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The Washington times., 1923-03-25

ranged with him to transport to
America the fifteen young ducks
then in his possession.
In those days transportation
was slow and 1t took four months
to make the trip from Shanghai
to New York. Six birds were lost
during the trip and the remaining
nine reached our shores in March,
1873 Five OF these were shipped
to one of Mr.. McGrath's friends
and were lost In transit.
Mr.. Palmer took the remaining
four, one drake and three ducks,
to his home III Stonington. Upon
these four much-traveled birds the
duck industry. as We now know It,
was established
From the limited stock in the
yards OF Mr.. Palmer, fanciers Sc
cured Matching eggs and breeding
birds and as the numbers in
creased some Of the young birds,
probably the surplus males, were
dressed and marketed. Them the
poultry dealers and commercial
duck growers had an opportunity
to learn how superior these for
efgn birds were to those commonly
bred. and the Pekin boom started.
The boom has never collapsed.
The Pekin Is still the leader in
this field. In fact there isn't q
second choice among growers who
operate on . commercial scale.
Grow Some for Home Use.
| sometimes wonder why every
poultryman who rears birds for
his own table does not grow small
brood Of ducks each season.
Matching eggs are not expensive.
and ready-hatched ducklings may
be secured from many hatcheries.
The youngsters are very easy to
manage and grow at an amazing
rate. Since they do not require
space for range, and may be grown
In very small yards, they are well
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Rancher Plans
$4,000 House
Party to Pals

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, March
24.-Tom l.. Burnett, millionaire
ranchman, is laying plans for the
biggest outdoor celebration on his
Triangle Sranch. seventeen miles
north of here, that was ever held in
the Southwest. 1t will be held the
last week in April and will last four
days. The cost of the celebration
will be more than $4,000, It Is
stated, and all of it will be borne
by Mr.. Burnett.
1t will be in the nature of house
party, with entertainment features
for the several thousand guests
Burnett is organizing the greatest
rodeo ever given in this country
He expects contestants for the diff
ferent prizes from all Of the West
and Southwest. The whole affair
will be a roundup of typical ranch.
men and cowboys, with town guests
as onlookers. One of the features
of the event will be a barbecue at
which a feast for several Thousand
people will be prepared. Cowboy
and cowgirl sports of all kinds will
be INDUCED in. Mr.. Burnett Is
building an arena with a seating ca.
pacity of 10000 persons for the ac
commodation of his guests while the
sports are being given.
Mr.. Burnett declares that the cele
bration will be the biggest thing OF
its kind ever given in this country
He Is giving it merely for the love
that he and his friends have for the
old-ttme ranch sports
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Cat-Tail Feed Proves
Good Forage for Hogs

Excellent results in feeding cat
tails to hogs were obtained last
year by L. e. Prudential. man.
ager of a large Duroc Jersey farm
near Las Cruces, N. M. Forty
three hogs were turned into a
three-acre patch of cat-tails April
10 and received no other feed for
the next three months. The pigs
made satisfactory gains and were
in good flesh at the end of the
period, while the swamp was left q
mass of mud:
Although the pigs ate the stalks.
they derived their chief nourish-
ment from the rhizomes, or roots
which run beneath the ground and
send up stalks. These rhizomes,
according to Professor Classen, of
Cornell University, contain a core
of starch, which serves as a re-
serve food supply for the plant.
1t is estimated that an acre will
produce five tons OF this starchy
food, dried
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
FARMERS SHOULD
GROW MORE FOOD
Possibility of 5 Per Cent In
crease il Maryland, Della
ware and Virginia.

About s per cent more Of the food
consumed on the farms Of Maryland
Delaware and Virginia could eco
nOmically be produced locally rather
than being brought ii from distant
producing areas, according to John
s. pennee, crop statistician at Bal
tinbre for the United States De.
partment OF Agriculture co-Operat-
ing with the University OF Mary.
land, Extension Service. This, Mr.,
Dennee says, is developed BY B sur,
vey recently made by the Bureau
OF Agricultural Economies Of the
Department OF Agriculture.
Returns from farmers reveal that
about III per cent Of the food con-
sufaed on Maryland farms Is pro.
duced on the farms where con-
sumed; So per cent on the Delaware
farms; and ~ per cent on the Vir.
Rinia farms. Seven per cent IS pro.
duced locally III Maryland and Vir-
ginia. but not on the farms report
ing, and 10 per cent in Delaware.
About III per cent OF the food con.
stunned on Maryland farms is not
produced locally and could not rea.
sonably be produced there; and
about is per cent IN Delaware and
Virginia. About per cent Of the
food consumed in Maryland, Della
ware and Virginia farms ID not pro.
duced locally. but could be ecOnOni-
cally produced there for the dis
placement Of food brought in from
other sections.
In a general way the survey in
dicated that the more isolated far
imers produce more Of their food
stuffs than do less isolated farmers,
and that the more prosperous sec.
tions seem to buy more Of the food
they consume than do the less pros.
porous sections.
High freight rates appear to have
slight effect on the quantity OF food
bought by the farmers, complaints
with regard to such rates being di.
rected toward other things that far
mers buy such as implements. feed,
fertilizer, lime and lumber; and to-
ward the things that farmers sell
such as live stock. wheat, corn, hay,
apples. potatoes and other crops.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
FEARS WHITE RACE
MAY Be ABSORBED
Rapid Increase of CoIored
Population "Heaping Up
All Over World"

