The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19
MILK FED CHICKENS
ARE MONEY MAKERS
Process Of Fattening Takes
Only Two Weeks and Is
Not Hard.
q II PRICES OBTAINED
~ A NIX e.. HARE.

~ WIN ~ TN We.
Within the last few years there has
been evolved n new department in the
poultry industry which has become a
tional factor In the commercial poultry
world. This new department In the milk
feeding OF chickens In crates. Through
out the country there arc hundreds OF
plants where ANY where from n dozen to
40. 1000 chickens are fattcned by this SCI
ontinc feeding method at one time.
A livclier demand, a greater consump-
ton. n better price and customers fully
satisfied arc tho results Of this novel
system of finishing chickens for market
II marks the difference between n green
and a finished product, between the prod
uct the critical buyer wants and what
he has to accept because there 10 Moth
Ing better at hand.
Only those who have eaten q prime
milk fed chicken, properly prepared for
the table. understand the superiority Of
It's flesh TO that Of the we'll fed chicken
allowed free range. In tho case Of the
mill fed the muscular tissues a been
NO softened by close confinement that II
thick portion of cooked meat can he sew
cred with tho fork. whereas the activity
OF the chicken on the range maintains
the toughness and natural resistance of
It's muscles. Globules OF fat are dis
tributed through the lean meat Of every
portion of the body Of the milk fed. Civ
ing n delicious juiciness and flavor when
cooked that Is rarely found In any other
fowl.
Milk feeding chickens IL q simple I'M
dertaking hat can be successfully con
Quoted by any one. II II a money max
ing business. because the chickens are
not permitted to exercise and waste their
food. n there should be no loss from
disease.
There are only four requisites: A sup
ply Of fattening crates In which the
chickens are confined, suitable chickens
for feeding. a mixture OF ground meal
and a quantity Of buttermils or well
soured skim milk.
Fattening crates are generally made
about 10 feet long. Is inches wide and
.: inches high, and set on legs about
80 inches above the ground. Each crate
IL divided into four compartments to
prevent the chickens from walking from
end to end. The floor liz covered with
wire netting so that the dropplngs fall
To the ground. keeping the crates sani-
tary. This wire netting iloor will not
dIIt't III Itct Vi tut DlTuS- Inc DdLh
cnds and divisions are also covered with
wire netting.
The front Of h crate Is covered with
narrow lsths nailed OH vertically to pro-
vide sufficient divisions for all the
chickens to eat at once from the v
shaped trough at the front OF the crate.
hi Feeding trough rests on notched
supports nailed TO the end OF the crate,
and should be removable. The root
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should project Tar enough over the crate
to protect the chickens from rain.
Place the crates outdoors In any shell
tered location. under some trees or IN an
open shed: h chickens are confined
closely n require abundant ventiiat,on.
one OF these crates ~ ieet ons VIII
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