The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-24
Agricultural Column.


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81 sss "a ihls ueflas goods very pcor
s. despafrl q r,siug lLts amount
uttiI Be- hAppeocd ta iaiok u the seven
trns aod fooslsF thsi weFs scratching
g BIZ back yard 10 = happy memeai
ha resoised that they shoald during
he year pay TIE amount q bic sub
sefipaoa This lhgagbt expressed 70
81 pafisAi0ner. made the I'D farmers
Fmiie AID thick u The saying about
coaaiiag ones chickens before they
wers patched The rooster ADD several
Il ,be beas we're BgH Coehjns, the rest
q The aack wtte Of al sorts, The
pars0u opsued bis ledger aud upon a
clean page made toe following entry
Chicken account April 2, 1878. Or.
. To eight fowls Is 90 lie then sent
@ The barn TO gather the eggs As
FAST as he could be set the hens. 10
dae time ihs chickens cane out Of the
shell bet then difficulties began 10
accumulate Many sickeued aud died
zoe ni4ht weasel got amongst .
brood, aud ia The morning the best Of
laem were found dead ID The orchard.
Chicken thieves. foxes. wildcats. pole.
cate, were roaming the ueighbofhood
At uigbt 10 the destruction Of many
iIocss u poultry aud these alarmed
lbe parsau's icar-. The parsons gar.
den saaetcd . good deal from the de-
sastation Of bis Old hens. Sill, in
splte u all, he perseyered patiently
with bis undertaking. during all the
while keeping an accurate account,
icbt and credit, with bis ieathered
bipeds Three weeks ago Tuesday,
Just one year from the tiGae when be
first began bis experiment, be was
gratifed 10 discover how completely
successful he had been. His flock OF
eight fowls multiplied IN one year until
II numbered eighty-iour, seyeniy.six
chickens coming to maturity. 0f these
forty-one were sold for $2OT6 forty.
three still remain. worth, at the present
market price. $2l50. The early pull
let's began to lay the last day Of Sep
TENDER, SO that the eggs produced
during the year by the seven hens and
their pullets, by actual count, amount
ed to l65 dozen and three, which sold
for S3i rs. The guano saved was
worth 81 90 more. In one year, there
fore, eight fowls worth 81 produced
1881 worth Of poultry, eggs, and
gaano. When this statement became
known the farmers were astoDished to
find that keeping poultry pays better
than keeping cows. Bat the parson
found that pecuniary profit was not
the only advantage he derived from
his little flock His ieathered pets
called him out of doors and gave him
Just the kind OF exercise he needed
that cured his dyspepsia and saved
him expenses of doctors and medicine,
and gave a more cheerful tone to bis
sermons. In the ways of fowls he
found much to amuse him, and to sup.
ply food for philosophical thought.
To the children they were better than
the most expensive toys. His success
with chickens was the means of break.
ing down The barriers which are apt to
separate one who works with bis brain
for bis living from those who depend
upon the labor Of their hands. From
considering him mere theorist they
said TO him, You are quite an agricul.
turist.
Now, if few hens 10 one year can
increase four dollars to seventy eight,
surely IN these hard times there are
many poor families in Hampshire coun.
~, without capital enough to set up
dairy, who could. nevertheless, add a
good sum TO their Income by keeping
poultry There are many boys who
would iind il Of great value TO them TO
have dock u poultry Of their own,
The successful care Of it would educate
the boys to keep accounts. to buy and
sell, aud 10 manage business for them
selses.
+ he secret Of the parsons success is
that be kept his flock warm, gave them
pure air, and furnished them all they
wanted to cat Give hen these three
things, aud she will lay SIMMER and
winter, and add rapidly to her owners
wealth The parson fed his chicks
from the shell. all they would eat, so
that they should come to maturity
early 10 the fall The old hens be kill
ed as soon as the pullels began to lay.
I he staple food during the winter was
scalded cracked corn. beef scraps and
/ lime in the torn Of plaster, crushed
bone OF oyster shells. In summer be
fed wheat bran aud middlings during
the hot weather, aud gave his flock
F free range through the orchard. in