Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-01-03
Marketing Produce
And lis Treatment
Valuable Hints to Those Following
the Poultry Business


the floor of each pen is a dust box,
6 inches deep. The balance of the
dirt floor of the pen Is covered with
straw. this being changed every
week or ten days. The floors are
swept clean one a month during the
summer, and about twice during the
winter season. The pens are white
washed onc a year, a pinr OF disln-
fectant being added to every bucket
of whitewash.
Those hens which are to supply
eggs for the market are placed III
pens and runs without males and
kept separate at all times from the
breeders. The latter are chosen
from the best layers OF the yea be
fore. it being the system of the
Blanchards to use only the younger
hens as layers. On this ranch much
attention is given to the raising of
prolific layers. When chicks OF
known laying breed are brought
forth they are given every attention
toward egg production, more espec-
iallv if the strain is known to pro-
duce many ovules (eggsl. BY Aug
! ust of the year following the placing
lof the breeders separately, all OF
this class have been disposed of, as
poultry. with the possible e~xceptio"
OF a few which may have been found
to be exceptionally excellent for
breeding purposes. This serves to
| keep the quality of both layers and
breeders at a high point. as all the
hens on the farm are comparatively
Young and active. If eggs are de-
sired for the incubator trade the
! males are allowed within the laying
thirty hens. but otherwise. as noted
above, the males are not allowed
with the layers. The chicks from
eggs so produced and fertilized are
found to be vigorous and good
broilers. The breeders are kept
very strictly within their runs. dus-
ing the breeding season. and in com-
pany with two males for every thir-
ty hens. The breeding season IS
from December to June /. and after
June ! the males are removed, after
which the hens are given greater
range The males not needed are
sold. With the appearance OF the
hatch, and as soon as possible
thereafter. the surplus OF males and
the culls arc sold when ready for
the market. They are at all times
kept separate from the layers and
breeders selected at this time. The
| young cockerels., as soon as taken
from the brooder. are separated from
the pullets and given a house and
free range. a clover field pdeferably
The young pullets are housed by
themselves in pens ) by 10 feet,
about so to the pen. They are Civ
Ell free range, about 80 to the acre,
although a smaller ranger would be
as well. In addition to forage, bot1
the young males and females are fed
once a day, at night.
About o~ne-fourth of the hens are
selected as breeders. Those pos
sessing the most stamina are select
ed as the layers, as it is found that
his class constitutes the best egg
producers. Fancy points are not
considered on this particular farm,
as it is the idea of Mr.. blanchard
TO produce prolific layers, rather
than fancy chickens. The early
hatch. from February IS Il May |.
has been found to produce the best
layers, the larger breeds being
hatched from February IS to April
/ and the smaller from March Is to
May l..
(To be Continued.)