Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
Poultry Notes,

Poultry Notes,
II is not In the coolest weather that
the fowls are the most likely to take
cold. The cold causes the pores to
close up and the feathers to lie 30 close
that the bird Is protected against cold
But In the fairly warm weather in fall,
winter and spring when drafts are
allowed to pass over the fowls, colds
are most likely to occur.
Very frequently men that have a
little capital, but no experience In
poultry raising, write to ask II 1t Will
pay them to 90 into the poultry busi-
nesB--if there is any money In poul-
try. The fact that they ask the ques-
ton shows that they know 30 little
about the business that 1t Will not BIO
safe for them to 80 into the business
till they have learned more about It,
When a man knows enough about rails
ing poultry and producing eggs to
make It safe for him to invest q good
sum In It, 1t will not be necessary for
him to write to any paper asking ad'
vice.
The man that expects to make
money out Of poultry without a great
deal OF work will be disappointed. 1t
Is an impossible feat The Great Gre
ator OF the universe decreed that all
should labor; and that man succeeds
who does labor. When we read OF
poultrymen making Johnny cake for
their poultry we are inclined to re-
gard the affair as rather amusing, but
It is not so amusing when that poul-
tryman In December begins to sell us
eggs q. a high price Just because our
hens do not seem to get down to lay
ing. Intelligent labor Will give US
good results In the poultry yard, In
Guiding eggs In the fall and winter
months.
The balanced ration Is as necessary
In the poultry yard as In the COW yard,
and a man that feeds an unbalanced
ration is wasting large part OF his
food in either case. II food contains
40 per cent moro fat-iorming parts
than heterogeneous parts then there Is
bound to be large waste. II the fa'
is laid on, II is wasted, and worse
than wasted, for egg production; anc
! II It Is not laid on 1t is as certainly
wasted, Most OF our people feed an
excess of fat formers rather than al
excess OF protein, the latter being int
more costly food. The man that go
eggs all through the fall was the mar
that fed a balanced ration, and he VII
be the man that will get good ylelC
of eggs through the coming months
Reports from the chief poultry mar
tets OF the country show that the holi
day trade in poultry was not what !
was expected to be, and the KIND o
poultry that seemed to suffer the mos
from over supply was turkeys Ther'
were too few primes and too many o
the cold storage kind. The same wa
said to be the case with hens A larg'
part of the receipts had to be sold u
packers at great less The moral o
this is that II does not pay to rais'
poultry unless 1t is to be got to mar
ket in good condition. In the Chicago
market prime turkeys sold at IL cents
but some OF the poor stock had to 81
at and cents. Imagine the disap
pointment Of the shippers OF sucl
birds when they get their returns
However, 1t is to considerable ex
tent their own blame, but that vii
not make the loss any easier to bear
The lesson to be got from this ex
perience Is that we must pay mor'
attention to the condition OF the poul
try when 1t comes into market,
49,
A speaker at a Nebraska farmers
institute said: Geographically speak
ing, the poultry industry is clrcum
scribed and bounded as follows: on thu
north by roup ard blood sucking yer
min; on the south, by weasels, cats
badgers, and hawks; on the east, by
dishonest and unreliable poultry breed
ers; and on the west, by rainbow-chas
ing incubator advertisements and ex
aggerated, overdrawn statements II
poultry journals, We know nothing o
the man that made the above remarks
but we would not suppose him to bt
a practical poutryman. II Is only the
novice in poultry science that cares
very much about most Of the above
pests. The experienced poultrymar
has learned to avoid them. Roup ant
blood sucking vermin are things thai
once got rid Of, need never be REIN
ported. Good wire netting screens
keep out the weasels, cats, badgers
and hawks. Experience tell us how tc
deal with dishonest breeders and what
weight to put on "rainbow-chaslng'
advertisements.
Some people make great fuss about
breaking up sitting hens, when 1t Is
not desired to have them sit. We have
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