Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 276, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1912 — FAMOUS GOOSE IS EMULATED [ARTICLE]

FAMOUS GOOSE IS EMULATED

Vancouver (Wash.) Hens Lay Eggs Weighing Thirty-Four Ounces to a Dozen. Vancouver,, Wash. —Eggs that average 34 ounces to the dozen are being produced by a pen of White Minorca heps owned by Samuel J. Miller, a railroad passenger agent, whose hobby is to raise chickens, especially those laying large eggs. Eggs usually weigh 24 to 26 ounces a dozen. These chickens, which have been bred to be big layers, won prizes in the second annual harvest show here last year and will be on exhibition this fall. “ Mr. Miller is not in the chicken or egg business for a profit, but if he were he would be compelled to sell his eggs by the pound, or not profit by the heavy production of his hens.