The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-04-28
Poultry RAISING.


ten about feeding for eggs. 1t is anus
ing to read the wise t2l sayings of
poultry cranks on this subject. One
will saw feed all they viii eat mp
clean, and then say your birds must
not be too fat. All they eat up
clean IS about all they want guess.
notice that hens that have ac-
cess to the corn crib or oat stack
generally lay we'll and then your
little chicks do best when they get
all they can eat.
The truth OF the whole matter is
that the man of long experience and
common sense is, as rule, gener-
ally not willing to say or write much
for fear of being wrong. There is
so much he doesn't know while the
know-all who has had but little ex-
perience and really knows almost
nothing about the bushes writes
and talks much and is even ready to
give much advice or even fatty con-
tradict the man of business and ex-
peI,ance.
Much is said about proper feeding
to get fertile eggs. If you expect
fertile eggs YOU must have with
your nocks good young, vigorous
cocks. AS rule eggs laid in Jauu-
airy and February will not give as
great per cent of fertile eggs as
eggs laid later when the weather is
warmer. 1t has been my opinion
that well lnatured pullets lay more
fertile eggs and the chicks hatched
from them will be more vigorous
than eggs from old hens and | know
from experience and close observa-
ton that il is better TO mate well
matured cockerels with hens iu the
early months than to mate them
with old cocks.
have never paid any attention
to the very many wise things said
and written about the scratching
she'd have good dry houses for
my birds To sleep in and good roomy
yards well set with bermuda grass
for them 10 run i'm and then I try to
feed them-uot all they will eat but
enough to keep them in good condI-
ton.
II is truth that Barred Ply
mouth Rocks are today the most
popular birds ia America, and yet
ii is fact that W. have many other
breeds that are their superior in
every respect They can eat more
than any other kind on earth and
vet they are not as good layers as
many other Of the larger breeds.
Yet they are good birds and are
very popular and TO be honest about
it / like them. / have been breed
ing Black Laugshans for fifteen
years and agree with intelligent
breeders, who have given them a
fair trial, that they are, II not the
best, as good as the best all-purpose
birds we have.
Buff Leghorus are becoming pop
ular and / am truly glad Of it, for
they are worthy. They are the
most constant and prolific layers
that have ever tested i now
have ten Buff Leghorn hens In one
yard and fourteen of the Fox
stain" of Brown Leghorns- consid-
cred one tie very best-in yard
right beside them. The ten bluffs
began laying much earlier and are
now laying as many eggs as the
fourteen.
What ] have said concerning the
breeds is not for the sake of adver-
Using my birds, for / know / have
more advertising than / can handle,
but because 1t is the truth. If you
don't believe 1t, try it as | have
done.
There has been much said about
Light Brahmas but | want to say
that after giving them fair test
for seven years, that they are
not only one OF our prettiest birds
but are among the best If properly
managed, that is II sheltered and
bred intelligently. In poultry rails.
ing as in everything else, 1t is best to
stick to the tried and true. They
were good enough for Paul aud Silas,
they are good enough for you and
me.