Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-09
PROFESSOR DARKER'S
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From the Cyclopedia of live stock and
from articles in papers and magazines
we have learned that Poland Chins
ducks are very profitable and that they
are not difficult to raise, so we advise
the purchase Of a quantity of them.
Below the Capital street bridge mean
Union street is a small island. AT low
water it is not all surrounded, but is
nearly so. We advise the fitting up of
this island for Belgian hares. A fence
in the middle of the stream ON the south
side few yards long will make the is
land rabbit tight and here a large guam
tity of Belgians can make homes for
themselves.
The Candy Business.
The children in the fall of 1916 took
large house near the Fairgrounds. The
building had been idle for over year
and Mr.. Albert, the owner, being pub
lie spirited citizen, the rent the first
year was very little. In the lower floor,
the plant for making staple candies was
put. nj kki
The candy is packed in paper bags
and sealed up by pasting the top of the
bags. Each bag has printed on it the
contents, the weight, and the price. The
price is double the cost of the material
used. The boys with little wagons go
on their route in the morning gathering
up table refuse, and then with clean
box loaded with candy use what time
they can on the same route as statesmen.
Candy buyers soon learn that their pen
MES, dimes and nickles would buy much
more of the children than at the store
and so they waited for the agent who
came at the regular time every day. A
big bell vigorously rung announced to
all hearers that the candy boy was com.
ing.
In the basement of the building is the
carpenter shop. Here the boys make
things for sale. The principal thing
made first was kitchen tables such as is
illustrated below.
The Labor System.
The children work in gangs with a
foreman who keeps record of the time
each pupil works and gives him credit
for as many cents per hour as he is years
old At the close of the season the
amount credited to each of the children
is compared with the net proceeds, and
this determines the amount each re-
ceives. John Smith is 10 years old and
has worked 200 hours, 10x200-2,000
cents or $40 he is credited with. The
credit of all the pupils foots up $4,000
for the season. The net proceeds are
$50 ,6S5, 80 9,6S5-S0, ,000-.O0746 per hour
.00746x2 ,00O-$14.92, John Smith IS
share.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate and report on the general farming,
market gardening and stock business
aplied to Mr.. English, a successful far
mer, for instruction and advice in the
matter He says:
We could take from one to 10 vacant
city lots and thereon engage in thor
ough up-to-date culture of seed grains
and potatoes. The plan is to procure
the very best of seeds from fair ex-
hibits, experiment stations, etc. To pre-
pare the ground with proper care, and
attend to seeding, cultivation and har-
vesting in truly husbandlike manner;
from the crops harvested, then select
the very best of grain, or specimens of
potatoes for replanting. This will give
us larger area in the second year, and
also more experience, practical and
theoretical, in the young workers. The
second crop being harvested, will be
treated again like the first crop. By
this time there should be a considerable
surplus of first-class seed of grain and
tubers, which would be placed on the
market for fair price for the use of
enterprising farmers who believe in
No. l seeds and who would pay the
young agriculturists handsomely for
their labor and industry. This could be
established as real, genuine business
of great merits. The valley here needs
better seeds--espeeially wheat, barley
| oats and potatoes. In former years