Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-14
Care Required to Raise
Young in Cold Months
to Be Ready for Mar
ket.
IiY MICHAEL X BOYER,
Poultry Editor Of Farm journal
Copyright, 1914.

Profitable, but, like all other special
ring lines. its path Is strewn with mani
fold difficulties. But 90 cents a pound il
worth striving for, and that figure /,
frequently omnianded now that the saual
hroller is taking the place Of some gam
birds, made scarce by rigid game laws.
! The difficulty OF raising broilers durinl
the rigid winter months makes thom
rare treat to the cpicurean who want,
things out of the ordinary Hence tn,
dosirability Of catering to u market hare
to supply. The following article shoulc
he read by every poultryman seeking new
, folds for his output
/ II costs twice as much to get on, YER,
early broilcrs as it does late ones. fol
the reason that the fertility of the egg.
! Is Of much lower percentage in De
cenber and January than it is for tn,
following four months BESIDES eggs al
that season Of the year are worth ir
/ market probably more than they would
yield If held for Matching hrollers
! 7" have a hroilor ready for market IN
January ii should have been hatched the
previous October; February broilers must
come out in November and March broil-
| ers in December
me April broilcr brings a better price
( than does the February or March bird
J bofora T.. t,,,,, ~, 1870, ." Nc
the April broilor is one ana a half pounds
/ As high as - cents per pound has been
realized for hro!lers in April
At that price there Is a very good prof
/ it, some years ago pound -aud-a-halt
/ broilcr could lac produced at Is cents. but
fIl if it can ac done now ro,. loss than
4 - cents
me main secrets Of success are warmth
ana proper feeding tn" heat should ho
OF temperature to make tho room and
/ hrooder comfortable. but mot hot as be-
rlnn"rs are 5" apt to think. Regulation
/ "i temperature has r"allr NOR" to do
with success than has feeding. In other
words I'm IN" very early part Of tn" life
/ 81 the nroiI"r. heat is Of tN"-thirds value
ana focd "n"-thri
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'd'N ana gloomy poultry mouse VIII brave
OUT IN 'no worst kind "i stormy wealth
" rue CHICK If OF 'l' same ihcHnatlon.
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very often chlIed' therefore the only
Sa'' VIA" IS =" h'N' the temperature OF