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COPYRIGHT, 1915.
White Polish
By liouis Paul Graham
This is a variety of a rate of fowls
which is more than a hundred years
old. They were first known as the
• 'rested Dutch, and it is probable that
they came from Italy to the Nether
lands, where they were first bred to a
measure of perfection. They gradu
ally were distributed over Europe and
thence to America.
They became known as Poland fowls
probably from the belief that their
source of origin was in that country,
and this name was used alternately
with Polish until, in 1850. they came
into general public favor under the
latter name.
These fowls have always had a lim
ited number of admirers and they at
tract much attention from the general
public in the poultry exhibitions be
cause of their immense crests. They
have not, however, attained wide popu
larity because of the lack of certain
economic qualities.
The first of the several varieties of
Polish was the White Crested Black.
From these the clever Dutch breeders
originated all the other varieties, in
cluding the subject of the accompanv
ing illustration, the White Polish. They
have immense crests, the larger the
better, provided they are round and
full. In size and shape they are much
like the White I/egliorn, but have blue
or white legs and white skin.
They are gentle and' thrive well in
linited quarters, provided the soil is
dry and the fowls are kept free from
dampness. The hens lay large num
bers of white shelled eggs, are non
sitters. and these eggs must be incu
bated, either by artificial means or bj
liens of some other breed.
The chicks are rather delicate, but if
Banquet on Fourteenth
Anniversary of Dauphin
Camp, N0.424, P.0.5.0f A.
Dauphin, Pa., Feb. 2 7.—A banquet
was given last evening oy the Patri
otic Order Hons of America in cele
bration of the fourteenth anniversary
of the camp. No. 42 4. To this the
wives and sweethearts of the members
of the order were invited and a special
invitation was sent to the Civil War
veterans. The program was rendered
in the lodgeroom. John Porter presid
ing, and Included a welcoming ad-.
Fertile Eggs
anc * healthy chicks come only
pM from healthy hens
PralU. EEBU.
' Plcge. SSc, SOe, 60c, $1.00; tS lb. pail ti.so
. never fails to build up the health of a hen so as to get the
most and best from her. Best Spring tonic.
Refuse substitutes; insist on Pratts.
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WHITE WYANDOTTES I
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One coop White Wvandottes
4 pullets and 1 cock bird
One cock. Golden Wyandotte
4 pullets and 1 cock bird
White Wyandotte eggs for i
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li eggs.
W. H. Speakman ,
Box 101
NEW CUMBERLAND. PA.
Geary Ave., near 3rd SI.
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SATURDAY EVENING,
kept dry and intelligently fed will
ing abilities. Their huge crests pre
vent them trom seeing the swooping
hawk,in time to avoid capture and this
alone would prevent them from being
reared in sufficient numbers on a farm
to be profitable.
These fowls are small in size, com
paring favorably with the Leghorn.
They are light in bone and fairlv well
meated. Each fowl has a rounded
protuberance on its skull, from which
the feathers of the crest grow,
flourish. Damp ground and damp
crops are fatal to young Polish.
These fowls' are impractical for
farmers - use, despite their heavy lay
-1 s
Early Spring
Poultry Ailments
Spring is a favorite season for
poultry diseases. Special precau
tions should then be taken to pro
tect them from ailments peculiar
to the season.
One of the best preventives is
cleanliness, with the natural con
comitants of pure air and sunlight.
Vermin should be specially looked
after, and they can be exterminated
by the use of well-known germi
cides. Colds are one of the sea
son's prevalent diseases, and there
are standard treatments for such
affections.
Next week's article will cover
many points of interest to everv
poultryman.
Look for it next Saturdav, ap
pearing exclusively in the Tele
graph.
dress by I. F. Bogner; address, Ed
ward H. Weigel, of Penbrook: address
to the veterans. John Partheniore, of
Steelton: response for veterans. Dr.
William P. f'lark; address by L. Ira
Cargill, of Harrisburg, nnd address bv
Frank Lindsey, of Harrisburg.
