Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-17
Eggs for Profit.

From Farmers Review: For the
average farmer the egg returns are
more profitable than marketing poul-
try, but the majority raise their egg
producers, and as there Is always
goodly per cent of culls and ROSTERS
raised there will always be chicks to
market from farm yards at a moro or
less profit, None but try to secure
eggs In winter as this is tho time
when the largest profits, rather prices,
are received. As to the greatest profit
one must inquire into the cost Of pro-
ductlon always. There 10 no excuse
as to having cold houses, for warm
house can be constructed at very
little money cost II you are willing to
do the work OF building, but the feed
Is the question. All agree that wheat
In some form Is the food, but some
times II Is unwise to feed wheat for the
cost OF the seed would over balance
the price OF eggs.
This will have to be considered, OF
course, but the mill products of wheat,
bran or shorts or both are mostly
within the reach Of all, and are fine
to use In the mash, then there are
other grains almost as good as wheat.
Kalr corn, sorghum seed, millet, oats
and rye are all good egg foods II you
will practice mixed diet, indeed oats
are excellent II fed In the sheaf, COM
pellng the chicks to do their own
threshing, Kafir corn and sorghum
seed should only be threshed enough
to start the chicks 10 eating 1t. Corn
is the great standby on the majority
Of farms, and while corn Is most
excellent feed when used in modera-
ton, It must not be fed exclusively.
II | were to choose between wheat
and clover for laying hens, and grow
ing pullets, the chances are largely in
favor of clover. Let the pullets have
the run Of the clover field until freez-
ing weather, and then feed steamed
cut clover or clover shatterings, also
allowing them the run of the moved
clover In the barn. They will get an
abundance OF picking out Of the shat
terings, and the exercise will do them
worlds Of good, Exercise is Of more
importance than wheat, and for this
reason a scratching place is Of vital
importance, but Of this later on.
Green cut bone is a very great help,
but to many the use Of bone cutter
is not practicable as they live too far
from butcher shops to procure the
scraps. The various bone and beef
meals that are on the market are a
good substitute for fresh cut bone, and
II bought in large quantities are not
expensive. Several families could
combine when sending their order and
receive mutual benefit, For various
reasons this would be more agreeable
than having a partnership bone mill,
and taking turns in supplying the
butcher scraps. Partnership is all
right when well managed, but It is
very liable to cause trouble when al
lowed to arrange itself.
"This is too early to write Of win
ter laying" you say, and during this
torrld weather 1t may seem premature,
but the pullets desired for next win
ter's layers should be fed egg produc-
ing food, mainly, as soon as cockerels
and pullets can be distinguished. How
to manage? Well, that is poser for
some Of YOU. but 1t is extremely easy,
Confine the cockerels In roomy yard,
allowing the pullets free range then
the feeding of different foods is easily
done. The idea being to force the
cookerels for market at the earliest OPP
portunity, reserving what you wish to
caponlge, II you desire to make capons
Of any but late cockerels,
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