COLUMBUS, March 24.-That the
white race will be absorbed and
fused with those of darker color
unless precautionary measures are
taken, is the prediction voiced in
an address here by DR.. Lothrop
Stoddard.
Declaring that the non white
races increase numerically much
more rapidly than the white race,
DR.. Stoddard said that for the next
generation or two-until influences
accompanying civilization have had
a chance to stem the birthrate-
there will be heaping up" of
colored men all over the world.
This condition will be particu-
larly true in China and the Far
East. where the lands are popu-
lated to the very limit of subsist-
ence," continued DR.. Stoddard.
"a large part of the population
in Japan and China lives on the
very edge of famine. 1t is natu-
raj for these countries to dis
charge their excess population
upon the more thinly populated
section.
There is no physical reason
why millions of Asiatics should
not enter the white world every
year. Only our veto prevents It,
II this veto is lifted it will mean
the ultimate destruction of white
race identity"
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Half Pound Eggs Laid
By Hen in California

a recent issue of Popular Me-
chanics contains a picture of what
is claimed to be the largest hens
egg in the world, weighing four
and one-eighth ounces. Mrs. o. d.
Brandon Of Bell Uos Angeles
suburb brought to the office of
Orchard and Farm samples Of
eight-ounce eggs laid by a Rhode
Island Red hen. One of the eggs
weighed a trifle over a half pound,
being two inches thick and three
and one-half inches long Each
Jumbo egg contains two yolks.
Mrs. Brandon states that her
half-pound-egg hen lays two such
eggs nearly every week and some
kind of an egg every day, except
when broody or moulting. The
hen was first fed on toast and
milk and began laying when five
months old. She now receives
only ordinary hen feed
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Farmers Beat Bushes
To Release Game RirdS

WAUKESHA, Wis, March "a
Farmers in the w aukesha lake
region recently conducted a remark.
able drive for the preservation OF
game birds imprisoned in thickets
by enormous snowdrifts. Thousands
Of birds were released as a result
OF their effective bush-beating.
Foxhounds were released by own
ers of estates to make war on
mink. weasels, skunks and other
predatory animals which had Joined
with the blizzard in an attack upon
the birds.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
LEAVES FORTUNE TO
|. FIRST SWEETHEART
CaIifornian's Ranch Goes to-
Woman He Loved Forty
Years Ago.

UTICA. N. Y, March 24.-Forty
years or so ago Mrs. Elizabeth
Elmer Bailey, OF this city, and
Lewis Wallace were childhood
sweethearts.
Then events separated them.
After thirty years of silence,
Mrs. Bailey has received word that
she is the principal legatee Of Wal
lace. who, dying recently in Cali
fornia. left her his extensive fruit
farm and ranching properties,
worth a small fortune.
When fifteen years old, Mrs.
Bailey was the playmate and
sweetheart of Lewis. As affec.
ton grew and deepened came
anxiety. also, to the boy. He had
no money; the solution was to
make his fortune-and that quickly.
The wisdom Of Horace Greeley had
summed up in few words, des-
tined tof become saying, the trend
of the times-"Go West, young
man, go Vest" And Lewis left,
young and ardent and optimistic,
to return some day to take a blush.
ing bride there with him, or per.
haps to stay here.
For two years he wrote regularly.
=
silence ensued. one to be main.
tanned for thirty-five years, with
out even rumor or chance word
brought by any roundabout way to
relieve 1t. Perhaps in the struggle
to gain a fortune, to which he
dedicated himself, the means OBJ
secured the end, and he forgot the
young New York State girl. Per-
haps another swain gradually re-
placed Lewis in her affections. At
all events, silence came and stayed
and then was broken by the curt
and formal-looking letter which
briefly stated that Elizabeth Elmer
Mrs. Bailey's maiden name-was
legatee to a fine fruit ranch, with
broad acreage. And even in its
tenor, il not in phraseology, the
letter spoke of a love that was
matured throughout the years.
Elizabeth, at the age of eighteen,
moved to Hamilton with her family
and in due time became a bride,
being married in Earlville to A. K.
Bailey. She has a daughter. She
intends, in May or June, to go to
California and take up residence
on the ranch, which she may make
her permanent home.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Bis SH0R TAGE
IN HORSES Of
BEST QQAL ITY
There Is Always Good Market
for High Glass Animals, Says
Department Of Agriculture
MULES ALSO ARE NEEDED
Production Of Colts IS Not Suf-
ficient to Supply the Needs
Of Farms IN United States

