Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-10
snscs.s WIN Poultry.

success with Poultry
There are those who have but u linz
tied area for poultry and the iiocd must
be kept under confinement or 30 dis
carded Nearly all the difficulties 70
be met with in raising poultry can
be overcome By judiciOus selection
of breeds. Certain breeds are easily
kept under confinement, while other
breeds give better results on a Tree
range The farmers are not the
class most largely interested In poul-
try In all sections II Is a question
whether more poultry and eggs are
not raised In cities, towns and VIII
lagos, than In the country. The
suburban residents of cities and
towns produce large proportion OF
the poultry and eggs consumed In
this country. while the residents OF
boroughs and villages are nearly all
interested in poultry, Where the
farmer has only one hOck on large
farm, an equal area more denseiy
populated may have several hundred
nOcks II is matter Of great i'm
portance, therefore. 70 control these
docks. and to this end possess birds
that are cCntented in confinement.
The best egg records are from the
hocks that have been kept Ia yards,
instead OF being allowed free range,
but the eggs produced b. hens that
have the privilege oi ioraginS cost
less More labor Is requl ed % man
age Hooks OF hens confined Ia yards,
but this Is more than balanced by the
saving In tho cost Of range. In many
instances the land given up 10
dock is too valuable Tor that purpose
The breed for the range Is one that
is small and active. Ihe Leigh rus
Hambures and games as 90 Il
rangers such fowls. 70 Kept closely
confined. viii be as restless as ttr-
keys, and not give good results.
while tho vices Of feather pulling
and egg-eating will sooner o. later
appear among them No method 90
keeping them busy by providing lit
ter will answer They sill not b.
content Ia small ward Il Is NOT
only the exercise OF scratching and
working that thcy need. but they arc
partial TO roaming over large area
10 forage for what they want
II is useless % ri large range
70 Brahmas and Cochiuk. Tor they
win not use II They viii forage.
but do not wander lar from their
coop This has becn apparent 20 all
who have turned such breeds on tho
range. Ono Cud OF tho dsld 0nly
will BE- used. Tho largo brceds pro
fer 20 scratch and work ir d spot 81.
lectCd by themselves They will
work we'll. and need but litlle room
on which % do Il Bui the l.cghnrn
will work hero aud there. moving
from place 20 place. often remaining 90
chaso an insect, and travelling 90 the
bounds Of the field. The large breeds
do not feed tn that manner. for thog
are heavy and l14s active
Tho Plymouth Rock aud VIVIAN
dottcs are between tho large aud
small breeds. and thrive bost on the
range, yet they will not utilize tho
range 70 the extent tho i.oghorn
will nor will they endure the con.
iinement the y ANNA and Cochin will
submit to Their excel pnce ID Ia
the hardines4aud adnptability 20
variety Of purposes They do not.
however. excel the Brahmhs or Log
horns for the purposes 10 which tho
latter breeds are adapted
Hens that are kept tn confinement
arc usually oyericd and made too
Tat. II large breed. II not an active
foragcr. and can thrive In confnc
ment' II Is not TO DO supposed that
II does not need exercise. No flock
OF hens will ever prove profitable II
Kept idle and fol Iagishly. II Is nee.
essary 10 keep them we'll Euppltsd
with litter in which 10 scrntch.
They should be made 20 work hard
for their food. II this Is done they
will learn no vices. and be iust as
happy. conteutod and profitable as II
they had "A large fold instead OF n
town lot TO range IN IL Is not nos
sibie 10 give method Of feeding or
to estimate on a daily allowance. for
no two Hooks Of hens are alike OBJ,
5eryation will enable one 20 thor.
oughly understand what 60 do.
Tue key Of success in poultry man.
agemcnt is TO get the right breed
When tho characteristics and inertia
Of the breeds are understood. as tbev
should be, there will be no moro
keeping OF Loghorns when one should
have Brahmas, or building high and
expensive fences instead Of koepiny
breeds that can but barely ny ne
high as mans knee II Is waste AZ
space and loss Of capital TO turn a
Hook OF clumsy, large fowls on a
largo field when they will only use n
corner Of II The adaptation OF the
capital and labor TO the breed Is one
way. but tho economical mode IA TO
adopt the breed TO your requirements
Butter Making on the Farm.