Saturday, January 61917 , V;,- . .
FINDING Tll IlEHS THAT. PAY,
Poultry Profit Depend on r Jtmwing'
Erery Hen Laying Hen and 'the
Only Way to Weed Out .the Non
layer is bythe i.Uifr of Trap Nesta
. Getting Winter ; Eggs
jAST winter my flock of chickens
consisted of sixteen hens and two
cocks, most of. them White Wyan-dottes.-
Durincr January I sold fnr-
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THE trap-nest fills the same place teen dozen eggs, used four dozen, and
; nmiltrr raising5 that. the-Bab- set fifteen eggs, making nineteen and
L tt fill& ifl dairvin:. Both one-fourth dozen, valued at 25 cents
are intended to "show up" the "ooard- Pef down, In February these, hens
ers" It is apparent to. any. rational laid 2054 doz.en eggs, and 17 eggs
man that it is-uneconomical t6 pay two ; were sold for $1 for incubation, leav
1:a men to da the "work-of one man! ing -19 dozen at 25 centsor a total
. -. ;ftMi -Hrt : nf m vf for..- eoni
I noultrvme-n do flot seem t forreDruary ot
think it unwise tor feeT fifty hens I live on a farmland these chickens
twenty-five of which do noHay: Rightr have- free range, and the run of the
here is where. the profits of the aver , hog lot and stables of three horses,
ae farm flock are swallowed upv Our;: where they pick up part of their liv
(,BrfflPr? do too much charity-work.', v Mg. : v -
The trap, nest: is. stJSrranged that. V Oats were sowed around the house,
it is rather -troblesomebut ! & need; which furnished' green stuff for them,
not be used the year rour they had fresh
trap nest is used, for a month -during:, scraps and blood, and after that were
some season of the year when work is ;ied cracklings occasionally. They
slacks it will-help wonderfully in put- were fed corn or . corn meal every
ting the flock "orr a paying baS isl day, ' in moderation. From the horse
When the period of "weeding is tables they got peas, oats, and grass
over, the doors of-the trap nests may seeds. They had plenty of pure wa
be removed and the nest used like ter, fresh drawn," several times a day
any other. , in freezing weather, arid jt good
The trap nesuifr so arranged that: rormy house to roost, in.
each hen is -imprisoned-ou entering " To get eggs hens must have plenty
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Home-Grown Tobacco Seed Doesn't Pay! Horned
. grown Med produce poor tobacco for which there
Is no demand and a poor price. Slate's Pedicreed
Tobacco Seed produce rood tobacco that brings a
eood price; These teed are srrown on our Hr Tn.
bacco Seed Farm under improred tdentific methods,
Every faulty, seed is taken out. You secure seed
;: that germinate and yield. - . .
. ' Why taJtt ckaacee wfth teed of doubtful erf rtar Wit rUk Mln.
b6ae-rown. tmteatee wed wbea the con of aecuriar teed like Shtt'a
oitoaiir, oiay oo of dolUni wtn pUat m rerut oop.
' b tf IvrM tobacco wed farm la tbe werU. We hare orirl
Bated many of tbe fineet nriedea that mrr fron. Fotelca Gorenv
mcntt coMtandr bar nr wed. Wt- hare all rarietlea. Get one'
booklet akd. ftricee o wbaectf wed wtta S world-wide reputation.
vuvi, -acamoiDf my peoigrcca ran-
etlea of (atden wed Wftt PRES ON REQUEST.
? ' W. C. SLATE, PRESED2NT "
THE SLATE SEED COMPAIfV '
B riJi " ' 1: ' Sooth Porto. VireiaU J
ItsvAVV POJld Wi ?i 1 1 esf have a new toof--Your Barn, Readence, ObU :t:g
ii i d v '-hmueriiawiiemsuciisriBoer
examination. Don! Walt for bad weatKef . Architects and BaUdetrwfco know
' .1 ' . i Ml. J.lt. ft .
say pm on tne root to last as long as the tuuain$ yoa canao uusis you as
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CAROLINA
EMive Bu3(Sii Itave
LTALSHINGLESUtta twice a long toet.twwot wtwd.atanaiet.
id BW" woodrJo ruat. Mcue ana Dtuge um ctieap
CAROLINA: METALSHIN(
ttini dWaV shA dkaU mivI hn 1
met Sixl aaih.. FomiaWei Calwecl or pautocL v ' , l-
. Write to&y for information, price, bbokleL TeBi all abort wte
TIIS CAROLINA 1STAL PRODUCTS CO Dept. A. WHmlntoe,aC
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TRAP NiJs'n SHOWIN0 Dfit AILS OF CONSTRUCTION
the nest until- someftfner releWe heft to eat and a variety with meat irt
Each hen is numbered? Bt metal some form every few days. Hens, on
band on her Icg.her, number placediirt
-a note book anrTashe- rfeaseid' at
mark is mader opposite hef- nomber.
