Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-08-09
POULTRY KEEPER
PROFITS IN END
By Buying Fowls From Pure Breeds
and Paying Seemingly slgh
Prices.

American cit ZgHg 81 ID ii sUIaV fH at
tempting to Durcfae breeding stoek
They do not seem to realize or care.
for that matter fhat foodstn0s ors
considerably higher nov than eyer
bpfore Nof only t but ihat lum
Der ,s alugt d8ub.a from gbat n
was few years ago II raa5ireg
lumber for houses no for 4htopina
crates All thls REQUIRES additional
expense over Or e.. for good breed.
ing stock must necessarily be- quoted
somewhat higher as it costs more to
produce than formerly. -.lea prices
we're much lower on almost all com.
modties While tbs is fact vet
some prospect We bllVers seem 10 IL.
more ms. and cry hfFb prices # one
is asked even LIVING prices for pure
brood BIRDS Of good strong blood
lines.
Tho feedtn, s,,,e.. -, eo,..ia
onito an lion, nou, a,,a r,,,o..a -
q co,garyats,, ,,,.i,,., ..,.., ~
T NJ % Va
him ,,.ut coon a,.,,,...t
ono co, nosotl,1, o.t#a,,t 80 a.. 81.
vblo thia st,,o,,,,., i. .,.,,o 49,. ~,
st,u ra,,atns ,,a. - tuoa,,...
pricing their fowls far ho,o,, tho ao
MAI nos, az nrod,-.a,, .,a LII.
tbam - no can't aaa r. ne
reason ono hoars ~ na ,,,,,ara,,,,
poultry eoncernr going IN tha WON
annually We are not an advocato
Of extorlfonate priees in breeding
birds. but we certainly think that "a
product such as live nonltrv IL worth
its first cost Il is not business man.
agement to operate a buiness If any
KIND AT less than cost of nroanct;on
II is true. however that the seeret
of success in any line of hnsineeq ia
in keeplng down expenses Hence il
Is the poultry .raisers business TO
keen down current exDenses az much
as possible in order 10 he in a position
to offer tho product IN the buvine nub.
lie al a reasonable feure-at nrica
that will be attractive vet remuner.
alive fer the expense Of producing il
At the Same time The buvipe nnh1ic
should be willing 10 nav the vender
n sufficient sum 10 cover ali current
sxpenses Of nrodnetior and a reason.
able business profit
IT.. a,o4.s. D.
wo don+ fe hara :. anv ntno
uot mid. on hroad,,,, ,o.touo,
r,oro 40, 60 ha,,o orstoa,o. 80
oro,, d. ,,.ioo us+ of col. ana mo-,
noooin+ 80 com, I'D ron,itt,noo Co..
,,o r,foa 80 bt,. o,,aono.t eo,1. It,,
ana raanas+ ma 3D. ana n.,th +ho
hi,,ba.t o..,d ,oooi,,,o,s W. do,,,.. 70
Or g. troado,. ,t,,tnn +h,+ bo.
,oa. =, no,,,tr,. hnainos. 81. ann.
,ono,, ~ ,i,,. ,,a+ hos not h,a ni.
ovnorionoo Tni. i nrono Tha man
~. ,ror,on ,,.,o aoo. NOT hovo or,
oon,nrol,ans,an o, no yaIra 81 noil
nnnd fan1. o,.an ,aa.,,ot onoto+ions
laa hot4or oont.,.,a ,riu, thoi, man
grels
There is one feature in keeping
pure bred fowls in which the breed
or can accomplish quite a saving; and
mat Is in figuring carefully IN food.
stuffs. Much wisdom can be display
ed in purchasing the less. expensive
foods. BY this we do not mean to
J invest IN the more inferior foods, but
in foods that are high in nntritiye
value at a comparatively less cost,
Expensive foods Tor poultry are un.
desirable from % remuuerative view
point. For instance, at present corn
wheat. At the same time corn is
higher. or as high at least, as wheat
in nourlshment but, of course, a