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8, THE CHARLOTTE EVB1THTG : CHnOOTCLB,: : GATUHDAY, SITEIiBER 7, 1912. ;rn- TTprn 7N V v Pitied : -vaty teir. v Gzfcteal ;Circa!-8,5C0 " n; ; Tto 7 fjst Progrsivc " Agrimllural Mien; 0 49c Per Jnclil Tha ObssKer Co., Clmrlotte, il. C. . . f if U , ..... "i.:. The Hobby Of 'i By E. "R.B. CHAPMAN. "; ' ' ' . : . , - - - ' In writing upon this subject I wish to emphasize what appeals - to .me, as a erreat danger....I's the idea of home. life. of making' and' having homes, losing its hold upon us a.i a natlon? Are we becoming .a., 'nation of flat-dwellers? " Just so sure- as we lose the liking , and love for the i home, with its domestic cares , and responsibilities, our - garden, " our - pets, bur hobby, or r that which tends-to improve our mind and keep our, idle moments . occupied, ..we as a nation will lose that sterling 'worth' .of char acter, independence and thrift.- that comes-from the occupation of all,ide moments. t . Therefore an v hobby that attracts the interest of man, woman or child to the home is ox ereat advantage to all. i? or this reason,'; if . for no ; other, the, hobby of pigeon raising ,nas always, appeaiea to me." From, the keeping of. a -few pigeons there has .come in . many cases a : large and unexpected good. . , Of course he who has j the country place with its garden and ' yard, small " though it may be, has the advantage. The fiat-dweller who ? becomes , interested in. pigeons muat start at once a search for & little home with its' patch of ground so as to .-give him the necessary room." ".".In the great - rush' of modern times and . the' establishment of great - business '' enterprises ' the : tendency Is always to draw people away' from their homes, whereas 'to preserve the integrity of the nation, s it should be the aim of all to create interest Jnv the family circle and cultivate ' love for the home. In . this direction . throughout . the - world the pigeon fancy has done much. - . There .is - no doubt, f for 1t . has been often proved, that' the pigeon : hobby is one ofthe greatest of all hobbies. Take, for instance, the vast number among the r laboring " classes in England and Germany,- and ,-" in France, where.- until of - late - years only the nobles have been allowed by law to keep pigeons, -.- who keep -a- email but select stud, breeding with close study to produce something always better. Then take the" thousands of others that keep pigeons simply . as pets because they love to work around and care for- them, thus bringing out all the latent love of -man for- dumb"! animals. y - - , - . .The incentive to -.breed - - the best, to lead, to win the blue or red ribbon,", in spires the first, while just the love for his pets, ; inherent in all anankind. inspires- the latter. But both, the one ever progressing toward his goal, .the- i other, just loving his pets, - his - home,-1 Blue Muff Tumblers, line bred and cups, etc bring out . those qualities which make the good: citizen- : True, pigeon . keeping is not the - beginning and end of home life, but it turns one's thoughts in the right direction ' Notice, for": example, the young man, a pigeon fancier.; -up . with his t birds in "the morning, I in : his -loft, feeding and watching his;- setting- birds or his , perchance it. be. the breeding season, watching .his' setting, birds, o his youngsters erow... Hnw interested ho. ciuue&i now ne wonaers wnat Kind or head this or that fledgling will have, or how. eagerly he waits for the first feathers to .replace the . down that he may see what color this particular bird will be. whether the color will be clear or. broken , and,- if broken, whether the bird will be marked , according to his ideal! Whistling and happy he goes to his wdrk. On the other hand, he who lives In a flat, because he has. . to eat. and sleep that he may live to work, sleeps late into the morning if . he can " rises, pats and - goes to work with slowl listless. ;.ueou,.