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PROFITABLE POULTRY FEEDING DEPENDS
ON KNOWING LAWS OF NUTRITION
Lavinq Hens Must Have Ma
terials That Build Up Body
and Make Eqqs
Breeders Deliqht in Develop
inq Fancy Types of Game
Bantams
By Professor Harry R. Lswi*.
Huts of ths Now Jorooy Stofo Export
moot Station, Rutgers' Coilago,
Now Brunawiok, N. J,
Copyright 1914 by Tho Eugono Me-
Guckin Co.
To got propor roaulta bom poultry,
the food muat bo right. II mutt sup
ply tho material* that build body and
make egga.
Many poultry raieora fail to obaarva
thia fact and wonder why they do not
aucoood in tha buaineaa Science haa
learned what the ingrodiante are that
fumiah the beat bona and flash-build-
Ing material and what provides tha
aubetanco for egga.
A little atudy and care in thia re
spect work* wonders. Professor Lewis
gives the rsadsra of these articles the
benefit of his years of experience in
thia work in the following contribu
tions.
Mr. Graham, thia week, gives some
matter of special interest to the fancy
breeders of Bantams and to others who
enjoy work outside of its oemmercial
advantages.
Fowls differ In a great many waya
from other farm animals. Thl* l»
especially true In the manner of food
digestion and seal m Hat lon, and In
their requirement* for maintennrnn
and production. They are character
lard by Intense vitality; their growth
and production being ascwdlngly
rapid, their llvea art never sluggish
In thia connection. Dr. Jordon, of
New Tork Agricultural Experiment
Motion, any a that the hen la Just
twice a* efficient as the dairy cow In
Iter ability to transform food materials
into a finished product for human food.
When feeding laying hens two ob
jects are constantly before the f«-eder.
Klrst, to provide food materials to
build tip the bird’s body and repair the
waste which Is constantly going on,
gnd. In addition, to provide food m«-
terlala In excess of this amount which
are required to make the product eggs.
In the body of the mature hen there
are found the following materials;
Water. 65.8 per cant; ash. S.t per cent;
protein. 21 6 per cent; and fat, 17.0 per
cant. These materials must l>e suppli
ed In the ration to repair the waste
which Is going on, due to the breaking
down of body tissue In the process of
oxtitatalon. The w hole egg. which la
the product resultant from proper
feeding and g< mi care, contains 66 7
per cent of water, 12.2 per cent of
protein, 12.2 per tent of ush and 8.9
per cent of fat.
U*«* of Food Nutrionto.
All (oml lualcriitl* «mi«ln one or
fimrr >'f llh* follow Inn food nutrient.
In vwvlng amount*. Thorfe food nu
trient*. mh they are termed, nmy l)<*
Classified mh follow*: protein. cnrtioliy
(Irate* fat, anli and water. Each of
the** nutrients has a definite work to
<lo tn nourlshln* tlie hotly In an effi
cient method of feeding they must bo
»iippllod to the birds at nil times In
sufficient amount and In the Halit pro
portion for the purpose desired. The
tirotelr, nutrients are the nltroaenous
food niatertnls and they are the moat
Important, for they have a definite
work to do which cannot he done by
any other nutrient or arottp of nutri
ent#. The fundamental use of protein
la the produetlnn of tlnaue, as exotnpll
rted tn the arowtn* chink, and tn the
repalrln* end building up of waste
lissoe in the adult.
The second tia# of protein la aeen
|n the lout which It playa n the forma
tion Of •***. The white, or albumen,
of e|fgv Is nearly all protein. The
tiaes of earbohydrstes end the fats
nre so slmllsr that they may he con
sidered together. Three dlattnct uses
are common; they are burned and
produce the head which keeps the
bird s body warm; they are burned and
produce the energy which enables the
bird to move about; and lastly that
which Is not required for beat and
energy Is burned and transformed Into
• product known as fat, which Is stor
ed up and energy.
