St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-03-19
AN IDEAL CHICKEN FARM.
The Thoroughbred Poultry Industry In
M Smith

The Thoroughbred Poultry Industry In
the South.
There are. perhaps, but few people
comparatively, in the South especially,
who appreciate even the present mag
nitude of the poultry industry, or
realize the rapid strides beipg made in
the Middle South particularly. There
are several large and prosperous farms
in this section devoted exclusively to
poultry raising, managed by expert
enced and thoroughly capable men,
who devote their entire time and talents
to the industry. One OF the largest and
most complete of these IS Bellvue Farm.
near Memphis, Tenn, owned and
operated by Gen. ). T. Carnes, himself
a chicken fancier.
An ideal chicken farm should consist
OF say so acres of high, well-drained
land, which is large enough to produce
all feed needed, besides affording suf-
ficient room for the breeding and grow
ing OF stock. The friendly little Fox
Terrier is necessary. for he wages such
unrelenting war on rats and mice that
not a rodent dares show himself.
With an incubator cellar with say six
to eight incubators in operation reveal
ing little chicks in various stages; with
brooderhouse a4x50 feet, divided into
say 20 pens and heated by hot water
pipes showing chickens from broiling
size down to those just from the shell,
reminds one of a well-conducted orphan
asylum.
The success of the farm depends much
upon the selection and care of the fowls.
The White Leghorn is a good layer
OF large white eggs.
The White Wyandottes, with their
plump bodies, suggest juicy broilers.
The Cornish Indian Game is prize
winner.
The Buff Plymoth Rock, new breed,
is also prize winner, and rapidly grow
ing in favor. They posses all the good
qualities of their barred cousins; with
with the beautiful buff color of the
Cochin without the latter's feathered
feet and legs
The Light Brahma is also a prize
winDer--taking premium at st. Louis
Fair last year. 1t is handsome bird.
The White Plymoth Rock of the
Rev. Hughes Empire Strain is a beauty,
hardy and a rapid grower.
The Partridge Cochin is delight, per
feet in shape and color, with exquisite
pencilings of the feathers of the females,
which has been a feature long time and
justifies the name of Point Lace
No poultry farm is complete without
a flock of the celebrated Pekin Duck.
They do not require water in order to
thrive. In fact those intended for mar
ket ought never be allowed to swim,
but the breeding stock should be given
the run of the pond. because it keeps
them clean, and their plumage in better
shape.
Blood will tell. Even in Barred
Plymoth Rocks like will produce like
when Systematically and judiciously
bred. Standard colored cocks matched
with standard colored females, will pro-
duce standard offspring. Therefore.
how important is it to procure the best
strains for breeding purposes.
The industry Of poultry raising in the
South is but in its infancy, and the
masses OF the people are not yet fully
alive to its Importance. Markets are
inaccessible, and freight
rates are high on account of distance,
but as the country increases in popula-
ton and development this industry will
take high rank among the profitable
enterprises of the country at no great
distant day.