The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-01-08


isfied that when we can have fair deal
ing at the other end of the line we
save money by shipping.
Where one is near a good market,
so that he can slip away and dispose
of his eggs and get back home in a.
little while that makes difference.
All these things must be taken into
consideration. II is not always easy
to find a good reliable man to Sndle
eggs at the other end but am opti-
mistic enough to believe that the good
men have not all gone to Washing
ton and that some Of those who are
left are in the commission business. IT.
is sometimes said that 1t Is uphill
business to make men honest by law;
probably there is some truth in 1t.
New York State, however, passed
law last yea placing good many
restrictions about the commission
business.
1t remains to be seen whether the
farmer will come out any better than
he did before.
Incubator Difficulties
And then there is the problem Of
the incubator. We have had some
trouble about that on our farm. The
average hen-house is no place for the
incubator during the Matching season.
The temperature cannot be kept even
enough. There is always more or less
danger from fire. Many insurance
companies reckon on the extra haz-
ard due to the presence Of the incu-
bators In the house or barn, and de-
mand additional premium while there
are those who refuse them place
under any circumstances. We have
been driven to the extremity of paying
the extra charge and having the in
cubators in one room OF the house,
but we do not like 1t and have been
thinking how we could make some
other arrangement.
We are just now planning for lit
tie house Of cement for the reception
of the incubators. About the house we
have a fine hedge of Norway spruce.
This runs along the east side Of the
house for some distance, far enough
removed so that there is wide drive
way between the hedge and the build
ings. We have about decided to dig
down a few feet on the sunny side
o. the hedge and build a structure OF
cement long enough to receive the
ircubators. and high enough so that
we can stand in IT.. The roof will be
the only infamable substance about
1t and we do not look for much dang
er from the rafters and roofing no
matter of what material 1t may be
constructed. Insurance men surely
could not object to such building as
this.
Chickens Water Supply
Another problem of the poultryman
Is that of water, or rather, as is the
case with many lack of water. II Is
only a day or so ago that the young
man y charge of this part of our
farm work said, Our hens take more
water than the horses. 1t Is quite a
job to keep them supplied all the
time"
When you think that We have four
big horses to water 1t may be seen
what this really means. With the well
az some distance fro>l the poultry
houses, the work of getting the neces-
sary water is pretty heavy. To make
this as light as possible we are put
ting down driven we'll close to the
yards. II we can get a good supply
a. this point it will greatly lessen the
burden OF carrying water.
One of our neighbors last spring
lost a good many Of his early chicks
through the depredations Of rats.
Here is a problem of on mean i'm
portance. How shall we fight these
pests? For one thing. the houses
ought to be furnished with founda-
ton walls and floors through which
rats cannot make Their way. Cement
will do this to perfection. II propF
work Is done. Besides the cement
work, traps should be set in the run
ways of the rats and this should be
done before they get taste OF the
blood they love so well. If put on
till they have taken some of the
chicks It is far more difficult to
catch them at their tricks, The loss
Of n few chicks may spell failure for