Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-25

returns. is that of raising soft roast
eTs and capons. Few, If any, of the
progressive farmers OF today realize
Tic possibilities of soft rOas;ers ana
c.pOn raising. II % well not to
carry ones eggs all in oEe basket,
is an old pfoverb, and applies TO tho
pouiuy business, as well as any ]
know Cf, says f. S. BOyntOn, in the
me lean Cultlvator Therefore, do
not confire yourself to am one
branch. | will try to give few
facts on soft roasters and apons.
the rec Iisites to suecess, and the
market conditions Fhst, you
Should have large. vigorous siock.
prefer the rocks 70. this purpose.
as they ,ale quick growers and make
an Attractive appearance In the mar
ket Second, your equipment should
be suited TO this purpose. 1t may be
well to describe my equipment. In
cubaturs should he started in early
fall, a damp cellar Is preferred, win
{. oil ventilation This gives you
market birds for the best market
conditions.
NV brnoder house is 40 by | 2 feet.
seven feet high on north side, three
af.i half feet high on south side.
'cNlrip'ng ten pens. four by eigh
feet each. The hover floor is raised
six i..hes above the scratching floor,
and a window two feet six In hes
b. two feet six inches for each pen,
bottom edge level with floor. letting
In abundant sunlight; outside runs
ave four by rs feet TO be used on
warm days. So II will be seen tnat
with good vigorous stock and proper
the EeXt question il
care. Soft rooster chicks are hatch.
cd In the unnatural season and, To
get good quick growth. one must
supply the feed. as near as possible.
to what nature intended. The bugs
and worms will be scarce. so you
must supply good beefscrap, at
least 40 per cent. protein.
No rot feed cheap scraps, as 1t
will scour the chicks. A good test
is to pour boiling hot water on the
strap, and II you can not stand the
smell, or taste II without losing con
troll of your stomach, don't feed T..
II Is expensive to feed cheap scrap
II given to you. II does not seem
necessary to say. have charcoal, grit.
shell and water by them. and good,
gritless chick food !, II does not pay
TO feed 1t at $3.50 per 100. AS soon
as you can tell the cockerels from
the pullets. separate and feed all rat
tening grains. beef scrap, milk and
green food. At about eight or ten
weeks for those destined to become
capons, do not feed for AS nours.
This leaves the intestines clean OF
a matter aud one can work to bet
ter advantage.
Supply yourself with good tools
from any good firm, read their In
structions carefully, and the opera
ton is simple. 1t can be mastered
by anyone. II is good to practise on
a dead bird first, so as you can 10.
cate quick on live one. BE care
full about making slips. For our
market, good, plump, soft rooster
should weigh four ard half to five
pounds, while a capon should weigh
nine TO eleven pounds. In dressing
soft roasters. pick dry, taking on all
feathers. In dressing capons. pick
dry, leaving ON a ring OF feathers on
head. legs and wings. Plump ali
birds in boiling water; they present
a more attractive appearance. This
Is the demand at present.
After March. broilers come into tho
market and the demand is not So
great. To sum up this branch OF
the poultry business. have good
stock for breeding, good incubators
and brooder house. good care. clean
Illness and a good market near at
hand, with plenty OF brains to work
with, and think there Is as much
profit in soft roasters and capons as
in any other branch of the poultry
business. --Bangor Commercial.
or course, fresh water should be
supplied. II you have no fountain,
invert flower pot in pan of water.
Hens are especially thirsty when lay
Ing or about to commence; and since
an egg is largely composed OF water,
the necessity of furnishing 1t In
abundance Is manifest. Remove the
chill. but do not warm II enough
to make It insipid. lce-cold drink IL
not inducive to egg production, but
chickens like fresh water as well as
we, and they will drink much more
freely II II is of refreshing GOODNESS,
Mir is ex client Tor laying fowls,
and there is no danger OF their
drinking too much. Sweet, sour, or
scnlded Into cottage cheese, II Is al
ways greedily devoured.