Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-19

work before the average town mer-
chant Is ous Of his bed, and
do another days ~crk after five o'clock
while his city neiShbor Is enjoying bis
ease sitter days work n, store or Office
There are many Of these hard working
farmers within the town Iinits Of Au-
gusta upon two or three OF whom calls
". re made one afternoon last week, and
from whom few interesting notes were
gathered. Our first call was upon
genial VIII Harlow. who for 20
many years was engaged in the
trucking business in this city but
who now resides upon q farm
on the West Side river road, JUST nine
minutes distance from the post Office and
who is making there one Of the largest
hen farms in hennebee county
The farm comprises sixty-five acres
and Mr.. Harlow has lived here Just about
q wear. or ever since he disposed Of his
trucking business TO Mr.. Blodgett He
cuts about forty tons Of hay and keeps
two horses. one COW, sixteen hogs, and
has now about six hundred hens and
chickens. The breeds that he keeps are
Plymouth Rocks, Light Brahmas, Lang
shans, Brown Lsghorns, c. L. B. Leg
horns, White Leghorns and Indian
Games. OF the latter variety Mr.. Har'
low has some birds from the celebrated
trio exhibited at the exhibition az Madi
son Square Garden last year valued al
5000 a trio, the eggs from which sold al
sl5 per dozen. We Just whispered TO Vii
that a man must have the hen fever quite
hard to pay such prices, but man whc
is In the business wants few rar'
things in his yards for sort OF adyer
ti4ement. you know. Mr.. Harlow il
we'll fitted up with warm, sunny houses
Of. convenient size, yards separated b
wire netting, has a feed house, a broodel
house. aud ls putting In new buildi1s
this fall that is to be warmed by steam
and TO be fitted just right for the incu
bator which he will star. next month
Last summer Mr.. Harlow put broiler
into this market July lst that weighed
three and half pounds, chicken
Matched In February. for which he re
eeived forty cents pound. He also ha
from eighty TO one hundred Pekin ducks
Of which be will winter abou
fifty, and from his experience thu
far he IA satisfied there is NOR
money In ducks than in hens. Mr.. HaI
low is at present shipping forty-fiv
dozens of eggs week to private partie
in Boston, his eggs going to the celebrs
ted Hotel Vendome For these eggs h
obtains a fancy price, shipping ther
twice q week At Mr.. IIarlow's house
we saw very good idea for nest,
covered box running the entire length O
the building and resting on the fiooI
being open next to the wall-having a
alley way wide enough to accommodate
the hens in seeking their nests, but con
| pletely out of sight, the side placed o
an incline lifting up like the lid of a chest
whenever the eggs are obtained. Nj
J Harlow is much delighted with his farr
and the poultry business, and expects t
make money fast sitter he gets wei
established in the business. The locatio
| is a pleasant one and is where he ca
enjoy country life within easy city reach
But there is lots of work to it,rememoer
as eternal vigilance" is the price o
success In rearing broilers by artificial
incubation and keeping hens for eggs a
| fancy prices,