-,r.ror, nim, lire is tLe same old story, day in and day out,, nothing but a grind. , r . The whistle blows at noon. ' Home comes the fancier,- lets out his pigeons, goes in 'to dinner, then - after dinner watches and enjoys the birds in their varied -.performances, especially -i they are tumblers. Something new he finds every day. ' " - - .To him who has no hobby," every noon is the same, only a time to eat and to loaf. When it is- night home again . hastens the fancier, and what a pleasure it is for him to -sit in the. loft and watch his favorites! Every : one means some thing, to him,.',. " .. ; , , Idleness- is the' mother of many an evil. He who .keeps, pigeons has no time to idle or spend where' he ought nof to be, for. his mlnd is occupied and healthy. .He has. his .hobby a hobby that - develoDS . all iove.for the dumb animal, and even is anr education of. itself, as all fanciers will tell you, for. to get the ideal or near the ideal it takes', thought and constant study: K- ' . v But the true pigeon 'fancier has his friends. What pleasure he gets" in his visits to other lofts;, the comparing- of results, the discussion with : his brother fancier of. the whys and ' Wherefores, the types and ; the colors! . What pleasure and excitement " come from the club meets, the yearly, shows! Then, If he la beaten, what an incentive vfor : re newed effort, and . what . joy when ' he, has succeeded and beaten them all! " - Yes, ' pigeon-keeping and . breeding has been foe ages a great study. ' Witness what, conclusions Darwin, a' true pigeon fancier; , drew from his .flock of pigeons, and the . .theQry of Mendel, drawn ' in part from his -pigeons. The real' fancier breeds for two rdlsrtinctiv ends to" excel in. type and coloc,; for In, these 'two . dl-, visions the whole genus - Columba ' must wo;uiyijuea. . - ' ( - We. -have-the na rrier with ' ts .linriffht carnage -j ana great -'nasal c-and 'eye wattles; the little short-faced tumbler,, rightly- called ''the prince of pf geonilom" with its.: short beak and Uprightly body . carried upon tip-toe; the jacobin with its Immense . feather - on a. small bird, its hood, 'itsmane. and- its' chain. How often has-, the . fancier of this variety lain; awake nights, thinking how he can " get- "top feather!" " , ' " " ' Then the -dragon and' the. ex-flying homer with their wedgy, short bodies, box beaks 'with their straight setting! 'the king of 'Doos," the -Scotch pouter j-ritlj Its lordly stride and " wonderful . . v - v .v .... a-". - : s a " " ' ' r .:--v..-jL.-.'.v.v..-w.v.v.VA'.-ju-JL-..-.v-:y x C ". . -.V" "a. ::.:-:-:-:o:.:.:-::-:;:v:-:v:.:-yx-:--i.! :o:.:-5:v:. :::-;- :.:-:-:.x.? Pigeon Raising r crop, and - his : cousin the cropper or kropper, , and its prototype, A the little pygmy- or the babies of the fancy, the owl with its bullet head and cobby body, and the turbit with -its -gape, peak and colored shoulders ; also the Eastern ; va? rieties, the J oriental frills with their wonderful heads and" perfection of mark-, ings. - , . ' Hard, it Js ,to realize ' that pigeons of type as well as pigeAis de couleur as. the French have it, or Farbentauben, as the Germans say( are all the descendants of the ' poor little pigeon, the Columba llvia, called by the English . the 1 blue rock dove and by , the French ; the bizet and by the Germans the Feldtaube. Consider the wonders' accomplished in color breeding.' The fanciers ' have been able to produce., birds with white heads, white a tails and wings upon . colored bodies, and then again they have- re versed the process and produced speci mens with black heads,' black tails and wings upon white- bodies. Truly the mysteries and wonders, of color breeding are Just being found out.