Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-06
THE HEM Queen Of the Farm.


caster by W. H. Rose of Boscobel
recognized as an authority on poultry
raising all over the state. He said
In the first place, it takes a
0ushel of corn or its equivalent in
other grain to keep a hen a year, and
by this / mean on the farm where
they rustic for their living part of the
year. During the year hen can rest
one-half the time and lay fifteen
dozen eggs. The average price OF
eggs for the last three years has been
1Sc dozen, which will net you $40.
Even admitting that it costs you 81
for her feed and care, you will still
have $40 as clear profit. One hun
dred hens will bring S170. Don't lose
sight of the fact that these hundred
hens will live and do well on what
you feed one old COW. Many farmers
pay no attention to what the hens
bring in during the year They know
the egg case or cases go to town
every time they do, and that the eggs
are exchanged for groceries, clothing.
etc, for the family, but they don't
know how much it costs to run that
house because the eggs pay the bin
and more. Again during the summer
season when the pork barrels begin
to get low and especially when com
Dany comes some one is dispatched
with an AK to get two or three gooc
rat hens for dinner This is perfect
ly legitimate slaughter, but don't for
get to give the hens the credit.
Successful poultrying is composed
of many little things which are too
often overlooked. Latest statistics
give the business, although small in
appearance, as one of, if not the
greatest, farm industry in the United
States today. OF course the poultry
business requires quite an outlay of
labor Money, care and brains. You
can raise chickens entirely for eggs
or you can mix up eggs and broilers.
Again, you can run an egg farm and
at the same time you can caponize all
the young cockerels and after har-
vest have lot of nice capons to
sell which always bring good prices.
If you wish to run to broilers your
troubles come thick and fast. but
don't last long, because the broiler
market comes in the early spring.
You get your broilers Matched early
and keep them growing right along
till they weigh two pounds, then let
them 60 They bring about 1Sc per
pound. S5 to CSC piece That is the
only time young chick pays you any
thing. Remember you have only fed
it about eight weeks. They are like
strawberries in the winter time, but
there are plenty people willing to pay
the price if you will get them early
enough. The egg trade is perhaps the
easiest for the average farmer and if
you conclude to make some money
from eggs procure some of the non
setting breeds q prefer the single
comb brown leghorn, and hatch your
chicks in March. Keep them growing.
A stunted chick is like a stunted pig
not very much good. By October
10 they should begin laying and,
with proper care and plenty of good
egg food, they will continue until
August l of the next year, and if you
will keep track of the eggs you viii
lind they have produced more than
Is dozen. When they first begin
to moult, or even before that time
shut them up and feed and water
them literally. Get them in the very
best condition you can, and sell every
one of them There is nc use in
trying tc feed mouIting hens so they
will lay eggs. for it is an impossi-
oility. Your young pullets are com
ing right along and soon will need
more room, and in a month or two
will begin to show you the new crop
of eggs. Otherwise if you had de
pended on the old hens you could
wait till Christmas before they would
begin to pay for their keep. A few
days ago commission man of Mil.
waukee said You cannot corner eggs.
The hens alone control the supply
Since last fall, for some reason that
no one is able to explain, eggs have
been very scarce. That is the reason
the prices have ranged from % to 40c
in Milwaukee and other places. 1t is
the reason for eggs still being high
as the supply of cold-storage eggs is
rapidly disappearing because of the
scarcity Of the fresh article. but no
one can corner eggs. 1t never has
been done and never will be success
fully. Cold-storage people help to
keep up the price as they buy in April
and May when We are getting many
eggs. This is their harvest, and
every dozen they buy then and put
into cold storage helps US to sell to
customers at fair prices Then in
the fall when our old hens go on a
strike they put their stored crops on
the market and the price is regulated
by the scarcity Of fresh eggs.
ITO get good results FROM ycur mems
in the winter season there are some
rules you must follow. First, the
right kind of chickens; second hatch
at the proper time; third, the best
kinds of feed; fourth, care. etc. Now
FOR the right kind of breed for eggs.
Don't choose the S. C. Brown leghorn
because Rose or any one else says so
but choose one of the non-setting