The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19
ECONOMY COUNTS
IN RAISING POULTRY
Practical Breeder Dan Find
Many Wsys IN Which -
Ssve Monay.
WASTE Is UKNDCD0eAHY


fbs psuissy business AAs s0sy -.
Gently risen from ne ebscussy - mssSay
"Respins hens" and has tAtsn ~ siGht.
full place 40 . psUpsny aua,insd Industry.
are q fsv pacse behind IN economics.
but WA are comm" TherS 10 mach
PRINTED and said about poultry ~ q
fad, ns a means Of getting Interested in
outdoor iiSe and Of giving n some live
interest outside Of shop but no practical
man or woman M remain interested
for any length Of time In a fad that
shows no proft. Somehow the chink OF
the silver IL needed to keep enthusiasm
up TO the proper level. SO the a who
In looking 70 poultry for his living n
the one who IL interested In II merely
as a fad are both asking the same ques-
ton will II pay?
The answer IL simple mako the ex-
pcnses less than the income n II Will
surely pay.
The largest bill Of expense On . poul-
try farm IL the feed bill. Therefore. since
grains Of all kinds are cheapest In the
fall n early winter months. the poultry
farmer should plan to have some ready
money available. ~ that he may buy
much of hie grain at that time Of the
year. by fall he should have sold off
his surplus cockerc!s. Gull stock. and old
fowls, and this money should be invested
In grain for the coming season. Such
grains a. are raised locally can usually
he bought much cheaper direct from the
producer. In our Eastern and Northern
States buckwheat. wheat and oats ran
frequently be bought ut home markets {;
the corn. however. should he purchased
from the mills. and care must be taken
to store II where there is a circulation
Of air. Until Il II thoroughly dried out
u should be cracked only AS needed. for
cracked corn Will heat and become muety
when 1ored In larse quantities.
There will be less waste In ground
feeds " they are mixed ms soon as
bought and stored In grain boxes or
barrels. for there IL considerable waete
In constantly dipping feed out Of bags
II one has SUFFICIENT storage room this
ground mixed feed can be bought in
the early winter at an appreciable SAVING
on ton or wen half ton quantities.
II this feed 10 fed d.y h hoppers
must be so constructed that the fowls
will not waste the grain. II wall hop.
pers are used. drive long nails through
the dish o. the hopper about Ave inches
apart. which will prevent the fowls
throwing the grain out.
Another great waste Of feed II In In.
discriminate feeding. Chemists have
analysed grains and have ascertained
the properties Of An I'll II ono wishes
containing the properties needed Ter egg
production.
No dairyman would feed his milk
vows the Same ration he feeds when fat
tening cattle. yet many poultrymen feed
quantities OF fattaninG corn TO their
hens and then wonder why they do not
lay.
They are wasting their com a. well
"a their time. for corn alone has not the
properties that 70 10 produce ggs
Irresularity in feeding Is anorn~r
waste. II has been proven both By indi-
vidual poul,rymen and at experiment
stations that a fixed quantity fed AZ
stated intervals through the day and
every day will produce egg enough 10
pay for the feed and a prcht besides.
while the same amount when fed only
once through the day or twice one day
II not at all the next would be n
total loss. for the hen would MOI lay
under such conditions.
l~njudic.ous care Il another source Of
waste, II is of little avail that the
birds are scd right II other conditions
arr not right. Hens nay be fed a bal
anced ration. approved by the latest
poultry experts. and yet not lay eggs
n they have not clean quarters. warmth
al night. access to fresh air n sun
shine. ana n they are not provided With
means OF exercise and plenty Of cfcan
drinking water. a great deal OF good
feed. valuable time, and good money can
he wasted through neglect IL these os-
sentials
II IL usually a waste 70 feed dwarfed
stock. monRrc, stock. s!clly stock or.
except In the case Of valuable show
specimens. stock that II IN their fourth
year.
Young birds intended for market
should be disposed ri without delay
whom they reach the proper weight and
condition. II old fowls are 20 be snld.
sell in the fall before the mounting Pc
ROD don't feed them half the winter
getting no eggs and then sell OIL a
cheap market. Old cocks that arr not
needed for another year should be mar
ketcd ~ soon as the breeding season II
over Save on the feed bill wherever
possible
Every inch OF land should be utilized
on n poultry farm. Americans are just
beginning to know and realize some
things about soil economy. The crowded
countries across the sea a been com
PEELED to CherlSn every root al son Us
n precious possession. almost as precious
ms life itself. and II would make us
open our eyes n we could see how much
they make from little. The poultry
farmer has an equally good opportunity
limited only 10y he time nj his disposal
He has the chance TO Improve his sol
ne has the worker IN no other branch
81 farming, lie has the golden touch
of Mid's that enables him TO take the
nbroXiouS hen manure and with natures
wonderful alchemy convert II into
abundant crops ~ grain, hay. roots 10,