Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-18
For the O1FoRn DENocRAr.
POULTRY FOR PROFIT.

While there are hundreds Of breeders
of fancy poultry, all up and down our
land. who raise and breed them for pleas
ure. the farmer who has to calculate and
plan to make everything on the farm pay
lis share of the profit, can find nothing
that will pay better for the money invest
. ed. than good breed Of poultry. And
here permit me to say that have made
the subject a study. to some extent, and l
consider the mongrel assortment of fowls
generally To be seen about the farm build
incS. known as Dung Hills, 20 be the
most ernsusirs breed known in the poul-
try books. Expensive because they ne
ouire about the same care and attention
as the more recent and improved breeds;
but they do not pay one-halt as well rs
such weu-known breeds as IRghomS,
Plymouth Rocks. or HoudonS. The latter
the farmers still claim as one OF their
old stvlc fowls known 10 them as Top
knots. The IcghornS are noted as the
best of winter LAYER, and are nOn->i'tcrS.
| have two Brown lcghoru pallets hatch
Cd the Sd Of June that have not missed
laving single dav since early in Octo-
Der. think they are fairly entitled 20
the name Of "laying machines, ' which Is
so often applied 20 them; but they rcquirc
good warm quarters and good carc. and
when they have this, stand from under,
for the cgcS viii hy. The Plymouth Rocks
are morc hardy. and l think nearly as
good LAYERS. Their large size and domc>-
tic habits recommend them as the best
adap,cd Of the improved breeds, for the
farm ward. II the farmer has no time 90
devote 20 the care of poultry. le; him pro
vide "a good hcn-hou>c and give the boys
chance. dividing with them the profit
OF the business. This ha, been tried and
has been found hy experiment 90 pay.
In the report of the Poultry Committee
of the Massachusetts, Board Of Agricul-
,urc VIC find an account of boy who took
il into his head few Years app 90 keep
Poultry for Profit, and this j, what be
did:
7
sized hcnnery, which improved his mccaau-
zeal ability, purchased small number OF
fowls. ami took care OF them while attend
ing school and doing his proportion Of The
chores" I'm about one wear and "a half
ne cleared. amer paving for ever thing that
his fowls consumed. one hundred ami forty
dollars. And Vet he spent no more time
upon his fowls than most Of his school
mates spent i'm their daily amu>cmeut>.
which brought them nothing. and without
doubt caring for his pets gave him as much
satisfaction a. anything hc could have U-
dulgcj iu lie made his money simply hN
having regular daily system OF clcaul-
ness. ami feeding those few fowls. and
properly caring for their eggs and increase.
some SATURDAY in the fan when school
did not keep. De drcw iu % lot % gravel.
which hc piled ian "a convenient place. and
kept LAYER 90 that fresh. fine gravel uu
the Aoor OF his hen house for thc fowls Co
wallOw IN. He kept the walls aud ceiling
OF the house whitewJ>hcd, ami >priukled
little powdered sulphur about 90 Keep ut
the lice. ON a board platform little above
the ground. under the roo>t~. De caught
the droppiugS. which he cleared of every
week >priuklius the floor. 90 course With
ashes or sand. or the two mixed Tie kept
oyster shells before the fowls constantly,
and of(eu threw to them cabbage leaves.
turuip tops. and the Ike aud gave to thym
a variety ~ food 40 regular times. Tie
generally gave them warm dish ot >cald-
al Indian meal and shorts each morning.
AMI often iu cold weather seasoned 60 with
pulycrilcd cayenne pepper. lu thc amor
noon be fcd whole grain, >uch 49, damaged
wheat, oats or corn. Once ur twice a