Chickens' Deluxe Home Has Electric Elevator

Chicken's Deluxe Home Has Electric Elevator
July 7, 1940

MADERA, CAL.(UP)— "Nothing is too good for the chickens," is the motto on the W. A. Hemme poultry ranch near here, and it's a slogan which pays dividends.

Hemme puts his chickens up in a specially constructed chicken "hotel" equipped with electric lights, running water and an electrically operated elevator. The lights are kept on for a while at night in order that the chickens may stay awake and eat more mash.

Despite the expense, the elaborate layout is practical because the chickens lay more eggs in their comfortable quarters, according to their owner.


Quips

The fellow who proffers you a bargain and declares it is for your own sake, will bear watching. — 1929.

If the reports of the farmers are true the Lord invents a new bug with an increased appetite every spring. — 1901.