Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-10-24


vor in some places, while other.
prefer those having yellow hue
Bantams and exhibition or orna'
mental specimens are not in a:
great demand in the country Oh
smaller towns as in the larger
places. High prices, usually de
nominated fancy" will oftener be
obtained from the patron, who en-
Enthusiastically keeps a few foi
pleasure, that from the large breed
err, who Systematically works for
profit only. One desires brown,
another white eggs. Broilers sell
we'll IN some places in others are in
no demand. Capons are some
times in demand, in some places
are unknown. Location, includ-
ing transportation rates, must also
be taken into account.
Oftentimes market does not
know a really good thing, because
it has never had it; in such cases
it may we'll be worth while to in
troduce it, but such attempts should
always be with great caution and
on small scale. If the demand is
established, it is always easy to in
crease the supply.
With a knowledge of what is
most desirable proper preparation
in the way of getting the best, and
the appliances for rearing it, must
be made. With these secured the
daily detail and labor of successful
progress must be faithfully attend
ed to. Remember, it is the very
best we are aiming to produce.
The specimens neglected for but
single day will not be as good as
that always faithfully cared for.
Perfection in poultry either for
fancy or market stock can only be
secured by having the right kind
of care. The most and best eggs
are produced in like manner.
1t does not pay to raise mongrel
stock. No one is justified in vast
ing time on mongrels. 1t is the
same with poultry as with horses,
cattle, sheep or hogs. The most
is to be made with thorough
breds. 1t costs no more to raise
pure blooded fowls than nongrels,
and if you already have stock of
common poultry, you should sell off
and buy full blooded ones, all of
one breed.
Now in regard to marketing,
and what follows applies more par
ticularly to the Chicago market,
with which l am most familiar.
The best kind of chicken is a plump
fowl with yellow skin, such as the
Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Light
Brahma, Leghorn or in fact, al
most any chicken with light feath-
ers. Stock of this kind dresses out
yellow, and will always bring the
top of the market. Dark feathered
poultry, when dressed out, has
dark blue skin, and it always sells
at lower price than light colored
stock.
The best breed of chickens for
broilers is Plymouth Rock, Wyan-
dotte and Light Brahma. The
chicks should be hatched in Jam
uary and FEBRUARY. 1t is hard to
get hens to set in winter and is al
most necessary for the farmer to
use incubators to raise broilers in
time to bring the best prices. The
incubator on the farm is being
brought to more profitable use every
year. There is no doubt that the
incubator and OrOOder method or
raising chickens is wonderful inn
provement on the hen method. tits
cheaper and a greater number of
fowls can be raised from the same
number of eggs. Hens can be made
to lay nearly double as many eggs
if they are not required to set, and
1t is a good plan to use incubators
instead of taking the hens from
their work. The incubator is no
longer an experiment. There are
several first class machines on the
market, and no mistake can be
made in buying any one of half a
dozen leading machines, which are
Guaranteed tO uive Satisfa ction.