The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-21
Poultry excepting"

Every state and county fair year Dy
year gives some little impetus to inn
proved poultry keeping in the South.
People of all sorts attend the fairs.
and there see the finest specimens of
various breeds of chickens. A good
many of these, carried away by the
fine show of fowls and by the wonder
full statements of those who have them
for sale, either buy some of the fowls
on the spot or return home with minds
made up to embark in poultry raising
just as soon as possible. There are
two distinct kinds of poultry keeping.
One where eggs and chickens are rails
ed for eating purposes and the other
for the purpose of raising fowls and
eggs for breeding purposes. The latter
are to be sold at fancy prices-prices
that forbid either being used as food.
The one kind of poultry keeping has
been carried on by farmers and farm
ers wives ever since they began to
farm. 1t was very small side issue
to the main business, but it amount
ed to enough in the aggregate to sup
ply the mass of the people with chick
ems and eggs that they could afford
to eat. Whether it was very profitable
to the individual raiser, it nevertheless
put upon the market frying size chick
ems at 10 to 20 cents and eggs at from
10 to % cents per Dozen according to
season. 1t would appear that the ma
jority of farmers care little for eggs
and chickens as food. At any rate,
they sell pretty much all they man
age to raise to the city and town peo-
pie.
At the best, there is never any great
sum realized by the farmer and his
wife, but whatever it is it helps con-
siderably in providing tea, coffee, med
icine, etc.
Up to the present time it has been
the only source of supply for the non
producer and consumer. Without this
supply our tables would be quite desti-
tute of eggs and chickens. The time
is approaching, though, when CONNER
cial poultry raising will probably sup
ply to some extent the demand for
"broilers flyers we should say, prob
ably.
But the poultry keeping that inspires
the visitor to the fairs. is of that kind
denominated fancy" where fine birds
are to be raised to bring fancy prices.
They are to be raised to meet the de-
mand from others that become in
spired later on to go into the business.
one in twenty perhaps will establish q
reputation in the business and be able
TO sell all the eggs they raise at 81
per dozen and trio Of fowls at $40
to SIS.
1t takes at least three or four years
TO establish a good business in fancy
poultry-that is, a business that will
justify 1t as an exclusive business oc-
cupatlon, suspectible of yielding a good
income. There are many ups and
downs in the business. 1t is one that
requires the utmost regard for details.
Tor the highest display of energy.
Watchfulness and fore-sightedness. A
man or woman can easier be a good
money lender and many other things
than good, first-rate poultry keeper.
There must be a suitable location for
the purpose. There must be perfect
provision for pure water all the time.
Tor the utmost cleanliness that will
Iorestall disease and insects of all
KINDS. There must be proper mating
TO insure fertile eggs-one male to siY
females.
The roosting place of the laying
fowls must be warm. protected from
an cool winds. These fowls must he
led on egg-producing food, such as
whole wheat. with a small ration of
parched corn. They must not be over
Ieo, else they will get too fat. Never
Inc beginner without any experi-
ence VIII have much to learn from his
own observation.
me nests for setting hens should be
made on moist soil to begin WITH
little straw or chaff on the soil PIT
only as many eggs i'm nest as hen viii
cover easily-usually thirteen.
Few days before Matching time
sprinkle nest lightly with sulphur or
ruo II into the breast feathers of the
hen. This will insure chicks free fror,
mites m and lice. Have the SURROUNDINGS
III ~ young chickens as dry as possi-
Dle. Feed them with some whole grain
Iat In me start, such as German mil
iet SEED or ivory wheat. Do not
over feed. Supply pure water in Iron