The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-06-19

v entered contet the obiec
g of which is to answer thre,
apparently very simple lit e questions
The questions are: Do Inns paw? |
so, why? and how? The.nan, woman
or child who can answer these tire,
questions and demonstrate the correct
ness of his answers in the priefest vet
completest fashion will o. April |.
1901, be entitled to som thing like
$500 in gold and may also e,tain some
of about two thousand special prizes
offered by various individuals and
firms that have become Infested i'm
the contest. The conditio of the
contest have been arrangedo that ~ @
city man who keeps hens in his back
yard has an equal chance FORREST hon
ors with the man who make living
by raising poultry on farm. la fact
under the conditions a man 9TH three
birds may compete on even ttms with
the man who owns 5000. audiurtier-
more man who loses money on his
chickens during the time hct, com
peting may still win the ca and
special prizes, providing his ~ ON of
recording his methods aud theesults
OF putting them in operation is o.ter
than that OF some other ma,r hose
benefits have been greater.
The contest is one OF serisslay
ing to DO with the various phas Of
the farmers life that have beer ON
Quoted by the American AgricuIr-
list. y few years ago the propri lrs
Of this paper undertook 20 co.ct
some statistics that would cive,n
adequate idea of tho number of + Ia
in this country, tho number oi,ys
produced III the course of a year. L
tho value of both fowls and eggs. ls
figures obtained were iMther startli,
but there was no reason to doubt tlr
accuracy, for they were the RESULT
statistics sent III by thousands of 9
respondents in hundreds Of diAere
localities and were compiled with
greatest care. The figures show, !
3S3, 600, 600 fowls in this country 81
the year 1896; the number of EGG
produced, reckOned in dozens. was /
III, 900, 600, and the value of it all i
was 1913, 600, 900. These figure
-
cont. over 1890 and of almost 200 DO
cent. over 1880. At the present tim
they figure the number of fowls a
500, 600, 900, which, with their prod
net for the year 1900, represent to
tai value, it is estimated, of more tina
$500, 100000 The figures given TO
the year 1896 were reached on tn
basis of an average valuation for chick
ems OF fifty cents each; for turkeys
ducks and geese OF 81 each and 70
eggs of twelve cents Il dozen. Con
sIdering the large amount of none,
invested in breeds of fancy strain
throughout thocouutry, which do con
siderable to bring,up Che average vain
of barnyard fowls, together with tn,
relatively higher values of both poul
try and eggs in producing regions al
lacent to large cities, these figures ar
regarded as conservative.
For many years the editor Of tn
American Agyiculturist has invite,
correspondence on the subject o
poultry raising. The best method
of raising fowls and the easiest way
OF making them pay, have been dis
cusscd at length in the columns o
the paper, and of course there hav,
been conflicting opinions The West
crn farmers have pointed ont method
to their brethren in the East. whicl
have caused the Fasteners to writ
humorous letters about the farmer
OF the West The Westerncrs hav
said things about their Eastern crit
les, while Southern poultry raiser
have taken falls out of each. AMI ii
the meantime each man has raised hi
fowls IN his own way, satisfied tina
that particular way was the best Th,
present contest has grown out oi ihi
discussion, and although AuIil { was
decided upon as the the time for .h0
beginning of records. more than SOC.
poultry raisers had entered tho con
test on March ! S-ms idea OF til,
amount of interest taken In the con
tclt can he gathered from tho fac
that there are now about 1000 con
testonts, and more u1ues are bsiu.
entered every dry. Among thcm ave
city and country ETirrfs iu every Stat
i'm the Union, iu ali parts OF Cauala
and even IN Mexico. Porto Rico. Oh.
Philippines, England audi Australia
The creator number o.. contestants
arc farmers, 5JJ 1m1ug those uh.
arc striving for prizes arc many p1ui
try specialist. who raise fu. birds
for 'musemeut prI with u1 iIef col
profit lu speaking .l l1s cYuIa4
and what lcj ur Oh i,el. .f Ilr CD
.tor of Tho American Agriculture.
1id.
Poultry srajse1 ou creu farm
ON most village hlm-s.eal auI ul
countless city lots. f1 aay uo.h.r. obi
city cellars aai back yarl.. $50 graa
is Tho interest iu If and a8 vase .b.
amount of money invested. Tia. w.
regard the industry ce ono oi Go.
great American i1lueiries Sow w.
have Hn i3oa ilt 80 pays 60 ral..
poultry. B1t we dluI know boss
profitable DO b.. and wc want Go know
aII' less i8 Che general LuowIcJe
of how io manage poultry ou either
'rgo or small scale. SOFAS tJ vot Oh,
biggos. profits with tla lcl 'roubI.
and csrcu8c. This ia problem
witch we nrs going iD, iry to solve
We expect THAT Che inducements tho
We have offered viii result boz oil.
grand effort on tho part of those iu
tcrcsted iu poultry raising. i1 On,
ont how much profit there i Foo Oh.
business, aud how iha profit may b,
increased ON Our uarf ,sa f.,.l