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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-09

Every failure in the poultry bust
G. Halpin, poultry man at the Wiscon-
sin College of Agriculture, to one or
more of the following reasons:
1. Too expensive and too impractical
buildings. Flocks do not require cost
ly equipment, and Of course the poul-
try man must pay interest on his in
vestment.
2. Lack OF experience and failure to
raise chicks properly. Many a man has
Jumped into the poultry business with
little or no experience, and naturally
has lost money in his plunging.
3. Failure to market right. To pro-
duce a superior product is not enough.
1t must be advantageously marketed.
4. Starting with poor stock. It costs
little or no more to start with profit
producing stock than it does with in
ferior fowls.
5. Neglect in improving breeding
stock. BY carefully selecting the hens
and mating them with well chosen
males more improvement will be Sc
cured
6. Neglect in cleaning. Filth is
certain cause of loss to the poultry
man.
z. Neglect in fighting lice and mites.
These pests are source of heavy loss
to all who do not fight them.
8. Poor management. Like every
other business, poultry raising re-
quires close attention to details
Should Go Slow.
The more common cause of failure
is too heavy investment. Many farm.
ers start with expensive buildings as
soon as they get the hen fever" They
run into debt, become discouraged
after a few mistakes, and quit the
business. 1t is wiser to patch up the
old poultry house and make improve.
ments gradually as your profits war.
rant the expenditure. All amateur poul.
try man should go slow and build up
his flock from humble beginnings.
The next most common cause of fail.
ure is lack of experience. No one
should enter the poultry business off.
hand without any experience in rails.
ing chicks. He should serve an APP
premiership on some poultry farm, or
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-09
Color Affects Price.

The color of eggs has something to
do with their sale in most markets.
Some prefer the brown tints and some
the white. In preparing baskets for
sale it is we'll to cater to these tastes.
Put all browns in one basket, all
whites in another. Paper cartons for
transportation, holding one dozen
eggs, can be had at paper dealers
Brown shelled eggs are apt to be large,
since most Of the larger breeds of
fowls lay colored eggs. Color really
has nothing to do with contents.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-09

out by grasping 1t by the thighs, over
the wing and under the breast. In
this way the bird cannot flap its wings
and break them, and you cause it no
discomfort. Practice up on some OF
your common stock before you tackle
your show birds. When you have
learned how to do 1t you can handle
them all you wish.
Do not overfeed your birds before
a show where the birds are weighed
in, see to it that they arrive at the
show rooms with good appetites. The
show management will see to 1t that
they are properly fed before being
weighed. Feed just what they will
clean up and remove the rest. II
doesn't pay to cram before shipping
When they arrive, they have no appe-
tites, and are weighed in to poor adj
vantage.
The male birds should be kept sepa-
rate. Otherwise the two best ones
are almost sure to get to fighting just
before the show, and will thus be out
of condition. If you must keep them
together, be sure that your show bird
is master Of the coop. Otherwise he
becomes cowed and will not show to
good advantage.
II in doubt in regard to any points
about your birds, consult some local
authority who can tell you just which
is the best bird.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-09
FOWLS DEMAND PROPER FOOD
Green Feed, Meat Scraps, Grain and
Lime Are Required-Fresh Water
Is Also Necessary.

Laying hens, like the mich COW, de-
mand proper food. A mixed ration
comprising green feed, meat scrap and
grain, will, with the addition of lime
in some form, supply all that is re-
quired. Fresh water is also a neces-
sity. Chaff from alfalfa or clover af-
fords green food. The former, ground
ready for use, may now be bought by
the pound Hens eat it readily. Being
rich in protein it is better for laying
fowls than most forms of green food,
and makes necessary less meat in the
ration.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-09
USE ONLY GOOD INCUBATORS
Many Little Details Require Skill and
intelligence in Operating Ma
chino Successfully.

