The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-03-24

FARMERS Club Discusses a Subject in
winch Many Are Interested.-At the last
meeting of the Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Slue the subject discussed was Poultry Hus-
panury." We append the views Of some OF
Mr.. Daniel s. Pearce said II find it difficult
% raise enough poultry for the family. MY
OBJECT Is to raise sufficient to bring me money
the hens i could last Year and yet have not as
many chickens as / want. To be successful
farmer should SH rsise Chickens and not have to
ouy any: have Plymouth Rocks. II an &C
count of chickens and eggs used In the family
| favors
Mr. George e. Shelley said: 1.-THE average
farmer should keep from 100 to 2OO hens. sew,
erai years ago an account of chickens raised and
SOLO, also of eggs, was kept and from $lUO TO SUI
| per year was realized. Considering the amount
pays So well as chickens. No account is given
the chickens and eggs used in the farmers
FAMILY: keep Plymouth Rocks"
mr.. Thomas V. Richardson said: Il have Leg
norns and Plymouth Rocksand have principally
q white flock, having White Leghorn male.
try ha we should breed ~ anew 6OGd Get all
winter. l raise bronze turkeys, which have
weighed about Is lbs. each. and sold some at rs
Sood per h. I've weight THESE g Saes eve
chickens. We are behind the times IN the bust
ness. ! heard of 80 capons selling at 81 each.
ibis e q better profit than turkeys. The Leg
horn breed feather quickly and are plump, but
the Plymouth Rock chicks have struggle to
get feathers to cover them. People who makes
speciality OF raising poultry should meet the De.
mand of the people of Baltimore. who live well
and would appreciate good fowls. The Houdans
are ;s good table chicken ana I9ey snom ,ls De
preferred. have an oher OF 5cente over marx
ct prices. The Baltimore markets. not supplied
MI. Upton ii. Tarbert said: 1.-THE advantage of
the incubator is the hens are not ready often to
SCI wnen you want them, ana 70 nave June
cnickens for market the eggs should De Matched
early. Chickens are of the greatest value ana
they or their product can be utilized at once.
10 market them proapy 9ney Snonc oe ar IN
enormous. The receipts of the State OF Illinois
Last year from eggs was $s,OOOOOO, and $ll 100000
en- sSfo 10 cents, when as much as 81 cents or
more per pound is received. Poultry must pc
representation to sell well: lhavS the WMte
Wyandooe and Plymouth Rock. The chicks
are given grit and rolled oats, and the older ones
do well onAcrap food. For market the early
nstch Is gotten and for the aock the ater nat en-
heavy capons Capons make rapid growth
The poultry gsts much of its living about the
Mr.. Joshua G. Bosley said 1.-THE laying hen is
more Profitable. 1t does not matter as TO the
size OF the egg for the table The Large FOWL Will Il
as early lambs bring the best prices. There is
not anything that pays 30 well as poultry, and
value As has been said poultry is fresh food
it can be used at once. There Is no sweeter
meat than the guinea; 1t has rich navor. Inc
watchers of enemies. The city does not get the
good eggs. When the farmers use precaution
Nth the eggs they can get goOo and Of foa
Poultry should be fed for eggs, early broilers
and growth. Milk produces eggs and makes
Plymouth Rock is a general utility breed; the
White. Grey and Brown LeghOrns are good
breeds, and the Rhode Island Red Is hardy
tiful. Too many chickens are kept in one place.
The manure is valuable as soil improver:"
Mr.. Frank G. Scott said: Every farmer should
raise as many at least as necessary to supply the
able. / think the location has much to do with
When chickens go about the stables, as they pick
up much feed and the situation is more comfort
able. "A hennery should be on a hillside with
warm quarters. Turkeys are harder to raise
and last year were unsuccessful. have used
the incubator. but have not been successful with
it. / had no brooder, but think well of it. My
chickens are mixed Plymouth Rock and game"
Mr.. e. e. Scott said: Poultry raising is good
thing for the ladies to look after, with the gen.
work about the hennery. There is much revenue
from poultry and think more than from the
milk business. We do not value eggs and ponl
try as we should. think every farmer should
have 100 to 200 chickens of larger growth. 1t
is not we'll to crowd chickens. White Wyan-
dottes are good egg producers. have 30 chicks
Mr. G. D. Price said: Poultry is more profit
able than anything else on the farm: aim to
keep from l5O to 200 chickens and find they help
considerably in furnishing table supplies.
think there is money in keeping some fancy
breeds. l feed my chickens twice each day and
give them milk"
Mr.. Lewis M. Bacon said There is money in
poultry if we give it proper attention. We let
them run as they please. 1 have the Plymouth
Rock, but they are not quick growth. They
require diet to make them active. Have had
ROSTERS to weigh and los. each, and turkey
gobblers have brought 81 to S. apiece. live
weight. A southern county farmer sold $1,000
worth of ducks in year, making, think, a good
income. at present am rather deficient in
eggs to set and hens that are inclined to cover
them. l feed my chickens once day and In the
afternoon. think to follow poultry raising
successfully an incubator would be necessary"
Mr.. Tarbert said an incubator is less trouble
than the setting and care of hens.
Mr.. William G. Brooks said: II know young
lady who began turkey raising with two hens
anda gobbler who was so successful as TO sell
Jos turkeys. bringing her $500. She had chicken
henE to assist in the Matching. Chickens and
turkeys we're carefully treated. The chicken
hens are not as good to care for the young as
the turkey. My turkeys last year were not
profitable. They were overfed, think"