TEE CHASiOTTE SEWS AUGUST 13, 19U
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The News Poultry Department
CONDUCTED BY FLYNN ELLIOTT
i Billion Dollar .
Poultry Industiy
. is down as
iM- •.•.oultry and
• ! ■ I nitpd Statei? for
,r a.- o''timated by iho
- .11.
■ ( onsus of moo
■ of poultry an-.l ergs
t In U'Oo, a( (Mdinu
• i'inuiil r''por» of Set'-
• n »>' the dt^rartniont of
•'oulfry I'-oduots hiifl
;• pi;'op of moro ihan
n dollars -)i valup."
• ■ ’• r’'- hon now lomi^f'ted
or jMt'l « !lf'n'p; Ht
!’i'“ \V«>lunRton
V in I)«’Ofnibfr.
r-T’ 'A'il -in ^aid ihnt "the
in »nr.'dii'M.-; of the I'nit-
" aniountod to
• tT' . ►'I'ond only to tne
■
by I ho pov ^rn-
' in ir'O.*. and
■ . roa«’ "HS I'.rr 'ont
: 1 ih.in ^roni lOtct to
i"i? rijit of more rapid ii-
a.-' Kt-pt up for
fl'i no doU' I it
r t :ii in ll'il w-' sh. II
trdU r poultry in i'i.-trv aU'i
m.irciu to -pari ”
r •. ‘ulf.' rotirs''-; .ir*' now
! p :h:>i' t ■ nt :’..-r>*
' 1 ■ (tf ■ I i’it-''>l Stiit-
, t ,; . . ’i(i ' >’ ■; i’l
tv*'■ rpt >'iN'i’V^
.f f '-a't' of >p\!'ral thou-
iradua'* aiv
r’ o fr^rr--'^ ot t'.'t' co v.v
■ n.l l»ct poul-
r- 'tl'od;^. ;>r -.hoy
;i.> profp;=’jiot’a'
’artinp piaats -'f
. rn-”
.ro\. i
or
of rnrloads of liv ■ poul-
;.pd fast from Indiana,
iri i \va, Kansi-^. ^fcn-
: mid-wes and so.itli-
' rp than cipht hniidrod
rar.-^ arp now em-
orvire. Ton ;-parp aco
V thtMc card '^ao 1p.-s
; "red.
'no thousand r,o\’l‘ry
arp now h ^Id eaoli year
' i Stamps, includi'ir; fall
fairs and winter poultry shoA's. Iho
d>ffprent branches of poultry raising
as a business include the operation
of broiler and roaster plani.?, ssii
farms, duck ranches, the sale of day-
old chicks and duckt^, custom aatcti
ins:, the work of fanciers and so on.
thp sMC(^*ssful toncier beinp u'.v.
known more generally as a poultry
breeder, because of the increase ni
thp commercial value of his work.
There arc now' thousands of e\
peripnced poultrymen in tho Uhiteii
States who niake a regular b isitie^s
of breeding standard bred fowls,
thrir annual production varying from
small flocks to thousands of birds
Prices obtained for this stoo.v range
from $1 to $100 a head, win oe
casional sales reaching; such tigure-a
$200. S300, $500. $800. $1,000 and
even $1,2500 for extra choice breed
inc s-tock or exhibition specimens.
E,e.iR for batching from standard
hred fowls, now sell freely at prictf.
that would have been declared im
poFsiblo a few years ago. Customary
nriccs range from $I for thlrtee.i
eggs to as much as $10 an eg?;
Some specialists of popular vuipticb
receive from $1 tx> $5 each for hutch
' ing eggs from choicest spefiiuen.i
and the demand for them is g-PHiev
than the supply. Day-old chicks now
^•ell in great numbers at from 10
cents to $5 each, according to tuo
; quality of the parent stock,
j But it Is still the poultry produced
annually on the farms of the United
1 States that form the solid fouuda-
lion of the country’s great poultry
busine^s. The poultry fancier, so
called, has done and will continut
to do a great work, but the farmer
is the natural poultryman. and it is
one the farms of America that the
thousands of tons of poultry meat
are produced and the million ot
dozens of eggs are laid each year it
is the farmer and his everyday help-
pi s who are sending to market the
, train loads of poultry and egg pvod-
I ucts. It is the farm product that
must be considered in tabulating he
' immensp figures that pile up into a
i billion dollar Industry.
out the facts that enable him to be*
come more proficient in the art of
breeding poultry.
