
this year earn $40 each because they
are in better condition and stronger
in vitality than they we're year ago.
I expect every hen to set twice and
many of them three times this year.
The butcher gets the youngsters just
as fast as possible to get them ready,
six to eight weeks, and the profits are
| trif1e higher than on bird that re-
quires longer time. The price is
higher, the cost is lower.
never allow a pullet to lay over so
eggs in a year. If she sets twice she
is doing we'll enough. A mature hen
may lay from rs to 100 eggs and l
don't care if she sets four times.
This is not supposed to produce a
"laying strain" or "lying strain"
either, but two pullets similarly bred
laid 900 eggs each last year. Forcing
for egg production, then breeding
from these forced fowls may produce
"laying strain,' but it sure pro-
duces class of fowls subject to more
diseases than we formerly had to deal
with. Any time the heavy breeds are
not more profitable than the light
weights it is the fault of the care
taken.
Truly yours,
H. e. SHARP.
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WHITE Orpingtcn Utility Cockerels, Philo
Wv strain from prize winning stock. Prices
reasonable James N. Scott R. F. D. l, Outlook,
Wash. 4-ltp
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AYMORE Strain White Wyandottes have
II long line of dividend producing ancestors
Eggs and day old chicks. Mating List free
Thomas p, Horn, Hoquiam, Wash. 4-2tp
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WHITE WYANDOTTE pa Rsy ea o5d G Gatcbs
ing eggs SC each. j. H. Mcdowell, Bellevue,
Wash. 32tD
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TOULOUSE Geese Eggs SO per 10; Barred Rock
L eggs ST. rs per Is; White Leghorn and Black
Minorca eggs $3.50 per Is. Also Pea Fowls
w. d. Good, Mt. Vernon, Wash.
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EARNED'S strain trap nested White Leg
IL horns. Send for circular Gts free) and
learn more about our birds-it is worth while.
A. E. Learned, Des Moines, Wash.
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Business
when in Seattle to call on Aabling
& Ebright Seed Co., SO Pike St.,
and have them show you the
Sea Port Incubator
POSITIVELY the most HONEST machine on the market.
THE SEA PORT INCUBATOR CO.,
9252 57th Ave. So. Seattle.
Send postal for catalog.
EOR SALE-Mammoth Bronze turkeys, two
L gobblers and four hens. Inquire Mrs. John
Sanstrom, Kent Wash 4-2tp
EOR SALE-White Leghorn eggs for Matching
Inquire Mrs. John Sanstrom. Kent, Wash
BUFF MINORCA Day oId Chicks a Ice ss each each
J. H. Mcdowell. Bellevue, Wash. 9-2tp
uEATH's Standard Bred White Leghorns and
IL Anconas, represent utility and beauty com
bined Write me for full particulars; farmers
prices. Orchard Home Poultry Farm, Centralia
Wash 33tp
G C. White Leghorns and Buff Orpingtons.
-. Bred from prize winning strain. Eggs for
Matching $500 and $500 per setting; choice
bred cockerels 500. VIII sell some fine breed
ing pens and trios CarnatiOn Poultry Ranch,
E. w Raush, 3, Kent, Wash. 1-4tc
WHITE Leghorn baby chicks from winter
Wv layers. Kellerstraus White Orpington
eggs Attractive prices. Twenty. five ways to
select big layers free with orders. w. f.
Kemper, Kent, Wash. 12-8t
CINGLE Comb Brown Leghorn cockerels and
~ yearling hens for sale at reasonable prices.
H Shepard, Granger, Wash 12-6tp
CIRCULAR FREE, of the best Buff and White
~ Leghorns, Buff, White and Partridge Wyan-
dottes, Black Minorcas and Barred Rocks
Fred A. Johnson, 513 35th st., Tacoma, Wash.
EARNED'S strain trap nested White Leg
IL horns Send for circular Gts free) and
learn more about our birds-it is worth while.
A. e. Learned, Des Moines, Wash.
TOULOUSE Geese Eggs SO per 10; Barred Rock
L eggs $175 per Is; White Leghorn and Black
Mirorca eggs $3.50 per Is. Also Pea Fowls
W. d. Good, Mt Vernon, Wash.
WHITE WYAND0TTE I Rsy ea 9Bd G Gatshs
ing eggs SC each. ]. H. Mcdowell, Bellevue
Wash. 3-2tp
TAYMORE Strain White Wyandottes have
II long line of dividend producing ancestors
Eggs and day old chicks. Mating List free
Thomas p. Horn, Hoquiam, Wash. 4-2tp
WHITE Orpingtcn Utility Cockerels, Philo
w strain from prize winning stock. Prices
reasonable. James N. Scott, r. f. ID. l, Outlook
Wash. 4-ltp
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CINGLE Comb Brown Leghorn cockerels and
y yearling hens for sale at reasonable prices.
H. Shepard, Granger, Wash. 12-6tp
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~ Leghorns, Buff, White and Partridge Wyan-
dottes, Black Minorcas and Barred Rocks
Fred A. Johnson, 513 35th st., Tacoma, Wash.
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EOR SALE-Mammoth Bronze turkeys, two
L gobblers and four hens. Inquire Mrs. John
Sanstrom Kent, Wash. 4-2tp
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WHITE Leghorn baby chicks from winter
Wv layers. Kellerstraus White Orpington
eggs Attractive prices Twenty five ways to
select big layers free with orders. W. F..
Kemper Kent, Wash. 12-8t
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EOR SALE-White Leghorn eggs for Matching
L Inquire Mrs. John Sanstrom Kent, Wash.
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G C. White Leghorns and Buff Orpingtons.
y. Bred from prize winning strain. Eggs for
Matching $500 and $50 per setting; choice
bred cockerels $500. VIII sell some fine breed
ing pens and trios. CarnatiOn Poultry Ranch,
e w Raush r g. Kent, Wash. 1-4tc
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Make it your
Business

