Milford chronicle., 1915-04-09

ed, they will very readily say "nothini
to it, there is absolutely no money to b.
made out of the industry"
Both assertions, however, are wrong
absolutely wrong. Poultry raising is no
easy, nor is it q business in which there
is no money to be made. On the con
trary, it is q very profitable business
when ence the details are mastered ano
complied with. No business can be made
success if one enters it and does moi
learn it, or when he has mastered its prin
cipals, fails to attend to the necessary
details.
There is but little difference in running
the poultry business than any other, in
so far as its conduct is concerned. So
many people, however, secure tract OF
land and invest in stock without having
learned the necessary essentials OF the in
dustry, and then expect the big round
dollars to roll in without giving the busi-
ness any attention and without making
any effort to learn it's intricate parts.
The result of such a venture is, OF
course, failure, and why should it not
be- One has only to try it to be co7vinc-
ed beyond doubt of the truth of this
statement This idea, however, is more
prevalent among mere nOvices. or those
entering the business for the fret time,
than with any others.
There are many essentials necessary
for the successful raising of chickens and
it is absolutely imperative that these be
carried out if success is desired.
l hsve touched upon the various essen
tials necessary to the successful raising OF
chickens, separately a number Of time,
and collectively on one or two occasions.
But for the benefit OF those who may at
this time be considering going into the
poultry raising game, and also for the
benefit of many who are already dabling
with the feathered beauties, and who
may not be giving these important mat
ters their undivided attention, i believe
it wise, especially at this season of the
year, to again touch upon the subject
The essentials necessary do not apply
to any one particular breed, nor yet to
the larger bodied fowls more than to those
Of the smaller breeds, but on the other
hand, they are necessary for any and all
breeds.
OF the nine important essentials for the
profitable raising of fowls, six OF them
can readily be supplied without any cost
whatever, while two of the remaining
three are but little expense.
The important points to be considered
in the successful raising of chickens are
First That they be supplied With pure,
fresh air second. plenty of sunshine
third clean, fresh water fourth, exer-
cise fifth, good dust bath and sixth, |
make the fowls comfortable. You can |
readily see that all of these may be sup
piled without cost All that is required
is that you give the matter your care and
attention and not be afraid to provide all
of these for the birds.
OF the remaining three, an important,
and in fact the most important essential
OF them all, is to keep down the lice
they are one of the greatest drawbacks to
the success of most poultrymen. Lice can
be kept we'll in hand and down to q mini
mum with but little expense, the great
est cost being in the shape of labor on
your part.
Then comes the essentials of feeding
and housing the birds properly. Of
course, everyone realizes that the feeding c
snd Of the poultry business is by far the q
most expensive problem, but this is quite
natural. While it costs more to house
hem properly than Improperly the cost /
II constructing the house is the same, and &
{ only remains for you to build the kind s.
u q house that will admit of raising good D
lealthY birds and keeping them healthy. n
Juet a word with regard to the several 9
seentials. Birds that are compelled to Z
it at night upon perches in houses that Il
re filed with foul or impure air cannot G.
'e healthy, nor will they be. Bring the =
home to yourself How do you q
eel the morning after sleeping in a close, L
tuty bedroom that has had no ventila-
ion throughout the night, as compared b
0 one when pure air has been permitted .
D circulate. Il
Remember then, that fowls require g
resh air as we'll as human beings. Give o
hem plenty of pure fresh air, both dav II
nd night in the coops, but by all means "
void drafts. There lie as much differ Ol
nee between fresh air and drafts az there cl
between day and night. II
Sunshine is no more expensive than
'esh air. The supreme architect of the Rt
inverse has provided both for the enjoy. ii
lent Of bis creation, and the fowl should OF
3 allowed to have its apportionment u
bis, however, docs not mean that the 10
wis should be compelled to remain IN. 70
sr the rays of hot summer sun with. CT
lt any protection, but the beautiful sun an
line should be allowed to penetrate the ke
rds quarters, that they might drink in th
hat is required for them and that it -
ay help keep the quarters dry and sweet. b
II is almost useless to say anything re-
Tive TO the supply Of water to the fowls
our own common sense will tell you ne
at fowls do not relish dirty, filthy
iter any more than human beings, yet fiy
. 90 often neglect this most important
after and compel them TO drink slop, at
: in reality, and is the only term that can
II be applied to filthy drinking water. as
Exercise is of much importance to fowls,
tn young and old, and without II your @.
ults will be extremely poor. A lazy
10 never carries off honors at his work, J
+ does lazy hen yield a profit in her in
'duction Of eggs. Keep the hens busy
all times, and in turn they will keep spe
llthy and lay more prolific. Lr
he dust bath is invaluable In assisting 4
J 70 keep down the lice. To do your hoE
I toward the abolition Of lice, give the sist