- This then - is the science of our hobby, the. ability . to v produce,', by careful thought ! and study f in our matings, birds of some particular ideal type and an ; art indeed so ' to mix our colors that the young -may come of the re quirev. shade. Added to. all this comes the sport of the fancy such as he who keeps the pigeon voyageur, or the " homing pigeon, wrongly confounded with the carrier. The homer -was lonsr used In tha East by established pigeon post, then in Babylon, and Persia, and from thence it was introduced . into - Egypt and into France and Germany, and later into the low countries, Belgium , and - Holland, and thence , to England and ' . America. There is no . doubt- that the Belgians brought . this species to its oresent hieh state" of perfection.. 'y Pigeon racing what snort, what fun. what a pleasure to -own the bird that won the 300," the 500, the 1,000-mile race. or that has a record of over a mile a minute! . . . . Then -the . sport of pigeon - flvine. of keeping .the nijf eons-volant the rnmulota with their light, easy action, - flying for nours up m , uie blue; - the tippler with its butterfly actionr flyin acrainst time. ! around the clock; then the acrobats of the . air the . common house tumbler flying from house-to -barn and tumbling; the roller -flying in the- clouds. down, from fifty and sixty feet like a Dan . or learners; or just the little inside tumbler; rolling .from end to end of the ioft- . . , Truly the pigeon fancy Is' greater than PHI " Mm the winners of many Premiums. . th,e majority "of the public ever dream. But he who keeps his pigeons must get the Vknow, how? which comes through hard and patient study. He must know how to care for bis birds in health and sickness. : He must know how to mate them to get - the desired,' longed-for re suits, De be .type or color breeder. He must know how ' to feed or train them If he keeps them- for sport, either flying or racing.. Added to all this he must cultivate1 an inexhaustible fund of patience from : which to draw, for the perfect specimen is rarely , the - product of luck ' but of many? matings of which the blood lines can be easily ; traced. Therefore I say that while I would not decry for one moment the hobby' of the favorite ; horse or dog, still the pigeon fancy is. and will always be the poor, the working-man's hobby, and he who has a- liking for pigeons and enters heart and soul into his - hobby cannot help being. . benefited , physically while outdoors with his pigeons; and ' men tally, for the study of the problems and their solution broadens . and strengthens, his mind, preparing It for still harder problems of dally life. Then, becoming attached to his home, his family circle, and cultivating these, qualities, it surely follows that -he r will become a better citizen of his country: For is not the home life composed of that of the "in dividuals, and is not the life- of the country determined by. Its homes? THE YOUNG CHICK Stock-Keeper. - . - - . - Now . that the , youngsters, are increasing- In, sie,. andj natuarally re quiring more room great care is nec essary tc see that they .are amply pro-, vided for and everything is done to bring them on. .One of the - most important things ' is proper ventila tion, a point frequently overlooked by poultry raisers, and one'that will cer tainly,, if neglected, cause nothing but ruin. t - ' "When the chickens begin to perch they 3 are frequently put int6 a roost ing house where- there are already a sufficient number of ad,ult birds, for a week, perhaps, this does not. tell much : against ; them, but as . they are daily Increasing in jsize the t supply . of .air becomes less in proportion to the surface, of, the lungs requiring--a sup Iply, the result being that the house becomes ,stuffy and foul, and ; the youngsters, , coming out . into the morning' air heated and not- properly rested, take' cold, noses and eyes be gin to run, and often before the own er x knows it that demon roup is In me miust OS nis Dirqs, and many'a fine and promising bird will succumb to the disease. - See, therefore, that ''your housesare propertly . ventilated, and -not over crowded.; Where it is .possible chick ens shoud be kept in houses by them selves as j long as possible, and when