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

Those who are interested in poultry
raising are eager for all the informa-
tion that they can obtain from those
who have succeeded. But they never
consult or investigate the methods OF
the unfortunate one. who has failed to
be successful. II they would do so
they would obtain more information
than II they would read Gp the poul-
try books in existence When they do
ask the one who failed. he always
gives the answer that there isn't any
money in the poultry business They
must investigate for themselves and
never allow their opinions regarding
poultry be Influenced by others. The
statement that poultry is Improbable
is without foundation. The fact that
eggs and poultry today command a
better price than ever before shows
that the demand exceeds the produc.
tion and we all know that where this
Is the case. the production OF eggs and
poultry will be profitable or course,
there are many rules that have TO be
followed before this can be realized.
The great reason why so many have
failed is because they have the wrong
idea OF the business. As a rule they
think that II one has chickens no
matter what kind. and II he feeds
them. he ought TO realize profit They
have the idea that all one has TO do is
to invest a few dollars in poultry and
before long he will be receiving such
an income from the business TO make
a living" They do not realize that
II takes knowledge and business abil.
ity TO make success and that not
every person or any person can make
II pay. The reason for all these wrong
ideas is that they have made their
plunge" without reasoning out what
the results may be. The poultry bust.
ness must be worked out and studied
continuously to succeed.
In gathering material for this arti.
Gle. the writer visited the poultry
yards Of many successful and many
unsuccessful poultrymen. In the yards
OF those that we're successful the first
thing that attracted his attention was
the cleanliness OF both houses and
yards. One breeder in particular used
lime so that It looked as II the drop
ping boards were OF concrete. He did
not sprinkle the lime around in heaps.
as is commonly done, but he dipped
broom in the lime and then swept the
boards on. The result was that every.
thing was cleaned in an attractive way
and the lime was not so easily stirred
up. II lime is sprinkled in little heaps
and the fowls become excited, they
are liable TO stir II up so that they can
hardly breathe. II this happens, II
will seriously retard the growth Of the
young chickens. The yards OF this
breeder were swept every morning
when the weather conditions were IA
vorable. or course that part which
he was cultivating for green food vas
not disturbed or the part he had re-
served for dust baths When he had
all the rubbish swept up, he did not
pile It up in some corner. but It was
burned Immediately. Here lies one OF
the secrets Of his success. Rubbish
makes an excellent breeding place for
all manner OF disease and where dis
ease is present there is no chance OF
success.
The next point that was noticed was
that every man had thoroughbred
stock. Some had paid as high as $40
per bird. This does lot seem high to
the professional poultryman. but when
the average person reaches the point
where he is willing TO pay that much,
II shows he realizes what is needed TO
make a success. When one visits a
poultry yard and finds fine, thorough.
bred stock he invariably becomes
friend OF the owner. The birds are
not only pleasing to the eye but they
actually earn their salt" II has been
said that a thoroughbred bird requires
less care. feed and equipment 10 make
success than a scrub does. or all
the poultry yards visited there was
only one case OF failure being made
With thoroughbred stock and this was