RULES FOR UNION HENS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 6 March 1909, Page 1

RULES FOR UNION HENS.

1. Xo hen shall lay more than one egg a day, unless by unanimous consent of (hu Amalgamated Federal ion of Barnyard Animals. 2. Pullets shall not lay more than one egg i v two days, nnd then only under the direction of a union hen. 3. Apprentice pullets shall only cackle, but shall not lay at all. •I. Fryers, broilci-y, and roasters shall neither cackle nor lay exc.-pt by special dispensation. .1. Wherever possible, hens that have boon admitted to' full member- I -"hip shall lay in out of the way places, such as beneath old barns and corncribs in haystacks, and such other place? as shall be difficult to find. 0. Cackling within fifty feet of the uew-laid ogg is positively prohibited. 7. Laying when eggs are less than eighteenpeneo a dozen is prohibited. 8. Hens that lay storage eggs are exempted from tlie operation of all these rules save Bule 5. "I guess I did make a mistake," added the Hen when she had read the rules. "I didn't know the executive committee had held a meeting yet." "Well, you'd better keep in touch unless you want to be a «;ab," said the Moolcy Cow •warningly. "What is to become of tho market for farm produce, do you suppose, when turnips grow three shifts of eight hours each, and the union hens run around laying two eggs a day, and eggs only eighteenpence a dozen? Don't we owe something to the man that gives us food and shelter?" "What are you going to do to help the cause?" inquired the Hen. "I'm drying up to give the pump a chance." retorted the Mooley Cow. "The pump has to- live, hasn't it?" "That is true," admitted the Hen. "Of course it's true," repeated the Jiooley Cow. "I might run around here giving eight gallonsi a day, and let the pump go dry, but what's the use of having a union if it doesn't benfiet all of us? No you don't; young man," she observed, buttingthe calf away. "Six o'clock's quitf-i ting time, and if I catch you working; (after hours again I'll report you toj tho executive committee. This is no' open shop." 'Have they all joined?" asked the Hen. "Ml but the Brindle Cow," answered the Mooley Cow, looking to see if there was one union turnip in the feed-box. "She wouldn't join and I've got a couple of pickets out, and if she gets to the feed box tonight I miss my guess. She 's trj'ing to make a butter record, and she won't come down to limited piecework. Look what we're up against in the butter market if wo let that go on!" "Do you think she'll join?" asked the Hen. "Oh! She may scab along for a day or two, but she'll get tired of that. It's got to come, you know. Ever3'thing 's union now. You'd better hop down and break that egg unless you want to go on the piece- ] work scale." ! "I hate to break it/ faid tho Hen. "It's such a nice one." "Well, then, you'd better lay off to-morrow," cautioned the Mooley Cow. "We've got figures to show what the total output of this hennery should be, and if the tally doesn't come out right under the rules, there's going to be trouble for somebody. ' ' — ' ' Agricultural Gazette. ' '

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