New-York tribune., 1884-12-26
FARM AND GARDEN.
PROFIT IN POULTRY.
NO OCCASION FOR "FyssY pETAILs" ; ONLY NEED
OF COMMON SENSE"
By O. s. Bliss.

;nortations cspecially of eggs, in the
aggregate very large and steadily increasing
THIS ought not TO he so. There IS no good reason
why onr own people should not prohtably produce
all these articles that the country can consume
With the single exception of Canada none ol 'he
countries from which our imports are drawn nave
So eheap food or such ample facilities for the
pfoGtable production of eggs as this while they
Tabor under the disadvantage of being long
distance from our markets, with expensive
TRANSFORMATION, and certain depreciation III Naue
4 not in quality. But they make II pay or thsy
Would not cuntinue, and constantly expand, the
business. The feed ON which many oi the imported
eggs are made is shipped across the ocean paying
two or three profits before il reaches tile consumer,
and tie eggs after paving two or three more prohts
nre sold in our markets al price less lah our own
products. equivalent to st'll another hfont, bne i
stiff the complaint comes up from an over thc
country that farmers cannot afford to Keep Pontly
and ra.so eggs 1t ~ question oi grave lpoi, .n.
tance to the farmers oi the conhtlA, 10 consumers
generally indeed 10 the nation, whether th's is
really ~. ,
Casting abont for some sufficient reason for the
prevailing condition of the poultry and egg III
,ustry ot the country We find, Nrst OF all, widely
prevailing. sentiment that the " hen business "s
n IA generally called, In beneath the dignity "i
men The lew city aud suburban iancics ana
specialists are generally looked upon ~ ciaihs VINO
have intrndcd upon the domain "l NE giahhfh, hnu
an attentive reading Of the NouhlnnuH I"ui.lN Nv
crntuic of lac time only tends a. confirm the impress
non in maty cnscs IL ~ nu greatly To be wondered
IA
Nth ihe fnnsy detail, which they ale told are
necessary 10 success IN tho huHinoHs, hld 'o'iin"
entering npon IT, All these dotni,n may De N'l @
enough for the ianccr and ih' Huhntlhn Who liaS
nm established local demand AZ ms own inl'r l"r
nnythine he can produce. but for the ilurk who's"
products must 20 upon the general market ill"ut
tle t,uulnr hiuuc'a ut trade. tliN U'o IL d'lue.n
aud snare. aud certain 10 run hnn ~ uont u h'
attempts their piActior.
But there il middle course, M far removed nom
The fn.sy detail o. the theorists ns from the much
l., A. ti,f ~
selves and roost IN the trees which every tlcr ol
tnc soil. large aud small. may pursue with both
.rcdi, and proht Fowls have the instinct ol sell
preservation ~ fully dovelopcdas any other animals
and we have but 10 furnish them the means oi
reasonably indulgng II. under certain restraints
which An their unnatural condition in life become
necessary to their we'll heng, They need about ~
much protection from the weather as other animals
certainly moi any more: hut like other animal"
tllov need that IT be odaptcd to their natures
When Lput IA ,uso apartments. though only inl
tle nipht the sliur principles of ycntilaiuu Should
in ,npliod hs ~ tho case of oth"t hnnualt. Nuni
,n 49,, Anvn ihtnttv the whulo category of spcrinl
requirements which 90 e. mako up INC most
elaborate s,stom ot poultry nppnhcr7 a uttl' ~
ofriso of INGENUITY irnrtel WIN dn7l "l '''nn"l
tnurn Wti pnnin ANY lHtmrt tn ~ up nn the sunny
,ido of tho hnfn, 81. better yet la Il, sutnbln
accommodations loi hoc' oi thitiy ot ioily hrhH
~ % merely nominal rAl'h .
