Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-19
ALL ABOUT POULTRY
There is Good Money In Keep
Ing Hens.
Taylor OF Eureka Gives Good
Pointers.

In the absence of the State. Speaker
at the Ionia Round up Institute. J.
+. Taylor was engaged to fill the va
cancy upon the subject of Poultry
growing for Eggs, whose address
proved TO be clear exhibition of the
poultry industry, which in the aggre-
gate from statistics Is larger than any
single branch of farm industry
At our request Mr.. Taylor gives us
the following concerning his expert
ence in the industry.
Having kept an accurate account
with small flock of hens one year.
the year of 1889 found my hens with
with proper care had netted me close
10 - each, when conducted along
market poultry lines only: and the
following year three times this num-
Der of hens, confined TO the same
range and buildings, (too crowded)
gave a net return of ST. 25 per hen.
other pursuits took my attention
from this opening speciality, and |
gave il little thought until four or
live years ago, when the pure bred
side of the question challenged my
attention. entered it with no parti-
cular faith, only as one speculates on
a pleasant recreation, but within five
years it has assumed the full proper
tions of business.
,A al ,Narinn-a Il ~
wer yes, emphatically 10 the question
"Can a man make Lying with poul-
trv?" but if you prefer to vary the
question, "can this or that man, or
can | myself make living from
chickens?" ] know it is not question
of what the chicken can do, but is
purely a question of the man. His
staying business qualities being right
and in the right place, he can do we'll,
! would not pretend to say how well.
| said with me it is now in the pro-
portions of business. | am paying
high prices to get the best stock.
use printers ink freely, my CORES
| pondence amounts to a task of from
| Il to 2 hours an evening TO answer
the same, and that even with the aid
of printed circulars that answer the
bulk of questions, this item of cores
poudence, business man will at once
recognize as an evidence of a demand
that is waiting for some one TO ill, at
what profit l cannot say beyond that
it has thus far increased by trifold
ratio nearly, each year in my expert
ence. once paid $500 for a 81 pound
cockerel, some of my friends said 'it
will be good while before you will
see your money again " Since the
first of Jan. 1903 i have shipped A.
birds none for less than $3.50 each and
several foa three, four and FIVE dollars
each. In 1902 / shipped over 1000 eggs
for Matching purposes. | can sell
more eggs now for $500 setting of
13, then used TO sell in the home
market at 20 cts a dozen. Until last
lyear l sold practically nothing near
home, but | have shipped as far as
Florida and Oregon, of late | am sell
ing good deal near home.
I recently declined an offer from
Ohio of $500 for single cocherel.
for the simple reason that | did not
have the quality of bird the order re-
quired, this points safely have not
yet reached the limit of prices may
secure. shall certainly try to pro-
duce some quality that will meet the
the most fastidious demand To many
it must seem as it did TO me, that such
prices are all fiction. have learned
under circumstances that made it op-