Homemade incubators are not gen.
orally desirable, since they are sell
dom scientifically adjusted, nor made
of best material, nor properly fitted up
The lamp, its burner, it's wick, it's
chimney, its location for heating, all
require skill and intelligence. So does
the body of the incubator, as regula-
tor, ventilation, the moisture supplies
and the tray.
Do not buy from any old firm or
buy any discarded machine. Get the
best by test and give it the best that
is in you. Then keep a record of
matches from both hens and incubator
and compare results, not forgetting
that your hen is free to lay again
while her first eggs are Matching.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-09

First, know what sort of bird is a
pictures Of winning birds that are
shown in the farm papers and poultry
journals. Compare the best of your
flock with these When you go among
the flock to pick your birds, look for
those that have grown rapidly, and are
we'll feathered.
Don't take those that have dull, life
less feathers.
Don't take any that are out of pro-
portion, or that show any sort of
malformation, as a crooked back or
breastbone
Don't take birds which are sup
posed to have clean legs and feet and
which have feathers there instead. 1t
doesn't pay to show fowls which will
be disqualified.
There are minor faults, however,
which may be overlooked For it
doesn't matter greatly whether a cock
erel has one too many points on his
comb. Too much stress should not be
laid on faults which do not really dis
qualify.
After the birds are selected, they
should be tanned. Tame birds act bet
ter in the show room. Take them up
and handle them. Practice putting
them into show coops, handling them
carefully so as not to brighten them.
Never take a bird up by its feet. Put
It into the coop heed first and take u
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-09
Care of Details important.

AS rule it is the taking care of the
little things that goes furthest toward
making a success of any business.
This is especially true in the poultry
business. Until one masters this fea-
ture of the work he cannot hope to be
a real success. This is one reason why
many women are really successful in
the raising of chickens. They have the
Unborn faculty for detail in their work.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-09
indication of Fowls Health.

The condition of the bowels is the
best indication of the fowls health.
When the droppings are more or less
hard, of a dark brown color, capped
with white, we know the fowl is enjoy
ing the best of health. But when they
are watery and yellow, indigestion, If
not liver trouble, is the cause.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-09
Persistence Makes Sucsess.

Those who become discouraged at
a few failures will seldom succeed
with poultry. Failures are often met
in any line, and poultry is no excep-
ton to this rule. 1t takes persistence
to make a success at anything.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-09

Are you going to allow the price of
grain to cause you to underfeed your
chickens? Better sell them now. II
does not take a half-starved hen long
to eat her head off. The well-fed hen
will lay enough eggs to more than
pay her keep.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-09
Leas of Birds for Show

If show birds have rough legs, band.
age them in cloths spread with vase.
line, for a week before the show
washing them first, of course. The
vaseline leaves a stain on the feath.
ers which is hard to get out in the
wash, so be careful to push the feath.
ers back and bandage under them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-09
Onions for Poultry.

Onions make an excellent feed and,
chopped fine and fed to the poultry oc
casionally during the winter, will ma
terially help TO keep them in good con,
dition.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-09
Increase the Meat Ration.

Remember, in cold weather to in
crease the meat ration, as the hens
need 1t to keep up the heat for the
body.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-26
EUROPE MUST HAVE BABIES THROUGH ANY MEANS; BOY
BABIES PREFERRED.

Europe making effort at to increase
popularity of babies and preferably boy babies the Pocaeo
Tribune IL not demand the part of the people much but
advocated by statesmen of the different nations involved in
the present is demand the people dead earnest for
the fact that they will be needed TO take the place of the lost
in the present world struggle the Idaho Falls Register
This call the people of the several countries sounds like
return to state Of barbarsm nevertheless is true although
IL is great step down the scale Of modern civilization.
They need boy babies just they need wheat horses
copper cattle These statesmen of most of the nations the
great have thrown aside all the time convenonaty
about marriage
Babies" they cry have babies matter how
get them"
And If these could persuade the European
so 10 bring only boy babies for the next five they would
do delghed There plenty Of in Europe there
will be too many by the time the war is ended
The German statesmen have about the baby breeding
with characteristic thoronghnes They rules
which young recruits TO marry before departing for the
'front.' they want the fathers Of Germany babies be the strong
of the firing line not the weangs who couldn't to
But the astonishing German plan already the of
accomplishment Red Cross parties Of doctors and mdwve from
the yngn hospitals Of Germany will be sent to Belgium and
Northern France during the next few weeks and escort into
ridden Europe the babies that born in the trail Of the German
army.
France the statesmen have gone TO the last limit eg
matzng Unmarried mothers ranked with the married
when Il comes TO the payment of war benefits.
And the statesmen of stad old England have followed France
in this direction In France there protest but handful Of
Epcopaean bishops England who happened 10 be in
placing unmarried wives the footing the benefit
lists with married women.
English soldiers encouraged in possible TO wed
before departing for the front
The French however, have sede all former They
have planned law by which soldier ut the front may marry by
proxy In this is believed that many unmarried mothers
will be set right and their children egmatzed without the
necessity OF calling the soldier father home from the busy front
II the Europe any nation protesting against
this plan of the statesmen for extensive and general breeding
babies their objections are being senced by the
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-26
ORIGINALLY PLANNED 10
u. 4 ". g.. INTO MEXICO

