The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-03

upon "patent-fed fowl" The process Ia French
but M Baker expects TO Improve upon ", and
say that a tough old fowl that has done LAYING
can be made, In an exceedingly short time,
something like sprine chicken, with the addi-
q mai advantage OF being thrice as large, Ia TO
give only faint notion OF what the patent
feeding Will do. But u IL fact that the oldest
and most unpromising duck on the farm can, in
almost three weeks. he made. to all lntents and
purposes, tender Young canvas back. Or IA
black duck IL preferred, the transformation is
equally simple; in short, any kind OF flavor. in
GLIDING that OF nsh. can be impaired to the bird
himself with making young fowls of old fowls
The process ts a strict Imitation OF the manncr
IN which the "sduab" or young pigeon is fed by
pensed with, or rather the food h hrst diqested
aud aftcrward given to the bird under treatment.
80 that the latter has nothing TO do but to grow
fat and tender.
ON Mr. Bakers firm all ;he patented fowls
are confined In small wooden boxes, their legs
strapped TO their sides. and their hesds and
nocks protruding. Every box holds one fowl
and the feeder, taking them 10 turns. puts a
brass pine I've inches down their throats. his
pipe Il the termination of lone elfstic tube,
the other end of which connects with small
portable hand pump, communicating with n
vessel containing the food upon which the fowls
are led. rms Is boiled and pounded, 80 "a, to he
virtually dtgested, as has already been said. IL
is Of the most nutri iious kind, oeing chiefly If
barley. Indian meal, and new milk with tho
cream nndisturbed. duck may pc fed upon
mashed celery for three weeks, ard ita weight
will he doubled and 1t will nave all the flavor of
u . nvas back.
having inserted the brass nipo down n fowls
throat. the keeper gently turns the handle OF
the pump, and the digested food enters the
cgaw without any effort on the part OF the bird.
int the fowls are leading conte nted life. II not
avery long one, Is perfectly apparent. No force
u used In giving them the food, nor Ia II neccs-
cary, Tor when they see the feeder approaching
thew ouen their mouths to their utmost capa-
CITY, throw their heads back, and close their
eyes, evidently In dreamy rapture. THIS IL
especial noticeable OF the ducks. When a step
i heard In the passage leading to their boxes
they expand their bills far ~ nature will per-
NIT, without waiting tn see whether It IA tho
feeder or not. Young fowls by his process can,
IN three weeks, he made far fitter than in as
many months Ia the natural way. In tho same
length OF time two pounds can bc added to the
W VI IN WiI nVl. OF w "'ner wolus' sue clh
oe made about twice as Fat as she was before,
and the newly-acquirel he IA is as white and
tender as that of a spring chicken.
MONEY WELL SPENT.
Mr.. Baker has been for five wears experiment
ius IN artificial hatching and feeding, lie has
exoonded upward OF $61,01l. but he yicws the
money az well spent. lie intends to Introduce
an apparatus that mas been successfully used In
France for feeding purposes. the boxes In
which the fowls are confined. arc i'm all respects
similar to those he Is using but they nre afi xed
TO large circular machine that turns easily
upon pivot. IL Is ten feet hich, and the Iced
err, sitting on IA kind Of elevator, can turn 10
round ut viii aud having pumucd food into
the or vs. of one layer or strata OF birds. he
HOSTS self up by means OF rope and pulley.
and feeds them IN succession until he relc IS
the top OF the machine, aud add several ounces
OF nesh to the fowls IN the hi chest circle.
We nave now followed Mr. Baker through
every department of hls hen farm. and before
parting with him we accompany him TO tho VI
rand IN at the rear of hts house. Yonkers ~
across the river, aud we can see steauIOo and
lsning smacks sailing ON the Hudson fvc hum
dred teet below us. But the ATTRACTIVE land-
scaDe i hardly noticed. 40 preoc ;upied arr
with our meal of tho n 'sh Of a fowl that three
weeks HgD was an eignt-year- hcu, but now.
having been parent fed for twenty DAYS, Is
plump Young pullet II abnormal size and atnaz-
ing dcucacy.