After the exercises the one hundred
people present adjourned to the ban
quet hall, where a chicken and waffle
supply was served. The committee in
charge consisted of John Porter,
chairman. C. E. W. G. Garman!
George Howard and A. M. Douglass.
The veterans present were George
W. Kline, John Bricker. Samuel Maw
rey, William Stecklev, Hlchard Steck
ley. Frank Biekle, Morgan Gordon
and Joe Powley.
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stone, rapaicoro, ate. Tba moat perfectly bal
anced egg food on tba market.
John P. Ifoehrl, cf Moehri 3ro*. famous
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The Egg Mash is rertainl/ -irinr OS
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BREAD INSPECTION
FOB LOCAL OFFICER
I Act of 1913 Does Not Confer Any
Authority on the State Chief
of Standards
Officials about the State Capitol who
I have been following the controversy
j over the responsibility for enforcing the
| laws governing the size and weight of
I a loaf of bread are of the opinion that
ithe State Bureau of Standards is with
out authority to make any rulings or
to instruct inspectors as to enforcing
the act. The act of J 913 is held to be
very specific about the powers eonfer-
I red and it is held that bread is not
] mentioned.
i The second section of the act of 1797
j regulating the sale of bread makes loaf
I bread salable only by pound avoirdu
! pois and requires bakers to keep scales
jat their places of sale, making it "the
especial duty of the clerk of the mar
| ket. in any place where such officer
, is appointed, to discover and piosecute
all persons offendinjj against this act."
The fine is made $lO, half going to
| the informer. It is held that this act
j places the supervision of bread beyond
i jurisdiction of the inspector of weights
j and measures. The act of 1913 defines
commodities and while regulating their
! sale does not mention bread. The only
! way the act of 1913 regulating sale of
I commodities affects bread Is by reouir
ing net quantity to be marked on all
I soods sold in package form. If bread
is sold in a package or carton it comes
I under the act and must be marked ac
j cordingly. It is pointed out at the
Capitol that the inspectors of weights
land measures are to enforce the act of
1913, but it does not mention any other
act.
The contention is also made that the
tolerances or exemptions therefrom
made by the bureau of standards chief
were made long before there was any
question about bread. These ex
emptions apply to all commodities sold
for five cents or less in package from
such as matches, needles, pins which
lit is held need not have the numerical
I count placed on them because it would
I be of no material benefit,
j The attitude taken here is that the
enforcement of the bread law is one for
local authorities and not for the State
or the inspectors.
George Rudisill, Tinsmith
50 Years, Dies at Marietta
im
GEORGE RUDISILL
Marietta. Pa.. Feb. 2". George
Rudisill, 81 years old, died yesterday
from an attack of heart disease, super
induced by old age. He was a native
of Marietta and lived here all his life.
With his father, the late George Rudi
sill. 4th. lie learned the trade of tin
smithing and worked at the business
I more than fifty years. He was a past
master of the Free and Accepted Ma
sons, a past councillor of the Order
United American Mechanics and a ves
tryman and former teacher of the
Episcopal Church. One brother, his
widow and three children and two
grandchildren survive. Mrs. R. R.
Fleam, Harrisburg: Chester W., of
Marietta, and George 8., 6th, of New
Jersey, are the children.
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HARRISBURG TELEGRJJP3
ipouLTßystievrai
TO KEEP FOWLS IN ;
6000 SHAPE GREEN. I
| FOOD IS ESSENTIAL
! Difficult Problem to Supply
It Whole Year Round
Wise Poultry Raiser, How
ever, Will See That Poul
try Get Succulent Diet
By Dr. Thomas J. Clemens
Poultry Editor. Philadelphia Inquirer.
COPYRIGHT, 1915.
The problem of supplying preen
: foods the year round confronts every
: poultryman. The fowls demand such
foods to insure their good health and
i productiveness. They get It on free
i range, but when confined to yards, H
i,s impossible.
