The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-03-24

The improvement that has been mat"
in the past is but an index OF what Is
yet TO come. We can find men, II -
truc, who will argue there has been no
Improvement made in poultry. They
will tell you that the old fashioned BARN
yard fowls were Just as good as the
thoroughbred of to-day.
let us investigate for moment. the
point at issue. 1t is very well known
by all ofyou, that The old barn-yard
fowl, at best, would weigh but ! lbs.
Take that at eight CTS per pound and
you would have the sum of 32 cents.
Well, now, the average weight of
Brahma or &C elm is about nine pounds.
Admitting that the thoroughbreds do
not briug any more in the market than
the common, (Which we do not, We find
a difference i'm favor Of the Brahna or
Cochin of 4Oc per head. Now, you see.
that in a flock of 200 fowls YOU have a
difference Of $50. f. 49,. n .
IL costs no more 10 feed a Braham
and Cochin that weighs 9 or even Is lbs,
(nothing unusuaD. than it does one of
your old fashioned kind that weighs
but 4lbs. ] venture 70 shy that t"k
them run together in the same yard,
and all feed together, the Cochin will
keen lust as fat rs the Others will.
There are other breeds just as mcri-
toriOus as are the Brahmas or Cochins,
but in the latter find Nil that is dcsir-
able in a general purpose fowl.
Icqntend that the thoroughbred fowl
is just as far ahead Of tie'common fowl
as is the thoroughbred horse ahead of
'austang, or as arc the Thoroughbred
hog ahead Of the prairie rootcr.
That the same Improvement has been
and can DC made in the careful and
systematic breeding Of poultry as can
or has been made in any other class Of
stock cannot be denied. The poultry
interest it the United States is very
important one, and the introduction of
improved breeds or varieties of fowls
which insure great size finer quality
ane increased productiveness in eggs or
flesh, contributes just so much TO The
aggregate wealth of the country. The
truihfnlness of this statement is beyond
question .,t H1f ~
H., # 1870 inf, fllut
the cotton crop was 3.0ll ,995 bales
tho corn crops was 76i, 0f9,000, bushels,
the wheat crop was 2sS, 0o0, 600, bushels.
the value of all the cattle. sheep aud
swine slaughtered was $39s, 95s,s77.
The value Of the hay crop eastern
prices) was 1884,, 600 900. . 8or
The assertion that the egg and poul-
tryproduce OF tho states exceeds either
of these large products is met with de-
risiou yet il is true, and the produce
finds mo rival save the entire meat and
dairy products combined. p t''f.
We only quote these statistics TO show
there is money in poultry, if properly
cared tor In selecting stock with
which 10 make. bcginisg, take that
variety best suited 10 Your tastes aud
Accommodations and buy The best spec
linens your means will admit of. J.,
will pay yoa .at thc end. Ii is moi cN-
pcnsive TO cxperimcnt in This business.
A little money iu,leiously expended IN
good stock aud sl,eap i.euscs f.r shelter
will go 4 great VA. in making prom
ising Beginning: and il the person en-
tertanas a lave for such stock and pos
sesscs common sense and tact in pros
cciiting the work. ihcre caa he pe fail /.
urc. s.fl1f i3.E1Fi Nr ~
Your lba..d:ugs sl.ould be l"eatcd IN
a drs piece OF ground. and 80 arranged
a 10 adult hutli light and sun; also
good and perfect ventilation >hpuld hr
had, and SO arranged thai pure, trasa |
air may be continually passing over the
fowls, illus securing healthy and pure
atmosphere. Another point in breed |
ing poultry and most iinpo,'
ant too. is cleanliness. Ii YOU wauTd (
keep your fowls healthy, see that their 1
apart,ncu's are kept elcaa aa.l lltsr .
bodies free from rernin. sulphur is /
dead shot o. vcra:s, dust IL wth in an ,
the afflicted and rub lille Lard ana I
sulphur under the wings aud around
the, vent. Be careful in usiag .ulphar