The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-13
Combination Of
Poultry With
the Small Dairy

Poultry Keeping, Dy its very NATURE
10 much more profitable and accord
inglv more pleasurable, If allied with
some other occupation. With almost
every industry there is some by.pro-
duct that is usually wasted. 1t is
obvious that If we. can turn this
waste into paying proposition we
shall increase our income proportion
ately to the value of the article in
question. What this waste is and
the possible value of same when turn
ed in the right channel depends, of
course, upon the industry and the
use to which it is put.
First, we will take up the combin-
alton of poultry with the small
dairy. Those readers who keep two
or more cows, and who make butter,
know that unless the calves are rails
ed, or pigs kept that there is consid-
cradle SKINNED and butter milk that
is wasted. Even II now fed to the
calves and pigs, it can be more quick
ly turned into cash by feeding 1t to
the poultry. Chickens will convert
the milk into flesh considerably fast.
er than either calves or pigs, and
the price received is noticeably high
er, SO you see the argument is on our
side here.
II ducks are considered, the argu-
ment is all the stronger, for ducks
grow much faster than chickens and
they seem to thrive even more on
the milk diet. II those small farm
ers who keep from three to nine
cows, would raise one calf to every
two cows, raise only the pork for
home consumption and feed the sur
plus to poultry, making butter instead
of selling milk they would be better
off. The farmers would have more
money, and If properly managed the
work would be no harder than now
When the wear and tear of road
equipment, time of team and man in
delivery of milk, and all other nee
essary things are considered we think
the balance is strongly in favor of
keeping the milk at home. Many OBJ
! ject to this on the ground of making
the women's work harder. Why
should It If the men use the time now
spent in delivery. in making butter
. 1t would take no longer? There is
room here for cooperation in butter
making.
In feeding milk to the poultry we
like best to feed once day in q
mash, with either sour or buttermilk
For growing stock we feed very little
wet mash. II we have more than
they can use in this way it is a pay
ing investment to put the surplus In
clean dishes, always in the shade
where they can drink 1t at their OWL
will. When given to laying and tC
breeding stock this Is the better plan
It's fault, II It can be called fault
is in the fact that it is mussy maxim.
the fowls look bad, and it requires
care to keep vessels strictly clear
and sanitary. Like many other goot
things it can be made curse If i
is wrongly used, or neglected.
have found that milk is vastly su
perior to commercial beef scraps il
poultry feeding. l know other poul
try breeders who think the same a
| do and who think enough of it tina
they pay as high as four cents pc
quart for buttermik to mix the dali.
mash for the chicks. | like butter
milk, sour, skinned or clabbered
The butter milk seems to either xii
= he diarrhea germ or counteracts IT
effects at any rate.
It Is dangerous to change from tn
sweet to sour, or vice versa. Us