When the hoc, i- htirly domcilol aud provided
care ol them aud cost no moro 10 provide io thrh'
thnn for IA ,nele COW. The physiology of tho
organs of digestion IA fowls shows that they are
designed hy nature for continuous ioodet~ ih'y
hayo but onc ncal-tmc IN the day and That lA't'
from early dawn To set Of sun, ana they should
have the flcc.t possible range and Ice provided
with food adapted 10 their use. Ihcy should never
eat enough at one time to FL the crlw. Bnt many
farmer. object 70 letting fowls run at large at all,
.l. tIaK fftfI eDI
rot into tho garden. OF DO some other mischief All
+iis il ca .and cheaply obsiated by the use Of
few lengths of "a cheap lnoNaDc renee lItt can n,
,l.u mn and SET down again ~ the rate of length
each minute. 1t is not always necessary that lhe
crops be enclosed, but q short Wmg-icnte 0lt'h
answers every purpose Fowls Mhl NOT utVeI l"i
when there - food and water in tie house, ana
tLev very rarely - aIOand ten-IOd wing No
man can appreciate the advantages Of having few
lengths of such fence tiil ne has Poiirhcel tHe..
But the subject of pouliry farming is to" prpao LOT
one coniluuncat on. and must stand over lor Time
LIVE STOCK on UlGH-pRICED LAND.
Canwc, on land worth $50 torl2 peracre compete
with the stock "a sing of the West, weI" extensive
pastures covered nnh nutritious el'sse~' may be
rurchl,e, for fIom e. - ,n acre ,cy'iIl dairy
men urc ctt al ti, i,-..t u.o'tIA d tie Columbia
Comfy Ciuu. know t,"y cent. h-'i"i cows l'ian
tcy can bay, auI ti.F lrt f,r p.o.l -.'m butter
Iuuturr Object. to th., ',sDLrs"' 4 80 dlIh'N
- oituiu good h..p fhr hnI'' inh elHloSl ~
Joss hlc (, Keep nciP ia hni - - 'iadrj iio
iuls calves ~ ntn .'h' hi '",A =" 10y " ,"ik @
pels thrm when t,w ONh "'t ~ "i ~ en-,
Ilth them uu cows un n tH"li rN n't'' pld llcn
tlup, ilrm TO NrN \n.', roc tIrf ''Hli ~ - H.
,rlt 1uc. three, f1r-p.n h'iif' tfl'tI over F'u
worth oi ctlVc. -u,c tt.t l.t''hi O.. lir Hnu- ~
y ni''ic To l'ls' A%," n ~ '', o q, ,,,r,. o,r
hogs, ,tpcculN II Nc tt,r oirhaiua j." 'hrln 10
Inn IA. irls his hogs mn tuf"grh lh' sllninrr "i
clover pelur. with l.I' Htlh, ~ lh' Az
,,s .n.tI urfutor. h.u hu. hrs with month.r
f,d,I,a "i heavy pun Mould rather rse lhr
mono, than nIsr cows Wh.n lo cnn hub them l"'
SlOor $50
An npod farmer puyo iut'rcstn "reminiscences
Of riNty ycuh ago, II was customary lh'h l"'
farmers SONS g. hnc ont 10 ncirhhoung mim'f7
Tho daughters thonght II perfectly honorable H.
hire out IN tho samo nnnnor They were u''l'd
NJ members of the family and in many eases
renamed m pcrmnncnt uuatc. through marriage.
lie thinks rii, STYLES mud cts bontd~s nspons ilH'
Tor thi. departure from the simple customs ul inc
nnAt makiu our Young people Ill Hlitu'! ana
restless. He tilnL' shecG ,iisnS i"a,'',y ,',, m
ray double on tlc investment every }o"l, ana U,'
,urplus stock b. easily dHuo, o,cd al. A1nil'l hn0'
ptont In horfcs: has sold thtee,ycai ,od u ,oI, lol
$3.50: considers young horse three To l"ui A'hI'
old at 600 more profitable than sheep or 'alilr'
II is necessary however 10 Keep po"d tt1'hi 10
brrcd from poor stock b. mistake ~ u dlr" u 10
breed iaN horses There IL constant demand for
heavy draft horses in tn" cities selling readily Tor
from 500 10 $500 a par OBJECTION WAS hld'lo
that colts bite close inlurlng meadow, alu Pn,, ,o
ufcs: also very little manure can be mao" nom
that kind of Stock. The same money tnyc ted IN
sheen or caitr would tend 10 increase the pi0duc;
tiycncs, OF the the end to .Whci an
method, must be subscryicnt- Nm '. ;. Beck
man.
SOME STATE FAIR STATISTICS.
Nj W. T. owen. in full column OF The pho
Io,4q,r. reviews. kindly but effectively. Secretary
Clambeflal,'s tailored and not convincing defence
80, ,to pti,, ct,to lair S1lnou " The arguments"