The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-08
3Iliserll0ltfolt5.
,arsoa's Experience with Sew
an Hens and Rooster.

- .loIIaTS Tor ina pul ~
my in this worlds goods very poor
he Wa as;red of raising this amount
NEIL Re he happened to think oil the seh-
eA 'S,I his back yard. In a happy mo- /,
m4 ~ he resolved that they should
i t,or the year pay the amount o. MS
o'' ;,tion This thought eNpf9sseo
sd't:lF ,arisbioners, made the OLD lar
to NJ -TtiIe and think OF the saying
Iue-' oa,,n inc ones chickens before
about - hat9hed. The rooster and
they T' rC thr hens were Buff Gochlns,
several '-f the flock were OF all sorts.
I I1s ' o~rson opened his ledger apon
ll -..tn PAGE made the fo'lo|'ns ensrs:
ii l,f:" a1i IN account. \prll :, 1913.
l"i TH a;aht fowls $500. He then
bf. ~ me barn to gather the eggs
went ~ he could he set the hens:
As last q. ,a the chickens came out OF
III que , I. Lrt then difficulties began
l.'' Emulate. Many slchehea "nu
- one night Il weave! 9ot among
"'''' and in the morning the pest
" .l, n,' ,,sre found dead III the ofch-
Oh y-'' |ti.ken thieves, foxes, Wl!d-ca's'
AMI. neoc roaming the noighbor-
''1 ~ NIGHT to the destruction OF
I '~ fccks of poultry, ND 'hese
.-armri the parsons fears; me Ih'i-
".-.'' ~araen suffered a good deal from
CESSATION of his old hens. sun
:.. .o;tr Of all. he persevcred patiently
III sy'': n1er akinn, during all the
VII" gaa.ing an accurate account,
@'4;e and credit, with his teatheFed
.;rId.. Last Tuesday, Just one year
.ttm the time when he hrst began his
-,, -r;ornr he was gIatified to discover
S>,r .nmut etelv successful hehad been.
~" s,.g VI e.aht fowls multiplied IN
ra.r until it numbered eighty four,
-,..-r six chickens coming to hla'afl-
~ these ~forty-onc Were snid lot
Ia II. fortv-three still remain, worth
49, tn4 present market price. S%!.'o-
Tre early puliets began TO lay the iast
I.r nj -euttmbcr, 50 ;lat the eggs
NV .lnred during the year by the seven
hans and theirpuIlcts. by actual count,
...n1pfed 10 i65 dozen and three,
which sold for &34 p. The guano
~r..I WIS worth $500 more. In L
raar therefore. eight fowls worth ~
aroIrced S7S.5l worth Of poultry, eggs,
..rJ ousro. When this statement be
came known the farmers were aston
isbad to find that keeping poultry pays
hotter than keeping COWS. But the
nsr.on found that pecuniary proht was
not the only advantage he derived from
his IiftIe flock. His feathered pets
oiled him out Of doors AID gave him
ia.r the kind of exercise he needed
That cured his dyspepsia aud saved
him expenses Of doctors and medicine,
and cave Il more cheerful tone to his
; rmons In the ways of fowls he
found much to amuSe him, and to sup
DIV food for philosophical thought.
To the children they were better than
the most expensive toys. His success
with chickens was the means OF break
iag down the barriers which are apt TO
senarate one who works with his blajn
for his living from those who depend
UPON the labor of their hands. From
considering him Il mere theorist they
sid to him, You are quite an agli-
clItrri>t.n
Now. if few hens in one year can
increase four dollars TO seventy-eIght,
surely in these hard times there are
many poor families in Berkshire county
without capital enough to set up 4
dairy. who could, nevertheless. add a
good sum to their income by keeping |