The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28

Ignorant Poultry R6isere fall
John H. Robinson: When one IN
dertakes poultry keeping the ehances
are against his success. but, unf0f.
tunately. nearly every beginner thinks
himself or. herself the talented and
favored or exceptionally Industrious
person who is sure to succeed; and
therefore neglects to take the Iheces
sary precautions to avoid failures
With rare exceptions those engaging
in poultry keeping on any consider
able scale begin without any adequate
practical knowledge Of the conditions.
requirements and methods Of the bus
mess. II they happen to have abun-
dant capital to carry on the business
until they have learned in the costly
school Of experience what they ought
to have known before investing .
dollar. they must finally make . sue
cess Of It, but the greater part OF the
original investment and also OF the
expenses for several years may have to
be charged OF to cost Of acquiring e1-
perieuce. The most serious cases are
those Of people with limited means
who 90 into poultry keeping. ex'
pecting it to give them their living
almost from the start. AS far a my
observation goes the greater number
of persons who once become deeply in
terested in poultry, and decide to ven
ture into 1t will take bad advice In
preference to good every time. ! sup
pose this Is because the bad advice IL
more in line with their hopes and
wishes. The daily care Of poultry Is
neither as easy as some think 1t. nor
as hard as others make 1t. 1t Is easy
when you know how. and it is neither
a long nor q difhcult task to know
how. There Is q great difference BE-
tween doing work we'll and doing 1t
profitably. Permanent success in any
line of work depends. rs rule. upon
doing 1t both we'll and pro6tably.
How . Get Winter Eggs.
From Farmers Review: Our ex-
perience in getting winter eggs has
only been with Buffs and Barred
Rocks. The first thing is to have
pure-bred stock, as no definite result
can be expected from miscellaneous
crosses. For Barred Rocks the chicks
should be Matched the last two weeks
of March, or the first half of April,
but the Buff Rocks may be hatched as
late as the middle of May. Then care
should be taken to keep them grow
ing from the time they leave the shell.
Above all, keep them free from lice
When the time arrives for placing
the stock in winterQuarters, Gull out
all the drOnes, and those inclined to
take on fat too readily, for a lazy hen
like lazy poultryman is not sue
cess. Do not crowd the stock. Fit.
teen to twenty hens are enough in
one pen. See that the house is warm.
Keep the floor covered about elk inch.
es deep with straw or some other lit
ter. This should be renewed about
once q week or often enough to keep
the house cleanly. For our morning
feed We use the Andrews prepared
food, made by company at Ma
con, Ill. The foundation of this feed
is ground oats and corn, with some
secret ingredients. This is a great
egg producer. We mix this feed with |
milk, boiled vegetables. meat scraps, |
blood meal or any table scraps. We
give what will be eaten up in fifteeL |
to twenty minutes. We then scatter |
wheat In the litter, just enough tC
keep them busy till supper time. We |
then give them a good feed of corn
In real, cold weather this should be |
warmed. Give plenty of milk and
fresh water. For an appetizer feed
any kind Of vegetables. Last but
not least, do not forget the grit and
the busting place.-A. A. Anderson.
Macon County, III.
Feeding Young and Old Hens.