The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
EGG MARKET BEST
IN WINTER MONTHS
Strictly Fresh Product Hard
to Get Then and Demands
Much Better Price.
NOW GOOD TIME TO START
Nv J. HARRY wOLsIEFTER.

W IfR OIulIldIN pun 81 ~
every year to keep poultry to supply the
home table. Now Is an Ideal tim to
, tart. Almost every one with a little
! space and a few minutes spare time
night and morning can turn table scraps
and grain into eggs at a cost consider
! ably below hi OF the market price OF
| eggs.
In choosing the stock for the home
! flock the beginner should he careful TO
select only fully matured pullets In Or
| der 10 insure a steady yield OF eggs
| throughout the fall and winter and he
should see that they are from a breed
| that Is known to lay we'll in winter Al
| the same time he should choose a preeu
| that will furnish meat for the table
| so that the surplus of cockerels may De
/ used as broilers and that the mems wheh
%supplanted by younger BIRDS may oe
used for roasting or steWlng'
THO home eock bird should be an all
oround fowl and these desired qualities
are found in the heavier breeds, such as
| Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode ISL
| and Reds. Orpfngtons, Light Brahmas
and Sussex. All of these are hardy
stand nfnem well, will lay during
| the coolest weather and mature early ior
their weight. There are many varieties
THAT have one or more desirable qualitles'
| ara no one breed has all the good quail
ties of'eyery other breed. but none Is a
better general purpose variety than those
| named. Their characteristics are much
the same. ,
Plymouth Rocks mature early and
produce brown eggs OF good size. Wheh
| properly grown and from a good strain
! they are beautiful birds. The amateur
may have his choice as 10 color. as the
varieties include the Barred, Whlte, bull'
| silver Penciled. Partridge n Column
bian The Barred variety is most popu-
| lar. and may be seen in largest num-
| bers at the poultry shows.
Wyandottes weigh one pound less thar
| Plymouth Rocks, generally mature a lt-
tie earlier. and lay equally well, ana
! make excellent broilers. Here, too, the
| beginner has a wide range for choice OF
| colors and markings. there being WHITE
| silver, Golden, Buff, Black, Partridge
| silver Pencilled n Columbian Wyan-
| dottes. .
Rhode Island Reds are popular. and
! nearly every one admires their deep. ricn
| red plumage. They. too, are good lay
ers OF brown eggs during the winter
| months, make excellent broilers and
| roasters, and are hardy and vigorous.
The Orpington has fine meat. with
white skin. II Is becoming more popu-
| lar each year. Bluffs. Black. White and
| Blue are the varieties to choose from
with the Bluffs and Whites most COM
monty grown.
Light Brahmas are an old variety
, again beginning TO boom. They are un-
usually large. but when properly cared
for they are good layers OF large brown
eggs. While they DO not mature as early
as some other breeds. they are worthy
OF a place in the home flock.
Sussex are new to the American pub
lie, but have jumped into favor because
OF their utility qualities.
The beginner will succeed best with
the breed that he adnires most, he
cause with a liking for his fock will
come the desire TO care FOR them prop
erly. Satisfactory results never can be
obtained from neglected fiocks.
High grade pullets of good weight
healthy and vigorous-should he pur-
chased. so the owner will be able to Ce.
eggs regularly in November, December
January and February. Since they are
TO be the mothers OF the future fioCks,
they should be from a strain known Il
be good layers and up to standard
weight. Early Matched pullets are best
and these generally can be obtained from
any reliable breeders. II is wise to pur-
, chase from one who has been in bust,
ness for a number Of years, and who
has experience in growing and mathis
fowls for best results. The amateur who
starts with a flock OF pure bred bird,
Of the proper quality and gives then
reasonable care cannot help but obtalr
results. This kind OF stock will cost
more than some OF the so-called bar.
gains sold az prices only a few cents
above the Wholesale market prices. bu'
II will pay better in the end.
Late Matched pullets can always he
bought in the fall at n figure that ap
peals to tho pocketbook. but they are
costly in the end. for eggs win not be
obtained-even with the best OF care
until the pullets are older. II does no,
pay 10 keep pullets several months in
the fall or winter while waiting for eggs
Another error TO he avoided is placing
too many owls in the poultry buildings
This error is common even among poul
try keepers of experience, and the result
especially among beginners-ls short.
age of eggs and often disease. over,
crowding never pays. All OF the heav'
Ter breeds should ave houses that viii
give each bird at least four square feet
OF floor space.
Proper ventilation Is essential, and al
poultry houses should be built so they
will give plenty OF fresh air. which
means healthy fowls. Birds kept II
close stufry houses will not produc,
eggs In paying quantities.
Feeding the home flock Is easy. TIL.
leading brands OF ready mixed feed
will give satisfactory results. They ar
made up according TO formulas used b,
many of the successful poultry breeders
and. while they are slightly higher II
price than unmiNed grain. they are gen
orally more satisfactory. The feedini
equipment for the home flock should in
clude a hopper for the dry mash, and
II desired, another for the mixed grain
but manyprefer 10 feed the grain morn
} ing and night by hand, scattering |
, in a deep litter OF rye or wheat straw
; There shout be oyster shell, grit an,
charcoal, and fresh water should h
given at least twice a day In covere,
l drinking vessels.
| 10 the poultry building is kept reason
? ably clean. II the fowls are kept FIRE
from lice, and II the owner selects
, good pen of fully matured pullets fror
r a breeder OF known reliability, his on
= portunities to succeed are most favor
+ able. Tho poor results with poultry tina
? row and then are recorded should no
t be laid to the hen. but to poor stock o
improper care,
> Start In a small way. From lively
3 to twenty-four good pullets should Civ
!, plenty OF eggs for the family table an
;, twenty-five to fifty should produce
r surplus that may be sold 20 the neigh
bors at a good price.
t (~Copyri9ht. 1850
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