Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-12
President Rogers Talks on Poultry
Heard Institute Arranged by Connecticut Pomoosicai
 Society.

1 ties of the stock. however. in order .to 1 show well.
 l never have been able to draw the line between the fancier, so-called, and ! the utility poultryman. It pays to raise good ones. The demand for such al- ways Is in excess of the supply for strictly first class birds at fancy prices -I might say at extremely high prices. Another reason that so many people are being induced to go into the poul- try business is because of the alluring adVertiSem entS of SO-called poultry eX- perts. who have a new system or are ready to reveal their secrets. They have written a book telling of the per- fectly wonderful profits In many cases the business can be conducted in the back yard no matter how small; brOil- CTS can be raised and thousands Of dol lare made at the rate or $6.21 per hen 8 year. Another intimates the actual easy profits to be at the rate of $50 per hen year.
 I do not pretend to know how many systems there are, but l am sure there must be a new one every day. Be- ware of the systems that tell you that you can get rich quick in the poultry business.
 I have good words of praise for the many good poultry journals that are now published. containing very much that is of benefit to the poultryman.
 More and Better Eggs.
 How to get more and better eggs is. I am sure, a question which we all wish to learn more about, and want to emphasize the fact that the hen will not produce for us any eggs until the wants of her own body are supplied and she has d surplus to spare So, you see, we must feed to that end variety of grains, animal food Tn some available form. oyster shells, grit, char coal, clover hay or alfalfa, for bulk, and mangles or cabbage for green food for winter, with plenty of clean drink ing water, q comfortable house with part muslin and part glass front, good warm roasting quarters, and plenty of coarse litter on the ground floor or the house to induce scratching Tor the needed exercise, and eggs should be plentiful
 Matching and Raising.
 As the matching season is at hand, perhaps a few hints along the line of the matching and rearing of chicks might not come an1iss- If you are only matching a few, my advice would be to use the broody hen If you are run- ming a large plant and must hatch thousands. of course you will have to use artificial means. The best incu- bators are very good. l am satisfied, though, from tests that have been made, that the hen matched chick has the advantage from the start over the inAhbator matched. The breeding sys- tems are somewhat uncertain. think heretofore we have been using too much artificial heat The cold brood CTS, or, in other words, breeders warm- ed by contact and amman neat SeHerdt- ed have, I believe, been quite success full. Hatch the chicks out reasonably early and keep them growing on feed that will supply their bodies with the proper nourishment, and they will therefore be brought to laying maturity or market early in the fall.
 Raise Grain for the Hens. If there is any one suggestion that I want to leave with you today more than another, I want to urge you to raise just as much corn, oats, wheat, bucExwheat, clover. alfalfa mangle yvurzels. and cabbage as you can for your poultry.
 Somebody has been making too much out of us this past year or two at the high prices we have had to pay for grain. Let us wake up and raise more of our own feed Now leave with you, and then you can ask me questions.
 Stick to pure bred poultry; they pay best. Go slow in expense till you get experience. Keep accounts; know how your business stands; look after the careful attention to business you can make s1 to $1.50 profit on each hen per year, consider you doing we'll
 There is room for all. Don't be afraid the business will be overdone. There is plenty of opportunity. We are actually producing less than one-quar- ter of the eggs and poultry in the state Of Connecticut we ought to produce. We consume all we produce and more. We ought to have a. Connecticut brand that should bring a few cents higher in the market than the ordinary. Con- necticut chickens should lead, home grown and home fed, on Connecticut soil.
 Many questions were asked and an- swered following the talk