The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-08
CITY GIVEN OVEN TO CHICKENS.
Have Fine Homes and Streets Run
between Houses.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
Just outside of Quincy, ILL.,. is a farm
whose fame is known to poultry fanciers
all over the world. 1t is the largest of its
Kind and is u wonderful place
torty-eight acres of land and number
OF me brick buildings are devoted entire
~ to the raising of thousands of hign-
bred chickens, ducks and geese, Of which
5000 were sold last year.
This farm for seventeen years has been
sending fowls for breeding purposes TO all
parts Of the world. Only fancy breeds Of
fowls are dealt In. Many poor family In
the crowded cities of the east would think
themselves well provided for If they were
one-half as we'll housed as some of the
poultry raised on this farm.
More time and trouble Is spent by tho
proprietors in getting proper food and
water for their feathered charges than is
spent by many head of a family with
half dozen children to provide for. Each
particular breed OF chickens, ducks or
geese has its own houses and yards These
latter are long runs, fenced in with wire
screenings or neat palings Big trees af-
ford shade on the feathered population Of
this town, and In that portion OF the farm
devoted to the web footed fowls large
artificial ponds and winding brooks have
been constructed, through which there Is
flowing a constant stream Of water
Each yard or run has its own proper
house so constructed that It can be heat
ed by steam In winter and cooled by cold
air in summer thus insuring an even tenn
perature throughout all seasons. Large
fields are each season planted with wheat,
barley and buckwheat, and through these
the fowls can roam at all times, free to
eat all they please of the tender young
green sprouts or OF the fully developed
grain.
one peculiar feature Of this farm is that
all OF the fowls are raised by artificial
means. The incubator house Is a long,
low structure, excellently ventilated and
lighted and kept at an even temperature
throughout the year. Down the center OF
the long narrow room are set two rows
of what at first appear TO be old-fashion-
ed dressing tables. They are hardly that.
however, but are instead the most i'm
proved incubator. and each one is con-
stantly filled with high grade eggs in a
more or less advancedastage OF incubation
Az soon as the tiny pun balllike chicks
emerge from the shells, be they ducks or
geese or chickens. they are removed from
the incubator and placed in another house,
well lighted and scrupulously clean. Here
they are kept for few days until they
familiarize themselves with the appear
ance OF the world outside OF an egg and
until there is no doubt as to their health
and strength. Then they are allowed
outside In the runs II the season be warm.
or II 1t is wintertime they are kept In the
house until springtime.
Each year, between the LIST of December
and Jan. 10, competent Judges visit the
farm and score" all the stock. When
this Is completed such birds as are not up
to the standard or are disqualified by any
little mark or imperfection are at once
Grated and shipped to market. Although
eggs can be Matched at any time OF the
year. most Of the eggs are put into the
incubator In February, March ana April
There are practically two farms in one
of these big ranches, what is known as
farm No. / being devoted principally to
the Matching OF eggs and the raising OF
fancy poultry Farm No. Is given up al
most exclusively 10 the raising OF Pekin
ducks and Toulouse geese. There are al
together between 5000 and 10000 fowls
raised annually on this farm, and they are
sent all over the earth. In the past season
eggs and birds have been shipped to
Glasgow, Scotland; Dublin, Ireland; Ha-
wall Mexico. Canada, Cuba, Nordly on
the Island OF Fano, and even TO China.
The breeds and varieties of fowls which
are raised on the farm are the light brah-
mas, bun and partridge cochips, black
langshans, barred and white Plymouth
Rocks. silver and white Wyandottes Cor
nish Indian games, black Muriorcas, sim
gle and rose comb white and brown Leg
horns Pekin ducks and Toulouse geese.
The farm is regularly laid out with
drives and walks between the houses and
yards 1t r. no exaggeration 10 calleit a
city, and II each fowl duck and goose was
placed one behind the other they would
from a living wall about any one Of the
cities of the country outside Of the FIVE
largest ones.
Durfnp the last ATTY Years Great pff-