Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-27

quircd for homo consumption, imports
annually over e2 600, 600 worth OF eggs
Sew Yuri. state aud city consume about
tij. 900. 900 worth Of eggs and poultry
annually, aud tho population OF both
state aud city is about 100000
The Unitcd siatce, with % population
~ Cg. 600, O0O. viii consume proportion
atoly about figi. 900. 900 worth " eggs
and poultry 70 year. IN order that tho
full value of tie industry may bo deter
mined correctly. we must add 10 tho
above fG8. 900, 900 Tor the value Of fowls
retained FOR breeding aud laying stock
aud about 100000 for fancy stock and
eggs
This shows @ sum total ~ the indus.
Try 60 DO over $500, 100000. Tho fol
lowing figures show tho cash value Of
products iu the United States; Cotton.
tgIO. 200, 900 hay, $3.50. OOO, 600 dairy
products. t95i,OUD 600; poultry and
eggs. $500, 900, 900 While tho poultry
industry is larger than amy 81 tho others,
70 Is tho ally agricultural product that
wo do not export Our untiro yiold,
which Is vastly insufficient 20 meet tho
dcmnnd ~ oil consumed NJ homo, and,
besides, statistics show we import from
foreign countries over $4,000, 900 dozon
eggs annually
Here. where We have so many natural
advantages ~ compared with other
countries. our profit should far exceed
them Ina prop0rtionato value. These
facts also show that tho value II poultry
aud eggs exceeds even wheat, tho great
cot agricultural product Of our land, by
over s72. 600. 600
The general impression is that this
vast industry IL controlled by the farmer
on his ncres Of land Such Is not the
case. Tho farmer docs not supply 30 per
cont Of tho eggs raised in tho country
Tho majority OF eggs aud poultry are
raised by city and suburban residents
and those who have a small number ~
acres and make a speciality Of poultry
raising.
II il an industry in which any citizen
may engage with pleasure 70 himself
aud profit 20 his income. Not only In 10
not confined 10 tho malo sex. but " emf.
uently adapted ~ lucrative employ.
mCnt for the fair sex
Besides being paying enterprise, IL
h nlsoa peculiar ono-pcculiar from tho
TACT that practical experience is q most
essential requisite Without experience
and q thorough knowledge u the habits
and nature Of the birds one would b.
like Il pilot ut sea without a compass
Tho safest, surest aud only practical
method of SECURING apuultry education
~ by nctuAl observation and careful at
tontion TO . few hens NJ first gradually
increasing tho fioclH In accordance with
tho experience gained. When this IL
mastered aud an understanding IL form.
cd bstween tho keeper and hoclN tho
work will be routine and business cs-
tnblishcd that will net larger Income
for the capital invested than anything
else Of IT, kind
Toobtnin tho best results from poultry
the fowls must be- kept under the con-
trol-thAt Is, in small ilocks and In
small runs A city resident can obtain
better results from n small flock In tho
back yard than the farmer with the
same iiock ON his unlimited range
A house ~ feet square, with II run or
yard having 900 square feet, will no.
commodgto TO a nicely about 20 fowls.
Twenty hens. properly kept. should lay
on an average Of 200 dozen eggs q year
At 20 cents per dozen, these would bring
Nc a low market price s|0.
Three pounds Of grain, or it, equiya.
lent. will feed 20 fowls a day. Tho feed
will cost about sl3 a year, which de-
Quoted from the value Of the eggs gives
profit Of s97 or about OIL 80 profit por
hen.
There should be no difficulty In SOLICIT.
ing breed Of fowls TO suit tho fancy Of
tho most fnstidious person. There are 50
distinct varieties NJ poultry, six yurio-
ties u turkeys, ten varieties ~ ducks
aud seven varieties Of geese recognized
by tho American Poultry association
These varieties are subdiyidOd into 10
classes
Tho Asintic class includes the hoavi-
est fowls. such as tho Brahmas, HUFF
Coohins and Black LAngzhana Tho
standard Weights OF those birds are ~
pound, for cooks and va pounds for
hens
For those who have u small yard this
class would best suit them. They are
easily bred In confinement and arc fair
~ good layers They ara especially good
winter layers For table purposes they
are good.
Tho American class are the Plymouth
Rocks, Wyandottos. Jayas and Domi-
| niquos This clns gives us middlewoight
I poultry, Tho cocks weigh ga pounds
and hons Z q poundA They are rated as
better layers than tho Asintics, and tor
table purposes arc considered very fine
In quality Like the Asiatic class, they
will suit tho city or suburban resident,
being easily kept in yard by - fence o OF
q feet high
The Mediterranean, Polish and Ham.
burg clatcs arc tho egg producing
breeds The Mediterranean class rs mad,
up OF Lrghorn, Miuurca. Andalusia and
Spanish. The Polish class has only IN,
different varieties Of the Polish family
and the hinburg GLASS Is composed OF
the Humhurgs Rod Caps aud CampluoA
These three classes are the smallest Of
domestic poultry, excepting Bauums
For table purposes they are mot rated
aB high Us the American yllss. They Wt
not 80 woll suited Go confinement uw
ing to thoir persstency iu scaling
' foot fence with ease, On range tncl
do VOL aud uro small caters --uieuggi