The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-11-29
WOMEN AS POULTRY KEEPERS.


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lean Women.
We wish particularly to call the at
tcntion Of American women TO the bust
ness Of poultry raising. Thousands OF
their sisters ''orcr the water pursue It
as a vocation through life not merely
to furnish eggs. ducks. geese and
chickens for the family table and the in
eyitable feather bed with feathers. but
they 60 into il as an occupation. a means
Of support, or even n source Of COM
paratiYe wealth.
In this country. far morn than in
Europe, women in the middle and lower
classes, rs well Of curse ~ those In the
higher or richer classes. depend on the
income, or on the daily earnings Of the
husband and father; and they ''ab1und
or suffer need IN proportion ~ the
masculine purse j. well filled or ~scantily
supplied. But they do not. when the
latter Is the ease, In regard Il the fam.
lily funds, attempt, Us u general thing.
81 supply the deficiency by some effort
Of their " ut money making. rs a
French, German or English woman
would do under like circumstances.
When loss " work or loss u health
lays aside the legitimate bread
winner Of the house. the American
wife and mother j. compelled To turn
over various schemes BIS which she can.
herself, support the family. II she had
money she could open a little shop. and.
by the sale Of small. needed articles,
Keep the wolf from the door; but she has
no funds. and that idea must be- aban-
doned. Washing might be- obtained.
but she has neither strength nor ron.
y%cnicnccs for that laborious occupation.
She might do sowing. but the plttancc
she would earn would do little moro
than buy the extra wood aud light which
such work would demand; and so ono
thing after another Is suggested and
abandoned. TIL the sad conclusion l.
reached that ''lhcru Is nothing a woman
can do9" Let al such women land tho
advice applies 10 every female who needs
au addition to her incOmc) try poultry
raising. The outlay ia the beginning
may be small, the accommodations may
b. rude, the grounds very limited: but,
with the instruction To be gained from
poultry books and publications no one
need fail in the undertaking A wom-
ans thrift and g~cntlencs.. her instruc-
tive tondness for the thing II which she
has the care, make her the best possible
attendant In the poultry yard. Fowls
arc easily terrified. and n boy cr mans
quick. heavy step. his loud voice. and
his rough seizure when any Of the nock
require To b. handled. Brighten them
half out 1T their small wits. They run
to the nearest shelter and cover and
hide long after the danger Is past. aud
II the egg. due the next day. comes
up missing II must be charged 10 the
half eaten or half digestcd supper. the
late settling on the roost. the disturbed
circulation aud the fcyerish habit. In.
duced BY yesterdays scare A woman.
ON the contrary. with her quiet. com.
passionate WAYS. her faithful devotion.
her disposition TO learn the best meta
DDS. her pleasure In the constant. II
small. receipts ft her particularly for
this success In It; aud Il Is our most
earnest wish that thousands u our
country women. who need This exercise.
this oui-of-door carr. aud the o 10
be gained frum Il. may be induced 10
give the business a thorough. persistent
and intelligent trial. Eyrn aside from
the profits the keeping II tine pnullry {
entered into by MANY English ladies'. ~
adding much 10 the interest Ct country
life. and 10 the ~atiraetiseness Of ceun.
nv homes; and there -e~uss - ~ NJ
ruod reason why tha fashion sheuld ma
b. adopted n ar own rural I'D suhuf
haa Acues for the sane
h&ly Hpusiaia HnshansmaaL