The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-09-28
FARMER AND PLANTER.
POULTRY ON THE FARM.
rouclustous Reached During Eigh~
teen Years of Poultry Raising
ON q Farm.


We believe the demand for fresh
eggs and toothsome chickens was
never greater than now, and poultry
raising on farms should be main
source of supply.
During the last four years we have
supplied private customers with both
eggs and chickens from our farm at
prices which, considerably in advance
of the market, were cheerfully paid for
eggs guaranteed to be daily gathered
and delivered in less than seven
days after laid; and for chicks prop
| erly fattenened and neatly dressed
and packed From March 1 to Octo-
err / we received Is cents per dozen
for eggs From October 1 to March
25 cents. For chickens we have re-
ceived from 10 to 25 cents per pound:
hens, 10 to IA cents.
From a flock of 100 Plymouth Rock
hens we have netted something more
than 500 yearly, besides the eggs and
chickens freely used in our large fam
lily During the summer of 1898, ii we
had them, we could easily have sold
ten dozen eggs daily at price named,
Neighbors have still more aristocrat-
ic clientage; have readily disposed OF
their eggs at 20 to IS cents per dozen
during the months when market price
ranged from 6 to 9 cents. l should
mention that golf club i'll our vicin.
ity has brought class OF epicures
among us who chiefly create this large
demand for fancy products.
Perhaps I can make this short arti-
Gle most helpful by summarizing some
conclusions arrived at during IS years
Of experience in raising poultry on I;
farm.
Poultry raising ON the farm is indis
pensable as a means Of furnishing eggs
and IA large percentage of fresh meat
for the farmers table; and for market
purposes can be made to realize great
er profits than when conducted as
separate business. Raising the feed,
saving of scattered feed which fowls
will pick up if allowed to run with
stock, and which would otherwise b
wasted, and the health and vigor main
tanned in a flock allowed the wide
range afforded by farm, are unques-
tionable advantages.
j, The poultry business, on the form or
elsewhere, is pre-em;netly one of de-
. tails, and can not be neglected in the
smallest of them without ecnseauen:
loss. Because of this required atten-
ton to minutia, women are often more
successful poultry raisers than men.
1t is folly to keep more fowls or tt
undertake to raise a larger number Of
chicks that the owner, or responsi
. bic member of his family, can person
ally attend to.
! 1t is most satisfactory to keep bu
Y one variety of fowls. They look bet
, ter in the flock, make more uniform
t and handsome appearance when pre-
e pared for market, and customers ar.
y better pleased with basket of egg:
! well matched in size, shape and color
: Selections should be made according
3 to whether eggs or meat or both ar,
k wanted. Personal fancy may also bt
consulted. For a general purpos
fowl we believe the Plymouth Rock i
unsurpassed.
+ An intelligent study of the poultr,
+ business, detail in regard to building.
y care, feed, diseases, preparing fo1
y market, and kindred subjects, such a
(. may be found in progressive poultr,
i journal, is requisite to success.
5. 1t is most profitable to sell to regu
Il lar customers, gaining and holdin.
6 their confidence by quality and fresh
G ness of poultry products and attract
e iveness of packages delivered.
n The best time to sell hens is in Jun
e or July. Plymouth Rock at two year
5. of age, good selling age, will ofte,
J: weigh six, eight and even ten pounds
Is and from select customers will brin
W 10 to IA cents per pound. Early chic
k ems are harder to raise than late ones
they are also more profitable.
We have realized greater profit fror
the sale of eggs than from that Q
e chickens. but believe combination q
the two is desirable.
:. The exercise of intelligence, indus
- try, common sense, patience and etel
=, nal vigilance will insure successfr
a poultry raising on the farm.-Farn
Field and Fireside.