The times., 1898-04-03

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ra bras uHbu.hfnE ana naui.
frr Keeping b. an iaea which O. takes an
rntarfri-lnE woman 30 carry out.
This woman T. Mrs. Sarah L. Bliss.
who is the publisher of the Brooklyn
Blue Book and at her country place.
just outside the borough of Brooklyn,
and within tile limits of Greater New
York. she has started a chicken farm.
Commencing less than a year ago with
twenty-five chickens she has now over
Loco fowls, ducks and turkeys
rs there any money in keeping poul-
try?" was the question asked of Mrs.
Bliss at her Brooklyn office.
Il will give you some notes from my
expense book" Was the reply, ''and then
you can judge for yourself. OF course,
the first year one cannot expect TO reap
great profits.
1t costs penny a week to feed
hen. She will lay about 1S0 eggs per
year. For these an average price of
3 cents each is given. or cents in
Winter and cents in Summer. If you
care to pat it down in dollars and cents
you might average it in this way:
heni food for year at 1c. week 81 %
40 eggs per year at &c. each....--- ; 30
Balance in the treasury at end of
year, per hen n.--.-.--..-............. IS
Balance in the treasury, per 1000
hens .--..--................... 4. $50 90
Balance in the treasury, per 1000
mems ....................9 g. 80 90
Il intend having at least 1000 fowls,
and then may clear s. coo; wages taxes
etc. will take a good 81 600 or 81. 500. At
present ] have only one man to help
me. and / pay him $32 a month or 1884
per year; three men will require in
| wages s.. .152
Ducks are more profitable invest
ments, for the reason that their food is
not so expensive. Where il costs a penny
a week to feed a hen. the bill of fare for
a duck may be of a variety and quality
I TO please the most fastidious duckling
and cost only One-half penny per week -
IN the expense account it will be ne
ticed tha+ broilers are not mentioned
Ihcy are snail gold mine in them
selves, and should pay the e2Icitsc "f the
ehcken farm, leaving clear profits for
| the eggs. Mrs. Bliss mas never tount, any
! difficulty in disposing Of her eggs. III
! every week ;5oins to one hotel. She con-
slders the cochiaS ara the wvardotte es
the most profitable breeds and she has
/ some original theories in regard to Hen
/ rietta's daily diet treating her as though
| she were dyspeptic Young lady, to a
drink of hot water each morning. Plenty
/ OF ground oyster she'll are given, boiled
4 carrots and fish: one great point is to
! vary the food, not to continue the same
/ diet for any length of time. otherwise Mr.
and Mrs Fowl and all the little Fowls
may strike, and threaten to change their
! boarding place. Plenty of cayenne pep
/ per, of course, is given with the food
Incubators are used entirely on the
/ Bliss place. one having accommodation
! for coo. one for 500. and one for 80. cost
/ ing from $50 to $50 each. or therea bouts
Eight acres Of land are needed foI
1000 fowls. and some woodland If posi-
BILE If ducks are kept. a pond is neces-
1 sary.
In regard to her work as a publisher
I Mrs. Bliss conceived the idea three years
Z ago. that Brooklyn was languishing fol
2 blue book. Its novelty 10 the staid
Z Brooklyn mind caused a furore. and not
4 few heartburnings TO those who found
Z that they We're not OF the elect The
4 compilation was made with many con.
\ scieuiious scrupies as TO who constitute
society Some important names unfor.
4 tunafely, were omitted by inadyertence
a mistake which was rectihed in another
I edition
Mrs. Bliss devotes the business hours OF
/ the day 10 her publishing enterprise com.
ing into her Office in Brooklyn about Il
4 o'clock. Up 70 10 o'clock in the morning
attlred in rubber boots and cap. she ha.
y been feeding her chickens, many of them
I coming 10 her when called by name.
] In the evening. perhaps. she is at tht
( Waldorf. enjoying herself with hei
1 friends, chatting. fun Of fun, and no one
( could believe that she had been doing
/ long days work She is a handsome wo
| man, with good complexion and spark
ling eyes. and every movement denote.
1 grace and energy.