The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-02-02
THE lVEY POULTRY FARM

We had the pleasure some days ago
of visiting the Ivey Poultry Farm, To-
Gated near Ocala. To say that we
were delighted is a very mild state
ment. There is rarely lovelier sight
than a barnyard of fowls in their va
rious stages of development.
For this new enterprise Ocala is in
debted to Mrs. Jack Camp. She is the
originator of the idea. 1t suggested
itself to her some time last April
less than year ago. She studied up
on the subject, and became thorough
ly conversant with it before embark
ing in the enterprise. She studied
the merits of the different broods of
chickens, their laying and Matching
qualities, and other characteristics,
and satisfied herself that the White
LeghOrn was the best for this particu-
lar section, especially if one wanted
eggs rather than chickens. She also
made a study of the various incuba-
these handmaidens to the successful
chicken raiser. She also made her
self conversant with the process of
feeding, the mixing and preparation
of foods, and everything pertaining
to a we'll conducted chicken farm.
Mrs. Camp, after purchasing a site
I, IL e.,
her incubators, machine for grinding
feed, electric motor for operating the
same, ETC., and sent an order to Nash
vile, Tenn, for her first setting Of
eggs.
There are now on the farm one
thousand beautiful pullets, and the
count of eggs numbers twenty dozen
daily. These eggs command five cents
per dozen above the market price, as
they are always fresh-there being
no leftover eggs from one day to an
other. If the output were forty dozen
daily instead of twenty, they could be
as readily sold.
AIr. Fred J. Burden is manager Of
the farm, and he is ably assisted in
his pleasant occupation by Mrs. Bur
den, who gathers up the eggs and
looks after the little chicks Mr.. and
Mrs. Burden are standard authority
on chicken lore and are enthusiasts on
the subject, and it is a delight to hear
them discuss the various problems of
chicken life.
Under Mr.. Burdens supervision the
farm is a model one, and the chicken
houses and yards are built on the lat
est and most improved patterns, and
there are quite a number of them.
The farm is supplied with water hy-
drants from the city. One does not see
on this farm only barren expanse of
sun-baked earth, but fruit trees are ju-
diciously planted, not only to relieve
any dreary or monotonous effect, but
in time the fruit from them will help
to defray the farm expenses.
In the open Mr.. Burden had several
acres planted to velvet beans the past
summer, and just about the time the
caterpillars made their attack on the
velvet bean fields drove of rice birds
visited the Ivey Farms. They were
fed and encouraged to remain, and as
consequence the caterpillars were
devoured and the velvet beans were
permitted to mature, were gathered,
and brought an exceptionally fine
price, which is added to the profits of
the farm.
Mr. Burden feeds his chickens with
meat twice week mad has bone and
charcoal mixed with their ordinary
food.
A visit to the farm is not only de-
light, but is instructive as, we'll.
In another year, instead of one thou
sand chickens, the Ivey Farm will
count many thousands, and the output
OF eggs is expected to be more than
one hundred dozen daily, and it is ac-
curing such a reputation that there
will be no danger of over-supplying
the market