Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-03-09
6ROilER RAISING.
Points Upon Which the Success OF This
Business Depends.

business Depends.
In an exhaustive paper printed by the
we'll known authority, Michael X. Boyer,
for Farm Poultry on broiler raising, he
made the following statements: 1.-THE
success of the business of broiler rails
ing depends, first, on the quality of goods
marketed; second, properly advertising
the same, and, third, the proper Gus
toner. When the broiler raiser raises
his own eggs and keeps one systematic
cross for furnishing those eggs he will
have better goods to offer. Take, for
instance, Houdan cockerels crossed on
Cochin or Brahlna hens, or the Wyan-
dotte in it's purity, and there would be
a uniform lot of birds in weight, plump
ness and yellow skin. Now, if such a
lot of birds are properly labeled as
coming from the farm of Mr.. So-and-so,
they will be sought after. Another
point for the enterprising man who has
attractive stock to sell is to seek as
much retail custom as possible. If the
clubhouses and large hotels knew they
could buy gilt edged birds from the farm
direct, they would be only too glad to
give their standing orders, and the COM
missions of middlemen would go into
the hands of the raiser.
have always held that broiler raising
should be an adjunct to some other bust
ness. Some combine it with fruit; that
is the general plan adopted in Ham
monitor. Others use it with egg raising,
which makes an excellent combination,
but to my mind unity of the three
would be better-fruit, broilers and eggs.
Up in Long Island they combine broiler
raising with duck culture, and it is an
excellent idea. AS the ducks can only
furnish eggs during the months from
February to September, as rule, the
broilers could be turned out from Sep
TENDER to February, and at a season
when they would be bringing the best
prices. Thus the incubators would be
run the entire year, and at a profit. The
requisites of good hatch are: 1. A good
place for the incubator. 2. A reliable
thermometer. 8. A safe burner. The i'm
portance of a reliable thermometer and
safe burner cannot be too strongly given.
Unless thermometer is true there will
be no guarantee that the proper heat is
given. Thermometers with the mercury
parted should never be used. Likewise
much depends upon the burner. If a
poor one is used there is great danger of
the wick working loose and increasing
the heat when you are not about. A
steady flame is also of much use in a
burner. Wicks should never be trimmed
&c fo
scrape off the hard crust with burned
match.
The matter of green food is often
perplexing problem to the broiler raiser,
but if he adopts the colonizing plan he
will have very little trouble on that
score. My idea of this scheme is to have
the little brooding houses scattered and
no yards attached. Each flock is to have
its freedom. All the ground with a good
radius should be plowed up and rye
sown. In a few weeks it will be up to
such a height that the little chicks will
have feast. As it is not killed by
winter it furnishes splendid crop for
them. Early in spring it shoots up again,
and the chicks will have a harvest until
the rye has grown too large for them,
when it can be mown down or plowed
under and wheat sown. This will serve
them well until that, too, has grown too
large, when oats can follow. Thus a
constant growth of green food will al
ways be within reach. By way of variety
chopped lettuce and onion tops may be
given them, which they will enjoy with
a relish.