The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-02-14

Poultry r aising.

Interest in the subject of raising poultry
Is rapidly growing and poultry associa-
lions are being organized in ali .parts of
the country. Newspapers are devoting
considerable space 70 the idea The fol-
lowing communication lie from the pen of
one who has had considerable experience
in poultry raising The subject taken is
"Rhode Island Reds" The writer SAYS:
IF every farmer would stop, look and
listen to the demand for thoroughbred
poultry, stopping long enough to sell of
all mixed breeds and mongrel stock; look
about him for some Of the best of
thoroughbred stock; and listen to the need
and outcome of such venture; believe
that a new book of Revelations could and
would be written on the poultry industry
of the county within the next three years
Laymen ask why three years2" First,
the old stock must be cleared away and
with it all of the DETACHMENT that slovenly
poultry raising produces about farm
Old houses should be thoroughly cleaned
with carbolineum or other disinfectants
equally as good. Houses should be dug
out and refilled with good sand and gravel;
drop boards with low broad roosts estsb-
lished; new open-air houses added If space
permits; wires run In sectional panels to
make separate yards where not over one
dozen chickens shall be gathered; ground
sown In wheat and clover,
Then for the stock. Barred Rocks,
White Wyandottes, Columbian Wyan-
dottes, Black Java, Minorca, and Orping-
\ tons are as good as the best but no better
than Rhode Island Reds, both single and
rose combs. 1t has been said by one of
our leading fanciers that Rhode Island
Red hen would make a good employe on
the Panama Canal excavations-as she is
such good digger. A thoroughbred to
begin with, fed right, housed right and
watered right, she is the most active in
dividual for her size that have eyer seen
work. From daylight to dark she throws
the dirt If there is dark spot In snow
drift. she, being keen of eye and inclina.
ton, makes dive for it and digs until the
earth yields up the treasure to her, and
then she sings and lays her egg, which
can be sold to physicians, hospitals and
sanitariums for the best possible prices
for the Reds eggs are full of the nutri
ment of life Coming from good blood
great activity and thorough cleanliness.
such eggs are always in demand where
hygiene needs the purely unfertile egg for
food value.
"Then, when properly mated, the Rel
hCh HAO0ANCS O ACAsAO CkR WulCu aiWdy
matches and her offspring lives and ma
lures. If the offspring shows some of tn,
rskishness of their ancestors there will b,
In flock several that can go out into tn,
: world as fancy stock-winning points
J cups and ribbons at the shows, carrying
full weight in the winnings of the valu
of blooded stock even In a chicken, ant
showing that it is worth while to have tn
best. The beauties of the flock each sci
for more than fifty mOngrels dressed TO
, market. There are many instances O
facts like this: A young cockeral was sol,
for five dollars; he was kept in a pen, fee
and cared for three years. He grew 8
! handsome that to a show he went and wa
, sold, last year, at Madison Square Garden
, New York, for one thousand dollars Hi
offspring of this third year was In great
est demand at highest possible prices
t How to feed and house thoroughbre
a stock varies with the situation and BuI
lington county has the natural attribute
to make herself the flower spot of th
d kingdom for thoroughbred poultry. Pou
q try raisers should combine to have q CON
: plets up-to-date organization where lay
!, men could be taught the value of thoroug
work and thoroughbred stock and use q
} possible means to hold to q standard (
perfection"