A person to becom® thoroughly
posted about his birds can do fi6 bet
ter than enter a few in the poultry
show. Although 1iis bird miiy not win
the first time it prepares tho breeder
to know just wherein he has been de
ficient and by correcting these mis
takes he goes at it again with strong
chances of success.
By all means show- your birds; don’t
be disappointed if they do not carry
off the blue ribbons, but be game and
the next show will bring you better
success. You must take a start, so
groom up a few' of your best speci
mens and send them to the nearest
fall fair «how, and you will be sur|»ris-
ed at the wonderful amount of good it
will do you.
BE91B9BEBBI
Novel Ireatment
For Little Gal
Begin Jhe Culling
Process Now
.:.z of .\ncupt most
• becin cullinc the
d latp a;? the
varieties t^how up
Dfhprs and can
p younc. while
' hit ' r mib:^ till
[) i? p nf fppd ‘ he
■ n qui'e a hard>.hi!)
p rn buy all theii
. r and rlosri
; , and vor:' old
■ -1 n ine thP fafi
' ! I'p ht.'ld pach
:> ^h^'.*ld bp kill-
: ■ r ■;>. : If an av-
i ■ '.•’ inc. and mar-
fh,» is; wanted,
• nni necps^ary,
.. . r..i iihow pur-
> Ti;. pulling can
■, . !•: ,»'dally is
n - I f't ■ ii' colored vari-
•  t iO n,any brpeders are
i' tii'nit thp same
. ' :,r. w ithout m»k-
! whatPA'pr. The
■* :■') H'. ’ prtwlucing the
■ 1.5 not >atisfled un-
• . romp improvement
fbiv , :,n only be done.
n 'I ircpdine stock
• ; . 'I ht* clot-p cullinf?
b tiip fancipr ha? to
I*- - for hi: c-hf'irp >;pec-
rul: aip sold on the
.j. ffjRt, ii ii-'i rea*
»’i#' ,t must brlns
^ . l-rofit for all. If you
>>.;r a -'i' that are
.■ i'll' hr pfi' i.- ii^xt Kca-
Runner Duckt.
n Pd tha! a well-bred
' Riipnrrs with the free
!i .(! t»j a ptream
■i* f”ii; a profitable as
: found thpm more
; '-pf H* a far less ex-
■ "■11 * -, fencing and moat
■ "T ; 11 in these days of high
;i Ip '? exi)endlture of
:1 ' tv r:’y. It docs not ro-
• fppd to k;pp n flock
tliHti i. do°(^ to keep a
t : I hr Fame number,
n fipp range it does not
. they will forage
! - and pick up a greater
living from waste on
;ni .^uch 'hings as bugs,
nnd insoct' of nil kinds.
' ‘niely hardy and bear
■ -*11 making them proflt-
n r who only have a small
TV b** regarded as a gen-
• f'iwl They make gne
' and roaster"^. fnd their
Miild flavor and are val-
‘king as they are slightly
/otein and fat than hen
t. account of their large
" h nifirp on some markets
. n l baking. Inquiries are
in regard to sIzp and
' rnay not be amiss to
'v «f)lor of Indian Runners
"n and white and fawn
I-IUp all other breeds of
cio no» breed true to color,
' to cull closely. The stan-
(■T the duck is four
.tr«* noi a new breed,
'roui^ht to England near-
aio into this country
bu* the past two
' people have just begun
son. now is a good time to fatten them
;>nd place them on the market. In buy
ing fancy poultry, few buyers, who
ask for prices, appear to take into
consideration the fact that the best
flocks produce only a limited num
ber of what are called good specimens.
Most buyers will write you. describ
ing a perfect bird and stating that if
‘Re price is reasonable they will buy.
'Vill t^ay that in very few^ instances
ia\p 1 been able to make the price
icht. although have made some very
.'.ttractive prices just to see If sales
L'juld be made from such inquirys.
,\oi long ago I received an inquiry
liom a novice in an adjoining state
asking for a Black Langshan cock
erel. scoring not less than 98 points
Now’ what do you think of that? If I
had such a bird I would certainly show
him at Madison Square Garden, Chica
go, the “Internationar’ and every oth
er big show' I could hear of and wiu
first every time. No such Langshan
cockerel has ever been produced and
I s-o informed by inquirer, also told
him that he could no doubt, find
gome breeder who would sell him such
a bird for five or six dollars.
Buy you a Standard of Perfection
and study your birds. Place them on
exhibition at some of the local fairs
this seaon.
