The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-12
Copyright. lsl5.)

Poultry keeping affords one of the most practical methods of reducing the cost of living. Economy in the nouse- hold is secured by turning table scraps | into meat and eggs. MT. Hicks tells how to start with home flock of poultry and gives directions for the care of the fowls
 Since eggs and meat are considered ne- cessities In almost every household. it follows that one of the most practical means of economizins in household ex- pense Is to produce these at home. By utilizing table scraps as feed, practically every householder with room for small flock of poultry can make the rowis yield profit of from 100 to POO per cent per annum.
 A flock of 25 hens will produce enough eggs for a family of six. Such flock otherwise would go into the garbage can In addition. the small poultry raiser can have an occasional fowl for his own table. It requires only an average of an hour day to care for flock of l this size. This care can be given in the morning and evening before and after working hours.
 Eggs are increasing In price constantly and this is true of meat of all kinds. There Is no better and easier way of economizing than by keeping few hens in the backyard There is considerable satisfaction in having eggs when one wants them without having to pay high prices, particularly in the winter when they are most needed. and 1t is worth | something, too, to be able to get "strictly 1 fresh" eggs without having to go to the | store.
 | Only Small Space Required The space required for 2 hens need not be more than 10x12 feet for hous- ing and 12x50 feet for yarding, or even less. In fact. some successful small flocks of poultry are confined to houses with four square feet of floor space for each fowl and equal space for the yard. | When kept in so small a space the birds, of course, require more care, and If more room is available it should be used.
 The houses should be what Is known l as the shed type with the roof sloping | from the front to the rear. It need not be more than five feet high In the | rear, but should be at least seven rect high in the front. The house should have a glass window not less than 3x. feet in the front and an opening of the | same size covered with muslin or burlap | should not be covered with glass. Tho window should be kept open in nice weather and should be closed only or stormy days
 Avoid Expensive Buildings
 Most beginners who engage in poultry keeping on commercial scale make tn, mistake of erecting expensive buildings
 Successful commercial poultry plant. keep the cost of the buildings down tt the lowest possible figure-seldom moro than s1 per fowl. and practicable build
 ings can be put up for even less thar this.
 For number of years one prominent egg farm has kept 800 laying hens In 2
 house 100 feet long and IA feet wide 1 This house is feet inches high In thu
 front with height at the back of
 feet inches By making the roof hgt
 in front. the operator can do his worl
 easily without pumping his head; ant
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