The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16
M POULTRY INDUSTRY.
,,,,lsy Of thoroughbred Fowls Is Now q
Business Around Houston.
s,,sr BREEDS OF CHICKENS, DUCKS, ETC.
~. Been Done by Two Young
nen at the Oak Grove
Poultry Farm.

=, the rapidly growing industries
\, n, section is the raising OF thorough
u, nop,try. Up to few years ago there
,sw nocks OF chickens that were
,hs mongrel variety. A few poultry
nos y. howeyer, more for pleasure than
pus w. mported and began the raising of
PVlss,,shhred fowls Ii was what might
sa0',sd fad. Gradually others became
% 'ws..s,sa with the beauties of pure
,1.ssS chickens and quite number OF
e ',srs began raising fancy thorough
sp s. rhsre are many strains of blood
ns.,. divergence of opinion resulted In
y, ~. seeding of all varieties.
WAN the South Texas Poultry associa-
A., oreantzed and concluded to give
w ,xbibition the members met with little
'sn.orraeement In fact, cold water was
.s,ewu on the proposition by many. But
~, went ahead, and although losing
s,oney the members did not give UP, but
..srered the more. During the Fruit,
rawsr and Vegetable Carnival last fall
~ the most attractive features was
~ poutry show located in the Wilson
ss,sing corner of Congress avenue and
w.r street. It was daily visited by
.h.,sands and for the first time the ASSOC
.l.tIon more than cleared it's expenses.
This exhibition did much for the thor
,ughhred poultry industry. The magnif-
~. display of chickens OF every strain,
=, mammoth bronze turkeys. huge Pekin
sreks. homer pigeons and beautiful
,rohins and fantails was revelation.
ryory visitor felt that he was well repaid
N taking In the exhibition and as the
msnbers OF the association and exhibitors
,eok pains to explain and point out the
\ - AA1 loo -
a. Measure OF raising fancy poultry, hum
ars6s OF converts, SO to speak, were made.
4 question naturally asked Isl Does
me raising of thoroughbreds prove more
Irritable than the raising of common
harnyard stock?
h certainly does Just as IL pays to
rass thoroughbred horses and cattle In
,esd of scrubs, so does It pay to raise
thoroughbred poultry. The cost of feed
lng Is no more, while the purebred stock
develops faster, fsttens quicker, weighs
more and looks better than the common
Gock
The culls, whether alive or dressed. al
ways sell for more than mongrels, and
The ROSTERS command good prices from
,hoss who are DESTROYS of improving their
Jocks Besides, In Matching season, when
common eggs are selling at from to 10
y
command from 81 to IS per dozen.
\ ~
One Of the most complete poultry yards
IS the Oak Grove Poultry farm. situated
about three miles west of the city on
tbs old San Felipe road and owned aud
operated by Mr.. w. l.. Howe and r. W.
House. Jr.. with Mr.. c. c. Chandler. an
| experienced pet stock raiser, in charge as
manager
So far Messrs. Howe and House have
not raised any poultry or pet stock for
market, having devoted their time, money
and energy to laying the foundation of
their business
the farm comprises some 200 acres,
Which runs from the road back to Buffalo
bayou and comprises t25 acres of fine
umoer land, in which Jersey cattle, Berk-
salre, Poland China and Chester White
n0ss nnd good pasturage and mast.
deep artesian we'll supplies the house,
Naoles and chicken pens with a constant
running supply of pure fresh water one
VI ine great essentials TO the health of
y0ul1ly and animals, as we'll as man. The
Wv rom the well also furnishes water
UT Two artificial lakes, which are we'll
i%csed with bass, perch and trout and
shlea are regularly fed. On the bosom
lne lakes the Pekln ducks of pure
evan gracefully float and feed from the
grasses
ine chicken yard is laid off close to the
I% 49, +, long shed or house runs for some
w teet parallel with the road. This
louse is divided into partitions fifteen feet
.u'h and In front of each compart-
. a.a' Is the run for the chickens. Each
S. sss or strain Is kept separately and
asa4s pienty OF Light, water and air be-
ma comiortable house in which to lay
- iVosl, the chickens thrive. In some
n.,rs pens the fowls are SO uniformly
A.. a y. mat II is impossible to distinguish
hs. .son another. and this is one of the
"aales OF fancy poultry.
W., oloh OF the hen house Is cut off for
~, % termed the "brooder' In this are
ensa SI.uouers or incubators, each with a
"a smys oi 2Oo eggs. When the brooiers
,sleelas .ne eggs, after being carefully
Asat-is , sre carefully marked and the
q, A'u.e until the little chicks are Matched
d. sh a,er the wee chickens come from
sbIsS s ihey are placed In little pens
abouf ~ heated by hot water pipes to
bly 'eulperature of a mother hens
spsre ~ opening allows the chickens
dso fsss 1un ana exercise and here they
frut .S.- Vh bed OF warm sand A glass
lat nrts, ,'s the warm rays of the sun, SO
tasnssiri strong enough to hustle for
tor Nv the little chicks are sheltered
'as elements.
,arEsr:s esr while 90 per cent OF the
trtssa Matched out, but a small per-
nder ,,natured. This season. however.
Ssnt az Chandeliers skillfui manage
ssssly ~, me improved style of brooders
Ii ina Az ssIcAens are successfully raised.
PIT psma 'nerent pens are the following;
Akck MI inuian game, Buff Cochin,
suf Ieyhaocas, Barred Plymouth Rock,
sain and - white Leghorn, Brown Leg
sesidaa Light Brahmas.
Pskn ano,. the chickens there are the
I'D blsck ana the huge bronze turkeys
gtssrs t Snu white fantail pigeons.
1nal lnta.owze and House take per-
lss and csss, IN the farm and chickens,
lee haes sic h are all tame and gentle.
sasn ca,,., noW their names and come
eess ran,, a Just as would a pet dog.
asing yIslsoren take great pleasure in
SsFf detail !, shown over the yards and
Such ssl Is explained.
lefs and ,u ~ as this will encourage
fsone III. a lew years Houston will
ga chlckenip ouilry mart. The thorough
sofs than ~ oeins larger and weighing
y pf.ees ne common varieties command
sssirts In the Northern snd Eastarn
cents Dressed fowls sell mr. sror, ~ -
eclan per pound and as The avaraee
'sslye marketed will weigh from civ 20
y, VIII 1t can be readily figured out
sask rs .n pay South Texas farmers and
salry iuehers to raise FLOODED
lch. n Mead Of the measly scrubs
ga tva dressed. would not weigh more
hs 'e to FIVE pounds ga " 49, note s