transferred to. the adult houses and runs great care taken' riot to- over crowd. , There should always'- be -a vigorous weeding, out of all wasters as soon as they are spotted, and not f. si5 blrd kpt- be ver 8 ood, that" thr., la rnf . t. WQef, li pian strictly -adhered -to many of the diseas-s that now' ravage ilHPrltrirJards would be' almost ' PJenty of ' room- cleanli nfsf' an.d food feeding are the secrets of successful chicken raising: . SS8S YSWR1TE A CHRONICLE SIDE SPRIGS ' Rev. C. W. Erwin, pastor of Mul berry Presbyterian church, five miles west of Charlotte, isone of the most enthusiastic poultry . breeders in the county- He breeds the popular Rhode Island Reds, and has a large ' ftock, of very promising yo.ungstera. He - is conditioning a few -of his best ones for the fall fairs. " ' . Has the hot weather melted the en thusiasm of the' m'embers - of ' the Southeastern Poultry, - -Association? Better get busy", "boys.-Time is pass ing and . it won't-be" long - before the show will' need all the pushing voir can give it. . Keep the ball rolling, so that we can . have the - biggest f show ever. "'' ' -1 . - , - i . - . - i i-r " ' " - ' The' hrst poultry show 'eer held in America was at Boston, Mass., in 1849. - - -- ' - ; ' t By. all means every -poultry (fancier should exhibit at the State fair; . . Don't let up . on , fighting . lice, and mites. - . , - - i - The birds, should " be . sorted early, ' deformities and undesira bles disposed of; .sitUng hens not worth carrying over and none" are for the simple sake of their - sitting another season, with, the few eggs they may lay between should be 'fat tened and eaten ' . - . Fowls, old and young, need" now especially good care. The old, to. re plenish the vitality lost during the breeding season and to supply the de mands of the - approaching moult. The young have each a "full grown bird to manufacture; bones, . skin. musclesv feathers, etc., toA make, and the only, materials the ; food you give and what they can pick up. It stands to reason, the more appropriate the material given , and the Jmore-certain the supply, the better the results will be. " ' . ' If you have some" good ' cockerels that are " well bred and "vigorous y'ou should advertise them in these col umns. Write us for rates. .. e ' Knomiree the voune folks ' to tend the fowls more-than one farmer boy has been kept on the farm by becom ing interested in chickens. . r 1 Coax the young stock to come near to you by casting them some corn oc casionally. ' . A contented fowl' grows the fast est. . Borne duck raisers put lanterns in their duck runs at; n ght to prevent the ducks from gett-ng frightened. - If you have any fowls confined in runs, see ihat they get-all the refuse vegetables and garden green stuff. Don't spoil your reputation at the grocery by marketing spoiled -eggs gather the eggs regularly and be sure they are fresh when sold. Save all of the pullets as eggs are bound to sell at high prices, this win ter. - - FEEDING OF YOUNG I'OWL REGULARLY When young fowls are not fed reg ularly they are apt to. gorge them selves when they-et a chance and this bring on what is known as "crop bound." The best remedy for this brings on what is known aa not.: overfeed; but should they get crnn hnnnH -from Rlir.Vl eause VOU CEH usually relieve them by squeezing the crop with tne nana, ana Dy noiaius the fowl by the feet with its" head tt thA feed will droD out nf Its mouth. : But should this faik you can help - it by pouring a little warm water aown s mroai aua t-neu compress the crop as. before. - When fowls which have been kept on a small run ; and which they have picked clean' of grass, get out onto a range, they are apt to be very greedy for the grass and grab" it in such mouthfuls tha,t they swallow long pieces. '. This may also produce "crop bound" by . the long pieces of grass being unable to . pass 5 from the crop into the jdigestlve canal. This is more A!fAiilt'.tn rmnvi. but the hot water treatment will