The Denver a rio Grandc railroad
waF originally projected 40 the great
north and fouth line of the Western
hemisphere, u was a. run from Den.
Yer 10 the lHthmus of Panama. aud
was surveyed from Denver To- the city
OF Mexico. uut when the rails were
laid az FAR south as Santa Fc the SOU
thorn plan war abandoned aud the
Scenic Line was built To- the West In
stead, across territory where tho
Fails gridironcd n region more noun
tainouH than Switzerland and three
times as great In area. To-day they
reach the Pacific.
This radical change In the route az
first contemplated was the result ~
circumstance aud shows that plo-
necr builders were not infaillble In
their judgment A. railroad builders
these men conquered incredible ply
steal obstacles, and the story OF the
Denver a liio Grandc b. one OF tho
most striking romances In railroad
history.
Chapters OF law and chapters 81
lnwlctsncfg are a. Doe found IN those
dayr. and Ia quick iucccTHion. for In
the early seventies tho nation had not
settled into 10 stride Less than two
score Year, ago the road had 10 fipht
for its right Ia use the Royal Gorge.
aud this fight stirred the nation In III
day OF all thofc early -. a. n. q.
men who took part nt that time In tho
work under the Atimulur of Wild adj
venture there remain but few who
have not paued over the Great III
vide
When the Denver and Rio Grando
wns first projected n shopper la Dem
yer paid lfty cents "a yard for calico.
and down In Santa Fc three dollars "a
yard breakfast ana supper In Den
yer then cost tWenty dollars gold "a
week. Potatoes were Fp high that
merchants handling them often re-
served the right 10 retain the peollngs.
which were sold tor planting. the eyes
ot the potatoes being worth about ten
cents each.
The Western railroads were little
spurs OF iron thrusting out across the
prairieg. Pack trains and wagon
wheels were sim supreme in the
Rockies. The wheels OF steam We're
Just beginning Ia climb the giant bar
rlers Of the Continental Divide.
Tho road was first ohrlstoncd tho
Denver a Rio Grande Hallway Com
pnny of Colorado and New McNi,o."
u was incorporated under tho laws
of those stat,7. then territories, In Oc-
toher, 1870. lU first officers ana d.
rec tore were President. General Will
liam ]. Palmer OF Colorado: vice
president. Robert II. Lamhorn of Phil
adclphia; secretary ami treasurer.
Howard Schuyler; solicitor Samuel u.
Brown. The other directors were
william y. Mellen OF New York civ
and General Thomas J, Wood. 4. s.
army retired, OF Dayton. Ohio.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-26
BOY SCOUTS GETTING BUSY;
TAKE FIRST HIKE OF SEASON

Last Saturday the boy scouts Of
Troop No. ]. OF Price. took n very en-
joyable hike to the diversion dam.
About s O'Clock In the morning two
scouts were sent out Co make q tran.
This was done by putting boy scout
signs on rocks. trees and various other
objects of the landscape. About s.SO
the main body OF scouts started out
on the trail and after some difficulty
they succeeded I'm following Il to the
dam. where they found the fugitivos
IL was about noon when the main
body reached the camp. 20 the boys
al once began cooking the lunch. Din
ner was soon ready and every boy was
glad TO III down and enjoy his own
cooking.
After dinner the boys enjoyed a
game Of boxing the compass, after
which they received some instruction
i'm rignalling The boys were then
called together and the command was
given 60 ''fail In" for their homeward
march. The boys Kept their regular
formation all the way home and al
though very tired. they reported a
good time.
The reouts have been doing active
work for the last two months and are
very enthusiastic over their prospects
They have hustlers for committee
men and big things are expected.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-26

