Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

Our earlest records show that I0R-
horns wcrr first INTRODUCED ~ thr
nited States about 1876 little o.
tcntitp was paid o. them IT ih' tiu'
bii ~ 1853 Ir simpson ~ Ncw 1rt
purchased sour ~ the fowls from
ship ugnor and later imported sonr
White laphprus dirort These caWg
from tho port uf i.egharn. in Italy, and
frpu that fact tbr breed derives =
name
White leghnrus eoro tho first = r.
como gennrsll9 known after wh'rh th'
other varieties followed ihc -inglf
Cont White Ieghnru IS uud"lbtfdlY
tho most widely brri variety p Amer
ca to-day and - popularity E 7'''
groWing
VI better lavug te' has ever heen
developed and most 81 thr largo corn
merdal egg farms erf stocked 21'h thofn
White leghnrus arr hardy md lr
dustriotia and not prone to become ia',
whph makoe Z possible ~ iord hh"'n
heavily fnr egg production lhoT lay
lgrgr White oggz which are lnnch ~
demand o-pecallv ~ Now fnrk. "hfrH
rncas + III vav 81 'ho henhous' h'
egg tsrf 4 hve chirkrr rrawninF
/ tic hell tith hr lrnst vital and npur
| ,gh,ng frod clements + oan ~ oGoked
/ ,n .errttg af rays according to he
cihnarr stii rplryed
+ hrr ran multiply herself many
4 titnrs 4nnualiy Allowing only ff'v per
cent af her rggs ~ batch. Vo can hsvo
four dozeu rmcks from one fard " nne
year Soc tho amazing possibilities n
q,nok and manifold returns from 'F
poultrY gerds ~
suppose me hon produces ~ ch'rE-
When those chicks are eight months Gd
ihav will weigh cight pounds aple'"
, total af in0 pounds Within one r'~
,rod,,ct,va aeason this mother hen has
nrodueed rueat equal ~ fftv times the
weight IL her awn Eodv' an To'l
beat II" for duckuess and iargeneS7 q
return r. beef cow Weighing WH'
no,Indas Werr ~ ~ rs yell she would
bavn - ryoduce 50 hcrf cattle weigh
ing D0n pounds apiece ~ f"tal RI
~ 600 pounds of reef n twelve months
On the other hand he very hest Snf
can 4o 4 "a produce p single pat'y teei
not half thc weight of her own body,
even though she we're 10 give all her
milk 10 ferd the solitary offspring
This amckness IF maturity u pons-
trv rneat Il q matter ~ prime import
ance Il makes the domestic fowl tne
best food-frlend thr average man fai'
noss,hly have She uil hand hITn P
fresh and warm egg about tive Gays ~
everv seven during the laying season
lie can use the eggs as meat subStl-
tutcs 4r ne can SET the eggs and ftl ms
yards with ths choicest meat ~ the
world light weeks from inc shell th'
vn,,nu bird will make mighty tasty eat
r ing six ar eight months from The siief
the rockcreis. MS aTge roasters nT ca
mons wlH make 3 dish to fetch Smlie
cf lov from the face ~ KING
Tins Is what our nation is n suprem
need II today We should produce Jh
, biggest bumper crop Of poultry an'
eggs his year that our widest dream
; ever Dictured We can do 1t with ease
n wlU furnish us the greatest i'n +"
have ever had. too We can be exceed
! nglv practical poutrymen- and so g
, all The benefits ~ be derived from ina
, / phase 9f the business ~ The sau
: time we can play pa the fancy @d
! ! Of the game and get as much pure ~
out Of II as the most tanaticai Hp"e
: garden fend can get out ~ his PEI 'a'
\ From every point ot vieN ne pfSp'
( "a full of thrills 70 one who really mean
to DO what he c1n 10 keep the home-art
: burning
\ HorE ~ BACKYARD ro lrRl Ht>.
: 4 small Hock IS profitable @
though grain Is tive cents a n'nhi. p
I ~ 80 -. sat,sfar,,on during ia, las
i49 - t,,-l.-t drive that AMER
"Ah'ei -, - ,,-er endured Tn
9 fact Is, the keeping d to"N pas y 1'
q come skilled art n TINS 'oahlIF "
r do ,,ot hoard hens al. winter ~ oFdt
g 40 la9' e. ..eys n spr,uE and SUN
g % ~ -s.hs- sgg- all winter and a
uiel aiI simmer and the
r spIluE az, Tn different propositio
z from thar Of our grandtafheFs
c Thare arp literally thousands OF ld
: re- lieie L.rkyards all over tf
hei'iiou @ T. a- ,areh the patriotic du.
s. - -uFFCKE