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MX I In Itn suburbs tho lnrg
est chicken rnni'li In tlio
(T world, states the nernld.
'At Mnnnsqnan, N. J., n com
pany hns secured a tract of threo hun
dred acres to establish a giant lien
Indueiti'y, conducted on sclent Itlc meth
ods.
The company, say Its promoters. In
tend to control tlio New York market
for "guaranteed" fresh lnld egg. They
will, they say, deliver eggs In hoses,
each box stumped with the dare nf
laying, nnd delivered to customer with
in twenty-four hours after the eggs
arc lnld.
The city of New York last year paid
$20,000,000 for eggs, most of them
more or less stale, tho consumption
being lOO.ono.ooo dozen. The first
year's output of tho enormous tiew
chicken ranch now being lnld will be
thirty million out?. This will lie the
product of a laying "herd" of from
bne hundred and fifty thousand to two
hundred thousand chickens. Tho es
tablishment Is being planned to rapid
ly Inerenso to double that amount.
Theso flocks will be herded under
tho system Invented by Mr. J. TX. Hen-
ion, an authority on everything per
taining to tho hen and Its product. Mr.
Benson Is tho gonornl manager of this
gigantic concern, which will be tho
biggest In the world.
In a recent lecture Trofessor A. A.
Brighnm, of the llhode Island College
of Agriculture, nt tho Foultry Experi
ment Station, Kingston, said:
1 "To make an Industry of the chicken
and Its product Is not n question of
tho market, which can always be had.
It Is not the expense of keeping, which
Is nlways low. It Is not a question
of profit, which, If properly conducted,
Is large. It is tho question how to
reach nnd conduct on n business scale
largo herds of hens, the chicken busi
ness of to-day being merely a home In
dustry. Something, therefore, must
bo done to mnke hen raising a national
business on a business scale."
This will be accomplished, says Mr.
Benson, nt the Mnnnsquan egg farm.
Cnder his system any number of chick
ens can be herded. Instead of allow
ing them to run nt largo nnd mingle
freely, rb of old, picking their food
from nil kinds of refuse, they ore to
be divided Into colonies of not above
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bens. Each colony will linve
In reservation, kept In hygienic
nes8 and order, and separate
solated at all times from the
s.
is makes feeding of ench fowl
slble to Insure the greatest product-
freness.wlth, as experience has proved,
an average yearly yield of two hun
dred eggs from each hen. Tho sec
ond advantage of the segregation of
the fowls Is that should n chicken by
any chnnce becomo sick or breed ver
min, the trouble cannot spread beyond
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that one reservation before It Is do
tec ted; hence thoro can be uoue of -the
epidemics which have sometimes
played havoc with the fancy stock
(owl on chicken farms. Moreover, the
cpw system permits the Immediate
Identification of any hen falling In pro
ductiveness, and her prompt replace
ment by one ablo to keep up to the
hlL'h average.
The system Includes tho extensive
use of several patents, which bring the
business of chicken ranching nnd egg
producing to a new perfection. One
of these is an automatic nest. Without
this It would be Impossible, where
more than one hen Is kept, to guaran
tee that an egg would be free from tho
taint of incubation. When hens lay
In the snme nest and from one to a half
dozen sit on tlio nest white laying,
the process of hatching has actually
begun before the eggs are gathered
for the mnrket. This Is the main cause
why so ninny eggs spoil.
Tho new system Is the only ono
which prevents eggs from undergoing
some degree of lncuhntlon, because the
egg Is taken from the nest Immediate
ly after It Is laid. Tho Invention con
sists of a nest with n hole in tho bot-
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torn suspended Immediately over a re
volving disc, which receives the egg
as soon ns it Is laid nnd moves it away
from the nest when released by the
rising of the hen. The disc Is then
ready to receive tho next egg, nnd In
this way no egg is Incubnted for an
Instant.
The second Invention saves the ex
pense of numerous attendants and the
lives of the smaller hens. One of the
greatest troubles and trials of poultry
farms lias been that of feeding. Un
less tlmo were taken to scatter the
food far nnd wide tho Inrger fowls
beat away the smaller from it, and
the result was that the smaller were
Imperfectly nourished, Impairing their
laying capacity. As small hens may
be as prolific as larger ones, nnd ns
overfeeding produces fat nnd dimin
ishes the laying, the importance of fair
nnd even distribution of food to laying
hens Is plain. To make this cheap
nnd easy, nn electric food seatterer
has been Invented, Tho attendant
places tho feed In It nnd upon pressure
of a button at a central station the
food Is scattered simultaneously In
all sections evenly over the surface of
tho reservation.