The United States Department
Of Agriculture calls attention Ia
the fact that there is market for
high-class, well-bred horses and
mules.
The small undeveIoped animaI 81
poor quality IS always drug oll
the market, but the Offspring of
good brood mares bred to pure
bred sires Of the right type, II
properly developed and broken IL
harness, nearly always find q reads
market.
SHORTAGE is NOTED.
Figures based on the 1920 census
show that about 200 900 fewer colts
were produced in the United States
IN 1919 than were needed to supply
replaceIneYlts 0f horses and mulea
on farms alone About 225,000 high
class animals are needed Tor IN
nuaI requirements In cities. ma Kin
: shortage Of more than 4Oes00D
horses and mules produced IN the
United States ia 1919, below tho
number needed for replacing loses
The department recommends tllat
farmers produce replacement enough
in connection with general farming
To be able to sell OFF the older work
animals each year The market de-
naa1lds well broken and trained
horses that win last long period
of years.
AGE FOR SELLING.
Therefore, II the colts are broken
at about three years az age and
used on the farm few years, these
young horses, together with the
breeding stock. win furnish the
power for the average farm and the
young stock will be increasing in
sale value. Horses reach their max
imun1 sale valde at about six years
Of age, and the surplus animals
should be sold ut this time
Well-bred horses and mules that
have been properly fed and well
broken usually are salabIe at q
profitable figure and should i'm
crease the income OF the general
farmer.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Old Army Mule
Always on Job,
Pershing Says

There will never be anything that
can take the place Of the horse and
the army mule in war" declares
Gen. John j. Pershing. IF we
had more horses in the world war
we might have done a great deal
better than we did There were oc-
casions when the cavalry had oppor-
tunities that we knew how to take
advantage of, but could not because
we did not have horses.
''I believe the horse is coming back
into his own. The time has not come
when the horse is seen only in mu-
seums and / don't think it is ever
going to come. l believe there IS a
definite place for the horse and for
his economical use in many practical
ways on the farms and in the cities.
Its the old mule that is the most
reliable thing in the army. You can
pack him, drive him, starve him.
beat him and neglect him-do all
sorts Of things to him that you can, t
do to an automobile-and he is al
ways there as long as he has four
legs to stand on"
The Washington times., 1923-03-25

Stated briefly, the Pelrin Is pre-
ferred because Of It's large size,
white plumage, hardness. general
freedom from disease, rapid growth
and superior table quality. Fur
ther, the two sexes are much alike
In weight, which makes possible the
marketing Of the entire brood at
one time. In certain breeds the
ducks are much smaller than the
brakes and do not sell to advantage,
According to available records,
these big white ducks were discov.
cred In China in 1872 by q Mr.. Nc
Grath, then travelling for q New
York firm which imported Chinese
products. He saw them at Pekin
and IL was said that these big
white birds we're not commonly
bred but came from stock found
only on the area set aside for the
use Of the Imperial family.
Eggs Secured By an American.
Mr.. McGrath secured some eggs
which he carried to Shanghai,
WAGAG AZ A10 SAGAA 1AG0U4LG4s H.
teen young ducks were reared
from these eggs. During the same
season an Englishman, Major Ash
ley, stationed at Shanghai, also Sc
cured some eggs from Pekin and
reared number Of birds.
Il seems that Major Ashley en-
joyed Q great reputation as q fam
cier and breeder Of feathered stock
and his birds were always In
spected by interested travellers
who visited Shanghai. Late in
1872, such a New England poultry
breeder, Mr.. James g. Palmer, OF
Connecticut, called on Major Ash
ley and became interested in the
huge ducks which were SO unlike
any bred in America. Learning
there OF similar ducks in the pos
session OF Mr.. McGrath, he became
acquainted with the latter and ar
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
EXPERT KEEPS
HUNDRED HENS
IN CLOSE EMS
Declares They Lay More and
Have Better Health Than If
Given Freedom to Forage
BODILY ENERGY CONSERVED
Disease Menace Of Open Yard
Is Cited as Strong Argument
for the Restriction of Range

