Imperial press and farmer., 1902-05-10
Will 1t Pay to Raise Poultry.

ioiioNihB pdpcl Itdu dl dl IhclS Institute at Traver recently by A. F. McClanahan:
 What 1 have to say to those begin ming with the incubator and brooder will be conclusions drawn from per sonal experience in raising chickens by the method.
 As the success of any ones efforts in any line often depends upon the way they begin, it is very essential that poultry keeper should start right, and continue to give close at tention to many small details. which I haven't time in this article to men ton.
 About the latter part of September is good time to begin; then, two hatches will be old enough for flyers and broilers when that class of poul- try brings the highest price; and if you are raising a laying strain, your bullets will begin to lay the following spring.
 good incubator that will hold about 220 eggs. which will cost about $35, laid down, and a foursection brooder. pipe system preferred, which will cost about $20 laid down, should be procured.
 
 building, not in your storehouse, car penter shop or blacksmith shop, where you might have a fire. Having had large, newlypurchased incu- bator destroyed by fire. l cannot re- sst calling attention to the above danger.
 Let your chicks remain in the incu bator until the hatch Is well over, then, having your brooder previously warmed to temperature of about 100 degrees, place them in it. and when they are about "A hours old, give them a little warm water supplied on tho fountain plan A teacup filled and inverted in n saucer makes an excellent drinking fountain which may be easily cleaned. Give them no sloppy food, but supply them with fine grit, ground charcoal. millet seed and mixture of wheat and oats chopped. With the exception of water and grit, which should always be within reach of the chicks, they should he fed only moderate amount A bread made from corn meal, 3 parts to 1 part of wheat bran and well baked without grease, makes an excellent food for chicks.
 When the chicks are one week old begin feeding them n little fresh meat each day and some rice cooked with small amount of ginger and some ground egg shells added after being cooked; this should be fed about twice a week until chicks are six weeks old. They should be sup piled with green feed at all times. alfalfa or bermuda grass, both are eX- ccllent feed.
 After the chickens are two weeks old, give them a mixture of wheat and oats, cracked, after adding a small quantity of wheat bran, as the wheat does not supply quite enough of that part of the food.
 Prof. Jaffa is here to show what being scientific.
 At present l am feeding a flock of 800 hens daily ration as follows, 224 pounds whole wheat at lc per
 pound ....,,...,..,.,,..,,' .228 Ia pounds wheat bran at lc,.,.. Ia Casein from t50 pounds milk. .... 15 21 pounds oyster shells at 1c... 2 pounds ground barley at 1c. Or a total cost per day of ...... 60
 Which amounts to SIS per month
 All this feed is higher at this sea son of the year, and if the farmers would operate and purchase their feed in the fall in large quantities. they could save from 10 to 20 per cent.
 The data of eggs from this flock has been kept since February 1 only, and shows as follows;