The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-10-10

until few days-say two or three-be
fore the holidays, and then rush it in al
at once. That is the time thousand:
and thousands of packages of poultry
reach the commission men to be dis
posed of, and the quantity is so grea
that the prices rule low. This Is very
good for the buyers, especially for those
rather weak in the pocket book, bu
then farmers are compelled to receive s
very low price. A couple of weeks be
fore or q couple of weeks after the hOli
DAYS is generally better, for the price:
usually rule higher then than during The
/ glut which is caused by the immense
I supply sent in for Christmas and New
Years. A good thing is Cor farmers &c
take first-class daily paper and keep
posted in regard to prices, and ship
when the prices seem to warrant 1t
There is even more art in finding good
market and successfully and profitably
disposing of the products of the farm,
than in producing them, though few
farmers and stock breeders fully
realize the fact. Three weeks
are long enough to fatten fowls;
and to make it easier and more proiita-
BILE to do so, the birds should be kept
growing briskly from the start by lib
eral allowance of good feed, plenty OF
exercise, ndgOOd care. A stunted bird
or animal will not pay to fatten, as a
rule. While turkeys can not bear con-
fnement, aud will rapidly lose flesh
when confined, as we have found out TO
our cost, chickens, when properly ham
died, will fattcn more quickly, and W Ii,
consequently, pay well to take up to
fatten, for the simple fact that each day
the fowl requires certain amount of
feed merely to sustain the functions of
the body, and the fewer the number of
days required to complete the process,
the greater the profit. A darkened room
is the best place for fattening fowls, the
room to have deep sand floor. Feed
them in the morning, and have water
trOughs convenient for them to get their
water; allow about half an hour for
feeding, and then darken up the room,
excluding all the light, though affording
ventilation. Atnoon give another feed,
as before, repeating in the evening.
Do not give them any perches, for
they can and will make themselves
very comfortable on the sandy
floor. If rOosts or roOsting-benches
were supplied, the efforts made in
getting on them would delay their fat
tening materially In fattening poultry,
the cheapest and best food is undenia-
bly, corn in its different forms. One or
two feeds of whole corn can be given
and scalded corn-meal, corn meal mush,
a mush made of corn and oats ground
together, boiled beans, etc. Where
milk is plentiful, and on farm we uSu-
ally find plenty of skim-milk, thick
milk, ETC., let the fowls have rs much
of it as they will take, and it will mate
rally hasten the fattening. Watch your
birds carefully, and if you notice any
of them commencing TO NOPE around
under this system of high-feeding, turn
them out into the yard and let them run
until more are taken up to fatten. I'M
der proper management the fattening
will be accomplished in about two
weeks, and should n : take much long
er, for naturally the fowls can not en-
durc the stuifing process very long
without showing bad effects, being de-
prived of exercise and day light.-Arner-
lean Poultry Journal.
POULTRY FOR PROFfT.-It is OPP
perfume, just now, for those who
take an interest in poultry, in con-
nection with the farm, to look the mat
ter over, and see if the results Of the
season thus far are satisfactory, provid-
ed the fowls have had such necessary
care as to give them a fair chance to
yield a profit to the owner. And here
let us say that no matter what business
a man may follow, if success is ex-
pected, he must be familiar with its r5-
quirements and give it necessary atten-
tention. Raising poultry is no excep-
ton TO this rule. IL IS hardly to be
doubted that most farmers and farmers
wives, who keep poultry, neglect their
fowls, and hence lose q handsome net
profit on them; for none of the improv-
ed breeds or judiciOus crosses will fail
to pay if properly cared for. We doubt
if there is any thing on the farm that
pays better, considering the outlay, than
a few hens well chosen and well kept.
But generally the smaller stock on the
farm is overlooked, in taking care of
the larger kinds the four-footed ami
mails. But it should be borne i'll mind
that it is the small things that pay the
best, when judgment and skill are en-
ployed in their management Kansas
Farmer.