relieve most cases if taken in time. In such cases, alter some of the food is worked out of the rmr ' thrntiefh tVio' month, thft fowl should . be put into a pen and given only some grit, wnicn win worn. n way through the crop and help shed the grass. ' When a fowl is "crop ; bound ' and you have failed to notice it-for a day or "two it is difficult to relieve it Je cause. the' food in the crop, has be come sour and the best- way is an op eration; but we would not advise this unless the .fowl is a very valuable one as i it takes- several days to get over the -operation and the -fowl will require a lot or nursing to restore it to its naturalcohdition.. When .a .hen .seems, to, have an en larged -abdomen and goes onto the nest; but fails to lay, it is a sign that the ovaries are not passing into the oviduct. Such a hen might as well bev killed and used for food as. she will not lay-any more eggs. NdBILITY OF LABOR v ........ There is nobility in the labor of raising fowls;' just the same as .there is in any; other labor. , If there are any true noblemen and ; noblewbmen on earth, : they surely are the patient toilersjthe honest, v respectable class who . are the cogs in the great wheel of industry , and progress, and who are necessarily for the - perpetuation of good government. " -f ; From this class comes our great editors, statesmen, - professors, artists, artisans and inventors. The ranks of labor-have produced most of the il lustrious' names which gild the pages of American history- names which will live as long as time lasts. 1 -.It "used- to be common for t people to . turn up their noses - at the men tion 'of chicken f raising which was considered menial - employment", . not at - all respectable. . - Now, however,', the tide has changed, - There are no sneers, no jibes, no tun- poked at those "who ralse: 'fowls. Even the newspaper, paragrapher who still con tinues his -jokes -on the "mother-in-law!'-; and the "irate . foot", of the "irate " father' who w salivates the young .man who calls ' on his daughter even, that- ancient 1 chestnut- about the "melancolic days, have come" still" exists In all its pristine glorv" and effulgence. But the chicken man or woj..m i,:;ft out of .the joke col umn. ri hoy r.re m it no more. Which goes to sho v that poultry raiJlng has progrfeM?od upward until It is just as res;3eceable a caL'ing as clerking ' in a store "or reaching." , Ill SecondL' cockerel,1 '.Virginia State Show, 1908 bred by" A. 31. ; Black, Tazewell, -Va. . SHOW DATES GIVEN FOR THE SOUTH 'The following." is av list of poultry shows "to" be h.eld in North- arid South Carolina, and Virginia during the -season' of 1912-18. Other dates will be announced ' later: - ..-'-- -Tazewell, Va., Sept. 17-19 R. IL Simmons, judge. ''. Roanoke,- Va., September 24-27- Li'oUis5 Scholz, secretary. 3 . ' Winston-Salem, N. C, October 1-4 Q. E. Webb,'' manager; R. Li. Sim mons, judge.' 1 i . ,i . Lynchburg,. Va.," October- 1-4 P. W. Iovelock, secretary ;- ; R: . L,: Sim mon, judge. . ' - . - - " Greensboro, - N.- C," October 8-11 G. Daniel, secretary.' " ' - Asheville, N. C., October 8-11 Guy Weaver, secretary. . - . . - Richmond," Va.,' October 7-12 Mark R. Laoyd, secretary-. v " , Raleigh, N. C, " October ' 15-18 State Fair -Joseph E. Pogue, -secretary. t ' , , i Petersburg Va.; October 15-18 James Mcl. RufBn, manager; -R." L. Simmons, judge. t. , , . . Danville. Va.; October -15-18 P.rT. Barrow, secretary Rc .L. Simmons, judge. . Charlotte, N. C, October 22-25 Edgar 'B. Moore, secretary. ' :: - Emporia, Va., October 22-25 E. E. Goodwyn, seiretary. - , - " Farmville,. Va., . October 22-25 J. I Hart, secretary. . . Charlottesville, Va., November 6-8 N. T." Wlngneld,1 secretary. - Spartanbilrg; S." C-, October ' 29No vember 1. - Columbia, S.