The ash or miners! matter Is essen
tial In the caae or the growing animal
to form the skeleton or framework of
the Vidv. and In the case of the lay
ing bint It Is necessary to make the
shell of the eggs It can best be sup
piled to (he yoyng animal In the form
of wheal, bran, bone products and
stvel'. To the laying hen shell Is
probatdy the cheapest and best source.
The three principal nutrients, pro
tein. carbohydrates and fat, are the
Important ones to consider when pur
chasing feeds. Protein, owing to It*
scarcity and high price, Is usually
the determining factor, and hence the
value of the purchased material can
best be determined by the weight of
the digestible protein which tt con
tains.
Plenty of Water Nooded.
An abundant supply of water Is
neeassary to the digestive proves*
and to make up the high water con
tent In the egg. Water has four defi
nite functions to perform In the bird's
body: First, It fills up and distends
the tissue, giving the bird a plump,
vigorous appearance; second. It aids
dlgvatlon by partially dissolving the
loud particles and allowing the di
gestive fluids to act on them more
readily, thus hastening assimilation
and Increasing diffusion: fourth, It
has an important function to per
forin In regulating body temperature.
The need of keeping a supply of
fresh, pure water before the birds »t
all times cannot be too strongly rec
ommended, and, in addition to this.
ANOTHER VARIETY OF AN ODD BREED
I v ■ v
I $ ~ * . . * ,
One of the many varieties of this popular brood, and probably the most striking In color. The female Is
unobtrusive In Its soft gray plumage, but the rich greenish lilaek and nil very white of the males contrast
slisrply with the grass or will of iho lawn or hncdlng pen. Game bantu ms mature much more rapidly than
large fowls, of course, and may be Hatched after the last eold days of spring and be fully matured before the
first cold days of autumn. Much stress Is laid on their smallness of size and the weights set as standard for
males ere 20 to 22 ounces; for females, 18 to 20 ounces.
(By Louia Paul Graham.)
Copyright 1914 by Th# Eugens Me-
Guckin Company.
In previous articles milch has been
written about Game Rantains and
their breeding; how they were origi
nated from the large or standard Game
by painstaking care ami selection
through years of careful breeding, and
what thoroughly enthusiastic men
breed the variety.
Probably of all the lovers and breed
ers of pure bred poultry In the world,
the most clever, most painstaking and
most thorough are the breeders of the
diminutive Game Bantam* These
men spend days of thought and care
In the mating of their breeding pens;
carefully prepare food for the chicks
that Is calculated to grow extra long
legs or extra “hard" feathering, or
both, without Increasing the size, and
then, when the young nre grown, they
spend hours training the birds to stand
up ami stretch out when touched with
a “Judging stick.” Some make a
practice of placing the food and wuter
the Importance of supplying large
quantities of succulent food In the
form of sprouted oats, mangel beets
or cabbage Is very apparent.
Source of Food Nutrients.
In compounding poultry rations the
one factor which should he constantly
kept In mind Is to secure the nutrients
from an efficient yet economical
source. Protein, which Is very expens
ive and scarce, can best be secured
from meat products, hone and the
concentrated by products, such as
oatmeal, gluten and soy-bean meal;
the carbohydrates and fata from th >
grains, such «s corn, buckwheat and
partially from wheat and oats, al
though the Inst two carry consider
able protein as well.
The mineral nutrients can be se
cured from hone, oyster shell, phos
phate rock und lime stone, In the
forms of lime and phosphoric acid,
the taller being especially desirable.
The water can he supplied by keep
tng fresh water In the drinking vessels
and hy feeding a liberal supply of suc
culent foods when the birds are not on
green grass range.
An EH‘el*nt Folding Practle#.
Thorn In no atioh n thing a* a host
ration for #ll irasons or for all con
dition*. It is possible by a study of
available food materials und n knowl
edge of their composition to work out
a standard which in most section* will
give a definite working basis and
which tt Is possible to modify at
future times as conditions scent to
warrant. Such a standard ration Is
herewith given. The following feed
ing practice has given v«fy success
ful results In the Intensive egg pro
ducing sections of New Jersey.