In this way you? no only.-kaotfr how
many eggs you getach day,- but you
know exactly which henss. produced
them. The cost of -itfitst!iitt'iiiW bands
will be only a fefw cferft? forTafi-tirdui
ary flock, and the" trap nests: cari; be
made on rainy dys;by;,fpllowitfr;tlle
directions given below. 1 Ji'
f ree . range" can be fed more corn than
tlin netined Wheat is better . to
leA than. com. but as cofn iff; more
plehtifur here I feed more of it.
MRS. FRED ATKINSON.
Greensboro,; Ga. ,:v:
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GASOHPIE
IX to 500 HopscPowcp
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Are the best that you can buy. You pay a- little mdre for the engine
and have less repair bills. The. "FOOS" has been standard for more
tfian 28 vears. .Thev'last a lifetime.
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Write today for our catalog and best prices.
We are General Distributor for. Virginia and
' North Carolina for FOOS Engine and APPLE-
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, 127 Sycamore 8fc, r-, ; Petershars. Va. '
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When wriHngtb advertisers say: "I am writing you as
an advertiser in The Progressive Farmer, which guarantees
the reliability of alt the the advertising it carries. " y
. How to Mke- Trap Nest
THE traP;nesedi;byVtfie!Uhi
States GoVernmnt is;tfre Vasiest
to construct; so We? are giving: the
rules and specification herewith
Cut four T4 -Ifieii-board for. end anVl parti
tions (this la. for a thre ectio, nest), 12
nches wide by 19 !ncik lofQ enobgh H
if,h bars laid lngthwiTO, to
cover th top, ba-ckJ ana bottom, and one
strip 39 : inch loar and--lH, laches wle'
ror the front of (tie nts. . Oo-three pieces
r V2-inch board5l2, laches 6t'g. and I inches
nigh to insert in the nest tt hold, Vhe ntinfif,
inaterlal awav' frivn thAnA.
Nail the top, 1a.aiid.-bettttWedW
ana partitions- (see' cut),, lftatrt .Jh . Wnoh
nailing jt to the left aide of the nest. Bore
a hole in thir catch (a- large 'enough- sot that
V; tt Wl" oy'' rrertr' wtren' BCreet!
tne screw between the catch and the aldtf of
ine nestj Plate screw at ' the-lower edge of
-Lat3 K wttert set W that the
ii , WUI Ju hold th door. . -v
Jrwak the- dbor (cr rf -inch Materfftt, 12
nrw,n th tr 4 iehe wldi -Pot two
lwfil In the top of th 6tr end bore
w th ryttt o"the St ;2 fnehes bei
vTi-i e I0! (Inside- Trieaatrrewatif )t . throrjgh
' doors a '"ll"l";!rtr.l.r'itot,Wfithe
n (.t.tac. a naVroir 8tf Ir i ititt- front' of (lie
ihl - action or a block of wobd on
h-r?nt 6 (acl Partition tohold thedoet
tm the nesfr Closed: . v;-. s. t.-;
fnV n8t is atmpieto make and very of
mall !lV operation and It win pay yo to
itt few a"d: weed out. th unprofitable
'owls In yor fleck,- : t.T :
dow'VCak li-'ftw" h1f ers 'live
ti?r-the f0lul here a: piece and they Is got
itui i?1 moth 1 the - aaine father, - and
dat? f7v a'tiagKch hrbOTf
y". I know how-It !s; It's a jk''; .
Bass:
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T5nfTr'nr? vl1 fit vtrrifrvrrft nf: firime "?
or a hare linj? ahd ife DovcrtvVclf-dcnial
and disappointments? The time to decide
this duestion- is NOW before your
crops. For the mie answer lies in the preparation
FirV soill "Wfaklnff theia pav c careful a
si'rlrf nri of everv factor that adds to the productiver
nf tKM Tnrtand THE BEST FERTILIZER is the o
u: a rA;frt n nhn't hale the ofohts of anrennre
.'seasotf by expcrimenting4-use the .fertilizer that HAS produced
biggerypetter crops for farmers of the South
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GOtoM bushels of corn; or,-1 to 2 bales of cotton to the acre .meara iprospenw
Ior:uy Vlc "A ' . t . : ... rrc hnw thev Willi nut
E &SAsk our agent or write
on
'ArAYnrd n ; vriur
formation and priced. Do it today.
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