- C, October 28-No-vember 2. . -v Augusta, Ga:; November 4-9 . ' Camden, S. C, November 7-9 H. G. Carrison; - secretary; 'R, . Jj: Sim mons, judge. Atlanta, Ga., October 2 7-Novem-ber 2 C. O. Harwell, secretary t Morganton, . ' C, November 26-29 -C. ;D. Forney, secretary: Percy Cook and R. L. Simmons, judges. x . Lincolnton, N. C; December -3-6 R. L. Simmons, judge, r " Falls Church, Va., December 3-5 S. E. Hutton, secretary Charles T. Cornman, - judge. Bemnettsvllle, S. C, December 9-14 C. E. Crombe, secretary, . . Chattanooga, Tenn., December 16 21 W. F. Maury, secretary - - . Shelby- -N. C... December 19-21 H. W. Brapwell, secretary, R. L. Sim mons, judge. ..... ' Atlanta, Ga., December "16-21 Thomas M. Poole, secretary. Charlotte, N. C, January 3-7 The Southeastern Poultry, Association S. H. Hackney, secretary; Percy . Cook, J. W. Dennis,. H. P. Schwab and- L. Brown, Judges. ... Norfolk.Va., January 7-10 Ar E. D. ' Holden, 'secretary; - Fred Huyler and Charles" Nixon, Judges. - irioanoke, va., January -n Alien Jenkins, . secretary; R.' I Simmons and - L. Brown, Judges. v , - . -"- Charleston, " W. Vai,' January 7-11 R. -I .Simmons, judge! " " . StatepvilLe, N. . C,. . January " 14-17 B. 1 Sronce, secretary; I- Brown, and R.-Lk Simmons, judges. ,- . Columbfa, ' S. C, - January 28-31 T. Lb Little, secretary..' -In addition "to" the above, Lau'rin bhrg, - Asheville, " Henderson ville, Thomasviiie .Marion, Henrietta, Le noir,, N. C., and Chesterfield, SJ " C, will hold shows, dates to be announc ed later. 4 J v" - APPEARANCE OF EGGS ON CANDLING ; Fresh Air space ' small, not .to ex ceed ,' ' size "'-of- 10-cent" piece; white firm, yolk sluggish, dimly visible;' -" Stale -Air. space large ; white thin ; yolk plainly -visible, ; showing distinct reddish glow. N ' . Bloody--Same as heated, v. except blood spots or, veins .visible..! - Mold Spots Small -black spot- or spots stuck to inside of shell. - ' .Black Rot -Contents of egg- black .and muddy and mixed. ': " - '- Mixed ' Rot White' ' and yolk mi? ed, yellowish-- color. . - : , . r '-; Held or Stale -Eggs Due' to 'hold lng for -higher:: prices,'. ; -keeping . in warm -places, preserving,' .stolen, nests, eggs candled out of ; an incubator.:- v Spots -Due lo . dead j: germs . .caused by ' incubation, : . stolen - nests, - intense heat tor frorrt molds developed in dark cellars.' i - . -. T ' Cracks-T-Due jl to improper, packing" by the producer and careless .hand ling by the shipper. .;-.' - - Rots Due to careless .handling,. In cubation,' stolen, nests, intense c.heat, not gathering often enough. ; ; . DirtiesT-Due- .to r dirty .bests, dirty yards,'-: not -cleaning . nests or- gather ing eggs v of ten', enough.. , ',-(.' Market! your;-eggs, while ?fresh.-, 4 '' " N ' ? - v -' s -V-v v . . ... ., v . . . . . .-! . - ? o' .v1" - A 'Vi' 7 - ' , it- . v A Typical - Homing Plseon. ; SEPiEI.IBI3P.'nT THE POULTRY. YARD Begin . to plan . for "winter so r that you 'will allow . enough" room" foryour flock. If your houses are small," allow five square' feet of floor .space for ev- ery bird., . - ,, . . . , f - Darkened". nests , will ''do1 much toward- preventing the-eggieating. habit. Use plenty of china; nest eggs,: and. -let a few He on the floor.- ? ; Dampness, .filth and roup ' : occupy the same quarters and:' sLr& fast friends, Sunlight; fresh 'air, and. pure feeds are their enemies.--- , . It' does not' pay to breed -runts.1 , r ' t,. Let flocks - have space, on the . groun d covered with .litter,, and keep them in a state of activity, by throwing. Scratch Feed on . the litter ' three times a. day.: . Tell, your dealer to order a' large sup-ply: of Chicken .Chowder for the next few' months. , Your profits depend on ' winter eggs. -; - ' - - - ' , v : .Notice', with- what "pleasure a hen scratches among the- forest leaves. Save the leaves to scatter oh the -floor ofr the poultry - house this winter. ' v.fA j damp : piece of cheese cloth -with warm water . Is .good , for cleaning stained eggs. - '" " .'.... - -Some of the early hatched - cocker els are getting . bothersome .and rest less, t It is a good planv to "yard . them by: themselves. .