The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-24
THOROUGHBRED POULTRY VS..
SCRUBS.

SCRUBS.
EDS. JOURNAL 1T is really as
tonishing to see i'll most places
where poultry is kept in yards and
on farms such a mixed up, hor-
rible looking, run down flock of
all shapes and colors-a real eye
sore. While pure bred fowls
since about ten years ago are Of
fered for sale from thousands of
breeders all over the whole coun-
try at such low prices that they
are in reach of everybody. Al
though many have invested in
pure bred poultry, but have mated
and bred SO inditferently and care
lessly that in course of few years
nothing but a mixed up, run down
flock can be seen in those places.
Thoroughbred poultry of any
breed grow as chicks much faster
than the scrubs, and the meat is
very juicy when properly. fed, and
for this reason be brought to mar
ket at least two or three weeks
sooner than the dunghill chicks.
Consider how much food and la
Dor is saved by this alone. Then
the pure bred chicks will bring
for the above reason each two and
a half cents more at least.
Now the new American breeds,
such as the Plymouth Rocks, Wy
andotts, etc, will, from a flock of
! a dozen hens, rear one hundred and
twenty broilers in one season.
The difference in price for them
is three dollars. In the quantity
of eggs the difference of the scrub,
or dunghill, and pure bred is
worth near three times as much.
The scrubs lay an average of sew
enty eggs each in one season, will
amount in one year in one flock of
a dozen hens eight hundred and
forty, or seventy dozen, which at
ten cents per dozen will amount
to seven dollars.
The Plymouth or Wyandott will
each lay in one season one hun
cred and fifty eggs by proper atten-
ton, amounting in one flock of a
dozen hens, eighteen hundred
eggs, or one hundred and fifty
dozen. Nine hundred and sixty
or eighty dozen eggs more than
dunghills, which at ten cents per
dozen during seven months, will
be eight dollars in favor of above
pure breeds. But three months
in the year eggs will bring fifteen
cents per dozen, and two months
III the winter twenty cents, some
times more. Scrubbs do net lay
as we'll in winter as Plymouth
| Rocks. Eggs of choice, pure bred
hens for Matching will bring one
or two dollars for setting of
thirteen or fifteen eggs.
Extra fine specimens of roosters
and hens can be sold for one, two
and three dollars each This may
bring in the sale over twenty dol
lars more than from scrubs real
lied in one season from a dozen
hens. AS the male is half of the
breeding pen it is very important
to have first-class one for your
flock, which cannot be purchased
from a reliable breeder for less
than three to five dollars. Such
a one pays for himself in one sea-
son but may be used for three
seasons in other flocks. Every
year or every other year new blood
ought to be infused in the flock.
No grade male must be used in any
stock. The progeny of a poor
rooster will please nobody. From
nothing you can't expect to raise
anything. And the best is the
cheapest in the long run. Do like
all sensible people-pay fair prices
and sell for fair prices. A fine
flock of uniform shape, size and
color i'll yard or on a lawn is
real pleasure to look at, for the
breeder and for others.
R. j. T. AGRICoLA.