when in Seattle to call on Aabling
& Ebright Seed Co., 80 Pike ST.,
and have them show you the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-02-15

pIIEE MINnpcA Day Old Chicks Ice each
DUTF WiINONOA Matching eggs SC each
7 n McDowell Bellevue Wash 3-2tp
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-14
If you know news item, please phone it in---l II

Mrs. Carl B. Hayden was taken to
one of the Walla Walla hospitals yes
terday where she will be operated on
for appendicitis.
Experiment clubs will meet at the
club house on the Highlands on Thurs
day evening, Jan. goth. Everybody
come Do not forget it. Prof. Meikle
will be there again.
Ladies Aid of Presbyterian church
will give Washington's Birthday social
at the church parlors, Friday night,
Feb 21st, at 8 o'clock. Everybody
come Good time assured.
The local chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution will give
a patriotic chicken dinner, Feb. q, in
the Rudkin building on Yakima street.
The dinner will be served at noon, 35c
plate.
The choir of the Lutheran Zion s
church met this week for the first time
and organized as follows: F. w. Krug,
president; Mrs. J. G. Kelly, secretary
and treasurer; and Rev. S. 0. Probst,
chorister.
The Fats took revenge on the Leans
in last Friday nights basket ball game,
winning by score of Z to 6. The sec
ond game, between the town boys and
the high school team, was won by the
high school with a 1927 score. The
town boys held their opponents
nearly even in the first half but made
only three points to the high schools
thirteen in the second.
The Knights of Pythias will give a
''hard times" dance at the Pavilion to-
night to which a general invitation has
been extended No matter whether
you are financially embarrassed OF
merely hard up you are invited to keep
on your everyday clothes and come and
forget your troubles for one evening.
The Knights have pulled off some en-
joyable events in the past and this prom
Uses to be no exception.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-14

J. E. Burmaster and family left
Sunday for Spokane, where they will
make their home.
Mrs. A. R. Cunningham, of Spokane,
is visiting with her son, F. F. Beste,
and family, on her way to Terrace, b.
c., via Prince Rupert.
The Women's Club met last Tuesday
afternoon and, as it was educational
day, suitable program was given as
follows: 1.-The Spirit of Education"
DIR. Hudson; Educational Help in
Everyday Life, Mrs. L. w. Soth; 'Vo-
cational Schools, " Mrs. Keene; "Civics, y
Mrs. w. J. Rhynsburger. The papers
were all discussed at the end of the
program and a civics committee was
appointed. 1t is hoped that the study
of civics will be taken up to certain
extent. Roll call was answered by
current events.
An interesting exhibit may be seen
in the windows of the N. P. l. Co.'S
office. The company has recently
purchased a "Tycos' reading Their
mometer which, by an ingenious de-
vice records on chart the varying
temperature of all the hours of day
and night. The chart is large, and
very clearly read as the scale divisions
are uniform throughout the entire
range. Each chart has continuous
record of the temperature for a week
or more. By simple notation the date
of the record may be entered, and a
file of the charts would give the record
for a month or a year, as one might
need. The record will be especially
valuable in determining, for instance
the duration of killing frost, whether
only a few minutes or an hour or
more. Buds and blossoms might en-
dure temperature of % degrees for
a very short period, when a tempera-
ture of 80 degrees for a longer period
would be fatal. Records for the past
few weeks may be seen by calling at
the company's Office.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-14

