Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-03-30
Poultry.Raising.

We furnish our readers the following excel,
lent article on the subject of raising fowls.
from the Valley Farmer. Weshould be pleas
ed to see this subject receive more attention
at the hands of our planters.
Messrs. Editors 81 noticed in The March
number of the Valley Farmer an article on
q Poultry and Egps.n I was pleased to see
that YOU take an interest in SO important a
branch of the business of the agriculturnhst'
| Poultry.keeping is not only profitable, but an
amusement in which every family mayindu'ge.
The space needed is not great, and the luxu-
|xy of fresh eggs aud home fattened chickens
all love to indulge in. Before purchasing
yonr, poultry, have your house ready 10 re-
ceiye them. Suit your convenienco'as to the
exnense Of YOUR poultry-house. Some out
house may be appropriated TO the PuipJSe
with iittle alteration. ! would MOI, lot prom,
build q costly house but for fancy, persons
can build :s. costly al, their olfepmslances WIN
allow. The. most important matter 70 ne eT IN
siIeredin the fowl-houss is that 1t should pc
kept warm in winter, well Ventilated In sum,
mer;; clean and dry. think care should De
taken IN selecting tie choicest 4lnas OF tho.
roneb.brcd poultry for stocking the farm ana
for breeding. The humble. of hens to be al
lowed to each cock should ret exceed twelve,
and I should prefer to have only seven or
eight. as the eggs will prove to be note Ter
tile. Care should be taken that the cock is
in good condition and in perfect health.
There is not the difference that some you'd
ike to make you think. The large breeds
ofall kindd,4 If keptin o healthy condition,
pay a good profit. One great secret IN treat
ing diseased fowls is Co, diet. Intact, IT the
FOWLS no.too weak, almost starve it for a few
DAYS, give them plenty Of pure, fresh water,
and keep them in q cool, dry pace, not too
warm. This treatment has been The secret
of my success. Ihave lost but two fowls by.
any disease in the last year, and hat was ow-
ing to neglect. For tauey:fowls, the golden
lace and silver lace Seabright bantuus, prop
erly bred, are the p~rettiest domestic BIRDS
They ere said to have been imported by the
late Sir John Seabright from India to Eng
land, andsby MIR. WHtar, of Germantown, to
this country, at Q very high price. The olaek
bantum is a most beautiful birds q pleas
ing little fellow, with glossy plumage and al:
most metallic lustre. The. cock does not exi
coed a pound in weight. For culinary .pur.
poses, i consider the flesh of the Shanghai
Superior to any domestic fowl, and preferable
on account of size. Ihaye never found any
food equal to them fer table USE. All kinds
of grain are good for fowls, but l consider
corn the best staple food, and oats given oc-
casionaliy as a stimulating fcoa. | would re-
commend cracked corn for chicks alter they
are two weeks old | have found 1t to be tie
best. Fowls need plenty of food. pure wa'sr;
air, ranging grounds, shelter from cold
and storms, and perfect cleanliness in their
houses, to keep them in a healthy condition.
Heus should net be fed too highly before they
begin to Icy and while laying. have f' und
the chicks from large brests OF fowls more
hardy aud much easier raised !lsn. any oil the
small breeds. They grow much faster, and
if well taken. care OF will commence laying at
the age Of SIX month";. They should he balch.
ed as early as april, and then you will have
pallets that will commence laying III the fall
aud continue through the winter, if we'll taken
care OF.
There is no branch Of the business OIL a
more profitable than poultry raising
The easy access to market, and the high price
that poultry and eggs demand, should be in
ducemcnt enough TO the farmer 10 select The
best breeds of foufs to. stock his farm ami
much attentions cannot be given to ttcir
II. NJ. B.