The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-28
POULTRY RAISING BY WOMEN
A Practical woman's Ideas-Some Sue
CtS~ful Cases Cited.

The Ploughman.


ceSsful Cases Cited.
The Ploughnan.
The women are coming to the front as
poultry rSisers. Mrs. Rhota A Judy. a
talented woman, and one OF the best
womea authorities on pure-hrea poultry
n the West. contributes TO the neltneator
. the following excellent article, which. as
the perusal plainly proclaims. shows IS
founded on personal experience. Mrs.
Judy SAYS:
IAN egg would seen, 70 be rather 4 small
and unstable foundation upon which to
build homo. bat the feat Is quite as sim
pie as that whereby Columbus showed how
/. the same elusive ovoid could ne made TO
stand upon end. As woman IS ever the
homezmEker. il Is upon her that ordinar-
ily deyolves the responsibility as wen AZ
much Of tho actual work. of poultry keep
ing AZ A profit. our cities contain thou
sands OF women. wives OF unsuccessful
men. or clerks struggling along upon Mig
gAruly salaries. who would fain contrib
ute something 70 the family support. but
are unable 20 do so. To such. n removal
TO the country and founding there OF a
little home with a big poultry yard may
present itself as the simple solution Of a
serious problem
4 An instance or two coming under the
writer's observation will he OF more value
than any gli;tering Eeneralities upon this
point One woman who devotes few odd
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hens shut up in a very small Enclosure
clears $50 pin money annually. Another
raised 700 chicks from twenty-five hens in
one season. and sold SS55 worth Of eggs
during the same period. In the following
August. September and October she sold
$40 worth or stock. Keeping about tee Of
her best hens for the next breeding sea-
son. In the months OF January, February
and March. 1856 she sold ss2lTs worth OF
fowls. A Missouri farmers wife has
s1-sts Sd hssaf aFY4
three children for thirty-five years by
means of her poultry and COWS. and this
with common stock only. AT the COM
mencement II her married life the hens
and COWS were the only estate or herself
not covered by a mortgage. when
bought that eighty acres OF hazel brush
and scrub oak her husband Is wont 10
say. ~ I had been sold out under tho
hammsr, my creditors would not have re-
allied per cent. upon what owed them.
and bat for my wife, with the COW and
tho chickens | never could have paid for
this little farm
Coming 10 the practical question OF how
much ground would be required for poui-
try yard of modest dimensions and the cost
Of stocking It. one may begin with lot 20
by 100 feet. make the buildings for II out or
boxes or lath and tar paper tents and stock
II with two dozen common, one-of-a-kind
hens at an expense Of S. For one who
knows nothing at all about chickens It is
best 10 begin with common stock. After
the experience gained with these during
the first season the best are none too good
ore may be able 10 contract with mer-
chants who cater 20 wealthy residents Of
the large cities, At prices that Will make
the business highly profitable. The writer
has been offered 20 cents per dozen the year
round for eggs guaranteed fresh. this order
holding good for hundreds OF dozens. Fam
cy prices for hrolers and roasters in sea-
son are also readily TO be had. once the
RAISER has established a reputation for re-
liability.
Must learn 10 caponIze as the capon Is
by many considered quite as excellent as
turkey There is much 10 be learned con-
corning the proper feeding Of poultry.
Food must neither be wasted nor the stock
allowed 20 go hungry In raising geese and
ducks one OF the considerable sources OF
profit Is the feathers. Then, too. the sale
Of the tail feathers OF the turkey. used
for making dust brushes. is no small item
in turkey raising. II carefully plucked
and dressed. the wing and body feathers
Of both turkeys and chickens are salable
at prices that make IL ray TO save them.
Fowls that are in fair condition may
be fattened in two weeks. They should
he confined Ia small yards. and not al
lowed 10 see other fowls that are run
ming at large, which causes them to fret
for freedom and thereby lose flesh. Feed
quite early IN the morning and again at
noon. and finally late in the afternoon
Feed all they VIII eat and no more. Feed
wheat, corn and table scraps the first
week and Hnish up with an exclusive diet
OF corn. Provide plenty OF grit and fresh
water all the time, Cockrels should he
placed in the fattening pen at 10 weeks
OF age. None but capons should be kept
untu fully matured. Cockerels meet a
ready sale. ana command top prices as
broilers. capons or roasters. Pullets for
roasesrs or for stewing should be fattened
Just before they commence 10 lay, which
In the smaller breds Is at the age OF 4 or 5
months and IN Asiatics months.
Feeding for egg production is different
thing altogether. and there Is even a diff
ference between feeding when the eggs
are required for the market and when they
are wanted for Matching. When the eggs
are intended for the market the male
bird must be excluded from the hen yard.
When this is done the eggs will keep long
err and in fact, will never addie, but mere
ly dry away. The virgin pullet or hen will
lay more eggs than the mated one. Stimu-
lating food fills the egg basket. L; may
consist Of wheat bran. parts: ground
oats, Iik parts: ground corn meal. ~ part;
season with salt and one-half teaspoonfu1
or ground black or cayenne pepper to tho
pint Of food. For Matching eggs the best
diet - wheat oats. ground bone. clover
1 and blue grass and plenty Of fresh water
for any and oil purposes. The alpha and
ornATK OF success is cleanliness.