Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-30

l. is not to be expected that an earthquake would cause consternation in California. They are accustomed to occasional earthquakes on the west coast, and are no more shocked by them than by the daily gossip output of the Hollywood film colony. But even where seismic disturbances do not pro- duce excitement. they are not expected to mix million-eg omelettes, that is, not. unless their tremors extend to Pc taluma.
 Petaluma is a town not far from San Francisco. In the tongue 9f the eccie- siastical pioneers who fixed the mo- menclature of that district, it is the City of Little Hills \ few years ago the mention of Petaluma to lntclli- gent persons East of the Rockies pro- bably would have elicited nothing more informative than the general remark that they also give towns names like Patchogue and Cohocksink
 But that was before Petaluma te- came known as the home of 4.000, 900 hens-indEstriOus. ambitious, a1uuls- tic hens, who in the interest of bet ter poultry and more abundant food lay 9 total of 500 :0O0 900 eggs a year. It must be obvious that no earthquake Of whatever suddenness could find Pe- taluma without enough eggs on hand for history's grandest omelette.
 Petaluma is located on an estuary of San Pablo Bay, about two hours by motor, train or boat from the City of the Golden Gate. Settlers of more than a generation ago discovered that is soil and climate are ideal for poul- try culture. The warm sunshine is tempered with light sea breezes and the fertile fields are made properly ab- sorbent by the rich, gravelly loam This combination produces a content ed hen, a hen whose thoughts are never clouded with the petty eXaspera- tions which sometimes interfere with the serious business of laying eggs.
 Tn Petaluma and neightboring vil- lages of Sonoma County the poultry industry represents an investment of more than S20000 900. The aggregate county output is no less than 500, 900, 900 eggs annually. While a vast pro- portion of this output is absorbed by local hatcheries Petauma shipped last year more than p, G00, 900 dozen eggs and 24O, 900 dozen poultry. The towI styles itself The Worlds Egg Bas- ket", which for truth and appropriate. ness gives all slogan makers higt mark to shoot at
 The White Leghorn is the hero ol preferably, the heroine of Petaluma Its vogue is a matter of sound busi. |, ness principles. While it's snowy plu' mage and gay red comb and wattle; would make it an ornamental feature in any rustic landscape, they are no elements of it's popularity. Its record a. a producer is the foundation of it. fame. The White Leghorn lays annu ally maximum of eggs at minimum of cost Their lair chamber Is small which helps keep them fresh. More over the eggs are large and white, anC characterized by flavor more delicat' than that of brown eggs, a Urge pro Uo7tiJu of which are imported iron China Their whiteness is particular ly v;-1t2Dle asset in this nlogica world where food must gladden. th' eye as well as the palate.
 The chicken farms of Petaiuma ar, of many sizes. As 8 rule the smal one admits of more intensive pro. dnction than the large ones, and us uE11y yields q higher profit per hen One man with ten acres Of land ana SSoo'~hens has q modern home. two automobiles and an annual income O. about. $6 900. There are thousands Iik, shim who have gained O comfortable