The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-04
Farm. Garden and Household.
HOW FOWLS ARE MADE TO PAY.

One of our contemporaries lately recon-
mended farmers TO be more economcll; to
buy no more roadcltths for themselves, no
more silks for their wives, no moe ribbons
Tor their daughters. We join in recommend
ing economy but by economy We mean good
nanagement-the making the most OF what
we have; not parsim0ny, the denying the
comforts or ele.arcies OF life. The depart
ment IL which, we venture to say, with all
due submission. more economy might &c ex-
ercised, or in other words, better ms mage
ment IN igbt be displayed is the breeding AID
r. aring Of f,ws, AID wi b this object in view,
we SUI join some advice from a book publish
I'd in London a short time ago. 1t is euttl
eB, III W the French Make Fowls Pay
and is an answer to the question how France,
tie land of Cmelettes and iricassee:, could ex-
port to England every year six hundred Til-
lions Of eggs and thousands OF tens of poultry.
The secret Of the success of the Frenc.i lies
in early hatching, good feeding, and early
killing. and a good choice OF stock.
For table purposes the BIabmas, OF Brah-
mas crossed with Doikins, are recommended; !;
for egg laying none can in quantity "- quality
surpass the Hamburg. The French Houdans
possess the desirable merit OF fatfeEiug quick
"; the Spanish aI@ good summer layers; the
Coehns and Brahmas good ginipI layers.
For general purposes the breeds to lie m
mended are Brahmas, HoudaRs, aud Ham
burgs.
We think tha. less depends upon the breeds
chosen 10 stock the fowl house than on the
treatmeni the fowls receive. One great OBJ
ject to be kept in view is to ba,e eggs in VIA
ter, when the price is high. To promote
winter laying morning and evening neal
should be given. Buchwheat is veIy e cd; it
contains spirit, and is therefore stimuia ing;
the midday IL cal sh id be ofcool ed vegetable
and aninai food. One OF the most 81 Gee ,siLl
eg5-rai,ers we ever knew used TO stir up all
bis fiwls and give them hot meal the last
thing before be went to bed To insure win
ter laying the hens must not only be kept
warm. Liberal feeding win be lost labor un-
less the fowls are well housed; extra warmth
both inwardly and out wardly is required in
| winter to make up tor the carbon which then
! goes to supply the frame with beat; thereto re,
| while in spiing aud summer the hens can be
| allowed to run around and forage for them
| selves. in winter warmth and stimulating
, food must be supplied.
a. ,ays keep the stock young, and hatch
| esgly. Rullets hatched in March or early In
| April, II veA fed, will begin 10 lay in SIX
months. and LAY all through the winter, II
well housed. : i ,punet from beginning to lay
should give 400 fSgs in the next twslve
| months; before moutiDg time sue ought to
be fattened tor a fortnight, and will weigh in
4 the market 41-2 pounds. Never keep old
owls: they "a as much as Soni z ones, &C
NOT ,'sy as well, and are great deal tougher,
The ear. .er chlckenS ais Matched the bettel
thew thrive. they get ovei their Quilt in
wsrn, u.na,I,' :. I'd have the summer to ma
nc th".s M d.. fowls shouid be killed
~ 60 .n. iue man. ~al improve in win
at four months; they do !. ~iiI not nav to
.er, ana at nine months old ', hatch NOR,
tcelr keep. 1t is advisable to -ow tb,
ROSTERS than pullets. The wav to f.. = a
eggs which will produce this sex Is as o
oar Roman friend Columella; choose ecos
with pointed enus, having tie arr cavity nj
the apex OF the blunt ends and not towards
the sde.- Inter-Ocean.