The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08
MODEST START ENDS
IN LUCRATIVE TRADE
Youth. with $3.50. Sets Forth to
Gain Success With Little
Country Poultry Farm.
PLANT GROWS STEADILY
PLANT GROWS STEADILY
Now Getting High Prices and
Always Has Market
to Supply.
ny Dr. n. W. sANBORN.


cessful, profit paying poultry plants would
make most interesting reading. In many
cases such "A close range view OF the situa-
ton would prove an inspiration to many
VINO desire to make a start but fear to do
&, because they lack capital As a mat
Ter OF fact many OF the leading poultry
men OF to-day were the struggling b, gin
ners OF yesterday. They started on a
modest scale. watched the main chance,
attended to business and grew.
Unfortunately In the majority OF case
8, is impossible 10 secure these interest
ing facts FOR publication, since mos. people
dislike To- publicly discuss their personal
affairs, especially II names are given
For this reason | cannot give the address
OF young friend OF mine who has made
good In this line. but | can tell what he
did since | know the facts Intimately.
They are fully and honestly stated below.
Not many years ago country boy
drlfted to a small town. obtained work
In harness shop and saved $3.50. That
lie saved the money at all is a wonder us
the young man who starts bank account
to-day IS rare. Usually he spends as he
Et'S. Jus. about the time | first met
THIS young man he was aware OF three
tEnss: First. that he loved a country
gl 81 his native town. second. that he
wanted 10 get into the chicken game"
6ad third. he had just $3.50 to start in
home and farm and do it on tina, small
sum Of money?
The girl was at home with her father
and mother, who needed her help in the
home. They lived on a farm of forty to
iitiy acres poorly worked because of the
serious lameness Of the father The girl
could not see how she could be spared !:
the parents wanted her to remain with
them, and so IL was proposed that the
young man come To- the farm and there
stat his poultry plant and home.
TIE money saved paid the minister.
boush; few necessary things partly
paid for good horse and left A few dol
lars for beginning with chickens.
You may be sure that no big poultry
house was put up that year, that no
large incubator was bought that no
fancy poultry was purchased. What did
they do; Just made this simple start
lie bought 300 eggs OF White Wyan-
do'ie Light Brahma cross had them in
cuoated AT IA neighboring farm. with q
result slightly over l5o chicks Three
broodN hens We're purchased and the
ch'cks divided between them. II looks
Ike crowd1ng to give nifty chicks TO a
hen, but these were big hens and II
seemed the best way TO brood the young
tterS. There was no money for breeders
ana no cash to spend on "brooder sys-
tens. So the simple plan seemed best,
An hour each day was all the time the
chlcks demanded. as a matter of fact
the young wife did all the chicken work
that summer. The young man worked on
las iather-ir-law's farm when needed,
worked out for the neighbors. carpenter
ing ana when nothing else pushed took
care II his own large garden. There
was "A spare day or two when he took
thr hours 10 build him two or three a.
houses 10 shelter his pullcts through the
IAN ana winter. lie mad never heard of
the dry mash plan Of feeding. but even
In those days he had his box Of dry feed.
LIS hopper Of whole grain. with free
range on the pasture grass. to grow that
frst seasons chicks. They did we'll grew
!inely and the sale OF the cockercls paid
al the cost of The eggs and Matching
and the grain bill for themselves and
the pullets.
october found him with sixty fine pull
lets, divided into three hocks. in three
low priced houses. In the cellar he had
DIG bin OF cattle beets for the hens
plenty of potatoes for his own table. be-
sides small lots OF other vegetables ont
III the Held he had a protected pile OF
capoaees Tor early winter green food
his outside labor had given him SlOO.
las work on the farm paid the board of
himself and wife and he faced the future
with confidence. No sign Of dissatisfac.
ton from any OF the folks
The winter passed the money went in
various ways and spring opened with
LaTd work ahead. A start has been made
and the sale OF eggs would add TO the
Income OF the second year Three hum
ored eggs were sent out to be Matched.
Il few simple hot air breeders were made
III nome and few hens were set and
allowed to brood a part of the chicks.
Inc second autumn found them with
MY OF the best yearling hens saved for
breeders. seventy of the best OF the pullets
III the new having lplSaa IA ls
PAID The cockerels We're sent to Boston
ana to a nearby city also. and brought
better money return than the year be-
Iore. a new market for the fresh eggs
was also found. returning Ave cents more
dozen than all through the first year.
1he garden had been increased in size.
small held OF corn raised and a ton OF
cover hay was in the barn to add to the
variety OF feed furnished the poultry.
Less time had been given TO outside work,
YET II brought in over 800 that second
summer. Three new poultry houses were
punt several small coops put together for
Nhr small chicks and start made in the
getting OF few high class Rhode Island
beds The crossbred poultry was not left
OUT but the addition to the stock was
largely thoroughbred birds. l think this
young man never got the real fancier
Fever. but pinned his hopes on the eggs
ana dressed poultry from his first crosses
Two more years went past and We find
the family boastlng the addition OF a
daughter, the farm showing a fine flock of
top laying birds and the bank account
ialr!y good II was some satisfaction
70 have started with practically nothing
snd ended the fourth year with bills paid
thl a good start made.
he father-in law was better OF his
h'neness. the small farm a little crowded
W the Efforts OF two families. and 70
matters were talked over through the
W.tter evenings, Ii was decided TO buy
Few acres across the road. build a new
nous" and while the new plant was being
SLOWLY constructed use the old houses for
u" layers. The house was put up, mod
e'N conNenionces added, a small barn
erected and a few poultry houses got
ready The years went b.. Another
daughter came to gladden. the hearts of
me young folks. The work Increased SO
'Adt our poutryman needed all his time
81 home, save what he gave his farherin-
Jaw working the old place. He was handy
WIN tools, had learned much in his few
Years work among the neighboring farm
eIS and could spare day or two a
month helping In the rush OF house build
ing or fence repairing. Instead OF CON-
mon wages he got the pay OF an expert
carpenter. Much of tho work on his own
house and barn. the building of all the
poultry houses was the labor OF his own
nRnds He had got his start, was well
under way and saw that his future was
promising
Little by little through the use Of one
GAYS time each week. he picked up a