Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-01-30
J. Y. RETTEEBURY,
MATCHMAKER AND JEWEnER,
DUSHORE, IA.
More Poultry Raising.

Farmers are now, and Tor some
years have been, casting about them
very earnestly 10 ascertain whether
special crops and more diversified
farming may not tend to make their
persuit more profitable. One thing
after another has been suggested,
but there doesn't seem to be enough
money in any one thing to turn the
tide strongly in the right direction.
Under these circumstances 1T is
wise not to turn away from the
minor farm industries as measures
of relief.
OF all these, there is none that
seems to suggest itself so strongly
as poultry raising on an enlarged
scale. In the first place, it is al
ready IN industry on all farms to Il
greater or less extent. The average
farmers wife and sons and daughters
have practical acquaintance with
the details, and they are, therefore,
not ventnring into an untried field.
What they do not know they will
acquire by actual experience in the
course of time.
There is no artice in greater de-
mand in our markets than fresh eggs
and poultry, and often the supply is
far below what is called for. Be-
sides, it has been steadily growing
from year to year, and must con-
tinue to grow as time rolls on. The
same may be said of the egg sup
ply. 1t is true that during several
months of the year their great
abundance sends down the price TO
very low figures, but during most
of the year the prices are remunera-
tive. The consumption of this ex-
cellent food is largely on the in
crease and millions of dollars worth
are annually imported. No country
in the worldis better prepared by
nature to produce poultry and eggs,
and We ought to take advantage of
our opportunities.
We believe the raising of turkeys,
if carefully and systematically fol-
owed in this locality, might be
made the means of adding very con-
siderably to the farmers income.
During the present season turkeys
have been unusually scarce in this
lacality and have commanded high
prices, but even at the unusual
rates asked the supply has been all
too short. Last season was favor
able to turkey raising and the sup
ply was fully up to the average, but
we understand tons of these birds
we're sent to the large cities both
from the southern and northern
portions of the country. There is
little more difficulty in raising half
a dozen or dozen broods of turkeys
on farm than one or two. To do
this as we'll as to double the chicken
duck or goose products on a farm,
will as matter of course require
additional care and attention on the
part of the farmers family. He
can't expect to make from two to
five hundred dollars year out OF
poultry, without careful attention,
any more than he can out of his
corn or wheat fields without giving
the latter his careful supervision.
Any business must be attended to
if you wish TO make success Of it.
But this is what new farmers do
with their poultry yards. They
give them us little attention as is
possible they regard them as of
little account and then say they do
not pay. That kind of farming
when applied to any other farm crop
would be equally unsatisfactory.
That there is money in poultry
growing is as certain as there is in
tobacco raising not so much, it is
true, but quite enough to make the
pursuit contribute very considerably
to the annual profit account. We
advise our farmers to think over
these things and to act upon the
ggestion laid down.