The record-union., 1895-01-24
FARM AND ORCHARD.
A Palace for Chickens---A Re-
markable Building.
1t Cost $4,000 and VIII Be a Novelty
In It's Line-Mrs. Robert Garrett
VIII Raise Broilers BY the Hun
dred-How the Birds VIII Be Cared
for-Farm Notes,

Railroad, VINO takes deep interest," In
poultry culture, has had constructed at
Uplands, the Garrett country estate,
near this city, a wonderful house for
fowls and pigeons of fancy breeds. Its
total cost was over $4,000, and it may
be called poultry palace. the build
ings were erected under the direct super
vision of Mrs. Garrett. The poultry
house is all under one roof, and is over
25O feet in length. Three turret towers,
one at each end and one in the center, add
grace and conspicuousness to the unique
style of architecture.
The tower on the right is used for the
purpose of getting choice fowls accus-
toned to the coops and preparing them
for exhibitions; the second story is used
for pigeon loft. The center tower COM
prises handsome apartment, nicely fur-
nished as a reception-room, library of
poultry literature being one OF the teat-
ures. The second story is the bedroom
of the poultry keeper, In the lett or
lower end tower the feed is kept in con-
veniently arranged bins. The second
story OF this tower is also used as pig
con loft.
On the right of the center tower are
accommodations for brooding 1000
''broilers" at one time, each run or space
accommodating 100 chickens. Brood
ers" are devices for providing warmth
Tor artiticially matched chick ems, arranged
so that the chickens can run in and out
at will. A 'broiler" is the term ap-
piled to a chicken up to ten weeks of age,
and more especially TO incubator chick
ems, which are fed particular diet to
hasten their growth. A stove made for
such purposes has connecting pipes rum
ming through these brooders, which fur
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breeding chicks. In addition TO the space
allotted each 100 chicks in the building,
there are outside yards OF suitable dimen-
SiOns for each lot for exercise and fresh
air, which, after certain age, they are
permitted TO enjoy at will.
On the left of the center tower are the
compartments allotted to the breeding
pens of the thoroughbred poultry stock.
These are light and roomy, and we'll
ventilated on scientific principles, which
prevent draughts, SO deleterioUs to fowls,
causing roup and other kindred all
ments. The roosts are all on one level,
and large dust bath is located so that
during cold weather the sun can shine
on it. Water is provided in each pen,
and neat and convenient iced troughs are
arranged so as to prevent scattering of
the food.
The interior of this handsome poultry
house, which is constructed OF wood rest
d
lshed in the finest Georgia pine, tongued
and grOoved, of narrow widths. The
floors are all of cement. Stout wire
trellis, of design made especially TO
order, surrounds the yards or runs, and
gives them handsome and substantial
appearance. The runs. which are about
one hundred feet deep by twenty wide,
are green with rye and other crops,
which will afford suitable winter pasture
for the poultry.
Immediately in the rear of the build
ing is erected a substantial, heavy brick
ornamental structure Tor the lncu batOrS,
which is known as the incubator house.
A number of incubators, of from 200 to
500 egg capacity, will soon be turning
out chicken orphans by the thousands
every three weeks. AS soon as the young
chicks are we'll dried, after emerging
from the eggs, they are taken from the
incubator and in lots of loo put in the
brooder apartments. AS soon as one
batch is removed from the incu bator the
incubators are aired, and then retilled
with eggs and again started on their
work OF production.
In the rear of the large main poultry
building there is also building eSpe-
cially arranged for fattening, killing and
dressing poultry. Four hundred fowls
may be penned in it for fattening at one
time. In the same building is a kitchen
or room for cooking poultry feed, etc.
The ducks and turkeys have a separate
house, also located IN the rear of the main
building. This structure com bines sep
arate accommodations for turk eys, ducks
and ducklings. About loo bronze tur-
keys and 400 Pekin duckllngs will be
raised each year-just enough to supply
the home demand.
Mrs. Garrett has selected the following
pure breeds OF poultry: Partridge Coch-
ms, noted strain; Light Brahmas, auto
II<,N NrIz.,r
Creve CUurS, lmpOrted; Plymouth Rocks,
Bremen strain; Silver-Spangled Ham
burgs, from Worlds Fair winners; Sill
Yer Dorkings, from noted English strain;
Bearded Silver Polish, Canadian strain;
bronze turkeys and Pekin ducks.
In England many high-titled ladies
employ regular professional poultry
keepers. They have large and elaborate
poultry houses and take great pride in
exhibiting their fine estates where pure
bred poultry forms one of the practical
and attractive features The poultry
plants on such estates are simply perfect
in every detail. Among those who nave
such establishments in New York are
ex-Vice President Morton, George Gould
and Judge Hilton.-Philadelph Rec
ord.
FARM NOTES.
A clean stall makes a clean COW, and a
clean cow makes clean milk, and clean
milk makes good Dutter.
1t is said that one hundred sheep regu-
larly folded will fertilize eight acres of
land in one year so as to increase the
yield 100 per cent
Don't get the idea that high coloring of
butter can make an inferior grade bring
a first-class price. It WON'T work on the
same customer but once.
When planning the onion bed be sure
you have ln mind parcel of land that
has been kept free of weeds for some
years. Onions never pay where weeds
abound.
The record shows that the United
States now export annually about 25 600
pounds less cheese than fifteen or six
teen years ago. Last year showed a fur
ther decrease.
Observe regular hours in feeding, SAYS
writer. The stock that is fed at stated
times soon learn not to look for feed at
any other time. and is more contented
than it would be if fed whenever it comes
handiest.
The pickle crop is reported short all
over the world. Chicago has shipped
260 carloads of pickles to the East and
to Europe, and pickles, before they grow
again, Will be marked among the scarce
luxuries.
Coats milk is valued in Paris because
1t is always free from tuberculous germs
But NJ. Burgault objects to the custom
OF taking the goats to the customers, be-
cause the animals fatigue injuries the
quality of the milk.
1t is very easy to keep customer for
your butter product if you can give him
an article OF fine quality aud one that is
uniformly so. A good lot to-day and a
poor one Tomorrow will ruin your repu-
tatlon In any market.
IL.