The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the Rresbyterian church met at the
home of Mrs. J. l.. Johnson, Thursday
afternoon with a good attendance.
The topic of the afternoon was Latin
America"
Geo. F. Richardson was over in Ore
gon the first of the week looking at
some timber land. He came home
Wednesday evening without having
bought any land but with lame back
brought on by too strenuous mountain
climbing.
the basket ball game last night be-
tween the Kennewick and Sunnyside
high school teams was won by Sunny
side by score of Is to 8. The first
half closed with an Sc score, but in the
second half the visitors simply romped
away with the game.
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R. Stanton transacted business in
Mabton. Wednesday.
Harry Breed visited friends in Walla
Walla, Saturday and Sunday.
The E. L. M. NJ Whist Club met at
Grape Lodge Tuesday evening.
J. A. Bellows returned Tuesday
from his business trip to Seattle.
S. c. Zwisler of Benton City was in
Kennewick on business Wednesday.
Bert Campbell transacted business
in Walla Walla, returning Tuesday.
The Thimble Club met Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. ]. j. Howard
in Sec. 7.
H. A. Hover, E. M. Sly and A, c..
Hart dined with H, M. Bartlett Tues
day evening.
O. S. Cosper left the first of the
week for his former home in Tacoma,
on business.
c. Rand, of Sec. Z, left Thursday
for three-weeks' pleasure trip to
Milton, Oregon.
Mrs. G. F. Richardson has been
quite sick with the grippe the past
week, but is improving.
Deputy treasurer Horton Huntington
came down from Prosser and spent
Sunday with his parents.
Attorney C. L. Holcomb left fol
Seattle Monday on legal business, re-
turning Wednesday night.
The Richardson Art Embroidery
Club will meet at the home of Mrs. A
F. Woodward, Friday afternoon, Feb
21st.
Mrs. Raymer and Miss Jane Amnet
are in Seattle selecting their stock O.
new spring suits and hats. During
Mrs. Raymer's absence, Miss Alice
Olinger is in charge of the store.
Chester Holiday arrived from L.
Sueur, Minnesota and will stay for
couple of weeks. On account of I'm
avoidable delays he was unable to &c
here in time to see his father living.
Mrs. A. F. Woodward entertaine
her Sunday School class at dinner las
Sunday. They enjoyed themselves i'm
mensely, despite the fact that the col
weather made it impossible for all
. be present.
Rev. James N. Pendleton, Sunda
!. School Missionary for the Congregs
;. tional churches of Eastern Washington
of Spokane, was caller in Kennewic
= Monday. He was here for a confer
ence with Rev. E. A. Orr.
n The Valley Ministerial Associate
n met in the Methodist parsonage la
t Monday. Besides the local pastors
!. Rev. E. A. Munger and Rev. j. l
/, Bird, of Pasco, and Rev. M. A. Ishdah
e of Cornell, were in attendance. Re-
g w. P. Osgood greatly interested II
e association by report of the Bapti
: Efficiency Institute held in Spokal
last week.
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How are you feeling?
Rotten" said the apple.
Punk" said the firecracker.
Good" said the preacher
Fine" said the police judge.
Swell" said the toothache.
Elegant" said the dude.
Fit" said the tailor.
WELL" said the well-driller.
"First-rate," said the postmaster.
Zip top" said the church bell.
Crate" said the coal.
Bully" said the Commons steak.
Tough" said the ditto chicken.
''Out O. sight, said the invisible
hairpin.
I'm great shape" said the chorus
girl.
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r.dov is Valentines Day.

