Arizona republican., 1898-07-31
FARM POULTRY

This is a subject that should interest the farmer. The proper care of fowls to bring about the best results; buc few realize the per cent to be made CT well kept fowls. 'Tis true the farmer enjoys eggs for breakfast, custards or buildings for dinner and an occasional fry or roast of the delicious, sweet and juicy biddie But why all this talk about chickens? Hogs or cattle are more worthy of his attention. But do they yield you 50 per cent on your in vestment, not counting your attention or labor? I have calculated very closely on the Leghorn or any other good laying chicken for one year, and by packing eggs in fall and early win ter and getting the winter price four or five months in the year, she will yield you from $1.5O to $2 per year and 50 cents should pay for her feed one year and you would have for your in terest 50 per cent considering you paid 25 cents for hens. This is, not over estimating her, but only giving actual facts and what is due biddie. Some will say, Well, I have not fed my chickens this winter, and the result no eggs during winter, and hens so poor that it took till May for them to get in condition to lay. One of our neighbors feeding cattle and having a large pen of sugar cane seed to scratch in and blue grass pasture to run on, gathered eggs by the eighties daily and got good prices in early spring; then the hens went to setting early, an- other help in getting out early chicks. hn nf starving fowls. It is like the parable of the man hiding his talent in a nap kin conent without any increase or per cent. When egg production is con- sidered the chief object, the non-set- ting breeds are the more profitable; as they do not become broody and no time is lost by putting them in prison for three or four days
 And when their feed is taken into consideration, the Leghorns, for in- stance, not so much is required to sus- tain their bodies and hence the in- crease in egg fruit.
 f As to the general purpose chicken,
 my experience favors the Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks either White or | Barred. They are good egg producing i fowls, excellent. mothers and mature
 early for broilers. I thought at one time I would give up my Silver Wyan- i dottes, but their beautiful plumage
 and excellent laying qualities has a
 very firm hold now. and the call for
 Wyandottes and their eggs has exceed | ed any previous year. They originated
 in America, and as the present time
 is noted for patriotism and long wave
 the stars and stripes" so will the Wy
 andottes survive the Spanish breeds
 and furl her colors long and well.
 The White Plymouth Rocks, owing
 to their solid color which Is beautiful
 " ccntrasted with the green trees ant
 lawns, are fast gaining popularity !, which they we'll deserve; being goo(
 layers, kind mothers and large size.
 The Barred Plymouth Rocks, I be lieve are the farmers general favorite large in stature, beautiful in color ant 1 quick to nature One of our neigh bors marketed several dozen, averag ing 6% pounds, which returned hin $4.05 per dozen at the low price of fiv'
 cents per pound. But for me, give m,
 the fancy poultry, bred for beauty 0 shape and plumage up 10 the stand ard qualifications and one chicken vii
 bring what one dozen on the marke
 will bring. They will lay just as well
 sustain themselves and build thei shelter, help to clothe and feed th'
 precious ones and delight their own CTS. How many are waking up to tn fact that the mothers an ddaughter
 can honOrably and heaithfully assls
 in gaining livelihood and if we cal
 only receive that applaudit well don
 thou good and faithful servant" an