The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-24

due to inattention to the flock on the
part Of the owner.
The mex. thing that was noticed in
particular was the strict attention and
good care tho poultry received at the
hands OF the poultryman. Every little
detail had been worked out in a way
that would lover expenses and save
labor Up-to-date supplies and appli.
snces were used in every case and by
so doing the breeder saved an enor.
nous amount Of hard work. The fowls
we're given the best Of care, not only
for the day that the writer visited
them but for every day OF the year,
no matter how hot or how cold II
day they were given their various
feeds and the poultryman never al
lowed himself to vary from the hour.
Where the writer found poultry a
failure. he was Impressed with the
fact Of the carelsssness and general
neglect on ;he part OF the poultryman.
Many a person had never cleaned out
the poultry house since IL was erected
The droppings are a foot or two deep
and the general conditions are such
that a person could not live in them
one day without catching some dis
ease. Such conditions are a disgrace
to the owner and anyone should be
ashamed to allow anyone to even see
such holes. AS a rule the outsides of
the houses we're regular pictures" OF
neatness and cleanliness, bu: one
glance inside W uld cause the observ-
er to loose all the favorable impres.
sions he had had before.
The writer has seen farmers that
were actually afraid to go inside their
hen houses to Eather the eggs, be-
cause of the mites. They would stand
In the door and when they saw an egg
that was handy they would rush in
and grab It and rush out, completely
covered with mites. How under the
sun can one expect the hens to thrive
with such surroundings as that? And
then when this sort OF people fail in
the attempt to make money" they
say that there isn't any money In
the poultry business" OF course there
Isn't for such people as they arel In
the spring time, they never think of
setting a hen, but simply "let nature
take its course" II hen wants to
set, all right. but she must set under
a burdock leaf and endure all manner
OF weather and at the same time for
age for her feed. The eggs are never
gathered unless they happen to think
OF It when they need some groceries
from the village store AS a result
half OF the eggs are worthless and
they lose a little money. II you try
to give this class of poultrymen a lit
tie advice, they ask you. What do
you know about chickens?" 1t is use.
less TO talk to them. When a man
reaches the point where he thinks
there is no room for Improvement or
will not take a little valuable infor.
nation in friendly way. 1t is useless
to waste breath on him.
We have seen that the essentials
necessary for success in poultry rails
ing are: % sanitary conditions; (2)
good stock; go good care and strict
attention to business; (D a man at
the head who has business ability; (5)
good equipment. We found the rea.
sons for failure to be: QD inattention
to business; (2) wrong impression OF
the business; and tS) unsanitary con
ditions and general neglect.
Try to better the condition Of your
flock Do not cast this aside without
thought for IL is given here only with
the view OF helping you to better your
flock and consequently your pocket.
book The writer knows the above
conditions necessary for the success
OF the poultry business because he has
been through the mill" himself and
had TO solve everything alone. II
was for the very kind OF advice given
in this article that he hungered ana
he is trying to give 1t to the farmers
now, so that poultry will become one
OF the great ENDS" OF successful farm.
ing In the future.