wnsh. about half milo from Bluff.
As a result Of the battle Chicken Jack.
aun-in-iaw of ola poscy. was killed.
and his daughter and another child
wounded Joseph Akin. a cattloman.
member OF the pusse. was shot through
the head ana Instantly killed Joseph
cordiVa was seriously wounded but
has since recovered Six Indians were
captured. Several days later Hoyaino.
a son-in-law OF ola Posey was killed
while attempting to escape. A squaw
and one child were drowned when the
escaping hand at Indians attempted
To cross the san Juan river. Tho In
dams fled Ca Butler wash and later
crossed the San Juan river towards
the Navajo mountain, The Indians
first captured are now In the Salt
Lake county Jail.
Early In March General Scott left
Washington ON a peace mission. Lcav-
Ing the railroad at Thompsons he
travelled 10 Bluff by automobile and
wagon The roads were covered with
snow at the time and travelling was
extremely hard. From Bluff ne jour
neyed 20 the trading post of Mexican
Hat In the heart Of the San Juan
oil fields, twenty-five miles further.
where ne held his final parlcy with the
Indians
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-26
THREE HUNDRED ACRES
SUGAR BEET RAISING
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
PROSPECTS.
Wellington Lead with ono Hundred
and E'ighty-scvcn Acrcs--Pricc and
Spring Glen Make Good Showing
Could Tie - Few More Acres.

John r. Liant superintendent Of the
I.chi sugar factory. aud James Davis,
field superintendent. spent Monday.
Tucfday. Wednesday and Thursday Of
this week signing up contracts with
the farmers Ut Price. Wellington aud
Spring Glen Tor the raising OF sugar
bects.
All farmers who petltioned to raise
beets signed contracts and In many
Instances Increased the acreage over
that petitioned for. In addition 90
those who petitioncd thrre we're some
fifteen others who signed contracts.
Below ir a list of the farmers who
win raise beots. together with the
number Of acres each viii plant:
Pricc-Y. Kagitani 20. J. q. Gala
way 8. Y. Yaschkochi Z. T. 4. La
mons 2. Ivan Mathis 2. G. =. Harris ?.
John Jensen Z. seren Olson 2 An.
drew oman =. Lawrence u. Pace 2.
Pedro Bsrnajo 10, Marion Pace 2.
Nick kanglalcs 2. Gust Giaftipis 2.
Bert Jacob .. Olive Millburn 2. A. W.
Sinner s. Elmer Sinner 5. e. J. Good
all g. Tony Perry s. Total. 80.
Wciiington-Albcrt iiarncs 3. L. ~.
Goldlng Z. J. a. GoldinE 2. a. J. Rich
Q. NJ. q. UoidinK 4. ). X. Rich ,. Mrv
Nowbcrt .. W. $. HIill 2. s. w. Mar
shall 3. W. T.. Jones 10. Il. n. Morgan
Z. y. Ewcii 8, Miya Scra .. NJ. \. Dra-
per 4. william Fit .. Levi Branch Q.
Gust AvEikos (Farnum) 90. Foster
Shimmin 2. q. NJ. nm 8, wyman a
Mills 20. Melville iHanch Z. G. y. Unl
5. Roy Tidwcll 6. Eugene y. Branch
I. Ray Branch 2. q. w. Sweet 8. ".
6. Vance 4. ~. \. johnson o. william
Rich 4. Fritz worlcy 4. II. y. Hansen
4. y. T.. Sweet o. W. a. Thayn a..
Total. iS7.
Spring Olcn-M J.. Miller 3. John
r. Rowlcy G. william Jcntry 2. J. H..
Howlcy 2. Frank Jerome 2. Hugh Full
lcrton 3. l.. l.. LOFTS 9. ". y. Smith 2.
Total. %; grand total. 500.
Those who have not had an oppor-
tunity to fiRn contract and desire Co
do ~ may see Carl D. Mnrcuacn az the
Commercial hank during the week.
~ ~ Mr.. Lant's intention Co send 60
each boot raiser letter Of instruc-
lions on the preparation Of the seed
bed In the next few days They are
sending five or six planting machines
into the county about the 18Th Of
April to plant the crop. ~ Is the In
tcntion 81 Mr. Liant Co furnish printed
Instructions pertaining 10 tho cultiya-
tlon of the bcotH during the season as
wen as keeping q fcid man IN at
tendance.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-26
BIENNIAL APPROPRIATION
Each County VIII Receive $4,000 Year
Is For State Roads.