The method followed Is to provide
the birds with a woil-bnlanced dry
mouth, which Is kept before them nil
the time tn self feeding hoppers, and
to suppllment this morning and night
with n grain ration fed In deep litter.
Such a practice reduces the labor re
quirement# to a minimum and allows
nhe birds to use their Judgment in
balancing their own rations, its well
a* keeps them healthy and tn produc
ing condition by Inducing plenty of ex
crclse.
HARVARD STANDS FIRST
IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Naw York.—ln the nineteenth ma
jor and minor outdoor nn»t Indoor
sports, recognized h,v the Eastern col
leges ns Intercollegiate contests, for
the season of 1912-1.1, Harvard load*
In championships won. with seven
firsts and one second. Yale 1» sec
ond with four first* end four sec
onds, and Cornell third with two firsts
and four seconds.
vessels high enough to make the lit
tle fellows stretch to the extreme when
eutlng.
Others, notably a celebrated English
firm of Game Bantam breeders, have
the yards entirely surrounded with
hoards at the bottom sufficiently high
to compel the birds to stretch on tip
toes to see out. There are many other
ingenious schemes used to Induce
greater length of leg and length of
neck and continual stretched appear
ance that will add to their apparent
height. The Game Bantam fancier Is
constantly studying hIH proposition,
using every scheme or method or feed
that will produce fowls u little bet
ter than any produced befora.
Keen Rivalry in Branding.
The rivalry among these fanciers for
the honor of producing the best birds
of the year Is very keen, and In our
show rooms these are probatdy the
most strongly contested classes and
most generously discussed among the
exhibitors.
YANKEES’ PARK BE
BEST IN COUNTRY
New York Americans’ Ball
Park Will Be Second to None
in the United States When
Finished.
New Yor.—When the New York
American's new ball park Is finally
finished, the Yankees will have a
homo second to none in the country.
The work of grading the sight at
Kingsbrldge is almost completed and
It Is now probable that the Yankees
will ho able to start the 1915 season
on their new grounds As soon as
the ground has settled the work on
the grand stHtid and bleachers will
he begun, and in all likelihood they
will he completed by the end of next
summer.
A year ago the site at Klngshrldge
was practically under water. The old
canal which went through the prop
erty flooded acres of the low grounds
and the place looked like anything
but a baseball park. Tone of gravel
and atone have been dumped on the
low ground and the water which
filled the canal, is carried off through
a new concrete aqueduct, which has
been built under the park The in
field Is one of the most scientifically
constructed diamonds In the major
leagues The foundation consist of
different layers, and It will be Impos
sible for water to lodge In the in
field, as the drainage is almost per
fect.
Largest Park.
The area of President Farrell’s new
park will he the largest in the major
leagues. The outfield fences will be
so far from the home plate that 1t
will be impossible to bat the ball out
of the park The three outfields are
so deep that a home run can be made
In each of them. The distance from
the home plate to the center Held
fence will he more than SOO yards
Th- New York club hag decided not
to build a double decked grandstand
The single story stand of concrete
and steel, however, will extend for
some distance along the right and
left field foul lines, and with the
bleachers, which will be built beyond
the extensions of the grandstand, the
builders plan to seating capacity for
50,000 people On account of the vast
amount of room available t.he double
decked stand will not he necessary.
The grandstand will be very deep
and roomy.
In the early spring the work on the
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
The Silver Duckwing variety, shown
here, is one of the few most popular j
among breeders, and on which hun- |
dreds, even thousands, of dollars have
been spent to produce or to import
specimens of superior merit.
In color the male is of a beautiful
silvery white on neck, hack saddle anil
top of wings, tl\y balance being glossy
greenish-black. The female is very
light salmon, shaded on the breast;
tail black, balance of plumage silvery
gray, each feather finely penciled with
darker gray. As In all other Game
Bantams the combs of the young males
are cut off with special scissors, a pro
cess termed “dubbing,” and much riv
alry exists as to the fancier most pro
ficient In this art.
