The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-07
POULTRY RAISING
IN THIS COUNTY
Pe9ple Of AnderFoP Copnty Arc
Awakening to Tremendous
Profit in this industry

There Is nav Il state wide awaken
lag on the part OF The pcpolc of South
Carolina to thc great profit 10 be de-
rived from tic poultry raising indus
Try aud more e"cspecially is this true
"t the people ~ Anderson county.
throughout thi section mnci inter
est is h"iHg manifested in poultry day.
which ia ID br held on tuc llth IN
connection with Farmers Trades day.
by the Anderson Clnmher Of Conn
m"rcc.
One the best articles recently snh-
mi,ied 10 Til" lntolligCnccr for pub
LEGATION IN connection with The pomi-
try idea Is that OF W. r. itasor rccoiv-
cd yCatprdHy. AR RnsOr deals with
The Brown LcEhnrn and has prepared
n splondih article which is herewith
submitted t0 the readers OF this paper:
Drown I.cghCrnG arc known every
where ard admired for their sterling
qualities and regal maEnificcncn in
drc4g aud carriage. Thcy are hardy
from aiari 10 finish great furaCerG,
cenaequ autly great laycra. sI0mrouc
has said tllIt Il "Bruwa Lrghurn" hen
would scratch through an inch plank
10 get . bundle OF oats RrOwn Leg
horn pniict5 frcducntly hcpin ~ lag
Is four and four and u hait months of
age, and have paid for their raising
Lctorc Iarger brcCdg re1ch maturity.
Brown LeElOrsa arc non-settcrs, hut
nccaas'onally vii yet brondy after
ihcg h;iSc reached the age uf two or
more years, and VIZ set and raise a
br0nd nf thicka
Ghc }roWa Lcglinrn is the farmers
iced factory She transforms grain.
taill, ttc, into cF&o. she 81 like u
Gdnd Jcrecy COW the Snorc feed she
if'cGnGume the more profit size viii
aho~. The Brown G.aghorn lays Welt
iE winfcf wi.cn property houscG and
fed. In the anmmcr time when ali
the larger breeds are ciuckinE around
NJ Standing idle IN HuIuei coop thr
frt VII f.rsjorn is as busy ms a bee
and as happy as y lark while picking
tip her iiFIGg olr the farm and gcNding
her owner 10 market every Week With
n well filled basket OF eggs TIA Il
question with the farmer il winter
eggs pay oven at high prices after
counting tAc extra care and feed me-
cnssary and tile EXPOSURE 10 cold ;n
curing for tie nnck and marketing the
eggs. Sif any one doubts this state-
mont, let him take trip through the
cnlaltry and lle Will lind as ! have
found. that il fs the exception where
aae fln9s II farmer vino has taken any
thnnsht or made amy preparation To
have plet1y OF winter eggs for market.
The lact that the Brown Leghorn, hen
Will produce great quantities OF beau
tifui white eggs from January To Qc--
tober with practically no attention
ION the fermi accounts for her great.
end universal popularity, There is
fowls Throughout the southland where.
scarcely flock of mixed barn yard.
Rrdwn Leghorn blood is not in evi-
aaence.
THE the amateur, the breeding OF
exhibition Brown Leghcrns Is puz-
zle THE standard or perfectiaa re-
diiirea the male TO he rich cherry
red from head 10 till, with hacisic
Tor neck) feathers striped with n
tiiatiiiCt biack strip running down
each feathor. the ranniremanfs for.
back ana sssSsie seat.iqSa 40 be striped
The same as hackte. Tue exhibition
female must have rich golden neck
sttiied In black with hack aud wings
q Tight, surt, even color. ana bteaat
OF salmon
1t Is impossible 10 produce high
duality exhibition specimens of both
male ad female from one or a single
Inatints consequently tlils has given
i.itle 90 What Us known TO the fahclef
rs. Double mating. The ftincieF viii.
take q rich cherry rcd male and To,
hin Will mate tlin females which fife1
very much too dark for stumbled cofofl
OF fenlaic; SO dark TINS In fact some
one has "dphbedH tllenl tsroM Leg
horns Tha male pToduseG from tliis.
HiatiSfg should be Of that fiob, cli9Fry
fse,l color like the site at tii IL head of
4 the nen; feInale produced from this
mating Giould h6 sA..ssl =sss:.a.s : sl.s.s - :
lee - II! this IitiIis Is anwuJo
the faiEcltF' MS dark LIND on puchegai.
Iluting, i'nlleis protlfs:otl ff6Ts The
dark matilgs IN ste gre Al ylI,g hens
anil stst tyiua OF 9 IN nt;ltig t9 produce
psufSr cqsor ON nlaleas hast pillletp
he eSSSlli ID .legs In cenpef lion with tue
lig.st III pail siine i:isii ioIs. s Is
q ~ ion pnllets IRE prod ttceil
from What IS known ID The failgieS
a8sthf llBht or puliet line mating
niadp M as fSIinWss Select fsfnaleg
3Wltil rich IIolG6if Ilecli1 IT fsned With
black ijsls,ls11 " tligi soft lif,bt
aysll bro syil color tsitti sel iiiioh ,rsias sts,
l;ti .lhla IA foi. color rsisI al efne 8
ss'eisst "a mall Sigiitl b al L nfcis
bsak and % ~ la sSheslt ii 40 catof,
aylgssa lslist dtill ficls higE 81 llf{ssst
inss'l lli.;ig lllsels with
! lQte sti brpsglf bte;l.is aud
slfufi HIS fll!li si Z Ii IN 10
LRaIfeBs as siiFsit 3 Sp6llct nIofing snsE
SlIdf4g pss ige m iissgsi 81 q 81 color
sg slfiaie3 ifi tisiii lltft 4 L ilS;IIeh tn.
ssaasi (ssfinr as slfe Prom this nlating
one ssnfl III seelfs AnSii illhli0i phil Z
letS han liateAi Syil 4 iis enlirtly too
ltf.lif faF cxhihItion pilfp0sfs. aud
sii,Tlta never be az thiff,t Al edtnpnti.