The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-16
SEASON TO THINK
ABOUT CHICKENS
Spring Enjoyment and Profit
That Poultry Raising Brings
to Average Man.
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AS the season Is upon US TO hatch
out what we Will need in the way OF
layers for next winters supply of
eggs. cannot refrain from asking
the qucsiion, Why do not more small
families Keep a few chickcns?" April
10 rear II small brood, as the weather
Is mild. making ii lots easier for
biddy TO care for her little iluffy balls
OF down. The coming six weeks are
just right. for chickens a,chcd too
carly nearly always moult in fail, and
when they do. don't look for eggs
oin them until very late in winter
or carly spring. again the chicks
Matched in June and July have a hard
time between the hot sun and the YER
min which multiplies by countless
thousands. during the not weather
Whey keep few chickens; There are
a great many persons III our sunny
south that wor-- for a living. Many
OF the ,.orkers make themselves dis
satisfied by thinking OF the man who
has more money, but in many cases
is worse off than the grumbler.
The state OF mans mind is what
makes him happy or unhappy. and II
he has Il home and somebody TO care
for and look after him with Income
enough SO that he can put away some
thing for a rainy day. he can be very
happy. even without an automobile.
II is surprising how much enjoyment
person can get out of a small flock
of poultry. Very often his birds viii
be looked upon and treated as pets
Individual birds will be named and
their virtues and failings be noticed
Often man gets home tired and hun
CRY. After a good meal and wash. he
will feel the need of company, while
he takes his smoke. Many a man
gets more pleasure out of his birds
than his neighbor does at the moving
picture show, and II doesn't cost him
a dime. either. and at the same time
he is hlling his lungs with fresh air,
which is the greatest medicine on this
earth personal experienced.
Much of the Income from a small
flock is clear profit, because the scraps
from the kitchen Will provide the bulk
of the feed for n flock of ten or twelve
hens, and few pounds of mixed
grains each day will insure the pro-
duction of many eggs. These eggs are
worth more than the eggs we buy,
because We know the birds have good
feed and the eggs are fresh and
wholesome.
Where man and wife, or some of
the growing children, work In har-
mony in caring for poultry, the quality
OF the stock kept may be Improved
and the quantity increased Then in
a short while there will be a consid-
cradle addition 10 the family income.
There is always a good demand for
day-od chicks. Some people have
made good money by setting hens and
selling hens and chicks together. The
income Is. Of course. much larger II
you use an incubator. Most poultry
men who are now selling chicks by tho
thousands began by selling them from
a few small machines.
Another way of increasing the fam
lily income Is by getting good birds OF
YOUR favorite breed and selling eggs
Cor Matching. This has proved good
venture with many In this branch I
would strongly advise never to sell
eggs over one week old. as In this
case You will give better satisfaction
TO your customers.
There is always strong call in the
fall for pullets from four to six
months of age, and have never seen
The supply equal to the demand for
arst-class stock. There are great
many people who are not equipped
20 raise their own stock, and they arc
mostly willing TO pay good price
for fair stock. There are quitea NUM-
Der OF ways to mako money with poul-
try, and for thos willing to learn and
not afraid OF work the game is easy.