New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12

No. 1.
Most people have at period Of their lives felt
the longing TO keep chickens. In childhood the desire
is rampant and nearly every boy and girl In the
country has had visions of wealth and prosperity while
calculating the possible and young brOers mat
they expect to sell to the family at large proht'
Many woman too, has had her secret plan Of adding
something TO the domestic eXchequer by her JudlcouS
MANAGEMENT of her poultry yard That there are many
failures and so few successes seems to indicate that
Il is very difficult task to hatch, rear and cause to
Law these ofteAtmes disappointing bipeds but success
In poultry herdnG is like everything clse-systematc
care is aIessenial and perseverance will ultimately
obtain the results wished for, whateve: may be the
disbursements and drawbacks in the interreSnum.
Tho great thing in the beginning is to begin on a
very small scale There is rather vulgar saying
which however is most impressive and instructive
g DO not take larger moutbful than you can chew
Perin with dozen hens and cock; learn TO under
stand thoroughly their habits and management, raise
brood or two and by another year you will be fitted
for a larger experiment. The first step is TO choose
vour hens. which, for your first experimental year,
would better be the common barnyard fowl, fancy
hong do not teach such general management Of all
sorts and conditions Of poultry BE careful to buy OF
coma trustworthy person. your layers should not be
over wear old although 1t IS well to have two trust
worthy matrons for setting and the subsequent care
of family. n.
renuislte is absolute cleanliness. TM best house Is
roieod ono with shelter underneath where the dust
hoy an essential detail Of the poultry yard can be
mt Inside the roosting place the walls should be
constantly (a5out four times year. whitewashed the
noor covered with straw and changed once week.
Every morning the shelf (some fowls much prefer "a
sbef for roOsne) or pcrches should be scraped over
an affair II daily DONE of a few minutes; and every
wool, te floor of the house must be swept out Let
M work accumulate. This IS the golden rule by the
uav in all domestic economy. The ontside rum Is
on nnortant mart for the fowls wellbeing. Pie floor
borli he made of ashes OF plaster; beach sand
&c yorv rood II within reach. This "run" or yard
slmId be kept sweet by being dug up once in two
months II there is no grass run" also green food
,nust he s1,ppled; cabbage leaves or any vegetable
leaves will do and If you have no garden your vege'
.h,o man will give you what you need for few cents
= ,pcok oyster shells and old plaster are also cs-
Genital whore the fowls are confined.
An English authority on the care Of a few hens in
on0nod snace insists occupation and exercise for
,hom and gives some amusing suggestions about
Ranging tempting food just within reach so that the
so,ers NAV feel the interest and excitement as well
as exercise I'm jumping for the desired delcacy The
host vov Of arranging nests in a small house the
,itor has found to be the following. hens
tinct for conceaiment must be catered to- IT, there
Zorro the nest-boxes arranged in walk next
a., the wall with the open part OF the boxes turned
inward. the hens greatly prefer it, In order to SEQ