The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-04-06
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10000 to $4,000 Eggs a Year.
J.. c. Thomson, Country Gentlemen.

J. c. Thomson, Country Gentlemen.
Your correspondent 3. T, S., pag
600, Sept %, 1870, asks ''How man
eggs 100 hens ought to produce pr
suppose he means a year.
Let me tell him that 100 head-sa
90 hens, with cocks-Leghorns, Dom
| iniques, or any other good stock-wil
! give from 10000 to $4,000 eggs per year
that is if they have a good range and ar,
well cared for. They must have feed b,
them, so they can help themselves
with plenty Of clean water in winter ant
summer; pounded shells, lime, gravel
&c. As to feed we allow one bushe
! SOUND grain per head per annum.
The secret of success IN securing :
large stock of eggs, in this: Have your
chickens Matched in February or March
Legborn chickens will lay when -four
months old Brahmas when FIVE to six
months old. Now, as they do not moult
until the second autumn after they are
hatched, you can see, by counting time,
how it is that early Matched chickens
have the advantage over those late
Matched.
Say lot of chickens are Matched in
the middle of March. All the young
cocks will be fit for market in three
months, if well fed, and weigh from five
to six mounds per pair, according to
kind. The pulIets will lay when four
months old-the middle of July-and
will lay right on from July, 1871, to
September or October, 1S72-that is,
they have fourteen months laying
time. or up to the moulting time in
the next year after they are Matched
Remember they do not moult the first
autumn following their birth.
1t is therefore plainly to be seen that
the gain or profit in poultry, when kept
for eggs, is in having early Matched pull
lets. BY this method, IA or Is months
laying tine with little cessation is secured.
Every month later they are Matched
after the middle of March, is just so
much deduction from the laying time of
hens, before the moulting season ar
rives, when they generally stop lay
ing, although | have seen hens when
well cared for) lay during the time of
1t takes from two to three
months to recover from the effects
OF moulting, which is generally lost
time.
This is so we'll understood by those
who raise poultry on strictly economical
and safe principles, that they never al
low them to moult. On'the approach of
the moulting period, the old stock are
all beheaded for market and to make
room for the rising generation.
1t must be poor miserable hen in
deed that cannot give 100 eggs in 800
days-all we ask is $50 from each hen
to secure the $4,000 in a year-therefor
it IS perfectly safe that 100 hens will lay
10 barrels or 1000 eggs year. If any
doubt this, let them try it by keeping a
correct account, and [ feel confident
they will ind the statement correct.
THE BEST MILK-pRoDUCING FooD.
A correspondent of the Germantown
Telegraph says:
There is no doubt difference in the
quality of milk in different COWS. some
being rich in casino, or cheese, and that
of others in butter, yet as rule the
milk will be in measure what is made
by the feed of the COW. The milk
from some cows may be varied by
feed.
In a carefully tried experiment which
I made last winter, I found that heavy
feed, such as corn, wheat and rye shorts,
fed to twelve COWS. pound for pound,
did not make as much milk as wheat
bran, into nine quarts day, and [ have
10 doubt that for short time this
would Invariably be the result, yet I
should not dare to continue for any con-
siderable length of time, to feed my
COWS upon wheat bran alone. as it would
undoubtedly diminis the strength of the
cow, and soon reduce her to condition
that she would be incapable of giving
very much milk. [ am now feed
ing to twelve cows two bushels of wheat
bran mixed with one bushel of corn
meal ground in the cob, with very salts
factory results. The milk is good, the
strength of the animal is kept up, and
a diminished amount Of hay will keep
a cow in good thriving condition. /
feed twice a day
4 NICE WAY OF STEwING CHICKENS.
Pa irboil two fine chickens, table them
up in pewter dish, cut them up and
separate all the joint bones one from
another, then take out the breast bone,
add little of the water they were
stawed in, blade of mace and a pinch
Of salt, cover closely with another dish
aud put 1t to stew until the fowls are
tender-serve hot in the same DISH
Rabbits, cartridges and other game
may be served in the same way.
TO BROIL FISH.
When fish is broiled, the bars of the
gridiron should be rubbed over with a
little butter. Then place your fish,
skin side down, and do not turn it until
nearly done through. Safe all your
butter till the fish is dished. In this
way you save the juices of the fish is
too. Fish should be broiled slowly
When served, fish should not be laid
over each other, if it can be avoided.
The top ones will be made tender and
moist by the steam and will break to
pices.
OAiELFTTE soUFFLE.
Beat the whites offour eggs to stiff
froth and add the yolks, three table
spoons of powdered sugar, the rind and
juice of one lemon. Beat well together,
and bake in moderate hot oven for FIVE
minutes.