The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-19
POULTRY POINTERS.

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POULTRY POINTERS.
Never feed broken crockery t.
poultry for grit. There Is more
or lese lead IN the glaze which IS
dangerous to the health of the
fowls eating it. Grit can be pur
chased so cheaply that it is al
most a waste of time TO bother
cracking it.
Proper feeding is Of more im-
portaIce for good results than Is
the breed. The best laying va
rieties in existence would be poor
layers under Indifferent treat
ment.
A noted authority on poultry
says that il will take bushel Of
corn to make ten pounds OF pork
and the same amount of grain
will make twenty pounds of poul-
try meat. Which is the most
profitable?
For best results, now that the
breeding season is approaching,
pick out your best laying hens,
of generous size, color even and
pure, Of stout constitution and
symmetrical form. From among
their product select the best pom.
ted and most perfect in general
characteristics, for future breed
ing and you will te largely sue.
cessful, as a rule in the end. In
choosing your male it should be
done with a view TO re producing
his superior form. stamina and
color-whatever they NAV be-
in the variety selected. The cock
must possess these indicate quail
tiles in full vigor and beauty. Al
ways choose males from tie pT,19 I
'eny Of good iayers-M K. SB6y0s
in American Poultry Journal,
Mrs. Marsh Rice-Miss Mamie,
her friends call her, takes Just
pride in her White Langshans,
and well she may, as they are
not only beauties but repay her
pains taking efforts with them
with an abundance Of eggs. To
see one of them nicely broiled on
her table would make a preach
ars mouth water. They are not
only good egg producers but also
good table fowl. Mrs. Rice
knows a good chicken when she
sees it and woe to the one that
shows brass in its plumage. They
are just 50 good that many o
them are fit to appear in the best
company; in fact would be
strong competitors for the bue
ribbon in a show room.
INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS.
Some weeks ago we called the
attention of the COurier's read
ers to a few individuals who had
made their mark in their chosen
callings. This was not done be-
cause we We're partial TO the ones
we called attention TO, but for
the direct purpose of encourag-
ing painstaking efforts in partic-
ular branches of industry and Ell
terprise. With the editors per-
mission, we shall from tims to
time write up individual effort
in different parts of the cOmmu
nifty, with view to stimulating
the making of strenuous efforts
to bring to the front and thus to
public notice, the productions of
careful and skillful manipulators
in their various engagements.
Are you engagedin butter max
ing or dairying2 Subscribe for a
good dairy paper and get the eX-
perience of people skilled along
these lines. Are you raising
poultry for pro t? Subscribe for
a good poultry journal with the
same purpose in view. Do you
want to know what our mer-
chants have to sell, and who car
ries the best line Of goods? Sub
scribe for the Courier. And 50
along all lines, IN all callings, OF
whatsoever name or nature. Post
up and keep posted. Try TO
beat the other fellow and when
you get him beat keep him beat.
1t isn't the large manufactures
alone that gives prestige to city
or community but the individual
effort of each one in the commu-
nifty. If YOU are proud of your
neighborhood show your pride by
doing something to make your
neighborhood proud of you. 1t