The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
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Our Meat Suppl IN Poultry
POULTRY.

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POULTRY.
The chicken Is the rising star or
the American barnyard AS d meat
animal to be. raised upon the. farm,
the chicken requires the smallest in
yestment and the least care, and
yielos the Quickest return More
over cMcken-ralsing anords the one
a ny. only OPPORTUNITY tor the suburb
aniss sno tns 1Weiierl IN small towns
- svluat tnt 5 y sn COST OF eating
.sIe ~ tsAsin II on ms own prem
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TN tne prices OF most meats al
lIost pronlpittve, there facts are be-
innlng 70 pc appreciated. and the
I'm portance sol the chicken Sis In
creasing accordingly. Formerly he
was = .utssotuse loaIer ABOUT the
sonnlIy Darnyards and door-steps, q
e. y, - ,,ts.n = 1reeu. anu
ti,irg tha+ h !. ~ =, y ~
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taisv al, -, NJ. 80 - ...sI1s.. a u,
tho cnnnt,.,, (. ~ 49, ! ...s....s ~ w.
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FARMS are found tha .Plvm n, , y oci-
land Rhode Island rod 4 ana II etrar
breeds which are noted FIR tSai,
combined advantages az egg LAYERS
land table fowls.
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have l., ~. !. = Deisssu tnas tney
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8, = ~ y nelrly
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t;,nss ~, $50 $500: 81. anu avvus slFee
isatsvaa NY = oon ~ , ss posa.o crop.
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800 ~ 20 nv saseu iroM p
80 -. 4 =. pAeSs " - cens
me Diggest increase in the number
OF cnlckens mas been In those kept
Dy small .producersIpy farmers who
raise few as q stdeiine, and by
~, =, s rsaSHs sins n .ne county
sar tha;, 49,, s,,s.s ~ A y. poul.ly
cisajv this vav tha+ nS,it,, ~ pI -,
oT .,ya.ta.;t 80 A. $3.50 'sN..u Ssln pe
= % $3.50 VS. y et.e i.sa.lon
Y every Iarm IN the United States
supported q mock Of from fifty to 100
cmckens, which almost any farm
could 40. very large Item would be
adoeo 10 the meat supply OF the coun-
Try. Every e1ort 10 being made by
the department Of Agriculture to en-
courage me raising OF poultry upon
small scale. Chicken raising has
ever shad Q great fascination, because
\ tne lnVeslment is SO small and the re-
turn apparently so prompt and large.
AS matter OF TACT. It takes care and
experience TO raise chickens success
iuliy. ana beginners are strongly
urged 70 operate only on small scale
untli stney nave learned something
ABOUT the business. To anyone who
Is WllHng 70 give some time and
.nousnI 70 Ine sup1ect, chicken rails
ing undoubtedly offers an attractive
opportunity Doth TO supplement- the
nome meat supply, and to make
money.
Poultry has not only greatly in
creased in Importance as a farm. and
home product. but 1t has achieved
within the last few years a very I'M
portant place in domestic commst.ce
Chickens are no longer shipped IN
crates, where they may live or die,
but special cars have been. construct.
ed to transport them. These are di-
vided into several floors, and pierced
by aisles, SO that the caretakers car
reach every fowl with food and water
during transit.
A system Of "stockyards" for the
fattening, killing and packing OF
chickens, exactly like the great mid.
dle-western establishments that han.
die beef, pork and mutton. has grown
UP in Kansas and adjacent states. the
largest establishments being in To
peka and Winfield. In these places
the chicken is treated with a degree
Of scientific consideration which wa.
unheard Of d few years ago.
Arriving in carloads Of from foul
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