- If an "old cock . is placed .with 'them f perfect 'order will prevail.' : ' , w. v . ' - -j . . . -A mo8t excellent remedy for many sick t fowls is composed of a?, 'sharp hatchet and. a good spade. - Leg ;i bands and trap nests .insure accurate' ..knowledge concerni ng . the egg -production: of different, hens.. You should be certain that every hen more than earns her keep. Get ridiof your unproductive stock. ,'"' Keep a .close' lookout for eggs laid in v-out-of-the-way places.,' .Pullets should be lavine and they may choose out of the way places... . N" . ...... No poultry raised -can afford to be without Chicken Chowder at; this sea son of the'year. It hastens .the moult and produces late fall and. early win ter eggs which mean large profits. ; Let every breeder who can plan ;to make a good exhibit at their , local fairs as it does-much to advertise the variety and by being there with them there is a possible chance of dispos ing of some of the surplus stock. . . The moulting. -birds' will, require special feed and attention during, this period and should have an- abund ance of greed feed. , , '"Y - A large exhibit of birds helps the variety.-v - - -. . - . i; - - Now is the time jtocdmmence : pre paring; the birds for the sho"w room. In building a new poultry ' house, plan it to-gave labor in caring for ine fOWlS. "''. ' if. "'"'" - ' " ' -v -''-.!- a littin tincture hf Iron in. the -drink ing water , Is a good Itonic : and helps the color. , ; - - Wonder If "it would be proper to call present day politics. mongrels? they are so badly mixed. CAPOinZE TO GET I HIGHER PBICES T-r . . y Berkshire World. - , We' heard the other day of a city lady who- was inquiring 'where ; she could buy a pen of capons as she had heard that they were nne table fowls and would like to rai-j some this season. She "also wanted to know if they laid, light or dark shelled eggs. Hence, we will : begin this ' article by answering the question: What is a capon ? One writer has answered this question by saying "A capon is neith er a rooster nor a hen; it is a capon.' In short, a capon is an - altered cock erel or. pullet. But in this country no one has made a practice of alter ing pullets -and only a few have fol lowed the practice of caponizing their surplus cockerels. . Now, why -has this not been more generally done? Simply because we have 1 had " so many other . sources of Income and profit has been obtained in -so i many other. ways that we haye not had o .seek out how to push our fowls tQ the highgst market value. There " are many ' advantages to be obtained - by ' -caponizing' the- surplus cockerels.-. -They, grow much - more itipidly; .they can .be allowed to run ,j witn tne otner 4 nocx; , tney aTe not so quarrelsome' and tbey d not .require so much- 'food .-tobring them ' to ma turity. These are. all, factors, in . re ducing the cost" of production. And, on the1 other 'hand ""there -is ' the one great" advantage, ; -you - gejt- a.much higher- price. for -them when offered for. sale at, the "market. Hence, capon izing ,'is ' a veryj. profitabl operation. Caponizing "is not "a , difficult opera tion 'When., - once you have .learned how..I We are ,told .that, in France children perform It successfully.- ' If any 1 of bur readers wish - to learn the orocess we ;-will be- pleased to ex plain , it !,-f ully- - The flesh of the capon -is' decidedly sweeter and of - finer- flavor than, any other 'kihd' Of fowl especially. ; much more Iso-cthani ' adult - cocks. Capons also grow much larger in v size than non-caponized males and weigh heav ier by from two- to- four pounds, .with out eatingany more food. - T --i-vAnjKof-- the. so-called , utility, breeds will ; make good . capons, but . in ... the Eastern States the Brahmas' are ,most generally use.