Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1914-05-29

II clearly shown that the purebred excel
II by far the mOngrel as money maker.
II This has been set forth many time!
III IN many places, yet there are still some
III people who hold on to the mongrel anC
II refuse to be convinced that they are
II losing money thereby.
II For this reason / desire to call at.
II tentlon to'some of the finer qualities OF
H the purebred, with the view that some
II one will be benefited thereby.
II 1t IS indeed strange to note the large
l lumber OF farmers and residents of
suburban districts, raising poultry in
small or limited quantities, who refuse
to see the advantages gained by raising
purebred fowls and thus hold on to the
mongrel and seem perfectly contented
with their meagre returns.
Anything worth doing is certainly
worth doing well and that applies with
equal force to everything. If this be a
tact, then It IS equally true in the rails
ing OF poultry, whether one has only a
handful Of hens or a large number
When the breeder of mongrel stock is
approached and asked why he does not
get better birds. his answer is invari-
ably, Il do not wish them for show pur-
poses, but only for eggs and meat. "
This of itself shows cOnclusively that
they do not know the value of purebred
stock and are unfamiliar with the
fact that they produce more and better
eggs, and that the meat is far superior
to that Of the mOngrel bird This is
not only true concerning the mongrel. !
but also OF the many crosses, unless |
they are used in the making of new
breeds in which event, both varities |
are carefully selected for their LAYING |
! qualities.
There is not much wonder thar the
average farmer, or even the back-lot
breeder or suburbanite, does not take
much stock in his chickens and loses
heart quickly when keeping a conglo-
meratlon Of fowls, all mixed together
ana OF so many crosses that one could ,
not pick single characteristic of any
blooded stock among them. They are
a sickly and unattractiVe lot and it is /
only natural that there is lack of in ,
terest which manifests very plainly ON r
the debit side of the ledger. :
The old saying Nobody loves a fat +
man, Is indeed only too true when :
slightly changed to Nobody loves a +
mongrel, or mixed lot of dunghill fowls. - .
Keep that quotation we'll in mind. 4
II has been tried and proven true that il
1t takes about eighty eggs to pay the n
cost OF Keep Tor each hen for one year. p,
+ farmers, and even others as rule. claim "
that a mongrel hen will yield as many f,
eggs as a purebred. But-as a fest ~
keep account of the product for a period 3
)t SIX months and you will readily see
the fallacy of this assertion. When
1nce convinced, you will quickly discard
he mOngre.
AS stated above, your mOngrel hen f.
must lay at least eighty eggs per year NJ
o support herself. But suppose she ~,
Ices tins, IS there anything to be gained
" keeping fowls that will not Weld a Sr
'rott over and above their cost Of keen? fo
think not. If one engages in business ~;
nd sells his wares for cost. he not only 81
oes not make money but loses it as his ev
entail goes on, and his labor is thrown
way. The same is true of poultry
alslng one must realize a profit. The bI
longrel hen will not yield this-you are an
ldeed lucky If she pays for herself. I'm
Now let US look at the mongrel fowl he
rom another standpoint Birds require
sedlng. 1t matters not what breed wi
ley might be, or whether or NOT tbev to
e mongrels. Has it ever occurred to ties
Du that mOngrel bird will eat as much the
'od as purebred one? Well. it is a Civ
let, and in many instances they eat Ep
ore. 1t follows therefore, that to he reu
one should select the tur
lrebred IN preference to the mongrel Dr.
men they can get more eggs for the c
me cost from the former than from ~
e latter. Again, the question of meat min
I'd the sale of surplus stock should he WI
nsldered IN great measure when the rem
after of raising birds is dealt with A
ongrel bird, for which you have no use aitb
at best worth only a few cents per ma
und' while purebreds may be disposed enrt
at nice figure. Occasionally one -
oduces an exceptionally good bird forl
'ong IN all points, and that one can
sold for handsome sum.
For the sake of argument. and for
at only, let us suppose that a man
sires TO raise chickens for eggs and
al lOr MS sole use and under no con
GRAFTON would he sell either Wbv Pc
)uld he keep pureberds in preference i'd
mongrels For the same reason 70
ar reader, that has been given above IN
rely, man must be foolish to spend an
much money to get eighty eggs a wear
m mOngrel hen as he would spend an
get two or three times that MANY th'
m purebred that will require no De
re food-and then, the one requires OF
much attention as the other to main rel
. health.
'ver and above this, there is the ut tht
st satisfaction in having a flock of no
ekens all the same color, and it serves Tel
Keep one more interested in them and pan
$ insures their getting better care
attention from US which is so es
tial to success.
iscard the scrub or mongrels and
in their place your favored breed of *
ldard stock even if you should he m
PEELED to begin with but a trio. II
not be long before you will have ali E4
chickens you want and you will .
der why you had not made the stem .
ago-besides, your profits will be- Il
fly increased. Do not ATTEMPT TO
|, too many different kinds of pure
5. This will be as big a mistake as u
ing the mOngrels, unless YOU are
cially equipped for it. Have only -
kind, stick to them, and you will -
better. L
ickens are indeed valuable any, ~
e, but more especially on the farm. =
farmers keep them in limited guam -
but usually make the mistake re-