The little hens arc good layers of
white eggs, which. although too
small for sale, are thoroughly ac
ceptable on the home table.
The extra ypuug Game Bantams are
good for table purposes, being classed
as good in taste as quail
foundations of the grandstand will
be commenced, anjl If the work Is
rushed along as the builders now
plan, it would not be surprising if
the park would be finished toward
the end of next season, although the
Yankees will probably not try to play
there until 1915.
The New York National League
Club has already consented to the
Yankees playing at the Polo Grounds
during the coming season, but In
granting the t ermisslon to the other
club, President Hempstead made It
plain that it would he the last sea
son that the Yankees could übc the
park.
At the last meeting of the National
League here the club owners decided
against the practice of National and
American League clubs playing at the
sar«c park except tn cases of abso
lute necessity, as Is the situation here
in New York. There is a like sitau
tlon In Boston, where President Gaff
new has received permission from the
Red Sox to use Fenway Park until
his new grandstand is built at the
Huntington Avenue grounds.
VEII ABOLITION VEXING
SOULS OF EASTERN WOMEN
Cairo.—A subject' which Is vexing
the souls of the Eastern women Is
the abolition of the veil. They feel
It represents semi-slavery. This ap
plies particularly to Egypt, where
Moslem women have more opportu
nities of studying the ways of the
Western world by reason of the large
number of European women Inhabit
ing this country, with whom they
come In frequent contact. Evolution
Is being slowly effected In the way
of dressing and of walking and in
the house. Their attire is becoming
more and more like that of European
women.
The \ e'l is a stumbling-block. Tn
modern times the veil has been made
so fine that a girl's beauty is not
very difficult to see through the mist
of muslin. Rut it Is the sense of
liberty that is lacking.
A lively discussion has arisen be
tween scientific and religious men.
Moslem savants maintain that the
veil Is neither a religious nor a ra
cial institution The ulemas (prlestsl,
on the other hand, declare emphati
cally that th > veil is a divine Insti
tution and produce texts of the
Koran in sup ort of their arguments
However, it is clear that the old cus
toms will soon go by the board.
If President Wilson really aspires to
be n national hero and to hold the at
tention of the world while taking a va
cation in Miss ssippi he must learn to
chase ? hear up a tree with a pack of
hounds.—-New York World.
Joe Tinker, Who Was Sold For $25,000,
Started With a Sale of Only $1.50
When Joe Was 16 He Played For An Amateur Team In Kan
sas City, Called the John Taylor Club; Eddie Oswald, Aged
16, Acted As Manner.
(By FRANK G. MENKE.)
Naw York.—lsn’t It odd how certain
Utile incidents will cause a startling
shift In opinion?
Take the case of Joseph Burt Tink
er, for Instance. At the time Oarry
Herrmann, "boaa” of tha Reds, placed
him on the auction block a largo num
ber of baseball club owners lost their
equilibrium and several other artifi
cial possessions In the mad scramble
for the said Mr. Tinker.
All the organised magnates at that
particular period figured that Tinker
was one of the moat valuable short
stopping persons In cnpttvlty. Pitts
burgh wanted him, ao did Philadel
phia The St. Ixtuls Cardinals longed
for Tinker with a fervent longing.
Ditto for Brooklyn. A half dozen
American I.eague teams wanted Tink
er, and would have Injected themselves
Into the battle for his services had
they felt there was a chance of land
ing him. But there wasn't. Tinker
was on the auction block, all right,
but only National Leaguers’ bids were
recognized.
Owner of Tinkar.
Herrmann, the proud and haughtv
owner of Tinker, assured the popu
lace ever and anon ‘hat Tinker was
one of the greatest hell players In
these United States. C. Holiday Eb
bets, president of the Brooklyr club,
agreed with the Ohio River president,
and finally annexed the aforemention
ed Tinker gentleman after agreeing
to the ’’nicking” of the Brooklyn bank
roll to the extent of 125.000.