Tho third Improvement Is to destroy
tho vermin, the enemy of fowl. Most
vermin pass from fowl to fowl at
night, when the fowls are roosting.nnd
crawl up the walls of the chicken
house nnd out upon tho perch. These
assaults aro rendered vnln by a porch
which Is sot in a cup. In which tho ver
min ore caught and destroyed before
they can reach tho fowls.
The eggs will be collected from tho
nest disc several times a day. racking
nnd shipping will go on continually.
A few hours will bring them to New
York In tho cars of tho company und
delivered by their own trains ench
morning. Tho fresh laid eggs will be
packed nnd shipped In paper boxes
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the pens
containing from one-half dozen to
three dozen. Each box will be secured
by a sealed label stumped with the
date of laying.
The extent of this ranch Is to be very
Cisat Nothing like It exists any-
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where. The largest chicken farm to
day Is at Sydney, Ohio. This plant
has the capacity of raising one linn
dred thousand broilers per year, but
It does not sell tho egg product. To
accomplish this It has a flock of less
than fifteen thousand hens. Cndahy,
the great packer, has ft chicken farm
of eighteen thousand head near Mil
waukec, and this Is considered one of
tho Inrgest In the country. Ono New
Jersey concern Is said to be the Inrgest
chicken nnd egg purchaser in this
country, but never hnvo its flocks ex
ceeded eighteen thousand.
"Few people know that the Inslg
nlflcnnt little hen Is one of the great
est profit makers nnd wealth produc
ers. The revenue from keeping fowls
for eggs If the herds can be properly
hnndled, watched nnd controlled Is
greater than In nny other industry,"
said J. It. Benson.
"Becoming convinced years ago that
there was big profit and room for
grent improvement In poultry raising,
I started experiments nnd study, not
In methods of breeding, but to devise
proper methods of herding. I found
thnt It Is possible on a small area to
keep nn unlimited number of small
herds. This system caused the great
est production. Two hundred eggs
per year per fowl was not a high aver
age, nnd each hen could be made to
pay a profit of nt least 92.50 per year.
I started with fifteen hens, then in
creased this to ten families of fifteen
each. The result was the same if
not better."
Mr. C. II. WyekolT. of Groton. N. Y..
ono of Unsuccessful small poultryrnls
ers, keeps nbout six. hundred head of
laying fowls, in small colonies, solely
for eggs for the mnrket. Ills total egg
yield was 117,S00 eggs for tho year
ending October 1, 1800. Ills receipts
were $4.08 per yenr for ench of the
six hundred hens. lie figures $1.08
per yenr per hen for keep nnd expenses,
showing a net profit of $1800 per year
for this colonized flock of six hundred.
And this is tho profit, says Mr. Ben
son, on nn investment of less than
SHOO.
Mr. Benson estlmntes that this mam
moth egg ranch will cost, equipped
nnd stocked with 150,000 hens ready
for a dally lay of 80,000 to 100,000
eggs, about $2JG,000. The yearly ex
pense of running this plant will be,
including feed, delivery system, etc.,
nbout 9210,000. Tho yearly incomo Is
figured nt $510,000 for eggs nnd $73,-
000 for non-producing fowls sold ns
broilers, etc., or a total of $583,000. If
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this lnrgo gain Is borne out in practice,
as these gentlemen confidently be
lieve, the docllo little hen will becomo
a bigger money maker and profit bring
er than even tho biggest of money
making Inventions and investments.
Ceoll llhoiles and tha Lailles,
It is said by those who know Mr. Ce
cil Ithodcs.the Kouth African magnate,
that he hus, in common with Lord
Kitchener, a strong aversion to the
opposite sex. While on a visit to Lon
don before tho commencement of the
war he dined nr the houso nf a very
wealthy lady of title, and later, when
ho was discussing the affair with his
secretary, the hitter asked: "And whom
did you take to dinner?" "Oh, I don't
know. Home Ludy Somebody," was
tho reply. "But what did you cull
her?" "Didn't call her anything
never spoke to her." Argonaut.
llntned Iolnil FMrtnara.
About 800 Icelanders emigrated from
Liverpool to Quebec a few days ago,
en route for Muultoba and the north
west. The recent order In council
rendering compulsory the slaughter of
foreign sheep and cattle at the port
of arrival lu Great Britain has ruined
the prospects of many Icelandic farm
ers, whose Bheep require British pas
turage before they are fit for killing.
This has Induced many of tho blund
ers to leave for Cauuda with their
families. Loudon Chronicle.
Hit FuntoM.
No man propones to remain single.
When he proposes ho exiiects to get
married. Fhlladwlphla Uvcord,
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THE YOUNCEST OFFICEHOLDER.
VtiperJntGtiriAnt nf Sqnlrrnls . Mow, Bnl
Mny lie rrnlf1ont,
Francis M. Marriott, ,lr aged six
years, m tho little lad who has been
commissioned by Oovernor Nash ns
"superintendent nnd general attendnnt
of tho squirrels In the Btnte Houso
yard, Columbus, Ohio," nutl has re
ceived his elegantly engraved commis
sion slgucd by tho Mtuto's Chief Ex
ecutive.
