The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-04

scrub does. OF all the Don,
yards visited there was only onssG
OF a failure being made with ~
oughbred stock, and this was An, y
inattention to the flock on thu III
OF the owner.
The next thing that was uot,c., u
particular was the strict atteptio, =
good care the poultry received a, n
hands of the poultryman. Every NJ,
detail had been worked out in . ~,
that would lower expenses and a.
labor. Up-to-date supplies and ann,
ances were used in every case, and \
SO doing the breeder saved an on,
nous amount OF hard work a
fowls were given the best OF care \
only for the day that the writer N
tied them, but for every day OF M
year, no matter how hot or how mi
1t might be. At certain hours OF d
day they were given their yario|
feeds, and the poultryman never II
lowed himself to vary from the hcuJ
Where the writer found poultry
failure, he was impressed with th|
fact OF the carelessness and gener
neglect on the part of the poultrymr|
Many a person had never cleaned Cd
the poultry house since II was erecta
The droppings are a foot or two dss|
and the general conditions are sud
that a person could not live In theu
one day without catching some Oh
ease. Such conditions are disgrsc
to the owner, and anyone should
ashamed to allow anyone to see SUE
holes. AS a rule. the outsides Of d
houses were regular pictures" .
neatness and cleanliness, but 90
glance inside would cause the obser
er to lose all the favorable imprs
sions he had before.
The writer has seen farmers thl
were actually afraid to go inside the
hen houses to gather the eggs, b
cause of the mites. They would stal
in the door, and when they saw |
egg that was handy, they would RI!
in and grab it and rush out, complei
ly covered with mites. How und
the sun can one expect hens to thri
with such surroundings as that? Al
then when this sort Ct people fail
the attempt to make money" they q
that there isn't any money In 4
poultry business" or course the
isn't for such people as they arel
the spring time they never think
setting a hen, but simply let natu
take its course" II a hen wants
set. all right. but she must set und
a burdock leaf and endure all mann
of weather and at the same time "a
age for food. The eggs are new
gathered unless they happen to THU
of it or when they need some groce
les from the village store. As resi-
half of the eggs are worthless, al
they lose a little money. II you =
to give this class of poultrymen
you know about chickens?" 1t
useless to talk to them. When a nj
reaches the point where he thin
there is no room for improvement
will not take a little valuable inform
ton in a friendly way. 1t Is usele
to waste breath on him.
We have seen that the essenti'
necessary for success In poultry bu
mes are: Cd sanitary conditions;
good stock; 90 good care and str
attention to business; 90 man
the head who has business ability;
good equipment. We found the r
sons for failure to be: % inattentl
to business; (2) wrong impression
the business, and (3) unsanitary O
ditions and general neglect.
Try to better the condition OF u
flock. Do not cast this aside with'
thought, for It is given here only W
the view Of helping you to bet
your flock, and consequently "
pocketbook. The writer knows
above conditions necessary for
success of the poultry business,
cause he has Seen through the mi
himself, and had to solve everythl
alone. It was for the very kind
advice given in this article that
hungered, and he is trying to give
to the farmers now. so that poul
will become one OF the great ENDS