- The - operation , is usually- performed when the: cockerel Is ' from, two to .four months old. . In performing the.operation the birds do not seem to feel or suffer . pain. : In fact ; the- fowl.' vdoes not have- such, a high, sense of feeling, as the- human being.; When the operation , is being performed they usually HV motionless after., tne. nrst incision., is . made, .ana their . struggle at that time is . most likely the natural - habit, of "fowls they, strive to get away when'they are touched by,, anything. . After T the op eration ', they seem : as lively... as ever andvmlght be allowed to' r,un, with the rest , of "tthft - flock" at once. only the other i birds would pick ' the" "body1 where-.the mcison'. had been tmade and Irtibergqr. Poultry FTm near Con cord,,.hasa. large flocks of - promising young White and, Bulf Leghorns, and , Buff. Orpingtons. .' The . poultry editor had the pleasure , of ..spending .the day ' with-. Mr; . Umberger, the - owner, re- cently,and enjoyed looking., over,, his i large' stock! farm.V- It is one' of the best poultry plants In the South; , Children Cry t t j neiuna Yon Have Always ui use wr oyer ssu years, ana nas oeen made under his per- . Tjfajs 5 sonal superrision since its infancy. All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of . Infants and Children Experience against. Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute, for Castor Oil, Pare goric. Drops and Soothing: Syrups. It is Pleasant. It . contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic - substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worm and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind ; ; Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. . It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy , and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother' Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS 3 i Bears the The Kind oa Baye Always Bought In Usd Fbr THK CEWTftUa COMPANY. 77 - ..- . - CI I mm i VI; : '":v ---Or--- , v ' Barred - FlymoutK RocKs, Black and WHite Orping'- ibns !and Blacli . Minorcas. ... . ..... .. . .... . . .... ...". .......-. -1 i . - - - - . - We are overstocked and must unload and give prices that will interest you Write or cat! today; they must go 408 ,W: Fifdi Street, Charlotte, N. C. s - '- - - - ' : - ; - 1 .. . ... - .. . ' ...... . ...j ? ' .. ... ... : . ' . , - .: -.....,.'.' , FASSIFERN - - -- r iilNCOLNTON, N. C ' ' A Hottia Sch6ol for a. limited Br Mawr and. Colleges of equal - rank. . Certificate admits to ' Nor mal and other-State Colleges; to'1 Converse S.- C.;, to ; Randdlph Maco.v Va. " Requirements for - certificate in music" as' high as those 'of ' any State College- or school. Members of the faculty have' degrees, and diplomas from Royal University of ; Ireland. Columbia .University, .... New York.' and Cambridge University,-England., , ' . ; ... C . - Principal, MISS KATE C. -SH1PP. - CHRONICLE WANT ADS, Two Men and One Auto Dy W, C. just a -juue sv-ory iiwn - - , , , ? . f Two' men, living on- the- same street, have equal Incomes,- a salary. of $50 a week.' -Both:loye the s good things of life and ; both! li6- well. . - . - , A ' . - " " . . ' ' - " 1 ONE has an auto the- OTHER has none, 'and for the life of him r -can't pee jhow ONE got.lt - ' f- j ; f 'ONE and his wife read newspaper . advertisements they ' prbflt by lt they don't -buy-because things are cheap, but they do ; buy -' when they can save money on, needed articles. - - " OTHER "doesn't bother about ads." , . -" ONE bought, a second handauto. last year, for $850.0 with JpneJ saved , by reading advertisements. The , auto . was a bargain offered in "the want ads. This spring ONE sold It for $5251, And with this, ""and the money laid aside' and saved through a second year of ad vertisement reading, bought a classy runabout., V '".ThaVVwhy ONEahd his WIFE ride and OTHER and -bis WIFE , walk.--" : - ' -. - -' -, -l ',' ; ' . - for FloC-chor'j 5 Bought, and which has been has borne the signature of Signature of Over 30 Years MURRAY STRCCT. NEW YORK CITYi n in " .: . V 1 number of . cirls. . Prepare ' tot PAY BEST DIVIDENDS TCenaga. Sale rds
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