The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-22
The POULTRY YAPD
manage 1t so as to Derive Fair
Percentage of Profit

'iahage 1t so as to Derive "A Fair
Percentage of Profit.
Inc Keeping of poultry, which has
been called by some small business,
Is nevertheless an occupation of con-
siderable Importance, and one that de-
manus the close attention of all who
engage In it, and in which we may not
Dc ashamed to engage. Many wise
anu showing ones have talked, and
written and given us good counsel
ABOUT 1t with good effect, as much inn
provement has been made in the last
few years. This employment is greatly
helping to feed the world, and it helps
support large number of men and
women If we count up the many lit
tie hooks OF poultry scattered among a
farming community, we shall at once
see that very large capital is en-
ployed' The first thing necessary is a
house large enough to accommodate as
many hens and chickens as are to be
Kept The house should be as near
frost proof as well can be and quite
smooth so as to be whitewashed with
ease Let there be feeding room and
a rooaing room. The feeding room
shoultAe well Uttered with chaff, or
F.at ,.sA.-elover hay. In this scatter
small gain in winter to make the fowls
scratch ~ exercise. would have the
roosts mae with perches on the sides
five feet hgh and under these | would
have boxe to catch all droppings,
which if sved will be easily cleaned
out, and thy should be cleaned twice
each week. Have the door so placed
as not to sying into the roost under
the perches. Have a compost heap
where all tb cleanings of the house
may be put.
Choose a god kind of fowls to keep.
Let there be tie most scrupulous neat
ness in all thatpertains to the business.
Prepare nests for laying and Matching
fowls with limeor ashes and soil mixed
and place them near the ground. A
little chaff may be used in the nests.
Let the nests be cleaned out often. L
prefer nests out Of the house for hatch
ing, as if not done too early in the sea-
son eggs seem to hatch the best on the
ground.
There should be charcoal and lime in
some places under shelter at which the
fowls may work as they choose. Use
carbolic acid in the roosting room for
adisinfectant and for destroying lice.
Or use coal oil and sulphur For food
give nothing unwholesome. Fresh
meat should be given at least once a
week. In winter prefer for morning
amiXture of wheat, oat and barley
meal made into a mush and given hot,
with potatoes and other vegetable food
also hot, for change every few days.
Give corn toward night as a warming
food. When chickens are to be fattened
more corn should be used. Wheat and
com and oat meal will be good for
Yong chickens. Bread crumbs are
A little salt in the food fol
b0tnold and young is needed occa-
sionally. Pure water is indispensable
at all times Of day. If chickens are
raised in coops, let them be moved to
a new spot every day, and if cold a lit
tie straw should be under them. Let
out the mother hen with her chickens
after few days, on all warm and dry
days that they may gather food fol
themselves. Gravel should be always
near for their use. Give all the good
broken bones on the farm, but | would
not buy ground bones, as they are moi
all wholesome unless saved and ground
by reliable men. Oyster shells are Of
great value. Suffer no in and in breed
ing; better send away for stock so that
pure blood may be kept pure.
The crossing of two valuable kind:
NAV for a time be advisable, but oul
best kinds had better be kept pure by
somebody, and those who keep gooC
and pure stock will be the ones tina
will make the most money. Artif cha
nest eggs had better be used and al
eggs taken care of at night. AbOu
making this business profitable | would
only say, let no one think of becoming
suddenly rich by keeping fowls
Although a man may follow the bes
modes of keeping poultry, yet it viii
be found aslow process of making
money. Still, something can be made
by the farmer in this, as he has thu
material al hand with which to carry
it on. He also needs quite numbe
of fowls for his own use, but many d.
not think t worth while to give atten
ton to these helpers that they need
There nay be few that viii
make considerable by going Target,
into this business, but more will fail b.
. nj attending strictly to business
Cor. Ohio Farmer.
The Perfect Farm Hog.