Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-26
STOCKRAISING ON
INTENSIVE PLAN
Resident Of Highlands Demon
strates in Striking Manner
What Anyone Can Do with
Small Backyard.

Major Ernest Meyers triumph Of
backyard dry farming with rain
spout has nothing on DR. !. 8. Bolden.
the veterinarian, who has IN clrcum-
scribed backyard az his home on
South Edith street an intensive live
stock layout which q wonder Dr.
hcldona place IL n liberal education
in what any resident can do with
small area, II he OUTS his mind to C.
Bosldcs bis stables and horse hospital,
with several horses generally on
hand. DR. Belden has a genuine mem
agerle. including COWS, bulldogs col.
llos. pOOdles pigeons. Belgian harca.
chickens Of nllsngos shapea and sizes
and several other varieties of CANNES
IN addition TO those mentioned Every
inch of room on the lot Is utilized and
the Advancement could give valuable
pointers to managers Of livestock or
poultry shows anywhere. In the poul
try department. DR. Belden has per
fecied a system al his own. Absoiute.
" sanitary and the last word In sci-
entiilc chicken raising He has two
story co0pa Each story has n de-
tachahle front. the lower one of wire
netting. the upper of wood and can.
vas Tho lower door may be lifted
MP 20 clean out the bottom Of the
coop or to put IN fresh alfalfa, while
a stairway suitable for poultry leads
90 the second story. which Is used en-
tirely No a dormitory being provided
with detachable rOosts. This dOrml-
tory IL entered BY n trapdoor which
can he closed and opened from out.
side the coop so that while Che chick
ems are segregated In one story. the
other ono may be cleaned out az
leisure
The chickens are kept IN these
coORa all the time and are the picture
OF health At the hack Of tho lower
STORY Is a LONG alcoye running tho
length Of the coop provided with
nests. q hinged roof over this alcove
being raised from the rear to take
out the eggs. DR.. Belden has all his
eggs Matched az so much ser In a
public incubator and puts the chicks
when they are delivered into a small
shox arrangement containing "a one
covered end "hToOdeT." which Is
nothing less than a number of hang.
ing strips Of wool under which the
biddies may cuddle, while they scratch
for living IN the open end OF the
box, covered with wire netting From
this small box. only rs inches long
the chicks are transferred later 20
a larger one aud finally to the Els
coop; SO that from the cradle 20 the
grave these chickens do not run at
large. yet are perfectly contented,
happy and healthy and do their full
duty In the egg-laying line Or. Bel-
don has n number u fancy varieties
and WITH undoehtedly carry of a mum
her 81 the blue ribbons at the poultry
show next fall
There are several families OF pup
pIes OF different varieties now grow.
Ing up To young doghGod IN the Bel
den backyard an being lnoaroerated
IN rOomy pens. while number Of
blooded bulldogs and other animals
arc kept aa boarders IN addition 20 a
prize Dalmnnian and other dogs be-
longing 90 the owner Of the place.
Dr Belden's place is revelation
"a showing what car be done by ans
ono with a small space II II Is used
right. Everything Is spotless Rne
thoroughly sanitary IN every respect
and visit TO the place Is as good az
seeing q real livestock show.