The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-09
Making Earm InnIIr,. Pay

First Prize Essay IN the Practical Farm
ar. BY O. c. MAstin. Saunders cotint,,
Nebraska
Plymouth Rock or wyantIrs4e e.,sek
Matched ia April If fed FOR randi growth.
VIII come % laying maturity i'm October.
ana Win proper shelter and tullelous
feeding VIII las ali through shs. winter
months. when eggs sell for tosp pri,es.
and keep it up most OF the following
spring and summer The easekpFeIs
Matched with the pulleis. n marketed
carly. when prices are good. Will pay
Tor sheir own feed ana that consumed t,y
tho puflcts until the latter beg4a To lay.
The puilcts after laying a year. then mar
keted before beginning 10 mous viii self
for enough 10 pay for food consumed dur
Ing time OF laying me eggs received thus
being practically all profit. Tho average
price should be AT least l. cents per
dozen. and the number not icss than ten
dozen, giving profit u 81 Ter hen
Twelve 70 fifteen dozen per hen can be-
secured, ana many 81 the eggs being iaii
IN winter the average ga some places
would he ~ cents or more.
Mr.. Hunter, editor n Farm Poultry
has averaged r. profit of g. 10 to So per
hen on eggs for market. for SEVERAL years
past. keeping about sua Nevertheless 7
am convinced that a grcat many keep
fowls 81 loss. large proportion of
tng The profits made ON those THAI lay.
However. by adopting a wise system OF
management. and giving The needed care
At he right time, certain and abundant
success r. assured. slight variation
often means ahe difference between sue-
cess and failure. 1'o ILLUSTRATES. We hatch
puilets sra April. set them TO laying ga
pctoter. keep them laying f7r a yrAr.8nd
Their sell them. IL kept through mouth
Ing 4bey stop laying for several months
and greatly rt4ftfce rhe profits already
male. Chicks Matched in June 10 not
mature }tetore inter. cold weather
checks development. and they " it net lay
sip near spring, 600 rot keep them over.
Market them as soon rs possible and
avoid the drop ia prt-fs that takes place
uf2lea ths alow~go{ng majority begin 80
market their surpluS1 Crcknreis Kept ttli
oetef,er ar November hiring uo more mon
ev than X sold for bsoilsrs Ga june or
July. bar ghcy keep on catlns josz the
same
All breeds ~ fowls have aerft LIN .-e3
spaea farniis giving details For farm
nr either the piymeuta Rock or Wyan-
dot.e combines more desirable and fever
undesirable QUALITIES Shan any other
sreaAs Wsaudottes are preferable iu
cold Va fathsfs haVfnE low combs uot cas-
SIS frosted The waite varieties are tfee
fr7af darn pin teachers when dressed ao]
are easier On NHTe1 tfat 20 Neiff. &'t+tN.
fs9vfnsvth Ec,-ks uafrss Ak llfaNy mated.
sosk hgr H.yla he+ rep fban nouErt}s Rffer
the ee--aad or th5rt seofeatin7- Tarso
breeds sire har,tv. mature quickly aad ar,a
rssoa layers T'Aa eait As arc easily Ftfsg1.
make shr fs>sl N~tlgrs and ha*e fAe de-
ssrah}e yellow Isss ant skta- Faa s'an-
aanf we5gat vf IsYHraate Gs~k hceS "a
- noanas. Nyaaiattas. t's pounds
Sete.,t tha tee,. wr1 u'S, lv~i fowls 20
f,res~i front Mae pai.e,s w5ta cooks ~
thesr se,ona year as,eea females 80 ere
,rala. lfYe,reet&os }sNe~= v tAfS- h0oce
tssesHs tsroauct.vcasss, therefore pro11fe
,ew males sach sesSan. Mess eEss S'N
,,se.a far hatcAins exclude r'a-"s- ta-
ssri4Hzsi eggs kosa oe ter
- s,.,re .har thtrty tssss an kf0i yAni
.s,s,,, ,a x-uarate coeks foai - ae -thE
:. eseap ana - ysr4 asNl.s feet ss''iet 60
.4ftse sraas. will keep gree" seflnE ine
growing season and fornt%A taif-t aFoS