The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-29

young. A fine flock Of well kept fowls
is certainly a very great pleasure as
we'll as source of income to the fam
lily. And the case of poultry offers am
pie opportunity for the abundant exer'
else of both brains and muscles by men
and women of almost all conditions of
life.
Whenever poultry is kept, II is with
a definite purpose in mind. Such a
purpose may be for pleasure OF profit,
OF both. Many families keep few
fowls to use up the waste food materials
about the home, furnish fresh eggs,
beautify home surroundings, or provide
recreation to the head of the family
when he comes home from professional
duties. Then besides all this pleasure
the profit which can be derived is no
mean item for any family to consider
at the present time.
When poultry is kept for profit alone
the situation changes Then 1t is more
serious business for so many problems
confront the poultryman. Some will i'm
mediately say "What must / do to in.
sure a reasonable amount of suceessf'
The answer is study and work.
There could certainly be no more
favorable conditions for poultry keep
ing than we have here within our own
midst. In fact some men are frank
enough to say that things are almost
too favorable, so that people do NOT
take the necessary precautions and care
for their fowls. 1t is true that some
grain foods are high, but market prices
are good for both eggs and table birds
The achievements to the army and
navy, together with the advance in
prices of meats make the opportunity
for successful poultry keeping so much
more promising.
Statistics are dry things, but some
times they show results that are a
revelation to the uninitiated. Accord
ing to the Bureau of Statistics, the
value for the import of eggs alone has
been for 1906, $l2,995; 1907, $14,943
and 1908, $16,511. These figures show
an increase of almost $4,000 each year
For young man with enterprise ant
push such figures look particularly in
viting, for there is a possibility thai
he can have a goodly share of sucl
money as returns on his business.
At best, poultry raising cannot b'
carried on in haphazard sort of way
or because a neighbor makes $40 +;
week with his fowls. To make prof
on poultry, as in any other line Of sue
sessful business endeavor, the persona
equation must be solved. An ipven
tory of personal habits and character
istics is essential.
In order that this taking account OF
stock may be thorough and quite com
Plete, let us consider what these quail
tiles may include.
Qualifications of Poultryman.
First of all he must have particula,
liking for animal life and, you may
say, love for good, lively, healthy
looking birds. He needs the qualities
Of the brightest merchant To be sue
eessful he should be sagacious ant
shrewd, capable of planning well ant
executing completely.
To get along well he must have {
system developed in all its details, anG
be regular in his habits. The browning
characteristics is the quality termed
S'eommon sense.' Then, again, he must
be student of market requirements
zireless in his attempts to satisfy g
market with high quality poultry prod
nets put up in attractive packages. He
should be student of principles OF
breeding, methods of improvement, and
factors of feeding and never be self
conceited, which limits progress.
Let the poultryman decide to make
poultry his life study, using the instruc
zion gained, profiting by the experience
Of other poultrymen, acquiring wisdom
from his own successes and failures, ant
always welcoming any new practica
fdeas which will help on his poultr.
progress.
Location of Poultry Yards.
For the beginner, the location o
yards or the amount of land, which cal
he utilized for poultry, must receiv
attention first. 1t does not take nue.
boom for small flock but chickens d
best with plenty of range. Some o
the mainland experiment station work
Prs have found that four months
chick on fresh range would equal i
weight a five months chick on tn
old range. A place with some sand i
the soil is preferred for the reason tha
Il allows more perfect drainage in VIZ
Weather.
The necessary buildings for the b
ginner, in this climate, need not be veI
expensive. The principal thing in bull