The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-06-22
PROFITABLE POULTRY RAILS
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One Who Has Been in Business Com
i ments on Organization of Rich
land Association.
The State.

In a recent issue of your paper 7
saw notice Of the forming of an or
ganization to promote the poultry i'll
dustry. It was with much interest
that read the article, as years Of
experience with poultry on dairy
fran at Watertown, N. Y, fully de-
monstrated to me that poultry pro-
perly handled in connections with 9th
er farming is one of the most paying
parts of the farm.
But when reached the part Of
that article where it said the organi-
zcrs expected in few months to so
develop the poultry industry as to
have that section furnishing the
greater part of The poultry product
of the South or words to that effect,
Q am only writing from memory;
not being a subscriber only saw the
article from picking up paper on
store counter, while waiting for
the clerk to wait on mc) it gave me
pain, for I saw at once how little
the cnterprising people back of this
move realized the magnitude of the
Undertaking.
When | owned farm, producing
milk and pedIled the same by the
quart in Watertown, N. v, city
of $4,000 people, l developed the
poultry business to go with it, and
also to some extent market garden
ing. Now, already being practical
farmer, with an evcragc knowledge
Of poultry, it took me four years to
so perfect the business that I con-
sidercd | had it OH satisfactory
basis, although my books showed a
profit from the start. Of course
could start again now if l had the
capital and reach satisfactory
basis much quicker. | conclude the
promoters of this organization are
both dealers and producers. but I
fancy started by the dealers in an ef-
fort to stimulate production. be-
cause they. like the dealers in every
other city. find il absolutely impos-
SihIr t" "rt enough absolutely first
class eggs and dressed poultry. even
when the market is Yluttcl with COM
mon goods. Here let me say that the
real practical success will come bv
the producing on one farm of eggs.
dressed poultry, bottled milk and
cream, butter and vegetables. with
none Of the departments predominant
ing, none side line but each fully
developed speciality. But rs il is
poultry products we started to dis
cuss, let us confinc ourselves to that.
First consider the present general
method of producing and marketing
the products. Every farmer has
few hens that are kept as side line,
or rather keep themselves. and are
expected to get their own livin" with
little help form the owner AT Ger
tain times Of year they lay abundant
~ in nests Of their own choosing,
perhaps in the so-calcd chicken
coop, perhaps in the fence corner of
somewhere in the woods. Some OF
the eggs are gathered fresh. some
very stale. The mixture is what the
dealer gets. Then he only gets these
Il part of the year, and if he is to
supply his trade must hold them in
storage Il part Of the year. When | !
was IN the business. in my incubator
! hatched the chicks to grow my law !
img hens in sufficient quantities and |
at the proper time to produce laying
hens, To lay eggs every day in the
year t" supply my trade No I was
never able to supply my trade after
my customers learned that every
egg | sold was gathered the same day
it was laid and delivered in the kitch-
en- where it was to be used within
four days of the time it was laid,
whether it was July or January.
Now, let me say for the encourage
ment of the Columbia poultry organ
ization, if the producing members
have had the experience necessary to
enable them to select the proper
breeds hatch them at proper times,
grow them with proper care. separate
roosters and pullcts as soon as pos
sible, feed roosters for market and
pullets for hens, exercise proper
judgment i'll providing houses and
range and in the use of both, also
in producing and using the feed,
there is 10 reason why poultry should
not pay handsome dividend on all
capital invested, including land,
fences, BUILDINGS. tools aud toams.