The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-07
POUL TR Y
Department..
Edited by ]. II. Wendler,
Lakeland, Fla.

There are hundreds OF people VINO
keep good poultry mostly for thei'
own private use and in small flocks
have good thoroughbreds and are
keeping them costly for their own
Z private use and pleasure. This class
OF people have been educated to the
point now where they are not salts
fed with anything except something
kgood. and especially do they demand
Land keep a good male bird at the
head Of their pen and will always
continue TO want and will continue
fto buy high priced male birds for
Few blood. 1t has created a market
aid demand that can only be sup
| rlied by the old and reputable breed
their fowls, have the goods that are
\ worth their money and can supply
the demand now, are finding ready
sales at better prices than ever be-
fore for good male birds that they
kaye to offer The demand fcr GOOD
male birds this season Mil h. great
or than il has ever been before ana
especially if they are good
Tn" increased price If both pou-
| Try and eggs will force many pcopl,
t. keep their own fowls To produc,
heir eggs from now on. and | lool.
Ia see the greatest demand The com
ing winter for thoroushhrcds of NJ,
only poultry. but live stock. that has
ever been known before. especial,
H. the southern States f.Nrrything
at present points to this state o, at-
fairs
" Their" has been a lare" cora
crop produced all over the southern
States this year. the corn viii ~
converted into meat poultry anc
raSs. and the people y ho haze an
abundance Of feed and prospects 10.
good harvest this fail are now max
Ing preparations 10 stock heir places
with poultry. cattle aud hogs and at
tempt 10 raise more oi hes" products
hcrrailrr especially IN The south
nan We nay" ever raised before.
do not believe that there has h yrn
during amy season since | have been
interested in poultry industry that
Indications of all kinds and prospects
generally looked better or NOR,
promising ahead for the ponllr, man
and the farmer for Il good business
during the next few years to come
Il this line of work than there =
juSl ahead OF MS al this present time.
The fairs viii soon begin. ana
also he poultry shows and hundreds
of people are beginning to make in
qurics and are placing their order
now preparing 10 gel themselves in
readiness Tor their winter IS work
The breeders who have their chick
ems in readiness in GOOD condition
now should mate : f,N, Of their best
h.rds ana begin hat"hipg in Scplum-
Ter and continue IN 1u:hou' the en-
tire winter. and by Eceii the lii
tie ilckcnS dry ana taking care OF
'n'm as they should ~ rou viii find
that these fall chickens will be- rs
EASILY raised and will do You as much |
good and bring in as much revenue
rs any chickens that you have cses
raised The price of live and oi
dressed poultry and eggs is nov |
much cheaper in comparison thar |
any other meat products, but the;
are bringing better prices now than
was eyer known before, and IN.
of this country as we'll |
rs all other sections should feel more
{ Encouraged than they hay" in man,
years past This year has been so
that | don, s,ippose Ia
Per cent of the poultry breeders o.
tEis country have made dollar on.
81 their business this season. bur
hos" who have been able 10 hold on
and stay with their work | thinE
Lave great future ahead of them
ana sec no reason why there ,homli i
pot be The best prospects during tn