Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-04-22
RAISING POULTRY.

BY the younger members OF The family on
any one no, able 10 take upon himself
heavy task. But cons,an, care and at
,eniion are a necessity II success Is TO be
obtained; together with perseverance,
and courage tina, stops a, nothing and 10
undaunied by rcverses. We predie, tina,
many who are nov pie,urins to them
selves golden profits from their poultry
yard sill r;ire from the business ere
long. with vastly ditfs ren, opinion
Biddy Is peculiar She requires constant
unremitiing attention and. even when
given that. ofien turns the cold shoulder
and refuses TO give any return Tor food
and care. Bat. 10 the person who soe'
into the bushes. with a strong desire 10
saoccsd. and who will give his time and
attention TO Il. no, getting discouraged
BY defeats. there s certainty Of hnal
success. There i no branch of business
followed by farmers tina, has been more
Neglected in the pas, than POul,ry.rai'-
INK Often the fowl. are obliged 20 roos'
anywhere circumstances will permit. With
NJ place given them ior regular occaPan'
ey. and ~ regular Diet Bat. dn'sn
and frightened from one place TO Ano,hsr'
they afc a source Of annoyance unceasing
~.tholt any ntlrn by way Of profit.
Mo-, farmers now have = separate place
/ Coz their poaliry and give them little
more care. ba, s,ill great improvement
j. necessary before even a modsiaie De
gre u income will be possible Their
pea.. roos,s and yards require constant
care. md clsanlines. j. a. Necessary toe
their comfort a. fof any animal upon the
farm Even ihe most shi0lc.s vii clean
oli ihsir horse ana cattle ,tablo., bit
h~i. aic It'll allowed % remain fof the
~hols season upon the collected refsse
that sccamla'e.. without any thought Of
Of their hea nh CT comfort When pull
,ry.rasing i, made a business. every par
icls ~ lncleann-ss must D. removed and
al aboal the house anl ,srds kept free
from dir, and yermin Of course there
ia choice Of breeds. and much depends
upon ihe particular object Tor which ~e
arc brccdias. when We select them. bat,
where egg src VIA, j. wanted. there y
/ no'h.,g better than the Brosn lsghofn
/ They are hardy. vigorous non-'li'ers. and
. lay a large number q gooi-sized ess. IN
|a,raf some writers claim tha, su-
prior bird b. obtained BY crossing ne
I P.,moa,a Rock cock upon lsghofn hens.
Bat. While such crossing might be val
aabie. We would prefer 10 keep each
breed separate and distinct May OBJ
/ lee, 10 the LEGION on account Of ihsir
! poor qualities for the table. ia, on'
winter claim, that tie quality Of meat Of
any fo~l il more Ia the food given than
/ IN the breed. aud .ays be Ia. eaten jus, a.
ieadsr. juicy Lsghofn chickens as Of any
other breed. The Plymouth Rock hens
are quite a fAsofiie With many and some
strains ate Toe layers They grow 10
good ..re and their uniformity Of color
and peculiar markings make them an or.
namsni 10 any isrn-yAfd. A. We un-
dertnd the matter. there are Eve sepa.
rate strains o. families Of Plymouth Rocks
all q which are produced by crossing
different varieties Of black and white
fowls. thea iop-cfo.sing With Domin'
iques to secure color. This variety Of
familir. make, them differ in their char
aci,ri.iic, aud i. the cause Of many dlsAP-
poia,menis among amateur breeders.
Ia-ts j. new variety also, started by
| Oscar Frost. esq. Of Monmouth. from
VIA, are called sports lie has KEEP,
breeding. and improving by selection un-
/ iii be la. established a uniformity Of
color and size Making them dis,ine,
strain. " having the size. shape aud gen
eral chArac,eris,ics Of Plymouth Rocks.
save ,ha, they are white 10 color Much
success is predicted for ,hi. variety by
those who have seen them. There are
many other breeds Of various size and
color very popular among fancy dealers {;
bat We advise beginners 10 take only
some well-es,abli.hed breed. one that
they know something abou, aud from
such beginning they can extend TO as
many kinds As they think proper. Neither
should they purchase ineaba,ors a, bes,
they are uncertain, and only where a
grea, number Of chick. are to be raised
are they ever profitable. A plain, CON-
Portable. clearly house devoid Of all fan
ey fixing. or ornaments, u wha,
is wanted by every average farmer. Star,
the bushes. on a good solid basis, letting
alone al fancy sheds, fancy fowls and
high-prioed foods. Give all the a,ten-
ton possible. with plenty Of nourishing
food and lime in some form. thorough
cleanliness. and plenty Of water and. in
time. success will crown your efforts and
you will receive valuable income from
your POal,p.yard.
While ., Paris, We formed the &C
quain.ance Of several farmers Of tina, and
adjoining towns, and were much pleased
to find lively interest manifested BY ev-
cry one, In all ,ha, sppsrtains to agricul-