The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-05-10

a New YorL rouitr, man
~ the Wisconsin Roundup institute
held nj Monroe last week. e. T.. Chap
nun OF Peruyllle, New York. made an
ADDRESS on poultry raising. lie IL a
young man and has been In the bust
ness but few years. but be- exhibits
the true Instincts OF buslness-like
poultrymnn. Only about six years ago
ne began 10 keep poultry Ills first
move IN the business was 10 redu,l
everything 10 figures. TO know Just
now many he had. how much they cost.
now much feed they consumed. how
many eggs they laid. and how great
the profits on all his fowls aud on each
fowl
II may be an announcement TO our
poultry-loylng readers 10 know his
record for one year We will take the
year 1890 which no began with 600
hens. partly brown and partly white
Loghorna, lie has settled down TO the
lscghorn fowls. believing them TO be the
best layers. The record will be- OF great
Interest TO those that take intorcat I'm
the laying capacity OF each breed
some have put the feghorua as low
M 1850 eggs per year. while most books
Una, give tue capacities OF the breeds.
10y INC standard NJ 200 eggs. This lat
yer hguro has long been regarded na
very inaccurate. though doubtless
nook could be bred up TO that point
by careful selection.
For the entire year tho COO hens lay
on an average l0i eggs each. These
eggs brought on an average 2iikc per
dozen, the total receipts for the year
Tor eggs being 1880 lilo must have
pred large number OF birds aud have
had numerous cockorela TO sell. rs
nus receipts for stock sold was $40.
The manure from these fioeks had a
value or 500. This would be as cents
per toWl Tor each OF the 600. but Il
probably represents the dropplngs
also OF all the new stock produced. Tho
total receipts were $3.50 The cxpens-
es were; Cost OF feed. $500; labor.
$500 Interest on money Invested I'm
fowls and buildings, $50. This gives
the total expense AS Si,O7O Tho net
profit OF the flock for that year was
u.lIO. The net profit per bird was
This. OF course. was not done by
letting the fowls hustle for them.
selves. M they are compelled TO do on
many farma The birds have beon
we'll housed and well fed.
The houses are well ana wnrmIv
built, each one holding about 100 fowla.
One OF tho houses as illustrated on n
chart. had the following proportions.
Lengih-Thlrty feet.
Width-Twolye feet.
Lower siery-Six and one-half feet
wall or posts
Upper atory-Four feet TO plates.
Windows x2M feet on one end. on
sido ix2 above and below.
One Idea brought prominently TO the
front In the diagram OF Mr.. Chapman
In that. too much light should not be
given, especially on the south side. For
this reason tho windows are small and
few In number. Tho reason aA advanced
by Mr.. Chapman Is that tho poultry
house should not undergo rapld
changes OF temperature In the winter.
When there are large expanaes OF glass
on the south side the winter sun pours
through them, heating the rooms TO
almost summer temperature. The
fowls also place themselves In the d.
rect rays OF the sun and NO bask In a
July warmth. hut when the sun goes
down the temperature falls with great
rapldity, falling frequently far below
zero. This daily and nightly change
Il OF great injury to the fowls. After
being heated up In the daytime they
are unable to no well endure tho are
tic cold OF the nights Fowls had bet.
ter be kept at n low temperature than
TO be forced TO endure II half OF the
time. This will be new idea TO some
poultrymcn, but appears reasonable.
However, the advocates OF houses with
glass exposures on the south will say.
and justly, that II poultry house be
constructed with double walls and
storm sash In addition TO the first sash,
the rooms viii retain through the night
much OF the heat they have acquired
during the day. Tho houses OF Mr..
Chapman have yentilatora. but We
learn he has discarded the use OF them.
boarding them up.
We give the table OF his feeding ra-
ton. which Is as follows:
l. Morning, by weight. all they will
eat. one-half bran. one fourth corn.
one-fourth oats. Mix with milk or
boiling water. One pint OF salt. two
quarts OF charcoal, One bushel clover
hay cut fine, II no milk add sixteen
pounds OF meat.
2, Noon, whole grain by measure:
two parts oats, one quart buckwheat,
one part wheat Feed one part TO every
atty hens In chan.
3. Night. whole grain By measure.
Same as No. ., all thoy viii eat.
I, Drink, milk or pure water.
,. One bushel bcctH or other green
feed per day.
For chicks his ration Ia as follows,
A cakes Sour milk. salt ana soda, stir
In sifted feed I'M II In very thick and
bake. II Il il all right II will crum-
BILE when broken.
2. Cracked wheat.
3, MIX or water.
Besides these are oyster. clam. sea
shells or bone pounded or ground.
Road dust or sand IL given In desirable
quantities
II should be remembered that the ra-
tion for fowls IL for GOO hens. We
would not like 20 have any OF our
readers feed pint OF salt TO a small
flock.