Methods have been adopted to sup
' ply greens by planting quick growing
plants and protecting them from de
struction by the poultry. Ways of do
-1 iting this are outlined in the following
article, in which are also described
means of supplying greens during: the
winter months.
i A problem confronting all poultry
! men is the supply of green food neces
sary to keep the fowls in proper con
j dition. The problem is as important
to those who have hundreds of acres
as it is to the small back-yard poul
tryman. It is absolutely essential
that the fowls be provided with this
food if the best results are to be ob
tained.
Green food, as applied to poultry
feeding, refers to practically all suc
culent plants, vegetables, glass, weeds
and roots, the tender green shoots be
ing those most eagerly sought by the
fowls.
When fowls are allowed free range
they consume large quantities of green
food; in fact, it forms the larger por
tion of their diet. Besides comprising
a largo portion of their diet, in a nu
tritive sense, green foods add the
needful bulk necessary to assist in di
gesting the more concentrated feeds
of grain. They also act as a tonic to
the fowls.
All green foods contain a large per
centage of water, which makes them
easily split into an assimilative form
by the digestive organs. Dry grass
clippings,, tall weeds and maturing
ha.v crops contain l' - ss water and more
llbrous matter, which makes this form
j of greeri food unpalatable and less de
j sirable.
Where the fowls are running on
I free range, it is necessary to provide
' green food for a short period during
I the summer months, when the hot
I sun and continued dry weather cause
| the grass to become parched and
| wither other available vegetable mat
ter.
It has been found that the feeding
•of sprouted oats is a comparatively
easy method of supplying the neces
sary green food. Sprouted oats are
'very palatable, highly nutritious and
' may be fed in various stages of ger
t mination. There are various methods
of providing this form of green food,
either in large or small quantities.
How to Plant Oats
Where there is access to enough
I land a strip should be selected near
the poultry houses and plowed to the
depth of about seven inches, over
which the oats should be sown broad
cast and harrowed in.
I This will cover the onts to a suf-
I ficlent depth for sprouting. After a
few days the fowls may be turned on
the patch and allowed to scratch for
their food. It is necessary to renew
the patch by resowing at least twice a
week. The fowls will find their feed
in all stages of germination, but even
the oats, which are only sprouted to
the length of one-half inch, will pro
vide a nutritious green diet. By the
continuous harrowing there will be a
soil mulch formed which will insure
enough moisture to keep the oats
sprouting. This method may be fol
lowed all season while it is possible
for the fowls to be on the ground.
Another source of green food is to
sov. a strip of land to corn and cut it
while very young anil tender, but as
this must be passed through a cutter
before it is available it is usually con
sidered too troublesome.
A plan that gave excellent satisfac
tion on one of the large poultry plants
during the past season was the sprout
ing of oats un'der a cover in the open
ground. A space about ten feet square
was used and the oats were sown. A
board frame was arranged around the
space and covered with the wire net
ting. The attendant kept the soil wa
tered freely, and when the sprouts
were about three or four inches long
he plucked them by hand, after the
manner of plucking geese feathers,
and fed them to the fowls. The same
seed often sent out another sprout,
and those which did not germinate
until later gave a good second crop.
Green Food For Yarded I owls
It is altogether a different problem
to keep yarded fowls supplied with
green food, especially where they are
confined to small runs and no special
attendant, is employed. It is not only
a matter of convenience, but a ques
tion of expense and responsibility to
provide green food tor tiie entire year.
Wherever possible the double yard
ing plan should be followed, allowing
the fowls to run in one part while the
other is under cultivation.
By the cultivation method the con
taminated soil will be In excellent con
diton to raise large crops or table
vegetables and undergo a process of
purification which is so essential to
success. Many disastrous failures re
sult from a disease polluted poultry
run where the same land has been
used for several years without culti
vating or changing the soil. It is well
known that soil becomes Infested with
disease germs which are fatal to the
fowls, and often it Is Impossible to
raise chicks at all.
Where the yard is long and too nar
row to divide lengthwise, it is only
necessary to provide, a narrow alley to
allow the fowls to pass from the up
per to the lower division.
The best tlnje to make the change
to the double yarded system is In the
Fall of the year, but those who have
not started the work will still have
time to catch up If they start at once
with their plans.
