The new era., 1911-06-29
.colnrado Short on Poultry!

Colorado Short ON Poultry
There is reason for everything
except Colorado buying poultry prod
nets from other states. Fasteners
hear and tell alarming tales OF the
difficulty of Matching and rearing
poultry at our altitude, and our own
poultrymen are prone to blame the
high altitude rather than their own
carelessness or ignorance for poor re-
suits
II our mile-up altitude is the cause
Of three hundred and twenty days
of sunshine a year, cool summer
nights and dry atmosphere, 1T should
be considered a very valuable as
of very good matches at 5000 feet
altitude, and some very poor matches
at sea level Our air is light but 1t
is a simple matter to furnish more air
to our incubators; our air carries
months, but moisture can be sup
piled when necessary. On the other
hand these conditions during the
rearing season make it possible to
raise a larger percentage of chicks.
and bring them to maturity quicker
and at less expense than it is possibla
where there is an excessive amount
of rainfall. All food necessary to
health, rapid growth and large egg
yield, can be grown by our farmers
and whatever grain is converted by
the hens into eggs will bring three
times as much as does that sold on
The market.
The cost of grain when purchased
is not prohibitive to good profits and
splendid results are being obtained
by some of our poultrymen on small
acreage who purchase all their grain.
Many of them are producing eggs at
a cost of less than ten cents a doz-
en-. One can readily see the opportu-
mites for profit in egg production
when eggs bring as good prices as
they do with us. Many of the sick
who come to Colorado must have
fresh eggs for food and are willing
to pay good prices for them. During
the late fall and early winter months
we depend very largely upon out
side sources or cold storage for our
supply and until eight thousand far
mers produce each ten dollars worth
more of poultry products weekly we
will have to import. Expensive poul-
try buildings are unnecessary.
Where lumber is used one thick
ness of matched boards is sufficient
protection from the cold; glass is
not necessary as the south end of
the building can be left open every
day, and duringcold nights a curtain
Of muslin or burlap over the opening
Where sand and gravel are easily OBJ
tanned concrete buildings may be
found more satisfactory than those
OF lumber. Sod houses are giving
good results and cost little more than
the labor OF building. Houses built
largely underground are inexpen-
sive and can be made to furnish ideal
conditions.
Z ldAblh6 NdA NC WI SAAS>~s
ly and profitably combined with dairy
ing, fruit growing. or gardening, and
we believe one or more of these
other branches of agriculture COM
bined with poultry raising will be
found more satisfactory to the av-
erage family than poultry raising ex-
clusively. Our own farmers could al
most take care of the shortage OF
poultry products in our state by re-
placing the drones and non-producers
which constitute one-half of their
flocks, with good layers. AS it is
now eighty thousand dollars go rol-
ling out OF Colorado each week to
supply our tables with eggs and poui-
try In addition to this our poultry
men send many thousands of dollars
annually to the east for breeding
stock, in spite of the fact that Col
orado bred fowls are the equal of
those produced anywhere.
If with the many advantages OF
climate, soil and markets our farmers
will not go after the money needless
ly sent away for poultry products II
is certain that men and women In
the east, who have the necessary
knowledge and determination will be-
gin to take notice Of the great pos
sibilities along agricultural lines, and
help make Colorado as famous for
egg production as she now is for
her cantaloupes, sugar beets, apples
and mutton.
w. E. vAPLON,
Poultryman Colorado Agricultural
College.
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