Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-27
POU Y
CONSULTING DEPARTMENT
Poultry Demands Increase

There has been within the past
several years much reading matter
both in farm and poultry journals,
relative to the increasing demands for
eggs and poultry, all of which is true.
This and the prevailing high prices
for poultry products have caused more
than one, not only among the medium
class of people but the richest also,
to take notice. After due considera-
ton, many of these have decided to
take up poultry raising and see for
themselves if they can not get part
of what is waiting for some one who
will produce this shortage spoken of
by so many. First we will ask, what
brought about the shortage and the
high prices that prevail? Was it be-
cause some one has quit raising poul-
try, eggs, etc? | think not, but it was
and is yet caused by our farmers
themselves and the packing houses.
The former have allowed meat food
to run low by their failure to raise
what is needed, and the packers, real
izing this, have run the prices up in
accordance. Too many farmers have
dreamed of city life and moved away
from the farm, thereby causing a
shortage atone end and surplus at
the other.
/ am getting too far away from
this subject, so to get back will say,
Reader, after reading the opportuni-
ties offered those who will raise poul-
try, first ask yourself the question,
Can | make of myself a poultry rails
er, one who can withstand all there
is connected with it, the many disap-
pointments, etc? Now after deciding
hnt l.. al -
much: $50 Slow" there are more peo-
pie today raising poultry that were
raising them in a small way, and who
began i'm a small way ten years ago,
than there are of those who began in
a big way at the same time. Why is
this true? Well, the one who began in
a small way had more time to spare
to the mastering of every little thing,
and if he did make failure he did
not feel that he had lost much, hence,
could make new trial; while with the
one who started out in big way, he
had his hands full to begin with, had
not time for the little things, and
when he made his failure it was so
large that he was sickened out in the
beginning, he realizing that he
couldn't afford to lose that amount
again.
1t takes time to learn how to raise
poultry. This experience must cover
many fields and if gotten in a small
way, thoroughly, will never be forgot
ten; whereas, on the other hand, one
has SO much to master he naturally
fails on the whole business.
1t is better to buy one incubator,
one brooder, one thoroughbred male
and two females, and build good
house and yard for them, and make
q success of your undertaking, than to
buy whole outfit from big starters
view and lose the whole business,
through failure.
| believe every poultry raiser in
America, even if they must lose your
big order for big starting, will agree
with me that the above advice is true.
know 1T is true, and / learn it
through experience. | admit that one
can raise a large flock on the Farm,
if his common fowls, those that will
not lay eggs in winter; but this would
not be considered as a hog raiser, but
what kind is he? His hogs are nothing
whereas, if he makes study of his
hogs and gives them proper feed and
care, he comes out of the deal with
experience and better hogs.
After concluding that you will
start your poultry raising in a small
way, let that start be made with the
best you can afford. If necessary,
take several dollars from one of your
other branches of business for while
put together all you can for your first
birds. A good start is more than half
of your success, that is, if you will
handle it in business manner.
In studying the poultry raising
business do not forget that there is
more than one branch of it, and in
each branch you will find several diff
ferent lessons. For instance, you will
find housing, yarding, getting eggs,
setting these eggs, marketing some
of them, growing chicks, looking af-
ter and developing your young stock,
etc.,-all of these are branches of
poultry culture and must be given due
consideration to make the whole bust
ness a success.