Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-27
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farm ano houstboIO.
Keeping Poultry for Profit.

have told "A Reader how he can start
in the poaltry business on cheap plan.
and now Will tell him how TO manage az
forwards. In picking out his flock to start
with. let him choose as many good Dom
ique pullets as he can. and then get Drama
cocks to put with them, for | think the
croSs-breed while young are better for the
table than pure Bramas-there will be more
meat, but not 20 BIZ frame of bones, and
the pallets he would keep would be hard to
beat a layers. In setting the hens, try
and set two AT once. each on from thirteen
TO fifteen eggs. and when they hatch give
the chicks TO one men. and shut the other
up for day or two. Get a stout strin z
four or five feet long; tie one cud into a
piece OF leather just lou- enough to 20
around the le-. and fa,tcu the string TO a
small peg driven almost even with the
ground. 80 that the hen cannot wind the
string up on it. Then place the box or
barrel just near enough. 80 that the hen
can 20 IN Al night; and put 4 piece OF
board about Two feet long by the box. 10
feed the chickens On while you feed them
meal.
always feed them Indian meal, wet up
A. need it-not waiting for it 10 sour. a.
some recommend. wet i, with water,
and sometimes with .outtcr-milk, Ii | have
it, which is very good. | feed them the
meal for four or i've days, and then, if |
can get wheat screenings. mix them to-
svthcr, wet and feed them or set buck
wheat and feed them part OF the time.
never feed them Al one time all they can
eat-only what they viii pick up clean.
BE sure and keep water BY them. and in
the long hut days renew il twice 4 dar
Managed this way. have never been
troubled much wliA g-p,s. Keep the hen
tied up about two weeks; then let her
range with her brood. Feed her by the
box. aud let her roo,t there nisAiS. until
the chickens are about six weeks old: then
after dark take the box with chickens, into
the hen house FOR TWO or three nights. az
ter which the box may be put away or u.s.
Ell for another hen. aad then the hen will
call the chickens u roost the next night
herself The reason tie with string i.
the hen can see and warn her sruod f,om
the approach OF cats. or what gives me the
most trouble. hen HAWKS: and it Is better
Tor both brood ana hen than to be shut up
in coop.
From the Iirst of April until the first of
August | would turn every egg into a
chicken that | could, for there is more
money made raising chickens from a num-
Der OF hens than to keep them for their
eggs. | had Que hen t.is season four
years old (Which is one year too Old TO
keep that laid her eggs in nest alone,
each litter that She laid. Beginning after
the first OF April TO keep account. she laid
- eggs and then wanted 10 sit: set her
on - OF her own eggs, of which She
brought II and raised II. She len them
when about six weeks Old and then laid
u cggs; set her on - again. and she
brought out ~ and raised 5 aud left them
when about six weeks Old She then laid
10 eggs up - the first OF October. Part Of
he. chickens were sold as soon a big
enough to bring 80 cents apiece and calling
the whole worth 80 cents each would bring
IN s. 90. Ai,er | let her loose with her
chicks. she dId not come TO ett feed much
more than halt the time. 30 that the whole
cost OF their feed | think was less than 4
dollar. When raising for market | always
cell a. soon a. the chickens are big enough
IL bring 81 cents apiece or more ii early in
-pring-;hat i Keep picking out the larg-
e. ones from the iloch. Managed as
lave done, | think. 10 buy the feed. that
can raise one hundred chickens at a cost +
not more than SO.
have found that the white Swede tur-
nip is good tor big cAiehens-cooked and
then mashed and mixed with about an
equal amount OF corn meal Mix i. 50 that
ii VIII be a. near dry il you can. The
same when you mix 4 potato ma-h-m it
too thick to pour. Potatoes cooked and
mixed with corn meal | think cannot be
beaten to feed to laying hens. / can get
more eggs while lecdiug that than any
thing el.e | ever tried. | have great faith
ia feeding cooked food To poultry and
swine. spondent oil Boston -idrer-
fi>.r.