Milford chronicle., 1916-05-05

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eggs is one that may not appeal very
strongly to the average poultry raiser
particularly at this season of the year
yet it is for that very reason that you
| fail in a great measure to reap the pro-
fits of fall and winter egg business.
The trouble with most breeders is that
they fail to avail themselves of any
knowledge concerning the successful
operation of a poultry plant, as sug-
gested by some others, because they
are narrow enough to think that their
store of knowledge is far in excess Of
that of the other fellows. and thus re-
fuse to take any hints or suggestions,
preferring to rely upon their own think
tank" to solve the mysteries of the
business. Consequently when the time
or season arrives when the careful and
observant man is reaping a good har-
vest, their business is a decided failure.
| had friend and neighbor whom |
tried my best to convert to the idea of
feeding a balanced grain ration, to-
gether with other necessary egg making
materials. This he stoutly refused to
do, giving as his reason, that he was
raised in the country and that they
never fed anything but corn. Well to
make long story short, he fed corn all
during the summer and his stock, which
was fairly good, became overfat and did
not produce. Neither did they shell out
those golden nuggets in the shape OF
water confined in egg shells during the
fall and winter. His flock became a
burden upon his shoulders, while | re-
ceived a good egg yield during the en-
tire period.
Finally he came and sought informa
tion. gave it willingly.
Now, there are many breeders who
possibly will feed in strict accordance
with the methods and suggestions of
those who have made a success of the
business, but will not take the same
persons advice when he advises pre-
paredness.
While, of course, you cannot get eggs
in winter by improper feeding, neither
can you obtain them unless you have
the right kind of birds And while there
are several important things necessary
to getting winter eggs, all of which are
very essential, l believe the first duty
of the pOultryman is early matches.
The time is rapidly passing away
soon early matches will be thing of the
past, that is, at least this season. There
is, however, little time left in which
the youngsters may be gotten out in
order to be useful in the fall and winter
months as egg producers.
If you have not already hatched your
future layers, then get busy at once.
Don't waste day or you may be too
late. 1t is now even little late, unless
you keep the youngsters constantly
growing and they are the kind Of birds
that mature rapidly.
The first thing then that / would i'm |
press upon you is to get busy in the |
Matching line at once and get the beau
ties out and started on the road toward |
There are, however, other things nee
esssry to the production of winter eggs,
but this is the first step toward success.
Let US now consider some of the other
important details relative to egg pro-
duction. Hens will not produce unless
they are given foods that contain egg
making materials. Then too, they must
be properly housed which is indeed es'
sential to the production.
There is still another and more serious
matter which must receive your atten-
tion if you hope for success along this
line. Nothing from nothing. you
can't, is true saying, and relates to
fowls as well as to other things. DrOnes
Or nOn-producers mean much to the
Doultryman. If they are present within
mis- yards they mean large feed bills and
4 poor egg yield. They are a nuisance
about any plant and the careful and up
.o-date poultryman or the observant
nan will not tolerate their presence.
Send to market at once any old bird,
whether she be lovely to look upon or
unless she can show you that
The is worthy of her keep.
/ have repeatedly laid stress upon the
proper housing of the birds, also the
of getting rid of the drones,
md other phases of poultry culture, but .
With your permission, will again touch
lpon these subjects.
In raising poultry for commercial pur- !
roses, early matches are what count
most. When the youngsters are gotten
ut early it gives them a chance to get ,
,eyond their chick stage before the hot
Weather comes upon them, which often !
.auses a high rate of mortality.
1t is the early hatched birds that form
he neucleus of fall and winter laying
lock, and in addition to that, this
method furnishes broilers and friers at {
season when they are in demand and I
,ring good price, thus greatly increas- I
ng the profits from the business. There I
5 little use in producing broilers when ]
he season is over and the price has {
In this case one has either to '
scrifice them or else keep his quarters i
Daded with a lot of surplus stock that (
gill be no earthly good to him as money /
makers, but on the other hand, will eat '
p a large percentage of the profits S
by the other members of the /
ock. t
The constant cry during the fall and c
linter months of Eggs, Eggs, Eggs" " X
as gone up over the land so many t
ines that it has made the poultrymen l
it up and take notice, with the result
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