The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
POULTRY HELPS
LIFT MORTGAGE
Here Is Encouragement For The
Boys And Girls of Okla
hOma Farmers.
PURE BRED POULTRY PAYS

more hens tho easter II Is 10 keep
away the mortgage or raise the mOrtg-
age after II Is ON.
These hens should, by all means, De
pure bred and Of standard size and
requirement. as nearly as can be.
A standard bred flock viii lay more
eggs and thu eggs are of more value
thau h ordinary scrub flock. Ihe
olu theory OF "a mixed flock being
more healthy and laying more eggs
Is retaining less odherents every year,
una VIII soon Ice IN the entire past.
h Incubator has come To stay and
VIII hurry fine departure OF the mon
kTel' mixed II",k. Every incubator
operator Is calling for eggs from pure
pred tloche ana Is willing to pay the
price FOR good quality. The eggs from
pure bred stock are larger and the
mem hatch stronger chicks that grow
quickly ana mature ehrIy.
Eggs from % mongrel flock Will
nrlhg at the grocery 10 cents a dozen.
hsgs from pure bred stock VIII bring,
III Htty To one hundred lots, ~ per
hundred or IV cents per dozen or a
u~'iIerehCe or 30 cents per dozen. lheh
"E"ll' "heh Ihr ro'kerels are grown
UP 'heIe ~ IL NlIIerehce OF on cents
'"'h' hhd the sNlhe dltterehce De
,Neth lhe pN'''I0 'l an average thtre
y u"uO" Ih' lHIu' III II pure hfeu
l'"'N' ana INNS noes not mean thAi the
pure pred Il'cN must DO prize WIN
. lIiINs lIlIt MlUIlNIk are WORTH InntN
.,''e' more iunil the scruh or even
tue orull"'' U''.Iy pure hreu.
encourage be'lor fOutry'
'ur STATE IliI7 undertake. To ehcour
"E' 'he N'"" 'uS Oh more ana better
poultry ana IL ~ encouraging To know
,u"' even '"Illler'I"I eggs are paying
lne iurllrF u better price each year
'hill ihr year hrI"rr ms Increase
VIII continue MS 'lunr goes on ana the
purity OF me tI''h IL raised.
me sthIr IWI OFFERS prizes ana rlh.
n"hS 'a'h wear on every variety ~
IouI'ry an' '' becoming the sales and
,l'"rIhs mousse I"r every breed n
h'nu OF pure hi'd geese,
DUCKS ana turkeys. The time IS near
"'E "il'h every farmer VIII nave a
pure oTra I.''h ana eggs VIII aver.
lI' =" cents u dozen the year round,
Tor ih"sr "I standard size and quality.
+ ~N'AIluhru SIZE means Eggs when weigh
'N'ulN -FOUR ounces 10 the dozen anu
lu'lli| means fresh II clean, and
me number NJ eggs sold at 81 to 81
a hundred Tor lncubating viii raise
,n' genera average TO an average OF
q" cents per dozen.
IL" n Iulrler who goes In to grow
Nh prize winners and does win the
r%'0h"h', 'hr talrs are a great place
'"I we safe OF GOOD nlrds ~ standard
requirements Inc exhibitors meet
WIZ" tue buying pubic or at least
,n' VISITOR sees the BIRDS aud admires
.n'" I"I lnelr oehnly ana good quail
,'' NNu VIII ELMER buN them or VIII
u" '' I''et' seeing the BIRDS ana
'"' I''o"ilS as pln'rl by the Judge
,'''''' q strong htsire IN the visitor
u" own some Iihe specimens and ac.
'''II't To his means he VIII buy or
VINO me owner later
'ia'e DISPLAY OF foultry.
I''I' breeder should put on exhibit
nj '.'-' a pen OF MS best birds to at
''''' ''N'omers ana assist In making
SUES IS IKE II merchant display
'.- -''IS ID the WINDOW, the display
"' 'h' Soous IN the best manner creates
" '0'I'E desire IN the purchaser, Many
" -"'d chicken Is not sold FOR II fair
"I I"N.l price because a customer has
n'' '''II H. be sure ana show IA few
O'Ids NJ least.
''II talr IL conducted Tor the real
.I''I'T ana all hucksterS are Kept ont
10y 'l''ouraging them In the prize
,"""r' "Itered' our offerings are good
."I 'I' real breeders, but are not good
,,I 'I' hucksters' We demand that
I''I' Nhhl DO three or IA KIND entered
'I we VIII not pay FIRST money. This
W"INs q hardship on the car lot man
.r'"W~' II ne must enter three TO M
nus '.'sS 10 ger tlrst prize money, II
IN NOT Urohthble Tor MIN ana ne does
not care Tor the ribbons II value OF
'O, NI'rrtising he receives.
\ feature OF much interest Is the
contest on commercial eggs, The 'eG.
hlnIlor gets n clear Idea OF what con
s'Ilul's q good egg OF the best mar.
N'l 'nINr' Inc eggs are graded on
sue ana general appearances This
IN'I||IU# the color ana texture or tht