Modern poultry raising illus
trates the working of the law OF
evolution. Man has learned to APP
ply to the hen the same methods
which have increased his own ere
alive ability.s
Genius in man usually indicates
Che use of waste or surplus mus
cular energy for producing crea-
tive thoughts which, when con-
centrated upon a definite objee-
tive, accomplish great results.
CONSERVING ENERGY.
In the case of the hen, man
has forced into productive chan
nels the bodily energy which for.
merly was wasted. Trapnesting
selective breeding and modern
methods of management have
turned this energy into greater
egg production. writes Charles
Weeks in the Los Angeles Elk.
aminer.
In our experiments we have
learned that the one thing which
Increased egg production more than
any other factor was the elimina.
ton of outside yards We believe
they cause the spread. of disease
and are useless.
We find that hens kept under
q roof. In dry, clean, open
front pen. will lay more eggs and
Ut the same time maintain better
health than those allowed their
freedom. It is the same principle
applied by many dairynen, who
believe that comparatively close
confinement of the cows increase
milk production.
The hen which is not allowed
20 use her energy in running
about and foraging for food con-
verts her food into eggs with the
Is compelled to eat only the
least possible waste. and since she
duces eggs of high quality.
HENS KEPT IN PENS.
BY our method we keep 100 hens
IN two pens. each twelve by twelve
feet, with a small door between.
This gives them morning sun.
light in the east pen and after
noon sunlight in the west pen.
The floor is of sand. Regular
spraying and the constant adj
mission of sunlight and fresh air
result in unusual freedom from
germs and other enemies of
health and production.
In the modern egg-machine man
has applied natures wonderful
law of evolution. 1t is a far
cry from the wild jungle fowl to
the modern hen that lays over
800 eggs per year. 1t has not
been very long since the world
marveled at the 200-egg hen. To-
day the 300-egg nen is common
and we are well on the way to
the 400-egg-per-year hen. Is
there no limit?
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
THE GREAT MARKET DUCKS
introduced from China Fifty Years. Ago

suited to meet the needs Of the
backyard pOultrymaT.
Well bred flOcks OF Pekins are
wonderfully uniform In size and
type. The ducks and brakes are
very similar In appearance, the
latter being Unidentified BY two or
three short, stiff feathers curving
upward at the base Of the tail.
The typical Pekin duck has .
broad. deep breast, carried low.
The body Is long and broad, car
ried close to the ground, slightly
elevated In front and sloping Down.
ward to the rear. The thighs and
shanks, set well back. are short
and large
The finely formed. long head.
with medium sized bill and large,
deep set eyes, is set on d large,
curved neck which Ii carried well
forward. Short, close wings are
carried snugIy against the sides.
The whole bird Il trim and alert
Standard Weight 81 Pekins.
For the show room. adult brakes
should weigh nine pounds, adult
ducks eight pounds, young brakes
eight pounds, young ducks seven
pounds. On duck farms It Ii not
unusual to find many specimens
which greatly exceed these stand
ard weights In fact there are GER
tain strains, or families, which well
deserve the name Mammoth
Pekins.
There is but one variety, the
white. The plumage should be pure
white or creamy white, black
feathers In any part Of the plumage
being disqualification in exhibi.
ton specimens Shanks and toes
are reddish-orange, bills are orange
yellow. eyes deep leaden-blue.
New York City Ii the largest
market for these toofhsome duck.
Hngs and the great duck-grOwing
districts are mostly within easy
shipping distance OF this huge
market. Boston, also, calls for
large quantities Of ducks, as do
many Of the great Summer resorts
along the Atlantic Coast. In Ger.
tain sections Of comparatively
limited extent the annual output
ranges from . half million to two
million ducks.
Long Island is, perhaps, the rea.
center of the industry, but many
large duck-farms are found III New
England and New Jersey. Penn
sylyania, too, boasts OF severa
large establishments.
Again, would like to drop thu
suggestion that owners OF Nonn,
nocks OF poultry and general farm
ers may well grow each season
q small bunch OF ducks for home
use. All such will. be wise if they
use pure-bred stock. because the
common, nondescript puddle
ducks" will not prove satisfactory
The Pekin will. 1t has established
its reputation among those who
know good ducks. the hard.heade.
commercial growers.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
PERKINS
BY PROF. r. Il. sToNERuRN,
Poultry Editor. N. Y. Ameyicon
r,nrur4na4 1907 hu aAan o.