The partitions should be made per
manent and substantial, using posts at
least six feet high and covered with
poultry netting. Where the fowls are
inclined to fly over the fence a strip
about a foot long may be nailed to the
top of the posts at an angle of about
forty-five degrees and pointing toward
the run. This is covered with a strip
of poultry netting one foot wide, or
two or three strands of light wire may
be used. This is usually an effective
barrier.
The land in the yard to bo culti
vated should receive a generous coat-
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i V V Already style-buds of Spring are beginning I (ml
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[oam "Jack Robinson," the entire store will be in s||
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—Fashionable Coats, Suits and Millinery for Women and Girls.
—Smart Apparel for Men and Boys. |«9
—Shoes for family circles. . |Jt|E
!sj! —Recent Shipments of Furniture. IMS
—Replenished stocks of Floor Coverings. »§|!
jl —Wall Papers and Housefurnishings. wflfi
The first, of March events will be the Silk Sale that hundreds lpl|
of women annually wait for —offering a wide variety of silks at
|jj- very interesting low prices. !W1
|jjjj|jjr Close attention to our daily announcements will prove
ing of stable manure or straw which
lias been used as scratching litter. This
is to provide soil humus, which is es
sential to proper conditions for grow
ing crops. The land should then be
spaded to the depth of seven or eight
inches, taking care to turn under all
manure and contaminated soil and
bring to the surface a clean, fresh
earth.
Before raking the surface it should
receive a dressing of air slaked lime
in the proportion of about fifty bushels
to the acre. The lime should be thor
oughly worked into the soil and the
surface of the garden tilled until it is
One and smooth.
The land is now ready for planting
and the seed should be sown as early
as possible, according to each par
ticular geographical location.
When planning such crops as car
rots, beets and cabbage in the garden
for home use it is a good plan to plant
in excess, and those which are not
used or sold as green vegetables should
be allow-ed to more fully mature and
may be used in the winter as green
food.
Along toward the middle of the
summer is the time to prepare the land
for the green crops for the fowls dur
ing the next winter and following
summer. When the early crops of
peas, beans, radishes, etc.. are taken
off the land should lie nicely worked
up into a line seed bed and sown to
alfalfa or crimson clover. Where these
small plots have been limed and the
seed bed carefully prepared there
should be no trouble in securing a
gdod stand of either, without the use
of any bacteria or other inoculating
substances. The only precaution which
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then nt a time following a rain or
when the seed bed is in a damp condi
tion. This may be accomplished by
watering the seed bed immediately
after the seed has been sown and kept
watered until the tender plants have
become large enough to withstand ad
verse conditions.
Crimson clover may be sown be
tween the growing crop if the soil be-
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tween these plants is worked up fine 1
anil smooth. In this manner it is pos
sible to save a month's time.
When corn begins to tassel the land
may be worked and sown to rye or I
wheat, care being taken to cover the I
seed thoroughly, which will give an
excellent supply of green food for j
early winter use, besides being avail- 11
able the following Spring.
I*rotootlng the Food
I.ate in the Fall it will be found that J
after the garden crops have been re- i
moved there is a luxuriant growth of I
green food available lor the fowls, but i
if they were allowed to run over it at ]
will it would not be long before it I
was scratched out and completely
ruined.
In order to prevent this damage and
to preserve the plot of Browing green
foods as long as possible, they are to
be protected from the ravages of the. I
fowls by means of screens. These ■
screens will permit the fowls to pick
on the tops of the growing crops, but '
will not allow them to injure the bed. j
A convenient method of protecting i
the beds is to take some one-inch I
boards, about six or eight inches wide,
ani make them into frames which will
fit over the bed and then cover the|
frames with a wire screen having a i
one-inch mesh.
These frames will allow the fowls j
to secure u great amount of green food j
during the entire vear, especially if the '
yards are cultivated alternately, which |
they should be to get the best results. :
If there is any land not used by the i
beds this may be sown to oats in the
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During the winter and cold months,
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thoroughly with lukewarm water and
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spread much thicker over the pan I
than one-half inch deep.
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