1 My advice to any one who is a lit-
itlp dishpartpncd is to cull closely and
■give those that are left the same care
land feed you did formerly; exhibit
: vour birds In the best ^possible con
dition; ask and insist on good prices,
■on good birds: treat all customers on
! the square and success is sure to
i come.
to realize their true value. They are
considered the Leghorn of the duck
family, and as egg producers I don t
believe they can be beat.
The ducklings are easily raised,
needing plenty of warmth and sun
light. yet access to shade also. Bread
crumbs and oatmeal slightly moistened
w'lth water or milk, is fine for the
first week. Then two parts bran, one
part corn meal, one part shorts or mid
dlings and about 5 per cent, beef
scraps. Keep water always before
them and sharp sand or grit. If not
on free range give green food of some
kind. Lettuce acd young cabbage are
good. When three or four weeks old
feed cracked corn and wheat at night.
They are the fowl for the south as
thpy cat so many insects that destroy
the crops and to those who havent
any Indian Runner ducks I say, “By
all means buy eggs or stock and raise
a flock and you will never be without
them, as they are egg producers near
ly the year round and money bring-
ersi”—Exchango.
London. August 12.—A very rare
type of Infantile paralysis is a girl
patient at the hospital. for sick chil
dren, Great Ormond street, W. C., is
now being subjected to an equally un
usual type of treatment.
The disease instead of being confin
ed, as is usual, tp the limbs at
tacked chiefly the muscles, along the
spinal column on one side, the results
being a pronounced and permanent
lateral bowing of the back.
To straighten out this deformity
the patient, a girl of nine, has been
for the past six weeks suspended from
an overhead framewqrk of leather
loops under the armpits and under the
chin. The whole weight of the lower
trunk and legs, falling in this way on
the unsupported back, is gradually
pulling the spine bick into its normal
straight position.
The little patient is very cheerful
and talkative, despite her strained
and apparently very uncomfortable
attitude. “1 can eat and sleep alright
this way.’’ she said “and I feel much
stronger than when I came to the
hospital."
Every afternoon the suspension
harness is removed and the weakened
muscles are thoroughly massaged. It
Is expected that another month of
the suspension treatment will have
brought the dleformed spine sufficiently
into line to allow of the fitting of a
leather-and-metal jacket, which will
have to be worn for some months.
Pipe Haaker ts a
Countet/eiter
London, Aug. 12.—A pipe manufac
turer and silversmith named Albert
J. pAtchard, and his son, George
Pritchard, both of w'hom live at a to
bacconist’s shop in Cheetham Hill-
road, Manchester, have, it is alleged,
been manufacturing silv-er coins to
make up for bad trade. They were
up for examination today.
A silversmith pronounced the coins
10 be made of real silver, but said
there w as a slight defect in the Roman
figuring. In his opinion they had not
been through the mint.
The elder defendant, according to a
detective, made the following state
ment :
“I manufactured the coins myself
owing to bad trade, and L being a
silversmith, thought there was a profit
to be made out of it. From w'hat I
have read they are real standard coins
which I made with a die. Only myself
and my son are concerned in making
them during the past two years.”
The faud was discovered owing to
the large number of flourins and half
crowns reaching the Bank of England
in Manchester. The bank ofllcials in
vestigated the matter, and a raid on
defendant’s sLop resulted in the dis
covery of a large number of unfinish
ed coins.
Stories of Gieat
Fne in Stambaul
Vienna, Aug. 12.—Statistics which
have been received here with regard
to the great fire in Stamboul, (Con
stantinople) afford graphic evidence
of the terrible scenes enacted there
during the past few days. It i» stated
that 100,000 people were rendered
homeless, while no few^er than 9,000
housese were destroyed. The damage
is estimated at $8,000,000. It is known
that forty persons lost their lives, and
that many more are missing. Over
500 policemen were injured, 1,100 peo
ple lost their eyesight, and twenty be
came insane. The catastrophe Is one
of the biggest of the sort in the history
of the worjd, and the Sultan is great
ly distressed.
Ten alleged incendiariee have been
arrested. It is asserted that a pension
ed lieutenant was discovered in the act
of carrying two vessels full of petro
leum, which he pourned over articles
of furniture.
The police have found a quantity
of inflamable materials under both
the bridges spanning the Golden Horn.
Show Your Birds.
Were it not for something like 500
poultry shows held annually in various
parts of the country, there would be
little interest manifested in poultry.