And then Joy percolated In the bos
om of Mr. Ebbets. He lifted his voice
to the siren pitch In trying to tell
everyone on this hemisphere the har
pooning of Tinker made It certain
Brooklyn would grab the 1914 Nation
al League bunting.
"Tinker is worth twice what I paid
for him,” bleated Ebbets.
Up rose Frank Farrell, owner of
the New \prk Americans.
Worth $50,000. y
"Tinker is a wonderful hall player,
has wonderful skill In transforming a
mediocre infield into a first class
combination and easily Is worth $50,-
000,” asserted Farrell.
A short period later Tinker looped
the loop and landed In the outstretch
ed net of the Federal League anglers
and then. In the twinkling of an optic
the organized baseball crowd's idea
us to Tinker's worth skidded off about
911 44-100 per cent.
Taking It from the statements be
ing made here and there these days
by the organized persons, Tinker Is
about through as a major league per
, former. Tinker, so we are Informed
I Just now, Is a trouble maker, his hab
its are not of the best, he has a sp«v
--1 in, is a sufferer from St. Vitus’ dance,
has eight or nine broken bones in
his throwing arm, will be a detriment
instead of an aid to any team of which
he is a member, and ought to be in
jail.
Plays on Amateur Team.
Again jvo ask—lsn’t tt odd how cer
tain l ‘tle incidents will cause a start
ling shift In opinion?
The same Tinker, whose sale by
Cincinnati to Brooklyn involved $25.-
000 and established a record price for
a ball player, once was sold for $1.50.
That was 17 years ago.
In 1896. when he was 16, Tinker
| played third base for an amateur team
in Kansas City called the John Tay
lor club, Eddie Oswald, aged 15, acted
as manager.
At the end of the 1896 season an
amateur team known as Hagan’s Tail
ors wanted the services of Tinker.
Tinker wouldn't jump to their team
until he'd heen given permission by
young Oswald. Tinker and Oswald
talked the matter over at great length
and they decided that It would be a
good plan to sell Tinker's services to
the Tailors.
"We'll go fifty-fifty on what I get
out of the sale," Oswald assured Tink
er.
Sold for $1.50.
Oswald set a price of $5 on Tinker.
| The Hagan's Tailors decided that tha
sum was exorbitant. After much dick
ering, and much conaultatlon concern
ing the funds In hand, the Tailor gang
offered Oswald $1.50.
the money we can scrape
together,” they told Oswald.
Oswald ran back to where Tinker
was waiting.
"How much did they offer?” quiz
zed Tinker, before Oswald could get
his breath back after his sprint.
‘‘Dollar an' half," gasped Oswald.
Tinker ruminated a hit.
"That's kinds cheap,” said Joey.
"Can’t get 'em to make It $2, can
you ?”
"Nope; s'll they got,” responded Os
wald.
"All right; close tha deal,” directed
Tinker. 'Be sure they give you the
money right away.”
Oswald got the money. Tinker
shook hands with the manager of
the Hagan’s Tailors to bind the "con
tract” and for the next tw-o days Tink
er and Oswald feasted on candy, pies
and cream puffs.
Working Up.
In 1897 Tinker's great work for Ha
gan’s Tailors enabled them to win the
championship. The next season Tink
er hooked up with the Schmelzers, a
team that had regular uniforms, and
Joe thought he had reached heaven.
In 1899 Tinker quit the Schmelzers
and Joined a co-operative team In
Parsons. Kansas. Borne weeks Tinker
would get as much as $1 for his serv
ices. The team was beating its way
on a freight train one day when a
brakeman discovered them. He chased
them off the train and the team broke
up right then and there.
The next year Tinker landed a Job
as third baseman and shortstop with
the Coffeyvllle (Kan.) team. He got
$25 a month and board and no longer
envied Rockefeller. Why should he?
In the latter part of the 1900 season
the Kansas City team visited Coffey,
ville. The manager spotted Tinker,
signed him, placed him at second basj
and releused him about a month late-.
