The Republican journal., 1912-11-07
Facts For Farmers.
,Dou FARM AND FIREs'DE.

.,s,rrD OPPORTUNITIES IN EGGS AND
NGIf' POULTRY.
;oe is an extract from an article
fol0TDlrlrys issue of Farm and Fire
in the c'i'' :.
sS;ie: ,ro way to combat the high
rome ; sun is to produce more and
,o.t Of NH r, What excuse has the
sttsr pour GU. not raising more poultry
fsrpsT W. are twenty-five cents the
When egs ad and table fowls never less
gssr a n9,lan cents per pound? He has
sOns Tha s.,Sar may be we'll educated
"1he, Ia Inherent branches Of agricul-
sIong me "a 40 than his city cousin-but
pre- a'o .oIsm has stolen a march on the
Ne city sJ w., II comes to raising good
faneF II he farmers of the United
oe.try r-aIize the possibilities of
so, sa,,y INDUSTRY as means s,l for them them
The pogtiS''t h-mselyes, they could better
10 enr}i''. l'jr own condition, but that of
nalsii" - ,-- farm poultry is left to
"a; d no thought being given it
shiti 81 .str the eggs and later Won
.ae IN ion't hatch. 1t is not
ist W.T., the chance afforded the
gya7 : .| '.ss the farm work, while,
oast o. rrs care and attention, it
vita o.2 auch profit. Why it is,
T0ll r. .,,.v-ared DuZZleS of mod
sfa 2 .rner IN the United States
II S',' e good reliable breeder
F0l- -' ear, year-say one that
d sos' sa.u- ten dollars-the adj
E3a' vs. n. in the farm poultry
1aas5l u.-a all the scrub stock in ex-
Foa!. -s Ill would gradually replace
h q Y, .er STOCK with pure preds, the
ell l,, a..rr would be worth several
n .4.,-. i. ,a dispute raised to the fact
49, ,'.r. bred IS superior in every
i1s ..' ~ Nh, scrub. The purebred will
e. ~ IS and cost less in the
sy HUI, scrub The pure-bred is
en- aus. .,+ t the first to set, and the
10 H7 ranr. laying again. In fact,
DE-. ~ .-rs- -verything,' and for this
ay . " f.r uJ other, she is the more
ro-.av5
Money MADE ON A FEW ACRES
rl..,i7g Is an extract from an article
, ~r If d wise Ohio farmer who is
:sTr o. although his farm is small.
' ..6-s NJ taz most interesting farms in
|o,S,. twenty FIVE acre tract of land
v W. A-rgruo a Darke County, that is
. .a tr NJ. Allen Geer. OF recent
s ' r- .e.trlne of "the little farm
n! IN t;.s has been widely preached
m, .arrIg 2raetised. This practical farm
|rHr1 j. worked by Mr., Geer is one of
H. faq except 1as where the possibility
f.. been marurri into a profitable ac-
|mstt, tap intensive pursuit OF mod
sr rs methods and up-to-date management.
FL. farm =. vi ed into five-acre plots
h. vbce IL four-year rotation is followed:
|,v-r eorr. tobacco and wheat constitu-
|tor NE crops that are raised. The land
|s5i 4 rolling nature, while the soil is a
|res, black loan which is never surfelted
|rtt vstrl. 3ue TO six hundred and fifty
|ros Of -iI, laid al maximum depth of
[br-g INCHES, which furnish adequate
|rssrs for thorough underdrainage.
a. tie live Years which he has owned
Es tV-re-iF acre farm he has dis
Erpplsl 3D. elJ4sand tons of manure
|eye. I'd. -eas. A large portion of this
Egrz-l lred in the neighboring
how fly uing of it, while the
rest1. .l4 .lr= cost him from ten to
Efts4r cent aaI.
II. show lr4c his efforts in replenish-
be- IT. l--l. nf his soil have not been
Evar. id Is rI} necessary to mention
|ta s . us progressive country
|nsf ..r..-. our hundred and fifty
|tmes u ar. # fine quality from his
Free 'ia while for the past
tres -l -#1eat has never gone be-
|w tr.- aGsheis to the acre, His
|h@ aI1 ash crop has been to-
nee - s re,urn from four and
fira- lar.' Aeres amounted to
Gl Prs tl acco usually averages
EOlH pounds to the acre.
IN .. srst part of the proposition
ia't ..aI-.- l!ace is a regular Klon-
biz -4-l ability to draw money.
DN A a-t i've years its owner, in
-.g an ample livelihood
N au u his family from the
e. H- ily disposed of more
fG =. :ld Of produce that was
ss= DC '.= r tract.
Fo7 Go. ... DUNG FOLKS CAN MAKE
MONEY.
hide -le ssue of Farm and Fire
~ af rs r account of how young
9 an. HW.e1 living on farms can
fast no..g ty buying farm products
ao s7'lrE 1sr in the cities on commits
m Following is an extract:
NAsrs a". Young person in the
tls-0srh0". 0es to the city regularly,
Ael7o. is ny simple. The custom
Il sF SECUTED the goods packed and
" Yong person in the city looks after
u lza7ecr IN person. Often a large
.9Pef BE- checked. Thus express
"5'sA. iH.IgeS are saved, and there
u no maaem-n's profits to come from
H. NolU'= iJ goes without saying
,aass.s,eiy'1Hg must be exactly as repre-
Sa'5l' Or '5e whole thing will fail at
.sS, II also goes without saying that
srsylnlhg nust look attractive. In
u, ,rIiueI CARRYING butter through the hot
\. \. VI tram would be out of the ques-
nn Vu' IN winter it will be hard and
~. W. aiA good looking when delivered,
M" sn Iaough ID may have been several
''s n;. On the ay.
NJ. NO v. one who has tried this will say
Nal N.Y. i y easy or pleasant work, but it is
NJ ADJ; One group of young people
r N. Snip barrels of produce to city
ISI SaL houses and to private custom
IA. found it anything but pleasant
nnS yiISsf weather, when the country
ii: t yg faasaaked to get the right arti-
ss5d y ~ II is 7ery paying, and they can
maI '' t, discomfort. When the weather
Manu. rra The work is not hard, but cold or
ssga l III winter these young folks are
as s'a' aad prompt with their ship