The poultry show room Is the place to
educate the people to the advantages
of keeping pure bred poifltry, and it
here that thousands of people from
over the entire United States are im
bued with the spirit, and become poul
try fanciers.
The educational feature of the poul
try bhow room i« inestimable, besides
teaching the novice the various breeds
and their particuial merits it teach
es the breeder the various good and
bad qualities of his bird and points
A Quaker Girl’s Ye«.
A young Quaker had been for some
time casting difildent g«ances at a
maiden of the same persuasion, while
she, true to the tenets of her up
bringing, had given him mighty little
encouragement.
However, one day the opportunity
of placing the matter upon a more
stable footing presented itself to Seth,
and he shyly Inquired:
“Martha, dost thou love me?”
“V/hy. Seth, w'e are commanded to
love one another,” quoth the maiden.
“Ah, Martha, but doth thou feel
what the world calls love?”
•T hardly know what to tell thee,
Seth. I have trie'd to bestow my love
upon all, but I have sometimes thought
that thou wast getting more than thy
share.”
Thero is only one thing that
causes moro :*i!s«ry than llQUdr,” re-
maxked the man*^ith the impression*
istlc nose, “and ^it is thirst.”
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Queen Victoria
Dear to Spanish
Madrid, August 12.—A graceful ac
tion of Queen Victoria of Spain has
helped to endear that Englishwoman
still more to the Spanish people.
At a mass and Night Adoration at
Le Granga, the queen was not only
present, but followed the ceremony
throughout, with such fliithfulness that
the greatest enthusiasm wa» awak«ned
in the hearts of those present.
Great enthusiasm, however, followed
j|er gracious behavior after the cele
bration of Maes, when a venerable
Basque peasant advanced and present
ed a flower to the queen, exclaiming:
“The Catholics of Biscay Will ever
stand up for ChTist and for Spain.”
Upon this the old man enthusias
tically tossed his cap into air. Learn
ing that this aged man of the people—
ha W63 nearly a centnarian— had at
tended all the acts of the congresa
with exceptlontl fervor, the queen
called him to her and imprinted a kiss
on his forehead.
The old man reciprocated in a fath
erly manner, kissing her once for
herself, a second time for the King,
1 and again for the children.
1 He then retired, giving the tradition
al salutation of Spain, “Ave Maria
, Purlsima,’* to which the Queen
promptly returned the time-honored
response, “Sin peccado concebida!
The crowd applauded vociferously.
REMEMBERED THE ACCENT.
“Queen Mary,” said the teacher to
the class, in the history lesson, “loved
i France so much that she declared
‘Calais’ would be found written across
her heart after she was dead.”
Pausing a moment, the teacher look
ed at a boy steadily.
! “Jimmy Smith,” she said, “you were
not listening.”
I “Oh, yeg I was,” Jimmy replied.
* “Well, what did Queen Mary say
would be found written across her
heart?”
“Kelly,” was Utile Jimmy’s trumph*
ant reply.—From Norman E. Mack’s
National 'Monthly.
Ranson Offeied
To 1 he Brigands
Salonica, Aug. 12.—An offer of a
ransom of $15,000 has been made by
friends on behalf of Profes-sor Edouard
Richter, the German geologist who was
captured by brigands two months ago,
while making an assent of Mount
Olympuss, near Thessaly.
The brigands have demanded $250,-
000 as well as presents of jewels, but
the Turkish government has declined
/to recognize any claim&, and has sent
two bodies of troops to capture the
brigands. In order to obtain informa
tion of the brigands whereabouts, the
inhabitants of surrounding villages
were soundly flogged, although without
effect.
Professor Richter has now written
a letter beseeching payment of the
ransom, to “put an end to his suffer
ings.” Negotiations are proceedhig be
tween tho brigands and Professor
Richter’s friends.
The Fire Losses
Ihrough London
London, Aug. 12.—In accordance
with custom, the chieif officer of the
London fire brigade (Lieutenant F.
Sladen) has submitted to the fire
•brigade committee of London county
council figures of the rough estimates
of the momentary losses by fires in
London from 1898 to 1911. These es
timates do not extend to the expen-
see Incurred by insurance companies
and others arising out of claims for
damage resulting from fires nor do
they take account of any consequent al
losses which owners of property may
sustain. The total estimated loss for
the 13 years amounts- to $35,125,665.
A little boy who was very much piiz-
eled over the theory of evolution, ques
tioned his mother thus*.
“Mamma, am I descended from a
monkey?”
"I don’t know,’' the mother replied.
*1 never knew any of your father’s
• people.”