Tinker’s next Job was with the Great
Falls (Mont.) club, which organization
sold him for S2OO to the Helena
(Mont.) team. In 1901 Tinker wen’,
to Portland, Ore., and played third
base for the team which won the
Pacific Coast championship. In the
spring of 1902 he was sold to the Chi
cago Nationals.
THE KAISER DEPOSITS
MONEY WITH REICH3BANK
Berlin.—The Kaiser who for many
years has kept his ready cash, when
ever he has had anv. on —v l *
a private banking firm Delbrueck St
Schinckler has now transiermu ■
account to the Reisehbank. The rea
son is that Delbrueck, an old friend
of the Kaiser committed suicide some
time ago and the firm came under
sole control of Herr Schlckler, who by
birth is a Frenchman, That the
Kaiser should favor a Frenchman
even though he had long ago become
a naturalized German, was of course
unthinkable and no one understood
this better than Schickler, w-ho is still
on the friendliest terms with she
Kaiser. The latter is a great admirer
of the banker’s beautiful, Countess
de Pourtales, wjiose late mother-in
law curiously enough, was one of the
Utility vs. Fancy Fowls
Despite elaims to the contrary, no dependable ‘egg
type’ has been prodneed. Traps nests have stimulated
experiments in’other directions to increase the egg
yield.
The best authorities today are devoting their ef
forts toward breeding, feeding and care to secure more
and better eggs. It, however, has also heen demon
strated that shape, feathering and egg-producing quali
ties can be obtained by attention to all these features
in breeding, and the results secured have been disk
less than astounding.
Next week’s poultry article will deal with this
phase of poultry raising.
Look for it. appearing exclusively next Sunday
in The Herald.
Prevent and Cure
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JANUARY 25.
FAMOUS TELEGRAMS
RUIN POPULARITY
Crown Prince Wilhelm Given
the Cold Shoulder and There's
No Doubt He Feels it Keenly.
Berlin.—Crown Prince Wilhelm
could have chosen no better mean*
to ruin his popularity with the peo
ple of Berlin than by sending those
"famous” telegrams to Colonel Ron
ter, the martinet of Zabern. He tyas
formerly the favorite of all classes
and particularly perhaps of the hum
bler oltlzens of Berlin. The prince
has been given the cold shoulder by
everybody during these last two
weeks and there Is little doubt that
he has felt the change very keenly
as he dally walks to and from his
work In the offices of the seaeral
staff. But the Berliners are already
Yelenting towards him and trying to
find excuses for him In his youth
and his whole upbringing, during
which he has been taught to look
upon the military profession as the
most glorious of all, and if he com
mits no further impulsive tastless
acts, he will soon again recover his
old position in the hearts of the peo
ple, who after all demand very little
of a handsome and dashing young
prince.
Not so with the chief of police Herr
vvin Jagow, who is perhars the most
hated man in Berlin today, and
whose cold sarcastic smile and cruel
grey eyes act on the people of Ber
lin like a red rag on a bull. Herr
von Jagow’s utterances when he tried
to defend the military activities ot
1 Zabern and In his passionate article
in the “Kreuzzeitung,” declares the
sentence of Lieutenant von Forstner
illegal, did not surprise anybody.
I have been tcld by several police
men, that the present year, may see
a police strike In Berlin, which will
end only when Herr von Jagow has
been forced to send in his resigna
tion.
A police strike In Berlin would be
a most serious matter, for from the
countless tenement houses imme
diately behind the mansions of the
rich, which line our principal streets,
would emerge an army of desperate
' half-starved creatures, who would not
shirk from anything, and 1848 has
1 shown that even in Berlin a revolu
tion Is not impossible. If the Kaiser
is wise enough to interpret the signs
of the times he will find as soon as
possible a suitable position for Herr
I von Jagow in some other place than
as head of the Berlin Police.
Frenchwomen who with Ex-Emperor
Euginie shared the responsibility f
the FYanco Persian War, to which the
Kaiser owes his exalted position.
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