Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

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Tina il NOT for distant when Columbia WAN.
dottes will be as widely used for practical
farms as are the other American breeds.
he gradually placed on the regular
commercial feeds, CT else on grain
mixture than can be prepared at
home. IL is very necessary, however,
that they be kept constantly supplied
with the very best of pure water,
charcoal and grit and If you would
have thew grow like weeds. do not
forget the necessity of meat in some
form
Why the Poultry Business
Did you ever step to think that 93
Fer cent of all the farms in the
United States raise poultry? Such is
the fact, and it makes the raising of
poultry the most universal of any
farm product in the country. Then.
too, more people in the cities and
towns raise poJltry than any other
agricultural product plants or ami
mails. According to government sta
tistics. poultry returns about 800 per
cent gross income On the investment
yearly, greater than any Other agri-
cultural pusuit.
The southwes. is behind in the mat
ter of producing poultry and eggs be-
cause ITS people arc not educated
along poultry lines. Lack of funds,
lack of interest on the part of our
lawmakins bodies, our railroads, com
mercial organizations and business
communities is in large measure re-
sponsible for this Notwithstandin
| the fact that the people of this sec
! tion of the country have little or no
facilities for enlightenment along the
lines of poultry culture, the poultry
business is rapidly coming our way.
A good deal of the credit for this ad-
vance in our state must be given to
the Oklahoma State Poultry Fedora
tion and its varied branches. and
when II snail nave succeeded IN es'
tabllshing a branch in every county
IN the state very much more good Will
be done, But rlgEt here comes in the
lack or funds Tor the prosecution or
the work ana Is Where the iawhak-
ing bodies OF the state should get
BUSY: A liberal Appropriation by the
ieslsiature OF iuhus 10 pe spent In the
advancement of the work. and these
FUNDS to be used as committee from
mat BODY ana one from the tedera-
thlhSs along right ilnes. IN many OF
!he counties there are rev VINO, II
.hey couiu pe sotleh toSe'her' wouio
FORM the nucleus OF iihe assoclation,
enc When tne ieueration, through the
lceisiature' mas tne 1uhas TO piace a
l'ia'i III tne lielu whose business u pe
not oIiy 10 oIsaniZe. put 10 snow the
people now to do things in such
way as TO save tune ana increase the
way TO the 'front.'
Inc FARMERS are losing large sums
or money each year because OF the
improper methods employed IN gath-
erihg ana marketing egSs' Esgs on
the iarm should be graded Ihey
should be marketed while fresh,
should be clean and wholesome. 1t
Is estmated that about 70 per cent
OF tnc eggs from the farms are unflt
not lose II, the egg dealer does not
lose II. Tor both buy at price suf1ic-
lent to protect them from loss. The
farmers and the producers then are
the ones that must suffer from care
less methods and practices In market
ing iarm eggs.
Women AS Poultry Raiscrs.
Years ago the farm women started
to grow poultry for their tables. They |
found that poultry thrived well. pro-
duced literally, and was easy to man.
age. and they increased their flocks
and got the habit of marketing chick
ems and eggs regularly. The result |
has been that many OF the farm
women are getting cash incomes
from their poultry. ranging from 500
to $1,000 year, according to the
size of the flock. This is a sideline
only and not interfering with their
home making. This will show how
well our country is adapted to making
money with hens. Few people have
the few have secured specially good |
returns We are in our state natural
lv adapted TO making money with