The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-04-19
TO TIlLERS OF THE SOIL
Hints That May Prove Of Benefit TO
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From Reliable Sources
RAISING BRoILERs FOR MARKET

RAISING BRoILERS FOR MARKET.
In course OF an excellent article on
this subject, Mr.. F. NJ. Reed says in the
Fdncier's MOHthly:
In the first place the beginner will
ask, "what kind of land and how much
is needed to embark in the broiler bust
ness? As to quality, most land is suit
able, although mixed sand and grayellv
soil is preferable where running water
can be had il possible. As to quantity,
building lot will hold a fair-sized
brooder house, but building lot will
not make a successful broiler farm.
Five acres would be nice size although
larger is not objectionable), this would
give one acre for residence, barn, incu-
ator house, ETC.. two acres for fowls,
brooder houses, runs, etc, and two acres
for small fruits, potatoes, cabbage, tur-
nips and other necessary vegetables for
winter food for both old and young stock.
A place OF this size would keep one man
and his family busy. And now just a
word here as to personal atteBtion and
supervision OF ones own business. There
is no business that suffers more through
inattention or the neglect of hired help,
than the poultry business. The owner
should have under his personal attention
the care Of the incubators. One person
only should likewise have in charge the
feeding and care of the breeders, watch
ing closely the results OF any particular
food, or experiments in feeding, and
protiting thereby. If several persons,
or children have the feeding of the
focks, they will not begin to get the
care they would if one man attended
them, and they may actually be in dy-
ing condition through bowel trouble or
disease, before the owner discovers it.
So say the work must all be closely in
spected or done by the owner, and the
more experience he has the better.
"What is the best breed to start with"
is another question often asked. That
depends on your own fancy. The breed
that one fancies is the breed that one
will succeed with. Plymouth Rocks,
Wyandottes, Light Brahmas and Part
ridge Cochins are much used on the
broiler farms of the East. But some OBJ
ject to the feathered legs of the Brahmas
and Coching and to overcome this they
are crossed with a Leghorn cockere.
These combine the hardness of the leg
horn with the size of the Brahma, max
ing good broiler. The Wyandotte is a
great favorite with broiler men, espec-
tally the Silver and White varieties, be-
cause OF the combined qualities OF neat,
trim-built bodies, extra full-breasted,
yellow legs, early maturity and hardi-
ness. They are also great layers. But
to return to the breed. Having made a
choice select good stock or eggs from a
reliable breeder, and raise nice flock
of pullets. These are to be your starter
from which the eggs are to come for
Matching your broilers, for every broiler
raiser should raise his own eggs. do
not believe broiler farm can be made
much OF success if the owner depends
on buying his eggs promiscuously here
and there, especially store eggs. Or
should he be fortunate enough to have a
friend raise good eggs for him, the
amount paid out for them will draw from
the profits of the broilers. For at the
season of the year when it is most profit
able to hatch broilers, eggs are usually
high. 1t is estimated that poultryman
can raise eggs for from ten to twelve
cents per dozen. Therefore if 80 or 40
cents per dozen is paid for them, and
should 40 or so per cent of them prove
infertile, as is sometimes the case, the
man who sells the eggs makes more
profit than the broier raiser.