The Columbus journal., 1903-06-03
POULTRY


EHOm ISIUcGO W0VIcW. j CX0lDly
each year at our annual local show.
but ! make no moro effort to prepare
the birds for exhibition than that made
to have good breeding birds. II
know OF anyone showing better
birds than I have I patronise him
for eggs to the extent of my
meana In that way I have great
" improved my stock. I always
take arst premium at our local shows.
but ] must say there Il slender COM
petitisn. However. my stock serves
well. ] have free range for my duck
linss and generally manage to feed
them once . day after they are feath-
cred. Previous to that ! keep them
closer and feed literally. do not
think ducks receive half the atten-
tioR they merit. and some Of these
days when have time. mean to start
. boom. with the aid Of oblising edi-
tors. In the Rekin duck industry. I
would like to hear moro quacks from
the duck row In the show room. As .
matter Of fact W0 can sell an the good
breeding ducks We raise. and eggs are
much In demand, but NO one seems
particularly interested in our show
record. The size Of the ducks 10 well
looked after BY buyers. and there are
80 many questions about brollers. We
do not know . thing about broilers. ~
an our business has been to raise and
sell the incest breeding stock We knew
how to raise. Once . year We picked
out some large wellshaped ducks and
took them to our exhibition and won
blue ribbon. while most Of our COM
petitors had their birds disqualified
for black spots on beaks. Il Is not
that We are such ignoramuses about
everything that anyone showing
should not Know that BLACK spots In
the beak Of Pekin duck disqualifles.
bu: Just gross carelessness. Even the
judges say ducks are just q market
bird. as much - to say. not worthy Of
exhibiting. Now I am very proud Of my
big Pekins and some Of these days
when the children are grown mp I'll
b. able to tell you an about exhibiting
them. In the meantime III have to be
satisfied to show them at our local
snow only. and devote all my spare
time to raising and Improving them
pending that time when can leave to
go to all the big shows-Hattie BY.
field. Red Willow County. Nebraska.
A Requisite In Poultry Raising.
All classes Of people may go into
the raising Of poultry and do il sue
cessfully. Sex II no bar to success.
In fact very many Of our. most sue
cessful poultry raisers are women.
Some are semiinvalids who have
given up the great lines Of business
and have been told BY their family
physician to get into something where
they can be out OF doors . gres.
deal. but where the amount Of manual
labor will not be large. These and
others may succeed. but there Is one
requisite for al and that Is interest
in the business. The writer has
known of people intending to 60 into
the poultry business. when they hated
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their reason for making the venture
they replied that they had been told
there was money In II. The invaria-
BILE advice given BY the writer In
such cases II for the would-be in
vestor to keep out Of the business
LOngfell0w says "the heart giveth
grace unto every art" The person
that has q deep interest in poultry
can make q success Of raising any
kind of fowls, for he will not he
stopped by the obstacles that are GER
tain to be discovered in the way
The number Of people tnat dislike to
have poultry around is very large
But there are those that nnd great
pleasure in caring for fowls. Some
lines 1t is one breed that strikes their
fancy and sometimes another. but
whatever 1t be. they can see beauty in
L. The man that mas . real interest
IN fowls will make q success Of rails
ng them. II conditions be at all favor
lble. but the fowlhater p about sure
o fail.