The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20
CITY, BACKYARD MAY BE
A GOLD MINE IN ITS WAY
Bnck Lots In Town May he Converted
Into Hencrics- Nny or Why
Not Prove Intpresfinr

DR.. r.. W. circuit. Il citizen of s.,
Louis who has perhaps become overly
enthusiasts on the poultry subject
wants to see all of the back wards In
all OF the cities mad. into hennerics.
Ills article on the subject. which has
been sent TO the Industrial section may.
or may not prove interesting Here ii
is anyhow:
There Is no subject more discussed
IMAM the Great American Hen; as a
matter Of fact The universal notion that
th"fcS money in chickens has endured
through all The ages simply because it
mas solid ioundation in truth. Tho
hen has no special facilities for rooling
all the people all the time. Her popu-
Iarity has increased with the years he
cause with other things combined to
make living hard. her merry cacklc and
often her expiring gasp has sounded
tho noto Of relief.
The person doubtful uf whether or
not q. dozen hens in the back yard can
b" made to pay viii do we'll TO uuos-
ton:
Why are so many in the busincss7
The answer will readily appear in tho
form Of dollars and cents. The aver
age table waste will keep = family Of
Sin in fresh eggs every day NTH. year.
That YOU throw enough perfectly good
food into the rarba2c c;tn every day TO
pay 80 per cent. or the kceping Of Il
dozen hens. is a fact
And you pay fancy prices for fresh or
near fresh. eggs merely because you
arc paying for fresh eggs out Of season.
and that while some Of the strictly
fresh for which YOU paw we're really in
the hen until comparatively recent
times. many would prove an aIihi if
challenged.
Tho cost Of living is high. and moth
i"g IN political or economic conditions
indicates relief You pay bic prices for
Inn s..s srFl
can Whatever spare ground YOU have
costs YOU a high rental and yields Won
littlo but envy Of tho landlord or tax
collector
Your problem l. to- lover the cost of
living. without lowering the standard.
and TO make ~. vacant lot or back
ward yield something In return How
ARC YOU going 10 do IT. The purpose
OF this article is to help YOU solve tho
problem and give YOU q workable ;cstod
plan for making few hens tho soiu-
ton
Take = space ten rec, vide and DIR
- feet ia length secure an upright
piano hoH. set II up about fourteen
inches from tho ground then take
out the back and inside clcnts. on, two
postS Of 2%i seven feet out from back
in line with the sides OF tho box win
t"o pieces ~ 2xf from tho top Of the
back Of tho box 20 the posts I'm front:
take the back that Was taken ont an!
put il on top. which viii form almost
all tho roof Put a door In either side.
hoard up tho Pdcs tight aud stroiCh
q piece az r"-inch wire mesh across
III" front. cover the roof With an, good
composition paner: paint the balance
Of tho outside, set q roosi In the back
~ ;hc box and YOU have very good
utility poultry house at very Ht,lc en-
pens" uiat will comfortable house 4
dozen hens. For nest find that N
ordinary orange box with the top off
aud = strip across tho lower part
makes very good nest Simply set
these boxes OF. the floor. about a foot
from the woll face in SO that they can
be taken out without any trouble to be
cleared 2nd exposed TO the sun. which
will eliminate Ill mites..
la selecting Your liens. would sug-
scst any OF the dark colorcd varieties
IN The American class. preferably
barred Plymouth Rocks. which because
ana almost always make n good APP
pcarance and are regarded as the
worlds hes; all-purposc fowl II is
essential in the production of eggs
that fresh water, oyster she'll aud grit.
Ice before the hens At all times: THIS
with the table scrap and q little grain
1T night. VIII Keep the hens in goou
condition. and good supply of
sprcutcd oats Will produce am .cc
yield that VIII keep YOU In fresh eggs
alucst all the ycar. ! have found that
plenty of water. white ash and perfect
cleanliness. the most essential
parts Of q successful poultry plant
There is no reason why every
household in tho city that has tho ward
room should not nave at least Il dozen
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