The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-25

and lent new charm to me, having
been but recently in the heat, noise and
confusion of city life. Farm life and
scenes were not unfamiliar to me then,
but the lesson ] learned in those mo-
ments of contemplation will never be
forgotten, for it did much in directing
my thoughts toward farming. 1 soon
afterward resigned my position and
with my friend, who shortly afterward
became my wife, purchased three
acre farm with coy buildings, excel
lent water and very choice fruit trees.
The farm cost $1,000; part was paid
down and the balance mortgaged. We
had one horse for general use, a COW
that averaged Two pounds of butter
per day, two pigs and 500 hens. De-
cided to make poultry a speciality, be-
lieving there is more money in that
branch of farming than in 2ny other
My wife was farmers daughter and
skilled in general farming, which aided
much toward success.
We very soon learned that poultry
keeping was profitable. Poultry do OF
ask for credt; they pay as they go. The
first year we cleared $500 besides pay
ing ali expenses and buying fifty
thoroughbred fowls Of various tTeedS.
Before beginning the second year, the
flock was increased to LOCO. We work
ed an incubator the entire year and
made a speciality of broilers cor the
Boston market, which paid US we'll
The second year purchased another
incubator and hired a man to do rough
work and plant and care for family
garden. We never allowed anyone but
myself to care for the fowls. At the
end of the second year, we had made
81, 100 and paid the mortgage of $1,000
leaving a balance of s1,400 IN our
favor.
Ny experience has taught we that
fowls will pay well on the farm if well
cared for and given the little attention
they require. a person is needed to
care for them, one who does not want
to see dumb animals suffer and who is
willing to be tied down a little, for
fowls need to me fed regularly. Select
some member of the family who IS in
sympathy with the poultry and who
will take pride in seeing them thrive
under his or ner care. Next, building
is needed 20 keep them in. For thiS /
would recommend a building placed in
a sheltered, sunny spot, we'll drained
and in a corner of The orchard if not
too far from the house. The size may
very according to the number of fowls
TO be accommodated and the space or
funds available; but no matter how
you build, you must keep certain
things in view from the beginning. You
need warmth, dryness ample space
and simplicity OF inside arrange meats,
that the building may be easily cleaned
and kept free from lice.
In my own experience, I have found
that hens will lay more eggs if divided
into pens of not more than ten or
twelve ard in building would make the
house Is feet wide and L feet long for
each u hens to oe housed; this allows
for a 4 foot alley on the north side In
the south side but a 12-light window
for each feet in length. Many per-
sons make a great mistake by putting
too much glass in their poultry houses.
forgetting that it is as good a con-
ductor of cold as of heat. Make the
posts feet high SO there will be no
humping of heads in passing about in
side. Start in with the fowls you new
have on the farm. Keep an account
with them; ten to one they are paying
now and will pay better the coming
year. When you learn to make what
you now have pay, keep more pullets
over winter and so let the business
grow-Philip, in Farm and Home.