The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-18
Practical Poultry Papers.

Inc FRESNO. NCdl-) fNepupllcdH Has
been publishing a series of essays upon
poultry raising which are very prac-
teal, ana the entire number as a col
lection are more valuable than some
of the books published upon the sub
ject. We quote as follows:
The chicken business is like every
other business, it must be thoroughly
understood to make it a success. Hens
can be kept and a profit of 81 per
year realized from each hen. To do
this first get your land. An acre to
each so fowls is best. but less Will do.
Have a house 10X12 for each lot of 80
with windows on south side for light
and warmth in winter. When fed bred
and raised in such houses each flock
VIII stay in its own home.
This plan viii give the fowls a
greater range and save fences, where
only one breed is raised. If more
than one breed is wanted, keep each
one in a separate yard. Plow the
yard as often as it packs down, or you
Will have a breeding place for disease.
Keep the yard sown for green feed if
possible. Alfalfa is best, as it is rich
in lime, so essential for the egg shell.
If in small yards. feed fine chopped
hay, mixed with bran and scald with
water.
The breed to select is greatly mat
ter OF fancy. Any of the following is
good: Plymouth Rock, Leghorn, wy
andcttes, Minorcas. Games. cross
between Games and Brahmas produces
a fine fowl for an egg Get the best
to be had, as it costs no more to raise
a thoroughbred than a scrub, and it
will sell sometimes for ten to twenty
times as much. and Will make big
difference on the credit side of your
ledger. Keep the finest birds to sell
to the fancier'S market, at 81 to So each
and eggs from the best specimens at 81
to IS a clutch of 49, Then advertise
and let il be known you have the best
stock the country affords. and you will
have a market for ali you can raise.
Only work UNDERSTANDINGS advertise
thoroughly and establish a reputation
for reliability and square dealing. The
inferior or off birds must be sold in
the market; also the eggs from the
same. In raising eggs for market. be
sure to keep the roOsterS away from
the hens for three reasons: first it pre-
vents people getting thoroughbred eggs
for Matching at a market price. Second,
hens lay better when kept alone. Third,
infertile eggs will keep fresh longer
and that is an important item in pre-
serving eggs when the price is low.
This is best done by packing in dry
salt and turning twice a week to pre-
When packed keep in a cool place and
sell when prices are up.
To keep fowls healthy, they must be
kept dry and warm. Be sure that no
draft reaches them when at roOst, as
nothing is more fatal than a draft
when wet. Clean the house daily. See
that the fowls always have dry place
10 dust themselves. Whitewash their
house inside every three months This
&c n
essential to keep down lice.
Grit is a hens teeth. See to it that
they always have a supply. Gravel
here is a poor thing to grind grain, as
it is already worn smooth. Break
glass or crockery in fine pieces, size of
beans or less, and keep it before them
and your hens will lay more and larger
eggs, as the full value of the food is
then utilized. Don't feed poultry on
grain exclusively. In summer if fowls
have range feed. at night only little
grain. as an industrious hen will rustic
all she needs. Learn the condition of
your hens and don't let them get too
fat If fat they won't lay. In Win
ter give the laying hens all the chopped
alfalfa they can eat at time. Lay
the feed on board and when all have
their fill remove the board. Don't
leave il to them to return to, as they
won't scratch nor rustic enough to
keep them in good health. Cut the
alfalfa hay in quarter inch lengths in
a clover cutter. and scald with water
enough TO make bran cling to it. Never
feed wet or soggy food to hens, as it
tends to make them crop bound. Add
to the alfalfa and bran meat and cut
on ground bone and a little linseed
for a flock of laying hens: One pound
meal. Mix in following proportions for a
flock of laying hens: One pound cut