One important measure signed ~
Governor Spy was the biennial road
,ppropriation bin. which makes pro-
vision Tor the expenditure Of SlOS,OOV
of state FUNDS annually for the con-
structlon and maintenance OF the
roadr OF the ctatc. under the direction
Of the state road commission. This
appropriation amounts to $4,000 yearly
for each Of the twenty-cight counties
Of the state.
Under tho terms Of the bin this APP
propriation H. not available for the
most populous counties Of the state
until each has appropriated an amount
equal a. that allotted by the state.
Less populOus counties are required
20 appropriate onc-half the sum do
mated 10y the state. and the smaller
lountic, ate required to contribute
onc-fouith ct the sum they expect to
receive from the state.
The state road fund will be greatly
augmented by the proceeds Of the
browning motor vehicle tax law. The
bin creating this special tax was also
figned hy the governor Tuesday. This
hill likes graduated license tax on
All motor vehicles. graded IN proper
ton 20 the horsepower of the ma
chimes. From this source an incrcas-
ing revenue g. expected each year. II
Is estimated that during the first two
years the revenue from this tax Will
amount to s2OO. 900. This money will
be devoted exclusively to the construc-
ton and maintenance OF roads and
will become part of tho state road
fund
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-26
HIGHWAYS RECEIVE ATTENTION
Pope objects To Government Chang.
Ina Mail Route To Duchcsnc.

Despite the fact that practically all
the state appropriations FOR good
roads made by the last legislature were
dinapproycd by Gov william Spry on
account of lack OF funds. the Salt
Lake Commercial club good roads
committee contcmplatcH an active
campaign this rprlng FOR the opening
~ OF the Utah links az transcontinen-
tai and Interstate highway itH first
stvi In this direction was taken at u
meeting Of the committee Wednesday
afternoon and after organizing and
olotinE Or. VIII u. Elcrbcck chair
man took up the matter OF the Pixies
Peak Ocean t. Ocean highway.
The route Of this highway west
ward from Duchcanc has been the
source of much contention among the
several communities In the Uintah ba-
ain and adjoining territory. 80 IN order
a. set tho matter straight the commit
tee "Wednesday dcrignntcd the official
route which win be west from Du-
ch,snc through the strawberry wall
ley, through Daniels canyon 90 itobcr
city, down Provo canyon 60 Provo
and north on the state road To- Salt
Lake. Tho route west 81 Salt Lake
I
Lincoln National highway hy way OF
the south end OF the Great salt Lake.
The Pixies Peak Ocean 90 Ocean
highway which operates through 81
Joseph. Mo. Colorado Springs aud
west, takes In some of the most at
trsctiNe scenic spots In the West n
h through the picturesque spots of
the Rocky Mountains IN Western COL
orado and h Ia excellent condition
practically the entire route. II was
officially opened last summer when "a
party OF fifteen Colorado and Utah
carr made a trip over the route nom
Colorado Springs 10 Salt Lake.
A. NJ, Pope of Duchesne appeared
before the good roads committee and
asked that the commercial club OF
Salt Lake join ia a protest To the Uni
ted States portal department against
changing the mail contract routing
from Utah pointc into the Uintah ba-
sin 10 operate from Colorado points.
Mr. Pope raid the change which was
being contemplated by the postal au-
thoritiea would segregate the Uintah
basin from Utah and make Il absol-
utely tributary 10 Colorado points.
The committee adopted resolution
endorsing MIR, Popc's stand and viii
recommend 10 tho board OF governors
that the protest be entered with the
proper authorities Tho matter also
VIII be laid before the board OF direct
ors OF the Manufacturers Association
OF Utah. the Weber club, ogden, the
Provo Commercial club and other
commercial and Industrial organiza-
tions Of the state.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-03-26

The Advocate pointed out several
weeks ago that IL waS not probable
that any OF the special road appropri-
atiOns would be signed by the COVER
nor. A. has been the history Of every
other Utah legislature the new crop
Of representatives asked for unrcas-
enable amounts for road work In their
counticf Thcfc bills, together with
the general appropriation bill. are put
up to the governor during the closing
hours. tho chief executive acting upon
them after the Legislature has adj
iourncd. AZ usual. the appropria-
tions nrkcd Tor greatly exceeded the
estimated amount Of revenue. and the
special appropriations were promptly
vetoed. II will be noted that none OF
the old members Of the house were
the authors OF any special road bills.
II waH Just the recently elected repre-
rontativcs that asked for the impos.
siblc. while the old time Legislators
good naturcdly interpreted me- ppposi-
ton o. their requests.