New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-25
POULTRY IN CALIFORNIA.
A Business Almost Sure To Be Successful s.
Properly Attended to.

ing in California Is the fact that nearly tTc
million dollars Is sent to other states each yea
70 buy poultry products which ought 70 g
raised I'm the State California Is the idea
State for poultry raising. yet II cannot suppl
half the demand Of it's own people, let alone ths
rapidly growing demands from the FaciIlc Is
ands and the Orient
Poultry raising especially appeals 20 the aver
age Fastener who comes 70 California. for IL
gives him the means Of making both ends
meet for the first few years after he starts IN
the new life. Many Of those who come to this
State from the East do so because OF bad
health or because they have worn themselves
down with arduous work These men ana
women are DESTROYS Of entering some occupe-
ton which viii give them plenty OF outdoor ex-
ercise, without being too strenuous Poultry
raising does not demand a large amount Of
capital 20 start with. and there is no occuDa~
ton that one can engage in that is more health
ful. Il a man or woman is strong enough TO
outdoor employment caring for a handsoms
flock OF fowls is a most UIeasurable business a.
we'll a most profitable one
There prevails widespread opinion IN many
parts Of the East that poultry IN Calk5-ria IS
subject to strange diseases. to attacks OF vernin
and to many other evils. This fallacy Is one
that has been exploded so often that II seems
out Of place even again 70 contradict IL II
there is place on the face OF the e-rth where
poultry thrives better than in California thar
place is yet to be discovered.
So far as the commercial end OF poultry rals-
Ing in California is concerned an ample income
for an average family can be realized from Ave
acres or less within twelve mon-hs from the
start The failures in the poultry business il
California are due either 10 ignorance or shift
Iessness.
There are three things which are absolutely
necessary to success in the poultry business
anywhere. and they are as necessary IN Cali
fornia as anywhere else These are industry
persev erauCe and cleanliness. They are prin1s
essentials and without them 1t is unwise 10 &c
into the business Of raising chickens. To the
man or woman with small capital the same
difficulties present themselves as in other lines
Of business, making it necessary for one 70 be
gin modestly or carry a mortgage Tor a Jlrne'
but there is no other business in which a man
or woman can get as good returns for his money
as i'm the poultry business
Two plans OF poultry raising followed IN
California The extensive and intensive plans
both have their advocates The colony idea is
one which demands less care, and those who
follow it say they have as good results as the
man who has small yards ana pens Tor ms
hCcks This controversy proves but one thlns
COncIusivey, ara that is that either plan VIII
be successful If followed with persistence The
colony plan demands larger FARMS ana gives
the poultry farmer less insight into the work
ings of the individuals of his hocks- The atten-
ton is less than that demanded py the Sllal
pen plan. and the food supply is smaller. II
offset these advantages the advocate OF the in
tensive plan says he gets better results, knows
what each hen is dOlus and can thus Gull OUT
the poor layers. and gets more eggs AT the TINA
or the year when eggs are highest in price
Under the colony plan the poultry Is housed
in small movable buildings. which are scattered
over "a large field. The estimate is that there
. should be one hundred hens to the acre II a
man desires to raise a thousand hens he must
have at least ten acres tJr them in addition e
the necessary ground 1'- MS own house. barns
and OutbUildings This ten acres, however can
be planted 10 orchard and both hens and
orchard are the better for it, This plan gives
the chickens plenty OF exercise as they VIII
roam over the entire ten acres, each colony re-
I turning 70 its own house at night The feeding
Of these colonies is simpIifed by having hoppers
which are self-fceding thus Obviatins the ueces-
, sity of attention except at stated periods when
the hOppers are 10 be filed Water is supplied
addition 10 this. feed OF mash is usually
hauled around 70 the different houses once every
three days This sort Of poultry raising mini
mixes the work, making the ess gathering the
I most arduOus Of IL all
be cared for ON -FOUR acres or ground, and they
viii be constantly under the eve of the owner
The poultry houses and reus are built in such
manner thar the whole can DE gone over IN NJ
teen minutes Tha houses are two story a fairs
. the upper parts being for feed bins, ana the
f,-dfrr- IF fifteen hundred fowls can be accom-
plished IN seven minutes. In addition 70 egg
production, the intensive plan viii give better
results when st comes to the care of the chicks
raised in breeders.
a properly managed poultry farm Of five
acres VIII raise enough chicks o. pay all the eN-
TeuSeS OF running The place. including the keeE
Of the family, the horse and the COW This W.T.
leave the egg production clear profit. and each
i hen viii lay 50 worth OF eggs each year there
VIII De a nice bank account of $1,000 each year
for the owner To is estimated that the net prOht
eggs alone win be 81 vear for each hen. III
viii cost an average of 81 a YEAR 20 feed each
/ account the young chickens. for it is estimated
that the sale of the yOUu- TCoSreTs viii provide
LOT the DuIetS which go to increase the flock.
while the Sc.- of the old hens after the third
year VIII increase the prohr of the place
1t is not the intention Of this article to give
! more than idea of the pCSsibiIir1eS in pOultry
/ raising There are numerous instances I'm Cali
fCrnta where fortunes have been made from
start of a few dollars one instance that is es-
peciaIly notable is what is known as the OrpiuE-
ton Poultry Farm. in the Citv of Los Angeles.
clearing from $500 to $4,000 every wear. She
started with a trio of fowls. and has been sup
plying thoroughbred eggs az fancy prices 10 the
whole country She now has a large capOn
plant in addition TO her breeding pens and car
ries Oh a business so extensive as TO cause an
who see IL TO marvel Here is the result OF in
I teCstvl poultry raising carried TO its ultimate
conclusion
But TO The ordinary man or woman who
would like 10 go into the business n --s--f
obtained by people % small means are q
more interest All over the state may be found
. PEOPLE who making good liViugs out OF their
focks Of fowls They have started in a sroar
way and increased their fOCSs gradually untL
now they have enough 70 bring them an IN
come sufficient 70 provide them with al the
forts OF life and many OF the luxUries as we'll.
Near Petaluma are 10 be found many women
who own small poultry farms and who are lead
ing Independent lives. filed with health and
happiness. These women came 10 the country
broken i'm health ana poor in purse but they
have recovered their health and are now enjoy
ing the fruits Of their labor. Take for instance
the experience OF two sisters. who came TO Cali
fornia from the East i've years ago. Both were
teachers but under the strain their health
broke down They were advised TO so where
they could get plenty Of fresh air. and chose