New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-25
THE DEMAND FOR SPRING CHICKENS.
WHERE BRonERsD COME FROM AND WHAT THEY

WHERE "BRoMERs" COME FROM AND WHAT THEY
COsT-ARTIFICIAL HATCHING.
The toothsome "broilern is a luxury of the
NewYork market, and amount Of labor or care has
yet been able to surround the early days OF young
chickens with sufficient safeguards against accidents and
death produce them in numbers TO meet the demand
The first that reach the market in the early spring come
about March 1. They cost from - to 80 pair ana
weigh about two pounds and half pair Ihese
chicks usually raised In bedrooms or cellars on
farms in the small houses Of workngmen on the out
skirts OF villages Usually only the male birds are sold
the puets being kept for early layers in the fall Dur
ing months March, April and May though the con-
dons raising young chickens at their best the
appetite for broilers among those who afford to
eat them keeps pace with the increased supply.
member Of the firm Of A. & L. Robbins, OF Fulton
Market said recently to TRIBUNE reporter: 1t has
long been aegend with poultry dealers that the best
eating fowls OF tho country from Philadelphia
which meant Bucks County, Penn. The demand
OF the trade soon exceeded the SUPPLY
from Bucks County, but the fiction was kept
alive by calling all wel-bred, we-fattened and dry
picked chickens that came 10 maj ket Philadelphia,
that this has become merely brand and Is
applied 20 quite many fowls raised in Nev-Jersey,
Long Island or Delaware to fowls from Pennsylvania
As Philadelphia gored Long Island Is condemned, for
any fowl that injured poor in hesh scalded for re-
moving the feathers IS called Long Island though Its
home may have been in Philadelphia or Bucks County.
Scaldng Injuries the sale OF the chicken fully 10 cents
pound and epcures claim that they tell after it is
cooked whether a chicken was dry-pcked or scalded
All broilsrs must come to this market dry-plcked and
drawn and must not weight less than twelve nor
than twenty-four ounces"
Mr.. Robbins OF the opinion Tint New-York was
better supplied with fowls than either Paris or London,
and cited in proof the fact that steamships plying be-
tween NewYork and French and English ports buy the
great bulk OF their poultry supplies In this market
Ia ~ Df brOlprSi'
"when they first come about March l. and Tor month
afterward. often pay high as SO pair for them
As the advances the price gradually falls TO 81
and finally TO 80 cents pound, until the seaside ana
summer resort hotels close and stop the demand from
hucksers At That chickens are in their best
form roasting and the broer is worth but - Or 20
cents pound until the winter demand begins again"
Have you handled chickens raised from incuba-
torsl"
ave have handled few bu. dill not like them. They
were not fat enough Very few have come to this
market. There was largo concern started in New
jersey ny Mr. Baker TO raise incubator chickens, but
It broke down Poultry in large numbers never do
we'll"
Mr. Darling of the Filth Avenue Hotel said: / have
never haudledmauy fowls Matched ncubators
have seen good AN anxious to encourage The
Tnsing OF broiers | a In time some Que Will
learn how t. and the demand Is far ahead OF
tbs supply We use q few all through the winter for
private parties, but the full supply does not come until
There Is always demand for twenty chickens at
pound in winter; There Is no reason Tor 90
ieciing 10 'broilcr' Matched in an incubator We
always put them tables soon as we can get 100
A day The clubs pay the highest price for them"
Charles Demonico was OF the opinion that the supply
was fully up TO the demand. Spring chickens' ne
said like asparagus-ony wanted IN the spring We
have for them I'm winter Paris Is not so wei sup
piled with poultry ~ New-iork The zig stories ABOUT
chicken raising near Paris are not true"
Captain = a. Day, OF the United states Army, was
found by TnE TRBuNE reporter at tort Hamilton sur
rounded by chickens and ducks OF Nil sizes. lie c1-
hlbed the incubator that he has been experimenting
with during his leisure moments Tor the hst tnlrleeh
years The captain is man OF scientific attalnme
lie on the board appointed TO select inc nreIaIns
for the Army and he Is similar board to select
proper lamp for by the soldiers lie j. chemist hu
practical machnst well. by means OF the pyrometer
aud an ingenious mechanical cnntryance OF hls O"n m
yention he has made perfect heat regulator The
great difficulty with tho Incubator always has been 70 get
perfect distribution OF heat The amount OF moisture
and fresh air which the egg should have certain stages
Of the embryonic development Is matter Tor future
what are the hard points about tho incubator r. the
| Captain asked.
THE incubator must be so arranged that the amount
oxygen absorbed by the during incubation can DO
carefully regulated aud ample provision made Tor carry
ing OF the rosduum or waste IN Tie shape o. carDoho
with the ard of tho incubator chickens be raised
| for market at profit T.
have no hesitation IN saying tnat Sou'u raise
chickens profit. but the incubator has not yet
become sufficiently automatic for any but the most Skill
| ful 90 succeed with IT," ., 8,
There seems 10 he - much trouble Win the CHICK
| after be 4. hdtched IA before" -,
Yes the Incubator does only half the work, and the
incest skill is required 10 raise the young and tender
brood I intcudcd 10 make stock chickens OF them
they are aud given FREQ exercise ana sun
light n intended Tor market at the earliest possible
moment then they arc forced with meal and pure
wheat aud put ON the market as soon us hey reach
pound weght have at ogd times ana Wr ny sS
raised about 800 chickens ths spring with proper sur
rqnndRgs ana c"IfeI, no, % .d o any amount do
nunded by the market but IL "ouIu require expert man
agement."