The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-22

each succeeding year, Is met with cor
responding Odemand at remuneratiye
prices, is proof that poultry raising does
| pay. There will be more fowls and eggs
/ produced during 1894 than ever before,
and better prices will be realized than
! ever before.
| Every farmer, dairyman and fruit
! grower, having live stock, can profta bly,
keep a flock of 25 to 200 laying hens; and
| if properly fed, managed and cared for,
! the hens will be found to pay a larger per
cent on the investment than any OF his
| other stock or produce. ......-...
The fancier and amateur breeder will
| find that it pays, because both the de-
! mand and the price continue to increase
as the years roll by.
The man of business will find that the
study and care of a flock of pure, bred
fowls will give him needed relaxation and
| forgetfulness of the trials and cares of
the day.
| The woman dependent upon her own
exertions for livelihood will find the
raising of fowls and eggs, either for mar
ket or fancy, profitable vocation And
| if combined with raising small fruits or
| flowers or the keeping of a COW or two, it
will be found doubly so.
The mechanic or man of family, with
his town or village lot will find it profit
able to keep small flock, being repaid in
fresh eggs and the pleasure afforded him
self and family. The refuse vegetables,
crumbs and meat scraps from his Ia BILE
would very near feed a flock of twelve
hens. r--.t-
The boy or girl who loves pets cannot
find more interesting pets than chickens,
at the same time they will prove pref
table. Bantams, especially, will delight
| any boy or girl.
The best breed-In our experience and
! observation we find that the breed that
pays the best is the one that we like the
best and give the best care and attention.
BY visiting show one can see and judge
| for himself as to which would best meet
his wants. If this is not handy, he should
procure some book that gives a descrip-
tion and illustration of each Of the
standard breeds.
| Where to buy-Give your order to the
nearest responsible breeder.
When and how to buy.-The best time
| to procure and set eggs for Matching is
| during the months of February March
and Aprile' Eggs may hatch equally as
well and be had at less price during
other months, but the three months named
| will be found to give the best results in
| strong, healthy chickens.
| What price TO 'pay-This depends alto
| gether upon the size of ones pocketbook
and for what purpose the eggs or fowls
| are wanted.
| you should be able to procure eggs from
the kind Of stock wanted at about 81 so to
| 81 per setting or fowls at 81 to 50 each /;
S. to $40 trio
| If stock is wanted for the purpose of
| breeding pure bred fowls to sell again, re-
member and get the best your purse will
| allow, for the best will prove none too
! good. The best cannot be bought at a
less price than S. each, and from that up
to $40, owing to the superior merits of
| the bird and the reputation of the breeder
| from whom ordered. Never copy de-
| scription from the American Standard
and expect to get such a bird no, not
even for an hundred dollars
Eggs for Matching from choicest speci-
mems sell at SO to 50 q setting.
Houses, yards etc.--The poultry house
! should be so built so as 10 be warm in
winter and cool in summer; well lighted
ventilated, free from drafts, and have a
| dry (raised) dirt floor. Roosts should
not be over three feet high for light
breeds; less for heavy breeds. Single
roosting poles are better than several of
same hight Nests should be secluded.
! Yards should be roomy the larger the
better, and well drained so that's the
water runs off, and the ground becomes
! dry soon after rain.
! ecessaries.-Provideg good, substantial
troughs and fountains for feed and water
See that the water dishes are filled with
| clean, fresh water every day. and thor
oughly scalded and cleaned at least once
| a week.
Keep a trough or narrow box filled
with graduated bone, oyster shell, cal
cite and charcoal, where the fowls can
have ready access to it. 1t will add to
the thrift and health of the flock and help
| fill the egg basket. Each article in the
box should be separated with a division,
the how sbnp1d o1en ha
| tected so that the fowls cannot get into il
with their feet. See that the houses and
yards are cleaned as often as necessary
Provide a sand or dust-bath with insect
powders added, under shelter for the
benefit of the flock. Study the wants of
your fowls give them variety OF feed
and if confined in yards, see that they are
furnished the means with which to exer-
else themselves.
Setting hens should, if possible be set
on the ground, in a roomy nest, secluded
place, free from disturbance Of hens,
chickens, etc. Both hen and nest should
be thoroughly busted with Death to
Lice powders at time of setting, and
again two days before Matching, to secure
freedom from lice.
Put in no more eggs than the hen can
cover well; be governed by the season of
the year as well as the size of the hen
/ See that she comes off and returns to the
nest and that she is fed and watered once
each day.
Do not fuss with setting hens, or disturb
them wEile Matching.
Chicks need not be fed for twenty-four
hours after Matching. The best feed for
them is bread composed Of equal parts,
wheat and oat meal TO two parts corn meal,
mixed with little soda and milk and
thoroughly baked. Milk is the best drink.
After 10 days old, bran and corn meal
scalded and water for drink can be grad
ually substituted for the bread and milk.
Grits, oat meal, wheat and cracked corn
should be fed at noon and just before
dark, Do not let chicks rud in wet grass
or rain: Keep plentiful supply of gran
ulated bone and shell within their reach.
a Good Garden Worth Having-How
to Lay the Foundation.
James M. Reeve, in the Country Gen
tlemen. says:
garden is hardly worth having, I'M