BY PROF. z. n. SToNERuRN,
Poultry Editor, N. Y. American
Copyright. 1923. by star Co.
OF the many kinds Of domestic
birds and animals commonly found
on American farms, very few are
natives of this continent. The
great majority have been brought
here from older countries, often
In rather undeveloped form, and
in most cases have been greatly i'm
proved by American breeders.
The same is true Of vast mum.
Der OF fruit and ornamental trees
and vines, field crops, etc. So i'm
portant is this work of locating and
securing things which are at once
valuable and especially well suited
to our soil and climate that the
Government employs trained ''agri.
cultural explorers" to search the
world over. These scientists have
done much to enrich American agri-
culture, as have many private citi-
zens, traders and travellers, who
have brought much OF value from
foreign lands.
Our poultry industry is especially
indebted to the latter class for the
introduction of many kinds Of land
and water fowl which are now bred
the country over. The great mar
ket duck industry, in particular, has
been developed since the Pekin
duck was brought from China by a
business man Just fifty years ago.
Duck Farms Have Big Output.
Few people have any conception
OF the extent to which market
ducks are grown by duck special
lists. There are very few chicken
farms in America which produce as
many birds each season as do &
considerable number OF duck
farms. There are many OF the lat
ter which grow and market fifty
thousand ducklings per year, and In
certain cases from one hundred
thousand to one hundred and fifty
thousand head are marketed an
nually by single farms. AS these
quick-grown ducklings weigh from
four to Geven pounds each, one can
form some idea of the magnitude
of the operations OF these big duck
specialists.
Five thousand dollars cash In.
come per year from chicken farm
isn't at all bad. Yet recently Wis
tied one duck grower who had Just
sold his seasons crop Of duck
feathers alone for that amount.
Well grown young ducks-or
green ducks"-are mighty good
eating. The consuming public ap-
preciates this and the demand
seems to be steadily increasing.
Certain duck farms have been
operated on q relatively large scale
for many years and their owners
seem to have made very satisfac-
tory profits. Professionals in this
field use Pekin ducks almost exclu.
sively. In fact the industry 10
founded on this great breed.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Note in Potato
Asks Price Paid

LYNCHBURG, va, March 24.
Mrs. w. y Crowder, Of this city,
while Deeling q potato, found a
note in Il reading:
II got ~ cents per bushel What
did you give7.'
IT was signed 20. r. Beardsley,
Stanton, Mich, and was dated Jan
uary 10.
Mrs. Crowder said she paid 50
cents per peck Tor the potatoes,
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Seeks to Fix Blame for
Destructive Forest Fires

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March q.
-Commissioner William A. L. Baze.
ley, before forest wardens, State
police. and railroad officials, de-
clared careless automobilists who
throw matches from their machines
are responsible for many forest
fires.
Locomotives and sportsmen also
came in for their share of blame.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Boy Blinded in Coal Mine
Blast Wins $4,000 Suit

PHILADELPHIA, March ga
Damages aggregating $4,000 the
largest ever recorded in a personal
injury suit here were awarded by
jury in the case of nine-year old
Chester Gesek against the railroad
The boy was blinded by a dyna-
mite explosion in a colliery. He
was awarded $4,000 and his father
$4,000 for loss of his services.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Fur-Bearing Animals
For Alaskan Islands

Plans for introducing fur-bearing
and game animals on islands in
southeastern Alaska. where they
have either never occurred or have
been exterminated, are being worked
out by the Biological Survey.
II is proposed to stock certain
islands with rabbits as food for fur
bearers and man; to stock other
Islands with marten. mink and
beaver. The introduction Of elk on
certain islands is also being con-
eidered.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
Grocer Gets $1OO Fine
For Offering Bad Food

NEW YORK. March 17.-Steak
kidney-beans and cocoa were the
updoing of Isidore Kash, food
dealer. In the municipal court yes
terday, he was found guilty of of.
fering unwholesome food for sale.
Kash was fined 500 or ten DAVIS
in the Tombs.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25
AristOcratic BOw-WOws
Wear GOIOshes i'm Paris

PARIS, March 24.-Many aristo-
cratic dogs here wear goloshes, for
the weather has been wet and dan.
ge~ous TO the health of pampered
pets. These goloshes are more like
snow boots; each fastens with two
buttons.