Mr. nnd Mrs. F, M. Mnrrlott nnd
their son were with tho tJovernor Inst
summer on a vacation trip through the
St. Iiwreneo nnd Paglnnw Ulver val
leys. On this trip Master Francis be
came very much nttached to the Gov
ernor, nnd the Chief Executive found
a wnrm place lu his heart for little
Francis.
Slui-e the Oovernor has tnken his
seat Francis hns called on him regu
larly when he came to Columbus. The
little fellow hns a lovo for pots of nil
kinds, and has licen greatly Interested
In the large number of squirrels lu the
State House yard.
Little Francis Is enthusiastic over
his commission. He talks of it thus:
"I like Governor Nash lieenuse ho
has given me nil tho squirrels I want.
I am going to feed them every time I
go to Columbus. Tnpa has promised
to get me n nice uniform like Dewey
FRANCIS 51. M IRRIOTT, SUPERINTENDENT
OF SQUIRRELS.
wears, and when I feed my squirrels I
am going to wear it. I am going to
feed them hickory nuts nnd peanuts,
and I don't know If they like sweet
enke or not, but I will give them somo
if they wnnt it"
Frauds lias been widely congratu
lated over his appointment, and re
ceives a very heavy mall every day.
Ho Is very well known, nnd thinks
that he will have to get n private sec
retary to take care of the work thnt
hns come to him through his uew
o 111 ce.
Mamma Got Tire J.
"Mamma, does money make tho
man?"
"I am sorry to say it does sometimes,
Tommy."
"Money will mnko a man go any
where, won't it?"
"I suppose so."
"If It was down In Cuba would
money make a man go to raising man-
b8?" i,ivw.n.wtp
"Don't bother me." '
"Do monkeys cat mangoes, mam
ma?"
"I presume so. I wish you wouldn't
talk so much."
"Then if money makes the man go
to raising mangoes, nnd monkeys eat
mangoes, don't the monkeys make the
mango go " ;...' a-
Whack t Whack! '.,
"Ouch!" Chicago Tribune. 'S
Now It's nn Autoinobllo linrta.
Objection having been mado to tho
automobile on the ground thnt it has
nothing In front of it to "stendy" it,
nnd therefore docs not look right, on
Ingenious man has invented aud pat
ented nn automobile horse. This horse
is not to be placed In front of nn auto
mobile carriage, but Is to bo "hitched
up" to any carriage. Ho hns tho work
of locomotion "lu his midst," nud will
draw tho carriage after him just as tho
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ordinary unpatented horse would. The
motor mechanism in tho horse consist
of two electric motors, supported upon
cross i.nrs, aud driving through rhulni
nud belts, the shafts of the drlvlua
wheels mounted on tlio horso's hind
legs. The steering is effected by relm
held by the driver, the neck of the
horse for this purpose being intersect
ed and mounted upon bail bearings,
uud the reins attached to a crossheud
mounted on a vertical splndlo. This
spindle goes down Into the horso's fore
legs, aud by it the legs can be twisted
in any direction. The automobllo borso
can be ridden as well as driven to har
ness. When he Is used ns a saddle
horse he can be steered by turulng tlus
crossheud with one hand. Thg aulinal
Is warranted sound hud kind. ..
THE REALM
Now York City. In no garments do
tho tucks of the season appear to great
er ndvantngo than the dainty gowns
designed for little girls. The very styl-
oirl's auiMPE DRESS.
Isli little May Manton model here Illus
trated Is singularly effective In whlto
Persian lawn, organdy or dimity, but
Is well suited to all summer goods nnd
such lightweight wool stuffs ns men's
suitings, cashmere nnd the like.
Tho skirt Is straight, the fulness lnld
In fine tucks, which run down a few
inches below the waist. The waist is
also straight nnd simple, aud Is nlso
tucked at the neck.
Tho sleeves are short nnd puffed.
gnthered Into a needlework band. Over
the shoulders are bretclles of needle
work, nnd finishing them and the low
TOISTED YOKE WAIST.
nock aud covering the narrow walst
bnnd are bands of heading, through
which velvet ribbon Is run.
To make this dress for a girl of six
years of ago threo nnd n quarter yards
of material thirty-two Inches wide, or
two nud a quarter yards, forty-two
Inches' Vide, will be required, with ono
and a quarter yards of embroidered
edging, two nud n quarter yards of
heading, and four yards of velvet rib-
Two UreHy WnUti.
