Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-24
GREAT is THE AMERICAN HEN

&'SN' 10 TIE AM fEN
She produces over $500. 900 0on everyI
year. tbs latest government statistics
prove that The poultry and eggs Of the
country are worth more cNory year
than the combined value Of corn. oats
and hay. The egg productions alone is
worth 500. 100000 per year. aid at the
same time. we American people have
TO import millions of dozens of eggs
each Year To supply the git,i demand.
lferc Is always a large profit iii the
poultry business and we should try
10 make the best OF it. The poultry
products of This country aesiegate
more in Il year han amy single crop.
ana still they say: Does poultry rails
ing pay" OF all the country's indus
tries the poultry industry is most gen
orally pursued. according To the gov
nm statistics. Last year the poul-
Try earnings amounted To over So. Co.,
900 over our wheat crop. doesn't that
speak we'll for old BiddicD sos. 900
900 greater than our swine crop. $780,
oUo.opo more than our cotton crop.
ana Al2,ooO 600 more than Me spent
for schools. and yet there are people
who think thai, poultry is !. Side line
of business.
There is no danger of the nouliry
business beng o%verdonc, says Mrs.
Anna NJ. Lemki. in Poultry Tribune,
wv 'th~' iIlt t'tll.illu seems 10 be I'1-
creaSinis. Poultry has long been raised
on farms and country places. but only
Tor tn" last few Years his it been
madc Il hobby or 4 business speciality.
The cry has been that il viii be
overdone, but let me say There never
was IL time when all kinds of poultry
sold for better prices, or the choicest
was in greater demand than ii is at
present. To-day the nl1jority of the
poultry breeders want INCONSISTENCIES
and not mixed breeds, and the prices
for all grades Of well bred stock are
constantly advancing so that nonc need
fear The business will ever bc at a
standsiill. improNed machinery saves
Tune and labor for its owner. why
not improve our flochs of poultry,
tncy will bring us more money.
Doth lor the stock and eggs we hay"
FOR s;!e. They don't cat amy more
iced. don't require amy more room.
They ara willing to pay YOU for all
your trouble. if you Win only let
th'm help YOU, and we all know that
II ~ the best, the cream ~ ANYTHING
thai brings good prices tn the pro-
duesrs. some will tell you it docs
NOT PAY TO raise fancy poultry and
pay nigh prices for your breeding
STOCK and eggs, but let me say. if
you Want 10 be classcd among the
leading poultrynen and yonr pirds
To nave "a place on the shelf in the
snow room with Il tag marked list.
you must keep your eyes open ana
look well I" the ways Of your flock.
as al tie desirable points cannot be
obtained in one breeding season. If
there is n single point that is
~laciins in our breeding pens and
You ,tnnot obtain il any other way,
introduce new blood into Your flock
either by buying Il made bird if he
cost you S25 or more. or buy 4 set
une of egg from Il breeder whose
BIRDS haze the quality that your
hirds lack. ii it cost YOU $40 or s15
= setting; YOU VIII be well repaid.
The poultry business is like every
,nIhg else y0G are obliged to put
youI best into it, in order Ia get the
best out. There never was n timo
Wnen The best of everything was IN
Sf'aief demant than nov. and people
n" not satisfied with the ordinary.
they want something better than their
~heiShDols, OTIS naturaD and when they
are wiling to pay the price asked. they
usually get it. We poultry breeders ex-
change our ideas and discuss ou,. ways
OF mating different breeds 40 obtain
the best results. how to make the
mems LAY, how to hatch chicks. how
to make them grow, how to get
them III trim to enter the show ring
ana how 10 win the prizes. We dc
not always think alike, but we are
All trying TO reach the same point
chickens hatched in March or April
are b"s, winter layers and are usually
50 as 10 be in trim for the show sea-
son. 10 raise poultry successfully
you must have suitable buildings and
SlN" your fowls good attention. Wei
managed poultry pays 100 10 100 PEI
cent. pront per year on the invest.
ment. Avoid inbrcoding ana use none
but vigorous and healthy stock.