The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-04
Gardening for Pleasure and Profit.
HENS NOT nv TRUST
BY r. A, PIKE.

In these times when every other word
we hear is trust it is some satisfaction
to know of one Of the big industries
that is no; and cannot be controlled by
a trust. [ refer to the industrious hen.
Almost every farmer has 100 or more
hens, and many city people are keeping
at least enoug h to supply the home ia
BE With fresh egg and plump pon aany2:
who raise chickens, the prices Of eggs
and poultry have steadily increased un-
til this winter many people had to pay
and were glad to pay 45c dozen for
eggs that they knew were just laid.
This money was paid direct to the peo-
pie who owned the chickens, and in
most cases the customer sent to the
poultry yard for the eggs so that there
was no chance for any trust to make
profit. ASK any storekeeper what he
makes on eggs, and nine out Of ten will
tell you they make about one cent a
dozen; ask him where he gets the egg
and he kill tell you. that he
buys direct from the poultry farm
er or else from, the country store,
who buys from the farmer. These coun-
just what they get for them in cash
from the commission men and store
keepers, and as commission men only
charge 5 to 10 per cent for handling
eggs you can easily see that the farmer
or poultry raiser, under any conditions,
gets nearly as much for his eggs as the
Consumer pays for them. Only recent
ly man came into our place Of bust
ness, and said that he was keeping cows
was raising chickens in addition to do.
i ing the housework, and was making So
to SO week out Of them, more than
he clears from his cows. He told me
that he was going to gradually sell out
4 his cows and raise more chickens. This
same man soon after came in and
bought an incubator; yesterday he re
ported eighty.three strong, healthy
l<chicks out Of ia eggs set, and bought
"a brooder, he said nothing about the
cows.
Recently while in southern Minnesota
I found one town where almost all bust
ness is transacted with egg and poultry
checks. The farmers bring their eggs
and poultry to the various stores ant
received checks issued in denomination
n to correspond with currency. Thes'
i money to speak Of is needed. At Wells
4 Mimi, they often ship two carload
Of eggs a day during the laying season
and these eggs are all gathered from
:. nearby towns; think what two carload
7 is worth even at IS cents dozen! A
Mapleton during the season full car
2 load Of eggs is shipped out each wee]
! and these eggs all come from within
f. few miles of the town. One dealer toll
me that in the spring. he buys from hi
t customers 100 cases of eggs a week.
f Poultry-raising is pleasant work
Y healthy and the most profitable bushes
e on earth for amount of labor and cap
! tai required. People in good health Q
$ poor health can do the light work nece'
r sary, start can be made with $25 C
l. $1,000, depending upon the amount c
business to be done; and people withor
II previous experience can make a SUI
). cessful start in a small way. It is SUI
5, Uprising how .manw different classes {
y people. are e.. raising poultry either on n;
f toners are bankers, lawyers, judge
# DOCTORS, ministers, teachers, clerk
prising how many different classes (
!. people who have a little piece of Ian
Whether you 90 to the lake this SUI
IT mer, stay at home, or on the farm, WI
ID not raise chickens, or if you have the
is already use little more care in looki1
iee after them and reap the profits that "
Ill are entitled to9 .o.-
es r. A. Pike, with Pike & Co.,.
n ~ "|. MINNEAPOLIS,