The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-05
HONEY AND EGGS
wv STAPLE PRODUCTS
NOT A%DULTERATED.
Some Thoughts on the Subject from Pro-
fessor Minkler, of N. J. Expert
ment Station.

a.. a. snhstttution is utterly impossible.
These are honey and eggs. Inc puz1lns
bee. alone, has the gifted talent OF money
manufacture and. despite the fact tnae
some few argue that certain pranos ae
s,bst,tutes. and that some clever estao-
1ls,noents are infringing on the inherent
r,gbts OF the model workers, there is ap-
sol,,telv no truth in the assertions. IL Is
ncseihle however, that some few instances
r. g+ineing Is due to other sources than
rho hop but the real art of honey max
ing is claimed exclusively by the bee.
ola Riddle too. keeps the secret of egg
monufacture closely confined 10 the mem
hers If her own family, although attempts
have been made by ambitious sclenllsts
~ induce her TO make public the process,
What is more Representative or response
bility than the presence OF an old feather.
less breasted bird, who. after weeks OF
solitary confinement on a starvation oiet
returns to her select nest eager to 40
Matching duty on anything resembling an
egg? If this same devotion would De
nractjsed by those who nave the poultry
flock in charge during the winter months,
we would have plenty of select fresh eggs
for table and cooking purposes at reason
able prices. As 1t is, only A few poultry
men make a success of winter egg pro-
duction and hurry calls must be sent TO
the SIOTARe 0OuStt 1OA C56o W
foolish to ever expect a flock to make
regular deposits of egg during cold or
changeable weather without extra care
and additional food. for even a hen taxes
car of her own living demands before
she thinks of supplying eggs for MARKET;
However. If she Is given warm, c.ean, well
ventilated quarters. plenty of warm, nu-
tritious food. and supplied with SHARP
sand or oyster she'll grit, the response III
- Io..i.. 10 frYflN wonderful
The Jersey farmer who has a fancy
for poultry certainly has q splendid op-
portunity to show his metal by exertihg
his energies toward the Improvement OF
our meat and egg products. When he stops
to consider that we are in the midst OIL
nine millions of people, one-tenth of our
country's population, and that these city
folks in particular are very fond of poultry
products, the real value of improved prod
ucts in this line is presented in a new
light. The thin blue colored, bony car
casses that hang on hooks in front of
grocery and meat market windows are not
inviting, nor are they conducive to making
a market for the meat products of the
poultry flock. What we should do is to
find out the type of fowl that will produce
a plump breasted, well fattened chicken
with a minimum of bones, neck and waste
matter-a chicken that will mature early
and furnish the largest percentage of nutri-
tious and palatable meat with the smallest
percentage of offal. Boilers, ~roasters and
broilers of this sort properly killed, pre-
pared and put on the market will sell
readily and create a demand for more of
the same sort.
In the production of eggs, too, there is
great room for improvement. A roper
understanding of the markets, as well as
- H. Ia~.l- - Iii
care and management for the best produce
ton Of eggs at different seasons of the
year, is imperative in order to derive
the maximum returns from this end
of the poultry business. Clean, fresh
eggs always command the highest price
on the market. Brown eggs on
on the market. Brown eggs one some
markets are worth from three to five cents
more than white ones. Eggs uniform in
bring better returns for the producer,
while winter eggs are always in great de-
man and bring higher prices,
On the ordinary farm the poultry pro-
ducts yield a very large profit on the
money invested. Few ever miss the feed
they consume during the spring and sum-
'mer months, while the additional prices
obtained for fresh eggs during the winter
make the proposition especially profitable.
MI OhiJ w they ylcAu u pTODl DS ldylIiS
eggs, but they are desirable things to
have around. They scratch about and de-
Stroy troublesome worms and grubs, pick
up scattered seeds and grain that would be
otherwise wasted: eat the refuse garden
products, such as lettuce, cabbage leaves,
beet and onion tops. peas, corn, etc; de-
YOUR the waste products from the kitchen
dairy and stable, and are always available
for table use when company comes in I'M
nYTNnnfnd f-oA ~-l 49, ri - - .-.I
tryman's cheapest, safest and most con-
venient allies in preventing and graduating
disease and vermin; though, like all other
substances used for like purposes, care
must be exercised in their use. The idea
that some poultrymen entertain regarding
the harmful effects of lime is u~nfounded,
for no other substance known is so eff
Gent IN cleansing the surroundings after
the floors and runs have been cleared of
all refuse and ~droppings. A little air
Stacked lime scattered over the perches
serves as a whitewash, and wholly cleanses
what might be termed foul conditions.
Some sand should be sprinkled over the
lime and prevent the birds from coming
into close contact with the lime with
moistened feet or bodies.
The scratching pens need but little of the
substance. mellow garden soil being pre-
ferable for this purpose. So much depends
upon the general health of the birds and
the pleasantness of the SURROUNDINGS that
no poultryman can afford to overlook the
importance or necessity of strictly sanitary
and light quarters. The care and atten-
ton, the buildings and yards are of more
Importance than fancy cooked or steamed
foods. yet a palatable combination of
choice feeds is always conducive to in
creased egg production.
There is 10 class of live stock that Of
fers such a splendid example of the value
Of systematic and regular culling as we
find in poultry. A few years of intelligent
management has made remarkable progress
in improving the Matchmaking and egg
laying qualities of the various breeds, and
this advancement Is due, largely to the
systematic agitation made by the poultry
men and press regarding the necessity of
removing all birds from the hocks that
were neither laying nor placing meat on
their frames at a profit. 1t is mighty
hard to distinguish the layers from the
lazy hens, but there Is something about
the actions and appearance of the busy
ones that is helpful In making a clear out
of the visitors, furthermore, the cackle
OF a drone hen is less charming. Not
many years ago the poultry industry was
looked upon only as a source of pin money
for the wife or women folks, but now, in
many cases, 1t furnishes the heavy end
of the income of many farmers who have
recognized In Old Biddie and her mates the