Today is Valentines Day.
Rev. E. A. Orr was Pasco visitor
last Friday.
NJ and Mrs. F. C. Woods have both
been on the sick list.
nosiah Lockerby was out of school
few days last week on account OF Ill
ness
Mckinley Desgranges has gone to
u.h+on TO assist in the N. P. freight
depot for short time.
IN account of the illness of Rev. E.
Orr there was no services held at
the Congregational church last Sun
Mrs. L. S. Grassland left last week
.,r prosser where she will spend short
.;n,o with her daughter, Mrs. L. E.
Danes.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
nil, hold a sale of good things to eaH
~ stull & Williams tailor shop tomor-
row Saturday..
lanes O'Mara, of Iowa, was in Ken
newick Wednesday looking over his
holdings on the Highlands. He owns a
,en.acre tract just west of MIR. Mann's.
G. Dennis lost a valuable COW last
week from bloat, the cause of which is
somewhat OF mystery for the cow had
been fed as usual on dry hay. 1t was
onlv twenty minutes after the first
.;ons of bloat were noticed before the
cow was dead This is a serious loss
IN Mr.. Dennis as he was offered hun
dred dollars for her last summer.
Monday being Mrs. Nye's birthday,
quiet little surprise was planned fol
her by some of her friends. The ladies
laden with lunch baskets met at Mrs
WI. Craver's, from which place teams
furnished by W. L. Craver and F. J
Kadow took them to the home of Mrs
Nye at Up. m. 1t was indeed a surprise
and especially so when the gifts wer,
exhibited. Those present were Mes
danes Taylor, Zierdt, Chaplin, Kadow
Craver, Boynton and Sonderman.
William C. Morris, the well know
cartoonist for the Spokesman-Review
started" something which somebod,
else finished" when he put out car
toon suggesting that girls wear spikes
belts to prevent raging at dances
Two days later Mrs. Elna T. Hunt CAV
dancing party in Cars auditorium
She had provided a number of leathe
belts, pierced with 2O-penny nails. T
show that she meant business, Mrs
Hunt ordered the orchestra to play tn
"raggiest'' piece in stock, then an
nouncing that girls who insisted o
dancing after the too-popular fashio
must don the belts. The announcement
proved to be as the red rag to the bull
The outlawed dancing became general
and Mrs. Hunt fitted every girl in tn
party with a belt An enterprisin
newspaper photographer arrived on tn
scene, and the Morris anti-ragging dc
vice is now the topic of the hour.
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WE WANT GIRLS

Good clean healthy work for girls.
By little practice at first you can earn
good wages in short time. Call and
see us about it. Coats & Marks Co.,
basket manufacturers. 65-67
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The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1913-06-12

American citizens, who are un-
familiar with the customs and
celebrations of Germany.
The Colorado railroads, in
order to accommodate the
crowds that want to go to Den
yer from various state points,
have contracted for rate to
Denver and return that will be
the same as the customary one
way fare. This will attract a
large crowd to the big Teutonic
festival
In order that these people may
be well cared for after they reach
the funniest, the entertainment
committee has contracted with
every hotel in Denver to furnish
all its valuable rooms at no in
crease whatever over the usual
rates. This will insure the visi-
tors against being held up" by
possible grating hotel men.
Every precaution will be taken
by the turner's to secure low rates
on all sorts of accommodations
during the festival.
Some of these people will locate
permanently in the:West. They
have been attracted by the enor-
nous amount of publicity given
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1913-06-12
w. c. T. u. Meeting.
By C. W. G.

The regular June meeting was
held at the home of Mrs. Helen
M. Doughty Tuesday afternoon.
Hon. Lloyd George of England
has set the ideal for his country
as a land where no drunken man
is seen staggering down the
street, where there are no city
slums in which people rot and
where three fourths of the jails
are empty and everything good
flourishes. To attain this ideal
he says, education There is
a new appreciation of the value
of temperance teaching in our
Sunday schools. Most of our
schools wills have a special pro-
gram for June 22nd which is the
next Temperance day. Mrs.
Gorsuch, our honored guest eX-
planned the lesson from the 9th
Chapter of Amos, very beauti-
sully. The prophet condemns
the sensual life of luxury and
forwarns the people Of national
decay. The evils of luxury are
thwarted by living the spiritual
life. Some live for the gratiii-
cation Of the body, others for the
emotions while the highest type
live the spirit lie which ap-
prehends God.
June 22nd will be anti-cigaret
Sunday. The connection be-
tween the cigaret and whiskey
should be explained. Smoking
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the 1913 funniest. The climate,
resources and other features of
this section of the United States
have been blazoned to the whole
world in such an attractive man
ner that great many people
will take advantage of the low
rates to the funniest to come out
and inspect the western country.