Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-02-19
for the oxford Democrat
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f.iifor Dsaocrlf
Many of the fafmefs and mechanics In
this sicinlty ar engaged Ia ralslug Poul-
Try. which ., regarded a. more profitable
than me ofdinary branches % agriculture.
Nc. Damon. pcrson % wealth sol prsc-
tlcN ba.lness man, bss entered largely IN
1, III, enterprise. and for The purpose. has
erected e bullilny about seventy hyc feet
long and thirty feet wide. with an entrance
Ia The centf, running the entire lcpgih.
90 each tide 20 thl. walk. 90 5 frsi Vide,
are ths apartment. for ihs hens. per-
sou caa feed the poultry, gather the eggs
open aud close an the windows, draw the
water. remove any hen inclined 10 set
And No, leave the walk This ingenious
arrangement ws. Invented by the pfoprie-
tor. through whose courtesy ! am enabled
q give the readers Of your valuable paper
some facts In relation 10 basiness which
woald be- profitable In the County OF or
ford
Within this ballilng are kept about
seven hundred ben. and The clear prod,
In the month u January. above oil expen-
se.. Sas slg5 on eggs alone. This nock
viii continue 10 yield daily Income until
August Or September. when u will be sold
10 the market a. femuueraiive price.
The proprietor viii then re-stock his hen
merry with early chickens, which are now
brlog haichei And raised ny artificial
nsans. the Incubator and hrOoicr, the
former costing sil0. having a capacity TO
contain abou, i've hatdrcd eggs-ihe lat
ter a; q COS; ~ els, supplies The place OF
many hsn. In protecting the tender brooi.
variou. processe. o. artificial lnoubs-
ton have been tried by different nations.
smong whom The Ancleui Egyptians were
he most successful. a. their haichlng
oven. fafni-hsd one hundred millions VI
chickens annually The French have In
vented many klni- ~ incuhators, which
ar extensively u.ed and greatly facilitate
the ,,roccss AMI enhance the profits Of
poultry raising By The Egyptian method
uuIe more than two thirds ~ N eggs
produced chlck,u.. wnilc by the more
modern Incubator. nlueiy per cent can be
obtained
I saw about two hundred young chick.
cus placed in . hrooder, ssrmci ~ .
cheap steam separates. AMI they appeared
more slgorou. than those hstchcd Ia the
natural way. uuicr the care ~ hen.
Therc we're To- Que spaf,men, nearly Que
HUNDRED fowls callei Cspons. 90 which
hsi been az operation Performed, Inst
rendered them Indifferent o. the hghtlng
ant sexual propensitie- in their natural
condition Tbs mutilation caused them
o. ntten EASILY ani their acsh 10 assume
the whlteuss.. dellcacy sud favor % chick
ems They would average about i've lbs.
each. for which the owner expect. % get
10 the Boston msrket ~ OF so cts q u. by
March or April
Among The uumerou. hocks have no.
ticci there i variety % breeds, hut few
n sny ~ pare blood. The Brahma, Black
spanish. White and Brown Leghorns, and
Plymouih Rocks are the prevailing varie.
ties No one particular breed D. considered
q. very superior 20 others. though the
Brahms and Plymouth Rocks ATE preferred
- account 81 Sire.
There arc many people residing here Who
own from any - several hundred hens
,a-h. from which they realize a good prof
IT, Egg, ar worth from 80 70 ~ cents
per dofeu.
present these fact, 10 the many farm
er. snd l,borlng men OF oxford County,
Who farm on a small scale, who might en-
ssge In poultry raising, with uning out
l.y. and the certainty ofaproniabie Invest
meui
The Income can be appropriated 10 sup
ply The wants % family every week.
where's. the ordinary branches Of farming
Weld harvest, II Any, only once year.
This business requires bu, little labor
While successful agriculture Is attended
With lncesstnt toll sud ceaselcss care.