St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-10-09
DO CHICKENS PAY.

Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
Last year asked you to advocate
poultry farming, as the sandy soil Of
St. Tammany parish and the good
drainage that can be had almost any
where, and being so near New Or
leans, makes it an ideal place, but
you wanted proof that chickens can
De made to pay, as so many had
failed. Well, here is the proof:
Last year l raised fifty Barred
Plymouth pullets. On account of
moving in November l did not start
to keep record Of eggs until January
1, 1915, and mere is the record Of
these fifty chickens for the nine
January, 424; Febru-
airy, 761; March, 1870; April, 855:
May, GAG; June SIS; July, $40;
August SIT; September 465. Total,
1912. Nearly 20 eggs per hen.
Now you will notice that these chick
ems have been laying since January
and even while moulting in Septem-
Der, and the egg yield will increase
for the next three months, and will
bring them to over $50 eggs per
hen for the year. Now the average
Louisiana hen lays 50 eggs per year,
q. S. Government Statistics the low
est in United States. The highest
Is 1876 per hen. Which goes to show
that my chickens are good layers.
Now / wish to state that individual
chickens very often have much bet
ter records. had one last year that
ayed 155 eggs In little over eight
nnnfho 0na thnn oN03Annf0 liz hun =
herself. All my cockerels that
used this year for breeding were
rom her, so my young stock should
10 better next year. Now let as see
t these chickens paid. / raised
10 feed whatever, but they have had
lbout q one acre run. The cost o:
'eed for nine months for fifty hens
md six cockerels was $74, feed be- i
ng very high this year. do not
wish to show how much l made but |
what could be made by selling all |
he eggs at the low price Of Is cents |
'er dozen, which anyone can get BY |
making q contract with q dealer In
Jew Orleans. Now let Us take these |
lgures: 1910 eggs make 497 dozen.
t Is cents per dozen make $124.40.
ess $74. Net profit 5000. or 81
yer hen In 9 months time. Not bad
or one acre Of ground. IL 1t? As l
ell good many eggs for Matching
t 800 for Is, and get more than
IS cents per dozen for my surplus /
% still better.
do not wish to encourage any
ne to go into the poultry business
Mess they thoroughly understand
!, for they will surely fail, for rails
ng and careing for poultry IL =
rade,. What should be done Is to
ct up poultry clubs for boys and
iris, for girl can do as well az q
oy. then give each one or more |,
ettings of eggs from good chickens,
nd give prizes the same as other
lubs, and then have some one that
nows the business to give q lecture
n how to raise and care for chick
MS, say once a month, At three or
our different places in the parish
he expense would not be great, and
1e benefit equally as great as farm II
demonstration, and with these lee
Tres a good many young men and
Dung ladies would be induced t.
,arn the business. The best place
, give the first lecture would be at
le coming fair in November. Do Il
lis. and in six or eight years this
ill be the leading poultry parish in I
le State, II not in the outh, and (
will be the best thing that ever I
appened to the parish. ID
CHAS. F. BOLLWITT. Is