The simple but dressy May MantoiT
waist of black dotted net shown on
tho left of tho largo engraving Is styl
ishly combined with embroidered chif
fon nppllquc nnd trimmed with Inser
tion to nintch, through which turquolso
blue rihon Is run. Tho waist Is mount
ed on glovo fitting llulugs of blue taf
feta that with tho full fronts closo in
visibly In centro front. Tho yoko Is
permanently nttnehed to tho right
front and closes over on tho left, meet
ing the shoulder, nrm's eye and under
arm seams. The full fronts blouse
softly, nud the back Is gathered and
drawn smoothly over tho lining. Tho
fancy stock collar that poluts high be
hind the ears is comfortably shaped to
the neck by tiny durts taken up In the
foundation. Over this tho lnce Is
smoothly drawn, and the closing is
made invisibly lu centre back. Tho
closo fitting sleeve linings are two
seamed, nud over these the mosque
talre sleeves nro arranged. Tho de
sign Is adapted to many combinations
of material nud coloring, spangled net
over Liberty sntlu trimmed with jet
bands being n pleasing suggestion for
a dressy black waist.
To make this wnlst in the medium
size will tnko threo nnd one-eighth
yards of material tweuty Inches wldo,
or two yards, thirty-two Inches wide,
three-quarters of n yard of all over
lace or embroidered chiffon fo' yoke
and collar, aud four aud ouo-Ualf yards
of band trimming.
Tho second design shown has tho
merit of being equally well adapted to
entire costumes and to tho convenient
odd wnlst. It Is well suited to silk nud
flno wool goods, aud, Indeed, to any
material that requires to bo lined aud
fitted.
The glovo fitted lining consists of tho
usual pieces, nud opens at tho centro
front Over It Is arranged tho yoko
and plnstron that closes Invisibly at
tho left shoulder, and tho waist prop
er, which Is fitted with tho underarm
gores ouly aud Is drnwu down at tho
waist line in buck aud pouches slightly
t the front Tho high stundluor collar
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fits smoothly nnd terminates In points
nt the back. The bertha Is seamed to
tho waist, nnd outlines the lower edge
of yoke, Tho two seamed sleeves fit
smoothly nnd are finished with points
over the hands. Down each front and
across the top of each sleeve Is stitched
a group of three tucks, the tucked
sleevo being placed over a smooth lin
ing. To cut this wnlst in the medium slzo
three nnd one-hnlf yards of material
twenty-one Inches wide, two nnd a'
quarter yards thirty-two Inches wldo
or ono nnd a quarter yards fifty Indies
wide will be required, with one nnd a
quarter yards of lining thirty-six Inches
wide. To trim as Illustrated seven
eighths of a yard of Inserted tucking,
sixteen Inches wire, will be needed for
yoke, plastron nnd collar, one-half
yard pauno velvet for the bertha, nnd
three nnd three-q iarter yards ribbon or,
chiffon quilling for decorntlou.
Tha Katr Lingerie.
The special point In the new lin
gerie Is the fit. Tho set of a gown
depends lnrgely upon the accurate
shape of the lingerie over which It
is worn, especially now in this much
beplented era of fashion. Skirts, both
long nnd short, are cut to fit the hips,
quite smoothly, nnd, although fnncl
fulness is Indulged tn sometimes to
nn almost exaggerated degree.the flare
and the fluff nrc all confined to the
lower pnrt of the skirt.
Tlie Ntw Veils.
The new veils are very clear nnd
have quite smalt spots, not too close
ly set. Flue white nnd flesh pink tulla
Is strewed with small black spots, aud
the all-white veilings are exceeding
ly thin nnd the spots small. They are
still tied beneath the chin, the old
fashion of wenrlng them only to the
lips uot having found many admirers.
On toques the veil Is cut only to the
required length and not turned lu at
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nit, so ns to be barely noticeable over
the brim.
For the Small Hoy. I
An ntlrnctlve suit for boys, repro
duced from Modes, is here represented
mado of dark blue diagonal serge.
It consists of short trousers, double
breasted coat nud vest. Tho coat Is
shaped by shoulder and uuder-nrm
seams, the fronts being faced and re
versed at the top to form lapels that
meet ljc"cofiar in notches. I'ockcts
are iuseited lu tho fronts in regulation
toat styTiT 'r,
The vest Is shaped with shoulder
and undcr-arm seams, closing lu double-breasted
stylo, Tho back may bo
adjusted by moans of straps that
bucklo In tho centre.
The knee trousers are shaped with
insldo and outsldo leg seams, nud close
lu front with n lly; Insldo bands at
tho top being provided with button
holes to attache to buttons on .the
shirt waist.
Jaunty suits can bo made of serge.
tweed, cheviot or diagonal, care being
takeu In ninklug thut tho garments are
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well pressed and finished uuatly with
umchlue-stltchlug.
To make a suit for a boy eight years
old will require oue and llve-clghths
yards of fifty-four-luch material. ,